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r YINTJTES - REGULAR ~Q LA PoRT~ CITY Co~LSSIaN - FE~tUA~tY 19, 195 4: ~® P. Dt. Rognt7.ar of fire La Porte City Coa®3.ssiost xas Qa11od to order bg Yagor M. D. D~gla~ sib the fa'11o*3ag numbers aa~et city •fficia7~s presm3t s Cosmissioner$ L.R. Rigbg aril Emmert A. ~i.te~ City Attoraog Edxard d. Cado~ 3btpt. of Pnhlic Wearlas A. A. ArtB~ar~ aiud City Clerk J. F. Yal.doma. , Minutes of'the last seating xere r sad affil ap~rrved. Mr. H. s. $a~rrison appeared befits the C~3ssion, and asked that the City' open uP certa3.a :tr'eetaa, to encomra.~e sales of propperty a~ .xe11 as to help the appearatyce of the C3.t~r as a xhole, and for bettor irainago. The Commis~.on stated they had plans t• span up certain streets, as soon as the xeather pei~reitted, ~, J. ~. ¢ook appeared before the C~ni.ssioa to find out xhat elisposit3.mn is going is b e sade,of his electrical airing preblemt., The Commission stated that the electrici.a~ ~-~ he had hired xas nrt a licensed elect~.c3an in thdCity of La- Porto, a~d,iiad v3.olated rho Crdinamae, amt xould have to appear before the Court. Aft~c the e7:octricas had appeared befa~e the Courts he could than take his exam- ination, and if he passed, and paid his licrosse fee, ho con].d de ~arark ixi the City of La P~to~ the ease as ~' other licensed elec~aioian.• A discussion xas held on a Wrecker Cri3nance, similar t• that xhich is moo being enforced im the City of Pasadena. The Co~t.ssion instructed the City Attornay,rS. d.Cado, to drsa~ up as election ordinance frr the seat reg~7.ar seating, for the City of; La Porte si-A~ual election, xhich take~;~laca on the ~.th Tuesday in Apr31, of this gear. The Commi.ssiea set t he filing fee for Mayor, at ~1~.40, sad the filing. fee fir Coawatsai®ner, at ~5®.C1® each. A request xas sale ~ the Road Roya3. CluL t • the Citg of I.a Porte to fmcn3.sh then with aqy lamed they night base availabl,o on ~rhich to place a garage they had pur- chased. It was the cousansus of opin3.on of the Commission that they should be sponse~red by assns organisa~tio® like the La Porte: ~reat3on Association, or the Schiol ~3.s trio. lotion by R3gbgs secoani by Whitey to accept the Hesston Lighting & Power Ceor~patny~s check is the asoant of X2,331.65, ease 'ee3.ng for 2~ of the gross tea. The Commission mnaninously autthorized th® pla~aement sf a street lamp at the inter- sectien of 131aak~rel]. Avenue sold Park, and instructed the City Clerk to notify the 3i®uston lighting & Pier Ci~+e~r of the ecLght str®et las¢-s they had authorized. lotion lry White, secoa~t by Rigby, ratifying the paysent of the fo11wi3r~g bills: 1°5