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Lubbock, Texas, July 7, 1927.
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in called session at the reg-
ular meeting place in the City Hall in said City at 1:30.I.i. the following members
being present, to wit:
Pink L. Parrish, Mayor, A. V. 4e4ver, and J. H. Hankins, Commissioners, R. L. Zlett,
City Attorney, dJ. H. Perkinson, City liianager, and G. '4. Lc Cleary, City Secretary.
Yids meeting was called by Mayor Parrish to consider Granting to the ',lest Texas Gas .
Co. a franchise granting said Company the right to lay and maintain and olerate a
gas plant for the distribution of natural Gas for light, heat and power within the
City of Lubbock, Texas; and to transact such other business as may come before the
City Commission for attention.
Upon request of certain members of the Primitive Baptise Church, who were present, Reduction
and upon motion made by lair. H,ankin_-;, seconded by 1dr. �deaver, carried unanimously, of Prim -
the assessed valuation on said Church's Parsonag e located on the church lots, same itive
being lots 13, 14, and 15, in Block 108, O.T. , was reduced from a valuation of Baptist
;P1,000.00 to a valuation of ��500.00 for the years 1925 and 1°26, thereby reducing Church
the City taxes on said rarsonage for each of said years from 0`15.00 to ";+7.50. Parsonage
Taxes.
lyir. R. F. Hinchey, Vice yresident of the ,Jest Text - Gas Co. and Hon. d. h. Bledsoe,
Attorney for said Company, were present and requested that the City Commission grant
said 4est Texas Gas Co. a franchise in lieu of the gas franchise formerly Eranted
to A. J. McMahan and associates as there are some minor errors in said original
franchise and said Yiest Texas Gas Co. desired a franchise mace direct to it, so the
following ordinance was presented for consideration and y.assa�e by the City Commission
ORD111ANCE' NO. 380
Ordinance
",c�N 0RDINANCij ' 1R ,!Jt'IN'G k FRANCHISE AI:L' Z1 IVIL: 3E'3 '20 �_'HE iEa'1' TEXAS GAa No. 380
COlf PIZY (a COR2 OR ^.'i' 1014 , SITH ITS 2E INCIP21L C�.�'_'I CE Ill 2HE C I `1'Y C Y .kl,;ARILLC , I OTTER Granting
C0U11TY, T4'lrk6 , AND, EST.iBLI:�HIIIG 3ULU;a 1.11L It�GULA`iI0218 FOR THL U.3r;; OF N,.,TU��-L GAS Franchise
"'OR LIGHT , H.:'T _iND �OrJL??, AND .;;aTi.BLIaHING 111.,I'' 201, PACT i0 BE CH,2wNEL to West
FOR SUCH GLIS". Texas
Gas Co.
Commissioner Hankins moved that the Ordinance be placed oil its first reading_; second-
ed by Commissioner "lieaver and carried by the=ollowing vote:
aye: Commissioners Hankins �Lnd Jeaver and mayor Parrish
No: None
Carried: Ordinance placed on first reading
Commissioner 'rVeaver moved that the Ordinance pass first reading; seconded by Commis-
sioner Hankins and carried by the following vote:
Aye: Commissioners Hankins and .heaver u-nd :ayor Parrish
No : Tl one
Carried: Ordinance passed first •reading
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Upon motion by Mr. .leaver, seconded by 111r. Hankins, carried unanimously, the City
Commission recessed until 1:30 ''.?.:.-y'riday, July 8, 1�127.
Read and approved this ' day of July, = . D. 1927.
Mayor
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