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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium
Building
February 20, 1933
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in
regular session on the above date with the following members present;
Walter Nelson, Jr., Mayor
J. M. Spoonts,
C. E. McCutchen, X
J. S. B ridwell, X Aldermen
J. N. Prothro, X
V. R. Smitham, City Manager
W. E. McBroom, City Clerk
Thelbert Martin, City Attorney
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Moved by Alderman McCutchen that the Shrine Patrol be per-
mitted to conduct a tent show on the vacant lot on Indiana Avenue
between Tenth and Eleventh Streets; said show to be conducted for a
period of one week during the coming spring months.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spoonts and carried.
Moved by. Alderman Prothro that additional collateral secur-
ing the deposit of the City of Wichita Falls in the,First National
Bank in the form of ''46,000.00 worth of City of Wichita Falls Bonds
placed in the Trust Department for the benefit of the City of Wichita
Falls be ratified and approved.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spoonts and carried.
Moved by Alderman McCutchen that the Tax Department be
authorized to accept payment of 1932 city taxes without interest and
penalty during the month of February 1933.
Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried.
Moved by Alderman Spoonts that the City Treasurer be in-
structed to transfer funds from the Water Operating Fund to the Water
Bond Interest and Sinking Fund to cover payment of interest and nrin-
cinal due February 10, 1933, as follows:
Transfer From Transfer To
Water Fund - $2,070.00 Water Bond Int. Fund Ser 1930-A - `�2,070.00
" " 3,202.90 it 1t It n it 1930-B 3,202.00
" " 20.000.49 " ^ Skg n ^ 1930-A 2O, 00.49
$25, 272.49 $25, 272.49
Motion seconded by Alderman t.`cCutchen and carried.
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The Mayor announced a change in the Chairmanship of the
Charities Commission appointed by authority of Ordinance No. 208 on Dec-
ember 5, 1932, as follows: J. B. Price has been appointed Chairman of
the Charities Commission and Homer Lee a member, making the new and cor-
rect personnel of this Commission as follows:
J. B.
Price, Chairman
Roy B.
Jones
Homer
Lee
L. H.
Estes
W. D.
Cline
C. J.
Coffey
John
O'Donohue
Pat F.
Simmons
A. E.
welly
Moved by Alderman McCutchen that the action of the Mayor in
appointing J. P. Price Chairman of the Charities Commission instead of
Homer Lee be ratified and approved.
Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried.
ORDINANCE NO 1119
AN ORDINANCE ADDING PARAGRAPH 7 TO SECTION 2B AND AMENDING
SECTION 2B-1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 238, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY
OF DECEMBER, A. D. 1916, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING PHYSICIANS
AND OTHER PERSONS TO REPORT THE EXISTENCE OF CERTAIN COMMUNICABLE DIS-
EASES, PROVIDING VOR QUARANTINE, ISOLATION, DISTNFECTION, REGULATING THE
CONDUCT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SUCH DISEASES AND OF CONTACTS AND FIX-
ING PENALTIES," SO AS TO ONLY REQUIRE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MUMPS TO BE
EXCLUDED FR9SCHOOL AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS BUT REQUIRING THAT ALL CASES
BE REPORTED TO� THE HEALTH OFFICER MR STATISTICAL PTTRT'OSES.
Moved by Alderman Spoonts that Ordinance No. 1119 be passed
on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Bridwell and carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spoonts, Bridwell, Prothro, and McCutchen.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman McCutchen that the plat of Roy I. Carter
Subdivision of Lots 1 and 2, Block 167, Original Townsite, be approved.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spoonts and carried.
Moved by Alderman Spoonts that the Water Department be auth-
orized to reduce present water rates now in effect to the following
schedule for the months of May to September, 1933, inclusive:
First 4,000 gal. (n 8 .25 per thousand
Neat 446000 " C, .18
" 500000 " .17
" 750000 " .16
" 1000000 .15
Balance .13
Motion seconded by Alderman Bridwell and carried.
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Moved by Alderman McCutchen that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the 27th ay of February 1933.
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