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I~1 PQRT~ CIT'~ COi~:~:~CSION -AUGUST 2, 1951
10:00 1~. ~R.
Regular meeting of the City Commission z^ras caJ-lcd to order by ?'.T~yor H. J. Pfeiffer,,
vTith the follrn~~-ing members and city officialti present: Corunissioners 1'Jm. P. Jones
and Tli D. Burgin, Supt. of Public "`:~ar~ks Ral~i.gh Eri~in, and City Clerk J. E, .~aTuldoon,
and City =attorney Carl C. Patrick.
Lri.nutes of the last .meeting z^rere read and approved.
i:Totion by Burgin,, second by Jones, instructing the City Clerk to order 10 - 15" x 2I~"
Reflectirized Signs "Speed Limit 30",from r~~cono Si`{;ns, Inc.
Carried,
The Cor!anission unaniriously instructed the City ~'-ttarney to draw op axt ordsn~ce for
their Welt regular meeting prchibstin; dogs from running at large.
Carried,
The Colm~i.ssion instructed t:~e City Attorney to Notify Harry I~~ickel to rer:~ove his
fences from the streets and alleys adjoining Blocks 151 and 152 La Porte.
Carried,
notion by Burg.in~ second by Jones, to give Hand Por~rer ;~-rower to the La Porte Cemeter~r
Association.
Carried.
~rotson by Hurgin~ second by' Jones, authorizing Public ~~'Iorks Sup~xsntendent 'snvin to
purchase one Po~,rer I:~~cr adaptible to cutting grass around Triter ti~rells.
Carried.
Ater much discussion on the bids opened July 19, 1951, for the constructs on of
additions to the ~'errage Treatment slant, it ~va.s decsded to reject all bids for the
reason lowest bid e.>ceeded money available for :~rork pla:~~ed.
LTotio~ by Jones, second by Horgan, to reject all bids opened Ju.1.y 19, 1951, for the
construction o~ additions to the Sewage Treatment Plant.
Carried.
A,Totion by Jones, second by Burgin, that the following bills be peid:
:'~erican--La Trance roa,~^.ite Corporation 4??_18.30
':`Jells ~=.rotor Compat2y 5,~0
Cargill1s 15.80
J. E. Cook 9.50
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Elliott ~.ddressing I<Iachine Co. 1.7!~
Gulf Oil Corporation 17.18
H, Childress 12.60
Humble Oil e. defining Co. 1..77
Houston Natural Gas Corporation .50
Houston Lighting ~ Poz~~aer Co. 510.86
F, ~`1. Heitmann Co. 13.00
Houston Po~~^rer i~qui~nent Co. 25.85.
Industrial Toti^re1 Service 1.~3
Lackts Associate Store 15.62
T~Ic I.~Ii7,.1.an Chevrolet Co. .68
T:Iunicipal Supply Co. 27.21
Tlorris w Star~.ford 2.2.95
The Texas Company ~.3~..20
~. ?I. Polker & Sons 27.10
Rex Supply Corporation 6t~, 80
SouthtiFrestern Bell 'telephone Co. 27.80
The La i'orte Liberal 17.85
Under,~ood Corpor. ation 6,l~0
?'iahlberg-IIc Creary, Inc. 28
Sharp Grain Co. .95 i
La Porte Hardx,~rare Company 61.23
Nies Construction Co., Inc. 1, 818.00
Magnolia Petroleum Comloany 51.07
Carried.
The Corc~ssion unanimously instructed the City attorney to draw up contract
ti~rith Texas ?eater :7e11s, Inc., consideration ,,19,000.00, i^rell to start ti=Then tiRre71
equipment is on location.
Carried.
i:Totion by Eurgin, second by Jones, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.