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1tIHUTES
I,~- PORT-~; CITY CuUNCIL
aPRIL t, 1947, 9s00 e. M. PWTPONED FHOIi MnRCn c4, 194?
Meeting was palled to order oy Mayor huff with the following
++ldermen and pity ~ffioiala preaentt ald. George ~'. Morris,
J. b. Johnson, J. J. Roark, Bid bserstary Sharp.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Motion oy Johnson, aeeond by rorria, that Mra. Cora Anderson
be refunded the amount of X78.39 on hee sewer line extension
deposit.
Carried.
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the Mayor presented a Tatter from A. 0. Blackwell requesting
that the Counoil waive the penalty de interest on the delinquent
taxes due on Blook 86, Bay Front. lotion oy Johnson, seoond by
Morris, that sinoe it has not been the policy of the Counoil
to waive the penalty and interest on delinquent taxes that
this request not be granted.
Carried.
1[otion oy Roark, seoond oy Johnson, that the City Sevretary
sad George bimon be paid for 10 day vacation whioh is now due.
Carried.
Motion by Roark, seoond by Johnson, that the X800.00 whioh ilea
been taken out oP the hpecial Deposit fund For drainage work be
transferred From the Incinerator Fund to the ~psoial Deposit Fd.
• and that the additional post of drainage work be paid out of tae
Incinerator Fund.
Carried.
The City deeretary presented ~ cancelled City of Let Porte
water system warrants ao.s 1 to 22 inclusive and S City of
j'a Porte water System warrants Hos. 2~, 21~ ~ 25 whioh were not
issued. Potion by a~rria, second ny Roark, that City of La Porte
water System warrants eos 1 to 22, each in the principal sum of
;1,000, dated uotober 10, 1945 with Interest Coupons attached,
also sos. e~, 2t~ ~~j whioh were not issued, be .turned over to
the ldayor and City Secretary to bs destroyed by fire in the
presence of the City Couneil and that proper affidavit oP this
nation be presented at City Council meeting.
Carried.
1[otion ay ~orria, aeoond oy Roark, that the City ~purchaee 1.~ tires
and tubes for dump truck from C. C. 1~o11onadd on his low bid of
~~00.04 mounted.
Carried.
The 3dayor asked for the audit bide to be opened. Bide were opened
and tabulated as follows: Tapp ~ Crosby, a'~j0.00, J. a. Phillips,
ahePfield de Co. did not submit an estimate. Motion by horria,
second by Johnson, that the auditing of the ,City sooounta be
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awarded to Tapp and Crosby on their bid of X250.00.
Carried.
1[otion oy Johnson, second by Norris, that ~-ppl. Tex. !~1-P-551 Por
if~,~,J~S~I improvessnts to an existiag water system with advance wmount of
~1 16,600.00 os ratified.
Carried.
Potion by borria, seoond ay xoark, that the awarding of eontraot '
to Ellis-Holstein Gen. ~ontraotors for metinhole and 80ft. of 6" sewer
line extension to Lot 2, Block 215, La Porte, in the amount of #590.00
be ratified.
Carried.
Notion by Johnson, seoond by Norris, that the eontraot entered into
with Nrs. S. C, Cook and the City of La Porte, dated Naroh 24, 194?,
for sewer line extension to Block 213, eta Pvrtb eoasisting of cost
of manhole and 80 tt. of 6" sewer line, ales water leas extension
consisting of 396 tt. of 3/?~" water line be aoeepted.
Carried.
1[otion by Johnson, second
Committee be authorized to
for on 1st to 4th sta. and
the East aide of the above
size where necessary.
~y xoar]t, that the street and alley
eosplete the drainage program eontracted
in addition the cleaning of ditches on
streets and plane culverts of proper
Carried.
1~otion by Roark, seoond by Johnson, that a eulvert for St. John's
Episcopal Church be plaeed in ditch on booth side of d St. ad~oin~ng
their property.
Carried.
Notion by Norris, second by Roark, that w culvert be plaeed on ~
Street and intersection of 7th Ave. on Esat side.
Carried.
Notion oy ~-orris, seoond dy Roark, that the meeting ad3ourn.
~%arried.
secretary, ity of Porte, exas yer, pity of La Porte, exaa