HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/31/1949RECESSED REGULAR MEETING
Lubbock, Texas
August 31, 1949
The City Corpmi.ssion of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30 P.M. in
recessed regular session, recessed from Regular meeting of August 25,
1949, at the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the following
members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor W.H. Rodgers, Commissioners W.B. Price, E.K. Hufstedler, Jr., Clarence
K. Whiteside, John Spikes, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson, City Manager
Steve Matthews, City Secretary Lavenia Lowe.
Absent: None.
This being the date set fbf% Hearing as to whether or not to grant Taxicab
Permits to applicants, being: R. L. Carrington and Jack Galaspie, colored
and Miles Neal, colored.
Request received from John Fair, for permit to operate taxicab, having
been withdrawn.
Financial statements were filed by the applicants. Testimony was given
both for and against the additional permit being authorized, issued.
The City Commission, after due consideration and reviewing all testimony,
took the matter under consideration.
Motion by Commissigner Spikes, seconded by Commissioner Whiteside, carried
unanimously, to accept letter from Panhandle and Santa Re R.R. Co. as
security for their share in cost of paving 23rd Street fr-bm Avenue "A" to
Avenue "Gtt. Amount being $3,7$2.33• Also to authorize this unit of paving
be added to the Holland Page Paving Contract, at the Unit price bid under
GWO # 512. All property owners in this unit to pay cash for their paving.
Motion by Commissioner Whiteside, seconded by Commissioner --Spikes, carried
unanimously, to authorize extension by the City of Lubbock, of water and
sewer lines to serve the new grade school on North 6th Street. Estimated
cost of Sewer: $600.00, Water - $2,523.00. Total estimated cost to extend
water and sewer lines, - $3,123,00. This expenditure to be made from Bond
funds.
Motion by Commissioner Spikes, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried
unanimously, to authorize approval of paving Paris Avenue from NPL 2nd
Street to NPL 4th Street. 'Therebeingi seven property owners in this Paving
Unit who have not signed paving liens, but all ars''non-homestead. Total
amount of money being involved in this unit: $2,328•54.
Motion by Commissioner Whiteside, seconded by Commissioner Spikes, carried
unanimously, to authorize paving of Panhandle And Santa Fe Railway Co.
property located on Avenue C. from 19th to 23rd Street, the Santa Fe
having given the City a letter stating that they will pay cash when the
paving is completed.
There was discussion of allowing use by Robert Maxey of North and South
alley in 1100 Block between Broadway and Main Street, for remodeling
building located at 1112 Broadway, and the City Manager was instructed
to allow use of the alley for this purpose 3 if it is agreeable with
owners of the Godwin Booterie, located at 1110 Broadway. Ample precau-
tion in regard to fire -fighting to be taken.
Contract having been executed between the City of Lubbock and L. D. Williams
Director, Southwest Technical Schools, for rent of building T-1101 and T-1103
at Municipal Airport (South Plains Army Air Field) and it having been found
that the Government will not allow operation of new schools for veterans, mo-
tion was made by Commis.-ioner Spikes, seconded by Commissioner Price,carried
unanimously, that ref;and in the amount of $969.36 be made to Southwest Techni-
cal Schools, Mr. L. D. Williams., Directors The City having already received
this amount as first and last months payment of rent on the buildings. Address
of the Southwest Technical Schools being Box 91, Bryan, Texas.
Motion by Commissioner Whiteside, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried
unanimously, to aut4orize publication of the following "Notice to Bidders"
for bids to be received September 22, 1949, for purchase of approximately
3,007 double faced str�:et marker signs under GWO # 526.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
SEaled proposals addressed to Mr. Steve Matthews, City Manager,
Lubbock, Texas, will be received at his office in the City Hall until
2:00 P.M., September 22, 1949, for furnishing approximately53007 double
faced street marker signs under GWO # 526.
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As soon as possible after receiving the bids they will be considered
and the successful bidder notified.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive formali-
ties, to accept the bid which seems most advantageous to the City's interest.
Information for bidders, proposal forms and specifications may be
procured at the office of W.N. Harris, City Engineer, City Hall, Lubbock,
Texas.
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing for receiviing of
bids for at least thirty (30) days.
City of Lubbock Texas
Owner
W. H. Rodgers, Myor
ATTEST: Lavenie Lowg
ve nia Lowe
City Secretary
Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Hufstedler, carried
unanimously, to authorize the City Manager to purchase 4 000 Linear Feet
of 10" pipe and 10 000 Feet of 61t pipe, together with vaives and fittings.
Pipe to be Class BO Water Pipe. Bids to be asked for and purchase to be
made on the low bid. Estimated cost of this purchase to be $32,800.00
There was discussion of extending water and sewer to property owned by.
Mr. Omah Harper at 3720 28th Street and it was unanimously agreed that
the water and sewer be extended to this property at the cost of the City.
Mr. Harper having started construction of a residence at this address in
February, 1949, with the understanding from City pdrsonnel in the Water
and Electric Department that the City would extend the Sewer and Water.
In meeting of June 2, 1949, of record at Minute Book 8, Page 515, the
City Commission authorized extension of water and sewer and electric
power to: 1. Acreage owned by W.S. Moss, located between 34th
and 39th Street and between Lincoln Avenue and
Slide Road.
2. Proppsty owned by Homer Maxey and others, located
between 40th Street and 44th Street, and Jefferson
Avenue and Monroe Avenue.
3. Property located between 3rd and 4th Street, and
Jefferson and Monroe Avenue, owned by Don Davis,
A. C. Jackson and others.
4. Tract located between 3rd and 4th Street West of
Sherman Avenue and another tract located between
1st and North 2nd Street and West of Waco Avenue,
owned by James H. Whiteside, C. I. Fulgham, Robert
Howard and others.
Certain Reservations in connection with extension of suci-. utilities being
of record at Page 515, Minute Book 8.
It now appearing that extension of these utilities as outlined above will
be necessary in the near future, motion was made by Commissioner Price,
seconded by Commissioner Spikes, carried unanimously, that the City make
.extension of the utilities as outlined in the meeting of-Jund 2, 1949.
Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Hufstedler, carried
unanimously, to authorize Presentation to be filed iii.th Board of Water Engi-
neers, State of Texas, Austin, Texas by Clarence K. Whiteside, City Commis-
sioner, in connection with construction of a reservoir and dam for diversion
of water from Canadian River. This presentation to be for permanent water
rights to serve territory in which the following towns are located:
Borger, Pampa, Amarillo, Plainview, Lubbock, Slaton, Tahoka,
OtDonnell, Lamesa, all cities of Texas.
Payment for the pretation, in the amount of $250.00 to be made from the
General Fund of the City for Lubbock, it being the intention for the City
of Lubbock to be reimbursed on apportionment plan from the cities listed
above.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City
Commission adjourned.
Read and approved this the 8th day of September , 1949.
ATTEST:
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