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MINUTES
LA PORE CITY COUr~CIL
DECE~IB~ g, 1~-.6, 8:00 P. M.
Meeting was called to order by R-7a.yor Ruff with the following
Aldermen and City Officials present: Ald. J. N. Johnson; J. J.
Roark, J. L. Dunham, City Atty. Kiibler, City Secretory Sharp,
P,4inutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
P.Iotion by Roark, second by Johnson, that the following schedule
of bills in the amount of X1,120.01 be allowed and ordered paid:
Wm. H. Baugh 5.00
Beck Plumbing Co. 21.80
Binswang~~r 8- Co. 8.75
-- Burroughs Adding T~iaohine Co. J~2.~.3
The Cargill Co. .72
The Daily Sun 23.65
'Walter B. Drachenberg Co. 37.00
Houston Li ;Ming &: Power Co. 228.01
Houston Natural Uas Carp. 3.36
Kerber Motor Co. g.50
La i'orte Lumber Co. 3g•7g
La Porte Plumbing Service 185.32
La Porte Sheet Metal Workds 22.75
League of `Pexas T~Zunicipalities 3..50
McMillan Chevrolet Co.
~~ 100.80
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Magnolia Petroleum Co.
3b.Og
Merchants Radio & Electric Shop 17.00
Tdine Safety Appliances Co. 6.00
Pdunicipal Supply Co. 226•i~3
Pfeiffer Electric Co. j~..57
Mrs. fiarold H. Sharp, City Secy• 7.82
Shell Oil Co. 18.12
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 27.50
Texas & N. 0. R. R. Co. 1.00
L. U. Casteel 12.00
1,120.01
Carried.
The La Porte Chamber of Commerce met with the City CoLUa.cil and
discussed sevrer extensions and improvements axed agreed with the
Council that the sewer system improvements are the most essential
at the present time and t~mt the Chamber of Commerce Planning
Coz:uni-ttee can be called u~ on at anytime for assistance.
T,4otion by Johnson, second by hoark, that the City lay 6" sewer
line and 3" water line to the Pfeiffer apartments in Bloch 1g6,
La Porte with understanding that meter for each apartment be
set.
Carried.
-'~` Motion b,,~ Roark, second by Johnson, that the City accept the
service agreement with the Burroughs Adding TvTa.chine Co. for
period of six months at rate of '~5.3g.
Carried.
4'el
The ~dayor turned the r,~atter of an estimate for sewer line ex-
tension for I~'jrs. Cora Anderson over to the sewer committee.
Motion by Roark, second by Johnson, that Wyatt C. Hedrick
Engineering Firm be authorized to proceed with applications
for government funds for preliminary plans for sewer improve-
- ments.
Carrie d..
Motion by Johnson, second by Dunham, that CRDIPIA~uCE TJO. 328
being ~I ORDINANCE alHE1EBY THE CITY OF LA FORTE, TEXAS, AND
THE SOUTEi~;~~~5^1 ERN BELL TEI.EP:iCIviE COT,iFA.P?Y AGREE THAT TIDE
TELEPfiORTE COP~.IPANY SHALL COP?TI?~NE TO ER:RCT ATTD P.IAITvTAII~? ITS
FOLE'S, WI1~ES, ATdCHORS, CABLES, T~,APIHOL~~'S, COTdDUITS, AID OTI~R PLANT
COIVTSTRiTCTIOPd AND APFURTETiATTCES ALOPt", AC?.OSS, ON,0'~ER, THROUGH,
ABOV1~, AND ?~TD'~R AiZ PUBLIC STRE STS, AV?;PnJ.~,S, ALLEYS, FUBLIC
GROU'I?DS APTD PLACES IN SAID CITY UPID~R REGULATIONS AND RES'PRIC~
TI()I;S AP?D THAT THE CITY SMALL RECEIVE AN .~?iw~LiAL PAY_!;~ITI'I' AND TH,"~
RIGHT TO USE CERTAIN FACILITZ~'S Or THE TELEPHONE COn;IPAPdY, ALL
AS HER?I~;- F~OVIDED' be adoptod as read.
Carried.
M~ I OP by Johns on, second by Dunham, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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Secretary, City of La Forte exas T;,ayor, ity of Porte, •1 ~ s
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