Min 08/01/1950 859
Wichita Falls,, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
August 1,, 1950
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls., Texas., met in called
session on the above date at 1:00 o'clock P. M. in the Council Room in the Memorial
Auditorium Builcing, with the following members present:
Harold Jones Mayor
L. R. Abbott
Lloyd C. Thomas
Roy W. Parish Aldermen
J. R. Ray
Berr7 Brown
R. J. Brown
J. B. Hickerson City Clerk
Frank Wood City Manager
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Mayor Harold Jones asked if any one present wished to make any statement
to the Board of Aldermen before they considered a proposed Ordinance to repeal
the franchise of the Wichita City Lines,, Inc.., whereupon Geo, Ackerman, Mgr.
of the Wichita City Lines, Inc. requested a delay of 15 days, in order that the
Wichita City Lines might have sufficient time to show cause why their franchise
should not be repealed.
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Moved by Alderman Abbott that additional time., requested by Geo. Ackerman
for the Wichita City Lines, Inc. be denied.
Motion seconded by Alderman R. J. Brown and carried.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1534
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1337., GRANTING TO THE WICHITA
TRA14SIT CORPORATION., A TEXAS CORPORATION., AND ITS LAWFUL SUCCESSORS THE RIGHT
AND PRIVILEGE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE MOTOR BUSES AS A CITY-WIDE MOTOR BUS
TRANSPORTATION SYSTal., AND THEREBY CANCELLING AND ANNULLING THE RIGHTS GRANTED
TO THE WICHITA CITY LINES,, INC.., UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1491, WHEREIN AND WHEREBY
THE WICHITA CITY LINES., INC.,, WAS GRANTED THE AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE BY TRANSFER
THE FRANCHISE ORIGINALLY GRANTED TO THE WICHITA TRANSIT COMPANY., A CORPORATION,
UNDER SAID ORDINANCE NO. 1337., AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Moved by Alderman Ray that Ordinance No. 1534 be approved and passed
as read on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman R. J. Brown and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray., Berry Brown and R. J.Brown.
Nays: None.
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Moved by Alderman Parish that the rule requiring the reading of
ordinances on three separate days be, and is hereby, suspended and declaring
an emergency,
Motion seconded by Alderman Berry Brown and carried by the folloulng
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott.. Thomas., Parish,, Ray,, Berry Brown and R. J. Brown.
Nays: None.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1534
Moved by Alderman Abbott that Ordinance No. 1534 be approved and
passed as read on its second reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman R. J. Brown and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Berry Brown and R.J.Brown.
Nays: None.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1534
Moved by Alderman Berry Brown that Ordinance No. 1534 be approved
and passed as read on its third and final reading, and declaring an emergency*
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott., Thomas., Parish., Ray., Berry Brown and R.J.Brown.
Nays: None.
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Moved by Alderman Parish that the resignation of John Rhea as City
Attorney be accepted,
Motion seconded by Alderman Abbott and carried,
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Moved by Alderman Abbott that J. Walter Friberg be appointed City
Attorney, at a salary of $400-00 per month,, effective August 1, 1950.
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried.
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Moved by Alderman R. J. Broun that the meeting be adjourned,
Motion seconded by Alderman Ray and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourn
READ AND APPROVED this the Z� day of(� 4e, 1950.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1534
No
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37. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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it" lawl. ..Cessors the right and
prisilege to maintain and operate MO-
tor buses as a city-wide motor bus THE STATE OF TEXAS
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Inc under or di..j� 491, where-
in �nd whereby the Wichita City Lines,
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quire by transfer the franchise orig- AUF-Ust ......
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company. corporation, under oaid On this----- ---------- -------------
an
ordinance No. 1337, and declaring
emergency
Be it �rdaiwtd by the board Of
aldermen of the city of Wichita Falls. authority,
Texas: SECTION 1 personally appeared before me, the undersigned
THAT WHEREAS, by transfer under
Ordinance NO. 1491, the Wichita City
Lines, Inc.. & Texas corporation,c ac- i4eidon �Irjffin ----- bookkeeper for the
quired as successors W the Wi hita ------------------I...............................
Transit Corporation, the rights and
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' and upon the acceptance by blishers of the Wichita
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the said Wichita City Lines, Inc of
the terms, provisions and conditions Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, Pu
set fCrth in the original Ordinance No.
11337�.gragti-9 to the said Wichita lished at Wichita Falls in Wichita
'r. .poration t h e right and
of '.
M intaining and operating Falls Record News, a newspaper pub
for the
,,,s t ansportation system oil oath states that the
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city 0 ichits, Falls' Texas, and said sworn by me,
Wichita City Lines, Inc., thereby be- County, Texas, and upon being duly
came obligated under said Ordinance
No. 1337 tc, carry out its terms and copy of advertising published
provisions; and
WHEREAS, the said Wichita City attached advertisement is a true and correct
Lines, Inc a corporation, has failed
to live up"to and carry out the terms
Of said Ordinance No. 1337, in that
It has failed to place In service and 11 the following dates:
ccmtin e to use upon its bus lines 10 (Ten.)--------------------------------------------------issues there f o
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buses of such design and equipment -------------------
and furnished with such J mprovements
and appliances as shall be reasonably
necessary and proper to meet the bus 7 ---1-1-th....... 194/ 5-0
transportation needs of the city Of 4-6-j..
Wichita Falls, and for the safety, con-
venience and comfert of the passen.
gers and the public; and
WHEREAS, the said Wichita City
Lines, Inc�, has, without the approval ....... ........ ..... ...... ................
of the Board of Aldermen of the city .................... lishing Companj/
of Wichita Falls, made changes in the Bookkeeper for Tim ub
routes end schedules different from
that originally designated, w h i e h of Wichita Falls
changes curtail and limit the opera-
tic,n of the bus lines so that the pres-
ent operation is not reasonably nec-
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essary and proper to meet the bus sworn to before me this day and year first above
transportation needs of the city: and Subscribed and
WHEREAS, said Wichita City Lines,
h I failed at all times to keep
Inc., as written. %
Its property and buses in a goOd and
business-like order and repair, or to -12 -------------\
set up and maintain a repair, mainte- ------------------------------ ...
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use the same when and to the extent NOTARY pUBLIC
quipment in I F ADAMS' r0UNTy, TEXAS
necessar3 to keep its e WILLIAN * Wir-JAITA
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WHEREAS' the said Wichita City IN AND F R
Lines, Inc., has failed to keep Its
psal and open tO,
Wfice, at di
'the Inspeetion of the mayor, CitY
;manage,. or designated agent Of the
,en at all reasonab a
jBoard of AldeMfailed to pay to the
times, jwd has 4s required in
city, of Wichita Falls, 0
,�said ordinance and in 'Ordinance No-
1491, permitting a transfer Of the,
original ordinance to the said Wichita
two (2%) per cent
city Lines, Inc.,
of Its annual gross income as cOm"
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jtv for the grant-,