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Min 12/07/1942 876 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium December 7, 1942 The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in regular session at 8:00 o'clock P.M. in the Council Room of the memorial Auditorium Building on the above date with the following members present: W. P. Hood, Mayor J. `V%. Fitzpatrick, X V. E. Stampfli W. Ralph Hyer Aldermen J✓� Baber 0. G. Stephens J. A. Giddings, Jr., City Manager T. A. Hicks, City Attorney Geo. T. Henderson, Acting City Clerk The Minutes of the regular meeting of November 30th and of the ren_ularly called session of December 3rd were read and approved. ORDINANCE NO. 1354 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 3 AND AMENDING SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE 0. 1317, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 3RD DAY OF ",IARCH, A.D. 1941. Moved by Alderman Stampfli that Ordinance No. 1354 be passed on its third and final reading and declaring an emergency. Motion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Stampfli, Stephens, Fitzpatrick, Hyer and Baber. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO. 1355 AIv ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LLIITS OF THE CITY OF .' ICHITA FALLS, TI-; A,S, BY ANNEXING THE LANDS BELONGING TO THE SAID CITY OF 79FICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, NI04'r BEING USED AS SHEPPARD FIELD, AND THAT TRACT OF LAND KNOWN AS THE McKINLEY TRACT LYING kDJACENT TO SHEPPARD FIELD, ALL OF 6 HICH LANDS ARE FULLY DESCRIBED IN Tlic BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE, "ND ,"HIGH LAND AND TERRITORY IS SITUATED AND LOCnTED ADJACENT TO PRESENT CITY LIMITS OF THL SAID CITY OF ,'ICi-IITA FALLS, TEXAS, AND DECLARING AN E11ERG;'•NCY. Moved by Alderman Stephens that Ordinance No. 1355 be passed on its third and final reading and declaring an emergency. Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Stepehens, Baber, Hyer, Fitzpatrick and Stampfli. Nays: None. 877 ORDINANCE NO. 1356 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THAT ALL PERSONS, FIEJS AND CORPORATIONS ` ITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF VICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, SHALL KEEP ALL DISCARDED TIN CANS TO AND INCLUDING T','0 GALLON CANS, CUTTING TOP AND BOTTOM FROU CANS, R.EIAOVING ALL TRACE OF ORIGINAL CONTENTS AND PAPER LABELS THEREFROM, COMPLETELY FLATTENING ALL TIN CANS COLIECTED, PLACING IN '.'OODEN OR IJETAL CONTAINERS AND DEPOSIT SAID CONTAINERS tITH OTHER GARBAGE TO BE REMOVED BY THE GARBAGE COLLECTOR, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND DECLARING AN Ej',MGENCY. ,loved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that Ordinance No. 1356 be passed on its second reading. Motion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Fitzpatrick, Stephens, Stampfli, Baber and Hyer. Nays: None. 'Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the City Council approve change in routing of Taylor Street bus as recuested by the ':ichita Transit Corporation to be over Tayler Street to Avenue C; :avenue C to Elizabeth; Elizabeth to Brook; Brook to 3th; _1h to Ohio. Motion seconded by Alterman Baber and carried. Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the City Clerk be authorized and ordered to transfer the sum of $110,500 from the Treasurer's Water Fund to the following cash funds: General Fund $ 75,000.00 Street Fund 25,000.00 Library Fund 8,494.23 r'aomen's Recreational Building Fund 5.77 Parking deter Fund 2,000.00 11otion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried. 'loved by Alderman Hyer that the Board of Aldermen authorize and order the adjustment of personal and property taxes as set out in the following schedule. R'otion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried S78 t I Original Original Reduced Reduced Ten & Value Tux V lue Tax iht Total F, S Lcr,.ullen 193, 16-19 104 Grid; Bal. 2220 31 00 1770 24 70 9 63 34 33 1938 4500 63 00 4050 56 70 18 71 75 41 1939 4500 63 00 4050 56 70 15 30 72 00 1940 4500 63 00 4050 56 70 11 90 68 60 1941 4500 67 50 4050 60 75 9 11 69 67 1942 4500 67 50 4050 60 75 60 75 355 00 380 96 Tony Anthony 1928 1 - 118 HL 360 5 04 90 1 26 1 26 1929 310 4 34 90 1 26 1 26 1931 280 3 92 90 1 26 1 26 1934 220 3 08 90 1 26 1 26 1933 180 2 52 90 1 26 1 26 1934 140 1 96 90 1 26 1 26 1935 120 1 68 90 1 26 1 26 1936 180 2 24 90 1 26 31 1 57 1937 130 1 82 90 1 26 48 1 74 1938 130 1 82 90 1 26 40 1 66 1939 130 1 82 90 1 26 33 1 59 1940 130 1 82 90 _ 1 26 25 1 54 32 06 16 89 December 7, 1942 879 Original Ori`;inal Reduced Reduced Yen 8, year Value Tax Vitlue Tax Int . Total I rs. 'w'.H. ahite 1938 Y50' 15-16 4 rlI(Eal�1130 15 82 600 8 40 2 77 11.17 1939 2130 29 82 1600 22 40 6 05 28 45 1941 2130 31 95 1600 24 00 3 60 27 60 1942 2130 31 95 1600 24 00 24 00 109 54 91 22 881 Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that chauffeur's license be granted to: Jack C. 'Wilson J. B. Simes William Francis Sellers Richard Jerry Blanchard Otho Adams Frank Martin Thomas Yoakum Bessie Simpson Raymond F. Junkin .'+alter Ed Dean Victor Brown 7ilcox Motion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried. Moved by Alderman Baber that Claud C. 17ilson be granted a chauffeur's license. Motion seconded by Alderman Stampfli and carried. gloved by Alderman Flyer that no action be taken at this time on proposed Ordinance No. 1358 and that the same be postponed until the next regular meeting for further consideration. :notion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Alcermen flyer, Baber, Stampfli, Stephens and Fitzpatrick. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO. 1357 AN ORDINANCE '.BAKING APPROPRIATION FOR SUPPORT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1942, AND ENDING SEP=ER 30, 1943. Moved by Alderman Stampfli that the 1942-43 Budget Appropriation Ordinance No. 1357 be passed on its first reading. Votion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Stampfli, Fitzpatrick, Hyer, Baber and Stephens. Nays: None Moved by Alderman flyer that December 14th be designated as the date for a public hearing on the 1942-43 budget appropriation Ordinance No. 1357 and that notice of the same be published in the official newspaper. ' otion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried. 1ayor Hood reported that he had received a petition bearing signatures of a number of residents near Harrison and Shaw and Harrison and Van Buren requesting street lights be installed at the intersection of the above named streets. In this connection, City Manager J. A. Giddings, Jr. reported that he had been inforined by the 'texas Electric `service Company that copper ,;ire uas not avail- able at this time to make the installations but that he would keep contact v,ith the Texas Electric Service Company concerning the above. 812 1,1oved by alderman Stephens that the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by 'Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried. The Board of 'aldermen then adjourned. PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of December, A.D. 1942. ,v:YOR ATTE 7' CTING CITY/CLERK i