HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 1/26/1953RECESSED REGULAR MEETING
Lubbock, Texas
January 26, 1953
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30 P.M. in recessed
regular session, recessed from Regular Meeting of January 22, 1953 at the regular meet-
ing place in the City Hall. The followingfnembers, thereof, being present to -wit:
Mayor Murrell. R. Tripp , Commissioners Harry Morris, Hurley Carpenter, L. E. Davis, City
Manager Steve Matthews, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson.
Absent: Commissioner Lucian Thomas and City Secretary Treasurer Lavenia Lowe.
There was discussion of the contract., between L. A. Purtell and the City of Lubbock relative
to the Bailey County Water Rights to be sold by L.A.Purtell to the City of Lubbock.
�53-11-303-680 Motion was made by Commissioner Davis, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, motion carried,
So.R_ 14, t;,V/ Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Morris,,Carpenter, and Davis, voting Yea, none voting Nay,
to authorize the closing of the transaction for the Bailey County Water Rights in a manner
satisfactory to the City Attorney and the City Manager was instructed to issue the necessary
checks when approved by the City Attorney.
No further business coming up for consideration, the 1,ity Uommission
recessed to meet January 30, 1953, at 12:30 F.M.
.read and approved this the — 26th _
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day of ____ February ___, 1953.
L. A. Purtell and the City of Lubbock dated May 22, 1952, of record in Minute Book 10,
Page 594-596 of the records of the City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas.
It is understood between all parties that the Escrow Fund as to the amount of $8,861.90,
will remain intact. That the Cashier's Check now held in escrow by Citizens National
Bank in the amount of $452,970.80 shall be paid batik into the same fund from which it was
taken, which is the Water, Sewer and Electric (Water) Fund, and that the City of Lubbock
Check # 3777-F, dated January 30, 1953, in the amount of $444,108.90, above mentioned,
and payabl@ to L. A. Purtell , is being paid to him directly by the City of Lubbock in lieu
of paying him the same sum of money out of the Escrow Fund herein mentioned. The Escrow
Fund shall remain intact, and the check payable to L. A. Purtell shall not be delivered
until the Baptist Foundation Deed has been filed for record in Bailey County, Texas, also
the Exchange Deed.between.L. A. Purtell and the Birdwells and others, also Water Rights
Warranty Deed from L. A. Purtell and wife to the City of Lubbock . The City Attorney is
hereby authorized and directed to promptly notify the Citizens National Bank of Lubbock ,
Texas, when these instruments have been filed for record in Bailey County, at which time the
check to L. A. Purtell and to the Citizens National Bank of Lubbock, Texas, shall be de-
livered and the Escrow -Fund now held by the said bank paid to the City of Lubbock,as provid-
ed by this Resolution, It is understood by all parties and their attorneys and the City- -
Commission of ,the City of Lubbock, Texas, that releases required by the City of Lubbock
and receipts showing all taxes fully paid to date covering all the land conveyed, will
be forthwith secured by L. A. Purtell, the Birdwells and others, and their attorneys, and
promptly delivered to the City of Lubbock, Texas.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission
recessed to meet Feb. 5, 1953, at 11:00 o'clock A.1,1.
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Read and approved this the -----26th day of Februag,�___________, 1953.
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