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REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas, July 24, 1930.
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1;30
P.M. in Regular Session, at the Regular Meeting Place in the
City Hall, the following members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor J.J. Clements, Commissioners Jno. E. Roach, Geo. E. Benson,
J.F. Bacon, D.N. Leaverton, City Manager J. Bryan Miller, City
Attorney E.L. Klett, and City Secretary '��.H. Rodgers.
Absent: Commissioner J.F. Bacon and City Secretary W.H. Rodgers.
Motion by Mr. Benson, seconded by Mr. Roach, carried unanimously,
City Engineer m.R. Smith, Jr., was instructed to make up roll on
Avenue "H" paving at Intersection of 19th Street and Avenue "H",
figuring 19th Street Intersection the same as any other Intersection
in the City. This due to encroachments on 19th Street by property
owners, but City does not acknowledge that 19th Street is closed
from Texas Avenue to Avenue "H", and in the same motion City
Secretary W.H. Rodgers was instructed to give notice to property
owners on Avenue "H" paving as per the following notice.
NOTICE
TO ALL OV7NING OR CLAIMING ANY PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON? THE HERE-
INBEL079 MENTIONED PORTION OF AVENUE "H" IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK,
TEXAS, AND TO ALL 0`71`:ING OR CLAIMING ANY INTE'RE' T IN ANY SUCH
PROPERTY:
The Governing Body of the City of Lubbock has ordered
that the hereinbelow me--Aioned portion of Avenue "H"
be improved by raising, grading and filling same, installing
concrete curbs and gutters and paving with No. One 2-1/2
Inch Vertical Fibre Brick Pavement on your Inch Concrete Base,
such portion of Avenue "H" to be further improved by making and
construction of incidentals and appurtenances to the improvements
expressly mentioned in accordance with the specifications
therefor. Contract has been made and entered into with
Panhandle Construction Company for the making and construction
of such improvements. Estimate of the cost of such improvements
for such portion of said Avenue has been prepared and approved.
The said portion of said Avenue "H" to be i.:proved,
together with the estimated cost of the improvements for such
portion of Avenue, and the amount or amounts per front foot
proposed to be assessed against the abutting property and owners
thereon on such portion of Avenue "H", are as follows, to vrit:
On AV=E "H", from its intersection with the
North property line of Nineteenth Street to its inter-
section with the North property line of Twenty-sixth
Street, known and designated as Unit or District No.
37; the estimated cost of the improvements, including
storm sewers, is $47,256.59; the estimated cost of the
improvements, exclusive of storm sewers, is �429846.49;
the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against
abutting property and owners thereof for curb is PO.40;
the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against
abutting property and owners thereof for improvements
exclusive of curb is $7.47; total estimated amount per
front foot to be assessed against abutting property and
owners thereof is $7.87.
No part of the cost of storm sewers is included in
the estimated amounts to be assessed against property owners.
A hearing will be given and held by and before the
Governing Body of the pity of Lubbock, Texas, on the 8th day
of August, 1930, at 10 o'clock, A.M., in the City Hall, in the
City of Lubbock, Texas, to all owning or claiming any
property abutting upon said portion of Avenue "H'f, and to all
owning or claiming any interest in any such property. At said
time and place all owning or claiming any such abutting property
or any interest therein, shall be and appear and will be
fully heard concerning said improvements, the cost thereof,
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the amounts to be assessed therefor, the benefits to !,he respective
parcels of abutting property by means of the improvements on the
portion of said avenue upon which the property abuts, and con-
cerning the regularity, validity and sufficiency of the contract for,
and all proceedings relating to such improvements and proposed assess-
ments therefor, and concerning any matter as to which they are
entitled to hearing under the law in force in the City and under
the proceedings of the City with reference to said matters. Follow-
ing such hearing, assessments will be levied against abutting
property and owners thereof, and such assessments when levied,
shall be a personal liability of the owners of such property and
a first and prior lien upon the property as provided by the law in
force in the City and under which the proceedings are taken, being
the Act passed at the First Called Session of the Fortieth Legislature
of the State of Texas, and known as Chapter 106 of the Acts of
said Legislature, which has been adopted as an amendment to
and made a part of the charter of the City of Lubbock, Texas.
Of all said matters and things, all owning or claiming
any such property, or any interest therein, as well as all
others in any wise interested or affected will take notice.
DONE by order of the City Commission of the City of Lubbock,
Texas, this the 25th day of July, A.D. 1930.
W.H. Rodgers
717y Secretary, ity
of Lubbock, Texas.
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The matter regarding Block 16 and 17, Acuff Heights Addition,
whereby Mr. Acuff asked that the City take this acerage out of the Cily
Limits, was discussed and Mayor J.J. Clements appointed Connittee
of himself, Benson, Roach and City Attorney E.L. Klett to look into
this matter.
A list of Leaveouts in pavement over the City was discussed and upon
motion by Mr. Leaverton, seconded by Mr. Roach, it was ordered that
all leaveouts be paved.
Motion by Mr. Benson seconded b17 Mr. Leaverton, carried unanimously,
City Secretary W.H. kodgers was instructed to issue Warrant in the
amount of 460.00 in favor of League of Texas Municipalities in
payment for dues from July 1, 1930 to June 30, 1931.
Motion by Mr. Leaverton, seconded by Mr. Roach, carried unanimously,
City Manager J. Br�'an Miller was instructed to :purchase the
portable Chlorinator for use in Water Department at a cost of
approximately $500.00.
The matter came up for discussion as to the City paying interest
on meter deposits. The matter was referred to City Attorney E.L.
Klett, he to report his findings to the City Commission at the
next Regular Meeting.
The matter of a chicken barbeque to be given the City employees
by the City some evening during August was discussed and approved
unanimously by the City Commission and arrangements to be made,
setting date any night except 'ednesday night.
The matter of employing a machinist for City Power Plant, capable
of doing all lathe work and necessary repair for Diesel engine,
City Manager J. Bryan Miller was instructed to employ this man.
Final arrangements having been made for Captain Wyatt of Fort Worth
to conduct school for Police Department was discussed and City
Manager J. Bryan Miller was instructed to send out letters
inviting officers in other cities in this territory to attend this
school.
Motion by Mr. Benson, seconded by Mr. Roach, carried unanimously,
a budget for expenditures for fiscal year beginning April 1, 1930
and closing March 31, 1931, was approved.
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No further business coming up for consideration, upon motion
by Mr. Benson, seconded by 1.4r. Roach, carried unanimously, the
City Commission recessed to meet July 25, 1930, at 10 A.M.
Read and approved this day of -u , A.D. 1930.
Mayor
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