Min - City Council - 1960 - 03/24 - Regular _
REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCEL OF THE TOWN OF ALLEN
ALLEN, TEXAS
March 24th 1960
Minutes read and approved
Members present as follows, Mayor V.B. Watson, Alderman E.B. Young,
W.E. Ford, R.J. McClure, J.C. Hefner and R.L. Cooksey.
Motion by W.E. Ford to sign a Ietter addressed to the Continental
Trailways, in care of Mr. H.L. Glisan, director of Traffic for the above
said Buss Lines in regard to getting bus service into the Town of Allen.
Motion second by E.B. Young. Ayes (4) four / Noes (0) none.
Only four present when motion was made.
Letter attached
Motion to adjourn by W.E. Ford / sec by R.J. McClure
Minutes read and approved this the 13 day of April 1960
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March 21, 1960
Continental Trailways
1500 Jackson Street
Dallas, Texas
Attention: Mr. H. L. Glisan, Director of Traffic
Gentlemen:
For some time we have nut had bus service into and through the
Town of Allen, Texas.
The Town of Alien is situated in Collin County, Texas, approxi-
mately six miles south of the City of McKinney, the County Seat, and
approximately six miles north of the City of Plano. The Town of Allen
is bounded on the west by U. S. Highway 75 and on the east by State
Highway 5, said highways being connected by Farm Road 2170, a state-
maintained all-weather road. which traverses the Town of Allen.
At present service is provided the community generally by buses
it routed along U. S. Highway 75 (Expressway) which runs generally in a
north-south direction approximately one mile west of the business center
of our Town. The points of hoarding and unboarding for passengers of
the community and Town of Allen are extremely inconvenient and diffi-
cult to reac h, especially for our citizens who do not own automobiles
5 i and who ride your hoses to and from their work in Dallas. Furthermore,
k.y we believe our citizens are subjected to dangerous and hazardous condi-
tions at such pointe of boarding and unboarding,
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; Presently many of your northbound buses are routed, at least
from the City of Richardson, along State Highway 5, formerly U. S.
Highway 75, through the City of Plano to Spring Creek Drive, a point
approximately three miles north of Plano and three miles south of the
Town of Allen, then west along Spring Creek Drive to U. S. Highway 75
and then north toward the City of McKinney where your buses rejoin State
Highway 5, Presently many of your southbound buses are routed from
the City of McKinney along U. S. Highway 75 to Spring Creek Drive, then
east along Spring Creek Drive to State Highway 5, then south along State
Highway 5 through the City of Plano to the Cit, of P chardsor where our
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Dallas, Texas page 2
buses rejoin U. S. Highway 75. By this routing the Town of Allen is com-
pletely by-passed.
Formerly many of your southbound buses were routed from the City
of McKinney along U. S. Highway 75 to Farm Road 2170, then east along
Farm Road 2170 through the Town of Allen to State Highway 5, then south
on State Highway 5 to the City of Richardson. Formerly, many of your
5'' .... northbound buses were routed from the City of Richardson along State
Highway 5 through the City of Plano to Farm Road 2170, then west along
Farm Road 2170 through the Town of Allen. This so-called former rout-
* ing provided a better service for our community and our Town and our
citizens.
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We do hereby respectfully petition and request that said so-called
former routings be restored through the Town of Allen. We believe this is
a ..' required for public convenience and necessity and will promote the public
welfare.
Respectfully submitted,
TOWN OF ALLEN, TEXAS
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E.�Fjo/rd, Alderman
E. B Dung, rman
R. L. Cooksey, Alderman