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Home My WebLink About1951-05-03 Regular Meeting_. - F ~.~,~..,~~~ .. r-N~ • ~ ~,_ MIl~TUTES - F,.F~xULAR r.!1F~TgtG LA PCFtTE CITI COMNIZSSI~T -MAY 3, 1951 10:00 A. M. Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Ma~ror Pro-Tan V`dm. P. Jones, with the following members and city officials present: Commiss- ioner M. D. Burgin, City Attos~ney Carl C. Patrick, Supt. of Public 1+Yorks Raleigh Fr~.n., City Engineer A. B. ~doore, aaad City Clerk J. E. I,2uldoon. minutes of tY~e1_ast neeting ,R~re read and approved.. Mayor Pro-Tem Jones requested the City Clerk to opc;.n bids on the Motor Grader, which were adve~~tised for openin; P:Iay 3, 1951. The bids ~rere opened and tabalatE:ri as follows: Brennan Equipment Coripa~ - '1Veight 6000 lbs. Trade-in allo~rance for used grader Boeci'i ~igineering Company - .eight 12,000 lbs. Trade-in allo~rance for used grader Gulf Tractar~ & Equipment Company - ~"leight 13,670 lbs. Trade-in allovranee for used grader Benson Tractta.~ Company - ~'Peight l8, 000 lbs. Trade-in allon~ance far used grader 3rowriing-.t erris ?~ac~~zinery Co. - ti'~ei.ght 18, 285 lbs. Trade-in allowance for used grader X3,670.18 1,500.00 6,793.00 1,200.00 8,1~80.0U 650. o0 10,536.00 7., 200.OG 10,676.00 1,500.00 The Commission unanimously agreed to table the bids ors the T~?otar~ Grader until Mayor Pfeiu°fer could bs present. ~dayor Pro-`i'?m Jones raques ced the City Clork too open bids on the ll~ater 14011 advertised to be opened ~SIay 3, 1951. The bids ~rere opaled and tabulated as folloRS: Texas 'dater ti'dells, Inc. Bid X623, 995.00 Alternate Proposal Bid, 22,l~92.00 The Zayre-Texas Company Bid 25,180.00 Alternate Proposal Bid 23,810.00 The Commission unanimously agreed to t able the bids on the '"dater ~"Tell until Mayor Pfeiffer could b° ~~rosent. Motion by Jones, second by Burgin., authorizing the City Clerk to purchase One Remington Printing Calculator 98101-5 Machine, described 98-86la.-2?, paymAnt to be made from the Revenue Bond F1xnd. Caxried. _ _ . .. ___ ,Y,-.,,- ~ ... n-.„., . , ~,~,~ • ~. A discussion was 11e1d on the Ihsposal Plant z~vith A. B. Moore. Motion by Burgin, second by Jones, that the following bills be paid: Niles Construction Company X5,696.00 '!'hs Texas Company 317.20 Niles Construction Company 205.91 La Porte Hardxrare Company 21.11 Wright Motor Freight Li nes 13.l~1 IInder~rood Corporation 11.x.55 T.B, Trotter 62.50 The Reporter 7.50 Southern Blue Print 13.>a.7 A. M. PoLker ~c Sons 11.x. ?5 Norris do Stanford 111.75 Southr~estern Bell Telephone Co. 26.90 Meyer-Blanke Company 28.50 Chas. F. Mey E.~ & Co. 18.6!x. Mc Millar Chevrolet Co. 0.70 I~arso Typewriter Co. 9.00 La Porte Insurance Agency 5.00 Houston Lighting & Porrar Company u69.31~ VJ'yatt C. Hedrick 7.20 Houston Platvsal Gas Corporation 1I~.67 Guff Oil Corporations 3..93 E. W. I'urv3s 230.00 Electric Shoe Shop 17.66 Clarke & Courts 21..70 Fred cars 4x.36 1~ius. H. Baugrs 5.00 Bayshore Lumber Compan~r 28.51 Wells Motor Corlpany 2.15 i3ayshccr a Lumb ex' Company 26.00 A. B, Moore Eaigineering Co. ''92.59 Norris & Stanford. 17.05 Pasadena Sand ~c Gravel Co. 23.10 Heights Armature Works 463.00 Bayshore Lumber Compa~r 15.59 La Porte Lumber Company 127.13 Niles Comstruction Company- 2,793.85 M~ion b~~ Burgin, second by Jones, -i;o 'recess this meeting until 10:00 otclock May 7, 195].. Carried. ~J Recessed at 1:26 P. M. ~iL~_ ~JIINUTF~ _ RE~1Jr.~~,p M~T7ldG (Recessed) LA PORTS CITY CO~~[ISSI~T -MAY 7,1951 10:00 0 ~ Clot k A.I~.±t. Mayor F. J. Pfeiffer called to order the meeting which was recessed at 1:26 P. M., May 3rd, 1951, with the follor~ing mc-innb~s and city officia..ls present: Co~miissioners l~fm. P. Jor_es and ~,~T Pi. Burgin, Cit~,r r ttorrey Carl C. Patrick, Supt. of Public forks Raleigh F~rr3.n, axed City Clerk J.E. r~uldoon. ~~ r'Li.scus::i on was held on the I~?otor Grader bids. Az"ter much discussion, upon motion by Burgin, second by Jones, to postpone the purchase of Motor. Grader to a later date. Carried. The Com~.isLion instructed Raleigh Erin to contact the South Texas Equipment Co., Inc., far the purpose of making 2si inspection of the city s heavy-duty Galion A2otor Grader, and get price for putti~iU it in first class shape. A discussion was held on the Pater dell. Mayor Pfeiffer was authorized to consult ~,+vith Ivy. Darrsor, and ~Tr. Pomeroy, ifidel~. Contrac'cors. .~ discussion ~~as belt? on. the I~nhoff ("Jones Plan.") rRx. Jones was authorized to talk further with RZr. A. B, Moar•e on this plan. i '_~"he City ittorney ati.:ounced he had suit papers on curb, and gutter de? inquents ready for filing, but needed the Mayoras signature. Nation by Burgin, second by Jones, authoring the Mayor to sign the papers in these suits. Carried. The Co*~.ssio:~ir_structed tree City Clerk to arrange a meeting with the ,Shannon Estate anti Ws. Ed Cone in cormectior_ with street paving "skips" in from of their properties on ~.~in Street. Lotion by Jones, second by Burgin, to recess this meeting until 10:00 0' clock .~.. ?~., ~~ loth, 1951. Carried. Recessed at 1:10 P. M. ~~ ~ ~ R~H?1ITTES - Rfi~UL~? 1~~EE`I'Il~G (Recessed) LA PORTS CITY CO?.~.RISSI CST - ARAY 10,195]. 10:00 Ot CLOCK A ~:2, Mayor H. J. Pfei._~'fer called to order the meeting wh~h was recessed at l:?_0 P, I:!~, , May 7, 1951, ~~.~.th Commissioner M. L. Burgin and City Clerk J, E, rdzzl.- doon present. The Mayor i.~strueted the City Clerk to open the bids on the X50, 000.00 City of La Porte, Texas, ~'daternrorks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, which wire ad- vertised to be opened M~rl~?th, 1951. T'ne Commission unanimously instructed the City Clerk to have bids tabulated and ready fcr letting at their next regular meeting, :day 17, 1951. Csrried. Mr, A. B, Poore, Engineer, submitted a rough draft of plan (Jones), which he had been instructed to draw, The Coannissiom instructed ~.r, Moore to put plan in proper form. and submit to the State Authorities for t heir approval.. Upon motion by Burgin, second by Pfeiffer, the meeting adjourned.. Carried. ATTEST: H. J. f , r of t h e ity of La orte i ~J