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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
December 1, 1947
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in
called session on the above date at 3:00 o'clock Y.M. in the Council Room
in the Memorial Auditorium, with the following members present:
W. B. Hamilton, Mayor
C. A. Spragins
K. C. Spell
E. J. Wininger Aldermen
Melvin B. Evans
J. M. Baber
A. Jay Eastham
G. D. Fai rtrace, City Manager
T. A. Hicks, City Attorney
Geo. T. Henderson, City Clerk
Mayor W. B. Hamilton announced the purpose of this meeting to be
the consideration of various matters of importance to the city.
ORDINANCE NO._144g
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTJMS
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OR RE-
JECTION OF HOUSE BILL NO. 34, THE SAME BEING ARTICLE NO. 1269M OF VatNON'S
ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTES OF TEXAS, CREATING THE FIRE'MENS' AND POLICEME:NS
CIVIL SERVICE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Baber that Ordinance No. 1448 be approved and
passed as read on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Eastham and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and
Eastham.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Evans that the rule requiring that ordinances
be read on three separate days be and is hereby suspended, and declaring
an emergency.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spragins and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and
Eastham.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Evans that Ordinance No. 1448 be approved and
passed as read on its second reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spell and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and
Eastham.
Nays: None
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Moved by Alderman Eastham that Ordinance No. 1448 be approved and passed
as read on its third and final reading, and declaring an emergency.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spragins and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and Eastham.
Nays: None.
ORDINANCE NO. l4
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTLRS OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY RELATING TO
THE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING OF THE CITY LIMITS BY AN ORDINANCE PASSED AND
APPhOVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDi!&IE 1 OF SAID CITY.
Moved by Alderman Eastham that Ordinance No. 1449 be approved and
passed as read on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and Eastham.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Evans that the rule requiring that Ordinances be
read on three separate days be and is hereby suspended, and declaring an
emergency.
Motion seconded by Alderman Eastham and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and Eastham.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Evans that Ordinance No. 1449 be approved and passed-
as read on its second reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and Eastham.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Spragins that Ordinance No. 1449 be approved and
passed as read on its third and final reading, and declaring an emergency.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and Eastham.
Nays: None.
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ORDINANCE N0. 1447
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 15-104.1; 15-104.2; 15-104.4; 15-105.8;
15-106; 15-106.1; 15-106.2; 15-108; 15-109; 15-109.5; 15-109.8; 15-109.11;
15-1014; 15-1017; OF THE CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS, 1941, ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 1315, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 6th DAY
OF JANUARY, 1941, AND BEING SHOWN IN'SAID CODIFICATION UNDER TITLE FIFTEEN (15)
ELECTRICAL CODE, PAGE 245, SO THAT SUCH SECTIONS SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS HERE-
INAFTER SPECIFICALLY SET OUT AND NUMBMED.
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Moved by Alderman Eastham that Ordinance No. 1447 be approved and
passed as read on its third and final reading.
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Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and Eastham.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Wininger that the Board of Aldermen approve for
payment to the Wichita General Hospital the sum of 03348.25 for charity
patients for the month of October, and to direct the city clerk to draw a
warrant for the same upon like payment by Wichita County.
Motion seconded by Alderman Evans and carried.
Moved by Alderman Evans that the Board of Aldermen approve for
payment to Warren I. Griffin, Official Court Reporter 30th District Court,
the sum of $40.80 for Stenographic report of Public Hearings held November
3rd and 4th in the matter of Ed McDonald, former Night Police Captain.
Motion seconded by Alderman Baber and carried.
Moved by Alderman Wininger that the Board of Aldermen approve for
payment various and sundry bills for certain expenditures made by the City
in connection with the decoration of a float, etc. for use in Lake Kickapoo
Celebration held November 22, 1947, not to exceed the sum of $300.00 inclusive
of the public liability insurance due the Wichita Falls Insurance Exchange
in amount of $112.50; and further to direct the City Clerk to draw warrants
for the same out of the regular water fund.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spragins and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1450
AN ORDINANCE AM2MING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1377, PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE 29TH DAY OF DEC&BER, A.D., 1943, PROVIDING FOR THE
TIME OF CLOSING DANCE HALL AT 1 O'CLOCK A.M.
Moved by Alderman Evans that Ordinance No. 1450 be approved and
passed as read on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and lost by the following
vote:
Yeas: Alderman Spragins.
Nays: Aldermen Spell, Wininger, Evans, Baber and Eastham.
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Moved by Alderman Wininger that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Spell and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the 8th day of December, A.D. 1947.
Mayor
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