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REGULAR MEETING
LA PORTI~ CITY COUNCIL
OCT. 26/31
Meeting was called to order by the mayor,A N Mc Kay.
Jno. S Kiibler. 5 00.
All memebrs of the council answered to the roll call.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
The following bills were ordered paid.
News 'Pub. Co. 23 25. tNilson Ptg. and Sat. Co. 1 90.
Committee Reports. •
The Street and Alley committee reported that they would
reccomend that 300 cu. yards of shell be placed on-aev~
oral streets that are badly in need of repair and that
the city employ a man to check the loads and supervise
the placing of the shell.
New Business;
The Street and Alley committee reported that in their
judgement the damage aleged to have been done to the
property owned by F T Baldwin during the instalation
of the sewer main was not the responsibility of the
cities but that Mr. Ealdwin should look to the sewer
contractor in making claim for damage and that the
secretary write to Mr. Baldwin advising him of the
findsrsg s of the oommittee and quote the report of
the Arbitra#~ion Board which was in substantiation of
this oommittee~s report.
Alderman VYall offered•a motion seconded by Alderman
Ruff that the secgY. notify the Gulf Cities Nattl. .
Gad co in writing that they moat abide by the ordinance
governing the fees to be charged for meter deposits
and meter changes. -
Carried.
Alderman Wall offered a motion seconded by Alderman
Ruff that the sec' y. investigate to see if we have axi
ordinance against dumping trash otherwise than at
cities dumping ground and if none is found draw up
an ordinance.
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• Carried .
Alderman Sandal offered a motion seconded by Alderman Ruff
that ,the sec+y. write to Mr. N F Davis that he must
remove the trash which he had dumped in the street
gully at F and Brownell to the cities dumping ground.
Carried.
Alderman Sharp offered a motion seconded by Alderman
Ruff that the secy. be authorized to purchace 150 ft..
of chemical hose, tvvo buckets, two chamoises and some
metal poli sh for the use of the fire dept .
Carried.
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Alderman V~all offered a motion seconded by Alderman
Ruff that the council ratify the appointment by the
Mayor of Aldermen Sharp, Tolle and Ruff as sewer
. ~+ Commissioners.
Carried.
Alderman Ruff offered a motion seconded by Alderman
To118 that the Fire Prevention Board be granted an-
other extra day in which to complete the cleanup
work .
Carried.
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An ordinance making it a penalty to dump garbage or
trash of any kind on any street, alley, parkway or
private property was presented to the council.
The roll call resulted as follows.
. Alderman Ruff Yea. mall, yee. Tolle, yes.~andel, yea.
and Sharp, yes.
The vote in favor of adopting the ordinance was unan-
imous and the Mayor declared Ordinance No. 241 in
full force and effect after its a publication iri aa-
. cordance with the law. ._ '
No other business to/come before the council ad~ourn-
ment was taken.
City Secretary. Mayor.
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