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Home My WebLink About1959-10-02 Regular Meeting MITTUTES - REGULAR MEEPING LA PORTE CITY COhR~!QSSION -OCT. 2, 1959 ~ ~% . 7:00 P. M. Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor H. P. Pfeiffer, with the follaring present: Commissioners Brawn, Boyle, Lawler and Osburn, Special Counsel Jno.S, Kiibler, w. A. Arthur, Supt., and City Clerk Frank G. Baker. Also present were J.C. Robinson with the Pittsburg Des Moines Steel Co., w.E. Busse, with the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., and Jerry Egger (Press). A4i.nutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Carried. Mayor Pfeiffer asked that the bids on water Taxer be opened. The bids were as follows xAr~~ND IRON waRx~s wA;RRE~t, PA. LUMP SUM BASE BID: For construction of a 1100,000 gallon welded steel elevated water storage tank as per plans and specifications: SIXTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY DOLLARS ($ 69,960.00 ALTERNATE BID: 'Far construction of a 500,000 gallon welded steel elevated water storage tank as per plans and specifications: LUT+Q' SUM EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS 082,630.00 ) CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO. HOUSTON 2, TEXAS LUMP SUM BASE BID: For construction of a 1100,000 gallon welded steel elevated water storage tank as per plans and specifications: LUMP SUM SIXTY THREE THOUSAND ONE IiUI~TDRED FIFfY DOLLARS 063,150.00 ) ALTERNATE BID: For construction of a 5001000 gallon welded steel elevates water storage tank as per plans aid specifications: LUMP SUM SIXTY NINE THOUSAND SIGHT HU~TDRF.D THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS 069,835.00) R. D. COLE MANUFACTURING CO. NEWNAN, GA. LUMP SUM BASE B7A: For construction of a !100,000 gallon welded steel elevated water storage tank as per plans and specifications; • • ~ ~`~ NINIiJTY THOUSAND FOBFt HUNDRED DOLLARS (~90,l~00.00) i ALTE13~1ATE BID: For construction of a 5001000 gallon welded steel elevated water storage tank as per plans and specifications; LUMP SUM NINETY NINE THOUSAND BUR HUNDRID DOLLARS (99Z~.oo.00) PITTSBURG DES P~?OWES STEEL CO. DALLAS, TEXAS LURg' SUM BASE BID: For construction of a 400, 000 gallon welded steel elevated Hater storage tank as per plans ar~d specifications: LUMP SUM FIFTY NINE THOUSAND TH4~EE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS ($59,390.00 ) ALTERNATE BID: For construction of a 5001000 gallon welded steel elevated water storage tank as per plans and specifications: LUMP SUb+! SIXTY EIGHT TF~USAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS ($68,890.00 ) GRAVER TANK & MANUFACTURING CO. Houston, 1, Tex. I~L'~?P SUM BASE BID: For construction of a lt00,000 gallon welded steel elevated water storage tank as per plans and specifications: SIfiPY SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS (67,870.00 ) ALTERr1ATE BID: For construction of a 5001000 gallon welded steel elevated water storage tank as per plans and specifications: LUMP SUM SEVENTY 'SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED 2Z"~tIIJTY SIGHT DOLLARS (77,628.00) Motion by Osburnl second by Brvpm.l that the City purchase X00,000 gallon elevated tank from the Pittsburg Des Moines Steel Company of Dallas, Texasl for the sum of X59,390, plus the soon of X130.00 far enclosing ladder up to cat walk. Carried. Motion by Lawler, second by Brown, that the application of Buds T.V. loud- speaker permit, be denied. Carried. h?otian by Boyle, second by Osborn, that Arthur (Art) Janssen be employed as Inspector for the City, salary and time of employsaent to be discussed at a later date. Carried. R?otion by Lawler, second by Boyle, that old garbage truck be repaired, instead of sold. Carried. ~ C ~/, • Motion by Osburn, second by Boyle, that 500 feet of 2" galvanized pipe, and 200 feet of 3JI~." galvanized pipe be purchased by Commissioner Osburn, Carried. Motion by Brown, second by Osburn, that sewer line between I~th and 5th streets, crossing F Street from the 700 block to 600 block, be repaired to make existing line useable, amount of line to come out of sewer construction fund. Carried. Motion by Boyle, second by Brown, that Commissioner Osborn be authorized to secure a man to read water meters and make necessary repairs, and work directly out of City Hall. Carried. Motion by Lawler, second by Brown, that Ordinance No. 5Tl be adopted as read. The caption of such adopted ordinance reads as follows: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING TH.0.T THE CITY 0 F LA FORTE, TEXAS, SHALL REGULATE CERTAIN PROPERTIES ~"tITHIN THE SAID CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTI"dG TIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND l~7ELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF SAID CITY; PROVIDING A METHOD ~R THE REh~JVAL, CLEANING, DRAINING AP1D FILLING SUCH PROPERTffi TO ELI~IIdATE OBJECTIONA~3LE, UNSIGHTLY AND UNWHOLESOh+1E CONDITIONS; PRO- VIDING FOR THE ASSESSI~~+1T OF A LIEA1 UPON SUCH PROPERTY; PROVIDING THAT ANY OV7NFR OR OCCUPANT OF PROPERTY' Z~HO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, UPON CONVICTION, SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT ARE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 0100.00 ); AND PROV]I~ING THAT EACH DAY OF SUCH VIOLATIC~I SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFFENNSE; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE. Carried. Motion by Osborn, second by Boyle, that the bill of Myatt C. Hedrick be paid for Phase 1 & 2, in the amount of $2,127.8lt, to be paid out of Permanent Improvement fund. Carried. Motion by Brown, second by Boyle, that the policy of City pertaining to con-~ struction of sidewalks, be as follows: The general provisions of Ordinance No. 398 remain unchanged. City will partici- pate on a 50-50 bas~_s with the property owners for sidewalk construction in both the business and residential districts, provided however, that sidwalk construction must be confined to easement right of ways and for a minimum of one city block. If sidewalk construction is not for the entire city blocky but for footage to complete an entire block where some present sidewalk exists, and the present walk is in a good condition as approved by the city the same participation ratio wi..l apply. Sidewalks in bad condition arxi in need of repair will qualify far' such repairs and be entitled to the same city particpation.These repairs first subject to the approval of the city. Sidewalks constructed under this proposed plan will of necessity be subject to city superv3.simn during construction. Carried. 1 ~' Motion by Brown, second by Lavrler, ratifying the payment of the following bills: Bobby's Cafe ~ 21.70 Houston Natural Gas Co. X4.62 La Porte Hd~w,Co. 61.78 Houston Lighting & Power 1,552.07 southwestern Bell Tel, 122.25 W. ~. Stabs, Jr. 11x0.35 Bobbie's Cafe 25.30 Rite Way Oil Station 5.60 Pat Sullivan 70.211 S, W. Bell Tel.Co. 120.00 Houston Nat. Gas Co. 5.011 La Porte Hdw,Co. 211.65 Industrial Mat. Corp. l~96,16 Boyd's Fire Exting. 17. 00 Bobbie's Cafe 34.10 Gibbs Plumbing Co. 113.13 80 Lanford Shell Serv. 7.30 B, F. Goodrich Stare C 19. 1 ! 2 Joe's Sinclair Station ?3.25 orp. Houston Mat.Gas 1 1. Bobbies Cafe 15.70 S.W.Bell Te1.Co. 117.30 La Pol°te Hdv~r.Co. 31.32 Paul Fouche 15.00 Addressograph~ultigraph 51,66 Allied Safety Equipment 11.27 Aluminum Glass Prod,Co. 25,00 Allen & Kerber 169.62 Bayshore Lumber Co. 29,E8 Benson Tractar:•Co. 113.49 B & J Spring Co. 18.110 Boehck Eng. Go. 20.05 Calmet Meter Div. 59.75 TomBravrn 196.65 Cargill1s 3.37 George Counts 100.65 Dixie Chemical Co. 12q,00 Rozelle Dohoney 2.75 Edsons 9.94 Elliott Address. Co. 12.55 Fullers 2711,80 Gaber Co, 107,92 Gafford's 63.60 Gulf States Asphalt Co. !11.25 Harris Co. Voting Mch, 115, 00 Hi-Flay Equipment Co. 35.40 Horlock Ice Service 60.00 H. L. & P. Co. 3,061,67 H. L. & P. Co. 191.112 Houston ~~elding Co. 169.28 Hydrotex Industries 96,80 D. Merritt 2!1.00 Industrial Towel Co. 8.75 Isensee Grocery 45.29 Joe's Sinclair Station 2.60 John M. Kilgore 20.110 K & M Mchine Works 89,08 Lansdowne Moody Co. 33.00 La Porte Cleaners 5.01 La Porte Lumber Co. 111.67 Humble Oil Co. 9.20 Magnolia Petroleum Co. 111,81 Magnolia Petroleum Co, 1,303.57 ~4ayo Shell Carp. 765.00 Matherne's Branch 2.00 Modern Print Shop 9.75 I~iorin & C o. 26.27 RRiller Meters 2.73 Mustang Tractor Co. 56.!16 Neel's Auto Service 5.36 Norris & Stanford 728.00 Pal's Pharmacy 3.90 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. 16,50 Rossen ~.ec.Co. 31.80 Sabine Supply Co. 65.93 South Houston Book Store 1x.7..05 South Tex. Equip. Co. !12.09 South Tex, Equip.Co. 172.50 Sparky~s Station l1, 08 W,A. Stabs, Jr. ]10,90 Steins 13q.16 T & M Contractors 88.00 Thomas Hardware 2,06 Traf-O-Teria S~rstem 511.05 Frank Tritico 160,00 . TB. Trotter Co. 1150.00 Universal Packing C o. 65.38 Utility Supply Co. 157.6a Norris & Stanford 856,00 Gen.Concrete Prod. Co. 97.111 Andy Cordell Brick Co. 100.00 Builders Supply Co. 32.25 La Porte Lumber Co. 17,01 La Porte Insurance Co. 50.91 Joe Camp Motors 135.66 Irving Service 19.!10 Lone Star Valve Co. 5118.75 Jay Marks Chev, 24,84 Jay Marks Chev. 1875.00 Marvel Valve Repair Co. 59.44 hLiller Clinic 28,00 National Disinfectant Co. 85.53 A. M, Polker 8.00 Sharp Grain Co. 15.80 The Sireno Co. 94.95 Sylvan Drugs 2.78 ,~ 1~ , . • V' ~„ Supply Co. Warren F~.ec . C o. Brooks Prodicts Sam Edelman ~Torthington Corp, Gen.Con. Prod.Co. Bremer~s Shop Bobbiers Cafe H, L, & P.Co. $805.39 Water Tank Inspec. Service ~ 155.00 22.68 Bob Allen Paint Co, 9,00 98.05 Curry I~otc~r Co. 3.00 225.20 Gulf Oil Corp, 12,$8 229,90 Fairbanks h2orse C o. 31.93 221.l~2 Houston 1^-.rmature Works 51.20 22.50 Houston Nat.Gas Co. 1.22 23,80 S.Bell Tel. Co, 166.86 1,33..60 La Porte Hdw. Co. 25.60 Carried. lotion by Brown, second by Lawler, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. H. P. ei er, ay t e City of La Porte, Texas AT TEST ;_ _ ~ ~ ~_ . er, er o e i y o La Porte, Texas