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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium
May 22, 1946.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in
called session at 10:00 o'clock A.M. on the above date in the Council Room in
the Memorial Auditorium, ,with the following members present:
C: A. -Spragins,
E. J. Wininger, X
J. M. Baber, Aldermen
A. Jay Eastham,
G. D. Fairtrace, City Manager
T. A. Hicks, City Attorney
Geo. T. Henderson, City Clerk
Moved by Alderman Spragins that A. Jay Eastham be elected Mayor Pro
tern for this meeting.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
Mayor Protem A. Jay Eastham announced a quorum present for this meeting.
��Iproposition of salary and wage increases for city employees
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came on to be considered, whereupon, after have liven careful thought to the .
City Manager's recommendation, the following motion was had:
Moved by Alderman Spragins that the Board of Aldermen approve,
authorize and instruct the City Manager to institute.a 15% salary and wage
increase for all city employees, except, however, such employees who are paid
by the hour only shall be given a 10¢ per hour wage increase. The said salary
and wage increases shall be effective June 1, 1946, except employees of the
Police and Fire Departments whose salary increases shall be retroactive as of
April 1, 1946. Further that the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized and
instructed to make a reassessment of all taxable property in the City of Wichita
Falls, and to employ the service of any and all additional help necessary to make
the reassessment.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried.
Moved by Alderman Wininger that the Board of Aldermen grant permission
to the Russell Radiator Shop to erect a neon sign at their place of business
located at 1106 8th Street, providing the same shall be installed under the
supervision of the City Engineer.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that Emmett & Moral Rogers Motor Company be
granted a permit to install an air conditioner on the awning at their place of
business located at 606 Scott Street for a period of one year only, providing
the same shall be installed under the supervision of the City Engineer.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Wininger that the Board of Aldermen accept a Deed
of C. A. Tidwell, et al, covering all that certain tract of land as hereinafter
described and for a consideration of $1.00 and other valuable considerations
hereinafter set forth, towit:
FIRST TRACT: A strip of land fifty (50) ft. N. and S. by approxi-
mately three hundred thirty (330) ft. E. and W. lying N. of and adjoining a
one (1) acre tract out of C. A. Tidwell twenty nine and 3/10 (29.3) acre tract
out of the W. one half (1/2) of John A. Scott Sur. No. 17, Abst. No. 298; said
one acre tract now being owned by G. M. Lile, described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point which is the intersection of the S. line of
North Ninth St. and the W. line of Vermont Avenue, City of Wichita Falls,
Texas; THENCE NL along the W. line of Vermont Avenue, a distance of 50 ft.;
THENCE W. parallel with the N. line of said Lile 1 acre tract, a distance of
330 ft., more or less, to the E. bank of Big Wichita River; THENCE S. and E.
along said river bank, approximately 50 ft.; THENCE E. with the N. line of said
Lile 1 acre tract approximately 330 ft. to the place of beginning; same being
an extension or continuation W. or North Ninth Street in Wichita Falls, Texas;
same to be used by the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, as a public street.
SECOND TRACT: A strip of land twenty (20) feet N. and S. by approx-
imately two hundred fifty six (256) ft. E. and W., S. of and adjoining the one
(1) acre Lile tract out of the John A. Scott Sur. No. 17, Abst. 298, and
referred to in the above description, described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point 20 ft. S. of the S.E. cor. of the above described
Lile one (1) acre tract, which point is in the intersection of North Ninth St.
and Vermont Avenue, Wichita Falls, Texas; THENCE N. along the W. line of Vermont
Ave. to 20 feet S.E. cor. of said Lile one acre tract; THENCE W. 256 ft., more
or less, to the E. bank of Big Wichita River; THENCE S. and E. along said river
bank approximately twenty ft.; THENCE E. parallel with the S. line of said Lile
one acre tract 256 ft., more or less, to the place of beginning; same being a
continuation or extension W. of the alley lying between North Eighth Street and
North Ninth Street in the city of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; same to
be used for the purposes of a public alley.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
Moved by Alderman Baber that Mayor W. B. Hamilton be and he is here by
authorized to execute, for and on behalf of the City of Wichita Falls an amended
contract with Phillips Petroleum Company of Bartlesville, Okla., whereby the
said Phillips Petroleum Company is given the right to retain all right, title
and interest in and to certain underground and above ground gasoline storage
tanks now owned by the Phillips Petroleum Company located at Kell Field and to
be constructed as recited in said contract; and further agreeing that said
Phillips Petroleum Company may terminate the said agreement 10 years from date
of this contract by giving a 30 days notice in writing.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 141.2
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AN ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN LOT 7,
BLACK 9, FLORAL HEIGHTS ADDITION, AND LOT NO. 1, BLOCK 120 SUNSET HEIGHTS
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS; SAID ALLEY TO BE CLOSED AND
ABANDONED RUNNING FROM ROBERTS AVENUE BETWEEN THE ABOVE LOTS TO THE ALLEY
BETWEEN ROBERTS AVENUE AND 8TH STREET.
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Moved by Alderman Spragins that Ordinance No. 1412 be approved and
Passed as read on its second reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Wininger and Baber.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that the Board of Aldermen authorize the
City Manager to employ the services of Dan Wiley at a remuneration of i15.00
per day with transportation furnished by the City.,
went #5 Fund, for the purpose of acquiring the necessarblri Out of Water Improve-
ements
for the water conduit from the new water reservoir in Archer Countary yndsfurther
to authorize and empower the said Dan Wile
y to for and on behalf of the City of Wichita Falls for ethe purchaser into so then said
right-of-way easements.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the loth day of June 1946.
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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium
May 31, 1946
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in
called session at 11:40 A. M. on the above date in the Council Room in the
Memorial Auditorium, with the following members present:
W. B. Hamilton, Mayor
C. A. Spragins,
E. J. Wininger, X
Melvin B. Evans, Aldermen
J. M. Baber,
A. Jay Eastham,
G. D. Fairtrace, City Manager
Geo. T. Henderson, City Clerk
MayorW. B. Hamilton
entfed the three members to serve conithesWichitato
be the consideration of appointm
General Hospital Board.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that the Board of Aldermen reappoint Drs.
0. C. Egdorf, J. D. Hall and W. L. Powers as members of the Wichita General
remainder of the calendar year 1946.
Hospital Board for the
Motion seconded by Alderman Eastham and carried.
Moved by Alderman Wininger that the contract for the purchase of one
water pump and two motors, toether with all new water reservoirs in ry ArchermCounty�, ac becawardeds,
for use in connection with the
to Allis-Chalmers Co for a consideration as follows:
BIDS ON 12,500 G.P.M.
MAXIMM
BASE BID DELIVERY TIME PRICE INCREASE
Allis-Chalmers $10,090.00 11 months Not to exceed
Efficiency 81.56% 20%
200 HP - 720 R.P.M.
20" x 18" Pump
$11,203.67 10 months. Not to exceed
A. M. Lockett 81.33% 20%
Efficiency
200 HP - 720 R.P.M.
24" x 20" Pump
$10,281.00 10 months Not to exceed
Ingersoll-Rand 80.05% 20%
Asa Hunt
Efficiency
200 HP - 720 R.P.M.
24" x 20" Pump
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
Moved by Alderman Evans that the Board of Aldermen approve and auth-
orize payment to Henry B. Nabers, Public Health Engineer, the sum of $100.00 for
traveling expense for attendance at the Mexico U.S. Border Public` Health�i oonfoer-
ence held in El Paso the latter part of April and to order the y
draw a warrant for the same.
Motion seconded by Alderman Eastham and carried.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1412
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AN ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN LOT 7,
BLOCK 9, AN
HEIGHTS ADDITION,AND LOT N0. 1, BLACK 12, SUNSET HEIGHTS ADDI-
TION TO THE CITY OF W ICHITA FALLS, TEXAS; SAID ALLEY TO BE CLOSED AND ABANDONED
RUNNING FROM ROBERTS AVENUE BETWEEN THE ABOVE LOTS TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN ROBERTS
AVENUE AND EIGHTH STREET.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that Ordinance No. 1412 be approved and
Passed as read on its third and final reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Eastham and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Wininger, Evans, Baber and Eastham.
Nays: None.
By common consent of the Council, Mayor W. B. Hamilton appointed,
J. P. Tarry, President of the Rotary Club; T. L. Jeter, President of the Lions
Club; Hunter Jones, President of the Kiwanis Club; Lloyd Yarbrough, President of
the Optimist Club; Chap Smith, President of the Exchange Club; and Charlie Clough,
President of the Wichita Falls Advertising Club to serve as a ,joint committee on
the Famine Relief.
Moved by Alderman Evans that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spragins and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the loth day of June 1946.
Mayor
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City Clerk
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