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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1947-01-13 Meeting i~.INUTE5 :7 L~ FORTE CITY CuUNCIL JtiNUARY 13, 1947, 8:00 r'. M, meeting was called to order by rda.yor Huff with the following t~ldermen and pity uffioails present: yld. J, N, Johnson, Geo. F. Norris, '1'. F, Smith, J. J. Roark, J. L. Lumham, city Secretary ,harp. Minutes of the last meeting were read and kpprovea. i Motion by Johnson, second oy xoark, that the following'schedule of bills in the amount of $1,570.06 be allowea asd ordered paid. Bayou concrete Products Co. 91.10 Beak Plumbigg Co. 17.85 The Cargill C©. 8.~ Gulf ail Corpor•~ctiox 10.26 aouston Lighting ~ Yower Co. 182.76 Houston Natural Gas corp. 7.00 riumble mil d: xefi:aing Co. 22.76 rr. L. Joxes 7ly8.80 Kerber Motor Co. 59.70 La Porte Jxardware Co. 22.1 McMillan Chevrolet Co, l~8.30 Maxufacturers Trust Co. •71t Meyer-nlaxke Co. 8~j.00 Municipal Supply Co. 8.88 Pfeiffer electric Co. 100.1 Royal Tire Co. ~ 22.76 Mra. txarola ri. ahorp, city Jecy. 9.18 Slloarp Grain Co. x.15 Southwesterx Dell Z'elep~mone Co. ' 19.93 Thomas riardware ~. .1.59 ~1,570.O~i - Carried. Motion by Roark, second by Smith, tlloat the fallowing oammunicAtions be placed on files from Federal ~~orks~ngexcy, dated December ~~, 19L~6, in regard to r~ppi. ~ T~;A-41_y_52~, hospit,~l, `1'he 'i'exxs highway Uept., dated ueeember e7, 191.6, in regard to Tra.f1'ic bight at Johool, ~'1ayor's ~ councilmen's assn., tinted January 3, 19L}7, K. J. Edwards, Inc., dated January 2, 19'}7, t3arous, Kindrid & Co,, anted January 'j, 191.7, xonert McIntyre Co., anted January 9, 191.x.7, also copies of letters from ~~yatt ~. hedrick to J. warrexi Hitt, yhief of i:ontrol Section in regard to Incinerator, Sewers~ge visposal System, Streets, Grading & Drainage ~ rater System. Carried. --- Motion by Norris, second by Johnson, that the nas~yor dc• amity Secretary be authorized to execute easement with Harris County Flood Control 1 1~istriet to~°spfill surplus dirt from mouth of Deer Creek to lard ad- ~aoent to Deer::t%reek after approval by pity nttorxey. Carriea. r+lderman Morris gave figure of ~1,10~0.00 as approximkto cost oP uperiixg ditches. ux West ~-3da of 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 6Zth °~treets from Main to J axa including ditch ox B at. Prom 8th ave. to 10th eve. Motion oy Smith, second by koark, that the City ask f'or ffiida for drainage ox streets mentionea koove. parried. Motiox by Johnson, second oy Roark, that the oity tittorxey oe in- structed to draw up ax urdinaxce specifying sizes of culverts for driareways srxd walkways ix ditches from A to J knd on B St. from 8th nve to 10th ave., whereby contractors will place culvert• ix ditohes providing that they are furxished oy property owners during progress of work. Carried. Nlotiox ay jvorris, 4ecoxd by smith, that the City Secretary be ~.uthorized to issue a warrant for X100.00 for Mayor's ~c uouxeil - men`s acsn. dues. ~%arried. Motiox by Johasox, seeoxd by smith, that the pity puroha.se 50 water meters ~ ~F12.90 ea. .from ~MOrthixgton Gamon =~~?eter Co. parried. $ldermr~n Norris reported that the 11th nve. & H St. drainage job had been completed. Motion by Johnsan, second oy Smith, that the f'ollowixg resolution tie adopted:. RESOLUTION WIiERE~t~S, the` City of La Porte, Texas wishes to acquire, for immediate use, as an air port, the following property: the Ellixgtoa Auxiliary landixg field No. 2(Prestox i'ieisi) approximately three miles west o£ La forte, Texas ox the -~pexaer Highway, together with the tower wad oxe small frame building located thereox; axd WH~;REAS, ths-City will aoide oy all the terms, coaditioxs axd restrictions a~ co~ataixed ix War I[ssets admixistratiox Surplus air Port Property kegulatioa 8516 (June e6, 1946); and VI~REAS, the xeed for such air port is as follows; presext ixdustriwl operation axd the plaxxied immediate future ixdustrial expaxsion require an air port ix this viei.xity for the fast traxs- portatiox of personnel axd material; ax air flight traixixg school is xeeded immediately to provide traixixg fsr a large xumber of perscxs in this area ixterested in avatiox: NOW, 9~Hr;kr~FuRr;, !sH IT RESOLVED tsY TAE CITY CuUNCIL ~F TIC -- CITY uF Lx PuRTh, Tr;XsS that the City make applicativx to the War ~-asets sdmixistra.tiox to acquire the hereixabove mextioxed air port axa imprevemexts, subject to all the terms, a®xditivxe axd restric- tivxs planed apes siad property by war i-ssets Admixistratioa surplus Air Port Property itegulativxs 8316 ~ June 26, 191.6) axd that the Matiyor, Fred tt. xuff, axd the uity Secretary, Mrs. Harold H. ,harp, "be, axd they sire hereby, instructed, authorized axd empowered t® arrange for the acquisitiex of said air port, to execute all agreemexts, oomit- meats axid ixstrumexts xeeessary for such z.cquisitiox sad to do all ether thixgs xeeessary to effect the acquisitiox of said air port; Ths Uity aecr~tary is hereby authorized axd instructed to • r !fib deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the ~'~ar ilssets xdmixistratiott, 27th Regional office, Houstox, 'Texas, axd it is so ordered. Carried. M©tion oy Jmith, ct®c0xd by Johnsox, that the mee *i gag ~,d jourxi. Carried. ecretary, City ®f La Y©rte ex.