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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium
Building
January 26th, 1931
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
C. E. McCutchen, I
E. H. Eddleman, X
J. M. Spoonts, X Aldermen
J. N. Prothro, X
R. 0. Harvey, Z
G. D. Fairtrace, City Manager
W. E. McBroom, City Clerk
Thelbert Martin, City Attorney
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Moved by Alderman Harvey that the public hearing on the
application of J. H. Allison for a permit to construct a gasoline
filling station on Lots 1 and 2, Block 38, Floral Heights, Addition,
be continued until 7 : 30 P. M. February 2nd, 1931, in cr der that the
property owners may have an opportunity to file a petition to show
whether or not the majority within a radius of 300 ft. are objecting
to this permit.
Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried.
Moved by Alderman Prothro that the local post of the American
Legion be granted permission to allow its unemployed members to sell
apples on the streets on Saturday, January 31st.
Motion seconded by Alderman McCutchen and carried.
Moved by Alderman Eddleman that the Board of Aldermen concur
with the County Commissioners in the selection and appointment of Mrs
Mamie Dale as a member of the Board of Managers of the Wichita General
Hospital for the two year term, beginning January 1st, 1931, and end-
ing December 31st, 1932.
Motion seconded by Alderman P.:cCutchen and carried.
Moved by Alderman Eddleman that the City Manager be authorized
to sign a pipe line license contract with the Wichita Valley Railway
Company covering the construction of a 6 in. water line under the
Wichita Valley tracks at Mile Posi 0.58 between Scott and Walnut Streets.
Motion seconded by Alderman McCutchen and carried.
The return5of the special bond election held on January 20th,
1931, were canvassed and tabulated, after which the following motion was
put in order:
Moved by Alderman Eddleman that the following resolution be
adopted.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spoonts and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Eddleman, Spoonts, Prothro, Harvey & McCutchen.
Nays: None.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AM DECLARING RESULTS OF THE
SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY A. D., 1931, TO DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS SHOULD BF
AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE WATERWORKS IMPROVEMENT BONDS IN THE SUM OF ONE MILLION
(A1,000,000.00) DOLLARS.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
"ails, Texas, held at the regular meeting place thereof at the Memorial
Auditorium on the 26th day of January A. D., 1931, a quorum being present,
came on to be considered the returns of the election held in said city on
the 20th day of January A. D., 1931, to determine whether or not the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, should be authorized to
issue bonds of said city in the sum of One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars,
and to levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds and to
create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem them at maturity, maturing
serially not to exceed forty (40) years and bearing interest at the rate
of 42% per annum, payable semi-annually for the purpose of raising funds
to construct improvements and extensions to the present system of water-
works; on consideration of such returns, the following resolution was
adopted:
WHEREAS, under and by virtue of an ordinance duly enacted and.
approved by the Board of Aldermen of said city on the 15th day of December
A. D., 1930, an election was held in said city on the 20th day of January
A. D., 1931, fcm the purpose of determining whether or not the Board of
Aldermen of said city should be authorized to issue bonds in the amount
of One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars, maturing serially, not to exceed
forty (40) years, and bearing interest at the rate of 42-� per annum, pay-
able semi-annually, and to levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem them at maturity
for the purpose of raising funds to construct improvements and extensions
to the present system of waterworks to provide an adequate and available
water supply and plant for said City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and,
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the returns of said election it
appeared that the same was in all respects legally held; that due notice
had been given; that returns thereof were legally made; that there were
cast at said election 3044 votes, of which number 1592 votes were cast
"For the issuance of bonds", and 1452 were cast "Against the issuance of
bonds";
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND DECLARED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: , ,
That the proposition to issue said bonds and levy said tax was
sustained by the majority of the qualified tax payers voting at said
election, and,
That the Board of Aldemen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
is authorized to issue said bonds, and to levy and have assessed and col-
lected said tax.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 26th day of January A. D. , 1931.
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Moved by Alderman Eddleman that the following advertisement
be placed in the Wichita Falls Record News calling for bids to be re-
ceived on Feb�uar y 24th, 1931, for the construction of a new filtra-
tion plantO"numping station in accordance with plans and specifications
approved by the City Manager.
Motion seconded by Alderman 1.cCutchen and carried.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk
of Wichita Falls, Texas, up to ten (10:00) o'clock A.M., February 24th,
1931, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all tools, equipment,
labor and materials and constructing a water filtration plant and
pumping station; and furnishing and installing filter equipment for
the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, in accordance with plans, profiles,
and specifications on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Complete plans and bound copies of the specifications, form
of proposal, form of bond and contract may be seen and examined in the
office of the City Clerk, or in the offices of the Consulting Engineers,
Black & Veatch, Mutual Building, Kansas City, Missouri, or Montgomery &
Ward, Wichita Falls, Texas. Contractors desiring plans and specifica-
tions for their own use in preparing bids may obtain them from the
Engineers by making a deposit of fifty (m50.00) dollars for the general
contract and twenty five (,!25.00) dollars f(r filter equipment; thirty-
five ($$35.00) dollars of the former and fifteen ($15.00) dollars of the
latter will be refunded to unsuccessful bidders upon the return of the
plans and specifications in good condition within then days after the
opening of bids, the balance being retained to cover the cost of
printing, mailing, etc. Extra copies of the specifications may be
obtained at the price of one ($1.00) dollar each, and extra blue prints
of any sheet or sheets of the plans at the price of twenty five cents
each, none of which amounts will be refunded.
When filed with the Clerk, bids shall be enclosed in a
sealed envelope addressed to the City Clerk, and shall be accompanied
by a certified check on a Wichita Falls, Texas, bank, or by a Cashier's
check on any bank, in the amount of twenty thousand ($20,000.00)
dollars, for the general contract and fifteen hundred ($1,500.00)
dollars for the filter equipment contract, made payable to the City
Treasurer of Wichita Falls, Texas. All checks will be left in the
hands of the City Clerk, subject to the conditions specified in the
annexed proposal, as a guarantee of good faith on the pert of the
bidder. Checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned when their
bids are rejected; checks of successful bidders will be returned w he n
the required bonds have been furnished and the signed contract has
been filed with and approved by the City.
All bidders must examine for themselves the location of the
proposed work, satisfy themselves concerning the nature of the exca-
vations to be made, and determine any unusual conditions or hazards
to be met in performing this contract. Bidders are requested to be
present at the time bids are opened.
Each bidder will state in the proposal the time in which
this work will be completed, if awarded to him. It is desired that
this work be completed as soon as possible, and time will be taken
into account in making the award. The date of completion named in
the proposal will be the completion date of the contract.
The City will expect the contractor to exert every effort
to use local labor on the work.
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All b ids will be compared on the basis of the Engineers' pre-
liminary schedule of quantities.
The City reserves the right, before awarding a contract, to make
any investigation deemed necessary of a bidder's competency, financially
or otherwise, and to reject any or all bids.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a surety bond
in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the bid,
signed by a surety or guaranty company authorized to do business in the
State of Texas, and acceptable to the City as surety, which bond shall
guarantee faithful compliance with the terms of the specifications and
contract, and the payment of all labor and material bills, form for which
bond is attached hereto.
Payment for all work executed under this contract will be made
in cash from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of the City of Wichita
Falls.
None of the instructions to bidders, bond forms, bidding form,
preliminary schedule of quantities, specifications or contract shall be
detached from the bound copy before filing with the City, and questions
pertaining to the plans, specifications or contract shall be submitted to
the Engineers prior to filing bids.
THE APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES ARE:
GENERAL CONTRACT
ITEM I. (a) 14,000 cu. yds. excavation for clear well.
(b) 5,200 for filter house and pumping
station.
(c) 11,000 cu. yds. excavation for other structures.
(d) 100 TT TT existing concrete to be removed.
(e) 10,000 station yards overhaul.
ITEM II. (a) 23,000 sq. ft. steel sheet piling around clear well.
(b) 5 I1d.B.M. wooden sheeting left in place,
(c) 22,000 lin. ft. bearing piling left in place.
(d) 4,000 lin. ft. bearing piling cut off.
ITa' III.
RAW WATER CONTROL MANHOLE. LUMP SUM.
ITEM IV.
PREL11AINARY MIXING BASIN. LUMP SUM.
ITEM V.
SETTLING BASINS. LUMP SUM.
ITEM VI.
FILTER HOUSE AND PUMPING STATION. LUMP SUM.
ITEM VII.
CLEAR WELL. LUMP SUM.
ITEM VIII.
EXTERIOR OVERHEAD FLUMES. LUMP SUE.
ITEM IX.
YARD PIPING. LUMP SUM.
ITEM X.
OUTFALL SEWER.
(a) 1415 lin. ft. 2411 Vit. clay sewer
pipe
(b) 30 lin. ft. trench under 6* in
depth.
(c) 18 lin. ft. trench 61 to 81 in-depth.
(d) 17 lin. ft. trench 8' to 10' in
depth.
(e) 50 lin. ft. trench 10' to 121
in depth.
(f) 70 lin. ft. trench 121 to 141
in depth.
(g) 78 lin. ft. trench 141 to 161
in depth.
(h) 87 lin. ft. trench 161 to 181
in depth.
(i) 350 lin. ft. trench 18' to 201
in depth.
(j) 715 lin. ft. trench 20' to 221
in depth.
(k) 2 Standard Manholes.
(1) 10 cu. yds. Class C Concrete.
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ITEM XI. EXTRA CONCRETE.
(a) 50 cu. yds. Class B. Concrete
(b) 20 cu. yds. Class C concrete
(c) 50 cu. yds. Class D concrete
(e) 4,000 pounds reinforcing steel.
ITEM XII. FOUNDATION CONCRETE.
(a) 50 cu. yds. concrete for pumping equipment
(b) 40 cu. yds. concrete for wash water tank
ITEM XIII. SPECIAL STRUCTURES ON CANAL CONDUIT.
(a) 15 cu. yds. Clall C concrete
(b) 1 24" sluice gate
ITEM XIV. 950 lin. ft. CHAIN LINK FENCE.
IT XV. CONNECTIM PRESSURE T_,dAINS.
(a) 1050 lin. ft. 24" cast iron pipe, laid.
(b) 1750 lin. ft. 20" cast iron pipe. "
(c) 80 lin. ft. 14" cast iron pipe, "
(d) 1 24" gate valve, geared.
(e) 5 20" gate valve, geared.
(f) 2 14" gate valve,
(g) 2 Special valve manholes
(h) 1 Standard Manhole
(i) 2,000 Brick in valve manholes.
(j) 4 Standard Manhole frames and covers
(k) 5 Valve installations in existing mains.
FILTER EQUIPMENT CONTRACT
Equipment for six million (6,000,000) gallon filter.
Moved by. Alderman Spoonts that the Tax Collector be author-
ized and instructed to receive payment of taxes for the year 1930,
until February 28th, 1931, without penalty.
Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried.
Moved by Alderman Prothro that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN THEN adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the 2nd y of Feb � ary7�19'
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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