HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 7/22/1943REGL7L.t'1R 'INEE'TIi''G.
Lubbock, Tex,-^,, Duly 22, 1943.
The City Coram.ission of the `'ity of Lubbock, Texos, .m'et at 1:30 .MT,
in--�P->>la.r Session at the -Lteg>>..-ar l.leetin I:l�.ce in the Cit rT Ha1_l,
the following members th:.reof being; r_resent, to -,^,bit :
Idavor C _� L)laton, "omrlissioners iiub Jones, G�Trland Net;rsom, J.O.
Janes, I.I.B. -Lrice, City Attorney :Jury°rood H. Bradley, amity Iianpger
�Mith,Jr. �,ity -�'ecretary Lnveni:a `• illinms.
_absent: Co.missioner ".13. Trice.
The llinutes of Heeting of Jul-, 3, ? 94--1, were read and lir-)n
rn:.t-on by uor'lmissioner iIub Jonec, seconded bNr �omrnissi,)nr'r Garland
som, thel.- i•vere unaniriously ar- roved.
the Minutes of 1Iccotints alloi.Taed front ;+arrclnt DiTo. 307e.1 to ""Tarrant
No. 309011 both inclusive, ,,,ere read and, ttl -)n "lotion by 'o'•"mi ssi on-r
Hub 0-ones, seconded by Cornmissinne:r Garland I'?ev,soml the,,,,, vrere
unr nirmously ai--rro�,�ed.
There i,%a.s discussion of renewal of the lease nn the "ity '.et•-er i arms
=Tnd the i,i_t�T Mananer «ras instructed to ad�rise Dr. Star_defer th-t the
Uit•y woiild renew bis lease on this land on the following terms:
,,')3.00 per Acre for the land nor, in cultivation.
This price to include th.e usP of rasture land urit'nout cost.
If the tillable sod land is rttt in cu'__tivat .o-.. by the lessor, hP
--ill be given ti F, f}rst Nre�ars rental -ith-tit charge to pay for tale cost
o:' grubbing and clearing, and etc. Each year thereafter the le sor to
pay .0.00 per Acre for the land rut in cultivation.
C-�ntract to be for a term to not exceed five (5) yerirs.
Clam of TZary Everheart in the amount of •„�84.00 for personal clamarres was
I,resenterYto the "o.mmission. Mrs. Hverheart clai!ninn to have fallen be-
cause o" a defective inint in the sidewal'_c in the 1600 Block on 1lvenue J.
there was discussion and motion wa., rude by uomr-issioner J.O. Jones,
secnnded by Coramiss,_oner Hub Jones:, carried unanimousl- , to parr Mrs.
�verheart 450.00 in fall settlerient of this claim.
l';nere was discussion of clai T of C.I?, Stuart for per-mal iniury and
damage to automobile resulting; fro-m collision of 'is car an^:i"i tv car
driven b;- R. Cartrhell, collision h :ving nccurr. ed on Jul-° 12, 1943,
at last 25th Street and 2,sst _eve. B; claim h vin.C; been subf-,i.tted thru
Cunnin,-ham & Boling, Attorneys, for 0.=j. Stuart, and the clam ihras di_s-
allo ierl.
Cl`illi was1'Ce^P,nted the. �'O`1IliSSi.01'1 by+airP.li 1 V1Ce �t �t ion, 1 �C2) I::lain
:atre?c,Of ITTT11a,;71tFOm'""tS 19�0 �ldOr Ord automobile
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-'-,his automobile havinl7' l-een in T,'reck r,,itti_ City G-`3rbFl�';e truck at
Ee.s t Broadi"rav and Aven;p A, on Jul- 29th. Ilrs . !,Tontg ,meryt s automobile
been clr_ven by iL0,1my olk not "Tin i c t
Navin` }� � ,� , orerl, of ;e.rren rv_ e tit io i.
f-enneth Faulkner driver of "it.,. 0-ar_ba-.e `ruck.
iubbocl' --uto Uom.i,)amr s •estin?ate for rela3ring t'1P `Ord Ctir ,rP10.60
Hu' iotnr 1'oit'nnyTS' estinrite for rerairi.n-, the J`-Ird c:-,r 150.35
1. re t"1•_3 S di ,elusion, anti the �it�T-�-ttnrnetr 1,17as inStructQd to
,e further investir;ation in this co,-inect i on anc rP"••7rt ligcz.- to tl-w
,, City moo-^rlissio.n. •
1'hfre T,"'S discussion Of -urchaSin_r�aSt 25 Ft. Of Lot 1, Block P?,
LlcCruI men t s "nd .addition, Lubbock, Tex.,•is, from G.2. l.lc.il.li ster, in
Order try v i.den :eve. "I'll) to a 100 Ft. Street, and it T1ras unanimously
agreerl to ray , '.00.00 for this Land.
I.lotion b� I-lomissioner G^r7and We-sor,, seconded b- Conmissi.-�ner T.O.
Jones, c-.rried unanimously, , Ordinance No. 694 rassed second and final
read in,; .
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I.Totion by 1-;om-missioner Garland Ne vsorri, seconded by %jorllissionf-�r Hub
Jones, carried unanimmisly, Ordinance No. 695 rassed second and final
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ORD='-`_=iNCB ANO. 695
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Bids as + ollows were read on rurc'.-Ia.Se Of .Voltage Itc7Ttlator to be used
in `' i t y 1 orrer Plant:
Genera)_ Electric Co., 1 - G E Tvne GDA-34 Generator Voltage
rye 7ulator 04.56 0 00
Yll is -Chalmers TIfg. Co. - 1 A-C Generator 'Voltage
Rer,ulator 4760.00
'there was discussion, "nd - oti.on was made -�y Comrlissi-)ner Hub Jones,
seconded >>y Commissi'Dner -.u. Jones, carried unanimousl,(r, to accept
the bid of general Electric ompany for purchase of this Re!-irlator.
It was brounht out -In the discussirr, th.t there was a rossibility of
an error in the bid of the general Electric lio~-rant', and th-t if general
Electric "ompany r. efu-, Is to shin this particular type of voltaEe ren;lilator
for the amount snecified in their bid, and submitted a revised rropositinn,
then the "it�,r Tanager was authorized to roi.rchase this voltane ra�^vlator
from either Allis Chalmers T.If Co. , or General Electric' �ornpany,
wh'_chever has the better rrorositio�-. on the revised bid.
Where was discussion of renewal of lease of Lubbock Conirress `'omrany
for 1.026 acres of land owned by the `'ity near the Lubbock Coripress,
said lease exririnn—uqust 31, 1943; and motion was made by Corgmis9i^ner
Hub Jones, seconded by "o-nraissioner J.C. Jones, carried unanimously, to
renew this lease contract fora reriod of five Srears for a consideration
of �25.00 rer year, and T,.Ia•")r L Dlaton was authorized to execute s^id
contra ct . �� . _ . u '� S 4
I:Iotion bar Commissioner Garland Ivel-rso-, sec-)nded by Commissioner Hub Jones,
carried unanimously, to ap; rove pl• t of 17c7,lillan Su''-divisi -)n of Lots
2, 3 and 4, 13lock 5; 'rim Tubes Addition, as rresented to the Corm.ission.
T-: >tion b�,, Co--rnissi-)n_er Garland Newsom, seconded by (;or2mi.ssi-n--r J.O.
Jones, c�•rried unanimously, to approve i15t of Sieber Sub-divisi(;n
of Block 59 and cart of Blocks 68 and 69 of Wheelock's Second ydditior_,
Lubboctir, Texas, as presented.
Motion by Comnissioner J-.0. Jones, sec )nded b,r Cormissioner Hub Jones,
carried unanimously, to a rove i-erformance i3ond of `-Iuy F. Gilstrap,
in connection with remodelinC and constructing Recreation Centers.
Letter was read fro,, ldesle * ae- - _in re art to "it7 and
it was unanimously ,reed to a,,'- 1,:r. Read to attend the next ref-il ar
meetln,- of the `'its* o-mission for a discussion in t}-.is re'-a.rd.
Claim of-irmstrona '7arehouse and Transfer `'ompany in the amount of
was rresented to the Cit �r Comm ss ion, clai• -ing: da.maC es
to household broods in their wareh-rise in the 600 Block on L:genue E,
Lubbock, Texas. It was claimed that t'-is da~:a7e was caused by
sel�rera-e batwing up into this bui.ldinF, from the Lity's sever lire -in
the alley. the pity ..tto.r-ney advised the Commission that, the "ity is
not liable for darnai-e of t'r_is n jture and after further discussion
the Commission instructed the "ity T-ananer and "ity torney to notify
llrmstron.g '•rgrehou-,e and Transfer "omrany that the cla m eras disalloVred.
No further business comin,7 ur for consideration, the City 6o,'Lriissinn
adjourned.
riead and anrroved this the 1- 12dad,, o-" August , 1943.
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