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P~IINUTES - REGULAR R~E'1ING
LA PCRTE C IfiY COP:It,?IS:,~ION -JUNE 22, 1950
10:00 A. P.~.
Regular meeting of the City Commission wAS called to order by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer,
Frith the following members and city officials presents Commissioners Jas. S. Crate,
Jr., and tidm. P. Jones, P.a.leigh r^,rwin, Supt. of Public ,~Iorks, Carl C. Patrick, City
Attorney, and J. E, P.f~ildoon, City Clerk.
P~inutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
A group of property owners composed of Geo. Sharp, Sr., 't~T. H. '~Jarren, Clyde Agee,
P~~Irs. Ruth Fuqua, and P~.iss Besse Shannon appeared before the Commission in answer to
their latter to discuss curb, gutter and paving along Second Street, between North
A and South ~ Streets. The Commission informed them that upon the city engineer's
estimate, this construction would post them X12.36 a running foot foi• reinforced
concrete for a. L~0-f oat street, or ~g.93 for black top. 1'he City would pay for the
intersections, engineer's fees and storm se~,e~er where needed.
The committee took these figures under advisement, and informed the Commission they
would report bask if interested.
Mrs. Rosa Lee Brown appe:~red before the Commission in connection v,~ith sewer to
eottagesshe was contamplatinl; building in Bayshore Park.
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fl~Iayor Charles '+u. ?ierca of Deer I~.rk requested the City of Ls. Porte to relinquish
~ the territory which he had talked to them about on April 27, 1950.
the Commission instructed the City Attorney to crock into the matter anal see if they
could legally do so.
D.Zotion by Crate, second by Jones, to close the City office all day on Saturday, in-
steAd of keeping open one-ha.]~' day, beginning July 1, 1950, for the months of July
and August, a~ if it proved satisfactory to make it permanent.
Carried.
P~fotion by Jones, second by Crate, to ho]~i the regular Commission meetings on the
~`~ first and third `Thursdays of each month, instead of each Thursday, conuneneing in
the month of July, 1950.
Carried.
P~;Ir. Ernest L. Brovan, Jr., appeared before the Commission in connection with proposed
issue of X150,000 of additional ti'~Taterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds. P.r. Brown
. presented a c ontract vrhieh sets out services to bP performed by him in the proposed
sale or issuance of X150,000 y'~aterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds. For, and
in consideration of his sertriees, and in reimbursement of his expenses, the City
agrees to pay him a push fee equivalent to one and one-half (l2jo) percent of the
bonds issued, this fee to be paid on a prorate basis, and shall become due end pay-
able as these bonds era issued, delivered and paid for.
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1:Iotion by Crate, second by Jones, to employ =arnest L. ~ro~v~., Jr., under terms of
contract, and authorized the -~.yor s.nd City Clerk to sign same.
Carried.
Notion b Jonas, seaond by Cr:~te, authorizing s+. taxicab permit be issued to P~. ~..
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Berg, under the terms of Ordinance ldo. 397, A.nd retroactive to June 1, 1950.
Carried.
Potion by Crate, second by Jonas, authorizing the ~".rabic Temple of Houston to operate
m. rotor-driven miniature locomotive or tl~e streets of Let {orta, for the purpose of
advertising tl~e currant Shrine Circus.
Carr ied.
l:totion by Crate, second by Jones, that the ~riaeting adjourn.
Carried.
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