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MINUTES - REGULAR MEEFINa
LA FORTE CITY COrdVIISSION -OCTOBER 16, 1953
l~:30 P. M.
Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor Burgin,
~.th the folloav3.ng members and city officials present C~ni.ssioners L. R.
Rigby and Robert A. ~Vhite,~Supt. of Public forks ~.A. Arthur, City Attorney
Edward J. Cade, and City Clerk J.E. Muldoon.
.Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Mr. Fs•ancis X. Houlihan, representing T. B. Trotter Company, Certified Public
Accountants, Auditor far the City, appeared before the Commission in quest of
a contract for additional moneyxs. It was called to his attention that they
already had a contract with T. B. Trotter Company, which would rim for another
year. Mr. Houlihan stated he was unaware of the exl.sting contract, and cer-
tainly his ccxnpat~y would honor it, but ask if they would consider raising
the fee. The Commission answerel hint that they had so much money set up in
the B udget far the audit, but would consaal.er it in the next Budget hearing.
Mr. Jesse Beall and Mr.~ Mil-ton deck, Plumbers, appeared before the Ccm~ni.ssion,
and aired their grievances. It was explained to them that the City and the
Plumbing Inspector were cooperating with the plumbers,.. and ask that tha
plumbers appoint a Board to investigate any grievances they had with the
City, and the City certainly would .cooperate with them in straightening them
out.
A discussion was held on the Rocket Bus stop. Motion by ~Yri.te, second by
Rigby, t o give them 30 ,feet of parking space on North First and Main Streets,
adjacent to the Taxi Stand.
Carried.
Mot ion by Rigby, second by ?~hite, .to place a Stop Sign on Hi~ay ].46, enter-
ing the Five Points Circle. ,
Carried.
Motion by Rigby, second by ~Phite, to ,furnish desk space in the City Ha11 to
the State Highway Depaxt~ent.
Carried.
Motion by 1Nhi.te, second by Rigby, to curb and gutter 125 feet on nAtt, and 125
feet on Third Street, far Art Simpson, at X1.65 Per lineal foot.
Carried.
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Motion bar White, seconi. by Rigby, authariz3ag the City Attorttiey to inves-
`tigate Article 7258-J~, covering Tax Certificates.
Carried.
The City Clerk read a letter from the first Methodist Church, thanking the
Commission for fill i3rt Which was used to fill in the loR places on their
chx~ch property.
Mction by mite, second by Rigby, ratifying the pag~aent of the fo7.].ovriisg
bills:
The La Porte Reepporter X60.00
Rub3.n Glass & Mirrva' Co. l,Og1.25
' South Houston Book Store 1.25
Houston Armature forks 465.00
Laasda~rne~too~ Co., Inc. 7.53
IItility Supply Co. .80.00
A. M. Polker & Sons 10.30
Thomas Hardware 1.96.
Pfeiffer El.eotric Co. 172.58
Gulf Oil Corporation 13.1,5
Americanrl~a Franca Foamite 13.25
T.B. Trotter 125.00
Shirle~r Ann~s Place 6.75
' . H. Chilelress ~ 9.90
The La Porte liberal 60.60
J. o. Rollins 59.94
~Ifells Motor Co. 32.7?
Houston Plat. Gas Carp. 1.50
Houston Lighting & Parer Co. 687.49
The Bayt onm, S`tm 80.40
Joe J. Jar~tina, Jr. 7.10
Sweep, Inc. 80.00
La Porte Lumber Co. 13.53
Borents Crown Station 2.65
Mc Millar Chevrolet Co. 3.48
La Porte Hardware Co. 66.45
Magnolia Petroleum Co. 244.17
Sharp Grain Co. 137.50
standard Concrete Products 538.26
Balco, Inc. 20b.25
Gertrude Ackerly 8.80
Thomas Hardware 6.27
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Rex J. Baker
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Saveway Grocery
Frank W. Reynolds,
Balco, Inc.
A. B. Moore E~igin.
Southern Inspectio
177.20
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9.08
Estate 4.50
23,347.54
Co. 646.14
n Serv. 1,503.00
Carried.
Motion by VYhite, second by Rigby, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
ATTEST:
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,ty of La Porte, Texas La Porte, Texas