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Wichita Falls, Texas
November 4, 1940
Memorial Auditorium
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in regular
session on the above date at 8:00 o'clock P. %i. in the Council Room of
the Memorial Auditorium with the following members present:
W. E. Fitzgerald, klayor
J. W. Fitzpatrick, 4
W. R. dyer, �
H. J. Naylor, Aldermen
V. E. Stampfli,
Jas. 1. Williams,
Frank Wolf, @
J. Bryan Miller, City Manager
J. H. Crouch, City Clerk
T. A. hicks, City Attorney
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The Minutes of the meeting October 28th were read.
Moved by Alderman11yer that the minutes of October 28th be
approved as read.
kotion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried.
Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that the Board of Aldermen approve
the payment of $25.00 attorney's fees to Leslie Humphrey for services
rendered in the examination of instruments in connection with the Water
System Improvement Revenue Bonds.
Motion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1311
AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FAILS,
TEXAS, RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE TRUST INDENTURE DATED AS OF THE FIRST DAY
OF OCTOBER, 1940, EXECUTED BY THE T"AYOR AND ATTESTED BY THE CITY CLERK OF SAID
CITY, TO SECURE PAYMENT OF $4009000.00 'CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, PA -
MRKS SYSTEM JITROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS, ' DATED OCTOBER 1, 1940, AUTHORIZED AT
THE ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1938, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, ENLARGING, EXTENDING AND REPAIRING THE ITATERVORKS SYSTEM
OF SAID CITY, AND WICH SAID TRUST INDENTURE WAS EXECUTED BY THE MAYOR AND
CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDIIANCE NO. 1308, PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN ON THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1940, RECORDED IN BOOK NO. 8,
OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF SAID CITY; APPROVING AND CONFIRI-IN G THE EXECUTION
OF SUCH TRUST. INDENTURE BY THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE CITY
OF VTCHITA FALLS, TEXAS; ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE
SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY."
Moved by Alderman Williams that Ordinance No. 1311 be passed on its
third and final reading and approved as re&d.
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Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried with
the following vote:
Yeas: Yayor W. E. Fitzgerald, Aldermen Fitzpatrick, Hyer,
Naylor, Stampfli, Williams _,11nd Wolf.
Nays: None.
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Mayor Fitzgerald introduced Ordinance No. 1312, being a
franchise for the operation of the City Waterworks System in accord-
ance with the terms set out in Trust Indenture dated October 1, 1940,
and said ordinance being read in full the Mayor called for public
hearing on said ordinance as advertised and set by the terms thereof;
Whereupon a public hearing on Ordinance No. 1312 was had.
ORDINANCE N0. 1312
AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF ALDEMiN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, EXPRESSLY GRANTING TO THE PURCHASER, OR PURCHASERS, OF
THE WATERWORKS SYSTEM OF SAID CITY, THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND
FRANCHISE TO OPERATE THE SAID SYSTEM, IN THE EVENT OF DMULT IN THE
PAYMENT OF ALL, OR ANY PORTION, OF THE $400,000.00 'CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, IATERWORKS SYSM1 DPROVE16ENT REVENUE BONDS, ' DATED
OCTOBER 11 1940, AUTHORIZED AT THE ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE
30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1938, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, ENLARGING,
ENDING AND REPAIRING THE "ATERXRKS SYSTEM OF SAID CITY, AND WjICH
FRANCHISE SHALL, RUN FOR A TERM OF TVENTY YEARS FROM THE DATE THE
PROPERTIES OF SAID VtATERWORES SYSTEM MAY BE ACaUIREDT BY SUCH PURCHASER,
OR IURCHASERS, BY JUDICIAL SALE, OR OTRERWISE; AND ENACTING PROVISIONS
INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
Moved by Alderman Hyer that Ordinance No. 1312 be passed
on its third and final reading and approved as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Williams and .carried with the
following vote:
Yeas: Mayor W. E. Fitzgerald, Aldermen Fitzpatrick, Hyer,
Naylor, Stampfli, Williams and %lf.
,nays: Done.
ORDINANCE NO. 1313
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING THE ALLEY SEPARATING
LOTS 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 IN BLOCK 57 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AND EX'I I DING FROM LIT COLN STREET TO NORTH BROOK AVENUE,
AND RESERVING UNTO THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS A RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EASE-
2 ELT FOR THE; LAYING OF A SEWER LINE WITH IHE RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS
FOR THE REPAIRING AND MAINTAINING THE SAME.
Moved by Alderman Naylor that Ordinance No. 1313 be passed on
its third and final reading and approved as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried with the
following vote:
Yeas: Layor W. E. Fitzgerald, Aldermen Fitzpatrick, Hyer,
Naylor, Stampfli, Williams and Wolf.
Naps: None.
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A committee composed of Aldermen Williams and Wolf reported
upon their investigation and recommended to the Board of Aldermen the
reduction of all Riverside Cemetery lots now priced at 01.00 per square
foot to a price of fifty cents (50¢) per square foot.
bioved by Alderman Hyer that the recommendation of the committee
be accepted and approved, and the committee discharged.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1314
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING, ASSESSING, AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION
IN THE CITY 01, WiCHITA FAILS, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR A. D. 1940, AND LEVYING
AN OCCUPATION TAX ON ALL OCCUPATIONS TAXABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY.
Moved by Alderman 'Wolf that Ordinance No. 1314 be passed on its
second :reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried with the following
vote:
Yeas: Mayor W. E. Fitzgerald, Aldermen Fitzpatrick, Hyer, Naylor,
Stampfli, Williams and Wolf.
Nays: None.
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Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the Board of Aldermen hereby approve
and order the acquisition and payment of all right-of-way necessary incident
to the construction and improvement of the Waterworks Plant and System, and
further authorize the condemnation of any portion of such right-of-way
which has not heretofore xmk been agreed upon; payment to be made upon the
approval of title by the City Attorney.
Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried.
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Yoved by Alderman Wolf that the Board of Aldermen authorize and
order adjustment of personal and property taxes and settlement of same as
set out in the following schedule.
Notion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried:
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Original Original Reduced Reduced Pen &
Year Value Tax Value Tax Int Total
J A Richolt Est.
1926 14 - 9 Kemp 280 3 90 3 90
1927 1770 24 78 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
1928 1770 24 78 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
1929 1770 24 78 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
1930 logo 24 08 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
1931 1550 21 70 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
1932 1200 16 80 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
1933 960 13 44 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
1934 730 10 22 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
1935 710 9 94 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
1936 860 12 04 500 7 00 1 75 8 75
Paid in full 186 46 91 40
Wigley-Alexander Furn Co
1940 Personal 5400 75 60 2870 40. 18 40 18
Dr C C Deen
1934 Personal 200 2 80 30 3 10
1935 800 11 20 240 3 36 30 3 66
1936 720 10 08 270 3 78 35 4 13
1937 540 7 56 180 2 52 63 3 15
Paid in full 31 64 14 04
W H Yeargin
1928 Personal 40 56 56
1929 40 56 56
1932 110 1 54 1 54
1933 170 2 38 2 38
Paid in full 5 04 5 04
A C Estes
1926 11 - 5 Brook 490 6 89 340 4 76 4 76
1927 800 11 20 340 4 76 4 76
1928 800 11 20 340 4 76 4 76
1929 800 11 20 340 4 76 4 76
1930 680 9 52 340 4 76 4 76
1931 610 8 54 340 4 76 4 76
1932 1936 basis 470 6 58 340 4 76 4 76
1933 380 5 32 340 4 76 4 76
1934 290 4 06 4 06
1935 250 3 50 3 50
Paid in full 78 Ol 45 64
Lavisa Whittenton
1929 11 - B F H 2nd 1130 15 82 490 6 86 6 86
1930 960 13 44 490 6 86 6 86
1931 860 12 04 490 6 86 6 86
1932 670 9 38 490 6 86 6 86
1933 540 7 56 7 56
1934 420 5 88 5 88
1935 1936 basis 360 5 04 5 04
Paid in full 69 16 45 92
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Moved by Alderman Naylor that the Board of Aldermen
grant Chauffeur's License to Jack Reeves and W. T. Harrelson.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried.
Moved by Alderman Williams that the Board of Aldermen
adjourn.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wolf and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the lath day of November A. D.
1940.
MAYOX,'
ATTEST:
CITY CIERK
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