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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 2/8/192111 b8th, 1921. REGULAR MEETING. The City Commission met in regular session with the following present: C.E. Parks, Mayor, Commissioners, L.H. Simpson, W.S.Posey and J.O.Jones. and P.I.S. Ruhy, City Mgr. By a Motion mane by IV:r. Posey, seconded by 1'r. Simpson, the following Minutes were read an, LgorOved by a unanimous vote. September 2t�th, October 26, November'9, 10, 23 and 29, January 6, 8, and 18th. J.P. Markham, resident Engineer , Henery Exall Elrod Eng. Co. was before the City Commission and recommended that the City take up the paving proposition the P & S.F. R.R. and bT; a motion made by Mr. Jones seconded by T.Ir. Simpson, the followi�qng resolution was passed by a Unanimous vote. That the paving on Notth First Street be stopped at the west property line of H7ckory Street, unless the Panhandle & Santa Fe. R.R. Co. will pave that portion of the street on their Right of 'lay, in which case the City will pave the intersection of Hickory Street, and east to the west line of the R.R. Company's Right of Way and that the City Secretary be instructed to so notify the proper official.of the said R.R. Co., and to further notify the said R.R. 06. that the City declines to participate in the cost of said paving In the Railroad night of Way, or In the Cost of the Construction of the proposed drainage ditch, as it is the opinion of the City Commission that this expense should be borne by the tailroad Companies, and by this Company in other places. By a motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Jones vote unanimous the Secretary was ordered to have the Insurance Policies on the Light z1 ant cancelled and .re -wrote, so as to have them come due about t�.Lis time each year, and see if we could. get the advantage of the reduced fire Insurance rate. ny a motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Simpson, vote unanimous, the Secretary was ordered to pay draft of American La France Fire Engine Co. at the Lubbock State Bank. The Fire Station was discussed and Mr. Ruby was given full charge of it and had the power to Ribleive and-Employesuch help as he thought best for the City. By a motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Simpson vote unanimous, lots 4 .and 5 Block 9 Overton Addition were allowed a sewer credit of t'30.00, as per .rece.pt. signed. by J.W. Lamb, t,it-T Secretary, August 2nd, 1917. By a Motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr: Simpson the Following Ordinance was read and Ordered passed by a Unanimous vote. Ord inane �jjo An Ordinance Adapting An'Official Map of the City of Lubbock, Texas, naming aiid Numbering the lots and houses within the City, and declaring an emergency. Be It Ordained by the City Council of t�_e City of Lubbock, Texas. Sec. 1. That the names of the Streets on the Cit-T of Lubbock, Texas, shall be as follows First'Street shall be th-i.t street Lying on the Borth of Sanders addition to the City of Lubbok, the. first StreF�t South thereof shall be known as Second Street, and Continuing in numerical Order, southward, the streets shall be so known by `he next street taking the name of Third Street untill all Streets have been given a name by number. The Eastermost street shown by the Original Plat of the town of Lubbock, shall, be called Avenue A. the street west of same shall be krnotn-as Avenue B. and continuing in sequence with the letters of the alphabet, as each street is reached it shall carry { its letter, and be known as_ Avenue, the blank supplied with the proper letter in said order. The first Block north and the first Block east as -above shall be knovm as the 100 Block on said Street or avenue, and she next block south, or the next block west, on said street or avenue. hall be the 200 Block, -ind in like sequence fot the whole of said Street or Avenue; the lots on each street or Avenue shall be numbered in consec- utive order, beginning with number 111" on the south side of each street for each block and on the west side of each avenue for eack block, with Odd numbers on the South side of the streets and west side of the avenues, and the even numbers on the north side of each street and east side of earn avenue, should there by a building of two or more stories on a lot or lots, the second and other stories shall be numbered in half numb rs with the lot numbers as a base; if a building be situated on two or more numbers,"" t shall take the first number. Sec. 2. The map prepared and presented by Sylvan Sanders, of date of January 8th, 1921, showing the Corporate limits, and the streets and avenues as set out above, shall be hereafter known as the Official Map of the City of Lubbock, Texa&as copy of which is a part of this Ordinance, and -same shall have a copy dthereof fired in the office of the clerk of the county court of this county. ��✓>.• Sec.3. The fact that there is no official tnap of this city, that great j confusion obtains because the street and avenues are -pot designated, creates an emergency. and public necessity that the provision of the Charter requiring Ordinances to be read at two several meetings be suspended and this be passed at the meeting _f its first re�iding, and it is so ordered. Attest: Passed and approved by a unanimous vote, this the 8th day of February, 1921. J.R.GEiMANY CITY SEC'Y. C.E. P-LRKS MAYOR.