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Min 09/12/1921 Morgan Building, Wichita Fails, Texas. September 12th, 1921. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas met in regular session on the above date with the following present;- W. D. Cline, Mayor W. S. Curlee W. N. Bonner [ J. F. Reed 1 ALDERMEN J. B. Fitts 1 Geo. W. Thorburn, City Clerk Upon motion of Commissioner Bonner, seconded by Commissioner Curlee and carried by the following vote; Yeas: Bonner, Curlee, Fitts and Reed. Hayes: None, and it is ordered by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls: 1. That the Wichita Falls Electric Company, a corporation, having a franchise to furnish electric current in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and to use the streets and alleys of the City for the purpose of erect- ing its poles and wires and being the only company in said city furnishing such service and having a franchise, be and it is hereby required to forthwith ex- tend its service from its present extension at Broadway and 10th Streets Scot- land addition, in a Southerly direction to the alley between 9th and loth Streets: Thence east down said alley oneblock and west down said alley one block to serve all houses with electric current the rear of which abuts upon said alley, it appearing to the Council that there are now about twenty houses to be sdfved by this extension, about twelve of which are already wired. 2. It is further ordered that said Company be and it is hereby required to extend said service south on Broadway Street a distance of one block to the alley between North 9th and North 8th Streets; thence both East and West down said alley a distance of one block in either direction to serve the houses now erected, the back ends of which abut upon said alley, it appearing to the council that there are now about twenty houses now so erected, about twelve of which are ready to take said service. 3. It is further ordered that said company be and it is here- by required to extend its main lines South on North Broadway Street to the ally between North 5th and North 6th Streets and 4. Further that when as many as six residents in Block 16 have had their houses properly wired so that service can be extended to them from the alley between North 7th and North 8th Streets have made application in the usual way according to the rules of said company for service, it app- earing that there are now only about seven houses in said Block 16, then and thereupon the said company is required to extend its service to said six or more houses. 5. And it is further ordered in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions that whenever the residents of Block 15, 17, 18, 23 or 24, shall have six houses properly wired, so that service can be extended to them from the alley at the vack of such houses and six or more of the residents of said blocks or any of them shall have made application to said company under its rules for service then and thereupon be and it is here- by required to extend its said service upon the usual terms to such six or more applicants. It is so ordered. #####W############## Moved by Alderman Bonner that L. B. Gray be permitted to open a Grocery store at 2208 Ave F in the building formerly operated as a Garage on the condition that the owner of the property and said L. B. Gray sign a contradt with the City of Wichita Falls, that said Grocery Store will be closed and removed, when said removal is requested by the Board of Aldermen Motion seconded by Alderman Reed and carried. #################### 304 WA`wr �wWil� Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Curlee, that the fallowing Resolution be passed. Motion carried by following vote: Yeas: Curlee, Bonner, Reed, Fitts, Naves: None. ##################### RESOLUTION RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE IMPROVEMENTS ON NINTH STREET FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE W. P. LINE OF DENVER STREET, TO ITS INTERSECTION 100 FEET WEST OF W. P. LINE OF TAYLOR STREET AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IN EVIDENCE OP THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVIED AGAINST THE VARIOUS LOTS OR TRACTS OF LAND AND THE OWNERS THEREOF ABUTTING UPON SAID PORTION OF SAID STREET. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERIa;EN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS: WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, has heretofore ordered that Ninth Street, from its intersection with the West Property line of Denver Street, to its intersection with the 100 feet West of West property line of Taylor Street, be improved by raising, grading and fill- ing the same and installing concrete curbs and gutters and paving same, and after dna notice and hearing special assessments were levied against the var- ious lots and tracts of land and the owners thereof abutting upon the said portion of said Street, and contract for the making and construction of the safl improvements was entered into with Texas Bitulithic Company; and, WHEREAS, the said Texas Bitulithic Company has fully perform its said contract and the said improvements have been made and constructed in accordance with the said contract and the specifications therefor, and to the entire satisfaction of this Board; 1. That the said improvements on said portion of said street be and the same are hereby accepted and the said Texas Bitulithic Compere y, and the sureties on its construction bond are hereby released of any further obl- igations for or on account of the contract or bond for the making and const- ructing of the said improvements. 11. That this resolution does not and shall not in say wise affect the bond of the said company for the maintenance of the said improvements, but such maintenance bond shall and does remain in fall force and effect. III. That the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby author- ized, instructed, and directed to issue to the Texas Bitulithic Company cer- tificates of special assessment in evidence of the various assessments levied against the respective lots and parcels of land abutting upon the said portion of said street, and the owners thereof, and against which special assessments have been levied, reciting the description of such property, the amount of the assessments against same, the owner thereof, the terms of payment thereof, the rate of interest, the date of completion and acceptance of the said improvements the lien of the said assessment and the personal obligation and liability of the owner of the property and reciting that all proceedings with reference to making such improvements have been regularly had in compliance with the law, the Charter of said City, and the terms of the certificate, and that all pre- quisities to the fixing of a lien and claim of personal liability evidenced by the certificates have been performed, and containing other appropriate and pertinent recitals, and in accordance with the contract with the said company and the law in force in this city, and the proceedings of this Board. IV. This resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. • ############ 305 Moved by Alderman Bonner that John Martin, who has been acting as assistant City Attorney be paid $75.00 for his fifteen days service. Motion seconded by Alderman Reed, and carried. #############et### Moved by Alderman Bonner that the thanks of the Board of Aldermen be extended to John Martin for the very efficient service he has rendered the City. Motion seconded by Alderman Fitts, and carried. ################# Moved by Alderman Curley that the City Clerk be instructed to mail a copy of the opinion rendered by the City Attorney on paving matters and presented to the Council at this meeting, to all property owners who are refusing to pave. Motion seconded by Alderman Reed and carried. ############## ORDINANCE 884 "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND DECLARING An EMERGENCY". was on motion of Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Fitts placed on its third and final reading and carried by the following vote:- Yeas: Curley, Bonner, Reed, Fitts. Hayes; None. ################# # The Board of Aldermen then aljourned Read and approved this /�J day of --^�Z Z 1921. Mayor Attest: Ci y ler �.... 306