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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium
October 12, 1942
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The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in
regular session at 5:00 o'clock P. in the Council Room of the Memorial
Auditorium Building on the above date with the follorwing members present:
W. P. Hood, Yayor
0. G. Stephens,
V. E. Stampfli, ( Aldermen
Jas. !". Williams, X
Jas. A. Giddings, 7r. city ITanager
J. H. Crouch, City Clerk
T. A. flicks, City Attorney
Thelbert Vartin, Asst. City Attorney
The minutes of the regular meeting September lath, and the minutes
of the regularly called meeting October 7th, were read.
Iayor Hood approved the minutes of September 28th and October 7th.
as read.
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The City Council discussed with the representatives of the Community
Natural Gas Company, proposed Ordinance No. 1348 providing for franchise.
With the consent of the Board of Aldermen,Mayor W . P. Hood
instructed the Legal Department to ,revise. proposed Ordinance No. 1348, setting
out, among other things, the consideration of:
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#1. ;14,000
#2. lj'/, Street and alley rental, in addition to present charges
and fees made by the City. All of these charges to continue so long as the
present status and charges are maintained and not increased.
#3. Providing for areement by the Cor^r:unity Natural Gas Co. , not
to pass on to customers or consumers any rentals or charges now being made by
the City.
#4.° Providin^ for 20 year period for a proposed franchise.
R E S O L U T I O N
N 0 T I C E
Pursuant to Section 121 of the Charter of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, and the action taken by the h`.ayor and Board of Aldermen of said
City, at a regularly called meeting held on October 12th, 1942, and pursuant
to the application of Community Natural Gas Company on file with the City
Secretary requesting the passage of an ordinance, granting consent to Community
Natural Gas Company, its successors and assigns, to use the streets, alleys and
public thoroughfares of the City of Wichita Falls to furnish and supply gas to the
general public in said. City and its environs, there is hereby ordered published
the vT- itten application of Community Natural Gas Company, filed by Company and
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accepted by City as of July 27, 1942, for the passage of the aforesaid
ordinance, together with the proposed form of ordinance, said publication
to be made in the Record News newspaper for two days.
IT 1.S FURUM ORDRt ED that after publication in the form and
manner above, the 11ayor and Board of Aldermen will meet on the 19th day
of October 1942, at the Municipal Auditorium, and the 26th, day of October
1942, for the purpose of holding public hearings on said ordinance.
IT IS YURUER ORDERED that this order be published in the
same manner and at the same time as provided :br the publication of the
aforesaid application and form of ordinance.
ENTERED on this the 12th day of October, 1942.
W. P. Hood
.Mayor
ATTEST:
T. H. Crouch
City Clerk
1,1oved by Alderman ti`illiams that the foregoing resothution
be adopted as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried, with the
following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Stephens, y+i'.liams and Stampfli.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the Board of Aldermen
authorize the necessary procedure and expense incident to prosecuting
WA project to connect irrigation canal direct to the water supply
canal serving^ the City dater Plant.
Motion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried.
Moved by Alderman Stephens that the City of Wichita Falls
accept and approve the report of the City Engineer on the installation
of sanitary sewer lines and water lines to serve Sheppard Estates and
authorize installation of said line.
Y.otion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried.
R E S O L U T I O N
VIIEREAS, Roger L. Tennant, Regional Chief, Special Projects
'1,.zLr Production Board, has by letter the 8th of October, 1942, requested F
the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, tc transfer, by bill of sale, all unused i
street car rails, track fastenings, and other metallic track material
lying in the streets of said City to Yetals Reserve Company, a subsidiary
of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, an agency of the United States
Uovernment, for a nominal consideration, and to grant permission to Metals
Reserve-Company to remove the above described material from where now
located in the streets of the City of Wichita Falls. €
V11MEAS, said rails, track fastenings, and other mr tallic I
track material, are urgently and immediately needed in connection with the
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war program; and
'WHEREAS, the City of richita Falls is desirous of having said
rails, track fastenin;�s an:-' other metallic track material removed from its
streets and is willing to contribute the same to the successful prosecution of
the war program:
T`'E'REFC , RE LT 2-.SCLVED:
1. 1hat W. P. Hood, I'ayor, be authorized to convey title to said
rails, track Pastenin7s, and, other metallic track fastenings to Yetals Reserve
Company by bill of sale, the form of which shall be epproved by City Attorney.
2. That 11"etals Reserve Company be and is hereby given permbsion to
remove said rails, track fastenin.,s, and other metallic track material located in
the streets of the City of 11,1&ita Falls , the location of which has been established
by 11;ar Pro,luction Board in said letter, and for that purpose to disturb the pave-
nent in the streets where said rails are loc_,.ted; this work to be carried out in
accordance with specifications to be approved by City Engineer who shall assure
himself that the ucrk is being done with ninimum interference iith the r'.ovement of
traffic, and that the slots fror,; which the rail is removed are refilled with a
s ,itable available raving material.
3. 'That no d.arla-. t- tr,¢ streets will be. claimed by the City of
tr''ichita galls, providing the Yetnls Reserve Company performs the vcrk in accord-
ance with the terms, condition and specifications set out above.
PASSED AT:D APPtOV-'D this the 12th day of October A. D. 1942.
W. P. Hood
Yayor
A`Tf-ST:
H. Crouch
City Clerk
I'r'.oved by Alderman tilliams that the foregoing resolution be
adopted as reed.
Yotion seconded by Alderman Stephens and earried with the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Stephens, Stampfli and Williams.
Nays: Nore.
Yoved by Alderman that the Board of Aldermen authorize
Layer Hood to execute Bill of Sale to Metal Reserve Co. , for approximately
500 gross tons of street railway now Laid in the streets of the City of 17ichita
Falls.
Yotien seconded by Alderman Stephens an carried.
ORDIIaI NuCE NO. 1352
AI ORDIlahCL CLCSI '1G AND ABA;DCC NING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 3 OF IHE
SCUM PARK ADDITION TO TIM CITY OF WICIIITA FALLS, WICHITA CCUI\TY, T`,'xAS, A 111D
AUTHORIZING nu !,IAYOR TO CONVEY TO TISA,S ELECTRIC SERVICE CO PA1,Y ALL THE RIGHT,
TITLE, AND INTEREEST OF THE CITY OF 1ICHITA F:^.LILS, TEXAS, IN AND TO SAID ALTIEY.
VHER E' S, TEX.,':S ELECTRIC SERVICE CCI,:PANY 01'4h�; ALL OF BLOCK NO. 3 OF
THE SOUTH PARK ADDITIONI TO THE CITY 01' YTCHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, M_kS;
ANY 111-1ER ;AS, SAI'l ALLEY HAS 1MVER BEEN OPENEED OR USED 1?Y THE PUBLIC, A2Z IT IS
rME, DESIRE 01' `I"'-fE TH:<<j,.S ELECTRIC SERVICE CCLPA.'Y MfJ SUCH ALLEY BE CLOSED AIM
ABANDCNED AND ALL RIGHT, TITLE ATE IhMM EST M 'IYE CITY THEREIN, COT EIM TO TEXAS
ELECTRIC SERVICE CCt,PAYY SC THA - SAID BLOCK OF T.,A1 NiAY BE ADAPTED TO THE USE TO
1'III CI_ SAI�'E ILS TO BF PT?T BY SAID C0,1TANY.
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Moved by Alderman Tilliams that Ordinance No. 1352
be passed on its 7irrt reading.
Lotion seconded by Alderran Stampfli and carried vd th the
following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Stampfli, Step•ens and Williams.
Nays: none.
Loved by Alderman Williams that the Board of Aldermen
authorize homestead tax refund to Everett LdCullough in amount of $45.00.
Also homestead tax refund to B. F. L'iddleton in am,unt of $ 12.75.
lotion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried.
Loved by Alderman Williams that the Board of Aldermen
grant chauffeur's license to the following:
G. H. McAdams
Roy D. Barner
Ralph B. Lorgeson
Ylotion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried.
Droved by Alderman Stephens that the Board of Aldermen accept
and approve the bid of Yurph & Taylor as the lowest and best bid for re-
conditioning quarters for L"ilitnry Police Headquarters, in amount of
$2,629.70.
lotion seconded by Alderman Williams and carried.
Moved by Alderman Villiams that the Board of Aldermen
authorize payment to the Wichita General Hospital of $1897.56 upon payment
of like sum. by Wichita County.
Yotion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried.
Moved by Alderman M lliams that the Board of Aldermen adjourn.
L'otion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried.
The Board of Aldermen they. adjourned.
PA `_E ' Aj,,r APPROVED this the 19th day of October A. D.
1942.
ATILST: MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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