Min 01/18/1917 Wichita Falls, Texas, Jany 18th 1917.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met
in regular session on aboveddate with Mayor A H Britain, pre-
,�"/'J siding and with the following Aldermen present, to-wit;
pre-
')_. J F Reed, J A Richolt, M J Gardner and J L Lea, Jr.
J W Bradley, Alderman, absent.
City Engineer Hinckley, City Clerk Skeen, City Atty Nutt and
City Marshal Humphris in attanddnce�
Minutes of last regular meeting were read and approved.
J A Richolt moved that the current bills against the City, as
0 lid by the Finance Committee, be allowed and ordered paid,
and that the Street Fund be credited and the other Funds
charges. with feed and labor as follows;
Credit Street Fund and charge Sewer Fund.
Feed for 6 mules one month at $15.00 per month each, $90.00
Feed for one horse for one month at $12.50 per month. 12.50
Putting in sever west of Kemps residence.
One team 24 days at $1.50 per day. 36.00
One prisoner 5 days at 601 per day, 3.00
Putting in sewer at river,
One team 7!- days at *1.50 per day, 11.25
Credit Street Fund and charge Gen Fund.
Feed for one horse one month at $12.50-,, per month, 12.50
Feed for stock in Pound, 1.50
Credit Street Fund and charge Park Fund.
Feed for one mule at Cem, one month 12..50
Hauling trees for Park, Man and Team 2 days at $3.50,p,e 7.00
Lredit Street Fund and charge St Improvement Fund.
One team 27 days on 10th St, hauling material, $1.50
pet day, 40.50
Geo Dobson 8 days at 5.75 pqr day, 46.00
Grading on 8th west of Scott,
One team 42 dais at $1.50 per day, . 63.00
Geo Dobson 7 days at $5.75 per day, 40.25
Storm Sewer on 8th St west of Scott,
One Team 24 days at 01.50�per day, - 36.00
One prisoner 25 days at 609 per day, 15.00
Storm Sea.er,Ind Ave.
One team 12 days at $1.50 per day, 18.00 '
One prisoner 50i days at 601 per day, 30.30
Geo Dobson, 5 days at $5.75 per day, 28.75
Total to credit of Street Fund, $504.05
which was seconded by M J Gardner and carried.
Mr Staley Field and a committee of ladies and gentlemen of the
city composed of Jddge-Carrigan, Mr.H L Hunter,-Mesdames A H
Carrigan, J A Kemp, Chas R Hartsook, C W Snider and Wiley Blair
Pro;
before the Board of Aldermen to discus with the Board the
proposed gift to the City of e Public Library as made by Mr
fl. J A Kemp. Mr Field, as spokeman for the committee made the
ti,AP statement that the offer as made by Mr Kemp of his old home
place at the corner of Ianiana Ave. and 12th Street for a
p Library Building had been fully considered by Mr Kemp and
those interested in the proposal and the conclusion had been
reached that a new building at a more convenient location
would be much more acceptable and suggested Lamar Park and
its many advantages for a site, saying Mr Kemp agreed to
expend25.000.00 in the erection of a Public Library Building
if the Board of Aldermen would consent to the location of the
building in Lamar Park;.whereupon Dr Reed moved that Mr Kemp
be granted permission to erect a Public Library Building in
the center of Lamar Park, which.was seconded by J L Lea, Jr. ,
and___ said motion carried unanimously.
J A Richolt moved that Geo Gilham be granted a leave of absence
from duty as a policeman for ten days beginging Jany 20th.
which was seconded by J L Lea, Jr and carried.
M J Gardner moved that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized
to make a selection of and have printed the $15.000.00 Cemetery
Bonds, which was seconded by J A Richolt. Motion carried.
Motion was made by J A Richolt and seconded by J L Lea, Jr, that
Dr Reed be authorized to purchase the necesaary rods for use in
the cleaning of the sewer lines. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Dr Reed and seconded by J A Rioholt, that
Mr Lea be authorized to place street crossings taken off of
8th Street at such places as he deemed them most..8eeded.
Motion carried.
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There being no further business the Board of Aldermen adjourned.
• Read and approved this1 5 -day of Jany 1917.
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