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Lubbock, Texas, December 12, 1940.
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30
in rcegular Session at the 11egula.r I.:eeting -"lace in the City Hall,
the following members thereof being present, to -wit:
T,iayor C.E. Slaton, Commissioners 7 .G. I.-cl;:illan, Garland 11e7Jsolii, Hub
Janus, ,�.F;, Price, Gity ittorney ikurwood II. Bradley, City l-anager '1.H.
Rodgers and City Se cr tar;= Luveni a 'Ji lliams .
Absent: City Comrnission <r Hub Jones, and oily -attorney i)u.rwood I1. Bradley.
The I:inutes of Recessed Regular T.-eeting of Nove,:.iber 29th and recessed
I.=eeting of December 3rd, 1940, vj3re read and upon motion by
Colm-ission-3r I:cLillan, seconded b-, Co~;mission-r Price, they were
unanimously approved.
The matter of purchasing a new Unit for the-'oi-)er c.; Light Plant
came up for discussion after tabulation of Dids received on December 3rd,
1940, and after due consideration of all bids received the liordberg
L,anufacturing Coripany of i.:ilwaukee, ii.is. appeared to have submitted the
best and most advantageous bid for the City. 4hereupon motion by
Commissioner Tr:cl.-illan, seconded b-- Commissioner Newsom, carried unanimous-
ly, it TVas ordered to accept the bid of the liordberg -,,.anufacturing Company
in the amount of 4190,100.00, F.O.B. Lubbock, Texas, General Electric
Generator to be included in this bid; the Mayor and 'jity ►secretary are
authorized to enter into Contract with ITordberg L:anufacturing Company,
I;lilwaukee, ,'lis. on the above basis.
There was discussion of entering into contract with 41est Texas Gas
Company for purchase of gas used by the Cit-=, but no action taken.
I.Iotion by Jornmission r i:ewsom, seconded by Commissioner McL:illan,
cartied unanimo sit., to make the folloviing tax corrections.
Cancel Tax in amount of 011.20, Lot 4, Block 28, Ellwood
Addition, Lubbock, Texas, account of building being only
50% complete on January 1, 1940.
Cancel Tax in amount of 431.40, Lots 9 & 10, Block 6,
O'Neall Terrace, account bu:7d.ing bei-g only 25% complete
on January 1, 1940.
Cancel `fax in amount of 414.10, Lot 4, Block 3, Belmont Place
Additioh to Lubbock, account of building being only 5 o complete
January 1, 1940.
Cancel Tax Lot 9, Block 3, Surzmer Mill -Addition, in amount of
44.001 account of building being moved off of this lot. Year
1940, Unrendered roll.
Cancel Tax in amount of 44.70, Lots 16 & 17, Block 224, Original
Town, Lubbock, texas, account building being only 8010 complete
January 1, 1940.
'There was discussion of reducing valuation of tax of stay Red, Lot 24,
Block 21, Parkland place Addition, but no action taken.
There was discussion of claim of i.irs. beavers that City well dried up
water well at northwest corner of Sanders School, and the `'i ty T::anager
was instructed to -get more information in this connection and report
back to the City "orimission.
1-lotion by oommissioner I.:cl illan, seconded by
unanimously, to authorize T11ayor C.E. Slaton
firs. J.rl. Rhea. on Lot 22, Block 21. Overton
this being a leaveout.
1-;ommissioner laellisom, carried
to release paving lien, of
Addition, Lubbock, texas,
Ttlotion by Commissioner T cl.-illan, seconded by Commissioner Dewsom, carried
unanimously, to approve bonds as follows:
D. Jd. "orris
J.D. Loser
H A II-cDaniel
L 2 LcKinley,
Jr.
I.:otion by Comr.:issioner
unanimously, to accept
and Bondurant, covering
General Contractor's Bond
House I -loving Bond
House Idoving Bond
Gas Fitter's Bond
Price, seconded by Commissioner iJewsom, carried
Home Insurance Policy r 3056, issued by 11ead
gity property.
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Lubbock, '13exas,
December 4, 1940.
'ihe Honorable lv-�ayor and City Commission
`ity of Lubbock
Lubbock County, 'Texas
Ge nt leme n:
vie, the undersigned, accept the terms and conditions set
forth in the "us Franchise granted us, which was passed at
the first reading on October 24th, the second reading on
October 28th and the third and final reading on November 4th ,
1940, and hereby agree to abide by and comply with all the
terms and conditions of said ordinance.
Witness our hands t-Ais the 4th day of Deceriber, A.D. 1940.
.,UBBO CI: BUS C 01-1-PAI1Y
By J A �'ortenberry
By Hay Farmer
Owners
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Comnission
adjourned.
r�ea.d and approved this the _ti6th daa of w_Decenber1940
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