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~ ll~ ~9INUT ~ " - R~ULAR ~>F~ETING LA PCRTE C1'I'Y CO1:~t92SSI0PY -AUGUST ?_l, 1953 1~:3o P. ~2. Regular meeting of the City Commis: ion was called to cyder by Mayor YET. D. Burgin tivitYi the follov~sig members and city officials present: Corm:Li.ssioners L. R. Rigby and Robert A. ~1Jhite~ Supt. of Public ~~orks yI. A. Arthur, City Attorney 1~dward J. Cade, and City Clerk J. E. T~quldoon. Minutes of the last meeting v~rere read and approved. 1~otion by ~'~hit e, second by Rigby, ratif`yisig transfer of ~~.,,5C0.00 from the Incinerator Fund to the General Fund, by Check IJo. 9317, dated August 19, 1953. Carried. P.ROtion by 'Ylv.te, second by Rig'ay, authori?inS purchase of filial; cabinet for the Police Department. Carried. A discussion v~ras held on a Clean-L'p ca*;ipaign for the city. The Comrdssion approved such a campa:i.m, and vuould aslc the"3.re Department to cooperate vmitY~ thc~r~. A discussion was held on traffic J_igkzts far Broadway and "J", and Broadway and "G". Aftex much discussion, motion by ~~lhiite, second by Rigby, to have a liUht installed in some manner at F3roach*ray an "G", azd instructed the Superintendent of Streets to get the cost of game. Carried. T~otion by "T!1ite, second by Rigby, that Ordinance No. ~t50, beir~ AN ORDINATdCE DETfftI:TINITdG TY1~ NECESSITY I'OR A~ ORDIl~ING '['KE 1~dID~1ING OF P:~VI~'~3T INCLUDING INCIDLIJTAL IT~r~ TH~ETO ON ST!°~T_'a HIGHt'~F~Y 2?_~ F~~ FIRST STREET TO SF~COrtD S1`lt ~ ~ A1VTD E~ROI~~;I TIZRD TO FOUi'~TH S'Il~EET, AND C3~ STATE H1:GI~"~rAY 7.1x.6 I+~OI,T SOUTH nE" S`~'REI,'T TO SOUTH 'tGt' STRET~'; l~PITiG AS1D APPROVING PLANS ATID SPECI~CATIOi1S FOR SUCH Ih~Il'ROVF~I,'~tT; ACCEPTIZ~G ~u'~~UTE ORDER N0. 31.t.1~. OF THr~ TEXAS HIGI-~'~AY DEPARTP,rENT, DATED Jt11~Y 29, 7-953; PROVIDING THAT A P:!.TtT, OF THE COST Ti-1~"Z.:OF SHALL BE PA.=G BY_' T E~ STATE OF TEAS AND. l~ PART OF TIC; COST THINTOF SHALL BE PAID BY ~^PiD ASSuSST~D AGAINST ABUTTIYIG PRGPuZTY AND THf?. 6~`JNERS T1-IfI~11AF; ACCL;t'TIr?G 41ND APPROVING THE ESTII~Y:~ TE OF TY~ COST OF SUCH I':~.~i'ROVI~.xi 'I<1T BY THE ST "ATE L~1GINr~tS; DECLARING THAT TIiCS f~RDTNl?I3CY~' AJ1D ,17,L i+URTH'~ PR~llC~ING5 RI'IC, ~":T?~D i 0 SUCH SI..~ ~~ OVEI~;'~1~1'TS t1? Ia' xY TJIRTt?E OF _^sT~TICLF 1105 b; AI•dD DIRECTING T~~t~, CITY CLLR TO FILE A CE,4.T~'~IN IdC/I' TCE ?'rITH Ti-~ COUNTY CLICK, be adopted as read., Carried.