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Min 08/11/1930Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building August llth, 1930 The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita falls :..et in regular session on the above date with the following members present: Walter Nelson, Jr., Mayor J. IVI. Spoonts, X J. N. Prothro, X Aldermen E. H. Eddleman, G. D. Fai rtrace, City Manager t . E. YcBroom, City Clerk Thelbert Martin, City Attorney The Linutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. !Moved by Alderman Prothro that a permit be granted to D. R. Tautenhahn for the operation of a miniature golf course at 1206 Filmore Street, in accordance with Ordinance No. 1036. Motion seconded by Alderman Spoonts and carried. ORDINANCE NO.1038 AN ORDINANCE AMENDINI_ ORDINANCE NO. 922 PROVIDING FOR THE CLOSING AND ABANDONING OF THAT PORTION OF CHESTER STREET LYING BE- TWEEN BLUFF AND NINETEENTH STREETS IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SELL SAME. Moved by Alderman Eddleman that Ordinance No. 1038 be passed on its third and final reading and be adopted as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas: Aldermen Eddleman, Prothro and Spoonts. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO.1040 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1036, PASSED AID APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF AIDERIEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, on the 21st DAY OF DULY, A. D. 1930, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE BUSINESS OF OPERATIM AID MAINTAINING MINIATURE GOLF COURSES, PUTTING GREENS, DRIVING COURSES, CROIUET GAMES, AND ALL OTHER GAMES OF A SIMILAR NATIME, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS; REQUIRING THAT A PffW_IT BE OB- TAINED FOR THE OPERATION AM MAINTENA ICE OF SUCH GAMES; PROHIBITING THEIR CONSTRUCTION, EXECUTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FEET OF ANY PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN SAID CITY WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE OWNER AID OCCUPANT OF SUCH PRIVATE RESIDENCE OR RESIDENCES; PROHIBITING GAMBLING ON SUCH GAMES; REQTIRING THAT SUCH PLACES OF BUSINESS AND SUCH GAMES BE CLOSED FROM ELEVEN P. M. TO EIGHT -THIRTY A. M. OF EACH AID EVERY DAY; PROHIBITING LOUD NOISES, MUSIC, RADIOS, PHONOGRAPHS, BANDS, ETC., FROM BEING PLAYED AT SUCH PLACES OF BUSINESS IN SUCH MANNER AS TO DISTURB PERSONS RESIDING NEAR SAME; PROVIDIM PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THE-ECF, AND THE T I'\TT.ITTTTI'f1Ln1 nTVITT TI TiOT'TfT1 C}1 Un Moved by Alderman Spoonts that Ordinance No. 1040 be passed on its first reading. ing vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Eddleman and carried by the follow - Yeas: Aldermen Spoonts, Eddleman and Prothro. Nays: None. The Mayor presented to the Board for its consideration and pas- sage an ordinance entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 1039 AMENDING AN OPDINANCE PASSED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERdEN 0'- THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AUGUST 2, 19301, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 640,000.00, IN TWO SERIES OF $320,000.00 EACH, THE FIRST SERIES BEARING 4Q c INTEREST, THE SECOND SERIES BEARING 4 INTEREST, BY INCREASINI THE TAX LEVY CF THE SERIES 1930-B REFUNDING BONDS FROM THREE AND FOUR -TENTHS (3.4¢) CENTS TO SEVEN ( 70) CENTS, AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. The ordinance was read in full by the City Clerk. Moved by Alderman Eddleman that Ordinance No. 1039 be passed on its first reading. vote: Motion seconded by Aldermen Spoonts and carried by the following Yeas: Aldermen Eddleman, Spoonts and Prothro. Nays: None. Moved by Alderman Spoonts that the rules requiring ordinances to be read on three separate days be suspended and an emergency declared. vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried by the follooing Yeas: Aldermen Spoonts, Prothro and Eddleman. Nays: None. Moved by Alderman Prothro that Ordinance No. 1039 be passed on its second reading. vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Eddleman and carried by the followinj Yeas: Aldermen Prothro, Eddleman and Spoonts. Nays: None. 62S Moved by Alderman Eddleman that Ordinance No. 1039 be passed on its third and final reading and be adopted as read. ing vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried by the follow - Yeas: Alderman Eddleman, Prothro and Spoonts. Nays: None. The ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO.1039 AMENDING AN ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AUGUST 2, 1930, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS IN THE A:OUNT OF $640,000.00, IN TWO SERIES OF $320,000.00 EACH THE FIRST SERIES BEARING 4e, INTEREST, 713E SECOND SERIES BEARING 4A,% INTEREST, BY INCREASING THE TAX LEVY OF THE SERIES 1930-B REFUNDING BONDS FROM THREE AND FOUR -TENTHS (3.40) CENTS TO SEVEN ( 70) CENTS, AND DECLARING AN ^.IERGENCY. WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of August, 1930, the Board of Alder- men passed as ordinance entitled: "ORDINANCE NO. 1037 BY THE BOARD OF AIDERIVIEN OF THE CITY of Wichita Falls, Texas, authorizing the issuance of Refunding Bonds in the amount of •'640,000.00 in two series of $320,000.00 each, the first series bearing four and one-half per cent interest, the second series bearing four and three -fourths per cent interest, designating the bonds to be refunded, prescribing the maturities of both series of Refunding Bonds, provid- ing the method of exchanging the original bonds for the Refunding Bonds, and declaring an emergency." and j"HEREAS, Section (23) of the or d ina no a contains provision for the levying of a tax of three and four -tenths (3.40) cents to pay the interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund sufficient to discharge them at maturity; and V,MREAS it has been determined that the tax of three and four -tenths (3.40j cents is not sufficient to pay the interest and to pay the proportionate part of the principal thereof for the year 193 0 ; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: (1) That Section (23) of the ordinance passed August 2nd, 1930, authorizing the issuance of City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Waterworks Refunding Bonds, Series 1930-A, $320,000.00, 4.,',%, and City of Wichita Falls, Texas, ;'aterworks Refunding Bonds, Series 1930 B, $320,000.00, 4o, be amended so as hereafter to be and read as follows: (23) That to pay the interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund sufficient to discharge them at maturity, a tax of seven ( 7¢) cents on each one hundred dollars' valuation of all taxable property within the City of Vichita Falls, Texas, is hereby levied for the current year 1930, on all of the taxable property within said City, and shall be assessed and collected, and that for each year while any of said bonds or interest thereon are unpaid said tax so fixed above, together with so much in addition thereto as may be necessary to pay the interest and principal maturing thereon, is hereby levied and ordered to be levied, and each year while any of the principal or interest of this issue is unpaid, there shall be calculated the rate of tax neces- sary to pay the current interest and to pay the proportionate part of the principal thereof for said year, and during each of said years a tax of; and at the rate, so found to be necessary shall be levied, assessed and collected for each of said years and applied to the purposes named, and to no other purpose. (2) The fact that the passage of this ordinance will constitute a relief to the City's financial burden, being necessary for the peace, safety and prosperity of the City, constitutes this an emergency measure, demanding that the rules requiring ordinances to be read at more than one meeting be suspended, and that this ordinance take effect immediately from and after its passage, and it is so ordained. PASSED APED APPROVED this the llth dmy of August, 1930. Moved by Alderman Eddleman that the meeting be adjourned. TvIction seconded by Alderman Prothro and carried. The Board of Aldermen then adjourned. READ AMID APPROVED this the 18th day f August, 1930. Mayor.