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Wichita Falls, Tex^s
Memorial Auditorium,
Tune 10, 1940
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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 followim- members present:
W. E. Fitzgerald, Mayor
J. W. Fitzpatrick, I
F Ralph W. Hyer, Aldermen
H. J. Navlor,
Frank Wolf
J. Rrvan Miller, City Mana;rer
J. H. Crouch, City Clerk
T. A. Hicks, City Attornev
The minutes of the meeting of June 3rd T,7ere read.
Moved by Alderman Wolf that the mi-utes of the meetin.- of Tune 3rd
he a-rroved as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor arr' carried.
Moved by Alderman Naylor that the Hoard of Aldermen of Wichita Falls
-rant a dance license to Louie Taylor, colored, located at 501 T,.x�s St.,
Louie Taylor to maintain the services of a special officer under the direction
of the police Department.
Motion seconded by Al dermAn Wolf and carried.
Moved by Alderman Wolf that the Board of Aldermen of Wichita Falls
deny the nnrlicatior of Reece Fuller, colored, for a dance hall license.
Motion secorded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
Moved by Alderman Naylor that the Board of Aldermen of Wichita Falls
hereby accept and a-rove tre dedication of certain land out of Lots 5 and 8
Marlb^rough Addition to the Citv of Wichita Falls, Block No. 17 of the Highland
Addition, and Block 38 of the Tiighland Addition to the City of Wichita Falls,
being an extension of Avenue X and connectin7 Milby Street with Avenue X, which
nrorerty is fully shown in plat which is made a wart hereof; said dedication
by the T-x-s Investment Co. , and uamilton-M-.rtin Tnvestment Co. , anc W. T�.
Geraghty.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
P."ov-d by Alderman uyer that the hoard of Aldermen
r-rant Cha,iffeurs License to Ren H. C-rant.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
R E S O L U T I O N
WT'ERFA_S, the City of Wichit- Falls, hereinafter referred to
as the sponsor, h^s ap*)lied to the Covernment of the United States of
America, through the V;ork Projects Administration, for a WPA project,
District Serial Number 7-1298, for the purpose of Construct facilities
for the social and recreational activities of the women of the City of
Wichita Falls, in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, hereinafter
referred to as the project, which, if such apnlication is {-°ranted an(i said
project is operated, will require the expenditure of a large amount in
Federal funds; and
WfERFAS, Federal funds may not he expended through the Work
Projects Administration i^ the cneration of such projects, which, when
completed, will not be used in the general public interest and retained
exclusively under the ownership, mane-ement, possession, and control of 6,
public auth-rity or political subdivision.
NOW, THFRFFORE, be it rosoly^d that the Poard of Aldermen
of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas:
Thpt W. E. Fitzgerald, Mayor, and J. H. Crouch, City Clerk, be
and are hereby authorized and instructed to execute and attest ADa7 Form 30
to the forks Projects Admi_r.istrstion, for end on behalf of the City of
Wichita. F-lls, the sponsor, and are hereby authorized to deliver these
presents and ar'r other d-ta end information which m^,r be necessary to
fully advise t-^e Work Projects Administration in completion of said WPA
rro,ject District Serial No. 7 -1298, In consideration of the premises
and in order to induce the expenditure of Federal finds in the oneration
of the project, the Uity of VVichit^ F-l.l.s ^bli-ates and binds itself to
the Government of the United Stn_tes of America, as follows:
1. That the land � n. which the nroject is to be oper�:ted is
or-ned b- •end is now in the exclusive possession of, the sponsor, and
t1-^t the sponsor will ret-i- the exclusive nvnersh;p and p se lion thPre-
nf durinr, t1— ?iseful life of the project or. �n-r Trrt thereof.
2. That. the sponsor rrill not at an-- +-ire durin- tb.- useful
life of -'-,he nroject or -ny part thereof, convey, lea--e, surrender r^sse.ssion
of, or otherrise dig*e^t itself of the excl.usiv- cUmershin, possession,
control and management of the nroject to any rer.^on, a�-soci stion, cr gani-
zation or cornor�ti^n, and that it will devote the project +o the -niblic
use, without discr.imi—tion.
3. That j r th^ even+ of ^ny bre ch the sponsor cf a ns- nbl i-
Tation set forth j.n -rp.renranhs - urbered 1 or 2 above., it will forthwith
return .rind ,-nfur ? t- the '"reasurer r,f the United States, upon demand by the
rk ''roiects .Admi..nis+raticn, or ot',er proper -,�-enct; rf the Government of
th- rTnited States of Americ^ , an amount of lawful money of the TTnited
-t-tes of Ameri^a eau.al to V-e tot,:l amol r_t. of the 7-deral funds ex-ended
on the project.
4. That the T,,.brk Projects Administration is under no obligation
to corrrence the pro jest, nor to, comnlete It if it is comrmenced, hot should
the Wrk Projects :Administration commence ;he -roiect, it will do so in
reliance ,rpor the representation a d ohliqations herein set forth, and its
comren-'�ement of the nroject will be inso f'^cto its —ccen',nce of --id re-
nresentgti on s and o' li�ations.
i`'oved b�- Alderm^n Wolf that the foregoing resolution be s doptPd.
Motion ^econded by ^.lderman Fitzpatrick and c^rri ed h-r the
following 7rote:
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Yeas: Alderman Fitzpatrick, Ayer, Naylor and Wolf.
Naps: None.
Moved by Alderman Wolf that the Board of Aldermen appoint for the
tax year 1940 Tax Board Equalization composed of Roscoe Staton, Olin Harvey,
L. H. Gould and further approve consideration of $600.00 for the services of said
Board.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
Moved by Alderman Naylor that the Board of Aldermen approve the
execution of a lease to the strip of land approximately 225 feet wide lying
between the Seymour Highway cut-off right-of-way and the Wichita River, and
situated on park land adjacent to, and inside the City Limits, to the Wichita
Falls Rifle & Pistol Club for a period of one year, for the sum of One Dollar
and other good and valuable considerations.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hyer and carried.
Moved by Alderman slyer that the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Wichita Falls authorize the execution for and on behalf of the City of Wichita
Falls that certain Works Progress Administration Project Proposal, Sponzor's
Proposal No. 2-40, and being a project to construct Filtration Plant including
filter building and appurtenant structures and yard piping, and further that
W. E. Fitzgerald, Mayor of the City of Wichita Falls, be authorized to execute
such project as the Sponsor's Agent, and that 1. Bryan Miller, City Manager,
be authorized to execute such project proposal as the fiscal officer of said
City.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Alderman Fitzpatrick, Hyer, Naylor and Wolf.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Hyer that the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Wichita Falls do hereby allocate and set aside to that certain project des-
cribed in Works Progress Administration Project Proposal, Sponsor's Proposal
No. 2-40, and entitled "Project to construct Filtration Plant including filter
building and appurtenant structures and yard piping", all those certain hinds,
materials and equipment as set in such proposal, as the Sponsorls contribution,
and being in the total amount of $428,839*000 and that such funds allocated from
and constitute a charge against the Rater Fund of said City.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried by the follow-
ing vote:
Yeas: Alderman Fitzpatrick, Hyer, Naylor and Wolf.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Wolf that the Board of Aldermen of the City
of Wichita Falls authorize the payment of $1,458.29 to the Wichita General
Hospital for the month of May for hospital expenses, and the sum of $161.56
to purchase permanent equipment, upon the payment of a like sum by Wichita
Chunty.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried•
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Moved by Alderman Wolf that the Board of Aldermen adjourn.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned•
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 17th day of June, A. D. 1940.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
/' CITY CLERK