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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 3/27/1942P,ECLSaD R�GL`L.R i:�l;T1.`;G. Lubbock, Texas, I.Iarch 27, 1.942, The City Commission of the Cit,1T of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30 P.P.I. in Recessed Reglilar Meeting, Recessed fror.� Regulax I:Ieeting of :':arch 12, 1942, at the Regular Lleeting Place in the "ity Hall, the following members thereof being pr, sent , to --it: Mayor C E Slaton, Coiimissioners `V+ B Price, 11 G I.Ic,'iillan, Hub Jones, Garland Newsom, City attorney Durviood Ii. Bradley, City lilanager YI.H. Rodgers and City Secretary Lavenia Williams. absent: Corimiissioners A G P.Icllillan and W B Price. Tha Minutes of Regular I.leeting of March 12, 1942, s:aere read and upon motion by Coririissioner Nev,-som, seconded by Comiliissi.oner Jones, they were unanimously approved. Motion by Coirzaissioner Jones, seconded 'toy Gorimissioner Nei.-isoni, carried unanimously, to pay damage to Frank Scurlock ca in the amount of Y12.5Q, this automobile having; been damaged by piece of tin blowing from garbU�-'e truck and hitting this cL:r. t1otion by Commissioner Newsom, seconded by Commissioner Jones, carried unanimously, to accept Right-of-�'�Iay Easement from J.E. and Elizabeth J. Vickers, as follows: ST.,= O'= TyX:,S COUIN?TY OF LUBBOCK R.TGIIT-OF=,iAY EASEIIE;NT J.L. Vickers and Elizabeth J. Vickers, husband end vrife, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar (�1.00) to them in hand paid by the City of Lubbock, Texas, a municipal corporation, hereb« grants unto it, its successors or assigns, the right and privilege of laying a stbrm sevrer or sejFlers from a point or points to be sell:-cted by said City in or about a lake basin located near the Southwest Corner of Section 28, Block .i-, owned by said City, as well as -from a point or points in said lake basin near the Southeast corner of Section 27, Block A, oianed bl- the said J.E. Vickers and llizabeth J. Vickers, in a general 1'*esterly direction across Section 27, Block A, at a place or places to be selected by said City so that said storm sever or se°rers will discharge the water accumulating in said lake basin before referred to into the Canyon or its approaches which flows through said Section 27, Block 1'�, same generally referred to as "Yellowhouse canyon"; and Said "ity and its servants, agents and employees, as well as those of any agency of the County of i.ubbock or the State ni.h�ray De- partment, if cooper,- -tine with the C:.ty, are hereby given and granted express permission to enter up ,n 7,ection 27, Block .�, a.long the right- of-way where said storm sewer or sewers may be located for the pur- rose of excavating; to a sufficient width and depth along said right- of-way to install, bury, maintain anJ repair said storm sewer or sewers, or to make repairs or additions thereto fr-)r:_ tine to time at/the option of said City, its si.. bcessors or assigns, or the County of Lubbock or the State Hi.mhway Department, if cooperatinF� T-,ritri said Uity in the installation, maintainence or repair of said storm se?�ler or sewers. IIov:ever it is distinctly un.ierstood thct said stor.a sewer or sewers shall be constructed in an approved m<:nn"r and st all be buried into thF ground so that the top of said storm seil.,-r or seti,ers shall be not nearer than 18 inches to the to-p-soil of the land across t•rhich said sewer or severs may be constructed; and all excavating; for the installation of sai' storm sewer or ses:-rers shall be filled and tamped or packed so that the surface covering same shall conform to the surface _)f the surrounding,, ground, and in such manner as n.ot to interfere �,rith the proper cultivation --or irrigatior/of the premises across which the storm se-er o sewers extend; and "l'he' 6ity of Lubbock, its successors or assigns shall be liable unto the said J.E. Vickers and Elizabeth J. 'dickers, their heirs or assigns for any damages caused to growing crops on said right-of-way easement at the time ' same is inst lied or that repairs thereto may be necessary, caused +. alone from the installation of said sewer or se��ers or the repair `"thereof. In cas the parties are unable to agree on the amount of such damage then same shall be settled by arbitration in the following manne j-. U Vickers and Elizabeth J. Vickers, their heirs or as- signs shall select one arbitrator; The City of Lubbock shall select one arbitrator and the tlrro so selected, neith: r of whoa shall be re- lated to or employed by said parties, shall select &third arbitrator, and the decision or aifrard in i,,rrit ing of any two cif' said arbitrators so selected shall be binding on all of said parties as to the amount of said damages. This right -of -:fray easement shall extend to a sufficient -,--idth to permit the installation, and subsequent repair of a storm sevier or sewers of sufficient dimension or size to drain said lake basin, within the Judgment of The Citir of Lubbock, its successors or assigns, and shall continue so lon as said City, its successors or assigns, shall desire to conti _-sue said easement. Said storm sewer or se?acrs is to be constructed of such material and strength as will prevent undue damages to the Premises or tractors, livestock, etc., belonging to J.L. Vickers and Elizabeth J. Vickers, their heirs or assigns, -which may be used in the cultivation of the premises on which said storm serer or seT;aers extend, and shhall at all times be kent and main- tained in a good state of repair so as not t(-. cause any undue damages to said pre^iise:3. Failure to so construct and rraintai~i said storm sezrer or se.;,er:-7 thus terminates all rights herein granted. The City of Lubbock, Texas shall not be required to construct a storm sewer to a connection in the canyon proper; but it may end on the hillsLde so as to drain "the VTa.ter fro-i said lake basin located near the 3out}r-rest corner of :3ectir)rL ;'S, Block �i, int-, said canyon; but in such event its tern-nus s'aall he so laced as to cciu. e as little damage as is reasonably possibl-e to the pre i-s p-3 u_ron which said z^rater flovis, and sq as to prevent as little washing or erosion of premises or the cross grouping thereon as is reasonably possible to prevent under all of the circurastances. ':"ITIUSS OUR 1 -�T, BS at Lubbock, Texas, t, is the 17th d.�y o' iviarch, 1942, (-igned) .L. Vickers (.3i,;ned) �' T � Sri T � r'^' .J Tti1 y l.._ �_.L�alriw� COTT'. Y F LUB IO CK : Elizabeth J. - ickers P,EFOt E, 1:2 I the undersigned aut : L orit ;r, on this da;r personallyappeared J.E. Vickers and Elizabeth. J. 'Vici-_ers, his wife, both known t) me to be the pe!•sons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknoirrled�ed to pie that they each executed the sane for the purposes and cons iderati-Dn t4iore in expressed, and the said L,lizabeiN'. J. Vickers, wife of the said J.E. Vickers, having been examined by me privily and apart fret: her husband, and having the Name fully explained to her, she, the said Elizabeth J. Vickers acknowledged such instrument to be her act and deed, and she declared that she had �,Allingly signed the same for the n,crroses and consideration therein expressed, and thCt she slid not 'Mish to retract it.. GIVE_? UIZI)ER I,IY I?r:ID .;2TD SE L OFOFFICE, this lath day of March. -L.D. 1942. Betty Kurfees (Betty Lurfees) NOT:RLUBBOCKC OU1,71Y, TEXAS , (Seal) Motion b« Con- missioner Newsom, seconded by 1%onmissioner Jones, c =tried unaniriousl.r, to authorize-MaTTor C.E. Slaton to execute Right-of-way Casement, as follows: STnTL OF TES; 0 RIGHT-OF-T'LIY E1SSET.1EINT COU111'Y OF LUBBOCK : The Oity of Lubbock, 'texas, a municipal corporati)n, in considera- tion of One Doiler (�1.00) to it paid by J.L. 'dickers and Llizabeth J. Vickers, husband and wife, receipt acknowledged, hereby 7rants unto them, their heirs and assigns, the right and privilege of laying a gas pipeline or lines from a point beginning at an irrigation well belonging unto them located on erection 27, Block A Lubbock county, Texas, about 200 yards South of the Northeast corner of said section, in a general Easterly direction frogq said irrigation well across Federal Hirhl,;Tay 07 to a connection v;ith the main line of the 'rYest Texas Gas Company which is located on property belonging to The City of Lubbock being 'Section 28, Block —, Lubbock County, Texas, said main line of the gas company extending in a general North and South direction at a point about 8 feet Last of the East 11ne of Federal 1jighway 87, -with the privilege unto the said Jest Texas Gas company andjor J.�. dickers and Elizabeth J. Vickers, their successors, heirs and assigns to instal Vgas meter or meters at the point of said connection, and also grants the privilege and ;_uthority unto said parties herein named, their heirs, successors or assigns to enter onto said premises for the purpose of repairing said gas connc:cting line or lines, or for the purpose of removing same therefrom, said line to be buried in the around at all times to a depth of at least 18 inches, and said line to be constructed in an arproved manner and with as little darna ;e to the premises as may be practical considering the nature of the construction. ' TITNESa this the c7th day of j.1areh, 1942. TII1 C F LU BOCK, TEXAS Pala*o lit t t : u secretary. Motion by Commmissioner Jones seconded by OonLmissi -ner Nei-,rsom c�:rried unanimously, to cancel personal tax of Chas. Gilli►1ore in amount of $'2.20� year 1941. 11ccount of 111r. Gillimore did not oi!n car -:t time to ray tax on this car. T,iotion by Commiss icner Jones, seconded by Comrzissio_zer Newsom, carried unanimously, to release Paving Lien, Lots 2, 4 and 6, Block 1, I,Ierrill .zddition. P;la•ror C.E. Slaton to execute this release. 1.Iotion b�T Oorrmissi:,ner. Newsam, seconded by Commissioner Jones, carried unanimously, to approrriate .�1,500.00 to County-Cit�r Welfare Associ=.tinn as City's part of the charity Fund. Ilotion by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Ilet:,som, ccrried unanimously, Ordinance No. 683 passed Second reading. O 1DITT iNCE NO. 683 T�. JRDINANCE CLO'SII, G P�=S OF -VEI]UE E, F r�ND ';VOLFF,-RTH STREET :L D T13E A11EY BETWEE':-' BLOCK 4 Or TMI SPINS ADDITION 3LOCK 4 Or T-It; COVIT'T:'TO:? ADDITIOIT -'IND BLOCK 5 OF THE SPINS �DDITIO=1?ugD BLOCK 5 OF TIC COVIIFGTO'"F riDDITION. J of the said J.E. Vickers, having been exargined by me privily and apart frof: her husband, and having the sane fully explained to her, she, the said Elizabeth J. Vickers acknowledged such instrurivnt to be 'ler act and deed, rand she declared that she had willingly :signed the same for the n ,rposes and cunsiderat ion therein expressed, and th�.t she c>t id not ,wish to retract it. GIVE_T UI,1iLR i;iY TTruTD e2ll) SE.:L OF OFF ICE, this 18th day of March, -.D. 1942. Betty Yurfees (3etty ILurfees) 10T.T RY ='UBLT C , LUBBOCK C OLTMfi'Y . TIi;X.13 (Seal) Motion b.,, Commissioner Newsom, seconded by '�omriissioner Jone.3, carried unaniviousl'7 to authorize -Ma -Tor C.E. Slaton to execute Right-of-way Casement, as folloVrs : STX E OF TEXYLS RIGHT-OF-M-Iff E'l-)EMETIT COUNTY OF LUBBOCK : The City of Lubbock, texas, a municipal corp ::rat i-: n, in considera- tion of One Dollar (w1.00) to it paid by J.-�,. lic:kers and Elizabeth J. Vickers, husband and wife, receipt acknowledged, hereby grants unto them, their heirs and assigns, the right and privilege of laying a gas pipeline or lines from a point beginning at an irrigation well belonging unto them loceted on Section 27, Block, Lubbock 0ounty, Texas, about 200 yards South of the Northeast corner of said section, in a general .Easterly direction from said irrigation well across Federal IIigh.l.ray 87 to a connection with the main line of the ':lest Texas Gas Company which is located on property belonging to The City of Lubbock being Section 28, Block —, Lubbock County, Texas, said main line of the gas company extending in a general North and South direction at a point about 8 feet East of the East 1 i ne of Federal Highway 87, with the privilege unto the said West Texas Gas company andjo,r J.E. 'dickers and Elizabeth J. 'liclsers, their successors, heirs and assigns to nstall VfEllas meter or deters at the point of said connection, and also grants the privilege and �-uthority unto said parties herein named, their heirs, successors or assigns to enter onto said premises for the Purpose of repairing said gas connecting line or lines, or for the pur��ose of removing same therefrom, said line to be buried in the around at all times to a depth of at least 18 inches, and said line to be constructed in an anproved manner and i�.Tith as little damn ;e to the premises as may be practical considering the nature of the construction. 11ITMM this the 27th day of March, 1942. TITS C' T' F U�-iOCTi, T'jXt1S T:.ayo !it t t PLC secretary. Motion by Corunissioner Jones, seconded by UonLriissi )ner Ne,,,som, cc=i.ed unanimously, to cancel personal tax of Chas. Gillimore in amount of ti?2.20� year 1941. Account of 1-Ir. Gillimore did not ovn car at time to _nay tax on this car. Motion by Commissirner Jones, seconded by Corimissi,)_per Newsom, carried unanimously, to release Paving Lien, Lots 2, 4 and 6, Block 1, Merrill Addition, T.Ia,Tor C.E. Slaton t� execute this release. 1-loti ,n r°T Coryimissi ,nor. Newsom, seconded by Commission, r Jones, carried unanimously, to appropriate .'1,500.00 to Count,v-Cittr `ielfare ��ssoci-,tion as City's part of the `parity Fund. Tlotion by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Comrissioner Tlet%,som, carried unanimously, Ordinance No. 683 passed ;:ec )n:l readi ng. 01=11�-'INCE NO. 683 •JRDII`3\10E CLOSII-M PARTS OF :iTE1?IJE E, F 1Z1D ifOLFFi RTH SIRE T 1111D THE iLLLY BET'i:EEI BLOCK 4 OF TM' SPII 1S ADDITION ii T7_) MOCK 4 OF' THE COV111CWT01\1 ADDITION 200 BLOCK 5 OF ThL SFIKE'S :1DDITIO_'\T �M BLOCK 5 OF TM COVLHGT0:'] x=ITION. J I.Iotion by Conulissi:Dner Newsom, seconded by Co Amiss i i-mer Jones, curried unani mousl T, Ordinance No. 684 sassed Second reading. ORDI�'1.1HC' _TO. 684 �N OiRDIN.IICE PRESCRIBa."TG T:-a. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY O?' TI-E C:ILF OF POLICE _�-NM ALL POLICE OFFICER) OF TIC CITY OF LUBBOCT'. TEX,S. I.iotion by C011nissiDner Jones, seconded by Corgmis:sioner NezJsom, c,.rried unanimousl,,r, Ordinance No. 685 sassed first reading. ORDI T,41TCE No. 685 OjRDI.'T.j-il`?;,E CLOSI= G MP_-LRTXG ri_`ID LEVYIEN z FOR A 1' iRT OF TiIJ COST.- OF I- ROVI .G �l PORTI0 `T 0_�' 1`1 ASHINGTO-1 _� "unJUL .0M SUNDRY O`i' iER S`2 �'-TS , C Er ES .:' nT� ALLEY: IN THE C I`i' Y OF LUBBOCK,, T,"X .u,TD PROVIDING FOR TME' COLLECTIO_I OF ;_:ITCH �SCF=3S;�TT , ;0T._1) Top T:IJ ISSILIT'lCE . OF SIGN.:z L ; CERTIFIC_LTE` I*1I EIVIDENCEa TIE"REOF, I:'Iotion by Commissioner Newsom, seconded by Corinissionar Jones, the folloi�jing bonds were unanir.aous ly approved and ordered filed. Dennehy Construction Co,:"many - u-ene_al "ontractorts Bond H.t�. Higgs, Sub Qontractor's Bond B D Martin Bond •.H Rodgers Bond Motion/-)y Cor:Ll.issioner iTez::sor�, seconded by Conaissimer Jones, carried unanimous_]__-;, to pay expense of Gerald Jarvis to 1-�ustin, in amount of. .121 .86 . ��,otion by Corillissioner J,_lnes, seconded by Com- issioner Necasom,, c-: rrie d unanimously, that the City Co mission -reco --:rzend that '-lity employees nurc-lase Defense Star ps an!-3 Fonds in accordance i-ith the follo:-Ting scale, as prepnre-�! in °7ashington, D.C. i1ae City to _ma'.--:e salary deduction eEch First and 16th of the month, no deduction to be .made for a lessor a^r)-nt than w2.00 per person, per month. i'he amol:nt to be nlec �;ed b�.T the employee t:_: be voluntary. - nd In One If :"iee'cly One Saves Year Iie Earnings _Ere: Each 'sleek: 1:"1ill gave: �'5. to "10 0.25 13.00 10 15 .50 26.00 15 20 .75 39.00 20 0 1.25 65.00 30 ,0 2.00 104.00 40 50 4.00 208.00 50 60 6.00 312.00 0 70 8.00 Z--16.00 70 80 10.00 520.00 80 100 12.00 624.00 100 150 20.00 1,040.00 200 35.00 1,820.00 -Over-" 200 1`Tutuber of Persons in Each Income Grnup: ,�3, 324 , 000 4197E),000 5,470,000 10,747,000 7,774,000 5,794,000 ,007,000 231,000 1,04.000 1$489,000 1,059,000 298,000 695.000 4£3,1679000 No further business coming ??p for consideration, the City Co-,rrgission recessed to meet --wril 8, 1942, at 4:30 P.I:I. Read and a-irroved this the loth dal.r of April , 1942. mrz .'In. W, C,t 7eorEtary.