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~~LNUT~-~s - RCULn~t A~ET71tG LA PCRTE CITY C0~~2ISSION -JULY 1ST, 1955 to : ao A , z.. ~tegular meeting of _~ Yie City Commission was c al.led .~ order by t,~ay©r MAD. Burgin, with tlx folla~ring members and city officials pr~;sent: Cernrtissionexs L. ft, Rigby and H. P. Ffeiffer, Special Counsel Jno. S. Kiibler, Supt. of Public darks ~.n.Arthur, and. assistant City Clsrk Eula ~srrin. A~inutes of the last meetir~ were read and approved, The Mayor announced tree first business to be taken up would. be the Soutirrrestexn ~3e11 Telephone Company s application for an increase in the loc al telephone ex- change rates in the City of La Porte. He asked ii there wa.s a~ yone in tl~e audi~°nee rho unshed. to ask aZZy questions on -the subject. ~~2r. Rea. Bar, Mr. Fred ~estergren, A!~r. t?ussell Shepherd z..nd several others asked a nu~~ber of questions. LZr. C. L. Pitcock, i?istrict ~s?anager, and P.7r. L. H. Hudson, Unit Manager, represented. the Te1e phone Company. ^fter much discussion, p~iayor Burgin asked for additional information, stating they would. continue the hearing at a later date, ~;'~. R. R. Runnels, represEnting ~?aryland Casualty CoaBpany, appeared before the Commission to report on a Blanket Insurance pclicy. He statea~. that a policy • f. or the La Porte Auxiliary Police would not cover the Chief of Police anw. Night !~datchman, and that a policy covering the se two men would have to u e a sepaxate policy, The ~emiur~ on a. policy covering the La Porte A~~xiliary Police T+rould be X227,50, based on 25 to ~.0 men, ar~.l a policy on the Chief of Police an~i Night u~a.tchman would be X113.25. Cdr. Runnels wa.s supposes to bring a sample policy for the Special :".ttar~ney to study, but was unablo to d.o so. Iie stated that he would. obtain a sample copy a.nd. talus it to ~`es, Kiiblcrt s office, so that ~.Rr, Kiiblcr could stuffy' it, l.qr. Kiiblor will repcmt on his findings at a later date. Atiotion by Pfeif fex, second by Rigby, to purchase 75 street markers. Carried.. P~ayor t3t~gi_n stated that the Hospital Committee asked. the City's permission to place a sign in the circle at Five Points. He state. that since the State Highway Departr,~ent controls the Circle, they o~ uld not grant this reque st. Motion by l~igby, second by Pfeiffer, to contact the State $i.ghwa~y Department for permission to pla ce a sign in Circle wt Five Points. Carried. The Commission instructed Special Counsel Jno. S. Y,iiblpr to call Balco, Inc. in connection tivith making repairs to the city streets. 319