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Res 26 10/11/1948 • 536 THE STATE OF TEXAS • COUNTY OF WICHITA CITY OF WICHITA FALLS : On this the llth day of October, 1948, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, convened in Regular meeting at the regular meeting place, with the following members present, to-wit: Harold Jones, Mayor, C. A. Spragins, Edward G. Kadane 0 E. J. Wininger 0 Aldermen, J. R. Hay (i John C. Coffey also present were: George T. Henderson, City Clerk, George Fairtrace, City Manager Kearby Peery, City Attorney, and with the following absent: Mr. B. C. Hunter, constituting a quorum, at which time the following proceedings were had: Alderman Spragins presented for the consideration of the Board of Aldermen a resolution. Alderman Spra4ns made a motion that the resolution be adopted finally. The motion was seconded by Alderman Coffey. The motion was carried by the following vote: YEAS: Aldermen Spragins, Kadane, Wininger, Ray, Coffey and Mayor Jones. NAYS: None. • The resolution as adopted is as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 26 BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, CALLING AN la CTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF $250,000.00 WATERWORKS SYSTEM BONDS; ON THE QUESTION OF • THE ISSUANCE OF $250,000.00 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BONDS, AND ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSU- ANCE OF $500,000.00 SEWER IMPROVE2$ENT AND EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS. WH RiEAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, deems it advisable to issue the bonds of said City for the purposes hereinafter mentioned; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDELLMEN OF THE CITY GF HICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: 1. That an election be held in said City of Wichita Falls, Texas, on the 9th day of November, 1948, at which election the following propositions shall be submitted: PROPOSITION NO. 1 "Shall the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($250,000.00) Dollars, maturing serially in such installments as may be fixed by the Hoard of Aldermen, the maximum maturity date being not more than Thirty (30) years from their date, and bearing in- terest at a rate not to exceed Four (4%) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-annually, and to levy a tax sufficient to pay interest as it accrues and principal as it matures on said issue of bonds, for the purpose of constructing, repair- ing, improving and extending the water works of said City, as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas." 537 .y PCOPOSITION NO. 2 "Shall the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($p250,000.(30) Dollars, maturing serially in such installments as may be fixed by the Board of Aldermen, the maximum maturity date being not more than Thirty (30) years from their date, and bearing in- terest at a rate not to exceed Four (4%) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-annually, and to levy a tax sufficient to pay interest as it accrues and principal as it matures on said issue of bonds, for the purpose of constructing, repair- ing, improving and extending the sanitary sewers of said City, as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas." PMCPOSITION NO. 3 "Shall the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, he authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand (4500,000.00) Dollars, maturing serially in such installments as may be fixed by the Board of Aldermen, the maximum maturity being not more than Twenty Five (25) years from their date, bearing inter- est at a rate not to exceed Four (4%) per cent per annum, for the purpose of constructing improvements and extensions to the sanitary sewer system of said City, to be issued in accordance with and secured in the manner provided in Arti- cles 1111-1118, both inclusive, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, each bond to be conditioned that the holder thereof shall never have the right to demand pay- ment of said obligation out of funds raised or to be raised by taxation, secured by a pledge of the net revenues from the operation of said system." 2. The said election shall be held within the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, at the several voting places and the following persons are hereby appointed directors of said election: In City Precinct No. 1, at the Central Fire Station, 604 - 9th Street, with the following directors: E. P. Nevin, Presiding Judge, A. H. Herron, Judge, P. E. Pearson, Clerk, Hattie Mae Hester, Clerk, In City Precinct No. 2, at the Travis School, 500 - 3rd Street, with the following directors: Irs C. O. Simmons, Presiding Judge, J. A. Ballard, Judge, Mrs Jewel Stone, Clerk, Mrs Florence Bruce, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 3, at the Barwise School, 205 Jalonic, with the following directors: M. 0. Moore, Presiding Judge, Mrs T. A. Worley, Judge, Mrs J. H. Raines, Clerk, Mrs troy Stricklin, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 4 at the Wichita County Court House, corner Lamar & 7th Streets, with the following directors: L. L. Kuntz, Presiding Judge, A. W. Estes, Judge, Mrs Tom McHam, Clerk, tars Guy Beard, Clerk. 538 In City Precinct No. 5 at the Doolen Pharmacy, 2304 Brook Street, with the following directors: Franklin Henderson, Presiding Judge, A. L. Hecht, Judge, G. W. Pond, Clerk, Jake Harris, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 6, at the Washington School, 700 Flood Street, with the following directors: A. E. Holland, Presiding Judge, C. Emerson Jackson, Judge, P. D. Burnett, Clerk, Mrs A. E. Nelson, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 7, at the Kemp Public Library, corner 13th & Lamar Streets, with the following directors: Mrs E. D. Trevathan, Presiding Judge, Mrs Dorothy A. Whatley, Judge Mrs it. P. Johnston, Clerk, Mrs M. W. Flourney, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 8, at the John Oechsner Electric Company, 809 Brook Street, with the following directors: Roscoe Staten, Presiding Judge, J. L. Sowell, Judge, R. M. Morrow, Clerk, Mrs R. M. Morrow, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 9 at the 17th St. Fire Station, corner 17th & Holliday Streets, with the following directors: Mrs G. W. Stanfield, Presiding Judge, Mrs E. C. White, Judge, Mrs Clara Perdew, Clerk, Mrs D. B. Sewell, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 10, at the Jefferson St. Fire Station, 507 Jefferson Street, with the following directors: J. H. Martin, Presiding Judge, U. T. Daniel, Judge, L. L. Daniel, Clerk, T. L. Tidwell, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 11 at the 7th St. Fire Station, 701 Warford Street, with the following directors: Mrs C. K. Walsh, Presiding Judge, L. H. Franks, Judge, Mrs L. H. Franks, Clerk, Mrs L. C. Rodgers, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 12 at the Alamo School, 1912 - llth Street, with the following directors: Mrs R. i:. Benson, Presiding Judge, Mrs T. C. Scott, Judge, Mrs J. G. Younger, Clerk, bliss Ethel Cobb, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 13 at the W. E. Brothers Residence, 1700 Pearl Street, with the following directors: Mrs W. E. Brothers, Bresiding Judge, lire W. W. Gardner, Judge, Mrs John Gould, Clerk, Mrs John W. Hampton, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 14 at the Warehouse, Lone Star Gas Company, 1426 Sibley, with the following directors: Mrs R. E. Stone, Presiding Judge, L. W. Callaway, Judge, Mrs D. B. Stone, Clerk, Mrs A. B. Carner, Clerk. 539 In City Precinct No. 15 at the Giddings St. Fire Station, 1715 Giddings Street, with the following directors: Everett Hughes, Presiding Judge, Mrs kandell Grubbs, Judge, Mrs A. it. Flake, Clerk, Mrs N. 0. Holland, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 16 at the Zundelowitz School, 1706 Polk Street, with the following directors: N. A. Moore, Presiding Judge, Mrs H. J. Bruce, Judge, Era Clyde A. Tucker, Clerk, Mrs L. W. Brewster, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 17 at the English Pharmacy, 2414—A Tenth Street, with the following directors: R. J. Claypool, Presiding Judge, Maude Stonecipher, Judge, Mrs J. C. Terrill, Clerk, Mrs Sam B. Heard, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 18 at the Buchanan St. Fire Station, 1800 Buchanan Street, with the following directors: Fred L. Cone, Presiding Judge, Mrs C. B. Standiey, Judge, Mrs Kirk H. Moore, Clerk, Mrs S. F. Weidman, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 19 at the Sam Houston School, 2500 Grant Street, with the fallowing directors: Mrs J.S. Counts, Presiding Judge, Mrs G. W. Stracener, Judge, mrs D. 0. Crawford, Clark, Mrs W. E. Roberts, Clerk. in City Precinct No. 20 at the East Side Presbyterian Church, 1200 Trout Street, with the following directors: Mrs J. W. Hussey, Presiding Judge, Mrs S. F. Hagemarn, Judge, Mrs Henry J. Devers, Clerk, Mrs Gilbert Nichols, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 21 at the North Side Baptist Church, 1223 North Third Street, with the following directors: Mrs Helen Arbuckle, Presiding Judge, Mrs Laura Whitaker, Judge, Mrs A. H. Hulsey, Clerk, F. E. Johnson, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 22 at the Ben Franklin School, 2112 Speedway, with the following directors: L. H. Thurman, Presiding Judge, Frank N. Ikard, Judge, Mrs Ernest Lee, Clerk, Francis VanHouten, Clerk. In City Precinct No. 23 at the Carrigan School, 1609 Blonde • Street, with the following directors: C. L. Murph, Presiding Judge, Lire F. H. Hursh, Judge, Mrs A. D. Foster, Clerk, Mrs F. A. Rodgers, Clerk. 540 3. The said election shall be held under the provisions of Chapter 1, Title 22, of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, as amended, including the provisions of Article 704, as amended by Chapter 382, passed at the First Called Session of the Forty Fourth Legislature, and only legally qualified electors who own taxable property in the City and who have duly rendered the same for taxa- tion shall be qualified to vote. 4. The ballots of said election shall have written or printed thereon the following: PROPOSITION NO. 1 "FYitt THE ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS SYSTEM BONDS" "AGAINST TEE ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS SYSTEM BONDS" P COPCJITION NO. 2 "FOR THE ISSUAijCL OF SANITARY SEWER OYSTER BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY SEWER SYST ,. BONDS" PROPOSITION NO. 3 "FOR THE, ISSUANCE OF SEtTa[ I1iPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS" Concerning each of said propositions each voter shall mark- out with black ink or black pencil one of the above expressions, thus leaving the other as indicating his vote on the proposition. 5. A substantial copy of this resolution signed by the Mayor of said City and attested by the City Clerk shall serve as proper notice of said election. Notice shall be given in accordance with Article 704, Re- vised Civil Statutes of 1925, as amended by Chapter 382, passed at the First Called Session of the Forty Fourth Legislature, supra. The Mayor is authoriz- ed and directed to have a copy of said notice posted at the City Hall and at a public place in each of the voting precincts within said City, not less thaa fifteen days prior to the date fixed for holuing said election. He shall also cause said notice to be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published within said City, the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen days prior to the date set for said election. Except as otherwise provided in said Article 704, as amended, the manner of holding said election shall be governed by the laws governing general elections. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the 11th day of October, 1948. /s/ Harold Jones Mayor, City of Wichita Falls, Texas ATTEST: /sif Geo. T. Henderson City Clerk, City of Wichita Falls, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ Kearby t'eery City Attorney, City of Wichita Falls, Texas.