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Min 06/01/1916 C a Wichita Falls, Texas, June let 1916. Page 87. On above dAte the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, met in regular session for the transaction of the following bus- iness, and with the follwing officers present, to-wit; A H Britain Mayor. M J Gardner, Alderman. J A Richolt, " J W Bradley, " a, Jr. " City Engineer, Hinck146, City Clerk, Skeen mkt City Marshall, A J Humpbris, and City Atty Nutt, in attendance. Minutes of last regular meetings were read and approved. Messers J W Culbertson and W C Gibson of the Wichita Gas Co submited the following petition in support of th61r renuest for an amendment to the Wichita Gas Co's franchise. TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. The Wichita Gas Co, Successors to J W Culbertson, hereby petition your honorable bodii~'that you so amend the ordinance granting a franchise to J W Culbertson to operate gas works in the City of Wichita Falls, as will permit the said Company to fix a minimum charge of'35 cents net, for one year, per thousand dubic feet for gas, and 45 cents net per thousand feet thereafter. In support hereof we submit the following; On account of the decreasing natural pressure in the gas field., it is necessary in order to:, supply gas for the coming ! minter to construct and put in operation a compressing station. ry It is estimated that it will require a station of four hundred horse power to handle our put-put at Wichita Falls, and that the cost of this station will be $100.00 per horse power. Referring to the decreasing natural pressure, we will say that in January 1911, the rock pressure in the Petrelia field was above 700 pounds per square inch, while at present the rock pressure is less than 200 pounds to the sqaure inch. ,j The report of W M Welch, gas Ingeneer, Bureau of mines, U 3 Government, covering a period from January 1913 to December 1915, is incorperated for your inspection; RECORD OF WELLS SUPPLYING COMPANY PETROLIA FIELD. [` January 1913--- November 1915. No Wells Average Rock, No Wells Average Rock Tested, Pressure, Tested. Pressure. January 1913,---- 20 621 June 1914----00 000 February 19 617 July 21 388 March 19 622 August 23 379 April 19 621 September 24 377 May 19 615 October -e --- June 18 540 November 24 341 July 19 538 December 25 344 August 18 553 January 1815,27 318 September 17 541 Februaty 27 820 October 18 518 March 29 309 November 17 519 April 29 307 December 19 506 May 29 302 January 1914 16 511 June 31 306 February 18 485 July 32 296 Match 19 434 Agust -- --- April 17 431 September -- --- May 18 432 October -- --- November 31 274i According to this report the pressure dropped from 621 lbs in January 1913 to 2742 lbs in November 1915. The pressure now is below 200 lbs. Under these conditions we are compelled to ask for this advance before making the sxpendatures which have become necessary in the construction of this station and the enormously increasing operating expenses. Very respectfully. (Signed) Wichita Gas Co, By W C Gibson. • ORDINANCE NO- An Ordinance to amend Orninance No 125 of the ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, adopted day of 1900 granting and givine J W Culbertson, his associates and assigns the right to construot and operate gas works in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and the right to lay mains and pipe line and make connections in the streets and alleys of the City of Wichita Falls, and do all other things necessary to the operation of said gas works so as to authorize the said J W Culbertson, his associates and assigns to fix a matmum charge of fifty cents per thousand cubic feetvfor gas, fixing conditions and terms of duration; was taken up for discussion, read and passed on its first reading by a yea and nay vote as follow; J W Bradley, Yea, J A Richolt, yea ✓' J F Reed, Yea, M J Gardner, Yea, J L Lea, Jr, Yea. Page 88 Mayor a H Britain then declared Ordinance N an Ordinance amending the Charter of the Wichita Gas Co,passed on its first reading, by a vote of all the Aldermen present voting"Yea". r There being a neeessity that the Ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds for the purpose of making permaneht street improvements, Ordinance to-wit; For the purpose of paving public streets and constructing authorizin, the necessary storm sewers in connection therewith in the City of $40.000.00 Wichita Falls, Wichita County,Texas, under the provissions of the bond issue Charter of the City of Wichita Fallt, Texas, adopted December 4th for Street 1913, and providing for the levy and collection of a tax for Improvemts interest and to create a sinking fund for redemption of said bonds at maturity, and all the Aldermen being present, motion was made J F Redd and seconded by M J Gardner, that•the rule requiring ordinances be read and passed at three seperate regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen, the last Of which to take place not , less than ten days from the first, be suspended, and the ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds for the purpose of making permanent street improvements be adopted, and upon a "Yea" and "Nay" vote the rule was suppended by the unanimous vote of all the Aldermen of the said city as foldws; J W Bradley, "Yea", J A Richolt Yea, J F Redd, Yea, M J Gardner, Yea,J L Lea. Jr. Yea. Mayor A H Britain then declared the the rule suspended and the ordinance authorizing the issuance of Bonds for the panpose of making permaneht street improvements duly adopted as Ordinance No 224,by unanimous:tote of all_the Aldermen present, which is of record in Ordinance Book No 2 pages 102 and 103 of the Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. There being a necessity that an Ordinance adopting a form of Bond and fixing a place pf payment of the Forty Thousand ($40.000.00) Dollars, City of Wichita Falls Street Improvement Bonds, author- ized by an election held on the 23rd day of May A D 1,916. and all the Aldermen being present, J L Lea, Jr. 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 less than ten days from the first, be suspended, and the .Ordinance adopting the form of Wichita Falls Street Improve- ment Bonds be adopted, which, was seconded by J A Richolt, and upon a Yea and Nay vote the rule was suppended and the Ordinance was adopted by the unanimous vote of all the Aldermen of the said City of Wichita Fails as follows; J W Bradley, Yea. J A Richolt, Yea. J F Reed, Yea, M J Gardner, Yea. J 1 Lea, Jr,Yea. Mayor Britain then declared the rule suspended and the ordinance adopting the form of Bonds to be known as the City of Wichita Falls, Street Improvement Bonds, and duly adopted as Ordinance No 225, by unanimous vote of all the Aldermen present, which is of record in Ordinance Book No 2 on pages No 10 106 and 107. of the Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr T R Boone appeared before the Board of Aldermen with the request that the City authorize the paving of Taylor Street between 9th and 10th Streets and 9th Street from Taylor to Kemp Boulevard, whereupon, A motion was made by J a Richolt and seconded by J L Lea, Jr that the City authorize the pavement of Taylor Srteet from the_,Q North side of 10th street to North side of 9th street and from the West side of Taylor street to the West side of Kemp Boulevard, paving to be done with Concrete and under the provisions of a former resolution heretofore adopted. Motion carried. i Dr Reed preented a PURE FOOD Ordinance which was read, discussed amd passed for future action. )- '/>. o i 0 4 r- > ,c-t Motion was made by M J Gardner and seconded by J A Rioholt, that J A Brown, Sanitary Officer be granted a leave of absence from duty i3ntil June 15th. Motion carried, Motion was made by M J Gardner and seconded by J a Rioholt that the City Clerk be authorized to pay for three cars Piling bnaght from: _ the Continental Lumber Co of Houston, bill to be discounted j at 2jo after deduction for frdtght, and half of the original bill d to be charged to Wichita County. Motion catried. There being no further[business the Board of aldermen adjourned. , Read and approved this O day of June 1916. Attest, . //jJ y C er . Mayor.