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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-08-07 Regular Meetingr 1 t '~ A~TUTE5 - RF~ULAR A~ETING LA PORTE CITY COR~dISSION -AUGUST 7TH, 1959 7:00 P. M. Regular Heating •f the City CO.SS1•n was called t • ®rder by Agayor H.P. Pfeiffer, with the f•11•wi.ng Her~bers and city •fficials present : C•ramissi®ners }3r•am, Osborn, Lawler, (C•mmissi®ner B•yle in h©spital), W.A.Arthur, Supt., Special Counsel Jn•. S,Kiibler, and City Clerk Frank G.Baker, Alse present were. P, B, Bre~wn, D©ug B•yle, H. B. Harris•n, and Frank H®®t. ~.4inutes of the last meeting were read and apprrved, Carried, M•ti•n by Osborn, sec•nd by Brawn, that building permit be issued t• ~.RS. P. B. Brawn, to build an all metal building at West "+~ain and S•uth 1st Streets. Carried. AZ®ti•n by Osborn, sec•nd by Lav~rler, that Secretary be authirized t• schedule all Fire Department equipment p•licies into •ne P©licy with the La P•rte Insurance Agency. Carried. A~ti•n by Lawler, sec•nd by Brs~vn, that a7.1 additi•nal equipH.errt n•t presently c•vered, be c©vered fmr liability insurance, vrith auttanatic c®verage far new equipment and borrmwed e quipment, Carried, ps®ti•n by Osborn, sec®nd by Lawler, that c•ntents p•licy expiring August 17, 1959, be renewed with La Porte Insur ange Agency far •ne year, Carried. A~1r, Harris•n requested several streets in the area •f L•bit Street be drained, C•~-mi.ssi®ner Brawn tivill issue w•rk •rder far same, ~~ti•n by Lawler, ~ec•nd by Osborn, that Chas. Dunham and C•n~er Hale be dr®pped fr•m Auxiliary P®lice, and Drew P,RaI•ne and Fred Warrick be app•inted t• Auxiliary P•lice, Carried. A4•ti•n by Lawler, sec•nd by Brawn, that Dennis Dunham be appointed Assistant Fire I±~arshall (with n• pay), t• work with, and in the absence: •f Qould Crof••t. Carried. ~~ I~oti•n by Brawn, sec®nd b y Osborn, that Sam Esc•bed•, Jr., be employed as a P•lice Dispatcher, full time, and Charles Warrick be employed as a relief P•lice Officer and Dispatcher, Carried. u ~4otion by Osborn, sec®nal by Bre+Rm, that the City .shall not pay for work lone by anyone without first getting the consent of the City Commission. Carried. Moti®n by Osborn, second by Lawler, that Ordinance No. 571 be adopted as react. The caption ®f such adopted ordinance, reads as folloVrs: AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE PARI~DIG OF VEHICLES ~T TIIE SOUTH SIDE OF `~CEST POLK STREET BETt"IEII~1 NORTH FOURTH STREET AND THE ALLEY IN BLOCK N0. FIFTY-SIX (56) OF THE T ON7N OF LA PORTS; PROVIDING THAT THE SPACE BE MARKID AS A "NO PARKING ZONE" AND PROVIDING ANY PERSONS VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE SHALL BE ~F.II~TED IN ANY SU~d NOT TO EXCEED THE SUTuI OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 0100.00). Carried. Motion by Br~vn, second by L~rler, that Ordinance No. 572 be ad®ptecl as read. The caption of such adopted ordinance reads as foll®ws: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSr:?EiVT AND COLLECTION OF AN AD VAL~.E~I TAX FOR. THE YEAR 1959, OF AND AT THE RATE OF ODTE AND 75100 DOLLARS 01.75) ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DoLLr~RS 0100.00) VALUATION of TAXABLE PROPERTY IIQ THE CITY OF LA PORTS, -FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INTEREST OId, AND A SINKING FUND FOR, THE REDEMPTION OF "CITY OF LA PORTS RE~JNDING BONDS, SFR.IES 1931", "CITY OF LA PORTS WATF~R SYSTEM REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 19i~6", "CITY OF LA POP,TE STREET III~ROVEMESIT BONDS, SERIES 19.9", TMCITY OF LA PORTS GARBAGE IPTCINERATOR BONDS, SERIES 1949", "CITY OF LA P~.TE STREET I2~ROVEn+1E~1T BONDS, SERIES 1953-A", "CITY OF LA PORTE~CITY HALL BONDS, SERIES 1953", "CITY OF LA P~i,TE STRE~F'T REFiJrdDING BONDS, SERIES 195?", AND "Q~ITY OF' Ltl PORTS SANITARY SERER SYSTEM BONDS, SERIES 1955", AND >1UR PAYING CL>~tRENT EXPENSES OF SAID CITY. Carried. It4oti®n by Osborn, second by Brawn, that Supt. Arthur be authorized t© purchase fire plug to be installed at "H" and 5th Streets, and to approve the purchase of material ~to connect gr©und storage tank, in the amount of X173.38. C arrie~l . Motion by Osborn, second by Lawler, that City pay Poo3e Constructi®n Compar~y ~1l~,739.00 for the construction ®f 10,000 barrel: tank, subject to the approval of Commissioner Osbuxn after tank has been filled with water. Carried. 77 Motion by Osborn, secenal byF3r®wn, that the meeting adjourn. Carriel. H. P. Pfe e , n or of the City ~ ®f La Porte, ex s _ ~~ . Frank G. Baker, CityClerk of the City •f La Porte, Texas