HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 10/5/1951RECESSED REGULAR MEETING.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
October 5, 1951.
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 9:00 A. M. in recessed regular session,
recessed from Regular Meeting of September 27, 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, Jr., L.E. Davis, Lucian
Thomas, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson, City Manager Steve Matthews, City Secretary Lavenia Lowe.
Absent: None.
Motion by Commissioner Davis, seconded by Commissioner Morris, motion carried, Mayor Whiteside and
Commissioners Hufstedler, Davis and Thomas voting YEA, none voting NAY, to authorize payment of
$250.00 to Newman and Company, Inc., for 903 feet of 2" galvanized pipe located in Blocks 31, 32
and 33 in Morrow Sub -division of Block 3, Morrow Addition. Payment of 200 per linear foot having
been formerly authorized paid for this pipe.
Bids having been read September 28, 1951, on purchase and removal from right -of -waxy of building
known as hicks Hatchery, located on the 19th Street right-of-way at Avenue "H", and on Se*mber
28, 1951, bids taken under consideration, motion was this day, October 5, 1951, made by Commissioner
Hufstedler.. seconded by Commissioner Thomas, motion carried, Mayor Whiteside and Commissioners
Hufatedlerf Dvie,. leis and Thomas voting MA, none voting NAY, to accept the bid of 14 x►sr Terry
to remove this building from the 19th Street right-of-way and to salvage for his own use all
materials in the building which will be full and final payment to Mr. Elmer Terry for removing the
building from the said 19th Street right-of-way.
There was discussion of purchasing 1765 acre tract of land North of Shallowater for a consideration
of $200.00 per acre, and it was unanimously agreed to investigate the possibility of purchase, the
City of Lubbock to not be- obligated in any way in this regard. If purchased the land will be used
for drilling of water wells for the City of Lubbock water supply.
This being the date set for further consideration of an increase in the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company telephone rates, the following citizens appeared before the City Commission:
George E. Benson, Irving L. Jones, W. E. Hines, Robert Maxey, Raymond Burford, Parker F. Prouty,
J. D. Hassell, C. H. Hamilton, G. P. Kuykendall, W. G. Alderson, Reitha Martin, W. F. Eisenberg,
C. P. Carlock and S. S. Forredt.
Mr. George Benson was spokesman for the group, and stated in part;
"You appointed a committee of thirteen representative citizens, why don't you as a Commission merely
accept their report and do what they recommended in setting this rate?".
There was a general discussion of the rates to be charged for telephone service, several members of
the Committee taking part. It being stated that they were disturbed about whether if an equitable
rate is not granted whether or not the expansion plans of the telephone Company will be carried out.
That they as a committee of citizens would hate to see the telephone rates set so low that service
would be handicapped and possibly future growth and expansion of Lubbock deterred.
Also present at this meeting was the following members of Committee appointed by the City Commissiop,
of record at Page 593, Minute Book 9, to study the request for increase in rates of the Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company and make recommendation to the City Commission:
Elmer East, E. L. Klett, Edwin Merriman, Mrs. O.P. Harlan, C. P. Carlock, P. T. Glazner, Ruel Martin,
and Fenner Tubbs.
The following representatives from the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company appeared before the City
Commission to protest the passage of Ordinance No. 1143, and requesting that a greater increase in
the telephone rates be granted them.
Cecil Cale, Manager in Lubbock, Texas
Ed Ernest, Division Manager, who acted as
Mr. Crenshaw, Attorney,
Mr. Smith, State Manager,
Mr. Blanton
Mr. Henry Perry, Auditor,
chief spokesman for the group
After consideration by the City Commission of all information presented to them, motion was made
by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, motion carried, Mayor Whiteside and
Commissioners Morris, Hufstedler, Davis and Thomas voting YEA, none voting NAY, Ordinance No. U50
was passed on first reading.
ORDINANCE NO. 1150
AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING AND REGULATING THE CHARGES AND RATES OF THE SOUTHWESTERN BELL
TELEPHONE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND FIEW A SCHEWLE OF RATES TO BE CHARGED
BY SAID COMPANY.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commissinn ad journec.
Read and approved this the Sth day of November, 1951.
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