HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 4/23/1955No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission recessed to
meet on.April 23, 1955 at 11:00 A.M.
Read and approved on this the 12th day of May , 1955.
Laver a Lowe, Cit Secre ary-Treasurer
RECESSED REGULAR MERTING
Lubbock; Texas
April 23; 1955
Tbp City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 11 o'clock A..M. ih recessed
regular session, recessed from regular- meeting of April 14, 1955, at the regular
meeting place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present to -wit -
Mayor Pro -tern Lennis Baker, Commissioners Hurley Carpenter and S.S. Forrest, City
Manager Steve Matthews.
Absent: Mayor Murrell R. Tripp and City Secretary -Treasurer, Lavenia Lower City Attorney
Vaughn E.. Wilson, Commissioner Lucian Thomas.
55-14-34-82 Motion by Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Forrest, motion carried,
Mayor Pro -tern Baker and Commissioners Carpenter and Forrest voting Yea, none voting
Nay, the following resolution was passed:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City has received a petition from the property owners on East
Broadway between Date Avenue and Zenith Avenue in the City of Lubbock, regw�sting the
improvement of this portion of this thoroughfare; and,
WHEREAS, on March 24th the property owners along East Broadway met with the City
Commission for details of the improvement to be explained and these property owners
were advised that it was the City's plan to comply with the State Highway Department's
request for the City to pay the cost of the median divider and that the City would
assess the cost of the outer curbs and gutters against the abutting property and
construct street lighting upon the completion of the rehabilitation project; and,
WHEREAS, the property owners strongly opposed the construction of a median divider
in the planned improvement but earnestly desired the erection of street lights on
this thoroughfare which street lights must be protected with outside curbs and
gutters; and,
WHEREAS, two representative property owners appeared before the Highway Commission
on March 31, 1955, protesting the construction of this median curb; and
WHEREAS, since the completion of the 4th Street portion of the Highway dispersal
system and the 19th Street Highway dispersal system the City Commission recognizes the
fact that the Highway Department will consider -the removing of - the designation from
this portion of East Broadway; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RI SOLV7,D BY TH , CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
That the Highway Commission be requested to widen and improve that portion of East
Broadway between Date Avenue and Zenith Avenue in the City of Lubbock with the
request that no median divider be constructed at this time with the understanding
that the City will be responsible for the construction of outside curbs and gutters
along the widened pavement and street lighting and that the City will interpose no
objection to the State Highway Department turning this thoroughfare back to the City
for maintenance at the completion of the project.
On motion of Commissioner
Resolution was approved and
Commissioners voting
Commissioners voting
ATTEST:
//Lavenia Lowe, City Secretary
Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Forrest, the foregoing
passed this 23rd day of April, 1955, by the following vote:
"YEA": Baker, Forrest, Carpenter
"NAY": None
/s/Lennis Baker, Mayor Pro-tem.
LENNIS BAKER, MAYOR PRO-TEM
55-14-35-83 Motion by Commissioner Forrest, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, motion carried,
Mayor Pro -tern Baker and Commissioner Carpenter and Forrest voting Yea, none voting
Nay, to authorize an increase in the quantity of 411 ringtite transit pipe purchased
on April 14, 1955, on Bid No. 924, from 4,000 lin. ft. to 5,3CQ lin. ft. The price
bid was $0.91 per lin. ft. This to increase this purchase from $3,640 to $4,823,
in order to purchase a 40,000 lb. minimum carload. This purchase being made from
Clowe and Cowan Inc.
55-14-35-84 Motion by Commissioner Forrest, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, motion carried,
Mayor Pro-tem Baker and Commissioners Carpenter and Forrest voting Yea, none voting
Nay, to authorize sacks to be placed over five parking meters on the South side
of the Caprock Hotel located at 1006 Main Street on Monday, April 25, 1955. The
Lions District Convention being in session at said hotel on this date.
55-14-35-85 Motion by Commissioner Forrest, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, motion carried,
Mayor Pro -tern Baker and Commissioners Carpenter and Forrest voting Yea, none voting
Nay, to authorize a parade to be held April 28, 1955, to advertise a "Sport Show"
to be held at the Fair Park Coliseum April 28, 29, 30, 1955.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission recessed to
meet on April 26. 1955.
Read and approved this the 12th day of May , 1955.
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La jen&iaZLowe, City Secr tary-Treasurer