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MnmTES - REGULAR MEETIlaG
LA PORTE CITY COM9[ISSION - DECEMBII3 3, 195.
10:00 A. M.
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Regular meeting of the City Commission Was called to ordeac~ by Mayan M. D. Buurgin~
with the folhring members and city officials present: Commissioners L. R.
Rigby and H. P. Pfeiffer, Public Worl® Supt. W. A. Arthur, Special Counsel Jno.
S. Kiibler, and City Clerk J. E. Muldoon.
~fiA,utes of the last meeting Were read and approved.
Mr. James Lileat appeared before the Commission, representing, Mr. F.A. Gour:er,
L. B. Mergenthaleac and lam. N. D. Fountain, to see in ghat manner they Would
go about in securing a sewer main to be constzucted in the Alley of Block 73,
Bay Front Addition.
The Commission advised II+~. Liles that i~' the four resident owners would de-
posit With the City approximately ~1t20.00, the City wnul.d give th em a contract
which would enable them to recover some of the money they paid for constructing
the aew~er main through Block 73, Bay Front Addition.
Mr. Liles stated that he Would t alk to the other reside:t owners, and then let
the City Commission kna+r of their decision.
Mr. Alwyn S. Koehler and Mr. J., Brcwrn, representing Wyatt C. Hedrick, Architesct-
Engineer, appeared before ~ e Commission and gave the City a tentative fYgure of
X60,000.00 for constaucting saner mains in Sylvan Beach Addition, also mains
South and Northwest La Porte. Same changes were made, and upon final. estimate
Mr. Eb~st L. Brea, Jr., the City+s bond advisor would be called ixi far further
discussion on the natter.
A discussion was held on the City+s Registrar, and no further action was taken
on this matter.
Mr.'W. A. Arthur, Public V~arks Supt., requested permission from the Commission
to burn out the grass ar~d weeds in the city ditches.
The Commission unanimously grated Mr. Arthur his request, except those ditches
in the .~.re zone.
Carried.
The City Commission voted unanimously in favor of placing all city empl®y+ees
under Social Security', axed instructed Special Counsel Jfio. S. Kiibler to secure
necessary information in setting up the plan.
Carried.
Mr. moo. S. Kiibler, Special Counsel for the City, made a report of his ea~aa-
ination of the agreements made by the City and the State Highway Department,
on street signs.
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W,A: Arthu~~ Building Inspectar~ aslaed the Comoad.ssion for ins tractions
oa request macbe to him by 3~. Maurice Latiolais. Mr. Latiolais requested
permission to leave mood in eeil3.ng of addition irhich h~ recently oo~-
structed at 823 West Main Street.
I~r. Arthur was instrected to enf ores the City ~ a buildir~ code a~s written.
Motion by ftigby~ secon<3 by P~e3.fTer, that the meet~iig ad3onrn.
Carr3.ed.
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