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's�ichita Falls, Texas
?Memorial Auditoriurn
April 19, 1943
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The Board of Aldermen of the City of + ichita Falls, Texas, met in
regular session at 8:00 o'clock P. M. on the above date in the Council Room
in the :Memorial Auditorimm. Building, with the following members present:
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V,. P. Hood, Mayor
C. A. Spragins,
J. Fi. Fitzpatrick,
J. ,. Hunt,
u' . Ralph flyer,
J. M. Baber, X
0. G. Stephens X
J. A. Giddings, Jr., City Manager
T. A. Hicks, C-ity Attorney
Geo. T. Henderson, City Clerk
The Ki nutes of the regular meeting of April r-th were read and
approved as read.
1,11oved by hlderman Hunt that chauffeur's licenses be granted to J. L.
Robinson and Geo. Huckabee.
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Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
'Moved by alderman flyer that the Board of aldermen revoke chauffeur's
licenses of Horace Conn Anderson and Otho ridams.
'lotion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried.
The City Aanager presented the report of the Committee to investigate
the drainage problem of the Fred Gates property on Fillmore Street, stating that
it is the opinion of the City attorney that the City of b'lichita Falls might be
liable for damages.
Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that the Board of Aldermen authorize an
expenditure of approximately �WM0.00 to correct the drainage problem of the Fred
Gates property on Fillmore Street, and further authorize and order the City
Engineer to proceed as soon as possible with the construction.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spragins and carried.
The City Manager reported that the lumber company operating at 1113
Indiana Avenue was in direct violation of the building and fire code ordinances.
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Moved by Alderman Hunt that the hoard of Aldermen authorize the sale
of city owned property located at 511 Holliday Street, and further authorize
the City Manager to receive bids for the sale of said property.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried.
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION FIXING I.1INIMU11 ,1AGE RATES
"HE' a thorough investigation has been made of the hourly wage
rates which are being paid in the City of V�ichita Falls, Texas, which is the
locality in which the proposed project (hereinafter referred to as "Project")
is to be constructed by the City of nichita r'alls, Texas, to employees in
each trade or occupation engaged in work of a nature similar to the work to
be performed in the construction of said Project, and the prevailing hourly
rage rates being paid in such locality to such employees for such work have
been determined by investigation and referred to wage rates being paid on
Docket Texas 41-167, in the amity of `,ichita Falls, Texas, and other informed
sources.
NOW) TH];REFOi-,E, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the
City of ''ichita Falls, Texas, that the following rates for the respective
trades or occupations Listed below shall be and are hereby fixed as the
minimum hourly wage rates and have been determined in accordance with rates
prevailing for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the pro-
ject is to be constructed:
GENERAL PREVAILING
PER DIEM WAGE BASED GENERAL PREVAIL-
TYPE OF LABORER ON 8 HOUR 1"+ORKING DAY ING HOURLY RATE
Bricklayers :Manhole v12.00 $1.50
Bricklayers Tenders 4.00 0.50
Cement Finishers 10.00 1.25
Mechanic Repairman 8.00 1.00
Operator-Compressor 10.00 1.25
Operator-Ditcher, Trenching _+iachine 11.00 1.375
Operator-Grader Backfiller 11.00 1.375
Operator, Paving Breaker 5.00 0.625
Operator Mixer under 10S & 10E 5.20 0.65
Operator-Mixer over 10S & under 27E 10.00 1.25
Operator Roller 10.00 1.25
Operator-Trucks over 11 tons 4.40 0.55
Operator-Trucks under 11 tons 3.20 0.40
Kettlemen 4.00 0.50
Laborers, unskilled 3.20 0.40
Operator-Truck over 4 tons 6.00 0.75
S'ihen a single shift is employed there must be paid one and one-
half tines the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of eight
hours a day in any one day, or at any time during the interval from 5 P.Q.Q.
Friday to 7 A.M. :Monday, or on holidays, and when two or more shifts are
employed there must be paid one and one-half ti-iies the basic rate of pay
for all hours worked in excess of seven and one-half hours in any one day,
or at arty time during the interval from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight.
BE IT FT.JRTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing list of trades or
occupations includes to the best of our knowledge, all the classifications
of employees who will be engaged in work on said Project other than execu-
tive, supervisory, administrative, clerical or other non-manual workers as
such.
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i Moved by Alderman Hunt that the above and foregoing Resolution be
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:,,lotion seconded by Alderman Hyer and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Fitzpatrick, Hunt, Hyer, Baber and
Stephens.
Nays: None.
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Moved by Alderman Hunt that the Board of Aldermen authorize and
order delinquent tax adjustments, both personal and real, as set forth in
the following schedule:
Motion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried.
Original "'ri�ina1 "educed Pedilced Ten
,%rear 7alue n'ax ?'al>>e Tax Trt. mota1
"re1-taT7 - ern�irue Su-Q ly Co.
1939 "ersonal 2250 31 50 1300 DR 910 5 27 23 47
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1939 1 to 12 2 Scotland 4170 58 38 2e)10 36 54 9 13 45 67
ORDINANCE NO. 1363
Aid ORDINANCE AvENDING SECTION 20F ORDINANCE 1286 PASSED AND APPROVED
BY THE BOARD OF ALDERIEN ON THE 17TH DAY OF rill LY, A. D. 1939, SUCH SECTION
3EING ALSO KNO6YN AS SECTION 1-602 of 1941 CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF 'N ICHITA FALLS, TE.'.AS, SO `l'HAT SAID SECTION' SHALL PROVIDE FOR EIGHT
PER GENT (8%) PENALTY TO BE CHARGED ON DELINQUENT TAXES, THE SAKE TO BE PAID
ON :a SLIDING MONTHLY SCALE, REPEALING ALL .ORDI 'ANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CO"'FLICT HER&ITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
11oved by Alderman Hyer that Ordinance No. 1363 be passed on its
third and final reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hunt and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Fitzpatrick, Hunt, Hyer, Baber and
Stephens.
Nays: None.
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Moved by Alderman Spragins that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hunt and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ A.M, APPROVED this the 26th day of April 1943.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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