HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 1/24/1929Dubboc _.-, Texaa.
'arivary 24, 1^29.
The 011y COMMASsion of the City of Lubboct, "exus, met ut 1:30 P-LI.
in ogu lur Session at the rL;7u la.r meeti.n7 Dluce ill the City Hall, the
followin- members thereof boin r :^recent to-,iiit:
uyor, II.D. Woods. ''omniiSoion er;: ...V. 'jeuv:;r, 7.I1. ;weaverton, J.1� • Bacon
rid J.H. HL.nl,,Ln.i, City J`).ttornoy .=,.T. Zlett CityT', nt< �:
,..= r f.0i. IticCleury,
rid City aecrett;•ry d.H. :.od7ers.
bsent : Hone.
Oti or] h I.ir '- r' 1 �7 • ifunrt.iri3, �rcOn ed l,y _._r. Le'�-C:'r,tOn, c�.?'•''i c'd likianim0l?S y,
ffidd.-it by-.djoiiai.n7 irihallit&nto by Delmar & Delmar rnnex •dditions
nnexiYlT sIdditiorls t0 the City of Lubbock, passed rirNt rEcdln:z.
it letter of condolence by Mr. l:lett, amity #ttorriey, as instructed
by the City Coi n-Assion re--ardin7 deGth of Devaell Bryz:;n was ordered
signed and col_ies muL.led to :j:rs. Newell ;�ryar] i:.nd J.C. Bryan Gnd family,
1,etter follows:
Jz-riu Gry 10, 19 29.
,Irs. Nuell Bryan, and
.Ir. j.C.Bryan and
�ubbock, Texas. '
ear J"r iond s :
"he under.3i?ned officials of -he city ;r; 1.3h "60 t�,-ke this rie thod of
:CuE2ldirl? t0 y0U r]CF '2zi h Of y'OYF, in Sim -Pie '.:r JT, their Zurther
3ympt:thie6 in the r(; ;Ut loss Of "(jUr gear < Y:E, k]a our faithful one,Buell :3ryGn.
'here is not rnuch .ve know to soy :in uch et:se of bereavement, but we
'e.A that vie owe it t0 ourselves & n d our zood citizenship, as well as
'ourselves, to fFi v e e-_prej3ion to our a7 preci uion Of the virtues rind
huructer of one -io loyal L.nd brLve in thte oer-•-ice of his country and
'el low-townsmt.,ki.
ur remembrance of 11ue11 is of o�ie who lnf..; con-sti.r,tly ut Lis ; Ost of
uty, Who spits rtrady L;-nd ' uiclt to zo when the cal 1 was sounded, who did
Oi; 1-hiY7kl Of hiriself L--nd ;.ih0 k-ra,,i t[]irlr 1_ki.` 02 Otherj <rnd their welfare
kid su etiy. itch Y]o ult1 lu�.li tie.; ukid ,;:&—ri"ici- 1 l-iri t de.;erve to be
�eaerveci bnd e-: tilled.
ie have a lr e&';' heard rnuk]; : entf..rLa Jc the Ef�cct Lh&t it ,Ould be hard
.or the Fire Ze;nurtc;en't to -find Dome or;e t 0 tt.iye :'uu l l's dac e a assis-
nt c hief, and We ;vurit you to I-k]oI;, th" u ,liu oiYl 4ith �; ou in mourning the
.038 01 a good citizen t.nd u fin
e3t intere;;t;;. e fellow-vrorr.er nor the City and its
i
Iooda, .:uy0r.
et,vcr , Cor.]_.issi0n,:r
Leaverton, Commissioner
Bacon, 11oaiL• issioner
H_anI°.ins,
Lfl1 tt,
le ury
Rodgers
�'omr:�issioY,er
-ttorney.
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�,lty .
ity secrI�ak:,a'eretary.
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•o ti on by .3 01 A U." _L"z'c 01, 1 e a- 13 u, 11 i r-, o u. s o
Ic c er -15 the _-"o I I on 1 . � rr o-r o4L. 1 f r or.-- 3-w C ori-, -(, G nY 0
If the L"i tuy '_"ommi sa ion is 6 16-i 11 -;.n7,:i or s I.o -,r.,roce�d -_= Ila 1-S I 1_12
u t h or i ty f r Jw i f t Sc C o rnp(& Ily ,u e wou 1 d s I) p- cr e', t t h z, I -u h e "'onsurui:t1G11
Df a subw�,y in line 1,,:J;ith the pl&n-. L-nd submitted by us 'will
De i.zreeu'Lble to "Dwif-u & Company. -i , e would further zu.7;Te:Ll, that j- o u
;idvi,;e ',,he 'Clorrimissloner6 thz-t we zru nillin.-r to proceod and coopert-te
Ln line with the pro;zrznm as discussed vjith -,,our ""iayor ZInd City attorney,
end thzit you. request the _:"ncrineerin7 __',ey,&,rtrient submit tows for finial
Ar.rroval u blue i.rint aho-.,vino corri-.rlete dett,ils of the T_,roject, "'tad that
7ov also have the ("ity i,ttorney 'Irt-W UT & T'rOT'O L sed ordintrice closing
3o much of _'.venue H as', -Jill r,ot be necess;tAry --or the constructici) z-nd
of inteni-rice o-L" the oub,,-vGy, and divertlii.',._:� ;E;�11 tr,,,f.*ic throu-n-ri the subwuy".
ron receipt, o:-L-' -uhe -,lue hint Gi-id -fronosed ordin&nce, --�e z�hc-ll handle
romptly vjith our people in order ,nutter be up vii-.1hout
n e c .3 s a &'r d e luy y .
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ot i oil by 1.1r. Leav er t o n .' )ec on d e d by J.'. _". B,,,.,c an 1- ie d u ilf., i , im, o u s ly, b h e
ollowin� Bonds v-iere &-r-roved -nd orderuci 'A'i I ad.
:-nthony. f'S'c Company
,=nthoriy cz Cor,,inally
J.A. 3ray
Lindsay
1.'. Linds4y
A.0 °•u J t E o 1 t"'- or t
ioche ewton Co.
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'2his bt;in:? the dam;' set -'or receivin011
z --Ads of _1u b 1u-- o6 k -u r e e -t
Im-rrovefn--_:-rit Juter Loid :;ewe 7 _oiidd, -6he `Ad3 rec;uived ?-rid
opened for eonsid-_rr-Aioti.
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-)tmtnahan, Harris ;,- Ntis, Chicn-o, Ill. , 1-id 5,j intere I i.,n(I L.c-
crued intareLit cuith i remium of 2520.00.
7sraui" !'os--.-.'oVzh t" * car, t.-';crue-1 -'ntf:;reot ,-nd
OomT-�,ny, _'oledo, Ohio, id !
cash rremium of -';?2007. 00.
the Brown-Crummer _Lnve;:)tmerjt ComnLziy. bid is L,iild accrued
,Ath iA -(.,remium of -,?'1375.00.
U i 11C CA C110, b i d c-_1, u e d
'Cie . j'e i I , o + h z-. nd L r V 1 111 5:� C Urn, T 11 Y _L I . lw 9
.interest with ._e-cMium of �203.00.
-Lrescot'u, ."nider "it-vr ._'Assouri. I.id 1&r'
accrued rrerrjlur.,i of .'P'1360.00.
:iy&n, juthelrlzirid ;Sc Com-_pLny, '_'ole-do, Ohio, aid _LL-'r. accrued ii.-tere,,t, with
�, i-.r:;aiiuri of -41631.50.
j--fter due --onsider-tion u'E' L,11 .;ids receivz-u, bu it reaolved by -,he ',',,iTy
'jommi'ssion of _ubboc�., thLt the followin� bid submitted 'L.y
Jtrz:4nuhun, Ez4rris urjd Oz;,tis, inc. of JhicL,.-,o, ill. -or _.Lur:.!hr;_16e of -_--onda
therein L,c f"ollo-viz:
Jz,nu_r,,1 A,
fion. H.1)'. 4o0Jj, 1.1uyor, rid,
City commisjiollers'
T 'Jublicc�:, jle`-,z_s.
rent 1 oune ri
-''or :_?"200,!.100.00, leiri,11, . 7 issue.]_-,,ondj of ,-Wubbock, '2exf.4a, in
p
umoullt6' --or urrloz:es and mtaturin^ z3erit-11y �.L; -follows:
:-j1351000.00,1_3)treet im-Proy9mont '_.onds, mzi-zu_-in:, .3UViz-,Ily'
p
'3.000. _,eb. 11, et-ch -etr 1934 to 194�', inclusive; z-nd,
U
A.000. -'eb. 11, e�-ch 1943 to 1969. inclusive;
25,O),00,00,Jewer xtension Bond.2, r"IZA t u ri n.g aerially,
1 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 i0e 1) . 11, y other -/ ez,. r 1931 to 1969 incl.
1.()','-',0.00 Ab. 11. e�Ach 1713.',' 1960 �,o 1969, inc-iu6ive;
40,000.00,,i&terworks j7tai:,zion 71,on'd's, 8er-ii-Ily,'
A'000.00 111eb. 11, eruCh 1930 to 1969, *11cj,,)3ivO;
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eincr d�.tod ;°'ebru:_rU .I1, 1929, in the detlor.inuLior; of ',,,'1,000.00, each
fifer irltex�66t ..,t- tr,e r& t- of iE.7CDT7Ter ubnufti, iayable
imi-ailnuz,lly, �'ebi'u,-ry 11th E-nd z.u,--us•t lluh, eu,ch ' e�-r, _.nd xrovidin
Or o bath rriijci-ck�,l C-nd intere0t L_t the 1,bTiiO1,Ll ian� Of
o:.;merce, New York Ci-(,Y,-
�'i 9 T 10 T i' , i', r . l -, T ♦ BOND
T.1 ry R TT (�l ^'1? r' f T T i
�1IiL ynY _Hr, Ir-.: ..-IU_: C�+ a."•.I1'.J r30=:i��, ALC_U.::.D Ir+__._....a2' 10 I)xl.0
)Ti' D�;%IV Y �TTD, IN I:%LI TOT?, C:'- _)H RCS;' I'JT.- CF ."2520.00.
Promptly L_nd •r:rior to the of sc,i d fonds ae :..re to be furnished
with two o:t certi ed trEnscripts of proceedinoms suff wc.L n -2 icient to
evidence the leg_:lity of the bonds to the full s�.tisfaction of Messrs.
Chapman and Cutler, _ond - ttorneys of ChicL.zo, whose fee is to be
paid by us.
,ittached hereto is Commercic-1 J,--n Antonio, Cashier's
'_'heck No. 53237, for -A.000.00 aJ evidence of our o-ood faith in
uakiri2� this offer ,.,nd as a tguar�.ntee that vie :ill comple with the
terms thereof, this checL is to bo retuinod by you pendinz our
oomrliaire with the terms of this bid if accul,ted, and to be returned
on demand if this bid is not accepted.
onds to be delivered within 45 days.
espectfu11-,- submitted, .
3T 1,1J.".n;.T1,Htl'.:T:IS � Or:�'IS, II;C. ( Ct;ic�.70 111 )
B'7 Corr, B r ovrn
the above offer is hereby- Uccepte-i by resolution duly passed by the
City Commissioners of 1ubboc k, Texaz;, this the 24th d&77 of Jwa uury, 1929.
J.I-?. Rodgers.
City Secretary,
Lubbock:, LeYas.
ri.y. vdUOdS _
f1ayor, ubbocL, _'exaao
P' . 3011UT IOl1
Y THE CITY COT,ITISSIC`TJ Or H CITY (�r TU�'?OC i il�:S, �. JARDIPJJ COr?1RA�CT
nV RI?? r >3200 , 000. 00 CI _'Y OP L1TB 30Ci_ 5jo' B07DS.
On this the 24th day of J-:nu :.ry, L.D. 1929, the City Commission of the
Ci ty Of .dubboc ram, r'E `.ao, convened ir. recfoost:d re�u l,ar session in the
Jity Hall in said City, all memb::rs ',hereof bei.n.z nrcUent, Und passed
�I the reUo luti on :
4t _:n olection held 1'or thc•t t.urpoce in the City of Lu-,:bock,
exas, on the 24th d=,y of .3ertemb r, .. D. 1928, the rroperty taxpayinrp
-oters of said City, by a m€-j ority vote, :.uthorized the City Commission
to issue bonds of sae d City of Lubbock, ie-xus, as follows: �„Z25,000.00
'trees lm-frovement Bonds, ?85,000.00 newer extension Bonds, uld
:r°10,000.00 '.4:ter-arorka extension Bonds; and
IiHiJH�S, the City Commission heretofore decided to issue at this time
only . 135,000.00 of the Jtr,:et imnrovemun t Lorids, ;25,000.00 of the
Sewer Lx1onoion 'Doi439 crid �40,000.00 d U rlvorkS _Xterisi0n bOnds, and
Q led for bid3 four s:Aid bonds to be recieiv(,d dunu,..ry 24th, 1929, giving
tiotice of s&id bond sz.le ;) ru',licL:tien; "nd
iiIi; ' AS, of the bids receivud Und c,..nvL.ased by the City Commission, the
bid of atrLnnuh,'•n, 11�,.'ris & O� tis, of Chic&:zo, ill, uYx,Ei l.7' to be the
,i�Zrieot Land best bid:
10J,3i?LVW;ii ?3Y "H CIi'Y COT.--'ISaIOrk 051 'H ' CI^Y Oi+'
Urs: C!CY, i :`CAS-, t+hut S&id bid be Land the st,me is hereby accepted and
ontract aw"rded said atranah�:n, h1,1rris & Outis, which contract is ho reto
referred to and made a -r&rt hereof,
�he above resolution bein7 read, it was moved 10 11 Commissioner Leaverton,
=n:i seconded by Commissioner •+eav er, that the sL:me do pass. Thereupon,
,he 7ueJticn beir7a c«11ed for, the _"ollowino, memb:;rs of the. City
ommissio voted AYE;: Lla—,(no�7Tr ioods, CommiSaioners .leaver, H�.nkins,
`t;con tend Le,..verton, c:nd NONE_ voted NO.
l:r?D IT :_20V D, th is the 21th d,,-y of J- rlu -ry, D. 1929.
H.L. Moods
> of Lubbock 1 _Gs
71 or
it�T-�ecrct� %TT 'i`y Of it7b', Oc�
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la0ti on 11,y ..V HL_:;::in , :lecondell by i.r. '7 aver , c _•i 4_f u;, .-nirYtc�-sly, City
uoiei ' to drw yrt : eaolutim-ttorne , i:-,I Olt. V1, c.t
re!z�-zrdirji7 Publ is 'Jti ll .ieo ail l uo,.., before the t-.te Le 'is1c:LUre,
:resolution a fellows:
Te3ta5 1.e7is 1_ tyre,
gust in , �esc_.:,.
sentleraen :
the Iiryor and four City Co mis,ioners of a,ubboek petition tour
honor,,.ble body to resist the inclusion of mut,icip<lit.ies in the
ublic Utility bill.
uubbock, o•h,uQ: !To w-ter nd electric ro�xier L.ld 1-i.zht S--
1 1 .).tem ,
anal bo&s—uj thz..,t for it has tTlc_-intuined the to e,�t Electric lower
and li7ht rut(, in the state v°iith one or vwc rossiole excertions, and
believes it is �:rivin� its citi?ens �. <>reuit 1,vbl.ic serVice in
rroviding a munieip•.liy ,.,urged i nd oper_:ted „ublie uti lit,' slant at
or tier actual cost. 'the Cj ty Of Lubbock .is no, in �,he business,
primarily, to re vice r : tcs u ; i,.g&inst its competitors, such a ; '__1m;s
Utilities .Jo-_p�_ny ..nd vest Texas 'I&s C01:1pLny, I,ut 7Yi;?u^es in the xro-
duction .,lid distribution of li7ht,power and Easter solely ; or its locG:l
inhabitt:nts. '.'he City of Wu bock is not a giant utili ty corporation
to make money for itself. It is not Neei,irior to e�epand or monopolize.
The loc&l municipal pl&nt inherently' is riot trying to cover the
state or country -it h its �y stem , �'et _. monoply on business, L,nd
orpress.-the consumer. 1Jo consumer is (iSkin� for Y:rotecti.on rg_=ir:st the
r,teS of the ,mu, iciral Dl&nt. ''ho Y-eorle of town d0 not fet4r the
or,erz:tio of their own Aunt bV their o� n °_'overnmtnt. _'he municipal
-0--znt is not a concern tht-t has to be re�'ul_.ted or ontrolled in '.he
intere:_Yt of the u:,lic wolfz.re, hence, it is i:ot the, mut icix,�•1
utilit7 thz-.t ct:lls 'or IeFis1z�tion.
'rlerefOre, 1'Je rejpectitlli• , u,
�?re Drori ti 1o_ 'Le'isl&'6uxe tht.t if
Texas Liul.icir,-lities h�,v:: not been guilty of L:ny coi:duct or xri..c tice
th<,t is wrong, irrevul�.r or orpre3:3l.ve, ;'here is 110 occt.tSion for
le,�ziSl�;—uive regul<<`uiori or surervision.
'espec„fv lly submitted,
iI.D. 'K,CD3
idbyor
J.— -ins
0.,:711soi nner-
�..`v . 'weavur
Co�,ciissioner
J. '. Bacon
CU:II=;i0 Si0:ter
Le_,vrtan
Co::rii2t;ict;er
1"cC1et.-ry
Ci �y :'i<.nuTer.
1.1otion by L.r. Leaver ton , Seconded by i.`.r. 3i con. , cur,_ it:u un&rlimouzIy,
City 1q;n..;zer, O.iV. McCleary, and Chief of -.•olice, J.'4. Lemo id ,sere
authorized to iris to 11 no left hs;.nd turns at intersec ticks
Avenue z�rid r5r oudwuy, --venue J c,rld LroudwLy, avenue; i. c.nd Bro&dt;:-y.
l''�otion bT- 1dr. Lec.verton, Seconded bV l..r. iir.con cc.rriod ui,c;nimoU5ly P ity
is-. C,o11ec+or, r..L. Holland aZ &uthorize:l L.nd ins trucuter to _educe
tu:6ble values on Cheri CLsa to �"28,500 .for Ila7, vUluLtion for ye...r 1928.E
.:Otion 'OAT i•:ir. Letiverton, 3econded b-- 1.1r. Bacon, cc.rried unanimously, it
"IL•J orderod t0 emrloy Lir. Stoner of :iz=,n Antonio, '2e7as, to briri , llax
E uali zut ic•n .System on neiw bvildinLs up to dE-te. 'his eril:la�,-rlent
subject to .:lchool Borad accertunc e, the ehool nd "it t c__ch ,<<.;yin?
one h if of rho exre11Se of ' he worlk
i.:otiort by 1.:r. i.ec.;'C: ;C,il, seconded by ..1L'. HLn,:ins, iu ilL-:i ordore-J, thGt
i'he City of l•ubbock p", y Newe11 = ry&n -. 2500.00 &s coral ensL-t ion cause
b-.T dec.th of her husb�_nd , 11e,alell ._jry,,.n.
].Motion by lLr. Huni:l.ns, Seconded bl, -r. 3tcon, curried a:.ani.mously, 'C'ity
Jecretury, V.H. = OCl erS, was au.t�,orl ed to issue ;h.s'rLnt in it,vor of
J.A. . ix in the Wn u. t of ;'390.00 in zyment -or UeWcer lis,e in 1"1ock 59,
LaIccrummens second dditior., -:o City of yu:'ooc k,, 2exI,s.
1�oticn by 14ir. Hzz.ir:it1S, -jecorided by i..r. B3_3on, curried u',Lnir,.ously, ity
Irl; n&—t;-;r r.,l. 1,c`�leury, wEA8 inn—.ructeC, to coti8tru.•'., Uevier Brie in '-lock
24, Cdhcrter-_:ocrds iad''.iti on to sit; C,_ _ui. bocY, eXus
N0It)
r tiger uaii]ess c o",i iri? Vj .:Or (.' onk;i d ,r c,t1 on uyoi1 .motion M&de by
Tg r. Bz. 00n, .seconded brT i.ir.
Leal,eruc,n , ' ;,he Ciuy
recessed �o meet J E't:7:0 . •st.