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LiINUTES OF REGULAR AIiEET IZVTG OF CITY COUNCIL, OCT..26th,19j6 8:00 P.T:1. ~~ Lieeting called to order by T~ayor Sharp, with the following Council.~nen respondir~ to roll call, C.Ibi. Agee, F.R. Boyle, Fred R. Ruff. I~iinutes of the last meeting were read and approved. A .representative from the fl~ahattan Fire Co. appeared before the ~.o~cil in the interest of selling fire hose to the City. Adjusted bill - Iia.gnolia Pet. Co Bill of the T.Sagnolia Petroleum Co. which had been held over ~o be checked was approved as adjusted to the amount of X7.27. P.Iotion by Ald, Boyle, second by Ald. Ruff that bill be paid. Carried. City Taxes on clock 220- School Dist. A letter was read adressed to the P'"ayor and C®tzncil from the La Porte Ind- ependent School Dist. in regard to City taxes on Block 220,La Porte. I'~otion by Ald. Boyle, second byi Ald. Ruff, that the City Attorney be in- structed to prepare an answer to letter received from the La Forte Inde- pendent School Dist., dated Sept. 19th, in regard to exchange of taxes , advising the School Dist. that the City Council is willing to cancel del- inquent taxes on Block 220, La Forte, in exchan;e for a like aarount of School Dist. taxes or_ property to be designated by the City. Carried '~ ^orthington-Ganmon balance :~=otion ly Ald. Ruff, second by Ald. Boyle that one half of the balance of X279.57 due the VTorthington- Garnn.on deter Co. be paid on Nov. 1st; from the Delinquent fax Fund. Carr ~_ed. Water Consumers outside City Limits T"otion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Ruff that the City Secretary be in- structed to notify all ureter consumers outside the City Limits that a new contract for water will be entered into on Jan. 1st, 1937. Carried. r.P. ~~llen Bill Liotion by Ald. Agee, second by Ald. Boyle that the bill of E.P. ~`llon for services rendered the City be paid when the bill has been O.I:.ed by the Police Com. Carried. ~ialloweon watchmen Liotion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Agee that the Police Cori. b® authorized to employ 3 men at "J~..00 for 12 hours as nightwatch~:en on Uallo~voen night, as provided in the budget. Carried. i.iinor Stewart Est. sewer coon. Liotion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Ruff that the City Secretary be instuct- ed to vrrite the T"inor Stevrart Lst. that a Sewer Conn. permit must be taken out by them on the sewer connection recently rzade bn the property occupied by Jasper Christy, and the regular i`hspeetidn fee of ~1~.00 inust~ be ' a'id, also that a Plumbing permit must be taken out and inspection foe of $1.00 paid. Carried. I.I.O.Sorenson sewer coon. 7.'he Council instructed the City Secretary to write to TuTr I~?.0. Soremson that a Sewer Conn. Permit must be taken out on his property irrmlediately or the Council vrill take action in the matter. TP_otion to this effect by Ald. Ruff, second by Ald. Agee, was carried. oTer