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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1948-02-02 Regular Meeting~_ 109 MIIJ[t`PES - REGULAR ]~EETIAG i LA PCRTE CIl'Y COl~ISSIOB -February 2Yd, 19!}8 8:00 P. 3~. e. ~. ~~ . ~ ~_ ~:, Regular xeeting of the City Cennissiea was vallid to order by I~syer Pfeiffer with the following :embers and pity offieials preseat: Commisaiartera Jas. S. Crate, Jr. sad J~8• E. Stewart, Supt. of Publio Works Raleigh ErwiY, A. H. Laabert, Editor and Donor of the La Porte Reporter, City Attorasy Jxo. S. Siibler, Firo Chie! Ja~aes Rollins, and J.E. ]Quldoon, City Clerk. , Minutes of the last xeetingc were read aid,~approTed. Motion by Ste~rart, aeoond by Crate, that the following bills is the aggregate aaou~at of ~1.~,171.40, be paid: + Art Cenoreta Works Frank G. Balror Casualty Co. Bayou Conorete Produvts Co. Book Plumbing Co. J. E. Cog W. P. Cunnianghai Gabor Co, Harris G•as Appliaxoe Co. Huaable Oil & Refining ~ Co. Houston Paper Co•.• Houston Lig~itiag do Pemer Co• Houston Natural Gas Co. Isensee Brothers galley Maxufavturiag Co. La Porte Hsirdwar• Co•~ La Porte Insuranoe Ageney Igo Millar Chevrolet Co: 1Jlanufaotur®re Trust ~Co. Mut:ioigal Supply Co. Norr is ~ Stamf ord T. B. Trotter . E. L.~Ta~borelle Undertrood Corporation Southwest era Bell. Telephone Co. Gulf Oil Corporation Tho~xas HardNare Co. J• 0. Rollins ~ 50.00 195.00 57'7.36 2.75 2!4.60 _ 3 •?~+ . 136.90 lla..6o . 135.11 . . 16.25 266.88 27.80 2.00 443.87 18.15 6.00 34.54. 1.08 55.51 892.80 62.50 2.05 1, ]:65.81 ' 18.65 3.25 4.20 10.00 TOTAL ,~71. 0 _____._ Cart° ied. Motion by Stewart, 6evozsd by Crate, that tlae following order for Bond E1e etiom be_passed.arad approved: ORDER FOR BOND ELECTION THE STATE OF TEAS ) COUNTY OF HARRIS ) CITY OF LA PORTE ) r 110 On this the 2nd '~ oP February 191.8, the ~ Cominiseima of the City of La Porte,~as, eoisve}ssd ix re ular seseioa at the regular neetisg plane thereof v~ith the followixg ~ nenber~~-' H. J. Pfeiffer ~, ~ymr Jas. S. Crate, Jr. , Co~nissioner . '. ~~ James Stewart Commissioner ' ~ J. E. Muldoon ,.City Clerk . _ . present, anci the followfng absent: None , constituting a quorum, when, siaong other proceedings had,' mere the folloering a Commissioner Stewart introduced a 'resolution anal orfler axsei nosed its adopti~. Ths motion was seconded by Commiissioxer Crato `. The notiaat, carrying with it the adoption of the resolution a~ad order, pre:Pailsd by the follonring vote : . AYE5 s , Three , ~ - _________,; NOESs ~ None , ` The resolutiona rind order is as folloves s ` ~iEREAS, the City Ca~emiesiam of the City of La i'orte, Texas, deems it adTisable and to the best interest of said City t© sub:eit to the residtnt, qualified property taxpaying voters of said City the proposition for°the issuance ~of ,$200,000.00 Revenue Bonds of said City for the purpose of eon.strtza'ting extensiams and i~aprove- aencts to the VPaterivorks ~Systen of said City, aYd the proposition for the iar~uanee of X300, 000.00 Revenue Bonds of said City for the purpose of c onstruetiag ex- ens ions axed issprove~ments to the Sewer System of said City; THEREFORE, BE' IT RES OLQED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY' COM~HISSIOId OF T BE CITY OF LA- ~ 0 PORTS, TEXAS That an ele ct-inn be held in the City of La Porte, Texas, on the . 21st' day of Februa , 191.}8, at which ele etion the following propositicsie shall be submitted to the reent qu~lif`isd property taxpa~in.g voters of said City, ~+fio omt taxable property in said pity anal aho have duly rendered the same for taxation, for their action thereupon:' ~ _ PROPOS ITION N0. 1 " ° ~, Shall tho City Ccmmi.ssioa of the City of La Porte, Texas, be authorized to issue ~ 200,000.00 Revenue Bonds oY said City, maturing serially or othersuise ovor a period of years not to. exceed thirty (30) years frc+n their date, bearixg in- terest at~ a rate ant to exceed fire (5~) per cent per annum, for the purposo ©f aomstrueti~ng extensic3ns and inpravener~ts to the ~aterr:orks' System of saiet City; and to provide far the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds solely by pledging the net revenues dsriTed fren- the operation. of said WaterwrjrYs System, or ii the evrnt that the City Co:+anission be authorised to issue Sewer System Revenue Bonds as submitted in Proposition No. 2, to issue combined Waterrvorlas and Sewer System Revenue Bonds is the naxinua amount of X500,000.00, sad to pledge solely the net revenues of the combined Waterrrorlas and Sewer System to the paynegt of the prin- cipal of and interest caa said combined TNates~vorloe sad Sewer System. Revenue Bonds. -~ 111 • . . PROPOSITION N0.' 2 Shall the City Coimnission of the City . of La Porte, Texas, be authorised to issue 1~ $ 300,000.00 Revenue Bonds of said City, maturing serially or atherRi.se over a per o years not to exceed thirty (30) years iron their date, beari~ interest at a rate mat to exceed five (5~) per sent per agnun, for the purpose of oonstruotixg exteasi®ms and improvements to the Sewer System of said City; and to provide for the payneffit of the principal and ~igterest on such bonds solely:. by pledgieg the met revenue Berived frcan the operation of said Seeror System, or in the eve~tt that the City Cpeon- ission be authorised to issue Waterworks System Revenue Bonds as submitted im Pro- pos3,tioit No. 1, to issue eoa~bined gaterworks and Seger Sys ten Rovenus Bonds im the naxiasun amount of X500,000.00, and to pledge solely the net revenues of the combined Waterworks •amd seov+er S~rstea to :the payment of the ~prinoipal of and iterest aaa said oombimed Waterworks and Semr System Revenue Bonds. o The said elootian shall be held at Cit Hall ..._Buildfng, in the City of La- Porte, Texas, with Hallie Tl~r~i~h,_t,,,_ as ~es3~C~,sg ~uc:ge, Brbela Ralstaa~ as Judge, sad ,; ldrs. Calvin Compton and s. Janes Rollins as C arks. The said elootion shall be held under the provisions of sad i.m aooordanee with the laers governing the issuanoe~ of xuni©ipal bonds by cities, as provided im the Gen- eral Lawry of the State of Texas, and ably qualified electors, ~.o orra taxable property iY the City and who have duly rendered the sane far taxation, shall be qualified to vote. The ballots for said eleetian shall have writteat or printed thersen the folloari.ng: "FOR THE I,SSIIANCF OF WATERWORKS SYSTFJ~ REVENUE BONDS AND THE PLEDGE OF NET REVENUES FOR THE PAYMEb1T FOR THE PAYNI~3JT THEREOF, AS SIIBMITTED IN PROPOSITION N0. 1." "AGAINST THE I3SIIANCE OF WATERWORffi SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS AND TF3E PLEDGE OF NET REVENUES FOR THE PAYD~NT THEREOF, AS SIIBMITTED IN PROPOS ITI ON N0. L: "FOR THE ISSIIANCE OF SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS AND THE PLEDGE OF NET REVENUES FOR THE PAYb'~TT T~iEREOF, AS SUStidITTED IN PROPOSITION N0. 2." "AGAINST THE .ISSITANCE OF SE99ER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS AND THE PLEDGE OF NET REVENUES FOR THE PAYMII~ THEREOF, AS SUBMITTED IN PROPOSITION N0. 2." As to each of the foregoing propositions, each voter shall lark Dort with black fmk or black pemoil one of the above expressi~s, thus leaving the other as i~adieati~ug his vote on the two propos iti ems, respectively. ~' A Dopy of this resolution and order signed by the Mayor of said City and attested by the City Clerk, shall serve as proper notice of said election. The Mayor is authorised and directed to eauco said notice of the elotiex to bm posted at three public planes is said City, cote of nhich shall be at the City Hall, for' at least fifteen (15) full days prior to the date of said eleotimm. The ~dayor ie further authorized and directed to have said noose of the eleatiom published im some maRSgaper of general siroulatica~t i.m said City, sad which notice shall be published oa the aline day in each of tv:o (2) sucoessiTe xeelcs, the date of the first publication bei:tg mat less than fourteen (]1~) full days prior to the date of the elec- t ion. PASSED AND APP&OVED this the 2nd day of February , 191.8. Carried. ~ 112 r ~ Motion by Stewart, second b~rate to appoint Hallie Wright ~ Presiding Judge, Ar- bela Ralston as Judge, axd l~rs. Ca1Ti.a Conptan and I$rs. Janes Rollins as Clerks an •leotion boaral for •leotioa to be held nt City Hall Building, February 21, 15V~.8. ' ~ ~ Carried. Motion by Crate, second by Stewart, t® accept Houston Natural Gas Corporatism Checa]c N®. 82980, in the amount 'of ~701~.20, sane being for payment of 2~ rental privileges based on receipts ~oP gas sale in La Porte during the period fray January 1, 19147 to Deeenber 31, 1947• Carried. Motion by Crate, sesond by Stewart, t© pay Janes Rollins $10.40 for two firs nozzles. Carried. Motion by Steuart, ascend by Crate, that the meeting ad~ourri. a -ATTESTS Ca1'ried. ,~ . , . e -f.~r, or of • i y of La/Por~te~ Texas ~' ~~