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ORDINANCE NO. 48'3
V AN ORDINANCE CLOSING PARTS OF AVENUE E, F AND
WOLFFORTH STREET AND THE ALLEY BETWEEN BLOCK 4 OF THE SPIKES
ADDITION AND BLOCK 4 OF THE COVINGTON ADDITION AND BLOCK 5 OF
THE SPIKES ADDITION AND BLOCK 5 OF THE COVINGTON ADDITION.
WHEREAS, the Federal Government of the United
States of America bas through ita organizations, agents and
representatives, acquired title to
Blocks 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the Spikes Addition to
the City of Lubbock, and Blocks 3, 4, 5 and 6
of the Covington's Addition to tbe City of
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas,
Which property was acquired for the purpose of building and
constructing thereon nLubbock Housing Project Tex. 18-1 for the
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Housing Authority of the City of Lubbock, Texas."
The object and purpose of the Federal Govern-
ment being to erect on said above described property housing
facilities to be occupied by persons having a small income and
for the purpose of improving the sanitary and health conditions
that exist on the above described property at the present time.
And,
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish its purpose a
request baa been made by the Federal Government to the City of
Lubbock to close a part of Avenue E, Avenue F, and parts of
Wolfforth Street, and a fifteen foot alley between Block 4 of the
Spikes Addition and Block 4 of the Covington's Addition and
Block 5 of the Spikes Addition and Block 5 of Covington's Addition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS:
Pbr the purpose of aiding the Federal Government
in establishing andmaintaining Lubbock Housing Project and for
the further purposes of aiding and helping the Federal Government
in improving the sanitary and health conditions that exist in
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the area where said housing project is to be built; all of that
part of Wolfforth Street, beginning at the west side of Avenue
D between Lot 1 in Block 6 and Lot 7 in Block 3 of Covington's
Addition, thence west to the west line of Spikes Addition be-
tween Lot 7 in Block 2 of Spikes Addition and Lot 1 in Block l
of Spikes Addition and all of Avenue E beginning on the north
line of 4th Street between Lot 8 in Block 5 and Lot 8 in Block 6
of Covington's Addition, thence north to the south line of 3rd
Street between Lot 1 in Block 3 and Lot I in Block 4 of Covipgton 1 s
Addition; and all of that part of Avenue F beginning on the north
line of 4th Street between Lot 8 in Block 1 and Lot 8 in Block 5
of Spikes Addition thence north to the south line of 3rd Street
between Lot l in Block 4 and Lot 1 in Block 2 of Spikes Addition
and all of that part of the 15 toot alley between Blocks 4 and 5
of the Spikes Addition and Blocks 4 and 5 of Covington's Addition
beginning on the north line of 4th Street between Lot 8 in Block
5 of Spikes Addition and Lot 8 in Block 5 of Covington's Addition,
thence north to tbe south line of 3rd Street between Lot 1 in
Block 4 of Spikes Addition and Lot 1 in Block 4 of Covington's
Addition; be and the same are hereby per.manently closed, sub-
ject to the right of the City of Lubbock at any time to go upon
any part of said streets and alley hereby closed for the purpose
of repairing and maintaining any sanitary sewerage line now
located in any part of that part of the streets and alley• hereby
closed, and IT IS SO ORDERED.
PASSED and approved this first reading the 1 2 t h
day of March, 1942.
PASSED and approved second reading the 27th day
of March 1942.
ATTEST:
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Mayor of the City of Lubbock, Texas
City Secretary
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