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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-18-1949 Special Meeting (2)271 ~ ~ MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETIBG I+A PORTE CITY COMl~ISSICSt -APRIL 18, 1~9 11 s 00 A. ]d. Special mset~ of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer with the fello~ring arembers and city offieiaL present: Co~nissiaters Jas. $.rate, Jr., and lsa. P. Janes, Supt. of Fhblic 'Ik~rks Raleigh Erwin, City Attorney Jno. S. giibler, and City Clerk J. E. Muldoon. Miautes of the last meetinss were read and approved. T!w Mayor iatroduoed an Ordirianoe, which was read is full. Coam~issiaueer Crate cads a motion that the ordinance be adopted as read. The matioa was seeam~dei by Caaui.asiaoser Jaa:os and carried by the tollewiag sots: AYSSs Moor Pfeiffer, Ca~iasioner8 Crate and Jones. ROES: Aenze. The ordiaanee thus adopted follower ~-~ CRDIYASiCE CANVa,SSING RETURNS AAD DSCLARIYG RESULTS OF TEE BOAD ELECT IOA 18i,D Ilf THE CITY OF I.A P4tTE, TEIAS, OA AP1tIL 16, lyt~9 11HEREA,S, there was held in the City of Lt Porte, Tezas, on the 16th day of April, 191i.9, sa election at which was submitted to the duly gnalified resiteat electors of said. city who owm taxable property within said city aad who had du]y rendered the same for tazatian the following propositivads, to-wits PBOPCSITICA N0. OAS SHALL THE CITY CO10lISSIOA OF TSE CITY OF LA PORTE, TS~CAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BOAD3 OF SAID CITY IA T~ A1ROUi1T OF #75,000, MATURIIfG SER- IAII,Y 1PITHIN TWEIiTY(~O} YEARS FRCS[ THEIR DATE OR DATE, /lliD BEASIAG IN- TEBFST AT A RATE AbT TO SXCE'8D FOB (~) PE'St CEAT PER ANAQId, FC@ THE ACQUI- SITIOII OF A CAPITAL lROJSCT, TO-li!T: COITSTEUCTIBG AAD D~PRCNI)TG THB RAADS, BRIDGES AAD STREETS OF SAID CITY AAD TO LErY TA7BS CH ALL TA%AELS PROPERTY WITH1]~ SAID C1TY SVFFICIBN7.' TO PAY TH8 Ax]tUAL I1~PEREST OA 5/114 GOADS AAD TO PROVIDE A BINIIIls1 FUITD TO PAY TSE PRINCIPAL THEREOF AT l[AT- URITZ. ! PxoPOSrrzog Ao. Two SHALL THE CITY CCiDi~ISSI~T OF THE CITY OF LEA P~RTE, TBSAS, BE A,UTHC~IZED TO ISSUE THS BCSiD~~ OF SAID' CA7 ZdT TE ANOUpT OF X25,000, YATURDfG SER- IALLY ~TI=HDi TWEBTY.($O) YEARS FEOSd THEIR DATE CSZ DATBS, A~ aE~81xG IN- TEREST AT A RATE NOT TO E7CCE$D FOQR (l~9L) PER CE6TT PER AIiDUM, F'Cfft THS AC- QUISITION OF A CAP]TAL PROJECT, TOalITs CCSTSTRUCTIlEF A GARBAGE DISPOSAL IiiCI2iFdtA?fB AAD TO Lb7T TAxES t7B ALL TAZAELE PROPERTY NITHIN SAID CITY SUFFICISEE TO PAY THE AAAUAL INTEREST OA SAID ROADS AAD PROVIDE A SINICIA(i FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF AT YATU8ITY; and 1l~REAS, there were oast at said eleotiaa 175 totes, of which nurber there were oast: 272 P80POSITION NO. ONE FCR TSB I8SIIANCE ,~ ~'75,OOQ STBEBT BOIIDIS AGAIgST T>l8 I3sIIAi~Tr of ~75,00o sTRE'LT Z![PROVl~I9T Boss YAJaRITY FCR THE ISSIIAAC~; OF #75,000 STREET IIiPR0VE1GS14T 130E P84P0$ITION 80. T1P0 FQR Tl~ ISSIIANCZS OF X25,000 6ARaAGE II~CIHEILATC~ BOTiDS AGAZI~sT THE ISSV~xcE ll~' X25, 000 GABDAAt~ Ilic I~SOB BO~i'DS 133 Yotes ~4 ©otes qj Yetea 13~. Votes 38 Votes IiA~T~t1T2 ,FOB TSE hSSUANCIi OF X25,000 GARBAGE IITCIIlI~A,TC@ B~iD6 9~ Votes as sham ii the official elsotiva returns heretof®ro subs~itted to Shia City Ce~iss- ice and filed with flea City Cleric; Therefore BE IT ORDAI1rSD by the City Cos+mdasiwr of the City of La Porte, Texas s Seetiae~, 1s That said. a],eation -was duly Balled and azvtiee theresf giveaoe iar asevrdaa,oe with L.w; that said a leoti at woes held ia` the s-anner required by lax; that diu returns of said eleotioar have best asade b9 the proper offioeurs; that said eleetica has resulted favorably to the issuanoe of the bonds desoribed iar each of acid propositions aamd that a ara3erity of ire qual.ilYed voters voting at said eleatioa have voted is favor oP the issuaaae of the bonds dssaribsd iar each of said propositiva~e. Sevtiaa 2s That the City Coss>riaeisa is atox autborised to issue all of said boards aaei to de away and all thus areoessary aaacl •on~enieart is aoaaneotisn therewitl. ..This ordiaaaoa shall be effeotive iaaediate>,y upca its adoptioat. Pd53ED AHD APPROYBD this 18th d~ of April, 191!;9. H. 3. Pfeiffer or, City of co>rte, Bus ATTEST: J. E. lduldoo>< Ci r , City orte, Bus c~~~ !~ 273 Yoticn, by Crate, aeoonct by Jonas, to accept and open bids ltay 3, 1y~.9, on #25,000 Qarba;e ~oinerator Baade, and #75,000 Strret Iaprares:eat Boo~ds, also as alternate bid oantaini~ an optioau for their redemption as asy interest paying date on or 15 yeax+~ t5rr~a their date. Carried. The Comsnisaiea~ ordered the bide ae. reaaodeliug of the Garage Aparl~m~eat, opened. The bids were opened as:d tabulated as folloxs: B. H. Browniit:g Hru~oett d Brualett lf. E. Crenehatr do Co. Yooare de Yoore #5L~13.fI0 375 • 33.49 x.90 Motion by Joo~es, second by Crate, to aeoept bid of Bru~aett sad Bramlett, i:a- the ~uuouat of #375 •~ • Carried. Yotieat bT Crate, seoond by Jones, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. ,/ / ~ ~' . fe er, yoro!' the- "ity of I+a Porte, Tsxas