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• i MnmTES - REGULAR MEETIlaG LA PORTE CITY COM9[ISSION - DECEMBII3 3, 195. 10:00 A. M. 26l Regular meeting of the City Commission Was called to ordeac~ by Mayan M. D. Buurgin~ with the folhring members and city officials present: Commissioners L. R. Rigby and H. P. Pfeiffer, Public Worl® Supt. W. A. Arthur, Special Counsel Jno. S. Kiibler, and City Clerk J. E. Muldoon. ~fiA,utes of the last meeting Were read and approved. Mr. James Lileat appeared before the Commission, representing, Mr. F.A. Gour:er, L. B. Mergenthaleac and lam. N. D. Fountain, to see in ghat manner they Would go about in securing a sewer main to be constzucted in the Alley of Block 73, Bay Front Addition. The Commission advised II+~. Liles that i~' the four resident owners would de- posit With the City approximately ~1t20.00, the City wnul.d give th em a contract which would enable them to recover some of the money they paid for constructing the aew~er main through Block 73, Bay Front Addition. Mr. Liles stated that he Would t alk to the other reside:t owners, and then let the City Commission kna+r of their decision. Mr. Alwyn S. Koehler and Mr. J., Brcwrn, representing Wyatt C. Hedrick, Architesct- Engineer, appeared before ~ e Commission and gave the City a tentative fYgure of X60,000.00 for constaucting saner mains in Sylvan Beach Addition, also mains South and Northwest La Porte. Same changes were made, and upon final. estimate Mr. Eb~st L. Brea, Jr., the City+s bond advisor would be called ixi far further discussion on the natter. A discussion was held on the City+s Registrar, and no further action was taken on this matter. Mr.'W. A. Arthur, Public V~arks Supt., requested permission from the Commission to burn out the grass ar~d weeds in the city ditches. The Commission unanimously grated Mr. Arthur his request, except those ditches in the .~.re zone. Carried. The City Commission voted unanimously in favor of placing all city empl®y+ees under Social Security', axed instructed Special Counsel Jfio. S. Kiibler to secure necessary information in setting up the plan. Carried. Mr. moo. S. Kiibler, Special Counsel for the City, made a report of his ea~aa- ination of the agreements made by the City and the State Highway Department, on street signs.