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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 6/12/193041c Lubbock, Texas:, June 12, 1930. f. REGULAR I-71ETING. `-' The City commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30 P.M. in Regular Ser>sion at the Regular T?eeting Place in the city Hall, the following members thereof being present, to -wit: Mayor J.J. Clements, Commissioners Jno. E. itoach, Geo. E. Benson, J.F.Bacon, D.N. Leaverton, Uity Manager J. Bryan 1-Tiller, city Attorney L.L. Klett and 1,ity Secretary tJ.H. nodgers. Absent: Mayor J.J. dements. The Minutes of '_�egular I:Ieeting of May 22, 1930, and Recessed Regular Meeting of May 28, 1930, were read and upon motion by 1,1r.Benson, seconded by Mr. Bacon, they were unanimously approved. ',lotion by Mr. Leaverton, seconded by T?r. bacon, the following Resolution carried unanimously. .'Ri %11i� ;`, r 1• Jlt 1TI-'t R V a _...� TT'T r L.; _ iVS Or .iVLi. ,- �Y.�•, n171 _ Cam' LUr7�CrF; TF�{A.S, Aim PRFPAR.�TIPN OF P G11i OF LUBBOCK, =ULS. ix ems,, Public necessity exists thatithe following portions of stroet, avenues and alleys in the City of Lubbock, Texas, be improved, as herein provided, to -wit: Paving "_venue H, from its intersection with the T<orth property line of 19th street to its intersection with the TTorth pro-.)erty line of 26th street, 50 feet wide. II. Said portions of streets, Avenues and alleys -shall be improved by raising, grading and filling same, and by installing concrete curbs and gutters, and storm seviers and drains where necessary, and by paving with one of the following types of material on proper foundation, to -wit: (a) Vertical Fibre Brick. (b) Rock Asphalt. (c) '.7arrentie Bitulithic. (d) Concrete. (e) Asphaltic Concrete. (f) Patented Types of Waving. The exact type of pavement to be determined by the Commission of the City of Lubbock after receipt of bids. The City Engineer is hereby directed to- prepare plans and specifications for such improvements embracing specifications for each of the said types of paving. IV. Such improvements in each Unit or District shall be -paid for in the foliowing manner. (a) lailrrays and street railways using, occupying, or crossing any portion of said streets, or avenues to be improvec., shall ~gay for and I e assessed for all the cost of ,=,ork in the area between their rails and tracks, double tracks, turnouts, and switches, and ttvTo feet on each side thereof. 420 (b) 2he abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be assessed for all the cost of constructing curbs in front of such respective properties, and 90% of the remaining cost of such improvements, after deduction the sums to be paid by railways and street railways under sub -paragraph (a) above, provided that if it shall appear at the hearing to be had before final assessment that the special benefits to such property the enhanced value thereof by means of such ir,,,,provements will not aggregate such proportion of costs, then there shall be assessed and will be paid by such abutting property, the owners thereof, she amount of such benefits. (e) The remaining cost of such improvements after deducting the sums finally assessed against railways and street railways under su,-paragraph (a) hereof, and against abutting m operty and the owners thereof under sub -paragraph (b) above, shall be paid by the City of Lubbock. V. The amounts to be paid by and assessed against railways and street railways for work between rails and tracks and two feet on each side thereof, shall be payable on estimates as the work Drogresses, as may be provided in such specifications, and shall bear interest from date due and until paid at the rate of ?% per annum. The amounts to be assessed against and paid by abutting property and the J otlmers thereof in each unit shall be Dayable in six equal install- ments, due respectively on or before 10 days, 1,2,3,4, and 5 years after the completion and acceptance by the City of the improvements in the unit upon which the property abuts, and shall bear interest from date of such completion and acceptance and until raid at the rate of 7% per annum, payable annually, with provision that if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly as the same matures, then at the option of the holder of any such assessment or certificate issued in evidence thereof, such default shall mature the entire assessment upon which same is made. VI. Assessments shall be made and levied and shall be a first an prior lien and personal liability for principal, interest, reasonable, attorney's fees and costs of collection, if incurred, all under and in accordance with the Charter, and amnendments thereto, now in force in this City. VII. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVrD, this the .&Zt, day of .D. 19 -9-Z J.J. elements Ilay or, Uity of Lubbock, Texas. ATTn T: y+.H. Dodgers. Ci y Secretary. 1,1otion by Mr. Leaverton, seconded by P,r. Bacon, carried unanimously, City Secretary W.H. Rodeers was instructed to advertise for bids on Ave. H Paving, bids to be received June 27, 1930, at 7:30 P.Y., as per the following Resolution. RESOLUTION ADOPTING PLANS AND SPECIFICI�TIONS AND DIRECTING ADVERT ISE1'ENT FOR BIDS. �HCRNAS, the City Commission of the City of Lubbock has passed a resolution ordering that a portion of Avenue H, from its intersection with the North property line of 19th Street, to its intersection with the North property line of 26th street, knovm and designated as Unit or District No. 37, be i:.Lproved by raising, grading and filling, paving and otherwise, and directing preparation of plans and specifications therefor; ?�7�E'MkS, the City Engineer has prepared and filed with the City plans and specifications for such improvements, and same have been examined and aporoved; THEREFORE, BP IT R7SOL VED BY T17, CITY OF LUr POCK, TEXAS: 1. That said plans and specifications be and the same are hereby adopted and approved. ll. That the City Clerk be and he is hereby directed to adver- tise for bids for the r_laking and construction of such improve- ments such advertisement to be published at least two times in a newspaper published in and generally circulated in the City of Lubbock, Texas, and the first of said advertisements shall be published at least five days before the date of receiving and opening bids. Ill. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. PASSED A1\TD A°L ROVED, this the / L day of , 1L.D. 1930. J.J. Clements. Mayor, Uity of Lubbock, Texas. ATTEST: ';'.I.. Rodgers City Secretary. Motion by Mr. Benson, seconded by 11r. Leaverton, carried unanimously City Secret.+.ry I.H. Rodgers was instructed to issue 'arrant in favor of the Panhandle Const. Uo. in the amount cf �9,994.11, as per estimate submitted by City Engineer, T:.R. `'mith, Jr., on North Relief Storm Severer. 14rotion by Mr. Bacon, seconded by T.Lr. Leaverton, the following Resolution carried unanimously. R 'SOLUTIC1 4CCF2TING II'l_.IROVET ,TWITS ON A i%,1,TIUE "H" UINIDER1'ASS, AI\ID APPROVING TU-IFT'UNANCE B OI,:D. ,'�'N'�R MS, the City of Lubbock, heretofore entered into contract with Panhandle construction Comoany for the making and construction of street improvements on Avenue '!H" Underpass, being described as follows: Being 119-� feet North of the North property line of Eighth 3. Street to 772 feet North of the North •_property line of Fifth Street. "MERFAS, the improvements upon the said 11venue "H" Underpass have been completed and have been inspected and found to have been constructed in accordance with thA terms of said contract; are. BRAS. said Panhandle �'onstruc tion Company has this day filed with the City its bond for the maintenance and repair of such improvements, and such bond, together with the Surety thereon, has been examined and ar»>roved. SPIT ;BEFORE, BT IT RESOLVED BY TFE CITY OF LU"rOCK, T7,Y-AS: I. That the Improvements on said avenue "H" Urrl erpass be and the same are hereby accepted. 11. � i That the said bond, together „ith the Surety thereon, be and the same is hereby in all respects accehted and approved. ill. This Resolution.shall take effect and be in force from and after its nassa�_re . _ + PA:SSI11D l ,TD A")DROITED, this the /, &-day of June, A.D. 1930. �/' J.J. Clements Mayor, City of Lubbock,Texas. ATTEST: r My Secretary. Motion by Mr. Leaverton, seconded by Mr. Bacon, carried unanimously, City Secretary W.H. Rodgers was instructed to issue ':arrant in the amount of 620,940.18 in favor of the Panhandle Construction Co. for 5th and final estirate on avenue IVI Subway. Motion by Mr._ Leaverton, seconded by T:Ir. Bacon, carried unanimously, City Secretary ki.H. Rodgers was instructed to issue 'rlarrant in the amount of y150.00 in favor of I.S. Acuff in payment for widening North Avenue "H". Motion by Mr. Leaverton, seconded by 11r. Benson, carried unanimously, Mayor Pro Tem, Jno. E. Roach, was instructed to appoint Committee composed of Commissioner Bacon and City Manager Hiller, who were instructed to work out sale of second hand 360 H.P. Fairbanks Morse Engine and report the matter to the City Commission. The matter of A.G. Odom duplex hookup with resident water service was discussed and City Manager Miller was instructed to look into this matter and report back to the City Corunission. Motion by I..r. Bacon, seconded by I'r. Leaverton, carried unanimously, City Manager J. Bryan P.Iiller was instructed to cari-•y fire insurance on City property as per list submitted to City Commission by I:fr. Benson and I,:=r. Miller. The matter of Mexican Park on North side of Santa Fe Railway tracks was discussed and Block 15, Acuff Addition, was set aside for this purpose. Motion by Is. Benson, seco.-.ded by Mr. Leaverton, carried unanimously, it was ordered that as many members of the City Commission and City Manager Miller and J.J. Graham, Light Plant Superintendent, attend the meeting of the Municipal Utilities League at Brady, June 19th and 20th and at the City's expense. Judge Bean, Mr. A.G. Hunt, IIIr. Claude Denton and Mr. R.S. 71illiams came before the City Commission in regard to Charity cases, whereupon motion by Mr. Denson, seconded by Mr. Leaverton, the Mayor was instructed to appoint Coi=ittee to work with Judge Bean and others to work this matter out. Comriittee appointed, Jno. E. Roach, and City Manager Miller. Motion by 11r. Benson, seconded by Mr. Leaverton, carried unanimously, it,was ordered to lease Mr. Hobgood the East one-half of Airport Section for six (6) months at 10:75.00. City Attorney L.L. Kle tt to draw up contract. RENTAL C ONTR=:.CT STATE OF TEXAS 1 CITY OF LUBBOCK TO LUBBOCK COUNTY1 C. F. IHOBGOOD The City of Lubbock hereby leases to C.E. Hobgood, tenant, the Last One-half (E2) of Section Twenty-eight (28) in Block A. Lubbock County, Texas, for a period of six months from date, for grazing pur_.oses, for the agreed rental of �.'.75.00 to be paid in advance. This lease is made subject to the right of the City to cancel at any time, in which event the City will return to the said tenant the unearned rental. The tenant shall erect a wire fence on the -lest side of said hand at his own expense to prevent livestock from getting on the est half of said section and interfering with the airport. The tenant shall have the right to remove the said fence upon termination of t',is lease, it being the understanding that the tenant will fill up all T)ost holes and leave the land in as good condition as when he received it so far as the injure done byfencing is concerned. Should the tenant fail or refuse to keep and perform any 42e- provision of this contract in the time and manner stated, the City shall have the right to terminate t}-,is contract and return to the tenant the unearned part of the rental. This the 16th day of June, 1930. CITY OF LUT'OCK BY John i!,. Roach 1-Ta yo r 'Pro Tem. C.Y. Hobgood. Tenant . The matter came up for discussion regarding plans and specifications for airport, whereupon the Mayor appointed Committee of r:Tr. Leaverton, Bacon and City Manager J. Bryan 1-Tiller, to check plans and specifications and report back to the City Commission. Motion by Mr. Benson, seconded by T.Ir. Leaverton, carried unanimously, City Secretary W.H. Rodgers was instructed to advertise for bids for the construction of a municipal airport building, bids to be returnable June 27, 1930, at 7:30 Motion by Tdr. Leaverton, seconded by 1L.'r. Bacon, carried unanimously, City Secretary W.H. Rodgers, was instructed to draw draft on Brown- Crunmier Company, Dallas, through Republic National Bank, for 5'30,000.00 on North Relief ''torm Sewer Bonds. Motion by 1:111r. Leaverton, seconded by her. Bacon, carried unanimously, City secretary Vi.H. Dodgers was instructed to readvertise the "�602000 Issue of Storm Sewer Bonds for legal purposes. Also advertise the �35,000.00 Airport Bond Issue for bids to be received Jul 16, 1930, at 1:30 P.M. The matter of Tax adjustments came on for discussion whereupon motion by Mr. Benson, seconded by Mr. Leaverton, 1-Sayor Pro-tem, John B. oach, was instructed to appoint Commissioner Bacon, City Manager Miller and Tax Collector Holland as a committee to work out all Tax Matters and adjustments and re^ort to the City Commission from time to time. No further business coming up for consideration, upon motion by Mr. Bacon, seconded by h1r. Leaverton, the City Commission adjourned. Read and a), -)roved this —day of , A.D. 1930. yor, Uity o Lubbock, Texas. ATTEST: "City becret y.