HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 12/14/1942tREECESSED t EGIZI�R
Lubbock, `iexas
Dec. 14, 1942.
The City Commission o' the City of Lubbock, lexas, met at 3 O'clock P.1I.
in Recessed Reg ;filar Session, Recessed from Recrular I.Ieeting of Dec. 10,
1942, at the Re,-ular Ileeting Place in the City Hall, the following members
thereof beinn Fresent, to -nit:
LIalror C .E. Slaton, Commissioners W.B. -trice, J.O. Jon,_ s, Garland Newsom,
Hub Jones, City �Atorney Durwood H. Bradley, City :Icinager Il.rt. Dmith,Jr.
an Citv Secretary Lavenia Williams.
-ibs ent : None.
"he 'Minutes of Recessed Re —filar Meeting of Nov. 25, 1942, and
Regular Meeting of Dec. 101 1942, were read and moll motion by
Commissioner Hub Jones, seconded by Commissioncr 'd.B. Irice, they
were unanimously approved.
Bids having been advertised to be received Dec. 14, 1942, for purchase
of Chlorination -Luipment for treatment of the water supply of the
City of Lubbock, the only bid received being that of V--iallace & Tiernan
Company of Newark, U.J. 1'i-;is bid was opened, and read, and discussed;
whereupon :notion eras made by Commissioner W.B. Irice, seconde _i by
Commissi3ner Hub Jones, carried unanimously, to accept the bid of
V allace & Tiernan Cor:.pany fnr this Cprl Chlorination. Lquient. Purchase
price beinn '17,632.40, F.D.B. Lubbock, Texas.
Request was received from C L Maedgen for removal of one narking; meter
in front of the Lubbock national 'yank in order to alloin mo re room for
parkin; of transfer tricks and moving vans. There was discussion and
the City Manager was instructed to advise Hr. I:Iaedgen to let hir.= know
when additional parking: space is needed fol• these trucks and the 'i ty
will reserve the additional space for the time it is needed.
I.Iotion by Commission: r J.O. Jones, seconded by Co_- missioner nub Jones,
carried unanimously, to accept ;p"250.00 as full payment for aving.,
Last part of Trick No. 1, Hrrkey i1ddition, IS.G. Irewitt, owner, being
Certificate No. 22 of Unit No. 297, Texas avenue, 25th tO 30th Street.
This adjustment was rlade in accordance with -the terms of the dedication deed.
from '�lr. 1,re ^sett dedicating right of Wray across tract One for Texas revenue.
ItiIotion by Commissioner J.G. Jones, seconded b.y Commissioner Hub Jones, i
carried unanimously, to authorize LIa-or C .E. Slaton to execute paving
release, against Tract No. 1, Harkey Addition, created by Ordinance No.
669, Unit No. 399, avenue H, this property having never been paved.
Motion by Commissione--, '.V.B. 1'rice, seconded b Cornraissioner Garland Newsom.
carried unanimouslyy, to transfer �„'1500.00 to the vity-County Welfare
;und, this being the C;_ty's portion of the fund.
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Motion by Commission._r Hub Jones; seconded by Commissioner 17. Trice,
the following bonds zw re unanimously approved and ordered filed:
Beatrice Claudine Estes, ;1,000.00 Bond - Assistant Cashier.
J.H. Dunlap Bond for moving a building
R.A. Coker, Electrician's r1ond
Avinger L»mber Company, General Con',raetor's Bond
There was discussion of assigning, one of the automobiles formerly used by
the -Police Department to H.F. Yant, for use in connection 1.�!ith his
duties, and chi ngin 1 is salary from .3'225.00 perPonth to "200.00 per 1,R'�nth,
effective Dec. 15, 1942, and the City T:ianager, 11.11. Smith,Jr., was
instructed to 7o ahead and .!fork this out on this basis.
There was discussion of employment of an extra man in the Tax Department
for a:,proxi.matel„y ta10 raonths beginnin;q about January 1, 1943, to be used
in assessing; taxes, and the `'itv I. -Tanager was instructed to go ahead and
employ t`-�is additional man if he thinks advisable.
There was discussion of whether or not the City Attorney, Assistant City
attorney and pity IIealth Officer should participate in the monthly
salary bonus, and it was the concensus of opinion of the �it,y Corunission
Lhat the bonus plan does not ar ly to these1 positions.
There was discussion of changing, re-ular office hours and hours of outside
crevis from 8:00 1i.i:l. to 5:00 P.T.-I., 8:30 �.I:T. to 5:30 P.M. with the
noon hour remaining from 12 :00 to 1:00 1 .i�l. , and the 1,it,y lIanager was
inst--ucted to mal,7e this change i-gnediatel,y. The rcgulnr hours he changed
back to the usual hours in the sprinc-, at any time the City Maneger thinks
advisable.
The request o' the United States �1�3vernment thru Mr. Clifford 1:. Ehn,
Head, Division Real Estate :Sub -office at Albuquerque, 11. ilex., that
the City of Lubbock take immediate action to effect the removal of the
Lubbock Municipal 1,ower Line, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's
line and the :youth Mains 1 ipe Line Lompany's telephone line within the
clear zones and approach zones along the '.:est Boundary line of the
South Plains Army Flying school at Lubbock, Texas, was presented for
discussion. After due consideration of this request, upon notion by
Corunissionsr Hub Jones, seconded by Commissioner Garland Newsom, carried
unanimously, the City !.Tanager was instructed to notify the United States
Government, thru its DivisionReal state Sub -office at Albuquerque, N.
Mexico) that the City Commission was of the opinion that the City was
under no obligations or cornitments to remove or cause to be removed or
relocated any of the above mentio-ed lines other than its own power line
?which it has previously agreed to remove or relocate.
Reryuest was received from Col. Thomas ''V'ilder of the -ouch 1lains Army
Flying School for services of ITose Food as First .did Instructor. There
was discussion and it way unanimously agreed that it would not be advisable
.for Mr. Hood to teach First Aid classes outside of the City Limits,
holnrever, if lar. Hood desires a leave of absence to teach First 21id at
the Lubbock Army Flying ochool and South k lai.ns -i-rmy Flyirg-chool, the
City Commission would be willin.- to grant such a leave of absence.
Messrs. C.C. Beene and Eugene F. Mathis, Attorney, appeared before the
Commission and presented application of C.C. Beene requesting a permit
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to orerote a Taxi -Cab Company .,fith.in the `'it- of Lubbock, Texas. lifter
some discussion of this mftter it was decided to hold a he -.ring in regard
to -',this application. at 7:30 �'.T:.1., Dec. 17, 1942, at the City Hall, and
the City TLlanager was instructed to notify the applicant and also the
present operating Taxi -Cab Companies that the hecrirF vrould be held at
the above mentioned time.
The application of T.L. De.nwiddie for a perriit to overate a colored taxi -cab
within the City of Lubbock, was presented and after discussion action in
regard to this application was deferred.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission
recessed to meet Dec. 17, 1942, at 7:30 P .TT.
Read and arrroved this the 28th da,y' of
matte
City Secretary.
Dec., , 1942.
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