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YINiJTES
LA POkTI; CITY COUNCIL
IIEdFMBE& 2~, 19t.;b, 8:00 P. M.
Meeting wins called to order ay Mayor Ruff with the following
Aldermen & pity ~fficia~.s present: ald. J. N. Johnson, J. J,
noark, T. F. Smith, Geore F. Norris, City atty. Kiibler, pity
Secretrry ,harp.
Minutes of the lm.st meeting were read and approved.
Motion by Koark, second by smith, that the City Uffico be
closed at 12:00 noon on veoember 2l~th and that the sala~•iss
of City employees be paid on December 21.~th.
Carried.
Motion by s5nith, second oy Johnson, that the City write a
letter to the commissioner's court requesting that the tunnel
at ,pillman's Island be oalled the La Forte Tunnel.
Carried.
The Mayor set the first meeting of the Council in January
to meet with the Chamber of commerce i,-nd the publiQ to dis-
duss zoning of pity whereby pity will approve certain types
of constrriation.
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Mr. 1'001 ®r' the La torte Uhamber of Commerce met with the
,~ City "ouncil in regard to ~.ir to^t asquired by the pity.
1'he Mayor stated that the interim permit on n3.r Port had
been rec~bived ar~d Mr. Pool suggested that the Mayor and
the Uity xttor~-ey investigate the possibilities of getting
air Port on a more permanent basis and that letter be sent
to iPinr assets kegione.l Uffiee in houston in regard to getting
1-ir:~Port on a more permanent basis on terms that will allow
the City to sub-lease a sufficient portion for hangars.
Mr. Pool read a letter from Mandel do ryright on proposal to
lease a portion of air fort which letter nva6 ordered placed
on file.
Motion by Norris, second by Roark, that dir. Pool be appointed
to look after nit Port until final arrangements esn be made
ny pity for upkeep of field.
Carricd.
2'he ~fittter of trying to secure nit Pott on lease basis was
turned over to Mr. Fool and. City atty. Kiib3er.,
The mayor appointed the Street & alley committee to get an
estimate of post of opening 1st, 2nd, 3rd and I~.th Streets
and Prom 11th and B to pan Jacinto.
Motion by Smith, second by koRrk, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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