HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 9/2/1947RECESSED REGULAR IVIEETIITG
Lubbock, Texas
Sei tember 2, 1947
The City Commission of the City .of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1 :30 I- .r".
in recessed regular session, recessed from regular meeting of the
City Commission tiu:^ust 25, 1947, at the regular meetin,7 rlace in
the City Hall, the following i-nembers thereof bein,a rresent, to-vjit:
T.. yor C. A. Besti,,lick, Commissioners "�. I3. Price, J. Ray Dickey,
John Srikes, Fred H. Childress, City Attorney Vau�-^hn E. "Tilson,
City Secretary Lavenia Williams.
_Absent: City Manager Homer A. Hunter,
Request of the Lubbock Bus Comrahy having been made to the City
Commission in their meeting of f3.ugust 28, 1947, for change of bus routes
nc1•.�� ncr�aseZn fare, this rneetinq was called for the rurrose
of holding; Public Hearing to ascertain the wishes of the "Public"
in this regard, i-vhereuron the folloi;;ing proceedings i,ere had:
Committee of arproxiri,ately 20 people requested that 1,1th, Tech and
8th Street bus route be continued. This committee did not Frotest
increase in fare.
Jimmie Cunningham appeared, stating he represented a group of people
from Green Acres lAddition, stated tti•.t rifter havinM discussed the
prof osed bus route chan6;e � 'ith officials of the Lubbock Bus Company
that he recommended adortion of the pro- -osed bus route chane:es, also
the increase in fare as requested.
Judge Robt. Sowder ar,eared in regard to 6th Street Bus route, asked
that the route of this bus line not be changed.
Protest was received from one citizen living; South of 34th Street,
vaher ein he requested that :Avenue S bus route not be chanced.
Rev. Floyd Da;,ison a; neared, requesti np; that the 8th Street bus route
not be discontinued.
One lady arreared before the Commission requesting that the 21st
Street bus route not be discontinued. This lady stating she represented
a group of reorle in the neighborhood of 3000 block on 20th Street.
IIr. Fortenberry and I.Ir. Campbell of Lubbock Taus Comrany also attend
this hearing.
There was further discussion in re:K7urd to the route changes and
fare increase, but no ,-ction was taken.
No further business coining up for eonsiderati :n, the City 'ommission
adjourned.
Head and approved this the lltr day of-�erteriber , 1947.
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