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is:Vita Falls, Texas
,,`emorial Auditorium
1�,'iay 1, 1Q44
The Board of Alderren of the City of =ichita Falls, Texas , met in
regular session at 8:00 o'clock P. `. on the above date in the Council Room
in the Memorial Auditorium Building, with the following members present:
r,, . B. Hamilton, H ayor
C. A. upragins,
J. ' Fitzpatrick,
�. J. ',Iininger,
r. Ralph Titer, Aldermen
J. J. Baber,
0. G. ,Stephens,
Garland Franks, Acting City Manager
T. A. Nicks, City Attorney
Geo. T. Henderson, City clerk
The T�"Iinutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.
A petition bearing approxi.ately 200 signatures, requesting the
Council not to grant permission to 71% 0. Lioore to seine Lake Vichita for any
purpose whatsoever, was presented to the Council by Attorney C. C. VeDonald.
The petition was read and ordered filed in the office of the City
C7 erk.
The application of the_Central Church of the Nazarene for a permit to
solicit funds was not acted upon due to the fact that the information disclosed
revealed that the church building was to be relocated, which should necessarily
come before the Planning and Zoning Comlission for action; therefore Council
action on the application for a permit was temporarily postponed.
';roved by Alderman Stephens that the Board of AlderYnen authorize
issuance of a license to H. J. Hatcher, dba °Rodern archery Range, to operate
an archery range at 1105 Scott Street.
T,Iotion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
k7RDINANCE NO. 1383
q n? %�T i IP T.?Cr CLOS IA"G AND ABA Df1A'TTr . A_?j ALLEY P ?T+ PART OF AnT ALL",Y
FtlpTr,TT�?r', r�URTH AP,'7 SOUTH ACROSS BLff K 46A OF THE NIGHIL.aTM ADDITIO'�' TO THE CITY
OF 4°,'ICIsIT,r' FALL , TEXAS, Afi F�HPLATTFD AP ID DEDICATED BY T. A. LITIrFKFN, SAID
?,IEY TdD POnTTnN C F r,LLrY i? ?`_(' ? ?LLY '.`F`� "3.IBED TN ��'.CTION I.
I.Toved by alderman Tlyer that Ordinance No. 1383 be approved as read and
passed on i.ts first reading.
:lotion seconded by P-lderman Fitzpatrick and carried v th the following
vote:
Yeas: A1.derrnen Spragins, F'itznatrick, .iringer, Hyer, Baber and
Stephens.
Nays: None.
0-fLINAME NO. 1382
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CE A�,1101`1',JDINTG SECTION 2 OF GT.D1T1T4Aj4CF MIDER 1373, PA jSF T)SE. A1,-
111J Off'191EP 1, 1,- D. 1943, INCRRASJt,'3 THE N'TTr3ER OF Tr,-YBERS `WITH TI-E
PLAENT"'(71 tVI-JID Z0,NTD\T:(,, CO',njjS5'j0'
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.-1—R TO F-TFTFFNT MID-WI.-PS AND PROVID-
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E-NG THEIR TENilUffE UNDER 1'�UCH AF)P.-)T
111"NENT.
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Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that Ordinance Mo. 1,382 be approved as
read and Passed on its third and final reading.
I�Iot-ion seconded by Alderman li,-ininger and carried by the following vote:
Yeas : Aldermen 'Sorapi,ns, F.Itznatrink, '.''Aninge---, Myer, Baber and
I Stephens.
Yays None.
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The committee consisting of hlderrner 6aber, "yer and Sorgins, pre-
viouE71-Y appointed to negotiate w-jt,1, certain claimantsa
of the -�,.-ast- Side Cardens
for certain alleged damages, rave a verbal report, whereupon the follnwing
MfDtl or, -wa,,:; made,!,
T,'ovcd by hldermaa Fitzpatrick that the
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defend S,tit apairst the ( ,t- al-d ti-tat r- c(xripromise be accented.
he motion d.-ed for want of a second.
1'"vr-d by �lderr,,ian Fitznatrick that the co.=ittee be irstructed to oer-
fect a c m- promise settlement lvitb the com;-Lercial growers, of the Bast Side Car-
dens and to settle that c1pim at a 2i-nit of `�130.60 -cer acre.
Yotion. seconded by*A1d(-riian 7.7ininger and., after a lengthy di�CUSSIon
by members of the Council, -41dertrian Fit7,r)atri(,k withdrew his rrLOtiOrl. '7-A.th the
consent of the second, the motion was withdrawn.
roved by ,1dein-,an --eber that the Board of Aldermen authorise the cit',
:;leek to draw a warrant r-)aY,--.1D1e to '.-Ichita Colinty in the amount of -�183-55 as
nalym nt of t'he Citylq port-n for the maintenanne of the Venereal and at the
for the mont'. -,f 1-Inrch,
,(-,)t1r)n seconded by Alderman Oyer and carried.
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:loved by Alderpen Stenhens that the '-oard of Aldermen authorize and
order the City Clerk to draw a warrant )avnble to the Clt,r National Bank in the
amount of t903.75, being the pavment due April I , 1944, by V4-Lrt.ue of a certain
water main contract in the Addition nreviously entered into by and
between Kemp, Harrell & Peckham and the City of 71-chita Falls: the r-ights and
interests therein described of the said. hemp, Farrell -9- Peckham now belonging
to the City Natir,)aj 'sank, as evidenced by a ,,rrjtten op.1nion of CA,.,
�.tt.(,-rTiev
i.otion seconded by i',Iderman Hyer arid carried.
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d byT A7_rerman Eaber that the F�oa.rd of Aldermen authorize and order
the City Clerk to transfer the sti.1 of 15673.56 from. the Sanitary ':fewer 2. cash
fund account to the General Fund account.
:Motion seconded by h.1-derman Fitzpa,tri.ck and carried.
:.roved by .Alderman Baber that the Board of Aldermen authorize and order
the Citv Clerk to transfer the sum. of Y152.97 from the 'Y.-ater 'mprovement #3
account to •the regular V.'ater Fund account.
Motion seconded by :alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
MIoved by .Alderman Stephens that the Board of Aldermen authorize and
order the City Clerk to transfer the slum of �'*5,000.00 from the regular Fater
Fund cash account to the 'ater Improvement !}4 Fund cash account, as purely a
loan only.
'Jotion seconded by Alderman i_ni.n�er and carried.
'loved by Alderman Baber that the Board of Aldermen authorize h{ayor
. B. Hamilton to execute for and on behalf of the City of l'ichit.a Falls a.
joint contract, as read,with v ichita County and members of the Board of �`,i chita
General Hospital for the maintenance and operation of the said hose_ i_tal for the
period beginning `arch 3, 1944, and ending vlarch. 3, 1.945.
^.otion seconded by Alderman "i.nirf•er and carried.
The committee recently appointed to negotiate with R. R. Kolp for the
sale of an oil and Pas lease at Lakeview Cemetery, made a verbal report, where
unon the following motion was made
Moved by alderman Stephens that the Eoard of Aldermen accent the offer
of R. R. Kolp to purchase an oil and gas lease contai_ninA 68.5 acres out of
part of Block 22, T':a7_ker Fletcher Cowherds Subdivision, League No. 1, Benton
County School Land, ''+ichi_ta. Colir_ty, Texas, for a cash consideration of $1,100.00
for a three year commercial lease, with an annual -�1.00 per acre delayed rental.,
and further to authorize the 'ilayor to sign the lease on behalf of the City of
'Ai chita Falls.
1�otion seconded by Alderman `fini_nger and carried with !Alderman 1Iyer
voting no.
:.loved by Alderman Hyer that the meeting be adjourned.
liotion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AI?D ;!PPPCITED this 8th day of May 1941E.
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