HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 5/26/1927Judges of
Election
held 5/3/27
paid $4.00
each.
Witness fees
paid to
F .A .White
Flem C. Mc-
S Padden .
Tax re-
�ductions
ie llowed
Correcting
error in
payment of
B.C.D.Taxes
REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas, May 26, 1927.
The City Commission met in regular session at 9:30 A.II. with the fol-
lowing present:
Maycr link L. Parrish, Commnisaioners J. 0. Jones, 4. S. rosey,
J. H. Hankins, and A. V. +heaver, City Attorney B. L. Llett, City Man-
ager d. H. Perkinson , and City Secretary G. W. licCleary.
Minutes of May 12th, 14th, 16th, 19th, 1927 were read and upon motion
by Mr. Posey, seconded by ivir. Weaver, they were unanimously approved.
"Minutes of accounts Allowed" from warrant number 7861 to 7948, in-
clusive, were read and upon motion !nade by Lir. Weaver, seconded by Pir.
Jones, they were unanimously approved, and ordered signed by the Mayor
and City Secretary.
Upon motion by 1vir. cleaver, seconded by Mr. Hankins, it was ordered
that the election judges and clerks holding special election Lay 3,
1927 be paid $4 each for their services.
Upon recommendation of City Attorney E. L. 1�lett and upon motion by Mr.
Weaver, seconded by i:ir. Hankins , it was ordered that Frank A, White be
paid $24 and F1em C. h1c3padden be paid $15 for time and services as wit-
nesses in the case of Grace Thompson et al vs the City of Lubbock.
Upon motion made by J. 0. Jones and seconded by A. V. Weaver, it is or-
dered that the 1926 taxes on Lot 7, Blk. 1, Ellwood Addition to Lub-
bock, Tex", be reduced to $9.00 as this lot has no improvements and
was assessed through error with improvements.
Upon motion by J. H. Hankins, 4nd seconded by A. V. Weaver, it is or-
dered that the taxes for year 1925 on center 46,75 feet of lots 15 & 16
Blk. 18, Overton Addition to Lubbock, be reduced to `'$3.00 as there were
no improvements thereon u41til after April 1925 &s shown by Affidavit of
C. L. Adams.
Also under the same motion it is ordered that Lot 20, Blk. 130, Overton
Addition be reduced to $6.00 for 1926 taxes as recommended by Equal-
ization board, saying that they erred in this property.
Upon motion by W. S. Posey, seconded by J. 0. Jones, it is ordered
that an over payment to the Cit;6dSPeci4l (B.C.D. ) Fund, through error,
in the sum of-4')1642.30 be checkout of said mind and placed to credit
of the Interest & Sinking Fund, also it appearing the.t on Feb. 18, 1926,
an error in amount distributed the General Fund was over paid in the sum
of � 2370.00 and it is ordered that said Amount be i raid from Gener&1
Fund to Interest & Sinking Fund so soon as such amount is collected in
said General Fund.
Upon motion by Lir. Jones, seconded by Lir. 4eaver, curried unanimously,
the City Commission adjourned.
Read and approved on the day of July, k. D. 1927.
ATTE3 :
City secretary