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City Hall, City of Wichita Falls, Texa4.
• September 9th, 1920.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, was
convened in regular session in the City Hall in said City, on this the 9th day
of September, A. D. 1920. , 1- 7
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T. D. Cline, Mayor,
W. S. Curlee, )
W. M. Bonner, ) Alderman.
M. 0. McDowell,)
T. G. Bralley, )
an George Thorburn, City Clerk,
pie the following proceedings, among others, were had to-wit:
A/, �ld� e7Tne question of the advisability and necessity for the ordering
11» he Boar of an election to determine vhethe5 said board shall be authorized
to issue the bonds of the City as hereinafter described, having heretofore been
determined affirmatively by the board, and coming again before the board for its
consideration and action thereon and ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE ORDERING
THAT AN ELECTION BE HELD 'e:ITHIN THE CIT1 OF WICHITA FALLS, TEKAS,ON OCTOBER 12th,
1920, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING .,HETHEE THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA PALLg; TM..., WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN
THE AMOUNT OF $700,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING A COMPLETE SANITARY SEi
WER SYSTEM IN AND FOR SAID CITY; IN THE AMOUNT OF $260,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSTRUCTING STORM SEWERS; IN THE AMOUNT OF 0340.000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CON -
STRUCTING PERMANENT STREET IMPROVES-",ENTS IN SAID CITY: IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000.0
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS AND EXTEINSIONS TO THE PRESENT SYS2
TEM OF WATER WORKS TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE AND AVAILABLE WATER SUPPLY AND PLANT
FOR SAID CITY; IN THE AMOUNT OF T.iENTY FIVE (025„000.00) THOUSAND DOLLARS, for
the purpose of CONSTRUCTING A PUBLIC BUILDING? TOWIT? AN INCINERATOR: IN THE
AMOUNT OF SEVE TY FIVE THOUSAND (;,75,000.00) DOLLARS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CON-
STRUCTING PUBLIC BUILDINGS? TO-WIT; THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONS TO AND REPAIRS
OF CITY HOSPITAL; IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND (025,000.00)DOLLARS; FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING PUBLIC PARKS? PLAY GROUNDS AND CEMETERIES; SAID BONDS
TO MATURE SERIALLY, OR OTHERvISE; ITHIN THE DISCRETION OF TR" BOARD OF ALDER-
MEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS NOT TO EXCEED FORTY YEARS FROM'THEIR DATE+AND
TO BEAR INT REST AT THE RATE OF SIX PER CENTUM (6%) PER ANNUN, PAZABLE SEMI-.i
ANNUALLY, AND "HETHER SAID BOARD OF ALDERMEN SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY A TAX
FOR EAOH OF SAID PROPOSED SERIES OF BONDS SUFFICIENT TO .PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST
THEREON AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO TRETIRE THEM AT MATURITY: AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY."
I$ was moved by Alderman N. Bonner, seconded by Alderman W.G.
Bralley, that the ordinance be read in full. Motion carried and the ordinance
be read in full. Motion carried and the ordinance was read in full by the City
Clerk.
Moved by Alderman W.N. Bonner, seconded by Alderman W.G.Bralley,
that the ordinance pa s its first reading.
AYES: W. N. Bonner, W. G. Bralley, W. S. Curiee, M. 0. McDowell
and
NAYS: None.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned until 10:30 A.M. Friday 10th
Sept. 1920.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita FAlls, Texas, met
' in adjourned regular session in the City Hall on this the 10th, day of September
A. D. 1920.
PRESENT:
W. D. Cline, Mayor,
W. S. Curlee, )
M. Bonner, ) Aldermen.
M. 0. McDowell, )
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V. G. Bralley, )
and, George W. Thorburn, City Clerk.
when there came before the Board for the second reading an ordinance entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THAT AN ELECTION BE HELD WITHIN THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS' TEXAS, ON OCTOBER 12th,1920. FOR THE PU:MOSE OF DETERMINING
WHETHER THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, WILL BE AUTH-
• ORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF A700,000.00 FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF CONSTRUCTING A COMPLETE SANITARY SEWER SYST L`" IN AND FOR %AID CITY; IB
TH AMOUNT, OF 260,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING STORM SEWERS; IN THE
AMOUNT OF )340,000.00 ..OR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT STREET IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MAID CITY; AND IN THE AMOUNT OF .;)200,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CON-
• STRUCTING IMP_,OVM'ENTS AND EXT :'.'SIGN-! TO THE PRESENT ;ATER WORKS SYSTEM TO PRO-
VIDE AN ADEQUATE AND AVAILABLE :ATER SUPPLYY AND PLANT FOR SAID CITY; IN THE
AMOUNT OF Ti EUTY FIVE THOUSAND ( 25,000.00) DOLLARS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CON-
STRUCTING A PUBLIC BUITDING; TOWIT, AN INCINERATOR; IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVENTY
FIVE THOUSAND ( 75,000.00) DOLLARS? FOR THE PURPO'R OF CONSTRUCTING PUBLIC
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