HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 12/12/1935REGULAR MEET ING .
Lubbock, Texas, December 12, 1935.
The City "ommission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at l:Z0
P.M. in Regular Session at the Regular Meeting Place in the
City Hall, the following members thereof being present, to -:grit:
Mayor Rass Edwards, Commissioners B.E. Needles, W.B. Price,
J.C. Royalty, A.J. Richardson, City Manager W.K. Rodgers,
Absent: City Secretary 15,0. Stevens.
The Minutes of Regular Meeting of November 27th and Recessed
Regular Meeting of November 30th, 1935, were read and upon
motion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Commissioner
Needles, they were unanimously approved.
Upon m')tion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Commissioner
Price, carried unanimously, Ordinance No. 540 passed second
reading.
Ordinance No. 540.
ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLA7.TFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPOR .TION
TO KEEP LIVE HOG OR HOGS "`ITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF LUBBOCK,
TEXAS, EXCEPT IN THE ZONE HERN, IN CREATED AND DEFINED, FOR A
LOEGER P'+RIOD THAN 7.1ENTY--FOUR HOURS, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
Upon motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by commissioner
Needles, carried unanimously, Ordinance No. 541 passed r'irst
Reading.
Ordinance No. 541
ORDINANCE CLOSING HE ARI G AND LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR A PART OF THE
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COST OF IMPROVING A PORTION OF TWENTIETH STREET AND SUNDRY OTHER
STREETS, AVENUES AND ALLEYS, IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND
PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS, AND FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES IN EVIDENCE THEREOF, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The matter of opening up 19th Street from Texas Avenue to Avenue
"A" was discussed and the Uity Manager was instructed to notify
parties who have improvements in street that they are on City
property.
Upon motion by Commissioner Royalty, seconded by Commissioner
Needles, carried unanimously, it was ordered that the City
Expend approximately �1 00.00 to put up and decorate Xmas. trees
at intersections where signal lights are located.
Lubbock, Texas,
Dec. 12, 1935.
LUBBOCK FORM NO. 11.
TO THE MAYOR 31-D COWEISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCKv TEXAS:
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the proceedings of your Honorable Body
I hand you herewith estimate showing cost of improvements on
portions of Avenue "N", 13th Street, Avenue "U"', Avenue "Y",
Avenue "L", 9th Street, Avenue "R", Avenue "S", Avenue "V",
designated in the proceedings as Units Nos. 65, 669 67, 68, 69,
702719 729 73, 74, 759 76, 77, 78, 790 80, 81, and 82. Such
estimates are attached hereto and show all maters and things
required to be shown by the law and Charter with Amendments
in force in the City and by the proceedings of your Honorable
Body. There is separate roll or estimate for each Unit, all
of which are attached.
Respectfully yours,
M.R. Smith, Jr.,
CITY ENGINEER.
Upon motion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Commissioner
Price, the following Resolution carried unanimously.
LUBBOCK FORM NO. 12.
Units Nos. 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 709 71 „ 72, 739 74, 759 76, 779 78,
79, 809 81, and 82.
RESOLUTION AD07TIITG AND APPROVING ENGINEER'S ROLLS OR STATEMENTS
FOR PORTIONS OF Avenue "N", Avenue U, Avenue V, 13th Street,
Avenue "Y", Avenue L, 9th Street, Avenue "R", Avenue "S",
and sundry streets and alleys, fixing the time and place of
hearing, and directing the City Secretary to give notice.
'AMREAS, the City of Lubbock has heretofore ordered that the
hereinbelow mentioned portions of streets and alleys be improved
by raising, grading and filling and paving, and by installing
concrete curbs and gutters on Units Nos. 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70,
71, 729 739 74, 759 76, 77, 789 790 80, 81, 82, and otherwise;
and,
'"HEREAS, arrangements for the making and construction of said
improvements has been made and entered into by the Uity of Lubbock,
as Contractor, and the City Engineer has made and prepared and
filed with the city hs rolls or statements showing the amounts to
be assessed against parcels of abutting property and the owners
thereof, and showing other matters and things, and said state-
ments have been examined and corrections made where necessary;
THEREFOM9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS: 'THAT,
I.
Said Rolls or Statements be and the same are hereby adopted and
approved.
II.
That a hearing be given and held by and before the City
Commission of Lubbock to the owners of property abutting upon
the said streets and alleys to be improved, and to all others
in any wise interested or affected, concerning said improvements,
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the amounts of the proposed assessments against abutting property
and the owners thereof, concerning the apportionment of the cost of
said improvements and the descriptions of property, names of
owners, regularity of proceedings, and concerning all other matters
and things in connection with which anyone is entitled to be heard
under the law and Charter with amendments in force in said "ity,
and the proceedings of the Uity with reference to said improvements.
The portions of streets and alleys so to be improved and in
connection with which such rolls or statements are adopted being as
set forth in the form of notice hereinbelow prescribed.
III
Said hearing shall be held in the regular Commission meeting
room in the City Hall in the 1,ity of Lubbock, Texas, on the 26th
day of December, 19359 at 1:30 P.M. o'clock, and may be continued
from time to time until the purposes thereof are in the opinion of
the Commission fully accomplished, and such hearing shall in all
respects be conducted in accordance with said charter with amend-
ments, law and proceedings.
IV.
The city Secretary is directed to give notice of the time, place
and purpose of such hearing by causing notice in substantially the
form hereinbelow prescribed to be published at least three times
prior to the date of said hearing in a newspaper published in and of
general circulation intithe Uity of Lubbock, Texas, the first of which
publroations shall be at least ten days before the date for such
hearing, and the form of which notice shall be substantially as
follows:
NOTICE
TO THE Ol►'NERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING L.PON THE HEREINBELOW MENTIONED
PORTIONS OF STRE7 TS, AVENUES AND ALLEYS, AND TO ALL OTHER AFFECTED:
The Governing Dody of the "ity of Lubbock has heretofore ordered
that the following portions of streets, avenues and alleys in said
City of Lubbock, Texas, be improved by raiting, grading and filling
and paving and by installing concrete curbs and gutters on Units
Nos. 659 669 679 68, 699 709 71, 729 73, 749 759 76, 77, 78, 79,
80, 819 82, and otherwise, to -wit:
Avenue N, from its intersection with the North Property Line of
Broadway to its intersection with thA south Property Line of Main
Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 65.
13th Street, from its intersection with the East Property Line of
Avenue U, to its intersection with the East Property Line of
Avenue V,known and designated as Unit or District No. 66.
13th Street, from its intersection with the West Prop Le line of
Avenue V, to its intersection with the East Propertyin
College Avenue, known and designated as Unit or District No. 67.
Avenue U, from its intersection with the South
'Property
Line of
e of 13th
Broadway to its intersection with the North y
Street, known and designated as Unit or District No, 68.
Avenue U, from its intersection with the 6outh Property Line of
13th Street, to its intersection with the North Property Line of
14th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 69.
Avenue Y, from its intersection with the South Property Line of
16th Street, to its intersection with the North Property Line of
19th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 70.
Avenue L, from its intersection with the South Property Line of
13th Street, to its intersection with the North Property Line of
14th Street, plus 2/3 of 14th Street intersection, known and
designated as Unit or District No. 71.
Avenue L, from its intersection with the South Property Line of
14th Street, to its interesection with the North Property Line
of 16th Street, plus 1/3 of 14th`'treet Intersection, known and
designated as Unit or District No. 72. y
13th Street, from its intersection with the vilest Property Line of
Avenue T, to its intersection with the East Property Line of Avenue
U, known and designated as Unit or District No. 73.
9th Streetv from its intersection with the west Property Line of
Avenue H, to its intersection with the East Property Line of
Texas Avenue, known and designated as Unit or %p-t-rict No. 74.
Avenue U, from its intersection with the South Property Line of
loth Street, to its intersection with the North F raperty Line of
15th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 75.
Avenue U, from its intersection with the South Property Line of
15th Street, to its intersection with the North Property Line of
16th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 76.
Avenue U, from its intersectinn vrith the South Property Line of
16th Street, to its intersection with the North Property Line of
17th 6treet, known and designated as Unit or District No. 77.
Avenue U, from its intersection with the South Property Line of
17th Street, to its intersection with the North Property Line of
18th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 78.
Avenue U, from its intersection with the South Property Line of
18th Street, to its intersection with the North Property Line of
19th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 79.
Avenue R, from its intersection with the South Property Line of
Broadway to its intersection with the North Property Line of
13th Street, known and designated as Unit or Listrict No, 80.
Avenue S, from its intersection with the South Property Line of
Broadway to its intersection with the North Property Line of
13th Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 81.
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Avenue V, from its intersection with the North Property -Line of
Broadway to its intersection with the South Property Lire of
Main Street, known and designated as Unit or District No. 82.
And arrangements for the making and construction of such improvements
--ith pavement of triple course asphalt surface treatment (inverted
penetration type) on a Six (6) Inch )Compacted Caliche -base, has been
made and entered into by City of Lubbock, Texas, and rolls or
Statements showing the proposed amounts to be assessed against
abutting property and the owners thereof have been filed with the
City, such rolls or statements showing other matters and things, and
have been approved, and the City Commission of said `'ity has fixed
a time and place for hearing to the owners of property abutting
upon said portions of streets and alleys, and avenues, and to
others affected, at which hearing the amounts to be assessed against
the respective parcels of abutting property and the owners thereof
for improvements in the units upon which the particular parcels of
property abut, the amounts of benefits to the respective parcels of
property by means of the improvements in the unit upon which the
particular property abuts, the regularity of the proceedings with
reference to such improvements, the apportionment of the cost of
such improvements, and other matters and things will be determined,
and after such hearing assessments will by ordinance be made and
levied, and such hearing will be had and held by and before the
City `'ommission of the City of Lubbock, 'Texas, in the regular
Commission meeting room in the City Hall* in the Uity of Lubbo ck,
Texas, on the 26th day of December, 1935, at 1:30 O'clock P.M.
The rolls or statements showing the proposed amounts of such
assessments are on file in the office of the Uity Secretary, and
copies thereof are in the office of the City Engineer of the City
of Lubbock and open to inspection of any interested parties at
any time, and of all said matters and t hings all such owners of
property, as well as any and others in any wise affected or
interested, will take due notice.
DONE BY ORDER OF THE CITY COWISSION of the city of Lubbock, this
12th day of December, A.D. 1935.
W H Rodgers
Acting Oiity Secretary.
V.
No notice other than that hereinabove provided for shall be necessary
but publication of such notice shall be due and sufficient notice
to any and all persons, firms, corporations and other parties.
This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Passed and approved this the 12th day of December, 1935.
Ross Edwards
Mayor
ATTEST:
W H Rodgers _
Acting City Secretary.
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The matter of paying employees more money that do not receive
as much as $100.00 per month, was discussed, and the amity
Manager was instructed to get up copy of pay roll showing the
kind of service each employe rtbnders for the City.
The matter of Homestead Tax Eftemption was discussed at length
and the City Manager was instructed to take the matter up with
the Attorney General's Department at Austin, Texas, in regard
to putting on a sales tax_ on gross retail business, exempting
sales up to '310,000. Also can we pass ordinance exempting
Homesteads from Uity Tax,
Upon motion by Commissioner Needles, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson, motion carried unanimouslyt it was ordered that
we ask E.I. Klett to resign as `*i ty Attorney, effective at once.
The matter of appointing a buccessor to Mr. Klett as City
Attorney was discussed and upon motion b:, Commissioner Richardson,
seconded by Commissioner Needles, carried unanimously, it was
ordered to appoint Vickers and Campbell as Attorneys for the
City to succeed Mr. Klett, at the same salary. Mr. Vickers to
attend the City Commission Meetings.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City
Commission adjourned.
Read and approved this the v- �,44rd—ay of ce ber, 935.
Mayor
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