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Home My WebLink About1950-12-07 Regular Meeting_ ;~ _ • • MINUTES - R~11LAR ME~TIATO LA PORTE CITY COMgISSStN -DECEMBER 7, 1950 a 10:00 A. M. ~5b Regular meeting of the City Commission isas aalled to order by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer, with the following members and city officials present: Commissioners Wm. P. Jones,. City Attorney Carl C. Patrick, A. B. Moore, hhgineer on the Sewer Disposal Plant, Raleigh Eririn, Supt. of Public Works, and City Clerk J. E. Muldoon. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mr. Carl Qriffin appeared before the Commission in regard to his curb and gutter and drainage., Mr. Qriffin stated he would borrow the money and pay the curb and gutter assessment. The City agreed to make a survey of his drainage problem. Mrs. H. G. Thayer, owner of Lots !t to 8, Block 10, Sylvan Beach, appeared before the Commission and requested. the City shell Sylvan Avenue fronting Block 10. The City agreed to survey, ~r~de street and spread the shell if she would furnish same. Mr. A. B. Moore, Engineer, talked at length_ on the newer disposal plant. John Champagne,`Night Watchman, appeared before the Commission and requested a salary raise., The Commission advised him they would take his request under consideration. The City Clerk presented plans for a building to he erected in the Fire Zone, for Cuvis Carey. Motion by Jone: second by Pfeiffer, authorizing the City Clerk to issue a building. permit to Cuvis Carey for a building in Block 51, La Porte, according t o plans presented. Carried. The Commission instructed the. City Attorney to write the following property owners in connection with pacing stri s in front of their property on Main Street: Ed Cone, E. ~ of Lot 14, W. ~ of Lot 15, Block 57, La Porte - 25 Feet; Howard E. Brunson, E. ~ of Lot 13, W. ~ of Lot 14, Block 57, La Porte - 25 Feet; Miss Besse Penn Sharon, Trustee, Lots 13, 14, 15, 18,.19, Block 59, La Porte, 96 Feet. Motion by Jones, second by Pfeiffer, to ratify the issuance of the following checks: Check.No. Niles Construction Company 4635 ~F798.04 Niles Construction Company 4636 100.00 salver Company Company 4637 18.24 6aber Company 4638 237.95 Humble Oil & Refg. Co. 4709 577.22 Ben Berg 4711 55.00 La Porte Recreation Assoc. 4799 100,00 _ l,7 ~ ~-„P~>,~,. ~.-. Bills, Cont. • La Porte Recreation Assoc. 4896 50.00 Niles Construction Company 4820 1,122.10 La Porte Volunteer Fire Dept. 4933 100.00 La Porte Chamber of Coaunerce 4934 100.00 Niles Construction Company 4942 1,291.15 Redi Furred Concrete Prod. Co. 4943 b93.24 Standard Concrete Prod. Co. 4944 275.18 Standard Concrete Prod. Co. 4945 56.28 Bayshore Lumber Company 4946 25.00 La Porte Lumber Company 4947 91.09 Cha~tpion Auto Parts x.735 41.82 Houston Lighting & Porter Co. 4736 528.39 Clarke & Cour is 4737 13b.72 Houston Natural Chas Corporation 4738 2.32 Magnolia Petroleum Company 4739 15.00 La ports Hardware Coanpany .4740 26.27 Gulf Oil Corporation 4741 .223.49 Benson Tractor Company 11742 208.77 r- Houston Pager Equipment Co. 4743 71.24 ' Bayshore Lumber Company 47l~4 208.36. Overhead. Door Company 4745 140.l~5 Hollywood. Overhead Door Company 4746.._ 20.00 ~Pright 3dotor Freight Lines 4747 4.62 Meyer-Blanks Company 4748 28.50 r Municipal Supply Campaay 4749' 5b7.68 La Porte Sheet 2~etal works 4750 3.00 Art Concrete forks -4751 110.00 -Bob ~ Marius Restuarant 4752 6.25 Butler Fire Equipment Co. 4753 16..15 Galveston United Dis. Co. 4754 18.95 H. Childress 4755 9.b0 Kerber Motor Company 4756 1.15 Industrial Toxel Service 4757 10.83 La Porte Plumbing Service - 4758 Ib.45 .Magnolia Servl.ce Station 4759 .80 Manufacturers Trust Company 4760 .2.25 Chas. F. Meyer & Co. 47b1 31.25 Mc ~dillan Chevrolet Co, 4762 48.67 Norris & 4tanford 4763 14.40 A. M. Polker do Sons 47b4 40.20 San Jacinto Blue Print Co. 4765 313.00 Sharp Grain Company 476b 7.15 Shell Service Station. 4769 2,90 .Southern 82ue Print 4770 39.24 Southwestern Be11 Tel. Co. 4771 23.21 The Karpark Corporation 4772 4.87 The La Porte Liberal 4773 93.15- T. B. Trotter 4774 125.00 Mells 'dotor & Partsa Co. 4775 2.5b Cecil Wrogg 4776 252.00 Acme Rasi3i ator Shop 48b2 27.00 ~~ Bills, Contd. . ~ ~ • Bayshore Lumber Co. 4863 57.52 S~'alter S. Curlee 48b4 7.50 Galveston United Disinfectant Co. 4&b5 3.00 Houston Lighting & Power Co. 486b 421.50 Houston Natural Gas Corpcration 48b7 5.b8 H. Childress 4$b$. -9.30 Humble Oil & Refining Co. 4869 115.20 Industrial Towel Service 4870 3.68 .Lack's Associate Store 4871 5.37. ~.a Porte iiardwaxe Company 4872 74.b0 -La Porte Lumber Company 4873 1.00 M. T. Pattillo 4874 b9~.95 A. ~~. Polker & Sons 4875 9.00 La Porte Sheet Metal'~orks t~876 3.75 Gdagnolia Service Station 4877 6.55 Municipal Supply Co. 4878 413.71 kic ARi.llan Chevre:Iet Co. i~879 10.30 H. J. Pfeiffer 4880 36.50 F:oyal Typewriter Co., Inc. 4881 1b7.88 Savewaf Grocery 4882 37,68 Southwest Wheel & Equipment 4883 9.05 Scuthwestern Bell Telephone Co. 4884 23.95 T. B. Trotter 4885 b2.50 Underwood Corporation 4886 19.50 Wells Motor & Parts Co. 4887 1.76 Wright iusotor Freight. L' ine s 488$ 10.95 Carried. Motion by Jones, second by Pfeiffer, that the following bills be paid: Eureka Fire Hose X1,184.82 BayshorE 3icycle Shop 1.05 Bayshore Lumber Co. 1.92 Electric Shoe Shop 4.90 H. Childress 5.40 Houston Lighting & Pager Co. 373.11 Kerber Motor Co. 262.b3 La Por to Hardware Co. 51.8it La Porte Plumbing Service 3.It0 Mc t+~illan Chevrolet Co. 42.73 A. Ad. Polker & Sons 10.40 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 29.75 The La Porte Liberal 19.55 Wells Pdotor & Parts Co. 3,00 Carried. The City Clerk ~ esented the ~dayor~s propos ed budget for the fiscal year, July 1, 1950 to June 30, 1951, which was filed with the City Clark's office November 6, 1950, and after consideration and discus sion, a motion was made by Jones, second by Pfeiffer, to recess this meeting until 3:00 o'clock P. M., December 8th, 1950, at which time Commissioner Crate could be present for further dis- cussion of the budget. Carried. ~l~ Recessed 1:30 o'clock P. M., December 7th, 1950. _ 3 ., ...~ m,~, ~,,, r .F r „~:.:.; ::. f~~''M1 1 ~ P~ • . ~ • DECFi~!Bfl~ 8, 1950 3:00 P. NI. The Mayor called to .order the meeting which was recessed at 1:30 P. M., December ,~ ?, 1950, with the follaering members and city officials present: Commissioners Jas. S. Crate, Jr., and ?'am. P. Jones, and J.~. ?~ulc~oon, City Clerk. A discussion was held on the proposed budget, and after consideration a motion eras made by Crate, second by Jones, that the proposed budget for t he fiscal year 1950- 1951, be approved and that a public hearing be held at 11:40 o'clock A. Ird. December 21, 1950, at the City Hall, and 'that proper notice of such hearing be published in the La Porte Liberal.. Carried. Motion by Jones, second by Crate, that the meeting adjourn. TTF~T: - . Muldoon, ity erk o f the a orts, Texas Carried.