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RI EC ESSED R xULAR 1y'IR TIN re Lubbock, Texas, March 26, 1928
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas met at the regular
meeting place in the City Hall at 1:00 P. Id. in regular session re-
cessed from March 8, 1928, the following members thereof being pres-
ent, to wit:
Mayor Pink L. Parrish, Commissioners J. H. Hankins, J. 0. Jones,
W. S. Posey and A. V. Weaver, City Attorney E. L. t,'lett, City i.'_an-
ager s. N. McCleary and City Secretary W. H. Rod¢ers.
Minutes of Regular 1-deeting of Liarch 8, 1928, and of Recessed Regular
Meeting of March' 16, 1928, and of Recessed 'Regular Meeting of March19, 1928, were read and upon motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by
Mr. Jones, they were unanimously approved and ordered signed by the
Mayor and City Secretary.
'Minutes of Accounts Allowed' from 4arrant No. A 10934 to Warrant No.
A 11073, both inclusive, were. read and upon motion made by Mr. Jones,
seconded by TAIr. Posey, they were unanimously approved and ordered
signed by the Mayor and City Secretary.
Upon motion made by I1r. Hankins, seconded by I.Ir. Jones, carried unan-
imously, City tianagei G. W. McCleary was authorized and instructed to
extend sewer line to serve Block 226, 0. T.
Upon motion made by 1i1r. Hankins, seconded by Idr. Posey, carried unan-
imously, City Manager G. d. McCleary was authorized and instructed to
set aside -p2,000.00 each month beginning the first day of January,
1928, transferring $6,000.00 now from the Jeneral Fund to the Light
& Power Fund and to add 02,000.00 each month in the future, creating
a fund to purchase new equipment for the light plant.
Upon motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Jones, carried unan-
mously, Ordinance No. 406, entitled: "Aid ORD111TANCE PROHIBITING THE
POURING OR PLACIN r OF ANY OIL OR GREI SE OR C:,AI1y. CASE DRAININGS INTO
ANY PLUMBING CONNECTED rVITH `.t'HE S143JERS; AND PROHIBITING TIC PLACING
OR POURING OF AN71 OIL, GREASE OR CRA_11 CA13E DRAININ33 AT ,ANY PLACE SO
THAT SUCH OIL, GREAK,. OR DRAININGa JILL '_SUN INTO r NY CONNECTION 'dITH
THE, S34ERS; AND FIXING A PENALTY" was placed on second and final
reading. Said Ordinance was then read by caption and passed second
and final reading upon motion made by Mr. Hankins, seconded by Mr.
Jones, and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Commissioners Hankins, Jones, Weaver and Posey
Nays: None
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Mayor Parrish then declared the Ordinance finally passed, same being
Ordinance No. 406 of record in Ordinance Book No. 1, Page 346 of the
Minutes of the City Commission.
Upon motion made bu- Mr. Weaver, seconded by 111r. Posey, car ied unan-
imously, Ordinance No. 407, entitled: "01:DINANC FIXING UIdIFO-141
TICEPdS.E FEES OF TWENTY ('?20.00) DOLLARS --ZIACH TO BE LAID ANNUALLY BY
PLUMBERS, EL* CTRIC I_QJ3 AI11) aA5 FITTER 5; DECLiirING IT UI1LA:3FUL TO OP -
MATE iJITHOUT SUCH PAYI.'ENT; AND FIXING A PENALTY FOR VICLATIOII" was
placed on second and final reading. Said Ordinance was then read by
caption and passed second and final reading upon motion made by Mir.
Jone$, seconded by Mr. Weaver, and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Commissioners Jones, deaver, mosey and Hankins
Nays: None
Mayor Parrish then declared the Ordinance finally passed, sµme being
Ordinance No. 407 of record in Ordinance Book No. 1; Page 346, et seq,
of the Minutes of the City Commission.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hankins, seconded by L11r. . Posey, carried unan-
imously, Ordinance No. 408, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE F IXIN G UNIFORM
BONDS OF OI`13 THOUSAND ($1,000.00) DOLLARS EACH FOR 3LECTRICIos,
PLUI,IBERS AND -S FI^_TERS; D:ECLARIN'G IT UI1LAV1.74UL TO 'E_1,T'_TA",E IN BUSIITESS
WITHOUT SUCH BOND; AND FI KINI PENALTY" was p luc ed on second and
final reading. Said Ordinance was read b;; caption and passed second
and final reading upon motion mmdde by Mr. Hankins, seconded by Mr.
Weaver, and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Commissioners Hankins, Yleaver, Jones, and Posey
Nays: None
2aayor Parrish then.declared the Ordinance finally passed, same being
Ordinance No. 108 of record in Ordinance Bock No. 1, Page 347 of the
Iv7inutes of the City Commission.
Upon motion made by I.Ir. Fosey, seconded by Llr. Weaver, carried unan-
imously, it w«s ordered that the r ire Marshal report directly to the
City Manager regarding condiltions of alleys in order to keep trash
and other rubbish cleaned up.
Upon motion made by LTr. Jones, seconded by Lir. Hankins, carried unan-
imously, City Tax Collector, R. A. Holland, was authorized and in-
structed to reduce tax rendition oi. lot 1 Block 41, Overton Addi-
tion for the year 1927 from ?5,500.00 to-,p4,000.00; property owned
by D. B. Iac L ary.
Upon motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Weaver, carried unan-
imously, after c'onsiderinQ bids for the new swimming pool in the
City Park, the Panhandle Construction Company being the lowest bidder,
was awarded the contract in the sum of.?16,338.30; and the City At-
torney was authorized at -ad instructed to draw up said contract; and
the Mayor to sign same.
Upon motion made by IfIr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Posey, carried unan-
imously,'the City :secretary was authorized and instructed to issue
�iarrant in the sum of $31.40 in favor of J. A. Pressley. Fire Mar-
shal, for expenses to Texarkana to the riremens' State Convention.
Upon motion made by Mr. We�_ver, seconded by Mr. Posey, carried unan-
imously, the salary of H. F. Maner was ordered raised from $110.00
to $125.00 per month.
Upon motion made by Mr. Posey, seconded by Mr. Weaver, carried unan-
imously, the Howell Oil Company was permitted to run a pipeline
from their oil station in .the North l.art of town to their service
station on Avenue ra and Main St. City Attorney L. 1'lett, was
authorized and instructed to draw ur contract to that effect, pro-
tecting the City in every way.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hankins, seconded by Mr. Jones, carried unan-
imously, it was ordered that the City will pay the County Fair Park
light bill up to date in the amount of '149.41, but in the future
will not pay any more bills that they incur; but will give them the
same light rate as that now in effect with the Court House.
No further business coming up, upon motion made by Mr. Jones, se-
conded by tar. Hankins, the Commission adjourned to meet April 2,
1928.
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Read and approved this 5 day of April, A. D. 1928.
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