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<br />and,
<br />1~iER.F~AS, based upon a population of 3072, as hbo~m by the 191;0 Federal
<br />oensus, the population of the City of La Porte an Deoamber 1, 191;8, is indicated
<br />as follows
<br />City Water Department, 5451< inhabitants;
<br />Houston Natural Gas Corporation, 6678 inhabitants;
<br />Ho~at'on Lighting do Power Comnpany; 611a1~ inhabittante;
<br />and,
<br />WHEREAS, the Engineer's report an 'Eaters ion of the Mater and Sewer sgstems
<br />For the `City of La Porte, dated August 18, °l9l~7, made by 1l~rettt C. Hedriek,
<br />Engineer, Houston, Texas, shows the population in the spring of 19V~7 to be
<br />Ia200 inhabitants, with 1015 houses; and
<br />WHEREAS, said ~gineer eatime-ted that ~sn the houses inoreased to 1258
<br />there would be a total population of ~j200 perso~at and
<br />WHEREAS', the City .permits ahoR that 269 .additional houses were oonstrwted
<br />in the City of La Porte frost April, 1917 to Deoeatber, 19l~e, 'taki~sg a present
<br />total of 1381,; houses, showing an. inorease in population to a ~reseht total of
<br />572!< inhabitants in the City of La Porte;
<br />and,
<br />SEAS, the Federal oensus itt 1920 shows the populatiaa~ of to Porte to
<br />be 889,. the Federal oensus in 1930 show8 the population of La Porte to be
<br />1280' and the Federal oensus in 191;0 shows the population of La Porte to be
<br />3~; and
<br />WHEREAS, the rate oP increase in population has been greater in the per-
<br />iod since the Federal oensus in 191;0 to date, it is evident that the population
<br />of La Porte is in excess of 6000 inhabitants; and
<br />~' ,based upon the above infoxmatiaat, statements of the La Porte
<br />Independent School District officials, of the City Superixtendent of the Water
<br />and Sewer Departments, of business men and others in Ie, Porte familiar with
<br />the growth and population of the City, and upon all other reliable, available
<br />inf ormat ism, the Board of C oam~i. es inners of the City of La Porte find and deter-
<br />mine that on December 1, 1~8 there were 5151;, and more, inhabitants is the
<br />City of La Porte; that on such date, -and prior thereto, the City of La Porte
<br />had, and now has, a population of more than 5000 persons;
<br />NAP, THEREF08E, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF CO~SSIONERS OF THE CITY
<br />OF LA PC~tTE, TEXAS t
<br />That the City of La P©rte, Texas, had, an Deoenber 1, 19V~8, and now has,
<br />a population of more than 5000 inhabitants and here now Pind, determine and
<br />declare that the City oP Ln Porte, Texas is a City of more than 5000 inhabitants,
<br />subject to all the general laws of this State prescribing mtmioipal powers,
<br />functions, rights and privileges for Cities and Towns of more than 5000 inhab-
<br />itants;
<br />And it is so ordered.
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