HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 12/13/1928REGULAR MEETTNOr Lubbock, Texas, December. 13th,1928.
The City Co�nnission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, net at 1:30 P. Y
in regular session in the rezula,r meetincr -olace at the City Hall, the
followi.nz members being nresent thereof to -wit:
:,, ayor H. D. 'Hoods, Commissioners A. V. :'Tea.ver, D. N. Leaverton, J. F.
Bacon, and J. H. Hankins, City Attorney E. L. Klett, City Manager G.
N. McCleary, and City Secretary W. H. Rodgers.
Absent: A. V. Neaver.
The minutes of the res�zlar mee'..ing of November 22, 1928, recess refl•ular
meeting of November 28, 1928, and recess - regular meetinz of December oth,
1928 were read unon motion made by Mr. Hankins seconded by l.4r. Leaverton.
They were unanimously annroved.
Motion by Mr. L eavertor. seconded by '4r. Hankins that Texas Utilities be
granted an easment for their high volta7e no.ATer line coming north from
Plainview into the city on the east side of the City Park and dunn
grounds, the work to be constructed as laid out by the City Engineer
',-. R. Smith and this easnent 7ranted. for the full tine of the Texas
Utilities franchise rnra.nted by the City of Lubbock running for a period
of years exnirinp� in�1933.
Motion by 114r. Bacon seconded by 'ter. Hankins carried unani.mously, The
�Tater bill for the "!yrick Building was order cut in half fro-n December
19?7 to May 1928 at ,?vhich time n-), er .meter ;,,-as set and the bill to be
^har,-ed as her meter readir-c- on to date.
°otion by "fir. Hankins seconde by `Ir. Leaverton carried 1-in!�ninoizsly. It
eras ordered that the County Court House water bill be combined on their
separate water meters andc'iarRed as one nini.num at the re7ular nreva.il-
ing water rate at this tine.
'Dr. Y.' J. Aiken was present. He made a renort to the City Cornnission on
his trim to the School of Sanitation. He made a very inter -stingy report
which was of great value to the City.
lotion by .:r. Leaverton, seconded by ''r. Hankins, Ordinance No. 429
passed second and final read i n
AN `�R�T:;TA,ICE OF TH'; CT'J'Ir OF LL�POtrr ^R'ATT TG THE ONCE OF "CITY ATT'"T`I^R",
PRESCRIBI?rG THE PO'TERS AND DT.TTI�'S pERTAT_?T`'G TC! STJCH OFFICE? AND REVEAL-
TY,C ALI. OR7I:'AYOES AYT) PARTS 0-q' O'?T1T�TA",.CES IN 1C',;FLT(`T H7RV'.'TTH.
-oti( -,r. I-averton seconded by Yr. Hankins, carried unani-rously,
Ci Yanager G. 1r. `.,cCleary was authorized and instructed to nurchase
a: feed mill for the City in grir--I inp� feed for the teams used ir. the
garbage denart'nent.
'lotion by '+'r. Leaverton, secn:Ied by -r. Bacon, carried. unani•nousl_y. It
was ordered. to inter into a contract with the peonles Ice Co:n,Oany on
s:A electric current for a.neriod of -five years at the )resent rate.
'-otion by r,"r. Leaverton, seconded by ',fr. Hankins, carried unani ro-,zsly.
City ';!anager G. X. V.cCleary and City AttornQy E. L. Klett were anrointed
as a co,n:nittee to get sQttle.•fient with Jim YcCanli?s on nersonal injuries
and to slabr,it their firdin?s to ti7e next need g of' the City Commission
for their an-roval.
otion by Yr. Hankins seconded 'cy :`r. Leaverton carried. unani•n:)usly,
Ordinance No. 424 nasse� second and finan rea�air.g.
AN O tT)TnTAiTt;E nRnraTr.T;'I:! THE PARTrr,.TG Or ••`nRP TNA;' INR'E 'd;OTOR VE--
T�T^LES -'`1FTnT-T. ARE FOR SALT OR BTTIIG OFFE'RTD FOR SALE, AT THE SAKE
TT:,.`E, AT THs CTTRB ^T' AN7 STRTET, OR ALLT'Y nR ALLAYS, I; J. CITY
O +' Lt1BE0,r,"Y TEXAS; PR^VTT�TYG E'XCT?TIn` S: AYD T'TXT. G A PEivAL'TY
FOR THE VTOLAIC)N OF THTS ^RnZ_vA'NCE.
y4oti-)n by Ir. Hankins seconded by -'r. Leaverton carried unanimous-
ly. It r,a.s ordered to increase width of naverent of Avenue G
fro:mi l" th Street to south nronprty line of 18th Street from 40
feet to 50 feet.
Motion by �-ir. Hankins secor,,ed by r. Bacon carried unanimously.
It was ordered to extend the time on refund.inv bond issue by
Brown Crunr.er Co:Nrany, Dallas, to Au,-Drzst 15th, 1929.
x;`r. W. A. "yrick before the Co.nnission in reo,ard to change in
sid e-track. After due discussion, 1:11r. Hankins and Yr. ''leaver
were annointed as a. coairittee to investigate and retort at the
next fleeting of the City Co.n-r,2ssion.
..`otion by 1'.r. Hankins, seconded by ':Tr. Bacon, carried unanimous-
ly. City `A'anaa•er G. W. McCleary lip s authorized and instructed
to purchase 125 Chinese Elm trees for City narks.
Yotior. by _ir. Leavert^r., seconded by '`r. Hankins carried unan-
imo'.zsly. "a•vo.r. 7. D. ,00ds vas instructed to annoint a nark
co:111ittee of five, "r. C. H. '.'a,hon-y as chair.lan.
•'otion by '"r. Leaverton seconded by -r. Hankins carried unan-
imously. The elate as siibriitted by Vr. Stockton Henry plating
his nronerty in the south Tart of the City as recom-Piended by
City Enp-ineer ". R. S�.ith, t-is ad^ition to be known as "Sunny-
side".
City Yana-�er G. .71. :q:c"leary, Coa, •.issioner J. H. Hankins, Liaht
Plant Suneri_,tendent J. J. Graha.n vier- annointed as a com-
.�it tee to .;,an out syst=n o-1: street li _hts and suc,,siit to the
City Corr -fission for their annroval.
`.:otion bar Yr. Hankins seconded by =�r. Eason `carried una.ninous-
ly. It was ordered that elms and specifications sub. -fitted by
Dr. Aiken for Slal)zhter House be annroved and construction work
be done under the supervision of Dr. Aiken subject to the acts
of the City Commission in reg:nrd to cooling nI nt. Com-,ittee
annointed to look into t:nis situation was Yr. J. F. Bacon,
Dr.. Aiken, and Dr. J. -T. Hollo.
No further business coming--- un for consideration, a motion made
by `r. Hankins seconded by 'vjr. Bacon, (tarried unanimously and
the City Co li.tiission recessed to :^feet December 20, 1928 at 7 :30
P. ii.
Real and annroved this the q— da.y of � � 1928'.
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City Secretary