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LA POR TE CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 8, 1945, 8s00 P.M.
Meeting was called to artier by Mayor Ruff with the following
Aldermen and City Officials presents Ald. Tvi. D. Burgin, J. N.
Johnson, T. F. Smith, City Atty. Kiibler, City Secretary
Sharp.
Minutes of the last regular meeting of Decen.ber 11, 191 ark,
Special meeting of January 5, 1945 were read and approved.
dills Motion by Burgin, second by Johnson, that the following
schedule of bills in the amount of ~l.~88.87 be allowed end
ordered paid, with exception of H. J. Tollett bill in the
amount of ~1~..95 to be paid after investigation of Federal
tax exemption on tires.
Acme Concrete Pipe 80• 43.20
. The .Daily .Sun .. 5.7~
Harlock ce Service ~ 4.00
Houston Lighting & Power Co. 165.98
Houston Natural Gas Corp. 12.20
Kerber Motor Co. 27.48
La Porte Hardware Co. 6.15
La Porte Lumber Co. 4.50
~ Millan Chevrolet Co. 1.10
Magnolia Petroleum Co. 25.35
Meyer-Blanke Co. 24.00
Municipal Supply Co. 88.91
Pfeiffer Electric Co. ]x..80
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 19.50
Texas & N.O. Railroad Co. 1.OG
H. J. Tollett ~..
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Carried .
Taxioab h1r. S. L. MaKensie appeared before the Counc it in r egard to
the operation of a taxicab in the City of La. Porte. Motion
by Johnson, second by Smith, that the City request the O.D.T.
to issue a p~~nit for operation of taxicab service iri La
Porte.
Carried.
P. T. Lipsc•mb. Mr. P. T. Lipsecmb~ Asst. Dist.E~nginee~r, State Highway Dept.,
appee-~red before the Council and presented Msm~cipal L~e.intenanee
Agreement and supporting Ordinance to be executed by the Council
and was advise.' that the Council would investigate this and
pass on it at a later date.
Carried.
~cinerator Motioa by Johnson, second by Smithy that the City Secretary be
ursd authorized to open an Inci.neratar Fund Bank Account, whereby
all the penalty and Interest on delinquent taxes and all cf the
apportioiunent of delinquent taxes to the General Fund be placed
in the Incinerator Fund.
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~tatice •f Motion by Burgin, seoond by Johnson, that the Notice of Insuranoe
Insurance Chg. Change, from ~nployers Casualty Co, Dallas, Texas, dated Jan• 5s
19Z}5, be placed vn fili• _
Carried.
Lets 17 t• 21~, 1'he M&Yar' turn®d the matter of the leasing of Lots 17 to ?.~.,
Black 135, L•P. Blook-135, La. Porte to J. 9~. Hovey o8er to the Street and gl.ley
Committee.
ivew waterWell C. H•$e11y, City Fngineeer, aet with the Council and discussed
with them. the new water well for the City.
Motion by Burgin seo®nb by Johnsans that the meeting ad3ourn•
Carried,
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