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MINUTES -SPECIAL MEETING •
LA PORTE CITY CO1t~IISSION - DII;EMBER ~}th, 1~.7
2:00 P. M.
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Speoial meeting of the City Coanmission was called to order by Mayor
Pfeiffer with the following members and city officials pres~+.t:
Commissioners Jas. S. Crate Jr. enn.d Jas. E. Stewart, Supt. of Public
Works Raleigh Erwin, City Attorney Jno.S. Kiibler, and City Clerk J.
E. Muldoon.
The Mayor stated that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the
matter of employment of Ernest A. Knipp, a practicing attorn,~y of
Harris County, to represent the City and City officials, Defendants
in a suit filed in the District Court of Harris County, by E. ,A.
Tha:nas and others. After discussion, upon motion by Crate, second
by Stewart, and carried, Ernest A. Knipp was employed as oounsel for
the City in the suit, Por a retainer fse of X1000.00, plus X100.00
per day in Court, exclusive of the first day.
Motion by Crate, second by Stewart, that Ordinance No. 352, being
.AN ORDINANCE EMPLOYIDTG A LICENSED AND PRACTICING ATTORNEY OF HARRIS
COUNTY, TEKAS, TO DEFEND THE CaY OF LA PORTE AND THE CITY OFFICIALS
IN THE SUIT FILED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY BY E. A.
THOMAS, ET AL; PRWIDING FOR A COMPENSATION AND THE PAYA~EDIT THEREOF,
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY,
b® adopted as read.
Carried.
Thsre being no further business to come before the Box rd, the meet-
iag was adjourned upon motion by Stewart end second by Crate.
Carried.
ATTEST
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of Le, Porte, Texas.
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H. J. Pf®iffer 'Mayor of the City
of Le~`Par~ta+, :T~xas.