HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 4/13/1921i ril iz,'Ch, 19..1.
Special ISeeting.
The Cit17 Pommission met in Special meeting with the following present;
C.E. J?arks, Mayor, Commissioners, L.F. Simpson, J.O. Jones a& l`I.S. Posey,
R.A. Sowder, nity Attorney and I.I.S. Ruby, Cit,,7 I:Zgr.
L.C. I.Iontgomery and several other transfer men were before the commissi-,n
asking that the City levy an accupation tax on all Transfer and public
service vehicles in the City. 1,r. ar'-s stated that the Co_.,mission would
have to take time to consider the proposition, the-- were dismissed.
Upon motion made by I::r. Posey seconded by I.ir. Jones, tote being unanimous
Mr. Farks;;and. Mr Sowder were `iven the authority to make a trade with
Sylvan Sanders, Surveyor to establish permnant corners or land marks in the
City, so as to have a correct starting point with each surte.y hereafter made.
Upon a motion mate by Mr. Jones seconded by I."r. Simpson, vote being unanimous
the Secretary was ordered to Issue three Time war-r rots to take care of the
warrant now held by the American 1.7ells Works, Co. Dallas, Texas, for the amount
of Three Thousand Dollars and Interest from date.
Upon a motion made by Mr. Simpson, seconded by Mr. Jones, v6te being unanimous
- J.B. Pryor's and Panhandle Construction Co. sidewalk.:.bonds were :approved and
�) ordered filed.
Upon motion made by Mr. Posey seconded by I;Ir. Jones, vote unanimous, the Secretary
was ordered to Issue a warrant to the Manhandle Construction Co. for the paving
assessment due aga_nst Lot 4 block 116 O.T.
Upon motion made b-7 ItIr. Pesey seconded by 111r. Simpson, v to being unan_ mous
the Secretary eras ordered to A-Ssue a credit to W.B. Po,,,cell for the -amount it
takes to put in the Sewer connection to his residence, t _e one he ._now;' --haes
is not large enough to take care of the number of connections that are using It.
Upon motion Made by I,ir. Pose--, seconded by Mr. Jones the followin;� Ordinance
was read arproved and orderer }gassed 1,y a unanimous vote.
ORDIN-i.1 CE I1K 199.
An ORDIIT,,NCE regulating the operation of all vehicles within the City of Lubbock
Texas; directing on which side of the streets and alleys acme shall be driven or
�� operated, at what places same may be stopped, :irked or turned, forbidding any
such to be pperated, driven, stopped, parked or turned at any other place, or
places, than n3,med in this 0i?DIII,IICE, and as herein set out; requiring certalbn
signals to be 'iven before turning and before going into or emerging from any
alley; forbiffffing vehicles for hire to be stopped or to be parked at certain places
within this City; closing certain alleys to vehicular traffic, and partially '
closing other named alleys -to such traffic; prescribing a penalty f•�r the viola-
tion of any part hereof; repealing all ordinances and parts or ordinances in c6n-
�— flict herewith; and d.ellaring and emergency.
BE T OORD. IED BY THE C T T f C OUNC I :L 0 ' TF'] C T TY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS.
SECTIOII 1. No person shall operate or drive any vehicle within this City oxther than
on the right side of the street or alley upon which such vehicle is being used;
no T)erson shall turn any vehicle on any street or alley within this City, except
it i he intersection of two streets, and in turning such vehicle he shall always keep
to the right of the center of the str et , and to the right ff the center of the
intersection of such street; and no person shall turn any such vehicle without having
immediately prior *o the turning thereof, extend the hand and arm at right angles
to the vehicle which he is operating or driving, and toward the side which such
person is owtending to turn,, so that such hand and arm shall be clearly visible
to persa ns in front of and behind such vehicle. no vehicle shall bacR4 except
when leaving the curb.
SECTION 2. No person shall park any vehicle except on the right side of the street
and against the curb, andin leaving the parking position, shall Haack such vehicle
only far enough to clear such other vehicles as mgy be stopped or parked, and
immediately proc4ed ahead on the right side of the street; parking shall be done only
at an angle of forty five degrees to the left from the curb, with the front of
of the vehicle against the curb, and not closer than three feet to any vehicle,
..no person shall stop a vehicle within he intersection of any two streets,
nor the intersection of a street and. an alley, nor shall any person r ark or
stop a vehicle wihtin tirenty feet ofany of the following places, 4%) the
intersection of two streets, (b) the intersection of a street an alley, (c) a
fire I lug,
SECTION S. Within the business district of this City, no person shall drive
or operate a vehicle into or out of any alley without immediately prior to
such going or emerging from such alley sound a horn, bell or other device
sufficient to warn such persons as may be within one hundred feet thereof—,
of his going into or coming out of such alley.
SECTIOIT 4. I10 persons shall operate or drive an07 vehicle on or in the alley
between lot Fifteen and lot Sixteen, block one hundred nineteen•, original
map of this town, and no person shall drive or operate any vehicle out of the:.,
alley which lies between lot Fifteen, on the one side, and lots Cixteen, seventeen
eighteen, Itiineteen and Twenty, on the other side, in block One Hundred Thirty-
three, original map of this town, onto the street east of such alley.
SECTION 5. No vehicle ,for hire shall be parked; `nor stopped, except when re-
ceiving or discharging fright or passengers, within the business district
of this Cit;, except against the curb directly surrounding the court house
square, a.nd any 3. e-rson so Y-arking or stopping such a vehicle at :any other
place within such district shall be deemed guilty of violating this O DINzaICE.
SECTION 6. Any person violating any provision f this O DIII-00E shall, upon
conviction, be punished by a fine of tot less than Five ($5.00) Dollars nor
mm e than Two Hundred Dollars.
SECTION 7. 111 Ordinances and r_.�arts of Ordinances in conflict her -with are
expressiky'1; repealed.
SECTION 8. That the fact that there is no Ordinance govering the traffic in
t,;is City which is sufficient protection to human life and to property, creates
an emergency and public necessity that the rule of the charter which re^uires
an Ordinance to be read at two several meeting before passage be suspended, and
this Ordinance passe; at the meeting of its introduction, and be in effect
immediately after passage and publica.ti.7 n as pr.>vided by law. T
Iassed b.y -a, unanimous vote, this the 13th, day of April 1921, =a.nd
duly approved.
attest:
J.R. Germany,
Secretary of City
of Lubbock, Tex -as.
Approved as to form,
Sowder, ri ty :attorney.
C.E. IARKS,
mayor of City
t.
TEXAS .
f
of Lubbock,