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516 I~IICNUTES - R':~GULA~R I~~II;ETIPIG LA. PQRTE CITY COP,IT:~SSIOPI -JULY 5, 1951 10:00 A. i<I. Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer, with the follov~ing members and city officials present: Commissioner Z'dm. P. Jo nes, City Attorney Carl C. Patriclt, Supt. of Public :`Yorks Raleigh Erwin., Fire Chief Jim Rollins, and City Clerk J. E. I:iuldoon. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The ~Zayor ordered the bids opened and read aloud, on the fence, as advertised fcr July 5, 1951. The bids ~°rere opened and read as foll~vs: Bid Add ar deduct at .Per Lineal Ft. Coastal Fence Company .~2667.0l~ ~2.0~. Anchor Fence Company X3178.00 ~ 2.26 The Cox Fence Co, of Houston X2929.29 H~ricane Fence Company w3185.79 ~a 2.27 A11ied Fence Company ,3576.10 The Mayor instructed the Supt. of Public a9orks to tabulate the bids and have ready for the next regular meeting. J. O.RolLi.n.s requested the Commission to allow X50.00 per man for four men to attend the Firements Training School at A. and I~~I. College. The Commission unanimously in- structed the City Clerk to issue checks for fog' men at ti~50.00 each, ho•~rever if only tree ,were going, to issue only for three men at X50.00 each. Carried. A discussion was held on the City finances. After much discussion, the following Resolution was passed: r OLUTION THE STATE OF TEYLruS COUNTY OF' HARRIS ~ CITY 0~' LA POR TE A RESOLUTI OP1 AUTHORISING THE CITY TO BORRCZV 410, 000.00 BY THE ISSU~I`d CE OF ~~ TAX ANTICIPiiTIOTW' NOTE ~P, THE BUDG T YEAR OI' 1951-52. "THI;REAS it has been made knoim to the City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, that a necessity exists to borrow funds in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars 010,000.00) for general administrative purposes and that such amount is consistent with the anticipated collection of property tax for such year; C~