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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/22/1935REGULAR MEETING. Lubbock, Texas, August 22, 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: Mayor Ross Edwards, Commissioners Geo E Benson, J.C. Royalty, A.J. 'Richardson, 1 .B. Price, City Attorney E.L. Klett, City Manager 75.H. Rodgers and City Secretary "1.0. Stevens. Absent: City Secretary '"-.0. Stevens. The Minutes of Regular Meeting of August 8, 19359 and Recessed Regular Meetings of August 14th, 17th and 19th, 1935, were read and upon motion by Commissioner Royalty, seconded by Commissioner Benson, they were unanimously approved. Motion by Commissioner Benson, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried unanimously, it was ordered to appropriate �500.00 to the County -City "elfare Association. Upon notion by Commissioner -Richardson, seconded by Commissioner Benson, the following Resolution carried unanimously. RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPROV"Ji LENT OF PORTIONS OF 20th STREET AND SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF • LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. BE IT RESOLVED BY Tit CITY OF LUBROCK, TEXAS; THAT, Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets, avenues and alleys in the Uity of Lubbock, Texas, be improved as herein provided, to -wit: 20th Street from E.P.L. El Camino Avenue to `+ .P.L. City "Limits 21st Street from '4'.P.L. Avenue X to W,P.L. 'City Limits 22nd Street from W.P.L. Avenue X to E.P.L. Bal Boa Avenue Central .Avenue from S.P.L. 19th Street to N.P.L. 22nd Street College Avenue from S.P.L. 20th Street to N.P.L. 22nd Street Avenue F from S.P.L. Broadway to N.P.L. 14th Street Avenue F from N.P.L. Broadway to S.P.L. Main Street Avenue 0 from N.P.L. Broadway to S.P.L. Main Street Avenue V from N.P.L. Broadway to S.P.L. Main Street 8th Street from N.P.L. Ave. Q to E.P.L. College Avenue 8th Street from .E.P.L. Avenue Q to W.P.L. Ave. H 13th Street from 'F'.P.L. Ave. T to T.P.L. College Avenue Avenue U from S.P.L. Broadway to W.P.L. 19th Street Avenue S from S.P.L. Broadway to N.P.L. 13th Street A.,enue T from N.P.L. Broadway to N.P.L. 7th Street 7th Street from E.P.L. Avenue T to W.P.L. Avenue Q Dixie Drive from S.P.L. 19th Street to N.P.L. 21st Street Widening Main Street from Avenue P to Avenue Q Avenue K from 16th to 19th Street 15th Street from Avenue H to Avenue Q 23rd Street from E.P.L. Avenue•T to W.P.L. Avenue S 14th Street from Avenue K to E.P.L. Avenue 0 Avenue N from 13th Street to 16th Street Avenue S from 19th Street to 29th Street 11. Said portions of streets, avenues and alleys shall be improved by raising, grading, and filling same, and by installing concrete curbs and gutters, and storm sewers and drains where necessary, and by paving -ith one of the following types of material on prop(r foundation, to -wit: (a Vertical .Fibre Brick (b Rock Asphalt ( c "F.Tarreni to Bi tuli thi c (d) Concrete (e) Asphaltic Concrete f Patented Types of Paving g Tripple Top Asphalt and Rock the exact type of pavement to be determined by the Commission of the City of Lubbock after receipt of bids. 34 The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and specifica- tions for such improvements embracing specifications for each of the said types of paving. IV. Such improvements in each Unit or District shall be paid for in the following manner: (a) Railways and street railways using, occupying, or crossing any portion of said streets and avenues to be improved shall pay for and be assessed for all the cost of work in the areasbetween their rails and tracks, double tracks, turnouts, and switches, and t-,,o fect on each. side thereof. (b) The abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be assessed for all the cost of constructing curbs in front of such respective properties, and 100% of the remaining cost of such improvements, after deducting the sums to be paid by railways and street railways under sub -paragraph (a) above, provided that if it shall appear to the hearing to be had before final assessment that the special benefits to such property in the enhanced value thereof by means of such improvements will not aggregate such proportion of cost, then there shall be assessed. and be paid by such abutting Property, and the of-mers thereof, the amornt of such benefits. (c) The remaining cost of said improvements, after deducting the sums finally assessed against railways and street railways under sub -paragraph (a) hereof, and against abutting property and the o... ners thereof under sub -paragraph (b) -above, shall be paid by the City of Lubbock. V. The amounts to be paid by and assessed against railways and street railways for work between rails and tracks and two feet on each side thereof, shall be payable on estimates as the work progresses as may be provided in such specificati-)ns, and shall bear interest from date due and until paid at the rate of 61-per annum. ' The amounts to be assessed against sand paid by abutting property and the owners thereof -in each Unit shall be payable in equal installments, due respecitvely on or before days, after the completion and acceptance by the City improvements in the unit upon ?which the property -buts, and shall bear interest from date of such completion and acceptance and until paid at the rate of per annum, payable annually, with provision that if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly as the same matures, then at the option of the holder of any such assess- ment or certificate issued in evidence thereof such default shall mature the entire assessment upon which same is made. VI. Assessments shall be made and levied and shall be a first and prior lien -nd rersonal liability for principal, interest, reasonable attorneyts fees and cost of collection, if incurred, all under and in accordance --ith the Charter, and amendments thereto, now in force in this City. VII. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed this-2.2►.J, day of ----� I , 1935. G Attest: T 0 Stevens City Secretary. T pon motion by (:Commissior_e carried unanimously, it wa school to work through A A Ross Edwards Mayo r r Royalty, seconded by Commissioner Price, s ordered to authorize traffic violators A Automobile Association. No further business coming up for consideration, upon motion by Commissiorer Benson, secnnded by Commissioner Price, darrietl..-unani- mously, the City Commission Recessed to meet August 26, 1935, at 9 A.M. Read and approved this / 9--flt day of , 1935. Attest; Mayor City Secretary.