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<br />T4INtT`i:F~S
<br />LA PORTL CITY CO`~ZdC~L
<br />SEpTET~iB~ 27, 19I~3, 10:00 A.I:'i.
<br />Nesting was called to order by Mayor Ruff with the following
<br />Aldermen and Cit~T officials present: Ald: P;I. D. Burgin, J. ~. Roark,
<br />~I. H. Kerber, T. F. Smith, J. N. Johnson, Cit;* Atty. Kiibler, City
<br />Secretary Christensen.
<br />I~Zinutes of the last regular meeting of September 13, 1g1~3 anal Special
<br />meeting of September 1!~, lg~r3 were read and approved.
<br />Motion by Roark, second by Kerber, that the '.'.~ayor and Cityflecretary
<br />Bond
<br />Coupes be authorised to purchase New York exchange in the amount of X2,330.00
<br />f'vadn the Interest and Sinking Refunding Bond Fund to cover Interest
<br />Coupons due October 10, 1943 and x5.95 Emma the General Fund to cover
<br />corimission on the coupons, exchange to be in favor of 1,'lanufacturers
<br />Trust Co. of New York, ar_d to issue a vrarrant in favor of tho First
<br />National Bank of La Porte, Texas, i.n the amotmt of X170.00 from the
<br />Interest and Sinking Server Funding Bond Fund to cover Interest Coupons
<br />due October 10, 1943•
<br />Carried.
<br />Affidavit Tdotion b5- Burgin, second by Kerber, that tho affidavi$ on the print-
<br />T3udlet ing of the Budet hearing for 10:00 A.T:4., September 27, 1943 be
<br />placed on file.
<br />` Carrie:'.
<br />'Resolution D1Iotion by Roark, second b;;- Burgin, that the following resolution. be
<br />adopted
<br />?~~IIEREAS, heretofore, the T~::ayor of the City of La Porte prepared
<br />and submitted to the City Council, at its Special Meeting held on the
<br />l)~.th day of September, A.D. lgt~3, his proposed budget for the fiscal year,
<br />April 1, 1g1T3 to March 31, lgl~~j and,
<br />1~kiEREAS, the City Council filed Sltc'1 proposed budget with t:~e
<br />Secretary of the Ci.t;,r on the ]1~.th day of September, A.D. 1g1.3, and des-
<br />ignated that a public hee.ring on such. budget be held at the City hall at
<br />- 10':00 A.M. on September ~7, A.D. 1gI~3, and caused public notice of such
<br />hearing to be made; and,
<br />tiJIiEREAS, such public hearing has been held, ~t is therefore ordered
<br />b;I the Council that the budget, as prepared and subT.nitted by the T'~1ayor,
<br />is hereby finally approved by the City Council and it is hereby ordered
<br />that a true copy of such approved bud~e-t, together vrith a copy of this
<br />order, shall be filet' in each of the offices of the Secretax^T of the City
<br />of LaPorte, the County Clerk of Barris County, Texas and the State
<br />Com_ptroll.er, at Austin, Texas.
<br />Carriea•
<br />Ordinanea ~ Motion by Roark, second by Burgin, that ORDINANCE N0. 307, being AN
<br />No. 307 ORDINANCE T~RAKING A:'PROPRIF!TIOPTS FOR SUI~PORT OF TITS GOVERITT~SEENT OF THE
<br />C ITY OF LA T?iIEtTE, TE~S:Au, FU: ~ THE FTSCAL YEAR BEGI~TT~TIP?G APRIL is t,1g43
<br />AI?D ENDI~JG IyiARCIi 31st, lgt~., AND DECLARIiJG AN EMk;RGE1~CY, be adop~bed
<br />;., as read.
<br />Carried.
<br />Salaries T,otion by Burgin, secon~, trf Roark, that the salaries of R. Erwir_,
<br />''~~ Distribution C. Geff~t;~^, ;~.~^d Bryant Davis, be distributed as follows : R. Eravin,
<br />~ to I'latpr, ~ to Sewer, and ~ to Street .and Alley Department, C. Geffken,
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