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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 4/1/1950Recessed Regular Meeting Lubbock, Texas April 1, 1950 The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10 A.M. in recessed regular session, recessed from Regular meeting of March 23, 1950, 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. Honorable Mayor and City Commission Gentlemen: In keeping with the verbal discussion of your meeting on March 24, 1950 it is evident that the Lubbock Bus Company will be called upon to extend service to some of the newly acquired additions to the City of Lubbock. On January 11, 1950 we submitted to you a letter stating that these e a extensions would necessitate a fare increase to keep the company on a esolutic: profit basis. a t Page 230 As you can see from the attached financial statement as of February 28, 1950, the total profit for the year to date is $428.91. This figure does a ut - not reflect income tax. Officers salaries have been kept to a bare minimum, i zinngg of a Manager and a Secretary. Rate increase. In requesting a fare increase we do not propose to change the present children or adult cash fare. We ask only to increase the token rate from 5 for 35 cents to 3 for 25 cents. This change in rate will affect only about 60% of the present riders. This would mean an increase of only 1 1/3 ¢ per person, but would, on a volume basis materially improve the position of the company. Very truly yours LUBBOCK BUS COMPANY J. A. Fortenberry, Jr. Vice President JAF:mh Roy Furr of Furr Food Stores appeared before the City Commission in regard to parking in front of a Furr Food Store he proposed to construct on 34th Street, approximately 82 Feet East of College Avenue. Motion was made by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried unanimously, to allow angle parking on 34th Street with eight (8) Foot offset back of curb line. ` Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Spikes, carried unanimously, Ordinance No. 982 passed second and final reading. ORDINARiCE N0. 982 AN ORDINANCE ATENDING ORDINANCE NO. 661, AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK_, AND MAKING THE FOLLO7ING CHANGES: GRANVILLE JOHNSON SUBDIVISION, LOTS 1 THROUGH 8, TO AN "F" DISTRICT; MILTON ADDITION, BLOCKS 1, 2 AND 3, TO A "C" DISTRICT: S.W. f!CG-U R ADDITION, NORTH ONE-HALF OF BLOCK 1 to A "F" DISTRICT; J.A. HODGES SUBDIVISIO�i, LOTS 1 THROUGH 5 IN BLOCK 11 TO AN "L" DISTRICT; PARKHILL ADDITION, BLOCKS 1 AND 2, TO A "B" DISTRICT; BERRY ADDITION, THE NORTH OITE-HALF OF BLOCKS 1, 2 AND 3, AND LOTS 10 THROUGH 16 IN BLOCK 4, AND LOTS 10 THROUGH 16 IN BLOCK 9, AND LOTS 9 AND 10 IN BLOCK_ 10, TO AN "H" DISTRICT; REPEALING PARAGRAPH TWO (2), SECTION FIFTEEN 015) OF ORDINANCE NO. 661 RELATING TO DEPTH OF REAR YARDS, FOR "F" AND "G" DISTRICTS; AND A.2ENDING PARAGRAPH THREE 0) OF SECTION FIFTEEN (15) SO AS TO INCLUDE "F" AND "G'' DISTRICTS RELATING TO REAR YARD REGULATIONS. Bids having been read IMarch 2, 1950, on cooling tower for 11,500 K.W. Steam Turbin for City Electric Plant No. 21, located on North Avenue H, bids being of record at Page 192, Minute Book 9, motion was made by Commissioner Whiteside, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried unanimously, that the bid of W. F. Rabe & Co., in the amount of $44,700.00, be accepted for purchase of the Cooling Tower. Motion by Commissioner Whiteside, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried unanimously, that the salary of Gilbert Newton, Temporary Acting Chief of Police, be raised to $�20,5® effective April 1, 1950, plus cost of livin,; bonus. J Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Spikes, carried unanimously, to author- ize the Mayor to execute License between the City of Lubbock and the Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Company for 16" (sixteen inch) water line crossing Santa Fe Tracks between Avenue A and Avenue B, on 18th Street, being Santa Fe file No. 2350007, pipe line under track No. 87, print #DEOS3630, dated February 6, 1950. Payment of $1.00 authorized. Motion by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Whiteside, carried unanimously, to authorize payment for repair of Fence on W. B. Price property which was destroyed by fire when brush was being burned at City Dump Ground. It is estimated that this cost will be in the neighborhood of $80.00, payment for actual replacement for damage done being authorized. There was discussion of leasing 800 acres of City land located Southeast of Lubbock to Forrest H. Lindsay of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for conduct of geophysical operations on said land for a period ending July 6, 1950, for consideration of $1.00 per acre. This matter was taken under advertise- ment. Motion by Commissioner Spikes, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried unanimously the follow- ing resolution was passed: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Engineer's roll relating to Paving Unit No. 971-A of Ordinance No. 968 erroneously indicated that the property affected on the South side of said Paving Unit was located in F. R. Friends Addition when in fact said property is located in Parks Addition and the error should be corrected, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY C0714MISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: That the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized to change the words 'IF. R. Friends" in the description of the property on the South side of Paving Unit N . 971-A of Ordinance No. 968, to "Parks" so that the said roll will truly reflect that the property affected on the South Side of the said Paving Unit is in Parks Addition. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. The foregoing Resolution was unanimously approved and adopted by the City Commission of the City of Lubbock on the lst day of il, 1950. MAyor ATTEST: LAVENIA LO,7E City Secretary Motion by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Whiteside, carried unanimously, to authorize Voucher No. 3987 D payable to F. D. Brown and Ester Brown, in the amount of $p45,000.00, same being in payment of certain property located at 19th Str6et and Texas Avenue, to be placed in escrow at Citizens National Bank. Said voucher to be turned over' to Mr. Brown when the property is vacated and certain claims in the Certificate of Title are waived to the satisfaction of the City Attorney, Vaughn E, Wilson. Motion by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried unanimously, the following Resolution was passed: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, on September 19, 1947, as.recorded in Volume 7, Page 482 of the MINUTES, the City See Commission established rates for the Lubbock Bus Company, as provided by Section Six (6) of letter Ordinance No. 654, and, of re- 4HER11AS, the City Commission has duly considered changing the token rate from five (5) quest for Thirty-five (350) cents to Three (3) for Twenty-five (250) cents, has considered the earn- f ro m Lubbock ings of the B-).s Company, and fins that such change will be in the public interest; Bus C o BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: of Rec - THAT, the rate schedule above referred to shall be and rdmain the same is all respects, Fad deat except that: g "Tokens shall be sold three (3) for twenty-five (250) cents, and shall 229. be accepted on every Bus in lieu of the ten (lCo) cents cash fare." PASSED AND APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE CITY COP.'IIdISSION THIS lst day of April, 1950. This Resolution and rate to be effective as of AQ/-% / % , 1950. ATTEST: Lavenia Lowe City Secretary W. H. Rods;--rs Mayor No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission recessed to meet ___ ai ri l 6._ 1960_,_____________ Read and a; proved this the 13th day of _ �z°il, 1950. /V_71�, ------------ ATTES _ ey7SecretaZly.