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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1945-10-08 Meetingr +b ~ ~ MINUTES " LA PORTE~ CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 8, 191,.5, 8:00 P. M. Meeting was called to order by Mayor Ruff with the following Aldermen and City Officials presents Ald. T. F. Smith, J. Jo ~•~ Rea-rk, J. N. Jehxsen, Geo. F. Norris, City Atty. Kiibler, City Secretary Sharp. - Minutes of the last nesting were i°ead and approved. Motion by Jshxson, second by 6ntth, that the following s©hedule of bills in the aaeunt of S51~4.92 b® allowed and ordered pa ids Cline & Sheeler 10.`00 The Daily Sun 18.5® Horlock Ice Service 7.5® Houston Lighting do Power Ce. 155.67 Houston Natural Gas Corp. 3.49 Humble Oil do RefiniYg Co. 14.58 Jeha M. Kilgore 1~©.8~ La Porte Lumber Co. .96 La Porto Hardwar® Ce. 3.77 C. C. McDonald .h9.~4 1114aagnelia Petroleum Co. 12.87 Meyer-Blanks Co. 24.00 Municipal Supply Co. 54.67 Pfeiffer Electric Co. 4.23 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 1;2.00 Southern Blue Print dc'Supply Co. 1.26 Mrs. Harold H. Sharp, City Secretary 4.22 S$arr Grain Co. 10.35 Thomas Hardware 3.32 The Tezas Ce. 22 .5~ $ 5Lt4.92 Carried Niotien by Norris, seoexd by Smith, that the bids for Street Imrts., consisting of exo and two esurse bitumeneus inverted penetration topping for certain streets in the City of La Porto, be opened. - Carried 328 ,- The following bias were submittods Gerald Mora, X7,192.©Oj C®ntraoters Finance Ce., $6,233.2G; Brown & Reet, Inc., $5,881.6Oo Metier by Jehnsem, second by Norris, that the contract for Street Iraprevements be awarded to Brown & Remt, Imo. on their-few bid of X5,881.60. - Carried The Mayer presented and read the following: FOLL07'7-UP ORDER TAE STATE OF TEXAS Q COUNTY OF HARRIS ~ CITY OF LA PORTE " On this ~~ 8th day of Ooteber 1945, the City Council of the C t~~ La Porte, in arr s eun y, Tczas, convened in _ regular session at the City Hall in said City, faith all ~., 329 msn-bers thereof presext, viz: FRED R. RUFF, J. N. JOHNSON, GEORGE F. NORRIS, ~ f T. F. SMITH, DQrr. Harold H. Sharp, Mayer ALDERMEN City Secretary IT APPEARS that heretofore •n •r about the 28th day •fy&iay, 19l~5, the City Ceunoil •f the City of La Perte,~Texo.s, passed an Ordi- xaxes• =ratifying oextraot with TEXAS ti'~ATER V~ELLS, INC. for drillm i.ng cad equipping the water well for said City, als• aentraot with BRO@ItN AND ROOT, INC. for oenstruotimg extensieis to the water systers, including installatien.•f said trap for said City, and nakixg provision to ~iy therefor and for services incident thoro- `t• by the issuaxoe •f times warrants in the naximwa a~aeunt of net exe;eedixg $25,000.00, bearing interest at the rate •f ~ por az-raum axd naturixg serially over a period set exceeding twexty-Ease years from their date, and providing that suoh warrants should be executed and delivered in payment for suoh imprevemonts after claims therefor shall have been approved and allowed by th© City Council sf said City upon further •rders •f the City Guneilo I~ NOVd APPEARS that TEXAS 1~IATER ~1ELL5, INC. has partially perm formed its contract for drilling and egquipping a avatar well to suoh extent that~ss~id eeatraoter is entitled t• partial payment in the amount •f X9,451.78 and that the Engineer has approved an estimate for that ~meuYt. IT FURTHER APPEARS THAT the City is indebted to C. A. Kelly, Engi- neer, in the amount •f ~5}.~8.22, for engineering serviess porferis- ed in oemnesatien with these improvements. IT FURTHER APPEARS that those olains have been audited ant approved by the City Council, and that the City of La Porte does not have nor Blain any offset it counterclaim theret• and that suoh claims aheuld be approved and allowed and laid as horeiaaftor mere fully set out. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA FORTE, TEXASe That the hereinbefero described claim •f TEXAS ~~tATER 1~~tELL5, INC. in the amount •f X9,451.78, and the slaim •f C'. R. belly, Engineer, in the amount of X548.22, sx2~e hereby_ app~eved. and_ •rdefed paid by the executiex and delivery •f the following described warrants; TEPi CITY OF LA PORTS BdATER SYSTEM ti'~ARRANTS, dated October lvo~945~ bearing iYterest s;t the rate •f l~ per anmua~, nuabered 1 to 1® inclusive, iY denomination sf X1,000 each, aggregating 1®,90®, beiig a portion •f ax authorized issue of X25,000 suoh warrants® The Mayer and the City Secretary and the City Traasua°or are her®lay authorized, •rdered and direotejd te,execute and d8liver suoh warrants to the hereixbefere named eextraoters, •r their •re3.er: The feregeixg ardor was read and it was moved by Alderman Roark and seconded by Alderman Smith ~ that it be passed and upon the question's bein6 called, it was unani.aeusly pass- el, Alderne~n Jehxson, Roark, Norris"sand Smith vetixg AYE; and ne one voting Ns. •:~... er • 330 H. J. Pfeiffer appeared befsrs the Csunsil ix regard is Sswar Lixs Extsxsisx at Blssk 292, Ls, p~rte. Ths City Exgixssr eras ~, autherizsd is prepare spesifieatisxs ix_prsparttiex fer askixg sf bile fsr such extsxsiex. The Mayer prsssxted the Csrpsratisu Curt Rspert frsx August 1, 19l~.5 is September 3e, 1945. Mstisx by Saiith, sessxd by Jehxssx, that the Csrpsratisx Csurt Rspert as pressxte~l by the Mayer be asasptsd axd Mayers fees paid. Carried. Mstiex by Reark, ssssxd by Sxith, that Ordixaxse Ns. 32®, beix6 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF AN AD VALOREM TAX FOR THE YEAR 1945, OF AND AT THE RATES OF ~1.5o ON EACH ~1®0.00 VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INTEREST ON, AID A SINKING FUND FOR, THE REDEMPTION OF "CITY OF LA PORTE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1935", "CITY OF LA PORTE SENIER FUNDING BONDS, SERiTa 1938" AND 'CITY OF LA PORTE SENIER IMPROVEMENT Y~IARRANTS, SERIES 1943" AND FOR PAYING CURRENT EXPENSES OF SAID CITY, be adapted :s real. Carried. Mstisx by Jehxsex, seeexd by Sxith, tkat the City aesept the xew a~tesmext sf the Hsustsx Li~htix~ & Pswer Cs. with the City, dated Septsxber 5, 1945, as pressxtsd is the Csuxsil, a -- - sexy sf which agreersext is attashed hsrst~ axd bssemes a part of these xixutes, axd further that the Mayer axd City Sssretary be auth~rizsd t• six said agrssnsxt fsr the City. Carried. The Mayer turxsd the matter of ~lraixa~s sx Brsadway sppssits the Shall Ssrviss Statist suer is the Street & Alley Csamaittse is get ix tsush with the State $ishway Departxsxt• Mstiex by Reark, sessxd by Jehxssx, that B. A• Farrell bs graxtsd a permit is make ax sxplsratisx.by seismograph ix the City. Carried. Mstisx by Saith, seesxd by JshYSSx, that the xestixg adjourx. Carried. i~'?/La Se¢rstary, City sf s. srt• eras yer, C ty sf a arts, • a - 331 i • THIS COPY OF AGREEAQENT EETWEEN TEE CITY OF LA PORTE AND THE HOUSTON LIGHTING AND P~ CO. OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ARE MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 'THE CITY COUNCIL OF OCTOBER 8, 1945• Sertexber 5, 1945 Hexsrabl• ~aysr ax~l City Ceuxeil City eP ha Pertc, Texas Gsxtlsxexs EPfeetivs at the slese sf the salsxlar year 194!}. the Prsfit Sharixg Agreexext, as s,aux~lsi, betweex the City •f Hsustsx axl the CsmPaxy was teruixate~ ax~l saxsellei. The City of Hsustsx ax~l the Cea~Paxy xegetiate~l ax~l sxtersl ixt• ax •Peratiag agreeaext whereby the City •f I~sustex will ssxtixus t• rsseive ~luriatg the terx eg sash agreeiext mi.xy •f the bsxe- fits it hat theretsfere reseive~l uxlsr the Prsfit Sharixg Agree- xext. This sPeratiaag agreoasxt is fsr a Prixary tsrx •f three years begixffiixg Jaxuary 1, 1945, axi sx~ixg Dssexbsr 31, 1947• Uxless either Party withix xst lass thax 90 ~lays`Prisr is Dessxber 31, 1947,givss the ether xetise •f its ixtextiex xet to rexsw, the agreemext will ssxtixus ix •ffest fsr ax a~l~litiexal ~ahrse years. ' The CexPaxy, Pursuaxt t• its ~utiferx Pelisy, iesirs$ t• extent t• the ether ixssrPerats~ sities axl tewxs whieh it serves bexefits whish are Prersrtiexate is the betefits the City of Hsustsx will rsseive uxler the absve siextiexel •Perating agrse- xsxt. T• that sx~l the CexPaxy Prerssss that sffsstivs as •P Jaxuary 1, 1945, the City •f La Pe its will rsseive the fiilsRixg: 1. Th• CeaPaxy will Pay ysur City withix fsrty-Pius X45) .Mays after the elsse •f sash mar tws Psrssxt (2~) •f its axxual grass rsssiPts frsx the sale •f elestrisal exergy is sustexers withix ysur City~fsr all slasses •f use expert gwerxxextal ax1 auxisiPal sales, sales t• ether rublis utilities ax~l salsa ix- velvixg the i.~terehaxge ~rf •lsstris sxergy. This grass reseiPts Paynext will xst affeet the sresial sextrast rates ysur City xsw Pays us fsr siuxieira~ fervises• 2. Durixg the time the absve xextiexe~l •Psratixg ~agrsexext bstweex the City •f Hsustsx axl the CexPaxy reaaixs ix sffest withsut substaxtial axexdasxt •r revisiea, the CeaPaxy (a) will •rsrate withsut asst t• the City •f La Parts, the 9 everhsa~l street lights of 25® eax11. Petinr, whioh Pursuaxt t• •ur letter agrsexext with yeu iatel May 15, 19la1, were ixstall- •~l ax~l have sixes besx •rerats~l wit}~sut asst t• ysur City, axl (b) will ixstall axl •Perat• withsut asst is ysur City ax`ial~li- tisxal 9 everheal street lights of 25• sax~ils Pswer tetlsn iY_ strustisxs •f the City Ceuxsil as t• the street ixtersestiexs where Bash xew light is t• be lesate~l. 3. The agres~uxt hsrsix with resrsst t• the grass re etirts rayxext sresifis~l ix 1 absve, axl the street lights Pre- vils~l fsr ix 2 absve, will be sffsstivs se lexs as the absve xsxtisxel •Psratixg agreesiext betweex the City of Eeustex axi the CsxPaxy is xet •axsslls~l •r anuxie~l ix axy xaterial rs- sPaot. As ws eaxast xaixtaix sur Presext law rates, Pay 2°a •f ear grass reeeirts ax~l Pay ether eh,~rgss ssxetimes ixrese~l, yea -. 332 will pleass understand this grass raeeipts payment will xat be Wade •r the street lighting sredit furnished far any period during whisk your City may see fit is levy on the Cenpaxy a street rental sharge, a grass reseipts tax •r a property tax •tt •ur street fraxehise •r easeaents ix your City, ether titan as valorem taxes now being pa3.d by Coxpaxy. 1.}. This prspasa~l, when aaaapted by yau~ will, sffestivs ae of January 1, 19I}5, supersede the agreeneat between the City •f La Part• and the Cexpaxy evidenced by letter dated May 15, 191..1, and aeeeptsd by the City •f La Porte Juxe 11, 19ta.. If the foregoing prspasal is asceptable t• you, plsse note your acceptanse ix the spass provided below and thereby saxstitue this letter ax agtea~t•nt between us. ~fith deliver •f this latter Mr. Crenshaw will als• fur~aish you the new rate seheiules whisk have been plastid ix effort i the City •f La Porte. ~, Respectfully yours, HOUSTON LIGHTING de POPPER COMPANY (iii6nel) BY S. R. Het#sen resident The above is acaeptsd this 8th day •f Ostaber, 19t~.5 by rosalutiax duly adapted and resorded •n P. 33• Val. 1.~ , Minutes. CITY OF LA PORTE (sigxsi.j) DY Frsd $. Ruff Mayor ATTESST; (sigxod) Mrs. Harald H. She rp City Sosretary ~~~