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74. 4. Commissioner Stabs made a motion, seconded by ACCEPTANCE OF GROSS -'~, Commissioner Osbrun, that the Gross Receipts Tax of two thousand RECEIPTS TAX FROM five hundred fifty-nine dollars and twenty-four cents (~ 2,559.24) S. W. BELL TELEPHONI received from Southwestern Belt Telephone Company be accepted. Motion carried. 5. Correspondence from the Morrow Estate regarding REPORT ON N,nRROW EST. the opening of 99th Street was given by City Attorney Pitman RE: OPENING OF for his study and report. 19th STREET 6. Request from the La Porte Hardware Company for FREEMAN APPOINTED TO one (1) hour limit on parking on '2nd Street from Main to the MAKE PARKING SURVEY alley, on the North Side, was considered. The commission decided to refer the matter to the Chamber of Commerce for study and recommendations, and that the La Porte Hardware Company be informed of this action by Ietter. /t was also decided that Chief of Poltce Freeman make a study of the parking situation and report back at the next meeting. 7. Commissioner Brown and City Engineer Smith TRIAL USE OF O1L ~--., suggested scarifying streets and using an oil asphalt mix ASPHALT MIX ON STREET. • on streets. The Commissio~..dec,ii-/ed'to try the method on a APPROVED. few streets in order to determine its value. 8. Commissioner Dunham made a motion, seconded by ATTORNEY AUTHORIZED Commissioner Stabs, that City Attorney Pitman be authorized to TO .PREPARE ORDINANCE prepare an ordinance controlling the operation of fruit and RE: FRUIT & VEG. vegetable stands within the City of La Porte. Motion carried. STANDS ~ ~ ~ 9. A motion was made by Commissioner Stabs, seconded APPROVAL TO MAKE by Commissioner Dunham, that the decision to assist the Ei Jardinl~NTHLY CONTRIBUTION Voluntary Fire Department by contribution of fifty dollars, TO EL JARDIN F. D. (~ 50.00) per month to operational expenses, and to pay their utility and gasoline expenses be confirmed. Motion carried. 10. Request from Wilson Appliance Service to be REFUSAL TO EXCUSE eliminated from the Garbage charge of ~ 3.00 per month due to WILSON APPL. SERV. not having sufficient garbage was considered. FROM PAYING GARBAGE CHARGE _ It was the decision of the Commission that since 1 the Ordinance placed a Garbage Charge on all businesses and firms, ~~ ~ and since the garbage pick-up service was made available to all firms, that no exception could be made to the Ordinance. The Wilson Appliance Service is to be notified of this action by letter.