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MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
PORTE CITY COMMISSION - MAY 18TH, 1962
7:00 P. M.
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Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor H, P.
Pfeiffer, with the following members present: Commissioners Stabs, Osborn
and Brown, City Attorney C. L. Pitman, Assistant Supt. Dick Cunningham,
and City Clerk Clovis D, Mann.
Minutes of the last meeting were read an,d approved.
A discussion was held regarding the sample aerial photo offered by Indus-
trial Aerial Photos to the City for X50.00. Other photo maps were priced
at X75.00 per square mile, and $10.00 for each additional square mile.
After dis cos sion it was decided not to pur chase the map. City Attorney
Pitman agreed to contact a governmental agency in regard to aerial photos.
Mayor Pfeiffer instructed the Gity Clerk to determine the charge for
paving of Brownell Street, and to invoice the charge to him personally,
and immediately.
Mayor Pfeiffer announced that the Zoning Board hearing on Block 1111,
La Porte, would be held Monday, May 21st, at 7:00 P. M,
Commissioner Stabs. made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Brown, that
he be permitted to obtain bids on a six month basis, for prisoner meals,
wash, grease and oil change of police cars, and for black-topping work
behind the City jail, and that such bids received be presented at the
next Commission meeting.
Motion Carried.
A committee from the La Porte Civic Club appeared before the Commission
to dis cuss the possibility of obtaining help and support from tYie City
gov a-nment in obtaining a larger library. Mayor Pfeiffer requested that
the committee do fur they research to determine size needed, area to be
located and other things that would be involved,
Mr. George Norris appeared before the Commission to dis cuss the Zoning
Or dinance as it pertained to his moving a house to Block 331. He was
advised that the proposed location of the house was in Zone "B", which
prohibited his moving the house in. Pir. :lrris stated he would find
another location for his house.
Commissioner Osborn made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Brown, that
the pur chase of twenty-four water meters at a cost of ~
be ratified.
Motion Carried.
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Commissioner Osborn suggested that a point meeting of the Commissioners and
department heads be held to dis cuss a proposed budget and the tax struc tore.
He wa.s advised that the City Clerk was in the process of completing the
budget work sheets, and that as soon as they were completed the City Clerk
would dis cuss them with each Commissioner.
The City Clerk was instructed to take necessa ry action to sell the parking
meters that are in stock. The Commission was advised that approximately
102 meters were on hand.
Dick Cunningham, Asst. Water Supt., was instructed to take necessary action
to remove the parking meter posts.
Commissioner Stabs advised that he wow.d check into the possibility of
getting a battery for a gasoline motor used with the auxiliary light plant.
City Clerk Mann was instructed to contact the Chairman of the Zoning Board
for information as to the date of their next board meeting.
There being no far ther business at hand, the meeting was adjourned.
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K. P. Pfei fer, M r he City
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City of La Porte, Texas