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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Bldg.
November 11, 1957
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in regular session on the
above date, in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Bldg., at g o'clock P.M., with
the following members present:
K. C. Spell Mayor
Bill G. Hale
Dr. J. D. Hall
Stayton M. Bonner Aldermen
Tom C. Foley
Geo. T. Henderson City Clerk
H. A. Thomason City Manager
J. Walter Friberg City Attorney
The Invocation was given by Rev. Chester Hughes, Pastor of First Church of God.
Moved by Alderman Foley that the Minutes of the regular meeting held Oct. 28th
and the called meeting held Nov. 6th, 1957, be and the same are hereby approved.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hale and carried.
Moved by Alderman Foley that plans for a Federal urban renewal program here
be and the same is hereby deferred until the next regular meeting, to provide further
study of the proposed plan.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hale and carried.
Mr. R. E. Huntley, President of 5lichita Falls Baseball Club, came before the
Council seeking a cor, nittment for use of the ball park for the coming season. The matter
was taken under favorable consideration, but no official action taken, whereupon 11r.
Huntley was assured of an official reply not later than the next regular Council meeting
to be held Nov. 25th.
Moved by Alderman Foley that the Board of Aldermen does hereby accept the
recommendation of the Director of Utilities and award the bid for 3 - 20" Hub end gate
Valves to the lowest bidder, Iowa Valve Co. of Dallas, at their bid price of 3009.15,
frt. allowed to Wichita Falls; Terms 2y 10th prox.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hall and carried.
Moved by Alderman Bonner that the Board of Aldermen does hereby authorize payment
to Clayton Electric Co. the sum of $11,329.92 on Estimate No. 2, for installing remote
control and supervisory equipment for the 1,11ater Supply System, and direct the City Clerk to
draw a check for the same, payable out of Water Bond Improvement Fund, Ser, 1955,
Motion seconded by Alderman Foley and carried.
Moved by Alderman Bonner that the Board of Aldermen does hereby approve the plans
and specifications on a 12" water main in the Farm to Market Road, from the SikesAddition
, to Fairway Blvd., and a 12" water main from Virginia and Jasper Streets out 26th St. to
- the Windthorst Roads as presented by John P. Ruhmann, Director of Utilities, and direct the
the City advertise for bids to be opened Dec. 9th.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hale and carried.
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As advertised, bids for paving Arthur Street, from Avenue S southward to Railroad,
were opened by the City Clerk and read aloud by the City Manager. The bids were as follows:
Timmons & Anderson $2804.60
T . S. Duke Construction Co. 2623.05
Moved by Alderman Foley that the above and foregoing bids be referred to '«_,
F. M. Rugeley, Director of Public Works, for comparison and recommendation, and report
back to the Council at the next regular meeting.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hall and carried.
Moved by Alderman Bonner that the Board of Aldermen does hereby authorize payments
on Water and Sewer Main Reimbursement contracts, as follows:
To Hughes Development Co.Inc. $7387.35, due 10-28-57, for water mains in Faith Village,
Unit ##2.
University Park Corp. 5471.52, due 9-1-56, for water mains in University Park
Addn.Sect.A & B-31 B-2, A, A&B-2, A-1 & C, A 3,
A-3 & C-1.
University Park Corp. 5330.53, due 9 -57, for water mains in University Park
Addn. Sect. A & B-31 B--21 A, A & B-2.
Hamilton Investment Co. 78.62, due 10-31-57, for sewer mains in 7th Sup. Addn.
to Country Club Estates Addn. r
Sunnyside Development Co. 106.32, due 10-29-57, for sewer mains in Section 11-a &
Sect. 11-B, in Sunnyside Heights Addn.
N. H. Downing 38.05, due 10-31-57, for sewer mains in 2nd Supplemental
Addn. to Park Place Addn.
Hughes Development Co. Inc. 1449.70, due 10-28-57, for sewer mains in Faith Village,
Unit ##2;
further, to direct the City Clerk to draw check for each of the above stated.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hale and carried.
RESOLUTION 140. 312
A RESOLUTION SETTING THE MIN114U 4 REQUIRi11ENTS FOR PAVEMENT IN THE CITY OF 4iICHITA
FALLS AND IN AREAS ADJACENT THERETO THAT EXPECT TO BE ANNEXED TO SAID CITY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS;
THAT from and after the date hereof all pavement in the City of Wichita Falls or
in areas adjacent thereto that expect to be annexed to the City in the future shall meet
the following minimum requirements:
UTILITY TRENCHES: All utility trenches shall be back filled with pneumatically
tamped sand to a point three feet beyond the curb lines. If the paving work is not
to be done for six to eight months after the completion of the utility lines, it is
considered safe to water tamp the sand back fill.
SUBGRADE: All plastic subgrade shall be stabilized for a depth of six inches
witg some suitable stabilizing admixture, or material, to produce a subgrade that is
stable.
FLEXIBLE BASE PAVEMENTS: For strictly local use residential streets, which in
the future will not be likely to have heavy traffic, the minimum pavement shall be
12" of hot-mix asphalt surface on a stable 6" flexible base. Thicker bases will be
required on heavily traveled streets or thoroughfares to meet the requirements of the
Department of Public Works.
Base material shall be crushed conglomerate, or crushed limestone, of uniform quality
and gradation. The product shall have a minimum of 55% of the material held on a
1/411 mesh sieve. The soil binder shall not exceed 25% nor have a plasticity index
greater than 10, Plasticity reduction may be produced by intimately mixing a suitable
admixture with the material.
CEMENT STABILIZED BASE PAVEMENT: On anticipated heavily traveled streets, or
in areas where seepage will injure flexible bases, portland cement stabilization of the
base material may be required. Such stabilization shall be done in conformity to the
requirements of the Public Works Department.
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REINFORCED CONCRETE PAW21ENT: Reinforced concrete pavement shall be used on
streets that are water channels and on business streets where the traffic may be heavy
or concentrated.
MAINTENANCE BOND: Each contractor doing paving work shall be required to post
a bond guaranteeing his work against all defects for a period of two years.
UTILITY LINES: All utilities shall install mains and services that will be
under paved areas prior to the construction of any pavements.
Moved by Alderman Foley that Resolution No. 312 be and the same is hereby
adopted and passed as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hale and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen' Hale, Hall, Bonner and Foley.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Hale that the Board of Aldermen does hereby authorize and
,'direct that the City shall 'hereafter contribute five percent monthly to the Firemens
Relief & Retirement Pension Fund, instead of three percent which has been dontributed in
the past, which increased amount will equal the amount presently being contributed by
the City for all other City employees.
Motion seconded by Alderman Foley and carried.
Moved by Alderman Hale that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Foley and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
APPROVED this the ?/'' �A day of 1957.
Mayor
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City Clerk