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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 7/13/192209 4 On motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Love, vote being unanimous the following Ordinance was read and passed. ORDINANCE N 207. AN ORDINANCE fixing the times within which taxes due the City of Lubbock for the years 1910 to 1920, inclusive shall be paid to the City, prescribing penalties and interest if same are not paid by such fix&d time; providing for returning of a delinquent list of such unpaid taxes, for publication thereof, notice and such proceedure after delinquency as aforesaid as is provided by the general Laws of the State of Texas for collection of delinquent Taxes, and declaring an emergency account of same being long unpaid and the need of the City for revenue. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS. Section 1. That all property subject to taxation within the City of Lubbock, Texas, for the years 1910 to 1920, inclusive, as showm by the suplemental roll approved June 8th, 1922, shall have the taxes paid thereon by the owner, owners, or persons in charge before the 29th day of September, 1922 and all such taxes are due and payable as of this date. Whether such taxes be for one of more years. Section 2. On all property and assessments on which any Taxes due shall no have been paid before the said 20th da,; of September, 1922, there shall be added a penalty of ten per centum of the amount of slxch taxes, and interest from such date at six per centum per ar_:num, payable when such taxes are paid, which shall be a lien on the property. Section 3. Immediately after the 20th day of September 1922, the City Secretary shall compile and return to the Gity Commission a true and complete list of all property delinquwnt for taxes within the City, showing interest and penalties accrued, with the name or names, of the owners if he can ascertain t e same. Section 4. After the return of such delinquent list as provided in Section 3, the collection of such taxes, penalties and interest shall be governed by the laws of this State governing collection of delinquent taxes, which laws are hereby adopted. Section 5. The fatce that there is a large sum due the City which is im- peratively needed #o support it, creates an emergency and necessity that the rule requiring an ordinance to be read at two meetings before adoption be suspended, and this Ordinanne shall be effective on the date of its adoption after publication for the time required by lava and the charter. Approved this June 22nd, 1922. Attest: J.R.Germany, Secretary, City of Lubbock, Texas. Approved as to form R.A. Sowder, City Atty. Percy Spencer, Mayor City of Lubbock, Texas. There being no futher business meeting adjourned. Read and approved thi ay of 1 1922.- V Attest: Mayor, J.R. Germany, Secretary. CONTRACT WITH GEO.VV. BRIGGS. JUNE 2201922. This contract between the City of Lubbock, Texas a muncipal corporation, and Geo.VV. Briggs duly authorized is as follows: Said Briggs agrees to do such work on the streets of this City as may be directed by the Street Commissioner at 66 cents per cu.yd. for dirt work and 85 cents per cu,yd. for rock, and agrees to haul and place such dirt and rock to such places as may be designated, not being futher than 2000 ft. from point of origin, and to complete such work before October l,st 1922, to the extent of Of $12,000.00 Viitness our hhnds th&sfirst day written. Attest: J?.R.Germany, City Secretary. The City of Lubbock,Texas By Percy Spencer, Mayor. July 13th, 1922. The City Commission met at a regular session with the f6llowing present: Mayor Percy Spencer, Commissioners, Geo.C.Wolffarth, H.G. Love and J.O.Jones, R.A. Sowder, City Attorney and M.S. Ruby, Gity Mgr. The Mayor Stated that the main object of the meeting was to pass an Ordinance pretaining to the Issuance of $12000.00. By a motion made by Mr. Wolffarth, seconded by Mr. Jones, the following Ordinance was read and approved by a unanimous vote. ORDINANCE NO. 208. On this the 13th, day of July, A.D. 1922, the City Commission of the City of Lubbock was convened in regular session in the City Hall in said City, with the Mayor and 3 of the Commissioners and Gity Secretary present, when among other things coming before laid City Commission for its consldeLation, was the matter of the conformation of contract between the City of ubbock, acting by and through its mayor, and Geo. Briggs, covering street improvements in the City of Lubbock, and after due condideration, Commissioner H.G. Love, in- troduced an Ordinance titled - AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING CO�?TRAC T BETGEEN PERCY SPENCER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND GEO.W. BRIGGS, CONTRACTTOR, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION? OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS, IN ACCORDANCE v'VITH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED AND AD OPTED FOR SAID PURPOSE: PROVIDING FOR THE ISSU'111ACE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT WARRANTS OF THE CITY OF LUPBOCK TO THE SAID GEO.W.BRIGGS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $120000.00 EVIDENCING THE CITY'S OBLIGATION FOR SUCH STREET IM: PROVEMENTS: PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYOF A TAX ON EACH $100.00 VALUATION OF ' TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID UITY TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND I14TEREST 0' SAID WARRANTS: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." It was moved by Commissioner Geo.C. Wolffarth, seconded by commissioner J.O. Jones, that the Ordinance be read in full. Motion carried and. the Ordinance was read in full by the City Secretary. Moved by Cor,missioner Geo.C. Vlolffarth, seconded by commissioner J.O. Jones, that the ordinance be passed. Ayes; Commissioners H.G.Love, Geo.C. Wolffarth,a:ff.O.Jones and Percy Spencer,Mayor. Nauss- None Moved by Commissioner Geo.C. Wolffrrth, seconded by Commissioner J.6 Jones, that the rnti providing that an Ordinance shall not be passed on the day on which it shall be introduced, unless it shall be declared to be an emergency measu-pe. be suspended, and that said Ordinance be placed upon its seconded and final reading by caption. Ayes; Commissioners H.G. Love, Geo.C. Wolffarth, J.O. Jones and Percy Spencer, Mayor. Rays- None Moved by Commissioner Geo.C.'�'Jolffarth, seconded by Commissioner J.O. Jones, that said ordinance be finally passed. Ayes; Coirmiissioners H.G. Love, Geo.C. Vdolffarth, J.O.Jones and Percy Spencer, Mayor. Nays; None. ft t./