Min 09/13/1948 521
'Idic'riita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
September 13, 1948
The board of Alderri n of th, City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met. i.n
r,,alar 3833i.<+n on the a)ove date at 8 o'clock, 2.14. in the Council Rov-m
in the Menori<�,l Auditorium Buildi_ni;r, wi-th tie follo Ndns, rienbers present:
Harold Jones ll yor
C'. A. 3pra-ins
Edward G. Kadane 0
E. J. Wininger Aldermen
J. R. Ray
John C. Coffey
B. C. Hunter
G. D. Fairtrace City Manager
Yearby Peery City Attorney
Geo. T. Henderson. City Clerk
The Minutes of the resalar nle<:.t;ing field July 261 1948, were read and
approved as read; likewise the minutes of the called 'field August. 12, 1948,
and August 16, 191,.8, respectivE l�r, sere read and approved as r,;ad.
Larce Fran.;lir,, Secret any of Local No. 1086, presented the. Council with
a writ en request, ninon;; other tih_ngs, to increase the salaries of all city aaiploye ..s
on the monthly pa;Troll �30.00 per month, and 150 per hour for these on hourly
payrolls. The request was courteously r,-:c ei.vr-d 1,)y the Council and temporarily
deferral for further study and advisement.
John Rhea, reprF:sentir, t. i American Legion Pat Carrigan Post No. 120,
appeared be ore the Council requesting t o City to lease to them a suitable
building site in the vicinity of the Naval Araory on Fifth 3treot, thereupon, the
follo,,a.ri" :,lotion was had:
Moved by Aldernari Fta,}. ',}p,.', {, ,» 3oar1 of Aldermen approve anic aut'._ i,:a
t}lt� execution of a lease to the American 'wegion Pat Carrigan Post. No. 120, for a
100'x 150' tract of land in tine vicinity of the Naval Armorer on Fifth Street, said
tract of !arid to front on either Denvar or Baylor Street, the exact locatJon to be
deterriinel later, for a period of ten years, for a consideration of an annual rental
of $1.00; provided the said Pat Carrigan Po3t No. 120 shall move its own building
from j3happard Field to tine above described location, or construct a siiai.lar :}a.-itai-)la
buIld .n;; on this location vrithin a period of one year; and further to authorize and
empower Mayor Harold Jones or the City iariager to exec-ate a Lease Contract for l,he
33Ae for an.7, on behalf of (;ity.
Motion: seconded by Aldeimgr Wini-lger carried.
The apYlic•atiOn of }i +:il? ';ab Co-,1,7any Cor a Certificate of Conven-
ience and Necessity to operate six addit] -n=1 taxicabs upon the streets of
vVichita Falls, and likewise the applicat on of the Ye11o,� Cal) Co..pany for a Certi-
ficate, of COnveni C l':(l N3C 53itj to operate ei-I t a�'i"Li. -`i -:J. ta,_,c 1,)9, were read
to tliE? Council, '4+IIi� .apo._ t.�h' foll ) ri>lU .1:�t )'h 'Ins had:
Moved by Alderaar, Spragins th=it a public 11earing be held in the Council
:doom of the Memori<a? Au7it�,riun Building; at the next. redalar -neting to be held at
8 o'clock P.M. September ?';, 1948, for ',he purpose of consi ?erin- the applications
of the Checker Cab Comp--my aii ? the YE 11,o; " f3 ,i 'i s P
t Y � a a'.� .,0 1� awny r r .a of Public
Convenient a 1. TI-a � .` "1 3? . w i' .- 1 .L _._ .ti-1 +;:i.C.:3'')3 d ti�,3 stret.it of
�..�-1
4i.chita Falls.
Motion seoon e a t)y A1der:_nan Cof fr,,,- care-fad.
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Henry Anderson and John Davenport, local attorneys, appeared before
tale Council requesl:i;,_ t.'� t T. M. Helms be allowed hi.i regular salary for a
period of two months and 16 days, at_re, at_n" the sun of $456.00, while under-
t;oin�; an opera tion on and convalescence due to an accident alleged to have
occurred �ildle in Line of duty as a police patrolman on Javl!- a"Zr 2, 1943,
whereujon the .folloodn6 :notion .ras had:
Moved by Alderman Rfay t l-tt the Board of Aldernen approve and allow
the regular salary of T. 'i. Hel: s, for a period of two months si_nd 16 days
ti_.za he was off ;iuty due to a disability alleged by hint to have begin received
while in line of �Iuty on th the Police Department, providin;; however, the;
:tatter is referred to t;:te Cit.- Attorney for a opinion as to the
le-ality of such pa�,inent, and if found to be legal in all respects, then in
that event the City Clerk is hereby directed to drat,r a warrant or the same.
Motion seconded by Alderman Win-inger and carried
F. D. Kuykendall, who resides at I145 Ave G, re fuested the Council
to assige i ouffLcient pole ce protection to the area aroan i the High School to
check reckless and dangerous driving in that viciitit,,r by }li-h sc':oDl Students
and others, thereupon the Council advised Mr. Kuykendal'j of the present,
sh3rta6e of cars and policemen, but assured hint the Council tT)tL1d lend every
effort, possible to re:aedy tli,:e situation.
A public heari nt; on Ordinance 'No. 1467 seas held, and there being no
opposition voiced against the swie, thte follofaLnS motion eras 'gad: I
Moved by Alderman. Cof.fev t;i:at the Public Iiearin� on Ordina;.ce No.
1467 be closed.
seconded bir AlderTnan Spra ins and. carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1467
AN ORDINANCE A1,1ENDING ORDINANCE NO. 14521 PASSED ARD w'?UOVED BY `I'Hy: BOP00
OF ALDiAI.141 OF ITih CITY OF W CHI`I'A FALLS, Ti AS, ON THE 5TH DAY OF FI';BRUA.RY, A.D.
1948, (REGULATING AND RrSTRICTING 'Drir; US;�, OF LA14D AND LOCATION OF 3L'ILDI:NGS
DESIGNED FOrt SPECIFIC USES), SO AS TO CREATE A "LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT" ON
FIFTH S`LtEET BEVEIli THE FIRST ALLEY EAST OF HOLLIDAY STRi,aT (ON THE NORTH AfvD
SOUTH SIDE THERXF) EXTENDING WEST `I`0 BAYLOR STHEr';T AND I14CLI DING BOTH .SIDES
OF FIFTH STREET BETUE11J THUSE 740 POI14TS FOtt A DEPTH OF APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET
ON EACH SIDE OF FIFTH STREET, (:EXCEPT THAT 110 ?ART OF LOT 4, NOBLE & H,10 RSON
SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK. 265 IS INCLUDED), BY CHANGING ALL OF LOTS A, B, C, D, E, F,
and G OF THE MCGhEGOR SUBDIVISION OF PART OF BLOCK 244, ORIGINAL TOVJNSITE, ALL
OF LOTS 1 AND 2, NOBLE & HENDr;It ON SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 265, ORIGIIIAL Tiluf3SITtE,
LOTS 12 2 AND 3 OF 3LOCK 1, T tUEHEART `_SUB DIV1S-ON OF BLOCK 2, B LLEVUE ADDITION,
AND LOTS 1, 2, AND 18, OF GIFT SUBDIVISIoil OF BLOCK 1, BEUILEVUE ADDITTON, ALT,
IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FF l, iS, 7bXA3, FROM "DISTRICT C" Ori 11AP?1R7i,[;1TT HOUS& DIST-
RICT" TO "DI STRICT D" Ott "LOCAL I3I SINESJ' JISTHICT", AND ALL OF LOTS 4 TO 12,
INC-USIVE, OF BLOCK 1, TaUi HrJART SUt3DIVI`3I0I1 OF 3LOCK 2, BELLEVUt� ADDITION, AND
ALL OF LOTS 19, 20, AND 21 AND LOTS 53, 54, .55, 56, 57, AND 58, OF C]LIFT SUBDI-
VISION of BLOCK 1, BE'LLiWUE ADDITION, .ALL IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FI L S, TEXAS,
FROM "DISTRICT B" OA "7 0 FAI-ITLY DISTRICT" TO "DISTRICT: D" OR"LOCAL BU1'3INES3
DISTRICT", (BEING ALL OF THE 1700 3LOCK OF FIFTH STREET AND EXTENDING EAST OF
HOLLIDAY STRI�ET ALONG ' HE PAVED PORTIOIvT OF FIFTH STh.r';ET API't10kLiATELY 150 FEET);
DIRi:CTING. THE CITY 3ECRETllitY TO !ll`L .) k1Ji1 CHANGE THE OFFICIAL RAP TO R6FLi,,CT
SUCH CHAtNIG S .44D REDI`3TRICTING; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; REPEALING CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 1452; ORDERING NECESSARY PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
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Moved by Alderman Winine.r t11at Jrdinance No. 1467 be :approve3. <rld
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passed on its first readin6.
Notion seconded by Alderman Kadane an: carried b,r Mae folir)tiro;;
vo t e.:
Yeas: Aldermen Sprains, Kadana, Wi.ni.nge-r, Ray, Coffey and Hunter.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Coffey that the rule requirin- that ordinances be
read on thre, separate days be ind is ilere'ny susp'�nded and declaring an emergency,
:-lotion seconded by Alderman Kadane and carried by the folio-,Acing
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spraoins, Kadane, Wininger, Ray, Coffey and Hunt e r.
P1asrs: None.
Moved by Aldena—,m Kadane t.i:at Ordinance IJo. 1467 be approved and
passed as read on its second reading.
?lotion seconded by Alderman 'stay and carried by the foll.o;.ring
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Kadane, ��Iinin er, Ray, Coffey andi Hunter.
ilaya: None.
Moved by Alderman. Hxiter that Ordinance No. 1467 be approved acid
passed as read on its third and :final reading, and declarin;; an emergency.
Mot-ion seconded by Alderman Sprains axed carried ')y the follo,Ari ng
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spra�;i.ns, Kadane, Wining-er, Ray, Coffey ald Hunter.
Nags: None.
A Public Hearin,; was ;field on Ordinance No. " (63, and th:er G):i ng no
0p�)Qji on ro .v d d` :LL 1> ' 'l,le, tI1' f711Oi�1 rig motion Wa3 I7 ':
Moved by Alderman: Wininger that 1,n=e Public riearin on Ordinance No.
1468 be closed.
Plot,-on 3ecC,.ce t),;• Alderuark Spragins and carried
ORDINANCE NO. 1468
AN URDIPJANCE APrIL4NDIAJG ORDINANCE NO. 1452, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
BOARD OF ALDt Oilld1 OF THr, CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ON THE 5TH DAY OF F BH-Lfkz.Y,
A.D. 1948 (REGULATING 101D t'LSTAICTING THE USE OF L,AIJD AIM LOCATION OF BUILDINGS
DESIGNED FOH SPECIFIC USES), SO AS TO CRL,,ATI{i A "LOCAL BUSINESS JISTRICT" OF ALL
THE PhOPiliTY FRONTING ON TFiL 1;11;ST SIDE OF BkiOAD STttEr,T NINTH STHEr,,T AND
TrNTH STitEST, (BEING THE 900 BLOCK. ON BROAD STREtaT), FOR A DE�Th OF 150 FEET 'ViF,ST
FA014 THE ?AOi1j1RTY LINE ON THE WEST SIDE. OF BROAD UTAi,:i,T, BY CHANLL 11JG ALL OF LOTS
B, C, AND D, AND THE EAST 150 F.i1 T OF LOT A, OF THE AIJD11;,RS01'J AND Bi AIN SUBDIVISION,
,,IJD TH_,, EAST 150 FED,T OF LOT 1, BLOCK 248, ORIGINAL TOZSI TE, IN THE CITY OF
WIC- ITA FALLS, TH,XAS, FROM "DISTRICT C" Olt "APART1-121T JI`iTAICT", TO "DISTRICT
D" OH -!LOCAL 3U3INt;-SS DISTRICT"; DIRECTING THE CITY SECR TARY `_1 AJKEND AND CHANGE
THE OFFICIAL MAP TO HEFLLCT SUCH CHANGE 3 ;IIJD REDISTAICTING; Pttl)VTJING A SAVING
CLAUSE: RaLALING OiiJIIJ1JJCE IJO. 1464 AND COIJFLICTING PHOVIWIONS OF ORDINANCE NO.
1452; ORDERING NECESSARY PUBLICATION; AIJD DECLARING' AN
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Moved by Aldenaan Coffey that Ordinance 11o. 1468 be approved and passed
as read on its first readi.n�L.
Motion seconded bar Al.daraan lay and carried ;>;T t,cia £o�i ;,., v: vote:
lwl
Yeas: Aldermen Sprains, Kadane, WininSer, Ray, Coffey and Hunter.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman olininSer that the rule requirinS that ordinances
be read on three separate. days be and is hereby suspended, and declaring an
emergency.
Motion seconded by Alderman Kadane and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen SpraSin3, Kadane, 7,4ininger, Itay, Coffey and Hunter.
Nays: None.
Moved by Aldennr�n Ray that Ordinance No. 1468 be approved and passed
as read on its second re3ain .
Motion seconded bir Alderr;ian Kadane and carried by t}1- foilojtir�Ig
vot :
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Kadane, flininger, H,%\r, Coffe-r and Hunter.
Hays: None.
Moved by AldenaL�n 'rlini :Sk r tilt Ordinance No. 1463 be approved
pawed as read on its third and final ^f:aa.j.S, ;are l declaring an F,raerLrenc; r.
?,5t1,_)n seco:ided t,�r Alderman Kadane and carried by the following
vot;e:
Yeas: Aldermen SpraS.ins, Kadane, Wihinger, Ray, Coffey and Hunter.
Nays: None.
Moved by Aldentu-s: +linin; er t`,3t the Hoard of Aldermen a1aV-.ori e `.,a
is �ar. .e of a ca-rniial per-, t to tie Disabled Veterans of Fred Sehmann Chapter
No. 21 to exhibit the Dudley Shoves adjacent: to the Ball Park grounds, one week
bebinnin November 1, 1948; proridinE t'.i= rej,ilar license fee is paid, together
With adher:'rnce to %('he regllirell =itB of th' ordinance Carnivals.
Motion seconded hjr Aldaz'mari Ray and carried.
Moved by Ud.erman Wi ninjer that the Board of Aldermen authorize an:<
direct. the City Clerk to transfer the sum of 4$156027.00 from the Treasurer's
Water Fund cash to the folloeLn
General. Fund Cash $86,436.00
Street Fund Cash 65,934.00
Library Fund Cash 3 957.00_
Total $ 156,327.00
Motion seconded by Alder--,van 'Dpra-ins Paz, car ried.
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The follo,„rind; Certif.-cate of the City Clerk was read to the Council
by Mayor Harold Jones:
iionors.'Dle Jor:.-,, iia;,r,y- ul ; '3o trj of Aldr�x-nE n
Gent.1e-lien:
The petition filed in the offi,:.e of the City Clerk by Linn A. Boyd on
July 7, 1948, bearing the iiarles of J. A. Coker, Emil Kuhn, W. L. Slinker,
July
?dalker, J. P. Patton, and A. C• Bennett, constituti n j a co-inilittee
requesting; that Ordinance Ila. 1452 pas:-ed and approved on February 5, 1943,
co imonly known as "Wichita Falls Zoning Ordinance", be ri:peal,ed or submitted
to the vote of the electors, together :•rith the v.-ien.dei petition filed in the
office of the City Clerk July 23, 191+8 by the said Linn A. Boyd, has been
carefully exciin.:i 1.>;r file City Clerk as required by the Citjr Charter, and
I do hereby certify tale same to be suf fici :nt.
thereupon Mayor Jones referred the measure to a comnu.ttee of the vr'lole,
with instructions to meet in the Council Roo-n of th? Menoria_l Auditori.1a-a
Bui l:.Ui n;3 at 8 o'clock ?.M. October 18, 1948, for -91e purpose of 'holding a
Public Hear-*nU on thr3 measure.
A letter was read to the Council f_ro:a G. F. Wil1_i.ams, State Firemen's
Pension Commissioner, .aidr?s°3ed to the City Clerk, under date of August 3, 1948)
in uirin;; as to Wien file Cit.,,- a;tpect a? to pater its re-iuirz d a.ltjant of '; le Firemen's
1`ension Fund for tii,: yE ar lA7, as required by, Hose IiiL No. 25` of the l+5th
Legislature, as :1men1ed by SF:nat , Bill No. 84 of the 50th Legislature.
The rnattt'r '.eras discus =e1 i;r th,', council and S _nCe t`_ Y Seemed to be
some do-ulat as t0 .enet 'r t_13 fits iouli be re juireC'i to pay for iiit _n"
calendar year. of. 1947, or begin with the in-nnt: of May of the sane y ear, the
Lollo,,�inz motion eras ':1aij.:
Moved by Alderman Coffey that t.,he City Clerk and the City i arla.g=sr
be directed to frith-hole am payment to t,lre Firemen's Pension Fund until such
time as tale City Attorney has suffi c-'int:e t.i.ne to review this case and render
an opinion.
Motion seconded by Alderman %-v aur? carr_ed.
The folloi,,ing reco;tile:idataon l y t'1' City Planninr- & 'Zoning Commission
qas read to the Council by the City ,.anager
July 29, 1948
"The Planning and Zoning; Commission of the City of Wichita Fails uet in
called session file 28th day of July 191+8 at 10:00 a.m. to ::lake reco'11.1endati_nnS
far alt�;ratioz of the Zoning Ordinance of i:lle City of Wichita Fails to relieve
the co:lirlg housing shorta-e i.r e re-openng; o
th the Shep,.ard Field. The text of the
Com'li.ssior,.'S reCO'.n;l•3."1 t-!_ l iS a,,.3 r>li0'dS:
The Planning and Zoning Cor-usoion of the Cit;r of Wichita Fai?15, re:al .:lihd
the great extent. of ':h,-' ,::r` ��; .Jr Iloiisin� ;tJ occur in this city With the re-
opening of Shepard Field, ;,ernin reco a le:i,zs to the honorable, Clty Council of 4 'ie
Cit?T of Wichita Falls tli,a.t all distrlct.s, now designated as District "A" (Single
Farli.ly District), be cha-lged im::lediatai r to District "B" (Two Family District:)
save and except those residential di_strL&.s restricted by deed as one family
districts. The additions protect�,i by deed and those to reriai_n in District "A"
are the Country Club Estates; Lavina TerracFl; Indian Heights; 11orningside Park;
Morni 1g;side Park North; that portion of Floral Heiglts Adciit.ion 1 rind soi;th of
Tenth Street,North of Avenue H., East of Tilden :Jtre--t and ;lest. of Buchanan 3tre(, t;
all of the Westmoreland Park Addition id the Marlboro-ugh Addit l i_ln.
it is the Co.r`.^.1ssion's opirii on that t.hi.. propose: a ie . _r-~;t. ,, , the Zoning
Ordinance rri 11 riot �,:ive. __s. 1,0 o:)� ,. _;;;3} 1 � .,._ : :�r r-_. it adversely
-if fe, ;1 ei 3-1.1J,J Y�j r
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August 4, 1948
"The Planning and Zoning Commission in its regular neeting at 10:00
A.M. the third day of August, 1948, approved a petition for change in Zoning
Classification and herein submits to the Honorable Cit-r Coar!cil of tize Cit�yT of
Nichita ?ails the following propose!! change, for approval :
All of Lots, 9,10,11,12,1.3,:14,1.5 and 1.6 of ;clock 19, Original
ToKnsita to be re-districted from District "B" (Two Family
to a District "G" (Heavy Industrial Dist elet) . property involved lies on t•'.a
South side of Front. 3tre,t from 401 throuLh 407 Front vtre"t."
August, 4, 1948
"The Planning u,. Zoning Commission in its regular me ting at 10:00
A.M. the third day of August, 1948 adprovex a petition for change in Zoning
' �. ,. City C1a331�1C�.. .�Jn ril7�t .12r.'ln 31is�'11.� _ �.O i,i1' Honorable CityvO'i`1Ci1 :�:E ,plc' �..1''r o'"
Wichita Falls the f01 _OLJli1� propose i C'_!" '�_ �J dui 'J'�•_31 V i
That all of Lots 5,6,7,8,9 and 10, Block 19, and Original Toarnsit e and
all. of Lots 1,20,12,1.3 and 14, Block 38, of the Original. 'Ibwnsi to b�� r.e-zorei
from District "B" (Two Family District) to District "D" (Local Hetail Trade
District). Proposed cha:-n,e involves the entire 300 Bloc, on Jefferson and 150
Feat each side."
thereupon the City Attorney was instructed 0 drag up the necessary ordina Ices to
perfect such amendments and submit to the Council for furthor consideration.
Moved by Alderm n 'tray thut the Board of Aldermen authorize the issUante
of a permit to th? Hiunble Oil A hafining Co ipany to install one - 2000 gallon
underground gasoline stora6e tank at 403 east Scott, provi ii_ng the same is
installed ni er ',pie directioq of the City Engineer.
:Motion seconded by Alderman Coffey and cart-ied.
Noved by Alder,:! n Hay that the BoA,•_l or Alderrl-en authorize the
is3uQnce of 3 periiit tc Y.:' H---1i1)l? Dil & Ref1..nin Co. to in3tal3. two - 5000
gallon under6round U asol n_e sl, U at the Bile Combs Urvi .. ` tati o n
located at 6 th L Austin Str[ 'ts, provided the a are _ 1_tal.1_-ee 3 i .._ 'r the
direction of the City Enginsor.
%t on 3acooded by Aldermen Rnter Poo car,r_ad.
Moved by Alderman Wininger that nh e 73j art of Aldermen aut laori.ze ~:.-id
direct; City Tat Assessor & Collector to P city e :aU 1a '
_ or cane ,� Z i ;n7. = c, x�,s for
years 1923 and 1924, in the amount. of 03.61, coviceri o Lot 9, Block 25, Fairview
Addition, irhich lot was recently sol':? to !;isgard 0.arkrer by the City.
:Motion seconded by Alderman Cof`'e.- and carried.
Moved by Alderman Jpragins that the Boar's. of Aldermen authcrize the
issuance of a permit to Mrs Jewel i vans to erect a sign 9 feet from the ground
betwea" the curb and the sidewalk at her place: of business located at 1106 Grace
Rreot, for a period of ,one year, providi.7L; an iron post is used as reco:(l:!n nA od
by the City Engineer, and that thn said Sign shall be, erected u lar `.hn direction
of the City Engineer.
:'lotion seconded b; -nd carried.
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Moved by Ald,er`(Jan !tiJJLilgar that t, 3oard of Aldermen aut.1-or ze. t!te
_33UL,'InCe of a permit to +Jilli tigIvam i"otor Co.- any to erect. a sigh between the
curb and the sidewalk at 6th & Scott Streets, for a period _)f one. ya r,
jJ 'oJlilil� 4i13 same is dlac`?d in a loc?.t.i,),, sat73fact.ory i.o t':e C'it,T _IS1rineer
City Engineer.
T,Iotio 1 h) Alderrn n Kad-ene and carried.
j Moved by Alderman Kad,ne t':iat .ity 1aria-ar be and tie is hereby
authorized :in :Lj,rt�c` -d to adr,,r`,ise for b ;is for paving the. parking area at
Kell Field Airport in con juncid—i, '.Fith CAA Project No. 9- 41-072-3.
?Motion se^., : e:' by Aldo r.iian Itay anid carried.
Moved by Alderman Kadatle t h t t'I!e Board of Aldermni-, of the City of
Wic,, to Falls adopt, a mini>ari WIga scale effectin'- the parking area improve:ne:,t::
at Kell Field Airport of Wichita Falls, Texas, CAA Project No. 9-41-072-3, set
forth as follows:
There shall bo paid each laborer or Df i;}lA Contractor or sub-
o`ltr3r: on the project und--r "•'l? _'.'):1t.)'%lot 1:'1 the trade or
I
occ-cipa tion listad it lo'ovr, Clot• 13:33 t'aan the hourly wage rate set opposite the-
sane, regardless of any co_1t1 . '_, al relationship irI eP: may he alleged to exist
the Contractor or any sub-contractor :Lil Bore.t.t�''' � a)J. "S an.
GENERAL PREVAILING GIEWIT"R11
TYPE OF LABOIKOR PEIt DI11 `%TAG;i, BASED i'Alk�VAT T
ON 8 HOU:t WUi6ING DAY HuTUHLY TtATE
Fom Setter a12.00 $l.50
Cement Finishers 14.0J 1.75
Iron Workers:
IHeinlorci 11.60 1.45
Laborers:
Unskilled 6.00 .75
Power Equipment Operators:
Blade Graders 3.00 1.00
Bulldozers 10.O') 1.25
Cranes.. 11.JJ 1.375
Derricks l _.JD 1.375
Draglines 11.00 1.375
Finishing '_'•Iac'.hine Operators:
Cer ent 10.00 1.25
Con c r += 10.OU 1,25
Pavement 10.00 1.25
'Mixer Operators:
10-S, or Smaller 3.00 1.00
Larger than 10-3 t0.U0 .1.25
:Motor Grader Operator 10.0_i 1.25
Tractor Operator 10.U0 1. L5
Track Drivers:
Uj3 to 4 Tons 6.o0 .75
Over 4 Tons 6.30 .35
Motion seconded by Aldrr:nan Coffey and carriad by t!1e foilo :ink
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Spragins, Kadane, 'li.ni_nger, Ray, Coffey and Hunter.
Nays None.
Moved bl, Alld-y-�ian Coffer Soar"; of Alderr,.ien authori--,e mt
I ;1. .1 file - , -', 1 -1 1. pa�T�;w
of th,i 31-Lli�l -:)' 4P44.44 t,--) Texas Eiectric 3ervice Co. for clearing con-b-ictor
for 33rracxcs 3ail�iiu- iiove-L J'-,o-'l Sheppard Field to th:; Wic-dta
!ial to direct -,,Ie City Clerk to draw a warrant for Mhe sa,'Ie.
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.'notion seco'., e' b.v Alderiv i, 'I.:ty
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Moved b�r Aid,-,man H9.y tl":-J ft,."ie 3--,,1 --I of the leasing
of that portion 7ii 'Ji-t-h Harris,m Stre,'t, adjacent
Stadiwi, w.qich has nev�r '),;(-,n opened to the public, and b einLg in 3�ck 9 ji
of Sunset Heights AdditIon,, to L. J. Ivie, for a period of two years, for con-
side r;wti.on of $12.00 per year, and to au'LlAorize 14ayor 1hrold Jones or the Cit,r
i4aria;-,er to execut-e a lc-a31-. for the same for %;.nrl or
Motion seconded by Alderm,?i-, Hunter u]A carried.
The question of t..,qp purcl�iase price of Lots 1 to 7, Block 38, and Lots
8 to 13, and 25 fe+it of Lot 11�, Block 31, all in J. A. Kemp Additj--on Addition,
be1_om7i- to the Kell Estate et al fiipr(�iipon 74ayor
c,-vqe up for discuss!,-)n, v
jones qpI-)oInt,.-?d Aldermen Coffey and, Ray as a co:rmit-�A-e of to serve in con-
junction uitIl the City Nlaria--,er for ;he puri)-oso of lnv,?stigatln'-'r and det-'.n--L.I--iln-
a Valu'- of "ll-IS droperty a.,-id r,�port Al saAe. back to Uie
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A conraunicat-i.on ,ia3 read to the Council fro-n!i th- Altrusa Club, re-
questinog the City to furnis , ut-ilIt'! es I*!]L.i+.I0�lI'--i,1'-1 all- the lle-;cican
al�30 I,)u*-' T,rv7 wh areujon�
Community Center,, L
f 3, lo--fLa- -not-*-, (-),-,i was hiad:
Moved by Aldanam appro e
-Ac of iijrllib ?X'd I'mter 11F, -ln," -ro-,uiJ i:71*1-nIL.--''--,--,---- )r
7 of I lie. Park
p,3i,i ou�' I
c t an- el
Fund.
Hot-gin sec on bar
,r -Alder-min Cof".3- arl-l'Moved by Aldemripzi Ka&-ne th-at 1",ie i 1-3 lb-3 adjourrie.-
secoaded b- AlTarim, 'Jinllnt ��r ,nd carriod.
.1
T.h'z- 130-orI of Ald-'-r-at'n '—v3?-1 adjz)ur-led.
"'.IAJ AND A??GVED this tile 27th day of 1948-
Mayor
ATT�T:
ty C Cglerk
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VERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CS,led
aposal will be received by
lchita Falls, Texas, at the office of
le city manager, until 10 o'clock a. in 1' Affidavit o f Publication
entral standard saving time, on Oct. I.
L949, for the construction of parking
facilities and other pertinent work at
Kell Field Airport, at which time and I
place he, proposals will be publicly THE STATE OF TEXAS
opened and read 111011d.e will bbe. re- COUNTY OF WICHITA
ceived after closing
turned unopened. Copies of the plans,
specifications and other proposed con-
tract documents are on file in the 24th SEPTEI`.�BER _
office of F. M. Rugeley, city engineer, _ _ ___ _,day Of—.—.----- —
at Memorial Auditorium, Wichita Falls, On this—.—.-_-----_----_
Texas, and are open for public inspec-
tion. Plans and specifications may be
exmin
he office
ofa he e engineer uand charge in
abet procured from F. M. Rugeley, city engineer, A. D. 194 8 personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
Municipal Auditorium, Wichita Falls,
Texas, s,guarantee upon ofthe esafet ren10ofasthe
_ 1'uI� LIAP` F'. AliA1<9S bookkeeper
tur
plans and specifications. The full ____.-
amount of this deposit will be re-
turned to each bidder immediately
upon the return of the plans and spec-
ifications in goad condition. No re- for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the
fund on contract documents and plans
returned later than to days after the
award of contract will be, obligatory.
Additional sets of plans and specifica-
tions may be procured from the above Wichita Daily Times, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita
upon a deposit of $10 each, as a guar-
antee of their safe return within ten
(10) days from date of opening bids, in
which event $s.00 (amount of deposit County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the
less actual cost of reproduction) of the
deposit will be returned. The character
and amount of security to be furnished
by each bidder are stated in the above
mentioned documents. Attention is attached advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published
called to the fact that there must be
paid on this project not less than the
minimum wage rates which have been pre-determined by the U. S. secretary in— rTy?�0 2)_ _ _. _ _ _Issues thereof on the following dates:
of labor and set forth in the contract
documents. No bid may be withdrawn Q
after he scheduled closing time for re- SEFTEPBER 16, and SEPTEP"BER 24,
ceipt of bids, for at least thirty (30) _ _ _
days. The city of Wichita Falls, Texas;
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids and to waive informalities.—City
of Wichita Falls. Texas (owner). ny
Harold Tnayor.
BOOKKEEPER FOR TIMES PUBLISHING COMP NY
OF WICHITA FALLS.
(SEAL) Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
written.
?AND
ESS MCLARRY, NOTARY PUBLIC IN
FOR WICHITA COUNTY. TEXAS