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Min 09/19/19321096 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building September 19, 1932 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 R. 0. Harvey, C. E. McCutcheu, X J. N. Prothro, ! Aldermen J. M. Spoonts, Y Y. 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 Aldermen McCutchen that the applications for Chauffeurs' permits filed by the following individuals be approved: Burnett M. Wells, 601* Madison St. C. G. Jones, 1519 Ervey Ona E. Hughes, 705 Scott Buford Rice, 1906 Grant G. W. McReynold, 1402 Filmore Homer Moore, 1609 Cole W. F. Wilks, 1810 7th St. Cleve Bryant, 504 8th St. W. J. Dowell, 504 8th St. Miles L. Moore, 1527 17th St. J. C. Hampton, 122 Dallas E. R. Hollis, 2311 8th St. C. L. Hollis, 2315 8th St. E. C. Hottinger, Iowa Park Road Clint Humphries, 1405 Giddings H. W. Hollars, 1605 Grace Raymond Smith, 504 8th St. B. L. Sullins, 313 Jalonic Buck Shelton, 1216 North 5th St. Homer Humphries, 1317 N. 5th St. W. C. Burgess, 2222 Princeton Otis W. Miller, 405 Seymour L. R. Abbott, 504 8th St. B. B. Hollis, 2311 8th St. Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried. ORDINANCE NO 1105 AN ORDINANCE RELEASING AND REMITTING ALL PENALTIES AND INTEREST ACCRUED ON ALL TAXES DUE THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS AND DELINQT:ENT UP TO AND INCLUDING DECEMBER 31, 1932, PROVIDED SUCH TAXES ARE PAID ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1932, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 109*7 Moved by Alderman Prothro that Ordinance No. 1105 be passed on its first reading. ing vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried by the follow - Yeas: Aldermen Prothro, Harvey, Spoonts, and McCutchen. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO 1106 AN ORDINANCE LEVYING, ASSESSING, AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FAILS, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR A. D. 1932, And LEVYING AN OCCUPATION TAX ON ALL OCCUPATIONS TAXABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AMID THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OR SAID CITY, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1106 be passed on its first reading. ing vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Spoonts end carried by the follow - Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Spoonts, Harvey and Prothro. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO 1100 AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,000.00, BEARING 5 INTEREST, KNOWN AS "CIT'Y OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 3,^ DESIGNATING THE BONDS TO BE REFUNDED, PRESCRIBING THE MATURITIES OF SAID REFUNDING BONDS, PROVIDING THE METHOI OF CHANGING THE ORIGINAL BONDS FOR THE REFUNDING BONDS, IND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1100 be passed on its third and final reading and be adopted as read. ing vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried by the follow - Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Harvey, Spoonts, and Prothro. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO 1101 AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AUMORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,000.009 BEARING 4% INTEREST, KNOWN AS "CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 4,- DESIGNATING THE BONDS TO BE REFUNDED, PRESCRIBING THE MATURITIES OF SAID REFUNDING BONDS, PROVIDING THE METHOD OF CHANGING THE ORIGINAL BONDS FOR THE REFUNDING BONDS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. kLA 1098 Moved by Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1101 be passed on its third and final reading and be adopted as read. ing vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried by the follow - Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Harvey, Prothro, and Spoonts. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO 1102 AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,000.00, BEARING W,, INTEREST, KNOWN AS "CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 5," DESIGNATING THE BONDS TO BE REFUNDED, PRESCRIBING THE MATURITIES OF SAID REFUNDING BONDS, PROVID- ING THE METHOD OF CHANGING THE ORIGINAL BONDS FOR THE REFUNDING BONDS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1102 be passed on its third and final reading and be adopted as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Harvey, Spoonts, and Prothro. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO 1103 AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000.00, BEARING 4 INTEREST, KNOWN AS "CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 6," DESIGNATING THE BONDS TO BE REFUNDED, PRESCRIBING THE MATURITIES OF SAID REFUNDING BONDS, PROVID- ING THE METHOD OF CHANGING THE ORIGINAL BONDS FOR THE REFUNDING BONDS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1103 be passed on its third and final reading and be adopted as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Harvey, Prothro, mid Spoonts. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO 1104 AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA. FALLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.00, BEARING 4% INTEREST, KNOWN AS "CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 7," DESIGNATING THE BONDS TO BE REFUNDED, PRESCRIBING THE MATURITIES OF SAID REFUNDING BONDS, PROVID- ING THE METHOD OF CHANGING THE ORIGINAL BONDS FOR THE REFUNDING BONDS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1104 be passed on its third and final reading and be adopted as read. vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried by the following Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Harvey, Spoonts, and Prothro. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO 1107 AN ORDINANCE REVEALING SECTION 77 OF ORDINANCE NO. 958, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. D. 1927, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC UPON THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS; REGULATING THE USE OF SUCH STREETS; REPEALING AIL ORDII IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING PENALTIES," SUCH SECTION DEFINING OFFENSE OF NEGLIGENT COLLISION, AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY THEREFOR. Moved by Alderman McCutchen that Ordinance No. 1107 be passed on its first reading. ing vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried by the follow - Yeas: Aldermen McCutchen, Prothro, Spoonts, and Harvey. Nays: None. Moved by Alderman Spoonts that the City Treasurer be instructee to make the following transfer of funds to cover supplies and labor fur- nished various departments by the Street Department for the period May 1, to August 31, 1932: General Fund Park Fund Water Fund Street Fund Transfer From 1,318.06 785.02 2, 619.9-2 Transfer To 4,723.00 Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried. adjourned. Moved by Alderman McCutchen that the meeting be Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried. THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN then adjourned. READ AND APPROVED this the Zre day cf /Oetober 1932 �v- The Meeting scheduled to be held on September 26th was postponed on account of the "Golden Jubilee"