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I<~~iUT~~a - =~?~uULAR, I~~'gNG
Iy~ FC:?.~ CITY COI~~II ~.SI011 - SF,PT. 7TH, 1956
x.:30 P. Iv2.
R~gulax meeting of the City Co:~r;v.ssion •vras called to order by T~Zayar' I~:Z.D.
Burgin, with the following members and city officials present : Commissioners
L. R. Rigby and H. P. Pfeiffer, Supt. of Public ~lorks ;~. A.Arthur~ Special
Counsel Jno. ~. Kii.bler, and City Clerk rY~a.nlc G.F3aker, ~;1so present -,~rere T.Ix.
Holly, Houston Post Peporter, ^.ttorneyl~.obert ?3reaker and Harry Corr~li.us.
Rti.nutes of the vast mee ling ~^rere read and approved.
fltir. I3reaker discussed operations of cleaning establislunents on an equal basis
as to prices, etc., requesting city t® pass an ordinance regulating operation,
etc. ~"~i'te:r much discussion, no action was taken at this tine.
Motion by Rigby, second b`r ?=ffeiffer, that tine following Resolution be
adopted:
R,I;SOL`JTION
;FH-IEREAS, horetofore, the P~~::yor of the City of La Porte prepared and
submitted to the Bo^xd of Commissioners, a.t its meeting keld on the 3rd day
of liugust, .1.D. 1956, his proposed budget for the fisdal year, .from the
lst day of July, r~. D. 1956, to the 30th day of June, 1'>.D. '1957; ai~ci
IFTHNRE.4S, the Bo<~rd of Commissioi•~ers filed such prop€~sed budget vrith
the Clerk of tha City on the 3-ru day of ?Lt~ust, -"L.D. 1950, aura c'uesigrated
that a public hearing on such budget be held at the City Hall at x.:30 P.IvI.
on 'the 7th day of `:~ ternber, :1.13. 1956, and caused such p:ablic notice of
such hearing to be made; and
'~~IC,REIAS, such public he axing has been held;`
NO'S, Tr~tEE'ORE, it is cx tiered ~ the ilor:sd of Commissioners that the
budget, as prepared a~ subrai.tted by tl~ I~~.yor, is hereby f5.na11y approved
by the Board o:f' Co7rs.issioners a~rl it is hereby ordered that a t~'.'t~ copy of
such approved budget, tog~'ther .~ri.th a copy of this order, shall b~ filed
in each of the offices of the ~aerk of the amity of La Porte, the County
Clerk of HarrisCot~nty, aryl tlx: ;;late Co~.^.ptroller, at ~?ustin, Texas.
Carried.
T~otion by Pfeiffer, secorrl btlr T?igi~y~ that Crdinance No. •.510, be adopted as
read. Ths caption of such adopted Ordinance reads as follou~rs:
AN ORDIN ^~S1CE I:ti~1K7I1G ^ PPI~OPRI~"-`I'I ~1S FOR S[JP:PCR T OF THE GO 1"'R~TI~~1T
OF TIC CITY OF I.F'~ rORTF;, TEYu^-~, ~bR Th"~ i~SC_'LL Y:~+:R H'IG~'1TvIT~T} JULY
1, 1956 AND E`1DIT1G JUNE 30, 1957.
' Carried.
I~Zotion by Rigby, second by Pfeiffer, that Ordin~~ce No. 511, be adopted as
read. 'the Caption of such adopted Ordinance reads as follo~^rs
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AId ORDINANCE PROVIDIt~1G FGi~. TIC L~'~rY, :1SSESSb7?~ 'T AP~ID COLLECT-
IC~V OF AN n,D VALOREDl TAB: F~ T "~ Y;,P.R 1956, OF ~]D . AT THE
RATE OF ONt~ .AND.. 75IlOQ DOLLARS- 01..75 ~ ON r.A_C H OIIE HUNDRED
DOLLARS 07.00.00) VAI~U~ITI Qd OF Ta~:AELE P?~tOPERTY IP1 THE .CITY
OF ~,A PCRTE, F~ THC PURPOSE QF` P DYING THE IN`'T~R~'I.' ON, 1sND
A SINKING FUTdD FCR_ TIi~ RED~~~PTIOPI OF CITY OF LA PCRTE ,
REFUIv`DING BONDS, SERIES 193t~tt, ''CITY OF LA PGi. TE 1Yr,T~.
SYSTETa REFCiNDING BOPIDS, SERIES 19l~6«, ''CITY OF L~~ PORTS
STREEC IL~~'RC3~'-EI~1T BONDS, ~~.TuS 19.~9~-, ''CITY OF Ll PC~,TE
GI~RI;~iGE 7SICII~~ERATC~t. BONDS, .SERIES 194~tt~ _.uCITY OF LA PORTL .
S'IREF~ II~OVEI~TT BOnDS, SERBS 1953-~.", .,"CITY Q~' LA PCRTE
CITY HALL BONDS, S~'~Il:' 1953" AND "CITY_OF_LA P~TT~. SiREET~
iIEF'[JND77~ BONDS, AND "CITY OF LA PORTS SANTTA~RY S~"(III SYSTE~R
BONDS, s~I~s 755", AND ~n PAYIIIG CURRENT E1~F'R~T~ OF SAID
CITY.
Carried.
A letter from I~ir. Richaxd I.4c Kinney' to the City' Commission ~r,as read. RIr.
Iulc Kinney discussed his position as a plumber as to adhering to plumbing
requirements.
Motion by Rigby secor~. by Pfeiffer that Ccarporation Court be moved
to upstairs room over Fire Station, aryl Court room be prepared for same.
Carried.
The City Clerk was requested to ti,mite letters to sibn companies, asking
for bids on stet signs.
T~-lotion by I~igby~ second by Pfeiff erg that,, City Clerk write purchase
orders -for all departments on all purchases..
Carried,
Motion by Rigby _secor:d by Pfeiffer, that the meetir~ adjoux•n.
Carried.
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