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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-02-05 Special Meeting IQNUTFS - SPECIAL MFETT~G LA PORTS cITY co~[ISSIOx - FESaUAi~y 5, 1~5~ 1:30 P. Y. Special ~teetins •f the City Cnenissi.on xas called to order by Yager sarr~.n~ with the felleRinE neabers ani city officials presents Ce~i.ssiaaers L. R. itby ani Eebert A. White, City Attoa~ney Edrrard J. Cale, Supt. of Pabl~c aierks W.A.. Arthur and City Clerk J. E. Yaldeon. Minutes of the last neetinss *ere real and approved. Mr. Janes E. Ste~rart appeared before the Ce~nissioa and ask that he be peradtted to tie en to the (iraniviear Avenue 1Pater line. Steuart explained that he artd Nr. Fred Lyes etRned parcels of property which ~rer a w~aed by are ~ at the rise the nafl, contract was entered irate. Stewart ~ s per®per6'1r' is en one size of fay- ridse ttea,d and Lyons ~ is on the ether site. Stewart iastallina the serer ~weul.d entail ne raha~e in the lice, sirt~ a the line erisinal].y serTed Beth sides of the read ~ this poreperty. Yotiea by lti~Ly, second by sttrsin, instructirt~ the Water Satperintendent to 3.n- stall a =eter at Janes B. Stewart s piace~ and centtect to the Graadvierr ATer~e line. _ 4i Carried. Co~tiss3.ener White cane ist• the tweeting at this peiztt. N. A. Arthac ~ Pab3ic Works Snpe~r int ertdent, report ed ~n the electrical ~raErk en the Ceek stac~tctnra7. steel 3eb~ and advised the Cemiissiea that the electrician deicer the irork had violated the City Ordixtartce br ~leiss the perk witheat a citt~` license, •r pwttins up a bens with the City. The Cewmi.ssLen instructed Yr. Arthur, Supt. of Public Woks, t• carrg eat roles and r egulations stiptzlate~ in the f?rdinarzce. Yr. d. 0. ~te7lias, Fire Chief, appeared bef~e the Casaissiea and epeke abotat takiss acne prevegtatiir~ iea~tres asainst ieteriearatiog of the City I~a11 and Fire Station bnild~. 'He pointed emt that the=winder-a needed repattyins, screens repla~cei, wed that the inside walls could use a Yaod coat •f paint. He also stated that t he roof aloe the Fs,re Lepart~rent~ s tanker roost is ieakixar bai1~, anti ahettld be repaired it~meiiately, before farther dame is- iene to the broil. 3te11ists also recemtenied acne electrical perk, pttttixta in a ii~tt fiattare ea the lens flerar, i~nstallitss a hot ply for t he water coop, a~td a condu3.t for a see iasoline puwp. ge als• xamtel a flood ].isht installed es the Fjre~a s sarase apart tent. The Ce®niss3ros felt that west of the ~rerk coup. be lone by the pail fire~tas ani iertbers of the Public Woks departs~eat. Thar decided t• aek for bids en the electrical wort. The Ceamtissien treat oa record as oppesi~ the FedEral tax en Yuaicipal semis. A bill is Herr pendin= in the Reuse of ~iepreseattrrtitres, trhich trould levy catch, a tan. The tax Weald s®sa~ hishetr i~mterest mate en a~icipal bamis. lit~icipal bonis are sew e~mpt front incetae taz. The C~isbien axtther3sed a Reselttt3roa opposins this tax, be seat t.e Congressnaa A1be1•t Thomas. 191 ~, ,._ --~, Ly2 Mel~ien lq- '~si.te, ascend lry Hitb~~ acuseptin~ .the ~ ~f larrsey~ s ~.tchirs6 . SerriQe, to eat appre~datate3y 200 lineal feet of iitah t~ xdter Iine~ fir the -emit pries rf 2i¢ per lineal "feel; Carried. The City Cemmiaaj.en appr~nred pleas for "A Scee:ti Fir A Hay" celebratiea, to be ha7d this Saturiay~ Felrrmary 13th, ]~~~. The Ce~,asian instrvctNi the City Clerk t• =et prices ~ vari~as `arba~e trtiCkB. ~ '~ A discess3.en eras hell ~ repa3s~i~r anal paimtim~ the stater st~ra~e tang en nth Street. It eras decided to Est a speaifie list of Rerk t• be Zeno, sad pleas to b e drawn ap a~i presentei to the Ceamiasien at a Paters atee~ti~. ~e Canaissien msamiieusly anth~rized the place of street lights at, the fellew3ag leaatienss Fatal IItah, Nagent amrt Park, Carrell ani Park, fast EQ aml 2md, lest 8 atui 5th, llaektnell and Salt A, sad =I.a,ckerell and East s. l~etiea by White, ascend by ~bys .that t~dinamce lte. !~ being AN ORDINANCE CaFATINC THE, OFFICE QF FINE Yl#1tSHAI,, PIiESC1tIfINa THE DUTIS3 THB't$~F, PRt~oIDZia FOR IT3 1iltl~iTENANt~, AND PItESCltI73'~# P~iA~'PIES FEEL YIO?rATION.R~ be adopted as read. Carried. Yetien bT 11b~.te~ wand by ~1r~r, ghat ~rdinaace I~e• h6®, heir AN C~iD~ANCE ltAll".[NQ IT tAiLfi1FUL 1b 0('~TSTItIICT SEPTIC TANRS Ili TH03E P('~TTOlt9 4F T~'CITY ~ITHT~1 TStEB HE~JIIt~ FigT ©F J~ Y SANITARY SPAiffit; ~ P1~OTiTTDIpG T$AT THE OUlL1T TBBRgFlt~ SHALL l(OT B~TY °INTO A~tY PII3Z.IC 3TlLE'FS, HITCH, OR ALIs~.'; PltGYIDIl~Q FfJ~t THE DISCQNTIBIIANCB OF SIICH SFFTTC TANgS THEY iEGbl~ d ~ HIIISAN CL THgCt'~3~H 1~LECT; 1iElQDIltINQ A Pl~ItYIT TO CCNSTltUCT ~UCg SEPTIC TAN~CS; PHUYIDINa A P~- AITY ICE PIOLATIDA OF THIS OP.DTDIA~TCE AND R~'EAI.III~f A,I,L ~tDI~tANCffi Oli POltTIt~IQS OF ALy ORUIBANCffi IN CCiFLICT HE~tHfITH, be adept ed as r eel. Carried. b[eiti~-n by Whites :teaend by- Zii=lrys autha~is3~gC the City Clerk to isaae a pen. a3.t to T.F. leldia~~ Peratttee~ to epe~rate a ta~daab is the City •f La Porte, in aceerdamce erith 4rdisaace 8e. 3l7. C a~rried. • .., w, . _ _ -. ,. 193 l[~t3.aa lry Whitey sec~ni loy ~~yYs autha~3.g3~ the City Clerk t• accept check fry the Hanst~n Natural. has ~peratsn~ in the amt of ~1.~221.~, saw lrein~ f~ dress receipts Frsan the aale •f" has t~ cassunera frr resiiential p~peses tr3.thia the city limits of the City sf La Psrte iur.Ls~ the periad t~!'qt dannary 1~ 1l53 tc Dmcemties 31s 1l53. C ao~•ri ei. ltoticn iry ~ti~by, sec~i by White, that the meetir~ si,~eurn, Carries. hT'3'E.SC s ~. . ~~ t Za Pirte~ Texas `.. . ur , n~ sy'cr e y •f S,a Parte~ Teocas