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<br />ORnJNANC~ No 167.
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<br />Change or name fro~Sylvan Beach to r. Porte Beach.
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<br />A special' meeting or the City Council of La Porte was held at thQ
<br />oj'rice of the Mayor, with all the members answering roll call.' The
<br />mEteti:mg was called for the purpose of considering an Ordinance, pre-
<br />pELTed by the Galveston & San Antonio Railway Co in pursuance of 'a
<br />pJ'oposal adopted by said Council at a recent meeting regarding the
<br />changing of name of Sylvan Beach Station to"TJa Porte Beach".
<br />Said ordinance was inspected by the City Attorney before it
<br />cnme up for reading, aDd was approved by him. The Ordinance as
<br />d)"awn, up by them is as follows:-
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<br />A~ ORDINANCE: accepting th~ offer of the Galveston, Harrisburg
<br />and San Antonio Railway Company, with respect to change of name of
<br />S1iation of gylvan Beach to La Porte and accepting' and approving trai
<br />tl:"ain service of said station and the station of TJa Porte.
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<br />, WHEREA~: The Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co
<br />owns, maintains and oper.atos two lines of , railroad through, and in
<br />tb~' vicinity of the Town of La Porte, the station now and for many
<br />Y)laars: known as La' Porte, bei~g a short distance West of the Ci ty
<br />:Lmi t:s of said town, ,and the station for many years known as Syl-
<br />van Beach being within the corporate limits of said town, and said
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<br />ffilil~ray Company ,maintains and operates said station of La Porte for
<br />gl~mel'al freight and passenger business, and maintains and operates
<br />sliid station at Sylvan Beac.h ,for limi ted and special passenger busi-
<br />n,es~ ,only ,and ,the citizens of said TJa Portehave objected to the
<br />u:!5e elf the name Sylvan Beach for the station wi thin the, said town
<br />ot TAiL Porte, a.nd said Railway Company has largely at the instance
<br />a:nd request of said ci ti,zens and of the City Council of said town,
<br />c.hanE;ed the name of Sylvan Beach station to "TJa Porte Beach".
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<br />NOW THEREFORE: Be it ordained, by the City Council of the City
<br />of' LEL Porte:- ' '
<br />Sect&on One: That the action of the Galveston, Harrisburg
<br />.nd ~)an Antonio Railway Company in changing the name of Sylvan
<br />Beach station to La Porte Beach be, and the same hereby is accepted
<br />an.d tn all things approved, and that the action of said Company in
<br />continuing to maintain and operate said station of La Porte under it
<br />its lJaid name be, and the sani'e hereby is accepted and in all things
<br />,apprc)ved. '
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<br />Section Two: That the action of said; The Galveston, Harris-
<br />burg and San Antonio Railway Comppny in operating said La Porte
<br />stat:Lon for freight and passenger business as in the past, and its
<br />actil!)n in mainta.ining and operating said. Sylvan Beach station (now
<br />La PCJrte Beach statton) for limited and special passenger service
<br />only, be, and t.t1e same hereby 1s accepted and in all things approved
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<br />Passed ~ay 6th 1918.
<br />Approved May 6th 1918.
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<br />On motion of Alderman Slusher, seconded by Alderman Reynolds,
<br />a,n emergency was declared, and ,on motion by Alderman Brick, second~1
<br />by Alderman Isensee, it was passed to the third ancr final reading,
<br />e.nd stood approved.
<br />On motion o'f A.1Q.erma,n DQ'rgan, seconded by Alderman Brick ad-
<br />j ournment was then taken.... ^~^, -, "
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