HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 4/30/1927REGULAR litET IITG
April 30, 1927.
Res olu ti on
granting
extension o
time for
the construe
tion and
completion
of pas
main, under
franchise
granted A.J.
McMahan and
Associates.
City Commission met at 1:30 P.11. ih regular session recessed from April
28, 1927, with the following present:
Mayor Pink L. Parrish, Commissioners �Veaver, Jones and nosey, City At-
torney, J.L.Xlett, Supo�Trntendent of Utilities, W.H. Perkinson, and
City Secretary, G.J. McCleary.
Absent: Commissioner J.H.Hankins.
Attorney, W.H. Bledsoe, and Construction engineer, Max Cunningham, rep-
resenting A.J. McMahan et al, holding the Gas franchise, and Mr. Douglas
L. Cullison of the Banking; Firm of G.L. Barrett & Company of New York
City, were present and discuused with the City Commission the progress
being made by the said A.J. I:icIAahan and his associates to supply the
City of Lubbock with jzas in compliance with the was Franchise granted
to the said A.J. Mel,:ahan and his associates and the followina, resolu-
tion was introduced by Commiasioner d.,3. Posey who moved its adoption:
"A RESOLUTICN PROVIDING FOR THE ATE TaION On THE T I1.1E FOR THE. CON-
STRUCTION !'.IT]) C014PLEITIOIT OF G.LS MAINS AND DIS TRIBU'_'ITd 7 SYSTEM UNDER
THE 3'RANCHI SE TO A.J. TVIC MAHAN AND ASSOCI.LTE.S.
WH ;RED S', heretofore, to -wit, on the 17th day of June, 1926, the
City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, acting within its power,
by ordinance duly passed and adopted, granted to A.J. McMahan, George R.
Boardwell and R.A. Tipton, a franchise for the construction of a system
of mains and pipe lines and other things necessary and requisite in the
City of Lubbock, and the streets and alleys thereof, for the distribu-
tion and sale of natural gas to the citizens of staid City of Lubbock,
which franchise and ordinance passing, the same are hereby referred to
and made a part hereof; and
WHLRI:'ItiS, it is provided in said franchise that construction of
said main line and distributing system would be started by September
15th, 1926, and that said distributing system would be completed so an
to be in position to serve gas to consumers in the City of Lubbock by
January 1st, 1927; and,
.WHEREIiS9 for sufficient reason it appears to the City Commission
that on account of reasons beyond the control of the said A.J. McMahan
and associates above named it has been impossible to construct such gas
mains and be prepared to serve gas on the date above set out; and,
NOW, THE.REFO.LE, BE IT EZ'4SOLV D By the City Commission of the City
of Lubbock, acting within its powers, that there is hereby given and
granted to the said A.J. I: clba...an and associates an extension of time
within which to commence actual construction of said gas mains and dis-
tributing system to June 1st, 1927, and the time for completion of said
line is extended to December 1, 1927, and in all other respects said
franchise is confirmed and re-enacted according to its original terms".
Commissioner J.O.Jones seconded the motion to pass and adopt said reso-
ldtion was passed by the following vote: Aye 3. No. None."
Upon motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. leaver, carried unanimously
the City Coimission recessed to meet at 9 A.M., Thursday, May 5, 1927.
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R�rxL A T�� ��iPRQV:1 this day of Lh y, A.-D., 1927.
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