HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 7/24/1926July 24,1926.
City Commission met in regular adjourned session, having adjourned from July 22
with the following present:
Mayor Pink L. Parrish, Commissioners J.O.Jones, R.W. Blair, City Attorney
F.L. Klett, superintendent of Utilities, W.H. Perkinson and City Secretary,
F.W.Groce.
Absent: J H. Hankins and N S. Posey, Commissioners. 3
Motion �m de by dr. 1 ir, scdhd�dlby fir. Jones carried unanimously h that the
Ordinance entitled"AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING MOTOR VEHICLES FROM CORSSMNG STREETS
WHERE A STOP SIGN IS LOCATED AT OR NEAR THE STREET INTERSECTION "-4ITHOUT COMING
TO A STANDSTILL BEFORE PROCEEDING ACROSS SUCH STREET: REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICXZHEREWITH: FIXING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION HEREOF;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ACCOUNT OF FREQUENT ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM CROSSING
STREETS AT HIGH SPEED WITHOUT REGARD TO RIGHTS OF PERSON USING THE STREETS" pass
its second reading; being Ordinance 346 and made of record in Book 1, pa.ge 209, ,
This being the day set to receive bids for publication of Ordinances and legal
forms, the two local papers' bids were received, discussed and after due con-
sideration a motion was made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Blair, that we
accept the Avalanche Publishing Company bid dated July 23, 1926, at a rate of
5¢ per line, first insertion, and 4� per line for each additional time per
insertion in the Lubbock Morning Avalanche of Lubbock, Texas, signed,
Avalanche Publishing Company, by Jas. L. Dow, Manager.
A letter was read from Hawley & Roberts, Engineers, dated July 20,1926, regarding
contract entered into between the City of Lubbock and Hawley & Roberts, May
21,1925, and after.some discussion was turned over to City Attorney, E.L.Klett,
to answer.
Motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Blair, carried unanimously that
it is the sense of the Commission to proceed with the funding of the warrants
in the amount of $60,000.00 to cover material and labor being used in rebuild-
ing light and water systems.
Motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Blair, carried unanimously that the
Commission be adjourned in regular session to august 5,1926.
READS APPROVED this -6-- day of 1926.
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Mayor.
Secretary.