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Lubbock, Texas, =eb. 27, 1941
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, 'texas, net at 1:30
in R,� �ular Session at the Regular I::eeting i lace in the `amity Hall,
the following members thereof being present, to -wit:
I.':ayor C E Slaton, Coreissi.oners 'J G L'cl.-Allan, Nub Jones, `;7 B ]'rice,
Garl:)nd Newsom, City Attorney Lurtiood 1' Bradley, City I,ana(_,.•er H
Rodgers and City Secretary Lavenia Villiar:!s.
Absent: none.
-'he Kinutes of Ra_.-ular- iAeetinc; of Feb. 13th and Recessed -'e :iar I-eeting
of Feb. 25, 1941, were read and upon Notion by Commissioner Jones,
seco_ (ced by Commissioner i'rice, they were unanimously approved.
The State of Texas �(
County of Lubbock Q
CITY OF LUBBOCK
OIT TITS the 27th day of February, 1941, the
City- Commission of the City of Lubbock, 'exas, convened in Re{-ular
Session , at the Regular I=eeti.ng Pl- ce thereof in the Cite Hall,
with the following rembers t'.zereof, to -grit:
C.E.
Slaton
I,:ayor
'T B
Price
Cor .: issioner
To. 1
"I G
I.'cI.'illan
Cormaissioner
ITo. 2
Garland _IeT:.jsor,,
Cor:3-issioner
No. 3
Hub
cones
Corrriissioner
No. 4
present, and the follo?riing absent: 1'•Tone.
constituting a quorum, rahen, arlonr• other proceedings ;,ud, v.1ere the
fo11o�,ging:
Cor:.raissi:Yner Trice introduced an ordinance entitled - -
"AN ORDII -ICE by the City Cor-!nission of the City of Lubbock,Texas,
authorizinz`_, the issuance of bonds for the principal s,.rn of
'175,CD
000.00 for the :purpose of constructin improvements and
extensions to the Electric Light Plant of said %ity; prescribing
the form of the bonds and the for]:: of interest coupons; levyin. a
continuine direct annual ad valorem tat on. all taxable properties
within the limits of said City to pay the interest on suchbonds
and to create a sinking fund for the redemption thereof, and
providing for the assessment and collection of such tax; enacting;
=visions incident and relating to the subject and ;purpose of ti:is
ordinance; and declaring an emergency."
The ordinance -was read by the City Secretary.
Whereupon, Co-nx.iissioner Price moved that the rule requirinn; that
no ordinance shall be -gassed on the day on i,,ihich it be introduced
be suspended, and that in vie?^, of the emergency set fort'l and
defined in the prearible to the proposed ordinance, that the same
be declared an emergency measure. This motio _ was dul - seconded
by 'Commissio_er I: cI, illan. 'The motion carried by the following
vote:
AY JS: L=as-or Slaton and Corriissioners !'rice, L1cLiillan,
Newsom and J,)nes.
NOES: None.
Thereupon, the 1.'ayor announced that the proposed ordinance had been
declared an emergency Treasure by unanimous vote of the Commission.
Thereupon, Commissioner Jones, moved that the ordinance as read
in full by the City Secretary be finally passed and adopted by the
Commission. This notion was seconded by commissioner Newsom,
and the notion, carrying z=iith it the final passage and adoption
of the ordinance, was unanimously carried b-7 the follo?aing vote:
AYES: I.�yor 01aton and '�ol:,miss°i_oners Price, 1-cI:ii1lan,
ide�vson and Jones.
NOES: Ido n e .
i'�ereupon, the ia�ror annot-.nced that the ordinance had beesa finally
passed and a(:opted by unanimous vote of the Commission, in accordance
�,iith the re-uirements of Sections 15, 16 and 17, of -article IX,
of the Lubbock Charter; and the I,iayor thoreupon signed and ?_proved
the ordinance in the presence of the Cora-:ission.
she ordinance is as follo,Ms :
CRDTi,'_ NTCE No. 659
"AI• ORDII3A-.,,C E by the City Cor.Lri ssion of the City of Lubbock, Texas,
authorizlii , tide issuance of bonds Tor- the principal sum of '175,000.00
for the purpose of constructing• improvement's and extensions to the
Electric Lic ht Plant of said City; prescribin • -the forr:, of the bonds
and the form of interest coupons; levyiins• a continuin direct annual
ad valorem tax on all taxable properties jithin the limits of said Oity
to ;gay t'1e interest on such bonds ^.nd to create a sinking fund for the
reder.ption thereof, and providir_�, for the assessn ono— :.end collection
of such tax; enacting provisions incident and relatir,: -tD the subject
and Durcose of t'..As ordinance; and decla rinL an ever-ency. t'
ri:E'RE_' S undar and by virtue of a resolution and order duly passed
b,-,r the City Comr.-,ission of the City of Lubbock, `iex•_�_s, on the 26th day of
December, 1940, an election vas ordered to be held in said pity on
the 14th d -y of January, 1941, and at vahich election the following proposi-
tion was subr.,itted to the qualified electors of said City:
"SI-LiLL the City Cor_rr,ission of the Jity of Lubbock, Texas, be
authorized to issue bonds of said Cilty, in the prin^ipal sun of ONE
HUI1.TDRED EVETm'Y-FIV_E T _nUSA-i?D DOLLI:RS (�1'75,CC0.00) , maturing
serially within five (5) years frog: their: -date, bearing interest at a rate
not exceeding T SEE P R CEJ',1fU--_ (3' ) per anniu, payable semi-annually,
and to lever a tax on all taxable property in said City sufficient to
pal, interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund with which to pa.y
the principal at maturity, for the purpose of constructing improvements
and extensions to the Electric Light -Plant of said City, as authorized by
the Constitution and laves of the estate of Texas?"
AIND 7JH1EREAS, upon consideration of the returns of said election, the
City Commission found that said election had been conducted in the
manner prescribed by law, and was in all respects legally held, after
due and proper notice as reruired by lava; that due returns of said
election had been made b-,, the proper officers; that said election
resulted favorably to the issuance of said bonds; that a majority of
the qualified electors, voting• at said election, voted in favor of
the issuance of said bonds; and that the City Commission is in
all things authorized to issue said bonds and to do any and all
things necessary and/or convenient in connection there.,jith;
and,
rIERakS, it is to the best interest of the City that the
authorized improvements and extensions to the Electric Light Plant be
constructed at the earliest possible date, thereby creating- this an
emergency measure for the ir.mediate preservation of the pt.blic peace,
property, health and safety, as .°jell as a more efficient administration
and operation of the Electric Ligh, Department of the municipal
government; therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY Tx'E CITY OF LUDBOCK:
SECTION. 1: That the bones of said City, to be called
''CImY OF LUB30CK, TEL-kS, = LRIC LIGHIT D,.-PROV1-_ENT AIM COITSThUCTIOIT
B017DSf; be issued under and by virtue of the Constitution and laTaTs of
the State of -Uexas, and the "barter of said City, for the purpose of
constructing improvements and extensions to the Elactric Licht Plant
of said City, in the principal sum of 0I.1E .t U_?.JRED SEVE!—jIY-FI-7E
THOUS''_i:ll DO=_TZ3 (;P'17 5 , 000.00) .
SECTIOIv 2: That said bonds shall be numbered consecutively from
One (1) to One Hundred and Seventy-five (175), both inclusive; shall
be of the denomination of OIJE TriCUS �ITD DOLLIRS ( l.000.00) each,
aggregating the sum of OME IIU RED SEVEI-iTY-_,I fE T -uL a i_sD DOLLk3S
(4175,000.00).
SECTIOY 3: That said b ,nds shall be dated February 10, 1941,
and shall mature in numerical order ld"5,000.00 on the loth day of each
month beginning January 10, 1942 and ending November 10, 1944, as
more fully shos-jn by the following schedule:
BOi L i,1L1:BIERS
I.�z'^U_II`i'Y
D.�TyS
_Ji OUNT3
rill Inclusive)
1
to
5
January 10,
1942
�51000.00
_ 6
to
10
February
10, 1942
5,000.00
11
to
15
I.. -arch 10,
1942
5,000.00
16
to
20
April 10,
1942
5,000.00
21
to
25
1-:-ay 10,
1942
5, 000.00
26
to
30
June 10,
1942
5,OGI0.00
31
to
35
July 10,
1942
5,000.00
36
to
40
August 10,
1942
53000.00
41
to
45
September
10, 1942
5,000.00
46
to
50
October
10, 1942
5,000.00
51
to
55
LTovember
10, 1942
5,000.00
56
to
60
December
10, 1942
5,600.00
61 to 65 January 10, 1943 5,000.00
66 to 70 February 10, 1943 5,000.00
71 to 75 Earth 10,_ 1943 _ _ _ 5.000.00
Bond
1,U11bers
(.All Inclusive)
76
to
80
81
to
85
86
to
90
91
to
95
96
to
100
101
to
105
106
to
110
111
to
115
116
to
120
I-aturity i)etes
April 10, 1943
TIay 10, 1943
June 10 , 1943
�Tuly 10, 1� 43
August 10, 1943
be -ternber 101 1943
October 10, 1943
C ovenber 10, 1943
Dec -giber 10, 1943
Amounts
y5,000.00
5)000.00
5,000.00
5,G00.00
5,000.G0
52000.00
52000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
121
to
125
January 10, 1944
5,000.00
126
to
130
February 10, 1944
5,000.00
131
to
135
Ii,arch 10, 1944
5)000.00
136
to
140
"L)ril 10, 1944
52000.00
141
to
145
"Lay 10, 1944
5,000.00
146
to
150
June 10, 1944
53,000.00
151
to
155
Jilly 10, 1944
5,000.00
156
to
160
u`ust 10, 1944
5,000.00
161
to
165
Septi-.i ber 1.'), 1944
5,000.(10
1cG
to
170
�,ntober 10, 1944
5,000.00
171
to
175
November 10, 1944
50000.00
aECTICi- 4: That all of said bonds shall bear interest
fro-.. date until paid at the rate of O 7,, 11E1� CEI-711 (1%)
per annu_, payable on Au^;ust 10, 1941 and on February 10, 1942,
and thereafter such interest krill be paid semi-annually on-::u,r•ust
loth and February loth of each year, except interest will be paid
at maturity on the bonds r�ic..turin_� between re ,ula.r interest payinC
dates; such interest to be--videnced by proper coupons attached
to each of said bonds..
SECTI01T 5: 12nat the principal and interest of said seri(N of bonds
shall be payable on presentati n and surrender of bonds or proper
coupons, in lawful money of the United Mates of Ar,,erica, at CITIZENS
111TIOML BAPS., LUBBOCK, TE--M'-.
S:,CTION 6: That each of said bonds shall be signed by the T:ayor
and countersi.`ned b-- the City Secretary, and the corporate sezl of
the "CITY OF -U',BOCI_, TEYM," shall be i-pressed u:on each of them.
S.ECTIOIT 7: That the facsimile signatures of the T..a:Tor and
City Secretary -may be lithographed or printed on the interest coupons
attached to said bonds, and shall have t'_e sane effect as if they
had been sirnea by then.
SECTIU..-� 8: That the foini of said bonds shall be substantially
as follozrrs :
110.UITITED STATES OF AT. PIRICA rtl, OC'0.00
ST' T 1, O F T ,C-%S 1 .�J �.l 1.J1 ,
COUINTY OF LUBBOCK.
CITY OF LUBBGCI�.) Tuj ELEC7RIC
LIGIE�T I:._P1ROULh:E1IT. AND
CONS`;:'RUCTIOII BO--"D.
CIT<i OF LUBBOCI:, a municipal corporation, of the State of 'Texas,
acknowledEes itself indebted to and, FOR VALTIE RECEIVED, hereby
,Dro-:ises to pair to bearer, the sure of
O .'OUS�_IID DOLL -FRS
( 1,OCO.00) , in la,v'Lul money of the United -Itates of America.,
on the loth day of _ 19 .,rith i)-,.terest thereon
from the date hereof until raid, at the rate of ONE PER CEI�� 1U '
(1%) per annum, payable on -uSust 10, 1941, on February 10,
1942, and on 101 19 ____, (here the printer will
insert proper interest payment date or dates subsequent to
February 10, 1942) on presentati,)n and surrender of the rnn(;xed
coupons as they severally mature.
BOTI. -,J'II;CIPAL and interest of t:-i~ bond are hereby
made payable at CITIZENS I; 1TIO AL B-U,7y, LUBBOCT,_,TL1%'-kS.
T',IS BOND is one of a series of like tenor and effect,
except as to number and raturity, dated the loth day of Februarytt
1941, nu-m'ti eyed from One (1) to one I1undred and )eventy-five (1751 ,
both inclusive, all of said bonds being; of the denomination of
One Thousand Dollars (w1,000.00), aCgregating in amount 0iZ
II[,TITLIZ ED SEVEI�'Y-FIVE T� CuSnITD DOI,LA=,S (;�175, 000.00) , and issued
for the purpose of constructing inprovements and extensions
to the Electric Light :Plant of sa.i d "'it,, under authority of
the Constitution and Laws o-' the State of Texas, and the Charter
of said City, and pursuant to an order dull- adopted by the Oity
Corar::ission of the Citv of Lubbock, Texas, and recorded in the T.'inutes
of said City Corumission.
IT IS=--EP=BY CE-LTIFI ED, i,yCITED .illD REPRE,-:E- —],D that the
issuance of ti:i s bond and the series of .,j-hich it is a part is duly
__ uthorized bar law and by a vote of the r.u.alified_property taxpaT Ing
voters of the City of Lubbock, Texas, voting at an election held for that
purpose within said City on the 14th day of January, 1941; that all acts,
conditions and thinCs required to be dj.e precedent to and in the issuance
of this series of bonds, and of this bond, have been properly done and
performed and have hippened in reCular and due tine, fora and nanner as
rewired by lay; that sufficient and proper provision for the levy
and collection of taxes has been made which, when collected, shall be
appropriated exclusively to the payment of t1is bored anc: the series of
which it is a part,and to the payment of the interest coupons thereto
annexed as the sane shall becaAe due; and t'_iat the total indebtedness
of the City of Lubbock, Texas, including the erti-P series of bonds of
•.:'-rich this is one, noes not exceed any constitutional or statutory
limitation.
II; M=._011.:f -EEREOF, the City of Lubbock, lexas by its `'ity
Connission, has caused its corporate seal to be affixed hereto, and this
bonO to be si Cned by its ha7or and countersiCned by its ji ty Secretary,
and the interest coupons ncroto qtt�coed to be executed Q the
lithograshed or printed facsimile siCn.tures of the layor and Uity
Secretar73 and to be dates; the 10th day of lebruarT, aCii—yof
1Myor, Lubbock,
Texas.
=r .�eMot�r�T,�it�T of,--
Lubbock, l'exas .
SECTION 9: l'<<nt the fora of interest cov- �n shnll be substantially
as follows:
19_—_._. 1 --_
The CITY OF 'UB!30CK, a nuniciml corporation of the Ntate of Texas,
'_lereb'r promises to ' 2y to bearer, at CICIZENS K TIUi _1 1Sild , L1T"0CIr
'i:_L:'.J, the sv_-: of
- - - - - - - - - - - - - DOLLA_-.S
(w_ _ —_) , in lawful money of the United States of America,
being— months' interest on the "CITY OF LU__-.BCC:a, =,r- S, y.il;C='21IC
LIv= CCITS`_"RUCTION BOLD, t' d - t9d ;t'
r ary 10, 1941.
Bond i,o. _ _.% Iv_-�11
or
7ty TEMPT
S CTM 10: Thst the folloying certificate shall be printed on the
back of each bond:
OFFICE. VL C01aPTROL1L13R, I RZGIS'lM- NO.
STITF OF TEXAS. 1 ---
I HEI;JBY CERTIFY that t�ere is on file and of record in my office
a certificate of the kttorne 7 General of the hate of Texas, to the
effect that this bond has been examined by him as required bar law and
that he finds that it hag been issued in conformity pith they Constitution
and laws of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and bindinE obli-
gation upon said Oi.ty of Lubbock, Texas, and said bond has this day been
registered by me.
'..'ITi7E33 L:� '_.-D �E;iL OF W ICE, at Austin, laxas, this the
--__-- d'a V of -------- ) 1941.
Coript- rollero pl ubic-«ccounts
of the state of Texas.
s CTIQU 11: DE IT MaT__i R ORD I_;ED iTf Ti.E CITY OF LUBBOCK:
Th,t to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking; fund
sufficient to redeem then at maturity, a tax of Tnenty Three Cents (23¢ )
on each one hundred bollard valuation of all taxable property in the
AV of Lubbock, Texas, or such an amount as may at all tii'.:es be legally
necessary, shall be annually levied on said Droperty and annually
assessed and collected, or so nuc! thereof as shall be necessar�, or
in addition thereto as '.:lay be required, until said bonds ;`•]it:i interest
tale coon have been fully pa_id; and the said tax of Twenty three Cents
(231) is sere i-io'flevied for t''''_e current year, and so much thereof as
shall be necessary, or in additi'on thee: to as nay be required, is her by
levied for e�ch succeeding yeir nhile said bonds, or any of they:, are
outstandin , and the snore shnll be annually assessed and collected ,and
applied to the purpose named; provided, thAt to pay the interest on said
bonds dint will nature on "ugust 10, 19?1, there is hereby appropriated
the son of 0875.00, out of sums in the Treasury and to be in the
Treasury fron taxes collected in due and re-ulzr order, and she City
becro ary is '_eTUby authorize' ,_ordered and directed to place said amount
i
to the credit of this series of bonds, and the said amount s'iall be
applied to the purpose stated, and none other.
S.�C�I.: 12: BE I a�_�l__��. C���-'LI=LB l�.W CITE OF L�BOCK
!'Iilat the 1-ayror of said u ity shall L'Io anc, he is hereby authorized to
take and have charge of all necessaryorders and records pending inves-
tigation b;- the-1ttorney General of the 0tate of texas, and s'-all take
and have chary and control of V-1e bonds herein aut'_--orized pending their
approval by t';e zttzorney en�ral ^.nd their re •istration by the Uozrp-
troller of -ublic Accounts.
SEC'rICi: 13. �ND BE I`l' �+'C'�tn'-t:i�r ultD..11i.;Ei1 BY T-=T CITY Oi LL'BBOCK:
The fact that it is to the best interest of the City that the
authorized improvements and extensions to the Electric Light Plant be
constructed at the earliest possible date, creates ti._is an emergency
measure for the inxiediate preservation of the public peace, pro-perty,
health and safety, as 7ell as a r"iore efficient administration and
operation of the Electric Light Lepartment of the municipal gover-nnent,
demanding that the Charter provisions to the effect that no ordinance shall
be ypassed on the day on 1:jnicr it shall be introduced, be suspended, and
t-iis ordinance is hereby declared an emergency, measure b•,- a unanimous
vote of the City ,or �rmission, and the sane shall take effect frori and after
its t)ass_-.-.e, and it is so ordained.
HISSED, this the 27th day of February, 1941.
A F_�C V'D , t':i i s the 27 th d-a y o f Ze brua r�r , 1941.
_ C y Slaton _
Iayor, CCity of Lubbock,-'iLexas
ATTEST:
Lavenia -4illiaris
�---fie --------,-------
'City Secret- -, �itir of
Lubbock, 'texas.
(City Seal)
TIC STATE OF TE7XkS,
COUIIl' ' OF LUBBOCK
CITY OF LUBBOCK
O11 .1 iIS the 27th day of February, 194-1, the City t�orgmission of the
City of Lubbock, `iexas, convened in regular session, at the regular meeting
-place thereof in tl.e City Hall, �^iith the following members thereof, to -?-wit:
C E
Slaton
Mayor
'T B
,rice
Ooi=missioner
140.
1;
:T G
I.:c:.:illan
Corinissioner
No.
2;
Garland Newsom
Oo-_:. issioner
i�_o.
3;
flub
J ones
CorMissioner
i1o.
4;
present, and the following; absent: Hone,
constituting a quorum, when, among other proceedings =:ad,
7.vere the follo��win!7:
Coninissioner L__cl:illan introduced an ordinance entitled --
,'.41 URDI2dlJi`CE b;: the City Oortimission of the City of Lubbock, Texas
authorizinC; the issuance of bonds for the principal sum of 05,000.00
for the purpose of constructing; ii provements and extensions to the
,Taterworks System of said City; prescribing the form of the bonds and the
form of interest coupons; levying a. continuing direct annual ad valorura
tax on all taxable properties -Jwithin the lir:its of said `,ity to pay the
interest on such bonds and to create a sin?Tingfund for the redemption there-
of and providing for the assessment and collection of such tax; enacting
Provisions incident and relating to the subject and p>>r�)ose of this
ordinance; and declaring, an emergency."
the ordinance was read by the Oity Secretary.
'21l,Dreu-oon, Uom�nissi.oner Iici_illan moved th=I,.t the rule requiring that
no ordinance shall be passed on the day on which it be introduced be
suspended, �ind that in vie-.,; of the emergency set fort'_: and defined in the
preamble to the proposed ordinance, that the sarie be decla--ed an eraerg.:ncy
measure. i`his motion -,:as duly seconded by L;orslissioner Trice. 'the
notion carried b;jr the follo;-wing vote:
AYES: L.ayor Slaton and Uo.r.miissi oners Price, 1=-cl.__illan, 14e,,R,sori Jones.
Thereupon, the Layor announced that the proposed ordinance had been
declared an emergency measure by unanimous vote of the Commission.
-'hereupon, U017m;issioner Erice, moved that the ordinance as read in
full by the City Secretary be finally passed and adopted by the Commission.
this notion was seconded by Commissioner Lchillan, and the notion,
carrying with it the final :passage and adoption of the ordinance was
unanimously carried by the followin~ vote:
AYES: I.ayor Slaton and Commissioners Price, L:cLillan,
Ahnsom and Jones.
TOES: %ne .
Thereupon, the il-ayor ^renounced that
passeu and adopted by unanimous vote of
with the requirements of Sections 15, 16
Lubbock Charter; and the hayor thereupon
in the presence of the Connission.
'-'he ordinance is as follows:
the ordinance had been finally
the Cor:ir_iission, in accordance
and 17, of Article IX, of the
signed and approved the ordinance
O_tiDI:;:I;;CE _:0. 660
"Al ORDIT ITCE by the City lommission of t' e City of Lubbock, 'texas,
a_uthori zinU the issuance of bonds for the principal stern of '?75, 000.00
for the purpose :.f constructinS improvements and extensions to the
.ia-ter!.�rorks System of said City; prescribinE the for- of the bonds and
the form of inter it coupons; lev7inq a contiruinj direct annual ad
valoru.m tax_ on all taxable properties within theliDiits of said QQ tc
pay the interest on such bonds and to create a sinking fund for the
redemption thereof, and providing for the assessment and collection of
such tAr; erActinF provisions incident and relating to the subject and
purpose of this ordinance; and declaring an emergency."
'1ER !1S, under and by virtue of a resolution :and order duly, passed by
the City Coni:ission of the City of Lubbock, `texas, on thn 26th day of
Decenber, 1940, an election was ordered to be held in said City on the
14th day of January, 1941, and at which election the followi�g proposition
was submitted to the qualified electors of said City:
"S'.:ALI, the City Cormission of the Cit,r of Lubbock, Texas, be
authorized to issue bonds of said City, in the principal son of oeventy-
Five Thousand Lollars (?75,000.00), maturing serially within five (5)
years from their dates, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding;
THREE PER CE'I TUT: 0%) per annum, payable semi—annually, and to levy
tax on all taxable property in said City sufficient to pay interest
on said bonds and provide a sinking fund with which to pay the principal
at maturity, for the purpose of constructing improvements and extensions
to the Alterworks System of said City, as authorized b;; the Constitution
and laws of the State of Texas?"
-11D "� _EREAS, upon consideration of the returns of said election,
the City Commission found that said election had been conducted in the
manner prescribed by law, and was in all respects legally held, after
due and proper notice as required by law; that due returns of said election
had been made by the proper officers; that said election resulted favor-
ably to the issuance of said bonds; that a majority of the qualified
electors, voting; at said election, voted in favor of the issuance of said
bonds; and that the City Commission is in all thins authorized to issue
said honds and to do any and all things necessary and/or coivenient in connec-
tion t' ere.aith; and
�'_�EREAS, it is to the best interest of the City that the authorized
improvements and extensions to the '.�aterworks System be constructed at
the earliest possible date, thereby creating this an emergency measure
for the immediate preservatior of the public peace, property, health and
safety, as well as a more efficient administration and operation of the
-.later Department of the municipal government; ther,fore,
E T ORDAIZED BY T:IE CITY OF LUBBOCX,
SECTIM 1: That the bonds of saic City, to be called "CITY OF
LUBBOCK, T uAa, ITER"JOR_, S II.;t'zO�I� ZEI-T AND CO :STRUCTIC,� M.DS," be issued
under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the otate of Texas,
and the Charter of said City, fop the purpose of constructing improvements
and extensions to V e Jater-jorks Sy stem of said Cit7, in the principal
sum of S!V21TY-1+I-d_E T=OLS'_�'D DOLL.IRS (9475,000.CO).
JECTION 2: That said bonds shall be numbered consecutively from C,1e
(1) to Seventy-five (75), both inclusive; shall be of the denomination of
OTTE DOLL?RS (,'"1, 000.00) each, aggregatin-7 the sun of SEVE TY-FIVE
TH07S�._-D DOLL" RS (-4?75 , 000. 00) .
3ACTICTT 3: 'tint said bonds shall be dated February 10, 1941, and
shall mature serially in accordance with the following schedule:
BO.--D
NCI.{BERS
1. � Tt RI`l '
D ° TES
U.:OUI.'I'S
(All
Inclusive)
1
to 25
2ebruary
10, 1942
W25,000.00 !
26
to 50
2ebruery
10, 1943
25,000.00 i
51
to 75
February
10, 1944
25,000.00 it
SECTIOIT 4: That all of said bonds shall bear interest from date until ,.)aid
at the rate of 0 E PER CEi L'1: (l;o) per annum, pay- ble on -ueust 10, 1941,
and thereafter Beni -annually on February lOth and -iu ust loth, in each year,
such interest to be evidenced by proper coupons attached to said bonds.
SECTION; 5: That the principal and interest of said series of bonds shall
be naya.ble on presentation end surrender of bonds or proT)er coupons, in
lawful money of the United States of _ erica, at CI^IEEITS 1�1:M:'-NML B^STK,
LUBBOCK, TEXAS.
SECTIOINT 6: That each of said bonds shall be signed bi;T the I4!a-,Tor and
countersigned by the City Secretary, and the corporate seal of the"OITY
OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS," shall be impressed upon each of them.
SECTION' 7: That the facsimile signatures of the L ayor and City secretary
.-,ay be lithographed or printed on the interest coupons attached to said
bonds, and shall have the same effect as if they had been signed b - them.
SECTIO_r 8: That the fora of said bonds shall be substantially as follows:
ITo. i NiITED STi^B 0_i -�I: ��IC_� 1, 000. 0
STATE OF TEX'-S,
COUI, 'Y OF LUBBOCK
CITY OF LUBBOCK, T -M, ',-MT.ER.'VORK_S
A----"D, COITSTRUCTION,
BOITD.
CITY OF LUBBOCK, a municipal corporation, o the estate of 'iexas,
acknowledges itself indebted to and, '?OR V^-_i -FE R-`_ CEI ED, hereby promises
to pair to bearer, the stun of
C'JE ,F._ 0U,3 V1TD 1DOLL-%RS
( ?l,000.00) , in lav,,iful money of the United States of America,
on the loth day of _ _, 19 , iAth i�,terest thereon
from the date hereof until paid, at the rate of ONE c R C EIJTUP,i
(1%) per annum, payable on �uLust 10, 1941, and semi-annually
thereafter on February loth and-iugust loth in each year, on
resentation and surrender of t3:e annexed co-:_pons as they
severally mna ture .
30T_l PRII-XIPAL and interest of this bond are tier-�by made pay,'ble at
CITTUNS I�"iTICIJIL DAI:'17-, LU3 OCX� T ,—S.
:IS I30ii'D IS one of a series of like tenor and effect, excel t as to
=be:- and maturity, dated. the loth day of February, 1941, =_ibered fro.:
One (1) to .,Seventy -Five (75), both inclusive, all of said bonds being; :)f
the denomination of 0 c Thousand Dollars (�1,000.00), aggregatinE in amount
SE777E TY-F FIVE T_ OTI,;SAEM' DOLL. ties (475,000. 00) , and issued for the pur.., of
constructing improvements and e__tensio=;s to the 1,-j ter°vorks 'z>17 hi of said
City, under authorit-T of the C,).nstitution and la -.vs of the State of 'i'exas,
and. the Charter of said City, and pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted
by the Ci ty Commission of the City of - ubbocl_, Texas, and recorded in the
I'-inutes of said City Commission.
TM IS ER_- 5'.' CERTIFIEM, R CIT.ED . AI, D iCiPE&?I.: i;TED that tl).e issuance of
this bond and the series of -.•-i':ich it is a part is duly authorized b;- law
and b • a vote o1' the .:.qualified p.ro:;erty t^ x;ayi ng voter,- of t., e Cit,T of
Lubbock 'texas, votin`r at an electio held for t_,3a.t A;ur.'ose .;itlh_.r said
City on the 14t1n day of Januar,,T, 1941; thcat all �+.cts, conditio^.s, and
t'::.i-n.; s renuire�, to done precedent to and in the issuance of this series
of bo*-.ds, and of this bo-�d, -,eore been �roaerly done and performed and
l ave iiaS�'�ened In ref>'ular ?nd due t1?'?e, Pori! ?nd 1;?c — er as required by las'i;
that sufficient and prop:Dr provision for the s_eVy and collection of taxes
has been made which, .�.er_ collected, shall be appropriated exclusivel�7 to
the pay -rent of this bond and the series of wi-Lich it is a. part, and to the
nayrlent of the interest coupons thereto annexed as the same shall bec aTie
due; and that t''-le total indebtedness of the City of Lubbock, Texas, includ-
ine, the entire series of bonds of , _icin this is one, does not exceed any
constitutional or statutory liriitation.
IiT 7711Ii10F, the City of Lu'.-bock, 'texas, b. its City
Corz.iission, has caused its corporate seal to be affixed hereto, and this
bond to be signed by it P.:ayor.and countersigned by its City secretary,
and the interest coupons hereto attached to be executed by the lithographed
or printed facsimile signatures of the I,iayor a d U'ty Se - e- tary, and to
be dated the loth day of February, 1941.
Ti,.yor, i T of Lubbock,
Texax.
C OU_'"L ERS IG1 7: �D
SFC"'IOII 9: That the fora of interest coupon s}iall be substantially
as follows:
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the CITY OF LU'F;BOTE, a municipal corporation of the -1tate of 'Texas, hereby
promises to pay to bearer, at CILI 21�3 ii:�.`IC«LL lii_,al, LT�i3�.CG.i, ! ES, the
------------DOLLARS
(;}w }, in l.ar%;'111 of the United estates of - erica, beinE _ -
months' interest or. the "CIT`� GF LUBBOCK, :�i�, 'i'iLE:1"70, �S I::P?OTT�i~
Aim CGI,�� "U(l l0_: 0 .D, dated February 10 , �941. Bond i,o .A.
T1
7, - _7,1
_ .a4Tr,
n _
'-41U7 Jecret7r,;r.
EC'1'I(" 10: 'That the follov;ing• certificate s'na11 be printed on the back
of each bond:
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I t.: :t ?Y CB==tTIi�`,r tIn t there is oi� file and of record in m, office a
11a t
certificate of the-1ttorney General of the estate of Texas, 'to the effect that
th%is bone has been examined b him as reaui.red b - later and. that Ile finds that
it has been issued in conformity ??;ith the Constitution and La�rs of the State
of 'Texas, and t'_,at it is a valid and bin.din�: obligatir.�n upon said Cigar of
Lubbocl., `e 'as, and. said bond ;:1as t ds d•y been registered b;,• Ise.
1^:r• T.—,r ._ _...�. _. "r.T 1 - n l' T r 1
�a.D 1•":L __*_1.ii . �_;L 3, iL C Ut _ I��, at AUSTII
t'' i s the da, of
-Cometroller oi' ublic .2 cbonnts
of the estate of 'exas.
{'t•-� 7-:IL .11: 13E It 1T1,TR1_:, . i._,;..� D 33Y r,V r�treT OF s:T?Tr_SOCK:
That, to ,)a-y the linterst on said bonds and create a sinking fund
sufficient to redeem. that:_ at mzturit- a tax of yen Cants
on each one hundreddollars' valuation of all taxable p':•operty in the
City of Lubbock, Texas, or such an amounVas may at all tunes be legally
necessary, shall be annually levied on said property and annually assessed
and collected, or so nuch thereof as. shall be necessary, or in addition
they ,to as may be reouired, until said bonds sirith interest thA.reon have
been 'fuller paid; and the sai, tax of 'en_Cents _ (10fl is here now
levied for the current -rr, ar, and so much thereof as shall be necessary,
or in addition thereto as mar be required, is hereby levied for each
succeeding year 1.rihile said bonds, or .tn-r of t'l-1em, are outstanding, and
the same shall be c.nnuall % -assessed and collected and applied to the
purpose naume s; provided, that to T-)Fly the interest on said bonds that
will nature on Aug',ust 10, 1941,_there is hereby appropriated the sum
of 373.00, out of sums in the 'Treasury any. to be in the '=reasury from
taxes collected in due and regular order, and the City Secretary is
hereby authorized, ordered and directed to place said amount to the
credit of this series of bonds, and the said ar_,ount shall be a^Dplied to the
pur-•-)ose stated, and none other.
SFG='I -.II 12: BE I'i' O_iT l O.RD.1I_'.�1,D BY TI�"�' CITY OF LUB13OCK:
That the I._ayor of said City shall be and he is hereby authorized
to take and have charge of all necessary orders and records pending
i_Ivestigation by the :'.ttorney General of the estate of Texas, and shall
take and have charge and control of the bonds herein authorized ,,ending
their approval by the °attorney General and their registration by the
Comptroller of Public accounts.
SEC`_�IOI'•T 13 : AIM DE IT L :'I'I:BR ORD-iIITED BY I z7 CITY GF LUBF OCK:
The fact that it is to the best interest of the City that the
authors zed improve_Zents and extensions toy the _:raterviorks aJTstem be
constructed at the earliest possible date, creates -this an emergency
neasure for the irm_ediate preservation of the pi-.blic peace, property,
health and safety, as s^hell as a more efficient adr:inistration and operation
of. the :eater Department of the municipal government, demanding the t the
Charter provisi-ins to the effect that no ordinance shall be passed on t1ie
day on T•vhich it shall be introduced, be suspended, and this ordinance is
hereby declared an emergency measure b;; a unanimous vote of the City
Commission, and the same shall tape effect from and after its passat e,
and it is so ordained.
Passed, t ki.s the 27th day of February, 1941
-PP ROVED, this the 27th day of ''ebrtzary, 1941.
C L Slaton
Attest: Lavenia :iillians %yor,ity of LubbockTexas
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i..+. l'ix, I:r. l-leinschimidt, I--r. Stinson, Er. Lc_,t-,lich, 1 r. I:cDonald,
leaver, Jr., I.Irs. n Conley, E_-rs. J J Johnson, i.-rs Drew i�hillips
and others appeared before the Conmission requesting th .t Broad -jay
fro: venue Z to College -venue, both sides, be _�?,-t i, on ""H" District
in the Zoni-nc.. Ordinance. There %-ias discussion, and it was unanimously
agreed. to solace Broad -may fry Y= Avenue i to Colle,,•e-ivenue, in
Distri ct.
I.:otion b,r Corrmissi�)ner trice, seconded by Co�;riissi %,�,• I�cl-illan, cq.rried
unanin,ousl-,r, to pass Ordinance I�Io. 661 first reading.
MDI_-1ITC� ::U. 661
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I•-otion b;; Oolrlr issicner 1-rice, seconded bar Co::_:.issioner 1le-.vsom, carried
unanimousl-;r, Ordinance No.662 passed first reading.
CRDI :jAI.NC , _M. 662
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+J I'd T �.�+Yai"1.I-:G 1'1D I.t" �✓ T I. C. _�i..i'.i_ SSI _JI': 1. �i 7 0R .L..-L 0 HE
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T��"�� VjY4 -r J_nS_TDTSSU;1,?CE 0F SSICrLEr Rm PIrn-TEy L� J: 'J m_'j-r,
There T�..as discussion of default on Pavinsr lien b - F 1r--arwell, 2809
24th Street, and the Ci iJy . _+torney Teas authorized to settle for 50;0
of the original i nal paving; cost:
i,:r. aeo C. ;'Tolffarth offered to sell the "it, ten lots in Bloclk 22,
Original Town, there was discussion and it was unanimously agreed to
not purchase this nroferty.
There -,ias discussion of sellir_.� 300 E z,, iiTairbanNCs I::orse enr-ine, and
it Vias unanimously agreed to not sell tl:is engine -at this ti.-.e.
�sti,mate was read on labor ai,d material for altering Police -Department
for use by Retail I._ercha_its .'ssociation, amount being %�351.85, and it 1^jas
unanimlousl;r agreed to have this �raork done b-r- l.:r. Jno, T. Glover, the
City to furnish naterial and labor and parr '..r. Glover 10;0 of the cost
for supervision, not to exceed this amount.
:'here was discussion of inhalator at a cost of �417.00, the
;Test 'Texas Gas Company and Texas Utilities vo-rlpany having, agreed to pay
one-third of the cost, and the City I.':a.na.ger was instructed to contact
the Telephone Company and see if they -�aould. share in the cost of t',.is
na.chine and report back to the (i t,�- Co;mr�ission.
There was discussion of claim of �T H' 31iE-;h for hat and handkerchief
is ivinc. been lost -3hile in Cit - Jail on Brun'-;: charge, but no action taken.
rlhere -as discussion of enlarging, student loading. zone, 2400 Block on
Broadway, and it was unanimously agreed to no" enlarge the zone, letter
having been read from. the Chief of tolice stating that it was t-..e
opinion of his Department that the 2`:one was 13rye enough.
Mr. R P Crouch, appeared before the City cCor^r.i ssion sta.ti n;; he had taken
the examination for 1-aster slumber three times and fa *,.led to pass the
examinatio-: each time, but that he felt he should be issued a T'.:aster
Plumber's license. `here -ryas discussion and it va_s unanimously agreed
to leave t'_Lis up to the Plumbing Board.
Petition was presented the Con-inission requesting Parking . eters be
placed on i.:ain Street, between Avenue G and-'Lvenue ii, on north side
only, and the Ci ty Attorney was instructed to draw ordinance authorizing
_Parking l--eters to be placed at this location.
there was discussion of passing ordinance regarding -eeddlers' license,
and the City ttorne:,r was instructed to investigate the ordinance and
report back to the City Commission.
I.-otion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Coimissi.)ner Jones, carried
unanimousl;-, to approve insurance policies of Lubbock `ity plus Company
and City Cnb Company of date February 16, 1941.
I.:otion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Iye asom, carried
unanimously, to re-mit penalty of Tech Drug 6tore, City -Lax, account
of City ax Office not finding this amount due when 1-r. A �'ulton,
o-•aner, was in the tax office .to parr his City tax.
K.otion by Cori-r-issioner ;:Set,isor_i, seconded b Corriissioner Trice, carried
unanimousl-.;, to secure additional bid on repairing 1940 Chevrolet
automobile of i .yx. Davis, and have car repaired on low bid. Also to
investigate and see if t Ilere alas airy insurance on this car at the time
it ,,,ras in i-Arreck ,,Ath City 'ruck. I•Ir. Davis bein _; father of L-rs . A.C.
Haygood, °rho is the own . _� of th, automobile.
'J.D. Benson.Jr. appeared before the City uormissiory� requesting that the
City release pa_vin� lien, Lot 1'7, -flock 152, Original 'iown of ubboek,
'texas. -here ,%Yas discussion_ and t1ae malty=�ttorne1; was authorized to
settle t'-,i s, collecting half the ,paving cost, if )ossible , the property
havinc been sold for taxes.
Clair._ in the amount of 9'32.50 for court cost in Jack Strickland case
was presented to t'__e Cit-r Corimission b: Urady �-pest, and the City 'zttorney
was instructed to investigate and see i the CJ ii,y is liable in t+:.is
connection, and re Port back to the Cit-., Co mission.
iI-ev. Jeff L. ::elch, of the Central �3aptist Church, requested alley in
Block 226, Orig. foj,�n, be closed. 'there ,ias discussion and the Ci tIr I.:anager
.--;as instructed to get additional inf oni- atio_n and report back to the liitZr
Co,milssion.
``here oa.s discussion re--ardin`- parking in alley back of Uity hall, and
the City iana-er Taas instructed to have signs "City yn�ployees onl;r"
+,laced in this alley.
I'o furth-er business cor.:ing up for col�sideration, the CitJ Cor�r'lsslon
the CitJr Cor'ri i_ssinn Recessed to meet L-arch 4, 1941.
Ites_d and approved this the 13th — day of
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