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~.~;? <br />MINUTES - RESULAR MEETING <br />LA PORTE CITY COMhIBSSIC~1 -APRIL 5,1951 <br />Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer, <br />vcz.th the follrnv3ixg members and city officials present: Commissioners Wm. P. Jones, <br />and M.D. Burgin, Ralei~'i Ersri.n, Supt. of Public Works, and J.E. Muldoon, City Clerk. <br />Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. <br />Mr. Cecil C. Sennedy, Manager, Southwestern Bell Telephone Compax~, appeared be- <br />fore the Commission in behalf of Ordinance No. lt06A. This Ordinance would extend <br />the base r ate furthex South than is now reflected on map attached to Ordinance No. <br />~~. <br />Motion by Jones, second by Burgin, that Ordinance No. 106-A, be3.ng <br />AN ORDINANCE RESULATIIVG THE RATES OF SOtJTH4YESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY 7N THE <br />CITY OF LA PCH~.TE, TEXAS, <br />be adopted as read. <br />Carried, <br />Mr. C. 0. Crenshaw, Manager of the La Porte-Bayshore axes of the Houston Lighting <br />azbd Power Company, handed the Commission a letter from his company, which stated <br />the City of La Porte was entitled to ~5 additional overhead street lights. The <br />Houston Lighting & Power Company wi~uld install. and operate these lights without <br />cost to the City. They would install these lights at ]1 per year until total were <br />installed. <br />Motion by Burgin, second by Jones, to accept the lights, locations to be given <br />the company later. _ <br />Carried. <br />Nance Turner appeared before the Commission in quest of a building permit 3n <br />Block 198, La Porte. The mattex was referred to the City Attorney f~ his opinion. <br />The pdayor requested the City Clerk to open bids on One Motor Grader. The bids <br />were opened and t abut ated as follows <br />Gulf Tractor Company ~`Teight 13,190 lbs. ~$,I~80.00 <br />Benson Tractor Company ~G'eight 18,000 lbs. 10,536.1,~0 <br />Boehek Engineering Co. Weight 12,000 lbs. b, 485.00 <br />Motion by Burgin, second Jones, to accept Southwestern Bell Telephone Company~s <br />check iu the amount of ~71~.17., same being for 2~ tax on ~35,7C5.28 gross receipts <br />sub3ect to gross tax. <br />Carried. <br />