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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 11/21/1930*.. RECESSED REGULAR T EETING. Lubbock,Texas, November 21, 1930. The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10 A.M. in Recessed Regular Session, Recessed from Regular Meeting of November 13, 1930, at the Regular Meeting Place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present, to -wit: Mayor J.J. Clements, Commissioners J.F. Bacon, Geo.E. Benson, Jno. F. Roach, D.N. Leaverton, Gity Attorney E.L. hlett, City Manager J. Bryan Miller and City Z)ecretary 'fa.H. Rodgers. Absent: i:one. the Minutes of Accounts allowed from '•.arrant No. 4489 to .arrant ko. 4670, both inclusive, were read and upon motion by I.,'r. Bacon, seconded by TJIr. Roach, they were unanimously approved and cr dered signed by the Mayor and City secretary. This being the day set to receive bids on new water well the following bids were received and opened. Layne -Texas Company, Houston, 'Texas, Bid II;4680.00. Drilling test hells $1.75 per foot. D.1j.. McDonald, Amarillo, Tex, s, bid $4350.00, second well, $4350.00. Test wells "2.00 per foot, with the understanding if his bid is accepted no charges will be made for test wells. Well 'forks Manufacturing Co., Garden City, Kansas, bid 15800.00, second well $5300.00. Drilling test wells N1.25 per foot. A.V. Shuler, Oklahoma City, bid $6950.00, second well 1$6600.00. Drilling Test holes, per foot T'1.25. Southern Air Made ;',ell Co., Dallas, 'Texas, bid $9260.00, well No. 2, $8.000.00. Alternate Lids 1,o. 1, P6075.00, No.2, "5500.00. Test well per foot �,1.00. After due discussion and consideration, upon motion by Mr. Leaverton, seconded by Mr. Bacon, the well contract was awarded to D.L. McDonald at a cost of $4350.00 for the first well, including all necessary test holes, and together with option on second well at the same price. also authorizing the Mayor and city secretary to sign the following contract. STATE OF TEXAS LUBBOUK COUNTY WATER`ELL DRILLING CONTRACT CITY OF LUBBOCK TO D.L. McDonald D.L. McDonald of Amarillo, Texas, contractor, hereby agrees with the City of Lubbock, Texas, herein called the City, to drill one permanent water -well for the City of Lubbock, Texas, and furnish all labor and material at his own cost without further liability to the City in accordance with plans and specifications accepted, adopted and agreed upon and made a part hereof, for the agreed consideration of Four Thousand 68 Thre Hundred Fifty ($4,350.00) Dollars, which the City of Lubbock promises to pay to the contractor on delivery, comple- tion and acceptance of said well as provided in said specifications. The City of Lubbock shall also have the right to have the con- tractor drill and complete another similar permanent water well provided the City gives the contractor notice to do so as pro- vided for in said specifications, at the same price and on the same terms therein called for. It is also understood that the contractor will drill and com- plete at his own cost all test wells necessary as called for in the specifications. The contractor furnishes with this contract a construction bond and a maintenance bond. Practically all the details of this contract have been set forth in the specifications referred to. :`Where this contract is silent or any of its terms conflict with said specifications the specifications shall control. The aforesaid wells shall be drilled and completed at Lubbock, Texas, in the manner stated in the specifications. the consideration herein called for and the amount and terms of payment are fixed and governed by the specifications. This the 21st day of November, 1930. ATTEST: W.H. Rodgers City Secretary. (SEAL) CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS By J.J. Clements D.L. McDonald Con rac cr. Motion by Mr. Leaverton, seconded by Mr. Bacon, carried unanimous- ly, it was ordered to refund property owners on South Avenue "H" 5.2 feet on paving as per the following Agreement drawn by the City Attorney, E.L. Klett. AGREM.TENT ST11TE OF TEYaS Q M.M. CRAV FORD, V.T.B. HENDRI CKS AND F.D. BLAKE ET AL TO LUBBOCK COUNTY EACH OTHER From the northeast corner to the southeast corner of Block One (1) of the Dupree Addition to the town of Lubbock in Lubbock County, Texas, is supposed to be 1320 feet, but when the map of said addition was made and recorded dividing the east side of said block into Lots it appears that the total frontage of the lots on the east side of said block facing Avenue H added up about 1327 feet. This would naturally make a shortage of about seven feet of frontage in some one or more lots. It appears that a number of lot owners have erected improvements and that there is more or less question about the location of one or more Lots. For the purpose of absorbing most or practically all of said shortage, and for the purpose of trying to bring about an establishment of location of lots, this agreement is entered into. M.M. Crawford is the owner of Lot Nineteen (19),. W.B. Hend- ricks is the owner of Lots Twenty (20) and Twenty-one (21), and F.D. Blake is the owner of Lots Twenty-two (22) and Twenty-three (23) in said Block. Each of said lots was designated on said map�Ls having a frontage of 39.8 feet, but for the purpose of absorbing the shortage to the extent mentioned and helping settle l6cations and boundary lines, the said W.B. Hendricks has agreed and hereb;; agrees to absorb a shortage of two and one-half (2Q) feet on the frontage of Lots Twenty (20) and Twenty-one (21), and the said F.D. Blake has agreed anO hereby agrees to absorb a frontage of two and one-half (2�) feet on the frontage of Lots Twenty-two (22) and Twenty-three (23), thereby making the frontage of each of said Lots Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two and Twenty-three approximately 38.55 feet, and so that the. 6( frontage of said Lots Twenty (20) and Twenty-one (21), owned by 7.B. Hendricks shall be a total of approximately 77.1 feet, and the frontage of said Lots Twenty-two (22) and Twenty-three (23) owned by F.D. Blake approximately 77.1 feet. For the purpose of marking and establishing the south boundary line of said Lot Nineteen (19), the north boundary line of said Lot Twenty (20) , the south boundary of said Lott Twenty-one (21) , the north boundary line of said Lot Twenty-two (22), and the south boundary line of said Lot Twenty-three (23), the aforesaid parties have had said lots surveyed and the corners thereof marked upon the ground as shown by plat thereof hereto attached and made a part hereof. The southeast corner of said Lot Nineteen (19) and the northeast corner of said Lot Twenty (20) is marked and identified by a three-quarter inch galvanized pipe, 3.4 feet east of said corner. the southeast corner of said Lot Twenty-one-(21) and the northeast corner of said Lot Twenty-two (22) is marked and identified b;T a quarter -inch pipe, seven feet eatt of said corner. The southeast corner of said Lot Twenty-three (23) and the northeast corner of said Lot Twenty-four (24) is marked and identified by a three-quarter inch galvanized pipe. In consideration of the premises and of the payment of Nineteen Dollars and Twenty One Cents ($19.21) to "N.B. Hendricks, and the payment of Nineteen Dollars and Twenty One Cents ($19.21) to F.D. Blake by the City of Lubbock, and paid to the City of Lubbock by the Panhandle Construction Company as a refund on cost of paving in front of said lots, the said M.M. Crawford, joined by his wife Cornelia Crawford, as owner of said Lot Nineteen (19), 7.B. Hendricks joined by his wife Hendricks, as owner of said Lots Twenty (20) and Twenty-one (21), and Blake, joined by his wife Blake, as owner of said Lots Twenty-two (22) and Twenty- three (23), hereby agrees to and adopt the foregoing provisions and stipu- lations and obligate themselves to be bound thereby. Motion by Mr. Bacon, seconded by Mr. Leaverton, carried unanimously, Ordinance No. 475 passed first reading. ORDINA- C"+, NO. 475. AN ORDINANCE GRAI:TING THE F.71. & D.S. P. RY. CO., !TS ASSIGNERS AND LESSEES, T-'E RIGHT, EASEI:TI\?T AND FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE RAILROAD TRACKS WITH ENGINE'S, CARS AND TRAII:S THEREON, i7ITH NECESSARY TURNOUTS, S"[ITCH STANDS AND OTHER NECESSARY APPLIANCES CONiECTED TFT1RE7'ITH, OVER, ALONG, UPON AND ACROSS THE ALLEY RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH BLOCKS TTO, THREE AND FOUR OF THE MERRILL ADDITION TO THE TO,i 1 OF LUBBOCK IN LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS, tATD OVER2 UPON AND ACROSS TWENTY FOURTH STREET BETWEEN FAID BLOCKS TWO AND THREE, AND OVER, UPON AND ACROSS T`,7ENTY-FIFTH STREET BET17PEN SAID BLOCKS THREE AND FOUR OF SAID MERRILL ADDITION. No further business coming up for consideration upon motion by Mr. Bacon, seconded by Mr. Roach, carried unanimously, the City Uommissi.on adjourned. Read and approved this //--?;( day of eL,9. , A.D. 1930. ATTEST: City Secretary.