Min 01/16/1935 dichita 7alls, Texas
I..'-emorial Auditorium Building
January 16, 1935
The Board of Aldermen ,of the City of "dichita 7-a) ls met in
regular called session at 7 :30 P. 11. on the above date in 'the Council
Chamber in the Lemorial Auditorium with the following members present.
John T. Young, 114avor
Mack Taylorl
1. C. Rodgers,
V. E. S t am-of I i
J. B. Stokesf Aldermen
Y,ark D. Walker,
Claude Yi I ler,
A. H. Douglass, City IV,anager
J. F. Crouch, City Clerk
ii. E. Georg
,e, City Attorney
The "Ll.'inutes of the previous meeting were read and a'o-Droved,
The Board of Aldermen heard the -orotest of Yr. Goodlett at
507 Burnett requesting the revocation of building, Dermit at 509
Burnett Street.
The ffichita Falls Old Age Pension Association, through
representative, requested the Board of Aldermen to pass em;ah reso-
lution favoring amendment to the State Constitution to allow the
State of Texas to establish an Old Age Pension 6ystem.
-opoint a comrLittee
I:oved by Alderwan 1,.'-iller that the '...a,ror a
to draw such resolution.
Motion seconded by Aldernan Rodgers and carried.
The Ilayor appointed Alderman Claude I'Liller and City At-
torney W. E. George to draw such resolution to present to the Council
at the next regular meeting.
L.,oved by Alderman Rodgers that the Ylayor be instructed
ard authorized to sign Deed conveying lot Yo. 167, Block R, River-
side Cemetery, to Homer Tiumnhris.
1,11otion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried.
Anplications for licenses- to onerate dance halls were
received and referred to the Chief of Police for investigation.
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Yeved by Alderman Taylor that the City Treasurer be autborizecL
and instructed to pay interest coxinons held by lv'�rs. 0. R. Dunn on city
bonds, as follows:
F-7treet, Imorovement No. 8 - coupons Yos. 84, 85V 86 , 67, and 88 at
$23.75 each.
Public Building 6eries 4 - coupons No. 281 and 299.
1'otilon seconded by Alderman Jalker and carried.
'Moved by Alderman lRodgers that the application of 1. S. Dennis
to operate a domino parlor located in the basezient of the Yemn Hotel
Building be approved.
Motion seconded by Alderman Miller and carried.
CPDTIN-ANCE NO. 1188
AN OP'DINAYCE A11Z7DTNG SECTION 4 PARAGRAPH 7 OF ORDTNAYCE NO
331) 07 THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FAILS, BY AVENIDIiG
SECTION 4 PARAGIWPH F SO AS TO REDUCE THE ATMOUNT OF THE BOND ANDIOR
SECURITIES IN LTEU OF A RO�T TO BE FURNTSFED BY PERSONS OPEP.ATTNG TAXI- 11
CABS, AND BY ADDTNG TO SAID ORDTNAECE 331 SECTION 4 PARAGRAPH F, PRO-
VTDIN('T FOR THE PAY11.1ERT OF A ITCENSE FEE TO BE PAID BY THE OPERATORS OF
PUB11C VEFICIES FOR FIRE, PROVIDING ROR A PENAITY AND DECIARTNG AN
EMERGENCY.
T.'Loved by Alderman -ialker that Ordinance Yo. 1188 be passed on
its third and final reading and be ado-oted as read.
Yotion seconded by Alderman Rodgers and carried by the
following vote:
Yeas : Aldermen '.Valker, Rodgers, Taylor, Stampfli, Stokes,
Y�iller, and Mayor Young.
Nays : None.
Yoved by Alderman Stampfli that the Board of Aldermen author-
ize and instruct the "lax Collector to cancel all taxes to and including
1934 on Lots 1 to 8, Block 31, Darwise & Talonic Addition.
Motion seconded by Alderman alker and carried.
!�'.oved by Alderman Rodgers that the City Treasurer be author-
ized and instruct to tender warrant in the sum of OJ,500.00 to Julian
McFall, County Clerk, for the purchase of Block 34, Original Townsite to
the City of vVichita. Falls, in the condemnation suit styled City of
o. 10726, in the County Court, wherein
Wichita Falls vs Fred Darr Suit Y
the Commissioners aDDointed by said Court allowed the sum of ?-,1,500.00.
Lotion seconded by Alderman 'S)tampfli and carried.
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OPDIN,�:,CE NO. 1189
AN ORDINANCE FI-X'IXG 7-111E CHLPGES TO BE 11'�__e'_DE BY A]TN1Y
PERSON, FIW, CORPORATTON, RECEIVER, OR LESSEE ?T)M`IL3`2-!11TG EIECTRIC-ITY
AT,�-D ELECTRICAL ENERGY FOR C011'IERCILI AF.D DO1.ESITIC UEE WITHIY THE CITY
0 "WICHITA FAIIS, 'AS INC TE E DA'-'- E 71 OR TFE ]DAY"'aTT 071 B I L LS
F T EX FT-"'- IL 1.
-�-dND PRESCRTBT110, PENALTIES FOR TT�-) VIOL�-TION.
1�1-'o ed by Alderi,,;an L)'tokes that Ordinance Yo. 1189 be passed
on its ;eading.
11otion seconded by Alderman liodgers.
The Council heaA arguments by Leslie Fumphrey representing
the Texas Electric '-')ervice Co=any protesting the passap-,e of Ordi-
nance Yo. 1189 on its second reading.
result: The question was then put by the !.'-ayor with the following
Yeas: Aldermen '-"aylor, Stokes, Claude 11'- iller, �'-,'odpers.
17ays : Alderman alker, Stampf li and 1--avor Young'.
'he attorney f or 1.'rs. 1�anc� Crunurier in a case of appeal�4
judgment against the City of �iichita -alls was heard by the Board
of klderm-ren and an offer to compromise said judgment in the sum of
1,7.50.00.
The matter was referred to the City .-".ttorney for attention
and recoraiiendation to the Board of Aldermen.
Juage 'itzgerald and Dr. Ledford,, as a Committee from the
O.Dtimist club�-called attention to ordinence prohibiting dealers from
T)urchasing merchandise from minoz and reiuested strict enforcement
of orainance in an effort to reduce petty theft emong juveniles.
Mloved by Alderman L'tRnmf li that the Mayor a-opoint a
committee to secure data and information for consideration by the
Board of Aldermen in connection with the -oroposed electric rate
Ordinance 1"lo. 1189.
,.otion seconded by Aldermn "i'lalker and carried by the
following vote:
Yeas: k1dermen 71alkerl "tamT)fli, Miller, �to?esl and
1'ayor Young.
Ya'y,s : Aldermen Taylor and Rodgers.
The T;'ayor then aT)poirted a Committee of Alderman J. P.
9tokes, CTiairnictn, 'tildermn 1%rk Talker and �.r. A. T-T. Doup-lass
C it�T Yanaper.
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I'l'oved by Alderman Stam-pf li that the meetin�T be adjourned.
I-otion seconded by Alderman Taylor and carried.
The Roard of Aldermen then adjourned.
RMLD .-k',\-D kl:'PROVED this 21st day of Tanuary 1935.
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