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MINUTES -SPECIAL MEETING
LA PORTS CITY COMMISSION -APRIL 25, 1958
g s30 A. M•
Special meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor Pro-Tem
H. P. Pfeiffer, with the following presents Commissicaier L. R. Rigby and
City Clerk Frank G. Baker
Mayor Pro-Tem H. P. Pfeiffer asked that the returns of the City Election held
on April 22nd, 1958, be canvassed. The election returns were canvassed as
follows
FOR M,~YOR
FOR CObgvIISS IONERS
~ H. P. Pfeiffer 6l~8
-~ John D. .(Jack) Lawler 1x.51
Odell L. Brown 275
Tom W. Osburn `2b~.
Frank R, Boyle, Sr. 208
Charles D. Deeter 166
Charlie r~lartin 163
The City Commission then deolared John D. (Jack) Lawler and Odell L. Brown
elected to the offices of Co~rnnissioners for a term of two years. Carried.
The :~;ayor Fro-Tem asked that the adoption of amendments to the Home Rul e
Charter for the City of La Porte, be canvassed.
The votes were canvassed and the following resolution was introduced, un-
aniunously approved and adopted.
The resolution is as followss
RESOLUTION
CANVASSING THE RETURNS AATD DECLARING THE RESULT OF ELECTI02d HELD
ON THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF AI~QENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULL
CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTS, TEXAS .
WHEREAS, on the 28th day of February, 1958 the City Casmnission of the
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City of La Porte adopted and passed an ordinance and order calling an election
to be held on the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 22~d day of ~'april, Ig58,
submitting the proposed three amendments to the home Rule Charter to the
qualified voters of the City of La Porte, for adoption or rejection;
AND NffiEREAS, there were cast in said election b61 valid and legal votes
of which number there ~~1ere cast as follows:
AP~NDT:iENT N0. 1
FOR amending Article 1, Section 3, of the Home Rule Charter of the City of
La Porte, to provide that the governing body of the City shall be a Commission
composed of the ~:.ayor and four (~.) Commissioners. --------------------- 607
AGAINST amending Article 1, Section 3, of the Home Rule Charter of the
City of La Porte, to provide that the governing body of the City shall
be a Commission composed of the I~iayor and four (1~) Commissioners. ----- 51a.
AMENDMENT N0. 2
FOR amending Article 11, Sectiam 12, of the Home Rule Charter of the
City of La Porte, to provide that after the regular election on the
fourth Tuesday in ~`,pril, 1958, the City Commission shall be oomposed
of a Mayor and four (~.) Commissioners; that the two (2) candidates
for the office of City Coy.a~issioner receiving the third and fourth
highest number of qualified votes at such election shall be declared
elected and providing that the four (1~) positions on the City Com-
mission shall be numbered One (1), Tvuo (2), Three (3) and Four (I~.)
and at sll subsequent elections all Candidates for City Commissioner
shall be voted on and elected separately for positions on said City
Commission---------------------------~--------------------------------- 585
AGAINST amending Article 11, Section 12, of the Home Rule Charter
of the City of La Porte, to provide that after the regular election
on the fourth Tuesday in April, 1958, the City Commission shall be
composed of a P~4ayor and four (1~) Commissioners; that the two (2)
candidates for the office of City Commissioner receiving the third
and fourth highest number of qualified votes at such election shall
be declared elected and providing that the four (~) positions on
the City Commission shall be numbered One (1), Two (2), Three (3)
and Four (1.~) and at all subsequent elections all candidates for
City Commissioner shall be voted on and elected separately for
positions on said City Commission. ------------------------------------ 56
AMENDMENT N0. 3
FOR amending Article 11, Section 15, of the Home Rule Charter of
the City of La Porte, to provide that vacancies on the City Com-
mis si cin sha 11 be filled by appointment by a ma jority vote of the
remaining members and providing that a City Commission may be
appointed to the office of Mayor by a majority vote of all of the
other Commissioners. -------------------------------------------------- 563
AGAINST amending Article 11, Section 15, of the Home Rule Charter
of the City of La Forte to provide that vacancies on the City
Commission shall be filled by appointment by a majority vote of the
remaining members and providing that a City Commissioner may be
appointed to the office of Mayors, by a majority vote of all of the
other Commissioners. -------------------------------------------------- 6!~
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COIvII~7ISSION OF TH • TY OF LA PO
RTE,
TEXAS:
1. That said election was duly called;, that notice was given in
accordance with law and in accordance with the ordinance and order calling
the election; that said election was held in accordance with law; that due
returns of said a lect ion has been made by the proper officers; that said
election has resulted favorably to the adoption of Amendment_No. 1, Amend-
meat No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 to the said Charter.
2. That the City Commission is hereby in all things authorized,
ordered and directed to do any and all things necessary andfor convenient
in connection with said Amendments to said Charter.
3. The City Clerk of the City of La Porte is hereby. authorized,
ordered and directed to furnish the :Mayor of said City a copy of the three
Amendments to said. Charter, authenticated and certified by his signature and
seal of the City, and the Pdayor is .authorized, ordered and directed to forward
such copy of the lsmendments to said Charter to the Secretary of State of the
State of Texas.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the
25th day of A ri 1, 195$ . ~'
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H. P. PFEI ER
MAY R, . ,
'EEXAS
ATTEST:
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G. A , C I 'Y C~ K,
CITY OF LA PORT E, ,TEXAS
Mot ion by~Rigby, second by Pfeiffer, ratifying tie payment of the following
bills s ~" ~ ~:
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Underwood Corporation $15.50 Isensee Grocery $42.65
Universal Packing & Gasket 12.49 Axle ~ VTheel Aligning 110.07
Utility Supply Co. 33.75 Houston Nat. Gas Co. 38.81
T. L. Talker Bearing Co. 11.91 Magnolia Petroleum Co. 215.92
~~orthington-Garcon Meter Diva 650.16 Alemite of the Gulf Co. 46.04
Houston Natural Gas Corp. 41.54 Allen ~ Kerber 6.81
r'rank T. Fawkes 37.80 Bayshore Engineering Co. 75.00
Houston Nat. Gas Corp. 4.80 Benson Tractor Co. 24.91
Bank of the Southwest 6.30 Best Tailors, Inc. 57.50
La Porte Hardware Co. 20.39 Big Three Welding Co. 11.00
S. ~~. Bell telephone Co. 79,01 Joe Camp Motors 15.31
Houston Lighting 8e Power Co. 884.28 Champion Auto Parts 15.la4
Dixie Chemical Co. 40.50 Texas Div. of the Inter.
Elliott Addressing Co. 7.36 Assn. for Iden. 6.00
Gulf Oil Corporation 5.25 ?siternaticnal Assn. of
Houston Belting & Supply 16.50 Chiefs of Police 15.00
Industrial Towel Co. 2.50 T. E. Brown 726.41
K ~ M DRaohine Works 87.80 Frank T. Fawkes 22.80
La Forte Insurance Agency 28.38 Bobbie's Cafe 4.25
League of Tex. Municip. 108.00 Houston Natural Gas Co. 3.45
W. J. McLen 25.00 S. W. Bell Tel. Co. 99.84
Jay Marks Chevrolet 60.98 Houston Light & Power Co. 768.38
Marso Typewriter Co. 64.50 La Porte Hardware Co• 21.88
Matherne's 9.25 Bob ~ Marie's F~estaurant 10.45
:dayo Shell Corp. 89.00 L. E. Erwin 5.00
Municipal Fipe Co. 25.75 T. E. Brown u+3.55
Paul's Mot ors 110.01 George H. Counts 160.32
A. M. Polker ~ Sons 59.00 Viking Supply Co. 31q.63
Sears Roebuck & Co. 105.00 niversal Packing Co. 5.10
Sharp Grain Co. 71.20 Underwood Corporation 33.08
Southern Blue Print 24.93 T. B. Trotter 166.66
W. A. Stabs, Jr. 20.75 South Houston Book Storo 21.07
Thomas Hardware 27.09 Southern Engine & Fump 25.00
T. B. Trotter 83.33 Southern Blue Print 68.93
Universal racking Co. 8.08 Sharp Grain Co. 8.10
Utility Supply Co. 123.57 Sears P.oebuck & Co. 343.39
Wolfer Brothers 4.50 Sabine Supply Co. 237.93
Bank of the Southwest 6.30 noyal Plumbing Co. 169.95
Bobbie's Cate 1.95 Ned Tiger Products Co. 58.95
Frank T. Fawkes 22.60 A. M. Polker & Sons 47.75
Houston Light ~ Power Co. 754.92 Paul's Motors 154.75
Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. 73.90 Page-Interstate Co. 12.50
Houston Natural Gas Corp. 6.30 Norris ~ Stanford 960.00
La Forte Hardvra,re Co. 47.28 Tdelson-Wells Co. 8.50
Houston Light ~ Power Co. 12.59 b4orin & Co. 37.50
South Houston Book Store 90.95 'Mayo Shell Corp. 160.20
day T'larks Chevrolet 1,329.03 Marvel Valve ~ Repair Co. 27.54
Mrs. Ruth .Fuqua 110.40 Magnolia Petroleum Co. 1,107.02
Mrs. Ruth Fuqua 200.00 Lone Star Valve Co. 68.50
Houston Natural Gas Corp. 42.84 La Porte Lumber Co. 77.58
Bank of the Southwest 6.30 La Porte Liberal 404.96
Electrical Controller 719.80 La Forte Insurance Agcy." 99.14
Kiibler ~: Kiibler 20.00 Lansdoeme-1+loody Co. 4.30
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~, & Ty4 Machine 1"~forlts ~ 97.00 T„i 's t~~zc~e Sho 26.00
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Kar-Trol Signal ro. 601.62 Joe's Sinclair Station 10.35
Jay Marks Chevrolet 302.11 Isensee Grocery 15.62
Industrial Towel Co. 5.00 Industrial Equipment Co. 13.60
~Iowe I~'ire Apparatus Co. 8.76 IIoustor Natural Gas Co. 27.11
Houston Armature Co. 71.90 Heights Armature ZVorks 127.y.0
Gulf Radiotelephone Sales 89.57 Dixio Chemical Co. 136.50
Cunningham Bearing Co. 91.82 Criminal Research Prod. 3l~.63
Crata Co. 29.2b Andy Crodell Brick Co. 92.00
Coburn's 172.12 Cargill's 12.00
Joe Camp Motors .I~B Builders Supply Co. 20.10
H. E. Bowman Co. 16.00 Best `tailors, Inc. 162.75
Beard & Stone Elec. Co. 71.12 Barrov~ Machine & Supply 233.00
Allied Safety Eqpt. 1.50 Allen ~ Kerber Co. 37.J~3
~gotior~ by Rigby, second by Pfeiffer, that the meeting adjourn.
Carriad.
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of the City of a Po te, Texas
ATTEST
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City of La~ Porte, Texas