HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 9/25/1930REGULAR IEETING.
Lubbock, Texas, Sept. 259 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. Hoach J.F. Bacon,
D.N. Leaverton, Geo. E. Benson, City Attorney E.L. Klett, City
Manager J. Bryan T"iller and City Secretary W.H. Rodgers.
Absent: Mayor J.J. Clements and Commissioner E.N. Leaverton.
The minutes of Regular Meeting of September 11, 1930, and
Recessed Regular Mleeting of aeptember 15, 1930, were read and
upon motion by Mr. Benson, seconded by Mr. Bacon, they were
unanimously approved.
Motion by Mr. Benson, seconded by Mr. Bacon, carried unanimously,
Mayor and City Secretary were authorized to execute Release for
paving assessment account leave -out on 16th Street, property
owned by R.W. Valker, being Lot 20, Zlock 45, of the Overton
Addition to the City of Lubbock, Texas.
The matter of closing 4th Street for the y,est Texas Compress
Company was discussed and Mayor Pro Tem Jno. L. poach appointed
D.N. Leaverton, Geo. E. Benson, and pity Manager Miller to
investigate and report back to the City Commission.
The matter regarding paving on !--venue G from 17th Street to
Fort +orth and Denver Ry. Go. w�s discussed with Mr. McCoy
and R.E. Stroup, Agent for the ort .',orth & Denver Ry. Co.,
whereupon Mayor Pro Tem Jno. E. poach appointed T�Ir. Bacon,
Geo. E. Benson and City Man-ager Miller as a committee to work
with the Fort Worth & Denver Ry. Co. on the paving matter.
The matter regarding Andy Jackson building on Avenue G
was discussed at length whereupon Mayor Pro Tem. Jno. E. Roach
appointed Commissioner Geo. E. Benson, D.N. Leaverton and Cit,..-
Manager Miller to investigate and report to the City Commission.
Motion by Mr. Bacon, seconded by i•;r. Benson, carried unanimously,
the resignation of L.H. Simpson as sire Xzl rshal was accented,
effective Sept. 30, 1930, Mr. Simpson submitting his resignation
in person.
Motion by YxI . Benson, seconded bymr. Bacon, carried unanimously,
Mayor Pro Tem Jno. L. poach was instructed to appoint a committee
consisting of L.N. Leaverton, City Attorney E.L. Klett and City
Manager J. Bryan Stiller to investigate regarding back pay claimed
by L.H. Simpson as mire Marshal and report their findings to the
City Commission.
Motion by Mr. Lenson, seconded by 1-7r. Bacon carried unanimously,
it was ordered to appoint 7.'.i. Metcalfe as Fire Marshal, effective
'.ept. 24, 1930, at a salary of '125.00 per month, also to send
Metcalfe to Austin to confer with the r ire Insurance Commission
at the City's expense.
The matter concerning the City Limits question was discussed with
various citizens, as follows: E.E. 0peck, `.D. rcClain, H.A.
McDaniel, J.W. dead, A.Judd, Viola Dougherty, T.J. 'Peal, 14r.
Hufstedler and 1.H. Odom, but no act on taken.
No further business coming up for consideration, upon motion by
Mr. Benson, seconded by r°r. Bacon, the City Commission recessed
to meet September 26, 1930, at 10 A.M.
Read and approved this day of October, , A.D. 19309
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