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MINUTES OF
SPECIAL MEETING
LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 20,1937, 8:00 P.Pd.
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Protein Fred R. Ruff, with the fol-
lowing Aldermen responding to roll call: C.Pl. Agee, P.L. Benson, F.R.
Boyle, J.J. Roark, Fred R. Ruff. Mayor Sharp Dame in to the meeting
at a little later time.
Mayor Pro tem Ruff stated that the purpose of the meeting was to open
the bids and discuss the painting of the Water Tower and Tarilt.
Bids Two bids had been submitted by Mr C.E. Langford of Houston, there were
Water Tower no other bids. Mr Lar~fordts first was opened and rejected as too high,
~ T~ the seoond bid by Mr Langford was accepted as revised and after discus-
sion Motion was made by Ald. Agee, second by Roark that the City award
the Contract for Labor for cleaning and painting the Water Tower and
Tank to C.E. Langford on his amended bid of X235.00, on the City's spec-
ifications, all paint to be furnished by the City Carried.
There being a full Council present the following additional matters were
taken up•
Ax-&~orizing the City Secretary to draw a warrant on the Delinquent Tax Fund,
authorizing the Special Building Committee to advance pay roll to Ted
Cowley on garage building.
F.rarrant "lotion by Agee, second by Benson, that the City Secretary be authorized
Taxes to issue a warrant on the Delinquent fax Fund to recover 1835 taxes in
the amount of $11.55, being taxes of L.T. Lobit for X8.55 and taxes of
Dr AL. Henderson for X3.00 which went to the Delinquent Tax Fund but
should have been distribfrted to the Int~~ Sinkg and General Funds.
Carried
Advance Motion by Boyl®, second by Roark, that the Special Building Committee
Fay Roll on the Garage and Tooi House be authorized to advance Ted Cowley the
necessary money for his pay roll each weeks to pay his labor on the
building. Carried.
~dotion by Boyle, second by Benson and unanimously carried that the Coun-
cil take adjournment. ,~
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