HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 11/25/1927Lu Oboc I., Texas, Nov. 25 ,1927.
Time Limit
Parking
discussed.
Material
ordered pur.
chased for
Street
Lights on
Avenue H.
C.N.Casey
paid $100.
for plans
for New Fire,
Station.
City Schools
to be charg-
ed regular
rates for
water.
Subway Com-
mittee com-
posed of
H.T.Kimbro,
C.E.Maedgen
and J.H.
Hankins ap-
pointed.
Junk iron to
be sold by
J.J.Graham.
The City Commi scion of the City of Lubboc::, Tc;x�,s met at 1:00 P. Y
ut the regular meeting' p1Gce in the City Hall, in rer'ula.r session
recesse:l from _-NNovember �4, 1027, the iollbwin=z mernbers thereof beinG
pre s._ nt , to wit:
Mayor Pink L. Parrish, Commissioners A. V. :J «ver, 'J. S. nosey,
J. 0. Jones and J. H. H<<nkins, Cit.. Attorney _Z. L. .lett, and City
Secretary I. ad.—cC1ear y.
Yinutes of " Pulzz Eeetina IJovember 10, 1927, were read, and upon mo-
tion made by I;Ir. Htn kins, seconded by I.Ir. Posey, they were unanimously
ar- proved.
'11dinutes of Accou.,ts Allowed" from iarra.nt 110. 9610 to 0617, both
inclusive, we,,-e read and uron motion made b-- Iir. Posey, seconded by
Mr. Jones, they were unani ously €approved grid ordered signed by the
Mayor and City 3ec:retary.
A committee from the Petail I,lerchants Association of L•ub';ock was
present and discussed with the Commission the passage of another
parkinz ordinance. After discussing the problem ut` some length, a
difLerence of o inion develoI-ed among tho.�e present as to whether
or not the City should h< ve a time limit --arking ordinance, or an
ordinance -r_ermitting Merchants to reserve space in front of their
pTu ces of business for a loading' zone or for the convenience of their
customers to I;arr-. while in such stores trading. come su�aested th='t
such re�ulatin7 ordinances apply on1-,T in uistricts where the majority
of the :r]erchants -iant restricted narking. As no definite conclusions
could be reached, th:; Lit yor su;-rgested that the committee m&ke further
iYlvestigations and re ort to the Commission later.
UpOli mOtiVll ';lade by- :,i�alltc 1Y]8, seconded b - I,ir. ri�eaver, carried
unanimously, Lir. xrai,c.c;l was given L:uthority to get bids on, and pur-
cha.se cable gild standards for street lights an ,,xv(Aue H.
Upon motioii made by 1,11c. HL,I-II.inU, seconded by 1.1r. gooey, carried
ufl&jf im:usly', the z`1�;11 �..16 specificatiol,s fG)r the Ile-�i fire Station
on 10th Street, dra,-in by Lir. Clyde INewman Cz.:.6- ey, ��:ere & iopt ed E.nd it
Wv-s ordered that T,.r. Casey b, paid 1;.,0.00 for same and the City
Secretary instructed to advertise for 1 id.s for t he construction of
the station.
Up011 motion rnade b- I,i_. de&ver, 3ecc, 11dc;d by I,Tr. Hankins, carried
Ull ni"IOUSltl:u y, it 'o ordered hero£-ftnr the City Schools be charzei
the xeE-ul ur rate for water.
Tar. H. T. i.imbro «nd I:Ir. C. I,IaedTel] t'lere before the Commission
ur7i!!PT that ote._s be tr:I-.en to -et the subwuys "?Ut in under the Santa
2-- tr�.:_c'r_S at Broudway ca.nC'. Avenue H. _',; ^. 1=imbro 11dr. Maed?'en had
blue -Prints nd estimates of cost of in such Subl,iays. after
1iscussing the matter at Nome len7-V^, ::,11 t"L' sen 6 a zre d that a. com-
rlittee should be Upro ir,ted to t«I.e sters to o'et the svbiTia ysand
,
u-0011 motion made b L:r. Je,..ver, seconded by nosey, carried unan-
imously, the T,Ia,-or waas z-uthorized and instructed to ao r oint a com-
mittee for such purpose. The I;la7Tor appoirl tea I,Ievsrs. H. T. l.imbro
C. I.Iaedaen and J. H. Haul:ins as a committee for such purrose.
Upon mo ti on
imously, Lir.
li zht plant,
i'or a number
ma d e by I,: .
3rahr.m was
consistj
Of free 2'S.
Ha-nkin ;, seconded by "Ir. Jones , curried unan-
c'iven authority to sell the junl; iron at the
of engirie head$, etc. , th-t have accumulated
Alley in UI)On motion made by I-r. aieaver, seconded b-- Mr . Jones , carried unan-
Puckett Addi-irnoUsl;;, City hAtorney E. L. Ylett was authorized to ar-apse for
tion to be ail alley to b(, oi:)ened in the rucl:ett addition south o� 10th Street. il r
opened. I
U
Pittsburgh -
Des Moines
Steel Co.
to be paid
2nd Estimate
on Standpipe
amounting tc
$11:400.00
poll mote on rnaa e by T,Ir.
ilnously, it was ordered
Steel Company in the sum
timate due on stand r`ip
iosey, seconded by 1,4r. t1i:1]�:ilt3, carried u:'_ai7-
thci�t the account Of Pittsburgh -Des rlloines
of .?11,400.00 covering' 2nd 7:r1d I,artiCl es -
be fLid.
Commissioner Harlki]-,s mov d that Ordinan0e J. 30C, entitled:
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placed on Second and fin2,:l+ CecdiY7�;T secondt;u bCommi0siorler Vecver,
and ca.-ried by the follot."'iYliT vote
Ordinance
No. 399
Ordinance
No. 360.
Or
dinance
No. 400
governing
garage and
was rack
drains.
t
dinance
. 401
requiring
drivers of
motor ve-
hicles to
stop at
certain
Street
Intersecti
S.
Aye : Commis ioii•,rs Pose y, .Jeu ver and Hankins
T.o Commissioner Jones
Carried: Ordin -nce rlaced on see-ind and final reading.
Comodssloner Hani-ins:, movi:d hat* the ordii'Iu.nce pass second aild flil€il
reeding; seconded by Corl 111 ssloner Weaver, and carrie.f b-T tiie followiirg
vote :
nye: Commissioners Hankies, 1"osey and Weaver
No : Commissioner Jones
Carried : OrdinL-nce sussed secoiid and f inc.1 reading.
Mt,t:or l rl'ish then declared s&iu-t Ordln&i-ice fin&ll�, Z?c ojed, stzie being'
Ordinance Teo. 3'?9, of record in Ord in€ -Tice BC
01- Igo. 1, pale 3319, et sej,
of the Minutes of the City Comrriis:=i on.
The follbwini-" Orc in�_nc'e 1mis offered for consid iation :.rid ra6_arzc bt.T
the City Corimis,ion:
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Commissioner Joii=s moved that the ordinance be placed on its first ۥnd
final adding; seconded by Commissioner dea.ver, and c,,_-.rried bar the fol-
lowinz vote :
Ave: Commission e-s Jones, rJeav, r, HL:ni'_iii: and 1osey
TIo : None
Carried : Or d inai-ic e :laced oii its first and fin€.1 r eadi n-:
Commissioner I osey ;.loved that the Ordinance pass first and final re ad --
in?; seconded by Commissioner H�,ntins, and carried b-, the follovin°"
vo to :
Aye: Commissioners Jones, Hant.ins, 'deuver and nosey
Pdo ��one
Carried: Ordinance; passed yirst cYld final re&dinrz.
Mayor iurri'c h then declared sai& Ordinance fill€.l ly j as ,ed, saline being
Ordinance i,o. 400, of r ecord in Ordinance Boot. No. 1, r,€,ge 340, et seq ,
of the T.:inutes of the City Comlr.dssion.
The followiilg' ordinance vas offered for cwisidercition and pas iia.--e by
the City Commis,31011:
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Commissioner Jonesmoved that the Ordinance be placed on its fia,st and
final reading; seconded by Commisoione_ .Ha.`i1.i.�J, and carried by the
following vote:
Aye: Commissioners Jones, Hankins, leaver and Bosey
No : lion
Carried: Ordinance placed on its first and final reading.
Commissioner Weaver moved that the ordinance pass first and final read-
ing; seconded by Commis,%iorier Posey, and carried by the followin-T vote:
Aye: Commissioners 'leaver, Posey, Hankins and �a�ones
N6 : None
LE
Estimate to
be made of
work done
on Aber-
nathy Dump
Ground
Contract.
Filter bed
trouble at
Sewer Dis-
posal Plant
to be re-
lieved tem-
porarily.
Bids to be
advertised
for for re-
moval of
garbage fro
City.
Following
'Electrician'
'Bonds ap-
proved:
iWilson Elec
trio Co.;
',Sherrod Bros
PIE . L .Hope;
(Fletcher s
Electric Sh
G.W.McClear�
'appointed
City Mgr.at
a salary of
j$3600.00
Oath of
Office of
G.W.McClea
Gas City
'Secretary
;and
Treasurer.
Carried : Or�A inanic e passed first and final reading.
M'a,,or Parrish then declared the Ordinance finally passed, same be-
. n:? Ordinance No. 401, o ." record in Ordinance Book No. l ,page 341,
et sea, of the Idinutes of the City Commission.
Upon motion made by Mr. VVeavur, seconded by Mr. Posey, carried unan-
imously, City Engineer Smith was instructed to ..lake an estimate of
the work done on the Abernathy dum;, ,round contract, and that a
warrant be issued to cover 50%0 of the amount of work done.
Upon motion made by 11r. Weav• r, seconded by Mr. Hankins, carried
unanimously, Mr. Houk was instructed to see what can be done to
temporarily relieve the trouble at the filter bed of the sewer dis-
posal plant.
Upon motion made by Yr. Hankins, seconded by I.Ir. Posey, curried unan-
imously, the City Secretary wz:s instructed to advertise for bids for
the removal of garb&:sze from the business and residence sections of
the City.
Upon motion; made by Mr. Weaver, seconded by hir. Posey, carried unan-
imously, the following bonds were approved and ordered filed:
Electrician's Bond of 4i lson Electric Co., in the sum of $1,000.00,
dated September 17, 1`)27, with National Surety Co. of New York as
Sur ety
Electrician's Bond of Sherrod Bros., in the sum of .p1,000.00, dated
October 3, 1927, with the Americ4n Surety Co. of New York, as Surety
Electrician's Bond of Edward L. Hope, in the sum of ��1,000.00, dated
October 28, 1927, with the Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland as
Surety
Electrician's Bond of r letcher's Electric Shop, in the sum of $1,000.00
dated September 16, 1927, with National Surety Co. of New York, as
surety
J
Upon motion made by 11r. deaver, seconded by'Mr. Posey, carried unan
imously, G. W. McCleary was al.pointed City tanager, at a salary of
$3,600.00 per year, the City to furnish him a car for use in perform-
ing his official duties.
The following is a copy of Oath of Office of G. dd. McCleary as City
Secretary and Treasurer, that should have been made of record on
page 63, hereof, and a part of the Minutes of RpFular Meeting, Sept.
8, 1�127:
OATH 0.." 0 FICE
I , G. ',d. I.IcCleary, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I wil l
faithfully and impartially dischar,e and perform all the duties in-
cumbent upon r:,e as City Secretary and Treasurer of the City of Lub-
bock, Texas, accordin, to the best of my skill and ability; agreeably
to the Constitution and Latins of the U. ited States and of this State;
and I do further solemnly swear --J�'
y or a_�irm) that since the adoption
of the Constitution of this State, I being^ a citizen of this State,
have not fought a duel with deadly wea?-)ons within this State, nor
out of it, nor have I sent or accepted a challen�ze to fight a duel with
deadly weapons, nor have I acted �_s second in carrying a challenge
or aided, advised or assisted any person thus offending; and I fur-
thermore solemnly swear (or affirri) that I have riot, directly or in-
directly, paid, offered or promised to lay, contributed or promised to
contribute, any money or valuable thinT, or promised any public office
or employment, as a reward to secure my &I-pointment, so help me sod.
3. .I. EcC1eery
Subscribed .tnd sworn to before. me, this 31 dad of August, 1927.
2. A. Holland
( iL) Notary Public , Lubbock County, Texas
Upon motion made by Mr. Weaver, seconded by Mr. Jones, carried
unanimously, the City Commission adjourned.
Read and approved this day of December, A. D. 1927.
ATTEST : Mayor
City 6ecretapl-