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Min 04/28/1941 555 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium. April. 28, 1941 The Board of Aldermen met in regular session in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium on the above date at 8:00 o'clock P. Y. wi th the following* members present: W. E. Fi tzeralld, Mayor J. W. Fitzpatrick, H. J. Naylor, V. E. Stamrfli, Aldermen Jas. IT. M.1-liams, � Frank Wolf, J. Bra=an Miller, City Man.a�-er J. 11. Crouch, City Clerk T. A. Hicks, Citv Attorney The minutes of the re-^alar meeting of April 21st, were read. Moved by Alderman Stamrfli that the minutes of April 21st be arrroved qs read. Motion seconded by Alderman Wolf and carried. ORDINANCE NO. 1319 AN ORDINANCE DEFINING AUTOMOBILE 1RAILER S AND TRAILER CANTS: REGiJLATING AND LICENSING Ti-HEIR USE r1 TTIE CITE OF YTICHITA FALIS; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. liroved by Alderman Stamrfli. that Ordinance No. 1319 be passed on its third and final reading, and apnroved as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Williams with the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Stamrfli and Williams. Nays: Aldermen Naylor, Wnl.: , and Fitzpatrick. Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the Board of Aldermen upon the resort and recommendation of the Citv YenaFer, authorize the re-roofing of the old ti"rater Plant Building at a cost of $151.40. Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried. Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the Board of Aldermen grant permission for the holding of an annual negro dance on June 19th, waiving license. Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried* i i a i f 3 556 Moved by Alderman Williams that the Board of Aldermen approve the purchase of a safe for the Food Stamp office at a cost of $175.00. Motion seconded by Alderman Wolf and carried. Moved by Alderman Naylor that the Board of Aldermen authorize and approve expenditure of $43.40 for light fixtures and $77,00 for Venetian blinds installed in the City and Bounty building, occupied by the Government Relief Agencies. Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried. Moved by Alderman Wolf that the. Board of Aldermen employ xussell S®yler to act for, and on behalf, of the City of Wichita Falls in the capacity of Manager of the construction of the Water Improvement System, with the duties of Purchasing Agent, Direction of personnel and such other duties as may be incident to said construction, and further that his I compensation shall_ be $250.00 per month, and an allowance for automobile expense, which is hereby authorized and appropriated. Yotion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried. Moved by Alderman Williams that the Board of Aldermen authorize the City Mana per to secure the temporary use of space of the Wrestling Arena on 7th Street for the Texas State Employment Service on the terms and conditions reported to the Board of Aldermen, including payment by the City of water and electric utilities, and the necessary graveling of the floor space. Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried. Bids on settling basin steel, expansion joints, pipe hand rails, plates, ,sting, etc., for the Water Improvement System were reported to the Board by Engineers in charge of construction. Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that the bid of the Panhandle Steel Products Uo., for steel for the Water Improvement System construction, not including copper expansion joints and wire ties, be approved and s' accepted as the lowest and best bid. The bid being; $26,800. Motion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried. Moved by Alderman Naylor that the Board of Aldermen award to W. J. Howard, as the lowest and best bidder, contract for the installation of new parking meter standards at new locations for $1.00 each: at old locations for 50 each and installation of old standards for 50G/ each. Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried. j Mayor Fitzgerald appointed a co-mittee composed of Aldermen Williams, Stampfli and Naylor, to investigate and report to the Board of Aldermen the possible locations for improvement and roadways to the site of the new water plant. i 557 Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the Board of Aldermen hereby determine that the policy of the City of Wichita Falls in the collection and disposal of trash and garbage throughout the City shall be by contract, based on the mneral terms and conditions heretofore proposed. Motion seconded by Alderman Wolf and carriede i i I ' Moved by Aldermen Naylor that the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Fells hereby authorize and order the condemnation of all land necessary for Providing rir�ht of --ays for the Air Technical Training School, and Railway Slur track to service said school. Motion seconded. by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried. Moved by Alderman Stamnfli that the Board of Aldermen adiourn. 11otion seconded by Alderman Naylor and carried. The Boardof Aldermen then adiourned. PAS"IED AND APPROVED this the 5th day of Mey A. D. 1941. MAYOR' i i 9 ATTEST: i CITY CLERK i i I { f i r • i � I s S i 4