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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/4/1952RECESSED REGULAR MEETING Lubbock, Texas August 4, 1952 The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 4 P.M. in recessed regular 'session, recessed from Regular Meeting of July 24, 1952, at the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present,•to-wit: Mayor Murrell R. Tripp, Commissioners Harry Morris, Hurley Carpenter, L. E. Davis, Lucian Thomas, Director of Public Works, R. L. Oldham, Secretary -Treasurer Lavenia Lowe. Absent: City Manager Steve Matthews and City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson. 2-11-42-71 Motion by Commissioner Thomas, seconded by Commissioner Morris, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Morris, Carpenter, Davis and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, Ordinance Number 1256 was passed on second and final reading. ORDNANCE NO. 1256 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1027 ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF CURBS, DRIVEWAYS, SIDEWALKS AND CURBS AND GUTTERS INCIDENTAL TO COMMERCIAL USE OF PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR WRITTEN APPLICATION VdTH PAYMENT OF A FEE, AND PERMITS TO BE ISSUED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR; PROVIDING NO PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED UNLESS APPLICATIONS CONFORM TO THE DESIGNS ADOPTED BY THIS ORDINANCE; MAKING EXCEPTIONS WHEN APPROVED BY THE GOVERN- ING BODY, PRESCRIBING AND ADOPTING STANDARD DESIGNS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT, REMOVE, BREAK OR DESTROY ANY SUCH SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS, CURBS OR CURB AND GUTTER UPON PUBLIC PROPERTY, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY," SO AS TO ADD SECTION 6A PROVIDING THAT THE CITY COMMIbSION RETAINS THE RIGHT IN HARDSHIP CASES TO MODIFY BY ITS RESOLUTION DULY PASSED, THE GENHRAL SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARD DESIGNS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS. !-11-42-72 Motion by Commissioner Davis, seconded by Commissioner Morris, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Morris, Carpenter, Davis and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, Ordinance No. 1258 was passed as an emergency measure. ORDINANCE NO. 1258 AN ORDINANCE AM]10ING SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1241, ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND FIXING WATER RATES IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK; MAKING BILLS PAYABLE WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FROM THE DATE RENDERED; PRESCRIBING IM IMUM RATE OF ONE DOLLAR aND 80/100 ($1.80) FOR EACH CONSUMER; RE- PEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY," SO AS TO ESTABLISH RATES FOR TEXAS TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE WATER CONSUETTION IN LIEU OF THE EXISTING CONTRACT, AND MODIFYING PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 1241 INSOFAR AS ANY SUCH PROVISION OF SAID ORDINANCE IS AFFECTED BY THIS AMENDMENT; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. -11-42-73 There was discussion of width of driveway entrances into service stations and 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 authorize McLain Oil Company located at 118 East Broadway, and Ray Trammel Service Station located at 2424 Main Street, to con- struct driveways 30► in width plus 1 foot additional width for each 5 feet in excess of a 20 foot long island separating the driveways. -11-42-74 Motion by Commissioner Thomas, seconded by Commissioner Davis, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Morris, Carpenter, Davis and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, to approve and authorize payment of final estimate to Joe Telford under General Work Order No. 628, contract of Joe Telford of date August 1, 1951, for construction of Fire Station No. 5 located at loth Street and Zenith Avenue. Said final estimate being in the amount of $12,571.72 and payment herein authorized to be made upon receipt by the City of Lubbock of certification from Mr. Telford stating that all bills for labor and material for construction of said fire station have been paid. .11-4?-75 The following letter was received from Mr. J. H. Williams, Manager of S. E. Cone Grain and Seed Company of Lubbock, Texas, in regard to personal tax on this business: April 15, 1952 Mr. Steve Matthews, City Manager % City Hall Lubbock, Texas Gentlemen: With reference to our 1951 Personal Tax for S. E. Cone Grain & Seed Company, Inc. i,,re rendered i�30,000 valuation. We received a notice from the Board of Equalization on July 26, 1951, to appear before this court on August 7, 1951, to show why these taxes should not be raised from -w25,000.00 to $50,000.00. We wrote a lbtter on July 31, 1951 to the Board of Equalization stetting that these Tax was rendered at $30,000.00 instead of 14"25,000.00 and that we would object to their being raised to v50,000.00 as basis of $50,000.00 taxable property on 66 2/3 per cent would reflect about w70,000.00 valuation. J We herewith qubmit statement showing our actual book value representing actual cost of all Personal Property, and allowed $20,000.00 for Grain Stock owned by us which is self explanatory. We also are enclosing you our•check covering 430,000.00 valuation at $1.50 rate making a total of 450.00 adding 10� penalty of $n45.p0 mak7Ylg a total amount.of check 495.00. We ask that you run this letter and settlement through the proper channels and if not accepted by the Board to advise us as to what proqedure you require us.to go through. It is not our desire not to pay our proper taxes; but we do not wish to be imposed on unjustly. We had much rather they request an outright donation and we feel like if you will compare our tax paid on the. Cone Grain property and equipment with other similar business in town, for an example, we would suggest you compare it with Burrus Elevator Tax -record., as we understand their valuation is much lower compared to ours. Our plant is just a Grain Elevator and warehouse. We are not a mix feed plant and do not manufacture any kind of mixed feeds, so we would not have any mixing equipment to render. Yours very truly, S. E. CONE GRAIN & SEED COMPANY /s/ J. H. Williams J. H. ' 'illiams, Mgr. JHW:emm April 12, 1952 To City of Lubbock City Tax Collector STATEMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OF S. E. CONE GRAIN & SEED COMPANY, INC. IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, JANUARY lst, 1951. AS TAKEN FROM OUR BOOK RECORD FIXTURES (In office & warehouse)- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - $ 7,222.52 EQUIPMENT - Truck - Pickup - Car -F;.isc.------ - - - - -- - 1171771.69 Book Value at Cost $24094.21 jj GRAIN STOCK OWNED - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $20,000.00 Total VAne Personal -Property 44,394.21 66 2/3 Taxable Value - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $29,595.84 PERSONAL PROPERTY RENDERED FOR YEAR 1951- - - - - - - - - - - - - $30,000.00 S. E. CONE GRAIN & SEED COMPANY BY Is/J. H. Williams J. H. Williams, Mgr. After consideration of the above letter from S. E. Cone Crain and Seed Company, and the facts set '" •9 out in their statement, motion was made -by Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, motion carried, MIayor Tripp and Commissioners Morris, Carpenter, Davis and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize reduction of -the assessed valuation of the S. E. Cone Grain and Seed Q �� Company personal tax, for the year 1951, from $50,000.00, as established by the Board of Equalization, 4� to $;30,000.00 It having been determined, upon investigation by the City Tax Collector, that the J valuation of $50,000.00 was in error. A charge -off of V300.00 on this tax account being hereby authorized. No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission approved this the 14 th dayof Auc'ust -----. 1952. ----- P P __L4tjj____ --------- '�l ----------- w