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CITY -COUNTY HEALTF CENTER nU]LDING JITE COMMITTEE
December 14, 1955
The site committee which was appointed by County Judge Dudley Brummett
and hayor Y;urrell R. Tripp on June 20, 1955, met at 11:30 A.1. at the City Hall.
The following members were present:
Dr. 0. Brandon Hull, Chairman of the City -County Board of Health
George Green, County Commissioner
Arch Lamb, County Commissioner
Hurley Carpenter, City Gommissioner
Absent from the meeting was Cit-r Commissioner S. S. Forrest, Jr.
In addition, the meetin7 was attended by the following:
Mrs. Oscar Ray, Board of Health
Mr. Albert B. Ohlenbush, Board of Health
Mr. A. Couch, City Finance Officer
Messrs. Atmar Atkinson and Jarres Atcheson, Architects
Yr. Jack Miller, City Planning Board
Walter Breedlove, City -County Health Unit
The purpose of tie meeting was to choose one of two sites remaining from an original
listing of eighteen, and to instruct Mr. Al. Couch to purchase the chosen site as a
location for the City -County Health Center Building.
The sites for consideration were:
1. (No. 12 on map) Ran Smith property at Baylor and !'North Avenue U. 180,000
square feet, price u25,000.
2. (No. 17 on map) Block 3, Country Club Addition, and being; an area bounded on
the East by Northeast Avenue "Q" on the North by Kimper Street; on the South
by Jarvis Street: and on the West by Avenue "L". Area 100,000 square feet.
Price 'M,500.
The possidlities of satisfactory purchase of each site were discussed by the committee
members and by the Board members present. The location was discussed from the standpoint of
construction by Yr. Atkinson and 1vir. Atcheson. The zoning regulations on the site were
discussed by A,r. Jack i iller. The discussions being completed, a motion was rrade by
Commissioner Carpenter that Site Number 17, being Block 3, Country Club addition to the
City of Lubbock, be purchased at a quoted price of Z17,500. A second to the motion was
made by County Commissioner Arch Lamb. The motion carried by vote of all members present.
h-Lr. Al Couch was instructed to proceed with the purchase of Block 3, Country Club
Addition, as a site for the City -County Health Unit Building, at a cost of .4-17,500.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 P.T;.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS COALING UP FOR COUSIDERATION, THE CITY COrIIISSION ADJOURNED.
READ A^'D A PFROVED THIS 31st DAY OF JANUARY, 1956
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Lave a Lowe, Ci ecretary-Treasurer