HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-09-1933 Regular Meeting. t?EC~U LAr~ 14~~ET1 I~
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Peetir~ was called to order by P::ayor A ITT T:~c Kay.
The following members of the city council were present
Fred R Ruff, Geo. Counts and L C Lawrence,
T.inutes of the previous meetings were read and
approved.
The following bills were presented and ordered
paid. Houston Lighting and Ppvrer Co., X180 40. La Porte
s~dvr. Co.,ti~9 64.,Five Point Service Station,4?1.13.
Geo. H Blair, w4 90.,T3e~rrs Pub. Co.~:•:~.15 00 .. H_ R I~?ickel tir6 2b.
P.r. T R Robertson representing the Interstate
Dir°ctory Co. was present and asked the council to grant
them tine authority to establish a house :~ax'~l~t~~ numbering
system in La Porte in order that the directory be more
complete. .
Ald. I~.i.ff offered a motion seconded by AIDd.. iavrrence .that
the company be authorised to work ~ out a house nur~:bering
plan in connection with their directory.
~~ -+' Carried..
Ald. Ruff offered a motion seconded by Ald. Counts that
when ever the county yeas ready to grade and gravel Lobit
street from the city limits north to San ~~acinto Bay that
the city grade and gravel the street from I,~ain st , north
to the city limits.
Carried
Chris lsensee notified the council that the lot which the
city proposed putting the nave water Qell on had been fenced
by him fora number of years and offered to~ give the city
a ?uitclaim Deed for the lot in order that'the possibility
of a future claim of - owners'nip on account of the lot having
been under -fence be eliminated. On a motion by Ald. muff
seconded by Ald. Counts i.t vas agreed t'n.at the city obtain
a i~uitclaim Deed from I,ir. Zsensee for a•considerAtio of
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Carried.
On motion by Al d, Counts seconded by Ald. Ruff the city
secretary was instructed- to notify Deputy T~:arshal rTanailton
to see that all local distributors of beer in La Porte obtain
,~~ a license. - Carried.
- ~~ On rr~otion by Ald. Counts seconded by Ald. Ruff the city
- Secs y. was instructed to notify through the City riealth Officer,
all partieswhose sewer emptied 'into the street or allies and
constituted a nuisance and menace that t~zey vrould -be required
to connect with the city sewer system at once.
Carried
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- ~ lderm n F~zff offered a motiop seconded by Alderman Counts
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. that the I~;ayor be authorized to appoint a committee of one to
vvork with other committees ~~4~i~~ to work out a plan to
establish parks and playgrounds in La Porte and vocinit~r and
improve playground all ready in exist;ance by the use of funds
from the R F C which is to be made .available for unemployed
men. - ~, -
Carried
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