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. . e Ordinance No. , Page 2. e (d) '!he present unrestricted movement of heavy truck traffic on the public streets of the City of La Porte has caused a relative decline in the v~lue of properties abutting such public streets, thus resulting in a loss in ad valorem tax revenue for the City of La Porte. (e) '!he present unrestricted movement of heavy truck traffic on the public streets of the City of La Porte has caused a relative decline in the market value of property, the use and enjoywent of property, the enjoy- ment of life, and the general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of La Porte who live near the public streets used by such heavy truck traffic. (f) '!he truck routes established by this Ordinance will provide adequate ingress and egress through the City of La Porte for all truck traffic of gross weights which can be sustained by the public streets of the City of La Porte without undue damage to such streets. (g) Confining heavy truck traffic to the truck routes herein established will materially contribute to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of La Porte, and that of motorists and pedes- trians who must use its public streets. e Section 1. '!he Code of Ordinances of the. City of La Porte, Chapter 25, "Traffic, n Article V, "Truck Routes and Gross Weight Limits," is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows: Article V. Truck Routes and Gross Weight Limits Sec. 25-80. ~finitions. (NO CHANGE) Sec. 25-81. ~signation. For the puqx>ses of this article, those streets and thoroughfares within the corporate limits of the City which are enumerated as folla./S are hereby e designated as truck routes: