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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium
Building
January 18, 1932
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in
regular session on the aobve date with the following members present:
Walter Nelson, Jr., Mayor
C. E. McCutchen, j
R. 0. Harvey, Z
J. S. Bridwell, Aldermen
J. N. Prothro, j
J. M. Spoonts, 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.
ORDINANCE NO 1085
AN ORDINANCE RELEASING & RINITTING ALL PENALTIES AND INTEREST
ACCRUED ON ALL TAXES DUE THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS AND DELINQUENT UP
TO AND INCLUDING DECEMBER 29, 1931, PROVIDED SUCH TAXES ARE PAID ON
OR AFTER DECMZER 29, 1931, AND ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31, 1932, AND
DECLARING AN IMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1085 be
passed on its third and final reading and be adopted as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried by the
following vote:
Spoonts.
Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Prothro, Harvey, Bridwell, and
Nays: None.
ORDINANCE No. 1086
AN ORDINANCE MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR 9i E
FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1952, FROM THE GENERAL FUND, BEING TWO
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN ($$2,615.00) DOLLARS FOR THE GENERAL
HOSPITAL FOR CHARITY PATIENTS AND FOR REPLACING BOILER AND FOUR
THOUSAND ($4,000.00) DOLIA.RS FOR THE TAX DEPARTMENT TO IEFUND PENAL-
TIES AND INTEREST ON DELINQUENT TAXES PAID TO THE CITY ON AND AFTER
OCTOBER 1, 1931, TO DECEMBER 29, 1931, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1086 be
passed on its first reading.
Motion seconded,by Alderman Harvey and carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Harvey, Bridwell, Spoonts, and
Prothro.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Harvey that Ordinance No. 1086 be passed on.
its second reading.
ing vote:
Motion seconded by Alderman Bridwell and carried by the follow-
McCutchen. Yeas: Aldermen Harvey, BRidwell, Spoonts, Prothro and
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman McCutchen that the rules requiring ordinances
to be passed on three separate days be suspended and an emergency de-
clared, and Ordinance No. 1086 be passed on its third and final reading
and be adopted as read.
inn vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Bridwell and carried by the follow.
Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Bridwell, Spoonts, Prothro, and
Harvey.
Nays: None.
ORDINANCE NO. 1087
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING UNTO THE WICHITA VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY,
THE MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS, AND THE WICHITA
FAILS & SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, JOINTLY, A FRANCHISE TO USE AND CROSS
ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH STREETS EAST OF OHIO AVENUE, AND WEST OF THE MAIN
LINE TRACK OF THE WICHITA VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY IN THE CITY OF WIC HIM
FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING A SPUR RAIL-
WAY TRACK ACROSS SAID STREETS.
Moved By Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1087 be passed
on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried by the follow-
ing vote:
Yeas: Aldermen McCutchem, Prothro, Bridwell, Harvey, and
Spoonts.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Prothro that the voting boa now established
at P. P. Langford•s garage on Tenth Street be moved to Evans Pharmacy at
the intersection of Hays and Seymour Road in response to a petition from
voters in that district.
Motion seconded by Alderman Bridwell and carried.
Moved by Alderman McCutchen that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Bridwell and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPFOVED this the 25th day of January 1932.
ATTEST: Mayor
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