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x ~~ r MINUTES - REGULAR FETING LA PORTE CITY COI.~.LTSSICIJ - Dr~CEMBER 2ND, 1955 10:00 A. M. Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor M. D. Rurgin~ with the following members and city officials present: Commiss- ioners L. R.Rigby and H. P. Pfeiffer, Special Counsel Jno.S. Kiibler, and City Clerk Frank G. Falser. . Also present were Mr.V~. A. Arthur, Supt, cf Public Morks, Mr. Janes S. Crate, Jr., and Mrs, Alice Stabs, Reporter. r~2inutes of the last meetir~ were read and approved. Mr. Baker and Mr. James E. Richards, of the Burton Utility Company, appeared before the Omission and submitted a bid of X1.50 per fmt to lay a sewer line, estimated cost to be X1150.00. Mr. Geo.Cockburn was presents and submitted a bid of X80.00 per day estimate to dig a trench for sewer line, and to dig 50~ per day. Action on street lights was postponed for further discussion. Motion by Pfeiffer, secorrl by Rigby that City apply for two meters on airport c~ arance lights, Mr. F1 ~adsvTOrth to give City letter stating that all bills pertaining theretc will be paid by Airport. Car~+ied. ` Orders for three (3) two-way radios were placed with Motorola Corporation, same to be used on police cars and for civil defense. Motion by Rigby, second by Pfeiffer, that the following Resolution be passed: RESOLUTION t'~HER.EAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of La Porte, Texas at a meeting held the 1st day of November, A. D. 19l~8, duly passed and approved a resolution closing the East-~lifest runway of the Auxiliary Landing Field No. 2 of Ellington Field, now known as the City of La- Porte Municipal. Airport, and ordered that such runway should remain closed and not used during the time the Air N~#~ional Guard used and occupied that certain 8.1 acre tract of such ~arpm t; and tiYHEREAS, the City of La Porte has received the following two (2) letters, to-tigi.t: