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LA PCRTE CITY C(B~I3SION - 2[AY 3, 1`49
1Os00 A. D[.
Speoial greeting of the City Caasmiasian was Balled to order by Mayor H. J.
Pfeiffer, with the .fallowing .members and. oity etfioials present: Causuniasiaeners
Jas. s. Crate, Jr•, e-nd 1!1m. P. Janes, Supt• oP Ptiblia forks Raleigh 84~wi~, 16Q-.
2(aues$, representing Hyatt C. Hedrick, City Bngiaee~r, Carl C. Patriek, City
Attoraegr, sad J. H. ~[uldoan, City Clerk.
Minutes at tls~e last meetiasgs were read sad apprcrred•
The Commission. ordered bids opened on new proposed water mains ,and setti~ag of
fire hydrazits. Bidders were Ed Hiles, George Caaost~uatian Campa~r, x..l, ~io-
Glend~n, John G. Holland Cc~enstrnoti:on Company, and Qayen and 1@iittea.
The Casaission iaetrueted the City Clerk to tabulate the bids, and have ready
foar their zest msetiag.
The City Glerk read a letter Eros Jos R. ~aaae, 3a which he requested the
city to deed to him.the alley is Block 1102, La Porte, the city reserving ease-
are~ for water mains, etc.
The Counaissioas referred his letter to the City Attorney
The Camimis:im instructed the City Clerk to open the bids sun x25,000 ti~aarbage. Ia-
ciaeratvr Bounds, and ?5,040 street Improvement Bawds.
Martian by Jams, sevousd by Crate, to accept bid subxitted by ldoClung and Hniok-
erbooker, eaad $rnest L. Broom, Jr• The bid was as follows:
BID F08 BONDS
The Hoodaurable llegrvr and
City Cc~iasioan,
La Porte, Texas.
For your x25,Q~o Q~az~brrge Inoine¢~ator Bonds we bid par and accrued interest
to date crf' delive plus a Dash premiuer of x67.O~o for Bonds bearing interest
at the rate of 3.
Total interest post x5037.50.
For your x75,000 street haprovenment Bands we bid par axd aocruted interest
to date of d elirery plus a Bash premium a~f x131~.OQPor Binds bearing interest
as follows:
3~ ao4 all Bowls maturing 1960 thru 1969 and
on all Bands maturing 19 thru 19
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~~ Total interest oust x1F3,680
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Aa an alternate bid Dal the X75,400 Street Improvement Bawds we b3,d yon par awl
aoorued iatersst to date of delivery plus s. Dash pre~aiua of ~ 2l~,.OOfor Bonds oo~-
taining an optioa for their redemption acre any interest paying date an or titter
15 years loom their date, far Bawds bearing interest as follpwta
3~ an ail Bawds mt-tnring 1960 thru 1969 and
am all Bonds maturing 19 thru 19
Total interest oust to maturity date ~1.~,660.00.
It is a~seed that all Bonds .will be dated asd matare as shoMm an the Xosine of
Sale. zhe payimg agent shall be the 'First ]iatianal Bank, La Porte, Teucae.
It fa agreed that this is a bid for all `or nacre of the X100,000 of Gonda, Ths
City agrees that it will oa~sider all bids an this 8a~ basis and not as separ-
ate bids Por eaoh issue.
Thin Bid is sub~eot only. to delivery ,within I~5 deers fsam Ns3r 3, 19,49, sad to the
unqualifiid legal opinion of Yessers. Yiasaaa, Blkias, iKeeme awl Fraaois, $oustaa,
Texas .
The City will pay all ezpeases inoiiexit to the issuanee and dsl9.very oP .these
Bands, at aa3r BauY in Austin, Texas.
The City .agrees that it will oooperate ~irith the suoceastul bidder is seouring.ths
legal opiaian o! a~i other attorney, ho~aver, the bidder agrees to pay alI eacpes-
ses of snob additioosal epiniam, and it is further agreed t}iat thin sale shall not
be sub3eat to say opinica- other than that ai' 9inaaa~, Blkins, keens ~ Fra~rois.
_As evidenoe of our good faith we hand you herewith a Ctahier~s Cheat is the aa-
ount o! X2,000:00, this oheok to be held by the City, ineashed, mil ws have
oomplied with the terms of this Bid and then returned to us, or~ahould wee-tail
or rettise to Damply with the tersas of th3a bid them this oheo]c shall be Dashed
a~ad the prooeeda aoospted by the City as fall acrd oonplete liquidated damages..
The C31$r reserves the right to reheat anpr or all bide.
xeapeotfally subnitted,
Sfgned YvClung b 8niekerbablosr
&~nest L. Brerm, Jr.
Aooepted by uaeainous vote of the City Cdimiasian of La Porte, Teucaa, this the
3~ ~ of w4Y~ 1`~9•
Attest: d. B. ~tuldoao~ B. J. Pfeiffer
y so rY Yom'
Carried.
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Notio2s by Crsit e, seoaasd by Janes, istissstruating the City Clerk to procure
a Surety 'Baadd is the aoaourst of ~1000:fl0, c~ Carl C. Patrick, City Attorney.
Carried.
Notices by Crate, second by Jaa!ies, authorizing Sd Yiles to construct l~holes
is Bloolrs 90 and 91, Bayfrcuat 1-dditian.
Carried.
Yotioz by Joaea, second by Crate, that the following bills, in the aggregate
` amount of $1~.,38~j.•65, ice paid a
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Atlantic, Gulf de PlROifie Co.
mss. H. Baugh
$leotrio Shoe Shop
$ureloa Fire Hoae
Gabor C a~epany
Galieston IInited Disinfectant Co., lno.
Houston Lighting da Power Co.
Houston lTatural Gas Corporation
Julian*s Studio
Berber Hot or C aonpany
LAOIr~s Associate Store
LA Porte Hardware C asspanry
La Par~te ~suranos Agena61
ta, Porte Lumber Gaapan`y
Ls Porte Stationery ~ Boo1c Store
lbueioipal Supply Co.
Ya Nillan CheTrolet Co.
$orris & Stanford
Norris & Stanford
l!-. Id. P®lker do Scos
Rubes Hleotrio Cwepa~gy
The La Porte Liberal
The Steek CeMpany
Southwestern Bell Tel. Co.
Thanes Hardware
T. B. Trotter
Wells Noter Co.
~ X7.50
6.00
12.11
1,176.00
53.80
8.75
356.31
?,26
6.50
2~.
5«41
25.00
X3.32
7.65
224.21
9•~5
l~b0.00
l~26.40
x+•54
901.00
2]2.05
5.26
21.50
1I~.81
62.50
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Carried.
Notion by donee, ascend by Crate, authorising the Ci#y Clerk to pnrohase
1000 legal size envelopes.
Carried.
Ibtian by Crate, sedv~ad b9 Jones, authorizing the ~Y~ and City Clerk to
eascute an easement over, alogg and across land awned by the city and des.
vribed as fol]swss
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Crer sad across South E Street, South F Street., South a Street,.South H
Street, Sough I Street, South. d 8trest, Fit`lh lt+s~grs, First 'Street, ~Tiath
Street abd Tenth Street iri the City of L- Porte, said City of La Porte Sub-
di~isioa being is the dohneaa Hunter 3urPey, dbstraot loo. 35 and being more
tnl}y dseoribed in 901. S, A-ge 16 of the $arr38 Courtly Yap Records, ~ioh
dsseriptiea is here reFerred to and made a part eP herein.
Carried.
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Ycrtia~r by dales, ssoamd by Crate, that the cooling ad~otu~t.
Carried.
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