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329 msn-bers thereof presext, viz: FRED R. RUFF, J. N. JOHNSON, GEORGE F. NORRIS, ~ f T. F. SMITH, DQrr. Harold H. Sharp, Mayer ALDERMEN City Secretary IT APPEARS that heretofore •n •r about the 28th day •fy&iay, 19l~5, the City Ceunoil •f the City of La Perte,~Texo.s, passed an Ordi- xaxes• =ratifying oextraot with TEXAS ti'~ATER V~ELLS, INC. for drillm i.ng cad equipping the water well for said City, als• aentraot with BRO@ItN AND ROOT, INC. for oenstruotimg extensieis to the water systers, including installatien.•f said trap for said City, and nakixg provision to ~iy therefor and for services incident thoro- `t• by the issuaxoe •f times warrants in the naximwa a~aeunt of net exe;eedixg $25,000.00, bearing interest at the rate •f ~ por az-raum axd naturixg serially over a period set exceeding twexty-Ease years from their date, and providing that suoh warrants should be executed and delivered in payment for suoh imprevemonts after claims therefor shall have been approved and allowed by th© City Council sf said City upon further •rders •f the City Guneilo I~ NOVd APPEARS that TEXAS 1~IATER ~1ELL5, INC. has partially perm formed its contract for drilling and egquipping a avatar well to suoh extent that~ss~id eeatraoter is entitled t• partial payment in the amount •f X9,451.78 and that the Engineer has approved an estimate for that ~meuYt. IT FURTHER APPEARS THAT the City is indebted to C. A. Kelly, Engi- neer, in the amount •f ~5}.~8.22, for engineering serviess porferis- ed in oemnesatien with these improvements. IT FURTHER APPEARS that those olains have been audited ant approved by the City Council, and that the City of La Porte does not have nor Blain any offset it counterclaim theret• and that suoh claims aheuld be approved and allowed and laid as horeiaaftor mere fully set out. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA FORTE, TEXASe That the hereinbefero described claim •f TEXAS ~~tATER 1~~tELL5, INC. in the amount •f X9,451.78, and the slaim •f C'. R. belly, Engineer, in the amount of X548.22, sx2~e hereby_ app~eved. and_ •rdefed paid by the executiex and delivery •f the following described warrants; TEPi CITY OF LA PORTS BdATER SYSTEM ti'~ARRANTS, dated October lvo~945~ bearing iYterest s;t the rate •f l~ per anmua~, nuabered 1 to 1® inclusive, iY denomination sf X1,000 each, aggregating 1®,90®, beiig a portion •f ax authorized issue of X25,000 suoh warrants® The Mayer and the City Secretary and the City Traasua°or are her®lay authorized, •rdered and direotejd te,execute and d8liver suoh warrants to the hereixbefere named eextraoters, •r their •re3.er: The feregeixg ardor was read and it was moved by Alderman Roark and seconded by Alderman Smith ~ that it be passed and upon the question's bein6 called, it was unani.aeusly pass- el, Alderne~n Jehxson, Roark, Norris"sand Smith vetixg AYE; and ne one voting Ns. •:~... er