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L~ PORTE CITY COMP~RISSIUN - APRIL 13,19.8
10:00 A. Psi.
Special meeting of the City Commmission was called to order by Mayor
Pfeiffer, with the following members and City officials present : Com-
missioners Jas. S. Crate, Jr. and Jas. E. Stewart, Supt. of Public
i~lorks Raleigh Erwin, John T. Mc Afee representing Wyatt C. Hedrick,
City Engineer, A. H. Lambert, owner and Editor of the La Porte Re-
porter, City Attorney Jno. S. Kiibler, and City Clerk J. E. i~4uldoon.
R~lajor B. C. Caldwell of the State Adjutant staff of the Texas Nation- '`
al Guard, and George Counts, appeared before the Commission and re-
quested their cooperation in securing a R?ational Guard Armory for
La Porte .
Motion by Crate, second by Stewart, to pay Ed Niles for work perform-
ed, subject to City Engineer's approval.
Carried.
Motion by Crate, second by Stewart, to pay the election board members
of April 6, 19.8, the sum of X10.00 each.
Carried.
Motion by gate, second by Stewart, to pay L. E. Ert~ri.n, .Special Offi-
cer appointed by the Presiding Judge to preserve order at the polls,
the sum of X10.00.
Carried.
Motion by Stewart, second by Crate, to re-employ the following offi-
cers, for compensation as follows:
Jno. S. Kiiblor - City- Attorney _____________ _____ X150.00 per month
J. E. Muldoon - City Clerk __________________ _____ ~2?5.00 per month
Raleigh Erwin - Supt. of Public ti'Vorks -----__ _____ X300.00 per month
Vdalter M. Roberson -Chief of Police --------- ---- X250.00 per month and
X25.00 per month for
car expenses
Mrs. Eula Erwin - Asst. City Clerk --------- ----- X150.00 per month
rJlrs. Ruth Huddleston - Asst. City Clerk ----- ---- X125.00 per month
ItR. D. Burgin --- --- Fire Marshall ------------ ---- ~ 10.00 per month
Carried.
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AZotion by Crate, second by Stewart, that bonds executed by a cor-
porate surety on the following officers in the amounts as set out,
be read and approved:
J. E. Muldoon -Amount of bond ------------------------ X15,000.00
Raleigh Erwin -Amount of Bond ------------------------ 1,000.00
Palter Id. Roberson -Amount of Bond-------------------- 1,000.00
Ia'[rs. Eula Erwin -Amount of Bond ----------------------- 5,000.00
N~rs. Ruth Huddleston -Amount of Bond------------------ 5,000.00
M. D. Burgin -Amount of Bond __________________________ 1,000.00
Carried.
Motion by Crate, second by Stewart, that Knox A. D4orton be re-employed
as night watchman at a salary of X150.00 per month, and to approve
his bond executed by a corporate surety in the aanount of X1,000.00.
Carried.
Motion by Crate, secamd by Stewart, that the City pay the premiums
on all bonds for city employees and officials.
Carried.
Motion by Crate, second by Stewart, to re-employ the following em-
ployees at rate of wages as set out in the following schedule:
R. A. Me Kinney --------------------- ------------------- X1.40 per hr.
J. D. Brock ------------------------- ------------------- 1.50 per hr.
Grady Parker ------------------------ ------------------- 1.50 per hr.
Aseencion Amaro --------------------- ------------------- 1.00 per hr.
Alfred Garcia ----------------------- ------------------- 1.00 per hr.
Johnnie Thornton -------------------- ------------------- 1.20 per hr.
Carried.
Motion by Crate, seoond by Stewart, to re-employ George W. Fisher,
at X175.00 per month, plus his living quarters and utilities.
Carried.
The Commission instructed the City Clerk to write-Arthur Wolfe in
regard to connecting to the city sewer system.
Motion by Crate, second by Stewart, that the meeting--adjourn.
Carried.
ATTEST
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J. .Muldoon, City Clerk of the
City of La Porte, Texas
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of La Por#~e,/Texas