Min 09/21/1916 Page 115. Lichita Falls, Texas, Sept 21st 1916.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met
on above date,Mayor Pro-tem. J F Reed presiding in the absence
of Mayor Britain, for the transaction of such business as might
properly come before it, and with the following Aldermen present.
to-wit;
J 7 Bradley, J A Richolt, M J Gardner and J L Lea, Jr.
City Cler Skeen, City A.tty Nut City Engineer Hinckley and
City Marshall Humphris in attendance.
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. '
Mr D P Talley came before the Board of Aldermen to protest against
the laying of a rail road track on Pecan Street as proposed by the
Wichita Falls & Northwestern Ry Co,as he had been advised, and
asked that he be notified if an ordinance granting such right
was proposed. He made the statement that to place a track on said
street would hinder the free passage of wagons to and from the
Wichita Cotton Oil Co's plant and act as a hindranreto the busine
of said company. The Board agreed to visit the mill and look into
the matter of the complaint at a later date.
Mr J L McConkey, representing the Dairymen appeared before the
Board to ask that the Dltrymens Assn be granted further time in
which to make a report as to the number of cows owned by the
Association and to protest against the Tuberculine Test charges
as provided in the Milk Ordinance. After more or less discussion
of the matter the question was passed without action.
Motion was made by J A Richolt and seconded by M J Gardner, that
the monthly bills against the City as OK'd by the Finance Comm.
be allowed and ordered paid. Motion carried.
On motion of J W Bradley, seconded by J L Lea, Jr.,the following
trasn£ars were ordered made for the month of August 1916.
Credit Street fund and charge Sewer Fund,
Feed for 6 mules 1 Mo at t15.00 per Mo.each, $90.00
Feed for 1 horse 1 Mo at $10.00 " " 10.00
Laying Sewer to Light Plant and on 8th & 9th
Streets, one team 18 days at $1.50 per day, 27.00
Credit Street Fund and Chrage Gen Fund.(Pound Dept)
Feed for 1 horse for one month, at $10.00 per mo, 10.00
Feed for stock in pound, 1.50
Credit Street Fund and charge Gen Fund, (River Job)
One team 70 days at $1.50 per day 105.00
One prisoner 12 days at 60V per day, 7.20
Geo Dobson four days at $5.75 per day , 23.00
Credit Street Fund and charge Park Fund.
Feed for one mule 1 month at $12.50 per mo. (Cem) 12.50
One mule sold Park Dept, by Dr Heed and Dobson, 200.00
Credit Street Fund and charge St Imp. Fund.
One team 28 days at $1.50 per day, St Jas Alley, 42.00
One Prisoner 4 days at 60 ' per day, " " 2.40
Geo Dobson 24 days at $5.75 per day, " " 14.40
Total creit to Street Fund, 445,O(5
ORDINANCE No 229.
An Ordinace granting to the Panhandle Refining Go, a corporation
whose principal office is in the City of Wichita +'ails, Wichita
County, Texas,a franchise for the construction od pipe lines for
the conveyance of fuel oil along and over certain streets and
allays in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, was put on its
Cseaond reading and passed by the following vote;
J W Bradley, Yea;. M J Gardner, Yea;. J A Richolt, Yea;. J L
Lea, Jr., Yea;.
Mayor Pro-tem. J F Reed, than declared Ordinance No 229,an Ordinance
Franchise granting the Panhandle Refining Co, the right to construct
an oil pipe line along and over tertian streets and alleys of the
City of Wichita galls, as per map attached to Ordinance, and made a
part of same, pased on its second reading by a vote of all the
Aldermen of the City preeant voting "Yea".
ORDINANCE No, 230.
An Ordinance granting to the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Ry Co,
of Texas, its sucessors and assigns and lessees, the right to
construct ten (10) standard guage tailway tracks in along and
across Kentucky Ave. between Blocks three and four (3&4) of the
Barwise and Jalonic addition to the City--of Wichita Falls, Texas,
was put on its second reading and passed by the following vote,
J W Bradley, Yea;. J L Lea, Jr., Yea; J A Richolt, Yea; M J
Gardner, Yea;.
Mayor Pro-tem, Reed, than declared Ordinace No 230, an Ordinance
granting the Wichita Falls & Northwestern Ry Co of Texas, its
suceessors and assigns and lessees, the right to construct certain
railway tracks across Ky Ave, between Blocks 3 & $ of the Barwise
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and Jalonic addition to the City of Wichita halls, Texas, passed
on its second reading by a vots of all the Aldermen of the City
present voting "Yea".
There being no further business the Board of Aldermen adjourned.
Read and approved thisl'g day of Sept 1916.
Attest,
City C erk. Mayor.