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Min 02/27/1928402 Wichita Falls, Texas. Memorial Auditorium Building, February 27th, 1928. The Board of _aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in regular session on the above date with the following members present: R. E. Shepherd, Mayor, Oral Jones, Q J . IV. Hunt, Q A. W. Xing, Q Aldermen, 2. B. Curd, Q Roy E. Carter, Q 11. E. McBroom, City Clerk, Thelbert Martin, City Attorney, The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The public hearing with reference to the submission of charter amendments outlined in resolution adopted on the Ord day of February, 1928, was called and after hearing all interested parties the following ordinance was introduced by the Mayor: ORDINANCE NO. 967 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON THE 3RD DAY OF l,PRIL, A. D. 1928, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUB - HITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, DESIGNATING THE PLACES AT WHICH SAID ELECTION IS TO BE HELD, APPOINTING PRESIDING OFFICERS THEREOF, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Alderman King moved that the ordinance be placed on its first reading; seconded by Alderman Carter, and carried by the following vote: AYE: Aldermen King, Carter and -iunt. NO: Aldermen Jones and Curd. Carried; placed on first reading. Alderman wing moved that the ordinance pass first reading; seconded by Alderman Carter, and carried oy the following vote: AYE: Aldermen King, Carter and Hunt. NO: Aldermen Jones and Curd. Carried; ordinance passed first reading. Alderman King moved that the rules be suspended and that the ordinance be placed on second reading; seconded by Alderman Carter, and carried by the following vote: AYE: Aldermen King, Carter, Hunt, Jones and Curd. NO: None. Carried, ordinance placed on second reading. Alderman King moved that the ordinance pass second reading; seconded by Alderman Carter, and carried by the following vote: AYE: Aldermen Aing, Carter and Hunt. .60: Aldermen Jones and Curd. Carried; ordinance passed second reading. 1913 Alderman xing moved that the ordinance pass third and final reading; seconded by Alderman Carter, and carried by the following vote: passed. AYE: Aldermen xing, Carter and Hunt. NO: Aldermen Jones and Curd. Mayor R. E. Shepherd then declared the ordinance finally The ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO. 967 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, A. D. 1928, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUB- 19ITTING TO THE QUALIFIED OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION AMENDIZENTS TO THE EXISTING CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, DESIGNATING THE PLACES AT WHICH SAID ELECTION IS TO BE HELD, APPOINTING PRESIDING OFFICERS THEREOF, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of February, A. D. 1928, a resolution was duly passed by the Board of Aldermen giving notice of its intention to pass an ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified voters of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, of proposed amendments to the existing charter of said city; and WHEREAS, notice of intention to submit such charter amendments was given by publication in WICHITA FALLS RECORD NEWS, the official newspaper of said city, published in said city, and which notice was published for ten days, the date of the first publication thereof being not less than twenty days next preceding the date of this ordinance; and V.HEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls deems it proper to submit proposed amendments to the present city charter to the qualified voters of the said city; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That an election be held in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, on the 3rd day of April, A. D. 1928, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city, for adoption or re- jeotion, the following proposed amendments to the existing charter of the City of Wichita Falls: AMENDMENT NO. 1. To amend Section 38 of the City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, 'Texas, so as to hereafter read as follows: "Section 38: The Board of Aldermen may, by ordinance, pro- vide for the compensation of its members to be paid in equal monthly installments. The salary of the Mayor shall in no event exceed the sum of Twenty-five Dollars per month. The salary of each Alderman shall in no event exceed ten dollars per month. Until the adoption of an ordinance fixing such compensation aforesaid, the salary of the Liayor shall be twenty-five dollars per month, and the salary of each of the Aldermen snail be ten dollars per month. The Mayor or any alderman absent from a regular or regularly called meeting of the Board of Alder- men$, except on account of his own illness, or illness in his immediate family, or absence from the city where excused by the Board of Aldermen prior to such absence, shall forfeit two per centum of his entire annual compensation for each such absence." AMENDMENT NO. 2. To amend Section 56 of the City Charter of the City of ;!ichita Falls, Texas, so as to hereafter read as follows: "Section 56: The Board of Aldermen shall appoint a City Llana- ger, who shall have the powers and perform the duties herein conferred on and required of the City Manager by this Charter.,, 191 AMENDMENT NO. 3. To amend Section 57 of the City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, so as to hereafter read as follows: "Section 57: The City "nager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, and need not, when appointed, be an inhabitant of the city or state. The city mana- ger shall not be appointed for a definite term, but shall be removable at the pleasure of the Board of Aldermen. if removed at any time after he has served six months he may demand written charges and the right to be heard thereon at a public meeting of the Board of Aldermen prior to the date on which his final removal shall take effect, but pending and during such hearing the Board of Aldermen may suspend him from office. The action of the Board of Aldermen in suspending or removing the city manager shall be final, it being the intention of this charter to vest all authority and fix all responsibility for any such suspension or re- moval wholly in the Board of Aldermen. in case of the absence, or disability of the manager, the Board of Aldermen shall designate some qualified person to perform the duties of the office. The Manager shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the Board of Alder- men." AMENDMENT NO. 4. To amend Section 61 of the City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, so as to hereafter read as follows: "Section 61: A City „ttorney shall be appointed by the Board of Aldermen, without definite term, and may be removed at the pleasure of such board. tie shall appoint, and may remove, such assistants and subordinates as the :hoard of Aldermen may authorize him to employ. The City Clerk shall be appointed by the Board of Aldermen, as hereinabove provided, and he shall appoint, and may remove, such assistants and subordinates as he may be authorized by ordinance to employ. All other directors and heads of departments, and officers, shall be appointed by the City vlanager on the basis of executive and administrative ability, and education, training, and experience in the work which they are to administer. All such officers shall be immediately responsible to the City Manager, and may be removed by him at any time. in case of the removal, if the officer so demands, a written statement shall be made by the City Manager of the reasons therefor, and the officer shall be given a public hearing by the City Manager before the order of removal is made final. The statement of the City Dianager and the written re- ply of the officer thereto shall be filed as a public record in the office of the City Clerk. All other employees of the city, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be appointed by, or under the direction and supervision of the City manager, who shall have authority to discharge any such employee, with or without cause, at any time.,, t1IIENDI,9ENT NO. 5. To amend Section 65 of the City Charter of the City of �U chita Yalls, Texas, so as to hereafter read as follows: "Section b5: The City iaanager shall have the power to appoint a director of finance• to have supervision over the department of finances and to administer the financial affairs of the city, in- cluding the levy, assessment and collection of taxes, or other reve- nues, the custody and disbursement of city funds and moneys, and such other duties as the Board of Aldermen may by ordinance prescribe.,' AIt9ENDMENT NO. 6. To amend Section 67 of the City Charter of the City of V6ichita Falls, Texas, so as to hereafter read as follows: "Section 67: Not later than one month before the end of each fiscal year the City Manager shall prepare and submit to the Board of Aldermen a budget estimate of the expenditures and revenues of all city departments, divisions and offices for the ensuing year. This estimate shall be compiled from detailed information obtained from the several departments, divisions and offices on uniform blanks furnished by the City Manager. The classification of the estimate shall be as nearly uniform as possible for the main functional divisions of such departments, divisions and offices, and shall give in parallel columns the following information: (a) A detailed estimate of the expense of conducting each de- partment, division and office. (b) Expenditures for corresponding items for the last two fiscal years. (c) Expenditures for corresponding items for the current fiscal year, including adjustments due to transfers between appropriations, plus an estimate for the expenditures necessary to complete the current fiscal year. (d) The value of supplies and material on hand at the date of the preparation of the estimate. (e) Increases or decreases of requests compared with corres- ponding appropriations for the current year, with reason for such in- creases or decreases. (f) A statement from the director of finance of the total probable income of the city from taxes for the period covered by the estimate. (g) An itemization of anticipated revenues from other sources. (h) The total amount of the outstanding city debt, with a schedule of maturities of bond issues. (i) The amount required for interest on the city debt, for sinking funds, and for maturing serial bonds. (j) Such other information as may be required by the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen shall provide for printing a reasonable number of copies of the estimate thus prepared for distribution to citizens who may call for them. Copies shall also be furnished to the newspapers of the city, and to each library of the City which is open to the public." AMENDMENT N0. 7. To amend Section 73 of the City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, so as to hereafter read as follows: "Section 73: Not later than five months after the passage of the appropriation ordinance, the Board of ;,ldermen shall by ordinance levy such taxes as may be necessary to meet the appropriations made (less the estimated amount of revenue from other sources), and to pro- vide all sums required by this Charter to be raised on account of the bonded indebtedness of the city and for all other purposes. In fixing such tax rate the Board of .,ldermen shall designate what portion of the total is for such bonded indebtedness, and shall also designate what portions of the total are levied for other specific purposes. The portion of the tax rate designated for the city's bonded indebtedness shall be adequate to provide sufficient revenue to meet the requirements of interest and provide the necessary sinking fund to pay the principal of such bonds at maturity. Any tax payer of the city or holder of any of the bonds of said city may file suit in the district court of Wichita I Q F County to enforce the foregoing requirements, and, if upon such suit, it be found that the portion of the tax rate for the bonded indebted- ness is inadequate, the court shall order and fix an adequate rate as hereinbefore provided. If in any year the revenue from taxation shall be inadequate to meet the requirements of interest and provide the necessary sinking fund of such bonded indebtedness for such year, the Board of Aldermen shall by revision of its appropriations for general city purposes provide sufficient funds to meet any such deficiency, and any taxpayer or holder of any of its bonds may file suit in the court above mentioned to compel the Board of Aldermen to carry out this requirement." AMENDIUNT NO. 8. To amend Section 74 of the City Charter of the City of G;ichita Falls, Texas, so as to hereafter read as follows: "Section 74: The Board of Aldermen shall have the power to levy and collect an annual tax, not exceeding two per cent of the property value within said city for all purposes, commencing with the year 19eO and annually thereafter, and the purposes for which said tax may be levied shall be as follows: (a) An annual tax, not exceeding sixty cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed value of all property within the limits of said city subject to taxation for state and county purposes may be levied and collected for current expenses and for general im- provements of the city and its property, to be known as the General Fund. (b) An annual tax, not exceeding fifteen cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed value of all property within the limits of said city subject to taxation for state and county purposes, may be levied and collected for current expenses in maintaining, and improving and beautifying public parks and cemeteries, and maintaining and improving public playgrounds, and providing recreation, and to be known as the Park and Recreation Fund. (c) An annual tax of twenty cents on each one hundred dol- lars of the assessed value of all property within the limits of said city subject to taxation for state and county purposes, may be annually levied and collected for the purpose of laying out, opening, construct- ing, repairing, and improving the roads, bridges, and streets within the limits of said city, and to be known as the street fund. (d) An annual tax, not exceeding five cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed value of all property within the limits of the city subject to taxation for state and county purposes, may be levied and collected for current expenses for the purpose of establish- ing, providing, maintaining and operating a public library, or libra- ries, within said city, to be known as the Library Fund. (e) An annual tax, not exceeding ten cents on each one hun- dred dollars of the assessed value of all property within the limits of said city subject to taxation for state and county purposes, may be levied and collected for the purposes of maintaining and operating the Health and Sanitary Department of the city, including the maintaining and operating of the sanitary sewer system, disposal plant, incinera- tors, etc. And providing further that residents or property owners of said city shall never be charged sewer rental for the use of such sani- tary sewer system. (f) The Board of Aldermen of the said city are hereby auth- orized to assess the taxes mentioned in subdivisions (a) and (c) for the purposes therein mentioned, and in the event it is not necessary to assess the maximum allowed for the purpose or purposes mentioned in each subdivision, then such surplus over and above such amount assessed and necessary for that particular purpose may be assessed for one or more of the other purposes mentioned in the other subdivisions. (g) An annual tax, not exceeding ninety cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed value of all property within the limits of said city subject to taxation for state and county purposes, may be annually levied and collected for the purpose of paying interest and pro- viding a sinking fund for the redemption of all bonds heretofore or here- after legally issued for the purpose of street improvements, pbblic buildings, sewerage, public market house or houses, municipal abbatoirs, municipal incinerators, water works, electric light and power plant, public parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, and for repairing, acquiring, im- proving, and adding to any or all of such structures and improvements.0 AMENDMENT NO. 9. 3 0 N D S. To amend Section 70 of the City Charter of the City of ,�iehita Falls, Texas, so as to hereafter read as follows: "Section 75: The Board of Aldermen shall have the authority by ordinance to raise money on the credit of the city for the special and definite purposes hereinafter set out, by issuing bonds of the city or otherwise, provided the bonded debt of the city shall only be increased by consent of a majority of the qualified voters of said city who are property taxpaying voters at said election. Such election shall be or- dered by the Board of Aldermen and notice thereof shall be given for at least 30 days by the Mayor, by publication in some daily newspaper pub- lished in the city at least once a week for three consecutive weeks, provided that whatever power the board of Aldermen may have possessed or acquired under the incorporation laws heretofore in force in said city, through any election held under such law to increase the bonded indebtedness of said city, is hereby continued and perpetuated in said Board of Aldermen, and may be exercised under this Charter with the same effect that such town might have had or exercised under such incorpora- tion laws, if this Charter had not been adopted, and providing further that the foregoing provisions requiring an election to be held shall not apply to funding bonds or warrants issued or to be issued on any valid outstanding bonds or indebtedness of the City of GJichita Falls, nor to any bond issue when for a sum less than 'i'wo Thousand (42000.00) Dollars, and when issued for the purposes of repairing buildings or structures for the building of which bonds are allowed to be issued. The purposes for which bonds may be issued are as follows: 1. For the purpose of acquiring public parks, play grounds or cemeteries, or for the improvement thereof. L. for the purpose of constructing and repairing public build- ings, making permanent street improvements, or constructing storm or sani- tary sewers, or constructing public market house or houses, or municipal abbatoirs, or sewerage disposal plants or incinerators. 6. For the purpose of acquiring and constructing water works, improving and extending same, to provide an adequate and available water supply and plant for said city, and acquiring and constructing an electric light and power plant within or without said city and to improve and ex- tend same, furnishing light and power to said city for any and all muni- cipal purposes, including the furnishing of all such light and power to the inhabitants thereof. No bonds for any purpose shall be issued which shall, when added to all bonds outstanding for the said purposes, be of greater amount than the annual tax herein authorized for such purposes, according to the last assessment rolls of the city will pay the interest on and create a sinking fund sufficient to pay the principal at maturity. All bonds issued shall be signed by the Mayor, countersigned by the City Clerk, and sealed with the seal of the city and shall be payable at such times as may be fixed, not more than forty years from their dates. The official signatures may be lithographed on interest coupons when so provided by ordinance authorizing the bond issue. 0 p, t.11 such bonds shall specify for what purpose they are issued, and provisions shall be made at the time of issuance to pay interest and create a sinking fund sufficient to pay the principal at maturity. Neither the money for which such bonds may be sold, nor the money raised to pay the interest and sinking fund thereof, shall be di- verted to any other purpose, and the City Treasurer shall not honor any draft drawn on said interest and sinking fund except to pay the interest on said bonds or to redeem the same, except as hereinafter provided. whenever the accumulated sinking fund upon any issue of bonds shall amount to as much as one thousand dollars, the same shall be ap- plied at once to the discharge of a like amount of said bonds, and should the city not be entitled to redeem any of such series, and the holder be unwilling to surrender the same, said funds shall be invested in other valid, interest paying bonds of the city of Wichita Falls or of the United States, or of the State of Texas, or any legally issued bonds of any county, city or school district in Texas, as the Board of Aldermen may determine, and when so invested the bonds purchased and the interest thereon shall be held as a trust for the particular fund from which the money was taken and shall not be sold or otherwise used except for the purposes of retiring the original bonds for the use of which the fund was created. All laws and parts of laws now in force for the issuance of bonds upon the credit of the city and refunding of the bonds of the city, and the payment of the same by taxation, are hereby continued in full force and effect, where not inconsistent herewith." AMENDMENT NO. 10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS To amend Section 64 of the City Charter of the City of 7,lichita Falls, Texas, by adding at the end of said section a new section to be designated as "Section 64-A", and to read as follows: "Section 64-A: (a) Organization of Board -- 1;ithin thirty (30) days after the adoption of this amendment, there shall be appointed by the Board of Aldermen, a Board consisting of five members, composed of both men and women, to be known as the Park Board. i4o person shall be eligible to appointment on said Board who is not a citizen of the United States or a resident of the City. i'he members of said Board shall serve with- out compensation. (b) Term of office of ;Members of Board -- The term of office of the members of said Board shall, subject to the provision relative to their removal, be five years. The members of the First Board created hereunder shall be appointed for the term of one, two, three, four and five years, respectively, and annually thereafter one member shall be appointed for the term of five years. (c) Removal from Board - Vacancies, how r'illed -- The members of the Park Board shall be subject to removal from office by the Board of Aldermen for any cause deemed by the Board of Aldermen sufficient for their removal in the interest of the public service; but only after a public hearing before the :Board of Aldermen on charges publicly made, if demanded by such member within ten days. Any vacancies in the member- ship of said Board shall be filled by the Board of :.ldermen for the un- expired term of the member whose place has by removal or otherwise be- come vacant. (d) Jurisdiction of Park Board -- Scops of Activities -- The Park Board shall, subject to the authority of the board of Aldermen, have the exclusive control, management and maintenance of all the pub- lic parks, parkways, lakes, water parks, municipal squares, improved or unimproved, and the grounds surrounding all municipal building (except school buildings) now owned or controlled, or which may here- after be acquired by the City of Wichita Falls, either within or with- out the corporate limits of the City. It shall have the management and control of the beautifying and parking of any ground, street or hnn1c n,d — n�i+ thoronf n" of �ncr }n }ho flit- 199 Said Park Board shall in addition exercise supervision and control over the planting and care of all trees, plants and shrubs of any kinds in the public parks and other grounds under its jurisdiction, as well as on or in the streets and sidewalks of the City. It may in the name of the City take and hold by purchase, devise, bequest, or otherwise, such real and personal property as may be needful for carrying out the intents and purposes for which the said Board was established; it shall recommend to the Board of Aldermen, the institution of condemnation proceedings when- ever, in its judgement, private property should be taken in the name of the City for the purpose of enlarging parr system of the said City; it may, with the approval of the Board of aldermen, sell and convey or lease lands belonging to the said department, and all proceeds from such sales or leases shall be deposited in the City Treasury to the credit of the Public Park r'und; it shall have power for and on behalf of the City to receive donations, legacies or bequests for the improvement or main- tenance of the Public Parks of the City, or for the acquirement of new parks, and all such moneys derived from such donations, legacies or be- quests, be deposited in the City Treasury to the credit of the Public Park Fund, and same may be drawn therefrom and paid out only in the manner provided for the payment of moneys legally appropriated for the acquirement, support and improvement of the public parks of the city. (e) Ap,,ointment of Employees - Rules and Regulations for Government of Same -- organization of Board --- The Park Board shall have power to appoint and employ a Superintendent and such other offi- cers and assistants and laborers as it may deem necessary for the ef- ficient administration of the affairs of said department; prescribe and fix their duties, authority, compensation, and qualifications as to residence or otherwise. It shall have the management and disposal of all funds legally apportioned or received from any source for the support and maintenance of the said public parks and grounds. It shall have power to establish rules and regulations for the conduct of its officers and employees, and may require adequate bonds from any or all of them, except laborers, for the faithful performance of their duties, in such amounts as may be fixed by it; such bonds to be approved by the .board of :aldermen and filed in the office of the City clerk. it shall have the power to formulate and adopt rules and regulations for the government of said parks and other grounds under its jurisdiction. i'he Park board shall organize by electing one of its members President, one vice-rresident, and one Secretary. The board shall have authority to elect a Secretary who is not a member of the board. The officers shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The Park Board shall hold regular meetings at least once in every four weeks, and shall establish rules and regulations for its government and for the performance of its duties. (f) Funds for maintenance of this Department shall consist of such amount as may be levied and collected in accordance with Section 74, Sub. (b), of this Charter, and such other sums, receipts and revenues arising from the operation of the various public parks and grounds with- in its jurisdiction, and the revenues arising from the swimming pools and from other forms of recreational activities shall be set apart by this Charter for the use of park and recreational activities; and all revenues arising from burial dues out of the sale of burial sites, etc., shall be set aside for the use and benefit of cemeteries owned by the City; and the said ad valorem tax and the said receipts, together with what- ever further amount, if any, the ''oard of Aldermen may in its discretion set apart in the annual budget for the use and benefit of this depart- ment, shall constitute the appropriation to be annually set apart in the said budget for the operation, maintenance and upkeep of this de- partment. (g) Conflicts between Park Board and other Boards to be de- termined by Board of �ildermen - In the event of any conflict by juris= J diction arising between this department and any other department of the City Government, or in regard to any administrative detail thereof, the same shall be referred to the Board of AldLermen and its decision therein shall be final. 4 w r (h) Board to File Annual Report with Board of Aldermen - It shall be the duty of the Park Board, at the end of each fiscal year, to file with the Board of Aldermen a full report of the business and operations of the said department for the year then ending, and to make such recommendations to the Board of Aldermen as they may deem advisable, looking to the improvement and betterment of the service of said depart- ment. The operation and maintenance of this department by a Board, shall be deemed to be done in the governmental capacity of the City of_ Wichita Falls, and not in its propriety capacity." A.'I;NDMENT NO. 11. 2o amend Section 120 of the City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, by adding at the end of said section a new section to be designated as "Section 120--l', and to read as follows: "Section 120-A: All the terms, powers and provisions of the act passed at the first called session of the 40th legislature ofthe State of Texas authorizing cities to improve streets and alleys and make assessments therefore and being Chapter 106 of the General and Special Laws of the State of said session, shall be, and the same are hereby adopted and made a part of the charter of the City of ';ichita Falls, Texas, and said city and its governing body shall have and may exercise all of the powers, terms and provisions of said act as alter- native powers, terms and provisions of all other laws and charter pro- visions in anywise relating to the same subject matter." AMENDMENT NO. 12. To amend Section 152 of the City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, by adding at the end of said Section a new section to be designated as "Section 15311, and to read as follows: "Section iio. 153: That all portions of the existing Charter of the City of Vichita Falls, Texas, in conflict with all, any, or either, of the above sections which may be adopted as aforesaid, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed, and such sections so adopted, and as the same herein read, shall be substituted therefor." SECTION 2: The places for the holding of said election shall be in the Cen ra Police Station, Wichita County Court douse, Jefferson Street Fire Station, Buchanan Street Fire Station, it. J. Bashara's Garage and the South Side Baptist Church Annex at 2206 Holliday Street, in said City, County and State and the following named persons are hereby appointed and named to hold said election, to -wit: Central Police Station Box Nat. L. inge, 2residing Judge Adolph r'riedman, Assistant judge Paul Ringle, Clerk Airs Jessie ii. Ramee, Clerk Dan uster Jr., Clerk ichita County Court House sox W. A. Reid, Presiding Judge J. B. Price, Assistant Judge Frank -'. Johnson, Clerk Lucille Campbell, Clerk Roy A. Jones, Clerk . J. Bashara's Garage Box L. B. Jenne, Presiding judge C. Y. Tully, Assistant Judge Sybil Irvine, Clerk T. G. Gardner, Clerk ,Mary Iiindman, Clerk �I .Buchanan street Fire Station Box G. L. Shapard, vresiding Judge Ldward 3unnenberg, ;ssistant Judge J. D. Rigsby, Clerk 0. G. Stephens, Clerk ears. Anna Barker, Clerk Jefferson Street Fire station Box Gi. L. Neel, 2residing Judge j. W. Warren, Assistant judge j. 0. Cowart, clerk Hazel Jensen, Clerk Joe crouch, Clerk South Side Baptist Church Box Fred L. Cone, Presiding Judge J. W. Nicholson, ;ssistant Judge Mrs. Ruth Karrenbrock, Clerk Mrs. W. C. Perkins, Clerk T. J. Furniss, Clerk All voters living East of Lamar Street, South of the Wichita River, East of Mill Street and North of Chester Street, shall vote at the Central Police Station Box. All voters living South of the C,ichita River, West of Lamar Street between Lamar and Brook Avenue, est of Mill Street and North of the Wichita Valley Railway and Chester Street, shall vote at the w ichita County Court House Box. All voters living South of the Wichita River, West of the Center of Fillmore Street to the City Limits on the South and West shall vote at the Buchanan Street Fire Station Box. All voters living West of Brook Avenue from the Wichita Valley Railway track on the South to the Wichita River on the North and those living West of Harrison Street from the City Limits on the South and Wichita River on the North and Fillmore Street on the West, shall vote at the IT. J. Bashara Garage Box. All voters living North of �.ichita River shall vote at the Jefferson Street Fire Station Box. All voters living South of the Wichita Valley Railway and Chester Street and East of Harrison Street to the City Limits shall vote at the South Side Baptist Church tinnex Box at 2206 Holliday Street. SECTION 3: That said election shall be held under the pro- visions of CEiap7er 13, Title 28, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 192b, and all persons ivalified to vote in said city under the laws of this State regulating general elections, shall be allowed to vote. SECTION 4: That the manner of holding the said election shall be governeT-by ie general laws of the State of Texas, regulating general elections, when not in conflict with the provisions of the law herein - above referred to. SECTION 5: That the form of ballots to be used in said election shall e, respectively, as follows: "BALLOT" Amendment No. 1 Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, by amending and changing Section 38. ,',nswer: Yes. No. 412 amendment No. z. Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, by amending and changing Section 56? Answer: Yes. No. Amendment No. 3. Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, by amending and changing Section 57? Answer: Yes. No. Amendment No. 4. Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, by amending and changing Section 61? Answer: Yes. No. Amendment No. 5. Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of L7ichita Falls, by amending and changing Section 65? Answer: Yes. No. Amendment No. 6. Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, by amending and changing Section 67? Answer: Yes. No. Amendment No. 7. Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of V,ichita Falls, Texas, by amending and changing Section 73? Answer: Yes. ITO. Amendment No. 8. Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of Vlichita Falls, by amending and changing Section 74? Answer: Yes. No. Amendment No. 9. Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of V;ichita Fulls, by amending and changing Section 75? Answer: Yes. No. Amendment No. 10 Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of V,ichita Falls, by adding at the end of Section 64, a new section, to be designated as "Section 64-A"? Answer: Yes. No. Amendment No. 11 Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, by adding at the end of Section 120, a new section, to be designated as "Section 120-A"? Answer: Yes. No. f i e9- Amendment No. 12 Do you vote to amend the present City Cilarter of the City of Wichita Falls, by adding at the end of Section 152, a new section, to be designated as "Section 153"? Answer: Yes. No. SECTION 6: All voters desiring to vote for the adoption of any of the proposed amendments shall permit to remain on their ballots, with respect to each proposed amendment which they desire to have adopted, the word: nYES r1 And those opposed shall permit to remain on their ballots, with respect to each amendment which they desire to have rejected, the word: nNOn SECTION 7: The City Clerk shall at once mail a copy of each of the propose amendments to every qualified voter in the City of Wichita Falls, as appears from the tax collector's rolls for the year ending January 31st, 1928. SECTION 8: .1 copy of this ordinance shall be sufficient notice of sa—i3—emotion, and thirty days' notice of the time and place (or places) of holding the said election shall be given by publication of such notice once each week for 4 weeks, the date of first publica- tion being not less than thirty full days prior to the date of the election. SECTION 9: The fAct that the present charter of said city is inadequa e, an the improtance of the proposed charter amendments, creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity for the sus- pension of the rules requiring ordinances to be read upon more than one day and for the immediate taking effect of this ordinance, and such rules are hereby suspended, and it is ordained that this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of February, A. D. 1928. Moved by Alderman Curd that the application for the install- ation of a gasoline station at 412 Jefferson Street be referred to Com- missioner Hunt and Commissioner Carter with authority to act. TAotion seconded by Alderman King and carried. Loved by Alderman Hunt that the City Treasurer be instructed to call for redemption as of Liarch lb, 192$, the following described optional bonds: Street Paving No. 1 dated June 1, 1909, Nos. 30 and 31 - �1,000. City Hall No. 1 dated Sept. 12, 1907, Nos. 28, 29, 30 - 41,500. City Hall No. 3 dated April 10, 1910, Nos. 7 and 8 - 41,000. Motion seconded by Alderman Carter and carried. Plfoved by Alderman Carter that the City Treasurer be author- ized and instructed to transmit the following bonds owned by Sinking Fund Water No. 1 to Geo. L. Simpson & Company of Dallas, Texas, for exchange for refunding general improvement bonds of 1928, bearing interest at the rate of 4Q% per annum: Cemetery Bonds Nos. 15 to 30, inclusive $8,000.00 Street Improvement Bonds Nos. 71, 72 & 73 1,500.00 Said bonds to be delivered to Geo. L. Simpson & Company upon payment of par and accrued interest. Motion seconded by Alderman Curd and carried. ORDINANCE NO. 965 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF "DRIVERLESS AUTOIOBILES", HIRED OR LEASED TO THE PUBLIC FOR USE UPON OR OVER THE STREETS OR THOROUGH FARES OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS. Moved by Alderman Curd that urdinance No. 965 be passed on its second reading. vote: adopted. vote: Motion seconded by Alderman Carter and carried by the following Yeas: Aldermen Jones, Hunt, king, Curd and Carter. Nays: None. Moved by Alderman Hunt that the following resolution be lotion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried by the following Yeas: Aldermen Jones, Hunt, King, Curd and Carter. Nays: None. RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: An election is hereby called to be held on the 3rd day of April, A. D. 1928, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and two Aldermen for the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. The places for which said Aldermen shall be elected are hereby designated as places numbers 1 and 2. Said Mayor and Aldermen shall serve the City of Wichita Falls for the ensuing two years, and said election shall be held in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, Ordinances and Charter of the City of `odichita Falls, made and provided in such cases. The places for the holding of said election shall be in the Central Police Station, Wichita County Court House, Jefferson Street Fire Station, Buchanan Street Fire Station, 31. J. Bashara's Garage and the South Side Baptist Church Annex at 2206 Holliday Street, in said City, County and State and the following named persons are hereby ap- pointed and named to hold said election, to -wit: 415 Central Police Station Box Nat L. Inge, Presiding Judge Adolph Friedman, Assistant Judge Paul Ringle, Clerk Mrs. Jessie E. Ramee, Clerk Dan Oster Jr., Clerk Wichita County Court House Box 19. A. Reid, Presiding Judge J. B. Price, Assistant Judge Frank E. Johnson, Clerk Lucille Campbell, Clerk Roy A. Jones, Clerk M. J. Bashara's Garage Box L. B. Jenne, Presiding Judge C. Y. Tully, Assistant Judge Sybil Irvine, Clerk T. G. Gardner, Clerk Mary Hindman, Clerk Buchanan Street Fire Station Box G. L. Shapard, Presiding Judge Edward Bunnenberg, Assistant Judge G. D. Rigsby, Clerk 0. G. Stephens, Clerk HIrS. Anna Barker, Clerk Jefferson Street Fire Station Box W. L. Neel, Presiding Judge J. W. Warren, Assistant Judge J. 0. Cowart, Clerk Hazel Jensen, Clerk Joe Crouch, Clerk South Side Baptist Church Box Fred L. Cone, Presiding Judge J. W. Nicholson, Assistant Judge Mrs. Ruth Karrenbrock, Clerk ors. W. C. Perkins, Clerk T. J. Furniss, Clerk All voters living mast of Lamar Street, South of the Wichita River, East of Pdill Street and North of Chester Street, shall vote at the Central Police Station Box. All voters living South of the Wichita River, West of Lamar between Lamar and Brook Avenue, ,Jest of Mill Street and North of the Wichita Valley Railway and Chester Street, shall vote at the Wichita County Court House Box. All voters living South of the Wichita River, West of the Center of Fillmore Street to the City Limits on the South and West, shall vote at the Buchanan Street Fire Station Box All voters living West of Brook Avenue from the Wichita Valley Railway track on the South to the Wichita River on the North and those living 'Jest of Harrison Street from the City Limits on the South and Wichita River on the North and Fillmore Street on the 1'west, shall vote at the P:Q. J. Bashara Garage Box. All voters living North of 1,'ichita River shall vote at the Jefferson Street Fire Station Box. 416 All voters living South of the Wichita Valley Railway and Chester Street and East of Harrison Street to the City Limits shall vote at the South Side Baptist Church Annex Box at 2206 Holliday Street. Thirty days notice of the time and place of holding said election shall be given by posting copies of the election notice at six public places to -wit: One at the Wichita County Court House, one at the Central Police Station, one at the Jefferson Street Fire Station, one at the Buchanan Street Fire Station, one at r4. J. Bashara's Garage near the corner of Tenth and Van Buren Streets and one at the South Side Baptist Church Annex at 2206 Holliday Street in said City and by publishing a copy of this notice in the Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper of general circulation published for at least one year prior to the date of this notice in said city and being the official organ of said City. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 27th day of February 1928. Moved by Aldermen King that the subdivision of Lots No. 143 and 144, Block A, Riverside Cemetery, into grave spaces to be sold at $5.00 each by the Park Department be approved. Motion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried. Moved by Alderman Curd that the action of the Mayor in set- tling personal injury claim of V. L. Timmons for injury sustained while working on the auditorium grounds in the amount of 425.00 be ratified and approved. Plotion seconded by Alderman Carter and carried. Moved by Alderman Carter that the Mayor be authorized to execute bill of sale transferring to McFall Brothers the following described automobiles owned by the Police Department: One 1924 Hudson Speedster �50.00 One 1924 Dodge souring 5100.00. Motion seconded by Alderman Curd and carried. IQoved by Alderman Carter that the Mayor be authorized to execute two notes payable to McFall Brothers to cover the purchase of two Dodge Cars as follows: 1 Note due on or before April 15, 1926 - 4981.60 1 Note due on or before June 15, 1928 - 872.38 both bearing interest at the rate of 610 per annum. iaotion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried. L-Ioved by Alderman Carter that the City Clerk be authorized to issue a Domino Parlor license to Ed Myers for the operation of a domino parlor at 20111T I,4ill Street for the year 1928. I,lotion seconded by Alderman Curd and carried. 4 117 i:oved by .%lderman Carter that the Police Department be authorized to purchase 7 Uniforms for resale to the Traffic Officers at 468.60 each. Motion seconded by Alderman Curd and carried. moved by Alderman Hunt that the meeting be adjourned. motion seconded by Alderman Curd and carried. The Board of Aldermen then adjourned. READ AND APPROVED this the 5th day of March, 1926.