HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 9/20/1934RECESS 'D R-FGI;L=:R ii_.�-ETING.
Lubbock, Texas, September 201, 1934.
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 9
in Recessed RPgul•ir Session, Recessed from Regulir ijfeeting of Cept.
1?•, 197Aat the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the
follo-ring Yn-mbers thereof being present, to -wit:
hinyor Ross Edwards, Commissioners 1<1.B. Price,, and :i.J. Richardson
City Attorney L.L. Klett, City h1anager .H. Rodgers and City
Secretary`.-.0. Stevens.
Absent: Commissioners J.F. B,)con and J.C. Royalty,
Upon invit-tion, Rev. J.O. Haymen, President of the Lubbock
Ministers Association, ,ryas present at the meeting.
the r^eeting '-ras c•�lled for the purpose of discussing the prohibition
laws.
Mayor Edwards made a tallk and said he T-*as for the strict enforcement
of the prohibition lawand he thought it ��a.s up to this Commission
to act immediately and asked City Attorney L.i,. Klett to make a
.report to the City Commi ssion as to just ho--r fir the Police Depart-
ment could act with reference to its strict enforcement. ne was
instructed to -rive to the Chief of Police a written opinion.
Pev. Hrymes expressed to the 1di r:;r his appreci iti on of the invitation
of the Commission to :reet -,,ith them and assured him that the Pastors
of Lubbor-k stood ready to render the enforcement officers their
moral support --ith reference to its strict enforcement.
l,iotion by Commission-r nichardson, seconded by Commissioner trice,
c-rried unanimously, th-,t the following order be passed.
The Commission desires to Co on record as to its position on the
enforcein.ent of the prohibition law that the Chief of Police is
`11 hereby instructed to immediately take steps for its strict enforce-
ment.
Isio tion by Commi.ssi-ner Hichardson, seconded by Commissioner Price,
the City Co -emission Recessed to meet September P99 19349 at 11:30
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Read and ai,proved this da.y of , 1934.
Mayo r.
FSS
Ci t'y Secretary.