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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium
April 17, 1944
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in
regular session at 8:00 o'clock P. M. on the above date in the Council Room
in the Memorial Auditorium Building, with the following members present:
W. B. Hamilton, Mayor
C. A. Spragins,
J. W. Fitzpatrick, �
E. J. Wininger, Aldermen
J. M. Baber,
0. G. Stephens,
T. A. Hicks, City Attorney
Geo. T. Henderson, City Clerk
Mayor W. B. Hamilton announced a quorum present and that the Council
would proceed with the regular order of business.
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.
ORDINANCE NO. 1381
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION'S 1 AND 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 445, AS SAME
HAS HERETOFORE BEEN AMENDED BY ORDINANCES 1121 AND 1132; SUCH ORDINANCE NO. 44.5
BEING ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR RULES, REGULATIONS AND RATES FOR THE
OPERATION AND MANAGFIMTT OF THE WICHITA FALLS WATER DEPARTMENT," SAID SECTIONS
ALSO BEING KNOWN AS SECTION 7-1001 AND SECTION 7-1001.1, TITLE 71 CHAPTER 10
OF THE CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 1941,
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HrGWrITH, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that Ordinance No. 1381 be approved as
read and passed on its third and final reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Fitzpatrick, 'J'oininger, Baber and Stephens.
Nays: None.
The alternate bids of Russell Kolp for the purchase of an oil and gas
lease, being 68.5 acres out of a part of Block 22, Walker and Fletcher Cowherds
Subdivision, League No. 1 Denton County School Lands, Wichita County, Texas,
were read to the Council by the Clerk and, after some discussion, the following
motion was made:
Moved by Alderman Stephens that the Mayor be authorized to appoint a
committee to consult with Mr. Kolp for a more canprehensive understanding with
reference to the proposed sale of the oil and gas lease abolre mentioned and
report back to the Council at its next regular meetuing.
Votion seconded by Alder±ran Baber and carried.
Mayor Hamilton appointed Aldermen Stephens, Baber and Spragins to serve
on the above mentioned committee.
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Moved by Alderman Spragins that the Hoard of Aldermen authorize and
order the City Clerk to draw a warrant payable to A. J. Gates, 'pater Superin-
tendent, reimbursing him in the amount of $31.25 for his expenses while
attending the National. Association of Corrosion Engineers at Houston, April
loth to 12th.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
Moved by Alderman Stephens that the Board of Aldermen authorize payment
to the Luichita General Hospital for charity patients during the month of March
in the amount of $1,322.44, upon like payment by Wichita County, subject to ad-
justments, if any, which might reduce the amount to be paid.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that the Board of Aldermen authorize the
issuance of chauffeur's licenses to J. L. Jones, E. H. Moore, H. A. McCrary,
Dolly Mae Estes, and Martha Dean Shanks.
Motion seconded by Alder-man Wininger and carried.
Moved by Alderman Stephens that the City Clerk be instruc d not to
present any application for chauffeur's license to the Council approval,
unless same shall have been presented to the Clerk's office not later than
10:00 A.M. Friday preceding the regular Council meeting night; further all
applications shall have the approval or disapproval of the City Manager and
Chief of Police and, in the absence of either, the City Clerk shall serve in
that capacity.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1382
AN ORDINANCE kMI FZING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1373, PASSED 91D
APPROVED ON NOEMBER 1, A. D. 1943, INCREASING THE NMLEER OF MEMBERS WITH THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FROU NINE MEtSEERS TO FIFTEEN MEMBERS AND PRO-
VIDZVG THEIR TENURE UNDER SUCH APPOINTMENT.
Moved by Alderman Stephens that Ordinance No. 1382 be approved as
read and passed on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spragins and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Fitzpatrick, Wininger, Baber and Stephens.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that Mayor W. B. Hamilton be authorized to
execute a contract on behalf of the City of 'i"ichita Falls by and between Murph
and Taylor and the City of Wichita Falls for the construction of an addition to
the Airport Administration Building in the amount of $9,546.48.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Stephens that the Board of Aldermen authorize delin-
quent tax adjustments, both personal and real, as set forth in the following
schedule:
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried.
April 17, 1944
Original Original Reduced Reduced Pen &
Year Value Tax Value Tax b Into Total
S.H. Kennedy
1926 1 - 2 Harrison 520 7 80 360 5 04 5 04
1929 1000 14 00 360 5 04 5 04
1930 880 12 38 360 5 04 5 04
1931 860 12 04 360 5 04 5 04
1932 590 8 26 360 5 04 5 04
1933 470 6 58 360 5 04 5 04
1934 360 5 04 360 5 04 5 04
1935 310 4 34 360 5 04 5 04
1936 420 5 88 360 5 04 1 26 6 30
1937 550 7 70 360 5 04 1 26 6 30
1938 550 7 70 360 5 04 1 26 6 30
1939 550 7 70 360 5 04 1 26 6 30
1940 550 7 70 360 5 04 1 26 6 30
1941 550 8 25 360 5 40 1 18 6 58
1942 550 8 25 360 5 40 75 6 15
1943 550 8 25 360 5 40 22 5 62
131 87 90 17
May Company
1931 Personal 1170 16 38 585 8 19 8 19
1932 1170 16 38 585 8 19 8 19
1936 600 8 40 300 4 20 1 05 5 25
41 16 21 63
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RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING
RESULT OF ELECTION FCR THE ISSUANCE OF
WATERWORKS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, �
COUNTY OF WICHITA, Y
ON THIS the 17 th day of April, 1944, the Board of Aldermen of the
City of WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, convened in regular session, at the regular meet-
ing place thereof in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium, the following
members, to-wit:
W. B. Hamilton, h1AYQR,
C. A. Spragins , ALDERMMAN J. M. Baber, ALDERMAN
J. W. Fitzpatrick, ALDMIUN 0. G. Stephens, ALDERMAN
E. J. Wininger, ALDFRMAN
George T. Henderson, CITY CLERK,
T. A. Hicks, City Attorney,
being present, and, among other proceedings had, were the following:
Alderman J. W. Fitzpatrick offered the following resolution to the
Board of aldermen and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, under and by virtue of an ordinance duly passed by the
Board of Aldermen of the CITY OF WICHITA FALIS, TEXAS, on the 13th day of
March, 1944, an election was held in said City on the llth day of April, 1944,
on the following proposition:
"SHALL the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, be authorized to issue the
revenue bonds of said City in the principal
sum of not exceeding THREE MILLION FIVE HUN-
DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,500,000.00) , matur-
ing serially over a period of years not to
exceed forty years from the date thereof,
bearing interest at the maximum rate of THREE
AND ONE HALF PER CENTUM (31%) per annum, for
the purpose of paying off, refunding and can-
celling not exceeding $351,000.00 of bonded
indebtedness of the City's Waterworks System
and for the purpose of purchasing additional
water powers, riparian rights, improving en-
larging, extending and repairing such System
at a cost of not exceeding Three Million One
Hundred Forty Nine Thousand Dollars
($3,149,000.00) , as authorized by the General
Laws of the State of Texas, particularly Arti-
cles 1111 et seq. , Revised Civil Statutes of
1925, as amended, said bonds to be special
obligations of the City of `Wichita Falls,
Texas, payable as to both principal and
interest solely from the revenues of the
City's Wateworks System and, SHALL the Board
of Aldermen be authorized to encumber the
City's Waterworks System or the revenue there-
of, or both, for the purpose of securing the
payment of the principal of and interest on
said bonds, said encumbrance on said revenues
to be an exclusive first lien on and pledge of
said revenues, after the deduction of reasonable
expenses of operating and maintaining said System,
as said expenses are defined by statute, and all
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bonds of said series are to be ratably secured in
such manner that no one bonds hall have priority
of lien over any other bond of said series; the
indebtedness to be paid off, refunded and can-
celled now being in the principal sum of
$351,000,00, represented by "City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, Waterworks System Improvement
Revenue Bonds," dated October 1, 1940, bearing
interest at the rates of 3% and 34% per annum,
due serially in each of the years 1945 to 1960,
both inclusive; but redeemable on October-1,
1955, or on any interest payment date thereafter,
which bonds were authorized and issued pursuant
to an election held in said City on September 30,
1938, and an ordinance adopted by the Board of
Aldermen of said City on September 23, 1940,
recorded in Ordinance Book Number 8, and to which
ordinance reference is hereby made for further
description of said indebtedness?"
AND, WHEREAS, on this the 17th day of April, 1944, same being a regu-
lar session of the Board of Aldermen, there came on to be considered the returns
of said election; and,
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the returns of the said election it
appears that the same was in all respects legally held, after due notice had
been given, and that the said returns were duly and legally made; and,
WHEREAS, it further appears from said returns thatthere were cast at
said election 2995 votes "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS
AND ENCUMBERING 'IHE CITY'S 7ATERWOF.KS SYSTEM OR THE REVENUES THEREOF, OR BOTH,
FOR THE PAYMENT OF SAME;" and 1333 votes "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS
SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS AND ENCUMBERING THE CITY'S WATERWORKS SYSTEM OR THE
REVENUES THEREOF, OR BOTH, FCR TIDE PAYMENT OF SAME."
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY CF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
That the proposition to issue the aforesaid bonds was sustained by a
majority of the qualified voters of said City, voting at said election, who
owned taxable property in said City and who had duly rendered the same for taxa-
tion, and that the Board of Aldermen of said City is authorized to issue said
bonds and to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on said
bonds in the time and manner prescribed by law.
The motion for the adoption of said resolution was duly seconded by
Alderman 0. G. Stephens. Thereupon, the Mayor put the motion..to a vote of the
members of the Board of Aldermen of the City of "ichita Falls, with request that
as many as favored the resolution to vote "AYE", and all those opposed to vote
11NO11; the following members of the Board, to-wit: Mayor W. B. Hamilton and
Aldermen C. A. Spragins, J. W. Fitzpatrick, E. J. Wininger, J. M. Baber, 0. G.
stephens voted "AYE11; and none voted "NO."
The Mayor declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted.
PASSED AND APPROVED , this the 17th day of April, 1944.
'41. B. Hamilton, Mayor
ATTEST: City of Wichita Falls, Texas
Geo. T. Hendarson, City Clerk
City of dvichita Falls, Texas
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A written resolution presented to the Uouncil by certain executive
members of the local USO requesting free use of a grader and operator for recon-
ditioning Spudder Ball Park for free exhibition games of Sheppard Field baseball
teams, free water being also requested; whereupon the following motion was made:
Moved by Alderman Spragins that the Board of-Aldermen authorize free
gratis to Sheppard Field use of a grader and operator and any other necessary
small tools for conditioning Spudder Ball Park, and further authorize water to
be furnished at the Ball Park through the Park Department without charge for the
purpose above mentioned and so long as the same is used for Sheppard Field free
exhibition ball games.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
Moved by Alderman Stephens that the request of authorities at Sheppard
Field, for the City to construct a 2-inch water main outside the city limits and
furnish water to them at a figure much lower than its actual cost, be tabled.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the 24th day of April. 1944.
Mayor
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