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167 LA PORTS CITY COMND:SSION - NOVEMBgt 6, 193 10:00 A. M. Regular meeting of t he City Commission was called to areler by Mayor M. D, Burgin with the follo~.ng members and city officials present: Commissioner Robert A, WY~ite, City Attorney Edward J. Cade Supt. of Public Works W. A. Arthur and Gity C 1 erk J, E. Pduldoon, Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mrs. C.C. Whitmire and Mrs. W. B. Byrd appeared before the Commission in conn- ection with c~r3inage on Lobit Street, claiming water runs' all over their property instead of fo].I:owing the natural drainage. The Commission advised them they would have the City F~ig3.neer go dov~m on the grounds and make a survey. to see if it was feasible to run a ditch from Park Avenue along Lobit Street, and empty into creek running through the Spaarrn property, that is if the other property cars in Blocks 23, 2?~ and 27, Bay Front Addition, were agreeable. The Commission stated they wou7,d advise them of their findings as soon as possible. l+~r. Leo Gaber appeared before the Commission and requested that the City at least pave 125 feet, or dust past his driveway on Hazel Street. He stated that if the other people on this street did not want it, he ~rould not waxrt • to insist that the City run the paving father than his request. Pdr. Maurice Bright and R~', J.D. Morroa+r appeared before the Commission ar~'1 requested they ,pave South Blackwell. Mayor Burgin ans;Mered that he had talked with Commissioner Chapman and he had assured him that if the City wauld cooper- ate,, theyw auld pave South Blackwell, Ma;~ar~ Burgin stated he had given his word to Commissioner Chapman that the City would c ooperate with the County, and that the City would complete Roscoe Avenue after the first of the year. ffiYyan Moore appeared before the Commission and rec}~ ested the Commission to pave "Err Street, from 2nd to 3rd. The Commission advised him that this street was not in the original plans, and at this time they did not have sufficient monies to do this work. They stated that maybe at some later date, it would be possible for thcet to do this. Judge John R. Eckhardt C®rporation Court Judge, and Chief of Police ~Yalter M. Roberson, appeared before the Commission, and a disnnssioa was held on their offices and the amount of fines assessed arbd collected. Motion by ~~Thitet second by Burgin, that Ordinance No. LaS~., being AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR TIiF CC~tSTRUCTION AND M~:INTE~IANCE OF THE PORTION OF STATE HIGHtRAY 225 IN THE CITY f~' LA PORTS, TEXAS, FROM 1ST STRT~T TO l~TH STREET AND THE PORTIC~i OF S. ALNY. 14b ~+ROM E TO G STREETS, HEREINABOVE R.FFEftRED TO AS rrTHE STREET PROJECTn AND AUTHORIZING THE 3'IAYOR OF THE CITY TO EY~;CUTE AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO AFFIX THE C(~PORATE SEAL AND ATTEST THE SAME, A CERTAIN CON- TRACT BETC~EPN THL~ CITY AND THF~ STATE OF TEXAS Pf30VTD1NG Fit THE INSTALLATI(~1,