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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-11-20 Regular Meeting~" ~`, - .... ,;. • • MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING LA PORTE CTPY EOMII~SSTON -NOVEMBER 20, 1952 4:30 P. M. Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor M. D. Burgin, nth the foL~ owing members a~xi city officials present: Commissioners L, R. Rigby and Robert A.White, Supt. of Public ~~arks W.A. Arthur, City .Attor- ney Edward J. Cade, and City Clerk J.E. Muldoon. M~.ut es of the last meetir~; were read and approved. Mr. Vance Turner, Building, Plumbing & ~I.ectrical Inspector, appearedbefore the Co..ssion and gave a report a£ t he wok in his off ioe. Motion by Rigby, second by White, that Ordinance No. l~36, being AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO DAMACTE, DIS_9SSEMBLE OR IN ANY 1~'AY INT FRFEftE WITH THE NORMAL OPERATION 0 F A C ITY WATER MEi'E~; E#i. ANY PART THEREOF, AND PROVTDIN(' FOR A PENA7~TY OF NOT LESS ~'HAN TWENTY--FIVE DOLLARS (25.00) NOR MORE THAN T;YO HUNDRID DOLLARS (200.00) OR BY' IMPRISONMIl~tT NOT EXCLELi1NG SIX MONTHS, Cffi, BY' BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMr'NT, ~f~ be adopted as read. Carried. The Mayor introduced an Ordinance calling a Bond Election. The Ordinance was read in full arm CommissionFx Rigby moved that it be adopted. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ythite, and carried by the follmwing vote: AYES: Mayor Burgin, Commissioners White and Rigby. NOES: None. The ordin- ance thus adopted follows: BE IT ORDAINED by t by City Commission of the City of La Porte, Taxas: S ecti on 1: That an el ection shall be held in anti throughout the City of La Pore, Texas, on the 9th day of December, 1952, at which election the fo]~.o~ri.ng propositions shall be submitted to the duly qualified. resident electc;~'s of said City who own taxable propert,~.within said City a¢Zdwho have duly rendered the same far' taxation, far' their action ther'~pon: PROPOSITION N0. CH~1E ~y,~. ~. SHALL THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PC~tTE, TEXAS BE AUTHORIZID TO TISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF X200, 000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN TH~T~€ ;(30) YEAP,S ~CTti[ THEM DATE 08 IIDATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT g RATE NOT TO EXCEED F~ ;(~~) PIlTCENT PER ANNUT~, FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A CAPITAL PROJECT, TO 1~TIT : CONSTRIICi'ING ASiD IMPROVING THE ROAR>, BRIDGES AMID STREETS OF SAID CITY AND TO LEPY TAXES ON ALT., TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY' SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST ~ SAID BONDS AND TO PROVIDE A SINRI1+iG FUND TO PAY THE PRIDTCIPAL THEREOF AT MATURITY. 69 70 • PROPOSITION N0. T~f0 SHALL THE CITY COMMISSI~i OF THE CITY OF' LA PCRTE, TEXAS, BE AiPi'H- ORIZED Ta ISSUE THE BO NDS OF SA3D CSTY IN THE AMOUNT OF X12,000, MATURIt~ SERIALLY ~P"ITHIri THIRTY (30) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES AND BEAR3TdG INTEREST° AT A RATE NOT TO EMCEED FOUR (t~) PIRCENT PIl3. Ai+INUM, _~ THE ACQUISITION OF A CAPITAL PROJECT, TOaYIT: CONSTRUC- TING A C1TY~ HALL tNITHIN SAID CITY AdD TO LEVi~' TAXE5 flN ALL TAXABLE PROPIl~TY ~fITHIN SAID CITY StF`FICI~v'T TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST OAi SAID B(~iDS AMID PROVIDE A S INKING FUND T 0 PAY THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF AT MATURITY. Section 2: The City Commission finds that the probable period of uslness the street, improvements is approximately thirty (30) years and t he rob- able period of usefulness of the City Ha11 is approximately thirty (30~ years. . Section 3: That said election shall be held at the City Hall. Building, in e i of La Porte, Texas, ar2d the entire City shall constitute one elec- tion precinct. The following named persons are hereby appointed officers of said election. Mrs. H. M. Ralston, Presiding Judge Mrs. Otis H~rison, Assistant Judge Mrs. Lois Compton, Clerk Iu~rs. Claude Dohoney, Clerk Section 1~: That said electi on sha71 be held in aepordance with the pro~risions ~ ; of the Constitution and the lags of the State of Texas and the City Charter arxi only duly qualified residErit electors of the City of La Porte, Texas, .. who own taxably- property within said City andro~ho have duly rendered the scene for taxation, shall be qualified to vote. `~ ~ `- ~` Section 5: ghat the ballots of said election shall conform to the requ9se- .:_ ,..: . meets of C apter 6 of t he Electa.on Code of the State of Texas, Chapter }~92, Acts of the 52nd Legislature of Texas, 1951, so f ar as applicable, and in addition to the requirements of said Chapter 6 shall have printed thereon _ the following : ~ : . ~ _ OFFICIAL BALLOT ~ .' ;: ~.;~,.. PROPOSITION N0. CNE 4- ~ ~ ' ` r` FnR THE ISSUANCE OF X200, 000 STREET IMPROVEMENT BC~1DS ~ .. ~` ~~f. AGAINST THE ISStfftANCE OF X200, 000 STREET IMPROVEMENT BO NDS ~ , ' F• . :. ~.. ~,;; , ~ ~; ~-: ~~ .: ;_, . . f ,:..' ~~~a~ PROPOSITION N0. TGVO FCR THE ISSUANCE OF X12,000 CITY HALL BONDS AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $12, 000 CITY HALL BONDS Each voter shall mark out one of the far~egoing expressions on each proposition, thus leaving the other as indicat3.ng his vote on such proposition. Section 6: That notice of. said election shall be given by posting a substantial copy of this ordinance at the City Hall, and one other public place within said City not less than fourteen (1It) days prior to the date on which said election is to be held, and by publication of said notice on the same day in each of two successive weeks i.n a newspaper of gaieral circulation published within said City, the first of said publications to be. made not later than fourteen (11~) days prio~° to the date set for skid election. PASSED AND APPROVID this 2Qth day of November, 1952. S. M. D,$urgin Mayan, City of La P~~e, Texas ~;~~ t..::'. .~ .. '` ;: •~ is . -'F ;; F F `.;' ;: Y. {' ~ 4.• '. ATTEST: S, J. E. I~ul.doon i y er , i y o La Po e, exas Mr . Ernest L . Brawn, Jr . , appeared before the Commission and talked of the Bond Election to be held December 9, 1952. Mr, C. F, Payton, representing A. B, Moore Engineering Company, appeared befar~e the Commission and spoke of different types of streets and drainage n©eded. The Commission unanimously agreed that fc~ 8" compacted stabilized shell flexibly; base with penetrated asphalt arxl gravel topping for x,80 cents per lineal foot, total amount, based on the total footage cs~vned by the lard owner, the City would take care of the intersecta.ons and the 16 foot strip by the alleys, and t he engineering costs. The minimum street would be 18 feet in width. The City Clerk read a letter from the Karpark Corporation in connection with can- celling order given them on the 28th day of October, 1950. 2'hey stated they f eft sure they could do this as soon as they contacted their salesman, ~. Fred L. Sharp. Mr. Ec~ard J.Cade made a report on the controversy between the Pfeiffer interests and Benjamin F, Kaufman, which also is assu-ned to involve a city street. The Com~aiission instructed N.~.Cade to contact Frank R. Boyle, Sr., agent for the Pfeiffer interests, far further information, 71 ______ _ ___ __ r7 P, ~ G • • Motion by?o'hite, second by Rigby, to ratify the payment of the follot^ring bi11s: Norris & Stanford "$858.00 Houston Natural Gas Corporation 13.83 Texas P~a~rine Supply Co., Ltd. 15.3?_ Houston Lighting & Pourer Co. 580.13 ?Tright I:~otc~ Freight Lines 20.88 I~;Ic ~~iJ1 an Chevrolet Company 130.00 South Texas Equiprt~nt Co., Inc. 11.81 South Houston Book Store 7.80 Southern Blue Print 10.68 I~~Funicipal Supply Co. 297.33 ~;feyer-Blanke Comp~r 61.x.18 Joe J. Jardina, Jr. 23.1.0 La Porte HardPrare Compa~r 11,16 La Porte Lu~uber Company 38.63 La Porte Drug Company 53.00 Kerby I:Totor Company 7$.1.6 T, B, Trotter 62.50 Industrial Toti~e1 Service, Go. 6,25 Eureka Fire Hose 17-s,~.~1 Gu7_f Oil Corporation 7,90 Gulf Concrete Pipe Co, 149.92 Gaber Company 93.90 Bronze-art C~~sting ~~ Plating Co, 57.50 Benson Tr~±ctor Company 2.19 Southtivestern Bell Telephone Co, 1.al~,63 t uto?~otive Parts ~: S civic e 1.99 I~Tagnolia Petroleum Company 5.3.81 Pfeiffer Electric Company 1~1.~. 1.~8 Thomas Harc}~~~r~re 11,78 Houston !"-rmature ~ar~I~ 26,15 H, Childress 12.90 C zrried. P.~otion by r;Thi-te, second by Rigby, that the meetir~ adjourn, Carried. C ATT~~ T_ uldoon, i lerk caf the City of ~i. urg;.n, '.~.Zayor f ty of Porte, Texas La Porte, Tomas