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<br />I~INZTTES -SPECIAL IuU~TING
<br />I,Ei PCRTE CITY COYNIISS IC~t -FEBRUARY 24, 19~i
<br />14sd4 A. Y.
<br />Spcsial aeetixg of the City Co'atissioa was sal led to order by Mayor Pfeiffer
<br />with the followiYg xcaabers axd city offisials preeext s Co>aissioxers Jas. S.
<br />Crate Jr. axd Jas. $. Stewart, Supt. of Pablis ~orlos Raleigh $~arix, City ,dtt-
<br />orxey Johw S. Riibler, axd J. E. Muldoox, City Clerk.
<br />Mr. Johx Eckhardt awd J. M. Young, with the Houston ~Rtural Gas Corporatiox,
<br />appeared before the Commies ioY. Mr. Young requested the Cossaaisa iox t o grant
<br />2~is soapa~ey (Houstaac Natural Gas Corporatiox) or itss successar~s aYd aasigss,
<br />as extexsioa for a period of thirty (jt~) year:. He asserted other oitic~e had
<br />graYted such requosts ix Chia district. 2'he purpose of a loxg time extexsioa~
<br />waald a11oR his eaoapa~-, with other sash extexsioe.s, to make a loax rich
<br />would exable theca to asake sauah Yeeded gas extaxsioaas in this axd other local-
<br />ities in rdsieh they hale serTiee.
<br />AFter a dissuasion, a motion was made by Crate, aesoo~d by Stew~-rt, that Ord-
<br />r~ixaAe• No. 35b, beiz~
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TFJC-
<br />AS, GRANTING TO HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CCRPC~ATION (AS SIICCESSOR OF HOUSTON NAT-
<br />URAL GAS COMPANI), I'PS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AN EXTENSIOB FOR A PERIOD OF
<br />THIRTY (j0) YEARS FROM TFIE DATE OF PASSAGE HHREOF, OF AN ORDII~tANCE DATED M4Y
<br />1~., 1928, GRANTING THE RIGHT, PRNILEGS AND FRANCHISE TO ACQUIRE, LAY, CON-
<br />STRUCT, NAIRTAIN, REPAIR, REPLACE, RELAY AND REMOVE GAS MATHS AND ALL NECESS-
<br />ARY REGtTLATORS AND APPLIANCES UPON, BENEATH, CATER, ACROSS AND ALONG THE STREETS,
<br />AVENUES, THOROUGHFARES, BRIDGES, STREAMS, ALLEYS, PARffi, LANES, SQIIARES AND
<br />OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEaAS, FOR THE
<br />PURPOSE OF DISTRIBUTING AND SELLING NAVAL GAS ~ MANUFACTURED GAS T 0 THE IN-
<br />HABITANTS OF SAID CITY, AND TO OTHERS, AND AL30 TO ACQUII~, ERECT AND CCBiSTRUCT,
<br />MAINTAIN, REPLACE AND RF7d(NE PLANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAN~TFACTURING GAS AND
<br />FOR THE PURPOSE OF LAYING PIPE LINES IN THE PUBLIC PLACES AND GROUNDS OF SAID
<br />CITY FCR THE TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF GAS TO THE INHABITANTS
<br />OF SAID CITY A~1D TO OTHERS BEYOND THE CaY LIMITS OF LA FORTE, TEH'AS, BOTH FOR
<br />INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC PURPASES, AND PROFIDING FOR REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT
<br />OF SAID GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND FOR THE REMOVAL THEREOF.
<br />be adopted as read.
<br />Carried.
<br />Therebeieg Yo farther business to aoase before the xeetisg, it was ad3ourxed
<br />upoat motioY by Stewart, eesoxd bit Crate.
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