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RECESSED REGULAR MEETING
Lubbock, Texas
February 16, 1951
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 9:45 A.M. in Recessed
regular session, recessed from Regular meeting of February 8, at the Regular
meeting place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present, torwit:
Mayor Clarence K. Whiteside, Commissioners E. K. Hufstedler, Harry Morris,
L. E. Davis, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson, City Manager Steve Matthews,
City Secretary Lavenia Lowe.
Absent: Commissioner Lucian Thomas.
of Carte Bids having been read February 15, 1951, tabulation of record at Page 640
,janolia Minute Book 9, for construction of Sanitary Sewer lines under G.W.b. #510,
"uava Ave1-dotion was made by Commissioner Davis seconded by Commissioner Morris,to
-19th St. award the bid to Panhandle Construction Company of
Lubbock, Texas, it being
510 considered the lowest and best bid. This motion carried by the fo�lowing
vote: Mayor Whiteside and Commissioners Morris, Hufstedler, and Davis,
voting YEA. None voting NAY. Panhandle Construction Co.'s bid included
four Sewage Lift Pumps with extended shafts being accepted. Total amount of
Bid $305,863.03.
Serve Bids having been read February 15, 1951, tabulation of record at Page 639
)untr Minute Book 9, for construction of Sanitary Sewer lines under G.W.O. 578,
_ub A�• motion was made by Commissioner Morris, seconded by Commissioner Davis, to
award the contract for this construct' jq,jjo Tucker Pi e Line Construction
Inea11 Box 1987, Odessa, Texas, accepting thijF1nff§mNo. 1,/38 A, in the amount of
Genson $179,553.43.
This motion carried by the following vote: Mayor Whiteside and Commiesioners
Morris, Hufstedler, and Davis voting YEA, None voting NAY.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission recessed to
meet at 10 o'clock A.M., February 16, 1951.
Read and approved this the $th day of March 1951.
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RECESSED REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas
February 16, 1951
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10:00 A.M. in recessed
regular session, recessed from regular meeting of February 8, 1951, 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, L. E.
Davis, City Attorney Vaughn E. W ilson, City Manager Steve Matthews, City Secretary
Lavenia Lowe.
Absent: Commissioner Luccian Thomas
This meeting was called for the purpose of hearing the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company's presentation of request for increase in telephone rates in the City of
Lubbock, as set out in their letter addressed to the City Commission, of record at
Page 505-507, Minute Book 9. Citizens committee having been appointed to study,
and make recommendations in regard to this request for rate increase, of record
at Page 593, Minute Book 9.
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On this date, members of the Citizens Committee appearing for the Hearing were:
Elmer East, Chairman, Judge E. L. Klett, Edwin Merriman, Ruel Martin, Russell Hardin,
Orville Stewart, P. T. Glazner,.R. H. Tucker, Fenner Tubbs, and Mrs. Mable Chapman,
appearing for Mrs. 0. P. Harlan.
Among those present representing the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company were:
C.C. Crenshaw, of Crenshaw -Dupree & Milam, local attorneys for the Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company, H. S. Snell of Dallas, Cost Engineer, Judge C.S. Slatton,
of Dallas, General Attorney, Henry Perry of Dallas, Chief Accountant, Frank Jenull
Dallas, Traffic Study Engineer, Earl Richards, Lubbock, Texas, Supervising Wire Chief,
W. L. Blakney, Abilene District Manager, and Cecil H. Cale, Lubbock Manager.
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Affidavits were presented by the Telephone Company, from Harry Fritz, Chief Engineer
and Assistant Vice President, St. Louis, and American Telephone and Telegraph Company
of St. Louis, in regard to their operatink expenses. .
In this hearing the different representatives of the Telephone Company presented
facts and figures in support of their request for rate increase. Elmer East, Chair-
man of the Citizenst Committee, stated that the Committeewould make recommendation
to the City Commission after the next two or three weeks, and after another Hearing
with the City Commission and the Telephone Company representatives.
The Hearing was then adjourned.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission recessed to meet
Feb. 21, 1951, at 2 P.M.
Read and approved this 8th day of March 1951•
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