HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/24/1925Sept. 24th., 19.5.
City Commission met in regular session v.itli the follo%:ing present:
Mayor, F. R. Friend, Commissioners, J. 0. Jones, R. W. Blair, S. Posey
and Geo. C. Wollfarth, -I. S. Ruby, City Mgr. and J. R. Germany, Ctiy Secy.
Engineer was before the Commi;; ion regarding the width of Nineteenth �t.
west of Ave. Q.
City Attorney was instructed to look up the dedication of streets and alleys
in Overton Addition.
Kr. Ruby was authorized to advertise for street sweeper, bids to be received
October 8th.
Upon motiUn made by Mr. Posey and seconded by Pr. Jones 19('.5 tax roll was
approved by unanimous vote.
It was duly moved and seconded that Mr. Jones and Itr. Woffarth be appointed
as committee to see about the East Broad. -ay underpass. After discussion JTr.
Klett was also appointed to assist t)i, committee in any legal way possible.
There being no further business the meeting ajourned to meet Sept. 25th.
Read and approved this —clay of 19..5.
fayor .
Attest:
J. R. Germany, City Secret-ry.
ORDINANCE NO.31BA
AN ORDINANCE levying a tax upon all property subject to
taxation within the City of Lubbock, Texas, for the support of the
City for the year 1925 apportioning said levy among the various
Rinds and items for which revenue must be raised, levy a poll tax
upon a certain class of persons levying an occupation tax on all
occupoations taxable, and fixing the time within which said taxes
and poll taxes be paid, assessing penalties and interest for non-
payment of such taxes within the time set and declaring an emergency
account of nearness of the end of the year.
BE IT ORDAITIED BY THE CITY COUTZCIL ( CO1,19lIISSION ) OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK, TEXAS.,
SECTION 1. There shall be levied and assessed upon all
property subject to taxation within the City of Lubbock, Texas, for the
year 1925, the sum of Fifteen Dollars on each One Thousand Dollar
valuation thereof, and same shall be applied to the various funds in
the following manner:
Interest & Sinking Fund $12.87
General Fund 2.13
SECTION 2. All persons residing within the City of Lubbock,
Texas, on the first day of January 1925, and not exempt by the general
laws of this State, between the ages of 21 years and 60 years, shall
pay a poll tax of One Dollar.
SECTION 3. All advalorem taxes shall be paid before the
first day of February 1926, and taxes not paid by that date shall have
to said tax added the sum of 10% penalty and bear interest from said
date at six per cent. And thereafter such fees and costs shall be
added as provided for state and county taxes.
SECTION 4. There is levied upon all occupations taxable
one-half the sum charged by the State of Texas for pursuing such
occupation.
SECTION 5. The fact the year is nearing its end, requires
the rule of the Charter to have an ordinance read at two meetings
prior to passage be suspended and this Ordinance passed at the meeting
of its introduction and effective from the time of its approval and
provided by law and the provisions of the Charter.
Passed and approved this the `4th day of September 1926.
AT"EST F. R. Friend
J. R. Germany, +`=yor.
Secret .ry