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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
April 22, 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
W. Ralph Hyer )
H. T. Naylor ) Aldermen
V. E. Stampfli )
Jas. M. Williams) -
J. Bryan Miller, ,City Manager
J. H. Crouch, City Clerk
T. A. Hicks, City Attorney
The minutes of the meeting of April 15th were read.
Moved by Alderman Williams that the minutes of April 15th be
approved as read.,
Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried.
Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the contract proposed by L. B.
Green for the removal and collection of trash and garbage in the City be rejected.
There being no second the Mayor ruled the motion lost.
ORDINANCE NO. 1301
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE TO THE
FORT WORTH & DENVER CITY RAILWAY COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS, LESSEES AND ASSIGNS TO
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A SWITCHBACK TRACK CROSSING INDIANA STREET, WICHITA
STREET AND ALLEY WAY RUNNING EAST AND WEST THROUGH BLOCK SEVENTY-SIX, ORIGINAL
TOWNSITE OF WICHITA FALLS, AND BEING MORE PARTICUI ARLY SHOWN ON BLUE PRINT ATTACHED
HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A" SHORING SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY TRACK,
FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Moved by Alderman Hyer that Ordinance No. 1301 be passed on its
third reading and adopted as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried with the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Hyer, Naylor, Stampfli and Williams.
Naps: None.
Moved by Alderman Williams that the Board`of Aldermen accept and
approve the bid of Dotson-Morgan Motor Company for five gspecially equiped police
cars and the bid of Fox-Randel Motor Company for automotive units for the Engineering
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Department, Park Department, Fire Department and Street Department as the lowest and j
best bids.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hyer and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Williams that the Board of Aldermen authorize
the Mayor to execute and sign and the City Clerk to attest for and on behalf of The
City a contract dated the 18th day of April, A. D. 19409 by and between The City of
Wichita Falls, Texas, and Crummer & Company, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, Fenner & Beane
of New York, and Campbell, Phelps & Company, Inc., of New York, and associates, for
the refunding of all of the outstanding bonds of the City described as The City of
Wichita Falls Consolidated Refunding Bonds, dated June 1, 1936, maturing June 1, 1969,
the amount of said bonds being $3,185,000, on the terms and conditions set out in
said contract.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hyer and carried.
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE REDkZP `ION
OF $3,185,000 CONSOLIDATED REFUNDING BONDS
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, DATED
JUNE 1, 1936.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas, as� follows:
declare that: Section 1. The Board has ascertained and determined and does hereby
(a) Under the authority of Ordinance No. 1251, passed and approved
on the 3rd day of May, 1937, $3,389,500 Consolidated Refunding Bonds were duly issued
by the City of W-_chita Falls, consisting of 105 bonds of $500 each and 3,337 bonds of
$1,000 each, dated June 1, 1936, maturing on June 1, 1969, bearing interest at the
rate of 3-1/2% per annum from the date to June 1, 1938, et the rate of 4% per annum
from said last named date to June 1, 1941, at the rate of 4-1/4o per annum from said
last named date to June 1, 1946, and at the rate of 4=1/2% per annum from said last
named date until paid, such interest being payable semi-annually on the first days
of June and December of each year.
(b) $204,500 of said Consolidated Refunding Bonds have heretofore
been paid and discharged, leaving $3,185,000 of said bonds now outstanding and unpaid.
(e) All of said outstanding $3,185,000 Consolidated Refunding Bonds
may be redeemed in whole or in part on any interest payment date by the payment of
the face amount of the bond or bonds so redeemed together with accrued interest upon
notice as provided in said Ordinance No. 1251.
(d) Inasmuch as the sinking fund for said Consolidated Refunding
Bonds has moneys available sufficient to redeem $35,000 of said bonds and it is the
intention of the Board of Aldermen to authorize and issue Refunding Bonds for the
,^ purpose of refunding the remaining $3,150,000 Consolidated Refunding Bonds and as
said Refunding Bonds are to be issued bearing a lower rate or rates than the'rates or
average rates of said Consolidated Refunding Bonds, it is deemed for the best
interests of the City to call for redemption on June 1, 1940, all. of the outstanding
$3,185,000 Consolidated Refunding Bonds dated June 1, 1936.
Section 2. Therefore, all of said outstanding $3,185,000 Consolidate
Refunding Bonds, dated June 1, 1936, are hereby called for redemption on June 1, 1940,
and the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice of the redemption of said
bonds once in The New York Times, a newspaper of general circulation published in the
City of New York and once in The Daily Bond Buyer, a financial journal published and
circulated in the State of New York and carrying as a part of its regular service
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notices of sales of municipal bonds and which has a circulation among financial
institutions inat least fifteen states including the State of New York, such
publication to be made no later than April 30, 1940, which said notice of redemp-
tion shall be in substantially the following form:
REDEMPTION NOTICE
$3,185,000
CITY OF WICHITA. FALLS, TEXAS
CONSOLIDATED REFUNDING BONDS
Dated June 1, 1936
All of the outstanding $3,185*000 Consolidated Refunding Bonds of
the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, dated June 1, 1936, and maturing June 1, 19690
have been called for redemption on June 1, 1940. The bonds so called for re-
demption are numbered as follows:
$500 Denomination
11 378 678 955 1352 1814 2137 2541
51 409 771 1047 1389 1852 2149 2542
77 410 772 1048 1390 1853 2189 2617
155 498 781 1058 1491 1891 2190 2618
172 507 815 1093 1500 1892 2315 2651
256 540 816 1094 1537 1969 2327 2652
263 541 917 1187 1538 1980 2369 2656/2669
289 636 918 1188 1646 1982 2370 2711
290 646 920 1231 1656 2019 2464 2712
367 677 954 1343 1804 2020 2465 2787
2788
$1000 Denomination
1/9 368/374 841/916 1355/1370 1817/1851 2499/2525
12/30 377 919 1372 1854/1890 2533/2540
33/50 379/408 923 1376/1388 1893/1968 2543/2552
52/76 411/497 925/936 1391/1421 1970/1979 2554/2590
78/82 499/506 938/939 1423/1472 1981 2594/2616
88/111 508/539 949/953 1477/1486 1983/2003 2619/2625
113/124 542/575 956/993 1489/1490 2006/2010 2627/2650
126/137 577/589 1002/1003 1492/1499 2016/2018 2670/2710
140/154 591/611 1006/1019 1503 2021/2053 2713/2785
156/171 618/635 1021/1037 1505/1536 2056/2136 2789/2915
173/182 637/645 1043/1046 1539/1572 2138/2148 2920/2940
193/242 647/676 1049/1057 1575/1579 2150/2188 2956/3006
1582
246/255 679/770 1060 1585/1605 2191/2256 3022J3066
257/262 773/780 1062/1087 1610/1630 2259/2260 3068/3134
269/288 782 1095/1186 1636/1645 2264/2314 3136/3442
291/325 784/794 1189/1194 1647/1655 2316/231.8
327/339 796/814 1198/1212 1659/1676 2324/2326
341/348 817/826 1214/1230 1681/1690 2328/2368
350/562 831/835 1233/1342 1696/1803 2371/2463
364/366 837/838 1344/1351 1805/1813 2466/2497
Payment of the principal amount of said $3,185,000 bonds called for
redemption on June 1, 1940, will be made on or after said date upon presentation of
said bonds in negotiable form, accompanied by all December 1, 1940, and subsequent
coupons at the cf fice of the City Treasurer in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. No
interest accruing on said bonds after June 1, 1940, will be paid. Coupons maturing
June 1, 1940, and prior thereto will be paid upon the presentation and surrender of
such coupons.
Moved by Alderman Hyer that the foregoing resolution be adopted.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried with the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Hyer, Naylor, Stampfli and Williams.
Nays: None.
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Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the Board authorize and instruct the
City Manager to proceed without delay in the prosecution to completion of the
Work Projects Administration project for the construction of a by-pass canal for
the purpose of by-pass irrigation mater at Lake Wichita.
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Motion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Williams that the Board of Aldermen authorize and
orderadjustment of personal and property delinquent taxes and settlement of same
as outlined in the following; schedule:
Motion seccnded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
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Original Original Reduced Reduced Pen &
Year Value Tax Value Tax Int Totak
Merle T Waggoner
1930 Personal 200 2 80 100 1 40 1 40
1931 200 2 80 100 1 40 1 40
1932 120 1 68 60 84 84
1933 450 6 30 225 3 15 3 15
1934 270 3 78 135 1 89 1 89
1935 250 3 50 125 1 75 1 75
1936 Check tendered on 130 1 82 65 91 25 1 16
50% basis 22 68 11 59
A C ReaLz Co
1930 1 - 4 Ed Wil 18U 2 52 9U 1 26 i 26
1931 160 2 24 90 1 26 1 26
1932 130 1 82 90 1 26 1 26
1933 100 1 4U 90 1 26 1 26
1934 80 1 12 1 le,
1935 Pd in full 70 98 98
1936 basis 10 08 7 14
WF Lumber Co
1930 12 - 6 Brook 510 7 14 250 3 50 3 50
1931 460 6 44 250 3 50 3 50
1932 350 4 90 250 3 50 3 50
1933 280 3 92 3 92 .
1934 T_'d
1935 Pd in full 18U 2 52.
1936 Basis 24 92 16 94
North. Texas Fed Bldg' & Loan
11933 8 - 19 Scot 780 10 92 10 92
1934 590 8 26 8 26
1935 570 7 98 7 98
Pd in full 27 16 27 16
Hamilton MErtin Inv Co
1930 6 - 27 C C Est 1160 16 24 570 7 98 7 98
1931 1U45 14 63 570 7 98 7 98
1932 1015 14 20 570 7 98 7 98
1933 640 8 96 57U 7 98 7 98
�1934 490 6 86 6 86
1935 42U 5 86 5 86
Pd in full 66 75 44 64
1936 basis
Seals & Keith
1934 13 - 16 Kemp 135 1 89 1 89
1935 260 3 64 3 64
Pd in full 5 53 5 53
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Original Original Reduced Reduced Pen &
YearV_Value Tax Value T8Lx Int Total
A C Realty Co
1927 23 - 3 Ed Wi 1 200 2 81 60 87 87
19;&9 220 3 06 60 87 87
193
1931 170 2 39 60 87 87
155 2 16 60 87 87
1932 120 1 66 60 87 87
1933 95 1 33 60 87 87
1934 7U 1 03 60 87 87
1935 Pd :in full 60 87 87
1936 Basis 15 33
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,`wing Clag ett
19ib8 9 - 1 S S Hts 250 3 50 110 1 54 1 54
1929 250 3 50 110 1 54 1 54
1930 210 2 94 110 1 54 1 54
1931 190 2 66 110 1 54 1 �4
1932 140 1 96 110 1 54 1 54
1933 90 1 26 1 26
1934 90 1 26 1 26
1935 1936 basis 80 1 12 1 12
Pd in full 18 2U 1'134
W P Hamilton
1931 10 to 14 102 Orig 1190 16 66 670 9 38 9 38
1932 910 12 74 670 9 38 9 38
1933 730 10 22 670 9 38 9 38
1934 550 7 70 7 70
1935 Pd in full 440 6 16 6 is
1936 Basis 53 48 42 OU
W A Beddow
1934 13 - 4 Harrison. 60 84 84
1935 100 1 44 1 44
Pd in full 2 26 2 28
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
Floral Heights Pharmacy
1938 Personal 4450 62.30 3440 48.18 4.85 53.03
1939 4450 62.30 3840 53.76 5.37 59.13
$26.00 per wont# 124.60 112.16
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presented
A written request of W. B. Chauncey was/to the Council by the
City Manager for reimbursement of alleged amount due under a water main contract
dated the 24th day of October, A. D. 1923, covering water lines outside the City
limits at an adjusted or compromised figure of $1500.
referred A.
This matter was/to the City A+torney for an investigation and
report to the Council.
Moved by Alderman Naylor that the Board approve the sale of River-
side Cemetery space No. 337, Section Z, to T. C. Thomas.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried.
Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the Board approve and authorize
the payment of legal fee in the sum of $500 to A« H. Brittain, attorney, for
investigating and preparing an opinion on permanent water rights, so-called, to be
affected by the purposed by-pass canal for irrigation water at Lake Wichita.
Motion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried.
Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the Board of Aldermen adjourn.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 29th day of April, A. D. 1940.
Mayor
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