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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 3/29/1926L Lubbock, Texas. March 29 th,1926. City Commission met in regular session, having adjourned from March 25th with the following present: Mayor F.R. Friend, Commissioners R.W. Blair, George C. Wolffarth, J.O. JOnes, W.S. Posey and A.B. Davis, City Manager. The minutes of the meeting of March 25th were read and approved with the following corrections: - The payment of a draft at the Citizens National Bank for a car of oil in the sum of�: $443.41 was approved. "It was moved by Mr. Blair, seconded by Mr. Jones that an easement for water and sewer lines be purchased from Firs. Farris for the sum of $100.00 and that the City day for water and sewer connections to her house." The City Manager was instructed to have Judge Moore to proceed and tet as many property owners as possible on Twenty -Third Street to sign up for Street Right of ;gay at no cost to the City. A motion by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Blair prevailed that the following accounts be paid: Name Amount Purpose Francisco Garcia 14.40 Sewer labor Roy McCravey 22.40 Sewer Labor Harcy Roulard 19.20 Water labor Jess Bartley 16.80 Water labor Art Kilpatrick 16.80 Water labor Gary Hard 16.80 'later labor Lee Ford 19,20 Water labor T.A. Williams 19.60 Lights " Roy McCravey 2.00 Light Labor H.F. England 22.40 Street Labor (�"• Dutch Maner 25.00 Street Labor `�- Frank Warlick 19.20 Street Labor Tom Walton 16.80 Street Labor M.H. Benson 15.60 atre Citizens National Bank 558.97 Dft.Car Fuel LDLX -697 EMI. 'J,4�h%. ft,Agent 1.47 Freight 48 H.B. Shook 10.00 Light Labor R.F. Bayless, Agent 264.00 Frt. Car Light Poles H.V. Robertson & Co. 433.43 Weekly audit Art Studio 7.50 Lt.Pole Pictures Barbara Woods 50.00 Stenographic C.G. Bell 100.00 Light R.D. Campbell 125.00 LiLtht N.J. Williams 160.00 Light R.E. Davidson 120.00 Light J.S. Galloway 130.00 Light F.C. McSpaddin 175.00 Ligrht L.R. Rampy 120.00 Light J.B. Bounds 90.00 Light Chas. Woods 125.00 Light J.M. Pipkin 100.00 Light L.L. Lee 125.00 Water Ben Bartley 90.00 Water J.R. Crawford 100.00 Water W.C. Lee 75.00 Sewer Gabriel Esparsa 40.00 Sewer T.E. May 200.00 Police Offa Williams 125.00 Police John Lemond 125.00 Police Tom Cannon 125.00 Police Wade Hardy 125.00 Police Baxter Honey 135.00 Police M.N. Davidson 125.00 Police Paul Hardy 150.00 Police W.H. Strachner 40.00 Police W.L. Metcall 137.50 Police E.B. Ambrose 80.00 Police J.H. Goodman 50.00 Police Joe Wolffarth 30.00 Police Joe Cox 30.00 Police Fite Brothers 100.00 rolcie Tom Smead 90.00 Btr6et Jim McClamis 90.00 Street Joe Wolfifarth 80.00 T Street Carrol Bynam 90.00 Fire Ed Twitty 150.00 Fire C.F. Roland 80.00 Fire J.B. Hood 80.00 Fire Newton Tannyhill 80.00 Janitor G.C. Merrill 150.00 Electric Inspector N.E. Busch 150.00 Sewer Inspector Dr. Rollo 50.00 Health J.R. Germany 250.00 Secretary J.M. Denman 20.00 Treasurer R.A. Holland 187.50 Tax Collector A.B. Davis 300.00 City Manager F.R. Friend 33.3,3 Mayor J.O. Jones 16.66 Commissioner R.W. Blair 16.66 Commissioner E.L. Klett 83.33 City Attorney Martha E. Jarvis 125.00 Clerical Fay Malone 100.00 Clerical Gladys Waldrop 100.00 Clerical Alberta Johnson 80.00 Clerical Annie Lou Holt 80.00 Clerical Ruth Leach 70.00 Clerical Ftrdt Nation&I Bank 413.03 1924 Water bond First National Bank 9924.75 Street Imp. Bond. Upon motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Wolffarth, the proposal of the P-lains Gas and Oil Company to furnish t n cars of 34-38 Gas Oil at five and one- half cents, delivered Lubboc�r w e� 8Osal of the Exchange Petroleum Company of Five and Five -eighth Cents was rejected. The attention of the Commission was called to the fact that some time back a bill was filed by Sylvan Sanders as for platting the Friend Addition. Whereas it was moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. dolffarth, that these minutes be made to show that this bill was for locating the ripe Line across Mr. Friend's property. Motion carried unanimously. A motion by Mr. Nolffarth, seconded by Mr. Blair that Mrs. 1.0. Hubbert of 2422 Fourteenth Street be refunded Four Dollars for payment she made for sewer when she did not have sewer. A motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Posey, prevailed that Ordinance No. 335 amending'Section Two of Ordinance No. 301 pass the first reading. The Ordinance follows: ORDINANCE N 335 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE No. 301 BY ADDING i0 THE ONE HOUR PARKING ZONE THAT PART OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, SO AS TO INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF AVENUE J BETWEEN 12th STREET AND 13TH STREET, AND SO THAT SAID SECTION 2 SHALL READ AS STATED IN SECTION 2 BELOW. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS: Section 1. That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 301 of the City of Lubbock, Texas, be amended so that same shall hereafter read as stated in the following Section 2. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to permit the sam-e to be parked, stand or remain for a period in excess of one hour between Avenue G and Avenue K on the north side of Main Street; between Avenue I and Avenue K on the south side of Main Street; between Avenue I and Avenue K on the north side of Broadway; between Avenue G and Avenue K on the south side of Broadway; between Main Street and Broadway on the east side of Avenue G; between Broadway and 13th Street on the east side of Avenue I; between Main Street and 13th Street on the west side of Avenue I; between 12th Street and 13th Street on both sides of Avenue J; between the hours of 8 o'clock A.M., and 6 o'clock P.M. except on Sundays, where parking of vehicles is permitted by ordinance of said City of Lubbock. Passed and approved at first reading, March 29th, 1926. Passed and approved at second reading, , 1926. Mayor. Secretary. The City Manager was instructed to notify Richard L. Douglas, Attorney for Peters & Haynes, to prepare the necessary ordinance for the admission of their addition. The City Manager reported 102 Flat rate light customers, 84 flat rate stove customers and 25 flat rate power customers and 280 flat rate water customers and that it would cost appmoximately $5000.00 to meter all these customers. A motion by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. dolffarth, carried unanimously that the City Manager be instructed to see if the Meter Companies would accept the City's time warrants due January 15th, 1927, for the necessary meters to meter all these customers. A motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by ::Ir. Nolffarth prevailed that Mr. R.A. H011and be put under a $25,000.00 bond- Mrs. Annie Lou Holt under a $5000.00 bond, and Mrs. Gladys +ilaldr6p under a J1000.00 bond. A motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Posey carried unanimously that the following resolution be adopted: - At a regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, held at the City Hall in the City of Lubbock on March 29th, 1926. Present: F.R. Friend Mayor, J.O. Jones, George C. Nolffarth, d.S. iosey and R.N. Blair, Commissioners. The following proceedings were duly moved and carried: - BE IT RESOLVEIDoby the City Commission of the City of Lubbock that under authority granted in the amendment to the City Charter voted at the special elgction held December 10th,1925, amending Section 14, Article 8, that the compensation of the Mayor shall be $900,00 per annum and the compensation of each Commissioner shall be $300.00 per annum, payable t nstallments, provided that the Mayor and any Commissioner shall forfAe° tt .0 per meeting of his salary if absent from any regular meeting of the Commission unless such absense from the meeting is unavoidably necessitated in the services of such officer on business of the City away from the City at the time the meeting is held. Mayor. ATTEST: ecr. ary. It was moved by Mr. Wolffarth, seconded by Mr. Posey, and carried by unanimous vote that the meeting adjourn in regular session until Nednesday, afternoon, March 31st, at 3:30 P.M. Said motion passes by unanimous vote. READ AND APPROVED this day of ,1926. ATTEST: ecretarv. ******************* MAYOR Lubbock. Texas. 191