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11-11-54
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Nov.ll,
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ORDINANCE NO. _.l,w,6~2i2----
AN ORDINANCE Atn'HORIZING THE INSTAlLATION OF •STOP• SIGNS BY THE Cl'l'Y
TRAFFIC ENGINEER AT 'lHE INTE~TIONS Alo."'D LOCATIO!$ PROVIDED AND ESTABLISHED
AND DESIGNATED IN THE OODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL PARl'S OF ORDIH&NCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY; At.n'HORIZING PUBLICATION; AND DECl.A&-
ING AN DiEOOE~Y.
W H E R E A s, the City Commission finds that a public necessi~ exists
for the establishment of Stop Signs at the intersections and locations named
in the body of this ordill8.nce; and,
W H E R E A s, the enactment of this ordinance is necessary to preserve
the public peace and safety, requiring the suspension of all rules providing
for the several readings of an ordinance before final passage thereof,
constituting an emergency; N 0 W, T HE R E F 0 R E,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. That the City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized and
directed to place Stop Signs at the following intersections and locations:
Both sides of 41st Street at Elgin Avenue
' Both sides of ,35th Street at Toledo Avenue
Both sides of 17th Street at Avenue N
Both sides of 17th Street at Avenue 0
Both sides of 18th Street at Avenue 0
Both aides of Avenue X at 36th Street
Both sides of Avenue X at 37th Street
Both sides of 29th Street at Louisville Avenue
Both sides of Lcuisrille Avenue at 28th Street
Both sides of Louisvilla Ave'11le at 3oth Street
Be41ft ailie111 ef i2"tb !tree t at Lotd:svllle Avenue=
Both sides of :29th Street at Avenue W
Both sides of 37th Street at Orlando Avenue
Both sides of Jl~t Street at Canton Avenue
Both sides of 25th Street at Elgin Avenue
Both sides of Avenue R at 7th Street
Both sides of Canton Avenue at 1st Place
Both sides of Vemon Avenue at 2nd Place
~th sides of Gar,y Avenue at 26th Street
Both sides of Louisville Avenue at J8th Street
Both sides of Elgin Aveme at J6th Street
SJOOTION 2. 1hat any person, finn or corporation violating a.ny of the pro-
Tisions of Article 670ld, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes of Texas, requiring
vehicles to obey and abide b,y Stop Signs lawfully erected b7 authorization
of the governing body of a city, or of Ordinance No.890 of the City of Lubbock
shall, Upon oorrnction, be fined in any sum not exceeding Tvo Hundred Dollars
($200.).
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SECTION ). That all parts of ordinances conflicting with the provisions
hereof are bereb;y repealed insofar as such conf'lict exists; provided, however,
that the provisions or this ordinance shall never be construed as repealing
or superseding a~ ordinance authorizing the establishment of traffic control
signs and devices at places and intersections not hereinabove expressly
described and defined. ·
SFX;'l'ION 4. That the City Secreta17 is hereby authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption or this ordimnce, together with
the penalty provision, as provided b,y lav.
SECTION 5. That the increased traffic conditione at the intersections and
places described in Section 1 (One) hereof require that this ordinance be
passed and made effective after its unaminous passage at first reading before
the City Commission tor the immediate preservation of the public peace and
sa.f'ety, and all rules requir:illg the several readings or this ordinance are
herebr suspended, and this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure
. and shall take effect as hereimbove provided. ·
A N D I T I S S 0 0 R D E R E D. i
On motion of Commissioner _Th,;:;,;;,;o.o ... ma;;;.;s.._ ____ , seconded by Commissioner . ______ -Sa_k.,""'er __ • ___ , this Ordinance was passed on this, the cfth day
of __ N...,ov_em_b_er_. __ l954, b;y the tolloving vota:
ATTESTs
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11-5-54
Commissioners votillg "YEA": Baker, Forrest and Thomas an:l Mayor '
Tripp
Commissioners voting "NAY" None
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