03-22-1937 Regular Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

l_ J MI2~(TTES OI' REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTS CITY COUTdCIL P.2ARCH 22nd,1937, 8e00.F'.ib'. • Meeting was called to order by Mayor S~}arp with the following Aldermen re- sponding to r811 call: C.M. Agee, F.R. Boyle, J.J. Roark, Fred Pi. Ruf'f', r4?mutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Election Officials Th© mayor appointed the following election officials to officiate at the annual City election to be held at the La Porte City Hall Building on the 6th day of April, 1937, F.Y. Reynolds,?.~rs "'im. Casteel, Mrs Claude De r~eese, Per Joseph Clough.. ~~Ibtaon by..Ald.. Bow le,sdc9nd by A1d..Ruff that the'"a~point- ~,._ - ~_ _ menu of the ~i1ayor die confirmed. Carried• Bids- Ydater Tank-Fire Truck Bids on a tiYater Tank for the Fire Dept. Truck were opened as follovrs: A.ce Distributing Cg. ~185.25,xahn & Clay~26?_~50, vvyatt Metal & Boiler Vuorks ~151.DO,Electric Yielding & Engineering Co.~169.50. R4otion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Roark, that the Council award the contract to the lowest bidder on the particular specifications, namely, Electric Yielding & Engineering Com whose bid was X169.50,-and that on delivery and acceptance by the Fire Committee and the Fire Chief that the City Secretary be instructed to issue a warrant for the amount of the invoice. Carried Reports from the following Committees were recei~-ed; Ald. Agee ck Ruff on installation of a Pay Teleprone in La F'~rto asked-for more time and tYs committee was continued. Ald. Ruff and Roark, Com. on matter of W.S.H.Minchen taxes asked for more time and this committee was continued. Chairman Boyle of Street 8c Alley Com. reported that shall on Interurban right- of way was not worth considering for street purposes. Ald. Roark and Ruff presented a written report on the condition of A.S. Hamilton which had been prepared. by D.F. Aves,b?.D. This report was placed on file. A.S. Hamilton compensation Motion by A}d. Ruff second by Ald. Agee, that A.S. Hamilton compensation be continued for another two weeks; from March 19th to April lst,1937, both in- clusive, at the rate of 60~ of his regule.r wages of I~O~ per hour for fi hour day for the working days of said period from March 19th to April l~st,lg37. Bids on Audit Bids for the annual audit of the City's accounts were opened as follows: ?!.~c Guire,lt?azur & Co. .~150.C0, Learned & Tapp X125.00. Motion by Ald. Agee, second by Ald. Ruff that the bid on the audit be aware to Learned & Tapp, low bidders, on''their.:.bid of X125.00. Carried over