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Min 03/23/19251 a S": �Jichita Falls, Texas. Easement 14bo ' ,An' `Bldg. , i_iarch 23rd, 925. The -board of Alderrien of the City of Iichita 'calls, r.'iet in regular session on the above date with the following present:- R., E. Shepherd, .1-ayor J. T. Young, r J. H. Patton, P. B. Curd, 1 d e e m e n hhea Howard, Z W. E. licBrooml City Clerh' �. L. George, City Attorney. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. , ' i71CfC:; , ri`Tt"7i rr T-,C 7rW7Tit if J T(7�7 fi l;ioved by Alderman Curd that t e��)e� � f ro erty owners on Speedway from 946 feet :Nast of harrison a r)" , o�� cava ion be re- ceived and the Street Department be instructed to excavate and prepare the Street in front of their property for paving. Lotion seconded by Alder,.',an Young and carried. ir11-7, 11 b w r7 rWif7C11'li (C7i'iC7f7171 7t71717C71,7 71717 I.ioved by Alderman «o��!ard that the claim of Chas. FrensI7 for danage to his car caused. by collision with the street sweeper be referred to the City Attorney and Senita-ry Co;iimissioner for settlernent. .lotion seconded by ilderman Curd and carried. �ifi�ify��ifir�r7f�f rr��firrfrr�ir`rrrrrr�'it�rir" I,loved by Alderman Patton that the petition of --)rotest against the erection of a concrete mixing plant on Mill Street by L. E. hitham Company be received. is otion seconded by Alderman howard and carried. I Irri� r firrifi4 r rirrirr r" i`T�;T `ill, it I:Ioved by Alderman Curd that A. 11. Patton be permitted to operate a novelty store and barber ship at 2415- Grant Street. notion seconded by Alderman Young and carried. trrt`r r rr f r, rrm;rrrr fr rr�-r�7r' ,`, rFr7 Trr Wr, Moved by Alderman Young that the uniformed bodies of 1'asl.at i'emple be permitted to stage a carnival near :theletic Park during the week beginning May 4th, and ending I.=ay 9th, 1925. Lotion seconded by Alderman Curd and carried. rr rifr rr rrir`7taril,rrr,-#1 rr- t i#z �if'#W4rr r` Roved by alderrnan Young that the ylayor be authorized to sign two notes payable to the Ji.chita falls Electric Company, dated Llarch loth, 1925, bearing interest at 6 6 per annum, in the amount of Y2000.00 each maturing in one and two years from date, evidencing the indebtedness of the City to the slid Llectric Company, for balance due on contract for the installation of 11 traffic signals and necessary control system and the City Clerk be authorised to draw currant on the General l'und for �1100.00 to cover in full the first payment due said Electric Company on said contract. 1.1otion second-ed. by Alderman Patton and carried. r „ „ µ:. „ rff, rr rrCi1 r, 7fr'* ; if# f„ri!7�rrrrrrV- ihr`t tft ririfi i Moved by Alderman Young that The appointmistAo f the following committee to hear the evidence and report on the :yam Visdom. personal injury claim be confirmed. I. H. hartin, C. E. NeCutcheon, . L . Priddy, .lotion seconded by Alderman Patton and carried. ORDINAiiCE NO. 567 IN ORDINANCE PER ITTING THE O' NERS OF THE CITY RATIONAL BANE BUILDING, LOCATED AT THE COE ER OF EIGHTH STREET i.1M SCOTT STREET TO BUILD A BRIDGE OVER THE ALLEY TO THE HARVEY-SNYDER BUILDING, '1YH ICH IS LOCATED AT THE CO_.NER OF THE ALLEY ON �IGH`i'H STREET BETti EEN SCOTT STREET :AND LAHAR STREET. Moved by alderman Patton that Ordinance 567 be passed on its first reading. following vote: - lotion seconded by Alderman Curd and carried by the Yeas: Alderman Patton, Curd, Howard, Young. IYayes: None. ORDINANCE NO. 566 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE O ICHI`i'A VALLEY ? AIL'r'1AY COITAITY ITS SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS dU) LESSEES THE RIGHT TO CONTRACT AND OPERATE A ST UDARD GUAGE SIDE TRACL IN AND ACROSS TRAVIS STREET IN 'THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. Koved by Alderman Young that Ordinance 566 be passed on its second reading. potion seconded by Alderman Curd and carried by the following vote:- Yeas: Alderman Patton, �'urd, Howard, bung. hayes: hone. Moved by Alderman Curd that � 4S City Clerk be instruct- ed to draw warrant payable to "ichita Ooun o Thr the City s portion of operating over -draft of the jichita General hospitals during the period duly lst, 1924, to' larch 1, 1925. lotion seconded by Alderman Patton and carried. The City Engineer submitted the following letter. 4ichita malls, Texas. Larch 23rd, 1925. Hon. j:ayor and City Commissioners, +ichita Palls, Texas. Gentlemen: - `Phis is to certify that the pavement on Lee Street from , the �orth Curb line of Second Street to the �orth Curb Line of Seventh Street has been completed by 1. E. Whitham & Co., in accordance with the -:Mans and specifications therefore heretofore filed with your honorable body. I, therefore, recommend that this pavement be accepted. Respectfully, 2. 1. Rugeley, City Engineer. Moved by Alderman Young; that the following Aesolution be adopted. lotion seconded by Alderman Patton and carried by the following vote: - Yeas: Alderman Patton, Young, Curd, Howard. IT ayes : None. H E S 0 L U T 1 O N RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE I dPROVEI;d�21TS ON LEE STREET FROM THE NORTH CURB LINE OF SECOND STREET TO THE NORTH CURB LIVE OF SEVENTH STREET AND DIRECTING THD iAYOR !TD CITY CLEI1: `20 ISSUE CERT IFICATI S OF SPECIAL ASSLSSMEN'T LEVIED AKINS'T THE VARIOUS LOTS Ch TRACTS OF LAid AND THE ONTTERS THELEOF 3UTTING UPON SAID PORTION OF SAID STREET. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of `�ichita Falls has heretofore ordered that Lee Street from the forth Curb Line of Second Street to the North Curb Line of Seventh Street be improved by raising, grading, and filling same and installing concrete curbs and gutters and paving same and after due notice and hearing, special assessments were levied against'the various lots and tracts of land and t the owners thereof abutting upon the said portion of said street, and contract for the making and construction of the said improvements.was entered into with L. L. "hitham & Company. WHEREAS, the said L. E. dhitham & Company has fully per- formed its said contract and tree said imorovements have been made and constructed in accordance with the said contract and the specifications therefor, and to the entire satisfaction of this Board: I. That the said improvements on said portion of said street be and the same are hereby accepted and L. 0. Whitham & Co., and the sureties on its construction bond are hereby released of any further obligation for or on account of the contract or bond for the making and constructing of said improvements. II. 'that this resolution does not and shall not in any wise effect the bond of the said company for the maintenance of the said improvements, but such maintenance bond shall and, does remain in full force and effect. That the 1"ayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized, instructed, and directed to issue to L. E. ylhitham & Company, certificates of special assessment, in evidence of the various assessments levied against the respective lot or parcels of land abutting upon said portion of said street, and the owners there- of, and against which special assessment has been levied, reciting the description of such property, the amount of the assessment against same, the owner thereof, the terms of payment thereof, the rate of interest, the date of completion and acceptance of the said improvements, the lien of the said assessment and the personal obligation and liabil- ity of the owner of the property, and reciting that all proceeding with reference to malting such improvements have been re=ularly had in acc- ordance with the Law, the Charter of said City, the terms of the cer- tificate, and that all prerequisites to the fixing of a lien and claim of personal liability evidenced by the certificates have been performed and containing other appropriate and pertinent recitals, and in acc- ordance with the contract with the said company and the law in force in the City, and the proceedings of this board. passage. IV_. This resolution shall take effect from and after ids Passed and Approved, this the 23rd day of Larch, 1925. i 3 rr'�7iirit 4 jrrrmr3r`rrtrrir#1 #Irrr�fr�rrrrr be adopted. following vote:- I.1oved by Alderman Curd that the folloviin _-:esolutiort notion seconded by--lderman Young and carried by the Yeas: Alderman Patton, Curd, Young, Howard. ayes: None. I, S 0 L U m I 0 IT RESOLUTION DECLilEING THE NECESSITY OF I.II'I?OVII?G A PORTION OF AVENUE "H" IN THE C ITY OF 'vJ ICHITA FALLS, STi`1TIITG THE NATURE OF SUCH I1PROVELIVENTS j t1D 'THE 1.IETHOD BY 4HICH IT IS PROPOSED THJIT PAYI.E'AI?T BE i ADE THE EFOR, AIM DII?ECTIITG THE CITY EI1GII EER TO HAVE PLAIIS, PROFILES SPECIFICATIONS JTD ESTI1L TES OF THE PROPOSED II,iPROVE '1EI1TS PREPA'ED. Fi`iLLS, TEXAS, THAT: BE IT, AND I'' IS HEREBY I?ESOLVED BY THE CITY OF WICH IT A I. It is necessary that ilvenue H, from, its intersection with .bast Property Line of I.ionroe street to its intersection with 'vlest curb Line of Giddings Street, be improved by raising-ading, filling and paving the, sane, and installing concrete curbs and gutters, and that the same be improved with one of the following methods and materials, to -wit: (a) Concrete, (b) Brick (c) �illite - rocess asphalt, II. The City Engineer is hereby directed to have plans, profiles, specifications and estimates embracing the Foregoing materials and plans of improvements prepared, and to file the same with the Board of Alder yen, the City Engineer being so instructed, there being no City Manager. The said improvements shall be _;laid for in the fol- lowing manner, to -wit: The benefited and abutting property, and the owners thereof, shall be assessed and pay for all of the cost of installing curbs and not exceeding ninety per cent of 'the remaining cost of such improvements and the City of Ilichita Palls shall pay the reriainder. The sums payable by the benefited property and owners thereof shall be payable in six (6) equal installments, the first of tih i.ch shall be due on or before thirty (30) days after date of co pletion and acceptance by the City of such improvemeiits; the second shall be due on or before one (1) ear after such date; the third shall be rue on or before two (2) years after such date; the fourth shall be due on or before three (3) years alter such date; the fifth shall be due on or before four (4) years after such date and the sixth shall be due on or before five (5) ;years after such date, the entire amount of such sums shall bear interest from the date of such completion and acceptance and until paid at the rate of eight'_ -:per cent per annurl, payable annually, but such property, and the owners thereof, shall have the privilege of paying any or all of such in- stallments at any time before maturity, and the failure to� pay any install- aient u-oon the maturity thereof shall at the o;.)tion of the owne-rx -and holder of the certificate of special assessment issued in evidence the'reof,matur.e the entire amount then unpaid; and the sums payable by the respective lots or parcels of property abutting upon the said improvement, and benefited thereby, shall be assessed against such lots or parcels anal against the oriners thereof, and shall be a personal liability of such owner and a first and prior lien and charge against such property, superior to alb'' other liens, claims and charges and der _iands of whatsoever kind, excepting only State, County and :unicipal taxes. No assessment shall be levied against any lot or par- cel of land, or the owner thereof, in excess of the special benefits to such lot or parcel of land in enhanced value thereof by reans of such irlprovelnent, and no assessment shall be levied until after the notice and hearing as protided in the Charter and Laws in force and effect in this City, and in the ordinance and proceedin€'s of the board of Aldermen applicable thereto. L3 L 1V. Upon the completion and acceptance of such improvements, it same shall have been performed by contract, then certificates in evidence of the assessments levied against the respective lots or par- cels of property, and the owners thereof, shall be issued_ to the con- tractor or party performing and executing the work of such improvement and containing recitals lawful and properly applicable thereto, and the said improvements shall be executed, and the said matters filed, said nuice and 'nearing ordered given, and ordinance levering the ass- essment, and any other natters with reference to said improvement shall be done and performed in the manner and form provided by the Charter and laces in force and effect in this City, and the proceedings, ordinan- ces and resolutions of the beard of Aldermen. passage. V. This resolution shall tare effect from and after its Passed and Approved this the 23rd AS of Larch, 1925. r Anil ifr�rrr`ir`rr`t����rrr The City Engineer submitted the following.: - Wichita. Falls, Texas. ;;larch 23rd, 1925. TO `.l'I-1E HONORABLE I;TAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDEMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHI`I'A PALLS, TEXAS. In compliance with the resolution of the Board of aldermen with referehow to the improvement of Avenue 1, from its intersection with the East Property nine of honroe Otreet to its intersection with the West Curb Line of Giddings Street, I have prepared and hand ;you herewith plans, profiles, specifications and estimates of the proposed improvements, the same embraces the diff- erent materials, plans and methods of improvement set forth and specified in the said resolution. 1. L. Rugeley, City Engineer. 10400hlei 4rrir i-040it�00rrho rhirAlf? h#� oved by Alderman Curd that the following hesolution be adopted. Lotion seconded by Alderman Young and carried by the following vote: - Yeas: Alderman Curd, Young, Patton, Howard. Iv ayes : None. R E S 0 T U `l' 10 TS I?ESOLUTION APP_-;OVING AND ADOPTING PLANS, 2ROFILES, SPE- CIFICATIONS, nND ESTIi.TA`i'ES OF THE. PROPOSED IMPROVt:ITrN1 OF AVENUE "H" FROM THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF 11011ROE ST EM TO THE 17EST CURB LINE OF GIDDINGS STi-L-,ET I14 THE CITY OF WICHI`'A FALLS, `'Er -,AS, 21D DIRECTING THE CITY CLEM TO ADVERTISE L'OR C011PE`i' I1' I'dE BIDS E THE LAii.ING .-:NI) COTT- SMUC`'ING OF SUCH II P'ROVIIIENT. BE IT VSULVED BY THE BOARD OF ALVEli;-i:E;N OF THE CITY OF WICH ITA PAT ZS : THAT r WHEREAS, by resolution passed on the 23rd day of .'arch 1925, the Board of Aldermen of the City of 'Wichita Falls, declared zhe necessity of improving, nveniae "II", from the Last Property Tine of Lon - roe Street to the west Curb Line of Giddings Street, by raising, grading and filling same, and paving same and installing concrete curbs and gutters, with the materials and in the manners and methods stated in the said resolution, and gave the method by which it was proposed that pa,ment be made therefor, and directing the City Engineer to have plans, profiles, specifications and estimates of the proposed improvement, pre- pared; and TFiJ:; j.S, the said. City Engineer has prepa-ed such plans profiles, specifications and estimates and has filed the same, with the board of Aldermen, and the same have been inspected and exar_tined and corrected, iihere necessary: i. That the said plans, profiles and specifications and estimates, be and they are hereby adopted and approved as those under by, and in accordance �.ith which said im -rovements shall be made and con- structed. II. That the `'ity Clerk be and he is hereby directed to advertise for competitive bids for the making and c_;onstructing of the said improvements, in the manner and for the length of time and in the form required and provided by the City Charter and lads in force and in effect at this time, and by the ordinances and proceedings of this -board and such bids i.11 be received until and shall be of ened on then day of1925 ate _o' clock,�� and all bids shams be made in the manner and accomp-emied by certified check and by the guar- antee provided and required by the specifications. its passage. This resolution shall take effect from and after passed and Approved this the 23rd daJT of 'ar. 1925. �`rr rrr T i r irrl`rrr r�Tr" i VT ,'jr#--rrP -irrrr,-rrlJ-rr ' d by Alderman Young that the City pay all funeral e=:penseAin connec ion °rith the death of i'irer_,an, ,ndy juluison, who died from injuries sustained in fighting a fire in the uneeda Tailor Shop on 6unday morning ':!arch 22nd•, 1925. Potion seconded by Alderman Curd ana carried.. JJES 01,TTr loll. iioved by Alderman Uurd that the 'fax --ssessor be in- structed to assess tapes for the year 1925, on a 66-2/3rbasis. cf true. valuation. Lotion seconded by -�ldermafii Young and cars ie d. lr i' fl"lr a IrIr Ti71'T' Moved by Alderman ioung that the Uity Clerk be in- structed to draw warrant for payi.,ent of the Court costs in injunction suit filed in 1920, against Earl .ic(J'latchey and -bert Eastwood, " o.10021-u amount ,? 7.60. - notion seconded by Alderman 0__ "I. and carried. r`7! iri r'7 17i t ###7"P7 ri,r;r`ir7! 1r t 7r IF rt ti `i'he Board of Aldermen then adjourned. read and approved this ©L r3day of % 1925. t� i.ay or . CitI