HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-04-1948 Regular MeetingMIl~'UTES - REGULAR ~;EEP II~TG
LA .PORTS CITY C Ob~~lISS ION -OCTOBER 1~., 19t~8
8:00 P. ~.
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Regular meeting of the City Commission wa.s called to order by Iw`ayor H. J. Pfeiffer,
with the following members and city officials present:. Oonnnissioners Jas. S. Crate,
Jr., and Jas. E. Stewart, Supt. of Public Works Raleigh Erwin, City Attorney John
S. Kiibler, and City Clerk J. E. tvTuldoon.
Minutes of the last meetings y:ere read and approved.
motion b_y~ Stewart, second by Crate, that the following bills in the aggregate amount
of ~1,9~4-•75~ be paid:
Arnold Transportation Co.
Art Concrete V~torks
Allied Safety Equipment, Inc.
Bartleyfs rharmacy
Bayshore Bicycle Shop
Beck Plumbing Co.
Lynn Cox Highway Advertising
Humble Gil do Refining Co.
Houston Lighting & Power Co.
Houston Lighting do Poti~ner Co.
H. Childress
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Kerber Motor Company
Houston Faper Company
Le, Porte Sheet Metal Works
Lack°s Associate Store
La Porte HardR~are Co.
La Porte Stationery & Book Store
Magnolia Petroleum Co.
La Porte Tns ux anc a Agency
Municipal Supply Company
Mc Millen Chevrolet Company
William IuTc Lain
A. M. Polker ~ Sons
Parker Brothers & Co., Inc.
South Texas Equipment Co.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Straus Frank Co.
The Texas Company
Nunn Electric Supply Corporation
Engineers Testing Laboratory
2:.62
50.00
2.75
1.75
2.10
16.67
81.00
x•9.55
370.82
g.oo
8.70
2.19
32.63
4.95
2.75
9.95
32.80
33 •~-
•75
5•~
2~71n9.55
TI •~f
10.00
18.00
2.00
89.50
20.75
12.76
13.80
22a.13
20.00
TOTAL 1, g :75
Carried.
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Motion by Crate, second by Stesra.rt, instructing the city clerk to issue a purchase
order to Jame§ B. Clow & Sons, for 5000 feet of b-in.ch B & S cast iron pipe, tar-
dipped, at X1.67 per foot.
Carried.
lrsotion by Crate, seoca}d by Stewart, to let the Fire Department use the grass mo~rer
for the elimination of fire hazards.
Carried.
Motion by Stewart, second by C"rate, that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to
purchase a New York Exchange in the amount of ~2,1~.?5.00 from the Interest and Sink-
ing Refunding Bond Fund, to cover interest coupons due October. 10, 19l~.8, and $6.19
from the General F~.md to cover corrnnission on the coupons in favor of Manufacturers
Trust Company, and to issue warrants to the First National Bank of La Porte, for
coupon p~.yment s as follows
X720.00 -City of La Porte Funding Bonds Series 1938.
~]1~.0.00 -City of La Porte Sewer Refunding Bonds Series 19~.
X330.00 -City of La. Porte Water System Refunding Bonds.
Carried.
Mayor Pfeiffer proclaims October 17 through October 23rd, as Fire I~evention and
Clean-up Z~1e ek.
Motion by Stewart, second by Crate, instructing the .City Clerk to contact Mr. J.
L. Wilk and instruct him to connect to sewer, in. accordance with Ordinance No. 238.
Carried.
Iv~otion by Stewart, second by Crate, that Ordinance No. 36J~., being
AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIAT IONS FOR SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR GINNING JULY 1, 1~.8, tJ`1D EPIDING
JUNE 3 0, 19I~9 AND DECLARING AN Eb4ER GENC Y,
be adopted as read.
Carried.
lt~:otion by Crate, second by Stewart, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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J .Muldoon, ity Clerk of the ity of H. J. eif er yor of the ity of -
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