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• • MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTS CITY COMM/SS/ON, LA FORTE, TEXAS May 98, 9966 MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor H. P. Pfeiffer, Commissioners Charles D. Boyle, Lois J. Compton, and W. A, Stabs, Jr. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: Commissioner Russell Shepherd. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: City Attorney Knox Askins, Superin- tendent of Wafer Works Lyman Cunningham, Chief of Police H. F. Freeman, Fire Marshall H. Gould Crofoot, and City Clerk Marilyn Kelley. PRESIDING: Mayor Pfeiffer. + + + 9, The minutes of the regular meeting of May 2, 9966 and a special meeting of May 9, 9966, were approved as written. + + 2. The City Attorney reported to the Commission information that he had received concerning Self-Service Service Stations. He stated that he had received information both for and against allowtng such operations. Mr. A, M. Ewing of the 7-99 Stores, explained the proposed operafion of the seCf service station. Mr. OdeiC Williams presented a news paper clipping from Salt Lake City stating that they had disallowed such operations. Commissioner Stabs stated that he thought fhe Commission would be doing the residents of the City a favor by outlawing unattended pumps. A motion was made by Commissioner Stabs, seconded by Commissioner Compton and carried, that the City Attorney be authorized to prepare an ordinance prohibiting the installation of self- service gasoline pumps. + + + 3. Rev. Wallace ,Ford, Chairman of the Study Committee for Low Rent Housing, gave a report on the investigation the committee has made of the need for low rent housing in our City. Rev. Ford stated that the Committee would Cike to recommend that the Commission establish a Housing Authority. Action was tabled until a full Commission can be present. + + +