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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-02-06 Regular Meeting nB:NIJ`~'S - RF~:v~1-1~ ~! i TIl`~G LA. PC~~T.~, CITY CUIt~ISSI~`'i - 1 U~.RY 6~ 1S~9 Regulax meeting of the City Commission was caLed to order by Rd~.ycr H. P. Pfeiffer, ti:~i.th the followin4; Comma.ssieners pr. went : Boyle, Braun, Osbuorn and Lawler, C,.ty Clerk Frank G. Baker, Supt.~Y. A. .~rthur, special Counsel Jno. S. Kiibler, a.nd Reporter Jim Holley. ~ _ Also present were the follo~~~.ng: I~Zr, Johnsor_, Mr. NIc Daniel, nor. Cornelius, Henry Wilkens, Jr., and R. I:T. Collie. IViinutes of the last *~eeta.ng were read and appresved.. Carried. It~r. Collie presented the ability of his c o:npar~y (Freese, Nichols, Turner &, Collie ) to act as consulting engineers for the City of La Porte. Iti1s'. Johnson presented a report on his findings to the City Commission, after soma study of the city's needs. I?is company is Bernard Johnson ~, A,ssociates, The .rerioval of the. park~.r~ meters front the .,streets of La Porte was discussed at length by the e~.tire Commission, The majority of the ~ tubers felt ~ that the meters should remain, ~.?otion by Law7~er, second ~Y Brown, tb.at the #'ollav~ri.r~g Resolution be apprcnred and adopted; ~ - R~SC~LU"_'IC'N - RF~OI,UTIt~T Q~~' THE CITY COI.~~iISa"IUN ©P THE CITY OF LH, P(7? TE 6'lI-LxtF~f;S, it appears to the City Commission of the City of ~,a Porte that it is to the best interest oi' sai.d City to employ Ernest ~L. Brawn,, Jr.,, as the fiscal agent fcar said City fc:c a period of five (5) years,. in accordance witY~ the terms, conditions and agreements contained in that certain contract attached heretm and marked «Exhibit AFB; and NCiPd, THi~E~E, BE IT R~:SOLV~ BY TI-~ CI~i`'Y C0~'~tILSSION OF THE CITY ©F L~ Pt~TE, that said City employ athe _s~:id r~nsst I,. Browny Jr., as its fiscal agent fc~r a five (5) year -pcr~od~, sand .that H. ~P, T?fe~ffex~ ;Mayor of said City anal j rank u. ~ al.er, City Clerk, be, and they ale hereby, authorized and instructed to ex ecute and deliver on behalf of said City the written contract marked t'k~chibit A~~ hereto attached and made a. part hereof. A.~dD IT IS SO ORDERED. Carried. Motion by Osburrs~ second by Lawler, •that Ordinance No. 563 be aet~pted as read. The caption cf such adopted ordinance reads as follows: AN ORDINANCE SETTING ASIDE AND DESIGNATING A.LO~kDING ?~dE QN °SOi9TH FOURTH STREET, IN 'SHE CIT7~ OF I.~ PCRTE, ADJl~~CII~tT TO LOTS N0. TWII~tTY (2C) AND T4PENTY-0NE (2l), BLC~K N0. -FORTY-0NE (tel.), AS SH0r11N BY THE; RECC~DEt7 SLAP OF THE TQ~lN OF LA. PORTS. ' Carried. Motion by Brows, sec®nd. by Osborn, that Jack Kellett Royce Hovey and Charles Warrick be issued Auxiliary Police Camr~issions. Carried. Mfltian by Osburn~ sea®r~d by Brc~rm~ Company, be accepted. that easement of Tennessee Gas Transmission Carried. M©tion by Beyle, second by Osburn.~ that Eureka Fire Hose bid be accepted, 600 @ X1.00 per foot. The f®ll~.ng additional bids were received and read: 6001 Fire Hose - The W. H. Steigezzwald Co, X660.00 n '~ n .. H. E. Bowman Company 510.00 " '~ n - American La France Carp. 690,00 n n " - Houston Gasket & Packing Cm. 558.00 Carried. Motion by Boy~.e, second by Lawler,. that La Porte V®lusteer Fire Department insurance b@ renewed. Carried. Motion by Boyle, second by Osburn~ that City purchase from the La Porte Independent Schflol District for the sum cif Orie Th©usand Two hundred -nicety aa~e dollars and fifteen cents (cash) (1,291.15), the f®ll~+r3.ng described property: L®ts 5, ~6, 7, 9, ]~0, -11, 12, 13, aft, 18, 19, 20, 21~ 22, 23 and 2~., a11_ in. Block No. 267, Tcnvn of La ;Porte. Carried. h~otimn by Brown, second by Lawler, that Commissioner Brown be authorized to n secure bids on newt dump truck. Carried. • • i Motion by Osborn, second by BrctuPn., that Corn~,-issioner Osborn be authorized to purchase material for sewer extension in the alleys of Blacks 65 and 70, Bay Fr€~nt Addition, same being between S. Ohio and S. Brc~mell Streets, when money has been deposited with the City. Carried. Motion by Brc~rom, sec©r~3. by La~rler, that 22~ gross receipt check in the amount of ~1,879.1~3, ~'~ Houston Natura]. Gas Corporation, be accepted. Carried. Motion by Lawler, second by Brawn, ratifying tax cancellation certificates Nis. 1 to 7, inclusive. Carried. Moti®n by LaePler, second by Brarm, that meeting adjotun. (12:15 ~. iuls) 4 '~ Carried. . e' fer, or 0 e City of La Porte, Texa ATTEST : ~ ~~ r G. B er, z y erk o t e City of I,a Porte, Texas ;~