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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-07-17 Regular Meetingr • ~ ~ MINUTES - ~tEGULAR MEETING L~A:,PORTE CITY COMNfl:SSION -JULY 17TH, 1959 7:00 P. M, Regular meeting of the City Commission was called t9 order by May®r H. P. Pfeiffer, with the Poll®wing members present: C®mmissioners Brc~x*n, B®yle, Lawler and Osburn, Special Counsel Jne. S. Kiibler, Supt. W.A.Arthur, and City Clerk Frank G. Baker. Als• present vrere Ralph Irving, h4r. Pendergrass (Press), Ernest Brown, Jr., (Fiscal Agent), Rev, Bob Thompson, Fire Chief Rollins, Dennis Dunham, Gould Cr®foot and Jim Holley (Press). Minutes of the last tw® special meetings and ®ne regular meeting was read and approved. Carried. Mayer Pfeiffer requested that the minutes reveal that he intends t© build a h®me in Block 5, Bay Front Addition, and the streets that will be opened are no more than aqy citizen would ask for. C~nissioner B®yle presented two cost items fr®m Wyatt Hedrick's office, and vranted tm know which price schedule could be used. Ordinance N®. 5d9 The Mayor intrc~uced an ordinance calling a bond election. The Ordinance was read in full and Commissioner Osborn moved that it be adopted. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lawler and carried by the f©llowing v®te: AYES: Mayor Pfeiffer, Commissioners Lawler, Brim, Osborn and Boyle. NOES: None. The ordinance thus adopted f®llows: BE IT ORDAINED by the City Com~i.ssion of the City of La P©rte: ~~~ Section 1: That an election shall be held in and thr®ughout the City of La Porte, Texas, an the 15th day of August, 1959, at which election the fallowing pr®p®si- tions shall be submitted t® the duly qualified resident electors of said City 1rh0 ovm taxable property v~thin sail City and who have duly rendered. the same for taxation, for their action thereupon: PROPOSITION N0. ONE SHALL THE CITY CITY COr~SSION 0'F THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OiF' SAID CITY IN THE A~IDUNT OF ~?~5,000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN THIRTY (30) YEARS IROM TH.~R DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE PIOT TO EY.CEED 'FIVE (5~) PER CENT PER ANNUP.4, FOR THE ACQUISl'PION OF A CAPITAL PROJECT, TO-~?'IT: COPJS7RUCTING AND `QUIPPING A ~TRF STATION ''ffITHIN AATD F'OR SAID CITY, AND TO LEVY TAXES ON ALL 'TAXABLE P~PERTY ~~dITHIN SAID CITY SUTFICIE[~T TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTFR.EST ON SAID BOP1D5 ADID TO PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF AT PdATURITY? ~7~ - PROPOSITION N0. TPTO SHALL THE CITY COI~.~?ISSION .OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, BE AUTHO?~IZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE A~.40UNT OF X15,000, MATURING SERIALLY 1"ITHIN THIRTY (30) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO E'KCEED FIVE (5~) PER CENT PER ANNUM, BUR THE ACQUISITION OF A CAPITAL, P~JECT, TO-WIT: CONSTRUCTING I.~'ROVE64II~TTS AND REPAIRS TO THE CI'PY HALL ~ffITHIN SAID CITY, AND TO LEVY TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE PROFERTY~'IITHIN SAID CITY SUFFICIENT TO PAY TFL ANNUAL IlVTEREST ON SAID •BOP~TDS AND ZU PROVIDE A SINKING ItJIJD TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL THERE~~ OF AT MATURITY? PROPOSITION N0. THREE SHALL THE CITY COI~R:~SSION OF THE CRTY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE I30NDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AIVS~UNI' OF X355,000, MATURING SERIALLY ~r~ITHIN THIRTY (30) YEARS FROP~ THEIR DATE OR DATES, AA1D BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE (5/) PER CENT PER ANPIUM, Fart THE ACQUISITION C~' A CAPITAL PROJECT, TO-WIT: CORTSTRtJCT~IG AND IR9PROVEING THE ROADS, fff~.IDGES AND STREETS OF SAID CITY, AND TO LEVY TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY, SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AND TO PROVIDE A SINKING ~'[JDID TO P AY THE PRINCCPAL THEREOF AT MATURITY? PROPOSITION N0. FOUR SHALL THE CITY COr.~ItU:SSIOTJ OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE A1~40UNT OF X60, 000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN THIRTY (30) YEARS ~R.Oll2 THEIR DATE 0'R DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE (5~) PER CENT PER ANNUM, FOR THE ACQUISITION • OF A CAPITAL PROJECT, TO-Z'4'IT : PURCHASING AND~OR IMPROVING LIPIDS ~~R PARK PURPOSES, AND TO LEVY TAXES (7N ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WI^1HIN SAID 'CITY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL 1NTEREST ON SAID BONDS AND TO PROVIlIIE A SINK- ING STD TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF AT MATURITY ? PROPOSITION N0. FIVE SHALL THE CITY COP~ISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PO:RTE, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY 1N THE AMOUNT OF ~75,OOO, MATURING SERIALLY VdITHIN THIRTY (30) YEARS ?+RO~.q THEIR DATE ~ DATES, AND BEARING IlVTERFST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEID FIVE (5~) PER CENT PER ANNUM, FUR THE ACQUISITION OF A CAPITAL PROJECT, TO TIT: CONSTRUCTING IMPROVE~~fi1T5 AND EXTENSIONS TO THE CITY'S WAT~IORKS SYSTEM, AND TO LEVY TA%E.S ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERRTY Z'PITHIN SAID CITY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL 1NTEREST ON SAID BOPIDS AND TO PROM DE A SINKING FUND T 0 PAY THE PRINCIPAL T I~FREQF AT MATURITY? Section 2; That the City Commission finds that the pr®bable period of useful- ness of each of said capital projects described respectively in said fore- going propositi®ns is approximately thirty (30) years. Section 3: That said election shall be held in the City Hall Building, in ~ie'Ci~y ®f La Porte, Texas, and the entire City shall constitute one election precinct, The f®llowing named persons are hereby appointed officers of said election: . Mrs, H. M, Ralston Presiding Judge 17rs, Otis Harris®n Assistant Judge r11rs. Calvin C®mpton Clerk Mrs, Rex Baker 'Clerk ~ (9 . `~ ~ • Section Ia.: That sad election shall be held in acc®ralance with the previsions of e ®nstituti®n and. lames of the State of Texas and the City Charter and ©nly duly quali.fieel resident electa~rs of the City of La ports, Texas, vrho cam taxable property within said L`ity and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, shall be qualifieai to vote. Section 5: That the ballets of said election shall conform to the requirements C ap er b of the Electi®n Code of the State of Texas, Chapter 192, Acts of the 52nd Legislature of Texas, 1951, as amended, so far as applicable, anal, in add.iti®n to the requirements of Chapter 6 shall have printed thereon the folle~ring: 0~'F'ICIAL BALLOT T'F~OPOSITION N 0. ONE ~ ~ AGAIlVuT THE ISSUANCE ~OF ~I~S, 000 ~tE STATION BONDS PROPOSITION N0. TGV9 ~ AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF X15,000 CITY HALL ITI~ROVEP.~TTS BONDS PROPOSITION P10. THP~EE' • FOR AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OI' X355, 000 STREET IMPROVET.2Q1T BOAiD5 PROPOSITION N0. FOUR BUR AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF X60,000 PARK BONDS PROPOSITION P10. FIVE rt~R ~ AGE'iZNST THE ISSUANCE OF ~v75~000 1~VATE~IPORKS SYSTEP~ ITdPROVR....-- P.~TT BOND6 Voting on said propositions shall be by voting machine, azd each v®ter desiring t® vote in favor of such propositions shall pull the voting pointer d.~Tn in- dicating "for" such proposition, arml each v®ter eesiring t® vets against such propmsition shall pull the voting pointer down indicating "Against" such propositi®n. As to absentee voting, hovrever, paper ballots shall be useel, anal absentee v©tes shall be cast at the Office of the Gity Clerk at the City Ha11 within said City. Said paper ballots shall have printeal there®n the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT P ROPOSITION N0. ONE ~ ~ ~ w w • • lUR THE ISSUANCE OF ~P45, 000 FIRE STATION BONDS W AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF ~~.5,000 FIRE STATION BONDS V PROPOSITION N0. TWO ©- FOR THE ISSUANCE OF X15,000 CITY HALL IMPROVE~E,NT ~ BOND5 ~ AGAIlVST THE ISSUANCE OAF X15,000 CITY HALL ILZPROVE- ~ DENT BONDS '~ PROPOSITION N0. THREE Cl ~ ~ FOR THE ISSUANCE OF X355, 000 STREET Ih4PROVE~TT F- BONDS ~ AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF ~355~000 STREET IIt1PR00E- r.~.NT BONDS PROPOSITION N0. FOUR FOR THE ISSUANCE OF X60,000 PARK BONDS AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $60, 000 PARK BOAIDS PROPOSITION N0. FIVE C3., GO e ~U'R THE ISSUANCE QF X75,000 4~~T11TEE~'dORKS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT BONDS AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $75,000 V~IATERWORKS SYSTEM Ir.2PROVEI~TT BONDS The absentee voter .shall v©te on the propositi®ns by scratching or marking eut the expression that he woes n®t wish t® v®te four, thus leaving the one not so scratched or marked out as indicating his v®te ®n each pr®p©sition, in acc®rd once with said Election C®de, as mended. Sectien 6: That notice ®f said election shall. be given by p®sting a cmpy of a notice c®ntaining a substantial copy ®f thn:s ©rdinance at the City Hall and at twe other public places within said City n®t less than fourteen (11~) days prior to the date which said election is to be hele~, and by p~nblication of said notice in THE LA 1~RTE LIBERAL en the see day in each ezf twe (2) successive weeks, the first ®f said publicati®ns to be maaie n®t ]ester than fourteen (11~) days prier t® the date set for said election. It is hereby f®uhd and declared that the LA PORTE LIBERAL is a newspaper published in, azd of general cir- culati®n within the City of La Pe~rte, and is the official newspaper ®f said City. PASSED AND APPROVED, this th$ 17th day of July, 1959. /'~ t! (s) P. e f Mayor, L`a. of a P r e, Texas ~` • alp ~ ank G. Ba e CZ y C e~ • '~ M®tion by Boyle, sec®nd by Brmn~m, that the }~ayor be auth®rized t• purchase p®lice car, after tabulating bids. Bids were as follows: Jay Marks Chevy®1et X1,625.00 Joe Camp M©tors 1,807,00 Carried. Lg~tion by Lawler, second by Osborn, that Ordinance Ne. 570, be ad®pted as read.. The captimn Bf such admpted ordinance reads as f®11®ws: AN ORDINANCE- D2AK]NG IT UNLAVIEUL ~t A MINOR, II~CEPT IN COURSE OF EMPLOYM~~VT, TO BE UPON THE STREETS OF LA FORTE, TEXAS, BET~tffi~1 THE HOURS OF ]1:30 P. M. AND 5:00 A. R!I.; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PARENT OR PERSON HAVING LAVIFUL CUSTODY TO PERMIT A MINA TO BE UPON THE STREETS, VdITHIN SUCH TIME LIMITS, UNLESS THERE FISTS A NECESSITY THE~.EFOR; PROVIDING A S1~VTNGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ANY VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE A MISDEMEAN~. AND UPON CONVICTION SUCH VIOLATOR SHALL BE FINED A SUM NOT LESS THAN ~~5.00 OR b20RE THAN ~p200.00 AMID PROVIDING AN EFI'ECTIVE DATE. Carried. M®ti®n by Osborn, seconel by B®y1e, that to be reimbursed for expense accounts, City Clerk must be presented with itemized acc®unts and receipts ®f expen- ditures, and that mileage at 8¢ per mile be all®wed t® and fY~om cslestinati®n, check is be issued after Cc~mMission appr®val. Carried. Rurivray at Airp©rt was discussed. It was deciaied to check cast and. Mir®r will report at next regular meeting. The salary ®f Mrs. Leach was discussed. It was agreed that Mrs. Leach's salary •f $25.00 per month be continued. Mayor requested that petiti®n of service station operators be placed ®n file. Motion by Brown, second by Boyl®, that Commissioner Br~vn be authorized to purchase two grader tires, f®r X103.00 each. Carrieel. ~~ ~. Vifilk's request to the City Commo.ssion was eleferred unto.]. next meeting. Motion by Osborn, sec®nd by Lawler, that Supt. Arthur be authorized to purchase ,rater. alai sc-ewer line in Alley ®f 5th & 6th,, "G" tm I~th. Carried. P.4®tion by Lawler, sec®nd by Osborn, that the meeting adjourn, Carried. . (1 . P. Pei r, a r of he ity alf La Porte, T~ as ATTEST : " Frar~lc G. Baker, City Clerk of he C~tv oaf La Porte. Texas