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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-09-1949 Regular Meeting ~~~ MINUPk~S - REGULAR MEET ING LA PCffZT E CITY COMMISSION -AUGUST 9, 19l~.9 10:00 A. M. ~~ Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer, with the following members and city officials present : Corcnissioner Jas. S. Crate, Jr., V'~rn. Maness, representing Wyatt C. Hedrick, City Engineer, Jas. A. Mc Cauley, Building & Plumbing Inspector, Raleigh Erwin, Supt. of Public YJorks, Carl C. Pat- rick, City Attorney, and J. E. R4uldoon, City Clerk. Minutes oi' the last meeting were read and approved. ~;~. Sam Huwieler appeared before the Commission and requested the City to place some shell on the North side of Iowa Avenue. The City advised him they would do so as soon as the shell was available. Mr. Milton Beok appeared before the Commission and requested them to annex the area West of La Porte. After much discussion he was advised they would consider the matter and do now have some annexaticm. plans under way. Mr. Wm. Maness, representing V+Tyatt C. Hedrick, City Engineer, presented the Comm- iss ion with a f final statemexYt from George Consolidated, and which they had approved for payment. Motion by Crate, second by Pfeiffer, authorizing the City Clerk to issue a check in the amount of X980.00, as final payment to George Consolidated. Carried. The commission instruoted the City Attorney to write an amendment to Ordinance No. 366 authorizing a building already in the Fire Zone to be moved to another location in the Fire Zone for a period of six months, while another building was being constructed in accordance with Ordinance No. 366, and after above mentioned time, old building is to be moved out of the Fire Zone. The Mayor ordered the bids opened on 1 - 1949 ~l~e~rele~k Long feel Base 12 Ton Truck. Bids open were tabulated as follows Kerber Motor Company Mc Millen Chevrolet Co. ~ 1, 602.73 1571.34 Both submitted bids in the amount of ~69L{..84 for body as per specifications on file. Mot ion by Crate, seoond by Pfeiffer, authorizing the City Clerk to issue a purchase ord®r to Mc Milian Chevrolet on their low bid of $1,b02.73, for truck. Carried. 321-a- Motion by Crate, second by Pfeiffer, authorizing the City Clerk to issue a purchase order to South Texas Equipment Co., Inc., in the amount of ~6~..8t~ for body for truck, as per specificatiams. Carried. Upon motion by Commissioner Jas. S. Crate, Jr., duly seconded by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer, and carried by unanimous vote, the following Resolution was adopted: RESOLUI' ION "WHEREAS , it has been mad, a kn ova. t o the City C ounc i 1 of the City of I.~ Porte, Texas, that the La Porte Volunteer Fire Department is 3.n need of additional fire fighting equipment in the nature of an F5 Ford Truck, but lacks sufficient funds v:*ith t~rhich to make the necessary purchase; "AREAS, said Fire Department has agreed to maintain and operate such .additional equipment provided the City of La Porte will purchase such equipment to be used in the protection of property from fire within the City of La Porte and in the vicinity thereof in oases of emergency; "~'VHEREAS , opinion that public City but sufficient punches a thereof ; The City C ommi s s i an of the City of La Porte is of the necessity warrants the purchase of such equipment by the funds of the City are not available for the iirunediate "1. RESOLVED: THAT The City Clerk be authorized to issue the negotiable Hate of the City to be desigr,.ated 'Test Anticipation Note' for~the budget year of 1~.9; such note to be in the principal amount of Sic Hundred Dollars 0600.00); to bear interest at the rate of 5~ per oent per annum; interest payable at maturity; said note to be due and payable on or before ninety (90) days from and after the date of issuance and to be secured by a chattel mortgage on one Ford F5 Fire Truck, bearir_g Engine No. 83Q15888; that said note and chattel mortgage in security thereof be sold by the Direc- tor of Finance to the First National Bank of La Porte, Texas, at not less than face value. When such note has been signed by the Director of Finance and de- livered to said Bank together with the duly executed chattel mortgage and a duly authent ieat ed copy of this res oluti on, the irdebted.nes s thereby evidenced shall be fully binding against the City, and the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to receive and receipt for in the name of the City the proceeds to be derived from such Town. PASSED on this the 9th day of August, 1~Ci.9, on first and final reading by 2 AYES-and 0 NOES. APPROVID by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk on this day. Carried. Motion by Crate, second by Pfeiffer, that Ordinance A;o. 383, being L~ r . • 325 AN ORDINANCE.AUTHORTZING-ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ALL LOTS, TRACTS, OR OTHER --PARCELS OF LAND SITUATED WITHIN THE .CORPORATE ~LI~ZTS OF THE CITY UN WHICH -TMPR(NEMENTS ARE LOCATID AND WHICH ANY PROPERTY LIlVE THEREOF IS WITHIBT TAREE HUNDRED (300) FEET FROM ANY MAIN OR LATERAL SEViIERAGE LINE OF THE CITY; SUCH ASSESSMENTS BEING FOR THE COST OF MATERIAL AND LABOR TU BE EXPENDED BY THE CITY IN CONNECTING SUCH PROPERTIES TO SUCH SEWERAGE -LINES; FIktTHER.PROVIDIATG THE METHOD OF"PAYMENT OF SAID COST AND AUTHORIZING SAID CITY TO ACCEPT THE NOTE AND VOLUNTARY LIEN OF SUCH PROPERTY 'OV~TERS IN EVIDENCE AND SECURITY OF THE COST THUS EXPENDED, be adopted as read. Carried'. The Mayor introduced an ordinanc® which was read in full. Cormnissioner Crate made a motion that the ordinance be adopted as read. The motion was seconded by Mayor Pfeiffer and carried by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Pfeiffer, Commissioner Crate. NOES.: None. The Ordinance thus adopted follows : iv o - 3 8 ~/ AN ORDINANCE AWARDING SALE ~OF `50,000 INSTALLMENT OF A X100,000 ISSUE OF WATERWORKS AND SEVER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas: That the proposal of Ernest L. Brown, Jr., Houston, Texas, to purohase at a price of par ark. accruod interest, the.. following described bonds, to-wit X50,000 City of La Porte Vaterr~orks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, dated March 15, 1~Ci.9, bearing interest at the rate of ITf per annum, maturing as provided in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of said bonds adopted by the City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, on June 28, 1~,9, being numbered 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, ,13, 15, l7, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 3~+, 37, ~.o, 43, 1~6, . ~-9, 50, 53, 54, 57, 58, 61, G2, 65, 66, 69, 70, 73, 74, 77, ?8, 81,82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, g2, 93, 94, and 95, and being a part of the X100,000 installment of bonds authorized by sair3. ordinance, be and the same is hereby aoeepted. Said bonds shall be delivered to the said Ernest L. Brov~m, Jr., subject to the unqualified approval as to the legality by the Attorney General of Texas and municipal band attorneys designated by the purchaser. That, the Attorney General of Texas is requested to appra~ve only the bonds numbered out of the X100,000 in principal amount of bonds authorized in said ordinance and to ho]r~. the remaining X50,000 until further orders of the City Commission. PASSES AND APPROPED this 9th day of August, 1~.9. `~14. It was recommended by the Mayor that the City annex territory West to Under- wood Road, thence North to Ship Channel, East with the Ship Channel to High- way ]1.i.6, thence with Highway ]!G6 to present city limits. The Mayor then out- lined on the map to the City Attorney the exact area desirod to be annexed. Upon motion by Jas. S. Crate, Jr., and duly seoonded aBd oaxried by unanimous vote, it vira"s ordered that the territory out lined on the map be annexed to the present city limits of La Poa~te. `fhe City Attorney was instructed to prepare ordinance with proper field notes, and to have ready not later than August ]2th. Upon motion by Crate, sec and by Pfeiffer, this meeting was recessed, subjeot to call "of the Mayor. " n ~ "Carried. " AUGUST 12, 19l~.9 10:00 A. M. .. ,. ~L_ r-,., ~`=~ 1 AUGUST 1~', 1.x.9 10:00 A.he. The regular meeting of the La Porte City Cor.~nission held. osi August ;ath, 1;x.9, which was recessed at 1:00 P. n?. on said date, subject to the call of the Mayor, was reconvened or_ this date at 10:00 o~clock A. Dtf., and galled to order by the Mayor, vrith the following members and city officials present : Mayor L~. J. Pfeiffer, ComuLi.ssicner Jas. S. Crate, Jr., and Garl C . Patrick, City Attorney. Upon reconvening, the minutes were taken ~~y trae City Attorney in the ab- sence of J. E. Muldoon, City Clork. The City Attorney announced that the annexation ordinance t^ras ready for approval. The caFstian of the Ordinance reads as follatius No- ~~S AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING TI'.E BOONDARY LIMITS GF TiTE CITY OF LA PORTE, TE~A,S, A21D ANNEXING ADDITIONAL ADJACENT TERRITORY TO SAID CITY. The City Attorney then read tre Ordinance in fu11, which was approved by the Commission, and upon motion by Commissioner Crate and duly seconded by Mayor Pfeiffer and carried, the Ordinance as read was approved. Carried. There being no further business, upon motion. by Crate, seconded by Pfeiffer, the Commission adjourned. Carried. ST: ~,. ,' ~l ~ A . i2/L~- ~ ~a ~`v~-;~ ~ z_C_ __ . Pduldoon, City Clork of the H. J. eiffer, 4ayor of the City Gity of La Porte, Texas of La Ppxte, `texas ~~