Min 05/02/1921 Morgan Building,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
May End, 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. G. Bralley G
W. S. Curlee 0
O ALDERMEN
W. 2. Bonner 0
R. B. Shepherd g
J. F. Reed 0
geo. W. Thorburn, City Clerk
Moved by Alderman Bonner that the Sanitary Commissioner
Dr. J. F. Reed be authorized to draw up a scale of prices that may be
charged for the collection of garbage in the City, and that he file same
with the City Clerk who is then authorized to advertise for bids for the
collection of garbage in the City at the prides stipulated,
which motion was seconded by Alderman Bralley and carried.
Moved by Alderman Bonner that E. H. Cunningham be permitted
to erect and operate a Drug Store on lots Hos. 10 and 11 Block 65A, Highland
Heights Addition to the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, under the following
conditions to-wit;-
That the said E. H. Cunningham, his heirs and assigns, legal
representatives and administrators hold the City harmless from any damages
that may arise from the operation and installation of said Drug Store, and
that the said E. H. Cunningham agrees that said building and business shall
be removed at once when requested to do so by the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
which motion was seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Bralley that J. R. Ogle be given leave
of absence for seven days, and that Arch Dawson be appointed to be City Rec-
order during his absence,
which motion was seconded by Alderman Bonner, and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Bralley that the Mayor be authorized to sign
contracts for the City with L. E. Whitham for paving on portions of Lucille
Collins, and Hinth Streets,
which motion was seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried.
Moved by Alderman Curies that W. N. Bonner be appointed
Mayor Pro-tem during the absence of the Mayor, from the City,
which motion was seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Curlee, seconded by Alderman Bonner that the
following Resolution be passed.
Motion carried by following vote:-
Yeas:- galley, Cerlee, Bonner, Shepherd, 'teed.
Noyes: None.
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WHEREAS, by contract in writing between the CITY OF WICHITA FALT- ,
and L. E. Whitham & Co., being one 'contract for the improvement of eaoh of the
following portions of Streets in said City, to-wit:
Lucile Street from E. P. L. Duval Street 192 feet West of W. P. L.
Duval Street:
Together with construction bonds and maintenance bonds required by
each of said contracts, are this day presented to the Board of Aldermen for
adoption and approval; and
WHEREAS, the bid of,
Paving per sq yd. $4.20
Excavation,-per sq yd-- .65
Curb,r per foot----- .80
Headerw - er foot----.- .80
for the making and construction of the improvements provided for in the said
eontraots, has, after due advertisement and notice, been made and upon the
opening of the bids said contracts were awarded to the said Company, and
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to set 'aside and provide for the
payment of all that portion of the cost renuired in each of the said contracts
to be paid for by the CITY OF WICHITA FALLS;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF «LDEREHN of the CITY OF
WICHITA FAILS, that there be and is hereby set aside and appropriated out of ✓�
the funds available for that purpose, the sum of Sixteen Hundred and Fifty Three
& 13/100 Dollars, ($1653.13), to pay and defray all that portion of the cost
of improving said portion of Lucile Street, to be paid for by the City of
Wichita Falls:
That said contracts and the construction bonds and maintenance bonds
be and the same are hereby approved and adopted, and the Mayor is hereby author-
ized to execute and sign said contracts, and each of them in the name of the
City.
That this resolution Shall take effect from and after its passage.
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Moved by ALDERMAN Curlee, seconded by Alderman Bonner that the foll-
owing Resolution be passed.
Motion carried by following vote:
Yeas:- Bralley, Curlee, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed.
Noyes: None.
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WHEREAS, by contract in writing between the City of Wichita Palls,
and Wichita Paving Co.m being one contrnt for the improvement of each of the
following portions of streets in said City, to-wit:
Brook Street, from S. P. L. 8th Street to N. P. L. 10th, Street.
Together with construction bonds and maintenance bonds required by
each of said contracts, are this day presented to the Board of Aldermen for
adoption and approval; and
WHEREAS, the bid of,
Paving per sq yard $4.70
Less 8%
Excavating per sq yard .65 )
) for cash
Curb per foot 1.05 )
Headers per foot .50 )
for the making and construction of the improvements ,rovided for in the said
contracts, has, after due advertisement and notice, been made and upon the
opening of the bids said contracts were awarded to the said Company; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to set aside and provide for the
payment of all that portion of the oost required in each of the said contracts
to be paid for by the City of Wichita Falls:
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALD WIN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, that there be and is hereby set aside and appropriated out of
the funds available for that purpose, the sum of FORTY Bine Hundred Eighty ✓4
Four & 18/100 Dollars, ($4984.18) to pay and defray all that portion of the
cost of improving said portions of Brook Street, to be paid for by the City
of Wichita falls:
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That said contracts and the construction bonds and maintenance bonds
be and the same are hereby approved and adopted, and the Mayor is hereby auth-
orized to execute and sign said contracts, and each of them, in the name of the
City.
That this resolution shall take effect from and gfter its passage.
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Moved by Alderman Curiae, seconded by Alderman Bonner that the
following Resolution be passed.
Motion carried by following Tote:-
Yeas:- Bralley, Curies, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed.
Hayes: Hone.
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WHEREAS, by contract in writing between the City of Wichita Palle,
and Wichita Paving Company, being one contract for the improvement of each of
the following portions of streets in said city, to-wit:
Ohio Street, from 3 feet north of N. P. L. 11th Street south to
S. P. L. Barwise, thence in an•easterly direction to the Wichita Valley Railway.
Together with construction bonds and maintenance bonds required by
each of said contracts, are this day presented to the Board of Aldermen for
adoption and approval; and
WHEREAS, the bid of,
Paving per sq yd :jt5.10 Q
Excavation per aq yd. .65 less a%
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Curb per foot 1.00 0 for cash
Headers per foot .50 1 '
for the making and construction of the improvements provided for in the said
contracts, has, after dun advertisement and notice, been made and upon the
opening of the bids said contracts were awarded to the said company; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to set aside and provide for the
payment of all that portion of the cost required in each of the said contracts
to be paid for by the City of Wichita Falls:
THEREFORE; BE_lT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN of the City of
Wichita Falls, that there be and is hereby set aside and appropriated out of
the funds available for that purpose. the sum of Eighty six hundred twenty six &
32/100 Dollars ( 8626.32), to pay and defray all that portion of the coat of
improving said portions of Ohio Street to be paid for by the City of Wichita
Falls;
That said contracts and the construction bonds maintenance bonds be
and the same are hereby apnroved and adopted, and the Mayor is hereby authorized
go execute and sign said contracts, and each of them, in the name of the City.
That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage.
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Moved by Alderman Curlee, seconded by Alderman Bonner that the foll-
owing Resolution be passed.
Motion carried by following vote:-
Yeas:- Bralley, Curlee, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed.
Mayes: None.
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WHEREAS, by contract in writing between the CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
and Plains Paving Conrany, being one contract for the imorovemen of each of
the following portions of streetsin said city, to-wit:
Monroe Street in,front of Lots 5 & 6, Block 80, Floral heights,
Addition:
Together with construction bonds and maintenance bonds required by
each of said contracts, are this day presented to the Board of Aldermen for
adoption and approva'; and
WHEREAS, the mid of,
Paving per sq yard 04.25
xeavating per sq yd .65
Curbs per foot 1.75
Gutters per foot 1.75
for the making and construction of the improvements provided for in the said
contracts, has, after due advertisement and notice, been made and upon the
opening of the bids said contracts were awarded to the said company; and
WEE:LEAS, it is deemed necessary to set aside and provide for the
payment of all that portion of the cost required in each of the said contracts
to be paid for by the City of Wichita Falls;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN of the City of
Wichita Falls, that there be and is hereby set aside and appropriated out of ��yy
the funds available for that purpose, the sum of Two RRndred Seven & 72/100 ' 1
Dollars (0207.72) to pay and defray all that portion of the cost of improving
said portions of Monroe Street, to be paid for by the City of Wichita Falls:
That said contracts and the construction bonds and maintenance bonds
be and the same are hereby approved and adopted, and the Mayor is• hereby auth-
orized to execute and sign said contracts, and each of them, in the name of the
City.
That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage.
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4 Moved by Alderman Curlee, seconded by Alderman Bonner that the
following Resolution be passed.
Motion carried by following vote:-
Yeas:- -*alley, Curlee, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed.
Hayes: None.
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WHEREAS, by contract in writing between the City of Wichita Palls,
and L. E. Whitham and Company, being one contract for the improvement of each
of the following portions of Streets in said City, to-wit:
Ninth Street N. W. * intersection, and 100 feet west of west side
of Buchanan Street, being approximately a total of 6834 sq yards, paving 7130
sq yards, excavation, 2511 feet curbs, and 243 feet oak headers.
Together with construction bonds and maintenance bonds required by
each of said contracts, are this day presented to the Board of Aldermen for
adoption and approval ; and
WHEREAS, the bid of,
Paving per sq yard 44.75
Excavation per sq yard .65
Curb per foot 1.00
Headers-per-foot 1.00
for the making and aonstiruction of the improvements provided for in the said
contracts, has, after due advertisement and notice, been made and upon the
opening of the bids said contracts were awarded to the said Company; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to set aside and provide for the
payment of all that portion of the cost required in each of the saiki oontraeta
to be paid for by the City of Wichita Palls:
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDER/MI of THE CITY
OP WICHITA PALLS, that there be and is hereby set aside and appropriated out
of the funds available for that purpose, the sum of Eight Hundred Seventy
Five & 67/100 Dollars, to pay and defray all that portion of the cost of imp-
roving said portions of Ninth Street, to be paid for by the City of Wichita
Falls:
That said contracts., and the construction bonds and maintenance
bonds be and the same are hereby approved and adopted, and the Mayor is here-
by authorized to execute and sign said contracts, and each of them in the name
of the City.
That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage.
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Moved by Alderman Curiae, seconded by Alderman Bonner that the foll-
owing Resolution be passed.
Motion carried by following vote:-
Yeas:- Brailey, Curies, 3onner, Shepherd, Reed.
Hayes: None.
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WHEREAS, by contract in writing between the City of Wichita Falls,
and L. E. Whitham and Company being, one contract for the improvement of each
of the following portions of Streets in said City, to-wit:
Collins Avenue, all unpaved portion between Brook Street, and
Bridwell Street.
Together with construction bonds and maintenance bonds required
by each of said contracts, are this day presented to the Board of Alddrmen,
for adoption and approval; and
WHEREAS, the bid of,
Paving per sq yard ;3.97
Excavation per sq yd. .60
Curb per foot .65
Headers per foot .80
for the making and construction of the improvements provided for in the said
contracts, has, after due advertisement and notice, been made and upon the
opening of the bids said contracts were awarded to the said Company; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to set aside and provide for the
payment of all that portion of the cost required in each of the said contracts
to be paid for by the City of Wichita Falls:
TRERTIIPORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN of the City of
Wichita Falls, that there be and is hereby set aside and appropriated out of
the funds available for that purpose, the sum of Fifty Eight Handred & Twenty
Seven & 60/100 (05627.60) Dollars, to pay and defray all that portion of the
cost of improving said portion of Collins Street to be paid for by the City
of Wichita Falls:
That said contracts and the construction bonds and maintenance bonds
be and the same are hereby approved and adopted, and the Mayor is hereby auth-
orized to execute and sign said contracts, and each of them in the name of the
City.
That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage.
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I'Ci''tI ORDINANCE 363
1 "AN ORDINANCE TO CARRY INTO EFFECT THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER
II, TITLE 22, OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS,1911, AND THE
PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS RELATING
TO STREET IMPROVEMENTS, AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE AND NEaRING TO PROPERTY OWNERS
AND OTHERS AND FOR ASSESSMENTS FOR SUCH IMPROVEMENTS, AND REPEALING 01DINANCES
AND PROCEEDINGS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY".
was on motion of Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Bralley
put on its second reading and carried by following vote:-
Yeas: Bralley, Bonner, Shepherd, Curlee, Reed.
Hayes: None.
Moved by Alderman Bonner that the action of the Commissioners
Court in appointing Sanguinet Statts, and Pate Architects for New Hospital
Building be hereby ratified and approved,
which motion was seconded by Alderman Bralley, and carried.
Moved by Alderman Curiae that the following Resolutions be
passed,
which motion was seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried
by the following vote;-
Yeas:- Curlee, Bralley, Reed, Shepherd, Bonner.
Hayes: None
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BE it resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, that it is hereby declared to be a public necessity to ourb,pave
and exearate the following:-
All the unpaved portion of Filmore Street from 10th Street
to Avenue F.
To build new curb or reset old curb according to the plan
and specifications made by the City Engineer, of Wichita Falls, Texas, and
on file in the office of the City Secretary, of Wichita Falls, Texas.
To pave said street between said limits and curb lines accord-
ing to the plans and specifications of the City Engineer of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas.
Be it further resolved that the City Engineer be instructed to
speedily prepare a preliminary estimate of the post of the said improvement
and present same to the Board of Aldermen for their approval and that the City
Clerk make the proper publication of these resolutions.
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Resolution ordering the improvement of the following Streets:
All the unpaved portion of Filmore Street, from 10th Street
to Avenue F.
Be it resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, that the above described streets shall be improved in the follow-
ing manner, to-wit:
1. That the said Street shall be graded, excavated or filled.
2. That new curb shall be built, or reset old curb and that
said street be paved between said limits and said curb lines, according to the
plane and specifications to be furnished therefor by the City Engineer of the
City of Wichita Falls, Texas.
3. That the said roadway shall be paved with one of the foll-
owing materials, and bids be taken therefor, to-wit:
(a) concrete
(b) Bithulithio
Bids shall be taken for concrete curbs, and said work of imp-
rovement shall be done with such of said materials and under such methods and
plans as may be selected by the Board of Aldermen after the bide are received.
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4. That the cost of said improvements shall be paid as folloes.
The owners of property abutting on said street shall pay the
whole cost of installing concrete ourbs in front of their respective properties,
and three-quarters of the cast of the paving in proportion to their frontage;
and the City of Wichita Falls, shall pay one fourth of the total cost of such
paving.
That the proportion of the costs herein named to be paid by
the owners of abutting property shall be paid in three equal installments as
follows: one third cash, on the acceptance of the improvement by the City of
Wichita Falls, one third in one year from the date of said acceptance, and one
third in two years from said date.
That the said sums payable by property owners shall bear int-
erest at eight (8%) per cent per annum from said date of acceptance provided
that said owners of abutting property shall have the privilege of paving the
said assessments in whole or in part before maturity, with accrued interest to
the.date of payment, and default in payment of any installment shall at option
of holder and owner of assessment mature all unpaid installments.
That the proportion of said oosts payable by the owners of
said abutting property shall be assessed against the said owners and against
their said property in accordance with the terms of the General Laws of the
State of `easy, and in accordance with what is known as the "Front foot plan
or rule" as the frontage of the property on the said streets named to be paved
provided that if the application of this rule, would, in the opinion of the
Board of Aldermen to assess and apportion said cost in such proportion as it
may deem just and equitable having in view the special benefits in enhanced
value to be received by each owner of said property so as to produce a substan-
tial equality of benefits by, and burdens imposed upon each owner.
That no assessments shall be made against any such owner or his
property until after notioe has been given such owner and a hearing as provided
by the General Laws of the State of Texas, and provided that no assessment shall
be made against any owner or his property in excess to the benefits to such
property in enhanced ttalue thereof by said improvement.
That the Engineer of the City of Wichita Falls, is hereby
directed at once to prepare specifications and file the same with the Board
of Aldermen for each of the hereinabove described pavements or improvements.
That each street or portion thereof mentioned herein shall
be considered a separate improvement, contracts let, hearings held, benefits
and assessments, etc, determined acoordingly.
That in the specifications prepared, provisions shall be made
for requiring all contractors to give a maintenance bond for a term of not long-
er than five years for the maintenance of the pavements hereinabove described.
That such specifications shall require the bidder to make a
bid upon the various above named pavements or materials of improvements; with
Maintenance bond as herein provided.
The said specifications shall also state the amount of the con-
struction bond required to be given, as well as the method by which it is pro-
posed to pay the cost of the said pavement, said method being in accordance with
this resolution.
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Be it resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Wichita Falls, that specifications presented to the Mayor and Board of Alder-
men by the City Engineer and prepared by him for the improvement of all the
unpaved portion of Filmore Street from 10th Street a to Avenue F.
Moved by Alderman Shepherd that the Bond submitted by the
First National Bank be approved and aocepted,and that the City funds in the
City National Bank of Commerce be transferred to the First National Bank
which motion was seconded by Alderman Curlee and carried.
"Moved by Alderman Curlee, that Dr. Reed be authorised to make
settlement with D. L. Fritz for oonstruction of Sanitary Sewer on Austin Street
between 7th & 8th Street bf said settlement can be made for S800.00,
which motion was seconded by alderman Bralley and oarried.
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Moved by .Alderman Shepherd that Albert Miller be appointed
Ctty Treasurer at a salary of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars per month and that- his
bond be made $50000.00,
which motion was seconded by Alderman Bonner and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
Read and approved this 9th day of May 1921.
Mayor
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