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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1950-03-16 Regular Meeting_ _ _ ,r~ ..~. ~ ~Q3 ~ ~ ~ e MINUPES - REGULAR MEETING LA PCRTE eITY craoazss~oa • ItARCg 16, 19ga la:CU A. M. • Regular meeting of the City Cemsaisaion was palled to order by Mayer H. J. PfeiPf er, with the f allowing members acct o ity off io isle prea ant: C ommi.as ieners 1~t. P. Jones , and Jas. S. Crate, Jr., City Attorney Carl C. Platriok, and City Clerk J.E. Muktoea. Yr. Manton R12is headed a delegatiaa from the following erganiaatiaaes: Rrtary Club Chamber of Cemmoeroe Limos Club Reoreatian ,Asset. Methodist ChuraL. P.T.A. Begs Spouts Girl Soeuts Bayshore Gardean Club Junior Literary Club Senior. Literary Club Lx Porte Reading Club La Pmt a Fire Deparememtt Eastorn Sfax Reboooaa Oddfellews Regal Neig~bers Booster Club Bayshore Shrine Club American Legiei J. R. Eokhardt Frank Baker Darrell ]dares Mr. France Rev. Car1~e Davis ldr. Vdm. P. Jae s Geo. Counts Mrs. Des K~medy Mrs. Fred Tammek Mrs. H. P. Pfeiffer 1lrbela Ralston H. P. Pfbiff er tors. Calvin Compton Plaul Kistler Mr. Ellis, spokesman for the various erganisatiams , requested the City Ceseaiss i~ to start as immediate movement vdsereby a municipal park, sw•iaming pool and a reoreatien hall would. be oenstruotod. They asserted they would even favor a beard issue, if that's what it teak to have a park, swimming peel and reoreatien hall. Mayer Pfeiffer stated to these people he would appoint a oaaamittee immediately to study the oast of such a pre~eot, aced means to Pinanoe it. Mr. Gee. Peoet, co-partner ins the Houston Dunbriok Campasy, appeared before the Cmm- mis8ieo~a. He stated me wanted to aialoe it pleat to the Ceaaanissiea his pesitieoa< in the work he perleraa~ed for Meere do Moore, General Caantraetars, en the City's Imhoff' Tank. His statements were taken in .affidavit fete cad signed by hie. The Cemmisei ~ in- structed the City Clerk to file Mr. Pboa~t's affidavit. _ _ _ _ _ .. -. ~~ • • • The Ce~aniesiea 3nstruoted the City Clerk t• write a letter to Wyatt C. Hedrick, City Emgiaeer, cad inclose a copy of Ges. Pe©irlr'a affidavit and request that he (Wyatt C. Hedrick) eocamiae affidavit .:and reperlr his findiags to the Cenmoissiea. ldr. Lane, with the Mis$issipgi valley ~,Taak C~paay, appeared before the Cemmiesi~at and stated the work aeedcd ea the elevated water tank would cost about X1650.0@. The Cs~issiea advised him t• keep fa ca-taot with them. ~etiea by Crate, a eaoncl by J~ues, that the meeting 'ad~snra. Carried. EST s ~ ~; .- d m, i Cdr e y of . er yer of t o i Porte, Te s of La , s ~J