HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-01-07 Regular Meeting
MIlWTES - REGULAR MEETING
LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION -JANUARY 7TH, 1955
10:00 A. M.
Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor M.D.Burgin,
with the follo~ring members and city officials present: Commissioners L. R. Rigby
and H. P. Pfeiffer, Special Counsel Jno. S. Kiihler, and City Clerk J.E. Muldoon.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
J.E. Muldoon, City Clerk, asked the C o:nmis Sion for advise on paying the aumers of
the Grandview Avenue water line, moneys paid to the City by other property owns
for connecting to said water line.. He was advised that he must satisfy himself
that the present oRners of the property also were given ov~ership in the Grand-
viex Avenue water line, before paying them any money.
Mayor M. D. Burgin read a letter from Toomey, Toomey and. Toomey, Attorr:eys at
lair, requesting the City to waive the taxes which it claims on property formerly
ovaned by the .State of Texas by virtue t of a tax sale,
This matter was referred to Jno. S. Kiibler, Special Counsel for the City, far
his opinion.
Motion by Rigby, second by Pfeiffer, to redeem Street Improveme~ Time 'arrant,
Series 1953, No. l.41, from the asst Nat3.ona1 Bank of La Porte, far $501.44, 3.n-
cluding interest..
Carried.
Motion by R3.gby, second by Pfeiffer, authorizing the City Clerk to correcterror
in moneys inadvertently deposited to Interest and Since ~ Street Borx3 ~iZnd, 1954,
and deposit same in G~eral Fund.
Carried.
The Commission held a discussion on Social Security for city employees. It eras
the consensus of opinion of the Commission that this matter betaken up when
setting the 1955-56 Budget.
Motion by Pfeiffer, seconvl by Rigby, instructing the Public Vforks Supt. to have
moneys collected in advance before installing any culverts to individuals, or
the individual can purchase his oven c ulverts, but it must pass city specifica-
tions.
Carried.
The Commission unanimously instructed the City Clerk to write letters to those per-
sons who have not paid far culverts, that the City will pick them up unless arrange-
ments are made to take care of this obligation; also to write letters to those
contractors who are damaging the City streets by their construction.
Carried.
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k Ce»ren requested that the City install a culvert at the 1100 Block
o S~u~i First Street, south of "J".
The Commission instructed the Public Wants Supt., W.A. ~lrthur~ to install a
20" culvert at the 1100 Blosk of South First Street, and ask the County to
cooper ate with them.
The Commission referred the matter of a drive-in mailbca to Caamni.ssioner H.l
P. Pfeiffer, and Police (thief W. M. Roberson. The Cc~nmission is a~nsidering
installing adrive-in box with a snout, which motorists can reach from their
cars, on the corner of Ma3.n and Seconsi Streets. A drive-in space wou7si be
reserved on this corner.
The Commission unanimously instructed the City Clerk to write Mr. Dale Porter
and request him to have Geo~ H, Sharp, Jr.~-disconnect has water line tam has
water service line, at the 1100 Block on "J" Street.
Carried.
Motion by Rigby seaoa~d by Pfeiffer, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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