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28th, 1923.
The Cita Commission met in regular session with the following present;
Mayor, Percy Spencer, Commissioners, H. .Love, Geo. C. Nolffarth and Y/._'Posy.:,
and "'.S.Ruby, City ugr.
The following resolution was read and adopted by a unanimous vote of the City
Commission.
Resolution.
In consideration of the fact that the rate of 'taxation as provided
in '+rtiele 7, Section 1, of the charter of this City is inadequate to
properly care for the purposes of the Street Improvement, including pagiisg
and drainage, as well as other Uity purposes, it is the sense bf the City
Commission of the City of Lubbock that the preliminary steeps -toward sub-
mitting to the voters of this Gity if the limit shall be raised so that in
one year the City Commission shall be permitted not to exceed, but to levy
22 p on the taxable value of all property subject to taxation.
It is therefore ordered that the '_ayor and City Secretary give the
twenty days notice provided by Law of the submission of an ordinance sub-
mitting the case of which the increased limit to the voters of this City
and which Ordinance will be considered by the City Oorm;issioners on this
26th day of July, 1923, and a copy of this resolution under the hand and
seal of the Mayor and Secretary shall be sufficient notice of the date of
consideration and the contents of the Ordinance.
Passed and approved t is the 28th day of June, 1923.
Percy Spencer,
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C'ityi r ,�etazy.
Hr. Hutchinson represenative of the Lucbock Sanitarium, and 75. K. Dickinson,
represenative of the '.vest Texas Hospital Frere before the City Cormission
in r--gards to the value palbbd'on�the build°ngs by the board of equalization
They stated that the L;o,:^ty had agreed to value them at $10,000.00 each
and thoy thought that in -as much as the Sanitar' was were doing so much
Ch2rity work that the City would also put the value of the property st
$10,000..00, the matter was discussed by the COT-ssion and tabled by a
unanimous vote until! the entire commissinn were presast.
The following were appointed As Ford of Equalization for the City of
Lubbock for the year 1923, at -the rate of $3.00 per day for each memher.
J.F.Perry, J.S.Hohnson,
B.T.Perny, R.G.Pierce.
There being no futher business eeting adjourned.
Head and approved this the%, day o_- A4" 192 :
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