Min 11/23/1916 •
Page 130 Wichita Falls, Texas, Nov 23rd 1916.
The Board of Aldermen of the City'of Wichita Falls, Texas, met
in regular session on above date with Mayor A H Britain, presiding,
and with the following aldermen present, viz; ,
Dr J F Reed, J A Richolt, B J Gardner, J R' Bradley and J L Lea, Jr.
City ratty Nutt, City Clerk Skeen, City Engineer Hinckley, City
Marshall Humphris and Assessor and Collector Rohertson in attendance.
Minutes last meetings were read and approved.
Dr Reed made a motion which was seconded by J N Bradley and carried,
that Tax Collector Robertson be authorized to cancel Tax charges--
by reason of error--against Lots 6 & 7 Bloc]. 131, original townsite,
for tie year 1903, as rendered by B Michael.
Dr Reed, Chairman of the Park Board, reported that the Board had
employed Mr C T. Hughes as Landscape Architect, to prepare and
submit plans, specification and details for the improvement of
Riverside Cemetery and vacant grounds owned by the City adjacent
thereto, said plans, specifiaations and details to be subject to
the approval of the Dark Board and the Board of Aldermen, consid-
eration for said services to be $750.00; whereupon, motion was
made by J W Bradley and seconded by M J Gardner, that report be
accepted and approved, and that Dr Heed and Mayor Britain be
authorized to enter into a contract with Mr Hughes for said work.
Motion carried.
Motion was made by Dr Reed and seconded by J L Lea, Jr., that
E B Goraline be creited with t6.00 on abcotnt of vacanoies and
the the Tax Collector be authorized to accept $15.00 cask in
full settlement of all charges for sewer rentals to Dec 31st 1916.
Motion carried.
l ORDINANCE No 234.
There being a necessity that an Ordinance adopting form of bond,
fixing the place of payment and authorizing the execution and
issuance of Fiftean Thousand Dollars bonds of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, far the purpose of acquiring Pjablio Cemeteries,
authorized by an election held November 'Vth, 1916, and making
provision for a tax for the payment of the principal and interest
thereof; and all the Aldermen being present, J W Bradley moved
that the rule requiring that ordinances be read and passed at '
three seperate regular meetings of the Board of aldermen, the
last of which to take place not leas than ten days from the first,
be suspended, and the ordinance adopting the form of bond,fixing
, the plane of payment and authorizing the execution and issuance
of Fifteen Thousand Dollars bonds of the City of Vichita Falls.
Texas, for the purpose of acquiring Public Cemeteries, be adopted,
which was seconded by M J Gardner, and upon a "Yea" and "Nay"
vote the rule was suspended and the Ordinance was adopted by the
unanimous vote of all the Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls,
as follows;
J W Bradley, Yea. J A Richolt, Yea. J F Reed, Yea. M J Gardner,
Yea. J L Lea, Jr,. Yea.
Mayor Britain then declared the rule suspended and tke ordinance
adopting form of bond, fixing the place of payment and authorizing
the execution and issuance of Fifteen Thousand Dollars bonds of
the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, for the purpose of acquiring o
Public Cemeteries, duly adaopted as Ordinance No 234, by unanimous
vote of all the Aldermen of the Citz present and votiong "Yea".
Motion was made by J F Reed and seconded by M J Gardner, that the
t15.000.00 Cemetery Bonds be advertised for sale and that bids
be reoeived and opened at a regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen to be held on the 11th day of January 1917.
Motion oarrOdd.
Motion was made by J F Reed and seconded by ":i J Gardner, that the
Electricians Bond of J M Johnson & Co, be accepted and approved.
Motion carried.
Motion was mdde by J A Richolt and seconded by J L Lea, Jr, that
an account again st_tha_City..of46B:4g for a car of Stone Dust
due the Prtland Cement Co of Dallas, be allowed and ordered paid.
Motion carried.
Motion was made by J A Richolt and seconded by J L Lea, Jr., that
the City Atty be requested to file 'prosecutions against anyone
digging into the pavement, streets and alley of the city without
first having abtained a permit from the City Engineer so to do.
Motion carried.
There being no further business the Board of Aldermen adjourned.
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Read and approved this 0 day of December 1916.
Attest,