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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-24-1949 Special Meeting285 MINTITES - SPECIAL MEIfi IN~ LA PoRTE CIT~c CoM~ssION ~- ZdAY 24, 1949 -10:00 A. ~d. Speo3.a1 ieeeting of tho City Caamiission was galled to order by Mayor H. J. Ppeiffer, with the folltrwiag members and pity affioials present: Commissic~ers Jas. S . Crate, Jr. s and Y~at. P. Jones, .Supt. of Publio 1Porks Raleigh Srxtn, llbn. Maness, representing matt C. Hedriek, City Pmgigeer, City Attorney Carl C. Fhtriak, and J. $. Muldoon, Ciiy Clerk. Motion by Crate, seaoad by Joaea, authorising the City Clerk to issue _a larvd speaker permit gratin to ~. t3. Mathis, Jr., for the benefit of the La P©rte Volunteer Fire D®partaaent in their sale of tiolaets to the Air Shan. Carried. The Caeuaissia¢i instructed the City Clerk to open the bids an $25,000 Qarbage Incisterator "Saasds, and $75•~ Street Improvement Bands. Motion by Crat®, secaout by Jones to aasspt bid aub~ai.tted by Mc Clung and Kniokerbooker and Ernest L. Brown, Jr. The bid was as follows: BID FOR BONDS The Hauscrable Mayor and City Ca®aissioas ,~ LR Pay-te, Teaas. For your. $25,000 t~rbage Iaoinerator Baonds ~e bid par and scoured interest t® date a~f deliv plus a Dash pure~aium of $ b7.00 for Bands bearing interest at the rate of 3e . :T®ta1 interest c®st $5tr~7.00 For your $75,000 Street Improrement Bands ~ bid par and notated interest to date of delivery plus a Dash premium of $ 134.00 Par Beds bearing interest as Pollo~rs s 3~ aas all Boards maturing 1960 thru 1969 Tate], interest goat $43,680.00 .As an alternate bid on the $75,000.00 Street Imprcrvem9nt Bawds wa bid you par and aooured inteorest to date of delivery plus a sash premium au£ $ 2..00 far Boa~tds cantaiui~ an option for their redemption ®n airy interest paying date on or after 15 years from their date, for Banda beaxi,ag interest as folloRS: 3~ aaa all Bounds maturing 1960 thrn 1969 Total Interest goat to maturi~ date $4j3,680.00 It is agreed that all Bonds will be dated and mature as ahowu an trre Notice of Sale. The paying agent shall be the First Aatiaoaal Bask, La Porte, Tezas. It is agreed that this is a bid for all or Wane of the $100,000 of Bawds. The City Agrees that it will consider all bids an this same basin and not as separgte bide for each issue. ,~ ~,.z. ,... _ _ 286 This Bid is subject only ~da7.iv®ry within 4~j dgy~s fres< Ma~j, 1~.9, and to the unqualified legal opinion of Msssars. Vinson, Elkins, lYeemos & Frsncis, Houston, T eacas . The City Rill pay all eacpensas inoid~ut ato the issuance and delivery oaf thes Bawds, at any Bank in Austin, Teotas. The City sprees that it will cooperate with the suo©esstul bidder ix seeyarisg the legal opinion of ax~y ether attorrsey, however, the bidder agrs9s to pay ,all ezpenses of suoh ad~ditivnal opixian, agd it is further agreedthat this sale sha11 not be subject to any opinion: other that that of .Viascn, Slkinss Aeesea de Franois• As evidenoe of our good faith we hand you herewith anCashiarta Cheak in the amount of ~2, E)04.40, this oheok to be halal by the Citg, tmcashad, until wee ~ have caoaplled w3.th the terms of this Bid and then returned to us, or should we tail or refuse to Damply with the terms of this bid then this oheok shall be cashed and the pr®osads aaoep- ted by the City as full and complete liquidated damages. The City reserTes the right to r e jeot a~6- er all bids • 8espeettully aubmitted~ Signed Mc Clung & $nickerbooker Ernest L. Broani, Jr. By Ernest L. Brown, Jr. Accepted b9 unanimous vote ~-..the City Ca~3ssion of La. Porte, Texas, this the 24th da~r of May, 1949 • ATTI~ST: J. 8.•Muldoon H. J. PPeitfer City. lark Mayor Carried. Motion by Crate, sec and by JoaneB, that Ordiaanoa No• 375, boing , Aft ORDINANCE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING THS BOUNDARY LINES OF THE CITY OF LA FORTE, TEAS, AND ANNEXING ADDITIOBAL ADJACENT TERRIT~Y TO SAID CITY, be adopted as read. Carried. The Mayor introduced an Ordinance which was read in full. Cassuissioner Jonea moved that it be adopted as read. The Motion was seconded by Ce~aistsfo~ner Crate, suad carried by the tollowiag vote: . AYES: Mayor PPeitfer, Casani.saioners Crate & Janes g NOES s None The Ordinemce thua adopted tollc~was - C] _.. ..._ __. _ _.. _ ._,.. _ . " 1 ,,.. 287 AN CBDIPiA,NCE AVPHOR~G THE ISSIIA~ICE OF X75,000 ~TRL~ IMPROVEMEI9T BQTTDS; PBE.SCRIBING THE TERNS AND CONDI'PION3 THEREOF; AND LI~YING TAXES TO PAY' THE PRINCIPAL A1~ID AdPEREST THERE~iT. Cozmeissias~er Jaaiss iatroduoed axe. Ordinance v~ioh xas read 3n full. Cc~anmissioner Crate moved that it be adopted. The Motioan xas seconded by Commnissimer Jones and carried by the folleming emote z AXES s Mayer Pfeiffer, Commissioners Crate dz Janes NOES s Naave . The Ordinance thus adopted followsz AN CRDINAI~E AUTHORIZING THE ISSIIANCg OF $25,000 GARBAGE INCINERATQR BONDS, PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF, AND LEYYI4~G TA7~S TO PAX THE PBINC IPAL Alm INTEREST THEREC~i. Yotian by Jonas, secaetd by Crate, iaatruoti~g Supt. of Public ~faarka Raleigh Erwia~ to oii, Freese axd flush all fire hydramts at least anus every 90 days ar~d paint thatt a dir~tinotiTe Dolor at least aurae every year. Carried. The Cammnissian authorised The City Clerk to ad3ust Mrs. Martha Chalaupka's rater bill. The Comaissian instructed the City attorney to xrite a fire erdigance in canrieotica xith the burning of trash, papers eta. 1[r. Dank G. Saber appeared before the Caasmission xith a proposal of Aesoident- Health and Hospitalization insurance for the city employees. The Caaemi.s~aiart requested ll~r. Baker to leave his policy xith these aid their xould advise him, of their action. Motion by Crate, second by Janes, that tie meetiaag ad~ouxat. Carried. Dam, i er of e . J. PPe er, or he i of ity ad' La Paa~t®, Teams La Paa~te, .Texas ,~