HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 11/19/1931RECESSED REGULAR T.1EETING.
Lubbock, 'Texas, November 19, 1931.
The `amity Commission of the k'ity of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10 11.1%
in Recessed Regular I.Jeeting Recessed from heeul�ir Meeting of
L�avember 12, 1931, at the negular Meeting Place in the City Hall,
the following members thereof being ;)resent, to -wit:
Mayor J.J. Clements, Commissioners Cleo. L. Benson, ino. L. hoa.ch,
D.N. Leaverton, city littorney E.L. Klett, I%ity IMana{--,er '7.11.
Rodgers.
Absent: Cammissioner J.r'. bacon and city becretary J.L. Holt .
lJotion by ix. Leaverton, seconded by l.:r. Benson, the following
Resolution carried unanimously.
`THL+`REAS, the City Commission of the City of
Lubbock, 'Texas, understands that a hearing will be held at
Austin, 'Texas, by the Railroad Commission of 'Texas on
November 23, 1931, to consider a large number of applications
for contract motor carrier permits to haul cotton over the
highways of I'exas; and,
'VIH I'RE'AS, this �,on ni ssion believes that the present
common carrier- service rendered the citizens of the City
of Lubbock,Lubbock County, and surrounding territory by
existi g rail carriers and motor carriers is adequate and
sufficient to serve the needs of this territory and fully
serves the convenience and necessity thereof for purpose of
hauling cotton to Gulf Points; and,
JHEREAS, if additional permits are granted for such purpose
additional operations will extend through the city of Lubbock
in Lubbock County, and that the additional proposed service
will create and maintain an excessive and undue hazard to the safety
and security of the traveling public, and to the property upon such
highways, and such additional use of said highways and the
streets of this Uity will greatly damage, if not destroy, said
highways and streets.
1,10171, TH.EREMRE, Be it resolved by the City Commission of
the Iity of Lubbock, 'Texas, that the Ilonorarle railroad
Commission of Texas, be, and it is, hereby requested to deny
any other or additional permits to op errat e motor trucks over
the hi€;hways of this County and through the City of Lubbock
for purpose of hauling cotton to Gulf Points; and,
Be it further resolved that this resolution be,
and the same is hereb-- adopted by the City Commission of
the City of Lubbock, Texas, this 19th day of November, 1931,
and that a copy of this resolution be filed with the
.Eta.ilroad u`ommission of Texas, as evidencing the opposition
of the cite authorities and citizens of this Iity of the
granting; of any additional perr its for contract motor
carriers to haul cotton.
J.J. CLexa,�nts
T:IAYOR .
D.N. Leaverton
Jno. -,:,. z(oach
Geo. h. Benson
CO',11ISSIOTTIERS
Nq further business coming up for consideration, up-n motion b,, Mr.
Roach, seconded by Mr. Leaverton, the City Commission Recessed to
meet November 27, 1931, at 1: 30 P .T,'%
Read and approved this �r day of , 1931.
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ATTEST:
City �3cretary.