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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 2/10/1927February 10,1927. Ci*y Commission met in regular session at 1:30 P.L% with the following present: Mayor Pink L. Parrish, Commissioners, M.S. Posey, A.V. Weaver and J.H.Hankins, City Attorney, E.L.hlett, Superintendent of Utilities, d.H.Perkinson, and City Secretary, F. W. Groce. Absent: Commissioner J.O.Jones. Minutes of January 27, January 28, February 4, and February 8 were read and upon motion made by Idr. Hankins, seconded by Mr. 'r'leaver, carried unan:imously,ti-13y were unanimously approved. The Minutes of Accounts Allowed from Warrant No. 6798 to 6962 were read and upon � motion made by Mr. 'leaver, seconded by Mr. Hankins, they were unanimously approved and ordered signed by the Mayor and City Secretary. Motion made by lir. Posey, seconded by 1dr. Hankins, carried unanimously that H.V. RCbertson & Company, Certified Public Accounts, be employed to audit the City books, beginning about April 20 at a salary of $25.00 per day for Senior Account- ant and $15.00 per day ffidr Junior, paying ell of their expenses. Motion made by Tsar. Posey, seconded by Mr. Weaver, carrieduna.nimously that L.S. Harkey, f General Agent for the Aetna Life Insurance Company,be paid $793.37 being for Compen- sation Insurance for the months of August, September, November and December, and that the motion on January 13th cancelling compensation insurance be rescinded and that compensation continue in force. Motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Hankins, carried unanimously, that Young & Pratt, Plumbers, Bond in the amount of $2500.00 be approved. Motion made by Mr. Hankins, seconded by Mr. 'Weaver, carried unanimously that $100.00 per month be paid the Volunteer .Firemen. Motion made by Mr. Hankins, seconded by Mr. Weaver, carried unanimously, that the City Secretary offer the 14onroe Calculating Machine Company, $275.00 cash for the machine in the Engineer's office. Motion made by Mr. 'Weaver, seconded by Mr. Posey, carried unanimously, that H.W. Stanton, I.E.Barr, J.S. Hemphill, be appointed on the Equalization Board at $5.00 per day each, and that Mr. R.A. Holland employ an Assessor at a salary not to exceed $125.00 per month. Motion made by Mr. ,leaver, seconded by Mr. �, carried unanimously, authorizing '3.H.Perkinson to purchase Circulating Pumps and Spray Nozzles. Motion made by Mr. Hankins, seconded by Mr. Posey, carried unanimously, that N.H. Perkinson be a0thorized to buy one tank car of z soline as soon as tank can be put up to hold same. *� Motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. 4eaver, carried unanimously, that thQ following resolution be passed: LUBBOCK NEW F 0 RM NO. 10. RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND APPROVING EN1INEER' S ROLLS OR STATEMENTS F(M PORTIONS OF T XAa AVENUE AND SUNDRY OTHER STREETS AND AVENUES, FIXING TITHE, AND PLACE FOR HELRING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY _ TO GIVE NOTICE 2HEREOF. JPHEREAS, the City of Lubbock has heretofore ordered that the hereinbelow mentioned portions of streets be improved by raising, grading and filling same, and by paving and installing concrete curbs and gutters, and otherwise, and by constructing storm sewers where provided in the plans and specifications; and, .VHEREA. S, contract for the making and constructinr_ of said improvements has been made and entered into with Panhandle Construction Company, as Contractor, and the City :ngineer has made and prepared and filed with the City his rolls or state- ments showing the amounts to be assessed against parcels of abutting property and the owners thereof, and showing other matters and things, and said statem✓nts have been examined and corrections made where necessary: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY Tr-E CITY OF IUBBOCK, TEXAS: THAT, I. Said rolls or statements be and the same are hereby adopted and approved. II. That a hearing be given and held by and before the City Commission of the City of Lubbock to the owners of property abutting upon the said streets, avenues and highways to be improved, and to all others in anywise interested or affected, and to the owners of any railway or street railway using, occupying or crossing any such streets, avenues or highways, with their rails and tracks, and to all others in any wise interested or affected, concerning said improvements, the amounts of the proposed assessments against abutting property and the owners thereof, concerning the apportionment of the cost of said improvements and the descriptions of property, names of owners, regularity of proceedings, and concerning all other matters and things in connection with which any one is entitled to be heard under the law and charter with amendments in force in said City, and the proceedings of the City with reference to. said improvements. The portions of streets so to be improved and in connection with which such rolls or statements are adopted, being as set forth in the form of notice hereinbelow prescribed. J III. Said hearing shall be held in the regular Commission meeting room in the City Hall in the City of Lubbock, Texas, on the lst day of March, 1927, at 1:30 o'clock, F.M. , and may be continued from time to time until the purposes thereof are in the opinion of the Commission fully accomplished, and such hearing shall in all respects a Y. be conducted in accordance with said Charter with amendments, law and proceedings. IV. The City Secretary is directed to give notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing by causing notice in substantially the form hereinbelow prescribed 00D to be published at least three tines prior to the date for said hearing in a news - parer published in and of general circulation in the City of Lubbock, Texas, the first of which publications shall be at least ten days before the date for such hearing, and the form of which notice shall be substantially as follows: To the owners of property abutting upon the hereinbelow mentioned portions of streets and avenues and to others affected, and to the owners of railways and street rail- ways using, occupying or crossing same, With their rails or tracks: The Governing Body of the City of Lubbock has heretofore ordered that the following portions of streets and avenues in said city of Lubbock, Texas, be improved by raising, grading and filling same, and installing concrete curbs and gutters, and paving, and otherwise, towit: TEXAS AVENUE (Formerly Avenue I), from its intersection with the North property line of 14th Street to its intersection with the North property line of 16th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 1. TEXAS AVENUE (Formerly iivenue I), from its intersection with the South property line of 16th Street to its intersection with the South property line of 19th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 2. AVENUE, G. from its intersection with the North property line of loth Street to its intersection with the center line of 8th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 3. EIGHTH STREET from its intersection with the East property line of Avenue H, to its intersection with the center line of Avenue x, known and designated as Unit or Dia- trict No. 4. NINETEENTH STREET, from its intersection with the Nest property line of Texas Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Avenue M, known and designated as Unit a or District No. 5. NINETEENTH STREET, from its intersection with the center line of Avenue M, to its intersection with the East property line of Avenue 'i, known and designated as Unit or District No. 6. NINEHTEENTH STREET, from its intersection with the East property line of Avenue to -its intersection with the East property line of College Avenue, known and designated as Unit or iiatrict No. 7. SIYTEENTH STREET, from its intersection with the 4est property line of iivenue a to and including the intersection thereof with Avenue X. known and designated as Unit or District No. 8. AVENUE X, from its intersection with the South line of the intersection of 16th Street from the mast to tts intersection with the North line of the intersection of 16th Street from the Nest, known and designated as Unit or District No. 9. SIXTEENTH STREET from and including the intersection thereof with Avenue X to its intersection with the East property line of College hvenue, known and designated as Unit or District No. 10. AVENUE H, from the South line of the right-of-way, of the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad to its intersection with the South proz-erty line of 4th Street known and designated as Unit or District No. 11. ' AVEN73 H. from its intersection with the South property line of 4th Street, to its intersection with the North property line ofPirst Street, known and desig- nated as Unit or District No. 12. and contract for the making and construction of such improvements with pavement of 2-2 inche Vertical Fibre Brick on 4 inch Concrete base has been made and entered into with Panhandle Construction Company, and rolls or statements showing the Proposed amounts t6 be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof and against railways and street rai lways for work between rails and tracks and two • feet on each side thereof have been filed with the City, such rolls or statements showing other matters and things, and have been approved, and the City Commission Of said City has fixed a time and place for hearing to the owners of property a- butting upon said portions of streets and avenues, to the owners of railways and street railways, and to others affected, at vhich hearing the amounts to be assessed against the respective parcels of abutting prorerty and the owners thereof for improvements in the units upon which the ?articular parcels of property abut, the amounts of benefits to the respective parcels of property by means of thb improve- ments in the unit upon Mich the particular property abuts, the amounts to be assessed against railways and street •railways, for work between rails and tracks and tM feet on each side thereof, the regularity of the proceedings with reference to such tMprovements, the apportionment of the cost of such improvement;, and other matters and things, will be determined, and after such hearing assessments will by J ordinance be made and levied and such hearing will be had and held by and before the City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, in the regular Commission meeting room in the City Hall in the City of Lubbock, Texas, on the lst day of March,1927, at 1:30 01�5clock, P.I4. The rolls or statements showing the proposed amounts of such assessments are on file in the office of the City Secretary, and copies thereof are f +�'� City of Lubbock, and open to the - I inspection of any interested parties at any time, and of all said matters and thins all such owners of property, and/or of such railways and street railways, as well as any and all others in anywise affected or interested will take due notice. Done by order of the City Commission of the City of Lubbock, this 10 day of February, 1927. (SEAL) V. F. d. Groce City Secretary, City of Lubbock,Texas. No notice other than that hereirabove provided for shall be necessary, but publica- tion of such notice shall be due and sufficient notice to any and all persons, firms, corporations and other parties. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed and approved this 10 day of Feb. ,1927. ATTEST: F. W. Groc e. City Secretary. ( SEAL ) . Pink L. I:arrish, Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas. Motion made by Mr. 11ca ey, seconded by fir. leaver, carried, that H.H. Bailey, police- man be re-imbursed $11.65 being for car fare sending a lady back home. , Motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Hankins, that the Highway on Broadway going East be endorsed and recommended to the State Highway Department. The votes are as follows: Yeas: Commissioners, Hankins and Posey. Nays: Commissioner Weaver. The following tax matters for year 1926 were considered by the City Commission and upon motion by AjV* Weaver, seconded by V.S. Posey, adjustments were made as follows: Mrs. Ida Whitacre was allowed a rebate of $19.80 on Nest Half of Lots 1,2,3, and 4, Block 225, Original Town, as same had been assessed with value of two houses when in fact there was only one small box house. Lots 4,5 and 6. Block 13, Ellwood Place were assessed with a house on each lot and proof has been made that these lots were vacant on January 1, 1926, therefore the Collector is instructed to accept payment on said lots at a value of $360.00 each. Lot 6, Block 7, Morning Side Addition was assessed with house and the City Commiss- ion finds same was in excess of its true Value and instructs the Collector to reduce said value from $2640.00 to $2000.00. Personal: property assessed in name of Drs. Hutchinson & Latimore is ordered cancelled from the rolls as this property was included in Lubbock Sanitarium rendation. Lot 9, Block 1, Myrick Addition was assessed in error as shown by the Board, having misfigured the exact location of his house, and the City Commission hereby orders a rebate to R.B. Rosson in the sum of $5.10 to cover said excess amount paid. Also Lot 10, •Block 1, Myrick Addition, was assessed with hottsb:� and -i.t has been - shown that this was a vacant lot, hence the value is reduced on said lot to $320.00. Lot 7, Block 1, Myrick Addition was assessed without improvements and it has come to our knowledge, hence said property is hereby assessed with improvements at a value of $2700.00. Lot 120 Block 59, Overton Addition assessed on Unknown rolls with improvements when in fact said improvements were placed on said lot after January 1, 1926, hence this property is reduced to value $480.00. Lot 4, Block 5, Roberts & McWhorter Addition was assessed with improvements when in fact said improvements were placed thereon after January, 1926, hence this prop- erty is hereby reduced to value of $140.00, Motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Hankins, carried unanimously that Lots 13 to 20, Block 58, Overton Addition, assessed with improvements to the value of $1920 and in fact there were no improvements thereon for is there any at this time,hehe e said lots are to be cfredited with $28.80 for said year 1926. Motion made by Mr. Hankins, seconded by Mr. nosey, carried unanimously, that the City , Commission be adjourned. READ AND APPROVED this { day of February, A.D., 1927. ATTE" ���-� , M a y o r City Secretary.