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<br />MIN[ITES
<br />LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />` JULY 28,191.1,8 ; 00 P.M.
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<br />Meeting was called to order by Mayor Sharp with the fallowing
<br />Counoilmen and City officials presents C.M. Agee, J.T. Johnson,
<br />C.F. Norris, F.R. Ruff, City Attorney J.S. Kiibler, City Secretary
<br />Lambly.
<br />AQinutes ®f the last meeting were read and approved.
<br />Tunnel Messers. Shannon Morris of Polly and Jake fluters of Baytown appeared
<br />before the City Council and presented the matter of a tu~el project
<br />between La Porte and Tri-Cities. No action was taken by the Council.
<br />Percent. Motion by Ruff, second by Johnson, that the percentage of water Cell-
<br />Water Coll. eotions to be deposited in the Speoial Water Improvements Fund as set
<br />out in the minutes of November 27, 1938 be changed frosa twenty five
<br />per cent to fifteen percent, that this action be made retroaotive to
<br />April lst,1941 and that the Mayor and City Secretary be authorized t•
<br />exeoute a Warrant transferring the difference in amount from the Spec.
<br />ial Water Improvements Fund to the General Fund. Carried.
<br />Refund Motion by Ruff, second by Johnson, that a refund of X1.50 be made to
<br />E. Haaoke on Eleotrioal Permit No. 1~2L} , singe re -looation oP meter
<br />was necessitated by City's request that trees be cuts on Haacke place.
<br />Carried.
<br />Warrants Motion by Johnson, second by Ruff, that the following Warrants in the
<br />amount of X318.80; # 4546,Mrs M.O.Lambly,City Secy.~300.00~ 4551,Morris
<br />Stevens,~8.1}0;~ 4552,Geo.Simon,~3•?_Oif~4555,Geo.Simon,~1.60~ 4556,Morris
<br />Stevens,~5.60 a be ratified. Carried.
<br />Reduction The City Secretary presented a letter from Hughes ~dbtor Co• asking
<br />Value that the valuation of their Stook of AutoB. be reduced on the 191,0
<br />Tax Roll from X3,000.40 to X2,000.00. Motion by Agee, second by
<br />Ruff, that the City Tax Collector be authorized to reduce the value
<br />of Hughes Motor Co. Stoek of Autos. on the City 1940 Tax Roll from
<br />X3,000.00 to X2,000.00, make the proper cancellation on the Tax Roll
<br />and notify the Hughea Motor Co. of the aotion of the Council, by let-
<br />ter. Carried.
<br />C~rrespnd• Letters from Olin Culberson,Seoy. State Firemen's Assn. and from
<br />Rev. Roy E. Cooper,Pastor of the First Baptist Church of La Porte
<br />were read and ordered filed.
<br />Budget Mayor Sharp presented the proposed Budget for the fiscal year of
<br />April 1,1941 to March 31,191.2•
<br />Motion by Johnson, second by Ruff, that this proposed budget be
<br />accepted, Piled in the office of the City Secretary f®r inspec-
<br />tion by the public, that a public hearing be held on September 8,
<br />191.0. at the City Hall at La Porte, Texas at 8;00 P.M. and that
<br />proper notice of such hearing be published in the official news-
<br />paper. Carried.
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