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MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
LA PCRTE CITY C OMMISS I01~ -APRIL b, 1950
10 :00, A. M.
Regular meeting of the City Comndssian was called to order by Mayor ~i.
J. Pfeiffer, with the following members and. city officials present: Com-
missioners Jas. S. gate, Jr., and Vim. P. Jones, Raleigh Erin, Supt. of
Public 1~orks, Carl C. I~triok, City Attorney, and J. E. Muldoon, City
Clerk.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Motion by Jones, - seavnded by Crate, authorising a loud speaker permit to
be issued to ~. H. "Bill" Rose, for the months of April, May and June,
1950, on the streets of La Porte.
Carried •
The Mayor ordered the bids opened which were advertised for opening on
April 6, 1950, for the pizrohase of one (1) ~-2'ar~, Chevrolet or Ford Trunk,
Standard {Pickup) Body, such bids to be. accompanied by a bid for the
purchase as trade-in on said truck of„ a 19tF8 Model 8 N Ford Traotor, No•
541d.~., together with accessories. The_ bids were opened an,d tabulated as
follows : -
Kerber Motor Co• Bid 1 - 1950 Ford -Ton 8 Cylinder Piak-up
Total - ~1,35a•oo•
Less trade-in allowance @ X1,350.00 on one used Ford Traotor.
This is an oven trade.
Mc Millen Chevrolet Co. Bid 1 - 1950 Chevrolet ~ron pink-up
equipped with double-noting shook absorbers front and rear,
and deluxe cab, in ezchan.ge for a Ford Traotor inoludix:g
equipm,mt for this tractor. q
After considerable discussion, motion by Crate, second by Jones, to accept
Kerber Motor Connpany's bid, and instructed the City Clerk to issue a pur-
chase order for same.
Carried.
The City Attorney was requ®sted to rendar~ an opinion on whether ar not a
special pity pol~.ce officer could carry a. gun, said officer not being
paid by the Citys
l~ticn by Crate, second by Jones, authorizing the City Attorney to order
from Stook Compe~y, identifying different officers of the City.
Carried:
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The City Clerk was instr~aated to notify Mr. ~+hn. Maness, representing 'Hyatt C.
Hedrick, to notify S~iysahe and Bruoe Bonding Comipany as to X500.00 being re-
tained for completion of disposal plant.
Motien by Crate, soeond by Jones, that the fallowing bills, in the aggregate
amount of ~ 16,763.66 be paid
-. La Porte Hardware Co. $ 90.05
L'1.ectric Shoe Shop - ~ - 10.b$
~dagnolia Petroleum Co. 13.5?
La Porte Insurance Agenoy 192.50
Nation,e.l Disinfedtant Co. 8..87
King Che~mioal~ Co. 8..65
Thomas Hardware 21.93
LaPorte Lumber Compaq ~- 1.63
Nunn Eleatrio Supply Corporation 83.27
Heights Armature Worl4s ~ 339.65
IInderwood Corporation 11.9(?
T. B. Trotter b2.50
The Jno. K. Taylor Co. 5.46
Harris County Abstract Co. 7.50
Strang Maohine Worlae 28.08
Southern Blue FYirrt, Ina. 6.00
s ~ Southern Adeter & Repair Co. 126.00
Southweertern Bell Tel. Co• ~ 19.05
A. ~d, Polker Ec Sons Welding Co. 7.50
Parker Bros. & Co•, Inc. 16.00
Wright Mota~r Freight Lines - ~ 1a..?7
A~unic ipal Supply Co. ,.18.24
Inc Mil].an Chevrolet Co. 24.5
Marsa Typewriter Exohange 7.50
La Porte Stationery do Book Store 3.22
Industrial--Towel Senrioe - 3.87
Humbl® Oil do Refining Co• 310.92
Houston Natural Gas Corporation 15.71
Houston Light ~ & Power Co• 352.9~.~
Gulf Oil Corporatism 11.70
Galveston IInited Disinfectant Co. 15.t~5
Clarke & C ourts 2.50
H. Childress 4.65
Beak Plumbing Co. 2.56
4 lpm. H. Baugh 8.62
Art C onorete Wor}cg 110.00
La Porte Plumbing Servioe 2.65
We lla Dot or 8e PartB C o. 31~.7l~
Bayou Concrete Pipe 282~,?5
$d Niles 1,534.1l~
Municipal Supply Co. 94.43
Bayshore Lumber Cwnpany 77.88
Nunn Electric Supply Corp. 602.60
1Kright Motor Freight Lines 9.75
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~~'omaok Construction C oL~.pany
Heights Armature Vdorks
Ed Niles
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175.46
958.00
lo,8go.37
413 ~'
16,763.66
C a.rr i.cd .
The M<~,yor instructed the City Clerk to ~,rrito into the minutes, copy of letter diroc-
ted to C. J. '~rilson, dated November 11, Zg49.
CITY OF LA FORTE
La Forte, Tex.
November 11, 1949
~:r . C . J. Z'Vils on
La Porte, Texas
Dear Sir
Confirming recent conversations between ,you end the City Commissioners of the
City of Ls, Porte, lease be advised ths.t the Citf is 1~rilling to roiieve ~~ou s
custodian of the 22' single jacket fire hoso pls~ced in your custody during the
Civilian Defense Program, Fsn.d does hereby agree to hold you harmless end indemnify
you from any u.~.d all claims essc:rted by the Civilian Defense rdministration.
Yours v~°ry truly,
C ITY OF LA PORT
BYf (Signed) H. J. Pfeiffor
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HJP:ems
Carried.
A discussion eras held on Ordina~. ce T3o. 392, which tvas passed on January 19, 1950,
a,nd 2~farch 31, 1950. The Mayor instructed the City Clerk to read Ordinance ATo. 392
in full. Upon reading the Ordinance in full, Commissioner Crate made a motion,
t,izich was seconded by Commissioner Jones, that Ordinance No. 3g2, being
AN ORDINANCE EDTiu1'2GITdG AND EXTENDING THE Bt}UND_1P,Y LII.iITS OF
TfIE CIl'Y OF' LA PORTF, TE:~AS, .FIND ANT:EYI2dG ADD IT IOrTAL T~t:zId
TORY TO SAID CITY,
be ^~dopted.
Carried.
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:Motion by Crate, second by Jonas, tl~.t the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
. E. ldoon, City C erk of the ° ity of
La Porte, Texas
H. J. feiffer, l+fayor of the ity of
La Porte, Texas