HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 9/13/193458
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Lubbock, Texas, Sept. 13, 1934.
Te City Commission of the City of Lubbock, 'Texas, met -.t 1:30 P.K.
in Regular Session at the ReF_1 1^r T=eeting Pl•-ce in the City H'+11,
the follo,TiinT rremb-rs thereof being -_,resent, to -wit:
Mayor Ross Rd-,iTarns, Commissioners J.F. B-con, "'.B. Price, J.C.
Roy-)lty, A.J. Rich^rdson, City Tdanager H. Rodgers and City
Secr-t=try '11.0. Stevens.
Absent: Mayor Ross E'd�^lards.
The Minutes of Regulr Meeting of 1ugust -39, 1934, 1.1rere reed and
urion rlotion by Commissioner Roy^lty, seconded b.T Commissioner Bacon,
they 1,r�7re ur^nimou.sly approved.
Committee fro- the Nazar-ne Church came before the Commission re-
aue:ti_rg ti.-es on the church-nro�ert•T be remitted. -,,ft(-,r discussion
the Co-mi.asion took no action in tho ?gatter.
The matter of selecting a City Depository was pas.ei, it being the
ide• of the Commission to Trait and see -.�rht the Lcgislztion did
—ith reference to p Assi_ng depository law.
It �vts-n.•ved by Commissioner B-icon, seconded b - Commissioner I:ich=irdson,
carried unanimously, that there be no future charge on dry toilets.
Pre-:ident Parker Prouty and =�irector Alex T.IcDona.ld of the Fair Ass'n.,
cane before the Commission a.nd requested that the City* remit the
J50.00 c,�rnival tax and -.sled th t the City also give ample police
rrotection during the F-)ir. It l-s moved by Comanissioner j3-con,
se^onded by Coyrmissioner Richardson, th,t ,,re remit the C-rniv,.l tnx
-nd to furnish the Fair Association r-ith the same nurnbor of policemen
as —e did 1,-.st veal..
TA mrri_ ioner rj, ,ya1ty9
unani-noes-Ly carried, th•tt cne Co=issior: ___:,n to th.e State HiZhway
Depart -Went necessary land to widen �.nd improve North Avenue H.
Motion by T:Ar. Bacon, seconded by Commissioner 1Zo7 lt:y, 1.znaniniously
cT,rried, Ordinance No. 52Z -s,- f. st ,ding.
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AN ORDINANCE L VYING A TAY ITON LL -PROPERTY SUB ,iCT TO TAXATION WITHIN
THr CITY OF LUI BOCK, TEXAS, FOR THE �SUP?ORrp''OF THT+I CITY FOR 'TH:E YEAR 1934,
APPORT IONI .,"G S AI.D, , I :'VY.. A!rONG T; E' VARIOUS FUNDS AND ITEI'AS FOR 7 HI CH R:''V INUE
?LUST BE RAISED, LEVYING AN OCCUPATION TAX UPON ALL OGC•UP:ATIO.;-:� TAXABLE
AII"D 1VIYG' THE TI1N:@ •IN "HIGH SAID TAPES Big PrkTD, ASSESSING PE NALTY AND
b T+'RES FOR NON P1YT:t'''NT OF "UCH TAiES ...I1THIN THE TIRE, SI-OT 'OTD DI"CLARING ANIMMENCY
-non motion by Commissioner B-con, seconded Y,/ Co•=rriissioner4ichardson,
carried unanimously, Ordinance No. 520 passed First reading.
ORDINANCE NO. 520.
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING ANY PERSON FROMPARKING OR STOPPING ANY
rR,'?iICL:u� IN I?'RJTT OF ANY U.S. T: AIL BOX. FOR ,Ni' IL'RI'USE F�XCEPT
DEPOSITING 1JAI L IN SAID BOX, 1ND PROHIBITING ANY PiLMSON FROM
P'.RKIlTG OR STOPPING .ANY VEHICLE FOR .AI'TY OTHER -PURPOSE '.`.`I`i'HIN
UCH DID>TANCE OF SAID':(AIL BOX AS `:"ILL UNREASONABLY INTERF13RE
ANY PERSON STOPPING VrHICLT LOTaCr ENOUGH TO DEPOSIT NiAIL IN S.AID
BOX; ALSO PROITIRITING r ^ R'KIT G OR S TOFPING U\TY VEHICLE '7ITI:IN
FI,P";T OF U.S.. 1dAI1*, BOX AT S." CORK^R OF 'U.S. POST OFFICE SIT,
!T;YC` 1:T LONG 71,1M GH TO DEPOSIT I.fAIL; AND FI:VI' G A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Mrs. L.B. `."right, Yr & Mrs Idaxey, T.irs L.D. Rankin and Tars.
Thomas carte before the Commi Sion with reference to a church build-
ing tha.t is contemplating being built on the Corner of 16th Street
�.nd. A,enue Ad, to remister their prote^t Tith reference to the btaild-
ing being built. 'they asked the Commission, if possible, to prevent
its erection as, from their understanding, it would be more or less
a fire hazard. After discussion the matter was referred to City
Attorney 'l.L. Ylett and City Manager '-`'.H. Rodgers for -attention.
Committee from the Lubbock P-.stor's Associa.ti.on consisting of 'Rev.
Barnett and Rev. Vibret, c-me before the Commission rTith reference
to Sund-y=Dchool p.?r-de to be given in honor of the Sunday School
te-c'ners of the City -end st ted th-t there .7ould be some 3,000 to
5,000 in the p?rade Ihich s..ould he on J-.turdny, October 6th, at 3
P.M., and reoue�:ted the Commission to give them cooper-ition in the
p-it-.de, and that they be allo,:red to use the City P-rk ',":'est of the
City H-11 for .a final program which grill probably last 45 minutes
to an hour. It 1,„as moved by Commissioner Rich-.rdson, sec ;nded
by Commissioher Roy•,lty, carried unanimously, that they be gr-Anted
tl,�is courtesy.
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There being no further business coming up for consider- tion,
upon motion by Commissioner Royalty, seconded by Commissioner
Rich^.rdson, the City Commission recessed to meet Septe:aber 209,
1934, nt 9 A.M.
Regd -ind arproved this d:y of -N_ _, 1934.
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City Secretary.