Res 760 1/11/1968RESOLUTION NO. '7 o
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls has long recognized the economic value of the highway
program to this community, state, and nation; and,
WHEREAS, over a period of many years the City of Wichita
Falls has actively supported the Texas Highway Department in the
development of the highways of this community and the state; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls recognize the need for a continuing highway program to '
augment the interstate system now nearing completion; and,
WHEREAS, the planning and development of such a supple-
mental system will require several years of lead time; and,
WHEREAS, the American Association of State Highway
Officials (AASHO) , after intense investigation and study, pre-
sented to the Congress, at a hearing before the Committee on
Public Works, House of Representatives, Ninetieth Congress,
June 7 , 1967, a recommended plan for the continuation of the
highway program after 1972, at which time the Interstate Highway
program will be essentially complete; and,
WHEREAS, the dedicated highway administrators of the
American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) are
the most knowledgeable people in the matter of highway needs
and proper administrative handling; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls recognizes the
urgency for immediate action in regard to continuation of a
well-planned and promptly-executed highway program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT the Congress be urged
to enact at the earliest possible moment legislation recommended
by the American Association of Highway Officials (AASHO) as
presented to the Congress at a hearing before the Committee on
Public Works, House of Representatives, Ninetieth Congress,
June 7, 1967, in order to provide the necessary guidelines for
future highway planning, construction and maintenance and for
the supplementation of the national system of interstate and
defense highways beyond the currently authorized program to
meet the needs of the nation; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution
be submitted to the President of the United States, to our
Congressmen, to the Secretary of the Department of Transporta-
tion, the Federal Highway Administrator, and to our State
Highway Commission.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 12th day of January, 1968.
4°.ZAII(d
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk