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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-01-17 Regular Meeting~. .. ., _ • ~ 1~~ • Rffi~TUTES - REGULI~R T.~TING LA PORTE CITY COIF;~~.'~SSION - JAt,N:~RY 17, 1952 10:00 A. I~4. Regular meeting of the City Com¢nission was called to order by riayor Pro-Tem Wm. P. Jones, with the folloz~isig menbers and city officials present: Commissioner M. D. Burgin, City Attorney Carl C. Patrick, and City Clerk J. E. I~7..doon. I~iinutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Nar~man Staashen presented a petition, with checks attached, for curb and Butt er on South 3rd Street, betTrreen Iw.ain and "A" Street. Motion by Burgin second by Jones, authorizing South 3rd Street to be curbed and guttered, between Main and South "A" Street. Carried. Motion by Burgin second by Jones authorizing gutter (flat) 36" wide, to be constructed across certain intersections, later to be designated vtith lot curb return, at X1.75 per foot. Carried. Motion by Burgin, second by Janes, to employ 1~. G. Berlet, Civil Engineer, to do the engineering for curb and gutter on streets ~,rhere property owners agreed to pay ~~1.50 to X1.65 per Lineal foot, compensation not to exceed X125.00 per block. Carried. Mot~.on by Burgin, second by Jones, to recess this meeting to 10:00 A. Iii., January 21st, 1952, at which time further discussion would be had on curb and gutter and street improvements, and also to meet tivith representatives of the Houston Lighting and Pa<~rer Company in connection with electrical tiviring at site of Z'Iater dell Tdo. ~. Carried. flZeeting recessed at 12:30 P. I;T., January 17, 1952. JATVUARY 21, 1952 10:00 A. M. Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer called to order the meeting which was recessed at 12:30 P. It2., J~uary 17, 1952, with the following manbers and city officials present: Co~.ss- ioners ~Tm. P. Jones and L~i. D. Burgin City Attorney Carl C, Patrick and City Clerk J. E, Iduldoon. 559 ~ • ~~dr. Paul Joplin and ~, Hale, representatives of the Houston Lighting & Power Compar~p, appeared bei'ore the Commission in connection with electrical wiring on the municipal barn and the water pumping station, so it may be bi.]1ed under rate schedule No. Iu~GS-2, rather than schedule No. SI+~-20, which is not applicable to this type of service, The Commission informed these representatives that they originally intended to do what they now ask, however, their representative r.~r. C. 0. Crenshaw, advised them this was not necessary, and they had gone to an additional expense to wire the water well and barn as their representative had advised them, and they do not feel like they should be put to further expense in changing over, and if the Houston Lighting & Posner Company demanded this, then they should pay the additional expense involved. Cdr. Joplin informed the Commission that i~efore he could authorize ar~y payment to the city to coves the additional expense involved, he would have to take the matter up with his superior. Mr. C. M. Agee and ~.~r. Edward Cade, representing property owners on North Second Street, between Fdain and "A" Street, petitioned the city to curb and gutter this section of t he street. They did, hrnlever, want the city to commi_tt themselves in that theyti~rould provide an opening through the curb, so that the Hovey Building rain water could drain to the valley of the gutter. ~Jiotion by Burgin, second by Jones, authorizing the City Clerk to give the contractor, tiY, J. Daples, a work order to construct the curb and gutter on this section of the street, i~Then the property owners had all given their checks to the Gity Clerk, and to provide an opening through the curb so as to gain the rain ti;rater from the Hovey Building to the valley guttex. Carried. After much discussion, the Commission unar~i.awusly agreed to curb and gutter the following streets for X1.50 per lineal foot to the property owner, the city to do all engineering work and rough grading:, South First Street from brain to A South Second Street from Bain to A South Third Street from 264ain to A South Fourth Street from main to A North First Street from b4ain to Polk Pdorth Second Street from b4ain to Polk North Third Street fra2n b4ain to Polk North Fourth :treat from gain to Polk The City Clerk read a letter to the City Commission, dated January 16, 1952, from the Federal Government in connection with Project No, Tex.l~l-P551. The Commission referred this letter to the City Attorney. • ~ 60 I~Zotion by '~urgin, second by Jones, to ratify the payment of the follovring bills: Gu1.f Oil Corporation X75.99 H. Childress 6.30 Houston i~latural Gas Corporation 1.00 Houston Lighting & Povrer Co. Z~53.30 ~`lells Motor Company 31.53 Universal Joint Service 1.52 I.Z, P, Ragle l~.20 Industrial Towel Service Co. 3.03. Underwood Corporation 9.70 P. J . Ia7ock, I~~I. D. 1.0.50 T. B, Trotter 62.50 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 33.90 Manufacturers Trust Company 3.37 La Porte Insurance agency 30.00 The La Porte Liberal 36.10 Cargill's x..57 South Houston T~Tachine Co., Inc. 13.75 La Porte Hardvrase Co. 6.04 Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. 20.03 Kerber Ii~Iotor Co. 30.57 Gulf Concrete Pipe Co., Inc. 189.00 J. E. Cook 31.38 South Texas Equipment Co., Tnc. 123.17 South Houston Machine Co., Inc. 15.00 La Porte Lurriber Company 82.63 Bayshore Lumber Company 1.7.23 Viking Supply Corporation 117.06 Sampson Machinery & Supply Co. 1.0.00 Therrc~0-Trol 82.21 Texas IZarine Supply Co., Ltd. 3.09 ~`~yatt C. Hedrick 1.80 Carried. l4otion by Burgin, second by Jones, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. 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