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i ~'IFIEREAB, the City Council. filed such proposed budget c~rith the Clerk of the City on the 10th day of July,l939, and designated that a public hearing on such budget be held at the City Ha11 at 8:00 P.P~i. _ on August l1~.,1939, and caused public notice of such hearing to be made; and, ~dHEREAS, such public hearing has been held, it is therefore ordered by the Council that the budget, as prepared and submitted by_ the Pdayor, is hereby finally approved by the City Council and i~t is r hereby ordered that a true copy. of such approved budget, together with a copy of this order, shall be filed in each of the offices of the Clerk of the City of La Po rte, the County Clerk of Harris County,Texas and the State Comptroller, at Austin, Texa3• - - Carried. Appropriation Motion by Ruff, second by Boyle,.that Ordinance No.276, being Budget ~ ORDINANCE A.ZAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR S~JPPORT OF THE GOVERNL'fENT OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNIYdG APRIL lst,1939 AND ENDING MARCH 31st,1940 AND DECLARING AN' EP2ER* GENCY, be adopted as read. ~ - C~rried• Tax Levy Motion by Boyle, second by Ruff,_that Ordinance.No• 2?7, being AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSI~'fENT AND COLLECTION OF AN AD VALOREDH TAX FOR THE YEAR 1939 OF AND AT•THE RATES OF X1.50 ON EACH X100.00 VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY Ir1 THE CITY OF LA PORTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INTEREST ON, AND A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION OF, "CITY OF LA PORTS REFUTdBING BONDS,SERIES1935" AND "CITY OF LA PORTS SEE'IER FUNDING BONDS , SERIES 1938" AND FOR PAYING CURRENT EXPENSES OF SAID CITY., be adopted as read. Carried. Bonds Alderman Ruff presented a letter .from Rauscher, Pierce & Co. offering ~1a.,000 in City of La Porte Refunding Bonds due 1960/63 99• "'Motibn~~by Boyle, second,byr Roark, that the letter be placed on file for future reference Carried Correspondence The City Secretary read a letter from the. Texas Company asking to be advised if the City of La Porte anticipated adopting by ordi- Hance or resolution, any provision for tax discounts under S.B. . No. ?~02. recently adopted by the leg~.slaturo. The Council in- struc~ed the Secretary to write the texas Company that the City was not contemplating such action at this time and in the event it was taken the Company would be notified. H.L.P. bill _ The .City Secretary was instructed by the Council to hold up the payment of the Houston Lighting & Power Co. bill for July and to make inquiry as to whether or nod the City is entitled to a discount on lig~at and power bills beginning July lst,1939• Fire Scoot The mayor reported that Chas.J. ~'filson, who attended the annual Grade Fire School at College Station, representing the La Porte Volunteer Fire Dept. of La Porte, made a grade of 9I.~ and had a perfect at- tendance record. Additional :'red Hartman appeared before_ the Council, representing a Committee Appropriation from the La Porte Volunteer Fire Department who asked if the Council might consider making some additional appropriation for the repre- ~.