HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 10/27/1927Protests on
account of
paving on
Avenue J,
19th St. an
Avenue N.
HEsUL-R 11_�ETIIIG. Lubbock, Texas, October 27, 1927.
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas met at 1:00 P. M.
at the regular meeting place in the City Hall, iii regular session, the
following members thereof being present, to wit:
Mayor Pink L. Parrish, Commissioners A. V. ileaver, W. S. 'osey,
J. 0. Jones and J. H. Hankins, City Attorney E. L. Klett, and City
Secretary G. vJ. LcCleary.
Einutes of Regular and Recessed ILLeetings of August 11, 15, 25, 26
and 27, 1927 and September 8, 10. 22 and 28, 1927 and October 3, 4,
10 and 13, 1927, were read and upon motion made by Mr. Hankins, se-
conded b,, L"r. 4eaver, they were unanimously approved.
'I�inutes of Accoui:ts iillowed" from Warrant Ito. 9184 to 9522, inclusive,
were read and upon motion made by Mr. Hankins, seconded by Mr. Weaver,
`they were unanimously approved and ordered signed by the Mayor and
City Secretary.
This being the day set to hear protests regardin¢ the Lro- used paving
on a portion of 19th Street, Avenue N in tY,e Myrick Addition, and
other streets, the following parties appeared before the City Com-
ission:
. 0. H . Westlake and Mr. Tillman Sup qs
r. vlestlake oprosed the Iroposed paving of Jivenue J. stating that he
Us financially unable to pay his part of costs; and Mr. Tillman
wigs claimed the benefits to his property would not be equal to pro-
osed amount to be assessed against him and his property.
letter was presented from Mr. D. P. Brown, St. Louis, protesting
gainst the paving of 19th Street along Lot 12, Block 225. O.T.,. owned
y him, stating that his property would not be benefitted by paving.
Upon motion made by Mr. cleaver , seconded by Mr. nosey, carried unan-
imously, the protests of the above mentioned parties were over -ruled.
84
ordinance
No. 397
closing
hearing and
levying
assessments
for cost of,
paving
portions of
19th St.,
Ave. Nand
J.
Plumbing
Inspector i
strutted to
purchase
equipment f
testing gas
,piping.
As no one else wppeared to protest against said proposed Paving, ur:)n
motion made by Mr. Weaver, seconded by I�r. Posey, carried unanimously,
it was ordered that the hearing be closed, and the ordinance closing
the hearing and levying the assessments be consir]ered. The following
ordinance was then presented for consideration:
ORDIITI NC _E NO. 397
OiDINANCP; CLOSliJG 1 IlJG �.TJD ?,i,JYIId'17 ASS�.:SST.�HNTa 'OR FART OF TIC
COST Or IMP ROVING A L LL-2'IClqT O1' IJ IFETZENTH STRi;HT , 2.11D SUNDRY OTHER
STREETS AND PLACES, IN THE C I 2Y OF LUBBOCY, T XAa, AND FROVIDIN3 FOR
THE COTJ.Lj LION 0� :SUCH "S3ES3Y N` 4 , AND ."OR THE I3SUhNC: Or ASS 3'1J-
ABLi C RTI2ICATF.a III LVIDENC-E THEREOF, AND DECLI.RITV4Y 1 1J :-27ERG : JCY.
Commissioner Weaver moved that the ordinance be placed on its first
readine; seconded by Commissioner Posey, and carried by tr,e follow -
in P vote:
Aye: Commissioners Weaver, Posey, Hankins and Jones
No : None
Carried : Ordinance placed on first reading.
Commissioner Jones moved that the ordinance puss first reading; se-
conded by Commissioner Posey, and carried by the. following vote:
Aye: Commissioners Jones, -Posey, 7deaver and Hankins
No : None
Carried: Ordinance passed first reading.
Commissioner Hankins moved that the rules be suspended and that the
ordinance be placed on second reading; seconded b:. Commissioner Jones,
4nd carried by i he following vote:
Aye: Commissioners Hankins, Jones, Posey and deaver
No : IJ on e
Carried: Ordinance placed on second reading.
Commissioner Posey moved that the ordinance pass second reading; se-
conded by Commissioner 4deaver, and carried bW the following vote:
Aye: Commissione_s Posey, Weaver, Hankins and Jones
No : None
Carried: Ordinance passed second reading.
Commissioner deaver moved that the rules be suspended and that the
ordinance be placed on third and final reading; seconded by Commissioner
Jones, and carried by the following vote:
Aye: Commissioners Weaver, Jones, Hankins and Posey
IJo : None
Carried: Ordinance placed on third reading.
Comma'ssioner Jones moved 1,hUt the ordinance pass third and final read-
ing and be finally adopted; seconded by Commissioner Posey, and car-
ried by the following vote:
liye : Commissioners Jones , nosey, Hankins and +deaver
No : None
Carried: Ordinance rassed third reading.
The Llayor then declared said ordinance finally passed, same beinp, Or-
dinance No. 397 of record in Ordinance Book No. 1, Page 326, et seq,
of the Liinutes of the City Commission.
Pon motion made by Mr. Hankins, seconded by Lir. �deaver, curried unan-
mously, City Plumbing Inspector G. C. Merrill, was instructed to buy
wo Mercury Column Testers for testing -uu piping, and to use them for
99ts, except in cases where the party doing the piping uses his own
ester and the Plumbing i
er. nspector thinks it advisable to use such test-
Petition to (Yr. Scales, et al, presented a petition signed by Swift & Co.,
close that Simms Oil Co., Peoples Ice Co., P. & S. P. Ry Co., by Roscoe 'Nilson,
portion of local Attorney, J. S. Smith & Son, and W. L. LIcClain, claiming to
5th Street be owners of all prope ty abutting and adjacent to Fifth Street, in
between Blk .Blks. 24 and 8, in the City of Lubbock, Texas, requesting that that
24 & 8 and paft of Fifth Street between said Blks. 24 and 8, and between the
between the East right-of-way line of the P. & a. F. Ry. right-of-way and PIest
E. R/cif of property line of Avenue H, be closed.
P.& S.F.Ry
Co. and -.fter discussing the above petition at some length, upon motion made
Avenue H. by Ivir. 1-osey, seconded by Mr. Jones, carried unanimously, it was
$300.00 in
cash paid
City for
closing saic
portion of
5th Street.
Ordinance
No. 398
closing a
portion of
5th Street.
Suits to be
filed to
collect de-
linquent
water and
Light aec't
Resolution
providing
for paving
a portion
of Avenue
it Lie
agreed that said petition would be granted upon payment of ;p'300.00
in cash to the City as consideration for closing said portion of
said Fifth Street. LIr. Scales agreed that the 5?'300.00 would be paid
immediately, and a check fQr said amount, signed by the Peoples lce
Co., was handed to the City secretary to cover said consideration.
The following ordinance was then presented by Lir. Sc€-les and the
other- > with him, for passage.
O=TD ITd1C T; C . 39 8
ANKDIT�T'�TdC CLOaITTC, VAC".�ild ��? i, i T1 . ,TLY l_BAITDOT;IN" A PART 0D
IT �'-.'UOC,UBBOCIrsITT TOJ G3X�_OETION 0" �I_"H ST-iE _L
COUNTY, TEX:i;, 2ROT:T TIE dZ W -1 0F AVM TT'J:� H, ;J:�ST TO THEEr�ST LINE
02 THE L:'2NH2I .'11�LE t.TTD S' ITV i'1; RT -IL� _,',Y COL I�_NY' S E' ST FL BHT OF `'VAY
LINE TRIO' ; 'r�R ICUL_._'LY D_,'3C iIBED HEREMT; D CL FIT1J TH«T THE PUBLIC
N:.CESSI`�'Y AND CONVEITII,'TdCE D.:'�.1:.TTD SUCH ACTION AND THLT t1 FURTHER CON-
1'iTTU;_TION 02 3,LID 10221011 0.' JtrlD IFTii 3THR-E T C01I3TITUTES A NUISANCE;
1RC 7ID111 T `2I3 _T THE 22EC11 OF THIa 01tLITdnNC'� SHLL OPERATE AS A QlUIT-
CL=' DEED TO TH.Z WTTING "ROPE' STY O':JId RS _.a i0 T-HH+ PORTION 0_ THE
STREET CLOS:jD, s.tOVIDITds iH1;T THI OI DITI. NCB: SHALL BECOI E E2PECTIVE
ITITdIEDI<.TELY r'RO:: ILNl; AFT = ITS 11.).4x2E OF
Commissioner Hankins moved that the ordinance be placed on its first
and final reading; seconded by Commissioner Weaver, and carried by
the followinz vote:
Aye: Commissioners Hankins, Weaver, Posey and Jones
No : None
Carried: Ordinance placed on its first and final reading.
Commissioner Posey moved that the ordinance pass first and final
reading; seconded by Commissioner Jones, and carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Aye: Commissioners Posey, Jones, Hant:ins and 14eaver
No : None
Carried: Ordinance passed first and final reading.
1-4ayor Parrish then dec laced the ordinanc Is final ly passed , same be-
ing Ordinance No. 398, of record in Ordinance Book No. 1, Page
et seq, of the T.iinutes of the City Commission.
Upon motion made by 11r. HLLnkins, seconded b,ti I11r. Jones, carried unan-
imously, the City Attorney was authorized and instructed to file
suits against persons owing delinquent light and water accounts in
cases where he and the City Secretary think such action advisable.
-dJpon motion made by Iir. Jones, seconded by Ivir. leaver, carried unan-
imously, the following resolution was adopted:
R:: SOLUTIO14 rROVID114' 20:� THE IIu1rI:OV�:L_': NTS
OF i1V.r IIUE- 'ILI' , IN THE CITY 02 LUBBO CZ , TEXAS,
B.�� IT REWL'ZED BY THF: CI'_'Y 02 LUBBOCZ, TE-7.1i3, THhT:
1.
Public necessity exists that Avenue 'ILI', from its intersection
with the North Line of Thirteenth Street, to its intersection with
the South Line of Broadway, be improved.
11.
Said street shall be improved by raising, grading, and filling
same, and b7 installing concrete curs and gutters, and by paving
same with S2 inch Vertical Fibre Brick on Four Inch Concrete Base.
Lydick
Roofing Co.
to put roof
on City's
Power Plant
Helper to
be employed
by City
Engineer.
Gas Co. to
be request-
ed to put i3
curb Gas
Meters
where gas
meters are
set on
sides of
streets.
Account
Current
against
County
County
Park.
f or
at
Fair
Deed of
Pearl Davis
to 251 Stri
on W.side
Blk. 2 Mc
Crummen 2nd
Add. accep-
ted.
Panhandle
Constructio
paving con-
tract bonds
A . V .Weaver
official
bond re-
newal ap-
proved.
W . J . Evans
Gas Fitter
Bond ap-
proved.
The City's portion on said street shall not exceed the sum of
Five Hundred (•„)500.00) Dollars, which sum is hereby appropiated out
of the funds available to pay for the portion required by said City
under the provisions of its Charter and .4mendmen ,s.
1V.
The remaining cost of said improvements, after deducting the sum
payable by the City, shill be paid by the abutting rprorerties and the
owners thereof.
This Resolution shall take effect &nd be in force from and after
its passage.
Passed and approved this the 27th day of October, A. D. 1927.
rink L. Parrish
Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas.
,
�l�lTT
..ST:
G. ii. McCleary
71 Y SECRETARY.
(SL.LL)
Upon motion made by Mr. Weaver, seconded by 1,1r. H anitins, carried unan-
imously, Mr. J. J. Graham was ,authorized to have Lydick Roofing Co.
put roof on the City's 'rower Plant.
Upon motion made by 1,1r. Hankins, seconded b,- 1.1r. adeaver, carried unan-
imously, lir. Sr::ith, City Engineer, was authorized to secure a helper
at a salary to be fixed by him.
Upon motion made by lv1r. HE.nkins, seconded b-.- 11r. Jones, carried unan-
imously, City httorney i;lett was requested to write LIZ. R. C. Hinchey,
vice-iresident and General Idanager of the dest Texas Gus Co., Amar-
illo, requesting that curb gas meters be rut in here in cases where
it is necessary to set meters on sides of streets instead of alleys.
A letter from County Judge Nordyle regarding account for current at
the County fair nark was re,.a.d; upon motion made by I,ir. Posey, seconded
by Mr. Jones, carried unanimously, it was ordered that the City Man-
ager take the matter up with Judge NordVke and make whatever adjust-
merit he deems advisable and report results to the City Commission.
Upon motion made by bir. Jones, seconded by lir. Weaver, carried uian-
imously, it was ordered that the City accept the deed of Pearl Davis
to 4est 25 feet of Lots 13 to 24, inclusive, in Block No. 2, McCruM-
men 2nd hddition, conveying to the City said portion of said lots for
street purpose, and that said deed be put on record at the County
Clerk's o='fice,
Upon motion m&ue by Mr. nankins, seconded by Lr. Jones, carried unan-
imously, the new bonds filed by the Panhandle Construction Co. in lieu
of the bonds filed October 3, 1927, as shown on Page 74, Vol. IV, of
the Minutes, were approved. One of the bonds in the sum of .'27,150.00,
doted October 3, 1927, signed by the Panhandle Construction Co. , as
Principal, and the National Surety Co. of New York, as Surety, guaran-
teeing_ consummation of paving contract dated October 3, 1927. The
other bond in the s;zm of .'2,127.50, dated October 3, 1927, signed by
the. Panhandle Construction Co. as Principal, and the National Surety
Co. of New York City, as Surety, guaranteeing consummation of con-
tract to c cnstrut storm sewer as per contract dated October 3, 1927,
both of said bonds in favor of the City of Lubbock.
Upon motion made by 1.1r. Jones, seconded by 1dr. nosey, carried unan-
imously, the renewal of the .,?2500.00 bond of Commissioner b. V. Weav-
er in favor of the City was approved.
Ul:on motion_ made b;y hr. Hankins, seconded by 141r. Posey, carried unan-
imously, the following bonds were approved;
Gas Plumber's Bond of .d. J. Evans, in the sum of `, 2500.00, dated Oct.
24, 1927, with United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. of Baltimore,
Idd. as Surety.
3as Plumber's Bond of Hodges Brothers, in the sum of '�2500.00 dated
Oct. 5, 1927, with the ��merican Indemnity Co., Galveston, as surety.
Hodges Bros,
Gas F;ters
Bond ap-
proved.
�p 1
E.L.Law
Master
Plumber E
approved.
Young & Pra
Master Plum
er Bond ap-
proved.
Expenses of
Drs. Rollo
Aiken to be
paid by Cit;
in attendinj
Health Boar(
meeting at
Houston.
T.w.Thomas
Taxes re-
duced.
Oscar Ljlkes
Taxes re-
duced.
Master 1 lumber i s Bond of �:. 1•. LaVv, in the sum of �3000.00 , dated
October 15, 1927, with Americ<<ri Indemnity Co., Galveston, as Sur-
ety.
Master Plumber's Bond of Young & Pratt, in the sum of `$3,000.00,
dated Oct. 28, 19-27, with Standard Accident Insurance Co., Detroit,
Michigan, as Surety.
Upon motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by iair. Hankins, cirri ed
unanimously, it was agreed that the City will pay the expenses of
City Health Officer Dr. J. W. Rollo, and City Milk and I1eat In-
spector yr. Y. J. Aiken, in attE.nding a school ut Houston, Texas,
Iovember 1 tc 4, inc lu s ive , to be conducted by the U. S. Public
Health Service with the State Board of Health. and the Houston Board
of Health co-operating.
On L-ugust 11, 1227, IV:r. T. 4. Thomas was before the Commission in
rep-.--r.rd to the 1224, 1925 and 1926 tax valuations on Lots Nos. 4 to
10, inclusive, Block 24, 0. T. , uron motion made by Mr. Posey, se-
conded by I4r. Jones, carried u-�_nimously, the valuation on said
property was reduced tc $9,000.00 for the year 1924, and $12,000.00
for the ye,,.rs 1925 and 1926; and Oscar Lykes was granted a reduction
of value on Lot 3, Block 3, S. S. addition, to Q%bo.00 for the year
1925.
(Through error the above order was left off the Minutes.)
Upon motion made by I4,r. Jones, seconded by Mr. Hankins, carried unan-
imously, the City Commission adjourned.
Read and approved this day of November, A. D. 1927.
ATTEST:
City SecretELry