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Min 12/01/1952 230 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building December 1, 1952 The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in called session on the above date, in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Building, at 7-30 o'clock.P.M., with the following members present: ,.- Kindel Paulk Mayor R. P. Willis X Francis L. Harvey 6 Aldermen J. Paul Montgomery i Geo. T. Henderson City Clerk Bill N. Taylor City Manager • Mayor Kindel Paulk stated the purpose of this meeting to be the considers,. tion of various matters of importance to the City. • Moved by Alderman Willis that the Minutes of the regular meeting held November 10, 1952, be approved. by Alderman Harvey Motion seconded/and carried unanimously. Mrs Grace Pool, Representative of the Stuckey Construction Company, urged the Council to close that portion of Morrow Street from its intersection with Ardath St. to its intersection with Van Buren Street. The matter was discussed at length, whereupon the following motion was had, • Moved by Alderman Harvey thaatdinance No. 1630, relating to the closing of a portion of Morrow Street, S ,stro ed a d that a Public Hearing of the same be held at a regular meeting , 4==r i 195'5. Motion seconded by Alderman Montgomery and carried unanimously. J. W. Wallander of 1802a Harrison Street appeared before the Council, insisting that Filmore Street be opened to Kell Blvd. Mr. Wallander was advised this matter had previously been rejecthd by the Traffic Commission as a matter of traffic safety, however, the matter was referred back to the Traffic Commission to re-open the case for further study and report back to the Council their recommen- dations as soon as possible. • e, Moved by Alderman Harvey that the Board of Aldermen authorize the issuance ''of a permit to Continental Oil Company to install two 2M gal. underground storage tanks at 1401 - 18th St., providing the same are installed in accordance with require- ments of the City Engineer. Motion seconded by Alderman Montgomery and carried unanimously. Moved by Alderman Willis that the Board of Aldermen authorize the issuance 'of a permit to Matthews BPos. to install a metal block letter sign on top of the newly constructed all steel awning at their place of business at 919 Indiana Ave., providing the same is installed in accordance with requirements of the City Engineer. -..- Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried unanimously. Moved by Alderman Willis that permission be granted to the Retail Merchants Council to operate a free Shoppers' Special from the corner of Indiana & 10th, west on 10th to Bluff, north on Bluff to 7th, east on 7th to Indiana, then south on Indiana to 10th St, beginning Monday Nov. 24th, through Wednesday, Dec. 31st; such service to operate from 8-30 AM to 5-30 FM week days. Motion seconded by Alderman Montgomery and carried unanimously. 2311111111111111111 � ��IIIIIIIIIIIII Moved by Alderman Harvey that the Board of Aldermen approve and ratify the action of the City Manager for the execution of Memorandum of Understanding executed on November 18, 1952, by and between the Board of Water Engineers, State of Texas, and Bill N. Taylor, City Manager, for and on behalf of the City of " Wichita Falls, Texas, upon the terms and conditions therein stated, a copy of ,111,1111 which is filed in the Office of the City Clerk for future reference. Motion seconded by Alderman Montgomery and carried unanimously. 111111 '6111111111 Moved by Alderman Willis that the Board of Aldermen approve and / authorize a tax refund to Williams-Dwyer Company the sum of $53.76, covering Lot IIIIIIIIIIII 4, Block 4, Fairway Addition, for the year 1952, by virtue of double payment, further, to direct the City Tax Assessor and Collector or the City Clerk to refund IIIIIIIIII the sane. I 111111111111111E1111111111Motion seconded by Alderman. Montgomery and carried unanimously. 11 11111, II 111111IIII Moved by Alderman Montgomery that the Board of Aldermen approve and authorize a tax refund to E. J. Reeves and the First Federal Savings and Loan �c Company the sum of $84.48, covering Lot 11, Block 1, Rivercrest Addn. for the luuuiuiluui year 1952, by virtue of the fact this property included improvements which should not have been assessed until 1953; further to direct the City Tax Assessor `` and Collector to refund the same. 1111. i 111 Motion seconded by Alderman Willis and carried unanimously. III II�� ul III�IIIII�IIIII Moved by Alderman Montgomery that the Board of Aldermen approve and / I�IIIYIIIII' authorize a tax refund to M. M. Breegle the sum of $36.85 covering all of Block ,y III Ihl 15, West Side Floral Heights Addition, for years 1950 and 1951, by virtue of the "7 fact that Mr. Breegle, through error, paid the above tax on property belonging 111111111110 to Ed Peterson Estate; further to direct the City Clerk to draw a warrant for 1111 the same. 11111 Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried unanimously. Moved by Alderman Montgomery that the Board of Aldermen approve and accept the policy as recommended by the Chief of Police, which reads in full as follows: / The matter of police officers wearing a uniform when doing outside work while off duty has come to our attention. We believe it would be well for the City Council to establish a policy with reference to 1) police- officers working while off duty, and 2) whether or not they should wear their regulation uni- form. It will make this matter much simpler for the Police Department if the Council will establish such a policy. It occurs to us that officers when working off duty should wear their uniforms at certain public functions; namely, athletic events, motion picture theaters, churches, and functions at the Auditorium. We doubt if uniform should be work in private places such as beer parlors, dance hall, mercantile establishments, hotels, and restaurants. Motion seconded by Alderman Harvey and carried unanimously. Melvin Evans and Max Lester vigorously opposed the Council adopting the policy as recommended by the Chief of Felice in the above and foregoing Policy recommendation. MIK S!' 232 RESOLUTION NO. 227 ' BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WIrTITA FALLS, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the City has heretofore issued certain Time Warrants against anticipated revenues, said Warrants being Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, totaling an amount of $214,000.00, and, N011iw WHEREAS, such anticipated revenues having failed to materialize on or ,before the due date of such Time Warrants, and WHEREAS, it is mutually desirable that said Warrants be extended to January 15, 1953, the same to bear the same rate of interest and on the sane terms and conditions as originally issued; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract extending the due date of the above numbered Time Warrants to on or before January 15, 1953, such contract to be negotiated with the City National Bank, Wichita Falls, Texas, the owner and holder of such warrants, and the same are to be paid on or before January 15, 1953, under the same terms and conditions as originally issued except for the new due date. Moved by Alderman Harvey that Resolution No. 227 be adopted and passed as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Montgomery and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Willis, Harvey, Montgomery and Mayor Paulk. Nays: None. Moved by Alderman Harvey that the Board of Alddrmen approve and ratify r the action of the City Manager and City Clerk for payment to Wichita General Hospital the sum of $5696.19, for charity patients for the month of October. Motion seconded by Alderman Montgomery and carried unanimously. i Moved by Alderman Willis that the Board of Aldermen authorize payment to Midwestern University the sum of $1267.34, being payment due September 1, 1952, on a certain water main contract entered into by and between Midwestern University and the City of Wichita Falls November 13, 1950; further to direct the City Clerk to draw a warrant for the same. Motion seconded by Alderman Montgomery and carried unanimously. Moved by Alderman Harvey that the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by Alderman Montgomery and carried. The Board of Aldermen then adjourned. APPROVED this the day o , 195—. 74 �K-e,e c�C/C, """' ATTEST: ( Mayor y er 4 Affidavit of Publication THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WICHITA j On this—____.6th day of Novoiiber A. D. 195-2—personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority f r �,� PUBLIC NOTICE �, bookkeeper Notice Is hereby given that the Board of Aldermen e3 the city of Wichita Falls. Publis hing the e Timesofca Falls, publishers of the Texas, will hold a Public Hearing on De- for Company Wihit cember 8, 1052, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Building, for the purpose of determining Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in whether there no longer exists in the City of Wichita Falls such a shortage in rental housing aero r ien9 as to require rent control therein. Wichita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states eia. Geo. T. Henderson, City Clerk that the attached advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published in One ( 1) issues hereof on the follow- ing dates: Octobor 304 196 2 /)a,..t..41444r BOOKEEPER FOR TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY OF WICHITA FALLS. Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above (SEAL) written.