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Home My WebLink About1965-01-18 Regular Meeting~i~l f.L i~ ~ MINUTES -REGULAR MEETING ~ of the ~] LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS January 18, 1865 7:00 PM MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor H. P. Pfeiffer, Commissioners Frank G. Baker, W. A. Stabs, Jr., Tom W. Osburn and Russell Shepherd. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: None. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESE[~T: City Attorney C. L. Pitman, City Clerk Clovis D. Mann, City Engineer H. Carlos Smith, Chief of Police Herbert Freeman and Water Superintendent Lyman Cunningham. PRESIDING: Mayor H. P. Pfeiffer. + + + 1. Minutes of the Regular meeting of January 4, 1865, were ® read and approved. + + + 2. Attorney Will Sears, representing Mr. Bert Brandt, ! appeared before the Commission requesting that Donaldson j • ~ Avenue be recognized as a Street, and that it be opened by removing a fence that had been construc ted in the alleged street. W ~ Mr. Sears stated that there was no question, legally, Q about the existence of a dedicated street; that the City W Zoning map shows the street; that it did not make any ~- difference as to whether the dedication was ever filed for d5 record; that "Lowrance" owned the land at the time and ~ sold Lots 5 and 6 according to the dedication. CL' Mr. W. H. Gray, 716 S. Blackwell, stated to the Commission o that when he bought his property on S. Blackwell, that the ® purchase was made with the understanding that the street ~ was open to the Bay. Attorney John McDonald, representing the Morrow heirs, stated that his law firm represented the Morrow heirs at the time the tract under question was purchased; that a search of the records revealed that at the time the dedicator filed the dedication for record, the dedicator did not own the land; that the City had never accepted any supposed dedication or acted thereupon. City Attorney Pitman stated that there had been neither use, nor proper dedication of the supposed street; that he could not recommend that the City spend tax money in a suit for determination. 26'7 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OPENING OF "DONALDSON AVE. • In view of the various arguments presented, Commissioner Baker made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Stabs, that the Commission not take any action at this time, but that the matter be tabled until the Commission could make a determination. Motion carried. + + + 3. Commissioner Stabs made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Baker, that the City authorize payment for labor and materials in the repair of the municipal Airport fence. Motion carried. + + + 4. Commissinner Shepherd made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Osburn, that all members of the City Comm- ission, as follows, now serving also as members of the Board of Adjustment, resign from the Board of Adjustment. Motion carried. ', H. P. Pfeiffer W. A. Stabs, Jr., Frank G. Baker Tom Osburn Russell Shepherd + + + 5. Commissioner Osburn made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Shepherd, that Ordinance No. 708, appointing the following as members of the Board of Adjustment for a period of 2 years be approved. Motion carried. Ralph McCallister Lloyd Aaron J. H. Thompson Mrs. Andrew B. Crate R. M. Chapman + + + 6. Commissioner Osburn made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Shepherd, that the City advertise for bids on annual usage of gasoline and allied products; such bids to be opened on February 15, 1965. Motion carried. + + + 7. Commissioner Osburn made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Stabs, that the following Purchase Orders be approved. Motion carried. No. 4138 - National Chemsearch Corp., for sewer cleaner $155.00 No. 4141 - Montgomery Ward & Co., for tires and tubes 186.26 No. 4144 - John M. Kilgore for 240 tons sand Stab. Shell 586.00 No. 4145 - Mobil Oil Co • for 812 gals. gasoline 184.61 55 gals. marine gas 13.58 + + + 268 PAYMENT OF LABOR & MATERIALS, REPAIR OF AIRPORT FENCE RESIGNATION OF COMMISSION MEMBERS FROM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ADVERTISING FOR BIDS, GASOLINE APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS 26; 8. Commissioner Osburn made a motion, seconded by Commissione AUTHORIZATION FOR Stabs, that H. E. Hunt be authorized to attend the 47th HUNT TO ATTENm Annual Texas Water and Sewage Works Association's Short WATER & SEWER SHORT School, at Texas A&M, from February 28th to March Stn, at SCHOOL the City's expense. Motion carried. + + + 9. Commissioner Stabs made a motion, seconded by Commissioner,AUTHORIZATION FOR Baker, that City Clerk Clovis D. Mann be authorized to MANN TO ATTEND TAX attend the Tax Assessor`s School at Beaumont, Texas, from ASSESSOR'S SCHOOL March 7th to 10th, at the City's expense. Motion carried. + + + i 10. Commissioner Baker made a motion, seconded by Commissioner TAXI-CAB PERMIT FOR Stabs, that the application for a Taxi-Cab Business Permit 19 5, ~ PORTE TAXI for the year 1965, from Mr. T. E. Bolding, La Porte Taxi CO Company, be approved. Motion carried. + + + 11. Commissioner Stabs made a motion, seconded by Commissioner pAYMENT OF DOC7.'OR Baker, that the City pay the doctor and medical bills, & MEDICAL BILLS upon presentation, in the case of poison ivy burns in- OF FIREMAN curred by a volunteer fireman at a fire. Motion carried. + + + 12. Commissioner Baker made a motion, seconded by Commissioner CHANGE OF STREET Osburn, that the present 2,500 lumen street lights at LIGHT, AVE G & Avenue "G" amd S. Broadway be replaced with a 20,000 BROADWAY lumen mercury vapor light. Motion carried. + + + 13. Commissioner Baker made a motion, seconded by Commissioner EMPLOYMENT OF Osburn, that the employment of Mr. Clifford Ellis as CLIFFORD ELLIS, Street Superintendent, on January 11, 1965, be confirmed. STREET SUPERINT~7VD- Motion carried. ~ ENT. + + + ~ There being no further business at hand, the meeting was adjourned. %~' H. P. PFEIFFER `.~ ._---- Ma _~~~`~ <, ,_ - ~~/ ~ ~ CLOVIS D. MANN ~ ~ City Clerk ~ C