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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 6/9/1927U $701.18 paid by Zurich Ins. Co. iTax re- ductions allowed. $453.55 paid Weddle on Dump Ground Cleaning. 500.00 Paid Lock- hart & Garrard in Germany & Ruby cases. $503.85 paid Har- greaves Printing Co J.H.Hankins Bond Pink L. Par rish Bond J.W.Lemond Bond. G.W.Fields Sidewalk Bond . Third Month ly Estimate of Paving under con- tract of 1/27/1927 received an 01243.00 paid. Standpipe Blue Prints approved. REGULAR I:I22'41TIN,3. Lubbock, Texas, June 9, 1927. The City Commission met in regular session at 1:30 P.M. with the fol- lowing present: Mayor Fink .L. Parrish, Commissioners J. .leaver, 7V. S. Posey, J. 0. Jones, and J. H. Hankins, City secretary G. W. McCleary, City Manaizer W. H. rerkinson and City Attorney E. L. Klett. "Minutes of Accounts Allowed" from Jarrant No. 7949 to 8158, inclusive, were read and u} on motion rr_ude by hdr. deaver, , second od by Mr. Hankins, they were unanimously approved and ordered signed by the Mayor and Carty Secretary. The Sec re tary re,r orted that he had received through Bean & Klett check from "Zurich Insurance Co. for >;701.18 in settlement of suit of Lubbock vs Zurich Insurance Co. Upon motion made by J. H. Hankins, seconded by J. 0. Jones, the tax value for 1926 on Lot 9, Blk. 30, Overton Addition was reduced to $1500.00 account improvements not being completed Jany. 1st, 1920, and was recommended by Board member. Upon motion by J. 0. Jones, seconded by A. J. Jeaver, the tax collect- or is instructed to cancel all taxes for year 1923 and prior years on 'dest one-half of Lots 6,7 & 8, Blk. 121, Overton Addition, as this property is owned and being used by the Methodist Church.as a -par- sonage, y The matter of refunding T. 14. Brown any part of 1925 taxes was passed and no order made. City Engineer Smith's Third Monthly Estimate of cleaning City dump grounds was received and payment by the City Secretary to E. H. ided- dle of $453.55 approved upon motion by I,4r. Jones, seconded by 1dr. Hankins. The Secretary stated that Lockhart & Garrard requests that the City pgy them the �, 500.00 ba la.nc e due as fees in ,the Germany and Ruby cases and upon motion bs- Mr. Jones, seconded by Air. Hankins, said $500.00 balance -,waae ordered paid. The account of Hargreaves Printing Co., Dall&s, Texas, in the sum of $503.85 for printing Bondo and vdarrants w&s ordered paid upon motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by Lr. 4eaver. Upon motion by Mr. vdeaver, seconded b, iar. Jones, the following bonds were approved: ` Renewal of Bond of City Comaissioner J. H. hankins from July 16, 1927 to July 16, 1928 by the Fidelity and Deposit Co. of I,iaryland, said bond being in the sum of .,;2500.00. The renewal of the bond o ' Layor rink L. Parrish in the sum of `�P5000.00 from July 1, 1927 to July 1, 1928 by the Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland. The bond of J. 'd. Lemond, Chief of iolice, in the sum of-,�2000.00, dat- ed May 27, 1927,with Fidelity and Deposit Co. of 1.1aryla:nd as Surety. Upon motion by Mr. rVeaver, seconded by N'r. hankins the Sidewalk Con- tractor's Bond of x. d. Fields, dated June 7, 1927, in the sum of $2000.00 signed by American Surety Co. of Hew York, as Surety, was ap- nroved. Upon motion made by Dir. Jones, seconded bV lar. IleE?ver,carried unani- mously, the Third l onthly Estimate by City Engineer Smith of paving done by :ra.n'llandle Construction Co. u_ider contract of January 27, 1927 was received and �;1213 ordered I ,dd said Construction Co., being the amount due said Co. _s shc,,lm by said Third I.lonthly Estimate. Upon motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by wr . i.eaver, the Blue Print presented by City Danger Perkinson, showing construction details of the stand pipe that is to be constructed �7 the Pittsburgh --yes Loines :steel Co. under contract of Larch 24, 1927 was unanimously approved, said Blue 1 rints providing for a stand pipe 38 feet in diameter by 144 feet in hei-ah W. 38 Purchase of 12" water mains au- thorized. Kirby Mc- Donald ap- pointed Dog Catcher. Assignment of Gas Franchise N.K.Moody. Gas Co. to lease plot of ground near Incinera Upon motion made b_r Iu.r. Weaver, seconded by Lir. Jone carried unani- mously, City lianager Perkinson was authorized to order the amourt of 12 inch sire needed to connect the new stand pipe vitih the mains as per his plans discussed with the Commission. Upon motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by I.1r. '"Jeaver, curried unanimously, Mr. Derby McDonald was appointed official you Catcher. Upon motion made by 11r. i.Lrkins, seconded by lir. Jones, carried unan- imously, Mayor Parrish was authorised and instructed to approve the following assignment presented by Judge Charles C. Crenshaw: A 3 S 1 G 11 L L id T THIS CONTByCT 1,1,11, ASSI G1dl41ENT, made and entered into this 23rd day of May, A. D. 1927, by and between A. J. McMAHSIN on his own behalf and on behalf of GLO:�:T:: PC. 3 O. U.'I.LL and R. .:. Tll' C1;, his as- sociates, on the one Dart, and IN. 1:. I,iOODY, on the other cart, ,J I T 14 --,: a S i H �"HEI?1:AS, A. J. iacMahan ��id his associates have heretofore deposited a Cashier's check in the sum of rive Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars, issued by the Citizens National Bank of Lubbock, Texas, and which check was made payable to the City of Lubbock, Texas, and depos- ited in escrow with said bank, said deposit having been made in con- nection with the provisions of a certain franchise contract and ex- tensions thereof between the City of Lubbock, texas and said - . J. Nlcllahar, and his associates and returnable to the said A. J. LcMahan and his associates, and 'SHMEAS, the said A. J. McMahan a•nd his associates have set - over, assigned, transferred and conveyed unto 1?. H. 1,ioody, trustee, all their right, title, interest and estate in and to said franchise con- tract and/or the franchises granted thereunder and extensions thereof. NOW ` FERE2OR , in consideration of the sum of FIVE THOUa1.1D (�$5,000.00) DOLL a, cash in hand paid, recei,..twhereof is hereby ac- knowledged, the said 1�. J. ldcLlahan tnd his ussociates do hereby trans- fer, assign, set -over and convey ut�to the said 1% 1_. h.00dy, `trustee, and/or his €:soigns, all their right, title and interest in and to said Cashier's check and the funds evidenced thereby and said Citizens Na- tional Banff; of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby requested, authorized, direc- ted and empowered to return said Cashier's check 4,nd the funds evi- denced thereby, to iy. r. Loody. Trustee, and/or his assigns, with like effect as if said escrow deposit had been made by said N. K. Idoody, Trustee, in his own name. IN 'WiTIVIES:: dHE?.LLF the parties hereto have caused these pres- ents to be executed the day and year first above written. APPRO VED CITIZENS ITATICIILLL Blaidi: OF LUBBOCL, By Its APP ROVED THE CITY OI, LI7BD0CK, _2:� XA3 By p f_Arl� Mayor A. J. Eclvlahan Geo. R. Broadwell R. A. 'Tinton By A. J. Lcldahi7n Mr. W. W. Graves, Right of day man for r'rairie Oil and Gas Co. was pres- ent and requested that the City Lease said Company a small plot of ground near the incenerator and one near the City's lower Plant for use of said Company in furnishing gas to the City of Lubbock and its cit- izens. Upon motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Idr. Weaver, Commissioner Hlinkins and City I:.anager lerkinson were appointed as a committee with plenary power to investigate just what is wanted by LIZ. Graves and to act as they may deem best. _.J L Upon motion made by T:r. cleaver, seconded by IIr. Jones, the City Com- mission recessed until 1:30 F.1". Friday, June 10, 1927. Read and approved on the ;�.Z day of July, A. B. 1927. n'_"m-,S G City secretary. Q4'�� Mayor. W