Min 01/28/1929nei-Lorial Auditorium
Building,
January 28th, 19290
The Board of t� Idermen of the City of - '.' " ichit." I
t
regular session on the above date v.i4vh the following merY
J. % 0 kin, !-.,'A'yor,
Roy E, Carter,
J. `f i . Hunt , 0
J. H. P"--tt-on, 0 :,lderl'.'Ien,
n -ml 1 Tone Q A
.,
B. F'i rt ra c e ICity Man-ger,,
'47o E. --.--cBroom, City Clerk,
Thelbert P,iartin, City attorney.
(III-ie 11-linutes o*' the previous meeting �-,.,ere read and. approved.
I .L LI.
P'lloved by Patton that the ta.X.,...b.ILe value on property
owned by P. Cox be reduaed. to V'14,00U.00 for the ye"r 1928, said
property being described as f ollcrws:
116 acres out of Blodk 3, Abstract I:o. b27,
.,',naersoia Subdivisionll
j,.,otion secondea by Alderman olarter arLd a&rrieci.
by alderman Carter i -A the of Joe T
-.ovc: .r arjOjj
for a ddi t it na I fire p ILu.; s in 3at e so n Second X'iddition be referred to t ne
City jTc%rLa.er viith authority to acte
notion seconded by ",lderm"nn Pattb.,-i aaa
11 -1 -oa be -r-nted
.-oveal !)y Alderman Patton that �..6 2ar'r%-.inL, 4u L;, "
a Ilermit, -.L"or the erection o.-fL" an house the corn,&r of
Victory Street and ,roof: Avenue, vrilex
tend .1'."our inciies
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over the established building line*
notion seconded by A.Lderroian Hunt and a"rried by tI-ie follow-
ing vote:
Yeas: Aldermen P,4tton �.nd Hunt.
I'Tay s aldermen Carter and Jones*
_Ile j-_u,,-or "-s-LI-Ied to be recoricted --As voting 'lye"-",, and declared
t_A.e motion carried*
V -
,_loved by _'Ilderima.A Jones that the taxable value of ,property
o -i; n e d by ,, Een -w,, Jones described as the nest 4L feet of mot Block2, Book
.4.
32, 2,1orai Hei,,Jit-s ..adition, be reduced. fro,., %_.;oj940 to -5,000 for -Lhe,
year 1928, tend the taxes -'or overp"yment be refunded,
.,motion soconded. by _'.1deri.,an caster end curried.
am
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_ . .4-
oved. by Alderman Hint that the complaint with reference to the
taxable value for the year 1928 placed on the North 50 f eetu of Lots 16
and 19, Block 6. i,,est Side Highland Adaition, being House No. 2806 '_-NrWit
J_ -o act,
Street, be referred to the City v.Tanager with authority 4u
so
t ' otion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried.
loved by "lderm.an Hunt that the complaint v�itla reference to the
taxable value assessed Lot 16, Block 17, jalonic Additionfor
tl,j.e year 1928, being House Igo, 1408 Eighteenth Street, owned by 1,1r.,, D. :.loss
be referred to the city T�janager with authority to act,
motion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried,
roved 'by Alderman Hunt that the complaint with reference to
tl-4xes assessed. against House No. 1415 Hays Street for the year 1928 be
referred to the City 7ager with authority to act,
_� j
otion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried*
T.Le hearing wit-i reference to the amendment to the franchise of
the 77,ichita malls Traction Company granting an increase in fare from 6V
to 7� ' b ',LS called,�ind after hearing no protests tale f ollbw 'motion was
,,ut in order-,
oved by _%ldennan Jones that the Board of Aldermen go on record
as favoring an increase of fare to be charged by the 'I'llichita Falls
C o m,Any .from 6� to 7' subject to further ainen��ent,5to*bq, submitted by a
C 0,71MiOtt ee to be appointed by the mayor..
imot ion seconded by Alderman Hunt and carried.
The mayor then appointed the following as a coix_-:it-tee to prep
are
an ordinance aaending the present franchise of the _1-r"ction
Comp
any to provide for a 7� fare and other improvements in the service of
the Traction Company:
("T . D, Fairtrace, City 1&4-1a�. g e r ,
L. L. Albritton, m"ager WiC'Llita malls Traction co.,,
Thelbert martin, City attorney,
Bonner, attorney, wichiza. galls _,raction Co.
Bids for ambulance service for the yePr beginning 2,ebruary lst,
1929, were opened and considered.
moved by -Alderman Hunt that the cantract for ambulance service t
warded to the �urris vuyieral Home
3 - upon their proposition to make no
charge for such service,
otion seconded by _111derman uarter and carried.
, - he "rajor announced the resignation of '.lderman �,Mhich
Azad been filed with him to be effective imlediL;tely.
moved by -1.1derman Patton that tlie resi&-iation -11"roi-i the Board
of Aldermen of King be accepted "nd the Board express to TTr. King
�, i ng
its appreci"ti�n for the faithful a.,nd, high grade services rendered.
Mot ion seconded by .1.1derman Carter and carried,
*loved by l-.LmZ. L.ldean aunt that Z. De4ton be a
serve the unexpired �! t erm of T4 . King. appointed to
1-otion seconded by 'lie follow-
ing vote .- - derman Patton and carried by U
Yeas: Aldermen Hunt, Patton, Carter L-nd Jones.
.Nays : --Tone a
C) J:ft D I T4 ' NCE 110,1015
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ORD ITT.E
C P ROOTID I_-G `THATIHAT "ITY PERSOI- "i-IASHINT7 G IE DO,:S
-M "�.�iLLS OR -ftNY RL. EPA IRS 0147 .UTY BUILDING OVER {DOVE IZY
S IDD Z. - -�LK STREET OR __,=4 T IN THE C ITY OF '.: ICH I TA FALLS, S114'LL PR 0", IDE
HD"SELF ['I'ITHI SUIT.i31_"_` _.�D S..AFE 'L-ADDERS, SCAFFOLD, OR SAIFETY BELT, 30
AS TO PR 777TT TIE FALLIINIG OF SAID PE76011 OR .11iff '11ATER I A" LS B-,._;'IX4G USED
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BY S2,ID PERSON UPON 'D-I.E 1`.zj!IDE14A.'rUKS, STREETS �`,IID 4'-LL_""YS OF ZS.AID CITY,
+'4,L'qD PRO11IDING 24 PENALTY.
Roved by �lderman carter that ordinance Npio-, 101� be gassed
on its'first reading,,
',Lotion seconded by Alderi_ian Hunt and c(-4.rried by the follow-
inb vote:
Yeas deria-en uarter,, Hunt, -P-tton.
jones, and
YAJS None 0
-ioved b: _,'lder.man :P"etton tht tne follo-ing resolution be
a C1 0 p JU ,_d
-.0tio--i secondL.-.d. by :.1deri,k-,,n Hunt and carried by t.Lae fbllobqr-
ir4z, vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Hunt, pones 15,..na carter.
Djays : None 0
j
S., there ha,s been introduced. in the ;3en_,.te and- in the
"
Noes e of Re J. U present tives o"' the State of Texas a bill seeking to lodge
"Chle rate i."kinL, power for all public utilities serving cities through-
out A. the state in the R4ilroad uoumission and not in the governing body
of t1ae loa"-1 cities is now provided by lx,;, and
it is believed ti t such a law is aglainst the
best interests of the cities and is in the interest of the utility corpor-
at ions
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED By 7HE B OARD OF AIDER4.TN OF T HE C I TY
OF WICHIT-.1 .-'ALLS,1 TE]K.-1S'-.
le That vie do now enter our protest against t-ia *passage of
t such law and rebuest of our State Senator ajaLd Representatives li in the rouse
to vote against the �iiy passage of such 1and to use their influence in de-
f eat ing it
RESOLVED �'URThTR that the uit-y 01'ark be and he is here now di-
rected to send z-L copy of this resolution to our Mate senator and ilel-lbers
of the rouse from this district.
2ASSED AND 4PPRO7L7D on this t,'ae 28th day of January, 1929.
-ov:,d by .Ideririan iiunt -mat the, Lime f or pa; ent of city taxc6
�,ithout penalty be extended until midnight Feb.,-udry �Sth, 1929.
..otio..� seconded by 4,1ZLerma-a Patton au -id carried by the 1"ollowi-jle.� ll
vote
Yeas'-, Alderi,,..en Patton, Jones �"nd Hunt,
Kays: Alderizkn Cart ere
Alderman L. L. Deaton arrived at tnis time, shorn in by tht
1 11,7 ayor and took his seat at the Council table*
ORDINIANCE NO 1016
AN ORDIKAI",XE -IAKING AN ADD ITTON.4"IL UTROPRIATI02i OUT OF TlUK-
APPROPRI--4TED BAL"12E OF CITY MXENTi-ES Al APRIL 1ST, 1928, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF TH:-CITY �OVERNA=T FOR THE FISCAL Y�'&'R BEGINNIXG APRIL 1S1, 1928, A�Mi
ENDING LARCH 61ST, 194-.'P9) DECLARING AN �11ERMZGY,
'"Toved by -Alderman Hunt that ordinance ljoe 1016 be passed on Its
first reading,
Notion seconded by -41deria4ii Carter and carried by the followii-k�
vote:
Yeas: -Aldermen Hunt, Caxte�r, Patton, Jones and Deat-on,
NQ,-ys: None.
roved by Alderman Hunt that the rules requiring ordineaces to
be passed on three sepa
rate days be suspended and an emergency decl��ed,
17otion seconded by ,',lderm4Ln Carter and carried by the following
vote
Yeas: Aldermen Hunt, (tarter, Jones, Deaton and Patton.
Nays: None*
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a
Iover. b-. 'L.,erman Hunt that 0-dinunce No. 101b be jussed on
it s t hird Bind final reading and be adopted as read..
:'otion seconded by Alder:�an Carter "rid cz,.rried by the follow-
ing vote
Yeas: aldermen Hu-nt,, Carter, Patton, Jones and Deatono
Tray S: None
Yoved by _I;,IeAerman Hunt that the meeting be adjourned.
Notion seconded by s,,lderm-n (jarter and carriod,,
The Board of Aldermen them adjourned.
RE -AD ARD 'IPPROVED this the 4th d""y of February 194"9*
ATTEST:
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