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MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING
LA PCRTE CITY COMMISSION -MARCH 29, 19,4.9
ll:3o A. M.
Special meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor H. J.
Pfeiffer, with the following members and city officials presents Commissioners
Jas. S. Crate, Jr., and Jas. E. Stewart, Raleigh Ervin, Supt. of Public PTorks,
~. Maness, represe~i.ng Wyatt C. Hedriok, City Engineer, City Attorney John S.
Kiibler, and City Clerk J. E. Muldoon.
Minutes of the last meeting wero read and approved.
Mr. Ernest L. Broom, Jr., appeared before the Coaunissio~n in connection with pro-
posed issue of X100,000 of bonds for street,and garbage incinerator bonds, and the
issuance of additional bonds heretofore authorized against the water and sewer
system revenues.
Mr. Brown presented a contract in which sets out services to be performed by
him in the proposed bond issue of X100,000 and for the issuance of additicaial
water and sewer bonds heretofore authorized. For, and in consideration of his
services, and in reimbursement of his expenses, the city agrees to pay him a
Dash fee equivalent to one and one half (1,~ .) percent of the bonds issued for
either of the purposes named above, this fee to be paid o~n a prorata basis, as
I~ bonds are actually issued, and delivered. .
`~ .Motion by Stewart, seoond~ by Crate, to employ Ernest L. Brown, Jr., under terms
of contract, and authorizing the DTayor and City Clerk to sign same.
Carried.
The Mayor introduoed ar_ ordinance calling a bond election. The ordinance v-as read
in full and Commissioner Crate moved that it be adopted. Tho motion was seconded
by Commissioner Stewart and carried by the following vote: AYES: P.ie.yor Pfeiffer,
Commissioners Crate arxi Stewart. NOES; None. The ordinance thus adopted follows:
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Co~rission of the City of La Porte, Texas:
Section 1: That an eleotion shall. be held in and throughout the City of La Porte,
Texas, on the 16th day of April. , 19I~9, at which election the following pro-
positions shall be submitted to the duly qualified resident electors of said city
who own taxable property tirithin said city and who have duly rendered the same for
taxation, for their action thereupon:
PROPOSITION N0. ONE
SHALL THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEYAS BE AUTHORIZED
TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CTTY IN THE AriOUNT OF X75,000, MATURING
SERIALLY ~'~ITHIN TYJENTY (2U) YEARS FROr;i THEIR DATE OR DATES, A1QD BEARING
INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEID FOUR (1 `.) PER CEr!T PER Ar~TUM, FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF A CAPITAL PROJEC ~, TO V'lIT
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CONSTRI;CTIIJC. AND IP.~PR07It1G THE P.OADS, BRIDC,ES AND STREF.'LS OF SAID
CITY AND TO LEVY TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY Z'VITHIN SAID CITY
SUFFICIENT TO PAY T:iE ANPNAL INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AriD TO PROVIDE
A S INK:tNG FCTND T 0 PAY THE PRINCIPAL TII~ Rr OF AT MATtJR ITY .
PROPOSITION N0. TWO
SHALL THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTL, T~f t~S BE AUTFi-
ORI2ID TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AI~OUPtT OF X25,000,
MATtTRING SERIALLi' J'llTiiIN TjYEtdT!'(20) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR-DATES
AND BEARING IIdT~?LST AT A RP_TE NOP TO EXCEED FOUR (J~;~) PER. CENT PER
ANNUM, FOR THE AC~?UISITIOP: OF A CAPITAL PROJECT, T0= 7IT: CONSTRUCT-
TING A GF~BAGE DISPOSAL INCIPi.ExRATOR AND TO LEVY TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE
PP.OPFitTY '~TITZiiPJ SAID CITY SUFFICI~JT TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST ON
SAID BOidDS F~TD PROViD1~ A SINKING FUND TO PAY TiiE PRINCIPAL TEEREOF
AT MATLtRI'PY.
Section 2: The City CorL*:tisslc~t firlc.s -ghat the probable period of usefulness
of the street impraver~ents is approximately twenty (20; years arui the probable
periai of usefulness of the garbage disposal inci-ierator is approximately twenty
(20) years .
Section 3: Thar said aleotion shall be held at the City fiall .Buildin.g, in the
City of La Porto, Texas, and the entire city shall constitute one eleotion. pre-
cinct. The follo~~rinb tzamed persons ar® hereby appointed officers oaf said electirm.:
Mrs. HallieWright , Presiding .Judge
Nirs . Arbela Ralston ,Assistant Judge
2JIrs. Calvifi Compton Clerk
Airs . Ruth Jackson Clerk
Sect ion !.L : That said elect i cep. shall b e held in a.ae ordance ~*rith the F•rovisions of
the Canstitution an3 the laws of the State of Texas and the City Charter and only
duly qualified resident electors of the City of La Parts, Texas, sNho own taxable
property within said city and who have duly rendered the same far taxation, shall
be quali~'ied to vote.
Seetiorl 5: That the ballots of said election shall have printed thereon the
fallowing
OFFIC IAL BALLOT ~,.
PROPOSITION I10. ONE
FOR THE ISSi7ANCE OF X75,000 STREET T.biFRO'JE116ENT BOIv`DS
AGAItJS T THE IS SUA?Jv E OF ~?5, 000 STREET :CI~?PR(NEPJIEIdT BONDS
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PRO?US IT ION NO • T'vY0
FOR TITS ISSLTANCE' OF X25,000 rA8}3AGr~ ?rTCi~II;?~ATOR BONDS
AuAINST TfiE :tSStTA::CE OF ~25,0(3O sA~RBACF II~TC TDlE'RATOR BONDS
Each veer shall mark out one ~~f the for=~~airg +~~cpressiotas on each. proposition,
th.e~s le~.viub the other as indina'~ Lr1b his vote o:r such proposition.
Section b: That .notice o:f said eleetior .;'ryall be given by post ing a substantial
copy of this ordinance at the City Hall ?~.nd or:e other public ,lace within said city
not less than fourtaer (]I~.) days prior to the data ~?r~. ;a}iich ^a~ election is to be
held, and by publication of said xxotice on 'the saJne day in each of t~vo successive
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weeks in a neverpaper of gerzers.l circuls.tion. published within said city, the first
of said ub].ieatiors to be made :not later -than fo~arteon (11.}} days prior to the
date set for said electiox?.
PASSED ~,ND APPRO~IED this 2gth day oi' r~7a.rch , 19~~9•
H. J. Pfeiffer _ _
~ror, ~tvr of La Porto, Texas
J. E. ~1hzl~oon
city Clerk of the City of La Per`s
Texas
~!Iotiori by Staw~z:c•t, seeonQ by Crate, that the meeting adjourxr.
Carried.
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C' 3' lark of e City of La Ports, 14ayor of `thy" ity of La orte, Texas
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