Min 02/13/1946 `.'ichita Falls, Texas
'eraorial Auditorium
February 13, 1946
The Eoard cf �.ldpniilpn of the City of ' c'nita. Falls, T(:1xas, net in
called session at 11:30 o'clock A. `. on the above date in ti.0 Council Room
in the G.em:rial huditor'_ura, with the folloiai.ng members .,)resent:
Li. :j,:;milton, ''layor
C. A. Spra ins,
E. J. ''sinino-cr, Aldernen
J. Baber,
C. rairtrace, ",it.y -anger
r. 1, Hicks, City Attorney
eo. T. Eenderrzon, City- Clerk
'ayor . B. Hcmilt ri announced a quorurn present. 7ayor Hamilton also
announced the purpose of this ,aeetint- to be the cons,-eration of devising ways
and means to avert the proposed strike and shutdo�,rn of the local bus tr�zns-
portaticn v, Loh is so vital to the school- chi.loren and the cit:i_7ens of ':'ichita
Falls in general.
01UTION
r LF 'tiS, the public has rightfully de.landed an adecuate, safe and
com r iftbl transportation yt chita Fe-11 s, and
" =ENEAS, the �lity Council has advised the '„-icY-it aT
ran;.it Corporation
that it v,211 be expected to replace all of the old buses now being operated on
the streets of this City by view buses as soon as the same can be purchased :hick
are of the size needed for a city of the population of ic`iita Falls, and,
the Transit Corporation has purchased eight new buses of
thirty-one passenger capacity at a cost of more than 65,000.00, two of rhich
have been delivered by t',ie factory and out in operation on the streets of
Iichita Falls and the remaining, six are to be delivered in :'«,arch of this year,
and,
IiFddlAS, an investigation of the receipts of the Transit Corporation
show that because of the long bus lines compared to the population, the revenue
is approximately twenty-t io cents per mile in r'ichita Falls as against a revenue
of forty to sixty cents per ,Tile in cities in Texas which are as large as
71-ichita Falls, and,
F+!',iLAS, the Bus ''rivers' Union voted to strike for substantial in-
crease in wages to be paid the drivers by the Transit. Corporation: which it is
clamed to be necessary to meet the change in living costs, and which ehut-down
of transportation in the City would cause very heavy loss to the entire City,
particularly to persons who use bus transportation in going to and from work
both in the City and to Sheppard Field and would cause great hurt to the public
and private school system and the Junior College because the students would not
have a means to get to and from school and other losses to the public too
numerous to mention.
', HEREyS, a tentative agreement has been entered into between the
,7ichita 'Transit Corporation and the Bus Drivers' Union to put in effect the
increase in the wages to be paid the drivers.
NJWP THFIff:FORE, BE IT RESOLVEL BY T.'-E BOARD OF AL1-;FR:4EDJ OF THE CITY
OF JICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
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That the 1°ichita. Transit Corporation is hereby authorized to charge
a fare of 10 cents for single fare or six tokens for fifty cents for trans-
porting adult passengers on its ,-,iotor buses and a fare of five cents for
children from five to twelve years of age, inclusive, and a five cent fare for
students in actual attendance upon any acaclernic, public or private school's or
Junior College. All children rive years of ale or less when accompanied by a
passenger ak;ove five years of age shall be transported free. All such oassen-
gers shall be entitled to the usual transfers as now given.
BE IT FUF.THEE RESOLVED that the City Attorney be directed to prepare
an ordinance to be considered by the Board. of .ildermen of the City of ':ichita
Falls for changing the fares to be collected by the 1'1-ichita Transit Corporation
as above set out, with the understanding, however, that said increase in fares
be out into effect only after public hearing has been had on said ordinance and
in accordance with all other charter provisions regulating such matters.
BE IT FURT ER' RESOLVED that the '_Janagement of the " ichita Transi t
Corporation be advised to put all routes on regular and definite running
schedules and to purchase new buses adeq uate to meet the needs to give 7ichita
Falls a first-class transportation system at the earliest possible time. ,
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Moved by hld.erman Spragins that the above and foregoing :resolution
be adopted and passed as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Mayor Hamilton, Aldermen Spragins, 1°sininger and Baber.
Nays: None.
Uoved by Alderman 'Nininger that Aldermen Baber and Spragins be and
they are hereby appointed by the Board of Aldermen as a committee of two and
be authorized and empowered to negotiate and enter into contract for the City
of 'xichita Falls to purchase such necessary land or property as may be
necessary for the proposed site of a new hospital at the best possible price.
TMotion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
`loved by Alderman Spragins that the meeting be adjourned.
iulotion seconded by Alderman 7"ininger and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVEL this llth day of ','arch 1946.
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