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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
July 11, 1949
The Board of Aldermen of the City of WicrLita Falls, Texas, met in
regular session on the above date at 8:00 o'clock P. M. in the Council Room
in the Memorial Auditorium Building, with the following members present:
Harold Jones Mayor
L. R. Abbott 1�
Lloyd C. Thomas
Roy W. Parish Aldermen
J. R. Ray
Berry Brown
B. C. Hunter
Geo, T. Henderson City Clerk
Frank Wood City Manager
Guy H. McNeely City Attorney
The Minutes of the regular meeting held June 27, 1949, were read and
approved as read.
Joe Quillen, representative of a group of City employees, appeared
before the Council, requesting that earnest consideration be given employees
of the water, park, street, sewer and garbage departments for a substantial
wage and salary increase to be included in the budget beginning October 1, 1949,
thereupon Mr. Quillen was assured that the matter would be taken under advise-
ment and given careful study and consideration.
Mr. L. B. Hankins appeared before the Council requesting that some-
thing be done to alleviate the dust condition on Seymour and Riley streets
in the vicinity of the Ball Park.
The matter was referred to the City Manager.
ORDINANCE NO. u195
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE STREETS
AND ALLEYS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, IN THE AREA OF THE TEXAS ELECTRIC
SERVICE COMPANY POWER PLANT, AND BEING A PORTION OF MILL STREET BET'nTEEN ITS
INTERSECTION ?TITH SAN ANTONIO STREET AND CHESTER AVENUE; THE PORTION OF CHESTER
AVENUE BETWEEV MILL STREET AND A POINT '.TEST OF BURNETT STREET TO THE LINE OF THE
NEI;1 STREET ESTABLISHED BY THIS ORDINANCE; THE ALLEY THROUGH BLOCK 31 OF THE I.
JALONIC ADDITION; A PORTION OF BURNETT STREET AND BEING THAT PORTION BETtTEEN
CHESTER AVENUE AND 'reENTY-FIRST STREET, AS WELL AS A TRIANGULAR PORTION T,TEST
OF LOTS 11 AND 120 BLOCK 32, I. JALONIC ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS;
A PORTION OF TY NTIETH STREET BEGINNING AT THE INT="RSECTIGN OF BURNETT STREET
AT T'•^TENTIETH STI&,ET AND EXTENDll!G TATEST A DISTANCE OF ONE HUMDRED TNTATTY-FIVE
F.ti,ET; AND A PART OF THE ALLEY THROUGH BLOCK 21 SIBLEY TAYLOR ADDITION, RESERVING
TO THE CITY ALL NECESSARY EXISTING EASE 101TS FOR UTILITIES, IF ANY ARE NOW IN
SAID STREETS OH ALLEYS, '=TI`PH ADE tiU ATE DRAINIAGil, AND PROVIDING THAT THE CITY SHALL
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES IN THE EVENT BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCT3D
OVER EXISTING S&° ER Oii WAT.-'R LIN S BY VIRTUE CF THE 1.AI1NTEN,AtTJJE AND OPLI?RTICN OF
SAID 3JVTEA AND WAT_;R LINES.
Moved by Alderman Brown that Ordinance No. 1495 be approved and passed
as read on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Ray and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott Thor as Perish Ra
y, Brown and Hunt-ar.
Nays: None.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1495
Moved by Alderman Brown that the rule requiring that Ordinances be read j
on three separate days be and is hereby suspended, and declaring an emergency.
Motion seconded by Alderman Ray and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, parish, Ray, Brown and Hunter.
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Nays: None.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1495 �
Moved by Alderman Ray that Ordinance No. 1495 be approved and passed as
read on its second reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Brown and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brown and Hunter.
Nays: None.
ORDINANCE NO. 1495
Moved by Alderman Abbott that Ordinance No. 1495 be approved and passed
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as read on its third and final reading, and declaring an emergency.
Motion seconded by Alderman Brown and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brown and Hunter.
Nays: None.
RESOLUTION NO. 36
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Yalls, through its Board of Aldermen, has
enacted an Ordinance abandoning and closing certain streets and alleys in the
area of the Texas Electric Service Company Power Plant, and being a portion of
I°fill Street, San Antonio Street, Chester Avenue, the alley through Block 31 of
the I. Jalonic Addition; a portion of Burnett Street, a portion of. Twentieth
Street, and an alley through Block 2 of the Sibley Taylor Addition, reference
being made to said Ordinance, and,
WHEIPEAS, the Texas Electric Service Company had heretofore conveyed to
the City as an easement and an adjunct to a part of the streets so closed, a 20.51
strip off the West side of the Texas Electric Service Company property, described
as follows:
BEGINNING at a bronze monument set in the North line of the John A. Scott
Survey No. 10 Abstract No. 302, 441.0 feet S. 89 degrees 421 W. from the Northeast
corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Survey No. 10, being also the hlT corner '
of a certain tract of land conveyed to Wichita Falls Electric Company by the Texas
Utilities Corporation by deed dated August 16, 1912; Thence South along the West
line of said Wichita Falls Electric Company tract, passing its S`ti corner and con-
tinuing on same course along the West line of that certain 0.78 acres of land
described as Tract No. 2 in that certain deed recorded in Vol. 171, Page 175,
Deed Records for Wichita County, Texas, in all, 457.3 feet to a bronze monument at
the most Westerly Southwest corner of the Texas Electric Service Company property;
Thence continuing South to the North line of Twenty-First Street, Thence East 20.5
feet to a stake for corner; Thence North 536.4 feet to a stake in the North line
of the John A. Scott Survey No. 10 for the NE corner of this tract; Thence S. 89
degrees 421 W along the North line of the said John A. Scott Survey No, 10, 20.5
feet to the place of beginning and containing 0.213 acres of land.
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WHEREAS, in as much as said street adjacent to said 20.51 has been closed,
and the Texas Electric Service Company has contributed other property for the opening
up and establishment of a street in lieu of that portion so closed, in accordance s
with said Ordinance.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Wichita Falls at the said City of Wichita Falls by and through its proper officials,
execute and deliver to the Texas Electric Service Company a Deed of Quittance to
said 20.5' strip herein abbove described, reserving to the said City all necessary
easements for utilities, for any which are now located in or on said strip, and
with the right on the part of the Texas Electric Service Company, if necessary,
to re-locate such utilities without injury or damage, at its own expense.
Moved by Alderman Hunter that the above and foregoing Resolution be
adopted and passed as read.
Motion seconded by Alde nnan Ray and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brown and Hunter.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Hunter that the Board of Aldermen authorize a refund
to R. A. Covington of the sum of $204.77, to L. L. Deaton the sum of $255.96 and
Iho Merle T. Waggoner the sum of $153.58; sane being corresponding amounts deposited
with the City on or about June 14, 1949, for the construction of a sanitary sewer
line in the 3000 and 3100 blocks on 9th Street; and to direct the City Clerk to
draw warrants for the same for reason that the cost of the project appears to be
excessive so far as the City is concerned.
Motion seconded by alderman Abbott and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1494
Ali ORDINANCE AI,TENDING SijCTION 2-1101, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 2, OF THE
CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF 'iIC-iITA FALLS, TEXAS, AS ADOPTED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 1315, PASSED MiD APPROVED ON THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1941, CREATING
THE OFFICE OF FIRE :,iAdiSHALL, PtiOVIDII,G FOR HIS APPOINTI-IENT; MAKING HILT RESPON--
SIBLE TO THE CITY LANAGER; SETTING THE SL'ILLff AND PROVIDING FOR LONGEVITY PAY;
RETAINING ANY RIGHTS OF A FER30N SUBJECT TO THL CIVIL SERVICE LA'td, ARTICLE
1269 NI, VEH.JON t S REVISED CIVIL STATUTES) AND ORDINANCE 140. 14561 AND DECLARING
94 E;,iFttGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Ray that Ordinance No. 1494 be approved and passed
as read on its second reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Brown and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brown and Hunter.
Nays: None.
ORDINANCE NO. 1494
Moved by Alderman Ray that the rule requiring that ordinances be
read on three separate days be and is hereby suspended, and declaring an emergency.
Eot:ion seconded by Alderman Thomas and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brovm and Hunter.
Nays: None.
ORDINANCE NO. 1494
Moved by Alderman Abbott that Ordinance No. 1494 be approved and passed
as read on its third and final reading, and declaring an emergency.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hunter and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brown and hunter.
Nays: None.
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Moved by Alderman Abbott that the Board of Aldermen approve and -
authorize the execution of a quit claim deed to the Texas Electric Service
Company covering Lot 1, Block 42, J. A. neip Addition, and further to
authorize and empower ,,;ayor Harold Jones to execute the same for and on
behalf of the City of Wichita Falls, the purpose of this Deed being for
title perfection only.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hunter and carried. i
ORDINANCE NO. 1496
AN ORDINANCE CRiSATI uG t',ND FI; !!i G A FIRE LANE ON THAT PORTION OF VAN
BUREN STR ;ET EXTEIiDING FROM THE INTLRSLCT ON OF VAN BUitEN AND NINTH STREL:T
ON THi: EAST SIDE OF VAN iUREI\1 TO THi; ALLEY BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH STAE1j'TS; I
PF60HIBITING THE PARKING OF AUT0I-I0t3ILES AND ALL OTHER VEHICLE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY AND DECLAhING AN EI•ERGENCY.
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Moved by Alderman Ray that Ordinance No. 1496 be approved and
passed as read on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Abbott and carried by the following vote;
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brown and Hunt=:r.
Nays: None.
ORDINANCE NO. 1496
Moved by Alderman Thomas 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 Hunter and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brok%n and Hunter.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Abbott that Ordinance No. 1496 be approved and
passed as read on its second reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Thomas and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brown and Hunter.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Ray that Ordinance No. 1496 be approved and
passed as read on its third and final reading, and declaring an emergency.
Motion seconded by Aldennan Hunter and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brown and Hunter.
Nays: None.
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Moved by Alderman Ray that the Board of Aldermen authorize the issuance
of a permit to Pete Turgeon Distributing Co. for the purpose of installing an
air-conditioner over the awning at their place of business located at 811 Ohio
Street for a period of time not to exceed October 1, 1949, providing the same is
installed in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer,
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried.
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The request of Kr. Joe E. Ward, Chairman of the Athletic Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, for the City to furnish trophies, free gratis, aggregating
( the sum of $300.00, for the Weeks Park annual tennis tournament to be held in
July, was, by common consent of the Council, referred to the City Manager.
The matter of the Chief of Police for the City again came up for considera-
tion, whereupon Mayor Harold Jones again appointed S. J. (Baker) Lawrence as Chief
of Police.
Moved by Alderman Ray that the Board of Aldermen approve and confirm
the appointment by Mayor Harold Jones of S. J. (Baker) Lawrence as Chief of Police
of the City of Wichita Falls.
:Motion seconded by Alderman Thomas and lost by the following vote:
Yeas: None.
Nays: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Brown and "Hunter.
Mayor Harold Jones then appointed Murry E. Johnson as Chief of Police
of the City of Wichita Falls.
The members of the Board of Aldermen asked for time to consider
the appointment, and no further action was taken at this time.
Moved by Alderman Brown that the meeting be adjourned.
f Motion seconded by Alderman Ray and carried.
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The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the 25th day of July, A. D. 1949-
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