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<br />that said Texas b~at~:r ~+ells, Inc., has fully perfor~:ed its contract
<br />and is entitled to the additional payment of ~6,0~8.86.
<br />It further apx,ears that Frown ~ Root ha.s fully performed i.ts
<br />contract a.nd is entitled to payment therefor in the amount of
<br />X5,852.42.
<br />It further appears that Houston Lighting d: Power Company-has
<br />constructed for said City in this conr-ection, an electric control
<br />line between the new'd~ater yell No. 3, and the automatic control
<br />swith, and is entitled to payment therefor in the amount of X182.62.
<br />In order to make payment with warra.Y~ts in even "1,000.00 denomination,
<br />the City is grouping v~c48.72 of this claim with the two above mentioned,
<br />so as to make the total to be paid in time warrants, even X12,000.00;
<br />leaving ~133.~0 of this claim, to be paid otherwise.
<br />It further appears that these claims have been m-udited and approved
<br />b y the City `'ouncil, a.nd that the City of La Porte does not have nor
<br />clai,:: any off-set or counterclaim thereto and that such claims should
<br />be approved a.nd t~llowed and paid as hereinafter more fully set out.
<br />It is therefore ordered by the City Council mf the City of La ]?o rte,
<br />Texas :
<br />That the hereir:beforc described claims are hereby approved and
<br />ordered. paid by the execution and delivery of the followir_r~ described
<br />warrants :
<br />Twelve City of La 1'o rte u~ater System j'Tarrants, dated October 10,
<br />1Q45, be;~ring interest at the rate of ~ per annum, numbered 11 to 22
<br />inclusive, in denomination of X1,000.00 each, a~~•regating X12,000.00,
<br />being a portion of an authorized issue of X25,000.00 such warrants.
<br />`1'he ti~ayor a.nd the City Secretary and the City Treasurer are hereby
<br />authorized., ordered and directed to execute and deliver such vrarra:its
<br />to the hereinbefore named contr~cctors, or the$r order.
<br />fiYYe foregoing order v,*as read, and it was moved by Alderman Smith
<br />and 'seconded by Alderman Norris that it be passed, and upon the
<br />question's being called it was unanimously passed, Alderman Johnson,
<br />Dunham, Norris, and "mith voting aye; and no one voting No.
<br />The 2~~ayor presented the Corporation Court ``eport from April ;27, 1946
<br />to July 14, 1946.
<br />Potion by Johnson, second by Smith, that the ~'orporation Court ~~eport
<br />as presented by the ~"layor be accepted and lE':ayor's fees paid.
<br />Ca rried.
<br />Potion by Johnson, second by Norris, that the following resolutior_ be
<br />adopted:
<br />~uhcreas, heretoPbre, the Tvayor of the City of La Porte pre-
<br />pared and submitted to the amity Council, at its regular meeting held
<br />on the 10th day of June, A. D. 1946, his proposed budget for the fiscal
<br />year April 1, 191.6 to Z~~sY•eh 31, 1947; and
<br />~~Jhereas, the City Council filed such proposed budget with
<br />the Secretary of the City of La Porte on the 10th day of June, A. D,
<br />1946, and designated that a public hearing on such budget be held at
<br />the City Hall at 8:00 P. i=~. on the 24th day of June,~l.D. 1946, and
<br />caused public itetice of such hearing to be made; and
<br />~+hercas, such public hearing has been held; it is there-
<br />fore ordered by the Council that the budget, as prepared and sub-
<br />mitted by the r~'Iayor, is hereby finally approved by the pity Council
<br />and it is hereby ordered that a true copy of such approved budget, to-
<br />gether with a copy of this order, shall be filed in each of the offices
<br />of the Secretary of the City of La Porte, the County Clerk of Harrits
<br />County, Texas and the State Comptroller, at Austin, Texas.
<br />Carried.
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