HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 6/15/1923June 15th.,1923
The City "ommission met in Special meeting with the following present;
Percy Spneer, M4.yor, Commissioners., H.G.Love, J.O.Jones and 1.S.Posey,M.S.
Ruby, City ivigr, and R.A.Sowder, City Attorney.
T'- e following Contract was aceppted by a unanimous vote of the City "ommission,
THE STATE OF TEXAS �
COUNTY OF LUr BOCK �
The ity of Lubbock, Texas a municipal corporation called
the `'ity and the Farmers Gin Company of Lub bock, Texas a corporation called the
Company, have entered into the following agreement;
The �'ity agrees to furnish electric current from its plant
to the CYompany for a space of five years from the date of this agreemtn at its present
current charge as per rate sheet attached for the character of service to other
patrons, with a minium horse power charge of 50 cents per month during the gining
season of the yearor for the months of the year when current maybe required:. It is
understood there should be no charge for connecting and dis-connecting the current
during the months for whichthere shall be no demand. All charges and rates pay-
able monthly at the offices of the city; but it is understood that the "ity shall not
be required to furnish more than 150 h.p. at any time and that the company will have
no motor greater h.p than 40 and it is futher agreed that should conditions be such
that the ity is required to discontinue either temporarily or permantently current
for power that same mey be done without liability on its part; and it -'is _futher
understood that the City shall not be repponsible for any faults or accidents
attributable to electric current in any form on premises of the Company, and the
Uompany will save the "ity harmless from all judgments, expenses, fees and. costs
in actions wherein it is alleged the injury or loss may have arisen from matters
on -the premises of the Company or between the nearest pole and the Company's plannt
and the Uompany agrees to maintain its equipment in first class condition for the
conversation of power. _
It witness tvheraof, the presents have been executed on be-
halfof the `'ity of Lubbocli, texas, by M?S.Suby, its City "tanager , duly authorized
and by C . E.Ivlaedgeb its pre sI ldn6t on behalf of the Farmers C'in Company, with
ituthority from the board of Directors ofhis the 28th day of May 1923.
The "ity of 'Lubbock, Texas
by M . S . Ruby, '' i tj Mgr.
Farmers Gin Company
by C.E.Maedgen, President.
It was moved by a unanimous vote of the City d'mmmission that the Rity furnish
water and light service to the Tourist Park fPee of charge, S
lar Ruby was given authority to male chlorine contract for chlorine for t he cess
pool.
It was moved by a unanimous vote that I;1r. -,uby fix the different sections of
the Disposal plant so that dirt would not wash into them when it came a rain.
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There being no fuV er business eetingadjourned.
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rxd approved this the d ay of *41924
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June l6th, 1923.
T'he City Commission met in Special session with the following business men of -
Lubbock.
S.C.':,ilson, ".J.8ryRn, .Dickinson, ',"!.0.Stephens, O.L.Slaton, J.T.Inmon, L.H.V,%
Terry, J.T.Fiutchinson, J.A.RixJ. Geo. R. Bean, J.T.Price, M.L.Price, W.B.Atkins,
The mayor stated that the object of the meeting was to see what the b�isiness men �
of the toA�rn thought best to do in regards to the strelats of _the City Upon a motion
made by Mr. Slaton, duly second.ed,��it 'Was move t�a_t the City Commission call an
elec4 ion at once to raise the Tax imit from �,1.50 per 100 valuation to .';'2.50
and if carriod to order an election to vote bonds for he pavement of the streets
and putting in storm sewers.
After several good talus the meeling adjourned.
Read and approved tl�,is the .'�,�ay of`' 192*.
1ttest: Ptlayor.
,J..R,GQrmany, Secretftry.
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