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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08_18_1926 to 08_02_1929pumps to be placed in the water street sewer.pumping plant as soon as the necessary data was furnished by John B. Hawley engineering Co. A petition for the inclusion of Block 507 in the city limits was presented and later lwithdrawn by the petitionerg requesting that same be deferred for a week or langer. The matter of awarding the contract for the laying of the four lines of water and gas mains under the channel in accordance with bids received on August 11th. came u.p for 1consideration and on motion duly.carried the contract was awarded to Van Morgan and the Mayor was authorized to execute contract for same. A letter from Commissioner Smith and City Attorney Taylor in connection with recomm- Iendations as to how to proceed in the matter of city paving was read and on motion duly I I carried it was ordered filed. On motion duly carried the work on the Mathis water reservoir project was ordered resumed on September lst. 1926 and the sum of $1500.00 monthly was appropriated out of the water revenues for the payment for said work and the City Secretary was instructed to advise LTa jor Hawley of this action. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. L'AYOR. , AUGUST 18TH. 1926. 'Special meeting held on August 18th. 1926. MIembers present Mayor Lovensk_iold, Commissioners Smith, Johnson and Segrest. Came up for consideration the matter of the sale of the 1100,000.00 Street Improvement 'X50.000.00 Waterworks and `50,000.00 Sewer extension Bonds which the City Council has decided to issue under authority,on an election held on July 30th. 1926. A proposition was made for the purchase of said bonds by Sutherlin Barry & Company for par and accrued interest, provided the city would pay for the prunting of the bonds and upon motilin duly made. seconded and carried the said proposition was accepted and the Yayor authorized to execute proper agreement for the delivery of said bonds and file same. On motion duly made. seconded and unanimously carried it was voted that in con sideration of their purchase of the above issue of bonds that Sutherlin Barry & Co. receive, conincidentally with the delivery of the bonds and payment therefor, a sum equal to five per cent of the par value thereof, to cover their expenses in connection with the purchase and sale of said bonds including the cost of attorney's fees for the examination of the record of proceedings and said attorney's approving opinion thereon. Nothing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. 41 . -_t�� �. SECRETARY. MAYOR. AUGUST 20TH. 1926 7:30 P. M. REGULAR MEETING. LTembers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Segrest and Johnson. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved. Mr. W. G. Blake and H. H. Edwards appeared before the council and requested per- mission to hold the Annual Elks Carnival during the week of November 17th. to 24th. and a motion carried that same be granted. The application of the owners of the old Episcopal.Church lot on Chaparral St. 316 for a permit to put up wash rack and car storage buildings unless said buildings met with the provisions of the building ordinance and fire insurance regulations. It was moved, seconded and carried that Dr. James A. Webb be permitted to connect with the city water and gas mains at the "'Hebb Home -acres" addition outside the city limits with the understanding that the city agrees to sell gas and water to the consumers in said addi- tion at the current prices prevailing outside the city limits and'to continue to do so as long as the city council does not consider that such service outside the city is hampering the supply necessary for its consumers within the city. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of.bonds in the sum of fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars, for the purpose of improving and enlarging and ex- texjding the waterworks system of said city, and providing for the levy and collection of a tax to pay the interest thereon and create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith, and de- claring an emergency." On motion duly carried the emergency_ clause was invoked by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye On motion duly carried the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds of the city of Corpus,Christi in the principal sum of X50,000.00 for the purpose ,of extending the san- itary sewer system of said city, and providing for the levy and collection of a tax to pay the interest thereon, and create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity; and.repealing all ordinances cr parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. On motion duly carried the emergency clause was invoked by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye On motion duly carried the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds of the City of Corpus Christi in the principal sum of One hundred thousand 0100,000.00) dollars for the purpose of widening.streets-and constructing permanent street improvements within said city, and providing for the levy and collection of a tax to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. On motion duly carried the charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye aegrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye On motion duly carried the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The bond of Martin Wright Electric Company was presented and it being in du.e form the same was ordered approved. The bond and contract of Van Morgan for the laying of the two gas and two water lines under the deep water channel were presented and ordered approved. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Ali SECRETARY. 11AYOR . 317 COUNCIL IJET AUGUST 27TH. 1926 - 7:30 P. M. REGULAR MEETING. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, John- son and Segrest. Taylor, Shaw and Levinson. The minutes of the.previous meeting were read and approved. The City Secretary read "An ordinance creating an emergency waterworks fund and appropriating certain net revenues of the waterworks system of the city of Corpus Christi and transferring the same to the Eemergency waterworks fund and authorizing and directing the Mayor. Controller and City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi to draw proper warrants transferring said sums monthly from the net revenues of the waterworks system to the 'Emergency waterworks fund of said city; and declaring an emergency. On motion duly carried the charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye On motion duly carried. the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the Local Council Mexican Woodmen of the World was granted permit to hold a carnival in this city during the week of December 3rd. to 10th. On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the City adopted the state paving law plan in the paving project which the.council has in hand. On motion duly made, seconded and carried a 50 cent service and meter rental charge was ordered imposed upon all gas consumers in the city:, effective September lst. in order that the servicing and upkeep on meters may be properly taken care of by the c ity. On motion duly carried the apppintment of Ilr-. Steele Campbell as wharf Supt and. Harbor -master was ratified. On motion duly carried the City Engineer was instructed to issue building permit to L. M. Hulbert for the building on a structure on Piarguerite St. as per his appli- cation on fily in the Engineer's office;'and also to issue permit to R. E. Reed for building on Chaparral and Laguna Streets. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETA A AUGUST 30TH. 1926 5:00 P. Td. SPECIAL 1,1EETING. MEmbers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Johnson and Smith Came on for consideration the matter of topping all streets where sewer lines cross and on motion duly carried the City Secretary was requested to read the follow- ing ordinance: "An ordinance amending an ordinance prescribing certain rules, regulations and re- quirements for the construction of plumbing, house drainage and cess -pools, providing for the examination, licensing and registration of persons, firms or corporations engaged or engaging in plumbing or house drainage in the City of Corpus Christi, pro- viding for penalties and declaring an emergency, passed and approved on the 5th. day of January. 1912, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. On motion duly carried the charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Johnson aye On motion duly made, seconded and carried the ordinance finally passed by the following-vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Johson aye F 318 A The City Council then examined the map of the paving program, presented by the city engineer and Mayor Lovenskiold and Commissioner Smith and City Engineer Levinson was ordered to make estimates on the following streets: - Third Street from Booty to Elizabeth; Elizabeth from 3rd. to Second Street; Second at. from Elizabeth to Buford; Coleman Avenue from Staples to South Carancahua; King Street from Park Avenue to Coleman Street; Afness St. from Staples to 150 feet west of Eckerd St; Com- anche from Waco to Coke; Sam Rankin from Comanche to Buffalo; Buffalo from Sam Rankin to Broadway; Black from Buffalo to Blucher; Carrizo from Leopard to Viinnebago ; Winnebago from Carrizo to Idedia; Media from Winnebago to Aubrey; Aubrey from Gavilan to Tiger St; Mesquite from Belden to Hughes; Hughes from Mesquite to Chaparral; Chaparral from Resaca to Carroll; Carroll from Water to Ilesquite; Palo Alto from Chaparral to dater; Peabody Avenue from Leopard to I.Iinton; Noakes from Peabody to Palm Avenue; :Stillman from Noakes to Summers; Palm Street from Noakes to North end of Palm Avenue; Minton from Peabody to city limits. Nothing further appearing befcr e the council the meeting adjourned. w V_ CITY SECRETARY. IbAYOR. COUNC IL LIFT SEPT 21BER 3RD. 1926 - 7:30 P.bl. REGULAR MEETING. I'Lembers present, Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Johnson and Smith. Levinson, Shaw, Taylor and Hall. The estimate of the amount due Kirkwood Wharton & Lee in the sum of X3839.75 on the ` sewer plant; and on the screening plant in the sum of $5051.16 and of the amount due L11ajor John B. Hawley in the sum of 9'*'207.98 were presentedand a motion carried that same be paid. The bond of C. E. Weeden was presented and ordered approved. On motion duly carried the city engineer was instructed to issue permit to Furman building owners for installation of elevator;.and also to the Henderson hotel for an addi- tional story on their building. The application of Drank Jerkins application for plumbing inspector was read and ordered filed. 11 thing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. V MAYOR.. COUNCIL DIET SEPTEI,IBER 10TH. 1926 - 7:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING. liembers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Johnson, Smith, Segrest and Chapman. Hall, Levinson, Speer, Shaw and McComb. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The estimate of the amount due the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Works in the sun of $10,390.00 was presented and ordered paid. A letter was read by the City Secretary from the State Comptroller, expressing regret that his action in procuring an opinion from the Attorney General in the matter of the construction of the State aid act, and the subsequent publication of said opinion had caused the creation of the Prong impression and commending the City Secretary for his conduct in the matter and the same was ordered published and filed. On motion duly carried a permit was granted Fred Qu.aile for the erection of an electric sign on Peoples Street. A deed from Rt. Rev. E. B. Ledvina, Bishop of Corpus Christi was presented, deeding 10 ♦ feet on Leopard Street to the city and on motion carried the same was accepted. 319 The matter of aid for the local Chapter of the Red Cross was brought up by Lir. Chas. Roster and G. R. Weber and on motion duly carried action was deferred for the present. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance adopting and putting into effect the rules and regulations governing the operation of the wharves, warehouses and turning basin and ship channel, as adopted by the Navigation District Commissioners of Nueces County Navigation District No. 1. providing penalties for violations thereof, auth- orizing the harbor master or other officer designated by the Navigation and Canal Com- missioners to enforce the same, and declaring an emergency." On motion duly carried the charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Logenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye y The City 03ecretary then read an "ordinance authorizing the conveyance of a strip of land approximately.twelve (12) feet wide and two hundred three and 84100 (203.84) feet long off of the south end of a fourteen (14) acre tract of land conveyed by H. E..Luter and Hattie Luter to the Bay View Cemetery Association, and lying immediately south of and adjoining what is known as Hoepke Street in the City of Corpus Christi, to D. H. Best and H. 11. Helly, and authorizing the acceptance from the said D. H. Best and H. M. Helly of a deed conveying a strip of land twenty (20) feet wide and four hundred seventy eight and 54100 (478.54) feet long and a strip of land fifty (50) feet wide and two hundred three and 84100 feet long now a part of what is known as Hulbirt.Street in what is known as the D. H. Best Addition, an addition to the City of Corpus Christi, and declaring an emergency. On motion duly carried the charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye On motion duly carried the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance providing for and establishing a roadway on Leopard Street sixty ( 60 ) feet wide from the west curb line of Carrizo Street, as said street is laid out now, to the city limits of the City of Corpus Christi on the west, and vacating and closing the sidewalks on each side of said Leopard Street between said lengths and abolishing said sidewalks as now established and existing until further dedication by abutting property owners; and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. On motion duly carried the charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye. Chapman aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye There,,being nothing further before the council SECRETARY. the meeting adjourned. M&YOR. 320 REGULAR MEETING - SEPTEMBER 17TH. 1926 - 7:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING held on September 17th. 1926. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commiss• y, ioners Smith. Segrest and Johnson. Engineer Levinson, Supt. Hall, Chief Shaw and Dr. Speer and City Attorney Taylor. The minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers for the month of August 1926 and it appear- ing to the council that all -of said vouchers had been legally and duly issued in payment for claims against the city which had been duly audited prior to the issuance of said warrants and it further appearing that all of saiet vouchers were approved by the Commissioner under whose supervision the expenditure was made, it was moved, seconded and carried that said vouchers be and the same are hereby approved: On motion duly made, seconded and carried the salary of C. F. Uelhlinger in the Eng- ineers Department be increased to $125.00 per month. The report of the Police and Sanitary Departments were read and ordered filed. A protest from redidents of the city against "one Santiago" complaining that he main- tained several head of stock etc. which was a nuisance to them, was read to the council and the matter was referred to Chief Shaw and City Attorney Taylor for action. The bills of Chas. Mew in the sum of $456.35 for work done on the approaches to the bridge at the port was read and on motion duly carried they were ordxred paid out of the Seawall and breakwater Construction Fund. On motion duly carried the City Attorney was instructed to draw a resolution of thanks to the Police Chief and force, commending them for their splendid work during the port celebration. -T The City Secretary then read "a resolution ordering the improvement of the following named streets, alleys anduvenues in -the -City -of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; Third Street from Booty Avenue to Elizabeth street; Elizabeth street from Thidd to Second street; Second Street from Elizabeth to Buford Street; Coleman Avenue fxa m Staples Street to South Carancahua street; King Street from Park Avenue to Coleman Avenue;'Agnes street from Staples street to 150 feet west of Echerd Street; Comanche Street from Waeo street to Coke Street; Sam Rankin Street from Comanche Street to Buffalo Street; Buffalo Street from Sam Rankin Street to Broadway; Black Street from Buffalo Street to Blucher Street; Carrizo Street from leopard Street to Winnebago Street; Winnebago Street from Carr, izo Street to Media Street; Media Street from Winnebago Street to Aubrey Street; Aubrey Streei from Gavilan Street to Tiger Street; Mesquite Street from Belden Street to Hughes Street; Hughes Street from Mesquite Street to Chaparral Street; Chaparral Street from Resaca Street to Carroll Street; Carroll Street from Water Street to Mesquite Street; Palo Alto Street from Chaparral Street to eater Street; Peabody Avenue from Leopard Street to Minton Street; Noakes Street from Peabody Avenue to Palm Avenue; Stillman Street from Noakes Street to Summers Street; Palm Avenue from Noakes Street.to North end of Palm Avenue; Minton Street from Peabody Avenue to Palm Avenue. An on motion duly made, seconded and carried the charter rule was suspended by the following vote:. Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye V On motion duly made, seconded and carried the resolution was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye On motion duly made, seconded and carried the City Engineer was instructed to pre- pare the estimates of the cost of the pavement of the intersection between the South end of Staples Street and connection with Del Mar Addition on Alameda street and also of the cost of pavement of intersections on Santa Fe Street between Del Mar Boulevard and the southern city limits and make report to the city council. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOa. SPECIAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 21st. 1926- 1 P. M. f SPECIAL MEETING. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest, Smith and Johnson. On motion duly made, seconded and carried the Mayor was instructed and authorized to advertise for bids for the pavement to be done under the 6100,000.00 city bond issue as per resolution passed by the city council on September 17th. 1926, as soon as the plans and specifications for said work have been prepared by the city engineer and approved by the city council. On motion duly carried the City engineer was instructed and authorized to pro - teed with the taking up of the sidewalk on Leopard on the north side of the First block on said street known as the "Redmond Block and make said street a 60 foot roadway. On motion duly carried "The Studio" was granted a permit to erect an electric sign on Chaparral and Laguna Streets. On motion duly carried the Texas Central Power Company was granted a permit to use 6 inches of the sidewalk on which to place supports for their high tension electric power line with the understanding that the city council reserves the right to order same removed at any time it deems such action advisable. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. CITY SECRETAR . MAYOR. o 0 0 REGULAR YEETING SEPTEMBER 24th, 1926. REGULAR MEETING at 7:30 P. 11. Members present, Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest, Smith and Johnson; R. R. Hall, H. Levinson, Jas. B. Shaw and S. E. McComb. The meetings of the previous meeting were read and approved. On motion duly carried H. M. Lively was granted a permit to build a garage at 1315 Chaparral St. On motion duly carried the American Legion was granted a permit to conduct a Carnival during the week of December 27th. A petition from property owners residing on Fourth Street between Booty and Elizabeth Streets, requesting the Council to pave said street was read and taken under advisement. The final estimates of the amount due Kirkwood. Wharton & Lee on the Sewer lines in the sum of $12,270.10 and on the screening plant in the sum of 9'1,310.87 were read and on motion duly carried were ordered paid. The bills of Kirkwood, lVhharton & Lee for 0200,00 for limestone, $200.00 for asphalt 322 and $105.60 for pipe sold the City were read and ordered paid. The Secretary then read an Ordinance:" "Authorizing the Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi to execute and deliver to 1;..D. FitzSimmons and Lary T. Fitzsimmons, their heirs and assigns, a release of a certain paving lien on Lot Number Five (5) or Eight (8) in Block Seventeen (17), and Lot number Six (6) or Sev- en (7) in Block Number Seventeen (17) of the Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces .County, Texas, which lien was created by vir- tue of a certain Ordinance of said City passed and approved by the City Council of said City on the 9th day of October. 1916; and by virtue thereof there was levied an assessment against said lots (Certificate of Special Assessment Numbers Five (5) and Six (6), which certificates were delivered to "Texas Bitulithic Company", and which certificates were as- signed to the City of Corpus Christi for a valuable consideration by said Texas Bitulithic Company without -recourse; and declaring an emergen- cy". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Segrest " Johnson Smith " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Segrest " Johnson n Smith " On motion duly carried the Federal Iron & Metal Co. was granted a permit to con- duct a junk yard in the City. On motion duly carried the salary of Calvin Noakes was increased y15.00 per month. On motion duly carried, the Secretary was instructed to order nine (9) street lights put in on Ocean Drive between Buford St. and City limits south. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. t?AYOR SECRETARY. 0.0 0 SPECIAL MEETING SEPTrEYBER 26 1926. • SPECIAL Y'EETING held at 10 A. ti. M embers present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commission- ers Johnson and Smith. The Secretary read the following Ordinance: "An Ordinance amending Section 8 of "An Ordinance authorizing the issu- ance of Bonds of the City of Corpus Christi Texas in the principal sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of extending the Sanitary Sewer System of said City, and providing for the levy and col- lection of a tax to pay the interest thereon and create a sinking fund for the redemption of said Bonds at maturity and repealing all ordinan- ces or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emer- gency"; which said ordinance was passed and approved by the City Coun- cil of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas on the 20th day of August, A. D. 1926, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Johnson " Smith " t The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: i a4 Lovenskiold Aye Johnson " Smith " The Secretary read the following Ordinance: "An Ordinance amending Section 8 of "An Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Bonds of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. in the principal sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars (0100.000.00) for the purpose of widening streets and constructing permanent street improvements within said City, and providing for the levy and collection of a tax to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency, which said Ordinance was passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas on the 20th day of of August. A. D. 1926. and Declaring an Emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Johnson " Smith " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Johnson " Smith " The Secretary read the following Ordinance: "An Ordinance amending Section 8 of "An Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Bonds of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the principal sum of Fifty Thousand (:50.000.00) Dollars for the purpose of improving and en- larging and extending the water works system of said City and providing for the levy and collection of a tax to pay the interest thereon and creating a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith and declaring an emergency"; which said ordinance was passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, on the 20th day of August, A. D. 1926. and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Johnson Smith " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Johnson " Smith " Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. .■�; MAYOR. SECRETARY 0 0 0 SPECIAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 27. 1926. 3231 Special Meeting - 1 P. M. Members presant: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners John- son, Smith and Segrest . On motion duly carried the City Attorney was instructed to prepare resolution for the paving of the intersection at Alameda St. and Booty Avenue and the two intersections on Sante Fe St. between Del liar Boulevard and Southern City limits. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was instructed to advertise for the work of pavement work to be done as per plans and specifications in the office of the City En- gineer. The bond of V. J. Ganc, plumber. was read and ordered approved by the T.:ayor. Nothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned. n i'AYOR . SECRETARY. o 0 o 0 0 9 SP30IAL MEETING SEPTZ,IIBZ3 30. 1926. 1 SPECIAL MEETING - 4 P. M. Yembers present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith and Johnson. On motion duly carried Mr. L. M. Shepardson was authorized to go to New York and Washington for the purpose of conferring with officials in the matter of securing a steamship line for Corpus Christi Fort and appropriating D500.00 out of the General Fund to cover his expenses on said trip. Nothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned. ECRET R . REGULAR KEET ING OCTOBER 1st. 1926. REGULAR IY LETING : 7:30 P. M. AlYR. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Johnson. On motion duly carried, the Mayor was authorized to appoint a committee to inves- tigate the proposition made by Dr. Henry Redmond in the widening of Leopard Street, The Mayor appointed Mr. Smith. Taylor and Levinson on said committee. The bill of Major John B. Hawley for $1,394.58 for work done on the dam -site was presented and ordered paid out of the Water Works Emergency Fund. The Secretary then read the following ordinance: "An Ordinance providing the paving and improvement of the following street intersections: Del I.iar Boulevard and Sante Fe Street. Naples Street and Sante Fe Street, Atlantic Street and Sante Fe Street, and Southern Street and Sante Fe Street in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Smith " Johnson " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Smith " Johnson " On motion duly carried. the Mayor was authorized to execute a release of tax lien to D. J. Woodward on lots 7 & 8, Block 1. Beach. The bill of the Saxet Co. in the sum of 05.606.15 for gas sold the City in October was presented and ordered paid. The tax roll for the year 1926 was presented, showing a valuation of $14.077.520 and on motion duly carried was approved. The Secretary read the following: "Resolution ordering the improvement of the following named street or Avenue in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Bay View Avenue from Buford Avenue to the South boundary line of Cole Street." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Smith " Johnson " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Smith " Johnson " 040 Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. P-:� $eZC3ETA?Y. �i SPECIAL FETING OCTOBER 6TH. 1926 - 7:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT, Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Johnson and Smith. Came on for consideration the matter of opening the bids which had been filed for the paving work to be done as per advertisements and plans and specifications in the office of the City Engineer, and on motion duly made, seconded and carried the Yayor ordered the bids submitted by the various contractors for the pavement to be placed on the streets of the City of Corpus Christi as per advertisements published in the press and plans and specifications in the office of the City Engineer and the following bids, being all bids submitted, were opened: General Construction Co. of Fort Worth Lone Star Construction Co. of San Antonio N• Uvalde Paving Company of San Antonio Southwestern Bitulithic Co. of San Antonio Smith Bros., Inc. of Dallas, Texas. All of said bids being based upon unit prices for the various units and quantities as per plans and specifications submitted by the city engineer. The said City engineer was instructed to make a tabulation of said bids submitted and submit said tabulation to the regular meeting of the City Council to be held October 8th. at 7:30 P.and the said bids were ordered to lay over on the table for public inslM ction for a period of forty eight hours as required by the charter. Nothing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. LAYOR. REGULAR 11BETING OCTOBM 8TH, 1926- 7:30 P, Mo LIMBERS PRESENT Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Segrest, Johnson and Chapman. On motion duly carried a permit was granted to E. J. 'Mood for the construction of a filling station on Chaparral and Laguna Streets. The estimates of the amounts due R. A. Perry in the sum of w6075.00 and R. J. Cum- mins in the sum of $4614.52 were read and ordered paid. A petition from property owners on Hughes Street between dater and Chaparral and one from property owners on Craig Avenue between ataples and Third Streets requesting the council to pave said streets were presented and ordered filed. On motion duly carried Simon Weil was granted permit to erect steel electrical display sign over the old Sutherland building on Mesquite and achatzel Streets. By motion duly carried the Ylayor was authorized to execute con#ract between the City and Kirkwood Whartdn and Lee for extensions to Sewer lines. The report of the Fire and Police departments were read and ordered filed. On motion duly carried the Ilayor was authorized to buy such amount of rip rap for the Calallen Dam as may be needed for such work. By motion duly carried the assessment of the Thompson and P:cDonald Gin Co. for the year 1925 was reduced to 013,000.00 Miss Belle McKew and Miss Ruth McGloin were granted vacations. 326 Nothing farther appeazing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. SPECIAL YE :TING OCTOBER 9TH. 1926 - 1:15 P.M. MAYOR. MEMBERS PRESENT, Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. aegrest, Smith and Johnson. Came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for the paving work to be done on the streets of the City of Corpus Christi as per bids received by the City Council on October 6th. 1926, and after due consideration by the council of all of the bids sub- mitted and after interviewing the various contractors and bidders who submitted such bids. the council is of the opinion that the bid of Smith Bros. Inc. of Dallas, Texas is the best and most advantageous bid for the city and it was moved by Commissioner Chapman, seconded by Commissioner Segrest and carried that the contract for said work be awarded to Smith Bros. Ir for the placing of 5" concrete base with a 12 inch cold rolled topping on all of said streets with the understanding that the council reserves the right, within its discretion, tQ place a 7" Realitoslstone base with a 12 cold rolled topping in place of the 5" concrete base. on whatever streets the council may hereafter designate, in case Vhe property owners should so desire. The vote on the above motion was as follows: Lovenskiold. Chapman and Segrest aye; Smith and Johnson nay. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. — "'t, P�Z2=-�e� SECRETARY. MAYOR. SPECIAL MEETING OCTOB R 12th. 1926 - 5:30 P.B. SPECIAL MEETING of the City Council held on October 12th. 1926. lembers present Mayor Lovenskiold . Commissioners, Smith, Segrest. Johnson and Chapman. Attorney Taylor and Judge J. WL. Young of Crockett were also present. ,U The City Secretart read "An ordinance and resolution accepting the bid of Smith Brother s. Inc. for the paving and improvement of the hereinafter mentioned streets. situated in said city, and authorizing the Mayor and Secretary to enter into contract with said Smith Brothers) Inc. for the performance of said work, and declaring an emergency. 11 The emergency rule was invoked by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Johnson afire Segrest aye Chapman aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote•- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye ' Johnson aye Segrest aye Chapman aye Commissioners Johnson and Smith stated to the council that they wished to withdraw their nay vote on the letting of the paving contract to Smith Bros. Inc and wished to be marked as voting aye as they believed such action was to the best interests of the city. Not ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. 27 OCTOBER 15TH. 1926. REGULAR MEETING held on October 15th. 1926. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold Commissioners Segrest and Smith. The City Secretary read the minutes of the previous meetings and the same were approved. He then read the audited vouchers for the month of September and it appearing to the council that all vouchers had been legally and duly issued in payment for claims duly audited before their payment and it further appearing that all of said vouchers were approved by the commissioner under whose supervision the expenditures were made it is therefore ordered that same be approved. The report of the Health department for the month of September was read and ordered filed. The estimates of the amounts due C. A. Mew in the sum of 0138.00 and 22.00 res- pectively and also of the amount due John M. Marriott, architect were read and on motion Auly carruidd were ordered paid. On motion duly carried Dr. Speer and John W. Cunningham were authorized to attend the State Sanitarians meeting at Fort Worth and the city pay their expenses. Nothing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETAR MAYOR. OCTOBER 19TH. 1926. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL held on October 19th. 1926. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Smith, Segrest and Johnson. On motion duly made, seconded and carried the Mayor was authorized to contract with the Pittsburg Meter Company for 750 gas meters, same to be shipped to the city and paid for as they are used. monthly. The City Secretary read "An ordinance providing for the transfer and appropriation to the current waterworks Funds certain moneys out of the Sanitary Sewer Construction Fund No. 272, of date September 1st. 1926. and from the Waterworks Construction Fund No. 352 dated September first 1926, for the purpose of re0imbursing said waterworks fund and apropriating from said waterworks construction Fund No. 352 the sum of Two thou- sand (92.000.00) dollars for special waterworks engineering services; and further setting aside ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) in the bonds for said waterworks construction dated September 1. 1926 for said special waterworks engineerice services, and declaring an emergency: The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye Johnson aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye Johnson aye On motion duly made, seconded and carried the council agreed to cut out all unnecessary extensions and expenses in the water and gas departments and that nothing be expended except actually necessary expenses and extensions and then only on approval by the city council. On motion duly made, seconded and carried Commissioner Smith was granted a ten day leave of absence. The city Secretary then read "An ordinance providing for the issuance of City of Corpus Christi Funding Warrants, Series 1926, in the amount of 413.000.00 bearing 6% interest in lieu of a like amount of le ally.issued and outstanding script of the city, providing for the exchange of said script for said warrants. levying a tax to support said warrants, and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith yye Johnson aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye Nothing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETA Y. MAYOR. OCTOBER 221D. 1926. REGULAR MEETING held on October 22nd. 1926. Members present Lovenskiold. Segrest, Chapman &nd Johnson. The mdnutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The City Secretary read "An ordinance leasing a btrip of land on Chaparral Street in front of lots one (1) and the south one half ( 3-1/2) of Lot two (2), Block Thirty one (31). Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. to R. L. Henderson for a period of twenty years providing for the conditions of said lease. providing for rental and de- claring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Johnson aye Segrest aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Johnson aye Segrest aye On motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to appoint a committee to work with with the Officials of the La Retama Library with a view to arranging for the transfer of said library to the city and for arranging plans for conductland management of same. The Mayor appointed Commissioners Chapman and Johnson and City Attorney Taylor on said committee. A petition requesting the pavement of Carancahua street between Park Avenue and Leopard Street was read and ordered filed. The application of Weil Bros. for the construction of two small store rooms on the rear end of the Leatherwood building was read and a motion carried that same be granted. Petition for the closing of dance hall was read and referred to Commissioner Segrest and Chief of Police Shaw. The petition and application of W. L. Scott, for taking the required examination of the city as a plumber and drain layer and also for the granting to him of a permit to do such work was read and the petition and papers referred to the City Plumbing Inspector and City Engineer for action and report. A petition for the extension of gas and water mains to cost approximately $1818.00 was read and referred to Commissioher Johnson and Supt Hall for action and report. Not ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. OCTOBER 29TH. 1926. REGULAR MEETING HELD on October 29th. 1926. Johnson and Segrest. 161AYOR. Members present Lovenskiold, Chapman. Smith, The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. 329 Glover Johns appeared before the council with an application for the construction of a warehouse on the lot at the corner of Mestina and Black Street and also for a permit to have railway company build spur track on said street and after discussion the matter was referred to Commissioner Smith to investigate and report on November 30th. at 1 P. M. The bill of the Saxet Company in the sum of 05387.15 for gas furnished the city during the month of October and the estimate of the amount due W. L. Pearson as final payment on the paving of Leopard Street in the sum of $4732.00 were read and on motion duly carried same were paid. On motion duly carried the valuation on Lots (fctl) in Block 11 and 12 of Home Place Addition. for the year 1925 were reduced to 01220.00. On motion duly carried Agness Street was declared to be a forty foot roadway for blocks the distance extending from 42/west of Staples Street to the western city limits. Two letter from the Koiternot Nixon Properties incoporated were read to the council requesting that the city permit them to pave Elliott Avenue at their own expenses but that the city furnish engineering services and also requesting that action be taken in the matter of widening Leopard Street from Sam Rankin to Western City limits and that Eletcirc Light and Telephone Companies be given notice to move their poles back 15 feet on said streets; and on motion duly carried both requests were granted and the city attorney instructed to notify telephone and light companies. ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. 1;AYOR. OCTOBER 30TH. 1926. 1 P.M. SBECIAL MEETING held on October 30th. 1926 at 1 o'clock P. 11. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest, Chapman and Johnson. The application of the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf Railway for the putting in of a spur track on Last and Mestina Streets was made and on motion duly carried the same was granted. On motion duly carried the council agreed to meet next Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. for the purpose of hearing complaints and objections to the construction of high tension Power line along Lower Broadway and Park Avenus. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR NOVEMBER 3RD. 1926, 7:30 P. M. SPECIAL LiEETING held on November 3rd. 1926. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Comm- issioners Chapman, Johnson and Smith. The meeting was attended by a large number of residents and property owners who reside on Lower Broadway and Park Avenue who appeared to protest against the construction of the high -line along said streets. Written protests of said residents were presented by Will Sutherland. attorney and ordered filed. After discussion of the matter a motion carried that the Mayor appoint a committee to consult with engineers of the Texas Power & Light Company with reference to said power line and the Mayor appointed H. R. Sutherland. R. ging Jr. Commissioner Chapman and City Attorney Taylor on said committee. On motion duly carried the valuation of Lot 3 Block 46. Bluff in the name of 330 Arturo Lemos for the years 1914-1915 be reduced from $1025.00 to $600.00 and for the years 1912 and 1913 from $1000.00 to 0600.00. re being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. NOVEMBER 4TH. 1926 - 1 P. 11. SPECIAL MEETING held on November 4th. 1926. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commiss- ioners Chapman, Smith. Segrest and Johnson. The City Secretary read "An ordinance and resolution approving the City Engineer's written statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on North Carrizo street; fron North line bf Leopard Street to center line of Winnebago Street; Third Street from South property line of Booty Avenue to North property line of Elizabeth street; ging Street from North property line of Coleman Avenue to South curb line of Park Avenue; Elizabeth Street from east curb line of Third Street to east curb line of Second Street; Second Street from South property line of Elizabeth Street to South property line of Buford Avenue; Number of front feet owned by each. description of their property. est- imated total cost of the whole improvement and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of imp- roving said streets, setting four o'clock P. M. November 17th. 1926 in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments, directing the city Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter, and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye Johnson aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye Johnson aye The request of Parr and Bluntzer, owners of the Los Angeles Hills Addition, for per- mission to construct a railroad track on Parr Street was granted when proper application is made by the proper and interested parties. There being nothing further before the council SECRETA . the meeting adjourned. NOVr'"b.IBER 5TH. 1926 - 7:30 P.M. MAYOR. REGULAR MEETING held on November 5th. 1926 at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Smith. Johnson and Segrest. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of October and it r appearing to the council that all of said vouchers had been duly and legally issued in payment for claims against the city duly approved before payment, and it further appearing that all of said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioner under whose supervision the expenditures had been made, it was moved. seconded and carried that same be approved. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. On motion duly made, seconded and carried that application of R. L. Henderson for construction of additions to the Henderson Hotel. on the north side thereof, be granted. The matter of Mr. Coates' gas extension was referred to Commissioner Johnson for action and report. a Report of Police and Health Departments filed. Petition from residents on Fourth Street asking the council to pave said street was read and on motion duly carried the same was ordered filed. 31 A petition requesting the city council to repeal the ordinance prohibiting fishing in the turning basin was read to the council and on motion duly carried action on same was deferred. The estimate of the amount due John B. Hawley in the sum of $1637.83 for work done in connection with the survey being made for the dam -site was presented and on motion duly carried the same was ordered paid. The Secretary then read "An ordinance amending an ordinance providing rules and regulations for the management. control and protection of the Corpus Christi Waterworks and providing penalties for violation of such rules and regulations by consumers of water and others" passed and approved by the city council of the City of Corpus Christi on May 24th. 1912; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. NOVEMBER 9TH. 1926 - 1:30 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING held on November 9th. 1926 - 1:30 P. M. Members present Mayor,Loven- skiold. Commissioners Smith. Johnson. Segrest and Chapman. Came up for consideration the matter of recommending certain type of concrete pipe and the matter was presented to the council by the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce to recommend the Houston Concrete pipe Co. products in view of the fact that said con- cern has desires of opening a factory in Corpus Christi. and on motion duly made. seconded and carried the Mayor was instructed and authorized to exe-ute a letter addressed to Smith Bros. asking them to carefully consider the product of said company and expressing the hope that if said material is entirely satisfactory and everything being equal, the council would like to favor said company. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of the,bonds^of the City of Corpus Christi in the principal sum of Ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars for the purpose of improving and enlarging and extending the waterworks system of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas and providing for the levy and collection of a tax to pay the interest thereon and create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and de- claring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Johnson aye Segrest aye Chapman aye The ardinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Johnson aye Segrest aye Chapman aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance setting aside and appropriating five hundred (0500.00) dollars. not heretofore appropriated out of the waterworks current revenue fund of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of paying the interest to October first 1927. on Ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars issue of the City of Corpus Christi waterworks improvement, extension and enlar- gement Bonds, 1926. Second Series. dated October first 1926 and declaring az emergency. V E 3- 31, a4 The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Chapman` aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally Massed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Came up for consideration the matter of bringing the Summers System up to date and the offer of Theo. Koester to do and coikplete said work up to January first 1927 was received and on motion duly made, seconded and carried he was employed for a period up to January 15th. 1927 at a salary of 075.00 per week. On motion duly made, seconded and carried the City attorney was instructed to write J. De Puy advising him that the council desired that he immediately take steps to com- plete the outfall sewer work and that no more delays would be countenanced. Nothing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. NOVEMBER 12TH. 1926 - 7:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING held on November 12th. 1926. IIembers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Comm- issioners Chapman, Smith, Segrest and Johnson. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. On motion duly made, seconded and carried the Magnolia Petroleum Company was granted permit to erect electrical signs at the corner of Dan Reid and Water Streets and one at the Houghton Motor Company garage. AThe City Secretary then read "An ordinance approving the City Engineer's written state- ment of persons, firms and corporations and estates owning property abutting on Carrol Stzeet from the west property line of Water Street to the intersection of Carrol Street with the east rail of the Southern Pacific tracks; Buffalo Street from the west line of Broadway to the east line bf Sam Rankin Street; Mesquite Street from the north property line of Belden Street to the North property line of Hughes Street; Hughes Street from the east property line of Mesquite Street to the west property line of Chaparral Street; Palo Alto Street from the east line of Chaparral Street to the west line of Water Street; Chaparral Street from the north end of the present pavement at Resaca Street to the south property line of Carrol Street; Stillman Avenue from the north line of Noakes Street to the south line of Summers Street; Noakes Street from the east line of Peabody Avenue to the western city limits line; Palm Avenue from the City limits line near Hulbrit Street to the North property line of Blocks numbers ten (10) -,and eleven (11), Nueces Bay Heights Addition; Peabody Avenue from south line of Minton Street to the North line of Leopard Street; Agnes Street from the west line of Staples Street to 150 feet west of the center of Echert Street; Coleman Ave- nue from the west line of Carancahua Street to the east line of Staples Street; Comanche Street from the west line of Waco Street to the east curb line of Coke Street; Black Street from the south property line of Buffalo Street to connection with present pavement on Blucher Street; Sam Rankin Street from the North property line of Buffalo Street to north property line of Comanche Street; Winnebago Street from the center line of Winnebago Street and Carrizo Street to Media Street; Media Street to intersection of pavement at Aubrey Street with the southern Pacific tracks; number of front feet owned by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving said streets, setting four o'clock P. M. November 29th. 1926 in the C ity Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments, directing the city Secretary to give proper notice of said hearing as required by the city charter and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The ordinance was finally passed by the follovd ng vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye Johnson aye 0 3 On motion duly made, seconded and carried the Trustee who was elected to handle the funds for the property owners in the Leopard Street widening was ordered released and discharged from further duties and his obligations therein declared fulfilled. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was authorized and instructed to adver- tise for bids for the paving of the street intersections between Del Mar Boulevard and the Southern city limits on Louisianna Avenue and also for the intersection of Staples Ayers and Alameda Streets. Th re being nothing further before the eouncil: the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. NOVEMBER 17TH. 192 � - 4 P.M. MAYOR. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL held on November 17th. 1926, Members present Mayor Lovenskiold . Commissioners Johnson, Smith, Chapman. Came on for consideration the matter of opening and receiving the bids for the furnishing of two sewer pumps for the city as advertised for and on motion duly carried the bids were opened and showed the following; San Antonio Machine & Supply Co; bid $1156.00 and $1119.00 John H. Van Zandt of Dallas bid 2605.00 American Well Works bid- Fort Worth 2100.00 Smith and Whitney - Dallas 2662.00 The Tennant Company- Houston bid 2448.00 and on motion duly carried the said bids were ordered to lay over on the table for forty eight hours as required by the charter and said bids be sent to John B. Hawley at Fort Worth in order that he might check same with requirements and make recommendation. The City Secretary then announced that the meeting was called in pursuance of a notice issued by the City Council for the purpose of hearing complaints, if there be any, on the matter of assessments made for paving purposes against -property owners and property on North Carrizo Street, Second Street, Third Street, Elizabeth Street and King Street, within the limits advertised in said notice. Those present at the meeting were P. G. Lovenskiold, Mayor, W. W. Chapman, W. J. Smith, H. B:- Johnson, City Commissioners* Commissioner D. A. Begrest being absent. City Attorney Taylor was also present at the meeting as was Mr. J. W. Young, Attorney for Smith Brothers. contractors. A number of property owners on said streets were also present. At the request of the Mayor, the City Secretary announced to those present the purpose of the meeting as heretofore stated, and announced that the council was ready to hear anyone present on the subject before the council. Mr. Conrad Uehlinger, Mrs. Peter Bluntzer and Mrs. R. D. Vuckasin stated to the council that they objected to the pevement, their objections being based mostly on account of the fact that -they were short of funds and not in position to pay for said pavement. Although there were several other property owners pr4sent at the meeting who owned property on Second Street. Third Street, Elizabeth Street and King Street, there were no objections raised by anyone to the paving assessments made on said streets. The Secretary then announced that the council was still ready to hear objections or complaints on the part of those present. but there being none further, the council then called upon Mr. A. C. McAughan. who upon being questioned by the City Attorney stated'that he had lived in Corpus Christi for a period of twelve years, that he was familiar with the streets which were to be paved under the ordinance calling for the meeting of this date and that he was of the opinion that the property on these streets would be enhanced in value -far in excess of the cost -of the pevement. Mr. R. L. Hardy was called next and stated that he had resided in Corpus Christi eighteen months and that he was familiar with the streets to be paved and that he believed that the value of the property fronting on these streets would be improved at least the cost of the pavement and perhaps more. Mr. Maston Nixon a large tax -payer in the City of Corpus Christi btated that he was familiar with the streets which were to be paved and that he knew positively that the value of the property fronting on these streets would be enhanced in value in excess of the cost of the pavement. Mr. C. D. Moody was next cal3Vd by the council and stated that he believed that it would be a great improvement to the property and its value to pave said streets. Mr. C. H. Callcut was next called by the council and he stated that he believed that the paving of these streets would enhance the value of the -property -fronting on them more than the cost of the paving. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance levying an assessment against the prop- erty, end the owners thereof, in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting upon streets and parts of streets hereinafter named, for part of the cost of improving said streets. fixing a lien against said property and the owners thereof, providing for the collection thereof. and declaring an emergency. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRET RY. MAYOR. NOVEMBER 24TH. 1926 - 4 P. M. SPECIAL MEETING held on November 24th. 1926. Chapman. Members present Lovenskiold. Johnson and Came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for the paving of street intersections in the Del Mar Addition in conformity with advertisements made with the city and on motion duly made, seconded and carried the bids were ordered opened. Only one bid being received, that of Stewart Rogers and Eichelberger being as follows; and on motion duly made. seconded and carried the same were ordered to lay over for fort eight hours as required by the city charter. There being nothing %further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETA Y. _. V' MAYOR. NOVEMBER 19TH. 1926 - 7:30 P.M. F REGULAR MEETING held on November 26th. 1926. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Com- missioners Smith. Johnson. Segrest and Chapman. The petition for the paving of Buford Avenue was read and ordered filed to take its regular course. On motion duly made. seconded and carried the Eureka Laundry was granted a permit for the construction of a brick and sheet iron addition to their present plant on Blucher street. On motion duly made. seconded.and carried the council voted to lease to the San Antonio Machine & Supply Company for a period of 15 years at $100.00 per year. a strip of ground on Coopera Alley, the field notes to be prepared by the city engineer. Ngihing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. NOVEMBER 22ND. 1926 - 1; 30 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING held on November 22nd. 1926 at 1:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskio Commissioners Smith and Johnson. The City Secretary read "An ordinance appropriating.certai n moneys from certain sink- ing minds of certain bonds heretofore issued by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, said moneys to be invested in the Ten Thousand dollars issue of the City of Corpus waterworks Improvement Extension and enlargement 1926, Second Series, dated October 1st. 1926 at par and interest in compliance with the law, authorizing and directing the Mayot Controller and City Secretary to -draw warrants on said sinking funds in stated amounts and to purchase said bonds for said sinking funds and place the proceeds to the credit of the waterworks improvement. enlargement and extension Construction Fund, providing for the re -imbursement of said sinking funds. and . declaring an emergency.: The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Johnson aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- r Lovenskiold aye �. Smith aye Johnson aye 335 The City Secretary then read "An prdinanee laying out and establishing Driscoll Avenue in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordin- ances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Johnson aye The ordinance was finally passed by the f olfowing vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Johnson aye There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. 4 SECRETARY. MAYOR. NOVEMBER 26TH. 1926 - 7:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING held on November 26th. 1926 at 7:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Johnson6 Segrest and Chapman. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. On motion duly carried Mr. McIlheny was granted a permit to construct a wash rack on the corner of Water and Lawrence street next to bay. On motion duly carried Stricker and Butler were granted a permit to conduct a skating rink on the E. B. Cole lot on Lower Chaparral street. On motion duly carried the permit to do business of the C. C. Plumbing Company was suspended for a period of sixty days from this date and the city engineer and plumbing inspyctor were instructed to issue no further permits to said firm. Then came on for consideration the matter of accepting the bid for the furnishing of two sewer pumps to the city. A letter from Major John B. Hawley recommending the acceptance of the bid of the American Well Works of Fort Worth was read and on motion duly made, seconded and carried the same was accepted and the company was asked to send an engineer to the city to go over the measurements on the ground, the city to pay the expenses of such engineer. Then came on for consideration the matter of accepting the bids for the paving of he street intersections in the Del Mar Addition and on motion duly carried the bid of ogers Stewart and Eichelberger was accepted with the understanding the city is not to e responsible for the paving facing on the two lots on Staples street which will be ncluded in said work. A petition from residents on Water Street asking the council to fill in and im- ove 5 blocks on said street was read and ordered filed. The request of the Western Union for a lease on the office now occupied by them ame to extend three years from the expdration of their present lease was read and tion on `same deferred till the next meeting. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. NOVEMB R 29TH. 1926 - 4 P. Id. SPECIAL MEETING held on November 29th. 1926 at 4 o'clock P. M. Members present 1# ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Johnson uhapman and Segrest. On motion duly made, seconded and carried the action taken by the council at the ast meeting in revoking the license of the C. C. Plumbing Company was rescinded and aid company re -instated. 336 The City Secretary announced that the meeting was being held in pursuance of a notice issued by the city council for the purpose of hearing complaints. if there be any, on the matter of assessments made for paving purposes against property owners and property on Carro Street. Mesquite Street. Buffalo Street. Palo Altom Street. Chaparral Street, Stillman Avenu Noakes Street, Peabody Street. Palm Avenue. Abnes Street. Coleman Avenue. Comanche Street. Black Street, Sam Rankin Street aild Winnebago Street. At the request of the Mayor the City Secretary announced that the city council was prepared and ready to hear objections to the pavement. assessments or costs of said pave- ment, if there be any on the streets above named and there being no one appearing to object to said pavement, its cost or the assessments to be made, the city council then called upon Mr. A. L. Wright, a property owners in the city who testified that he knew the streets to be paved and knew that the pavement would enhance the value of property on said streets more than the cost of said pavement. Mr. 0. B. Ford, F. R. Allison. A. C. McAughan and W. L. Dinn were also called upon and stated to the council that they were of the opinion that the pavement would greatly enhance the value of the property and certainly would enhance its ii value far in excess of the cost of the paveMent. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance levying an assessment against the property and the owners thereof. in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. abutting upon streets and parts of streets hereinafter named for part of the cost,of improving said streets, fixing a charge against said property and the owners thereof, providing for the collection thereof and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye Johnson aye The ordinance was passed finally by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye Johnson aye The council then voted. by motion unanimously carried that Mesquite Street from Hughes to Carroll Street be paved. T ere being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. DECEMBER 3RD. 1926 - 7:30 P.M. 0 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL held on December 3rd. 1926. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold . Commissioners Chapman, Smith. Segrest and Johnson. The estimates of the amounts due J. de Puy in the sum of $8908.29 and Chas. A. Mew (final) in the sum of 0500.00 were read and ordered paid. The contract of Rogers. Stewart and Eichelberger for the paving of street intersections in Del Mar was read and the Mayor was authorized to execute the same. The report of the Police department for the moilth of November was read and ordered file. The estimate of the amount dstimated by the waterworks department Superintendent of the cost of high pressure gas line to North Beach and one intoi,the Del Mar Addition and South Bluff was read. showing total cost to be 119.835.00 and on motion duly carried the said estimate was approved. the lines ordered put in and the Controller instructed to sell the $25.000.00 issue of gas plant bonds authorized on June 25th. 1926. The following resolution was unanimously passed by vote of the members at the meeting. "Whereas. Robert J. Cummins. Consulting Engineer for the City of Corpus Christi on the construction of the Breakwater in Corpus Christi Bay has notified the City Council that 337 contractor J. de Puy has fully and satisfactorily completed the work contracted for by him with the city of Corpus Christi under and by virtue of the terms of a contract dated November 18th. 1924 on file in the office of the City Secretary; and. WHEREAS, the said J. De Puy has heretofore filed his bond for the faithful perform- ance of said work. dated March 18th. 1926; which said bond is now on file in the office of the a ity, Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas; and. WHEREAS the city council. in view of the recommendations of the consulting engineer and the fact that said contractor has heretofore fully and satisfactorily completed said work. deems it advisable to release the said J. de Puy from any further liability under said bond and contract: NOW THEREFORE be it ordered by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. that said bond above referred to be and the same is hereby in all things released and the liability of the said J. de Puy thereunder declared at an end. JTere being nothing further before the meeting the same was adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. DECEMBER 6TH. 1926 - 5:30 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING held on December 6th. 1926 at 5:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Lov- enskiold. Commissioners Smith. Johnson. Segrest and Chapman. r On motion duly carried Commissioner Johnson was authorised to have separators at gas well reconrbbnucted and also to order 10 joints of 12" pipe and 2 joints of 6" pipe for said work. On motion duly carried the City Engineer was authorized to purchase a Ford Roadster for use on the street paving work a�d same be charged to said account. T ere being nothing further before the meeting the same was adjourned. SECRETARY. " MAYOR. DECEMBER 10TH. 1926 - 7:30 P. 11. REGULAR MEETING held on December 10th. 1926 at 7:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Loven- skiold. Commissioners Segrest. Chapman and Smith. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of November and it appearing to the council that all of said vouchers had been legally and duly issued in payment for claims against the city which had been duly and %egally audited before their payment and it further appearing that all of said vouchers had been approved by the Com- missioner under whose supervision the expenditures were made. a motion carried that jsame be approved. On motion duly carried the City Se retary was authorized to advertise for bids for 110.600 feet of 611 high pressure gas pipe and 7800 feet of 4" high pressure gas pipe. same Ito be cast iron and contain all fittings. The report of the Health Department for the month of November was read and filed. The Secretary was authorized to advertise for bids for 8390 feet of 6" pipe; 1400 Ifeet of 4" pipe; 14 fire hydrants; 6 - 6" valves; 25 - 6" x 4" crosses and 14 - 6" tees Isame to be used for water mains and said bids to be opened on January 4th. 1927. On motion duly made. seconded and carried the council appropriated $10.000.00 to Ilbe used for the placing of a second coating of asphalt on the streets now paved in the 11city and the sum of $20.000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of 338 filling in and improving 5 blocks on water street from Taylor to Power Streets and also that Park Avenue be paved. Said moneys to be taken out of the $125.000.00 bond issue now held by the city for street paving purposes. The estimates of the amounts due the Atlantic. Gulf and Pacific Co. in the.sum of $12140.90 and to Chas. A. blew in the sum of $695.00 were.read and by motion duly carried were ordered paid. On motion duly carried the Police Commissioner was authorized to employ whatever extra help he and the Chief of Police may deem advisable to take care of the traffic on the streets and to prevent traffic accidents and enforce the traffic regulations. The estimates of the amount due John B. Hawley in the sum of $1633.07'and the final estimate of Kirkwood Wharton and Lee in the sum of $2785.95 were read and on motion duly carried the same were ordered paid. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the Mayor and City Controller to enter into a contract and agreement in connection with Nueces County Navigation District No. 1 with R. A. Perry and W. T. Montgomery. with reference to the unfinished portion of the. contract of the city with R. A. Perry. dated May 26th. 1924. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest- aye Smith aye The ordinance was passed finally by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Se gre st aye Smith aye The application of the Mission Battery Service for the erection of an electrical sign* at the corner of Lawrence and water Streets was'granted. On motion duly carried the Tax Assessor was instructed that in taking assessments for property for the year 1926 that all uncompleted buildings be assessed for the amount of work completed as of January 1st. 1927. On motion duly carried the city engineers department was instructed to put on two full field parties after January first on the work of surveying for the Dam Site on the Nueces River. othing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARYL MAYOR. DECF21BER 14TH. 1926 - 9:30 A.M. SPECIAL MEETING held on December 14th. 1926 at 9:30 A. ti. members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith. Johnson and Chapman. On motion duly carried -Supt Hall and Commissioners H. B. Johnson were instructed to wire ED. C. Conners at Dallas to come to Corpus Christi to go over the matter of the con- troversy which has arisen over the location of the gas meter at the Texas Central Power and Light Company plant and the city pay him for his services. On motion duly carried the property owners on Third Street. Elizabeth Street and Second Street were ordered to be notified by the City waterworks department to put in lead water connections within five days of receipt of notice to do such work or their water will be disconnected and the city will put in said lead connection aiad will not re -connect such water service until property owners for the cost of making such connection by the city and Smith Bros. are hereby authorized to put in the conneetion.on said streets where property owners fail or refuse to do so and further that the waterworks department be authorized to buy $800.00 worth of copper connections for making said connections. 339 There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. of - SECRETARY. MAYOR. DECEMBER 15TH. 1926 - 5 P. M. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL held on December 15th. 1926Yat 5 o'clock P. M. Mem- bers present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Johnson, Chapman and Segrest and Smith. The City Secretary read "An ordinance to amend sections five (5) and twenty eight (28) of an ordinance entitled "An ordinance providing rules and regulations for the man- agement, control and protection of the Corpus Christi Waterworks and providing penalties for the violation of such rules and regulations by consumers of water and others, passed and approved May 24, 1912, and amended by an ordinance passed and approved by the City Council on the 30th. day of May. 1919" By providing that users and consumers of water residing on streets to be improved and paved in said city shall be required to install lead service pipe or copper service pipe connections between the corporation cock and curb cock, and providing for notice to such consumers and users of water to make such connections, and providing that in case such users and consumers of water do not install such connections after notice, then the city may install such connections and charge such users and consumers of water therefor, and providing further that water shall not be furnished said users and consumers thereof until such charges are paid and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The ordinance was passed finally by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance appropriating one thousand t%a hundred fifty ($1250.00) dollars, not heretofore appropriated, out of the current Gas Revenue Funds of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, or so mucJ& thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of paying off and discharging the accrued interest to September 1st. 1927 on Twenty five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars of Corpus Christi Gas Plant and Construction Bonds dated March 1st. 1926 and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye re being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. DECEMBER 17TH. 1926 - 7:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING held on December 17th. 1926 - Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Johnson and Segrest. The City Secretary read "An ordinance to amend section One (1) of an"ordinance entitled "An ordinance providing for street openings in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas and providing for penalties for violations thereof and repealing 611 ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency, passed and approved by the city Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas on the 29th. day of May 1925" and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. m The charter rule was suspended by the following vote;- , Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Johnson aye Segrest aye _I 340 The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith eye Johnson aye. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. ��7 v SECRETA Y. MAYOR. DEMMER 221M. 1926 - 5 P. Mo REGULAR MEETING held on. December 22nd. 1926 in lieu of meeting Which should have been bele December 24th. 1926 - previously held account of Christmas Holidays. Came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for the furnishing to the city of gas pipe as advertised for by the council and on kotion duly carried said bids were ordered opened and read and showed the -following: SAL13CO: 7.800 feet 4" McNane Cast Iron Pipe at 48 -314¢ per ft. 10.600 feet 6" 11c'Nane Cast Iron Rpe at 74-3/4¢, per ft. Full freight allowed to Corpus Christi, Texas. United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Co. 7800 feet of 4" Anthony joint Cast Iron pipe ) 10000 feet 6" ditto ) ;14.772.00 F. 0. B: Foundry with full freight allowed to Corpus Christi. 7800 ft. 4" Gas pipe bell & Spigot at $60.00 net per tori 10000 ft 6" do 56.00 net per tont 7800 ft 4" De La Vaud bel.& spig .55 ¢ per foot 10000 ft 6" do do.78 per foot 7800 ft. 4" do .53 per ft. 10000 ft. 6" do 050V per ft. s On motion duly made, seconded and carried the council voted that in the future nothing but 4 - homesteads be excluded in the streets to be paved, from the paving on said streets already designated. On motion duly carried the council voted to pave Yann Street from Chaparral to Water Street. Notfurther appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. hi. SECRETARY. SPECIAL 12ETING DEOMIBER 26th, 1926 10 A. M. IaYOR . Members present: Y-ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest. Smith and Johnson.\' A telegram from P. B. Garrett & Co. of Dallas. offering the City par and accrued interest for the 425.000.00 issue of gas plant bonds, dated tlarch 1st. 1926, was read by the Ylayor and on motion duly carried the said offer was accepted and the Mayor was instructed to execute contract. In connection with said offer the said Garrett & Co. were to be paid a commission of 9"890.00 for expenses in making said sale and on motion duly carried. the said $890.00 was ordered to be paid to said Garrett & Co. on the consummation of the sale. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. v.ayor. ecretery. n SPECIAL MEETING DECEIe'BER 28th, 1926 4 P. Pa's . Members present: Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Chapman and Johnson. Came on -for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for pipe for gas lines as per bids recently received by the Council and on motion made. seconded and carried the bid of the U. S. Cast Iron Pipe Co. in the sum of $14,772.00 was accepted and the 1, syor authorized to execute contract. Smith voting "No" on this motion. On motion duly carried the Grandi Bros. Show was granted a permit to show in the City during the week of January 10th. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 29th, 1926 1:15 P. M. 01 Yayor. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Segrest, Chapman, Johnson & Smith. On motion carried the water Department was authorized to hire the nec- essary help to put in lead connections wherever property owners have failed to do so un- der ordinance recently passed. On motion duly carried the time for paying 1926 City taxes without pen- alty was extended to January 31st, 1927. The City Secretary then read an Ordinance "Prohibiting the keeping of certain live stock within certain limits within the corporate limits of the City of Corpus Christi; prescribing the penalties for violation thereof, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold, Aye; Chapman. Aye-, Segrest. Aye; Johnson. Aye; Smith. Aye. The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold , Aye; Chapman, Aye; See -rest. Aye; Johnson, Aye; Smith, Aye. The City Secretary then read a Resolution "Ratifying and approving, the Estimate No. 7, the final Estimate, of International Filter Company, and authorizing the delivery of City of Corpus Christi Waterworks Improvement Warrants, Series 1925-A, Numbers Seventy-three (73) to Eighty-three 183), Inclusive." The motion carrying the adoption of the resolution prevailed by the fol- low vote: -AYES: Commissioners Chapman, Johnson, Smith and Segrest. NOES: None. The City Secretary then read a Resolution "Ratifying and approving Est- imate Nos. 6 and 7 Being the final estimate of Summer Sollitt Company and authorizing the delivery of City of Corpus Christi Water Works Improvement Warrants, Series 1925-,A, Numbers Eight -four (84) to One Hundred Three (103), inclusive. and canceling Warrant No. One Hun- dred Four (104). The motion carrying the adoption of the resolution prevailed by the fol- lowing vote: AYES: Commissioners Chapman, Johnson, Smith and Segrest. NOES: None. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ecretery. 6 342 SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 4TH, 1927 - 4 P.M. Present: Playor-Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest. Smith and. Johnson. The City Secretary read the following letter from W. T. Montgomery: "City of Corpus Christi, December 31st, 1926. Corpus Christi, Texas. Dear Sirs: I hereby propose, agree and bind myself, in event you. con- sent to the assignment to me by R. A. Perry of, (1) the unfinished por- tion of his contract for the construction of the levee and the placing of soil, sod and salt cedars thereof; (2) the retained percentage on ac- count of soil and sod work performed under the contract to date; and your paying to me as assignee for brin Ing the levee to the grade re- quired by Yr. Cummings, Engineer, the 12,500.00 retained percentage which R. A. Perry is to surrender to you, that I will do the following things as assignee, to -wit: 1st. Give a satisfactory bond in the sum of $100.000.00 for the faithful completion of the work by me. 2nd. Place 9.600 cu. yards of earth as instructed by the Engineer, which will complete the Perry contract for the building of the levee. Any additional earth that is required to' be placed by the Engineer for any purpose. I am to be paid therefor at the rate of $1.25 per cubic yard. 3rd. Eliminate sufficient of the soil, sod and salt cedars called for, and at the unit price fixed in the oridinal contract. to pro- vide the cost for widening the crown of the levee. if that be widened, and to pay the contract price for the construction of the railroad track in accordance with Yr. Cumming's plans and specifications, which track is to connect with a switch in the neighborhood of the southwest portion of the levee and to continue thence around the westerly and northerly sides of the turning basin to the Southern Pacific right of way. 4th. Place such amount of soil, sod and salt cedars. in accordance with the plans and specifications and as directed by the En- gineer as at unit prices provided for by the oridinal contract shall ab- sorb the difference between the amount of money necessary to pay for the soil. sod and salt cedars originally specified and at unit prices fixed in the original -contract. and the items mentioned .in paragraph three. 5th. Permit all soil and sod to be eliminated from the inner slope of the basin. and the placing on the outer slope extended. beyond the original plans and specifications, and as directed by the Engineer. It is the intention of these modifications to enable you to reduce the amount of soil, sod and salt cedars originally specified and at unit prices so as to provide sufficient funds for the construction of the railroad track and the widening of the crown as mentioned in paragraph three hereof; and that the remainder of the sum necessary to pay for the soil, sod and salt cedars in accordance with original spec- ifications and unit prices be expended therefor, subject to the right to eliminate all soil and sod from the innerslope and to transfer to enlarged area on the outer slope. all thereof. if any, as may be necessary to ab- sorb the amount available in accordance with these modifications. Yours very truly. (Signed) ilk. :T T. Montgomery. The following resolution was then offered and carried unanimously: "BE IT RESOLVED by the City council of the City of Corpus Christi that proposal f of December 31. 1926 from W. T. YONTGOKERY for the completion of the contract of R. A. PERRY in accordance with the agreement approved by the City Council by Ordinance passed and approv- ed December 10, 1926, be and the same is hereby in all things accepted by the City Council." Then came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for pipe for water lines in Hillcrest as advertised for by the Council. Two bids were received and ordered opened and showed as follows: . The Utilities Engineering Co. bid: - 5,990 lineal ft. 6" Class B Water Main Sand Cast) at $2.12 per lineal foot 5,990 lineal feet of 6" Delavand Centrifical Cast (Patent) at 02.08 per lineal foot $ 1,400 lineal feet of 4" Class B Water train ( Sand Cast) at $1.77 per lineal foot 1,400 lineal feet of 4" Delavand Centrifical Cast (Patent) at $1.76 per lineal foot 343 14 Hydrants at $80.00 each v Six six-inch Valves at 045.00 each Purchasing and delivering 1,000 feet 6" Class B dater tains (Sand Cast) at $1.05 per Purchasing and delivering 1,000 feet 6" Delevaud Centrifical Cast (Patent) at 94� per lineal foot Utilities Engineering Co. Inc. By (Signed) W. G. Douglas. President. Smith Bros, bid:- 5.990 lineal ft. 6" Class B Water Dain (Sand Cast) at 12.05 per lineal foot 5 ,990 lineal feet of 6" Delavuad Centrifical Cast (Patent). at $1.98 per lineal foot 1,400 lineal feet of 4" Class B Water Bain (Sand Cast) at $1.70 per lineal foot 1,400 lineal feet of 4" Delavuad Centrifical Cast (Patent) at $1.63 per lineal foot 14 Hydrants at $78.00 each Six sin -inch Valves at $40.00 each Purchasing and delivering 1.000.feet 6" Class B dater 1�11ains ( Sand Cast) at .97V per lineal foot Purchasing and delivering 1,000 feet 6" Delavuad Centrifical Cast (Patent) at .90V per lineal foot Furnishing and placing extra cast iron specials per ton V"268.00 Smith Bros. Inc., By ( Signed) A. W. Vance4 and on motion duly carried, said bids were ordered to lay "over on the table for 48 hours. On motion duly carried the Water Lepartment was authorized to lower water mains wherever same is necessary for paving. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SPECIAL 12ETING JANUARY 6TH, 1927 4 P. M. MPA s1 M.2 E �i t • Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest. Smith and Johnson. Came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for water line in Hillcrest as per bids received by the City on January 4th, 1927 and on motion duly carried the contract was awarded to Smith Bros. Inc. and the Ivayor was authorized to execute con- tract. The estimate of the amount due Rogers, Stewart and Eichelberger for paving work on Santa Fe Street in the sum of $1,677.51 and of the estimate due Smith Bros. on paving work amounting to 416,906.29 were read and ordered paid. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Ylayor REGULAR =HETING JANUARY 7TH. 1927 7:30 P.Y. Present: Yayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest, Smith and Johnson. On motion duly carried Roberts tiuguerza was granted a permit to build a frame building on corner of Taco and Yestina Streets. On motion duly carried the Second Revised plat of Block 41 of the Eckert Addition was approved. On motion duly carried the resignation of T. J. Cahill as plumbing inspector was accepted and Perry A. Winstran was appointed in his place. A petition from property owners on Agnes Street requesting the Council to pave said street with Realitos'Limestone base instead of concrete base was read to the Council and on motion duly carried the same was ordered changed. Application of R. F. Cummins to build a four foot sidewalk on Culberson Street was heard and on motion carried was granted. A motion duly carried the City Engineer was instructed to draw plans and spec- ifications for a culvert to be built on Santa Fe Street at Louisiana Avenue and to proceed with said work. The reportsof the Health. Fire, Police and Sanitary Departments were read and ordered filed. On motion duly carried the bill of Smith Bros. for over -haul charges on dirt moved in the sum of -"$416.88 was ordered paid. The bonds of Ed. Brennan and F. A. Nord were approved. The estimates of the amount due J. DePuy on Sewer work in the sum of $9.754.62; and to John B. Hawley on same in sum of -216.76 and to John B. Hawley for work done on the dam -site in the sum of $1,403.13 were read and ordered paid. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned�r/ T�syor IVAc Secre ary. 0 0 o SPECIAL SETING JANUARY 10TH, 1927 11:30 A.M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest, Smith and Johnson. It was moved, seconded and carried that the Mayor be authorized to enter into contract with Smith Bros. for lowering water and. gas mains and temporary lead connections at a price of 50V per foot for lowering mains; 15V per linear foot for lowering all ser- vice lines and cost plus 15% for all renewals. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. 4 Iia yo r JOINT'TJEETING of the Commissioners Court and City Council. held at the Court House, January 12th..1927, at 10 A. M., all members of both bodies being present. Judge Net Benton announced that the meeting had been called for the purpose of appointing a Navigation Board for the ensuing two years. Russell Savage. attorney for the Navigation District made a full and complete report of the board for the previous year. Judge Benton then announced that the meeting was ready to receive nominations for commissioners for the Navigation District, whereupon Mayor Lovenskiold nominated Robert Driscoll. W. W. Jones and John W. Kellum. and the mo- tion being seconded by Commissioner Lawrence was carried untnimou.sly. a year. And on motion duly carried, the salary of the above named -was placed at "'1.00 Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Ilayor ec—re tar . o 0 o REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 14th. 1927 7:30 P.M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Smith and Segrest. A delegation of ladies representing the Womans Monday Club appeared before the Council and presented the following resolution; Motion on Municipal Researce Bureau.. That the women of the Woman's Monday Club favor the appoint- ment. by the present City Administration, of a Municipal Research Bureau. composed of men and women, whose duty it shall be to act as a lookout and forward committee, to further the industrial. social. and moral advancement of our city and make recommendations to the Board of Administration of the city and to aid in carrying out such recommendations. To this end we ask our President to appoint a committee to present to the Yayor and City Council the action of our Club in this matter. Whereupon a motion carried that the said resolution be spread on the minutes of the City Council and be given due consideration. A permit was granted to Geo. Emmert to repair garage building. on Water Street. On motion duly carried the Mayor appointed W. J. Smith. W. W. Chapman and A. H. Speer to act as committee to work with Commissioners' Court in arranging cemetery for paupers of city. The bill of Robt. J. Cummins for professional services on the port work in the sum of $1.256.17 was ordered paid. The matter of laying water line to the Sam P. Ingram addition and also to the Shaw residence on the Morgan road, formerly, the old Seldner place, was.: referred to the City Engineer for a report as to cost of the lines. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ecrezary. Mayor L • IM im 34 REGULAR YEETING JALTARY 21ST. 1927 7:30 P. Id. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest. Smith and Johnson. On motion duly carried the City Engineer was instructed and authorized to prepare plans and specifications for the filling in of five blocks on Water Street from Power Street to Taylor Street and place advertisement in the papers for 10 days. A motion carried cancelling the paving program on North Yiesquite Street and the Secretary be instructed to advise the press of this action and .to state that, although the Council has endeavored by every possible means to carry on this work, the required number of property owners could not be induced to sign up. A motion carried instructing Smith Bros. to work next Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night on Black Street storm sewer in order that the railway company may not be de- prived of the use of the track any longer than necessary. On motion duly carried the Concordia Society was granted a permit to conduct a carnival during the week of February 1st. A petition from property owners on King_Street requesting the Council to change the pavement base on said street from 5" concrete to 7" Realitos Limestone was read and on motion duly carried the change was ordered made. The contract and bond of Smith Bros. for the laying of water lines in Hillerest were presented to the Council and a motion carried approving same. Yr. W. E. Pope and E. G. Sherman and Fred Quaile appeared before the City Council with a plan of bay front improvement which had been prepared by some of the committee ap- pointed by the City Council and explained the plan to the Council. No action was taken in the matter. The City Secretary then read the following ordinance: "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Controller to execute and deliver to Smith Bros. Inc., a certain contract for the furnishing of labor, material and laying certain water mains in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, providing for the issuance and delivery to said contractor by the City of City Warrants, in payment therefor, providing for the.levy and collection of a tax sufficient to pay the interest on and create a sinking fund sufficient to retire said warrants at the maturity dates thereof, and declaring an emergency." proved. The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Segrest IT Chapman " Smith " Johnson IT The -Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Segrest IT Chapman IT Smith IT Johnson IT The bond of W. T. 1ontgomery for work contracted for at the port was read and ap- The final estimate due R. A. Perry in the sum of 9"22,744.86 was presented and a motion carried was approved and ordered paid. The proposition of Geo. Armstead, Certified Public Accountant of Houston, to au.dit the City books for the year ending Feb'y 28th, 1927 for the sum of $800.00 was .read to the Council and on motion duly carried -was accepted. I l ITotion carried instructing John W. Cunningham to attend the State Water Works School to be held in Dallas. January 24th to January 29th and city pay his expenses. The City tax collector was authorized to adjust the 1925 valuation of the John Flannery lots, reducing same to $1,220. Tlothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned. Iviayor ecretar . o 0 o SPECIAL FELTING JANUARY 26TH, 1927 9 A. hi. Present: Mlayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest , Smith and Johnson. Came on for consideration the matter of widening Coleman Avenue in order to have twenty-four (24) foot roadway and it appearing to the Council that J. L. Scogin was the only property owner who was not willing to deed the five foot strip to the City, a motion carried that the City pay $250.00 toward purchasing said strip. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was instructed to notify the Southern Pacific Railway Company that the City can only allow 30 days time in which they may change rails on their tracks on Black Street. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. / 3ecretar o 0 o SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 27th, 1927 9 A . M. Mayor Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest. Smith and Johnson. On motion duly carried. the lease of the Western Union Tel. Co. on the lower corner in the City hall building was extended from June 1st, 1928 to June 1st. 1931, it being understood that the monthly rentals after June 1st, 1928 will be 0150.00. On motion duly carried the assessment of Loving Clothing Co. for 1926 was re- duced to X7.560.00; The Yoakum Mill and Elevator Co. reduced to $1,000.00; Joe Neal pro- perty reduced to $900.00.being E. a of 12 & 13, block IV, Ocean View Addition; and value on E. part of middle portion of Lots 1, 2 and 3 (50 x 150'and 10 x 160'). Block 4, South Beach reduced from $3,760.00 to $3,440.00. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. ecr Gary. REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 28th, 1927. 7:30 P.111. Mayor, Present, :: Mayor Lovenskiold , Commissioners Chapman, Segrest , Smith and Johnson. V The matter of approving or disapproving the bay front improvement plan -:was again presented to the City Council by W. E. Pope, and about fifty citizens, who represented various clubs and organizations in the City. Endorsements -of the plan by the Rotary, 348 Kiwanis and Lions Clubs. the Realty Board, the Auto Trades Ass n. the City Federation of Womens Clubs, the Local Labor Unions were read to the Council and after some discussion by the Council. the following resolution offered by Commissioner Chapman was passed unanimous- ly: Be it resolved that the City Council is in favor of some plan of improvement of the bay front that will bring together for the common benefit all interests which now ap- pear to be in conflict and will assure the control by the City of riparian rights and pro- vide for the beautification of the water front. all at the least possible cost to the tax- payers of the City; and to that end the'City Council desires that all plans and suggestions for the improvement be left with the City Council for its full investigation and mature con- sideration and that all such plans and suggestions be given full publicity in detail. in the daily papers so that the Council may have the benefit of suggestions and advice from as many of the -people as possible on an improvement which is of such vital interest to them. day. v The Mayor then agreed to appoint a committee to meet on the subject next Wednes- A permit was granted to W. D. Sasser to build fifteen houses to front on Dan Reid Street and to be 10 x 18 feet and one store room 12 x 20 feet to cost $4,000.00. The Yayor appointed H. Levinson. W. J. Snaith and W. W. Chapman on a committee to assist in securing right-of-way for light and telephone poles on Leopard Street. A_ -petition from property owners on Comanche Street, asking the City to pave said street 40 feet wide in place of 30 feet wide was read and on motion duly carried the same was accepted. On motion duly carried the City voted to take over the gas line of Dr. Jas. A. Webb leading up to the City limits from the Webb Home -Acres tract, provided same is in good condition. A letter from the 1926 Board of Equilization recommending a $500.00 refund on 1926 taxes to the owners of the Del Mar Addition was read to the Council but no action was taken on same. Ori motion duly carried the 1926 tax on R. H. Bingham drug stocl was reduced 1012 of the amount shown on the tax roll. and the 1926 assessment of W. S. Rankin on wholesale stock was reduced to 12.430.00. The bill of the Saget Co. in the sum of $6.599.10 was ordered paid. On motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to sell $140.000.00 Street and Sewer Bonds which are yet unsold. The matter of furnishing gas, water and free tag to a certain industry was brought before the Council by a letter from the Chamber of Commerce and after discussion the Council agreed to sell gas to said industry at 5¢ per thousand feet; water at cost and to allow 10 years free of taxation based upon the statements contained in the letter from the Chamber of Commerce to the City Council. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SPECIAL MEETING FEBRUARY 2nd. 1927 - 4 P. 11. Plembers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Johnson, Smith, Chapman and 3egre st . The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. Then came on for consideration the matter of of receiving and opening bids for furnishing all labor and materials for the embankment and rip -rap work on Water Street between Taylor and Power Streets, and upon motion duly carried said bids were opened and were as follows: - J. De Puy X18.060.00 Heldenfels Bros 21,000.00 whereupon a motion carried that, in conformity with the provisions of the city charter the bids lay over on the table for forty eight hours for public inspection. On motion du.ly.carried Thos. B. Southgate, Agent for the Columbia Casualty Co of New York write a joint policy of liability (Employers) Insuaance for the foll- owing departments; water, gas, Fire and Police departments; said policy to be in force and effect from January 27th. 1927. On motion duly carried the Police Commissioner was authorized to purchase a new motorcycle for his department, not to exceed in cost 9300.00. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SE CR ETARY. tAYOR. REGULAR L ETING FEBRUARY 4TH. 1927 - 7:30 P. M. Yembers present Payor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest. Smith, Johnson and Chapman. On motion duly carried the City Engineer was instructed to prepare estimate of the cost of laying six inch water mains in front of Blocks 8,9,10. and 11 South Bluff portion. This matter was in answer to petition from property owners. On motion duly carried the City Attorney was instructed to notify the Central Power and Light Company that the city would soon carry put Leopard Street to a 55 foot width and requesting them to move their light poles accordingly. A report signed by C. J. Howard and H. Levinson on the proposed paving of the approaches -to the Bascule Bridge on Water Street from Dan Reid Street to Nineth Street. Said report was adopted and the following resolution was then read: "A resolution ordering the improvement of the following named -streets. alleys �and. avenues in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas." and declaring an emergency." The emergency clause was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye 3egrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Johnson aye Smith aye The application of Gus T. Nelson for a permit to build a yacht club din the city was received and on motion duly carried the same was granted. 311.9 35a On motion duly made, seconded and carried the council voted that "No street be paved under the present paving plan or program unless at least eighty five per cent of persons owning either.a residence or business homesteads on said street execute a contract or lien to smith Bros Inc. for.such purpose." On motion duly carried Mr. Henry Lggelhoff of Dallas was authorized to purchase fitt- ings for the sewer pump station, the cost not to exceed X350.00. Came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for the rip -rap and fill in work on Water Street as per bids received on February 2nd. and it appearing to the coun- .cil that the bid of J. de Puy was the lowest and best bid a motion carried that he be awardE the contract and the Yayor was authorized to execute said contract for the city. The matter of laying gas mains in the Del filar Addition and the North Beach section was discussed and a motion carried Phat all water and gas line laying be advertised before any of said lines are laid. On motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to pay to Smith Bros. Inc. one half of X37,111.28 on street paving contract. On motion duly carried the estimate of the amount due J. de Puy for .ork done on the .Sewer Outfall contract in the sum of $14364.00 less Q312.50 due John B. Hawley, was read and ordered paid. On motion duly carried 0319.20 and the regular monthly bill due Yajor Hawley for work . p done on the Damsite work was ordered paid. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. 1 SECRE TLRY. SPECIAL I:iEETIPJG February 8th. 1927 - 7:30 P. 111. PAYOR. Yembers present Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest Johnson and Smith. Yaston Nixon appeared before the council in the interest of widening the balance of Leopard to a width of 55 feet and after consideration by the council a motion prevailed that the City Attorney notify the Light and Telephone Companies to move their poles back the necessary distance and authorized the City Engineer to give proper lines for the setting of said poles. On motion duly carried the bill of X22.34 due on the paving of the Yexican Presbyteri Church was ordered paid by the city. On motion duly carried the city engineer was authorized to prepare estimates of the cost of paving Ocean View and Park Avenues and present to the council. ere being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. REGULAR & ET IZZ G . February 11th. 1927 - 7:30 P. Y. MAYOR. Members present T.'ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Johnson, Smith and Segrest. The secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of December and January and it appearing to the council that all of said vouchers had been leealy and duly issued in payment for claims against the city duly audited -before the issuance of said vouchers and it further appearing that all of said vouchers had been approved by the commissioner under whose supervision the expenditure was made a motion carried that same be approved. { The City Engineer filed his report of the cost of laying water lines in front of bloc 8,9,10 and 11 South Bluff, as per instructions from the council, stating that the cost of said work would be about X1800.00 whereupon the Mayor referred the matter to the City Controller for report as to the financial condition of the water fund and its ability to stand such expense. Then came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for the con- struction of the railroad around the turning basin as advertised for by the city: Three bids were received and were as follows: - Sumner Sollitt Co. $32,038.00 J. DePuy 24 ,000.00 W2 T. Montgomery 20.000.00 Whereupon a motion carried that. in compliance with the provisions of the city charter, said bids remain on the table for forty eight hou.rs for public inspection. On motion duly carried the City Engineer was authorized and instructed to advertise for bids for the laying of sewer lines on Buffalo, Mary and Marguerite Streets as per his letter of said date; which he estimated to cost about $9985.50. On motion duly carried Yayor Lovenskiold was authorized to sign the contreetvwith Smith Bros. for paving. On motion duly carried the council authorized the payment to J. L. Scoggin and wife the sum of Q250.00 same being in payment for a strip of ground purchased for the widening of Coleman Avenue in order to complete pavement of said street. On motion duly carried the following bonds were ordered approved by the Mayor; - Smith Electric Co.; Martin Wright Electric Co. Corpus Christi Plumbing Co. and Ed. Brennan. The City Secretary then read "AN ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION approving the City Eng- ineer's written statement of persons, firms and corporations and estates, owning property abutting on Comanche Street from the west line of Waco Street to the east curb line of Coke Street; number of front feet owned by each; description of their property; estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abu.tting property; determining the necessity of levying and assessment against said property owners and against their property and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting fou.r o'clock P. Y.I. February 24th. 1927, in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time -and place for hearing of the owners of said property con- cerning said assessments, directing the city Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the city charter; repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in con- flict herewith and. declaring an emergency." The emergency clause was invoked by the following vote: Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The ordinance vias finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Smith eye Segrest aye Johnson aye On motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to appoint a committee of citizens to represent the'city of Corpus Christi at the Washington's Birthday celebration to"be held in Laredo on February 22nd. whereupon the I-Tayor appointed the following persons: F. G. Lovenskiold . Hu.gh Sutherland, J. M. Taylor Tu. W. Chapman, H. B. Johnson, J. B. Shaw, A. H. Speer, D. A. Segrest, Russel Savage. Richard Hing, Bob Smith, Ralph Brad- ford, J. A. Kosar, Thos. E. Boyd, Victor Cook, V. Lozano, J. T. Wright, Juan Galvan, Geo. R. Clark. Jose Gonzales, Ben Garza, F. Sanchez Hernandez, Gabriel Botello, Burton Dunn, Robert Driscoll, Fred Quail, J. E. Garrett. W. E. Pope and H. G. Sherman& and it was fur - moved that the Chamber of Commerce be requested to have a float in the parade at Laredo.. John L. Tompkins requested that the water and gas lines be extended to the West- moreland addition on Staples Street and on motion duly carried the matter was referred to the city engineer for estimate and report. 0 :352 On motion duly carried the fifty cent (50i/) meter gas charge heretofore made against all gas customers was ordered discontinued. Johnson and Smith voting no. Lovenskiold, Chapman and Segrest voting aye. On motion duly carried it was voted not to allow any tent shows to show in Corpus Christi on February 24th. as the Little Theatre Club will present.its play on that night. The Y-ayor was bJT motion duly carried authorized to purchase a fully equipped Ford Touring car for the city engineer's department. ar��nLlrsni. er before the council the meeting adjourned. SPECIAL I=TING FEBRUARY 14th. 1927 - 4 o'clock P.M. MAYOR. 0 Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Johnson, Segrest, Chapman and Smith. The matter of awarding the contract for the construction of the railroad track around the turning basin came up for consideration and the council after consideration of the three bids is of the opinion that the bid of W. T. YLontgomery, for the sum of X20,000.00 is the be: bid submitted, a motion prevailed that said contract be awarded to him and that he furnish the necessary bond and the Payor be authorized to execute contract with him. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried Layor Lcvenskiold was authorized to sell to C. P. Ellis and Company and Garrett & Company of New Orleans and Dallas, respecrively. the (125,000.00 of street construction bonds and "15,000.00 of sewer extension bonds dated Feb- ruary first 1927 for a price of per and accrued interest and to pay to said companies the sum of X4200.00 as commissions and expenses in making sale of said bonds. The proposition of the County Commissioners Court for the joint payment by the city and county of the cost of burying paupers who die in the city of Corpus Christi was accepted by motion duly carried. The price to be paid being x32.50 to be divided equally between the County and the city. A proposition was made to .the city by the owners of the Del Mar Addition in which they agreed to the labor for the laying of the necessary pipe for drainage and storm sewers off. Alameda street, provided the city would furnish the pipe of 12 inch size. The matter was referred to the city engineer to make a report as to the cost of said work. No hing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYO R. SPEC IAL T 3ET ING FEBRUARY 1`th. 1927 - 4 o'clock Lembers present Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman and Smith. Commissioners Segrest and Johnson being absent. It was moved by Commissioner Chapman and seconded by -Commissioner Smith and unanimously carried that the City of Corpus Christi act in conjunction with Nueces County and purchase what is known as lot number eight (8) and lot number nine (9) in Block XI of the Ocean View Addition to the City .of Corpus Christi for hospital purposes, and that the City of Corpus Christi purchase one half interest in said lots and that warrants of the city issue for the purpose of paying the city's pro -rata part of said lots; that warrant issue for the sum of $1,231.67 to pay the city's pro -rata part of the cash payment for lot number eight (8) and warrant issue for the sum of Q447.50 to pay the city's pro -rata part of the cash payment for lot number nine (9) in Block XI of the Ocean View Addition to the City of Corpus Christi. e being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. f „r ECIH TA?Y. e" 5 3 REGULAR MEETING FEB.,'UA.iY 18TH. 1927 - 7:30 o' clock P.M. Yembers present Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Johnson, Smith, Segrest and Chapman. The application of Tom Lafkas for rental of a lot on the I,�unicipal wharf came up for consideration and on motion duly carried the city engineer was authorized to make report of the vacant lots on the wharf and that if there were any vacant same be leased to the applicant. The matter of the approval of the bonds of Ganz and Taylor, J. S. Turner, G. W. Boone came up for consideration and having been approved as to form a motion carried that the Mayor approve the said bonds. A protest was made by G. F. Dryden with reference to the paving of his two lots on Agnes street and on motion duly carried the matter was referred to the city engineer. The bill of Thos. B. Southgate in the sum of x;3100.80 being for compensation and lia- bility insurance for the gas and water departments, was presented and on motion duly car- ried the same was ordered paid. The contract between Smith Bros. Inc and the city for lcwering water mains on the street which are being paved by them was presented to the council and on motion duly car - reed the same was approved and the Yayor was authorized to execute it in the name of the city. The bond accompanying said contract was also ordered approved by the 1ayor. On motion duly carried the city attorney was authorized to buy a rug for use in his office. The e being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. SPECIAL MEETING FEBRUARY 213T. 1927 - 4:30 o'clock. 11AYO R. lv.embers present Yayor Lovenskiold , Commissioners Chapman and Smith. Absent Uommiss- Boners Segrest and Johnson. The contract and bond of S. T. Montgomery, covering the construction of the railway around the turning basin was presented and read to the council and after examining the same la motion carried al -proving both contract and bond. The matter of the reduction in the valuation of S. E. 1/2 of Lot 4 in Block IV of South End Addition in name of Joe Elliff came up for consideration and the same was re- Iduced fo '1500.00 for 1926 and the penalty remitted account delay caused In payment of 11926 tax due to indecision on the above reduction. On motion duly carried the IY_ayor and City Controller were authorized and instructed Ito purchase the necessary amount of sewer pipe for installing 12" storm sewers on Ala - meds street in Del 1-1ar Addition. son. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. SPECIAL MEETING FEBRUARY 24TH. 1927 - 9:30 A. M.- M4YOR . Yembers present Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Segrest, Chapman and John- Then came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for the lay- ing of sewer (sanitary) lines in Hilcrest and Nueces Bay heights Addition and on motion duly carried the said bids were opened and shows as follows:- 3 5 �� Smith Brothers bid Agar and Gentry bid Kirkwood Wharton & Lee bid X13,227.68 11,269.40 for vitrified pipe and 10945.00 for concbete pipe. 10,456.00 and on motion duly carried the said bids were ordered to lay over on the table for forty eight hours for public inspection. The meeting was then, by motion duly carried, recessed until 4 o'clock P. Iii. Adjourned meeting 4 o'clock P.M. The Yayor announced that the purpose of the meeting was to hear complaints or objections from property owners on Aeness street widening and paving and there being no complaints and no one appearing to offer any objections to said widening or paving a motion carried that the hearing be cloased. The City Secretary then read "an ordinance making the assessments against the property the and property owners.on Coman Street ---- and declaring an emergency". The emergency clause was invoked by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Chapman aye Johnson aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Chapman aye Johnson aye Smith aye The matter of granting or refusing a permit to Ed. Lippert to build a store building on Hancock Avenue and Staples Street came up for consideration and a motion was made that the permit be refused - lovenskiold and Chapman voting no and Segrest, Smith and Johnson voting aye on the motion. hing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. I�:AYOR. SIECIAL Tti'.. LTING FEBRUARY 25TH. 1927 - 9:30 A. Iii. Yembers present 1Tayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Johnson, Chapman, Smith and Segrest. The City Secretary read "An ordinance authorising the issuance of bonds of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. in the principal sum of One hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars (0,125,000.00) for the purpose of widening streets and constructing permanent street improve- ments within said city, and providing for the levy and collection of a tax to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity, repealing. all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." On motion duly carried the eharter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lcvenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye Johnson aye On motion duly carried the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye Johnson aye ' The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the principal sum of fifteen thousand dollars (15,000.00) for -the purpose of extending the sanitary sewer system of said city, and providing for the levy and collection of a tax to pay the interest thereon, and to create a sinking fund.for the redemption of said bonds at maturity; and repealing all ordinances and_ parts of.ordinances in! conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." On motion duly carried the eharter rule was suspended by the following vote: 355 Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye On motion duly carried the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye Thezebeing nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. PAYOR. I REGULAR P, STING FEBRUARY 25TH -1927- 7:30 P. 1.1. Yembers present 1.7ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Charman, Segrest, Johnson and Smith. On motion duly made, seconded and carried Lot No. 1 on the Ml.unicipal Wharf was leased to Tom Lafkas as a fish house for a period of one year at X10.00 per month. The matter of the permit applied for by Ed. Lippert came up for consideration and on motion duly carried the Mayor appointed a committee composed of Commissioners Chapman and Segrest to report on the matter. Mr. J. N. Gannaway was granted a permit to huild an addition to his apartment house at 1206 Chaparral Street. On motion duly carried John L. Tompkins was granted permission to tie on to the city gas and water mains on Staples 'Street provided that meters for said services be placed at the city limits and the lines 'in his addition be laid under the supervision of the city engineer. The city Secretary read"An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the city of Corpus Christi on the one part and J. de Puy on the other pert, for the furnishing of all tools, labor and materials necessary for -the placing of approximately 23,000 cu. yds. of earth and furnishing of 19000cu. yds. of rip rap on water street between Taylor Street and Power Street in the city of Corpus Christi, in the manner provided in said - contract and in accordance with the specifications which are attached to said contract and marked "Exhibit All and made a part of said contract, and providing the consideration therefor and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The bill of the Saxet Company for gas sold the city during the month of February in the sum of V"6739.45 was presented and ordered paid. The matter of the taxes for 1926 due by J. Mireur was brought to the attention of the council and it appearing to the council that Yr. Ilireur had tender the amount of his 1926 taxes to the tax collector and through an error the receipt was not issued prior to Feb- ruary 1st. it was moved, seconded and carried that the penalty be remitted on said tax. The application of the Del Yar Corporation for a X500.00 refund on their 1926 taxes was read and rejected by the council. The petition for paving Ayers street from Santa Fe to Staples Street and for the pav- ing of one block on Agnes Street were received and ordered filed for future action. 356 A petition from property owners on Water Street requesting the widening of said street to a width of 100 feet was read and ordered filed for the further consideration of the council. The report of the Health. Fire and Police Department were read and ordered filed. The bond of Maurice Fischer and Y. Ayala was read and it having been approved as to form by the city attorney a motion carried authorizing the Mayor to approve it. Th re being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. SPECIAL HLTING FEBRUARY 26TH. 1927 - 5 P. M. Yembers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith. Chapman. Johnson and Segrest. Came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for the laying of sewer lines as per bids received and opened on February 24th. 1927 and a.1 motion made by 01ty Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Smith that the contract be awarded to Kirk- wood VIharton and Lee failed to pass by the following vote: Johnson and Smith aye; Lovenskiold Chapman and Setre st voting no. A motion was then made by Commissioner Chapman and seconded by Commissioner ,Segrest that said contract be awarded to Smith Bros. Inc as per their bid for ;13,227.68, less a deduction of $1008.52 account error in calculations; which motion was carried by the following vote Lovenskiold, Chapman -"and Segrest voting aye and Smith and Johnson voting no. The e being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. JZ61 SECRETARY. 11AY0R. REGULAR I ETIIIG PARCH 4TH. 1927 - 7-30 o'clock P.111. 1!embers present 11'eyor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Smith and Johnson. The Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of February and it appear- ing to the council that all of said vouchers had been duly and legally issued in payment for claims against the city legally and duly audited before their issuance and it further appear- ing to the council that all of said vouchers had been approved by their department commiss- ioner, under whose supervision the expenditure was made, it was moved, seconded and carried that same be approved. A petition was presented to the council signed by several hundred I'Lexican resident cit- izens of the city asking that the city apart a park ground for the Mexican people of the city and. the Mayor on motion duly carried appointed Commissioner Chapman, Attorney Taylor and City Engineer Levinson to investigate the matter and report to the council at their next regular meeting. The estimate of the amount due 11. T. Montgomery in the sum of '13,545.00 was read to the council and on motion duly carried the same uveas ordered paid. I'r. Crocker, a resident of Water Street appeared before the council asserting his rip- arian right on water street and the matter was left open for further investigation and action The application of 111. T. Killbourne for construction of a wash rack at the corner of Water and Schatzel Streets was presented and a motion carried that same be granted. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi, Texas on the one part, and Smith Bros. Incorporated on the other part for furnishing all labor and material necessary for the laying and installing of vitri- fied sewer pipe and the construction of manholes in the manner provided in said contract and in accordance with the specifications which are attached to said contract and marked "Exhipit A" and in accordance with the maps and drawings on file in the office of the City Engineer and made a part of said contract and providing for the consideration therefor and declaring an emergency." OEM The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye - Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson eye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Th Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye e being nothing further before the council the meeting adjou.•rned. SECEETAR . MAYOR. SPECIAL T EETING IaIARCH 9TH. 1927 - 4 o'clock P.M. 1'embers present ItTayor Lovenskiold , Commissioners Chapman, aegrest , Smith and Johnson. Came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for the laying of the gas lines in Del Yarch and. North Beach Additions as per advertisements by the city and on motion duly carried the bids were opened and showed the following: - Southwestern Const'n Co. bid $9295.00 Smith Bros. Inc. bid 8900.00 E. G. Castleberry bid 9097.50 and a motion carried, that in compliance with the provisions of the city charter said bids remain on the table for forty eight hours for public inspection.; paving bids for water Street were also opened; one bid only received that of Smith Bros. Inc. The City Secretary read "An ordinance regulating the installation of gas water heat- ers in the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. providing for permit thereof and providing penalties for violation thereof and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson eye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segtest aye Smith aye Johnson aye The estimates of the amount due J. De Puy for work on sewer outfall in the sum of 15,183.00 and John B. Hawley in the sum of 1774.90 and $125.00 respectively out of the Sewer Construction fund and to John B. Hawley for tl944.77 out of the Waterworks Emer- gency fund were read and on motion duly carried were ordered paid. On motion duly carried the bonds of E. J. Freeman and 111. J. Earrington were ordered released. On motion duly carried hwrs. E. F. Gibbon was granted a permit to build frame cottages in' Block 91 Beach on Water Street. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. 01 Io:AYOR . 358 REGULAR MEETING I,'ARCH .11TH. 1927 - 7:30 P. 1:1. 1embers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, 3egrest, Smith and Johnson. A plat of the re -subdivision of the Luter Partition of Blocks A and 15B being now known as the Weiss Addition was presented to the council for consideration and a motion prevailed that same be approved. The estimate of the amount due J. de Puy on.the Breakwater Construction (final estimate in the sum of X35106.09 and the amount due Smith Bros. on Engineers estimate for paving in the sum of $13,471.40 and the final estimate due Rogers Stewart and Eichelberger on the paving of Del alar intersections in the sum of X4017.62 were presented and on motion duly carried they were ordered paid. Then came on for consideration the matter of awarding the co4tract for the Jaying of th gas mains as per bids received by the cou.ncilnon tlarch 9th. and it appearing to -the council that the bid of Smith Bros. Inc: in the sum of 68900.00 was the lowest, best and most advan- tageous bid for the city a motion carried they they be awarded the contract and the Ylayor was authorized to enter into contract for said work. The matter of swardin'gr-pavingy-cdntrect8 for the paving of Vater Street from Dan Reid Street, across the Bascule Bridge to the City limits then came up for consideration and on motion which duly carried the bids having been opened -con'-1aTch 9th. which showed as follows; Smith Bro s . Inc . bid '140.788.50 43,288.50 40,932.50 43,432.25 it appearing to the council that the bid of '40,788.50, covering paving with l� inch cold topping is the best bid for the city, said contract was awarded to Bmith Bros .Inc. and the Mayor was authorized to enter into contraot for said work. The annual report of the Police department and of the Fire Department and Health Department were read and ordered filed. The contract and surety bond of Smith Bros. Inc. covering the work of installing sewer lines was presented and after examination by the council a motion prevailed that both be approved. A petition requesting the council to. pave Hancock Avenu.e between Staples and Cham- berlain Streets was read to the council and was ordered filed for future action. A report of the Vaster Front Improvement Committee appointed by the Yayor, signed by R. Driscoll, Chairman was read to the council and was ordered filed for further consider- ation and action. re being nothing further before the council: the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. 1,'AYOR. REGULAR 1,_'3ETIIvG I ARCH 18TH. 1927 - 7:30 P. lei. T,lembers present Yayor Lcvenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest and Smith. The application of Jack Frost (47. B. Frog) for the leasing of lots 2,3,4 and 5 on the I4'u.nicipal Wharf was presented by him to the council and on motion duly carried the same was accepted after approval by the city attorney of the transaction. On application of Wright, Dinn and Brown, the house movers bond of E. W. Kelly was cancelled and the Fidelity and Deposit Company released from further liability. On application of V. C. Ganc the plumbers and gas fitters bond of Ganc.and Taylor was, by motion duly carried, cancelled and released. The map of Primrose Heights was presented to the council by William Tompkins and it 359 appearing to the council that said map and subdivision was in order a motion carried that same be approved. On motion duly carried the Commissioner and Superintendent of the water and Gas department were authorized to make alterations and repairs to the incinerator plant F same to cost not in excess of 1900.00 and that s&me be paid for out of Fund No. 252 Incinerator Construction Fund. `* The bond of Hiser and Harris, plumbers was presented and ordered approved. The estimate of the amount due Smith Bros. Inc. on their sewer contract in the sum of „1586.29 was read to the council and on motion duly carried it was ordered paid. The City Secretary read "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Smith Bros. Incorporated on the other part for furnishing all labor and for the laying and installing of certaun pipe and connec- ting the same, and for furnishing sodding, and for furnishing asphalt iavement and re- placing the same in the manner provided in said contract, and in accordance with the specifications which are attached to said contract and marked Exhibit "A", and in accordance with the maps and drawings on file in the office of the City Engineer and made a part of said contract, and providing the consideration therefor and declaring an emergency". The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye Chapman aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lcvenskiold aye 3egrest aye Smith aye Chapman aye The city Se-retary then read "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract made by the L"ayor of the City of Corpus Christi in the purchase of certain real estate in conjunction with the Commissioners Court of Nueces County for the purpose of providing for a hospital to be established in the City of Corpus Christi, an undivided one half interest to belong to the City of Corpus Christi and providing for the payment there- for and declaring an emergency". s The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: - Lovenskiold aye Segrest eye Chafman aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote - Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest eye Smith eye The following resolution was then offered by Y'ayor P.,G. Lcvenskiold: "ISHEREAS, the State Board of Nater Engineers in granting a permit to the City of Corpus Christi to store and divert water of the Nueces River, made an allowance as to quantity for irrigation use based upon the beneficial use of Two (£) acre feet of water per acre per annum; and. NIMEAS, said Two (2) acre feet of water per annum per acre is apparently meant for a net diversion not including evaporation and seepaie from the reservoir proposed to be built and; %lH;REAS, at least four (4) acre feet of water per acre per annum is needed to cover gross diversion including evaporation and seepage from the proposed reservoir, and, vEEREAS, it is known that the State Board of water engineers has allowed five (5) acre feet of water per acre per annum under similaJ7 conditions as those of the appli- cation of the City of Corpus Christi to store and divert the waters of the Nueces river; NOS THEREFORE. be it resolved that the State Board of Nater Engineers is hereby requested to allow at least Two (2) additional acre feet per acre per annum, making a total allowance of at least four acre feet of water per annum and that the City Secre- tary is hereby instructed to send a copy of this resolution to the 33tate Board of Mater Engineers and that the city Se-retery is hereby further instructed to record in the Yinutes following this resolution, the action taken upon this request by the .State Board of 'h'ater Engineers. T e being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SEC 26ELAR . L_AYOR. REGULAR L EE21IT PARCH 25Th. 1927 - 7:30 o'clock P.M. Members present It'ayor Lovenskiold . Commissioners Segrest , Chapman and Smith. The first and final estimate of the amount due Smith Bros. Inc. on their contract to laying water mains in Hillcrest Addition in the sum of :517.358.49 was presented to the council and on motion duly carried the same was ordered paid in the following manner, to -wit; 015.000.00 to be paid by the delivery by the City of Corpus Christi to said Smith Bros. Inc. of fifteen (15) City of Corpus Christi Waterworks Improvement "darrants dated February first 1927, being numbered from one (1) to fifteen (15) and being of the denomination of One thousand dollars (1;;1.000.00) each, aggregating Fifteen thousand dollars; and being the same warrants authorized to be issued and authorized to be delivered to Smith Bros. by virtue of an ordinance duly passed by the City Council on the 25th. day -of February. A. D. 1927; and the balance of :12.358.49 to be paid out of the Gas Plant Emergency Fund. The Mayor reported that he had suspended C. F. Uehlinger, an employe of the City Engineers department for unbecoming conduct, for a period of thirty days and on motion duly carried the Y-eyor action herein was ratified unanimously by the council. W. Y. Crawford (col) appeared before the council requesting that the water and gas main of the city be extended so as to serve residents in Craven Heights Addition and on motion duly carried the I'Tayor appointed Chapman and Levinson to investigate the matter and report back to the council. Itis. E. T. Merriman requested permission from the council to have plans drawn for the building of a small house at old Bay View Cemetery for the purpose of housing the caretaker of said cemetery, same not to cost in excess of X300.00 and on motion duly carried he was given this authority with instructions that said plans be submitted to the council for actio as soon as completed. Roscoe and Jackson requested permission to construct a one story hollow -tile building on Lots 7 and 8 in Block 3 Bluff portion; same to be built for Everett. Eldridge and Myrick and a motion prevailed that said -permit be granted. 11'rs. Griffin and a comittee of ladies representating the Federated Yissionary Society of Corpus Christi appeared befoxe..the council asking that they be granted permission to move the old South Bluff I.'ethodist Church from its present locatdon on Staples Street to the City pound property on Last and Antelope Streets in order that same may be used for the establishment and maintenance of a community center by said societies. The Elayor app- ointed Commissioners Chapman and Segrest on a committee to investigate the feasibility and ad visability of the matter of report back to the city council at the next meeting. The request of the Iyueces Furniture Company for a per mit to build an addition to their present location on IJ?esqu.ite was heard and on motion duly carried same was granted. The bill of the Saxet Company for gas sold the city during the month of March in the s of 16016.80 was presented and on motion duly carried was ordered paid... A petition signed by resident property owners residing on Second street protesting again�t the establishment of a city -county hospital at the south end of said street was read to the council and filed for further consideration by the council. The gas fitters and plumbers bond -of A. P. Taylor was filed and a motion carried that both be approved by the Yayor. The application of Richard Hing, as Chairman of the Peoples Gas Party for placing the q names of P. G. Lovenskiold , as a Candidate for IZayor and ,7. Ix. Chapman. D. A. Segrest , P.. I1. Carter and W. J. Smith as Candidates for City Commissioners at the city election to be held in'Corpu.s Christi on April 5th. and also the application of F. V. Arnif4as a Candidate for Yayor and Leo Bluntzer. Louis L. Harris, Curtis Clark. Geo. C.,calmer and Bob 'wolf as Ind- . 31 epdndent candidates for City Commissioners were read and on motion duly made, seconded and carried all of the names of the candidates above referred to were ordered placed on the official ballot as asked for in the following manner; The names of the Candi- dated of the Peoples Gas Party to be placed in one column of the Cfficial Ballot and the names of all Independent Candidates to be placed in another column on said ballot. Cn motion duly carried the meeting recessed till Yonday morning Darch 28th. RECE S SED 1:ZET ITIG Ie.ARCH 28TH. 1927 - 0 o'clock A.I.. I,embers present Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Smith, Segrest and Johnson. Came on for consideration the matter of arranging the order in which the names of the various candidates for offices in the city election to be held April 5th. and a motion prevailed that all of the candidates of the Peoples Gas Party be placed on the left hand side of the Official ballot and that the names of all Independent Candidates be placed in a hat and that the city Secretary draw out the names and that -they be placed on the ballot in the order in which they are drawn, which is as follows and which shall be the form of the official ballott:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - OFFICIAL BALLOT PEOPLES GAS PARTY: FOR 11YOR P. G. Lovenskiold FOR C011'I'S S IONERLS, IIdD24PENL EITT3 FOR MAYOR F. V. Arnim D. A. Segrest FOR C0I,1:ISSIC1TM0_` W. w. Chapman .Curtis Clark W. i. Smith Leo Bluntzer H. N. Carter Louis L. Harris Geo. C. Palmer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Wolf On motion duly made. seconded and carried' the City Secretary was instructed to. have 8500 ballots printed and place in each of the precinct ballot voting boxes twice,the number of ballots as there.votes cast at the last ,general city election. On motion duly made. seconded and carried the I'Layor was instructed to enter into correspondence with some competent engineer who has.had experience in the preparation of plans and specifications for bay -front improvement such as is recommended by the Com- mittee appointed by the I eyor. and to report 'to the council such applicants as he might have for the place . with a view to the employment of some such person at such date as the courLcil might deem it is able to carry out the improvement. thing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned.. SEC RETA:;Y. T�:AYC�1. YARCH 4TH. 1927 SPECIAL 1 EETING - 7 o'clock P.I,1. Members present I,ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest and Chapman. Came up for consideration the matter of the inability of 0. 0. Wright to serve as election Judge in the—Second Ward and also of H. i. Sutherland to serve as presiding Officer in Preginct No. 3 and on motion duly carried 1,V. P. Hoelcher was appointed as tresiding Officer of election Ward No. 2 and L. haffie is api:ointed i:residing officer of Ward No. 3 and Roxie Pellegrino, E. J. Shaw. John Kearney Judges,of the Third ward. IIo ping further ap ea:: ing the meeting adjourned. 62 SPECIAL 1�EETIITG AFRII: 7TE. 1927- 5 o'clock F.I,.1. 1. --embers present L.'ayor Lover_skiold , Commissioners Chapman, Segrest and Smith. The City 3ecretary read a letter from John B. Lawley, Consulting Engineer in which he recommended the installation of a booster pump on the city water line between Cornus Christi and the Calallen plant and also various other recemi�endations with reference to improvements at the plant, which said letter is on file in the office of the City Secretary and after consideration of the matter a motion prevailed that the L"ayor and John W. Cunning- ham be authorized to enter into contract with the Central Power & Light Company for the furnishing of current -for the waterworks plant and booster plant and further that the engineer be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for the booster plant.to be located on that line. On motion duly carried the City Attorney was instructed to notify thelllissou.rri Pac- ific Railway Company that they must comply with the terms of the franchise granted them by the City and pave,that portion of North Broadway which they agreed to pave according tc the terms of said franchise. On motion duly carried Supt. Cunningham was instructed to secure a purchaser for the old Buckeye Engine now at the Waterworks plant. No ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECR3 7 ARY 0 REGULAR LI -21 ET ING APRIL 8TH. 1927 - 7:80 o'clock P.M. Yembers present Ya yor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Smith and -Johnson. A petition from residents of Pauls Place Street in North Beach portion of the city requesting an extension of the city gas lines to their properties on said street was read to the council and a motion prevailed that the 19yor appoint a committee to investigate the matter and report to the council. Taylor. Levinson and Lovenskiold were appointed on the committee. The application of E. D. Harmon for a permit to erect a root beer stand st the corner of Leopard and Tancahus Street on the Tabcr lot was read and a motion carried that said peritit be granted when I. C. Tabor writes the council a letter to the effect that he will not permit said building to remain on said lot longer than January first 1928, and further that said permit be granted conditionally that same shall be,in effect only until said date. Permits were granted to Fred W. Townsend for addition of a store room 40 x 70 to the Rand Building on the corner of Lawrence and Chaparral Street and also.to the Nueces Hotel Company for the addition of six story addition to the { �� y y present building and boiler room and store room on lots immediate) east of resent hot 1 b ild' y p e u ing as per plans fi.lea with the -City Engineer; also a permit was granted to W. B. Pyeatt for an extension 40 x 14 feet to the present Falace Bath House pier. Plans for the caretakers house to be built on the old BayView Cemetery lot were present to the council by E. T. 1E'erriman and the matter of awarding the contract for same were re- ferred to the department Commissioner 74'. J. Smith. The matter of the 1,926 taxes due by Pridgen Fruit Company was brought to the attention of the council and it developed that said taxes were not paid on account of an oversight and a motion carried that in view of the circumstances the penalty be remitted. The monthly report of the Police and Sanitary Departments were filed and approved. a The bond of Jos. L. Redecker as gas fitter was presented and on motion duly carried it was approved by the council. 1� The City Secretary read "An ordinance ordered the improvement of the following named streets or avenues in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and declaring an�emergency" The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Loevenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson eye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Johnson aye Then came on for consideration the matter of canvassing the returns of the city election held in the city on April 5th. for the election of a Kayor and four Commissioners to serve for the ensuing two years. The Secretary presented the sealed returns and on motion duly carried they were opened and inspected by the Council and upon official count of said returns they showed that the various candidated received the following number of votes at said election. to -wit: - P. G. Lovenskiold received 2287 votes for I;'ayor 'N. J. Smith received 2276 votes for commissioner Harry 11. Carter received 2182 vote(s for Commissioner ',gid. 'N. Chapman received 2211 votes for Commissioner D. A. Segrest received 2209 votes for Commissioner F. V. Arnin received Curtis Clark received J. Leo Blu.ntzer received Louis L. Harris received Geo. C. Palmer received Bob Wolf received 1128 votes for Ylayor 1109 dvotes for Cormiss loner 1078 votes for Commissioner 965 votes for Commissioner 962 votes for Commissioner 193 votes for Commissioner and it appearing to the Council, on the .face of the returns as shown above that P..G. Lovenskiold received a majority of the votes csst at said election for 11ayor and that W. fid. Chapman, D. A. Segrest, W. J. Smith and f. 11. Carter received a majority of the votes cast at said election for Commissioners; IT IS THEREFORE 02MERE0 THAT said P. G. A Lovenskiold be declared elected Yayor. and that said r`d. J. Smith, N. W. Chapman, D. A. Segrest. and H. I1. Carter be declared elected Commissioners of the City of Corpus Christi to serve for the ensuing two years and that certificates of election be issued to them in accordance herewith. I3ayor P. G. Lovenskiold and W. J. Smith, W. V1. Chapman, D. A. Segrest and H. N. which bonds were thereupon approved.. Carter then filed the required bond as Officials/of the City of Corpus Christi and /also took the prescribed oath of Office and each of them thereupon took their seats and the Zt'ayor then called the council meeting to order and proceeded to the transaction of such business as might come before the meeting. The Yayor then presented to the council his selection of the various departments to which the commissioners were to be assigned, as follows:- W. W. Chapman. Commissioner of Receipts, disbursements and accounts; `N. J. Smith, Streets and Public Improvements; D. A. Segrest, Water. Sewer and Gas and H. N. Carter, Police, Fire and Public Safety; and a motion was duly made, seconded and c2rried that same be ratified and approved by the council. On motion of Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Chapman and carried 'N. J. Smith was selected as Yayor,,pro-diem. On motion duly carried all of the following heads of departments were re -appointed for the ensuing two years at the present salaries:- J. B. Shaw, Chief of Police; Wit. R. Hall, Supt. 'Nater, Gas and Sewer Departments; P. A. Winstram, Plumbing Inspector; A. H. Sheer City Health Officer; Henry Levinson City Eng- ineer; Delmas Givens, Judge Corporation Court; J. I1. Saylor, City Attorney; Ed. Shoemaker Chief Fire Department, W. H. Anderson Assistant Chief; Claude Jones File 1v:arshal; Jno. Cunningham Supt. Calallen relater plant ; J. T. 'Wright. City Secretary. A motion prevailed that a vote of thanks be extended to Kr. H. B. Johnson for his services during his term of office as City Commissioner during the past two years. On motion duly carried the meeting recessed until Tuesday April 12th. at 5 o'clock Recessed meeting 5 P. Y. April 12th. 1 9 2 7.- -�_I,embers present Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Smith, Carter and oegrest.� The matter of the extension of the street car lines of the Central Power and Light Co. or Nueces Reilway Company on Vcater Street from Dan lReid to the City limits and the pay- ment for that part of the paving to be done on the street car compsny's property came up for consideration, the city engineer reporting that it would cost m,,8500.00 to put in the class of paving required for the track, covering a total of 2270 linear feet to be 9 feet wide and after discussion of the matter the Mayor appointed Engineer Levinson and Commiss- ioner Chapman to discuss the proposition with the officials of the Nueces Railway Company with a view to settling it and report back to the council their findings. \CN ' The City Secretary then read"Resolution approving final estimate fnd authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Bros. Inc, declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on Second Street from the S. P. L. of Eliz- abeth Street to the S. P. L. of Buford Avenue for the cost of improving same. r The resolution passed and the charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold eye Carter aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read" Resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the aissuance of assignable certificates to Smith Bros. Inc. declaring the liability of certsin property owners of abutting property and their property on King Street from the I1. P. L. of Coleman Avenue to the S. P. L. of Park Avenue dor the cost of improving some. The emergency clause was invoked and the resolution finally passed by the following vote-- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye Se gre st aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read "Resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Bros. Inc. declaring the liability of certain owners of property abutting and their property on Coleman Avenue from W. P. L. of Caren- cahua Street to Staples Street for the cost of improving the same. The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote; Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye aegrest aye Smith aye U The City Secretary then read "Resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the v issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Bros. Inc. declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on Carrizo Street from IT. r. L. of Leopard Street to C. L. of Winnebago Street for the cost of improving same. The charter rule was .uspended and the resolution finally passed by the following vote; Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye 3egrest aye Smith aye V\, The City Secretary then read "Resolution approving the final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Bros. Inc. declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on Sam Rankin Street from N. P. L. of Buffalo Street to the I1. 2. L. of Comanche Street for cost of improving same. a - a a/I tjCr The charter rule was suepended and the resolution finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye Segrest aye ,Smith I aye The City Secretary then read "Resolution approving the final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Bros. Inc. declaring the liability of certain owners of property and their property abutting on Buffalo Street from the W. line of Broadway to the E. line of Sam Rankin ,Street for cost of improving same. The charter rule was suspended and the resolution finally passed by following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye �v .The City Secretary then read "Resolution approving the final estimate and authori- zing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Bros. Inc. declaring the liability of certain owners of abuttiz7g property and their property on Third Street from Booty Avenue to Elizabeth. Street for cost of improving same. The charter 3ule was su-,pended and the resolution passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye 3egrest aye Smith aye A3 The City Secretary then read "Resolution approving the final estimate and authori- zing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith taros. Inc. declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on Elizabeth Street from east curb line of Third Street to east curb line of Second Street for cost of improving same. The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally pas-Ded by following vote;- Lovenskiold eye Carter aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Smith aye On motion duly carried Commissioners Carter, Chapman and 3egrest and City Secretary Vbright were delegated to represent the city on the Valley Good Will trip and that the eFpenses in the sum of ;,)113.20 be paid put of the contingent fund. The monthly estimate of the amount due John B. Hawley fo,r work done on the dam -site in the sum of 42177.04 was read and approved and ordered paid as follov,,s:- the sum of 41998.87 out of fund No. 456, 7,,aterwoiks Emergency Fund and the balance of 4178.17 to be paid out of the Fund 264. Gas Plant Emergency Fund. Th re being nothing further before the council the meeting ad]ouined. ✓�_ c SECR.&TARY. 1 AYOR. APRIL 13TH. 1927 SPECIAL I,r ETIITG- 10 o'clock A. Id. Yembers present Yayor Lovenskiold , Commissioners Chapman, Segrest. Carter and :smith. The matter of changes in the paving improvements in the Hillcrest Addition was discussed by the council and after due consideration the folloiUng ordinance was read by the City Secretary.- "An ordinance ordering the improvement of certain streets and parts of streets in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, by the construction of permanent street improvements, making provision for assessing part of the cost thereof against the owners of property abutting on said streets and making provision for enforcement and collection of such assessments, providing for the issuance of assignable interest bearing certificates evidencing the indebtedness of the property by virtue of such assessments providing for liens to secure their payment and providing for the correction of assessment erroneously made and declaring an emergency. The charter rule vias suspended by the following vote:- a Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The Ylayor and City Secretary were then, by a motion unanimously carried, authorized to enter into and execute contract (supplemental) with Smith Bros. Inc. for the improvement of streets named in the foregoing ordinance. re being nothingfurther before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY./ 1:AYO2. REGULAR T::ERTING APRIL 15TH. 1927 - 7:30 P. 11. I'embers present hTayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter, Segrest, Smith and Chapman. On motion duly carried the Corpus Christi Yacht Club was granted an extension of,two years on their lease on tract 100 by 300 feet in size on the northeast -corner of the Ylunicipa wharf for use by them in repair of boats etc. - Rev. McLean and a committee of colcred people appeared before the council and requested that the council appoint a colored officer and a colored inspector to work in the negro dis- tricts and the matter was deferred until some future time. l The report of the committee composed of El'ayor Lovenskiold, P�. Levinson and J. M. Taylor covering gas line extension on Paul's Place Street North Beach was read and a motion carried that said extension be put in at cost not to exceed 1100.00 and that same be paid out of the gas plant emergency fund. The matter of permitting the Federated luissionary Societies put in Community Center and ' Clinic on the City Pound property was rejected as the city proposes to use said property for other purposes in the future. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance and resolution accepting the bid of Smith Bros. Inc. for the pavement and improvement of the hereinafter mentioned streets situated in said city and authorizing the Ylayor. Controller and Secretary to enter into contract with said Smith Bros. Inc. for the performance of said work, and declaring an emergency.' The charter rule was suspended by the following vote'- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith eye r The Secretary then read "An ordinance and resolution approving the City ,Engineers written statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on water street; from Dan Reid Street to Twelfth or 11arket Street; Twelfth or b arket Street; from Water Street to the south end of the pavement on Timon Boulevard, or to the city limits in case the South End of Timon Boulevard is not in the city limits; number of feet owned by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against the property and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving said streets, setting four o'clock P. M. April 28th. 1927 in the city hall of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments, directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the city charter and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The bill of Smith Bros. for one fourth of the pavement done on 5 feet on Sam Rankin Street fronting on Geo. -J. Merriman property in the sum of Q66.04 was presented and ordered. paid. On motion duly carried the Mayor and Secretary were authorized to advertise for bids for the pavement of Carancahua Street from park Avenue to Leopard Street; Park Avenue from Carancahua Street to Stpples Street; Elizabeth Street from Third Street to Staples Street and. Ocean View or Bay View from Buford Avenue to Cole Street; and Waco Street from Buffalo to Leopard Street. No Ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. - SECRETARY. PAYOR. SPECIAL 1EETING APRIL 18TH. 1927 - 10:30 A.M. Yembers present Ylayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest . Smith and Carter. On motion duly carried the City Engineer and L''ayor were authorized td,advertise for bids for the widening of Leopard Street from,3ami{Rankin Street west to the City limits; and further that all of said street be widened from Carrizo west to city limits but that at this time the other five blocks be not advertised for. The matter of the fee for building permit for the Aaansas Compress Company was discussed by the council and in view of the fact that this enterprise is of great value to the city and citizens a motion carried that no fee be. charged for said building permit. On motion duly carried W. J. Smith was granted permit to erect one story tile and stucco store building on corner of Park Avenue and Staples Street. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. 7 *S3TARY. MAYOR. SPECIAL 1.7EETING APRIL 19TH. 1927 - 11 A. Me Y -embers present 1?ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners 5egrest and Smith. On motion duly carried the City Attorney was instructed to draft an ordinance pro- hibiting the hauling of gasoline on and along the city pleasure pier and providing the - penalties for its violation. �} i A motion prevailed authorizing I'layor Lovenskiold to proceed with the purchasing of the necessary furniture and equipment for the City -county hospital on Second Street. ij 1r. W. J. Smith was by motion duly carried, authorized to purchase a desk and a chair for his office and also was instructed to use one half of the office now occupied by the Security Land Company and further that the monthly rental of the Security Land Company be placed at �1T.50 per month. effective May lst. 1927. Yajor John B. Hawley was by motion duly carried employed to prepare plans and specifications for the booster water plant to be erected on the CalAllen water line and to supervise its construction and further the City Secretary and Mayor were authorized to advertise for bids for said work and furnishing said material and equipment. 368 The minutes of all previous meetings were read and approved. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of Yarch and it appear- ing to the council that all of said vouchers had been duly and legally issued in payment for legal claims against the city duly audited prior to the issuance of said vouchers, and it fur er appearing that all of said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners under whose super- vision the expenditure had been made, a motion prevailed that same be'approved. Mayor Lovenskiold was by motion duly carried authorized to contract for the construction of a house for the caretaker of the Old Bay -View Cemetery as per plans submitted to him by 11r. Eli T. Yerriman. The City Engineer was instructed to prepare an estimate of the cost of laying a gas line to the properties of the Aransas Compress Company and to make report of same to the council. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. '- ✓4A SECRETARY. MAYOR. SPECIAL l= T ING APRIL 25TH. 1927 - 5 o'clock P.1. 1,iembers present Y'ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest, Carter and Smith. Absent Commissioner Chapman. On motion duly carried a refund of '14.95 was ordered paid to Yrs. Hester J. Baker for taxes erroneously paid on lots Nos. 11 to 13 and 24 to 26 in Block 10 Bay Terrace Addition; said lots being owned by L. Y. Oppenheimer; and also a refund to D. A. Segrest in the sum of w 5.04 and to the estate of H. E. Segrest in the sum of Q� 59.6-6_, by reason of the fact that said property owners had paid taxes on lots in Block 17 of the Segrest Addition, which in fact were in the Leak Addition and not owned by said estate of owner; said error having occured on the tax rolls by reason of a re -subdivision of said Block 17. A motion prevailed granting to Henry Gollihar a permit to build a sheet iron and frame office building 5 x 10 feet at 314 Starr Street. A On motion duly carried the bill of Smith Bros. Inc. in the sum of ;644.16 for paving in front of t /e City Vuaterwoiks standpipe on Sam Rankin Street was ordered paid out of the Street pavin... fund. The fl' , al estAmat e of the amount due Smith Bros. Inc on the Eillcre st Sevier contract in the sum of ,-9564.76 was presented and on motion duly carried was ordered paid. - The application of V. C. Ganc for the position of Gas Inspector was read and rejected. The monthly report of the Health Department w�.s read and ordered filed. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance and resolution approving the city engineer's written statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on . Hulbirt Street.from its connection with the City limits and.Palm Avenue to the west line of Stillman Avenue;'Stillman Avenue from the South property line of Noakes Street to the North property line of Bagnall Street; number of front feet owned by each. description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property, and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving said streets, setting four o'clock P. 11. Yay 9th. 1927 in the City Hall of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assess ments, directing the city Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City charter and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye _ Carter aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Smith aye i Carter aye i 369 The City Secretary then'read "Resolution'ordering the improvement of the following named street or Avenue in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. (leopard Street widening) The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman absent Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman absent Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye A motion was then made. seconded and carried that the city not pave that property covered by the street 'Railway Company's properties on Chaparral And Eug•hes Streets. Noth'.g further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. 11AYOR . SPECIAL MEET IN G April 27TH. 1927 - 4 P.M. Special meeting. Present Mayot Lovenskiold. Oommissioners.Smith, Segrest and Chapman. Came on for consideration the matter of opening:_ -the bids. -for the paving of Ocean Drive and Carancahua Streets and upon motion duly carried the bids were opened and showed as follows:- (CARANCAEUA STREET BIDS) Lone Star Construction Co. Concrete base and concrete pipe $58517.70 • Concrete base and vitrified pipe 58624.20 Realitos base and vitrified pipe 47794.20 Realitos base and concrete pipe 47687.70 Smith Brothers: Concrete base and vitrified pipe 57414.00 Realitos. base and vitrified pipe 47204.00 Concrete base and concrete pipe 57306.00 Realitos base and condrete pipe 47096.00 Brown and Root: Concrete base and vitrified pipe 58212.85 Realitos base and vitrified pipe 47963.85 Concrete base and concrete pipe 58062.85. Realitos base and concrete pipe 47813.85, (OCEAN DRIVE OR OCEAN VIEW) Lone Star Const'n. Co. Concrete base and vitrified pipe 39216.80 Realitos base and vitrfied pipe 31461.80 Concrete base and concrete pipe 39216.80 Realitos base and concrete pipe 31461.80 Smith Bros: Concrete base and vitrified pipe 40233.00 Realitos base and vitrified pipe 32912.00 Concrete base and concrete pipe 40148.00 Realitos base and concrete pipe 32827.00 Brown & Root: Concrete base and vitrified pipe 40439.65 ` Realitos base and vitrified pipe 33082.65 Concrete pipe and condrete base 40320.65 - Realitos base and Concrete pipe 32963.65 And on motion duly carried the bids were ordered to lay over on the table for forty eight hours as required by the city charter. There being nothing further before the mouncil the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. A MAYOR. I! ii 370 SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 28, 1927 - 4 P. 141. Special meeting. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chap Carter, Segrest and Smith. r 4 The Mayor announced that. the purpose of the meeting was to hear complaints on the paving and assessments therefor on Water Street from Dan Reid to City limits. W. E. Pope protested and stated that .the building of embankments would rendes useless the lots facing on this street and said that some adjustment in cost should be made to take care of this feature. A letter of objection from the Southern Pacific Railway Co. was read and ordered filed. Willard Brown and S. Maston Nixon were called, upon and on -being questioned by the City Attorney each of them stated that they were acquainted with the property to be iimproved and with the value of same; also that they knew of the assessments being made against said property for its improvement and that they believed the enhancement' in the valu of said property, by reason of said improvement would exceed the cost of said improvements. A motion was then. made that the hearing be closed, said motion carried un- animously. The.City Secretary then read "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the property and the owners thereof, in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting upon streets and parts of streets hereinafter named for part of the cost of improving said stree fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof, providing for the collection thereof and declaring an emergency." The Charter Rule. was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold lye Chapman " Segrest n Carter " Smith -The Ordinance was finally passed by the f ollowing vo te: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith " On motion duly carried, it was ordered that in future all operation costs bf the Sewer and Incinerator Departments be charged to the Gas revenue Fund No. 106. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. r Mayor REGULAR MEETING April 29, 1927. 7:30 F.M. Regular meeting. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners v Chapman, Segrest, Smith and Carter. after some discussion by the Council a motion carried unanimously that the bid of Smith Bros Ind., for concrete base and vitrified pipe in the sum of $97,647.00, be accepted and that the Mayor, City Controller be authorized to enter into contract with Smith'Brothers for said work. On motion duly carried a permit was granted to H. Cresson to build a stuccoll cold drink stand on lot 6, Block 45, Bluff upon the express condition that same will re re- moved when ordered so to do by the City Council. The matter of ,awarding the contract for the improvement of 4arancahua Stree and Ocean Drive as, per bids, received and opened on April 27th came up f or consideration, and after some discussion by the Council a motion carried unanimously that the bid of Smith Bros Ind., for concrete base and vitrified pipe in the sum of $97,647.00, be accepted and that the Mayor, City Controller be authorized to enter into contract with Smith'Brothers for said work. On motion duly carried a permit was granted to H. Cresson to build a stuccoll cold drink stand on lot 6, Block 45, Bluff upon the express condition that same will re re- moved when ordered so to do by the City Council. 37-11- On 7i On motion duly carried the Gas Department was authorized to connect the Valley Industries properties with the City Gas Mains. The City Engineer was instructed to make an estimate of the cost of paving at the intersection of Staples and Alameda Streets. Carl Haltom applied for a permit to build a curio store on the pleasure pier on lot now occupied by J. Casteneda, and requested a five year lease on same. The Mayor ap- pointed Chapman, Segrest and Carter on a committee to investigate and report th the Council. Mr. 1�tUin of the Pearson Co. presented a map of Ratcliffe Tract Sub -division for approval. The matter was referred to the City Engineer for checking as to streets, etc. A request from the Mexican residents of the City for the establishment of a park for their use was read and a motion carried granting said request and authorizing h5treet Commissioner Smith to remove all buildings now located on the City Pound property and place them on the property owned by the City on the "Burney Tract," and that the present pound: property be designated for use as a park as per above request. The bill of The Saxet Co. for gas used during April in the sum of $5,904.00 was ordered p ai d. On motion duly carried the salary of Joe Hickey was increased to $150.00 per month effective May 1st, The City Secretary then read for first reading the following ordinance: "An Ordinance to be entitled an Ordinance granting the Right, privilege and Franchise to the Tex. Mexican Railway Company to Construct, Maintain and operate Spur, wye, side and transfer tracks upon, along, over and across the following nammd streets in Los Angeles Hills addi do to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and upon locations in said streets described as follows:--------" The above ordinance was passed to the second reading by the following vo to : Lo venskioli dye Chapman rr Smi th " Segrest " Carter " Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. Mayo r SPECIAL MEETING r• MAY 2nd ,192 7 4: P. M. SPECIAL MEETING. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold„Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The matter of opening bids for furnishing pumps and equipment for Booster Plant as per advertisements by City Council, came up for consideration. bids be opened and were as follows: Southern Engine and Pump Co. San 0-ntonio Mch. & Supply Co. Fairbanks Morse & Co. Smith & Whitney H.A. Paine & Co. A.M. Lockett & Co. Be Nichol & Co. American Well Works A motion carried that said $9511.00 11222.00 9896.00 10130.00 10250.00 10028.00 9271.00 � 9988.00 II and a motion carried that same lay on the table for forty eight hours as required by the Charter. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. MAYOR 372 ✓-1 i ty Secretary. SPECIAL MEETING May 4th, 1927. 4 P. M. SPECIAL IMETING. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The matter of awarding the contract for pumping equipment as per bids opened on May 2nd, came up for consideration, and on motion duly carried the contract was awarded to B. Nichol & Co., of Houston for the installation of Dayton Dowd pumps at the price of $9,271.00. The City Secretary the read the following Ordinance:' "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE IVIAYOR AND CITY C014TROLLER TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER TO B. NICOLL & COMPANY OF TEXAS, INCORPORATED-, A CERTAIN CONTRACT FOR THE FURNISHING OF THREE (3) CENTRIf- UGAL PUMPS WITH MOTORS AND STARTERS, AS SPECIFIED AND DESCRIBED IN -THE WRITTEN PROPOSAL OF B. NICOLL & COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC ORPO RATED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING A MORE ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: providing FOR THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY TO SAID CONTRACTOR BY THE CITY OF CITY WARRANTS IN PAYMENT TEEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY- ING AND COLLECTION OF A TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON AND CREATE A SINKING FUND SUFFICIENT TO RETIRE SAID WARRANTS AT THE MATURITY DATES THEREOF, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.' The Charter rule was suspended by the. following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smi th " Carter The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Carter " The City Secretary read the following Ordinance: "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DI REC TI NG THE MAYO R AND C I TY C ONTRO LLER TO E LATER INTO .A C ON TRAC T V71 TH W. T. MONTGOMERY FOR CERTAIN WORK TO BE DONE IN LAYING TRACKS AND BUILDING A HIGS!iAY ON THE PROPERTY OF NUMES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVING THE PLANT OF ARANSAS COMPRESS COMPANY, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS THEREFOR, AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY." a The Charter rule was suspended by the f ollowsing vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smi th " Carter " The above ordinance was ]&sled by the following vote: Lovenskiold .Aye C hapma n " Segrest Smith n Carter " There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. j - '4- t- I Secretary. REGULAR MEETING. F REGULAR MEETING May 6th, 1927 at' 7:30 P. M. a The following menbers were present: Mayor .lovenskiold, . r. Commi ssione rs Chapman, Carter, Smith, - bseAt Cbmm. Segrest. A committee from La Retama Club appeared before the Council, and requested that some action be taken on the report of the joint City and library committee for the trans for by said club to the City of the property of Ira Retama Library. The Mayor appointed P Mr. Taylor and Mr. Chapman on a committee to arrange for said transfer. Mrs. Wm. Horne was granted a permit to erect an awning at 710 Chaparral Street. The following estimates were read and o idered paid: W. T. Montgomery $1350.00 W. T. Montgomery 15615.00 J. De Puy Carter 4310.00 Smith Brothers (Agnes Street) 4206.16 (Comanche St.) 3292.47 (Chaparral St.) 111.03 (Palm Drive) 224.55 (Peabody Ave.) 2560.23 " ft (Stillman Ave.) 267,75 (Winnebago & Medial 2314.87 (Material Estimate 10000.00 Jno. B. Hawley 2238.21 The City Secretary then read for the second time the following Ordinance: "AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLM AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE TO THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILi AY COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE SPUR, WYE, SIDE AND TRANSFER TRACES UPON, ALONG, OVER AND .ACROSS TSE FOLLOWING NAMED STREETS IN LOS ANGELES HILLS ADDITION TO THS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND UPON LOCATIONS IN SAID STREETS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ------------" The above ordinance was read in full for the second time and passed to the third reading by the following vote: Zovenstiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter " The City Secretary then read th e f ollowing Ordinance - fo r the fi rst time: "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO ARANSAS COMPRESS COMPANY, A CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A HIGH-DENSITY COMPRESS AND THE NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO ON THE PROPERTY OF NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT 140. 11, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS FROM AND AFTER THE DATE OF THE FINAL PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PRDVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF SAID PERIOD, AND GRATING THE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS AND ROADWAYS ADJACENT TO SAID PROPERTY DURING SAID THIRTY YEAR PERIOD. The above ordinance was read for the first time and ra ssed to the second reading on the 6th day of May, A. D. 1927 by the following vote: I=enskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent Smit h Aye Carter " 11 The City Secretary then read the following Resolution: "ORDERING THE IMPROVE10ENT OF THE F'OLLOW'ING NAMED STREET OR AVENUE IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. MESwUITE STREET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF HUGHES STREET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF CARROLL STREET." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Zoirenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Absent Smi th Aye Carter .Aye The above resolution was passed by the following vote-* Imenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter Aye The report of the City Engineer on the cost of paving Staples Street at the inter- section of Alameda and Ayers was read and ordered filed. St, The bond and contract of Smith Brothers for the improvement of Carancahua and 1 Ocean Drivewere read and ordered approved by the Mayor* On motion duly carried the office of City Itealth Officer was deet red vacant. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. )p � SPBOIAD MEETING MAY 9, 192 7 4 P. M. SPECIAL MEETING.. The following members were present: Mayor 3.ovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Smith. The meeting was called for the purpose of hearing pro- tests on the paving- of Hulbirt Street from its connection with the City limits and Palm Avenue to the West line of Stillman Avenue. Stillman avenue from the South property line of Noakes Street to the North property line of Bagnall Street. Mr. T. M. lrawrence and Mr. A.Sklar protested that it was unfair to charge the 130 and 150 foot l6ts•with three fourths of the cost of paving as the property would no t be enhanced in value to that extent, since the -front 15art of sai d pr ope rty was already paved, and after discussion by the Council, a motion carried continuing the` hearing until four o'clock P. M. bray 11th. On motion duly carried, the dater and Gas . Department was authorized to ex- tend the water main a di stanceof three hundred' sixty feet on Stillman Avenue ard to extend six inch sewer line on Sixth Street one hundred eighty feet. The matter of purchasing three thousand feet of six inch High Pressure Gas Pipe (De La Vaud - ,Anthony Joint) was referred to Mayor lovenskiold and Commissioner Chapman. On motion duly carried the meeting recessed till five P. M. for receiving bids on City Depositary. May 9th, 1927 5 P. M. The Council reconvened in special session for the receiving and opening of bids for City Depositary. All members thereof being present. At five fifteen, the Mayor announced that the time for receiving bids had closed and a motion carried that same be opened - which was as follows: To the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: May 9 th, 192 7. in answer to yo ur adverti sement f or b ids for a Ci ty Depo sitary made by th e commissioner of receipts, disbursements and accounts, and dated April 25th, A. D. 1927, The Corpus Christi National Bank .p Yoposes as follows: 1. The Corpus Christi National Bank will pay the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, 2% interest on daily balances on all City funds deposited with the said Bank computed monthly II 2. The Corpus Christi National Bank will charge the City 4o per cent. interest on -a11� loris made to the City; said loans_to=be- charged daily and interest computed monthly. 3. The Corpus Christi Nat iona1 Bank wi 11 lend the Ci ty no t t o exeeed Seventy- five Thousand Dollars (75,000.00) on warrants drawn on the current expense fund and will lend the City not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ( 25, 000.00 on warrants drawn agat against the street fund and not to exceed. fifteen thousand dollars (15,000.00) on warrants drawn, against the current water works fund. Said loans to be made daily during the next two, ti' vo'years' "`as 'funds 'areieecied `to' -issued until taxes are collected, and the Corpus Christi National Bank will promptly pay all proper vouchers legally drawn against said funds for the two year period up to the amounts hereinbefore specified and as advertised in the request forbids. 4. ' The Corpus Christi National Bank will take over as provided by Charter the, present indebtedness of the City in the respective funds a.s a part of the loans to the City hereinbefore spe cifi ed. 5. If selected City Depositary for the next year, the Co rpusChri sti National Bank will enter into bond with the City of Corpus Christi in the sum of Two RBillion, rive Hundred Thousand Dollars, conditioned as required by law with R. Driscoll, Robert J. Kleberg, W. W. Jones, Rcb ert J. K3eberg, Jr. and Richard King as sureties, a copy of which bond duly executed is attached to and made a part of this bid, or will give such bond as may be re- quired by the City Council, ATTEST: (Signed) Burton Dunn Cashier. Respectfully, THE CORPUS CHRISTI NATIONAL BANK By: (Signed) E. J. Miller Vice President . and on mo tion carried,. the bi d was ordered to lay on the table forty eight her rs as requi red by the charter. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. Z2 '*-\ Mayo r re to ry. 375 SPECIAL MEETING May 11th, 1927 4 P. M. SPECIAL MEETING. The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commisioners Cpahman, Segrest, Smith and Carter. a,, -R The matter of hearing of protests on Hulbirt Street ncontinued from May 9th was called for the first order of business. There were no protests against the assessments and the City Attorney called upon Mr. H. Sklar and A. Clemmer, who were present and they stated that they believed that the assessment which the City was making against property on said street for the im- provement thereof was just and that the value of that property would be enhanced in excess of paid assessments by reason of said improvements. By motion duly carried, the hearing was then clo sed and the Engineer was in- structed to prepare assessments so that the City would pay one-half of the cost On the 130 and 150 f oo t to is on said streets, and t he o the r one-half to b e p ai d by the grope rty owners. , ,� The City Secretary then read "An Ordinance Levying an assessment against property and the owners thereof in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting upon .,CiStreets and parts of streets hereinafter named for Tart of the cost of improving said X 'Streets, fixing a charge and lien against the owners thereof and against said property Providing for the collection thereof and declaring an emergency." 0 The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lorenstiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote*" louenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smi th " Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. Mayor Secretary. REGULAR MEETING May 13th, 1927 7:30 P.M. iWarz Members present: Mayor Lorenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of Ar,ril and it appearing that all of said vouchers had been issued in payment for legal claims against the City, and being duly atidi ted prior to their issuance and it further appearing that all of said vouchers were duly approved by the officers under whose supervision the expenditures were made, a motion carried that said record be and is hereby approved. The report of the Health, Fire, Police and Sanitary Departments were read and ordered filed. A motion carried granting a permit to F. 17. Townsend for extension of the Ordnli r Building at corner of Mesquite and Laguna Streets. A petition signed by property owners on Ocean View Avenue and Carancahua Street requesting the City Council to use Realitos Limestone Base instead of concrete in having said streets was read and a motion carried accepting said change as requested. The matter of awarding the c ontraet for City Depositary f or the ensuing two years as per bids received on May 9th came on for consideration, and a motion carried that same be awarded to the Corpus Christi National Bank. Whereupon the said Bank filed their bond in the sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, which was approved by the Council. The City Secretary then read for the second time the following: "AN ORDINANCD GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO ARANSAS COTZIESS COMPANY, A CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A SIGH DENSITY 001 REBS 12,1D TEM NME33ARY APPURT121ANCES THERETO ON TFE PROPERTY OF NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS i DERISTI, NUEZES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS FROM AND AFTER TPS: DATE OF TDA FINAL PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDI11 G FOR THE EXTENSION OF SAID PERIOD, AND GRANTING THE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS AND FOADWAYS ADJACENT TO SAID PROPERTY DURING SAID THIRTY YEAR PERIOD." The above ordinance was read for the second time May lZth, 1927, and to passed to the thltl Treading by the following vote: 7 Lovenskiold Aye Chapman 'Carter " Segrest Smith " The matter of ratifying the agreement made by the Mayor and Controller with Geo. Armistead & Co., for the installation of a complete new system of accounting in the City at a cost of $36.00 per day was referred to the Council and on motion unanimously carried, the said agreement was ratified by the Council. The City Controller was duly authorized to employ Theo. Koester to assist the Board of Equilization in the 1927 assessment of property. On motion duly carried John Gavatos was granted a lease for one (1) year on lots thirteen (13) and. fifteen (15) on the pleasure pier at $45.00 per month. Mr. Carter voting no on this motion. On motion duly carried Joe 'Castenada was granted a lease for one year on propert now occupied by him on the Pleasure Pier at $10.00 per-motth. Mr. Carter voting no. On motion duly carried Mr. Jesse Wright was ordered a refund of $23.40 for curb on Second Street and D. E. Belk was tefunded $10.00 for replacing fence on Coleman Avenue, both refunds caused by reason of damage done in paving said streets. It was moved by Mr. Chapman and seconded by Mr. Smith. that City Attorney be in- structed to draw an ordinance requiring building permits to be taken out at full cost of im- provements under affidavit of the applicant. On motion duly carried the value of Lot 10, Block 9, Bluff ,Addition assessed to Wm, Bluntzer for the years 1924 and 1925 was reduced from $2310.00 to $1690.00, and a refund of $20.83, was ordered by reason thereof. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Secretary. SPECIAL MEETING " May 17th, 1927 at 2 P. M. - Mayo r SPECIAL MEETING. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Smith. The matter of receiving and opening bids for the widening and improving of Loop Street from Sam Rankin Street West to the City Limits, and on motion duly made and carried, the bids 'were ordered opened and read. But one bid was received, that of Smith Brothers, Inc., which was for $59,760.00, and on motion duly 'carri ed said bid was ordered to lay on they table forty eight hours as required by the City Charter. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. 1UYOR 0 y Secretary. SPECIAL MATING MAY 19th, 1927 at 5 0!clock P.M. SPB3IAL MEETING. Members present: Mayor Loarenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The business of awarding the contract for paving and widening of Leopard Street U came on for consideration, and on motion duly carried, the contract was awarded to Smith Brothers, Inc., for $59,760.00, and the Mayor and the Controller were authorized to execute a contract for same. A motion carried that one block on Stillman Avenue between Summers St. and West ,Broadway be paved. ' A motion carried that an ordinance be drawn iasuing $20,000,00 Gas Plant Bonds : that they be purchased by Sinking Fund No, 344 ( Seawall & Breakwater No. 1 and 2) I H 377 On motion dulyy'carried, Mayor Lovenskiold was authorized to meet with the County Court and the Robstown Water District and agree on a plan of repairing the road at Calallen where the overfolw has made inroads into the road. # On motion duly carried, the resolution passed by the City Council on June 19th, 1926, as the same appears of record in Volume J, Page 303, authorizirg the City Contro] ler to make a survey of the City Departments and to cut expenses wherever he deems necessary was in all things rescinded. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. 4%'-- V, Mayes C"C RE TARY. REGULAR MEETING MAY 20th, 1927. at 7:30 P. N. Regular meeting. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest, 3-/ The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION APPROV- ING THE CITY ENGINEER'S WRITTEN STATEMENT OF PERSONS, FIF113, CORPORATIONS AND ESTATES OvNING PROPERTY ABUTTING ON OCEAN DRIVE AIM BAY VIEW AVENUE, FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF BUFORD STREET AVENUE TO THE SOUTH CURB LINE OI' COLE STREET; NULMER OF FRONT FEET OWNED BY EACH, DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PROPERTY, ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF THE WHOLE IMPROVEMENT, AND ESTIMATED COST PER FRONT FOOT OF ABUTTING PROPERTY; DETERMINING THE NIDESSI TY OF LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT AGAINST THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY, AND AGAINST STEAM RAILWAYS FORA PORTION OF THE COST OF IMPROVING SAID STREET, SETTING FOUR O'CLOCK P. M. JUNE 29th, 1927, IN THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING 0I1 THE OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTY CONCERNING SAID ASSESSMENTS, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF_SAID HEARING AS REQUI RED BY TEE C I TY C HARTER, AND DEC LARI N G AN EMERGENC Y. It The Charter rule was suspended by the f ollowing vote: Lovenski old Aye r Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: '' Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE AND RES OLU TION APPROVING THE CITY ENGINEER'S WRITTEN STATEMENT OF PERSONS, FIRMS, CORPORATIONS AND ESTATES OWNING PROPERTY ABUTTING ON CARANCAHUA STREET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF PARK AVENUE TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LEOPARD STREET; NUMBER OF FRONT FEET OWNED BY EACH, DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PROPERTY, ESTIMATI TOTAL COST OF THE WHOLE I10ROVEMEN T, -AND ESTIMATED COST PER FRONT FOOT OF ABUTTING PROPERTY; DETERMINING THE NErESSITY OF LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT AGAINST THE OWNERS OF PFOPERTY, AND AGAINST STEAM RAILWAYS FOR A PORTION OF THE COST OF IMPROVING SAID STREET, SETTING FOUR O'CLOCK P. 11. JUIyE 2d, A. D. 1927, IN THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OF THE OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTY CONCERNING SAID ASSESSIJ-di T, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID BEARING AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the follovdng vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smi th " Segrest " P The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING "AN ORDINANCE" TO REGULATE THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF COFPUS CHRISTI, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIIS FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND DECLARING AN EI►IERG&ICY," PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 13TH, DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1912; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF 01MINAILES IN CONFLICT ,. 378 HEREWITH, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Carter " The City Secretary read for the third and last time the following: b "AN OFMINA14CE TO BE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE GRJ0TING THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE TO THE TAXES MEKICAN RAIDUY C012ANY TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE SPUR, WYE, SIDE AND TRANSFER TRACKS UPON, ALONG, OVER AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING BAMED STREETS IN, LOS ANGELES HILLS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND UPON LOCATIONS IN SAID STREETS DESCRIBED AS POLLU43:-------------" The above ordinance was read in full for the third time and passed finall by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The City Secretary :read the following: . AN ORDINAIDE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS Ca.I STI, TEXAS , IN THE PRINCIPAL SUM OF TNENTY THOUSAND ($20,000.00) DOLLARS, FOR THE. PURPOSE OF BUILDING AND 0012 TRUCTING A GAS PLANT, I"11YING GAS MAINS AIM CONDUITS. ;ITHIN SAID CITY Alt PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AIM COLLECTION OF A TAX TO PAY THE INTEREST THEREON AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDETa.P.TION OF SAI BONDS AT MATURITY, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE7ITH, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest . Smith " Carter " The above o xdinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smi th " Carter " The City Secretary read the following: "RESOLUTION ORDERING THE IMPROVE - MEN T MPROVE- MENT OF. THE FOLLOWING NAMEDD STREETS, ALLEYS AND AVENUES IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS." accepted. The Charter rule was .suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest ". Smith " Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The resignation of Dr. A. H. Spear as City Health Officer was read and Comm. Carter nominated Dr. Nast for the office of City Health Officer, and the vo to was as follows: Lovenskiold, No; Segrest., No; Smith, No; Carter, Aye; Chapman, Aye. +� Comm. Smith nominated Dr. M. J. Perkins as acting City. Health Officer and he was elected by the following vote: Lovenskiold, Chapman, Carter, Smith, voting Aye; Camm. Segrest not voting. The bonds of Carter Motor Sales, W. W. Shaw, H. Levinson, R. R. Hall i 11 9 Mona Duckworth, A. E. Webb, Carl Morgan, Nick Pena, Roy Ogden, J. B. Shaw, F. J. Krees, Rafael Galvan, J. C. Tom, J. W. Priestly, G. C. Oliphant, J. A. Dolan, W. W. Coward, Matt Pellegrino, W. G. McClendon, Margaret Stevens and M. J. Perkins were presented and ordered approved by the mayor, On motion duly carried a permit was granted to F. R. Halstead to construct a landing place on the pleasure pier. A report from Supt. R. R. Hall was read showing the amount of 6" High Pressure Pipe which will be needed for running a line to the Aransas Compress, showing that 1,300 deet would be needed if the pipe was run to the boilers and only 1,150 feet if run to street line. Said report was referred to Dr. Segrest for action. A motion carried authorizing the City Secretary to advertise for bids on 4,300 feet of 6" De La Vaud High Pressure Gas Pipe with Anthony Joint and necessary connec- ti ons. Commissioner Segrest was authorized to remove the old fire bell from top of the City Hall Buildingat cost of $35.000 Mr. Ed Brennan was granted a permit to remove a frame building from the Robstown road through the City across the Bascule Bridge to the north side of the turning basin. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. SPIMIAZ MEETING MAY 25th, 1927. Mayo r. Special Meeting. The following members were present: Mayor lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The bond and contract of W. T. Montgomery f or laying of the track at the Turning Basin were read and ordered approved. The following resolution was then adopted by an unanimous vote of the Council: "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY C OU14CIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THAT MR. J. W. YOUNG OF CROCKETT, TEXAS, BE EMPLOYED TO MAW THE NECESSARY OIMERS AND ARRANGE FOR THE REFUNDING OF OF THE PRESENT INDEBTED14ESS OF THE CITY AND THAT HE BE PAID FOR SUCH SERVICES ONE PER CENT. OF THE AMOUNT OF THE REFUNDING BOLDS ISSUED." Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. SPECIAL DUETING MAY 25th, 1927. at 4 P. M. 1 Mayor. SPECIAL MEETING. Members present: Mayor lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Smith. Came on for consideration the business of receiving and opening bids for the paving of Waco Street from the North line of Leopard St. to the South bine of Buffalo St., Park Avenue from Nest line of Carancahua St. to East line of Staples Street and Elizabeth Street from nest line ,of Third Street to the East line of Staples Street and a motion carri ed l that the said bids be opened. Only one bid was received, being that of Smith Brothers, and is as follows: Concrete base and Vitrified Pipe i $57,014.00 7 Concrete base .and Concrete pipe Realitos base and vitrified pipe Realitos base and concrete pipe $56,851.50 43,006.20 42, 833.70 and a motion carried that said bids lay on the table for forty eight hours as required by the City Charter. The Mayor presented to the Council the amended contract between J. De Puy t and the City on the Water Street fill and a motion carried that same be approved and execit.edll by the Ma yo r. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. J� Mayor. REGULAR MEETING May 27th, 1927. at 7:30 P. M. REGULAR MEETING. The following members were present: Mayor laTenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The awarding of the contract for Waco, Elizabeth and Park Avenue as per bids received on May 25th, 1927, came up for consideration and a motion carried that same be awarded to Smith Brothers, Inc., at $43,006.20 using Realit os Base and Vitrified Pipe and that the Mayor and Controller be autho rized to enter into a contract f or this work. On motion duly carried the permit fee for the building of the R. A. Thompson warehouse at the Port site was ordered remitted. The City Secretary read for the last time the following: "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO ARANSAS COMPRESS COMPANY, A CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A HIGH DENSITY CO1v1PMSS AND THE NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO ON TRE PROPERTY OF NUECES COU11-TY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1, IN THE CITY_ OF COEPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS FROM AND JLFTER THE DATE OF THE FINAL PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE A10 PROVIDING FOR TEE EXTENSION OF SAID PERIOD, AND GRANTING THE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS AND ROADliTAYS ADJACENT TO SAID PROPERTY DURING SAID THIRTY YEAR PERIOD". following vote; The above ordinance was read in full for the third time and passed by the Lo venski old .Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Carter " The City Secretary read the f ollowing: A RESOLUTION CRDERINITTHE IMPRO OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED STREET OR AVENUE IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS." The Charter-rul a -eras suspended by the f ollowing vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lowenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith, Carter I; dI'NG THE COiTTRAGThet 0ityVSTHEeCITxy read thesfo�llowing,: "N _ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND CON Y ORPU CHRISTI ON THE ONE PART AND SMITH BROTHERS., INOORPORATED, ., ON THE OTHER E..RT, FOR THE PAVING AND IATROVEMENT OF LEOPARb STREET, WHICH CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED BY THE MAYOR AND CONTROLLER AND .ATTESTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY ON' BEHALF OF SAID OITY, AND J. H. SMTIH FOR SMITH BROTHERS, 2N"RRORATED, AND ACCEPTING THE .BON`D OF SMITH BROTHERS, INCORPORATED, AND DECLARING AN EHERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended, by the following vote% Tim enskf old .Aye II Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter- The arter_ �I The City Secretary read the following: "ATI OR DII,AIICu AND ZSOLUPICT; API:1Cti ITI1 TH CITY "1-1 2IM3 MRITTETy SPA]"22I NT OF � .SC1tiS. FI--.T-'S. CO-RPO:,S ATICI;S AND ES OG,TIIT,G PROPERTY ~ABUTTIE'G OTd LECYA: D S2I1EET IRMi THE v.'ZST CURB LIIIE OF SAL' RAT7XIN STREET SPECIAL MEETING May 31st, 5:15 P. M. SPECIAL MEETIIIG. The f ollowing members were present: Mayor lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FCR FUNDING -THE EXISTING DEBT OF TEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IN THE SUM OF ONE HU14DRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND ($148,000.00) DOLLARS BY CANCELLING TKE EVIDENCE THEREOF, AND ISSTJI14G TO THE ----I— HOLDER OF SUCH DEBT TREASURY WARRAN M BEARING SIX PER CENT., PER ANNUM INMREST, 4ITH INTEREST COUPUNS ATTACHED AND LEVYING A TAX INPA)MIENT THEREOF, AND DECI,AEING AN EMEKENC Y. " The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote$ lovenskiold ,Aye Charman " TO TI'B CITY LITrIIiS AI:D ii.Z 1,101 TE 11.5 F ET ON L OPARD STREET i3E1 LEN MD TF3 TEST LI'_`IE OF brOAD71AY AIM Thy' EAST L11, OF CAFAIiCAHUA SME 1-'T ; 3, dE PIUJIBER OF Fr%OI T FET C �NED BY EACIT, DESC3I2TICN OF ThEIR .rROtE,RTY, yS- TIYATED TOTAL COST OF TPA3 "'VEOLE Iiv:s,LOVEL i T . AND E'ST II,IA2ED COST k. FRONT FOOT OF ABUTTI;G PROPERTY; DETElIuIIIII:G THE TI: CESSI'TY OF IEVYI:IG AIT ASSLSSi,ALNT AGAII'Si THE OF 1FOP.L?TY. AND AGAINST STEAL. RAILIvi FOR A TC TICTI OF '���: CCSrT OF IT,.::OVIIYG SAID STi3ET. S ;T21'G 4 O'CLCCn I'. i:. JTj"% 11th. A. D. 1327. jr, 11:1], CITY FALL CF THE CITY CORrtS CHRISTI. TEXAS, AS TFrZ TIL AIVD iLACF, FG: EEARITyG OF Tn .OF O,yT�Ei S OF SAID e,.OtL:ITY CCIIC RivIAAG SAID AS;�ESSI,'LiITS, DI=' iC1'IIAG TIl� CITY SZC.:ETA-.Y TO GIVE I'OTIC.E OF SAID %LAL I:'G AS R.E.ItUi ,LD BY T +' • CITY CIAA2 TL: . ATTD LyCyAI= IT'G All N G THE C C The Charter rule was suslended by the following vote: PRO- OUTH C` lovenskiold Aye THEIR P1, Chapman Aye FOOT A'q Carter Aye ERS OF P Segrest Aye T, .AND D Smith Aye w s The above resolution vias passed by the following votel Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Carter Aye Segrest Aye Smith Aye SPECIAL MEETING May 31st, 5:15 P. M. SPECIAL MEETIIIG. The f ollowing members were present: Mayor lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FCR FUNDING -THE EXISTING DEBT OF TEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IN THE SUM OF ONE HU14DRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND ($148,000.00) DOLLARS BY CANCELLING TKE EVIDENCE THEREOF, AND ISSTJI14G TO THE ----I— HOLDER OF SUCH DEBT TREASURY WARRAN M BEARING SIX PER CENT., PER ANNUM INMREST, 4ITH INTEREST COUPUNS ATTACHED AND LEVYING A TAX INPA)MIENT THEREOF, AND DECI,AEING AN EMEKENC Y. " The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote$ lovenskiold ,Aye Charman " I The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith " Carter " The City Secretary read the f ollowing: "AFI ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CONTROLLM OF THE C IT OF COEPUS CHF-ISTI TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH SLaTH BROTHERS, INCORPORATED, FOR THE IIOROVING AND JA.VING OF STILLMAN AVENUE FROM THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF SL&IIJERS STREET TO THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF WEST BROADWAY STREET, AND DECLARING AN EIuIER- GENCY. " The Charter rule was suspended by the following votes lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY ENGINEER'S WRITTEN STATEIv iT OF PEhSONS, FIRMS, CORPORATIONS 9D ESTATES, OWNING PRO- FERTY ABUTTING ON STILLb;AN AVENUE FROM THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF SUMMERS STREET TO THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF WEST BROADWAY STREET; NUIJBER OF FRONT FEET OUNED BY EACH, DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PROPERTY, ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF THE 17HOLE IMPROVEMENT, AND ESTIMATED COST PIM FRONT FOOT i ABUTTING PROPERTY; DETELEINING THE NECESSITY OF LEVYING AN ASSESSIIMIT AGAINST THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY AND AGAINST STEAM RAI LKAYS FOR A PORTION OF THE COST OF IYIPROV ING SAID STREET, AND DECLARING AN EMERG2ICY. " The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: lorenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smit h " Carter " On motion duly darried the Secretary was ordered to pay Smith Brothers, Inc., $66.98 for Bluntzer pavement. On motion duly carried Smith Bros. , Inc., were authorized to pave one Block on Stillman Avenue from South line of Summers to South line of West Broadway. The estimate of the amount due Jno. B. Hawley on the Dam work in the sum of $2,366.30 was ordered paid. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. SPECIAL METING May 31st, 5:15 P. M. SPECIAL 11EETING. The f ollowing members were present: Mayo r lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The City Secretary read the following*- "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FCR FUNDING -THE EXISTING DEBT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IN THE SUM OF OIZ HU1iDRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND (148,000.00) DOLLARS BY CANCELLING THE EVIDENCE THEREOF, AND ISSUING TO THE _ HOLDER OF SUCH DEBT TREASURY VIARRAtq 1B BEARING SIX PER CENT. PER ANNUM INTEREST, 'WITH INTEREST COUPIINS ATTACHED AND LEVYING A TAX INPAYMENT THEREOF, AND DECLARING AN EIVIEROENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote= lovenskiold Aye, Chapman " 1� Carter Aye Segrest Smith The above ordinance was passed by the following vote l;oaenskiold .dye Chapman Carter Segrest " Smith " Mr. J. H. Smith made a proposal to the Council agreeing to purchase the $148,000.00 of 6% Warrants issued under the above Qrdinarce at par and accrued interest, pro- vided he be allowed a commission of three per cent. (3f ) to cover legal and other expenses in connection with such sale, and on motion duly carried said proposition was accepted. All voting AYE. ' The City Council by an unanimous vote appointed Gilbert McGloin, Geo. J. Merr and. H. S. Guy as a Board of Equilization for 1927 and ordered that each be paid $150.00 when the work is completed. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Mayo r i ecretary. SPECIAL MEETING. SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 1ST, 1927. at 5P. M. The Following members were present: mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Carter, Smith and Segrest. The matter of receiving and opening bids for the furnishing of 4,300 feet of 6" High Pressure De La Vaud Cast Iron Pipe and fitting came on for consideration, and on motion duly darried said bids were ordered opened and read. Only one bid was received, that of the United States Cast Iron Pipe Co., and on motion duly carried same was ordered to lay on the table for forty eight hours as required by the City Charter. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. w Mayor -- Ci Secretary. SPECIAL tEETING JUNE 2d, 1927. at 4 P, M, SPECIAL tEETING. The following members were present: Mayor Loan enskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The Mayor announced that the meeting was called in pmrsuance of due notice by publication for the purpose of hearing protests to the assessments made against property owners and their property on Ocean Drive between Buford Avenue and Cole Avenue. and on Carancahua Street from Leopard Street to Park Avenue and that theCouncilis now ready to hear. any protests on same. Mr. Alex Weil protested against the charge of al -proximately $6,000.00 for the bridge to be built at the Arroyo and stated he would not sign up unless this item was eliminated. Sylvan Weil. E. L. Coleman. R. T. Wood. Mrs. A. D. Evans. Mrs. McCampbell and J. E. Ward also made the same protest. W. S. Rankin and Tribb Clarkson protested against the the bridge and stated they wanted concrete base.. R U, Jno. G. Kenedy and R. M. Kleber€ made the same protest as others and added that they were not satisfied with the paving specifications. The City Attorney then questioned E. L. Coleman, W. H. Caldwell, and biaston Nixon regarding the assessments and they stated they believed the property values would be increased in excess of the cost of the improvements by reason of such improvements. On motion duly carried, the hearing was continued until 7:30 P. M. June 3rd. Meeting recessed. 4l eeretary. REGULAR MEETING JUNE 3d, 1927. at 7:30 P.M. mEY or The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapmap, Carter, Smith and Segrest, By motion duly carried F. T. Townsend was granted a permit for repairing the Mutters Building on Chaparral Street. a ( The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE ONE PART AND SMITH BROTHERS, INCORPO- RATED, ON THE OTHER PART. FOR THE 1 VING AND IMPFOVEMENT OF WACO STREET. FRON THE NORTH LINE OF LEOPARD STREET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF BUFFALO STREET; PARK AVENUE. FRON THE WEST LINE OF CARANCAHUA STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF STAPLES STREET; AND. ELIZABETH STREET FROM THE WEST LINE OF THIRD STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF STAPLES STREET. WHICH CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED BY THE IJAYOR AND CONTROLLER AND ATTESTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY ON BEHALF OF SAID CITY, AND J. H. SMITH, FOR SMITH SMITH BROTHERS. INCORPORATED, AND ACCEPTING THE BOND OF SMITH BROTHERS, INCORPORATED, AND DECLA3ING AN EMERGENCY." The Chartez Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CONTROLLER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF SAID CITY WITH T. M. LAWRENCE FOR THE LEASE OF A CERTAIN BLOCK OF LAND SEVENTY FIVE (75) FEET IMIDE BY SEVENTY FIVE (75) FEET LONG FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE EXECUTION OF SAID CONTRACT`. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ERECTING AND BUILDING THEREON A "BOOSTER PLANT. " AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " Two estimates due W. T. Montgomery on track contract at Turning Basin in the sum of ^6.807.30 and X1,500.00 respectively were ordered paid, as was the estimate due Smith Brothers. Inc., in the sum of $15,424.37. On motion duly carried the contract for furnishing 4.300 feet of 6" High Pressure De La Vaud Pipe was awarded to the U. S. Pipe & Foundry Co. r >ti Y 3A On motion duly carried Jno. D. Waring was employed for one month at a salary, of $250.00 and Phillip Young at a salary of 1150.00 per month for drawing a new City map. On motion duly carried the salary of Ilona Duckworth was increased to X100.00 per month. H. Levinson to X300.00 per month and Jas. M. Taylor to $200.00 per month effective June 1 st . On Motion duly carried Burton Dunn was appointed City Treasurer at a salary of $5.00 per year. The matter of concluding the hearing on Ocean Drive and Carancahua Streets continued from June 2d. was then taken up. Mr. Jno. G. Kenedy again protested against the assessment for the bridge and further for the reason that it was a homstead. and also on account of the paving not being on concrete base. On motion duly carried the Council voted to eliminate the cost of the Carancahus Street bridge from the Iaving assessments and agreed that the cost of same be borne entirely by the City. There being no further protests, a motion carried that the hearing be closed. The Secretary then read: "APT ORDINANCE LEVYING AN ASSES SIL211T AGAINST THE U PROPLRTY AND THE O P.TE_zS THEREOF IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. ABUTTING UPON STREETS WAND PARTS OF SMIMSTS =1MAFTE3 NAYED. FOR PART OF THE COST OF IMPROVING SAID STREETS. FIXING A'`CITA707 AIi, D LILIT-AGAIES1 SAID P=tiOPERTY AND THE O ,I,1ZRS THEREOF. PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF AND DECLARING AN EILERGETICY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The Mayor presented for the consideration of the Council the following budget for the expenses of the various City Departments for the fiscal year beginning March 1st. 1927 and ending February 28th, 1928, to -wit: Mayor's Office 4.600.00 Commissioner's Office 8.000.00 Secretary's " 6,560.00 Attorney's " 3,850.00 Assessor-& Collector's Office 5,270.00 City Hall Department 2,645.00 City Engineer's " 11.681.90 Street Cleaning " 9.365.00 Street Lights 12.000.00 Park Department 8.800.00 Wharf " 775.00 Scavenger 7 14,680.00 Health " 9.175.00 Police " 33.725.00 Fire " 25,727.54. Contingent 10,000.00 Seger Operating 12.439.00 Incinerator " 5,755.00 Street Department 20 ,000100 Water Operating (City) 27,285.00 (Pl ant 45.233.00 (Booster Plant) 4,290.00 Gas Department 103,486.20 Bascule Bridge Operation 7,939.47 Interest & Sinking Funds 158.397.28 $551.679.39 and on motion duly darried the same was approved and adopted. There being no further business. the meeting adjourned. kSecretary.C /i : 3851 SPECIAL I�EETIN G JUNE 6th. 1927. at 42, LT. SPECIAL YEETITVG. The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest, Smith and Carter. Came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for the paving of Craig Avenue from Staples to Third St.; Yam Street from Chaparral to Nater St.; Hancock Avenue from Staples St. to Chamberlain St.; and a motion carried that said bids be opened and read. Only one bid was received. that being Smith Brothers. Inc.. m d is as f ollows : Concrete Base and Vitrified Pipe $26,972.50 Concrete " 26.932.50 Realitos " " Vitrified 21,891.40 " n " Concrete " 21.851.40 and a motion carried that said bids lay on the table for forty eight hours as required by the City Charter. On motion duly carried it was voted that Mann Street and Qiaco Street be paved with Concrete base and Park. Hancock, Elizabeth and Craig Streets be paved with Realitos Base and vitrified pipe. On motion duly carried Jack Hardeman was appointed Captain of Port Police un, derstof the Chief of Police of the City. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. PV-/ LL - - May or Olvz ORE 2Ai?Y. SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 9th, 1927. at 5 P . 11. SPECIAL MEETING. The following members being present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith. Segrest asd Chapman. The matter of awarding the contract for laving Craig -Avenue. Dann Street and Hancock Avenue as per bid received June 6th. was considreed by the Council and a motion carried awarding said contract to Smith Bros., Inc., as per their bid, Mann Street to be Concrete Base and\Vitrified Pipe, and Craing and Hancock to be Realitos base and vitrifze d pipe, and the Mayor and City Controller were authorized to enter into a contract for said (work. The matter of the occupancy of a public alley on Craig Avenue by Fred Quaile lwas brought to the attention of the City Council and the City Attorney was authorized to prepare affidavit for Mr. Quaile to sign fully protecting the rights of the City to said alley. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. A C y etre ary. REGULAR MEETING JUNL 10TH, 1927. at 7: 30 P.M. Mayor Regular meeting of the City Council. The following members were present: - mayor Loaenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter. Smith and Segrest. V The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of May and it appearing to the Council that all of said vouchers had been issued in payment for clain s against the City duly audited and approved prior to the issuance of said vouchers and it 1 N r 4.7 M, further appearing that all of said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioner under whose supervision said expenditures were made, it was moved, seconded and carried that said voucher be and the same are hereby approved. adopted:. The following resolution was offered by Mayor Lovenskiold and unanimously RESOLUTION Telegrams received recently promise regular coastwise service, thus adding another accomplishment fraught with encouragement for the future of the PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI; it is appropriate that we should pause and with gratitude remember those whose efforts brought all this about. Many citizens have given of their time and money that this project might be realized and credit should be given to them because it is due to them. But among all of the others there is one outstanding figure. the'man without whose aid the PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI would probably not be in existence today; others have edged more into the lime light but they have stood in reflected radiance. This man has worked untiringly and unceasingly for the success of the PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI. He has given of his time and of his money without the thought of any reward o7 of any recompense. His splendid executive ability, his raze judgment, his unfailing optimism, his wise counsel, the courage with which he has overcome: obstacles seemingly insurmountable, have been the sure foundation upon which all of the mere structural part of the Port of Corpus Christi has been builded. Charitable -towards the faults of other, his kindly disposition has made it possible for him to co-operate with everyone, and for everyone to work with him. to- wards the favorable termination of the common enterprise. To him the success of the PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI is payment sweet enough, and spoken or written words of praise add nothing to his happiness.,in the realization of his fait and hopes. But the people of Corpus Christi will not be contented to let this occasion pass without some words of appreciation of this man .who has worked so unselfishly in their 1 interest. " THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: That in behalf of the people of Corpus. Christi. the gratitude of the entire: community to ROBERT DRISCOLL. Chairman of'the Navigation Commissioners, be given expression by the City Council; That ROBERT DRISCOLL be hereinafter designated, as he is already known to us, as "T113 FIRST CITIZEN OF. CORPUS CHRISTI. " first in accomplishment, first in unselfishness.. first in public spirit; and above all, first in the hearts of- a grateful citizenship. m That the week beginning Sunday, June the Twelfth, be set.aside as ROBERT DRISCOLL WEEK during which time individual citizens of Corpus Christi and Nueces County may have the opportunity to express to -ROBERT DRISCOLL, FIRST CITIZEN OF CORPUS CHRISTI, in some way, their appreciation of what he has done in their behalf. That the Secretary be instructed to spread this resolution upon the minutes.ofl this meeting and to give copies thereof to the newspapers for a public expression of the, sentiment which inspired this action by the City Council and that he also. be instructed to deliver a certified copy of the resolution to Ir.Robert Driscoll, as an adequate but well deserved tribute to him. lin- 387 By motion duly carried. Mr. J. H. Ehlers was granted a permit to construct a filling station at the corner of Staples and Agnes Streets. approve same. The bond, of the Bay Electric Co., was read and the Mayor was authorized to Nothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned. ty Secretary. SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 11th. 1927. 4 P. M. Mayor SPECIAL MEETING. The following members were present: MEror Lovenskiold. Commissioners Smith, Carter and Segrest. The Mayor announced that the meeting was called in pursuance of notice by publication for the purpose of hearing protests and complaints on the widening and im- proving of Leopard Street from Sam Rankin Street west to the City Limits. - --' UA -0^+ a-" A^11"nil snd_stated they 0-3� 11 Secretary read the following: ";Ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and smith .brothers, Incorporated, on the other part, for the furnishing of all lablmr and material necessary for the improvement of Mann Street, from the -East curb line of Chaparral street to the Nest curb line of Mater Street; and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Aye • Smith Aye 8' Carter Aye tie above ordinance was passed by the following vote: .Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Aye b='t n Aye Carter Aye Chapman Carter " Segrest " Smith The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest y" Smith " ng . but th of whom slue thereof same. and xreatly used and UNST THE ?ON STREETS 1EETs , FOR THE On motion duly carried J. A. Robertson was granted si permit to builda house on Carroll Street.- Nothing treet: clothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. kySe�cr�etarb May o r By motion duly carried. Mr. J. H. Ehlers was granted a permit to construct a filling station at the corner of Staples and Agnes Streets. approve same. The bond, of the Bay Electric Co., was read and the Mayor was authorized to Nothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned. J3�1 ty Secretary. SPECIAL MEETING JUNE llth. 1927. 4 P. M. Aiayor SPECIAL MEETING. The following members were present: MEyor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Carter and Segrest. The Mayor announced that the meeting was called in pursuance of notice by publication for the purpose of hearing protests and complaints on the widening and im- proving of Leopard Street from Sam Rankin Street west to the City Limits. John Bernard and Torrebio Serna appeared before t1m Council and stated they were unable to pay for cost of the improvements. They had no objections to paving, but could not pay for same. The City Attorney then called upon Maston Nixon and Burton Dunne, both of whom testified that they were acquainted with the property to be improved, with the value thereof and also with the assessments made against said property for the improvement of same, and that they were of the opinion that the value of said property would be enhanced greatly in excess of the cost of the improvement. by reason of such improvements. A motion was then made. seconded and carried that the hearing be closed and assessments be made. a_ The City Secretary then read "Ail ORDINAIL CE LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT AGAINST THE PROPERTY AND ThE OWNERS THEREOF IN THE CITY OF CORPL�S CHRISTI. TEXAS, ABUTTING UPON STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS EEREINAFTER NAYED FOR PART OF THE COST OF IYPROVING SAID STREETS. FIXING A CHARGE AND LIEN AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND THE 04NERS THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF. AND DELCARING AN EMZRG ENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following votes Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith y" On motion duly carried J. A. Robertson was granted a9 permit to builda house on Carroll Street: Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. n Ci y Secretar . Dray or SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 16. 1927. at 3 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING: The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold. i Commissioners Chapman, Carter. Smith and Segrest. The City Secretary read the following: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: "THAT AN ELECTION BE HELD ON THE 23RD OF JULY. A. D. 1927, AT WHICH ELECTION THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION SHALL BE SUBMITTED: "SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE "FUNDING BONDS" OF THE SAME CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS, IN THE SUIS OF -$2.574,000.00 PAYABLE SERIALLY. NOT EXCEEDING FORTY YEARS FROM THE DATE 'THEREOF. BEARING INTEREST AT THE RATE OF NOT EXCEEDING FIVE PER CENT PER ARNUM , PAYABLE SE19I-ANNUALLY . AND TO LEVY A TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO REDEEM TM -1 I AT MATURITY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF _eAYING OFF. CANCELLIITG AND IN LIEU OF A LIK AMOUNT OF TEE LEGALLY ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING BONDS OF SAID CITE', ETC. -1 The proposition of Brown CrummerCo.. Inc.. of Wichita. Kansas for the purchase of the above bonds at par and accrued interest, provided the City allowed them a commission of 5/o was read and on motion duly carried the same was rejected. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. REGULAR MEETING JUNE 17th, 1927. 7:30 P.M. hia yo r REGULAR MEETING. The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioner Chapman. Carter. Smith and Segrest. Al The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY ENGINEER'S WRITTEN STATE?LIENT OF PERSONS, FInUJS. CORPORATIONS AND ESTATES OWNING PROPERTY AUBTTING ON WACO STREET, FRObI THE ,NUR°TH LINE OF LEOPARD STREET TO THE SOU'TE LINE OF BUFFALO STREET-, PARK AVENUE. FROM ThE WEST LITE uF C ARANC AHUA STREET - , TO THE EAST LINE OF bTAPjjLb STREET; AIM, ELIZABETH STREET. FROM THE WEST LINE OF THIRD STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF STAPLES STREET; NUMBER OF FRONT FEET OWNED BY EACH, DESCRIP- TION OF THEIR PROPERTY, ESTIASATED TOTAL COST OF 17HOLE IMPROVEI:fIENT AND ESTEdATED COST r PER FRONT FOOT OF ABUTTING PROPERTY; DETERMINING THE NECESSITY OF LEVYING,AN ASSESS - TIENT AGAINST THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY AND AGAINST THEIR PROPERTY AIM AGAINST STEAM RAIL WAYS FOR A PORTION OF THE COST OF IMPROVING SAID STREETS, SETTING FOUR O'CLOCK P. IS. JUNE 30th. 1927. IN THE CITY HALL OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. AS THE T D2 ARD PIA CE FOR HEARING OF THE OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTY CONCERNING SAID ASSESSMENTS,. DIRECTING THE C: SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER. AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter Smith " Segrest " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The City Secretary read the following,: "AN ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION APPROVING r THE CITY ENGINEER'S 17RITTEN STATEMENT OF PERSONS, FIRMS. CORPORATIONS AND ESTATES OWNING PROPERTY ABUTTING ON CRAIG AVENUE FROM THE WEST CURB LINE OF THIRD STREET TO THE EAST CURB LINE OF STAPLES STREET; EANCOCK.AVENUE FROM THE TEST PROPERTY LINE OF STAPLES STREET TO THE EAST CURB LINE OF CHAMBERLAIN STREET; MANN STREET FROM THE EAST CURB LINE OF CHAPARRAL STREET TO THE WEST CURB LINE OF WATER STREET; NUMBER OF FRONT FEET OWNED BY EACH, DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PROPERTY, ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF WHOLE IM- PROVEMENT AND ESTIMATED COST PER FRONT FOOT OF ABUTTING PROPERTY; DETEFMINING THE NECESSITY OF LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT AGAINST THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY AND AGAINST THEIR PROPERTY AND AGAINST STEAM RAILWAYS FOR A PORTION OF THE COST OF IMPROVING SAID STREETS, SETTING FOURO'CLOCK P. M. JUNE 30th, 1927, IN THE CITY HALL. OF CORPUS CHRISTI; TEXAS. AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OF THE OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTY CONCERNING SAID ASSESSMENTS. DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER. AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: N it I Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith " Carter " The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The Secretary read the following: "All ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF RINCON STREET AND DAN REID STREET ON THE BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. RELINQUISHING TO AND CONFIRP}SING IN THE UNITED STATES OF Al-T-m'RICA ALL RIGHT TITLE AND INTEREST IN SAID PORTIONS OF SAID STREETS SO CLOSED AND VACATED;. REPEALING ALL 0RDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE141ITH, AND DECLARI1 G All EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The.above4 ordinance was__passed-by- the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The. bill of sale: from the La Retama Club to the City of Corpus Christi, con- veying the interest of said Club in and to the La Retama Library was received and on motion duly carried. the same was ordered accepted and filed. 1 The contract and bond of Smith Bros.. Inc., covering the work being done on one block on Stillman Avenue from Summers Street to West Broadway was piresented, and. on motion duly carried same were approved. The permit fee of $40.00 on the building of the South Bluff Methodist Church was by motion duly carried, ordered remitted. The plumber's and gas fitter's bond of F. McFarland was read and ordered approved. The estimate of the amount due Smith Bros., Inc. on the gas pipe line con- tract in the sum of $7,100.00 was read and ordered paid. There, being no further business, the, meeting adjourned. May or - ecretary. ,SPECIAL MELTING JUNE 18th6 1927. 11-630 A.Me SPECIAL MEETING. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest and",Smith. -Absent: Comm. Carter. Major John B. Hawley presented plans and s:.cifications for the construction of a water reservoir on the Nueces River near La Fruta, and after examination by the Council a motion carried that said -plans and specifications be adopted and accepted after certain corrections are made. The contract for the employment of Hawley and Freese to settas Engineers on the above work was then presented and on motion duly carried the same was accepted and the Mayor and Controller and Secretary were authorized to sign said contract. 390 The matter of employing some suitable person for the purpose of securing op- tions on the land needed for the construction of the dam came up for consideration. and a motion carried that this matter be left to Mayor Lovenskiold and Comm. Chapman for action. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. SPECIAL t EETIli G. SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 24TH. 1927. 4P.M. The following members were present: Commissioners Segrest. Chapman and Smith. Absent: Comm. Carter. Mayor. Mayor LovenEiLiold. The matter of receiving bids for the repairing of the road at Calallen came on for consideration, and a motion carried that said bids be opened.and the bids were as follows: E. G. Castleberry Southwest Const. Co. $4,038.00 5,242.50 and a motion carried that said bids lay on the table for forty eight hours as required by the City Charter. The matter of receiving bids for the improvement of Mesquite Street from Hughes St. to Carroll Street. came on for consideration. and a motion carried that said bid be opened and was as follows: Smith Brothers. Inc* 010,962.00 and a motion carried that said bid layron the table for forty eight hours as required by the City Charter. The City Engineer was authorized to spend the necessary funds for repairing the old outfall sewer. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 23rd, 1927. SPECIAL l,�EZTIl1G. The following members were present: Commissioners Chapman and Smith. yo r . Mayor Lovenskiold, The matter of awarding the contract for the work to be done otL the Callallen road and for the improvement of Mesquite Street as per bids received on June 20th, was up. for consideration and a motion carried that the Calallen work be awarded to E. G. Castleberr and the contract for improving Mesquite Street be awarded to Smith Bros.. Inc. and that the Mayor and Controller be authorized to execute the necessary contracts. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. cretary. or 1 391 REGULAR MEETING JUNE 24TH, 1927. 7:30 P. M. The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapmai. Segrest. Carter and Smith. A petition from residents of the North Beach Section requesting the removal of the mule pen now kept by Mrs. C. A. view, was presented and on motion duly carried. tle City Attorney was instructed to prepare the necessary ordinance covering same. A petition from residents in Block D. Colonia Mexicana, requesting the exten- sion of the water mains to their property was read and referred to the Water & Gas Commissioner. A The estimates of the amount due Jno. B. Hawley on the Booster Plant in the in the sum of $303.64 and on the outfall sewer in the sum of $980.64. were ordered paid. On motion duly carried, a refund of y51.00 was ordered paid to Willie Riley account of partial payments made by him on one-half of Lot 5. Block 33. Beach. Said payments having been made by him on the understanding that Josephine Steele, the owner thereof. would tay the balance due, which she has presistently refused to do. On motion duly carried, the City Attorney was instructed to notify the S. P. Ry. Co., to open up Mesquite Street crossang at Carroll Street and that they pave same. The above motion carried by the following vote: Lovenskiold, No; Chapman. Carter Smith and Segrest . AYE'. A permit was granted to Clint G. Holloman to move a house from Dan Reid and Water Streets to corner of Chaparral and FitzGerald Streets. The above carried by the followdng vote: Lovenskiold, No. Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Smith, AYE. The La Retama Club presented the names of I. M. Alexander. Russell Savage, Rev. C. B. Storey. Mrs. Lorene J. Spoonts. Oscar Olsen. Lary Carroll and Mrs. Lucile Lawrence Smith to act as a board of directors of said La Retama Library and on motion duly carried, said persons were named by the City Council to act on said board. -Nothing further fippear ing , the meeting adjourned . 4 mayor, Secretary. !7 SPECIAL, MEETING JUNE 27th, 1927. 10 A. M. SPECIAL biE&TING. The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Smith and Segrest . The final plsns-and specifications for the construction of the Dam at La Frata on the Nueces River were presented by Hawley & Freese. and a motion carried accepting said and plans that the mayor be authorized to advertise for bids for the construction thereof. in accordance with said plans and specifications and that said be o..ened on July 9th, 1927 at 3 o'clock P. M. There being no further business. the meeting adjourned* *15 4ea ry. yor 392 SPECIAL LIEETING JUNE 30TH. 1927. at 4 'P.M. SPECIAL LIEETING. The following members were present: mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Smith and Segrest. The Liayor announced that the meeting was called in pursuance of due notice by publication for the purpose of hearing Jprotests or complaints against the assessments made for the improvement of Craig Avenue from Third Street to Staples Street; Hancock Avenue from Staples to Chamberlain Street; Mann Street from Chaparral) to Water Street; Waco Street from Leopard to Buffalo Street; Elizabeth Street from Third to Staples Street and Park Avenue from Carancahu a to Staples Streets. No protests were raised by property owners on Craig Avenue. Hancock Avenue, Mann Street nor Waco Street. Neil Wilson. C. Major. John Tompkins. South Bluff Methodist Chruch. Ray Vilest and J. B. Peck were present and all agreed on the paving and assessments, but there were differences of opinion with reference to_the width which said street should be paved. Sylvan Weil protested against the assessment of Park Avenue and stated he would refuse to sign for the pavement. After consideration by the Council a motion carried continuing the hearing i until Friday July lst at 7:30 P. M. There being no further business. the meeting adjooe!!�� a iayo r itSecretary. REGULAR YE TING JULY 1st. 1927. 7:30 P. M. Regular meeting of the City Council. The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Carter. Absent: Comm. Smith. On motion duly carried. Cullen Briggs was employed to secure options on land for the construction of the dam on the Nueces River at $300.00 per month. aid ex- penses effective June 22, 1927. The matter of the continuation of the Ia ving hearing from June 30th was the taken up and it -appearing that all protests had been withdrawn and agreements had by property owners. the City Attorney then called upon Ray Fest. J. B. Peck. H. R. Sutherland and J. W. Neal. all of whom stated they were acquainted with the value of the property to be improved on the.said several streets; that they knew of the assess- ments being made against the property owners and their property for the improvement thereof. and that they believed that all of said property would be enhanced in value in excess of the cost of such improvements. by reason of the said improvements. A motion then carried that the hearing be closed and assessments made. th(� The City Secretary then read "AN ORDINATdCE'VYING AN ASSESS2,1EPZT AGAINST PROPERTY OZ ERS. THEREOF IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS, ABUTTING UPON STRLLTS AIM PARTS OF STREETS u:+,REIZ3AFTER NAMED FOR "FART OF THE COST OF IYPROVING SAID STREETS. FIXING A CF.ARG.; AND LIEN AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND TFC OWNERS THEREOF. PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION THEP30F AND DECLARING AN EYERGE.NCY." The Charter rule was suss eendehb�dthlyfollowing vote: vensChapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith Absent The above ordinance was passed by 'the following vote: aJ o 9 3 Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith Absent By motion duly carried, Martin Cruz was granted a permit to build a cold drink stand 10x12' on Lot 1, Block 12, Beach, and P. J. Linthicum was granted a permit to put in a new floor in Building at corner of Last and Leopard Streets, and The Dunne Electric was granted a perlit to hang two electric signs on the Nixon Building. The City Secretary then read the following: "RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL ESTI- PATE AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SLITH BE)TIERS, INC.; DECLA.FING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OWNERS OF ABUTTING P 02ZElY AND THEIR PROPERTY ON STILLKAN AVENUE. FROM THE NORTH LINE OF NOAPES STREET TO SOUTH LINE OF SUMMERS STREET. FOR TEE COST OF IMPROVING SAME; AND DECLARING AM EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith Absent The above ordinance was passed by the fallowing vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " r Smith ATIsent The Secretary read, the following: "RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL ESTIMATE AND AUTHORIZING TEE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BROTHERS, INCORPORATED. DECLAR- ING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPERTY ON ZA1M AVENUE FROM TIS' CITY LIMITS LINE NEAR HULBIRT STREET TO THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF BLOCKS TEN(10) AND ELEVEN (11), NUECES BAY HEIGHTS ADDITION. FOR THE COST OF IMPROVING SAME; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith Absent The City Secretary read the following: "RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL ESTIMATE AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BROTHERS. INCORPORATED; DECLARING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPERTY Oil PEABODY AVENUE FRITS TILE SOUTH LINE OF ElNTONSTREET TO Tom.: NORTH LINE OF LEOPARD STREET. FOR THE COST OF =PROVING SALE; AND DECLAR11G AN EYERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " r Smith Absent The Secretary read the following: "RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL ESTIMATE AND AUT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO XITH BR)THERS, INCORPORATED, DECIA RI THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OKNER3 OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPE2TY ON NOATES STREET FROM TEE WEST LINE OF STILLMAN AVENUE TO EAST LINE OF PEABODY AVENUE, FOR THE COST OF IM- PROVING THE SAKE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest ►1 39 Carter Aye Smith Absent The Secretary read the following: "Ail ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE 2EPING OF CERTAIN LIVE STOCK VITHIN CERTAIN LIIdITS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PRESCRIBING i11B PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. AND REPEALING ALL ORDINAlICES AND PARTS OR ORDINANCES IN -CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLA.E,Il G All E1JE 'GF.NCY." The Charter rules was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Carter IT Segrest " Smith Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Carter IT Segrest IT Smith Absent The Secretrzzy read the follow, 'ing:"AN O.RDINA'NCE RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING A. CONTRACT, BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 'ON THE ONE PART AND E..G. CASTLEBERRY ON -THE OTHER PART, FOR T11E FURNISHING OF ALL LABORAND MATERIAL AND THE INSTALLING THEREOF FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE BANK OF THE 'NUECES RI,VER FROM BEING. WASHED AWAY BY. THE WATERS OF THE NUECES RIVER. AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPENING UP AND.GRADING OF ONE THOUSAND LINEAL FEET OF ROAD, AND 1TVING AND REPLACING CERTAIN 'FENCES AS PROVIDED IN SAID CONTRACT, AND IN. ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPEC'IFI'CATIONS WHICH ARE ATTACHED .TO SAID -CONTRACT AND MARKED. EXHIBIT "A" AND IN ,ACCORDANCE KITH 'BAPS AND DRAWINGS ON FII;E IN THE OFFICE OF THE CI;T.Y ENGINEER AND MADE A • PA tRT OF SAID CONTRACT. AND PROVIDING TIEE C0.N S.1DERAT WE THEREFOR ; . AILD DECLARING AN EMERGENCY . The Ch'arte'r rule was suspended by the following _vote Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter IT Segrest IT Smith Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Carter IT Segrest " Smith A?Js ent H, IMPROV F T FOLLOWING 'Secretary read AVENUE IN THE CORPUSOCHRIST. , TEXAS-,. REPEALING ALL _ IENT� 0 I T RESOLUTIONS' AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLIICT HEREWITH AND_DECLAR111G.AN. FMIERGENCY The Charter rule Was suspended ' by the following vote., Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter Segrest Smith Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter TV Segrest IT Smith Absent The Secretary read for the first time the follo.wJLng 'SAN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO R A. THOMPSON. HIS HEIRS AND ASS-IGNS TO 'CONSTRUCT MAINTSIN AMD OPERATE A BONDED WAREHOUSE AND THE NECESSARY APFURTENANCBS .THERETO ON ;THE PROPERTY OFNUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION' DS1,TRICT' NO. 1, 'IN THE 'CI'TY 0`F CORPUS CHRISTI...NUECES COUNTY. TEXAS., ,,FOR A PERIOD,, OF THIRTY YEARS FROTJ AND AFTER THE DATE OF THE FATAL PASSAGE AND APPROVAL. -OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR TBE EXTENSION OF SAID PERI'O'D.. AND GRANTING ,THE USE , GF . CERTAIN S.TREET,S AND ROADWAYS ADJACENT TO SAID PROPERTY DURING.SkID THIRTY YEAR, PERIOD." The above ordinance was passed to second reading by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith Absent fir. C. W.Gibson. B. W. Abernathy and Mr. Greer appeared before the Council protesting against, the building of a road through the Kasonic and X. of P. Cemetery, and on motion duly carried, the Street Department was instructed to place said property in its.' 395 original condition. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. 486cretary. REGULAR MEETING JULY 8TH, 1927. 7:30 P.M. May o r REGULATE TIE TING. The following members were Iresent: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter. Segrest and Smith. Cullen Briggs presented for approval the option contracts which he had secured from Wallace 'Fade for 1800 acres, and J. H. Henderson for 150 acres at $20.00 per acre. Said options having been secured for ninety days upon payment of fifty cents per acre; said land being in Jim Wells County and acquired for purpose of construction ofthe dam at La Fruta and a motion carried that the Mayor be authorized to execute said option contracts on behalf of the City, with the understanding that clause permitting fishing and boating contained in said option contracts be eliminated from sane. The Secretary then read the following: "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO R. A. THOMPSON. HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A BONDED WARE- HOUSE AND THE NECESSARY APPRUTENANCES THERETO ON THE PROPERTY OF NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1. IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. F03 A PE_;IOD OF THIRTY YEAPS FROM AND IFTER THE DATE OF THE FINAL PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF SAID PERIOD. AND GRANTING THE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS AND ROADWAYS ADJACENT TO SAID PROPERTY DURING SAID TH.RITY YEAR PERIOD. The above ordinance was passed to the third reading by the follovd ng vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The City Secretary then read the following: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINATO E ENTITLED,"AN ORDINANCE GRANTIT�G A FRANCHISE TO ARANSAS COMPRESS COMPANY. A CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCT. MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A HIGH DENSITY `COLIPaESS AND THE NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO ON THE PROPERTY OF NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT N0. 1. IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY. TEXAS. FOR A PE:JIOD OF THIRTY YEARS. FROM AND AFTER THE DATE OF THE FINAL 2ASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDI11; FOR THE EXTENSION OF SAID P :_,IOD, AND GRANTING THE USE OF CERTAIN STREEETS AND ROADWAYS ADJACENT TO SAID PROPERTY DURING SAID THIRTY YEAR PERIOD." BY ADDING SECTION 17 THERETO. PROVIDING FOR THE ENCUIMRANCE BY GRANTEE OF IMPROVEMENTS ON LEASED PROPERTY AND FOR NOTICE TO RECORD LIEN HOLDERS BEFORE ENFORCING FORFEITURE." The above ordinance was passed to the second reading by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Segrest " Smith " Chapman Absent. The affidavit executed by Fred Quaile regarding the use of a certain alley m Craig Avenue was read and ordered recorded in County Clerk's Office. The estimates of the amount due W. T. Montgomery on contracts at Port Site 3n the sums of 010,800.00 and 05.250.00 respectively were ordered paid as was the estimate due J. De Puy on Water .Street fill contract in the sum of $3.780.43. On motion duly carried The Modello Shows were granted a permit to show in the City for one week. The meeting then recessed till 3 o'clock P. M.. on July 9th. 1927. , gN�Z�, i y Secretary. y MAYOR 1 SPECIAL r,:ELTING JULY 9th, 1927. at 3 P. Y. SPECIAL. L1BETIT4G. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Smith. The Mayor announced that the purpose of the meeting was in pursuance of due notice by publication, to receive bids for the construction of an earthen reservoir on the Nueces River near La Fruta as per plans and specifications prepared by Hawley and Freese, Consulting Engineers. At 3o'clock, the time for receiving bids, the Counc unanimously passed a resolution ordering the opening and reading of the bids which had been received. Major,John Be Hawley then proceeded to open said bids which were as follows: Calahan Costruction Co. 01,765,000.00 W. L. Pearson & Co. Smith Brothers 1,688.930.00 1,585 ,255.00 and thereafter a motion carried that said bids lay on the table for at least forty eight houis as required by the City Charter. The meeting recessed until July 14th. 3 P. Me. at which time it was suggested that the City Council request the Directors of TheChamber of Commerce and all interested citizens to meet with the Council for the purpose of fully discussing the nature of the improvements proposed to be constructed by the City and also the manner Which the City proposes to pay for same and the press was requested to give due pub- licity to the meeting of July 14th in order that the matter may be fully presented by Council to the Public. Ci Secretary. RECESSLD: =ZTIDG JULY 14TH, 1927. at 3. P. 11. Mayor _1/ RECESSED MEETING. The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Smith. There was also present at this meet a majority of the Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and about seventy five interest citizens. The Mayor requested Russell Savage to state the purpose of the meeting. Mr. Savage did so. and fully explained to those present the nature of the improvements to be constructed on the Nueces River Dam site, at the same time detailing the reasons for the need for the improvements and the manner in which the City proposed to pay for same. Major John Be Hawley. made an extensive explanation of the technical end of the construction and told all those present to ask any question they may wish to have answered. Several persons asked questions which were apparently satisfactorily answered and by motion duly carried the council went into executive session. The Council fully discussed the various features of the three bids sub- mitted and after due consideration a motion was unanimously carried that t1m contract be awarded to Smith Bros.. Inc., in accordance with the bid submitted by them. The . vote opt the- above motion was as follows: Lovenskiold Aye; Smith lye; Chapman Aye; Carter Aye; Segrest Aye There being no further business. the meeting adjourned. Ci _ecz a ary. y_ or 397 SPECIAL LMi TIN G JULY .15th. 1927. _ at 4 P.M. SPECIAL METING. The following members were present: MzV or Lovensk.iold. Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Smith and Segrest. A motion carried that ,the City Gas Dept.. be authorized to notify all gas e( - sumers on the old 8" gas line from the well to the City limits that they must detach the connections from said old main and make connections to newl.high g essure main at their own expense. The action of Mayor Lovenskiold in concurring with The County Commissioners Court in the sale to.the Sisters of The Incarnate Word. Lots 8 and 9, Block XI..Ocean View Addition. was unanimously ratified by the City .Council and the City Attorney was instructed to prepare necessary ordinance for passage by the Council in the matter. The resignation of Thos. E. Boyd as bookkeeper was read and motion\1made that same be accepted'and that Commissioner Chapman select some suitable person to take his place. On motion duly carried Cecil Uehlinger was delegated by the Council to accom- pany fir. and Mrs. Levinson to Little Rock, Ark.. for the burial of their son. mid that the City pay his expenses. There came on for 'consideration the matter of securing and opening bids for the improvement of Mesquite Street from Hughes to Carroll Street and across Southern Pacific Railway tracks and a motion carried that said bids be opened and there being but one bid which was as follows: Smith Bros.. Inc.. X18.314.00, and motion carried that same lay on the table for forty eight hours as required by the City Charter. There being no further business. the meeting adjourned. C ecre ary. SPEC IAL: MEETING JULY 21ST. 1927. at P. Det. or. 0 SPECIAL MEETING. The following members were present: YlEyor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Segrest- and Smith.-------..__ �- The Secretary read the following: "RESOLUTION APPROVING FIIoAL'ESTIMATE AIM AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANW& OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BPt)TH RS, INOORPORATED DE- CLARING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OWV RS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPERTY ON CHAPARRAL STREET FROM THE rORTH END OF ITS PRESENT PAVEMENT AT F'ESACA STR' ET TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF CARROLL STREET, FOR COST OF IY-PROVING THE SANTE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGETICY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lov enskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith Segrest. The above resolution was passed by the following vote $ Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Carter Smith Segrest The Secretary read the following: "RESOLUTION APPnOVII1G FIITAL ESTI]V3TE AITD AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BROTHERS. INCORPORATED; DECLARING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN 01,107FRS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AICD TRIER PROPERTY ON AGI;ES STREET FROM THE WEST L11-2 OF STAPLES STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF FC u RD STREET. FOR COST OF. IMPROVING THE SA12 ; AND D: CZAR ING All EY RG NCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: ME i. 1 Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter it Smith " Segrest " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The Secretary read the following; "RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL ESTItATE Z AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BROTHERS. INCORPORATED; DE CLARING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OlvVERS OF ABUTTIEG PR OPE3TY AND THEIR PROPERTY ON COMANCHE STREET. FRON THE TEST LINE OF V ACO STREET TO THE ;AST CURB -LINE OF _ COKE STREET I2..P OVIi�G THE 'SAYB; ; AND DECLARING ALI Ei.�MGENCY. °t FOR COST OF The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Carter " # Smith it Segrest " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The Secretary read the following: "RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL ESTIMATE AP17 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BROTHERS. INCORPORATED; DECLARING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OI',1ERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND TIMIR PROPERTY ON WINNEBAGO STREET FROM THE CENTER LINA. OF WINNEBAGO AND CARRIZO STREETS TO MEDIA STREET. MEDIA STREET TO THE INTERSECTION OF TEE PAVEMENT AT AUBIRZY STREET WITH THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RY. TRACKS. FOR THE COST OF IP�PFOVING SAME; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The City Secretary read the following resolution: "WHEREAS. ON T2 12TH DAY OF APRIL . A. D. 19Z7. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. PASSED FINALLY THE FOLLO7,JNG RESOLUTIONS WITH REFERENCE TO PERMANENT STREET IL PROVEMEETS . TO—WIT: THIRD STREET FROM BOOTY AVENUE TO ELIZABETH STREET; ELIZABETH STREET FROM EAST CURB LINE OF THIRD STREET TO EAST CURB LINE OF SECOND STREET; SALT RANKIN STREET FROM N.P.L. OF BUFFALO STREET TO N.P.L. OF' COtit?ANCHE STREET; BUFFALO STREET FROM VEST LINE OF BROADWAY 20 EAST LINE OF SAM RANXIN STREET; CARRIZO STREET FROM N. P. L. OF LEOPARD STREET TO C. L. VIIIIItiEBAGO STREET; COLEMAN AVENUE FROM W.P.L. OF CARANCAHUA STREET TO STAPLES STREET; KING STREET FROM N.P.L. OF COLEMAN TO THE S.C.L. OF PARK AVENUE; SECOND STREET FROM THE S.P.L. OF ELIZABETH STREET TO THE S.P.L. OF BUFORD AVENUE." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter Smith Segrest " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold .Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest The contract and bond thereon of Smith Bras., for the construction of the earthen reservoir at La Fruta on Nueces River. which was awarded to said Smith Bros. on July 14. 1927. were presented to the Council and a motion carried that same be ap— proved and the t.eyor.sController and Secretary were authorized to execute said bond ar for and on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi. Then came up for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for the improvement of Mesquite Street as per bids received on July 15th, and a motion carried un- animously that same be awarded to Smith Bros.. Inc.. and the Mayor. Secretary and Cort roller authorized to execute said contract. The Secretary read the following3 "AN ORDINANCE CONFIFIIIITG AND RATIFYING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. AND SMITH BROTHERS, INC.. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN bATERWOPZS IMPROVELIENTS AND THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL WATER POWERS AND .THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE WATERWOlaS SYSTEM OF SAID C ITY. AND AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS TO EVIDENCE THE IIID THE EBTE DNESS THEREFOR. AND PLEDGING TIM WATER. WORKS SYSTEM OF SAID CITY, INCLUDING SAIII IYPi OVEMEUTS AND THE REVENUES AND INCOME OF SAID WATE.24WORKS SYSTEM. TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AND THE PIEINCIPAL TEEREOF AT 11ATUFITY AIND DECLARING All EYE2GELCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith TT Segrest " The above ordinance was passed by the following votes Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The employment of Theo. Koester at a salary of X225.00 per month was by motion duly carried and ratified by the City Council. There being no further business. the meeting adjourned. Mayor . 41ecre tary. REGULAR MEETING JULY 22ND. 1927. 7:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING. The following members were pr esen't : Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Smith and Segrest. The bill of Fred W. Townsend for the construction of a house for the care- taker of the Bay View Cemetery in the sum of 3408.45 was ordered paid. The Secretary redd for the third and last time the following: "GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO 3. A. THOYPSON. HI3 HEIRS AND ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCT. T„AINTAIN AND OPERATE A BONDED 71AREHOUSE AND THE NLCESSA:Y APrhUTLNANCES THERETO ON THE PROPERTY OF NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT ITO. 1. IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY. TEXAS. FOR A PE:?IOD OF THIRTY YEAES FPOY AND AFTER TEE DATE OF THE FINAL IA SSAGE ATPD APrR OVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PIOVIDITTG FOR THE EXTENSION OF SAID PERIOD. AND GRANTING TFIE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS AND :ROADWAYS ADJACENT TO SAID PROFERTY DURING SAID THIRTY YEAR PEIOD." The above ordinance wasread for the third time and passed finally by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The City Secretary read for the second time the following: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO ARANSAS COMPRESS COMPANY. A CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCZ*, ,1IAINTAIN AND OPERATE A HIGH DENSITY COMPRESS AND THE NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO ON THE PROPERTY OF NUECES COUNTY ITAVIGATION DISTRICT ITO. 1. IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY. TEXAS. FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS FROM AND AFTER THE DATE OF THE FINAL�IA SSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORLINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF SAID PERIOD. AND GRANTII,G TF.E USE OF CERTAIN STREETS AND ROADWAYS ADJACENT TO SAID PROPERTY DURING SAID THIRTY YEAR PERIOD." BY ADDING SECTION 17 THERETO, PROVIDING FOR THE ENCU13RANCE BY GRANTEE OF IMPROVEMENTS ON LEASED PROPERTY AND FOR NOTICE TO RECORD LIEN HOLDERS BEFORE ENFORCING FORFEITURE." The above ordinance was passed to the third reading by the follov& ng vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " v' Smith " k Segrest 4� 1 I � 400 The bonds of J. C. Nolan and E. M. Haler were ordered approved by the Mayor. By motion duly carried Commissioner Smith was authorized to repair the pavement at East end of Buford Avenue. the cost not to exceed $1.000.00. Superintendent R. R. Hall brought, up the matter of repairing the old eight inch cast iron gas main from the Gas Wells to City limits and same was feferred to Water and Finance Commissioners for a report. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. i Secretary. SPECIAL MEETING JULY 24TH; 1927. 1P.M. SPECIAL MEETING. The following members being present: Commissioners Segrest. Smith and Carter. Absent: Comm. Chapman. Mayor Lovenskiold. The Council discussed the matter of the assessments on Mesquite Street from Hughes to Carroll and across the 'Southern Pacific tracks and after full consideration of the cost of the fill necessary on same. the'Council passed an order instructing the City Engineer to make assessments on the basis of A6.78 per front foot , and that the difference be charged to the City. On motion duly carried, the SegTptary was instructed to transfer X849090 from Fund No. 274 to Fund No. '268. and 06.000.00 from -Fund No. 264 to Fund No. 256. On motion duly carried the Secretary was instructed to pay J. W. Young 7.000.0 as an advance on his contract with theCity for the preparation of refunding the 12.574,000.00 of the City's debt. Nothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned, i Secretary, REGULAR MEETING JULY 29TH. 1927. 71.30 P .M. i Mayor . REGULAR MEETING. The following members being present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Smith, Segrest and Chapman. Absent Comm. Carter, A permit was granted to Oscar Lutz to repair the Bluntzer Building at corner of Lawrence and Chaparral Streets, now occupied by Harry Archer. The representatives of The Central Power & Light Company appeared before the Council and asked that the following schedule of commercial lighting rate be acdepted: First 40 hours 12d net per K.V. Hour Next 40 " 8V Next 80 " 5V biinimun $1.50 per month. A copy of which schedule. together with detailed explanation,' of same is now on file in the office of the City Secretary and a motion carried that said schedulm be accepted. Representatives from the Junion Chamber of Commerce appeared before the City Council and requested that a three cent tax on the One Hundred Dollar valuation be levied for 1927 for support of a Municipal band. The matter was taken under advisement by the Council. The City Secretary was then ordered to open and read the election returns of an election held on the 23rd day of July which is as follows: ELECTION RETUFNS THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: We, the undersigned officials holding an election on the 23rd day of July, A. D.. 1927, in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. upon the question of issuing $2,574.000.00 of bonds of the City of Corpus Christi,._ Texas. to bear interest at the rate of five per t 1 cent per annum. for the purposes of funding. refunding, cancelling and in lieu of out- standing bonds and warrants, we hereby certify that upon said question there were cast at said election 468 votes, of which there were east! "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FUNDING BONDS AND THE LEVYING OF THE TAX IN PAYMENT THEREFOR" 405 VOTES; and "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF FUNDING BONDS AND TEE LEVYING OF THE TAX IN PAYMENT THEREFOR" 66 votes. We enclose poll list and tally sheet of said election. WITNESS our hands this the 23rd day of July, A. D. 1927. `Signed) T. B. Southgate,Pres.Judge " A. Clemmer, Judge " H.D.C.Gussett, Xudge " Kary Ethel Kelly) " Thomas D. Mickey) " Gene Grosvalet )Clerks " Eula Giles ) 0P.S'01 " Ethel Kelly ) The Secretary read the following: Jw7CANVASS111',TG RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULT OF ELECTION. THE STATE OF TEXAS ) COUNTY OF NUECES ) CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI) at a meeting of the City Council of theCilty of Corpus Christi, Texas, held on the 29th day of July, 1927, at the City Hall, with the following members present: , P. G. Lovenskiold W. W. Chapman H. N. Carter D. A. Segrest W. J. Smith J. T. Wright Mayor / Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner City Secretary, ` there came on to be considered the returns of an election held in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. on the 23rd day of July, 1927, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said City who are property tax pa ers therein, the proposition of the issuance of fund= ing bonds or refumding bonds In the gum of $2.574,000.00, bearing interest at the rate of five per cent per annum, and it appearing that the propostion received the necessary favorable vote, the following resolution was passed by a vote of five for its passage and none against its passage: WHEREAS, under and by virtue of an order entered by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on the 16th day of June. A. D. 1927. an election was held in said City on the 23rd day of July, 1927, for the purpose of submitting to the quali- fied voters of saidCity who are property tax paters therein, the proposition of the issuance of funding or refunding bonds in the amount of $2,574,000.00; and, WHEREAS. on this the 29th day of July. 1927, the same being a regular session of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, there came on to be considered the returns of said electAon so held in said City on the 23rd day of July, 1927, to determine whether or not funding or refunding bonds of said City should be issued in the sum of X2,574,000.00, payable serially forty years from their date bear- ing interest at the rate of five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and whether or not a tax on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in said City should be levied for the purpose of crating a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds at maturity and the interest thereon as it accrues; and, WHEREAS. upon moting the returns of said election, it appears that said election was in all respects legally held and said returns duly and legally made. and that there were cast at said election 468 votes: FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FUL',DING BONDS ASID THE L VYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT Tr.EFEFOH 405 VOTES; AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF FUNDING BONDS A14D THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREFOR 60 VOTES; TEEPEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CO-NCIL bF CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas: That the proposition to issue each of said series of bonds and levy said tax for the purpose aforesaid was sustained by a majority of the tax payers voting at said election, and that the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi is authorized to issue said bonds and to levy, have assessed and collected said tax for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds at the maturity thereof. The fact that such election has heretofore been held and that it is necessary to put the result of said election into immediate effect creates a public emergency and a public necessity requiting the suspension of the charter rule. providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be Fussed finally on the day it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the said City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exists. and re- quests that said charter rule be suspended. and that this ordinaace take effect and be in ful force and effect from and after its passage. IT IS SO ORDAINED. Passed the 29th day of July. A. D. 1927. Approved the 29th day of July, A. D. 1927. (Signed) P. G. Lovenskiold Mayor. City of Corpus Christi. 'Texas. ATTEST: ( Signed) J. T. PNright . City Secretary. Corpus Christi. Texas. July 29 . 1927. To the Members of the City Council. of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemeni For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolution, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for'the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meet- ings of the City Council, I. therefore, hereby request that you susiend said charter rule or requirement, and pass said ordinance finally on the date it is introduced. or the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully. (Signed) P. G. Lovenskiold Mayor, City of Corpus Christi..Texas. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote i Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith r The - Secretary read the following3 "AIN ORDINANCE: AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL SU14 OF 92.574.000.00. BEARING FIVE PER CENT PER ANNUM INTEREST PAYABLE SM,II-ANNUALLY. TO MATURE SERIALLY FPOM ONE TO FORTY YEARS. AND DESIGNATED "CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FUNDING BONDS," FOR THE PUPPOSE OF FUNDING, RAYING OFF. CANCELLING AND IN LIEU OF A LIKE AMOUNT OF !EGALLY ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING WARRANTS ATND BONDS OF SAID CITY. AI1,D EROVID11IG FOR THE LEVY. AS VT AND COLLECTION OF A TAX TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BOLDS AND CREATING A SINKING FUND FOR THE EEDLIaTION THEREOF AND PRESCRIBING THv FORM OF BOND AND ITS PAYMENT. AND DECLA-RING AN EI,TERGENCY. " The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Smith " Segrest " The Secretary read the following: "AIN ORDINANCE. AMETNDING "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL SUM OF TWO MILLION' FIVE. HUND.R ED AND SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND (02,574,000.00) DOLLARS. BEARING FIVE r .R CENT INTEREST PER ANNUM. INTEREST PAYABLE SM!,I-ANINUALLY TO MATURITY. SERIALLY. FROM ONE TO FOIiTY YEARS AND DESIGNATED HEREIN CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FUNDING BONDS FOR THE PUPPOS ; OF FUNDING, PAYING OR CANCELLING AND IN LIEU OF A LI2.E AI,=OUNT OF LEGALLY ISSUED OUTSTANDI!�-G t+ARRAN'iSIN BOI<DS OF SAID CITY AND PRO— VIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESST�T� IT AIND COLI3CTION OF iITE TAXES TO tAY 2HE TINT EREST ON SAID BOERS IN CREATING A STNIEIING FUER FOR TIEE !: D=M!'TION THEREOF ATND PE^SCC`tIB I'G T ' IST F BOND ATND ITS T� T EE INCIPAL SLIT OF SAID Bt' IDI TO 2 5 � b- OS BY OMITTING PLAN OF PAYMENT" SO AS TO .-�LDLCL THE II�. �' • FROM THE LIST OF BONDS TO BE FUNDING NUMBERS ONE AND TWO OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI GAS TNDS. FOURTH SES. DATED 1ST OF OCTOBL3, A. D. 1925.1HICH NUMBERS AND COINSTRUCTION BO ONE AND TJO III THE'AGGREGATE rRINCIPAL SUIS OF $2.000.00 MATURED OCTOBER 1, 1926, AND HAVE. BEEN PAID OFF AND DISCHARGED AND DECLARING All EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest IT Carter Absent Smith Ade The above ordinance was passed by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye Chapman If Segrest IT Smith IT Carter Absent 0_11 The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANCE ADD RESOLUTION APPROVING ITE CITY ENGINEER'S VdRITTEN STATET4IENT OF i'ERSONS, FI TJIS. CORPORATIONS AND ESTATES 01"jDI1IG PROPERTY ABUTTIT G ON_1'-Fall-IPE STREET, FROII' HUGHES STREET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE 1AVETJENT IN THE PORT PROPERTY OF TEE NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT N0. 1, LYING ON TEE l"BEST SIDE OF THE SOUTH ERN PACIFIC RAftWAY COMPANY'S RIGHT OF WAY; NULIBER OF FEONT FEET OWNED BY EACH, DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PROPERTY. ESPILIATED TOTAL COST OF WHOLE IMPROVEMENT AND ESTIMATED COST PER FRONT FOOT OF ABUTTING PROPERTY; DETE211INING THE NECESSITY OF LEVYING AN ASSESSLIENT AGAINST TEE 074NERS OF PROPERTY ADD AGAINST T12IR PROPERTY AND AGAINST STEAM RAIL4"BAYS FOR A PORTION OF TFE COST OF IT,IPROVI"L G SAID STREET; SETTING FOUR O' CLOCK P. M. AUGUST 11, 1927. IN THE CITY HALL OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS, AS THE TI1.1E AND PLACE FOR HEARING OF THE OWTIERS OF SAID PROPERTY CONCERNING SAID ASSESSPaENTS, DIRECTING ThE CITY SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID FEARING AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER, AND DECLA�?IT;G AN ETr1E GENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest IT Smith IT Carter Absent The above resolution was passed by the following votes Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest IT Smith " Carter Absent The Secretary read the following:" AN ORDINANCE RATIFYITIG A ND C OTIFI� LIITIG A CO.MACT BETWEEN TI.E CITY OF CORP S CHi�IS1I ON T12 ON.: PART AIMSL:ITh' BROTHERS. INCOiiPO- RATED . ON THE OTHER PART. FOR THE FUENISHII,G OF LABOR AND FIAT ERIAL T- CESSARY FOR THE IM- PROVING AND PAVITTG T`T�LIZ STREET. FROM THE NOFTH CURB LINE OF EUGPE,S STREET TO THE INTER- SECTION OF THE PAVE1,'E2TT OF THE PORT PROPERTY OF THE NUECE S COUNTY rAVIGATION DIST. NO. 1. LYING uT1 THE 4EST BIDE OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CUMPANY' S RIGHT OF TAY. AND DE- CLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman if Segrest IT Smith IT Carter Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye ' Chapman IT Segrest " Smith " Carter Absent The Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINATICE AUTHORIZITIG ThE MAYOR. CITY SECRETARY AND CONTPOLLER. IN CONJUNCTION �;ITH TuUECES COUNTY, TO EXECUTE, ACXTd04vLEDG E AND DELIVER TO THE "CONGREGATION OF THE SI :T EPOS OF CH.A ITY OF THE 0CAR1IAT E rJOED ." A �'vARRANTY DEED. TO ALL OF TF3 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI'S 2IGHT . TITLE AED 1141TE REST IN `�JHAP 1S 4110+JN AS LOTS NUEBER EIJHT(8) AND NINE (9) IN BLOCK NUuiiZELEVEN (XI) OF T11S OCEAN VIE4 ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. AND RECEIVE THEREFOR ON BEI -:ALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THE SUM OF OJT 'E THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY DID ATID 17/100 01.679.17) DOLLARS- AND DECLA?ING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye Chapman ►► Segrest " Smith " Carter Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Segrest " Smith IT Carter Absent A petition from residents on Craig Avenue requesting the City Council to pave 4 7 Q r� said street at a width of thirty feet was read and request ordered granted. By a motion duly carried the 1,11ater and Gas Department were authorized to make a three hundred fifty foot gas line extension and three hundred foot water extension for connection of 'Mn. Neiland houses on Cobra Street and 1500 foot gas extension on Sam Rankin Street from Scott Avenue north. Same to be 3" iron pipe. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. & t3ecr- SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 4TH. 1927. ' 5P.ti. Mayor, SPECIAL I,LETITyG. The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold. a Commissioners Segrest. Chapman. and Smith. Absent: Comm. Carter. r On motion duly carried the Mayor was instructed to advise J. De Puy to extend contract on Fater Street fill so as to finish same to Starr Street. The City Secretary was instructed to request the members of the School Board to meet with the City Council to discuss the matter of assessments made against the School District for paving Carancehus Street. On motion duly carried the City Enginer was instructed to advise Smith Bros., Inc.. to proceed with paving of Mann Street from Chaparral to Water Street. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. K1E, TING August 5th, 1927. 7:30 P.M. Ir1ay o r . � REGULAR YEETI14G. The following members being present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter. Smith and Segrest. The application of H. Cusson for putting in cold drink stand at end of Pleasure Pier was,read and rejected. Jack Frost appeared before the Council in the interest of settling the rent due by Stephenson & Legett on lots two, three. four and five on Municipal 41-arf. and it ap- pearing to the Council that said firm had practically been out of business for the past two years, and it had been difficult to collect rents from them during that period for this reason. and although the City Council recognizes its right to attach property of said firm for the payment of the $1280.00 rent due to August 1st, 1927; the Council is of the opinion that such a procedure would be unprofitable. and on motion duly carried it was agreed that if Mr. Frost would pay the sum of X800.00, the Council would accept this sum as a settle- ment in compromise for rents due on said lots two. three, four and five up to August 1st, 1927. and further tYat said four lots be leased to Jack Frost for a period of one year be- ginning August 1st. 1927 at a monthly rental of ^40.00. H. C. Nieman was granted a permit to erect a sign at 900 Chaparral Street. r.EGULAR 4-05 The estimate due W. T. Montgomery in the sums of VO4,050.00 and *2.250.O0 res- pectively were ordered paid. The bill of The Saxet Company for gas used during July in the sum of 05.309.49 was ordered paid. A petition from residents on Ocean Drive requesting that a uniform sidewalk . line be established on said street was read and a motion carried that same be done. ,w THE Secretary read for the third and last time the following: "AN ORDINANCE AKTNDING AN OFMINANCE ENTITLED. "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO ARANSAS COMPRESS Cch- PANY. A CORPORATION. ITS SUCCESSOR.$ OR ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND 02ERcATE A HIGH DENSITY COMPRESS AND THE NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO ON THE PROPERTY OF NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT N0. 1. IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY. TEXAS, FCR A PERIOD OF THI2,TY YEARS FROM AND AFTER TEE DATE OF THE FINAL PASSAGE Al'D APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF SAID PERIOD. AND GRANTING THE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS AND ROADWAYS ADJACENT TO SAID PROPE11TY DURING SAID THIRTY YEAR PERIOD." BY ADDING SECTION 17 THERETO. PROVIDING FOR THE ENCUMBRANCE BY BRANTEE OF 111PROVEMENT S ON LEASED PROPERTY AND FOR NOTICE TO RECORD LIRE HOLDERS BEFORE ENFORC114G FORFEITURE." vote The above ordinance was passed for the third and last time by the following Lovenskiold Aye 4 Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The City Secretary then read the audited vouchers record for the month of July and it appearing to the Council that all of said vouchers had been duly issued in pay- ment for claims against the City duly audited prior to their issuance and it further ap- pearing that all of said vouchers have been approved by the Commissioner under whose supervision such expenditures were made, a motion carried that said record -be approved. There be no further business, the meeting adjourned. Secretary V V/ SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 8th, 1927. 4:30 P.M. SPECIAL ITEETING. The following members were present: Magor LovensItiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter. Segrest and Smith. On motion duly carried the City Attorney was authorized to write Dr. Henry Redmond requesting his permission to use six inches of his property for the setting of form boards in placing pavement on Leopard Street, The City Secretary then read "AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE YEAR 1927 AND FOR EACH SUC- CEEDING YEAR THEREAFTER. UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED AND ORDAI NED . REPEALING ALL. ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN EP�IERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskield Aye Chapman ►' Carter " Segrest " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " f Smith " X Commissioner W. W. Chapman requested a leave of absence for a period of three weeks and on motion duly carried the same was granted. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. ti Iel A4.) . _& ITY SECRETARY. SPECIAL I.MET ING AUGUST 11TH, 1927. 4 F. M. SPECIAL MEETING. The following members were presents Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter, Segrest and Smith. Absent: Comm. Chapman. Came on for consideration, the matter of hearing protests on the improve- ment of Yesqulte Street from Hughes St. to Carroll and across Southern Pacific Ry. Tracks, and Dn motion duly carried the same was continued until 7:30 P. 1. August 12th, 1927, 7130 P. 17. ;ecretery. The meeting then recessed tial the regular session August 12th, 1927 at Mayor. REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 12, 1927. 7130 P. M. PEGULAR MEAETING.The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter, Segrest and Smith. The hearing of protests, if any, on Mesquite Street, continued from August 11th was taken up by the Council. as the first order of business. No protests were raised and the City Attorney called upon 0. B. Carver, Sam P. Ingram, Jr., and R. R. Hall, who testified that, they were well acquainted with the value of the property to be improved and with the assessments made against said property for such improvements and that . they were of the opinion that said property would enhance in value by reason of saidfimprove- ments. greatly in excess of the cost thereof. thereupon a motion carried that the hearing be closed and assessments e made. The City Secretary then read "AN 03DII1AIICE LEVYING AN ASSESSI.:TdT AGAINST THE PROPERTY AIND THE O, NER S THEREOF IN T13 CITY OF COPPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. ABUTTING UPON STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS HEREINAFTER IeAI�--D. FOR PART OF THE COST OF IMPROVING SAID STREETS. FIXING A CHARGE AND LIEN AGAINST SAID P.?OPZRTY AND THE OWNERS THEREOF. PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION T HEREOF . AND DECLARING AN EIYl. RG311CY . " The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith it Carter if - A permit was granted to James E. Poulous to erect a one story hollow tile and stucco building on lot 6. Block 27, Beach. Mr. 0. B. Carver appeared in the interest of widening Staples Street to 60' and a motion carried that the City Attornye draw an ordinance declaring a sixty foot roadway on same. By request from vir ight . Dinn & Brown, the bonds of C. D. Weeden, E. W.Ze A. J. Monier & Co.. Fright Bros., and E. W. Scoggin. were ordered released. The matter. of opening the alley in Block 11 of ChamberlaiA Addition, was dis- cussed and the City Attorney was instructed to notify owners to open same. The permit fee due by the Elks Club in the sum of $87.00 was ordered remitted. Refunds account of curbing destroyed by City were ordered to Mary G. Poenisch in the sum of $72.90, August Uehlinger in the sum of $22.50 and the C. C. IiT'dependent School District in the sum of $152.86, were ordered paid. The final estimate of the amount due E. G. Castleberry on the Calallen roads work in the sum of X4.312.99 was presented and ordered paid, with the understanding that the Robstown hater District is to refund the City $1,000.00 of this amount and Nueces County is to refund 01.00Q.00 less $215.65 paid by the County to Calvin E. Cocke for engi- neering fees. making a net amount due by the County of $784.35.. By motion duly carried the taxes for 1920 and 1921 on lots 9 and 10. Block 12. South Bluff. in the name of C. H. & W. H. Steele, were ordered remitted for the reason that same is church property. being owned by The Lutheran Church. The Secretary then read the following: "AN ORD11TANCE REGULATING THE DOCKING AND BERTHING 2111) TEE YANNER OF LOADING AND DISCHARGING OF ALL VESSELS AT THE WHARVES OF . -,, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND PRUVIDING PEBALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ALI ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING ANF 2ERGENCY. The charter rule was suspended by the followl ng vote Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Carter Aye Smith Aye Segrest Aye The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Carter Aye Smith Aye Segrest Aye A notion carried instructing the City Attorney to notify the Texas Mexican Railway Co., to move their stock pens outside City limits. On motion duly carried it was ordered that the City Controller instruct Theo. Koester to supervise the accounts in the Nater and Gas Department under the supervi- sion of the Commissioner of that Department. A proposition by telegraph to the mayor from Yr. J.E.W. Thomas from Dallas. for the purchase of the $2,572.000.00 Refunding Bonds of the City was pr esented by the Mayer and a motion carried that same be rejected. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. y Secretary. SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 18th.1927. 10 A. Mo Mayor. SPECIAL MEETING. The following were present,: tlayor LovensLiold. Commission- ers Carter. Segrest and Smith. MIX. R. R. Cravens representing Stifel, Hichals* & Co., of St. Louis re- quested that the City send. a representative to St. Louis to discuss the probability of af- fecting a sale.to them of the $2.572.000.00 Refunding Bonds. and on motion duly carried the City Secretary was instructed to wire W. W. Chapman at Lexington. Ky.. to go to St. Louis for that purpose and to refer propostion to Council when received by him. By motion duly carried Dr.'Segrest was authorized to take necessary steps toward providing sufficient water for the Corpus Christi College on the Shell Road and that pipe be purchased out of Gas Plant Emergency Fund. There being no further business. the meeting adjourned. C TY ECRE TARY, REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 19TH.1927. 7:30 P.M. REGULAR 11EETING. The following members were present; Commissioners CArter-- .Segrest .and Smith. Absent: Comm. Charman. � r ay,. o r . Mayor Lovenskiold. J. A. Robertson was granted a permit to construct a two story frame building in 1800 Block on Waco Street. Ralph Bradford appeared before the Council in the interest of securing the Council's co-operation in procufing an air mail route from -Houston through Corpus Christi. to Brownsville and on motion duly carried the Council signed a resolution prepared by the Chamber of Commerce and same was sent to Postmaster General at Washington. D. C. The final estimates due Smith Bros.. on the bridge on Carancahua Street in the sum of .$6.755.31 and on the Gas Line Contract in the sum of y2.902.35 were read and ordered paid; the latter out of Gas Plant Emergency Fund. 1� l The request of the Nueces Hotel Co., for permission to close Water Street for two weeks between Peoples and Starr Streets in order to Allow them to build an arch across said street and motion carried that Police Commissioner arrange to have same closed. The City Secretary then read the following: "AN ORDINANCE NAIViIUG ATPD DESIGNATING AN ALLEY RUNNING FROM SAY RANKIN STREET TO WHAT IS K14OWN AS BRENILAN TRACT THROUGH WHAT IS KNOWN AS BLOCKS NUMBERS T`;ELVE t12). THIRTEEN (13), FOURTEEN (14). FIFTEEN (15) and SIXTEEN (16) OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS PAUL COURT ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND_ FROM THE NEST LINE OF SAM RANKIN STREET 'QST ACROSS SAID BLOCKS TO BRENNAN TRACT. AS "HALL'S ALLEY;" REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF OPMINANCES ITP CONFLICT HEIRLEVIITH, AND DECLARING AN ELITERGENCY," The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Smith " Segrest " Chapman Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter J" Smith " Segrest " Chapman Absent There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. "V, V 4501 y/ becretary. ore r. REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 26 ,1927. 7,30 P M. The following members were present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Comm.Carter,Smit4 8c Segre'st. A petition requesting the Council to prohibit the maintaining and establishing I� of dairies within the City Limits was presented to the meeting and on motion duly carried The City Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance prohibiting same. Mr. Sam H. Freeman presented to the Council hisprop6sition to furnish free' of charge 2500 booklets containing City and State traffic laws and agreeing to donate 207/o of his gross receipts secured from thepublication of advertisements in said booklets and the proposition -:was by motion duly carried accepted. The City Secretary read the following: "AN ORDINANC PROVIDIIIG FOR. AND ESTAB- LISHING A ROADWAY ON STAPLES STREET SIXTY (60) FEET IN WIDTH. FIT11 THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF RAILROAD AVENUE WHERE THE SAID STREET IS NOW LAID OUT. TO THE NORTH CURB LINE OF CHAMBER- LAIN STREET. AND VACATING AND CLOSING THE SIDEWALKS ON EACH SIDE OF STAPLES STREET BETWEEN SAID LENGTHS, AND ABOLISHING SAID SID EWALXS AS NOW ESTABLISHED AND EXISTING, UNTIL FURTHER DEDICATION BY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNI&RS; AND ! EPEALING ALL ORDINA4 CES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT IEREWITH; AND DECLARING All EMERGENCY. 11 The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith Aye Carter Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith Aye Carter Absent V` The City Secretary read the following: "RESOLUTION AP.1�1--'OVING FINAL ESTIMATE AND AIITHORIZIITG THE ISSUAIICE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BROTHERS. INC.; DECLARING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY ATTD THEIR PROPERTY ON 2LAC� STREET FROI.I THE SOUTH PrOPERTY LITE OF BUFFALO STREET TO ITS CONNECTION WITH THE t ESENT PAVE;.IENT ON BLUCHER STREET. FOR 2HE COST OF 111R.",OVII,'G THE SANTE; AND LECLA-2I11IG AN ET.:ERGLNCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith Aye Carter Absent The above resolution was passed by the following: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith Aye Carter Absent The City Secretary read the following: "i?ESOLUTION APPFOVIIIG FINAL ESTIMATE AND AUTHOR IZITTG THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SI4 ITH BROTHERS, INC.. DECLARING TEE LIABILITY OF CEFTAIN O�'VNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPE2TY ON OCEAN DQE AND BAY VIEW AVSNUE FROM THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF BUFORD STREET TO THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF COLE STREET. FOR TEE COST OF ILPROVIIeG SALE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." G2, The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith Aye Carter Absent The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith Aye Carter Absent U, The City Secretary read the following: "RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL ESTDdATE AND AUTHORIZ IT1G TETE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BPOTHERE. I11C. ; DECLAR- ING THE LIABIIITY OF CERTAIN OANERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPE3TY ON HULBIRT STREET FROM 21TS CONNECTION PITY THE CITY LIMITS AND PALL AVENUE TO `LITE I,IEST LfR2; OF_ STILLLIAN AVENUE. FOR THE COST OF IMPROVING SANTE; AND DECLARING AN ELI RGENCY." (�' The charter rule was 'suspended by the following vote:` Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith Aye Carter Absent The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith Aye Carter Absent The City Secretary read the following: "RESOIUTION APPROVING FINAL ESTIMATE AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BROTHE.-41S. INC.. DECLARING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPERTY ON STILLMAN=AVENUE. FROM THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF NOAZES STREET TO THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF B6511ALL STREET. FCR THE COST OF IMPROVING SALE ; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. It M The Charter rule was suspended by the following) Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Carter Absent Smith Aye Segrest Aye The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent; Carter Absent Smith Aye Segrest Aye The City Secretary read the following: "RESOLUTION APPROVIR G TIDAL ESTIMATE A AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BROTHERS, INC. ; DECLARING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OrWP.S OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPERTY ON STILLIaN AVENUE FROM SU131LERS STREET TO BROADWAY STREET. FOR THE COST OF 111PROV ING SA13, ; AND f2CLA-HEG AN EMER- GENCY." - - The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Carter Absent Smith Aye Segrest Aye The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Carter Absent Smith Aye Segrest Aye 4 The City Secretary read the followir:F : "RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL E3TI1,2TE AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES TO SMITH BROTHERS. INC. ; DECLARING THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OWNERS OF ABUTTIE'G PPOPERTY AND THEIR PROPERTY ON CARROLL STREET FRO. THE WEST PROPERTY LINE OF NATER STREET TO THE INTEFSECTION OF CARROLL STREET VITHE EAST RAIL OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRACES. FOR THE COST OF IP_PROVING SAME; AND DECLARING AN ELIERGEN 0 The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Carter Absent Smith Aye Segrest Aye The above resolution was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman A} sent Carter Absent Smith Aye Segrest Aye A letter was read from R. Driscoll requesting the City to investigate the con- dition of the trench in the deep water channel wherein the City's gas and water mains were laid at forty foot depth, and if it be found that such trench was not, property filled that same be filled with sand bags in order to avoid possible breakage in said lines by ships anchors. The matter was referred to dater and Gas Department for attention and action. The request of the Christian Church asking for permission to use Council Chamber for Sunday School classes from ten to twelve in the morning during the time their church is being built. was granted by the Council. A petition from patrons of The Cheston Heath School, asking that the City close Carrizo and Ilestina Streets during the recreation period was read and action deferred. By motion duly carried the valuation on lots 11 and 12. Block 16. South Bluff in name of Chas. Herro for the years 1920,1921.1922,1923 and 1924 was fixed at X2460.00 and for 1925 and 1926 at $3160.00 and the Tax Collector was instructed to settle on this, basis. On motion duly carried Mayor Lovenskiold was authorized to enter into contract with the Southern Pacific Railway Company for installation of proper drainage at the Port property under thdir proposition; the expense thereof to be borne equally by the City. The Navigation District and The Railway Company estimated to be about 01.000;00 each. 6j e The final estimate of the amount due Smith Brothers. Inc., for Stillman Avenue. Carroll Street. Hulbirt Street. Vlack Street. and Ocean Drive showing the property owners portion to be "'64.915.13 and the City Portion to be $23.842.01 - crediting the City with advances heretofore made to Smith Brothers in the sum of x11,809.76 and also engineering and printing due the City by Smith Bros.. Inc., in the sum of "'5,169.01 and accrued interest due theCity by Smith Boys. on "'15.000.00 Warrants dated January 1st, 1927, in the sum of X175.00, being a total credit to the City of $17.153.77 and leaving a balance daze Smith Bros., Inc. of $6688.24, was examined and ordered pard. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. i y Secretary. SPECIAL I,rF,T ITIG 3EPTElrBE1Z 2nd. 1927- 10:30 A.IT. Yeribers rresent r,:ayo r Lcvenskiold . Commicsi oners Carter. Segrest and Smith. Commissioner Carter moved that the l ayor be directed to notify l.:aj or John B. Hawley and S. W. Freese. of the firm of Hawley and Freese that 1-r. 4. E. Anderson of 'San Benito must be secured by said engineers at their expensze and immediately placed in complete charge of the work on the proposed tater Improvement until its completion. or the city will cancel the contract with Hawley and Freese and secure other engineering services; this motion was seconded by Commissioner Smith and it was unanimously carried. NoAing further apLearing before the city council the meeting adjourned. 3ECl�.�TA Y. MAYO_Z. �Z EGULA3 I,IEET ING SEETEI.1-13E-,� 2nd. 1927 - 7:30 P.Mo Members present Ya;;or Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter. Smith and Segrest. ✓ The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of August and it spearing to the council that all of said vouchers had been duly issued in p--yment for claims against the city duly audited and approved before their payment and it further appearing that all of said vouchers had been duly approved by the commissioners under %hose supervision said expenditures had been made a motion card ried that same be aplroved. The bill of the Saxet Company in the sum of "'6211.57 for gas used during the month of August; the estimate of the amounts due W. T. Montgomery for work done at the port in the respective sums of "'2800.00 and "'3650.00 were presented to the council and on motion duly carried the same were ordered paid. The monthly reports of the various departments were read and ordered filed. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance prohibiting the keeping of certain live stock within the corporate limits of th citt of Cor us Ch ist•• es ib n penal tie3 for violation thereof, and repealing al? ordYnanceCs �r par s o 'o�'rdin�ice fn - conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye 412 The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: - Lovenskiold aye Carter eye 3egrest aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance prohibiting persons. firms and corporations from placing or causing to be placed any obstructions in the waters of Corpus Christi Bay. without first having obtained the permission of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi therefor; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. The emergency clause was invoked by the following vote:- . Lovenskiold eye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith eye The application of the 11cCrory Stores. Inc. for the renovatioti of the Guggenheim building on Chaparral .Street was presented to the council and after examination of the plans a motion carried that said permit be granted. Oscar Lutz apilied to the council for permit to build hollow tile and concrete garage on 'dater Street on the property of I. Y. Alexandei and on motion duly carried the same was granted. Moth' gfurther appearing before the council the meeting adjourned, SECRLTARY. SPECIAL YZETING L.AYOR. S EPTEYB R 7TH. 1927 - 5 P. LI. Yembers present Ylayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter. Segrest. Chapman and Smith. The following resolution was unanimously passed by the City Council: '�I,1r�_;;uilen Briggs. representing the City in the matter of securing options and deeds for lands to be used in connection vfith the 'Water Impeovrment on the Nueces River, reported that he had consummated deals with Yr. V. G. L.iller on 63C acres for the sum of "22.000.00; and also from Bob Sellers for 4272 acres for "5005.00; 11. A. Brown for 60.28 acres for "301.50 and fid. F. r..cV,(horter for 145 acres for "2645.00 and on motion duly carried he was authorized to close said deals and secured proper transfer of said property to the City. It wes moved by Commissioner Chapman and seconded by Commissioner Carter and unanimous- ly carried that the action of City Attorney Jas. Y. Taylor in filing a forceable detainer wits in Justice Court Precinct 1, Nueces County. Texas. against H. L. Dannelly be rat- ified and confirmed. and that said City Attorney is hereby authorized to file ally other suit or suits that may become necessary for the purpose of removing the said H. L. Dan- nelly from City property. I NothUng further appearing the meeting adjourned. S ;CREATA2Y. R EGULAR LVET IPTG SLrTEL.HLE 9TH. 1927 - 7:36 Y.L.. L.AYOR. Yembers present L°ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter. Smith. Segrest and Chapman. On motion duly carried the lease now held by the Knights of Pythias on the third Realizing the importance of settling the water front question without further litigation, the City will, -in compromise, and when the conditions hereinafter prescribed are met by the interested par- ties, recognize the claims of the record owners of water lots and water blocks East of Water Street and between the Municipal Wharf on the South and Beach Block 72, as these water lots and blocks are de- lineated and set forth on the map of the City made by F.A. v. Blucher and filed by J. Temple Doswell in 1868, and which is now its rec- ognized official map of the City and will permit the filling in of these lots and blocks 150 feet in depth in an .Easterly direction and kill also permit the filling in of a strip 160 feet in depth immediately East of and in continuation of these eater blocks so as to make these blocks the full width of 300 ft. by 300 ft. and giving to each water 0--�laimartt�an additional lot East of the one claimed, all of those lots and intervenir street -extensions Eastward to be filled at the cost and expense of the water lot claimants; and the City will make such quit -claim,_ deeds as are necessary to quiet title to this property. This suggestion of compromise is not in recognition of any ex- isting claims of ov:nership to any of these water lots, the City still asserting title, to all submerged lands in front of the City for a distance Fastward of 1000 feet udder patent from the State but in settlement and compromise of all matters in controversy and is ex- pressly conditioned upon the claimants of the water lots and water blocks first meeting the follotiving conditions imposed of necessity by the City. First: all riparian or littoral rights or any other property rights claimed ky the interested parties East of the lands permitted to be re-claimed shall be first conveyed to the City before per- mission to reclAim will be granted. Sedond: The consent in writing of all the property otivners along the Nestern boundary line of Water Street to the proposed reclamation shall be secured and filed with the City before any permit will be granted. This condition is mane because some f these property owners along the Western boundary of Water S+ '44dy threatening litiga tion, and the most impantant consideration moving the City to compromise these matters is to avoid litigation. If litigation is to be the result of vjZy,­set41-l9ra9nt the City .ill male rlo settlers,.r,t aj the lity Councjl-�'feel3 that if the City must litigate at all no gain would accrue to the City by compromise. If this offer is suggested the City proposes as sooh as funds are secured to build a boulevard and parkway along the Water front from Rincon Street to the Municipal Wharf and to thereafter maintain the Water front of Corpus Christi for public purposes and not for individual privsL-e exploitation. This has always been the hope and purpose of those entrusted with the City Government. Third. The third condition is that those permitted to fill in the water lots and water blocks will. -before filling in, convey to the City-er-itrip zen-(1II)—feet wide for the full width of the lots and blocks, out of the extreme western portion -of said lots and blocks, so as to provide for the "idening of Water Street ten feet to the Eastward. This,is the puribose of permitting the filling in, for a distance ofi310 fto from the Eastern boundary of Water Str�, instead of 306 ft. Fourth: In addition thereto the City will bear the proportik.- ate snare of the expense which will include the cost of filling i11 the boulevard and parkway and the intervening streets and the tex, k C foot strip given to the City for the purpose of wid6ning Water Street and will +pay for that part of the bulkhead built across the ends of the intervening streets as extended. Fifth: No private interests will ever be permitted to acquire any of the submerged lands or to fill in the East of the Western bout-Aary line of the proposed boulevard and parkway, and no structure of any kind shall be permitted to be built or maintained East of the pro- posed boulevard, except those built,awned and controlled by the City for the benefit of the public. Y floor of the City Hall was extended for two years at a monthly rental of X25.00 per rm month. On motion duly made, seconded and carried the Sisters of the Spohn Sanitarium were granted permission to place their noi;th fence on their property so that same wiIL extend along the north line of lots 6 and 9 in Block X and along lot 9 in Block IX enclosing within said fence the alley located in Block X and also that portion of Second Street between lots 6 and 7 in Block X and lots 8 and 9 in Block Ili.. The Superintendent of Schools and Tars. F;ose Shaw and Ben Garza appeared before the council requesting permission for the closing of the street on the north side of the Cheston Heath School during recess periods for the purpose of allowing the chil- dren to use same for a ple.yground; and although the council believed the same to be a bad precedent to establish, a motion carried that.temporary permission be granted and that if found unsatisfactory the city would order said street opened again. A petition for the revision of the ,plumbing ordinance and also for an investi- gation of the plumbing work being done on the Princess Louise Hotel was read and the same was referred to Commissioner Sggrest for action. On motion duly carried the Local Elks Lodge was granted permission to conduct a carnival with George Loos Shows during the week of November 14th. 1927. The estimate of the amouns due R. J. Cummins in the sum of X2032.12 for engineer- ing fees on port was presented and ordered paid. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. a SECR LARY. REGULAR Tyr ET ING SEPTEMBER 16TH. 1927- 7:30 POY. LiAYOR . Yembers present Yayor Lovenskiold , Commis2ioners Chapman. Segrest )mith and Carter. On motion duly carried a permit was granted to G. D..Burkett to build tourist ccottages at the corner of Dan Reid and Resace Streets. On motion duly carried a permit was granted to W. B. Frost to build awash rack • at the corner of Chaparral and Brewster on Lot 12 Block 90. The city Secretary then read "An ordinance to be entitled an Ordinance granting the right. privilege and franchise to the Texas Mexican Railway Company to construct. maintain and operate spur, wye and side and transfer tracks over and across Carancahua Street in the City of Corpus Christi. Nueces County, Texas, upon the location des- cribed as follows:- (Here folloivs description) The ordinance was passed to second reading by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance amending an ordinance entitled granting a right to R. A. Thompson, his heirs and assigns, to construct. maintain and operate a bonded warehouse and the necessary appurtenances thereto on the property of the Nueces County Navigation District No. 1 in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, for a period of thirty years from and after the date of the final passage and appro- val of this ordinance and providing for the extension of said period and granting the use of certain streets and roadways adjacent to said property during the said thirty year period; by adding section 18 thereto, providing for the encumbrance by grantee of improvements on leased property and for notice to record lien holders before forcing foreclosure." The ordinance was passed to second reading by the following vote:- Lovens kio1d aye Chapman eye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye 411, On motion duly carried the actioxi of Yajor John B. Hawley, of the firm of Hawley and Freese. in employing Yr. Vim. E. Anderson of San Benito. Texas,, to act as resident engineer in charge of construction of the La Fruts Dam on the Nueces river, throughout. at terms mutually satisfactory to the two parties concerned, is hereby ratified by the city council. On motion duly carried the City Attorney was instructed to notify the owners of the Princess Louise Hotel that it has been reported to the city council that the plumbing being installed in said building was,,not sanitary and that they make an investigation and if found unsanitary that immediate steps be taken to correct same. The official bond of Jas. T:i. Taylor and the bonds of `,V. F. Rolls and W. L. Scott were read and approved by the council. On request of h ight, Dinn and Brown a motion carried releasing them from any further liability on the bond of J. L'. Flanagan, plumber. On motion duly carried the valuation on "fractional part of Block adjacane toBloc.k 1 of Popes Broadway Addition in the name of Hill. Cook and Pope was ordered reduced frmm to w4000.CO for the years 1921 and 1922 and tax collection made accordingly. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was ordered to draw warrants transferring X500,:00 from the Bond adjusting Fund ( 452) to ( 360) 1926 Waterworks ; 10 ,000.00 Sinkirg Fund; and N3085.58 from the bond adjusting fund (452) to (320) Gas Plant Bond Fund; and .886.70 out of the (264) Gas Plant Emergency Fund to (320) Gas Plant Bond Fund; and Q5216.46 out of (316) Gas Plant Warrant Fund to (320) Gas Plant Bond Fund, in order to make necessary adjustments for payment of interest and retirement of Gas plant Bonds due to funds of the city holding said bonds. 11 thing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETA&Y. REGULAR PSI s�T IITG 'EPTEYBER 23rd. 1927- 7:30 P.L'. I.IAY0 R. d L'embers present L'ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter. Chapman and. Smith. The application of L. G. Collins for a permit to construct an`addition in the rear of the present building on l.'esquite Street was heard end a motion carried that same be granted. On motion duly carried the council instructed the city engineer that in the future no permit for construction of any buildings or repairs thereon be granted to property owners on Staples Street without first having obtained a permit from the city council. This resolution being brought about by the desire of the city council to amicably est- ablish a building line on said street, in anticipation of its proposed widening. The City Secretary then read (for the seond time) the Texas 1'exican Franchise ordinance across Carancahua Street etc. and the same was passed to third reading by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Z)nith aye Carter_ aye The City Secretary then read (for the second time) the ordinance amending the R. A. Thompson franchise ordinence,etc" and the same was passed to third reading by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Carter aye It The matter of the water bill of Rogers. Stewart and Eichelberger for water used in street construction in the Del Pear Addition in the sum of `N368.80 was brought to the attention of the city council and in view of the fact that all of said streets were for the benefit and use of the public a motion carried that the charge for water be remitted and the account charged off the books. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Of SPECIAL LIZ' ETING SEPTF11BER 28TH. 192.7&- 5 P. 11. Members present Yayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter. Chapman. Smith and Segre st . The City Secretary read "A.resolution ratifying and confirming the delivery of w warrants to B. Nichol &- Company of Texas. contractor"; which said resolution was passed by the following vote.: Lovenskiold. Chapman. Carter. Segrest and. Smith votimg_,, aye. Russel Savage presented to the city council the final matters in connection with the closing of the deal with ydallace Wade for the acquisition by the city of 1979 acis of land for the construction of the dam on the Tlueces :river and on motion duly carried that the sum of u43.475.00 be paid to '4'allace Grade in full 'settlement for said land. The following telegram was then read by the City Secretary. Hon P. G. Lovenskiold. P::ayor. . Corpus Christi. Texas. ETES TERM UPT IOP_ Lallas. Texas. 1054 A Sept 28 1927 If land required for water works improvement should cost in excess three hundred ten thousand dollars as provided.in contract we agree to fur- nish such -excess provided city agrees to issue and deliver to us additional service bonds to cover such excess cost of land purchased or cost of dam. Smith Brothers Inc. By J. B. Smith. President. 11:44 A. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance providing for the borrowing by the C%t y of Corpus Christi. Texas. from j"mith Bros. Inc. of such sums as may be necessary to purchase lands. options. easements and rights of way and to make any advances on engineering expenses in connection with the proposed water works improvement of the City and providing for repayment of said sums to Smith Brothers. Inc. and de- claring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Cmith aye Carter eye The ordinance wbs finally passed by the following vote: - Lovers kiold sy e Chapman aye "Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye On motion duly carried permission was ernnted to the Leopard Street Theatre to open for business on Friday`next provided that unsatisfactory condition of exits as reported by city engineer be fixed as rapidly as possible. The estimate of the amount due Smith Bros. Inc. on Street work in the sum of X10.500.00 and an admance on material in the sum of 4'101000.00 was ordered paid, totalling :20.500.00 e The City Secretary read. "An ordinance amending an ordinance entitled an ordinance prescribing rules and regulations governing traffic along and upon the streets of Corpus Christi; and providing the manner of parking vehicles along and upon the streets of Corpus Christi; and prescribing rules regulating traffic in the territory covered by the block signal system; and providing penalties for violation thereof; and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, and declaring an. emergency" passed and approved on the 8th. day of Tay A. D. 1925; and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye ` 3egr est aye Carter aye Chapman aye smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Carter aye Chapman aye Smith aye The matter of the water bill of Durham on Leopard Street w9s brought to the attention of the City Council and a motion carried that an allowance of :'20.00 be made on same. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. S�.CRu lAl REGULAR 1'EET ITy G SEPTE13ER 30TH. 1992,7'- 7:30 P. L.. Members present Lovenskiold, Carter. Smith and Segrest. MAYOR. c On motion duly carried the city attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance contractors and persons constructing sidewalks in the city of Corpus Chzisti. Texas to secure a permit from the city engineer before building same. A permit was. by motion duly carried, €ranted to Ireland Graves and H. 11. Ley to build a one story hollow tile and brick store building 150 x 100 on the corner of Ttiiesau ite and Starr Streets. The tax rolls for the year 1927 were presented by the City Secretary and on motion duly carried the same were approved. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETAR . 1AYOR. SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBEn 6TH. 1927 - 5 o'clock P.M. f`rembers present, M-syor Lovenskiold . Commissioners Chapman. Smith. Carter and Segrest. the City Secretary etary read the audited vouchers for the month of SeptembQr and it appearing to the council that all of said vouchers had been duly issued in payment for claims legally incurred against the city, duly audited before payment therefor, and it further appearing that all of said vouc%rs had been duly approved by the commissioner under whose supervision the expenditure ivas made. a motion carried that same be approved. The City Secretary read "An ordinance fixing and limiting the expenses of operation and maintenance of the waterworks system of the City of Corpus Christi to be paid out of the current revenue of said system and making an appropriation therefor, setting aside all other revenues of said waterworks system -for the payment of the interest and to create a sinking fund on the series of Revenue Bonds authorized to be executed and delivered to Smith Brothers Inc. for certain improvements on said waterworks system by ordinance passed and approved on the 21st. day of Julys A. L. 1927. said revenue bonds to be dated the first day of August. A. D. 1927, and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye 7 The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold Chapman Carter._ ;gym it h Segrest The City Secretary then read "An ordinance waving the conditions of the contract between the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, and Smith Brothers, Inc. as to the amount to be paid for necessary property for the water reservoir and authorizing and di- recting the Mayor and City Controller to finally execute the agreement with Smith Brothers, Inc. repealing all.ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was by the following vote:- Lovenskiold Chapman Carter Segrest Smith The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold Chapma n Carter 31egrest Smith The City Secretary then read "An ordinance providing charged by the City water works department, repealing all inances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. The charter rule Lovenskiold Segrest Chapman - Carter Smith for certain rates to ordinances or parts following vote:- ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold Chapman Segrest Smith Carter There being nothing further SEv_'-Z ETAR11 REGULAR LIEETITZG 00TOB3,a 7TH. 1927. 7:30 P.M. before the council the meeting adjourned. Yembers present Dommissioners Smith. Chapman and Lovenskiold , TVIayor pro -tem Smith, following resolution was passed In the absence unanimously: - WHEREAS, the beautiful landlocked Bay of Corpus Christi and fronting the city has been for many generations and is today the part of the people of Texas; and I"JI�REAS the City of Corpus Christi it necessary and now finds it imperative and plan of its waterfront; and especially its water playground of a great in the course of its development has found to determine permanently upon the design 1,713REAS, the protected waters in front of the city should become a part of the city's common ground for recreation and play. and are to the city its chief recreat- ional asset; and. WHEBMS. there have been from time to time various plans proposed to conserve to the citizens of Corpus Christi these great natural advantages by establishing a boulevard or parkway or otherwise creating an esplanade where its citizens may enjoy forever the air and the beauty of the bay; and 7,'HEREAS, a majority of the bayfront property owners have committed themselves to a plan formulated by themselves in conference with and approved by the City Commission and the Chamber of Commerce; and, V,1122EAS, it is regarded as imp rative by the City Council that the proposed waterfront improver-,ent be carried out as quickly as possible; 110.7 TEE -1- RE, `x'18 BE IT RESOLVED, that we. the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi do hereby request from the city engineer a full report of the feasibility of such plan.*and authorize him to assemble such data and make such drawings and surveys as may be necessary -to deter- mine the course. cost and extent of such improvement to the end that a complete and def- inite engineering plan may be put before the citizens and be it further - RESOLVED that the Yayor and the president of the Chamber of Commerce shall appoint a committee who shall cooperate with the city engineer in working out all details of the proposed improvement. The application of the McCrory Stores, Inc. for erection of an electric sign in front of their building on Chaparral street was heard and granted. The bill of the Saxet Company for gas furnished duiing the month of September in the sum of Z^6323.50 was presented and ordered paid. The bonds of E. 71. Scoggin, V. C. Ganc and Nueces Furniture -Company -were read and ordered approved by the Yayor. The City Secretary read a petition from property owners residing on Ocean Drive or Bay View Avenue. requesting the Council to change the name of said Street so that the same will hereafter be knozn as "Ocean Drive" from Buford Avenue to the southern city limits and the same w` -_'s deferred until a full board could be present. The City Secretary then read. (for the last time) the franchise granting the Texas- 171exican Railway Company the right to construct spur etc. on and across Carencahua Street etc and the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: - Smith aye Chapman. aye Carter- aye The City Secretary read (for the last time) the ordinance amending an ordinance grant- ing to R. A. Thompson his heirs and assigns the right privilege and franchise etc. and the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: - Smith aye Chapman aye Carter aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance amending an ordinance entitled "An ordinance adopting standard sidewalk and curb specifications, governing the construction of all side- walks and curbing to be laid in the streets. alleys and public places of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. requiring all contractors engaged in such construction to conform thereto, providing for the revocation of licenses of all contractors violating and failing to conform to the provisions of said specifications, repealing all ordinance's and resolutions in con- flict herewith, and declaring an emergency", passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi on the 12th. day of January A. L. 1914. by adding thereto Section 1-A repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: - Smith - aye Carter aye Chapman aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: - Smith aye Carter aye Chapman aye The proposition for the extension of the city sewer line to the property of F. A. Tompkins on 10th. at the city's expense was rejected for the reason that the city now has a sewer line available to said property as the lots now face the street. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. I L-4 SECRETARY. MAYOR. 419 SPECIAL Ia. ETING-- October 11th. 1927. 5P.11. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Smith and Carter. Messrs. Hawley and Freese presented their estimate of the amount due them on the basis of 11on the cost of construction of the dam on the Nueces River;, said estimate being based on the cost of the dam 01,585,355.00; cost of the -land $350,000.00; cost of the elevated tank $37,400.00, totalling 01,972,755.00 of which til would be $29,591.33 from which should be deducted the sum of 05,000.00 which was heretofore advanced to Hawley and Freese by the city, leaving a balance due on the 10%0 estimate in the stun of 024,591.33 and a motion carried that Smith Bros. Inc. be ordered to pay to Hawley and Freese the said sum of $24,591.33 and charge the same to the contract as per agreement with the c ity. On motion duly carried the valuation of Lot 5 Block 2 South Bluff in the name of C. J. Duncan was reduced to 02250.00 for the years 1916,1917,1918. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. T11AY0 R. REGUL!LR I,=. T ING OCTOBER 14TH. 1927 -7:30 P.M. IIembers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Coimissioners Chapman, Smith, Carter and Segrest. On motion duly carried Mrs. Blucher and .Rlrs. hleuly were granted permits to erect two apartment houses on Waco Street; permit was also granted to P. Me Brickley to build a garage and apartment house at 1812 1ffater Street. On motion duly carried Major F. H. Blake was granted permission to use South Bluff Park for the location of a physical education building to be constructed by public sub- scriptions as per plans now in hands of committees of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. On motion duly carried the amount of bonds to be required of Burton Dunn as City Treasurer was fixed at $5,000.00 The bond of Burton Dunn, City Treasurer was then presented, signed bg Richard King and Robert Driscoll and on motion duly carried the same was approved. The bill of Smith Bros. Inc. in the sum_ of 02,118.99 for the repair of Buford Street at the east end, near the bay, was presented and on motion duly carried the same was ordered paid out of the Street Paving Fund No. 274. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. SPECIAL TMEETING OCTOBER 17TH. 1927 - 1:15 P -11 - Members present I,iayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest and Smith. Mr. R..B. Smith, representing Smith Bros. Inc. presented a list of skips on pave- ment which had not been signed up on the Leopard Street widening, which list is as follows; - R. N. `foods Maria S. Bernard ., Me H. Oliver6 2',. I3artinez h �Booker T. & R.E. Robertson a,' a Felipe F. Pena Toribio Serna Tomas Curiel ISI. E. Brooks L. N. Torres IT. F. Roach S. R. 2c C. H. Haynes w 291.50 278.00 278.00 278.00 278.00 278.00 569.50 569.50 278.00 139.00 139.4 519.4 6 420 totalling the sum of 03895.96 as the share to be paid by said property owners, and in view of the fact that such skips would practically destroy the value of the widening program he suggested that the city take over the certificates covering this property for the enforcement of collection of the above sums and on motion duly carried the council voted to take such action and instructed Smith Bros. to proceed to pave such strips, issue the certificates and assign the same over to the city for collection and that the city pay Smith Bros. for said certificates when the work is completed and accepted. The city engineer then presented a letter from Smith Brothers in which said firm agreed to put in sewer line on Craig Avenue from Staples Street eabt 400 feet for the sum of $411.15 and on motion duly carried said work was awarded to Smith Bros. Lir. R. R. Cravens, representing Stifel Nicolaus and Co. of St. Louis presented to the city council a proposition to have his firm act as fiscal agents for the city in the matter o the refunding bond issue and explained his proposition to the city council. The Council after discussing, the matter informed Mr. Cravens that they would rather make a contract for I the sale of the bonds than to have a fiscal agency, whereupon 1r. Cravens wltbdrew his pro- position, stating that his firm was not in position to handle the entire issue on a firm Commitment.' The following proposition was then submitted to the council for consideration: The Hon.,City Commission, Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: - Relative to your approximately 02,574,000.00 Corpus Christi 5% Refunding bonds, we hereby make the following proposal: (a) To accept at par and interest 0148,000.00 of said bonds at par and accrued int- erest, provided you will pay us a fee of 040.00 per thousand and further it is understood that T,Zr. 1. H. Smith will surrender warrants held and controlled by him at par and accrued interest, these warrants being in the amount of 0148,000.00 bearing 6�0' interest. (b) To accept at par and accrued interest 0354,000.00 of the above bonds upon the condition that you will pay us 030.00 per thousand as fees for handling the proposition, and provided further that these bonds will be issued to us as we surrender tt the price of 105 and accrued interest, warrants of the city of Corpus Christi, bearing 6% interest in like amount as the bonds to be delivered to us, it being further understood that we are to have sixty days after the refunding bond record has been approved by Clay, Dillon and Vandewater, Attorneys of New York City, in which to assemble the warrants and provided further that if at the expiration of sixty days all warrants have not been surrendered then this 'ontract shall continue in force but vie will pay the difference from that date until all warrants are surr- endered between 5% interest per annum and 61% interest borne by the warrants, and this pro- vision shall be applicable only to unsurrendered warrants. (c) To accept at par and accrued interest 0570,000.00 of said bonds which are now optional or about to become optionsl at par and accrued interest, provided you will pay us 030.00 per thousand as fees covering expenses for handling the transaction; said bonds to be issued when and as vie are able to surrender 0471,000.00 optional bonds outstanding, either by calling for them within six months from this date of; by negotiations with the holders and with the understanding that the city will surrender 099,000.00 of said outstand- ing bonds at par and accrued interest which are now held by it. (d) To accept at par and accrued interest 0672,000.00 of said refunding bonds, you to pay us 040.00 per thousand to cover expenses, with the understanding that the bonds are to be delivered to us when and as we surrender bonds against the city which totel 16072,000.00 and which are forty year term bonds but on which the option has not yet matured, it being understood that we can make exchanges from time to time on this division as any of said bonds are assembled and it is further understood that we will take up any of the above bonds at par and accrued interest that are offered to us and that this agreement with reference to these bonds shall remain in force for eighteen months, at which time, unless all of said outstanding bonds have been surrendered and refunding bonds issued in lieu thereof, this agreement shall terminate, unless mutually extended by parties thereto. (e) To accept at par and accrued interest Y6828,000.00 of the above bonds, provided you will pay us $40.00 per thousand on all bonds exchanged and to take up said refunding bondswhen and as we can assemble your outstanding serial bonds included in this transaction it being understood that the outstanding serial bonds are not owned by us and must be assembled from the holder and that vie will accept any of said bonds when presented or offered to us or to the city at par and accrued interest and that we will put forth our best efforts to purchase from the holder said outstanding bonds on terms that will justify our acquiring them and surrendering same for cancellation and accept in lieu thereof refunding bonds on the terms above set forth, it beano understood and agreed that ti�re will have eighteen months to carry out the terms of this agreement and that if all of said serial bonds are not assembled and surrendered at the end of eighteen months, then the agreement on this portion of the contract will terminate unless extended -by muti.al agreement. It is further agreed that the city will furnish us with the printed bonds, de- posited at the Controller's Office in Austin, Texas, and will furnish us at once with full and complete transcript of proceedings leading up to and terminating in the issuance of the bonds and subject to your furnishing us with the approving opinion of Clay, Dillon and Vandewater, attorneys of New York, at the city's expense, and upon our request with t the approving opinion of Mr. Jim Young and Russel Savage, respectively of Crockett Texas and Corpus Christi, Texas. a It is further understood that if it becomes necessary to issue call for the bonds that we will make arrangements with the fiscal agent for their call and bear all expense in connection therewith and that we will in every instance present warrants or bonds to be cancelled to the Comptroller for cancellation, attend to making the exchange and return to the city the cancelled securities or/ and a duly certified copy of the Comptrollers cancellation certificate. It is further understood that we will accept such maturities upon various exchanges as will work in conveniently with the city's program of refunding. Respectfully submitted, TIM BROWN CRUTMER COMPANY By T,'?. H. Smith and upon motion unanimously carried the said proposition was accepted by the council, 1 subject only to the approval of the form of the agreement by Russel Savage and 1. W. Young. IV On motion duly carried Lir. 0. N. IVright was employed as General Inspector for the city at a salary of $30.00 per geek, his salary to be paid out of the city engineers budget and he to work under instructions from the city engineers office. Noth4ng further appearing the meeting adjourned. SLCREI TZY. MAYOR. SPECIAL IMETING OCTOBER 25Th. 1927- 3;15 P.M. Members present Idayor Lovenskiold, Conmiissioners Smith, Chapman, Canter and Segrest 422 The following estimate of the amount due Smith Brothers. Inc. for moneys advanced in the construction of the darn on the Nueees River and the acquisition of lands therefor and the pa ment for engineering fees was presented as follows:- ESTITIATE NU113ER 1. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXJ3 'WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT TO S11ITH BROTHERS, INCORPORATED. July 1st. 1927 Draft W. Made option 900.00 Int. 7.25 July 9th. 1927 Draft 1. Henderson option 150.00 " 2.60 Sept. 29th. 1927 draft Carrie Freeman 1000.00 " 4.32 Oct. 3rd. 1927 Draft W. Wade purchase 39208.50 " 143.68 Sept. 8th. 1927 V. G. & S. G. Tailler option 1100.00 " 9.16 Oct. 5th.. 1927 L. H. & H-. B. Coffin option 1000.00 " 3.33 Oct. 8th. 1927 Comm. to 1 rs. D. L. Freeman on Coffim Option 625.00 1.75 Oct. 12th. 1927 12i'o Engineering fees 24591.33 52.00 Oct. 12th. 1--1927 Printing bonds 1900.00 4.03 Oct. 18th. 1927 Joe Henderson purchase 5350.00 » 6.23 Oct. Oct. 24th. 1927 R. H. Brown,option 176.00 " ' S 24th. 1927 H. TAT. Wurzbach option 100.00 Oct. 24th. 1927 7% tirade, balance due on land 3610.00 Interest on above as per schedule 244.33 Oct. 25th. 1927 Draft to City of Corpus Christi for to balance due Hawley & Freese on 22jo engineering and $13,955.00 advanced by city to Hawley & Freese 24727.54' T 0 T A L - 104682.70 Less accrued interest on v6103,000.00 bonds this day delivered 2 mos and 25 days at 6% 1467.75 AMOUNT DUE THIS ESTIM10E 103214.95 Less bonds delivered this estimate 103000.00 Credit due Smith Bros. on next estimate 214.95 And upon motion duly made, seconded and carried it was ordered that bonds Los. 1 --to 103 of an issue of Corpus Christi Water Revenue Bonds, dated August 1st. 1927, aggregating the sura of 0103,000.00 be delivered to Smith Bros. Inc. in accordance with above estimate and that credit for 0214.95 be allowed on the next estimate due them. It was further ordered that the draft this day given the city of Corpus Christi by Smith Bros. Inc. and marked (*) in the sum of U024,727.54 be deposited in the funds of the city and that of said sum the sum of $10,772.54 be paid to Hawley & Freese, being the final payment due on their 2-�-% commission for engineering fees based on present estimates and the remaining 613,955. be credited as follows $5,000.00 to the Current Contin-ent Fund, being in refund for a like amount heretofore advanced to Hawley and Freese by the city and 08955.00 be credited to the .`Taterworks emergency Construction fund in refund of a like amount advanced by the city to Hawley and Freese on the preliminary survey work done on the damsite. The estimate of the City Engineer of the cost of paving water Street (25 feet on west diE as follows: pavement including curbing -*18,169.00; excluding curbing 017481.75, of which amount the city's portion would be 06325.44 and a motion carried that the west side of Water Street be paved from Power to Starr Streets with Co4crete base and asphalt topping and that the east 15 feet be paved with mudshell and that the city advertise for said bids to be opened on November 9th. On motion duly carried the city agreed to pay for the electric current necessary for a white way to be constructed on Water Street, a distance of seven blocks to the Princess Louise Hotel. On motion duly carried the valuation of the bersonal property assessment of H. 111. VdommacT was reduced to N700.00 per year for the years 1917, 1922 and 1923. e) There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRILTARY. 1�i1�YCP,. SPECIAL IMETING OCTOBER 26TH. 1927 - 5 P. 11Q. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter, Segrest and Chapman. Mr. Chas. IT. McClendon, representing the firm of Geo. .Armistead read his report of the audit made of the records and books of the city of Corpus Christi from the first day of March to the 28th. day of February 1927, and also of the installation by them of tew systems of accounting in the various departments of the city, fully explaining their finding to the city council and filing their written report of said findings and on motion duly carried the report was read and ordered filed and a voucher for $796.07, being the balance due the firm in payment for audit and system installations, be paid. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance appropriating certain funds for the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, out of the General Funds of the city and the Gas Revenue Fund and the Waterworks Revenue Fund, and declaring an emergency' The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrtst aye ,The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing and directing the transfers of the moneys in the various sinking funds of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, other than the Seawall and Breakwater Sinking funds to one general sinking fund to be known as the Consolidated Refund Bond Interest and Sinking Fund; and declaring an emergency+ The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapiian aye Segrest aye Carter aye The ordinance was finally pas„ed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye The City Secretary then read ttAn ordinance providing for the purchase of Twenty Thousand dollars (420,000.00) in gas plant and Construction Bonds, Sixth Series, Dated May 12 1927, from the funds of the Seawall and Breakwater Sinking Funds Nos. 1 and 2 and providing for the appropriation of the money, and declaring an emergency.” The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye The city engineer made a report -of the estimated cost of putting in a 15 inch sewer line from 14th. Street out P:or;an Avenue to Seventh Street and stated that the cost would be approximately X2300.00 and a motion carried that the city advertise for bids for said work. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SrXIIETLRY. MAYOR 42 t�- REGULAR MELTING OCTOBER 28TH. 1927 7:30 P.M. Members present 1,11ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Carter, Segrest and Chapman. On motion duly carried ilartin Cruz was granted a permit to make an addition to his present establishment at the corner of Laguna and "later Streets. The application of the 11istletoe Creameries for permission to run a guy vire across Vlaco street for the purpose of guying a smoke stack at their plant was read and a motion carried that same be granted., The bill of the Sa.xet Company in the sum of v6�900.65 for gas sold the city during the month of October was read and ordered paid. The City Secretary read a letter from Supt. R. R. Hall of the water and gas department requesting, appropriations for several lines and extensions of gas and water mains and on motion duly carried the same was referred to Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapzian and Segrest and they were instructed to inspect the places asking for extensions and make a report on same. On motion duly made, seconded and carried Doctor I% J. Perkins and I1Iatt Pellegrino were instructed to attend the State Sanitarians School to be held in Houston on November 1st. to 4th. and they 17ere allow0d 6V100.00 each for expenses on the trip. ,e being nothin,- further before the meeting the same adjourned. SECREMRY. REGULAR 11EETING NOVEIrMER 4TH. 1927 - 7:30 P. R. KLYOR . present Ylayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chalman. Smith. Segrest and Carter. VYembers The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of October and it appearing to the council that all of said vouchers had been legally issued in payment for claims against the city which had been duly audited prior to their issuance and it further . appearing that all of said vouchers had been approved by the commissioners under whose supervision the said expenditures were made. a motion carried that same be api,roved. The matter of making tater extension on North Beach was presented by the Superintendent of the Nater Department and a motion carried authorizing that department and the city eng- ineer to prepare estimates of the cost of same and report to the council. On motion duly carried Hancock Street from Staples to Chamberlain was ordered paved. On motion duly carried a permit was granted to the Highway Rotor Company for the erection of an electric sign. On motion duly carried a permit was granted to Dr. Henry Redmond to repair a residence adjoining his property on Leopard Street. On motion duly carried the Waterworks and Gas Department were authorized to make gas and water extensions as enumerated in the letter of the Supt. to the City Council dated November 3rd. 1927 and on file in the City Secretary's Office. On motion duly carried the property in the name of I. D. Russett, consisting of 32 and 2� acres in the Yussett tract. respectively. was reduced in value for all delinquent years to '14.200.00 per year. ting further api ring the meeting adjourned. SECREETARY. MAYOR. 425 SPECIAL MEETING NOVEMBER 9TH. 1927 - 4 o'clock PX. Members present %ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter and Segrest. Came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for the paving Plater Street from 03tarr Street to Power Street and it appearing that one bid had been received for said work. that of Smith Bros. Inc. a motion carried that same be opened, whereupon same was opened and read to the council as follows: - 5400 yards 12" cold rolled asphalt Q .95 per sq. yard 5400 yards concrete base 1:3:5 @ 1.40 " 9200 yards preparing subgrade Q.17 ft 8' to 10' depth " 900 yards excavation 0 •20 " 1000 lin. ft. vit storm sewer )-4' 0 1.05 per lin ft. 1750 lin. ft. concrete curb a .45 per lin ft. 1750 lin. ft. concrete gutter Q .50 V" 6 manholes 0-4' depth (complete) C 50.00 each 600 sq. yds. grout stone ret. wall Q cost plus 15", 750 tons mudshell (in place) @ 3.45 per ton An after due consideration by the council a motion carried that the bid lay over on the table 48 hours as required by the charter. Then came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for the laying of a sewer (sanitary) line from lJorgan Avenue to Seventh Street and there being one bid received. that of Agar and Gentry. a motion carried that same be opened and read as follows:- FOR FURNISHING ALL LABOR, MATERIAL. EXCAVATIEG . LAYING AND BACKFILLING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 12" SANITARY SEVIER LINE OF THE FOLLOWING DEPTHS: 500 ft 8' to 10' depth 1.50 per foot 600 ft. 10' to 12' depth 1.55 1100 ft. 12' to 14' depth 1.75 rr _ 200 ft. 14' to '16' depth 1.90 " AND 9 MANHOLES OF, THE FOLLOWING DEPTH: 2 manholes.8' to 10' depth 95.00 each 3 manholes 10' to 12' depth 110.00 each 4 manholes 12' to 14' depth 140.00 each ` Timber in trench 75.00 per M. And after examination of the bid by the council a motion carried that same be laid on the table for forty eight hours as required by the charter.. Noth' g further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. 11AYOR. SPECIAL MEETING NOVEMBER 12TH. 1927 - 11 A. M.- Y.embers present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Smith and Segrest. On motion duly carried the bid of Agar and Gentry for the laying of a sanitary sewer line on I. -organ to Seventh Streets was rejected and work on this job deferred indefinitely by the council. The bid of Smith Bros. for the the improvement of mater Street as per their bid filed on November 9th. 1927 be and the same is hereby accepted and the Mayor and City Controller are hereby authorized to execute necessary contracts for said work. At the request of Smith. Bros. contractors, a motion wes duly made. seconded and carried that the police department be instructed to close Agnes Street from Staples to the western city limits on account of the pavement work now being done by said contractors There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. I, AYOR. 4*4 for fee bids The City Secretary then read "An ordinance and resolution 000 �. approving the City Engineer's statement of M. persons. firms. corpo- rations and estates owning property abutting on outer Street from ng as the Eorth curb line of Power Street to the North line of Starr Street; erg tho de number of front feet owned by each. description of their property. dei estimated total cost of whole improvement and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property. and against steam rail- ways for a portion of the cost of imprcving said street; setting 4 o'clock P. Y. December 5th. 1927, in the city Hall of Corpus Christi. Texas. as the time and place for hearing the oiAners of said property T1 concerning said assessments. directing the City Secretary to give Month of notice of said hearing as required by the city charter and declaring two an emergency." W1 The charter rule was suspended by the following vete:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye .The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye and Smith aye .x ation 7 - act ,ed to the Lng Lm on ,ake up :.ECRETARY. MAYOR. SPECIAL LIEETING NOU `BER 26TH. 1927 - 10 A. M. Members present Yayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Smith and Segrest. 1r. N. C. Thrailkill. contract on the Nueces Eotel. appeared before the council and requested a permit to do some blasting with dynamite. for the purpose of -removing some concrete construction in connection with the improvements at the ETueces Hotel. and on �4 motion duly carried said permit was granted with the understanding that he furnish bond g indemnifying the city against any damage to the citisens or their property. 426 REGULAR MEETING NOVE1,1BER 18TH. 1927 - 7:30 P.Y. 11embers present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman and Smith. On motion duly carried the Mayor and City Secretary were ordered to advertise for bids for two American La France Fire Engines.(750 gallons per minute pumpers) and also for 4000 feet of standard fire hose; said bids to be opened on December 2nd. 1927 at 2 o'clock P.M, The city Secretary then read "An ordinance appropriating certain moneys put of the old sinking funds of the old eeries of bonds and warrants heretofore refunded and setting aside the same to certain operating funds and to a fund created for the purpose of paying the expenses of the refunding Bond issue, creating operating funds for the gas and water departments. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. The emergency clause was invoked by the following vote: Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye The application of the Brunk's Comedians for a permit to show in the city during the month of January 1928 was heard and on motion duly carried.they were granted permit_to show two weeks during January. Th a being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. 1' AYOR. ,SPECIAL 1;'EETING • NOVEMBER 25TH. 1927 - 1 o'clock P.M. Members present Kayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Begrest and Smith. The matter of the adjustment of the land purchase by the city from V. G. Caller and wife for use at the 'Pater Reservoir being constructed by the city came up for consideration and on motion duly carried the council authorized the purchase of 142 acres of raw un - submerged land and. making a total of 6492 acres to be purchased from them for a con- sideration of Y624.140.00. The matter of the payment of the balance due J. W. Young on the refunding contract came up for consideration and on motion duly carried the City Secretary was instructed to write Tyr. Young advising that the council was of the opinion that same should await the final closing of the refund matter as he was employed to lokk after said matter during the entire operations and that the council would be glad to make settlements with him on the basis of the bonds refunded as and when the same were refunded. On motion duly carried the Magnolia Petroleum Company was granted a permit to take up their 5000 feet of 8" oil line leading from their tanks to the Yunicipal Wharf. PTo ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. 3ECRETARY. L"AYOR. SPECIAL LiE'ETING ITOVEMER 26TH. 1927 - 10 A. L:. Members present Pyayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Smith and Segrest. 1-r. W. C. Thrailkill. contract on the Nueces Hotel. appeared before the council and requested a permit to do some,blesting with dynamite. for the purpose of removing some concrete construction in connection with the improvements at the Nueces Hotel. and on motion duly carried said permit was granted with the understanding that he furnish bond indemnifying the city against any damage to the citisens or their property. V OfS • The City Secretary then "An'ordinance and resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers Incorporated declaring the liability of certain property owners of abutting property and their prop- erty on Lard Street from the west curb line of Sam nankin Street to the city limits for the cost,of improving same; and declaring an emergency." The oharter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye O Segrest aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read "A approvingg final estimate and authorizing the issuara ce of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers Incorporated. declaring the liability of certain property owners of abutting property and their property on xj Avenue from the west curb line of Third Street to the east curb line oT Staples Street. for the cost of improving same. and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Smith aye ' Segrest aye Therit� Secretar then read "A resolution approving the final. estimate and auth- orizing the ssuence o assignable certificates to Smith Brothers Incorporated; de- claring the liability of certain property owners of abutting property and their prop- erty on ZjLza eth Street from the east curb line of Staples Street to the west curb line of Third Street; for the cost of improving the same and declaring a1 emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye The resolution was finally passed by the foll wing vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye r, l� Segrest aye - The city Secretary then read "A resolution approving the final estimate and auth- orizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers Incorporated; de- clating the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on ,2_ xk Avenue from Staples Street to Carancehus Street for the cost of improving the same. and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye The resolution then read by the City Secretary "A resolution approving the final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to :smith Brothers Incorporated; declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on --C. arancehus :street from the north line of Park Avenue to,the South Line of Leopard Street for the cost of"improving the same. and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith eye Segrest aye A�The City Secretary then read "A resolution approving the final. estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers Incorporated; declaring the lia- bility of certain property owners of abutting property and their property on 'SACO SYREET from the.north curb line of Leopard Street to the South line of Buffalo Street �"or the cost of improving the same; and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith eye Segrest aye The resolution was finally passed by -the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest aye The application of B. C. Butler for permit to build frame house on corner of Resece and Yesquite streets was heard and a motion carried granting same. The final estimate of the amounts due Smith Brothers Incorporated on Carancahua Street. Waco Street. Elizabeth Street. Craig and Park Avenues and Leopard Streets. in the sum of V44.269.37. less advances heretofore made in the sum of 022.495.31 and the amount paid by the city for engineering and printing in the sum of $5632.09. and leaving a balance due Smith Brothers in the sum of 016.141.97 was read to the council and on motion duly carried the same was ordered paid. A motion was duly made.'seconded and carried instructing Smith Brothers Incorporated to proceed with the paving of 1esquite Street from Belden Street to Carroll Street. across the Southern Pacific Railway tracks and instructing. the city engineer to prepare estimates of the cost of paving Water Street to connect ovith Timon Boulaverd. The bill of Smith Bros. Inc. in the sum of w424.50 for overhaul and lowering sidewalks on Carancahua Street be paid out of the Street fund. by motion duly carried. The City Secretary was by motion duly carried. authorized to draw a draft on the Brown Crummer Company at Dallas. Texas. for $95.000.00 plus accrued interest. attaching to said draft $95.000.00 in city of Corpus Christi,•`bonds held by the city's Sinking, Funds; said. bonds having been included in the refunding order passed by the city council and this transaction being in accordance with the existing contract with the Brown Crummer Company; and the Secretary is further instructed to instruct the city Treasurer to place said funds to the credit of the proper sinking Funds of the city. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. PAYOR. SPECIAL MEETING . DECEMBER 13T. 1927- 11 o'clock A.L. Yembers present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Smith and Segrest. The estimate of the amount due Smith. Brothers Incorp6rated on the Dam work was pre- sented to the council. as follows: - Balance due from estimate No. 1 214.95 LAND DRAFTS: A. B. Coffin 2744.59 T. M. Luther 595.72 A. M. Erskine 285.00 ` A. B. Coffin 1054.72 Martindale I-ortgage=Coffin 1303.77 Bal. on Coffin tract 14597.44 20.581.24 Interest on land drafts 23.35 Engineering fees 7.084.57 CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE NO. 1: ' Clearing heavy acres 1125.00 Extra work 1368.78 Yisterial 238575.28 Less 1Q 24106.91 216.962.15 TOTAL4;866.2 429 Less accrued interest on 0240,000.00 to be delivered this date 4,800.00 240,066.26 Bonds delivered 240,000.00 Credit due Smith Bros. on next estimate 66.26 and on motion duly carried the said estimate was approved by the city council and the Mayor was instructed to write the Republic Trust and Savings Bank, Dallas, Texas, Trustee to deliver to Smith Brothers Incorporated Bonds Number one hundred four (104) to three hundred forty three (343). both inclusive, to comply with the above estimate. . The final estimate of the amount due Hawley and Freese on the Booster pump contract in the sum of $778.45 was read and ordered paid. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. YAM. SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 2nd, 1927- 5 o'clock P.M. Ilembers present tlayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman and Smith. Came on for consideration the matter of receiving bids for the furnishing to the city of two fire engines and 4000 feet of fire hose as per advertisements auth- orized by the city council and on motion duly carried said bids were ordered opened and read and were as follows: - American La France Fire Engine Co. 1 engine for the sum of Q12,500.00 and two engines for the sum of V023,500.00 with terms to suit the city at 6% interest. The Seagraves Corporation agreed to furnish one engine for the scam of X12,500.00 and two engines for the sum of $23.375.00 The Eureka Fire Hose. Yfg. Co. agreed to furnish 4,000 feet of fire hose for the sum of 01.40 per foot and the Globe Automatic Sprinkler Company bid the sum of X1.04 per foot. On motion duly carried all of said bids were ordered to lay over on the table for forty eight hours as required by the city charter. List extensions for gas and water submitted by the Supt. of water department in the sum of 12115.00 was referred to the Mayor and Finance Commissioner by motion duly carried. The bonds of W. C. Thrailkill indemnifying the city against loss to property or persons on account of dynamite blasting permit granted by the city council was read and having been approved as to form by the city attorney was ordered approved by the Mayor. The City Engineer was instructed to prepare a list of the refunds due to property owners on Carancehus Street amounting to $1017.02 and the City secretary instructed to issue vouchers refunding said amount. The bond of Loreto Barrera, gas fitter was ordered approved by the Layor. riot ng further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. I LAYQri. DECEI3ER 5TH. 1927 3PECIAL MEETING - 3 o'clock P.M. Members present Payor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Smith and Carter. Came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for the fire engine equipment and fire hose as per bids opened by the council on December 2nd. and on motion duly carried the bid for furnishing two fire engines was awarded to the American La France Fire Engine Co. for $23.500.00 and the Eureka Fire Hose. Mfg. Co. be awarded the contract for furnishing 4000 feet of fire hose at X1.40 per foot. On motion duly carried the bid of the Gicbe Automatic Sprinkler Co. was declared not in line for the reason that personal check was included and not certified check as called for in the bids. The matter of settleing with J. W. Young on the balance of x18.720.00 due on contract he has with the city in the handling of the 42.572.000.00 refunding matter came up for con- sideration and a letter was read from Russel Savage and one from Jas. L. Taylor. advising the council that according to the contract held by Judge Young. said amount was due and a motion carried that same be paid. The City Secretary then read "A resolution authorizing the Y-eyor. City Controller and City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi to make certain transfers of moneys now on deposit in the various sinking funds of said city. stipulating the funds to which the said transfers should be made. creating the necessary funds accounts for said purposes and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote,- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter eye Smith aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chap nen aye Carter aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the bill of Clay & Dillon Attorneys in the sum of '2000.00 for opinion on the refunding bonds was ordered paid. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was authorized to purchase from fund No. 318 the $25.000.00 of SeaAall and Breakwater Bonds held by said fund and purchase for the account of Fund No. 344. On motion duly carried the city Secretary was instructed to transfer out of Fund No. 222 into fund No. 102 the sum of w8439.00 on abcount of advanvees made out of the general fund for carrying on the vork in connection with the Dam and reservoir at Nueces River. Not ing further api.esring the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. T,:AYOR. 3PECIAL LiEETING DECEMBER 5TH. 1927 - A P. Tom. Ilembers present Payor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter. Chapman and Smith. The Mayor announced that the meeting was an purchuance to published notice calling for a hearing of property owners on Water Street as to the paving of said Street. Those present were asked if there were any protests to be made of the assessments on said street and the only protest filed was a written protest by F. E. Crocker and on motion duly carried the hearing was continued until 7:30 k. II. December 9th. T thing further a pearinp the meeting adjourned. USECRETARY. LAYOR. 431 SPEC IAL L:EET ING DECEMBER 8TH. 1927 - 1:30 P. M. Members present Layor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Smith. On motion duly carried Smith Bros. contractors were instructed to pave Water Street with concrete and topping as per bid. a distance of 25 feet from the west curb ling of Crater Street and the other 15 feet be shelled and in connection with said motion the following resolution was adopted: Be it resolved by the city council that at this time the city proceed with the paving of Vaster Street from Power to Starr Streets making said pavement 25 feet in width from the west property line of said Water Street and further that as soon as the necessary funds are available that the said street be paved to its dedicated width of 40 feet and that the retaining wall now constructed along said street be so re- constructed as to make the seepage of the materials from the street into the waters of the bay impossible. No ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. REGULAR IIEETING DEC PeiB :R 9TH. 1927 - 7:30 P.M. I MAYOR. / Ptiembers present Yayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter. Chapman. Segrest and Smth The city Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of November and it appearing to the council that all of said vouchers had been duly and legally issued and duly approved by the commissioners under whose supervision the expenditures were made. prior to the issuance of said vouchers. a motion carried that same be approved. L The Secretary then read the following resolution: "An ordinance fixing the time of holding regular meetings of the city council of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The resolution or ordinance was passed. finally. by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman eye Segrest eye Smith aye The resignation of Geo. Yorgan as city plumbing inspector was received and a motion carried that same be accepted and the Commissioner of Water and Gas authorized b to appoint T. J. Cahill as temporary inspector. On motion duly carried the city voted to adopt the Hoover Plumbing Code and the the city attorney was authors zed and instructed to draw the necessary ordinance for the adoption of same. The city council then. by motion duly carried. resumed the hearing on the paving of water street which was continued from December 5th. and there appearing no further protests. the council then called upon John Saunders. A1. G. Herndon who were present and they testified that they were acquainted with said street; with the value of property thereon and with the nature of the improvements contemplated and they were of the opinion that said improvements would enhance the value of property along 32 said street. greatly in excess of the cost of said improvements. whereupon a motion carried th a the hearing be closed and the assessments against said levied. The city secretary then read "An ordinance levying an assessment again the property and the owners thereof. in the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. abutting upon certain streets and parts of streets hereinafter named. for part of the cost of improveing said streets. fixing a lien and charge against said property and the owners thereof. providing for the collection thereof and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- , Lovenskiold eye Carter aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the valuation on Lot 6 Block 6 Steele & Laughlin addition was reduced to $150.00 for 1916 to 1921 inclusive. re being nothing further the meeting adjourned. SECRETARYJ MAYOR. SPECIAL 1—EETING DECEIBER 14TH. 1927 - 1:30 P.11. Yembers present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest. Chapman and Smith. The bill of Brown Crummer Company for $31.795.14 being the amount due them on the exchange of 1623,000.00 of city bonds as per their contract was presented to the city coun- e it and ordered paid. The estimate of the amount due Smith Bros. Inc. in the sum of X4.033. was read and a motion carried that same be paid. The City Secretary then read the police and ,unitary reports for the month of Dovember which were ordered filed. On motion duly carried Supt. John Cunningham of the Calellen waterworks plant was authorized to purchase fittings and gate and check valves needed for the plant. Ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. DECEIaER 16TH. 1927. REGULAR YEETING- 5 O'CLOCK. P. IT. Members present Lovenskiold. Carter. Chapman. Smith and Segrest. On motion duly carried the liayor was authorized to appoint a committee to draft a new electrical ordinance and specifications for electrical wiring. On motion duly carried Frank Juergens. R. J. Hunter were opkointed on the city's plumbing board. On motion duly carried L. Petrusas was given a one year lease on Lot 8 on the North side of the l:unicipal wharf at a monthly rental of $10.00. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the Mayor and City Controller of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas to execute and deliver to H. N. Garrett. his heirs and ,assigns. a release of a certain judgement secured by the city of Corpus Christi. in the Criminal District Court of Nueces County. Texas. against the said H. N. Garrett. insofar as the said judgement lien affects Lot number fourteen (14) of the Northeast one quarter of Block "C". Colonia Ylexicans. an addition to the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. such release however. not to affect said judgement lien in so far as it is a lien on other property des- cribed in said judgement; and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The city Secretary than read "An ordinance changing the name of Bay View Avenue a street in the City of Corpus Christi and naming and designating the same as "Ocean Drive"; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and de- cleftng an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Carter aye Smith aye Segrest aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The city Secretary then read "A ordinance providing that what is known as Lots numbers seven (7). eight (8). nine (). ten (10). eleven (11) and twelve 112) in Block number three (3) of the west end adGiion to the city of Corpus Christi. and belonging to the City of Corpus Christi. be created into and designated as a park for public use of the citizens of Corpus Christi. and that the same be named "Oscar Lovenskiold Park"; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest eye Carter eye Smith eye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye On motion duly carried all permits now in force for the construction of piers or slips in Corpus Christi bay are hereby revoked by the council. f On motion duly carried the city council endorsed the proposition of the Local Kiwanis Club to build fishing platforms along the Causeway. Not g further appearing the meeting adjourned. ECRETARY. MAYOR. DECEMBER 22ND. 1927. SPECIAL MEETING d 11 o'CLOCK A. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman and Smith. The city Secretary read "An ordinance authorizing the Mayor and City Controller of the City of Corpus Christi to enter into contract with J. Holman Cartwright ***** in connection with the dam -site on the Nueces River. etc. and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye r The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance providing that Waterworks funding bonds 434 dated August 1st. 1898, now bearing interest at the rate of 5% per annum. payable semi-annual] February and August 1st. due August 1st. 1938, optional at any time after August 1st. 1908 be called for redemption on the first day of February 1928. and the city Treasurer be instructed to give notice of said intention on the part of the city of Corpus Christi to redeem said bonds by publication of this resolution for one month in the official ne wspapei of the City of Corpus Christi; and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote;- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the Dubinsky Bros. Stock Company was granted a permit to show in the city during the week of February 16th. 1928. ere being nothing further the meeting adjourned. e ' SECRETAR . MAYOR. REGULAR YEETIIIG DECEKBER 23RD. 1927 - 5 P.L:. Yembers present Yeyor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter, Chapman. Smith and Segrest. Mr. Gutzom Borglum and Lrs. Lorene Jones Spoonts appeared before the council in the interest of the bay -front improvement plan being worked out by Iter. Borglum. He stated that the model was practically complete and would be displayed in the city during the early part of January. The bill of the Saxet Company for gas used during December in the sum of '6812.90 was presented and ordered paid. On motion duly carried the following cash transfers were authorized. From fund 106 to fund 256 ) $2596.93 From fund 104 to fund 456 ) Pay roll 262.68 From fund 256 to fund 126 ) 1726.11 From fund 106 to 156 ) 1324.06 From fund 104 to fund 456 ) Supplies 3660.60 Not)$ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECR :TARP. IAYOR. DECM3ER 30TH. 1927 REGULAR MEETIIJG HELD AT 5 O'CLOCK P.M. Yembers present mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter, Chapman. Segrest and Smith. On motion duly carried the following cash transfers were authorized: From fund 104 to fund 456 From fund 102 to 124 From fund 106 to fund 126 From fund 106 to Fund 256 143.82 99.43 115.77 962.30 Came up for consideration the matter of the shelling of the east 15 feet of dater street from Power to Starr Streets and after some discuslion a motion carried that Smith Bros. be awa2ded this contract as per their bid in connection wht `,Nater Street paving. Commiss- ioner Smith voting no on this motion. a On motion duly carried the Yayor was authorized to execute easement contract between the City and Southern Pacific Railvday Company with the understanding that such easement will not jeopardize th-e rights of the city in crossing the said company's tracks on Mesquite to Carrol street connecting with the "Driscoll Drive" as now contracted to be paved. On motion duly carried the city council voted to purchase lot 6 Block 1 in Craven Heights. adjoining the city pound for a price of Y275.00. 435 On motion duly carried Mayor Lovenskiold and Commissioner Chapman were authorized to purchase a location for a new standpipe. On motion duly carried the time for the payment of 1927 city taxes without the additional 10% penalty was extended until January 31st. 1928. The bill of Smith Bros. (final estimate) of the amount due them for the laying of Sanitary Sewer on eater Street in the sum of 12883.13 was presented and by motion duly carried ordered paid out of the :Sewer construction fund (270). DrIhine further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. LAYOR. SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 3RD. 1928- 11 O'CLOCK A.Y. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Carter and Smith. The estimate of the amount due Smith Bros. Inc. for work done and cash advalced the city on the dam work during December was presented as follows: - Balance from November estimate LAND DRAFTS: Taxes T. Li. Luther deal 183.75 Option " 219-2 acres 220.00 Option R. J. Sellers 500.00 Fin. payment V.G.Killer 231.91:541_ Martindale Yortg. Luther deal 1450.00 Interest V. G. Miller deal 6.00 Sims note lien Sellers deal 1281.08 Y'artindale Mortgage release Robt . Sellers deal 1620.00 Balance Callie Freeman deal 36500.00 Fin. payment Ycohorter deal 2262.95 Part pay Sellers deal - commi ssion V.G.1iller- Freeman and Coffin deals 500.00 Fin payment A.B.Coffin tract 19812.37 9 Interest on land drafts Engineering fees- amount paid Construction estimate No. 2 Less accrued interest on 0107.00O.00 bonds delivered (to 1/1/1928) Bonds delivered 66.26 90779.96 208.43 2454.69 16485.83 109995.17 2675.00 107320.17 107000.00 Balance due next estimate - 320.17 And on motion duly carried the said estimate was approved and ordered paid and the Mayor was authorized to order the trustee. Republic Bank & Trust Co. of Dallas to del- iver to Smith Bros. Inc. Bonds Nos. 344 to 450 inclusive of the dater Revenue Bond issue dated Nngust 1st. 1928. in payment of above. On motion duly carried the estimate of the amount due Hawley and Freese. engineers on the above estimate. in the sum of 02454.69 was ordered paid. On motion duly carried the council voted to increase the thickness of the standpipe to be erected by omith. Bros. Inc. under their waterworks contract. by 1/16 on an inch as per advise and instruction from -Hawley and Freese in letter dated Januayy 3rd. 1928. On motion duly carried the city engineer was instructed to make an estimate of the cost of extending the gas and water lines from the city's present mains to Blocks 54 and 55 of the Brooklyn Addition for the purpose of serving the proposed Grande Courts and to make report to the council. On motion duly carried Geo. Armistead and Company of Houston were employed to make the annual audit of the city from L=arch 1st. 1927 to February 29th. 1928 and that they be paid the sum of X800.00 for said work; and further that they be employed to make a complete investory of city property in every department and that they be paid for this on the per diem basis. the same as last year X20.00 per day for principal and V15.00 per II day for assistant. On motion duly carried the city engineer was instructed to proceed with the preparation of estimates of costs and quantities on the proposed bay front improvement plan and to present same to the city at the earliest date possible. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRET -0y. REOULAR IPEET ING JANUARY 13TH. 1928 5 P. I,i. MYOR. Y'embers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith. Chapman and Carter On motion duly carried the Yayor was authprized to advertise for bids*for the furnishing to the city of a "Gamewell Fire Alarm system" complete installed and to be delivered to the city ready for operation; said bids to be opened January 25th. at 3 o'clock P. IS. Several property owners on Leopard Street appeared before the council and requested that some action be taken looking to the widening of the remaining five blocks on said street; and after some discussion a motion carried that the apprai--ol committee of the r real estate board make a report to the council,as to the value of the 10 foot frontage on all property on said five blocks; that Hardy & Curran. J. W. Bermingham and Oscar Lutz be asked to make estimates of the cost of the zemoval of all buildings. fronts and the replacement thereof; and that the city engineer be asked to prepare estimates of the cost of, pavement. sewer. water and gas changes and extensions necessary on said five blocks and that each of said committees make written xeports to the council at their earliest convenience. The City Secretary then read the audited vouchers record for the month of December 1927 and it appearing to the city council that all of said vouchers had been issued in pay- ment for claims duly audited and justly due by said city and further that all of said vouchers had been approved by the commissioners under whose supervision the expenditure w8s made a motion carried that same be approved. On motion duly carried the transfer of $521.38 from the Gas Fund (106) to the gas construction fund (256) and of $130.20 from the waterworks fund (104) to the waterworks construction fund (456) was duly authorized. By motion duly carried the city council voted to take up, when issued. the paving certificates on Lots 3 and 4 in Block 24 Beacki aggregating $704.80 and also on Lot 1 Block 43. Yesquite Street aggregating $375.00 and also on lot 7 and N 1/2 of lot 8,Block 37. Beach. aggregating $555.75. The matter of opening a street between Second and Third Streets. adjoining the apohn Sanitarium property on the north was brought before the council and referred to the pity engineer for report. The report of the City Engineer on the cost of extending the water and gas lines to the Grande Courts addition was read and showed that same would cost $492.00 and on motion duly carried the same was ordered put in. provided the promoters of said Courts:, would guarantee to the city a gross income of X100.00 per month on water and gas sales. By motion duly carried the Street Commissioner was authorized to purchase a street sweeper for 2535.50. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. �� SPECIAL IwETING JANUARY 16TH. 1928 - 9 A.I.:. ITembers present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest. Smith and Carter. bss. Callie N1. Freeman appeared before the council in the interest of the consummation of the land deal which she has with the city and after some discussion the council agreed to the correction of the field notes which were shown in the original deed on account of some discrepancies in the calls in said field notes. On motion duly carried the city attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance prohibiting the racing of automobiles in endurance contests. through the streets of the city. providing that the council, in its discretion may or may not grant said endurance contestants permits for same, but that in case of application for such permits such applications must be made to the council in sufficient time to allow the council to properly safeguard the lives of the citizens. There beg nothing further the meeting adjourned. BE, TARY. L,AYOR. SPECIAL UEET ING, JANUARY 17TH. 1928 - 9 A. M. I Members present 1:eyor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter. Chapman, Segrest and Smith. The minutes of all previous meetings were read and approved. On motion duly carried the council voted to purchase from Mrs. Blanche Homeyer through the Baldwin Land Company. Fractional Block 901 in Bay Terrace No. a of the city for a consideration of $3250.00 and authorized the issuance of a voucher for $250.00 out of the General fund, as earnest money on the contract; same to be used for the purpose of erecting thereon the waterworks standpipe and also a sub -station for Fire department; and further the council voted to purchase from Kokernot-Nixon Lots Nos. 7 and 8 in Block 1 of the Hillside Addition, on Leopard Street for a consideration of 14500.00 for the purpose of erecting a sub -station for fire department thereon. The Bond of E. L. Buckner, electrician was read and the 178yor was authorized to approve"the same. The ing nothing further the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. SPECIAL, I,aETIIyG JANUARY 19TH. - 192-7-f- 4 o'clock IJAYOR . I -embers present Mayor Lovenskiold; Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Smith. The City Secretary read "An ordinance ratifying and confirming certain acts of the City Council and the city Officials in connection with the contract with Smith Brothers Inc.. in connection with the allowance and payment Of estimates. the pur- chase for lands and the issuance of Service Bonds thereof and delivery of the same. ty providing for the delivery of additional service bonds, and declaring an emerge 7ye The charter rule was suspended by the following vote.- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance wes finally passed by the following ordinance: Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read the foil -wing letter from J. H. smith. ,0` Corpus Christi. Texas. January 19th. 1928. To the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. Gentlemen -- As you know. ,e have had available for the city for the purchase of land the sum of Three Eundred and fifty thousand (ya350.000.00) dollars which we have held in the bank in Dallas. subject to draft by the city. These drafts me have honored as they have come in and such bonds as have been delivered to us we have allowed the city to deduct interest from August lst. to the date of delivery. These matters have not been settled as promptly as expected and this proceedure has been rather burdensome on us. more so than we orthe city council expected. We are asking. therefore. that Wou deliver to u`s all of -the re- maining bonds of the Three hundred and fifty thousand (93.0.000.00) set aside for the purchase of land. which would amount to One hundred eighty five thousand 0185.000.00) dollars at this time, in order that we may Gell those bonds and place the proceeds in the bank in Dallas to be drawn out by us on drafts as heretofore. and in this may we will avoid the expense of keeping our own funds for that purpose. In this connection, on this last delivery of bonds. under the circumstances. we do not believe that the city should deduct the interest from August 1. to the date of delivery for the season that we have already stated and that is that the land transactions have taken longer than we expected and it now appears that the remaining lands to be acquired may take consideratle time. Yours truly. Smith Brothers Inc. By J. H. Smith. V whereupon a motion was duly made. seconded and carried that the layor be authorized to instruct the Republic Trust and Savings bank, Trustee to deliver said bonds along with the next estimate. to be approved this date, allowing Smith Bros. accrued interest in view of ab( The City Secretary then read the estimate (No. 3) of the amount due Smith Bros. .pre- pared by Hawley and Freese. as follows: - Balance due from December estimate - .320.17 43.648.00 1660. feet drain tile C .25 9800 cu. yds. core trench C .74 11.228.76 Po it banks 1400 cu. yds Q .65 1.040.00 Shortleaf piles 0-25' L.F.18210 C� .60 10.926.00 steel sheet piles. 700 tons C X125.00 108.500.00 Clearing heavy acres (800) Cl 12.50 20.625.00 Extra work - attached statement Total work to date 2.274.41 MATERIALS: 496.0 tons re-inf. steel 88.00 43.648.00 1660. feet drain tile C .25 415.00 95.600 feet foundation piles .33 31.548.00 1466.4 tons steel piles 102.00 149.572.80 1600. bbls. cement 3.20 5.120.00 2810 tons gravel 1.90 5.339.00 1470. tons sand 1.60 2.352.00 Total work to date 392.588.97 Less loo retained 39.258.99 Network 353.329.98 Less previous payments 233.447.98 Bal due Smith Bros. this estimate 119.882.00 Engineering fees paid Hity for Hawley & Freese 2.997.05 123.199.22 Less accrued interest on "'119.000.00 this day delivered 3.570.00 119.629.n Less bonds delivered 119.000.00 Balance due Smith Brothers Inc. - nest estimate 629.22 and on motion duly made, seconded and carried the Ylayor was instructed and authorized to 'write the Republic Trust and Savings Bank to deliver to Smith Bros. Incorporated Three hundred four (304) bonds. the maturities to be selected by Smith Broshthers. Said 304 bonds to cover the above estimate and also the $185.000.00 above referred to as balance due on land fund. And further it was moved that above estimate be approved. On motion duly carried that the estimate due Eawley and Freese in the szm of x,2977.05 be paid. Not�'rr- urther appearing the meeting adjourned. lv� X11 --t J�� �_CRETARY. 1AYOR. �Ive. 439 R ;GULA3 Y'EETING JANUARY 20TH. 1928 - 5 O'CLOCK 2.11. Yembers present 1"ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman and Smith. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and aplroved. The City Engineer made a report on the cost of extendirg sanitary Sewer lines on Rincon Street and on motion duly carried the council authorized the extension of said sanitary sewers from Lots 3 and 4 in Block 91. Beach on Rincon Street to Brewster Street and up Brewst6r Street to Water Street. On motion duly carried the council tatified the action of the city engineer in notifying E. J. -Ellis to remove the sidewalk constructed by him on Ocean Drive for the reason that same is not in compliance with the city ordinance. On motion duly carried the Dunne Electric Company was granted a permit to erect an electric sign at Scott's Service Station. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was instructed to notify the Central Power & light Company to install an electric light at the corner of Hancock and 11th. streets. The resignation of Cullen W. Briggs as assistant city attorney was read and on motion duly carried the same was accepted. The I"ayor was authorized to use his best efforts in the development of the white way lighting system zhich was proposed to be put in on Water Street. A petition from the Plumbers in Corpus Christi requesting the appoiijtment of F. R. Juergens as Plumbing Insxector and H. C. O'Donnel and W. K. Knowles as membersof the city plumbing board and on Inotion duly carried the same was granted and F. R. Juergens appointed city plumbing inspector at a salary of X150.00 per month. A letter from Supt. Hall recommending certain ges.,and water extensions aggregating �f a the sum of $946.00 was read and on motion duly carrjed the same sere ordered put in. kon motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to issue vouchers transferring from the Water revenue fund (104) to the iv'aterworks construction fund (456) the sam of X472.56 and from the gas revenue fund (106) to the Gas Plant Construction fund (256) the sum of 638.45. Yr. John La Prelle presented to the city council a letter from Edwin H. Yelser and one from U. C. Reed. affecting the matter of furnishing gas to the city by the said (John La Prelle and upon request of the council said letters were referred to the city attorney for recommendations. Nothin further appearing the meeting adjourned. ECRETARY. IxAYOR. 1 SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 25TH. 1928- 4 11. IT. Yembers present Itlayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter. Chapman. Segrest and Smith. ` The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. On motion duly carried D. W. Grant was granted a permit to construct a portable house on Herron lot. provided he shall move the same at ant time the council so requests it. On motion duly carried the personal property assessment of Reed Auto Company for 1927 was reduced to 15.000.00. Lir. 'dl. L. Pearson appeared before the council with reference to, extending the water i and gas lines to the properties of the Travis Cotton Oil Products Company and after discussion by the council it was moved seconded and carried that the extensions be made at the expense of Yr. ff. L. Pearson with the understanding that the city would re-;imburse Yr. Pearson for the cost of same by the issuance of a city warrant payable at some future'time. to be agreed upon by the city council and further that the said Travis Cotton Oil Products Company would guarantee to use such an amount of gas and water as in the judgement of the city council would justify the expense of making such extensions. r. Then came on for consideration the matter of opening bids for the installation of a fire alarm system as advertised for by the city Council and a motion carried that same be opened and read; but one bid was received and was from the Gamewell Fire Alarm Company for the sum of 137.500.00 upon terms of X5.000.00 cash upon completion of the installation and -13.250.00 per year for ten years at six percent interest. Upon motion duly carried the bids were ordered to lay over on the table for forty eight hours as required by the city charter. Not ng further appearing the meeting adjourned. SBCRETARY. T�'AYOR. REGULAR I.'BET ITM JANUARY 27TH. 1928- 5 P. Y. Yembers present L'ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Smith, Carter and Segrest. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved. Upon motion duly carried the assessment of E. L. Caldwell on personal property was ordered reduced to x;1.000.00 for the year 1927. on account of his business having been declared insolvent and the council deems best that such reduction be made. A petition from property owners on Chaparral Street requesting that the council take some action in the matter of widening said street 15 feet on the east side. was read and deferred until a leter date. , On motion duly carried permit was granted to construct fireproof wash rack between Chap- arral and eater Streets on the south side of Chatzell back of the old Sutherland building. On motion duly carried the following cash transfers were authorised; from Uo. 104 to 456 'x'2064.97 and from the gas revenue (106 fund to the gas constructtion fund (256) the sum of 12269.21. Then came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for the furnishing to the city of a completely installed Gamewell Fire Alarm system and on motion duly carried the bid of the Gamewell Fire Alarm System as filed on January 25th. was -accepted and the Mayor and Controller were authorized to enter into contract for same. � On motion duly carried the Reed Automobile Company was ;granted a permit to erect an electric sign st\the Corner of 3illisms and Chaparral Streets. The Secretary then read a letter from C. E. Coleman in which he renuested permission to widen and improve (pave) that portion of leopard Street fronting on property recently purchased by him from Yr. Vlilliam I, -arks and on motion duly carried same was granted with the understanding that the city would refund to L_r. Coleman, that portion of the cost of same which the city would be justly entitled to pay. as and when the city decides to widen and improve the remaining five blocks of Leopard street now unimproved. On motion duly carried the final estimate of the amount due s. T. Montgomery on the contract for railway tracks on the port property in the sum of '598.00 was ordered paid; as also was the estimate due the Texas and New Orleans Ry. Co. in the sum of "16.332.81 for electric signal system at the bascule bridge and also the bill of Cullen W. Briggs for expenses in connection with the Is Fruts rwlater Improvement in the sum of $174.44. On motion duly carried Commissioner Segrest was authorized to contract with John Brown for the repair of the firewall on the city hall building, for the sum of 4`80.00. The bond of Victor Cordova, gas fitter was read and having been approved by the city attorney a motion carried approving the same. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance providing for the bonding and licen- sing of electrical contractors or master electricians; providing the manner and way in which electrical work shall be done, the kind and. class of material to be used in such work•; the inspection of such work and the scale of fees for such inspection; the power and duties of inspector of electrical work and requiring permits for certain kinds of electrical work; and prescribing penalties for the violation of any of the provisions of this act; and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in con- flict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Segrest aye ' Smith aye Chapman aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Carter eye Segrest aye Smith eye Chapman aye The being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. P4UM. SPECIAL t,EETING JANUARY 30TH. 1928- 1:15 P.M. Eembers present Yeyor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith and. Carter. r r� I The City Secretary read "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Smith Brothers, Incorporated, on the ether part. for the furnishing of labor and materials necessary for the imp- roving and paving of RATER$TREET, from the north line of Starr Street to the North line of Power Street and declaring an emergency". The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Smith eye Carter eye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith eye Carter aye The contract and bond of Smith IBrothers for the paving and improvement of Water Street was then presented and. upon motion duly carried the said bond was approved and the Yayor authorized to enter into contract for said work. The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the Mayor and City Controller to execute and deliver b releaee in the name of the City of Corpus Christi to J. 0. Moore. his heirs and assigns, releasing all claims of the city of -Corpus Christi in and to what is known as Lot number five (5) in Block number six (6) of Home Place Addition, an addition to the city of Corpus Christi as shown by map or plat of said addition, in Nueces County. Texas, created by virtue of a judgement of said city for taxes dtie said city by the said J. 0.. Moore and by virtue of said judgement a lien in favor of said city against said property was created; and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Carter aye Smith eye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovensiold aye Carter aye Smith eye The purchase by the city Of Corpus Christi from Mrs. Lillie TSI. Rankin of Fraction - b1 parts of lots Z, 8 and 9 in Block 104 for a consideration of $1500.00 was by motion duly carried ratified by the council and a check for 0200.00 was ordered issued as earnest money on said contract, to be placed in escrow in the Corpus Christi National Bank. 442 NothiXg. further appearing the meeting adjourned. —let SECRETARY. PAYOR. '7 I. REGULAR YE:TING FEBRUARY 3RD. 1928- 5 P. PT. Pembers i�resent L'ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest. Carter, Smith and Chapman. On motion duly carried the Aransas Compress Company was granted a permit to build an addition to their present plant to cost X400.000.00 and that the permit fe be remitted. A petition from property owners residing or owning property on Palo Alto Street from Mesquite to Chaparral Streets was presented and on motion duly carried the some was deferred for investigation and report. On motion duly carried the city's gas line was ordered extended to the Roadway in the Oliver Court addition. measuring 420 feet in length. The bill of the Saxet Company for gas used by the city during the month of January in the sum of 17337.08 was read and ordered paid. On motion duly carried the estimates of the amouns due Robert J. Cummins for woxk on the port improvement work in the sum of 12083.04 was ordered paid. A resolution unanimously passed by the Chamber of Commerce at its monthly luncheon endorsing the Bay -front improvement plan w1asread and ordered filed. By motion duly carried the Liayor was authorized to execute ninety contract with the General Chemical Company for sale of alum to the city.of Corpus Christi. On motion duly carried a transfer of 9792.33 was ordered from fund No. 104 to fund 'No. 456 and gA534.58 from fund No. 106 to fund No. 256. On motion duly carried the council voted to change the hour of the regular meetings of the council from 1:30 to 7:30 every Friday evening. On motion duly carried the Liayor was authorized to instruct the Republic Trust and Savings bank of Dallas to deliver to 'Smith Bros. Bonds No. 1247 to 2000 of the Water Rev- enue Bond issue of August 1st. 1927. cancelling all previous orders for deliveries of bort s of this issue. \ On motion duly carried the Fire Commissioner was instructed to have proper to?ts made of the two fire enginess recently received by the city and that when the same are accepted by the Fire Chief and Fire Commissioner a voucher, payable to the American Le France & Foamite Corporation be issued in the sum of $5000.00 and that the Yayor be authorized to execute% 7 notes for the sum of 12642.85 each covering the balance of the purchase money. due in one two. three, four, five. six and seven years after their date respectively. bearing 6% interest being the terms agreed upon by the company and the city. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. � w SECRETARY. FF - - -4-0 M SPECIAL P LET ING FEBRUARY 7TH. 1928- 11 A. LI. PIAYOR. %_embers present I:iayor Lovenskiold . Commissioners Chapman and Smith. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was authorized and instructed to write to ILLr. E. A. Parry advising him that the city will builds shell road from his property so that connection may be made with the pavement on Palm Drive in Nueces Bay Heights and also a road leading to the extension of Leopard Street just west of the city limits. provided his com- pany agrees to expend at least w5C0,000.00 in improvements at the proposed comlxess. The City Secretary read "An ordinance ordering and directing the Mayor and City Controller to enter into a contract and easement agreement in the name of the City of Corpus Christi with J. A. Stewart and Nellie Stewart. providing for transfer of irrigation designation and for meters and measurements and declaring an emergency.f' The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith eye The ordinance vias finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye L Smith aye On motion duly carried the transfer of 0957.38 from the gas fund to the gas con- struction fund wasr,dulycauthorized. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETAII. MAYOR. REGULAR - MEETING FEBRUARY 24TH. 1928- 7:30 P.M. Members present Y-eyor Lovenskiold . Commissioners Chapman, Segrest and Smith. On motion duly carried the transfer of 1:604.86 to the Gas Construction Fund from the Gas fund and 8145.00 from the waterworks fund to the waterworks construct- ion fund on February 17th. was ratified and the transfer of $59.50 from the water- works to the waterworks construction fund and 6625.58 from the gas to the gas construct- ion fund was ordered. The matter of water extension in the Hillside Addition; water extension on 14th. Street south of Yorgan Avenue and extension of gas lines on Rincon Street were referred to the city engineer for cost estimates. The City Secretary read a petition signed by residents and property owners do Railroad Avenue requesting changing the name of that Street to Kinney Avenue and on motion duly carried the City Attorney 4as instructed to prepare an ordinance makirg the change. The application of Battery Service for permit to construct building in the rear of their present property on Yesquite Street was received and on motion duly carried the same was granted; as was the application of W. E. Reese for permit to build frame house on Water Street granted. On motion duly carried Smith Bros. Inc. were ordered to proceed to pave Idesquite Street around the S. P. Oracks on the east side to connect with Carrol Street. T The City Plumbing Inspector presented to the council the revised plumbing or d- finance which incorporates the Hoover Plumbing Code and the council deferred action on the same. the commissioners desiring to study the ordinance further. The salary of the Plumbing inspector. was by motion duly carried increased to �p'225.00 per month. effective January 22nd. 1928. The Mayor then presented a resolution expressing the thanks of the city coon ail to Major VV. H. Reid. of the Aviation service for coming to Corp. -s Christi in assistirig the city council in the selection of a suitable airport and on motion duly carried ` the same was passed and a copy ordered sent to Dsjor Reid at Houston. On motion duly carried the water department was authorized to make an extension of the water -mains on Sixth Street between Ayers and Booty Streets. On motion duly carried the city Secretary was ordered to refund to J. P. tulle r Co. $100.00 permit fe paid by them on account of the work being at the Port. On motion duly carried W. E. Pope was ordered to pay the X100.00 permit fee for 9 story lbuilding on Chaparral Street. Smith voting no. all others voting aye. The Mayor appointed a committee composed of Yayor Loveaskiold, Commissioners Chapman land Smith to confer with the officials of the Central Power & Light Company with reference to the removal of the street cars tracks on the north side of the Bascule bridge. On motion duly carried the bond of E. L. Buckner was cancelled. The matter of the purchase by the city of the property owned by the Sisters of the Spohn Sanitarium east of the west property line of Ocean Drive was referred to a committee appointed by the I-eyor composed of Yayor Lcvenskiold and Commissioner Chapman. The bill of the Saxet Company for leakage in the old gas main in the sum of $1067.51 was presnted and no action taken by the council on same. / On motion duly carried the "As Concordia" society was granted permit to conduct a carnival on Leopard Street during the week of Ilarch 10th. On motion duly carried the assessment of the Pridgen Fruit Company for the year 1923 was reduced to X10,000.00. On motion duly carried the bill of Hawley and Freese in the sum of 11414.45 and the expense account of Russel Savage in the sum of 9132.40 and 6973.61 respectively were ordered paid; and that the bill of C. C. Insurance agency in the sum of 0137.40 be paid. The application of IN. E. Pope for a permit to build a pier on the Corpus Christi Bay adjoining Coleman Avenue was read and the matter referred to a committee appointed by the 14'ayor. consisting of Mayor Lcvenskiold, Commissioners Chapman and Segrest. On motion duly carried the City Engineer was authorized to make necessary surveys for the location of the two new fire stations. On motion duly carried Fire Chief Shoemaker was authorized to spend A.EO.00 for the purchase of threading equipment needed in that department. On motion duly carried the penalty on the F. A. Loveless property in the Cummings Addition was ordered not collected for the reason that property owners thereof tendered the amount of taxes due on said property prior to January 31st. 1928 but collection of taxes was held by reason of investigations yet to be made by the city tax assessor. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. � YAYOR. 3ECRUTARY. SPECIAL II ETI M FEBRUARY 27TH. 1928-$ P. M. T;Ier�bers present. i."eyoLr Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Smith and Segrest The City Secretary read "An ordinance approving estimate No. 4 of timith Brothers Inc. under its contract with the City of Corpus Christi. providing for the delivery of ser- vice bonds in payment therefor and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was -uspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter a�eent The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Smith eye Segrest aye Carter absent. I The estimate of the amount due Fawley and Freese in the sum of '1311.02 for work in connection with the dam work was presented and on motion duly carried was ordered paid. 4 I 5 On motion duly carried the city attorney was instructed to draw necessary release from the city of Corpus Christi to L. G. Collins of the right-of-way deed given by T,:r. Collins to the City for the construction of city sewer lines through his property in the Pope's Broadway Addition. Er. Cullen ri'`J. Briggs presented to the council the following land transactions in connection with the purchase of the necessary lands for the water reservoir now being constructed on the Nueces river;- 15.26 acres of land to be purchased from Tom L. Webb for a consideration of $152.26; 37.3 acres to be purchased from F. S. Sellers for a consideration of V'1441.30 and 211 acres to be purchased from R. F. Sellers for a con- sideration of $7575.00 and on motion duly carried the city council voted to purchase said lands and the Yayoi and Controller were authorized to execute the necessary contracts therefor in the name of the city. On motion duly carried a permit was granted to P. G. Lovenskiold to erect a buil- ding on lot 12 in Block 19. Beach. On motion duly carried T,ir. C. E. Coleman was granted a permit to construct building on the corner of Leoptrd,,4 and Last Streets. On motion duly carried the city Secretary was authorized to draw vouchers transferring X1377.66 from the gas fund (106) to the Gas Plant Construction fund (256) and also transferring X527.92 from the waterworks fund (104) to the �%aterworks con- struction fund (4.r)6). The matter of thw white way to be erected along Water Street was discussed and after discussion by the council a motion carried that Water Street be declared a 50 foot roadway. On motion duly carried the bond of J. S. Turner and Geo. W. Smith as electricians were released and replaced by new bonds in accordance with the new electrical ordinance. On motion duly carried the secretary was instructed to draw a voucher for the sum of 47939.47 in favor of the Nueces County Navigation District No. 1 being the anount set up as due them in the 1927-1928 budget for the operation of the bascule bridge up to the year ending February 29th. 1928. Nothing further appearing the meeting, adjourned. S CRBTARY. LIAYOR. REGULAR 1.1v22ING PARCH 2nd. 1928 - 7:30 I'vmbers present Yayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Smith. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The City secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of February and it appearing "to the council that all of said vouchers had been duly issued in pay- ment of claims against the city which had been duly audited before their payment and it further appearing that the said vouchers had been duly signed by the commissioners under whose supervision the expenditures were made a motion carried that same be approved. On motion duly carried Yr. E. L. Blakesley was granted a temporary permit to place a barge on the Hafer property south of the Bascule bridge with the understanding that he will move same whenever so requested by the city council. On motion duly carried Ir. N. D. Sasser was granted a permit to construct 10 cottages �on lot No. 5 in Block 94. Beach. The city engineer reported that the extension of the water line on 11'estina Street referred to him at the last regular meeting would require 1070 feet of pipe; the ex- 446 tension of the gas mains on Fincon Street would require 211 feet of pipe; and the extension of water and gas lines on 14th. Street from Yorgan to Ayers Street would require 2775 feet for water and 3100 feet for gas lines and a motion carried that the extension of the gas line on Rincon Street be put in and that the other matters herein related be referred to the water and gas department for an estimate of the cost. The City Secretary then read a letter from the city engineer stating that the cost of the widening of Leopard Street on the south side of said street between Sam Rankin and Last Streets. adjoining the C. E. Coleman property was 1752.67 and that the pro rata part of that cost which the city agreed to refund to Yr. C. E. Coleman, as and when the city carried out completion of the Leopard Street widening. would be -438.17 and on motion duly carried the same was accepted and prdered to be paid when the city carries to completion the said widening. The bill of the Saxet Company for gas sold the city during February in the sum of X6748.35 was read and by motion duly carried was ordered paid. -� The Secretary then Bead to the council the "Declaration of principles of the I:;issippi Valley association" with reference to the navigation on navigable waters in the United States and on motion duly carried the city council approved same and instructed the secretary to write said association of the indorsement of said principles, and that the Chamber of Commerce be asked to do likewise. On motion duly carried the Southern Surety bond of G. W. Boone was released. On motion duly carried Mr. E. Kenneth Ahler was employed as architect for the prepara- tion of plans and specifications for the two fire stations to be built by the city and that the Mayor be authorized to enter into agreement with him for said work. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. SPECIAL I.�EET1 G MARCH 87H. 1928 - 2 P. Y.°. Yembers present Yayor Lovenskiold . Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Smith And Segre st. On motion duly carried the water and gas department was authorized to purchase 1600 feet of 4" gas pipe at 50 cents per foot. Came on for consideration the matter of the extension of the city limits and after discussion of the matter a motion carried that the city Attorney prepare the necessary pe- titions for the extension of the city limits in accordance with field notes prepared by C. F. H. v Blucher and approved by the city council; that A. C. Erwin be employed to eir culate said petitions and that he be paid ;,3CO.00 for said work. NO Ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARYf. IJAYOR. r REGULAR =+iTING MARCH 9TH. 1928 — 7:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Smith, Carter and Segrest. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved. Mr. C. W. Briggs appeared before the council with reference to closing the easement and mineral rights contract on the property of Mrs. Collins at the reservoir on the Nueces River and on motion duly carried the matter was referred to Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioner Chapman and Russel Savage for action. Mr. Chas. F. Runk, contractor for the Pope Cotton Exchange building requested permission to use a portion of Chaparral Street during the construction of said building and on motion duly carried he was granted right to use 28 feet of property including the sidewalk. On motion duly carried Smith Bros. Inc. were granted toe right to use city water, without charge on the construction of the city waterworks standpipe in Block 901 of the Bay Terrace Addition. / On motion duly granted Mr. William Singer was granted permit to move a house on Water Street in Block 105 from Block 450. The council agreed Stith Mr. Pitkin that if his company would purchase the necessary mudshell to pave with said shell Bufordand Craig Atrenues between 16th. and 17th. Streets that the city would place said shell on said streets. On motion duly carried the contractors on the First Christian Church on South Broadway were ordered to clean the old tool house and drbris around said building and property and Mr. Carter was authorized to take this matter up with the proper parties. On motion duly carried Commissioner Segrest and Supt. R. R. Hall were authorized to settle the matter of gas leakage in the old 8" line, with the Saxet Company. On motion duly carried Mayor Lovenskiold was authorized to get easement contract from the Southern Pacific Railway Company on Carron Street to the Bascule Bridge. On motion duly carried it was ordered that concrete wall be constructed on Mesquite Street from Carrol Street south a distance of 85 feet, to cost approximately $950.00. On motion duly carried the dater department was authorized to put in 720 feet of 4" water line on Last Street between Winnebago and Buffalo. On motion duly carried the water department was authorized to put in 850 feet of 4" water line and 925 feet of gas line on 14th. street from Morgan South and 500 feet of 4" water line on 13th. Street from Morgan South; also to put in 6" sanitary sewer line from Agnes Street south between 16th. and 17th. Streets. The matter of permitting C. F. Hager to make connection on sewer line in Block 12 being the corner of Leopard and Dwight streets was deferred and he was granted permission to put d M in outside toilets, temporarily. f, f On motion duly carried the council voted that mudshell be placed 6ii streets running east and west between Chaparral and Water Streets on all streets between Power and Starr streets, wherever the same be necessary. The matter of making an exchange of property to the Humble Oil & Refining Company said property being in Block 104 Beach, came up before the council and same was referred to Mayor Lovenskiold and Commissioner Chapman for action. May or Lovenskiold presented to the council the easement contract which he had secured from the Southern Pacific Railway company in Block 89 Beach and on motion duly carried the ame was accepted and the Mayor authorized to sign said contract. On motion duly carried the transfer of $1047.06 from the waterwDrks to the eraterwor'_.s construction fund and $486.00 from the gas to the gas construction fund were authorized. 448 Nothi further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. • BZMTARY. REGULAR LIZEE G LARCH 16TH. 1928 - 7:0Z0 P.Ia. MAYOR. Members present L'ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest. Carter and Smith Yr. I. DI. Alexander filed with".the city council a list of persons who had agread to subscribe a total of $1,000.00 to the city to assist in the purchase of the "Born property" adjoining the South Bluff Park for a total consideration of $11.000.00 and upon motion duly carried the same was ordered filed for further consideration and future action by the city. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance regulating the storage and handling of gas- oline and other inflammable volatile oils and liquids and prescribing rules and regulations for the conduct of dry cleaning and (or) dry dyeing establishments and sponging shops; and rules governing the use of gasoline or other inflammable volatile oils or liquids in said dry cleaning and (or) dry dueing establishments and sponging shops within the corporate limits of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas and providing penalties for violation and repeal- ing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here%ith and declaring an emergency:" The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye ' Chapman eye Carter aye Segrest eye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman eye Carter aye ft Begrest eye Smith eye On motion duly carried Commissioner D. A. Segrest was authorized to make satisfactory settle ment with the Prawn Packing Company on gas bill due by them. On motion duly carried the salary of LIiss Margaret McTiernan was raised to 4150.00 per month and that of Aiise Belle KcKew to w125.00 per month effective Larch let. 1928. On motion duly carried a permit was issued for the construction of a 5 foot sidewalk on the east side of lots 1 and 2 Block 6 Beach Portion of Corpus Christi being on the west side of Water Street. On motion duly carried the Keyor was authorized to execute a release of easement on the property in Pope's Broadway Addition where City Sewer line was constructed. The Bond of E. go Kelley housemover and of Wilkins Electric Company. electricians were approved. AOn motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to draw warrants transferring $281.F from the waterworks to the Waterworks Construction Fund and 6359.38 from the Gas to the Gas Plant Construction fund. Not ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SEC3ETA Y. MAYOR. REGULAR L:EEM G LARCH 2311D. 1928 - 7:30 PoM0 I,Iembers present Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Smith, Cm ter and Segrest. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. On'motion duly carried the Texas State Bank & Trust Company was granted a permit to erect an electric sign at the corner of their building. *On motion duly carried the assessment on lots 2 and 1$ in Block 5 Bluff Portion in the 449 name of Chas. 11acYlanus was reduced to 03.000.00 for the year 1914 to 1921 inclusive. On motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to draw warrants transferring $419.49 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and 0473.52 from the waterworks fund to the Waterworks Construction Fund. The City Secretary then read "An OFDINAIICE P OVIDING FOR TEE SUBLIIS3I0I1 TO THE QUALIFIED TAX PAYING VOTERS OF THE CITY OF COELPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS, THE FOLLOWING P30rO- SITIOIIS : - (a) SHALL M, CITY COUNCIL OF TIE CITY OF CORPUS CHR 1ST I . TEXAS. BE AUTHO3I- ZED TO ISSU THE BONDS OF TIE SAID CITY OF CO3PUS CIPr.ISTI. TEXAS. IN 'TF,E SUy OF T12-11TY FIVE THOUSAND ($25.000.00) LOLLARS. TO i,:ATURE SERIALLY WITHIN ANY GIVEN NUUMR OF YEARS. NOT TO =-033D FORTY (40) YEA S, WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF TH CITY COUNCIL. ADD BEAR INTEREST AT TIM, RATE OF FIVE (5%) PER CENT PER ANNUM. AND TO LEVY A TAX FOR THE 1UR- POSE OF PAYII:G TFIE, INTEREST THEREON. AICD CREATING A SINKIIIG FUI:D SUFFICIENT TO REDEE11 SAID BOIJDS AT L:ATURITY. FOR. THE i'U%POSE OF LSTABLISHITIG. COPISTRUCTIIJG ANL KAIIITAINING "FINE SPATIO11 I'11THIN i 3 CITY OF CO AUS CF.3ISTI. TEXAS? (b) SHALL TH&, CITY COUNCIL OF TFU CITY OF COR US CHRISTI, TEXAS. BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY OF CORPUS CFRISTI . TEXAS. IN TIM SLT OF FIFTEEN TEQUSAND (Id�15 ,000.00) DOLLARS. TO MATUa SERIALLY WITHIN ANY GIVER DUMBE.-t OF YBARS. NOT TO EXCEED FORTY (40) YEARS, 1,7ITHIN THE DISCRETION OF TEE CIi''Y COUIICIL. AND BEAR INTEREST AT TFC HATE OF FIVE (5") FE3 CENT PER AIII:Ub1 . AI;D i0 LH1Y A TAX FOR M L v.i SE OF PAYING THE ITITER:�ST TEB.:L 0T1. A11D CIZEATIEG A SIIII. M FUDD SUFFICIENT TO IREDEME , TI:E SAID BONM AT EAZU.MY. FOR THE PU?PCSE OF I'_AHING EXT^,?: S IONS TO ME SATs ITA_.Y SEWER SYSThM OF THE C IlY OF CORPUS CMISTI . TLXAS? (c) SHALL TEE CITY COMML OF THE CITY OF COhPUS CH:,ISTI . TEXAS. BE AUTEORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF TEE SAID CITY OF CQ:.PUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. 114 THRIS SLR►I OF TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000.00) DOLLARS. TO MATURE SE IALLY WITHIN ANY GIVEN I1UL1'BER OF YEARS. NOT 10 EXCEED FORTY (40) YEARS. WITHIN TEE DISCRETION OF THE CITY COUIICIL. AIM BEAR 1NTZ.--ZST AT THE :.ATE OF FIVE, (5%) PER. CENT kZ i ANNUM. AND TO LEVY A TAX FOR TEE PU22OSE OF PAYING THE INTEIMT TEEnEON. AND C,iEATII;G A SINKING FUND SUFFICIENT TO REDE ItT SAID BONDS AT YATURITY. FOR THE PU.h2OSE OF I.:AKIIJG METISIONS TO THE , ySrNT WATE? MAII9'S OF 1H3 CITY OF CORPUS CH.aISTI, TEXAS? (d} SHALL TF.! CITY COUNCIL OF THE OITY OF CORPUS CER ISTI. TEXAS. BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE TF.Z BOTIDS OF THE SAID CITY OF CORPUS CERISTI. TEXAS, IN THE SM OF ONE h-UNDF2D TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND (0125 ,000.00) DOLLARS. TO I.IATU:.9 SERIALLY WITHIN Any GIVEN IJ UMBER OF YEARS. NOT TO EXCEED FO.?TY (40). YEARS? SoITHIII THE DISCRETION. :F THE CITY COUNCIL. AND BEAR IIITL'F.EST AT TF2 RATE OF i i (�?) P-117- C_:TyT PLP ANNUM. AND TO LEVY A TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYII:G illy II1iISR.ES� TE—LI-73011. AND CREATING A SITIKING FUND SUFFICIENT TO I.i EDE SAID BONDS AT i,'AT'URITY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AILD I.:AINTAINING PUBLIC �A:.XS ALONG THE BAY FRONT IN SAID CITY AND CR ELM.Ii '_;E AS r UA.ilT T ;D BY LAW? (e) SHALL TRE CITY COUNCIL OF TF.: CITY OF CORPUS CE3ISTI. TEXAS. BE AUTKORIZED TO ISSUE TEL BONDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CFRISTI. TEXAS. IN THE SUM OF TWO EUNDRED I111 -MY TFOUSAI:D (0290.000.00) DOLLAE.S TO 11TURE SERIALLY I'1ITKIN ANY GIVEN IMMMa OF YEA.-F.S. NOT TO EXCEED FORTY (40) YEARS. WITHIN TFC DISCIIETION OF TIE CITY COUNCIL. AND BZAR INTEL :ST AT 2hz RATE OF FIVE (5%) PER CENT Fes -1 AIII1UI,i. ADD '20 LEVY A TAX 10 THE FU: POSE OF PAYII;G TIE III1'yREST 'THE., ON. AND CREATING A SIMMIG FMID SUMCIEIIT TO 3:D212: SAID BONDS AT L:AlURITY. FOR THE �URPOSE OF CONSTR CTITIG c'EF;,:A'_;ET1T 'S 'REST II-PROVE1,1: TJTS IN TIL CITY OF COYPUS CHRISTI. TLXAS, BY WIDR;I: L":G. LAVING. YAINTAIVING. ADD OTHL .MSF, I1,1.LLQVI"G, PUBLIC STR E TS 1412HIN SAID CITY? (f) SRALL 2HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE OI!T CF CCrY;;S M115TI. TEXAS. BZ AUTHOR.IZ,:D TO ISSUE TE Z BCI:DS OF TEZ SAID CITY CF CORPUS CI�TIISTI. TEXAS. IIT TESE 5011 OF i+IF1221J TEOvS1i1D ("15.000.00) DOLLARS. TO 1:AT'U' E SE :IALLY y.ITulI1 ANY M311 LUI.BEY CF YLARS . I10T TO EX- C12D FO -22Y(40) YEARS? "1I713.I11 TH2 DISCRETION OF TIE, CITY COLITOIL, AND BEAT. Il.ii,.-.r,Si AT i! E a.A1Z OF FIVE (5%) r..3 C :IIT rZ1 ANI1M. AI+D TO LEVY A TAX FOR TEE P;;I:rOSL OF PAYING ^z ,,.E lI;1Ln ST TIHIE2EOII. AND CREA2I G A SIIJ3II11G IUTJD SUFFIC1Z-17, 20 22D1,12"',SAID BOELS AT YAT; RITY. F03 TI:E PURPOS OF 1:A.1ING EXTEI:SIOIIS TO LNE :_,ESL.Ji STOFJJ S„711ERS CF T1.3 CITY ()F CO3Pr; S CHRISTI. TLXAS? (e) SHALL TE IM COLiICIL OF :F_ C I TY OF 00OFIPUS Cil ISTI . TLXAS . ;3E ALtTHQPIZED TO ISSUE 2HE BOT:LS OF SAID CITY OF CORiUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. IN T� SMT OF TMI THOUSAI'D ( 010.000.00) DOLLA'R'S. TO LA MLE S i IALLY 111 TH121 AI DY G I i+TLI T Ty Li,:BMi OF Y:A',,S . I:OT TO EXCre.::D F'C:1TY (40) Y-EA_'S . T.ITHITI 21LE D I SC.:1 i ICI1 OF T17A. 012Y COUIJC1L . Allb BEAR IIITE.'..:ST AT 2T -ATE OF ME (5;'o')r:. CZIIT tE.. ATJb=. ATID 20 L VY A TAX FOIL 2KE tL'.:PCS"E OF PAYII:G 2EE IN 2ER2 S, TF,2,--:.OIL. AND C T:ATING A SINLIT:G IU!%'D SUI FICIET;T 20 SAID CC: DS Ai I A2LT.aI �Y. FOR i :E iU: rOS3 OF II,:i 0Si II1G, LI►I.AIRGII:G AI,D ZXIS.IDIT;G TF,,, GAS SYSt Y OP SAID CITY? ATID DECLARiIIG All E,:ELG,:TICY." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Smith aye Carter aye Chapman eye Segrest aye The'ordinence was finally 1.assed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith eye Carter aye Segrest aye The matter of water and gas line extensions in Beye View No. 3 AAcition between lWorgan and Hancock Streets and 16th. 17th. and lath. Streets was referred to the Water and Gas Commissioner for action. The annual report of receipts and disbursements from the Treasurer of the "La 13etama Olub" was read and ordered filed. IOn motion duly carried the bonds of A. P. Te�loy. Judd and CCrmond and I:ei:inley Hoot, were ordered cancelled. The City Secretary then read "an ordinance amending "an ardinalce prescribing rules r 450 and regulations governing traffic along and upon the streets of Corpus Christi, and providing the manner of parking vehicles upon said streets and prescribing rules and regulations governing and regulating traffic in the territory covered by the block sugnal system, and providing penalties for violation thereof. and declaring an emergency". passed and api,rom d on the 8tr. day of I'ay, 1925 b amending section ""311 and by amending section 113811 thereof by adding thereto paragraph (j�, and providing penalties for violation thereof and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- LoFenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye smith aye Segrest aye The ordinance vias finally passed by the following vote.- cLovenskiold aye Carter aye Chapman aye 'math aye Segrest aye A petition requesting the city council to institute condemnation proceedings against the owner on the old house located at Block 15 in Tlueces Bay Heights was read and referred to the city attorney. The spi,lication of I`artin Fearce for agreement on the cost of paving or widening on Staples Street w, -s referred to the city attorney for report as to legality. On motion duly carried Russel Savage was instructed to initiate negotiation with bay front property owners from Taylor to Power streets with a vdlew to the acquisition by the city of the property and riparian rights of lots along said strip of land. east of l'later Street . Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. PAYOR. SPECIAL T.:EETIIyG MARCH 29th. 1928 - 5:15 P.I:. I'embers present Payor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter. Segrest. Chapman and Smith. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was instructed to notify "LoCers. Stewart and Eichelberger that the city will not release them from their maintenance bond on the Lel I,?ar Streets until such time as they are put in the proper condition. On motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to issue warrants transferring h X1729.40 from the gas to the gas construction fund and "1688.20 from the waterworks to the Waterworks Construction Fund. n On motion duly carried the Gulf Refining Company was granted a permit to erect an electric sign at the corner of Twigg and Chaparral Streets. On motion duly carried Toribio Cerna was granted a permit to build a temporary fruit stand on the Driscoll property at the corner of Tancahua and Leopard Stieet with the und- erstanding that he remove same when ordered by the council. The City Secretary read a letter from Smith Brothers stating that in vie* of the reduction of the price of cement they would be willing to give the council a reduction of 12 cents per scuare' yard on the lbater Street from Dan Reid to Timon Boulevard paving contract dated Parch 11th. 1927, providing the city will place 6 inch concrete base on said street, the city to bear the additional cost of increase in the depth of the base and on motion duly carried the proposition was accepted and the contractors were ordered to proceed with the work of paving said street. On motion duly carried the Water department was authorized to make sewer connection r Elizabeth Street acz oss 13th. and 14th. Streets if approved by Engineer Waring. On motion duly carried the resignation of henry Levinson as City Engineer was accepted and I'r. E. L. Shaw, as apiointed Acting City Engineer at a salary of "�30C.00 per month. r� ^ y � c There being nothing further the meeting adjourned. 7Z— SEC23TARY . 11:AYOR . RE, GULAR 1,13 ZTIT;G LARCH 30TH. 1928- 7:30 P.M. Yembers present I'Layor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Chapman, Carter and Segrest The Yinute-6 of the previous meeting were read and approved. On motion duly carried the X5.00 fine imposed on Henry Stevens in the corporation court was ordered remitted. On motion duly carried the assessment on 38 x 30 feet in Block 11 of the Chamberlain d6ition in the name of Bluntzer and-Yerriman for 1924 and 1925 was ordered cancelled as the same was a double assessment. On motion duly carried iar. L. H. L'aravis was employed as acting L ilk Inspector for the city, his services to be dispensed with at the will of the council and further that the sum of '4.000.00 be appropriated for the purpose of enforcing the milk ordinance and king the proper laboratory tests. The City Secretary then read. "An ordinance creating the examining and. supervising board of plumbers. designating the members thereof. and prescribing their powers and duties and term of office. providing for the licensing of plumbers and those engaged in plumbing work within the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, and prescribing certain rules and requirements for the construction of plumbing and house drainage, which rules and regulations are provided in what is known as "The Hoever Code", and adopting said Hoover Code and providing the kind of material to be used in such plumbing work, the inspect- ion of such plumbing work and the scale of fees for such inspection. and the powers and duties of the inspector of plumbing and drainage. and providing for the bonds of per- sons engaged in plumbing work. and providing penalties for violation of said rules and requirements, repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- I,ovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye aegrest aye Carter aye mith aye The bonds of G. Acosta, one as plumber and one as gas fitter, having been app_ ved pp- ved by the city Attorney as to legal form were approved. On motion duly carried 1.r. R. R. Hall was instructed to insO ct 2000 feet of pipe (41` drill stem) which has been offered to the city by A. C. Erwin and if found to be sat- isfactory that same be purchased at a price of -46 cents per foot. The monthly bill of the 3axet Company. for gas sold the city during the month of arch, in the sum of :�6O 1.00 was read and ordered paid. The bill of 'r7. R. Pope for 3229 yards of shell sold at various times to the city street department was read and ordered paid. in the sum of w138:.75 On motion duly carried the secretary was instructed to transfer x;599.13 from the as to the gas plant construction fund and ;194.13 from the waterworks to the waterworks onstruction fund. There eing nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SLC iETAi�Y. LAYOR. alN 5 2�( SPECIAL L EET IIV G APRIL End. 1928 - 11 A. Y. Members present 1.19yor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Segrest, Smith and Carter.. Came on for consideration the matter of approving estimates numbers four (4) and five (5) of Smith Bros. Inc. for work in connection with the water reservoir and the said est- imates being in the sum of . $52.561.23 and X125 .468 X21 respectively. the city secretary then read "An ordinance by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. approving est- imates Nos. 4 and 5 of Smith Brothers Inc. under its contract with the City of Corpus Christi Texas; authorizing the issuance and delivery of water plant revenue bonds of said city in payment therefor; repealing all ordinances in•conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman eye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye By a motion duly made. seconded. and carried the estimate of the amount due Hawley aryl Freese on estimate No. 5•. work on Is Fruts dam in the sum, of 9"2823.03 was ordered paid. The City Secretary then read "A resolution approving the final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers Inc. declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on Leopard Street between the west line of Broadway and the east line of Carancahus Street for the cost of improving same and declaring an,emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith aye Carter aye Segrest aye The resolution was passed finally by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Smith. eye Carter aye See -rest aye The final estimate of H. Levinson city engineer on the above street. showing 11302.52 d�.e by property owners and Q405.68 due by city was read and approved. A- The city Secretary then read "A resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers. Incorporated. declaring the liability of certain owners of property and their property on Hancock Avenue from the west property line of Staples Street to the east line of Chamberlain Street for the cost of improving the same and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye 3egrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman eye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter eye The final estimate prepared by Engineer Levinson on said street showing the city's Porti to be ;422.90 and the property owners portion to be X1546.45 was approved. The city Secretary then read "A resolution approving the final- estimate and authorizing es rtifica es to itth Brothe s Inc .r orat d• declaring :the liabili i c c � c �wi4 res na u� i i proper y and ieir property on 6Ver S r6et from thenorth line of Starr Street to the north line of Power Street for the cost of. mproving same and declaring an emergency:-. Gf w I , A The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye 3egrest aye Carter aye Smith eye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- _ Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye S egr es t aye Carter aye Smith eye 453 The final estimate prepared by E. Levinson engineer. on said street. showing x.7459,38 due by the city and ,e$12.216.19 due by the property owners was read and approved. 'Ill The city Secretary then read "A resolution approving final' estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers. Inc.. declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on L:esqule ,street fromthe north property line of Belden Street to the intersection of the pavement in the port property of the Nueces County Navigation District number one lying on the west side of the Southern Faciflc Railway company right of way; for the cost of improving same and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter _ aye 3egrest aye Smith aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye e 0hapr an aye Begrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The estimate of the city engineer on the above street showing the amount due by the property owners to be x29.845.53 and the amount due by the city to be x,21.689.27 and the same was approved. The city engineer then presented the estimate of the amount due by the city to Smith Brothers for the shelling of water street from Taylor to Power in the sum of X4312.09 and the same was ordered pard. By a motion duly carried the council voted that the city take up from Smith Bros. the two certificates due by Chas. Crocker on Water Street foz the sums of X337.05 and 337.06; the certificate of William H. Lays in the szt. of X339.00; the certificate of Eelen 1`. Dority in the sum of "508.50; the certificates of the S. A. & A. P. Railway in the sumt of X169.50 and w284.76 and X54.24 and also that the S. A. & A. P. railway be by refunded X517.61 paid them for paving on Carr of Street; and approved the final e stima to s on the above named four streets as shown in the foregoing resolutions, totalling the sum of '36.409.43. which includes the certificates authorized to be taken up as recited above t authorized the deduction from the amount of the entire estimate in the sura of 2733.95 for engineering and printing. leaving the net amount due smith Brothers on said our strets after all deductions and additions. the sum of X33.675.48. The bill of Russel34 Savage for expenses in connection with the La Fruta dam work in he cum of p91.50 was presented and ordered paid. .By motion duly carried the city Secretary was authorized to isvue voacher payable o A. C. Lrilain for X920.00 for 2000 feet of pile at 46 cents per foot out of the gas plait ;onstruction fund and to transfer a like amount fioT, the gas fund to said gas plant fund. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. S CRLTARY. I�AY03. W 454 REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 6TH. 1928 - 7:30 P. M. Members present Mayor bovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Gar't'er. aegrest and Smith, The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved. The City 8ecre ary then read thae a;ud.ited vouchers record for the month° of March and it appearing to the council that all of said vouchers hard, been is.su,e.d in payment for claims due against the city which 'had been audited before the issuance of said vouchers and further that said vouchers had been signe'd by the .commissioner,s under whose super*iision. the said expenditures were made, a motion carried that same be approved,,, On motion duly °carried the City Secretary was authorized to transfer from the water work fund to the waterworks construction fund the swim of $6.6.00 and from the gas fund t a the gas plant construction fund the sum of $604.75,.. On motion duly carried; Iir. R. P. Tindel w8s granted permit to build a 4 f'ott sidewe k on 13th. and 14th, Streeta. On motion duly carried the Waterworks'department was authorized to extend the water main's on 13th:. Street from Horgan South and also on 14th. Street from Ialargen South a: di tanca of 600 feet on each street.. On motion duly cfarried Mr. B. G. Hing was granted a permit to make additions to the � "Kings Filling Stati.=" on `1322 leopard Street. On motion duly carried the lease now held by Joe Castaneda on the two lots at the foot of the Pleasure Fier was, by mutual, consent of t`he parties. transferred to Mr. E. L. Bina - ham and that same be tented to Mr. Bineham from month -,to month with the ud erstanding that he is. to remove; .said build ings and vacate the property whenever. ordered by the council. The app cat -ion of the Nueces Hotel Company, for a 'permit to load ice onto shrimp bo_ is at the Municipal wharf. at the end of 'Coopers Alley was granted. Mr. Ehlers. owning a building at the corner of Staples and Agnes Streets: ppp]:Lded, to the council forag on is property and the `mat'tox was permit to widen the street abutting h: referred to the city engineer for action and report. The Mayor than presented a resolution commending and thanking ltr. Gutzon Borglum, f 'his splendid work in connection with the bayfront improvement pori` and by a record. vote `resolution passed unanimously. all members votink eye. e being :nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. MAIOR . ;he n APRIL 11TH. Special meeting held on April 11th. 1928 at 5 o'clock P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Smith. Came on for consideration the proposition of B. F. Dittmar and Company of San Antonio. Texas for the purchase of $325.000.00 City of Corpus Christi Generale- ment Bonds to be voted on April 30th. 1928,_which_said prouositirr is April 11. 19 28 . TO% or and C1t7 Council, City of Corp r The Honorablus Christi- Texas • Gentlemen of Cove pug Christi. with the $500.000 City election to bsition. In eonneotion to be voted at an ropo various improvement bonds, you the following P Texas. iou 30th. 1928• we wish to make oted: held on Aprilthese bonds being , which is conditioned on r any port ion not less than FOX all of said bonds. of the issues submitted erto nT a dated, F bonds. of any $300.000.00 ofsa d to bear Into at the rate of 5 p 1928• s both principal and interest to be payable, May 1st. said bonds to have a denears payable semi.annually. •• serially in terms of y in New York Cand•totm ture ou at Corpus an, at some bank •000.00 each. their date. we will pay y nation Of ears from lug accrued Interest o rom not to exceed ford par value thereof. P Texas. Igew Christi. Texas. to us in fan Ant subject to the their date we to pay the expenses of delivery. the York City • 'We ions menl following agreed that this offer is understood and $ the Attorney General of It is hereby approved by a roving opinion subject to these bonds being pp the unqualified pF oT some Of New York City • Texas. and also to our obtaining r to delivery of the bonds to us- as. Messers. Clay. Dillon and Yandewater . ° utable bond attorneys • Prior city agrees to furnish us whacl ith other rep a ality of tree bonds. all legal -proceedings r00 aedthe$cost of as to the 1 8 is eo vering top y two complete oertif la transcripts these bonds. and tt agreeand also the incident to the issuance of the bond attorney, roving opiniThe City furtY�er agrees not to sell obtaining the app x it 30th. 1928. Dost of printing the bonds• bonds to be voted on Ap all or part of the remaining a period of six months from this date are hereto attaching for cod faith. we As evidence of sOur um f X5.000. said check to be held un heck in the of the bonds to of thisbeontraet, a cashiers c ending delivery to the terms o them as sashed by the city p roceeds used by Should we fail to live up Tl stipulated. b the City and the p the election is The cashed y In the event ediately• neer's this check may liquidated damages. eer'srlI full and complete cheek is to be returned to usabutti)nun submitted* Street i not successful $espectfully case tb owned t Be F. Dittmar Core as. ment an San Antonio. , ity of erty an By:(Signed) S y. Austin • Agent setting Christi. concernia SEAL reauii and appro-,,--_--__-° �e1Dt ano e 3 accepted this ll ' This offs s --Hereby Council* of April. The i 1928. by order of the City City of Corpus Christi.Corpus Christi. Texas. The City Of By$ ( Signed) 2. G. Lovenskiold Mayor The a) On mt 0536.02 fx to the Ovate Attest i (Signed) Wright CT. itys cretary. V On motion duly carried J. L. Duncan was granted a permit to build a garage at corner of Chaparral and Doddridge. he 4500- APRIL 55 455 APRIL 11TH. Special meeting held on April 11th. 1928 at 5 o'clock P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest and Smith. Came on for consideration the proposition of B. F. Dittmar and Company of San Antonio. Texas for the purchase of $325.000.00 City of Corpus Christi General ImproTe- ment -Bonds .to be.voted on April 30th. 1928,' which said proposition is as follows: - And on motion duly carried the said proposition was accepted, conditioned upon, the voting of said bonds by the voters of the city of Corpus Christi. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. - SECRETARY. REGULAR MEETING. MAYOR. APRIL 13th. 1928. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest. Chapm- an. Carter and Smith. The minutes .of previous meetings were(resd and approved. The City Secretary then read "An ordina�ce acknowledging certain indebtedness of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. to Smith Brothers. Inc. making provision for the pay6 ment thereof. and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith eye Carter aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold, ote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Smith aye r�C'1 Carter aye G The City Secretary then read "An ordinance and resolution approving the City Engi- neer's written statement of persons. firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on Water Street from Dan Reid to Twelfth or Market Street; Twelfth or Market Street to the South end of the pavement on Timon Boulevard or to the.city limits. in case the south end of Timon Boulevard is not in the city limits; number of front feet owned'by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improve- ment and estimated cost per front foot ofrabutting property; determining the necess. ity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their prop- erty and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving said streets. setting 5:00 o'clock P. M. April 26th. 1928 in the City gall of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning assessments. directing the city Secretary to give notice of said bearing as required by ,the City Charter; repealing the ordinance on the same subject passed and approved April 15. 1927; and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold- aye Chapmanaye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The vadinance was finally passed by the following vote:- . Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye On motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to issue vouchers transferring $536.02 from the gas fund to the Gas Construction fund and $188.07 from the waterworks to the waterworks Construction fund. On motion duly carried J. L. Duncan was granted a permit to build a garage at corner of Chaparral and Doddridge. 56y On motion duly carried the Morris Stores were granted a permit to build a garage and warehouse constructed of sheet iron in the back of the Grossman Bros. store on Leopard Street. The bonds of Wets and Gutzeitt as gas -fitters and plumbers were read and the Mayor was authorized to approve same. 1s v On motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to enter into contract with the San Antonio. Uvalde and Gulf Raiway Company for drainage along the said company's tracks. On motion duly carried the salary of John Cunningham was increased $50.00 per month; Raymong getters, C. P. Rachal $10.00 each; J. B. Shaw $50.00; Delmas Givens $25.00'; H. L. Shaw $50.00 and J. L. Dorland $25.00 per month effective April 1st. 1928. NoAhing further appearing the meeting adjourned. -� SECRETARY. APRIL 20TH. 1928. MAYOR. REGULAR MEETING. Members present Mayor lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Carter. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved. Dir. Jasper Bluchers presented to the council a map of Blocks 10 and 11 of the Nueces Bay Heights Addition with dimensions of the lots in said blocks and on motion duly carried the same was accepted and the mayor was authorized to approve the same. On motion duly carried Mr. J. K. Hilton, representing the Union Metal Mfg. Co. of Canton. Ohio to build filling stations patented by his company. provided same are built 4 outside the city limits. On motion duly carried it was ordered that I. M. Alexander be re-imbureed $97.50 for 200 feet of gas lines and water lines installed by him at his expense east along the North side of Dickenson Street to the Southeast corner of Lot 177 Beach Hotel Addition. On motion duly carried the Star Electric Company was granted a permit to build sheet iron building in the rear of their store at 421 N. Chaparral Street. same to be 12 x 10 :1 24 feet. The application of the Corpus Christi Caller asking for the use of Artesian Park for the purpose of showing on a screen the returns of the July primary elections was granted. On motion duly carried the valuation of lot 7 and the east one half of lot 8 in Block 1 of the Hampton addition in the name of Kate Allen Borden was reduced to $4500.00 for the years 1920 to 1925. both inclusive. On motion duly carried the bond of the Bay Electric Co. was ordered released. The bond of Ayers Electric Company was presented and on motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to approve the same. On motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to to advertise for bids for the improve ment of Elliott Avenue from leopard Street to the property of the Nueces County Navigation District. On motion dulycarried the City y Secretar was instructed to issue vouchers transferring , $2301.70 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and 01255.80 from the waterworks to the waterworks Construction Fund. On motion duly carried the council ordered that Mr. Kleberg furnish the city with guaranty title on Lots in South Bluff Park proposed to be purchased by the city from him and the Born estate. ' Link to the cit council requesting the closing of certain streets A letter from Harold y q g z on certain properties owned by him. whereon he proposed to construct a cotton compress and bar. Link was advised that the council would be glad to consider the matter when he submitted to the council definite plans for the construction proposed by him and at that time would most probably close said streets. Mr. E. Kenneth Ahler pt'esented to the council the plans and specifications for the two new fire stations which are to be constructed and on motion duly carried the same were duly accepted and that he be paid $600.00 as a partial payment on said plans. the balance of 1400.00 to be paid when stations are completed. On motion duly carried the City Engineer was authorized and instructed to write to Mr. Maston Nixon regarding the matter of paving Elliott Avenue and the probable cost per front foot of same. A letter from City Engineer Shaw with reference to the drainage of the Salt Flats was read to the council and the proposal of Mr. B. G. Yew to do said work for a price of 60 cents per gars or a total of $960.00 was by motion duly carried accepted. Noth further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. SPECIAL MEETING. Segrest and Carter. MAYOR. Xpr it 26th. 1928. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Smith, The Mayor announced that the purpose of the meeting was to hear property owners relative to the assessments made and to be made against property owners on Nater Street from Dan Reid to Market Street or Twelfth Street and from Twelfth or Market Street to the City limits or the end of Timon Boulevard. No protests were presented on the assessments whereupon the City Attorney called upon Mr. H. L. Shaw and Mr. Russel Savage and they testified that they were acquainted with the property to be improved; with the value thereof and with the cost of the V improvements proposed to be placed thereon; and that they were of the opinion that the improvements to be placed thereon would enhance the value of the abutting property greatly in excess of the cost of the said improvements. On motion duly carried the hearing was then declared closed and the following t ordinance was read by the City Secretary:- "An ordinance levying an assessment against the property and the owners thereof in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. abutting upon certain streets and parts of streets hereinafter named for the cost of improving said streets, fixing a lien and charge against said property and the owm rs thereof. provi- ding for the collection thereof and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: - r Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Chapman aye Smith aye Carter aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: - 5 Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye Nothi further appearing the meeting adjourned. �)ECRELTARY. MAYOR. M 458 APRIL 27Th. 1928. REGULAR MEETING. Members present Layor Lovenskiold Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Segrest and Smith. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was authorized to issue vouchers trans- ferring 0875.95 from the gas to the gas construction fund and $530.50 from the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. T - On motion duly carried the bonds of W. W. Shaw. plumber and gas fitter were ordered released. On motion duly carried the water department was instructed and authorized to sell water to the Golf and Country club at cost$ and request them to use the water at nights. On motion duly carried the City Council endorsed the Citizens Military Training Camp to be held in San Antonio this summer. V The City Secretary then read "An ordinance ordering the improvement of the following named street. alley and avenue in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County. Texas. to- wit:- ELLIOTT AVENUE. sometimes called Port Avenue. from the north line of Leopard Street to the south line of West Broadway; and declaring an emergency." The bill of the Saxet Company in the sum of $6`306.78 was read and ordered paid. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Segrest eye Smith aye Carter aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the salaries of Miss bions Duckworth. Maggie Simmons. Marion Robinson and Chas. Weidenmueller were increased $10.00 per month effective April lat. and that of J. W. Priestly increased $25.00 per month effective same date. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. I-ev SECRETARY. MAYOR. MAY 1st. 1928. SPECIAL MIEETING 11 A. bi. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Smith. Carter and Segrest. The City Secretary read "An ordinance by the city council of the City of Corpus Christi Texas. approving estimate Number six of Smith Brothers. Inc. under its contract with the City of Corpus Christi; authorizing the issuance and delivery of water plant revenue bonds of said city in payment therefor; repealing all.ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter eye Sggrest aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the council voted to confirm verbal agreement with Smith Bros. a to assumption by city of certain pavement costs on dater street as per letter friom 6mith Brothers to Council dated April 26th. 1928. a The City Secretary then read "An ordinance declaring that the water Reservoir near "La Fruta" now being constructed by the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, be herein- after known as Lake Lovenskiold in honor of the present Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: - Smith aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: - Smith aye Chapman aye Carter eye Segrest aye The offer of Yz. Clarke Pease to deed to the city without cost fifteen feet strip of land for street purposes on 19th. street. adjoining the Port Compress property was accepted and the city engineer was directed to make survey of same and prepare field notes. On motion duly carried the floor in the council chamber was ordered painted. On motion duly carried the council endorsed the proposition of the State Fire Insurance Commission in adopting the standard fire plug thread. The city engineer was by motion duly carried instructed to take up with Mr. H. M. Kelly the proposition of opening Sam Rankin Street and to take up with the Railnay Companies and the Port Commission the matter of securing rights of way for same. Ther being nothing further before the,couneil the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. May 4th. 1928. MAYOR . Regular meeting held at 7:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Segrest. 'Smith and Carter. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of April and it appearing that all of said vouchers had been legally issued in payment for claims against the city duly audited before the issuance of said vouchers and it further appearing that all of said vouchers had been issued with the approval of the commissioners under whose supervision the expenditures were made. a motion carried that same be approved. The bill of Ben G. Mew in the sum of $960.00 for the draining of the Salt Flats as per contract with the city was presented and ordered paid. The City Secretary was instructed and authorised to issue voucherstransferring $433.00 from the gas to the gas construction fund and 0436.51 from the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. The City Secretary then read for the first time "An ordinance granting to Geo. Eggelston the right, privilege and franchise to lay oil pipe lines over and along certain streets in the city of Corpus Christi. Texas, providing for reasonable regulations for a consideration and for forfeiture, and requiring bond." The said ®rdinance was passed to second reading by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The matter of the rates on gas as requested by the Central Power and Light Company was referred to a committee composed of Commissioners Chapman and Segrest. On motion duly carried the City Engineer was instructed to advise the Central 459 Power and Lightompsny tht he is authorized to supervise the paving of those sections of streets where their tra ks traverse and he is further authorized to prepare an a stimat e i of the cost; of said work. I� By motion duly carried the I:syor was authorized to execute contract with R. F. Sellers for the purchase of lands necessary for the water reservoir project on the River. The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas in the principal sum of fifteen thousand dollars $15,000 for the purpose of making extensions toithe present storm sewer system of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, providing for the levy and collection of a tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund for -the redemption of said bonds at maturity. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold eye Chapman eye Carter aye Smith aye Segrest aye The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the principal sum of ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars, for the purpose of improving, extending and enlarging the gas system of said city. providing for the levy and collection of a tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at maturity, repealing all ordinances or parts of ord- inances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." a The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Segrest eye Carter aye Smith aye Chapman aye The Secretary then read an ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, in the principal sum of One hundred thousand ($140,000.00) dollars for the putpose of establishing and maintaining public parks along the bayfront in said city or elsewhere as permitted by law, providing for the levy and collection of a tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon and to redeem said bonds at maturity, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." 6 The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman 7 aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. in the principal sum of One hundred forty thousand ($140,000.00) dollars for the purpose of constructing permanent street improvements in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. by widening, paving, maintaining and -otherwise improving public streets with said city, providing for the levy and collection of a tax sufficient to pay the Interest thereon and for the redemption of said bonds at maturity, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Smith aye Segrest aye The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing.the issuance of the bonds of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. in the principal sum 00 twenty five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars for the purpose of establishing, constructing and maintaining fire stations within the cityy of Corpus Christ ft Texas. providing for the levy and collection of a tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon and create a sinking fund sufficient for the redemption of said bonds at maturity, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith .and declaring an emergency." i The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest - aye Smith aye Carter aye The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. in the principal sum of Fifteen thousand ($15,000.00) dollars for the purpose of making extensions to the sanitary Sewer System of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, providing for the levy and collection of a tax for the purpose of paying the interest thereon and for the redemption of said bonds at maturity. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold, aye Carter eye Chapman aye Smith aye Segrest eye The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. in the principal sum of Twenty thousand (OY20.000.00) dollars. for the purpose of making extensions to the present water mains of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. providing for the levy and collection of a tag sufficient to pay the interest thereon, and for the redemption of said bonds at maturity; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Smith eye Segrest aye Carter aye The City Secretary then read "A resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the result of an election held on April 30th. 1928 for the purpose of determining whether the city council of the cit of Corpus Christi should be authorized to issue the bonds of said city in the sum of 1500.000.00. and"declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman eye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye On motion duly carried Mr. E. L. McClure was authorized to canvass the employes of the city of Corpus Christi with a view to securing signatures of 750 of them in the interest of "group insurance" for said employes. On motion duly carried the billboard on Dan Reid Street, facing Water Street was ordered removed by the council. On motion duly carried the council voted to refund Mrs. Lillie PZ. Rankin the sum of $25.42 account of error in making us pavement assessments on Water Street. Notl:�Ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. �-r SECRETARY. ;. MAY 9TH. 1928. Pt:AYOR. SPECIAL Iu'EETING held May.. 9th. 1928 at 1 o'clock P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners 'Carter. Chapman and Segrest. The matter of opening and receiving bids for the construction of Fire Stations Nos. 1 and 2 as advertised for by the council came up for consideration and on motion duly carried the same were ordered opened and read, and showed as follows: - Fred Townsend Dougherty Nichols and Young E. B. Jackson Darby Construction Co. W. H. Walter H. C. Woodruff Wood Sherman J. W. Birmingham Al Barron & Co. For station No. 1. 9.883.00 11,292.00 10.763.40 10.192.00 9.577.00 9.457.00 9.643.00 10.198.00 8.987.00 For station No. 2 12,023.50 10.783.00 12.349.54 13,615.00 11.170.00 10.981.00 11.751.00 12.000.00 11.532.00 and on motion duly carried the said bids were ordered to lay on the table forty eight hours as required by the city charter. Then came on for consideration the matter of opening bids received for the improvement of Elliott Avenue as advertised for by the council. The bids were opened. two bids being received one from Smith Brothers Incorporated f J 462 and the other from Standifer Bros. of Big Wells, Texas. The bids being all in unit prices a motion carried that the city engineer be instructed to tabulate same and that the bids lay over forty eight hours as required by the charter. The bill of Ben Mew in the sum of $275.00 was by motion ordered paid On motion duly carried the council voted to uphold the Plumbing Examining board in refusing issuance of Master plumber's license to E. G. Acosta and instructed the board to adhere strictly to the code adopted by the city council with reference to plumbing. No h ing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. LAV * - SECRETARY MAYOR. MAY 11Th. 1928. REGULAR MEETING held on May 11th. 1928 at 7:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold Commissioners Chapman, Smith, Seg -rest and Carter. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The matter of awarding contract for the construction of fire stations as per bids receivf on May 9th. was considered by the council and the council voted by motion duly carried that Al Barron and Company be awarded the contract for the construction of fire station No. 1 at the price of $8&987.00 and that the contract for the construction of Fire Station No. 2 be awarded to Dougherty. Nichols and Young for $10,783.00 and further that they be required to execute contracts and bonds as called for in the specifications and the Mayor was authori2 to sign said contracts and approve said bonds when properly presented and executed by the parties named above. The came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for the improvement of Elliott Avenue as per bids received on May 9th, and after consideration of the bids as filed in the city Secretary's office and the tabulation thereof on file in the office of the City Engineer the council is of the opinion that the bid of Smith Bros. Inc. is the lowest and best bid and a motion carried that same be accepted and the Mayor and City Con- troller was instructed and authorized to execute contract in the name of the city for said work. On motion duly carried Mrs. G. E. Gibbon was granted a permit to build 7 frame houses on lot No. 5 in Block 91 Beach portion. On motion duly carried the assessment of Faye Smith for the year 1926 was reduced to $350.00 for the reason that error was made in placing house on said property for that year' The City Secretary was by motion duly carried authorized to make transfer of $788.76 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and of $538.04 from the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. On motion duly carried the council accepted the proposition of Mr. R. N. Mood to deed to the City 10 feet of property fronting on Lot 6 in Block 1 West End addition, on Leopard street (for widening purposes) and to pay to said R. N. Wood the sum of 0500.00 for such property. On motion duly carried the proposition of B. F. Dittmar and Company of San Antonio for the purchase of $325.000.00 City of Corpus Christi bonds, presented to and tentatively accepted by the council on April 11th. was in all things accepted and ratified. On motion duly carried the Brooks Motor Company was IV anted a permit to erect an electric sign in front of their place of business; the Corpus Christi Times was granted a permit to construct sign board on Municipal pier; the American Legion was granted a permit to place sign board of welcome on lot owned by E. L. Redeeker on Chaparral Street and i Yicenter Lozano was ` granted permit to erect an electric sign on Staples Street. t f, On motion duly carried the building permit fee on the Pope building in the sum of $100.00 was remitted. The City Secretary then read (for the second time "An ordinance granting to Geo. Eggelston the right. privilege and franchise to lay oil -pipe lines over and along certain streets of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. providing for reasonable regulatiors for a consideration and for forfeiture and -requiring bond." The same was passed to third reading by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Smith aye Carter eye Segrest aye On motion duly carried the City Secretary was authorized to issue voucher refunding fine of 02.00 to Mr. Denman. for parking charge. account of same having been assessed in error. On motion duly carried the Mater department was authorized to make sanitary sewer extension on Elizabeth Street west to 13th. and 14th. streets and also on Mesquite street at the corner of Lot 7 Block 89; and further authorized to put in a 6" gas line on Santa Fe Street from end of present mains 700 feet south to the Del Monte Addition. On motion duly carried the council voted to establish a building line on Chaparral Street from the North boundary line of Starr Street to the South Boundary line of Twigg Street 15 feet east of the present street line and the City Engineer was instructed to make a survey on the second Block with a view to straightening same. and the city attorney was instructed to prepare the necessary ordinances herein required. Nothin further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY: MAY 18TH. 1928. MAYOR. REGULAR MEETING held at 7:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Smith. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The City Secretary was authorized to issue vouchers transferring 0770.01 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and $277.63 from the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. The architect on the Fire Stations. E. Kenneth Ahler. was by motion duly carried instructed to ask plutber in the city to file bids for the plumbing in connection with the two fire stations and to present same to the council. Mr. William Singer was by motion duly carried. granted a temporary permit to build hamburger stand on lot 9 Block 105 Beach with the understanding that he shall move tame at any time the council order same moved. The Mayor appointed Mr. Chapman and Mr. Smith and the city engineer to investigate the matter of widening Chaparral Street and to confer with Mrs. Givens and Mrs. Gottlich. By motion duly carried the following permits were granted; J. A. Welch to construct building for H. N. Key on Leopard Street; Pickering Lumber Company to building on corner of Wado and Mestina Street. The contracts and bonds of Al Barron and Company and Dougherty. Nichols and Young for the construction of fire stations Nos. 1 and 2 respectively were presented and on motion duly carried both were approved; and in connection therewith the following ordin- ances were read by the city Secretary: - "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Al Barron and Company on the other part for the construction of fire station No. 1 in the city of Corpus Christi " etc" and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye. Segrest- aye Smith. aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye aegrest aye Bmith aye "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi.. on the one part and Dougherty. Nichols and young on the other part for the construction of fire station No. 2 ----etc" and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold u -eye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance and resolution approving the city engineer's written statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on Elliott Avenue or port Avenue from the North line of Leopard Street to the south line of Test Broadway, number of front feet owned by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting five o'clock P. Me May 31st. 1928 in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments, di- recting the city 'Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the city charter and declaring an emergency" The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Segrest aye Chapman aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Smith aye Chapman aye Segrest aye The Secretary then read "An ordinance vacating and closing that portion of Elliott Avenue 1ing between blocks numbers five ( 5 ) and six (6)'. four (4) . seven 17). three ( 3 ) and eight (8T with the exception of about four feet onathe west side.of blocks numbers three. four and five of what is known as the Palm Park Addition to the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. and the same being that part of Elliott Avenue west of a new street shown by map or plat of said Blocks. e.4.5.6.7 and 8 of said Palm Park Addition, which map or plat was, dedicated by H. L. Kokernot on the 17th. day of May. 1928 and which said new street on said map is dedicated "Port Avenue" on said map; and authorizing the Mayor and controller to execute in the name of the City a quitclaim deed to H. L. Kokernot conveying all right. title and interest of the city in said portions of Elliott Avenue and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold` eye Chapman aye Segrest- aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- LOTenskiold�, eye + Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The Navigation Board submitted .to*the council a proposition which they had from- Smith.Brothers-.Inc. for.the.hauling of dirt -to make fill on the port property at 65'eents per yard -and the council agreed to pay the Navigation Board for the cost of the said fill. On motion duly carried the bonds of J. H. Dyer, .Ayers Electric Company and Chas. H. Guttzeitt+were ordered approved. On motion duly carried the City engineer was instructed to work with the water de. partment in the installation of sanitary sewer lines on Ayers Street and storm sewer lines n on Morgan Avenue and further that he be authori zed to take off two "street bumps" on Leopard Street as a test in removing same from all streets in future. On motion duly carried Smith Brothers Ineoprated were allowed to make the $63.000.00 required of them on Elliott Avenue. in two separate bonds; one for $35.000.00 and one for $28.000.00. On motion duly carried the Street department was authorized to purchase a concrete mixing -machine at a cost of $225.09. "-,/The Secretary then read "An ordinance ordering the improvement of Elliott Avenue. sometime called "Port Avenue" from the south line of North Broadway to the property owned by the Nueces County Navigation District and on property formerly owned by W. E. Pope and the S. A. U & G. Ry. Company and declaring an emergency" fi. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold Chapman Segrest j aye aye aye �at) Smith eye / The Secretary then read "An ordinance ordering the improvement of the following named streets or avenues in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, repealing all resolutions and ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." NINETEENTH STREET from the north curb line of Agnes street to what is known as the north line of the San Patricio road. San Patricio road from Nineteenth'street to Comanche Street. Comanche Street from San Patricio road to the east end of Coke Street. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest eye Smith eye The ordinance finally passed by the following vote:. Lovenskiold Chapman Segrest Smith aye eye eye eye Onmotionduly carried the Waterworks department was authorized to purchase a new Reming- ton eming-ton Posting Machine and to exchange the Burroughs Machine now owned by that department on the trade. Not further appearing—the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAY 22nd. 1928. MAYOR. SPECIAL MEETING held at 2 P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Segrest. Smith and Carter. The Architect on the fire Stat ions E. K. Ahler presented to the council toe bids which were received for the plumbing on the fire stations and a motion carried that they be opened; and they showed as follows:. Corpus Christi Plumbing Company No. 1 $827.00 No. 2 $735.00 J. H. Dyer 810.00 717.00 Riser Pluthb ing Company (both) 1594.00 H. C. O'Donnel 789.00 789 X0 and on motion duly carried the bid of J. H. Dyer on station No. 1 for $810.00 and for $717.00 on station No. 2 was accepted and the Mayor authorized to execute contracts. On motion duly carried the water department was authorized to put in sanitary sewer line to relieve the situation in Block 8 Bay View Addition and to extens sanitary sewer in Nueces Bay Heights from Palm Drive to Palmer Street. - Not ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETAR . MAYOR. MAY 25TH. 1928. SPECIAL MEETING held at 2 P. M. Members present Chapman. Carter. aegrest, omith- and Lovenskiold. On motion duly carried the council voted to refuse to issue any permits for filling stations on Leopard Street from Broad*ay to Waco and the city engineer was instructed accordingly. On motion duly carried the Layor appointed Chapman. SIth and H. L. Shaw on committee in connection with the widening of Staples Street. On motion duly carried P. G. Lovvenskiold was granted permit to built a building on the 50 feet behind the present Lovenskiold building on Peoples atreet. On motion duly carried Gilbert McGloin was employed by the city in conneetin with securing co-operation and agreements from bay front property owners for the beautification plan and that he be paid 0500.00 for such services. On motion duly carried the action of the council on May 22nd. in awarding the contract for the plumbing on fire station No. 1 to J. H. Dyer tas rescinded and the contract awarded to H. C. O'Donnell. he being the lowest bidder. On motion duly carried G. 0. Garrett was granted permit to place electric sign in front of "Clarence Sanders" store on Leopard Street. Not44ng farther appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. MAY 25TH. 1928. REGULAR MEETING - 7:30 P. M. All members present. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The City Secretary was authorized to transfer by voucher $271.75 from the waterworks fund to the waterworks construction fund and $451.76 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund . On motion duly carried the Guaranty Title Company was granted permit to erect two signs one in Del Mar and one in Hillcrest; H. R. La Coate was granted permit for cold drink stand on Lots 5 and 6 Block 89; N. F. Roach permit to build awning at 412 Mesquite Street. The application of William Anderson for permit to build fish pier from breakwater east was by motion duly carred, refused. By motion duly carried Geo. J. Merriman, Joe Downey and Burton Dunn were appointed as a board of equalization for the year 1928. The Secretary then read for the last time "An ordinance granting to George Eggelton the right. privilege and franchise to lay oil pipe lines over and along certain streets of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas, providing for reasonable regulations, for a consideration and for forfeiture and requiring bond." The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The bond and contract of J. H. Dyer for the construction of fire station No. 2 were presented and on motion duly carried they were approved. The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the Mayor and controller of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas, to exedute a realease of tax lien to J. P. Sherman ---etc. and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest aye Chapman eye Carter eye Smith aye On motion duly carried the City voted to purchase from Zizel I„elomed a strip of ground, necessary for street purposes, to be surveyed by the city engineer and to pay for same the sum of $200.00, when deed is presented. Nothi further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. MAY 31ST. 1928. SPECIAL MEETING held at 1 o'clock P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segresti, Chapman. Lovenskiold and Carter. On motion duly carried the council voted to make charge of $1.00 whenever a gas meter is removed from the premises of any consumer and that when meter is put batik in the further sum of $1.00 be charged and also that the sum of $20.00 be charged to each applicant for gas, as charges for making connections to the city's gas mains. The offer of B. F. Dittmar and Company of San Antonio. Texas for the purchase of the balance of $175.000.00 unsold, of the issue of $500,000.00 voted by the people of the city on April 30th. 1928, offering to pay the city par and accrued interest and all expenses, plus a premium of $1750.00 was received and on motion duly carried the same was accepted. _The_citv_Searatarv_was by motion duly --carried. authorized -to issue vouchers from the Secretary read the following: "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the Gity of Corpus @hristi on the one part, and Smith Brothers, Incorporated, on the other part, for the furnishing of labor and material necessary for the improvement of what is known as Port Avenue, from West Broadway across theSalt Flats to the property of the gearing Fort Commission; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: agreement Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye t $7.50 Segrest Aye Smith Aye aved Carter Aye The above pgdinance was passed by the following vote: a Mr. Lovenskiold Aye 7 on Chapman Aye Segrest Aye excess Smith Aye Carter Aye p er ty in -jjftmea-ror-tne eosz ar -improving-said streets _ 13J.1Lg 1 te3i1 ana-charge against said property and the owners thereof. providing for the collection thereof and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:. lJ` Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye M 467 The charter rule was su Tpended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold ote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Segrest eye Chapman eye Carter aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the City voted to purchase from Zizel Melomed a strip of ground, necessary for street purposes, to be surveyed by the city engineer and to pay for same the sum of $200.00, when deed is presented. Nothi further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. MAY 31ST. 1928. SPECIAL MEETING held at 1 o'clock P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest, Chapman, Lovenskiold and Carter. On motion duly carried the council voted to make charge of $1.00 whenever a gas meter is removed from the premises of any consumer and that when meter is put bsik in the further sum of $1.00 be charged and also that the sum of $20.00 be charged to each applicant for gas, as charges for making connections to the city's gas mains. The offer of B. F. Dittmar and Company of San Antonio. Texas for the purchase of the balance of $175.000.00 unsold, of the issue of $500.000.00 voted by the people of the city on April 30th. 1928. offering to pay the city par and accrued interest and all expenses, plus a premium of $1750.00 was received and on motion duly carried the same was accepted. The City Secretary was by motion duly carried, authorized to issue vouchers transferring 0913.03 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and 42689.61 from tbs waterworks fund to the waterworks construction fund. The meeting was then recessed until 5 o'clock P. M. 5 o'clock P. 11. Special recessed meeting. All members present. The Keyor announced that the purpose of the meeting was for the purpose of hearing property owners on Elliott Avenue from Leopard to West Broadway. After much discussion between the property owners and the city council. an agreemeri was reached to the effect that the city would make the assessments on said street $7.50 I per front foot plus the cost of the curbing and all property owners present approved the plan and all protests were withdrawn; whereupon the City Attorney called upon Mr. Paul Cox and Mr. Maston Nizon. who testified that they believed that the property on said street would be enhanced in value, by reason of said improvement, greatly id excess of the cost of said improvement. A motion was then made. seconded and carried that the hearing be closed. The Secretary then read "An ordinance levying an assessment against the property d and the owners thereof in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, abutting upon certain I streets and parts of streets hereinafter named for the cost of improving said streets fixing a lien and charge against said property and the owners thereof. providing for the collection thereof and declaring an emergency." ,b The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- U Lovenskiold eye Chapman eye W4 Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye On motion duly carried Mr. M. Richard was granted a permit to conduct a hide curing and storage business on the properties of the Corpus Christi Gas Company. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. JUNE 13T. 1928. SPECIAL MEETING held at 11:30 A. M. All members present. MAYOR. The City Secretary read "An ordinance by the City Council of the City of Corpus'Christi Texas, approving estimate Number 7, of Smith Brothers Inc. under its contract with the City of Corpus Christi; authorizing the issuance -of and deliver of Water plant revenue Bonds of said city in payment therefor, and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- . ; Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- , Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the estimate of the amount due Hawley and Freese for work done in connection with the Dam work, in the sum of $4531.56 was presented and ordered paid. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. JOE 1st. 1928. MAYOR. REGULAR ITEETING 7:30 P. rd. Present Lovenskiold. Chapman, Segrest and. Smith. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The map of Bluebonnett Court filed by Kelly Bros. Inc. was ordered approved. The plat of the proposed widening of Chaparral Street for three blocks was presented by the City Engineer. which said plat is now on file in the city engineers office, and on motion duly _carried said plat was accel)ted and adopted by the council. Said widening to be from Starr Street to Dann Street, On motion duly carried the council voted to adopt a 60 foot roadway on Mesquite Street from Taylor Street north to the end of the street, with a view to widening same and the city attorney was instructed to prepare the necessary ordinance -on same. On motion duly carried the -City Engineer was authorized to make plans for the re- arranging of the approaches to the Bluff on Peoples and Schatzell Streets. 1�0 The Secretary then read "An ordinance and resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers. Inc. declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on Water Street from Dan Reid Street to 12th. Street and west on 12th. Street to the city limits; for the cost of improving same, and declaring an emergency:" The charter rule was'suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest eye Smith - aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the Secretary was instructed to issue a TlUcher to Smith Brothers Inc. for $10..181.38 out of fund No. 258 in payment for that part of the paving of Water Street which fronts on property of Nueces County Navigation District. The estimate of the amount due J. H. Dyer on fire station No. 2 in the sum of $350.00 was read and ordered paid. The Secretary was authorized to issue vouchers transferring $236.63 from the water- works fund to the waterworks construction fund and 0483.14 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund. On motion duly carried the bill of T. J. Cahill for $97.96 in payment for I. M* Alexander gas Ind water line, heretofore approved by the council, was ordered paid; and the bill of Russel Savage for $28.30. On motion duly carried the.water department was authorized to purchase 2000 feet of gas line from A. C. Erwin at 46 cents per foot F. 0. B. Corpus Christi. including couplings complete. The Secretary then read "An ordinance providing for the establishing of what is known as "Elliott Avenue, as a public street sixty (60) feet -in width, beginning at the north curb line of leopard Street where Elliott Avenue is now situated and extendL- ing north to the south line to what, is known as West -Broadway Street and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote Lovenskiold aye Chapman - aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter. eye Smith aye The Secrets ry,then read "An ordinance by the city council of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. pursuant to that certain deed of indenture executed by the said -city to to secure the payment of the 'City of Corpus Christi dater Revenue Bonds. Series 1927 and expressly granting to the purchaser of said bonds the exclu.sive.right, privilege and franchise to operate the water system of said city in the event of default in the payment of said bond debt and which franchise shall run for a period of twenty years from date the properties of the water system may be acquired by such purchaser by judicial sale or otherwise; and re -adopting, ratifying. confirming and approving all, provisions of the ordinance of July 21, 1927,,authorizing the issuance and delivery of said bonds and providing for their payment.." The ordinance was passed to second reading by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The Secretary was authorized by motion to transfer $913.03 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and $2689.61 from the waterworks fund to the waterworks constructim fund, covering monthly bills. Nothi further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. lune oth. 1928. SPECIAL MEETING 1 P. 11. Present Lovenskiold. Carter, Chapmand and Smith. Came on for consideration the matter of opening and receiving bids for the clearing of the air port as advertised for by the city and on motion duly carried the same were ordered opened and showed as follows:- 47 Estate of Chas. A. Mew bid $32.00 per acre to complete in 30 days E. G. Castleberry bid $49.00 per acre to complete in six months. Louis L. Harris bid $8600.00 to complete before cotton season. On motion duly carried the bids were ordered to lay on the table for forty eight hours. On motion duly carried the City Engineer and Street Commissioner were instructed to make -survey of street lights on Mesquite and Water Streets and to put a light in on every corner on said streets if not there at this time. On motion duly carried the council requested the Real estate Board to give..the council their estimate of values of property on the two blocks on Chaparral street between Starr and Taylor Streets to be widened. On motion duly carried the meeting recessed until four o'clock P..M. 4 o'clock P. M. The council reconvened with Commissioners Smith and Carter and Chapman and Mayor Lovenskiold present. The matter of receiving and opening bids for the paving and improving of 19th. Street from Agnes to San Patricio road and to Comanche street was --considered by the council and a motion carried that said bids be opened and read; But one bid was received. that of Smith Bros. Inc. as per bid and tabulation on file in the office of the City Secretary and City Engineer and a motion carried that said bid lay on the table for 48 hours as required by the charter. The City Secretary was. by motion duly carried. authorized to transfer $1178.40 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund. On motion duly carried the penalty on lot 10 Block 5 Beach in the name of Glover Johns. as well as the interest. was remitted account of an error having occurred in omitt- ing the receipt during January when called for by Mr. Johns. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETAXY. SPECIAL MEETING - 4 o'clock P. M. Chapman. Carter and Smith. MAYOR. JUNE 7TH* 1928. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners The matter of awarding the contract for the clearing of the airport was considered by the council and on motion duly made. seconded and carried the said contract was awarded to Estate of Chas. Mew. as per their bid and the Mayor and Controller were authorized to execute the necessary contracts and approve the bond. The matter of awarding the contract for the improvement of 19th. was then considered by the council and a motion carried that same be awarded to Smith Bros. Inc. as per their bid and the Mayor and Controller were authorized to exedute contract for said work. On motion duly carried the council voted to credit the properties, of Chas. Dyke and Mrs. Almira Reid with whatever pavement assessment is made on Mann Street on that portion of the property to be later deeded to the city by those property owners for widening of Chaparral Street. On motion duly carried the City Engineer was authorized to advertise for bids for the I resurfacing of 51 blocks of paved streets in the city as per plans and specifications and list of streets in the office of the city engineer. By motion duly carried W. C. Stewart was granted a permit to build 5 cottages on �I Lots 4 and 9 Block 63 Beach. By motion duly carried the council authorized the sending of Fire Marshal Claude Jones to the State Convention at Denton and allowed $100.00 for expenses of the trip. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. JUNE 8TH. 1928. 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P+ t12 C a) ° P+ a) 4-3 � u1P'u1� ,�u1so-►P�• to a) CO o P, o Has u1 ca Ca � a) � e)f,dd "a o asGjd m a) •ra W ca a) O aD a) CH to +; to the San istruct ma intak co a) F1 •4 ^ v � - .0 4 m .� •r♦ d �,.r1 0 �+ d w +' �,+3 4' •r1 ''{ P y � , _ _ nt on the main .P ao o 0 of ,¢ o + 4-,2-j 0 +� ra d k 410Cak0 d 4 k ' � 'ort Avenue) o UN _, and connect � 0 rq 0 U d 0 QJ 0j ri 0 1, a int a in and .d -p P � .,-4 ,^ .^.P a-► U N � o � U i' #a Cd o OJ v1 v H H sea the San E-, •r1 O U OA H N•ri�� CJ O P4�O CJ adway to Ord+' k k +� ° d 0 i I f-1 P on- 3 to con - ,� d QJ � M o a) +� -P o a-+ c�x, QJ + -P a O aH O rn O U O o Iter line Of %I Corpus Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye _ Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The City Secretary read (for the second time) "An ordinance etc. granting franchise to purchasers of water revenue bonds) as shown on page 469 of Minute Book J. N The ordinance was passed to third reading by the following vote:- f By motion duly carried the council authorized the sending of Fire Marshal Claude Jones to the State Convention at Denton and allowed $100.00 for expenses of the trip. There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. v JUNE 8TH, 1928. REGULAR MEETING. 7:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Segrest, Smith and Carter. The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers for the month of May and it appearing t to the council that all vouchers had been regularly issued in payment for claims against the city which had been duly audited and that all said vouchers had been approved by the commissioner under whose supervision the expenditures were made a motion carried that same be approved. The Secretary was authorized to draw vouchers transferring $311.88 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and $285.88 from the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. b On motion duly carried the Street Commissioner was authorized to fill in the lot owned dby the Pellegrino heirs on Mesquite Street to prevent washing. The Secretary then read "An ordinance and resolution approving the written state,,.e of the city engineer, or personf. , firms. corporations and estates owning property abutt- ing on Elliott Avenue, sometimes called "Port Avenue" from the south line of North Broadway to the property owned by the Nueces County Navigation District No. 1 and on property formerly o%ned by W. E. Pope and. S. A. U & G. Railway Company; number of front feet owned by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole imp- rovement and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving same street or avenue; setting five o'clock P. M, June 21st. 1928 in the City Hall at Corpus Christi. Texas, as the time and place for hearing of owners of said property con- cerning said assessments, directing the city Secretary to give notice of such hearing as required by the city charter and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: - m Lovenskiold. aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: - t Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter eye Smith aye The Secretary then read (for the first time) "An ordinance granting to the San fint onio Uvalde and Gulf Railroad Company a right of way upon which to construct. ma intEA and operate double tracks, switches, turnouts and spur tracks from a point on the main "line on said railroad company about 980 feet west of Elliott Avenue (Or Port Avenue) in a southerly direction across the City of Corpus Christi to a point on and connect ing with the Texas Mexican Railway Company main line, and to construct. maintain and operate a spur track from a point 700 feet east of where Port Avenue crosses the San "Antonio Uvalde and Gulf Railroad in a southerly direction across west Broadway to connect with the above track 230 feet south of the center of Broadway, and to con- struct, maintain and operate a track from a point 470 feet west of the center line of proposed Port Avenue eastward to the Port Compress Company in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. Said ordinance was passed to second reading by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye; Carter aye Smith aye The City Secretary read (for the second time) "An ordinance etc* granting franchise y to purchasers of water revenue bonds) as shown on page 469 of Minute Book J. 4� The ordinance was passed to third reading by the following vote:- 472 Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The Secretary then read "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Ben G. blew. mamager of the estate of Chas. view on the other part for the furnishing of all labor necessary to clear approkimately one hundred seventy seven (177) acres of land, more or less, known as block number eighteen of the J. C. Russel Farm Blocks in Nueces County, Texas of all brush and wood of every charac- ter, out all roots and stumps to a depth of eight inches below the ground and remove them from said land. and to plow said land to an average depth of six inches and pick up all roots exposed by virtue of the plowing and to level said land by means of dragging the same after the plowing thereof. and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- - t Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith eye The right of way deed from W. E. Pope for right of way on Port or Elliott Avenue was read and accepted. The estimate of the amount due Al: Barron and Company on the fire stations in the sum of $1561.45 was read and ordered paid. On motion duly carried the bill of M. J. Perkins for laboratory work in the sxm of $450.00 wqs ordered paid. On motion duly carried the Fourth of July Committee was assured that the city council would close all necessary streets to make celebration a success and furnish the necessary police protection for the event. Not ng further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY JUNE 12TH. 1928. SPECIAL MEETING 5:15 P. M. All members present. MAYOR. The City Engineer was, by motion duly carried authori zed to make the front foot assessment on 19th. Street $4.75 per front foot. By motion duly carried the City Attorney was instructed to write Mrs. Theresa GaLl- agher that the city will remove the filling station owned by her on Leopard Street to the Lot deeded to her by gokernot Nixon as soon as same can be conveniently done. go The City Secretary read "An ordinance providing for and establishing a roadway on Mesquite Street sixty (60) feet in width, from the north curb line of Taylor Street to the north end of Mesquite Street, and vacating and closing the sidewalks on each side of said Mesquite Street between said limits and abolishing the sidewalks as now established and existing, until a further dedication by abutting property owners; and repealing all ord- inances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The City Secretary read "An ordinance providing for the licensing of gas -fitters; and providing rules, regulations and requirements for the piping of houses and the placing of meters for the use of natural gas; and providing for the character of material to be used in the piping of houses and making connection with the gas mains; and providing for the regulation and the installation of gas water heaters and providing for charges for tap- ping gas mains and laying mains to curb, setting gas meter and installing regulators where necessary; and providing for the regulation of the installation of gas water heaters in the city of Corpus Christi - and the issuing of permits therefor; and providing penalties for violations thereof and repealing an ordinance passed and approved by the city council on the 8th. day of May. A. D. 1925 and repealing an ordinance passed by the city council on the 25th. day of February 1927 with reference to gas heaters and declaring an emergency. v The charter rule was suspended and the ordinance finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith eye By a motion dul3r carried the city attorney was instructed to so amend the plumbing ordinance as to provide for a license fee to plumbers of $50.00 and a renewal fee of $10.00 for those now holding licenses. The Secretary was instructed to transfer from the waterworks fund to the waterworks construction fund the sum of $977.96. On m6tion duly carried the City Secretary was authorized to send to B. F. Dittmar at San Antonio his copy of the City Charter and City Charter amendments with understanding they are to be returned or duplicated in case of loss. The City Engineer was instructed to prepare data and information and estimates on the cost of the widening of Chaparral Stret two blocks north of Starr Street. On motion duly carried H. S. Guy was authorized to prepare the necessary deeds and papers conveying property on the proposed Chaparral Street widening to the City of Corpus Chri st i. Nothipearing the meeting adjourned. ng further ap G,I CRETARY. June 15th. 1928. I MAYOR. Regular meeting held on June 15th. at 7:30 P. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold Commissioners Chapman. Smith. Segrest and Carter. On motion duly carried Oscar Lutz was granted permit to build filling station on Corner of Dan Reid and dater Streets. The City Secretary then read (for the second time) an ordinance granting to the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf Railroad a franchise etc. (see Minute Book J page 471) and the same was passed to third reading by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith eye The bond of J. H. Dyer as gess fitter and the bond of J. H. Dyer for the construction hof plumbing work on fire station was read and approved; as was the bond of B. C. Dadrick gas fitter. An application signed by H. H. Edwards et als. for the extension of water and gas mains south of the Del Mar Addition was referred to gas commissioner for an estimate of cost. The estimate of the amount due B. G. Mew for the estate of Chas. Mew was read. in the HV cl to If sum of and ordered paid. The City Secretary read "An ordinance amending Section 6 of an ordinance entitled "An ordinance creating the examining and supervising board of plumbers, designating the members thereof and prescribing their powers and duties and term of office; providing for the licen- sing of plumbers and those engaged in plumbing work within the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, sand prescribing certain rules and regulations and requirements for the construction of plumbing and house drainage, which rules and regulations are provided in what is known as the "Hoover Code" and adopting the said "Hoover Code" and providing the kind of material to be used in h such plumbing work, the inspection of plumbing work and the scale of fees for such inspection II (land the power and duties of the inspector of plumbing and drainage and providing for bonds for 7 6± angaged in plumbing work and providing penalties for violation of said rules and requirements, passed and approved by the city council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, the 30th. day of March, A. D. 1928, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith, aye Carter eye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The city Secretary then read "An ordinance by the city council of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas. pursuant -to -that certain deed of indenture etc (see page 469 of minute book J) The ordinance was finally passed by the following•vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The bill of W. T. Yontgomery in the sum of $392.70 was presented and by motion duly carried was ordered paid. The bond of L. T. Quisenberry as ,gas fitter was read and bIT motion duly carried was ordered approved by the Mayor. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was instructed to transfer $2703.50 to the waterworks construction from the waterworks fund and $674.32 from the gas to the gas con- struction on-struction fund. On motion duly carried the city engineer was instructed and authorized to advertise for bids for the widening of the approaches from the bluff to the downstown sections of the c ity. On motion duly carried the assessment on the I. D. Mussett property was reduced for the years 1915 to 1924 as per motion of date November 10th. 1927 and that $241.08 be allowed account payment by them on August 15th, 1927. Nothing further appearing the -meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. JUNE 20TH, 1928. MAYOR. Special meeting of the City Council held on June 20th. Members present LovensLiold. Chapman. Smith and Segrest. Came on for consideration the matter of the opening of bids for the resurfacing of certain paved streets in the city. The only bid received was that of Smith Brothers Ino, which was read to the council and by motion duly carried the same was ordered to lay on the table for forty eight hours as required by the charter. By motion duly carried it was ordered that Geo. J. Merriman.- Burton Dunn and Joe Downey be. paid $150.00 each for their services as members of the board of equalization. By motion duly carried the council voted to support the action of the board of equal- ization in the matter of the assessment against the S. A. U AND G. Railway Company.: Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETAR . _ MAYOR. 75 JUNE 21ST. 1928. SPECIAL MEETING held at 5 P. 11. Members present. Lovenskio,ld . Chapman. Segrest and ith. of pro - h. street Secretary read the following: "An ordinance levying an ass against the property, and owners thereof, in the Cit of Corpus Christi )r the Texas, abutting upon streets and y rpm Christie for a part of the cost of improving saidstreetsfisingaatcharg esnd lien against said property and the owners thereon cost of lection thereof; and declaring an emergency. ' providing for the aol- ;d on The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye ue from Segrest Aye y aye Smith Aye aye Carter Absent d after The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: ►d to be imp- Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye the cost of Segrest Aye Smith Aye a improved Carter Absent t s ; whereupon a motion carried that the hearing be ciosea ax4. assessments requiging property owners to pay $4.75 per lineal front foot and ciuy-.__.ay the balance, be passed as follows: tt{,q "An ordinance levying an assessment againtt the property and the owners thereof, in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting on streets and parts of streets hereinafter named for part of the cost of improving same, fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof; providing for the collection thereof and providing for the correction of assessments erroneously made and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Unthing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. JUNE 22nd. 1928. REGULAR MEETING held at 7:30 P. 11. All members being present. The city secretary was. by motion duly carried. ordered to transfer $633.07 from the gas to the gas construction fund and $1283.65vfrom the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. On motion duly carried W, B. Pyeatt was granted permit to erect skating rink on lot south of the Texas Auto Company. Smith voting no. On motion duly carried the Secretary was ordered to refund to J. E7 Click20.00 account of his having paid that amount for gas connection permit before the ordinance went into effect. On motion duly carried R. L. Moore was granted permit to erect root beer stand in Block 68 Bluff. This being temporary. to be removed at will of the council. On motion duly carried Mr. Jurgens. plumbing inspector was allowed to use city 475 JUNE 21ST. 1928• SPECIAL METING held at 5 P. M. Members present. Lovenskiold, Chapman, Segrest and Smith. The Mayor announced that the purpose of the meetingwas for the hearing of pro- tests and complaints against the assessments -made for the improvement of 19th. street from Agness to Comanche; and also on Port Avenue from Broadway to the Port. Mr. M. D. Brown appeared as representing J. E. Garrett and protested for the reason that the property would not be enhanced in value to the extent of the cost of the improvement. Mr. Be A. Riney and Frank Hunder stated that they protested on the same grounds. There were no protests on the assessments made on Elliott or Port Avenue from a Broadway to the Port property. b John L. Tompkins. C. L. Buch and H. N. Whaley were then called upon and after being questioned stated that they were acquainted with the property proposed to be imp- roved on both of said streets, and with the value thereof. as well as with the cost of improving the same and they stated that they believed the property would be improved far in escess of the cost of the improvement, by reason of said improvements; whereupon a motion carried that the hearing be closed and the ordinance levying'4hre-essessments requiging property owners to pay $4.75 per lineal front foot and city to pay the balance, be passed as follows: 6�,10"An ordinance levying an assessment againtt the property and the owners thereof, in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting on streets and parts of streets hereinafter named for part of the cost of improving same, fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof; providing for the collection thereof and providing for the correction of assessments erroneously made and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye , Rnthing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. JUNE 22nd. 1928. MAYOR. REGULAR MEETING held at 7:30 P. M. All members being present. The city secretary was. by motion duly carried. ordered to transfer $633.07 from the gas to the gas construction fund and $1283.65vfrom the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. On motion duly carried Wq Be Pyeatt was granted permit to erect skating rink on lot south of the Texas Auto Company. Smith voting no. On motion duly carried the Secretary was ordered to refund to J. E2 Click C20100 account of his having paid that amount for gas connection permit before the ordinance went into effect. On motion duly carried R. L. Moore was granted permit to erect root beer stand in Block 68 Bluff. This being temporary. to be removed at will of the council. On motion duly carried Mr. Jurgens, plumbing inspector was allowed to use city 76 gasoline and oil in his car during the hours he is on city work. The Secretary then read "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Smith Brothers. Inc. on the other part. for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for`the improving and paving of (19th) Nine- teenth Street from the nortIg line of Agnes Street to the San Patricio road; and San Patricio road to where it intersects with Comanche Street and Comanche Street to Coke Street and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter eye 0 The city secretary then read "An ordinance ratifying and -confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Smith Brothers. Incorporated on the other part. for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the improving and paving of what is known as Port Avenue or Elliott Avenue from Leopard Street to West Broadway and declaring an emergency." s The charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith eye The ordinance was finally passed by the full -wing vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye The estimate of the amount due B. G. Mew in the sum of $1.000.00 was read and ordered pa; The deeds from the Heirs of the H. M. King estate and from the Sisters of the Incarnate Word. to the property fronting on Bay View Avenue east of the Spohn Sanitarium property were presented and by motion duly carried the same were accepted. On motion duly carried the S. A. Machine and Supply Company were allowed to use a strip of ground 15 feet wide along the southern boundary line of the Municipal Wharf for ingress Jand egress purposes as per resolution heretofore passed by the council. The Secretary was instructed to transfer $1276.62 from the water to the waterworks construction fund and $767.23 from the gas to the gas construction fund to cover the monthly bills. And also to issue voucher for $5219.17 to Smith Bros for dirt hauling. Not ing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. June 29th. 1928. REGULAR MEETING held at 7:30 P. M. Segrest. MAYOR. Members present Lovenskiold. Smith. Carter and On motion duly carried a temporary permit was granted Mr. Lockmiller to build water melons vending stand on the Dyke lot at the corner of Mann and Chaparral. The.•secretary wes instructed to transfer $729.44 from the gas to the gas construction fund and $671.94 from the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. The Secretary then read "An ordinance granting to the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf Railroad company a franchise etc (See minute Book J page 471) and the ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: - Lovenskiold aye Segrest eye Carter aye Smith aye (d. The Secretary then read "An ordinance ordering and directing the Mayer and City Controller to'enter into a certain contract and easement xtkk agreement in the name of the City of Corpus Christi with William Whelan. Gladys Whelan Key, C. E. Key. John Whelan and Herbert Whelan, providing for the sale of water for irrigation -and building bridges and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye rdinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith \ eye The estimate of the amount due B. G. Mew in the sum of $1600.00 wea read and ordered paid. The estimate of the amount due Al Barron and Company in the sum of $4269.55 and H. L. O'Donnel in the sum of $394.50 were read and ordered paid out of the fire station construction dund.. On motion duly carried Mayor Lovenskiold was authorized to settle the matter of securing right of way from the Southern Pacific Railway Company near the Bascule Bridge into Mesquite Street from Water Street. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. USECRETARY. MAYOR. JUZY 2nd. 1928. SPECIAL MEETING held at 11 A. M. July 2nd. 1928. Present Lovenskiold. Carter Smith and Segrest. The City Secretary was authorized and instructed , by motion duly carried to make the necessary transfers of funds from the bond and construction funds of the $325,000.00 -� bond sale, just received, refunding to the general fund the amounts advanced on acc- ount of construction accounts which accrued prior to the arrival of the bond fundsd and which were advanced out of the general fund. The estimate of the amount due'Hawley and Freese on estimate No. 8 for work at the dam in the sum of $4800.86 was read and ordered paid. The secretary then read "An ordinance by the city council of the city of Corpus Christi. Texas ' approving estimate No. 8. of Smith Brothers. Inc. under its contract with the city of Corpus Christi; authorizing the issuance and delivery of water plan:: revenue bonds of said city in payment therefor and declaring an emergency. - The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest eye Smith aye Carter eye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold` aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to take up with the Miller and Freeman people the purchase by the city of the lands owned by them near the damsite and which is required for the reservoir. The bill of Smith Bros. Inc. in the sum of $39.840.64 for street paving work was read and ordered paid. The deed conveying to the city 177 acres of land by C. L. Grubbs and Jewel 478 Grubbs for a consideration of $35,000; as follows $10.000.00 cash; 015.000.00 due on January lst.* 1929; $5000.00 due June 11th. 1929 and $5000.00 due June 11th. 1930 were presented and were accepted, subject to the approval and acceptance of the title papers by the attorneys for the city. No hing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY JULY 3rd. 1928. MAYOR. SPECIAL METING held at 9 A. Y. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Smith and Carter. The City Secretary read "An ordinance regulating the construction of filling stations in the city of Corpus Christi ---etc." and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Smith aye Carter aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Smith aye On motion duly carried the meeting recessed until 1 P. M. 1 RECESSED MEETING.• Present Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest. Carter and Smith. Came on for consideration the matter of.receiving and oprning bids for the widening of the approaches from Broadway to the downtown section Only one bid was received. that of Smith Brothers. who agreed to do the work'for 3500.00'and on motion duly carried the bids were ordered to lay on the table for forty eight hours. - On motion duly carried Secretary J. T. Wright was granted a two weeks leave of absence beginning on July 9th. The'iiatter of making further necessary improvements in the water system of the city came up for consideration and upon motion duly carried Smith Brothers Inc. -were ordered to proceed with the said improvements in accordance with plans and specifications to be fur- nished them by Hawley and Freese. Engineers for the city and the Mayor appointed a committee consisting of himself and"Commissioners Chapman and Segrest to meet with the engineers and lay out the further improvements; and further that plans be prepared of same. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. July 6th. 1928. REGULAR MEETING: Members present. Lovenskiold. Chapman.-Segrest. Carter and Smith. The application of L. C. Doney for building a filling station at the corner of Park Avenue and Caraneahua Street and the application of J. Schwarts for building.a filling station at the coiner of Furman avenue and Staples Streets were read and both were taken under advisement by the council. The Lone Star Ice Company was granted a permit to build sheet iron building in rear of their present property and the Mexican Baseball team was granted permit to use the Joe Still property in Hillcrest addition as a ball park# and Jack Walsh was granted permit to build filling station at corner of Leopard and Caraneahua Streets. . U .t On motion duly carried the contract for the widening of the approaches from Broadway to the downtown section was awarded to Smith Brothers for $3000.00. The estimate of the amount due Smith Bros. Inc. for work done on the pavement of Port Avenue in t,ae sum of $19.202.15 was ordered paid. the estimate of the amount due B. G. Mew in the sum of 11150.00 was read and ordered paid. The Secreterjt was instructed to transfer from the gas to the gas construction fund the sum of $1012.57 and from the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund 1 the sum of $833.14 and from the Seawall and Breakwater fund the sum of 4253.25 account of paving approaches to bascule bridge heretofore paid for out of the paving fund. The deed from C. L. Witty to the city conveying lot 1 Blk 3 and Lot 12 in Block 4 Hillside Addition for $1150.00 was presented and a motion carried accepting the same when ever Ed Brennan deeds the balance of the property needed for street purposes and when proper release of the $800.00 note now unpaid against the Witty lots is secured. The bill of Mrs. Etta Thomas for $77.83 for curbing destroyed by the city was ordered paid. The Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. to enter into two contracts with Houston Oil Company of Texas and Houston Pipe Line Company in connection with the city reservoir near "La Fruta" and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold eye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye Nothi further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. July 10th. 1928. Special meeting - 2;15 P.L2. Special meeting. IJIembers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Segrest. A motion was duly made and carried that a contribution of $250.00 out of the general fund be made to the Chamber of Commerce for advertising purposes. The City Secretary read "An ordinance regulating and controlling the granting of permits for the erection of certain business buildings for the conduct of certain busi- nesses within the residence districts of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, defining a residence district, providing for a board of appeals or review, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances and particularly an ordinance passed and approved by the city council on the 3rd. day of July, 1928, in conflict herewith, providing penalties for violation thereof and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye 0-` 1 The City Secretary then read "An ordinance or resolution ordering the improvement of the following named streets, alleys, agenues in the city of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, to -wit: - Mesquite Street from the East line of Carrol Street to the west line of Water Street; Chaparral Street from the north line of Carrol Street from the south line of Mesquite street as extended; Fourth Street from the south line of Booty Avenue to the south line of Elizabeth Street; Morgan Avenue from the west line of Staples Street to the east line of 19th. Street; and declaring an emergency." _ The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye There being no further business the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. M YOR. REGULAR MMEETING July 13th. 1928- 7:30 P.M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Segrest. On motion duly carried Geo. R. Clarke, Mrs; Lorene Jones Spoonts and L. D. Garrison were appointed on the board of Appeals or Review as provided on ordinance passed and approved on the 10th. day of July, 1928. On motion duly carried T. J. Rice was granted a permit to build a private residence on Chaparral.Street'/_also permit to D. C. Reed and H. N. Key for building on Leopard Street. On motion duly carried the Secretary was ordered to issue vouchers transferring 0973.60 from the Gas fund to the gas construction fund and 4527.25 from the waterworks to the water- works construction fund. On motion duly carried the estimate of the amount due estate of Chas. Mew in the sum of y 1050.00 was ordered paid. C , On motion duly carried the bond of Thos. L. Ward, plumber and gas fitter were approved. The Secretary read "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Smith Brothers, incorporated, on the other part for the resurfacing of certain streets in the city of Corpus Christi, particularly described in said contract, and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold. aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye On motion duly carried the deed from the S. A. U AND G. Ry. to the City, deeding certain property on Port Avenue be accepted. On motion duly carried Mr. T. H. Martin was granted permit to' connect with the city sewer lines, provided all rules and regulations of the city are complied with. On motion duly carried Plumbing Inspector Juergens was authorized to go to College Station and that the city pay his expenses. On motion duly carried the plat of the Del Monte Addition was approved. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers for the month of July and it appearing to the council that all of said vouchers had been issued in payment for claims due by the city and it further appearing that said vouchers had been duly approved by the commissioner F under whose supervision said expenditures were made, a motion carried that same be approved. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance dividing the city of Corpus Christi into six election precincts for and in which all municipal bond elections shall hereafter be held in and for said city and to be known as bond election precincts one, two, three, four, fige and six; and naming and designating one polling place in each precinct where all legally qualified voters in said precinct may vote, repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and particularly an ordinance passed and approved by the city council, on the fifteenth day of February 1911, which consolidated all voting precincts into one precinct for holding muni®ipal bond elections as "Bond election Precinct Number one't and naming Market Hall in said city as the polling place of all voters in such elections; and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye There being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. IIUYOR. REGULAR MEETING July 20th. 1928 - 7:30 P. Me Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest, Chapman and Carter. On motion duly carried Pearsall Street south of Priour Street was ordered closed. There came on to be considered the matter of the application of L. C. Doney, for a permit to erect a gasoline filling station at the corner of Park Avenue and Carancahua 6treet and after hearing the application read, the council by a motion duly seconded and carried refused to grant said application; whereupon the said L. C. Doney, through his counsel, M. D. Brown, gave notice of appeal to the Board of Appeals or Review. The council by motion duly carried granted the use of Artesian Park to the Corpus Christi Caller pn July 26th. and to Mrs. Miles H. Williams on July 24th. By motion duly carried C. E. Coleman was granted a permit to erect a brick building at the corner of Sam Rankin and Leopard and also to widen Sam Rankin 5 feet on his prop- erty. The estimate of the amount due, under estimate No. 1 to Smith Brothers for paving and filling work on Port Avenue, in the sum of $28,960.00 was ordered paid, as was the estimate of the amount due Chas. Mew estate in the sum of 01,000.00. A petition for the removal of billboard now on Ayers Street was presented to the council and on motion duly carried was taken under advisement. On motion duly carried the councol voted to offer the Russel Ward heirs V350.00 dnd We E. Pope 01500.00 and Mrs. Winnifred Mills X600.00 for the lands needed by the city for extending Mesquite and Chaparral Streets to the bascule bridge. On motion duly carried the city secretary was authorized to issue vouchers transferring 01201.92 and 0346.70 respectively from the water fund to the waterworks construction fund and Y03204.76 and 647.72 respectively to the gas construction fund from the gas fund. On motion duly carried the assessment on North 46 feet of lot 10 in Block I of Ocean View in name of Agnes Breyer was reduced to X1200.00 for the years 1912 to 1925 and to $1500.00 for the year 1926. There being nothing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. -1 E RETARY. T�:AYOR. REGULAR MEETING July 27th. 1928 - 7:30 P.Ti. Mmabers present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter; Segrest and Smith.. By motion duly carried the City Secretary was authorized to draw vouchers transferring X661.36 from the gas fund to the Gas construction fund and y304.76 from the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. On motion duly carried Chief of Police Shaw was authorized to appoint Jose Gonzales as special officer, while he holds his present position as watchman on street work. On motion duly carried the council appointed Gordon Boone, Chairman, W. P. Helcher and A. M. French, members to compose the board of appeals or reviewi-to replace persons heretofore appointed and who failed to qualify. The estimate of the amount due Estate of Chas. view on the airport construction in the sum of $1,000.00 was ordered paid. On motion duly carried Mr. J. S. Cross was granted a permit to build a stucco, hollow— tile ollow tile and frame business building at corner of Marguerite and Staples -Streets. Not ' gl!urther appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. SPECIAL - &SETING August 1st. 1928- 1 P. lei. TvIAYOR. Members present, Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Smith. The City Secretary read "An ordinance by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, approving estimate Number 9 of Smith Brothers, Incorporated, under their contract with the City of Corpus Christi, dated July 21st. 1927; authorizing the issuance and delivery of Water Plant Revenue Bonds of said city in payment of said estimate; declaring and reciting that the city has received full value and consideration for all; -bonds heretofore issued and delivered the contractor under the aforesaid contract; enacting provisions incident and necessary to the subject and purpose of this ordinance; repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold Chapman Carter Segrest Smith aye aye aye aye aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The estimate of the amount due Hawley and Freese, consulting engineers in the sum of 06912.57 was ordered paid. The application of Julius Schwartz for a permit to erect a filling station at the intersection of Furman Avenue and Staples Street was rejected, all voting aye except Smith who voted no. The Cit Secretary then read "An ordinance confirming and ratifying an agreement between the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Smith Brothers, Inc. with reference•to the contract between said parties, dated July 21st. 1927, for the construction of certain waterworks imp- rovements and the purchase of additional grater powers and the enlargement of thw waterworks system of said city, and providing for the completion of said improvements and authorizing an additional issuance of $350,000.00 in revenue Bonds to evidence the indebtedness thereof, and pledging the waterworks system of said city and the revenues and income of said waterwork: system to pay the interest of said bonds and the principal thereof at maturity and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye " Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest, Carter and Smith aye`: There eing nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. MAYOR. REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 3RD. 1928- 7:30 P.M. J^ Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, S it�arter and Segrest. The bill of the Saxet Company in the sum of $6927.63 for gas used by the city during the month of July was presented and ordered paid. The application of the Corpus Christi Caller for the use of Artesian Park for the 25th. day of August and the 6th. day of November was granted. The Secretary was authorized to issue vouchers transferring 0478.76 from the gas to the gas construction fund and $252.00 from the waterworks to the waterworks construction fund. By motion duly carried the council, approved the placing of a sanitary sewer line across the properties of Kokernot Nixon on Leopard Street to connect with the City Fire Station on said street. On motion duly carried the council voted to pay the Elks Lodge the sum of $4000.00 in payment for 10 feet of ground needed to carry out the Chaparral Street widening program. The Mayor and Secretary was by motion duly carried authorized to advertise for bids for the necessary fill to be placed on Mesquite and Chaparral Street to make connection with the bascule bridge. On motion duly carried the Street Commissioner was authorized to put asphalt topping on the bascule bridge. The estimate of the amount due Chas. Mew estate in the sum of 600.00 was presented and by motion duly carried was ordered paid. The Zity Secretary read "An ordinance authorizing and directing the Layor, Controller and City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, to convey all the right, title and interest of the City of Corpus Christi in and to a part of what is known as lot numbered nine (9) in Block numbered one hundred four (104) of the Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi, to W. E. Pope and to receive as a part of the consideration therefor a conveyance by the said ti's. E. Pope of a portion of lots numbered ten (10), eleven (11), and twelve in Block numbered one hundred four (104) and part of lots numbered five (5) and six (6) in Block numbered ninety six (96), all of the Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi and to pay to the said W. E. Pope, the sum of Fifteen hundred ($1500.00) dollars in cash, by the city of Corpus Christi as a part of the consideration for said conveyance by said VI. E. Pope to said city, and to pay the full cost of filling, curbing and paving on the new street by the City of Corpus Christi on the west side of said property; and declaring an emergency" The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chppman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor, Con- troller and City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Tem s to convey to the Humble Oil and Refining Company, all the right, title and interest of the 6ity of Corpus Christi, in and to a part, piece or parcel of land lying within the corporate limits of the city of Corpus Qhristi, and in Nueces County, Texas, described as follows, to -wit:- Beginning at the northeast corner of lot 6 block 104, Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi; thence extending the easterly line of lot 6 in its northerly direction to a point 25 feet beyond the northeast corner of said block 104; thence in a westerly direction and parallel to the north boundary line of said block 104 and 25 feet distant therefrom 45 ft more or less to a point 80 ft. distant at right angles from the center of the mainline of the S. A. &: A.P. Railway; thence in a southwesterly direction and parallel to the center of the mainline of said S. A. & A. P. Railroad and 80 feet distant therefrom to point for corner in the north line of the said lot 6; thence along said north line in an easterly direction to the place of beginning and to receive as a part of the consideration therefor, a deed from the Humble Oil and Refining Company to the City of Corpus Christi a certain portion of lot 6 in block one hundred four (104) Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi#; and declaring an emergency." 13 481", The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman eye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Carter aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor, Controlle and City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas to convey to Winnifred H. Mills, all the right, title and interest of the City of Corpus Christi in and to a part of what is known as lot numbered eight (8) in Block numbered one hundred four (104) of the Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi, and to reeeived'as a part of the consideration therefor a conveyance by the owner thereof of a portion of lot five (5) in block numbered one hundred four (104) of the Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi, to the city of Corpus Christi, and declaring, an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Darter aye Smith aye Nothing further �appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. SPECIAL I'LEETING August 8th. 1928 - 1 P. M. MJ&YOR. ~� Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman and Smith. The matter of the purchase by the city of the property along the 'Tater front facing on the proposed park to be included in the bay -front plan, between Taylor and Power Street came up for discussion and by motion duly carried the council voted to offer the property owners the following prices, per lot:- in Block 8 Water Beach the sum of X2000.00 per lot; in Block 9 $1800.00 per lot; in Block 10 $1700.00 per lot; in Block 11 $1600.00 per lot and Block 12 $1500.00 per lot. The City Secretary was authorized to issue vouchers transferring $5210.96 from the waterworks fund to the waterworks operating fund (124) and from the gas fund (106) to the gas operating fund (126) the sum of $4546.72; also from the wtr.fund to the Wtr.construction fund the sum of $225.50. re being nothing further before the council the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 10TH. 1928-- 7:30 P.M. MAYOR. Members present T,layor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Smith. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of July and it app- earing to the council that all of said vouchers had been duly issued in payment for claims against the city, duly audited prior to payment and it further appearing that all of said vouchers had been approved by the commissioner under whose supervision the expenditure was made, a motion carried that same be approved. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance prescribing the taxes to be levied assessed and collected by the city of Corpus Christi, Texas for the year 1928, and for each year thereafter, until otherwise ordered and provided, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:-- Lovenskiold Chapman Serest Carter Smith The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenski.old Chapman Segrest Carter Smith The City Secretary was instructed to make the following cash transfers; from the gas fund to the gas construction fund the sum of $501.94 and from the waterworks fund to the waterworks construction fund the sums of 662.62 and X245.18 and from the current expense fund to the fire station construction fund (280) the sum of 12741.34. The City Secretary read to the council a report filed by the American Bed Cross of its activities during the past year and the same was ordered filed. The electrical bonds of T. C. Nelson and of the Liartin Wright Electric Company were at the request of the bond companies, cancelled. The City engineer reported that the two fire stations were now completed and in condition for final acceptance, whereupon a motion carried that they be accepted and that the final estimates due to the contractors be paid when proper bills are presented. The final estimate of the amount due Smith Brothers, Inc. for the contract on the repairs of the approaches from the Bluff, in the sum of $3000.00 plus extras ordered by the city in the sum of $604.79 was ordered paid. The bill of the Nueces County Navigation District in the sum of $1586.46 for the painting of the bascule bridge was presented and ordered paid when funds available. The estimate of the amount due Zhas. Mew estate in the sum of 0600.00 was ordered paid. On motion duly carried a refund of 012.00 was ordered paid to Joseph Henry, plumber account payment by him for a permit fee prior to the date on which ordinance took effect. A letter from City Engineer Shaw recommending the installation of another unit of water filtration at the Calallen Waterworks Plant was read to the council, and on motion duly carried the same was ordered put in and charged to the Waterworks Bond Fund. The City Engineer was authorized to advertise for bids for the constructio4 of a sanitary sewer line from 19th street to the bay front on Morgan fivenue and also,for the paving of Morgan Avenue from Sixteenth to Staples Street and for the paving of Fourth Street from Elizebeth Street to Booty Avenue. On motion duly carried Russel Savage was authorized to draw the necessary orders and tPhee pers for the calling of a bond election for October 16th. 1926 for the purpose of submitti question of the issuance of $1,250,000.00 bonds for bay front improvement. On motion carried the salary of H. A. Harvey was increased $10.00 per month; Reynolds $10.00 per month, Calvin Noakes $10.00 per month, Henry Wagner y65.00 per month and W. T. Biggio $10.00 per month effective July lst. On motion duly carried Mr. W. B. Pyeatt was granted permit to move his skating rink to the Cole lot on South Chaparral street, Smith voting no. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. L/ SECRETARY %11 PH M REGULAR MEETING August 17th. 1928 - 7:30 P.M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter, Segrest and Smith. I The City Secretary was authorized to issue vouchers transferring $604.26 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and $254.06 from the waterworks to the waterworks construct ion fund. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance closing and vacating a certain portion of Priour Street in said city, authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a quitclaim to said portion of Priour Street to the abutting property owner on each side and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote' Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally, passed by the following vote;- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye, Segrest aye Smith aye The application of L'• Tal. McClaughlin for the position of City Building Inspector was read and ordered filed. The bill of Al Barron and Uompany in the sum. -of $160.95; Estate of Chas. Mew in the sum of $450.00 and Russel Savage in the sum of $90.39 were read and ordered paid. Then came on for consideration the matter of opening the bids filed for the filling in of the extensions to Mesquite and Chaparral Street to connect with the bascule bridge; but ons bid was received that of Smith Brothers, totalling $15,557.50 „ for both said contracts and on motion duly carried same was ordered to lay on the table for forty eight hours. The bid of 0. 1. Olsen, contractor, for.the construction of.one gas regulator station for the sum of $625.00 was read and awarded to him. Geo.. Armistead and Company presented their annual audit report to the council and the same was ordered filed by the council and the bill for their services is the sum of $ 2674.56 for the auditing of the books and extra work and system installations was ordered paid. N5�thing further -appearing the meeting adjourned. f SECRETARYJ MAYOR. SPECIAL MEETING August 21st. 1928 - 9 A.M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter, Smith and Segrest. Came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contracts for the work of filling in Mesquite and Chaparral Streets to the bascule bridge as per bids received on the 17th. inst. A motion by Commissioner Smith that the bid be rejected failed for want of a second. -A motion was then made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Segrest and carried that the contract be awarded to Smith Brothers. Smith voting no. The plumbers and gas fitters bond of Clement -A. Pansheim was presented and approved. NotAiing further appearing the meeting adjourned. SECRETARY X. REGULAR MEETING August 24th. 1928 - 7:30 P.M. MAYOR. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter Smith and Segrest. The City Secretary was authorized to issue vouchers transferring $560.13 from the water { works fund to the waterworks construction fund and $180.50 from the gas fund to the gas. construction fund. The City Secretary then read "An ordinance vacating and closing that portion of Second Street lyin between the north line of Booty Avenue and the north boundary line of lot number nine (9} in Block number eleven (XI) and the north line of Lnt�= number six 0) in Block number ten (10) of the Ocean View Addition to the City of Corpus Christi; and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote.- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Smith aye Segrest aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote;- Lovenskiold aye Carter aye Smith aye Segrest aye On motion duly carried the council voted to designate Staples Street from Kinney Avenue to Ayers Street as a business Street. The matter of the continuation, of the drainage ditdh- from Leopard Street, through the Salt Flats region came up for discussion and on motion duly carried it was referred to the Mayor and City Engineer with full power to act in the matter. The map of the Brown, Allison and Witty Re -subdivision of Block 16 of the Luter partition was presented to the council and on motion duly carried the council approved the map and accepted the proposition -of the owners to give to the city 25 feet off of lot 11 in said subdivision for street purposes and to sell to the city any addition necessary for such purposes at the rate of $300.00 per lot, if the council desires. On motion duly carried the council voted to include Staples Street from Park Avenue to Ayers Street in the Fire limits and instructing the city attorney to draw the necess- ary ordinances for such purpose. PvTayor Lovenskiold voting no on this motion. Martin Kelley.appeared before the council in the interest of securing co-operation by the city in the installation of a street lighting system for the Bluebonnet addition. A motion carried that the city attorney confer with the officials of the Central Power and Light company with a view to arriving at some understanding in the matter. H. H. Edwards, Mark Gregory and others presented to the council a petition requesting that Tancahua Street be paved from Buffalo to Coleman Avenue. The matter was deferred and no action taken on the petition. On motion duly carried Messrs. Hardy .and Curran were granted a permit to build a an apartment house at the corner of Mann and Mesquite Streets. On motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to execute from the city to V+. E. Pope conveying property in Block 104 Beach portion. The bill of E. B. Jackson construction company in the sum of V658.41 was ordered paid. Came -on for consideration the matter of receiving bids for _the paving of Fourth Street land of Morgan Avenue and for the construction of storm sewer line on Morgan Avenue from 19th'. Street- to`the-Bay- front: Blit one bid was received- on the paving work,- that of Smith Brothers;• two bids being received on the work of laying the storm sewer from Staples to the Bay front, J. P. Miller and Company and Smith Brothers; and on motion duly carried the paving and storm drain bid on Morgan Avenue from 19th. street to Staples street and ;i ';the paving .bid on Fourth Street as well as. =the storm. drain. bids from Staples. -to. the Bay I ,front were ordered tabulated. by the engineer and ,the bids .to'lay .over. on the table for-. _forty.eight,hours as required by the'..city charter,-- There harter., There being nothing.further before the council the meeting adjourned. U-I"RETARY. 1ILYOR . E SPECIAL 11EEETING August 27th. 1928 - 1:15 P...I. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter, Segrest and Smith. Came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contracts for work to be done on Fourth Street paving and Morgan Street paving and storm drainage and after hearing the report of the engineer a motion carried that the contract for paving Fourth Street from Elizabeth to Booty, together with Storm drains and also the contract for paving Dorgan Avenue from Staples to Sixteenth and the storm drainage from Staples to 19th on ZaZorgan be awarded to Smith Brothers, Inc. and the contract for laying storm drainage from Staples to the bayfront on Morgan Avenue be awarded to J. P. Idiller and Company; as per bids on file and tabulations made by the city engineer; the paving to be done in concrete. On motion duly carried the council voted that in view of the fact that practically all of the northwestern area of the city would be drained by the installation of the storm drainage system to be installed on Morgan Avenue from 19th. to the Bay -front, that the city stand the cost of same in its entirety. The Mayor was authorized and empowered to take whatever steps he may deem necessary for the condemnation or purchase of all lands necessary for the extension of Mesquite and Chap- arral Street to the Bascule bridge. The 'later and gas Commissioner was authorized to make arrangements for the shipment to the city on consignment, of a carload of gas meters, to be paid for by the city as they are used, not to exceed $700.00 per month. The City Secretary was instructed to issue vouchers transferring $1583.63 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and $2690.21 from the waterworks fund to the waterworks construction fund. There being nothing further before the council SECRETARY. the meeting adjourned. REGIUAR MEETING August 31st. 1928 - 7:30 P.M. MLYOR 0 Members present, Mayor Pro -tem W. J. Smith, and Commissioners Carter and Segrest. On account of the illness of Mayor Lovenskiold, Mayor pro -tem Smith took the chair. The following bills were ordered.paid; Estimate of H.'C. O'Donnel in the sum of $394.56 being final estimate on the fire station plumbing contract; J. H. Dyer 0367.00 being final estimate on the fire station plumbing contract; Chas. Mew Estate X400.00 first estimate on salt flat ditch; and the bill of the Saxet Company in the sum of $9034.40 for gas used by the city during August. An invitation from the Paperhangers, Painters and Decorators Union.to the city council to attend picnic to be given by them at Calallen was read and accepted with thanks. The re -assignment of contract by the J. P. Miller Company to Smith Brothers, Inc. re, - assigning contract for storm drain work on Morgan Avenue from Staples Street to the bay -front was presented to the city and was accepted and approved and contract for said work ordered to be drawn between the City and Smith'Brothers in accordance with agreement by contractors. On motion duly carried R. P. Tindell was granted a permit to build a lumber shed'at the �weorner of Staples and Hancock Streets. The estimate of the amount due Hawley and Freese, consulting engineers under estimate No. 10 of Smith Brothers, in the sum of 10,369.74 was ordered paid. The City Secretary was instructed to draw vouchers transferring $394.50 from the current expense fund to the Fire Station construction fund (No. 280); and the sum of $548.77 from the waterworks fund to the waterworks construction fund and the sum of $498.25 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund. a'C� The City Secretary read a "Resolution ordering the improvement of the following named street, alley and avenue in the city of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, to-wit,- "Uraig Avenue, from the west side of Staples Street to the east side of Eleventh Street aftt-7 eclaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Z Lovenskiold apsent Chapman apsend Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The resolution was finally passed by the following vote: - Lovenskiold absent Chapman absent Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance authorizing the Mayor and City Controller of the City of Corpus Christi to execute and deliver a release in the name of the City of Corpus Christi to X. 0. Moore, his heirs and assigns, releasing all claims of the City of Corpus Christi in and to what is known as lot number one (1) and the south one half of lot number two (2) in Water Block number four (4) of the Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi, as shown by the map or plat thereof, in Nueces County, Texas, created by virtue of a judgement of said city for taxes due said city by the said 1. 0. Moore and by virtue of said judgement lien in favor of said city against said property was created and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: - Lovenskiold absent Chapman absent Carter aye Segrest aye Smith aye The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold absent Chapman absent Carter aye Segrest aye " Smith aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance to amend "(c)" of Section 1 of an ordinance "to establish fire limits within the city of Corpus Christi and to regulate the erection construction, placing and repair of buildings and improvements therein, and to regulate the placing of wooden boxes, lumber, barrels, and other discarded packages made of coin- bustible material, and providing penalties and declaring an emergency", passed and approved by the city council of the City of Corpus Christi, Tex.s, on the 18th. day of February 1926; and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: - Smith aye Carter aye Segrest aye The cr dinanc a was finally passed by the followingvote:- Smith aye Carter aye Segrest aye The City Secretary then read "An ordinance by the city council of the City of Corpus Christi, Tem s, approving estimate No. 10 of Smith Brothers. Inc. under their contract with the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, dated July 21, 1927; authorizing the issuance and delivery of water plant revenue bonds of said city in payment of said estimate; declaring and reciting that the City has received full value and consideration for all bonds here- tofore issued and delinered the contractor under the aforesaid contract; enacting pro- visions incident and necessary to the subject and purpose of this ordinance and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: - Smith aye: Carter aye Segrest aye The ordinance finally passed by the following vote: - Nothing further Smith aye Carter aye Segrest aye ing t�h�. meeting adjourned. SECRETARY. 5A 490 SPECIAL rb=TING September 5th. 19288 10 A. M. Members present Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest, and Smith. H. B. Baldwin, Chairman of the Bayfront election committee, accompanied by Mr. 1. C. Bldeknal: and Ralph Bradford of that committee, ,stated that a number of conferences had been held within the last few days with city engineer H. L. Shaw with respect to the proposed changes it the bayfront plan and asked Ts. Shaw to explain what had been done. Mr. Shaw presented to the council his latest estimates and after disdussion by the council the following motion was offered by til. W. Chapman, seconded by D. A. Segrest and unanimously carried. I move that the plan as outlined by the city engineer be adopted as the final plan for the bayfront improvement) to -wit;- starting at the bascule bridge on the north and extending to Buford St, on the south, where it shall connect with Ocean Drive by means of a ramp up the bluff; the work to follow the general plan by the original bayfront committee and shown in the models prepared by said committee and now on file in the city engineerts office; consisting of an outer wall of re-inforced steel sheet piling, this wall to be approximately five hundred feet east of the present east line of Water St. with the exception of that portion of the improvement lying between Taylor and Laguna Streets, between which points the wall is to sweep outward as shown on the model a distance of approximately four hundred feet into the bay forming what is known as the central esplanade; a fill to be made blbtireen the wall and the present shoreline by pumping in spoil from the bottom of the bay; a boulevard to extend from the bascule bridge along the waterfront south to Buford Avenue; said boulevard to be two hundred feet wide having a north and south driveway each thirty feet wide with a parkway` between; a park to be located east of Water St. between Power St. on the north,and Taylor St, on the south; the whole to be in conformity with the plan worked out by the bay- front committee as shown on the models. Nothing further appearing before the council the meeting adjourned. ()SECRETARY. MAYOR, 0 0 o REGULAR METING September 7th,.1928 - 7:30 P. M, Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Smith. The Secretary was authorized to Issue vouchers transferring $347.13 from the Gas Fund to the Gas Construction Fund. The application of the Texas Airplane Corporation for lease of the airport property for a period of ten years was read and the City Attorney was authorized to draw a contract between the City and said Company for said lease. `. The Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Uorpus Christi on the One part and Smith Brothers, Incorporated, on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the improvement of Mesquite Street, from the intersection of Carroll Street and Mesquite Street to Water Street, lying East of the Southern Pacific tracks, by placing a dirt fill therein for the extension of the embank- ment of Mesquite Street; and declaring an emergency". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold, Aye Chapman rt Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter TM The Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming.a contract between the City. of Corpus Christi on the One part, and Smith Brothers,'Incorporated on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the improving of Chaparral Street, from the.intersection of Carroll Street and Chaparral Street to mesquite Street, lying East of the Southern Pacific Tracks, by placing a dirt fill therein for the extension of the em- bankment of Chaparral Street; and declaring an emergency". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest TM Smith " Carter " The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest n Smith " Carter TM 4 9 `1 The City Secretary read "An Ordinance and Resolution Approving the City Engineer' writteh Statement of Persons, Firms, Corporations and Estates owning property abutting on F� Street, from the South line of Booty Avenue to the South line of Elizabeth Street, number of front feet owned by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining tree necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their proper- ty, and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting four o'clock P. M. September 20th, 1928, in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments, directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Smith " Carter " Segrest rr The above Resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman rr Smith " Carter " �Segrest " The City Secretary read "An Ordinance and Resolution approving the City Engineer'; written statement of Persons, Firms, Corporations and Estates owning property abutting on L,loor Avenue, from the West line of Staples Street to the East Line of Sixteenth Street; Number of front feet owned by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their proper- ty, and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting four o'clock P. M. September 20th, 1928, in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessment, directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman r Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The following resolution was presented and adopted unanimously: "T=U EAS, The representatives of practically all of the civic clubs and social and fraternal organizations in the City of Corpus Christi assembled at a meeting on August 21st, 1928, for the purpose of considering the plans of the proposed bayfront improvement in this city; and WHEIREAS, after consideration of the various phases of the said improvement as explained by the City Engineer and other officials, the meeting went on record as favoring the plan; and 10 rMMMELS at the said meeting a Citizens Committee was elected to work in con- junction with the dity Council in carrying out the said project; and WHEREAS, the said committee consists of the following citizens: H. B. Baldwin, Chairman, Lorine Jones Spoonts, Vice Chairman, T. C. Blacknall, Secretary, Grady Kinsolving, George Clark, Robert Driscoll, Edwin Flato, Roy Mliller, S. E. Garrett, C. E. Coleman and Gordon Boone; and I7IiEIzks, the City Council fully approves of the action of the citizens in elect- ing this committee, and appreciates the efforts and willingness on the part of the members of the committee in carrying out the said project; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED that it is the desire and intention of the City Council that the said committee above named be, and they are hereby designated as a Citizens Advisory Com- mittee to assist and cooperate with the City Council in the carrying out of the details of the bayfront improvement, in the sale of the bonds, in the letting of the contracts and in the handling of the said project from its incipiency to its completion.rr SEAL. True copy of a resolution passed by the City Council September 7th, 1928. (Signed) J. T. Wright, City Secretary. The estimate due Chas. Mew Estate for work on Salt Flats Ditch in the sum of x600.00 was ordered paid by motion duly carried. A petition from property owners in the Steele Addition requesting that gas be 492 made available in said addition was read and referred to the City Engineer and Supt. of Gas Department for estimate and report. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: City Secret y. ZyIayor City of Corpus Christi, Texas. REGULAR TMETING September 14th, 1928 - 7:30 P. M. Smith. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter, Segrest, Chapman and The City Secretary was authorized to draw vouchers transferring V6306.00 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and 0167.50 from the waterworks fund to the waterworks construction fund. A committee from the American Legion appeared before the City Council requesting that the Council appropriate the sum of 097.50 for the purpose of painting the hall occu- pied by the Legion on the third floor of the City hall and a motion carried making such appropriation, On motion duly carried Luis Flores was granted a permit to build sheet iron garage on Staples St. The estimate of amount due Smith Bros. for resurfacing streetsin the sum of x21,169.48 was ordered paid and the City Secretary instructed to bill the Central Power and and Light Company for $867.15 for cost of covering the street car tracks'on'Leopard Street. By motion duly carried Mayor Lovenskiold was authorized to spend $800.00 on air- port out of Park Bond Fund.' On motion duly carried the mater Department was authorized to lay a 12 inch water line from the nearest main to the air field and charge same to Park Fund. An application of several persons residing outside the City limits on the south for a permit to tap on to the city's mains -was heard, and on motion carried the City Attor- ney was authorized to prepare a resolution permitting same, and submit said resolution to the council for passage. The report of B. D. Tarleton, chairman of the legal advisory committee on the bayfront improvement plan, signed by all of the attorneys on said Committee was read and ordered filed. Then came on for consideration the matter of receiving and opening bids for the improvement of Craig Avenue as advertised for -by the Council and a motion carried that the bids be opened and read.I Only one bid was submitted that of Smith Bros., which was opened and read and it was ordered to lay on the table for Forty-eight hours. The City Secretary then read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus -Christi on the one part, and Smith Brothers; Incorporated, on the other part, for the furnishing of all Labor and Material necessary for the laying of a storm sewer in Morgan Avenue from the Bay Front to Staples Street; and declaring an emergen- cy." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith �* Carter n The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman tt Segrest " Smi th " 015 Carter " The City Secretary then read "An Ordinance Ratifying and Confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part, and Smith Brothers, Incorporated, on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the improving of and paving of Fourth Street from Elizabeth Street to Booty Avenue, and laying a storm drain in Fourth Street from Elizabeth Street to Morgan Avenue; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith " Carter '! The City Secretary then read "An Ordinance Ratifying and Confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the -one part, and Smith Brothers, Incorporated, on the other part, for the.furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the improving of and paving of Dorgan Avenue from Staples Street to Sixteenth Street, and laying a storm drain in Horgan Avenue from Staples Street to Nineteenth Street; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest '* Sini. t " Carter " The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The City Secretary then read "An Ordinance to provide for the submission to the qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, who are tax payers of said City, the question: "Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the sum of One Plillion, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (01,250,000.00) or in any sunt not to exceed One Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars 01,250,000.00) and in such installments and principal sums as may to the City Council seem advisable, and payable in forty years after the date thereof, or payable serially in terms of years not to exceed forty years after the date thereof, with or without the option of redemption before maturity, all within the discretion of the City Council, and bearing interest at the rate of five (5 per cent, per annum, or such rate as the City Council may deem advisable, not to exceed five (5) per cent.. per annum, and to levy a tax of fifty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary, on each one hundred.dollars of the taxable values of the said City annua;ly, topay the interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds. .at maturity; for the purpose of establishing, locating, erecting, constructing, extending, protecting, strengthening, maintaining and keeping in repair and otherwise improving within said city and along the eastern water front thereof, any seawall or breakwater, levees, dikes, floodways and drainways and to improve, maintain and beautify any boulevard erected in connection with such seawall or breaktiiater, levees, dikes, floodways and drainways and for other sanitary purposes that may be author- ized by Section 7, Article XI, of the constitution of Texas, in connection with the same, or for as many of such enumerated purposes as are authorized under section 7, of Article 11, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, and Title 118 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, 1925, and the amendments thereto?" providing for the method and manner of 1, holding said election and giving notice thereof and canvassing returns thereof, and providing' for a Board of Inquiry to determine who are qualified voters in said election, and prescrib- ing the duties thereof, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter Smith " TheCita Secretary presented for approval the 1928 tax roll showing a total valuation of $17,558,000.00 and a total tax levied of 0307,265.UO and a motion carried that same be approved. The revised plats of the Theresa.Terrace Addition and of the H. Y. Evans subdivision were presented and on motion duly carried were approved. The City Engineer was instructed to go into the matter of purchase of property needed for the extension of Sam Rankin Street and report to the Council; and also that he be in- structed to get an estimate of the cost of widening Staples Street 20 feet from Kinney Ave- nue to Ayers Street and make report to the.Councilt The matter of an oversight in the payment of 1926 taxes due by Glover Johns was brought to the attention of the Council by Mr. Johns and on motion duly carried the City Secretary was authorized to issue 1926 tax receipt to tom. Johns as shown by rolls of that year without penalty, interest or costs. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. �--- Tviayor ` City of Corpus Christi, Texas. ATTEST retary. SPECIAL MEETING September 18th, 1928 - 1:30 P. M. Carter. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Cozmnissioners Chapman, Segrest, Smith and Came on for consideration the matter of awarding the contract for the improve- ment of Craig Avenue as per bids received and opened on Sept. 14th and it appearing to the Council that the bid of Smith Bros., Inc. was the lowest and best bid and to the advantage of the City a motion was carried that said contract be awarded to them and that the Mayor, Secretary and Controller be authorized to execute contract for said work with Smith Bros;, Inc. The matter of extension of the water mains to the Del Monte Addition came up for consideration and referred to the Engineer and Superintendent of Water Department for esti- mate and report. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: Secretary. Tvayo r City of Corpus Christi, Texas. SPECIAL L=TING September 20th, 1928; 4 P. M. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest and Smith. The Ilayor announced the purpose of the meeting was to hear protests or complaints against the assessments levied against the property owners for the improvement of Fourth Street from Elizabeth to Booty and on morgan St. from Staples Street. No protests were made against the assessments made on Fourth Street. Mrs. Helen Sale and %Tr. 0. 7. Kuehn, stated that they did not object to the pave- ment of Ylorgan Avenue, nor to the assessments, but that they were financially - unable to meet the payments on said improvements. The City Attorney then called on John L. Tompkins and Joe Simon, both of whom testified that they knew the property on Fourth Street and Morgan Avenue on which the im- provements were to be made; that they knew the value of such property and also knew the cost of improvements as shown by the assessment roll and that they believed that such im- provements would increase the value of said property in excess of the cost of the improve- ment. t'C A motion then carried that the hearings be closed and that the following ordinanc( be passed: "An Ordinance levying an Assessment against the property, and the owners thereof, in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting upon streets and parts of streets herein- after named, for part of the cost of improving saidstreets, fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof, providing for the collection thereof; and declaring an emergency". The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith " Carter Absent The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith fr Carter Absent "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the property, and the owners thereof, in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting upon streets and parts of streets hereinafter named, for part of the cost of improving said streets, fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof, providing for the collection thereof; and providing for the correction of assessments erroneously made; and declaring an emergency.'1 The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Chapman Segrest Smith Carter The ordinance was finally passed Lovenskiold Cha p�,ian Segrest Smith Carter Aye Absent Aye " Absent by the following vote: Aye Absent Aye rt Absent 3 REFULAR IMETING September 21st, 1928 - 7:30 P. M, Lembers present: Ilayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest, Smith. The City Secretary was authorized to draw vouchers transferring y359.07 from the Gas fund to the Gas Construction fund and 0180.56 from the dater Works Fund to the Waterwor. Construction fund. The City Secretary read "An Ordinance Ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part, and "Texas Airplane Corporation*', a private cor- poration, on the other part, for the renting and leasing to said Texas Airplane Corporation, a part of the ground lying and being situated in what is known as the Corpus Christi Airport for a period of ten years from the date of the execution of the contract; and declaring an emergency". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman n Carter +* Segrest " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest Smith " The City Secretary read "An Ordinance and Resolution approving the City Engineer's written statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on Craig Avenue from the Wiest line of Staples Street to the Last line of Eleventh Street; nun $m er" of front feet ovm ed by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their proper- ty, and against steam railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting four o'clock P. 11. October 3rd, 1928, in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessment, directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: Yoretary, bjayor SPECIAL I =REITING September 27th, 1928 - 1:15 P. M, Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Smith. On motion duly carried the Central Power and Light Company was guthorized to set four poles on Lower Broadway for the City's fire alarm vires; the City to pay for the poles but the Company to donate the labor and the Company to have the right to place their wires on said poles whenever necessary, Nick Bluntzer presented a proposition in writing to the City for the sale to the City of -the necessary right of way through the "Los Angeles Hills" Addition for the extension of Elliott or Port Avenue from Leopard Street to Agnes Street and agreeing to deliver all nec- essary right of way through said addition for a consideration of '2,500.00 and on motion duly carried, same was accepted and said amount ordered paid out of Fund #274, Street Im- provement fund. , The City Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance cancelling the y1,250,000.00 ayfront bond election which was called for October 16, 1928. Nothing further appearing before the Council, the meeting adjourned. ATTEST.- L-ayor 'ecre ary. " 496 REGULAR 11EETING SEptember 28, 1928 - 7:30 P. IT. ITO,.,,_ gPp-rest , Carter and The City Secretary read "An ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Smith Brothers, Incorporated, on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the improvement pf Crai-Avenue, from the west line of Staples Street to the east line of Eleventh Street; and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote:- Lovenskiold aye -Chapman aye Segrest aye �mith aye "ar_ er, , aye r The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote:- Lovenskiold- aye Chapman aye Segrest aye Smith aye Carter aye ATTEST: 4ty ecretary st and it ayment for roved by the Led that and $2307.71 ae Waterworks feet iron trk on the of fund 0 V Mayor City of Corpus Christi, Texas. SPECIAL 1.1EET ING OCTOBER 3rd, 1928 - 4 P. 111. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Smith. The Mayor announced that the meeting vias for the purpose of hearing protests on the assessments made against property owners on Craig Avenue from Staples Street to Eleventh Street for the improvement of said street. There were no protests against same. 00 The City Attorney then called upon Mr. A. P. Cobb and Mr. N. Bluntzer who stated that they were acquainted with property abutting on the street to be improved with the val- ue thereof and with the assessments made against saidproperty for such improvement, and that they believed that the value of said property would be enhanced greatly in excess of the cost of such improvements by reason of the improvements. A motion then carried that the hearing be closed and the following ordinance be passed: "An Ordinance levying an asses- sment against the property, and owners thereof, In the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, abut- ting upon streets and parts of streets hereinafter named, for part of the cost of improving said streets, fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof, provid- ing for the collection thereof, and declaring an emergency". ' The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith n Carter " The Secretary then read 1!An Ordinance repealing the Ordinance passed and approved the 14th day of September, A. D. 1928, providing for the submission to the qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, of the question of the issuance of Bonds in the sum of One buildingiseawalls andTwo red otherdFifty Thousand improvements alonglthe0VlaterOFront1oofrthefor CityhofpCorose of pus Christi; providing that said election shall not be held; and declaring an emergency". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith n The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman '* " d Segrest " Carter " Smith " M s • A d - 496 REGULAR IMETING September 28, 1928 7;30 P. M. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Smith. The Minutes of all previous meetings were read and approved. The Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of August and it appearing to the Council that all of said vouchers had been legally issued in payment for .claims against the city and it further appearing that all vouchers had been approved by the ^ommissioners under whose supervision the expenditures were made, a motion carried that 7urie be approved. The Secretary was instructed to issue vouchers transferring $628.46 and $2307.71 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and 0217.12 and 02,297.90 from the Waterworks fund to the Waterworks Construction fund. On motion duly carried A. E. Dittmar was granted a permit to build sheet iron garage building on Merriman lot on mater Street. The gas fitters and drain layers' bond of T. H. Dyer was approved. The final estimate of the amount due R. T. Cummins for engineering work on the rotective embankment at Port site in the sum of X1,321.59 was ordered paid out of fund 258 Seawall & Breakwater Fund. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. doff ATTEST; (, 4ty ecretary V rayo r City of Corpus Christi, Texas. SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 3rd, 1928 - 4 P. M. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Smith. The 111ayor announced that the meeting eras for the purpose of hearing protests on the assessments made against property owners on Craig avenue from Staples Street to Eleventh Street for the improvement of said street. There were no protests against same. The City Attorney then called upon Mr. A. P. Cobb and Mr. N. Bluntzer who stated that they were acquainted with property abutting on the street to be improved with the val- ue thereof and with the assessments made against saidproperty for such improvement, and that they believed that the value of said property would be enhanced greatly in excess of the cost of such improvements by reason of the improvements. A motion then carried that the hearing be closed and the following ordinance be passed: "An Ordinance levying an asses- sment against the property, and owners thereof, in the City of Corpus Uhristi, Texas, abut- ting upon streets and parts of streets hereinafter named, for part of the cost of improving said streets, fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof, provid- ing for the collection thereof, and declaring an emergency". ' The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest " Smith " Carter " The Secretary then read I!An Ordinance repealing the Ordinance passed and approved the 14th day of September, A. D. 1928, providing for the submission to the qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, of the Suestion of the issuance of Bonds in the sum of One Ytillion, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (.1,250 000.00) Dollars, for the purpose of building seawalls and other improvements along the Water Front of the City of Corpus Christi; providing that said election shall not be held; and declaring an emergency". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith n The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman r Segrest " Carter " Smith " 4 9l The Secretary then read "An Ordinance Appropriating and Transferring certain funds of the City, providing for certain payment from said funds, correcting certain erron- eously made from said funds and ratifying an -d confirming the acts of the Mayor, City Con- troller and City Secretary in making other payments, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Segrest " Smith " Carter " The Council by unanimous vote ratified and confirmed the purchase by the City of Lots 4, 51 6, Block 12, Beach portion from Roy Miller and wife for the sum of $41500.00; 1/3 of Lots 3 & 4, Block 10 and 1/3 of lots 1 to 6, Block 11, in the eater Beach. from Larkin F. Price for the sum of 5,333.33; Undivided 1/3 of Nater lots 1,2232415 & 6, in Water Block 11, Beach portion and 1/3 interest in lots 3 & 4, W4ter Block 10, Beach Portion from 5. P. Ingram for the sum of �3 200.00• Lot. -6 Block 9, eater Keach from Gordon Boone, Trustee for T. E. Lloyd, for �1,800.a0 plus the delinquent taxes on said lot due City of Corpus Christi; 1/2 interest in Lots 2, 3 & 4, Block 82, Beach portion from Del Hardin and Florence Gibbon for the sum of $2,250.00 and the payment for said property out of the Park Bond Fund; and also the purchase from Ed. Brennan and wife of a tract of land on the Calallen road consisting of 5 acres for mater storage purposes and payment therefor out of Water Works Bond Fund. The Mayor presented a contract submitted by''attorneys for the City and the Houston Oil Company on certain lands adjacent to the City's water reservoir, at La Fruta and a motion carried that the Mayor, Controller & City Secretary execute said con- tract. On Motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to transfer the sum of 07,791.18 from the Gas fybd (106) to the Nater Works operating fund (124). On motion duly carried the Council authorized the City Secretary to employ a stenographer. Nothing further the meeting adjourned. Mr ATTEST: City of Corpus* Christi, Texas. cretary. o 0 o SPECIAL MEETING Oct. 5th, 1928 - 2:30 P. M. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter, Smith, Chapman and Segrest. -The City Engineer presented to the Council the plan of a tunnel which is proposed to be constructed jointly by the property owners on Leopard and Broadway Streets and the City of Corpus Christi, and a motion carried that the Engineer be authorized to prepare full plans and specifications of the work and that the Mayor advertise for bids for the said work on the basis of the property owners paying one third of the cost, in cash, and the City paying two-thirds of the cost, represented by interest bearing warrants, bear- ing 6% to be issued at' -.the completion of the work. There being nothing further, the Council adjourned. �--- Tulayo r ATTEST: City of Corpus Christi, Texas. e retary. o 0 o REGULAR MEETING October 5th, 1928 - 7:30 P. M. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Smith, Segrest and Carter. The Minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The Secretary was instructed to make the following cash transfer: from Fund 106, Gas Fund, to #256 Gas Plant Construction Fund, 0440.82 and from #104 Water Works Fund, to #456 W. W. Emergency Fund, $283.31. The Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of September and it appearing to the Council that all of said vouchers had been issued in payment for legal claims against the City and it further appearing that all of said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners'under�-supervision the expenditures were made, a motion carried that same be approved. A petition signed by 490 property owners requesting the Council to relieve the flood water situation in the Del Mar section of the City and after discussion by the Council the R:ayor appointed a Committee composed of Commissioner Chapman, J. M. Taylor and H. L. Shaw to meet with the Commissioners'Court of Nueces County on next Monday with a view of arriving at some plan for such relief to by paid by the City and County. An application for the extension of sanitary sewer lines from. Broadway to Medina Street was presented and referred to Engineer for estimate and report. On motion duly carried the discussions on the Elliott Avenue extension to Agnes Street was deferred for the present. On motion duly carried the Elks Lodge was -granted a permit to conduct a carnival for one week beginning i,Tovember 19th. The City Secretary then read "An Ordinance prohibiting dredging in Corpus Christi Bay or in Nueces Bay within the territorial limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, without a permit from the City Council of said City,' providing for applications for said permits, protests against the issuance of same, hearing on said applications, and the granting or refusal of said applications providing for the issuance of a permit, providing penalties for violations of this ordinance, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman rr Carter rr Segrest " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith The City Secretary then read "An Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds of the Cit` of Corpus Christi,, Texas, in the principal sum of One Hundred Fifty Thous- and ($150,000.007 Dollars for the purpose of constructing permanent street improvements in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, by widening, paving, maintaining and otherwise improving public streets within said City, providing for the levy and collection of a tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity.. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and de- claring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman rr Carter " Segrest " Smith " The City Secretary read "An Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds of the City of Corpus Christi, Tex4s, in,the principal sum of Twenty-five Thousand ,(025,000.00)Dollars for the purpose of establishing and maintaining Public Parks along the Bay,Front in said City or elsewhere as permitted by law, providing for the levy and collect- ion of a tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman rr Carter " Segrest " Smith " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman �r Carter n Segrest rr Smith " The bill of the Saxet Co. in the sum of $3,919.29, was read and ordered paid. P The right-of-way deed from T. N. Bluntzer to the City covering right-of-way for Elliott Avenue through Los Angeles Hills was presented and a motion.carried that same be a returned for correction. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: ecretary. Idayo r City of Corpus Christi, Texas. o U o REGULAR I,iEETING OCTOBDR 12. 1928 - 7:30 P. M. Prdsent: Ilayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest. Carter and Smith. Ralph Bradford appeared on behalf of the Yeichants' Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and presented a petition requesting the passage or enforcement of an ordinance regulating the conduct of business houses handling and selling foods and food products. The health Department was instructed to proceed to the proper enforcement of the two ordi- nances regulating sale and handling of food products. The easement granted by the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Company to the City across Blocks 96. 104 and 107. Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi. being a strip of land ten feet wide across each of said blocks. as shown by instrument d-ated September 20th. 1928 was tendered by said Company and on motion duly carried. the same was accepted and Secretary was instructed to write acceptance. The Corpus Christi Country Club petitioned the Council to extend a one inch gas line to their property and the same was taken under advisement. The final estimate of the amount due E. Kenneth Ahler for services as architect on two city fire stations in the sum of w38.08 was ordered paid. Letter from Clark Pease with reference to Water lots in Block 10 and Block 11 read to the Council and referred to City Attorney for reply. Petition from property owners on Hancock Avenue received and ordered filed. Bill of Estate Chas. flew for work on Salt Flats Drainage ditch in the sum of I "1700.00 and for rolling airport in the sum of '800.00 was presented and motion carried that the 0800.00 due on airport be paid and action on the 0700.00 on Salt Flats was de- ferred for correction. Nothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned. �/ Kayo r . lid Attest: Secretary. 0 Q 0 REGULAR EBETING OCTOBER 19th. 1928 - 7:30 P. Irl. Present: payor Lovenskiold . Commissioners Chapman. Segrest . Carter e Smith. Mr. Pitkin submitted proposition for extension of gas line to 17th St. on r Morgan St. It was moved and seconded that same be referred to Water and Finance Commis- sioners for report. Application of the Order of Sons of .America for carnival for benefit of charity fund was presented and it was moved and seconded the same be granted. Application of D. 0. Whitley for extension of sewer line (300 feet) on 14th Street between Elizabeth and Booty Streets was presented.- It was moved and seconded that same be referred to City Engineer. Yr. D. S. Purl. representing Yr. Yartin and 1r. Pennington. asked for ex- tension of gas line to Del Lionte Addition for ten houses. Lotion was duly carried that line be put in. Ed Brennan asked for permit to move two houses on Leopard Street back ten feet. Yotion was duly carred that permit be rejected. A petition was presented for a one hour parking law on South side of Leopard Street between Broadway and Carancehus Street. It was moved. seconded and carried that same be enforced. Lotion was duly carried that Jno. Cunningham be authorized to install pump and motor at Vater Plant as follows: Pump and fittings Valves Pumps Lotor & fittings Labor. etc. 700.00 600.00 850.00 250.00 1.100.00 4 3.500.00. It was moved and seconded that air mail route through Corpus Christi to Llexico City be referred to Chamber of Commerce and City Attorney be instructed to write --Washington Post Office Department. Carried. R. R. Hall submitted matter of recaulking old 8" gas line for 01.699.40 and' it was moved. seconded and carried that same be done and paid for out of Fund 256. Gas Plant Const'n Fund. A letter from the City Attorney referring to offer of Clark Pease for Beach lots was read and the Attorney was instructed to reply to Lira, Pease, rejecting his offer. 4 Bonds of E. S. Acosta and Agustine Azaba approved. Also bond of Graham & Collier Electric Co. was approved. The Secretary read an Ordinance authorizing the Liayor of the City of Corpus Christi. Nueces County. Texas, to accept on behalf of said City, the grant of Easement and Right of Way from Larkin F. Price. across property of the said Larkin F. Price lying imme- diately east of what is known as Ocean View, a Street in said City, for outfall storm sewer extending in an easterly direction from the East curb line of Yorgan Street across Ocean View, and across the property of the said Larkin F. Price; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Yes Chapman " Segrest. " Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote Lovenskiold Yes Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The motion was duly carried that the following contracts be increased as per Journal vouchers as follows: From Chas. A. Liew on Clearing Airport 5.974.40 Geo. Armistead & Co. on Audit 800.00 Dougherty. Nichols & Young-F.Sta.#2 10,783.00 Al Barron & Co. - Fire Station #1 8.987.00 Smith Bros. Inc. -Dam Const'n 1.972.755.00 Hawley & Freese - Engineering 98.637.75 To jp 9.250.00 2.674.56 11.636.63 9.758.33 2.252.880.15 112.644.01 inc.- a 0 �- A motion was duly carried that new fire stations be screened at a cost of ."229.00. It was moved, seconded and carried that the following accounts be paid Smith Bros. Surfacing on concrete on Staples St. 199.78 Staples & morgan Sts. 109.25 Material used by Street Department 27.00 Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. �--- r Attest: secretary. • Layor SPECIAL LE :TING OCTOBER 24th, 1928 - 5:15 P. 11. Ilembers present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Carter. J. 11. Bluntzer presented to the Council a deed transferring from him certain lands and lots required by the City for Street purposes in the extension of lort Avenue from Leopard St. to Agnes St. and on motion duly carried the same was accepted by the City and the Secretary instructed to issue a check for X2,500.00 to bir. Bluntzer out of 1274 Street Improvement Fund. Nothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned. Attest: 011 cretary. l -&- City of Corpus Christi, Texas. REGULAR IMTING OCTOBER 26, 1928 - 7:30 P. 11. Yembers present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Smith. Segrest and Carter. The City Engineer was instructed to confer with Yr. A. L. Wright relative to the proposition verbally made by him to the City in which he agreed to pay the interest for one year on the necessary warrant issue, estimated to be A40,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a drainage ditch on Louisiana Ave., and request Yr. Wright to make his pro- posal in writing to the City. The map of a replat of Blocks 10. 11 and 12. Bay View #3 was presented by L. E. Pitkin and was by motion duly carried. approved. 0.lot The Secretary read an Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Smith Brothers. Incorporated, on the other part, for the furnishing of Labor and material necessary for the improvement of 'dater Street, from the North line of Dan 13eid Street to Twelfth Street, also known as Market Street, and Twelfth Street. also known as Market Street, from the east line of Ydater Street to the South End of what is known as Timon Boulevard. or to the City limits in case the South end of Timon Boulevard is not in the City limits; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold He �eg es y �esent Smith Aye �I Carter Aye 502 The estimate of the amount due Smith Bros. Inc. for re -surfacing work on City streets in the sum of 13,938'.25. was read and ordered paid out of fund 1274 Street Im- provement. On motion duly carried E-ayor Lovenskiold was authorized to arrange for the ex- tension of gas lines to the two newly constructed fire stations. Notting further appearing. the meeting adjourned. 041 i:eyor Attest-, v�— Secretary. o C o REGULAR YZI ET ING I10 VETIBE R 2, 1928 - 7:30 P .Y.. Members present: 11ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter and Smith. The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of October and it appearing that said vouchers were duly issued in payment for claims against the City; and further appearing that said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners under whose supervision such expenditures were made, a motion carried that same be approved. A proposition was made to the City by L. H. Pitkin, representing R. L. Slaughter. wherein they agreed to pay for the extension of the city's gas lines on Lorgan Avenue from 13th St. to 18tl� St.. provided the City would reimburse them for such expense when funds are available in the gas fund and on motion duly carried. the proposal was accepted. The City Secretary then read Ordinance approving estimate Number 11 of Smith Brothers. Inc., under their contract with the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, dated July 21. 1927; authorizing the issuance and delivery of Water Plant Revenue Bonds of said City in payment of said estimate; declaring and reciting that the City has received full value and consideration for all bonds heretofore issued and delivered the Contractor under the afore• said contract; enacting provisions incident and necessary to the subject and purpose of this ordinance; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Carter Aye Segrest Absent Smith Aye The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Carter Aye Segrest Absent Smith Aye The revised tentative estimate of the cost of the La Fruta dam construction pre- pared by Hawley & Freese and showing the cost to be estimated at $2.350.000.00 was read and ordered accepted and set up on the books as tentative estimate. The bill of J. TV. Bermingham for $272.00 for remodelling city electricians' office, the bill of the Saxet Co. for gas consumed in October in the sum of 07.381.18 and the bill. of A. A. Seeligson covered by Ordinance passed on October 10th. 1928. were read and ordered paid. The representative of the Gamewell Fire Alarm System, the City Electrician and Chief of Fire Department appeared before the Council and stated that the Fire Alarm system was now completely installed and ready for operation and on motion duly carried the Secre- �ary was instructed to issue a voucher in favor of the Gamewell Company in the sum of V f t. I $5.000.00. as first payment on same and the Mayor and City Secretary were authorized to execute ten (10) promissory notes on behalf on the City. each in the sum of $3,250.00 (Three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars), numbered from one (1) to ten (10), due one to ten years after date (Nov. 2nd, 1928) respectively and bearing six (6) per cent interest from date until paid-, said notes representing the balance due on said fixe alarm system; the contract price having been Thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($37.500.00). The City Engineer was instructed to prepare a map of the proposed widening of Chaparral Street and submit it to the City Council. On motion duly carried the City Attorney was instructed to take up with the Central Power and Light Company the matter of covering all street car tracks in the City and the probability of said company instituting a well regulated bus system in its place. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. t.8yor ATTEST: ity 6ecretsr'f. o 0 0 SPECIAL YE :TING NOVE13E:R 7th, 1928 - 4 P.M. Members present: Yayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Smith. The 11eyor announced that the purpose of the meeting was for consideration of bids received for the construction of the tunnel leading from the downtown section of the city to North Broadway and Leopard Streets; and upon motion duly carried the said bids were ordered opened and read, and were as follows: Dougherty, Nichols & Young $ 22,773.00 J. P. Puller & Co. 27 ,339.00 On motion duly carried the said bids were ordered to lay over for forty-eight hours as required by the Charter. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. EM I yor Attest: City Secr tart'. Carter. SPECIAL 1: STING No✓e►nbe✓ 10, 1928 - 2;30 P.T. Yiembers present :Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Smith, Segrest and The City Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of September and it appearing to the Council that all of said vouchers had been duly issued in payment for claims against the City and further that all of said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners under whose supervision said expenditures were made. a motion carried that same be approved. On motion duly carried the City Secretary was empowered to employ V. 0. Deming to work in his office for such time as may be necessary and that his salary be fixed it 504 at X125.00 per month. The City Secretary then read an Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part. and A. A. Seeligson on the other part, wherein the said A. A. Seeligson agrees to convey to the City of Corpus Christi a strip of land fifteen (15) feet by fifty (50) feet off of the west end of lot numbered nine (9) in block number seven (7). of the Beach Portion of the City of Corpus Christi. and providing a consideration therefor to be paid by the said City; and declaring an emergency. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " Nothing furtherappearingthe meeting adjourned. 5 L 114_� Mayor_ Attest: - Secretary. REGULAR iW: TIN G Td0V.II•1BRR 9. 1928 - 7:30 P.Y. Members present: 1:19yor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Carter. The Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of October and it appearing that o11 of said vouchers had been duly issued in payment of legal claims against the City and further that said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners under whose supervision the expenditures were made. a motion carried that same be approved. On motion duly carried the bill of Thos. B. Southgate in the sum of 4'1.052.73 for insurance was ordered paid. The City attorney vies authorized to write the Brennan Sisters with reference to condemnation proceedings on property owned by them and required by the city for street pur- poses. The plumbers bond of J. Y. Flanagan was ordered approved. On motion duly carried the City Secretery�was instructed to draw vouchers trans- ferring, 0284.69 from the gas to the gas construction fund and 4130.69 from the Waterworks fund to the 7,11aterworks Construction fund. On motion duly carried W. F. Cottingham. Yrs. Roger Penick and Oscar Koepke were appointed on the Library Board. Two estimates of the amount due Smith Bros. Inc. on Port Avenue paving contract. one in the sum of y2.500.00 and the other in the sum of $15.000.00 were read and ordered paid. Frothing further appearing the meeting.adjourned. T^'�� I __", City Secretary. 1.,ayor Smith. 505 SPECIAL 1:EETING NOViIMMER 13, 1928 - 1:15 P.Y. Members present: Yayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest. Carter and The following resolution was read and passed: "WEEREAS. the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi in a special meeting of the said Council, held on the 13th. day of November, A. D. 1928, at 1:15 o'clock P. Y. on motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Segrest passed the following Reso- lution: RSOLVED; That the Superintendent of the City eater Department is hereby author- ized and instructed to furnish the Dueces County Tieter Improvement District No. 1. pftr the same is duly organized. out of the surplus water supply of the City 'of Corpus Christi for domestic use only, such water as the City may not need for any ptrpose whatsoever. Said grater is to be furnished at the Southern boundaries of the City of Corpus Christi by a connection with the Water Improvement District lines. The amount of water used by said Water Improvement District is to be measured by water meters placed at the southern borders of the City of .Corpus Christi. P The amount charged for the water so used by said District is to be collected monthly from the officers of said District." The vote on the above resolution Lovenskiold. No; Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Smith. Aye. The City Engineer submitted his estimates of the cost of improving Parr Street 35,350.00; Fort Avenue from San.Patrictio:i road to Agnes Street. $4,380.00; Port Avenue to Leopard Street. $7.886.00; totalling $17.616.00 for the City's 1/4 and on motion duly carried. the I-Tayor was instructed to advertise -.for bids for said work. On motion duly carried the Council decided not to 'pave Elliott or Port Avenue in frontof the property owned by Colbert and Kelly and to only pave the City's 1/4 as said property owners have refused to pay their part. The following resolution was then offered and passed: "4 iEREAS Commissioner Smith has presented to the individual members of the City Council a communication consisting of 18 questions with reference to the City coater Pzo- ject; And, WHEREAS, such communication is understood to be from citizens of Corpus Christi but said communication is anonymous: , THE-RXiOR3. be it resolved by the City Council: That all interested citizens are entitled to information with reference to all city business when they request it. BE IT FURTHyR RESOLVED THAT Commissioner Smith be instructed to secure the sig- natures of these parties to the communication and present it to the City Council official- ly so that the Council may answer ,all the questions propounded. On motion duly carried the Council voted to proceed with the. extension of the City limits. and authorized A. C. Erwin to circulate the petition requesting same. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Layor Attest: ity Secretary. R. GULAR YEETING 1'OVE1BER 16, 1928 - 7:30 P.M. r;. Present: iiayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Smith. The Secretary was authorized to transfer 0245.87 from the Gas fund to the Gas -Construction fund and 0181.38 from the Waterworks frun to the Waterworks Construction fund. On motion duly carried the Council authorized the construction of a storm drain system in the southern part of the City near Louisiana Avenue, to cost approximately 040.000.00 to be paid for in City warrants with the understanding that t.r. A. L. Wright will pay the first year's interest on said warrants, which. he has agreed to do; and the Yeyor was authorized to advertise for bids for said work. The Secretary then read an Ordinance to amend an.Ordinance to establish fire limits within the City of Corpus Christi, and to regulate the erection, construction, plac- ing and repair of buildings and improvements therein, and to regulate the placing of wooden boxes. lumber, barrels, and other discarded packages made of combustible'material" by adding to Section One of said Ordinance paragraph "d", passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi on the 18th day of February, A. D. 1926. and repeal- ing'all Ordinances and parts'of ordinances in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was. -Suspended -by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Chapman Segrest Smith Carter Aye " Absent Aye " The Secretary then read an Ordinance licensing and regulating the sale at public auction of jewelry, diamonds and other precious'or semi-precious stones. watches, clocks, pictures. paintings, bric-a-bracs or such like articles, and all goods, wares and merchan- dise; and -prescribing penalties for violation thereof, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: .Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest 3Absent Smith Aye 0 Carter if The Secretary then read an Ordinance ordering the improvement of the following named street. alley and avenue in the City of Corpus Christi. Nueces Count7 °_ Texas , to -wit: Sam Rankin Street. from the end of the pavement of Buffalo Street to the sough line of West Broadway Street. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest IT Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman � Segrest Smith I1 Carter " ft 507 61,10 The Secretary then read "An Ordinance ordering the improvement of Fort Avenue from the South -line of Leopard Street to the south line of San Patricio Road, and from the south line of San Patricio Road to the north line of Largo Street; Parr Street. from the south line of San Patricio road to Agnes Street'. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold. aye; Chapman. Aye; Segrest. Aye- Smith; Aye; and Carter. Aye. The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold, Aye; Chapman. Aye; Segrest. Aye; Smith, Aye; Carter. Aye. On motion duly carried the bill of Smith Bros. Inc. in the sum of 2.325.14 for paving in front of property deeded by the Spohn Sanitarium to the City was ordered paid. On recommendation of City Engineer Shaw the amount due by the Nueces ?railway Company for covering street car tracks was reduced to $475.65. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: ecretary. o 0 0 ?REGULAR L`_E :TING Z10VIMM 23. 1928 - 7:30 P.M. LTembers present: L.ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Smith. Chapman and Carter. The Secretary was instructed to transfer $275.63 from the Gas Fund to the Gas Construction fund and X121.62 from the Waterworks Fund to the Waterwarks Construction Fund. On motion duly carried Peter Vaky was granted a permit to build a store build- ing on eater Street at the place called "Griggs Pig". 11 The 1!ayor was authorized to advertise for bids for the construction of a hangar at the City's airport. The plat of the Sunnyside Addition was presented and approved. 1"I" The Secretary then read "An Ordinance ordering the improvement of Agnes Street. from the end of the pavement at Echert Street to the Nestern City Limits of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas." The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold. Aye; Chapman. Aye; Segrest. Aye; Smith. Aye; Carter. Aye. The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold. Aye; Chapman. Aye; Segrest. Aye; Smith. Aye-, Carter. Aye. Clothing further appearing, the Council adjourned. ATTEST: ir-Clty secretary. Mayor o 0 0 1 SPECIAL YEET ING NOVE1.1BM 24. 1928 - 2 P.M. All members present: N:ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest . Carter and Smith. Russell Savage and Cullen 17. Briggs were also present. Yr. Savage and 11.r. Briggs submitted for approval and ratification the following easement agreements secured by them in connection with the Le Fruts Dam: 73.85 acres from T. G. Parr for 49 3,159.68 50.35 " " Josephine Peck for $650.95 88.60 " " Joe Roomage for $2.233.75 43.77 " " Jorn ITesloney for $328.27 90.60 " " A. B. Cobb for $ 840.31 38.18 " " J. B. Dunning for $1.109.25 30.50 " " Ross Booth for 49804.12 282.58 " " Booth & Hampton for $3,654.72 49.38 " " V. B. Powers for $1,200.00 77.27 " " Jim YcGuffin for $83.2.70 14.32 " " W. W. Clark for $286.40 J. H. Hinnant for $1.525,96 and on motion duly carried the same was approved and ratified and the D:ayor. Controller and Secretary were authorized to execute same. On motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to advertise for bids for the im- provement of Sam Rankin Street from Buffalo to Broadway. On motion duly carried, the bid of Dougherty. Nichols and Young -for the construct- ion of the tunnel from the downtown section to the Bluff section was accepted and the 1ayor. Controller and Secreta ry were authorized to enter into contract for said work.. Chapman not voting. The following proposition filed by Boone and Savage. attorneys, was read to the Council and adopted by a unanimous vote: e October _26, 1928. TO THE HONORABLE PAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF CORPUS CF-RISTI: Gentlemen: In response to your request that we advise you what our charges will be to repre- sent the City of Corpus Christi in the defense of the suit pending in the United States Dis- trict Court here brought by the Corpus Christi Gas Company against the City of Corpus Chris- ti, we beg to say that we will represent the City in this litigation through all Courts to which it may go upon the following basis: A Cash fee of. FIVE, TEOUSAITD DOLLARS ($5,000.00), to be paid now, and FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00) to'be paid on trial of the case. The City to pay all hotel and traveling expenses incurred on any trips out of the City in preparation for the trial or in connection with the case; including expenses incurr- ed in attendance on the Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court, should the case be taken to those Courts. In addition, the City will also be expected to pay for the printing of briefs on appeal and any expenses incurred in obtaining the records required on appeal, should the City be required to appeal the case. Q_ 'Should e defeat a recovery against the City, in whole or in part, we shall ex- pect to be paid on final determination of the suit T1,110 (2) PER CEITT. of the amount saved to the City. to be paid when the judgment becomes final. We think the case will be appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals regardless- of the result in the District Court. and it is quite likely that the case will ultimately go to the Supreme Court of the United States. Very truly yours, BOOITE & SAVAGE:, Russell Savage. GB -F S If compromise is effected before trial in the Federal District Court the fee will be flat $10,000.00. If compromise is effected after such trial and before appeal it will be $10,000.00 plus one per cent of amount saved the City. ,10, .. This will authorize P. G. Lovenskiold..��ayor of the City of Corpus Christi. to employ to defend the City. the firm of Boone & Savage. in the suit against the City on the Gas question. in all oourts.as per letter attached. . W. W. Chapman H. N. Carter W. J. Smith D. A. Segrest Commissioners of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. Nothingfurther 8 appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: Secretary. o 0 0 Smith. RLI GULAR LIE :TING NO VELIBER 30. 1928 - 7:30 P.M. Yembers present: Idleyor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest . Carter and Came on for consideration the matter of opening bids for the improvement of Parr Street and. Fort Avenue as were.invited by the Council and on motion duly carried the same were opened and were as follows: Smith Bros. Inc. Brown & Root 73.970.40 66.135.00 and on motion -duly carried same were ordered to lay on the table for 48 hours as required by the Charter. The Secretary then read an Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part. and Dougherty -Nichols -Young Construct- ion Company. on the other part. for the furnishing of all labor aldma.terial necessary for the construction of "The Pedestrian Underground passage from upper Broadway to the lower level adjacent to the City Hall. in accordance with the hereinafter mentioned -c on - tract . drawings. plans. and specifications; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold "Aye Chapman " Segrest. " Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " On motion duly carried the valuation on Lot 4, Block 2. South Bluff in the name of Estate of Ellen Shirley was reduced to $3.000.00 for the years 1921 to 1925 and to X2.500.00 for the years .1916 to 1924. Nothing further appearing the Council adjourned. ayor Attest: ecretary. 0 510 SPECIAL LZ T I1 G DECEI,:BLR 3. 1928 - 5:15 P. Me Present: Y-ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Segrest and Smith. The Secretary read a letter from City Engineer Shaw showing the tabulation of bids submitted by Smith Bros. and Brown & Root for the improvement of -Port Avenue and arr Street. showing that Brown h Root submitted a bid of 66.835.40 which was X7.835.40 lower than Smith Bros. and on motion duly carried the contract was awarded to Brown and Root and the 1';ayor. Controller and Secretary were authorized to execute contract for said work. A letter was read from Dougherty. Nichols and Young, agreeing to construct an ad- ditional ramp connecting the tunnel with Schatzel Street. the same as the one provided for in the original specifications. for an additional sum of y3.420.00 and agreeing to take City warrants bearing 6% in payment therefor and a motion carried that same be accepted: Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST:. Secretary. and Smith. SPECIAL MEETING DECEII:BER 5. 1928 - 1:30 P.M. All members present:. Liayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Segrest The Secretary read "An Ordinance providing rules and regulations for the fire alarm telegram system of the City of Corpus Christi and protecting the same from injury and damage; and providing penalties for violation thereof; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman If Segrest if Smith " Carter " The Secretary read "An Ordinance providing for the establishment and extension of Port Avenue (Sometimes called Elliott Avenue). from the South line of Leopard Street to the North line of Largo Street. upon and over the property hereinafter described; and establish- ing said street the width of Seventy (70) feet; providing for the purchase of such property as may be necessary for such purpose; and providing for the condemnation of property for the purpose of establishing and extending said street; repealing all- ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the •following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest " Smith " Carter " The bill of the Saxet Co. for gas sold the City during November in the sum of $7.396.08 was ordered paid. e fir. S. 17. Dunnam of the American Bottling Co. presented a proposition to the Council whereby he would advance the sum of 9300.00 for the extension of water and gas lines to his property at corner of Elliott Avenue and Antelope Streets, with the under- standing paid sum would be refunded to him by crediting his account with water and gas bills used by him until said amount was paid and on motion duly carried same was accepted. On motion duly carried the City Attorney and City Engineer were instructed to advance Smith Bros. Inc. that maintenance bonds submitted by them in connection with streets paved by them were not in compliance with specifications and were being returned for corrections. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. Kay or Attest: 1� Ob cretary. and Smith. SPECIAL YEETING DECEl'BER 5. 1928 - 4 P.M. Members present: Y.ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter. Segrest. Chapman Came on for consideration the matter of opening bids advertised for on the construction of storm drain system on Louisiana Avenue and on motion duly carried same were opened and were as follows: foot. kirkwood, Wharton & Lee w 30,185.00 Smith Bros. Inc. 31.751.00 Burns Const'n Co. 30,610.00 Brown &a Root 32.152.00 J. P. Hiller &o Co. 31.345.00 W. B. Landis was the only bidder on the pipe furnishing . being 9"11.00 per On motion duly carried the bids were ordered to lay on the table for 48 hours as required by the Charter. Attest: L ity Secretaip. • REGULAR YZETITtiG DEC MBIM 7th. 1928 - 7:30 P. Ta. 1,11embers present: Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith and Chapman. The Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of November and on motion duly carried same were approved. The Secretary was authorized to transfer 1385.15 from the gas fund to the gas construction fund and 96.00 from the waterworks fund to the waterworks construction fund. A petition requesting that Antelope Street be opened up from Upper Broadway to Lower Broadway was read and the Engineer was asked to make up an estimate of the cost and report back to the Council. On motion duly carried the Secretary was instructed to open and read all bids received for the improvement of Agnes Street and Sam Rankin Street and they were as fol- io lows: I f l M W 512 Agnes Street - Smith Bros. Inc. 17,439.00 Brown & Root 15,827.50 Sam Rankin Street - Smith Bros. Inc. 44.422.85 Brown & Root 40.590.50 and on motion duly carried, same were ordered to lay on tLe table for 48 hours as required by Charter. By motion duly carried Yirkwood. Wharton and Lee were awarded the contract for the construction work on the Louisiana Street sewer and W. B. Landis was awarded the contract of furnishing the pipe and the i,�syor. Controller and Secretary were authorized to execute contracts for said work. \Nt The Secretary read an "Ordinance providing for, and establishing a roadway on Chaparral Street Fifty-five (55) feet in width, from the north curb line of Starr Street where the said street is now laid out, to the south curb line of Reid Street, and vacating. closing, and abolishing parts of the sidewalks as now established and existing on each side of Chaparral Street between said lengths; providing for conveyance to the City of Corpus Christi of a part of said Roadway and for new sidewalk spaces and for the condemna- tion of property for the purpose of widening said street, and making new sidewalk spaces; and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman if Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter Absent The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter Absent the Secretary then read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part, and Brown and Root, a Co -partnership. on the other part. for the furnishing of all labor and materials necessary for the im- proving of Port Avenue (sometimes called Rlliott Avenue) from the South Line of Leopard Street to the North line of what is known as Largo Street or Avenue; and Parr Stxeet. from the north line of San Patricio Road to the North line of Agnes Street; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rulewas suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter Absent The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman if Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter Absent Yr. C. R. Coleman appeared before the Council in the interest of widening Leopard Street in the 1300 block and on motion duly carried the Council endorsed same. On motion duly carried the Chaparral Street widening committee was requested to file its report in writing, with reference to widen said street. On motion duly carried the Boy Scouts Council was granted permit to build a but on the Cole property at corner of Doddridge & Lower Chaparral Streets. Bond filed and apyroved on construction of paving on Fort end carr Street. 513 Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. f Attest; Secretary. 0 0 0 SPECIAL YE ;TING DE CEI,BE R 10. 1928 - 1:30 P. ISI . Llay o r Present: Iuayor Lovenskiold,. Commissioners Chapman, Carter. Segrest & Smith. The deed from Robert J. Kleberg. Jr.. Trustee, deeding to the City a right- of-way for street purposes in the extension of Port Avenue was presented and on motion duly carried same was accepted. �_►I� The Secretary then read "An Ordinance approving the City Engineer's written statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on Port Avenue as extended and established. from the south curb line of Leopard Street to the north line of what is known as the San Patricio Road: Number of front feet owned by each, des- cription of their property. estimated total cost of whole improvement. and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property, and against railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting four o'clock. P,.. bi. Thursday. Dec. 27th, 1928, in the City Hall of Corpus Christi. Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments. directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith " Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith Carter " On motion duly carried the bond given by Smith Bros. Inc. for the paving of 19th Street was released. and the paving of said street abandoned and the deeding back to Clark Pease of the 15 feet heretofore deeded by him to the city for widening of 19th Street was.also authorized. On motion duly carried the contract for paving Sam Rankin Street and Agnes Street be awarded to Brown and Root on the basis od bids submitted on'December 7th and that the Yayor. . Secretary and Controller execute said contracts. Attest: Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Secretary. Iia yo r Smith and Carter. SPECIAL T L l IT1G D :CEEB H 12. 1928 - 1:30 P.t.. Yembers present: I..ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest, Chapman. By motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to appoint the follow- ing Beautification Committee R. Driscoll Roy Biller Lorine Jones Spoonts W. W. Jones Edwin Plato W. E. Pope Richard King Pat Dunn Richard Kleberg Jno. G. Kenedy. Sarits Geo. J. Merriman W. G. Kinsolving Clark Pease J. E. Garrett Pyt,motion_duly, carried ithe action -of; the:'Yayor...­n signing notes to Game - well Company was ratified. same being for alarm system. It was moved.seconded and carried that City buy lots 7 & 8. block 40, Beach from W. E. Pope for '2.000.00. lope to give �arranty~Dee'd a.._ nd_ Guaranty certificate and pay_ all taxes up to date. By motion duly carried the City Engineer was authorized to make maps of proposed extension of City limits subject to changes. A resolution was passed ordering the opening of Sam Rankin Street across S. A. U & G. Railway to connect with Last Street and securing right of way across railroad property. all voting aye. Nothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned. Attest: Y_� ecretary. 0 0 o SPECIAL 13ET ING DECEI:BER 13. 1928 - 3 P. M. I�.ay o r- Present: Mayor lovenskiold. Commissioners Smith. Segrest and Carter; Special attorney Savage. Moved by Commissioner Segrest, seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried that Iayor be authorized to sign contract between City and Live Oak County relative to con- struction and maintenance of bridges spanning 1,ueces River in flooded area above dam. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Mayor Attest: ecretary. o 0 o REGULAR 12 STING DEC:1-="R 14. 1928 - 7:30 P.M. I.Lembers present: tiayor lovenskiold Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Segrest and Smith. By motion duly carried the bids on hangars at airport were ordered opened and were as follows: Ell • 515 C. F. Winninger 3.250.00 Border Foundry &trach. Co. 2,496.00 C. P. Hollingsworth 4.598.75 Orange Car & Steel Co. 4.223.50 On motion duly carried the bids were ordered to lay on the table for 48 hours as required by the Charter. The following transfers were ordered- from fund 106 Gas to 256 Gas Plant Const'n $333.25 and from fund 104 Water Works to Fund 456 Waterworks Emergency. 0108.50. A petition was read from property owners on Block 24 and Block 25. Bluff Portion on Leopard Street. agreeing to widening of same. Same was ordered filed. On motion duly carried 1.7. N. Zey was authorized to pave in front of his proper- ty at corner of Leopard &; Carrizo Streets and to participate in front foot plan in so far as same affects Leopard Street but not Carrizo. Street. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. tiayor Attest: __T Secretary. o 0 o SPECIAL MEETING DF.CE11BER 17th, 1928 5 P.M. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter and Chapman. A motion was made and carried that all bids on hangar at airport be rejected and bids be re -advertised. Transfers of cash from Gas fund to Gas construction fund fot 0338,100 and frons Waterworks...fund to Waterworks Construction fund for V^112.00 were authorized. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. hay o r ATTEST: ` 'ty Secretary.) o 0 0 SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 27th. 1928-4 P.M, 1embers present; Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Smith and Segrest. The tayo r announced that the meeting was for the purpose of conducting a hear, ing ear- ing on the assessment made for the improvement of Port Avenue as extended and established from the south curb line of Leopard Street to the north -line of what is known as San Patricio road: No protests were made against the improvement of said street. The City Attorney then called Mr. S. Maston Nixon and Lir. Almer Stewart. both of whom stated that they.were acquainted with the value of the property abutting on t1B above.named street; that they knew the amounts assessed against said property for making said improvement and that they were of the opinion that the said improvement would en - hence the value of said property in excess of the cost of said improvement. A motion then carried that the hearing be closed and the following ordinance be passed: "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the property. and the owners there- of. in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. abutting upon streets and parts of streets hereinafter named. for part of the cost of improving said streets. fixing e charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof. providing for the collection thereof. and declaring an emergency." r The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Zovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " On motion duly carried the Council voted to release Smith Bros. Ind.. from their contract for the paving of I.organ Avenue from Staples Street to 16th Street; that sai contract be cancelled and also that the bond given for faithful performance of said work be released. and further that the City Engineer be authorized to advertise for bids for the paving of :'organ Avenue from Ocean Drive, west to 19th Street with Caliche base. On motion duly carried the City Attorney was instructed to draw a contract between the City and H. 11. ley with reference to paving in front of the Hey building at corner of Leopard and Carrizo Streets; contract to affect only the leopard Street frontage. On motion duly carried the time for the payment of City taxes without penal- ty was extended to January 31st, 1929. The bill of the Saxet Company for gas used by the City during December. 1928 in the sum of 67.963.20 was ordered paid. The City Secretary was instructed.to transfer 1338.00 from the gas fund to gas construction fund and X112.00 from the Waterworks fund 'to, the Waterworks Construction fund. A motion duly carried. the balance due the International Filter Company on the filter unit purchase for 4w5.970.00. less :,'2.490.00 -heretofore paid and X359.80, freight charges paid. leaving a balance due of 6w3.120.00. was ordered paid. Clothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. .ay or Attest: Secretary. REGULAR 1,1EETING DECM, R 28.- 1928 - 7:30 P.M. Yembers present: Layor Zovenskiold. Commissioners Smith. Chapman and Carter.11 On motion duly carried the bids for the construction of hangar at City air- port were opened and showed the following: Border Foundry & Llachine Company 4.300.00 C. P. Hollingsworth Supply, Co. 3.483.00 Orange Car & Steel Co. 3.465.00 and on motion duly carried same were ordered to lay on the table for 48 hours. The Secretary was authorized to make transfer of 0301.94 from t -he Gas fund to the gas construction fund and „236.94 from the Naterworks Fund to the Waterworks Con- stru ct ion fund. On motion carried the Council voted to allow not over X150.00 to cover the expense- of bringing Lr. Gordon Rogers, City Planning expert of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce to Corpus Christi. Notting further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: Secretary. layor 57 SPECIAL I:EETIIyG DECEITB ER 31st. 1928 - 11 A. 11. Yembers present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Carter and Smith. On motion duly carried the contract for the erection of the hangar at the City Airport was awarded to the Orange Car and Steel Co. for ('3.465.00 and the L.ayor. Secretary and Controller were authorized to enter into contract for same. l On motion duly carried the Council voted to pay 15,497.50. being the amount due on $15.000.00 against the City Airport and the proper releases be procured. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. L1sy or. Attest: (/ Secretary. 0 0 0 REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 4. 1929 - 7:30 P. L.. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest and Chapman. City Ylilk Inspector I:arquis read report on Dairies of City for 1928 and dis- cussed various topics relative to L:ilk Ordinance. Report was ordered filed. S. Keston Nixon reported on transaction for purchase of lots necessary to com- plete right of way for Port Avenue extension. On motion duly carried the contract with Aurelia Gonzales for purchase of lots in Loma Rosa in exchange for lots in Los Angeles Hills to include moving was ratified. The City Attorney was authorized to transfer excess of land acquired to Travis Cotton Seed Product Co. for $700.00 City Engineer Shaw reported everything in readiness for City to execute Year part of contract in widening Leopard Street at Key property. a- 118 Secretary read Ordinance ratifying contract with Brown & Root for paving Agnes and Sam nankin Streets. _ The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: ' ' Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest " Smith Absent Carter The Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman ' Segrest Carter Absent Smith " Secretary read Bond of Brown & root. On motion duly carried. it was accepted. a' Secretary read Ordinance repealing Ordinance ordering paving of 19th Street. Charter rule suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest ' Carter Absent Smith The Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter Absent Smith 6 Secretary reed "An Ordinance releasing Smith Bros. Inc. from all that part and portion of a certain contract entered into by a -rid between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part. and Smith Brothers. Incorporated. on the other hart. on the 27th day of August. A. D. 1928. wherein Smith Brothers agreed. among other things, to improve and pave Yorgan Avenue, from Staples Street to Sixteenth Street, and declaring said contract of no further force and effect insofar as relating to the paving of Dorgan Avenue; and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Segrest " Smith Absent Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest it Smith Absent Carter IT /N\ ID Secretary read an "Ordinance and resolution approving the City Engineer's written statement of persons, firms. corporations and estates owning property abutting on Sam Rankin Street, from the north line of Buffalo Street to the South line of 'Nest Broadway; number of front feet owned by each. description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement. and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their projer- ty, and against railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting 4 o'clock. P. IT. January 18th. 1929. in the City Fall of Corpus Christi. Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments; directing the City Secretary to rive notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter and the Laws of the State of Texas; and declaring an emergency." /V 0 The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Segrest " Carter Absent Smith IT The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Segrest IT Carter Absent Smith " Secretary read "An Ordinance and resolution approving the 'City Engineer's written statement of persons, firms. corporations and estates owning property abutting on Agnes Street, from the Last line of Lcherd Street to the City limits line 6P the west; number of front feet owned by each. description of their property, estimates total cost of whole improvement. and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of proi:erty and against their proper- ty, and against railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting 4:00 o'clock. P. I.. January 18. 1929. in the City hall of Corpus Christi. Texas. as the time and place for hearing of the Owners of said property concerning said assessments; directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter and the Laws of the State of Texas; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Smith Absent Carter it Segrest Aye 519 The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Smith Absent Cartdr IT Segrest Aye The bond of Jack C. Nelson of the nelson Electric Co. was approved and ordered filed. The following partial estimates of Smith Bros. Inc. were approved and ordered paid: Chaparral St. Extension 823.45 Mesquite St. Extension 6,954.00 Craig Avenue 3.009.00 Secretary read "An Ordinance ordering the improvement of the following named street. alley and avenue in the City of Corpus Christi. Tyueces County, Texas. to -wit: morgan Ave- nue. from the west curb line of what is known as Ocean Drive west to the west line of what is known as Isaac Fecheimer Tract. Repealing all ordinances and resolutions and parts thereof in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Segrest " Smith Absent Carter it The above resolution was passed by the folloing vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest it Smith Absent Carter IT Reports of Police and health Departments were read and ordered filed. The Secretary read the audited vouchers record for the month of January and on motion duly carried same were approved, it appearing that all of said vouchers had been duly issued in payment of legal claims against the City and further that said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners under those supervision the expenditures were made. Notice of cancellation of the bond of Santos Ramos was filed. A refund of $11.90 taxes paid on personal property ordered paid to Edith R. Beckner. The following cash transfers were authorized: from Waterworks Fund to �osterworks Construction fund, x519.79 and from Gas Fund to Gas Construction Fund, 053.19. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. I I:ay or � 21� Attest: _ _ Secretary.' o 0 o SPECIAL YEZ:TING JANUARY 10. 1929 - 10 A. M. I'embers present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Smith. Carter, Chapman and Segrest. On motion duly carried the proposition of Geo. Armistead & Company to audit the City books for the year ending Feb. 28. 1929 be accepted. proposition as follows: " $800.00 for the regular audit, additional work as mai be required to be paid for on per diem basis. "'20.00 for the principal and y15.00 for subordinate engaged in work plus necessary expenses." Proposition carried. all present voting Aye. The following documents were submitted for approval: Lease with Houston Oil Co. on Ross Boothe Tract „ IT IT IT it if J. B. Dun , l T act J. K. Fecnklac Lease with Eouston Oil Co. on State of Texas, State Land No. 9564 IT if IT IT IT " William Whalen et al Tract " IT If IT IT " T. G. Parr Tract " ►' IT IT it IT W. F. McWhorter Tract " " " " " " C. L. Cartwright et al Tract if It I:agnolia"Pet. " A. Y. Erskine, Nellie Webb et al, 0. L. Freeman, ►' ►► " " " IT Fannie Braun et al. H. ISI. Nurzbech. W. D. Wade Yotion carried that all of the foregoing transactions be approved and the Ilayor authorized to execute same. Attest; Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. and Carter. ;1� layor REGULAR LEETING JANUARY 11, 1929 - 7:30 P . M. Yembers present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest. Smith E. :1. Sutherland, G. C. Clark and C. E. Coleman appeared and urged the Council to act on Staples Street widening project. The motion was duly carried that the City Attor- ney be authorized to prepare ordinance and Engineer prepare advertisement for bids. C. E. Coleman appeared in behalf of similar project on Leopard Street between Blocks 59 and 60. Bluff. The motion carried that the City Attorney be authorized to pre- pare Ordinance and City Engineer to advertise. \ Secretary presented contract with E. 11. i.e;J- and D. C. Reed for paving on Leopard and Carrizo Streets abutting on Lot 1, Block 24. Bluff. Exceptions noted In the contract as to description of property and stipulated apportionment of cost. It was moved, seconded and carried that it be referred back to City Attorney for correction. Secretary read final estimate on Port Avenue, Section iffl1 showing total cost X88 ,147.51 apportioned to property owners. '46.043.51; to City "42.104.00 as approved by Engineer. Of total City's portion, amount previously paid g"39,280.20 and deductible for Engineering fees paid $13.50 leaving balance of '2.810.30 due to Smith Bros. Inc. The paymenl of this estimate was authorized. lfZ Secretary read "Resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the issuan- ce of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers. Inc.; declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property of Port Avenue or Elliott Street from Leopard Street to 'Nest Broadway. ,The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Segrest If Smith " Carter " The above, resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter IT Secretary read Final Estimate on Fort Avenue Section 42 as apl)roved by Engineer showing Total cost of work -426.957.69 of which �5 ,648.40 was cost of Bridge ( assessed to Cit, property owners portion 'l5,981.97; City's portion X5,327.32. 6f the total assessment against the City of .10.975.72. amount previously paid $7.180.00 leaving balance due on this s estimate $3.795.?2. The Secretary was authorized to pay estimate- a` 1 114 Secretary read "Resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the issu- ance of assignable certificates to Smith Bros. Inc., declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on a filled roadway with rock topping an d drainage bridge from west Broadway across the Salt Flats to the property of the sort Com- mission; for the cost of improving same; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Carter " The motion was duly carried that action of layor and Controller be ratified in paying; notes ,2F2 and 113 (balance due) on purchase price of Airport site as follows - Principal ( ;ofes ,f2 - 3) 6% Int. from 6/11/28 to 1/7/29 Less discount 10.000.00 343.33 10 .343.33 100.00 10,243.33 ,52-40- a` 4 By motion duly carried a refund of $10.68 to W. D. Cox account taxes paid for 1912, said taxes having been paid on original roll�was authorized. Secretary read letter from 1,1at Benton, County Judge, calling meeting of 1N'av- igation Board for 10:00 A. M. JanuaVy 16, 1929. It was ordered filed. Report of Street Commissioner on Shell hauled to and including Dee. 28. 1928 read. Among items on report 87 yards shell hauled to airport ordered reimbursed to Street Fund out of Airport fund C' 90V per yard - X78.30; also labor 4 days 2 men x'02.50 per day. X20.00. totaling 9"98.30. Transfers of cash were authorized from Waterworks Fund to Waterworks Const'n Fund, 0237.44 and from Gas Fund to Gas Construction Fund. $300.94 to meet weekly pay rolls. And from Waterworks Fund to yaterworks Construction Fund. 01,360.30 and from Gas fund to Gas Construction fund, X1,102.92 to meet December bills. Jno. Govatos applied for lease on Pier Cafe site. lotion was duly carried that a one year's lease be granted at prevailing rental contingent upon any action which may be taken on Bay Front improvement. Same was referred to City Attorney. J. A. Walsh submitted plans for store building on W. 501 of lots 1 and 2, block 24. Bluff and applied for permit. After approval by City Engineer the motion carried that the permit be granted. Secretary read letter from F. G. Sterman submitting drawing of proposed Buena Vista Addition and proposing to install utilities in said addition subject to reimburse- ment whenever taken into City limits and asking for extension of mains to said addition. Yotion carried that it be filed. IT further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: 1J4Secretary. �1 _J 522 SPECIAL I,_E TI1dG JANUARY 17. 1929 - 11:30 A .II . Present: luayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Smith. Carter and Segrest Secretary read -Estimate No. 12 covering work done on Water Supply project. together with the following statement: Summary of Estimate to Date Balance from -Estimate #11 $ 613.74 Construct ionEst . #12 110.657.67 Engineering Fees paid 1.416.44 112.687.85 Less Interest on $109.000 Bonds 3.270.00 109.417.85 Less Bonds Delivered 109.000.00 Balance due Smith Bros. next Estimate 0 417.85 Secretary read "An Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. approving estimate I;umber 12 of Smith Brothers. Inc.. under their contract with the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. dated July 21. 1927; authorizing the issuance and delivery of 71ater Plant Revenue Bonds of said City in payment of said estimate; declaring and reciting that the City has received full value and consideration for all bonds hereto- fore issued and delivered the Contractor under the aforesaid contract; enacting provisions incident and necessary to the subject and purpose of this ordinance; and declaxing an emer- gency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Seg -rest " Smith " The above Ordinance passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " Secretary read the following letters in connection with the above Estimate #12 of Smith Bros.. Inc, 1uathis . Texas. Jan. 16. 1929. Hon. The 1. ayor and City Council . Corpus Christi. Texas. Gentlemen: Cie are presenting herewith Construction Estimate number twelve. covering work done on the Water Supply Project at I,_athis. Texas. by Smith Brothers Incorporated. Vie beg to advise that at this time. the work as a chole is approximately eighty per cent completed. and that it has been. and is being done in a very satisfactory manner. The work of ' filling the river channel. probably the most hazardous part of the whole undertaking. has progressed rapidly. and is now at a stage such that the project can withstand any ordinary flood which we might expect. All the concrete work has been completed at this time. with the exception of two gaps in the spillway which will be left open for the passage of flood waters, until the earthwork has been completed. It will require approximately two thousand yards of concrete to close these gaps. Clearing and burning has been completed on all lands acquired to date. Road and bridge work is being rushed. and should be completed within the next thirty days. weather permitting. Considering the present condition of the work, and anti- cipating good working weather. we believe that we will be able to have the work completed in time to catch the spring floods in the reservoir. Respectfully submitted. Hawley & Freese. Consulting Engineers By (Signed) John D. 'irarine J . Resident Engineer. h San Antonio. Texas, January 15th, 1929. Fon. P. G. Lovenskiold . Playor, , & City Commissioners. Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: In accordance with the estimate which has been approved by Hawley & Freese, Engineers, for labor and material performed on your Water Plant Project which we have had under construction for sometime, this is to formally request of you that such estimate be allowed in such form and for such amount as there shall be left in dour hands as retainage on the work heretofore done. the sum of 950.000. gide feel that we are justly entitled to draw down the remainder of the retainage. since you will still hold in your hands of the new issue of bonds ample funds for the completion of the project, and this X50,000 retainage, in addition to the surety bond. is certainly. in my judgment, ample protection to the City. Yours truly, Smith Bros. Inc., By ( Signed) J. W. Young. 0 0 0 Houston, Texas, January 15th, 1929. Y'r. P. G. Lovenskiold. Playor and City Commissioners of City of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi. Texas. Gentlemen: Ne hereby consent to the City of Corpus Christi paying Smith Brothers, Inc. all monies held as retained percentage on the contract for the construction of certain improvements to the eater Works System in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, save and except the sum of X50.000.00. This authority refers to our Bond No. R-949257 dated July 21st, 1927. executed by Gus S. Worthem Attorney -in -Fact. Yours very truly, NATIONAL SL`R3TY COLd- ATWY. By (Signed) Gus S. Northam. Attorney -in -Fact. 0 0 0 Fort V orth . Texas. January 15. 1929. Honorable L-ayor and Commissioners. City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: The work on the Corpus Christi dam has reached a point with reference to flood hazard where the City can safely reduce the amount retained on the Smith Bros. contract to "'50.000.00 from this date until final acceptance of the work. Respectfully yours, HAVILEY AND FR :ESE . By (Signed) S. W. Freese. it The Secretary read bill of Hawley &- Freese for 24% Engineering fees amounting to $1.416.44 which was ordered paid. TTothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: Secretary. I ay0r SPACIAL LE T IiIG JANUARY 17. 1929 - 5:00 F.1'. 4' Yembers present: Yayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest. Carter. Secretary read "Resolution approving Final estimate and authorizing the' acceptance of storm sewer on Fourth Street from Yorgan Street to lizabeth'Street under contract dated August 27. 1928." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith Abaent Carter Aye The above resolution was passed by the following vote:. Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Smith Absent Carter Aye Secretary read "Resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the ac- ceptance of the storm sewer on 1_'organ Street from Ocean Drive to Nineteenth Street. under contract dated August Twenty-seventh. 1928". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Absent Carter Aye The above resolution was passed by. the following vote: lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Absent Carter Aye Secretary read "Resolution approving Final Estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers, Incorporated: declaring the liabil- ity of certain property owners of abutting property and their property on haruz Street from the Last curb line of Chaparral Street to the west curb line of 'dater Street." The Charter rule was suspended by the Following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Absent Carter Aye The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Absent Carter Aye The above estimate was ordered paid. The execution of one lump sum bond covering all streets improved by'Smith Bros. Inc.. under their contracts was ordered accepted. Nothing further appearing -the meeting adjourned. i��ayor Attest: SecretarU . . `1 525 l SPECIAL IMT JIT G JANIUARY 18. 1929 - 4 P.L_.e 1jembers present: 11ayor Lovenskiold. Cpmmissioners Smith. Chapman. Carter and Segrest. The Secretary read "An Ordinance appropriating and setting aside all moneys in storm sewer construction fund No. 278 and accrued interest thereon to the storm sewer construction on Port Avenue. and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " L Carter " �v The Secretary read "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the City Secretary to correct the various proceedings and the contract entered into with Smith Brothers, Inc.. in the matter of the improvement of Craig Avenue in said City. so as to rake said contract and said proceedings express the true intention of said City and said Smith Brothers. Inc.. by including therein the construction of lateral storm drains on T4inth Street and Tenth Street. repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith. and declar- ing an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman R' Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The Secretary read a "Resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the acceptance of storm sewer on Ninth and Tenth Streets from Craig Street to Yorgen Street under contract dated 1928. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The Council then resumed itself into a hearing on the matter of assessments made against property owners for paving the following streets: (a) Sam Q Street from the north line of Buffalo Street to the south line of blest Broadway. (b) Agnes Street from the east line of Eckerd Street to the city limits on the west. Yr. J. Z. Shook and fairs. Laude E. Fox. the latter representing the Hackstein property. protested against the pavement on the ground that said properties were homesteads. .0 11 There were no further protests. 526 The City Attorney then called on Frank Sparks. Willard Brown and L. R. Kelly. who stated that they were acquainted with present values of Froperty abutting on the aforesaid street and that they believed that the improvement of said street would enhance the value of said property in excess of the cost of such improvement. By motion duly carried the hearing aas closed and the following ordinance was passed: "`D "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the projerty. and the owners thereof Vin the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. abutting upon streets hereinafter named. for fart of the cost of improving same. fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof. providing for the collection thereof. and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " arter " egrest " Smith " There were no protests against the assessment made on Sam Rankin Street. The City Attorney then called on the same three parties who testified with reference to Agnes Street and their statements were the same as referred to Agnes Street. By motion duly carried the hearing was closed and the following ordiltance was passed: "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the property. and the owners thereof in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. abutting upon streets hereinafter named, for part of the cost of improving same. fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof. providing for the collection thereof. and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest rr Smith " rr The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The Secretary was then authorized to transfer X389.88 from the Gas fund to the Gas Construction fund and X212.00 from the Waterworks Fund to the Waterworks Construction Fund. Attest: Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Secretary. yor Carter. follows: 527 REGULAR I`EET ING JAITUA.IY 18th, 1929 - 7;30 P. M. Yembers present: I..eyor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest . Smith and After a motion duly carried the bids on Dorgan Street paving. and as were as Rogers & Stewart 42.519.35 Brown & Root 42,271.59 The Hedges Co. 46,149.00 and same were ordered laid on table 48 hours in accordance with Charter rule. Secretary read letter from Koepke Street owners, asking for replacement of shelling removed from street, which was authorized after motion was duly carried. Secretary read letter from Resthaven residents asking extension of gas mains to City limits to meet mains already constructed from there to addition. After motion duly carried the same was authorized. Secretary read Estimate j6- Final in favor of 1. T. Yontgomery for 0392.70 and statement of complete contract submitted by R. J. Cummins showing total cost of work. X84,680.75. I,:otion carried that estimate be paid. Secretary was authorized to make transfers from V' Jaterworksafund to Aaterworks Construction fund of U12.00 and from Gas fund to Gas Construction fund of X389.88. ITothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. It_ayor Att est o 0 o SPECIAL E'""TIIIG JAITUARY 21. 1929 - 5 P. I�. Vembers present: Liayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest and Chapman. Secretary read the following letter from City Engineer Shaw: r Honorable I'layor and City Council City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: The tabulation of the bids that were opened of 7:30 Friday, January 18, 1929, for the paving of I.:organ Avenue from the west line of Ocean Drive to the west line of the Isaac Fecheimer Tract, is as follows: Rogers & Stewart $42,519.35 Brown & Root 42,271.59 The Hedges Co. 46.149.00 Brown & Root are low bidders and I recommend that the con- tract be awarded them. using seven and one-half inch Realitos Lime- stone base. and one inch rock asphalt top. The use of this material at the prices given by the con- tractor, will make the front foot cost of the pavement amount to ap- proximatelyX3.02, and the curbing at forty-eight cents per foot will make a total of „3.50 per front foot. Yours truly. (Signed) H. L. Shaw, City Engineer. After motion duly carried the contract was azarded to Brown & Root. Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the IICity of Corpus Christi on the one part and Orange Car & Steel Company. a private corpor a- tion on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the con- struction of an airplane hangar upon the grounds constituting the Corpus Christi Airport �u '528 and authorizing the payment of one-half of the consideration in cash ul.on the completion of said airport hangar. and authorizing and directing the Y'ayor and Controller of the City of Corpus Christi to execute and deliver to Orange Car & Steel Company a promissory note in the sum of Seventeen Hundred Thirty Two and 50100 ("1.732.50) Dollars. due and payable in one year from Date and bearing six per cent interest from date as the balance of said con- sideration; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Absent Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Absent Carter " By motion duly carried the following transfers from Permanent Street im- provement tnd Park Funds-here'authorized: To Bayfront Park Fund 57.836.17 -- From Parr -Fund Chaparral St. Widening Fd. 23.800.84) ' " Street " .Staples St. Widening Fund 23.960.82)-- " Street " Leopard St. Widening Fund" 4P 23,209.27)- " Street r,anal By motion duly carried valuation on Laminger Cafe was reduced from 01.000 to $500. Mayor Attest: Secretary. REGULAR I:EETING JAIdUyrY 25th. 1929 - 7:30 P. M. Yembers present: Yayor Lovenskiold . Commi ss ioncre Chal,man . Carter and Smith. Absent: Comm. Segrest. Ofticers present: H. L. Shaw. J. 1,11. Taylor and Dr. 1. Ji xerkins. Yr. H. H. Harrison requested a permit to build five houses on rear of lots 8 and 9. Block 94, Beach Addition. It was moved and seconded that the permit be granted. ITotion carried. It was moved and seconded that IV. E. Sasser be granted a I.eimit to move house from Lot 6 to Lot 5. Block 94. Beach. J Yr. 0. B. Carver inquired as to extent of proposed widening of Staples St.; asking for extension to Ayres instead of Chamberlin on South End. It was moved and seconded that the City Engineer be ordered to get up necessely data to widen Stal,les (Chamberlin to Ayres St.). I.rr. B. E. Schulz and I.lr. C. L. Young appeared on behalf of Dempsey Street property owners asking (a) drainage on Dempsey Street west of lalm Drive and (b) lowering of water mains on said street. Both petitions filed and referred to City Engineer. Lr. L. B. I..ead in behalf of iiew a6dition to be Lut in adjoining Southwest Heights and asked for extension of vater mains to City Limits in direction of said addition. Same was referred to uity Engineer. Ic I.r. P. C. Jackson and Er. E. J. Bond representing Curtis Airplane Corp.. appeared on behalf of management of L.unicilial Aiil:ort. and use of fort by Curtis Co. Deferred for future action. 529 T:r. Pat Grogan api,eared regarding sort Avenue z ight of way trru property of C. C. Cotton Seed Products Co. in Loma Rosa Adoition asking relief from paving assessment on their property. Deferred. O.,,1A Secretary read the following ordinance:"An Ordinance ratifying and confirming contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and E. N. Ley and L. C. meed on the other part. for the paving of a strip of land one hundzed the (110) feet long by • ten (10) feet in Aidth on the south side of Leopazd Street and abutting on what is known as Lot Number One (1) in Bleck Number Twenty Four (24) of the Bluff Portion of the City of Corpus Christi. and paving a strip of land Fifty (50) feet in length and Fifteen (15) feet in width, the same abutting on the east end of said lct numbez one (1) in block- number locknumber twenty four (24) of the Bluff coition of tre City of Corpus Christi; and declaring; an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter Aye The above ordinance was passed by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest " Absent Smith Aye Carter Aye 130 s Secretary read "* Resolution ordering the improvement of the foll.owino na�red street or Avenue in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas: "Staples Street," by paving on the east and west side of the present pavement on said street to the total extent of Sixty (60) feet as hereinafter more particularly described, and be widening said street to the extent of eighty (80) feet throughout said street by removing all obstructions therefrom; and declaring an emergency." • The Oharter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye ,Chapman It Segrest Absent Smith Aye ` Carter w I� Secretary req� "Resolution ordering the improvement of a part of the following named street or avenue in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas: "Leopard Street", from the East curb line of Qam Rankin Street and the present pavement on the North side of said Leopard treet North with said East curb line of said Sam Rankin Street a distance of Ten (10) feet; hence east parallel with said pavement on the north side of Leopard Street to the west' curb ine of Last Street; thence south teff (10) feet with the west curb line of Last Street to the J. orth curb line of Leopard Street; thence west with the north curb line of said Leopard Street o the east curb line of Sam Rankin Street, the place of be -inning, F.nd declaring; an emer;ency." The Charter rule was suspended by the followin- vote: 530 Lovensl,iold Aye Chapman tv Carter n Smi th t} Sel-rest Absent The Ordinance was finally passed by t'�e following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman n Carter " Smith n Serest Absent Secretary read letter from Smith Bros, rer-arding Certificate TI of paving on Port Avenue against Pope property in the amount of V"11200.07. After motion duly carried, the same was ordered paid. Bid of Lee Gravett to paint lamp posts was presented. Action on it was deferred and bid was ordered filed. Secretary read letter of Smith Bros. regarding paving on Chaparral Street car tracks, amount due being X75.00. After motion duly carried, same was ordered paid. Bill of Hawley Freese in the sum of 16W541.50 for City Map work was presented. Action was deferred until report on map is made. Bill of Hawley &, Freese in the sum of V"953.02 for 2e; engineering fees on land purchases to date was presented. It was ordered referred to Lir. Savage. Matter of taxes on R. C. & H. Roos land in Live Oak County referred to Lr. Save. Bills for taxes on airport land and Del Hardin lots referred to Commissioner Chapman to see if taxes could be remitted by County. Came on for consideration matter of refund of ad valorem taxes amounting- to x2,191.00 to "ransas Compress Co. in accordance with franchise. After motion duly carried, the refund was ordered made. The following cash transfers were authorized: from Waterworks fund to Water- works Construction fund, '188.75 and from Gas fund to Gas Construction fund, Q"376.25. After motion duly carried, stands, boat houses and so forth on street ends along Water Street be required to be moved. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. 1 Attest: Secreta y. o 0 o � y 1e' iiia yor SPECIAL MEETING JIMARY 29, 1929 - 4 P.bT. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Comms. Chapman, Carter, Segrest and smith. It was moved, seconded and carried teat Smith Bros. Inc. be paid y193.82 for Leopard atreet widening in front of H. IT. Key pro,)erty out of Leopard Street widening fund. r Motion carried that Smith Bros. Inc. be paid *783.56 for J. rte. Lloyd paving on Mann St., Certificate #2065, out of Fund #274 Street Improvement. A motion duly carried that improvements be -deducted for 1928 from lots 3 &- 4, 1 Block 4, Chamberlain, owned by J. H. Owens as they were not started till Jan. 6, 1928. The following transfers were authorized covering monthly bills: From Gas 531 Fund to Gas Construction Fund, $260.04 and From Waterworks Fund to "daterworks Construction Fund, 62,786.54. The following reductions in 1923 taxable valuations were authorized: Brooks T,Iotor Co, to 69'T000 .00 and Reed Auto Co . t o 69 , 000.00 and Blackstone Cafe to 62,000.00. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: 7*� Secretary o 0 0 REGULAR =TIN,", FEBRUARY 1, 1929 - 7:30 P.M. Mayor Present: 1-'ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest, Chapman, Smith and Carter. Potion carried that gas be put in on J. H. Ehlers property, he to advance 6100.00 and guarantee that he will build house. T.iiss Brennan of Brennan Sisters appeared before Council, stating they were damaged 012,000 to 615,000 on account of Port Avenue and asked City to pave same free of charge to them. Motion carried that Council meet with Lli ss Brennan Itlonday at 2 P, 1.10 On motion duly carried the City yngineer was instructed to make an estimate of the cost of widening Chaparral Street, together with the cost of moving buildings and appraisal value of property to be taken for widening said street. A map of Broadway Court which is outside City, was submitted and motion carried that same be approved. Potion carried that John Dunn be paid 6900.00 out of Leopard Street Widei~ing Fund for moving buildings back on Leopard St. An increase in the salary of L. H. Marquis to 6150.00 was authorized, effective Feb. 19 1929. U100 Secretary read "Resolution approving the final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers, incorporated: declaring the liability of cer- tain property owners of abutting property and their property on Craig Street from the west line of Staples Street to the east line of Eleventh, The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest TM Smith " Carter TM The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith TM Garter TM A petition asking that Hancock Avenue be paved from Third to Staples Street was read and ordered filed. The following transfers were authorized: from Gas Fund to Gas Construction Fund, 6390.00 and from Waterworks Fund to Waterworks Construction Fund, 6132.00• A Gas Fitter's bond was presented for Willie P. Gonsales. approved and ordered filed. �3�J ��j Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and conflrni g a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Broin & Root, a co -partnership, on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and materials necessary for the improving of Ivorgan Avenue, from the west curb line of Ocean Drive west to the west line of the Isaac F'echeimer Tract; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman + Segrest n Smith n Carter n The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman ►+ Segrest n Smith }� Carter n Secretary read "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the 1.1ayor and City Controli er to execute and deliver to Kirkwood -Wharton & Lee a certain contract for the construction of an outfall and storm sewer on Louisiana Street between Salzta Fe Street and Corpus Christi Bay in said City, providing for the issuance and delivery to said contractor by the City of City Warrants in payment therefor, providing for the levy and collection of a tax sufficient to pay the interest on and create a sinking fund sufficient to retire said warrants at the maturity dates thereof; and declaring an eiiiergeney. The Jharter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman tt Segrest ►+ Smith n Carter n The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman �# Segrest N Smith Carter A letter from Archie Solitto requesting the City to fix the arroya in front of his property was read and ordered filed. A letter from A. J. Keetner regarding free . picture shoves in South bluff park was read and ordered filed. "Noe tv Resignation of J. T. Wright was read and accepted, Mayor Lovenskiold voting On motion duly carried, Theo. Koester was appointed Assistant City Secretary Bill for gas for January was presented by Saxet Company. Same was approved and ordered filed. �, othing further appearing the meeting adjourned. i�.ayor 539 SPECIAL T11Ei;T ING FEBRUARY 4th, 1929 - 1:30 P.M. 11embers present: - Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith, Chapman, Segrest. T�Ir. C. E. Coleman reported on Leopard Street widening between Last and Sam Rankin streets. Mir. H. N. hey reported on block between Carrizo and Artesian Streets. Tarr, S. Grossman reported on block between Artesian and 'yaco Streets, on north ,side. T,r. S. Till, Nixon reported on south side of above and also on block between `�'aco and Black Streets. T r, X. L. Welch reported on block between-1"aco and Black Streets. Mr. T.,. It. Kelly reported on block between Black & Lasts Streets. Moved by Chapman, seconded by Smith that City Engineer co-operate with property owners in ascertaining cost of removing building fronts and moving frame buildings to deter- mine cost of that phase of widening. Carried. T�Tr. H. H. Edwards appeared to assure Council that any damage to property along course of moving done by contractor in moving Staples Street School would be taken care of by contractor. Misses bury and Kate Brennan appeared on proposed Port Avenue extension through their property. Compromise of 91,040.00 allowed on paving assessment due to sharp angles and shallow depth. It was moved and seconded to allow above plus X3,000,00 allowed by appraisal Board on Right of Way through tract. Carried. T1I0tion carried that Secretary be authorized to deposit X3,000.00 with County Clerk to sustain finding of Board of Appraisers in Brennan matter and additiona.*3,000.00 in payment of cost of land as found by Board. It was moved and seconded that appropriations aggregating X1,500 to Library Fund from balance- due plus aggregate of 1¢' levy on current collections be authorized, Carried. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned, � Trlayor. Attest: 7 Secretary. SPECIAL 111EETING FEBRUARY 7, 1929 - 5 P.M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman and. Carter. Secretary read "Resolution approving the final estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Smith Brothers, Incorporated; declaring the liability of certain property owners of abutting property and their property on Fourth Street from the south line of Booty Avenue to the south line of Elizabeth Street, The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Segrest Absent - Smith n Carter Aye The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman n Segrest Absent Smith ►r Carter Aye T< ti 3 Final estimate on Contract for Earth fill and Storm Sevier on Chaparral Street from Carroll Street to Iiesquite Street in the sum of A1,661.02 was presented and ordered paid. Final estimate on Contract for Earth fill and storm sewer on Mesquite Street from-.Sarroll Street to +later Street was presented and ordered paid in the sum of x6,862.21. • SECretary read "An Ordinance providing for the issuance of City of Corpus Christi Storm Sewer Funding Warrants, Series 1929, bearing six (6) per cent. in lieu of a like amount of legally issued and outstanding scrip of the City, providing for the exchange of said scrip for said warrants, levying a tax to support said warrants, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent Smi t h " „ Carter Aye Tne above ordinance was -passed by, the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent Smith " Carter Aye Secretary read "AN Ordinance and resolution approving the City Engineer's written statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on Idorgan hvenue, from the west curb line of wir-t is known as Ocean Drive west to the gest line of what is known as Isaac Fecheirrler tract;. number of front feet owned by each, des- cription of th6ir property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against they r property, and against the owners of proper- ty and against their property, and against railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting 4:00 o'clock, p. M. Feb'y 21st, 1929, in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments; directing the city secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the city charter; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent Carter Aye Smith Absent The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman ft ,'egrest Absent Carter Aye Smith Absent On motion duly carried the City Engineer was empowered to make agreements with present owners for purchase of ten (10) feet of property on Leopard Street for widening purposes on the following basis: Fred Quiroz w 500.00 Kelly Bros. 2,500.00 ft " .500.00 Ino. Sagarin 11500.00 Grossman 317-50.00 Frank Braslau 1,500.00 (Segrest Est.) Wright Realty Co. 22250.00 535 Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. --� T lay -or Attest: (joretary. 0 0 0 REGULAR L1EET ING FEBRUARY 8 , 19 29 - 7:30 P.M. III -embers present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Smith, Carter. Absent. Comm, Smith. The following bids on Staples Street widening were opened, read and ordered laid on the table for 48 hours: Dougherty -Nichols -Young Const. Co. 999428.50 Rogers -Stewart 97 ,088.50 6V Secretary read "An Ordinance approving certain bonds of Smith Brothers, Incorporated, as Principal and American General Insurance Company as Surety, for certain streets in the City of Corpus Christi; and ordering that said bonds be accepted and filed by the City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi; and declaring an emergency", The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Cha pro. an " Segrest Absent Smith Aye Carter " The above ordinance eras passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent ►;mi th Aye .�� Carter " 1 Secretary read "An Ordinance and resolution approving the City Engineer's written statewent of persons, firi,�s, corpozations and estates ovrning property abutting on Parr Street, from the north line of San Patricio Road to the north line of Lot number Thirteen (13) in block number three (3), Los Angeles Trills addition; number of front feet owned by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and esti- mated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property, and against railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting four o'clock, p, m. February 21, 1929, in the City Fall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments; directing the City Zecretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency." The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Segrest &bsent Carter Aye 5m i th ft The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Absent Carter Aye Smith " Secretary read bill of W. 1. Bigham for parts taken from car removed from streets. IM Also letter of Frank Garza and J. H. Brown regarding condition of car when taken, laatter was referred to City Attorney. Engineer read application of Jno. L. Tompkins for construction of store build on N. part of lots 1 & 2, Block VIII Ocean View at corner of 4th and Elizabeth Streets. Petition of neighborhood residents and owners is required before a permit can be granted by Council on account of Zoning Ordinance. Application of Reed Auto Co. was read by City Engineer to erect car shelter on Chaparral Street opposite Cage Hdwe Co. 1,10tion carried that same be rejected. An Application of Raborn Chevrolet Co, was read by City Engineer for shelter'on Water Street for cars. On notion duly carried same was rejected. EnCD ineer read Estimated cost of widening Chaparral Street between Starr and Dan Reid showing Land Appraisal Bldg remodeling Paving cost Curb City's 4 � 39,131.82 40 ,000.00 48,827!75 127,959.59 3,818.75 124,140.82 31,045.20 It was moved and seconded that Chaparral Street committee be called to attd11d. Special 11eeting of Council at 1:30 P. L1. Feb. 9, 1929 to discuss Chaparral Street widening plan. Carried. City Engineer was instructed to. advertise for bids for widening nort h�side5of Leopard Street from Carrizo to Artesian Street and City Attorney was instructed to draw Resolution ordering improvement. Secretary read letter of City Engineer to Frank Braslau relative to cutting back building and acceptance of Braslau of proposition. Secretary read letter of City Engineer to Wright Realty Company and their accept- ance of proposal to cut back building. Secretary read letter of smith Bros. Inc. relative to discount on Storm Sevier Warrants amounting to X563.39. i.-otion carried that City pay this amount. Transfers from Waterworks Fund to Waterworks Construction Fund of %235.41 and from Gas Fund to Gas Construction Fund of X446.86 were authorized. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: ,secretary. J L-layor 0 0 o SPECIIAIL ME TING FEBRUARY 9, 19 29 - 1:30 P.It:. Members present: I'Layor Bovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Smith, Carter. The following members of the Citizens Chaparral Street Widening Committee were also present: li. B. Baldwin, F. C. Allen, P. Vaky, Joe Cohn and others. 41 l.ayor called upon City Engineer to explain appraisal and costs of proposed widen- ing of Chaparral Street from Starr St. to Dan Reid Street. Proposition referred to the Committee to arrive at some.agreement so as to permit City to proceed with project. . Nothing further appearing the meeting.adjourned. aayor Attest. ecretary. o 0 o SPECIAL 1,1E�t`+,TING FEBRUAY 111 1929 - 4 P. M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Smith and Segrest. On motion duly carried Secretary was instructed to open bids on paving Leopard from Sam Rankin to Last Street. The only bid was that of Brown & Root in the sum of $ 1$638.50. On motion duly carried it was ordered laid on the table for 48 hours to comply with requirements of the City Charter. Letter from City Engineer was read with tabulated bids on widening of Staples street, showing the following: Dougherty Nichols w Young 99 ,428.50 Rogers & Lt ewart 971088,50 On motion duly carried all bids were rejected, as the cost was too high and too much time required which would interfere with hauling of cotton during cotton season. On motion duly carried Secretary was instructed to re -advertise for bids to be opened Feb. 232 1929. r �3 Secretary read "Resolution ordering the improvement of a part of the following named street or 1 -venue in the City of Corpus Christi,Texas: Leopard Street, from the -Last curb line of Artesian Street and the present pavement on the south side of Leopard Street south with the East curb line of Artesian Street a distance of Ten (10) feet; thence east parallel with the. said pavement on the south side of Leopard Street to the west curb line of Carrizo Street; thence north ten (10) feet with the ,west curb line of Carrizo Street to the south curb line of Leopard Street; thence west with the South curb line of Leopard Street to the east curb line of hrtesian Street, the place of beginning. grid, on the north side of Leopard Street from the east curb line of Artesian Street and the present pavement on the north side of said Leopard Street with the East curb line of Said Artesian Street, a distance of ten (10) feet; thence east parallel with said pavement on the north side of Leopard Street two hundred ten (210) feet; thence south ten (10) feet to the north curb -line of Leopard Street; thence west with the Forth curb line of Leopard street to the east curb line of-`-rtesian Street; the place of beginning, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule iTas suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye vhapman Absent Segrest Aye Smi, th Aye Carter Absent The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold. hye Chapman i�b s e nt Segrest Aye dmi th Aye Varter Absent It was moved, seconded and carried that said work be advertised for, bids to be opened on Feb. 232 lV29. SPECIAL L E TING FEBRUARY 13, 1929 - 4 P. M. Lembers present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Cor'Missioners jegrest and Smith. Letter from City Engineer was read, showing bid on widening Leopard Street be- tween Last and Sar.: Hankin Streets as follows: Gross cost of work w 1,638.50 by City 369.42 4 by owners 11108.28 i On motion duly carried contract was awarded to Brown & Boot, the only bidder. Nothing further appearing, Attest: cretary. the meeting adjourned. Mayor REGULAR I� E,EMTG FEBRUARY 15, 1929 - 7:30 p.m. Present: r-layor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Ohaprian, Smith and Segrest. The following transfers were authorized: from Gas fund to Gas Const'n fund, X279.68 and from "later Fund to eater Const'n fund X113.25. Mr. H. F* Dunton, Jack 14. Bonner and Cullen VT. Briggs appeared before the Council in the interest of the appointment of a committee by the Council, whose -duties shall be to manage and control, and formulate rules and regulations for the government and operation of the airport, under the supervision of the Council, and on motion duly carried, the following committee was appointed: H. F. Dunton, Chairman, Grady Kinsolving, Jud Lliller, S. tyIaston Nixon,DeTTitt Reed, F1. L. Shaw, R. J. Roberts, Jack W. Bonner and C. til. Briggs and Sidney Kring. V. Secretary read the following: To the Honorable Mayor and Com-iiissioners of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. We the undersigned property owners on Chaparral Street in said city, agree to the programme as outlined by the City Engineer including all of its details and will respectfully ask that the work go. -forward at the earliest possible day. Respectfully submitted, Signed.by L. G. Talbert and twenty-nine others. Secretary read the following: February 15, 1929. To the Members of the City Council: Gentlemen: In am in favor of the widening of Chaparral Street according to the original plan shown me, and I have signed a petition for that purpose, supposing that the original plan would be used. The original plan gave me from three to six feet of sidewalk. I have just discovered today that g new plan has been formulated which would leave me no sidewalk at all. This plan would practically ruin my apartment house, providing a potential source of danger from automoviles to persons entering or leaving the building. I therefore ask that -my name be stricken from the petition. Secretary read the following: Yours truly, (Signed) P. Vaky. Feb. 14th, 1929, To the Honorable Oity Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Dear girs: Vie the undersigned property owners of Chaparral Street.finding the present plan of widening Chaparral St. unjust, unfair and uneconomical beg to subrnut this our protest. We are in favor of widening the street and will not stand in the way of doing so upon an equitable and just basis, and our concern is from Twigg St. north, Vie deem it unjust to take all the space needed from one side of the street, and is not, in our opinion, the proper and fair method.. (2) If it should be determined, that the widening can only be done, by taking from one side of the street, the compensation offered is redicu- lously low and will not be considered; and the present plan and compensation offered will be resisted to the limit. (3) Some of us are still burdened with the debt of new paving and curbing and the compensation offered is out of all proportion to the assess- ment. (4) From Twigg St. north we demand that the footage be taken from each side of the street. Very respectfully submitted, (Signed) Jos. L. Redeker and thirteen others. On motion duly carried the committee were granted more time to study the Chaparral Street widening plans. Petition was read. by the Secretary from the Nueces Lumber Co, amd the Pickering Lumber Co. asking for paving of iviestina St. between Waco and Black Streets and on motion duly carried, the City Engineer was asked to make an estimate of said work. Petition from Salvation Army asking remission of '39.05 due on lot at 1502 Kenedy St. owned by them, same being for taxes due on lot, was read and on motion duly carried, the taxes were remitted. H. 11. Edwards appeared in the interest of having water mains extended to new school on Morgan road and on motion duly carried, the City Lngineer was instructed to get estimate of cost and report back to Council. Secretary read "Ordinance ratifying and confirming contract between the City of Corpus Christi and Dougherty -Nichols -Young Construction Company for the construction of an underground passage from Upper Broadway to the Lower.Level adjacent to the City Hall; authorizing the issuance of six per cent, warrants of said City to evidence the contract pricE levying a tax to pay the interest on and provide a sinking fund to pay the principal of said warrants at maturity; repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency". The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Segrest ft ami t h it Garter Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith tt Carter absent (� Secretary read "An Ordinance approving certain maintenance bonds of Smith (Brothers, Incorporated, as principal and American Insurance Company as Surety, for certain �1 u 54:0 4. streets in the City of Corpus Christi; and ordering that said bonds be accepted and filed by the City Q'ecretary of the City of Corpus Christi; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Afire Chapman Segrest " Smith " Carter Absent The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Carter Absent Secretary read "An Ordinance adopting the provisions, of Chapter 17, Title 28, revised Civil Statutes of the +"tate of Texas, 1925; and all amendments thereto; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold A��' e Chapman Segrest " ami th 'i Carter Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman ++ Segrest " Smith " Carter 4 s e nt The bond of C, R. Tloyes was presented and approved and ordered filed. On motion duly carried it was ordered to put in sewer line on Gavilan St. from Belden to Palo Alto Streets. It ttas moved, seconded and carried to extend water, gas and sewer lines on 18th St.,south of I:organ to property of I:rs. Lau;hlin. Nothing further appearilZ; the neeting adjourned. Attest: and Carter. secretary. l.ayor 0 0 o SPECIAL I_E:'TIITG FEBRUARY 19. 1929 - 1:30 P.I,T. Lembers present: Layor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Smith. Segres City Engineer read letter written to Grossman Bros. relative to widening eopard Street adjacent to their property; recommending an allowance of w4,000.00 on building to be cut back. Potion duly carried that X4.250.00 be allowed. 1'otion was duly carried that resolution be drawn orderine- improvement leopard Street between Artesian and Waco Streets. T'otion was duly carried that E. L'. Laler Co. be refunded X8.00 account overpayment of street reiair fees. Engineer presented a revised plan for widening Chaparral Street by ad - jesting previous plan to provide for widening 71 feet on each side of Street between I:ann and Dan Reid Streets. Potion carried that plan be adopted and street widened in accordance therewith. 0 I,othiiIg farther appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: 4� () Secretary. 0 0 0 Lai or City of Corpus Christi. Texas. SPECIAL R� TIIIG February 3� . 1929-4:00 r .I,I. 2l I'embers present- Ysyor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Smith and Carter. The Y'ayor announced that the meeting was called for the purpose of hearing pro- tests agLainst the assessments on larr Street and,1'organ avenues I'r. G. E. Farr objected against assessment on Farr Street. It was moved by Commissioner Smith. seconded by Commissioner Chapman and carried that meeting be postponed 4 until 10:00 a. m. February 23. 1928 in order to permit a discussion of proposal of re- ducing to 20 foot street with owners represented by iarr & Eluntzer. I:r. Joe Simon agreed to revised assessment on Yorgan Avenue after adjustment 1 for s .allow lots. Farty representing IPrs. Eelen Sale agreed to assessment. City Attorney called I'r. Joe Simon. S. Laston Rixon and Jno. L. Tompkins and Joseph Zoser. all'of whom stated that they were acquainted with the value of the property abutting on the above named street; that they knee, the amounts assessed against said pro- perty for making said improvement and that they were of the opinion that the said improve- ment would enhance the value of said property in excess of the cost of said improvement. A motion then carried that the hearing be closed and the following ordinance be sassed: "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the property and the owners thereof. in the City of Cornus Christi. Texas, abutting upon streets and Farts Qf streets here- after named. for part of the cost of improving said streets. fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof. Iroviding for the collection thereof and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Smith " Carter " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Smith " Carter " Nothing further oppearing the meeting adjourned. Layor City of Corpus Christi. Texas. Attest Secretary. 0 0 0 SPECIAL A'ELT III G 1 22. 1929 - 8 A. Le Present • Payor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest . Chairman and Smit.. Secretary read "An Ordinance appropriating an amount sufficient to pay coupons maturing July 1. 1929 from an issue designated "CITY OF CC3rUS CE LISTI ZTCHILI SES, :3 FUIIi)- IlIC 4IA �RA�ITS. SE3I33 1929". dated January 1. 1929. aggregating X56.339.26. and author ized 542 by the City Council of Corpus Christi on the 7th day of February, 1929. and declaring an. emergency;'" The Chsrter rule was suspended by the following vote: Tovenskiold Aye Chapman IT Segrest it Bmith it The Ordinance was finally passed by the following -irate; Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " 3egrest rT Smith rt Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest, •.5ecretary follows ayor SPECIAL PLZBTING T'EBRUARY 23 1929 10 A.M. Present Yayor Lovenskiold, Comms, Chapman, Segrest and Smith. Klotion carried that bids on widening Staples Street be opened and were as Brown & Root 91;398.10 Dougherty-Tlchols & Young 9'7 ,782.00 Y.Ot on carried that bid on widening Leopard Street between Artesian Street and Garrizo Street be opened and was as follows: Brown & 'Root 1,995.60 11otion carried that above bids be laid on table for forty-eight houzs'to comply with City charter. �Q SBCretaxy read "An ordinance. Ratifying and confirming a contract' between the r1 City of Corpus Christi on the one' part and Brown &, Root, a Co -Partnership. on the other part. for the furnishing of of all labor and materials necessary for the improving of Leopard Street. from the east curb line of Sam Rankin Street and the present pavement on. the north side of said Leopard Street north with said east curb line of said Sam Rankin Street a distance of Ten ( 10.) feet; thence east parallel with said pavement of the north side of leopard Street to the west curb line of last Street; thence south ten (10) feet with the west curb line of Last Street to the north curb line of Leopard Street; thence west with the north curb line of said Leopard Street to the east curb line of' Sam Rankin Street. the place of beginning; and declarirng an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest Smith Carter Absent The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman :t Segrest if Smith IT Carter Absent Secretary read Bond of.Brown &::foot on above contract. Same was approved and ordered filed. Secretary read "An Ordinance and resolution approving the Gity Engineer's Vy 543 v,ritten statement of lersons. Firms. Corl-orations a.ld estates owning prol:erty abutting on Leopard Street . from the east curb line of Sam -Rankin Street and the present pavement on the north side of 6aid Leopard Street north with said east curb line of said Sam Rankin Street a distance of ten (10) feet; thence east parallel with said pavement on the north side of Leopard Street to the west curb line of Last Street; thence south ten (10) feet with the west curb line of Last Street to the north curb line of Leopard Street; thence west with the north curb line of said Leopard Street to the east curb line of Sam ;3ankin Street. the place of beginning; number of front feet owned by each. description of their property. estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated. cost per fron foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners or property and acainst their property. and against railways for a I.ortion of the cost of improving saiO street; setting 4:00 o'clock. P. I..'. Earch 7th, 1929. in the City mall of Corpus Christi. Tez-as, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said proi.erty concerning said assessments; directing the City Secretary to give notice of said rearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: rf Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith . IT Carter Absent The above Ordinance and Resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter. Absent .Secretary read "Resolution ordering the improvement of a part of the following named street eet or avenue in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas: "Leopard Street". from the east curb line of Artesian Street and the Ix esent pavement on the'south side of Leopard Street. south with the east curb line of Artesian Street a distance of ten (10) feet; thence west cross Artesian Street on a line ten (10) feet south of and parallel with the south curb line end pavement of Leopard Street; thence continue alonF- the north side of Block Thirty-three (33). ten (10) feet south of and para- llel with the south line of pavement of Leopard Street to the east curb line of 77n -co Street; thence north with the east curb line of Saco Street ten (10) feet to the present pavement on Leopard Street; thence east with the south line of pavement ori Leopard Street to t -he west curb line of Artesian Street; thence cross Artesian Street to the place of be- ginning. And . on the narth side of Leopard Street. from the -east curb line of Artesian Street and the present pavement on the north side of Leopard Street. north with the east curb line of Artesian Street a distance of ten -(10) feet; thence west parallel with.the pavement and curb line on Leopard Street cross Artesian Street; thence continue along the south line of Block Thirty-four (34) Ten (10) feet rmrth of and parallel with the present pavement on leopard Street to the east curb line on Waco Street; thence with the east curb line of Wiaco Street. south ten (10) feet to the north curb line and pavement on Leopard Street; thence with the north line of the present pavement on leopard Street to the west curb line on. Artesian Street; thence cross Artesian Street to the Llace*of beginning; and declaring an emergency." The Charter .rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold- Aye Chapman " Sep -rest " Smith n .Carter Absent 544 .-f The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest ►� Smith. Carter Absent Secretary was instructed to advertise for bids on Leopard Street between Artesian and Waco Street. Secretary read "An Ordinance and resolution approving - ngineer's. stimate on Fort Avenue from San latricio to a� Largo St " g , and declaring an emergency. filed. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman n Segrest n Smith Carter Absent The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Charm -an n Segrest n Smith Carter Absent The bond of Theo. i:oester in the sum of 42.000.00 was approved and ordered Secretary read a letter from L'r. keter Vaky regarding his position on the Chaparral Street widening project. The same was ordered filed. Secretary read letter from the Outboard Racing Boat drivers asking permission to erect pier with davits at the foot of Lawrence Street. After motion duly carried the permit was granted. Commissioner Chapman called for discussion of Chaparral widening by Engineer. Yotion carried that February 26th, at 10 a. m. be set as final date to have Chaparral 4treet owners appear. The following transfers were authorized- From Gas Fund to Gas Const'n Fund, (269.25 and from Water Fund to �+'ater Const'n Fund. 183.75. Estimate ;l on Dougherty. Nichols and Young on construction of tunnel was presented. I.'otion carried that same be approved. I.'otion duly carried that City dedicate one-half of street adjoining Airport in collaboration with interests subdividing adjoining tracts. It was moved. seconded and carried that kaving assessment of Frank Sparks on Block 53B on Sam Rankin Street be reduced account shallow lot rule. The hearing on paving 'Parr Street was reopened. T.'r. Nicholas Bluntzer an- nounced residen owners were opposed to paying any cost and would not sign. It was moved that pavement be ordered made from north line San katricio .oad to north line Lot 32. Block 3. Los Angeles Hills on basis of 20 foot roadway pavement. No action was taken on motion. same being postponed 10 A. 1�.. Feb. 26th. 1"otion carried that Staples Street hearing be set for 9:00 A. L:. Feb. 25th. Secretary read the following communication: February 22nd, 1929. To the .honorable Yayor and City Council. Corpus Christi. Texas. Gentlemen: A meeting of your Airport Committee was held v�ednesday night. February 20th, and the following action taken. A: A Committee within the Committee. consisting of E. L. Shaw. City Engineer, and Grady Hinsolving and H. F. Dunton, was appoint- ed to prepare plans for the oferation and regulation of the L-unici- pal Airport. 515 B,: After a lengthy discussion, the members of the Committee decide& that the most important step that should be taken was the setting up Of temporary rules providing for the safety of passengers flying from the Airport, therefore, your .Committee respectfully recommends to the City Council the immediate publication of an order forbidding the use of the Municipal Airport to any Plane or Pilot for passenger carrying flights without first obtaining a permit therefor from the City, and further recommends that no such permit be issued to any Plane or Pilot unless.such Plane and Pilot be regularly licensed by the Aeronautical Bureau of the Department of Commence of the, United States. And for any other reason deemed suffic,i.ent by the Council said Pilot and Plane may be denied the .privilege of the use of said Airport. It is the opinion of your Committee that this order; should be put in force immediately, to be superseded later by full zegulations; ,govern- ing the Airport. R spectful_'ly submitted, C. C Airport Committee. By <C S igned. j H F. Dunton, Chairman,. It was moved. seconded.and carried that lfagnolia Petroleum Company's application for cancellation of franchises be referred to City Attorney. The following transfers to cover extra expenditures for Funds 124 and 126 from Fund 106 were authorized: To 1.24 Water Operating. 2;098.26 snd to 126 Gas Operating, $2 ;997.90 . Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. vlayox Attest . 0ecretary. 0 0 a SPECIA=L IZEETING FEBRUARY 25. 1929 10:00 A.M. Present Mayor yovenskiold, Commissioners ,2egrest, Chapman end Smith. Secretary read letter from City Engineer showing tabulation, of bids oa Staples Street widening _as follows; Brown ,&; Root 91.,398,10 Dougherty, Nichols Young 97 ,782.00 Motion was duly carried that contract be awarded to :Brown &- Root. Secretary read letter from City Engineer showing bid on widening Leopard Street between Artesian Street and Car--riz'o as follows, Brown & Hoot 1,9 95.60 Llotion. carried that, contract be awarded to Brown 8 Root. Motion carried that Parr Street meeting be postponed till Feb. 27th, at 10 A. 11.. The City Engineer was instructed to draw up plan and estimate cost for opening 18th, 19th and Buford Streets across Fechheimer "rac't. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned; Mayor Att est Secretary. d Street. SPECIAL I:' ;iIi1G F'E3RUA2Y 26, 1929, 10 A. III. Fresent: La-yor lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Smith. 1. I'ayor announced purpose of meeting to decide upon plan of widening Chaparral Dr. H. T. Giles called upon citizens present to find how many property owner: present and their attitude toward zidening. All seemed favorable to widening. Engineer proposed taking 5 feet from each side of street off sidewalk. I'umerous owners voiced objections to this proposal and advocated plan of widening from Starr to Yann St. as originally proposed and taking 71- feet off each side from there to end. 111r. C. 13. Coleman presented resolution that the street be widened by taking 15 feet from East side beginning at Star Street and by taking from each side as necessary to widen and straighten the street thereafter (as proposed by Engineer's plan) as far as Aubrey Street at which point 72 feet be taken from each side and thereafter to take 72 feet doff each side as far as the Bascule Fridge. This was put in the form of a motion and was carried by a unanimous vote of property owners present. It was moved by Comm; Chapman. seconded by Comm. Smith and cariied that above resolution be adopted and Ordinance drawn to order improvement in accordance therewitl A motion was duly carried remitting taxes for 1915 in the amount of 48.15 on 50 x 90' of lot 10, block 2, Shannon Addition assessed to J. A. Barnes account tax certifi- cate having been issued on this property in 1927 showing nothing delinquent. Notrling further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: Secretpry. o 0 o SPECIAL IyETIIJG FEEB2LIAIRY 27. 1929 - 10 A.1,1. Liembers present: I. ayor Lovenskiold , Commissioners Chapman, Smith. Hearing on r'arr Street opened. I::otion carried that hearing be continued to lvN Yonday. Lerch 4-h, at 10 A. Y. The following transfers covering monthly bills were authorized: From Fund 106 to Fund.256 2,039.88 104 " " 456 371.57 Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. -- Mayor _ ATTEST: 7- _ Sec'r'etary. SPBCIAL MBTING YEBRUARY 28, 1929 - '9 A.11. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest, Chapman ,and smith. SBcretary read "An Ordinance auditing and allowing estimate of Doughert°y= ITichole-Young Construction -Company for material furnished and work performed unde"r its con- tract with the, City of Corpus Christi for the construction of an underground passage in and fox said City; authorizing the delivery of City of Corpus Christi Street ,Improvement afar - rants of 1929 to evidence the indebtedness die said contractor-a's shown by said estimates 547 and declaring an emergency". The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Segrest it Smith TT The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote. Lovenskiold Aye Chapman if Segrest Tr Smith it Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. K.8yor Attest: Secretary SPECIAL FETING FEBRUARY 28. 1929 -10.30 A .M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold.. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest and Smith. Secretary read the following: Corpus Christi, Texas. March 1, 1929. By Virtue of authority vested in me under the General Election Law of the State of Texas and of the Charter of the City of Corpus Christi granted by the Legislature of the said State in 1909. 1. P. G. Lovens�iold. Mayor of said City of Corpus Christi, here- by give notice to all whome it may cc cern that a general election will be held in and fcr the said City of Corpus Christi. Teras. on April 2. 1929, it heing the First Tau esday in said month. for an election at large of a Mayor and Four Commissioners for said City of Corpus Christi, who shall hold their offices for Two (2) years or until their successors are,elected. Said election shall be held in the Six (6) voting Precincts of said City as defined by an Ordinance of said City of Corpus Christi and at the following places, to -wit - At the County Court douse in Precinct No. 1, at which all qualified electors of Precinct No. 1, shill vote; At the City Hall and Fixe Station in Precinct No. 2, at whac'h all qualified electors of Precinct No. 2. shall vote: At Reed Automobile Building Inc 301 Chaparral Street. in Precinct No. 3. at which all qualified electors of Precinct No. 3, shall vote: At Dinn Building, corner of Yestina and Waco Street, in Precinct No. 4. at wl-ich all qualified electors of Precinct No. 4. shall voter At Allende mall, corner of Antelope and east Streets. Precinct No. 5, at which all qualified electors of* Precinct No 5 shall vote; And at Vm. Shely's Garage Building on Buford Avenue. in Irecin.ct No. 6, at which all qualified electors of precinct No. 6 shall vote, By authority of the General Flection Law and of the Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. I hereby appoint as officefs of election the following named persons in and for the respective Precincts, to -wit: Precinct No. 1. Sam Anderson, Presiding Judge Vim. Gravett, Assistant Judge Gilbert Vetters Tr TT Jas. Cody TT t' Precinct No. 2. W. P. Helscher. . Presiding Judge Julia Shoemaker .Assistant Judge R. J. Roberts Jno. Wilson " Precinct No. 3. Jos. Hirsch, Presiding 'judge R. Pellegrino Assistant Judge J. Shaw it it Jno . Kearney TT TT 548 Precinct Ro. 4. W. D. Dinn,.Presidi.ng Judge. W. F. Browne Assistant Judge Jas. Periera . T. J. Poulson " t, Precinct 111o. 5. Thos. B. Southgate, Presiding Judge A. Clemmer. Assistant Judge Thos Rickey it TT H. D. C. GUSSett " TT Precinct No. 6 Jos Kireur, Presiding Judge J. H. Burns, Assistaht Judge Richard Furman " ,r D. S. Purl It it The several Presiding Judges shall appoint Four (4) qualified pe:xsons to act as clerks of election for their respective precincts. Said officers, managers and clerks of election shall take the oath, perform the duties, hold and conduct Said elec. tion and make .return thereof in the manner and form and within: the time required by the General law . A copy of this notice shall be published in the "Corpus Christi Caller." a Newspaper published in Corpus Christi, Texas, for thirty days ,prior to the date of said election. A certified copy thereof shall be posted by the City lkiaxshal at each Of Said voting places for thirty (30) days prior to April. 2, 1929;,the said T,sarshall, shall also serve each of the Presiding Officers of election above named with a hike certified copy of this notice; and the returns of publication, posting end service aforesaid shall be made as required bylaw. (Signed)- P. G. lovenskiold, K,ayor of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas Attest (Signed) J T Wright, City Secretary, Nothing further' appearing the meeting adJouxned. ATTEST: Secretaly. REGUTAR MEETING PLAAZCH 1, 1929 - 7:30 P.M. Yayor Present: Mayor Zovenskiol.d, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest , Curter and Smith. Secretary read letter from R G. Sherman regarding shelling Dempsey Street and extending gas lines to Buena Vista Addit:ion. Same was referred to City Engineer. Secretary read the following letter from Plumbing Inspector 11. R. Juergens: l arch 1. 1929 To the Y-eyor and City Council City of Corpus Christi. Texas., Gentlemen: Due to the fact that: the Gas Ordinance has been violated a number of times when gas is being installed in buildings (namely gas piping done without permit, steel pipe 'laid underground and jobs not tested) I request that rio meter be installed unless the application for same be approved by the Plumbing Inspector. I offer the suggest- ion that the tapping of gas lines and setting of gas meters be done by one or two men, who shall be selected'to do this work. I also suggest that the City of 'Corpus Miristi make no water tap unless the water meter, meter box. curb cook, and service pipe '-.are on the job. City Employees making water taps should be instructed that these materials must donform to City specifications. If tap is made by a plumber. the job must be ,inspected before covering. If some change could be made in the way of doing this work, better enforcement of these prdinances could be 'had, and less delay on gas connections. Yours truly, (Signed) F. R. Juergens, plumbing Inspector. 549 It was moved'. seconded and carried that sug€estions offered be incorporated in Ordinance. Deport for February and report for year ending Feb. 26th. 1929 for the lolice Department were read and ordered filed. T.'otion carried that permit be granted Walter Steves to put boat landing on Pleasure Pier. Engineer presented proposed Boat Louse to be erected on end of Bennett Street. Action was deferred. Following transfers were authorized: from Gas Fund to Gas Operating Fund. • 999.67 and from Water Fund to Water Operating,Fund. X637.41. T,'otion carried that Cite Attorney be instructed to investigate franchises of railroads -with view of securing safety devices at street intersections and communicate with three railroads. Yr. J. H. Ejhlers requested a rebate of 25'4 of cost of removing building at Agnes and Staples Streets at estimated cost of X600.00. .Engineer explained such rebate could not be made. Mothing further appearing. the meeting adjourned. l._s;y 0r City of Cornus Zhristi. Texas. Attest; City �ecty 0 0 0 SPECIAL, T.:F.i1'IT�G LARCH 1. 1929 - 10A. IT. Present: Mayor Lovenstiold. Commissioners Carter. Chapman and Segrest. 1.ayor announced meeting to re -open hearing on Parr Street assessment. T,'r. Nick Bluntzer reported that he had interviewed numberous resident owners and found them agreeable to an assessment of about **33.00 rer 25' lot against their pro- perty for that portion of the paving from lot 33. Block 3. Los Angeles I -ills Addition to San Patricio Eoad. KY.. Frank Crook representing the Fort Compress Company offered to contribute at rate of �25.00 per 25 foot lot on both sides towards City's i:ortion of assessment from lot 13. block 3. to lot 33. block 3. Los Angeles Hills; agreeing further to procure a 50 foot roadway connecting Farr Street with Steele Street and to dedicate and pave same without cost to the City provided the City would order i:avement of one Block on Steele Street to connect with Agnes St. Lotion was duly carried that proposal of Fort Compress Co. be accepted. L'otion was duly carried that hearing be closed, assessment be levied on proper- ty and Farr Street be paved from San Fatricio Load to Lot 13. Block 3, Los Angeles Hills Addition as 20 foot roadway in accordance with agreement with all parties. Ttothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: Secretary. 3230 IAL 1�"E'.3'T ING I ARCH 4. 1929 - 2 P. I.!. Present: layor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest. Chapman. Carter and Smith. Secretary read an Ordinance approving Estimate Ito. 16 of Smith Bros. in the sum of X71,000.00. The Charter rule vias suspended by the following rote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The Crdinance was finally passed by the follozine vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman r' Sdgrest IT Smith it Carter IT The following estimates were presented by Hawley & Freese and ordered paid: Engineering fees, $1,261.60 and Estimate of 2g due on Land_ estimate, $953.02. City Engineer presented letter of E. B. Jackson representing Ed. Zappert asking Y for reimbursement for costs of moving buildings, widening and paving on Staples Street. Motion carried that cost of paving and curb in assessing paving be allowed D -Rt no allow- ance made for house moving and costs. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. Attest: 'Secretary. 0 0 o SPECIAL 1�:EBTIRG IYIARCH 6. 1929 - 1:30 P. I4. :'resent: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Smith. Carter and Segrest. Engineer presented proposal of Dougherty-Dichols and Young to widen Broadway at Plaza Hotel. Motion carried that said widening be ordered. Letter of Engineer regarding Parr Street paving acceptance of Port Compress Co. read and ordered filed. 1.1otion carried that City pay S. A. U. & G. Ry. Co. w1.781.90 per agreement on Port Avenue construction. Engineer presented Estimatd of Kirkwood. Wharton and Zee: Amount of Estimate 15,172.50 Warrants issued Ido .1-15 15.000.00 Accrued Interest (2' 6 from 1/1/29 to 3/629 135.61 ° 15,135.61 Balance due this est. 36.89 Motion carried that estimate be accepted and Warrants be issued. Secretary read "An Ordinance authorizing the auditing and allowing of claim of Kirkwood. Wharton and Lee. under a contract to build and construct a concrete outfall and storm sewer on Louisiana Street, between Santa Fe Street and Corpus Christi Bay. 2n� and for the City of Corpus Christi; and authorizing the delivery to said Contractors of City of Corpus Christi Storm Sewer Warrants, 1929. First Series. .in payment of said claim''. Charter rule was 'suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Chapman " Segrest " 'smith IT {I 55 The Ordinance vias finally massed by the following vote: hovenskiold Aye Chapman it Carter IT Segrest " Smith On motion duly carried the penalty, interest and costs were remitted for 1924 on lots 15 and 16 , block 16. South Bluff. owned by Zwick L:et axes . Bill of $axet Co. for February gas in the the amount of X5,559.25 was ordered pa id. rrotest of G, if. Hubbard against granting permit for boat house on Bennett Street read and. filed. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: Secretary. o 0 o SPECIAL I,"'�ETIIIG LARCH 7. 1929 - 4 P. Id. Present: I,.syor Lovenskiold . Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Smith. Hearing on Port Avenue was held at which no protests were made. I,.r. Eixon asked adjustment on assessment for irregular triangular lots on r - Street . Lot ion carried ' that assessment on lots 1,2 ,Block 5 * and' 6.7.8.9 ,10 ,15 ,16 and 17. block 4 be reduced 50' account shallow depth. The Mayor called on I,.r. Nixon and I1r. Nick Bluntzer and F. .2. Allison and Jno Z. Tompkins and after ascertaining that they -were familiar with the p,rolosed paving and the property affected and that they believed the improvement would enhance values in ex- cess of cost. After motion duly carried the hearing was closed. The En-ineer was instructed to levy assessment and paving was ordered done. Fearing was then held on Leopard Street, from Sam Rankin to Last Street on north side at which no protests were filed. I.'ayor called on F. P. Allison, Jno., L. Tompkins, iyick Bluntzer and S. Laston Iwixon-and after ascertaining that they were familiar with the proposed paving and the pro- perty affected and they believed the improvement would enhance values in.,excess of cost. After motion duly carried the hearing was closed. The Engineer was instructed to levy assessment and paving was ordered done. i Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. r I -ay o r Attest : Secretary 552 REGULAR MEETING MARCH 8. 1:929 - 7:30 P.M. Present mayor Lovenskiold, Gommissionexs Chapman. =. Segrest , Carter and Smith. Secretary read Audited. Voucher Record for February and it appearing that all of said vouchers had been duly issued in payment of legal claims against the City and further that said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners under whose supervision the expenditures were made, a motion carried that same be- approved. Bids for widening one block on Leopard Street between Artesian and Waco Streets were presented and on motion duly carried, they Frere ordered opened and read: Bid of Brown &: Root was the only bid presented and on motion duly carried it was ordered laid on the table for 48 hours. 11 -atter of extending water mains to the Broadmoore Addition & Sunset Addition was referred to Water and•F'inance'Commissioners. I.Iatter of inspecting State Hotel job of plumbing be referred t:o Water Commissioner. .r' Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the r City of Corpus Christi and Brown & Root, a co -partnership, for the furnishing of labor and materials necessary for the improving. o f Staples Street from the north line of Chamberlain Street to the south line of Kinney Avenue, by widening and paving said Staples Street and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote 1 �J (� . Lovenskiold Aye Chapman It Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith IT Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contractbetween the City of Corpus Christi on the one part. and Brown &; Root, A Go -partnership, on the other part, ,for the furnishing of all labor and materials necessary for the improving of Leopard Street, from the east curb line of Artesian street and the.present pavement on the south side of Leopard Street south, with the east curb line of Artesian Street -a Distanae Distanceof 'Ten. (10) feet; thence east parallel with the: said pavement on the south side of Leopard, Street to the west curb line of 'Carrizo Street; thence north ten (10) feet with the west curb line of Carriz'o Street to the south curb line of Leopard Street;. thence west with the south curb line of Leopard Street to the east curb line of Artesian Street..the place of begin ping, and.. on the north side of leopard Street from the east curb line of Artesian Street and the present pavement on the north side of said Leopard Street with the east curb line of said Artesian Street. a distance of Ten (10) feet; thence east parallel with said pave- ment on the north side of leopard Street Two Hundred len ( 210) feet; thence south ten (10 ) feet to the north curb line of leopard Street thence west with the north curb line of Leopard Street to the east curb Eine of Artesian Street, the place of beginning r and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote.- Lovenskiold ote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest �r Smith Carter �, PW 9_1 303 The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Carter " G, Secretary read "An Ordinance and resolution approving the City '.Ereineer's written statement of persons.'firms. corporations and estates owning property abutting on leopard Street from artesian Street to Carrizo Street. three hundred (300) feet on the south side. and two hundred (200) feet on the north side; number of front feet owned by each. description of their property. estimated total cost of whole improvement. and esti- mated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property, and against railways for a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting four o'cicck. F. 1% Parch 22nd. 1929, in the City Fall of Corpus Christi. Texas, as the tir.-e and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments. directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency." a.,a1 The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Smith IT CarterTV Segrest " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovens -.iold nye Chapman IT Smith Carter " Segrest Secretary read "An,Ordinance approving the City Engineer's written statement of persons. firms . corporations and estatEs ,.owning property abutting on Staples Street from the north line of Chamberlin Street to the South line of Zinney Avenue. said street, to be improved by wideninp. paving and removing obstructions therefrom. giving number of front feet owned by each. description of their property. estimated total cost of whole im- prcven.ent . and estimated cost je r front foot of abutting pro7 erty ; determining the necess- ity of levrinn an assessment against the owners of property aiic, against their property and acainst railroads for a portion of the cost of improving said portion of said street; setting four o'clock _'. T.!. on the 22nd day of Yarch. A. D. 1V2J. in the Cit'7 Fall of Corpus Christi . Teras . as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said y zo. erty concerning said assessments; directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required b;� law; and declerirar an emergency." The Charter rule vvas s aspended by the following vote: Lovertskiold Aye ' Ch2rman " Segrest Smith " Carter The above resolution was pasced by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman rr Segrest " Smith " Cart er " Secretary read. "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming• contract betveen the City of Corpus Christi and 1. B. Landis for the furnishing of 1400 lineal feet of 72 inch diameter reinforced concrete sewer pipe on Louisiana street between Ssnta 1'e Street and Corpus Christi Bay; authorizing the issuance of six per cent warrants of said city to evi- Bence the contract price; levying.a tax to pay the interest on and provide a sinking fund 554 to pay the principal of said warrants at maturity; repealing all ordinances and harts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following votb: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " .Begrest It Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman it Segrest t1 Smith it Carter 't Secretary read bonds of ,gown & Root on Leopard Street between Carrizo ,and Artesian Streets and on Staples Street, they were approved and ordered filed. ]4otion carried that Bidders' Bond of Brown and Root be substituted fcr /certified check on Staples Street. On motion duly carried salary of Mrs. W. E. Lawrence was increased to $76'.00 per month effectivd Yarcth 1st, 1929. The following transfers were authorized: from Water Fund to Water Operating Fund, $126.50 and from Gas Fund to Gas Operating Fund, $693.50. On motion duly carried valuation oil lot 1, block 2, Citizens Addition was reduced to '100.00 for years 1916 to 1927 inclusive. owned by Elvira Cuevas. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. d Attest Secretar, . (9 0 0 0 SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 12. 3-929 - 5 P. M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissibners Segrest, Carter and Chapman Came on for consideration the matter of awarding contract on widening Leopard Street from Artesian Street to Waco Street as per bids opened on March 8th.,1929. There being but one bid, that of Brown & Root, a motion carried that they be awarded the contract; and further that the mayor. Controller and Secretary be authorized to enter into contract for said work. _ Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. f Attest: Secretary. layor City of Corpus Christi, Texas. 555 REGULAR KEETING LARCH 15. 1929 - 7:30 P. 1U. Present: Mayor pro tem. Smith, Commissioners Segrest, Chapman and Carter. On motion duly carried the City ,Engineer was ordered to issue permit to W. B. Sasser to move a store building from a Mesquite Street lot to hot 8, block 94. Beach. y Capt. N. C. Curry presented s statement signed by numerous boat operators denying that he was charging unreasonable prices for gasoline at his floating filling station in C. C. Bay and orally protested against the use of Municipal Pleasure Pier for commercial delivery of gasoline by oil companies of the City. A letter from the City Marshall and Fire Chief relative to the use of the Pier by oil companies was read and ordered filed. An Application of the Boathouse Committee of the Junior Chamber of Commerce for franchise to build a boathouse on the Breakwater near 12th Street was presented and referred to the City Attorney for investigation into the legality of such a franchise.. On motion duly carried Estimate No* l in favor of Brown & Root on account of paving Port Ave. from Leopard Street to San Patricio Road amounting to $6,750.00 was ap- proved and ordered paid. On motion duly carried the Superintendent of the City Waterworks at Calallen was ordered to extend drain pipes from the filter plant 250 feet downstream as recommend- ed by the City Engineer. On motion duly carried a refund of 1928 taxes amounting to 010.50 was ordered made to S. A. Thompson account erroneous assessment of property. On motion duly carried interest.penalty and costs were ordered remitted from delinquent 1928 taxes on lots 1 to 32 and 45 to 64. block 1601. Bay Terrace.42. account Mr. F. P. Swanson having paid taxes on the wrong property in an effort to pay on this property before taxes became delinquent; and having effected an exchange of tax receipts with the owner of property on which he paid. The City Secretary read a letter from bar. Almer Stewart. Agent.for the Port Compress Company requesting the City to start condemnation proceaUngs against Fred Quiroz as -owner of Lots 84 and 85, block 2. Los Angeles Hills for property needed by said Com- press Company in order to secure right-of-way for proposed extension of Parr Street to be dedicated: On notion duly carried same was referred to the City Attorney to start pro- ceedings. The Secretary presented,the bill of the Nueces County Navigation District j1 for expenses of operating and painting Bascule bridge and on motion duly carried. action on same was deferred until the next meeting. The Plumber's Band of G. R. Noyes was read and approved and on motion duly carried was ordered filed. The bill of A. C. Erwin amounting to $800.00 for pipe used in connecting gas wells wqs approved and on motion duly carried was ordered paid. The following cash transfers were authorized by motion duly carried: From Gas Fund to Gas Plant Const'n Fund 319.25 " Nater " to Waterworks Emergency Fund 140.25 Secretary read an Ordinance "Ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part. and Wright Realty Company. a Private Corporation, on the other part. for the purpose of cutting off a building situated upon lot number Twelve (12) in block number Twenty-four (24). of the Bluff portion of the City of Corpus Christi. and for the purpose of widening Leopard Street in the said block in which said 556 building is situated; and providing for the payment on the part of the City of Corpus Christi of the sum of Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty ( $2,250.00) Dollars. as the City's part of the expense of cutting off said building; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Absent Chapman Aye Segrest " Smith " Carter The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote Lovenskiold Absent Chapman Aye Segrest Smith !' Carter o 0 0 The Secretary read the following bills of the.Water and Gas Department in connection with construction projects in progress: Chargeable to Agnes- Street paving 191.42 Tunnel Construction 59.98 Widening Broadway 39.64 " Louisiana Ave. Storm Sewer 13.50 On motion duly carried same were approved and ordered charged to their re- spective contracts. On motion duly carried the Mayor and Controller were authorized to execute the following contracts in the name of the City: (a) Eureka Fire Hose Co, for purchase of 500 ft. Fire Hose Q $700.00. (b) Eureka Fire Hose Co.. $700.00 for purchase 500 ft. additional fire hose. (c) Electro Bleaching Gas Co. for purchase of Chlorine for eater Works from April 1, 1929 to April 1, 1930 0 $.0694 per pound. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned, �Q � Mayor ATTEST: Secretary. o 0 0 SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 22. 1929 - 4 P. M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold Commissioners Chapman and Smith. Mayor announced the purpose of the meeting to hear protests against assessment on Staples Street and Leopard Street between Carrizo and Artesian Streets.. Hearing on Staples Street assessment considered first. Mr. E. L. Coleman protested on the gounds that (a) assessments were inequal in relation to benefit and (b) the assessment was illegal. Mr. E. B. Ward protested assessment against property of City National Company on grounds (a) improvement would not enhance value of property and (b) assessments not in equality to benefit. cost. assessment.° Dr. A. W. Davisson protested assessment on grounds benefit would not exceed Mr. A. G. Callicoate stated he was homestead owner and would not agree to Mr. A. H. Reid protested on basig of unequal benefit derived from project. Mr. J. B. Peck offered no protest to assessment but objected to widening without straightening. Mr. J. N. Bolemen was called upon and offered no protest. Moved by Commissioner Chapman, seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried hearing be continued until 7:30 P. Y, Hearing on Leopard Street assessments then considered, No protests were made. The City Attorney then called upon tr. S. i. Nixon and Bir. A. C. Erwin. each of whom stated that they were familiar with the property.in question and the values thereof and with the proposed improvement and that in their opinions the benefit to be derived by the owners would exceed the cost. - On motion duly carried the hearing was closed and the assessment was ordered levied and the work on the contract started. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Llayor. Attest: ecretary o 0 0 Segrest. REGULAR MEETING I?ARCH 22. 1929 - 7:30. P. bi. Present: Payor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Smith and Mr. C. E. Coleman presented petition for pavement on 4th Street between Morgan and Elizabeth Streets signed by all property owners in the block. Lotion duly carried same was filed. Pair. W. E. Pope appeared in protest against franchise granted to the S. A. U & G. Ry. Co. passed on June 29th, 1928, contending that publication �- -tom of the ordinance was not made as provided by the City Charter. Proof of publication on June 171 and July 1 was introduced and Ir. Pope contended that whereas publication for the third time was made after final passage the ordinance and franchise was null and void and petitioned for referendum to permit people to vote upon granting the franchise as provided by Charter. On motion duly carried the matter was referred to the City Attorney for investigation. Mr. C. E. Coleman asked permission to insert,remarks on the proposi- tion and voiced a protest against the granting of the franchise. The hearing on Staples Street assessments continued from the afternoon session was then reopened. City Attorney then called upon (in turn) the following property owners on Staples ,Str et, bir, G. C. Clark, Sir, G. E. Coleman, firs. H. 0. Pfeiffer. Mr. W. J. Smith (as representative of Mr. L. Ri. Thomas). Mr. H. R. Sutherland, Pr. I. R. Vannoy. Mr. 0. B. Carver, lir. H. N. Key and Mr. Vicente Lozano, each of whom stated that he was familiar with the projected improvement and that he believed the benefits to be derived from the proposed improvement would exceed the cost many times over. Adjustments to the assessments of E. E. Bancroft and H. D. Countiss as recommended by the City Engineer and credits to be allowed for work already done were then authorized. On motion by Chapman. seconded by Smith and carried hearing was closed 57 and assessment ordered levied and work started. Secretary read "An Ordinance vacating and closing all that portion of tar- tinez Street lying south of the Point where Port Avenue, as established and extended, cuts the said Martinez Street; and also closing all that part of said Yertinez Street north of the point where Port Avenue, as established and extended, cuts the said Martinez Street. and the said two Portions of said Rartinez Street being more particularly hereinafter des- cribed; and authorizing the Yayor and City Controller in the name of the -said City of Corpus Christi to execute a quit claim deed to Travis Cotton Seed Products Company, a pri- vate corporation. conveying all right. Title and interest to the City of Corpus Christi In said portions of said Martinez Street; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " Yr. W. E. Pope presented offer of tars. M. S. Butler who agrees to sell por- tion of lots 14 and 15, Block 10, Hill Crest to City for $650.00 for connecting West Broad- way as platted on Hillcrest Addition -and Nueces.Bay Heights Addition plats. Yr. Pope fur-.. ther agreed to share cost with City provided trade could be made whereby portion of present street no longer needed after new connection is made could be vacated to him as he is owner of adjoining land. He then discussed the proposition of opening nest Broadway from Cabra Street to the City limits in which he reiterated an offer to donate shell needed in con- struction of the street if the City would open and shell it. On motion duly carried the whole matter was referred to the City Engineer. An application of Clyde bills for permit to build a non -fireproof building on Staples atreet was rejected by motion duly carried. Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi, on the one part, and the Humble Oil & Refining Company, a Texas Corporation, on the other part. wherein the Humble Oil ,& Refining Company has agreed, at its own cost and expense. to lay a four inch cast.iron Bell and Spigot eater Pipe Line from a point near -the Breakers Hotel on North Beach, to a point known as Block Ttumber Twen- ty four (24) of the Brooklyn Addition, an Addition to the City of Corpus Christi, but with- out the City limits; and providing that the said Humble Oil & Refining Company shall be entitled to the amount of water used by it at said point. the same to be applied as a cre- dit upon the cost of installing said pipeline until the same is fully paid; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote. Lovenskiold Aye Cha iman " Segrest r Smith " Carter " The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith Carter " Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the 9. 559 City of Corpus Christi on the one part, and Grossman Brothers, a Co -Partnership on the other part, for the purpose of cutting off a building situated upon Lot Number One M.' in Block Number Thirty-four (34) of what is known as the Bluff Portion of the City of Cor- pus Christi, and for the Purpose of widening Leopard Street in the said Block in which said building is situated; Providing for the payment on the part of the City of Corpus Christi of the sum of Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty ($4.250.00) Dollars, to Grossman Brothers as the City's part of the expense of cutting off said building; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chppman " Segrest " Smith " Carter The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith Carter " Secretary presented contract with Texas Airplane Corporation for lease of site 150 x 600 feet at airport for hangars. On motion duly carried sane was referred to the Engineer and City Attorney for investigation. Secretary read Resolution cancelling %agnolagi1Petroleum Co. franchises dated October 20. 1911. December 12. 1919 and January 29, 1916. On motion duly carried same was passed. Secretary read petition from Lions Club asking that paving at railroad crossing of Staples Street. Black Street and Kinney Street be repaired. On motion duly carried City Attorney was instructed to take up matter with Tex -I -ex Railway Co. A letter of the City Engineer regarding Chaparral Street widening was order filed and motion duly carried that he be instructed to proceed with widening first three blocks begin -ting at Starr Street. �'�ruc�'ea( to.. On motion duly carried Commissioner Carter and Chief of Police were�in- vestigate application of C. C, hdwe Co.. San Antonio Mach. & Supply Co., Alamo Iron Works, Ullman. Stern & Krausse and Desel-Boettcher Co. that J. B Richardson, night watchman be authorized to carry a gun and if found qualified. to. issue permit. Secretary read letter.of J. R. Smith regarding sewerage connection for H. G. Sherman's new addition west of Nueces Bay heights and motion carried same was re ferred to City Engineer. Engineer requested authorization to install two toilets with septic tank at Airport, and motion carried to construct same. Engineer presented report on Incinerator plant at Galveston and was or- dered to investigate and study problems and present -report on necessary Plant construction of enlargement. Notice of cancellation of Electricians bond of Union Electric Co. was filed and Secretary instructed to notify City Electrician and other parties. On motion duly carried Controller was authorized to purchase one (1); Seawall & Breakwater Bond at per and $2.36 accrued interest out of Seawall & Breakwater Sinking Fund. Estimate #1 in favor of Brown & Root for $3.300.00 on account Agnes Street contract as approved by City Engineer was read and by motion carried was ordered paid. Estimate #1 in favor Grossman Bros. for 01.012.50 approved by City Engin- I eer for cutting off building on Leopard Street was read and on motion duly carried was ordered paid. Yr. Hall proposed boring new well in Artesian Park. Motion carried to have chemical analysis of water made before taking any action. Secretary read "An Ordinance approving the City Engineer's Final Estimate on the Contract of W. B. Landes with the City for the furnishing of concrete sewer pipe on Louisiana Street, between Santa Fe Street and Corpus Christi Bay; auditing and allowing the claim of W. B. Landes for the same; and authorizing the delivery to said W. B. Landes of "City of Corpus Christi street Improvement Warrants, 1929. Second Series," in payment of said claim; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Smith " Carter " r The above Ordinance waspassed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Sm it h " Carter R By motion duly carried bill of Nueces County Navigation District .#1 for $5,907.90 was order paid. Secretary read application of Peoples Gas Party to place the following tick- et on the ballot as candidates for office in the City Election to be held April 2. 1929. For Mayor For Commissioners P. G. Lovenskiold { W. W. Chapman ( D. A. Segrest ( H. N. Carter ( DeWitt Reed motion duly carried same was ordered filed. 1� , Motion duly carried bill of �42.184as ordered paid to C. C. National Bank Following cash transfer authorized by motion duly carried: From Water Fund to Water Construction Fund, $196.75 and from Gas Fund to Gas Construction Fund, $350.75. By motion duly carried Meeting recessed till 1:30 P. M.. March 23, 1929. ATTEST: ecretary.- .�V RECESSED SESSION MARCH 23, 1929 - 1:30 P. M. Kayor Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioner Smith. Segrest and Carter. Secretary read affidavit of W. J. Bigham, On motion duly carried. Secretary was authorized not to exceed $15.00 in payment, Smith voting "No." Came on for consideration the matter of arranging the order in which the names of the various candidttes for offices in the City election to be held April 2nd. 1929. The following committee was appointed to make up ballot: Commissioners Carter and Segrest and Secretary Wright. There being no applicants other than representatives of The Peoples Gas Party, the following form was submitted: OFFICIAL BALLOT PEOPLE'S GAS PARTY FOR MAYOR: P. G. LOVENSKIOLD FOR COL MISS TONERS : W. W. CHARIAN D. A. Segrest H. N. Carter DeWitt Reed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On motion duly made. seconded and carried the City Secretary was instructed to have 8500 ballots printed and place in each of the precinct ballot voting boxes twice the number of ballots as there votes cast at the last general city election. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned, tiay or Attest: Secretary 0 o 0 o SPECIAL IMSTING - MARCH 26. 1929 - 10:00 A. M. Present: Ihayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Segrest and Smith. Motion duly carried authorizing Mayor and Controller to enter into contract and purchase N. 10 feet of lot 6. block 45. Bluff from H. Y. Evans for widening Leopard Street .for $2.500.00. Evans to pay his pro rata cost for said improvement. On motion duly carried.the penalty. interest and costs for 1928 delinquent tax was remitted on the following property: Lots 2 & 6. block 1. Furman. Lot 7. Block 3. Furman, Lot 12 Block 10. Beach and Lot 13. block 7. Del 11ar. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST ecretsry 0 0 0 REGULAR MEETING URCH 29s 1929 - 7;30 P. M. Members present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Segrest, Smith and Chapman, S. P. Ingram asked for extension of Water mains approximately 225 feet on 19th Street south of Agnes Street Where he has completed four houses and wants to tap. Motion was duly carried that extension be authorized. Mr, R. Uveda asked for permit to build brick front 60 x 40 feet on'Lots 3 and 4. Block 40," Bluff Portion and move old building to rear of lot, E. Villasenor owner, On motion duly carried the permit was granted, `,�` Secretary read an Ordinance "Approving Final Estimate and authorizing the issu- ance of assignable certificates to Brown & Root, a Co -Partnership; declaring the liabili- ty of certain own era of abutting property and, their property on Port Avenue, from the a I south line of Leopard Street to the north line of San Patrioio Road, for the cost of im- proving same; and declaring an emergency." 562 The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith Carter �► The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest Smith '* Carter +� Secretary read an "Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part, and Brown & Root, a Co -Partnership, on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and materials necessary for the improving of Leopard Street, from the east curb line of Artesian Street and the present pavement on the south side of Leopard Street, south with the east curb line of Artesian Street a distance.of ten (10) feet; thence west cross Artesian Street on a line Ten (10) feet south of and parallel with the south curb line and pavement of Leopard Street; thence continue along the north side of block Thirty-three (33), ten (10) feet south of and parallel with the south line of pavement of Leopard Street to the east curb line of Waco Street; thence north with the east curb line of Waco Street ten (10) feet to the present pavement on Leopard Street; thence east with the south line of pavement on Leopard Street to the west curb line of Artesian Street; thence cross Artesian Street to -the place of beginning. And, on the north side of Leopard Street, from the east curb line of -Artesian Street and :the present pavement on the north side of Leopard 6treet, north with the east curb line of Artesian Street a distance of ten (10) feet; thence west parallel with the pavement and curb line on Leopard Street cross Artesian Street; thence continue along the south line of Block Thirty-four (34) Ten (10) feet north of and parallel with the present pavement on Leopard Street to the east curb line on Waco Street; thence with the east curb line of Waco Street, south ten (10) feet to the north curb line and pavement on Leopard Street; thence with the north line of the present pavement on Leopard Street to the west curb line on Artesian Street; thence cross Artesian Street to the place of beginning; and declaring an emergency," The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman ' +► Segrest „ Smith Garter -M The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman +► Segrest " Smith " Carter -+�- Secretary read an "Ordinance and resolution approving the City Engineer's written statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on Leopard Street, from the east curb line of Artesian Street and the present pavement on the south side of Leopard Street, south with the east curb line of Artesian Street a distance of ten (10) feet; thence west cross Artesian Street on a line Ten (10) feet south of and parallel with the south line and pavement of Leopard Street; thence continue along the north side of block Thirty-three (33),, Ten (10) feet south of and parallel with the south line of pavement of Leopard Street to the east curb line of Waco Street; thence north with the 563 east curb line of Waco Street ten (10) feet to the present pavement on Leopard Street; thence east with the south line of pavement on Leopard Street to the west curb line of Arte- sian Street; thence cross Artesian Street to the place of beginning. And, on the north side of Leopard Street, from the east curb line of Artesian Street and the present pavement on the north side of Leopard Street, north with the east curb line of Artesian street a distance of ten (10) feet; thence west parallel with the pavement and curb line on Leopard Street cross Artesian Street; thence continue along the south line of Block 'Thirty-four (34) ten (10) feet north of and parallel with the present pavement on Leopard Street to the east curb line on Waco Street; thence with the east curb line of Waco Street, south ten (10) feet to the north curb line and pavement on Leopard Street; thence with the north line of the present pavement on Leopard Street to the west curb line on Artesian Street; thence cross Artesian Street to the place of beginning; number of front feet owned by each, des- cription of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property, and against railways for a por- tion of the cost of improving said street; setting 4:00 o'clock P. M. April 10th, 1929, in the City Hail of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments, directing the city secretary to give; notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency.' The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman ^ Segr es t �* Smith Carter c'* The above resolution was passed by the following vote: .Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest '! Smith '* Carter '* Bond of Brown & Root and American Surety Company on above contract read. On motion duly carried, it was approved and accepted, Motion carried that bill of Saxet Company for gas used during March in the amount of $7,535.63 be paid. Estimate #1 of Frank •Braslau in the amount ,of $500.00 was presented and on motion duly carried was ordered paid. Estimate #2 of Kirkwood, Wharton & Lee was presented, showing the following: Amount Work done 189214.41 Less previous payments 15 ,135.61 Balance this Estimate 39078.80 Motion carried that Estimate be approved and delivery of warrants in payment be authorized. I Secretary read letter of City Engineer to F, Quiroz recommending increase from $500 to 01,100 of amount to be allowed for cutting back building on Leopard Street and accept - ante of Mr. Quiroz. On motion duly carried increase was authorized. The following cash transfers were authorized: From Water Fund to Water Construction Fund 10206.88 From Gas Fund to Cas Const'n Fund 19492.49 5f l Mr. X, T. Wright presented letter from Geo. Armistead & Company relative to audit of his accounts and motion carried that Secretary notify Bonding Company. On motion duly carried the water and gas lines in Block 6, Del Monte Addition were ordered extended. On motion duly carried it was ordered that necessary repairs be. made in Police Station and Chief's office. A bill for $39.06 chargeable to Leopard Street widening between Last and Sam Rankin Streets was presented by the pater & Gas Department, Motion carried that it be charged to contract for said widening'. Bill of Est. Chas. A. Mew for $36.25 for work on Mater Street at Bridge re- ferred to Mr. Smith to check and payment was authorized if found correct. Motion duly carried that widening of Chaparral Street and Johnson and Driscoll properties in first block from Starr Street be commenced. Motion duly carried that -Ingineer be ordered to widen west side Broadway at Montgomery ward Building and also east side from point opposite Montgomery Ward building to stairway at end of Peoples Street. Motion duly carried that permit be granted to Mr, J. B; Martin to build land- ing wharf on south side Municipal Pier. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. V Mayor Attest: Secretary. 0 0 0 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 9TH., 1929 - 7:30 F.X. Present: Mayor Lovenskiol.d, Commissioners Chapman, Carter. „Segres,t and Smith: Secretary read letter of E. Bi Cole relative to dedication and improvemen.,t of Cole Park and asking privilege of presenting his views on same to Council: On motion duly carried Secretary was instructed to inform Mr. Cole Council would meet with him at 1:40 1.1. April 6th to discuss matter. Letter of ft., F. Broening , Mayor, Baltimore. inviting Mayor to attend 16th National Foreign Trade Convention was read and ordered filed.. Letter of Railroad Commission of Texas, and Certificate issued to Saxet Co. t connect wells on Dunn lease with City's pipe lines was read and ordered filed. Letter of Fire Chief Shoemaker antd :Marshal Jones recommending f ire protection equipment at muni,ci,pal Airport was read and ordered filed pending future action'. Bill of the Orange Car and Steel Co. for construct -ion of a'hangar at the sirpo at contract price of t3.465.00 and letter of City Engineer announcing completion of con- struction and approval of work on April 3rd_ were read: On motion duly carried hangar was accepted and payment for same by issuance of One promissory note for $1.732.50 dated April 3rd; 1.929; with interest at 6% due in one year—and voucher for $1,732.50 paid from the Air port fund was ratified. letter of the S. A. U. &c G. Ry. Co. by ino C. North, Attorney, asking final passage of Ordinance granting railroad right-of-way near Port Avenue to correct any defects in revioua passage of said Ordinance was read and ordered filed. P ,� 0 a65 Secretary read "An Ordinance levying an Assessment against the property, and the owners thereof, in the Cit? of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting upon a street and parts of a street hereinafter named, for part of the cost of improving said street, fix- ing a charge and lien against said property and the owners theregf; providing for the col- lection thereof, and providing for the correction of assessments erroneously made; and declaring an emergency. Parr Street. from the North line of San Patricio Road to the north line of Lot Number Thirteen (13) in Block Number Three (3) of the Los ,Angeles Bills Addition to the City of Corpus Christi." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest Smith C artbr -The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Smith " Carter Secretary was authorized to make cash transfers as follows: Fund_, ---104 to 456 195.00 106 to 256 349.00 st imate #2 in favor of Grossman Bros. for Vh1,000.00 approved by City Engineer was ordered paid. Letter of Gardner S..logers, Assistant manager of Civic Development De- partment, U. S. Chamber of Commerce, was read and ordered filed. f fled. N Report of Police Department for month ending Larch 31, 1929 was read and Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and establishing air traffic rules of the Department of Commerce. Aeronautics Branch of the United States of America, as pro- mulgated and established by said Department as air traffic rules for the Airport of the City of Corpus Christi; and Declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest n Carter " Smith " The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiacld Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Smith " Secretary read form of contract with Texas Airplane Corporation for lease of site 600 x 150' for hangars at Airport. On motion duly carried contract was accepted and attorney ordered to draw Ordinance ratifying and confirming same. Commissioner a. J. Smith filed his inventory of_ Equipment and supplies on hand belonging to the Street and Park Departments. Secretary read Petition of Produce Raisers of'Jobstown asking for a desig- nation of a r,unicipal tarket Square signed by S. J. Paul and 14 outhers. After a general discussion of the project same was taken under advisement pending investigation of possible locations and petition was ordered filed. The following bonds were presented and on motion duly carried were accepted y and ordered approved: 566 V. J. Gane , Plumber and Drain Layer Santos Ramos, Gas Fitter and Drain Layer B. F. White. Electricial Secretary read letter of City Engineer recommending increasing allowance to Lelly Bros. for cutting off buildings on Lot 1. Block 46, Bluff from total of 3,000.00 to X3,500.00. On motion duly carried same was authorized. Secretary read letter of City Engineer recommending assumption _by City of iarr Stree paving assessments against lots 18 to 21). Block 4, Los Angeles Hills because these lots were of shallow depth and already assessed for Port Ave. paving. A motion was duly waiving said assessment. Secretary presented Final Estimate approved by City Engineer in favor of Dougherty - Nichols, Young Construction Company for construction of Pedestrian Underpass as follows: Total Cost of Work Done 23. 539.14 Less Previous Payments 18, 038.46 Amount this Estimate 5, 500.68 On motion duly carried same was approved and ordered paid. The Secretary thereupon read "An Ordinance auditing and allowing Estimate of Dougherty -Nichols -Young Construction Company for amount due under its contract with the City of Corpus Christi for the ccnstructic of an underground passage in and for said City-, authorizing the delivery of City of Corpus Christi Street Improvement Warrants of 1929 to evidence the indebtedness due as shown by said estimate; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Smith " Secretary read letter of Chief of Police requesting remission of Fine collected and paid in on Cause #11019 which fine was paid by Check which proved to be worthless. On motion duly carried Folice Chief was ordered reimbursed for this item amounting to X10.00. The Annual report of H. L. Shaw. City Engineer. was then read to the Council and ordered filed. The Lngineer presented plan of opening 18th Street from Coleman to Agnes Street and discussed plans for opening 18th and 19th Streets from L:organ to Agnes Streets. On motion duly carried these plans were adopted. Engineer presented plat showing connection of City and County paving construction on Agnes Street at City limits and read his correspondence with C. H. Steele and C. C. Lang regarding the procurement of necessary right-of-way to effect satisfactory connection. On recommendation of 1`ayor the matter was taken under advisement. Then came on for consideration the matter of canvassing the returns. Iayor appoint- ed Commissioners Chapman and Smith as Committee to canvass returns. The Secretary presented the sealed returns and on motion duly carried they were opened and inspected by the Council and upon official count of said returns they shoved that the various candidates received the following number of votes at said election. to -wit: P. G. Lovenskiold 1,392 votes for L:ayor N. W. Chapman 1.387 votes for Commissioner D. A. Segrest 1,389 votes for Commissioner H: N. Carter 1,390 votes for Commissioner Dewitt Reed 1.389 votes for Commissioner it i 567 and it appearing to` -=the Council, on the face of the returns as shown above that r. G. Lovenskiold received a majority of the votes cast at said election for T.ayor and that ted. N. Chapman, D. A. Segrest, H. 11. Carter and DeWitt deed received a majority of the votes cast at said election for Commissioners; It is therefore ORDERED that said 1. G. Loven- skiold, be .declared elected Yosyor and that said D. A. Segrest, 11. N. Carter, W. W. Chapman and DeWitt meed be declared elected Commissioners of the City of Corpus Christi to serve for the ensuing two years and that certificates of election be issued to them in accord - ante herewith. 1.1ayor F. G. Lovenskiold and D. A. Segtbst, W. 71. Chapman, E. I1. Carter and DeWitt Reed then .filed the required bond as Officials of the City of Corpus Christi. which bonds were thereupon approved, and also took the prescribed oath of Office and each of them thereupon took their seats and the mayor then called the Council meeting to order and proceeded to the transaction of such business as might come before the meet ing. fur. Smith made statement thanking Council for co-operation and.tendering ser- vices as private citizen in assistance whenever needed. Commissioner Chapmen.thereupon nominated Commissioner Carter for Layor pro tem. but on request of Commissioner Carter that his name be withdrawn, he withdrew his nimi nation. I,layor Lovenskiold thereupon nominated.Commissioner Segrest and on motion duly carried. he was ' elected I:ayor Pro tem. The 1,:ayor then presented to the council his selection of the various -depart- ments to which the commissioners were to be assigned. as follows: W. W. Chapman, Commis- sioner of .Receipts disbursements and accounts; H. N. Carter, Streets and Public Improve- ments; D. A. Segrest. ';dater, Sewer and Gas and DeWitt Reed, lolice. fire and Public Safety; and a motion was duly made, seconded and.carried that same be ratified and ap- proved by the Council. '-On motion duly carried. Council recessed until 1:00 P. 11., Saturday, April 6, 1929. Attest: ' Sec etary. M. o 0 o RECESSED SE" SSI011 APRIL 6th, 1929 - 1:00 P. Y. yor Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Reed. tlinut es of meetings from I.Iarch 12th to Larch 29th were read and approved. T«r. E. B. Cole appeared in behalf of Cole Park on the Bay Shore near Del 11ar and outlined his views regarding improvements necessary for the protection and beautifi- cation of said Park. Upon recommendation of the T,layor the City EnCineer was authorized to study the situation with 1.11r. Cole and recommend improvements to be made on this proper- ty and estimate the costs thereof. Came do for consideration the matter of appointing the various acting heads of departments. Secretary presented letters of application of Delmas Givens, Judge, H. R. Giles, Health Officer. 1.1. J..Perkins, Health Officer, A. A. Thompson, secretary, Thos. B. Dunne. Secre'tary, and 1.'rs . W. E. Lawrence, Found Easter. 568 Commissioner Segrest nominated .1. 2. Hall as Superintendent of City Viater, Gas and Sewer Departments and Jno. Cunningham as Superintendent of Vater Plant and Dam, present salaries to continue. On motion duly carried said nominations were confirmed. Secretary read the following communication: Corpus Christi, Texas. To the Eon. City Council: I recommend that we re -appoint blr. E. L. Shaw, City Engineer, salary at X400.00 per month. E. G. Dorlon. Assistant Engineer, salary at X200.00 per month Harry Bartlett, 2nd Assistant Angineer. salary at X175.00 per month Carl F. Hiers; salary at X175.00 per month I,'argaret Stevens. Stenographer. salary at '110.00 per month I,;iss Charlie Eubanks, Stenographer. salary at '80.00 per month City Attorney Jas. L. 'Taylor, salary at �2GO.00 per month Iliss Ruth McGloin. Stenographer, salary at '120.00 per month Respectfully, (Signed) P. G. Lovenskiold, Yeyor. . On motion duly carried said appointments and salaries were confirmed. Commissioner Chapman nominated the following: Ted Koester. City Secretary, salary '=0.00 per month LTargaret LLcTiernan, Asst Secretary, salary w150.00 per month T. J. Periers, Bookkeeper, salary V225.00 per month Appointment of Ted Koester to be retroactive to April lst, 1929. Commissioner Reed nominated the following: J. B. Shaw, Police Chief J. a. Priestly, Assistant Police Chief Ed. Shoemaker, Fire Chief W.H.Andersoa, Assistant Fire Chief C. B. Jones, Fire Marshal Delmas Givens, JudgeQf Corporation Court On motion duly carried said nominations were confirmed. Commissioner Need nominated H. R. Giles for health officer. Cn motion duly carried same was confirmed, Carter voting "LSO." Commissionerndeferred appointing any officers until later date. City Attorney discussed matter of deed to South Bluff lark and on motion duly carried was utborized to investigate conditions of purchase and title to land. 1-1 Yatters of deeds to 10 foot strips on Leopard Street at Uehlinger and Segrest properties were also reviewed and Attorney authorized to secure deeds from all owners able to execute such to these properties. boards. On motion duly carried Secretary was authorized to pay members of election On motion duly carried interest, penalty and costs were ordered remitted from the following delinquent tax collections account errors in notifying owners: Year 1928. lot 4. Block 16, Del I:ar assessed to Roy Olsen Year 1926, lot 7. Block 38. Beach, assessed to Chas. M. Krausse I.latter of refunding taxes on lots 28. 29, Block 4, Hughes to F. C. Allen and re -assessing same for 1928 was referred to City Attorney and Controller. On motion duly carried bill of 952.90 for new equipment in rolice Department was ordered paid to Bonner Company. 1 Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ' Attest: - ° Mayor. ..ecre axy. SPECIAL 1J I T ING APRIL 9th, 1929 - 11:30 P.110 _Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Segrest. Carter and Reed. Mr. Savage outlined condition of Seawall & Breakwater Sinking funds and ex- plained causes and relief obtainable. Secretary read letter from Lir. Savage recommending transfer of funds from 258 to 318. ' Secretary read "An Ordinance for the transfer of the sum of ""33.994.21 from Sea- wall and Breakwater Construction Fund 258 to Seawall and Breakwater Bond Interest and Sink- ing Fund 318 as a loan to said sinking fund to make up the deficit necessary in said fund to meet .the payments due therefrom on April 10th, 1929,., providing for the re -payment of said borrowed money as soon as available, and declaring, an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the, following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Carter Segrest " Reed " The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold, Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest Reed Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Mayor. _City of.Corpus Chxisti. Texas. ATTEST: Se retary. 0 0 o SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 10th, 1929-4 P. M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold,`Comnissioners Chapman and Reed. Mayor announced meeting to hear protests against assessments on Leopard Street between Artesian and Waco Streets. There were no protests. Secretary called on Ino. L. Tompkins and B. L. Bush, each of whom testified that he was familiar with improvement and with property affected and that in his opinion the benefit to be derived would exceed cost of improvement* to proceed. Motion carried that hearing be closed and assessment be levied and ordered work On motion duly carried penalty, interest and costs were remitted on 1928 taxes on 1928 taxes on lots 1 and 2, block 4, Bluff. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST** - a L;�� City Secretary, May or 57 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12th. 1929. 7:30 P.M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman. Carter. Segrest and Reed. Mr. Hamilton Lowe representing Tribble Outdoor Advertising Co. complained against refusal of City Engineer to permit the repair of billboards and erection of new boards and asked Council to give some consideration to case of his client in the matter. Mr. R. J. Roberts asked permit to build non -fireproof cold drink stand on lot 6, block 28. Beach portion north of Princess Louise Hotel. lotion carried that permit be granted. W. R. Norton asked permit to build block of store buildings on Water Street and cottages in rear. Motion carried that permit on stores be granted but cottages refused. A representative of Glover Johns asked permit to erect a steel sign board on lot 9, block 18. Beach portion, facing Leopard Street. Motion carried that permit be refused Secretary read letter,.of H. L. Bineham requesting permit to enlarge his building on Pleasure Pier. By motion duly carried permit was granted. Secretary read letter of Rae Easley requesting permit to erect pier in bay ad- joining Lot 141. Corpus Beach Addition. Lotion carried that it be referred to City Engineer' Estimate #1 of Wright Realty Co. for $1.000.00 on contract for cutting back building on Leopard Street was ordered paid. Mrs. F. A. Tompkins then ggj�ke on the subject of a City Plan and presented peti- tion signed and endorsed by twelve women's clubs and five men's civic clubs 'requesting City Council to appoint a City Plan Commission and employ City Plan Engineer. The following persons then spoke on the subject of a City Plan: W. W. Chapman, H. L. Shaw, tars. Henry Redmond. Mrs, Wm. Gerhardt. Mrs. G. R. Scott. Mrs. L. H. Baskin. P. G. Lovenskiold . I M, Alexander. (for Lions Club). W.A. Wakefield (for Real Estate Board). Dr. H. R. Giles, H. F. 1 Dunton. Grady Kinsolving.'Fred Raborn (for Kiwanis), S. M. Nixon. Lrs. I. M. Alexander and I7ra . C. E. Coleman. Moved by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Chapman that Yayor and Controller study costs of adoption of_ City Plan and employment of Plan'.Engineer and report to Council on ability of City to undertake adoption of City Plan at the present time. Carried. Estimate #1 of Brown & Root for $831.30, filling in an earthen embankment on the extension of Sam Rankin Street to the port was approved and ordered paid. Estimate #1 of Brown & Root for $4.192.50 on contract for paving Sam Rankin Street was approved and ordered paid'. Estimate #1 of Frederico Quiroz on contract for cutting off building on Leopard Street was approved and ordered paid $500.00. Estimate #3 of Grossman Bros. for $1.000.00 on contract for cutt ing'off cuilding on leopard Street was approved and ordered paid. Final Estimate of Frank Braslau for $1,000.00 on contract for cutting off building on Leopard Street was approved and ordered paid. The following cash, transfers were ordered: From 104 Water to 456 Water Construeti 0321.00; from 106 Gas to 256 Gas Const'n. $349.50. Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part. and Texas Airplane Corporation, a private corporation on the other part. for the purpose of leasing to said corporation a strip of ground one hundred fifty (150) feet in width and six hundred (600) feet in length, the same being a part of the ground contained in Corpus Christi Airport for a period of Ten (10) years; providing.for the consideration therefor;; and declaring an emergency." 57-0 he Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Reed " The ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " ,Carter " Segrest " IS —05 Reed " Secretary read "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the property, and the owners thereof, in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. abutting upon a street and parts of a street hereinafter named, for part of the cost of improving said street, fix- ing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof; providing for the col- lection,thereof; and providing for the correction of assessments erroneously made; and declaring an emergency." -Port Avenue, from the north line of San Patrieio Road to the north line of Largo Street. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Reed n Carter " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Reed " Carter " r I� Secretary read "Resolution approving final estimate and authorizing the issu- ance of assignable certificates to Brown & Root, a Co -partnership; declaring the liabil- ity of certain owners of abutting property and their property on Port Avenue, from the north line of San Patrieio Road to the North line of Largo Street, for the cost of improv- ing same; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Reed " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Reed " Motion carried that Final Estimate as follows be paid: Total Cost $ 15.733.00 Property Owners 9.864.27 5.868.73 Less Eng. & Ptg. 1.220.99 Balance due 4.647.74 Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part. and John Sagarin and Rocco Sagarin on the other part, for the purpose of arcading the building situated on Leopard Street and upon a part of what is known as Lots Numbers One (1) and Twelve (12) in Block number Thirty-nine (39) of the Bluff Portion of said City, which premises belong to the said John Sagarin and Rocco Sagarin; and for the purpose of widening Leopard Street in said block in which said building is situated; and providing for the payment on the part of the City of Corpus S 57 Christi of the sum of Fifteen Hundred Seven ($1507.00) Dollars. as the City's part of said expense. for the purpose of arcading said building; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Reed " The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Reed " Secretary read "An Ordinance prohibiting any ocean vessel landing at the Port of Corpus Christi.. Texas. from discharging or unloading any garbage or kitchen waste or offal at said port on arrival of said vessel_. or during the stay of said vessel in said Port; and all Garbage on said Boat at said arrival, or accumulated while in Fort. shall be kept sealed and not disposed of until said Boat is well beyond the three mile limit„ pro- viding penalties for violation thereof; and declaring an emergency." J� The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Reed " The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter Reed " Secretary read "Resolution approving Final Estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Brown & Root. a Co -Partnership; declaring the liabil- ity of Certain owners of abutting property and their property on Agnes Street, from the east line of Eckerd Street to the City Limits line. for the cost of improving same; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold � Aye Chapman " Segrest Carter " Reed " The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye, Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Reed " Final Estimate in the amount of $909.66 was ordered paid. Secretary read "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part. and 11. R. Kelly and J. W. Kelly on the other part. for the purpose of cutting off a building and filling station to the extent of Ten (10) feet across the entire south end thereof which building is situated upon what is known as Lot number one (1) in block number Forty-six (46). of the Bluff Portion of said City. for the purpose of widening Leopard Street in the said Block in which the said building and filling station is situated; and providing for the payment on the part of the City of Corpus Christi of the sum of Thirty-five Hundred (03500.00) Dollars. to the said B'l. R. Kelly and J. W. Kelly upon the completion of said work as the City's part of the expense of cutting off said building and filling station; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: II i The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest Carter " Reed The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest ° Carter ". Reed Secretary read letter of Engineer recommending that Council order improve- ment of Leopard Street from Last to Black Streets. Motion carried that City Attorney draw ordinance ordering improvement. Secretary read in full the following: "An Ordinance granting to the San Antonio., Uvalde & Gulf Railroad Company a right of way upon which to construct, maintain and operate double tracks. switches. turnouts, and spur tracks from a point on the main line of said Railroad company about 980 feet west of Elliott Street (or Port Avenue) in a southerly direction across the City of Corpus Christi to a point on and connecting with the Texan 1exican:Railway Company main line. and to construct, maintain, and operate a spur track from a point 700 feet east of where port Avenue crosses the San Antonio. Uvalde & Gulf Railroad in a southerly direction across west Broadway to connect with the above track 238 feet south of the center of Broadway. and to construct, maintain and operate a track from a point 470 feet west of the center line of proposed Port Avenue eastward to the Port Compress Company. in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas." and said Ordinance passed final reading by following vote: Lovenskiold Aye ..Carter " Chapman Segrest Reed Motion duly carried Police Commissioner be authorized to buy four uniforms for traffic patrolmen at approximate cost of $37.50 each. Motion carried granting R. T. Wood permit to build galvanized iron garage in rear of Holomen's Furniture Store on Mesquite Street and'Coopers Alley.- Mr. lley.Mr. C. C. Brown of Nye Incinerator presented plans and models of his in- sinerator plants before Council. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: Secretary. _ PV_/ Mayor 0 0 0 SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 16th, 1929 - ll -.00 A.M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman and Segrest, Secretary read Estimate J2B in favor of Smith Bros, Inc. approved by Hawley & Frees and summarized as follows: Balance from Est 11B Estimate #2B Eng. Fees on Est. AB Less Int. on $41,000 Bonds Less Bonds Balance due next Est. 114.84 41.228.47 927.64 42,270.95 615.00 41,655.95 41.000.00 57 � Motion carried that said Estimate be paid. Secretary tjoreupon read "An Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, approving Estimate Number 2B of Smith Brothers. Inc., under their contract with the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. dated July 21st, 1927; authorizing the issuance and delivery of Water Plant Revenue Bonds of said City in payment of said Estimate; enacting provisions incident and necessary to the subject and purpose of this ordinance; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter lbsent Chapman lkye Segreet " Reed absent The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter Absent Chapman ATe Segrest " Reed Absent Motion carried that bill of Hawley and Freese of $927.64 for 24 % engineering fees on Construction Estimate #2B be paid. Secretary read letter of Lt. Schildsuer, U. S. N., announcing that two naval seaplanes would visit the City on April 19th. Resignation of H. L. Shaw as City Engineer and request of immediate accept- anee was read and motion carried same be accepted under condition Mr. Shaw assist the City until a successor be appointed and in charge. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Mayor ATTEST: Secretary. 0 0 0 SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 18th, 1929 - 11:00 A.M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Reed. A general discussion of Chaparral Street widening and paving was held. Moved, seconded and carried that Ordinance be drawn ordering improvement of first three blocks as provided on Engineer's Plan of widening. Mayor presented nomination of Glen R. Blackburn as City Engineer to succeed H. L. Shaw, resigned. predecessor. Motion carried that appointment be confirmed. salary to be same as paid to Motion carried accepting resignation of E. G. Dorlan as Asst Engineer. Letter of Controller and City Secretary relative to condition .of Seawall and Breakwater Sinking funds read and ordered filed. br. Russell Savage presented Gas leases as follows: J. H. Hinnant. Brown Land Co. and Booth.Hempton & Booth.. Motion carried authorizing Mayor to sign. Nothing further appearing the meeting.adjourned. _ Mayor ATTEST: ecretary. I 575 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 19th, 1929 - 7:30 P. M. Present: 119yor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Carter, Segrest and Reed. Secretary read letter of Junior Chamber of Commerce asking for action on permit or franchise to construct Boathouse in Bay adjoining Breakwater near 12th Street. Motion carried that permit be granted subject to securing proper authority from State and Federal government to construct and utilize Breakwater. Mr. Wm. Shely, member of School Board, asked to sewer connections for New High School. Motion carried that matter be referred to Engineer to see where tap could be ef- feeted. — r Dr.: F. R. Halstead asked permit to construct iron pipe fulcrum on Municipal wharf for servicing motor boats. Motion carried granting permit. Secretary read notice of Advertisement for Bids for City Depository as follows: NOTICE Bids will be received to 5:00 o'clock P. M. May late 1929, from any Dank, Banking Corporation. Association or Individual Banker in Corpus Christi wishing to act as Depository of the City of Corpus Christi for the next two years. Bids must specify the amount of interest said Bank, Banking Corporation. Association or Individual Banker will pay on daily balances of all City funds deposited with such Bank, Banking Corporation. Association or In- dividual n-dividual Banker. and shall specify the amount of interest such Bank. Banking Corporation, Association or Individual Banker will charge the City on daily loans. The City will expect to borrow for Current.Expense Fund not to exceed $125.000.00; Street Fund not to exceed $30,000.00; Water Works Fund not to exceed $15.000.00; Gas Fund not to exceed $30,000.00; Said loans to be made daily as funds are needed to pay daily vouchers issued until taxes are collected.. The City will also ex- pect to borrow from the successful bidder a sum sufficient to pay the outstanding indebtedness due by the City on the Current Expense. Water Works. Gas and Street Funds. Bids must be filed with the Superintendent of Receipts. Disbursements and Accounts not later than 5:00 o'clock P. ]Lee May 1st. _1929. and will be opened and examined by the City Council at that time. All Banks, Banking Corporation. Association or Individual Banker bidding will be required to agree in their bids to all of the above terms, and to meet the vouchers as issued daily up to the amounts specified. 110 bid will be considered which is not in compliance with the terms of this advertisement. The City reserves the right to reject any and'all bids. The 18th day of April, A. D. 1929. (Signed) W. W. Chapman, Superintendent*of Receipts, Disbursements and Accounts. SEAL. • Final Estimates of Wright Realty Co.. $1.250.00 and Grossman Bros.. $1.237.50. on contracts for cutting off buildings on Leopard Street ordered paid. The following transfers were authorized; From 106 Gas to 256 Gas Const'n 382.00 From 104 Water to 456 Water Con. 217.00 Motion carried authorizing E. W. Kelly to move and 'cut off old buildings on Leopard Street on bid of $1.080.00 as recommended by City Engineer. Secretary read letter of Chaz's Place requesting permit to erect electric sign. Motion carried referring matter to Mayor. a..JsS Secretary read an"Ordinance levying an assessment against the property, and the owners thereof, in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas. abutting upon a street and parts of streets hereinafter named. for part of the cost of improving said street, fixing a charge A u and lien against said property and the owners thereof, providing for the collection thereof,- and hereof,and declaring an emergency. - Leopard Street. from the east curb line of Sam Rankin Street l't and the present pavement on the north side of said Leopard Street north with said east curb line of said Sam Rankin Street.'a distance of ten (10) feet; thence east parallel with said pavement on the north side of Leopard Street to the west curb line of Last Street; thence south ten (10) feet with the west curb line of Last Street to the north curb line of Leopard Street; thence west with the north curb line of said Leopard Street to the east curb line of Sam Rankin Street, the place of beginning." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Chapman " Segrest " Reed n The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote. Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Chapman -W Segrest "- S 1a Reed Secretary read "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the property. and the owners thereof. in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, abutting upon a street and parts of streets hereinafter named. for part of the cost of improving said street, fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof, providing for the collection thereof; and declaring an emergency.- Leopard Street from Artesian Street to Carrizo Street, Three Hundred (300) feet on the south side. and Two Hundred (200) feet on the north side." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Chapman a Segrest " Reed " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Chapman " Segrest n Reed n Secretary read letter of City Engineer recommending that City refuse to accept easement of S. A. & A. P. Ry. Co.. Motion carried that same be rejected. Bonds of City officials approved as follows: Jas. I. Taylor R, R. Hall C.H.Weidenmueller Jos., J. Hickey Marion T. Uehlinger Mrs. M. Simmons Margaret McTiernan Belle McKew Blatt Pellegrino Margaret Stevens J. Be Shaw N. W. Coward Jack Hardeman W. C . Mc C1 endon Frank -J. Krees J. W. Priestly Burl McAlister Rafael Galvan Nick Pena Carl Morgan A. E. Webb James Huclonan Delmas Givens City Attorney Supt. Gas & Water Dept. General Office Clerk Meter Insp. & Office Clerk General Office Clerk Bookkeeper Deputy City Secretary & Tax Collector Asst Health Officer Stenographer Chief of Police Policeman " " " " " " n " " " Judge Corporation Court Secretary read letter of C. C. National Bank regarding 025.00 check lost in trsnsit. Motion carried that same be referred to Attorney. Secretary read letter of Engineer recommending W. C. Maus be appointed Superintendent of Airport.. Lotion carried that same be referred to Commissioner Carter. r 577 dairies Council heard report of L. H. I:arquis. Milk Inspector, on improvements made by / serving milk to City of Corpus Christi during past year. Commissioner Reed asked permission to trade in one garbage truck and buy two new ones. Motion carried granting request. Motion carried granting request of Gas Department to buy new ear for Superintend- ent and transfer old car to Sewer Department. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Mayor ATTEST: ecretary. , SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 20th, 1929 - 11:30 A.M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter and Reed. Mr. C. W. Gibson, secretary, and E. H. Eldridge, president of Bay Front Pro- tective Ass'n, presented memorandum resolution advocating Bayfront protection and im- provement through State Aid. Ordered filed. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned, bray o r ATTEST: Secretary, o 0 o SPECIAL ME4ETING APRIL 25th, 1929 - 11:00 A, Mo Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Reed and Segrest; On motion made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Reed and carried the following resolution was adopted: "BE IT RESOLVED BY = CITY COUNCIL OF = CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI- T7AS : That the Governor of the State of Texas be requested to submit to the Legisla- ture, and that our local Representatives in the Legislature be asked to use their best efforts to enact into Law, the following, to -wit: Such measures as will give the City of Corpus Christi immediate relief in the deficiencies existing in the sinking funds on the bonds issued under the original Donation Acts of 1917 and 1921; these deficiencies being caused by the lowering of the State Ad Valorem tax rate, whether this relief measure be an extension of the time limit on these Donation Acts or otherwise; and for the purpose of further aiding the City, it is requested that this act be so drawn as to make it pos- sible to use the surplus in the sinking fund of the 1917 act in aid of the sinking fund of 1921 act, BE IT FURTlIER RESOLVED: That the Governor be requested to submit to the Legislature; and that our local. Representatives be requested to enact into law such amendments to arti- cles #6834 and #6835 of Title 118 R. S. 1925, known as Seava.11 Act, as it will make it possible for the bonds provided for therein, to be voted by two-thirds, majority of the qualified voters voting in an election called for that purpose, the provisions of the present act being so onerous as to make it impossible for these bonds to be voted, because the act provides that the election must be carried by two-thirds majority of all of the legally qualified voters of the City. , (Signed) P. G. Lovenskiold, Mayor, Corpus Christi, Texas. " D, A. Segrest, " W. j'fi . Chapman " H. N, Carter " DeWitt Reed, Commissioners, Corpus Christi, Texas. " There being no further business the meeting adjourned: - u ATTEST: J Mayor Secretary. SPE, CUL =TUTIG APRIL 25th, 1929 - 4 P. Y. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commz.ssioners Chapman, Carter and Segrest. Llr, 11, A. Childers, attorney for LIrs. C. S. Freeman, presented and discussed proposal of PTTs. Freeman to sell 922 acres needed for Lake Lovenskiold Reservoir to City for sum of V50,000.00. By agreement an offer of $40,000.00 was tendered which was rejected. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned: Attest: lty Secretary. �flw REGUL.0 1,21Z TING APRIL 26, 1929 - 7:30 P. Mo Layor Present: Mayor pro tem. Segrest, Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Reed. W. J. Smith and G. C. Clark, representing Staples Street owners, requested action on the widening program. City Attorney informed them that nothing could be done until in- junction was settled. By motion duly carried a permit was granted to H. P.T. derricks to construct frame refreshment stand on Lot 12, Block 63, Beach at northeast corner of Fitzgerald and Water Streets. By motion duly carried a permit was granted to E. W. Kelly to move residence on Chaparral Street from Lot 3, Block 9 to Lot 4, Block 70, Beach portion, with the understand- ing that work -is to be done after 11:00 P. M. and to be completed in one night. The matter of cutting off building belonging to S. 17. Dunnam on Leopard Street, the contract for which was previously let to E. 1.7. Helly, was referred to City Engineer. By motion duly carried the electrician's bond of Carter Sales Co. was approved. It was moved, seconded and carried that bond of Theo. Koester, City Secretary, with U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co. as Surety, be approved and ordered filed. Secretary read Petition of Staples Street business firms in first block from Kinney Avenue asking parking regulations. By motion duly carried, the matter was referred to Police Commissioner. The following cash transfers covering weekly payrolls were authorized: From 106 Gas to 256 Gas Const'n 561.88 From 104 Mater to 456 Water Con. 245.11 Secretary presented request of Rae A. Easley for a permit to build a pier in the bay from his property in Block F. Brooklyn. By motion carried action was deferred. ell'\ ,tSecretary read "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the property,and the v owners thereof in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting upon TTorgan Avenue from the West curb line of Ocean Drive to the West line of the Isaac Feche,mer Tract, the same being a street in the City of Corpus Christi, and hereinafter named for part of the cost of im- proving said street, fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof, providing for the collection thereof, and providing; for correction of assessments erroneous- ly made; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: l,Tayor pro tem. Segrest Aye Commissioner Carter " " Chapman " " Reed " syq. The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: I'layor pro ten. Segrest AYe Commissioner Carter " n Chapman " " Reed " By motion duly carried a payment of 025.00 to Brown & Root was authorized for extra work done on Agnes Street in accordance with recommendation made by City Engineer. By motion duly carried a payment of $47.56 to Dougherty -Nichols & Young Const'n Co. was authorized covering extra work done on leopard Street at Plaza Hotel as recommended by City Engineer. Secretary read Final Estimate of F. Quiroz for remodeling building on Leopard Street. the amount of the Estimate being $600.00. By motion duly carried payment was authov- ized. ; Secretary read Final Estimates in favor of Dougherty -Nichols & Young Const. Co. (A) Widening N. Broadway on East Side South of leopard St. ( Section A) (B) Widening N. Broadway on East Side $ 619.10 North of Leopard St. (Section B) 513.95 (C) Widening N. Broadway on West side North of Leopard St. (Section C) Total $323.54 Less Prop.Owners portion 242.66 City's portion 80.88 (D) Widening N. Broadway on West Side South of Leopard St. (Section L) Total 552.65 Less Prop. Owners portion 428.24 City's Portion 124.41 Motion carried authorizing payment of City's portion. Secretary read request of John Reynolds. night wstahman,. for permission to carry arms. On motion duly carried request was referred to Police Commissioner. Secretary read "Resolution approving Final Estimate and authorizing the issuance of assignable certificates to Brown & Root. a Co -Partnership; declaring the liability of certain owners of abutting property and their property on Parr Street. from the north line of the San Patricio Road to the north line of Lot number Fifteen,(15) in Block number Three (3) Los Angeles Hills Addition. for the cost of improving -same;. and declaring an emer- gency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor pro tem. Segrest Aye Comm. Chapman " Carter " " Reed The Resolution was finally passed by the following vote: Mayor pro tem. Segrest Aye Comm. Chapman " " Carter " Reed " Secretary then read Engineer's Final Estimate on Parr Street as follows: Property Owners' Portion 3,102.00 City's Portion 4.022.94 Port Compress Co. as agreed 900.00 Total 8.024.94 Motion carried authorizing payment of City's portion. $4.022.94. Secretary read notice of C. C. -Insurance Agency of cancellation of bond of Martin -Wright Electric Co. By motion duly carried Surety was ordered released. No further business appearing the meeting adjourned. payorV A.,V r. ATTEST: S eretary. I i SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 28'. 1929 - 11:00 A. M. / Present: Yayor Pro tem. Segrest, Commissioners Chapman. Carter and Reed. J On motion by Commissioner Reed. seconded by Commissioner Chapman and carried Russell Savage was instructed to wire Judge M. A. Childers that City would settle on Freeman property for $45.000.00; $37.500 representing value of land and $7.500 represent -I ing damage to remaining acreage. well and improvements. The following cash transfers were authorized: From 106 Gas to 256 Gas Const'n $1.758.03 From 104 to 456 W. W. Const'n 364.91 The Council then met with Representative W. E. Pope and a Chamber of Commerce committee comprised of H. B. Baldwin, W. G. Kinsolving. S. Maston Nixon and Dudley.Tarle- ton to discuss matter of procuring relief from State Legislature in present Special See - sion for Seawall 8: Breakwater Bond Issue Sinking Funds which are not receiving sufficient funds to meet requirements. The Resolution adopted at the Special Meeting on ,April 25th was presented and discussed and Representative Pope pledged his support of any favorable relief legislation which might .be introduced. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: ecretary. o 0 o SPECIAL MEETING MAY lst . 1929 - 5:00 P. M. Present: Mayor Lovenskioid. Commissioners Chapman. Segrest anI Reed. By motion duly carried Plaza Hotel was granted permit to install,`underground oil tank in rear of building to serveas emergency fuel reservoir. Came on for consideration Bids for City Depository. It was moved. seconded and carried that bids be opened. lows:. The Corpus Christi National Bank was the only bidder, their bid being as fol- May 1st. 1929. To the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: In answer to your advertisement for bids for a City Depositary made by the Superintendent of receipts, disbursements and accounts, and dated April 18th, 1929. The Corpus Christi National Bank proposes as fol- lows: 1. The Corpus Christi National Bank will pay the City of' Corpus Christi. Texas. 2% interest On daily balances on all City funds. deposited with the said Bank computed monthly. 2. The Corpus Christi National Bank will charge the City 4 per cent. interest on all loans made to the city. said loans to be charged daily and interest computed monthly. 3. The Corpus Christi National Bank will lend the Cit not to exceed One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars 1$125.000.007 on warrants drawn on the current a430.000.00) ense fund and will lend the City not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars on warraits, drawn against the. street fund. .will lend the City not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15.000.00) on warrants drawn against the current waterworks fund and will lend the City not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30.000.00) on warrants drawn agajnst the current gas fund. Said loans will be made daily during the next two years as funds are needed to pay daily vouchers until taxes or revenues are collected and The Corpus Christi National Bank will promptly pay all proper vouchers legally drawn against said funds for the two year period up to the amounts hereinbefore specified and as advertised in the request for bids. 4. The Corpus Christi National Bank will take over as provided by Charter and the advertisement for bids.the present indebtedness of the City in the respective funds above named as a part of the loans to the City hereinbefore specified and will lend the City a sum suf- ficient for that purpose. 5. If selected City Depositary for the next term, The Corpus Christi National Bank will enter into the bond required by law as such Depos- itary conditioned as required by law and in form approved by the City Council, in such sum as may be required by the Cit Council not to exceed Two billion Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (2,500,000.00) with R. Driscoll, Robert J. Kleberg..W. W. Jones. Robert J. Kleberg. Jr.. and Richard King as sureties, or will give such other bond as may be required by the City Council. Respectfully, THE CORPUS CHRISTI NATIONAL BANK, By ( Signed ) E. J. Miller. Vice -President. ATTEST: (Signed) Burton Dunn. Cashier. 58_x. On motion duly carried it was, -ordered that the bid lay on the table forty-eight hours. Bir. J. R. Boyd applied for permit to move frame store building from corner of Lipan and Josephine Streets to Block 105, Beach on�Water Street. Motion carried granting permit. Minutes of '-Yeetings from April 5th to April 20th, inclusive. were read and ap- proved. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. Mayor ATTEST: Secretary. l o 0 o /- REGULAR MEETING Bray 3rd. 1929 - 7;30 P. M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Segrest. Rae A. Easley presented his plan for erection of boat pier and small craft facilities adjoining his property in Block F. Brooklyn and endorsements of property owners in the locality. By motion duly carried. permit was granted. conditioned. however, upon reser- vations on the part of the City to order removal of pier at some future date provided it saw fit to eliminate it. The City Attorney was instructed to draw up agreement with Bir. Lasley. By motion duly carried a permit was granted to Princess Louise Garage to erect roof over wash rack on Water Street. It was moved. seconded and carried that request of Grayburg Oil Co. to erect gas pump and tank at Station on northeast corner Leopard and Sam Rankins Street be referred to City Engineer. It was moved. seconded and carried that ,request of J. H. White asking that City pay for moving back building on E. 25 feet of lot 7. block 25. Bluff on Leopard Street be granted. Came on for consideration matter of awarding contract for City Depositary. Only one bid. that of Corpus Christi National Bank, having been received. it was moved, seconded and carried that their bid be accepted and bond be set at $1,500.000.00. 582 By motion duly carried it was ordered that Saxet Company be paid $7.368.29 for gas purchased Larch 21 to April 20. 1929. Report of Police Department for month of April was read and ordered filed. Secretary read "Resolution approving Final Estimate and authorizing the l� issuance of Assignable certificates to Brown & Root, a Co -Partnership; declaring the liabil- ity of certain owners of abutting property and their property on Leopard Street on the North side between Last and Sam Rankin Street, for the cost of improving same; and declar- Ing an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Chapman Carter Segrest Reed Aye " R Absent The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter Segrest Reed Absent Yotion carried authorizing payment of City's portion of the cost on the above mentioned street in the sum of $450.33. Secretary read "Resolution ordering the improvement of a part of the follow - Ing named street or avenue in the City of Corpus Christi. Texas: 0`0\ "Leopard Street". from the west curb line of Black Street and the present pavement on the north side of Leopard Street. north with said west curb line of said Black Street a distance of ten (10) Feet; thence west. parallel with said pavement on the north side of Leopard Street to the east curb line of Last Street; thence south ten (10) feet with the east curb line of Last Street to the north curb line -of Leopard Street; thence east with the` north curb line of Leopard Street to the west curb line of Black Street, the place of beginning; And. from the west curb line of Black Street and the present pavement on the south side of Leopard Street, south with said west curb line of Black Street a dis- tance of ten (10) feet, thence west parallel with said pave pavement on the south side of Leopard Street to the east curb line of Last Street; thence north ten (10) feet with the east curb line of Last Street to the south curb line of Leopard Street; thence east with the south curb line of Leopard Street to the west curb line of Black Street. the place of beginning; and declaring an emergency." ,�1, Street or Avenue in the City F of Corpus Christi Texas, to -wit: Chaparral Street from the F _ north curb line of Starr Street to the south curb line of Dan Reid Street. by paving said Street on each side of the present pavement to the total extent of fifteen (15) feet, mak- ing a total paved street of fifty-five (55) feet, as hereinafter more particularly des - The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Chapman " Segrest " Reed Absent The Resolution was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Chapman n Segrest " Reed Absent Secretary read "Resolution ordering the improvement of the following named Bribed; and by widening said street to the extent of seventy-five (75) feet throughout said d J 583 street; and providing for the removing of all obstructions therefrom; and providing for the acquisition of sufficient real property to make said street a total width of seventy five (75) feet. as hereinafter more particularly described. by purchasing the sane. or by condemnation. if necessary; providing for the immediate improvement of said street, from the north line of starr street. to the south side of Mann Street; providing for the repealing of all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. and particularly an ordinance passed and approved on the 7th day of December. A. D. 1928. "Providing for the establishing of a roadway on said. street, and etc. ,% insofar as said ordinance is in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended'by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Carter Reed Absent The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Reed Absent Secretary read letter of City Engineer recommending adjustments in his office and field personnel as follows: l.: Promote Harry Bartlett to Assistant Engineer - Salary $200.00 2. Promote Richard Herold to Instrumentmari - Salary $125.00 3. Increase Harry Steve ns'salary to $ 90.00 4. Increase Adolfo Zepeda's salary to 90.00 5. Employ extra chainmen at salary of 75.00 ".Motion carried authorizing said promotions and salary increases. Secretary read a letter of the City Engineer regarding the widening of Broadway at property of Broadway Properties Co.. Inc.. and letter from S. Easton Nixon asking for same and on motion duly carried. said widening was ordered.. ordered filed. of the City. Yonthly report of Health and Sanitary Departments for April was read and City Health Officer reported on sanitary conditions in various localities By motion duly carried the City Engineer was authorized to trade in two cars for two new Ford touring cars. By motion duly carried E. W. Kelly was authorized to move buildings of American Bottling Works on Leopard Street on following bids: Building 1 360.00 " 2 495.00 " 3 425.00 Plumbing 1;40.00 .J O The following cash transfers were authorized: 11 104 Water to 456 Nater Const'n 252.25 106 Gas to 256 Gas Const'n 417.25 Proposal of Mrs. M. J. Bowen to sell necessary land for extension of 18th Street for 0750.00 was read and action deferred. A letter from Isaac Fechheimer regarding extension of 18th Street through Feehheimer Tract was read and action deferred. By motion duly carried a refund to R. S. Martin of $18.37 was authorized on account of•overvaluation of improvements on 1928 assessment., By motion duly carried payment of the following bills of the Water and Gas 584 Department by' Street Construction Funda , was authorized: Moving Fire Plug at Carrizo and Leopard Streets 14.00 Moving Water Line.:- Agnes Street 191.42 Motion carried authorizing the following transfers: Gas -Revenue Fund to Gas Operating Fund 3.948.27 Gas Revenue Fund to Water Operating Fund 3.228.78 Secretary read an application of W, J. Smith for lease of office occupied by Security Land Co. Commissioner of Water, Gas and Sewer asked for o Tice to be used -for he enlarging. office -'of his department. By motion duly carried Mr. Smith's application was rejected and the Secretary was ordered to request Mr. Smith to vacate. Secretary read a letter from F. R. Juergens, Plumbing Inspector, asking for an increase in salary. By motion carried the request was refused. The annual report of the Central Power and Light Co. and Nueces Railway Company was ordered filed. No further business appearing the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: ecretary. • SPECIAL t E^TING MAY 9th. 1929 - 5-00 P. M. yo r Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Carter, Segrest and Reed. Mr. F. French requested a gas connection on Elizabeth Street for an apartment on Lot 16, Park Block, Ocean View. It was moved, seconded and carried that the extension be authorized. City Attorney read a_compromise agreementbof Smith Bros. and City of Corpus Chris. ti with H. D. Miller and B. F. and Natalie DS. Collins in the matter of an injunction agains the completion of the dam by the City and Smith Brothers. A motion was duly carried ratify- ing the agreement and ordering the attorneys to proceed with condemnation of the remaining properties needed. There being no further business the meeting adjourned, Lay o r Attest Secretary. REGULAR METING Y'AY10th,1929 -7:30 P. M. Present: Ilayor L.ovenskiold,•Commissioners Chapman and Reed. Mr. H. H. Elliott appeared and requested statement of action taken towards widen- ing Chaparral Street. A letter signed by business firms of'the first block. -requesting widening in front of their properties immediately, was filed. The Secretary read a letter N 3� of the --City Engineer setting forth estimated costs of widening and pavin from Starr to mann Street as f ollows : Total Cost of Paving Removing Obstructions Land Total 4 10..671.91 41, 600.00 17 ,098.32 69,370.23 585 City's Pro rata part 17.111.31 Property Owners' part 52.258.92 69.370.23 Rate per front foot ( with curb) 31.33 Thereupon a motion was carried ordering the Engineer to advertise for bids for widening Chaparral. Street from Starr Street to Mann Street. A motion was duly carried authorizing the Engineer to advertise for bids for paving Mesquite Street Extension from Carroll Street to 'Vater Street and Chaparral Street from Carroll Street to Yesquite Street Extension. Mr. Chandler, representing the Texas Co., requested permits for installing signs at various stations between the curbs and sidewalks. Action was deferred. Mr. H. M. Yerricks asked an extension of the gas mains to his refreshment stand at intersection of `Nater and FitzGerald Streets. Action was deferred. On motion duly carried the following Estimates. submitted by the Engineer, were approved: Est. #2. Brown and Root - Paving Sam Rankin Street 4.402.00 Est. f2. Brown and Root - Embankment on Sam Rankin Est. 953.70 Est. #1. Brown and Root - Paving Morgan Street 4.000.00 Fifia1 Estimate - Dougherty, -Nichols ;.Young. -Arcading Sagarin Building 1.507.00 Secretary presented,a request of John Govatos for a lease of an additional 20 feet for enlarging the Pier Cafe at an increased rental of $15.00 per month. A motion was duly carried authorizing the lease and instructing the City Attorney to draw up an agreement. An invitation to attend the 17th Annual Convention of League of Texas Municipal- ities unicipal ities in Houston on May 16th and 17th was read and filed. filed. A report of City Health Officer for month ended May 10th was read and ordered A motion was duly carried granting a permit to Guy Bros. for the construction of a store building on Lot 9. Block IX. Ocean View on Third Street, adjoining Guy Bros. store building. Lira J. W. Ingram. in requesting permit. presented a petition of residents of the neighborhood, stating they offered no objections. The following transfers were authorized.- From uthorized; From Water Works Fund to Water Const'n Fund 265.69 From Gas Fund to Gas Const'n Fund 532.82 Bond of Frank Petzel, Policeman, was approved and ordered filed. A motion was duly carried that bill of $56.57 of Nater and Gas Department for moving Fire Hydrant be charged to Leopard Street Widening Contract. from Artesian Street to Waco Street. It was moved. seconded and carried ordering Street Lights to be placed on Agnes Street at locations to be designated by the Chief of Police. Secretary read a letter and proposal of A. C. Erwin regarding a Municipal Golf Course and submitted copies of Mr. Erwin's proposal to Mayor and each Commissioner. The Mayor thereupon appointed a committee composed of Yr. Chapman and 11r. Reed to investigate the proposition and report to Council. 1i1r. K. Theodore, owner of Lot 1. Block 6. Summit Place. protested against 19th Street being -cut through his property, offering to sell his lot to the City for street pur- poses for "whatever it was worth". Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. Attest: J' • V � Secretary. 18yor WM SPECIAL MEETING MAY 14. 1929 5:00 P . 11. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Reed. A motion was duly carried authorizing the issuance of a voucher for 48.83. to be made payable to the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. covering the City's pro rata of the expenses incurred by Gardner S. Rogers in connection with his visit to Corpus Christi. March 11. 1929. Secretary read the following letter of Jno. LaPrelle, Jr. - Corpus Christi. Texas, May 14th, 1929. Dr. P. G. Lovenskiold, Mayor. Corpus Christi. Texas. Your Honor: Referring to my conversations of the last few days with you and various members of the City Council, I beg to submit the following propositions: No. 1. Ilessrs. E. H. Perry. D. C. Reed and I will build a pipe line from the Saxet gas field to the city gates for the City of Corpus Christi upon the following basis: We will construct any type line the city suggests, buying the pipe for cash . taking all cash discounts and shipping same to Cotpus Christi by water, letting the contract under the supervision of the city to the bheapest contractor for a price including the total net cost of the line, -plus 10% and will take in payment therefor. city warrants bearing 6% interest, due in one. two and three years. This offer is based upon the city's agree- ing to purchase from us, at a price of 5V per 1000 feet, one.half of the city's consumption of.gas for the term of three years. Proposition No. 2. We will sell the City of Corpus Christi, pay- ing the expenses of all connect ions. that gas that we are now wasting from LaPrelle No. 1, at a price of 5v per thousand. which we estimate is about one-half million cubic feet per day. We recognize the condi- tions under which the city is now receiving gas from the Saxet Company, that is, payment is�made at the gates of the city and all leakage of lines before the city gates are reached is at the expense of the pro- ducers. We are willing to stand our part of this leakage, and suggest that the matter could be arranged by measuring the gas from our well and the gas from the Saxet Company wells at the field and the wastage before the city gates are reached pro -rated. These details will have to be worked out, but we are willing to do anything that is reasonable. Proposition No. 3. If, for any reason, your Honorable Body, is unwilling at this time to assure us of one or two of the above propos- itions. we request that you offer no objections to -the granting of the petition that we have before the Commissioner's Court for a right of way of a pipe line to pipe gas from our well to the Travis Cotton Seed Oil Mill. I think all members of this body are familiar with the con- ditions that exist and we are seeking to conserve the supply of natur- al gas by utilizing gas we are unable to put in any pipe line, and that at this time is being blown into the air. Thanking you for your kind consideration of the above matter, we beg to remain. Yours very truly, (Signed) Jno. LaPrelle, Jr. The propositions presented were taken under advisement. An agreement between the City and J. A. Henderson, allowing 1r. Henderson $500.00 for moving buildings on his tract of land at Reservoir was read and a motion carried ordering its approval. A motion was duly carried granting permission to Perkins Bros. to construct basement under sidewalk and an outside freight elevator and chute in proposed new store building at Leopard and Carancahua Streets. Secretary read Audited Voucher Record for Yarch and it appearing that all of said vouchers had been duly issued in payment of legal claims against the City and further that said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners under whose supervision the expen- ditures were made, a motion carried that same be approved. Nothing further appearing the meeting adjourned. '''ATTEST: Secretary. tlayor. SPECIAL MEETING KAY 15th, 1929 - 11:30 A.M. Present: Iayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Reed. Mr. J. D. Waring. Resident Engineer for Hawley and Freese on Reservoir Project, explained supplemental agreement with R. F. Sellers regarding road and bridge work and maintenance. The motion was made and carried that the contract be ratified. Estimate J3B in favor of Smith Bros. for work on Reservoir Project was presented i but on the recommendation of Attorneys and the City Controller. action was deferred. A motion was duly carried ordering the City Attorney to notify property owners owing delinquent taxes. and to institute proceedings for collection where necessary. A motion was made and carried that bill of W. B. Landes for 03.098.50. Sewer pipe used by Street Department in construction of storm sewers on 19th Street near Agnes Street, be paid. The motion was duly carried ordering the widening of Upper North Broadway on the west side in front of Lots 5 and 6. Block 4. Bluff to conform with curb in remainder of the block. City to pay one-fourth of the cost and. property owners three-fourths, plus curb. The Secretary presented a plat of Jasmin Addition. a subdivision of the Luter Partition by Cox and Wangemann and a motion carried referring it to the City Engineer. A motion carried granting permission to the Plaza Garage to pave Carancahua Street in front of their property. providing that work be done in accordance with plans and under the supervision of the City Engineer. On motion duly made, seconded and carried. the building set -back line on the east side of Water Street was established at twenty (20) feet east of the present proper- ty line along said street. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. Attest: ecretary, SPECIAL MEETING YAY16.1929 -500 R. L10 Yayor Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Reed. City Attorney read in full the following Ordinance: "Providing for the Condemna- tion of certain lands situated in the Counties of San Patricio, Jim quells and Live Oak. necessary to the construction, maintenance and operation of the City's dam and storage reservoir at and near La Fruts. Texas, in connection with the enlargement and extension of the City's Water Works' System and source of water supply; declaring the necessity for such condemnation;, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter Chapman " Segrest Absent Reed Aye_" The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Carter " Chapman " Segrest Absent Reed Aye-- v The field notes of Lands were filed by Attorneys. The Secretary read letter of C. W.'Gibson. Acting Secretary of Fater Front Protective Association. regarding legislation looking to protection of Water Front. The letter was ordered filed. By motion duly carried. the penalty. interest and costs were remitted on the 1925 delinquent tax due on personal property of. Loving -White Clothing Co., the corporation having been dissolved and at time of dissolution. a voluntary settlement on a basis of 33-1/3% having been made with all creditors. Nothing further appearing, the meeting adjourned. Payor Attest: ecretary. 1 REGULAR LEMING MAY 17. 1929 - 7:30 P.P. Present: 11-ayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter. Segrest and Reed, By motion duly carried, a request for a permit to move a frame store build- ing to corner of Water and Hughes Streets was referred to the City engineer. A motion carried granting permission to J. L. Welch to erect an electric sign over the awning at Bluff Drug Store on Leopard Street. By motion duly carried a permit was granted to Roy Gray Carnival to show in Corpus Christi for one week. Dr. F. R. Halstead appeared before the Council. requesting the construction of an L head on the municipal Pleasure Pier. Mr. Richard R. Blythe, representing National Association of Engine Boat Manufacturers. addressed the Council on subject of providing adequate berthing facilities for pleasure craft on Water front of City. Yr. Wm. Gerhardt requested a connection with city gas main on Water Street and on motion duly carried. the tap was ordered -made. the cost to be divided between the City and Yr. Gerhardt. Code. Mrs. 0. P. Clement asked permission to publish City Building, offering to assistinpaloration of code and, upon its -adoption. to deliver free of charge 100 copies with advertising. uOn motion duly carried .the Mayor was authorized to sign contract. A motion carried granting a permit to W. E. Reese to erect a,eottage on Lot 2, Block 91. Beach. By motion duly carried the plat of Jasmin Addition was ordered approved. Came on matter of opening bids for improving Leopard Street, from Black to Last Street. Yotion carried that bids be opened. There being only one bid, that of Brown and Root. motion was made and carried that it lay on table for forty-eight hours. ing : 1929. 3rd, 1929. C4 Secretary presented notices to contractors, calling for bids on the follow - Paving Chaparral and lesquite Streets. as extended, -bids to be opened1,!ay 31.1 Widening Chaparral Street, from Star to Dann Street, bids to be opened June Secretary read "Resolution ordering the improvement of the following named Streets, Alleys ;and Avenues in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces_County, Texas' to -wit t7esquite Street, as extended. from the north curb line of COr.roll Street to to the west curb line of Water Street near the Bascule Bridge; Chaparral Ztreet, from the north curb line of Carroll Street to the south curb line of Lesquite Street, as ex- tended; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Reed " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Carter Segrest " Reed By motion duly carried the following transfers were authorized: From Gas Fund to Gas Const'n Fund 355.75 " Water n water " " 185.50 Yotion carried authorizing payment of Estimate J1 of E. G1. Kelly for mov- ing buildings on Lot 6, Block 33, Bluff. Secretary read a letter of the City Engineer regarding drainage problem at the Plaza Garage if pavement which garage proposes to put in is done, estimating cost f . of storm drains at $454.95. The letter was ordered filed. Surety Bonds of Yrs. Lula . Rachal. Yrs. ' J. A. Downey and Elora Gollihar, clerks in the 'rVater and Gas Offices, were read, approved and ordered filed. An application of IT. S. Soto for position as policeman on Laredo and 17th Streets was read and referred to Police Chief. Applications of F. B. Orr, Consignee of Gulf Refining Co., for a permit to erect electric signs on filling station properties at Leopard and Doss Streets and at Chaparral and Resece Streets were approved. and on motion duly carried. permit was granted. The Secretary read letter of L. B. Pullin. applying for position of watch- man at Reservoir. On motion duly carried, application was referred to Superintendent of Vater Plant. Secretary read a letter from Net Benton, regarding a 11.7 foot strip of land adjoining Lots 1 and 10. Block 17, -Forest Park, belonging to him and which is includ- ed in street. On motion carried, the matter. was referred to the City Attorney. "j Secretary read a communication from N. C. Curry. regarding other locations where gasoline might be delivered to Coast Guard Boats instead of the Pleasure Pier. A motion was made and carried authorizing an appraisal of the damage done to the Nueces Hotel by an 'explosion May 13th. said appraisal to be made without admission . of any responsibility or liability on part of City for damage done. By motion duly carried the City Attorney was authorized to get an abstract on the one acre tract formerly belonging to Born Investment Co.. purchased for an addition to the South Bluff Park. There being no further business. the meeting adjourned. Yayor Attest: Secretary. a.. ` 0 0 0 SPECIAL 1:EETIPTG YAY 18th, 1929 - 11:30 A.M. Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman. Carter, Segrest and Reed. Secretary read following letter of J. H. Smith, President of Smith Bros., Inc. - Corpus Christi, Texas. May 18th, 1929. To Honorable P. G. Lovenskiold, Mayor, and The City Commissioners of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,' Gentlemen: By reason of the greatly increased cost of the land to be included in the submerged area of the water reservoir being created near Mathis on the Nueces River, it is now found necessary to create additional funds to provide for the payment of such additional cost of land, expenses and other costs necessary to complete said project. The undersigned hereby agree to furnish such additional funds as may be required to purchase the land included in said submerged area, the funds necessary to cover any additional expenses and 'cost of the completion of said dam and water reservoir, said funds to be provided from time to time as may be needed by the City, provided the City of Corpus Christi will issue to the undersigned such legal obligations of said City as may be approved by Honorable Russell Savage, attor- ney-for ttor- ney•for said City, and J. W. Young. attorney for the undersigned, such obligations to bear six (6) per cent. per annum interest from that date and to mature at such times as may be agreed upon by said attorneys. Respectfully submitted. SMITH BROTHERS. Inc. . By (Signed) J.' H. Smith. President. After discussion by fir. Russell Savage, a .motion was made by Commissioner Chapman. seconded by Commissioner Carter and carried.that the proposition be accepted. The Secretary thereupon read "An Ordinance accepting the proposition of Smith Brothers, Inc.., with refer - 0 ence to the advancement of additional funds needed for the completion of the Municipal Storage Reservoir at and near La Fruts. Texas.'and declaring an emergency." follows: The Charter rule was suspended.by the following note: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman ^ Carter " Segrest " Reed " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest Reed " Secretary read Estimate '#3B due Smith Bros. for work done at Water Reservoir as Summary of Estimate Balance from Estimate No. 2B $ 655.95 Const. Est. #3B (attached) 49,989.99 Engineering Fees Paid this month 1.124.77 51.770.71 Advance for Land Purchase 50,000.00 $101.770.71 Less Interest on $100.000.00 Bonds delivered this day 1,750.00 100.0 20.71 Less Bonds delivered 100,000.00 Balance due Smith Bros.. Inc.. next estimate 20.71 Series B Bonds. dated Aug. 1. 1928, Nos..139 to 238. inc. Moved. seconded and carried that above -Estimate be approved and ordered paid. The 591 Secretary thereupon read "An Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, approving Estimate slumber 3B of Smith Brothers, Inc.. under their contract with the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, dated July 21st. 1927; authorizing the issuance and delivery of Water Plant Revenue Bonds of said City in payment of said Estimate; enacting provisions incident and necessary to the subject and purpose of this Ordinance; and declaring an emer- gency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Reed " The Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest Reed " By motion duly carried the bill of Hawley and Freese for $1.124.77. Engineering on Estimate 3B, was approved and ordered paid. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Attest: ecretary. 0 0 o SPECIAL ;TING MAY 22nd. 1929 - 1:15 P. M. s��sy�o r Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Reed. Secretary Read an Ordinance "Providing for the condemnation of certain lands sit- uated in the County of Live Oak, necessary to the construction, maintenance and operation of the City's dam and storage reservoir at and near La Fruta, Texas, in connection with the enlargement and extension of the City's water works' system and source of water supply; declaring the necessity for such condemnation; and declaring an emergency." The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman ft Carter " Segrest " Reed " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Carter " Segrest " Reed " By motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to pay to the Sttte Board of Tater Engineers' the balance due on account of permit for the appropriation of water from Nueces river, amounting to X1520.00. The amount to be charged to the cost Qfd construction of the Reservoir. Mr. 17. 1. Smith presented a proposition on behalf of the Port Com- press Company to purchase and dedicate a connecting roadway between Parr Stret and Port Avenue, provide.d,,the Vity would assist in the acquisition of the necessary right-of-way by condemnation; cost of said condemnation to be borne entirely by the Compress Company. No action was taken. Mr, Smith also proposed to furnish mud shall needed to complete the run- ways at the Airport at a price of 90¢ per cubic yard, and to deliver said mud shell t' to the Airport for 75¢ per yard additional, agreeing to carry the account for the shell for a period of 9 months. By motion duly carried the proposit ion was referred to Commissioner Carter, The Secretary presented the following letter: Corpus Christi, Texas. May 22, 1929. To Honorable Mayor and City Council, Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: By Ordinance dated April 5th, 1929, the City Council authorized the delivery of the remaining X2,500.00 warrants of an issue of „20,500.00 Street Improvement Warrants, to the Dougherty -Nichols & Young Construction Company on account of their final estimate for the construction of the Pedestrian Tunnel. The warrants delivered on this estimate were rejected by the purchaser on recommendation of Judge T. T. Sluder, to whom they were sub- mitted for approval. Upon recommendation of Mr. Savage the certificates were reprinted and reexecuted �n accordance with Judge Sluder's require- ments. I am submitting herewith the three rejected warrants with all coupons attached; warrants and coupons duly cancelled, together with the correspondence on the subject. These papers are submitted for your inspec- tion and approval in order that my files on this matter may be closed. Very truly yours, (Signed) Theo. Koester, City Secretary. Upon inspection of the cancelled warrants and other papers, it was moved, seconded and duly--darried that the cancellation of warrants Nos. 1, 2 and 5hof an issue of Street Improvement Warrants of 1929, with all attached coupons, be approved and the action of the bTayor, Controller and City Secretary in having these warrants re- printed and re -executed in accordance with the Attorney's requirement be ratified, Came on /For consideration the matter of awdrding the contract for the improvement of Leopard Street from Last Street to Black Street. The Secretary presented the Engineer's tabulation of the bid for this work, and on motion duly carried the contract was awarded to Brown &; Root, the only bidder'on their bid of 03,623.90.. By motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to make the following cash transfers in accordance with a letter presented to the Council by the Secretary: From Gas Revenue Fund to Water Operating Fund - X11600.48 From Gas Revenue Fund to Gas Operating Fund - X2,296.97. - By motion duly carried the Secretary was authorized to charge off an item of $125.00 set up as an Account Receivable from T. DePuy as recommended in a letter filed by the City Secretary. By motion duly carried the Police Commissioner was authorized to purchase a new Ford Touring car for his department and trade in the car now used, on account. By motion duly made, seconded and carried a resolution was adopted, prohibiting the erection of filling stations on Buffalo Street between Broadway and Waco Streets. On motion duly carried, Iff. C. Maus was appointed superintendent of the Municipal Airport at a salary of '125.00 per month; the appointment being retroactive to May 1st. 1929. Minutes of the Meetings from April 25th. to May 18th, inclusive were read, and by motion duly carried were approved. Nothing further appearing before the Council the Meeting, adjourned. Attest: Mayor. SPECIAL 1EETING MAY 23rd. 1929 - 1:15 PoM. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Segrest. Mr, E. E. Bancroft presented an offer to participate in the widening of Staple Street, and to pay for prorata costs of the improvement, but stated that owing to the irregulat shape and shallow depth of his property in Block 803, Fitchue Place, he could not afford to set back and dedicate fifteen (15) feet for Street widening purposes. Motion duly carried and the proposition was accepted, and it was ordered that Mr. Bancroft's buildings be left undisturbed and no deed be required in the widening of Staples Street at this point. The Council then met with the Committee consisting of J. T. Aright, U. G. Kinsolving, Fred Raborn, W. L. Dinn, G. W. Hubbard and D. L. Smith, representing the Chamber of Commerce,4th of July Association, and the North Beach Improvement Associa- t tion, which committee proposed that the City purchase the water lots on Rincon Street between the Palace Bath House and the North Beach Bath House, for the purpose of establishing a Municipal Bathing Beach. It was stated that these lots could be bought for approximately X2000.00 each, on terms, and that the Conmittee would raise $3,500.00 immediately for the improvement of the property with play ground equipment etc, The Mayor appointed Commissioners Carter, Chapman and Segrest as a committee to investigate the proposition and to report to the Council. By motion duly carried, the City Hqll Building flags were ordered loaned to R. L. Moore for use in decorating the District Court Room for the International Long- shoremenst Convention, May 25th. and 26th* There being ho further business, the meeting adjourned. Mayor. Attest: Secretary. o O o REGUI.P,R MEETING MAY 24th. 1929 - 7:30 P.M. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest 4 and Reed. Mr. H. R. Sutherland presented a petition signed by the principal tax payers of the City, requesting the construction of a Library Building through the issuance of City Warrants or bonds and increase of present 1V levy for library purposes to 3¢. Mrs. I. 11. Alexander, Mrs. Koepke, Mr. Alexander and Mr. J. T. Wright then spoke to the Council urging the adoption of the 3¢ levy.6n motion made, seconded and duly carried a levy of 3¢ per $100.00 valuation for library purposes for the year 1929 was authorized. Yr. Alex. Weil presented a petition signed by the property owners on Mesquite Street in the business district, requesting the widening of Mesquite Street from Broadway to the Bascule Bride, by establishing a 60foot roadway, and taking 10 feet from the property on each side of the street. Mr. G. J. Merriman and Mr. W. A. Saunders then spoke urging the adoption of the widening program. On motion made, seconded and duly carried the City Secretary was authorized to draw an Ordinance establishing a 60 foot roadway and 10 foot building set back line on Mesquite Street, and the , Engineer was directed to prepare estimates of the cost of the project. 11r. Tno. C. North presented a proposal of the S.A.U. & G. Ry. Co. to purchase and dedicate a right-of-way for street purposes in Los Angeles Hills Addition and: Upon 14o�ion ofcommi.ssioner Chapman, Seconded by Commissioner Carter, the proposition submitted to the City Council by the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railrad Company, whereby said Railway Company agrees to give a certain fifty foot street extending from Parr Street in Los Angeles Heights Addition to Corpus Christie to Bluntzer Street in said Addition, paralelling the right-of-way of the said Railroad Company's line on its North side, to be built from a point on its main 24ne to a connection with the Tex-Mex Railway Company, in conside ation of the said San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, be- ing forever released and relieved from the payment of any part of any paving that may hereafter be placed on said street so donated by said railroad Company, is accepted, and to enable said Railroad Company to procure said street, should it be unable to do so by purchases, it is agreed that the City will condemn said street, the said Cttyet to be re=bursed by said Railroad Company, in any and all amounts necessary to be paid by and under any such condemnation. Dr. H. R. Giles, City Health Officer, reported on Peat Inspection in the City of Corpus Christi, and City Milk Inspector, 11arquis outlined a plan whereby a abbattoir could be built, and meat inspection could be effected. By motion dulyy carried the matter was referred to Commissioner Reed, Mr. H. C. Gould applied for permit to erect a skating rink on lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 38, Beach Portion, and presented a letter signed by eleven residents in the neighborhood, stating that they offered no protest against the establishne nt of the rink. The Secretary presented a letter of Mrs. M. G. Smith, protesting against the establishment of the skating rink. No action was taken. The Secretary then read Ordinance: "LEVying an Assessment against the property, and the owners thereof in the City of Corpus Christi Texas, abutting upon Leopard Street, Between Waco Street and V' Artesian Street, as hereinafter more particularly described, for a part of the cost of improving said street; fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof; providing for the collection thereof; and declaring an emergency." The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Reed " Carter " The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Reed " Carter " By motion duly carried, cash transfers were authorized as follows; From the Gas Fund to the Gas Construction Fund - $419.50 and 6?1,928.28 From the 'Nater Fund to the Water Works 3nergency Fund :.124.50 and X1,206.23. By motion duly carried the following final estimates in favor of E. W. Melly were approved, and ordered paid: Moving S. W.-Dunam Buildings - - - - X420.00 Moving Lucy Vlhite Buildings - - - Y 75.00. By motion duly made, seconded and carried the action of the Mayor in granting an easement deed to the Central Power tic Light Co. for a transmission lineover the pumping plant tract at Calallen was ratified. Notice of the cancellation of Electricians Bond of J. Shettleroe, operating as the Bluebonnet Electric Company was filed, and motion duly carried] The Surety was ordered released ' ' There being no further business the meeting adjourned. Mayor. Attest: Secretary. SPECIAL 1HETING 1MY 25TH 1929 - 9:30 A.M. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman and Reed. Bond of the Corpus Christi National Bank as City Depositary was read and accepted, and ordered filed. By motion duly carried, the City Attorney was authorized to prepare an ordinance amending the ordinance fixing Oil tank limits in the City of Corpus Christi, so as to remove the restrictions from that property known as the Burns Tract to permit erection of tanks of 80,000 bbls. capacity on said tract. By motion duly carried, the appointment of Burton Dusan as City Treasurer was confirmed, his salary was fixed at the rate provided by the City Charter. There being no further business meeting adjourns. Mayor. Attest: SPECIAL MEETING MAY 30th. 1929 - 9:00 A. M, Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman and Carter. Mr. C. J. Howard, Engineer for the Navigation District, reported on the condition of the electric wiring on the Bascule Bridge, and recommended immediate replacement of present installation with special cable to cost approximately 82,000.00. 1,1r. R. Driscoll, President of the Navigation Commission, offered to pay one-fourth of the cost of said installation. By motion duly carried, purchase of necessary material for the work was authorized. By motion duly carried, a permit was granted to the S.A. 8,: A.P. Ry, Co. for a 170 foot extension on the Oso Street Spur Tract. By motion duly carried, necessary repairs to the City Hall Building in the 1anerican Legion Hall and K. of P. rooms, and to the equipment in the Engineer's and City Secretary's offices was authorized. Attest: There being no further business, meeting _, adjourned. Secretary. May or . 595 596 SPECIAL MEETING. T,1AY 31st. 1929 - 10:A.M* Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter and geed. e+ By motion duly carried the street commissioner was authorized to purchase a new Ford truck and trade in an old truck. The Secretary read ordinance, "Fixing the Liability of the City of Corpus Christi as to the oil and gas leases on tracts being condemned for the municipal Reservoir at and near La Fruta, pro- viding for the execution of contracts therefor, and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest ADeent Carter Aye Reed Aye The above Ordinance was passed by the foll-wing vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Absent Carter Aye Reed Aye By motion duly carried the following_talary increases in the Police Department were authorized, effective as of May lmt. 1929: T. W. Priestly X175.00 Frank Kress 150.00 Burl McAllister 175.00 There being no further business, meeting adjourns. o () o �• Mayor . Attest: REGUL 1,R 1EETING MAY 31st. 1929 - 7:30 P.ld, Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Segrest. Came on for consideration the matter of receiving bids for the imrpove- ment of mesquite Street extension from Carrol Street to Water Street, and Chaparral Street from Carrol to Mesquite Street. The Secretary presentedthe sealed bid, and on motion duly carried, bids were ordered opened. f .i There was only one bid, that of Drown & hoot. to _ On motion duly carried the bid was ordered/lay on the table forty-eight hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the CiYy Engineer for tabulation: On motion duly carried, 0. R. McDonald was granted a permit to erect a frame store building on the east side of water street betwe-e Dan Reed Street and the Bascule Bridge. By motion duly carried the Gas Department was authorized to install two inch extension on Agnes Street from Eckerd to the property of the Corpus Christi Boiler Works. By motion duly carried Mrs. lffaltBr Foster was granted a permit to erect a Metal Garage in the rear of her cottages on lots 1 and 2, Block 58, Beach Portion, Mr. E. L. Coleman requested the extension of the sanitary sewer on Ram- irez Street. a 9,7 On motion duly carried the matter was referred to the City Engineer. On motion duly carried, permit to erect a frame house in connection with a drive-in refreshment concession on lots 4, 5 and 6, Block 38, Beach Portion, was granted to Ts. J. C. Watts. On motion duly carried, C. E. Russel, Jr. was granted a permit to erect a metal shed on the rear of lot 12, Block 2, Beach Portion, The Secretary read a letter from J. L. Tribble & Son, Inc., requesting the widening and paving of Tlesqulte Street in front of their new store building, on lots 1 and 2, block 17, Beach Portion. By motion duly carried the proposition was referred to the City Attorney and City Engineer, with instructions to dray., up an agreement with the Tribble Company whereby they would participate in the Mesquite Street wiaening'program. The following gas transfers were authorizedL From Gas Fund to the Gas Construction Fund - - - - - 283.50 From the Water Fund to the ;eater Works Emergency Fund X120.50. Estimate No. 1 in fa=vor of Il. R. Kelly on contract for cutting back buildingsonLeopard Street was approved and ordered paid in the amount of $12000.00. By motion duly carried the Engineer was ordered to proceed with the paving of Mesquite Street and Chaparral Strcet from Carrol Street north as orig- inally planned, providing for a forty (40) foot roadway. By motion duly carried the Humble Oil Company was granted a permit to improve the area in front of their proposed filling station on lot 6, block 104, Beach all Portion, provided they pai,doil costs and maintenance for suitable sidewalks was made. By motion duly carried the improvement of Fourth Street from Elizabeth Street to Morg& nd Street, by paving with asphalt on realitos limestone base to a 30 foot width was ordered. The Secretary read a letter of the City Engineer stating that property owners on Chaparral Street between Belden and Palo Alto Streets were -prepared to proceed with the widening program. The matter was taken under advisement. A letter of the City Engineer outlining the proposition of C. L. Fout, who requests permission to erect sivn boards in the tourist camps on North Beach was read and ordered filed, The motion duly carried, Mayor, Controller and City Secretary were authorized to sign an agreement with Rae A. Easley, setting forth the donditions under which permit is granted for the erection of a Boat house Pier. The Secretary read ordinance "Ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part, cnd Brown & Root a Co -Partnership, on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and materials necessary for the improving of Leo and Street, from the west curb line of Black Street and the presen-t pavement on the north side of Leopard Street, north with said ti*rest curb line of said Black Street a distance of ten (10) feet; Thence west, parallel with said pavement,on the north side of Leopard Street to the east curb line of -Last Street; Thence south ten (10) feet with the east curb line of Last Street; to the North curb line of Leopard Street; Thence east with the north curb line of Leopard street to the west curb line of Black Street, the place of beginning. And, from the west curb line of Black Street and the present pavement on the south side of Leopard Strect, south with said west curb line of Black Street a distance of ten (10) feet; Thence west parallel with said pave- ment on the sough side of Leo and Street to the East curb line of Last Street; thence northten (10) feet with the east curb line of Last Street to the South Curb line of Leopard Stret; thence east ,with the south curb line of Leopard Street to the west curb line of Black Street, the place of beginning; and declaring an emergency. The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Chapman Segrest Carter Reed Aye n .n Absent The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold- Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter Reed Absent Bond of Brown & Root and the Imerican Surety Company, covering the above cIntract was ,read and approved. Secretary read: "An Ordinance and resolution approving the City Engineer's written statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on Leopard Street, from the west curb ' line of Black Street and the present pavement on the north side of Leopard Street, north with said west curb line of said Black Street a distance of ten feet; Thence west, parallel with said pavement of the north side of Leopard Ztreet to the East curb line of Last Street; Thence south ten (10) feet with the east curb line of Last Street to the north curb line of Leopard Street; Thence east with the north curb line of Leopard Street; tb: the west cuhb-llnenoftBlactbSt±aetgfthecplade of beginning. And, from the west curb line of Black Street and the present pavement on the south side of Leopard Street, south with said west curb line of Black Street a distance of ten (10) feet; Thence west parallel with said pavement on the south side of Leopard Street to the east curb line of Last Str eet; Thence north ten (10) feet with the east curb line of Last street to the south curb line of Leopard Street; Thence east -with the south curb line of LeopardStreet to the West curb lien of Black Street, the place of beginning; number of front feet owned by each description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property, and against Railways for a portion of the test of improving said street; setting 4:00 o'clock, P. 12. Wednesday June 12, 1929 in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owne, s of said property concerning said assessments. Directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency.2 The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest " Carter " Reed Absent The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman " Segrest Carter Reed Absent Secretary read: "'Ordinance to amend section number four (4) of an Ordinance Entitled, "An Ordi:}ance to regulate the use and storage of crude and manufactured fuel oils and the erection and location of oil storage tanks in the Gity of Corpus Christi, as passed and approved on August 29, 1911, and as amended on the 18th. day of August, 1913, and providing penalties for violation hereof; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman tt Segrest " Carter Reed Absent -The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold AXe Chapman Segrest " Carter Reed Absent A letter from H. S. Fussel, presenting the claim for injuries sustained by falling over a broken meter box, was read by the Secretary and ordered filed. The Secretary read the audited Voucher Record for the month of April, and it appearing that all the said Vouchers had been duly issued in payment of legal claims against the City, and further that said Vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners, under whose supervision the disbursements were made, a motion carried that the record be approved. On motion duly carried Secretary was authorized to prepare and publish the City Charter, incorporating all amendments, and have approximately one hundred (100) copies printed. mr. F. R. Allison discussed the proposition of grading and shelling Louisiana Avenue, and filling in -old arroya on said street. No action was taken on the matter, but motion duly carried the following resolution was adopted: "Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, (a municipal corporation), that P. G. Lovenskiold, said corporations' Mayor, be and he is hereby duly aut�orized and fully empowered to enter into and execute, for and in the name of said corporation, one certain written agreement dated May 15th. 1929, between said corpora- tion and the St. Louis, Bzownsville & I,lexican Railway Company, a certain 440 volt power transmission line crossing under tracks through cattleguard at Mile Post 148.4, Callallen, Nueces County, Tei'as. true copy of said agreement being attached hereto as part hereof." There being no further business, meeting adjourned. Attest Secretary. SPECIAL IMSA TING. JUNE 1st. 1929. - 10: A*M* Yembers Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Reed and Segrest. By motion duly carried the rt'Layor and Controller were authorized to lease the water lots in Blocks H and I on North Beach at 9"25.00 per lot, for a period to of six months with an optioapurchase; Said lots to be used for the establishment of a municipal bathing beach. By motion duly carried the bill of the City Tlational Bank of Dallas, Texas, amounting to 51,750.00 covering the acceptance fees as trustee on the $50,000.00 Water Plant Revenue Bonds was approved, and ordered paid, and charged to the cost of the Fater Reservoir. There being no further business, meeting adjouratd* Attest: 0 Mayor. ME SPECIAL MEET.UTG. JUNE 32 1929 5:P.M. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Reed. of The matter came up_ for consideration/receiving bids for the widening of Chaparral Street from Starr Street to Mann Street. By motion duly carried the bids were ordered opened. There sere two bids a`s follows: Bidder Paving Removing Acquiring Items Obstructions Land Totals Brom. and Root 010,907.54 X429573.69 T19,623.53 8732104.76 Dougherty -Nichols -811;611.08-' X421616.53 W20$19.87 Y749747.48 Young Const. Co. By motion duly carried the bids were orderd to lay on the table 48 hours as required by the City Charter. The Secretary presented the Engineer's tabulation of the bid of grown & Root for paving Mesquite street and Chaparral Street extensions as follows: Type 1. 12 Cold Rolled Rock Asphalt on 10" Realitos Limestone Base, Type 2. 12 Cold Rolled Rock Asphalt on 6" Concrete Base, Type 3, 7" 1:2:4 Reinforced Concrete Pavement. Type 1. Type 2. Type 3. Mesquite St. Ext. w12,610.30 X152035.80 $151300.40 Chaparral St. Ext. 4,051.90 - 4,821.90 4,.905.90 Total N16,662.20 190857.70. "?20,2Q6.3Q By motion duly carried the awarding of the contract was deferred pending the procurement of an agreement with the Contractor to accept City Warrants in payment of this work. ' By motion duly carried a sanitary sewer extnslon of approximately 340 feet on Topo Street from Chipito to Ramirez, at an approximate cost of „340.00, was authorized. A letter of thanks of the International Long Shoremen's Asstciation was read and filed. A letter of W. B. Pyeatt requesting a perr.it to establtst. a skating rink on Chaparral Street was read and ordered filed. I� By motion duly carried the City Tax Assessor was ordered to compute tax assess- ment at 66 2/30 of the values as established under the Somers system for the tax rolls for 1929. Attest: There being no further bueiness, the meeting was adjourned. Secretaryi C•�f)� SPECIAL MEETING Mayor. JUNE 4th, 1929. - 2:00 P. M. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Segrest and Reed. By motion duly carried the contract for paving Mesquite and Chaparral Streets extensions was awarded to Brown & Root on their bid aggregating 016,662.20 for Rolled 12" Cold/Rock Asphalt paving on 10"Realitos Limestone base. t est: There being rio further business,meeting Kdjourned, �J Mayor. SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 6th. 1929 - 1:00 P.14. -.. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Reed. The City Engineer presented and discussed the tabulation of the bids for widening Chaparral Street from Starr Street to Mann Street. On motion made, seconded and duly carried the contract for this work was awarded to Brown & Root on their bid aggregating 073,104.76. There being no further businees the meeting adjourns. Attest: Secretary. REGULAR MEETING + TING JUNE 7th2 1929 -- 7:30 P,Y, Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Reed. A By motion duly carried the following cash transfers were autbiorized in accordance with a letter filed by the City Secretary, from: Gas Revenue Fund to the dater Works Operating Fund X3,074.78 Gas Revenue Fund to the Gas Operating Fund X41314.30. By motion duly carried the bond of Ray Conrad and Charles Arnold, doing i business as Sanitary Plumbing Company was approved and ordered filed. I) Bill of the Saxet Company for gas purchased during the month ended May 20th, amounting to 6;8,095.73 was approved and ordered paid. r� By motion duly carried special permission was granted to the Macedo Show U to show one week. h Estimates were presented and by motion duly carried, ordered paid: Estimate No. 3, Brown & Root for Sam Rankin Street extension e .800.00 Estimate No. 2, Brown & Root for Morgan Street paving - 642000.00 Estimate No. 2, M. R. Kelly for cutting off buildings 6 X500.00 By motion duly carried the following cash transfers were authorized, from: I� Gas Fund to the Gas Construction Fund $307.50 Water Fund to the Water Works Emergency Fund V142.50 4 4 By motion duly carried, B. W. Frost was granted a permit to erect a shed f, over his filling station on lot 12, block 90 Beach Portion. I t The electricial bond of J. A. Verret and Z. S. Tower, doing business as M Verret and Tower, was approved and by motion duly aarried ordered filed. Notice of the cancellation of the Plumbers and Gas Fitters bond of F. McFarland was read and on motion duly carried the surety was ordered released. By motion duly carried the claim of H. T. Fussel, which was presented to the City Council May 31st, 1929, amounting to V57.00, was ordered paid„ � it d 602 There being no further business, meeting adjournd. Attest: ecretary. and Reed. Idayor. . r SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 11th, 1929 - 11:30 IL.M. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest By motion duly carried the Water and Gas Department was authorized to relay the gas line from the new high school to the City main near the Shell Boad. By motion duly carried the action of the Controller in Purchasing seven (7) Seawall and Breakwater Bonds for investment, at a price of -99 was ratified. There being no further business, meeting adjourned. Attest: Secretary. • P /,/ =�f' 1�IiiYOR . RE0161WO SPECIAL MEETING. =2 12th, 1929 - 4:P.M. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman and Carter. The Mayor announced that the meeting was for the purpose of hearing the pro- tests against the assessments to property owners for paving and widening on Leopard Street between Last and Black Streets. There were no protests. The City Attorney thereupon called on Fred Quaile and S. Maston Nixon, each of Whom testified that he was familiar with the proposed improvement and with the property values in the locality effected, and in their opinion the benefits to be derived from said improvements would exceed the cost thereof. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried the hearing was closed and the Attorney was ordered to draw the Ordinance levying the assessments. By motion duly carried bill of W. R. Du Puy in the amount of X22.90, for material and labor on building Copper trough to go under down spout drain in the pedes - Irian underpass, was approved and ordered paid. was By motion duly carried the City Attorned/ordered to prepare an or dinande order- ing the improvement of Leopard Street from Waco to Black Streets. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Attest: Secretary. and Reed. REGULAR IMETING. JUNE 14th, 1929 - 7:30 P.M. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest 11r. C. L. Fout appeared before the Council and requested action on the matter of his request for permit to erect sign boards in the tourist camps on North Beach. Permit to erect said sign boards ras refused by the following vote: Chapman and Carter - Aye Lovenskiold, Segrest and Reed -NO* Mr. E. C. Norby representing H. G. Sherman, requested the extension of the sanitary sewer from Dempsey and Van Loan Streets to the City limits, and to permit the sewer lines of Buena Vista to tie on at that point. The matter was referred to the City Engineer. Mr. Q'.. L. Tedrick requested a permit to erect a boat pier in the day adjoin- ing lot 12, block "E" Rincon Addition. By motion duly carried the matter was taken under advisement. Protest of 11Ir. and IIrs. Frank Fogleson against the establishment of a skat- ing rink on Chaparrl Street south of the MS CQ, was read and ordered filed. The report of the Police Department for the month of May was read and ordered filed. An Ordinance The Secretary read: / "ordering the improvement of a part of the following named Street or Avenue in the City of Corpus Christi, v Texas: "Fourth Street", from the South curb line of morgan Avenue to the North curb line of Elizabeth Street;" and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Ave Chapman t, Segrest " Carter " ' Reed The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Segrest " Carter " Reed " The Secretary read: "An Ordinance levying an assessment against the property and the owners thereof in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, abutting upon Leopard Street and parts thereof, particularly hereinafter named, for the part of the cost of improvinE_ said street, fixing a charge and lien against said property and the owners thereof, providing for the collection thereof; and declar- ing an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Ave Chapman it Segrest t� Carter Reed The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold.. Chapman " Segrest tt Carter " Reed JF 603 601 Secretary read: "Ordering the Improvement of a part of the f ollwing named street or avenue in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas: Leopard Street, from the west curh line of taco Street and the present pavement on the north side of Leopard Street, north with said west curb line of said Waco street a distance of ten (10) feet; Thence west, parallel with said pavement on the north side of Leopard Street to the east curb line of Black Street. Thence south ten (10) feet with the Bast curb line of Black Street to the north curb line of Leopard Street; thence east with the north curb line of Leopard Street to the west curb line of Waco Street, the place of beginning. And, from the west curb line of Waco Street and the present pavement on the south side of Leopard Street, south with said west curb line of Waco Street a distance of ten (10) feet; thence west parallel with said pavement on the south side of Leopard Street to the east curb line of Black Street; thence north ten (10) feet with the east curb line of Black Street tothe south curb line of Leopard Street; thence east with the south curb line of Leopard street to the West curb line of r:aco Street, the place of begin- ning; and declaring an emergency. The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Chapman "- Segrest Carter ff Reed ff The above resolution Y,as passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Ave Chapman ft Segrest ft Carter ff Reed ff By motion duly died permit was granted 0. H. Johnson to erect a pier adjoining the municipal pleasure pier. Cash transfers were authorized as follows: from the Gas Fund to the Gas Construction Fund - X479.92 Water Fund to Nater T7orks Emergency Fund w137.00 By motion duly carried, taxes on lot 4, block 4, Sunnyside Addition, assessed to Grace M. Leonard, were ordered remitted for the year -51918 to 1925 inclusive a,QAO' nt, double assessment of this property with acreage in the Meath tract, assessed to T. D. and H. E. Ford. By motion duly carried the application of the North Lmerican Lloyd Aircraft Corporation for leaA at the i,Funicipal Airport was refused. Mr. A. C. Irwin,, developer of Oak Park Addition adjoining the City, offered in to dedic=ate Oak Park/,kaid' Addltion,to the City of Corpus Christi, and on motion duly carried said Park was accepted subject to the restrictions stipulated by Mr. Ir,in. On motion duly carried an appropriation was authIDrized to pay the cost of a band to play for the Childrens Day celebration at Oak Park, lune 16th. T.(�henbeingthorfurther business, meeting adjourned. '< Attest. ayor. ecretary. 005 SPECIAL TMETING =.E 18th, 1929 - 7:30 P.M# Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest. Messrs. W. G. Kinsolving, Fred Raborn and D. L. Smith, representing various organizations interested in the establishment of a Municipal Bathing Beach, appeared before the Council and reported that the County Commissioners' Court had offered to `each vacate and close that portion of Rincon Street north of the North bath house, for the purpose of establishing a bathing beach, provided the .City would assume the management and operation of said beach. Commissioners Chapman and Segrest were appointed as a committee to tape up the proposition with the Commissioners Court. ttest: There being no further business, meeting adjourned. cre'cary, SPECIAL SETING June 20th. - 1929 4:00 P,1I, Yayor, Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest and Carter. The Secretary read: ".An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part and Brown &, Root, a Co -Partner- ship, on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and materials necessary for the improvement of Chaparral Street, from the north curb line of Starr Street to the sh curb line of Mann Street, by widening and paving the same and removing the ob- structions therefrom, and the purchasing of the land necessary for the widening of said street; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold .ye Chapman Aye Segrest .dye Carter Aye Reed Absent The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Carter -!ye Reed Absent The bond of Brown & Root, Contractors on the above contract was read and approved, The Secretary read a memorandum from the City Engineer stating that; correspond- ence was on file in his office in winch Brown L, Root agreed to accept City Warrants on the account of paving Chaparral and Tiesquite Street extensions. The Secretary read: X "An Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part, and Brown & Root, a co -partner- ship, on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and materials necessary for the improving of,l1gsq1jite Street, as ex- tended, from the north curb line of Carrol Street to_the gest curb line of Water Street near the Bascule Bridge; and Chapa L�J Street, from the north curb line of Carrol Street to the South curb line of T,'esquite Street, as extended; and declaring an emergency," approved. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Lye Carter Aye Reed Absent The above Ordinance ivas passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold _"_ye Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed absent The bond of Brown and Root, Contractors on the above contract, was read and By motion duly carried the Tax. Collector was authorized to compute a separation of the valuation on lot 10 block 9, Beach Portion, to permit the property owners to pay the accumulated delinquent taxes on the south 15 feet of said lot. By motion duly carried the Engineer was authorized to advertise the bids for the shelling of Sam Rankin Street extension. Said improvements to be paid by the issu- ance of City Warrants. There being no further business, meeting adjourned. Secretary 0 0 0 0 0 Mayor REGUL.t"di =TING JUNE 21st. 1929 - '7:30 P.M* Members -Present; Mayor Pro Tem Segrest. Commissioners Carter and Chapman. There came on for consideration the matter of receiving bids for the improve- ment of Fourth Street-, The Secretary presented the bids, and by motion duly carried they were ordered opened., -There was only one bid, that .of Brown &, Root, which was ordex ed to lay on the table 48 hours, as required by the City Charter: AZr, W. E. Brennan presented a plat of Brennan Addition and offered to dedicate the streets of said additiOn provided the City would secure necessary lands to connect said streets, and install drainage facilities. The matter was taken,.under advisement. 112r. S. Maston Nixon. presented the following petitions signed by the property owners affected 1. To change the name of Black Street to Staples Street 2i Providing for the widening,of Black Street from Kinney Avenue to Leopard Street. By motion duly carried the City Attorney was authorized to prepare ordinances providing for the changes requested in the above petitions: The Secretary read a 'memoran:dum from the City Engineer regarding a Landing Pier which S. H: Pints wishes to construct., adjoining the municipal pleasure pier. By Motion duly carried, permit to erect said pier, was granted:, conditioned. upon a lease agreement to be affected at some future time: By motion duly carried, permit was granted to T. Esparva to erect a garage in the rear of his property, Block 16, Seaton and Stewart Addition. By motion duly carried the Modelo. Show was granted permit�'to ,run one. week longer. G Estimate No. 3, in favor of Iii. R. Kelly, in the amount of X500.00, for cutting back buildings on Leopard Street was approved and ordered paid. The Secretary read: V"Ordinance and Resolution approving the City Engineer's written statement of persons, finis, corporations and estates owning Vproperty abutting on Mesquite Street, as extended, from the north curb line of Carroll Street to the gest curb line of. Water Street near the Bascule Bridge; and Chaparral Street, from the north curb line of Carroll Street to the south curb line of Mesquite. Street, as extended; number of front feet owned by each, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property, and against railways, for. a portion of the cost of improving said street; setting 4:00 o'clock, P.M. Monday, July 8th, 1929, in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said ass- essments, directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency," The Charter rule was. suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Absent Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Carter Aye _ Reed Absent The above resolution was passed by the follovring vote: Lovenskiold Absent Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Absent Secretary Read: I" "An Ordinance and Resolution approving the City Engineer's written state- ment of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on Chararal Street, from the north curb line of Starr Street to the South cuT,line of 1.1ann Street, said street to be improved by widening, paving and removing obstructions therefrom, and purchasing the necessary real estate in'order to widen said street, giving number of front feet owned by each property owner, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property, and against railroads for a portion of the cost of improving said protion of'said street; setting 4:00 o'clock, P.11, on the 8th. day of July, A. D. 1929, in the City Hall of the City of Corpus Christi, Tecas, as the time and place for 'hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments; directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by law; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Absent Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Absent The above Ordinance was passed by the following vo to : Lovenskiold Absent Chapman. Aye Segrest Aye .Carter Aye Reed Absent Secretary Read: "An Ordinance providing for and establishing a roadway on T:esquite Street sixty (60 ) feet in width, from the north curb line of Taylor Street South to the South end of Mesquite street, and vacating and closing the sidewalks on each side of said Mesquite Street between said limits, and abolishing said sidewalks as now established and exist- ing, until a further dedication by abutting property owners; repeal- ing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Chapman Segrest Carter Reed Absent Aye Aye A M '17-92% � Absent 11 The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Absent' Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Absent By motion duly carried the following cash transfers were authorized: From Gas Fund to Gas Construction Fund - - '402.19 From Fater Fund to Water Works Emergency -Fund y237.19 The Secretary read notices of the following claims against the City of Corpus Christi, filed by John C. North, as Attorney: Hitt Cigar Co. - .„21159.00 - Dammage to stock and fixtures. Chicago F. & M. Ins. Co. - �P'21000.00 - Fire loss Hitt Cigar Company. N.H. Fire Ins. Co. - �19500.00 - Fire loss-., Bell Tailoring Company, California Fire Ins. Co. -X1,500.00 - Fire loss Bell Tailoring Company. U.S. Fire Ins. Co. - ?31500 - Fire loss well Tailoring Company. By motion duly carried the claims were rejected. Deeds to Oak Park were filed and accepted. 11r. C. C. Tribble of the Tribble Poster Advertising Company, requested permis- sion to repair poster panels at the following locations: McTiernan property on Aubrey Street. Blucher property on Kinney avenue George Blucher property on 17aco and Blucher Streets, Ward McCampbell property on Leopard and Josephine Streets. Railroad property on Leopard and Cleveland Streets Railroad property on Leopard and Leary Streets. John North Property - 218 Chaparral Street. k1r. Tribble also requested permission to erect new bill boards at the follow- f ing locations: Block 15, Chamberlin Addition, Agnes Street. Block 6, Chamberlin Addition, Agnes Street. Block A - Bluff Addition, Black Street. Block 313, Beach Portion, Mesquite Street. Block 16, Beach Portion, Ilrleseuite Street. Block 3, Chamberlin Addition, Agnes Street. By motion duly carried, permit was granted for the repair to bill boards blit - action on new construction was deferred. There being no further business, meeting adjourned. ATTEST: 1 Tayor SECRETIiRY. lowextZOZ67 SPECIAL MEETING JUIN 24th. 192:9 2:30 P.14 ,Iembers Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Carter and Seg -rest. By motion duly carried expenditure not to exceed $3,-000..00 was authorized for the purpose of widening the approaches'and,installing additional trestles on the Lagarto Road, for the purpose of lessening the ,maintenance cost to the City under contract with Live Oak County on said road. Lb?. 0. P. Clemment outlined the plans for the preparations and compilation of the City Building Code. By motion duly carried the City Engineer was ordered to co-operate with Mr. Clement in this work. By motion duly carried the bid of Brown &Root, aggregating 04,565.30 for paving fourth Street, from Morgan Avenue to Elizabeth, with 121" Cold Rolled Rock Asphalt on 71" realitos lime stone base, was accepted. and Reed. There being no further business, meeting adjourned. Secretary o o 0 0 o o SPECIAL STING TUNE 28th - 1929 - 10:00 A.M. Hayor Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Carter It was moved by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Segrest and carried unanimously that in view of the fact that the awards made in the condemnation proceedings in Live Oak County and San Patricio County on the Nater Project, are in the opinion of the City Council excessive and aggregate in amount . such a large sum of money that it is impracticable and inadvisable for the City to make the deposits required by law to go into possession at this time, that the Attorney's of the City be t instructed to perfect appeals in all of such condemnation proceedings, and prosecute the same diligently to a conclusion, that in the meantime, since the City cannot go into possession pending said proceedings, that the engineers of the city and the contractors be instructed to do all necessary wcrk to protect the dam construction which can be done without violating the restraining order heretofore issued by Hon. T. FEZ. Cox, District Tudge of Live Oak County as modified, and to leave all other work on said darn in abeyance until the condemnations are concluded, or until the further orders of the City Council. There being no further business, meeting adjourned. crezary REGULAR RIEETING JUTE 28th. 1929 7:30 P. R2. Mayor 1 Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Reed. By motion duly carried the sanitary sewer was ordered extended on Minton, Street from Van Loan Street to the City Limits, at which point the School Board -proposes to connect and extend the line to the new High School Builth ng. By motion duly carried the -application of Mss. LT. M. Harmon for permit to erect an electrical sign at 1802 Nater Street was referred to the City Engineer. By motion duly carried the h aenolia Petroleum Company was granted a permit to erect an electrical sign on their property at Chaparral and,�Prewster Streets. A Committee from the 77oman's londay Clu*omposal' of Mrs. F. A. Tompkins, Mrs. ;Jr-0ut,-,, Mrs. G. R. Scott, Mss. H. Redmond and lairs. 7. Gerhardt, appeared before the Council in the interest of the City Plan, and asked the Council to appoint Iajor Wood of Dallas, City Plan Engineer. -No action was taken. 1,1r. A. S. Tohnson, representing Prawn Packing Company requested that his company be reimbursed for the anount of the balance due .on account of the installation of the gas line on the 1.1unicipal Wharf. By motion duly carried the disbursement was authorized. By motion duly carried the application of H. A. Baker, night-watchman on Leopard Street for a commission to carry arms, was referred to the Police Commission. The City Health Officer discussed briefly the proposed Meat inspection ordinance, and also sanitary conditions in the City. By motion duly carried he was authorized to call a meeting of all butchers in the City for the purpose of discussing, the proposed meat ordinance. 11r. S. S. MIcCord requested the exteaziom of slater and gas mains on Bagnall Street to a new development which he is installing at the end of Bagnall.Street. By motion.duly carried the request was refused because the property is outside of the City limits. Ilr. 7. E. Brennan again appeared in behalf of the dedication of Brennan Addition and submitted a written statement of conditions upon which said dedication would be made. No action was taken on the matter. The Secretary read: "Providing for and establishing a roadway on Black Street sixty (60) feet in width, from the north curb line of Kinney avenue north to the south line of west Broadway street, and vacating and closing the sidewalks on each side of said Black Street between said limits and abolishing said sidewalks as now established and existing, un- til further dedication by abutting property owners; repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency." The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman . Aye Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye ' Chapman Aye S egre st Aye Carter Aye Peed Aye Cash transfers were authorized as follows: Water Fund to Water Works Emergency -Fund X200.44 Gas Fund to Gas Plant Construction Fund 421.72 Secretary read: "An Ordinance to amend paragraph three (3) of the preamble of "An ordinInce and resolution approving the City Engineer's written State- ment of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutt- ing on LhaDarral Street, from the North curb line of starr street to the south cui opine of M,lann Street, said street to be improved by widen- ing, paving and removing obstructions therefrom, and purchasing the necessary real estate.in.order to widen said street, giving number of front feet owned by each property owner, description of their property, estimated total cost of whole improvement, and estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levying an assessment against the owners of property and against their property, and against Railroads for a portion of the cost of improving said portion of said street; setting 4:00 o'clock, P.M. on the 8th. day of July, A. D. 1929) in the City Hall of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the oivners of said property concerning said hearing as required by lawn; and declaring an emergency," which ordinance was passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Chri sti on the 21st. day of June, A.D. 1929; repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict hereiwith; and declaring an emergency. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold cyte Chapman Aye Segrest rye Carter Aye Reed Aye The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold nye Chapman " yyc Segrest nye Carter Aye Reed Aye Secretary read: "Ordinance authorizing the auditing and allowing of claim of Kirkwood, Wharton and Lee under a contract to build and construct a concrete outfall and storm sewer on Louisiana Street, between Santa Fe -Street and Corpus Christi Day, in and for the City of Corpus Christi; and authorizing the delivery of said contractors of city of Corpus Christi Storm Sever Warrants, 1926, first series in payment of said claim." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Tye Segrest .Faye Carter Aye Reed 'dye The Ordinance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Carter rye Reed Aye Secretary read: "Ordinance ratifying and confirming a contract between the City of Corpus Christi on the one part, and Drown & Root, a Co -Partnership, on the other part, for the furnishing of all labor and materials necessary for the improving of Fourth Street, from the south curb line of Morgan Avenue to the Noir c"M'rb line of Elizabeth Street; and declaring an emergency." Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Aye Segrest Aye Carter Lye Reed Aye Bond of Brown & Root in the amount of 52,480.75 with the Y�merican Surety 0 Company as Surety on the above contract, was approved. The following bills of the eater &, Gas Department were approved: For lowering water, gas and sewer mains on Yorgan Street ""2,636.29 For moving fire hydrant at Black and Leopard Streets oto be charged to to the paving contractor Y69.62) Secretary read the Audited Voucher record for the Month of May, and it appearcangthat all said vouchers had been duly issuodtin-ayment of legal claims against i the City, and that said vouchers had been approved by the Commissioners under whose motion ex - supervision the),sp)enditures were made, a. -1 u —1 was carried that the record be approved. Y There being no further business, meeting adjourned. 612 Secretary SPECIAL itiIEETING JULY 21 1929 - 9:00 A.M. ilayor Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter and Reed. Ex. W. G. Kinsolving, D. L. Smith, J. T. Wright and Fred Raborn appeared before the Council on behalf of the proposed Municipal Bathing Beach. By motion duly carried a donation of 0250.00 for the development of the Beach was authorized, and in addition thereto it was agreed that the City would under take the grading of the Beach, and the installation of necessary water lines and electric lights. There being no further business, meeting adjourned. Secretary. . • . REGULAR ITETING JULY 5, 1929 - 7:30 P.TJ, Mayor. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Chapman, Carter, Segrest and Reed Came for consideration, the matter of receiving bids for the widening of Leopard Street from Black to Waco Streets, and also for the shelling of Sam Rankin Street extension. By motion duly carried the bids were ordered opened and were as follows: Leopard Street Widening, Brown & Root, the only bidder - I3,821.40 Sam Rankin Street Shelling Estimate: Charles A. Mew E. G. Castleberry X3,000.00 V3,940.00 The bids were ordered to lay on the table forty-eight hours as !ZQquired- by the Charter. fllr. W. S. Smith, representing til. D. Haden Company, inquired whether the City Council would entertain a proposition o -L a lease by said Company on the Municipal wharf. Mr. E. E. Peeples, representing the North Beach Improvement Association, requested the extension of the Municipal Bathing Beach as designated south to the Palace Bath douse. By motion duly carried the grading of this strip of Beach, and the installation of necessary electric lights thereon, was authorized. The Secretary read: "AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAE' OF BLACK S,TREET,, A STREET IN 'THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND 1M,1ING• AND DESIGNATING TEE SMIE AS "STAPLES ;STREET" REPEALING ALL ORDINANCESAND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY._' The Charter rule was suspended. by* 'the fo llowa ng 'vot e Lovenskiold - .Aye Chapman `?,t Segrest " Carter " Reed " The Ordinanance was finally passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold - .Aye Chapman re Segrest " Carter " Reed A Then the Secretary read: l�,• "An Ordinance and resolution approving the City Bngineer's written U" statement of persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting on Four Street, from the south curb line of Yorgan Avenue to the North curb line of Elizabeth Street; number of front feet owned by each, description of their property, estimated cost per front foot of abutting property; determining the necessity of levy- ing an assessment against the owners of property and against their property, and against railways for a portion of the cott of improv- ing said street; setting 4:00 O'clock, P.P. July 189 1929, in the City Hall of Corpus Christi, 'Texas, as the time and place for hearing of the owners of said property concerning said assessments; directing the City Secretary to give notice of said hearing as required by the City Charter; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: 1 Lovenskiold - Aye Chapman " Segrest Carter tt Reed " The above resolution was passed by the following vote.- Lovenskiold ote: Lovenskiold - Aye Chapman Aye Segrest " Carter " Reed " The following cash transfers were authorized: Water Fund to Fater Construction Fund x 905.97 Gas Fund to Gas Construction Fund 91,788.51 The application of W. S. Newton for permit to erect a refreshment stand on Nater Street was deferred pending the designation by Mr. Newton, of the exact location at which he proposes to establish. Bill of the Saxet Company amounting to X8,462.91 for gas purchasesfrom Reay K 21st to June 20th, was approved and ordered paid. By motion duly carried it was ordered that future bills of the Saxet Company be computed on a thirty day month basis. Secretary read: "An Ordinance appropriating an amount sufficient to pay coupons maturing -7 July lst., 1929 from an issue designated "City of Corpus Christi Storm Sewer Warrants, 1st series 1929" dated Jan. 1st. 1929, aggregating 6V18,000.00 and authorized by the City of Corpus Christi on the 1st. day of February, 1929, and declaring an emergency. The Charter Rule was suspended. by"'the,follZ>wing_vote; Lovenskiold, Chapman, Segrest, Carter and Reed - -"Aye". None voted "Kaye" Final Resolution passed by following vote: Lovenskiold, Chapman, Segrest Carter and Reed - "Aye". None voted "Naye". By motion duly carried the City Attorney was ordered to put forth every effort to bring about the conclusion of the injunction suit against the City, on the widening of Staple Street. The request of 11acedonia Lerrara for extension of the sanitary sewer line, approximately 250 feet on Kary Street from Chamberlin Street, was referred to the City Engineer and Superintendent of the Sewer Department. By motion duly carried the employment of Major E. A. Tood as City Plan Engineer, at a salary of :300.00 per month and expenses while in Corpus Christi, not to exceed 0150.00 per month for a period of not to exceed one year, was authorized. There being no further business, meeting adjourned. A SPECII1.L+ ° TING JULY 8th. 1929 - 4:00 P.M. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Comissioners Segrest and Reed. The Mayor announced that the meeting was called for the purpose of hearing protests against the assessments for the improvement of Chaparral and Mesquite Street extensions, and for the widening of Chaparral Street from Starr Street to Mann Street. There were no protest: against the first proposition. Mr. E. R. Kleberg, representing Mrs. Leona A. Givens on the Chaparral Street widening project stated that his client requested additional time for the consideration and discussion of the project with her tenants whose leases had five years yet to run. Mr. E. B. Chandler representing pairs. Annie U. Johnson and Mrs. Lena Gottlich, asked questions regarding the project, but offered no protests. The Attorney thereupon called upon 17. A. Saunders, H. H. Elliot, D. H. Best and 0. B. Fords each of whom testified that he was a citizen and resident of Corpus Christi, that he was familiar with each of the above named projects and the property affected, and that in his opinion the benefit to the p property owners to be derived from said improvements would exceed the cost thereof. By motion duly carried the hearing was ordered closed, and the assessments levied on both of the above projects. Came for consideration the matter of awarding the contracts for widening Leopard Street from Black to Waco Streets, and the shelling of Sam Ranking Street extension. By motion duly carried the former contract was awarded to Browin & Root, and the latter to the estate of Charles A. View. adopted: There being to further business, meeting adjourned. Secretary, o o 0 0 o 0 Ale V/ 1�e=� Mayor REGULAR STING JULY 12.7110 192q - 7:30 P.M. Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter, Segrest and Reed. The following resolution was presented, and by motion duly carried, was unanimously WHEREAS, Honorable Robert Driscoll has been called from among us by an all wise Creator; and SEAS, Pair. Driscoll during his lifetime has done so much for South Texas and particularly Corpus Christi; and WHEREAS, as Chairman of our Navigation Board, far. Driscoll rendered valuable service in developing deep water for Corpus Christi; and V'LEIL1?EA..S, as a man and citizen of our City and country, he was unselfish, charitable and generous to every public impulse, and his very thought and action was in the interest of South Texas and Corpus Christi; and WHEREAS, no better public spirited citizen has ever resided among us; THMEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY T, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: That fitting tribute be paid to Is. Driscoll by the City of Corpus Christi in recognition of the valuable service that he has rendered Corpus Christi, and that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the City Council of said City, and that a copy be furnished the newspapers of our City. Respectfully submitted, �gnPd�.P. G. Lovenskiold Mayor (signed) D. A. Se=est (Signed) H. N. Cart!pr (S i e d) W . W. Qhanman (Sir-med) DeWitt Reed City Sommissioners. The Secretary read a letter addressed to the Mayor and City Commissioners from the City Plan Committee of the Woman's Monday Club, thanking the Council for having em- ployed Major E. A. Wood as City Plan Engineer, and pledging their co-operation in the work. Copies of the letter were given to the Mayor and City Commissioners. The report of the Police Department for the m@Zth of June, 1929, was read and ordered filed,► By motion duly carried, the appointment of Mr. 11. A. Wakefield, Mr. J. A. Downey -and Mr. Glover Johns, as the Board of Equalization for the year 1929, was con - f irmed` By motion duly carried the following cash transfers were authorized in accord - ante with letter filed by the City Secretary: From the ?dater Fu4d to the Nater Works Emergency Fund w22.20 From the Gas Fund to the Waterr�orks Operating r'und 3, 008.74- From the Gas Fund to the Gas Operating Fund 912101.13 = The following other transfers were authorized: From the dater Works Fund ,to�,the.'[ater forks Rnergency Fund x'309.25 From the Gas Fund to the Cas Construction Fund 474.25 The Engineer reported on the proposed Building Code, and by motion duly carried the following were appointed on the Building Code Committee: P. G. Lovenskiold, Mayor Jas. I.T. Taylor, City Attorney Glenn R. Blackburn, City Engineer M. L. Levy, �irchitect, J. 'W. Birmingham, Contractor Albert D. Brolm, Structural Leiner, The Engineer submitted memorandum estimate of the cost of the proposed sewer- age extension un Yary Street, totalin 01.50. <ction was deferred. By motion duly carried, perms is were approved for the erection of the follow- ing electric signs: C. F. Williams Jewelry Company, Idesquite and yeeples Streets Ballard -Cullom Motor Company, Chaparral and Lawrence Streets Nueces Motor Company 204 Puesciuite Street Mrs. Ben Kanter, 619 Mesquite Street M. By motion duly carried, permit was granted Mr./ Liedeker to erect a frame corrugated iron building on lot 10, block 34, Bluff portion, on Waco Street. The Secretary read a claim for dEmages to personal property, submitted day Thomas 11. Warner. By motion duly carried the claim was refected. The Engineer filed the memorandum estimate covering the construction of a sanitary serer from Van Loan and Dempsey Streets to the City limits, showing the cost of "2,580.00. Action was deferredo Estimate No. 4 in favor of Iiartin Kelley, for cutting off buildings on Leopard Street was approved, in the amount of ��750.00, and ordered paid. By motion duly carried a water line extension from Water Street to the Municipal Bathing Beach, estimated at a cost of Y150.00, and also for the re -location - 'u -ion of a gas line on Chaparral Street between Tayler and Starr Streets, estimated to 6:15 T I Y r to cost 9"446.50 were authorized. The Secretary read: "An Ordinance regulating the solicitation for advertisements and sub- scriptions within the corporate limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas; and providing for the issuing of permits therefor; and providing for the appointment of a committee winch shall be composed of three members; providing for penalties for violation thereof, and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Lye The Mayor appointed the following to act as a Vigilance Committee, under the above Ordinance: Mr. Sidney Hring, Mr. John T. Wright, Mr. Jas. M. Taylor. The proposition of John Grant to sell necessary ten feet of his property at Waco and Leopard Streets for widening purposes, for X5000.00 was referred to the Mayor. By motion duly carried the proposition of Walter Weakley to contract for garbage collection was referred to Commissioner Reed. Secretary Read: - "Ordinance regulating the sale of meat within the City of Corpus Christi and providing for license for butcher shops and meat markets, and prescrib- ing license fees therefor; providing for the inspection of all meat to be sold in said City; and prescribing inspection fees for meat offered for sale in said City outside of regular licensed meat markets and butcher shops; and providing for slaughtering of all animals which shall be sold or offered for sale in said City, and the inspection of the same, all fowls to be sold and offered for sale in said City, and providing for license and fees from all persons slaughtering the same; and providing for the penalties for violation thereof; and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and declaring an emergency." The Charter rule was `suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye The above Ordinance was passed by the following voter . Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye By motion duly carried, the following bonds were approved: Tames H. Godby, plumber Tames H. Godby, gas -fitter T. C. Zorith Plumbing and Heathing Company, Plumbers. u ,I By motion duly Carrie d the application of D. C. Watson, night-watchman for Brown Root, for a commission to carry arms, was referred to the Police Department. I There being no further business, meeting adjourned. I dEy or Secretary. r r 617 SPECK -L IT,_,TII,G JULY 18, 1929 - 4.00 P.M. Members Present: MLayor Lovenslsiold. Commissioners Segrest and Reed. The Mlayor announced that the meeting was called for the purpose of hearing protests against the assessments to property owners for the paving of Fourth Street from Dorgan to Elizabeth Streets. There were no protests. The City Attorney thereupon called upon Yr, Ed Quaile and 11r. Sidney Kring, each of whom testified that he was familiar with the proposed improvement, and with the property affected, and that in his opinion the benefit accruing to the Froperty owners by virtue of the said improvements exceeded the cost thereof. By motion duly carried the hearing was closed and the Attorney was directed to levy the assessments on said street, By motion duly carried, proposal of the Navigation District that the City /of Corpus 411, Christi pay for an advertisement of the Port of Corpus Christi in the "Texas Cotton Digest" Was rejected. By motion duly carried, the Surety was released from any further liability under the Plumbers Bond of B. C. Burrow. There being no further business, meeting adjourned. KLYOR. 0 N SECRETARY. -000000- w SPFCI.asL =TING JULY 19, 1929 - 2:00 P.Q.I. Rlembers Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter, Segrest and Reed. r By motion duly carried the proposition of T,. A. Berry to rebuild the telephone lines e around Oakville Road from a point near tree La Garta Bridge to Mathis, at an estimated cost of 4'250.00 for labor material, was accepted. By motion duly carried the proposition of J. M. Talley to construct a small levee to protect the City property and the Barnhardt land from over -flow, at an estimated cost of fifteen cents (15�) per cubic yard for 1000 cubic yards,,was accepted. Ir. Russell Savage reviewed the situation with respect to the condemnation of the necessary lands for the water reservoir at La Fruta. The proposition of compromising the various condemnation suits was discussed by the Council with 11r. gavage, and ilessrs. T. H. Smith and J. 71. Young, representing Smith Bros. Inc., and 17. L. Dumas, representing the law firm whose a mroval is necessary to the issuance of additional bonds. 11r. Young presented the followini- letter written by Judge Dumas to Smith Bros. Inc., as a tentative proposition under which the Contractor would agree to the acceptance of additional bonds: Cor?ous Christi, Texas, July 19, 1929. Smith Bros., Inc., San Antonio, Texas. Gentlemen: In the matter of proposed X725,000 odditional water plant revenue bonds of Corpus Christi, it will be necessary for the City Council to follow the procedure bt*erein outlined, that is to say: 1. Execution of o Ircmorandmm of Lgreement pursuant to the original contract of July 21, 1927, and by the terms of such agreement or Supplemental Contract the City will agree to issue and the Contractor will acree to accept said additional bonds, provided: (a) The Q350,000 bonds already authorized sill be merged into the add- itional issue; 618 (b) The City will execute a Deed of Trust to further secure the additional Q725,000 additional bonds, and which shall recite chat this amount of money will complete, in every detail, all of the works of improvement, including purchase or acquisition of necessary lands. (c) The Deed of Trust will show that these additional bonds are secured by a second lien on the entire 77aterworks system, and the improvements covered by this issue and t_e original X2,000,000 issue, and the said additional bonds are payable primarily from excess revenues, over and above the amount necessary for the payment of the first bonds$ and further covenant that in event the City should ever, during the life of the additional bonds, find that the excess revenues were not sufficient to pay both principal and interest the City would pay such deficit out of the general fund, or any other available funds. 2. The City will adopt an ordinance authorizing the issuance of the addition- al bonds, and will recall and cancel the ,'350,000 executed bonus now deposited with the City National Bank of Dallas, This ordinance will be passed and published in conformity with charter requirements in respect to ordinance granting franchises. 3, The City will increase the amount of fire -hydrant rental from �60,000 a year to X84,000.00 a year. 4. The City will finally dispose of all suits relative to lands and obtain the necessary deeds to all such lands. These deeds must be obtained before the bonds can be approved and delivered. The deed of Trust above mentioned will contain recitals substantially as re- citait contained in the original Deed of Trust, save and exert that the lien evidenced by these bonds will be subordinate to the lien represented by the first bonds. The maturities of the additional bonds gill be serially, and principal to come due on dates hereafter to be mutually agreed upon. With the present lights before me, I can state that if these suggestions are followed, I would be Tilling to approve these additional bonds. Yours truly, (Signed) 17. L. Dumas. By motion duly carried the above tentative proposition was accepted. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. REGUIJiR ITEETING JULY 19 , 1929 7:30 P.M* Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter, Segrest and Reed. IbZ-, Simon Grossman requested that another policeman be detailed to patrol Leopard Street. By motion duly carried the matter was referred to -the Police Commissioner. Mr, P. R. Sykes and Mr. Felix Reymer, Attorney, appeared to answer a letter written to Mr. Sykes regarding the use of an apartment garage on Thirteenth Street as a furniture warehouse repair shop. The City Engineer explained to the Council that the use of said building for said purposes was not in accordance with the City Zoning Ordinance, and that a residents in the neighborhood were protesting against said use. b By motion duly carried the Mayor ras authorized to appoint a committee to investigate the matter, and report to the Council. o the committee. Coranissioners Carter and Segrest viere appointed on 11ro W. B. Pyeatt applied for permit to erect a roller skating rink on property adjoin- ing the Sears Roebuck & Company property on Leopard Street, an dpresented a letter signed by residents of the immediate neighborhood, to the affect that they oflered no objections against said rink, By motion duly carried, permit was granted. The City Health Officer reported on various phases of sanitation and health Administra- tion in the City such as: Ta) The problem of campers on the Deach near City on Chaparral Street. (b) Clean -Up Campaign (c) Problem of hauling trash. U ri (a) Meat Inspection (e) The cleaning of vacant lots (f) The examination and. issuance of health certificates to food handlers,. 1�r; D. B: Tarleton. Attorney for the Tribble Outdoor Advertising Company, request -- ed permission to erect bill=boards at the locations,applied for by 3,6r: Tribble.., on June 21st. By motion duly carried the permits were granted subject to the approval of the locations, by the Mayor and City`Engineer: a By motionduly carried" the .A-Lumznus Company, was granted permission to erect electric signs at the following locations: Mrs.: R>. I: Crus,' Mexi can. Restaurant, 719 Leopard. Street Angella Chapa, Mexican Restaurant, Waco and 31estina Streets Colonial Gardens, Water and Power Streets P. C. Campps., Store; 1105 Kinney Avenin;: Secretary read: ORDINANCE 'tPROVIDING FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS IN' THE, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY TRUCKS, TRAILERS AND ALL OTHER VEHICLES DRA17N AND PROPELLED BY MOTOR POWER; PROVIDING FOR THE NET WRIGHT THAT ikuy BE CARRIED BY SUCH TRUCKS AND VEHICILES UPON THE,, STREETS' OF *THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF;. AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:: Lovenskioid -.Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye The dhove Ordinance was passed by the following vote Lovenskiold - Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye Secretary read: OFFICIAL PAVING NOTICE TO PRBPERTY OWNERS' IN TEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; TEXAS cN ORDINANCE .9ND RESOLUTION APPROVING TRE CITY ENGINEER-tS VRTTTEN ST:ATENIENT of ;persons, FIRM, CORPORATIONS LAND ESTATES OWNING PROPERTY ABUTTING ON LEOPARD STREET, FROM `1 WEST CURB LINE OF ,CO STREET AND THE PRESENT PAVE- MENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LEOPARD STREET, NORTH KITH SAID WEST CURB LANE OF SAID WACO STREET A DISTANCE' OF TEN (10) FEET THENCE WEST, _ PA.RALLEL WITH SAID PAVEMENT ON THE NORTH SIDE_ OF IZO-Z&RD STREET TO THE EAST CURB LINE OFAGK STREET; THENCE SOUTH' TEN (io) FEET WITH THE EAST CURB LINE OF BLACK STREET TO THE' NORTH CURB LINE OF LEOPARD STREET; THENCE EAST WITH TEE NORTH CURB LINE OF LEOPARD STREET TO THE WEST CURB LII�TE OF ��A,CO + _ i , THE PLACE OF 'BEGIN-. STREET, ING. AND, FROM THE WEST CURB" TINE OF WAC�O STREET AND THE PRESENT PAVEMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LEOPLRD STREET, SOUTH WITH,' SAID 'WEST CURB LINE OF WACO STREET A DISTANCE OF TEN (10) FLET; THENCE MEST PARALLEL ted TIF_ SAID PAVMjfNT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LEOPARD STREET `TO THE EAST CURB - LINE OF BLACK STREET; THENCE NORTH TEN (10) FEET WITH THE EAST CURB LINE OF BLACK STREET TO THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF LEOPARD STREET; THENCE EAST WITH THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF LEOPARD STREET TO THE.. BE ST CURB' LINE OF IV.A.CO STREET, THE PLACE OF 'BEGINNING, NUi031P OF FRONT FEET OWNED BY EACH, DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PROPERTY, ESTIMLTED TOTAL COST OF'' WHOSE T`+IAPROVET`AENT, AND ESTIMATED COST PER 'FRONT :FOOT OF ABUTTING PROPERTY`; DETERMINING THE NECESSITY OF LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT AGAINST TIM' OWNERS OF PROPERTY AND .AGAINST TB'EIR PROPERTY, AND AGAINST RAILWAYS FOR A PORTION OF THE COST OF IMPROVING SAID STREET, SETTING 4:00 0?;CLOCK2 P.11. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929, IN THE CITY HALL OF' CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS THE TILE, ANDPLACE FOR HEARING OF THE 01`TNERS Or SAID PROPERTY CONCERNING SAID ASSESSMENTS ,'DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID 'HEARING AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER; AIM DECLARING Ali En11ERGENCY. tr The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Lovensk,iold - Aye I 19 Chapman Absent Segrest Aye } Carter Aye Reed Aye G The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold - Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye Secretary read: ".AN ORDINANCE" �� TT _ n a-, _ +' • _ CORPUS CHRISTI ON .\ RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING ,_ CQNTRACT BLTs7'EEN TED, CITY OF THE ONE PART, AND THE ESTATE OF CHAS- A =, ON THE OTHIlZ PART, FOR FURNISHING AND LAYING IsUD SHELL ON 3.01 RA.IACIN STREETEXTENSION, FROM THE END OF TIM, CONCRETE P.AVMXENT AT WEST BROADWAY TO 11 PORT 'PROPERTY; AND DECLARING AN EI�MRGENCY. tT The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold - .Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter rye Teed Aye The above Ordinance was passed by , the following vote, Lovenskiold - ::dye Chapman Absent segrest Aye Carter lye Reed Aye Bond of the Estate of Charles A. blew with the Standard Accident Insurance Company of Detroit, 1ti11ich. as Surety in the amoui.t of :;;1,500.00 on the above contract. was approved. Secretary read: "AN ORDINANCE" "R.ATIFYING AND CONFIMIING A CONTRACT BETj. + �N THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON' THE ONE PART, AI,TD BROWN &c ROOT, A CQ -.PARTNERSHIP, ON THE' OTHERPART, FOR THE FURNISH- ING URNISHING OF ALL LABOR AND MLTERIALS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPROVING OF LE PARD STREET, FROM THE WEST CURB LINE OF o STREET AND THE ERESENT P.AVEIOMiT ON THE NORTH: SIDE OF LEOPARD STREET, NORTH '17ITH SAID WEST CURB LINE` OF SAID NACO STREF,T, A. DISTANCE OF TEN (10) Fj�T; THENCE WEST, -PARALLEL WITH SAID P.A.VME+,I�PI' ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LEOPARD STREET TO THE EAST CURB LINE OF BLACK STREET; THENCE SOUTH TEN (10) FEET: WITH THE EAST CURB LINE OF BLACK; STREET TO THE NORTH CURB LINE OF LEOPARD STREET; THENCE EAST WlTEI THE NORTH CURB "LINE OF LEOPARD STREET TO THE WEST CURB LINE OF UACO .STREET, TIM PLACE OF BEGINNING; AND., FROM THE WEST CURB LINE OT 17 .CO' STREET AND THE M,ESEI\ITT PA.V ' INTT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LEOPARD STREET, SOUTH WITH SAID FEST CURB LINE OF WACO STREET A DISTANCE OF TEN (10) FEET' THENCE WEST PARALLEL 171T.H SAID P AVIENT ON THIE;• SOUTH SIDE OF LEOPARD STREET TO THE 'EAST CURB LINE OF BLACK STREET TO THE SOUTH CURB LIIV'E 09 LEOPARD STREET' THENCE EAST WITH TO SOUTH CURB LINE OF. LEOPARD STREET TO THE FEST CURB LINE OF WA.CO STREET, THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote*f Lovenskiold - :Aye Chapman _fib s ent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye The above: ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold .Aye Chapman: Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye Bond of gown es Root with the American Surety Company of Eew York, as Surety, in the amount of ',1.020.80, on the above contract was approved. By notion duly carried the action of the I.ayor in signing supplemental agreements with I.rs. Callie Breeman,�.D. L. Freeman and Iurs. S. G. Hiller, regarding the protection of oil and gas leases, was ratified. By motion duly carried the following estimates in favor of Brorm e-, Root were approved and ordered paid: I Final estimates on Sam Rankin Street extension Estim-te Ido. 1, Leopard Street, Carrizo to Artesian y2,529.48 600.00 f2� Estimate No. 1 Leopard Street, Artesian to Waco uG00.00 Estimate 1,,o. 1 Leopard Street, Black to Last 5 700.00 The Secretary read:a letter from Robert and Ernest Poenisch offering to dedicate W to the City 125 acres of land for park purposes, provided the City would construct a hard surfactdroad to said property and develop a golf course on said land.. The clatter was taken under advisement, By motion duly carried the Chief of Police ;was ordered reimbursed in the amount of °5.00 for the overpayment of the fine, Case No. 10920, as outlined in letter filed by the City Secretary, Cash transfers were authorized as follows: From the . Gas Gund to Gas Plant Construction Fund x:44-3.94 From the 7atcr Fund to the Fater 1 orks Emergency Fund 2'75.94. The matter of the protests of property owners in the neighborhood, against the noise and music of the orchestra and customers at Colonial Gardens was reviewed, Mr. Tack I.Vatts and D. B. Tarleton, representing Colonial Gardens, presented a list sighed by residents of the immediate neighborhood, stating that they offered no objections to the operation of the business as conducted. Mr. A. H. Bennett presented a protest signed b1, 1,1rs. Y. J.. Smith and others, requesting that the business be ordered closed at 11:00 O'clock. The matter was taken under advisement. The Secretary read a letter from t --e Prawn Packing Company requesting that the City consider a compromise with said Company in the matter of back rentals due the City on their lease. The matter was referred to the Finance Commissioner, The Secretary read a communication from H. C. OtDonnel preferring charges against �F. R. Juergans, City. Plumbing Inspector on various accounts. By motion duly carried the charges we're ordered filed, and the Secretary directed to notify I.x. Tuergans to appear I beforethe Council in answer to said charges. By motion duly carried the Street Department was authorized to purchase a new I Ford truck. There being no further bueiness, 1eeting adjourned. • � - I�L.�YOR . �. SE Ci LETARY . o o 0 0 0 o SPECIrZ I METING JULY 24, 1929 - 11:00 A.M* Members Present: Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter and Segrest. Russell Savage, Attorney for the City, in the matter of the water reservoir lands presented the following telegram from Judge 11. A. Childress, representing the property owners: "Making progress slowly stop believe if you could get your parties up to three hundred end five thousand dollars we might get Mir clients to accept stop settle- Iment to be made on condition that all three parties have contract protecting them in mineral rights fishing hunting and resort purposes and reasonable use of intermittently submerged lands as provided in contracts of-Cartzwright and others stop wire me early Wednesday (Signed) 11. A. Childers. 622 By motion duly carried the Attorney was authorized to compromise with said parties and not to exceed 300, 000.00, and to send the following telegram to Judge Chilla ors : Corpus Christi, Texas , July 24,1929. Judge ILA. Childers, City National Bank Bldg. , San Antonio, Texas. "Final figure City Three Hundred Thousand mineral rights protected as contracts Houston Oil Gas Company and 11agnolia Company also reasonable.use intermittenly submerged lands stop account price land out.of proportion all other lands Live Oak and San Patricio County similarly situated no other conditions agreed to." (Signed) Fussell Savage. The Secretary read : "RESOLUTION" ti`=EAS, on the 27th. day of February, A. D. 1923, the Corpus Christi Gas Company, a corporation, acting under a franchise granted by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, made application to the City Council of said City for a permit to lay certain mains in the City of Corpus Christie Texas, in said application described. s IM MME°.S, without waiting for the City Council to act on said application, the said CORPUS CHRISTI GAS 0012ANY began the laying of said mains and the CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI made application to the Honorable W. B. Hopkins, Judge of the 28th. Judicial District of Texas, on or about March lst. 1923, for a temporary injunction, restraining said corporation from laying said line, said cause being No. 7353, City of Corpus Christi vs. V.Thite Point Production Company, et al, on the docket of . said Court, and the Judge of said Court set down the cause for hearing on the issuance of a temporary injunction for the 3rd day of I,1arch, A. D. 1923, on which date said hearing was begun; M M=EAS, said hearing, on the writ of temporary injunction was postponed from time to time until the 25th. day of July, A. D. 1925, when by agreement, said cause having been submitted to the question of the issuance of a permanent injunction, judgment was rendered in favor of the -City, Um Wi=I �S, said CORPUS CIu'tISTI Gi.S COLLI �1Y appealed said cause to the Court of Civil Appeals of the Fourth Supreme Judicial District at San Antonio, Texas, and in said Court on or about the 17th. day of i,' -arch, 1926, judgment was rendered reversing and renderi said cause, with instructions to the District Judge to grant the appellant, CORPUS CHRISTI GAS COMPAT�Y, a writ of mandamus, directing the CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI and its governing officials and requiring said City and said officials to grant the Corpus Christi Gas Company application for a permit; j AND =EAS, in said cause application was made for a writ of error in the Supreme i Court and rejused and re -hearing denied on October 27th. 1926; ANDTIiEREAS, at no time since the said 27th* day of February, A. D. 1923, and con- sequently at no time since the rendition of said judgment by the Court of Civil Appeals and the rejusal of the wait of error by the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, has the CORPUS CHRISTI GAS CO11PAINY made any.other application to the City Council to lay mains, as contem- plated by the application heretofore referred -to and as upheld in said judgments of the Appellate Courts, nor has said Corpus Ci�xisti Gas Company at any time since requested action on said application by the City Council. Neither has said CORPUS CIMISTI GAS C0121-11. 7Y made application to the Judge of the District Court oll" Nueces County, Texas, or to said Court, f a mandamus dirsbting the issuance of said permit; the Honorable 71. B. Hopkins, Judge of the 28th. Judicial District of Texas, and as such Judge of the District Court of Nueces County, Texas, has requeested that the City Council of the City of Corpus Clsi sti , Texas, issue said permit in compliance with J the orders of the Court of Civil Appeals in and for the j'ourth Supreme udicial District of 623 Texas in said cause, in order that the cause may be dropped from the docket of said District Court. V0179 TID�RL; ORB, BE IT RESOLVED By T,= CITE'' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CIMISTI, TEX13: SECTION 1 That in obedience to theorder of the Court of Civil Appeals, and in deference to the request of the District Judge of the 28th. Judicial District of Texas, a permit to be granted to the Corpus Christi Gas Company to lay mains for the distribution of natural gas in accordance with its application for a permit, filed vrith the City Council on the 27th: day of February, A. D. 1923, SECTION 2; That all ordinances, resolutions and parts of the same in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3: IN the granting of this application the CITY OF CORPUS GiISTI grants it with respect to the status of both parties under the franchise of the Corpus Christi Gas Company Granted by said City, as existing at that time, `md. solely under the instructions of said Courts in said cause, said City specially,reserving any rights which it may have as to any of the acts of the Corpus Christi Gas Company before and since said date, said City by the granting of this permit expressly stipulating that it is not waiving any of the rights of said City as to violations of the obligations ofsaid franchise by the Corpus Christi Gas Company before or since said date, by non -user or otherwise, nor is it admitting that said company is now or was at said time entitled to said permit nor that the City or its officials have at any time been guilty of any wrong doing or arbitrary action in failing to grant the same. SECTION 4; The facts stated in the preamble to this resolution and the fact that the Judge of the District Court of Nueces County, Texas has requested this action in order that the cause hereinbefore referred to may be disposed of on his docket, creates a public emergency and a public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the charter rule, providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the day it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the T:Iayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exists, and requests that said charter rule be suspended, and that this resolution take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, it is so ordained, Passed the 24th. day of July, A. D. 1929. Approved this 24th. day of J'uly, A. D. 1929. ATTEST: (Signed) Theo. Koester, City Secretary. To the '``embers of the City Council, Of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas: Gentlemen: (Signed) P. G. Lovenskiold, Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, T e x a s For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolution, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement, and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, (Signed) P. G. Lovenskiold, Ide-yor, Corpus Christi, Texas. The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold - Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Absent The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold - Aye Chapman Absent Segrest .Aye Carter Aye Reed J�bsent o 0.0 0 o o RE,GUI tR = TING JULY 26, 1929 7:30 P.1-4 Yembers Present: 11ayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter, Segrest and Reed, By motion duly carried the Engineer was directed to notify the property owners on Chaparral Street that the Council would allow only ten days for the acceptance of the Chaparral Street widening plan by the property oriners 'and upon the failure of the owners to agree to said plan within that time would vverifunds appropriated for that project to some other project. 1%7x. R. Iff. Lusk of Temple, TeXas, presented a proposition to install a sanitary drinking fountain (Frigidaire Copeland type) on the Municipal Pleasure Fier; said fountain to be placed without cost to the City, other than the initial connection charges, and to be maintained without cost to the City other than the cost of the water and electric'.Brent, in consideration of the ot;mers being permited to sell advertising space on the founta n By motion duly carried the proposition was referred to the "layor with in tructions to accept same, provided the terms of the lease contract were acceptable, 11r. P10 B. Pyeatt, representing Mr. N. E. Lemenager asked permission of the Council to establish a roller skating rink at the corner of Water and Ninth Streets, and presented a letter signed by owners of the residences on the adjoining property stating that they offered no objections, By motion duly carried, permit was granted. Secretary read: "RESOLUTION" TtAPPROVING`FINAL ESTIU-TE AUTHORIZING T�� ISSUANCE OF ASSTCNA LE CERTIFICATES TO BROWN 8_ ROOT, A CO P_ARNFRSHIP, DECLARING THE LIA$ILITY or cknuId 0 soS 0£ ABUTTING PROPERTY' AND THEIR PROPERTY ON SAY RA1JK,'-TN SEET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF BUFFALO STREET TO T SOUTH LIRE OF LST BROADJAY FOR TSL+ COST OFPROVTi�IG S:fiIt AND DECL.%RING AN M-MGENCY.?' The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote Lovenskiold Aye :Chapman absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye - F The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold. Aye Chapman Absent Segrest st bye Carter Aye Reed Aye Secretary read statement of the cost of improving dam• Rankin Street from Buffalo u to V1est Broadway.,, as follows: Total cost of the work Property owners portion Cityts portion Less-previous:paym.ents Balance due $37;841:36 25,353 .<30 12,488:06 8.594.5.0 0;893.56 6 25 By motion duly carried the final estimate in favor of Brown & ,Roos, amounting to $3;893,56 was approved and ordered paid: By motion duly carried,, bill of the eater and Gas DL'PARTment amounting to ,)l, 7:30;00 for lowering grater and gas mains on Sam Rankin Street was ordered paid out of the Street Construction Fund. By motion duly Darned the following,bills were ordered paid to Brown & Root on account of paving assessments which,the City has agreed to assume Plaza Block;, Los Angeles Hills Addition - -- - $448:53 Port avenue; Lots 18 to 20, block 4, Los Angeles Hills Addition Pgrrrs Street Bots i and 2, 'block 6, Steele addition - - - - - - - - $24104. Agnes Street Bond of Loyd, Peale Dittmar Electrical Company and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company in. the amount of $'5, 000 was approved The Secretary read a petition from the property owners in block IX; Ocean View Addition., requesting that the City would.not open the alley Vin said block. By motion_ duly carried ;said petition was referred to the City Bngineer- The Secretary read a proposition of,A, C:,. Erwin to furnish the City Gas Depart. ment 4500 feet of three inch (Y) '12 lbs drill stem pipe at thirty-eight cents (38¢') per foot By motion duly carried said proposition was referred to the Mayor and Commissioner Segrest: By motion duly, carried the follozTLng cash, trznsf`ers; were authorized: Gas Fund to Gas Construe -tion Fund $T'D6678 and 5391.19 . Water Fund to eater Works Emergency Fund 114.51 and $226.19 The following applications for operating slaughter- houses were presented: x.. hTilus Wright, Tr: at Bluntzer and San Diego,, P Ai Lynch,, at Pope Ranch By motion duly carried the appl .oat.ons Frere referred to a Committee composed. of Commissioners Segrest and Reed, and. City Health Officer, for ,inspe.ction. City Engineer filed an affidavit of G.onXalo -Gutierrez, who agrees to remove his family from the store building at Agnes and '17th: Streetspprior to converting: said building into a filling station: By motion.. duly carried Russel -might Whippel .Company eras granted p;ermision to erect an, electric sign at the-ir new, location. A By motion duly carzi•ed thefollowingsalary :increases were authorized. Gas. Department: 111E Uehlinger $10:0.0 per month, X. Simmons 510..00 per monthN 1 Charles 'Weiaenmueller $10.00 per month; Chris Rochal 525.00 „per month, Nora Golliahar $5.00a ;per month; Police D.eepartment; Wi G. McClendon. $25.00, S, G. Noel 525.00, Qdem. Dolan $25.00, 'Rafael Galvan. 5125'.00, Carl Morgan 525;00, A. E�. Webb $25.00,, Jack Deffenderfer $25.00., Tess McNabh $25.00. City .,Hall- .De'oartment: Fd. Galvan $10.00. Said increases were made effective as of Tuly 'lst. 1927: !' h There being :no further business, meeting adjourned; 1�fiY0R` _ I I 1. .J,� L r1ia t I s9C SPECT L I:= TING JULY 29, 1929 -- 4:00 P.I:2. Members Present: Yayor Lovenskiold, Commissioners Carter and Segrest. By motion duly carried the Mayor was authorized to sign agreements Frith -the owners and lessees regarding the oil and gas leases on the following properties: .� 'from Yagnolia Petroleum Company, lessee,;:Callie freeman, e.t. al. Houston Oil Company and Houston Pipe Line Company, lessee from R. F. Sellers et. al. Houston Oil and Ilouston Pipe Line Company lessee from N. A. Brown lessee y C. B. IIIc dually and assigns/a rom ^ enna H. Coffin: There being no further business, meeting adjourned. 0 0()()o 0 SPECIAL AMETING AUG. '12 1929 lOt A.M. 1.Iembers Present: Mayor Lovenskiold: Commissioners Segrest and Reed: N Mir. Russell Savage, reported, the settlement of the land purchases -'or the water reser i R voir ,from. H: D.' and D.• B: I42i1aer, and.. N. M: Collins, for approximately X300,000:00. By motion duly carried the action, of the Idayoraffecting escrow agreements with H. D. and Bonita Mil ler and D._ B; Miller, et ux, was ratified There being no further business, meeting adjourned: ItIYiYOR . , M.- , Us u " 6, 000000 SPECIAL R FETING AUG. lst. 1929 4:00 P.Ni, MR.IB F' S 'Present Mayor vovenskiold: Commissioners Serest and Reed; Mayor announced that the meet..ing was for the purpose of ,hearing protests of the pro owners against the assessments for paving Leopard Street between Waco and Black Streets4 There were no protests; The City Attorney thereupon called upon M2. -Ed. Quaile and Mr. Sam. Ingram, Tr, each of whom testified that he was familiar with the proposed improvement, and with the property affected., and that in their opinion the benefit to be derived by the property owners would more than exceed the cost of the improvememt By motion duly carried the hearing was closed and the Attorney was directed to levy the assessment: By motion duly carried, the proposition of Mr. E. D Nieman to cut back the Alamo fill: station at Leopard and Ivaco Streets for 0450.00 was accepted, There being no further business, meeting; adjourned. 1i YOR . REGULAR 12ETING AUG. 2nd: 1929 -- 7:30 P.li. l,iembers. Present : Mayor Lovenskiold. Commissioners Carter, Segre.st and Reed. The Secretary read communication from 1r. R. E. Ding stating that the Plasterer's Union had constructed a fountain which they wished to dedicate to the City Park Department, By motion duly carried the offer was referred to the Park Commissioner. The Secretary read the following communication: �;,- BE IT RESOLVED that the roads leading through the Port property should be reserved for strictly Port business and not for through traffic into and out of the City; The temporary permission be given to the City to use that road running across the Port property in an extension of Carroll Street for this cotton season in line with the ordinance recently passed by the City Council, provided the City will shell or otherwise improve the said road so that it will carry heavy traffic, such road being now unfit for heavy traffic which will therefore be diverted to the main arteries of the Port property and ca ngest the business of the Port, That said permit be understood to be a temporary permit for this cotton season only, and that the City be requested after that time to discontinue such use and provide itself -with another connection with Port Avenue through some route not passu over Port property. That the Chairman be requested to take this matter up with the Mayor and City Commissioners at the earlies opportunity. (Signed) W— 77. Tones Tnoll Kellam Richard Ding By motion duly carried the said resolution was referred to the 1:11ayor, Yr, N. E. Lemenager requested permission to establish a roller skating rink at the corner of Water Strl-et and Cooper's Alley, and peesented a letter signed by the residents of the neighborhood stating that they offered no objections, By motion duly carried said permit was granted. Secretary read the report of the Superintendent of the 1,1unicipal Airport for the month of Tuly, 1929. U By motion duly carried the Crocket Pharmacy was granted permission to erect an electric sign at the corner of Leopard and Staples Streets. The Engineer filed memorandum to the affect that the Corpus Christi Insurance Exchange had designated I'vjr. «illard Broom to serve on the Building Code Committee, By motion duly carried 11r. F. IV. Douglas was given permission to make necessary improvements to the Bayside Tourist Camp on Nater Street. The report of the Police Department for the month of July, 1929 was read and filed. By motion duly carried the following estimates were approved and ordered paid: Final Estimate of M. R. Felly for cutting off brick building ;;250.00 Estimate T1o. 3, Brcwn & Root, paving l:Torgan Avenue V1, 500.00 By motion duly carried the plumbers bond of P. C. Stewart with the Standard Accident Insurance Company as Surety was approved and ordered filed. Secretary read: ORDIN:AZdCEct "LEVXING Qq ORPUSSCHRIOST�. AGAINST =I PROPERTY ABUTTING UPOTSALEO��DOS�ET�t�TE'I+1�TEOF IN THE TI� TSE. CITY OFC LINE Or, WACO ' a �RB , � EI , ITER WEST B1�IRED AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED$ FOR PART OF THE COSTTOF�IMPROV`.;- ny f L ING SAID STREET, AND PARTS OF STR= RTS; FIXING A CHARGE AND LIEN AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND TI -M, OWNERS T� EOF ; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF � r DECLARING ,AN EhMGE ICY. tts•`.. t, I 628 1 salary. The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest nye Carter Aye Reed .Aye The Ordinance was finally passed b.1the following vote: Lovenskiold rye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye Secretary read: "ORDINA.NCETI TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE EqTITLED ".AN. . ORDINANCF REGULATING THE SALE OF MEAT WITHIN'TBE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; And PROVIDING FOR 'LICENCE FOR BUTCHER. SHOPS AND TM,&T hM=TS, AND PRESCRIBING LICERSE PEES THEREFOR, PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF ALL MEATTO BE SOLD ;IN SMD` CITY; AND PRESCRIBING 'INSPECTION FEES FOR MEAT OFFERED :FOR SAME IN SAID CITY OUTSIDE OF" REGULAR LICENSED IIEA.T MARKETS AND BUTCHER SHOPS; AND PROVIDING FOR SLAUGHTERING OF AZ ANIMALS ICH SHALL BE SOZD OR OFFERED FOR SALE TIT SAID CITY, AND EE IN- SPECTION OF THE SA -10K. ;AND ,FEES CHIPiRGED THEREFOR ; AND PROVIDING -FOR TEE, SLAUGHTER OF..ALL FOTILS TO 'BE SOLD AND OFFERED'FOR SALE IN SAID CITY; .AND PROVIDING FOR .THE LICENSE. UM FEES FROM ALL PERSONS SLAUGHTERING THE SALE; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF,;, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREIVITN; AND DECLJA2ING AN EMERGENCY. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF CORPUS CHRIS^1I, TEXAS, ON THE 12TH. DAY OF JULY, A. D. 1929, BY AMENDING SECTION NINE (9) OF SAID ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND DE_CIARING AN M5ERGENff. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Lovenskiold Aye Chapman Absent Segrest Aye Carter Aye, Reed Jaye The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Lovenskiold lye Chapman Lbsent Segrest Aye Carter Aye Reed Aye By motion duly carried the following cash transfers were authorized: Gas Fund to the Gas Construction Fund 01,153.69 Water Fund to Water [Works Emergency Fund 368.44- 11r. 68.44 11r. L. H. Marquis, City Idilk Inspector, asked the Council for an increase in By mot ion .duly carried the request was referred to Commissioner Reed. I:s. R. T. Wood, requested information regarding the status of the Chaparral Street widening program. He was informed of the decision of the City Council at, its last regular meeting. The City Engineer fepiewed in detail the situation :ai th regard to the widening. By motion duly carried the rodeo troup was given permission to parade the street of the City on Saturday, rug. 3rd; The City Enginner presented maps and letters from the S.A.U. & G. Ry. Company regarding the proposed connecting road which the Railway proposes .tot acquire and dedicate, between Parr and Bluntzer Streets, and explained that the Railway requested the City to proceed with the condemnation of lot lyo. 74, block 2, Los Angeles dills Addition in accord- ance with the resolution adopted on l: ay 24th. By motion duly cai,ried the City Attorney was instructed to proceed with said condemnation. There being no further business, meeting adjourned. r Layor I 7 631 632 X00 4 I'll, ,� 1, I_rl. W