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Min 03/05/1927Wichita Falls, Texas. Basement City National Bank Bldg., March 5th, 1927. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in regular called session at 10 o'clock A. M. on the above date with the following members present: R. E. Shepherd, Mayor, Oral Jones, ) P. B. Curd, ) Aldermen, J. H. Patton, ) Frank Queisser, ) W. E. McBroom, City Clerk. Moved by Alderman Jones that the following resolution be adopted. Motion seconded by Alderman Queisser and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Jones, Curd, Patton, Queisser. Nays: None. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, it has been called to the attention of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls that in passing resolution calling an election to be held on the 5th day of April, 1927, an adequate number of voting boxes were not arranged; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS THAT THE RESOLUTION CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL A. D. 1927, PASSED ON THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1927, BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "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 5th day of April A. D. 1927, for the purpose of electing three (3) aldermen for the City of Wichita Fails, Texas. The places for which sAid aldermen shall be elected are hereby designated as places numbers 1, 2 and Z. Said 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 Wichita Falls, made and provided in such cases. The places for the holding of said election shall be in the City Hall, Wichita County Court House, Jefferson Street Fire Station, Buchanan Street Fire Station and M. J. Basharals Garage at the Corner of Tenth and Van Buren Streets, in said City, county and state, and the following named persons are hereby appointed and named to hold said election, towit: CITY HALL BOX Nat L. Inge Adolph Friedman Paul Ringle ,Boyd Dooley L. B. Jenne Presiding Judge Assistant " Clerk Clerk Clerk WICHITA COUNTY COURT HOUSE BOX W. A. Reed Presiding Judge R. E. Strange Assistant " Robert McCullouch Clerk Frank E. Johnson Clerk Paul Cotner Clerk JEFFERSON STREET FIRE STATION BOX BUCHANAN STREET FIRE STATION BOX M. J. BASHARA'S GARAGE BOX W. R. Neal Presiding Judge N. T. Rhodes Assistant " N. Harvick Clerk Charlie Mae Northeraft Clerk W. D. Gant Clerk F. B. Mashburn J. L. Mears W. R. Anderson P. H. Leath Geo. Osteen S. H. Kennedy Walter Robbins J. 0. Crabtree Mrs. Effie Wages Lee Terry Presiding Judge Assistant " Clerk Clerk Clerk Presiding Judge Assistant " C 1 erk Clerk Clerk All voters living East of Lamar. Street, South of Wichita River, East of Mill Street and South and East of the City Aequeduct shall vote at the City Hall Box. All voters living South of the Wichita River, West of Lamar Street between Lamar and Brook Avenue, West of Mill Street and North of the City Aequeduct 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, East of Fillmore Street and South of the Wichita River to the City Limits on the South between Brook Avenue and Fillmore Street shall vote at M. J. Bashara's Garage, near the corner of Tenth and Van Buren Streets. All voters living North of the Wichita River shall vote at the Jefferson Street Fire Station Box. _ Thirty days notice of the time and place of holding said elec- tion shall be given by posting copies of the election notice at five public places towit: One at the Wichita County Court House, one at the City Hall, one at the Jefferson Street Dire Station, one at the Buchanan Street Aire Station and one at M. J. Bashara's Garage near the Corner of Tenth Van Buren Streets in said City and by publishing a copy of this notice in the Wichita Daily Times, a newspaper of general circulation published for at least one year prior to the date of this notice in said city &nI being the official organ of said City. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 5� th day of March, A. D. 1927. Moved by Alderman Queisser that the Water Department be authori- zed to employ Black & Veatch and Montgomery & Ward, engineers, to draft plans and specifications and supervise the construction of a 500,000 gallon storage tower on the west side of the city. Motion seconded by Alderman Jones and carried. Moved by Alderman Jones that the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by Alderman Curd and carried. The Board of Aldermen then adjourned. READ AND APPROVED this the 14th day of March, 9 % Attest: y r City Clerit