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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 4/3/1952Recessed Regular Meeting Lubbock, Texas April 3, 1952 The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10 o'clock A. I•I. in Recessed Regular session, recessed from Regular Meeting of March 27, 1952, at the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present, to=wit: Mayor Clarence K. Whiteside, Commissioners Harry Morris, E. K. Hufstedler, Jr., L. E. Davis, Lucian Thomas, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson, City hanager iteve Matthews, City Secretary -Treasurer Lavenia Lowe. Absent: None I -lotion by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, motion carried, Mayor Whiteside and commissioners Morris, Hufstedler, Davis and Thomas voting YEA, none voting N.'_Y, Ordinance ?:umber 1198 was passed on second and final reading: ORDINANCE N0. 1198 AN OR,DIILT NCE AID DIN' ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 661 AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK SO AS TO CHI^�NGE THE ZONING IN ZONING CASE NO. 338, WHICH IS Ali AREA BOUNDED ON'THE EAST BY VANDA AVENUE AND THE CITY LIMITS, ON ThE NORTH BY EAST BROADWAY, ON THE SOUTH BY 19TH STREET, AND ON TIM WEST BY AVENUE "A"; AND ALSO TO MAKE THE FOLLOW- ING CHANGES. ZONING CASE #348 - CHANGE TRACT 3 OUT OF SECTION 80, BLOCK "A", ABSTRACT 995, BOUNDED BY AVENUE H ON THE EASfi, THE PANHANDLE & SANTA FE RAILROAD ON THE NORTHWEST AND ON THE SOUTH BY THE SOUTH SECTION LINE OF SECTION 80, BLOCK "A" FROM AN "A" DISTRICT TO A "J" DISTRICT: ZONING CASE #361 - CHANGE LOTS 11 2, 3, 4, AND 5 OF BLOCK 1, LEVERETT ADDITION, FROM AN "A" DISTRICT TO AN "H" DISTRICT (LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 38TH STREET AND AVENUE H). Motion by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, motion carried, Mayor Whiteside and Commmissioners Morris, Hufstedler, Wvis, and Thomas voting YEA, none voting NAY,` Ordinance No. 1200 was passed on second and final reading: ORDINANCE NO. 1200 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE PANHANDLE & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, A CORPORATION, ITS ASSIGNEES, SUCCESSORS AND LESSEES THE RIGHT, POWER Alb PRIVILEGE OF LOCATIIIG, :'BUILDING, ERECTING, CONSTRUCTING AND PROPERLY kAINTAINING A SPUR TRACK AND TO OPERATE ENGINES, CARS AND TRAINS THEREON, UPON AND ACROSS AUBURN STREET AT THE LOCATION DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND INTO AN ALLEY IN BLOCK 73, ROBERTS & McWHORTER ADDITION AS SUBDIVIDED BY PLAT OF THE BARNETT ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS. R E S O L U T I O N CANVASS OF VOTES IN GENERAL ELECTION FIELD_ APRIL 1, 1952 BE IT R IiEIMERED that on the 3rd day of April, 1952, the City Commission of the City•of Lubbock met at 10 o'clock A. M., in Special Session at the regular meeting place of the Commission in the City Hall in the City of Lubbock, with the following members present, to -wit: Clarence'K. Whiteside, Mayor, and Commissioners Harry lAorris, E. K. Hufstedler, Jr., L. E. Davis, and Lucian Thomas. On motion of Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Morris, it was unanimously carried that the returns"of'the General City Election, held April 1, 1952, for the election of a mayor and two (2) commissioners for full terms be opened and canvassed, and the results thereof declared therefrom; and said returns having been duly canvassed, it is found that the votes for the various candidates were as follows: CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR: No. votes; Murrell R. Tripp 3.396 Ely E. Fonville 2,327 Bill Sams 826 CANDIDATES FOR COl'iiiISSIONER PLACE, NO. 2 Hurley Carpenter (Unopposed) 6,381 CANDIDATES FOR CONZIISSIONER PLACE NO. 4 Lucian Thomas (Unopposed) 6,433 And it further apl:earing that said election was duly held as provided by law, and that Murrell R. Tripp received a Xna,jority of 236 votes of the total number of votes cast for the office of Mayor, and Hurley Carpenter received a majority of 6,332 votes of the total number of votes cast for Commissioner of Place No. 2, and that Lucian Thomas received a majority of 6,401 votes of the total number of votes cast for Commissioner of Place No. 4, and that each of said persons receiving such majorities was duly elected by the qualified voters of the City of Lubbock: IT IS, THEREFORE, FOUND, DECLARED AND CERTIFIED BY THE CITY CONll11ISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: That Murrell R. Tripp -was dilly elected Mayor; and that Hurley Carpenter was duly elected Com- missioner for Place No. 2; and that Lucian Thomas was duly elected Commissioner for Place No. 4; and each of them was duly elected to said places. as members of the City Commission of the City'of Lubbock at said Election held April 1, 1952. AND IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 3rd DAY OF APRIL, 1952. ATTEST: /S/ Lavenia Lowe City Secretary OATH OF OFFICE /S/ Clarence K. Whiteside Mayor I, Murrell R. Tripp, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of Mayor of the City of Lubbock, State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State; and I furthermore solemnly swear (or affirm), that I have not directly nor indirectly paid, offered, or promised to pay, contribute nor promised to contribute any money, or valuable thing, or promised any public office or employment, as a reward for the giving or withholding a vote at the election at which I was elected. So help me God. I further, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am not s member of the Communist Party, the German Bund, or any other Communist' Nazi,,or'any political party or organization, which ad- vocates the overthrow of our Constitutional form of Government in the United *ates. (Signed)/S/ Murrell R. Tripp,._ Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 3rd day of April, A. D. 1952. Seal OATH OF OFFICE /S/ Lavenia Lowe_ Lavenia Lowe Notary Public Lubbock County, Texas I, Hurley Carpenter, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of Commissioner Place Number Two of the City of Lubbock, State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State; and I furthermore solemnly swear (or affirm), that I have not directly nor indirectly paid, offered, or promised to pay, contributed, nor promised to contribute any money, or valuable thing, or promised any public office or employment, as a reward for the giving or withholding a vote at the election at which I was elected. So help me Cod. I further, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am not a member of the Communist Party, the German Bund, or any other Communist, Nazi, or any political party or organization, which advocates the overthrow of our Constitutional form of Government in the United States. (Signed) ISI Hurley, Carpenter Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 3rd day of April, A. D. 1952. Seal OATH OF OFFICE /S/ Lavenia Lowe Lavenia Lowe, Notary Public Lubbock County, Texas I, Lucian Thomas, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully"execute the duties of the office of Commissioner Place Number Four of the City of Lubbock, State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State; and I furthermore solemnly swear (or affirm), that I have not directly nor indirectly paid, offered, or promised to pay, contributed, nor promised to contribute any money, or valuable thing, or promised any public office or employment, as a reward for the giving or withholding a vote at the election at which I was elected. So help me Cod. I further, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am not a member of the Communist Party, the German Bund, or any other Communist, Nazi, or any political party or organization, which advocates the overthrow of our Constitutional form of Government in the United States. (Signed) S Lucian Thomas Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 3rd day of April, r. D. 1952. 0 Sea 1 /S/ Lavenia Lowe Lavenia Lowe, Notary Public Lubbock County, texas No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission recessed to meet April 8, 1952, at 2:30 P.N. Read and approved this the ATTEST: r *ltyv-zszecreta -Treas rer 10th day of Arri 1 , 1952.