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MINUTES LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 26, 1946, £3:00 P. Tit. • Meetixg was called to order by P~Iayor Ruff with the following Aldermen and City Officials present: Ald. J, N, Johnson, J. J. Roark, T. h. Smith, J. L. Dunham, City Atty. Kiibler, City Secretary Sh.prp. Minutes of the last regular meetin~• of August 12th and special meetings of August 16th and Au~st 22~ad were read and approved. Motion by Johnson, second by Smith, that the b-ill of 1~un1C3.pA1 Supply Co. in the amount of X153.85 be a1loVred axid ordered paid. Carried. NIr. Geo. Counts presented a petition from the La Forte Volunteer Fire impartment req_uesi;ing that Chas. J. ~yilson be re-instated as Fire Chief at the monthl}r income of X185.00 plus house a.r_d utilities. Motion by Smith, second by Roark, that this petitior. be accepted and placed on file. Mr. Con~-ts also presented a. petition f rom a number of citizens and tax payers of La Torte and the surrounding ~' area requesting that the Mayor ar:d City Council re-instate Chas. J. Vlilson as Fire Chief with an increase in salary. Motion by Smith, second by Roark, that this petition be accepted and placed on file. Carried. Alderman Dunham made a motion to reemploy C. J. l~dilsox as Fire Chief at the rate stated. in the netitiox from the La Forte Voluxteer Fire Department and that the salary rye retroactive to the time that he asked for a raise. Alderman Johnson., stated that he was in favor of a. raise beginning September 1st but xot ;50.00 per month. The motion died for want of a secoxd. Alderman Duxham then made a. motion to reemploy G. iJ. Y`~ilso~a at the rate sta'-ed in the petition beginnixg September 1st. Alderman Johnson stated that he was in favor of reemployin~; N•r. V'Tilson at a reasoxable raise of 130.00 per month. and as finances permit he be raised to ~50.ee. Ald:~rman fhznham's motion died for want of ~; sccoxd. -~'lderman Johnsox.made a motion to reemploy C. J. 'dtirilson at a raise of~p30.00 per month. This motion died for vrant of ~~.~~ a second. 39a Alderman Dunham then asked Viz'. ~'~ilson if he would acceT~t a ~'~0~, 0 er month raise and as finances permit he be raised ~~ •~0 to which 2~dr. ti'~ilson agreed.