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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
March 1�,1940
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in regular
session on the above date at 8:00 o'clock P.M. in the Council Room of the Memorial
Auditorium with the following members present:
W. E. Fitzgerald, Mayor
E. A. Bebb, )
1. W. Fitzpatrick, )
H. J. Naylor, ) Aldermen
Jas. M. Williams, )
Frank Wolf, )
J. Bryan Miller, City Manager
J. H. Crouch, City Clerk
T. A. Hicks, City Attorney
The minutes of the meeting of March 4th were read and corrected.
Moved by Alderman Williams that the minutes of the meeting of March
4th be approved as read and corrected.
Motion seconded by Alderman Bebb and carried.
Moved by Alderman Williams that the Board of Aldermen approve the
contemplated paving, under a WPA project for general paving heretofore filed, of
forty-two (42)blocks of paving set out in the following schedule:
Street From To No. Blocks
Keeler Denver Harrison 2
Bluff Thirteenth 14th(Comp) 1
Kingshighway 100 E. Polk Taylor 1
Polk Kingshighway Highway 30 1
Avenue H Monroe Hays 8
Avenue F Polk Hays 7
Speedway Holliday Bridwell 2
HLonde Holliday Bridwell 2
Keeler Holliday Bridwell 2
Fourteenth Austin Burnett 1
Shaw Van Duren Harrison 1
Avenue E Monroe Hays 8
Kemp Ninth Tenth 1
Avenue C Buchanan Grant 1
Bluff Eleventh Thirteenth 4
Avenue G Monroe Taylor 2
Duval Speedway Alley North s
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1300
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE, USE AND
MAINTENANCE OF AN uNDERPASS PROJECT AT THE INTERSECTION OF LINCOLN STREET WITH THE
PROPERTIES AND TRACKS OF THE FORT VDRTH AND DENVER CITY RAILWAY COMPANY IN THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY
SECRETARY TO AFFIX THE CORPORATE SEAL AND ATTEST THE SAME, A CERTAIN CONTRACT BETWEEN
THE CITY, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE RAILROAD COMPANY PROVIDIPG FOR THE INSTALLATION,
CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF SAID UNDERPASS PROJECT; FOR THE GRANT-
ING OF LICENSE AND PERMISSION BY THE RAILROAD COMPANY FOR SAID PROJECT; FOR THE
PAYMENT, BY THE STATE.OF TEXAS, OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF SAID PROJECT; FOR THE
ASSUMPTION, BY THE CITY, OF,ALL DAMAGES TO ADJOINING, ABUTTING AND OTH R PROPERTY
AND BUSINESS AND TO TENANT OR OCCUPANT THEREOF; FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS AND THE RAILROAD COMPANY AGAINST ALL SUCH DAYIhCES AND EXPENSES IN CONNECTION
Y71TH ANY CLAIM OR SUIT THEREFOR; FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE UNDERPASS PROJECT; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL t-E EFFECTIVE FROM
AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE.
Moved by Alderman Bebb that Ordinance No. 1300 be passed on its
second reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried with the follow-
ing vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Bebb, Fitzpatrick, Naylor, Williams and Wolf.
Nays: None.
ORDINANCE N0, 1300
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE`
USE AND MAINTENANCE OF AN UNDERPASS PROJECT AT THE INTERSECTION OF LINCOLN STREET
WITH THE PROPERTIES AND TRACKS OF THE FORT WORTH AND DENVT"R CITY RAILWAY COMPANY
IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY TO EXEC
AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO AFFIX THE CORPORATE SEAL AND ATTEST THE SAME, A CERTAIN
CONTRACT BETTAMT THE CITY, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE RAILROAD COMPANY PROVIDING FOR
THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF SAID UNDERPASS
PROJECT; FOR THE GRANTING OF LICENSE AND PERMISSION BY THE RAILROAD COMPANY FOR
SAID PROJECT; FOR THE PAYMENT, BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF
SAID PROJECT; FOR THE ASSUMPTION, BY THE CITY, OF ALL DAMAGES TO ADJOINING, ABUTTING
AND OTHER PROPERTY AND BUSINESS AND TO TENANT OR OCCUPANT THEREOF; FOR Tub' PROTECTION
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE RAILROAD COMPANY AGAINST ALL SUCH D.AJ AGES AND-EXPENSES
THEREFOR; FOR T':E MAINTENANCE OF THE UNDERPASS PROJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE.
Moved by Alderman Bebb that the rule requiring that ordinances be
read on three separate days be suspended and an emergency declared, and Ordinance
No. 1300 be passed on its third reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried with the follow-
ing vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Bebb, ritzpatrick, Naylor, Willians and Wolf.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Wolf that the Board authorize and order the ad-
justment of personal and property delinquent taxes and settlement of same as out-
lined in the following schedule:
Motion seconded by Alderman Bebb and carried:
Original Original Reduced Reduced Pen &
Year Value Tax Value Tax Int Total
Seals & Keith
1926 Ito `i Abst 52Y 11l9u 25 09 25u s 5u 3 50
1927 1940 27 02 250 3 50 3 50
1928 1930 27 02 250 3 50 3 50
1929 1930 27 02 250 3 50 3 50
1930 1930 27 02 250 3 50 3 50
1931 1730 24 22 250 3 50 3 50
1932 1320 18 48 250 3 50 3 50
1933 Vacant 1060 14 84 250 3 50 3 50
1934 410 5 74 250 3 50 3 50
1935 1936 Value 630 8 82 250 3 50 3 50
Paid in full 205 27 35 00
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Original Original Reduced Reduced Pen &
Year Value Tax Value Tax Int Total
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1930 10 - 37 FH 2330 32 62 1150 16 10 4 02 20 12
1931 2100 29 40 1150 16 10 4 02 20 12
1932 1600 22 40 480 6 72 6 72
1933 1280 17 92 480 6 72 6 72
1934 980 13 72 480 6 72 6 72
1935 910 12 74 480 6 72 6 72
1936 1150 16 10 480 6 72 1 64 8 36
1937 House Burned 480 6 72 1 11 7 83
1938 480 6 72 80 7 52
1939 480 6 72 67 7 39
Paid in Full 165 06 98 22
Moved by Alderman Williams th t the Board authorize the installation
of a fire hydrant at the intersection of Burnett & )?tdax,6z Streets at an approximate
cost of $110,00.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
j After discussion of the status of WPA project heretofore filed, for
the remodeling of the old Post Office Building and the Central Fire & Police Building,
Mayor Fitzgerald appointed a committee of the Board composed of:
Alderman Naylor, Chairman
Alderman Wolf
t Alderman Williams
to act for and on behalf of the Board in the prosecution of the plans to completion
said project, bringing reports and recommendations to the Board for final approval.
RESOLUTION
THEREAS, THE'City'of Wichita Falls is desirous of assistance in
operating and expanding library service in the City through the Boys Club; and
6MEAS, this City is desirous of the Work Projects Administration
assisting in carrying out such a project by furnishing services of library clerks
in this library; and
VEMEAS, it is advantageous for such a project to be operated in
Wichita Falls;
NOW THEREFORE BE- IT RESOLvED, that the City of Wichita Falls repre-
sented by W. E. Fitzgerald, Mayor, hereby grants authority to T. B. Golden, County
School Superintendent of Wichita County, to sponsor such a City-Wide Library project
and to operate such a project in the Boys Club in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Moved by Alderman Bebb that the foregoing resolution be adopted.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried with the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Bebb, Fitzpatrick, Naylor, Williams and Wolf.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Bebb that the Board authorize the expenditure of
approximately $600.00 for permanent lighting improvement on the concrete tennis
courts in Weeks Park.
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Motion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Naylor that the Board authorize payment to the
Wichita General Hospital the sum of $2,175.77 to cover 50% of the February deficit,
and the sum of $188.53 for permanent improvements, upon payment of a like sum by
Wichita County.
Motion seconded by Alderman Bebb and carried.
Moved by Alderman Bebb that the Board of Aldermen adjourn.
Motion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18th day of March,A. D. 1940,
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