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• ~ 199 YTNUTE-S - REGULAR MEETINf} 7,A PORTE CITY' C 4Y6CISSIQN -MARCH l9TH, 7,95' ~t:3G P. M. Regular meeting of the `'ity Come3.ssion uas aa]1ed tEr order by Maynr Y.D. Bucgin~with the follcnrizig members and dty officials present: Cammissioaers L. R, igby and xobert A. White' City Attorney Eduard J. Cads Supt, of Public Wor~CS W. A. Arthur and 41.ty Clerk J. E, Muldoon, M~.ncttes mf the last meet3.ng were read and approved. Idr. R.R. R.unnelas ar~d Mr. H. E. Casey representing the Mazy].and Cast:alty Company appeared before the Coam3.ssion aid discussed 13.ability and cempe~- sation insurance for the City. They figt:red it would take a figuCe of app~mci~nate7.y ~3t~Q.CO to finance such a Pz'®gram. These f3gmres weac® re- quested for stud~- in compili~gg the 195-55 budget. . The Commission. ous],y approved Stop Signs ~n lv~es A~ B and C on eirtering 8th Streets going West, also Stop 53gns ort aB"' Street at the inter- s®ction 0f IItah. Tbs Magor requested the Comwrl.ssioa t+a pass an Clrati:aahco regulating house to • hc:ase pedd7.ing, or soliciting 3n La Porte. Tl~ Coooat.ssion requested the City Attc~raey to look into this setter at~d report at the next regular meeting. A discussion xae held en the new paved streets of La Ports. Motion by White, second by Kigby, that the Commission go on record to oppose anything that is detrimental to the La Porte area, especially the s~,rage plat fEar Harris County tht has bey rumored to be constructed on Atkinson Ig7,a:u~ across from Yargax~'s Point. Carried. A d3scussic~ xas held on amending the Charter tc~ give the C3.ty four Comta•. issionera~ instead of ~. It was decided by the Ce~mrt.ssion to make inqu3.ries among the citi~eass to see hc~nrr much 3aterest there eras is such a change. It was the consensus of opinion by the Ccnogi.ssi~c that it m~.ght take a petition to deeido whether a change was wanteat. farther action on this matter was tabled for .the time being. A dl3s~+tsaion was held on the water s~ce while the water tower and tank was being painted,