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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1947-02-24 Meeting~ • MIivUTES L.~ PORTr; CITY COUNCIL . F~;BF.UARY 21.x, 19l~7, 8:00 P. ~I. ~eetixg was celled to order by Mayer xuff with the follgwixg nldermex axd City vfficirls presext: isld. 'i'. F. .smith, J. iu. ~enxyex, Uee. r. worris, J. L. JJuxha~, uity +~tty. Ki.ibler•, City secretmry ~iiarp. mix.utes of the lwst meeting were re.a xaa Rpprevea. Bar. Worry Rastex reported t• the Couxcil that the maix sewer lixe was stopped up is~ alley back of his premises ex wax Jacixto street grid hs was advised that this vJ®ulc] be ixvestigated axd remedied. lUlr. James ~teti~rs.rt ixtroduced jar. ~haxxaex Ferris, City r~ttorxey of Polly, who presextod a petitiex to the ~°'&yer,si~xed by 99 qualified voters for electiox upex the questi®a of adeptixg the commissiex form of geverxmext, which petitiex was x.cceptea Qy t,e dyer for futthor ixvestigxtien ..na he was advised that if it complied with the laro~ the xeccssry preceraings to cull xn electiox would be takex. 9trs. ts~ C. Cook kppexred oefere the Ceux~il ix regara t• a. sewer lixe extox.ciox t• ~1^+ek X15, La yerte axd she was ndvistd try true uouracil that bids would be sakes for ex ma.xholas Rxa ~i0 ft. of b" sewer lixe to Lots 1 & 2 :~na Lots 2'T ~ 28, mock X15, La torte. -~ F. R. ~eyle, represextixg the La F'®rte tseoster Club, app-cared before the Couxcil reQUCStixg that the Couxcil call ax electiox for the purpose •f voting en the closixg of 1st ave. oetweex youth b ~~ °outh ~ street. Motiox by Jehxsex, second oy Luxham, that the City cull ax electiox for the purpose of votixg ex the closixg of 1st nve. oetweex youth is & youth ~ street. Carried. Nietiop by Jehxsexi, secexd ey amiti~, that the premium, ire the Amount of $6.00, en Folicy ~ UA 20092 be ps.id. C9.rried.. 432 The secretary presexted a check f=om the Houston Lightixg & Petiver ' Ce., ix the amouxt of X702.51 in peymext, for 191+b, of two per text (2`J) of Cempaxy's aYxual gross receifts from the sale of electric exergy to customers within the City of La Porte, as provided for ix.~ ~ectien 1 of the Cemps.xy's letter of September 5, 19~-~5• Metiex by 5~ith, second by l;uxham, that the check of the rieustex Lightixg 8e Power Ce. be ace~pted. Carri©d. Motiox by Jehxsex,secsr~d by smith, tho.t aoutn U street from Bros.dway to alley be graded far fit. John's Epa~scopal 6hurch as sour. as weathr..r conditions permit. Carried. 433 • ~atiax by Jehxsan, secara ~y smith, that the salary •f J. L. itioere be raised from X6150.00 to X175.00 per maxth retraaetivc t• February 16, 19l~7. Carried. ~'Zatiax by Smith, aceaxd by Norris, that the meetixg adjaurx. Carried. Secretary, City •f a •rte Texas