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• • MINUTES LA POR4'E CITY COUNCIL POSTPONED FROM AUGUST 27 t• AUGUST 29, 1945, 8:00 P, M. Meetixg was called t• •rder by Moyer Ruff with the fellewixg Aldermex axd City Officials presexts Ald. J. N. Johxsox, Geo. F. Norris, J. J. Roark, T. F~ Smith, City lltty. giibler, Asst. Secretary Erwix. Mixutes •f the last meeting were read axd approved. Sewer Line Mr. George Ceuxts ~xd Mr. Vd. R, Gore appeared before the Extexsiex at Council t• discuss extexsiox •f the sewer lixe to the colored Colored Shhool 6cheel ix Block 90, La Porte. The i[ayor axd City Council agreed to meet with the School Beard at their xext meetixg for further discussiox. Letter-Texas Motiox by Jehnsex, secoxd by Roark, that letter from Texas ~iighway Dept. Highway Departmext, dated August 22, 1945 be placed •r file. Carried. Welcome Sigx Mayor Ruff reported that he had cextacted Mr. Crenshaw •x the movixg •f the welcome sigx axd that Mr. Crenshaw will eoxtact the Houston Office •f the Heustex Lightixg axd Power Ce. axd % report their decisiox t• Mayor Ruff ix time for the xext Council meetixg. Sewer Ext. Mr. Frank Boyles axd Mr. Arxeld Pfeiffer •f Pfeiffer Electric ~,'`' Block 292 Co. appeared before the Guxcil t• discuss extexsiox of sewer lire through Block 292, La Porte. fie. defixite a6seemext was reached axd the discussion will be takex up at a future meet- ixg. "N• Parkingn Metiex by Smith, secoxd by Norris, that the City place "Ne Sigxs Parkixg" sigxs at Drive V'day t• Bus Statiex at cerxer •f South 2xid amd South A Streets. Carried. 321 Culvert Motiox by Smith, setsexd by Johxsox, that culvert at Ixtersectiox •f 1st Ave. & South B Street be replaced with loxger oxe. Carried. Special The Mayor called a Special Meetixg for Friday right, August 31, meetixg 19.5 at 7:00 P. M, for the discussiox •f Post War plaxs. Shay Dogs The Mayor reported that he had eoxtaetsed the Thayer •f Goose Creek ex the matter of picking up stray dogs in La Per+.e axd that the Mayor of Geese Creek will discuss this matter at their xext Ceuxcil meetixg axd report t• Mayor Ruff. Rat Extermixa- ~• Johxsox reported that a represext~tive •f the State Realth tier Departmext f rem A & M College had. discussed with him the matter ;; •f rat extermixatien ire the City of La Porte. The Mayor furred this matter over to the Street & Alley Committee t• cextact local merchaxts axd report at xe~tt meetixg. Metiom by Norris, secoxd by Reurk, that this represextative be cextacted axd haa:e him come dowx axd check ex this matter. Carried.