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~, L~i POF{Pg~ CITY CO~.ffISSION - DI;C~4~~r~ 1~.TH, 193
Regular mmeting of the City Cor,Lnfission was called to odor by P,iayar ld.D. ~.irgfin,
1~th the fallcrrring members arr3 city officials present: Co~ssioaaors L. R.
Rigby and Robert ~:. "l~:fite, City .lttorne~* Ecll~ard J. Cade, •C. W. Woods, representing
A. F. Moore ~nginee~inb Compar~r, Supt. of Public '"docks ?T. A. ,'~rthur, ark, City
Clerk J. E. r~~uldoon.
R~i.nutos of .the last greetings tyre road and appa~oved.
I~~,. John ?~iright, of 20~. South 3rd Street, appeared before the Corrmra.ssion and
asked if th~,,r had made a decision on curbing and guttering 3ra Street, in the
200 block. The Corn~r3.ssi on a~.vi.sed It~r. '~dright they were unab~ to do this work
at this tfir.:e, a.nd requested the City Clerk to rP-~~.Lrn checks to those persons
who hac~ put up their money in escrcn°r.
The I+~Sayor road a lottor to th«~ Corzmissiorz Egon SouthY~:~stern Laboratories, on
their recent inspection of the street work. Tho Commission ordered the letter
filed.
h,'tr. C, i~. 1~doods, of the A, B.T~.oore Fizginec~ring Company, recom*nended to the Corms-
fission, that they pay Ba1.co, Incorporated, his final estimate, less a 10~ retainer.
• '~~~otion by Zrdhite, secor~. by Rig'ay, to pay Balco, Incorporated., his statement,
less ICS retainer, provided he produced paid receipts from Gulf States Asphalt
Co,~.pax~r an~~ ITvalde Rock Asp halt Cor;zpany.
Carried.
A chi. scussion was held on Bill Cottrell, Dog Catcher.
~RO'cion by ?~lzite, second bdr Ruby, to pay B:i.ll Cottrell, Dog Catcher, X1.50 per
dog, and guaranteeing ~Z~O.~JO per month.
Carried.
Motion by t'~Yi~.te, second by Rigby, that the Gfity Clerk issue dill Cottrell a
Polioant s corurrission.
Carried.
The Gity Clcr~ discussed zArith the Commission the gift oz" Block ~., Bay wont, to
the La Porto Volunteer `ire .Department, for a drill field, wriich would ultimately
reduce the City's key fire rate. The Con~+.ission stated they would have to give
this matter more study before arriving at a decision.
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Motion by 'u~hite, second by Rigby, to pay A. B . Moore Engineering Company,
statement in the amount of X300.00, for services in connection Frith co~-
stsuction of phase of the near City Hall. building.
Carried.
The City Clerk eras instructed to have published. in the City's official news-
paper a publ3.c notice to a1J_ persons owning or clai.mi.ng ar;~r property abutting
upon State FLi.ghway 1~~6, between South E to G Street, the hearing to b e hel.et
before the City Comndssa.on i.n the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 30th day
of December, 1953, at 10:00 A. M, on the second floor of the old City Hall
I~uilding.
Motion tr~r ,~Ihite, second by Rigby, that Ordinance No, ~,5b, being
AN ORDINANCE APPRCJUIl~FG ESTIIuSAT~ OF THE COST AND OF Cr~iTAIPd PORTI(7P1S ®F' TFiE
COST OF THE, ~, ~ T I~.'1PRQl EMQ1T OF A CERTAlsd PORTICfl`d OF STATE HIGHVYAY 225
~+ND OF STATE HIGI~IAY 1.11.6 IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AS HERETOFORE ORDI~tETJ BY
A CERTAIN ORDIl~sRdCE; DECLARING TH1: CITY C0~'~.'IISSION~S INTENTI~F OF ASSESSING
PART OF THE COST OF S[TCH IMPROVEMF~TT AT CERTAIN RATES Pte. FRONT FOGT
AGAINST THE AF~JTTING PROPERTY AND THE C~VZ1fftS THEREOF; ORDERING TH,!~T A HF,~R.-
Ii1G BE HELD ~1 D GIVE~d TO ALL A~TNING OR CL.~IIuLIIdG ANY SDCH "BUTTING PROPERTY
OR ANY 1NT~tEST THEREIN AS TO SUCH PROPOSED ASSESSM~ITS AND AS TO OTHER
NL4TT'~'RS RL~,ATED TO SUCH IPdPROVIlt~1T;° SETTING AND FIKLNG THE TIP: AND
PLACE OF SUCH HEARING, ~:ND DIRECT]StG THt~T NOTICE THEREOF BE GIVEN,
be adopted as read.
Carried.
A:2otion by Rigby, second by mite, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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. E. p,F oon, Cs erk e Ci. y M. D. BurgYn, Mayo t e ity of
f La Porte, Te.:a.s La Porte, Texas •