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Min 10/18/1921 Morgan Building, Wichita Falls, Texas October 17th, 1921. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wiohita palls, Texas met in regular session on the above date at 7 p. M. with the following present. W. D. Cline, Mayor W. N. Bonner 6 W. S. Curlee J. B. Fitts 6 ALDERMEN J. F. Reed R. E. Shepherd 6 Geo. W. Thorburn, City Clerk. Notice having been received that Mr. Joe Barwise, repres- enting the Fort Worth & Denver City By., Co., would be in Wichita Falls, on Tuesday the 18th Inst and wished to meet with the Council to discuss the having on the South end of Ohio Avenue. Alderman Curlee moved that the Board adjourn until 11.00 A. M. Tuesday October 18th, 1921. Motion seconded by Alderman Bonner and carried. The Board then adjourned according to resolution. Morgan Building, Wichita Falls, Texas October 18th, 1921. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas met in regular adjourned session at 11:00 A. M. on above date with the foll- owing present:- W. D. Cline, Mayor W. S. Curlee 6 J. B. Fitts R. E. Shepherd 6 AL DERME N -J.F. Reed 6 W. N. Bonner 6 Geo. W. Thorburn, City Clerk ############################### Mr. Barwise then addressed the Board regarding the Denver Ry Cogs share of the paving on South end of Ohio and after considerable dts- eussion Alderman Fitts moved, that the Fort Worth and Denver City Ry Co., be assessed the sum of Four Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty ;even and 04/100 Dollars (y$4827.04) for the paving on Ohio Avenue from the WM line of Bert Bean property to the South line of the viaduct entrace on Fourth Street, Motion seconded by Alderman Bonner, and carried. ############################## ORDINANCE 387 "AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL SECTION 26 OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 220 ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS AND SIDE- WALKS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE FINTH DAY OF JULY A. D. 1915 AND SIGNED BY A. H. BRITAIN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WICH- ITA FALLS, TEXAS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY". was on motion of Alderman Curlee, seconded by Alderman Shepherd placed on its second reading and -passed by the following vote:- Yeas: Curlee, Shepherd, Banner, Fitts, Reed. Nayes: None. Moved by Alderman Curlee that the rules requiring Ordinan- ces to be read on three separate days be suspended as to this Ordinance. Motion seconded by Alderman shepherd and carried by foll- owing vote:- Yeas: Curlee, Bonner, Fitts, Shepherd, Reed. Nayes: None. 6, 316 It was then moved by Alderman Curies, that Ordinance 387 be Placed on its third and final reading. Motion seconded by Alderman Shepherd and passed by fallowing vote: yeas: Curlee, Reed, Fitts, Bonner, Shepherd. Hayes: None. ############################# \ Moved by Alderman Curlee that W. p. Roberts be permitted to install a Gasoline Filling Station at the corner of Virginia and Walnut Streets under the usual conditions to-wit:- That the said W. P. Roberts, his successors and assigns legal representatives and administrators hold the City harmless from any dam- ages that may arise from the installation and operation of said Gasoline Filling Station and that the same be installed according to the instructions and under the supervision of the City Engineer, and that said Gasoline Fill- ing Station be removed at once whenever such removal is renuested by the Board of Aldermen of the City of'Wichita Falls, Texas. Motion seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried. ########;�-;######## The following was then read to the Board, by the Mayor: To the Honorable Walter D. Cline, Mayor of the City of Wichita Falls, and to the City Council and members of the Chamber of commerce to the Retail Merchants' Association, to the teachers and pupils of the public schools, to the officers and their comrades in arms of the Thirty'sixth Div- ision, who so loyally came to pay their last respects to their fallen comrades especially to the gallant soldier who bore the colors and the battle flag of the One Hundred and Forty-second Regiment; to the Commander and members of the Pat Carrigan Post of the American Legion, to whom is so much due for the ex- cellent management and patriotic services upon the arrival and burial of the body of our beloved son, Lieutenant A. H. Carrigan, Jr. To the pilot of the airplane, who in military fashion dropped flowers upon the way, to the Boy Scouts of America, who with their leaders made way for the vast procession, and to each and every citizen of Wichita Falls, who so kindly and respectfully added his presence upon this sad occasion, we wish to express our most profound gratitude for the lova and patriotism manifested at this time, and to assure you that the love we hold for the native city of our son and his comrades shall be as the Ever- lasting Hills. We wish to acknowledge with grateful hearts this demon- stration as a memorial to each and every soldier of this City who made the Supreme Sacrifice for his country. A. H. Carrigan. Mrs. A. H. Carrigan. ###OM#########H####################### Moved by Alderman Curlee that the sale of three automobiles by Dr. J. F. Reed, as follows: W. H. Jackson---Dodge for $250.00 L. I. Lucey Ford for 187.50 John Myers Dodge for 200.00 Following terms: W. H. Jackson $31.25 per mo. 1st payment Nov. let. L. I. Lucey 37.50 per mo. 1st payment Nov. 1st John Myers 50.00 cash and 25.00 per month be hereby approved and ratified. Motion seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried. #####sue`R4##### t ### Moved by Alderman Reed that the following allowances per month be made employees of the Health Department for the nse of their automo- biles:- General Sanitary purposes 30.00. per month Dairy and Food Inspection $40.00 per month Contagious disease and quarintine $35.00 per month City to furnish gasoline and oil in addition to this cash allowance. Motion seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried. ##################### f 317 Moved by Alderman Curlee, that the following Resolution be adopted:- Motion seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried by foll- owing vote:- Yeas: Curlee, Shepherd, Fitts, Bonner, Reed. Nayes: None. iffifireff######4#44###t######### RESOLUTION STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WICHITA WHEREAS, prior to the 18th day of April, 1892, certain taxes due the City of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, a municipal cor- poration, became delinquent, such taxes having theretofore been duly and legally assessed by said City against the following described premises, to- wit, situated in the City of Wichita palls, Wichita County, Texas, and Being Lots Six and Seven,Block Eleven Barwise and Jaloniok Addition to the City of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, as shown by the map or plat thereof, recorded in the Deed Records of said County, to which reference is made, and WHEREAS, on the 18th day of APRIL, 1892, in accordance with the provisions of the law relating to delinsuent taxes and the sale of prop- erty subject thereto, C. M. Bryan, Tax Collector of the City of Wichita Falls Wichita County, Texas, duly advertised and sold the premises hereinabove des- cribed, for the payment of the taxes assessed against the same in favor of said municipal corporation, and on said date executed and delivered to the City of Wichita"Falls, Texas, a tax deed covering said premises, which is of record in Volume C, pages 451 , 453 of the Deed Records of Wichita County, Texas, to which reference is made, and which names the city of Wichita palls, Texas, a municipal corporation as grantee, and WHEREAS, thereafter, on July 8, 1893, a second tax dead was executed and delivered by A. D. Anderson, Tax Collector of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, to the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, a municipal cor- poration, which is of record in Volume C, page 531, of the Deed Records of Wichita County, Texas, to which reference is made, which said deed con- veyed to the City of Wichita against the premises above described and /000 WHEREAS, thereafter, on May 16, 4400, by deed recorded in Volume 65, page 577, of the Deed Records of Wichita county, Texas, the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, a municipal corporation sold, transferred and ass- igned the premises hereinabove described unto J. A. Kemp of Wichita County Texas, said deed having been executed and delivered by T. B. Noble, Mayor of the City of Wichita Fails, Texas in accordance with the resolution there- tofore duly adopted by the City Council of said city, and WHEREAS, the resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of the last named deed from the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, to J. A. Kemp, has heen lost and cannot now be found and some questions has arisen as to the authority of the said T. B. Noble, Mayor of said City, to execute and deliver the deed aforesaid unto the said J. A. Kemp, and it is the desire of said City to correct the omission with respect to said reso- lution as aforesaid, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: 1. That the action of T. Be Noble, mayor of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, a municipal corporation, in execrting and delivering unto J. A. Kemp of Wichita County, Texas, the deed to the premises herein- above described, dsted May 16, 1910, and recorded in Volume 55, page 577 of the Deed Records of Wichita County, Texas, be and the same is hereby in all things ratified and confirmed. 2. That the City of Wichita Falls, a municipal corporation acting herein by and through its legally constituted Board of Aldermen, ack- nowledges that the conveyance aforesaid, divested all interest of said City in and to the promises above described, and that it has no further right, title, interest or claim therein or thereto. passed, this 18th, day of October A. D. 1921. ############### The Board of Aldermen then adurned. /� � Read and approved this 7q_ day of �-Z/r 1921. ATTES 318 4 T �