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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 11/13/1941REGULAR IY EETING. Lubbock, Texas, November 13, 1941. The Oity Commission of the ''ity of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30 P.1,1. in Regular Session at the Regi.ilar Ileeting Place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present, to -brit: Mayor Pro-tem, YI.B. !rice, Comrsissi--ners I-V.G.LicMillan, Hub Jones, Garland Newsom, City Attorney Durwood H. Bradley, City Manager W.H. Rodgers and Secretary Lavenia Williams. Absent: Mayor C .E. Slaton. �I The Minutes of Rogular Meeting of October 23, 1941, were read and upon � motion by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Newsom, they were unanimously approved. I:.Ir Taylor, with Group Hospital Service, Inc., appeared before the Commission and there was discussion of allowing additional City emploirees to secure Group Iospital Insurance coverage. Upon !notion by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Newsom, carried unanimously, it was ordered to allow any City employee why so desires, to take this insurance, deduction of the insurance T;rergiums to be nade on the City payroll :Dn the First of each month, effective imriediately. I:Ioti-)n by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner ITclTillan, carried unanimously, the following bonds were approved end Drdered filed: Taxicab Bond No. B-900 - covering Yellow Cab Company Taxicab Bond No. B-901 - covering Domino Cab Company Mlotion by Commissioner TiTcl.1illan, sec:)nden by Commissi---•er Jones, carried unanimously, to settle tax aced?nt of J.11% Vickers as reommmended by Tax Collector, V.R. Plummer, in letter of date October 24, 1941. i,iotion by Commissioner Nev.,som, seconded by Coru:ilssioner Jones, carried unanimously, to cancel tax in amount of �3.80, for year 1931, J.D. i:IcKnight, personal tax. Motion by Comrlissi,)ner Jones, seconded by Coromissinner Newsom, carried unanimously, to cancel tax, rersonal, of O.B. Hankins, year 1936, in amount of 9"'1.37. y I -lotion by Cormissi�ner Mcl,7; llan, seconded. by Corriissi-�ner Ne,-rsom, c :rried unanimously, to aDT,rove S.G. Brown Subdivision to City of Lubbock, as per plat arproved by City yngineer, I.Z.R. 3mith,Jr. Letter was read fron O.L. Peterman in re, a.rd to cancelling tax on strip of land where l9th Street should be, and after discussion the matter was referred to the City attorney, Durwood H. Bradley, for invest ig,:tion. Mr. G.L. Cs.tlett requested that the City sell him part of Lot 3, Block 5, Flynn Addition to the City of Lubbock, and after discussi,)n the City Manager, Rodgers, was authorized to sell Mr. Catlett this land for pro-rata part of price City paid for it. Motion b^ Coru-iissinner Newsom, seconded by Commissioner Jones, Ordinance No. 679 was unanimously passed. . u ORDIN1,U�TCE NO. 679 AN ORDIN.INCE REGULriTIN?G TYPES OF I_'?PROVEMENT STRUCTURES i Ii*,I GREEN ACRES, AN ADDITION TO THE, CITY OF LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TI:X. , INCLU13I:?G ZONINC S1JD ADDITION AS A PART OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, UNDER TTIL ZONIYG ORDLNX-CE OF TFNF CITY OF LUBBOCK, *,ND REG L.=NG _'?B-IC UTILITY STRUCTURES TNN R EIS? Motion by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Newsom, carried unanimously, to pay expense of G.G. Hunter to ,,Zilk Sanitarians t Ass'n. iieeting at 'orpus Christi, in amount of y 20.16. 1-dotion by "ommissioner Jones seconded by Commissi, ner Newsom, carried unanim,tusly, to appropriate 91500.00 to County -City ?'Ielfare association as the �'ity's part of the Uharity fund. Petition! was presented. the Commission by the LubbocT.- Fire Department authorizing deduction of 2 0 of their monthly salary, on the 15th of each m_�nth, beginning Noverber 15th, 1941, Money to be placed in Firemen's Relief and 4tirement Fund. Petition havin.0: been signed by every member of the Lubbock -"ire Department and the Fire Marshal, '.`I. Guy Casey. lifter discussion it was unanimously agreed that this deduction be made. There was discussion of. paying Dort Worth and Denver City Railway Company account for installing temporary trestles account constructing sewer line under their trac_�s, and the City 1:Ianager was authorized to work this out and pay the account in the amount of approximately $1500.00. This being South Fide Storm newer construction. Motion by Commissi--ner Newsom, seconded by Commissi-)ner Jone.= , carried unanimously, the follo-,rrinm bonds were approved and ordered filed. C 1 Ross Elmer Terry Ingle & Sikes T 1'1 Waddi ll General Contractor's Bond 11 11 i1 Construction Company, General Contractor's bond Gas Fitter's Bond 1V1otion by �'ommissia-p_r Newsom, seconded by Commissioner Jones, carried unanimously, to authorize, Mayor C.E. Slaton to execute Right -of -:lay Easement for Power Line to lied Standefer improvement on Cit- Farm, 1{.E.A. line. 1-1:xtion by Commissi )ner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Newsom, carried unanimously, to approve �941 Tax Rolls as presented by Tax collector, V.R. Plummer. Motion by `'ommissioner Jones, seconded b-%T Commissi-5ner Newsom, carried unanimously, to pay Court Costs in case No. 5254, John B. Laney versus 0.1. Rush and l:Ielvin Alvey, in amount of 9"35.17. Idr. Ldgar Gray, County Commissioner, appeared before the Commission regarding purchasing caliche from the City. :after discussion the City Manager, W.H. Dodgers, was authorized to sell Mr. Gray what c�.qliche he needed. .,Lt this time Mayor C.E. Slaton arrived at the meeting and there was 'iscussion of Escrow agreement with the City of Lubbock and Earl V+. Smith and. N.C. `:alter. Upon motion by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Corimissi ner Price, the following Resolution carried unanimously. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, that the tide of Escrow .greement with the City of Lubbock and :earl Smith and N.C. Walter, be and the same is hereby extended from November 15th, 1941, to December 15th, 1941, but this extension of time shall not affect any of the other terms and conditions of said Escrow agreement now in the Citizens National Bank of Lubbock, Texas. No further business coming up for consider Aion, the City Commission Recessed to rieet November 28, 1941, at 1:30 ?.P,i. Read and approved this the 28th day of ilovember , 1941. r. Mayor .att e Alma - x - - City secretary.