HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 5/23/1940REGULIR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas
May 23, 1940.
The �;ity Commission of the "ity 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 C E Slaton, Commissioners 11 G 14ic1`,Tillan, Hub Jones, Garland Newsom,
W.B. Price, City Attorney Durwood H Bradley, City Lanager 1 H 1{odgers
and City Secretary Lavenia Williams.
Absent: None.
The Minutes of Regular Meeting of I -lay 9th and `recessed Regular lueetings
of May loth, and Tay 17th, 1940, were read and upon motion by CoMissio ner
KcKillan, seconded by Commissioner Price, they were unanimously approved.
Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Uomissioner Jones, carried
unanimously, to authorize the Mayor to execute Fort 'Worth & Denver
City Ry. Company pipe line license covering 24 inch sewer line to be
installed at 1.IP-257-39 just west of trestle bridge east of cemetary,
Lubbock, Texas. Consideration to be 4p15.00.
Motion by �ommission:r Price, seconded by commissioner Jones, carried
unanimously, to authorize Mayor Slaton to execute Pipe Line License for
storm sewer under and across the right of way of both branches of the
Fort "orth � Denver Uity Ry. Company tracks, near 26th atreet and Lvenue G.
Motion by Commissioner Mollillan, -seconded by Co_.imission r Jones, carried
unanimously, to pass Ordinance No. 648, first reading.
ORDI 1UICE NO. 648
AN ORDI ZUCE ALA ENDING SECTION 203 OF CHA.�TER 2 0_ ORDINANCE M-MER 587 ;
Motion by Coimaissioner It eKillan, seconded by Commissioner rice, carried
unanimously, to pay F. Olin "mith, �154.35, as salary and expense in
connection with work in MacKenzie State Park.
Lubbock Independent School Tax Office requested fifteen minute parking
zone at 1007 Texas Avenue. There was discussion and it was unanimously
agreed to authorize two car space parking zone at this location.
Yotion by commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Newsom, the
following Resolution carried unanimously.
BE IT RE1,IEI.1BERED that on the 23rd day of rylay, 1940, the City
Commission of the �;ity of Lubbock met in regular session at the i ty Hall,
A quorum being present, among other things, the following business was
transacted, Commissioner Price introduced the following resolution which
was seconded by `%ommissioner Newsom:
iHERE4S, heretofore, to -wit, on February 28th, 1936, the City
Commission passed ordinance No. 544 levying an assessment against all
property owners abutting on h1ain Street from the West Property line of
Avenue P, ;hest to the East Property Line of Avenue Q, and by the terms
of said ordinance an assessment was made against said abutting property
owners on Main Street between the two Avenues above named, levying and
assessing said abutting property owners the cost of widening Main street
a distance of three feet on both the north and south sides from 'venue P
to Avanue a.
AND ;'SAS, thereafter an agreement was reached by the abutting
property owners and the City of Lubbock, vhereby the abutting pr6perty
owners agreed to donate three feet of land on both the North and aouth
tides of Main Street between said Avenues P and Q to the City of Lubbock
with the understanding that the City of Lubbock would widen said Main
Street and pay for all labor and material used in widening said street
and paving the additional sax feet and run new curbs and gutters.
AND 'MREAS, the passing of ordinance number 544 created an apparent
lien against all adjoining property owners on Main Dtreet from; Avenue P
to Avenue Q and has cast a cloud upon the title of said abutting property
owners.
NO1W THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commission of the Uity
of Lubbock, Texas, that all liens and app-rent liens created by virtue
of the passage of ordinance Number 544 on the 28th day of February, 1936,
against all abutting property on !slain atreet lying 'West of the g+est
property line of Avenue P and East of the Last Property Line of
Avenue Q., be and the same are hereby released, canceled and held for
nought.
C E Slaton
Alay or
Attest:
Lavenia Williams
City Secretary.
1 otion by Commissioner Newsom, seconded by Commissioner Jones,
carried unanimously, the following bonds were approved and ordered filed.
J E !Hancock
Jno . Temple
Morris Wozencraft
(D/B/A '�dest Texas Neon
Distributors
J H� Kay s e r
General Uontractor's Bond
Sub- of a
Electric Fond
Fidelity Bond
'Where was discussion of filing bid with Board of control for Electbical
business of texas Technological College, and the City Tanager and
Electrical Superintendent were instructed to file this bid.
Motion by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Cor:,missioner IUlcltiiillan, carried
unanimously, to accept the Report of the L''ngineering Department and
authorize this Department to continue with plans for new Sewage Disposal
Plant. High Capacity Trickling Filter type of plant to be installed.
Mr. Booker, 2912 !venue B, appeared before ,the Commission requesting that
dater Line be extended to serve his property. There was discussion and
it was unanimously agreed to postpone extending this line until such time
as the investment will justify the extension of the line.
Representatives of the American National Life Insurance `'ompany appeared
before the Commission requesting that this company be allowed to write
►salary Savings Insurance for City employees. There was discussion, but
no action taken.
Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Jones, carried
unanimously, to advertise hearing for Zoning Ordinance and leap for June
11, 19403, at 2 P.l:i.
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 11, 1940, at 2 O'clock
P.M., the City Commission will hold a public hearing at the City Hall
in the Oity of Lubbock as required by Article 1011F, Title 28, Chapter 4,
of the Revised Civil Statutes of the Otate of Texas. At this meeting
the Commission will take under consideration the recommendations of the
Zoning Commission, contained in its final report and the enactment of a
zoning ordinance zoning the �;ity of Lubbock into certain districts and
the adoption of a zoning map, outlining each district and restricting
the use of all property in such districts to certain specified purposes.
411 persons are invited to appear and express their views either for or
against the enactment of a zoning ordinance.
This will very likely be the last public hearing held by the
City Commission to consider protests for the enactment of said Zoning
Ordinance, and the adoption of said Zoning Iliap.
Attest:
Lavenia Williams _
City Secretary
C E Slaton
Ma;,' or
T.R. Prideaux offered to sell the City lots for Streets in Qummerhill
Addition at $250.00 per lot. 'there was discussion, but no action taken.
There was discussion of purchasing lots at Avenue Q lake for storm sewer
purposes, owned by J.R. rotts, and the matter taken under consideration.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission
recessed to meet May 28, 1940, at 2:00 P.M.
Read and approved this the _.I= day of June ______,M,_, 1940.
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