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Min 07/10/1950 846 TJ ,,i-hi-ta Falls Texas Memorial j,"U'litorium BU4 ld-ing T July 10, 19,30 The Board of Aldermen of the City cf %ji C llitaFalls, 'feX,-s, .,net in regul-ar session on the above date at 8 ote"'Lock r. M., in -(,he Council Room ir the Me:r--orial Auditorium Buildin�--, with the followinF. members ')resrnt: Harold Jones 1-. R. Abbott Lloyd C. Thomas '-toy 1,% Parish Q Aldermen J. R,. Ray ft. J. Brov�-i J. B. Hickerson City Clark Prank C, I , 7,,io o d City 1,1ana,er John B. Rhea Ci t- At+o rn c y - - - - - - - - - - Mayor HarL-ld Jones announced triat the , ublic I�ear 4 zn�; on tne annexat4 ) " ' ' �Lo- of the 31i'llaspla, Aria-`tion to "'he of Wic.-L--' -I.a Fall 3, called by t'ne Board of Aldonnen at t�'.eir reLuiar �meet-ir,,L- on Junt; 4-6th, W195 opene no on�7, came -orward to protlest- tl-.e an.nexation of the Gillaspia Addition, thle followinL i-notion w a s a d: Moved by Alderman Faris�. that the public hearing --n a=-,,exation of tll-e �,X-`llaspia Ad6i.ti on to t 1-6 C-ty -)f t aFalls be closed. 1M.o'llon �3ec,,)-:-ided by Ald�-r.r-,Pn li,�.,y Pn,-' c�irrie",-', - - - - - - - - - - CRDTN' CE NO. 19Z9 0 1 A14 ORDIINIAMCE ZKTE',-4'D11 11�TG -T-'-�' 11 TTY =IT'S OF THE CIT'-' CiF 7.-,'ICHITA F!JLS, 4..i- L - iH TEXAS, BY C A T 1j, M T- T P rl;1.\T li;z 71! T I E PR T TERHITCHI,11 -.-Vt-11-T T,�.'11 M T L TT� IT3 OF 7) CITY, THE I�' 3C!'7-r-' 3T-M` Y DTR;',CTION FiOM, 7 C,��T --1 aT I IT T m3 -)IT ALL OF "ITY, KNC71,41 AS GILL -L A ADD T _qP T �T'nS FIL:T'�V -I CC' r T-1 TT- `DY -F OHDIE P TT(-=' L! Al,d EV-,,,�GEITCY. - - - - - - - - - - '-%oved by Alderr�.an Parish ti-at Ord`-n-?nce Nc . b�.- Pz ;:..-oved ;;nd ,r,-L-3ed Rs r e,--a d, or 4tS �first readin,-,-, T�- ,Mloticn secord-d by Alder'.M-nn -=as and o�)rried ',-)y tlhe f-1:)1-1(.),,.-inF, vot-: Y�;as: -,-'J-bct-+ Thc,.-Las, i-aris-,-Ilay and J. Bro,.,�-,-. Na.ys: 7 77 �'C AN O-HDITI�V-.,-CE AI�D P-RAII'L�CNI%,G A P1,RT C.F TT','--' A-Li:,Y T":;O, !N-3LvE,4O0L) AD�L-)]:T!�.N TC �'z' C T 71" 1� ��-.'ITA FALLIS, TD�AS; UrPjL1r11I:;'3, ',,T TH ,tE A 0-FCC I S-IRVIING TO SAIL Y � -.1� AL.7 �,'VIS-T �T CVT T��- L CD C A`L'I�D -E,!--I-D ALLLY; D- 1-1�G ASLEZ"'TS _L11 A�,, P 0 1 �r'T'j�, T 7 A V W THAT SA TD CT TY E1,14ALL !'T 3T!,1,�'.CEES -1)E -0H I D��,S 1", 0 "T"D ' V--H ='=Ar-� S EXER OR ":ATER L T il,�Lr S 7.�T- TI.- -UILDI�J'11-1.j A-R- XTN", T I-E T T� BY 'jTH7,;'E' OF THET ljD T 10'NT OF 3!!:) j DECLA'Pl�,C; 'N - - - - - - - - - - "-ve- nn T! om. as 1-1 t, 'nd, r.,--,n c ' o- 530, be a�--,rovcd nd d b-,7 Alderm, —A Passerd as read, on its first readin- Y "I a carried by the following Yoti,M seconded by Alderman Rn --r. vote: v T Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Paris',, Hay and R. 5 rown. hlays: '.,one 847 ORDINANCE NO. 1531 94 ORDINANCE CREATING AND FIXING FIRE LANES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SEVENTH STREET FROM THE EAST LINE OF THE FORT WORTH AND DENVER AND KATY RAILWAY COMPANIES RIGHT-Of-WAY TO THE WEST L TNE OF SEYMOUR STREET; THE NORTH SIDE OF FLOOD STREET FROM THE EAST LINE OF PARK STREET TO T11E WEST LINE OF ROSEOOD AVENUE; THE WEST SIDE OF FILMORE STREET FROM ITiE SOUTH LINE OF NINTH STREET TO THE NORTH LINE OF TENTH STREET, ALSO THE NORTH SIDE OF TENTH STREET EXTENDING FROM THE CURB LINE AT THE NCRTIT,�=QT INTERSECTION OF TENTH AND FILMORE STREETS WESTERLY A DISTANCE OF SEVENTY FEET; AND THE WEST SIDE OF MONROE STREET FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF AVENUE E 19'112,�'DINTG SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 265 FEET; PROHIBITING THE PAHKING OF ANY AND ALL VEHICLES IN SUCH FIHE LANES; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; AND DECLARING AN Z4EHGE�NCY. Mcved by Alderman Thomas that Ordinance No. 1531 be approved and passed as rcad, on its first reading. Motion seconded by Alderman H. J. Brown and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish., R,�,,, and R. J. Brown. Nays: None. - - - - - - - - - - ORDINANCE NO. 1528 AN OHDENANCE GRANTING THE MIS SOUIHI-KA�,,S AS-TEXAS RAILHCAD =11PANlY OF TEXAS 71HE RIG11T, PRIVTL.ZIGE AND FRANCEILSE T COINST2 CT, ZATNTAIN A1�rb OPERATE A SPUR TRACK IN, OVE AND ACROSS OLD BIURKBUANETT AD R 12 KE CITY OF ',%1I C;:T I FALLS C1 T�J�� Co .�- P1 , .-,I E-1 UNTY4, TEXAS, AND- TO O.1F-,-,!?,ATE 7 �7 1;13 '­7� 1,RS T- .LTS TH�T 17 1 -3, EN'Gli- ,,�J �,4­ T'rizi, - - - - - - - - - - Mo-�ed by Alderman Parish that Ordinance Nlc. 1528 be approved Lu-,d passed as read on its second readinE. lk,c)tlon seco-ded b­ Aiderman Abbott and carr 4 �.ed by the follo,,Alng vote: Yeas: Alder­t--n Ab'Lott, Thonaas, Par 4 S! 'I, R ay R. Nays: Nont�. - - - - - - - - - - RESOLUTION NC. 82 I -.L � _'TI01'6 J_­r'I�'T C I I\ F01' THE ­TD �Tlj)�-3AL _'LAFT C­:�'L `T E, CT 3_ T-Tjt.L,� TY 'E C` CCiE?.�;TITIV i 1),S 1�0 R CTIN' ZILE, ��.L 11 Li .) !'I i AK I N Q' L) C 0 T U C 71 10 C F -7-30 �Z_F_-kSp it has been deemed a'llvisabl�? to erect and Construct a sewa. ,-Iis,,osal i�lant to .:Iti. an"- as ar� addition tc fl-ic ex_*Lt-*Ln,,- t)ein, cif Wi,--'-*I+a exas; and j oe E. Ward, ConsultinL, EnLI-neer, for the, Cit.j, of W_Jc!'_Jita Texas, 1-as prepared plans and specificattons for such censtnuct:1.0n �_id L3 a v e e n e x am il ne.Ji. an d 1.n�-J c c t e d �an,d c o r r e c e d INTOW 'H__FC, D C�i� B 7 1 T EDO,r'IvrE 1- -- E -- 14- CITIT O'��l -LY 7 AS: -h- sad i�_Ians _--nd specif- cat- o--s 'be :�.md thc�,, are �,.ere_by approved V 4L, - - -1 - and adopted as t�-ose under, by and ;_r ac-cordance with shall bt3 7�iade anl� C-)nstructcq, T." "4 l'--a —r of -a 77,1'sl T.---xas, be and he is hereby '7� d- r cted 'u ;n,­ au,t).(Dri' zed �vertise for t.he mak`.E. 3!-.d in t'-e 1-ar;,ner ;�,nd Pe-r the length of end In 4�-,hE fo r', re--)ulred ,_roli�ded by C`,,-rter of se`ld Cltu,7 y Fanlis t`,�. L a in 'nrc--� effec-- 71.1 +.his t-*.--).el �-d Cldi_ + ­uch t"s reCei,,-ed =.t" and of b--ard, �-,,n,_' -1_', ­- . - - I-, and s`,,all be opened cn, I - -1clock A.N., nnd lhqt. al" a' 'Le �_.ade. in t'-.,z: in Ln-11 adcomp:%nied 0 r�4-ified Lnd by 4,,-,e 1--­eran1­- -,r,�­v-7dad ..--d C nt,o� - r, - - �111�� ­- , - k�s. Tids resolution shall take effect from '_nd after its pazsa�le* - - - - - - - - - - Moved by Alderman Ray that 0e above Pnd farwCoing Resoinlion No. Q be approved and passed as read. Motion seconded by Aider7an Forish and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, R%y and R. J. Dro,,.rn. Nays: hcnc. a0CLUTION NC. 83 A RESOLUTION FIXILC SC�'.LE nliaEAS an investigation has been made of the hourly wage rates which are being paid in the City of Wichita Falls, Tcxas, which is the locality in which the proposed construction of a sewage disposal plant complete, to operate in connection with the existinE 1mLoff sewage plant owned by the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, hereinafter referred to as "Froject", is to be constructed by the City of WicLita Falls, Texas, to employees in each trade or occupation enZaged in work of a nature sindlar to the worh to be yerformed in the construction of said Project, and the prcvailin; hourly waLe rates beinL paid in suct locality to such for ouch work have teen detinnined by investiLaticn and referred to as waEe rates; NOW, THzHEFCAE, BE IT R&CLYED 2Y THE KARL OF ILLS= OF TQ CITY CF =ZITA FALLS, TLXAS: Mat the follcwing rates for the respective trades and accupaticns listed below shall be and are hereby fixed as the minimum', hourly wage rates and have bc,,�n dett�,r.ained in accordance with rates prevailing for w2rk of a similar nature in the locality in which the Project is to he constructed: Per Diem Hourly Class of Labor wales WJT a'c�e s Air lool Operator (jach Hammer Vibr;tur, Tamp, 10.00 J_ 1.25 Asphalt Haher 10.0 1.25 Bricklayers & Tile settyrs 16.CO 2.CC Walker ic,co 1.2,r CarpeAturs & joiners E.00 2.2,',' Ceamnt Finish2r 9.00 1.125 Fine Grader 10.00 1.2,r� Ane arads Formmaln 12.00 1.50' Machine Setter 14-00 1.75 Lortar 1-dxur 10.00 1.25 iainter 12.00 1.50 lipe Fitter, Cast iron 10.0c 1.251, 0ps Layer, Cast iron, or Vitrified Tile 12.0 1.50 ?lumber 18.00 2.25 Powder La. 11.0 10C Foaar Equipment Qp3rator: Air ConTressor 70C 0.55 Backfilline Machine, and Bulldozer 12.00 1-50) Concrete Nixer, 10S and Smaller 10.00 1.25 Concrete Mixer, L,rZ,r that 10S 14.00 1.75 Crane 14-OC 1.7; Crusher, DistriLutor & Excavator 12.00 1.5c hoist and Maintainar 04C 1.50 fum ,U-rp 8.00 i.011) Holler 12.00 1.5 Tractor, Farm-all, Fcrdson, etc. 10.00 1.25 Tractor, Large TranchinE Machine i2.00 1.50 12.00 1.50 Reinforcement Worker 10.00 1.25 Truck Driver, 11 Ton or less 7.20 0.33 Truck Driver, Are thpr I Tor, 7.20 C.90 Qldur 12.0c 1.50 L,21--or 6.00 C-75 0t B o.,,, 0.65 5.2C C."r, 849 IT �J- t �'Q rt-:' n t t ��T 7E-� 7- d c;j o +i,? e s tu- c co u r ' assi C L ficat'or�s 'D e r: 4- 'be �­­aEed .1-n work on s,�iju. ��ro`--t, h-r clerical cr noh-.-.1211L.al 1,�.rrk-ers a s 3 T!,�is r(�solution s'nall t-kke effect fro,r, --'n-� afte- its as z a r e,, - - - - - - - - - - Yoved 11-Y Alld erir an R:? rg 831' be .4- ro­,,aU-`1 a-r.1-1 -assed as .. --)+-"on secon-dod, -n-'_ c n r 1 + C­ - - - - - - - - - - - A petition, _�-,Cned 'y ror-rty re- �;t '*r:' 4 '� � Ir" +­ _­,' "-_ -- rd cif �Ld­_men, to .1ave, 1:]_lby S:tr—,t, bAi,:aon Fa�_n ar.;.: Taft; ard a petitio.n tl,:, )av- rt�, of 11,&-riDst twe n I- 1',_-'­ ...val r7.r+ -were pr­­.?ntcJ , 1 11-_a L r�twr s 4 1 11-ton on vra� de f'erred, nC, a -sol"t-icn ��,f the draina,'e probl,_�m in UL b.- ',1,__­.-,aan F,,5rish t.-.at actlon, be- C'eferred on a re.,-vuest by 4- 1 C, ty .�:)rrijs 7-fros. rl',_,nstructlon Co. for a sew-ar­,,.­,.ter main contracu with Ll--- L of Wic.`�_ita Falls' for their pro.-osed sub-divijion lyin� -ast of Lake Park Z' - Drive and west of tne Jacksbkoro K6­hway, until the Board of x"l(dermen had 3-,.�ffi' cient time for st,.,,dy of the sa�riee M'otion seconded bY Alderman R. 0. 3ro�,,m and carr-- ed. Moved by Alderman Thomas that action on a proposed Ordinance regula- t_JnE the hours of dance halls i.-I the City of T,Tj ' I I ��_c--ita Falls be deferrad until r e c o:r le nd a+4 ..Lons by the City -and Cloudty law enforcement offices be secured. Motion seconded by Alder.-aan larisl-i an carried. - - - - - - - - - - The L"imutes of the Nez�t In- 1-leld j,,:,,-ie 26' - and the called meetinc- T,ly 1, 117,C'- were real and 9.,,,prr)ved as read. - - - - - - - - - - V 1!(1 �'ar ­h �-',at :'y 'la-a-er Frarl,,, authorized 4 _V -1 1 1­1 . �_.' L, -L,-, - . C� I .o 'neto I ate %,ilt.- I.. Bass, -,' 4, or ��is� seynv,ces --s A j z;i t1an'. C-1-t'y Attorney untJ iqt� 1�-. �,d c�arr od. �"Otl­r c-_n'--,e Y h. J. n T'rlp cla-im of,Lois �)avis in 'he am.�.-_�nt �Df to ilis automobile I was ali-roved for pa­men471 1--y 7-rianimmis colisent of ti-e Cn,,.,znc.*L' . -oved 'y Alder�man Thomas that tni �� -iieetinL. be adj'�u.­-­-, Y-Otion seconded by A_Idemiam P�..-.Lsh r-,nd carried. 'I'he 3,)-, rd of Aid�!nm��,­ tLen adjommed. 'D L ' s the,;�A op _AD P�cl- VED tir­ 1-950. (�� I Z If �i4- C1 Y r ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received by 1 the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, at the City Auditorium until 10 o'clock a. M., Aug. 10, 1950, for the construc- AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION tion of Sewage Disposal Plant Im- provements, and at that time and place the proposals will be publicly opened and read. Address bids care THE STATE OF TEXAS City Manager, Frank Wood. The proposals must be accompanied COUNTY OF WICHITA by a bidder's bond or a cashier's c v h ,k in the amount of Twenty Thou sand Dollars ($20,000.00) payable with- out recourse to the order of The City of Wichita Falls, Texas, as a guaran- tee that the bidder will enter into a On this 27th ---------------day of.....J_U_1y--------------- ------------------------------_19J-50 ... ........... contract and execute a performance -------------------- bond in the forms provided within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The successful bidder will be re- quired to furnish a Performance Bond personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, for 100% of his total bid, written by a responsible surety company satisfac- tory to the City Council. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities. okkeeper for the Bidders are expected to inspect the ............................................W-aldon....GrIff Ia.-.................................... bo site of the work and to Inform them- selves regarding local conditions. Plans, specifications, and other pro- Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita posed contract documents are on file I at the office of Joe E. Ward, Con- I suiting Engineer, 545 Nacol Building, I Wichita Falls, Texas, and at the office Falls Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita of the City Engineer, at Wichita Falls, Texas. Copies may be secured upon the deposit of Twenty-five Dollars ($25-00), which will be returned if the County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the contractor submits a bona fide bid and-or returns the plans and specifi- -n cations before the bid opening date. attached advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertisi g published The proposed work Includes approxi- mately the following: One sewage dIs- Posal plant complete including connec- tion to existing force main. 24-inch force main from- connection to bar screen, grit channel, Imhoff tanks, FouT.--1.4)------------------- _------------------.........-----------issues thereof on the following dates: dosing tanks, dosing siphons, trickling filters with 4-arm distributors, sludge drying beds, grit drying bed, final clarifier, Parshall flume, chlorinator LY 12, 13, 14, and 19th house, and equipment, outfall main JU ----------------------------------------- 19/5.0 and apron, piping, valves, fittings, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------­- ------ manholes, etc: and including excava- tion and backfill of whatever nature encountered, clearing, grubbing, and constructing earth fill foundations for structures and piping, and performing ......... ... .... blishing Company grading as indicated on plans. Booa_,c�------- ii'.,, P---------------------------------------- The prevailing wage rates in the area and the minimum wages that may be of Wichita Falls paid by the Contractor for the various classes of labor on this project are as follows: Per Diem Hourly Class of Labor- Wages Wages Subscribed and sworn to before me this day and year first above Air Tool Operator (Jack Hammer Vibrator, written. Tamp) .................$10.00 $1.25 Asphalt Raker .......... 10.00 1.25 Bricklayers & Tile Setters ................. 16.00 2.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_--------------------- .... Calker *­*.............* 10.00 1.25 Carpenters & Joiners .. 16.00 2.00 Cement Finisher ........ 9.00 1.125 Fine Grader ............. 10.00 1.25 Fine Grade Foreman .... 12.00 1.50 Machine Setter .......... 14.00 1.75 Mortar Mixer ........... 1().00 1.25 Painter t,,,..... ....,.... 12.00 1.50 Pipe Fi Cast Iron .. 10.00 1.25 Pipe Layer, Cast Iron, i or Vitrified Tile ...... 12.00 1.50 Plumber ................. 18.00 2,25 Powder Man ............. 12.00 1.50 Power Equipment Operator: Air Compressor ... 7.60 0.95 Backfilling Mae bi�e", and Bulldozer ...... 12.00 1.50 Concrete Mixer, 10B and