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��ichita calls, Texas.
,,,emorial Auditorium
Building,
June 4th, 192b.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in
regular session on the above gate with the following members present:
J.'a. Akin, aayor,
J. H. Patton, Q
Roy E. Carter, Q
Ural Jones, Q Aldermen,
J. W. Hunt, Q
A. W. King, Q
G. D. Fairtrace, City Lianager,
W. E. McBroom, City Clerk,
Thelbert martin, City Attorney.
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Lioved by :11derman Carter that the City Attorney be instructed
to postpone filing suit for the collection of delinquent taxes against
Lot 3, Block 98, Uriginal Townsite, until July ist, 1928.
,notion seconded by Alderman xing and carried.
The hearing with reference to the application of B. H. Black
for a permit to erect an ice manufacturing plant at 1307 rleventh
street was called, and, after hearing protests and receiving a petition
of protests signed by thirty-six property owners, the following motion
was put in order:
Moved by Alderman Patton that a permit oe refused 13. H. Black
for the erecting and operating of said ice manufacturing plant at 1307
Eleventh Street.
Motion seconded by Alderman Ding and carried.
,doveu by alderman zing that the City Attorney be instructed
to prepare an ordinance closing a fifty (50) foot roadway, more partic-
ularly described as follows:
"A strip of land located in the City of �Achita r,alls, v,ichita
County, Texas, out of the S.L.B. Jasper, the u. Leona, and the ;drs. E.
Scurry headrights, being 50 feet in width, lying 25 feet on each side
of the north and south headright line between the b.L.B. Jasper head -
right on the east and the y. Leona and ,Lrs. Scurry headrights on the
west, said strip is more particularly described as follows, to -wit: -
Beginning at a point on the center line of main track of The
'oichita calls & Northwestern itailway Company of Texas at valuation
chaining station 50 plus 79.4, 25 feet west, measured at right angles
from the above described north and south headright line; thence north,
parallel with and 25 feet distant west from said headright line, 10U1.0
feet, more or less to the north line of the Panhandle Refining Company
property produces west; thence east 50 feet; thence south parallel with
and 25 feet east of said headright line 1165.8 feet, more or less, to a
point on center line of said main tract at valuation chaining station
49 plus U7.2; thence continuing south 68.8 feet to a point 20 feet dis-
tant at right angles from said center line; thence northwesterly parallel
with and 20 feet distant zrom said center line 172.2 feet; thence north
68.8 feet to point of beginning, containing 1.32 acres, more or less."
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and the City Clerk be instructed to give notice of the intention or the
Board or aldermen to close said koadway and a public nearing be ordered
held for the purpose of hearing protests against the closing of said
Roadway at 71160 P. M. June lltn, 194b, in the Council Room in the
Memorial Auditorium Building.
Motion seconded by Alderman hunt and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 981
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE VENDORS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
FROM SO DISPLAYING SUCH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT SAME M&Y BE HANDLED
BY CUSTOMERS AND PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS OF SUCH VENDORS; PROVIDING THAT
SUCH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SHALL ONLY BE HANDLED BY THE VENDOR, HIS
AGENTS, SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES, WHO ARE IN GOOD HEALTH AND FREE FROM
CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
Moved by Alderman hunt that action on Ordinance No. 9b.L be
postponed inderinitely.
vote:
Yiotion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried by the rollowing
Yeas: Aldermen hunt, Jones, Patton and Ling.
Nays: Alderman Carter.
Moved by Alderman hunt that the following suggestions riled
by a committee of citizens headed by w. B. Chauncey be received and
accepted in the some spirit or co-operation in which they are given.
1. That the sale of indecent literature in the uity of
Wichita ralls be prohibited by proper ordinance.
2. That a Board or Censors Tor Theaters be appointed who
will worK in harmony with the local theater owners to the and that only
decent, high class pictures and shows or the various rinds be allowed
to exhibit in our city.
6. That the street walxer, bawdy house, assignation house
and other institutions of ill Tame contaminating the morals or the
youth or Wichita malls stop operating.
4. That the rolice Department and especially the plain clothes
or detective department be assigned definitely to the task of stamping
out the liquor traffic of our city and that every man on the police
force of our city from the Chief down to night watchman help in this
program by getting information and taxing part in raids.
5. That all liquor cases handled by the rolioe Department be
filed in the r-ederal or State District Courts.
Motion seconded oy Alderman Jones and carried.
The mg report of the committee appointed to investigate
the application or Wylie Wyatt for a building permit was received and-y
after due consideration the following motion was put in order:
Moved by Alderman Ling that a permit be rejected for the con-
struction by Wylie Wyatt of a four story addition to the Studio hotel
at the corner of beventh and Ohio Avenues.
Motion seconded by Alderman Patton and carried.
URDINANCE NO. 982
AN ORDINANCE a[ENDING SECTION 7 (1) OF ORDINANCE NO. 50b,
PASSED AND APPROVED ON AUGUST lUTH, 1925, SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE
DEFINING MILK AND CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS, PROHIBITING THE SALE OF
ADULTERATED AND MISBRA14DED MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ETC.
,,,oved by AlderLan Hunt tnat urdinance No. yb2 be passed on
its first reading.
ing vote:
otion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried by the follow -
Yeas: Aldermen taunt, Jones, Carter, Ling and Patton.
Nays: None.
URDINANCE NO. 983
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS ON AUGUST 22ND, 1927, ''v,ITH RE-
GARD TO THE I14PROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF KINGS HIGHWAAY FROM THE EAST
CURB LINE OF FI"AORE TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT IU, BLOCK 1, SUNSET
HEIGHTS ADDITION, IN SAID CITY, REMOVING THE CLOUD CAST BY SAID ORDI-
NANCE AGA-inST PROPERTY .BUTTING UPON SAID STREET AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
moved by Alderman Hunt that action on urdinance No. 9b3 be
deferred two weeks.
Lotion seconded by Alderman Ling and carried-'.
uRDINANCE NO. 9b4
AN ORDINACE REPEALIilG THE ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEA OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS ON AUGUST 1ST, 1927, WITH REGARD
TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF TWEATY FIRST STRE:.T FROM 1'HE WEST
PROPERTY LINE OF BLUFF STREET TO THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF BURNETT
STREET, IN SAID CITY, REMOVING THE CLOUD CAST BY SAID ORDINANCE AGAINST
PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON SAID STREET AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Patton that Ordinance 1Vo. 984 be passed on
its first reading.
r.iotion seconded by Alderman Ling and carried by the rollowing
vote:
Yeas: aldermen Patton, Ling, Jones, Carter and Hunt.
Rays: Nonew
i.ioved by Alderman taunt that the rules requiring ordinaaoeSto
be passed on tnree separate days be suspended and an emergency declared.
notion seconded by-lderman Ling and carried by the Iollowing
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen taunt, Ling, Carter, Patton and Jones.
ways: iJone .
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moved by Alderman Hunt that Ordinance No. 984 be passed on
its third and final reading and be adopted as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Patton and carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Hunt, Patton, Jones, Ling and Carter.
Nays: None.
uRDINANCE N0. 985
AN ORDINANCE MAKING ADDITIONAL, APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPPORT
OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING APRIL 15T, 1928,
AND ENDING MARCK 315T, 1929; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Carter that urdinance No. 985 be passed on
its first reading.
motion seconded by Alderman King and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas; Aldermen Carter, King, Patton, Jones and Hunt.
Mays: None.
Moved by Alderman Carter that the rules requiring ordinamoes
to be read on three separate days be suspended and an emergency de-
clared.
motion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Carter, Jones, iiunt, Patton and King.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Carter that urdinanoe No. 985 be passed on
its third and final reading and be adopted as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried by the following
vote;
Yeas: Aldermen Carter Jones, Ung,Hunt and Patton.
Nays: None.
ORDINANCE iVO. 9tsb
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AN ORDI14ANCE PROHIBITING ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION FROM
ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF ITINERANT VENDOR 'WITHOUT FIRST HAVING OB-
TAINED A LICENSE, DEFINING THE WORD "ITINERANT VENDOR", FIXING A
LICENSE FEE, REQUIRING A BOND FROM SUCH PERSONS, AND PRESCRIBING A
PENALTY.
Moved by Alderman Hunt tnat urdinance iYo. 986 be passed on
its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried by the rollowing
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen hunt, Jones, Ling, ration and Carter.
Nays: None.
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ORDMANCE NO. 987
AN ORDIi4ANCE LEVYING, ASSESSING AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION
IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, FOR THE YrAR A. D. 1928 LEVYING AN
OCCUPATION TAX ON ALL OCCUPATIONS TAXABLE UNDER THE LAVVIS OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY.
Moved by Alderman Hunt that action of Ordinance No. 987 be
deferred until the total tax valuation has been determined by the Tax De-
partment and hqualization Board.
Motion seconded by Alderman Carter and carried.
Moved by Alderman hunt tnat Tire Chief McClure be authorized
to attend the State r'ire marshals convention June 12th, 192a, with ex-
penses paid by the Oity.
motion seconded by Alderman Carter and carried.
Laoved by -luerman carter that the City Attorney oe authorized
to file 64 suits for the collection or 1926 delinquent taxes.
motion seconded oy Alderman Bones and carried.
moved by alderman hunt tnat the meeting oe adjourned.
motion seconued by Alderman Ling and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED tnis the 11th nay of June, 1928.
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