HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 7/8/1943REGULAR 1UMII`TG.
Lubbock, Texas
July 80 1943.
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30 r.111.
in Regular Session at the 1{egular i:Ieet'.ng glace in the "ity Hall,
the following members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor C E Slaton, Commissioners W.B. !rice, J.U. Jones, Hub Jones-,
Garland Newsom, City l-Lttorney Durwood H. Bradley, City Manager 1-T.A. `'mith,
Jr., City Secretary Lavenia Williams.
<ibsent : Comriissioner Hub Jones and 'onmissioner a .B. trice.
The Minutes of neRular Meeting of June 24, 1943, and 1tiecessed Regular
Meetings of July 2, 1943 and July 6, 1943, were read, and upon motion
by `'ommissioner Garland Newsom, seconded by Commissioner J.u. Jones,
they were unanimously approved.
This being the date set for public he,:ring to determine whether or not
the Zioning Ordinance be amended so that the last half of Blocks 95, I11,
125 and all of Block 126 of the Original Town of Lubbock, Texas, be taken
out of the G District and placed in the K District, there being no citizens
present for the hearing, motion was made by Commissioner J.0. Jones,
seconded by �omm4-sioner Garland Newsom, carried unanimousl,�, th•t the
he -ring be clo s ed.
Motion bar 1�ornmissioner Garland Newsom, seconded by commissioner J.U. Jones,
carried unanimously, Ordinance No. 694 passed first reading.
ORDI .iNCE NO. 694
AN ORDINxNCL -,'M' NDII,TG ORDIMF NCE NO. 661, BY TAKING CERTAIN AREAS
OUT OF THE "G" DISTRICT _-iND PL.-XING TI-MIJ, IN mHE, "K" DISTRICT.
Motion by Commissioner J.C. Jones, seconded by Commissioner Garland Newsom,
carried unanimously, Ordinance ITo. 695 massed 'irst reading.
ORDI"TANCE NO. 695
AN ORDINANCE tU:iENDING ORDTI'TtUTCE ITO. 285 BY REPEALING CEMIIN SECTTOT\TS
AND i ROVISIOYS OF S1'JD ORDI-N.AINTCE NO. 285.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TIC CITY C011TIS"31"N OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
That all of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 285 is hereby repealed, and all
of Section 14 of said Ordinance No. 285, is hereby repealed except that part
of_ said_ S e chi - h i h rya d_s a Gam'nows
"All low voltage transformers shall be on a separate circuit
and shall be installed in a convenient and accessible place.
No outlet will be allowed in an ironing; board cabinet."
`Ihich said quoted p3tovision of said Section 14 of Ordinance No.
285 shall remain in full force and effect and IT IS SO ORDLRE'D.
IASSE'D AITD Al'tROVED the first reading thi4 the 8th day of
July, i.D. 1943.
PAS"ED AND -' -FROVED the second reading this the 22nd day of
July , A.D. 1943.
C E Slaton
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Lavenia 1'lilliams.
City 7cretary
Motion bS7 Commissioner Garland Newsom, seconded b�,T Oommiss loner J.O.
Jones, carried unanimously, to transfer •�1,000.00 from the Qity of
Lubbock General fund to the Oity-County •,,elfare Fund, the county
�;ommissione-s Court having transferred ,,?2,000.00 to this fund on June
28, 1943.
there was discussion of request of S,3t. Vernon Larsen that the Marine
Corps and Navy Recruiting Office personnel be allowed to use the 1%ity
9wir ming 1 ool one hour each T•aeek -tithout chnrg,e, but no action taken.
Notion b,v Commissioner J .O. Jones, seconded by Commissioner Garland
Nei.^rsom, carried unanimously, to authorize the ;purchase made by the City
I,Tnnager of the following items:
2 - 100 K.V.11. Transformers frr,-- the Gulf. States Utilities Comrany,
Beaumont, Texas, at a price of 4859.00, F.O.B. Beaumont,
Texas, plus crating charges.
1 - 100 K.V.A. Transformer from Dallas l Darer and Lire_ ht' company,
Dallas, Texas, at a price of 4p400.00, F.O.B. Dallas, Texas.
'inhere was discussion of inst.9llation of Air `'omditioning equipment in
'-1ity dater and Linaht jffices, estimated cost of installing air ducts,
etc., $370.00, the unit having been already installed, and the -ity
Manager was instructed to hove this equirment installed.
ItIrs. E.L. Young, 1112 16th '-�trePt� 1+Irs. T.p�. Bradshaw, 11.09 16th Street,
1drs. Lillie R. Gardner, 1111 16th Street, and IKrs. =.B. Lloyd, 1606
Avenue J, Lubbock, Texas, arreared before the City '-'ommission making
complaint of unsanitary cattle and hog trucks being ?parked for long
,periods of time at Filling St%tion at 16th Street and -venue J.
there was discussion and the Uity commission advised the ladies that
they would make an effort to get this practice discontinued. "hereupon,
llr. Bo Stotts, operator of filliM station at 16th Street and Avenue J
was called before the "ommission -nd there was discussion of the
unsanitary condition being created by cattle and hog trucks being
narked for long periods of ti-ie ?t this location and I.1r. itotts agreed
to discontinue this practice as soon as he used the supple of aasoli.ne
now stored at this station, which would require arrroximntely two or three
e eks .
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'-'ity Co-iiission adjourned.
No further business con nu up for consideration, the
Re-d and approved this the 22nd day of
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