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MINUTES -REGULAR MEETING
LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION - A~tAY 17, 1951
10:00 A• M.
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Regular ~meetix-g of the City Coa~mniss ion was called to order by May®r H. J. Pfeiffer,
with the following members and city officials ~eaent : Caanmiss Toners Wm• P. Jones
and M. D. Burgin, Supt. of Public Works Raleigh Erwin., and City ,Clerk J• E. Muldoari.
Minutes of the last meetings were read and approved.
b4otion by Janes, second by Burgin, that Ordinance ~No• 1.11, .being
AN ORDINANCE FINDING AND DECTaA,RING A GRAVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY FOR EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES WHIGS COULD
NOT BY REASONABLE FORETHOUGHT AND INTENT ION HAVE BEEN
INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF MONEY AND
CREATION OF A SPEC IAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, THE HARING
OF LOANS FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES
TIlEREFROM, DIRECTING THE KEEPING OF RECORDS THEREOF,
THE FILING OF COPIES OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET
AS RDaUIRED BY LAW, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY,
be adapted, approved and oa~dered entered into the minutes this 17th day of may,
1951.
Motion by Jones, second by Burgin, that Ordi~iance No. 1.12, being
_ AN ORDINANCE EMPLOYING E. A. KNIPP, ATTORNEY, TO REPRESENT
THE CITY OF LA PORTE IN SUIT CF STATE OF TEXAS, ET AL. VS.
CITY OF LA PCRTE, ET AL., NUMBER 391-299, IAT THE 80TH DIS-
TRICT COURT, FIXING HIS COMPENSATION, PROVIDING FOR PAYMCNT
THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES INCIDEN-
TAL T 0 SUCH LITIGATION,
Carried.
be adopted and ordered entered into the minutes this 17th day of May, 1951.
Carries.
Mr. gey Jobs on, Mrs. Lois Compton and b2rs. E. T. MacNamara appeared before the
Co~nission and requested the City to help than finance the Recreation Program
for the La Porte area.
The Commission informed them that their budget would not allow them to do so, but
they would give it every consideration in the new budget.
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The C®mmission asked the City Clerk for the tabulations on the bids for the
sale of $50,000.00 City of La Porte, Te~cas, ~fiaterworks and Sewer System ReFVenue
Bonds, opa~.ed May 10, 1951. In the opinion of the Commission the bid from
Dit tmar & Company was the best. Their bid was as follows
1952 to 1959 -Rate 3~
1960•to 1978 -Rate 3~ ®r far average net interest rate ad' 3•~-~893~•
Motion by Jones, second by Burgin, to aooept bid submitted by Dittmar k Company.
Ths Mayor introduoed an ordinance ~-ich was read i.n full. Commissioner
~m• P. Jones made a motion that the ordinance be adopted as read. Thee mottion Ras
seconded by Commissioner M. D. Burgin and carried by the following votes
AYESs Mayoa~ Pfeiffer, Commissioners Jones and Burgin. NOES: None. The
®rdinance thus adopted followas
ORDINANCE NO. 1a1l~
AN ORDINANCE ATI6ARDING SALE OF X50,000.00 CITY OF LA PC~EtTE ~Ii4TER~YORRS AND
SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1951,
be adopted as read.
Carried.
The Cc~mmiission authorised Ca:ranissiczner il~m• P. Janes to oaritaat canoe Turner and
see if he wou]d be interested in the Building, Plumbing and Electrical Inspector's
job.
^ notion by Burgin, Seoaazd by Jones, that the meeting adjourn.
Carrie d•
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La Porte, Texas