Min 03/29/1918 6 0 c
Wichita Falls Texas, March 29th 1918.
The Board of aldermen of the City of Wichita falls, met in
called session on the above date for the transaction of the
business of the City , with Mayor A.H."rittain presiding and
and with the following officers present:
Alderman M.J Gardner
J.L:Lea Jr
" Marvin Smith
City 'lerk Walkup
Fire Chief McClure in attendance.
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Alderman Lea moved that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION
Whereas by reason of the long continued drouth, in this
section of the State the water supply of the city of Wichita
Falls, has been so reduced as to render it absolutely necessary
that all users of water shall conserve to the utmost +w
the water supply of said cityy..'and
WHEREAS the water company has heretofore given ample
notice to the citizens of "ichita 'ells that such water should
not be used for sprinkling lawns, gardens, watering trees, or
the like, and
WHEREAS to emphasize this situation and the necessity
of refraining from using such water except for absolute domestic
use, the Board of Aldermen through its Mayor published a
proclamation in the Wichita Daily Times on last Sunday, March
24th calling on all people of this city to conserve the water
,�` supply and directing and requesting that no person use such
!" water for watering lawns, gardens, trees or the like in the
present critical condition, and warning all persons that the
Water Company would be directed to cut off such persons wno
q violated such rules and instructions , and
WHEREAS the public good, the public welfare, and public
necessity demands that such water be conserved, and that such
G�
/jam water be not used for sprinkling purposes, and
� WHEREAS in the face of this situation, and the repeated
` r, notices of the Water Company, and Public Proclamationby the
�� Mayor of this City, acting at the instance of the Board of
Alderman, it has come to our knowledge that some persons,
Ur ignoring the rights of others, and thinking of their own
J ( , selfish needs, have violated all the requests and directions
as aforesaid:
n NOW,THEREFORE? BE IT RESOLVED: By the Board of Aldermen
�_'y that the Wichita Palls eater ,,ompany be and the same is here now
ordered and directed that all persons who shall violate the
requests and direction of the board of aldermen of this ,,ity,
and who shall hereafter, in violation of such necessary rule
and request, use the water furnished by the Wichita 'alls Water
Company for sprinkling their lawns, Gardens, Trees or the like,
or washing cars, shall be ordered and is here now ordered to
cut off the water of such person violating such rale and
direction, and such Water `company is here now directed to
patrol said city , so far as same can reasonably be done, and
in case of violation, which is found to be wilifel, then such
water shall be entirely cut off from such person. The Police
Department of the City is further directed to co-operate in
the detection and report of such violations.
Mayor
Which motion was seconded by Alderman Smith and carried.
Alderman Smith moved that the Chairman of each Committee of the
Board, together with the Superintendent of each Department of
the city, make a list of all property in their several Deuartmez1 _
together with the cost (if known) and the present estimated value
of same, and present said lists to the Board on April 4th 1918.
and that Dr. J.F.Reed be appointed to assist the Sanitary
Department in appraising Sanitary Sewer. ihhich motion was seconded
by Alderman Gardner and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned. Read and approved this
Ith day of April, 19S8. ,
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Mayor
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