HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 7/22/1927R+" ES Eli 'i �' "E3;T 7" Lubbock Texas July 22 1927 EC.��S: � RLG„I,�.�_i i.i;��lIT�.�. � •
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, nexus met at the regular
meeting place in the City Hall a.t 1:00 P.I.-T. in regular session, re-
cessed from July 14, 1927, the followinz members thereof being present,
to wit:
Aayor Pink L. Parrish, Commissioners a. V. 'deuver, ;d. S. nosey and
J. H. Hankins, City attorney E. L. Tilett, City Eanager 4. H. Perkinson,
and City Secretary G. :M. I.IcCleary.
bsent: J. 0. Jones
Hinutes of T,lay 23 and 20', 1927, June 9, 10, 17 and 23, 1`_'27, July 7 and
8, 1927, were read, and upon motion by Tslr. H<<nkins, seconded by LIr. Po-
sey, they were unanimousl-..VT a1 'roved.
"Minutes of accounts k1lowed" from Ydarrant 14o. 8255 to 8492, inclusive,
were read and upon motion made by 'Ur. :de,:.velr, seconded by Mr. Hankins,
they were unanimously-pproved and ordered signed by the It.ayor and City
Secretary.
$5.00 credit pon motion made by hir. Hankins, seconded by lair, nosey, the City Secre-
allowed on tary authorized to allow u '�5.00 credit on the Pebrua.ry light ac-
light ace't ount of Thomas Grain & Coal Co. at 507 I.
of Thomas
Grain & Co. Jpon motion made by l r. deriver, seconded by Lir. . H�_Ilkins , the Fourth
dionthly E'stimate of Cleaninz the City rump -3rounds, submitted by 1,1. R.
4th Esti- 'mith, Jr., City Engineer, was received and ordered filed and the pay -
mate on iient by the City Secreta.rvT of $306.32 to u. H. ;Meddle to cover amount
Weddle due him as per said Estimate, was approved.
Dump Ground
Cleaning. n view of the fact that the Court of Civil Appeals a.t 4ico, Texas, re-
entl,y rendered a decision to the effect that Cities do not have the
xetna Com- ight to ray out funds as -premiums on compensation insurance policies,
pensation and upon motion made by L_r. H�4.rnkin�;, seconded by osey, it was or -
Ins. Policy dered that Policy No. C-0937928 of the Aetna Life insuranle Co., car -
ordered ied by the City of Lubbock, be canceled.
cancelled. bon motion, made by I.1r. Hankins, seconded by L'lr. kosey, c4rried unani-
Dedication nously, it was ordered that the instrument executed by F. L. Southwell,
of Alley by anted June 4, 1C27, v,%herein the said .3outhwell dedicates to the public
n alley out of Block No. 1 of P. 1. Southwell Subdivision of Block No.
Southwell. of LicCrummen Second addition, be accepted and filed for record with
he County Clerk of Lubbock County.
pon motion made by iir. adeaver, seconded by l,:s. zosey, carried unani-
ously, the followinfc, Bonds were approved and ordered filed:
Perkinson Renevial of $5000.00 Bond of 41. P.. Perkinson, City Manager, by Fidelity
Bond ap- & ,deposit Company of Laryla.,nd.
proved.
Gas fitter's Bond of Pred Joyce as -principal and Fidelity Union Cas-
Fred Joyce ualty Company as Surety, siin Bond in the sum of `;2500.00 and dated
bond as Gas February 16, 1927.
Fitter ap-
proved.
IF
Roche New-
ton & Co. i
Gas Fitter
Bond ap-
proved.
Gaddy Gas
Fitter's
Bond
Approved.
Raising of
roof of
Power Plant
authorized.
Wagon bed
sold to
W. Thomas.
Tax re-
ductions.
Compromise
settlement
of Ruby
suit.
Gus fitter's Bond of Roche Newton & Co. as 2rinciral and 22Lmerican Sur-
ety Co. of lleti^f York as Surety, in the sung of •*2500.00 �Lnd dated July 1,
1927.
Gas Fitter's Bond of d. B. Gaddy as rrincil:al and United States .0idel-
ity and Guaranty Co. as Surety in the sun of :'2500.00, dated July 18,
1927.
The raising of the roof at the City's rower _lant wt16 discussed and up-
on motion mz de by 11r. rosey, seconded by lar. ha.nkins, City 1,11anager Per-
kinson wus authorized to advertise for bids for the making of said im-
provements, and 1.1r. rerkinson ..:resertte.i blue-,rrints sho,r-iin� r�lans and
specifications of structural steel :.seeded in ma.kirig said improvements
and upon motion made by Lir. Hankins, seconded by Lr. .heaver, carried
unanimously, said plan: were approved and idr. Perkinson was authorized
and instructed to order from Pittsburgh -Les I,Ioines iteel Co. the struc-
tural steel specified in said plans to be used in making said improve-
ments.
Upon motion made by "Ir. Hankins, seconded by Ijr. i'osey, carried unan-
imously, Lir. .Perkinson tvaa authorized to sell to Lir. J. Thomas the wa-
gon bed that belongs to the City of Lubbock, now being used by Iuir.
Thomas in hauling off garbage, for �50.00, e;25.00 in cash, '312.50 in
thirty days, and. $12. 50 in s Lxty days.
Upon motion made by ',J. S. Posey and seconded by J. H. hnkins, the fol-
lowing orders were made, to wit:
Lot 4, Block 9, O.T. reduced to vacant lot at a raluation of ��320.009
house built after January 1st, 1926.
Lot 18, Block 39, Overton Addition reduced to .';?"1570.00, value for year
1925, house partially completed on January, 10,25
Lot 18, Block 34, 0.2. reduced to •0'3.00,tax for year 194_;4, beinc^ va-
cant lot.
Lots 15, 16 & 17, Block 235 reduced for year 1925 to 1; 600.00 valuL.tion.
Lot 5 & Id 9 ft. of 4, Block 7, Overton Lddition in name of L. j. last,
for year 1924, on which he asked tw reduction, refused.
Personal property shown on rolls for year 1925 in name of J. H. Ben-
nett, ordered canceled a.s sutne shows to have been a mistake in calling
this personal property.
Lots 23 � 24, Block 236, O.T. shows to be church property, used for
public 'dorshil,,, and it is ordered that all taxes be canceledon said
lots.
Lots 18, 19 & 20, Block 50, O.T. rendered for year 1926, when should ,
have been with only one sm_.11 hovye (new house built �'eby. 1926) and
is hereby reduced to value of '?"1200.00, rebating P. B. Acuff ?20.34 on
receipt Ildo. 136.3.
Lots 6 & 7, Block 195, O.T. is used for Methodist Parsonage and in line
with other Parsonages, taxes are ordered canceled for yes r 1923 and all
former years.
Lot 13, Block 75, Overton kddition rendered with improvements for year
1926, when in fact, the house., was built after January 1, 1926, and
said tax fa.lue is reduced to 640.00
Personal property rendered to .J. :J. itc.fford for year 1923 were over-
looked by the collector and it is ordered that the to-xes, for said ,year
be accepted and all penalties, interest and cost be omitted.
Lots 15, 16, 17 and 18, Block 205, O.i. us.ed for public lorship, ta-..es
canceled.
J. J. Graves over -paid 1922 and 1923 taxes on Lots 1 to 10, Block 57,
O.T. in the sum of -�10.00 and the City Secretc.ry is hereby instructed
to rebate said amount. Said tax was paid under date of ,,pri 1 8, 1924,
Redemption Receipt No. 1209.
Upon motion made by l,lr. 'deaver, seconded by ter. Hankins, carried unan-
imously, the Mayor and City Secretary were authorized --id instructed to
execute the following agreement snaking compranise settlement of the
suit of the City of .,ubboek vs. 1.1. a. iiubd;
CITY 0 LUB:30Cl.' 'f i,i. RUEY
Iid `''H:4' 99TH JUBICI._L H STRICJ' COURT
LUBBOCI,, TEXAS
42300.00 In consideration of the sum of �2300.00 and costs of court, paid
paid by by defendant, L . a. Ruby, in the above styled and numbered Cause, the
Fidelity City of Lubbock hereby releases the defendant, 11. J. Ruby and the Fi-
Deposit Uo. delity and Beposit Co. of Maryland, from all liability sued on in said
in settle- Cause and all claims embraced in the auditor's reyort of H. V. Robert-
ment of son Co. of Amarillo, Texas filed with the City of Lubbock and cover -
Ruby suit. ing a pa riod from 1"arch 1, 1924 to February28, 1?26, and that all
cIaims and demands arising from, or that may -
ay arise in the future from,
said resort above referred to, are hereby forever released unto the
said defendant;: by the said City of Lubbock.
It is understood that this is only a settlement and compromise
of the matters mentioned above and is not an a.dmi ssi on on the part of
the defendants., or either of them, that they owe any pert of the fore-
going amount.
By order of the City Commission this the 22nd d&y of July, 1927.
May o r.
A2'T�Ui
City Secretary.
iur. 31. ". White appeared before the Commission in rep:ard to delin-
quent taxes for the years 19�0 to 1` 2,1, inclusive, on mast half of
Tax matter. Lots 1 to 6, inclusive, in Block 67, O.T. dice to the fact that a
check given by C. n. fierce about July 1, 1924, in payment of said
1920, 1921, 19-22 and 1923 taxes, was dishonored by the bank on which
it vic,.s drawn and the acceptance by the City Tax Collector of an I.O.U.
slip for said 1924 taxes, and the cancellation later by the City Com-
mission of the receipts given when such rf-- ynnents were m€td Air.
Shite stating that hir. J. R. Germany, who; was City Tax, Collector at
the time of such payment, issued Certificate certifying that all City
taxes against said property had been paid and that when he purchased
said property he relied upon said Certificate as being sufficient ev-
idence that all City taxes had been p�-id to th€lt date and acted accord-
ingly .in trading for said property. h1r. . «. Holland', City Tax Col-
lector, was called before the City Commission and questioned re;gurding
said delinquent ta-,es and in consideration of the statements made by
Mr. +ihite and Lir. Holland and upon motion m€zde by I1r. Posey, seconded
by lur. Hankins, said delinquent taxes were ordered c€price led.
Fairbanks, The City Secretary reported receir:t from Fairbanks, Liorse & Co. of a
Morse & Co. check in favor of the City in the sum of=,?2241.33 to reir,iburse the City
check to for � 2062.73 freight paid by the City about t,pril 18 on engine pur-
cover freig tchased from said Company, the c ontr,.ct being that said enjzine was to
and inter- be delivered P.O.B. Lubbock for the consideration agreed upon, and to
est ad- cover .$178.60 interest adjustment due the Cit'T on the ,p44, 650.00 in
justment. larrants. issued by the City in settlement of .mount due said Company.
$114.00 ad- Upon motion made by Li,. Hankins, seconded by Lar. osey, the City Secre-
justment tbry was instructed to credit the ilk Cafe with ,�114.00 on the elec-
on Elk Cafe tric current account as an adjustment to cover excessive current con -
electric sumed for past several months due to old and defective units used by
bill. said Cafe, the City having: ordered new units several months a¢o, re-
ceipt of which was delayed several months on account of the Company
they 1�,rere ordered from being unable to make prompt shipment.
Upon motion made by 1.ir. Posey, seconded by i4r. deaver, , carried unan-
imously, the City Commission recessed uiatil 9:00 r.iLi. Jednesday, July
27, 1927.
Read and approved this the -4-= di y of July, 'L1. L. 1927.
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Mayor. Pro tem M�
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City Secretary r