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REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION LA PORTE, TEXAS AUGUST 18, 1969 7:00 P. M. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor H. P. Pfeiffer, Commissioners Bobby J. Burgin, Charles D. Boyle, H. Gould Crofoot and E. A. Thomas. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: None. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: City Administrator P. V. Werner, City Clerk Virginia Cline, City Attorney Knox Askins, Chief of Police H. F. Freeman, Jr., and Supt. of Public Works Dick Cunningham. PRESIDING: Mayor Pfeiffer. 1. Minutes. of the Regular meeting of August ~+, 1969, were approved as presented. Minutes of the Special meeting of August 7, 1968, were corrected as follows: Item No. 1 - E. C. Barlow presented to the Commission the tabulation of bids for street work received August ~+, 1969, and read his letter of recommendation. Mr. Barlow also stated the Contractor has 45 calendar days to complete the work. (See Exhibit 1) Commissioner Burgin made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Crofoot that Walter A. Smith Paving Contractors, Inc., be awarded the contract in the amount of $54,1+22.10. Motion carried. ~~~a~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Mr. M. R.Froelich, Attorney for Mr. Joe Camp, presented the Commission with the final draft of the Escrow Agreement between the City and Mr. Camp. Commissioner Boyle made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, that the agreement be accepted. Motion carried. 3. Commissioner Thomas made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Crofoot that Ordinance No. 826 be passed on first and final reading. Motion carried. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE PORTION OF SOUTH NINTH (9TH) STREET LYING WITHIN THE AREA BOUNDED BY THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WEST "E" STREET, AND THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WEST "F" STREET, AND BETWEEN BLOCK ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (123) AND BLOCK ONE HUNDRED TWENTY- FOUR (124) IN THE TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ALSO VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE ALLEY LYING WITHIN BLOCK ONE HUNDRED TWENTY- FOUR (124) OF THE TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE .HEREOF. t