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. . . . . . Ordinance No. 957 , Page 2. by said railroad company and to abate or prevent (or both) any such unlawful invasion or encroachment upon any such street or alley or to acquire by legal proceedings the right-of-way for any major street or thoroughfare, either existing or proposed, shown on the Thoroughfare Plan of the City of La Porte (pre- pared by Bernard Johnson Engineers, Inc., October, 1965) as heretofore authorized by the City Commission of the City of La Porte, which La Porte, Texas Comprehensive Plan and the Thoroughfare Plan therein contained are hereby again ratified and confirmed as the comprehensive plan and thoroughfare plan of the City of La Porte. Section 2. At all times throughout this representation and litigation in district court, such law firm shall act in conjunction with and sUbject to the directions of the City Attorney. The retainer set out herein does not extend to appeal, if any, or retrial or rehearing in district court, if any. Section 3. For its services heretofore rendered, the City of La Porte has heretofore agreed to pay and hereby orders the payment of the sum of FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,500.00) to the law firm of Sears and Burns; and for services to be rendered in the representation of the City as set out in this ordinance, the City of La Porte has agreed to pay to the law firm of Sears and Burns the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($30,000.00) for representation of the City of La Porte in the district court in regard to the matters set out in Section 1 above. It is recognized that, from time to time, certain items of court costs and other necessary and reason- able expenses will be incurred by the firm of Sears and Burns on account of this representation and on behalf of the City of La Porte; and, accordingly, the City Commission has, in addition to the fee of $30,000.00, set aside and approrpriated an additional sum of $500.00 for reimbursement to Sears and