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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1944-10-09 Meeting• • 255 MINUTES LA PORTS CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 9, 19~F, 8:00 P. M. Meeting was eallod to order by Mayor Ruff with the following Aldermen and Cit Officials present: Ald. ~. D. Burgin, Geo. F. Norris, T. F. ~mith, J, N. Johnson, City Atty. Kiibler, _ City Secretary Sharp. Minutes of the last mooting were read and approved, Post mar Mr. Allen, a representative of the Garrett Engineering C®., Impts. accompanied b Capt. Grant, s~ppeared b~lere the Council in regard t® In ~gineering Contract en Post'~ar Improvements. Bills Motion by Johnson, second by Smith, that the following schedule of bills in the amount of 377.07 be allowed and ordered paid. The Daily Sun 50.00 The General Detroit Cvrp. 15.18 Gulf Oil wrporati:an 8.37 ~r Harlock Ics Service 7.50 Houston Lighting. Power Ce• 218.90 Houston Natural Gas Cvrp. 2.84- Humble Oil & Refining Ce. 3.6l~. La Porte Lumber Co. 2.00 „~,;. McMillan Chevrolet Ce. 1.00 Magnolia Petroleum Cv. 18.11. _ Richardson's Rubber Stamp WvrYs 3.98 Southwestern Boll Telephone. Co. 17.h0 Thomas Hardware 10.53 Texas Equipment Co. 7.70 _Mrs. Harold H. Sharp,City Socy. 9.62 X377.©7 ` Carried. Bids, Grader The Secretary read the following bid fr©m Texas Equipment Co. vn new and used graders: 1 used Galion Heavy Duty, Diessl Powered, Tandem Drive Maintainer, as is, in cur yard subjevt to txapmoti©n, delivered t® La Porte, Texas ~1~.,500.00 , less trade in allowed for Galion Maintainer, X350.00, total Z1~,150.00~ 1 used Gali©n xeaty Duty or Diesel Powered, Tandem Drive Maintainer, Guaranteed with used machine guarantee, delivered t0 L~ Porte, Texas, $5,500.00 loess trade in allowed for Galion Maintainer, $350.00, tonal X5,150.00; 1 sr more Galion No. 101 Mcter Grader, Tandem Drive,(P®wered with Diesel International UD 11G 68~ HP Power Unit)F.O,B. La Porte, Texas X6,563.80, less lj cash discount on X6,235.00 or X62.35• Moti©n by Norris, second by Smith, that the City Secretary write th® Texas Equipment Co. and submit an offer of $1,000.00 and nv trade in for used Galion grader. Carried. Financing Motion by Smith, second by Burgin, that the City Attorney be in- atructed tv contact Judge C. D. Jessup and discuss the possible financing of water well, incinerator and grader for the City. Carried. ~6 ~ ~ Incinerator Tho Mayor submitted figures on the approximate oust of Incinerator, C©sts equipment, trucks and garbage collections. l4~ien by Burgin, sooend by Smith that these figures be planed on file. Carried. Motion'by Johnson, second by Smith, that no organization b e allobed the u°s• of the Council Chs~mbnr for scrrools and classes. Carried. Ors. No. 314 Motion by Burgin, second by Smith that ORDINANCT N0. 31l~, being AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PARKING OF VEHICLES ON MAIN STREET IN THE 'CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, PRESCRIBING A PENALTY A1~D DECLARING AA] EMERGENCY, bs adopted as read. Carried. R. Erw9,n Motion by Smith, second by Johnson, that Raleigh Erwin be granted Vacation `his 4acation after mettor reading time fa October. Carried. Motion by Smith, sooend bq Norris, that tho City purchase a s~rithh ter 11~i1 No. 2. " Carried. ~-merioan Motion by Burgin, sed~nd by Johnson,°that tho Mayor b• soot to dater Eks. Austin to attend the Amsrio~n Eator works Association meeting on Assn. Meeting October 17, 18 and 19, 191~l.~. Carried. American Motion by Burgin, second by Johnson, that the City renew its~,sub- CityMagazine soription to the Amorioan City Magazine. ~ /t ~~2 , D~[otien by Burgin, second by Johnson, that tho~ meeting ad3ourn. ' Carried. ocr®tary, ity mf a orte, exas or, y ® a orte e ,~ •