HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 9/17/1954RECESSED REGULAR MEETING
Lubbock, Texas
September 17, 1954
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 5:00 o'clock P.M. in recessed
regular session, recessed from regular meeting of September 9, 1954, at the regular
meeting place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor Murrell R. Tripp, Commissioners Lennis Baker and Hurley Carpenter, City Manager,
Steve Matthews, City Attorney, Vaughn E. Wilson, City Secretary -Treasurer, Lavenia Lowe.
Absent. Commissioners S. S. Forrest and Lucian Thomas.
54-13-197-334 Motion by Commissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, motion carried, Mayor
Tripp and Commissioners Baker, Carpenter voting Yea, none voting Nay, to accept the
following proposal of Mrs. Euralee Barrier. Wherein Mrs. Barrier agrees to convey 14.6
feet of land to the City of Lubbock, said land being located between 20th Street and the
alley North of 20th Street and abutting College Avenue on the West. Said proposal
authorizing payment to Mrs. Barrier for said 14.6 feet in the amount of $2,500.00 and
other consideration. Payment of the expenditure hereby authorized to be made from
1946 Street Improvement Bond Funds,
I! September 16, 1954
To: The City Commission
City of Lubbock
Original Proposal Lubbock, Texas
returned to John
Scott - ROW Dept. The undersigned is the sole owner of the following described tract of land, to. -wit:
li 9-20-54
Lots 24, 23 and the East 121 ft. of Lot 22,an in Block 5, Ellwood Place.
I propose and offer to convey by Warranty Deed to the City of Lubbock the following
described part of the above described tract of land, said part being described as
follows, to -wit:
The East 14.6 ft. from 20th Street north to the alley, a distance of 150 ft.
We agree to deliver to the City a base abstract, such abstract to be brought up to
date at City expense, showing merchantable title in the undersigned and to duly execute
and deliver to the City a General Warranty Deed upon the acceptance oftitle by the City
and payment or tender of payment to me by the City, the sum of $2500.00, and further as
part of the consideration the City of Lubbock shall replace all sidewalk removed by
reason of widening College Avenue and replace three shrubs located in the northeast
corner of the above described property with five mimosa trees, three to four feet in
height, planted along the new property line and further, the City of Lubbock shall shape
the existing lawn to fit the new sidewalk. Also place a masonry curb along the inside
of the new sidewalk to retain the lawn, the height of such curb to be such as to provide
for difference in height of lawn area and sidewalk.
For the consideration set out above, to be paid by the City of Lubbock, I do hereby
agree that such consideration is the agreed total damages sustained and/or to be sustained
by the undersigned and all other persons having an interest in the above described tract
of land and do hereby grant the City immediate possession of the 14.6 ft. strip of land
and the right to enter upon such premises to start the widening of College Avenue.
This proposal is submitted subject to due acceptance of the Governing Body of the
City of Lubbock.
Yours truly
Euralee Barrier
1954. ACCEPTED by the Governing Body of the City of Lubbock, this the 17th day of September,
ATTEST:
/s/ Murrell R. Tripp
MURRELL R. TRIPP, Mayor
F
/s/ Lavenia Lowe
Lavenia. Lowe, City Secretary -Treasurer
i4-13-198-335 There was discussion by the City Commission of clearing the 4th Street right-of-way and
motion was made by Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Baker, motion carried,
Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Baker and Carpenter voting Yea, none voting Nay, to
authorize an expenditure in an amount of $1,405.00 plus approximately one month's rental
at $55.00 to move a five -room frame stucco residence owned by Mrs. S. E. Cobb and located
on Lot 12, Block 5, Liff Sanders Addition, from said Right-of-way. Said residence to be
moved back approximately 25 ft. from its present location in the right-of-way in order
to conform with the City's "setback" regulations. This dwelling being located at the
Northeast corner of the intersection of Avenue nGn and 4th Street. The payment author-
ized above to be made from 1946 Street Improvement Bond Funds.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission ajourned.
Read and approved, this the 23rd day of September , 1954.
R
Lav nia lLowe, ty Sec etary-Treasurer