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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1947-12-01 Regular MeetingMINUTES - REGULAR MEETING La PORTE CITY CGM~dISSION - DECEMBER 1ST, 19l~7 •~ r: Meeting was called to cyder by Mayor Pfeiffer with the following mem- bers and officials present: Commissioners Jas. S. Crate Jr. and Jas. E. Stewart, Supt of Public Yiorks Raleigh Erwin, A. H. Lambert, Editor and ewner of the La Porte Reporter, the City's offs d al newspaper, City Attorney Jno. S. Kiibler, anc~ J. E. Muldoon, City Clerk. Minutes of the last meetings were read and approved. Motion by Crate, second by Stewart that the following bills in the aggregate amount of tl~3l~6.18, be paid: American La France Foamite Corp. ~ 3.25 Beck Plumbing Company 5.25 The Cargill Co. 6.70 H. Childress 3.90 Gulf Oil Corp. 9.75 Houston Natural Gas Corp. 5.18 Humble Oil & Refining Co. 150.30 Knapp Court Reporting Service 396.00 La Porte Reporter 5.00 La Porte Hardware Co. 10.65 La Porte Stationery ~ Book Store ?x.3.13 Claude H. Lindsley 212.00 Municipal Supply Company 725.00 Municipal Supply Company 52.12 Mc Millen Chevrolet Co. 7.50 Norris & Stanford 2,558.12 John Redding 17.50 Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. 25.00 E. L. Tamborello 8.00 Texas Contractor 3.00 T. B. Trotter 62.50 Bryan Moore 33 "~ ' ~ ~$ ~, Carried. Motion by Crate, secoir3. by Stewart, that Ordinance No. 350, being AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORT OF TAE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 19l~7, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 191.8, AND DECLARING AN E1~RGENCY, b® adopted as read. Carried. a~ 90 Motion by Crate, second by Stewart that Ordinance No. 351, being AN ORDINANCE PROVIDIPIG FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF AN AD VALOREM TAX FOR THE YEAR 1947, OF AND AT THE RATES OF $1.50 ON EACH X100.00 VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE FC&2 THE P(TRPOSE OF PAYING TAE INTEREST ON, AND A SINKING FUND FOR, THE REDEMP* TION OF "CITY OF LA PORTE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1935", "CITY OF LA- PORTE SEWER FUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1938", "CITY OF LA PCR TE SEWER RE- FUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1944" AND "CITY OF LA PORTE WATER SYSTEM REFUND- ING BONDS, SERIFS 1946," AND FOR PAYING CL~tRENT EXPENSES OF SAID CITY, be adopted as read. Carried. Motion by Stewart, second by Crate that the following resolution be adopted WHEREAS, HEF{ETOFORE, THE MAYOR OF TH;E CITY OF LA PORTE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, AT ITS MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 18, 1947, HIS PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, JULY 1, 1947 to JUNE 30, 1948; and, WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF COMlJIISSIONERS FILED SUCH PROPOSED BUDGET WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY ON THE 12th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1947, AND DESIGNATED THAT A PUBLIC BEARING ON SUCH BUDGET BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL AT 8:00 P. M. ON DECEMBER 1, 1947, AND CAUSED A'ITTBLIC NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING T 0 BE MADE; and, WHEREAS, SUCH PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN BELD, IT IS THEREFORE, ORDERED BY TAE; BOARD OF COMBdISSIONFRS THAT TAE BUDGET, AS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY THE MAYOR, IS HEREBY FINALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT A TRUE COPY OF SUCH APPROVED BUDGET, TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THIS ORDER, SHALL BE FILED IN EACH OF THE OFFICES OF THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, THE COUNTY CLERK OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER AT AUSTIN, TEXAS. Carried. The City Clerk was instructed by the Commission to get prices on tires for fire truck No. 1. Motion by Stewart, second by Crate instructing the City Clerk to issue a purchase order to the La Porte Sheet Metal Shop for three (3) Large Pang, and three (3) Small Pans, in the amount of X15.60, same being for each of the three fire trucks. Carried. D~otion by Crate, seoond by Stearart that the City Clerk have published a Financial Statement of the City of La Porte. Carried. 91 Motion by Crate, second by Stewart that the following men, M. W. ,~~ Robertson, C. R. Gates, S. R. Yarborough, ~. H. Peters, P. P. Mason, J. B. Woodard and E. L. Bohanan, be deputised a8 Speoial Police by Mayor Pfeiffer, and to work on and near Football Stadium December 5th, 19l~7. Carried. Motion by Crate, second by Stewart that the meeting adjourn. Carried. ATTEST: ~ ~~ ti. .,. +uuiuvviy, .,i„y ..,, City of La Porte, Tex. e e~,;~ yor $f e y of ~ PcZrte, hex.