Min 07/10/1961 316
Item No.
Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Bldg*
July 10, 1961
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in a regular session
1 & 2
on the above date, in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Bldg., 7-30
lock
P.M., with the following members present:
Kenneth Johnson Mayor
J. Winston Wallander
Dr. D. Clifford Burross
0. D. McBride Aldermen
Dr, Al T. Witcher
Joe Bailey Meissner
C. J. Griggs City Manager
H. P. Hodge Jr. City Attorney
A. L. Fitts , City Clerk
Absent: Alderman Ledford.
Rev. Wilson Wood, Pastor Southside Baptist Church, gave the Invocation.
2 A Mayor Johnson presented a condensed report on the Conference of Mayors recently
held in Washington, D.C., suggesting that the City investigate the possibility of securing
Federal funds for Urban Renewal and Capital Improvements.
,. Mayor Johnson also reported on activities of the 49th Armored Division of the
National Guard, which he was privileged to attend at Fore Hood, Texas.
3 Moved by Alderman Burross that the Minutes of the regular meeting held June
26, 1961, be approved.
Motion seconded by Alderman Witcher and carried.
4 ORDINANCE NO. 1954
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS,
BY ANNEXING
A COUNTY
CT
WHICH LIE OUTS DE THE CITY LIMI'SOFTHE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,RTOE M., WHICH VEMENT I LANDS
N0. 1,
ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY,
Mayor Johnson declared the Public Hearing, recessed at the June 26, 1961s,
meeting, re-opened for discussion, and asked for any one in the audience, either opposed
to, or in favor of annexation of the areas, to speak.
Mr. Lynn Murphy restated his opposition. Mr. Alton Littlefield spoke in
opposition to the annexation. Mr. Littlefield, not a resident of the area, injected
the problem of drainage in the Plum Creek area into the discussion.
Aldermen Burross, Meissner and the Mayor answered the objections of Messrs
Kuphy and Littlefield.
Having allowed all present an opportunity to speak, Mayor Johnson declared
the Public Hearing 6losed.
Moved by Alderman Burross that Ordinance No. 1954 be approved and passed as
read.
Motion seconded by Alderman McBride and carried by the following vote:
YBas: Aldermen Wallander, Burross, McBride, Witcher, Meissner and Kenneth
Johnson, Mayor.
Nays: None.
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Item No.
ORDINANCE NO. 1957 5
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS BY
ANNEXING CERTAIN LANDS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHEASTERN TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE�CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, WHICH LANDS ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY. (Giant Store Property F.M. 369 & S.H. ?9)
Moved by Alderman Wallander that Ordinance No. 1957 be approved and passed as
read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Witcher and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Wallander, Burross, McBride, Witcher and Meissner.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Witcher that the Minutes of the Planning Board meeting held 6
July 6, 1961, be received and approved.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wallander and carried.
Mr. Elie Lam, representing Skyline Developers, presented a brief explanation � ' 6-a
of the plans for an Elementary School site in Fountain Park Addition. Following a discussion
by the members of the Council, it was agreed that this matter be placed on the Planning
Board Agenda for discussion at their next meeting; Mr. Elie Lam agreeing to be present for
that meeting.
Moved by Alderman Witcher that the Final Plat of Falls Park Addition, Section I, - 7
City of Wichita Falls, be approved;, copy of said Plat being on file in Office of City
Clerk.
Motion seconded by ,Alderman McBride and carried.
Bids were received an4:_opened for a tract of land located at Grace & Kell Blvd., 8
owned by the City of Wichita Fa#s. The bids were as follows:
Roark Construction Co. $250.00
Cecil Rogers 550.00
Moved by Alderman Meissner that the bid of Cecil Rogers in amount of $550.00
be accepted, and that the Mayor be authorized to execute a Deed conveying the property
as advertised.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wallander and carried unanimously.
9
Mary Sue Milliron, Vice-President of Local 6200 Communications Workers of America,
petitioned the City Council to endorse, in writing, the proposed wage classification as
filed by them with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Alderman Meissner complimented Miss Milliron on the Format and presentation of
the Proposal, stating that he did not believe the Council should enter into any negotiations
between employer and employees. Mayor Johnson concurred, and requested that a copy of the
Proposal be filed with the Minutes.
Moved by Alderman Meissner that the City Manager be authorized to execute for 10
and on behalf of the City of Wichita Falls a Standard Sewer Reimbursement Contract with
W. B. Featherston, covering installation of sewer facilities along Beverly Drive, between
Ninth Street and Seymour Highway, in an amount not to exceed $475,94,
Motion seconded by Alderman Wallander and carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Wallander that payments due on existing Reimbursement Contracts 3.1
be authorized and ordered paid, as follows:
Homer HumphrUs, 235,80, on water mains in Blocks 6 &, 7, Park Place Subd.
Frank Parish 235,$i, it it It It Itn If If
N. H. Downing 35.65, it It 11 Block 6, Panic Place Subd.(Final)
C.W.L. Dennis & Elmer Dennis, 287.86, on water mains in Lake View Manor Addn.Sect 1.
W.B.Hursh Estate 119.10, on water mains in Hursh Estate Subd. Sect 2
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Item No.
31-contt T. R. Boone, Jr. $169.40, on water mains in Linden Place Addition.
Mary Singleton 1216.75, on water mains in Singleton Addition.
Wichita Bldg. Corp. 94.97, on water mains in Sikes Estate Addn. Sect D
Wichita Bldg. Corp 19.49, on sewer mains in Sikes Estate Addn. Sect D
Motion seconded by Alderman Burross and carried unanimously.
12 Moved by Alderman Burross that the City Manager and the City Attorney meet with
the officials of the Wichita Co. Water Control & Improvement District No. 1, to arrange
for an orderly and systematic transfer of physical properties to the City of Wichita Falls.
Motion seconded by Alderman Witcher and carried unanimously.
13 Alderman Meissner brought up the question of pedestrians involved in traffic
fatalities, advancing the proposal that over-head walkways might lessen the hazards,
'whereupon Mayor Johnson asked that the Engineering Department investigate the practice
in other cities, obtaining cost estimates, etc.
Alderman Burrdss suggested that walk signals might be included also.
Mayor Johnson again stressed the idea of Federal Funds for Urban Renewal
and Capital improvements.
Moved by Alderman Wall.ander that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman McBride and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned at 8-50 P.M.
APPROVED this the a' day of 2 , 1961.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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-- Not'ce is ter,r. q .,•, " � ,he City of
Wichita Fats oY--^^n 7�7, sale for,,
cash the follu, ,.r, de , etc: Tract of land
W. PERRY ROARK, OWNER situated In Wichita Falls,Wichita Cotnty,
Texas, to-wit:
Located at Grace and Kell Boulevard, `
and being a part of Block One (1) of
R04RK C NSTRUCTI N COiVP4NY the Ed Wilson Addition to the City of
Wichita Falls, more fully described as
follows:
Beginning at a point In the west right-
C O M M E R C I A L R E S T D E N T I A L of-way line of Grace Street, said point
being in the south right-of-way line of the
1636 McGREGOR STREET F.W. & D.C. R.R. and being forty feet
(40') southeasterly from the center line
W I C H 1 T A FALLS , TEXAS of said railroad track measured at right
angles thereto; Tence southwesterly
along the south right-of-way line of said
F.W.&D.C. R.R.to the north right-of-way
line of Kell Boulevard; Thence easterly
along the north right-of-way line of Kell
'Dl Boulevard to the west right-of-way line of
'Grace Street; Thence north along the l
west right-of-way line of Grace Street to
the place of beginning.
This tract shall be conveyed by the City
without warranty of title, The deed con-
veying such tract shall provide, as part
of the consideration therefor, that no ac-
zess from this tract to Kell Boulevard
shall ever be provided, and that Grace
Street shall never be opened into Kell
Boulevard.
Written bids for said tract may be
submitted to the City Clerk of the City
U 1b''f 1�.'t 11 t�a a.�.- .� of Wichita Falls not later than 7:30 P.M.
,v- .. _. on Monday,July 10, 1961. Such bids shall
.L�VU ��:V l.tltll Jt• be opened and considered by the City i
i'J1cli1ta 1'ai1iD 1 ,xaJ Council at their meeting at 7:30 P.M.
f on Monday, July 10, 1961.
The City of Wichita Falls reserves thel
right to reject any and all bids, and to
waive all formalities.—A. L. Fitts, City
-r• ;a ;or and wit 6 o u n c i Clerk.:
wid ,h to 6uonai t our _iJ_ O1
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the ConpaV to ask far any additional rate increaze, W,-; a:: n to Mto:. -U .
•z.ith other citios our ai ze
To aid mw negotiators in presonyin, c ur owe to the Y., t 0 p G�rrad
a bocklat of reclacaiVication iacazs%tion uh.ich indludes: Faots .AbQ-d, Wichita P'e ls,,
Business Statiel ics, and Pmvailing Wage Levels for otlier work-ors is aar city. one
have a copy hary for your in-paction VISO.
It is 0jjr hope t1lat y(ra:, tj-,e City CouDeil of Wichita Fall S., v122 agroa
with our *cntenticn3 that our realamificatiou would btu J=-,b, and proper. If vog
ve would be gratefU fw any assistcance you can gk%re us l4a lwcsGnting Our a to
the Gcn�mnylq, bacgaiming co=ltteo, A latter. ir-dicating that, you enderse cur
proposed reclaasificaticn would be very holpf U, and most apjpreaiatccl.
RespeatfuLl,y submitted for your
oonsideratim,,
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1-1. TE+.2-xdV, Presidetf,
Man—` '' IT on$, Vice- esident
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