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• • ~~ M[NUTES - RE~'rUI,AR MEETI NCr LA PORTE CITY CCCSSI(3~1 - AI~tST 16, 1951 10:00 A. M. Regular meeting of the City Co~nnission was called to order by Mayor H, J. Pfeiffer, with the following members and c ity officials present: Commissioners Wm. P. Jones and M D. Burgin, Supt, of Public Works Raleigh ~~dn, City Attcsney Carl C, Patrick and City' Clerk J. E. Muldoon. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Vance T~a~er appeared beforethe Commission and. stated that the Texas State Board of Plmntdng Egamin~s would give rations to City Inspectors on August 30 and. 31, in Austin, Teas. He stated hs would tam the egami.nation but vaould like t o be reimbursed for part of his e~cpenses. The City Commi,ssian unanimously agreed to reimburse ham for his transportation and hotel expenses, transportation being egni.- valent to train fare from La Porte to Austin. Carried. ~'. Mi].t®n Beck and B~. Rex Baker appeared before the Cam~i.ssion and complained of an inspection made by Vance Target on the Rector home in Becks addition to Oak- hurst., After much. disarssion, it was decided to drop the aatter. '~ H. P. Pfeiffer representing the Fire Department, appeared. before th,e Commiss~.on and, requested a new I~1re, Tt-etck to replace the 1931 Ford Model A Tank Truck, as it was wore ont and was an else to maintain. After much disc;assion, the Coa~i.ssion instructed the City Clerk to procure bids from the local auto dealers., The Ca®3.ssion unanimously instructed 8aleigh I~rin, Public War-ks Superintendent, to lay a ti" water main do~rg bth Street to "Dtt Street, and have fire ~rdrants placed at "Dp axrl "B~ Srtreets, lateral lines to be paid far by property owners, also to, past far digging trenches at 13 cants peer focYt, Carried. Motion by Burgin, secoixi by Jones, instructing the City Clerk to increase Walter Roberson, Police Chiefts check X25.00 for car allowance, in secardance with budget. Carried. The Commission instructed the City Clerk to readvertise for bids for t he construction of additions to the Searage Treatment Plant, bids to be ®pened at 10:00 A, M. ~ Sept- ember 7, 1951.