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Res 1551 6/21/1974RESOLUTION NO. 1551 RESOLUTION CALLING A REFERENDUM ELECTION ON THE BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL CENTER, AND SELECTING A SITE THEREFOR. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. An election shall be held in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas on Tuesday, August 13th, 1974 in the election precincts of said City, at the several regular polling places, and with the Presiding Judges and Alter- nate Presiding Judges, as set forth in "Exhibit A" , which is attached hereto and made a part of this resolution for all purposes. SECTION 2. The Presiding Judge for each precinct shall appoint such clerks, not less than two nor more than four, as he deems necessary for the proper conduct of the election. SECTION 3. The Chief of Police shall post a properly executed copy of this resolution, order and notice at the places where the election is to be held, such notice to be posted at lease thirty (30) days before the date of said election. SECTION 4. There shall be submitted to a vote of the electors at such referendum election two ordinances approp- riating $3 , 000, 000 out of the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for the construction of a Bicentennial Memorial Center in the City of Wichita Falls. One such proposed ordinance would provide for the construction of such Memorial Center at the Auditorium site; a copy of such proposed appropriation ordi- nance is attached hereto as "Exhibit B" and made a part of this resolution for all purposes. The other proposed ordi- nance would provide for the construction of such Memorial Center at the Ohio Street site; a copy of such proposed appropriation ordinance is attached hereto as "Exhibit C" and made a part of this resolution for all purposes. SECTION 5. The official ballots for said election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code so as to permit the electors to vote for or against such pro- posed ordinances, which shall be set forth in substantially the following form: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $3,000,000 FOR FROM THE REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND AGAINST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL CENTER AT THE AUDITORIUM SITE. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $3 ,000 ,000 FOR FROM THE REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND AGAINST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL CENTER AT THE OHIO STREET SITE. SECTION 6. In accordance with Section 55 of the charter of the City of Wichita Falls, if both ordinances are approved in the election, the one receiving the highest affirmative vote shall prevail, and the other shall be void. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JUNE, 1974. M A Y O R ATTEST: 4-1-:i/21d" CIT CLERK 2 - EXHIBIT A" COUNTY PRESIDING JUDGE CITY PRECINCT AND PRECINCT NUMBER POLLING PLACE ALTERNATE NUMBER 1 & 2 Wichita County Courthouse Mrs. J. R. Bell 1 7th and Lamar Mrs. Flip Hoskins, Alternate 3 & 4 Lamar School Mrs. Bob Wise 2 2206 Lucas Mrs. La Nora Taylor, Alternate 5 & 50 McGaha School Mrs. Bob Pack 3 1615 Midwestern Pky. Mrs. Pete Graham, Alternate 6 & 43 Ben Franklin School Mrs. G. Donald Larson 4 2112 Speedway Mrs. E. G. Brown, Alternate 7, 40 , 54 Washington Kindergarten Mr. C. E. Jackson 5 600 Flood Mrs. I. A. Carter, Alternate 8 Fain School Mrs. A. D. January 6 1404 Norman Mrs. Dorman Anderson, Alternate 9 & 11 Reagan Jr. High School Mrs. A. H. Hulsey 7 1104 Broad Mrs. Squibb Parrish, Alternate 10 & 15 Alamo School Mrs. Patti Faye Gentry 8 1912 11th Mrs. Fred Martin, Alternate 12,31, 48 Texas Highway Dept. HdquartersMr. Horace Downing 9 58 & 1601 Southwest Parkway Mrs. Vance Harbor, Boxes 9 & Alternate 15 at Lake Arrowhead 13, 26,27 Fannin School Mrs. Mozelle Laseman 10 61 710 Burkburnett Road Mrs. Jim Barnes Smith, Alternate 14 & 45 Crockett School Mrs. Steve Marchand 11 3015 Avenue "I" Mrs. Hurshel Johnson, Alternate 16, 57 & 59 Rider High School Mr. Elton Penrod 12 4611 Cypress Mrs. George D. Elliott, Alternate 17 & 47 Technical Training Center Mr. C. L. Murph 13 1609 Blonde Mrs. J. D. Dixon, Alternate 41 Huey School Mrs. D.L. Chancellor 14 1513 N. 6th Street Mrs. Gladys Moore, Alternate 18, 42 Hirschi High School Mrs. D. A. Shook 15 46 3106 Borton Lane Mrs. Bobbie L. Waugh, Alternate COUNTY PRESIDING JUDGE CITY PRECINCT AND PRECINCT NUMBER POLLING PLACE ALTERNATE NUMBER 19 & 44 Wichita Falls High School Mr. P. R. Flake 16 2149 Avenue "H" Mrs. C. A. Wainscott, Alternate 20 & 22 Zundelowitz Jr. High School Mrs. Barney Glickman 17 1706 Polk Mrs. I. C. Presson, Alternate 21 & 53 Harrell School Mrs. Claude Harris 18 3115 5th Mrs. V. M. Tillerson, Alternate 23, 24 Sam Houston School Mrs. George Stracener 19 25 2500 Grant Mrs. T. M. Moore, Alternate 30 & 51 Barwise Jr. High School Mrs. E. E. Wood 20 3807 Grant Mrs. Arthur Beyer, Alternate 52 Ben Milam School Mrs. John Penn 21 2906 Stearns Mrs. Bernice Knightstep, Alternate 55 & 56 Cunningham School Mrs. Charles Box 22 4107 Phillips Mrs. Raymond Sims, Alternate EXHIBIT B" ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL CENTER AT THE AUDITORIUM SITE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund the sum of $3, 000, 000 for the construction of a Bicentennial Memorial Center. SECTION 2. Such Bicentennial Memorial Center shall be constructed at the Auditorium site, which is a four square block site containing approximately 580, 000 square feet or 13 acres, bounded by 6th and 8th Streets and Bluff and Austin Streets. EXHIBIT C" ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL CENTER AT THE OHIO STREET SITE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund the sum of $3, 000, 000 for the construction of a Bicentennial Memorial Center. SECTION 2. Such Bicentennial Memorial Center shall be constructed at the Ohio Street site, which is a four square block site containing approximately 600, 000 square feet or 13. 5 acres, and is bounded by Seventh and Ninth Streets and the Fort Worth and Denver and Katy railroad tracks and Indiana Street.