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RECESSED REGULAR MEETING
Lubbock, Texas
October 14, 1953
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10-00 A.M. in recessed regular
session recessed from regular meeting October 8, 1953, at their regular meeting place in
the City Hall, the following members being present to -wit:
Mayor Murrell R. Tripp, Commissioners Harry Morris, Hurley Carperm er, L. E. Davis, Lucian
Thomas, Lynn Andrews Acting City Manager, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson, City Secretary -
Treasurer Lavenia Lowe.
Absent: City Manager Steve 'Katthews.
Also present in this meeting were the following members of the Water Resource Board:
Robert Maxey, Vice Chairman of the Water District
Clarence K. Whiteside
Harold Humphries
Irving L. Jones
George P. Kuykendall
J. Ray Dickey
Joe Nislar
This meeting was called for the purpose of giving consideration to the calling of an
election to be held November 24, 1953, for purpose of confirmation of the organization of
the Canadian River Municipal District.
Mayor Tripp presided at the meeting and called upon Robert Maxey to report on a meeting of
the Directors of the Canadian River Water Users Association rich was held at Plainview on
October 9, 1953. Mr. Maxey reported that the directors set the date for an election to be
bld in each one of the member cities for ratification of the Canadian River Municipal Water
Authority.
Mr. Maxey also advised that the expense of this ebetion would be borne'by the'Canadian'
River Water Users Association from funds contributed by'the'City previously to the associa-
tion. The association is planning to furnish information to each of the member cities in
the nature of news releases and other publicity favorable to the proposed ratification.
M&yor Tripp, who was also present at the PlainVew meeting, outlined briefly the procedures
to be followed by each of the member cities. He advised that the district or the authority
must first be ratified by a vote of the people; that the directors of the'authority has
been appointed by each governing boar of the member cities; and that it would be necessary
to submit to the residents of each city the methods to be used in financing the project.
The Board was advised that these necessary procedures may involve two or possibly three
elections.
A discussion of the plan to be followed in publicizing the motion in Lubbock was held.
It was agreed that the City Engineering Department/should-prepare the necessary brochures,'
charts and maps and that a large committee should be appointed similar to the bond election
committee for the 1952 bond election.
After discussion of the plans foijholding the e bction on November 24, 1953, motion was made
by Commissioner Morris, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and
Commissioners Morris, Carpenter, Davis and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, to author-
ize an election -to be held on November 24, 1953, at each of the five polling places now
set up in the City of Lubbock, said polling places being as follows:
Voting Precinct No. 1
Central Fire Station - 1016 loth Street
Voting Precinct No. 2
Texas Avenue Fire Station - 2916 Texas Avenue
Voting Precinct No. 3
Lubbock Senior High School - 19th Street and Avenue T
Voting Precinct No. 4
College Avenue Fire Station - 2420 3rd Street
Voting Precinct No. 5
J. T. Hutchinson School - 32nd Street & Jefferson
Upon motion by Commissioner Davis, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, motion carried, Mayor
Tripp and Commissioners Morris, Carpenter, Davis and Thomas voting Yea, none voting May,
the following officers for holding the election to be held November 24, 1953, for the pur-
pose of confirmation of the organization of the Canadian River Municipal Water District,
were appointed:
R. F. Bayless, Presiding Judge
Central Fire Station - Voting Precinct No. 1
W. R. Dean, Presiding Judge
Texas Avenue Fire Station - Voting Precinct No. 2
Wyatt Hester, Presiding Judge
Lubbock Senior High School - Voting Precinct No. 3
Steve Bunter, Presiding Judge
College Avenue Fire Station - Voting Precinct No. 4
Ray Chapman, Presiding Judge
J. T. Hutchinson School - Voting Precinct No. 5
Special Canvassing Board in canvassing Absentee Votes:
R. F. Bayless, Presiding Judge
Central Fire Station - Voting Precinct No.'l
Mrs. F. M. Maddox, Assistant Judge '
Central Fire Station - Voting Precinct No, 1
Mrs. I. C. Dunbar, Clerk
-Central Fire Station - Voting Precinct No. 1
-12^150-319 Mr. Marion Sanford, Representative of the Lubbock Insurance Exchange, appeared before the
City Commission and gave a report in regard to costs of Public Liability Insurance for City
Emoloyees, this report was taken under advisement by the City Commission.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission adjourned.
Read and approved this the 22nd daffy of October , 1953
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ity Secreta -Treasurer