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P~INUTES OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL ~~ JULY 22,19J~.0, 8 : 00 P.i~:. 1`4eetinm uses called to order by P~~?ayor Pro-tem Ruff, in the absence of I!~~a.yor Sharp. The following Aldermen were present, P.L. Benson, J.N. Johnson, J.J. Roark, Fred R. Ruff. ?w4inutes of the last regular meeting of July 8th and special meeting of July 11th were read and approved. Bills Z4'otion by Benson, second by Roark, that Petty Cash in the amount of X11.32 be renewed and that the bill of Horton & Horton, in the amount of X85.00, less discount of X6.80 if paid by July 25th, be allowed and ordered paid. Carried y'arrants P;iotion by Roark, second by Benson, that the following Warrants be ratified; ~3705,P~xs L.O.Lambly, City Secy,a15.00f;~3712,J.'v~d. Davis, ~1.20,~ 3713,Bryan Davis,~1.20, Total X17.40. Carried Refdg. The City Secretary reported that the amount of X511.02 had been for- '~~~ar.~-3 warded as per the instructions of the City Council, to the P;Sanufact- urers Trust Co. of N.Y. by New York Exchange to cover payment of City of La Porte Refunding 'arrant No. 3, for ,y500.00, Int Coupon for X10.00 due July 10,1940, together with commission of X1.02, but that no report had as yet been received b-r the City. Fire L~~iotion by Benson, second by J<hnson, that the City Fire Chief be sent ~, to the annual Firemen's School at A & p,2 Colle e from Jul throu h -chool g ~ Y 29 g August 2nd,1940 and that a '~~arrant in the amount of X35.00 for his ex- penses be authorized, also that the relief man for the lire Chief be paid the sum of '5.00 for services during the absence of the Chiex", Carried. Termite r~LLotion by Roark, second by Benson, tl~ t the bid of the Sanitary Insect Bid Destroyer Co. of Houston on the termiting of the City Hall, be placed on file with the other bids on termiting. Carried Fire T"otion by Roark, second by Johnson, that the letter of the Simplex Apparatus Fire Apparatus Co. be placed on file. The i~;layor came into the meeting at this point. over