HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 1/14/1957RECESSED REGULAR MEETING
Lubbock, Texas
January 14, 1957
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 2:30 P.M. in recessed regular session,
recessed from regular meeting of January 10, 1957, at the regular meeting place in the City tall,
the following members thereof being present to -wit:
Mayor S. S. Forrest, Jr., Commissioners Lennis Baker, O.L. Byrd, David Casey and Homer Maxey,
City Manager H.P. Clifton.
57.16-125-313 Motion was made by Oamnissioner Casey, seconded by Commissioner Byrd, motion carried, Mayor Forrest
and Commissioners Baker, Byrd, Casey and Maxey voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize a survey
of the City Bus Operations inthe City of Lubbock, to be made by Simpson and Curtin, transportation
engineers, 1405 Locust Street, Philadelphia 2, Pennsylvania. Said survey to not exceed a maximum
cost of $2500.00. Proposal of Simpson and Curtin is set out below.
SIMPSON & CURTIN
Transportation Eagineers
January 9, 1957
Mr. H.P. Clifton
City Manager
Lubbock, Texas
Dear Mr. Clifton:
Since writing to you on November 16, 1956 in reference to a proposed survey of bus operations
In the City of Lubbock, Texas, I have had an opportunity to speak with Mr. R. J. Harter, of General
Motors Corporation Track and Coach Division, regarding this matter.
Mr. Harter advises me that some information which his firm has collected in prior studies of this
operation would be made available to us in the event that we were engaged by you for,this survey.
Mr. Harter also recommended that I furnish a more definite indication of the cost of this
assignment, notwithstanding the difficulty of estimating the time and expenses for a survey without
more precise indication of the particular problems involved. However, I believe that I can give
you some such indication on thebasis of studies made in other cities.
For a study of bus operations, we estimate that the cost of services would be in the range of
$1,200 to $2,000. Travel, hotel and other expenses would amount to $400 to $500. The cost of this
engagement, therefore, would not exceed a maximum figure of $2,500.
I would be pleased to furnish any further information which you may need to evaluate our pro-
posal.
cc: Mr. A. J. de Mayor
Mir. R. J. Harter
NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION
ADJOURNED.
Very truly yours,
/s/ JOHN F. CURTIN
THE CITY COMMISSION
READ AND APPROVED THIS THE _24 DAY OF January .1957.
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FORREST, JR., VAY91