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Motion oy Smith, second by koark, that the City ask f'or ffiida for drainage ox streets mentionea koove. parried. Motiox by Johnson, second oy Roark, that the oity tittorxey oe in- structed to draw up ax urdinaxce specifying sizes of culverts for driareways srxd walkways ix ditches from A to J knd on B St. from 8th nve to 10th ave., whereby contractors will place culvert• ix ditohes providing that they are furxished oy property owners during progress of work. Carried. Nlotiox ay jvorris, 4ecoxd by smith, that the City Secretary be ~.uthorized to issue a warrant for X100.00 for Mayor's ~c uouxeil - men`s acsn. dues. ~%arried. Motiox by Johasox, seeoxd by smith, that the pity puroha.se 50 water meters ~ ~F12.90 ea. .from ~MOrthixgton Gamon =~~?eter Co. parried. $ldermr~n Norris reported that the 11th nve. & H St. drainage job had been completed. Motion by Johnsan, second oy Smith, that the f'ollowixg resolution tie adopted:. RESOLUTION WIiERE~t~S, the` City of La Porte, Texas wishes to acquire, for immediate use, as an air port, the following property: the Ellixgtoa Auxiliary landixg field No. 2(Prestox i'ieisi) approximately three miles west o£ La forte, Texas ox the -~pexaer Highway, together with the tower wad oxe small frame building located thereox; axd WH~;REAS, ths-City will aoide oy all the terms, coaditioxs axd restrictions a~ co~ataixed ix War I[ssets admixistratiox Surplus air Port Property kegulatioa 8516 (June e6, 1946); and VI~REAS, the xeed for such air port is as follows; presext ixdustriwl operation axd the plaxxied immediate future ixdustrial expaxsion require an air port ix this viei.xity for the fast traxs- portatiox of personnel axd material; ax air flight traixixg school is xeeded immediately to provide traixixg fsr a large xumber of perscxs in this area ixterested in avatiox: NOW, 9~Hr;kr~FuRr;, !sH IT RESOLVED tsY TAE CITY CuUNCIL ~F TIC -- CITY uF Lx PuRTh, Tr;XsS that the City make applicativx to the War ~-asets sdmixistra.tiox to acquire the hereixabove mextioxed air port axa imprevemexts, subject to all the terms, a®xditivxe axd restric- tivxs planed apes siad property by war i-ssets Admixistratioa surplus Air Port Property itegulativxs 8316 ~ June 26, 191.6) axd that the Matiyor, Fred tt. xuff, axd the uity Secretary, Mrs. Harold H. ,harp, "be, axd they sire hereby, instructed, authorized axd empowered t® arrange for the acquisitiex of said air port, to execute all agreemexts, oomit- meats axid ixstrumexts xeeessary for such z.cquisitiox sad to do all ether thixgs xeeessary to effect the acquisitiox of said air port; Ths Uity aecr~tary is hereby authorized axd instructed to