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Home My WebLink About1952-12-19 Special Meeting ~~~`~ .. s MINUTES - SPECIAL ~ ~ ING .LA PORTE CITY COMl~!1ISSI~t -DECEMBER 19,1952 14:00 A. M. _. ~. Special meetinb of the City Commission was. called to order by ~dayor M. D. Burgin, with the follo~ring mer.~ers and cif offici als ~ present : Commissioners L. R, Rigby ~d Robert A. 1Vhite, City Attorney Edward J. Cade, and City Clerk J.E. ?~uldoon. Minute$ of the last meeting vaere read annd approved. Mr. > Gaines, Iur. rlason and Mr, Marks representatives of the Houstor_ Natural Gas Corporations appeared bef cme the Commission, and asked for a rate increase. They left with the ComrLi.ssion an application and ordir_ance for the increa.~e. . Lotion by ~"lhite, second by Rigby, to accept the application far••the Cam,~i.ssion's consider ati on, Carried. Tho ?Mayor read a letter from rRr. E. B. Evans of the Southern Pac^..fic Lines, i n connection with signal light on the Spencer Highvray near t:~e depot in L,: Porte. ^~fter discussion, the Commission instructed the City Clerk to w~.te blr, Evans and request that they instai.l a flasher type signal light, in place of the present sodium vapor lamps. ~dotion by Rigb~T, secorri by S;rlli te, authorizing the City Clerk to close the City Clerk's office on I+'riday, December 2b, 1952. Carried. !~ lengthy discussion eras held on the emFloyment of an engineer for the proposed street ar~3 city hall program. Tt~o angineers discussed were ~obe~•t E, ?•'ilwee, Jr., and A. B. I~:~oore Engineerii~ Company. Illotion by ;'~hite, second by Rigby, to employ A, B. fl~ioore Engineering Company, pending signi.n; of contract. For reast~n of his greater experience and past performance on work previousl;~ done for the City by his company, it i~as decided to employ A. B. I~.Ioore far' this job, Carried. ~~~~~., Honorable ?'I. Kyle Chlapman~ County Commissioner] Precinct 1, appeared befar•e the Commission in behalf. of the invitation extended to hi_m by the Commission. '!he City Commission asked h.i.m if he would participate in it's paving progr. am, expec- ia11y on the streets novP being maintained by the County. lt~ix•. Chapman stated he was always =.viLlin; to cooperate with the City, and w cold be interested in hearing their request. ~ They requested that he pave 8th Street, from.'ff~t Main to "J'~~ Street, being approxi.'r~.tely 4,620 lineal feet, and "E" Street, From San Jacinto Avenue to' Blacku~ell Avenue, being approximately 3,995 lineal feet. They further stated they would furrri.sh the material and purchase the ground to round the corner on "J" Street, from 8th Street to Highway ].l.ib, if he would do the construction on this street. µ ^80 .. i ~ Mr,Chapman ask them to make their request and, he would give it favorable con- sideration. Mr,_ Edward J. Cade, City Attar~neUT, gave a report on the street betxeen the Kaufman and Pfeiffer properties, ~~iotion by ZVlxite, second by Rigby, to refund to I~telvin T2,oark, X31.82, sewer charge, ?vhich he had erroneously paid. Carried. The City Clerk read a letter from ~,fr, L~11 Lammers, Architect, ?3aytovm, Texas, in connection i~i.th proposed colored school to be constructed in Block 103, La Porte. He asked about a 2" water main, Z;." serer main, 110-220 volt electric power and 2" gas line to this property; also he requested the City to abrogate the present a11ey easement through Block 103. The Commission instructed the City Clerk to inform t,s. Lammers that it vrould be satisfactory to tie a 2" ti~rater main to the City's fire 6" main in the Northwest corner of Block 90, La Porte. He would, however, have to construct a sewer line from B~.ock 66 La Porte to the location ir_ Block 103, at his oan expense. The City vrould also require the sewer main to be 6" . Fcm gas arr3. electric peer, he would have to contact the respective utility companies. Block 103, being now out of the City, the City Commission would be vrithout authority to close the alley in said block. The City Clerk read a letter from t,:i. A. Berg, in vrlZich he made application to conduct ataxi-.cab business in the City of La Porte. I~dotion by y7hite, second by Rigby, authorizing the City Clerk to issue a permit to ~e'1r, Berg, in accordance vrith the ordinance rAgulatin; the operation of a taxi.-cab T~usines s. Carried. ?Motion by Rigby, second by Z~'hi.te, to ratify the payment of the following bi11s Narris w St anf ord p228.00 ~7. J, Dalpes 571.50 Gulf Oil Corporation 1u.22 ?'7el.ls Motor C ompan jr 19.05 Alemite Co, of the Gulf Goast 2t~,56 Ncel's La Porte Auto Service 60,!6 Houston Lighting °; Pacer Co. 561.x.9 Soutlnvestern Be11 Tel. Co. 36,l~0 Pfeiffer Electric Co. 32.27 The La Porte:.Reporter 20.00 H. Childress 9.00 J. E, Spotts 20.00 Z''tright ~;sotorr~eight Lines 3.36 The League of Tex. P:i~anicipal- ities b2.10 Magnolia Petroleum Co, 97,86 CroNm Service Station 1.25 Eureka Fire Hose 20.61 ~.., ~... _ ... • ~ 81 ~ ,,~ - ,, , .:_ :~` . :. . _.: ,. Diamond Alkali Co. ;;>16.50 A S K Lubricants, Inc. 7..20 Lacks .Gsaciate Store 31,59 T. B. Trotter b2.50 The La Porte Liberal 100.10 Humble Oil & Ref . Co. x..75 Bayshore Lumber Co. 10.70 Municipal Pipe & Fab. Co. 5.50 Municipal Supply Co. 285.29 La Porte Hardware Co. 66.3I~ A, ?~, Polker & Sons 17.00 South Houston Book Store 32.50 Thomas Hardware 8.56 Mc Mi11an Chevrolet Co. 8.96 Jos. F. Meyer Co. 2.50 La Porte T,umber Co. 19.30 Joe J. Jardina, Jr. 9.33 Kerber Motor Co. .75 Industrial Totivel Service Co. 2.58 Industrial Equipment Co. 32.96 Food Machinery & Chem. Carp. 19.68 A. B. Moore Eng3s~.eerir~ Co. 393.68 Carried. Motion by Rigby, second by ~~jhite, that the meeti2~ adjo~mn. Carried. :'ITT T : „ L/~/ / , . ~ ~~/ ~ , J E. Muldoon, City Clerk of the ity M. Burgin, M or e City of f La Porte, Texas La Porte, Texas