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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1950-12-21 Regular Meeting.~. „~P_~. .r~ -, . .. ~n • ,.. MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING LA PORTS CITY COMMISSION ~- DEC. 21, 1950 10:00 A. M. Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Kayor H. J. :Pfeiffer, with the following. members and city officials present: Commissioners Wm. P.~ Jones, and Jas. S.Crate, Jr., City Attorney Carl C. Patrick, A. B. Moore, Engineer on the Dever Disposal Plant, and City Clerk J. E;. Muldoon. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mr. Hugh Stone, Tax Commissioner, and..Mr. Heard, Attorney, both with, the .Humble Oil & Refining Company, appeared before the Commission and requested them to release a part of their land from the City which was annexed to the City under Section l0 of the Home Rule Charter. After. .considerable discussion, the City Commission denied their request. Mr. Ferbert Bartley, and Mr. Ben Browning, representing the La Porte Independent School District, appeared .before the Comsission, and requested the City to close the streets; *aive the taxes and penalties, on the land they recently acquired from Mr.~ A. 0. Blackwell, for a new school site. - The City Commission unanimously agreed to close the street ~an~d alleys on the school site, however it was-agreed that an easement should be xeta3,ned. This matter was handed to the City Attorney to determine what. interest-the City had i,n the streets and alleys, before taking further action. ' Motion by Jones, second by Crate, to accept. advance of monies.-for ..the cost of water and sewer lines construction to the A. 0. Blackwell school site, from the La Porte Independent School District, this advance to b e refunded tb the La Porte Independent School District, without interest, by crediting their account-with amount charged for water and sewer each month at the A. 0. Black~rell school-site, until total amount is refunded. After refund of advance is made, the school district shall pay the water and sewer charges on the A. O. Blackwell site, the same as on their other water accounts.' Oarried. z ,~ Ia~oticm by-donee „second by.Crate, instructing the City :Clerk toissue a purchase order to Sargent and Sawell, Inc., for one Wilshire Power Sweeper, with lights. Carried. :/ The City Clerk read a letter from the La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce, in which they requested the City to takd up with Southern Pacific, the matter of installing danger signals at their-railroad Grassing on the Spencer Highway. The Commission instructed the City Attorney to draw up an'ordinance compelling the railroad company to install warning signals. v" i, ~~ • The Commission instructed the City Clerk to hand tha City Attorney the names oP those property owners who had not paid their curb and gutter assessment. The City Attorney was instructed to write each of the owners, and if they did not answer, to sue immedi ately. The City Clerk read a letter from Hutcheson, Tiliaferro and Hutcheson, in which ;they requested the City Co~nission to ratify the minutes 'of September 12, 1927, to reflect the legal-description of property conveyed at that meeting. The follow- ing action was taken:. "UPhereas, the minutes of September 12, 1927, failed to give the Lots, Block, and name of addition, the City Commission does now unanimously confirm and ratify the execution of that certain Quit Claim Dsed covering property described as Lots 21 and 22, Block 11, La Porte; Harris County, Texas, same being dated the 1ltth . day of 'September, A. D.,-1927, and appears of record in the Deed Records of the County Clerks office of Harris County, Texas, in Volume 721, Page 39b, Recorded October 7th, 1927." Carried. A discussion was held on a water tank for the proposed r-ell site in Block 177, La Porte. `Raleigh Eriri.n~ .Supt. of .Public Works, had made a survey .f'or a tank, .and had. advised thie~.Commission 'that he had looked at several tanks 'and had talked with tank people, and found it impossible- at this time to purchase a metals tank«. He did, however, find a Redwood water tank, s~une being 36' in diameter, and lb~ high, with redwood. top capaci-ty 115,000 gallons, which he .appraised the v clue to be approximatelg X5,000.00, and which could b e purchased for X1,1:00.00, F. 0. B. Camp Swift, Texas,- that is, i they acted `promptly, as several other people were contemplating its purchase. After considerable discussion, motion by Jones,~seaond by Crate?, authorizing J.E. Muldoon, City Clerk, to telephone'Grahaia P1pe and Supply Company, 1109 Bee18y Building, Fort 9~orth, Texas, that they would accept tank and have it hauled off site the early part of next week. Carried. Raleigh Erwin, Supt. of Public forks, also had advised the Commission.-that they could purchase 1 -Worthington Mater Pump, 2000 G P M, at 200 Head, Direct Conn- ected to 125 H. P. Westinhouse Motor, 3 Phase, 60 C, ltlt0 Volts, 1765 R P M,Starter twitch, also 10" & 12" flange gate valves and 10" check valves, for $2,000.00, which he considered a bargain. He appraised the pump value at ~lt,500.00. This pump would be 'necessary for the new proposed well. Mayor Pfeiffer stated that he had checked the price with both Layne Texas Co., ltd., and Southern Engine & Pump Company, and their prices were $tt,200.00 or ~l~,600.00. The M~ror asked the City-Attorney for his opinion in making-this pur- chase, with out advertiaf.ng for bids. -The City Attorney advised the Commission that iP there was no other pump of the~same specifications, and as .the price 'was a great deal less than other pumps, they would not be abusing the discretionary powers vested in their offices to avail a savings to the public. _. ~ ,. ,~. T . _...,.~..~ ~ Tn __ _ _ _ ... • _..., ~, ~ ryr. • ~ • ~ r! Motion by Jones, second by Crate, to purchase l -Worthington Pump, 2000 Gallons per minute at 200 Head, for X2,000.00. Carried. The Mayor instructed the City Clerk to open bids on the erection of a redxood rater tank, located at Camp Sxift, Texas. The ia~ds rare tabul ated as follars: Pyramid Construction Co. Bid ~1t,500.00 This included a concrete slab. Niles Construction Co. Bid X1,937.50 No Concrete slab. Motion by Jones, second by Crate, to axard contract to Niles Construction Company. Carried. Motion by Crate, second by Jones, that the folloxing Resolution be adopted: RESOLUTION Whereas, heretofore, the Mayor of the City of La Porte prepared and submitted to the Board of Corrnissioners at it's meeting held on December 7th, 1950, his pro- posed budget for the fiscal year July 1, 1950 to June 30, 1951; and, Whereas, the Mayor filed such proposed budget xith the Clerk of the City of La Porte on November 6th, 1950, for public inspection; Whereas, the Board of Com~issioner designated that a public hearing on such budget be held at the City Hall at 11:00 o'clock A. M. on December 21, 1950, and caused such public notice of such hearing to be made; and Whereas, such public hearing has been held, and 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 t rue copy of such approved budget, together xith a copy of this order, shall be filed in each of the offices of the Clerk of the City of La Porte, the County Clerk's office, Harris County, Texas, and the State Comptroller at Austin, Texas. Carried. Motion by Grate, second by Jones, that Ordinance No. ls07, being AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS, TF,XAS, EC)R THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1950, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1951, AND DECLARING AN EMERGBNCY, be adopted as read. Carried. Motion by Crate, second by Jones, that Ordinance No. 408, being AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND OOLLECTIC~3 OF AN AD VALOREM TAX FOR THE YEAR 1950, OF AND AT TAE RATES OF X1.50 ~ EACH X100 VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY t.&' LA PCRTE FnR THE PITRPC6E OF PAYING THL INTEREST C~1 AND A SINKING FUND EOR, THE REDEMPTION OE' "CITY OF LA PORTS REFUNDING BONDS, SERIFS 193l~", CITY OF LA PORTS SE~IfER Ft1NDING BC~iDS, SERIES 1938", CITY OF LA PORTS S8AlER. REFUNDING BONDS, tIE5 19li1~", AND "CITY OF LA PC'RTE WATIl2 SYSTEM REFUNDING BONDS, SEEIffi 19116", ._ _•_ _ __. ! ,,-, • ~~:~~ "CITY OF LA FORTE STREET IMPROVEL~NT BC~iDS, SERIFS 19t~9", AND "CITY OF LA FORTE GARBAGE INCINERATOR BONDS, SERIES 19119", AND FbR PAYING CURRBdT EXPENSES OF SAID CITY, ~ ` be adopted as read. Carried. Motion by Crate, second by Jones, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. . J. , orofteCityof La P e, xa ~,