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IVffNUTES - REGULAR I~+ EP Ilex L.A PCRTE CI`T'Y COM~ffSSION -OCTOBER 16,1952 r: 1:00 A. M. Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by B~ayor M. D. Burgin, with the following members and city officials present: Commissioners L. R. Rigby and Robert A. White, Supt . of Public Works fir. A. Arthur, City Attar~ney Edward J. Cade, and City Clerk J. E. Muldoon. av.nutes of the last meetings were read and approved. Mr, D, S, Baugh and Mr. James Langston, representing the local Board of Education, appeared before the City Commission and requested the City to close rrFn Street, be- tween Broadway and Texas Avenue. The Commission tentatively agreed to grant their request, and requested the City Attorney to drag up the necessary papers as soon as the necessary inf c~rmation was furnished to him. ~5r. Baugh asked about the City furnishing the school, water to the new proposed school site in Block 2~.5, La Porte, and the cost cf constructing a line and placing a art meter, The City agreed to construct a 3't water line from their 8" fire line and crossing Broadway at trFrr to the south~rest corner of Block 2l~5, La Porte, and to furnish a art water meter, The City agreed towrite the School Board a letter as to the cost of this work as soon as the Public y~orks Superintendent could furnish them with the price. ltd'. C. ~d, Peeples, representative of the United. Bankers Life Insurance Company, Dallas, Texas, appeared before the Commission for the purpose of interesting them, and selling a group Hospitalization Policy on the City employees. The Commission inf ot~med Mr. Peeples they would make a survey ancl. see how many employees would be interested. They suggested he contact them at a later date fare their answer. Mr. Ernest L. Broom, Jr., Bond Broker, appeareed before the Commission and talked at length upon the tort emplaced street and building borui. issue. ~~1r. Brown sub- nitted acontract to the City for his services, and in which he set out the services he was to perform as we]1 as his fee, such fee being 1~ of the bonds or warrants issued, such fee to b e paid out of the proceeds from the sale of such securities,-and to be paid as securities are actually issued, delivered and paid .for. Upon motion- by White, second by Rigby, to employ l~dr. Ernest L. Brown, Jr., in accordance with the ter~-s as read from the contract. Carried. The Commission unanimously gave their permission to have street lamp pole moved from Arizona Street adjacent to school work shop, to across street.