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~ ~ MTidd'i E5 LA PORTS CITY C OUNC IL ~ Tv~Y 28, lgl~5, 8:00 P.R TJteeting was called to order by 1~Iayor Rui"f with th© follotiving Aldermen and City Officials present: Ald. J. N. Johns an, P. L. Bensor_, T. F• Smith, J• J. Roark, Geo. F• Norris, City Atty. Kiibler, City Secretary Sharp. ~~~imates of the last regular meeting of May ]1;., 19.5 and Spec al meeting of May 18, 1945 were read and approved. Houstor_ Tvat. The Secretary presented a check fry the amount of X10.00 from Gas Corp. the Houston Natural Gas Corporation for annual payment in Check. accordance with.S~ation II of Franchise. motion by Benson, second 1Ty Smith, that the City accept the check from. the Houston Natural Gas Corporation. C~.rried• Fire & u"find- Motion by Roark, second by STi~lth, that the City renew its storm Policy Fire and V+indstorm policy on Czty Hall and Fire Stati.or~ with Frank G. Faker, Agent for a period of 5 yrs. Carried. Bill-F~ilgore Motion by Benson, second by Norris, that the bill from John Kilgore for shell in the amount of X739.30 be paid vuh.en bill is corrected. -- _, ; G~.rried • Bid avrarded Mot:i~on by Smith, second by Johnson, that the contract for drill ing and equipping iala.ter well for the City be avrarded to Texas 1~~Tater ~"tells, Itzci. on their low bid of ~15,673•~.. The Mayor called for a record vote v~rhich resulted as foll~~ws Johnson, aye, Bens an, aye, Smith, aye, Roark, aye, IJorris, aye . _. Carried. Bid awarded Motion by Roark, second by Smith, that the contract for con- struction of extensions to the vrater system be awarded to Brovan ~~ Root, Ind. on their low bid of X5,720.00 Carried. Ord.-316 Motion by Smith, second by Johnson, that Ordinance No. 316 be?.ng AN ORDINANCE OF T11E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS, T}_.KAS, RATIFYING CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTIIvTG AND QUIPPING A ti'UATER VuELL, ALSO FOP, CONSTRUCTING EXTI:NSIOTdS TO THE i~dATER SYSTEM OF SAID CITY; PROVIDING FOR TIDE ISSUAIVC`~ OF X25,000. INTEREST BEA'r_ITtiiG I`~ATLR SYSTE'P~1 V~ARRANTS I~•! PAYL'~iuT THEREFOP~; PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTI0I~T OF TAXES OId ALL TAXABLE PF.OPERTY u~ SAID C iTY SUFFICIENT T 0 PAY THE INTEREST 0111 SUCK Yd6sRRANTS AND THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF AT MATURITY; RESERVING TH+:; RIGiIT TO MAKE PAYS !~'TT TT~n YVliOLE OR IN PART Or' SUCTi INDLBT'r:~DNESS OI3T OF FUT~TDS FRO1~F OTHER LAv'tirLTL SOL'ItCES; AND D :GLARING AN ETvLN',RGENCY, be adopted. as read. Carrie . 3a5