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LA. PQRTE CITY COP,IT:~SSIOPI -JULY 5, 1951
10:00 A. i<I.
Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer,
with the follov~ing members and city officials present: Commissioner Z'dm. P. Jo nes,
City Attorney Carl C. Patriclt, Supt. of Public :`Yorks Raleigh Erwin., Fire Chief Jim
Rollins, and City Clerk J. E. I:iuldoon.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
The ~Zayor ordered the bids opened and read aloud, on the fence, as advertised fcr
July 5, 1951. The bids ~°rere opened and read as foll~vs:
Bid Add ar deduct at .Per Lineal Ft.
Coastal Fence Company .~2667.0l~ ~2.0~.
Anchor Fence Company X3178.00 ~ 2.26
The Cox Fence Co, of Houston X2929.29
H~ricane Fence Company w3185.79 ~a 2.27
A11ied Fence Company ,3576.10
The Mayor instructed the Supt. of Public a9orks to tabulate the bids and have ready
for the next regular meeting.
J. O.RolLi.n.s requested the Commission to allow X50.00 per man for four men to attend
the Firements Training School at A. and I~~I. College. The Commission unanimously in-
structed the City Clerk to issue checks for fog' men at ti~50.00 each, ho•~rever if only
tree ,were going, to issue only for three men at X50.00 each.
Carried.
A discussion was held on the City finances. After much discussion, the following
Resolution was passed:
r OLUTION
THE STATE OF TEYLruS
COUNTY OF' HARRIS ~
CITY 0~' LA POR TE
A RESOLUTI OP1 AUTHORISING THE CITY TO BORRCZV 410, 000.00 BY THE ISSU~I`d CE OF ~~ TAX
ANTICIPiiTIOTW' NOTE ~P, THE BUDG T YEAR OI' 1951-52.
"THI;REAS it has been made knoim to the City Commission of the City of La Porte,
Texas, that a necessity exists to borrow funds in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars
010,000.00) for general administrative purposes and that such amount is consistent
with the anticipated collection of property tax for such year;
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~h`.~tEAS, the First Tdationat Bank of La Forte, Texas, has examined the financial
status of the City and is wiling to maw such loan;
NOG7, T ~i'~EFORE, be it resolved by the City Cora~is si on of the City of La Porte,
Teas, that the City Clerk be authorized to issue the negotiable note of theCity
to be designated. "Tax Anticipation Note" for the budget year 1951-52; such note
to be in the prinicpal amount of TenThousand Dollars 010,000.00 ; to b ear interest
at the rate offer cent per annum payable at maturity, and to be due and payable
on or before the end of the fiscal year; and that said note be sold by the director
of Finance to the said First National Banlt of La Porte, Texas, at not less than
pad value. "When such note has been signed by the :Oirectar~ of Finance and delivered
to said Bank iv:i.th a duly authenticated copy of this resolution' the indebtedness
thereby evidenced shall be fully binding against the City.
PASSED .this 5th day of July, A. D., 1951, by a vote of 2 AYE AND 0
Td0E5. APP~30VED by the Ifayor and attested by the City Clerk on said date.
Motion by Jones secor~]. by Pfeiffer, authorizing the City Clerk to issue a check
to E. A. Knipp in the amount of X2500.00, same being in accordance with Ordinance
1.72 passed May 7th, 1951.
Carried.
I~.Iotion by Jones second by Pfeiffer, tr:at Carl C, Patrick be employed on a contract
basis as ~ttorney for th.e City at the rate of 4p150.00 per month, such contract to
continue on a month to month basis at the pleasure of either party.
Carried.
Ialotion by Jones, second by Pfeiffer, that the following bills be paid:
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John Norstegaaxd 5~2?~.00
Houston Lighting ~: Poz-rer Company L~..58
La Porte Hardware Company 1x2.87
Gulf Oil Corporation 19.29
The La Porte Liberal 29.35
H. J. Pfeiffer 92.10
Southtrestern Bell Telephone Company 3t~.30
A. I.I. Polker ~ Sons 6.50
I,Iayo She11 Corporation 16.00
IJIc I~Lillan Chevrolet Company 1.95
Sharp Grain Company 12.50
Galveston United Lh.sinfectant Co, 1.b0
H, Childress 9.30
Houston Natural Gas Corporation 2.06
d"hn. H. Baugh 161.00
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Bills, continued:
Dribble Stamp & Stencil Company X9.50
Clarke ~C Courts 3.30
Bayshor e L u*nber Company 36. ~.8
Indus tri a1 Toc~rel S ervi.ce 9.52
La Porte Insurance Agency 5.00
La Porte Plvxnbing Service 7. ~0
C, J. Martin & Sons 617,x.0
T~?iles Construction Co. 2,13..62
Nunn electric Supply Corpar~ a-t3. ari 56.80
Itilunicipal Supply Company 39.72
T~~3~er_Blanke Company 85.50
La Porte Lumber Company 2.10
Bayshore Bicycle Shop 38.~~5
Gabor Company 36.36
Carried.
Motion by Jones, second by Pfeiffer, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
ATTEST:
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