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Min 04/01/1920 Wichita Falls, Texas. Anril let, 1920. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas met in regular session on the above date to transact the business of the City with Mayor J. B. Marlow presiding and the following officers present; Alderman Curlee, McFall and Aeed and City Clerk Thorburn. Moved by Alderman Curlee that Kitt Cowan be permitted to use 16 feet of 4th street for storing materials and build- ing warehouse necessary for erection of 4th. Baptist Church whirl motion was seconded by alderman McFall and carried. The Western Union Telegraph Company, through it's representatives, asked permission to place their underground plant along 8th Street from the F. W. & D. C. right of way to the point 242 feet West of Soott Avenue on line with Alley and extending North 122 feet, and in the Alley South 122 feet. Moved by Alderman Curlee, that the Western Union Tele- graph Company be granted permission as requested, and that let- ter and print presented, be made a part of the record, which mo- tion was seconded by Alderman treed and carried. Moved by Alderman Dr. Reed that A. E. Britain be aut- horized to sell the City's Interest in lots 2,3, 4, and 5 of Blook 16 B & J addition at same price he sells his own interest which motion was seconded by Alderman M'CFall and parried. The Council then went into executive session to cons- ider matters authorized by the City Charter to be considered in Executive Session and then the Council went out of Execut- ive Session. Moved by Alderman McFall that t. A. Pitts be awarded contract to build new fire station in McGregor Park at his price of (010988.00) provided said J. A. Pitts give necessary Bond, also that the Texas Electric Company be awarded contract for wit ing`seme at their price of(0174.00) which motion was seconded by Alderman Curiae and carried. Moved by Alderman Curlee that the City pay for the re- pair of all private water lines when same have been broken and t torn out by the Street department when grading streets, which motion was seconded by Alderman McFall and carried. �yy • The Board of Aldermen u--,on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, proceeded to examine and canvass the result of the election held, on towit: the 30th.day of March, A. D. 1920, at the us al polling 'laces in the city • of Wichita Falls, Texas, for the purpose of determining whether or not the charter proposed by the charter commission heretofore elected by the qualified voters of said city, towit: on January 15, 1920, should be adopted; said returns were thereupon duly opened, examined and canvassed, and showed the following results: City ,fall Box, For adoption of said charter, 420. Against 115. Court House Box. For adoption of said Charter, 823. Againt 129 Total votes for the adoption of the proposed 1243 charter. Against the adoption of the proposed charter. 244. Thereupon motion was duly made by Alderman Reed, and seconded by Alderman Curlee, that the canvass of the result of said election showed for the adoption of said nronosed charter 1243 votes, and against the adoption of the nronosed charter 244 votes, and that more than a majority of the qualified voters voting at said election, on, towit: March 30th. 1920, having voted in the affirmative that said charter was and is in all things duly and legally adopted. Said motion was thereupon submitted to the yea and nay vote of the Board of Aldermen; and unanimously carried by the follow- ing votq,towit: Alderman need, Yea. Alderman Curlee Yea. Alderman McFall Yea. All of the aldermen voting yea, Mayor Marlow then declared the said motion adopted andtthatAhe-propoaed charter at said election had been and was duly and legally adopted by the vote of more than a majority of the qualified voters voting at said election, and that said ch,.rter was and is the duly adopted charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. 4,5 t0 RESOLUTION. Whereas on November 11th, 191°, the beard of Aldermen of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, duly enacted and adopted Ordinance No. 271, providing for the submission to the quali$i- ed voters of the city of eichita Falls, 'texas, the question: "Shall a commission bbe chosen to frame a new charter?" for said city, and calling a special election to be held at the usual polling places therein set out in said city, on towit: January 15th, -l92o, by the qualified voters of said city, at which election said question and proposition, "Shall a com- mission be chosen to frame a new charter?" for the said city of Wichita Falls, Texas, should be submitted for tetermination and at said election furth83• providing for the election of fifteen members w`:ose duty it was (provided a majority of the qualified voters voting on such election should vote in the affirmative) to frame a new charter for said city as provided • by Chapter iro. 147, page 307 of the General Laws of Texas, approved April 7th, 1913, all of which will more fully appear by reference to said Ordinance Col Itr of record in Vol. page of the Ordinance Records of said city, and WHEREAS said election was in all things duly and legally held in said city at the time and polling places provided for in said ordinance, and at which election said proposition was submitted to the qualified voters of said city, and at said election candidates for charter commission were likewise duly submitted to the qualified voters of said city, and at which election more than a majority of the qualified voters voting at said election, voted in the affirmative on said proposition, "Shall a commission be chosen to frame a new charter for the city of v.ichita sells, Texas?" , and the following named fifteen persons were duly elected by a majority of said qualified voters voting at said election, as a charter commission to so frame a new charter for said city, towit: �• ,/I� , �,� edh# _ a • A/ e0d-ita,v /01 4,61 AND WHEREAS thereafter, the Board of Aldermen duly canvassed the result of said election and declared the result thereof, towit- that a majority of said rualified voters had voted in the affirmative on said ,ro osition and th:t the above named fifteen persons were duly elected as a charter commission to so frame a new charter for said city, and WHEREAS thereafter said charter commission, composed of the above named fifteen persons, duly and legally framed a new charter for the said city of Wichita Falls, Texas, and duly reported and submitted said charter to the Board of Aldermen of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, and fixed the time of said election to be held in said city, on, towit l the 30th. day of March , A. D. 1920, and which said charter was duly received and by said Board of Aldermen, and said board of aldermen thereupon duly and legally called an election to determine whether or not said proposed charter should be adopted upon the date fixed by said charter commission, towit: March 30th, 1920, and WHEREAS said date so fixed by said charter commission for said election, and upon which said election was called by said board of aldermen was not less than forty da: s nor more than ninety days after the completion of the workof said charter commission, and WHEREAS not less than thirty days prior to such election the board of aldermen of said city caused the city clerk of said city to mail a copy of the proposed charter to each qualified voter in said city, as appears fromtthe tax col- lectors rolls of Wichita County, Texas, for the year ending January 31st, 1920, preceding said election, and WHEREAS thereafter, on, towit: March 30th, 1920 an election was duly and legally held in said city of Wichi a Falls, Texas, at the usual polling places therein, and at the polling places provided for in the call for said election by said board, and at which election more than a majority o{f the quali- fied voters voting at said election voted for the Adovtion of said proposed charter as the charter of said city, and :HEREAS thereafter, or Anril 2nd.1920, the board of aldermen of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, at a regular meeting of said board, duly and legally canvassed the result of said election and declared the result thereof, towit: that 1243 votes had been cast for the adoption of said charter, and that more than a majority of the qualified sg' voters voting at said election, having voted for the adoption of said charter, that said charter was and is duly r adopted as the,charter of said city, and WHEREAS all things prerequisite to and in adoption of said charter have been duly and legally enacted, passed and adopted, and WHEREAS said proposed charter of said city has been duly and legally adopted as the city chart r of the city of Wichita Fall&, Texas: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, that said charter hereinabove referred to, be, and the sa me is here now declared duly and legally enacted and adopted as the city charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. Be it further resolved that this resol tion be forth- with spread upon the minutes of the Board of Aldermen as required by law. WHEREAS at a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, held on the 18th. day of March, 1920, it was ordered by said Board that a general election be held in said city on the 6th day of April, 1920, for the purpose of electing a mayor, city clerk, city attorney city tax assessor and collector, city health officer, city marshal, city engineer, city recorder, and three alermen, and WHEREAS at an election held in the cityof Wichita Falls, Texas, on, towit: March 30th. 1920, a new city charter was adopted for said city, wherein all elective office were abolish- ed save and except for mayor and members of the Board of Aldermen, the result of said election h,ving been duly can- vassed and declared at a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen held on the 2nd. of April 1920, and WHEREAS at said election to be held on April 6th, 1920, the only officers who can be duly and legally elected thereunder are the following: Mayor, and three members of the Board of Aldermen: SOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, that the action of said Board of Aldermen on, towit: 18th day of Larch, 1920, as aforesaid, in so far as it called for an election to be held for the following named offices so abolished by the new city charter, be and the same is here now abrogated, rescinded and annulled, towit: City clerk, city attorney, city tax assesor, and collector; city healthofficer, city marshal, city „ engineer, city recorder.