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Min 10/19/1916 • Page 121. Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct 19th 1916. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met on above date for the transactioh of the regular business of the City with Mayor A H Briatain, presiding and with the follow- ing Aldermen present, to-wit; J L Lea, Jr, J A Richolt, J F Reed, and J W Bradley, and with M J Gardner, absent. City Engineer Hinckley, City Clerk Skeen, City Atty Nutt and City Marshall Humphris in attendanee. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. The monthly bills against the City were checked, ORd and ordered paid on motion made by J A Richolt and seconded by J W Bradley. The following transfers were ordered made on motion made by J W Lea. Jr and seconded by J W Bradley. Credit Street Fund and charge Sewer Fund, Feed for six mules one month at $15.00 per month, $90.00 Feed for one horse " " " 10.00 " " 10.00 Laying Sewer, One prisoner 12 days at 60j per day, 7.20 One team 17 days at 1.50 per day, 25.50 Credit Street Fund and charge General Fund, Feed for one horse one month at 10.00 per month, 10.00 Feed for stock in pound, 1.50 Credit Street Fund and charge Park Fund, Feed'for one mule one month, Cemetery, 12.50 Credit Street Fund and charge St Inm Fund, One team forty dayd at $1.50 per day, 60.00 One prisoner 30 days at 60j per day, 18.00 Cleaning ground at R R for 10th St Paving work, One team 12 days at 1.50 per day, 9.00 One prisoner 12 days at 60j per day, 7.20 Geo Dobson five days at 5.75 per day, 28.75 Total credit to Stteet Fund, • $279.65 In the consideration of an Ordinance granting the Panhandle Refining Co the right:to construct pipe lines over and along certain streets and alleys of the city for the conveyance of fuel oil, Mayor Britain vacated the chair and Dr Reed Mayor- Prettem took charge of the meeting, whereupon; ORDINANCE No 229. An Ordinance granting the Panhandle Refining Co,a corporation whose principal office is in the City of Wichita Falls, Wichita County Texas, a franchise for the construction of pipe lines for the conveyance of fuel oil along and over certain streets and alleys in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, 'on motion made b J A Richolt and seconded by J W Bradley, was put on its and last reading and passed by the following "year and "Nay" vote, to-wit; J W Bradley, Yea, J A Richolt, Yea, J L Lea, Jr;, Yea. Mayor Pro-tem, Reed. then declared Ordinance No 229, an Ordinance Franchise, granting the Panhandle Refining Co, the right to con- struct pipe lines for the conveyance of fuel oil over and along certain streets and alleys of the City of Wichita Falls, as per map attached to Ordinance and made a part of same, passed on its third and last reading by a vote of all the Aldermen pf theCity present voting Yea. Motion was made by J A Richolt and seconded by J L Lea, Jr, that Mayor Britain and Geo Dobson be atthorized to purchase a horse for the pound keeper. Motion carried. Motion was made by J L Lea, Jr and seconded by J A Richolt, that Dr Reed, chairman of the sanitary Committee be authorized to ex- tend the Sewer Line in Block No 263 about 250 feet. Motion carried. Motion was made By Dr Reed and seconded by J A Richolt, that Fred Smith be reinstated as Trafic Officer under t he same condition and pay as ho etofore. Motion carried. There being no further busisess the Board of Aldermen adjourned. Read and approved this Gj day of November 1916. Attest, / / Ci y C erk. Mayor. 1