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Home My WebLink About12-26-1932 Regular Meetingi kt~+;CiULtt; L~ETIAIG LA PORT ~ C1TY COuIdCIL D~.C~I+~i~t 12/32 ido ~ieoti:ng account of dicl~ness. i~ ~ 'ULAR 'i.L4+~'~Tlli!G 161 PORT ~ CII"~ COUi1ICIL r,^cFr~a~ 26/32 ".ieotin~ mas called to order by the ~.Iayor, A i~? I,:c Kay. kll members of tho coancil t^aea a Ares®nt except E;lserman sharpi I::in~ztes of the provious meeti~ag vaere read ana approvea. a,~.aermarb Ruff preWented a proposition to the eoi;,.~eil. tnat be~innins ~anu~ary one 1933 all accounts for ~-ater ser~rico be charged to the owners of property t^~hero ~^~ servicer.~-as rendered anc~ that ovrners be held responsible for the payment off' such service. A letter tiaras read, to bo sent to all p~°operty owners of rent property notify- ing them of the councilea action. Alderman ituff offered a motion seconded by Ald®r:~a.•n Counf,s that the above proposition ae accepted anti that the letter nctify-ia~; fche Propert~r ot~rners of such ac~::ioa be mailed out .and that the City ~ecretar;r be i:.struci.ed to put into effect the nog°a ruling. Carried . ~'~~? ea:.cessive dater bill for the ~~onth of F:ovem'ov: ~;;..inst il"'a. Cla:'c, •;zi•;.i:~i1?' '.aa ±~ ~GCa1tCCa, i:o ~ the CC°dY1Cil f'O~° cd- i~.,zst~tlen;:. ~.ld®rman Co°u19.ts raa.de a motion vlhich eras ccc- on~ed by !•~lderman '?all that :.;rs . lusher bo allo~re3 • itm €~d~ustment of ~;2 00 on her ivove.~er accourst. Garr:.ed . d~. ~~r opcsitio~a to ?curchace sip 2~" hater fire ~~lvea teas rsf©red to the trrator Corrmi.ttee b~- a motion ~~ de 'oy Al~.o~~laan Counts and seconded by Mlaerrnan I'lallt t~hic:h yin ordi~zalce prohibitir~; the use of any hard surfaced :tm eet iii the city of La Porte '~y any machi~~ or 'Jelicla th€~t vrould in any trray inure •the street was read. l~.lderraa~l Ruff offer3;~ a notion seconded by Alde:.~m:=~r~ Co~zx•~ts t'ha ~ • the o:~3ananec be adopted and that the zaule req~airi~ that an o= dinanco ae read before the Co~;.zicil at three sL~!arate rneetings be suspendc~ and the same is hereby suspended and ®rdinance ,~24a is declared by the P~'fayor to be in full force ar~d effect from the date od it a s passage this the 26th. day of December 1932, . A roll call vote of the council on the adoption of Ordinance ~ 244 resulted as follows. Aldermen Fred R Ruff yes. H T 4°Jall yes. Dr~L Sandel yes. Geo. Counts yes. Alderman Geo. Sharp abscent. ~~ ~'~ ?. ?notion was made by Alderman Ruff and seconded by Ald. Counts to authorize the Street and Alley Committee to purchace 300 Cu. yds. of gravel from the Texas and New Orleans Ry. Co. at a price not to exceed fifty cents per Cu. yd. Carried. T?o other business to come was declared adjourned. Ci before the council the meeting Mayor . A bill for ,W1 00 ~nesented by La Porte I~t2otor Co. for pulling° Hirschbergers truck out of hole at eighth and Sou. a was rejec~ed. A motion wag meide by Ald. Wall and seconded by Ald. Counts that the water department would expend their one inch wat®r line in the alley north of fain street to the city limita~at tenth street and install a meter to serve residences west of tenth street. Carried