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-(~ MINtTTES - REGULAR P~ETING Lf~ PORTL CITY coP~t4ISSI0N - NO !~I~nBP~ 20~ 1953 4:00 P. P:i. Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by P~ayczr PaL ~. Burgin, with the following members and city officials present: Commissioners L. R. Rigby and Robert A, Whites City Attorney Ea~warcl J.Caele~ Supt. of Public Works W. A. Arthur, and City Clerk J.E. P~~.ild.oon. Minutes, of the 1 ass meeting w ere r sad anal approved. Mr. J. R. IIzsrni n~er appeared before the Commission an~i complaineel that it appeared the City had constructed a d itch on his property in Block No. 1107, La Porte. The Commission advised him they vrou7.d. have their Engineer go out on the ground and make a survey to ascertain whethex or not this was s o. This was satisfactory with Mr. Ensminger. Pair. S, W. Woods' k2igineer~ representing A. B, Moore Engineering fix~t~ acting for the City of La Porte, d.iscusse~l the streets under construction in the City of La Porte. He explained to the Commission how faulty asphalt can cause base failures. Asphalt on the street is like a roof on a house, it is supposaei. to keep water out of the bases said Pdr, ~looals. Tn several places, water had leaked in, causing base failures. Mr. Woods saie~ he is bringing in an independent firm for an inspection tour of the streets at 1:00 P. M., Monday,. and asked. that the Mayox and the Cor.>rn- issioners accoa:par~ him on this inspection. The Co~ni.ssion decided. to hold. up the ecntractor r s payment, after asking the advise of City Attorney E, J. Cade, until the vrork can be ccznpleted, sat3.s- f actorily. The City Clerk read a letter from the Texas Hi~iway Department ~ in connection with the traffic light which trTas requested for the intersection of Higkrr~ay 146 and Avenue 'rG". In tP~.s letter the State I-i-i.ghvray i~epartment re3ected their request fcr installing a traffic light at this intersection, after a traffic count slid not show the need. for one. Riotion by Rigby second by ':~hite~ authorizing the City Clerk to issue check to the F`ise Departments, for X100.00 prize money, given each year. Carried.. Motion by R.igby~ s®cond by Whitey authorizing Commissioner White to select a desk f or Chief Roberson from the old City office in the City Hall. Carrie~t. P.4otion by Rigby, second by 17tiite~ authorizing City Attorney Fsc~wgra~ J. Cade to drarnr up an ordi.namce on septic tanks, one ~rhich will have rrteethrr in it, Carried..