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TUESDAY APRIL 22NDj 1930.
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MEETING IN REGULAR SESSIQ!\T uonvenedat8 P. 1"<'" 6h the foregoing
dll.te.. Called to orderbyM~yor S6hlesine 'wi th both COI!1ll1iss ioners
"present, viz J Walling & Plumb~md Secreta.ry Cus~man.
lUnutes of the li'leeting Tuesd.ay April 15th, 1930 read by the
t!!A.ry :;l.nG followed by,
Motion COl,lmissioner Plumb, seco:c.ded by Commissioner W~lling
the minute:;! of April. 15th, 1930 ~.s read be approved.
Votin:g Aye: '
Corr~issioners Walling & Pl~unb.
NOS NONE.
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Followi'ng bills offet'ed for approvitl;'~;.i1f.i-", .
A. P. R@bb, Supt Water Dept' Lapor~' '1~:~",~ $28~55
H., C. Burt & 'Co ' Telegrams 'x..!~~~. . 3.00,
Houston Lighting ,& .Power COl11plll.ny (W ,~':-Wpt) 2:,L0.80
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Lee Bragg Fe>r gatheringgarbaa;e" /'~f;" 19.50
Mot;!.OlT m:a.dte by Co:rnmissioner.Wal'1inj,iandsecemded by Conirnissioner
Plumb that the bills ~s~bove enu&erated be approved and paid.
Voting Aye: ~
C@mmis~ioners P1Lunb & Walling.
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Mr. A. B. Wi11iams,on ~PDeared before~ the Com.missionf.ol' the purpose
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of submitting a letter frq~n Mrs'H. 'B. Williamson, rel~tive, to shell-
ing streets and' ~plaee.~urbing, . inst-to.ll sewerttge etc mp. her property
consistiri;g' Qf,6 acresfuore or less f~cing Bellaire BlvQ 'intersect-
e€t by Tei:n:3,essee 'Avenue. The gaia improvements to be ..made as pomes
were erected by her ap.dsold.. ;. c, "
,After ,(jiu~"e'onsiderati'on street & BrH!.ge COLwissioner P\R.Plumb,
made, following motion, duly seconded by Commissioner Walling;
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IVIotJ.(ll.n:tJ;i:a;t the request of:Mrs H. B. \'hllJ.ams0n be d.enied on the
.' gr'6un(i:' tH~t the City could not legaily or' consistently' improve
-sft're~ti(:in 8. sub-division sUbjec.t to sale. . r' ,..., '
'\rO~i:n.g::~.y~:: Corrm1iss~oners Wallj.ng &. Plumb.^ .
NOS'NONE ':", ' , . , . . '
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, Fj;~'ei';W'~#$~';dl Metca.lf then submitted to the Commission a letter
~1i:tidre8 FJe'i'T .f<:) the 01 ty authorities frOIH Mr. J'.:W. DeWeese Fire
, I:ni!n.lr.llnc'e" Cfommi-ssion'er' for infor!rlation and record.
. Th'fs:,jhitEi refeir'" '":; .foil!. 'lett'er' \vri tten to Mr. DeWeese giving; 8. sun1-
mary"':of ,'J;ip.,~ e1,_ ,s,:put forth by the West University Fire Depart-
me,nt';subm$ijting''')l1i,t~fl11a copy of the l1ayorts prccla.mation, 'tne cir-'
;; e:uia..r~i_:@1itout"19y~'the. F~re. :Qept.7 }1nci!.sr"tirecti,on r of Chief l1~t~alf ~,
aiIl;,'iri,'({$amne'etiorf":w,i1;h our recent<CLEAN-UP-WEEK. '
I'll h:1.sI'etifer of the 12th inst." M~ ~:~,DeWeeE,!..e>Fir~ Ins' Coml1r,~ :was
ve:r:Y<O()mj;9J?i~eIrlr;s.ry.: he s ai,d . in ~par't. ~'\;, ..~> ~', ' , ~.
uWe: 'w.ii.it ::to . say to you~ that it is m'O,s't e '~ging to' the tftep8.rt-
<menlt't:V,:{j;:;P@e,e:i.v-e:s'ucli a splendid lett., '~t'eport from you. It . im-
plies "s:t:Fong co-operation ,as betwee ". . Or'ficia1s' andcit'~~ens. ff ,
"Money," n:11 en. cles.n-u.p-clil.IT1paigI)s . i.l municipal ,an~. ind,:g.:;;- > . " '
,tD~:~,'~~::.'[ ~tising. The.mor~ inviti'q.if.,-ou mal-reyour. city the 'more
pe~pI-e ';vfrll corne to enJ oy J. t. tf ,', \Y. "..,
Seere~a:rY",~hen :instJJ.ucted to file the letter f:r:om JIi1;r'., ""DeWeese.
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Rel)Ort fror:l !ion. W~ M.' Glil.t es, Ju.dge of' the Corpor:..t;i.on Court
covering docket .disposed of for the week ending April 17th
was subni tted.
Motio:c.. m~.d.e by, Co~:m.lissionf-n'} Walling duly' secon6ed by COH1:niss-
loner Plumb what the' repor.t 2.S rendered by. the Ju.~_ge, b~ .accept-
ed and fil~d. '
Voting Aye:
Commissioners Plumb 8.: Wallinc;.
:NOS :NONE.
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The following resolution was was re~d by the Mayor:
Resolution approvine;. e,stirD.~.te No. 2Jfor
emgineering services in .connection with the
,; rovementof portions of Lake . s't~eet and
, .. / :ddr~ other streets in the City, of West ,
~.~i've:r-~'itYPifl1.ce, Texas., authori:zing the
~tlxec~ltf'QA, and delivery to th,e 'Gontr~etor"
1l?f war~lUi'j;u~ of said. oi ty in payment of
'.: .l~, OOO:'Q? of Fhe &Uli.ount of s.i& e!itim:a-te
,. ~ and carry~ng the excess fOrWllll?dtG est~mat\!;
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WHEREAS, ttl city Co)nm.ission Of ~l-J.e City of VIlest University
Pl~ce, in Harris County, Texas, has heretofore ordereQ ~he im-.
provement of portions of L~{e stre~t and sundry other streets
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or portions thereof in said city, designatted as unitsNe.~ -28
to 86'both inclusive, ,except 41, 46 and 47, to which order re-,
f.erence is here n1:.4de; il.nd., ' ,J
'. VJHEREAS, contract for 'm~king said improvements was ".warded to .
Ca.rl Pleasant~ Inc., b~sed' upon plana', a,.~c? specif;i.c&tti~ns"prepa.red.
by the City engineer of sfiidcitY,. arid. in said :con~r"ct.7 slilid
C,Ontra..ct@r obliga:ted himself to pay the. engineering,.;'f,e,es as tney
beca..me ,due f. and". . ~ ". '. " . ~',~";;'f: ",: .
,WHEREAS, sa~d plans and spec~f~'ca1:aons have b.ec1'l, pr,y:p'areci}>y sa~d
City Engineer and hlil,ve been approved by the' City COr}m1FLssion or
s:atid. City, by re~son of which one half e1' theengine,er1ng-' fees
under stlid contra.c t, ,uil.mely.7 two 3.ndone half. per cent;, there.Qf,
h~sbeoorQe 'due, ~nei heretofore said c1 ty appr.Qve,d Es:tamat.e .N$.
1 for such first half of, said fees a.nddelivered.the~~irstten
. wa.rra:nts provided by~ the City for the Ci tyfs share@f;<su,ch, w@:pk
to the Contract0r.7 Carl Pleasant Inc.., who has failed.~Q';' proceed
with the w?rk" but the. sa~d Carj. Pleasant Ine. "hlil.S,;~~~i~~ed: said
COJltract, to.W."H. <fr~ham, with t~e consent of the C-i'ti,w'lo.Pytl:;1e
'terms of wh~?h, asslgnraemtthe ::;ud W. H. Grahll~J+as,Q1?-+,j.}g;!-~.eCl
, himself to procure the1f.:~~p. of sa:iCi warrants.d'p,om;,sa;:L?<>Carl
Pleasant Ine." and, 'lG::If ,"i{:,~!.~}~: " ' . " ".:.r' . ''':; ,.
. VmER~AS, said .first .~wa~~~if~jt wer~ 'tiiel:i~er-~a ~:t~ _ s~id~ Oar 1:
Plea.sant Inc. ,for iilpurp,os:~'..'W ~ pay~~er ~,,:porti~rrJ,Qf,t ..:th~. fir~t
half of s aiel eI?-gii;lg fees ~l:;j.i'ch'l.l:~<ta~:!ii .y~t _:1&een -R;fl:l,. a: sai~
E:n$ineel"'; aTIG_" . ,.', _ ~::;:~;.:' ':,",: .'
WHEREAS, the, said, y Engineer; J. 11:;. Ril..rf~r.t:jr, is ~ ~~'fllPJ,t#.iD:.~ng
of the non-payrne s9.id first half €,')f his saiti. fe~s,:.s 'a~0re-
sai"i Ll1~, now deIfl2.. ""tb,at ,the' sme bepaicil.:' ,W0:Wi!}j~:r;'~~;~e;,
".; ,,, ,~, ,BEIT>R , sLVED BY THE CITY COIvnVIIS8IQN.0:~. :T~l!!:~';,
CITY OF WEST UNIVER.SITY PLA.CE "TEXAS. ,-:'::: '."..'
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(lr That warrants of the Cj.ty of West Univer~ity:.~,;/.f&.., ';r~T",xa.s#
denominate,a West University Pllll.c~ Street Imp:rQ.vem;e,nili'~hts
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series,~-l9,'~~.; }T.esI1 r.o 20 both inclusive;. each for,~€r,stim.
of $lObo.6Q~/~:3,;ggr.egating $10,000,,00 be 'executea.'by. t1i~;t~i:"'YQr
,'-;~$]f~4:,;' _ ,( <}oilti:quedP. ,1'47.) " _ ",", ,,', .<'~': "'.
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3\l.n,,_ Ci ty Secr~tOCl:'Y and deli verecit to W. II. Graham; the Contractor,
for 'use in ,:paying Engineering :fees uJJ.der' siid contrlll.c t, thes~id
sum to be d'educte{l here:d..ter froEl any swns' of. money going to
'said Contractor for the performance of the work in said con-
tra.cti
(2). That this resolution takeeff'ect and be in force immedIately
from and after its passag~ and approva.l.
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Matton made' by C()rmnissioner J. A '-Walling>'and secondeill. by Commis-
sioner Preston R. Plu.mb, th~t the feregGing resolution as@.complete-
ly) set. forth abov?,~be $.ciopte~ and passed. ^, .,~,
Carried' b? ~?llQ:vn-,~g vote. .' A:~';~'~.'" ,~,
AYE: CommlssJ.oners Plumb .and 'Walllug. ',''4) :i;,'~'::
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. Pursuant tg the introduetion or the's "::t rela~\ ta a rebate
~~~ the City on shell puechas@~ andret~ence to ~~~cfact that
~"lthough claim had been filed.. that TI0 ~cti9n hadb:.~en taken as to
the col~ectfon,of Gurjust dues$ the following mot~Q~ was made.
]\[Qticm' by Commissioner Walling .and duly secondeet by Commission-
. er' Pl1.U!1b, that, the City Engineer who h&tQ. previous::I.;Y .tiled .these
claims :a.nd. W3.S in possession of the recCi)Difl of' former.Jatction in the
pre~ises,' that he. Mr. J. H. Rafferty, b~ ins.tructe€l to take' the
matter up with Co:nrnis s1 oner 'of Fish &. Oyster Dep:a.rtment at Austin
wi"th II. view of getti:tlg some substa.ntial atC tion.
. YO"bJ:ng- AYE: '
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,-T1'1e:re oe:ing no"further busines s before the body, by regular mo-
ti~n dulv secona~d the ~~me was declared-by the MaYQr adjourne~.
~~~st;~ ~d . Approved.
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