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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1950-03-30 Regular Meeting MIl~tUTES - REGULAR MEETING LA PCRTE CITY COMMISSION -MARCH 30,1950 lU:~iO A. M. Regular meeting ®f the City Ce~aissisn was called to order by Mayer H. J. Pfeiffer, wi~Is the following members and eitq` officials present= Commissiea,ers Vim. P. Jones end Jas. S.Cratc, Jr., Raleigh Erwin, Supt. of ~blic 1~erk8, Carl t3. Aatriek, City Attorney, gym. Maness, representing 1Wyatt C. Hedrielr, City En- gineer, and d+ E. Mold©on, City Clerk. Minutes of tlue last meetixig were read and.. apprsv®d. The Commissi~ authorised the City ~tgineer to issue a change carder for Inl®ts only on BreaQ~r, for "A" Street to San Jaointa Avenue. The Coamissien unanimously authorised the l~.yer and City Clerk to sign munici- pal ®enstruatiwo. agreements with the State Highway Cemmissian on State Highway 225 to nth Street, and State Highway 1l~6 to S®uth E Street, and ordered the clerk to file agreements in oantract file. Carried. The Mayor introduced an erdinance, which wan read in full. Cemmissiener Jones made a e<mtiea: that the erdinance be s~depted a's read. The motias ways seeonded by Csmmissiaaer Crate and carried by the` fellew-1.ag` veto: AYES, Mayer Pfeiffer, Cercar-issiAner Jones, Oemmissiener Crate. NOES: None. The 'Ordinance caption reads as follows Ordinance Ne. 3gta, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PCEtTION OF STATE HIGHWAY N0. 225 IN THE CII'Y OF I.A PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, HEREIN- ABOVE REFERRED TO AS "THE STREET PROJECT" AND AUTH(~IZ ING THE 1~AYCii OF THE CITY TO EXECUPE AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO AFFIX THE CORPORATE SSAL AND ATTEST THE SAME, A CBRTAIN CONTRACT BETY~tEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDING FCR TAE INSTALLAT ION, CONSTRUCT IO~T, MAINTENANCE, EXISTEPdCE AND USE OF THE SAID STREET ~OJECT: FCR THE INDEMNIFICATION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, BY THE CITY AGAINST 717~,~DAMANGES TO ADJOINING, ABUTTING AND ~Agt PROPERTY, AND FOR EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLP.IM OR SUIT THEREOF: AND D2~IARING AND EMER- GENCY AND PRbSfIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FY?OM AND AFTER 1TS PASSAGE . Carried. The Mayer istreduced an ordin,anes, which was read in full. Csmmissieger Jones made a mvtio~t that the ordinance be adapted as read. The motiem was seconded by Cemmissieaer Crate and carried by the fsllowir~g Pete: AYES, Mayer Pfeiffer, Cemniss iona~ Jones, C~®iesiener Crate. NOES: Nene. The Ordinance eaptien reads as follews: 4oa ordinance No. 395 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FCIt THE CONSTRUCTION A~ MAINTENANCE OF THE PORTION C&' STATE HI(~WAY N0. ~ IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TE7LAS, BEREIN- ABOVE REFERRID TO AS "THE STREET PROJECT" AND AV,PHORIZ ING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY T O EXECUTE AND THE CITY SECRETARY T 0 AFFIX THE CORPORATE SEAL AND ATTEST THE SAI~dE, A CERTAIN CONTRACT BETV~EN T$E CITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, EXISTENCE AND U5E OF THE SAID STREET PROJECTS FOR THE INDEMNIFICAT IE7N OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, BY THE CITY AGAINST ALL DAMAGES TO ADJOINING, ABBUTING AND OTHER. PROPERTY, A1~D FOR EXPENSES IN CONNECTION ~YITH ANY CLAIM OR BUTT THEREOF: AND DDCLARING AND I~RGENCY AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FROM AND AFTER 1TS PASSAGE. Carried. Motion by Crate, second by James, de~sig~ating tha First National Bank of La- Porte, Texas, as the City's Depository, and authorisi~sg the Mayor and City Clerk to sign aoutraat with the bank, containing the same terms ae existing c®ntraat. Carried. Mr. Geo. Mo Millan requested to place a gasoline tank under the Sidewalk on 1~th Street, and request was unanimously denied. Carried. Meti©an by Janes, second by Crate, to pay Myatt C. Hedrick ~i~,2a9~5, out of the. Street Improvement Feed, and ~t529.95, out of the Revenue. Bond' Fund, in accordance with his statements. Carried. Upon motion by Crate, seconded by Jones, this. mooting was racossed at 1:()Q P. M., until l~st')O A. M., March 31, 1950. Carried. March 31, 1950 lO:aa A. M. The Mayor called tc- order the meeting which was recessed at 1 :f30 P. lt., l[arah 3®, lg5t~, with the following members ar8 city officials presort: Commisaieners Jas. S. Crate, Jr., and 1~n. P. Jones, and J. E. Muldoon, City Clerk. A discussion was held relative to the enlarging and extending the boundary limits sf the City of La P®rte, which were set out in Ordinance Ns. 392, and passed on January I9th, 1950. ~~ .~.. ~_ .: _ . _ _ 4«~ • The layer instruoted the City Clerk to read flrdinanoe No. 392 irx (1x11. Upvn readi~-g the ordinance is full, Ceraniasi®ner Janes made a motion which was seconded by Ce~miasiener Crate, that Ordinano• No. 392, being AN ORDINAACE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF TBE CITY OF LA FORTE, TEAAS, AND ANNEXING ADDITI(A~AL ADJACENT TERRITORY TO SAID CITY, be adopted un its second reading. Carried. ~Sation by Jazes, second by Crate, that the meeting adj®ura . Carried. A ST s ~ ~ /~ J E. Muldoon ity Clerk of he H. m~_iff , sr of the ity ity of La Porte, Texas •f La ~irtey Te