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<br />L~. POF,T~:~ CITY t;Of:'CIL
<br />DECF i+;BI:I 23, lg_-a.o, 8:00 P.::`.
<br />T':'e~ting was called to order by :.iayor ;harp vrith the following
<br />s°ldex^aen and ~:%ity officials present:
<br />J.T.. Johnson, J,J. ~~oark, ?red ". scuff, City ktt~r.=~iibler, ~~ ity
<br />ecy. 'rs ?~`.C.Lambl=r.
<br />1. inuted of the last meeting v~rere read and approved.
<br />Christmas otion b;,= huff, second by hoark, that the City "ecretary be instxucted
<br />Pay roll to make up the monthly and tiveekly payrolls to and incltading noon Tues-
<br />day,December 2~,1g1~.0 and that the City Office close at one otclock on
<br />D~ocember 2~,1f~.0.
<br />Carried
<br />Office '`•otion by Ruff,secord bV_ Johnson, that beginning December 2~3,1g~.0, the
<br />closing ';qty office close at 12:00 noon instead of at 1:00 P..7. as formerly.
<br />Carried.
<br />Fire ~rotion b~~ Ru 'f, second b;;- Johnson, that the C'ittr :agar,hall be instrErcted
<br />crackers that it will not be permissible for firecrackers to be shot on Ir'ain ~?t.
<br />in the business district on Christmas we. ::aecember 2!~,1g~.0.
<br />Carried.
<br />Refund The City 4ecretary read a letter from the La Porte Insurance l~gency
<br />ad~Tising of a refund of ~~1~..OL~ on the cancelled F3ond of Itoy ~. I:i~~nt,
<br />former asst. City Secy.
<br />Correa- The secretary read a letter from the League of Te~tas Ir~unicipalities
<br />pondence thankinc the City for the prom}-~t payment of dues, also a letter from
<br />?'rivate Roy ~. Bunt of Camp ~~owie. '_:'~ation bT- Ru:`'f, second by Johnson
<br />that the ~:%ity ~~ecretary be instr~icted to vrrite Private Bunt expressing
<br />tre pleasure of t1=e City Council i.n bearing from h~sn ut camp.
<br />Carried.
<br />Refund The Ci F;y~ecrctary asked for authority to riake a refund tkx the First
<br />Plational Sank on taxes which tivere overpaid, the amount in question being
<br />'7.50 on Lots ~> ~. 10, Block 201 La Porte, 'on vrhich taxes were paid by the
<br />i3anl~_ Oct. 15,1gL~.0,T~nder I'.eceipt iTO.939b a.nd were: not deducted from ";otice
<br />I~?o.939b and :sere included~in a payment of :'186.00 made Dec. 18,1g~0.
<br />I~'.~otion by Johnson, second by Ftuff, that the ::its= ~>ecretary and i'~ayor be
<br />authorized to write the following warrants to make this refund; General
<br />Fund, X1.50, Int. ~. Skg. Bond Fund, *5.00, Int ~, "'kt~• ~evrer ^dg. Bond ~'d~
<br />p1.00, since the taxes had been distributed into these funds.
<br />Carx•ied.
<br />4~arrants P~Iotion by Roark, second by huff, that the following ~~~arrants be ratifieds
<br />~~~.~Obb,G.~.. Fawcott,~3.g2, 1'071,LYzuz Frary„$9.20;;!,~1.~072,Cla~ton :;nyder,''~g.20;
<br />all from the General F`i,~nd, _', 4076,I.J. Talent, 10.00;f !~Of31,.f. :akins,-~~',0.00
<br />both froz the .special Fire De:;t. Bldg. Fd.
<br />Carried.
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