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,. F <br />• • ,.: <br />Company we have participated iri negotiations vuth you recently, along ti~rith the <br />attorneys for Humble Oil & Refining Gompany and other interested property owners, <br />in regard to some settlement of the perxiing suit vrhich would also dispose of the <br />litigation and tt~ annexation ordinance as it affects our property. <br />This letter is written to confirm statement made to you by ~;Ir. Shepherd, <br />of our firm, acting under authorization from our client, B. I. du Pont de Nemours <br />& Company, that in the event of -the adoption by the City Commission of La Porte <br />of an ordinance disannexing the territory north of the main Houston-La Porte high- <br />way, including the property of our client, and the dis annexation of such territory <br />ti~rest of the railroad vrhich i s satisfactory to Humble Oil ~c Refining Company ar_d <br />the dismissal of t he suit brought on behalf of Humble Oil & Refining Company and <br />other property oomers, our cli~:nt, E. I. du Pont de Nemours ~ Company v~ u ld <br />thereupon pay to the City of La Porte an amount equivalent to the taxes assessed <br />upon the Company~s property for the year 1951, not including any interest or <br />penalties. <br />`le would like to express again our appreciation for the consideration v~ich <br />you have shavrn. to Ivir, Shepherd in his appearances before you. <br />~. ai <br />Very truly yours, <br />~._~. Signed Jas. L. Shepherd, Jr. • <br />cc-via air mail: <br />E. I. du Pont de 1'demours R~ Company <br />ti"Tilm;ngton 98, Delaware <br />Attention: ~.'~'. '.`T, G. Hitt <br />cc-E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company <br />P, o. BOX 31.x.7 <br />La Porte -Attention: Cdr, I~, C, Sperry <br />cc-Mr. Ernest A. Knipp <br />Citizens State Bank Building <br />Houston 2 <br />r.::~ <br />t <br />