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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-08-21 Regular Meeting• • ~.ffP1UTES - R~~ULAR A~.`FTING LA PGP.TE CITY COA!AD:SSIOr1 - A?JGUST 21ST, 1959 7:00 P . A![, Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to ®rder by A4ayor H. P. Pfeiffer, with the following present: Commissi®ners Brim, Boyle, Lawler and Osborn, Special Counsel Jno. S. Kiibler, Supt. ?~.A. Arthur, and City Clerk Frank G. Baker. Also present were A'1r. Ernest Broom, J, 0. Hollins, Dennis Dunham, Tom .4da~rs (Press), Jae Hill, Curtis AZorris, Al Kohler of Hedrick e Stanley, Engineers, and Jiro Mousner (Press). AZnutes of trc last regular and one special. meeting were read and approved. Carried. ?~®tien by Osborn, second by Ftrcrrm, that the motion made authorizing permit t® be issued to Mr. P. B. Brov+rn, which was done a.t a. meeting on August 7, 1959, to build a metal building in the F`ixe Zone, be recinded. Carried. Violations of the building code in the fire zone wa.s discussed at length. A4oti~n by Boyle, second by Osborn, that City attorney be authorized t© file charges against Jay ?~arlss and P. B. Brarvrn, fc~r f~ ding t® comply with build- ing ®rdir_~,nce in the sire Z®ns, C2.rried, AZr, Kehler was auth®rized tc proceed at once with securing plans and specificatidns and bids on elevated tank and tourer, also t• proceed with plans on addition t® the City Ha11 and Fire Station. AZotion by Lawler, second. by Osborn, t® c®nfirm the action of the Commi ssi0n in the meeting of August 12, 1959. Carried. AR6tien by Osborn, second by B®yle, that City Clerk be authorized to install straight teleph®ne line tG H®usta~n. Carried. A~otien by Bra~m, second by Lawler, that the La Porte Insurance ~~ ~;ency ~~rrite the liability insurance ®n citS- equipment and retain 60~ of commi.ssivn, and divide 40~ with the Bill Jones Agency and ti"Tillard Long Agency, 2pj~ to each. Carried. n .~ ~~ • `cam r ~.Totion by Osburn~ second by Lawler, that the City of La. Porte close and abandon the A11ey in Block 132 of the town of La Porte, upon the following terms, conditions and agreements: "That the v~Tners of the block grant to the City an easement 16~ in width far the construction and maintenance of utility lines; such easement to be located across the property to conform to the location of t'ne structures to be placed thereon and so as not to interfere therev~.th; T.ia.t the otimers past the additional cost of the installation of water a.nd sewer ls.nes, caused by the location of such lines at a place otter than ire the existing alley." Carried, ~.2oti®n by Lawler, second by Osburn~ that Or~.inance No. 573, be adopted as read. The caption of such adapted ordinance reads as fellows: ORDINANCE N0, 573 !~N ORDINANCE PROVIDING CDR TIC INSTALL~TIOIQ, CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE, USES OPERATION AND A![F,INTETuANCE 0~' A HIGHUTAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROJECT AT TIC INTERSECTION OF ST~A.TE HIGI~.'VAY 1l~6 N~tTH (10th STREET) AND ~~~ STATE HTGH'~N~AY ]..Li.6 EAST (SPENCER HIG H~PAY, ?NAT P~TAIN STREET) IN THE `~ CITY OF LA PORTE, TEX_4S, 1!SZD AUTH0:~I2ING TTTv 1~ti4IrOR 0~' THE CITY TO ~ EX.TJ~UTE AND TF-IE CITY SECRETARY TO AF'F'LX THE CORP03~ATE SEAL ATdD ~\ °; ATTEST THE S.4~,~, .4 CDRTAIN CONTRACT B~fJ"EIId THE CITY AND THE ~ STATE !OF TEXAS PROVIDING FCR, THE INSTALLATION, COT~I°STRUCTION, ~;,.`~' EXISTENCE, USE, OFIRATION AND ~.!f_4INT.s TANCE OF SAID PROJECT; ~R 1.~ ~ r THE PAYA4.II`1T, BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE CONSTRUCTIONJ, OI'r~ATION ~ . ^ ~' ATTD A24INTENANCE COSTS OF SAID PROJECT; FOR TTTr DECLARING OF AN ~ ` . ~ ~~ .~ ET~!fET~GENCY, BY TAE CITY, APiD PROVIDIPIO TH".T TICS ORDIN~,?~fCE SHALL ° T?E EFFECTIVE FItOPR AT,ID A~ETER ITS P.4SS4.GE. Carried. 2,4ation by Osburn~ second by Lavrler, that ~!!?ayor be authorized to employ a new Police Chief when he finds tre person he feels can fill that position, als• appoint l_ndersan J. Sc®tt (colored) as Auxiliary Policeman, and also request Auditor to audit Police recarrFs, Carried. T.2ati®n by Osburni second by Lawlers that Ordinance No, 57~, be ad®pted as read. The caption of such adapted ordinance reads as fsllvws: AAT ORDINANCE PROVIDING TIIp~T ~aZL BUILDING, RET~?ODELING, REPI.IR, PLUA~3ING, ELECTRICAL AT~TD R~VIT`?D PER~.ZITS SHALL EXPIRE NINETY (90) DAYS A~TEft ISSUANCE UNLESS REDTH'CID AND EXTENDED; THAT NO PERI~1fITS SHALL BE EXTENDED BEYOND ONE (1) YEAP~ A~T,ER ISSUANCE; THAT PER~JLCTS I.`'SU~ HF,R.I~I:'OFCRE SHALL EXPIRE NINETY (90) DAYS AFTER TiIIS ORDIN- ANCE BECOfl~ EFFECTPIE UNLESS RENF~"TID AND ExT~?n'~; AND '~tEPEALING ALL ORDIN'~NCE OR. P~.RTS OF ORDINANCES 1?T CONFLICT THEREtiYITH. Carried. i b~®ti®n by Osb~mn, secsn~' by ~3rawn, that the f®lloti+ring pslicy be aai®pted: IIJ THE PUTU:RE SEP1E~t. ARAIN LINES SHALL BE NO SItTALLF~ THAN Sig, EXCEPT ~vf-IERE THERE IS ALTtEADY AN EXISTING 6" LINE'. ALL LAT~ALS A?IJST BE l~" BEGINNING AT HOUSE AIu'D EXTEt~TDING TO 'J'IITHIN 20t OF MAlN SENEF~., TiL^:T LAST 20' ~r1UST BE 6" STARTING OUT OF A SADDLE INS~tTID OAt TO TT-~ 1~~4IN, T~Tl~T TIdERE TS A Y AT SI'TCH DEPTH THAT ADDITIONAL Y C:"~:id 13E TATSII~T~ OAT TTY FIRST Y, SO AS A HO?TSE FiFHIAID CAN COP,2E INTG TFiT' SAA.~ STACK. ALL JOINTS IN ALL SE!~Z LIAuEJ A,I[TST F3E T~!IADE UP ~P'TTH TALCOTE OR SIT.'QLAP. L~~!.TEftI~.L (NO CEA'~TT) . THEftE ~[TST BE A CLEAAT-OUT AT THE BEGIN,^TING OF )1'f SA'VE'R AT HOiTSE. Carried. A"©ti®n by B®yle, sec®nd bzr Lawler, th~.t meetii~ ad.j©urn. Carried. ~ / -, ,% ~~-~ --~ z H. P. P eif er, AT er f ; e City ®f La Perte, Tex .s ATTF~,T• ~' an G. a er, Ci er . © e Ci ®f La Fa-rte, Texas 29