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LA PCRTP~ CITY CO~~.ZISSIC~t - JLIl~TE 7, 1951
10:00 A. I~.
Regular meeting of t h,e City Commission tivas called to order by Mayor H. J.
Pfeiffer, with the foLto~ring members and city officials present: Commissioners
Z~1m. P. Janes and ~~. D. Burgin, Supt. of Public i~orks Raleigh F~win, City Attorney
Carl C. Patrick,.. and City Clerk J. E. I~?luldoon.
PrLinutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
A,~r. Roy Shipp and Idr. Sam Hall appeared before the Commission in connection with
water service in Block 225, San Jacinto Homes Addition. Commissioner Janes
stated that he had talked to Geo. H. Sharp, Sr., the f ormer av~mer of the Hall
property and that he agreed to pay one-ha1,.f of the cost of a 1" water line. The
property owners agreed to pay far 112 feet of 2" water line at X1.20 per foot,
same to begin from existing water main to Hall's property. ~'. Shipp would
contact the owners and collect their pro-rata part and turn over to the City.
The Commission. unanimously agreed to construct the line as agreed ,when this
was done.
The City Clerk r ead a letter from the Housing and Hie Finance Agency t o the
Commi.ssian, in which they requested immediate repayment of X6,600.00 advance
made by the Government far the purpose of plan preparation of improvements to
existing water system under the City's application No, Tex. !~1-P-551.
After much discussion by the Commission it was la~ought out that because of their
inability to finance a Bond Issue for more than w~500,000.00, a X500,000.00: issue
of wateruvorks and sever system Revenue Bonds was successfully voted February 21,
19.8. Ho~;ever, a greater part of this money was spent on the sewer system. At
the time they were ready to commes:ce work on the water system, it was found the
plans were much .too elaborate for the amount of money they had to spend; also
the plans did. not cover the territory as vsras being built up, same being altogether
different. from area anticipated. The plans then were discarded, abandoned, and
work on the water system then was laid out by the Commission and the Supt. of
~'Vatercrorks, from time to time, to the city's ability to pay and to the benefit
of t he populace .territory. The Commission then unanimously instructed the City
Attorney to anstiv~er the Government Agency's letter that because of the several
facts brought out in the discussion and because they did not use the plans,
they had not received ar~y benefit, hence they had no obligation to the Government.
The Commission unanimously authorized the h~~ayor and City Clerlt to execute con-
tract z~rith I~,2r. ~'~m. A. Stabs, Jr., for the extension of a seR,~er main 196 feet in
Block 157, Tov~n of La Porte.
Carried.
?.lotion b;,T Bergin,, second by Jones, authorizing the Tax Collector to cancel the
taxes from his retards on the descriptions and for the years reflected on can-
cellations Plumbers 1 to 1~., dated this date.
Carried.
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ORDIIvTANCE No. Ii7.3
The Mayor introduced an Ordinance, which j~ras read in full. Commissioner
Jones made a motion that the Ordinance be adopted as read. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Burgin, and carried by the follovring vote: AYES:
Mayor Pfeiffer, Commissice~.ers Jones and Burgin. NOES: None. The Ordinance
thus adopted f ollovrs
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A X50,000 INSTALLRiF~tT OF
A X500,000 ISSUE OF ~TATFRI~`,tORKS AND S~Igt SYSTEM REVF~iUE BONDS; bSAKING
PROVISIC~t FOR. THE PAST OF PRINCIPAL AND INT}REST THFR.EC~T.
Carried.
A discussion was held on the Disposal Plant and the proposed water we11.
Motion by Burgin, second by Jones, to parchase necessary equipment for the
Disposal Plant and far the proposed water well.
Carried.
Motion by Burgin, second by Jones, to appoint K. A. Morton as School Police-
man, and to approve Bond No. 90-00?~792, in the amount of X1,000.00.
Carried.
Mr. ~iT.T. Buck and. Mr. Vance Turner, bath appeared before the Commission for
a discussion in connection with the position of Building, Plumbing and II.ec-
trical Inspector. The Commission informed Mr. Buck that he had held the-
position approximately three months, and to this date had not qualified as
he had agreed. For this and several other reasons mentioned, they had no
other alternative but to make a change. The Commission instructed the City
Clerk to pay Mr. Buck up t o and including the 7th day o f June, 1951.
M tion by Jones, second by Burgin, t o appoint Vance Turner as Building,
P~umbing and Electrical Inspector, effective as of June 7~ 1951, and to be
compensated as follows: X50.00 per month, or if the total permit i'ees amount-
ed to mare than X100.00 per month, then he mould be paid one-half of the fees;
also for the City Clerk to order a Surety Bond for Vance Turner in the mount
of x$1,000.00, in favar of the City of La Porte.
Carried.
Motion by Burgin, second by Jones, to pay Chas. Dunham X12.00 for work on
pumper No. 1, eight hours.
Carried.
The Commission unanimously agreed to let Niles Construction Compar~y have 500'
of transite pipe at market price.
Carried.
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Motion by Jones, second by Burgin, instructing the City Clerk to advertise for
bids on approx~mate],y 1200 feet chain link fence, complete specifications to be
drawn by the Supt. of Public ti~orks.
Carried.
T~lotion by Jones, second by 3urgin, that the following bi11s be paid:
Magnolia Petroleum Company X5.16
The Texas Company 117.00
Gulf Oil Corporation 10.67
Sharp Grain Compas~r 9.95
A. M. Polker & Sons 22.30
Mc Mi11an Chevrolet Company 5.70
La Porte Hardro~rare Company 8.22
The La Porte Liberal 56.00
Butler Fire Equipment, Inc. 10.80
Robert Brow, M. D. 6.00
H. Childress 12.30
Clarke ~ Courts 5.90
Galveston United Disinfectant Co. 11.35
Baldon Manufacturing Co., Inc. 7.19
Harris County Mayors & Council Assoc. 100.00
American La France Foatti.te Corpar~ation 170.x.0
Houston Lighting & Power Co. x.29.55
Houston Natural Gas Corporation 3.75
J.~~. x.11 s, gi strict Clerk ~.. 00
ateyer-BJ_anke Comq~aa~y' S7.oo
Southern Deter & Repair Co. 378.00
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 29.55
1~~1r. Jerry Von Sternberg 72.60
Todd Decorating Co. 2q.00
Thomas Hardware Company 11.80
Kerber b4otor Co. 7.50
Lack's Associate Store 2.38
1,layo She1J. Corporation Ja2.00
Remington Razed, Inc. 176.06
Bayshore Lumber Company 85.71
Art Concrete :`forks 150.00
D. C. Dailey 21~..5Q
Heights Armature ;";torl~s 302'.50
La Porte Lumber Company 71.27
Itgetal Goods Corporation 313.21
Municipal Supply Company 187.72
La Porte Hardware Company 102.38
A. M. Polker & Sons 106.00
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Niles Construction Co.~ Inc.
Niles Construction Co., Inc.
Niles Construction Co., Inc.
Niles Construction Co., Inc.
Norris & Stamford
Jos. F . rtleyer Co.
X105.11
16.80
368.97
4,299.81
95.25
22.68
Carried.
Motion by B~gin~ second by Jones, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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