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• • La Porte, Texas. June 2nd, 1975• To The Honerable MAYOR and THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL; Gentlemen I sincerely ask that this Body of Men assembled here to represent our city Of La Porte, please consider the Sanitation Ordinance, which is Ordinance no. 716 and passed on May 17th, 1965. This Ordinance in my opion cannot be lived up too without hurting the future growth of our City, as it is now written. I cannot blieve that anyone desireing to build homes for sale or future Bossiness can or will bu~ vacant lots within the City limits under the terms that this Ordinance n w contains, if the Purchaser was aware of the wording of this Ordinance. I do beleive that upon any fertile land that grass and weeds will grow and cannot be keep to a height of _Q inches, nor do I beleive that grass or weeds should be kep~C too any such absorbed lenght. I also beleive that if this Ordinance is kept on the records as it is now that every lot within the City limits should have to be kept up to the Ordinance. I know that every man on this Council will admit that in the ten years this Ordinance has been on our records in the City Hall that not one year has it been enforced, sothere fore this Ordinance is of no use if not enforced & should be enforced mn the full or taken out completely. I ~nnot beleive that there is anyrone on this Council that wants to hurt the City were we live, nor do I beleive there is any parson here that will say this Ordinance as now written has been kept. Flom reading the Ordinance very carefully I have become convinced that this Body of Men will throw out this Ordinance completely. I have gone over only a few streets of La Porte last week and have made a few pictures,.there are over 1600 lots that have weeds and grass over 3 feet high now and I did not cover but a very small part of our City, I also found that there are marry sections of the Alleys and the sides of many streets that need cutting if this Ordinance is to be enforced, why does the City hold itself free of the obligation of keeping the alleys & streets to the same standards t that they require of the Citizens? ,~ Thanking you for your time and patience in allowing"~'~his time, Yours truly; Bi 1 Jone . •