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ORDINANCE NO • ... 14-...:o..:.79,__ __
AN ORDINANCE .Al£NDING SECTION 1 Ol ORDINDCE t«>. 1148 TO INCLUDE IN SAID
SECTION AND AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT, ERECTION. Mlllfl'ENANCE OF MFX:HANICAL
TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTS AT CERl'AIN INTERSECTIONS AND CROSSINGS IN THE CITY OF
fJl LUBBOCK; AND DECLARING AN EMEIGE}I}Y. 4 lfflEREAS, public necessity, convenience and safety require the establiah-
ment of macbanic&l. traffic control lights at the hereinafter named interseotiona
·-.\ . .V~ and crossings beoawte of 1he increased number of vehicles entering ~ said
] pr , interseotions and croee~s and beoa.use of 1 the traffic b&sard at said intenections
':!--y 5 and crossings J ~~, '111EID'ORE,
~~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBOOCKs
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SECTION 1. Section 1 (One) of Ordinance No. l.l48 ie hereby 8ll9nded to
add and include the followiag street intersections and other locations
Avenue K and lStb Street
College Avenue and Third Street
SECTION 2. That the traffic oontrol sigml. authorised to be erected
by Section 1 (One) of this Ordinanoe at the intersection or College Aveme and
Third Street shall be a traffic control signal to be used in conjunction with
emergencies arising from fire and is to be used to control traffic in such
emergencies.
SECTION 3. That due to the fact tba t there is no ordinance authorizing
:mecbanioal traffic control lights at the above named interaectioaa and croaings,
and that tbe immediate erection of said mechanical traffic control lights is
required to control traffic at said intersections and crossings 1 creates an
emergency, and tbat all rules be suapended and that this Ordinance become effective
from and attar its passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
On motion or Commissioner Morris , seconded b.Y Co!llld.aione -:-----:~--;-T-.h_o_ma._s_--~"~' the foregoing Ordinance was passed on the 22nd day ot October , 1953, by the following votes
Coadsaionera voting •m•s Morris, Carpenter, Davis, Thomas and
Mayor Tripp
Cemmissionera voting -NAY•: None