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Fur they discussion was held on the bids for fail and police station, and the Commission felt that all of the bd.ds were away above what they estimated that such a building should cost. Carlos Smith was requested to have his campanry revise the specifications and see if a building could be constructed for around X10.00 per square foot. Mr. Smith stated that he wnuld try to have some figures on this by Wednesday of next week. The Mayor reported that the Gas Company gave the City some light fixtures that were tak®n out of the office when they installed new oa®s. He stated that the City can us a them as they are in good condition. A bill in the amount of $723.75, for tae evaluation work by Richard Osborne, ' was presented by the Mayor. Potion by Dunham, second by Stabs, that the bill be allowed. Carried. Ordinance Nm. 639 was read in full. Motion by Stabs, second by Dunham, that the erdinance be adopted as read. The caption of such adopted ordinance reads as follows: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE SPEED LIMITS UPON CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN THE CORP~i.ATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE ON EAST MAIN STREET, NOR T H BROADWAY, SAN JACINTO STREET, PARK BOULEVARD, CREST LANE, 16TH STREET, 8TH STREET, AND J STREET AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 AGAINST OPERATORS OF P+PDTOR VEHICLES EXCEEDING SUCH ESTABLISHED LIMITS OF SPEED AND • REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. Carried. Mr. Carlos Smith presented three statements from Wyatt C. Hedrick, Archi- tect-Engineer, as foil.©ws: Preparation of City of La Porte Water & Sewer Maps X500.00 Annexation and Preparation of Map of Nor tai ~ of City of La Porte 522.37 Preparation of plans and Specifications for Sewage Treatment Plant 1,352.78 Motion bar Stabs, second by Dunham, that the bills be allowed. Carried. Motion by Stabs, second by Dunham, ratifying the hiring of Chas. J.Dunham as new paid fireman. Carried. Motion by Stabs, second by Dunham, ratifying the appointanent of Millard E. Porter as Auxiliary Policeman. Carried. Njction by Dunham, second by Stabs, that bid secui3.ty on all except the three low bids be returned to bidders. Carried.