HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 5/27/1957JOINT MEETING OF CITY COMMISSION AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Lubbock, Texas
May 27, 1957
The City Commission and the County Commissioners Court met at 11 o'clock A.M. in the County
Commissioners Court Room in tfie Lubbock County Court House, the following members being present,
to -wit:
County Judge Dudley Brummett, County commissioners Arch Lamb, George G. Green, Les Derrick and
Fred Gentry.
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Mayor S.S. Forrest, Jr.,Ro mnissioners Lennis Baker, O.L. Byrd, and Homer G. Maxey, City Commissioner
David Casey being absent from the meeting.
Also present in the meeting were the following: County Clerk Louie Moore ,County Auditor Roy
Ferguson, City Manager H.P. Clifton, City Finance Director Al P. Couch, City Purchasing agent
Roy Grimes, City Secretary -Treasurer Lavenia Lowe.
I57-16-293-772 This meeting was called to consider purchase of office furniture for the City -County Health
Department's new building, being bid No. 2940. Motion was made by Commissioners Byrd, seconded
by Commissioner Maxey, motion carried, all members of the city and County Commissions voting Yea,
none voting Nay, to not trade in the furniture now owned by the City -County Health Department.
SEE ORIGINAL BID RECORDED IN RID TABULATION BOOR NO. I.
Bid No. 2940 covering office furniture for the City- County Health Department is set out below:
After consideration of this bid, motion was made by County Commissioner George Green, seconded by
County Commissioner Fred Gentry, motion carried, all members of the City and County Commissions
voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize purchase of Item 11 to be made as follows:
Accept the bid of Hesters Office Supply Co., for purchase of two Underwood Electric Typewriters
for a consideration of $420.00 each.
Accept the bid of International Business Machine Corporation for purchase of one IBM electric
typewriter for a consideration of $420.00.
It was unanimously agreedby the City and County Commissions to not make purchase of Item 10, as
listed on the bid sheet, on this date.
Motion was made by County Commissioner George Green, seconded by County Commissioner Fred Gentry,
motion carried, alYmembers of the County and City Commissions voting Yea, none voting Nay, to
authorize purchase of item 12 from the Lubbock Printing Company, also to accept the bid of Lubbock
Printing Company for purchase of items 3 and 5.
Motion by City Commissioner Homer G. Maxey, seconded by City Commissioner O.L. Byrd, motion carried,
I+ all members of the City and County Commissions voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize purchase of
items 1,2,4,6,7,8,9,13,14,15,16 and 17 from Thomas Brothers Company.
57-16-293-77 3 There was discussion of appointment of Board members on the Child Welfare and City -County Welfare
Boards, but no action was taken.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION
READ AND APPROVED THIS THE 13th DAT OF
ATTEST:
LAVENIA tOWE, City cretary-Treasurer
THE CITY COMMISSION ADJOURNED