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DECF i+;BI:I 23, lg_-a.o, 8:00 P.::`.
T':'e~ting was called to order by :.iayor ;harp vrith the following
s°ldex^aen and ~:%ity officials present:
J.T.. Johnson, J,J. ~~oark, ?red ". scuff, City ktt~r.=~iibler, ~~ ity
ecy. 'rs ?~`.C.Lambl=r.
1. inuted of the last meeting v~rere read and approved.
Christmas otion b;,= huff, second by hoark, that the City "ecretary be instxucted
Pay roll to make up the monthly and tiveekly payrolls to and incltading noon Tues-
day,December 2~,1g1~.0 and that the City Office close at one otclock on
D~ocember 2~,1f~.0.
Carried
Office '`•otion by Ruff,secord bV_ Johnson, that beginning December 2~3,1g~.0, the
closing ';qty office close at 12:00 noon instead of at 1:00 P..7. as formerly.
Carried.
Fire ~rotion b~~ Ru 'f, second b;;- Johnson, that the C'ittr :agar,hall be instrErcted
crackers that it will not be permissible for firecrackers to be shot on Ir'ain ~?t.
in the business district on Christmas we. ::aecember 2!~,1g~.0.
Carried.
Refund The City 4ecretary read a letter from the La Porte Insurance l~gency
ad~Tising of a refund of ~~1~..OL~ on the cancelled F3ond of Itoy ~. I:i~~nt,
former asst. City Secy.
Correa- The secretary read a letter from the League of Te~tas Ir~unicipalities
pondence thankinc the City for the prom}-~t payment of dues, also a letter from
?'rivate Roy ~. Bunt of Camp ~~owie. '_:'~ation bT- Ru:`'f, second by Johnson
that the ~:%ity ~~ecretary be instr~icted to vrrite Private Bunt expressing
tre pleasure of t1=e City Council i.n bearing from h~sn ut camp.
Carried.
Refund The Ci F;y~ecrctary asked for authority to riake a refund tkx the First
Plational Sank on taxes which tivere overpaid, the amount in question being
'7.50 on Lots ~> ~. 10, Block 201 La Porte, 'on vrhich taxes were paid by the
i3anl~_ Oct. 15,1gL~.0,T~nder I'.eceipt iTO.939b a.nd were: not deducted from ";otice
I~?o.939b and :sere included~in a payment of :'186.00 made Dec. 18,1g~0.
I~'.~otion by Johnson, second by Ftuff, that the ::its= ~>ecretary and i'~ayor be
authorized to write the following warrants to make this refund; General
Fund, X1.50, Int. ~. Skg. Bond Fund, *5.00, Int ~, "'kt~• ~evrer ^dg. Bond ~'d~
p1.00, since the taxes had been distributed into these funds.
Carx•ied.
4~arrants P~Iotion by Roark, second by huff, that the following ~~~arrants be ratifieds
~~~.~Obb,G.~.. Fawcott,~3.g2, 1'071,LYzuz Frary„$9.20;;!,~1.~072,Cla~ton :;nyder,''~g.20;
all from the General F`i,~nd, _', 4076,I.J. Talent, 10.00;f !~Of31,.f. :akins,-~~',0.00
both froz the .special Fire De:;t. Bldg. Fd.
Carried.
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4.erchant bill ::"oti on b~- Ru_'f, second by rioark, that the bill of :..';. ivierchant I'or
the wiring of tiie `Fire Chief's quarters, in the amo~:nt of `59.25, be paid
from the Firo Department Bldg. l~zznd, and that the Ui11 for the in-
stallir_~; of the buzzer system in the City Necretary's office be
taken care of at a later date.
Carried.
I~:oti.on by Ruff, second b,,~ .Johnson and carried btu those pre.-sent
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