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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 12/28/1942RECESSED REGUL.�R ILEETING■ Lubbock, Texas. December 28, 1942. The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 3 o'clock P.M. in rtecessed Regular Session, liecessed fror, Ren1•1nr lleetin- of Dec. 24, 1942, at the Rem; lar lleetinr, -Llace in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present, to-mit: Ma-zor C.L. Slaton, Comm�a issionk.rs W.B. Price, J.O. Jones, Hub Tones, Garland P�Te�vsom, O'.ty �L�torney Durwood Fi. Bradley, City T.1ana;cr I,i.R. Smith, Jr. , City Secretary Laven is 111illiams . ,,sent : Coruais sion•or Hub Jones. The T:linute,o of Recessed Regular T.,:eetin,;s of December 14, December 17, and December 21, 1942, and Regular Ideetirp of Dec. 24, 1942, were read and upon motion b,. Commissioner `.V.B. Price, seconded by Commissioner J.O. Jones, they were unanimously approved. The 11inutes of -accounts allowed from 'jarrant No. 29741 to `:•rlarrant No. 29896, both inclusive, were read and upon motion b7 `'ommissioner J.O. Jones, seconded by Commissioner Garland Newsom, they were unanimously approved. Bids were read on 15 M Customers Ledger==�heets and 150 TI 1ilater and Light Bills, and 4 14 carbons. There was discussion and the City Manager was instructed to accept the bid of Clark and Court for the purchase of the 15 1.1 Customers Ledger Sheets and 150 1,1 'water and Light Bills at a price of 0"359.70; and accept the bid of Burroughs 1'idding %Machine Company for the 4 Y1 carbons, -price being; lip"16.00. `these being considered the best and lowest bids on these supplies. T,Iotion by Oomraissioner Garland Newsom, seconded by laWfrnissioner 'ii.B. Irice, cUrried unanimously, to authorize Ivla,or C.E. Slaton to execute Contract between United States Government and the pity of Lubbock, Texas, for furnishing, electric current for field l thting and light and po-'rer at the old Municipal Hangars at the South rlain.s nrniy Flying School. Notion by �;ommi.ssioner '1,f.3. Price, seconded by Commissioner Garland Tlewsom, carried unanimously, Si. ;n Board Bond of _�rlin ',I. Clark was arrroved and ordered filed. T.Ir. J.G. '.•filkerson _.arp eared before: the City Commission re'nu sting permission to slaughter animals on 23rd `street bet -Teen Yven, e G an(= Avenu H, at his frozen food locker location. There was discussion and 1.1r. ,;fi lkerson was advised that this would require amendment of the mooning Ordinance and that he should contact the Zoning Commission and reluest that they snake recom- mendation in this connection to the City Cormission, in accordance T,ith t),e terms of the Zoning Ordinance. Mr a.B. Davis and I:1r. Geo . Ruykendall, committee from the Lubbock Defense Recreational Council, apreared before the City Commission in regard to the recreational 1rogram, they having none t:) Fort `:forth and conferred with Ir1r. Bradner, Ike-aional Director of the Federal Works nency, in regard to the application for fund, for remodellinn and e-juirping the Norton Baker Building and the Negro Recreational Suildin ^, an?", the pro^osed application fo, Federal - Funds to overate the recreational centers. 1.1r. Bradner info_-med the Comriittee that before he could approve the a-rrlication for _`u.nds for rern.odel- lin, the buildini- that it t•;ould be necessarN7 for 'pis office to be assured that the Recreational Program would be carried on. .vithoutthe aid of Federal Funds. li ter considerable discussion as to whether the Recreational t'rogram should be operated by the local Recreational Co ,nci l or b'Nr the U.S.O. , it was the unani;nous o inion of the Commission th,,A the Recreational iro,,rare be operated by the local Recreational Co-,_ncil, nnC, it ,:pas tentatively agreed to arnropriate W10,000.00 in the 1943-1944 Bud;c;et for the operation of the pro je ct. There was discussion of Lease A,,greement between i anhandle and Santa Fe Railway Company, and upon moti "n by Coiu.Assion�r f.r3. price, seconded by Commissi:_)ner J.1j. Jones, carried itnaniraously, to authorize T:Ia,;Tor. C,L. Slaton to execute this lease agreement, covering portion of the 6anta Fe Rimht- of-way that is under fence and being; used as a. r ;rt of the City of Lubbock rower Plant Store Yard, being part of Block 7, Original Town of Lubbock, Texas. 1,iotion by Commissioner J.O. Jones, seconded bar Commissioner V,'.B. Price, the following Resolution carried unanimously. RESOLUTION ';711ERES, the City Commission_ has heretofore passed various assessment ordinances levying and assessing various properties in the 1�itv of Lubbock, certain specified amounts for street improvement purposes; and, `:'MREAS, the City of Lubbock is unable to obtain materials and labor sufficient to lay said paving and said assessment ordinances have created a cloud and an apparent lien on various properties in the City of Lubbock; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COI:24ISSION that in all cases where a property owner requests a release on his property from paving lien assessments where the pavement has not been laid, the Mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to execute to such property owners a full and complete release. Passed and aprroved by the amm amity Gomi.ssion of the `'ity of. Lubbock, Texas, t!-,i-" the ^8th d:"v of December, 1942. C.F. Slaton 1.4�vor i�ttest : Laverih vVilliai:ns City becretary. PTo further business coiling ip for consider::.tion, the pity Uoruriission adjourned. Read and approved this the 14th da,, of anuar.v 19 . tit �i City 3 cretary.