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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 3/11/1943REGULAR MEETING. Lubbock, Texas March 11, 1943. The ''ity Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30 P.M. in Aerular Session at the Regular Meeting Place in the �Iit,y Hall, the following; members thereof being present, to -wit: Mayor C.E. Slaton, Commissioners W.B. Price, J.O. Jojids, Hub Jones, Garland Newsom, City tittorney W.D. Wilson, City 1vlanager IVI.R. Smith,Jr., City Secretary Lavenia Williams. Absent: Commissioner Garland Newsom. The Minutes of Regular Meeting. of Feb. 25, 1943, and Joint l.leeting CP the City Commission and County Commissioner's Court of da.te March 8, 19439 were read and upon motion by Commissioner Hub Jones, secondeVby Commissioner W.B. price, they were unanimously approved. Motion by Commissioner J.O. Jones, seconded by Commissioner Hub Jones, carried unanimously, that the amity of Lubbock purchase Series "G" Defense Bonds, in amounts as follovis : �50,000.00 out of Street Improvement fund 450 , 000.00 out of Storm Sewer land Motion by Commissioner Hub Jones, seconded by Commissioner W.B. Price, carried; unanimously, that the following policy be adopted in adjusting excessive water bills: That the customer's bill for the month in which the excessive charge due to leaks occurs be figured under the rate t*hich that account is regularly entitled, and that the normal montHs consumption be estimated from the average of three regular monthly bills of the same seasonal period. As an adjustment of the loss accruing to the customer due to the excessive leak, the 1,ity of Lubbock will issue a credit to the customer's account in the amount of one-half the balance of the bill after the averaged regular bill has been deducted from the total excessive bill ---In no case will a credit be allowed except the customer ray the averaged re-*ular bill and the remaining balance of the excessive bill before the ex-iration of the Grace Feriod for that bill under adjustment, and provided, that the RESPONSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING THE FACTS THAT A LEAK HAS OCCURRED, or IS OCCURRING, is the duty of the user of the water and that the leak is due to no neglect on the part oJ.' the consumer and that such user must report the facts o:' the leak t the City of Lubbock within twelve hours after suchleak is discovered. Motion by Commissioner W.B. Price, seconded by Commissioner Hub Jones, carried unanimously, to appropriate y1500.00 to the City -County Welfare Association fund as the City's part of the charity fund. notion by Commissioner 'J.B. Price, seconded b« Commissioner J.O. Jones, carried unanimously, to grant the request of Swift and Company for loading zone at 708-710 Broadway. Motion b- Commissioner Hub Jones, seconded by Commission-r W.B. Price, carried unanimously, Ordinance No. 690 passed first reading. ORDINid\TCE NO. 690 AN ORDINANCE CRE tiTING AND ESTABLISHING A DEI'ARTT%ENT OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TO BE KNO"IN AS TFE DEI'A_'RTTff,1TaT OF RECREATION; CREATING A RECREATION COUNCIL AND PRESCRIBING ITS DUTIES AND PROVIDING FOR FINANCING THE DEIART11ENT . Motion by Commissi-)ner Hub Jones, seconded by Commissioner J.O. Jones, carried unanimously, the following bonds v!-?re arrroved and ordered filed. G.M. Scott bond for Moving a Building Walter Allen Sparkman, Gas -Litter's Bond Motion by Commissioner Hub Jones, seomddd by Commissi-)ner W.B. trice, carried unanimously, to remove traffic light at 14th Street and Avenue ►tQtt Motion by Commissioner Hub Jones, seconded by Commissioner ti4.B. Price, carried unanimously, to remove traffic light at Broadway and Avenue T. 'There was discussion of operation of traffic light at 19th Street and avenue T, and it was unanimously agreed to operate this light during school hours only. IVIotion by Commissioner W.B. trice, seconded by Commissioner J.O. Jones, carried unanimously, to place stop sign on north side of 7th Street at Alotion by Commissioner Hub Jones, seconded by Commissioner 'r.B. Price, carried unanimously, to remove stop signs on College Avenue at 23rd, 24th and 25th Streets. Al-,tion by �'ommissioner J.O. Jones, seconded by Commissi(-)n r W.B. Frice, carried unanimously, the following Plats were arproved: Sieber aub - a subdivision of the South 2/3 of Blocks 55, 56 and 57, Wheelock's Second liddition, Lubbock, Texas. Syfrett Sub - A Subdivision of North one-half of S.W. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4 of S.�;. 1/4 of Survey 10, Block B, Lubbock County, 'texas. � The request of City Cab Company and Bryant's Taxi for the City Commission's approval of installation of meters in their taxi cabs for determining: the fares to be charged passengers, was discussed and it was unanimously agreed that the City Commission would not object t� installation of these meters. No further business coming up for consideration, the city Iommission Recessed to meet March 18, 1943, at 5 P.M. Read and approved t'Zis the 25th__ day of March —, 1943. 11dyor At t s r it,y Se creta y.