HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 11/28/1956Lubbock, Texas
November 28,1956
RECESSED REGULAR MEETING
The city Comnission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 8:30 A.M. in recessed regular session,
recessed from regular meeting of November 20,1956, at the regular meeting place in the City Hall
the following members thereof being present to -wit:
Mayor S. S. Forrest, Jr., Commissioners Lennis Baker, O.L. Byrd, David Cased and Homer Maxey and
City Manager H.P. Clifton.
Absent; None
56-16-65-153 Motion by Commissioner Casey, seconded by Commissioner Baker, motion carried, Mayor Forrest and
Commissioners Baker, Byrd, Casey and Maxey voting Yea, none voting Nay, the follawing resolution
was passed:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Commission finds that it is necessary to modify, change and relocate loading
zones provided for uptown bus service to co-ordinate bus service with the hew one-way traffic system;
and,
WHEREAS, the Commission finds it is necessary to re-establish and approve certain bus routes
in order to comply with the new uptown one-way system; and,
:4IEREAS, the Commission further finds that the morning school bus serving Monterey High School
students from the north and west of the school is no longer necessary; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission finds that the thirty minute all -day service rendered by the East
Broadway and Avenue H bus routes should be changed to one hour service between 9:15 A.!.;. and 3:15
P.M.; and.,
WHEREAS, the Commission finds that the continued sale of bus tokens is not in the public
interest; THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COl1MISSIOIT OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT THE ABOVE LOADIIIG ZONES NOW EXISTING ARE HEREBY CHANGED AND REVISED AND SHALL
BE AS FOLLOWS:
(a) The bus loading zone on the east side of Avenue L south of Broadway is to be eliminated.
(b) The bus loading zone on the south side of Broadway east of Avenue K is to be extended
east to thealley.
(a) The bus loading zone on the South side of Broadway east of Texas Avenue is to be extended
east 50 feet.
(d) The bus loading zone on the south side of 13th Street east of Texas Avenue is to be
eliminated.
SECTION 2. THE FOLLOWING BUS ROUTES ARE HEREBY REVISED TO THE EXTENT,EKTENT, HEREIN AUTHOIZED AND
DIRECTED:
The 19th and Ellwood line to turn off 19th Street at Avenue K, north on Avenue K to Broadway.
The Avenue N and 38th Street line to turn off 19th Street at Avenue K, north on Avenue Ii to
Broadway. i
The Broadwayand Boston line to turn off 19th Street at Avenue K north on Avenue K to Main Strt'
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The Avenue H line to go west on 14th Street to Avenue K, north on Avenue K to Broadway.
The East Broadway line to go west on 14th Street to Avenue K, north on Avenue K to Broadway.
The 28th Street and Slide Road line to turn off 19th Street at Avenue Q, north on avenue Q to
Broadway, east on Broadway to Texas Avenue.
The Carver Heights line to go north on Texas Avenue to Broadway, east on Broadway to Avenue E.
SECTION 3. The Lubbock Bus Company is authorized to abolish the morning school bus now serving
Materey High School which brings students from the north and west of the school, to the school.
SECTION 4. The East Broadway bus route and the Avenue H bus route now having a thirty -minute
all -day service, the Lubbock Bus Company is authorized to change to one hour service between the
hours of 9:15 A.L. and 3:15 P.R.. Except between the hours next above mentioned the service shall
remain thirty minutes.
SECTION 5. The Lubbock Bus Company's authority to sell tokens is hereby cancelled. This pro-
vision shall not be construed to relieve the Lubbock Bus Company of the duty to accept outstanding
tokens for bus fare, or to otherwise redeem outstanding tokens.
SECTION 6. The provisions of this Resolution shall be effective Sunday, December 2,1956, and
the Director of Planning and Traffic and the Traffic Engineer are authorized and directed to modify,
change, place and locate the bus loading zones herein provided for.
Passed b,.- unanimDus vote of the City Commission this 28th day of November, 1956.
/s/ S. S. FORREST,_JR.
ATTEST: ISAYOR
/s/ Lavenia Lowe,
City Secretary -Treasurer
-16-66-154 Motion by Commissioner Casey, seconded by Commissioner Baker, motion carried, Mayor Forrest and
Commissioners Baker, Byrd, Casey and I'axey voting Yea, none voting Nay, Ordinance No. 2088 was passed
as emergency measure.
ORDINANCE NO. 2088
AN ORDINANCE AIIIENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2075 DESIGTATIP:G A PORTION OF CERTAIN �� ENUES AND STREETS
AS ONE-WAY STREETS AND PERMITTING VEHI GJLAR TRAFFIC TO PROCEED IN ONLY ONE DIRECTION ON SUCH
DESIGNATED STREETS; AUT"ORIZING THE INSTtLLLATION OF 1101\1E SAY" SIGNS BY THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER;
REPEALLII,G ALL PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HMEEWITH; FROVIDI:Z A PENALTY AND DECLARING AN
EIERGENCY AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO CAUSE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE ONE TDIE AND
DuCL.l'�ING THE EFFECTIVE DATE TO BE DECEIMER 2,1956.
SEE ORIGINAL BID RECORDED IN BID TABULATiON BOOK NO. 1.
-16-66-155
Bids were read for purchase of control parts for traffic lights, being bid No. 2620/
After consideration of the bids submitted, motion by Csissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Byrd,
motion carried, Mayor Forrest and commissioners Baker, Byrd, Casey and Maxey voting Yea, none voting Nay,
to authorize acceptance of the bid of Westinghouse Electric Supply CD. for purchase of the control parts
for traffic lights.
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- NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION THE CITY COMMI6SION ADJOURNED
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS TH ZO th day of DECEMBER, 1956.
ATTEST: S. S. l0RFPeST, JR., MA
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Laveni Lowe, City ecretary