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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, ZONI IG FOR TRAFFICI
AND RATE OF SPEED THEREIN, R.M. 2338, AND DECLARING RATE OF SPEED
ON OTHER STREETS; DEFINING SPEEDING AND FIXING A PE ALTY THEREFOR;
DECLARING WHAT MAY BE A SUFFICIENT COMPLAINT INTRO ECUTIONS HERE-
UNDER; WITH A SAVING CLAUSE, AND A CLAUSE REPEALING ONFLICTING LAWS
AND DECLARING AN MIERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
Section I
That portion of R.M. Highway 2338 in the City of Ge' Irgetown is here-
by zoned for traffic upon said highway and the maxinim rate of speed
for each zone is fixed as follows:
R.M. Highway 2338 West Bound Traffic
From Near U.S. 81 (Station 815=51.2) westerly for
a distance of 0.296 mile to Station 799=87.2 35 mph
From Station 799=87.2 westerly for a distance of
0.2 mile to Station 789=31.2 45 mph
From Station 789=31.2 westerly for a distance of
0.352 mile to Georgetown West City Limit at
Station 765=44.7
50 mph
Mi. Highway 2338 East Bound Traffic
From Georgetown West City Limit (Station 765=44.7)
easterly for a distance of 0.352 mile to Station
784=03.3 55 mph
Prom Station 784=03.3 easterly for a distance of
0.300 mile to Station 799=87.4 40 mph
From Station 799=87.4 easterly 0.296 mile to near
U.S. 81 (Station 815=51.2) 35 mph
That the maximum rate of speed for motor vehicles upn each of the
remaining streets of the City of Georgetown shall re i in at the rate
of speed fixed by other existing city ordinances. F
Section II
That all of the streets of this City, and all port
streets, are hereby declared to be public streets,
ing or operating of any motor vehicle on or along
street of 'this city at a rate of speed that is gre
mum rate of speed for said portion of said street,
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, which
Offense of Speeding," and that the said offense is
in any sum not less than ($1.00) dollar nor more t
($200.00) dollars. That the use of the word, "'Spe
sufficient to designate the said offense, and shall
vehicle has been driven upon a public street, at a
speed than that fixed by City Ordinance ofor the st
theref, that such motor vehicle was so being,driv]
of any such
that the driv-
portion of any
than the maxi -
fixed by this
amed, "The
ishable by fine
two hundred
9 it shall be
an that a motor
ater rate of
and for the zone
pon, if plll
zoned.
I
That in prosecutions under this ordinance, for the ofi'ense of speeding,
the complaint, if in other respect sufficient in foritshallas to the
portion thereof seeking to acknowledge the offense, b', sufficient I if
it in substance alleges that the defendant did while riving a motor
vehicle in said City commit the offense of "Speeding.1 I
Section III
That should any section, or any portion of any sectio -
hereof be de
creed to be void, the invalidity of such section or sl ch portion there-
of shall not affect the validity of the remaining porhon; of this
ordinance; and that each section and each portion the,Cof, not decreed
to be invalid shall remain valid and enforceable.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances that are conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
481,
That the fact that prompt action Should be taken in the regulation of
traffic, on the streets of this City, in the manner,provided for in
this ordinance creates an emergency requiring that the rules that
provide that an ordinance shall be read at three separate meetings of
the City Council before final passage; be suspended, and that the said
rules are hereby suspended ' and this ordinance is here and now passe
and.that it is ordered that it take effect from and after its passage
and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 24th day of January A.D. 1966.
R. S. Elliott, Mayor
ATTEST:
Claud Bads, City Clel*,City of Georgetown, Texas
The State of Texas
County of Williamson
City of Georgetown
I, Claud Eads, City Secretary of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of
an ordinance passed by the City Commission, of the City of Georgetown,
Texas, on the 24th day of January, A.D. , 1,966, and of the minutes
pertaining to the adoption of said ordinance as the same appears of
record in Volume Page 451, of the minutes of the said Commission.
Given under my hand and. seal of said City, this the 24th day of
January, 1966.
Claud Eads,
City Secretary, City of Georgetown, Texas
HOUSING IVUTHORITY
SITE DESCRIPTION
project Tex -264-1
Georgetown, Texas
Site A is a rectangular site having its northwest corner and the point of be-
ginning located on the south ROW line of West 17tb Street and approximately
320 feet east of the east ROW line of Candee Street; thence, continuing
along the south ROW 6f West 17th Street approximately 730 feet to a point; thence,
in a southerly direction approximately 500 feet to a point; thence in a
westerly direction approximately 730 feet to a p;4nt; thence, in a northerly
direction approximately 500 feet to the point of beginning. The site con-
sists of 8.3 acres more or less.
Site B has its point of beginning at the intersection of the south ROW line
of �EasT 17th Street and the cast ROW line of Pine Street: thence in an
easterly direction along the south ROW line of East l7th Street approximate-
ly 240 feet to the western railroad ROW of an MK&T spur track; thence,
along the curvature of the MMT spur track in a�.southwesterly direction
approximately 838 feet to the intersection with the cast ROW line of Walnut
Street; thence, in as northwesterly d(irection along the east ROW line of Wal-
nut Street approximately 225 feet to a point; thence in a northeasterly
direction approximately 100 feet to a point; thence in as northwesterly
direction approximately 150 feet to the intersection with the south ROW
line of east 18th Street; thence, along the South ROW line of East 18th Street
to the intersection with the east ROW line of Pine Street approximately 220
feet; thence in as northerly direction,approximately 260 feet along the east
ROW line of Pine Street to the intersection with the south ROW line of East
17th Street and the point of beginning. The site consists of 2.89 acres more
or less.
Site C is a rectangular site with the point of beginning being at the inter-
section of the south ROW line of west 16th Street and the West ROW line of
Hart Street; thence, in a westerly direction along the south ROW line of