HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 1/14/1943i,-ibbock, Texas, Jan. 14, 1943.
T'i-e Ci tir Co-imission of the 'amity of Lubbocl-, Texas, net ,,t 1:�0 .iT.
in e•��:l�r Session at the 2eM1:1c:r Neetin.p° Tlace in the C _t-% hall, the
foll_ovdn,-� members th--_reof bein:p, rresent, to-zwit :
11ayor C.21. 8laton, Co"Lrlissinners '.';.. .ri_ce, J.U. Jone3V Hiih Jones,
' ar1, l e5'Jso ,, Cit�T .�ttorne�r fur ,food II. iradley, City l,ansner I.T.R.
=rlith,Jr. , �;lty .ar^.Cr .t,: ry L'ivenia illiams.
-absent: Uo.rlrnissionc:rs Ilub Jones, and Garland TIe� sort.
The Tv'i.ntites of recessed :t,., )zl::r T,ieetia,,; of Dec. 28, 1942, i.ere' read and
upon -motion by Conuaiss i_on:-r T .O. Jones, seconded. Commissioner '.`.B.
='rice, their ,ur:re unani~.ously .an -roved.
1••1otic,n by Corimissi»ier "+i.v. Trice, seconded bT; Cor_misslon:r �.U. Jones,
carried unanirno),sly, to deny anrlic A -*;on of C.C. 3eene to oi�erate
taxi -cab cori-,-)&ny in. the 'amity of Lubbock. It bein the concensus of
orinior_ of .,he Uity Co,miiss:i_on that t,,.e present taxi -cab com-ranies can
adequatel.v serve the reed for taxi -cab service.
!�Ibtion b�r Conudssioner .3. i'rice, seconded 'hy Co!siiss.i.on J.U. Jones,
cL rr•ied unaniriously, to den,-7 arl,li.cation of `='.L. Jinr,,-iddie, Colored, to
onerete ta:ilcab cop,ran.; in the t of Lubbock. It be' n- the co1:,.cen.s1is
of ol-:Inion of the.City Commission that the --res.crit taxi -cal) co'1n�:nies cr!n
adeaiiatel.lr serve the need for ta,_i-cr-b service.
There was discussion of re-iuest by the. 1{ed Cross for additional space on
the to r floor o�' t'�� �it�r 'all, and iron notion },v �orlmissiont:r J.0 .
on ec,, seco� tied by Corrulissioncr ,:.�. ='rice, carried unani.mou31_v, the �i.t`r
l,anacer S;Ta.s instr,icted to rr`.nt this request for additional ,space, and
have ni artition3 ;`gut in were necessary. _,rrroximl:te coat, .„,161.05.
~equest }"•Vlnrf been received fr:)! :.C. (1'T�clrc7 „Taria.�,er Sears 2oel iic�,- &; Co.,
for rerzoval of r!�rki.n`- meters in front of 1211 _:venue T;, as this building
is to be used v tli.i. comranv as tire and ba :ter v service room; ij--.n notion
by Co;-,-iissi.Jn;;r -rice, sec:.'nded by Conmissinn-_r J.V. Konen, it was
iinanimousl r agreed to rennve these p,,.,rkin, meters.
hiction by Uomniss:ono.r W.B. Price, seconded h - Coiini=,sion-r J.U. pones,
carried unanimously, to r�.uthorize i:Tayor C.L. Slaton to execute contract
for furnishing, wf. ter to ',`;est Texas hecruitin7 and Induntioi: DI -strict, at
1118 10th Street, Lubbock, Tex, -..is.
'There was discussion of wreck involvin.�, ``ity C,=r 0. 2, l.riven by rin7r
1;TcCravey, °-nd Plymouth Sedan, driver. by vt. Troy L. Tate, at, :lvent.ie and
15th Street, and the claim for darnalge to Mr. Tate's c--'r, in the amount of
`620.50 was disalloi^red. It being; the coricensiis of orinion of the city
Cnnwiis s ion that the driver of the -it-7 car was not at fault.
raously,
Plans having; been worked oilt by the lzccounti.n�-- Deror.tment crherel-, final
utility bills anal customers meter deposits, in Cases where a customer is
moving fro- one address to another, can be transferred from the old
address to the nev,, address without requirimy th.e customer to co^ir. t-) the t.Irater
and electric office, nay i-Iis final bill and dra-T down the old ddrosit and
rut up ne7: der,osit at nevi address; this type of transaction not he be made
until.. all current or cast due accounts are paid, after di aclission, motion was
made by Commission,;r J.O. Jones, secntd ed n 7 Coru.iissi.orE:r ��. price, anr_A
unanim,nisl T car.•ried, t--.ut:_or ize Oity::. grit) ,Jr. , to s:�t ur
t'a.is ne-:'',j system and put the nli_n in oper,_tion as of Febriv.r;r 1, J943.
;Motion b°r '.iomrlissionr: 1r1Ce, Sec, nded•'•)V Cp'"1":11SSiOn:r J.U. Jor.e2), carried
tT bond of J.=ti. Tho;_as -�1�ca = ,v Gi t <. Gene �ontr actor, 1_s rz as �� c ,
eras ari-nroved and ordered filed.
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The Coilnty Cor-c^,issioners k` 7'ourt Comro.^;ed .of Gr)il.nt. Ji-) dale f.''J. i'ardile, CprimisS-
ic,ners NevAon ;`t,okes, T .L. Molt, yen '.iansk(:.r, _e n n e 'r. 11 or'dan
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area ,lc i visor, _ ricultizral T._irketir ; adiu_ni str Lion, and oe lilson.,
2Cr "tE:r•y 'itN.T-Cnijr_ t '�T t.ie 1f are .:kssock ti on, a-,)r"eared before the Vit I
Cp'nrlission. It a.s stated that the Feder-�1_ mood .'tarn.? l lan is poi ,- out of
o-aeration as of i:?;rc] 1, 19zr�, arc th_ t so: le pl .n coast be forrai_i.1, ted if
the Gi t;y7 and County, tart) the virtu-C%oU_'1t,T ':ielfClre-Lssr)ci.ation1 desires to
COntinile aS d1St 11?il_ti0 i CenteT' f x, Co�i.viodities. lotion I as made by
v011.ntT' (%p!nr7j.SSi_ il�-c:r 1 anS.r(::r, sec'C):ii.ded by County Cp,1miSSiOner StOkeS, Oarz'.i.ed Una
that the Federal rood :Main- Plan be abolished as of Feb. 10, 1943, and that
al clic<t:i_on �e r:���de to the `stateE_r:artrient of -1 ublic '.�+elfa.re for. t1;E O_;tIT
and County of' Liibhoc_- to narticir-ate in thc: direct distributionof ca:.,imodities.
T'rnt]_Ort was glade t!V E1i t .r 6o.'iaisSipner J.0. cones, seconded n'? i%i_tV
Co;IT_issiDna.r price, carried unanimously, tr.=t the F'edec<jJ. 7A,)o:1 Stamr
1-lan be abolished as of Feb. 101 ?_��4. ;n': the t a.rrl.lCc:t:1 re made to the
+ate Derartnent of=t_lblic '.:`elfare for the � itv and County of Lubboc'c to
rarticirate in the direct distribution of commodities.
Mrs. Hobert �illen and J.T. Tri.pg, Committee fror'; the Lubbock County
Tubercular .issociat on, acre -fired before the 01-77 and Co>>nty Oornmissi,ns
re`ii.lestin- thntthe Oit- ar i Jounty Cor-T.missi ons contribil.te one-third each
to the salar'T of a re-istered nu' se for tr,.is ':.ssociat.ion, statimy that
the tissociation woilld contribilte the other one-third of the exrense.
The salary to be '1.00.00 plus ti'15.00 crsr ex-re.se, per month.
County Jud..-e (r.V. 1an.>.e state. the' County Conmission vias 1,,vill.inz to
contribute their one-third of t'-is exrense. "ihEr.eiiron, motio~; TJ,ras rnade
by Citv Cprimiss__-)i:t-=r J.O. Jones, secondeJ, h-- Cit,r Conrlissi_oner '. .B. i'rice,
and unanimorisl'T carried, th• t the "ity r,-rticirate in the tubercular.
'Pro -ran, navin,- one-third of t lis salerv, in the a.rnoiint of >33.33 1,13 ner month.
J.J. Dillard appeared before t1ne G-* tv CommLssi on an,' renu: steel tht--t the
City institute foreclosure rroceedi.nvs on Blow 2 of the Usleaman's -tddition,
for delinquent taxes>. T:q-Ls natter T,vas discussed an tar;en un,ie ° considerati:_�n.
The reviiiest froJ'�he Of-fice of District Engineer, U.S. Jn,::ineer Office,
Fort Sari Houston, Texas, regardi.n � the "itv's cooper ti on in furnishing
water , electric current and _ see a--e disposal facilities -for a ,)ro-rnosed
=:overnrnent !�,;eneral ho:s)ital near the '-i.t.�T of Lubboc'c vias discussed.
iftcr discussing; t-his iTlatter the City CoinT,Ziasi.oii. a;_,recd thc_t
plater will be furnished a.t one roint on the "it,' linits in sufficient
quantities and. at arnroxi _-telNT 50 lbS. r-6.c s . in. T�res:,ure, at 7-.,4i.ch
roint it viill be inetered and s}1:_.11 be raid for by the United ,tates
Government L-A the rz.,gi_).lcr establi:=hed 1,vater rates of the ;,_t- of Lubbock,
exas. ,The co.,t o1 all ws.ter 1i_nes , i.tt_ir the .itT•r limits to he _- -id for
b r the Uitya , nJ a.11 Line- outside the �%itv limits to be �r�.iI for the
United States o,rernment.
Ti ie U-sited :hates Crovernm.ent ;!ill I0e allo�;Je:'I to tie into any of the Ci.tzT's
main collector 35eni' cry-'e?'Jer lines, 12" in diameter or larq.e.,r, and
disch,rirge the se.~ --e from the General Hosrital i..ntp Ci_t'T's se,-aer sirstem
and there will be no ch.--:rye for ha nd.li.n.c- tine se •'Ja;7e; Frovided the ..cited
States Government ralTs for all exrense in. constr)icti�vy the lines from -'.,he
Hospital site t-) t-he 'i tv's collector lines anti -provided the United F;tates
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Go-•rern-�i nt -;purchases watcr fr~m t1-e `-ity for .the Hospital.
In the event water is .not -�)urcl-ased from the '-i.tv of Lubbock, then
a 3ervi ce charme for handling the sevra e would have to be agreed upon.
The of Lubboct,: i-Vill furn.i.sh. the n.ecess::r electric service
to the ITos-.ital- site ,-Athout cost to ti-I.e United :)tates roverni-?ent.
The crarge to the United States Government for electric current
h !ve to be deterr,,ined -ben all re-iiirerients -are :L1101Tn and be
on. the hasi s -Jf a c:)n.tra ct sat i sfa ctor- t n both the "ity of Lubbock
and the 7-lited 'Mates •C-ov :rnment.
No further b,lsi.ne.ss c(-)' Lr'- up for c-)nsideration, the City- Corimission
the City Oommission adjourned.
xead and approved this the 28th day of
'Att
City Secfetary.
January 1943.
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