Min 06/12/1944 77
i
i .
'v'lichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium
June 12, 1944
ON THIS the 12th day of June 1944, the Board of Aldermen of the CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, convened in Regular Session in the Council Room in the
Memorial Auditorium, the following members thereof, to wit:
W. B. HAMILTON, MAYOR.
C. A. SPRAGINS, ALDERMAN, J. M. BAKER, ALDEWAN,
J. N. FITZPATRICK, ALDERMAN, 0. G. STEPHENS, ALDERMAN,
E. J. WINLNGER, ALDERMAN, W. RALPH HYER, ALDERMAN,
GEORGE T. HENDERSON. CITY CLERK
GARLAND FRANKS, ACTING CITY MANAGER
T. A. HICKS, CITY ATTORNEY
MINUTES of the meeting of June 5th and the called session of June 8,
1944, were read.
MOVED by Alderman Stephens that the Minutes of June 5th and 8th, 1944,
be approved as read.
MOTION seconded by Alderman Spragins and carried.
THE MEETING was called order by Mayor Hamilton who announced the pur-
pose of the meeting, among other matters to be the consideration of Ordinance
No. 1387, granting a franchise for the operation of the City's Waterworks System
in accordance with the terms set out in that certain Trust Indenture dated May
1, 1944.
ORDINANCE N0.1M
-'hAN ORDINANCE by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas, expressly granting to the purchaser, or purchasers, of the waterworks
System of said City, the exclusive right, privilege and franchise to operate
the said System, in event of default in payment of all or any portion of the
$3,500,000.00 'CITY OF WICHITA FAILS, TEXAS, FIRST MORTGAGE WATEIVIORKS SYSTEM
REVENUE IMPROVEMENT BONDS' authorized at the eldetion held in said City on
April_ll, 1944, for the purpose of paying off, refunding and cancelling
$351,000.00 'City of Wichita Falls, Texas. Waterworks System Improvement Revenue
Bonds,' dated October 1, 1940, and for the purpose of purchasing additional
water powers, riparian rights, improving, enlarging, extending and repairing
such System at a cost of not exceeding $3,149,000.00, as authorized by the
Constitution and laws of the State of texas, particularly Articles 1111 et seq.,
Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, as amended, and which franchise shall run for a
term of twenty years from the date the properties of said Waterworks #ystem may
be acquired by such purchaser or purchasers; by judicial sale, or otherwise; and
enacting provisions incident and relating to the subject and purpose of this
Ordinance;"
was introduced in writing by Mayor Hamilton, and was read.
Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that Ordinance No. 1387 be passed on
third and final reading and approved as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Stephens and carried with the following
vote:
Yeas: Hamilton, Spragins, Fitzpatrick, Wininger, Baber, Stephens
and Hyer.
Nays: None.
78
McComas. Moved by Alderman Baber that chauffeur's license be granted to John
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
Moved by Alderman Wininger that the Board of Aldermen authorize the
issuance of a solicitor's license to the First Church of the Nazarene.
Motion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that the Board of Aldermen authorize a
transfer of the sum of $8,750.00 from the regular Water account to the Water
Improvement No. 4 account.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1389
AN ORDINANCE AMBR'DING SECTION 12-3016 OF TITLE 12 CHAPTER 3 OF THE
CODIFICATION OF CRDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ADOPTED By
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1315 PASSED AND APPROVED THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. 1941,
SO THAT SAID SECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE NO MILK AND/OR MILK PRODUCTS SHALL BE SOLD
TO THE FINAL CONSUMER, RESTAURANTS, SODA FOUNTAIN, GROCERY STORES OR SIMILAR
ESTABLISHMENTS EXCEPT CERTIFIED PASTUERIZED AND GRADE A PASTUERIZED MILK AND/OR
MILK PRODUCTS AS DEFINED IN THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE STATE
HEALTH OFFICERS.
Moved by Alderman Fitzpatrick that Ordinance No. 1389 be approved as
read and passed its first reading.
The motion died for want of second.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that the Board of Aldermen appoint J. B.
Hickerson Acting City Clerk during the absence of the regular City Clerk from
the City of Wichita Falls.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
Moved by Alderman Spragins•that the Board of Aldermen authorize and
approve payment to the Wichita General Hospital for charity patients during the
month of May in the amount of $1,432.65 upon like payment by Wichita County.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried.
1
79
Moved by Alderman Spragins that the Board of Aldermen authorize
delincuent tax adjustments, both person and real as set forth in the fol-
lowing schedule:
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
Original Original Rendered Reduced Pen Ft
Year Value Tax Value Tax Tnt Total
Personal —
1.930 Stephens Lbr Co. Bal . 5557 77.80 4557 63.80 63.80
1931 '► It it 6500 91.00 5500 77.00 77.00
1.941 " Truitt Lbr Co. 10800 162.00 6700 100.50 24.12 124.62
1.942 " it " 1.0800 162.00 10800 162.00 25.92 187.92
1043 " " " " 10800 162.00 5400 81.00 6.07 87.07
654.80 540.41
June 12, 1944
Tt was moved by Alderman Spragins that the Board of Aldermen adjourn.
�,�otj.on seconded b�7 Alderman saber and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the 19th day of June, 1944.
���•%� ! + ..�-sue-.._.._,
Mayor - -
.f
ATTEST:
CityJCl.erk
80
81
I
1�i.chita Falls,, Texas
1•'emorial Auditorium
June 12u 1944
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Vv'ichita Fells met in called
session at 11:50 P. T'„ o'clock on the above date in the Council Room in the
Yemori.al. Auditorium with the following members present.
tnT, B. Hamiltn .,
C'. A. Inrai-i.ns,
IT. F1 t?,natriokx
F. j, t,t1Y:ir Ta.,r, Aldermen
(T. ',t Pa.ber,
n. G. Stenhens,
T Ralph a„prg
Gen. T, ''?nderson, City Clerk
Garland Franks, Acting City Mianager
Moved by Alderman Wi.ninver that the Council committee previously
an, ointed to purchase the land for the new lake site be atithorizfdto negotiate
with the land owners anon a basis of not to exceed a17.50 per acre with al.l
the mineral rights included.
lotion seconded by Alderman Fitzpatrick and carried.
Tf-ved by Alderman ?Nini_nger that the meeting be adjourned.
?.lotion seconded by Al.dPr-nan Fitzpatrick and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPRCVvD this the 19th day of June 1944.
7 pole
r ,
AT=-,T:
Cit.4 Clerk
82