HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 012551C - Easement For Highway Purposes - Texas Tech Board Of Directors - 01_25_1951 FMOLUTION
WHMEAS, the Texas State Highway,Department .and the Federal Bureau of
Public Roads.have allocated funds for the construction of a highway abutting
on the East and approximately paralleling the Santa Fe Right-of-way across the
Texas Tech College Campus, and East -along kth Street to College Avenue, such
funds to be forfeited unless used within a two-year period after July, 1951,
and
WHEREAS such highway is deemed necessary to adequately handle and
disperse increasing traffic loads in and near the West part of the City of Lub-
bock, and especially in the Texas Tech area, and
WHEREAS the Legislature is now in session and special g p legislation may
be required to authorize use of such strip of land, and the governing body of
the City of Lubbock desires'to extend its cooperation to President D. M. Wiggins
and other college authorities in: securing the right to use such strip for high-
way purposes at the earliest-practicable time, to take advantage of the alloca-
tions above mentioned and to avoid delay in opening this proposed highway,
7,S TMLEFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COZEISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT, President D. M. Wiggins and.other Texas Tech college authorities
be, and they. are hereby extended the cooperation of the City of Lubbock in se-
curing legisla.tion, ,if required, authorizing the Texas Tech Board of Directors
to grant. an easement for highway. purposes to a strip of land abutting the Santa
Fe railroad tracks on the East side, parallel thereto and traversing the campus
between 19th Street and 4th Street and.Ust along lath Street to College Avenue.
On motion of Commissioner = s seconded by.
Commissioner , urSGetTi , the foregoing Resolution was unanimously
passed by an affirmative vote of the City Commission this 25th day of January,
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