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<br /> <br />MINUTEfi <br />LA PORTE CITY QOi1NCIL <br />NOVEMBER 8, 1943 ~ 8 :00 P.P.T. <br />Meeting was called to order by Mayor Ruff with the following <br />Aldermen and City officials present: Ald: T~. D. Burgin, J. N. <br />`~ Johnson, J. H. Kerber, J. J. Roark, City Atty. Kiibler, City <br />Seoretary Christensen. ' <br />Pltinutes of the last meeting vrere read and approved. <br />Bills Motion by Roark, second by Burgin, that the following schedule <br />of bills in the amount of ?301.51 be allowed and ordered paid. <br />Brown Bros. Sash & Door Co. 15.70 <br />The Cargill Co. 2.10 <br />Clarke & Courts 3.15 <br />Annie Christensen, City Secy. 4.77 <br />Daily Sun 8.95 <br />Houston Lighting & Power Co. 162.1.x8 <br />Houston Natural Gas Corp. 2.58 <br />Horlook Ice Service ~ 6.75 <br />Hughes b4otor Co. 6.25 <br />La Porte Hardware Co. 6.28 <br />Ia Porte Lumbor Co. 3.28 <br />Magnolia Petroleum Co. 20.53. <br />Shell Oil Co. 4.33 <br />Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 27.80 <br />~''''~ _ The Texas Co. 9.61 <br />Joe R. Thomas 3.00 <br />C. 0. tiYilliams 13.95 <br />,, 301.51 <br />Carried. <br />Letter The Secretary presented a letter from C. V. Milligan in regard to <br />C.V.Mi~;~i- t-ie 1943 valuation of his property listed as All of Block l~22, La <br />gan ~mnte. ` <br />P4otion by Johnson, sec~rc~ by Roark, that the valuation of this <br />property be left as fix~duby the City Equalization Board for 1947 <br />and that the City Secretary be instructed to write Bir. Lilligan <br />to that effect. <br />Caflried. <br />Pc;uali- Motion by Johnson, second by Kerber, that the matter of equalization <br />action of of City taxes be turned over to the Tax Committee. <br />taxes Carried. <br />Lots 22 Motion by Kerber, second by\Burgin, that the P~Iayor be authorized <br />23 ~ ~~ to negotiate a contract for the purchase of Lots 22, 23 and. ?1~., <br />Block 60, Blocit 60, La Porte, at price of w55o.00, subject to the approval <br />LaPorte of title and other agreements. <br />Carried. <br />~.,;. <br />~` Letter The Secretary presen ted a letter fron Brown & Root, Inc., dated <br />Brawn 8c Povember 5, 1943, stating that if at any time prior to November <br />Root,Inc. 1, 191.;4, the City Engineer ascertains that any dama~:e to the 8" <br />asbestos-ee~e~st sewer line is caused byy failure of thrust blocks <br />at bends in the line, that they will m$ke the necessary repairs <br />to the line at no cost to the City. <br />193 <br /> <br /> <br />