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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 12/19/1946RECESSED REGULAR MEETING. Lubbock, Texas Dec. 19, 1946. The City Commission of the �'ity of Lubbock, Texas, met at 2 P.M. in recessed regular session, recessed from reular meeting of December 12, 19461 at the regular meeting place in the pity Hall, the followinv members thereof being present, to -wit: Mayor C.A. Bestwick, Commissioners 1. Ray Dickey, F.H. Childress, John Spikes, City Attorney Vaughn E . Wilson, City Manager Homer A. Hunter, City Secretary Lavenia Williams. Absent: Commissioner A.B. Price. Motion by Commissioner Dickey, seconded, carried, Ordinance No. 795 passed second and final rending. ORDINANCE NO. 795 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING BLOCKS 9, 10, 119 12, 13, 149 15 and 16 of PARKS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE AREA SOUTH FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF PARKS ADDITION TO THE CITY LIMITS LINE RUNNING ALONG AND NEAR 4TH STREET AND LYING EAST OF THE CITY LIMITS LINE ALONG MADISON AVENUE AND WEST OF THE CITY LIMITS LINE RUNNING ALONG COLLEGE AVENUE, WHICH AREA INCLUDES BLOCKS 24, 25 and 26 OF FRIENDS ADDITION, TO BE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, SUCH PROPERTY BEING HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS. The following Petition was received in connection with the annexation of "parks Addition". THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK WHEREAS, A.W. Blankenship is the owner of that part of the Southeast one-fourth (SEJ) of Section Twenty (20), flock A, Lubbock County, Texas, described by metes and bounds as follows, to -wit: BEGINNING at a point 30 feet North and 50 Feet West, of the '-outh- east corner of said Section 20, Block A, said point being in the West line of �o llege Avenue; THENCE in a northerly direction along the West line of "ollege Avenue, a distance of approximately 630 feet to the South line of 3rd Street as projected; THENCE WEST crossing railroad, a distance of 2590 feet to the West line of the East one-half of Section 20, Block A; THENCE South 630 feet to the North line of 4th Street, a point 30 feet North of the center of the South line of Section 20, Block A; T&"N CE East approximately 2590 feet to the place of beginning, less that part of said tr4,ct now in the railroad right of way and containing about 40 acres of land, less the railroad right -of -wa7; and, IPMREAS, Mrs. Anna F. Parks is the owner of that part of the Southeast one-fourth (SEf) of Section Twenty (20) , Block A, Lubbock County, Texas, lying immediately North of the foregoing tract and described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the West line of the mast one-half of Section 20, Block K, which point is 660 feet North of the center of the South line of said Section; THENCE North 630 feet to the South line of 2nd Street; THENCE East along the South line of 2nd Street to its intersection with the Northwest line of the railroad right-of-way; THENCE Southwesterly along the railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the North line of the Blankenship tract above described; THENCE West along the North side of the Blankenship tract 1589.28 feet to the place of beginning. and, WHEREAS, the two tracts of landabove described contain approximately 68 acres of land upon which no one lives, such land being wholly uninhabited and such land adjoins the Tech Campus on the north and is therefore not wholly surrounded by property within the city limits of the "ity of Lubbock, Texas; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 795 now being published and which has not passed the final reading, the City of Lubbock intends to take the aforesaid land into the city limits of the City of Lubbock; and WHEREAS, the said X.W. Blankenship and Mrs. Anna F. Parks do not desire to have the edbresaid land incorporated within the city limits of the City of Lubbock, Texas; MREFORE, THE UNDERSIGNED A.W. Blankenship and Mrs. tinna F. Parks, owners of the above described land, do hereby petition the Honorable City Commission of the �Iity of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, th,it the above described land which contains mote than ten acres, is uninhabited it J 11 and is contiguous to, and adjoining land which is not within the City limits of Lubbock, Texas and is contiguous to the lines of the City of Lubbock, `texas, be discontinued as a part of the said City of Lubbock, Texas under the provisions of Article 973 of the xevised Civil Statutes of Texas of 1925. WITNESS OUR HANDS, at Lubbock, le xas, this the 16th day of December, A.D.1946 A.W. Blankenship (Signed) By Wallace Blankenship Wallace Blankenship, his authorized Agent. (Signed) Mrs. Anna F. Parks -Mrs. Anna F. Parks. There was discussion of passing Ordinance No. 796, to Annex Alta Vista Addition into City Limits, but no action was taken. Petitions having been filed requesting the property not be taken into the City Limits. Motion by Commissioner Childress, seconded, carried, Ordinance No. 797 passed second and final reading. ORDINANCE NO. 797 AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK SO AS TO INCLUDE KINSER SUB -DIVISION ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS. Motion by Uommissioner Childress, seconded, carried, Ordinance No. 798 passed second and final reading. ORDINANCE NO. 798 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13 OF ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE NO. 285, REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC METERS, METER LOOPS, CONDUIT, WEATHER -HEADS AND METER SOCKETS BY 0IMNERS AND CONTRACTORS; PROVIDING THE MANNER, METHOD AND LOCATION OF METER INSTALLATIONS AND ACCESSORIES; EXCEPTING INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. Motion by Commissioner Childress, seconded, carried, that hearing be held January 23, 1947, at 2 P.M. to determine whether or not additional taxi cab service is needed within the City of Lubbock. Request having been made for permit to operate "Veteran's Free Taxicab Service" by Edwin F. Phelps and others. The following notice being sent out. PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL TAXI CAB COMPANIES OPERATING UNDER PER"HITS FROM THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND INTERESTED PERSONS: The Governing Body of the "ity of Lubbock has set for hearing before it the application of Edwin F. Phelps, of 2811 huby Street, Lubbock, and C.E. McCall, Route 1, Canyon, Texas, for a permit to operate a taxi cab company within the corporate limits of the Cit.v of Lubbock. This hearing will be heard on January 23, 1947, at 2:00 P.M. at the City Hall in Lubbock, Texas. C A Bestwick lap or Attest: Lavenia 141liams _ 717y Secretary Motion by Commissioner Childress, seconded, carried, that the three -wheel motorcycle owned by the Lubbock Polies Department be traded to the Lubbock Motorcycle Company for a new H,,.rley-Davidson motorcycle costing $783.25. The allowance for the old machine is to be $500.00, leaving a difference of $283.25 to be paid by the City of Lubbock. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City Commission has given due consideration to the applica- tion of Lubbock Bus Company for a change in rates as provided by Section (6) of Ordinance No. 654 of the City of Lubbock and has considered the benefits to the public, the net earnings of the franchise holder and is of the opinion that the changes in fares or charges for passage on buses of said company as hereinafter set out would be in the public interest, and, WHEREAS, said Section (6) of said ordinance and franchise provides for changes in rates or charges after such consideration and by resolution of the City Commission, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMIS-ION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS: THAT, on and after the effective date of this resolution the following rates and charges shall apply to transportation on buses operated by said franchise holder: The fare for all y-ersons shall be six (60) cents EXCEPT the fare for students not more than seventeen years of age shall be three cents when he presents a written certificate of the principal of thVschool which he attends showing that he is not more than seventeen years old, is in regular upon any acadeeic, public or private school of grades not higher than the grades of public high schools situated within or adjacent to the City of Lubbock; provided all passengers shall have the same rights as to the use of transfers, and children of the age of five (5) years or less shall be trans- ported free when attended by a passenger of above said age. The foregoing change in rates or charges is made subject to the right reserved by the City Commission and Governing Body to hereafter at any time it may deem it expedient in the./public interest to reconsider and modify and reduce said rates to the former status by resolution should the City Commission find such reduction to be in the public interest. The effective date of this resolution shall be the 3rd day of February, 1947. Passed and approved by unanimous vote of the City Commission this 19th day of December, 1946. ATTEST: Lavenia Williams 77y Secretary — C. A. Bestwick Mayor No further business coming up for consideration the City Commission adjourned. Read and approved this the 9___ January., 1947. MM�OR------------..._.� AT y eS—Se attendance