Min 09/18/1950 875
Wichita Fails, Texas
Me,r.orial Auditorium Building
September 18, 1950
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in called
session on the above date at 7-30 o'clock P. a. in the Council Room in the Memorial
Auditorium Building, with the following members present:
Harold Jones Mayor
L. R. Abbott
Lloyd C. Thomas
Roy W. Parish Aldermen
J. R. Ray
R. J. Brown
J. B. Hickerson City Clerk
Frank ,flood City Manager
J. Walter Friberg City Attorney
1,1oved by alderman Parish that City Manager FrankWood be directed to
prepare detailed plans and pecifications on paving; to be done on various streets
in the City, where petitioning home owners exceeded 80 ;,ercent, with the City
participating in the cost at the rate of 40 percent of cost.
Motion seconded by Alderman Hay na carried.
Moved by Alderman Thomas that the August bill of the Wichita General
Hospital, for charity patients, in the amount of $4574.94, be paid, upon payment
of a like sum by Wichita County, and to order and direct the City Clerk to draw
a warrant for the sane.
Motion seconded by Alderman Ray and carried.
Moved by Alderman Ray that contract for auditing the City's records for
the fiscal years ending Septerr:ber 30, 191.0, and September 30, 1951, be awarded to
J. B. Allred & Company, for consideration of :T3200.00, payable $1600.00 each year,
specifications for the said audit to be the same as used the previous year; and
further to authorize City Manager Frank 1,P41ood to execute the audit contract for and
on behalf of the City of WichitaFalls.
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried.
Moved by Alderman Ray that the City exercise its option to purchase
from W. P. Brock anc. wife Pearl Brock, 'for right-of-way purposes, the property
located at. 1709 Holliday St., being Lot 4, Block 1, Elliott Addition, for a
cor.sideratior. of j6500.00.
Lotion seconded by Alderman it. J. ;sown and carried.
0R `INANCE NO. 1535
AN ORDINANCE 01,06ING AND ABTA OE ING CEitTAIN PORTIONS OF This STR.L,ETS AND
ALLEYS OF `PHL CITY OF `yICHITA FALLS, TEAS, IN THE AREA OF THE EXTir;i E SOUTH END OF
MONa,OE STREET, AND BEING
TEAT PART OF AVENUE I'M" EAST OF I''.ONROE TO A POINT vro`HICH ALIGNS WITH THE
`EST LIidi: OF ALLEY RL'NHING NORTH AND SOUTH IN BLOCK 97—A HIGHLAND ADDITION; THE
;uLST ALL
r.Y IiUi�yC, NO tTH AP?D SOUTH IN BLOCK 102—�, HIGHLAND ADDITION; THE ALLEY
RUNNING EAST ,ND 'v,hST IN BLOCK 103-A HIGHLAND ADDITION AND A SMALL TRIANGULL LY
SHAPED PO tTIOI`d OF STHLLT AT THE INTERSECTION OF AVENUE "M'' AND MON'ROE,
I iES:RVING TO l iE GiTY ALL i1 ;CI:iSSAItiY LXISTIIdG EASc:i ILIJTS FOR U T ILITIL,S, 3F A,^,IY ARE NOW
IT'i SAID AND ,':LLhYS, .WITH ADr:CUA` E DIjAIP?A(77' �.P?D P:�.OVIDTN�G THAT THE CITY SHALL
UNDER NO SL LIAI-Lr FOR I,? t"VF.NT 3UIL -IIvGS ARE CONSTRUCTED OVER
EXISTING S&-v` q OR '.'AIU, LIIvES BY VIRTUE OF THE MAINTENkNCE AND OPERATION THEREOF,
THE SAID PORTIONS OF SUCH STRS�TS AND ALLAYS VACATED AND ABANDONED BEING PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
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1. That part of Avenue I'M" rum ink East and'°d est between
Monroe Street and Shepherd .Street easterly to a point which aligns
with the west line of alley running North and South in Block 97-A
HiEhland Addition: BEGINNING at a point in the East line of
I'.onroe Street 250 feet North of its int-:rsection with the North line
of Avenue 11011 ; thence East 120 feet; thence Nc°rth 40 f eet; thence
West 120 feet; iulience South 40 feet to beginning.
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2. The '^ est Ailey running North and South in Bloc_ 102-A
Highland Addition: BEGINNING at a point in the North line of Avenue
110" 15G feet East of its intersection ,Ath the East line of Yonroe
Street; thence North 250 feet; t.iience _'rst _0 feHt; thence South 250
feet; thence >,'est 20 feet to beginning.
3. The alley running East and West in Block 103-A Highland
Addition: BEGINXING at a point in the vast line of 11onroe Street
63.5 feet North of its intersesection with the North line of Railroad
Avenue; Thence East 100 feet; thence north 20 f eet; thence West 100
feet; thence South �O feet to beginning.
4. Triangle out of 1,11ctirce Street; BLGINNING at a point in the
West line of Monroe Street South 27 der 14 min 7,est 278 feet from the
intersection of the ;~Test line of %:onroe Streit with t!'.e South dine of
Avenue I'Ll'; thence South 137.1 feet to an intersection Frith the North
line of Avenue ''M"; Thence ivorth 6t deg 146 min ;,test along the N'Orth
line of Avenue I'M1' 62.8 feet; thence North z7 deb; 14 min Last 122 feet
'_o beginning.
I-loved by Alderman Abbott that Ordinance No. 1535 be approved and
gassed as read on its third and final reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman R. J. crown and carried by the following,
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, ?:Trish, R.ay and R. J. Brovrn.
Nays: None.
O iDINANCE,, NO. 1538
Z ORDIN. CE AMENDING SECTION II (710) OF CRDINANCE NO. 1296,
PA33ED AND A111r-:OVh;D ON THE 22nd DAY OF JAN t' LY, A.D. 1940, ENTITLED "AN
ORDINANCE CREATING PiNib L'EFINIIvG PAit`It3NG METER ZZON11"S IN THE, CITY OF '1'IC:ITA
F d,i,S, TEXAS: PHOVI:iING FOR THE INSTALLATION, OPT{ATICN AND i AINTENANCE OF
mechanical devices TO H ULATE PAIgK.ING IN Sf,ID PARKING ,DETER ZON ;S; PROVIDINg,
FO i. THE COLLECTION OF REGLLAT'JRY A.n D INSPLCTION FEES TOR 'i?',E, USE OF SUCH
DEVICES; PROVIDING FGR T'rLL DIIOP ' IT OF SLCH F LS 3Y THl CITY THEASUR.ER IN A
S 'ECIAL FUND; PROVIDING FOR THL METHOD PU_teG_`ES OF DISUU 3EEE1I T OF St.ID
FUI,ID; MAKING IT UU19J'FUL TO USE THE STrti. TS Olt POr.TIONS OF THLj STHLILTS SO
D"SIGNATED FCR PARKING E�KC EPT TLL: CUG;I USE, CF PkiLKING C,T Ott i; DEFINING 1 HAT
ACT SHALT: BE UNLAWFUL, ':I;D FIXING FLNALTIES :'OH THE VIOLATION OF THL FROVISIONS
OF Z: IS OttDINAN'CE, AND hEPEALING ALL UHDINAT,;CuS AND r'A-tTS OF ORDINANCES IN COIV-
FLICT Hry�tiEWITH", AND DECLANING AN EhLwGLiuCY.
Moved by Alderman Parish that Ordinance No. 1533 be approved and
passed as read on its second reading.
:lotion seconded by Alderman H. J. Brown and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Hay, and R. J. B roum.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Parish that Mayor Harold Jones be authorized to
execute a Lease Agreement £or and on behalf of the City of Wichita Falls, with
Hadio Station K. W. F. T., for the use of the I''Iemorial Auditorium for local
talent shows on Saturday nights only, with admission not to exceed 70 cents for
adults, children one-half, including tax, at the rate of $80.00 per night,
payable on or before noon on Friday preceding the show; beginning October 5th,
and coatinuinE for 34 weeks t:a-ereaf vc r, erith K1 W. F. T. bearing all expenses
in connection therewith.
Lotion seconded. by Aldermaniiy end carried.
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Moved by Alderman P rish that parking in front of the R. W.
Thompsor. Iriholesale Fountain Qt Cafe Supply, located at 812 - llth St., be changed
` to head-in parking and that K. ?•:'. Thompson be rented one meter space for a
loading zone.
Motion seconded by Alderman Ray and lost by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldemen Parish and Ray.
Nays: Aldermen Abbott and Thomas. (T. J. Brown not voting.)
Moved by Alderman K. J. Broim that Francis L. Hamrey be appointed
as Alderman Place 5.
!Motion seconded by Alderman Abbott and lost by the following vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott and K. J. Lino n.
Nays: Aldermen Kay, Parish and Thomas.
Moved by Alderman Parish that the meeting be adjourned.
N'Lotion seconded by Alderman itay and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned
RL'AD AND APPKOVED this thv< ./ day of �= _ , 1950.
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