HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/30/1948RECESSED REGURAA MEETING-.
Lubbock, Texas
August 30, 1948.
The "ity C 6mmission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 5 P.M.
in recessed regular session, recessed from regular meeting of Au�'ust
26, 1948, at the regular meeting place in the pity Hall, the following
memb,Qrs thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor W.H. Rodgers, Commissioners Clarence K. Whiteside, John Spikes,
E,..K. Huf stedler, Jr., City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson, City Secretary
Layenia Williams.
Absent: Commissioner W.B. krice and Gity Alanager M.R. Smith,Jr.
Motion by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Spikes,
carried unanimously, the following Resolution was passed:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock, Texas, a municipal corpor tion, duly
organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Texas
madd; and entered into a lease on the 13th day of November, 1942, with the
United States of America, hereinafter called the Government, for the
following described premises, viz:
All of Section Twenty-eight (28),, Block A, containing Six Hundred Forty
(640) acres, more or less, and
Section Two (2) Block D3; the Southeast 'quarter (SEA); the East Half
of the Southwest Quarter (E-SW4) , the "outh Half of the S outh Half of the
Northeast Quarter MSEWWfl
S�NW the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of Section Thirty two (32) , Block A, all in
Lubbock County, Texas, and containing Nine Hundred Forty (940) Acres.
To be used exclusively by the Government for a Military Reserv:�tion and
Airport, United States Army Air Forces,and
WHEREAS, the Government has ceased to use the above described premises
a Military reservation and airport, and has declared same surplus to 6ts nee
and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock has requested the Government to cancel the
above mentioned lease and restore the premises to the same condition as that
existing at the time of entering upon same under this lease, as provided in t
lease - or in lieu thereof that the Government leave in place the alteration:
end i;r,provements made to the lands described above, and give the Uity clear
title to same as the Government has the option of doing under the terms of
the lease,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the dity of Lubbock
that the Mayor of the City of Lubbock be and he is hereby authorized and
instructed to notify the War Assets Administration that the City of Lubbock
will not apply for the surplus airport property at south Plains Army Air
Field under the provisions of Public Law 289..
PASSED AND APPROVED by unanimous vote of the Uity Commission this the
30th day of August, 1948.
ATTEST:
Lavenia Williams
City Secretary.
W H Rod ers
W.H. Rodgers, Mayor
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No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission
recessed to meet Sept. 1, 1948, at 5 P.M..'
Read and approved this the 9 day of Sept _, 1948.
ATTEST:
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City Secr : tary .