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ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING -AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, WILLTAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS, TO MAKE A I'ORPdAL KRIT
TEN REQUEST TO THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS, FOR CONTINUOUS LIMUING FACILITIES OF THE ROADSIDE OF
INTERSTATE 35 FROM IYANDER ROAD INTERSECTION WITH INTERSTATE
35 TO THE ANDICE ROAD INTERSECTION 71ITE U. S. INTERSTATE 35
TO LESSEN THE WARDS TO TRAFFIC CAUSED BY DEER, CROSSIN'Gs
SEAS, that area of U. S. Interstate Highway 35 lying be
tween Leander Road Intersection and the Andice Road Intersection
has been and is used by dear for :ingress and egress crossing said,
Interstate 35 to available water in the Batt Gabriel River; and
VMEREAS, the use of said area by such deer will constitute a
traffic hazard to motorists using said Interstate 35 and
V'iHERE,AS, said traffic hazard would be considerably lessened if
said area were so equipped with continuous lighting in said areas
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TETE CITY
OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS;
The Mayor of Georgetown is hereby authorized and directed to
make written petition to the Texas Highway Department of 'the State
of Texas through its appropriate official for the erection of con-
tinuous lighting to be located along aide U. S. Interstate 35 in
the area 'lying between the Leander Road Intersection with said in-
terstate Highway and the Andice Road Intersection with said Inter-
state Highway, and said Mayor is further directed to call to the
attention of said Texas Highway Department the olear and present
danger whioh will be presented by ;roaming deer using said area as
pathway going to and from a supply of water located in the San Gabriel
River and to further advise said Texas Highway Department that if
and after said facilities are furnished and erected by said depart-
ment that the City of Georgetown shall at its cost and expense oper-
ate and maintain said facilities in the future..
DULY APPROVED AND ENACTED this the 9th day of August, 1965,
at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Georgetown,
T eras.
OF GEORGETOWN# TEXAS
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