HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 9/14/1944REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas
Sept. 14, 1944.
The City commission of the city of Lubbock, `texas, metobt 2 P.M. in
Regular Session at the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the
following members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor O.W. Ribble, Commissioners W.B. Price, Hub Jones, J. Ray Dicle y,
F.H. Childress, City Attorney Durwood H. Bradley, City Manager M.R.
Smith, Jr., city Secretary Lavenia Williams.
-absent: Commissioners J. Ray Dickey and �'.B. trice,
TheMinutes of Regular Leeting of August 24, 1944, were read, and upon
motion by `'ommissioner Jones, seconded by commissioner Childress, carried
unanimously, they were approved.
Proposals for making investigation and report on the future water supply
for the City of Lubbock from the following consulting engineering firms
were read and discussed.
Headman, Ferguson, Carollo and Classen, Consulting Ingineers, Z1 Paso,
Texas$2,850.00
H.B. dieb and Associates, Engineers, Dallas, Texas, 10500.00
c.H. Guernsey and �'ompany, Consulting 'Engineers, Oklahor^a City, 1,650.00
H.N. Roberts, Consulting Ln-ineers, Lubbock, 'texas, 1,000.00
Freese & Nichols, Consulting .6ngineers, Ft. "orth, Texas, 1,500.00
After discussion of each proposal, motion was made by Commis:3ioner
Childress, seconded by commissioner Jones, carried unanimf-)usly, to
accept the proposal of H.N. "oberts for making the survey, with one
exception. This being that full payment be made upon completion of
the survey and acceptance by the City commission, instead of as shovm
in the proposal.
The matter of purchasing an enclosed packer type garbage body was
discussed, and after consideration of the various types of units
available, and the prices of these units, motion was made by
Commissioner Childress, seconded by Commissioner Jones, carried
unanimously, to purchase one Gar Mood Load Packer, twelve (1^J cubic Yard
capacity, from Hobbs Manufacturing Company, Fort 4orth, Texas, at a price
of ,102,575.00, mounted on City of Lubbock truck, at Fort '-Vorth, Texas,
Claim was presented
owndd by Mr. Filson,
and being killed.
Commissioner Jones,
ly, to authorize the
amount not to exceed
the, 0omm4ssion of H.J. Wilson, 316 rvenue V, for hors
having fallexi in sewer ditch, September 6, 1944s
After discussion of this claim, motion was made by
seconded by Commissio,er Childress, carried unanimous
city Manager to make settlement of this claim in an
$85.00.
>tion by commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Childress,
irried unanimously, to authorize transfer of 41,000.00 to the City-
)unty Welfare Fund, as the City's part of the charity fund. The
>unty of Lubbock having transferred 42,000.00 to this fund of date
zgust 28, 1944.
>tion by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Childress, carried
ianimously, the following bonds were approved and ordered filed:
J.A. Dagley Gas Fitter's Bond
J.-. Dagley rublic Works Bond
Fred B. Otto Electrician's Bond
C.U. Bryant Bond for moving a building
J.L. Hair General Contractor's Bond
Walter Omith, and others, members of the local State guard unit,
appeared before the Commission re questing that appropriation in the same
amount as was made last year be appropriated for this fiscal year, which
begins September 1, 1944. The appropriation last year being in the amount
of $2857.00; County Commissioners Court having appropriated 41.000.00, being
35% of the total amount a• City of Lubbock having appropriated $1,428.50,
being 50% of the total amount; City of Slaton having appropriated $428.50
being 15% of the total amount, The appropriations having been made on a
quarterly basis, 1/4 of the amount being appropriated at the beginning of
each quarter. There was discussion, and the City Manager was instructed
to secure additional information in this regard and report back to the
City Uommission.
Mr. white, of Cornell and Ilompany, Certified Public "ccountants,
appeared before the City `'ommission presenting audit of the �ity's accounts v� ,�I 1 riudit was reviewed and
. for the Fiscal year ending arch 31, 1944. he ,
upon motion by commissioner Childress, seconded by Conunissioner Jones,
carried unanimously, the audit was accepted -and payment authorized to
l�� i Cornell and Company, in the amount of $1,526.25, in accordance with Contract.
No further business coming up for consideration, the Gity Commission
adjourned.
Read and approved this the 28 day of September , 1944.
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