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Home My WebLink About012731 CC Min '216 I i -: , w\"~ . ., Recess meeting' from Monday January 26th, 1930, convened and call- 1 ed to order by Mayor Schlesinger at 8 P 4 ]!I. with a full attend- 'a:b.ee}~dcrDmmissioners Walling, PIU.111b and City ::iecretary Cushman. Reading of minutes previous ,meeting dispensed with. The following bill~~offered by the secretary for approval and payment, 'viz: f ff Jones Lumber Com "~~1, F 4 W. IT e i tmann C), . LeeR. Jones,(S 6~ing) Bering-Cortes Ha .~ ~re Co, Harris County I ::1~ent Co,. .;. ~ h Motion by. CPJi1lJdss:tener Plumb, duly seconded that the foregoing bills be app~pved and paid. . Voting Ayef.B.(;:>th Commissioners :NOS NONE. , '. -",. J .~~ . "~;.\ The following 'bills The Haden Company, Horton Be Horton, $82.31 12.09 5.00 7.00 6.90 then affered for approval & paym~ht, $314.75. .. 217.19 v:iz: MO.tion by Commissioner Walling, duly seconded by Connilisf;lioner,. Plumb that .the forgoing bills favor The Haden Company ~d 'Horton 'Be Horton, ,be approved and paid by City script.. . Voting Aye: Both Commissioners. NOS NONE: ' '-,..1 The following paid items offered by Se~etary for ratifica- tion, viz: . ."_ Vq-q9her 2896, ,Sam Crapitto, (]1efund Dep.Dsit)$lP.OO" 114;;'. 2912. J .H .Rafferty, {Repairs p7B. ,. 48; 1~', -, '1' ~'.2913 Southwestern Bell Tel Co . :?O~8:9 '~. ,", .. Houston Light 8; Power Co (Water Plants) .J,;~'4~ 00 ' ." . It II If n (Lights hall) l~. 1,0 ,c.,. . Cash: Account, Labor raiding stil1,..5~:~0'~:,:\"~ An tone Du.r-all , n \fa ter Dept, .4t:50 .- "'. '. Cash Account , Shining tablet & brass work 4~8.~. "'.. .~.. Oliver Levy, Cleaning facings and scrubbiug~~e~ Wa te,ir Dept Ci t,y W 4 U. Pl. (1!~ams!teinffunds )1000, ,.,00 . w. WI::;' Ditmars, Labor in~il,p, . .~.. . . '9;~~5' . R. -L. Bento~n, Extra BOo'k-ke n'g. 2S'.vG' Cash Account, Pay Roll Ma~, ost & Paint~ng 64.11 D.O. Wade, Services Spe f,14;Officer, ..' . :t6~ 00 -~y cJ "\~ Motion by Corr~issioner . , duly seconded by Qommissioner Walling that thl? forgot a,j.d bills, be ratified. Voting A~: ~JdtI?:9,tll J:!Yllissioners. NOS NONE. Engin~er Raffertt~:"sUbm~tAd, Estimate for :thelf~~~e proposed sewer lin~ :on University B~ule~~4 to :G~~~g~~~wn thence' to Rutgers~;. ..'>' '.. '. . " ,~.... . Referred toCortmlissioner Walling for 'further investig~tiop.and report at the next meet,iug.. I . lrJl;l"~;]I""':r.Jll""1Il1--"1l ~,lrc.fT!T.! Hfl~ II T~'1~~ ~~'I,rll!Illr'1 (.,." 't t .j /........ ~) .i ",... ""Ui . . \ . ..t.., . ." . ~ :J\ 0 '(j. ;~ .~ ,~ , " { / ( ( v (Continued rrof P(216) 217 . Engineerts estimate on cost instal.lation curb & gutter and street improvement College Avenue ill trje SlJJl~ of ~?4420. 09 was submitted and read. . Motion made by COIT~nissioner Walling and duly seconded by Comrnis- sioner PluJ11b that this work be apP17Dved and that proposals be obtained. To .be paid for with time wa~rants. 'l: ;, .J Voting Aye: Corr~issioners Plunm & Walling, NOB 'NONb. Mr Rgfferty, City Engineer submitted Estimate of replacement side- walk on Vanderbilt; at Buffalo SpeeQ.way amounting to $60.00., Motion made by Connniss~oner Walling, duly seC9n&ed by COIT~issioner Plumb, that this sidewalk be installed and Engineer mnstructed to mrder work done. Voting Aye: Both Kommissioners..NOS NONE. Aiso, Engineer's estimate read for cost replacement o~sidewalk "on Uni versi ty Boulevard between Cambridge. & I?uffal .,!apeedway-' (Cambridge)changed to Rutgers.) amounting to $258. ...,' . Motion by Com~.aissioner Walling, dv.1y secended by' ~issioner Plu.mb . that this side W~lk be instal~ed along w~th the ,;, f'nd Addit~on . Sewer when sam& ~s ordered and approved upon re_ ~~ forthcom~ng from . ..~ Commissioner Walling .as above. ' ,I Voting Aye~ Both Commissioners. NOS NONE. Cormnissioner Walling st~~ssed the necessity for extension and im- provements in the water lines and system, whereupon, , Motion made by Commissioner Plmub duly seconded by Commissioner Walling, that the Mayor and Water Commissioner be authDrized to negotiate for the necessary pipe. and purchase 'same to make exten- sions as per Engineer's Estimateland to receive proposals for in- stallation of the pipeahd tender report when proposals are r,e....' ceived. Voting Aye: Cowmissioners Walling & Plumb, NOS NONE. J , . Mayor instructed 0ecretary to ~ite a l~tter to the Houston Light- ing & Power Company, to install larger transformers in connection with City lighting and to address Attention Mr. Banahan. The Mayor also issued instructions that a letter be addressed to Engineer J. H. Rafferty requesting and authorizing him to make upand have have mimeopraphed 50 copies of an alphabetical list of new . Street names showing opposite each, the old name of the Street in order that co~pies may be supplied to all of our own firemen and also to the Houston Fire Department. ."f' Alternate Estimates were read from J. H. Rafferty, City Engineer applying on University Bou~ev~rd storm sewer r~~the drainage ditch to Weslyan Avenue, v~z: , .~ Estimate for 54", 48'; .& 30ft storm sewer, to . /~ost, $l6,172.00 Estimate tt 48u, 30, & 2411 If /" tt 13,473.00. Motion made by COlnmissioner Walling and . ded by Commissioner Plurr~, that the City Engineer be instruct~~1 to obtain alternate proposals on this project and report bac~qto the COIT~ission . when accomplished. Voting Aye; Commissioners NOS NONE. ,- Plumb & Walling. (Continued P. 218.) r"Wll':r=rr'.~fl=nrr!lfl:;:)~l;" l"l{n:;;;l!II'jllrl"1 <T~n---;r. '"1TTTIf1F" 218 C- t.l .( on lY1UeCi from P. 217.) . Estimate read from J.. H.. Rafferty Engineer for the B:J1UI:.tXB.Nd la-nor and engineering ~uparvision I. L. Eeabody work laying overflow sewer line on Vniversity Boulevard at #2 .Ditch XG. amounting . (....\ to the sum of $68.18 -. Motion by Comnlissioner Plumb, dul~seconded by Commissioner Walling that the Engineer's es~im~e be approved and paid. Voting AYE, - e .~ Commissioners Walling & Plumb. rl {j . NOS NONE.. f? 5} Estimate and Statement then re~.jrom Engineer Rafferty covering labor for spreading shell on Cam~idge Street in Second Addi- tion.. amounying to the sum of $~45. ~l1otion by Coromissioner Plumb, duly seconded by Connni:;;sioner Walling, thaf'>.the foregoing bill ror $2.45 be approved and paid. Voting Aye: c; .. . Commissioners Walling & Plumb. NOS NOll"E. There being no further business before the body, on motion Com- missioner Walling, duly seconded by C~issioner PI~b, t4e meeting was declared adjourned by Mayor Schlesinger. Voting Aye:- Commissioners Plumb & Walling. NOS NONE~ r e ~ ~ .() Attest; Approved, ~ ; - ':,1.'" ~~..' ~.; .' G .~ t. '(, ' .r 1- "> _ t~, , <nr;rm:rrll1l'1l[farr--rn"l.11 "..r TitIT'""lfTT I [If. I --- 1 r '-tp"i --.--r--nrr~ ~ ~ \) ~ ~ ~ City of West Univer~ity Place. . February 2nd, 1931. Council CharriberLCi tv Ha II. Ke,.., LII"'TIrll71 C' Q s-Meeting. .., 219 Meeting called to order at 8 P. M. by J. A. Walling, Mayor, protern with COlmnsidmer P. R. Plumb and Erwin Cushman Sect 'y in attendance. 1JIayor H. B. Schlesinger ab sent. The 8ecre't-ary offered the fol.1owing bills for approval and pay- ment, viz; .. Houston Natural Gas Co, .' $20.78 J. w. Wilder, per contract, 3..4.00 D. D. Howze, Water Dept. 1."50 Antone Durall tl II 6.00 ID:liver Levy, Janitor, 3.70 U. R. Bronk, Inspector, 46.10 :,' .. ~~~ , W. T. Barnhill, u 28.95 Cash Account, Metcalf Bnnnirig 32.25 / I'j.') ~~. . '~~II< ( , , / _ Motion made by Comnlissio~er Plumb, duly seconded by Commissioner Walling, that the foregoing bills be approved and paid. Unanimously Carried. Fire Chief Metcalf requested the body to have the Secretary write and notify the Houston NatUr~ Gas Company not to make any more gas connections within the City limits without first having been advised pver telephone or ~~person ~y Mr. W. T. Barngill plumb- ing Inspector or the Secretary's office or the Fire Chief that. everything is O.K. for such hook up. The intention being to gUard the premises against possible fire hazards which might originate from this source. .Motion made by COL~issioner Plumb and duly seconded by Commissioner Walling that the Secretary be instructed to write the Houston Nat- }U'al Gas Co., in accordance with suggestion made by the Fire Marshall. Unanimously Carried. } . _./ There b~ing no further business befo duly seconded the meeting was rece to fUrther call by Mayor H. B.. Sq' Voting Aye: "..tl Commissioners Walling & Plumb. on regular motion protem; subject J Attest: Approved, dIJ,cn~f M I '~Irm~r :r;--T1HJ:<lf"i"1"'--' T If U I ,., dlll"'~