HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/28/1924Aug. 28th., 1924.
City Commission met in regular session with the following present:
Mayor, F. ". 4'riend, Commis-,ioners, J. 0. Jones and Geo. �;. 4iolffarth.
Jack Lewis and several other ministers of City of Lubbock ;ere before
the Commission with petition asking that the City preventn;
the street or public buildings..
It was discussed and hr. Sowder stated that there was a state law
against dancing on the streets and that it was unnecessary to pass an
ordinance e1iminating such dancing.
Mr. Nalters, Division Lngineer for the Santa Fe, was before the Commission
in reg8.rd to the drainage ditch run,iing along their right-of-way between
8th & 14th Sts. The Commission agreed to go with him any time that he
was here and look over the proposition.
Plr. Seitz, I;Ianager of tierrill Hotel, was before the Commission in reg�Ard
to taxi cabs parking in front of his -hotel. The Mayor agr--ed to pass
ordinance that would eliminate such nuisance.
Piir. Sowder was instructed to draw up ordinance eliminating all service
cars from parking in front of hotels and office buildings��.AA �'- �
A. B . Davis was before the City Com.:�ission in regard to Cie oiAld
Chamber of Commerce room in new Uity Hall. The matter was referred:.to
building committee.
Upon motion -,ade by Lx. Wolffarth and seconded by j.r. Jones, the Secret4.-ry
was instructed to wire I:iajor Hawley to come to Lubbock immediately.
Minutes of meeting of July llth., 21st., 22nd., and Aug. 14th., 15th., 18th.,
aiid 22nd. were read and approved by unanimous vote.
.The petition of motor cop, asking that his oalary be raised, was tabled by
unanimous vote.
Dr. Castleberry, T-fr. Sowder and Lr. Goodman were instructed to prepare
ordinance regulating dairies, slaughter houses and stock pens.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.
dead and approved this day of 1924.
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The State of Texas
City and County of
Lubbock.
Know all men b,- these p--esents; That Citizens National Bank, a banking
corporation, doing• business at Lubbock, Texas, called a bank, and the
other subscribers hereto, as sureties are held and firmly- bound unto the
City of Lubbock, Texas, a rainicipal corporation, in the full and just
sum of 200,000, --onditionea:
That whereas the said bank has been se-lected as depository
for lands of the Cit of Lub`)ock, Texas, for a period of 2 -ears ending
on 21st. da, of July 1926, and has agreed to pa.- the said City- of Lubbock
Texas interest at the rate of FOUR per cnet per annum on the daily
balances in the several funds of said City on deposit with said bank
said interest payment to be credited monthly in the proper Hands, and
the said bank shall pay, all orders, wa_rants, checks, and drafts drawn
by the said City as .and on the said bank the several funds when and as
presented, provided_ of course, such funds shall have such surr_ of money
to its credit ail(, stall account to the sal:_ Cit:; for all funds, warrants
checks, and drafts as well as interest and other sums, when and as de -
mantled by the said- City-, then and at the -A event, this obligation shall
become void, other wise 'remain in full force and eiect as to us, our
heirs, and legal -re-,)_esentatives.
July, 1924.
17itness our hands at Lubbock, Texas, this day of
Citizens I�-Iational Ban-_, Lubbock, tex
France Baker, Vice;P-res.
France 1-3a per
Sam C. Arnett, Pres.
Sam C. .�rnett
17. L. Ellwood
Lubbock, Texas, I.:arch 10th. , 1924.
TO TI-IBE CIT_" ,
G71]_J:1_'1LEI:.Y0T:
Cit.- of Lubbock,
Understanding that --ou desire to sell the tract of land
knotiTin as the "Dump Ground" 17Ting Tort " of the Canyon and out. of Section
80 Block _,, Lubbock County, Texas, we offer you for same I'o-rty Dollars
per acre, -oa7Table One third cash upon ap-oroval of abstract and deed of
conveyance, balance. at one and two-Tea-r;l at eight per cent interest,
payable an,-Iual=y, bei,z~ in ordinary for;:: of Ve��dor's Lien Note of lien
t '_e acreacc e to be deterT tined C_-om a survey of all the land owned by
the Cit i__ said section.