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Min 10/05/1916 Page 118. Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct 5th 1916. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met on above date,fot' the transaction of quell business as might properly come before them with Mayor A H britain presiding and the following officers present, to-wit; J A Richolt, J F Reed, M J Gardner, J L Lea, Jr., and J W Bradley, Aldermen, Horace Nutt, City, Atty; V G Skeen, City Clerk; L C Hinckley, City Engineer; H F Robertson, City assessor and Collector; and A J Humphris, City Marshall. Minutes of last meeting were read and passed for approval. The reports ofnthe following officers were chocked'and showed the following exhibits. J W Walkup, City Treasurer submited the following report. General Fund, Balance, $5209.77 St. Imp. " 7146.41 Sewer " " 17140.56 Fire Sta. " 239.75 Int & Sink " " 10107.02 Park Fund Overdrawn, 74.18 Street " 597.39 Hospital " 3000.85 Balance all funds, 361f1.09 $39843.51 $39843.51 H F Robertson, Collector, submited the following report. Delinquent Taxes Collected, $675.06 Occupation " " 429.75 Sewer Rent " 381.40 Pound Fees. 7.00 Auto Registrations. " 30.00 Bicycler_ " t, 5.25 Penalties & Int. 14P.92 Current Taxes :.223.13 Total. $1894.51 Trees Receipts. No 1194, 1197, 1201, 1202, 1203. $1894.51 V G Skeen, City Clerk, submited the follwing report. Wire Inspection, $37.05 House Rent, 72.50 Fines, 612.50 San Collections, 403.45 Tubercugine TestB,; 60.00 Dairy Permits, 12.50 Dirt Sold, 68.85 Total, $1266.85 Treas Receipts, 1195, 1196. 1199, 1200. $1266.85 Motin was made by J W Bradley and seconded by J L Lea, Jr, that a resolution authorizing the issuance of $15.000.00 perk bonds-e' - be adopted which carried by a Yea and Nat vote as follows; J W Bradley, Yea, J A Richolt, Yea, J F Reed, Yea, M J Gardner Yea, J L Lea`,Yea. whereupon Mayor Britain declared the following resoultion adopted by a vote of all the Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, being present and voting, "Yea". EZt0TION ORDER. WHEREAS, the Board of-Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls:, Texas, deem it advisable to issue bonds of said City for the purpose herein after mentioned; TEE_,EFORE, it is hereby ordered by the Board of Alder- men of the City of ':.ichita Falls, Texas, that an election be held on the 7th day of November A D 1916, at whichb election the follow- ing proposition shall be submitted. Shall the Board of Aldermen of the City of ;.ichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, be authorized to issue bonds of said City in the sum of Fifteen Thousand $$15.000/00) Dollars, payable Forty Years after date, with option of reteeming same at any time .& ten years'time, bearing interest at the rate of five per centum per annum, the interest payable semiOannually, and to levy a tax sufficient to pay the interst of laid bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem them at maturity, for the purpose of "AC;.UIRING PUBLIC CEMETERIES" under the provisions of the Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, adopted December 4th 1913. Said election shall be held at the City Hall and at the Wichita County Court House in the City of Wichita Falls,Texas, and the following named persons are hereby appointed managers of said elction; At the City Hall votiing box J B Fitts, Presiding Judge, J J Manley, Assistaht Judge, Jerome Stone, Smiley Turner, W P Raseoe, Clerks. At the Wichita County Court House voting box, F H Denison, Presiding Judge, I D Browder, Assitant Judge, G R Walker, J N Bartle, and Hubert Glasscock, Clerks. Said election shall be held under the provisions of the General Election Laws of the State of Texas, and only qualified vote voters who are property tax payers of said City shall be allowed • to vote, and all voters desiring to support the proposition to issue bonds shall have printed on their ballots; "FOR THE ISSUnNCE OF BONDS" and those opposing the issuance of bonds shall have printed on their bollots; 2AGGINST THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS". The manner of __holding said election shall be governed by the laws .o.f.the State C Page 119. of Texas regulating penattal &lctions. A copy of this order, signed by the Mayor of said City of G,ichita Falls, shall serve as a proper notice od said election, and the Mayor id directed to cause notice of said Election to be posted up at the places designated for the holding of said Election, at least thirty days prior to the date of holding said Election, and to give at least thirty days notice of said Election by publication of said notice, duly signed by the Mayor, in some dilly newspaper published in the City of Wichita Lalls, Texas, at least once a week, for at least three consecutive weeks preceeding said Election. (Signed) n H Britain, Mayor of City of Vichita Falls, Texas. The State of Texas. ) County of Wichita. ) I, V G Skeen, City Clerk of the City of Wichita halls, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and fore- going is antrue and correct copy of an Election Ceder passed by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, on the 5ht day of Oct A D 1916 at a regular meeting of said Board of Aldermen, at which meeting all the Aldermen of thid.Ciy were present, which order is redorded on Page 119 Book 4 of the minutes of the proeeedings of said Board of Aldermen. Witness my hand and the seal of said City this the 6q day of October 1916. (Signed) V G Skeen, City Clerk of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. ORDINANCE No 231. An Ordinance to amend Section 17 of Ordinance No 227 of the Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, regulating the production„making, manufacturing, care, delivery and sale of register milk or cream, pasturized milk or cream, milk, cream, skimed milk and butter milk, with the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, and declaring an emergency. Section 1. That Sectioh 17 of Ordinance No 227 of the Ordinance of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, be so amended as to hereafter read as follows. "Section 17. :uberculine Test to be given by a duly authorized representative of the Board of Health of this City, for which said representative shall collect from thr owner fifty cents for each head so tested and be it understood that any test not made by soforesaid representative will not be recognized by the Board of Health unless made by a Veterinarian registered with \p the Livestock Sanitary Commission and further that the said test \ • t3Jj be approved by the Board of Hed1hhT. Section 2. That an emergency is hereby declared to exist and the rule requiring Ordinance irescribiag a penalty to be read and passed at three separatemietings of the Board of Aldermen the last of which shall take place not less than ten (10) days from the first be and the same is by unanimous vete of all the Aldermen of the city suspended, and all the Aldermen being present, ➢I J Gardner moved that the rule be suspended, which was seconded by J F Reed, and upon a Yea and Nay vote the rule was suspended and , the amendment adopted by the following vote, J W Bradely Yea. J A Richolt Yea, J F Reed Yea, M J Gardner Yea, J L Lea, Jr Yea. whereupon Mayor Britain declared the rule suspended and Ordinance No 231 passed on its first and last reading by unanimous vote of all the Aldermen present, which is of record in Ordinance Book No 2 ' Page of the Ordinances of the City of Wichita Palls, Texas. Motion was made by J F Reed and seconded by J A Richolt that a refund of fifty cents per head be made to the Dairymen who had paid the sun of $1.00 per head to the City for.Tuberculine tests. Motion carried. Motion was made by J A Richolt and seconded by M J Gardner that an account in favor of Kemp & Duncan for crushed rock, amounting to $149.79 less freight be allowed and order paid. Motion carried. Motion was made by J.A'_.Eicholt and:a0adn39d by J L Lea, Jr, that H F Robertson, dollector, be allowed $19.05 commission on $381.40 vJ sewer rent collected. Motion carried. M J Gardner made a motion which was seconded by J W Bradley, that Seraw rent on the Masonic Building be fixed at $'36.00 her year, payable semianuallyby the Masonic Lodge. Motion carried. J L Lea Jr, reported that he had ordered street crossings removed from Brook St where paving is being done, one to the south side of Elizabeth on Brook St and one across alley on East side of Grace between 9th and 10th streets, whereupon motion was made by J A Richolt and seconded by J W Bradley that report be accepted and apt proved. Motion carried. There being no further business the Board of Aldermen adjourned.