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~ ~ ~ ,,y MINUTES - REGULAR M~T]ZdG LA PORTS CITY COL~~SSION - I+RAY IST, 1953 10:00 A. M. Regular meeting of the City Comuri.ssion was called to order by Mayor M. D. Burgin, ti~rith the, follo~~ring members and. city officials presentt: Commissioners L. R. Rigby and Robert A. ~7hite, City Attorney Edward J. Cade, City E~igineer A. H. Moore , Supt . of Public l~Tar~ks W. A. Arthur, and City Clerk J.E. Muldoon. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mrs. brie st Searunen appeared before the Commission and w anted to knoi~r if Sher trees on South 8th Street would have to be moved.. _ The Commission told her they were reasonably sure the trees mere in the right-of ~ra`y. She then wanted to kna-r if the City ~rould transplant them. It was brought out in the discus lion that the trees r•,rere old and it ~das doubtful whether they would live if transplanted:. Also, the City did not want to start a precedent in movir~ trees. They, however,, advised her they would shoes her every reasonably consider- ation. _ A discussion was held~rith Mr. A. B. Moore, City k~gineer, on the Street Program. The Commission asked Mr. Moore what progress he zrras malflng ti~ith the State Iii.gha~ay Department on the school plans fcm paving and drainage on Highuray ].?a.6. Mr. Pdoore stated he had several conversations tirlth the school officials, but had failed to get the locations where they wanted their driveways. He further stated after this meeting he would go• over to the school, and try to get this inf ar~mation. Upon receipt of this inf ormation he would personally take the plans to the Stato Higl~~ay Department in Houston. The Commission unanimously instructed the City Clerk to return y~25.00 deposit far City Hall plans put up by Mann Construction,Comp~ar~y, Pasadena, Texas, Post Office Box 1063, when..he returned the plans .and specifications. Pdotion by Rigby, second by VJhi.te, authorizing the B.~ and F. Ditching Company to construct a 6" sewer line from "H" Street through Block 276, and part of Block 267, at v~1.00 per lineal foot. •~ Carried. The Mayes called upon ,Co~aissioner Rigby far his recor~¢nendation on the water line that eras requested by Pd'x's. Bertha Cook, to her property in Lot I~., Nebraska Syndicate. After much discussion:,, upon motion by Rigby, second by Z~llv.te, to extend the present 2" line to the City limit line, approximately 1125', pending Mrs. Cook signing contract for extension of line to her property. '~j , ~ ~ ~ ,~~ ~ ~ Carried. ~~ ~~~° ~