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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 3/25/1937RLGU UR I. =DIG. Lubbock, Texas, March 25, 1937. 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 41 B Price, W G IICITillan, J A rortenberry, A J Richardson, City Attorney Durwood 11 Bradley, `ity Manager .d H Rodgers and City Secretary Lavenia William, s. Absent: None. The Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 11, 1937, were read and upon motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by 'C;or.,,u,lissioner McMillan, they were unanimously approved. County Auditor J Y Boyd, IIr. Molt and Mr. L1cWhorter of the County Corzriissioners Court, Chas A Guy, H B Moods, and others, cane before the Commission in regard to building a public rest room on "ourt House square. The matter was discussed and it X%Mg decided to have a joint meeting of the County and City Corxiissions at some future date for further discussion, the Bounty k'oiziissioners to call the meeting. 0 B Conley of the hmerican Legion came before the Uoramission in regard to appointment of three Tien for the Lubbock Safety Council, and upon motion by Comriissioner Price, seconded by Corlmissioner r ortenberry, carried unanimously, O.B. Conley, W 0 Daniels and B C Kuykendall were appointed on this Council. The matter ofGroup Health and Accident Insurance for City Employees was discussed and the pity Attorney asked to investigate the legality of this insurance and report bate; to the amity Uornrlission. Appointr�nt of an Air Port Board was discussed, but no action taken. Motion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Corlmissioner 11cMillan, carried unanimously, uncollected accounts, dater and -!%lectric Departments, for the year ending March, 1937, were ordered charged off. Uncollactable Water and Electric Accounts Group 1. Folio Name Address Date Elec Water Total 66 E. Burkett 1006 Ave A Dec., 1936 $1.53 1.53. 118 Vacant 804 Ave C Nov., 1936 1.84 1.84 131 H rd Purye ar 713 Ave B Oct., 1936 .31 .31 171 J vi Hubbard 612 Ave C Nov., 1936 2.91 2.00 4.91 428 City -Co. Welfare Association. 408 Ave G Nov., 1936 .38 .38 624 Vacant 519 �.ve J I.Iar..,1937 .86 .86 782A Vacant 319 Ave R Mar., 1937 1.4b 1.45 788 E N Curuaings .312 Ave Q" Feb. , 1937 2.68 2.49 5.17 910 Marshall Jackson 308 Ave S Dec., 1936 2.59 2.59 974 E H Freeman 319 Ave U Apr., 1936 1.30 1.30 975 J A Shaw 316 Ave U Tan., 1937 2.03 2.03 1203 Vacant 502 Ave Q Sept., 1936 .40 .40 1210 J H Lambright 525 Ave Q Feb., 1937 27.04 27.04 1320 C L Garrett 1410 5th St Apr., 1936 .54 .54 Total 41.49 8.86 50.35 Group # 2. 1500 G R Spradlin 1804A 6th it Jan., 1937 3.17 3.17 1536 "l J Compton 1918 6th St Dec., 1936 8.45 1.05 9.50 1732 C H Chester 2201 7th at Dec., 1936 3.43 3.43 1787 Mrs J D Campbell 1906 7th "t Oct., 1936 .83 .54 1.37 1807 W L McAfee 708A Ave R Nov., 1936 .42 .42 1856 N D Ray 1b17 '7th at Aug., 1936 2.38 2.38 1928 J L A dares 711 Ave M Jun. , 1936 1.34 1.34 2125B Garaldine Van 2140 Hoosier 1118 8th Jan., 1937 3.37 3.37 2250 [',Telton Jinn 1218 8th "t Jan., 1937 .27 .65 .92 Joe J Harris 1633 8th "t Jul., 1936 2.55 2.55 Total 26.21 2.24 28.45 Group # 3 2322. l D Gray 2014 8th "t bear. , 1937 2.18 2.18 2417 Lubbock Pie "hop 2313 8th "t Oct., 1936 .45 .45 2417 Mrs B L Taylor 2313 8th ot Apr. , 1936 2.64 2.64 2618 J J Hannack 2113 9th L-)t Apr., 1936 2.28 2.28 2634 11 B Newberry Jr 2109 9th "t July, 1936 17.52 17.52 2653 G L Bernard 2014 9th Ot Aug., 1936 3:�')33 2.20 5.53 2668 Jim Milner 2004 9th "t Ded., 1936 2.12 2.12 2787 Harriet Hootrer Smith 1520A 9th "t Aug., 1936 9.53 .04 9.57 2.788 'J R Dooley 1512A 9th "t Sept.,1936 5.25 5.25 Total 45.30 2.24 47.54 Group 3024 'lest Texas Fruit & Veg. Co 1104 Main :,t Apr. , 1936 4.66 4.66 3149 p Scarborgh 1903 loth St Apr., 1936 4.68 .30 4.98 3160 C R McPhail 1913A loth of Feb., 1937 .24 .24 3187A Vacant 2016 loth it Oct., 1936 .54 .54 3237 Mrs Harry E Davis2214 loth bt Mar., 1936 2.90 2.90 3250 L L Whitehead 2221B loth 3t July, 1936 2.05 2.05 3352 11 J Loman 2401 lain St Dec., 1936 3.35 3.35 3391 G C King 2215 Vain St roar . , 1937 3.46 3.46 Folio Name Address --Date Elec Dater Total Group # 4 cont'd. 3353 L rs Emma Edwards 2013 I.la in S t Nov . , 1936 .44 .44 3466B A 11; Coop 2006B Mai n ;it Feb., 1937 6. 09 5.09 3505 Mrs V L lies, ton 1713 Main St Mar. , 191 7 3.92 3.92 3546 Vacant 1509 Plain St Jan., 1936 .54 .54 3615 City Drug Store 1106 Bdway Nov . , 1936 • 92 Total 26.08 8.01 34.09 Grou P 11 5 3872H South Plains lidw 001116 Texas Ave May., 1936 33.43 33.43 3942 Lubbock Press Shop 1113 Ave K Mar., 1936 8.24 2.59 10.83 4057 C S Stewart 1714 13th 6t Feb., 1937 3.96 "3.96 Total 45.63 2.59 48.22 Grou p f 6 4335A T 3 Stephens 1908A 13th "t 6ept,41936. 3.58 .85 4.43 4491 Joe Scharnberg 913 13th "t June, 1936 1.13 1.13 4663 Mrs V 0 (Oncie)King1318 Ave b Feb., 1936 4.52 ..40 4.92 4698 E K Knight 1404 Ave E Oct., 1936 1.07 1.07 4698 Vacant 1404 Ave E Oct. , 1936 .032 •32 4953 g N Gore 1412 Ave 14 ITLar. , 1936 2.38 2.38 6960 Gladys Griffith 1313E Ave Q Jan., 1937 3.41 3.4 1 4960 L D Luttimore 1313B Ave Q Apr., 1936 3.60 3.60 5000A Vacant R1647 13th 6t Dec., 1936 1.08 1_�__ 08_ Total 20.01 2.33 22.34 Group 7 5066 Mrs J M Lemon s 1402 Ave T May. , 1936 9.09 1. 75 10.64 5066A Vacant 1406 Ave T Jan., 1937 .97 .97 5244 Roy Hall 2323 15th "t Aug., 1936 2.30 1.51 3.81 5385 W A Clay 1410 Ave R Feb., 1937 9.99 3.41 13.40 5385 1 R Hartgrove 1410 Ave R Nov., 1936 5.90 5-.90 5428 R H Bullock 1628 15th -t Oct . , 1936 3.7 u 4.84 8.60 5436 El Paso Serv.Sta 1501 Ave Q Dec., 1936 .06 .06 5661 "1 J Clark 612 15th St Feb., 1937 8.92 8•92 5693 Vacant 1520 Ave D July, 1936 .54 .54 Total 40.99 12.05 53.04 Group i� 8 5850 Henry D Patterson 1602 Ave B Feb., 1937 2.25 2.25 5850 Jim lleans 1602 Ave B June, 1936 1.95 1.95 5976 R A Ruffner 1604 Ave G Feb., 1937 2.25 2.25 6027 V 0 Marshall L Shropshire 1618 Texas Ave 6-lept.,1936 .80 .80 6034 11 R Daniels 1010 16th it Jan., 1937 5.29 1.05 6.34 6204 'J R Trout 2010 16th "'t Apr., 1936 1.71 1.71 6258B 14 C Sanford 2218 16th "'t Aug., 1936 .02 ..02 62581) W H Murphy 2218 16th of Har. , 1936 1.92 1.92 6296 Andry Lofland 2322 16th St Aug., 1936 9.48 9.48 6344 Sim O'Neal 1612 Ave Y Aug., 1936 10.20 .65 10.85 6499 0 F Partain 1914 17th Ot Dec., 1936 7.80 .60 8.40 Total 39.47 6.50 45.97 GroU2 ji 9 6630 M N Davidson 1712 Ave Q Feb., 1937 1.82 1.82 6851 1 A Kennedy 1707 Ave G Sept., 1936 1. 98 1.98 7195 Pauline Hailey 107 E. 23rd �Jt Feb., 1937 .40 .40 7261 Miller & Pinkston 1826 Ave A Nov., 1936 10.63 3.24 13.87 7290 Richard Bryant (i:ac Jameson) 1809 Ave B Feb., 1937 1.51 1.51 7364 Vacant 1820 Ave C Sept., 1936 .32 .32 7395 Vacant 1812 Ave D May, 1936 .54 .54 7545 S J belly 619 18th "t liar., 1937 3.17 3.17 7569 Vacant 1905 Ave F Sept., 1936 .54 .54 7700 W L dolt 1906 Ave H July, 1936 2.45 2.45 7724 C C Foster 1922 Ave H Sept. , 1936 1.22 1•212 7748 E D gree 1950 Ave H July, 1936 8.48 1.85 10.33 7782 S E Davis 2219 Ave li Nov., 1936 8.12 .30 8.42 Total 38.19 8.38 46.57 o (�7 0 a+ Folio Name Address Date Elec. idater Total Group # 10 7859 11 C Robertson 1827 Texas Ave Apr'.. 1936 1.93 1.93 7911 Harvey Innon 1809A Ave I; Aug., 1936 6.13 6.13 7911 J A Honea 1809A Ave K Feb., 1937 2.25 1.62 3.87 8184 Henry Lofton 2208 18th at Sept., 1936 .73 2.92 3.65 8252 Mrs Edgar Latimore 2323 19th St Feb., 1937 .81 .81 8252 Mrs J H Bbck 2323 19th of Nov. 1936 4.06 1.25 5.31 8258 Mrs J E Norman 2335 19th ►It June , 1936 4. 73 4.73 8334 M L Grady 2425 20th St June, 1936 6.00 1.50 7.50 8485B E R Reese 2604 20th �t Feb., 1937 2.82 2.82 Total 29.46 7.29 36.75 Group # 11 8745 Id M Wynne 3011 22nd �)t -hug. , 1936 2.96 .35 3.31 V 8896 A 0 Sessions 2906 21st St Illar., 1936 3.41 3.41 9417 Lloyd Thompson 2410 22nd ►jt July, 1936 5.19 5.19 9425 J S Lancaster 2401 22nd St Apr., 1936 1.68 1.68 9425 -L!; R Wooten 2401 22nd St Sept., 1936 2.44 2.44 9631 L L Wills 2208A Ave U Jan., 1937 2.25 2.25 9634 Id �> Gunn 2210B Ave U Aug., 1936 2.72 2.72 10493 Vacant 1919 26th 03t Jan., 1937 .40 .54 .94 11068A Vacant (E Y Lee) 2215 19th "t Julzr, 1936 1.95 1.95 11113 Lonnie Sanders 2107 19th Ot June, 1936 43.87 9.69 53.56 11131 Vacant (H E Toas)1948 19th St May., 1936 1.70 1.70 11145B Vacant 1932 19th ijt Oct., 1936 1.84 1.84 Total 70.41 10.58 80.99 Gro up # 12 11296 11306 E L 14artin 1918 Ave �, Feb., 1937 4.35 4.35 11355 A M Cadell 1707 21st St Sept., 1936 5.03 2.13 7.16 11401 J H Heffington 1705 24th �jt Jan., 1937 2.25 .80 3.05 11780 IQrs �I D Taylor 1935A Ave N June , 1936 2.37 2.37 11909 D D Shropshire 2018 Ave M July, 1936 4.44 4.44 11939 E R Reese 2116 Ave M I.Sar . , 1937 4. �8 4. 58 13180A Vacant 1519 32nd St 2eb., 1937 .54 .54 13244 Joe Stanton 2506 Ave H I,Iar., 1936 3.36 3.36 13497 dyne Kirk North Ave II Jan., 1937 1.54 1.54 Total 23.48 7.91 _31.39 Group # 7A 13440 National Park Service Nast Broadway ►.)ep t. ,1936 39.32 39.32 Total 39.32 39.32 Total All Groups 446.72 118.30 565.02 The natter of starting conderination proceedings on whacks in North East part of the City, as of April 1, 1937, t•,ras discussed and the City Manager and City Attorney were instructed to proceed �,dth these proceedings on said date. I;otion by Coru.iissioner Write, seconded by Corlmissioner l�ichardson, carried unanimously, the following Taxes were ordered charged off Roll due to double rendit-iora. 1936 Roll Amount _ 1935 Ford, registered in narie of T T Br;)oks, rendered by Tal Assessor in T T Brooks name Tax 1.93,1 .-- Sane car rendered and paid by his wife, Iirs Callie Brooks 1935 Olds, registered in name of I D Walker, rendered in his masie by Tar. Assessor Tax 0 2.75 same car rendered and paid by Walker hotel 2.20 1932 Chev. registered in name of F I.7 Clark, rendered in his name by Tax Assessor Tax $ 0.55 same car rendered and paid by Merriett Clark, 0.55 1931 Chev. registered in name of A H Pruett, rendered in his nary by Tax Assessor flax paid 40.55 rendered by A H Pruett Tax 40.831 East 16 2/3 ft. 17 and blest 41 2/3 ft. 18, Block 81, Overton Addition, rendered in 1934, 1935 and 1936 by Jayne Realty Company, also rendered the same years by Irene D. Logan, the tax all raid for 1934, 1935 and 1936 paid bar 7'layne xealty Uo. rendition by Irene D. Logan should be stricken from the rolls 1934 015.57M 1935 14.27m 1936' 14.28h List of persons who claim to live out side the City Limits Raymond Barton, claims Greenville as his home, 1935 Pontiac 2.23V H C Cox, lives in Arnett & Denson Add., 4 years, 1933 lord .821 Mildred Earle Jones, 19ves 12 miles outside, 1933 Chevrolet .82-1 W S Keath, has never lived in City, 1934 Studebaker 1.921 Cecil King, lives on Ave Q & 35th St., 1931 Buick .82Y F W Martin, has lived out side City long time., 1934 Chev. 1.38,1 J F McDonald, lives out side `'it-N* 1935 Ford 1.93 „ A L Syfrett, lives out side City, 1936 Vord 2.484 These parties clairi to have not owned a car on January 1, 1936 Mrs L E Beran 2.421 J S McDonald .55,1 W 11 Pool - Did not own any city property 1936 `tax .83 J B Giles " " " " " " 1931 " 1.42 � F 1.1 Clark - Already paid taxes-Ford,1931 Q. 57 1932 w.48 1.051 Jno. Spikes - Was not a house on Lot assessed 1931 5.71 y Jno. Spikes - Jitto (Lot 13, Block 74,McC. 2nd) 1932 2.88h Lubbock Production Credit Assn - not taxable 1936 1.65 - J E Street - Lot 34, Block 2, College Park Addition, House moved off lot prior to Jan. 1, 1937 Refund due for 1936 taxes Motion by Commissioner I.IcNillan, seconded by Cor>riissioner-L'ortenberry, carried unanimous],-, J E Reid was appointedAssistant Building Inspector at a salary of $176.00 per nonth. Bids on Garbage Bddies were read and upon motion by Corulissioner Fortenberry, seconded by Corznissioner I.IcMillan, carried unanimously, it was decided to purchased two Elgin 8-Yd. Dump Bodies. This purchase to be made April 1, 1937, 0 $1,575.00 each, F.O.B. Lubbock, Texas. Motion by Commissioner Richardson, seconded by Commissioner Fortenberry, carried unanimously, the following Contractor's Bonds were approved and ordered filed. E.U. Snallin, Oran Weaves, ;d E Allen, Y1 A Stahl, Velix 0. belly, A.I.I. Hensley, Jno. I Christian, C E Killingsworth and C 11 Gunn. The matter of )urchasing the Geo. Boles land was discussed, but no action taken. A Corurlittee of J O Ford, Oscar Nislar, Claude Tatom, Dr. J %I Rollo, and Mr. Oliver of the State Health Department cane before the Coru2ission in regard to contamination of Well Number 8, supposedly on account of Stock Pens located near this well. The matter was discussed at length and Dr. Rollo was instructed to enforce the Sanitary Ordinance now in force in this section of the ;6ity. The matter of purchasing a Street Maintainer was discussed ar. d the City 119..nager was instructed to get Bids and Commitment and report back to the Cornission. Motion b Commissioner Richardson, sec )nded b;;, Corirlissioner Brice, carried unanimously, D.J. Schlag was appointed building Inspector and his salary raised to "9200.00 per nonth, effective April 1, 1937. O 2 r_ 1 O I.1r. Joe �lilson of the County -City Welfare Assn appeared before the Corzaission in regard to the Association purchasing Serving Machines novT in service in the Serving Boom, and upon motion b;r Corusissioner Fortenberry, seconded by Darriissionor Richardson, carried unanimously, thib matter was ordered taken-cati46f thru the delfare Association, the City paying the usual 1/3 and the County 2/3 of the balance of purchase price, provided this is satisfactory to the County. W.A. Darter of the=arking 11eter Company appeared before the Commission and after discussion, upon motion by Coimaissioner Price, seconded by Corzlissioner iortenberry, carried unanimously, the City Manager Was instructed to notify Mr. Geo. Dupree, inviting Mr. Dupree and his clients to meet with the City Corzaission for a discussion of the Parking Meter question, at their convenience. County Attorney Robt. J. Allen appeared before the Coraiission in regard to claim of Jno. Bailiff that Milburn ouruierlin, '�;itr Garbage DeparGnent employee, had stolen an outhouse off his property. Al ter discussion, the ratter was taken under adviserient and the `'ity Attorney and 1,i ty 1,'anage-- were instructed to work the matter out. Lotion By CIOMMissioner Richardson, seconded by Corlriissioner Fortenberry, carried unanimously, the Mayor was authorized to sign agreement vlith Rodgers regarding perriit to be issued by the Board of slater Engineers for construction of a Dam ten miles Southeast of Lubbock on the Louble P:ountain J."ork of the Brazos iliver. Uity Attorney Durwood H. Bradley was instructed to draw the necessary agreement. No further business coming up for consideration, the City `'ormgission was adjourned. stead and approved this the day of A. D. 1937 . yor Atte 4wit .jecretary.