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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
June 6, 1966
Items 1 & 2
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in regular session
on the above date in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Building at 7:30
o'clock P. NI. , with the following members present :
R. C. Rancier Mayor
R. Kenneth Hill X
Dr. D. C. Burross X
Leroy Daniel X Aldermen
Max Kruger X
Jack Davis City Manager
H. 11. }dodge, Jr. City Attorney
Wilma J. Thomas City Clerk
James M. Davis Absent
Cletus C. Schenk Absent
The invocation was given by Alderman Kruger.
A group of Very Important Citizens were welcomed and introduced by Mayor
Rancier.
Item 3
Moved by Alderman Kruger that the minutes of the meetings held May 23 and
May 27, 1066, be approved.
Motion seconded by Alderman Burross and carried unanimously with the stipulation
that a correction be rude in the minutes of the meeting held May 27 regarding the
recording of one opponents opposition to purchase of the Catholic School property.
It was to be noted that he registered his opposition, rather than erase as was erron-
eously written.
Item 4
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ORDINANCE NO. 2240
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF
v� IMPROVEMENTS AND OF AMOUNTS TO BE ASSESSED FOR ASSESSMENT PAVING AT KELL EX-
r ✓ , ( �� TENTION WEST FROM THE NEST PROPERTY LINE OF KEMP BOULEVARD TO THE EAST PROPERTY
LINE OF BUCHANAN AVENUE OF THE SOUTH SIDE ONLY IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS; FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OF THE OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND
TO ALL OTHERS INTERESTED; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO GIVE NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING
AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ENGROSS AND ENROLL THIS ORDINANCE BY COPYING
THE CAPTION OF SA1%1E IN THE iMINUT'E BOOK OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN AND BY FILING
THE COMPLETE ORDINANCE IN THE APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO,
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Burross that Ordinance No. 2240 be passed setting June 27 as
the date for the benefit hearing on Kell West extension.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hill, and carried by the following vote:
Ayes : Mayor Rancier, Aldermen Bill, Burross, Daniel, and Kruger.
Nays: None
Item 5
✓ ORDINANCE NO. 2241
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF
IMPROVEMENTS AND OF AMOUNTS TO BE ASSESSED FOR ASSESSMENT PAVING AT FLOOD STREE'1
FROM THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF MILL STREET TO THE WEST PROPERTY LINE OF PARK STREET
IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS; FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR }HEARING OF THE
OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND TO ALL OTHERS INTERESTED; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK
TO GIVE NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ENGROSS AND ENROLL
THIS ORDINANCE BY COPYING THE CAPTION OF SAME IN THE MINUTE BOOK OF THE BOARD
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Item 5 cont'd
OF ALDERMEN AND BY FILING THE COMPLETE ORDINANCE IN THE APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE
RECORDS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING SUNDRY OTHER
MATTERSINCIDENT THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Kruger that Ordinance No. 2241 be passed setting June 27 as the
date for the benefit hearing on Flood Street.
Motion seconded by Alderman Burross and carried by the following vote:
Ayes : Mayor Rancier, Aldermen hill, Burross, Daniel, and Kruger.
Nays : None
t Item 6
John J. Roark, Director of Public Works, reported on the: status of the 1966
assessment paving program. Forth-three of the 67 units qualified for inclusion in
the program; however, Mr. Roark recommended that five others be included, and that 1 ,
a waiver of the requirement of 67% of homestead owners be granted.
These five blocks were recommended due to their proximity to others included,
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and which would leave a gap in paving if not included. The streets are as follows :
a. Colquitt Road from Alabama to Hudson
b. North First Street from Expressway to Stratford
c. Van Buren Street from Ardath to Victory
d. Walnut Street from Virginia to Kentucky
e. Walnut Street from Kentucky to California
The 48 units would make a total cost of $259,399.03. The City's cost would
be $70,901.00 with the property owner's cost being $188,498.03. A proposed ord-
inance was presented releasing the 24 units which did not qualify, from the assess-
ment paving program, with the recommendation that the five named streets be deleted
from the ordinance and included in the program.
� ' ORDINANCE NO. 2242
AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING THE COi`NSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS ON PORTIONS OF
STREETS AT LOCATIONS OUT OF THE PROGRAM FOR 65 LOCATIONS, DELETING SAME
FROM CONTRACT WITH ASPHALT PAVERS, INC. , AND CAiNCELLING THE ASSESSMENT
LIENS LEVIED AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTIES.
Moved by Alderman Hill that Ordinance No. 2242 be passed in the proposed
form except that the five units as stated be deleted from the proposed form.
Motion seconded by Alderman Daniel, and carried by the following vote:
Ayes : I'layor Rancier, Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, and Kruger.
Nays : None
Item 7
H. P. Hodge, Jr. , City Attorney, presented a proposed agreement between the
City of Wichita Falls and the Texas Highway Department concerning the widening of
FM No. 369 between FM No. 2380 (Kemp) and State Highway No. 79 (Jacksboro Highway) .
RESOLUTION NO. 645
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, i
THAT:
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That certain contract between the City of Wichita Falls and the State of Texas �� r
wherein the City agrees to pay the sum of Three Hundred Ten Thousand Three Hundred
and No/100 Dollars ($310,300.00) for curb and gutter and storm sewer work and in-
cidental items on }T,l Road No. 369 from FM Road No. 2380 to State Highway No. 79 ) `
in accordance with State Highway Commission Minute Orders No. 55213 and 56818, is
hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the same in behalf
of the City of Wichita Falls.
Moved by Alderman Kruger that Resolution No. 645 be passed.
Motion seconded by Alderman Daniel, and carried by the following vote:
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Item 7 con'd
Ayes: Mayor Rancier, Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, and Kruger.
Nays: None
RESOLUTION NO. 646
d BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS,
THAT:
There is hereby transferred from the Water and Sewer Fund to the General
Fund the sum of Three hundred Ten Thousand Three Hundred and No/100 Dollars
($310,300.00) to be used to pay the City's part of the cost of widening F. M.
No. 369 between F. M. No. 2380 and State Highway No. 79; this transfer shall be
a temporary loan only, and shall be repaid to the Water and Sewer Fund out of
the proceeds of a future capital improvements bond fund.
Moved by Alderman Burross that Resolution No. 646 be passed.
Motion seconded by Alderman Daniel, and carried by the following vote:
Ayes : Mayor Rancier, Aldermen hill, Burross, Daniel, and Kruger.
Nays: None
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� r ORDINANCE NO. 2243
� V AN ORDINANCI MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED GENERAL
FUND TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 044-Y-80 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Daniel that Ordinance No. 2243 be passed, appropriating
$310,300.00 to be used for improvements to F. M. No. 369.
Motion seconded by Alderman hill, and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Rancier, Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, and Kruger.
Nays: None
Item 8
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A recommendation was made by City Manager Jack Davis to enter into a
contract with the Bridwell Estate to plug and abandon 13 oil wells located in
the basin of Lake Arrowhead, known as River Ranch Field. It was recommended
i that the City pay the Bridwell Estate $125,000.00 for loss of these wells.
To protect the wells with mounds or derricks would cost approximately $104,000.00.
It is felt that the $21,000 difference is more than offset by other costs which
would be incurred should the wells be in service.
RESOLUTION NO. 647
BE I1' RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF 1.JCHITA FALLS, TEXAS,
THAT:
The proposed agreement between the City of Wichita Falls and the J. S.
Bridwell Estate and Margaret Bridwell Bowdle which provides for the abandoning
and plugging of the wells in the Bridwell River Ranch Field in Clay County, which
will be flooded by Lake Arrowhead, is hereby approved, and the City Manager is
authorized to execute the same for and on behalf of the City of Wichita Falls.
Moved by Alderman Burross that Resolution No. 647 be passed authorizing
the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Bridwell Estate to plug and
abandon oil wells as recommended.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hill, and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Rancier, Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, and Kruger.
Nays: None
Item 11
Award of the bid for mounds to protect oil wells on Bridwell lease on Halsell
r land at Lake Arrowhead was considered.
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Item 11 cont'd
City Manager Jack Davis explained that of the bids taken on 8 mounds the cost
of two of them was greatly in excess of the cost of derricks, and it was his re-
commendation that the low bid be awarded on the six remaining earth mounds.
Gloved by Alderman Daniel that the low bid of Zack Burkett be accepted in
the amount of $39,283.66 as recommended.
Motion seconded by Alderman Burross, and carried unanimously.
Item 9
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Permission was requested to advertise for an annual supply of envelopes for
Utility Collection 'Department.
Moved by Alderman Burross that permission be granted to advertise for an r'
annual supply of envelopes as requested.
Motion seconded by Alderman Kruger, and carried unanimously.
Item 10
Award of the bid on a crawler tractor for the Street Department was considered.
Bids were received in two one to
proposals, guarantee maintenance and re-purchase,
and the other not to. After a diligent study of both proposals, it was recommended
by John J. Roark, Director of Public Works, that the proposal of Browning-Ferris
Machinery Company which did not guarantee maintenance and re-purchase be accepted ;
in the amount of $260970.00.
Moved by Alderman Daniel that the low bid of Browning-Ferris Machinery Company
of Dallas, be accepted in the amount of $26,970.00.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hill, and carried unanimously.
J Item 12
Appointment of the Board of Equalization was considered.
Moved by Alderman Kruger that the Council appoint Woody Partee, George Ray
Keith, and Avery Mitchell to the Board of Equalization.
Motion seconded by Alderman Burross, and carried unanimously.
Item 13
Moved by Alderman Mill that the minutes of the Park Board meeting held May 24,
1966 be received.
Motion seconded by Alderman Burross, and carried unanimously.
Item 14
Moved by Alderman Burross that the following reimbursement contract payments
be approved:
Hughes Development Company, Water, White Acres, Subdivision of Unit one
of Faith Village, from May 13, 1965 to May 13, 1966; $776.90
W. B. Hursh, Water, Section 5 of Hursh Subdivision, from May 1, 1965 to
May 1, 1966; $248.00
Elmer L. Dennis and C. W. L. Dennis, Dennis Construction Company, Water,
Lake View Manor, Section 2, Exhibit A, from April 30, 1965 to April 30,
1966; $1.33
Sunnyside Development Company, Sewer, Sunnyside Heights Addition from
April 1, 1965 to April 1, 1966; $20002.41
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Item 14 cont'd
j University Park Corporation, Sewer, Sections A 2, A 3 and C and C l of
University Park Subdivision from May 1, 1965 to May 1, 1966; $1,692.00
Motion seconded by Alderman Kruger, and carried unanimously.
Item 15
City Manager Jack Davis recommended that July 11, at 7:30 P. M. , be set
as the date for the public hearing on proposed electrical code changes.
Moved by Alderman Burross that a public hearing be held on July 11 re-
garding proposed electrical code changes.
Motion seconded by Alderman Daniel, and carried unanimously.
Item 16
An appointment to the Planning Board was needed to replace James Smith
who resigned. The Hayor recommended Dr. C. J. Gay.
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Moved by Alderman Burross that Ur. C. J. Gay be appointed to the Planning
Board, subiect to his acceptance.
Motion seconded by Alderman Daniel, and carried unanimously.
;Moved by Alderman Kruger that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Ifill, and carried unanimously.
The Board of Aldermen adjourned at 8:30 P. M.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of f :�z , 1966.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk