05-25-1937 Postponed Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

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2 Fullers rFotion by Ald. Boyle,second by Ald. Ruff, that the Street & Alley Dirt Com. be authorized to order one oarload of Fuller's Dirt from the ~~ Streets Humble Qil E~ Refining Co. under their plan for experimental pur- poses, City to pay freight only; this to be done as soon as the Committee can work out a Street repairing program. Carried Ordinanoe The P.4ayor presented Ordinance No. 262, being an ordinance presaib- Traf.fic ing the costs to be assessed in 8orporation Court cases; provid- ing a system of handling such costs to be collected for the gener- al funds of the City; providing that a Corporation Court Docket shall be kept; providing that the City Secretary shall be ex-officio clerk of said court; prescribing certain duties for the City Secretary in handling the business of said court; repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. PRotion by Ald. Boyle, second by.A1d. Ruff, that the ordinance be adopted:as read. Carried. U-`'urns Adotio~i by Ald. Ruff, second by Ald. Boyle, that the matter of the in- stallation of U-Turn Signs be turned over to the Police Com. for in- vestigation and report. Carried. Mayor Sharp presented the following resolution: ~' Resolution 'J'~iEREAS, the City of La Porte has heretofore passed and approved Ordinance No. 261, regulating trafi'io upon the public streets of the City of La Porte; and, ~JHEREAS, such Ordinance provides that the City Council shall, by resolution, determine and designate tha character of all official traffic signs and signals and shall designate the location where the same shall be installed; and, 11NEREAS, such Ordinance provides that the City Council shall , by resolution, determine-upon what streets "angle parking" shall be permitted; NaPI, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THATt the electrically controlled red, green and amber signals heretofore installed at the intersection of Main Street and Second Street and at the intersection of Main Street, Broadway and San Jaointo Streets, in the City.of La Porte, are here now determined and designated as the character or type of traffic signals for such intersections and said intersections are here designated the location where such lights shall be installed and operated under said Ordinance; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUldCIL THATs parking at an angle of forty-five degrees shall be permitted upon Main Street from Broadway Street to Fourth Street, in the City of La Porte, and the Police Committee is hereby authorized and instructed to properly mark ~ and sign Main Street between said streets for such angle parkingg. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. On motion by Ald. l'oyle, second by Ald. Ruff and unanimously carried by those present the motion was adopted as read. fee page threb