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P;gINUTES - REGULAR NI~;ET IATG
LA FORTE CITY COMMISSION -APRIL 20, ~19~0
10:00 A, ~iL
Regular meeting, of the City CoTtani.ssion was called to order by Ddsyor H. J.
Pfeiffer, with the following mombers and city officials present: Commiss-
ioners Jas. S. Crate, Jr., and Wm. P. Jones, Raleigh Erwin, Supt. of Rxblic
Works, Wm. Iuls,ness, representing Wyatt C. Hedrick, City Engineer, City Attor-
ney Carl C. Patrick, and J. E. Muldoon, City Clerk.
Minutes of the last meeting were read ausd approved.
Motiaa~ by Jones, second by Crate, that Ordinann.ee No. 397, being
AN ORDINANCE. DEFINING A "TAXICAB"; .DEFINING THE. TERDB"TAXICAB BUSINESS;
REGULATING THE TAXICAB BUSINESS TN THE CITY OF LA FORTE; REQUIRING ALL
PERSONS, FIl3MS AND CORPORATIONS BEFORE CONDUCTING A TAXICAB; BUSINESS IN
SAID CITY TO OBTAIN FROM TAE CITY COMMISSION A PERriIT THEREFOR; PRO-
VIDING THE MODE AND A4ANNER OF OBTAINING SUCH PERMaS; PRESCPIBING THE
CONTENTS OF SUCH PERMITS; REQUIRING EACH PERMITTEE TO PAY IN ADVANCE
CERTAIN FEES,. FCfft THE USE OIL, THE STREETS; AND TFiE AMOUNT THEREOF; RE-
QUIRING EACH PERMITTEE TO FILE A STATEMENT WIl'H THE CITY CLERK SHOW-
-: ING THE NUMBER OF VEIiICLES PROPOSED TO BE OPERATED BY HIM UNDER SUCH
YER.MIT , TOGETHER WITH THE MARE, MDT ~ NUA~iB~ , STATE LICENSE NUMBER
AND MODEL OF EACH; PROHIBITING T~ HOLDER OF A PERMIT FROM OPERATING
ANY TAXICAB NOT OWNED BY HIM; REQUIRING EACH PERMITTEE TO CARRY PUB-
LIC LIABILTPY AGAINST INJURY TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND REQUIRING
SUCH POLICIES OF INSURANCE TO BE FILED .ndITH THE CITY r,LERK; MAKING
ANY VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE A MISDE~~EAtdOR AND PRESDRIBING PENAL-
TIES THERRFOR,
be adopted as read.
Carr ieal.
Motion by Jones, second by Crate, that the osier of the taxicab bus iness
shall pay to the City Clerk, X25.00 fvz~ each taxicab operated in the City,
as a domrza. pAyment, and X7.50 per month thereafter, and to be adjusted when
gross tax is due and payablo.
Carried.
Motion by Crate, seoond by Jones, that Ordinance No. 398, being
ART CfftDIN?1~TCE PROMULGIiTING AND PRESCRIBING RULES, REGULATIONS,
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE QUALITY AND TYPE OF DR.ATERIAIS;
TEE MIXTURE OF MAT RFt IALS ; AND THE CONSTRUCTION of SIDEWALKS
UPOPJ PUBLIC RIGIIr OF WAYS bVITHIN THE CITY OF LA FORTE, TEXAS;
PROVIDING FUP.THER THAT SUCH CONCRETE SIDE~RrALKS SHALL NOT BE
CONSTRUCTED UPON PUBLIC RIGIjT OF WARS VdITHIN THE CITY, i~VITHOUT
A PE{2MIT BE LNG FIRST ISSUED THEREFOR, THE FEE FOR SUCH PERMa
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BEING NOT LESS THAN $1.00 NOR MORE THAN X5.00, AS ~1IAY BE DETERMINED
FROM T LME T 0 T IPA BY MOTION MADE, DULY SECONDED, CARRIED AI1D SPREAD
UPON THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMIS,SIONj SUCH CONSTRt~TION OF SAID
SIDES"I~,LRS T 0 BE SUBJECT T 0 THE SUPERVISION C~ THE ENGINEERING DEPART-
MENT OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS FCf? THE PURPOSE OF ENFORC TiQG COMPLIANCE
Waif THE PROVISIONS CF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING- FQt A FINE OF X25.00
FOR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE RULES, REGULATIONS, SPECIFICATIONS CR
OTHrSR PROVISIONS CONTAINED HEi~SIN, EACFY DAY OF VIOLATION CONSTITUTING
A SEPARATE OFFENSE OF THIS ChtDINANCE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PORTIONS TIiEREOF IN CQNFLICT HERE6YITH,
be adopted as read.
Carried •
AQr• Manton Ellis, Mr. Frank Baker, Mr. Geo. Couirts, Mrs. Fred Tomek,
Mrs. Calvin C~npton and Wis. Dan Kennedy appeared before the Com-
mission in conneotio~n with s~riffining pool and oonsnunity recreation
center.
There being no further business to come before the Coanniss ion, upon
mati~a~n by Crate, seoand by Jones, the meeting adjourned.
Carried.
EST:
.E.. doon, ity C rk of he i y
of La Porte, Texas
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