HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 9/27/1934R"?GUT R Ir=7IYG.
Lubbock, Tex^s,
September 27, 1934.
i'he City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Tex-s, met at 1:30 P.M.
in Re ;ul•:r Session !it th.e Regul• r Meeting Place in the City Hal 1,
the follo•:ring members thereof being present, to-T•rit:
Mayor Ross Ed;vards, Commiss.lnners '..53. Price, J.F. 3,con, A.J.
Richardson, J.C. Royalty, Cit, Attorney .L. Klett, City Ilia nag er
'".H. Rodgers end City Secret?ry ""'.0. :�tevens.
'bsent. Commissioner J.F. Bacon.
The ISinute^ of R,-�;ul^r h1eeting of
RPgul-.r I:-'eeti.nas of September 20th
upon motion b- Tdr. Price, seconded
unanimously a- proved.
aei tember 13, 1934, and Recessed
and 22nd, 1934, ,rer. e read and
by T r: Ri. ch.�:.rdson, they ,sere
Motion by Commissioner Richardson, sec-nded by Commissioner Roy--lty,
c- rried unanimously, Ordinance 1\o. 521 passed second and f inal
reading.
ORDIV'_,'\NCE NO. 521.
'I� ORDI1d +1,TCr LIE, VYING A TA~: UPON ALL PRUI'' RT'' SUBT:`CT TO TAXATION
"ITHIY THECITYOF LUBBOCK T' XAS9 FOR TH7E SUPPORT !I' 'T17 C ITY FOR
THE YEAR 19: --4, A,pPORT IONIR-G S' ID LEVY /V,'IONG TH�,P V ' RI OUS FUIODS :i1';D
I7'Iti3 FOR ':'.TTIC,II REVETiUE TIUS`I' RAISED, LF,'VYII\TG AN OCCUFATI�)-_ TAX
UPON ALL OCCL'P^:TIONS TAXABLE '-%TD FIXING THE, TI:':E1 IN "1HICH S',ID
r ;��r1; ; BE P AID, ASS I S S IT•TG PENAI TY ED FOR N O T PA1_,q.Y= OF
SI;CIi T: :E`: "'ITI-TII; TH: TrIE S,�1^ STD D��CL'�RII;G AN !!,'I-u'fLRGfvCY.
Motion by Uom. missioner Rich•,irdson, sec-mded by Cornrnissioner )=rice,inotior
c"rried, Co•omission-r J.C. Roy^lty not voting, Ordinance Dumber
5?:� r�ssed Second and Fin-1 Re 'ding.
OP.DIT*.;AI'CE NO. 523.
AN OnD LET 1YCE R �'TLLATING THE BUSINESS (-IF PHOTOGR �1HY IT TH C ITY . F
LU13BOCY9 DEFINI1`x T �RM'S AND PROVIDIT;G FOR _ICLI;S: S :d.'D FEE' S, "I'D
T'IXIT'G r �NALTI`,'S FOR VIOL'LTION.
I:Iotion by Co-mmissioncr Price, sec .nded by Co—issioner Rich,)-rdson,
c• rried un-nimously, Ordinance No. 524 passed first reading.
ORDITd ANCE No. 524.
AM"ENDI1 E T TO B U I,-•D II,: G CODE, .
AN ORDIII ANCE AIL1r,1NDING BUI�.DII;G "OD�I OF THEE., CITY OF LUBBOCK, TE' AS,
PROHIBITING CONSTRUCTION OF FITB;..IC BUILDINGS ':WITHIN THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK, T4,XAS, 1JN=SS OF FIRST =,1\ D STPC .ND CLASS CO1jS `i'RLC TI 0E AS
DFFII: ,D Ii� S".ID BUILDIl<G C0D1,; DERCL%RIi�:G VIOLATION; PRESCTZIBIEG
T'IJY 1LTY; ATD D74CLIPIYG 7,Tf7iRGENCY.
Motion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Commissioner Price,
c•�r-ied unanimously, that the ''"Ater Rate be reduced fr^m 50¢ for the
next 2.9000 gallons after the Minim=, to 30�per 1,000 gallons.
It Tjras estin^ted by ^luditor D.D. Martin th-it this would mel.n a
saving to the later Consumers of �6, 30/ .60 per year.
Dr. J.T. Oliver ,)nd Dr. C.H. Lyons, negro physicians, from the negro
section of the City, came before the Commission and asked that the
Commission appoint a. negro policeman for their district. After
discussion the matter was referred to Commissioner koyalt;; and
Crief of Police Johnson, for action.
J.R. Sechrist, F.K. Popple»cell, J.11A. DeShazo, J.A. Simer :and Veal
Manley c-)me before the Commission and presented a petition. •Phis
committee said th•i.t they represented 476 property o:rrners -Ind tax
pa.y=-rs. 1,:r. 1'.K. Popplewell acted as spokesman .for the group -Ind
prese,hted the petition but declined to f ile the list of ncrmes i th
the rity Secretary. The follo,:ring is a copy of the petition.
PROPOSITION 1
To the City Commissioners of the Oit-/ of Lubbock:
e the undersigned petitioners respectfully ask the Cit-T Coi:vnissioners
to call an election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters of the Ci ty' of Lubbock the question of abolishing the 13o .trd
of City Development and authorize the One Half ?:;ill Tex now levied
for the Do- rd of (%i ty Development to be collected ^nd 1.sed for
relief pur :ores. hlo;%ring not to exceed 107 of s-A d -'fund
for the distribution of said fund -hick sh-11 be distributed
under the supervision of the city commissioners.
P. S. Gentlemen, the -bone PETITION has been signed by FOUR
HUTvDRLD AIM SE VT TY-SIX OF your property holders and tax payers,
and they want this chpnge not to be ignored, but a chance to
be acted upon by giving the said voters a ch=-nce to sho:r by their
votes zxrhat is best for the people t.rhile this depression is on.
If, we
can't
get t,,!is
commission throu,rh the kindest lvay that tyre
knol.uj
ho••r to
allow us
this election; we then through our local
Att'ys
shall
seek to
met a nett commission that will.
J.F.
Bumpass
J.R.
Sechrist
F.K.
Popple^rell
J.TA.
DeShazo
J.A.
crimer
Ve a 1
Manly.
No a,ctior was taken on the above petition at this meetinv due
to the absence of Commissioner Bacon.
No further business coming up for consideration, u.xion motion by
Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Royalty, unaninnously
ca.r.ried, the City Commission. adjourned.
Read and approved this /l day of _ �� _ �, 1934.
ATT'T,ST:
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