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REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas, July 25, 1935.
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:
M aydr Ross Edwards, Commissioners Geo E Benson, A J Richardson,
J C Royalty, W.B. Price, Cit7 Attorney E L Klett, City,Manager
W H Rodgers and City Secretary W 0 Stevens.
Absept: '). `r Secretary W 0 Stevens.
4 The Mint}te s of Regular Meeting of July 11, 1935, were read and
upon'm' ion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Commissioner
Price, hey were unanimously approved.
Motion by Commissioner Richardson, sec_,nded by Commissioner Benson,
carried unanimously, Ordinance No. 533 passed unanimously.
Ordinance No. 533
ORDINANCE CLOSING HEARING AND LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR A PART OF
THE COST OF IMPROVING A PORTION OF 18TH 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.
M otion by Cozianissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Richardson,
the following Resolution passed unanimously.
ORDER OF CITY COM,iISSION AUTHORIZING AND DI'rsECTING
MAYOR TO SELL AND TRANSFER PAVING CERTIFICATES
Be it remembered that on the 25th day of July, 1935, at a
regular meeting of the City Commission of the 81ty of Lubbock,
Texas, a quorum being present, it was duly moved by Commissioner
W.B. Price, seconded by Co:�imiss� oner A.J. Richardson, and unani-
mously carried, that the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, Texas, be,
and he is hereby, authorized and directed to sell and transfer,
in writing, duly acknowledged, any and all paving certificates
and me.chanic' s lien notes and/or contracts executed by any and all
property owners in the City of Lubbock, executed and delivered to
the City of Lubbock heretofore for the purpose of securing the City
of Lubbock in the payment of street paving and Improvements on any
street or alley in front of or adjoining any property thus improved,
by such paving or street improvement.
Such sale and transfer is authorized to be made upon receipt
of the unpaid principal and interest owing the City for such street
paving and improvements.
J
loss Edwards
Mayor
ATTEST:
., 0 Stevens
City secretary
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Letter presented to the amity commission by captain j.Y. Roehm,
Commanding Ufficer, Lubbock headquarters, Lubbock District, c.C.Cy
regarding combining meter readings for their several locations.
This was discussed and it was unanimously decided by the% -City
Commission that we add these readings for the vovernment as a
relief measure only.
Motion by Commissioner Kichardsong seconded by-ommissioner
Royalty, crried unanimously, it was ordered that saxes for 1935
be exempted and for future years on lots One, *rwo, Three and tour,
Block 85, Overton addition, this being used by the catholic -hurch
for church purposes only.
Motion by Commissioner ftich•irdson, seconded by commissioner
Royalty, carried unanimously, it was ordered that blocks 62 and
63, T1cCrummen Is Second -h-ddition, be exempted f rom -Taxes as this
was-Lrchased by Lubbock Lndependent School District for school
purposes only.
Upon motion by commissioner Benson, to discard all plans and
specification s presented by Ueo. L. aimpson and company on uas
I-roject, and have no further negotiations, the motion died for
err-,nt of a second.
Motion by Commi ssi:)ner Benson that the amity �_ o:: mi ssion adjourn,
motion died for want of a second.
Bo further business coming up for consideration, upon motion. by
Co-nmissi:)ner Price, seconded by commissioner Aoyalty, the -ity
Commission Recessed to meet July 319 1935.,at 9 A.I.
Read and approved this _ day of
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TT*rST:
City Se e ary.
NOTICE BY CITY CO' MISSION OF CITY
OF LUBB 0 CK OF TIME AND PIA CE IT
PROPOSES TO ISSUE TIME "ARRAETS
FOR PURCHASE OF L%ND FOR PURPOSE OF
PUBLIC PARKS
Be it remembered that on this the 25th day of July, 1935, at a regular
meeting of the City Commission_ of the City of Lubbock, Texati,. all
members being present, it .as rioved by Commissioner A.J. Richardson,
seconded by Commissioner J.C. Royalty, unanimously carried, that the
ilayor of the City of Lubbock, Texas, be, and he is hereby, authorized
and directed. to publish notice in a ne,,rspaper of general circulation
published within the City of Lubbock, 'Texas, of the intention of the
City Commission of the City of Lubbock, 'Texas, that on the loth day of
=august, 1935, in the City Commission room on the second floor of the Uity
Hall in said Uity, s,-id city Commission will pass an ordinance authorizing
the issuance of time 1'-rarran.ts in the` amount of $24,945.00, maturing
serially, maximum maturity date being lst day of November, 1940, in
favor of J."rs. Yollie D. Abernathy, for the purchase of 332.6 acres of
land out of Section One (1), Block Seventy seven (77)9 Lubbock Uounty,
Texas, bearing intere t at the rate of 57o per annum, and also pass an
ordinance authorizing the issuance of time warrants in the amount of
;7000.00, maturing serially, maximum maturity,date being tha ]s t day of
EoT ember, 19409 in f, vor of P.F.-3ro`"rn, for the purchase of 100 Wres of
land out of erection Three (3), Block 09 Lubbock County, 'Texas, bearing
interest at the rate of 5% per annum. 'i'he purchase price of the P.F.
Broi�m land is '$10,000.009 of v,hich �3000.00 is to be paid in cash, and
the rurchase of the T,Frs. Mollie D. Abernathy land is , 24,J45.00 to be
paid for wholly -ith said time warrants. the purchase of said land shall
be closed at the time and place vrhich are stated.
If by the time set for the ;)urchase of sa,i. d land and the issuance of
said time warrants ac many as 101,55 in number of the qualified voters of
the City, whose names appe -r on the last approved tax rolls as property
tax payers, petition the governing body of said City in i,riting to submit
to referendum vote the question as to the issuance of said time vrarr-nts
for such purpose, then the governing body shall not be authorized to make
said expenditures and shall not finally issue such time-rarrants unless
the proposition to issue said vra.rrants for such purpose is sustained by
a majority of the votes cast at such election.
notice is further given that proper ordinance or resolution authorizing
the issuance of said. time -%:,arrants ,-rill be passed on at said time and p..lacc
by the City Commission.
A copy of this resolution, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City
Secretary, and published in a nevTspaper above designated, shall be sufficient
notice, -hen -such notice is published therein once each !.Meek for at least two
-*reeks, the date of the first publication to be not less than 14 days prior
to the date fi-ed for the passage of such ordinance and t'-e issuance of said
time -arrants for the rurchase of said lands.
Passed and approved first reading, all members of the city uommissim
being; -present, this 25th day of July, 1935.
Ross Edraards
--- B'�Lyor
ATTEST:
0 Stevens
City Secretary.-