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• 2~IT~RrTES OF THE LA PORTL CITY' COII2dCIL APRIL 2~,1939,8sO0 P.~R. Meeting urea palled to order by Lgayor Sharp with the following Alderman present: C,he'. Agee, P.L. Benson, F.R. Boyle, J.J. Roark Fred R. Ruff. Minutes of the last aeeting were read and approved. Oath of C.PS. Agee was sworn in as Alderman for tiro years and adainistered Offir..e the oath of office by Mayor Sharp. George Co~~nts and E.E. Easterly appeared before the Council repre- `?lo~l•: X20 stinting the La Porte Independent School District and stated that the School District had apquired tax title to Block 220, La Porte. He stated that the School Board asked p®rasission to keep the alley of this block closed at the present tine and asked also that they have peraission to use the City grader and drier to leTel the block for use as an athletics field, the School Board to pay the iPages of the driver and the gas and oil consumed in the project. After spec dis- cussion a notion was offered by Ruff, second by Benson, that the mat- ter of leveling Block 220, La Porte, be turned over to the Street and Alley Committee, to work out a plan with the Athletic Coa~ittee of the School Board, whereby this work eight be done. Carried. Fir-~ ~"';17G'f' The ~~ayor appointed George Isensee as Fire Chief for the ensuing year and announced that the balanese of appointments of officers and poa- a~ittees vrould be made at the next regular Council aeeting. -i1?a.~:~`;~.l Motion by BoylaKthat the annual financial stateaent of the City be ;;tats-.~e.=it published in the official newspaper, this was seconded by Agee and carried by those present. hffid.avi~ The City Secretary reported the filing of affidavits on the burning of the fallewi.ng described City of La Porte Refunding Tarrant anal City of La Pone Sewer Funding Bond, to merit: That pertain City of La Porte Refunding Tarrant, Series 1935, dated January 10,1935 to January 1950, optional prior to that date, being `arrant No. 9 for X500.00, together with the Int- erest Coupons No. 8 to 29, both inclusive, attached to said Narrant, which Interest Coupons were due and payable in their numeripal order semi-annually, beginning July 10,1939 to tJan- uary 10,1950, both inclusive, arld City of La Porte Sewer Funding Bond, dated May 10,1938, nun- bered One(1), in the principal sum of Five Hundred Dollars, 0500.00) and due April 10,1939. These affidavits were ordered placed on file. St•tlaiti; Alderman Agee reported that on the request of 1~rs George Howald, owner of the Variety Store, the Street light neai~~the corner of Broadway and Main was orddred turned on as of April 1st. Motion by Ruff, second by Boyle, that this cation of the Polipe Co>astittee be apprcvved. Carried