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r MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING • OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL :~~i APRIL 26th,1937, 8:00 P.L. Meeting was called to order by .Mayor Sharp with the following Aldermen responding to roll call: C.l~~. Agee, P.L. Benson, F.R. Boyle, J.J. Roark, Fred R. Ruff. ~:~inutes of the last meeting were read and approved. A.N. Mc Kay appeared before the Council in the interest of the local Relief Committee, asking that the City cont~bute $5.00 per month toward the administration of relief in La Porte . ?5.00 per mo.*Ald. Agee offered a motion which eras seconded by Ald. Boyle that Relief the City pay X5.00 per month on the salary of Der J.A. Anderson, of Goose Crock, Texas, who is the t~irector of Relief for this area, . warrant_to be made in favor pf the local relief committee, to be turned over by them to the ti~elfare League of Goose Creek. '_+mtion further provided that the Mayor and the chairman of the City Relief Com. be included in the membership of the local relief committee. Carried. Ashton Pdr C.L. Ashton appeared before the Council to report that he was sewer ready for the Sewer Coru~ection agrred to by the Council at his pro- gravel perty in block 279 La Porte. He also asked that the street formed by the old Railroad right-of way be graded when the gravel had been removed. The Council agreed that this should be done. A communication from Norris Bros. waa read complimenting the Council on their action in installing traffic signals on Main Street. The letter was ordered placed on file. Insurance The City Secretary handed to the Council the renewdd policies of Policies Indemnity Insurance on the Volunteer Fire Department and the Fire Insurance Policies on the Fire Trucks, together with ~E;•le•tter from Mr A.T. Seammen,Agt. in regard to the terms of payment of the pre- miums on these policies. Motion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Roark that the Indemnity In- surance Policy -~:F'. 3~.92;raanei~al. Cer•~ificate 0~1 Nevr Amts~m... ~as'uaity Ca and ~'ire~ Insurance Policies A01~.8759 and AOlI~8760, St Paul Fire Fc Marine Insurance Co. be accepted ~ 'ghat the premium on the Indemnity policy be paid as follows: one third on May 21st,193?, one third in thirty days from that date and the balance in sixty days from May 21st. Premix-m on Fire Insurance Policies to be paid at regular bill nigh, Pr"ay; ]~Oth,1937,~ Carried Stocicb:nn A letter was read from the Stewart Title Guaranty Co. in regard to taxes a statement of delinquent taxes on property owned by Col. J.T. Stock- ~~~- ton. Motion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Agee that the matter of these taxes be turned over to the Ta~.Com. for recommendation. Carried. over -._