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F~~IUTES - F,EGULAR Iul~i' ING
LA POP~TE CITY COAM~ISSION - R7AY 6TH, 1960
7:00 P. bq.
Regular meeting of the City Commission was c211ed to order by Mayor Fi. P.
Pfeiffer, with the following members present: Commissioners Drown, Osburn,
y"i Stabs ?nd Dunhaan, City Attorney C, L, Pitman and City Clerk wank G. Esker.
Also present were Jim Counts, Tilman Cox, Mr, t:arsh and Jim Boone (Baytown
~ Sun), Doyle ~restergren, Norman Staashan, Carlos Smith (~'Pyatt C. Hedrick),
;'~;~ BRS, Jurger (Houston Post ), and J. 0. Rollins,
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,~~; I,ti.nutes of tre last regular and special meetir.~s were read and approved.
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'~ J<~mes Counts appeared before the Board to ask the position of the Emergency
~~ Corps relative to storage space in the nei~r Dire Station, Mayor Pfeiffer
~~'~ assuree? A2r, Counts that the City would provide space for the Emergency Car.
~' A4r,Counts also stated that the Corps would like to be included in the Civ-
ilian Defense program.
~a r.2r. Smith reported charge orders to Century Construction Company for excava.-
tion of open drainage ditches.
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,~ motion by Osburn, second by Brown,, that change orders to Century Construction
~ Company, as submitted by her, Carlos Smith, be accepted,
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Carried.
P~r,Smith presented 1st estimate of Century Construction Company, also lst
estimate on Roberson Gunite Ccenpany,
h.2otion by Brown, second by Osburn, that Century Constz^action Company estimate
~l, in the amount of •~56, 635. L~8, b e paid..
Carried.
~.~otion by Osburn, second by Drovan, trat Roberson Gunite Compar_y estimate
#1, in the amount of X21, 377.2 K, be allowed.,
Carried,
Ie~otion by Osburn, second by Brovrn, t lit Engineer 1 s Estim.a.te No. 2, in the
amount of $1~30.8~., be allowed,
.o,~ Carried.
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`• P2otion by Stabs, second by Brown, that the Engineer be instructed to author-
` ize the em to exit of En ~.n.eerin Testin Lab to break concrete testing tubes.
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R'Iotion by BroVm, second by Osburn, that the City gill relieve the Harris
County I7.ood Control District of any responsibility of placing 7?" the
on South 3rd Str. eet, from J Street to Little Cedar Bayou. Carried.
?lotion by Gsburn, second b ,r Dunham, that P.4r. ~uiett be paid for additional
time over and above the 5 days per week.
Carried.
P.2otion by Brovrn, second bar Stabs, that Commissioner Brv~,°m be allov~red to
secure the services of Hedrick to shoot wades, if necessary, on east
r.~ain Street.
Carried,
The ques tion of employees being able to pick up their checks at City Hall,
was brought up. The Commission unanimously agreed that any employee can
get their check at the pity Hall if they want to.
n2otion by Osburn, second by Stabs, that the IL2ayor be authorized to secure
the help of an interior decorator, pertaining to new City Ha11.
Carried.
The Commission will meet t~rith the Zoning Board on R4ay 18th, at 7:30 P.rJI.
Y.4otion by Stabs, second by Osborn, that Ewell Brigham be appointed to the
Zoning Board, to replace Fred Carey.
C arrie~l.
R~otion by Stabs, second by Osborn, that J. B. Kellogg be appointed to the
Zoning hoard, to replace Nelson Lewis.
Carried.
The question of supervision of school children eras discussed. Commissioners
Stabs and Dunham will report.
Iulotion by Stabs, second by B rarrn, that 'Nm, P. HaUrkins be appointed Auxiliary
Policeman.
Carried,
r,ROtion by Osborn, second by Brown, that Commissioner Osborn be authorized
to purchase 1000' of )_" pipe, 500' of 2" pipe, and 300' of 3~la.'~ pipe.
Carried.
RZotion by Brown, second by Dunham, that Ordinance DIo. 585 be adopted as read.
The caption of such adopted ordinance reads as follows:
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.`iN ORDIAIANCE APPOINTIP,'G THE ~dAYOR PRO-TFP.4, THE CITY CL"r~tK, ASSIS-
TANT CITY CLERKS, CLERK 0~' THE CORPORATION COURT, SUPF.RINT~~]DENT
OT PUBLIC .~TCRKS, CHIEF OF POLICE, I~2ANAGER OF P~,'NICIPAL AIRPORT,
OFFICIAL N_?~'"9SPAPER, JUDGE OF THE CORPO~^iTI0P~1 COL~,T, D~~,POSIT~.Y
FOR TF?E CITY Or LA P~:?TE, AND LEGAL COUNSEL,
Carried.
The letter from Bob Cooke was read and referred to the Pest Control Committee
for recommendation at next regular meeting.
?viotion by Osburn, second by Brown, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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of La Po rte, Texas
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