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Min 03/16/1923 Widhita Falls, Texas Basement Morgan Bldg., March 16,1923, 7;30 P. M. The Board of aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, met in regular adjourned session on the above date with the following eresent;- Frank Collier, Mayor R. E. Shepherd P N. M. Clifford O B. A. Stayton Alderman J. B. Fitts a. F. heed W. E. EcBroom, City Clerk #00,Wilt#Vit###f### the A committee from/Kiwanis Club headed by C. E. Thames addressed the Council in the interest of a municipal golf course stating that grounds had been obtained, from R, E. Huff and that the Kiwanis Club would donate the City c500.00 to pay the cost of material to be used if the City would nut in and maintain a nine (9) hole course. ######y4e#o14#14### • Moved by Alderman Clifford, that the City accepA the proposition of the Kiwanis Club, provided during the week ending larch 214th 1923, 100 yearly greens fees at 00.00 each can be sold. These fees toibe :paid to the City Clerk or to Walter Robbins President of the Kiwanis Club(,/and tdueoveri playing privilege for the year ending December 31, 1923. for the benefit df the city. Motion seconded by Alderman Stayton and carried. roved by Alderman Stayton that the charges against J. L. Moore, Plumbing Inspector filed by F. G. Swanson, Attorney for a group of plumbers be tabled until Dr. Reed's successor has been elected and has qualified, and that the plumbing inspector be instr:dted to follow the plumbing ordinance to the letter, and not to issue permits to Plumbers who have not eualified, under the provisions of the City Ordinance. Motion seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried. ############0#### moved by Alderman Fitts that the following Resolution be adopted. Motion seconded by Alderman Heed and carried by the following vote Yeas: Shepherd, Stayton, Fitts, Heed, Clifford. Hayes:- None. RESOLUTION RESOLUTION CLOSING HEARING TO PROPERTY 0:NERS AND OTHERS iNTERESTI ED IN IMPROVEMENT OF AUSTIN STREET BETWEEN THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF ELEVENTH STREET AND THE NORTH CURB LINE OF TWELFTH STREET, AND DETERMINING AMOUNTS OF aS6ES3EETTS AGAINST ABUTTING LOTS, AND PARCELS OF PROPERTY, AND THE OTHERS THERE OP. BE iT RESOLVED BY THE tGARD OF ALDERIaN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA PALISH THAT, WHEREAS, the Board of \Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls has heretofore ordered the following portion of street in said City improved by raising, grading and filling same and installing concrete curbs and gutters, and paving with Warrenite-Bitulithic Pavement on concrete foundation, to-wit: all the unpaved portion of Austin Street between the South Property line of Eleventh Street and the North curb line of Twelfth Street. WHEREAS, by resolution of the Board of Aldermen adonted on the 31st day of January 1923, it is ordered that a hearing to all owners of nrop- erty abutting on said portion of said street, and all others interest4be held in the Council Chamber in the Morgan Building at 4 P. M. on the 19th day of February 1923, and that notice thereof be gyen: and, WHEREAS, due notice of the time and place of such hearing was given and such hearing held, and all parties, their agents and attorneys, and all others desiring to be heard, have been fully and fairly heard, and at such hearing the following protests were made; S. H. Hodges. Protesting against the cost of such improvements and that there is no public necessity; no enhanced value and that the materials are not uni- form. . . That all protests and objections, whether therein specifically mentioned or not, be and they are hereby over-ruled. 2. That the Board of Aldermen finds from the evidence before it that no property will be damaged by means of, or as a result of any of said improve- ments. 3. The Board further finds from the evidence before it that the prop- er rule of apportionment of the cost of such improvement is that applied and shown on the estimates, reports and statements of the City Engineer filed on the 31st day of January 1923, and examined and approved by the Board, and that such produces and effect substantial equality and justice between the various lots and parcels of land shown ond affected thereby and the respective Dv/tiers thereof, and the Board further finds from the evidence that each parcel or lot of land abutting on said portion of Austin Street will be benefited in enhanced value by means of such improvements on said portion of Austin Street in an amo- unt in excess of the portion of costs to be assessed against same as shown on said estimates, reports and statements of the City Engineer and that each par- cel or lot land abutting on said portion of Austin Street will be benefited in enhanced value by means of such imP2ovements on said portion of Austin Street in an amount in excess of the Portion of costs nroposed to be assessed against same as shown on said estimate reports and statement of the City Engineer; and that each parcel or lot of land abutting on Said portion of Austin Street will be benefited in enhanced value by means of such improvements on said portion of Austin Street in an amount in excess of the portion of costs proposed to be ass- essed against same as shown on said estimate repopts and statements of the City Engineer. 4. That said sums be assessed against said lots or parcels of prop- erty, and against the owners thereof, and the city attorney is hereby directed to prepare form of Ordinance, levying such assessments in accordance with the Charter and laws in force in this city and in accordance with the Ordinances, resolutions and other proceedings of the City applicable thereto. 5. That said hearing be and it is hereby closed as to all parties and as to all said improvements. 6. • That this resolution take effect from and after its passage. ####V4####C4########### Moved by alderman Clifford that the City Clerk be authorized to pay Tire dpes for year 1923,in the amount of 5.00. Y•otion seconded by Alderman Fitts and carried. Wichita Falls, Texas March 16th 1923. TO THE HONORABLE liaYOR aND BOARD OF ALDRBIdi OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. In compliance with the resolution of the Board of Aldermen with reference to the improvement of Lucile Street from the East curb line of Brooks Street to the West curb line of Grace Street, I have preoared and hand you here with plans, profiles, specifications and estimates of the proposed improvements the same embraces the different materials, plans and methods of improvement set forth and specified in the said resolution. #####M#W#######14# • • Moved by Alderman Fitts That the following Resolution be adopted. Motion seconded, by Alderman Clifford and cpittaSeRiZy following vote Yeas: Shepherd, Reed, Fitts, Clifford, Stayton, Nayes:- None. RESOLUTION • RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING PLANS, PROFILES, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF LUCILE STREET FROM THE EAST CURB LINE OF BROOK STREET TO THE WEST CURB LINE OF GRACE STREET IN THE CITY OF WICH- ITA FALLS, TEXAS AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVMTISE FOR COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR TEE I'LAKING AND CONSTRUCTING OF SUCH IMPROVEMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS: THAT WHEREAS, by resolution passed on the 12th day of March 1923, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Balls declared the necessity of imp- roving Lucile Street from the east curb line of Brook Street to the West curb line of Grzace Street by raising, grading and filling same, and paving same and installing concrete curbs and gutters, with the materials and in the manners and methods stated in the said resolution, and gave the method by which it was proposed that payment be made therefor, and directina the City Engineer to have plans, profiles, specifications and estimates of the proposed improvement,pre- pared; and WHEREAS, the said City Engineer has prepared such plans, profiles, specifications and estimates and has filed the same with the Board of Alderaen, and the same have been inspected and examined and corrected, where necessary; 1. That the said plans, profiles and specifications and estimates, be and they are hereby adopted and approved as those under, by, and in accordance . with which said improvements shall be made and constructed. 2. That the City Clerk be and he is hereby directed to advertise for competitive bids for the making and constructing of the said improvements, in the manner and for the length of time and in the form required and provided by the City Charter and laws in force and in effect at this time, and by the ord- inances and proceedings of this Bard and such bids will be received until and shall be opened on the 2Gth day of March 1923 at 7:30 o'clock P. I'., and all • bids shall be made in the manner and accompanied by certified check and by the guarantee provided and remuired by the said specifications. 3. This resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. Passed and app•coved this the 16th day of Lich 1923. ##MW# ########WM4 ORDINANCE V0.433 aN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE IIKRRUVTiLRLIT OF A PORTION OF AUSTIN STREET BETWEEN THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF ELEVENTH STREET AND THE NORTH CURB 'LIRE OF TWELFTH STREET DESIGUATINC THE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF iMPROVEMUT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF BY CONTRACT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYEEuT OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS, LEVYING ASSESSMENT THEREFOR, aND FIXING THE TERMS AN...) TIMES OP PAYMENTS, AND THE RATE OF INTEREST THEREON, ARID PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES. Moved by ALMEMMI Fitts, that Ordinance 433, be passed on it first reading. Motion seconded, by Alderman Clifford and carried by following votel yeas: Shepherd, Fitts, Clifford, Stayton, Reed. Nayes: None. - The Board of Aldermen then adjourned. Read and approved this (qT's day of 91/414,4,/ 1923. -7-02 ayor ATTEST.- /644'161':"74a,/ y C or 6)/