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Min 05/23/1921 • • Morgan Building, Wichita r'slls, Texas May 23rd, 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 0 0 W. N. Bonner 0 a W. G. Bralley ALDERMEN J. F. Reed 0 a R. E. Shepherd. 0 Geo. W. Thorburn, City Clerk. Moved by Alderman Reed that the Spot Cash Grocery Co., be permitted to operate a Grocery Store at 1108, Thirteenth, and that P. R. MoLemore be per- mitted to operate a Bakery & Grocery Store on Lot 8 Blk. 4 Floral Heights Addit- ion to City of Wichita Falls, Texas, under the conditions as shown by following contracts, which motion was seconded by Alderman Bonner and oarried. ################## }r### Moved by Alderman Curlee, that J. S. Measles be refunded Five Dollars ✓1 ( kb.00) which was paid for a house moving permit, and permit not used. which motion was secondedby JAjldeegrman Shepherd and carried. ####;'r#########fYYP'##14###### ORDINANCE NO. 349 "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS OVER THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND ALLEYS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS,AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY". was on motion of Alderman Shepherd, seconded by Alderman Curlee, planed on its second reading and passed by following vote:- Yeas: Shepherd, Bralley, Curlee, Reed, Bonner. Hayes: None. #HD##### Moved by Alderman Curlee, that the purchase by Alderman Reed df Blocks 34 and 35, Barwise & Jalonio Addition for a "Tourist Park", for consider- ation of Eight Thousand one hundred and twenty dollars ($8120.00) to be paid as follows:- Four thoasand dollars cash. ($4000.00) Note on or before one year from date, Two Thousand and Forty Dollars, ($2040,00) Note on or before two years from date, Two Thousand and Eighty Dollars ($2080.00) Notes drawing six per cent per annum be now ratified and approved and the City Clerk authorized to issue warrant for $;4000.00 and the Mayor authorized to execute said notes, which motion was seconded by Alderman Bonner, and carried. ############ Moved by Alderman Shepherd, seconded by Alderman Curlee that the foll- owing Resolution be passed. Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Shepherd, Curlee, Reed, Bralley, Bonner. Hayes: None. .,� 226 R-E-B-A-L-U-T-I-O-N "Be it resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, that the following named freeholders:- J. M. Bland J. M. Baber Linn Boyd all of whom are resident citizens of the City of Wichita Falls, Texast be and are hereby appointed members of the Board of Equalization of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas for the year 1921,'to equalize the property values of all the pro)." arty assessed for Taxes for the City purposes by the City of Wichita Falls, Texas and to perform such other duties as may be required of them by the laws of the State of Texas and the constitution and the Charter, and ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. Said members of the Board of Equalization, shall take the oath that is required under Article No. 7673 of the R. S. of Texas. ################ ## ORDINANCE NO. 369 "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND ANNULLING PROCEEDINGS HERETOFORE HAD AND TAKEN WITH REFERENCE TO THE IMPROVSMENT OF PORTIONS OF SUNDRY STREETS IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS". The Ordinance was then read by the Mayor. Moved by Alderman Bonner seconded by Alderman Curlee that Ordinance 369, be placed on its first reading. Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Curlee, Bonner, Bralley, Reed, Shepherd. Hayes: None. Moved by Alderman Bonner that the rules requiring Ordinances to be read on three separate days be suspended. Motion parried by following vote:e Yeas: Curlee, Bonner, Bralley, Reed, Shepherd. Hayes: None ######## Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Curiae that Ordinance 369, be placed on its second reading. Motion parried by following vote:- Yeas: Curlee, Bonner, Bralley, Reed, Shepherd. Hayes: None. Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Curlee that Ordinance 369 be placed on its third reading. Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Curlee, Bonner, Bralley, Reed, Shepherd. Hayes: None. #### # ORDINANCE NO. 370 "AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE METHOD OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR CONTRACTS FOR MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND ( 1000.00) DOLLARS FOR ANY PUBLIC WORK OR IMPROVEMENT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY". The Ordinance was read by the Mayor. Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Curlee that Ordinance J70 be placed on its first reading. k! 227 Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bonner, Bralley, Curlee, Reed, Shepherd. Nayes: None. Moved by Alderman Bonner that the rules requiring Ordinances to be read on three separate days be suspended. Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bonner, Bralley, Curies, Reed, Shepherd. Hayes: None riff# Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Curlee that Ordinance 370, be placed on its second reading, Motion carried by following vote: ' Yeas: Bonner, .5ralley, Curlee, Reed, Shepherd. Nayes: None. Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Curlee that Ordinance 370 be placed on its third reading. Motion carried by following vote;- Yeas: Bonner, Bralley, Curlee, Reed, Shepherd. • Nayes: None. Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Curlee that the foll- owing Resolution be adopted. R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N RESOLUTION DECLARING THE NECESSITY OF IMPROVING SUNDRY PORTIONS OF STREETS, STATING THE NATURE OF SLICE IMPROVEMENT AND THE METHOD BY WHICH IT IS PROPOSED THAT PAYNENI BE MADE THEREFOR, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO HAVE PLANS, PROFILES, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMiENTS PRE- PARED: BE IT, AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS: THAT, I. It is necessary that Ohio Avenue, from the South property line of Sixth Street to 80 feet North of the North property line of Front Street, and Indiana Avenge, from the South property line of Front street to the North prop- erty line of Sixth Street; and, the North side of Sixth Street, from the West property line of Ohio Avenue to the West property line of Indiana Avenue; and Fifteenth Street, from the West property line bf Lamar Street to the center line of Grace Street; and, Elizabeth Street from the center line of Grace Street to 1 foot West of the West property line of Marshall Street; and, Holliday Street, from the South property line of Fifteenth Street to the North property line of Seventeenth Street; and, Filmore Street, from the South property line of Tenth Street to the North property line of Avenue F; be improved by raising,grading, filling and paving the same, and installing concrete, curbs and gutters, and that same be improved with one of the following methods and materials, to-wit: (a) Warrenite Bitulithic (b) Uvalde Rock Asphalt. (c Concrete (d Asphaltic Concrete. (e) with concrete or crushed stone foundation,or other stable and permanent found- ation. 22A II. The City Engineer is hereby direoted to have plans, profiles, speci- fications and estimates embracing each of the foregoing materials and plans of improvement prepared, and to file the same with the Board of Aldermen, the City Engineer being so direoted, there being no City Manager. III. The said improvements shall be paid for in the following manner, to-wit: The benefitted and abutting property, and the owners thereof, shall be assessed and pay for all of the oast of installing curbs and three-fourths of the remaining oast of such improvements, and the City of Wichita Falls, shall pay the remainder. The sums payable by the benefited property and the owners thereof shall be payable in three equal installments, the first of which shall be due on or be- fore thirty (30) days after the completion and acceptance by the city of such improvements, the second shall be due on or before one (1) year after such com- pletion and acceptance, and the third on or before two (2) gears after said com- pletion, and acceptance. The entire amount of such sums shall bear interest from the date of such completion and acceptance and until paid at the rate of :a per annum payable annually, but such Property, and the owners thereof, shall have the privilege of paying any or all of such installments at any time before maturity, and the failure to pay any installment upon the maturity thereof shall at the option of the owner and holder of the certificate of special assessment issued in evidence thereof, mature the entire amount then unpaid; s,nd the sums payable by the respective lots or parcels of pronerty abutting upon the said imp- rovement, and benefited thereby, shall be assessed against such lots or parcels and against the owners thereof, and shall be a personal liability of suoh owner and a first and prior lien and charge against such pronerty, superior to all other liens, claims and charges and demands of whatsoever kind, excepting only State, County and Bunioipal taxes. No assessment shall be levied against any lot or parcel of land or the owner thereof, in excess of the special benefits to such lot or parcel of land in enhanced value thereof by means of eab.h improvement, and no assessment shall be levied until after the notice and hearing as providedin the Charter and Laws in force and effect in this city, and in the ordinances and proceedings of the Board of aldermen applicable thereto. IV. Upon the completion and acceptance of suoh improvements, if same shall have been performed by contract, then certificates in evidence of the assessments levied against the respective lots or parcels of property, and the owners there- of shall be issued to the contractor or party performing and exeepting the work - of such improvement and containing recitals lawful and properly applicable there- to, and the said improvements shall be executed, and the said matters filed,said notice and hearing ordered given, and ordinance levying the assessment, and any other matters with reference to said improvement shall be done and performed in the manner and form provided by the Charter and Laws in force and in effect in this city, and the proceedings, ordinances and resolutions of the Board of Alder- men. V. Each portion of street herein ordered to be improved shall be and is a distinct unit of improvement, separate and distinct from that of each and every ofsher portion of street, and this resolution is intended to have, and shall have the same effect as if a separate and distinct resolution had been passed and ad- opted for each a c h portion of street, and separate acceptances of work,eeparate assessments and separate proceedings shall be had for each such portion of street and if contracts be let, separate contracts for each suoh Portion of street shall be made and separate bonds made accordingly. VI. This resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. The Following letter was then submitted by the City Engineer. -. 229 LETTER OF ENGINE:�N SUBMITTING PLANS, PROFILES, SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATES. TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR, AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: In compliance with the resolution of the Board of aldermen with ref- erence to the improvement Ohio Avenue, from the South property line of Sixth Street to 80 feet North of the North property line of Vront Street; Indiana Ave- nue from the South property line of r'ront Street to the North property line of Sixth Street; North side of Sixth Street from the West property line of Ohio Avenue to the West property line of Indiana Avenue; Fifteenth Street from the West property line of Lamar Street to the center of Grace Street; Elizabeth Street from center line of Uraoe Street to 1 foot West of the West pronerty line of Marshall Street; Holliday Street, from the South pronerty line of Fifteenth Street to the North property line of Seventeenth Street; Filmore Street, from the South property line of Tenth Street to the North property line of avenue F; I have prepared and hand you herewith plans, profiles, specifications and estimates of the proposed improvement, the same embrces the different materials, plans and methods of improvement set forth and specified in the said resolution. The specifications herewith are the same for each street and may be regarded and acted upon the same as if distinct sets were filed for each portions of street. Separate specifications for each street would be only duplicates of those herewith handed you. (signed) Julian Montgomery, City Engineer. ############# Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Curlee that the foll- owing Resolution be adopted. Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bralley, Reed, Curlee, Shepherd, Bonner. Noyes: None. #########Hr-i ## R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADO'TING PLANS,PROFILES, SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATES OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF SUNDRY STREETS IN THE dITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THE h`AVTNG AND CONSTRUCTING OF SUCH IMPROVELIEFTS. . BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS: WHEREAS, by resolution passed on the 23rd day of Hay, A. D., 1921, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, declared the necessity of improving portions of Ohio Avenue, Indiana Aveneu, the North side of Sixth Street Fifteenth Street, Elizabeth Street, Holliday Street and Filmore Street in said City, by raising, grading and filling same, and paving materials and in one of the manners and methods stated in the said resolution, and gave the method by which it was proposed that payment be made therefor, and directing the City Eng- ineer to have plans, profiles, specifications and estimates of the proposed imp- rovement prepared; and, WHEREAS , the said City Engineer has prepared such plans, profiles, specifications and estimates and has filed the same with the Board of aldermen, and the same have been inspected and examined and corrected, where necessary: I. That the said plans, profiles and specifications and estimates, be and they are hereby adopted and approved as those under, by, and in accordance with which the said improvements shall be made and constructed. II. That the City Clerk be add he is hereby directed to advertise for competitive bids for the making and constructing of the said improvements, in the manner and for the length of time and in the form required and crop*ided by the 23, City Charter and laws in force and in effect at this time, and by the ordinanoes and proceedings of this Board, and such bids will be receiveduntil and shall be opened on the 6th day of June 1921 at 8 o'clock, P. M., and all bids shall be made in the form and in the manner, and accompanied by certified cheek and by the .. guarantee providOd'°and required by the said specifications. III. Any bid made will be regarded as a senarite bid for each street and as a bid for separate contract for each street, but bids by so stating may be con fined to any one or more streets. IY. This resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. The Board of Aldermen then adjourned. Read and approved this �dth day of)Iket.4, 1921. kYocr ATTEST: City Clerk 231