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., . ----- .. , ~. • ~ , ~. --I..~- j P;gINUTES - REGULAR NI~;ET IATG LA FORTE CITY COMMISSION -APRIL 20, ~19~0 10:00 A, ~iL Regular meeting, of the City CoTtani.ssion was called to order by Ddsyor H. J. Pfeiffer, with the following mombers and city officials present: Commiss- ioners Jas. S. Crate, Jr., and Wm. P. Jones, Raleigh Erwin, Supt. of Rxblic Works, Wm. Iuls,ness, representing Wyatt C. Hedrick, City Engineer, City Attor- ney Carl C. Patrick, and J. E. Muldoon, City Clerk. Minutes of the last meeting were read ausd approved. Motiaa~ by Jones, second by Crate, that Ordinann.ee No. 397, being AN ORDINANCE. DEFINING A "TAXICAB"; .DEFINING THE. TERDB"TAXICAB BUSINESS; REGULATING THE TAXICAB BUSINESS TN THE CITY OF LA FORTE; REQUIRING ALL PERSONS, FIl3MS AND CORPORATIONS BEFORE CONDUCTING A TAXICAB; BUSINESS IN SAID CITY TO OBTAIN FROM TAE CITY COMMISSION A PERriIT THEREFOR; PRO- VIDING THE MODE AND A4ANNER OF OBTAINING SUCH PERMaS; PRESCPIBING THE CONTENTS OF SUCH PERMITS; REQUIRING EACH PERMITTEE TO PAY IN ADVANCE CERTAIN FEES,. FCfft THE USE OIL, THE STREETS; AND TFiE AMOUNT THEREOF; RE- QUIRING EACH PERMITTEE TO FILE A STATEMENT WIl'H THE CITY CLERK SHOW- -: ING THE NUMBER OF VEIiICLES PROPOSED TO BE OPERATED BY HIM UNDER SUCH YER.MIT , TOGETHER WITH THE MARE, MDT ~ NUA~iB~ , STATE LICENSE NUMBER AND MODEL OF EACH; PROHIBITING T~ HOLDER OF A PERMIT FROM OPERATING ANY TAXICAB NOT OWNED BY HIM; REQUIRING EACH PERMITTEE TO CARRY PUB- LIC LIABILTPY AGAINST INJURY TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND REQUIRING SUCH POLICIES OF INSURANCE TO BE FILED .ndITH THE CITY r,LERK; MAKING ANY VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE A MISDE~~EAtdOR AND PRESDRIBING PENAL- TIES THERRFOR, be adopted as read. Carr ieal. Motion by Jones, second by Crate, that the osier of the taxicab bus iness shall pay to the City Clerk, X25.00 fvz~ each taxicab operated in the City, as a domrza. pAyment, and X7.50 per month thereafter, and to be adjusted when gross tax is due and payablo. Carried. Motion by Crate, seoond by Jones, that Ordinance No. 398, being ART CfftDIN?1~TCE PROMULGIiTING AND PRESCRIBING RULES, REGULATIONS, PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE QUALITY AND TYPE OF DR.ATERIAIS; TEE MIXTURE OF MAT RFt IALS ; AND THE CONSTRUCTION of SIDEWALKS UPOPJ PUBLIC RIGIIr OF WAYS bVITHIN THE CITY OF LA FORTE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FUP.THER THAT SUCH CONCRETE SIDE~RrALKS SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUCTED UPON PUBLIC RIGIjT OF WARS VdITHIN THE CITY, i~VITHOUT A PE{2MIT BE LNG FIRST ISSUED THEREFOR, THE FEE FOR SUCH PERMa