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<br />MINUTES
<br />LA PORTS CITY COUNCIL
<br />OCTOBER 9, 19~F, 8:00 P. M.
<br />Meeting was eallod to order by Mayor Ruff with the following
<br />Aldermen and Cit Officials present: Ald. ~. D. Burgin, Geo.
<br />F. Norris, T. F. ~mith, J, N. Johnson, City Atty. Kiibler,
<br />_ City Secretary Sharp.
<br />Minutes of the last mooting were read and approved,
<br />Post mar Mr. Allen, a representative of the Garrett Engineering C®.,
<br />Impts. accompanied b Capt. Grant, s~ppeared b~lere the Council in
<br />regard t® In ~gineering Contract en Post'~ar Improvements.
<br />Bills Motion by Johnson, second by Smith, that the following schedule
<br />of bills in the amount of 377.07 be allowed and ordered paid.
<br />The Daily Sun 50.00
<br />The General Detroit Cvrp. 15.18
<br />Gulf Oil wrporati:an 8.37 ~r
<br />Harlock Ics Service 7.50
<br />Houston Lighting. Power Ce• 218.90
<br />Houston Natural Gas Cvrp. 2.84-
<br />Humble Oil & Refining Ce. 3.6l~.
<br />La Porte Lumber Co. 2.00
<br />„~,;. McMillan Chevrolet Ce. 1.00
<br />Magnolia Petroleum Cv. 18.11.
<br />_ Richardson's Rubber Stamp WvrYs 3.98
<br />Southwestern Boll Telephone. Co. 17.h0
<br />Thomas Hardware 10.53
<br />Texas Equipment Co. 7.70
<br />_Mrs. Harold H. Sharp,City Socy. 9.62
<br />X377.©7
<br />` Carried.
<br />Bids, Grader The Secretary read the following bid fr©m Texas Equipment Co.
<br />vn new and used graders: 1 used Galion Heavy Duty, Diessl Powered,
<br />Tandem Drive Maintainer, as is, in cur yard subjevt to txapmoti©n,
<br />delivered t® La Porte, Texas ~1~.,500.00 , less trade in allowed
<br />for Galion Maintainer, X350.00, total Z1~,150.00~ 1 used Gali©n
<br />xeaty Duty or Diesel Powered, Tandem Drive Maintainer, Guaranteed
<br />with used machine guarantee, delivered t0 L~ Porte, Texas, $5,500.00
<br />loess trade in allowed for Galion Maintainer, $350.00, tonal X5,150.00;
<br />1 sr more Galion No. 101 Mcter Grader, Tandem Drive,(P®wered with
<br />Diesel International UD 11G 68~ HP Power Unit)F.O,B. La Porte, Texas
<br />X6,563.80, less lj cash discount on X6,235.00 or X62.35•
<br />Moti©n by Norris, second by Smith, that the City Secretary write
<br />th® Texas Equipment Co. and submit an offer of $1,000.00 and nv
<br />trade in for used Galion grader.
<br />Carried.
<br />Financing Motion by Smith, second by Burgin, that the City Attorney be in-
<br />atructed tv contact Judge C. D. Jessup and discuss the possible
<br />financing of water well, incinerator and grader for the City.
<br />Carried.
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