HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 9/3/1942RECESSED RECTTLaR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas, September �, 1942.
The City Commission of the pity of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10i30
A.M. in Recessed Reguar Session, recessed from Regular Meeting of
ji,ugust 27, 1942, at the Regular Meeting Place in the City Hall, the
following members thereof being; present, to -wit:
Mayor C.E. Slaton, Commissioners Hub Jones, W.B. Price, J.®. Jones,
Garland Newsom, City :attorney Durwood H. Bradley, Acting City Manager
M.R. Smith,Jr. , City Secretary Lavenia ;Williams.
Absent: N,)ne.
Mr. Prince, of Prince, Harris and Company, Auditors of Dallas, Texas,
appeared before the City Commission and there was discussion of riudit
of the City's accounts.
Motion by Commissioner Hub Jones, seconded by Commissioner J.U.Jones,
the following Resolution carried unanimously.
RESOLUTIOY
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas,
that Prince, Harris and Company, of Dallas, Texas, be and they are
hereby employed to audit the books of the 6ity of Lubbock, and they
are to receive the following wages for their compensation.
Managing Auditor
135.00
per
day
Senior auditor
25.00
per
day
Semi -Senior Auditor
20.00
per
day
Junior auditor
15.00
per
day
Plus their hotel bills,
including rooms and
meals,
and
i� traveling expenses.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission
adjourned.
Read and approved this the loth day of Sept. 1942.
ayor .
: � City Secretary.
R EGITL yR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas
Sept. 10, 1942.
The City "omrmission of the pity of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30 P.M.
in peg 'lar Session, at the He ;filar Ideeting Place in the '-it,y Hall, the
following members thereof being present, to-vrit :
Mayor C E Slaton, `ommissioners `a.B. Price, J.O. Jones, Garland Newsom,
Hub Jones, City Attorney Durwood H. Bradley, Acting 'ity !Tana qer . M.R.
b'mith,Jr. and City Secretary Lavenia �villiams.
1,.bsent : None.
The Minutes of Regular Meeting of iugust 27, 1942, end Recessed Regular
Meetings of September 1, 1942 and aeptember 3, 1942, were read, and/ipon
motion by 6ommissioner Newsom, seconded by "or-�nissioner Hub Jones,
they were unanimously approved.
Vaughn- Wilson, Attorney, appeared before the Commission and presented
the following proposition in connection with opening alley between
19th and 20th Street, west of College —venue.
Lubbock, Texas
Sept. 2, 1942
To the City Commiss i gin,
Lubbock , Texas
Gentlemen:
In consideration of your acceptance of this proposal and payment to
me of 42850.00, I agree to deliver to you easements for alley ways and
to maintain/huch open ways over my property now occupied by me and
where my clinic is maintained, and property to be acquired be me from
't-lesley Read and his wife, including and subject to the following condi-
tions.
Delivery to me of warranty deed from Wesley Read and vrife together
with abstract of title to date of transaction reflecting^ fee si-arle
title without encumbrances of any nature, being conveyance of property
now owned by them tLhd the same property convetred by me to bIrs. Read out
of the southwest corner of Lot 4, Block 7, Ellwood !lace.
Easements as follows: Fr . m east side of my proi-erty, easement of
sufficient width not to excee=5 feet, connecting with alley on east
side and running due south along my east line to 20th Street -- From
the west side of the property to be acquired from ''Iesle,y Read and rife,
easement of sufficient width not to exceed fifteen feet, connecting with
alley on west side of my property and running due south along the west
side of my property and that to be acquired from the Reads, to 20th Street.
Each of these ways to be caliche and gravel based by me to accommodate
garbage equipment of the City such as trucks and wagons.
I will move stone walls now existing on the premises and necessary
to make easements accessible, will remove trees necessary to be moved,
and make other adju:,tments on the easement routes now necessary to
accommodate garbage conveyances.
Such easements to be made bw me and accepted by the City in lieu of
any and all ways which may now or might hereafter affect, or diminish
or tend to affect or diminish any portion of Block 4 in block 7, Ellwood
glace according to its original size and plat. Existing easements of
record in Lubbock County Ulerk's Office are expressly excepted therefrom,
and are to continue according to their terms.
(Signed)
Yours very t ruly,
V.V. Clark
The following letter from Marie K. Read and L. !esle�,r Read, addressed to
Dr. V.V. Clark, was attached to the above letter from V.V. Clark.
Lurboek, Texas
Sert. 1, 1942.
Dr. V.V. Clark,
Lubbock, Texas
Ivla.rie K. Read 20th. Street Lot
SW part Lot 4 Block 7, Ellwood
Dear Sir:
U
This will grant to you the right and option to purchase the above
described property during a period from this date to November 1, 1942,
at and for the consideration of '42000 in cash to bg62aid upon deliver of
deed and subject to merchantable title, and we agree to convey said
property to you upon payment of said amount on or before said expiration
date,
Where is reserved, however, the several seedling ash trees now
growing on said property, and such portion of the concrete rubble as we
may care to utilize and remove, at our option.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) Marie K. Read
lIarie K. Read
L. Wesley Read
lesle,y Read
There was discussion, and the proposal of Dr. Clark was taken under
advisement.
Therman Brady and Mrs. Campbell, his sister, appeared beforethe
Commission stating that TBrman Brady's wallet was lost or stolen from pis
clothes basket while he was swimming in Git,y Swimiming Pool, iugust 19,
1942. h'ir. Brady stated the wallet contained "29.00 in cash and a check
in the amount of $41.00. There was discussion, and acting 'ity Manager
M.R. Smith,Jr., was instructed to puke investigation in this connection.
1v1r. Brady stated stoppage had been requested on the check at the
Amarillo bank upon which it was drawn.
L.C. Cockrell, requested adjustment on water bill at 517 :avenue C,
Mr. Cockrell having been out of the City at the time the water went
through the meter. There was discussion and upon mot;.on by Commissioner
Price, seccnded by 6ommissioner Newsom, carried unanimously, to charge
off this account, in the amount of 49.30.
Llotion by Commissioner J.U. Jones, seconded by Co=issioner Hub Jones,
carried unanimously, to appoint the following men to serve as a Board
of Examiners and Arpeals, as authorized in Section 304, of the
Building Code Ordinance, No. 557.
J.B. Maxey - Builder
Jack Id. Randal - Attorney
W.I. Bradshaw - Architect
J H I'lurdough - Structura 1 L nEl veer
G .W. Parkhill - Structural znaine er.
The `'ity Building Inspector to serve as Secretary to the Board and be an
ex-officio member.
ii.C. Jackson, Scho,Dl `pax Collector, appeared before the City Uommission
and there was discussion of reappraisal of property in the 6ity of
Lubbock for tax purposes. It was unanimous].7 agreed that Mr. Jackson,
Acting City Manager I.T.R. z)m`tb,Jr. and County Judge G.V. Pardue,
interview anv firm in,ho cares to make rrorosition in this connection.
lhis in an effort to see if the Lubbock Independent School District,
County of Lubbock and �'it,y of Lubbock care to enter into a joint agree-
ment for re -a irraisal of property in the City of Lubbock for tax purposes.
I':Zoti by �ommissi--ner Newsom, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried
unanimously, that the "ity Dump Ground Operator be raid salary of •'60.00
per month, effective Sertember 1, 1942, for keeping the City Dump
Ground well policed, in a sanitary condition and seeing that all garbage
is rroperty burned. Said operator to collect waste paper and various and
sundry kinds of raetals that are hauled to the City Dump Ground, and sell
same as a part of his compensation for his services to the "ity, elso to
occupy the "ity's dwelling located on the Jump Ground property, InTithout
cost to him.
11otion by Commissioner Hub Jones, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried
unanimously, to authorize Mayor C.E. Slaton to execute the following water
Contract, in instances where one rroperty owner has more than two buildings
on the same piece of property and requests that the additional buildings
be served with water.
ST.:TE OF TZX.aS X
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COUNTY OF LUBBOCK Z
`TERErAS, the United States Government, through the AVar Production
Board, or other agency, has,issued an order which prohibit^ the
City of Lubbock from making extensl ons of water services, and
has requested an extansionibr an additional water service to serve
a building located on the following described rroperty
which property is owned by the said
, and
"IMIREAS, the City of Lubbock requires separate buildings to be
served by separate meters, and under the terms and provisions of the
order issued by the agency of the United States Government it is
imrossible for the City of Lubbock to furnish the services required,
n(N, therefore, in consideration of the premises as stated above, it
is mutually agreed between the -�,ropert•y owner,
and the City of Lubbock, that said Tronerty owner may, during the period of
the above mentioned order is in effect, extend hi water service on the
above described property only, to serve an additional buil.din,a, vpith the
distinct understanding and agreement that when said order is revoked or
released, that then and in that event, the undersigned prpertyy owner does
by these presents agree, bind and obligate himself ir^mediatel �r to make;hn
application to the City of Lubbock for the setting and instgl.l:ation
of a water tap and meter to serve each building located on the above
described property by a separate water tar, and meter. And failure on
the cart of the said property oin.er to make said application as herein
provided, unon the revocation or release of the order, mentioned above,
shall authorize the amity of Lubbock to discontinue said service immediately,
by disconnecting the same at the water meter. Said discontinuance to be
in effect until all provisions of the City of Lubbock Water Department
regulations are complied with.
During the time this contract is effective it is understood and
agreed that a double minimum rate will apply on all bills to the premises
served.
This contract is to be binding un succeeding; owners of this same
property if ownership chanryes d1iring the life of the Contract.
The undersigned property owner hereby further states that all
governmental requirements have been complied with in regard to the
construction, alteration or repair of any or all parts of the premises
to be served, and further agrees to and does by these rresents accept all
responsibility for compliance with such regulations.
This contract executed in duplicate this the da�r of
, 194
Motion by 'ornmissioner Newsom, seconded by C6.mmissi.)ner Hub Jones, carried
unanimously, to authorize Mayor C.E. Slaton to execute 1 ipe Line-icense
Contract with Lone Star Townsite Company. This authorizinn Licensee to
construct a-rnroximately 5260 feet of 2" :later I-Iains and approximately
7507.8 feet of 6" water mains - Print No. 1391, dated Dec. 16, 1941)
marked Exhibit "A", attached to contract. P 1'= P
Motion by Commissioner J.C. Jones, seconded by Commissioner Garland Newsom,
carried unanimously, to appoint J. Ray 'dickey on the Bo�iird of' City
Development, to serve the unex ired term of Mr. .,.rno '_R. Dalby, tnrho resigned
to enter the :firmed services of the nation.
Motion by Co1�missioner price, sec nded by Coruiissioner Hub Jones, carried
unanimously, sign Board Bonds of E.M. Perman and S.O. Crain_ were approved
and ordered filed.
There was discussion of making a7-plication. t-) Rationing Board for tires
for the Fire Department, and it .^pas unani^iousl�r agreed that application
be made to the Ration Board for the number of srare tires Actinr, City
i.qanager, M.R. (mith, Jr. thinl,-s necessary.
I.Zotion by Co-Lmissioner Hub Jones, seconded. by Commissioner J.O. Jones,
carried unanimousl�T, to employ R.B. Luker as City .'uditor, at a salary
be ;inning --ith .000.00 per motth.
No further business coming up for consider_ntion, the City Commission
recessed to meet oepternber 18, 1942, at 1 O'clock 1 .1%
Read and approved this the 25th dad- o
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