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Wichita Falls, Texas
February 5, 1951
The Board of Aldermen of the City of WichitaFalls, Texas, met in
called session on the above date, at 7-30 o'clock P. M., in the Council Room
of the Memorial Auditorium Building, with the following members present:
Harold Jones Mayor
Lloyd C. Thomas
Roy W. Parish
J.R. Ray Aldermen
R. A. Putman
R. J. Broom
J. B. Hickerson City Clerk
Frank Wood City Manager
J. Walter Friberg City Attorney
Mayor Harold Jones announced that the purpose of this meeting was
to discuss the proposed telephone rate increase.
After numerous questions el,� ngC to the oerl too of the Telephone
Company in Wichita Falls, had been aske�by memseprseo el oard of Aldermen,
and discussed at length, the following motion was had:
Moved by Alderman Brown that City Manager Frank Wood be authorized
to negotiate with the Telephone Company officials as to an acceptable rate
increase and report his findings to the Board of Aldermen at their next
regular meeting February 122 1951.
This motion died for want of a second.
The Wichita Falls Traffic Club, represented by a committee composed
of Bob Burnam, Jack Christopher and M. D. Dooley, presented to the Council
a resolution adopted by the Traffic Club, asking for a re-routing of city buses
tin indiafA instead of Scott. No action was taken by the City Council at
this time.
The members of the Board of Aldermen agreed to meet at 6 o'clock
February .12, 1951, to further consider the proposed telephone rate increase.
Moved by Alderman Ray that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Parish and carried.
The Board of Aldermen then adjourned.
READ AND APPROVED this the day of �`��_ , A. D. 1951.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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