Min 05/03/1937 W ichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
May 3, 193 7
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in regular session
at 8:30 P. M. on the above date in the Council Room in the Memorial Auditorium with
the following members present:
W. E. Fitzgerald, Mayor
Edwin A. Bebb,
J. W. Fitzpatrick,
Pat Hardage.,
H. J. Naylor, Aldermen
J. M. Williams,
Frank Wolf,
J. Bryan Miller, City Manager
J. H. Crouch, City Clerk
T. A. Hicks, City Attorney
The Minutes of the regular meeting of April 26 were read.
Loved by Alderman Bebb that the Minutes of the regular meeting of April
26th be approved-as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wolf and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1251
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REFUNDING OF THE OUTSTANDING BONDED DEBT
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, INTO A SINGLE SERIES OF REFUNDING BONDS AND
MAKING PROVISION FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE SANE.
Moved b Alderman Naylor that Ordinance No. 1251 be passed on its first
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Motion seconded by Alderman Wolf and carried, by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Naylor, Wolf Bebb Fitzpatrick, Hardage, and Williams.
Nays: None. - - - - - - - - -
Moved by Alderman Wolf that the rules requiring ordinances to be passed
on three different reading be suspended and an emergency declared, and Ordinance
No. 1251 be passed on its second reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Bebb and carried.by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Wolf, Bebb, Fitzpatrick, Hardage, Williams, and Naylor.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Bebb that Ordinance No. 1251 be passed on its third and
final reading and be adopted as read.
Notion seconded by Alderman Fitippatrick and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Bebb, Fitzpatrick, Hardage, Williams, Naylor, and Wolf.
Nays: None.
b ovsd by Alderman Williams that the Board of Aldermen hereby appoint as active
members of the Traffic Commission for Wichita Falls the following citizens:
Norris Ewing
Butler Westerfield
Jack Jeffus
Lester Jones
Jim Lyle
Dr. L. Mackechney
and as ex-officio members of said Commission the following officials and a representa-
tive, to be selected, of each of the service clubs in the City:
Governor's appointees; District Attorney; Captain Highway Patrol; Sheriff; Supt. of
Schools; Chief of Police; Judge of the Corporation Court; Division Engineer Highway
Dept; City Attorney; City Engineer; County Attorney; Constable; representative from
each of the newspapers; representative of every organization in the City, several
members appointed at large.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hardage and carried.
Moved by Alderman Bebb that the Board hereby appoint Ralph Morgan to represent
the Rotary Club as a member of the Traffic Commission.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
Ordinance No. 1252 was called for public hearing by the Mayor.
Representative of the Ministerial Alliance, city schools, and the Retail
Merchants Association discussed this measure and spoke in behalf of its passage.
ORDINANCE NO. 1252
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING TEAT IF ANY PERSON SHALL BET OR WAGER UPON ANY DOG
RACE OR UPON THE RESULT OF ANY RACE, SPEED, SKILL OR ENDURANCE CONTEST OF, BY OR BETWEEN
DOGS, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THE SAME SHALL
CONSTITUTE A MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY FINE OF NOT EXCEEDING FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH
OFFENSE: FURTHER PROVIDING THAT IF ANY PERSON SHALL KEEP OR BE IN ANY MANNER INTERESTED
IN KEEPING ANY PREMISES, BUILDING, ROOM, PLACE, TRACK, PARK, LAND, FIELD, LOT, OR ANY
OTHER PLACE LIKE OR UNLIKE THE FOREGOING ENUMERATION FOR TBE PURPOSE OF BEING USED AS A
PLACE TO BET OR WAGER UPON ANY RACE, OR SPEED, SKILL OR ENDURANCE CONTEST OF, BY OR BE-
TWEEN DOGS, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THE SAME
SHALL CONSTITUTE A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS,
AND FURTHER PROVIDING THAT EACH RACE OR CONTEST SHALL CONSTITUE A SEPARATE OFFENSE;
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE REQUISITES OF AN INDICTMENT AND PROOF IN KEEPING PREMISES AND
USING THE SAME FOR THE PURPOSE OF BETTING OR WAGERING ON ANY RACE OR ENDURANCE CONTEST
BETWEEN DOGS, OR RECEIVING BETS FOR SUCH PURPOSE; REPEALING ALL LWAS OR PARTS OF LAWS
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, AND IRCLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Wolf that Ordinance No. 1252 be passed on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Aldermen Naylor and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Wolf, Naylor, Bebb, Hardage, Williams, and Fitzpatrick.
Nays:' None.
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Moved by Aldermen Wolf that dance hall license be granted Reese Fuller,
416 Bonner Street.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
Moved by Alderman Wolf that the Board of Aldermen authorize and order ad-
justment of property and personal taxes and settlement of sane as set out in the
following schedule.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
Original Original Reduced Reduced
Year Value Tax Value Tax Check
M. J. Wolff
1930 9 - 56 - SL 1720 24,08 1260 21.15
1931 2320 32.48 1280 21.15
1932 1770 24.78 1280 21.15
1933 1420 19.88 1280 21.15
Inc pen & int 101,22 84.60 84.60
Miles O'Reilly Est (E. C. DeMontel)
1932 1-2-3 - 195 - Orig 10280 151,48
1933 8670 121.38
1934 6640 92.96
1935 4740 66.36
1936 7810 109.34
Less pen & int 541.32 5-4-37 100.00
6-4-37 100.00
7-4-37 100.00
8-4-37 100.00
9-4-37 141.32
Petroleum Building Co.
1936 6-7 - 148 - Orig 43320 606.48
1936 E 1/3 8-9-10 148 Orig 2640 36.96
Less pen & int 643.44 643.44
Ross Robertson
1932 1 - 36 - SL 5640 78.96 4060 56.84
1933 4510 63.14 4060 56.84
1934 370 5.18 1060 14.84
1935 1060 14.84 1060 14.84
Less pen & int 162.12 143.36 143.36
J. F. Mackenzie
1930 (E) M1/3 8-9 - 99 - Orig 1170 16.38 1170 16.38
1931 1050 14.70 1050 14.70
1932 (Fire) 800 11.20 520 7.25
1933 640 8.96 80 1.12
1934 490 6.86 80 1.12
1935 480 6.72 70 .98
1936 580 8.12 80 1.12
Less pen & int 85.14 42.67
Moved by Alderman Naylor that the Board grant the request of the D.A.V. to
grant permit and license for the showing of Great West Shows to cover the period
of May loth to 15th, inclusive.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Bebb that the Board allow and order paid to J. H. Allison
and Houston Bolin freight in the sum of $62.00 on surplus commodities for the City of
Wichita Falls.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
Moved by Aldermen Williams that the Board grant the request of the local
De Molay Chapter to serve in the several official capacities in the operation of the
City on May 7th.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Bebb that the Board of Aldermen authorize the Mayor to re-
present the City at the Chamber of Commerce Convention for 1937 to be held in Brownwood ,
with expenses paid, and in case the Mayor is unable to attend this Convention to ap-
point some representative to act in his place.
Motion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried.
Moved by Alderman 'golf that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
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The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this loth day of May 1937.
Mayor
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