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• MINUTES LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL JUNE 28,1937, a:oo P.bI. Meeting was salled to order by DQayor Sharp with the following Aldet=en responding to roll Balls C.M. Agee, P.L. Bensoa, F.R. Boyle, J.J.Roark, Fred R. Ruff • fl?inutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The'Mayor salled for the reading of oorrespondenae and the City Secretary- presented letters frog the following: Max garrison, Assistant Secretary, tkan]ciMg the Council for the resent raise in salary, Daily Court Review , Tke Texas Tax Boot ,Jno.T. Snity,Editor, Otto P~sal regarding the CitT's tax title lots in Blosh 21}, Bay ?Wont, C.~l. ~dilligaa iz reCard to a reduction in hid' City taxes. Notion by Ald. Ruff, sesond by Ald. Agee that the letter and paper frost the Daily Court ReTierr be placed on file. Carried . Tax Notion by A1d. Agee, second by Ald. Foyle, that the City Secretary be auth- Boot prized to purchase the boot on Texas Tax questions published by Jno.T. Ssdth of Austin, Texas. Carried. Lots 1.~7dc lotion by Boylo, sesond by Ruff, that the City renew its propositiaa of l~B,Blle ~~ Atril 27,1936 in which the City offered 36r Otto I~Lal a gdit dais deed Layfront on Lots 47 and l~8, Bloch 2I~, Bay !'runt Addition to La Ports, for the ~l mount of taxes due plus the aawunt of suit Bost and that the City Ses- retary figure the amount of taxes due to June 30,1937, add the amount of suit Bost, sa~aelT ~jl~.•l~., and writs l4r FL~al that the resulting amount will is be the amount required by the City to release its interest in the lots. That the City Secretary further adTise l[r FLal that the City has sold its interest in Lots 15 to 18 , Bloat 2l~, Fay r`rant Addition to La Ports and tkat the City desires to heap its interest in Lots 1, and 2, Blos~ 2~., Bay- Front Addition to La Porte. Carried. Taxes Motion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the City Secretary be instruoted to y'-illigaa Fite lir C.Y. Milligan that since all of the property ad3oining his pro- ~rertT in Bloc1` lF22, La Porte is assessed at the sea.e ra.luation as Bloolx h22, La Porte the City will be unable to grant his request to reduce the assessed *aluatioa of his property. Carried Motion by Boyla, second by Ruff, that the Petty-Gash be renewed in the amount if X17.02• Carried. oTer