HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 4/6/1950RECESSED REGULAR SESSION
Lubbock, Texas
April 6, 1950
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10 A.M. in
recessed r@gular session, recessed from Regular Pleeting of March 23,
1950, at the regular meeting place in the Clty Hall, the following
members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor W. H. Rodgers, Commissioners W. B. Price, E. K. Hufstedler, Clarence
K. Whiteside, John Spikes, City Manager Steve Matthews, City Attorney
VAughn E. Wilson, City Secretary Lave nia Lowe.
Absent: None.
CANVASS OF VOTES
IN
GENERAL ELECTION
HELD ON APRI L 4, 1950
The pity Commission, of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10:00
o'clock, A. M., April 6, 1950, in Special Session, at the City Hall, in
the City of Lubbock, with the following members being present, to -wit:
W. H. Rodgers, Mayor, and the following Commissioners: Clarence K.
Whiteside, E.K. Hufstedler, Jr., W. B. Price, and John Spikes; none being
absents
On motion of Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Spikes,
it was unanimously carried that the returns of the General Election, held
April 4, 1950, for the election of a Mayor and two Commissioners for full
terms, and one Commissioner to serve for the unexpired term of retiring
Commissioner Whiteside, be opened and canvassed, and the result thereof
declared therefrom, and said returns having been duly canvassed, it is
found that the votes for the various Candidates were as follows:
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR:
CANDIDATES FOR CODISIS-
SIONER. PLACE NO.
CANDIDATES FOR COIU--IIS-
SIONER, PLACE NO.
CANDIDATES FOR COI,.,iIS-
SIONER, PLACE NO.
FOR U14EXPIRED TERM
W. H. Rodgers
Total
Number
of Votes for Mayor
22433
Cla ence K.
Whiteside
Total
Number
of Votes for Mayor
4,727
Jim L.
Holt
Total
Dumber
of Votes for Mayor
�19
Overton Ribble
Write-in Vote for Mayor 1
P . FUit'-"man
Write-in Vote for Mayor 1
Gordon Treadaway
Total Number of Votes for C`�mmissioner 3,197
Harry Morris
Total Number of Votes for Commissioner 4,563
E. H. Holcomb
Write-in Vote for Commissioner 1
L. E. Davis
Total Number
of Votes for Corunissioner
4,375
Sloan bortenberry,
Jr.,
Total Number
of Votes for Commissioner
3,391
C . W. James
Write-in Vote
Tor
Commissioner
1
Morris Davis
Write-in Vote
for
Commissioner
1
C. E. Potter
Write-in Vote
for
Commissioner
1
Altus Sansom
Total Number of Votes for Commissioner 3,622
Lucian Thomas
Total Number of Votes for Commissioner 4, 1;0
Johnnie Lawrence
Write-in Vote for Commissioner
01
And it further appearing that said Election was duly held, as provided
by law, and that Clarence K. Whiteside received a majority of 1474 votes of
the total number of votes cast for the o-Lf is e of Mayor, and Harry Morris
received a majority of 1,365 votes of the total number of votes cast for
Commissioner of Place No. 1, and that L. E. Davis received a majority of
981 votes of the total number of votes cast for Commissioner of Place No. 3,
and that Lucian Thomas received a majority of 5b9 votes of the total number
of votes cast for the unexpired term of Place No. 4, and that each of said
persons receiving such majorities, was duly elected by the qualified voters
of the City of Lubbock;
IT IS, THEREFORE, found and declared by the City Commission, of the City
of Lubbock, that Clarence K. Whiteside was duly elected Mayor; and that Harry
Morris was duly elected Corriiimissioner of Place No. 1; and that L. E. Davis was
duly elected Corunissioner of Place No. 3; and that Lucian Thomas was duly
elected Commissioner of Place No. 4, to fill out the unexpired term of Commis-
sioner Whiteside who was elected Mayor, and each of them were duly elected
to said places upon the City Commission of the City of Lubbock at said El -cation
at said Election held April 4, 1950.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 1;i50.
Clarence K. Whiteside
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lavenia Lowy:
City Secretary
Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Spikes, carried
unanimously, to accept referendum on vote on whether or nct the City of
Lubbock make application to the U.S. Public Housing Administration for the
cons ---ruction of a six hundred (WO) Unit Low Rent Housing project. The
returns this date canvassed from the El-ction held April 4, 1950, being
3944 Votes for the Housing project
4045 VOTes against the Housing project
Motion by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried
unanimously, to authorize payment of $1.00 per Hour to Election Jud.-;es, Assis-
tant Judges and Clerks who held City Election April 4, 1950.
OATH OF OFFICE
I, Clarence K. Whiteside, do solemnly swear (or affirm) , that I will faithfully
execute the duteis of the office of I-Iayor of the City of Lubbock, State of
Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the
Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State; and I further-
more solemnly swear (or affirm), that I have not directly nor indirectly paid,
offered, or promised to pay, contributed, nor promised to contrib-te any money,
or valuable thin.;, or promised any public office or employment, as a reward for
the giving or withholding a vote at the election at which I was elected. So
help me God.
(Signed) Clarence K. Whiteside
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this oth day of April, 1�50.
/S/ Lavenia Lowe
Notary Public, Lubbock County, Texas
OATH OF OFFICE
I, Harry Morris, do solemnly,swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the
duties of the office of Commissioner, Place 1, o-L the City of Lubbock, State of
Texas, and will to 'the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defdand the Con-
stitution and laws of the United States and of this state; and I furthermore
solemnly swear (or afi irm) , that I have not directly nor indirectly paid, offered,
or promised to pay, contributed, nor promised to contribute any money, or valuable
thing, or promised any public office or employment, as a reward for the giving
or withholding a vote at the election at which I was elected. So help me God.
(Signed) Harry I;Iorris
Sibscribed and sworn to before me, this oth day of April, A.D. 1;,50.
/S/ Lavenia Lowe
Notary Public, Lubbock County, Texas
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Oath Of Office
I, L. E. Davis, do solemly swear (or affirm) that I
the duty of the Office of Commissioner, Place 3, o
State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability
fend the Constitution and laws of the United States
furthermore solemnly swear (or affirm), that I have
paid, offered, or promised to nay, contributed, nor
money, or valuable thing, or promised any public of
reward for the E-iving or withholding a vote at the
elected. So help me God.
(Signed)
will faithfully execute
f the City of Lubbock,
treserve, protect, and de -
and of this State; and I
not directly nor indirectly
.romised to contribute any
fice or employment, as a
election at which I was
L. E. Davis
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 6th day of April, A.D. 19:0.
/S/ Lavenia Lowe
Notary Public, Lubbock County, Texas
OATH OF OFFICE
I, Lucian Thomas, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully execute
the dut ie sof the office of Commissioner, Place 4, of the City of Lubbock,
State of TLxas, and will to the b. wt of my ability preserve, ;:rotect, and defend
the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State; and I further-
more solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not diradtly nor indirectly paid,
offered, or promised to pay, contributed, nor promised to contribute any money,
or valuable thing, or promised any public office or employment, as a reward
for the giving or withhokLng a vote at the election a� which I w�_s elected.
So help me God.
(Signed) Lucian Thomas
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 6th day of April, A.D. 1950.
/S/ Lavenia Lowe
Notary Public, Lubbock ounty, Texas
Eotion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Bpi:ces, carried
unanimously, the meet irk ; wr s adjourned.
Read and approved this the 13th day of Ai ril 1950.
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