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MINUTES - REGULAR M~T]ZdG
LA PORTS CITY COL~~SSION - I+RAY IST, 1953
10:00 A. M.
Regular meeting of the City Comuri.ssion was called to order by Mayor M. D. Burgin,
ti~rith the, follo~~ring members and. city officials presentt: Commissioners L. R. Rigby
and Robert A. ~7hite, City Attorney Edward J. Cade, City E~igineer A. H. Moore ,
Supt . of Public l~Tar~ks W. A. Arthur, and City Clerk J.E. Muldoon.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Mrs. brie st Searunen appeared before the Commission and w anted to knoi~r if Sher trees
on South 8th Street would have to be moved.. _
The Commission told her they were reasonably sure the trees mere in the right-of ~ra`y.
She then wanted to kna-r if the City ~rould transplant them. It was brought out in
the discus lion that the trees r•,rere old and it ~das doubtful whether they would
live if transplanted:. Also, the City did not want to start a precedent in movir~
trees. They, however,, advised her they would shoes her every reasonably consider-
ation. _
A discussion was held~rith Mr. A. B. Moore, City k~gineer, on the Street Program.
The Commission asked Mr. Moore what progress he zrras malflng ti~ith the State Iii.gha~ay
Department on the school plans fcm paving and drainage on Highuray ].?a.6.
Mr. Pdoore stated he had several conversations tirlth the school officials, but had
failed to get the locations where they wanted their driveways. He further
stated after this meeting he would go• over to the school, and try to get this
inf ar~mation. Upon receipt of this inf ormation he would personally take the plans
to the Stato Higl~~ay Department in Houston.
The Commission unanimously instructed the City Clerk to return y~25.00 deposit
far City Hall plans put up by Mann Construction,Comp~ar~y, Pasadena, Texas, Post
Office Box 1063, when..he returned the plans .and specifications.
Pdotion by Rigby, second by VJhi.te, authorizing the B.~ and F. Ditching Company
to construct a 6" sewer line from "H" Street through Block 276, and part of
Block 267, at v~1.00 per lineal foot. •~
Carried.
The Mayes called upon ,Co~aissioner Rigby far his recor~¢nendation on the water
line that eras requested by Pd'x's. Bertha Cook, to her property in Lot I~., Nebraska
Syndicate.
After much discussion:,, upon motion by Rigby, second by Z~llv.te, to extend the
present 2" line to the City limit line, approximately 1125', pending Mrs. Cook
signing contract for extension of line to her property.
'~j , ~ ~ ~ ,~~ ~ ~ Carried.
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The Comrri.ssion instructed the City Attcmney to take im~.ediate legal action
in enforcing ~'dinance Tto. 383, against R. J. Johnson, C.E. Cook and I. J.
Kibodeatz~, all irho are adjacent to se~~er main iri Block 69, Bay Front Addition.
`rhe Commission instructed the City Attorney to draw up a live stock ordinance,
covering rabbits, chickens, hogs, horses, cattle, etc., suitable fare a city
the sine of La Porte, and especially featuring the sanitation.
~:Zotion by ^?hi.te, second by P~igb,~, ratif`,~-inf; the pa~nn.ent of the follo1ving bills:
Borent s Crvu~n Station X8.00
H. Childress 6.30
Gutz" Oil Corporate on 7.50
Humble Oil ~: Re~i.n~n~~ Co~aariy 5.15
Houston P~atural Gas Corporatiat2 26.91
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 35.20
T~~~ock clinic 13.00
T. B, dotter 125.00
"Tells Lotor Company 7.16
Thomas Hardrlare 15.81
The Dun'oar Register 1~i.00
Southern Electric Supply Co. 17.68
-South Houston Book Store 19.20
~agnoli a Petroleum Companry 218.61
A. ZT. Politer ~: Sons 2.00
The La Porte Liberal llk?.80
Houston Lighting ~c PrnTer Co. 637.66
La Porte Lumber Company 78.29
Industrial Equipment Co. 20.35
Utility Supply Company 96.70
~~. S, barley ~~ Co; 25.7.
La Pore Hard~rare Company 32.12
Plorris ~~ Stanford 339.60
Lacks Associate Store 3,78
St-3ndard Concrete Products Corp. 156.1,5
Rex J. Bahr 35.00
'rdunn :~ectric Supply Corporation 16.lili.
Indus trial T crrw el ~ervic e Co. 2.50
La Porte Lumber Corspany 116.33
Benson Tractor Company 2..00
Sharp Grain Com;~any 32.60
Roy Shipp 1.6.10
Pfeiffer ~_ectric Cor~any 22.99
L`verson Ihnufacturing Carp. 3..01
Z"larren Electric Company 81.x.0
Lotion by Rigby, second by :)hite, that the meetix~ adjourn.
Carried.
Carried.
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