HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 9/11/1924Sept. llth., 1924.
City Commission met in regular session with the following present:
Mayor, 0. -'. Friend, Commissioners, J. 0. Jones, Geo. C. Wolff--rth and
W. 41. Posey, ::;. S. Ruby, City Manage r, and R. ,. 9owder, City Attorney.
Upon motion made by 14r. Wolffarth and seconded by fir. Posey, Idir. Sowder
was instructed to see if Ave. 0 below 19th St. could not be opened more
than 25 Ft.
Upon motion made by L1 . W?4 •-r larid seconded by Mr. Posey, l-r. Ruby
was authorized to e s ast iron pipe to go under the paving.
Upon motion made by h . Posey and seconded by Mr. Jones, it was moved by
unanimous vote tn".t the City buy brass goods from Clowe & Cowan, theirs
being the cheapest and best bid:.
Mr. 14c-L'onald was before the Commission in regard to pump for new well. He
said th�.t he would recommend a Layne and Bolder pump, which he would
P7uarantee for one year.
Upon motion made by Mr. Posey and seconded by 111r. Wolffarth it wa:> mov- d
by unanimous vote that the Joe George water line running down 14th. St.
be taken over and a credit of $175.00 allowed. J. K. Weister line was also
taken over.
Upon rnoti in made by 11r. Jones seconded by Mr. Jolffarth .the following
Ordinance was passed by unani:_:ous vote.
ORDINAI14CE N . 265
AN ORDINANCE RESTRICTII,G PARKING 7JITHIN "HE CITY OF
LUB131OCK: PROVIDING 1'Hi.T VEHICLI-i'S FOR iII SHALL NOT
STOP OR !:`IRK AT C.:MT.1I11 PLAC�a I1; `i'H CITY: R :PiJ_':.LII'1G
ALL 07DINA11C' 3 �:IdD PrRTS OF ORDIT Al CES II1 CONi'LIC`P
HE REJITH: FIXING `THE' PiENALTY FOR VIOL..TION H:::i�EOF AND
DECLARING AN EIVI.'i_'.RG iNCY ON ACCOUNT OF TH.:,; CON17ESTION
OF TRA2;1'IC.
Be it ordained by the City Commission of the pity of Lubbock, Texas.
Section 1. No person shall stol: or park any vehicle in
front of any,hotel, public buildirir, picture show, theater
or building more than two storiew in height within fifteen feet of the
intersection of a lisle drawn fro_n the entrance of such building to i;ieet
the curb at right angles.
Section 2.. Vehicles may stop within the li-Ats set out in
Section 1, for the purpose of tb.king on passengers or dischL.rging same,
provided that such stop shall not exceed five minutes.
Section 3. No vehicle for hire shall stop, or be parked at,
any place within the fire limits of this city as now or afterwards es-
tablished except for actual purpose of taking on or discharging freight
or passengers nor tr.en for no longer time than five minutes, except such
vehicles may sto and be parked at the curb surrouiing courthouse square.
Section 4. Any perso.L., violating any of the precedinz sections
of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by fine .of not le_ s
than ;p5.00 or ore than $100.00, and upon the second offense,the punishment
shall be doubled.
Section 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are expressly repealed.
Section 6. The fact that it Is the practice of'persons of driving
vehicles for hire to impede the entrances to hotels --nd theaters where people
resort in large numbers and use the publi street;, and curbs as a place for
business, which practice hinders tra- ic, creates an emergency and public
necessity that the rule of the charter requiring an ordinance to be read at
more than one meeting before passage be, and the name is, hereby suspended
and that tens ordinance be adopted at the m--eting of its introduction t.Ild it is
so ordered.
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Passed by unanimous vote of the Commistion and approved this llth.
day of September, 1924.
�'. Friend,
I.1,ayor, City of Lubbock, 'Texas.
A'_'TES' T :
J. a. Germany,
City Sec.,etary, City of Lubbock.
Upon motion made by Mr. Posey and seconded by Mr. Johel,� c(Yntrac t was
signed with Fairbanks Morse for one 300 ri.r-F.B.I.1. type
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.
Read and approved this ��day of 1924.
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ty Secretary.