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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium
April 24, 1946
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in
called session at 10:00 o'clock A. It. on the above date in the Council Room
in the Memorial Auditorium, with the following members present:
C. A. Spragins,
E. J. WJininger,
Melvin B. Evans, Aldermen
J. T d. Baber,
A. Jay Eastham,
G. D. Fairtrace, City Manager
T. A. Hicks, City Attorney
Geo. T. Henderson, City Clerk
°Moved by Alderman Spragins that E. J. W'ininger be elected Mayor Protem
for this meeting.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
Mayor Protem E. J. Waininger announced a quorum present.
The City Manager announced the purpose of this called meetingto be the
consideration of authorizing the purchase of certain property of Mrs. Sophia
Ferguson as a necessary part of the new site for the proposed City-County
Hospital.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that the City M anager be and he is
hereby authorized to purchase of Mrs. Sophia Markham Ferguson the West 150' of
Lot 4 facing Eighth Street and 116 2/3' of Lot 4 on Grace Street, all in Block
258 Original, for a consideration of $3,000.00 plus the assumption of one-half
of the 1946 and prior years advalorem taxes for a one-half interest in the
above described property; and further authorize and order the City Clerk to
draw a warrant for the same upon like payment by Wichita Count y.
Motion seconded by Alderman Evans and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1411
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1366, PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, A. D. 1943, AND PROVIDING FOR THE REVOCATION
OF LICENSES ISSUED BY SAID CITY TO OPERATE AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE THEREIN, SO AS
TO '.,ORE FULLY PROVIDE FOR REVOCATION OF' SUCH LICENSES AND ALTO TO POVIDE FOR
THE REVOCATION OF CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSES 7J`HIC H ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED UNDER
SECTION 6-1509 TO SECTION 6-1509.2 OF SAID CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
?loved by Alde nnan Baber that Ordinance No. 1411 be approved and passed
as read on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Eastham and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen �.pragins, Evans, Baber and Eastham.
Nays: None.
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,loved by Alderman Spragins that the meeting be adjourned.
PFotion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the 13th day of lday 1946.
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