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LA POR.TE CITY COM~9TSSION -APRIL 20, 195b
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Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to a~der by Mayo M. D.
Burgin, with the follovPi.ng members and city officials present: Commissioners
H. P. Pfeiffer arr3 L.R. Rigby, Special Counsel Jno. S: Riibler, Supt. of
Public Works W.A. Arthur, and City Clerk Frank G. Baker.
Also present were Mrs . Wm. A. Stabs, Reporter, and Mr. ESrnest L. Brown, Jr.
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A discussion was held on plans for the Commission to setup a Planning Committee.
Motion by Rigby, secorri by Pfeiffer, that City purchase fou" shirts and two
pr. pants for Grady Hester, aryl that has salary be raised to X300.00 per month,
effective May 1, 1956.
Motion by Pfeiffer, second by Rigby,
pre are a list of lots owned by the
at ~:30 P. M.
Motion by Rigby, second. by Pfeiffer,
1956, at t~:30 P. M.
Carried.
that Special Counsel Jno. S. Kiibler
Ci+y, for a public sale May 18th 1956,
" Carried.
that meeting be recessed to April 27,
` Carried.
' - APRIL 27, 195b
x:30 P.M.
The City Commission of the City of La Porte reconvened at this time, with the
following members present: Mayes M D.Burgin; Comrnissio~rs H. P. Pfeiffer
and. L. ` R. Rigby, Specia_ 1 Counsel Jno.S. Riibler, Supt. of Public ~M1Tc¢~ks ~. A.
Arthur, and City Clerk Frank G. Baker. Also present were Tommie Adams from
the La Porte Liberal, John Eckhardt, Jay Marls, 1~alter Springall, Rueben
Wright, Ernest L. Brown, Jr., and John Hatcher.
Mayor Burgin asked that the returns of the city election, held on April 2l~th,
1956, be camrassed. The election returns were canvassed as follavs:
FOR MAYCfft : Mercer D. Bur gi.n 1~.6
FQ~. COM~ISSICIJH~tS: H. P. Pfeiffer 145
L. R. Rigby 1!~
Mayan Burgin declared Mercer D.Burgin elected to the office of Moor fcpr a term
of two years, and L.R. Rigby and H. P. Pfeiffer elected as Commissioners for a
terra of two years.
Carried.
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Motion by Rigby, second by Pfeiffer, that gross receipts tax check in
the amount of X17.26, from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, be
accepted; _ '
Carried.
Motion by Rigby, second by Pfeiffer, that meeting be .recessed until
Tuesday, May lst, 1956, at lt:30 P. M.
Carried.
MAY 1ST, 1956
4:3o P. M.
The City Commission.reconvened this date, with the following members
present; Mayo Bt~gin, Commissioners H. P. Pfeiffer and L.R. Rigby,
Special Counsel Jno.S. Kiibler, City Clerk Frank G. Baffler, ~nd~John
S. Kiibler, Jr. Mr: Ernest L.3ro~rn, Jr., city~s_bond advisor, was
' also present.
A delegation of business men and citizens from La Porte ~rere in atten-
dance. Included were the f ollov~ing : Walter Springall, Jay Marls, Dr.
G. Maxwell Miller, Art Simpson, Mr. aid Mrs. Fred Gillette Jesse Beall,
J.R. k~sminger, Raymond Sparks, Wm. P. Jove s, Willard Hwey, Norman
Staashen, John Eckhardt, Joe Thomas, Everett DuPUy, A.B. Cone, Kirby
Holcomb, George Norris, Mondrick Gbrzycki, Al .Wadsworth, James S.
Crate, James Stuart, Claude Livi-ngstan, Rueben ~'Pright, Nelson Lea+ris,
W.R. Thornton, Mx'.Andrews, Fred'Westergren, Roy Bright, Geo. Sharp,
Nathan II1.ein, John Hatcher, J. 0. Rollins, H. B. Harrison, Frank Boyle,
Clyde Agee Mr. Brown, Rev; Thompson, A. J. Alban, Jr., I+~r. Marks
Milton" Beck, Rev, David Mc Girr, Ray'Vandeventer, Arnold Pf eiffer,
`Preston Head, W.D.'Mayes~`Mr. Florahce, Jim Mayes, Mr. Janssen~•George
Traylc~', and Douglas Boyle;
Also present were Wm, G. Farrington, C. Carroll, Justin° Morrell, Wm.
James Miller, and Everett Du Pte.
Motion by Pfeiffer, second by Rigby, that the matter of anne~o.rg the
territory including Harris County Water Control and Improvemait District
No. 56, be tabled.
Carried.
Motion by Rigby, second by Pfeiffer that the meeting adjourn.
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