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Min 04/08/1918 410 Wichita Falls, Texas, April 8th,1918 The Board of Aldermen of the City of 'Wichita Falls, Texas, met in called -session on the above date for the transaction of the business of the city, with Mayor A.H.Brittain presiding, and with the following officers present: Alderman J.A.Richolt " M.J.Gardner J.L.Lea Jr. " Marvin Smith IT E.G.Hill City Clerk walkup City Attorney Nutt City Engineer Cooke Fire Chief McClure Street Supt. Dobson in attendance. - o 0 o - Mayor Brittain filed a report showing the Street paving operations conducted during his administration, and after a thorough examination by the Board, ,,lderman kicholt moved that the report be received, approved, and spread on the minutes. Which motion was seconded by Alderman Hill and carried. - o 0 o - REPORT } 3 /s Wichita Falls, Texas, April 3rd, 1918. To Honorable Board of Aldermen, Of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. Dear Sirs: I herewith submit for your information and approval statement of paving operations which have been conducted during my administration, showing the streets and alleys paved, the amount of the paving operations due by property owners, the amount paid by them,a+e(• the amount still due, .:.. -.+ .,.., This estimate does not cover, however, the cost of excavating and bringing streets to grade, and to get an accurate idea of the cost of paving this would have to be taken into account. FIRST. PAVING: On Scott Avenue from Tenth Street to the North side of Seventh Street; Ninth Street from the East side of Lamar to connect with block pavement; Seventh and Eighth Streets from the East side of Scott Avenue to connect. Attached hereto will be found estimate by L. C. Hinckley, City Nngineer, showing the estimates due by property owners to be 12,233.26. All of this has been collected and deposited in the City Nationpl Bank of Wichita Falls, Texas, as follows: August 17th, 1915, $"2504.95 August 27th, 1915, 1388.33 August 31st, 1915, 766.11 September 3rd, 1915, 1606.11 September llth, 1915, 1419.38 September 21st, 1915, 841.11 September 25th, 1915, 1023.43 October 9th, 1915, 381.66 October 12th, 1915, 241.82 October 30th, 1915, 70.27 November 5th, 1915, 230.11 December 4th, 1915, 96.67 March and, 1916, l82.85 September 11th, 1915, 122.22 September 21st, 1915, 411.67 September 25th, 1915, 593.11 November 13th, 1915, 60.00 Total deposited: $.12242.80 You will observe that the amount deposited exceeds the estimate by $9.54. Sixty-nine cents of this is in adjustment be- tween property owners on account of alley behind the Times Publish- Company building referred to in Mr. Hinckley's estimate; the amounts actually paid being agreed upon between the property owners, and 1. they actually paid sixty-nine cents more than the estimate called for. $8.85 is an item of interest paid by one of the property owners for extension of time. I submit herewith the deposit slips for convenient checking. SECOND: PAVING:Seventh Street from the West side of Scott Avenue to the East side of Travis Streets; estimates hereto attached prepared by Mr. L. C. Hinckley, City Engineer, showing the amount due by property owners to be 03316.94. All of this has been collected and deposited to the credit of J. W. Walkup, City Treasurer, a part in the City National Bank, and a part in the National Bank of Commerce of Wichita Fails, Texas, -(the City depository having been changed), as shown by the attached de- posit slips, towit: September 25th, 1915, $1,395.84 October 9th. 1915, 343.05 October 16th, 1915, 891.94 October 30th, 1915, 439.16 December llth, 1915, 150.00 January let, 1916, 60.00 September 12th, 1916, 36.94 Total deposited: ;3,316.93 THIRD. PAVING alley in Block No. 164 (the one back of First National Bank Building): Estimates as shown by City Engineer, L. C. Hinkley, $1057.88. All of this has been collected and deposited in the City National Bank of Wichita Falls, Texas, to the credit of J. W. Walkup, City Treasurer, as shown by the attached deposit slips, towit: September 11th, 1915, $76.39 September 25th, 1915, 45d 54 October 9th, 1915, 38.20 October ltth, 1915, 102.95 October 30th, 1915, 152.78 November 5th, 1915, 38.20 November 13th, 1915, 152.78 Total 'deposited: $1,057.84 2 404 FOURTH: yaving of Tenth Street from East side of Van Buren Street to the center of Lot No. 12, Block No. 30, Floral Heights Addition, estimates of L. C. Hinckley, City Engineer, as follows: From East side of Van Buren to West side of Harrison Street, ;1,625.93 From West side of Harrison Street to the West side of Tyler Street, 1,571.69 From West side of Tyler Street to West side of Polk Street, 1,927.93 From West side of Polk Street to West side of Filmore Street, 2,443.53 (The typewritten estimate of Mr. Hinckley shows $2537.02, but included in this is an item of $91.67 for N. B. Chenault, which is later included in es- timate from Filmore to Kemp Boulevard, and there is a further readjustment in the estimates for F.M.Gates and T.C. Thornberry, which was authorized by Mr. Hinckley, after rechecking the same, further reduc- ing the estimate $1.82, which brought the correct estimate down to $2443.53). Prom Filmore Street to Kemp Boulevard, 1,117.19 From Kemp Boulevard to center of Lot No. 12, Block 30, 3,840.57 Total estimate. $12,526.84 Interest Mrs. Kate Schaefer's paving bill, 18.15 Interest on R. C. Hardy's paving bill, 9.65 Making total amount : $12,554-.64 The following amounts have been collected, as shown by the following deposit slips, and the sane deposited in the City's de- pository, either in the City National Bank or the National Bank of 0ommefiee of Wichita Falls, as shown by the attached deposit slips, towit: October 12th, 1915, t274.99 October 12th, 1915, 304.99 October 16th, 1915, 405.97 October 30th, 1915, 396.66 November 5th, 1915, 857.09 november 13th, 1915, 1938.15 December 4th, 1915, 613.82 3 . P December llth,. 1915, $770.67 January 1st, 1916, 206.30 January 13th, 1916, 199.75 January 20th, 1916, 360.10 January 22nd, 1916, 180.05 January 28th, 1916, 106.67 February 5th, 1916, 625.83 February 19th, 1916, 288.33 February 28th, 1916, 286.71 March 7th, 1916, 752.20 March 21st, 1916, 106.67 March 27th, 1916, 100.00 April lst, 1916, 466.77 April 15th, 1916, 16.67 May 5th, 1916, 83.33 May 22nd, 1916, 102.67 June 8th, 1916, 183.33 June 14th, 1916, 360.11 June 20th, 1916, 91.67 June 20th, 1916, 91.67 June 20th, 1916, 209.14 August 12th, 1916, 106.66 roataMr 5th, 1916, 336.74 December 11th, 1916, 284.65 December 27th, 1916, 60.00 Total deposited: 11,168.36 Balance due on paving: • J. E. Bond, principal, 446.67 Mrs. Virginia Cobb, principal, 106.67 W. H. McAbee, principal, (listed in name of W.Y.Ham- maok.) 89.60 Paid by J.A. Kemp to W.A.Me- Carty,City Clerk, and depos- ited by W.A.McCarty in his January,1916,statement,which was paid for W.N. Maer, 360.10 Block 40, Floral Heights Addition, donated to City in consideration of City taking care of paving bill, 797.87 Balance H. E. Pounds later paid in cash, but not de- posited, ..34 Total., $12,569.61 Less amount of Parmenter Bros. overpaid, 14.99 Balance: $12,554.62 In this connection I beg to say that there is interest #4 r due on each of the above three unpaid paving bills. Parmenter Brothers it appears paid $106.66, when the estimate shows that they only owed $91.67, which leaves a balance due them of $14.99, which should be repaid to them. This error was not discovered un- til this statement was being made up. FIFTH: Paving Lamar Street from South side of Tenth Street to the North side of Seventeenth Street, estimates made by Mr. L. C. Hinckley, City Engineer, as follows: South side of Tenth Street to South side of Twelfth Street, $3775.27 From South side of Twelfth Street to South side of Thirteenth Street, 2001.86 From South side of Thirteenth Street to South side of Fifteenth Street, 3141.98 From South side of Fifteenth Street to forth side of Seventeenth Street, 2985.11 Total: $ 11904.22 All of the above amount has been collected with the exception of the amount due by the City on Lamar Park, which is merely an expense to the city itself; the amounts having been de- posited as shown by the deposit slips in the City's depository, according to the following deposit slips, towit: January 22nd, 1916, $898.33 January 28th, 1916, 714.45 February 5th, 1916, 458.75 February 19th, 1916, 100.67 February 28th, 1916, 501.33 March 7th, 1916, 330.67 March 8th, 1916, 1204.00 March 21st, 1916, 50.67 March 25th, 1916, 473.67 March 27th, 1916, 518.37 March 29th, 1916, 462.37 March 31st, 1916, 500.35 April 15th, 1916, 250.00 April 22nd, 1916, 1105.22 May 5th, 1916, 517.72 May 9th, 1916, 1120.44 May 12th, 1916, 635.76 June 10th, 1916, 43.33 June 20th, 1916, 25.82 July 11th, 1916, 201.33 July 28th, 1916, 195.56 August 9th, 1916, 406.00 5 ' r November 25th, 1916, $400.00 Total amount collected, t11114.80 Lamar Park paving, 789.42 Total: $11904.22 SIxTIi: PAVING Scott Avenue from South side of Tenth Street to the North side of Thirteenth Street, estimates by L. C. Hinckley, City Engineer, as follows: From South side of Tenth Street to South side of Eleventh Street, ,; 8179.33 South side of Eleventh Street to South side of Twelfth Street, 2Y13.67 South side of Twelfth to the North side of Thirteenth Street, 2422.51 Total of estimate: 4315.51 Interest on W.D. Clapp's paving, 11.19 Interest on J. L. Bond's paving, 21.53 Total: $7348.14 All of the above amount has been collected and deposited in the city depository, as shown by deposit slips, towit: May 9th, 1916, 41068.66 May 12th, 1916, 277.67 May 13th, 1914, 277.67 May 15th, 1916, 555.33 May 18th, 1916, 555.33 ' -22h1,1916. 174.17 May 31st, 1916, 812.00 June 10th, 1916, 82.50 June 14th, 1916, 256.67 June 14th, 1916, 555.33 June 20th, 1916, 256.67 June 24th, 1916, 1374.83 July 11th, 1916, 256.67 October 18th, 1916, 277.67 July End, 191T, 288.77 July 9th, 1917, 75.00 February 19th, 1918, 203.20 Total: $7348.14 6 SEVENTH: Paving Eighth Street from West Side of Scott Avenue to the East side of Bluff Street, estimates by L. C. Hinckley, City Emgineer, as follows: Prom West side of Scott Avenue to West side of Lamar Street, $1646.64 . From West side of Lamar Street to East side of Travis Street, 1646.68 From East side of Travis Street to East side of Austin Street, 1601.68 From East side of Austin to East side of Burnett Street: 1646.66 From East side of Burnett Street to East side of Bluff Street: 1646.68 • Total estimates: 08188.34 All of the above amount has been collected and deposited in the city depository, with the exception of the sum of $200.00, being a balance due by H. F. Cauble, as shown by deposit slips,towit: March 28rd, 1917, $411.67 March 26th, 1917, 823.35 March 29th, 1917, 686.11 April 9th, 1917, 205.83 April 10th, 1917, 411.66 April 28th, 1917, 1533.06 May 24th, 1917, 1097.77 July 2nd, 1917, .411.70 July 13th, 1917, 411.67 July 14th, 1917, 137.22 July 29th, 1917, 1235.01 July 30th, 1917, 211.67 August 18th, 1917, 211.00 December 27th, 1917, 200.67 Total deposited: § 798849 Balance due on paving, by H. F. Cauble, principal, 200.00 Total: $8188.39 7 EIGHTHk Paving of Brook Street South of the South side of Tenth Street, estimates by L. C. Hinckley, City Engineer: South side of Tenth Street to South side of Eleventh Street, $2025.32 South side of Eleventh Street: 1065.92 Total estimates: • $3691.24 A11 of the above has been collected and deposited in the city depository, as shown by following deposit slips, towit: December 6th, 1916, $783.67 December llth, 1916, 531.56 December 13th, 1916, 517.03 December 18th, 1916, 134.52 January 4th, 1917, 337.65 January 27th, 1917, 914.10 February 14th, 1917, 472.71 Total deposited: w 3691.24 8 q. NINTH: Paving Eleventh Street from the East side of Grace Street to the East side of Tyler Street: This paving was made under a differenet contract, under which the City was to assist Mr. I. H. Roberts, the contractor, in making col- lections, and to thrn the serge over directly to him, the City not to be responsible where collections were not made. Estimates by L. C. Hinckley, City Engineer, as follows: prom East side of Grace Street to the West side of Brook Street, $6856.39 From West side of Brook Street to West side of Baylor Street; 2847.92 From West side of Baylor Street to West side of Denver Street, 2959.31 From West side of Denver Street to West side of Van Buren Street: 2543.77 Prom West side of Van Buren Street to West side of Harrison Street: 2223.06 From West side of Harrison Street to East line of Tyler Street: 1518.88 Total: 18949.33 Practically all of the above has been collected and paid to I. H. Roberts, as shown by his receipts hereto attached, as follows: June lst, 1917, $2144.51 June 16th, 1917, 1599.68 June 29th, 1917, 879.91 July 14th, 1917, 678.28 September 6th, 1917, 530.16 September 6th, 1917, 2765.49 September 6th, 1917, 1706.29 September 20th, 1917, 330.16 September 20th, 1917, 575.56 September 29th, 1917, 722.59 October 13th, 1917, 1428.93 December 27th, 1917, 1112.34 February 1st, 1918, 88.89 March 29th, 1918, 388.79 Settled directly with owners as shown by letter of September 29th, 1917, of I. H. Roberts, as follows: airs. L. M. Boyd: 798.50 Linn A. Boyd, 842.88 Linn A. Boyd, 957.16 Dr. J. W. Duval, 444.45 F. C. Elkins, 155.08 9 • 40. Settled direct with J.W. Bradley, as per letter attached: $"150.33 Settled direct with J.L. Maxwell, as per letter at ached: 121.67 Balance due by T. M. Stroud: 115.08 Balance due by Harry Donnelly and W. M. Priddy: 402.64 Total: 18949.37 Note: It will be observed that the $402.64 item is all charged on the estimate to Harry Donnelly, and this is in accordance with the estimate as prepared by City Engineer, M. M. Cook, which was also rechecked b I. H. Roberts, but it is my opinion that this es- timate is in error, and Mr. Donnelly is charged not only with his own paving but with thirty feet of Mr. Priddy's paving, which came about on account of alley West of W. M. Pri:dy's house, Mr. Priddy being charged merely up to this alley, when in fact he owned 30 feet West of the alley, and Mr. Donnelly has been charged in my opinion with this 30 feet. In this connection I will say that while I was away from home on my vacation last August (1917), 0121.67 paid by J. A. Kemp, and $2400.44 paid by various others, was deposited in my absence in the National Bank of Commerce of Wichita Falls, Texas, and the de- posit slips are likewise here now exhibited, and upon my return war- rant was drawn for the aggregate of these two sums, towit: $2522.11, and paid to I. H. Roberts. 10 TENTH: Paving, Saint James Alley, as shown by estimate of L. C. Hinckley, City Engineer; $1069.51, All collected as shown by deposit slips, as follows; October 14th, 1916, 6145.16 October 18th, 1916, 496.54 November 14th, 1916, 275.21 November 25th, 1916, 114.60 December 6th, 1916, 38.20 Total: 1069.71 Note: J. L. Jackson overpaid his paving bill twenty cents. 4 RECAPITULATION. ESTIMATES, INTEREST AND ADJUSTMENTS. PAVING ESTIMATES: Paragraph First: $12233.26 Interest, 8.85 Adjustment, .69 Total: $12,242.80 Paragraph Second: Estimates, 3,316.94 Paragraph Third: Estimates, 1,057.88 Paragraph Fourth: Estimate: $12,526.84 Interest, 28.80 Total: 12,554.64 Paragraph FiftX: Estimates: 11,904.22 Paragraph Sixth: Estimates: $7315.51 Interest: 52.63 Total: 7,348.14 Paragraph Seventh, Estimates: 8 ,188.34 Paragraph Eight, Estimates: 3,691.24 Paragraph Ninth, Estimates: k8,949.33 Paragraph Tenth, Estimates, 1,069.71 Total: $813,323.z6. 11 17 V. y r RECAPITULATION. COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES DUE. Paragraph First, Collections: 012,242.80 Paragraph Second, Collections, 3,316.93 Paragraph Third, Collections, 1,057.84 Paragraph Fourth, Collections, 11,168.36 Paragraph Fifth, Collections, 11,114,80 Paragraph Sixth, Collections, 7,348.14 Paragraph Seventh, Collections, 7,988.39 Paragraph Eight4, Collections, 3,691.24 Paragraph Ninth, Collections, 18,431.65 Paragraph Tenth, Collection, 1069. 71 Total: Paid to W. A. McCarty, Clerk, by J. A. Kemp, and deposited by him, 360.10 Cash, H. E. Pounds, .34 Amounts still due as follows: Tenth Street: J. E. Bond, balance, ti;46.67 , Mrs. Virginia Cobb,et a1106.67'*` V .H. MoAbee, balance, 89.60v Eighth Street: H. F. Cauble, balance, 200.00 6/ Eleventh Street: •171,42; !. M. Stroud, balance, 115.08 ( 77 -5.- Harry Donnelly et el, 402.64— 4 /1OZ,vu- 7-4 �.f� � 2,9y Total, unpaid: 60.66 � City's Pavingi Floral Heights Park,Block 40, 0797,87 Lamar Park Paving, 789.42 Total City's Part: 1587.29 Total of above: 66,i588414 Less Amount due Parment Brothers, 14.99 Balance: 0 813 .Zd Respectfully submitted, 12 Mayor. k ** STATE OF TEXAS, S3. WICHITA COUNTY. I,A. E. Myles, a Certified Public Accountant under the laws of the Sty--e-r do certify that the foregoing and hereto attached report of the Hon. A. H. Britain, Mayor of the City of v7ichita F9i1s, Texas, relative to the collections of Street Improvement funds and the disposition of same made by him as such Mayor during his tenure of office.as therein set out, has been by me fully checked against the original estimates of the City Engineer, the bank deposit slips issued in favor of the City Treasurer for the collections made by said A.. H. Britain for above purposes and the,credits to him shown upon the City Treasurer's Cash Book for all funds handled directly through said A.H. Briatin for above mentioned purposes; that I have further checked the collections made by A. H. Britain for I. H. Roberts in cases where the city was not responsible to said Roberts for work performed by him for various parties; that I find said report to be complete and accurate in every respect, all corrections and explanations therein set out being taken into consideration. Witness my hand,this the 8th. day of Apri1,1918. .P.A. si , *********** d t8 14 ; I C � s s ) Alderman Aicholt moved that the sum of 114.99 be refunded to Barmenter Bros. for over payment of St. awing estimate, which motion was seconded by Alderman Lea and carried. - 0 0 0 - Alderman ,ardner moved that Mayor Brittain be authorized to purchase 4;14,250.00, (fourteen thousand two hundred and fifty) dollars) worth of the 3rd issue Liberty Bonds to be paid for out of the interest and sinking funds, which motion was seconded by Alderman Hill and carried. o 0 o - Alderman Lea moved that the following transfers be made by the City Treasurer. Wichita Falls, T,xas, April 2, 1918. The following amounts should be credited to the A treat Fund and charged t0 the following funds, from March 1st, 1918 to April 1st. 1918. Sewer Fund (Sanitary Department) Feed for 6 mules 1 mo. 0 15.00 each -90.00 Feed for 2 mules 1 mo. H 15.00 each 30.00 Above two mules borrowed from St.Dept. Feed for 1 horse 1 mo. H 12.50 12.50 Extra on account of high price of feed 1 head 270 days v 14¢ per day 37.80 1 head 30 " H l4W per day 2.50 172.80 General Fund(Pound Dept.) Feed for 1 horse 1 mo. H 15.00 15.00 Feed for stock in Pound 8.00 Extra on account of high price of feed 1 head 30 days H 145i 4.20 27.20 Park Fund Feed for 1 mule 1 mo. at cemetery 12.50 Feed for 1 mule 1 mo on cart 15.00 Extra on account of high price of feed 1 head 60 da 2.50 38.40 Street Improvement Work for Pavement on 9th Street 192.00 1 team 128 da H 1.50 1 prisoner 52 da H 60 ¢ 31.20 Geo Dobson 14 days © 5.75 80.50 Extra on account of high price of feed 1 head 256 dayecW 14 d 35.84 339.54 y577.94 No further business appearing, the Board of Aldermen adjourned. stead and approved thiss11thh day of Apri1,1918. Attest �'�/• �/ Mayor' ati ayor' yi Xttp ,I„4 I