HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 3/15/1948RECESSED REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas
March 15, 1948.
The City Commission of the "ity of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10 A.M.
in Recessed regular session, recessed from regular meeting of March 11,
1948, at the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the following
members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor C A Bestwick, Commissioners W.B. Price, J. Ray Dicke , F.H.Childress,
John Spikes, Uity Manager M.R. Smith, Jr., City Secretary Lavenia Williams,
Absent: None.
ORDINANCE NO. 864
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11 OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 859 BY INCREASING
THE TAX IE VY FOR 1948 TO $ .015 ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF ASSESSED
VALUATION OF PROPERLY IN SAID CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A SINKING
FUND FORPAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON $91,000.00 "CITY OF
LUBBOCK, TEXAS, PARK BONDS, SERIES 1948, DATED MARCH 1, 1948.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
CITY OF LUBBOCK
BE IT REMEMBERED that on this the 15th day of March, 1948, the
City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, convened in called session
at the regular meeting place thereof in the City Hall, with the following
members thereof, to -wit :
C.A. BESTWICK
J. Ray Dickey,
F.H. Childress,
W.B. Price,
John Spikes,
Lavenia Williams,
MAYOR, presiding
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Uommissio ner
Secretary
pre sent , and with no one absent, constituting the entire pity Commission,
when, among other proceedings had, were the following:
Commissioner J. Ray Dickey presented for the consideration of the "ity
Commission an ordinance amending Section ii of Ordinance 859 enacted on
February 26th, 1948 and recorded in volume 8 at page 53, et seq. , of
the mii.utes of the City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas.
The ordinance was read in full. by the Secretary.
Thereupon Commissioner W.B. Price moved that the rule requiring that
no ordinance shall be passed on the day on which it is introduced be
suspended, and that in view of the emergency A forth and defined in the
preamble to the proposed ordinance, that the same be declared an emergency
measure. This motion was duly seconded by Commissioner F.H.Childress.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Dickey, Childress, Price, Spikes, and Mayor
Bestwick.
NOES: None.
Thereupon, Commissioner W.B. Price moved that the Irdinance as
read in full by the City Secretary be finally passed and adopted by the
City Commission. This motion was seconded by Commissioner F.H.Childress,
and, the motion, carrying with it the final passage and adoption of
the ordinance, was unanimously carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Dickey, Childress, Price, Spikes and Mayor
Bestwick.
NOES: None.
Thereupon, the Mayor announced that the ordinance has been finally
passed and adopted by unanimous vote of the `ommission, in accordance
with the requirements of Sections 15, 16 and 17 of Article IX, of the
Lubbock Charter; and the Mayor thereupon signed and approved the ordinance
in the presence of the Commission.
The ordinance is as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 864
AN ORDINANCE by the City C ommission of the 1,ity of Lubbock, Texas,
amendingg Section 11 of the ordinance Number 859 enacted February
26, 1948, and recorded in volume 8 at page 53, et. seq. of the
minutes of the City commission by providing that the tax levy
for the year of 1948 for purpose of paying the principal of and
int ere st on $91, 000.00, City of Lubbock, Texas, Park onds , Series
1948, dated March 1, 1948, shall be in the sum of $ .015 upon
each One Hundred Dollars of Assessed Valuation of property within
said City for taxation; enacting provisions incident and relating
to the sub je ct and purpose of this ordinance; and declaring an
emergency."
No further business coning up for consideration, the Gity Commission
adjourned.
Read and approved this the _ 2�day of %%%R 1- e_k1948.
ATTEST:
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