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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 1360-1953 - Authorizing The Placing Of Stop Signs At Certain Intersections - 04/09/1953J L / AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PLACING OF STOP SIGNS AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONSi REQUIRING VEHICLES TO STOP AT SUCH SIGNS; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. That the City Traffic Engineer BE, and he is hereby authori· zed and directed to place signs requiring all vehicles to stop at the intersections listed in Section 2 (Two) of this ordinance. SECTION 2. The intersections referred to in Section 1 (One) of this ordinance are as follows: 41'st Street at Avenue D 36th Street at A venue-W 36th Street at Orlando Avenue Elgin Avenue at 26th Street Elgin Avenue at 28th Street Avenue L at 25th Street 18th Street at Avenue N Ninth Street at Avenue K Avenue K at Seventh Street Boston Avenue at Amherst Street Boston Avenue at Baylot Street Boston Avenue at Cornell Street Spruce Avenue at 14th Street 14th Street at Vanda Avenue 14th Street at Quirt Avenue Teak Avenue at 14th Street Redbud Avenue at 14th Street 14th Street at Redbud Avenue 14th Street at Spruce Avenue Ninth Street at Avenue K SECTION 3. That the driver, operator or any person in control of any vehicle approaching such stop sign as designated in Section 2 (Two) of this ordinance shall completely stop such vehicle and shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles which have entered the intersection or which are approaching so closely as to constitute a hazard. SECTION 4. That any ordinance or parts of any ordinance in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. That any person, firm, partnership or corporation who shall violate any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereon, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($ZOO). # SECTION 6. That the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause publica- tion of the caption of this ordinance, as permitted by law. SECTION 7. That the enactment of this ordinance, being imperative for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the City of Lubbock and the inhabitants thereof and to provide a greater use of the public streets, that the provisions of this ordinance be put into full force and effect, thereby P. 2 creating a public necessity that the · rule requiring proposed ordinances to be p resented at two (Z) separate meetings be dispensed with, and this ordinance shall be effective from the date of publication as herein provided. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. On motion of Commissioner Thomas , seconded by Com-----~~~------------ missioner Davis , the foregoing Ordinance was passed by --------~~------------~ the City Commission on thi::s 9th day o£ April, 1953, by the following vote: Commissioners voting 11YEAt1: Davi s & Thomas & Mayor Tripp Commissioners voting "NAY": None ATTEST~: '/A ---/U. ~-------L.avenla • ~y ~ retary-T'reasurer t EB:sv 4-13-53 .. THE ST~ &?TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK } Er1e Marie Brown Before me o Notary Public in and for Lubbock County, Tex Par~ r F. Pr6uty this day personally appeared , President, PuWi!he~ ol Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, publishers of The Lubbock Morning Avaland Lubbock Evening Journal-Sunday Avolonche-Journol, who after being by me duly s" did depose and soy that said newspaper has been published continuously for more tl fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this Legal Noti~~o. 12611 Ordinance No Lubbock County, Texas, and that the attached printed copy of the. ________ _ is a true copy of the original and was printed in the said paper Avalanche-Journal on the following dotes : April 1 5 and 22. 1953 Subscribed and sworn. to before me this - -_ .. "'-\ /. -~ .. - FOR PURCHASING DEPT. Term•------------------F. 0. 1------2 ----~---------·t~J I Oat• I Ch9. Acct. Nc. ,,_ __ fl U!tlt Cost I