HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 5/10/1949RECESSED REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas
May 10, 1949
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 2 P.M.
in recessed regular session, recessed from regular meeting of
April 28, 1949, at the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the
following members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor W H Rodgers, Commissirners W.B. Price, Clarence K. Whiteside,
E.K. Hufstedler, Jr., John Spikes, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson,
City Manager Steve Matthews, City Secretary Lavenia Lowe.
Absent: None.
Th their meeting of April 28, 1949, of record in Minute Book 8, Page 465,
the City Commission having set the date .of May 10, 1949, for a "Hearing"'
in regard to re -naming of certain streets in the City of Lubbock; the
City Planning Commission having recommended a plan for re -naming- certain
streets; the "Hearing" was held, with approximately 38 citizens present,
among them being:
K.L. Riggs, Elmer East, George Brewer, R. Bush Smith, Ray Farmer,
Mr. McMillin, A.L. King, Ed Hambright, Coun,-y Judge Walter Dav;.es,
Mr. Olenbush Hobert Nelson, Mr. Chapman, L.D. Casey, Cliff Cocoanougher
W.I. (Stoney] Wall, Richard Douglas, and others.
Also present in the meeti.nF was: J.D. Hassell, member of the City
Planning Commission.
Also present were committees from Sanders Street, Arnett Street and
others, who presented petitions asking that the street names not be
changed, and protesting the naminc, of short streets as half numbers.
Mr. Nelson and Mr. East suggested a plan for renumbering and renaming
all streets and avenues in the City.
No action was taken by the City Commission in this regard, the matter
being taken under advisement.
No further action taken by the City Commission, the meeting_ was
adjourned.
Read and approved this the 12th day of May 1919.
MAYOR
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City Sec e _ry