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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Bldg.
October 30, 1950
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls reassembled at 7-30
o'clock P. M. on the above date in the Council Room in the Memorial Auditorium
Building, in accordance with the regular session held October 23, 1950, which was
recessed until 7-30 o'clock P. M. October 30, 1950, with the following members
present;
Harold Jones Mayor
L. R. Abbott
Lloyd C. Thomas
Roy W. Parish Aldermen
J. R. Ray
H. J. Brown
J.B. Hickerson City Clerk
Frank Wood City Manager
J. Walter Friberg City Attorney
Moved by Alderman Parish that R. A. Putman be appointed as Alderman of
Wichita Falls, Place No. 5.
Motion seconded by Alderman Abbott and carried.
The Oath of Office was administered to R. A. Putman by the City Clerk,
whereupon he was duly seated.
Representatives of the Wichita Falls Junicr Chamber of Commerce appeared
before the Council, with Dr. E. Aubrey Cox acting as Spokesman, and requested
that the city's water supply be treated with sufficient fluorine salts to protect
citizens of this Community against tooth decay, particularly children; initial
cost to be approximately $10,000.00 and 2 1/20 per person per year thereafter.
Moved by Alderman Brown that City Manager FrankWood be instructed to proceed
with the necessary steps to install equipment to add fluorine salts to the city
water supply.
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried.
Judge W. E. Fitzgerald presented a petition to the Board of Aldermen protesting
the pr"oposed discharge of golf Pro Bill Strachan at the Municipal Golf Club. He
was assured by the City Manager Frank Wood that no such action was contemplated
at the present time.
Moved by Alderman Ray that the Boys' Club be granted free use of the Municipal
Auditorium for their presentation of Rubinoff October 31, 1950, for benefit of
their building program.
Motion seconded by Alderman Thomas and carried.
Moved by AldermanThomas that the request of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
for a special hearing, relative to the proposed rate increase presented to the
Council some time ago, be granted and set for November 6, 1950, at 7 o'clock in the
Council Room in the Municipal Auditorium.
Motion secnnnded by Alderman Brown and carried.
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Moved by Alderman Thomas that the request of B. F. Hunt to install
a miniature golf course, archery equipment and other recreational equipment in
Scotland Park be discussed with City Manager Frank Wood and Park Director
Alfred LaGasse, and cleared with the Park Board.
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried.
REPORT OF THE ENGINEER AS TO FINAL COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMEATTS
ON AVENUE "Kit, IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
TO THE BOARD OF ALDETtIEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
Gentlemen:
I beg to report that Stuckey Construction Company, a partnership,
of Wichita Falis, Texas, to whom was awarded the contract for the improvement
of certain streets and avenues in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, has com-
pleted the improvements on
AVENUE "K", from the West property line of Polk
Street to the East Property line of Santa Fe
Street, known and designated as Unit or District
No. 1.
The said improvements having been completed in strict accordance
with the terms of said contract and specifications of said work adopted by
the City, I hereby recommend that the said improvements be finally accepted
by the Board of Aldermen.
Dated this 30th day of October, 1950.
/s/ F. M. Rugeley, City Engineer
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RESOLUTION NO. 96
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING IMPROVEMENTS ON A PORTION OF AVENUE
"K" AND DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES
IN EVIDENCE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls, heretofore entered into a contract
with Stuckey Construction Company, a partnership, of Wichita Falls, Texas, for
the making and construction of certain improvements on the following portion of
Avenue "Kit in said City, to wir:
AVENUE "K", from the West Property Line of Polk to the East
Property Line of Santa Fe Street, known and designated as Unit
or District No. 1.
and,
WHEREAS, such improvements have been completed upon said portion of
Avenue "K" and have been inspected and found to be complete in accordance
with the contract therefor, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDF&EN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA I
FALLS, TEXAS, THAT;
I.
The improvements on said portion of Avenue "K" be, and they are
hereby, accepted; and the contract with reference to the construction of such
improvements be, and is hereby, found and declared fully completed and performed.
II.
The Mayor be, and he is hereby directed to issue and execute in the
name of the City certificates in evidence of the special assessments levied
against abutting property and owners thereof for such improvements, and the
City Clerk is directed to execute same and impress thereon the corporate seal,
all in accordance with the proceedings relating to such improvements and assess-
ments; such certificates shall be delivered to said Company.
III.
This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage,
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Moved by Alderman Parish that Resolution No. 96 be approved and
passed as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Abbott and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Putman and Brown.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Thomas that the City exercise its option to purchase
from Marion Barrett 30 lots out of Blks J & K, Kemp Fair Park Addition, for
$15,000.00.
Motion seconded by Alderman Abbott and carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 1539
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO WICH ITA CITY LINES, INC. A TEXAS CORPORATION, AND ITS
LAWFUL SUCCESSORS, THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE RJJTOR BUSES
AS A CITY-WIDE 140TCH BUS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE
IN AND UPON THE PUBLIC ROADS, AVENUES, STRELTS, ALLEYS AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, AND PRESCRIBING THE TEEMS
AND CONDITIONS UNDhR 14HICH SUCH RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND FRANCHISES SHALL BE
EXERCISED.
Moved by Alderman Ray that Ordinance No. 1539 be approved and passed
as read on its first reading.
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Putman and Brown.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Ray that the Board of Aldermen approve the payment of
water and light bills up to $250.00 from Oft. 11 1950 to October 1, 1951, for the
St. John Community Recreation Center, located at Sullivan and Homes Streets.
Notion seconded by Alderman Thomas and carried.
ti Moved by Alderman Thomas that the taxi driver's permit, issued to
S. M. Goode Nov. 18, 1949, be revoked, since the said S. M. Goode has heretofore
been convicted for a violation of the penal statutes of the State of Texas.
Motion seconded by Alderman Abbott and carried.
Moved by Alderman Abbott that the request of the Quality Stations, Inc.
to install two - 5000 gal. underground gasoline storage tanks on the west 401
Lot 12, and Lots 13 & 14, Block 20, J. A. Kemp Addition, City of Wichita Falls,
on East Scott St.-Henrietta Highway, be granted, provided the same are installed
under the supervision of the City Engineer.
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried.
Moved by Alderman Thomas that the bill of the Wichita General Hospital,
in the amount of $4686.99, being the city's one-half of charity patients for
September, 1950, be paid upon payment of a like amount by Wichita County, and
order and direct the City Clelc to draw a warrant for the same; but that action be
deferred on payment of one-half of *eficit balance of $13,022.41, September 30,
1950, until the next meeting of the Council.
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried.
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The Mayor declared the application of Robert Hancock,for a taxi
driver's permit, to be dead for want of a motion either pro or con. This
application was deferred October 9, 1950, for further study.
STATE OF TEXAS ) BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF
) ss THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS ) TEXAS
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING
THE DISPCSAL AND SALE OF REAL ESTATE
AND DECLARING AN aMGENCY
RESOLUTION NO. 97
19HE1iEAS, the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, is the owner of the follow-
ing described real estate situated in Wichita County, State of Texas, no part of
which is needed for municipal governmental purposes, to wit:
TRACT "A"
A tract of land located in the Lewis 'dells Survey, Abstract No. 323,
the Thomas Curry Survey, Abstract No. 344, and the Richard Brown Survey,
Abstract 110, 521, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point 5025.61 South of the north line of
said Leuls Wells Survey, Abstract No. 323, said point being
701 from, when measured at right angles from the centerline
of U.S. Highway No. 70; thence S. 00 25' W. 1656.31; thence
on a curve to the left, whose radius is 2794.91, a distance
of 1161.01 ; thence S. 230 23' E. 3307.01; thence N. 890 58'
E. 3437.0' along the north right-of-way line of a county road
to a corner in the west line of the William Anglin Survey,
Abstract No. 2; thence N. 00 081 W. 3752.8' to the NVI corner
of said William Anglin Survey; thence S. 890 48' E. 265.41 to
the SW corner of the Richard Brown Survey, Abstract No. 521;
thence N. 00 08' E. 1523.2' along the west line of said
Richard Brown Survey, the sane being the east line of the
Lewis Wells Survey- thence S. 890 52' E. 5101; thence N. 00 08'
E. 496.91; thence A. 890 31' W. 5738.4' to point of beginning,
containing 617.87 acres more or less.
AND WHEREAS, the United States Government, with the written consent of
the owner of said land, has constructed thereon a portion of an aircraft landing
field known as the Sheppard Air Force Base military Reservation for the use
of the United States Army Air Forces; and
WHEREAS, the above described land is now and has been used and occupied
by the United States of America for auch air field and Air Force Base, under
leases from the City of Wichita Falls, Texas; and f ,
WHL,tEASj, the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force has deemed
that a military necessity exists for the acquisition of said land and that
fee simple title thereto should be vested in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the United States of America has requested the transfer of
title to said property to it and has offered to pay to the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas, a nominal consideration, or a consideration of the sum of ONE, and N0/100
Dollar ($1.00)¢ and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of this City deem it advisable,
proper, and for the best interests of the City to sell and convey said
property for said consideration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED AND itLSOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, duly assembled in lawful and regular
session in said City on this 30t)i day of October, 1950, a quorum of said
council and a majority of the members being present and voting "Yes" or in the
affirmative on a motion duly made and seconded for such purpose, that the City
convey to the United States of America all of its right, title, and interest
in said land and lands hereinbefore described, for the sum of ONE and N0/100
Dollar ($1.00) and for no other monetary consideration.
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IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED: That said motion be, and
is hereby adopted, and that the City of Wicnita Falls, is hereby authorized
to convey by an appropriate conveyance the hereinbefore described lands in
fee to the Onited States of America and that the Mayor of said City be, and
is hereby authorized to make and execute all instruments necessary for the
consummation of said transaction and execute deed or deeds conveying said pro-
perty to the United States of America, pursuant to both the express and implied
provisions of this Resolution, and pursuant to law.
That by reason of the fact that the United States Government is in
urgent need of the fee simple title to said land, it is deemed necessary that
said conveyance be made without delay. Therefore, for the preservation of the
public health, peace and safety and emergency is hereby declared to exist
whereby this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
adoption.
Moved by Alderman Brown that the above and foregoing Resolution No.
97 be approved and passed as read.
Motion seconded by Alderman Thomas and carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Aldermen Abbott, Thomas, Parish, Ray, Putman and Brown.
Nays: None.
Moved by Alderman Ray that the City Attorney, J. Walter Friberg, be
authorized to settle the claim of Mrs J. T. JEster, for alleged damages suffered
in a fall near the First National Bank, for $250.00.
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried.
The Minutes of the regular meeting held Oct. 9, 1950 and October
23, 1950, were read and approved as read.
Moved by Alderman Brown that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Ray and passed.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned..
READ AND APPROVED this the �Ix"_day of 1950.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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