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t, , .' MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 23,19l~2,8 : oo P.~A. LA PORTE, TEXAS POSTPONED FROM JUNE 22ND .Meeting was palled to order by T~iayor Ruff with the following Aldermen and City Offioials present: J.N. Johnson,J.H. Berber, C.F.Norris,J.J. Roark, City Atty.Kiit~ler, City Sec~S.Lambly• Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. County Eng. Joe B. Winston, Sanitary Engineer for the Harris County Health Sanitation Unit and Dr Cherry of the Harris County staff appeared before the City Council to discuss the matter of a City Dump for the City which would be adequate and not be a sanitary menace to ad- 3aasnt property also to offer their assistanoa in any City problems in water, sewer and sanitation.: Trailer The City Secretary presented a letter from Ike Ashburn, Director of Hitch Units Civilian Defense in regard to the trailer hitched units outlining the type of trucks required, Motion by Norris second by Johnson that the Seoretary be instructed to write ~I[r Bshburn that the City does not have the type of equipment mentioned and that Counoil xould be interested only in the trailer hitoh units. Carried. '~` Paving Secretary presented a letter from Parker Bros. on the asphalt- Port Theatre ooated shell paving to be done in front of the Port Theatre. A4otion by Norris second by Johnson that a copy of the letter be sent to Mr R. Honeyoutt and that his ~heak in the amount of ~3 0.00 be returned to him. Carried. Ord.Water The Mayor presented an Ordina.nee on the payment of ti'~ater bills, Bills Motion by Roark, second by Johnson, that Ordinance No• 298,being AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A CASH DEPOSIT TO SECURE PAYMENT OF WATER BILLS; PRESCRIBING THE TIME FOR PAYMENT THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR DISCONTINiTANCE OF i~1ATER SERVICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY BILLS PROMPTLY AND REQUIRING A RECONNECTION FEE; REPEALING PARTS OF ORDINANCE NO• 259 IN CONFLICT THEREWITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY be passed as read. Carried. Letters The Seoretary was instructed to write letters to all moving aontraat- ors Anclosing a copy of Ordinance No.??6. Bonds The Seoretary reported that four 8efense Bonds Series F in the amount Series F of X1,000.40 each had been received from the First National Bank and had been filed in the City Offio®. Affidavit Secretary reported that proper affidavit of the printing of Ordin- ance No. 296 had been received and placed on file.