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<br />LA POR~T1 CITY COU"1CIL
<br />SFk-'~'E"~~1BFR 28,11)2, 8 ; 00 P.Q.F.
<br />P~4eetin~; v:as called to order by `.".ayor "red F. Ruff with the follovr-
<br />ing Aldermen and City officials preser_t: J.PI. Johnson,J.Ii. Kerber,
<br />~~.". Norris, J.J. Roark, City Atty. Kiibler,City Secretary Lambly.
<br />'.linutes of the last; meeting were read and approved.
<br />Note i.~.~otion by Johnson, second by Norris, tltat tree note of Browning= erris
<br />in the amount of X50.00 and in£erest of `0.75, due October l,ly1.~2,be
<br />paid a.rd that the bi]_1 of r'.'+5+. IieitmanCo, in the amount of ;~9,].7 be
<br />paid unless the item of bl.~;-7 can be adjusted. Carried
<br />I~:otion by Norris, second by Roark that the water deposit refund of
<br />X2.73 to A.A.. Gates be paid and that the following warrants on water
<br />refunds be ratified: -?526~,''.C. Cason,~1.73;~52fi5,I.^. Starr,~0.60;
<br />~r'=5375,i1.H. Young,~;3.12 53~?Fa,I.F. >ehr,?~3.27'~1~08,T.V. Bazoor.,~3.933
<br />C.'l~. Raper-~;-5!}38,'3.68. Carried.
<br />Bond T4otion by Roark,second by Johnson, that the I;kayor e.nd City Secretary
<br />Coupons be authorized to purchase New York Exchange in the amount of "~2,1.~0.00
<br />from the Int.~~ Sinking Refunding Bond Fund to cover Int. Coupons due
<br />October 10,19I~ and 1a..Q2 from the General Fund to cover commission
<br />on the coupons,exchan~;e to be in fa~sor of '..ianufa.cturers Trust Co. of
<br />New York,N.X. and to issue a ~°Farrant in favor of the rirst National
<br />rank of La Porte,Texas in the amount of X180.00 from the Int. & Sink-
<br />in~; Sewer Fundir_g Bond Fund to cover Interest Coupons due Oct. lU,l~l~.
<br />(%arried•
<br />Letters The City Secretary presented a letter from the Barris County Victory
<br />?Fund Committee,t~.S. Treasury Dept., on loaning of funds to the (3ov-
<br />erzznzent for the furtherance of the war. notion by Norra.s,second by
<br />Johnson, that the Secreta.r~~ be instructed to ensurer this communica-
<br />tion and place it on file. Carried.
<br />Schedule Secretary presented a schedule from the I'.S. Treasury,Victory Fund
<br />Committe:e,llth Federal Reserve L'ist.,Dalls.s,Texas, tieing a schedule
<br />on tax savings notes. Irlotion by ~oark,secand by Norris that schedule
<br />be filed. Carried.
<br />Drainage Ald. C.F. Norris presented a letter from P.T. Lipseomb,Asst. Dist.
<br />Engineer in regard to additional drainage along Higl-iwe,y 1L~6.
<br />:~loticn by Puorris,second by Johnson, that letter be planed on file.
<br />Carried.
<br />Letter of 1~~'oti.cn by F:erber,second by Roark,that the Secretary be instructed
<br />to write a letter to '~"+.J. Van LOndon,~istrict Engineer, thanking
<br />Thanks him for tl~.e reQairs made to the signs at the intersection of Iiigh-
<br />wa~rs 1J~.6 and 225 at Five Foints and expressing tk.e appreciation of
<br />tl,e City officials for the concrete circle constructed there.
<br />Carri.ed•
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