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Min 04/25/1921 T Morgan Building, Wichita Falls, Texas. April 25th, 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. Caine, Mayor W. S. Curiae 0 W. G. Bralley 0 0 ALDERMEN W. N. Bonner 0 0 R. E. Shepherd 0 0 J. F. Reed 0 Geo. W. Thorburn, City Clerk 'j Moved by Alderman Bonner that the consideration to be paid the Missouri Kansas & Texas Ry. Co for an easement across their tracks 2049 feet West of Mile *oat 789 near Wichita Falls,Texas, for the New Sanitary Sewer, be made Twenty Five (V25.00) Dollars. which motion was seconded by Alderman Bralley, and carried. #####HH####### Moved by Alderman Curlee that the resignation of the City Health Officer Dr. M. M. Walker be accepted with regret, and that the thanks of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen be extended to Dr. Walker for the faithful and efficient aer- vice rendered the City during his term of office. • which motion was seconded by Alderman Bralley & (tarried. Moved by Alderman Reed that Dr. W. P. Lowry be anoointed City Health Officer in place of Dr. M. M. Walker resigned. which motion was seconded by Alderman Bonner and carried. ######### ##'## Moved by Alderman Curlee that the examining Board for Plumbers be as follows: Julian Montgomery, City Engineer Dr. W. P. Lawry, City Health Officer J. L. Moore plumbing Inspector C. C. Herd, Master Plumber A. D. Grimes, Journey man Plumber. which motion was seconded by Alderman Bralley, and carried. # # # Moved by Alderman Curlee that the bid of 5-76% for daily balances on City Deposits submitted by the First National Bank of Wichita Falls, Texas, be accepted, provided that the contract will terminate on lst July 19214 when bids for interest on daily balances will again be advertised for, which motion was seconded by Alderman"Reed and carried. • ############### Moved by Alderman Curlee that the Record News of Wichita Falls, Texas be designated as the official paper of the City which motion was seconded by Alderman Bralley and carried. • Moved by Alderman Curlee that the five year maintenance Bond on Paving on Denver, Rose and Eighth Street put in by Paskins, be reduced to a one year maintenance Bond,in accordance with all other paving contracts let since that contract, whioh motion was seconded by Alderman Shepherd, and carried. ######ffffiffif Moved by Alderman Curlee that the following be appointed as a"Cemetery Board". Mrs A. H. Carrigan Mrs Frank Kell Mrs M. Addioks Bert Bean which motion was seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried. iiii####*####### Moved by Alderman Reed that R. 0. Harvey be appointed Chairman of the Park Board, • which motion was seconded by Alderman Shepherd and carried. ;ORDINANCE 352 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF NINTH STREET, N. W. INTERSECTION AND 100 FEET WEST OF NEST SIDE BUCHANAN STREET, DESIGNATING THE MATERIALS AID) METHODS OF IMPROVEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF BY CONTRACT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEEMNTS, LEVYING ASSESS- MENTS THEREFOR AND FIXING THE TERMS AND TIMES OF PAYMENT, AND TEE RATE OF INTER- EST THEREON, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES, AND DE- CLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman Bonner that in order this ordinance shall go into effect at once that the rules be suspended, which motion was seconded by Alderman Reed and carried by the following vote:- Yeas: Shepherd, Bralley, Curlee, Bonner, Reed. Hayes: None. Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Reed that Ordinance 352,be finally passed, which motion carried by the following vote:- Yeas: Shepherd, Bralley, Curlee, Bonner, Reed. Nayes: None, • ORDINANCE 353 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING TEE IMPROVEMENT OF MONROE STREET IN FRONT OF LOTS NO. 5, AND 6, BLOCK 80, FLORAL HEIGHTS ADDITION, DESIGNATING THE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF IMPROVEMENT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THMEOF BY CON- TRACT,AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF S)CH IMPROVEMENTS,LEVYING ASSESSMENT THEREFOR,AND FIXING THE TERMS AND TIMES OF PAYMENT,AND THE RATE OF INTEREST THEREON, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman Shepherd, seconded by Alterman Bonner that the rules be suspended in order that this Ordinance shall go into effect at once, which motion carried by the following vote:- Yeas: Reed, Curlee, Bonner, Bralley, Shepherd, Nayes: None. • ORDINANCE 354 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF OHIO AVENUE FROM ELEVENTH STREET TO WICHITA VALLEY RY CO's TRACKS, DESIGNATING THE MATERIALS AND METH- ODS OF IMPRJVEMENT,AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF BY CONTRACT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS,LEVYING ASS- ESSMENTS THEREFOR,A.ND FIXING THE TERMS AND TIMES OF PAYMENT', AND THE RATE OF INTEREST THEREON, AND PROVIDING POR THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES, AND DECLARING AN E✓NERGENCY. • Moved by ; arm, d Bonner. seco ed by Ald r She herd, Ah t, p� 4L CPS l4ilLa� BdaN�YSW�Y.m-' i. which motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Curlee, Bonner, Dralley, Shepherd, Reed. Nayes:- None. Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Shepherd that Ordinance 354, be finally passed, which motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Curlee, Bonner, Bralley, Shepherd, Reed. Hayes: None. ORDINANCE 355 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF LUCILE STREET FROM EAST PROP- ERTY LINE DUVAL STREET TO 192 FEET FROM WEST PROPERTY LINE DUVAL STREET, DES- IGNATING TEE MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF IMPROVEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE CON- STRUCTION THEREOF BY CONTRACT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS, LEVYING ASSESSMENT THEREFOR, AND FIXING THE TERMS AND TIMES OF PAYMENT, AND THE RATE OF INTEREST THEREON, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman Bonner seconded by Alderman Bralley that the riles be suspended in order that this ordinance shall go into effect at once, which motion was carried by following vote:- Yeas: Curies, Reed, Shepherd, Bralley, Bonner. Nayes: None. # #M#M (- Moved by Alderman Bonner seconded by Alderman Bralley that Ordinance 355 be finally passed, which motion carried by following vote:- Yeas:- Curlee, Reed, Shepherd, Bralley, Bonner. Nayes None. # #K4 ORDINANCE 356 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF BROOK STREET FROM SOUTH PROP- . ERTY LINE OF EIGHTH STREET TO NORTH PROPERTY LINE TENTH STREET,DESIGNATING THE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF IMPROVEMENT,AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF BY CONTRACT,AND PROVI➢ING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH IMP- ROVEIENTS, LEVYING ASSESSMENT THEREFOR, AND FIXING THE TERMS AND TIMES OF PAY- MENT, AND THE RATE OF INTEREST THEREON, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ASS- IGNABLE CERTIFICATES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman Bonner seconded by Alderman Bralley that the rules be suspended In order that this ordinance shall go into effect at once, which motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bralley, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed, Curlee, ���� Nayes: None. • Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Bralley that Ordinance 356, be finally passed, which motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bralley, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed, Curiae. Nayes:None; ORDINANCE 357 AN ORDINANCE OR➢ERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF COLLINS AVENUE, ALL THE UN- PAVED PORTION BETWEEN BROOK STREET, AND BRIDWELL STREET, DESIGNATING THE MAT- RBTALS AND METHODS OF IMPROVEMENT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF BY CONTRACT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS, LEVYING ASSESSMENTS THEREFOR, AND FIXING THE TERMS AND TIMES OF PAYMENT, ,AND THE RATE OF INTEREST THEREON. AND PROVIDING, FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman Bralley seconded by Alderman Bonner, that the rules be suspended in order that this Ordinance shall go into effect at once, which motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bralley, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed, Curlee. Nayes: None. Moved by Alderman Bralley seconded by Alderman Bonner, that Ordinance 357 be finally passed, which motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bralley, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed, Curies. Naves: None # H ORDINANCE 358 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING W. E. FITZGERALD, L. T. B:,RNS, AND THE WICHITA HARDWARE COMPANY, A CO-PARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF P.A. MENKE, R. G. SCHEURER, AND LEE ROY R. SCHEURER,THEIR HEIRS AND ASSIGNS TBE PRIVILEGE,RIGHT AND FRAN- CHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE CERTAIN RAILWAY TRACK OR TRACKS OVER UPON AND ACROSS MILLS STREET,BEGINNING AT A POINT ON SAID MILL STREET 450 FEET SOUTH FROM THE INTERSECTION OF WALNUT STREET•with SAID MILL STREET, THENCE ALONG SAID MILL STREET IN A NORTBERNLY DIRECTION TO A POINT IN SAID MILL STREET NAME AN ALLEY AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF LOT NO.10 OF BLOCK 16 OF THE BARWISE AND JALONIC ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ALL WITHIN THE CORPO- RATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, LIMITING IT TO 10 YEARS AND PROVIDING FOR PAVING BETWEEN THE RAILS AND TWO (2) FEET ON THE OUTSIDE THEREOF OF ANY RAILROAD TRACKS LAID ON SAID STREETS. Moved by Alderman Bonner seconded by Alderman Bralley that Ordinance 358, be placed on its third and final reading, which motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bonner, Bralley, Shepherd,Reed, Curlee. Nayes: None. ORDINANCE 359 "AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF INDIANA AVENUE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY". was on motion of Alderman Bralley, seconded by Alderman Bonner, placed on its third and final reading and carried by the following vote:- Yeas: Bralley, Curiae, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed. Nayes: None. 2 p ORDINANCE 360 AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF FIFTEENTH STREET, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY". MOVED by Alderman Shepherd, seconded by Alderman Bonner that the rules be suspended. Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bonner, Bralley, Shepherd, Reed, Curlee. • Nayes: None. Moved by Alderman Shepherd seconded by Alderman Bonner that Ordinance No. 360, be finally passed, Motion oarried by following vote:- Yeas: Bonner, Bralley, Shepherd, Reed, Curlee. • Nayes: None. ORDINANCE 361 "AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING HE CITY CLEW TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF HOLLIDAY STREET? AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY". Moved by Alderman Bonner, secondedby Alderman Shepherd that the rules be suspended. Motion parried by following vote:- Yeas: Bonner, Curlee, Reed, Shepherd, Bralley Hayes: None. ############HH Moved by Alderman Bonner, seconded by Alderman Shepherd that Ordinance 361, be finally passed, Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Bralley, Curlee, Bonner, Shepherd, Reed. Hayes: None. ORDINANCE 362 "AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE NORTH SIDE OF SIXTH STREET BETWEEN OHIO AVENUE AND INDIANA AVENUE' ANd DECLARING AN EMERGENCY". Moved by Alderman Curlee, seconded by Alderman Bralley, that the rules be suspended. Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Curiae, Bralley, Reed, Shepherd, Bonner. Nayes: None. Moved by Alderman Curlee, Seconded by Alderman Bralley that Ordinance 362, be finally passed. Motion carried by following vote:- Yeas: Curlee, Bralley, Reed, Shepherd, Bonner. Aayes: None. 209 • ORDINANCE 363 "AN ORDINANCE TO CARRY INTO EFFECT THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER II, TITLE 22, OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE STATE OF TESAS,1911, AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,TEXAS RELATING TO STREET IMPROVE- MEETS, AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE AND HEARING TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND OTHERS AND FOR ASSESSMENTS FOR SUCH IMPROVEMENTS, AND REPEALING ORDINANCES AND PROCEEDINGS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY". was on motion of Alderman Curies, seconded by Alderman Bralley placed on its first reading and carried by the following vote:- Yeas: Curies, Bralley, Reed, Shepherd, Bonner. Naye*:- None. A ###H##H# Moved by Alderman Bonner that the following taxes ❑aid in error be refunded:- G. A. Miller $40,60 A. H. Douglas 33.35 J. Caruthers 55.10 H. A. Peterman 54.23 L. M. Staley- 208.80 John W. Thomas 40.60 L. T. Burns- 13.24 The Board of Aldermen then adjourned. Read and approved this 2nd day of May, 1921. ATTEST: Mayor ty Clerk 210