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21i MLFTUTES - REGULAR MEETING LA FORTE CITY COMfvIISSION -MAY 21ST, 195. l~:3o P. ~. Regular meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor Burgin with the following members and city officials present: Commissioners L. ft. Rigby and Harold P. Pfeiffer, Supt. of Public Works W. A. Arthur, Special Attorney Jno. S. Kiibler, and City Clerk J. E. Muldoon. Minutes of the la.~t meeting wr ere r ead and approved. Mr. M. L. Brumleu, representing the South Texas Equipment Company, appeared before the Commission, and told of the advantages of the Packmaster. The Commission advised Mr. Brumleu they would send him a copy of the bid notice when the city was ready to take bids on a Packer Type garbage truck. Judge Chas. F. Norris and Police Chief Walter Roberson appeared before the Commission to find out if the Judge could try a man on Sunday. Special. Attorney Jno. S. Kiibler advised the Judge that a defendant cannot be for- ced to trial on Sunday, but that in the case of prisonexs in the La Porte city jail, the Judge could on Sunday accept their pleas of guilty ar set their bails so that they can be released. Motion by Pfeiffer second by Rigby, that Ordinance No. ~5, being AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE COI~IPENSATION TO BE RECEIVED BY THE MAYOR, COI~ISSION~.S, CITY CLr`ItK, CITY ATTORNEY, JUDGE OF THE CORPORATION COURT, CHIEF OF POLICE, FIRE MARSHAL AND DIREC~t OF PUBLIC WORKS , V`JHIC H SHALL INCLUDE THE DUTIES OF BUILDING ~ ELECTRICAL AND PLU~dBING INSPECTOR, PROVID]NG FOR THE TIC AND MARINER OF PAYMENT OF SUCH COPJIPENSATION, PROVIDING FCH EMPI.OY~= MF~iT OF PERSC~IS BY DEPARTMENT HEADS AND APPROPRIATING TFiE A~7NEY FOR ALL SUCH PURPOSES, be adopted as read. Carried. Motion by Rigby s eegnd by Pfeiffer that Ordinance No. 166, being AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK, THE JUDGE OF THE COR- PORATION COURT, THE CHIEF' OF POLICE, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WCRKS, THE FIRE MARSHAL AND THE HEALTH OFFICER, be adopted as read. Carried. Motion by Pfeiffer, second by Rigby, that Ordinance No. x.67, being A1'V ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO EDWARD J. CARE FOR HIS LE7GAL SERVICES IN THE MONTH OF MAY, 195., be adopted as read. Carried. Mayer Burgin announced to the Commission that the State Highway Commission had accepted job on Higk~+rays 225 and lla.6, Job Control 389 5-18, and the City should do the same. The Commission unanimously accepted State Highnray job on Highways 225 & 1l~6. Carried.