HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-27-1949 Regular Meeting
I4IINUTES - IEG"tTLAR MEF'1' ING
• LA t'U??'T E CITY C Gl~~oiISS I UN -OCTOBER 27, 191.9
10:00 ~1. M.
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Regular meeting of the City Commission was eallecl to order by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer,
with the following members and city officials present: Commissioners Jas. S. Crate,
Jr., and ti'Ym. P. Jones, City Attorney Carl C. Patrick, and City Clerk J.E. Muldoon.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
T~otion by Crate, second by Jones, authorizing the City Clerk to issue a building
permit to .A. A. Womack, Jr., for building according to plans presented to the
Commission for Ed Martin in Block Ia.3, La Porte.
Carried.
B~Iotion by Crate, second by Jones, that the following Resolution be adopted:
RES ULUT IOiv
SVHEFF;AS, heretofore, the Mayor of the City of La Porte prepared and submitted
to the Board of Commissioners at its meeting held on October 13, 191}9, his proposed
budget for the fiscal year July 1, 191.9 to June 30, 195A; and,
"JHEP,EAS, the Board of Commissioners filed such proposed budget with the Clerk
of the City on September 26, 191.}.9 and designated that a public hearing on such budget
be held at the City Hall at 11:00 o'clock A. PJf. on October 27, 1919, and caused
public notice of such hearing to be made; axed,
"~JHEFtEAS, such public hearing has been held, it is therefore ordered by the
Board of Commissioners that the budget as prepared and submitted by the Mayor,
is hereby finally approved by the Board of Commissioners, and it is hereby ordered
that a true copy of such approved budget, together vrith a copy of this order,
shall be filed uz each of the offices of the Clerk of the City of La Porte, the
County Clerk of Harris County, 'Texas, and the State Comptroller at Austin, 'Texas.
Carried.
14lotion by Jones, second by Crate, that Ordinance No. 388, being
ATd ORDINANCE bIAKING APrRUPPIA'i:'IONS F'OR SUPPUR'1' OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTS, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 191+9, APJD EAJDING JUNE 30,
1950, AND DECLARING AN E14IERGEIuCY,
be adopted as read.
Carried.
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P;iotion by Jones, second by Crate, that Ordinanoe No. 389, being
ATd URDINAidCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSI:~NT' AND COLLECTION OF AN AD VALOREM
TAX F~? THE YEAR 191.~g, OF AIdD AT THE RATES OF X1.50 ON EACH X100.00 VALUATION OF
TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF LA POF{TE F~? THE r'UI?1'OSE OF PAYIIJG THE INTEREST ON,
.AND A S INKIi1G FUND FOR, THE RID EJIPl' ION OF "C ITY OF LA PATE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES
1931..1.", "CI`T'Y OF LA POR`i'E SEZ'!ER FUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1938", "CITY OF LA FORTE
SEVdER REFIINDTNG BONDS, SERIES 19)x.", AND "C Tl'Y OF LA POP~TE HATER SYSTEM REFUNDING
BONDS, SERIES 1916", "CITY OF LA FORTE STREET' I;~'.PROVEI~~NT BONDS, SERIES 1949"s AND
"CITY OF LA FORTE GARBt1GE INCINF,RATOR BONDS, SERIES 191+9", AND F'GR PAYING CURRENT
EXPENSF',S OF SAID CITY,
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be adopted as read.
Carried.
The Commission instructed the City Clerk to publish Notice to Bidders that sealed
bids will be received by the City of La Porte until 10:00 A. ~:., idovember 18, 19.9,
for a Motor Grader with hydraulic or mechanical blade control, Tandem drive gas-
oline powered, and in a light weight olass, not to exceed 9000 pounds .
Lotion by Jones, second by Crate, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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E. I~~Zuldoon, ity Jerk of the ity H. if ery I. or of the ity of
La Porte, Texas La Po~;te,,Tex~s