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MINUTES
LA PORTE CI TY COUNCIL
May 27, 1916, 8:00 P. M.
Neetixg was called to order by Mayor Ruff with the followixg
Aldermex and City officials present: Ald. J• N. Johnsox, Geo•
F. Norris, T. F. .Smith, J. L. Dunham., City Attorxey Kiibler,
City Secretary Sharp.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Extermin~.ting The &fayor asked for the bids on exterminating of the City Hall
Bids Building to be opened. Bids were opened and tabulated as follows:
Houston Exterminating Co. $500.00, James A. Benson, $187.50.
Notion by Dunham, second by Norris, that bid be aw~.rded to James
A. Benson on his low bid of X187.50.
Carried.
' Correspondexde The Mayor presented letters from A. S. E. Carr, dated Nay 15, 1946
Aux. Air Meld and Robert Kaueh, Brig. C.en., U. S. A, dated Nay 23, 19)x.6 in re-
Bard to the Auxiliary Air Fields. These letters were ordered
placed on file.
Correa-londence The Mayor resented a letter from Federal works Agency, dated
lndinerator Nay 2.2, 19.6 advising that the time which was estimated to be
required for preparation of plans and specifications for pro-
posed incinerator was almost gone and also enolosed necessary
forms for preparing Report of Completed Plan Preparation. The
,Jl~h City Engineer was instructed to get up plaxis and specifioations
',.~' ~ and Mayor was instructed to write a letter to the Federal forks
Agenoy asking for an estensiom of time for completion of plans
and specifications.
Affidavids hhe Mayor presented proper affidavits on the burning of the
folloaring City of La Porte bonds: City of La ~'E~rte Refunding Bonds
numbered Thirty-eight(38), Thirty-nine(39), Forty(40) and Forty-
one(41) each in the principal sum of One Thousand Dollard(~1,000)
dated October 10, 1934 and due April 10, 1946, one City of La Porte
Sewer Funding Bond numberer Eight(8) ix the principal aura of
Five Rundred Dollr_rs('~500), dated May 10, 1938 and due April 10,
1946 ~.nd one City of La Porte Refunding Boxd numbered Three(3),
in the principal sum of One Thousand vollars(~1,000), dated February
1, 191.,4 and due April 10, 19L~6.
Notion by Johnson, second by Dunham, that thmee affidavits be
placed on file.
Carried.
Hamilton Notion by Norris, second by Johnson, ths.t Guy R. Hamilton be
Re$umd refunded the amount off' X38.70 due him on his Sewer Liae Exten-
sion Deposit as per contract dated September 11, 1940.
Carried.
Rent of Mower mower~'n Johnson brought up the matter of ranting of the City
Motion by Smith, second by Norris, that the City rent the mower
at rate of X3.50 per hr•
Carried.
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City Limit Alderman Dunham and City Marshal Thomas brought up the matter of
Signs & Circle the Oity Limit signs and-the circle at Five -Points before the
at Five Points Council. This matter was discussed but no action taken.
The P~~ayor appointed Alder*nax Lunham to contact Commissioner
Turrentine in 'regard to ditch on 11th Ave. f rom Main to B and
B to Gulley.
Thomas Salary , City Marshal Thomas appeared before the council in regard to
his salary and was advised that this would be taken u:.der ad-
visement.
Expenses Motion by Johnson, second by Smith, that X60.00 be allowed for
Firemen's expanses for delegate to Firemen's Convention in Wmeo on the
Convention 11th, 12th and 13th of June.
Carried.
ldotion by Smith, second by Norris, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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