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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 3/11/1937REGUTAR IMTING. Lubbock, Texas, March 11, 1937 The City Gom�ission 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, Gormnissioners It B Price, I'l G 111c1lillan, J A. Fortenberry, and A J Richardson, City Attorney Duniood H Bradley, City Manager W H Rodgers and C i :,y Secretary Lavenia Williams. Absent; Commissioner W G McMillan. The Minutes of Regular Meeting of Feb. 25th, 1937, were read and upon motion by Commissioner Fortenberry, seconded by Corinissioner Price, they were unanimously approved. Mrs Jno H Hoore and Earl Hunt appeared before the Conmission regarding Health and Accident Insurance as a group policy for City employees. The matter was discussed and taken under consideration. The Traffic conditions at Senior High Schook on 19th Street were discussed and upon motion by Commissioner Fortenberry, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried unanirously, it was ordered to remove the two traffic lights on the West end, and place two movable police- man type stop signs instead. The City Manager was instructed to write letters to the School Officials and ask that they see/ ht students cooperate with City Police in order to avert accidents. Motion by Commissioner Fortenberry, seconded by Corzuissioner Price, carried unanimously, Stop Signs were ordered placed at the following intersections. On Avenue 'IQ" at the North entrance to 19th Street On Avenue 110" at the aouth entrance to 13th Street On Avenue "T" at the South entrance to Broadway City Manager W H Rodgers was instructed to get up plat of the Dump Ground and Sewage Disposal Plant and property adjoining and report 0 back to the City commission at next meeting. Motion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Commissioner Fortenberry, that the Mayor be authorized to sign Contract with IV P Chandler to construct tile sewer line necessary to connect PZr. Chandler's bq.th room fixtures to City sewer, City to furnish labor and naterial necessary to make this connection. Mr. Chandler's property being located in Block 103, McCrummen's 2nd Addition to theCity of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. The matter of delinquent tax of A E Pool on City property was discussed, Mr. Pool having written the Commission a letter stating he mailed check for taxes on January 30; and upon motion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Conriissioner Price, carried unanimously, the City Manager was instructed to advise I4r. Pool that the tax would be accepted without penalty if he cared to nake affidavit that he mailed check January 30th, 1937. Adjustment of Idater Bill at 1111 Avenue K, J H Bryan, owner, was discussed, but no action taken. Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Fortenberry, carried unanimously, it was ordered to appropriate $1,000.00 to County -City .Velfare Association, the County having appropriated $2,000.00. Applications for Building Inspector were read and considered, but no action taken. Motion by Commissioner Fortenberry, seconded by Commissioner Richardson, carried unanimously, The City Manager was instructed to appoint C.C. Casey, Fire Marshal, wit}a a $10.00 per nonth raise in salary. Motion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Coruiissioner i'rice, carried unanimously, the following Building Contractor's bonds were approvedg and ordered filed. Claude Martin, E.R. tittle, R E McCurdy, J J Rozzell, J E Ligon, sV L Cone, and M.G. Bowles. 11dotion by Commissioner Fortenberry, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried unanimously, Street Markers vrere ordered purchased and placed as per map presented to the Conrlission b:- the City Engineer, at an approximate cost of $3,000.00. f,l J Slover appeared before the Commission regarding damages to his property on account of Sewage Lisposal Plant and lhuip Ground, The matter was discussed but no action taken. Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded bj Commissioner Richardson, the Mayor was authorized to Release Paving Liens in accordance with the following Resolution. RES OLUT IO N STATE OF TMS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK BE IT RE1.M1BERED THAT at a regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, held at the City Hall in said City on the llth day of March, 1937, a quorum being present, the follow- ing proceedings were had: The City Manager,, N.H. Rodgers, called attention of the Commission to the fact that the City Commission of 1+ubbock had previously on v"rious dates passed certain paving ordinances for the paving of various streets in the City of Lubbock, and that by the terris of said ordinance a tax and paving lien had been assessed against all abutting property on said Streetq, and that many of said streets had not been paved and various and sundry owners whose property had been assessed for paving purposes were desirous of securing loans for the purpose of building and improving their property, and were unable to secure said loans for building purposes on account of said outstanding paving ordinances, because said ordinances constituted a cloud upon their title. And the City Commission, after fully discussing and considering said matter, upon motion of Corzrsissioner Price and second by Commissioner Richardson, unanimously passed the following resolution: 0 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COTMIISSION OF T11E CITY OF LUBBOCK that Ross Edwards, Mayor of said City, be and he is hereby author- ized, empowered and directed to execute, acknowledge and deliver releases for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock to any person, firm or corporation on any property abutting on any street which the City of Lubbock has intended to pave and has, by ordinances duly passed, assessed a paving lien against and on which streets the paving has not been laid by the City of Lubbock; that said releases of said paving liens when so executed by the said Ross Edwards shall be the act of the City of Lubbock and be binding upon it and shall fully release said property described in said releases from any paving assessment heretofore made by ordinances passed by the City Commission of the City of Lubbock. Ross Edwards M&YOR Attest'. Lavenia �Jilliams City Secretary City Manager, 41 H Rodgers, was instructed to write letters to property owners where obstructions to the streets and avenues appear, asking that they remove such obstructions. City Attorney, Durwood H Bradley, was instructed to notify Fain-ers Refinery that unless the plant stoppdd creating a nuisance through refinery odors, that the City of Lubbock would enjoin then fron operating, petition having been filed with the City Comriission asking that this be done. No further business coming up for consideration, the City Corirission adjourned. Read and approved this = OP , A.D. 1037.