The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About1943-09-27 Meeting1~5 T4INtT`i:F~S LA PORTL CITY CO`~ZdC~L SEpTET~iB~ 27, 19I~3, 10:00 A.I:'i. Nesting was called to order by Mayor Ruff with the following Aldermen and Cit~T officials present: Ald: P;I. D. Burgin, J. ~. Roark, ~I. H. Kerber, T. F. Smith, J. N. Johnson, Cit;* Atty. Kiibler, City Secretary Christensen. I~Zinutes of the last regular meeting of September 13, 1g1~3 anal Special meeting of September 1!~, lg~r3 were read and approved. Motion by Roark, second by Kerber, that the '.'.~ayor and Cityflecretary Bond Coupes be authorised to purchase New York exchange in the amount of X2,330.00 f'vadn the Interest and Sinking Refunding Bond Fund to cover Interest Coupons due October 10, 1943 and x5.95 Emma the General Fund to cover corimission on the coupons, exchange to be in favor of 1,'lanufacturers Trust Co. of New York, ar_d to issue a vrarrant in favor of tho First National Bank of La Porte, Texas, i.n the amotmt of X170.00 from the Interest and Sinking Server Funding Bond Fund to cover Interest Coupons due October 10, 1943• Carried. Affidavit Tdotion b5- Burgin, second by Kerber, that tho affidavi$ on the print- T3udlet ing of the Budet hearing for 10:00 A.T:4., September 27, 1943 be placed on file. ` Carrie:'. 'Resolution D1Iotion by Roark, second b;;- Burgin, that the following resolution. be adopted ?~~IIEREAS, heretofore, the T~::ayor of the City of La Porte prepared and submitted to the City Council, at its Special Meeting held on the l)~.th day of September, A.D. lgt~3, his proposed budget for the fiscal year, April 1, 1g1T3 to March 31, lgl~~j and, 1~kiEREAS, the City Council filed Sltc'1 proposed budget with t:~e Secretary of the Ci.t;,r on the ]1~.th day of September, A.D. 1g1.3, and des- ignated that a public hee.ring on such. budget be held at the City hall at - 10':00 A.M. on September ~7, A.D. 1gI~3, and caused public notice of such hearing to be made; and, tiJIiEREAS, such public hearing has been held, ~t is therefore ordered b;I the Council that the budget, as prepared and subT.nitted by the T'~1ayor, is hereby finally approved by the City Council and it is hereby ordered that a true copy of such approved bud~e-t, together vrith a copy of this order, shall be filet' in each of the offices of the Secretax^T of the City of LaPorte, the County Clerk of Barris County, Texas and the State Com_ptroll.er, at Austin, Texas. Carriea• Ordinanea ~ Motion by Roark, second by Burgin, that ORDINANCE N0. 307, being AN No. 307 ORDINANCE T~RAKING A:'PROPRIF!TIOPTS FOR SUI~PORT OF TITS GOVERITT~SEENT OF THE C ITY OF LA T?iIEtTE, TE~S:Au, FU: ~ THE FTSCAL YEAR BEGI~TT~TIP?G APRIL is t,1g43 AI?D ENDI~JG IyiARCIi 31st, lgt~., AND DECLARIiJG AN EMk;RGE1~CY, be adop~bed ;., as read. Carried. Salaries T,otion by Burgin, secon~, trf Roark, that the salaries of R. Erwir_, ''~~ Distribution C. Geff~t;~^, ;~.~^d Bryant Davis, be distributed as follows : R. Eravin, ~ to I'latpr, ~ to Sewer, and ~ to Street .and Alley Department, C. Geffken, 18G to Street and Alley, -.~~ to 'c~,ater and ~~ to Sever De,~artment, Bryant Davis, a to Street and Alley and ~ to Sewer Department. Carried. H d 'd ~ S ith Police ~ . owa r m Motion b=,~ Kerber second Burin that the Police Bond for .> > by o ~ i3und in the amount of x1,000.00, be accepted and placed on file and bill in the amount of~ x5.00 be paid. Carried. ='o=low The P.ayor presented and read the following "'Y ;;,car FOLLOFJ-iJP ORDTR AUTI~ORIZ ING PAYT~dENT FOR SEb'JER If~7PR0V^~T.~TTS TTY STATE OF TEiL,AS C OUT? TY OF TiFsRR iS CITY OF LA PORTS On this 27th day of September , 1943, the City Council of the City of La Porte, in~~arris County, Texas, convened in regular session at the City Hall v~rith all members thereof present, viz FRED P.. RUFF, T:~lA.YOR - J. td . JOHSTS CN J. J. ROARK ?$. D . BURG Il JA.DK H. KERBFTA~ T . F. ST KITH Aldermen ArT"'~ CHR~STENSEPI, City Secretary IT A~'PE:~RS that heretofore on or about the 10th day of r~1ay, 191.3, the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, passed an ordinance making provisions for the construction of sewer improvements in. said City, and making provision ~o pay therefor b<,r the issuance of x15,000 Sewer im- provement 4--pa i~~Jarrants, Series of 1,943, and providing that such warrants should be executed and delivered in pay~n.et for such sewer isaprovemeats and for materials and oquipment and the employment of labor and services in connection with the construction of such sewer improvemients only upon claims being approved by this Cit~r Council, and upon further orders of this City Council. IT NOti'J A~`PEA :S that suoh set~rer improve-tents have been con- structed and materials and equipment have been purchased and labor performed and services rendered in the construction of such sewer improvements, as pro- vided in said ordinance, by the persons and companies and in the respective amounts, as hereinafter more fully sot out, as follows, to wit: Person or C om~ariy Pur os e Amount Brown & Root Seger Improvements as X7,727.97 per contract Ch ~ cag o Aunpflo . Rzr char e of Pump 784.80 C. H. Kelly Engineering Services 321.97 A. C. Merchant Electrical Installation 165.26 Total ------------ ~ 9,000.00 IT IS THEREFORE ORDER'~D Bar THE CITY CGtm1C IL OF THE .CITY OF LA PORTS, T E7~.A,S That the above described claims be and they are hereby approved, allowed and ordered paid as hereinafter more fully set out, That x7,000 of the above mentioned x7,727.9? claim of Brown & Root be paid by the execution and delivery of the following described warrants: r Corp. Court Report i Seven CITY Ot~ LA PORTE SEs':~P~ IT,'~'ROVET:~TEATT VIARRAIv'TS, SERIES 9F 1911.3, dated T~•Tay 10, 19t.~3, bearing interest at the rate of 1.1.~ per atv1~, numbered 1 to 7 inclusive, in denomination of X1,000.00 each, aggregating X7,000.00, bung a portion of X15,000.00 such v~rarrants. And that the X727.97 balance of the claim of Brown. & Root and the ~7~3L~..F30 c].a.im of Chicago P~unp Company and the #321.97 cl.a.im of C. H. Kelly and the 165.26 claim of A. C. I~Serchant, aggregating X2,000.00, be paid by the execution and delivery of'the following described warrant: Two CITY OF LA PORTE SF'r'~R~~'R ITu'ROVLTV~IT V~IARRAT~TS, SERIES OF 1913, dated May 10, 1913, bearing interest at the rate of ~:~ per aanum, numbered ~3 and g, in denomination of X1,000.00 each, aggre- gating X2,000.00, being a portion of an entire authorized issue of X15,000.00 such warrants The Tt2a.yor and the City Secretary and the City Treasurer are hereby authorized, ordered and directed to execute and deliver said warrants to said claimants as above set out. The foregoing order eras read and it was moved by Alderman Burgin and seconded by Alderman Roark that it be passed, and upon the question being called it was unanimously passed, Aldermen JOHNSON, ROARi{, BURGIid, F~ERBER and Si,~TIi voting AYE; and no one voting I~10. ~s~ F:~ED R. EUFF yor, city of la Porte, texas The Mayor presented the Corporation Court Report from August I.~., 191.1.3 to August 31, 1943• AZotion by Kerber, second by Burgin, that the Corporation Court Re- port as presented by the T~:ayor be accepted and I:ayors Fees paid. Carried. motion by Roark, second b~,~ Kerber, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. ecretary, City of orte, gx. ~~ i ~ ,~ ynr, C of o e, 1$r •