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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-06-03 Regular Meeting• i • MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING of the LA RTE CITY COMM/SS/ON, La FORTE, TEXAS June. 3, 1963 7:00 P. M. MEMBERS OF COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor Harold Pfeiffer, Commissioners Frank G. Baker, W. A. Stabs, Tom Osburn, Russell Shepherd. ~ + MEMBERS OF COMM/SS/ON ABSENT: None. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: Carlos Smith, City Engineer; C. L. Pitman, Cify Attorney; Mrs. Betty Willtfs, Assistant City Clerk; H. F. Freeman, Polfce Chief. PRESIDING: Mayor Harold Pfeiffer. • Invocation was given by Reverend L. Sigler, mfnister of the La Porte Community Church. REFcR TO A',IN'JTES OF -~~ - b~ ----~- 1. Minutes of the meeting of May 20, 1963 were read and approved. * * « • 2. Mr. J. W. Copeland appeared before the City Commission, requesting permission to build an open wire garbage container along the south stde of his grocery store at 117 San Jacinto Street. Following recommendattons from Commissioner Stabs, Carlos Smith and Commissioner Shepherd regarding fire hazard, zontng restrictions and sanitation conditions respectively, Mayor Pfeiffer appointed these three as a Committee to meef with Mr. Copeland to work out something That would be satisfacfory to all concerned. 3. Milton and Mineola Walker appeared before the City Commission, requesting permission to move a building from oufside the City Limits to North Broadway, Lots 25-28, Block 108, La Porte. Mr. Walker was asked to submit a wrttten statement of his intentions pertaining to the proposed use of such building, and the proposed improvements to be made after tt is moved to the location. The City Commission will take action as soon as this statement is received by the City Attorney. 90. REQUEST TG BUILD W lRE GARBAGE CCNTf'~ l N - ER (CQPELAND) REQUEST TO M,O{7E BLDG . (M. WALKER) • 99. 4. Motion was made by Commissioner Shepherd, seconded by Commissioner Stabs, to pass Ordinance No. 679 on first and final reading. Caption as follows. Motion carried. AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE FOR THE CITY OF LA FORTE. • 5. Chief H. F. Freeman recommended to the City Commission that an Ordinance be passed prohibiting inoper- able parked cars, boats and trailers from being parked or abandoned on city streets. It was moved by Commissioner Stabs, seconded by Commissioner Osborn that the Commission pass an ordinance to this effect. Mayor Pfeiffer instructed City Attorney Pitman to prepare ordinance for the next meeting. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 679 RE: APPOINTMENT OF CIV. DL-F. DIR. ATTY TO PREPARE O®D- ! NANCE RE: INOPERABLE CARS & OTHER VEHICLES 6. City Engineer Smith asked the Commission of NEEDS OF SHELL NEAR their intenttons for shelling areas adjoining Recreation REC. CENTER STUDIED Center concession stand from "E" Street extension, west of San Jacinto. Commissioner Baker will check the needs of this location and authorize work to be done at next regular meeting. 7. City Attorney Pitman reported to the Commission REPORT ON DEL. TAX that a total of one hundred eighteen tax suits have been pre- SUITS FILED pared in connection with collectionof delinquent taxes. Fifty- seven of these have been filed and City Clerk Clovis Mann has been nofified. To date $ 5,800.00 has been collected. 8. Motion was made by W. A. Stabs, seconded by Commissioner Baker, authorizing a settlement of eighty-one dollars and seventy-seven cents ($ 89.77) for repatrs to automobile owned by William Shoulders, which was damaged by the La Porte Fire Truck en route to a fire. Mayor Pfeiffer instructed City Attorney Pitman to prepare release for Mr. Shoulders, to be signed before payment is made. Motion carried. * • SETTLEMENT OF DAMAGE TO CAR BY FIRE TRUCK 9. Mr. Ernest Brown, through Commissioner Osborn, DINNER INVITATION requested the presence of the City Officials at a dinner BY. E. BRO'd/N meeting at the Houston Yacht Club on June 6, at 5:30 p. m. All agreed to attend. * ~ ~ ~ .~ 92. • 70. Commissioner Stabs made a motion that Jack APPOINTP'ENT OF AUX. Lee Massey and Robert J. Daniel, having filed required POLICEMEN applications, be appointed Auxiliary Policemen for the Rt-: JACK MASSEY City of La Porte. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Baker, F:'.J. DA-',KIEL and carried. * ~ There being no further business at hand, the meeting was adjourned. - ~ ~. H. P. Pfeiffer Mayor of the City of La r e, Texas ATTEST: Mrs. Befty Wit tts Assistant City Clerk • of the Cify of La Porte, Texas •