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R2INtTTES LA PORTS CITY C OTJPdC IL OCTOBER 2~.,1g38, a : 00 P.?l;. ?eating was callod to order by iviayor Sharp with the following. Aldermen present: C.T.;i. Agee, P.L. Benson, ~'.R. Boyle, Fred R. Ruff. r,rinutes of the last meetint were read and. approved. The City Secretary reported that the bill of Uunlay 1!rmana a.nd the con- ~;ract with F.T. Baldwin had been paid. Pfeiffer ~~.fter a report by the ~Jclice Crn?~nittee on the bill of Pfeil'Per Electric Elec. bill Co. in the amount of ~y13.8b, Ald. Agee offered a motion which was seconded by Puff, that the bill of Pfeiffer Electric Co. in the amounf, of X13.86 be paid. Carried. Installments*rotion by Benson, sa^,^~~d by Agee, that Petty Cash be TMonewecl in•t~e amount of 'x11.12, that the 21ov. lst installment of ?~T.A. Johnson ec.~ntract for `10.00 and 1/`3 of the '~~orthint;ton Gamon 1~Seter Co. bill of ~~200.C10 ?~e paid from the General Fiord and that Burroughs .~-dding ~'~ach. T~?ov.? st install ~enL of "22.~j6 be paid from the Delinquent Tax P'tind. Carried. }Lotion by Boyle, second by Benson, tfrat the following payment of "~arrants be ratified: No. 2261 T .0. Kni~,}lton 11.20 D?o. 22b2. H.C. i~ni;~,ht~n 17.60 D?o. ?263 Jasp3r Christy 11.20 No. 22bb ''~ .J3. Vickers 36.00 Carried Sidewalk Ald. Boyle presented a latter from Geo. Counts, Secretary oP the La Porte at school Io.dependent School District referring to a request rna.de by the School Board some months ago, that the City cooperate in building a sidevralit on Broadway between C ~; D streets, to servo the school ch~.ldren. Boyle then offered a motion which was seconded by Agee that the City Secretary be instructed to vrrite a letter -to the Secretary of the School Board to the effect that this latter was referred to the proper Cor.-mittee for handling and. that as soon as the City was able to handle this project the worn would be done. parried. Payment °Totion bur Benson, second by Ruff, that the T,~ayor and City secretary be in- Brawning etructed to make a payment of X100.00 on the Cityts note to :Browning= erris Ferris r+Iachinery Co. as soon as the City rands will warrant dour; so, interest to date of payment to be included. "'F,.~•ried. :",'lotion by Boyle, second by Agee, that the expense of dinner for State Fire Chief 'Williams on the occasion of his annual visit last week, be paid from the Petty Cash Fund. The amount was ~';1.50. Carried. Bids Ald. Boyle callod for the opening o£ bids on tires and tubes for the •++ater Tires Q- .~"+agon in the Fire Aept. Bids were as follows: 2- 20x600 Tu Tone Tubes & ~, Tubes 2 - 20x600 Truck "~ Bus ~r"~H T~uty -tires~~~t.6.10 less old fire ~*. tube X5.00, ~' total ~~ .1.10 by 2~Ragnolia Serv. Sta., p.~ C .0. ['i ~1liams -total n1~.50 with trade in of old tire ~: tube, By Goodyear Tire 8~ Rubber Co• 2-20xG00 tubes, 2- 20x600 A~~u~ tires ^ `"20.)x.7 each, Total ~$1rD,9l;.'witr no trade in. By Chas .C. Puc Donald, 2 - 600x20 A'~VT Tires °' "18.52 ea.,2 - 600x20 'heavy ''7zt;,r tubes :' w3.25 ea. 2- b00x 20 A'~VT Tires & 2 - 600x20 ~ eavy Duty tubes over