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Res 1557 7/19/1974RESOLUTION NO. 1557 RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 1551, CHANGING THE WORDING OF THE PROPOSITIONS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE REFERENDUM ELECTION ON THE BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL CENTER, AND CHANGING THE DATE OF THE ELECTION. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1 of Resolution No. 1551 is hereby amended by changing the date of such election from Tuesday, August 13, 1974 to Tuesday, September 10, 1974. Section 4 of Resolution No. 1551 is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 4. There shall be submitted to a vote of the electors at such referendum election an ordinance appropri- ating $3, 000, 000 out of the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for the construction of a Bicentennial Memorial Center in the City of Wichita Falls. A copy of such proposed appropri- ation ordinance is attached hereto as "Exhibit B" and made a part of this resolution for all purposes. In addition, each elector may express his preference for the location of such Memorial Center at either the Auditorium site or the Indiana-Ohio Street site. The Auditorium site is a four square block site containing approximately 580, 000 square feet or thirteen (13) acres, bounded by Sixth and Eighth Streets and Bluff and Austin Streets. The Indiana-Ohio Street site is a four square block site containing approx- imately 600, 000 square feet or thirteen and one half (13.5) acres, and is bounded by Seventh and Ninth Streets and the Fort Worth and Denver and Katy railroad tracks and Indiana Street. If the appropriation ordinance is adopted by the voters, the Memorial Center shall be built at the site se- lected by the majority of the voters. " Section 5 of Resolution No. 1551 is hereby amended to read as follows: 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 ordinance, and to express their preference for the loca- tion for such proposed Memorial Center, which shall be set forth in substantially the following form: FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $3 , 000,000 FROM THE REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND AGAINST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL CENTER. Each voter may indicate his preference by placing an X in the square beside the location he prefers. FOR THE AUDITORIUM SITE. FOR THE INDIANA-OHIO STREET SITE . " Section 6 of Resolution No. 1551 is hereby repealed. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JULY, 1974. Qc f OR PRO TEM ASS T: CITY CLERK 2 - Y EXHIBIT B" ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL CENTER. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: There is hereby appropriated out of the Revenue Shar- ing Trust Fund the sum of $3, 000, 000 for the construction of a Bicentennial Memorial Center. l