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r ~ ~ . MINUTffi ~ REGULAR MEETIlVG LA PORTS CITY COMd~SSION - FE}~UARY 20,; 1959 7:00 P. M. ` ._ ~ Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order• Pfeiffer, with the following present; Commissioners 3r€~u+m, Lawler, Special Counsel Jno.S. Kiibler, Supt. W.A. Arthur, Clerk Ruth Huddleston. Also presexrt were Ji~a Holley (Press), Mr. Milwee, Mr.LOve, and E. B. MansfielAl. ~ • Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. by Mayor •H. ~P. ~ , Boyle and and Asst. City btir. nlair .• Dr. J. F. Usenet appeared before the Commission anal •stated that ile cans sever. al blocks of land an Eas t Main Street, right near Blackwell Avenue, on which he waxrts to build s®me houses. • There is no water there, a.nd he would like to make some arrangements with theCity to ho©k oa to an existigg.• 2n water main .near.. that location. ; 'Dr. Usenet was told. to contact Water & Sewer Commissioner Tom Osburn~ and then the Commission will study his recommend~tions. .Dr. Us .ener eras ..told that ~ he; would be advised what will be done. • Mr. Milwee z ppeared before the Co~i.ssion to present his ability to., serve as La Porte ! s consul ting engineer, .,, He ~ gave a resume of his pr@gra~, f®r " La Porte, named other cities he had served,, gave his fee and what it would cover. The Mayor stated that he ro old like for him to submit in writing ~rha t he would rt charge t o work , up a ~ s urvey of the city' s -needs, giving a ~arogram of what wi]:I. take care of the molt people and get the most-benefit from our bond money. ... Mr. LovQ,_ •. with•Chas. R. Haile & Associates. Engineering firm, appeared with his partner, Bob Blair, to present his ability to serve as La I'orte~s consulting engineer. He s toted thet•he would like to make a survey of the city's needs fcr a program of possib],y 5 years, as that is what he thinks La Porte needs. He presented maps of water and severer systems whie~ his company had prepared for Nederland and. Silsbee, Texas.: He recca~ended such a plan for La Porte. He stated he' would work fgr •a basic •fee of ~3, 000, payable over a 3 Ye ar period. He wa s asked t o present his: proposal in writing for study by the Commission. Mr. E.B. ~aiansfie]d appeared to present his qualifications as consulting •engi.neer. He wa.s told to prepare a report' of the city's reds, what•~ he would propose to do for so much money, and hove he wJ old want to be paid. • Motion by Pfeiffer, second by Lawler, 'that tliis be the last engineer- +Jo be interviewed. .. ~. L arrie d, _. ~ .. G The R4ayor asked that the Commission get .toUether and settle on one engineering firm, so as to get this matter settled. The r4ayor • stated that• ~he felt like enough engineers have been heard to be.able~to make a wise choice.