Minute Bk. 05 1916 - 9/1920 Oi~ ESl1, October TwentF-fourth,
Nineteen hund~e~eixt sen,
Oe~ee~on me~ ~n re~ar Ootobe= eese~
' ~e fOllow~ Oo~eeloner8 ~re preao~
~ approved.
~e ~ol~o~ng accosts were approved a:
rants o~e~ed ~ra~ on their respective f~S in
pa~en~
Gene~l ~d
~ ~ ~tt8 O0
Freight on Aisi~eotantS, 57
00,
~greavee ~rinti~ Oo 70
Reoo3. d Oh~oniole ~rinter2. .00
~Se ~i~e 8~r~, O0
WeStern Unioa.~elegraph Co ,
~ede;lok Disin~eo~t Oo (ls/14/16)
D Griffin (~ reoel~te) Total
~ ~ ~r;ett (~ reoeipta) ~otal ~ O0
Ao~e Briok Oo , (inolud~ f~eight) 8 O0
The Ar~nsaw ~llin; Oo , ,5 10
o F ~rnet$, 4o
De,ton ~lll~ ~o . .a 85
~=ee~n, .B O0
~ A
~eight on ~go~ 1
~n-Gra7 Z~be~ Oo , .8 10
W ~ ~ple8, 7 50
W ~sell ~ore ~ 90
Pr~t~ & Beck. 1
Te~s Wire ~eno~ ~.
Water & ~ght D~par~en~, ~8 ~0
~. B Wilson & Ce . !4 O,
~t '$ Bi~e~lk Bonds
~eight o~ same
~eigh~ o~ Asph~? kettle ~1.80
~e ~e~e Oompa~ f~ ~ 15
J~ B Wils~ & Co 87
~eight Transfer Co $Bewer E~en O0
Ootober £wenty- £ourth
~ i~eteen hundred~ six~ec~
Monthly report o£ the Jater Works ~epartment
was read and ordered filed
Monthly reports of Treasurer Wogdwar&, Map-
sh~ll Wells and Seoretary Erwin were receivsd,~ad-
ired and ordered filed
Mr J N Rayzor submitted a proposition in
writing relative to furnishing the surplus water
of the Alliance Ice Oompa~ to the Oity and upon
motion the Chair appointed a committee composed
of Me~S~a Martin and MoOlurkan to investigate
the proposition fully and report the resvlte~ to ~
the Commission
Upon motion of M~Olurkan the s~m of]Pl,~teen
Hundred Dollars was ordered transfered from thes
Water Works Departmmnt'e ~umds to the Si,~d~ Fund
of the Denton Water Light & Powe~ Go. Bonds.
Resignation of ~ ~ Hill as City Comm~iseloner
was read and upon motion the Mayor was req~$Sted to
take the matter up with Mr ~till and endeavor to
get him to withdraw the ease, further actio~ bein8
deferred pendin~ the Mayor's report
The following application was read an~ upon
motion of Evers permission was granted to i~stall
the same provided the City incurred no liability
thereby
Denton Texas October EOth 1916
To the Honorable Board of Oommiesioners
City of Denton Denton Texas
Gentlemen
We hereby make application to yo~for a
~e .r~lt ~o in, tall anSunder-grou~d gasoline storage
anxana curb pum~ at a point immediately in front
of garage now being built on West Hickory 3treet
by W B MoOlurkan on lot now owned by sai~ W. ~.
MoOlu~kan to be used for the purpose of suppl.vin~
automobiles with gasoline said gasoline storage
tank to be of ~80 gallons capacity, and placed
u~er the sidewalk to oomply with the regulations
of Insurance Underwriters pertaining to thc instal-
lation of such equipment
~ Also to erect at said lO~ation on West
Eiokor~ Street an electric sign to pro,eot out overI
said street in &manner to oomplzwith a~ ordinance
of the City of Denton re~arding the erection of
e~oh signs
Thanking you for your kind consideration
eontraet between J L M3rere and the
De~on ~exae. noting through it's Ma2or S
*.or the drllli~ o~ ~ artesian well,six
feet deep on the power plant lot at a to~al
One & ~/100 ($1.~) ~llars per f~ot
~geiv~d ~ ~en motion ~s ratified ~ oo~i~ed
D 9, Griffin ~s heard relative t~ the
~ie~en~. o~ the present power pl~t and
~t~ed a ~o~oeition for She remodeli~ ~and
,et~l~ of ~ertain ~ohiner2 an~ a gas
it ~ etate~, ~ul~ ~eliver ~ter ~n the
~ains at a oost not to exoeed ~
t~aad ~lle~ inol~i~ all over
~ ~o~ motion of ~rtin it ~s ~eoide~
~o~se t~s ~o~ner~ ~$h the
,the o~m~ ~d be notified before ~ovember
Firs$~gg the fill ~eolelon of the
U~on motion the Oo~ssion adJ0~ne~
tpproved this ~
Ootober thirtieth, Nineteen h~ndre~ sixteen
Oomm~selon met in 8peola! oalled session with
Ohairman Ooit presidin~
The following Oo~iseloner8 were pr~
a~wered to the roll 0oi$, Eve~s ~nd
Abaent ~11 an~
~e O~ir a~o~oed t~$ the m~ti~ ~ oalled
for the purpose of deoi~i~ ~on the p~o~ee
~itional power an~ p~i~ ~ohiner2 afte~,w~bh bids
~ proposal oontraot8 were r~
Upon motion of ~rtin ~he ~2or ~8
to olo~ a oontraot with the ~r~wioke-~ter
of SherMn, Ten8, for the ~ohiner2 as llgt~ in their
~o~ 021inde~
proposal oont~ot the s~e bei~ for a~e~dred
~rse power ~oe-MoBeSh ~at~ai ~o ~i~oo~leSe
~th starter and ~e Double Sta~e I~ereoll-~Air
Oo~ressor, at a total o~85 o~ Si~eight ~ed
fcrt~five ~$~ 84S 00) Dollars free em boArd~ars at
Denton, Te~o ~th the ~urther
a ola~e wo~ be inserts6 therein w~oh ~
~ntee to the Olty that the $otal oost Of~er p~ed
into the ~in8 at the present ~$er lovel~ of the
wells would not exoee~ ~ and one-~lf 65nt8 peF
thousand gallons inoluding all overhead
fuel oil interest and depreciation whioh wo~ be
properly ohar~e~ to ~his ~i~
Upon mormon the Co~ission adJo~ned
Approved this the
~ ~ ~oorotar~
0it~ Ball
~0vember ~went2-eighth, ~iae~eem-sixteen
session w~t~ Oha~rman Oott pree~dtn~
The follewin~ 0ommissioners were present
~ua answerea 4o the roll 0oit, Ever$, Mo01urkan
Absent ~11
~n~tee of the preoedi~ meeti~a were rea~
·nd approved
T~e ~ollo~ aoco~ts were allowed ~d ~r-
r~tS erdered ~ra~ o~ their respective f~s~ in
~eneral ~d
~e~io~ ~$eel ~en Oe ~ 80
~ox Bros & Oo , ~5 I
J A ~ae~, 1 O0
R H Garrison, 1 15
~r~reaves Prlati~ 0o , 1 7~
Bieroe-Por~oe 0il Assn , 2Z 74
, Reoora-O~onl~ ~rint6~ 1~ O0
Sherid~-Be~e~ Oo 47 80
S~aalin ~ Le~e, 1 60
~W~e~ U~ ~el~r~ Oo , 68
, Stree~ ~ ~rid~e ~d
The ~nsaw ~lli~ 0o 75 0S
Deafen ~lli~ 0o 4~ 00
H H ~rdin · 0o 9 5S
T W, ~everett ~ Oo 55 80
~n-Gra~ ~ber Oo 109 85
Sp~ali~ & ~e~s 13 ~5
M ~ ~tloek & 0o . ~3 50
J ~ W~ 0o , ~11 96
A~e ~rick 0o . 1 50
, ~11~ & ~en Oo , (2) 62 96
Denton ~o~ne Wor~ ~ ~5
Sherid~-Be~ett · 0o .
~ ~a~or Bros ~ln ~4 99
~e ~e~e Oo' 395 50
Wea~e~ U~oa ~el Oo 60
M ~ ~10ok & 0o , 53 6~
0ity Hall *
i~ ffovembe~ Twenty-eighth, ~fineteen-sixteen
Monthly reports of Treasurer Woedward,
Marshall Wells Oit¥ BeaYth Officer ~ullin~im,a~n~
Secretary Erwin, and the Wate~ Works Department
were received and ordered filed
The roster of the Ladies Rest Room was
received and examined
Mr Boone Daugherty was heard relative
the valuation on the tax rolls for the years 1904,
1905 1906 1907 and 190S of 1~ acres of land out
of the J Brook Burvey owned by 0 ~ 'Moss and known
as the old "Pottery" Upon motien of M~01u~kan the
Secretary was instructed to release this place from
the delinquent rolls upon payment ~of the delinquent
taxes interest and penalty to be figured on'aais
of $200 00 valuation for each year
Mr Jas ~oode was heard relative to a claim
of $3 95 for an order given him b2 Jesse 0ampbell
while working for the 0ity and alee for a claim of
fees, which it was alleged the 0ity was due him while
servin~ as 0ityMarshall Upon motion of Ma~2n
claim of $3 95 was allowed and the Secretary inet~uote~
to investigate the claim made for fees and to report at
the next regular meeting o~ the 0ommisalon
Upon motion of Evers the Ig~yor was authorize~
to purchase a street sweeper at a price of approx-
imately $S50 00
Mr W P Whitson was heard relative to
extension of the electric light service on ~orth ~cust
Street and by agreement it was deoide~ to extend the
line as asked for provided as many as ten new subscribers
would be ebtained thereby
' ~Ovember Twent ~ineteen-sixt ~en
Th~ followin~ ordinano, was int~eduoed
QR ~ O~O~ 0~ I~R0~ ~)R R~E AT~TION 0~
~O~ ~ ~S0~ I~ T~ 0I~ 0~ DE~0N
BE I~ O~AI~ BY ~ ~ITY O~IBBIO~
Seotion 1, Hsrea~er i$ s~ll be ~law~
for ~ ~le person ia the 01$y o~ Denton Te~s,
f~ ~th ~ fe~le person l~sala 0iff or tc e~le
a~ fe~le person ~he:ein, er~to utter, ~ke ox pr~-
5uoe a~ so~ oaloul~ted t0 ~ttraot t~e a~ten~ion
~ fete ~ $o euoh ~%e per~on.so ~kiz~,
t~i~ or proSuoi~ suoh ee~, er ~e ac ~
~late~ to attraat t~e atte~lon of a~ fe~le ~o~
eff~Ive ~o ~ fe~le person Xn said
J
pers9n ~o.a~F, be atteatiTe to er show ~ ~er
or a~rao~e~ of i~roper at~e',xtion to any fe~e in
eaid Oi~, ~r t0 sos i~ ~7 ~e, f~iliar, ~entle-
~1~ ~r i~roper m~.~ne~ near to or in ~he ~es en?e. ef
~ ~e~lein oar~ on or
~irta$ion or ~ aonve~ea~ion ~h
f~le In e~id Oit~ ~C~ t, suoh ~le perso;~ so oon-
ve~2~ ~r &t~e~tl~g to cony 'se with suoh fe;,~le
~eO~ion; it shall b ~la~ for a~' ~le
p~rson tc ~ke ~ loud, ~de ~lgar,
o=soene or ethe; s~o2i~ ~op roBrio~or ob Jo;Sion
able rem~ in t~e presenae he~i~ ef ~2 fe~le
pe~eon im said Oit~. er to fo ,low a~er or Sra~ 1 after
~ suoh ~e~le or e~w a~ i: ~pre~e~r ~welo;me
~ion of a~ oha~sote~ ~atsoe 'er to ~ ~e~le person
In said
~eot~on 4 ~t t~s ,r~i~noe s~ll al,Ply
~ ~d all P~blio plaoes in ~aid Oit2 of Dent~n, Te~s
SeOtioa S ~ person oonviote5 of a~ offers
herei~bovgprchibited shall ~e fined in a~
leSS t~ ~5.00 nor more thaa $100 O0
Seotion 6 ~at t~s 9r5i~noe s~ll be in ~1
' ~sse~ ~ovember ~Sth 1916
of ~he ~1~ of Denton, Te~s ~n 0i~7 0o~ission
of t~ 0ity of Denton
Te~s
~2om ~tlon o~ ~rtin the rules We~ ~u~pende~
an~ ~he ordnance pl~ed on it's seoond rea~i'.~
Upon motian o~ Mo01ur~ an the rules were eus-
pen~e~ an~ the ordin~noe pl~ce~ on it's thir~ ~nd
final rea~in~ for a6op~ion
November Twenty-eighth Nineteen-sixteen
Motion was made by MoOlurkan that the ord-
inance be adopted as read Upon roll call upon
question of the adoption of the ordinance the fol-
lowing Oommissioners voted "Yea" Ooit Evers~
MoOlurkan and Martin No Oommttsioner voted "Nay",
Whereupon the Ohair declared the mo~lon prevailtd,
and the ordinance adopted as read
The following ordinance was introduced and
placed on it's first reading
L
AN ORDIF~NOE 2ROHIBITING THE HAULING O~.LO~S
~REATER THA~ ~000 ~0UNDS OR TEE DRIVING OR
lNG O~ ANY TW~AOTION ENGINE, TRAOTOR, THRESHING MAOHINE
OB OT~HEA~YMAOHI~RY, W~ET~PROPmT'T'~ BY IT'S
POUEI~ OR OT~m!twISE OVER A~Y STRICT THAT MAY NOT BE
OH SHALL BE ,REAPTER PAVED OR MAOADAMI IN SAI
CITY, EyU RING THAT AFl SU0H
LOADS AB ABOVE u~TIONED S~ALL BE SOUGH~ TO
ca IN CASE . vYMACalmmY AS AEOW
· SHALL B~ SOUGH~ TO Bm PROPRLLI~ OR DRIV]~
REQUIRED TO NE OBTAINED FROM THE MAYOR OF
A~D GI~ING ~AID MAYOR AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THE.
ST~TS OVER WHIOH ANY OF TEE AEOFE SHALL ~E 1~
MITTED TO TRAVEL.
BE IT 0RDAI~ED BY TEF 0ITY O0MMISBION 0~
0ITY 0F DENTON, TEXA~
Section 1 Hereafter it shall be nnlawful
for any person to ~ ~rive ~r oa~ed to be ~e~
or driven ~ load over on~alo~ or across ~
$~reet in said Otty that ~2 now be or herea~er
be paved or ~oa~ized ~en such loa~ s~ll exceed
5000 ponds in weight
Section ~ It s~ll be herea~er
for ~2 person to lrive, propel or oa~e to be
~riven or propellet over a~ street in said
t~t is now or may he~he~fter pave~ or ~oa~-
~ized a~ traction e~ine tractor, thgeshi~ machine
well diggi~ ~ohine or a~ other o~raeter of heavy
machinery, whether propelled ~der it's o~ powe~ or
otherwise
Section 3 That in event an2 such loa~ e~
oeedin~ 5 000 ponds as above herein in Section2set
out s~ll be ao~ht~to be ~uled over ~y street
eai~ Oity or when any such t~otien e~ine,
~hreshi~ ~chine or other heavy ~hinexT~ s~ll be
so~ht to be driven ~ea or propelle~ t~o~h eai~
Oity upon any street thereof, the party in o~ge ther~
of or the o~er thereof $~ll be req~re~ to obtain
from the ~yor of sai~ Oity a per~t to prooee~ t~o~h
said to~ or over the streets thereof ~d the
is hereby given authority and is required to rou~e
the ha~i~ 9f ~2 such loads er a~ of the ~chi,nee
herei~bove mentioned so as to conserve the st*sets
and brid~es in sai~ to~, ~d after suuh route
m~e b2 s~ ~2~r, it e~ll be ~law~l for ~he pe~
son to whom such pe~t shall be given to ~c or ~c-
~ Lt¥ H~11 /
~ovember ~we~ty-eigh~h Ninetee~-sixte.m
~pee~ ~ver ~ ether reuse t~n that for whioh~per-
, ,..3eo~ien 4~ ~ perso~ violati~ a~ o~ the
preview?ne th a ord nan? sh Lbe p ishe upon
more t~ twe h~ed ~olla~s
f~l foroe ~
PaaeeA NoVember ~Sth,~ 1~1~
J, · ~a,Oit2 See- Z 0 Ooit, O~.rman
2e~r~ of ~ 0i'~2 ef of the 0t~20o~ission
Dent~, Te~e , of the Oity of ~enton
~o~ moti,,n of ~rti~ the rules were
p,n~e~ an~ t~ o:~di~noe pla~ed on it's seoon~ read-
Upo~ motion of MoOl~n the rules~wer~
pe~ed and the o~dinanoe pla~ed cn it's third an~
$1~1 rea~ ~o a~op~ion
Motion ~$ ma~e b2 Evers t~t the ordinance
be a~opte~ as read upen tell oall upon the ~uee$ion
of the adoption ~f the ordinate the followi~ O~m-
mIseicnere ~te~"~ea"~ Ooi~, Evers MoOl~k~ and
~rti~ ~o Oc~ssioner voted ~a2 ~ereu~on the
O~ir declared motion pr~valle~ ~ the o~di~noe
adepte~ aa rea~
A~peti~lon~ migne~ by ~ W ~alin and s~y-
fo~'o~ther Proper~2 o~era of ~eet Hickory StrSe$ ~k-
~ t~ the s~e~t ~e pave~ ~ith asp~lt ~ca,~
reoeive~ aha erie ~e~ file~
2he foll~ ordlnanole ~s introduced ~nd
pl~Oed'on i~'e fl~ rea~lng '
City Hall
November Twenty-eighth Nineteen-sixteen
OOS Or OO S aUOT N* SAID
A~ INT~S~ION80~ 0~ 8~28 ~ ~
WA~ ~ 0~-~HI~ 0~ ~E ~IBE 008~ 0B O~8~RUO~IN~
T~ ~ND~ O~ ~ID PA~ ~0 BE PAID BY
OUT 0~ ~ID ~, ~88 ~ O08T 0~ PA~NG BE~
~ ~ DENTON ~Ti0N 00~ A~ ~ ~0
T~ A~ PR0~ING T~T T~ ~NINQ ~0-T~ O~
~, AND ~QUIRING T~ B~TON ~0Ti ~R~ ~0
~A~ BE~ IT'S ~0~ A~ P0R ~ ~T 0N EIT~
8ID~ T~0F 0N T~~ P~TION O~ ~ID ~TR~T T0 ~E ~A~&
~QUIRING T~ 0I~ ~GI~ TO ~ A~ PI~
LIOA~ ~TH T~ OI~ 8RORET~Y O~ ~D OITY
A~ %PEOI~IOATIONS ~0~ TH~ BUI~ING 05 ~ID
A ~0RT ~ ~I~T 8~WING T~ ~A~8 0~ O~8~OF
P~TY ABUTTIN$ ~0N ~ID 8T~, T~ ~T
~ 0F ~ $UOH LOTS TOGET~ WI~ ~
~ I~0~TION AS I8 ~QUI~ BY MW T0 BE H ~'IN
8UOH ~0RT, ~ ~QUIRIN~ T~ ~YOR ~ ~XD QXTY ~0
~TI~ ~0R BIDS ~0R ~ P~0~S~ 0~ ~T~
~ 00NSTR~0TION 0~ SUOH S~ ~R0~N~
~8, ~he City 0o~ssion of ~ 0i~
Dentsu, Te~s ~eems it neoesaary to i~eve
~o~r2 Street, in sai~ 0it~ fr~m the Nem% line
the Denton ~blio 8~re where sai~ street inie=seeis,
thenoe Westio the ~st line of Avenue "B" in ~ai~ 0ity
with Asp~l% ~oa~ Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE OIlY OOMMISSION O~ THE
OITY OF D~NTON, T~NAS
Seotion 1 That it is nsoeesar2 that We~
Hiokory Street in the Oity of Denton, Texas begin-
nine at the West line of the Denton Publie
where said street interseets thence wee% to %he~
~as~ line ~f Avemue "B" in sai~ Oi%y be impreve~ bY
paving ~th asp~lt ~oad~
8motion 8 The portion of said street So ~o
be pave~ is as follows Begi~i~ on the West li~e
of the Denton ~blio Sq~re where said street inter-
soots, thenoe west to the ~$ line of Aven~e "B".
Seotion ~ T~$ t~ Oit~ of Den%on,
s~ll pay out of the street and side~lk o~netru~$ion
~d the entire seat of oo~t~oti~ all street
seotions interseeti~ ~th s~i~ portion of said street
above herein desoribed ~d for one-~hi~ of the bal-
~oe of t~ oost of zuoh paveme$~ en the ~rtiom of
said street above mentioned and it is ~rther o~ained
t~t the o~ers of property ab~Yti~ upon the p~i~n
ef said street to be paved above Aesoribe~ sh~l ~y
for two-thir~s ~ the esot of flush street parent
$o be paid as follows The property o~ers on
side of msia portion of amid street $o be ~Ve~ ~o
in full for on~tMr~ of the entire oost of euoh street
p%vem%nt in proportion to the n~ber of feet o~
aai~ property abutti~ upon sai~ street ~lees
~se dete~ine~ $o be b~ said Oit20~iselon to ~be
and eq~table, pro~ded t~t before said street ~o~
ment above mentioned is fi~ll2 ordere~
all parties interested in suoh abutti~ property
~ovem~er ~entF-eighS~, Hineteen-six~ee~
said sSreet to e improved Shell have an opportun-
ity for a full nAfai~ hearir~ before the OiS¥
Oo~m~Sion of ~ ~ sai~ 0i~2 on all ~ers af~ee~-
i~ aai~ ~rope~t2 an~ all olai~ for perso~ll_lia-
bll~t2 ~or suoh~pavement a~ the oost thereof
3eoticn 4 It is ~ther erdere~ t~t~ the
D~$en Tra~iea~Oem~ s~ll pave said street
·bcve heFei~ 8e~o~ibe~ where~ t~ traok of said
D~mtcn TraOtion~09~ s~ll lie er be on
$~reet and ~or ~ ~et on either side of the~rails
~ ~aid t~aek o~ t~ Den$on'Traotion Oomp~
the ~oet th~eo~ s~ll be oredite~ on said
one-t~ cf th~ oest of s~h pavement of
street en w~oh the traok of said ~omp~2 lies
and euo~ pavement e~ll be Of the like ~n~ aS
~id ove~ the bel~e of sai~ portion of sai~, West
O~ Street er~in steered to be paved, an~ euoh
~men~ S~ll e laid betwe~ the traoks of Said
Denton T~aotion 0o~ an~ for two feeto~ sitar
side e~ the rai3e thereof where said Traot~on~Oo~
p~ s~ll ~ve deuble traoke or ~tohe. the
as where it she31 ~ve sins1e traoks and a lien
he~ fixe~ sgai~st the property of eai~ T~otion
0o~ on said etree~ for the ocst of suoh p~ve-
merit
Seotien T~ there be an~ is hereby~ fixe~
a lien agli~t he property abutti~ upon sai~ po~
tio~ of sai~ st eet to be pave~ in preportion/ to the
li~e~ ~ee~ of auoh prepertZ abutti~ upon sai~
st~9~t to seo~, the pa~emt of the oost o~ sUoh
street i~ove~n~
8eetien 0 ~t the,~or of said Oig~
hereb2 e~e~ ~o a~ve~tise'fcr bids ~or the ~cn-
struction of th8 entire pavement of suoh street in
~oo~rdance ~th~the pl~. ~ speoifi~at~?~.of
O~t~ ~gineer c~ered $o me filed in aup~xoawe
the Oit2 SeoretS~ of said ~lty, ~d to advertise
eeparatel~ ~cr ~ide for the ~uli~ of all neaessar2
~terial ~ oon~tr~t said Street ~provement ~d
~or all ~te~is~ necessary $o be bo~ht for ~e
e~ street i~rovement ~d t~t the
~netruoti~
llth ~aY of Deeember, A D,, 1916 be and the same
lS h~e~2 fixed[for a meeti~ of said Oit20e~ission
at ~eh time said Oe~s~ en s~ll open all bl~s
aubmitte~ in e~fe~t2 to the above
Sectien ~ ~t t~ Oit2 ~ineer Is he=e-
b~ $~trueted t( prepare In ~uplioate planeo~such
epeoifi~atio~ ~n f~l for the oonst~otion
pavement ~a tc file the same i~ediatel2 ~th the
Olt2 Seoreta~,~an~ to prepare a list ~ report
sho~ all pro~ert2 o~ers,w~se prepe~2 aBatts
cn such street ~r portieu thereof, ann s~ll
the let and Blo~M n~bers, ~he wiath ann depth ef
all snob lose, ~he ~mes ~a a~resses oi all e~rs
0~ lets, a~ ~ eoa~ ~eg~ ~ehapavement ~t ~
asseaao~ a~ainsts~h abuttt~ property a~ the
o~e~s thereof, ~an~ the ~o~t per front foot
euoh oost, and ~11 other data and info~tion re-
q~red b2 law, ~o~ether ~ththe ~me of ~he
vey or ad~ition~to said Oityin whioh sal~ lo~ or
lots ~re eituat~,~, and the ~e of the street~or
pertion thereof to be paved,
8eotion ~ ~t tMe o~di~oe e~ll ~e in
~11 force ~d .ffeo$ from ~d after it's
Oity Hall
No?ember ~went~-eight, NineSeen-eixteen.
Passed November ~-6th 1916
J O Ooit, Ohairman of
the Oit2 of ~e~o2~ ~e~
J W ~n Oit2 Seoreta~y
o~ the Oity of ~n~n Te~s
Upon motion o~ McOl~~ the ~les were Sue-
~e~ aM the ordi~oe plaoed o~
Upon motion o£ Martin the rulee were suspended
and the ordinanoe placed on ~t's third and fina!~
r~ading for adoption
Motion was made by Martia that the ordi~anoe
be adopted as ree~ Upon roll oall upon the ques$ion
of the adoption of the o~dina~o~t~a~follo~i~mOom-
~aissionere voted "Yea" Ooit, ~ers MoOl~k~
~r$~ No Oo~ssioner voted "Ne2"
the Ohair deolared the motion prevaile~ and the~
ordin~noe adopted as rea~
Upon motion the Oo~iesion atoo8 &~Jo~ed
~til Monday Deoember llth, 1916,
day of ,~Deo ,~ 19~6
OZt~ Hall+
December]~, Nine~een-slrteen
00mmitsio: met in session adjourned from
~ovembe~ ~6~h, 1~16 with Chairman 0oit presiding
The ~ollo~ing 0ommissioners were present
and answered to he roll 0~it Ever Mc01urkan
and M~rtin
Absent ill
In ~espo~ e to an advertisement by Mayor
8 G Gary for tls ~eving of West Hickory Btreet
the following bi~s were received
"01ass A"
0it2 Engineer's specifications for the
nishing of mater~al and the laying of Asphalt Mac-
adam pavement
M B Whitl¢ck & 0o ~1 25 per
~rank Whi~le~ & Sons 1 15 " 3q.yd
~ Heqly Construction Co~, 1 17 " "
Julian 0 ~ields & 0o, 1 40 " "
"01ass E"
0ity Engineer's specifications for the ~ur-
nishing of crushed stone per ton of ~,000 lbs F 0
cars Denton Tex~s Gr&des NoS
Oh~oo 0rushed Btone 0~ 85~ 72~
~ 0 B Cars Morris Spm' Tex~s )
(freigh~ rate 85~)
J J Mc0~ok 1 89 1 39 1 Z9
MineralsW~lls 0rushed
Stone eom]andy, 1 37 1 46 1 48
"Class C"
~ 0ity E~gi~eere specifications for the unload-
an~ hauling of s~one from cars to any point o~ ~eet
~ I
J A Elder 60~ per Ou,,yd
Freight T~ansfer 0o 75~ "
"01ass D"
~ 0~ty Engineer's specifications for the haul-
ing ~f stone froz the 0ity's,orusher on the A ~ Evers
farm~est of Den~m to any p, int on West Hickory St
, J A Elder $1,80 per,
~reight T~ansfer 0o 1 8~ "
Upon moticn of EVe~S ~he awarding of amy of the
above mentioned ontracts wae deferred pendin~ further
investigation
December $~av~h Nineteen-sixteen
;~r R H Hopkins was heard relative to a ,
di£ferenoe between M~ Jas Goods and the Water,and
~ight Department and upon motion the Ohair appointed
a committee composed of Messrs Evers Martin and
Gary to investigate the matter with power to act
M~r C Idpscomb Jr was heard relative to the
laying of 800 feet of 4 inch ~ater mains on l~ulton
Street and upon motion of Martin the h~ayor was auth-
orimsd to install this main as soon in his discre-
tion as the funds of the Department wound permit
Upon motion of Martin the Mayor was authorized
to ourch~se 5 000 feet of A Inch and B 000 feet of six
inch cast iron water mains
A petitton signed by ~rank Wilkereon and 37
other citizens asking that the water service be ex-
tended along Wilson Street was~read and upon motion
ordered filed
The following petition was ~mad and ordered
filed
THF STATE O~ T~ ~
COUNTY OF D~NTON ~
~a the uudersigned, being a maJorit~ cf
the inhabitants residing within the territory herein-
after described oualifled to vote for members of the
State Legislature of the State of Texas hereb~ petit-
ion the Honorable City Commission of the City of Denton,
Texas to annex said hereinafter described territor~
to said C~ty of Denton Texas making said territory
a constituent pert of said City subject to all laws
and ordinances and resolutions, or orders governing and
controlling said City now in eifeot or that may here-
after be enacted and subject to all liabilities of said
$ity and benefits of said City said territory to be
described as follows In Denton Oounty Texas
Beginni~ at the northwest corner of R M Mitchell's
lot which is in the @resent north City linztt boumdary
line thence north 208 feet to nor~ast corna~ ~ H ,~
Nennen lot Thence west 311 feet to northwest eo~ner
o£ said lot Thence south ~64 feet to present city
limits, Thence east 311 feet with City limttS to City
limits going north, Thence north with city limits
15~ feet to place of beginning which said territory
does not exceed one half mile in width and I the
undersigned hereby vote in mayor cf becoming e part
of said Oity
E V Eennen
Deoember ~fi~h ,Ninet een- eix~e~
T~e following affidavit was read and o~dered
filed
~e~ore me, ~he ~ereigne~ authority
on ~his da2 personall~ appeared
Upoa ~e oa~h s~a~es ~ha~ he oone~i~u~ee a ma~
i~2 of ~he inhab~an~s rosl~ing within ~he ~e:
~o~ ~esoribe~ below, adJoini~ ~he presen~
limJ~a of ~he Oily o~ Den~om
~owl~ In Denton 0o~ ~ee Begi~ing a~he
n~r~h wes~ eorae~ o~ ~he R M ~ohell*s lo~
Which Is in pres~ north oily ti~ bo~dary line
Shenoe ~r~h ~08 ~ee~ ~o no~heae~ corner
~$nnen lo~, ~he~oe wes~ 811 ~ee~ ~o nor~hwes, oor-
ne~ of eai~ lo~, ~hen~e sou~h ~64 fee~ ~o pre~ en~
oi~2 ~l~s ~henee eas~ ~11 fee~ ~h oi~y l'..mi~s
~o ~i~2 li~s ~oing north ~henoe north ~ oi~y
limits 156 ~ee~ ~o place
~uall~ie~ ~o vo~e for members
la~e, ~ said ~erri~or2 adjoins ~he limi~
said oi~2 ~ i~ does no~ exceed one-h~lg mile
wi~h ~ha~ on ~he ~8~h day o~ ~ovember 1918 he
oiroula~efl a pe~i$ion among ~he in~bi~s resid-
i~ ~n Sai~ ~errl~or2 ~ali~ied ~o vo~e ~or .
membe~ of ~ ~egiela~e, petitioning ~he Oi~ Oom
mfssion o~ ~he 0i~2 of Den~on ~e~s ~o ~eX said
above ~eseri~efl ~erri~or2 ~o ~he Oi~ of Den~n ~ex-
as, so ~ ~he s~e w~ 11 beoomea oone~i~uen~ par~
~ ~he sai~ Ol~ an~ ~gh~ be inolude~ ~hin
~o~aries and ~erri~o~ of Sai~ Oit~, ~ha~ ~here-
b2 a vo~e ~e $~ken ~or ~he p~pose of de~e~ini~
whether a ~Jorl~2 o~ ~he in~bi$~s of sa~ ,~e~
~i~or2 ~uali~isfl ~o vo~e formembere of ~he
isla~ure were i~ favor of becoming a ~r~ o~s~id
Oi~ and ~ a majority o~ such in~bi~s ac
vo~e~ in favor ~hereof
~ 8~I~ A~ S~OR~ ~0 BE~O~ ~ ~he ~der-
slgme~ au~hori~2, on ~s ~h~ ll~h day of December
Denton Oo~ty Texas
The fel3owi~ oertifieate was read and ordered
file~
COUN~ O~ DE~ON
' I~ S ~ Oar2, ~2or o~ the City o~ Denton
TO~s, hereb~ oe~t$~y that the affidavit sttao~e~
h~eto is the 8eiginal a~i~$vit subscribed an~ ~o~
~at such
to b2 the pereo~ whose name ~,ppears thereon t
S~g~t~e is genuine that tls ~tters and thins set
0~ in sai~ af~i~avit are tr~,e an~ t~t such ~f~i~avit
~ been file~ before me and ~s been duly fil~ with
She Oity 3eoreta~y of sai~ O~t~ and I here no ~ esr-
- ~i~ the s~e to the Oit~
3 ~G ~ar2
~or o2 the Oity cfi
De~ton,
December Eleventh ~ineteen-sixteen
The following ordinance was introduced and
placed on it's first reading
TH~ 8TAT~ O~ TEXAS 0
W~8 H V He~en bei~ all o~
~ualifie~ voters residi~ within the limits of
ritory hereinafter ~escribea ~ve petitioned the Olty
Oo~ission of the City of De~on Te~s ~o a~ex the
territory so described to said Oity and to declare same
~ constituent cart thereof said territory being
en~ ~o an~ ad ~oinin~ the present !i~ts of th% sai~ Oity,
~d Aesoribed ae follows In Denton Oo~ty,
~egin~i~ at ~he northwest corner of R, M ~tohell's
lot which is ~n present no~ o~2 li~t
line thence n~r~h ~08 feet ~o northeast oorner.qf
H V He~en lot thence west 811 fee~ to northwes~
oo~er of said lo~, thence e~th S6A feet to prese~
~ity li~ts thence east ~11 fee~ with ei%y li~ts
to city limits goi~ north thence north with
li~s 156 feet ~o place of begi~i~ ~nd
~ on the 28th day of ~ovembe~, A D ,
1~16, H 7 ~e~en a duly q~lifie~ voter resi~i~
ia said above described territo~, file~ ~th the
Oommtssion o~ sai~ Olt2 and before the ~r
of an affidavit stati~ t~t on s~id da~ sM ~at~ a~
pstition ~s circulated among the qualified voters
sai~ territory ~d a vote thereby ~s taken of
q~lifie~ voters for the p~pose of dete~ whether
a majority of the inhabiters of said territory so~ht
to be annexed qualified to vote for member of the
Legislates were in favor of beoo~ a pa~ o~ said
Oit2 and
~9~m8 a majority of sai~ q~lifie~
aforesaid si~ned sai~ petition ~ vote~ in favo~
the a~e~tion of said territo~ to said Oit2
It therefore appeari~ to the said Oit2 0o~
~ssion of said Oit2 that a majority of the
voters of eala described territory ~ve voged for ~e
a~e~tion theregf to the Oit2 of Denton ~d for
e~ension of the city limits of zaid Oity, so ae to
include ~thin the bo~daries of the sai~ Oity said
~esoribe~ territory and t~t a petition ~e been filed
with and before S ~ Gary ~yor of said 0i~2, and
tha~ sai~ ~2or has d~2 certifie~ thereto a~
affidavit of the above named ~lifie~ vo~e~resiai~
in said territo~ has heretofore been filed ~th t~
Oity Secretary of said Oit2 Therefore to put into
effeat the foregoing the folloW~ oral.nee is
act e~
D~, T~S, O~ THE NORTH SIDE T~9~, I~TO ~
RI~ ~ PRI~ES TO T~ ~SID~S O~ ~ID
DESO~B~ T~ITORY AS ~JO~ ~ ~ OITI~S OF ~_
OlTY OF D~ON ~AS, ~ PRO~DING T~ ~T~IO~ A
OP~TION O~ T~ OITY O~T~ OF ~ OITY ~D A~
IN~OE8 ~8OLUTION~ ~D P~TS OF O~I~OE$ ~A~
OON~O~ T~WITE ~ T~ ~WS ~OTING ~ID OIlY
TO BE ~ APPLY WI~ ~ ~EOT TO ~ID ABO~ DE8ORIB~
T~TORY
~ IT O~AIN~ BY THE OITY 0~85ION O~ T~
OITY O~ D~TON, T~
De,ember Eleventh ~ineteen-sixteen
Section 1 That the territory deeori'~ed
as follows ~n Denton Oounty, Texas Be~imting
at th~ northwest corner of R M Mitchell ~ ',.ct
which is in present north Oit~ limit b°undar;~Hline'7
thence north 208 feet to northeast corner of
Herman lot, thence west ~11 feet to northwellt cor-
ner of said lot, thence south 364 feet to p:'eeent
city limits t,henoe east Sll feet with city limits
to city limits going north thence north wi~h city
limits 1~6 feet to place of beginning and a( Join-
lng the city limits of said city onthe nort]~ and
not exoeedi~ one-half mile in width be and the
same is hereby received in the city limits o: said
city and annexed to said Oity and henoefort! the
territory so described shall be a constltuen~ part
of the said Oit~ of Denton Texas
~eotion 8 That the inhabitants of the ter-
~itor~ above de~cribe~ and hereby annexed to and
incorporated ia said oity of Denton, T~xas shall
be ~ntitled to all the rights and privileges~f
citizens of said Oity, and shall be bound by.he
charter thereof and all ordinances resolutions
an~f parts of ordinances made in conformity t~ere-
With and all other laws gover~ning said city
3action ~ That this ordinance shall ~e in
full force and effect from and after it's pae~ege
and publication, and it is so ordered
PA~3ED, this llth da~ of December A D ,
1916
J 0 oott
Ohairman of the O~ty
ATTEST Oommission of theJOtty
J U Erwin of Denton Texas
Oity 8eoretaz~r
Upon motion of MoOlurkan the rules were
euspende~ and the ordinance placed on it's seoond
reading
Upon motion of Martin the rules were
pended and the ordinance placed on it's third and
final reading for adoption
Motion was made b~ MoOlurkan that the etd-
ln~uoe be adopted as read Upon roll call upon
the ~ueetioa of it's adoption the followin~ Oqm-
missioners voted "Yea"~ Oolt Evers, MoOlurk~n
and Martia, ~o Oon~nlssioner voted "~ay" Whe~e-
upon the ~h~ir declared the motion prevailed ~nd
the ordin&noe ~dopted as read
Upo~ motion the Oommission stood adios,ned
~utll 4 ~0 o'clock ~ M Thvrsday, Dec 14th, 1916
December Eleventh ~ineteen-six~een
Approve~ this ~z~
December 1916
0ity Seoretar7
December Fourteenth Nineteen-sixteen ~
CommiSsion met in session adjourned from Dec-
ember llth 1916 at the office of Dr M L Marti~
with 0hairman Coit presiding
The following Commissioners were presen~ 0oit
Evers and Martin
Absent Hill and McOl~brken
Upon motion the 0ommieeion stood adJ~rned
until Saturday December lSth 1916 at nine o'clock
A M
Approved this~$~
of December 1916
0ity Secretary
December sixteenth Nineteen-sixteen
No quorum being present the Commission stoo~
adjourned until 7 30 o'clock P M December 19th
1916
Approved this ~ /~5
of December 1916
y Secretary '" ohatr~a~
City Hall
Nscember Nineteenth Nineteen-six~een
Oommission met in session adjourned from Dec-
ember sixteenth nineteen-sixteen with Chairman
presiding
The following Oommtssioners were present and
answered to the roll Ooit Evers Mc01urkan and
Martin
Absent~ Hill
A
Additional bids from M B ~hitlock and Company
and Frank Whitley and Sons for the paving of West Hick-
ory Street on both a square yard and a per centage basis
were received as follows and ordered filed the City in
all instances to do the sub-grade work
M B Whltlock & 0o per sqr yd paving ~1 1~ and
with a per oentage basis of cost of the work plus 10~
guaranteed not to exceed 31 16 ocr square yard
l~rank Whitley and ~ons on per centage basis of
Cost of the work plus 15% contrsctor'w fees and guaran-
teed not to exceed 95~ per square yard plus the 1§%,
0ity Engineer J S Neibert gave a verbal estimate
of the cost of paving West Hickory Street at aporoximately
$§~ per squar~ yard for the new work with an additional
1§2 per square yard for the subgrade work
Upon motion of Martin all bids for the paving alone
on West Hickory Street were rejected with the understanding
that the 0ity would do it's o~n work on this street
Upon motion of Mo01urkan the Mayor was authorized
to contract with the lowest bidder for the hauling of
rook and ~te~ial to be used in the paving of West Hick-
ory ~treet
Upon motion the 0ommission adjourned
Approved this ~L
of December l~l-g--
........ [ , ,
City Hall
December Twenty-sixth Nineteen-sixteen
The Commission net in regular December session~
with Chairman Coi~ presiding
The following Commissioners were present and
answered to the roll 0Git Evers and Martin
Absent Hill and McOlurl~n :
~n~tes of the preceding meetings were read
and approved
The fo lowing accounts were received and war-
rants ordered drawn on the r r~opective funds in pay-
ment
General I und
~ H De ~enoo~t ~o $5 O0
J ~ ~rwin btamos 5 00
'vets Hdw Co 127 45
Sredorick Disinfectant Co 20 80
J A ~reeman i 00
q 4 Garrison ~0
a G Gary 5 00
2ierce-iordyce 0il Assn , I 00 ,
~rank P Pitman 3 25
Post 0ff~oe Box Rent 75 ~
~Ms~ ~stelle ~ehards 2 80
T M Rucker 3 50
Lon A Spear 13 0§
Spradlin & Lewis 3 0~
J L Waldrip 3 ~0
Street & Bridge
The ~rkanaaw Milling ~o 34 50
C ~ Barnett~ 2 00
Denton Haohine Works ll 60
Denton Milling Co §l 00
Evers Hardware 3o 82 98
Magnolia Petroleum Co 1 25
Spradlin & Lewis 1~ Z§
Taliaferro Bros 45
Street & Sidewalk
The Williams Store 1 20
Monthly reports of the Water Work? De£art~e~t~
Marshall ~ells ~n~ Secret~ry Erwin were received a~l~d
ordered filed
Messrs R H Eo~kins and Jas Goods were
heard relative to a claim of Mr Jas Goode on fees
alleged to have been collected and due on a report
made to the City Council on May 18th 1914 Upon ,
December Twenty-~lxth Nineteen-six, eon
motion of Nmrtin the claim w~s referred to a, oom-
'mlttee oompose~ of Meeere S 9 Gary L H~Hoff-
man and ~ W Erwin for investigation with power
lto aot
_ The following resolution was tntroduc~ed and
'upon motion of ~rtin was adopted
A resolution adopting the p]an~ and spec-
i~ioations for the pavememt of that portion of Wast
Hickory Street lying and bein~ between the West
Boundary Line of the Denton ~blie ~quare and the
West boundary line of Avenue 'B' in said City
B~ IT RESOLTED by the City Commi~ion of
~the City of Deht0n Texas that the p~ans and spec-
ifications for the $onstruction of pavement on that
portion of West Hickory Street in said 0ity lying
and being between the west boundary line of ~he Den-
ton public square in sa~d oity and the West boundary
line of Avenue "B" in said City prepared by the City
Engineer in duplicate and filed with the City Secre-
t~ry as was required hy ordinance passed by the City
0ommission om November 28th 1916 end which~are
attached to and made a part hereof be and th~ same
are hereby fully adopted and the same shall.be and
constitute all the plans and s~ecifications for the
pavement of that portion of said street above des-
cribed
A~opte~ this E6th day of December A D 1918
~ C Coit Chairman of
the City Commissto~ of
Attest the City of Denton Texas
J W Erwin, 0ity
Secretary of the City
of Denton Texas
The following resolution was introduced and
upon motion of Martin adopted
A RESOLUTION adopting the bids of J A
Elder and The Texas 0omoany for the hauling and
purchase of materials for the construction of pave-
~ent on West Eiokory Street between the Wewt line
of the Dentsu public square and the west boundary
line of Avenue B in said city
BE IT RES0~VED by the City Commission of
the City of Denton Texas that the bid of J A
Elder for the haulin~ of material to be used in
~he construction of pavememt on West Hickory
Street in the City or, Denton Texas between the
we~t line of the Denton public square and th~ west
line of ~venue B, in said City as follows
2or the unloading and hauling ~f ston~ from
the Railway oars to any point on West Hickory Street,
60~ per Ou yd
Per hauling stone from A ~ Evers' farm to
say point on West Hickory Street, $1 ~0 per eu yard
be and the same is hereby declared to be ths~lowest
and best bid for said hauling and ~he same i~ hereby
December ~wenty-ei~h~ ~ineteen-sixteezl
a~opted and the Mayor of said 0ity is hereby ordered
to enter into contract with J A Elder for the haul-
ing of such n?ateriel at the prices stipulated
Section 2 That the bid of ~he Tex~s 0ompany
for th~ furnishing of asphalt for the pavemw~ of
that portion of West Hickory Street hereinabove des-
cribed be and the same is hereby declared to be the
lowest and best bid offere~ for such material and
the same is hereby adopted and the said Mayor is here-
by ordered and authorized to enter into contragt
the purchase of such material at the price of $17'.00
per ton free on boar~ cars at Denton, Texas
Adopted this ~th day of December A D 1916
J 0 0oit
0hairman of the 0ity
0ommission of th~ 0it2
Attest of Danton Temms
J W Erwin 0ity Secretary
of the 0ity of Denton Te~s
A communication from Mr 0 A Williams offer-
in~ a tract of 48~ ac~es of land. north-east of the
corporate limit~ for a 0ity 0emetary a~ a price o~
$2 §00 00 was read and upon motion ordered filed for
~uture reference
A communication from ~ 0 A Williams rel-
ative to changing the name of 0ollins Street to Baines
Street was rea& and ordered filed
A communication from Mr R ~ Lenox askin~
for a refund on an excessiee water bill caused by a
leak in his pipe was read and upon motion ordered
filed
Upon motion of Martin $1,500 00 was ordered
transfereed from the Wa~er Works Dept funds to the
Dehton Water v,ight & Power 0o Bonds Sinking
Upon motion of ]~rtin the 0o~ssion
a~Jo~ne~ ~til Monday J~uary let 191~ a~ 7 ~0
o'oloo~ 2 M
Approved this~ ~ ~ day of
January 1917
Oity Hall
Jenuar2 first ~ineteen hundred seve:xteen
Po quorum being present the
stoo~ adJourne~ until ~riday January fift~ine-
teen h~dre~ ee~en~een at 7 30 o'olook P
Approve~ this the .~-- ~ day of
January 1917
0ity Hall
January ~ifth Nineteen-seventeen
0ommission met in semsion adJourne~ from
January first Nineteen-seventeen with Chairman 0oit
presiding
The follow~ng Commissioners were present and
answered to the roll Colt Evers Mc01urkan and
Martini
Absent Rill
A verbal report of the investigatious made by
the ~ommittee appointed to settle the claim of Mr
James Goode waw received and was to the effect that
they could not recommend the payment cf this claim
for the reason that Mr Goods could produce no date
or evidence substantiating the ~ame and witho~ prop-
e~ proof the committee did not feel Justified or aut~-
,~i~ed to recommend the payment
Judge R H Hopkins we? heard relative to ?he
claim of ~r Jas Goods £or fees in the stun of $86 00
which it was alleged were duc him for p~rtial collec-
tion oi fines mess in a report at tbs end o~ bis term
as City Marshall Upon motion of Mc01urkan
mission re~used to approve the claim on ~he grounds
that the ieee al2~ded to had been apportioned to the
officers in charge at that time and that Mr Goods had
accepted $76 00 in settlement es bis pro rata p~rt of
said report from Ex-Mayor W L 2oreman as shown
'¥errant issued July 3rd 1~14
Upon motion o~ Mc0lurkan the 0ity Engineer was
instructed to prepare a report in full for the 0ommiss-
ion at ~he next regular meetin8 sbowin8 the total cost
the cos~ per square yard ~tc of paving ~ast Hickory
Street
~he following ordinance was introduced and
placed on it's first reading ,
January ~ifth Ninetean-Seventee~
AN 0RDI~ANOE adJudgln~ that the respective
&oroper~y owners of property fronting and abutting
on the following n~e~ stree~ in the Olty of D~n~on
Te~e, %owi% T~% portion of West ~okory Street in
s~$d City begi~n8 at ~he west bo~dary line of the
Denton public square in~erse~ti~ sa~d street ithenoe
we~ to the wes~ bo~da~y line o~ Avenue "B" o~n
which stree~ pavemen~ to~ asphalt ~eadam ~s on
the ~gth d~ o~ November, 1916 ~s ordered eoast~uot-
ed shall be assessed the amo~t of the cost of the
eosetruction o~ said street pavement as has be~n fo~d
to be their respective p~rtlons of the cost of stroh
pave~en~ in the report of the City ~ngineer of ~said
Olt2 or the ~motmt to which the same ~y be red~oed
~o~ $inal heari~ ~if the same shall be reduced and
,t~said proportionate part of t~ cost of the con-
struction of said street pavemen~ shell be a p~r~nal
c~rge agai~t the of the property abut~i~
o~ers
upon
said stree~ respectively ~d s~ll be and oons,titute
~ l~en agains~the rempe~tive prooerties of
o~r~
fro~ti~ and abutti~ upon said etreet or portion there-
of here~nabove described and ords~ni~ t~t ~less
the ~o~t adjudged against ~he respective o~r~ afore-
s~id and ~helr ~roperties abutti~ upon said stree~ as
aforesaid is ~id on or before twenty days a~t~r the
begt~ of the construction o2 said street i~prove-
men~a that five certificates shall be issued ~gainst
said o~e~e and their abutting property respec~ivelj
on ~ai~ street ~nd that a lien Is fixed against such
prope.rty of suah o~ers abutting upon said s~r~et for
said ~a~o~t or so much thereo~ shall not be pa~ in
oas~ ~ said certificates shall be five in n~mber
of equal amo~$s payable on or before one tw~ three
20~ ~d ~ive years from date provld~ng for e~ght
per cent interest thereo~ ~d ten per cent atto~ey s
~ee~ ~nd prescribing other conditions of said oer-
ttfio~tes fixing ~ date for e full and f~ir he,ring
_of all persons~interested in any of the prooerty~
~in~ vhioh said assesm~ents are levied and d~reet-
i~ tha~ notice shall be given to the o~ers of~ abut-
ting property as ~rovlded by l~w ~nd ~re~o ib~ the
~r ~ ~O~ ~ SUOh notioe ~ servioe ther~o~
~vidi~ that ~he De~on Trsotion Oomp~ and~he
~eFS thereof, to~ R J Wilson and the
Wilson estate s~ll pave wl~h asphalt ~ead~,
spmue betwesn She railm of said Traction Oomp~
f~r two (E) feet ~n either side thereof ~or such dis-
t~o~ as $~eh track of said Traction 0ompa~ shall
be ~p~n the portion~ of said street so paved ~d pro-
~di~ that ~ive eq~l certificates shall be iSsue~
~ain~t the properties eT said Denton Traction ~om~
~ in eQ~l ~o~nts to cover t~ cost of such pave-
ment, T~t the cost o~ such pavement ~2.be.pe~d in
cash ~ if net pai~ on or before twentF ~0)
a~ter ~egi~i~ o~ construction of said street ~ave-
merit on ~he~ portion o~ s~id street above ~me~ ~o be
pave~, t~n such certificates s~ll issue s~
ei~h~ ~er ~$nt interest trom date, provide ~or
per cent attorney's fees ~d other condition, and the
same s~ll be and constitute and shall contain ~ lien
a~st the ~ropert~ o~ said Traction Oo~any
~ b~i~E o~ the portion o~ the street to be
see~e the ~en$ *~ said certificates, and p~ ~vid-
i$~ notice as req~red by law to the said Dent~ Tree-
tton Oomp~
~S, by an ordinance duly ~ssed on
~S%h day of Novembe~ 1916 the City OO~ssion~of
the 0i%2 of Denton, Te~s ordered street ~vem~nt
to~t, ~Sp~l% mmead~ oonstructe~ on the streW%
hmrein~owe~_deseribe~ in said city, and ordaine~ tha~
said ~i~ ~~ ou% of the stree~ ~mp~ove~nt
January Fifth Nineteen-seventeen
m~t of all intersections Sf streets with that portion
of West Rlckor2 Street so or&ered paved and one-thlr~
of the cost elsewhere and t~t ~he re~in~e~ of
cost of construction shoul~ be borne b~ ~ers ~ r~eal
proper~y abutting ~p~n ~ha~ por~i~a of eai~ s~ree~ ~o be
pave~ and ~t ~he same be asaesee6 agai~t sai~ pro~-
er~y owners respectively ~ ~heir respective proper~ies
~n proportion ~o ~he ~ron~age of ~ueh real properties
sai~ s~ree~ ~less oSherwise ~eSe~ine~ by sai~
mission ~d providing ~ha~ ~he ~o~ ~o be paid qn ~i~
s~ree~ pavemen~ b~ ~he Denton ~rae~ion 0omp~
ere~i~e~ on ~he 0i~y's one-~hird of ~he eos~ of snob' ~ve-
me~ an~ whereas i~ ~s ordered ~ha~ eueh pavemen~
oons~ogion o~ said pavemenO
A~ ~. ~he ~yor of sal~ ei~y was in said
ordinance above referred ~o ordere~ ~o make adver~ise-
men~ for compe~i~ive bids for ~he ~uli~ ef ma~erials
~o be ~ed in ~he eons~uo~ion of said s~ree~ an~ ~
~he f~nishing of ma~erials for use in cons~c~i~ sai~
s~ree~ And whereas on ~he ll~h day of December
s~id Mayor havl~ lawfully adver~ise~ for such bi~s, all
such bi~s will be receive~ opene~ and read a~ ~he p~blie
session of ~he 0i~y 0omm~ esion and whereas by resOlu-
tion passed on December ll~h, 1~16, ~f~er ~he
reading and e~mina~ion ~f said bids i~ ~s ~e~e~i'ned
by said 0i~y 0o~ission ~ha~ ~he bid of ~ A ~l~er a~
~he price and ~a~e of ~0~ ~ $1 S0 per cubic 2ard as
sho~ by bid on file s~andar~ wei~h~ for ~he ha~li~
of er~he~ rock gravel or o~her ma~erials of
~ion for said s~ree~ and ~he bid of ~he ~e~s
for ~ons of asp~l~ a~ $1~ 00 per ~o~ for ~he pave-
m~aid poP, ion of sai~ s~ree~ above deserib~ were
~he lowes~ and bes~ responsible bi4s submitted for
~i~ of ~erials so ~med and She ~nishing o~
pDal~ for said s~ree~ pavemen~ an~ where~s, sai~ 0i,~
~ineer has filed in duplicate ~he liS$ of all o~ers
o~ real properS2 abutting upon sai~ a~re~, ~he
o~ fee~ of their respective properties abutting upon sai~
s~ree~ ~he depth of each of said properties ~he lo~
block n~ber ~hereo~. when obtainable ~he n~e ah~ ~res-
idles of such proper~y o~ers and ~he a~ Of
eos~ of construction o~ sai~ s~ree~ pavemen~ ~o be
charged asai~ ~he o~ers of sai~ a~u~ properties
and fixe~ as a lien agai~ their respective pr~pe~ies
an~ showing aha ~abula~i~ all o~her da~a an~
ln~o~a$1on require~ b2 law ~d sal~ ordinance
o~ Norther ~8~h 1~16 An~ whereas said 0i~ ~ineer's
fill repor~ Is as follows ~owl~
~h 18 ~ square f~-~ ra~e $1 2~. ~o~al $!10 ~, deed
reeor~e~ in Vol 105 page 15~ ~ee~ records, Denton
J ~ow estate Frontage S0 ft . depth 1~ ~
width 18 3 sq~re ft rate ~1 ~2 total ~6 V0,~t
1 ~look ~ origi~l ~p of the 0it2 of Denton deed
recorded 7ol 57 ~ge 488 dee~ records Denton
Te~s
~ptist 0h~ch of Denton ~ront~e 248 ft
depth ~3~ ft width 15 6 sq~re ~t rate $I 04. ~ ~
total ~257 92
~s M E Piton 2ronta~e 50 f~ de~th 146
~ , width 13 1 equate ~t rate 87Z~ total ~4Z 65,
Vol 7~ p~e 4~ ~eed re~or~s o~ ~,on O0~,y,
January Fifth Nineteen-seventeen
l~' E J. ~rook es,tats ~rontage 100 ft d,,pth
~t . wl~h 13.1 square ~t , rate 878 tot(.1
~0 7ol 69, ~a~o ~64 ~eo~ records Denton
~ B. MoO~, ~ronta~e 86~ ft dep~l, 146
, ~9~quare ft rate 87S Total ~5
701, 53, page , deed records Denton 0o~t2, Te~s
J E Rathbone, ~ontage S5 ft,, depth ]4~ ft ,
width 13 1 ~t ~ate 87~ $0~a1548 00 7ol 7~ page
155 dee~ reoor~s Denton Oo~ty Te~s
~s Jessie Deavenpor$ ~rontage 80 ft . depth
$~. 701 122. p~ge 3~4 ~eed records Dento~
~dth ~ sq~re ft , ~ate 80 total $60 80
· ~ M=Ol~n. Frontage 57 ft d~pth ,146
f~ , ~dth 12 sq~e ~t rste 80, total ~5 6~ 7ol
119, p~e ~Sl, dee~ records, Denton 0o~%2 TemPs
0 R ~ilton, ~ontage 5~} ft depth 150
~a%h 12 square ft ~te 80 total ~ 00 7c 146
page ~47, ~ee~ records, Denton 0o~%2 Te~s
0~s ~de~s, ~ontage 54 ft. depth 150 ft ,
~dth 1~ sq~re ~t , rate 80 total ~4S 20 Vo 100
P~,188, aee~ records, Dent~n Oo~tF, Te~s
~s Berta I Stout ~ronta~e ~91 ft , d~th
~P~ va~as, wlath 12 sq~re ft , rate 80 total ~S~ 80,
Yol 98, pass 489 ~eed records, De.on 0o~ty, ~e~s
sq~e ~t , ~s~e SO total $58 O0 V~I
~e ~5 ~eed records. Denton Oo~$y
~SSes Willis ~d ~ila Mitchell frontag
depth ~00 v~as. width 11 23 sq~re ft rate ~ 4352
total~96 18, 701 11~. page 377 deed records
Dishap ~eely ~rontage.~O ~t depth 100 varas
wiSth 11 ~3 sq~re ~$ rate ~1 4352 total~10,)
Vol ~7, p~ge ~11, 6eed records Denton 0o~ty Te~s
~r ~ W ~alia, Irontage ~2 ~ ft , 8ep';~ 100
0 ~ Ta~lor, ~ontage~94 ft , dept~ 100 varas, 4,6,
J T JO~es ~a~te. ~ronta~e,68 ft de ,th
varaa, wi~tB 10~5~ sq~re ~t rate $1 Z5 fora: $91 50
~s ~llie D MoOo~ok Frontage 103 f~
~epth 66 ~8 va~as, ~dth 10 ,5~ sg~re f% rate ~[
~otal $1~9 0~
Dr A, J San~s ~ronta~e 84 ft 4epee, 350
ft , ~dth 10,~ sq~re ft , rate $1 SS to~al llS 40
~1 lS0, page ~15, ~eed records Den%on ~ty Te~s
Oanuary Filth Nineteen-abventsen
M/ss J A Kendall, Frontal? 95~ ~t depth 180
ft width 10 53 square ft rate 91 35 total ~1~$ 93,
Vol 79 page 555 dee~ records Denton County ~exaa
B F Witt Frontage 86~ ft depth 180 f%
width 10 53 square ft rate $1 35 total $116 75 ?ol
101 page 9 deed records Denton 0ounty, TeXas
R A Sledge ~rontage 1~4 ~t depth 205 ft~,
more or less width 10 66 square ft rate $1 36 total
168 70 Vol 120, page 192 deed records Denton
Te~8
~s ~ede Mo0or~ ~roA~75 f~ depth 180
~ width 10 66 square ft ra%~T02 O0 ~ol 91
page 585 deed records Denton 0o~ty Texas
W T Bailey Frontage 100 ft depth 357
width~ll 33 sq~re ft rate $1 45 total $145 00, bei~
par~ of lot or block No 3 in the sub-aivision of the
E Puchalski survey 7ol 70 pa~e 211 deed records,
Denton 0o~ty Te~s
L L Z~lt estate Frontage 107 ft ~epth
150 yards width 11 3~ sq~re ft rate $1 45 total
$155 15 7ol 45 page 271 deed remoras Denton
t2 Te~s and being a part of the west half of lot ~0
t in Block No 1 of the sub-division of the E
s~ survey
~Ms Berta I 3tout and M 3 Stout estate,
Frontase 200 ft Depth ft width 11 16 rate
~1 4~ total )286 O0 ballots 1 2 and 3 amd one-~
t~ird of lot 4 Block 2 College Addition to the 0ity
of ~enton 1 lot 200 x 365 ft in Bl~k 2 "B" of the
College Additon to said 0ity of Denton 7ol,~g, pa~e
$13 deed records Denton Oo~j Te~s
D L Wilkins ~rontage 116~ ft depth ~57 6
ft width 11 16 sq~re ft rate ~1 ~ total ~6~J 60
bei~ a part of the E Puohaleki O~t~ird leaEu~nd
bein~ ~om as a part o~ ~ No ~ in Block ~o 3 said
survey ~1 54 page 184 deed records Denton 0~ty
0 M Ourtis Frontage 100 ~t depth 356
width 11 16 square ft rate $1 43 total $143 00
Vol ,,, page Deed records Denton Oo~
A Aeynolds Frontage 125 f% Qept~ 150 ft
width 11 23 square ft rate $l ~ total ~180 00 and
bei~ t~t lot or parcel of land sit.ted in Denton
~entcn,~l~. ~e~s and described in deeds reoord~
~"~"~iSS deed records Denton
Te~s after selll~ 100 feet of frontage now o~ed
by Mrs ~ry 7 0arlton which is described in a dee~
recorded in ~ol 144 page 15 deed records Dento~
Oo~ Te~s
~s ~ry ~ 0arlton frontage 100 ft , ~epth
1~ page 15 deed records Denton 0o~t~
~s ~ie Moore Fr~nga~e $8 f~ depth 200
width 11 7 ft r~te $1 49 tot~ $101 3~, ~ol 148,
page 428 deed records Denton 0o~ty Te~s
S A Tayl~ ~rontag~ 80 ft depth ~00 ft
~{ ~dth 11 7 square ft , rate ~1 49, total ~119 20
LOtto which5 Blkrefer~oeS0 0it2 Assessor'Sis ~de Abstract of Olt~ lots
Nineteen-seventeen
S A Taylor, Frontage 80 ft . deoth i50 ft
~½~th 12 1 square ft rate $1 55 t~tal~$12~ 00, Vol
A~, page S4~ dee6 records Denton 0ounty ~exas
Lot 8 Block 80 City Assessor's Abstract of airy lots
to which relerenoe is made
~ L Thorne Frontage.82 ft , dept~ 200 ft ,
width 1~,10 square ft rate $1 55 total ~1~7 00,
~el 11~ page 89 deed records ~enton Oount~ T~xa$
~orth Texas State Normal College Frontage 500
ft , d~pth 660 ft width 12 1 square ft ra~e $1 55
total ~8~8 O0
Mrs D W Brown 2rontage.105 ft de~th 160
ft width 12 1 square ft rate $1 55 total~$161 00
Bein~ Lot 5 Block 22 0ollege Addition to the ~lty of
Denton as per plat of record in Vol 44 pagel 600 deed
records, ~ent0n 0ounty Texas Deed recorded ~ol 60
page 555 deed records Denton 0cunt2 Texas
J D Hodges Frontag~ ~5 ft de2th ~60 ft
width 12 1 square ft rate $1 55 total $4S~8~ and
the above cost to be distributed as follows Against
Lot 6 Block 22, 0cllage Addition to the City of Denton
as per plat of record in ~ol 44 page 600 deed re-
oorda, Denton 0cunt2, Texas, rate $1 §5 tota~ $161 00
§nd lot 7 Blo@k 22, said 0ollege Addition at ~ate of
$1 55 total $142 07, and Lot $ Block.22 of Said 0ol-
lags Addition at rate of $1 55 total $127 74,
Lee ~ool Frontage 120 ft de,th 160 ~t
width 1~ 1 square ft rate $1 58 total $190~90
7ol 1~2, page 210 deed records of Denton County
S M 0unnin~ham, ~rontage 101~ ft d~pth
160 ft width 12 1 square ft , ra~e ~1 55 t~tal
$1~,S2, Vol 124, page 550 deed records D~nton
0ount~,
R S Lovett Frontag~ 80 ft depth 160 ~t ,
width 12 1 square ft , rate $1 55, total $124 00!
701 88, page 36~ deed records Denton 0ounty Texas
Mrs Sertrude Hays Frontage 78 ft d~pth
160 ft , width 12 1 rate ~1 55 ~o~al $120,90 7ol
12t, page 202 deed records Denton County Texas
W T Baile~, ~ront~e 75 ft depth 1~0 ft
width 11 7 square ft rate $1 49 to~al $111 175 as
shown b~ deed from J W Hill &nd wife to W T Bailey
record in Vol . page Deed records ~enton
Gount~, Texas
A Logan Frontage $0~ ft depth ~60 f~
width 11 7 square ft rateS1 49 total ~119~5
7ol 90, page 355, deed records of ~enton County
~exa~
~ W Simmons, Frontage 50 ft de~th 69 ft
width 11 ? square ft rate $1 49, total $74 ) Vol
1S1, page ~6 deed records Denton Oounty T ~as
Henry Wild l~ron$age 5~} ft depth 10( ft
width tl ~S square ft rate $1 44 total $75
7ol 14~ page 17, deed records, Denton 0cunts
W A Elepper Frontag? 100 ft , depth .60 ft ,
wid4h 11 2S square ft rate $1 44 total $144,00
70l 114, page §~, deed records Denton Count Texas
January Fifth Nineteen-seventeen
R H Evers Frontage 170 ft more or le~s
depth ~6 8 yards width 11 16 square ft rate..
total ~243 10 Vol 10& page 453, deed records
Denton Co,sty
A F Evers ~'rontage ~48 ft . depth 150
var~s width 11 16 square ft rats ~1 43, total
$354 64 and bain8 thst certain lo~ in the 0ity of
Denton described in deed recorded in Vol ~7 pass
~8~ ~ee~ records Denton 0o~ty Te~s less emo~t
sola to R H Evers as sho~ by de~ reoorde~ i~ Vol
10A, page 458 deed records Denton 0e~ty Te~s
J ~red ~yzor ~ronta6e 100 ft ~pth
width 11 33 square ft rate ~1 45 total ~145 ~
Vol 118 page 257 deed records Denton 0o~t~,
L ~lle2 lrontage 56 ~ ft depth ~0 f$ ,
~th ll SE square ft rate $1 At, total $81 Ag, s~i~
lot bemng described In ~ol ll~ page ES~ less how-
ever the part o~ said lot sold b~ L ~iley to E W
~ritz by deed reeordwd in Vol ll~ page 89 ~eed
records Denton 0o~ty Te~
E N Fritz ~ontage ~8~ ft , depth 185 ft ,
width l0 66 sQ~re ft , rate ~1 $6 total $$~ O0 Vol
118 page 89 deed records Denton 0o~$y Te~s
W G E~ns estate Frontage ll~ ft , ~epth
~EO ft width l0 66 square ft rate $1 ~6 to~al
$1~2 ZE deed ~ecordod Vol ~8 p~e 2A~ deed
Denton County Te~s
D K Allison Frontag$ 100 ~t de~th lB0 f~
width l0 8Z square ~t rate ~1 ~8 total ~188 00,
VG1 99 page 10E deed records Denton 0o~ty Te~s
B H Deavenport Frontage 11~ ~ ~ depth
156 ft width 10 ~ sq~re ft rate~ ~8 to~al
$15~ 9~ Vol 108 page 2~ dee~ reoor~s Denten
Oo~y Te~s
~s D L ~ng ~rontage 11~ ft depth 11~
yards width lO 8~ square ft rate $1 ~8 tetal
$1~E ~8 Vol 10~ pa~e Z~ deed records Denton
cowry Te~s
E L Jones Fro ~tage $~ ft depth lEE ft
width l0 ~ squ~re ft rate $1 $8, total $60
Vol 12E page 1~9 deed records Denton Oo~ty
~ J W Fralln Frontage 78 ft depth 1~8 ~
rate $1 8~ wi~ caving l0 ~J sq~re ~t , total
$101 E8 being lot No 1~ block ~9 ~lty Assess~'~
Abstract book to ~ioh reference is here
Joe S Ga~ill, frontag$ 9~ ft , ~dth 10
sq~re ft rate $1 3~ total $128 E8 bei~ ~o~ as
13 Block No A9 Assessor's Abstract
lot
No
0ity
~ok of 0ity lots to which reference is ~e made
E D Curtis Frontage 113 ~t depth
~ width 10 53 sq~re ft rate$1 35 total
52 55 ~ol 14~ page ~39 dee~ records Denton
00~ty Te~s and bei~ south } 9f lot 6
Addition to the 0 ty of ~enton ~s s$o~ b2 pla~
record in Vol J page 438 said deed records
S A Bl~ett ~ontage 75 ft depth 158
~ width 10 86 square ft , rate $1 S9 total
04 25 Vol 144 page 170 deed records Denton
O0~ty Te~s being the west 75 ft of the ~ of
lot ~ of MaKe.oh'S Addition to the city of Denton
January FlSth Ninetoen-soventeen~
a~ Shown by plat oS said addition recorded in Vol
J, page 485. slid deed records
~Width S G ~ry, ~rontage ?$ St depth 160 ft
11 I s~uare ft , Sate $1 4~ total S109 9~
V~l 1AA page ~81, deed records of Denton
~exas
Joe ~ estate, ~ront~e ?5 ft depth__
ft ~ width 11~$ square ft rate $1 AS~ total
$107 64 ~Vol page deodsrecords Denton
0ounty. Texas
~ W J Hamilton, Frontage §9 ft depth 180
~ , Width ll ~$ square ft rate $1 48§E total
~81 80 Vol 110 page E9 deed records Den~0n
0ounty~ Texaw
H E May ~rontage §6~ ft , depth
width 11 ~$ square ft . rateS1 48~E total $~1 09
being east hals oS lot No 8 of McKennon'~ Addition
to town of Denton plat recorded in ~ol J page
deed records Denton County Texas and being the
sooond lot described in deed recorded in Vol
p&~e 100 sai~ deed records
~rs Virginia Williams ~ronta~e 9~ ft~ dtpth
156 yards width 1E square ft rate 80 total $94
Vol ~. page $$9 deed records Denton County Texas
' MrS D ~ta Prunty lot Lot ~rout~ge §1 ft
tepth 155 ~t , width 1E square ft rate 80 total
$40 80, being a part of th~ W~ Neil survey an~ dws-
oribed in Vol 11~ page 1~9 Denton 0ounty %'exas
deed recQrds End lot, ~rontage 78 f$ de~th 188
width 1E square ft , rate ,80 total ~88 ~0 also being
a part of the W~ ~eil survey end described in dee6 re-
corded in Vol. 118, page 1~9 Denton 0ounty Texas
deed records
H ~ $chweer Pronttge 147 ft depth 170 ft
width 1E square ft , rate 8~ total SlI9 60
2 Lipsoomb ~rontage el ft ~epth 1~0 ft
width 1E square ft rate 80 total ~0 80 Vol
pmge A?8 deed records Denton County Texas
L H Brady Frontage ~1 ft ~epth 1~0 ft
Width 1E square ft , rate 80 total tAO 80 Vol
page $$A deed records Denton County Texas
N H D~uaven, ~rontage 96 ft . depth ~80 ft
width 1E Square ft rate 80 total $60 80, ~e~ 9E
page 1~ ~eed records Denton Oounty, Texas ~xelud-
l~ ~he lot described in maid deed and adJoin£~g that
above rent.red to on the north ~ lot 10 St ~orth
and south by ?~ ft east and west
~ ~i~et Ohristiau 0huroh Frontage 8~ ft ~epth
lSO~t,, width 18 1 squ~re ft rate 898 total $?9 ?0
~o1 $~., ~ags 160, deed records, Denton 0cunt2 Texas
e~e~udi~g the Batten lot deeded by said Ohurch to W W
Be$~a by deed recorded in Vol 110, page 170~ said
deed records to which re~erence is made
W W Hat$on, frontage 90 St . depth 150 ft
deed records Denton Oounty Texas
M~S ~ E Piner ~rontage 81~ ft de ,th 180
ft., width 15 1 e~uare ft , rate 895 total ~8~
situated o~ the North side of West Hickory st ,set in
I
January Fi~th Nineteen-seventeen
the 0ity of Denton, Beginning at the S E corns~ Of
the W W Barton lot, thence north 160 St ,
east 3~5 St thence South 160 ft , thence West
St to beginning described in deed Vol -- page ~
Denton 0o~nty TexaS, deed reo0rdS and in the 0JOy ~S
Denton Texas Abstract oS Oity lots as being 1Ct E
Block 13 to which reference is made
The Denton Traction Company, R J Wil~n
the W W Wilson estate owners trackage on West
or~ Street Srom Avenue A to the West line oS Aven~e
~ including switches double track being S~ct
in length rate width being that betw-'~'all tracks
and between the ~s of each individ~l traak an~ for
two feet on either side thereof ~ki~ a total ~seese-
merit of $94~ 80
W B M~01urk~ Frontage ~4~ ~ , depth 175
width 15 6 ~t rate ~1 0A, total 15~
~t
V~l 147 page 50 and Vol 125 ~ge 344 deed
of Denton Oo~ty Te~e
0 A Gra~, ~ront~$ 1E0 ft , depth ~ fO ,
width 18 $ sq~re ft rate $1 EflY, to~al ~146~5,
~aid lot being all oi lot Ne 6 in Block No 3, ori~-
i~l to~ of Denton as eho~ on origi~l map of pl~t
o~ said to~ 7ol l~ page E85 deed reoordw, Denton
Oo~ty Te~e
All o~ the above n~ed persons o~ers of the
respective properties above referred to resiie in the
Oity o~ Dent~n Te~s except the foll0~ ~oee res-
id~oes a~e sho~
~s ~llie D Mo0o~iok, temportrily residing
in San ~toni~ Te~s home Dent~n Te~s ~
E Z Jones
A J Sanders, Aub~ '~e~s '
B ~ Witt Aubrey~e~e, ~D $2
R S ~vett New York, New York
T~0~ BE IT 0~I~ BY T~ 0ITY
0~ T~ 0I~ 0F D~TON T~
Section 1 That it be ~d is hereby oral.ed
adjudged t~t West ~ekory ~treet in the 0ity o~ Denton
be ~ved from the W B line o~ the Denton Public Square
to the W B line o~ Avenue B a~ tha~ s~d report
i~bove set out be adopted im ~1 ~d the respective
property o~ers including Denton Traction 0omp~2
it's o~ere R J Wilson and the W W Wilson estat$
set forth ~d sh~ in said li~t and report $~ said
~ineer shall ~y such ~ amo~t c~ the cost 0f o~nst~ue~
tion o~ ~id street pavement as is fo~d ~d sho~
said list and report hereinab0ve set out adopted and
~de a part he.eof to be their respective
the cost o~ such pavement er the amo~t to ~ioh
~2 be reduced on fill heari~ tf the same s~ll Be
reduced ~d iZ not the same ~ hereby crder~ to be
fill and t~t said proportionate par~ of the eos~ qf
construction of said street pavement as set fo~h i~
said list ~d report s~ll be and the same is ~ae A
special e~rge against each such property o~er respec-
tively and a lien agai~t each o~ the~ respective prep-
erties inoludi~ the property of the Denton Tr~ticn
0ompan2 as eho~ in the ~ list ~ re~rt
out and the s~e e~ll be superior to all other
olai~, interests or titles except state $o~t2 and
edt2 ~axee and said s~s so ~jud~e~ s~ll ~e due
pm~sble in ~ive ,equ~l insta~ent~ due respeetiv~y~on
o~ before one to five yea~s a~ter ~went2 (~0) da~s ~rom
t '
,~anuar~' ~ifth ~lnetsen-seventeen
d6$e of the begi~n~n~ of construction of ~id ~treet
pavement on t~t ~rtton o~ said street
t~t ~he ~D~ton ~raotion Oompany and the o~er~ ~here
o~, t~$~ R J Wil~g ~d W ~ Wilson est~e shall
~2 in ~X She Ooat of the ~onstruotion o~ s~h pave-
m~t
~tween ~he rails of said Traotion Oom~
upon,sai~ portion 9~ said street to be paved a~ for
tw. fees on ei~h~ei~e ~he~eof and tha~ a li~n is
~hereb~ fi~ against the ~roperties o~ said Tryotion
Oo~p~2 to sects the ~ost of ~avi~ between ~he rails
ofS~id ~rao~ion ~Oompa~ lyi~ on the portion$of said
sSreet ~o be pave~ and ~or two feet on either Side tbere-
o~ as sho~ In Said lls$ and report ~d if such cost
s~ll not be pai~ by ~id ~ractio~ Oompany or the own.
ere thereof within ~wen~y ~0) days ~fter ~he be~i~-
i~ C~ the oo~otioa of such pavement of said street
- ~i~ Oity OO~Ission,shall issue five certificates
eq~l ~o~t ~Or such cost due on or before on,
fi~ 2ease inclusive after twenty days from da~e
whioh eal~ stret~ pavemen~ s~ll be beg~ and such
$ from
oertifioate~ sh~ll bear eigh~ per cent interestss
~a~e ~d provide ~cr Sen per cent attorney's f
and
s~l! oomtain an~ pro.de such other oondition
~a~icne, te~s and oondi~io~ as are pro~ded~for in
~e ~hir~ paragraph or section hereof and tha$ por-
tioD ~f ~he eost o~ such pavement to be paid aS here-
in ~rovi~e~ by said Denton Traction Oompan2 s~ll be
cre~!ted ca t~e Oity'.e .one-third The Oit2 of. Denton
s~ll p~ one thir~ ~1/3) of the remainder of ~;~
o~ o~net~$i~ SUch pavement except t~t port,.on
be Dai~ b2 the Den$o~ Traction Oom~ w~oh z~ll
be credite~ on the Oity's one-third, that said
a~ll pay out of the 8~et ~d Side~lk f~d ~or pav-
~ all sSreet inter-sections and one-third of the ~l-
~noe o~ such pav~ less that which is requir~,d paid
~ the Deafen Traction
Seotio~ ~ T~t the portion of eai~ west
~r2 etree~ ~o be pave~ shall be fe~t in w~dth and
a~all extend ~rom the W B line--the Denton
~q~e tc the W ~ ,llne of Avenue B in said O~ty and
~h. ~or and Oily ~ineer are hereby ordered~to pro-
oee~ at onoe with the work of oonstrueting sai~ street
~d She ~yor is hereby authorized to enter in~o such
oo~t~a~$s as ~2 be ,necessary f~ the purehase~of ~t-
e~maAs and the ~i~ o~ such ~terials as ~ be
~o~d to be required
~ , Section ~ ~hat ~less the ~o~t final~12
Ju~ge~ a~ainst said respective property o~ers and Sheir
rea~tive p~cperties is paid on cr before twe~2
~a~s after She begi~l~ of the o~struotion of said
street p~vem~, then ~ive eerti~loates o~ eq~l amours
ag~regati~ ~he toSal ~c~t o~ She respective
a~i~s~ eac~ e~ suo~ property o~ere and his respective
p~cPe~ or ~ much as Is not paid at t~t time, one
of each s~i~ o~r~ifi~te~ to be due and payable~on or
before each ~ear fr~m the date thereof from one to five
2ea~s respeetivel2 to the Oit2 of ~ton, Te~s~or
bearer pa~ble at the option of She property o~er,
beari~ interest at ~he rate of eight per cent per an-
n~rom date, and eaeh such certificate provi~ Ior
ten per cent ad~iticnal on the principal and in~eres$
said atto~e~'s ~ee~ are included in the oolleo$ion
came s~ll be l~s~e~ against said respective property
o~e~s ~d their respective property, said ProPerties
to be desoribe~ the~e~n, said certificates shall
ther ~eoite t~t ~h~ are issued for the cost o~ con-
struo~ion o~ sai~ pavement to~t asp~lt ~oal~
- finsll~ a~ged against ~he said part2 or ~r~ ~es
giVi~ the da~e when same is finally ad~udge~ ~nd
s~il state t~t a faille to pay ~ oertifioa';ed
January ~ifth Nineteen-seventeen
in full when due shall authorize She said Oity Oom-
mission or the owner and holder of said certificate
or certificates against said par~y and property to
~eclare all of such certificates due and payable,
and the same shall further recite that said certif~
io&te~is a personal claim against such owner and~a~
lien against such property superior to all o~her
claims liens and titles except state county
city taxes such certifloate shall further state its
~ate in accordance with the final order of said 0ity
Commission in regard to same and shall certify
recite that all acts conditions and things require~
to be done pursuan~ to and in the issuance of same
- have been properly and legally done happened and per-
formed in legal form as required by law Ail such
certificates issued in the payment of said street
hereinabove described against any one party shall eon-
stitute a series and the same shall be denoted by the
letter "B" and shell be numbered from one to five
Section A That January ~$rd, 1917, at ?
o'clock P M be and the same is ~ereby fixed for
full and fair hearing belore the Oity Oommission
said City of persons interested in any of the prop-
erty against which assessments herein are levied and
-assessed or in said paving and for al~ persons owming
property abutting upon said street and for the~I~nton
Traction Company towlt R J Wilson and the W
Wilson estate and such persons at said time shalllbe
granted a full and fair hearing before said 0ity COm-
mission in public session of all matters affecting such
property abutting upon that portion of said
be paved or lying upon that portion of said stre$~ or
any claim for personal limb lity for the cost 6f s~oh
street improvement That such hearing shall be held
at the City Hall of the said Oity and in the ohamb~
where said City Oommiss~on holds it's regular meetings
Section ~ That this ordinance shall be publish-
sd in the official paper of said city at least three
times and the first publication shall be at least ten
days be$ore date of said hearin~ and shall be and eon-
stitute all necessary and legml notice to the owners
of property abutting upon said street to be paved and
who are or may be interested in the hearing herei~bove
provided for
Section 6 That this ordinance be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and publication
~asseA this ~th day of January A D 1~17
J 0 0oit
Chairman of the Oity
0ommiss~ on of the City
Attest of Denton, Texas
J W Erwin
City Secretary of the
City of Denton Texas
Upon motion of MeOlurkan the rules were sus-
pended and the ordinance placed on it's second read-
'
Upon motion of Evers the rules were suspende~
and the ordinance placed ~n it's third and final read-
ing for ad~ption ~
~an~a~ Fifth ~inetee~seventeen
~ Motion was made by MoOlurkan that the 0rd-
inanee be adopted as read Upon roll oall upon
the question of it's a~option the £ollowing O0m-
missioners vote~ "Yea" Ooit Evers MoOlurkan
and Martin No 0ommissioner voted "Nay' Where-
upon the 0hair deolared the motion prevailed and
the ordinanoe adopte~ as read
Upon motion the Oom~esion adjourned
Approved this ~ ~ day
of ~nuary 1917
0ity Hall
January Twenty-third, Nineteen-seventeen
Commission met in regular January sessio~
with Chairman Colt presiding
The following Comm!ssioners were~prese~
answered to the roll 0oit McGl~rken an~ Mart~
Absent Evers and Hill
Minutes of the preceding meetings were read
approved
The following accounts were received and war-
rents ordered drawn on their respective funds in pay-
ment
General l~und
S J Alexand.r $? 76
A Ame~ican-~e France F E 0o 25 ~9
Armstrong & McCrary 2 O0
B H Deavenport & Co 3 48
De~on Steam I~undry Co 2 26
J A Freeman 1 00
Freight Transfer So (Frt) 2 00
Do Do ~ 9E
R H Garrison 1 35
;ipscomb D~ug Store 40
~ A Mc0rary 1 60
Prumtt & Beck 1 55
J F Relay 28 10
Denton Record-Chronicle 14 15
Record-Chronicle Printery ~ ?0
T M Rucker ~ 00
Sheridan-Bennett & Co 53 4~
Wylie Smith 39 O0
Street & ~ridge Deot
Alliance 2~illi~ Co 23 10
Th~ A~k~n~m ;'mlling Co 42 15
L B~il~y 22 O0
Denton Milling ~o 10 50
J M Gurley 47 70
~u~tin Hill 60 00
L~on-Orsy Lumber Oo ~ 54 ~0
Pruitt & ~eck ~ 28
Soradlin & Lewis 8 20
Tex~s l~mr® Fence Co 7 36
St & Sidewalk Const Acct
The City 9rooery 96
Farmers Gin Co 6 88
Taylor Bros Gin 46 §~
Occupation ~und
The Peoples Hone Telephone Co 140 00
The Southwestern Tel & Tel 0o 234 00
Monthly reports of Treasurer Woodward Secretary
Lrwin and the Water Works Department were received aud-
ited and ordered filed
The b~air announced that ~he 0om~lssion would
~ineteen h~ndred seventeen
heax a~y ~omplain~ or pro~es~s from proper~y ~ers
in ca.co, ion ~h ~he pavi~ of ~es~ Hiekor2 S~ree~
as p~ovlded in ~ ordinance ~sse8 Ja~ar2 ~t~h
~lneteen h~dre8 seventeen e~ter which ~s E
2ine~ ~s heard for her-self and by her
A 0 ~sle2 ~o the ef~ec~ t~t she ~s finsn~l~ll~
~ble to pe~ for her part of ~he pavi~ as assessed
in ~he ordi~nce an8 asking that the Oit2 allgw the
s~reet ~o remain as it now is in ffron~ of herlprop-
e~ty Actl~ upon a sugEestion ~he Oo~issio~ a~reed
~o stand n8~ourne6 ~o an earl2 date ~or a f~$her hear-
i~ with ~s Piner on this subject
Mr E W Oarlton was also presen~ and'asked
~o~ information on ~he cost per squ~re yard o~ pav-
i~g West Hickory 3treat Upon being advised ~hat the
ees,esements were based on a cost of $1 1§ perlsquere
~ard he expressed himsel~ as being entirely satisfied
, Mr B W Gough was heard relative ~o delin-
~ue~t taxes for ~he year 190S on 10 acres of his
l~nd Upom motion the Ohair referred ~he ma~ter ~o
e o~mmi~ee composed of Messrs S ~ Gary ~ther
Ho~man and J W Erwin with Instructions ~o ~nves-
fixate a~d report ~o ~he Commission at ~heir ncx~
meeting
~he follewing communica$ion was read a~d upon
marion o~ Martin ~he proposition was accepted and
M~yor authorized ~o comply with the ~erms ~herein
Denton, Texas Jan 2Bad 191~
~ ~he Hqnoreble Board o~ Oi~2 Oomiaeloners
~ J 0 Ooi~ Ohair~n
~ea~lemen
We will ~ke ~he Oily of Denton a
claim Deed ~ o~ in~eres~ in ~he land ~o~ aS ~he
"~illiams Alley" for ~he follo~ consioera~i~as Name ~illiams Avenue
~He Oi~ ~o ~inSain a s~ree~ ligh~ a~ ~he
corner o~ eai~ alley and Oak S~ one in ~he center
o~ eai~ al~ ~d one a~ ~he corner o~ Hickory~B~ .
an~ eei~ alle2 Ail lights ~o be of one h~dr~d can
dle powe~ each
~he,, Oi~ ~o build a~ i~'e o~ exoensea con-
January Twenty-thirg Nineteen-seventeen
crete side-w~lk on one side of said alley t~ee feet
or wider and to connect with the walk on Oak and
Hickory streets
~he City to grade and keep said alley in good
passable condition
If at any time any of the said considerations
are not lived up to by said City the said p~perty
shall revert back to the original owners
Yonrs very truly
~ A Williams
Mrs Prunty Mrs Ross a~d Erl will sign if walk and
lights are put on ~ast side of street- ne~ to Ross
property
~inal report of ~ S Neibert City Engineer
on the pawn~ of Fast Hickory Street from the Rail-
road right of way to the public square was re~d and
referred to the auditor for his check and approval
Upon motion of McClurkan the cost of the e~ra
work done in the pavi~ of ~st Hickory Street end the
extra cost of the pavin~ above the final e~imate of the
City Engineer was ordered transferred from the Street
and Bridge Department ~unds to the credit of the
and Sidewalk Construction acoount~
Surety bond of City Health Officer l~ullin~im
executed in the sum of Tw~ Thousand ($~ 000 00) Dollars
wAth the American Surety Oompan.v of New York as surety
was received and upon motion of McOlur~n was approve~
and ordered filed in lieu of the one on file executed
hy the Equitable Surety Co of St Lou~s Mo
Verbal report oi Mayor S G Gary relative to
the oomdition of the Septic Tank and the improvements
sontemplated in order to comply with the retirement
of the State law was heard
Upon motion of Martin the Oomr~slon stood ad-
Journed until ? 30 o'clock ~ M Monday Janusr~ ~gth
1~17
Approved this .~da¥ of
~ebruary
~ ' Secretary
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Oity Hall
Januar~ ~gth Nineteen-seventeen
No quorum Being ~esent the Oonm~sion stood
adjourned ~tll Th~sda2 ~ebruar~ firs~ Nineteen
h~dred seventeen
Approved this ~7 ~y of
February 1917
Oity Hall
~ab~xary first Nineteen Hundred Seventeen
No quorum being present the Commtssion stood
adjourned u~til Tuesday February sixth Nineteen
hundred swventeen at seven thirty o'clock P M
~ooroved this ~L~day of
~ebruary 1917
~ b~etar~
0ity Hall
Eebr~ary sixth Nineteen-seTen~een '
~_ 0ommission met in session adjourned from ~ebruary
firs~ Nineteen-seventeen wt~h 0~airman Coi~ ~residing
The following Commissioners were preeen~ and an-
swered ~o ~he roll Coit ~vers and Martin
Absen~ Hill and McClnrkan
1~ John Alexander was heard relative to an ex~en-
sion o£ the electric ligh~ and power service ~o the Alliance
Milling Company's plant Upon motmon of Martin ~he ex~en-
sion was authorized with the ~nderstanding that the Alliance
Milling Co would guarantee a gross revenue of not less
than sixty dollars per annum on the extension
Mr J A ~lder w~s presen~ and asked the~ the
0ommission relieve him ~rom the psymen~ of the 1916
on his personal property that had been in the city since
November 101§ and which was ~ssessed to him by ~he Board
of ~qualiza~ion he claiming to have paid the Sta~e and
County ~ax on ~he same proper~y in Wichita 0o~u~y The
m~t~er was referred ~o ~he 0i~y A~orney for his opinion
Hr ~ Lipscomb J~ asked that Mounts Avenue be
kept open ~brough ~he a~hle~ic field Sf ~he High School
grounds The Chair appointed a cor~ni~ee composed of
Masers R H ~vers M L Martin end ~ F Hill ~o in-
vestigate the matt r ~nd report ~o ~he Commission
Upon motion o£ ~rtln the Secretary wes instrnc~ed
~o re£~nd ~o I ~ ~rrell ~he City's pro rata part o£ an
over valuation on ~he 1916 ~ax rolls of $600 00 on the
G W Cunn~ngham ~state proper~y amonnting to $4 78 and
an over valuation of $1 300 00 on t~e personal property
of Mrs T ~ Riney amo~m~ing to $12 ~ Both items
be ~aid o~ o£ ~he General 2nnd
Bond of ~he ~irs~ National Bank as Ci~y Depository
executed mn ~he ~m o~ $1B§ O00 00 with A D i~urner
Jack 0hris~al W F Woodward L Bailey and H 2 Sohweer
City Hall
~ebrmary six*h, Nineteen-seventeen
as sureties was received, approved and ordered ~iled
Bona of W ~ ~oodword Citj Treasurer ex-
ecuted in the sum of SB 000 O0 with Jack Christal
and H ~ Schweer as sureties wao approved and order-
ed ~iled
Upon motion of Eartin the Commission stood
adjourned ~util Wednesday ~ebruary l&th 1917 at
? 80 o'clock P
Approved this
of ~ebruary 1917
/ ~ Chairman
etary
Oitj Hall
l~e~ruary Fourteenth Nineteen-seventeen
Commission met in sessiom adjourned from from
February si~h Nineteen-seventeen with Chairman
Colt presiding
The following Commissioners were present and
answeredto the roll Ooit Evers and Mc~lurkem
Absent Hill and ~lartin
The followin~ ordinance was intr~duced and
pla~ed on it's first readirg
AN ORDINANCE MAKING ~INAL THF AS~I'SSMENTS MARE-
TOFORE BY ORDINANCE ENACTED RESPEOTIVELY ON THE 22nd
DAY 01~ AUGUST 1916 A~ SN S~w~R 26th 1916 BY THE
CITY OOM~ISS~N 01~ THE CITY OF DENTON TEXAS LEVIED
AGAINbT TF 0~rNERS 0~ I~2~L PROPERTY ABUTTING 0~ THAT
PORTION 0F ~AST HIOKORY ST~ET IN TEE CITY OF D~NTON
T~YAS AND ~H D~NTON Tw3~CTION COMPANY, 2T'S OWNERS
R J % IISON AND T~U~ W W WIL ON FSTATF DFSCRIBFD AS
BEGINNING AT TH~ W~ST LINE OF THD RAIL R_oA~_D RICHT 0E
WAg I~ SAID CITY INT~RS~OTING ~ST HIOEORY STREET TEENC?
W ST 0V~q ~]D A]0N b{ID o RF~T TO %HE EAST BOUNDARY LINE
OF T~L D HTON PUSLIC SQb~qE I TLRS~CTING SAID STREET A~rD
AGAIUST fI~ RE~PI~OTIV~ ~ROPERTIFS 0~ SUCH OWNERS A~UTTIN_G
UPON TH~ 0~TION 0~ S~ID STRLPT AB0~} DESCRIBED AND PRO
VIDII~G f~D~T ~ACH LOT 0q I~J~OTIONAL ~ART TIqFREOF 01~
SUCH 0~;NLR SHALL BEAR A LI~I TO SFCURE THE COST 02 THE
O0NS£RUCTION 01~ SUCH PA¢~{LNT ON SAID STREET I~[EDIAT~,LY~
IN ~RONT 91~ oUCH ~UTTING LOT OR FRACTIONAL LOT AND YAKz
ING ~INAL THE ESSESSM~NT AGAINST THE DPN~ON TRACTION
PANM IT'b O%;NLR~ R J WILS0~ AND TEE W W WILb0N LST-
ATE, AND THE °I~0PhqTIES 0~ ~AID DLNTON TRACTION 00EPANY
IT'S IRAN~HI~ES RAILS~ TIFS WIBFS GABLES, CARS AND
OTHER ~ROP~qTIES T~EiIE01~ ON .~a~l] JTREET
WHFREAS by an ordinance duly passed by the 0ity
Commission of the City of Denton Texas in the manner
prescribed by law it was ordered that the port,On of
East Hickory Street in said City lying between the west
line of the railroad right of way in said City and the ea
east boundary line of the Denton Public Square intsrsea-
tin~ said Last Hickory Street on the east and west there-
of respectively be paved with asphalt macadam and that
said City should pay ~or constructing the pavement 9~ver
~1t street interseot~ons with that portion of said East
Hickory btre~t to ~e paved and for one-third the balance
of the cost ~f such construction less that part to be paid
by the Denton Traction Company and its owners R J Wilson
and the W W Wilson Estate and further ordained by ordina~ee
duly enacted that all the owmmrs of real pr~%~' abutting
upon the portion of sa,d street to be ~aved should bear
the remainde~ of such cost of such oavement to be levied
and assessed against such owners and their respective
properties abutting os said portion of said stree~ and a
lien fixed against the same in proportion to the number
of linear feet of such respective prooerties abutting
upon such street a ~d not exceeding the benefits to stroh
respective properties unlSss otherwise determined by said
Commission to be just equitable and legal and that such
pavement be constructed in accordance with olons and
specifications of the City Fngineer of said ~ity and
WHE~REAS by ordinance duly passed it was ordered
that the Deaton Traction Comlsany and its owners na~ed
above should pay for the entire scat of paving between
the rails of such Company lying on the portion of said
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0ity Hall
February fgurteenth Nineteen-seventeen~
street to be paved, and for two feet on either side
thereof and that such cost should be credited upon
the city's one-third o2 the ~ost of such pavemen~ and
it W~S duly adjudged that the followin~ owners s~ould
pay the portions o2 the cost of t~nstructing said street
pavement set opposite their names or the amount'the same
m~ght be reduced upon hearing, and that such assessments
be a personal charge against said owners respectively and
a lien against their resp,ctive p~0perties described in
Seotign One hereof superior to ~11 other liens ~claims
or titles, except State County and 0ity taxes
WNEREA~, after due and legal notice given to all
pe~eon~ owning property abutting upon said stree~ the
Den~gn ~raotion Company and its owners a hearin~ was on
the 4th day o£ ~eptember, 1916 and on the 12th d~y of
0otober 1916 hel~ by the City oommission such ,hearings
being h~d at the time place and manner required~by law
after full and legal notice was given to all persons of
s~oh hearings, and the same were in all things duly and
legally held end none of the persons owning snch prop-
ertles or interested in such hearings objected to such
pav~g or the assessments levied against them and their
~espeotive preperties o~ the cost thereof or aw to any
thin8 therewith connected or concerned and it duly ap-
pearing to said Commission that such cost and assess-
ments were lawful and did no~ exceed the benefits to any
of such abutting property or the property of the Denton
Traction 0ompeY~v or ~$s owners and that such cost and
assessments ware acceptable and agreeable to the owners
of such property as aforesaid Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 0ITY 00~SS~ON OF THE CITY
~ection I That there is here how levied ,against
the following name~ persons as a personal charge la~d
claim the amount set opposite thei~ respective n~mea and
~ lies is herebF fixed against each lot or fractional
p~r% t~eraof belDw described such amount so set
pea&ts t}%a name of each such owner to secure the pay-
~en~ of a~oun$ so set opposite such names of suc~ owners
and such lien is hereby fixed and made superior ~o all
other liens claims or titles of whatsoever character
except State Ooanty and City taxes
0 F Witherspoon Denton Tex~s Being
West 1§0 feet of lot No 1 Block No E1 ae shown by
0rl~inal M~p or ~la$~of the town Of Denton Texaa des-
oribe~ as follows Bituated in the City and 0oun~y of
Denton Texas, beginning at the N W Corner of lot
No 1, Block ~1 s~id Original Map said town of Denton
~exas
Thence Fast 180 ft st~ke for corner
Thence South 1§0 ft to N line .f lot NoI
~$1ock E1 said map or plat said to ~n of Denton Texas
Thence West lB0 ft to S W 0orner said lot
No 1 Block ~1 said map or plat satd town of Denton
~exae
~ ~enc? North lB0 ft to pl. ce of be?innimg
' Rate ~ 78, total $11A 00 Deed recorded lin
Volume ~J page ~? Denton ~ounty Deed Records
~ 'W ~ ~a~g,ner, Denton Texas ~irst Tra¢~
~itu~ted in Oity an~ County of ~enton Tex~s Be ng
lC~ No 8, Block Nc B of the ~ulton and Spaldin~ Rail-
road A~dition to the City of Denton Texas as s~own by
map or p~t thereof being a lot BO feet East and West
by lA0 feet North and South in said town of Denton. Tex-
as abetting upon said East Hickory Street Rate $0
~ota! SSS 00
, W ~ Weggoner Denton Texas Second Tra~t
situated in tho City and go~imty of Denton Texs~ being
~ebruary Fourteenth Nineteen-seventeen
lot No 9 Block No J o£ the ~ulton and Spalding
Railroad Addition to the ~ity o~ Denton Texas as
shown by map or plat thereof being a lot BO feet ~M~et
and West by 140 fast North and Bouth in said town of
Denton Texas abutting upon sa~d East Hickory Street,
Rate ~0 7~ Total $38 O0
W J Waggoner Denton Texas Third tract Re-
oqrded in Volume 140 page 30b Denton Oounty D~e~ -
Deed Records to which refermmoe is here made 50 feet~
fronting on said East Hickory Street depth 119
Rate ~0 7~ tatal ~38 00
P PoweXt Denton Tex~s ~9 £ee~ East and West
by 165 feet North and South situated in City and
of Denton Texas Deed recorded in Volume lO1 page ~0A
Denton Oo~uty Texas Deed Records to which reference is
made ~or better description
Rate $0 76 Total $58 AA
0 ~ Witherspoon Denton Texas 50 feet ~ast
and West by lA0 ~eet North and So~th situated in the
0ity and 0cUn~y o~ Denton Texas ~bn~t~u~ed ~aig
~t Hickory Street Deed recorde~ in Vol __ page
Dse~ records of Denton County Texas Out o~the Hira~
Sisoo Survey
Rate $0 76 Total $38 00
A F Evers Denton Texas Situated in the~ 0ity
and County ~f D~t~ of Denton Texas being a part
Block No 19 of the Original ~ap or Plat of the town of
Denton Texas and being more fully desoribe~ in a deed
recorded in ?olume 83 page l?~ of the Deed Records o£
Denton County Texas to which re£erence is here ~ade
and shall constitute a part hereof Being lot No, ~ of
Block No 19 of the Original Map or Plat of said town
o~ Denton Tex~s
Rate $0 76 total $9? 58
M. rs C V Wells Residence Unknown ~iret Tract
Being the Feet one-fourth of lot No 1 of B~ook
No E1 of the Original Map or Plat of the town of Denton
Texas to which reference is here made end being more
particularly described a~ follows
Beginning lB0 ~eet East of North West 0orn~r of
lot No I said Block E1 said Original Nap or Plat said
town o£ Denton Texas
Thence ~ast to N W Corner lot No ~ B~oek
B1 said Original N~p or Plat said town o~ Denton, ~ex~s,
BO feet
Thence South 150 £eet stake for corner,
Thence West 50 ~eet stake for carnet,
Thence North 150 feet to place o~ beginnin~
Rate $0 76 total $38 O0
oecond Tract Situated in City and County:of
Denton Texas Being lot No 2 Block No 21 as shown
by the 0ri~inal Map or Plat of said town of Denton,
Texas fronting 200 ~eet on ~ast Hickory S~reet in said
0ity snd extending.in depth 150 ft off of said streets
Rate $0 76 total $152 00
Third tract ~ituated in City and County o£ Denton
Texas bezng lot No 3 Block No E1 ae ~hown by the
Original ~ap o~ Plat o~ said to~ of Denton Te~sl~front-
lng lB1 feet on said ~ast Hickory Street in said Oity
of Denton Texas and extending in depth of~ said street
150 feet
~ete $0 ?6 total $1Z? ~0
A F ~vere Denton Texas Situated in that
and 0ounty o~ De ton Texas out of the Hiram Sisoo
Survey, fronting ?0~feet on that portion of said East
, F~bru~r~ fourthenth Ninetean-seven~een
Eickor~ Street ordered paved a~d being lA0 £ee~ in
gepth being mpre £ully described in a deed re~orded
~ Volume ~/~page 44~ to w~ch reterence is here
made for be~ter ~escription of the ~e~d Records
~enton Co~t2
Rate $0 76 Total $53 20
The Denton Traction 0omoa~ R J Wilson and
the ~ W Witeeh Estate Pavem~t between the~rails
of the track of said Denton Tzaction Oomoany a~d for
two feet on either side thereof being 8 feet ~
cheS in width and 1.550 ~eet in length cost
cents per r~l~ foot ~ot~ling ~806 00 Ail the
property of sai~ ~enton Traction ~omoany and its
o~ere R J Wilson and t~ W W Wilson Fstete
l~ing and bei~ upon t~t portion of said Fast Hick-
or~ Stree~ so ~ved includi~ the trac~ thereof
all ~re poles cahle trolley lines ties an~ frsn-
chlse~ and all ether properties of whatsoever
tar off said Denton Traction 0ompsny lying and bei~
upon said street aforesaid
Mrs A ~ogan De~ton Texas Lot situated in
the 0try and Oo~y of Denton Texas fronting~100 feet
on t~t oortion of ~st Hickory Street so oared and
bei~ 120 feet in depth described es ~ollows Being
lot No 10 o~ the Shelton Addition to the City of Denton
Te~s and bei~ more fully described in deed ~ecorded
in Vol~e 8~ page 545 ~f the Deed Records of Denton
Oo~ty Te~s to ~hich reference is here made,and is
~e a part hereo~
Rate $0 75 total $76 O0
~' Section E That each etd all of such assessments
above set out are Just legal and eq~table amd none of
them exceeds the amo~t of special benefit accruing to
such properties respectively w~ch will accrue~thereto
In en~nced value and accesstbilities by reason of such
pavement and t~t such cost sn~ the levy o~ assessments
~s in all thing~ legal and Just
Section 3 That all acts conditions au~ t~ngs
pure.ut to and in the le~ and assessment of Such
_special assessments necessary to the legality thereof
or the fixing of personal liability of the respective
-owners,of such properties and the ~i~ of litns against
-their ?espective properties to secure the pa~ent o~ such
assessments ~ve been leF~lly done ~ppened ~nd per-
formed in regular ~d due form and order
Section 4 That each and all assessment~ set
forth above are here made final and shall be etd con-
s$itute a personal charge and claim against eaqh such
o~er above'~med and a lien against each such~o~ers
oroperty or properties above described euperio~ to all
other liens claims or titles exdept State CJ~ty and
0it~ taxes
Section 5 That such liens and claims s~ll be
enforee~ or collected am provided by law or in.the same
me.er t~t a~ other lien on real ~atate may ~e enforced
in oo~t or in the same maker that any other
be ~e011eet ed
2action 6 T~t such assessments vzy be ~oald in
ffive e~ual installments as provided in ~ ordinances
re~ord in 7ol~e ~ ~ge ~89 and in Vol~e 4 ~age 414
respectively of the ~nutes of the ~ity ~o~i~ion ~id
ce~til~ arcs therefor of equal ~mo~t resoecti~ely may
be issued as provided in said ordinance
oeotion 7 That this ordinance be In fu~l fores
a~ effect ~rom and after it pams~ge
~ebruary fourteenth Nineteen-seventeen
Passed this lath day of ~ebruary A D 1917
J C Coit Chairman ~ity
ATTtST Commission ~ity of Denton,
J W Erwin City Tex~s
Secretary Cit~ of Denton
Texas
Upon motion of Mc~lurkan the r~!~s were suspended
and the ordinance placed on it's Second reading
U~on motmon oi h~ers the rules were susoended and
the ordinance placed on ~t's third a~d final reading for
adoption
Motion w~s mrde b~ MoOlorkan that the ordinance
be adopted a~ read Upon roll call upon the question
of it's adoption the followln8 ommiesion.rs voted "Yea'
Colt ~vers ~nd MoClu~k~n 1;o Commis loner voted 'Nay"
Whereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed and
the ordinance adopted as read
Tae following ordinance was introduced and placed
on it's f~rst reading
AN 0RDINANCW DIRECTING THE Id~U&NCE 0~ IL~ROVE-
MENT ~'~J~TI~IOATES AGAINST THE OWNERS 0F ABUTTING PROP-
ER~YAMD THEIR RFSPECTI~E PR0~ER~ZES ON ~T ~CK0~
STREET DESCRIB~ ~S B~ING T~" PORTION 0P ~ID ~T~ET
~Y~NG BhT~EN T~ ~ST LINE 0F ~ ~Z~D RIG~
~Y INT~SECTING ~ID oT~EET 0N T~ ~ST A~ T~
BOUN~RY LINE 0F T~ D1NTON PUBLIO SQUA~ INTE~&EGTING
~ID ST~E~ 0N T~ WEST IN AOC0~0E ~ITH 0~INANOES
~RETOFORE 0N T~ 22nd ~Y O~ AUGUST 1916 ~D 0N T~
14th ~Y ~ PEBRU~Y ~917 DULY A~ LECALLY PASS~BY
~ CITY C0 ~S~ION OF T~ OI~ 0P DE~0N T~S A~
AUTH0~IZING T~ ~Y0~ AND T~ CITY SEORETA~Y 0~ ~
CITY T0 SIGN~ E~OUTd SUOH C~TIFIOAThS ~0R~N
Bh~ 0~ ~ID OI~
W~R~S by ordinances dated A~t 22nd 1916
and the l~th day of ~ebr~r2 1917 it ~s ordered
oerti~ioates covering the cost of the construction of
pavement be mseued against the respective ownerm o~
property and their respective properties abuttir~ upon
said street above desor~bed in the eaotion here~ who
do not cay their resoective assessments in full on or
before twenty days after the begi~ing of the oonstrne-
tlon of such pavement
Now therefore
BE IT 0~INF~ B~ T~ CITY O0ESSION 0~
OITY 0~ D~,TON TE~S
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~ebruary ~oa~r*eenth Nineteen-sevente~n
Section 1 ~hat certificates be issued/against
all of ~he P~per~2 o~ers and ~heir respective prop
_
er~ee aba~$1~ upon said s~ree~ above berei~aesoribea
ia ~he n~ber and a~s as ee~ ior~h and prCvided in
aa ~rdinaaee &ul2 passed b~ said ~i~y 0o~is~ on on
~he ~nd day of A~t 1916 of record in Vol~e "4"
page ~89 ~d Vol~e A p~e 414 ~nutes of s~id City
O~issio~. ~d an ordln~oe duly enacted by Said Oity
- Cohesion on ~ebruary 14th 191~ and in aoo0rdance
With the ~w governing such ~ters that suo~ certif-
icates shall be dated the EZnd day of Septembar A D
1916 and shall be in the s~ prescribed in sgid ord-
inanmes above referre~ ~o and in accordance with the
provisions of law goveraing such ~tters
, Section ~ T~t the ~or of said 0i~ ~ and
he ;is hereby instructed and authorized to oign each
and all such oertifiaates for and on be~lf of said
Cltv 0f Den$oa and the City Seereta~ s~ll attes~
thereto ~der his ~d and seal of office
~ Beeries 8 That this ordin~oe be in f~l force
and effect from and after it's passage
] Passed this February 14th 191~
J 0 0oit Chairman of the
City Commission City of
*~A~ST Denton Texas
~ ~ ~ Era, in City Sec-
~e~ary City of Denton,
~ Upon motion o~ Evers the rules were suspended
a~d the or.in, ce placed on it's second r~adi~
Upon motion o~ MeOl~kan the rules were
- ~ended and the ordi~nce placed on it's third ,and fill
readi~ fo~ adoption
, Motion was made by Mo01urkan that the Ordinance
be adopted ae read Upon roll call upon the question
~ the adoption of the ordinance the followin~ Commis-
sioners vo~ed "Yea"~ Ooi~ Evers and MoOl~n
Ne Oomm~msione~ voted "Nay' ~ereupon the O~ir de-
~laTed the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted
as ~ead
The follw~i~ ordi~nee ~s introduced and placed
on it's ~Irs~ reading
~ 0~IN~OE ~NG PIlL T~ ASS~SS~'TS N~T~
~0RE BY 0~I~NOE DUL~ E~0T~ ~ TH~ CITY 00~SSION ~
~ OITY ~ D~0N, T~S, 0N THE ~n~ ~Y 0~ AUGUS~
A D , 1915, AGAI~82 T~ 0WN~S 0~ ~L :ROPE~,TY ABUTTING
~ ~ ?OR,ION 02 ~ST EIO~RY ST~T IN ~ID CITY DES-
0RIB~ A~ B~INNING A~ T~ ~$~ ZI~ 0~ T~ ~ IL R~D
R~ 0~ ~Y IN ~ID 0ITT I~T~OTING ~STE] 0EORY ST~ET
~ebruary fourteenth Nineteen-seventeen
THENCE WEST 0~E~ AND A~0NG SAID STREET TO THE E B
LI~F~ 05 TPLE D~NTON PUBLIC SQUARE INTERSECTING SAID
ST~T AND AGAINST THE ~ESP~CTIVE PROPERTIE~ OF SUCH
OWN~S ABUTTING U?0N THL PORTION 0~ ~ID STRF~ ABOVE
DESCRIB~D A~D PROVIDING THAT EAOR IDT OR URAOTIONAZ
PART THFRE0~ OF ~AOH SUOH OWNER SEAI~L BEA~ A LI~N UPON
WHIOH TH~ SAM? WAS AF~IWWn% TO SECUR~ TEE ENTIR~ COST 0~
TEE CONSTRUCTION 0~ CURBS ~ GUTTE~N ON SAID STRUT
I~DIATELY IN ?qONT O~ SUCH LOT OR ~RACTIONAL PARTS
TWINE02 AND ~EINC THE CLAIMS ~0~ ~H~ COST 0~ CON~TRUC~
~ING SUCH CURBS AND GUTTERS A PERSONAL C~GF AGAI~$~
~ACH SUOH 0WNFR AND A LIEN AGAINST EAOH SUCH LOT OR
~ACTIONAL PA~T THERFOF ABUTTING UPON SAID STRUT ~
IN ~RONT 0~ WHICH 0URBS ~2~D GUTTERS NAVE B~EN LAID
~HE~EAS by ordinances duly passed by said City
Oomm!ssion of Denton Temms it was ordered that curbs
and gutters should be laid along the north and the sa~th
sides of ~ast Hickory Street ia said City between the
west line o! the railroad right of way intersecting said
~treet and the east boundary line of the Denton Public
Square inter,acting said street and that such curbs and
gutters should be constructed in accordanc~ with the plans
and specifications prepared and filed by the City Engineer
of said City and it was further ordained by ordinances
duly a~opted that the owners of real property abutting
upon said street should bear the entire cost of the eon-
struction o~ such cmrbs and gutters and the cost thereof
should be a oersonal claim against each such~owner for
his respective portion a~d a l~en £ixed a~ainst each
lot or iraotional part thereof to secure t~e cost of t~he
construction el such curbs and gutters lying immediately
in iront el such lots abutting upon~said street im pro-
portion to the number o~ linear feet o~ such respective
properties and that such cost of such construction
should not exceed the benefits accruing to such abutting
property unles~ otherwise determined by said Commission
to be Just equitable and legal and it was duly adjudged
that the following named owners as set out in Section, 1
hereof should pay the entire cost of constructing such
curbs sad gutters ss set opposite their respective names
or the ~mount to ~hich the same might be reduced upon a
hearing and ttmt such ~ost be a personal claim against
such owners respectively and a lien s~ainst their respec-
tive properties as below ~et out superior ~o all other
liens claims or titles except ~tate County or Oity
taxes
WH~R~ the Ath day of Seotember A D 1916 w~s
set apart for s full and fair hearing before said Co~mzls-
sion of all persons interested in sudh abutting property and
the laying of such curbs and gutters and the cost thereof
and ~ixing of s lien for the payment of such cost against
abuttin~ properties ~nd such hearing was held in due and
legal form at ~he time place and in the manner provided
after due and legal notice had been 8~ven to all such @er-
seas of s~oh heariugs and it appearing that none of the
persona owning such property abutting upon said street end
in front of which curbs and g~tters were ordered laid ob-
Jected to such cost or assessment the levy of such liens
for the payment of such cost o~ constructing such ~rbe and
gutters and no objections as to anything connected with
such curbs ~nd gutters th~ cost thereof o~ th~ liens fixed
to scours the payment were raise~ and that such cost and
assess~e~ts did not and do not exceed the benefits accru-
ing to such abutting oroperty and that such a~aessments
and the cost ~f such curbs and gutters are acceptable to
the owners of such property Therefore
B? IT 0RDAINFD BY TH CITY ~0~{ISSION 0P TH~ OITT 0P
DENTON TI XA~
Section I That there is here now levied against the
following named persons as a personal charge and ~laim the
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~ebruary ~ourtsenth Nineteen-seventeen
amount s ~t opposite their res active names and a lien
-is here1 ~ ~ixed against w~ch lot or fractiona~ part
thereof ~elow described such amo~unt so set op~oslte
the nam, of each owner to secure the payment of such
amo~nt s~ ~et opposite such names of such ownelrs and
sIAch lies! is hereby fixed and r~ade superior to all
Other lib,ns claims o- t_tlee of whatsoever character
except ~ate Cotbuty a~d C~ty taxes
P, Powell Denton Tez~s Be~n8 a l~t situ~te~
in She C~$y and 0o~ty of Denton Texas 69 feet east
and west and thus abutting uoon East Hickory ~reet in
said 0i~ ' 69 feet and 165 feet north a~d south and which
is ~ore u~l~ ~eseribed in a deed recorded in Vol~e
'101 a~ ge 50A of t~ Deed Re~rds of Denton
Texas tc which re~erenee is ~ere made as a cart here-
of ~or f~rther and better description that the total
~Oe~ o~ c~b and gutter in front of such property so
~b~tti~ upon said street bei~ $31 76 at the ra~e of
$0 46 pax ~i~ foot for said 69 feet
A P Evers Denton Te.s Being a lot sit-
~d in 'the City of ~enton Co~ty o~ Denton Texas
abutting ?~on East Hickory Street is said City and
bel~ a ~rt of Block No 19 a~ shoe by the original
~p or pl~t of said Oit~ and being more fully described
in a deed recorded in Vol~e 83 page 174 of the Deed
Records of Denton 0o~t2 TeEs ~o which reference is
here made for be$?er description and such record is ~de
a p~rt he.eof said lot being lot No 3 o~ Block No 19
of the or[gl~l ~p or plat of said ~ity of Denton
Tex~s t me total cost of curb and gutter in front of
sues prop~rt2 a~ve mentioned beiM $59 47 at the rate
of $0 464 per r~ing foot.
~ 0 V Wells Residence Un~o~ First
-Trae~ Bel~ the ~st one-fo~th of lot No 1 Block
No E1 as~ shown by the ~p or plat o~the original
of Den~on~ Te~s and situated in said 0ity end
of Den?on~ ~e~, to w~eh ma~ or plat reference is
~ere made~d such property abutting upon szid Fast
~iekor~ S';ree~ said lot be~n6 more pa~tioular~y des-
oribed as folle~
Be~i~ing at a point 150 feet East of th~ N W
oorne~ of'~t No 1 Block No 21 as shoe by tH~ig-
inal map ,r plat
Th,,nee Fast 80 feet to N W corner of lot No
Block No 21 said original map or p~at of said
~ 'Th,,noe South 1~0 feet stake for corners
~ 'Th,,mce West 50 feet stake for corner
(~ Th~uce North 150 fee~ to place of be~i~,ing
Th,, total cost of such curb and gutter ih front
of such 1($ abutti~ mpon said Past ~ekorj Street bei~
$25 46 at ~he rate of $0 5093 per r~ing foot
' Se(end Tract Sit.ted in the Oity and ~o~ty of
Deh$0n T~s, Being lot No 2 Block No E1 ae~sho~ by
the orlgizal map or plat of said to~ of Denton~ Texas
an'~ abutting upon said ~st Hickory Street in s~id
frontl~ ~00 fee? on said ~treet and being 150 feet in
depSh, tlat the total cost for o~b and ~utter In front
of such lc abutti~ upo~ said street aforesaid being
86Th ?he rase of $0 609~ per r~i~ foots
$101 ~ ~d Tr~o~ Situated in the City ~ 00~y of
Denton ~s and bei~ lot No 3 Block No 21 as s~wn
by the ~ or plat of the original toe of De~ton Te~s
fronti~ ~81 fee? on said East Hickory Street and bei~
in depth 1~0 fee$ that tb~ ~otal cost of such o~b and
gu~er in ,front of such property is $92 18 at the rate
of $0.509~per rl~Bni~ foot, '
A ~ Evers, Denton ~e~s Situated in the 0ity
an~ 0o~t~of Denton. Texas out of the Hiram SSsoo S~-
ve~ ~ron~l~ ~0 .ee~ on said ~sS~akory ~ree~ in said
~ebruary fourteenth Nineteen-seventeen
City of Denton Texas and being !40 feet in depth
being~ore ~ully described in a deed recorded in ?ol-
uae 1-~$ at page 445 of the Deed Records of
Gouty Te~s to which re~erence is here made ~or
better description t~t the total cost of s~ah
and gutter in front of such property above des~ribe~
and abutti~ upgn said East Hickory ~treet is ~E
et the rate of ~0 ~646 per ~ing foots
~s A ~gan Denton Te~e ~t sit.ted in
the City and Oo~ty of Denton Te~s, fronting
abutting 100 fee~ on said ~st Hickory Stree~ in Said
City of Denton ~e~s and bei~ 1~0 feet in depth,
described as follows Being lot NS 10 of ~he Sheldon
Additg-- to the City of Denton ~exas and bet~ more
f~ly described in a deed recorde~ tn Vol~e 84 page
of the Deed Records of Denton Oo~ty Te~s to which
reference is here ~de for fuller description and
d~ed is made a part hereof, that t~ total cost of such
e~b ~d gutter in front of said above described lo$
$A8 00 at the rate of $0 48 per r~n~i~ foot
Section ~ That each a~d all of such assessments
above set out are J~t legal and equitable and none
of them ex~eeds thc amo~t of s~eelal benefit
to such properties respectively which will aee~e there-
to in enhanced value and accessibility by reason of~ such
p~vement and t~t such cost and the levy of a~seee~ents
is in all th~gs legal and Just
Seetion S T~t all acts conditions and t?ings
p~suamt to and in the lev~ and aamessment~of such ~
special assessments necessary to the legalit~ thereof
or the fi~ng oi personal liability of the respective
o~ers of such propertges and the fi~ng of liens
against their respective properties to seo~e the
ment of such assessments have been legally donee,
period and pe~formed in regular and due form ~nd or,er
Section 4 That each and all assessments
forth above are here made final and shall be ~ oo~-
stitute a oersonal oh8rge and claim against e~eh
owner above ~med and e lien against each such
property or properties above deseribe~ superior t0 all
o~her liens claims or titles except State, Oo~t~ ~d
City taxes [ ~
Section ~ That such liens ~nd cl~ims ~1 be
enforoe~ or collected as provide~ bY law or in the some
manner that any other lien on real estate ~ be enforced
in court or in the some maker t~t a~ other debt ~y
be collected
Section 6 That such assessments ~y be pe~d i~
~ive eq~l installments as provided in an ordinance o~
record in ~ol~e A page A00 o~ the ~nutes of
0ity Oo~Ission and certi~icates therefor o~ equal
amo~t respectmvely mey be issued as provided in
ordinance
Section ~ That this ordln~ce ~e in full force
a~d effect ~rom and after it's passage
°cased this 1At~ day o~ Feb~ery At D 191~
J 0 0oit
01ty 0o~ssio$ 01fy
ATTEST of Denton Te~s
J W Erin City Secretary
Olt2 o~ Denton Te~s
February fourteenth Nineteen-seventeen
Upon motion of Evers the rules were suspended
and the ordinance placed on it's second readin~
Upon motion of MoOlurkan the rules ~ere sus-
pended and the ordinance placed on it'~ third and final
reading for adoption
Notion was made by Mo~lurkan that tbs ordinance
be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question
of it's adoption the following Commissioners voted 'Yea'
0oAt Fve~s and Mo01urkan No 0ommEssioner voted "Nay"
Whereupon the Chair 6eclarsd the motion prevailed and
the ordinance adopted as read
The followihg ordinance was introduced s~nd pieced
on it' f~rst reading
AN 0RDIi~ANOE DIRECTING T~ IbSUANC~ OF IMPROVE-
MpNT CERTIFIOATFS AGAINST THE OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROP-
AND T~R RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES ON EAST HICKORY
BETWEEN TEE WEST LINE OF THE ~AI~0AD RIGHT OF
~Y INTE~SEOTING SAID STREET ON THE EAST AND THF ~AST
UNDARY LINF OF THF DENTON PUBLI0 SQUARE INT~REWCTING
SA~ STREET ON TEE WEST IN ACC0~DANCE WITH ORDINANCES
HERET0~0RE ON TEE EEnd ]}AY OF AUGUST 1916 AND ON THW
l%th DAY OF FEBRUARY 1917 DULY AND L~GALLY P~SSED BY
TE~ CITY 00~I~ISSION OF TH~ CITY 0~ DFNTON
AUTHORIZING TH~ MAYOR ANDTHE 0ITY SECRETARY OF SAID CITY
TO SION AND FXEGUTE SUCH CERTIFICATES ~OR A~D ON BEHALF
0~ SAID 0ITY
WHE~WA~ by ordinances dated August 22nd 1916
and the 14th day of February 1917 it w~s ordered that
certificates covering the cost oi the construction o~
Curbs a~d Gutters be issued ~gainst the respective owners
of property and their respective oroperties sbutting
uuon said street above in the caption hereof described
who do not pay their respective assessments in full on
or before twenty da~s after the beginning of the con-
struction of such curbs and gutters Now therefore
BP IT 0~DAINI~D BY THE CITY COmmISSION OF THE
bITY OF DENTON
Section 1 That certificates bo issued ~gainst
all of the property owners ~nd their respective prop-
erties abutting upon said street above herein described
in the number and amounts as set forth and oro~ide$ in
an ordinance du12 passed by said City ~ommissio~ on the
B~nd .day of August 1916 of record in Volume ~ page
~00 N/nurse of said City Commis~ on and ~n or'dinsnce
duly enacted by said City Commission on }ebruary 14th
191? and in accordance with the law ?overnlng Isuch mat-
~sre ~hat such certificstes shal~ be dated o~ the ~th
d~y of 0eSchar, A D 1916 and shall be in the s~
persoribsd in said ordinances above referred to and in
ac~or~anoe with the provisions of l~w governing, such
matters
~ebruary fourteenth ~ineteen-seventeen
Section g That the ~ayor of said City be end
ho is hereby instructed and authorized to sign each
and all such certificates for and on behalf of said
City of ~)enton and the City Seoretarv shall attest
thereto under his hand and seal of office
Section ~ That this ordinance be in full force
and effect from and ~fter it's passage
Passed this ~ebrua~y lath A~ D 1917
J C Colt Chairman City
~mmism on City o~ Denton,
A~TES~ Terse
J ~ Erwin City Sec-
revery City of Denton Texas
Upon motion of ~vers the rules were suspended and
the ordlnamce placed on it s second reading
Upon motion of N~01urkan the rules were s~ ~ended
~nd the ordinance placed on it's third and final r~ading
for adoption
Motion was made by ~cClurkan that the ordinance
be adopted as read Upon roll call uoon the questi~D of
the adoption o£ the ordinance the following ~onznies~on~rs
voted 'Yea' Coit ~vere and Mc01urkan No Commission-
or,voted 'Nay' Whereupon the Chair declared the~mo~ion
prevailed and the ordinance adopted as read
A petition signed by numerous citizens asking the
Commission to pass an ordinance restricting the roaming
at large of chickens aud other p~ultry was receiVedl and
upon motion the OIty Attorney was instructed to prepsrs
an ordmnanoe on this recommendation ~or the oonsidera~ion
of the Commission ~t their mext regular meeting
A com~nunioation from ~ Lee Po~I was read offer-
in~ for sale a lot sdJoin~ng the South east corner cT
~rket Square for a 00nsideration of $9~)O O0
the
Williams
Upon motion a declston was with held on the proposition
until the next regular meeting of the Commission ~ ~l
Upon motion the Mayor was instructed to secures
prices on a second hand tandem street roller for th~
consideration of the Commission at their next meeting
~eb~ua~y foarteenth Nineteen-seventeen
Upon motion the Oity Attorney was instrmcted
to draft an ordinance incoroorating meter ratee per
Edlo Watt hour on ceiling and other style fans
hj ~ ~Upon motion the Oommission ~djourned
Approved this ~ay of
~ebruary 191?
A~TI, S~ ~h~
~ Oity Secretary
mission
February Twenty-seventh , Nineteen-seventeen
Oomm~ssion met in regular Pebruary session with
Chairman Ooit presiding
The following Oommissioners were present an~ ans-
wered to the roll Colt rvers MoClurk~n and Martin
Absent Iti]l
Minutes of the preceding mmetings were read and
approved
The following accounts were received and warrants
ordered drawn on their r~speotive funds in payment
General ~und
E D Lindeley ~yor ~2 25
J W Erwin IStampsl I 55
J A Freeman I 00
~ H Garrison 2 05
S G Gary 35 00
H H Hard~n & Co 41 75
Lyon-Gray Lbr Co 6~ 15
Frank ~ Pitman 1 50
Denton ~eoord-Chronicle 65 25
Record-Chronicle Printery 21 55
J A Smith 33 00
Spradlin & Lewis 1 O0
Western Union Tel Co 80
Btreet & Bridge ~ttud
Acme Brick Co I 50
Alliance Nilling Co 48 ~0
Ar~nsaw Milling Co ~6 15
0 M Curtis 1 50
Denton Machine Works 10 80
Gulf Refining Co 1 10
J M Gurley 45 O0
H H H~rdin & Co 19 50
Lester Transfer ~o 75
bpradlin & Lewis 5 30
Ot & Sidewalk Const
J W Erwin (~re~ght) 62
~reight Tr~ns£er Co 18 l~
The Texas Company 396 80
~reight on same 123 ~0
~nthly re~orts oi Treasurer Woodward Sec-
retary ~rwin~ I~arshal Wells were received and ordered
~iled
~ Wylie Smith was heard relative to the assess-
ments on 7 acres oi land rendered by Smith and Da~herty
to the effect that the same was over valued in comparison
with adJoinmng ~rooerty Upon motion ~he Chair appointed
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Pebruery Twenty-seventh ~ineteen-~eve~teen
a oor~ittee oompose~ of ~esers W B McOlurkan
and M L Martin to investigate the c!&im andlreport
tb the Commission
A resolution adopted by the directors of the
Young Men's Business League requesting the Commission
to use their best efforts towards removing the elec-
t~i~ light poles from the public square was r~ad
Upon motion the 0hazr appointed a comnittee
composed of Messrs W B McClurkan R H Evera
and S G Gary to investigate mhd determine t~e cost
of removing the poles from the public square to the
streets in the rear of the store buildings
Upon motion of McOl~rkan the Mayor w~s author-
ized to contract with A F Evers for +he delivery on
or before July 1st 1917 of not less than $25 000 00
nor more than $~0 000 00 of the Denton Water, Light and
Power Co Bonds at a price ~* par and five p'er cent
uremium interest on same to be paid by the 0~ty until
July 1st 1917
Upon motion the ~hair appointed a committee com-
posed of Messrs W B MoClurkan M L Martin and S G
Gary to confer with attorneys relative to assleting the
City Attorney in damage suits oending in whic~h the City
is defendant
The following election order was introduced a~d
upon motion of Martin was adopted
Whereas the ~aws of the btate of Texas require
that an ~lection ~e ~ald on the firs~ ~ues~a~ tn April
~abh ~a~t~d~ ~he~eleo~on of 0ity 0ff~6~s~an~~ '
o~ ~ ~e~6~s~derrt~e 0~r~er of the Oi~2 of Dtnton
Te~s there are t~ 01ty Oo~issionets to be elected
at an election to be held on said d~te to serve on the
Board o~ 0it2 Oo~issioners of said City for the two
years suooeedi~ said date
Now therefos~ it is ~ther ordered'by the
0ity 0o~issi0~ o~ the City of Denton Texaw
~t an ele~ be held in the 0ity ~f Denton
~ebruary Twenty-seventh Nineteen-seventeen
Texas on Thesday April th rd 1~17, betweent the
of 8 00 o'clock A M and 7 00 o'clock ~ ~ at the
H~ll in said City of Denton Texas and at said election
there shall be elected by the quali£1ed vbters of said
City two City Commissioners to serve on tho Board of Olty
Commissioners of said Oity £or a period of two years from
and after their election and qualification or until their
successors are duly elected aid qualified,
That ~ ~ Pasohall is hereby appointed presidin~
Judge of said election and W W Baxter and G H
brough are hereby ~poointed assistant Jud~ee
That said election shall be held in compliance
with and by virtue of the General Laws of th~ ~tate Df
Tex~s and of the charter of said City and all citizens
of the City of Denton Texas qualified to vote fo: mem-
bers o£ the Legislature shall be held qualified to vot~
in the election hereby called
That th names om all candidates for such offices
as aforesaid shal~ be handed in to the City Sec etary
said Omty at least fica(5) d~ys prior to the date o~ hold-
ing said elect~on,
I5)
That a ~op~ ~f this order signed by the Chairman
of the Cmty Oommi~ion o£ the Cmty of ~enton Texas posted
at the City Hall in said City and published in the official
paper ~hall carve as proper notice of said electi~ and the
Chairman of sa~d City Oommission is hereby directed to,cause
a copy o£ th~s order to b~ posted at the City Hall of ~aid
City and ~ublished as aforesaid for a period of at least
thirty {~0) d,ys ~rior to the date of holding said election
hereby called
Passed t~ E~th da~ of February A D 191?
J O Coit Chalrm~n City
Oommission City of Denton
AT£~ST Texas
J ~ Erwln City Secretary
City of Denton Texas
The following ordin~noe was iqtroduo~d and placard
on it's iirst reading
A~ ORDI ~ANO~ PROHIBITING AN£
PO~TION 0~ ASSOCIATION D1 PP~O~o OR ~S TO ~I~
~F~ OR A~OW I~ ~HIO~N OH~C~NS~ ~E~ OR DU~ES
~Y OH TURKEYS O~ OTH~ FO~ O~D ~PT OR POSSESS~
BY ~ O ~ ~DE~ ~IR OOY~TROL TO BE
OR INVAD ~HL °q¥~IS~ O~ ~NY OTH~ ~ERSON
PORTION 0 ~ ASSOCIATION O~ %I$ONS OR FI~S WIT~N
OITY LI~Tb O? T~ CITY O~ DFNTON T~S A~ PROVIDING
A PFNALTY
B~ IT ORDAIN~ t~ T~ OITf CO~SSION 3F TEF ~ITY
02 D~TON T~S
Section 1 Hereafter t shall be ~lawfUl for any
person firm or corooration or association of perso~ or
~irms to ~e~it e~fer or allow any chicken~o~ chickens
duck or ducks t~key or t~keys guinea or~other fow%s
~ebruary Twenty-seventh Nineteen-seVenteen
0~ any character whatsoever owned kept or possessed
by
them or under their control to be wander in or
u~on or invade or depredate upon the premises Iof any
o~her oerson firm or corporation or association of
persons or firms within the City Limits of the City
o~ Dento~ Te~s,
} Section 2 Any per~on firm or association of
p~ons or ~ir~ or any officer or agent of a~y cor-
poration vtolating~ the orovisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
vis,ion thereof shall be fined In any s~ not more
t~n Five Dollars
Section S This ordinance shell be in full
fores and effee$ from ~d after it s oaoz~ge and pub-
lioation
Pasme~ thi~ the 27th dam of ~ebru~ry A D
191~
J C Coit Chal~an City
AT~EST Co~is~ion of ~he ~C~ty of
J W Erin Oit~ Score- Denton Te~s
tary ~f the Ol~y of Den-
ton Te~s
Upon motion of ~rtin the rules were s~pended
and the ordinance placed on it s second reading
Upon motion of ~rtin the rules were ~s~ended
a~d the ordinance pl ced on it's third and fill read-
ing ~or adoption
/ Iotion was made by Mc01urk~n that the ordinance
be adopted ~s r~a~ Upon roll call u~on the question
of the ados)rich Of the ordinance the following1 Commis-
sioners voted "Yea" Colt Mc~lurkan and Martin
"Nsys" Evers ~ereupon the ~hamr d.olsred ~he motion
prevailed and the ordin~oe adooted es read
~ A oo~i0etion from ~ N Werens~iold~ vas read
and e verbal reoort of M~yor Gary wes he~rd relative to
the condition of the ~eptmo tank and the imoro~ements
coat emplat ed
UpSn motion the Co~ssion ad~o%~r~ed
Approved thi~ the ~7~ of
~roh 19l 71
~ Seoretar~ ~ C ~on
I~roh third Nineteen-seventeen
(o~m~ission net in s~ecial called session with
Chairnan ~oit presiding
The £ollowing Commissioners were ~resent and t
answered to the roll Coit ~vers and Marlin
Absent Hill ~nd Ic01urSsn
The ~ol]owing call o! hairman ~oit was read
Denton Tex~s M~rch 3rd 1917
~o i ~ q~ ~ B ~c~lurkan M L ~rtin
and 2 H ~vers
fo~ ~re hereby called to meet at the 0ity Hsl]
o~ t~s ~z~y of Denton Texas az the ~t~ ~ommis~ion
of the ity of ~enton ~exas at ~ 00 o ~look P M
Mar~h Zrd 19~? ~or the iollow~ug our~ose To con-
eider the reoi~nation of bonmissioner Hill and to
upon thc employment o£ additional counsel to assist in
defen~i~g tho city in damage suits ~enaing and such
other matters as ma~ ~ropc~ly come before said
miss~ ~n ior consideration
~ltneos n~ ham~ thi the 3rd day oi ~rch A D
1917 ~s h~rman of the ity ommission of the 0ity
of Denton Te~s
J $ ~oit Shairman ~ity
Commission o~ the City of
Denton Tex~s
b~ ollow~ng r~G~?nation wa~ re~ and upon
motion o~ ~ers was acoeoted and ordered filed
March 3rd 1917
Messrs J ~oit a~ $ G ~ry
-Ch~ir~an o£ the Board of ommi~sioners
and ~ayor o the try of ~enton To~e
respectively
~ent on
~entlemen
Oving to the f~ct that I have determine8 to
enter the race for 8ongre~ upon the ~e-aistrioting
the ~tate o~ Texas I herewith tender you my resiTnation
as a member oi t~e try Commission to t~ke efie~t at
once
i am D£omotcd to take th s step f~rthe£more for
the ~act th t my oucce ~or ~hould be elected at the
coming April e~eotion
&fy truly
i 2 Hill
Uoon motion o£ I~rt~n a vote o~ thanks was ex-
te~aed ~ Hill fo~ his efficient services rendered
wnile ~erving on the ~oard of ~ommtssioners
~ orbql report of the ~ommittee apoointed to
confer with attorneys relative to damage suits pending
l~Larch ~hi~d Nineteen-seventeen
given by Mayor Gar~
Upon motion of~Fvers the Mayor was ins';rueted
to execute contracts With ,the firms~ of Messrst Sul-
livan & Hill and R H Hopkins ~Attorneys at/a eom-
pensation o~ ~?~0 00 and $300 00 resoeetively, to as-
sist the Oity Attorney in defending the City asalnst
all damage suits now ~iled and with the understanding
that the eases are to be carried to the Supreme Oourt
i~ necessary in which ease the Oity is to pa~ in ad-
dition to the above ~$es the expense of pre,Sting
bpie~s and the oersonal expenses o~ the attorneys in-
curred thereby ~
Upon motion the Com~isolon adjourned
Ap~oro~ed the ~'~_~ay of
~areh 1917
I~arch fifth Nineteen-seventeen
The ~ommission met in soeolal called session with
Chairman oit presidi~
The following Com~is~on~rs were present and an-
swered to the roll Coit ~vers Mo01urkem and Martin
Tbs following call o£ ~hairman boit was read
)enton Texas ~arch 8th 1917
To W $ l~cClurKan M L I~rtin and R H Evers
Tou are hereby called to meet at the City Hall
of the CLty o~ De~ton Texas as the City 0onunission
of the ~Ity of ~enton T~xas at 9 30 o'clock A M
March ~th 1917 for the following purpose
To con~ider further th~ empzoy~ent of oounsel
to ~sstst ~n defending the ~ity against damage suits
pending, and such other ~atters as may properly come
belore ~aid C~mmisolon £or conslderat~on
~itneso my haad tois the ~th day of March A D
191? ae Chairman oi the City Commission of the Cit~
of Denton Texas
J C 0oit 0hairman City
Commission o~ the 0ity of
Denton Texas
A£ter d~scussion relative to the employment of
additional com~sel to assist the 0ity Attorney in de-
fending the City against dauage suits it was s?reed
that the ~ommisston confirm the instructions given the
I~yor on the third iust and th t he close the contracts
mentioned with Iesers Sullivan ~ Hill and wmth Mr R H
Hopkins for the considerations and terms ~tated under
the above ~entioned d~te
upon motion the Commission adjourned
Approved the ~dday of
~arch 1917
M~roh fifteenth Nineteen-seventeen
!
Go,mission met i~ special c~ll.d se~sign with
Chairman Colt presiding
The following ~om~ss~ouers were present and an-
swered to the roll Coit myers and MoClurkan
Absent Martin
The following e~ll ~f ~hafrman Oomt wes read
Dento~ Texas l~rch 15t~ 191?
To W B ~cClur~an ~ L,~artin and q H Eve~
~ You are he eby o~ led to ~et a~ the City Com-
mission ~f the ~ztd of ~e Yon ~exa~ ~t 5 $0 o clock
P E I~arch 15th ]01V for th~ fol owing
To authorize the ourcha~e and ~ayment o* ~ mart o£ tho
outstanding bonds of th~ Denton ~ater Light and Power
Company and such other ~attor~ as may orooer~y cone
before said Commission for ~ons~deration
Witness my h~nd this the 15th day of l~rch A D
1917 ae Chairman of the ~ity Commission of the City
of Denton Texas
J C Colt Chai nan of the
City ~omml~ion of the
Denton Texas
The ~ollowing resolution was Introduced and
uo0n motion of NoOlu~]an wa~ ~do~teo
A RL$0LUTION AUT~tORI/IJG T~ }~YOR OF TPL~ CITY
0~ D~NTON TEXAS TO RE~_I~ AND CAN~L ~H~ ~OILOWING
N~ BONDS ST~ "TH D~TON W~T~R LIGHT A~ P0~R
CO~A~ B0~S" AI~ N~R~ P to l0 IN~IUSI~ 16
19 INOLUoI~ El to E6 INCvUSI~ S9 to Z9 IN~LUSI~
66 69 71 to 76 INCTUoI~ 78 80 to 83 INCIUSI~ 86
to 91 INCLU$I~, 9~ 96 to 99 II~CLUoI~ A~IOU~TING TO
$E7 000 O0 PRINCIPAL ~ ~ SE 160 O0 INT~R~oT AND PRE-
~ AND TO EEOUTE PROP~R WA~NTS %0q ~D 0N B~
0P ~ID CITY 0~ DENTON T~S AGAI IST ~ SIN~NO PU~
iOR T~ DIS0~RGE OP ~E BONDS ~B0~
BE IT ~SOI~ BY TH~ OITf C05N~IS~ON O~ T~
CITY OF DPNTON TE~S
That S G Gary ~yor of said ~ tv ~ and he
is hereby fully authorized enoowered and in Truoted
to receive of and from ~ ~ Evers th~ legal an8
equitable owner ~nd holder thereof the Denton ~ter
Light and Power Company Bonds numbered E S 4 5 6 ~ 8
9 10 16 1~ 18 19 ~! EE P~ E4 25 26 P9 ZO 31
J5 S6 J7 58 Z9 66 69 ~1 72 7~ 7& 75 76 78 80 81
86 87 88 89 90,91 9S 96 97 98 ~nd 99 a~Fre~a~ing
$2~ 000 O0 Said S G Gary In, or of s~d City is
further authorized empowered ano instructed to e~eout~
sroper warrant to tho said A ~ Evers in the s~ of
P7 000 O0 for the redemption of ~d bonds above men-
tioned on the sinkin~ f~md orozided for the redemption
thereof and the said b G Gary l~yor of the said
City is further authorized enpowere~ and instructed
to execute a w~rrant in the s~ of $~ 160 )0 0n the
Water Works f~ in favor ~f the s~i8 % F byers as
Garment in full of ~ ~remi~ of five(5%) oar ~ent an4
the interest on sa~d bonds ~til July 1st 1957
~rch fifteenth Nineteen-seventeen
and the laid ~ G Gary Mayor Gl said City zs £~-
ther authorized empowered and znstructed for and on
behslf of said O~ty to cancel ?aid bonds and to do and
per£orm such other acts and thin?s as may be necessary
for the £ull a~d iznal redemption and cancellation of
the bonds ~ereiGaoove mont~ou.d
A~lo~ted this tbs 16th day of ~arch A D 1917,
J C Coit 0hairman of
the ~ty Commission of the
O~ty of Denton Texas
Upon motion the ~o~u~s~zon adjourned
Approved Vhis the
27th day oi I~arch 1917
etary ~
~ello~ Oo~.sione~e were ~es~l Gna
~avtea of the ~eo~iM mee~i~s were ~e~ a~
I. ~oke~. $.vo
~ Metal Wo~, .00.
~o~ repose O~ ~e~e~er Woo8~ ~
8eor~
Were ~eoeive4, a~i~e4 a~ oF4e~e6~iled
Ma~eh ~went2-eeveat~, ~liaeteen-Seventeea.
Moa~hl7 re~erts o~ the la~e% & ~t~ Del~r~mea~
for the moa~ of Feb~uax? aaa MarQ~ were rea~ aa~ e~e~
~ile~
~he val~ioa o~ ~ sores of Iaaa assesse~ ~o ~h
~her~7 ~8 given b7 M Lo ~r~in, U~n mo~ion au~hor-
i~ ~s ~iven the ~eore~a~ ~o re~ ~ Oi~y'S
~ of ~ ~e, oollee~ed in exoeas of a ~1~$t~ o~
~,00 on t~a ~ ~or the 2ears o~ le~ ~o 1911 iaolu-
~ ~lph ~ ~e heard relative to tappl~ a
~lvate ~er pl~ line o~ed by T~ ~, M=Oo~ok l~$ead
of ~he oi~2'e waSer ~ln Upon m~ioa the O~l~
a oo~ttee oo~oeed of ~eaera ~, B, MOOl~. M
to the needs of ~he ~re De~$me~ fo~ ~
~0 ~eet o~ hose Upca ~tion of ~ia it ~s
to ~e~ae this hone an~ ~he ~2er inet~e~ ~o se~e
bids on t~ same for the oo~i~ion of She
Upon mo~ion of ~e~ a ~ ~s o~e~
on She ~eral ~ In the s~ o~ ~,~ to de~
e~e~ee of dele~tee of She VOI~ Fire
~e Ligh$ De~m~. exerted In the e~ o~ ~ ~-
~ ($2,0~.~) ~ll~e. with She ~ s~e$~
~ o~ ~ xo~k as e~e~7 ~a reCeiveS ~e ~a
~e approves ~ ordered fil~ In lieu e~ ~he oas
~le exeo~tee b7 the ~able ~e$? 0o~ o~ ~,
M~TO~ Twea~-~evea~, ~iae~eea-aeven~ Oeao
~o ~he ~no~ble Bo~a oi ~o~eelone~
~o lne~all u ~ae~ ~o~ eSor~e gaeox~e ~ aaa
~oat ol o~ 8araae ~ wee~ ~ ~ree~ ~e ~ope~2
o~ouoh~q~en$.
~on motion t~ ~o~ ~ aut~rtse~ ~o oe~
U~a ~tiom o~ ,~01~ the oo~e~a$~oa
· 11 1Gbore~g ia t~ ~10~ O~ the Oit~ rooei~'i~ leos
A ~leatioa from ~ Lee ~ool o~e~l~
ease a ~r~p o~ la~ on the 8ouSh alee o~ We8~
S~ee$ to be uoe~ ~ a oon~in~$ion o~ ~o~ ~ De, on
s~reot ~8 reai. U~o~ ~tion ao$1on
the ne~ meetl~ o~ t~e ~4esion.
Flaw $o ~ye tb grade lower~ $o oo~o~ ~$h She
Flow ~a~ proper~2 ~ ~ oo~r o~ We8~
Oeda~ ~$reoto, ~ ~$ ~ther i~t~ted to
Upon ~tion tho Oo~lesiea 85ooa ad]o~ me~ ~til
April ~ourth, ~lneteen-eeventeea
oommieelon met in session adjourned ~rom Marsh
1917 with 01mi~aan 0sit preeidin~
The followin~ 0o.-..dealoaers were present and
answered to the roll ~oX~, Ih'ere Mo01u~kan ~nd Martin
Upon motion the 0hair ~pl~rA~a~ a serenities oo~-
posed o~ Meeare. W 3 Ko01urkan and M L ~in $o ~-
~s the ~e~ o~ ~ eleo~ion held April ~r~, 1917 ~d
tbs enid so.tree ~e~ She follo~ repo~
We,~ so. tree ~ppointe~ to ~n~se tlhe retie
o~ ~ election ~or Oitz 0o~eeloaer. ~or ~i~ Oi~, held
sa April ~rd, 191~, re~ t~$ we ~ve m~e 8 oaref~ o~-
vase o~ eai~ reruns a~ fi~ ae ~ollowe ~t 0. M, c~$1e reo~ived. O8 voteej.
W A Talia~erro reoexved O0 vo~eej
~ $~t o~ the ~ perao~ t~ ~med, sash reoeived a
~JOrit2 of all votes ~e$ at snob eleo$ion
~ted April 4th, 1917 M L ~in
V B Mo01~n
0o~ttee
Upon motion the Feport of tb 0o~ittee ~8 re-
oeived a~ adopted
The ~ollowing resolution was introduoed and ~pon
motion adopted ~
~ T~ ~I~ ~Y 0F ~L A. D. 1917
Be it resolved b~ the 0i$2 0o~is~ sa o~ the
T~ ~ro~ a~ a~er a santas o~ the eleetioa
$~e of an eleotien hel~ im the 0i$~ o~ Denton,
on the t~rd da~ of April, A D 191~, for the eleo$1o~
of ~WO 0o~e~onere to sit as members of t~ ~i~
~ssion o~ the O~t~
2e~$ f~ the date of rtheir eleotio= or ~tit ~heir
~OQeaeQ~e are eleote~ ,~ ~li~led, i$ appea~.
0~$ia reoeived 98 votes at~ Suoh eleotion and~ A
ia~e~o reoeivea ~ voter. S $~eh eleotiom, t~t there
~re a tots1 n~ber o~ ~votee 9~at at 8uoheleotion,
t~ t~re were as oth~e~didat~d ~or mush o~fioee,
~$ t~ said 0 X 0~tie ~d W A Taliafer~
~eoeived a ~Jortt~ o~ all the vote~ ~8t at suoh eleo-
el~oted ~ offioe ~ Oit~ 0o~e,ioner
U~n motion the ~ir appointed NeSe~ ~B
April fourth l~ineteea-seventeen
hose for the Fire Dep~rtment, with power to sot.
Upon motion the 0ommission stood &dJo~rned u~til
? ~0 o'olook ~ ]~ , ~rida2 April 6th 1917
Approved this the 24th
of April, 1917
Otty Seore~ar~
Ap~l sixth, ~noteon-se~onteon
4~h, 191To '
~e ~o1~o~ Oo~8sionero were preoe~
~wered ~o t~ roll. ~, MoOl~n ud ~a~afer~
Absen$ ~015 ·
~n motion W B~ MoOX~n ~e eleoSed
~M ~ollo~ o~d~oo ~8 inSro~uoed s~d
on i~'S first re~i~
~8, there ~ete~soano~ in the membership
o~ the OZ~ Oo~iostOn o~ t~ 0~ o~ Den$on, ~em, euoh
~o~ ~yi~ been ~od b~ the roei8~ion o~ 8 member
~e ~ ends on tb Sad ~a~ o~ ~1 A D ,
~S, it ~o ne~ee~e~ to order ~eleat~on to
~ill suoh ve~n~,
~ ,~ ~ IT 0~ ~ T~ OI~ 00~88101 OF$~ Ol~
8eotloa 1~ T~$ there be and is herob~ ~rde~e~
~ ~0o$~ in t~ Oit~ O~ ~o~on, ~e~8, ~or the
pose of ~lli~ out tho ~o~red to~ o~ the o~ioe
o~o ~mher o~ aa~d Oit~ Oo~iealon ~de ~o~t b7
~tton, said eZeotion 8hll bo held on tho 15th
~O; at sash olo~ion, thoro e~ll bo eloo$od one
b~ 9~ ~i~ Oi~ Oo~ieelon $o till out tho ~o~lrod
~eeis~od, euoh ~e~iFod te~ endin~ on the ~d da~ o~
, 8eerie= 2. ~t 8~oh eleotion he~eb~ sticked
8hall be hold in ~li~oe ~th t~ Oenera~ ~
SSaSe o~ Te~8, andt~e ~lls ~herefor 8~11 be ~pen
fFo~ 8ifh2 o'olook A M. on ~id date ~til saved o'olook
~ M. o~ ~ da~o. ~a~ B ~. ~oa~ll i8 here~ ~pointed
~residi~ ~ud~e ~d W W h~er and ~ H ~mb~h a~e
~o~eb~ ap~lnted eoeleta~$ Ju~e8 ~ 8~11 ao~ ~n ~ldi~
said eleo$1oa, t~t 8ai6 pr$oidi~ J~ge and ao~ist~$
~u~se8 bo and $~ ~e hereb2 auShorisod to ap~int 8uoh
aa~Ot~ oF olePb as t~ ma~ rim neeeo~ , and are
he~ob~ aut~rised to a~nieter nob sash or
aS ~ bo Pequired.
i .f .8eo~i~.~,. ~t ~ Oit~ ~eoret8~ o~ said
s ~na~ruo~ ~o MFS prtn~ed all neoeeear~ ballets in
sno~ ~bor ~ i8 proo~ibei b~ lev, ~d ~o deliver
8~ $o She prooidl~ ]~fe el said eleotion
8eo$io~ ~ ~$ this ordi~oo s~ll be p~bli~hed
lees than thirt~ ~8~8 prior to S~ ~ate on ~toht ouoh
olootion e~ll be hold, e~d a oe~ifi~ oop~ hereof e~ll
bo poetei ~ et the Oi~ hll in said 0i$~ ~or
o~ t~e- and auoh Publi~ii~a aM~ati~.~ell be
oo~e ~1 neoeesa~2 ~xaeo~ne nozax~ oz
elootioa,
7O
April aixSh, Ninet~ea-seventeen
-~eotion B All persons reeidin~ within the
of Den$on. Texas qualified to vote for m~bers of the
Legislates are q~li~ie~ to vote in She eleo$io~ her~b~
oalled
~eotion S ~t ~hta or~i~ee ~11 be i~ ~1
for~e ~d e~feo~ ~ro~ and a~er isa ~eeage.
~ t~ t~ 6th day of April A D
A~TEd~ J 0 ~i~ O~l~n
0i~y 0o~eeio~ of ~e
J · ~n, 0i$2 See- of Den$oa Te~e
re~ar~ of the 0i~2 of
Den$on,
U~n mo$ion of Taliaferro the r~ee were e~p~ed
and ~he ordi~noe plaoed on it's seeo~ readi~
Upon motion of 0~is ~he r~es were suspended
t~ ordi~n~e plaoed on it's ~Mrd a~ fill rea~i~
adoption.
Ohai~ Ooit present ~ presi~i~
~lon ~s nde by MoOl~ ~$ the ord~oe
be a~opte~ as rea~ U~n roll oall upon She queerish
the ~option o~ t~ or~ln~oe She follo~
vote~ "Yea~ ~i$, O~tis, MoOl~ ~ Taliafe~o
Qo~ssioner voted "~a2% ~ereu~ the O~ir
the ~ion pre~ile~ and the ordi~oe a~op~ed ae
T~ O~tr a~ee~ ~$ nominations wovl~ be
o~er for the eleotion of a me. er to ee~e as
of She Oo~4ssion, and u~n mo~ion of O~$is U
MeOl~ ~s nomi~$ed ~d du~ eleo~ed as O~i~n ~or
the ene~ ~e~
O~ir~n MoOl~k~ presidi~
Oo~ioatio~ were reoeive~ from Masers ~s B
~rris and Lee ~o~1 as~n~ the ~esion $o allow
a d~ve ~2 or openi~ ~rom She ~k~ Sq~re $~
p~per~2 a~Joi~ Upon mo$ion the requests were
~th the proviso t~t the ~2or ~a instruot~ $o enter
in$o a ~itten oont~o$ ~th eaoh o~ t~ to the~
t~ the OiSy i~red no liabilit~ Shereb2 and $~ She
rig~ to close Sheee enSranoes at ~ $i~e ~s
by the
Agril sixth, Jineteen-ee~entean
Motlonw~emade,by Oo!t that the Olt2 pUrohae.
a ~tr~p of land Z6 5ee~ wise oonneotin~ West Oak and
as an extension of John B. Denton Street Upo~ roll
eall upon tho question of the adoption of the ~otion
the followin~ Oo~missi~nera voted "Yea' Ooit and
O~tiso ~ys" MeOlu~kan and Taliaferro WhereuPon
the ~hsir dsolared thelmotion lost l
Upon motion the Ohair appointed a oommittee eom-
posed o5 Xeserso J 0,0oit, 0 M Ourtis and ~, 6 Gary
to investigate the oon~itione and aseertain the net oost
as nearly as possible ~or the extension of ;olm B, Denton
8treGt South to West HIokor~ Street
Report oft he oommittee appointed to purohase hose
for the Fire DeP&rtment was ~iven by Ma~or S ~ Gary and
upon motio~, a oontraot, exeouted by the ~abrio Fire Hose
O0~pa~ and 5, G Gary, Ms,Or, for 500 feet of hose at
~0,60 per 5eot, pa~abl~ January let. 1918 without interest,
w~s approved and ordere& filed.
~he followin~ oo~unioation was read an~ upon
motion of Ooit pex*~lsston w~s granted to inet&Il the
equipment aentioned with the uuderstandin~ that the
same would ~set with t~e approval of the insuranoe under
writers and that the Oit2 i~ourrad mo liability thereby
De. on Te~e,s April ~rd 1917.
To the Oit~ ~ommlseioners.
Gentlemen,
We the undersigned reepeotfully ask your per-
~issio~ to sinks B~wser gas t,~under the sidewalk in
~ront o5 the briok building looated on East
Street and_~oinin~ the Denton Steam
This ta~k is Ifor the purpose of supplyin~
to pUblio ~or use in automobiles
Tho ~ to be ~ooated between sidewalk ,and street
and not to interfe~e wi~h publio
Tours reepeot fully
H ~ Oh~mbere
o 0
UpOn motion an ~o~oua~ o5 $5 66 was ell~wed end
April six~lr, l~lae~een-seventeeno
ordered paid ou~ o5 the General l~uad to ~ ~ SO~Z,
· el~ for one-~lg of the oo8~ o~ a U~e~ States ~ag
~o~8od b~ the 7ol~$oer Fire De~t~n~ ~
~n ~tion a vote of t~ ~a e~en~od ~
J 0 0o1~ for ~ e~fiolen$ 8ervioea rendered b2 ~
w~le 8e~i~ as O~i~n of She Olt~ Oo~iesion
U~n motion the Oo~4sa~n stood ~Jo~ned
Approved this the 24th
~&~ o~ April, 1917
reta~ Ohairma~
go ~eee~e ~ 0 Oe~, 0 M
~ V. A ~alia~er~. Oo~8elo~a
oi ~e 0i~ o~ )ea~oa.
~n~leMn~
' ~ou ~e he~eb~ oalle~ to mee$ a~ the ~e
]a~0~l ~ ia ~ 0!~~ ot Denton. Tern. as
ao~aoion o~ the ai~.o~ ~on ~e~. a~ 10 o'olooE
~ M** A~I1 16~h. 19l~i ~o~ ~he ~olloM~ p~ae
~ oon~iter pl~ ~or ~he i~ov~e~ of the
~ea~ o~w~ ox o~fe die~oal aha ,aoh o~heF
o~lon
A. ~ . lglY. ao 0~i~ of ~ 0i~ O0~8~oa o~ the
W Bo goOl~
To~m
~, ~o W~o~Old ~s h~Fd relative tO ~he i~
~ovome~ ~d e~a~gemO~ o~ t~ pFeoent ee~ge dis~l
Pl~s~ ~on ~tion 0~ O~ti8 ~8 emplozed $~
p~ ~ opeol~ieatio~ ooveri~ the lmp~v~onSe ~
I
~ UpOa ~tion the10o~488ion
Approved t~8 ~he ,,. d~
April Nineteenth Nlnetee-,-eeventeen
Oommiealon met in epsolal oallsd session w~h
Ohairman MoOlurkan presiding
The followin~ ~onnnissloners ~were present and a~-
owered to the roll Ooit. Ourtia. MoOlu~ka~ ~d Talin-
The ~011o~ oall o~ ~i~n MoOl~
D~on. To~8. April 19~h. 191~.
~ Meeere J O. ~l~. O. M
~d W A Taliafe~o. Oo~eelonere
o~ tb Oit2 of Den$0n Te~e.
You are hereby oall~ to m~$ at the Olt~
~he Oit2 of Denton. Te~e. a~ 2 o'~ook P M,, A~ll
1917. for the follo~ p~posee
To ~ider ~her the ~0~80 o~ la~
$~ e~ension of J 3 Den$0n ~treo~ or 8 ~te~~y ~rom
Vo8~ O~ t9 We~ ~o~r~ S$~ee$8 ~d to Feoeive
~oa a report of the method o~ t~ Denton ~o$ioa
in ro-la2i~ of ~le and ties ~or the~F $~ok bet~e~
tho intereeotion of ~2 ~treet and Avers 3
Witness ~ ~nd thio the 19th day o~ April.
A. D , 191~. aa O~l~ o~ the Pit2 O0~ealcn of the
V B ~001~. O~i~ of She
Ci~ O0~seion o~ ~ Ol~
Den$0n Tens
~tlon ne Male by O~ie that t~ Oit2
be inotruoted to file oonde~tion proooedin8e for
~er u2 on ~he West lino of ~ LeO Pool's 105
~k ~treet ~ di~o~l~ across · 105 o~ed b~
~2 $0 ~s ~utheaet oor~er on Wee~ ~okor~ 8~ree~
Upon motion of Ooi~ She O0~oeion visited
frond in a bod2 to lnYeatiSa$e tho~ oond!~lo~ of
above mentioned ~$er ~y and to de~e~i~ upon $~ bees
oo~8e Co prooeed in the ~tter
Mr 0 A William~ wa8 heard relative to the above
mentioned water waZ and in protest afeinst the plan o~
r~wntl~ an open ditoh in front o~ ~tis reoidenoo to o8~r~
o~f this surplu8 water
Upon ~otion o~ O~rtis *v~th~ Sepiaa in the mat~o~
April ~l~e~e, ~h,, ~l~ne~eea-eevenSeen~
o~ ob~in~n~ a ~ ~7 ~on We8~ ~k S~ee~ ~o We8~
~b Oo~iaoion
~o the met~ ~lo2ed b2 the Den~on ~raotion
in re-la2i~ their trae~ in readiness ~or the ~vl~ on
Uest ~e~r~ Stress ~r~m the inter-eeo$ioa of ~2 Street
to She ~est ~a~ li~ of Avenue
~pon ~tion the ,~yor was i~truoted to invite
~, ~ J ~ilson, ~er of the Denton Tra~i~n
$o meet ~$h She Oo~i~elon ~t their ne~ meot~n~ for
She P~POOO ~oao~ a decision relative to the ~nd
o~ wo~k req~red on their r~ bed b~ the Oit2 before
~he ~ ~ pavement ~on t~t ~r$ o~ Woes ~ko~
Street oaeupled b2 the traoke o~ ~ho said Trac
~Pon motion ~he Oo~ission 8~ood
subJeo~ to,the o~11 of ~he O~iMn
Apppovod t~8 the
8eere~ar~ 0~t~ a
April Twent~-fuur~h, Nineteen-seventeen
0ommieelon met in regular April session wi~h ~
0h~irman Mo01ur~ prseidi~ 4 '
The followin~ Oommieeloners were present and an-
swered to the roll Ooit, Our$is MoOlurkan ~d Talia-
~nutee ~ t~ preoedi~ meeti~s were rea~ and
approved
The fol~owin~ aooounts were allowed and
ordeged drawn on their reepeotive funds in pa~men~
~eneral Fund
Amerioan-La Franoe Fire Engine Oo , $2o00
Denton Stea~ ~aundr2 0o, loAO,
Denton Reoord-~hroniole, 8 65
J W El-win, ~Stampe), 1 00
Fi rs~ ~a~'l Bank 8 ~0
Fabrio Fire Hose 0o , 400 00
J A Freeman, 1 00
M~itzk~ Prlmtin~ ~o 1 ~0
B F Paeohsll,Presi~in~ 0~fioer, 10 0O
~ F R~le¥,
Wylie Smith, ~ 0O
The ~llia~a Store 4 50
Denton ~ 4
Street ~ ~rid~e ~
~r Eli ~heF 5 40
R ~ers, 4 8~
T W Leve~ett ~ Os., 23 ~0
3pradlin ~ Le~8, 6 10~
~- L Taylor,
~ne~ Brothers,
Street & 8ide~lk 0o~t
0~1~ ~ ~ren 0o, 1~ ~8
~ A ~ee~, 1~ O0
~ ~ hle2 1 60
Ta~lor ]roe ~in
~e Te~s ~omp~ 422 ~
~eight on saM, 1Z1 ~
M B ~tloak & 0o 11 55
M~nthl2 reports of Treasurer Woodward, ~arehall
Wells, 0 H 0 ~llin~lm, Seoretar2 Erwin and the ~ater
Work~ Department were reoeived and ordered filed
report by Mr W~lie Smith on the audit o~
~eibert'e statement of the esot o~ pavl~ ~e~t
77
April ~WenS~r-fou~h, ~lneSeea-oeventeen
Eto~0r7 Stress ~a Fe~ ~ offered ~ile~
~e 0i~ ~h ~er ~o,F ~e in emeFfeaole8 fF~m ~
~li~oe Xoe 00~'8 pl~ ~d upon ~ion of
~e ~ropooition ~ a~oep~e~ ~d the 01~2 A~0~e~
ot~o~ed to draw a oonlrao~ embodyl~ the te~ as agreed
~ ~or the fin~ oo~i~a$ion of tho Oo~sion
~d ~a~ vole bei~ oal~ea ~on the question of t~ ~op-
~ion O~ She ~o$iOn t~ res~ ~e ~ follo~ ~"Yeae".
0~t~, ~tle ~d ~ll~erro "~". ~o0!~~
over ~ow of e$orn ~ter from ~est 0~ Stree$ oa $o
~6 aarose ~e lo~ ~d ~ to ~he intention of the
~ne'io4 in regar~ to obtainl~ a ~ter way f~ Wee$
~ to Wes~ ~o~rF
~tion ~e ~e b7 0oi~ t~$ the 0i$7 A$~ora~
be aulhor~ed to neggt~ate t~ p~o~e of a strip
1~4 ~6 $o ~ feet ~de off of the Woes Bide o% a lo~
o~ed b7 ~ Lee Pool 9~ Wee~ Oak S~ree~, ~d ~or a
lot 7~ fee~ ~de from ~ S G ~r7 on Wes~ ~or2
S~reeS, ia or4e~ to obtain an e~e~ion o~ J B ~on
t~8 pol~ on Woes ~k S~ee$o ~tio~
~o$ioa ~s ~de b~ O~$1e ths$ the O~tr appoin~
~he Dea~oa Trao$ioa ~o, relative to the ballast required
b7 the 0i~2 ~4e~ ~s t~o~ om Woes ~o~ Stress pre-
~rator~ to the ~Ti~ of ~p~I$ ~oaa~ ~ve~ent. Oar-
tied ~ereupon the O~ir appoi~t~ th~ follo~ 0o~
~t~e~ ~er ~hie ~e~ ~eere ~, ~. ~te J O, Coil.
~ orrises ap~inti~ a ~ard o~ Eq~tisation
~or the ~e~ 1917 ~e !~troduoed ~ plaoed on~ it's fires
,
April~n~2-fourth, Nineteen seventeen
The foll~i~ resignation of Mal~or ~az~ was rea~.
notion on whioh was deferred until the ne~ meeti~
the ~ission
Denton, ~e~s, A~ril Mit, 191~
~o ~norable ~ OB MoOl~n,
~ ~eeera J ~oi$. 0 M 0~tis
~ W A Talia~er~o. M~b~e of t~
~ard of 0o~a~oners of the 0it2 o~
Dento~ Te~.,
~entl~
~ hereb~ tesder ~ resignation as
0i$~ of Denton Te~e to t~e effeo$ ~y 15~h, 191~
In .everi~ ~ oo~eo$ion wish 2ou I wis~ to,
s~ate that I ap~eolate ~hl~ the ho~r of ~vi~ beeb
aeleoted to fill the high position ~ ~r of th~ Oi$~ .
of D~$on ~ ~or ~he ~ oo~esiee ~ me
i~ in this oapaoit2
In oonol~ion allow me to doan sinoerel2', Wi~h
2o~ ~ frien~ in ~ahi~ you the suooeas ~u 8o rio~2
deeeFve
Ve~ respect fully
Upon motion the 0omm~ssion otood adjourned un$i!
Sat~rda2 April 28th 1917. aS g O0 o'olook A M ,
ip~,ovei this
of ~al~, 1917
A~il ~ent~e~hth, ]~lnotsen sere eon.
~omm..~ssion met th session a~o~ae~ ~ro~ A~ll
~e ~ollo~ ~eelone~e were p~esentl ~ ~-
,
~o~8, o~ a ~ter ~ ~rom wes~ ~ to We~ ~o~
~e ~oel ~o h~d to tSe ~eo$ t~t he wo~ ~e ~11-
1~ to Bell on~ o~ She ~$ o~ land needed ~rom
· ~el ~rom ~he lot ad~ ~d now o~el b~ ~ A
~ Upon mo~ion of 0~t~8, 0tt~ A~$o~e~ ~ ~o
in~uo~e~ to p~o~oel~i~ possible a 8~tp o~ ~n~ t~ee
~eo~ ~e ~om ~ 0 A.[~a~ a~ a like else ~trlp ~rom
~ ~oe PQol, t~ o~e ?0 be ~rom the ~S~ an~ ~e~ Side
reopeotive~ o~ ~ir 19~0 on Wes~ ~ S~ree~ a~d to be
' U~ mo~ion She ~o~!88ion stooa ad JounCe ~ttl
Approved t~ 82nd ~a~
May Tenth ~ineteen-sevsnteen
0ommiss~on met in session &~ourned from April 28th
1917, wi~h Ohair~an MoOlurk~ presiding
The followin~ Oo.~_~ssionere were present and answered
_to the roll Ooit, Ourtis, McOlurkan and Tallaferr~
Upon motion of Colt the Mayor was authorized and
instructed to oomplete the pav~nE~of West ~iokory Street
from the publio squar~ to Avenue ~ aa provided in,the orig-
inal ordinanos authorizing the pavement of the same
Motion was made by 0oit that gity Attorney Hoffmen
be authorized to negotiate the purohase of a strip of lend
Z6 feet wide off of the West side of a lot o~g by J~ Lee
~ool on West Oak Street and for a lot 7~ ~eet wi~e from
Mr S G ~ary on West Rlokory, in ~rder to obtain aa,lextsn-
sion of John B Denton Street to oonneot with West Hiokory
~reet Upon roll oall upon the q~es~ion of the
Of the motion the following 0o~missloners voted
0oit ~nd 0u~ttsi "~s~s" Mo01urkaa and Taliafer~o Where-
upon the 0hair declared the motion lost
Motion was made by 0oit that 0ity Attorney Hofi~an~
be authorized to negotiate the purohase of a strip of land
6 feet wide ~rom the West side of a lot on West Oak Street
owned by Mr Lee ~ool and a lot 75 feet wide on Wee~ ~.tok-
ory Street owned by Mr S G Gary, in order to obtain a
~ter way from West Oak Street to West Eiokory Stree~
Upon roll oall upon the question of the adoption of the
motion the ~o~lowing 0emm~asioners voted "Yea" 0oit and
0urtis, "~ay" Mo01urkan and TaliaferrO, ~hereupon the
0h~ir deolared the motion lost
Upon motion the 0om~ission stood adjourned until
Wednesday evening. May 16th, 1917 at ? SO o'olook P M
Approved this ~nd day of
May, 1917
~itZ Hall, Ms, t sixteenth. Nineteen-seventeen,
oomml~Aon met in'session a~3ourned from.~s7 loth,
1917 with Ohairlaan XoOl~33~kan presiding i
- ~he followl~ Oommiesioners were p~esent and
swe~e~ $0 ~he ~oll Ooi~. O~la, MoOlur~n and'~al/a-
~er~
U~n molion t~ O~ir appointed a oo~tttee eom-
p~S0d o~ Mo8~8 0eLf an~ 0~tie to oanvaoe the rebate
o~ m eXe6t~on held h2 l~th. 191~ a~ the said
~de the ~o~o~
· e. ~o~ oo~$$ee, appointeA to ~nvase She
$~$ o~ an eleo~ioa for ~Oit2 Oo~ssioner fer sai~
held on the l~th da~ o~ ~. 1~1~. report t~t we have
~e ~ ~e~ o~va~ o~eaid resins ~d find ~ ~ollowe
~$ ,~harlo~ W. Ale~nde~ reoeived 82 votes w~h is
~Jorl~ of ~1 vo~ee ones at 8uoh eleotion
J 0 Ooit
0 M
~n ~lon the re~ of She Oo~i~oe ~8 re-
~OiVe~ ,~d ado~e~.
~The fellewin~ resolution was introduosd and upon
A ~SO~IOX DRO~XN~ ~ ~S~O OF A~ ~TXON
~ it reoolve~ b~ the 0i$7 ~ion of t~ 0i$7
o~ Denton. Te~o~
~ ~ ~m ~d after a oanvae8
~e of ~ oleotion held in t~ oit2 of ~o~on ,Tens, on
the 1~ da~ e~ ~, A ~ 191~. for the~eotio~ o~ one
0o~:~ to K~ aa
tho Oit7 o~ Do~oa, TeGs, to fill out tb ~e~rod tom
o~ a Mmber of oa~d 0o~ioolon who ~8 heretofore resifned.
8~ ~e~red ~em ondi~ on ~he S~ ~ of April. 1918.
or ~il his 8uooesso~ i8 sleeted ~ q~lified, it ~poa~o
~ 0~rle8 W A10~ reoeived 8~ vo~e8 at BUsh eleo$ion
t~ the~e were a total n~be~ o~ 8S ~te8 ~05 at 8uoh
oleo$ion, t~at there we~ no oth~ o~i48~es ~or Bush
o~Loe,
~t ~he said ~lea W Alennder ~oe~ve~ a
oritz o~ all the votes o~ at euoh eleotion a~ he lo here-
b2 ~u~ deol~ed eleoted to the offioe of 0i$20o~iosio~r
f
W A Taliaferro
Up~ ~tion o~ Ta~la~e~Fo the appointMat Iof a
~F~ t~ ~ill the v~o~ oared b2 the resif~ti4on o~
~ Gar~ ~S de~erred ~ttil the re~ar hZ session o~
the
May sixteenth, ~lneteen-,seventeen
The followin~ ordinance was introduOed
on it's second rsadi~
AJ~ ORDINA~OE A~POINTI~ A BO~ O~ ~UALI~TIO~
~OH ~ 0I~ O~ D~TON, ~AS, FO~ T~ ~ 19~T, D~
FI~ T~ DUTIES ~EOF, FI~NG ~ TIME OF
A~ ~O~DI~G FOR T~ O0~TIO~ OF T~ ~8 OF
SUOH ~,
BE IT O~AI~ BY ~ OITY O0~lSS~O~
OI~ O~ D~O~,
Section I That R M Mitchell, L ~ile2
J B Farrie be aha they are hereby appointe~
of Eq~lization for the Ol~ of Denton Te~s, for the
~ear 1~1~
Section ~ Said Board shs11 reuetve thG
ment rolls, lists a~ boo~ from the Oit2 Secretary
said 0i%2 for e~nation oorr eotio~ eq~lization,
appraisement an~ approval aha sh~ll see tha$ eve~2 per-
eon in sai~ Oit2 ~s r~d~ed his proper2 both real~
person1 ~d mixed at ~ props= an~ fair~ke~ value
~ shall eq~lize as nearly as p~sible t~ value
all i~roved lots ~d the v~ue of all ~-lmproved
in eai~ 0i~2 ana s~ll do an~ perfo~ a~ an~
acts a~ duties in the ma~er and b2 the ~ provi~e~
by law governing such Boar~s
Section Z The membe=e of said Boar~ e~ll eon-
Fens a~ the Oit~ ~11 in said 01$~ en the 5th
1917 an~ thereafter at such times as such ~ard ~ p=ovide
or it ~ be neoessar~ for a ~1 f~ir and oo~le~ die-
charge of their au~ies
Section 4 ~e membe=s of such ~ar6 s~11 re-
ceive as t~ir full oo~ens~tion for services r~e~d
here~der t~ s~ of ~Z O0 per day, w~h e~ll
b~ th* Oit2 of De. on as providea b2 law
Section 5 T~t this ordin~oe s~11 be in hll
foree a~ effect from an~ after ira'S pass~e
P~eed this 16th day of ~, 1917
axon of the
PenCoa, ~
Upon motion of Ooit t~ ~m were e~pe~ded
the ord~-a-oe placed on it's t~rd and fill r~di~
s~option
~tion ~s ~de by Ooit th~ the oral.nee be
a~opted am read Upoa roll o~1 ~on the quesDio~
it's adoption the followl~ O~ssio~rs voted
roped "~a~" ~e~e~on the O~ir deolsre~ the ~i~
prevailed ~d t~ ordimnoe ~opted as read.
~r. 0 M Ourtis was hear~relative to the proposed
Ma3~ a~13~e~em'l~h, .~lae~een-se?eatee~
00~aelon~s, ~o~ethe~ ~h t~Xr p~s~t~on/to ~el~
~re~s s~i~ th~ 0o~ ~rd wish a Pe~ ~ve-
m~ ~P~a ~tlon it ~a ~mouel2 4eoiAe4 to
~e Oo~t20o~{salone~s t~t.sho~ld this pavi~ be ~-
der ~a, the 0i$2 ~a Savor $~ la~ o~ She most
pe~nt oha~aeter or {t~e of ~vemen~
O~eSi~aer Al~nder p~esen$
~ion ~e ~ by Taliaferro t~t t~ Ohair'
ap~int a oe~ittee to aeo~e bi4a on the ooe$ of the
above men$ioae~ ~vi~ ~ to ascertain the at{itude
and eee~e t~ dUppor$ o~ the aAJ~inin~ properS2 own-
ers ~rrie~.
~e~e~on She O~ir appointe~ a oo~i~te~
pose4 o~ Messes' ~ 0 0ol~ ~d 0 M ~e ~o~
p~pos ·
UpQ~ ~i0n t~ 0o~ieelo~ ~o~ne~
ApProveQ this 22n~ da7 of
~7, 191~
8eoret~
01fy Hall, May Twemty-,eeoon~, ~ineteen-3eventeen
0ommission me% in regular Ma2 session with 0hai~man
Mo01urkan presiding '
The following 0ommiesioners were present and
wered to the roll Alexander Coif 0urtls Moalu~ and
T~liaferro
Minutes of the preoeding meetings were read an4
proved
The ~ollowin~ aooounte were alloweA
dared drawn on their respeotive funds in payment
General I~und
Denton Reoord-Ohroniole $8 50
Denton 8teamLaundry Oo 1 20
J W Erwin, 2 00
Evers Ilardware 0o , Sl 15
J A Freeman, 1 00
R E 9arrison. g0
I~on-gr~v ~umber 0o 1
W B MoOlurkan & Oo , 65 g5
B, F Pasehall Presiding, 10 O0
Pieroe-Ford~ee 0il Asan , ~ 88
Reeord-0hroniole ~rintery, 5 50
T a ~ample, 1 70
3heridan-Bennet~ & 0o , 41
3pradl~n & Lewis, 4 ~O
Texas Wire ~enoe Oo , 22
J 0 Williams, 90
Western Union Telegraph Oo $0
Street & Bri~e ~und
The ArkansqwMilling 0o 25 00
Armetron~ & Mo0rar~ 2 50
Austin Soothers. ~5 00
Denton Milling 0o 116 25
Evers Hardware 0o 45 00
J A Mimni8 40
Spradlin & Lewis 4 00
J R Terry, 19 $0
J L Waldrip 1 00
M B Whitlook & 0o ,
J B Wilson & 0o , 121 25
~treet & Sidewalk 0ens%
The A~ke~nsaw Milling Oo , 4 25
Armstrong & Mo0rar7 5 O0
W Y Bain & ~on
J 0 Browalow, o?0
Denton Maoll~e Work~ S 25
Evers ltardw~e 0o .20
J A Freeman, ~ 15 00
Freight Transfer 0o , 27 50
Live Oak ~roo~r~ 6.00
MoOrar2 & S~m-all, 4 ?5
Moeher M~ Co
The Texas 0ompen2, 2~9,00
Frei~h~ on ea~e 126 O0
Sewer Exten & Main Fund.
m?_ ~az~y-aeoo~, ~'i~etea=-se?e-tee=
E~n were reoeivea ~a 9rde~ed fi~e~
~nt~ re~r~ o~ the ~a~er Works Department ~
reeeive~ and upon ~io~ re~e~e~ to the De~r~ent ~r
A re~ ~rom t~ ~r~wio~Etter ~o . relative to
b2 $~ at She pewer Pla~, ~s read ~ upon motion or-
de,ed ~iled
A verbal repo~ of ~ Oo~ittee appointed to in-
vestigate the pavl~ o~ the ~blio 3q~re ~s giv~ bZ
~ 0 M. O~tis $o the effeot t~t th~ Oo~t7 ~o~eeion-
er'e 0o~S wo~ ~t enter into an a~re~en~ to do the
Oo~2's ~rt of the ~k ~til possibly as late as t~
Motion w~s made b20oit that the Oity Attorney be
authorized to negotiate the purohase of a strip of
36 ~eet wide 9~f of t~ West side o~ a lot o~ed by
~e ~ool on West ~k Street an~ for a lot 7~ feat wide
on West ~okor~ S~reet o~ed b~ ~ ~ G ~h~ ~or the
p~le o~ obt~ ~ e~enalon of Jo~ B, D~ton
Upon motion o~ Ooit She ~yor ~s i~t~et~
seo~e bids or estates on the ossa o~ si~i~ one
t~ s~low we~l~ at the power plant to She 1,100 foot
The fellowin~ Oo~missioners we~s appointed as
Ob~l~m~u o~ their respeotive oo~mitteee for the ensu-
~ 0 OsSa. Ohairman Finanoe Oommittee.
0 M Ourtis, Ohairman Street & Bridge,
W A Tal~erro, Ohairman Wate~ Works
0 W Alexander. ~Ohairman Sanitary Dept
Upon motion W ~ i~oOlurkan was eleoted ehairman
Ms2 Twenty-seoond Nineteen-seventeen
of the ]~olioe Oon~tttee Oo,~ssioner Ooit &otin~ Ohai~n~n
Upon motion the OOmm!ssion went into exeo~tive session
Upon motion Mr P J Beyette was eleoted to the offioe
of Mayor of the Oity of Denton Texas, for a term of two years
Upon motion of Ourtie the M~yor'e salary ,was ~l~oed
at $~,500 O0 per annum
Upon mo~ion the Oommieelon stood adjourned
o'olook P M , May 25th, 1917
Approved
oret~
Ma~ ~en~2'-~l.~E~ .~'lneteen-seven~een
Oo~ao~oa me~
19~ wi~h O~l~ MoOI~ preoidi~.
~e ~ollo~
owe~ed to ~he roll
Ale~de~, Ooit
and T~li~fer~
Dr ~hes w~e h~ard relative to controlling hog
oholera in De~ton
o~ ~he 8~ato law, in re~ard to this disease
sons.ate li~$. Upon ~o$ion of Ooit the 0152 iAttorn~
~s l~t~oted
to draw ~erdi~noe ooVeri~ the req~r~ent. ~or the
oo~ide~&$ion of the Oo~ssion
~ ~lon the oo~oelo~ went into exeautive
sess!o~
The follow~ oo~ioation ~8 read ~d 'ordered
filed
o~~ Oit7 o~ Dents,
~lomen
I bef to 8ub~ hereMth ~ list of appointments
$o ~ o~ioe8
~or Oi~ ~$torne~, H R Uileon
For D~lve~
Fo~ ~lver,
For~ 5tree~ Oo~t ets Z Wig,S
I aub~t the above for
oonfimetion ,
Ros~eet fully
P J Be2etSe ~2or
Motion was made b~ Ou~tiS that the appointment of
Wilson 88 Oitz Att~rne~ be oonfirmed Carried
Motion was made b~ Taliaferro that the appointment
~, 8Wiane~ a80it7~ Marshal be oonflrmed Oarried
Motion was made b~ aoJ~ th~Tthe appointment of
J W Erwin, a~ Oi~ seoretar~ be oon~i~ OarFle~
M~y Twenty- fi fth, Nin~t ~en-e even~ sen
W i~ Woods aB driver of the ~ook ~n6 ~dder
oon~i~e~ 0arrle~
Motion ~s ~de by 0~tis t~ t~e appointm~
Hubbard Bates as driver of the Fire ~ine be oonfl~ed
0arried
Motion was ~de by 0oit t~t t~ appoinSmen$
Z. Wiggs as ~orem~ of SSree$ 0o~t~otion be ooafi~ed.
0arri ed
Upon motion o~ 0oit t~ salary o~
Forem~ of ~reet 0o~t~otion ~s plaoe~
per month
Upon motion o~ 0oit the ~2or ~s authorized to
pure.se from A ~ Lee a pile o~ rook ~o~ ~ She
Reokefeller Monist for a oonsi~eration of $~0 00.' or
~ acre of land from ~ Lee together ~th the rook
a oonei~eration of $100 00
Upon motion t~ 0o~lselon stood adJou~ad
8 o'olook P M ~esda2 ~y 29th 1917.
Approved ~e ~6th 191~
et ar~~ 0~i~
Olt2 H~ll Ma2 T~snt~-ninth~ Nineteen seventeen
~ ~ ~p.w,..!saion met in session adjourned from Ma2 2Sth,
19~? with Ohairman MoOlurka~ presiding i
The followin~ Oommisstoners were present and ~-
swere~ to the roll ~e~n~er Ooit O~tie ~oOl~kan
and Taltafer~o,
The tollow~ ordinanoe was introdnoed and plaoed
on,it's ~irst rsadin~ I
AN ORDImANOE PROHIBITING Al~f P~RSON ]~IRM OR OOR-
PORTION OR ASBOO~TION O~ PERSONS OR FZ~ TO~,
!
A~ OR OON~O~ A~ PIG ~OR PIGS, HO~ ~ HO0~' WIT~O~
· Z~ I~ OR OAUS~N~ ~0 ~ I~ ~D ~G OR PI~S
O~TY ~T8 OF T~ OITY O~D~TON T2~A8) ~ PRO~DING
Seo%ioa i He,eaSter it s~ll be ~1~ for
person ft~ or oo~porat~on or assooiation of pereo~ or
i~ to keep. ~ve. ~intain or control a~ pig or pies
og or ho~s. within the Oit~ li~ts of the Ott~of Den%on.
~s, ~tBo~ ~lret l~l~ or ea~ins to be l~ed said
pxg or pXgs. ~g or hogs from hog ohole~a by va~oi~$ion
of said pig or pigs. hog or
Seatiom E ~ person fi~ or assoolation of pe~
eo~ Or fir~ or ~ offioer or agent of a~ ooppora$ion
ViOla$i~ ~ provisio~ of t~s ordi~noe sba11 be ~eemed
~lty O~ ~ misnomer, and u~on oonvietion th~reef Shall
be fine~ in a~ e~ ~S more t~n Fift~ {$BO 00} ~11~s
S~lon ~. This orain~oe s~ll be in f~ll ~oroe
~a efEe~t ~rom a~ a~ter its ~ema~e and publieation
~eeed t~s the 8~h da~ o~ ~ A ~ 191~
W B MoOI~
Oo~ismion of the Oity of Denton
ATTEST
, t~ Oit~ o~ De~en,
-~ ~tion w~s ~de b7 0~tis %~t the rules be e~-
Pe~ed and $~e ordin~Qe plaoed on it's eeoond
~$io~ ~a ~de b~ 0oi$ t~t the ~les be e~pend-
e~ ~d ~he o~in~oe placed on it's t~rd and ~in~ ~e~-
i~ ~or a~option 0~ried
~tl0~ ~a ~de b2 0Git t~t the ordin~oe be adept-
~d ~ r~ad. U~on roll o~1 upon the question o~t~ adopt-
May Twenty~ninth, Nineteen-seventeen
ion of the ordinanoe the following 0om~issioners voted
"Yea" Alexander 0oit and 0vrtis "Nay" Mo01v~kah
~nd Taliaferro~ ~ereupon the O~lr deolared the mo-
tion prevailed ~d the ordi~noe adopted aa read
An ordinanoe levying taxes for the year 1917
introduoed and plaoed on it's first reading
Upon motion of 0oit the rules were suspended and
the ordinanoe plaoed on it's seoond readin~
A oontraot between the 01fy of Denton by S
Gary Ma~or and 0 A Williams was ~ntrod~oed and ~pon
motion the ohair appointed a oommittee oomposed of
0 M 0urtis and J 0 0oit to oonfer with ~r. ~r~l rel-
ative to this agreement further aotion being deferred
pending a report of the oomnittee
The follo~ resolution ~s introduee~
~ti~sdopted
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND I~A~I~YINQ THE P~ROHASE
BY TH~ OlTY O~ D~NTON, TEXAS, O~ A~GERT~IN LOT 02 LA~
~ROMLEE POOLANDA 0E~TAIN LOT O~ LAND EOM S G $A~
W~IE~J~AS by motion made and oarried on.~ ~Ynd,
1917 at a regular meeting of the ~ity 0on~nission of the
0ity of ~enton, Texas a quorum being present the 0ity
Attorney w~s instructed and authorised to negotiate the
purohase of a strip of land S6 feet wide off of the West
side of a lot owned by Mr Lee Pool o~ West Oak Street
and for a lot 76 feet wide on West Hiokory Street owned
by Mr S G Gary for the purpose of obtainin~ an exten-
sion of John B Denton Street and
W~EREA~, the purohase of the two said lot~ or strips
of land aforementioned was duly negotiated with said tw~
parties and the sum of $1 140 00 was paid to Mr, Lee Pool
~or the lot or traot of land owned b2 him and the s~ of
1,686 ?8 was paid to Mr 8 G Gax~ for the lot or traot
of land owned by him and 9eneral Warranty Deeds exe0u~ed
to said 0it2 of Denton, Texas said lots being desoribed
as ~ollows towit
Lot purohssed from Mr Lee Pool bei~the West 36
feet of the North half of lot No 4 of the~r&h MoKea-
-non Addition to the Oity of Denton, Tez~s, and being a
lot 36 feet wide from East to West and 160 feet North and
~ot purchased from Mr ~ O ~ary beih~ the We~
~ feet o~ the South hal~ of lot No 4 and the East ~
feet o~ the 8outh half of lot ~o, 5 of the Sarah MoEen-
non Addition to the 0ity of Denton, Texas, Now therefers,
BE IT RESOLVED by the 0ity 0o~ission o~ the 0it~
o~ Denton Texas
Ma2 TweakS--ninth, Nineteen-aevemtee$
That the 8aid ~eeo$iation for and pureh~epof said
leto aforeoaid ~remMr, ~ee Pool ant Mr ~, G O ,r~ on be-
half of an~ ~r the ~id Oit2 of D~ton. To~, ~oF the
~ioe an~ o~ Feepeotivel2 ~id to eaoh of ea~a ~r~i~,
~d ~e 8~ i. he~ebz In ~11 thi~8 approved a~ ~n-
0 M
A oomm.~oa$ion from a oomm~ttee of the YOung Men'e
Buei~ese ~eague amkin~ that the ~hite ~a7 la~ps be le~t
· U~ abou~ ~~nutee later ~ ~1 ~ rea~
~ ~om mo$ioa refaced to She ~ater Wor~ Oo~ttee,
,~ve~bal re.ri ~s given bF ~2or Be~et~on t~
~oe ~4 oo~i$io~e on ~ioh t~ rook ~o~riei~ ~
is ~o~ aB t~ Rooke~ll~ ~n~em$ oould be p~o~eee
f?om A. G. ~e. ~n ~tion of ~ti8 the ~7o~i~! aUth-
orison to b~ t~s rook ~$ the prioe aBke4 $OWi~ $1~ 00,
~ the~a~st~dl~ he obt~,i~ ~ssibl~ an e~
te~ion $~ the ti~e li~t ~or their r~l from~t~ prom-
Jmes to twelv~ ~nShe ~o~aat~f p~o~ee .~t~d of
six ~ req~d ~2 ~ ~e
8u~et2 bond o~ W M Swiane2 ae Olt7 M~re]tal exeo-
ute~ in the sum o~ $2.000 O0 with the ~atio~al S~met~ Oo
o~ New York. N. Y., ae suret2w~,e reoeived appr,~ved and
ordered ~tledo ~
the Marshal's appointmen$ o~ ~om J.'
~p~n lt~ion
~riee as flight Wa~o-~m~.~ vas oonfirmed
Upon motion the.O°mmiaei°n atood adJourneI un~il
S'~loak A. M . ~hU~sda~, Ma2 aleS. 1917
Approved June 26th, 191~.
Ohairman
Oo.v. ission mot in session ad~ou~ned ~rom
29~h, 1917 ~th O~i~n
~e followi~ Oo~88ioner8 were present
~e~ed to the roll Ale~nder Ooit,
~d Taliaferro
Upon motion oS Our~ie the ~ellowin~
w~o introduoed and plaoed on it's third and final rea~-
in~ ~or adoption~
~ O~I~OE ~ING TA~3 Y~ ~ ~ 191~
Seotion 1 T~t there be ~d t~rejie h~re
le~ea ~he follo~ t~ to be assessed ~d ~lleote~
b~t~ Oi~ 3eoreSary of the Olt2 e~ Den$0~,
t~ 2ea~ 191~
~re is here now levie~ t~ follo~ ~
~oh ~e h~dred DolOrs val~tio~ of t~blo
~thin t~ Oit2 ~mits of the Oi$~ of D~on, Te~8,
~oF the p~poso8 horei~er 8~ip~ated, ~or $~
191~8
For ~ohool hint~anoe ~d t~ 8~ of
o~o on the ~e ~dred Dollars value,on,
~or ~eneral ~ t~ 8~ of T~r$2 o~$8 on
One hudred ~ollaFo v~tion,
For Street ~d ~ridge ~ro~em~$ ~d the
of ~rtF o~tp on the ~e h~ro~ ~l~rs valuation
. For So~ol Debs ~di~ ~s tb 8~ of ~e
one hlf oent8 on ~he ~e ~red ~11~.
For Water Wor~ 00~05i0~ ~n68 $~e 8~
~ ~ Ono-~f o~te on ~he ~e ~r~ dolla~ rai-
n, ion
For G~eral Indeb~e~eas ~di~ ~nd8 the
of ~e oen~ on the One h~dred ~11~8
For 30~01 ~e Improvem~t ~n~o ~0 2 tho
8~ of ~ee oen~s on ~he One h~r~ ~1~
For So~ol Ro~e Im~ev~ent Bondo the e~
One and one-h~ oe~8 on t~ One h~red ~llar8 val-
~or 30hool ~o Improvement ~n~s ~0 Z t~
s~ of fifteen o~t8 on the ~e h~ed ~lla~8 ~l~-
tion
For ~tree~ ~d Side~ I~rovement Bonds
u~ o~ ~ o~t8 on the One h~re~ ~llar8
For ~ewer Oo~t~dtion Bonds t~ 8~ o~ ~0
one-~lf oent8 on the One h~dred ~llaF8
For Sewer ~onsion ~d ~inte~oe ~d ~b
o~ ~ive oen$8 on the O~ h~d~ed Doll's ~l~ion
I ~ Ma~ ~l~irt~-fi~et. ~ineteen-sevent sea
~ ~or Sehool t[O~Lee Zmprovement Bonds ]~o Four the sum
of fou~ cents on the One hundred Dollars valunti?u
Sedtion 1~ The sums above herein stipulated for said
several l~rposes are hero now levied upon each One hundred
BOtla3~e ~l~tien of property in the O~t2 T,imits of the
0it~ of Denton, Tex~s~
Seotieu S There is here now levied a~d there shall
be assessed and collected for the year 1917 a ~etl tax of
One Dollar from each and every male citizen of the 0ity of
Denton, Texas ~et~een the ages of twenty-one ¢21) and sixty
1O0J, years inclusive who are not exempt under the ~aws of
the State of
Section 4 That this ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after it's passage and publication
PASSED this the Slst day of May A D 1~17
~ B MoClurMan Chairman City
0ommission of the City of Den-
ATTEST ton Texas
J W Erwin
0ity 3eoretar~ of the Cit~
o f Denton,
l~otionwas made by Colt that the 0rdinanoe be
adopted as read Upon roll oall upon the question of the
adoption of'the 0rdinanos the ~ollowing 0ommissi0nere voted
"Yea" Alexander, 0sit 0urtis Mo01urkan and T$1iaferro
N~,~o~esioner Vo~ed "~a2". ~e~eupcn the 0~ir ~eolare~
the motion p~e~iled and the ordinance adopte~ as read
~et~ bonds of ~ J Beyette ~r ~d ~ R ~il-
son 0i$~ At$o~ne~ executed in t~ s~s of $4,0~ O0 and
$2,000 00 ~eepeotivel~ ~th the Fidelit~ and Deposit 0em-
P~ ~ ~21~ as suret~ were reeeived and upom motion
approved ~a o~de~ed filed
A oomml~oation from Su~llivan and Hill adFising
their withdrawal as associate attorneys from the defense
of the oases filed against the City of Denton was read and
u~on motion ordered filed
MOtienwas made by edit that the Ohair appoint ~,
0 M, O~tis to ~it upon t~ ~itor o~ the Denton Reoor~-
O~o~iole with a vi~ to obtai~ a ohan~e in ~he style
o~ repg~i~ the meeti~, of the 0o~ia~ o~ 0arried
U~a ~tion the ~O~eeioa adJo~aed
0ity Hall June Twent~m-eixth ~lneteen-eeventeen
0ommission met in regular June session w~th 0hzir-
man Ma01urlmn presidin~
The ~ollowing 0ommies~oners were present amd an-
swered to the roll Alexander 0sit, 0urtis Me01ur~an
and Taliaferro
Minutes of the preoeding meetings were read and~
approved
The followin~ accounts were approved and warrants
ordered drawn on their reepeotive funds in payment
- General Ihmd
~ie[~tA~av~ ' 1Servioe~ [Interest), *~i~ ~0
P J ~eyet~e ~ 00
~ Evers Hardware 0o
Frederiak Dis-infeotant 0o , ~S 40
J A Freeman 1 O0
J W Harrison 125 85
Gargreaves Printing 0o
~ 7 Roy May~ 1
H G Owens
~nk P Pitma~. 9 50.
~rank P Pitman. 4
J ]~ Raley 1o50
Reoord-0hroniole Printery 12 90
Mrs 0 A Saripture. 1 O0
Western Union Telegraph ~o 1 61
J 0 Williams & W R ~ybtlrn S
O A Williams 150 00
H R Wilson S 20
Street & Brid~e I~und
Alliance Milling Os , 17~ 60
The Arkansaw Milling 0o , 15
Austin Bros , S5 00
P J Beyette 10.00
Earnest 0sin 64 20
Evers Hdw 0o 1 74
~ G Gillette 7 SO
Hooten 0 O 4 60
G W Htbl~r 3 40
The Milwaukee Brush ~.fg ~o 8 50t
Monarch Wholesale Moro 0o, Ina 15oP~
i~roduoers Refining Os 7 70
J 0 i~arr 70
Pruitt & ~eok 1 O0
The Red Barn 4 50
Spradlin & Lewis 1
Taliaferro Bros 78 70
M B Whitloak & Os , ~50 45
Street & Sidewalk Oonst a/o
Evers Hardware 0o , 4 89.
J A Freeman 15 00
Freight Transfer 0o , 44 75
Taylor Bros 9in 8 00
The Texas Os 564
8ewer Extension & ~ai~tenane~
June~ Twent2-,sixth. Nineteen-seventeen,
Honthl~ r§ports of Treasurer Woodward, Marshall
Swinney. Olt~ Health Office~ Fullin~im and Secretary
Erwin were re~eived a~d ~rdered filed
Reports of the Water & Light Department for the
months o~ April and May to~ether with the annual report
of the Department,for 1918-1917 were received and ordered
~A~ual report of J W E~wln tecretar2 Was re-
oe~ve~ and ordered filed
M~ E ~ Turner was heard relative to relinquish-
in~ & franchise held by him and with the request that the
Oommis$ion grant the Dalla~ & ~o~thwestern Tract on Co
a ,new franchise for the purpose of oonetruotin~ an inter-
urban railw~2 throuth the corporate limits ,
Au ordinance grantin~ a franchise to the Dallas &
H~rthweetsrn Traction Oo was introduced and placed on its
~ra~ read i~. r
Upo~ motion of Our$is the Oit2 Attorne2 w~s instruot-
a~ tO compare tl~e chanCes.made id the above mentioned fra~-
ohtse with the one former~ issued to E P Turner and as-
SOcrates ~nd report hie findings to the OOmm~ssion at its
adJo,urned meetin~ to be held Thu~da~V June 28th 1~17
Upon m,t~on of Ooit the Water & Light Department
was instructed ~0 place all fans on a meter rate,bas~ ae
rapid~2 as poSsibl~.
The Ohair appointed a committee composed o~ Messrs
W. A Taliafe~ro. J O Ooit and 0 M Ourtie to investigate
the rates now in effect for electricity and to reoomme2d the
revielen ~ same if fcun~ necessary. '
A communication from the Western E~ectrio Oomp~
requesting the pa~raen$ of a balance of $5A4 tS on, material
used in ~he construction of ~he White Wa~ lights ~e read
and upo~ motion of Out, is, OeeS~issioner Ooit was ~equested
96
June Twenty-sixth Mineteen-seventeen
to submit a report of the outstanding subscriptions
at the adjourned meeting of the Commission
The following contract was introduced and upon
mot£en of Colt was confirmed
The State of Texas
0ounty of Denton
W~/EREA8 on the 5th day of ~ovember A D ,
the Oity of Denton Texas acting throngh its authorized
Mayor W L Foreman entered into a contrast with 0 A
Williams of Denton Oo~uty Texas, by which the said
leased from the said 0 A Williams a Market Square situated
in said City an~ upon East ttiskory Street therein and it
was provided in said lease contrast that the said
should have the first option to purohose said Market Square
~t the end of the rental period defined in said lease con-
tract and
WHEREAS the said C A Williams has expended the
sum of $~56 44 in payment for the oonstr~otion of a curb
and gutter along the north line of said Market Square and
in further pa~ment for the construction of street paving
along the north side of said Market Square, end it is de-
sired by said Oity in event is shall purchase said treat
o~ land composing said Market Square as provided for in
·aid lease oontra~t to reimburse the sum of money so ex-
pended by the said 0 A Williams in constructing such
curb and gutter and paving
Now therefore it is agreed by and between the City
of Denton, Texas acting herein by its Mayor S G ~ry,
who is authorized hereunto and the said 0 A Williams
Denton Oou~ty Texas, that upon the Oity's electing to bu~
the tract somposing the Market Square above mentiomed and
which is more fully deseribed in said original contract,
and upon the City' es bu~ing the treat somposing such Market
Squ~.re it shall pay unto the said 0 A Willia~ns the sum
of ~-5~ 44 being the sum expended by the said 0 A Williams
in oonstrue~in~ curb gutter and ~ alon~ the nor$.h side
~f said Market Square on East HiokoryStreet in sa~d
It is further stipulated and agreed that all o~ the
terms and conditions of eaid original contrast between the
Oity of Denton Texaw and the said 0 A Uilliams shall
be and remain in ~ull force ~nd sf~eot and ~hall in no way
be abrogated annulled set aside or impaired by this sup-
plemental agr eem~nt
Signed this the ~4 day of May A D 1917, by
the Olty of Denton Texas a municipal sorporation, aetir~
by and through S G ~ary its Mayor and 0 A Williams,
CITY OF DEI~TO~ By S G Gar~ Mayor
0 A Williams
The following ordinance was introduced and placed
on its first reading
OF TEE OIlY 01~ DE, TOE T~XAS
BE IT ORDAINED BY ~ O~TY CO~SS~O~ OF T~E
O~ DENTOI~ TEXAS
J~e TWent~-sixth, Nineteen-seventeen
8~ction 1 That the salaries of the Oity Qffioers
lo..f th.g Oit~ of D.enton, .T~a~, be ~d the same are hereby
~xe~ respeotive~ ~$ ~ollows
'The ~or shall a~ll2 reoeive~the s~ of $1 ~00 O0
The 0i~2 Attorney shall a~lly receive the
~ Olt2 Secretary shall a~ually receive the
of $1,500~00
T~ Oi~ ~rs~l~s~ll a~lly receive t~e
$900 00~
The 0i$~ Health Officer s~ll ~112 receive the
s~ of ~00 O0
The ~ight Watchman shall a~uoll2 receive t~ sum
of $~0.00
The Driver o~ Fire F~ine e~ll a~ll2 receive the
The Driver o~ the Hook ~ ~dder Wa~on s~l
receive the z~ Of $1,~00 O0
, ~he ~orem~ of Street Oonstruotion Work shall a~ual-
12 reoeivedthe s~ o~ $1,~0 O0
Tho Oit2 Scavenger s~ll a~ually receive ~he
of $1,650.00
Section 2 The Oit~ ~oave~er s~ll ~urnish two
~O~ t~gether ~th food for them
.Seotio~ ~ T~ Drtver of t~ Hook ~ ~dder, Wagon
sh~ll b~a~ the ooat of ~ee~i~ hie team a~ hie o~ expense
Sootioa 4 That all t~ salaries aforenamed
be d~ and ~ble ~rom and after the date upon w~oh the
respective o~ioers aee~ed their duties, and such, salaries
~s~l~ ~e d~ an~ payable on the let day of each month sue-
oeedi~ thereafter
8eotioa 5 ~t all salaries hereinbefore provided
~or shall be paid b2 warrant dra~ on the ~eneral
~he 0i~2 of D~ton; Te~s signed b2 the Oit2 Seoretar~ and
oo~tersl~n~ by the ~or of t~ Oity of Denton
exoe~ ~ salary of the ~or~an of Street
Wo~k, w~lmh s~ll be ~id out o~ and dra~ on the 8trest
~ B~id~e
3eotioa ~ ~at this ordi~noe shall be in full
~oroe an~ effect f~om and a~ter its
' Passed ~ 26th, 1917
W B MoOlur~n
AT~ST~ Ohai~an 0i$20o~ission
J W ~n, of t~ Oit2 of Denton, Te~s
0~ ~eoretary o~ the
Olt2 o~ D~$on.
Upon motion of O~tis the r~es were s~pended
the ordl~nee plaOed 'on it's oeoond readi~
Upoa motion of 0oi$ the ~les were suspended
the ordi~noe placed om it's t~rd ~d fill readin~ for
adoptioa
Motion was made b20oit that the ordinance be adopted
as re~d Upon roll call upon the question of the adoption
of the ordinance ~ ~ollowin~ 09m~niesionere voted
Alexander, ~oit, ~ie MoOlur~ a~d ~aliaferro No Oom-
Jxme Twenty-e~h Nineteen-seventeen
miseloner voted "~ay". Whereupon the Ohatr deolared the
motion prevailed and the o~dinanoe~adepto~ ae read. ~
~he foll~win~ oommu~ioation w~e read and ordered
June ~6th 191~
To the Honorable
Oit200mm~e~ on
I herewith submit fcr your oonei~eratio~ the
lowing appointment
For Oity Health Off~ eer Dr, M D Fulllngi~
I respectfully ask ~our confirmation of th~,a~v~
appointmant
~ J ~eyette, Mayor
Motio~ was made by~ali&ferro~ that the appointment
of M D. Pullingim as Oity~Health O~fioer be oon~lrmed.
_ Monthly report of ~yor Be~,ette was read and
de~ed filed
Upon motion the May~r wee authoFlzed to olose
oontraot with T 0 Gunter tfor an easement for the sewe~
a~roee hie oro~ on the Dannon Oil & 3in Oompany'a la~d'
fo~ a oonsi~eration not to l exceed $1~5 O0
Upon motion the Oom~iesion stood adjourned un~il
10 o~olook A. M,. Thur~day~ June P-Sth, 1917
Approved this July 24th,
1917
~'~;~' 9,9
Seventeen ,
~o quo~m bel~ present t~ Oo~issiom ~too~
Ap~rove~ ~ul~ 24th, 1917
Hall July Eighteenth, Nineteen-seventeen
Oommisalon met in session adjourned from J~ue 28th
1917 with Ohairman McOlurkan presiding
The following Oommissioners were present and answered
to the roll A~xmn~er Ooit Curtis. MoOlurkan and Talia-
ferro
The following ordinance was introduced and placed on
it's first reading
AN ORDINANOE ESTABLISHING AND SETTING OUT THE BUILT
UP PORTION OF THE OITY Ol~ DENTON ~v~AS, ~]~IN~ AND ~X-
XNG THE RATE OF SPPED TO BE OBSF~qVED BY ALL MOTOR VERIO_~I~$
AND MOTOROYCLES IN SUOH BUILT UP PORTION mD ON ALV. OT~R
STREETS IN SUQH CITY OTHER THAN IN SUOH BU~L~ ~IP PORTION.
R~GULATING THE OPETATION OP VEHIOLES PAST ST;~M~T OAi~S
ARE STOPPED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAXING ON OR LETTING ~
~HG~RS REGULATING THE ~AT~ ~0~ SPE~ TO BE OBSERVED AROUND
OORNERS BY ALL PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHIOLES PROHIBITING
THE RUNNING AND OPERATION OP ANY MOTOR VEHIOLE IN TP~ OITY
01~ DENTON TEXAS UNLESS SUCH VFHIOLE NAS ~EGISTER~D AND BEFN
LIOENSED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPA/~T~_~.NT OF THE STATE O~ TEX-
AS AS PROVIDED BY OHAPTER 20? AND OHAPTER l~O 02 TH~ AGeS
DEVIOE AND WI TH PROPER BI~ AND PROPE~ LIGHTS, BOTH
ND RF~R PROHIBITING "M~]P~'I.~R CUT OUTS" PROHIBITING
LUGS OLEATS, STUI~ RIDGES FTO OF OER~AIN XINDS ON ANY
TIHES PROHIBITI~ INTOS/OATED PERSONS ~ROM OPE~AATING ANY
V]~HICLE IN THE OITY OF DFNTON TEXAS PROHIBITING ANY MOTOR
_naic aOM STA ING oN sT Ts o,
AND THE
MOTO~ STOPPE~ PRORIBITIN~ RAOIi~ AND SPFED OON-
TESTS ON THE STREETS AND SQUARE ~ROHIBITING ANY PERSON
UNDER 1~ YEARS Ol AGE I~ROM OPI~tATING MOtoR VEItlOZE$
PRESCRIBING RULES AND qEGUIATIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY DRIVERS
AND OPEi~ATORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND VEEIOI~ O~ AI~ HINDS
UPON ANY AND ALL STREI~S AND Tt~E PUBL~0 SQUARE 01~ THE~1 0ITY
(llP ~DENTON TW. TAS AND SETTING ~ORTH THE "RULES AND ~
~HE ROAD", REGULATING THE DRIVING AND OPERATION Ol~kl~
VEItI(I~ES BY OHAU~FEURS AND PROHIBITING 01tA1Y~JM~IY2S I~t~O~0PER'
A~TING MOTOR VFHICIAES UNLESS PROPERI~T I~IGENSIID AND REGIS~cJ~I)
PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF TRA~JPIO UPON THE STRJ~E~S AND
THE PUBLIC SQUARE O1~ THE CITY OF DENTON TEXAS
CSR~A~N TMJtMS AND PHRASES USED IN THIS ORDINANOE PROVIDING
IP0R THE SUSPENSION OF OPERATOR'S OR 0NAUPFEURS I~IOENSES IN
CASE O~ CONVIDTION ~0R ANY PROVISION OlP THIS ORDINANCE PRO-
VIDING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION 0~ FINER ARISING AND RESULTING
F~OM TH~,S ORDINANCE REPEALING ANY AND A~I50RDIN~0ES AND
PARTS OF 0RDINANOES IN OONFLIOT HFRFWTTH AND PROVIDING
PFNALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE
$ BM IT ORDAINED BY THF CITY OO~ZM?SSION OF THE OITY
DENTON TEXAS
Section One The built up portion of the O~ty of Denton
Esxas is hereby established and se~ out as follows
The Public Square of and in the Ci%2 of DeaCon Tex~s
East Oak Street from the public square ~ast to the
Eas~ side or line of the railroad right-of-way
West Oak Street fro~ the publi~ square West to the
O~t2 limits
East Hickory Street from the public square East to~ths
Fast side or line of the rail-road right-of-way
July Eighteenth, ~ineteen-eeventeen
South ~,ooust Street from the public square Southlto it's
~erm~ati
-J~,~l/~v~h ~oouet ~t~eet from the public 8quar~ ~orth to
No~h Elm Street from the public aq~re ~rth to it's
SoUth Elm B~reet ~rSm the public eq~re B~uth to it's
~livar $$re~,
~ber~ Stree~
~yo~ore S~reet ~m the railroad rig~
Mo~e2 Street, from Bolivar Street East ~to the
britts on ~ec~
~e~so~ ~o ~l~e, operate o~ p~opel en~ e~omotll~
~e~tcle c~ mo~o~ c~cle o~ ~ e~ owne~ o~ pe~e~,n
~he ce~e o~ con~ol o~ e~eh m~omobile ~o~ ve~,icle
~otor b~le to direc~ ca~e or p~mit ~he ~n~i~g d~ivi~
~r propel!i~ of any such auto~bile motor vehi~ le or motor
cycle in upon, ~o~ or across the public
the streets o~ ~ Oit~ o~ Denton Te~s at a gr~ater rate
O~ speed' t~n ~i~een ~1~ miles per ho~
~Section ~ee Hereafter it shall be
an2 pe~son to drive past ~y street car w~n suc car shall
~ve ~me to ~ stop In letti~ off or ta~ on sssengers
3eo$ion ~our I~ shall be ~la~ for e~ ~erson
to drive ~y motor vehicle motor cycle buggy, arriage,
~gon~ car~ or ot~ vehicle or conve~nce aro~ ~2 corner
of a~ street or the public square of the Oity o~ Denton,
Te~$ at e ~reater rate of speed th~ eight (8] miles
per ~0~ ~
Sectioa ~ve ~c person shall operate or,drive a
motor ve~cle on a~ of the p~blic streets or th~ public
sq~e in the Oit~ o~ Denton,'Te~s ~leee such vehicle
e~ll ~Ve et all ~lmes dieplay~d, one on the front end
one an the beOk t~reof, n~her plates correepon~i~
t~ distinctive n~er aeaigne~ to such motor ve~icle
She State ~g~2 Dep~tment An~ such n~ber pla~es to be
~ co~fo~ity ~th ot~er requiremenSs of s~d de~e~m~t
gc~din~ ~d p~suant to the Ao~s of $~ SSth ~egislature
OhapSers 1~0 enS ~ thereof, pertaini~ to
~ion n~beri~, lieensi~ and operation of motox vesicles
- Section Six ~o person s~ll attach to ox diapla~
on s~h motor vehicl~ an2 n~ber plate assigned
de~ ~ other motor vehicle law etherport by the said .
~gh~2 ~epar~ment Of t~ State o~ Te~e or a~ registra
,-rich n~ber oSher ~ that assigned for the c~xen$ year
or~ fio~itio~ n~ber pt~te provide~, howeve~
o~e n~ber plate e~ll be~req~red upon motorcycles and
~t SUch n~ber plaSe upon motorcycles s~ll be
Sect~o~ Sev~ Ail le~tere, n~bere and ~her
id~i~ication mar~ e~ll be ~pt c.lear ~d diet, not and
~ree from ~eeee or oSher blurri~ ~atter ac
~11 be plai~2 seen at all $imee ~i~ da~i~t, on each
~n~ eve~ ~orve~cle or motor cycle ~thin the ~i~imits
~ tbs ~it20~ Denton, Te~s
S~dtlon Eigh~ ~o ~reon sh~l operate cz ~rive a
~tcr ve~c2e ~hin t~e O~t~ ~imits of She city ~f Denton,
~e~s, ~eee ~ch vehicle e~ll ~v~ at all times con-
~reof seal for
epioouYl2 di~layed on She front end the
the ~urren~ ~ea~ assigned t~ sai~ motor vehicle
~i~h~De~r~ment of~the erase of Te~s~ and no ~er~n
~11 a$$aeh ~o or display on ~uoh vehicle ~2 se ~ assigned
~o i~ ~de~ a~2 other motor vehicle law or a fi~ titio~
July Eighteenth -]/ineteen-eeventeen
seal or a se~l not cd. he current year, provi4ed,
seal assigned a motorcycle shall be attached oonep~oous~y
to the rear thereof
Section l~ine Every motorvehiole within the
Limits of the 0ity o~ Denton TeXas shall be eq~ippe~
with a bell gong horn whistle or other eim.ila~.devies
in good workin~ order, capable of emitting an~br~pt
adequate in quality and volume ~o give warning of the ap
praaoh of such motor vehicle to pedestrians and to the
rider or driver of animal or animals or of other vehicles
and to persons entering or leaving street cars or
care Every person operating a m~tor vehicle shall
Said bell~ gong horn whistle or other ~mllar device
whenever necessary as a warnir~ of den~er but not a~ other
times nor for other purposes ,
Section Ten Evef~ motor vehicle within the
of ~enton Texas must have devices in ~ood workl~ o~der
which shall be a~]a?l t~mes in ooustant operationtop~e-
vent excessive or unusual noises annoying smoke an~ the
escape of gas steam or oil as well as the falling o.~ o~
residue from fuel and all exhaust pipes carrying exnauew
gas from the eh/the shall be directly parallel to the ground
or slightly upward Devices known ae "muffler out-ouY"
or "out-outs" shall not be used on ~n~ Of th~ streets or
the public squat§ constituting the built-up portion of the
City of Denton Texas, as set out in Section One of
etd lnance
Section Eleven Every motor vehicle oth~r tha~
motor cycle while on an~ of the streets of the publi~
square of the 0ity of Denton Texas when in operation,
during the period of one-half hour after sunset to one-
half hour before sunrise, and a~ all times when fog or
other atmosperio conditions render the operation of such
vehicles unusually dangerou~ to traffic and the use of
the streets and public square o~.said 0it¥ shall carry.,
at the front at least two lighted lamps showin~ the ~hit~
lights visible under, no~mal atmosph, rio/~aonditions at
least five hundred ~500~ fee~ in the direction toward,which
such motor vehicle is facing, and shall also aarF2 at
rear a lighted lamp exhibitin~ one red 1.ight I~ainl~
lbla for a distance of five hundred (5001 feet ~o the
rear ~
Section Twelve At the times and under the eon-
litione named and specified in Section ~leven herein
e~ery motor c~ole while on any of the public streets or
the public square of the Oity of Denton, Texas when ~n
operation shall carry on it's front one lighted ~mp
lng a white light visible ~nder normal atmospheric oo~-
ditions at least two hundred (~00) feet in ~he ~iUection
$ow~rd which such motor cycle is facin~ and shall
carr~r at the rear of such motor cycle on~ red ligl~t
1~ visible from the rear
Section Thirteen //o automobile motor vehi~l~
motor cycle stroll be used or operated on an2 Of th~ streets
or the public square in the 0ity of Denton Texas. which,is
equipped with a lamp, which whea lighted is eapabie o~ ~'o-
Jecti~ direct rays at a greater height than a l~ral~l of
four feet from the road or street provided however, that
an~ such motor vehicle or motor cycle or automobile may he
equipped with a lamp capable of pro,coting direct raY~ at
a ~reater height tha~ a parallel of ~our feet from th~
street or public square aforesaid, if such lamp
is not capable of producing a dazzling ligh~ or gxare
Section Fourteen 1/o tire on any ~tor vehici~ or
an~ other vehicle shell be permittel to be run or opar.ated
on any of the public streets or the public Square o~ the
July ~i~hteenth, Nineteen-seventeen
Ol%y of Denton, Texas, ~hleh has on its periphery any
~1.o~, lug,.stu.~,, o~e~ ri~e, bea~ or ~2 o~her pro-
u~eranoe ox me~al ,~a~ S~ll project ~re tb~ o~-
fo~h of an inch beyond the ~read or ~saotlon ,,urfaoe o
of the tire, ~ess ~e s~ d ~eela are protected
b~dp, wooden b!ooks, s~de or e~ot~r s~iLolen$
vio~ ~$eot $~e ~id streets a~ public sq~re from
imJ~ b2 ~eaSoz ~ereof, provided, that thio_ ~eotion
s~ll ao~ ~ed to prohibit the ~e of vehicles
actually e~a~ea at t~ time in the o~st~ttion or re-
pair ~rk on such streeSs or square
~ Seet$on ~ifte~ Ail motor ve~ea, ~hin the
Ol~ of Den~on Te~e m~t be provided at all times
~en bei~ operated on ~y of the public streets or the
public square of said Oit~ with adeq~te bra~s kept in
good ~rki~ orde~
Section Simeon ~o Intoxicated ~erson ~all op-
e~at~ or dr~ve a~ motor or other ve~ele upon
at.ebro or She public square in t~ City o~ Den$on Texas
SesSion Seventeen No person ~vi~ control or
charge of a motor vehicle s~ll allow such vehicle to stand
in ~2 ~blio street or on the public square of the Oit~ of
Denton, '~'e~s, ~ttande8 ~thout first effectively set-
ti~ the brakes t~reon a~ stoppi~ the motor of said ve-
hicle
Section Eighteen ~o person shall employ witch
~he ~t~ Ll~ts o~ ~he Oity ~f Denton Te~ for ~re
as a bha~fe~ of a me,or vehicle a~ permn not licensed
aa p~ovided b~ the A~ts of t~ JSth Lesisla~ure Ohapter
~ ~reof
~ ~ Section Nineteen No person ~11 allow' or petit
~motor vehicle owned by ~m or ~der his control or
care, to be operated b2 a~ ohauffe~ who ~s nC legal
ri~h~ to ~o so and who is not l~oensed as pro~de~ by
law
Section ~ent2 Any per~n drivi~ a ~or vehicle
or ~0~ cycle, W~n approaching t~ intersection of a pub-
Ilo s{~e$ ~th She t~ae~ of a ste~ railroad .~thin
~$~2 o~ Denton, Te~s, ~ere such street orosse~ ~oh _
track at grade ~d where the ~ew of suah oroeei~ is
se~d si{her w~l~ or partially, shall before
~0 make t~ ~aia arosei~, ~ at some point nos nearer
~n ~hlrt~{~O} ~eet o~ the sai~traok, reduce the spee~
of h~$ motor vehicle or motor cycle to a speed act tO ex
oecd ~ix [6) miles per hgur before ~kin~ the s~id
~3eea there are llama or gates at such cross~n~ ~d su~
~1~ o~~atea show that the ~2 is elea~ and ~sa~e to
o~O~ ~ track or trao~
, Section ~enty-one ~o contest for speed
~11' ev~ be hel~ or r~ upon a~ of the publlO streets
o~n~he p~blio eq~re of t~ ~lty of D~ton Te~s
Section ~en~twe ~o ~re~ ~er t~ ~a~e of
fe~een ~ears s~ll drive a~ motor vehicle upon
the p~blio StreeSs or t~ public sq~re of She Oit2 of
Dente~, Te~s, ~d ~ pers~ sh~l cause an2 me,or ve~cle
~ be'drivea ~on ~ such sSreet or public squ~e
pe~son ~aer the age of fo~teen
SesSion ~en~-t~ee Ever2 person ariv~ or
oper~i~ ~2 ~tor resole, motor cycle, or ~2 other
~ma o~ vehicle or a~ person ri8l~ ~ ani~ s~l
obSerVe the fo~lewi~ ~!es and re~lations, ~le on
~20~ the ~blie
Toast,eta. or the public square of the
of
D~ton,
July Eighteenth Nineteen-seventeen
la) All vehicles of every ki~d Which are bei~
o~erated or driven and all animals being ridden or
~riven, shall keep the right hand sine of the street
he is traveling
- (b) Vehicles proceeding in o~posite ,direotions
shell pass each other to the right, each givin~ to the
other one-half of the street as near~y as possibles,
- lo) Vehicles overtaking othe~ vehicles pro-
deeding in the s~me direction shall pass to the left
thereof anj shall not a~ain drive t~the right ~ntil
the street is reasonably clear of SUgh overtaken ye-
hi el e ,
Id) It shall be the duty of the driver, ~ider',
or operator of a vehicle about to be overtaken and
pas~e~ to give way to the right in ~svor of the ove~takin~
vehicle on suitable and audible signal, given by ,o~, on
beh~l~, of. the. ope.rator ~. driver or Other person in
or con,rcA om suoa over~aking vehiol~ if such
vehicle be a motor vehicle
fo) All vehicles, in the Oit~ of Denton,
travelin~ and bein~ operated upon any Of the
se~ o~ and named in Section One o~ this
~ons$~uti~ the.built up portion of said Oity, s~ll
~ve ~ne rxght ox ~y o~er vehicles On t~ other streets
[ ) Ail vehicles approao~ intersection o~
the public highly ~th t~ in, entice of t~ni~Yhereat,
shall, In t~ni~ to the right keep to the ri~ of
center of such intersection ~d in t~nl~ to ~he
shall ~n beyond the center of s~h intersection
to the right before t~ni~ s~h vehicle to the le~
[g) Eve~ person ~vin~ control or o~ge o~
~to~ vehicle or other vehicle upon any off t~ public
streets or the public square of said ~oity and approaoh-
i~ a~ vehicle d~ b2 horse or hoxses or ~ horse
~m ~oh ~y person is ridi~ eha~l operate, ~ge
control such motor vehicle or other ehiole in ~oh
net as $o exercise every reasonable reoaut~on $o
t~ Tri~htenl~ of such horse or hot es and to inane
sa~et2 of any person drivin~ or ridi~ the s~e ~
a~ such horse or horses shall appesx frightened the~r-
otor vehicle or ~er
eon operati~ or in control of such n
ve~ole s~ll reduce its speed ~n~ if req~st~d by~,si~al
of the ~nd by the driver or rider of s~h horse
s~ll not prooee~ f~ther ~o~rdosuoh a~l or ~l~ia
less such ~vement be necessary to avoid inJ~ o~ accident
~til such ani~l or ~im~s sh~l be~ ~er the contel of
the rider or driver thereof
(h) The person in control or Orivi~ ~2 ve~ale
mov~ slo~2 alo~ upon e~ o~ t~ s~reets o~ ~he
city o~ D~ton 2e~s s~l keep suoh vehicle as olds,el2
as possible to t~ right ~nd bo~r~ o~ the s~id
allo~more s~ftly movi~ ve~oles~reaso~bl~,~e
~ssage to the lef~ ~ ~ ,, ~
(l) The person operati~ or in o~r~e o~ ~2 v~
~ole In or upon a~ public street or~t~ publlo sq~re in
the 0~2 of D~ton, Te~s before t~i~, stoppi~ o~
o~i~ the oo~se of such vehicle ~all see first
~ere is su~ficfe~ space for such movement to bS ~e In
safety ~d if t~ movem~t or operation of oth~
~2 reaso~bl~ be affecte~ by su~ t~,ai~ stoppl~ O~
oh~gi~ of co~ss s~ll give plaln~;~ visible or a~i~le
sig~lto ~he person ope~ti~ or d~l'~i~ such o~he~ ve~ele
of ~s intention so to t~n stop or ~e his oourse~
~Uly ~ighteenth ~ineteen-seventeen
-
, ,~ (,1) Fi~e engines, fi~e apparatus and f~re p~trols
whe~ibein~ operates as euo~ shall ~ve the right of ~y
upO~ all sSree~a Sn sai~ oity With due regard'to the
safety of the publio
- ~ (k) ~e provisic~ of Seotion ~0 of t~is or~in-
~oe ah~ll not apply to fire apparatus when b~ driven
$0 a ~ire nor to p~ei~ a~ ~en answeri~ emergen02
e~ls ~wevee vehiolea bei~ driven or opera, ed for
t~ ,p~p~sea ~ed in tMe eub~iivialon s~ll be so oper-
due ~etard ~cr t~ a
ated ~th ~afety of the pub~io
Seetion Twenty~fo~ ~ ~he ~rd "o~ulfeur" as
used in this ordi~e is meant any per~n ~oOe b~-
ineas or o~cupstioa i8 that he operates a motoF vehiole
for Oompeasation. ~seo or hire
Seotion ~2-~ive "~tor vehicle" ag ~ed in
this ordi~ inolude8 all vehiole8 propelledlothe~se
tbs~ b2 m~oula~ ~wer exoept 8u~ vehioles t~t r~
~ails or t~e~ "Automobiles" as ~ed he~ein a~
~on
$0~ ayole8 ~to~oyole" as used in this ordt~noe in-
olu~e8 all motor oyolea~designed to travel on Sot more
t~ t~ee wheels in ~ntaot ~th the gro~d
Seotlon ~ent~six ~ person violatl~ ~2 of
She forefo!~ p~ovision8 of t~s ordin~oe shall be deemed
~ilt2 o~ a mis d~e~or ~d upon oon~otion thereof 8~11
be p~ishe4 b2 ~ine cf not less th~ One ~ollar nor more
t~ One h~red Dollars
Seotlon ~enty-seven No p~eon s~ll operate or
drive a motor vehlole as a oha~e~ u}on a~ of the pub-
lie streets or the publto square of the Oit2 of Denton,
Te~s, ~les8 auoh per8~ shall ~ve ~mplied With t~
requirements, in all restore, ~th Ohapter ~07 of t~ee
Ao~s of the 35th Le8islature of the State of Tens an6
8~1 at all times have in hie posession his oertifioate
OF lio~se ~ wear She badse issued to him by'the State
~SM~ Dep~en$ prominentl~ d~op}ayed on ~$ 01~$~
and a faille on the ~r$ of ~uon ~uffe~ ~0 permo~
~lt~eF ~ all of the aero hereinbefore perooribed shall
oonetitu~e a ~8d~e~o~ and upon o~viotion thereq~ he
shall be p~iohed by fine not to exceed One h~dred(~lO0 )
dollar8
3eotion ~enty-eight No oha~e~ ~{i~ been
lioense~ as provided ~ Ohapter ~07 of the Aot8 of She
ZSth LOsislaturo o~ the State of Tens shall ~t a~
oSher peF~n to possess or use his lioe~e of badse nor
s~ll a~ oha~fe~ w~le operating or drive.ia motor
vehiole use or possess a~ lio~se or badge belo~ins
to,~other person or a fiotitlou8 lioonse or/bad~e, and
~ violation o~ tRi8 seotion ~f thio ordin~oe shall ~n-
stipule b2 fine not t~ exoee~
a mis{emeanor p~ia~ble
One h~d~e~ (~100 00) doll.s I
Seo~ioa ~-~lne !n addition ~o al~ ~he p~-
islets provide~ in t~8 ordinance, the ~orpotation
,OOU~$ Of the Oit2 of Dento~. Te~s, ~2 for alperiod
nos ~o exoee~ thirty (~0) da~ s~pend ~ operator or
o~e~'s license upon suohoon~otion~o~ the licensee
for violation o~ ~y of the provisio~ of thts]ordi~e
Seation T~S2. The ~inos collected ~oF ~olatio~
of~ ~ o~ ~he pro~sions or aeotio~ of this o~dina~e
$~!l De u~d by the Oit2 of Den$on. Te~s in,the oon-
e$ruotion and mainten~oe of streets bridges and o~verts
In sa~d Oi~ o~ D~ton Te~s ~
, Seo~ion Thirt~one Yf ~2 sec$ion or~y sub-
~iv~elon o~ this o~i~noe ia, ~or an2 reason ~held to be
July Eighteenth Nineteen-seventeen
invalid ~nconstitutional or inope~ive such decision
sh~ll not affect the validity of an2 of the remal~in~
sections o~ subdivis~ons of this ordinance '
~eotion Thirt~two Ail or~in~oee or ~rte o~
ordl~oes ~n conflict herewith are ~b~re~s~e-
peeled '
Section ~irty-three This ,r~i~nce s~ll beC, in
'~11 force and effect from and after i~s passage and
liea~ion
Passed this 18th ~ey of July A D 191~
A~E3~ W B Mc01~n 0~ir~ ~
J W Erwln 0it2 0o~ission of the
0l~y Secretary of the of Denton, Te~s
0ity of Denton Te~a
Upon motion of 0~tis the rules were suspende~
and tbs ordinance placed on its second reading
Upon motion of Coit the rules were suspende$
~he ordinance placed on its third and fill readin~
m~opt ion
Motion was made by Ooit that< t~e ordinance be'
a~opted as read Upon roll call u~on the question o~'
the atoption of the ordinance the ~ol2owin~
ers Voted "Yea", ~lexander, Oqit, Ourtis, MaOI~
Talia~e~o No Oo~is~oner voted "Ns2" ~e~euPon
O~i~ deolare~ the motion prevailed ~d ~' o~di2a~Oe
Upon motion of 0elf the followi~ ~esolv~ion'
~p adopted
U~ t~ present s~ppl2 o~ ~t~al ~s ~o~
- the ~etroli~ ~as ~ielda ~ ~o~th Te~8 nQw being s~p~
~lie~ t~o~h the ~ne ~ ~s '0o~p~ ~ No~h
cities inolv~i~ ~ort WortB DallaS, Wi%~ta Falls,
Sh~n 9ainesville Denton. Denisgn, ~wie Mo~e2,
'~itesbo~o, and ot~ t~ In ~t section, ~s proven
to be inadeq~te ~d the inhabiters o~ said oiti~
~e~e~ent on their domestic ~u~l on Sal~ so~oe o~
are likel2.to s~ ~i~ the' a~p~aohi~ w}n~e~
~ presenw so. ce of s~pm2 o~ be supple~n~es.
~S, a~pa=~t!2 the most ~obable me~s of ~sn~-
l~enti h suPPl2 appears to be ~o~h t~ gas
i~ Southe~ O~ha~ and a co.co,ica t~e~th b2~,an,e~-
$~on of t~e pipe line o~ the ~e Sta~?a8 0o~2~
~8, ~. L B De~i~, ~resi~t ~ She
8~r ~s Oo~2, 2~ stated ~he plan. ea~ p~po~ea o~ ~he
~ne ~tar ~ 0omp~,~th rexe~enOe ~o
a~ ~ e~o~s o~' the oomp~ to ~pp!ement $~e
July ~l~hSeenth, l~ineteen-seventeen
for said cities ~i~ t~ ~mi~ ~nter in a letter
to the ~or o~ ~l~s, am f~llo~ I
"The Oomp~ ~11 la2 an e~enelon ~nala~i~ of
16 inca pipe beg~ at the northern ~ermin~ of the
present ~ineeville-Ir~ 16 inch line ~d e~di~ nor~
into Bouthe~ O~ho~ where the Oomph2 at present ~e
~cese to abeut 160 O~ 000 ~bic feet open flo~ of gas on
leases ~ich it controls or adJace~ thereto We are con-
fide~ t~t we will have e~fioien~ gas ~o e~pp~ the needs
o~ the oo~t2 for domestic p~posee duri~ tee comi~
~nter
"~ question of f~nishi~ gas for industrial p~-
poses ~ alee the ~eetion of f~ther ~r~nent~ supply
rests ver~ greatly on ~ Indian leases, application for
apparel o~ which is ~ ~nding and ~s been pendi~ for
some three 2e~e before the InSerior Department at Wash-
ington ~e stat~ of these lease~ a~ the impo~t~nce
thereof to the public of ~11~ end to this Oompa~ ~s
been t~ro~2 e~lained to 2ou a~ ~he Oo~ieslon so
that it is not necessary ~or ~ to go into details here
I ~11 ea~, ~wever t~t the2 are Just aa impertant to
~ today as ~2 eve~ ~ve been - - in lacs the~ are ab-
solutely essential to see~e a lucre supply ~et of the
gas ~ieh ~ are re~i~ on with which to suppl~} Dallas
ne~ ~nter must be obtained f~m these leases
~e ~ve ~r~d2 placed contract for const~oti~
the line and the oont~ctor ia now at work orga~zi~ la-
bor force to ~dle the ~rk We ~ve an addition~ co~
preeeor e~ine contracted for to be delivered about Oct-
ober ~t We s~ll ~ke every effort ~d confidently e~
p~c~ ~ha~ we ~11 ~ve the line in eperatton before ~ov-
emb~ 1~, ~s ye~ In any even~ allowing for acoidenSe
~d interruptions in t~ const~ction ~rk we should be
in ~osition to t~e calf the ~11 domestic de. nd Before
col~ weather
"From the repo~ Judge ~reer ~s Fiven me of ~e
conference with the Oo~eelon ~d the etaYements
to me by the Oo~iseloaere yes,erda2 I aea~e ~t the
action the Oomph2 ~s taken in refe~n~ to conetruoti~
this ad~itio~l line will be en~irely~a~isfa~o~ to the
Ocr!scion ~ ~uhlio in the Oit2 of ~l~s ~t~t the
Oo~ission will ~eservedl2 indorse our application for
She approv~ o~ the ~ndi~ ~eaeee"
~S, ~ne S~ Gas Oompa~ in order $o carry
out isa p~poee tO obtain certa~ restricted Dep~tmen~
leases in O~ehc~ in addition to its Oo~ercial Leases
~d we believe it to be to the interest o~ the public to
co-~ge~e ~th the ~ne Sta~ ~ Oompa~ in its ef~o~s
to obtain ~ addi~io~l euppl~ to t~ e~ent indicated in
~0~, ~~, ~ IT REBOL~ b2 t~ Pity
sion o~ t~ Oity o~ ~on Te~a t~t the Oit2 OcCasion
~reb2 indorse t~ application of the ~ S~ar ~e
now ~nding before t~ ~issioner of Indi~ Affairs De-
par$~nt o~ Interior, of ~he ~$ed States ~over~en~ at
Washi~on, D O , for ~ approval of the assig~ent to
the ~Ae St~ ~s ~o~ b2 various ~rtiea of certain
leases ~o~ g$~ p~oees on certain Indian lands in Beuthern
O~a~m a~ ~espect~l~ represents to the Honorable
Sails Oc~ieeleAO~Po~ Indian Affairs, that in ~he ~udge-
me~ o~ t~ Oit~ Oo~iselon of D~ton, Te~s the approval
o~ sai~ leases toth,e ~ne Sta~ ~e Oomp~ wo~ld be to
ve~ best interes~ of t~ public of the Oit2 of ~e~on an~
so xar as it ~2 righ$~ll2 do so said Oit20o~iesion re
s~ct~ll2 requests i~ediate ~d ~a~ble action by ~he
0o~ es*ener of Indi~ Affairs upon said leases
i08
July Eighteenth Nineteen-seventeen
Adopted at Dent~n, Tex~s this 18th day of July
1917
W B MoOl~rkan,
Upon motion of 0oit the SSreet
in the p~oh~e of a six ton ~andem sSree~ roller at a
price of $2~800 O0 ~w approved
Upon motion the follo~ 0o~lesion~s were elected
to serve as a Water Works 0o~iesion U A Taliafer~,
W ~ Mo01~kan a~ J 0 0oi~
Upon motion o~ 0~tis the ~2or
~rge B F ~ilker~n- a reaso~ble rate duri~ th~ ~n~h
of ~2 for electricity ~e~ in his i~in~ plans pend~
revision of rates b2 the Wat~ ~o~
Upon motion the 0o~iesion adJo~ed
Approved this July ~4~h,
1~17
~ Beo~tar~
July Twenty-fourth Nineteen-seventeen
Oo~iss~ on met in regular July session
The followin~ 0ommissioners were present and ans-
wered to the roll Alexander 0oit, 0urtis and lTaliaferro
Upon motion Oommis~ on~r 0oi~ was eleoted ohairman
pro tern
Minutes o~ the preoedin~ meetings were read and
approved
The following aooounts were approved and warrants
orders& drawn on their respeotive funds
General
Denton Steam Laundry 0o $3 65
J W Erwin, Stamps I 00
Eve~s Rardwa~e Co 2 25
J A Freeman 1 0~
Freight Tr axis 0o (Freight bill) 5 S9
Bert Powler, 2 40
R H terrisc~n, 1 O0
Hargreaves Printi~ 0o 3~ ~0
MiSs Mollie Eodges 12 §0
R Ledbetter, 3~ 00
Roy Mays, 1 6~
W B Mo01urken & 0o , 10 45
J P Raley, 4 00
J B Wilson & 0o ~1~ ~0
Street & Bridge
J W Ashworth 14 ~8
J M Bratoher, 1~ 75
Denton ~laning Mill 60
Deuton ltillin~ Oo 89 02
B H Deavenport & 0o 7 48
Denton Maohine Works P~ 75
Evers ~re Oo ~ 65
H H ~r~in & Oo 1 ~0
Les~e~ Tr~efer 0o ~ 5 00
Lester ~ansfer 0o (~ei~ht) 1 8~
~on'~a2 L~ber 0o 1 ~
~roducers Re~ini~ 0o ~ 7 70
~uitt ~ Beak, ~ O0
Spra~lin ~ Lewis 8 50
W B Simeon, $67 75
Te~s Wire Fenoe 0o 97 ~
Taliaferro Bros 9 45
J L Waldrip, 7 80
~ V Wilson, 1 O0
8ewer ~ension · ~intenanoe
Eve=e Hard.re 0o 18 O~
~reigh~ Tr~sfer 0o 8 65
Te~s Wire ~enee 0o 60 OO
Te~e Wire ~enee 0o l~A 41
Tear.ha ~ipe Wor~, 213 ~1
Freight on s~e. 60 5~
J B Wilso2 ~ 0o , ~15 O0 .
n ~uly Twenty-fourth Nineteen-seventeen
M B Whitlcck & Co,, ?0 30
M B Whitloek & Co, 187 90
Street & Sidewalk Ccnst a/c
Denton Machine ~orka, A8 BO
Freight Transfer CO ~B ~0
The Texas Company 410 45
Fre~h~ on same 137 80
J B Wilson & Co P~ 55
Lester Transfer 0o 1 00
Monthly reports of Treasurer Woodward, Marshal
Swinney City Health Officer Fullingim ~ecretar2 Erwin
and the Water #orks Department were received and ordered
filed
Monthly report of P J Beyette was read and or-
dered filed
Upon motion of Curtis an account for interest on
over-drafts from the First National Bank was referred to
the Finance Committee
Upon motion of Curtis the construction of a wewer
lime West flom Bolivar Street to Ponder Avenue On 0on~ress
Avenue was deferred
Upon motion of Tallaferro Napor Beyette was allowed
$10 00 ~er month besinning June let 1917 for the purpose
of defrayin$ the expense of operating his automohile while
used in the service of the 0ity
Upon mot]og of C~t~s the Mayor was authorized to
place substantial traffic gnide posts at all street inter-
sections leading on the Public Square and at any othe~
points where in his discretion the~ were necessary
Upon motion 0ommissioner J ~ 0oit was elected
permanent Vice-Chairman of the Commission Question put
b~ ~ommissloner Curtis
Upon motion of Curtis the ~or w~s instructed to
get prices fer which a suitable automobile could be pur-
chased for use in the Police Department
Uoon motion the Mayor Was authorized to confe~ wi~
Jul2 Twenty-fourth Nineteen-seventeen
the manager cf the Peoples Home Telephone Co and if pos-
~sible have %wo phones placed cn poles in looked lbo~es one
on the East and $~e on the Wes~ side of the Public Square
~or %he ~e oS the 2olios Dep~%men%
~he followi~ ordin~oe ~s introduced an8 upon
~o~io~ of O~%is ~s placed on i%s seoo~ readi~
TAYN A~ OP~ AN ~LEO~IO IN~B~N ~I~WAY ON 0~IN
See?i~ 1 T~ the ~lla~ Northwestern~raetion
0o~ or assigns are hereby 8ran~ed ~he rig~ p~ivelege
~ ~anchise of oonstrno~t~ ~in?ainin~ a~ opera~iM an
eteo?r~o in~er~ rail~ over, alo~ and upo~ ~he ~ol-
lo~ a~reets o~ the Oily of Denton ~e~s ~mel~ R~-
ning over priwa~e prope~ from the Son, bern limits o~
Ol~, prao~ia~ll2 as now s~ve~e~ ~o ~he Sou~h line of ~11
~$~e~, a? the intersection of ~he oenter of Looas~
thenoe,nor~h on South~t~r~h ~c~ ~reets ~Oo~ress
8~ree~, ~henoe Wes~ alon~ Oongress S~reet to Stye ~o,
81~ dear J B Denton S~ee~, aooordi~ ~o sarv~ SHOOS
~or~hwesterl2 across private property ~o Ee~uo~ S~reet
~henoe Wes~ on ~ntuo~ S~reet ~o the 0i~2 Li~tS, also
on M~ ~ree~ f~ ~or~ ~ous~ Street to a~ co.ceYlon
~th,~e ~ & P and M E ~ ~ Rallwa~ Ail private prop-
~2 ove~ ~ieh this free.se ex~ends is to be aoq~red by
sai~ D~llas Mor~hwes~e~ ~rae~ion Oompa~, or assigns
oo~?~o~ ~intain ~d operate all such o~ves
~d ~mou~ as ~2 be necessary ~o the p~oper ~d oonven-
len~ ope~a~ion o~ said electric interurban rail~ subJee~
~o ~he oon~i?io~ an~ in aocor~oe ~h ~he provisions here-
of, ~n~ provide~ ~?her, sai~ ~rae~ion Oompa~ will not be
~ted ~o ~ ~eigh~ cars over their ~rao~ t~oMh ~he
~lto
~eo~ion 8 ~t the rights privele~es a~ francesca
hereby ~ran~ed ~re ~or ~he period of ~wenty five years from
~he fill passage of ~his orai~e and vpon ~ ~e~s and
oon~i~io~ hereinafter imposed
Seo$ion ~ ~he m~n traok,~all be ~o laid as ~hat
~he Oen~er between the rails shall as nearly as prao~ioable
be ~he oente~ of ~ street but at such points ~he~e i~
be deemed necessary for ~he be~er opera, ion of ~aia rail~?
an~ ~or ~e ~ea~er convenience o~ ~he public ~',~e m in line
trao~ ~ ,be doubled for necessary swlt~es a~ ;~nouts and
~he d~ble trao~ shall be p~oed so t~t the oe:~ter between
t~e ~Wo ~ao~ sb~!l, as n~rl2 aS practicable, ~e the oen-
-~er o~ t~ street, s~s, s~tohes ~d t~nouts ;o be plaee~
on ~the~ side of the m~n t~k or
SesSion A T~t the ~r~teee h~ln ~, the~
8~eees$o~ mad assigns shall construct ~4 maintain the
streets ~etween their aais track or t~eks ~d for a die-
tahoe of two feet on eit~r si~e of s~e at theiro~
a~ ~h ~he s~e ~nd and ~lity of ~terial a~ ~mtruo-
tion w~k as nearly ae practicable as the s~e~street
main~ine~ at t~ sa~e poin$ by the Oit2 ~ineer and upon
oo~ple$ion thereo~, all debris shall be removed,t~ the
Streets lef~ In as good condition as ~me prior to said
struotion work, and a proper drai~ge Is to be provided ac
July Twenty-~ourth Nineteen-seventeen
that water will not accumulate between the rails or on
either side by reason of the construction
Section 5 That said Railwa~v shall be oonstr~mte~
maintaine~ and operated under the approval of the
Engineer and in such manner ae the 0ity 0o.w.~se~on
approve and this franchise shall be accepted in writi
filed with the 0ity Secretary within thil~ty daysfrom
final passage and a failure to so accept within thirty
days shall forfeit all rights and franchises hereunder
Section 6 That said Dallas Northwestern Traction
0ompany or assigns shall indemnify and save the ~ity of
Denton whole and harmless from any claim for injury to per-
son~ or property occasioned by and arising out o5 the~ eon-
affection maintenance and operation of the railway hereby
authorized
Section 7 That the 0ity of Denton reserves the
right to lay and permit to be laid, gas, water~ sewer and
other pipes lines or cables and to do or permit ~o he'~
done andy other underground work that may be deemed necessary
or proper by the 0ity 0ommission in, across and alon~ the
streets named as the route of the aforesaid railwa~ and said
0ity in exeoutin~ said work, or permitting said work to be
done shall not liable to said Dallas Northwestern ~ra~tion
~ompan~ or assigns for any d.~.~ges occasioned thereby
Section 8 That the said Dallas ~orthwestern T~aetion
, 0ompa~ and assigns for and in consideration of the rights
priveleges and franchises by this crdi~noe granted, shall
pay to the 0ity of Denton as a bon~s on the f~rst da~,' of
August of each and every year durin~ the ~ntinuanee ~f %his
franchise the sum of one doll~r~
Section 9 That the 0ity of Denton shall h~Velthe
- right to change the grade or character of paveman~ ~f,any .
street or port~ on of a street traversed by the 1Xne of rail
·grantedmade to and t~e
wa.V for which this ~lahise is hereby
tracks of said railway shall at
-the altered grade of the street, and that portion o~ the
street which said railway is required to pave shall by it
be paved to conform to the altered pavement cf the street,
at the expense of the said Dallas Northwestern Trao~on
0o~pany without recourse on their behalf, against the
for injury or damage And the rails of the railway
by author~asd shall be kept at all times flush with the
surZace of the street and that portion of the street lying
between the rails and tracks and two feet outside the
of the railway hereby authorized to be o0nstruoted qhall~be
kept and maintained by the owner of the tracks in good con-
dition of r~p~ir and in such condition that the rails and
no part of the construction of said railway shall o~fer at
an~ time an in,pediment to the travel or to the free and
convenient use of the street
Section 10 That said Dallas Northwestern TracSion
Oompan~ or assigns shall begin work of construction
s~id railway within ninety da~s from the da~e of ths'~ina~l
passage an~ acceptance hereof, and shall have six months'
thereafter to complete same, from Denton to ~ and
teen months thereafter to complete line from Denton ~e
Dallas, and a failure to so begin and complete said rail-
way within said time shall, at the option of the
0ommission of the 0ity of Denton forfeit all rights, ~riv-
-eleges and franchises hereby granted
- Section 11 That the said Dallas ~ortl~weste~ ~x~o-
Sion Oompany or assigns, shall pay one h~lf the o~St o~
~onstruotion a~d maintenance of the bridffa on South
8treat, and one hal~ the cost of construction an~ m~in-
- tenanoe of the bridge on North T'OCU~t Street
J~12 ~entT-fourth, Ii.steam-seventeen,
SeQ~ion ~. That this ordinanee ~hall be,in full
-~orOe eJad effect from and after its final passage and
approval ,
PasSed this ~dth day of Jul2 A D 1917.
ATTFST J 0 Ooit Vioe-Ohairman of
~ U Erwin, the ~tt70o...ts~ on of the
~it7 seeretar¥~ Oit7 of Denton Texas
Upon motion of Ourtis the ru~es were susPended and
the ordinance placed on its third and final reading for
adoption.
Motion was made by Ourtis that the ordinance be
adopted aa read Upon roll call upon the question of the
adop$1on of the o~imanee the following Oommissioners voted
~'ea~ Alexander, Ooit, ~tis ~d T~liaferro NO Oo~is-
si~$p ~Oted Ns2. ~ereu~n the o~ir deolere~ the motion
prevailei ~d the ordi~noe adop~el as rea~
' The ~ollow~ug orlinanoe w~s In*red.ced and placed
on its first rea~in~
AN 01~DINANCE PR0~IDING ~R T~ APPLIGA~0N POR ~
ISSUA~OE O~ P~T~ ~R ~ 00NS~UG~ON aLT~ ~TION OR
Li~T$ OF ~ OITY OF DE~ON T~S PRO~DINGFOR T~
FO~M ~ 00NT~TS 0F ~UOH P~TS P~O~DIN0 ~OR~I~ IS-
SUANOE BY ~ OI~ SEO~ETA~ ~OVIDIN0 ~OR A TI~ LIMIT
~OR OONSTRU09ION T0 ~0IN ~ SUOH PE~TS PRO~DING
T~T 0ER~IN~ I~E0~T~ ~Y BF ~E ~THO~ ~
0~ SUOH ~T ~D PRO~D~ A P~LTY
~ IT O~DIA~ BY T~ OITY OO~SS~ON O~ T~ OI~ OF
D~ON,
,~srt t~eo~ s~ll hereafter be co~truoted and ~o b~lding
~11 ~e remove~ to ~other lot ~t~n the oit~ limits of
the Oit~ o~ Denton, Te~s, except b~ pe~t issued by the
0i~2 ~eoretar[ o~ the Oit2 of ~en$on Te~s to the o~er
lessee o~ ~he agent of either or to the arch~te~t or b~l-
der ~lo~e~ ~[ such o~er or lessee in ~ ~eott~n ~th the
prcpose~ ereo$ion, alteration con~ruotion or r~o~l
Seotio~ S, ~ore t~ ereotion construction
~Ite~
~ or remc~l o~ ~2 b~l~, st~ot~e or ~11 or ~y
~t ,~hereo~, ie ao~euoed ~oh per~t shall be ~pplied for
~a p~ovi~ed in 2he preae~i~ segtion of this ordi~nae The
~li~at~on ~er s~ pe~t s~ll be made upon a ~lank form
~nishe~ b2 ~ ~ Oit7 Seoretar7 and a~ll st~e the
e~a$ else or loomtion to be opaup~ed the ~terl~ls to be
~, the dimensions and eeti~te~ cost of t~ proposed
bulldi~, struot~e or work ~d the probable time/to be
oo~pie~ ~n its erection
SectiOn ~ ~ p~t ~i~ ~2 be issued~by the
Oit2 S~retar2 p~s~t to the pro.siena of th~
~n~e, but ~er ~ch nc ~rk ia ao~enoed withi~ six
me.he fr~m its date o~ ieeuanee, shall e~ire b~ li~tation
'
~ul¥ ~wenty-fourth, Nine~een-se,entoen
Section 4 Ordinary ~epairs of bu,~ldings or strue-
ture~ costing not more than ~50 O0 may be made w~th~u~ cb-
raining such pe~it ~ ,
8~otion ~ A~y person ~olati~ ~y of the provie-
io~ of this ~rdin~ae s~ll be deemed guilty of a ~sdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be p~ished by a fine no%
exeeedin8 ~e E~dred ($100 00} Dollars
Section 6 T~t t~s ordin~oe e~ll take effect an~
be in ~11 fores and operation from a~ after its ~eaa~e
and publioa%i on
~ssed this the ~4$h day of JUly. A D . 1917
ATTEST J O. Ooit. 7ice Ohai~ Oi~2
J W Erin Oity Secretary Oo~ission of the ~i~2~ o~ Den-
of t~ oit2 of Denton Te~s ton Te~s
Upon motion of Ourtis the rules were suspended and
the ordinance placed on its second reading
Upon motion of Taliaferro the rules were SBsPende§
and the ordinance placed on its third and final readln~,
for adoption ~
Motion was made by Ourtis that the ordinance be
adopted as rea~ Upon roll call upon the queetio~x cfi the
adoption of the ordinance the following $~mmiselonere
k
voted "Yea" Alexander Ooit Ourt!e and Taliafer~o
No Oommissioner voted "~gT" Whereupon t, he chair ~eolare~
the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted ~s re~
The following ordinance was introduced and placed
on its first re~ding~
AN ORDINANOE PROHIBITING ANY PERSON ~20M RtDIN~
ANY BIOYOI~ UPON ANY SIDEWALK IN THE 0I~f Ol~ DENTON,
T~XAS, AND PROHIBITING ANY P~GN i~ROM RIDING/hNY
~U~ON A~Y S~R~T OR UPON T~ PO~,,14:o SQUARE XN T~E
/~DE~O~, ~EXAS, A~ NIGHT, UNLESS SU~ ~IOyOL~ tE~L~ SA,VE
~ONE LIGHTED T.A~ 8~0WING A WHI~E LIGET A_~"~_49H~ TO
~RON~ O~ SUOH BIOYOL~ WHIOH ~HI~ LIGHt, $~T: BE PLAINLY,
SUOH BIOYOLE I8 ~OVING Oa FAOI~, A~D ALSO SAID
WHEN USED A~ NIGHT, SHALL HAVE ONE LIGHTED ~4~ O~
NII~" AS US~ ~N T~S O~OE, ~ P~INQ A
A~ P~TS O~ O~I~NOES IN 00N~IOT ~IE ,
BE IT 0~ BY T~ OlTY OO~eSX~N 0~ T~
Seation One I% s~ll beryl%er ~e ~!awful
a p
erson to ride ~2 bicycle upon ~ side~lk ~n
Oity ~mite of ~e Oit~ of De.on, Te~e
Bastion ~ I$ sh~l hereaf~ ~
Jul~ TWenty-fourth, ~iaeteen-,se~en~een
a~ person to ride an~ bid~ol,e upon any publi~ street
or upon the publio square ~n the git~ of Dent,n, Texas,
a~ night unless enid bioyole ~hall have a lighted lamp
a$$aohsd ~ the ,~ront pa~t of suoh bio~vole, w~ioh lamp
$o attached shall sh~w a ~ite light ~tinl7 ~sible at
least two h~dred [200) feet In the direotton~oward ~ieh
Such bio~ole is ~n~ or fao~ and s~ll have attaohed
$o ~he rear o~ sal~ bieyole ~en used at night one lighted
1~ whioh sh~l give off a~ ~ow a red ligh~ plainl~ vis
~ble from t~
Seotiom ~ee B2 the te~ "at ~ht" ~as ~se~
this ordi~oe ls me~t the period of time or,one hal~
~ a~ter s~et tc one-~lf ho~ before s~ise
Seotien ~our ~y pers~ ~olati~ the ~o~sions
of this or~inanae s~ll be deeme~ g~l~2 of a~sdem~nor
a~ upon oonvietion t~reof, shall be p~s~d
of not ieee than O~ Dollar nor more t~ One ~h~d~ed Dol-
lore
Seo$ion ~ive Ail ordinates or parts ~of oral.noes
in ~n~io$ herewith are hereby e~ressly rep~led
Seo$ion ~ix This ordi~nee shall be i'n ~11
~oroe an~ effeot from an~ after its p~s~e ~d publioa-
Passe~ this ~th da~ o~ Jul7 A D ,
AT~3~ J O 0oi$ Vioe-~ohai~n
J, W E~n, 0152 Seore- Oit~ Oo~ission
tar2 of tRe Oit2 o~ De~on. of D~ton
Upon ~tion of O~tis t~ r~es were ~pended
and the or~i~ae pla~e~ on its seeond readin~
Upon motion of Ourtis the rules were s~epended
~nd the oydinanoe plaoed on its third and final
~o~ adoption
Motion w~ m~.b20urtis th~ the ordin~oe be
a~opted as read Upon roll oall upon the ~uestion of the
adoption o~ the ordi~n~e the followi~ Oo~isSioners
voted "Tea" Ale~n~er, Ooit O~tis and Taliaferro
Oo~ssioner vote~ "~aY" ~ereupon t~ a~ir~ deolared
the motion pre.ileal ~ t~ ordi~nee adopte~ as read
Upon motion of Ourtls ghe ~yor ~s dir~o~e~ tor
oon~e~ ~th ~, W R Piper relative to layings line
of sewer on Oo~ress Avenue from the lnterseot~on of
ivar Street to ~onder ,Avenue ~th the ~dersta',xdin~
the ~k Sho~ be doffs at onoe if ~ ~pe~ w,)uld agree
to ad~oe the mone~ for the oost of oonst~ot:.on and
July Twent~fcurth Nineteen-seventee~
accept t~e 0ity's scrip without interest in pa~memt
Upon motion the 0ommission stood adjourned un~il
~uesday August 14th 1917 ~
Approved August 28th 1917
georeta~y 0hairman
August /~ourtee~th Nineteen-seventeen~
No quorum being present the 0ommission stood
adjourned until ~riday August 17th, 1917 at 8 00
o'clock 2 M
Approved AuEust 25~h 1917
0halrman
August Seventeenth, Nineteen-seventeen
~ommission met in session ~dJourned from ~u~ust
14~, 1917 with ¥ioe-ohairman 0oit presiding
r' ~e follow~ 0o~ssioners~ were present end
swere~ to the roll Ale~nder 0oit and 0~tis
Absent Mo01~a ~n~ Tal~ferro
~ T~e follo~ re~61ution ~s introduced and upon
motion of 0~$is ~s adopted
~S there appears a necessity for e~ension
of the ~nit~2 sewer to ~t is ~o~ as the Lipsoomb
A841tion in t~ ~orthwest portion of t~ 0it~
~R~2, the ~nditions oi fin~oe were s~oh t~t
~he ~i~-~0~ Denton could not at once ~ke such e~ensions
but ~ ~ R Piper a resident of said portion of the
has consented to place ~s perso~ check to ~he ,credit
~he 0i~y ~or tM amo~t necessary for such work ~d to
oe~ ~o~ hie eai~ Oheok 0it2 Scrip p~ble ~eb~ry let
1919 ~thou~ intere~ an~
WH~a~, it is desired to i,ssue said s~rin for such
~o~ en the conditions re~uire~ by ~w ~d t~$ Chafer
In crier that t~ above p~pose ma2 be ~arried o~t Now
t~refore
OF D~O~
~t there be issued to said W 9 21per
Borip In the s~ o~ $1 060 00, paSble on ~br~y
A D 1919, without interest, sai'd scrip ~o be
81~ne~ and execute~ by the nroper officers of +~ Sit[
in ~t ~dr and exchange of said s~ of ~o=~[~ the same
bei~l,000 00, ~ieh t~ said W R Piper has ~i~ to the
~OPT~ this ~ 17th day of A~ust A D 1917
A~S~ J 0~ 0oit, 7ioe-c~i~n
~ W E~n City 0omlss~on of :he
Becreta22 o~ D~ton Te~s
follo~ resolution ~e introduced ~d u~n
motion of 0~is was adopted
~. U~S, on October 2-~-4-5 ~d 6th, A D~ 1917,
t~e Denton 0o~%y ~Ve St~ok Aesoqiation is ~oin~ to hol~
lt~ e~bl~io~ w~oh pertains to ~he live stock tnd
~lt~l late~ests o~ o~ 0o~t2 ,a~
~S, ~eh exhibition i~ free of o~r~e ~d for
~or the of those ~eas and
gen~rsl
pro~tion
~8, the e~e ~ve Sto~k Asso~iatlon ~es~ee the
tbs ~atee in~loa~ed, ~ the Publi~ Sq~re in the~0it2
D~on, ~e~s, subject $0 neoeasa~ and proper i~ress
egress to sai~ ~bli~ Square, Now[therefore --
Seventeenth, Nineteen-seventeen
That th~ Denton 0cunt2 Live Stock Association be
and it is he, rob2 granted the exclusive use and ~he control
of said Public Square, _for ~_he purpose indicates an~ for
the Balm of 0etcher ~-3 4-5 an4 6th,A D , 1917 sub,eot
to.necessary a~d proper ,ingress an~ egress to said lbA%lio
Sq~re Said assoe~at.i~ is ~reb2 grantee the exol~ive
use thereo~ ~d ~iven t~ ri~~ ~d privilege of ,control ~
o~er said square duri~ sai~ ~ays -
Adopted this 17th ~ay of A~et A D , 1917
A~5~ J 0 ~oi~, 7ioe-o~
J W Erin 0i~y 0o~ission of ~he 0ity
~eoretar2 of D~$en, 2e~s ~
Upon motion the followlu~ ordinagee w~s lntrodltee~
and placed on its first reading,
AN ORDINANOE R~QUIRING 00~0~0~S ~ BE MAD~
~ ~8E8 ~0N ~IOH T~ I8 0R ~ B~ ~E0~ A~j
EO~, B~ING HOUSE OR ROO~N~ ~0~, ~RO~, IN
100 ~T O~ THE ~tES~ BOU~R~ ZI~. O~ ~ S~H P~SES
~NG IT UN~ TO ~ 0R ~IN~N OR 02~TE A~
O~ 0~SET OR ~O~O~ O~ ~N T~ ~I~RY ~.
SUGH GOd, ION IS ~DE UPON A~ S~H ~SE$ PR0~DI~ A
PEI~ O~ TI}~ WI~IN EIOH SUOH 00~E~iONS ~
DESIG~ THO~ L~B~ FOR ~O~TI~ N~0~, ~DZ~ A
BE IT O~DA~ BY T~ OITY 00~ISSION O~ T~
D~TON
Section i Hereafter ever~ p~s~$, fi~ or
~%on o~i~ or eontrollin~ aM Premises wit~ ~he
~$a ortho Oi%y of Denton Te~$ s~I1 oo~eo$ $he
~ all proper eo~eetions ~itti~s ~d f~nishi~s
~he sa~tar~ sewer ~f ~l~ Oit~ Provi~e~, (1) tha$
is now or shall be ereete~ upon a~ ~eh pre~se~
ness house ~ p~vided (~) t~t ~ line of S~ 8eWe~s~l
be within 100 feet of ~he hearest bo~2 line of
such pre~ses and after a~ such sewer Oo~eo$io~ is
it shall thereafter be ~lawf~ to keep, ~intain or operate
~ ot~r kind of receptacle on sai~ premtses, ~or the p~-
pose of reoeiv*~ h~n exore~at o~ w~te of ~ ~n~ what-
,action 2 Hereafter ever2 person ~rm ~ corporation
o~i~ or ~ntrolli premises ~thin the Oi~ Li~$s
o~ the 0ity of DenS'on~ ~Te~s shall co.eot ,the ~e b~.~ll
proper ~nnea~io~ f~tti= s and f~l~hf~s wi~h ~he s~-
ita=y s~er of said city ~rovide~, (1) that t~re
or s~ll be ereote~ ~p~n a~ such p~em~ses ~welli~
ho~e and provided (~) that a line of aal~ s~er ~all
~thin 100 feet.of t~e neares~ bo~F ltne of
an~ ~ovide~ (~} tha~ any s~a ~ses or any ~r~ wae~eo~
lie wit~n 1,O00 feet of t~ publia sq~re in ~ld 0it~ of
Denton, Te~s, ~d after s~h sewer celestion is ~e,
it s~ll thereafter be ~law~l to keep, ~tn~ain
a~ o~er ~nd of receptacle on sai~ pre~ses for the p~pose
Section Z ~rea~ter every ~reon ~i~,or
o~i~ or oontrolli~ ~y premises within ~he ~ity iimi$~
the Oit2 of ~nton Te~e s~ll oo~o~ the s~e b~
pr~r oo~eotions fifties ~ f~shi~s with t~
AUgust Seventeenth, Nineteen-seventeen
tar2 sewer of said oit2 provided (1) that there is or
shall be ereote~ upon an~ such premises ~y boar~i~ ~o~e
roomi~ house or ~el ~ provided (~) ~ha~ a line o~ said
sewer s~l ~e wi~m 100 fee~ of ~he neares~ bo~da~ line
o~ a~ such p~isss a~ after a~ such sewer o~eo~ion
is ~e, i~ s~ll ~hereaf~er be ~law~ ~o keep~ ~in~aim
or operate a~ other ~n~ of receptacle on said
~or ~Be p~poae o~ receiving h~an exor~ent or Waste of
a~ kind ~atever
Section 4 A period o~ si~2 (60) days from an~ a~-
~er ~he ~ss~e ~ public, ion of ~his ordi~noe shall be
all,W~ ~hin which ~o compl2 wi~h ~he pro~sions hereof
Section 8 ~er2 oerson ~i~ or corporation viola-
~i~a~ of ~e ~rovisions of ~h~ ordin~oe shall be deemed
~U~I$~ ~ a misdeme~o~ ~ upo~ oonvio~ion ~hereof ~all be
~lne~ in ~ sum no~ less ~b~ $26 O0 nor more ~n $1~ O0
~ each day of such violation shall oo~itu~e a separate
o~e~se, ~ in ~ even~ ~bfs ord~i~.noe shall b~ viola~e~
~2 ~ f~ Or oo~pora~ion ~he member a~e~, o~ioer or
m~er ~re~f pe~i~iM such violation ~r responsible for
~he oon~i~io~ he~ei~bove prohibi~e~ shall be held liable
here~de~ an~ s~ll be p~ished aooordi~ly
Ssotio~ ~ ~t all ordinances ~d parts o~ ordin~oes
in oon~iot herewith are hereb2 expressl2 repealed
~eotion ~ ~t this ordinance shall be in ~nll fores
e~e~t ~ operation from and after its passage ~d publica-
tion
PA~S~ this the 17th day o~ A~t A D 1917
ATTEST J 0 Ooit Viee-oh~n
J~ W ~-~in, Oo~is~ on o~ the OiSy o~ Denton
Ol~ ~eoretary o~ the Te~s
Oit2 o~ Denton Te~s
Upon motion of Ourtie the rules were suspended and
the ordina~os placed on its second reading
Upon motion of Ourtis the rules were suspended and
the ordinauoe placed on its third and final reading for
adoption
M~tion was made by Ourtis that the ordinance be
adopted ~s read Upon roll call upon the question of the
adoptien o~ the ordinaries the following Oommissioners voted
"Yea'~: Alexander, Ooit,an~ Ourtis Ne Oommiss~oner voted
"Pay" Whereupon the Ohair declared the motion prevailed
an~ the ordinance a~opted as read
Upon m~tion Oommissioner 0 M Ourtie was appointed
to request the Oit~ Depository to re£und certain amounts
Of money oolleote~ ae interest on overdrafts
August ,~eventeenth, l~ineteen-seventeen
funds for the ensuing year w~e received and upon motion
of 0urtis w~s accepted and the ~irst l~ational Bank of-
ficially designated as the 0ity Deoository for the em-
suing year
'~ A~st l~th 191~
T~ the t~yor and Oity Oo~ission
of D~ton Tex~s
Gent~men
~or the funds of the 0.~ of Denton Te~s f~r
t~e 2ear endi~ A~s~ 1Yth 1~ we be~ to sub~t the
~ollowi~ bid viz
~or d~ily halites we will Pa2 interest ~e
rate of t~ee percent per a~ ~d ~e no eh~e ~fe~
overdrafts in a~ department exoept t~t the tot~ ~ver~raft
in the different dep~tmen~s shall exceed ~he ~otal b~~
anoes in other de~rtments in which even~ we ~11 o~ar~e
in~erest at ~he ra~e of eight per een~ on ~he net ~i~fe=-
enos or overdraft
~espeot ful~ submitted
L H Sohweer 0ashier
Upon motion the 0ommission adjourned
Approved August 28th 1917
· ~ 0hair.an
'/~Seoret ar2 · - , 7- ~/~
0it~r ~all August ~wenty-eighth
~inet · en - sev ent· en
0o .m~. _tee!ch met in regular August session with
0hairman Mc01urkan presiding
The following 0ommissionere were present and an-
swered to the roll Ooit 0~rtis Mo01urken and Talia-
ferro
Absent Ale~nder
Minutes of the preceding meetings were read and
approved
~"be following accounts were approved and w~rrants
ordere~ drawn on their respective funds in pa~ment
General Pund
American Express 0o or
J W Erwin, $1 4§
J W Erwin 10
~ A Bayless, ~? 00
Denton Reoord-0hroniole §~ §5
Denton Steam Laundry 0o 1 85
Pox Broa Garage 5 70
J A Preeme.~ 1 00
Gao ~ritz & 0o Carage 12 00
A Jasper 400 O0
Paragon Binder Oorporation 17 65
~rank P Pitman 1~ 00,
Pruitt & Beck 90
~ ~ Rains 5 95
Sheridan-Bennett & Co 31 20
W M Swinney 4 25
Tal~eferro Broe ~ ~0
Williams & Lyburng 5 00
R T Yerb¥ 2 00
Street & ~ridge ~nd
The ArkansawMilling 0o 3 00
J M Bratoher 5 40
T B Banister 9 64
R M 0ochren 14 75
Denton Milling Co 77 30
Evers Hardware 0o 10 7J
J M Gurley 20E 40
M A Hickey 9 20
S~ence Jackson 400 00
T W Leverott & Co 12 50
Producers Refining Co 8 40
Pruitt & Beck 1 O0
The Re~ Barn 6 60
Spradltn & Lewis, ? O0
Oli~ford Stroud £ 50
Ta!ia~err0 Bros 80
M B ~hi$~ock & Co 48 05
E B Wright A~t 19E 19
R T Yerby 10 00
Street & Sidewalk Comet
Alliance ~$eUG$, ~ 1~ 00
~reigh~ Transfer Co 22 45
J M Gurle¥, §S 00
Monarch Wholesale Mero Co ~24 g9
Mc0rary & 3umrall ~ O0
August Twen%y-ei~hth Nineteen-Seventeen
~roducers Refining Co 14 40
F B Wright Agt 126 40
Sewer ?xtension & Maintenance
Alliauoe Ice Co 3 00
The Ahrens & ~tt M£g Co 75 98
Freight Transfer ~o 50 50
Lester Trane±er "o /Frt) 4 41
Do Do 1 40
Do 20 00
Talialerro Bros 45
~sxarkana Pipe ~orks 595 11
· reight on ~ame 168 69
Occupation Pund,
The Peoplee Home Telephone Co 159 00
Monthly reoorts o! Treasurer Woodward, ~arshal
Swinney City Health Officer ~u!lingim Secretory Frwin
and the Vater orks Department were received and ordered
filed
A petition was presented by ~e~ers A A Green
and A Emery by their attorney Nr A C 0wsley asking
the oermission o~ the ~ommission to ~escind the present
plat of the 0arroll Park Addition as shown on the Deed
Records in the County 0lark's off~ce amd to substitute
therefor a new plat which was presented by ~ Owsley and
which showed substantially the same street arrangements
as the old with additions thereto it further aopearing
that I e~srs ~eeen and ~mery were the sole owners of all
property eifected thereby Upon motion of "oit the plat
shown ~as adopted in lieu of the ori~inal
oetltlons si?ned by property owners and asking for
the extension o£ the Sanitary Sewer system on Lula ~nd
Clay ~ithers Streets respectively were received and upon
motion were referred to the Sanitary bommittee ior further
action
Upon motion o£ urtis the ~yor and oecretarj were
instructed to ~ssue warrants in ~avor o£ the Austin ~estern
Road Nachmnepy Co on the Street and Bridge Department
~nd in the s~m of $1 286 47 end ~1 ~8 97 due Iebruary
6th 1918 and February 6th 1919 respeotlvelJ in full pay-
ment of a six ton £andem Motor Road Roller
, I I
AUguSt Twenty-eighth, Nl~neteen-seventeen
Plumbers bond of R E Cobb executed in th~ sum
of Two Thous~nS Dollars with J P Magee and R M Barns
as sureties was received and upon motion of Colt was ap-
~r0v~d &~S ordered file~
The following communication was received and upon
motion ordered spread upon the Minutes
Dallas Tex~s 8/A/1917,
Mr J W Erwin City Secretary
of the city of Denton
Denton Texas,
This is to advise the City Commissioners
of the City of Denton that the £ranchise granted the
DallsS NQ~thwestern Traction Company July BAth 1917 is
aoospteS by this Gompany and sm enclosing herewith $1 00
in payment o~ franchise bonus for one year August
1917 to July 81st, 1918 as reQuireS in section 8 thereof
~ery truly yours
D~llas Northwestern Traction
By E P Turner President and
Gene~ 1 ~r
Upon motion of Colt the Denton Record-Chronicle
Weekly was desisuated as th~ official organ for the en-
suin~ year,
Upon motion the Secretery was instructed to 81s-
continue the pa~nnent of $20 O0 per month to ~he Ladies
Res~ Roo~a
M~thly -eport of M~yor Beyette was reed and ordered
filed
A Gommittee composed of Messrs ~! A Talta~erro
and P J Beyette was appointed to secures an inventory
of and the price asked for a lathe and miscellaneous
tools owned by W~n ~erby
Upon motion the 0ommission adjourned
~oproved September 2§th 1917
Chairman
0ity Hall September Twenty-fi~th Nineteen-seventeen
~ommission met in regular September session with
0hairman Mo01~rksn presidi~
The followin~ 0omm~ssioners were ~esen~ and answare&
to the roll 0alt Alexander 0urtis, Mo01urkan and Talia-
Minu~es of the last regular meetin~ was rea~ and
approved
The ~ollowin~ aooounts were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on their respeotive ~ande in
General ~und
0 M Ourtis $1.8§
Denton Steam La.dry 0o , 1 ?0.
~ ~,'~ Durha~ 1 O0
Evers Hardware 0o 82
Hargreaves Prin~in~ 0o
Denton Reoerd-0hroniole
Reoord-0hroniale Print er2 49
R E Ross - 10 00
Sanborn Map 0o ~2 00
P '~, Smith, ?
Wylie Smith, Z7 50
Spradlin & Lewis 4
8tree~ & Bridge
Austin Bras 12 00
Barns 0ash Store
Bell Advertizin~ Servioe, 8~ 60
W E Botts ~ 00
J M Bratohe*,
E 0sin, 2§~ 84
Evers Hardware 0o , ZO 00
~owle~ Implement 0o 94 00
Freight Transfer 0o 10 00
M A Ilioke~ 6 O0
Magnolia Petroleum 0o ,
Produoer~ Re~ining 0o
Pruitt & Beak 6 60
Spradlin & V, ewis 10
Street & Sidewalk 0onst
F M 0raddook Jr ~ ~.5
J A Elder $1 00
Monarah Wholesale & Mero/ 0o
The Texas 0ompany 406 55
Sewer Extension & Main
Evers Hardware 0o 48
~reight Transfer 0o , 70 00
~reight Transfe~ 0o 5? 90
M A R:l. oke~', 9 50
I~yon-~ra7 Z,=.mber 00
~roeher }L'I~g 00 4,~ 00
P ~ Rains 1 60
September lWe~t~-f~Ith, ~ineteen-seventeea
Monthl~ reports o~ Tueae~rer Woodward.. ~arshal
~iime~. O. g 0 ~llingim Secretary Erwin a~d the
Water Works Departme~$ were Ireo@ived and ordered filed
Upon motion of 0o~ t the Mayor was ins~ruoted to
have all streets kept olean for a dietanoe of one blook
~Om the publio squar~
Plumber's bond o~ J 1~ George exeouted in the
sum of $2.000 with J G Bewl~2 F 1~ Axtell and
Osoar George as sureties was reoeived and approved
The ~ollowi~ lnstrument lwaS read and upon
motion ordered spread upon the Minutes
T~E S~AT~ O~ TEXAS ~
OOUI~TY O~ D~TO~
0~ O~ ~0~ ~ ~T ~E~ t~t at a
reeler me,eti of the Oi~ Oo~ssion of theOit~ of
Denton, ~ld ~ the ~ual mee$1~ plaoe in the
~X1 on ~es~ay the 28th day of Au~ 1917 aS
were present, ~ 0 Ooit 0 M O~tis, ~ ~
an~ W A Taliafe~o, Oit20o~esioners the
prooeedi~s ~re ha~,
There oame on to be heard the petition ~f A A
Greea a~ ~th~ ~e~, s~n~ that on t~ 24th da~ of
J~ 191Z, the2 ~de and ~iled in t~ offioe Of the
olerk of ~e Oo~t20o~t o~ Demton Oo~ty Te~s a
~p an~ plat o~ t~ Oarroll Park Addition to the
o~ Denton ~th a dt~ioa$ion to the Oit2 of the streeSs
an~ alleys sho~ on eai~ ~p for publie ~e for suoh
~ no o~her p~poee whioh said map and Dedioation are
d~2 resorted tn ~ok 75 pages 170 a~ 171 of t~ Deed
Re~r~a of Denton Oo~ty, Te~s, ~d Shat sines t~n
the~ ~ve proofed ~e~ ~ ~oyee L~dsoape ~ineers,
~o ~ke a new plat an~ ~p Of said addition whioh great-
12 imp~ve~ t~ s~e a~ adds to ~he value t~reof, w~eh
aais new map is ~iled ~th the Oit2 Seoreta~ and ~esi~-
hated as "Oarroll 2ark, Denton Te~s Plan for Subdiv-
ision prepare~ for A A Green and A ~er2 by,~ere
~oyes ~ndsoape ~Ineers Jul2 1~17 No 127~-~ ~
a~ aski~ t~t said ~o~er Dedioation and ~p~be vaeated
a~led ~d ess aside, ~d that they be pekin;ted to iile
~he said ~ew ~p, a~ dedioate the streets ~d ,alle~ as
therein sho~ in li~ of the first ~p a~ve m~tioned
~ t~ sa~ bei~ du!2 ~onsidered afSer bein~
~112 apprised in t~ pre. see it was ~o~d $~t the said
A A Gre~ ~d Ar~h~ ~e~ are the o~ere o~ the ~n~
em~raoed in said ~p and Addition in fee simple ~d
i~ will be to their advantage and t~t o~ the Oit2 a~
~blio generally t~t sai~ e~e be
It is there ~ore ordere~ ordained adJ~ed ~d
deoree~ that t~ p~yer of the said A A ~ree~ and A~h~
~e~ be a~ tbs s~e is hereb2 ~r~ted ~d $~$ ~he ~p
~De~i~tion o~ ~he said Oarroll Park Addition to t~
Oit~ o~ De~o~ so reoorded in Bo~k 75, pages 1~0 and
Dee~ Reoords, Denton Oo~ty Te~s be and t~ s~ are
hereb~ ess aside, vaoated ~d a~led a~ thai in lieu
~hereo~ the sal~ new ~p above d~so~ibed be an~ She
ia hereb~ aooep~e~ a~ pe~selo~ is hereby ~iw~ to said
A A Green ~d ArSh~ ~e~ to ~ile said n~ ap an~
3~pteaber Twent~-flftl~ ~ina~een-seven~eea
d&dioa~e ~he streets and alle2s as therein shown and
open and improve ~he same ~1~ tb~t ~r~m now, hem~e~o~th
the said Oarroll Park Addition ~o the Ol~ o~ Denton
and all the streets and alleys are shown om and bT said
~ew Map filed 9ith the Oit¥ Seoretar~
Upon motion H R Wilson w~e appointed to eon-
far withMr Hu~h E~an Manager of the Peoples Home
Telephone Oo relative to obtatnin~ a more efflolen~
telephone eervioe if possible
Monthly report of Mayor Beyette was read and
ordered file~
Upon motion the OOmm!ssion adjourned
Approved Ootober EZrd
rotary Ohairman
II
'
Oit~ Hal~l
Ootobe~ Twenty-third, ~ineteen hundred ~eventeen
0om~lssion met ia regular 0otober sessien with
0hell, nan Mo01urk~n presidin~
~e followi~ 0o~tssloners were p~sent and an-
said to the roll 0oit MO01~r~n and Ta~a~erro
Absent Ale~nder and
~nutes o~ the last regular meetin~ were r~ a~
approved
The followin~ accounts were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment
General
American Dieinfeotin~ 0o Inc. $30 00
F M Oraddock, 5 00
, ' ~ Denton Reeord-0hroniel® 2 70
Evers Hardware Oo 1 35
, 0it2 of ~t Worth Tex~s £ 07
I~burn & Williams 2 50
}&core Brothers, 46 O0
W M Swinney Marshal 84 00
Underwood Typewriter ~o 50
J B Wilson & Co ,
Street & Bridge
Allianee Ioe Oo
A T Ball,
~arna 0ash 3tore 1 20
, j u Bratoher, I 11 65
01em Gravel 0o 13
B H Deavenport & 0o ,
Evers Hardware Oo $/00
J A ~ar~uhar 80 27
, ~Frei~ht T~ans~er 0o , 1S ~-5
H H Hardin & 00 , 56 56
G M Pruitt, 60 60
S~l~dlin & Lewis, 2 50
~ Taliafe~ro Bros ,
Texas Wire ~ence Co 3 90
E B ~ight Aget (l~rei~ht) 10 80
J N ~ilson & Oo
3ewer Exten & }~ain
Alliance Ice 0o , 16 00
~reight Transfer 0o
~ Bt &Sidewaik Oonet '
Alliance Ice 0o 3 O0
T N Leverett & 0o 1
Water & Light Dept ~-$0 80
M~n~hly r~por~s of Treasurer goodward Marshal
Swi~e2 0 H 0 ~ullingim Secretary Erwin a~ the
Water ~ Light De~r~ent were received and ordered file~
~ovember Twenty-third Nineteen-seven, sen
Upon motion a partial payment of $~00 O0 was ordered
on the account of Owsley and Alcorn for fees allowed in the
defense of the 0ity against damage suits growtn~ out of the
uae of the 3eptic Tank
A committee from the Daushters o2 the OonYederaoy
composed o2 Mrs A L Banks and Mrs 0 0 Yanoy was heard
relative to cleani~ up the 01ty 0emetary and placing a per-
manet semen in charge Upon motion the 0hair appointed a
committee composed o2 Masers J 0 0oit. H R Wilson and
2 ~ Beyette to investigate and report the resnlts ~f it's
ftndi~s to the 0ommiasion at it's next regular mee$in~
A report was given by Mr H R Ullaon relative to
the methods in use and t~se contemplated by the Peoples
~me Telephone 0ompany looking to the im~veme~ of their
services Upon motion the report was received with the
thamks of t~ 0omia~on
Upon mothon the 0ommittee appointed to revise the
rates on electricity was allowed fu~her time for inves-
tigation
An ordinance regulati~ the burning o2 grass ere
was introduced and placed on it's first readin~
Upon me,ion t~ 0hair appointed a committee composed
o~ Messrs P J Beyette and 0 M 0u~is to oonYer ~th
the Superintendent oi the Odd ~ellows 0emetary relative to
2urizshing the cemetary with water
Monthly report of Mayor Beyette Was read and orderSd
filed
Upon motion ~he Commission stood adjourned until
7 80 o'clock ? M ~uesday ~ovemher ~th 1~17
Approved November ~th. 1917
8eoretar~ 0~lrm~.
Oily }{all
l~ovember ~ix~oh ITine~ee~-eeventeen
I~o luorum being preaen~ ~he Oommission
a~
Aoprove8 ~ovember SO,h, 1917
130
0i~y Hall
November Twenty-seventh ~etoen-seventeen
No quorum bein~ presen$ the 0ommies~on stood
ad,ourned until ? 30 o'olook P M ~riSay NoVember
30th 1917
Anproved Deo 2. g 1917
Secretary Ohairman
I
131
0it~' Hall
~evembsr Thirtieth, Nimeteen-seventesn
0ommissiom me~ ~n session adJo~e~ from
~vember ~h 1~1~ wi~h 0balkan MeOl~n p=esidi~
~he followi~ 0o~ssioners were premem~ and ~-
swere~ ~o ~he ~11 Ale~nder 0oi~ Mo01ur~n ~d
Taliaferro
Absen~ ~urtis
Un-approved minutes of precodin~ meetings were
rea'd ~nd approved
The following accounts were received and warrants
ordered drawn on their respective funds in m2ment
General Pund
P J Beyette $38 07
~ M 0raddock 5 O0
Denton Steam Y~undry 0o 4 1~
S E ~oster 8 50
~ox Bros ~ara~e, 4 70
R H ~arr~on, 10~
~b~ ~ ~illia~, 2 50
Mc~i~z~ Printi~ 0o ~ 50
~rrie ~ 0ollier 1 7~
J ~ ~ley 4 50
Stamps. 5 00
_ T~ Stro~ 47 O0
S~reet ~ Bridge ~
J M Bra~eher 13 65
01em ~vel 0o 21 00
Denton ~ohine Works 41 45
~as ~ ~arris ~0 10
~ox ~ros Garde, 3 50
~ A ~roeman, 19 50
Gulf Refinl~ 0o lB 82
Hioke~ ~ Pilcher 12 ~0
Producers Re~iain~ Co 33 80~
~p~dlin & Lewis 8 ~
~oeh ~iggs 20 00
Sewe~ ~tenalon & Main
E E Her~ln & Oo 33 50
Monthly reports o~ Treasurer Woodward Marshal
~wl~ne¥, 0 ~ O. Fulli~im Secretary ?rwin and the
Wate~ Works Department were received and ordered file~
~ ~ Upo~ motion o~ 0oit the Chair a~poin~ed ~a eom-
L mi~tee oomposed o~ Messrs 2 J , Beyette and H R W~lson
November Thirtieth Ninetee~seventeen
to oonftr with Mr R J Wilson Manager o~ the Denton
Traction Co relative to the transfer of lots oat cf the
Jasper Addition in settlement of an aoeount due the Water
& Light Department
Mr D G Criffin was heard relative to the sate
of a ~as engine a d ~enerstor unit to re~lsoe the steam
power now used at the power plant of the Water & Light
Department Upon motion the r~tter wee deferred pendir~
the receipt of quotations and other details
The committee appo nVed to invSstigate the conditions
o~ the ~rounds and the advisability of hiring a regular
sex-ton to look after the City Oemetar2 was heard and upon
motion gsanted further time
The ~ollowing Ordinance was introduced end placed
on its iirst readin~
AN ORDINANOE MAKING FINAL THE t 8S~18~5 _I~!NTI5 P~RE'
TOFO~ BY O~IN~OE F~OT~ RESPEOTI~Y ON THE ESth ~Y
O~ NO~ 1916 A~ TH~ 5th DAY OF JAZZY, 1917 BY
T~ 0ITY CO~8SION O~ T~ OI~ OF DEI~T~? T~S
AGAINST T~ O~ERS O~ R~L PROP~ A]~TI~ ON T~T
TION OF ~ST HICKORY 8TRW~ IN ~ OI~'Y OF D~ON, T~S,
A~ ~ DENON ~OTION 00~A~ t~S ('~S R J
A~ T~ W W ~LSON FSTATE DEBORIB~ AS BEGI~ING AT
~ST SOUPY LI~ OF TH~ DF~TON PUBL] O $QUA~ INT~SEOTI~
~ID STRUT T~NOE ~8T O~R A~ AL('NG ~ID ST~ET
T~ ~Sf BOU~ARY LI~ OF A~E "B" ] N ~ID CITY OF D~ON
~8 A~ AGAINST T~ ~SPEOTI~ PROI'~TI~ OP 8UOH 0~S
ABUTTING UPON T~ PORTION OP ~ 8~T ABO~
A~ PRO~DIN~ ~T ~CH LOT OR ~OTI('~ PA~ T~O~
ANY SUOH 0~ S~LL 3~R A LIEN TO S]~G~ ~ COST
OONS~UOTION OP SUCH PAINT ON ~I~ 8~ET I~~X IN
~BONT O~ SUOH A~TTING LOT OR ~OTIO]AL LOT A~ ~NG
FIlL T~ ASSFSS~ AGAINST T~ DFNT('N ~OTION 0~,
IT'S 0W~ R J WILSON AND T~ W ~ ~LSON eSTATE,
T~ PROP~TIES O~ ~ DE~ON ~OTIO~ OO~A~ IT'S ~-
O~8ES ~IL8 TIE8 WI~S, OAB~8 Ol ~S AND A~
~OPERTIFS T~OP ON ~ID
~8 bF ~ ordi~nee 8~y ~aese~ b2 t~
Coniston of the Oity of De. on Te~w, in the ms.er
prescribed by law i~ ~s ordered t~$ the portion of
Hioko~ Street in said City lyJ~ between the ~est
line of the De.on Public ~quare intgr$~m~i~ said s~reeZ
a~ t~ West bo~dary line of Avenue ~B" be paved
asp~l~ ~caa~ ~d that said ~it~ ~houl8 pay for
t~ t~ ~vemen% over all street interseetio~ ~h
portion of West {iekory 3treet to be paved an8 for one-
third the ~lanoe of the cost of such construction less
Shat part to be paid by the said D~(,m Traotion
~ its o~ers R J ~ils~ an8 the W Wil~ Estate
and furt~r ordained by ordin~ee ~ enaote~ t~t ail
the o~ers of real property a~ti~ ~on the portion of
said a~reet to be paved should bear reminder of sue~
ocs% cT such pavem~t to be levied an~ assesses
November thirtieth, Nineteen-seventeen
such ow-nors and their respective properties abutting
on said portion of said street an~ a lien fixed against
the ~ame in prQpertion to the number of linear feet of
such respective properties abutting upon such street and
not exceeding the benefits to such respeotlve prouerties
unless otherwise determined by said 0ommiss~ on ~to be Just
~nd equitable and legal and that such pavement be eon-
s~ruote~ in accordance with plane and specifications of
~the 0ity Em/inset of said 0ity and
WII~KEAS by ordinance duly passed it w~s ordered
the Denton Traction 0o~pany and its owners name,d above
should pa~ for tho entire cost of paving between the
~ils cf such company lying on the per, ion of said street
t'o ~be paved, and for two feet on either side tt~oreof, and
that such cost should be credited upon the 0ity's one-
third of the co$% of such pavement an~ it was duly
Ju~ged that the following owners shoul~ pay the per, ions
of the oos~ of oonstruotin~ said~ street pavemen~ set op-
posite their names Qr the amount ~he same might be re-
~uced on hee~in~, and that such assessments be a personal
charge a~ainst such owners respectively end a lien
against their respective properties described in Section
One hereof superior to all other liens claims or titles
~xoept State, 0onnt~ and ity taxes,
W~REAS after due and legal notice given to all
per?ons~own/ng Property abuttingl upon said street The
~om~on Traction 0ompany and its owners a hearilng was on
the P~rd day of Hanuary 1917 held by the 0]ty 10ommission
~ch hoar lng bei~. held and had at the time place and
in the manner required by law after full and legal notice
w~s given to all persons of such hearing and t~he same
~as in ~11 things duly and legally held and none of the
psr~ons ownin~ such proper~y or interested in euoh hear-
lng objected to such pavint or th the assessments levied
against them and their respective rroperties or the cost
thereof or aa to anything therewith connected or concerned
a~ i~ duly appearing to said commisa~ on that suehoest and
assessments were lawful and did not exceed the benefits to
an~ of each ebu~tin~ property or the property oi the Denton
T~aetien Oompan~ or its owners and that such cost an/
asses'emends were acceptable and agreeable to the owners o~
s~oh property as afereeai~ Therefore
B~ I9 01~AIKED BY THE 0I£Y ~,O~?8~0N 0~ file
0~ DEI~0~, TEXAS
Seotion One That there is here now levied atainet
the followin~ named persons as a personal charge md claim
tho ~mount set opposite +heir respective names and a lien
i6 hereby fixed a!ainst each lot o~ fractional ~rt thereof
be~W described, such amount so set o~pos~te the name of
ea~ch svn/r~ownor to secure ~he o~yment of amount so set op-
p,site such names of sugh owners and such lien is hereby
fized and made superior to all ot~er liens claims or titles
of whatsoever character except Sta~e 0ounty and 0ity taxes
Mrs M E l~itman Denton Texas Ail that oertaln
lo~ t~act or parcel of land situated in the Oity and
00nnty of Denton, Texas, end fronting §0 feet On Hickory
S~reet and being a part of a survey originally granted to
~m Neil ani described as follows Being a oor~ion of land
ta~e~ out of the south side of sa~ d survey and ,Beginning
40 feet west from the southwest corner of a lot sold to
2~S ~ane 0 Brown by ~ 0 Barnes, Thence ~est ~0 feet
alert/ the ~ Line of tho ~m Loving survey Thence North
146fee~ to Hickor~ Street the same being 6~ feet wide
Thence Eas~ 50 feet, wi th the Sou~h lin% of said sorest
to,within 40 fee~ of the ~ ~ corner of lot s01d to ~ene
0 Brow~ b2 W 0 ~aines Thence South 146 feet with the
~est line of said lot to the place of beginnin~ an~ being
the same 10t as shown by deed or~ retort in VolUme 79 pate
~o~ember thlrtieth Nineteen-seventeen
42~ Deed Records Denton 0curtSy Texas. So which refer-
enos is here made Rate $0 873 Total $A3 65
E J Brock estate Denton Texas Ail Shat certain
lot or ~aroel ~f land situated in the 0iSy an~ 0ounty of
Denton and State of Texas, and being a pars of the W~a
~eil survey and being Sh~ same lot conveyed to Robs
by A ~ Bourn and wife by deed dated ~he 2nd davy of April
1891 and recorded in Volume 44 pa~e 658 Re~ord of Deeds
Denton 0oun~y ~exas the lot being herel~rtieularl¥ des-
oribed as follows Beginning 90 feet west of the S
W
corner of a lot sold by W 0 B~ines eS al to Miss Jane 0
Brown on ~he ~YSh day of March 1884 and recorded ~n ~ook
~7 pa~e ~41 Deed Records Denton 0curtSy ~exas Thence
West alon~ the line of the Wm Lovin~ Survey 100 feet a
stake Thence ~orth 14~ ~eet ~o She ~outh line o~ H~okory
~reeS Thanes ~ast along the line of said street ~10~ feet
a s~sk~ Thence South 14~ fees to the plaee of begi~ing
~and ~eing the same lot as shown by ~ee~ of record in Vol-
ume 69 pa~e 264 Deed Records Denton 0~untT, Tex~, to
which refgrence is here made Rate $0~87Z~ Total ~? 30
J X RaShbone Denton Texas Ail that
lo~ or tract of land situated in the oit7 end 0Qunt2 ef
Denton ~tate of Texas and being a part o~ She Wm
Survey and more particularly described as follows Begin-
ning 87~ feet Test of the S ~ corner of a 10S sold by
W O Bainee et al to Jane 0 Brown and on the ~ort~ line
of She Wm ~oving Survey Thence Tess 55 feet Themoe~
North 146 fees to the South llne of West Eiekor~
Thence East 55 feet Thence South 1A~ fees to the p~Toe
of beginnin~ and be~n~ the Test 5 fees o~ a lo~ described
in s deed of record in 7olume 79 page 155 Dee~ Records
Denton 0ounty Texas and all of a los described in a,~eed
o~ reoor~ in Volume 103 page 6~8 Detd Records Denton
0curtSy, Texas, to which reference is here m~de RaSe $0 873
~o~al $48 O0
0 R Hamilton Denton Texas Ail that oertai~
trent or parmeI o~ lan~, situated ia the 01ty and
of Denton ~$ate of Texas a part of the W~ Nail 100~
acre survey and being the East hal~ of a los deeded ~o
~ 8 Oowan by WmArgo and wife on August ~4Sh, 1688
eed reoor~e~ in Book ~ page 455, Denton 0o~tuS2
Records, She last half of same being described as follows
Baginnin~ aS the ~ E corner of said los and the · W
corner o~ W L Reynolds' los Thence West 5~ fees to
N E 6orner of W L ~oreman lo~, Thence South 1~O feet
to S E corner of said 2oreman lot Thence Ea~S 5~
feet to W L Re~olde west boundary lint Thence ~orth
150 ,feet So the p~ace of beginning oonveye~ So L Ba~ley
by T B Davis Receiver by dee~ recorded in Volumes 147
page 70 Deed Records, Dentes 0cunt2 Texas, au5 being She
same lot as shown by deed of record in Volume 146 page
~47, Deed Re~ rds Denton 0ounS¥, Texas So w~ioh
erence is here made ~ate $0 S0 ~0tal ~4~ 00 ~
Albert Frw~n Denton Texas Ail that certain
lot, tract of parcel of land out of the Wm ~eil and She
Um loving sv~veys situated in She 0ity and 0ounSy~of ,
Denton ~tate of Texas and the tract here deeeribe~
b~lng ~art of that certain tract of.land eonveTe~ bY
Richards and ~ M Richards his wife ~o J M Barrett
b2 ~ae~ dated May 30$h 1883 now of recor~ in 7olume
"Y" pa~e 115 Deed Reoerds of Denton 0o~nty Texas
Be~inning on the South bOUndary line of HioMor2
aS She N E corner of said land eo conveyed to
~a~reSt Thence South 100 rares Thence West 75 ~eet,
Thence Nort~ 100 rares the South bo~ndar~ line o~
~tdkor¥ SSr~ Thence East with the ~ ~ li~o
Hiokor~ Street 75 feet to the~e of beginning,
bei~ the same land conveyed b2 Ivan Mo0ormick So L V
~ovember ~hirtie~ ~ineteen-seven~eem
R. bertson by deed regorded in Volume 106 ~age 274, deed
Ree~r~s of Denton 0oun~y, Texas, laz~ being the Same lot
as e~ b~ deed o~ reoo~d in Vol~e 1A~ page a95 Deed
~oO~da, De~to~ 0o~y Te~s to ~ioh re~erenoe is here
~e. ~e ~0 80, Total ~B8 O0
~ishop ~eoll, Den~o~ Te~s A detrain lo~ or ~roel
of lan~, si~ua~e~ 12i~ amd bei~ in ~he 0i~2 0f De. on
Denton 0o~tl, Te~e, on the S0u~h si~e of West Hioko~
Street a~ out of the ~ ~eil and ~ ~vi~ survels,
Begi~i~ at a Point on ~he BouSh side o~ said Hider2
Btree$ the e~e bei~the N W sorer of a lot sol0 b2
A W., RobeSon $o ~o~ Metaled Thenoe Bo~h ~th More-
lam~'s West line 100 v~rae to s~id Morel~d's B W o~-
nar T~noe ~est 70 feet for oo~er, Thanes North 100
varas to the South li~ o~ Hioko~ Street Thanes
aI~ t~ SouSh line of said Hio~ry Street 70 ~eet to the
plaee o~ b$~inni~, bei~ ~he Ea~ 70 feet of the e~e land
oonveleO b~ W S 01d~m ~ ~ark ~ Oldham by deed ~ated
Jan~ry llth, 18B4 to ~s ~ E 2ritzler, anO bain? ~ho
East 70 feet o~ t~ same lo~ as s~o~ b2 dee~ of Reoord in
Vol~e bT, pa~e 511 Deed 9eoords Den$on 0oun~ Te~s
w~eh referen~ is here m~e Ra~te $1 4~ Total ~100
/~ ~sses Willie and Lila ~,~itohell Denton ,Te~s Ail
~t oe~taln lot ~raot or paroel of ~ ~nd situated on the
South aide o~ West ~iokory BSreet, in the 0ity of Denton Den-
ton 0o~tl, Te~s bei~ out of the ~ Nail !0~ adze e~vey
Abe~raot ~o ~71 , and Wm ~n~ Survey a~ ~ore particularly
~eso~ibed as ~ollowe ~owit Be~t~i~ at ~he N W sorer
o~ a lot ou~ o~ sai~ sudsy oonve~ed by J S Riohards and
~e t~ J M ~rrett on ~ 30th~ day o~ }lay 1B83 by deed
reoordeO in 7olde "Y" ~a~e 115 Deed Re~ roe o~f Denton
0o~, Te~s, ~noe South 100 ~res to ~he B W oo~er
cf salO lot, Thanes East ~ 8 fee~ ~o Sh~ S W o~rner
-the portio~ o~ t~ above ~escrihe~ lo~ oonveyed ~y ~
Barrett a~ wi~e to I~n MoOormiok on the 9~h d~ of ~roh
1907 b~ dee8 reoo~e~ in Vol~e 10~ page ~1 of the Deed
Reo~r~e o~ ~e~on 0o~t2, Texas Thanes ~orth 100 varas
~-W oo~er o~ said Mooo~iok lot on t~ N B line of said
~eSt ~o~, The~oe West 83 8 ~eet ~o t~ pleoe~ of begi~i~
and b~ the s~e lot as shown b? deed o~ reoor~ in Vol~e
1~ ~Re Z77, Deed Reoords De~n 0o~$2 Texas to wMch
ro~ere~oe is here made Rate $1 4S5~ Total $9~' 18
Dr ~ W 2talin D~$on, Te~s The ~ol[owi~ des-
eribeO tract lo~ or paroel of l~d in the ~it2 and Oo~t
o~ ~n~c~ ~t$te o~ Texas end deeorlbe~ es ~oll0ws A pert
of ~he,~ ~eil ~O ~ Lovi~ surveys beginni~ on the South
sl~e~ o~ Hider2 ~treet ~8 veras We~t of the ~ U oo~er
~ lo~ sol~ b2 A W Rober~son to ~o~ MorelanO, Thenoe Sou~h
100 varas Thanes West ~2 3 feet Thenoe ~or~h 1)0 vara~
Th~oe ~st92 3 fee~ ~o be~i~i~ and being ~he same lot as
sho~ of reoor~ in Vol~o l~Z pa~e 11 Deed Ree~-ds Denton
0o~tl,.Te~ to whioh referenda ts here ~de Bate $1
To~al ~ ~lSl O~
, 0 0 Yanoey Denton Te~$ All t~ certain lot
treot or paroel of 3and situated in ~be 0ity o~ Denton, Den-
~on 0o~y Te~S looated on She~SouSh ~de of Wes~ ~ok~y
Btreo~ and bei~ out o~ the ~m ~e~ and ~ ~ovi~ s~veys
~ more ~ull2 desoribed ~ s follows Besi~in~ at the N
ostler o~ a lo~ bo~ht b2 ? C ~as+er~ from J ~ Lawson
and wife 0erie 2 ~awson on ~be $6th day o~ May 1~02 deed
reoorOed in ~ok 84 pa~e 571 Deed ~e~rds Oen$on
~e~S, Th~oe East alo~ the sonth line o~ l~est~Hiokory
Btree~ 110 ~eet Thenoe So~th 2~ feet [or sorer, T~noe
West to ~he ~est line of saSd ~wson lot 110 fee~ ~or oorner
in Said line, ~henoe ~or~h 285 ~4et alon8 sald~eet line
~iO ~a?eon lot to the plaoe nf begtnn!~ ~d be, n8 the
Dee~ Ao~ as eho~ b~ dee~ o~ reoo~d in Vol~ 12~ p~e 77
Re~ rOs, De.on Oo~y Texa~ ~o wMch ref~r~ce is
here m~e ~te $1 SS Total $1A~ 15
186
November Thirtieth Nineteen-seventeen
J 2 Jones estate Denton, Texas The fotl~win~
described property towit Situete~ in the town end
0o~nty of ~cnton and State of Texas ~bo~t ~ o~ ~ mile
Yes~ of ~e Public S~uare on the 8o~h side of
Street Be~i~nin~ at a point on the ~e~t boundar~ li~e
of a sub-division of Wm Nail s~vey purc~sed by ~0~
~ohardson from ~he es~a~e of R ~ Wood~f~ dec'd
~ B line of L I ~1~ ~rac~ ou~ of said ~ ~eil
~rvey ~hence ~s~ ~8 fee~ ~hemce Bon~h 100 ~ras
~hence Wes~ 68 fee~ ~hence North I~ verse ~o ~he place
of beginni~ and bel~ o~ of ~ S ~ co.er
~ ~eil s~vey a~ ~he N V ~rner of ~he ~ ~ovin~ s~rvev
and bei~ more oar~ic~arly described es ~he ~e~
of a lo~ se~ ou~ in deed from Hattie B ~d Sam'l
0arrell ~o ~ J Harris da~e~ ~rch 26~h 188~ and
bei~ ~he Ve-~ 68 fee~ fe~ of ~he same 1~ as
~ deed of record in ~ol~e 8~ page 840 Dee~
Denton 0o~y ~e~e. ~o ~ich reference is here made
~e $1 ~B 2o~al $~1 80
~% B P Wi~ Aubrey Texas Ail ~ha~ ceB~ain ~ ~rac~ or parcel of lend in ~ 0~y and
~he ~ Pucbalski s~vey and being ~he same lo~ sold
Jo~ R Ed~rds ~o W B Bro~ and ~eseribed as follewe
~owl~ Begi~i~ on Hickory S~ree~ on ~he S B l~ne
~hereof a~ a poin~ AB ~ee? wes~ of Mrs A M~r~'s
Wes~ line 2hence Wes~ wi~h ~he ScrUb line of sai~
Hi.cry ~ree~ 108 fee~ ~o e s~e Thence Sou?b 160
fee~ ~o a s~ake ~hence Pas~ 106 ~ee? ~o a s~ake,u~
~hence North ~60bfee~ ~o place of ~egi~iM and being
~he s~e lo~ as shoe by deed o~ record in Vol~e 111
page 9B Deed Records De.on 0oun?y
Second ~rac$ ~lso ~he ~s$ ~0 ~ee~ o~ a lo?
describe~ as iollows Ail ~ha~ certain ~rec~ parcel or
and bei~ a par~ cf ~he old ~a~ ~ro~ds a~ a pa~
~he 0ollege Addition Begi~iM a~ a p~in~ on
sl~e of ~es~ Hic~ry S~ree~ 180 fee~ We~ ~f ~he
ocher o~ Mrs Alice McM~re2's place, ~ce Wes$ ~SO
fee~ ~or co.er ~h~ce son~h SOO ~ee? far
l~ovembex~ ~l~ir~ieth, ~lneteen-seve ee~
t~ ~laoe ~ b~l~ an~ bei~ ~he s~ pro~er~2
tO J · ~les bM J S ~ ~ar~o~l J~ ~lst, 189~
~eed reoord~ in Book tZ~, ~gellT0, Deed Records, De.on
Oo~ty ~e~s, ~d bei~ a pa~ of s~me lo~ a s~ by
~ee~ o~ reoor~ in Vol~e 91 p~ge 18~, ~ee5 eoords,
~mton.~o~t2, Te~ to whioh~eferenoe is h re ~de,
lo~, trao~ or p~oel of ~d ~.$uated in the ~i~ ~d
0o~$2 o~ Denton, State o~ Tex~e ox~ o~ the ~ ~o~l-
s~ s~ve~, Begi~n~ a~ the Lnt~eotion or, West
or~ ~eet a~ Avenue "Al" on t]~e South si~e o~
~d ~n the ~st ~ar;r line of sai~ ~en~e "A"
TB~oe Sou~ ~00 gee~ with~ thw ~ ~ line o~ ~ven~ "A"
~or eo~r on saia line, Thence ~s$ 82 fervor oo~er
~he~e ~orth ~0 feet roi the S B line o~ sa~id
Bio--r2 S~reet ~noe West w~th said So~th fbo~d~y
line 8~ feet to t~ p~oe of bO~i~l~ and ~i~ ~ne
a~e lo~ as sho~ by dee~ o~ r~oord in 7ol~e~ 118 page
89 Dee~ Records, ~enton 0o~ Texas, to w~ refer-
enos is here ~Se ~te= $1 55 Total $3~7 0O
North Texas ~ta~e No.al 0olle~e Den~On
Ail t~ eertain lo$, ~r~ot or~roel of l~d[sit~ted
in the 0~t2 of Den~0n 0b~ty ~ Denton 8~ate of ~exas
~ out o~ the E ~o~lski su:~ve2, BeEi~i~ at t~
lnte~eotion o~ West Hickory 5';reet ~ Avenu 'A" on
the South side of ~oko~ S~re,~t ~4 on t~ ~ B line
o~ sai~ Avenue "A", Th~oe eo'~th 660 feet ~o corer
at intersection of Avenue CA" Lnd West Syaa~ e Street
~henoe Rest 600 fee~ ~or oorne'.~ at intersection o~
more Stree~ and Avenue "~" T'mnae ~orth 660 feet for
oe~er at Intersection o~ ~ven:~ "B" a~ West
S~ree~, ~enoe ~z$ 600 ~eet ;o place of beg~ing
Rate $1 5~ Total ~OS8 00
~s D W ~wn,~ Dento~ Te~s The0~ollo~n~
aesorib~ prope~ towit ~i ~te~ in the t~ of
Denton 0o~t2 o~ D~ton a~ S~ate of Te~s ~ be~
lot ~o 5 in Block ~o ~2 of the 0ollege A~di~ion to
said 0ity of De.on a plat or'said ad~tion ~s
with the 0o~t2 0lark of De~o~ 0o~2 to ~ioh refer-
~e is here ~8e, a~ bei~ more fully described as
follow, to~t Begi~i~ ae ~ poi~ on West Hiokor2
St~p~t ~ere t~ East line o~ tvenue "B' intersects the
N ~ line o~ Wast ~okor2 Street T~noe No~h 160
feet ~henoe ~st 105 f',eet ~henoe South 16 feet
~oe West 10~ ~eet to ~he plgoe of be~iz~, ~8 bei~
the s~e lot as sho~ b2 ~eed 9f reoor~ in 7olde 60
~ge ~8~, Deed Re~rds De~on}0o~tv Te~ $o ~ioh
~efe~oe is here ~de Rate tX 56 Total ~6l 00
~ ' J D ~d~es Denton T~s ~i~ Tract Ail
~hat ~oertain lot tract or paroel of land situated in
t~ 0it2 of Denton 0o~t2 of ~enton and 3rathe of Te~e
~d bein~ ~rt o~ Lo~ No ~ in~lo~ No 22 cT the
legs Addition to the sai~ City. of Denton and ~eginni~
at the 3 E co.er o~ lot solo by J A Sanders ~o
Brown ~he ~me bei~ on the ~rth side of Etoko~
~hence East with ~he No~h line of Hiako~ 3~reet 105
feet, ~ence No~h 150 feet, ~henee Nez$~10~ ~eet
Thence SoUth 1~0 fees to ~ p~aoe of begi~in~ and
~el~ the oam~ ltt e0nvey~d to ~ B~ley b % J go00ok
~ wl~e ~2 ~heir d~ed date~ A~ust 3lst ~9~$ recorded
in ~ok 100 p~e ~0 ~ento~ ~o~t2 ~eed Records and
bei~ the e~elo~ as shb~ by deed of reoor~ in Vol~e
119, page ~7~ Deed Reoo~s, D~on 00~ty ~e~s
which re~ere~e ie here made ~e ~1 5~ To, al $1~1 00
Seoone ~raet AI~: tha~ oe~ain 10~ raet or
November Thirtieth ~lnetesn-seventean
parcel of land situated in the City and 0ounty of
Dalton State of Texas and bein~ lot We 7 in Block
No 22 of the ~ollege Addition to the 0ity of Denton
Texas as shown and designated on the map or plat of
said 0ollege Addition as recorded in Volume 44 page
602 Deed Records Denton 0ounty Tex~s and bein~
more fully descrihed as follows towit Beginnin~ at
the S E corner of lot No 7 Block ~2 cf the
Addition Thence North 160 feet Thence East 105 feet
Thence South 160 feet, Thence Test 105 feet to the
place of beginning RateS1 55 Total $14~ 07
Third Tract Ail that certain lot tract
parcel of land lying and being situated in De~ton
0ounty Texas in thc oity of Denton and being
No $ in Bleak No 22 of the 0o~lege Addition to the
0ity of ~enton, Tex~s as shown and designated on the
map or plat of said 0ollege Addition which is recorded
in 7olume 44 page 602 Deed Records o~ Denton
Texas said lot bein~ 10§ feet wide East to ~fest and
160 ~eet deep North and South in size and being ~he
same lot as shown by deed of record in 7clime 111
page 555 Deed Records Denton 0o~nty Texas to which
reference is here made Rate $1 5§ To,al $127 VA
Lee Pool Denton Texas Ail that certain lot
tradt or parcel of land lying and being
the 0i~j end ~ounty of Denton in the Sta+e of Texas
being a ~art o~ the E Puchalski survey Abstract
996 locate~ on West Hickory Street about ~ mile West
from the Oo~rt house within the corporate limits of
the 0ity o~ Denton and more particularly described as
follows Beginnin~ at a point where ~hs North l~ne of
Hickory Street crosses the West line of Ramsay Street
(sometimes called Fry Street~ Thence North w~th the
~ost llne o~ Rameey S~reet 160 f~et, Thence ~Je~t 1P~ feet,
Thanes South 160 feet to ~he North line of Hickory Street
Thence asr 120 ~eet to the place of beginniag and
being the same lot as shown by deed of record in Vol~
12~ page P10 Deed Records Denton 9o~tnty, Texas~ to
which re~erence is here made Hale ~l §§ ~otal $190 00
~ M C~zn~In~ham )enton Texas Ail tha~
lot tract or p~rcel of land situated in~tha 01fy of
Denton County of Denton Stats of Texas on the ~orner
of Hickory and Fry Streets in said 0ity of Denton being
out of the E ?uohalski 1/3 league survey, AbstraCt No
996 and more particularly described as follows, towit
Beginning at the intersection of the North line of,
Hickory Street and the East line of Fry ~rsst which
said point is 10 feet Fast arid 60 feet North of the S W
~orner of a certain ~ 3 acre tract out of ~aid survey
conveyed by J $ Oox and wife ~o S P 0dell by
recorded in Volume 90 page 149 of tbs Deed Records cf
Denton 0ounty Texas, Thence East along the North line
of said Hickory Street 109 feet to corner on said line,
Thence North 160 fee~ to corner Thence West 109 feet
to the East line o~ said Fry Street Thence South with
said line 160 fee~ to the place of beginning less that
per, ion of said lot now used for street purposes amd
being the same lot as shown by deed of record in Volume
1~4 page ~50 Deed Records Denton.0~unty Texas to
which relerence is here made Rate $1/55 Total $157
~ T Bailey Denton Texas Ail that certain
lot, tract of parco! of la~ s~tuated in the City of
Denton, 0onnt~ of Denton State ~ Texas beln~ a ~rt
Of the S Puch~lski as rvey described as follows
Beginnin~ at the S E corner of Mrs Gertrude Ha~es lot
on the North line of Wes~ Eickorv Street Thence North
160 feet Thence East 75 feet Thence South 160 feet
Thence West 7~ feet to p~ace of be~innin~ and being
same lot as shown by deed from J W Hill and wife to
November Thirtieth ~ineteen-,~eventeen
W T1 Ba~le~, in 7ol __ pass -- Dee8 Records
Dent~n 0o~t~ Te~s ~e ~1 4~ TotalS111
, A ~an Denton, Te~s All that certain lo~
or traot o~ l~n~ situated in the City a~ 0ount2 of Denton
S~ of Te~ a~ bei~ a ~rt of th% ~ ~ohalski ~rvey,
B~i~ at the S E corner of W P Parker lot on the
~rt~ line of ~est Hiokor[ Street, T~nce ~orth 160 feet
2~e Fast 80} feet, Thence South 160 feet Thenoe West
80~ ~eet $o ptaoe of be~inni~ ~d bei~ the sa~ lot as
s~a bY dee~ of reoor~ in Vol~e 90 ~ge ~55~ Deed Reoords
D~0~ 0o~tm, Te~s to which ?eference is here made
~te~l 49, ~$tal $119 95
~.,~ , ~ J ~ Simons, Denton Te~s Ail t~t oertaln lot
,s~ve~, Be~i~l~ at t~ S E oo~er o~ a lot recently
sold b2 W P ~reen to A ~an. Thence North 160 feet to
A ~n's N E corner, ~mo$ ~st 50 ~eet to a sta~ for
corner, Th~ae South 160 feet ftr corner Themes West 50
~eet to place 6~ be~i~l~ ~d bet~ t~ sa~ lo~ ~nveyed
~o 0~ ~ $oto~r b2 ~ J Sl~o~s and wife b2 ~ee~ dated
A~% 19th I~lS, ~ ~ing the s~e lot as shown bY deed
o~ record in Vol~ 181 pa~e 2~ Deed Records Denton
0~$2,.Te~s to ~i~h referents Is here ~de Rate $1 49
Tots}, ~74 50
W A ~epp~ Denton T~s Ail that certain lot
t~ or p~oel ~ 1~, lying ~bei~ and si~ted in the
Oit~$~ Co.ti of Denton ~d 3~ate of Te~s a ~rt of the
E, ~e~ 1/~ league ~rve2 Begi~i~ at a point on
t~e ~orth lin of Hiokory~treet ~45 feet west from t~
~er of a lot sol~ by Jo~ At~ison to A ~riffith
~e ~orth 160 feet to the 3 E corner of a lo~ sold
J. R~ B~ton Thence ~est 100 feet to said 3urt~n's
corner Thence South 160 feet Thence Fast 100 feet to
the ~laoe o~ be~i~i~ an~ bei~ the sa~ lot as shown by
deep,of reoor~ tn 7ol~e 114 p~e 539 Deed Records De~on
Oo~ fe~s to wMeh refercnd~ is here made ~te $1
Tots% ~144 00 '
~ A F Evers Denton Te~s Ail that ~ertain lot
~ ~r~ot of lan~ sit.ted In t~ Oit~ of Dent~n De. on
0o~y Te~$, bei~ a ~rt of ~he E Puo~ls~ s~ve2 and
~e~i~ing at a point on Wost Oak Street in sai~ "it2
De~n 150 yarns Fest of the F~t Bo~dary lint o~ said
P~halski s~ve~ s~ve2 a~ in ~ con+er of 0~ ~treet,
T~n~e South la6 8 yarns to the'center of HickOry Street
Thente ~est with the center of ~aid street89 yarns to the
3o~%heast corner of ~ H Ever S home place Thence North
ala~ the sai~ R H Fver's ~as~ line la6 8 yarns to
center of sai~ ~k Street, Thence East with the oe~er of
Oak ~treet 89 ~ras to the place of be~i~i~ excepti~
t~tt~a~ ooo~ie~ bY Oak ~d ~ekor~ streets and being
t~ ~st 89 ~=ae ~f a ~ 64 aor~ tract of land desoribe~
~n a~ee~ f~m R J a~ G W ~ilson a~ ~fe~to A F
Ever~ reoorde~ in 7ol~e 57 p~e 289 Denton'~o~t2 Deed
ReaoF~s. to wM~ re~eren~e is~re ~de Rate,~l ~
, ~ ~ Fred ~2z~, De.on ~exas All ~t oe~ain
1o$ or parcel o~ lan~ 12i~ a~ bei~ situated In ~he
~d (o~ty of De. on State o~ ~e~s a pa~ of the F
~e~leM s~vo~ more ~rtio~srly describe~ ~s ~ollo~
Be~ at ~ S E corner o~ a 3 $4 acre t:ao$ of land
Sold b~o~ Ato~son $o ~ Gri~fihh between mk a~ Hick-
~[ [freeZe a s~e~, Three ~or~h ~th said ~rl~flth's
E ~' line 17B ~ee$ ~o the ~ W ~rner of ~ J N Ray~r
~e p~ace, Th~e East 100 ~m~ Thence So~h ~75 feet
TT~ence ~est 100 ~ee~ ~o the plaoe of beEi~i~ bel~ the
S0u~ ~art of the s~e la~d con~eyed by ~ B~ ,e2 an~
.................. I .......
140 '
l~ovember 30th ~ineteen-sevanteen
to J 1~ Rayzor as shown by deed recorded in Volume
101 page 1S snd the reservati~n fo~ street~ pV.rpo~ee
as ~de in sait te~ are here a~o ~de ~$'e ~1 45
Total $145 O0
L ~ile2 Denton, Te~S Ali t~t oe~ain,
tract and lot o~ la~ 1~ ~ being sit.ted in
~he Oily ~d Co~y o~ Denton, Sta~e ~ Te~s,
tween Oak ~d ~okor2 8treats ani a ~rt of a S~v~
~tentei $o Uilli~ Little Assignee o~ E ~o~ls~.
and more ~rtioularly described as follows
56 feet Wes~ o~ the S W corner o~ a lot sold by A
~o~ to J E Eimbro~h and I~ B Walker, on the lO~h
day of Feb~ary 1892, same bein~ ~ ~ ~rner o~ a
lot then o~ed bYT~ ~to~ll on t~ North line
~oko~ Street No~h i~S ~eet to a stake in
the ~ B line o~ the A O Ra~zor home place now
b2 ~ E MoDo~ld~ Thence West 5X~ ~eet ~ corner
Thence South 1~3 ~eet %o ~ory 8tree%, ~oe
51~ feet %o ~he place of be[i~i~, s~e bei~ a 10% out
of the S W corer of a tract o~ 1~ describe8 in
dee~ recorded in Yol~e 112, page ~dS, Deed Re~rds,~
De.on 0o~%y Te~s ~%e $1 45, Total $81 49
W 9 ~ns ~ata%e De.on Te~s, All
certain lo~ situated in the 0i%~ and 0o~ty of Denton,
~tate o~ Te~s between Oak and Hio~ Streets, pa~
of a 1/3 league s~ve2 paten%ed to ~ Little assignee
o~ E ~o~lski Begi~i~ 100 geet Wes% of t~
West ~er of Lot ~o 1 sold ~ Jo~ Atchison to W
~s sai~ corner beth8 on the ~or%h side of ~k
Street (or center o~ O~ Street) ~enoe West 11~ ~eet,
The~e South S~O feet %o t~ N B line of Hie~ StreW,
Thence East 11~ feet to W B li~ of a lot ~o~e~ly~
by ~b% Ha~ and o~ed also bY 9 H Blewett ( there bei~
a rook ull on said line) Thence No~h 3~0 fee% %o
be~i~i~ and bei~ the sa~ lo% as shown b2 deed
record in Vol~e 78 pads 2~, D~ton Co~%y Records
E L ~ones Address Un~oWn AIl $~$ certain
tract or pareel of la~ sit.ted in ~he 0i~2 and 05~t
o~ Denton and State o~ Te~s ~owit Bei~ a ~rt ~0~
~d out o~ lot No 8 in t~ MoEe~on Addition to sai~
Oit2 of ~en~on a~ a ~rt o~ ~he ~ Nail lQ~ore
vey more particularly described as follows
at a pai~ 10 ~eet ~st ~rom t~ S E oorn~ o~l~t
9 o~ said M~K~non's Addition on the North line o~
~treet Thence ~st 47 ~eet to corner. T~noe No~h
122 ~eet, Thence West 47 feet to a point 10 ~ee$
o~ the East line of Lo~ ~o 9 Th~Oe South 1~ ~e~t
to t~ p~oe o~ be~i~i~ Deed reoor~e~ from J E
M~Oabe to fi L ~ones in 7olde 1~ page 15~ and bei~
t~ same and iden~ioal land therein described
$1 Z5 Total ~0 75
J W Fralin Denton Te~S Being all t~t ~der-
taln traet or parcel ol l~d, a part of the Wm Nail
acre s~vey si~ted in the Oity and Oou~t[ o~ Denton,
State o~ Te~s on the North Side of West Hiokor2
a~ a ~rt of lots 7 and 8 in the }[oXe~on A~dition~to
sags Oity o~ De~on and des.ribed as ~o~l~ws
at the Southeast ocher o~ sai~ lot ~o ~ xn sa~e
T~nee Noth with its ~st li~ 122 feet Thence West
feet ~o the N E corner of a lot ~o~erly o~ed b2
Ev~s, Theno~ South with the F B line o~ sa~ E~B
1~2 ~ee~ its S E corner on t~ ~o~h ~de o~ said s~reet
Throe Fast ~5 ~eet to t~ place O~ be~inni~
Second Tract A part o~ lot No 7 in sai~ addition,
in enid s~vey described as ~ollows Be~i~i~
3outhwest ~orner o~ lo~ No 7 ~io h is the S E ~or~r of
~t ~o 8, Throe ~or~h wi~h the E B ,line o~ lot'No
68 ~ras ~eaoe ~st 18 ~eet $o $~ N W ~or~ ~ the
lot in said addition oonve2e~ b2 ~ H Peaden a~ w ~e to
l~ovember Thirtieth N~neteeu-seventeen
Joe ~ ~ambill TBmoe S~Uth w~th his W 2 1,~ne 68 ~ar~s
to h$0 S W corner the S B line of said lo; No 7
~e West alo~ t~ S ~ line 18 ~eet to th,, place of
~egl~.~, and bain8 the ~e pzope~y oonveye~ by J
F~I$~ and ~e ~o ~ Baile~, w~loh dee~ is re,orde~ in
V~l~ 146, P~e 619, Dentoa Oo~nty Deed Reeor,~s a~ being,
a~$~, lot ~ 1~, Blgok 4~ 0it~ Assessors abs';~ot book
~e~ Si.ss, Total ~101 ~5
] Joe S Ga~ill De.on ~e~s Ail t~t certain lot
or ptroel of 1~ e~tuate~ia t~ 0it2 a~ ~o~t2 of Denton
3~of Te~s, bet~ t~ South~0ne-~lf o~ lo$ ~o 7 of the
~on additioa ~o sa!~ Ol~ ~said a~dition bei~ out
a~ ~esoribed aa ~olle~ ~i~i~ at t~ S .W corner
~$ ~, ~ of ~iS a~i$1on, sa~ bei~ the S E corner of
saisjl~t ~o ~, Three North 68 varas to a oo~r Thence
Ue~]40 v~as ~o a corner The~oe South 68 ~?as to ~he
S W, ~crner ef lot ~o 7 The~oe Past 40 ~r~s ~o the place
of b~gl~i~ rese~vi~ a strip.18 feet ~e a~ 68
l~]0~f t~ ~es~ side o~ sgid ~ot No 7 conveyed by ~e
~tt~e ~ff to J W F~lin ~2 deed date~ September
1906~ recorded i~ 7ol~e 100, ~e S84 De~on~0ounty Deed
~gc~e ~e above bei~.alsodeseribe~ In a ~eed ~m
PeSd~n a~ ~e ~o 'said ~e S ~bill ~ioh deed is re-
oorS,es in Vol~e lsd, ~ 7, D~ed Records of sa~d Den$pn
O~. Te~s wBioh is referre~ to Rate $1 Z5 Total ~1~8
~oe ~, estate, Denton Texas Bel~ $h4 ~st 75
feat ~ t~ SoU~h ~lf of lot N~ 4 in ~he l~oE~on addition
to t~e Oily of De.on, TeXas. a~d 12I~ and bein~ si~ted
fn s~id 0it2 of D~on, D~oa ~o~y Te~s a~ bei~ out
of t~e ~ Nell 10~ a0re s~vey~ ~te $1 4S52 Total $10V 64
-~, H ~ ~2. Dez~on, Te~s~, ~ln[ and be!n~ ~tuated
in tBe Oity an~ 0C~2 c~ ,Denton, State o~ Te~s and des-
erib~ as bei~ the South,~et Q~er o~ lot No Z, in
Mo~n Addition to ~ gaid Ofty o~ De~ton Te~s, ~in-
si~ ~at the S E corner o~ sai~ lot No 3 o~ said addition
o~ t~ ~orth line of Hio~r~ Street, sa~ bein~ the S
~ of lo$ ~o 2, Theno~ No~t~ with the ~e~ line of said
lotto S So ~e~ter o~ alley t~e S E oorner~o~ the ~orth
~1~0~ said lot ~ S, Thenoe~est with center of alle2
the S W egret o~ the ~ E q~rter of lo~ No S T~noe
~ ?, o~ter ~ ~uth line of sale lot No S Thence
~ ~t~ t~e place O~ b~i~M ~d embracing t~e Southeast
~a~er o~ s~i~ lot ~o S an~ d~esorihed as the ~lrst tract
o~ 1~ in a deed ~m T J Do.las to H F ~ whl~ .
deeP,iS reccrde~ in Vol~? ~, ~age 100 Deed Records, Den
ton ~o~t2 Te~s ~e ~1 4S62 Total $81 09
' '~ ~s D Et?a P~ty Dent~n, le~s Ali t~t ~ertain
lo~~r, parcel of land situated ~in the City ~ Oo~ty o~
Dent~n, S~ate o~ Te~s, towi$~ Sa~ beiM a ~rt o~ the
~ Sail ~r~e2 Abettor No 971 a~ ~ing a art o~
No ~ o~ t~ MoEe~on A~l, tion to said Oity of Denton
~d ~ a p~t o~ a t~t of l~d sold b2 Jol~ Oar~er
2nd,~1872, ~eoorded in ~ok,"0" ~ pa~e S~l Denton
De,d ~Re~r~e a~ described'as follows ~esi~i~ at t~
S ~.co~ez o~ a tr~o~ of ~nd ,sold b~ Jo~ 0arter and
wt~e to R A ~d Sarah Mg~enn0n' above men~lone~ a~ a
sta~ in the ~or~h line of Eiokor2 Street t~ ,same bet~
the~outh p~t of alo$ sold by ~ 3 Ross a~ ,wife t. A
Tork by dead date~ April 12th 1883 recorded ~in Vol~e
"V" ~a~e S48 De~ton 0c~2 Dee~ Records ~e ~orth
~ t~ West line of sai~ A M ~ork lot 1SS ~eet to a
atak~ , Thence West ~ feet, T~moe South 153~feet. Thence
~as~ '~S fees ea N~r$h line o~ ~ street t~o the place
[' Seo~S T~ot, Also a lot~ or parcel of ~and ~i~
said ~ity o~ Dentoa fe~s bei~ a ~rt of th~ ~ Nail
s~ve'~y a~ ~o~ as beln[ ,a part~ of lot ~o 1 cf the said
Nsvember Thirtieth ~inetsen-seventeem
of laadosold by John 0arter and wife to R A & ~sra~
McX~zmon as aforesaid Be~innl~ on th~ ~ B like
of Eickory Street at a stake SS feet W st o~ the S
corner of lot No
1 of sai~ MoKenn~a Addition sai~
ata~ bei~ t~ S U corner of a lot oo~veye~
21st 1~05 by S I Ross et al tO Dr P ~ps~mb ~henoe
~or~h 16~ ~eet ~o the ~ W oorner
Thenoe ~est 73 ~eet to t~ ~ ~ ~ne o~ lot ~o 1,
The~oe ~outh Z53 ~eet ~o t~ ~ · oo~e~ o~ lot ~o
end ~ ~or~h l~ne o~ ~iokor? Street Thanoe ~st
~eet to the place o~ be[l~l~It is ~ress~
~d ~erstgo~ t~ there is a strip of l~d 10
~e off ~the West side o~ the above desoribe~
~t~ North and South the entire leith o~ t~ ~a~
w~oh is hereby reserve~ as an alley a~ t. be ~o~ev~r
left open The above described la~d bei~ the
land deseribe~ in a de~ to said ~e D ~ta
by J W S~liv~ which dee~ is reoorde~ In Fol~e 115
~ge 159 Deed Records of De~on ~o~$~ Te~e
en ~lrst above described tract ~0 80, total ~40
~te on last t~ct desoribe~, $0 80, ~otal ~58 40
L H Brady, Denton, Te~s Ail t~t certain
lot tract or parcel o~ land 12i~ ~d hei~ situated
in the 0ity and 0o~2 of De.ton ~a~e 0f Te~s,
bei~ a ~rt o~ the ~Neil 10~ acre survey,
on the ~o~h side of West Eioko~ Street des~ribed
follo~ Begi~i~ at the S W corner 0f a lo~ dee~ed
by 2 E Piner and ~e to Fred ~ipstrew November~l~th,
1884, sit~ed on t~ North side of West ~ioko~ ~tree$
Thence ~orth 150 fees with LipstreW's W B line,
ncr, Thence West ~1 feet corner Thenoe 8outh
~eet, corner on North line of Hickory Street, Thence
~st 51 feet to the place o~ be~i~i~ Bei~ des-
o~ibe~ thus In a ~ee~ ~rom E ~ ~al~en and wife to
L ~ Brady which dee~ is re0orde~ in 701~e 1~2, ~e
~o
~ H D~a~n Denton, Te~s Ail that
lot or ~rcel o~ land situated in th~ Oit~ and
o~ De.on, S~ate o~ Te~s b~i~ a part o~ ~ out
t~ ~ ~eil 10~ acre s~ve2 12i~ ~orth of ~o~
Street Be~i~ on the ~orth line o% ~okcr2
at t~ intersection o~ said street and~ner
Th~ce ~o~h ~th the West side of ~iner Ave~ 150
feet to a lot formerly owned b2 Aus~ M A~t Th~e
Ues~ 7~ feet ~a t~ $ ~ line ~ said A~t t~ot,
T~noe South 150 feet to the North line o~ Rie~
~treet Thence East 75 feet with the ~orth line~
~or2 Street to the place of be~i~i~ Bei~
~esoribed in a ~eed $o N H D~v~ b2 S A ~ib~
~d ~e reoor~e~ in 7o1~ 72 page 165, Denton
0o~2 Deed Re~r~s ~te ~0 80 ~$al ~0 80
~irst 0~is$i~n 0hnro~ De,ton, Te~s, Bei~
~ lot o~ l~d situated in the 0ity and 0~t2 o~
Denton StaSe of Te~s out of the ~ ~eil 10~ acre
sure2 1~ on ~he ~orth side of West
in sai~ 0i$2 ~f Denton, Te~s ~ bei~ 89 feet
~ West a~ 1Z0 feet ~0rth and So~th said lo$
i~ 89 feet on West Eio~r2 and on the No~h side ~f
said street and 3egl~ at the S W ocher o% a
105 owned b2 W W Barton which ~s sold to said
ton by t~ said ~irst 0hristlan 0h~eh Three
8~ fe~t Thence North 1~0 ~eet, Thence ~st 89 fe~t,
Thence South 1~ ~eet to the place 05 be~i~i~, bei~
a ~rt o~ a lo~ conveyed to said ~irst 0~istian
b2 D L ~il~ns ~d wi~e which deed ~y be ~o~d of
re.rd in Vol~e 84 pa~e l$O,.De~on 0o~t2 Dee8°
Records ~e $0 87~ Total ~7~ 70
~ovembsr ~xl~ieth ~in~teen-sevsnteen
l~ W ~at~on Denton, TeXas Ail that certain
trao~ of land situated in ~he 0try and 0ounty ~f Denton
Texas located ca ~he ~orth s~de o~ ~or2 St?est
~i~ a part o~ a oe~ain lot o~ land sold to'the First
ie$ia~ 0h~oh bY D ~ ~il~s a~ w~e b2~deed re-
o0rded in Vol~e 48 pa~e 150 ~en$on 0o~7 Deed Records
B~i~i~ at the S~ E corner o~ said above me:~tioned lot
~e ~orth 1ZO ~eet ~o a stake for oorn~ ~enoe West
~0 fe~ to a eta~ for eerner, Thence ~outh 1Z, fee~
s~a~ ~Or ~r~r~ ~enoe ~s~ qn t~ North Boundary line
o~ ~ Street 70 ~eet to plaoe of be~i~i~ Th~
des~ibe~ in a ~eed to said W U ~tton by th, First
~ O~i~ti~ Church, w~oh deed is recorded in 7o ~e 110,
~el~70, DenOn 0o~t~ Dee~ Re~r~s ~te ~ ,7~, Total
' ~s E E ~lner, Denton, Te~s Ail that certain
lo$, tra~t or ~roel o~ land situated in the airy and
00~ty of De.on, ~e of 2e~ and a ~rt o~ the
~eil s~ve2 and on t~ ~orth side of We~ Hickory Street
In said 0it~ o~ Den~a ~e[inn!~ at the S E, corner
o~ the U W Ba~t0m lot, ~enoe ~orth ~7~ feet to a point
~ ~eet Uee~ and 5 ~eet ~orth o~ a lot now o~e~ by
B~i[e~, Thence ~st 20 ~eet to'the W B line of said
~ile2 lo$. Thence Sou~ 5 ~eet to his S W corner
~henoe ~s$ 115 ~e~ to the most southe~ ~ E ooraer
of a let owned b~ ~ A~ie Signs Thence North,~o~
~henoe ~st 180 ~eet to the ~ W corner oi a lot now
o~e~ hy B H ~eavenport Thence South 200 f~et to the
North line of West Hickory Street, Thenoe West to the
place of be~i~i~ described ~s bei~ lot No 2 ~look
1~, _A~traot ~ 01ty Lots as s~o~ on the reoqrds
o~iae,,of t~ 0it~ Be~e~ar~ to wMoh is hers'made
~te ~0 87S, Total ~83 ~S
The Denton Traction Oomph, R J ~lson and the
W U ~lsea Estate, o~ers D~$on Te~z Trao~e
~est Rioko~ Street from Avenue "A" to ~he West l~ne
Avenue "B", inoludi~ switches do~ble ~d si~le
wires poles, cable, t~olle2 li~s ties rails and fran-
chises ~d all other property~whatsoever oharaoier
said Denton Traction 0ompan~ lyin~ and be!~ upon said
street Total assessment )946 mBO
Section ~o T~t each ~d ali such asqese~nts
above set out a~e J~st legal and equitable an~ none
th~ exceeds ~ ~o~ of special benefit aoo~i~
~h prope~ie~ ~espeotfvely which will cooke thereto
xn ep~noec value an~ aooessibil~ties by reaso~ of such
pavement and thai such oo~ ~d ~he levy of assessments
is in all thins legal and Just
8eoilo~ T~eem T~t ell acts oonditio~ and thins
pu~e~tPto and in the levy and ~ssessment of ~oh special
asgessments necessary ~o the le~alit2 thereof or the fix-
ing of persc~l liability of the') respective o~ere of
prop~riles and ~ fixi~ of lie~e against their respective
properties ~o qeeure the ~ent of such asses~ents
)eeB legal~ do~ ~ppened and performed in ~
Section ~o~ T~t each ~d all assess~ts set
_ forth above are here made final and s~ll be a~ constitute
a perso~l o~r~e ~ claim assist each such oW~r above
~me~ ~ a lien against each s~h o~ers proper$~ or prop-
erties above described, superior~ to all other lie~
or ~f~lee, except Stale, 0o~ty and 01fy taxes
Section Five, T~t such ~iens and olai~ s~ll be
e~roe~ or oolleote~ as provide~ by law or in
maker that a~ other lien on real estate may b~ enforoe~
in court, or In l~ same ~er ~t a~ other debt ~y be
oolletted
November Thirtieth Nineteen-seventeen
Section Six That such assessments may be paid
in ~ive (5) equal installments as provided in ordinance
of record in ¥o~ume 5 page 25 of the Minutes eS the
City 0ommission of the 0it¥ of Denton Texas and ~e.xT.~
~ificates therefor of equal amount respeetivel2 may b~e
issued as provided in said ordlnanee
Section Seven That this ordinance shall be i~
full force and effect ~rom and after its l~Ssage
Passed this J0th day of November A D 1917~
ATTEST W B MoClurk~m ,0hair, an
J W Erwin 0ity Secretary 0ity 0ommiss~on,of theI 0ity
of t he City of Denton Texas of Denton Texas
Upon motion of 0oit the rules were suspended
and the ordinance placed on its second reading
Upon motion oi Coit the rules were suapende~
and the ordinance placed on its third and final read-
in~ ior adoption
Motion was made by Coif that the ordinance be
adopted as read Upon roll call upon the ~estion o~
the adoption of the ordinance the following Commis-
sioners voted "Yea" &lexander Colt Mc01urkan an~
Ta~iaferro No ~ommissioner voted "~ay" Whereupon
the 0hair declsred the motion prevailed and the ord~
inanoe adopted as read
The following ordimanee was introduced and placed
on its first readin~
AN ORDINANCE DIHFOTING THE ISSUANO~ O~ I~O~k
~T CERTIFICATES AGAIU~T T~ 0~R~ OF A~TING ~0~
~TY A~ T~IR ~SP~TI~ PROP~TIES ON ~8T
ST~ET mESG~B~ AS BEING T~T PORTION O~ ~ID
LYING BET~RN T~ ~ST LINE OP A~ "B" INT~SEOTI~
~ ST~ET ON ~E ~8T A~ ~E WL~T BOUNDARY
T~ DENTO~BLIO S~A~ INTERbEO~NG ~ID ST~ ON
~8T E~ O~~ ~D STREET IN AOGO~ANOE WITH O~INANO$S
· ~TO~O~ ON ~ 5th DAY ~ J~ARY A D 191~ A~ QN
1~ oOth DA~ u~ NO~ A D 1917 ~LY ~D
PASS~ BY T~ ~ OITY O~ISSION 02 T~ CITY 0~ D~ON
T~S ~ AUTH~IZ~G T~ ~YOR A~ TEE OIT,Y
0F ~ID CITY TO SIGN A~ ~ ~ID C~TIFIOAT~S
~ 0N B~ OF ~ GITY
~S by ordi~oe dated Ja=~ry ~th ~ J~, 191T
~ ~OVembsr ~th ~A~ D 191~ it ~s ordered tha$ eer-
taim eertifioates ~veri~ the oos$ of the eons~otion of
pavemen~ be iss~ against the resp~tive o~ers
arty and their respective ~roperties abuttin~ up~
street above described in t~ caption ~reo~ w~ ~o not
~y their ree~ctive assessments in ~1 on or before
~we~y (~) d~s after the begi~i~ o~ the
o~ suoh pavement Now. therefore
OITY O~ D~N
~o_vomber Thirtieth ~ineteen-sevent~,en
Section One That certificates he issu~ ~gainst
all o£ the prcpert~ owners am~ their respeotiw properties
abuttin~ upon sai~ e~reet herein above deso~
~er and ~s as set ~orth a~ provided i~, ~ or~-
i~noe dul~ ~sse~ b2 the Oit2 ~o~is~ on of
Demton Te~s, on t~ 5th day of Jan~r2 A D 1917 a~
on t~ ~Ot~ ~a~ o~ ~ov~ber A D , 1917, o~ re~ord in Vol-
~ 5 ~ge ~5, and ~ol~e ~, pads 1~2 o~ ~he }~nu~es
sai~ Oi~20o~is~ o~ ~ sai~ Oit2 sai~ ordi~zees bei~
e~e4 in aooorO~e with law ~overni~
that s~ oe~ifioatee s~ll be dated t~ ~rd da2 of ~eb-
~na~ A D , 1917, ~ ska~ be in the e~ prescribed in
Said ordi~zmes above re~erred to and in accordance
t~ ~ovisions o~ law ~overnin~ such ~tters
Seotiom ~o ~at the ~yor o~ said Oi~ of Denton
Te~s be and he is hereby authorized and inst~oted
sidn each aAd all such oerti~ioates ~or and oneself of
sai~ Oit2 o~ Denton Te~s a~d t~ Oit~ Seore~ar2 of sai~
Ol~ s~ll attest t~re$o ~der his ~nd and ~eal of o~ioe
~eotiom T~ee T~t this ordi~noe sha~l be in
~1 ~oroe a~ e~eot from a~ a~ter its passage
~asse~ this 30th day c~ ~ovember A D , 11~17
AT,EST W B MoOl~ Ohai~n
Seereta~ o~ the of Denton Te~s
Oit2 of D~%on,
Upon motion of Ooit the rules were suspended and
th~ ordinance placed on its second readi~
~pon motion of Taliaferro the rules were: suspended
an~ the ordineaee placed on its third and finall reading
for adoptio~,
4'p~onoW~s~ma~eOb~tOoit that ~he ordinance be
adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question of
the adoption of the ordinance the fo~lowing Oom~issioners
voted "Yea" Alexander, Ooit MoOlurkan am] Ta}iaferro
/
~o Oomm*ssioner voted "Ns2" ~7nereu~on the Oh~r declared
the motion prevaile~ and the ordinance adopted ~s read
The ~eoreta~'s final report of the oostl of con-
structing the pavin~ of West Hickor~ Street waal received
an~ ordered filed '
Mental2 report of Ma2or Babette was read and or-
dered ~iled
Upon motion of ~oit the Ha~or was instructed to
have the Marshal appoint an additio~l night wa~ahman
146 '
~il Jan~ry ls~ 1918 ~
Upon mo~ion ~he Oo~iselon adJo~
Approve~ Deo~ber ~ ~ 191~ ~
~eore~ar~ Ohai~
~~ 147
- Oit~ Hall
i)eoember Twen%y-fi~th Nineteen-seventeen
~o quo~ bein~ present the Go~lssion
a~Jou~e~ ~%il,~rida2 De~ember 28~h ~917
o ' olook P
Approve~ Jan~ry 28th 191~
~oretar~
City Hall
December Twenty-eighth 2$ineteen-seventeen
Commission met in session adjourned ~rom December
26th 1917 with Chairman MoClurkan presidiM
The ~ollowing Commissioners were present and an-
swered to the roll Alexander Coit Mc01urkan and talia~erro
The following accounts were allowed and warrants
owdered drawn on their respective funds in payment
Gener~ 1 iund
American I~-~rance ~ire ng ne o $1 56
J S Boyd 7 00
Denton Steam ~aundrv bo 1 35
~ox ~ros ~arage 20 20
Frederick ~isiniectant Co 22 17
Pierce ~ordyce 0il Assn 26/25
hheridan-Bennett & Co 25 48
Lon A Spear t3 05
Spradl~n & ~ewis 2
Mrs °earl Vatkins 12 10
C A ~i!liams IMkt oquare) 1~0 O0
Wile on-tiann 0o 90
l~m W ~right 3 50
Street & Brid~e
J M Brat~her 10 50
Llpscomb Drug Store 1
Producers Re~ininE ~o 8 00
Sherid~n-Bennett ~ Co ~ 90
;~onthly reports of ~reasurer Woodward ~ershal
Swinney C H 0 Fullingim Secretary Frwin and the
Water Works Department were received and ordered file~
Upon motion the taxes assessed against W J
Baines on 10 96 acres o~ land out o~ the A Hill Sur-
vey ~or the year 1903 amountin~ to $2 20 were remitted
it bain8 shown that B W Gough was given at the time
of his purchase of the above land a certificate ~rom
R Ledbetter City Assessor & Collector, to the effect
that there were no delinquent taxes against the property
Comn~ssioner Curtis present
Upon motion ~ommieeioner oit was a~polnted to
investigate a claim made by Nno A Harm for the remis-
sion c~ delinquent taxes asainst $ 10t in the Wattam
Addition
December Twenty-eighth Nineteen-seve~een
The followin~ ordinance ~e introduced an~ placed
on its ~lrst readi~
OGULI.~ OR ~I~L 0R O~H~ SP~OIA~ST O~ ~ ~, SHOOT-
B OEmS OOM-
~SSION ~RO~S PA~ B~, S~ING ~ONIN
~B,~A~ ~ING A~ O~I~NOES OR PARTS O~ O~I~OES
Seo~ion One ~hsre is here now levie~ a~ s~ll
be eollee~e~ ~ro~ every ~erson fi~, oompaM Or assoela-
s~ll be paid a~nall2 in a~van~e excep~ ~ere~herein
o~he~ise speci~ie~ on every such oconpa~ion ~r serrate
' ' SUb-~iVisiea Oas. Itineran~ Mere~nts ~m every
meY~h~ w~ ~2 r~ove ~o the Oity o~ Den~en ~Texes amd
o$~e~ ~o~ ~le "ba~k~p~ s~oeks" of ~oods or adver~isi~
"~ire Sales" or "~er ~d ~ire da~ed stoe~or sale",
for a l~e~ perie~ of ~lme there s~ll be e~llee~ed
fi~y dSll~s per month ~or the firs~ month o~ less than
a month, ~or eaoh addi~io~l me~ tha~ sneh s,~s are
eon$1nued sai~ mere~n$~ s~ll pay an additio~
dollars pr~vide~ t~t wh~re ~ such mere~ shall re-
~l~ ~o~ six moaths l~ such O~t2 o~ Denton ~e:~as in add-
itioa $o tS ~i~ dollars e~rged ~or the fir~t month
~2 S~ll ~a~ an additio~l s~ o~ ~Ive dolla:~s per month
a~d p~eVi~e~ ~ i~ the2 re. in in sueh Oity ~or the perio~
o~ twelve men, ha, ~h~ s~ll be required to pa~ i~ addition
~o ~he s~ s~ o~ ~i~2 dollars ~or ~he first.month ~he
s~ ~e~, ~eeordi~ to class ~d ~o~
one year
S~-~ivi~io~ ~,, Traveli~ Vendors of Pa~en? Med-
ie~s, ,Yro~ eve~ ?~veling person selli~ p~en~ or other
medAel~. ~Wan~ ~lve d~llars and no ~raveli~ ~erson
shall so SeX1 ~il sueh tax is ~i~ provi~e~ t~s ~ax .
s~ll ~ appl~ to eoEerei~ travelers, ~$rs or sales
x~ ~ sale o~ d~e 9r ~dioines by ~olesa~
~-divisio~ ~ree A~o~ioneers From meve~ auc-
tioneer an a~ual fa% e~ ~ive Dollars
Sub-division Four Persons Selli~ o~ ~o~ssion
F~m every pe~zon ~irm or association o~ pars(ns sel~i~
on ~m~lseicn, the ~ o~ five dollars
eve~ ltine~ p~sioian surgeon oculi~,t or mad-
to place in the praotloe of his P~eae~on ~t dentists
]~eoember Twenty-eleh~h, l~in~een-sever~ee~
teavelinE ~m place to place in ~ht~ oe~mty~ TeXas
Sf the¥~reside in sai~ cowry an annul ~ax o~
~ive dollars ~
Su~-division Six Shoo~l~ ~ller2 ~om ever~
perso~ ~l~ or assoolatiom o~ ~rso~ keepi~ a shooti~
galle~ at which a ~ee is ~ii or de~a~e~~ a~t
~ax of ~i~teen ~ollars ~
Subdi~sion 8even Billiar~ amd~ ~ool ~blee
~rom every billiard or pool table or an~hi~ of the
~ ~ed ~or profi$ ten dollars. ~d ~y 'erich Sable
~e~ in oo~ection ~th a~ buslnesaln wMe~ eiders or
ot~r t~e o~ ~lue are sold or ~iv$~ a~2
w~eh a~ money or o~her thin~ o~ val~e~ ls paid, ~11
be re~arde~ as ~ed for pro,iS
Sub-division Eight ~ine a~ Ten Pim
· ~m every nine or ten pin alle$ or ~ other
~ed ~or profit by whatever ~me ealt~.
or operated upo~ t~ principle of a b~wli~ alley.
upon which pins p~gs. ~lls ri~s, ~cops ~r ~r~
devices are used. or substitutes thereof are roiled~,
~thout re~ar$~ t~ n~ber of pe~s, pins. hoops
ri~s or ball~ without re~ard to t~ n~b~er ~
tr~oks or alleys or whet~r the balls~ ri~s or ot~r
~evices are rolled or used by hand or othe~ise
dollars ~
Subdivision Nine Hobby Horses. eto ~o~
persons keepi~ or ~i~ for profit a~ hob~ hors,~.
~lyi~ Je~y or device o~ t~t o~cter ~ o~ ~th-
out ~me seven ~ollars and ~i~t2 oenSs
Sub-division Ten From e~ery ~eot p~dle~.
dollars a~ fl~t2 cents ~rom every p~dler,~th one
horse or one pair o~ oxen the s~ of three'dollars
seventy-five cents ~rom every ~eddleF with ~
or two pair o~ oxen five dollar~ p~vi~ed tha~ n~thl~
herein contained s~l! be ~ oontrue~$as to 'imolude~trav
eli~ vendors o~ literate or t~Velin~ v~'d'ors o~
poultry vegetables ~ruits or ot~r Oo~tr~oe ex-
clusively or ~it trees exclusively ,. ~ ,
Sub-division Eleven Oloek Pe~fllere ~ro~ every
person or ~irm who peddles out eloeks~ agrie~t~ im-
plements, eooki~ stoves or ra~ee wSgons.
carriages, surreys or, other similar v$~ioles
machines ~d e~irs an a~l t~ of one h~ ~
twenty-five dolors, provide~ t~t a me~nt shall ~ot
be req~re~ ~o ~y this speelal tax ~,r selling
articles ~med in t~s chapter when s~l~ l~ ~s pla~e o~
b~iness
Sub-dzvielon ~elve Theaters~ ~[om~ every,
theatrical or drastic represen~atiom ~or whloh~ pa~
~or ad~ssion is demanded or reoeive~ one dollar
fifty cents provided that the~rieal or d~tio r~p-
resentations g~ven by per~o~ers ~or ~,nst~ie~
or entirely ~or o~ritable purposeg smll hot be h~ei~
include~ l~rovide~ however, t~t th:,s tax shall
be collected when the perfo~aes ar,~ exhibSte~ In
regularly recognized ope~ ho~es or "~heat~re but
lieu o~ said tax t~ m~agers o~ sai~.ope~ houses
theaters shall pay ~ ~nual oeeupatiO~ tax o~ ~wel~e
dollars and Zi~ty cents
Sub-division Thirteen Oiro~ ~rom every
oire~_or wild west e~w wherein a~ng o~her
bronco busti~ ro~h riding equestrian or aorobat~e
~eats are performe~ o~ exhibited, ~or~wMeh pay
admission is de~nded or received. ~o~ each ~day or
part thereof on wMeh performances or~ e~ibitions
are ~Iven, w~re an admission Ice o~ seventy-fiwe
Desember ~went~-ei~hth Nineteen-seve]~teen
or OVer ~ o~rged, one hundred twelve dollars ;~d fifty
cents,~ ~r every day or part thereo~ on which ],erectness
~r e~bl~s a~e given wherein an adhesion f,~e o~ a~
~ ~$m ~l~t2 to seven.five ce~s is char[e~ one h~-
~red ~ol~rs, ~or eao~ day or ~ thereo~ on '~hich per-
~o~n~es er e~ibitio~ are ~iven w~in an a
~ee ~ ~if~ oen~s o~ less is ohar~ed, sevent2-~ive dollars
~e8 $~ ~he ~o~ of ~ee, o~e8 ~or re~ ,rye seats
shall be co.true8 as a part o~ such a8~sston ~ee ~d p~-
vl~eB t~$ w~re there is n oombi~ioa of sire .s ~d men-
aEe~e ~8 west ~ menagerie, or circus ~d~ ~ild west
a~o~ e~ibi~io~s. ~he highest ~ax ~ixe8 by~hie
~or a~ division or 8e~rtment o~ the oombi~ti~n s~ll
collected, ~Bv~de8 f~her that eve~ s~w o,rle~ibition
~h~eh adve~lees i~sel~ az a circus, ~18 west $~w or a
~gerie, o~ a ~mbination of a~ of them ~1 be held
and oonst~e~ ~o b. such ~or the p~pose of the~lev2 and
~l~lon o~ oeo~tlon taxes herein provided ~r
, ~ub-divis~om Fou~een Men.erie ets . ~or ever2
me~gerie ~x wor~ side show or exhibition ~ether
nested with a eiro~s or not where a separate f~e~ for ad-
mission is de~n,ded or re~eived five dollars ~o,r each
D~F~noe er exhibition in ~i~ fees for admission are
received
Sub~division ~i~$ee~ Acrobatic Perfo~anoes For
eve~,~bition where acrobatic ~eats are oerfo~e8 and
an ~dmies~o~ ~ee o~rEed for profAt and not co.coted wish
a oiro~ or Shearer five dollars ~or each per~o~anoe
~ ~b-division sixte~ Sleight of Hand Per,or.noes
~rom every slei~h~ of h~8 performance or exhibi~tiom o~
le~B~in mot o0~eote8 with a theater or oi~us, twelve
dollars ~ ~ift2 oen~
' ~ub~division Bevon~eez Wax Wor~ etc ~Benevolent
ae2eola~lous ex~, P~m ever2 me. Eerie ~x ~rk or
e~h~bt~iOA~ o~ ~y ~Ad where a separate ~ee for ~dmlssion
~s ~e~eQ or received ~ve dollars ~or ever~ ,da2 o~
which ~ees ~or such ad~ssion are received pro~de~
te~ibA~A~s b2 associations organized ~or promo~lion o~ art
-~eA~e~ c~rit2 or benevolm~oe s~ll be exem~ ~rom
a~o~ ~d ~rovide5 fur~he~ t~ persons who ~o~ a muse~
~emp0Sed ~n$irel~ o~ the products o~ Te~s~ have ~he ~i~ht
to e~bit same ~or a ~ee ~2ho~t ~yin~ any ooo~pat~ion taxes
SUb-division EiEhteen 0oncerts e~c , ~om every
e0n~er~ where a ~ee for admission ~s demanded or.received
o~ ~ollar, ~ovi~ed that entertai~ente when 8i~en bY the
~i~l~ens ~er charitable p~rposee or for ~he sup~rt er aid
~i~erar2 or uemetar~ associations are exemp~ ~
Sub-division ~ine~een Instance AdJ~ters and
~ene~al AEents, From each and every p~son aoti~ as 8eneral
ad~e2 .~ tosses or ~e~te of f~re a~ marine, tns~anoe
~o~te~ Who ma~ $r~2~ a~ business as such In the
o~ ~S an ~n~l ooou~tion tax o~ twenty-~ive dollars
B2 "~en~l ~ent" aS used in this ordi~e is ~ean~ any per-
s0A or ~ representative o~ any insurance eom ~ny ~
-~ate ~r who ~2 exeroisp~e~eral supervision ~ver the
-~l~ess ~g ~oh ina~anU~'-~his sta~e or ove~ the local
aE~d~ t~reof in this staSe or any sub-divi~ cz thereo~
Sub-di~sion Twenty ~iEhtni~ Rod Agen~ ~rom
ever2 person or association o~ persons deali~ i li~h~ni~
rods~ aA a~l ~ax off ei~hte~ d$1lars and ~ro every per-
son ~en~s~i~ ~or thai sale o~ lightni~ rods an ~nual tax
Sub-division ~ent2-one 0otto~ Brokers and
s~ Mero~n~, ~om eve~ person, ~irm or ass}olation
~aa~or, or ~issio~ marcher an ~nual tax o~ nine dollars,
,,
~eoember Tweuty-eig~th l~inetsen-seventeen
provided that a merchant who pays an oooupatio~ ta.-
~der this law shall not be construed as a co&ton,
broker A "commission merchant' in the mean~ ~
this sub-divmsion is every person firm or,assooAati~
o~ persons reoeivi~ country produce ho~z, ~$1e~
horses sheep [~ln corn ~y l~ber shirley,
wood ooa] ~oods ~res and o~els or a~Lt~
else :or sale :o be accosted ~or ~o t~ o~er Whe~
e~la a~ o~rg~ a oo~iselon ~here~o~ ~ ~
Sub-division Twenty-$we ~ ~oEers, ~
ever2 ~ bro~r an annul tax of sevent~i~ do~lare
Sub-di~siom ~wenty-three Se~ ~e~ine
~alers From every per~n fi~ a~eney Or assoela~ion
~of parsons deali~ in se~ machines an annul
seven dollars p~vi~e~ Shes a merchant w~ ~ a~
occu~tion tax as required~y amy of ~he provisions
this ordinance s~ll not be req~re~ to pay this special
tax to sell eewl~ ~ohinee ~en sol~ in his~oe o~
b~iness
Subdivision ~en~y-fo~ ~$1~ ~nks, .~ro~
eaoh a~ every o~r o~ keeper of a~ s~ti~,ri~ ~
for profit twelve dollars and fifty ceos ~
~ub-division ~wenty-~ive Ice D~lers,~ From
each person or corporation who are wholesale
selling imported or home ma~e ice to ~he ~rade, to be
sol~ again te~ dollars ~ ~ ,
~ub-division TWenty-six ~reet Oar ~mpanies
From every street oar oom~ny, one dollar per mile .~
each mile o~ ~rack o~ed by sai~ comp~ or corporation
Sub-division Twent~seven Mov~ ~lct~e
~m each o~r cr keeper of a ~ne~osoope, eimetograph
or si~lar machine or instruct ~sed ~or p~it, w~oh
s~Ws the life like motions o~ per~o~s or a~ls
a~ual occupation tax of twelve dolors ~d ~1~2
Subdi~sion ~enty-eight Medicine 8~ws
~rom each o~ ma~er or keeper o~ ever~ ~c~ cr ~o~
p~ o~ perso~ givl~ e~ibitio~ o~ music ~ongS, re-
citations s~eigh~ o~ ~nd g~e~ioe, ~anOi~ Or
~nds of perfo~oee in a t~%~e or els~ where,
~whioh sai~ e~ibitions are ~ed ~or p~it by the ~le
medioine~, electric belts or ot~r articles o~ value , ~e~her
o~r~e is made onl~ for sea, s or .Or . a~t~O*~.~iou
t~z~ one ~llar and twe~five ceos for ~er2 such pe~
~or~noe or e~ibition provided ~hat Shie tax s~ll ~t be
assesse~ w~n these per,or.noes are ~ivea i~side t~ gro~ds
o~ an2 co~y fair d~i~ the time that eai~ oo~2 fair
is ~ivi~ its ~n~l ex. bi,ion
Sub-division Twenty-~ine ~rokers ~om every
person ~i~ or assoola~ion o~ ~e~ne, se~lY~ c~
m~ssion twelve dollars ~d ~i~ty cents, This ~ivielon
is intended to ~ver~every Person,~i~ or
~ perso~ selli~ on sable only ~d who do not
~ s$ook o~ m~o~ndiee or any thi~ else on h~, ~,~-
vide~ however that this tax shall mot apply to oo~er-
~al travelers or salesmen ~n~ sales or
tra~e ~rom merohants
Sub-~i~sio~ ~irty OigareSte Dealers, ~m
all dealers in cigarettes the s~ o~ ~lve ~Ollare
a~, a "oi~arette" bei~ wiShin the meanl~ o~
sub-division t~ same as ~e~ined b2 the laWs~of She
U~ted States gover~e~t pro~de~ that this tax s~ll
be In addition to the ooc~a$ien tax levied em
and a~ other tax levied ~der ~ law pr.viCed
thor tha~ each ~ealer~ shall be require~ to procure~ ~ an
December Twenty-eighth ~tnetean-eevlnteen
annual li0ense ~rom the county clerk o2 Dento~/0ou~t~,
whl0~ sh~lX ~e ~r~ted for ~ sho~er nor lon~er period
t~n one fear, and provided f~t~r ~t ~he li[oense s~ll
~m all rezp~o~e oo~ ~h Sea,ion 40 of ~t~le 7~55
Revised ~i~l S~tutes o~ the S~ate of Te~s
Sub-divieloa Thirty-one 0a~o~ 0raoke~s ~a ToE
PiStols There is here now lo~ ed upon and sh~ll be
leered from eve~ ~rsoa fi~ corporation or association
eE persons en~age6 [n the ooou~tion of selli~ o~non
ora~erz er to2 pistols use~ for shooti~ or e=~lodi~
ad.ridges {within the 0i$2 o~ Denton Te~s) n ~n~l
~ax Of ~o h~dred fifty dollars By the te~ "canon
oraoker" is meant a~ fire ora~r or other
pae~ge,mO~e tha2 twa inches in leith ~d mor~ th~ one
inch in oire~erenoe 0o~o~2 sold and e~lo~ d for p~-
poses o~ a~em~%. Not~ in ~his sub-divi~ on s~ll
be eo oonst~e~ as to prohibit the s~le cE or 1o place a
tax on the sale cE cartridges combustible pacla~es or
explosives oo~onl~ ~ea for fire a~ or arti]le~ ~ni~
exoava~.~ earth or stone, scientific p~oses or for
public or pri~te work ~
~ection ~0 Ail ordin~oes and parts ~f ordinances
in oo~liot herewith are hereb2 expreeel7 repeale~
Seoti0n T~ee This ordinance s~ll be lin full
~orae, effect and operation from and after ~ta iPaesa~e
2assed this ~Sth day of December, A D 1917
ATT~T, ~ B MoOl~k~ 0~i~n
J ~ E~n 0it~ ~oore- 0ity 0ommtssion O~
tar2 0it2 o~ D~ton, Te~s Oft2 of Denton ~e~s
Upon motion of 0oft the rules were suspended
the ordinance placed on its second readin~
Upon motion o5 0urtis the rules were suspended an~
the ordinance placed on its third and final re~ding for
adoption
Motion was made by Ourtis that the ordinance be
adopted as read Upon roll call upon the Question of She
adoption of the ordinance the ~ollowin~ 0ommis~oners voted
"Yea" Alexander, 0oft 0urtis Mc01urk~n and Taliaferro
No 0omm~ssioner voted 'Nay" ~hereupon the 0h~ir declared
the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted las read
~ ~ Monthl2 report o5 Mayor Beyette was received
ord~re~
Upon motion the Secretary was instructed to trane-
~er tZ,O00 O0 ~rom the Water Works Fund to the Sinking
the Dentpn ~ator Lt~h~ & Power Oo 3ands
U~o=~otion the Commission ad~n~ ~
hair man
January Twen~-seoond, Ntneteen-ei~hteen,
I~o quorum beIn~ present t~e 0o~selon stood
a~Jo~ne~ ~til ~esday J~ua~ 29th 1918
o'clock P
Approve~ Feb~r~ 26th 1918
eorotar7 0~1~,
(~
,, ~ J~uv~ry ~entF-nimth, l~ineteem-eighte~a
Oo~esicn me~ in seasion a~Jo~e~ f~m ~anua~
t
~. ~!8 wi~h ~71oe a~i~an colt presidio,
~ ' ~r~e follqwi~ 0o~issioaers were prese~ and ~-
'~' swere~ ~o ~he r0X1 0ol~. 0~is, Ale~nder a4d ~alia-
Un-approved minutes of preoedin~ meetings were
rea~ and~ approved
~ ~ ~The ~olloWi~g aooo~s were allowed an~ ~r~nts
ordered ~ o~ their respective
General
Bell A~ve~isl~ Se~ioe $4.50
0
~on-~m~ L~ber 0o
Morris ~ 0ollie~. 9
~$ Sad~ler2 ~ Ha~ess Store 1 40
Denton Remo~-0~oniole. 9
Wllaon ~ Oo
Yarbro~h Bros
~reet
A~tin B~os . 12 00
~ratc~r. 5
Denton ~$in &Oomission 0o . 1~ O0
~Ult Re~!ni~ 0o.. 13 88
,~tt Sad~le~ &
Te~s Wi~ Fence
Sewer ~e~ion
W B Mo~lur~n & Co , 30
Monthly ~epor~s o~ Treasurer Woodward 5eoretar~
Erwin. Mayor Be~ette. Marshal Swinney and the Water Works
Department were reoe~ve~ and ordered filed
Upon motion of 0~trtis the openin~ o2 l~orth Elm
Street from the South-east corner of the A M , ~eorge
h~me place to the 0~rporate Limits was ordered and ap- /
~an~z~' Twenty-ninth, ~ineteen-eichteen
proved with the peoviso that no exPense to the Oity
would be oreated thereby
Upon motion of Ourtis the ~ayor was i~l~tr~o~ed
tp olose a oontraot for the purohaae of 100! three pieoe
sanitary oans o5 S2 ~uage ga~vani~ed iron m~o~e~al. ?~
gallons oapaoity at ~6 00 per dozen ~ 0 ~ 0~rs~at
Dallas. Texas. from the Selig oo~i~n,v o~ Te~s
Upon motion o~ 0urtia a oom~,i~tee oo~osea of
Masers W A Taliaferro and P J Beyette w~re a~pointed
to investigate the advisability of lnstallin~ a natural
gas engine at the power plant of the Water &J Light Depart-
ment for the purpose of generati~ eleotrioity
Upon motion the Oommission adJo~trned
Approve~ Feby ~,~6th, 1915
8eoretary 0hair, an
The followin~ Oommiselonere were presen~ and an-
, ~,
swered to the roll Alexander Ooit, Ourtis, MoOlurkan
az~ Taliafe~o
Minutes o~ the preoedin~ meeti~swere read an~
ap~ve~
The ~ollowing aomunts were allowed an~
ordered drawn on their respeotive fu~Se in pa~e~t
Gene~ ~
Bell Adve~iein~ Servioe $~ O0
DeaVen~o~ ~ Oo , 3 48
DenOn 2~ ~r~ Oo , 3 56
Gibson & ~ner 8 70
~,, ~ Jan~, 1 O0
A 0 Owsle~, 19
~sle2 ~ ~ooru 400 O0
~ Jo~ B 30~tS, 4 O0
J 0 Willies, ~
S~reet · Bridge Dept
J D Ads~s ~ Oo , 6 O0
0 F ~e~t, 5
~ De.on ~lli~ Oo , 74
~e~ ~rd~re Oo , SO
~loher ~ ~li~, 4 O0
M B. ~tloo~ & Oo , 3~
B~r ~e~ion & ~in
~rs ~rd~re Oo , 4 86
M B ~i~look & Oo , 3Z
Mont~2 reports o~ Treas~er Wood.rd, ~rs~l
~e~, 0 H OJ ~li~im, Seoreta~ E~ a~ the
Water Wor~ De~tmnt were reoeived ~d ordered ~iled
A oo~.~Oation ~rom ~ J ~ Sommers relative
to an over val~ioa of his propert2 on Oakland Avenue,
~ reo~ved ~ ~pGn motion ~s refer~ed to a
oo~o~d o~ Meas~s O.M. Ou~is a~ 0 W Also, er for
~vee~ga~ion. I
~ /
, A ver~l report o~ the oo~ittee appoint~S to in-
vestigate the a~visabili~2 of ~ ohasing a ~ae ~i~
~ebruar2 Twent¥-s~xth, ~ne~een-e~htean
was given by OOmmtssioner Taliafe~ro and upoa motion
the chair appointed a committee oompoaad of Messes W A.
Taliaferro 0 M Ourtis, J 0 Ooit and P $ ~eyette
to obtain quotations on the eqnlpment needed at the power
plant
Masers S 0 Bell and 0 M Ein~ were heard
relative to the p~chase of an additional truck or pumper
for the Fire Department
A verbal plan was given by Mr W B MeOlurkan
for the wi~enlng and improving of West ~iokory Street
from Oedar Street to Mrs M E Pitman's home place by
the donation of a strip of land on the South Side of W
tliok~r2 Street Upon motion o~ Ooit it w~s declared the
sense of the meeting that these plans be app~o?ed
Upon motion the Oor~niselon authorized the sale
of a lot or tract of land purchased from Mr, 8 ~
Oary and located on the corner of John B Dent~n and
West Hickor~ Streets to E E Blewett for the sum ~
$6S0 O0 net
An ordinance regulating the l~rkin~ cf automobiles
was introduced and placed on its firs~ read~ng
Upon motion of Ourtis the r~les were suspended
an~ the ordimnoe placed on its second reafli~
Upon motion of O~-rtis the rules were suspended
and the ~rdinanoe placed on its third and final reading
for adoption
The followih~ ordinance was introduced and placed
on its first readin~
AN Ot~II{A~OE PROVIDINO ~OR THE E~EDTIOI{
OITY OOMM~SSIO~ O~ THE OITY O~ D~TON, ~,
~ DAY OF AP~L, A D 1918, PRO. DIdO T~ P~OE FOR
~ebru~x7 ~emt3~sixth. ~izeteen-ei~h~een
Seet~on One vt is here~2 or~ere~ ~2 ~e
Oo~ssioa of ~e 0i~2 o~ D~o=~ ~e~e. ~ ~a elee~ioa
be hel~ ia s~ 0i~2 on ~he ~d da2 o~ Ap~i ~. D . 1918
at ~h t~9 t~re ~halt be sleeted t~ee ~it Oo~ission-
ers $o serve on the 0it2 0o~selon of the~ 0it2 for
~2 eleo~e~ a~ ~li~ie~
_, , . ~e~on ~o ~8 eleotion shall be hel8 at ~
~Wa o~ the 8~ate ofTe~e re~ulati~ suon el~tio~
,,.~e0~on ~e, Upon ~id eleotion ~i~ held,
t~e o~e~ ~!~im~the s~e, hereafter ap~i~teS, s~ll
l~eS~ate~2 rake proper reruns $hereo~ to th~ Oity
~Sei~eg aai~ o15~ In aeoor~a~e with l~w ,
~eotion ~our Jaok 0~i~ is hereb~ ~ppol~ted
presi~ng o~floer ~ suoh eleetion W. W ~r an~ B
Paso~ll a~e hereby appointed ~dges thereof
~ ~o~lon ~iVe All per, one residi~ wi$~n the
l~i~ ~aid Oi~ q~lifie~ to vote
oral, ~wa ~ the ~e of Te~ s~ll b~ deeme~quali~iee
~o v~te t~ th~ eleotion hereb2 oal!~.
~ ~eotion ~x T~ t~ee perso~ reoeiv~ the
~g~est ~te at Sueh eleo$1on s~ll be, upon t~e eleotion
ret~ns bei~ oanvassed, deolared eleote~
~ ~, ,~o~lon 8even. A oop2 o~ tMe order, s~gned b2
the ~0~i~ of t~ 0it2 00~!esion o~ ~aie 0i~t2 of Denton,
~e,., ~ atteate~ b~ the 0it~ ~eoreta~ of e~i8 0i~
~ ~e poste~ at the plaoe of ~ldi~ s~i~ ~leoti~n .
~o~$ at t~ 0i~ ~l i~ sai~ oitF, aaa e~ll be,puo-
li~d in ~he o~fleial ~Per of said oi~ for ~t least .
~2 $~) da2e ~ior to the date ~or holdi~said oleo
tion, ~ the a~ s~ll oonstitu~e
~ere~.
, ~ot~o~ Eigh~ ~t this o~Si~noe sha~l be in
~oroe a~ e~e~ ~rom a~ a~ter its ~ssa~e,
,Passed this the 26th day of Feb~a~, A~ D . ~918
J~ ~ ,E~, Oit~ Seoreta~ ~n, Ott~0o~ssion
'~ ~on motion of ooit tM r~es were suspended a~
~h~ o~i~2ee pla~e~ on its seoo~ rea~i~
~U~a mo~io~ of Talia~erro t~ r~ee w~ suspended
~ 'the or~l~ plaoe~ on its third and fl~ readin~
~t~0~*~e b~' 0oit that the ordi~oe be
a~o~te! ~s read, U~on roll oall ~on the quo on o~
~he adoption o~ t~e or~in~ee t~ follo~ O~ission-
Taltafer~. ~o Oo~saloner v,$e~ "~a2" ~areupon t~
Ohalr~ ~e~are~ the motion prevailed ~8 the
~ebr~ary ~We~t~stxth, ~ineteea-el~htee~
adopted as read
~ae following ordinance was intro~uoe~ ~
placed on its ~irst readtn~
SOU~ SIDES O~ ~8T ~OXORY ~ IN ~ Old'OF D~O~
2~3, BE~I~I~G AT A ~OI~T THF ~ST ~U~ L~ OF
~ ~ONG EIT~R SIDE OF ~ID ST~ ~ST ~' ~
~ SPEOI~I~TIO~S ~OR SUOH S~T i~RO~ A~ O~E~
T~ ~YOR OF S~ 0I~ OF D~ TO AD~ISE ~R BEDS
~AS the Oit2 Go.lesion of the b~t2 of
Te~s, ~eems it ad.sable and neoessa~ to i~pro~e ~es~
Hi.or2 Street in sai~ Ol~ b2
sides of saf~ stree? on the ~orth a~ South sid~s ~ere-
of street imp~veme~ $o~$ O~be and ~u?ters, ~erefore
~ IT 0~I~ BY T~ OITY O0~S~ O~ OF
O~ D~O~ T~S
See?ion One ~a~ s~ree~ improvemen?, ~o~
~ ~ers shall be ~n~e~e~ al~ ~he ~or?h si~e
alo~ ~he Son~h si~e of Wes~ EieM~ a~ree~ i'm ~he
D~on, ~e~s e~ing from ~he ~s~ Bo~a~
sat~ s~ree~ which is also ~ W~? line o~ ?he D~S ~bli~
Seu~h si~es of sai~ W~? ~kor2 S~ree~ ~ ~ Wes?
line of Aven~ "S" in aais 0i~2 ~? ~ ~bs a~ ~n~ers
s~ll be o~ 05~ ~ ~hat ~oh o~s a~ rgu?~:e .~11
be constr~ted in such ~nner and in accordance With the
pla~ ~ speci~lcatione as ~y be dete~ne~ upon
adopted by this ~it2 Oo~esion before t~
of such c~be a~ gutters is finally or~ered'
Section ~o T~t the entire cost of
such c~bs a~ ~uttere as mentione~ in Seet~ on One hereo~
shell be charge~ a~ainst the ow~re o~ prope~.~abu$?iM
upon aais West Hickory e~reet as ~mee ane ~"~ront'of which
said propert~ such curbs and gutter s shall'be
such charge ~or such cone~ction shall be in pr~oa
to the n~ber of feet req~re~ to be built i~front o~ each
stre~
such oEers property abu~ti~ upon ~cM that ia to
say that each o~er e~ll ~y for the ,ntire qost o~ con-
struci~ surbs and gutters in ~ront o~/hie pr~pert~"abut$iM
upon said s~reet a~ore~me~
/
Section ~e Plane and specificati~ are hereby
ordered to be prepared for t~ construction o~ ~uqh street
improve~e~ a~ a t~ble shall a~o be pre,red 's~o~ the
~o~t o~ ~eet of such lmprovemen~ ~ich it s~ll b? neces-
sar~ to const~ct in ~ront o~ each owners p~ on eai~
s~reet both o~ ~ch shall be file~ upon their completion
~th the ~2or of sai~ City o~ De.on T~e sal~ table
S~ll also s~w t~ n~ee o~ all e~utti~ p~opert2 owners
a~fected by t~s ordi~ce as well as the probable cost
o~ such l~prove~nt to be assessed agai~t each ~s~e~ prop-
err2 owner
~ec~ion ~our T~ ~ ~oe~ for ~he co~ruc~ion of
Such curbs a~ gu~ere s~ll ~e a perso~l c~rge a~ain~
~he owners of proper~ in ~ron~ o~ ~ich e~ch c~be
g~ers s~ll be cone~c~e~ and ~here e~ 11 be~a~d ~here
is hereb~ fixe~ a lien again~ suc~ a~u~i~ proart2
~ront o~ which ~oh ~bs ~ ~ters are~c~t~e~ for
the pa~t o~ such acer of such oonst~otiom
~ & ,J~ebmmr~ ~w~n~2-si~th Nine~een-~h~Sen
Seo~lon ~ive That upon the filing o~ ~uoh plan~
and~speui~,oetions a~ above provided for in Section Three
~ ia t~ roster of ~e oomstruotion of such o~bs
~utSera, ~he ~yor of sai~ Oi~ o~ Denton,~ Te~s
~b2 ordere~ ~o a~ver$iae. In th~ offi?ial ~per p~ ~aid
el~, ~or ~o~e~itive bide ~or su~ oone~etl~n, wnxon
adver~i~en~ s~ll ~ in su~ newspaper~ for the
~o~ of ~e~ {10)
Seo~om Six. ~at this o~i~oe shall be publishe~
,~he ~l~lal news~per o~ said oit~ for at leae$ three
~ ~n~e~ion o~ sai~ oity to oonst~o~i~o~be and
a~oreeai~, to all perso~ who ~y be s 'eote~ here-
ers
or who m~ ~ve or o~ prope~2 abutti~ ~on sai~ West
~$~ Stress and in ~romt of wht(~h ~bs and~ ~$ters are
,~t~e~ are ~1~112 ordered oon~ote~, a/ f~l ~d
hearin~ shall be ~iven to all p~pert2 owners abutti~
~on ~d etre~ aforesaid or to all perso~ a~feoSed b2
erdlm~e o~ b~ ~e ~nstruction of suo~ .~rbs ~d
At~e~ , W B MoOlur~nl
W ~in. O~irm~ OitF Oo~ssion
Oit~ 3eoreSar~ of ~e of t~ Oity o~ DenOn
01~2 o~ Denton, Te~z Te~s
~a mo~ion o~ O~tis t~ ~les were s~spe~e~ -~
~Inanee ~lao~ oa its seoond rea~i~
, Upon motion of Ooit the ~es were suspended ~
or~i~noe plaoed on its third ~d final r~adi~ for
o~ti os,
/ , Moti~ ~$~de b20~tis that the ord=. n~oe be
a~e~e~ as rea~ U~n roll oell upon the quel~tion oT ~e
~dop~i~ o~ the o~i~noe the ~ollo~ Oo~i~sioners
vete~ VY~" Aleph, er Ooit, O~tis MoOl~]:an ~d Tal-
l~er~o ~ ~ Oo~esioner vote~ "~2" ~ereu ~oa t~ O~ir
~e~lared t~e mo~i,n ~revailed an~ t~ ordinan~,e ado~e~ as
T~ follo~ ordi~noe ~. in*roduoed aaa plaoea
Febrmar~ ~-"wenty-aixth, l~ineteen-eighteen
RmSOI~ FOR TE~ PURPOSE OF REligIOUS WG~Z~.
~OR VIO~TION O~ ~I8 0~I~0N, ~DXNG T~T
DAY 8U~ ~I~NOE IS ~T OR ~IN~AX~ ~
A 8~A~TE O~F~SE A~ ~NG A~ O~X~NO~ IN 0~-
~8, within the Ci~ ~iniSn o~ the 0it,.of
Denton, Te~e there is loonted nh8 ope~ted l~ ~-
~orth Te~e ~ta~e ~ormal 0o~e~e sn8 the 0olleffe
Industrial Art, of the State o~ Te~e, ~8
~S, t~re are a~ut ~ ~ousa~ ~lv~
~red or more students attendin~ ~id eo~ls
~om reside wiSMn said Oity of Denton ~e~e~ ~
~S, a ~h moral st~dard is ~esi~ $o be
aintained in said sit2 o2 account of t~ pres~aoe of such
udents as well as on accost of the re~ini~ ~p~tion
d it is not believed that t~ operation an~ ~inte~noe
pool halle, billiar~ ~lle an~, pin a~ ~1 alleFs
oonduoe to such standard a~ t~t such open,ton
~inte~n~e of suoh places as a~oresaid is a public
nuisance, Therefore
BE IT 0~I~ ~ THE OI~ O~SSIO~ O~
Ol~ O~ DE~O~, ~nS
Seotion One T~t the exhibition, keep~
~~e of ~ bill,ar8 t~ble pool table p~n
alley or ~l~alle~, for ~ ~re fees, reven~ or
oompensationS~ any ki~ ~th~n one h~dred ~rds of
~ p~aoe where a student resldee, or w~hia ~e
~r8s of a~ publio plaoe where an~ stude~e reeor~ ~or
She p~pose of rel~E~o~ ~re~p b~Tness or~ae~,
~thin t~ oit~ limits o~ the O~t~ of De. on
aEai~t the publio safety and t~ publio ~aoe,
is hereby 8eolared to be a publ~ nuleanoe
Seotion ~ ~ person ~o s~ll hereafter ~n-
~n or keep or ~ er operas a pnbli~ nuisn~e as ~e-
~i~d in Section One of t~e ordinance, either as the
agent serva~ or employee of another or as She o~er
or tanager ~hereof by ~he e~ibition of a~
Sable pool table pin alley or ~11 alley for ~re.
P~2 fees revenue or ~mpensa$ion of a~ ~, ~Ri~
one h~red ~ds of an2 place where a~ stu~e~ resides
or ~hin one h~ared ~rds of s~ pub!io plaOe[~e~e
~ erudite resort ~or the p~pose O~ reli~lo~ w~ship
of Den$on, Te~s shall be ~eeme~ ~uilt2 of a misd~eanor
a~ u~n oonviot~on therefor shsll be p~ished 'bY ~i~e
~ot less t~Aen Dollars nor more th~ One h~red
la~s ~eh d~ s~ n~san~e is ~intained ~r~kept
eonetiSute a se~ offense ~der ~his ordimanoe
Section Three Ail ordi~noes or ~rte of or~i-
~noe in eonflio~ herewith are here~2 e~s~2 repealed
Seotion ~o~ This oral.nee shall take
~d be in ~11 force ~ ope~tion ~m ass afte~ it~
~ssage ~ p~lioation
Passe~ tMs 26th day o~ ~eb~a~ A D , 19~
· ~ MoOl~n ,
Olt~ Se~re~a~
~bX~ar~ ~wem~-e~x~h, lineteen-etshteen
Upon motion ,o~ ~alia~erro the rules were sue-
penSed an~ ,~ orai~noe,pl~oe8 on i~s seoo~ ~eaSi~
URea mot~n of ~is ~he r~es were e~pen~e~
~e or~i~anoe plaoe~ on i~s ~hir~ a~ fi~ rea~i~
adoption. ~
,~ ~ti~ ~a ~e b~ Ou~is that the ordi~noe ~e
~Sopt?e ~s read Upon ~11 ~11 upon the question of
adoption o~ t~ orei~noe the follo~ Oo~!ssion-
ers~FOted ~ea~, Ale~nder, Ooit. O~tie MoOrhen
~a~afe~ro ~o O~issioner v~ted "~ay" ~re~on
~ir~ d~9~ed the motion prevailed a~ the ore$~noe
~nthl~ repo~ oE ~7or ~e~ette ~s rea~' a~ o~
Upon motion the Oomm~ssion s$oo~ adJ~d ~til
~[~a2, ~r~h let. 1918, at ~ 15 o'olOok P ~
, , Ap~oved ~roh ~6th, 1918.~
eoretS~ O~ t~n
Oily Hall Maroh First, ~l~etee~-ei~l~tse~
Oommiesion met in session adJo~ed ~r~m
~th 1918 ~th O~irm~ MeOl~n prestdin~
~e ~ollowing Co~issione~ were prese~ and
swere~ to the roll~ Ale~nder Ooit, O~$ie
~ Taliafe~o
~ D 0 O~ffin ~s heard relative $o ~ ~le
oE a power ~it oo~is~i~ of t~ ~50
MoBeth ~atural Gas ~ines and a 240 X V ~' $~ne~ator
to~ether ~th exoiter ooupli~s s~$oh
a prioe of $18 O~ F 0 B oars at Denton,~e~s.~ ~el-
lve~ to be mede to the ~i1~2 ~mpa~ on o~e
~ the eleotrio eq~t wit~a sl~2 da2e ~ ~ine
$o be ~elivere~ to the Rail~ o~a~
Te~s oash or 6% interest ~er a~ on ~eferre~ ~ents
to ~t~e not laser t~n Deoem~r Zlst 1~18
Upon motion of O~tis t~ pro~osi~io~ ~S ~o~p~ed
~ the O~i~an i~t~cted to si~n a oontrao$ ~h the
~r~c~ter Oo for this ~o~ne~, ~th the proviso
t~t a period of five d~s be allowed for fill oo~i~-
ation or reJeotion in ~lti~ by the
Upon me,ion t~ C~ir appointed a oo~ttee eom-
posed ~f Messrs J 0 Ooit and 0 W Ale~nder to oon-
~er with ~ R J Wilson relative to remo~ng $~ ove~
head oable of the De~on T~etiom Oo
Upon motion the Oo~ieelon s$odd a~Jou~ed
~rah ?$h 1~18
Approved ~roh ~6th. 1918
Oity Hall
~aroh ~eFenth,~ Ntn~tte~-eig~teen
Oommiselcn met in eeestoa,adjourned from Marsh
~ ~o~ow~ Co~ssSoners were pree~ She ro~ Ale~n~er
~been~
~ t~e 0~ b~ ~ a W~leon and t~ W, W W~eon
~t~h ~,vi~ to~rde ee~tl~nt in ~ull, toaetBer with
~ mo%i~ She So.lesion went into e~eoutive
~ ~lssioner, ocit preset
~on me,isa t~ request of Mr Wilson ~or the
~ r~o~ t~he ~raoM, ~o f~m t~ streets ~s a~ree~
~0n with the pro~so t~t the proposition wo~ld be re-
~uotd ~ ~ti~, t~ 0ity Attorney being ins';~uote~
ree01u$[~ ~verin~ ~the points in question ~o:,
meeti~ to be held ~r0h 9th, 1918
p~o~ae and ~tall theee 6~ ~re ~e ~r proteotion
~%~he O~llege ~I~trial Arts ~ one 6" ~ire ~arant
~o~ '~' ~crth ~e~S State ~o~1 0olle~e
~ 'U~on mo~ion t~e Mayor was instrnoted t witness
, ~ xa~epm~n~ ~ith two looal ~ireme~, t~e demons ,~tion of
an Ame~%aan-~a ~n~e ~r pump~r~at ~ilot Poi xt
~ , Upon motioz~ the Oommissio$ stood edJou~ned until
Approved Marsh 26th, ~18
Oit¥ ~11
March l~inth, ~ineteen-eighteen
0ommission met in session adjourned from March
7th, 1918 with 0hairman Mo01urkan presiding~J'
The followin~ 0ommissioners were pre~snt and
answered to the roll Ooit O~rtis, MoOlurkan and '
Taliaferro ~
Absent Alexander
The following resolution was introdueed and
upon mot~a of 0urtis was adopted and ordered spread
upon the minutes
At an adJo~trned meeting of tt~ 0ity
Of the 0try of benton, Texas, at the 0ity ~ of the
0ity of Denton on ~he 7th day of March A 1918,
such adjourned meeting having been held under aBtho~ity
of the retular ~ebruary, 1918 meeting of said' ~bmmiS-
sion there being present the followin~ 00mm~ssioners,
towit W B Mo01urkan Ohairman J 0 00i~ W A Tal-
iaferro 0 M Ourtis and 0 W Alexanter, ~fld J
Erwin 0ity Secretary and H R Wilson Ol~y Attorney
and a quorum o~ said 0ommlssion being present, a~t af-
ter said meetin£ was called to order by W B Mo01urkan
0hai~n R J Wilson presented a verh~l request for
pern~ission on his part and his assigns to re~ve from
the streets of the 0ity of Denton the rails ties, poles
wires fasteninss connections and all articles and
things connected with end appertaining to the Denton
Street Railway and upon motion, duly made and seconded
the following resolution was by sa~ 0ommissiO~
in r~lation to said request, towit
sozw by the Oit Oom Ssion of the 0 ty Of
Denton, Texas that E J Wilson and ~he owners of
Denton Street ~ailwa2 located in the 01fy of ~enton. Temms
a~d hie and their assigns are hereby permitted
from the streets and alleys and from the proPe,X~2 owne~
by said 0ity upon whieh the rails, ties, pol~e~ wires,
~astenings and all property used in connection with~and
appertaining to the Street l~ailway 0ompany, Upofl
following conditions towit
1 That the said owners o~ said railway oom~an~
and his or their assigns shall if their said propert~
shall be so removed by them, be ~one free of cost
every character whatsoever to said 0ity
~ That said Olty shall in nowise ~e, liable for
an~ injury or damages caused by the negligeY~e o~
said owners of said Stree~ Railwa~ 0ompan~ and his or
their assigns in taking up end removin~ the said proper-
fy, or an~ part thereof, ~rom the present locations of
the ~e, and that the said owners and their assigns
shall by the permit hereby granted, be and they hereby
acknowledge themselves bound and obligated to ho~d ~he
0dry harmless against an~ and all damages ea~sgd
negligence of said owners or their assigns and e~rvante
and employes in taking up and remov~ said prop~x~
from its present locations
S That the s~id R J Wilson and t~ o~ers of
said street railway property and his ,and t~i~ assigns
shall at their own expense an~ free o~ cost toth~
of Denton. put the streets, after the removal ef sale
property therefrom, in the same condition as said
~arok ~inth, ~inetaen-etghteen.
at the various plaoes thereof from ~ioh ~id
proper2 ~2 be taken and removed
4 ~t be~o~e a~ pa~ of said propert~shall be
So remove~, ~ s~d R J. Wl1$9n s~ll pay or oause to be
paid ~?~ Oit~ o~ Denton th~ ~1 ~o~ J~t~2 o~
i~ b2 ~ sa~ R J Uileon Xndivi~ll2 an~ b~the s~
rai~ 09m~ for ta~s, ~ter ~d street pavi~ less
a ore, it t~e~ in the s~ of one~and dollars
b2 the exeoution am~ deliver2 of a deed oonveyi~toKsaid
Oit2 oe~ain lots out of the Jasper Addition to the said
Olt2 o~ DenOn,
5 In the event o~ svoh removal of said propert2
t~ ~e ~all be ~ ~t~n fo~ m~nthe ~r,m t~e date
hereof, ~d the ~id R J Wilson an~ t~ o~ers o~ sai~
~rset ~lt~ Oo~a~, ~z or ~heir assigns s~l a~$er
~h propert2 ~2 be so remov~ repair the stre~s a~eot-
e~ b~.e~oh remo~l so as to p~ee t~ same in th~ oom~ition
~n ~ioh the a~e ~w ~e. a~ w~oh said repairs and
~l~ol~ o~ sa~ ~reets tn suoh,oon~ltioa shall ~e done as
audh ~rope~ s~l be so remove~, givi~, howevtr, R
~1~ ~d ~e o~e~s o~ s~rail~2 compaq, t~elr hei~
and aSsi~, suoh redouble time as ~oh ~rk o repairi~
~equtres. ~
6. ,~ ~emov~ o~ su~ propert~ above ~e~oribe~
ohali operate t
as an ~olute oanoellation of~nohiee
~i~hte ~ted ~ e~ ~%F o~ Denton to the sai~ Ne~ M .
~e a~ ~e ~eooiat~s and ~ held by the s~d R J.
eom ~n~ ~.~era og said S~ree~ ~i1~2, pertal~~ to
the ~n~ae~e ~d sale of eleotrio lights ~d pewer
7 .~t Xs ~derstOO8 that the remo~l of Said p~
er~2 ~s op$ie~l with t~ sai~ E J Wilson ~ the ow~re
o~ ~aal~_~il~ 0o~, his or ~their hei~e,m~
~8 ~cAudi~ t~ r~oVal of t~ ties o~ said ~I1~2 oom-
~asse~ ~8 adopted b2 t~ Oit20o~iselonl this 9th
4a~ e~ ~oh,
J W ~m, 0~i~n Oi~ ~o~ission,
Olt~ ~retar~. 0i%~ o~ De~on~ ~e~s
~ R J Uilson. mentio~d ia the ~ore~ol~ resolu-
tion, ao~l~ ~or ~sel~ an~ ~or the o~e~s of said Street
~i1~2, hereb2 aecept ~ te~ o~ ~ ~e~oin~ resolution
relation to the remo~l o~ the P~r~2 therein ~esoribe~
bus ~bJeot tO the removal thereof, and to the
plian~e ~th ~loh I here~ bind ~self, ~ hoir~, exeouto~
and assid~
R J, ~lson
Upon motion of 0oit the Mayor was instated to ex-
tend the present shstem of fire proteotion at tbs 0olle~e df
Xnduetr~al Arts to the South side of the Admints~ation/ and
Household Arts ~xildings an~ to install a six inth fire ~
on the south side o~ eaoh of these b~ldi~e
Upon motion t~ Oo~.ssion stood adJo~ne, ~til ? SO
0'~lOOk P M., ~ndah, ~roh llth, 1918
Approved ~r~ 26~ h, 1918
City ~ineteen-eighteen
Marsh Eleventh, 11
Commission met in session adjourned ~0m
9th, 1918 with 0hairman MoClurkan presidi~
~e ~11o~ 0o~ssioners Were pr~t
~ered to th~ roll 0oit, 0~is ~01~ and
~lta~erro
Abse~ Ale~nder
~ D G G~iffin repreeenti~ the ~r~o~
~ter Co of Sheen ~e~s, ~s h~rd rela~ive, ~o ~he
sale o~ a 250 ~ H ~ ~n~ a 150 ~ ~ ~
~ml 9as ~izes to~ether with a SlO ~ F A aa~
150X 7 A, ~eneral Electric 0o
board~an~ other necessary equicor aa liste~ 12 ~e~r
proposal contract at a price of $~,9~S 00 F
at Denton Te~e w~oh price included' 15da~ ti~
plant, deliver~ to be made on She 150 E ~ ~ ~h~n
60 days an~ the 250 H P ~t ~$~n 90 da~
~% diseo~t for cash or ~% inte~?stAo~sed ~n~err~d
~e~s $o ~ture not later than Deoember ~lst,
Upon ~tion of 0~tis a fo~er oont~e~
at a meeti~ of the 0o~ission ~roh let, 1~8,
o~oeled and the 0~i~ inst~eted to e~e~ed
d~plioate the above mentioned proposal ~t
~on motion the 0o~ssio~ adhered' '
Approved ~roh ~th, 1918
re~ary 0~t ~n
Ma~ah Twenty-sixth l~ineteen-~ighteen
, ~ Oomm~esion met in resular Maroh session with
~man, Mo~lur~an presidi~
The followin~ 0o~missioners w~re present and answer-
ed tO t~he roll Alexander 0oit 0urtie Mo01Urkan and Tal-
iaferro~
Minutes of the preoedin~ meetings were read an~ ap-
)
proved
The followin~ aooounts were allowed end warrants
ordered drawn on their respeotive
~eneral
, ~ ~erioan ~-~ranoe Fire ~ine 0o ,
Dean Ste~ ~d~
Fox B~e ~ra~e,
~ox B~$ ~ara~e,
, , ~on-G~a~ ~ber 0o , 44 AS
Denton Reoord-O~oniole ~2 85
~ ~ell~ Oo , 105
~radlin ~ Le~s, 4
The Wright 0o ~r~e
Street ~ Brid~e
A T ~11,
J M ~atohe~ ~ 80
Denton ~ohine Wor~, 4 50
Eve~ ~rd~re ~o 1
F~ler I~leme~ 0o 2~ ~0
2rodu~ers Re~i~
~ Te~s Wire ~enee
~ ~ Waldri~ 3 ~5
R Wilts, 18 ~0
E Wilson
· B Wilson & Oo 71
J B Wilson & 0o 6S 40
~e ~i~ht 0o Garage, 3 00
Sewer ~e~sion & ~iaen~anoe
~rei~h~ ~raas~er Oo , 19 SO
Freight T~e~er Oo , (Prt)
~rei~h$ T~ans~er Oo , " 2
~rd~a~ESter 0ompa~, 64 68
- t u M~B ~itlook & O0 , 92 go
Oo0v~ion
~eoplee Eome ~ele)hone Co
Monthl7 reports of Treasurer Woodward Marshal
swi~n~¥, Seoretar2 Erwin and The Water Works D+partment
were redeived and ordered filed
March Twenty-sixth, l~inetee~-ei~hteen
Upon motion the sum of Six Dollars was refunded
Oit7 Marshal ~w~r~ney in payment of special guards placed
over a wrecked air-plane
Upon motion the O~air appointed a ~ommittee eom-
posed of Masers 0 M Ourtis 0 W Alexander amd ~
Beyette to confer with the Peoples Home Telephone Oo
relative to removing their over-heed wires and replacing
them with an under-ground sable on East Hickory Street
The following resolution was read and upon ~otion
adopted 8
W~mREA.q at ~he last regular meetin~ of the
¥
Oommission it was decided to purchase certain lots in the
Southeast part of this city from R J Wilson in the sum
o~ $1 000 00, said sum to be applied upon the indebtedness
of said R J Wilson to said Oity for water supplies
the remainder of sneh amount to be apPlied on pavin~ asseds-
ments and
"~EREAS said tansaotion has been completed and the
deed to all said lots has been ma~e by said R ~ J Wilson
to said Oity and said matter being closed as contemplated
by the Oit20ommission at its said last ~eeting now ~here-
fo re
BF IT ItESO~V]~ by ~he Otty ~ommiaaion o~ the
of Dent on Texas
That the purchase as aforesaid of such lots, ~or
the price of $1 000 O0 payable by said Oity as aforesaid
be and the same is hereby ratified confirmed and approved
W ~ M~Olurkan
Upon motion of Ooit Oity Attorney Wilson was in-
structed to present in person the Oi~y's contention in
the pool hall ordinance case as appealed from the Distr~t
Cour~ of Denton Oounty to the Oonrt of Oriminal Appeals
A verbal petition asking f~ a reduttion on delin-
quent tax due by Mrs Jennie ~ieroe w~s presented and upon
motion refu~ed
Motion was made by O~rtis that the ordinance per-
mitring the p~rking of automobiles on the public s~uare
be adopted Lost for want of a second
Monthly report of Mayor Beyette was read and or-
dered filed ,
~roh Twenty-Sixth. ~ineteen-13ishtee~
Upon motion of 0oit the 0hair appointe~ a
'
~ee oo~o~e~ o~ Meesrs W I Talia~erro M 0~tis
an~ ~ J Be2ette to esti~te the oost o~ pav~ an~ oon-
~er~ ~th t~s p~pe~ o~s on No~h ~oust ~treet
,view ~owarde ~vi~ ~ res~fsei~
Upon motion the 0o~ission etoo~ adJo~ned ~til
F~. April 55h, 1918, at ? 30 o'olook
App~ved Ap~I ~Zrd 1918
8e~e~ar? 0~i~an
~it~, Hall
April ]~i2th Nineteen-s~teen
0onnnission met in session a~o~ed from ~roh
~$~h 1918 wi~h 0~i~ Mo01~m presi~i~
The followin~ 0o~m~_ ~ ssioners were present,and
answered to the roll Alexaude~ 0urtis Mo01urkan and
Taliaferro
Absent 0oft
Upon motion the 0hair appointed a committee com-
posed of Masers 0 M 0urtis and Wa A ~aliaferro to
canvass the returns of an election held A~ril ~nd, 1918
and said committee made the follmein~ report
We, your committee appointed to o~nvass the returns
of en election for 0ity 0ommissioners for said airy held on
the iud da~ o2 April A D 1918 report that we have ~ate
a careful canvass o2 said returns of said election and find
as follows towit That
0 W Alexander received 19§ votes,
J L Wright received 186 votes, e~
0 P Evans received 191 vo~es and
James T Baker received ~0 votes and
W B go01urkan received 1 vote
And that the first three persons named above towit
O W Alexander J L Wright and 0 P Evans each received
a msJorit2 of all the votes cast at such election
Dated April 5th, 1918
W A Taliaferro
0 g 0u~tis
Upon motion the report of the 0ommittee was received
and adopted
The followir~ resolution wag introduced and upon
motion adopted
A RESOLUTION DEOLARING THE RESULT OF AN ELEOTION
P0R 0ITY 00~SSIONERS RFLD IN ~ 0I~ 0F DE~0N,
ON ~E ~ ~T 0P APRIL A D 1918
BP IT ~SOL~ BY THE 0ITY 00ESSION 0P T~ 0ITY
0F DEON, TE~S
~ ~rom and after the canvass of the eleo$ion
retnr~ of an elee$ion halt in the Oi?~ of Den%on.
0n She ~ da~ o~ April A D , 1918 f~ ?he ele$$i~
?hree 0o~issio~rs ~o sit as memSerm of the 0i$~
sion ct the 0ity of Den$on, Te~a, for a pe~io~ of ~O
years~rom ~he da~e of their said eleetion$or ~il She~
~otive successors are alcatel and q~lifie~, i% appears
~$ 0 W Ale~nder reeeive~ 196 vo~es at such election,
~ha~ J L ~igh~ received 166 vo~es at such election,
~t 0 F Eves received 191 vo~es at suah election, tha~
James T ~ker received ~0 votes at such ~ection ~ tha~
W B, Mo01~n received 1 vote at such eleotion,~t~t
there were a total n~ber of ~0 yeses cast at such elec-
tion, that there were no other candidates for such
at such election,
~t t~ s~d 0 ~ Ale~nder, J L Wright
0 ~ Evan, each received a ~Jorit2 off all t~
April ~th~ 9~ineteen-ei~hteen
at such election and they a~d each of them are hereby
de~l~red ~uly eledSe~ to the office
o~ the Oit2 o~ De~on, Te~s
0 M 0u~is
The followi~ resolution w~s introduced and upon
mot[on a~opte~, the question bein~ put by O~r Teliaferro
~A~, w~e~ t~ Oit~ Oo~ission ~ of gove~-
m~ ~ ~opte$ ~or the oit~ of Denton, in t~ ~emr 1914,
~O~rable ~ B, ~Ol~n ~d~ ~rable J 0 Ooit were
t~ o~ the Oit2 Oo~issio~rs ~leoted b~ t~ people to
Serve as s~oh eo~ssione~, ~d,
~3, ~ ~ve sewed oontino~ly ~rom said
ti~, t~ Honorable J 0 0oit bei~ the first 0~i~n
o~ said 0o~ission a~ the ~ono~le W B Mo~lur~- suo-
oeedi~ ~im as such 0~i~n se~i~ in s~h ca.city
to the present time and
U~S, both of Shese [entlemen, In their ee~ioe
a~ aa~oit2 as aforesaid ~ve ~iven their t~me ener~
an~ attention to the affairs of said 0it2 witBout rem~
er~tion or aompe~ation and ma~ ti~s at pe~so~l aso-
rific~ ~d lnoomvenienoe and
~5, it is desires that full oc~z~oe be taken
a~ Sue respeot be pai~ to both o~ these gent~w- for their
sal~ $,rvi~ee so rendered to the 0it2 of Denton in their
respective aapaoitiee, ~ow therefore
T~t ~blio t~a~ be e~ended to Honozable W B
Mg01~n an8 to Honorable J 0 0oit ~or their servicew
as members o~ t~ 0ity 0o~iselon and t~t a copy o~ this
resolution be ~ieh~d bY the 0it~ Secretary ~to each o~
eai~ gentlemen
0 ~ 0~tis
0ommiset crier 0oit present
Upon motion the 8ecretar~ was instructed to charge
only one-halS ~f the accrued interest or 3~ per ann~m on
taxes due by M~s Jennie ~ierce, provided that the whole
amount was p~id in full
Upon motion the 0ommieeton stood adJo~rned until
Wednes4ay April lOth, 1918 at ~-30 o'clock ? M
Approved April P~rd 1918
oretaryo 0hairman
Olt2 Ball
April ~enth, Nineteen-eighteen
0omm~ssion met in session adjourned from April
~th 191~
The followin~ 0ormrissionera were present and
answered to the roll Alexander 0urtis, Evans, Tali~-
!
ferro and Wright
Upon motion 0ommissioner 0~rtis was e~eeted to
serve as 0hairman of the 0ommission for the ensmin~ 2ear
0hairman 0urtis prosidin~
Upon motion the 0hair appointed +he ~oll~win~
oommitteqs with the understandin~ that the Mayor would
be an ex-officio n~mnber of each
Finance Evans and Alexander
Fire & Polise Taliaferro and 0urtis
Water &Iights Alexander and Taliaferro
~treets 0urtis and Wright
Sanitary Wright and Evazs
The Ma2or was instructed to investigate snd get
estimates on the sost of different types of payments
suitable for North Locust Street for the consideration
of the Oommission
Upon motion the 0o~miesion stood adjourned
Approved April 23rd 1918
Chairman
' 0i t2 ~all i
April ~wen~-third, ~inete~-~,~[hteen
, 0Omm~aelon met in regular April eeaalon ~iSh Ohair-
~e ~ollowi~ 0o~ssione~ were presen~ ~ ~ere~
~n~ee ~ ~e preoe~i~ mealies were ~a~
app~ove~
The folloWin~ ao0ounts were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on their respeotive funds ia pa2ment
~eneral ~und
Amertoan-Za~ranoe Tire w-~ine~o ,
Jack 0hrie~al, ~esidi~ ~e
Denton S~e~ ~dr70o ,
~ ~o~ R Olerk,
~W~s, ~o
~oha~e ~at'l ~, 3 9~
~ Re~ini~ Oo , 64 S~
~gill ~ Shepar~, 30 ~5
D~tea Reoor~-0hrcniele
Sta~e ~i~men's Assn of Te~s 15 ~0
H R Wilson, 21 ~9
3tree$ ~ Bridge ~
0 F. ~ett, 3 O0
~ Refinl~ 0o ,
~pseombD~ Store, 1 ~
~tt Sa~le~ · ~rness 3to~e
~$1if~ ~ ~iloher, 6
Te~s ~i~e ~enoe Co., S~ 05
T W, ~verett & 0o , 112 08
~n$h~ re. rte o~ Treasurer Wood.rd ~rs~l
5wi~e~, 8eoreta~ E~n an~ the Water Wor~ De~ar~men~
were ~oeive~ an~ ordered ~ile~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~0abe, representi~ the ~ort~ Te~s
Gas Oo ~was heard re~ative to inoreasin~ theix m~ni~
momthl~ eha~e to $1 00 inolvSin~ a
e~r~e o~ ~ on eaoh subeo~lbe~ Upon motion the
~ali~ fer~, j
appointe~ a oo~t~ee o0mposed of Masers,
~ht, 0 F Evans and P J Be2eSte to inVesti~ate the
p~p0sition ~ rep~ to t~ 0o~selon. ~
J_76
April Twenty-third, ~ineteem-eighteen
Mesdames A 0 Owsley and 0 N Adkisson were
heard relative to an appropriation for the F$rpose of
partially maintaini~ a rest room at
House Upon motion ef Taliaferro the
per month ~s allowed and t~ ~eoreta~ i~t~oted to
issue ~rrants on the General ~d
the first o~ each month with the ~deret~di~
the Oo~t20o~seionere Oou~ would allow a like
~o~t for this p~ose
Mr A 0 Oweley was heard relative tO amendin~
or repealin~ the Jitney Ordimanee Upon motion the
Oit2 Attorney was instructed to make an investi~atioa
of the ordinance and report to the Oemmiseion
Bond of the Pirst Natiomal Bank aa Otty Deposi-
tory ex$cuted in the sum of $15~.000.00, with H 2
Sohweer, v, H Schweer W F WOodward and Jack Ohristal
~s sureties was ~eoeived a~proved and ordered filed
~ond of W F Woodw~d Oity ~ea~er in ~
s~ of $5 O00 CO with E F Sa~er ~d ~ H, ~ohweer
as sureties was received approved s~ ordered ~iled
A~ual report o~ the ~or~ Te~s Oas ~o was
received ~d ordered ~iled
The followin~ Ordinance was introduced and
ptaoed on its first readin~
AN Oi~DINANOE ORDERING TEE OONSTRUOTION O~ S~REET
I~PRO~NT TOWIT OURBS ~ GUT~-~ A~ONG T~ EA~ AND
WEST SIDES Ol~ NORTH LOOUST STREET IN THE 8ITel OF DENTON,
TEYAS, BEGINNING AT A POINT THE NORTH BOUNDA~ LINE
OA~ ST2~T AT THE INTEw~OTION O1~ SAID NORTH LOGUS~
STREET WHIOH IS ALSO THE NO~H LINE OF THE PUBLIO SQUARE
IN ~AID OlTY, AOH08S ~ STREET A~ EXTE~X
EIT~ SIDE OF ~AID ,qT_~.T NORTH TO A POINTWH~t~ ~HE -
~0I~H BOUNDARY LINE ~F 00LLEGE S~ IN ~A~D 0ITY Ill'ER-
SI~OTS ~AID NORTH LOOUST 8T~T, OI~D]~t/NG PLANS AND St~0
IFIOATIONS ~OR SUOH S~ IHPRO~ AND O~I)~ING
NAYOR OP ~AID OITY O]~ DE~TON TO ADF]~HTISE ~OR BIDS ~O~
THE 00NSTRUOT~ON O~ ~AID IMPRO ,V~m, wTS, ,
~m~WA~B the 0it¥ Commission of the 0i~S o~
Denton, Tex~e, dee~s it advisableand necessary to
alo~ both sides of said street, on · East and West
sides thereof, street improvement, towit O~rb$ and
Gutters Therefore,
April ~w~uty-third, ~insteen-ei~ht en
O~ DE~ON,
SeCtio~ O~ ~a~ Stress I~veme~,
O~bs a~ ~ters, s~ll be so.trusted ~o~ rathe
~de and elo~ the West side of No~h ~oo~t 8treetin
the Oit2 o~ Denton, Te~s, e~di~ ~rom the ~h ~-
~ar~ line e~ OnE& s~r~ ~ioh ia also the No:~h line
~ D~on ~blio Sq~re in said Oit2 Thence 5orth
the ~ ~d the ~est sides of said No~h ~a$ ~treet
to a poin$ where the~North bo~dary line of O~llege Street
in said Oit2 interests said ~orth Lo~s$ SSr,,et. that
such o~be ~ ~uttera s~ll be of concrete l~hd that
S~ o~bs aa~ ~uttere shall be oonet~oted i~ s~h ~n-
net and in aooord~oe ~th the plus ~d speo:.~ioations
aa ma2 be dete~iaed ~on a~ a~op~e~ ~ t~e Oit20omm~
sion before t~e soft.orion of such o~rbs an, l ~utters is
~i~ll~ or~ere~
Section ~ T~t the entire ~st o~ ~onst~o$i~
eu~ durbo an~ gutters as m~tioned in 8eotio:x'One hereo~
shall be o~r~ed against the o~ers of proper~y abut+i~
upon said North ~oous$ street as ~e~ and in ~ront
which said prope~2 such ~bs a~ ~utters s~ll be ~n-
a~ote~, s~h charge ~or such oonet~otion ~11 be in
p~o~cm to the n~ber of feet requires to ~e b~lt in
~ro~ o~ ~oh such o~er's ~opert2 abutti~ xpert
a~ree~ SBat ie ~o aa2 that each owner shell ~y ~or the
enti~ seat o~ oons~oti~ o~be Im~ ~uttere in front
~s p~ope~2 abut~i~ upon said street a~ore
Section ~ree ~d a~ ~eoifiea$io~ are hereby
o~ered to be pre.red for the oo~t~otion o~ su~ street
i~ovemen$, ~d a table s~l also be pre~ed Showi~
~e a~ of ~ee$ of such improvem~ w~o~ ~t s~ll be
necessary ~o oo~ot in f~n~ o~ each o~er~ property
on said street, both of which s~ll be file~ upon
oo~le~io~, ~$h She ~r e~ said Oit2 ef D~$on Te~,
~id table s~ll also show the ~mes of ~1 abutti~ prop-
e~2 o~e~ a~eoSed b2 this or~i~noe, as well asthe prob-
abl~ e~st o~ ~oh imp~v~ent t~ be aseeseedagainst each
su~ p~pe~y o~er
Seo~ion ~o~ That the cost for the o, nst~etion ef
S~oh o~bs a~ gutters s~ll be a ~rso~l o~r~e a~ai~$
the~$~e~s o~ prope~2 in front o~ which suoMe~bs
~S~ere s~ll be ~nst~ote~ an~ there shall be a~ there
iS hereby ~ixe~ a lien against such abutti~ ~ro~r$2 in
~ront of w~eh such o~bs and gutte~ are scattered for
the paint o~ such ~et o~ s~oh oonet~otio~,
~eotion Five T~$ upon the ~ili~ o~ such
arid spe~i~iaations as above provide~ for in eotion
herec~ in the ~tSer ~ t~ soft.orion of ueh ~bs and
~utte~, She ~r o~ eai~ ~i$~ o~ Denton, ~s, is hereby
o~dered $0 a~ve~ise, in the o~i~ial ~per ~c~ s~
~o~ompe~tive bi~$ for ~ sonS.etlon, hioh said a~-
ve~iz~me~ s~ll ~ in such new.per for he period
~en [10)
~ect~on Six ~at this ordin~oe s~l be publishe~
in ~he o~ioi~ ne~paper of said sit2 ~or at~ least t~ee
times ~d shall be ~ ~titUte ~11 an~ o~lete ~tioe
o~ the in$~ion o~ the Oit2 to ~ot entombs
gutters a~o~eeaid, to all pe~o~ ~o ~y be ~affeoted hereby
or who ~2 have or ~ property abuSti~ upon said ~orth
~o~t Street ~d in front o~ w~oh curbs a~ gutters are
~re~ or~e~e~ ~o~t~ted~ ~d that ~efcre ~uoh o~bs
~u$~ers ~e ~i~l~ o~ered oonst~oted a ~,1~ an~ fair
~ear~ e~!l be ~l~e~ to all p~pert2 o~er~ abutti~ upon
said sSree$ a~o~i~ or to all perso~ a~fe<ted ~2
e~i~ or b7 ~He oO~t~otion ~ ~oh o~ts ~4 ~tters
April ~eOnt¥-third. ~lneteen-eighteen
Section Seven That this ordlaanoe shall
in full force and effect from and sfter its
and publication
Passed this 2~rd da~ ef Ap!~il. A Do 1918
Attest 0 ~ OurtiS
Ohai rmaa Oit o~Ool~a~ion
~. W. Erwin. of the OitF Den~
~ity Seare~ar2 ~ ~
Oit2 o~ De,on
Upon motion of A!e~nder She ~les were
~nded ~d the orli~nee placed on its second
Upon motion of Ale~nder ~he ~les were s~-
pended ~d the ordi~noe placed on its third ~a~
~eaiin~ for adoption
~tion ~s ~de b2 Taliafe=ro t~t t~
be aiopted as read Upon roll call ~n t~
of t~ adoption o~ the ordi~noe the follo~ Oo~s-
s~ners voted "Yea" Ale~nder. Ou~ia. ~n~
~er~ ~d Wright ~o Oo~sionera voted "~a2~. ~ere-
~on the O~lr declared the motion prevailed a~
or!i~noe adopted as read
~nthl2 repo~ of ~r Be2ette ~s =and
o~ered filed
A verbal ~port ~e ~iv~ b2 Dr M D
~im. Oit2 Health 02~io~ re~tive to t~ ~i~a~
~ndi~ien ~ the Oit2
Upon motion of Alexander the Oommis~ on
into exeoutive session
The ~ol~owin8 ordinance was
p~eed on itc 2ir~$ r~din~
O~ ~ 0I~ O~ D~TO~. ~S
02 D~O~ ~S
Beo~ion One T~% ~ salaries o~ ~he
$~ioers of ~ 0i~2 of De~on, Te~s, ~ ~0 the
~s~e are hereb2 fixe~ reapeo~iveX2, as ~ollow~
The ~ S~I ~n~ll~ ~eeeive
$~ ~ 000 O0 m
A~ril ~wenty-third, ~ineteen-eighteen
~he 0ity Attorney shall annually reoeive the sum
of $900.00
~he Oity 8eoretar~ shall annually reoeive the sum
of ~1,800 O0
The 0ity Marshal shall annually reoeive the sum
$1,080 O0
The 0itZ ~ealth 0ffioer shall annually reoeive the
sum o~ $600 00.
The ~lght Watohman shall annually reoeive the sum of
$1,OSO 00
The ~river of the ~ire F~ine shall azmua~ly reoeive
the sum of ~1,000 00
The D~iver of Hoo~ and LaiSer Wagon e~allt annually
reoeive the sum of ~1,~00 O0
~he l~ereman of Street 0onstruotion ~ork shall annuall.v
reoeive the sum of $1,~O0 O0
The 0it~ 8oaven~er shall annually reoeive the eu~ of
$1,6S0 O0
Seo~ien Tw~ ~he Driver of the Rook an8 La4aer
·agom shall bear the oost of fee4in~ his teum a~his own
e~en~e, an~ tl~e 01ty Saaven~er shall famnish hiSteam
bear the oost of fee4ia~ them a~ his own expense~
Seotion Three ~he salaries o~ the Mayo~an~ the
· oreman oZ Street Oonstruotioa Work as fixe~ herein are
effeotive ~rom an8 after ~anuaz~ 1st, A D , 1918 Ail
salaries fixe4 herein are 8us and pa~able on
of sash month suooee~in~ thereafter
Seotion ~ou~ ~hat all salaries hereinbefore pre-
vi~e4 for shall be paid by warrant, drawn on the General
3~n~ Of the 0ity of Denton, ~exas, si~ne~ by the 0it2 Seo-
reta~ aaa oountersigne~ by the Mayor of ssi8 0i~2 exoept
the s&l~ of the ~orema~ of ~ ~treet 0onstruotion ~ork
whioh shall be psi8 ou~ and 8fawn on the Street ~n8 Bridge
Seotion Five That th~ o~SSinanoe shall be in full
for0e aa~ effeot from and after it passage
?asses April P~r~, A D~ 1918
Attest 0 M 0urtis
J W E~rln, Ohairman, Oit y Oomm~ssion of the
0itF Seoretaz~ of the 0ity of Denton Texas
0ity of Denton Texas
Upon motion of Taliaferro the rules were Suspended
the ordinanoe plaoed on its seoond readin~
Upon motion o~ Evans the rules were suspended and the
ordinanoe plaoed on its third and final reading for a~option
Motion was made by Alexander that the or~inanoe be
adopted as read Upon roll oall upon the question of the
adoption of the ordinanoe the ~ollowing Oommissio~ers voted
"Yea", Alexander, Ourtis, Ev~ne Taliaferr~ and Uri~ht No
~ow~nissioner vote4 "~ay" ~hereupon the Ohair d~olared the
mo~icn pravaile8 and the or4imanoe adoptee as rea~
/
April Twenty-third, ~inetee~-ei~hteen
Upon motion the Oommission etood adJov~ne~
until Wednesday, May 8th 1918, at 8 00 o'oleok
~ M
Approved My ~8~h 1918
Searetary Ohairman
. Oit2 Ilall
Eighth, Nlneteen- eight sen
Qom~ission met ia session adjourned fro~ April 2Zrd
1918 with Ohair.~ Ourtis presidi~
· ~e ~ollow~ Oo~setone~ were prese~ ad ~-
awere~ $o the ~11 Aleph, er, O~iS and
Abse~ Talia~erro ~d Uri~ht
, ~ ~ Upo~ mo$lon t~ $~ir appointed a oo~$tee oo~
~,tis, ~, ~ Beys~te~an~ E R. Wilson $o investigate an~
8u~ e~estio~ ~or the revision o~ ~tes o~ ele~trioit2
~e followi~ Or~tn~oe ~e lnSro~uced nd placed
~R T~ ~I~ O~ DE~N, ~S, ~R TEE ~ 19~8,
FOR ~ O0~lO~ O~ ~ ~ O~ ~
Se~tien O~e ~t M ~ Po~woo~ ~d ~ D ~tee
~( 0 ~ps~o~b be ~d ~ are ~b2 appointed as a
the 2ea~
Section ~. ~id ~ard s~ll receive ~he assess-
m~$ ~lls, lisSe an~ boo~ ~rom t~ Oity Seer~ta~ of s~id
9~ ~r e~tioa, ~rre~$io~, e~lization, app~iee-
menw and app~l, and s~l see tha~ eve~ pe~soa im
eit~ h~ r~ered ~s propert2 both re~,pers,,~l ~d
~xed a~ a propera~ ~air ~rket ~lue, ~d s]~all eq~lize
ae ~a~ly ~ possible She value o~ all imp~ve~ lots ~d
t~ v~ue o~ all ~ved lots in said airy, and
~ ~ per~o~ ~2 and all acts ~d du$ies in ~
~d b2 tbs me~s p~vided b2 the la~ of this ~tate
Section ~ree ~e membe~ of said ~a~4 shall ~-
vane at t~ Oit2 ~!1, in sai~ 0i$2, on the 5~h ~a2 of
~e A D lgl8 an~ thereafter at such times as such ~ar~
~2 ~rovide or It~be neoesm~ for a f~l,'~air and
plete ~lso~rge o~mt~ir duties
Section Four ~e members of aais Board s~ll rem
oeive as Oo~pe~$tion in ~11 ~or settees rendered here~-
~, the ~ ~~ O0 per d~, which shall be ~aid b2 the
~2 o~ Den$on as p~vi~ed by law
8eotiom Five ~at this oral.nee s~l~ be in ~11
~oe an4 e~fee$ f~m and a~er its passage
~assed this 8th 4a2 o~ ~2 A D 1918
J W E~a, O~i~a, ~20o~ie-
Oi$~ S.reta~ ~ the Oit2 s~oa of th Oity of
o~ De.on, ~e~s. Denton ~e: ~
~¥ Eighth ~ineteen-ei~hteen
Upon motion o~ Eva~ the ~ee were ~spended
and the ord~_uee p[eoed o~ its ~o~
~ ~ [
Upon ~tion o~ Aleph, er the ~es ~re
~eadinS ~or a~6p~on
~tion ~8 ~gG ~y Ale~nder that the
~ adopted a8 read Upon ~11 ~11 upon ~he question
- o~ the adoption o~ t~ motion tho ~ollowi~ O0~8elon-
O~ voted "Yea" A1o~nder O~ie ~d ~8
~8etoner voted '~a~' ~ereupon the 0~$~
the motion pre~i~ed and the ordi~o adoptod as read
I oom~ioation ~s received f~m ~. R
~pkins relative ~o a ~r~ ~ent of t~ ~e$8
8peolal a~torne2 in the eewer sui~8 and upon m~i~n
~he Seoreta~ ~o i~o~e~ to exe~te a ~r~ on
~ho Gene~l ~d for $80 00 bei~ 1/6 of t~ ~a~
~o~ of ~he oont~ot and in ~e~ of t~ oaee w~re-
in S J S~ ~8 plaintiff, whioh ~s di~isBed
~he las~ ~e~ of ~he Dis~riot
- A repo~ ~o ~iven b2 ~ 0 Y ~ ~0r
0o~it~ee appointe~ to investigate ~he ~o~h ~e~o~
9a8 0empty s request ~or ~ ~ise o~ t~ ~n~
and an e~ra ready ~o 8e~e chaFse Upon ~tion
re~ues~ ~or pe~ission ~o add ~hese eha~eo ~ re~uoe~
Upon mo~ion ~he 0omm~ ssion 8~Jov~e~
App~ve6 ~8 ~8~h da2 o~ ~y 1918
8eoretar~ 0hat ~n
Oit~ Hall
, t ~ ~en~-eighth. ~ineteen-etghteea,
' Oo~eeio~ met in re~ar ~2 session~th Ohatr-
~n O~tis preei~i~
, ~ ~ ~ ~ollowi~ Oo~m~enionere were present and an-
ewere~ ~ t~ ~11 Ale~nder. Ourtie ~ns, Taliaferro
~nutee of the precedin~ meetings were Iread and
~ ~ A~p~ovea
2he ~ollo~ing aooounte were allowed anl warrants
/
~r~ere~ ~rawn on their reepeo~ive funds in payment
~eneral Fund
Ameriaan-~a~ ~ranoe ~'ire Engine O0 $4
Fox.]~rothere ~arage,
~es~e~ Tra~fer Oo (Frei~) 1 62
The ~attereon ~rcent Co
~eOplee Home Telephone Oo 16 90
~pradlin ~ Le~s. O0
Ta~ia~errO Bros.
S~ree$ & Bri~e ~d
EVers ~r~re oo ~1,90
~ M ~ino~e2. O0
Talta~ro ~ros 4g
The W~% Oo ~arage,
Sewer ~X~ens~on & Maintenanoe '
~ers. Eardwere 0o,,
14
~anitar2 M~g Oo, 40 66
~onthl2 reports of Marshal Swi~e~. Seoretar~
%he Weter & ~lgh$ Department were r~ceived
or~er~ ~ilea ,
pe~i,n, ae~ for ~ re~selon o~ one-~l~
%~vi~ ae~eseme~s o~ t~ Denton Trao~ilon Oompa~
si~g b2 R J ~leon ~e read and upoz motion re-
the 8%rest Oo~ttee ~Or investigation
May Twenty-ei[hth, Nineteen-Eighteen.
The~ollowin~ or~inance was introduced and placed
on its first reading ~.~
AN OEDINANOE PROHIBITING IDLING, LOAFING AND LOIT-
ERING IN ANY PUBLIG PLAOE WITHIN T~ GITY O~ DENTON, TEXAS,
BETTING FO~TH WHAT PUBLIO PZAOE~ SNAY~ INOLUDE, lr2OVIDING
A PENALTY AND DECLARING ~ i~OSE OF THIS 01~INAI~E
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY GOMMISSION OF TEE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS
Section One It shell herea~ttr be un~aw~ul ~or aM
person to ~dle loaf or loiter in around or about any pub-
liO place, or places, within the corporate limits o%
o~ Denton Texas
Section Two Public places within, the mea~i~of this
ordinance shall include all streets alley., sidewalks and
other public thoroughfares es well ae all etor~s ~d a~ and
all other places kept open to the public for bUeiness.~amuse-
ment or other lawful purpose
Section Three Any person violatin~ a.n~ of the pro-
v~sione of this ordinance shell upon ~on¥ictio~, be fined
in any~sum not to exceed Two hundred ($200 00) Dollars
Section Four The purpose of thts ;~rd~.noe is to
prohibit idleness and to aid the United States Go?ernment
in conservin~ man power durin~ the War between the United
States and Germany an8 the 0ourts will sC construe it
Section ~ive This ordinance sh~l,~ be l~ full force
e~fect and operation from and after its pads&ge and public-
ation as required by law and shall ~emai~ in full ~oroe and
effect durin~ the full period of the war ~etwe~n the United
States of America and Germany
Passed this the 2Sth day o~ Ma~. A D . 1918
Attest 0 M 0urtis
J ~ Erwin. City Secretary ohaizl~an, oity oommieston
o~ the City ef Denton. Texas 0~ th~ 0it2 of Denton. Texas
Upom motion o~ Evans the ruled were suspended and
the ordinance placed on its second ~eadin/
Upon motion o~ Alexander the rules were suspended
and the ordinam~e placed on itc ~hir~ and ~inal readln~
~or adoption
Motion was made b~ Alexander th~$ the ordinance be
adopted as read Uoon r~ll call ~Pon the question o~ ~e
adoption of the ordinance the ~ollowin~ Oommissionex,$ voted I
Yea"~ Alexander 0~rtis. Evans. ~a~iafeFro md Wright.
No 0ommissioners voted "Nay" Whereupon the Oh~ir declared
~he motion prevailed and the ,rdlnanoe adopted ~e re~d,
The ~ollowing ordinance was introduced and placed
on itc first readin~
]~Z-~went¥- eighth, N~net eea-eighte~n
~ A~ O~DIW~A~O~ PROHI]ITING A~OMOBIL~, ~OTOH ~0-
O~ A~ T~ ~ HOUSE ~ iN ~ OITY ~O~DI~
~DING ~ ~ S~H AUTONOBI~, NOTOR
OY0~ ~Y PA~ 0~ 8~ AT T~ SID~
A~ O~IN~OE~ I~ ~F~OT ~H
BE IT O~IN~ ~ ~E
aeot~on One ~erea~ter it e~ll be ~a~l ~or
~ person to s~a or park ~
or ~$or o~oZe u~n the ~bl~o 8q~re o~ the 0~t~ o~ Den-
$o~, ,Te~e, exoe~t ~t ~he e~b ~ro~d, the 0o~ ~ouee
~ ~n aa~a o~t~, ~ ever~ euoh automobile, motor ve-
~$~e or ~o~or e~oZe shall be stood or ~rked ~th the
f~nt wheels to sa~a ourb pro~ded, ~wever,
au$o~lle, motor ~ehiole or motor oyole may be etoo8 at
~ .~de~ o~b ~ sa~d ~blto s~re ~n sa~ o~ty,
~ s pe~od o~ ~me no~ ~o exoesd
, ~e~or ~, ~on oenv~ot~on therefor, 8
~ ~l~ ~% tO eXo~d One h~dre~ ~$100 ~) ~!1arS.
~noes in 0o~1io$ herewith are heweby e~ree8~ ro~led
~eo~o~ ~=. This ordin~oe shall take effee~
~d me In ~1 ~oroe and operation ~rom an~ after its
passage a~ pu~lioation.
~ ,2%ss~ t~s the ~8~h ~a
At,est O~m~. OitF ~o~ssion
J W E~n, the Oit2 of Denton, Te~8
Oi~Tl~o~S~r~ O~ the
Oi~ o~ De~toa, Te~s.
'J~)om ~notion o~ Taliaferro the rules wereJ suspended
an~ ~he ordinanoe plaoed on its seoond rea~in~
~ ~ UpO~ mo~ion o~ ~ the rules were s~pended
She ordi~noe plaoe~ on its thir~ and final rea~i~ ~or
ado~ed as ~s~. ~n mll oall upon $~ question o~ She
adoption of the ordl~oe the followi~ Oo~ssioners
~o~ ~" Al~nder, O~tie Ev~, Taliaf.~
Wrig~ No Oomm~:es~oner voted "Na~" ~ereupon
Ohair ~eolare~ ~he motion prevaile~ and t~ etd .~ee
~optod 88
~y~ ~went~st~hth, ~ine~een-el~htsen
An ordinates lev¥in~ a tax on dogs an~ presoribin~
a penalt2 for non-compliance was introduced ands'placed on
its ~irst readin~
Upon motion of Taliaferro the rules were eYe,prided
and the ordinance PlaCed on its second readin~
The following ordinance was introduced a~ placed
on its first readin~
AI~ ORDII~ANOE LEVYII~ ~ FOR T~ ~
~ IT O~I~ BY T~ 0I~ O~B~O~ O~ THE ~I~Y
OF D~,
Section One T~t there be an~ there i~ hers
now le~e~ t~ followi~ tax to ~ assesse~ and oolleo$~
~ethe Oit2 Seoreta~ of t~ Oit2 o~ De. on, T~s, ~or
~ 1918, There ts ~re now levi~ th~ollo~
t~ on each One h~dred dollars v~tion of ~ble propert2
w~t~n the Otty ~$e of sai~ Oit2 o~ Denton. Te~e,
the p~poses herei~fter sti)~ate~ for t~
For 80HOOL ~[NTE~OE t~ e~ of 50 pents on
the One h~dred Dollars valuation
~r the General ~d the sum of .Z8 cents on
~e h~rei Dollars val~tion
For Street and Brid~e Improvement ~t the
o~ ~ o~ts on the One H~tre~ ~llars val~$ion,
~or ~ohool Debt ~li~ ~nds t~ s~ ~ 02
on ~ One h~dre~ Dollars relation
For Water Works Oonst~otion ~nde the s~
04 cents on t~ One h~red D~llars relation,
~or ~eneral Indebtedness ~di~ Bonds the s~
o~ O~ on t~ One h~dre~ Dolla~ val~atioa,
For ~ahool Ro~e ~p~vement Bo~s ~o~ ~
o~ ~OZ ~nts on t~ ~e h~red Dollars ~l~tion,
01~ oents on the One h~dred Dollars relation,
~or Sohool House Improvem~t ~nds ~o Z
s~ of 15 cents on the O~ h~dred Dollars ~l~ion,
~or Street ~d Sidewalk Bonds the ~ of
cents on the One h~dre~ ~llars ~l~tion,
~or Sewer Oonst~otion ~s, the s~ o~,
o~ts on the One h~dre~ Dollars ~l~ion,
~or ~ewer E~ension and ~inten~oe f~d
s~ of 08 cents on the One h~dred Dell~rs ~$i~n~
~or ~ohool Ho~e Improve~ ~o 4 ~nde,
s~ of 04 cents on t~ One h~d Dollars val~tion,
Seation ~o The s~ he~ein above speoi~ied
~ stip~ate~ ~or sai~ seversl p~oses are here n~
lev~ed upon each One h~dred Dollars val~tioa o~ pro~
er~2 in the ~it2 ~i~ts of said Oit2 of De~ton, Te~a
Ma~ ~wenty-ei~hth, Nineteen-eighteen,
8eotion Three T~ere is here now levied and here shall
be asse~eet a~d colleoted for. the year 1918, poll tax
o~ ~ D~llar ~rom eaoh ~d e~er2 male oitize . o~ t~
o~ Denton, ~e~s, be~een the ages of ~e~ne (~1)
Si~Z ~0) 2ears o~ a~e, inol~ive, whe are nc ex~$
~der ~ la~ o~ t~ Sta~e of Te~e ,
Seo$ion ~ That this o~di~noe sha~l ~e in ~11
~oroe and effeo~ f~m and after its passage ~d publication
~assed tMs the 28~h day of ~, A D.,~ 191~
0 M O~tie
0i$~ ~ore~a~ o~ the of the Oit2 o~ Denton,
Git~ o~ Denton, Te~s
Upon motion of Evans the rules were suspended and
the ordinauae plaoed on its seoond readin~
Upoa ~otion of ~aliafer~ the rules wer~ suspended
and the ordin~os plaoed on its thir~ and fina~ rea~i~ for
adoption
\
Motion was ~de b2 ~ $~t the ordin~oe be
ed as read. U~on roll oall ~on the question ~f the e~op-
tion o~ the o~i~e the ~ollowi~ Oo~sston~ vo~d
"Yea" Ale~der O~tis. ~. T~ia~er~
No Oo~ssio~r voted "N~". ~ere~on $~ O~ir deolarei
the ~tion profiled ~ ~e ordin~oe ado~ed[~
A verbal report of the sanitar~ oondition of the
Was liven by Dr
~ioero
Monthly report o~ Mayor Beyette was rea~ ~nd ordered
filed
Upon motion the ~atter of oonstruoti~ ~ pest house
!
~uth of tO~ ~nd the installation of sewerage~oonneotions
on the Marke~ ~quare was referred to the Sanit~r~ Oommittee
~er inveeti~ation I
Upoa mo~ion the Oommiesion stood adjourned until
Friday, Ma~ Slst, 191~ at 8 o'olook ~ M
3,e ~ved J~e 25th. 1918
, ~
oretar~.
June Twenty-fifth, ~ineteen-etthtee~
~ ~opm~tssion met in regular June session with Ohair-
ma~ Ourtts presidin~
~ The ~ollowin~ Oommissioners were present and an-
swered to the roll Alexander, Ourtis, Evans and Talia-
ferr9
~ ~ Absent ~ritht ,
' ~inutes of the preoe~ing meetings were r~ad and
appro?e~ '
The following aooounts were allowed and warrants
ordered drew~ on ~heir respeetive ~u~ds in payment
~enersl ~un~
Oit7 ~arage, $8 SO
L T Fox, ~ O0
Flowers & ~oore, 2 ~B
9ulf Refining Oo , 49 10
Dr F E Pinsr, 11 O0
Dentoxl Reoor~-Ohroniole ~ 65
The Reimers Oo , 18 O0
~ M ~wl~ne2, 60
T~lia~el~rO BI'OS 40 ~5
~ l~lllie~ns, 180 O0
*soA ~ ~lbe~,(S oases) 61 05
~o~er Im~ememt Oo Z9 50
G~f Refini~ Oo , 3~ 43
~ D ~llers, ~ O0
~on~G~F L~be~ Oo , llG S5
J A ~Ora~, 58 50
~ ~ ~ples, 7 75
~roduoers Refini~ Co 7 20
~p~dlin ~ ~e~s ~ 75
Te~s ~re ~enoe Oo , ~4 65
J B ~ilmon & Oo 175 18
~ 3ewe~ ~e~o~ ~ ~inte~noe
~ m
~e~n.~ Gilier, 10 O0
~ A ~O~a~ 104 4~
0 ~ S$ea~all 24 O0
~n%~y ~or%s o~ W F Uood~rd, Treae~er,
~n, ~oretar~, ~4 the Wate~ Wor~ Depa~m~ ~ere re-
ce~ve~ and o~ered 'filed.
June Twenty-fifth Nineteen-eighteen
Annual reports of J W Erwin Secretary and the
Water Works Department were received an~ ordered filed
Upon motion a contract between the 2abric~ire
Hose ~o and P J Beyette, Mayor, for 1 000 feet of
Double Jacket Fire Hose at a cost of $1,0~ 00 was ap-
proved
A verbal report was given byMr 0 M 0urtis
Chairman of the Street Committee relative ~o the re-
bate on paving assessments ~f the Denton Traction Go
with the recommendation that the claim be not allowed
Upon motion the report of the 0ommittee was adopted
Upon motion the Hayer and Secretary were in-
structed in case anything was due, to adjust a claim
made by R J Wilson for brick liners which were not
used in the paving oS the Denton Traction 0ompany's
right oS way on ~a~t Hickory Street
A Betition signed by R J Wilso~ and asking for
the release of the ~ity's right to the streets a~d alleys
in the Hi,bland Park Addition was read and upon motion
ordered filed
The following resolution was introduce~ an~ upon
motion adopted
On th~s the 25th day of June A D , 1918, was
presented to the Oommission of the City of Denton Texas,
petition of R J Wilson for himself and as administrator
o~ the Fstate of W W Wilson deceased, praying for a
relinquishnent of Shy rights or apparent ri~ht~ on the
part of the 0ity of Denton in and to the st~e~?s ar~
allays of what is known as Highland Par~ Addition to the
0ity of ~enton ~/1~ described and ~eeignated in a cer-
tain wri*ten instrument executed by Horace M ~riffin an~
his ~ife Belle V Griffin under date of November
1907 to£ether with ~ap or p~&t thereof recorded in Vol-
ume "78' page 104 Denton 0ounty Deed Records to which
reference i~ here made and it appearing to said 0ommis-
sion after full2 considering the same that the said
Highland Park Addition has never been actually opened
as an addition to said City and is no% now such, but is
in truth and in fact farming land and that said streets
and alleys have never been used for any purpose, and that
said 0ity ~as never accepted such streets and alleys
that the same is without the 0ity limits of saSd City and
that said Oitj has never and does not now contemplate using
said streets for the purpose of laying w~ter mains, Sale-
,hone lines Street railways lighting poles an~ wires or
for any other public use the sai6 0i~2 0om~esio~ Se of
Ju~e Twenty-fifth, l~ineteen-ei~hteen
the, op~nio~ that ~aid petition should ben,ranted and that
said Oit~ ~a~o~l~ releaae all of its apparent right titl· or slain
thereto ,
It is therefore, ordained by the Oity OommissiO~ of the
O~y o~ Denton, Te~s, at its re~ar meeti~
Oi~ ~11 of the Oi~2 o~ ~en~on, Te~s on the
~o, 4~ iD., 1918, there bei~ preee~ O, W ~Ale~hder
0 M O~is, 0 F Ev~8 ~d U A Taliafer~ Oo~8sion-
~ e~t ~ said ~etitien be and t~ s8~ is hereby i~ all _
t~s i~ted, ~d that ~ said Oity shall(and does here
and relinq~sh
b~ release ~to the said R J Wilson, in
dividu~l~ and as adml~st~tor o~ the EsSaYs
Wilson,, deeOasei, and t~ ~2 ot~r o~erz of seid property
or ~ ~art thereof, all its riih~r~ appare~ riiht, titles
$~d ~e8 ~ioh ~2 have been gra~ed or whi~ ma2 appear
,~ve been ~anted to it by virus of the said ins$~t in
~i$i~, d~iloation and plat above herein referred to pro-
~ded ~wever, that no~ herein oontained ~all operate
o~ be Oonst~et to operate to a~feot a~ ritht~ of a~ of
~ ~es~t, ~e=8. ol said l~d, or ~ part t~ereof, but
~m~e relxnq~s~nw s~ll be and is li~ted to~a~irithts
or I~p~ rithto which the Oit2 ol De.on
h~v~raqquired or it ~2 appear to ~ve aequired by v~ue
ox s~id ~l~ten i~tr~nt ~t plat a~ve herein mention~
~seed t~s 2Sth day o~ J~e 1918
Attest 0 M O~tis,
J W E~in Seoretar2 O~ir~n OitF ~o~ission
O~t~ ~ ~ton, ~o~ of the Oit2 of ~ton Te~s
, ~e ~ollowi~ ordi~noe ~s introduced~nd plaoed
A~ O~I~OE VRO~DI~ FOR ~ O~NIN~O~
SU~ 80~ER, ~DZ~ A SO~D~ O~ ~S
~SI~ ~ 0L~ A~ OERTAIN TI~ PR0~D~
~ ~o~on ~e T~t the olea~i~ of ~11 Olose~e or
~ ~ivtee ~ithin t~e ~rpo~te limits of ~he Oit2 of Denton
~ ~, e~ll Be~aone ~xelusivel2 b2 the Olt2 fl~ave~er o~
~ai~ Oit~, for the fees ~d oomoensation and
net ~ at t~ times ~rei~ter set forth ~ It shall
' ~r~ft~r be ~!a~l for ~2 private person to ~o said
, ,, ~eotton T~ T~t the ~2or of ~i~ O~t,~ ~ Donton
Te~, ~1~ appoint some s~a~le person Oit2 ~Saaven~er,
susa, sppoi~tme~ to ~ ratified and oonfi~ed ~ She Oity
Oo~s~o~ o~ e~id Oi~ ~d it aha!l be the duty o~ said .
Oi~ S~Ve~er~o vis~$ the dr~ oloset or priv~ o~ a~ per
e~ o~, ust~ or oo~trolli~ s~e w~eve~ requited
b~ ~ ~s~o~ person a~ paid by su~ person, and~ to re~ove
all ~eoal ~tter t~refrom and to ~ o~ sn~ remove all
oa~oasses o~ a~le an~ fowls a~ in suoh work said
Searcher ~Ball use ~ vehicle to be approved b~ the Oit2
, ,~e~tiom ~ee Said Oit2 Scave~er s~l~ exeoute
~ ~o~ ~ e~ioie~t bond, payable to the ~r o~ the
Olt~ p~/De~to~, ~e~$, and to his 8uooossors i~ of~ioe
in the s~ o~ve ~dred ~llara ~$SO0 00) c~ndi~loned
u~n the faiShf~ per~o~anee of his duties arisi~ ~der
t~s,or~in~e or a~ o~din~e su~equently ~ssed af~eot-
i~ ~s ~utl~ as suo~ s~ave~er
June ~Wenty-fifth Nineteen-eighteen
Section ~our ~he 0iSy ,2caren;er en#a~ed in
haulin[ and removi~ carcasses may o~leo~ ~or ~ se~
vices no ~rea~er ~ee for ~he removal o~ each oaro~
~a) For removi~ ~he oareassof each hor~ ~le
Jack Or cow the s~ of~ 50
lb) ~or removi~ each carcass o~ a oal~
- sheep, ~oat or hog, the s~ of fifty cents
~e) For temovI~ the carcass o~ each eat 025
~ ~ ~d) Far removi~ the carcass o~ esoh ~at o~ fowl
1~ cents
Section Five The city Scavenger e~a~ed in ole~
ing t~ p~vy or dry closet of any ~rson ~d re~_$and
~a~i~ ~here~rom the fecal ~tter t~rein ~y~ll
~or ~e ser~ees no ~reater s~ t~n 50 oe~s per ~;sit
for each closet or p~ so ~ sited ~ cleaned
~eotion Six Tha~ in remo~ such fecal
am~ se~ge ~rom such dry closet or pri~ the seave~[er
S~ll drive t~ vehicle in ~oh it will be re~ved' ~e close
to the pri~es or closets as possible ~d practicable and
in such ~er as will attract the least attention and
shall remove all ~eoal ~tter se~e and refuse to a
point ~eyond t~ Oity Limits and s~ll dispose of it in
the ~er and b2 the metho~ directed ~d dictated b2
0it2 Health 0f~ioer ~d approve~ bY the Mayor ~d 0ity 0om-
~ssion o~ the city o~ Denton Te~s
Section Seven Hereafter i~ shall be ~la~ul for
any person to bury ~t~n t~ corporate limits o~ said
city ~ ~eoal matter, se~ge or olo~et ref~e removed from
~p~ or closet in ~oh eit~ ~lese autho~zed to be
done by the ~Itten pe~it of the 0ity Health 0~fioer
a~ person so doi~ shall be deemed ~uil~2 o~ ~ mis-4~-
or ~d shall ~on conviction ~herefor be p~iehe~ as here-
after provided
Section ~ig~ ~erea~ter a~ pe~son ~i~, assoola-
owne~, used occupied o, leased by them or ~ ~ir care
control management direction or snperintendanoe ~s~ll
oa~e s~ pri~ or dry closet to be visi~ and cleaned
an~ t~ ~eoal matter se~ge and closet re~nse removed t~re~
from by the City Soave~er o~ said City o~ De~on Te~s as
often at least as once in each month and a~ ~erson who
shall ~ail or refuse to comply with ~he pr0visio~ o~
section shall ~e deemed ~uilty of a misdeme~or ~;d ~on
conviction ~here~or s~ll be p~ished as hereafter p,~vided
Section ~ine ~e person who s~ll be appointe~
the position off City Searcher as a~ore pro~ded-ie hereb~
~powere~ to enter all ~uildi~s lots and ~ards g~r %~
pu~ose o~ inspection of ~he privies or elos~ts an~ re-
movin~ ~eoal matter and sewage there~m in ~mplianee
with this ordin~oe and ~ per,on or pe~ons re~usi~
to allow the searcher to enter such b~l~i~s ~;ds
lots for the purpose ~med or ~o s~ll, in an~ ~ge',
hinder him from the per~om~oe of his ~uties as such
searcher s~ll be deemed ~uilt2 of ~ ~sdemea~r ~
u~n conviction therefor shall ~e pnnished as herein-
a~ter provided
3e~ion Ten The 0ity SearCher s~ll ~s~$~d
~lean out and remove the fecal ~tter from a~ p~ or
closet of ~ person and shall ha~ o~f and remove a~
carcass ~or a~ person when requested and psi6 bi such
person the ~ee set ~orSh herein, a~ such eoa~n~e~ 9hall
perfo~ ~ch series ~thin s reasonable time ef~er~ each
request ~d pa~ ~
Section Eleven ~2 person violati~ ~ cf
pr~vistons o5 th~s ordinance shall be deemed ~uilt7 of a
m~s~e~sano~ and, ~PO~ oon?ioti'on therefor, e~l~ be
imhed,bF ~ine of not le~e t~n Five ($~ ~) Dollars nor
more t~n TwO ~tred {$200 00) Dollars.
8~tion ~elve Ail Ordinances or parts ~ ordi-
nances in oqnflio~ here~$h are hereb2 e~resel~ repealet
but a~ a~d all orti~noes or ~rts thereo~ w~c do not
conflict ~tl~l~e~prc~ sio~ herein oontain~ ax h~re~sl2
oo~ti~u~ in ~11 ~oro~ ~d e~eet
3ee~i0n Thirteen This ordi~noe s~ll take effect
and be In full force and operatiom from ~d a~te~ its
ea~e ~ publication
~assed t~s J~e ~Sth, A D , 1918
At,est 0 M
J W~ ~in~ 0~i~n 0it2 0o~ssion
0i~2 Seoretar~ o~ the 0i~2 the 0it2 of Denton,
o~ De~on
]
UPOn motion o~ Ale~nder t~ ~lee were s~epemded
a~ the ordi~oe placed on its seoon5 readi~
~n ~$ion of Ale~nder ~he ~les were s~pended
and She or~i~ee placed on its third and ~inal ~di~ for
adoption
~tlon ~s ~de by E~ that the ordimn~e be adopted
as-r~l, Up=n roll Oall upon the ques$ion of t~ adoption
the ordi~nee the 2ollo~ Oo~issioners votet ]'~ea" Ale~
~der~ O~tis, Talia~erro and E~ns No Oo=iss~o~r voSed
"N=2" ~ereupon She O~r deolaret t~ ~tion ~revailed
She ordi~noe adoptet as read
The ~llOw~ o~di~noe ~s introduced ~t placed on
its first readi~
~ r0~INANOE ~IN~ SEOTI0~ 48 0F AN 0~I~NOE
~ Beo~lo~ O~e ~ 8ee~ion ~8 of an orain~ee passed
~a~ of ~reh, A D. 190~ ~d reoor~ed in Vol~e~o
~de~ so $~ sal~ see~io~ ~8 s~ll hereafter read a~ fol-
lows ~
"See~iom ~8 ~he followi~ ra~es are her~2
llm~ a~ s~ll he~eaf~er be paid ~ eons~ers for ~he use
o ~a~le o~ ~n~12 water ra~ea of ~he 0i~2 ,~
June Twenty. fifth, Nineteen-eighteen ~
The ~ollowin~ shall be the meter rates
For the first 10 000 gallons and less, per month
per 1,000 ~allons 40 cents, ~
Jot the next 10 000 gallons or less per month,
per 1 000 gallons 35 oentst
For the next 10,000 gallons or less per ~nth,
per 1,000 gallons 30 cents,
~or the ne~ 20 0~ ~allons or less per mo~th
per 1,000 ~allo~ ~ cents
For all water used o~eg 50 ~0 ~allo~ pe~ momth,
20oen%s per 1 000 ~11o~
Li~ ~ Power rates by meter
~or the ft~% 40 ~lo~t%s or less ~r month
per kilowat~ 15 cents
P~ ~:~r~t~ neOnS8 ~lo~tts or less per month
per ~lo~t 14 cents
~or t~ ne~ 30 kilo~tts or less per m~th.
per ~towatt 1E cents
For the ne~ 50 ~lo~tts or less, per month
per ~lo~tt 10 cents
For t~ ne~ 50 ~lo~tts or less, per month,
per ~lo~t' 9 cents
~or the ne~ 100 ~lo~t~s or less per month~
per ~lo~tt 8 cents
For the ne~ EO0 kilowatts or less per month
~er ~lo~tt ? cents
~or the n~ EO0 ~to~tts or less per month,
per ~lowatt 6 cents
Ail over 700 ~lowatts per month per ~lowatt
~ cents
~nim~ rate~ per mo~th $1 O0
Section ~ Ail ordin~ces ~d pa~s of stal-
l.noes in ~n~liot herewith are hereby e~ressl~ re-
peale~, but ~he provisions of Shy ordi~noes not im~n-
flier herewith are e~ressl2 retaine~
Section Three This ordi~nce s~ll take effect
and be in full force and operation from a~ after its
passage
Passed this the ESth day ~f ~e A D 1918
Attest 0 M 0~tie
J W E~in City Seore~ry O~i~ of t~ Oit~
o~ t~ City of D~ton Texas Oo~iSsion of the Oity
of Denton, Te~s
Upon motion oS AZexander the rules were suspended
an~ the ordinance placed on its seco~ reading
Upon motion of Taliaferro the rules were suspended
and the ordinaries placed on its third snd final rea~InE
for adoption
Motion was made by Taliaferro that the s~aanoe
be ~dopted as read Upon roll call upon the ~uestion o~
the adoption o~ the o~dYnanoe the ~ollowin~ 0ommissi0ners
voted "Ye~' Alexander 0urtis Evans and Talia~erro ~o,
qo~ssto~r voted"l~y, Whoreupon th, O~ir deol~re~ ghe
Jllne TWent~r-fifth Ntneteen-eighteen
motion,prevailed end ~he or~i~nce a~opte~ as
The ~ollow~ ordinance ~s Introduced a~ placed
on its th~ and ~i~l reedi~ Zor aSoption
~AG TO B~ P~0~ ~ON A~ WO~ ~ S~E D~ A~QUI~NG
~ING A~ POBTI~ o~ BUOH TAX LIST ~ ~ OI~ SEO~ARY
O~ THE OI~ O~ D~ON, ~S, ~BITING T~ ~I~ AT
~E O~ D~S IN T~ OI~ OF DEI~ON T~S U~ C~TAIN
00~ITIONS A~ PRO~ING A ~L~ FOR ~O~TIONOF T~
BE IT O~IN~ ~ T~ OI~ OO~ISSION OF ~ OITY
~ection One T~t a~ person o~ng a ~g or ~oge
~ ~ three ($) mont~ of age or up. fda ~t~n t~ li~ts of
~] ~he 0~ ,of D~ton, Te~e and deeirt~ to keep the
[~/e~ll.p~ to the 0i$~ Becreter~ of sai~ oit~ She s~ of
/%~ O~ (~$~,00) ~llar, per ~ear for each dog o~ed end 5esired
' ~% to be ke~n sa~d city a~ the City Becreta~ of said
r ci$~ s~ioense to such ~reon $o Seep hie/eatd dog or 4ogs so pai~ ~r a patio4 of One year from t~ 4ate of the
ice--ce of such ~ioense ~ the City Secretary s~ll upon
P~t of e~oh e~, deliver to t~ holder cf such license
a metal plate for each dog said plate to bear ~he ~ear there
u~n for ~ioh it is ~eue4 an~ such plates to be n~bered
oo~eout~ve~ f~m o~ ~ards to correspon4 t~ the license
~d t~ hol~er s~ll sec~e~ faet~ the said Rlate to the
collar of the dog, ~ich collar a~ll be ~ by such 4o~ at
~11 ~tges and the license issued for each year/e~ll be n~
erec zrom cae ~r~e, a~ a lift of tM same Shall be kept
or poets4 in t~ oXfloe of such Clt~ Secretary ~r the in-
epe~lon an4 e~mi~tion of ~ person interestS4,
~we~er, that the s~ of filsy cents s~ll be ~id
Oi~ Seoretar~ ~or each dog to be kept duri~ t~e reminder
o~ t~ year 1~18 and a license isled ~or $~ 2ear 1918 a~
the~ea~er the s~ of ~1 O0 s~ll be pa~d to such Oit2 ~eore-
ta~ for each dog desired to be kept ~d a lio~se issued ~or
the whole 2esr
Section ~o. Hereafter a~ person cor~ration or
ass~elation of ~o~e o~i~ holdin~ or keepi~ ~der his
themr or its ~ontrol a~ ~o~ ~tMn ~he Oity Li~ts of
Oit~ of D~$o~. Te~$, who s~l ~12 ne~ll~en$1~ or
wil~ly a~er, allow or pe~t such do~ to ~n~er or
~ at iar~e or ~o ~on ~2 o~ the streets side~l~ thor-
~es, l~es, parks or other public places in said
ss such
{~e~ ~o~ is seeurel2 ~zzled suf~ioi~t to prevent
a~ ~h do~ ~rom biti~ persons or a~le) or ~less such
~o~ is attended b2 so~ competent person eontrolli~ or hold-
i~ such ~o~ b2 me~$ o~ a ~pe or o~in suffioi,nt $o hol~
Such do~ shall be deemed ~uilty of a misdemesnor and s~ll
be p~iehed upon conviction as hereinafter provided
~eotion T~ee A~ person violati~ a~ O~ the pro-
visions of this ordin~oe s~ll be deemed ~uilt~of
meanor and upon Oonviotion t~erefor s~tl be p~ished by
~ine of no~ less th~ ~ive [$5 00) Dollars ~r m~re than
~t2-five ($~5 ~ ) Dollars
Section ~o~ ~s or~i~noe s~ll tmke e~fe~ ~d
be in ~ull ~oroe and eperation ~rom and after it~ ~ssa~e and
publl~tion
2assed ~$ the ~Sth da2 of J~e A D 1~',.~
Attest 0 M
L ~. ~ ~wia, ~i~ Secre~a~ O~i~.n of t~ Oi~2
o~ the Oit~ o~ De.on, Te~s sion of the Oit of Denton,~
June Twenty-fifth Ni~eteen-eighteen
Motion was made by Tali~ferro that the ordinance
be adopted ~s read Upon roll call upon the queetl~a of
the adoption of the m~dinanoe the followin~ 0ommissioners
voted "Yea" Alexander Curtis Evans and Taliaferro
~o Commissioner voted "Nay" Whereupon the Chair declared
the motion prevailed and the ~di~anoe adopted as read
A verbal eatimate of the cost Of p~vin~ North
Locust Street, H~nn and Oakland Avenues was given b2
~ Wiggs and upon motion the Chair appointed the follow-
in~ citizens as a committee to assist the Mayor and the
Street and Bridge 0ommittee in raising the property owners
pro rata part of the subscriptions H ~ Browder J M
Gurley R ~ Turrsntine ~ M Bralley J J Maolaehlan
~ E ~ratt J L Wright and ~ Wig,s ~
Upon motion the ~ommission adJourne~
Approved this the ~da¥ of July 1918
Secretary 0hairmam
NO g~orllm being present the Oommission Stood
adjourned until Tuesday, July 30th 1918
July Ttht~'~leth Nlneteem-et~hteen
0ommission met in session adjourned from July
P~rd, 1918 with 0hairman 0urtis presidin~
The followin~ 0omm~ssioners were present and
answered to the roll Alexander 0urtis Hvans Talia-
ferro and Wright
Minutes of the preceding meetings were read
approved
The following accounts were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment
~eneral Pu~d
Bell Advertising Seevice ~8 50
Denton Steam Laundry 0o 5 17
J W Erwin Secy {Stamps) 15 O0
?vers Hardware 0o 20
Frederick Disinfectant Co 47 85
R H Garrison 2 38
Miss Flora }~2 G~ady 13 50
Gulf Refin~ Os 35 66
H H Hardin & 0o 96 85
Hard.eaves Printing Co 95
H O Liepsner & Co ~ 76
Denton Record-Ohro~icle 6 00
John B Sohmitz 8 801
Sheridan~Bennett & °o 93 2~
Wylie Smith 68 00
Tallaferro Bros 2~;~°
Street & Bridge Fund
Alliance Ice ~o 3 00
A T _B~ll 23 75
C F ~arnett 3 O0
B H Deavenport & 0o 7 40
Denton Milling 0o 268 10
vcrs Hardware Co 9 28
0harles Hogan 3 75
H H Rardin & Co 27 65
I.lpscomb Dru~ Store 2 25
Talia~erro Broa , 2 25
Tex~s Wire Pence Oo 20 68
The White Produce 0o , 621 88
N R Wig[s ~5 50
G V Wilson 10 ~0
J N Wilson & Os 14 ~0
Sewer Extension & Maintenanse
Alliance Ice Co , 3 00
Axtell Co 85 48
Evers Hardware Co 45
H H Hardin ~ Co 53 58
Lester Transfer 0o 7 50
Producers ~efinin~ Co 8 05
N R Wings 10 50
Monthly reports of Mayor Beyette Treasurer
Woodward Marshal Swianey Secretary Erwin an~ the
Jul7 Th/rtieth ~Lne~een-ei~h~een
~a~er Works Departm~ were reoeive~ and ordered file~
A protes~ was entered by Mr V ~ Shep~rd agaimt
the ~orth Te~s Gas Comply erectin~ a small ~use or shack
on ~he fron~ par~ of their property on North Locust S~reet
Upon motion ~he O~ir appoint a comities composed of
Messes O ~ E~ns. P J Beyette and V W 3~epard to
inte~iew the m~a~er o~ the Gas Oom~an2 with a v~ew towards
a settlement of the
The followin~ eo~eetion was read ~nd ordered
filed
Denton Texas July ls~ 1918
Hen 0 M O~is Ohai~an.
W A Teliaferro 0 ~ Evans
0 W Ale~nder ~d ~ L Wrig~.
Oit20o~iasion I
Gentle.hr
I ~e~ ¢o present herewith t~e nomination o~ D
Fra~ E Piner as Oit2 Health Officer and RegiSter of Pub-
lic ~ealth of the ~lty of Denton Te~s
And the nomina$ion of R M Oochran s City Scal-
e. er of sai~ city s~ ~sk your o~nfi~ation nd ratifica-
tion of the above
~espeot fully ~b~tted
P J Beyette ~2or ~ e City of
Denton Texas
~%ion wes ~de t~t t~ Hayor s eopoin~ent of
Piner as Oity Health Of~ider be co~fi~ed Up~n~ roll
upon the question of the adoption of the motio~ the follo~n~
oo~issioners vo~e~ "Yea" Ale~nder. O~tis ~wns Talie-
ferro ~d Wright ~ereupon the Chair declared the motion
prevalled~and the appointment of ~ E Piner as~ 0 H 0
confi~e8
Motion ~s made t~t the ~yor s appoint~e~ of
R M Oooh~an as City Scavenger be oonfi~ed ~pon roll
call upon the question of the adoptio~ uf ~he motion the
follo~ng ~o~iseloner~ ~o+eu 'Yea" Ale~hder Curtis
Ev~s ~li~fSr~o and ~l~ht ~e~eupon the O~ir declared
t~ moti~ ~reveile~ and the ~poi~+ment of R ~ Oochran
as City Soave~er oonfi~ed
Upon motion the Oo~lssion adJou~ed
AX~uSt 2wenty-se?enth ~ineteen-ei~ht®en
Comm~ sslon met in regular August session
The 2ollowin~ Commissioners were presen~ aud an-
swered to the roll Alexander Evans and Taliaferro
Abs$nt Curtis and WriEht
Upon motion O ~ Evans was elected Chairman
pro tam
Minutes of the preceding meetings were read and
approved
The followin~ accounts were received and warrants
ordered drawn on their respective funds in pavment
General
W D Butler ~oreman Jury $~ 00
E J Ball 6 00
J D Bates 10 00
0ity Garage 2 ?0
H M 0oohran 25 50
J ~ Corbin 1 §0
Denton Battery Co 4 75
Denton Steam Zaundry ~o 2 46
0 R Dyehe 80
~ox Bros Garage 46 00
M D F~ullin~im 41 251
Gulf Pefinin~ 0o
0 Lipscomb 25 00
H M I~vburn 2 50
J A Mo0rary 288 00
Morris & Collier 19 00
Denton ReeordmOhroniole, 26 50
M B Wh~tloek & 0o 15 00
Wilsou-W~n 0o 5 00
The Wright Co Garage 91 $0
Street & Bridge Fund
American Lxpresa 0o 58 05
Do 50
Do 18 48
J M Bratoher 59 60
~ ~ain 178 87
01em Gravel Co 54 00
Fvers Hardware Co 2 00
l~rei~ht (%tone)
Do ' 40 26
Do "
Do " 38 25
DO " 35 69,
Gulf Refinin~ Co 19 49
T W Lovere~t 112 08
W H Maples 8 00
Mineral Wel~s Crushed Stone 0o 54 25
The Wright Co GaraEe 10 30
bower Extension & Hain l~und
~vers Hardware Co 6
J A HoOrar2 37 00
M B Whitlook & Co 1§
Wilson-Harm Co 5 00
AuSUa~ Twenty-seventh Naueteen-ei~hteen
Monthl~ repo~s of T~eas~er Woodward Marshal
~ey, ~eore~ar2 ~in a~ the Water Wor~ ~epar~ment
were reoeive~ and ordered filed
A petition si~ned by ci~ize~ of Weet Hickory
Streot ms~ ~or relief from speeders and noise
automobiles, ~s presente~ b2 W E Br~oe UpOn motion
~he petition ~s ordere~ filed and the ~yor inst~ted
to emplo~ ~ e~ra ~n if neoessar~ ~o e~orce the ~ra~-
rio ordi~nee on Wes~ Hickory S~
Mr H B 0addell was heard relative ~o amendi~
the present oemeta~ 0rdi~noe with a view to e~endin~
t~ bo~daries o~ the I 0 0 F Oemotary so as to in-
ol~e a ~ acre ~et of !~d now owned by ~ R Gilbert
and adJoini~ ~he Sou*h West co.er of the ~e;~ bold-
aries Upon mo~ion ~he 8hair a~poin~ed a oo~i~ee com-
posed o~ Hesars W ~ ~ i~erro 0 ~ Ale~der 0 M
0~i~ a~d H R Wilson ~o con~e~ w~th Me~srs
OddBall and 0 ~ ~i~her~poon on ~he proposed ~en8ment
Upon mo~ion ~he Weekly Reoord-0hronicle ~s desig-
nated as the official ord~ for the ensu~ year
~he followi~ bid ~or deposi~or~ o~ ~he City's
~ds was received
Denton ~e~s Au~t S~h 1918
~o ~he ~2or a~ 0i~2 Oo~ission
Oen~lemen
for ~he year endi~ ~ ~ls~ 1~1~ we be~ ~o submi~
~he follo~ bid
~or dail2 b~lanees we will pay in~eres~
~he ra~e o~ ~bree per oen~ per a~ ~d make/~o~
~0r ove~d~s in a~ de~me~ except ~ha~ ~o~1 over-
dra~ in ~he dlfferen~ de~r~men~s shall exeee~ ~ ~otal
balances in o~r dep~r~men~s in ~ioh eve~ we ~1!
charge in~eres~ a~ ~he rm~e o~ ei~h~ per oe~ on ~he ne~
dif~erenee or over-dr~
Respeo~full2 subleted
T~ ~IR~T NATI~ BANK
By W ~ Woo~war~
Upen motien the above b~ ~s e~eepte~ ~ the
~lret Nation~ ~nk e~ D~ten Te~s ~eet~nat$~ ae the
0it~ Deposi~o~ for the e~ng year
Au~us~ Twenty-eeventh ~ineteen-eighteen
Uoon motion the Mayor wes instruete~ to ineure
the Fire Truck Engine a~aihzt ~mape by fire
Upon motion the Commission stoo~ a8Journe~ until
~riday September 6th 1918 at 8 o'cleck P M
Approved,September E4th 1918
Secretary 0hairman
BI
0i~¥ gall
~eptember 6th Nineteen-eighteen
No quorum being present the Commission stood
ed Journe~
Approved September ~4th 1918
oretar~ Ohairmsn
City Hall
~eptember Twenty-fourth, Nineteen-eighteen
Commission ,n~t in regular September cession with
Ohairman Curtis presidin~
The following Commissioners were present and an-
swered to the roll Alexander Curtis Evans Taliaferro
and Wright
~nutes of tke preced in~ meetings were read and
approved
~he ~ollowinE accounts were received and warrants
ordered d-awn on their respective ~unds in payment~
General l~und
Americau-ZaFrance Fire Fn~ine Os $8 38
Bell ~dvertis~nE Service 15 O0
0ity ~ara~e 8 O0
R M Ooohran 30 O0
Denton Machine Works 1 80
Wvers Hardware Co 1 40
Fm~ric Fire Hose ~o 1 080 O0
Ted ~ewts £ 50
~ 0 Leipsner & Co 8 68
Denton Record-Chronicle ~6 80
John B Schmitz 6 ~0
Leu A Spear 42 O0
Sheridan-Bennett & o 1§8 S2
Wm Woods 9 O0
)treat & Bridge Dept
J M Bratcher 11 E8
0 ~ Barnett 7 15
Denton Mlllin~ Co 77 50
Evers Hardware os 14 6~
J A Freeman 5 O0
Freight on Asphalt 9 5~
F G Gillett 19 60
J M Gurlwy 27 60
Harris-Bentley Edw Co 6 90
I~vo Lyon-Gray Lbr Os 50
Magnolia Petroleum Os 1 80
Mineral Wells ~rushed Stone Co 346 72
°roduoars Re~inin~ Co 2 40
Pruitt ~addlery & Harness Store 9 60
E 0 Piloher 8 20
Sheridan-Bennett ~ ~o 7 76
W R Ste~all A 20
Te~ae Wire ~ence ~o 4 75
Z ~id~e 11 54
Nonthlj ,eports ~f l~easurer Woodward Seoretar2
Erwin Marshal Swinney end the Water ~ork~ Dept were
received and ordered filed
A verba~ re~ort of +ho condition of the City
was given b2 D~ ~ E Piner, O E 0
September Twenty-forth ~lneteen-ei~hteen
An ordinate amendi~ +he ~reeen~ 0eme~ar~
0rdl~ce wa~ introduced and placed on ~ts firs~ ree~i~
~ E I Ee~ ~as he~rd relative to a claim o~
~ 0 L ~illis ~or d~ages alleged to be due from a
fall received w~n hi~ wagon wheel ran into a hole d~
by pl~bers on Bolivar Btree~ Upon motion the 0~ir
appointed a co~lttee come, used of Messrs Fv~$ ~risht
a~ ~e~der ~o investigate +be claim wi~h ~ Key
Upon motion the Becretary was inst~cted to p~-
chase bonds ~o 7 & 8 o~ the issue of School Ho~e Im-
provement Bonds ~o ~ at 99 u~ less ~ ~oc~ed inter-
~ Upon motion the Co~ission ~d~urne~
Approve~ October B~nd 1918
Seore~ar~ 0hairm~
3eortar~~Chairman
City Hall
0eteb~r 29th 1918
No quorum bein£ oresent the 0ommission arco0
adjourned ttn~il ~sads2 No~ember 5th 1918
Approved November 26th 1918
Oit2 Hall,
~ovember ~ifth. ~ineteen-eighteen
Oo~esion met ia session adjourned f~om October
29th. 1918, wi~h Ohairman Ourtie presiding
The ~ollowl~ Oommies~oners were present and an-
swered to the roll Alexander Ourtie, Evans Taliaferro
and Wright
Minutes of the preoedin~ meetings were read and
approved ,
The followir~ aooounte were reoeived and warrants
ordere~ drawn on their respeotive funds in pa~ent
General ~d
~ezio~-~r~oe Fire 2~ine 0o.
R ~ Oo~an. 1
0 M O~ia,
Dr. ~be~ T. Da~, 2
~ W Da~s,
1
B ~ Deavanport ~ 0o 5
0 R D~ohe.
W ~, St~ps
0~ Re~i~ Oo ,
~ls ~ Oollier,
Peoples ~me Telephone Oo , 2 O0
T~e Pierae Oil Oorporation ~4
De~en Reoora-O~oniole 14 O0
The ~le2 Store 1~ 0
The Seli~ 0o..
9
Talia~e~ro Bros
Wes%e~ Un, on Tel
Tho Wright 0o Garage 9
Btreet ~ ~dSe Depa~men%
~eri~n ~s80o lS 97
g [ B~a~oher.
J W ~in ~ress
Evers ~rd~re Oo , 6
Freight(Warrant ~2183) 28 18
" " 2181
S~ Re~ini~ 0o, 48
E E ~rd~n & Oo ,
~r~is-BOA~le~ Hdw Oo 8
~ed ~e~s, 4 60
Peoples ~o~ ~elephone 0o , 1
~il~her & ~tli~.
The ~le2 Store. 1
Talia~e~ro Bros , Z5 .0
The Te~e Wire Fence Oo
I?ovember Pifth l~ineteen-ei~hteen
The ~exas 0ompan~, ~0~ ~
Wilson-Harm 0o ~ ~0
J B Wilso~ & 0o 6~ ~
2he Wright 0o 9ara~e, ~3 lB
Sewer ~enelon ~ ~inte~oe ~a
~ers EarSware 0o , AB
H H ~rSin ~ Co , 8~90
J B Wilson i 0o a ~0
Mont~2 reports o~ Treas~er ~o8~rd 3ee~et~2
~n, Mars~l Swi~ey and the Water Wor~ Dept were
received end ordered ~iled
~peoi~ report of Jo~ S~rber 0i$~ ~o~a O~fioer
was receive8 and ordered ~iled
A petition ~ned by prope~2 owners on West
Hickory Street aski~ ~ 0it2 to ole~ out the b~noh
or oeeek sonth o~ t~ir property an8 %o relie~ th~ of
other storm water was received and ~eferred ~o the ~r
~o~ action
Upon motion the ~yor ~s i~t~ote~ ~o notify
oo~ers o~ direct o~rent that service would be dis-
continued in ~orty days
Upon motion the 0it2 Attorne~ was inst~ote8 ~o
en~oree collection of special pavi~ asses~en~s s~$S
bel~ ordered in time ~or %he ~eb~ te~ of 0o~ on
all d elin~nts
Upon ~tion the 0Omm4ssion adJo~ne8
Approved November 26~h, 1918
Oity ~all
:~Qvember Twent~-fi~th l~ineteen-ei~hteen
~o quorum bein~ present the Oommission stood ad-
Journe~ ~mtll l~rida~ ~ovember 29th 1918 st 7 ~0 o'olook
Ap~rovod DB~ember ~4th 1918
~eoretar2 Ohairman
~Ity Hall
November Twenty-ninth Nineteeu-et~hteen
0ommission met in session adjourned from November
1918
The following Oomm~salonsrs were present a~wt an-
swered to the roll Alexander ~vans T~liaferro an~
Wright
Absent Curtis
Upon motion Commissioner Taliaferro was eleote~
Chairman pro tau
~Ir J E Lewis ~f Dallas ;ms heard relative to
makin~ a su~vej of the electric plant and suggesting a
sys+sm of rates based on the imcome *~erefrom Upon
motion the r~t+er w~s deferred ~mtil the adjourned mee~-
in~ To be held December 3rd 1918
Commissioner Alexander absent
The followin8 resolution wa~ introduced and upon
motion adopted
WHWREAS on the 22~d day of April A D 1912, L B
Dewing and associates w re £ranted a franchise by the
Ooun~il o.~ the 0t'2'o~ Dento~ ~s~ ~e p~p~ aa~egas
into said city and ~o sell ~at~al ~as tn said city, said
D~i~ and asso~ates~herea~t~ ~ssi~ thei~ r~s
and interests In said frane~se to the North Te~e Gas
Oompa ~
W~ Section 6 of said franchise (which is re-
corded in Vol~e ~ pa~e Zg~ Sf t~ Minutes of said 0ity
Go.oil o~ said City) provides t~t e naxim~ me, er rate
o* ~0 cents oer 1 000 cubic feet of ~es may be
~d
~PRW~S the North Te~s Gas Oompa~ has no+iliad
all users ~d oons~ers of g~s in said city t~t a~er
December!st 1918 the minim~ o~r~ for l~s will be
$1 00 ~nd
~RO~S said ~oosal ~nd charge is in direst eon-
flier ~th t~ provisions of said franchise under which
said compony is now ope atirg In this city ~nd seeks to
impose ~d w~ll ~mpose if put into effect a hi~her rets
upon the use~ ~d eons~ere then that authorized and
pe~itted by sa~d franchise Now therefor~
Bo it Resolved b~ t~ ~i+y 0o~ission of t~
City of Denton Te~s
T~t such ~posed action on the ~rt of the
No~h Te~s Oas Compa~ iz ~thout led~l authority
is cor~rar~ to the plain pro.sicks of the ~ranohise
~ranted it and such Gas Oom~ is hereby not~fied
that i~ such charge is attempted to be ~de and such
rate a~enpted to be enforoed that the ri~h~z of the
City of Denton ~der said fr~chise, ~11 be lnvoke~
~d ~1! necessary mea~ wall be ~ed to eeo~e a ~m-
November ~went¥-ninth, Pine~een-eiE~ eon
pli~ace b~i~$~8 ao~any with the provis~o~ o~ said ~-
c~se, ~o the end t~t users eud cons~ers of hat.al gas
i~ sai~ ~i~ e~ll net be ohar~ed or compelled to p~ an2
~gher or grSater rats t~n that pro~de~ In said ~ranc~se
~ ~igne~ t~s ~9~h day o~ November 1918
0 F Eva~
~ ' ~o~issioner of ~he City
Senten, Te~s
Upon motion the Commission ~tood a~Journed until
TueedaM, Deoember 3rd 1918 at ? 30 o'clock P~ M
Approved December 24th 1918
Chairman
~8eoretary
December Third ~in~teen-eishteen
0ommission net is session a~Jonrned from November
29th 1918 with 0hatrm~n 0urtis presidin~
The following 0ommissionera were present and an-
swered to the roll Alexander 0urtis Fvans and Wright
Absent Taliaferro
)~nutes of the preoedi~_ meetings were rea8 and
approved
The following accounts were allowed an/ warrants
ordered dra~n on their respective funds in ~ayment
Gehsral
Robert Arch $2 00
J~F~ 0orbin, 2 50
Denton Ste~ Laundry 1 33
J W Erwin (Yelegram) 90
Gulf Refiniz~ Co ~l ~9
Hargreaves Printin8 Co ~? ~0
Robert H Hopkins (On Contract) 180 00
H M Lyburn 500
The Rale2 Jtore § 00
? B Schmits ll 50
W M Swinnoy 4 50
J S Terry 70
2he Wright Co Garage 71 70
~treet & ~ridge Fund
C F Barnett 3 S5
M Bratcher 18 45
Fowler Implement Co ° 0~
Gulf Refinin~ Co 14 07
J M Gurley 44 Z9
Hardwiok-Etter Co ~0 36
Harrzs-~entley Hdw Co , 4 53
O Heentzen 1 80
Producers Refinin~ Co E8 ~O
W W Ratliff 3 O0
Sheridan-Bennett & Co , 7 50
Texas Wire Fence Co 10 6§
J B Wilson & Co 44 85
Sewer ?~xtensior & I~intenance
H H W. ardin & Co 2 00
Harzis-~entley Edw Co 60
0coupation Fund
Peoples Home Telephone Co 1SE 20
Mouthly r~3orts of Treasurer Woodward Secretary
Erwiu }~rsha] Swinney and the Water Works Department
were received and ordered filed
A verbal reoo~ of the sanitary dondition of
the City was Eiven by Dr Piner City Health Officer
Communications from the Texas and Pacific and the
Missouri, Kansas an0 Te-~s Railway 0ompanies relative to
loweri~ the renditions as ~xe~ b2 the Board oil ~al-
ization on Shelf proper~, was read a~ upon mo~ion ~he
requeste were table~ pendi~ the receipt of f~ther
fo~tion oonce~i~ their respective wlues
A ~eti~ion was received ask~ag for ~he release
of a strip o~ lani 30 ~eet ~de across the North sile
o~ the Mo~ts Bnd Addition properS2 bein8 the se~
deedet to the cit[ b2 Mre ~*s for e~ree~ p~posee
Upon motion a co~ttoe composed of Meesrs V J Beyet+e
~d 0 ~ E~ns ~s appointed to inveettgate the matter
and repor$ ~he results
Uoon motion ~or Be2et~e ~e t~structed to con-
tract ~th ~ J E ~e~s ~or a s~ve2 o~ the equipment
and other ~rope~ belonci~ to the electric ~aht
for a s~t~ of ra~es based on t~ net in~o~ of thie
~rt o~ the Water ~ ~ht Departm~t for a consideration
of T~ee H~dre~ Dollars
Upon motion the Oo~esion adJo~ned
Approved Dec.her '' 1918
~~eoretary 0h~irm~n
Deoambar Twen~;y-four~;h 1~ine~s%u-nine~esn
No q~r~ bei~ present the 0o~isston s~ood
adjourned ~til Tuesday January 7th 1919 aS ~ 30
o'oloek P M
Approved Ja~uary 28th 1919
0hairman
I
Januax~ Seventh l~ineteen-nineteen
Oommieelon met in session adjourned fr~m December
84th, 1918 with 0hairman 0urtie presiding
The following 0ommiseloners were present and an-
swered to the roll Alexander 0~rtfs Talia~erro and
Wri£ht
Minutes of the preceding meetings were read and
approvct
~he followin~ acco'~.nte were allowed and warrants
cr~ered drawn on their respective funds in payment
General Fund
R M 0oohran SIS 50
Davis Auto Storage Co 5 45
B H Deavenport & 0o 3 40
Denton Steam Laundry 0o 1
Gulf Re~ining 0o 35 38
Ted Lewis 7 25
McNitzky Printin~ Co 9 50
Reed & ~eadlee g0 O0
£he Reimers Co , 4 75
Lon A Spear 108 00
~ ~trner Bros
J 0 Williams 100
C A Williams (Mk~ Sq~ ) 1BO 00
The Wrigh~ 0c Garage
Street ~ Bridge
J D Adams & 0o lB 00
Black Slectrlo 0o 3 10
J M Bratcher 25 85
R J 0owan, 2
Den~onM~chine Wo-ks 2
~ W Erwin (Ex-press) 61
~vere ~rdware ~o 15 05
GUlf Re~inlng 0o 20
Piarris-Bert!e~ ~dw 0~
T W ~cverett & 0o , 27 40
~e~ Lewis 3 00
Pierce 0il o~r,)orat~on S~ 40
Producers Re~ininC 0o P3 9§
W W Ratlif~ 1 50
W W Rag!iff 16 O0
The Wrigh~ 0o Garage 43
Sewer Fx~e~sion ~ M in
~ ~vers Hdw 0o ~ ? 90
H H Hardin & 0o 9 20
~ W Zeverett & 0o 45
Monthly reports o~ Treas~rer ~odward iSeoretar2
Ex,Yin l~rehal Swinne2 and the Water ~orke Department
were received and ordered filed
A verbal re£o~t o~ the sanitary, condition of ~he
January ~eventh Nineteen-nineteen
City was given by C H 0 Piner
A roport of Speo~ al Engineer J F Lewis showin~
the earnings and exoense together with recommendation on
rates *or the electric eervi~e of the Water & Light Depart-
merit w~s ~ece~ved and ordered filed
Bong of A L Vaughn ae plumber executed in the
sum of Two Thousand Dollars with W B MoClurk~n and
R M Barns as ~ureties w~s approved and ordered filed
ho o~!owlng o~dinauce was in+&odnoed snd olaoed
on its first readin~
AN 0°J)I ~NCF ~TABLISHIN~ RATmS FOR LICHT A~
PO~R IN T~ 0ITY 0F DP~N ~, A~ RIP.ZING 0ER-
~IN 0~I~NC~S
B~ IT 0~AIN D BY THE 0IT~ 00~SSION 02 ~ CITY
0F D~TOH
Soetion One The follo~ rate is hereb2 estab-
lished under t~ headi~ of'Eesidenoes and S~ll
"A" tn the City o~ Denton TeEs Those ~vi~ a ~on-
mecte~ lightt~ load o~ one E ~ or less
For t~ ~iret 20 E W H per month 11 cents
~er K W H
~or all exces~ of 20 K W H per month 7 cents
~er K ~ H
In ~ati~ti~ the co~eote~ load each socket
~ll be ~ig~ed as 50 watts Ho~sehold appliances
as fla~ ~ron sewi~ maohi~ motors ets ~t] not be
classed as connected loed
Mi~im~ bill per mouth $1 00
Section Two ~o '0o~e-~ial LIEhti~ and S~ll
Power 'B' thc ~ollo~ ra~o is fixed Those ~vi~ a
oonneoted load o~ 5 E ~ or less
~or the ~irst 60 K V E per month 11 cents
per E W H
~or all in excess o~ 60 K W E per month
Gent~ per K W H
In emtimati~ the ~o~eoted load each socket ~11
be figured as 50
Einim~ bill p~r month $1 00 plus $1 00 for each
K W or Traction thereo~ ~eotsd load over one ~lo~?t
Section ~ee ~or ~ower and Large Zi~h~in~ "0"
the ~ollow~n~ rate Is ~xed $! 00 ~r month per horse
power equi0~m~t on nomina2 rated eapaoi~y of current eon-
e~min~ ap~ratus oo~eoted t~s amount to en~le eon-
s~e~ to use d,~rlnE the month 9 E W H per horse power
7 oe~ts for a~ portion o~ t~ first ~00 K W
taken by tone.er during such month in excess o~ 9 K W
per horse power
~ ~ents ~or a~ portion of the ne~ 1 000 K W
taken ~y t~ oon~r d~i~ ~oh month
~ cents ~or cas K W H taken by t~ consist
duri~ such month in excess o~ t~ eh ore stated amours
~nim~ bill $1 00 pe~ month per horse power o~
connected load
Section Four That section one o~ a certain ord-
in~oe passed by t~s Co.lesion o~ the 25th da~ o~
A D 1918 reoorde8 in Vol~e 6, a~ ~e 193-194
January Seventh Nineteen-nineteen
utes of the Oit~, Oommiesion, which section amended
eectlon 48 of ~ omO~ce peeee~ ~rch Bth 1~07
is hereby expreeel~ repealed It is cont~plate~
he~ein to repeal ea[~ s~ction one of the ordi~nce
~aee~ J~e ~Sth, 1918 ae well aa to repeal sec-
~o~ 48 of the o~i~nce of ~erch 5th 190~ a~ to
provide t~ rates herein est forth in sectione~one,
t~ a~ t~ee he,eof, ae ~he ~tes established in
?~ie Olt~ In a~i~on to the ~xpress =epeal of the
t~ or~i~ncee mentione~ all other o~i~nces In ~n-
~ic~ ~re~h are hereb~ re~e~le~
Section ~ve T~s or~i mnce s~ll take effect
~ ~e Sn ~1 ~oroe an~ open,ion ~m and a~er its
passes
PAB~ this ~he 7th ds~ of Jan~a~ A D. 1919
ATTEST 0 M Ou~ie Ohai~
J ~ ~ Cit20o~is~on o~ the
Oi~2 8ecre~a~ of the city of ~e~on Te~s
City o~ Denton ~e~s
Ap~rovod as to ~o~
H R ~Jlson, Olt2Atto~ey
o~ the Oit2 o~ De. on ~e~e
Upon motion o~ Ale~nder the ~les were s~pended
~ ~he ordi~nce placed on its se~nd readi~
Upon motion o~ ~aliafer~ t~ r~es were s~pended
and t~ ~di~nce placed on its third end ~i~l readin~
~or adoption
~tion wes ~ade by Ale~nder t~t the o~dtnance
~be ~d~t~ed as rea~ Upon ~11 call upon t~ ~e~tion o~
t~ adop~on o~ ~he ordi~nce the follo~ Oo~iaeioners
vo~e~ "Yea" Ale~nder O~ti~ Tal~aferro ~d Wrig~
No Oo~issioner ~te~ "Nay' ~ereupon the Chair declared
t~ mo~ion prevailed ~d *he ordi~nce adop*ed as read
~he %ollo~ ord~n~ce ~as introduced ~d p~aced
on its ~irst rea~i~
~ O~INANGE ESTABLISHING ~TES FOR WATE~ IN T~
OY~ O~ DENON ~S
~[~/ BE IT O~AI~ BY T~ OI~ 00~ISSION ~ T~ OI~
~ Section One The followi~ rates are hereb~ fixed
~e ~id b2 ~n~rs of ~ter, to the City Of De. on
Wet er Department
~ Pot t~ ~rs~ 10 000 gallons and leas ~er month
per 1 000 ~lloas ~ cents
2or the no~ lOOO0 gallons or lees per ~month per
~1,~ gallons ~8 cants ~
~For %~ ne~ 10 000 gallo~ or less pe~ month per
1.030 gallons SO cents
~o- %~ ne~ EO,O00 gallons or lesa pa2 mont~ per
1~0~ ~11o~, EB cents
J~nLmry Seventh Nineteen-nineteen
~or the next 60 000 galJons or less per month
per 1 000 gallons 20 co,ts
I~or all over 100 000 gallsns ~r month per
1 000 gallons 1~ cents
I~nim~ rate by meter per month $1 00
beotion ~o All ordinances ~ ~rt~ of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith ~re hereby expressly repealed
Section Th-~e Th~s or~i~no~ shall be in
force and e~not from and a~ter its passage
Passed J~n~ry ~%h 1919
Attest 0 M Curtis 0~i~n
J W h~in City 0o~ssion o~ ~he
City Secrets~ o~ the Oity of De. on Te~s
0ity o~ ~en~on, Te~s
Approved as to ~orm
H R Wilson City Attorney
Upon motion of Wri8~ the rules were suspended
and the ordin~oe placed on its second readin~
Upon motion of Alexander the rules were suspended
a~ the ordinance placed on ~ts third and final readin~
for adoption
Motion ~as made by £R!i~erro that +he ordimance
b~ adopted as read Uoon roll o~l~ upon the question of
the adoption of t~ ordinance the followin~ Commissioners
voted "Ysa Alexander ~tia Taliaferro and Wri~h~
No Oomm~ ssionor voted 'Hay' Whereupon the Chair de,la-ed
~he mo*ion orsv~iled and the ordiuanoe adopted as read
The followin~ re~olution was introduced
upon motion adopted and ordered spread upon the Minutes~
"Nt~RI~AS on January Zrd past one o~ our members
C ~ ~ns was eal~ed ~rom o~ midst by death and ~ere-
as we f~ly realize our loss by the ~setn~ away
P~ano and we ~ now that his plaoe ~monE~t us ~11 not
~e easily ~illed and
~R~S M~ Evans 8ave ~stintedly of his ti~
energy and t~ht to t~ a~fairs o~ this olty ~hout
remuneration or ~n~eneation ~e~i~ his fellow men
~ai~h~ly in every o~paoity ~n~
W~ ~ we desire t~ ~ull ~nizanee be taken
and due res~eo+ be ocid to ~m and to his value~ servioes
in th~ ~ wsVs ~iven Now therefore
~e it ~osolved by the ~i~y ~o~ission o~
o~ ~euton T~s that In the deat~
Chester ~ Fw~s thi~ he.lesion ha? lost one o~ its
most v~ued m~er~ the i~y o~ D~on ~s lost one
eT her co t a~ meet in~ueu~i~l oiti~e~ his ~amil~
a devoted uu~and ~nd ~ather and every one associated
with him ~ ~ dee~l~ ~ee~ the los~ of his ~r~end-ship
~d con. eel His ~amily and relatives have the ~ull
s~ath2 o~ this ent~e Commission as well ~s all
~ity offi~i~ls amd employees
It is the !urther re~olu~ion o~ t~s 0o~s~on
that th~s resolution he soread upon the ~nutes o~ ~he
Janu~r~ Bev ~th I~tn~een-ninet~n
O~le~ion tn an a~vrogr~ate ~n~r ~ha~ a ~ hereof
dul~ oortif~e~ b~ t~ Olt~ Becretar~ be extended the
f~mily of ~ Evan~ ~ th~ a copy hereof be given the
pr~ss for 9ublieation
0 M Curtis O~i~n
A swo~ sta~emen~ ~rom 2~ss M 4 Shouse ~o ~he
e~ec~ +~ oer~in no~es assessed ~o her bv ~be ~ard
o~ E~umliza~ion ~ere bein~ p~id on in her h~m~ ~o~ o~
Le~on ~ ~s read and upon mo~ion ~be Secretary
was in~c~e~ ~0 remi~ ~hi~ par~ of her z~sess~
Upon mo~ion ~yor Beye~e ~as i~c~ed ~o oan-
ce! ~ ~on~rac~ ~h ~ Amerioaa-~ F~noe ~ire ~ine
0o for a ~ire ensine pu~ohase~ las~ s~ri~ ~ ~o as~
%or new bids on ~es~yle ensine ~om all leadi~ ~ire
e~tne ~m~nies
U~on mo~i~n ~he 0o~solon adJou~ed
Approve~ ~an~ ~8~h 1~1~
Chal~an
City Hell
Janl~ fy- Twenty- eig bt h Nineteen-nineteen
Oo~u~selon met in regular Janu~rj session wi~h
Ohairman ~urtis ~residi 1~
Tee followir~ Conmiseloners were ~resent and
answered to t~e roll Curtm~ Taliaferro and Wright
Absent Alexand er
MJnutes of the z~reeeding meetins were read and
approved
The iollowin£ account · were a~owed end warran+s
ordered drawn on +betr re~pcot~ve funds in p~yment
General Pund
Barns ~ash Store $4 00
J ~ Brannon
~ H Ce~ on
~ss Pl~ra ;~r ~r~dy 12 50
Oul~ Re~inin8 ~o
W o Jobes ~ 30
H M Ljburn E 50
J A $immons 3
Lon A Spear 10
~her~d~u-Be~ett ~ 0o g5 37 -
~allnfer~ B~ 8E O0 (
" 4 6~
otree~ & ]ri d~e
W E Botts 4 00
J M Bratohcr 8
R J Oowan 3 75
Denton I[illi~ Co 88 00
Jas B zarris 58
G~f ~efini~ 0o 25
J ~[ Ourley 4E 90
{ H q~rdin & Co 64 60
J ~ Maples 3 00
°reducers ~efini~ Co 19 ~2
~he Standard ~oale & Supply 0o 8 50
Tali~fer~ Bros 5 00
J L W~ldrip 14
Monthly fez, errs cfr T~easurer lfoodwarc SeoretaF~
~rwin Isrshal Swim,ay and the Water Work~ Department
were reee~ ~d and o~derod filed
A verbal ro~ort of t o sanitary condition of /-x
the ~ty uau ~i on by C H 0 Piner
~n ao~o t ~f ~50 88 ove~ohar£e o~ 1918 tax was
~llo~ed Dr ~s ~aunders ~d a werraut ordered drawn
on the Ceneral tund in mymen$
Upon motion the °eoretar$ was instructed to
January Twenty-eiphth Nlneteen-nireteen
ool~eo~ from, and receipt in full the T & P and
M K & T Ry ComPanies for their 1918 tax ba~ed on
the amount o~ their original renditions '
Petitions asking the Oommis~on to order an~ election
to determine the issuance o~ ~100 000 O0 streetI Improvement
Bonds and si?ned by numerous ~ sperry owners ~ers ~eeeived
and ordere~ filed
Messrs W S Donaho an~ T ~ MoOormio~ to~ether
with other citizens wars pre~ent and a~ked that an issue
of ~10~000 O0 Sewer Bonds be submi+ted to a vo~e of the
property owners I
The ~ollowing olection order was introduced
placed on its first ~esd~n~
~A~, the Oit~ Commission of the ~it~' o~ Denton
Texas deems it advisable to ~ssue bonds of sa!~ eitj for
the purpose hereinafter nentioned
THERf~OR~ it is hereby ordered by the
s~o~o~ sei~ Gitj of De.on Te~s t~t an el~otion be held
· ~ ~he 4th ~a2 of ~roh, A. D. 1919 a~ ~ioh Wt~tion the
~Ollowi~ pYoposition s~ll be sub~tted
"~11 the Oit~ Oo~ie~on o~ tM 0tt2 {,f ~enten,
~e~e, be authorised to issue bo~s o~ said 0i~,2 ~ the
e~ O~ One H~dred ~ousand ($100~000 00) Doll,~rs, payable
in ~ ~are a~e~ de~e, ~th the option o~ red,~emi~ same
a~ a~ ~ime a~ter 10 years ~rom date, beari~ :,n~erest
the rate o~ 5 ~er o~$ ~r a~, p~able se~,.a~uall2
an~ to !e~ a
a~ ~flolen~ ~o pay ~ in~ere~,~
I~oveme~ la ~he Ol~ of ~e~on,
. ~i~ eleo~ion s~ll be hel~ a~ the 0i~2 ~ell ~ ~he
Oi~ ~ men~on Te~s, and ~ follo~ a~ed persons are
h~=eb2 appoin~e~ ~ge=s o~ sai~ eleotion B, ~ ~aso~ll/
~ai~ eleotiom m~ll be hel~ ~er the ~,ovisio~ o~
Ohap~er 1~. Ao~s o~ the E$~h Le~isla~e, ~w~
AlSo ~der the provisions of O~pSer 14~ o~ th, Acts o~
~he ~rd Zegielat~e a~ only q~lifled ~te~, who are
prop~ ta~ payers o~ said city s~ll be allo~ ed to vote
i~ sai8 election, a~ all voters deslri~ to s'~pport the
~roposi$ion to issue bonds s~ll ~ve ~inte~ ~n their bal-
ers ~he ~rds, "~or the ies~nee o~ ~s" an, t those op-
poee~ shall ~ve printed on their ballots ~he cords "A-
~ainS~ the issuance o~ Bonds"
Tke ~er e~ hol~i~ said election s~l be ~overne~
bi t~ Iawe of t~s State regulating ~ener~ eLeotio~
A ~P2 o~ this or~e~ signed bY t~ Oha~n of the
~ion s~ll as
OL~2 OC~ ~ s~i$ 0i~2. serve a p~per notice
~ ~he election. ~0 ~e pos~ea up at the places designated
for h~ldi~ said election at least thi~y (~) days ~ior
tO ~he da~e of said election
~ ~aeSed ~hls ~he ~5~h day o~ Jan~r~ A 1919
A~teff~ 0 M O~$is, ~i~n,
J W ~in, Oity Oo~iesion o~ the Oily
Ci~[ Secretary C~ the of ~en~on, Te~s
Januax7 TwentF-eighth, ~ineteen-ninetee~
Motion was made by Wright that the ~l~a he
suspended and the ordnance plaeed on its second read-
Oarried
~lon was ma~e by ~ali~er~ ~t ~ rules
be s~pende~ an~ ~he o~n~be plaoe~ on i~s $~
a~ ~in~ readi~ for a~op~ion Oarrie~
Motion was made by ~ritht that the
be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question
of the adoption o~ the ord~onoe the fo~lowin~ Oom-
m~sionars voted "Yea", Ourtis Talliaferro and
do Oommism crier voted "Nay" Whereupon the Ohair de-
clared the mc+ion prevailed and the ord~ adapted as
read
The fo!lowin~ election order was introduced
and placed on its iiret readin~
WHERFAS the Oity Oommission of the Oi~ o~ ,
D~ton, Te~s, dee~ it a~vieable to issue bonds
said o~y for ~he purpose herei~ter men~ione~
T~, it is hereb~ or~ered b2 the
OcCasion o~ s~d Oit2 o~atoa, Te~s that an
election be held on t~ 4th ~a~ 0% ~roh
at ~ich election ~ ~ollowi~ ~oposition s~ll
svbmit ~ ed
"S~ll the Oit2 5~~ e~ Ol~ o~ ~n,
Te~e, be authorlse~ to i~sue bon~s o~ said oit~
t~ s~ of A~ ~o~and ($10,000 ~) Doll.s ~yable
In ~ years a~ter date with the option of red
e~
s~e at ~ time after 10 years from ~a~?, bearin~interest
at t~ ~te of 5 per o~t~ per a~, ~yable se~T~ll
and to le~ ~ tax suf~iolent to ~2 the interest
bo~s and cres~e a ~n~ f~d s~ioi~t to redee~ th~
a~ ~$~it2 ~or the pu~ose of Sewer Oonst~otion in the
O~t2 of ~enton, Te~s"
~id election shall be held at t~ ~it~ ~ll~of
the Oit~ o~ D~ton, Te~s ~d the ~ollo~
so~ are hereby appoi~e~ ma~ers o~ sai~ eleetion~
B. F Pascall, 2resid~ Ju~e a~ U W ~er a~d
O, ~ Script.s, associate
Said election shall be held ~der the provis~o~
of O~pter 149 Acts of t~ ~6th ~e~islat~e, ~ of
1899 Also ~der the provisions o~ Ohapter 147 o~ She
Acts o~ the SSrd Legislates ~n~ only qualified voters
w~ are property tax p~e~ o~ said city shall be allowed
to vote in said election ~d all voters desir~ to
Suppo~ the p~positlon to isle bonds shall ~ve p~inted
on their ~llots the words, "For ~he ice.nee o~ bo~s"
a~ t~se oppose~ shall ~ve printe~ on their ~llots the
~rds "A~ai~t the issuance o~ bon~s"
~he ~er o~ ~ldi~ said election shall be
~overned by the laws o~ the 3tats res~atin~ ~eneral
elections ,
Januar2 ~wentF~el~th ~tneteen-nineteen
~ ~ A oopy of this order, ei~ned by the Oheir~an of t.he
Oity Oommission of said Oit~, ~s~ll se~e as a p~r no_
ties o~ the eleotio~, to be ~sted up at ~he plaOe desi~
nated ~or ~ldi~ said eleotion at least t~ {~0) da~s
prior to t~ ~ate of sai~ election
Passed t~e the ~h d~2 of Jan~, A D~ 1919
At,eSt 0 M Ourtie O~i~n
J W ~n, S O~t70o~eeion of t~ Oit7 o~
0i$~ Seere~ o~ t~ De. on Texas
~i$~ o~ ~t~, Te~s
Upoa~motion o2 Wright the rules were suspended and
~h~
the or, er plaoed on its seoond readi~
Upon motion of Wright the rules were suspended and
the order plaoed on its thir~ I~nd final readin~ ~or adop-
tion
Motion was made by Talilaferro that the order be
adolf~ed as read Upon roll oall upon the q~s~tion of the
adoption of the or, er the ~ollowing Oommissioners voted
Tea" Ourtis, Taliaferro and Url~ht 1~o Oommissioner voted
"~a~" Whereupon the Ohair deolared the motion ~revailed
an~ the order a~opted as read
Upon motion of Taliaferro the Mayor was instruoted
to allow a dieoount of ~§~ on A 0 Motors purohased to
reolaoa lime equipment oaused b2 the disoontinuanoe of the
Oit~'s D, 0 ~enerator
Upon motion of Taliafer~o the Oit2 Attorney was re-
quested to lo to Austin with l~struotious ~o use every ef-
fort to prevent the paesate of a bill by the V, eti~lature
the intention of whioh ~s $o ~ke oomph oarrie~ o~ all
tas pipe~ lines
U~n motion t~ Oo~lesion adJo~ned
Approve~ ~eby 25th 1919
~' ~eore~ar~ O~i~n
February Twenty-fl~th, Nineteen-n~neteen
Oo~ission met in regular ~eb~ar~ session
0hai~n 0u~is preeidin~
The followi~ 0o~issioners ~ere present and
answered to the ~11 Curtis Talia~er~ an~ Wright
Absent Ale~nder
~nu~es o~ the preoedin~ ~eti~s were read
approve~
The followin~ accounts were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment
Genoral Pun~
The Alemo Storage 0o $6 48 ~
Ameriocn-~ ~ranoe ~ire ~ine 0o , 6 55
A L ~s 3~ 40
J SL ~y~ 15 O0
0 M 0~tis, 2 50
Denton bte~ ~d~ 0o 1 68
~r~recves Printi~ to 2 60
M Z Henr2 1 ~5
Jarrell-~vans ~ry ~oods ~o 10 50
Ted Le~S, 5 ~0
Jo~ T ~ore, ~ 80
J A ~S, ~ 45
Miss ~nta Maxey 5 25
~nk P Pitman 5 50 ~
The Raley Store 5 O0
De.on Re~r~-~hro~cle 5 95
J D Rosson, ~ 6~
B F Wilkerson Z 50
H R ~llson, 41 50,
The Wright Co G~ra~e 34 2~
S~reet · Bri~e ~d
~eri~n Rail~y ~xpress 0o 27 59
Austin Bros Brid~e 0o 16 30
0, ~ ~rnett ~ 00
P J Beyette 8 50
0 M 0~tis, 5 ~0
De.on iaohine Wor~ ~ 7~ ~
Hvers ~rd~re 0o , ~ 1~
~owler Imple~ne 0o 14 40
~rrie-Bentle2 H~w 0o 11 8~
~rti~ Jarna~an 4 40
Te~ Le~s ~ 00
W W ~tli~f 4 90
Talia~e~o ~ros 24 90
Te~s Wire ~enoe ~o 1 ~
~he Wright 0o ~ara~e 45 9~
~ewer Extension · ~in
Evers ~rdware Co 2 75
~rris-Bentle2 Hdw 0o ~0
Mont~ reports of ~reas~er Woodward, ~rs~l
~i~e[, Seoreta~ E~in ~d the Wate~ Wor~ Dept were
recelve~ and o~ered ~ile~
A verbal report of the sanitary ~nditidn of the
ci~wa~ /ivan by C H 0 Piner
t Returns of the 0it2 Marshal W M Swinney, s~win~
~ - t~t election orders for a vote on $100,000 O0 Street Im-
provement Bonds and $10,000 O0 Sewer 2xtenelon Bonds were
· posted at the plaOe o2 election at least thirty da~s prior
to the date of election, were received and ordered filed
The followi~ ordinance w~s ~ntroduoed and placed
on i~s first readin~
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDIi~G ~OR TH~ ELEOTION I0]~ THRwE
OIlY O01~SBIOl~S 0i~ THh OI~TY 0F D~TON TF~B~ 0N
let ~Y O~ AP~L A D 1~19,. T~O 0~ ~IOH ~ID 0~S~0N
0T~ 00~$$IO~R ~0R THh ~NF~I~ 2~ F~I~ APRIL -
~d, 1~0, IN W~0H O0~BSI~O~RBHIP T~ IS NOW A ~OAN
GY, PR0~DING T~ P~OE FOR H0~ING ~ID ELEOTION A~ T~
~NG O~ ~S T~OF, APPOINTING T~ ~LFOTION
~ P0R ~ A~ PR0~DING T~T ~ ~0 PERSONS ~OEIVING
T~ NIG~S~ ~ O~~ VOTES AT SUOE ~CTION ~OR T~ ~-
U~R T~ S~ BE DE~ ~0T~ ~R BU0~ T~
~EE ~WPI~ TE~ AY0~ID, S~ BL DE0~ T0 BE
T~, AT SUOE ~EOTION, ~OR ~ UN~IR~ TE~ E~ING A~IL
2nd, 1DE0
~ IT o~I~ ~ TH2 0I~ COheSION O~ 2~ 0ITY
' Beck,on One ~t is hereby ordered bY the City
0o~!ssion o~ the 0it~ of Denton Te~s that an election
b~ hel~ in sai~ ~it2 on the 1st ~a2 of A~ril A~ D , 1919
s~e bei~ ~he ~irst Tuesday in April, 1919 aS w~oh time
~e S~ll be sleeted Shree 0it2 ~o~iselonere e~ sai~
~1~2, two o~ w~oh said oo~iesioners s~ll serve for a
period o~ two 2ears, and the other oo~!seione~ s~ll se~e
~or the ~e~ired te~ endi~ April ~n~ A D , 19~ or
~il their respective suooesso~ are eleote~ and q~li~ie~
~eetion T~ ~ai~ e!eotion shall be he~.d at
~i~ Ha31 O~ end in said oi~2 in acoordance with t~ ~en-
eral law o~ ~he Sta~e o~ ~e~s re~lti~ such eleotio~
8eo~ion T~ee ~pon ~said election bei~ hel~ the
o~loers holdi~ ~he sams ~erea~ter appointed~ shell im-
me~iatel~ make p~oper re~urn thereof to the O~2 ~o~s-
sion o~ said oity, in aoco~anoe wi~h law
Section Four B F ,Pascall is hereby.appointed
p~esidi~ 0~ioe~ o~ sai~ e~ection and ~ W ~er and
0 ~ Soript~e are hereO2 appointed Judges o~ said eleo-
' Bec~lon ~ive All p~rso~ re~i~i~ within ~he limi~
~E Said oi~ and Q~li~ied ~o vo~e ~derthe ~ene~l law
0~ ~he S~a~e o~ ze~w, s~l~ be deeme~ quali~iSd to vote
in the ele~iom hereb~ ealle~
Section ~ix The two persons reoeivi~ the hi,heat
n~ber ~ yeses ~or t~ ~ul! te~ o~ two 2ears~ at
$1eotion, s~ll be ~on tbs election ret~ )ei~ can-
vasseS, ~eolared ele~e~ fo~ such te~ an$ the person re-
eelvi~ the ~$hee~ n~ber 6~ ~tes, at such election ~or
~e~ L1 be, upon
She ~e~i~d en~i~ A~ril ~, 19~ sba
the elee$ion ret~ bei~ ~anvassed deelare~ sleeted for
~ebruary Twent~-fifth, ~ineteen-nineteen,
such unexpira~ term
Section 3even A copy of this erbar,
the Ohairman o~ the Oit~, Oomissio~ of ssid
at$ested by the City Secretary of said city shall be posted
at the place ~f holdin~ said ele~tiom and s~l
liehed in ~he o~i~ial paper o~ sai~ eib2
o~ a~ leas~ ~hri~2 ~30~ days pri~r ~o ~he da~e .~l~-
i~ said election and She same shall be and eons~i~u~e
~ufficien~ no,ice ~reo~
~eo~ion ~i~h~ _ha~ ~his or~i~nee s~ll be
~1 ~orce and e~ee~ ~rom and after i~s ~ssa~e
Passed ~his ~he 26~h day of 2eb~ar2 A D 1~1~
A~ea~ 0 M Out,is
Ohai~an 0i~20.~sai~n
J W E~in of the Git2 o~ Denton Te~s
~it2 Secretary of the
Oit~ of Denton
Upon motion ol Wri[ht ~he ~es were suspended
and t~ ordi~noe placed on It second readi~
Upon motion of Taliafe~ro the r~les were suspended
and the ordinance placed on its third a~d final rea4i~
%or adoption
Motion w~s made by Taliaferro that the ordlns~ee
be adopted es read Upon roll call upon the question of
the adoption of the ordinanoo the followin8 Co.~m~ssion-
erp voted "Yea" Ourtis, Talisferro and WriEht ~o
Oom~tssioner voted "~aY" WhereuPOn the chair deolare8
the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted as reed
M~r J 0 Bell was heard relative to the removal
of the Oity Pound from its present location on Bolivar
Street Upon motion the matter was referred to Mayor
Beyette
A petition from citizens tn the Southeast ~art of
~he Oity askin~ that the drain on the Railway right of
way be ex~ended South from the intersection of E~S~Mul-
berry Street one block to prevent water aooumulatin~ on
East Sycamore Street, was received and referred to ~he
M~2or for action~ *
Plumbers bond with W Y Bain as principal eno
~a~ional surety company o~ ~ow York as sure~2~m~outed
s~ o~ $~,000 O, ~s approve~ a~ or~ere~ ~iled ~
~ebrua~ Twent2-~l th, ~ineteen-nim~t~e~
Upon motion the aoeep~Anoe of the ~ire Truek purahase~
fr~ ~he Amerio~ ~r~oe ~ire ~ine Oo ~o~her wi~h
~he ie~anee of ~rr~s in ~ull se~lemen~ o~ ~he same ex-
eo~e~ in the s~ o~ $~,2~2 ~0, ~,~79 0~, $~ 51~ ~7 a~
$~,~50 5~ the ~iret bein~ ~or oash an~ the ~n~ 3rd and 4th
due respe~tivel2 on Jan~ry let 19~0 1~21 and 19~2, ~s
app~vo8
, U~n motion the O~ir appointe~ a oo~tee oo~osed
o~ P ~ Beyette, ~ L ~ri~ht a~ ~ Wi~s to investigate ~
~th a view t~wards the purohase of a small t~aotor for the
~ Upon ~tion the Oo~ie~ion etoo~ ~ou~e~ ~til ~
App~ved ~reh 25th 1~1~
~~ O~iman
l~roh Eleventh, l~inetssn-nineteen
0ommission met in session adjourned from Feb-
ruary ~-Sth 1919 with 0hairman 0urtia presiding
Thc followin~ Commissioners were present an~
answered to the roll 0urtis Tsliaferro and Wright
Absent Alexander
Upon motion the Ohair appointed a sommittee
composed of Masers W A Tallaferro and ~ L Wright
to canvass the returns of an election held March 4th,
1~19 the followir~ report being made towit
We your committee appointed to canvass the
resnlt of an election held on the 4th day of M~rch A D
1919 for the puroose of determining whether or not the
0ity ~omm~s~ion ~f the 0ity o~ ~enton Texas shall
issue ~onds of said City in the sum of $100~000 00
for the purpose of Street 0onstruetion and 2mproveme~t
and whether or not said City ~o~$ssion shall isgue
bonds of said 0ity in the sum of ~10 000 00 for the
purpose of ~ewer Construction in said City be~ to
report as follows
We find that there were 3~9 votes cast at said
election for the issuance of bonds for the purpose of
Street Construction and Improvement and 5~ votes a~ain~t
the issuance o[ bonds for said purpose
And we find that 314 votes were cast for the
issuance of Sewer ~onstruotion ~onds and 57 votes were
east a~a~nst the issuance of Sewer 0onstruetlon bonds
We find that there were ~95 votes cast at such
election
W A Taliaferro
Upon notion the report of the 0omm~tt~e was
adopted and ordere$ fi~ed
Tho followin~ resolution was read and upon
motion adopted
At a meeting o~ the ~ity 0ommlssion of the 0ity
o~ ~en$on Texas, held on the llth da$ of Marsh A D
1919 came on t~be considered the returns of an elec-
tion held on the 4th dss o~ ~rch A D 1919 to ~etermine
whether or not the bonds of sai~ cit~ should be issued to
the amount of One Hundred Thousand I~lO0 000 00) Dollars
bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent per ann~m,
payable 40 years from date ~or the purpose of Street
Const~ction end Improvement and whether or not a tax shall
be annually levied assessed end collected in said city
sufficient to pay the ozLrrent interest on said bonds and t
to provide tho required s inki~ fund to redeem them at
maturity, and it acpearin~ that said election was in all
respects lawfully held and said returns duly and legally
made and that there were east at said election ~95 votes
of which number ~29 w tee were east "~or the issuance of
bonds' and 54 votes were cast "A~ainst She issuance of
bonda"~
It is therelore ordered and d~i~,ed that the
propesition to issue said bonds andle¥~ said tax w~a
9ustained by a majority of the /mlified property tax-
payers voting at said elastics and that the 0ity
mission of the 0ity el Denton, Texas, is au~horized to
~ltroh ~leven~h, ffine~een-nineteen
~ssUe sa~ bon~e, a~d to lev~ and ~ve assessed and collected
J W , ~n, ~ O~i~an, 0i~2 accession
0~$~ Seo~etar~ o~ t~ Oi~ o~ t~ 0i~2 of D~ton Te~s
' < ~he ~ollowi~ or~i~no~ ~s ln~ro~uoe~ an~ plaoe~ on
its ~iret rea~i~
02 S~ OOSSTRUOTIO~A~ I~RO~ AND ~O~DING
~fl a~ an eleo~loa hel~ ~or ~ho p~pSse on ~ho
~h flay o~ ~ro~ A. D 1919 a ~ori~2 o~ ~he
vo e s, are a a ers ot 2 oI en on
~e~e, vo~i~ at salt election, sustai~fl the pro~st~ioa
$o issue the bon~e herei~gte~ described by a rose o~
~o~ ~e ~s~n~e O~ hon~s to a vote o~ 5A a~ains~ the is-
D~ON,
' "Section One. T~t the bonds of said oitylto be called
tBe"Oit~ o~ D~ton Street Oo~t~otion and ImproVement
be iss~d ~dOr an~ b~ virtue O~ Article 486 Revlsefl Statutes
of ie~s 189fi (bei~ A~iele 92~ of ~he Revisefl S~atutes of
!951) a~ ~er ~nd b~ v~ ~o~ C~p~er 147
~h~ SS~d ~e~i~la~e oi Te~s. oo~onA2 oalle~ ~ ~me H~e
A~, en?itled An act auShorizt~ cities ~vi~ more
~iVe T~anfl in~bitante, b2 ~a majority vo~e of the q~lifled
~ters o~ said oi72, at an elootion helfl for t~$purpose to
adopt ~fl ~emd t~ir oharSers, s~Ject~to s~h ~$ations
as ma2 be presoribefl b2 t~ L~ffislat~e, and en~erati~ cer-
tain powers a~ pro~idi~ sa~ shall not be exol~ive o~ other
powers ~ra~ed ~fler t~ Oons~itution a~ ~ws o~this s~ate
a~ pr~v~fl~ t~ methofl b2 ~oh saifl ~eotion ~ be held
~d ~Ondi~ Article 812 o~ tbs 2enal Oode and deo~ri~ an
emergon~2, ~or the p~poee of S~re~ OonstEotio~ and Improve-
ment
So~tiO~ ~o S~fl bo~s shall be n~bere~ oo~eoutive-
t2 ~rem one to one h~re~,in~lusive, s~ll be o~ the denom-
i~ion O~ O~e Tho~a~ ($1.000 00) Dollars ea~ a~re~ati~
~ s~ 9~ ~ E~refl Th~an~ ($100 000 00) Doll.s
Seotioa ~ee. The2 s~ll be dated the 1St da~ o~
~ro~ t~ir da$~, but ma2 be redeemed at t~ pleases
o~ t~ oi?y at a~ t~e a~ter ten (10) years ~ro~ thor flats
Section Fo~ The2 shall boar interest aS t~ ~te o~
five f5) ~ oemt per a~, ~2able se~-a~lly on She
flays cE April anti Ootober o~ ~ach 2ear
Section Five Primoi~l and interest s~X1 be pa~able
on p~sentat~on and z~ren~er~o~ ~nd or proper Ooupon at
Section Si~, Sai~ bonSe s~ll be sl~neO b~ t~
~erSi~ by ~he Git2 Se~:~etar2 and re~iste:~fl b2 t~
~tF ~s~er o~ s$t~ ~i$2, a~ $he seal of sa$d city s~ll
be i~eSeed upon eao~ o~ t~.
~ Section Sevea~ ~e ~a~-s~m~le ~e s~ the
a~ Oil' Seo:eta~ ~ be lit]~o~p~fl on t~ ooapone
March .Eleventh, ~i~eteen-ninoteon
Section Eight rt is further ordained b~ ~e
Oommis~on of said oit~j that, to ~2 t~ interest
bombs an~ create a sin~ f~ ~fioim~ ~o diso~e
t~m at ~t~ty, a tax of 18 oen~s on each ~e
Dollars relation o~ all ta~ble prope~ in said Oi~
o~ Denton Te~s s~ll be ~n~ll2 le~e~ on eai~
a~ a~ll2 aseeeee~ ~ collected ~til sai~ bonds and
interest are paid ~d said tax is hers now levie~ f~r the
o~ent year and ~or each suooee~i~ year w~le slid bonds
are outstan~ln~ an~ ~he sa~ shall be assesse~ ~ oolleot-
e~ ~or t~ o~rent year ~d a~ll2 hereafter and applied
to the p~oses ~med
Section Nine It is also ordained b2 the ~itz
~ssion o~ the Oit2 of Denton Te~s, $~t P J Be~ette,
~r o~ the Oit2 o~ Denton, Te~a, be authorized to ~ a~
~ve oh~e o~ eai~ bo~s penii~ their investi~a$1o= bZ
Attorney ~ene~l o~ Te~a, a~ u~n t~ir approval a~ regis-
tration s~ll ~ve authorit~ to negotiate t~ir ~le and
delve ~or t~ city She proeeeds t~reef
Passed t~ llth da2 of ~roh A D
Attest
~ W, E~n, 0 ~
Oi~z Seoreta~ o~ the Oi~ Ohair~n o~ the
of D~ton, Te~s OcCasion of the
Olt2 of Denton Te~s
Upon motion of ~ri~ht the rules were suspended
the ordinance placed on its second readin~
Upon motion of Tsliaforro the r~les were s~epended
end the ordinance placed on its third and final read~
for adoption '
Motion was made by £aliaferro that the ordin~oe
be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question o~
the adoption o~ the ordinance the ~ollowin~ Commissioners
vote~ "Yea" Onrtis Talia~erro amd ~ri~ht No OOmm~e-
wiener voted "~ay" ~hereupon the Ohair declared the ~-
tion prevailed and the ordinance adopted as read
The followin~ resolution was read and upon motio~
adopted~
At a meetin~ of ~he Oity Oommisslon of the Oi~ of
on the 4th da~ o~ March A D 1~19 to determine whether
~m~ot the bonds o~ said oit~ should be issue~ to the
amount o2 T~n Thousand ($10,000 00) Dollars, beari~ ~in-
rarest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum payable 40
2ears ~rom date for tho purpose o2 Sower Oonstr~otion in
ths Oit2 o~ Denton, Texas, and whether or not a~taX shell
be annually levied assessed amd o~lleoted ia said
sufficient to pay the current interest on said bands
to provide the required sinkint fund to redeem them at
maturity and it appearing that said sleetion was in all
respects law~u!l~ held, and said returns du!2 ma~e~ and
that there were cast at said eledtion 895 votes of which
Marsh Eleventh, Nineteen-nineteen
n~mber 314 votes were east '~,or the issuanoe oflbonds",
an~ 57 ~tee were cast "A~ai~st the issuanoe o~bonds"~
~t is ~heraf~ o~dered and deola~ed t~$ t~ propo-
~ tton ~o issue eqi6 ~onde a~d lev~ said tax ~e sustained
b~ a ma~oritZ o~ ~he q~lified P~Pe~y ta~ye~s votin~ at
aai~ eleotioa, an~ that the Oit20o~ission o~ the Oit2
D~ton, Te~a, is auth~aed to issue said bonds and to
lev~ a~ ~ve assesee~ ~d o~lleoted said tax
~asse~ this llth da~ o~ ~rch A D 1919,
~ W ~n a~t~n oi~ Oo~ssion o~ the
Oit2 ~eereta~ o~ t~ Oit2 o~ ~e~on
The ~1~o~ orOi~noe ~s introduoed a~ plaoed
o~ its first ~oad~
~0 ~AY ~ INTE~ A~ ~E A 3I~NG ~ FOR T~ ~
~8, at an el~otion held ~or the p~pose on the
4th ~ o~ ~roh A D 1919, ~a ~orit~ of the qualified
voters, ~o are propert~ tm~ayers of the Oity 8~ De~on
Te~e, votl~ at eel~ eleotion, e~taine~ the propesition
-to ieee the bonds hereinafter ~eeoribed by a vote o~ Z14
~ t~ iseumn~e o~ bon~e to a vote of 57 a~al~t t~
stones of bonds, therefore
O~ DENTO~,
3eotion O~ T~t the bon~e of emi~ oit~ to be oal~d
the "Oit~ of D~ton Sewe~ Oo~truotion ~nds No ~" be issued
~der a~ by virtue o~ A~iel~e 48G Revised Statu~es o~ Te~s
,189~ (bei~ Article 925 o~ the Re~sed Statutes ~of 1911) an~
~der am~ b2 vi~e cf O~pter 147 o~ t~ Acts O~ the
L~islat~e of T~e oo~o~ called the Nome ~e Aot en-
titled ~ Aot authorlzi~ cities ~vi~ more t~n Five Thous-
a~ inhabita~s, by a ~Jority vote of the qualified voters
o~ said oily, ad ~ eleotion~held for t~t p~oae to adopt
and ~end their o~rters, su~Jeo$ to suoh li~tations as
be ~esaribed by t~ ~e~isla~e and en~erati~ oertain
powers aaa p~vi~l~ sa~ s~ not be excl~l~o~ dr
p~wers ~ran~ee ~Ser the Oonstidution and ~ ~f this State
~$ previdi~ t~ method b2 W~oh sai~ election ~2 be held
and,~mdi~ A~i~le 812 o~ t~ Pe~l Oode an~ deolarl~ an
emer~eno~ ~or the p~ose o~ Se~r Oo~truotion ~Seaid
Seeti~m ~o Said bonds s~ll be n~bere~ oonseeutive-
~~om one ~o ~$$ imelusive s~ll be of the de.relation
One ~an$ {$1,000 ~) ~l~s eaoh a[~re~ati~ t~
s~ o~ ~en ~ousand ~$10,000 00) Dollars
Section T~ee T~2 s~ll be dated the let da~
A~il A D 191~, ~all become due ~d pa~ble ~ort2
years ~m ~heir date but ~y be redeeme~ at the pleas~e
o~ ~he oit~ at ~ time a~te~ ten ~10) 2ears ~rom t~ ~ate
, deo~ion ~ur The2 shall bear interest at the rate
o~ five (~ per ee~ per a~ ~2able semi-a~mll2 on the
let ~a~ o~ April an~ Oetob~ o~ eaoh year
Seotion Five Principal and interest s~ 11 be pa2-
able on presentation ams s~rem~er o~ Bo~ or p~oper Ooupon
ad Ohet~m an~ Phe~x Natio~ ~ of New York N
M~r~h Eleventh ~ine~s~n-ninetaen
Section Six Said bonds shall be signed by the
Mayor countersigned by the Oity Seoreta~ and
by the Oity Treasurer of said city, and the seal of said
city shall be impressed upon each of them
Beotion 8even The fac-simile signatures of the
Mayor and Oity Secretary may be litho~raphed on the Oo~mpons
Seetlon Eight It is further ordained by the
Oommission of said city that to Pa2 the interest on said
bonds an~ create a sinkin~ fund sufficient to discharge
them at maturity, a tax of 2 cents on cash One ~undred
Dollars valuation of all taxable property in sai~ 8ity
of Denton, Texas shall be annually levied on said property
and annually assessed and collected ~util said Bonds
interest are paid and said tax ia here now levied for the
current year and for each suceeedin~ year whil sai~ bonds
are ontstandln~ and the same shall be assessed and ~ollected
for the current year and a~y~heY~i~mr~o~ a~ad to
the purposes named
Sec~lo~ ~t~e It is also ordained by the Oity Oom-
mission of *ho ~lty o~ Denton, Texas, that ~ J Beyette
M~yor of the oity of ~enton Texas, be authorized to take
and have charge of said bonds pendi~ their investigation
by t~e Attorney ~eneral of Texas and upon their approval
and registration shall have authority to negotiate their
sale and receive for the city the proceeds thereof
Passed this llth day of March A D 1919
Attest 0 M Ourtis
J W Erwin Ohairman of the Oit~r Oom-
Oity 8eoretar~ ~f the 9ity mission of the Oity of
of Denton Texas Denton Texas
Upon motion of Wright the rules ware suspended and
the ordinance placed on its oeoond readin~
Upon motion of Taliaferro the r~les were suspended
and the ordi~nce placed on its third and final readi~
for adoption
Motion was made ~y Wright thato~o~d-~nanos ,be
adopted as read Upon roll call on the question of the
adoption of the ordinance the followin~ Oommissieners
voted "Yea" Ourtis Taliaferro and Uri~ht ~o Oom-
miesione~ ~ted "Nay" Whereupon the chair declared the
motion prevailed and the ordin~uce adopted as read
A petition signed by property owners on J B
Denton and Pearl Streets askin~ that a portion of each
of these streets be p~vsd w~s received and ordered filed
U~on motion a resolution was adopted requestin~
the property owners to appoint an advisory board of twa
or more members from the citisems o~ each ward to confer
Max~oh Eleventh Nineteen-nineteen
with the 0ommission relative to the tzpe and oonstruotion
o~ ~vi~ on t~ vario~ streets
Upon motion tho 0it2 Attorney was inst~oted to deliv-
~ t~ issue o~ ~tr~e~ I~rovemen~ a~ Oo~ruo~i~n ~n~a and
~eWe~ 0~o~ion ~nds in person ~o ~ A~o~e2 Seneral s
D~rt~nt ~or appreval
Applioatiome ~or the en~ineeri~ ~rk on streeSe and
.wwer e~e~ie~ and improvements were ~de by ~, W ~ ~or-
~n~ and representatives o~ the Henry E~ll ~0omp~ o~
Dallas Te~a~ aoti0m bel~ deferre~ ~til the app~val o~ the
bon~s
Appr~ve~ t~ 25th ~ay o~ ~roh, 1919
The fo~lowin~ 0ommissionera were presen~ and answered
to the roll 0urtis Taliaferro and l~right
Absent ~ lexand er
Mind. es of the precedin~ meetings were read and approved
The followin~ accounts ware allowed and wmrrantW ordered
drawn on their respective funds in payment
Barns 0ash Store $4 50 ~
Black Electric Od 1 65
R M Oochran ~9 O0
State ~ireman's Amen 15 00
Denton Steam I~undrj Co 1 30
G Z Hamilton, 3 ~5
Harsreaves Prin+iu~ ~o 66 50
I~von-~ray Lbr Od 68 55
Noores Service Oars 2 O0
W T Morris S2 20
B ~ Paschall Pres Officer 15 00
Peoples Home Tel Od 1 30
John B Schmitz, 6 40
~rs J B Sims 1 70
Mrs G G Welch 1 00
Street & Brid£e ~
J R Atchle2, 83 00
Austin Bros Brid~e Co 17,81
A 2 Ball 1~ 40
O ~ Barnett 4 00
J M Bratoher, 28 80
Clem Gravel 0o 14 00
Fowler Implemen$ 0o 4 50
Freight & Demurma~e SS 37
HarrSs-Bentle2 Hdw Co , 12 45
M ~ Jar~m£an, 5 O0
Lipscom~ Dru~ Store 1 50
W W Ratliff 1 50
W M Woods 10 O0
Monthly reports oi Treasurer Woodward, Seoretar~
Erwin Marshal Swinney and tae Water Works Department
were received and ordered llled
A verbal report of the sanitary condition oi the
cit~ was liven by O~ty Health Officer Piner
A contract ~or the purchase of a J I Oase
engine tractor lor the sum o~ $1 600 00 and all freight
oharies to Denton was confirmed and payment in full
rat i fi ed
A cop~ of the annual report o~ the North Texas
MarSh ~wenty-*,ifth l~ineteen-nineteen
00~pauy as made to the Secretary of State was received
ordered filed
Petitions were received ~rom the pmoperty owners on
West Oak a~ Normal Ave, asking that these street be paveb
Upon motion the petition were ordered ~ile~ ~or ~uture
re~erence
Upon motion the 0ommiss~n stood adjourned until
Aoril ?th, 1919, at 8 O0 o'clock P M
Approved April 2~nd 19~9
~Sooretary 0hairman
April Seventh ~ineteen-nineteen
~o quorum being present the Commission stoo~ ad-
~ourned until Saturday, April l?th, 1919 at ~ Z0 o'clock
Approved April BBnd 1919~
cretary thai rman
Ci~y Hall
April Twelfth, Nineteen-Nineteen
0ommtssion matin session adJou~e~ from April 7th
1919 with Chairman Curtis pres~d~n~
The following 0ommissionara were present and answered
to the roil Alexander, Ourtia and Ta~iaferro ~b~e~ ~r~yA~-
A committee composed of Masers W A Talia~erro
0 W Alexander was appointed by the ~hair to canvass the
returns o~ an election held April 1st the 2ollowin~ report
being madel
We your committee appointed to canvass the returns
o~ an election ~o- 0~t~, Oonmissioners for the 0ity of Denton
Texas held on ~he let day ~ Apri2 lq19 report that we
have made a careful canvass of ~he retunrs of sa~d election
and find as ffollows t~it ~hat
D K Allison received 395 votes and
J R Atchle~ received 355 votes and
0 M Curtis received 260 votes
W A maliaferro received ]93 votes
~rank Craft received 1 vote for the
rs~ula~ term of 0ity Commissioner and that I~ B Ross received 37~ votes and
L D Borden received 220 votes ~or the
unexpired term of ity 0ormuissioner
And that +he ~rst two named persons above, towit
D E Allison and J R Atchle~ each received a majority
o,' all the votes cast at such e~ection ~or the regular term
o~ 0ity 0ommissioner and tb~t 1~ B Ro~s received a majority
o~ all rates cast at such elestion for the ~expired term of
0ity Commissioner
Dated April llth lB19
O W Alexander
- ~ A Tslia~erro
Upon mitten the report of the 0ommi~tee was received
and adopted
The followin~ resolution was introduced and upon
motion adopted
A ~ SOLUTION DFOLARING THE RESULTS OF AN EL 0TION
~0R CITY COMMISSIONERS N~.~) IN THE 0ITY 0~ DE~TON, TEXAS
0N THE 1st DAY 0~ APRIL 1919
BE IT R~SOT. VED BY TH~ CITY 00M~ISSION 01~ THE 0IT~
01~ DENTON TEXAS
That from and after the canvass of the returns ~
an~ election hold in the City o~ ~enton Asxas on the 1st
day of April A ~ 1919 ~or theelection of two Comm~ssion-
ers to sit as members of the ~ity Commission ~or a period of two
years, and for one Commissioner $o sit as a member of the ~ity
0ommission ~or a period of one year from the date of their
said election or un+~1 their respective successors are
elected and qualified it appears that D E Allison re-
ceived 395 votes at such election and that J R Atohley
=eseived S6b votes at such election and that 0 M~ Custis
received £60 votes at such election an$ that W A ~alia-
~erro received 195 votes et such election and that ~rank
Ora~% received I vote at such e!eotion for the regular term
ss City Commissioner and that 1~ B Ross received S?~ votes
at such e~ action and that L D Borden received 220 votes
at such election for the unexpired term o~ 0ity 0ommiseloner
Ap~I Twel:~th Nineteen-nineteen
~hat there were a total number o:~ $18 votes east at such
eloo~ion and that there were no other dandi~ate~ ~or suoh
offices a~ suo~
2~ ~he sai~ D E Alli~n and ~ R A~o~e2 eaoh
re~eive~ a maJori~2 o~ all vo~es oas~ a~ su~ election ~or
~he regular ~e~ of ~ years and ~ha~ ~ B Ross reeeive~
a ~Jority O~ all vo~es east at suoh eleotion ~or the ~-
expi~e~ te~ of ome year and they a~ eaoh o~ ~m are
hereby ~eolare~ ~u12 eleote~ ~o ~he o~ioe off ~i~20o~ls-
~o~r of t~ Git2 E~ D~ton
0 M O~tis
Upon motion the presidial offtoer assooiate Judges
and clerks were allowed $3 O0 eaoh per diem ~or holdin~ the
above election
Upon motion the Oommiselon adJourne~
Approved April 2~nd !919
~ea2etar~ Ohairman
Apr~ Jltent~-sec~n~ ~inetee~-z~lneteen
0onm~ission me t in regular April session
£he follwoing 0orunissioners were present and an-
sWere$ to the roll Allison Atchley and Ross
Upon motion ~ B Ros~ was elected 0hairman of
the Corem ss~ on for the erisa/rig year
~&inutes of the preceding meetings were read
approved
The following accounts were received and warrants
ordered drawn on th~$r respective funds in paymen~
General ~und
S J Alexander $~ ~0
American LaFr~nce ~ire ~.~ine,0o
Black leotric Co
J W Frwin Stamps ere ~A 88
R M 0ocean 1l 00
~ Ledbetter E~ 00
Lyon-Gra2 Lbr Co 16 60
Pierce-~or~yce 0il Aeon
Peooles Home Telephone Co 180
~he ~ley 8~ore 18
J B Wilson & ~o 5 90
Street & Bridge
Alliance ~11 ~ Co 118 O0
O F ~rnett $ O0
J M Bratcher
01em Gravel 0o $A 00
Deuton ~lJi~ Co 80
Evers ~rd~re Co 10
Farris L~ber Co
~rris Bentley H~w 0o
T W Zeverett & ~o 5 50
Lipscomb Dr~ Store
Lyon-G~ L~ber So
~snolia Petrole~ 0o 4 90
J E M~dy 4~ O0
Producers Re~int~ Co 93
~he Haley B~ore 3
· W ~tllg~ 1 50
T B ~lson & o ~8 88
be~e~ P~ene~on & ~in~enanoe
W A McBride 5 60
ban Antonio Sewer Pipe Works 307 70
~rei~ & Drayage on same 85 77
~e~e W~re Fence ~o 192 99
Monthly reoortso~ Treasure~ Woodward Beo~etary
Erwin Marshal twirmey and the Water & Light Dept were
received end ordered filed
verbal report of the sanitary condition of the
given by 0 H 0 Piner
April ~wen~-eeeo~d Nt neteen-nine~een
Upon motion She SBcretary was instructedI to issue a
duplicate warrant ~o 1~,~ ~o A L ~ im ~he e~ o~
An electrician's bon~ exeou~e~ bY J R ~laok t~e
~Yteen ~dred ($1 500 ~0) ~rs ~th ~ F Black
~le~ ~d ~ A M~0ra~ as s~etiee was epprove~ and
ordere~ ~ile~
Upon motion the Secretary was instructed to transfer
$~? 55 from the S~wer Scrip ~und to the Sewer Extension md
Main~enanoe ~und ~
o~ W Y Bain
Applioatio~Afor the position of Water Wo~rks Superin-
tendant end Pl~mbin~ Inspector w~s read and ordered filed
A petition of property owners asking that 0enter
Street be paved was received and ordered filed
Application of H V Herman for the position of 0ity
Manager was read an~ ordered filed
Upon motion the appointment of a City ~na~er ~as de-
ferred until Tuesday May 6th ~919
Upon motion el Atohl~V the Mayor w.s i=structed to
raises, until June let, 1~19 an.v offer of Jess than par
and accrued interes~ for the present issue ~f 8treat Improve-
me~t and Sewer Oonstruotlon ~onds
Upon motion of Atehley a committee composed of Masers
H R Wilson, T M. Xerbow S A ~owdell and ~ B Ross
a~polnted to investigate the cost and methods of re-numberin~
t~e ho~ees and placing street signs at the inter-section of
all streets
Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned until
Tllezda~' May 6th, 1919
Appreved May ETth 1919
May -Sixth Nineteen-x[ineteen
bommission met mn sessmon adjourned item April
1919 with Chsm~n Ross presidin~
The ~ollowing 0omm~ssioners were present and answered
to the roll AllisOn Atchley an2 Ross
Absent Alemmnder and Wright
The ~ollowmng bomm~i~taas were appointed to serve
ensuin~ year
Streets& Bridges J ~ ~tch~e~ a~ D E Alli~n
Sanita~ ~ B ~ss ~d J R Atch~
~ire & Police ~ W Ale~der a~ ~ B Roes
Water & ~g~ J Z Wright and C W Ale~der
~i~nce D E Allison and J Z Wright
Upon motion Mr H V Herman was elected Nayor o£ the
City o~ ~enton Texas ~ ~ te~ne~t~e~eeed two years ~ ~o
be terminated at the pleasure oi the 0emm~esion
Upon notion he Secretary was mnstruoted to obtain bids
on the $110 000 00 issue o± Street and Sewer Bonds
Upon mormon an audit el the City's records w~s ordered
for the present mmscel year
Upon motion an mnwtation ~or the 0ity Commission to
mmet with the uommissioners om ~en~on 0ounty next Monday
lot the purpose o~ determinin~ the most measible ro~tes over
which the State Highways s~ould pass through the Oit~ el Denton
was accepted
Mr O T Wells v~s near~ relatmve to send~n~ a repre-
sentative ox the ~mre Departmen~ to tae annual State Firemen s
0onven~ion at Ouero and upo~ motmon assurance was g~ven that
all expenses o£ tho ~h~l el thc ~i~e Department would be allowed
upon presentation o~ hms acconn~ at the next regular meetin~ o~
the 0ommissmon
Mr H E Elrod, representmn~ the Henry Exall ElrSd 0ompany
el ~lls~s au~ ~ r Charles oot~ultz o~ Mo~ey, were heard relativ~
to obtaxni~ a oon~radt to Go the ~Eineeri~ wor~ required in t~
Stree~ ~v~ and sewer e~ens~o~ an~ a~er d~so~eion the 0ity
~ A~to~e2 was ~r~ted to draw a contra~t ooverl~ the proposition
as o~tlined by ~ Schultz for the further consideration
A petition si~ned by property owners askin~ for an
sx$ension ol the Sewer System on West Sycamore Street was
received and ordered fmled
Upon motion the 0omm~ssion wen~ in~$ executive ses-
sion
The following $ommunication was read and ordered
filed
To thc Honorable Oity Co~m~ion
D~nton Texas
Gentlemen
I herewith present lot your consmderation
the iollowi~ n~ed perzons io~ ~he oil~ces ~med
each to se~e ~o~ a te~ o~ two years as orovided
by the Cit2 C~er
E R Wil~n, as 0ity Attorney
J W ~in, City Secreter~
Dr ~ E Piner, City Health 0~icer
~ ~nden Cashier of Water & ~Eht Dept
Hub ~te~ Driver o~ ~ire ~ruck
~ ~, Woo~s, Driver o~ ~re
W M ~ey City ~rshal
2hese o~lioers to receive the salarmes as
~ ~w p~vide~ by oro~nanoe lot each I ask yo~
~o~ ~o~a~ion ~d approval o~ these
H V Helen, ~yor
Opon motion o~ Atchley t~ ~yor's eppointments
as sho~ above were approved an~ ~on~i~ed
Upon mo~ion the City Attorney was ~nst~eted to
registe~ the issues o~ Street and ~er ~onds wm~h
Sta~e 0~mptroller and w~le in A~tin to plead the ~ity s
s~i~ in the Po~l ~11 ease belore the ~o~t o~ ~rimi~l
A~eals
Upon motion the ~ommlssion stood a~Journed until
W~dnesday evenin~ at 8 00 o'clock 2 M ~ay 7th, 1919
Approved May 27th 1919
Chairman
0~ty Hall
May ~eventh Ninetee~ nineteen
Commission met in session adjourned from
6th 1919 with 0heirman Ross presiding
The ~otlowin~ Commissioners were presen~ and
answered to the roll Allison Atchley and Roes
Absen$ Alemmnder and WriEht
zhe tollowin~ ordinance w~s introduced sn~
placed on its iirst reading
AN 0EDINANOE A~NDING AN ORDINANbE PAbSED JUNE
2ord 1914 RECORDED IN ~00K 4, A~ PAGE ~B $~ ~HE MIN-
UTES 0~ ~HE CITY ~0~SSION PI~OVIDING ~0R 2HE ~x~,CUTION
0~ ~0NDS L~ MAYOR AND ~HE 0ITY 0~ICE~S, PROVIDING THE
AN0~N~S ~H~RE0~ AND PROVIDING THAT SAMF MAY BE MADE
EITHER BY PERSONAZ SURETIES OR ~SURE~ G~MTANIES
BE iZ ORDAINED BY ~H~ CIT~ C~S~ION 0~ ~ ~TY
OF DENTON ~EXAS
Section One ~hat oection One o~ an ordim~nee
passed by ~he 0ity ~ommission om said ~it~on June
19lA recorded in Book ~ at page ~ o~ the minutes o~ the
City Commmssion be amended so as to hereafter read as
~ollows
"Section One That the c~icers o~ the 0ity o~
Denton 2exas, ocoupyin~ the o~fiees o~ Mayor 0ity
Secretary City Marshal City A~torney Oity Health
0~icer City Engineer City Scavenger and 0ity Treas-
urer be and they are hereby required to exeou~e good
and su~iic~ent bonds signed by the makers thereo~,
as principal and by some solvent s~trety company ~ by
personal sureties not less tha~ two as surety, to be
approved hy the Mayor o~ the ~ity o~ Denton, Texas, and
0ity Commission o~ said city payable to the Mayor o~
said City and his successors in o~ice Conditioned
~hat such o~icers s h~ll well and ~eithi~lly per~orm
an~ discharge the ~uties o~ their respective o~ices
as now prescrmbed by law and as may hereafter be re-
quired by the 0ity Commission o£ the City om Damt~n,
Texas or the Mayor tnereo~ or by both such CommisSiOn
and Mayor"
Section Two That this ordiaance and an endment
shall be in lull ~oroe an~ eiiect ~rom an~ a~ter it
passage
Passed thms the ?th day o~ May A D 19~
Attest ~ B Ross
0halrman City COmm~s-
J W Erwin sion o~ the 0ity o~
0tt~ Secretary o~o~ the Denton ~exas
City oi Benton Temms
Upon mormon o~ Atchley the rules were suspended
and the ordm~ce placed on it second readi~
Upon motion o~ Atch~ey the rules were suspended
and the ordinance placed on its third and ti~al read~E
~or adoption
Mot~bn was made by Atch~y that the ordinance
May Seventh, Nineteen-nineteen
bd adot~ted as read Upon roll call upon the question oS
the adoption o~ the ordmnance the iollowin~ 0ommissioners
gore8 "Tea" Allieon Atohley and Ross No 0ommissioner
voted "Nay" Whereupon the §hair declared the motion pre-
vailed an~ the ordinance adopted as read
Bond o~ E V Hennen as Mayor executed in th~ sum
o~ ~our Thousand ($4 000 00) Dollars w~th D R Turner
W B McOlurk~n, J 0 0oit H T Hi~s an~ J A Barton
as sureties, was approve8 az~ ordered ~iled
Upon motion the Commission adjourned
Approved May 27th, 1919
0ha i rman
244
May Twenty-seventh, Nineteen-nineteen
tommission met mn regular May session with 0hairman
Ross presiding
£he £ollowing bommissioners were present and
swered to the roll Allison Atchley Ross and Wright
Absent Alexander
Minutes of the preceding meetings were read and
approved
The followin~ accounts were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment
*eneral Pund
D E Allison $6 00
J R Atohley ~ O0
P J Beyette 1 25
Denton Steam l~a~udry 0o 1 25
J W Erwin, 9 65 ,
~ei~ht Transier to § 00
B W Gou~h 2 50
Gulf Refining to 91
J P Ma~ee 105 00
J A Mi~uts,
Peoples Home Telephone Go , 1 AB
Pitman, ~ P 8 00
~enton Record-Chronicle
Bheridan-Bennett & Co
J A Stashes & 85
R O Smith ~mre Ohieg
Taliaferro Bros ~,~ 60
Taylor & Holloway 18 10
Turner Bros
H R Wilson 5~ 65
The Wright Co Garage 94
Street & Bridge
American Ry Exoress Co 1
J D Adams & ~o 210
F J Beyette
O P Barnett 9 00
J ~ Bratcher
R J Cowan 8 00
Denton Fatllmn~ ~o , 1ES
Gulf Reflnin~ Co 16
Harris-Bentley Hdw 0o lJ §0
Ted &ewis 17 O0
Producers Re£inin~ 0o
Sheridan-Bennett & 0o 18 lb
L D Smmth Motor uo ~ 00
Taliafsrro Bros 6 10
Texas Wire Fence Co 261
The Wright ~o Garage 18
Do 9 O0
Sewer ~ xtension & Main
Hardwick-Etter Co 1~ 08
H V Hennen ~l O0
Monthly reports o~ ~reasurer Woodmmr~, Marshal
May ~went~-eeventh ~ineteen-nineteen
Bwinney tearetary Erwin,am8 the Water & Light Dept were
received and ordered filed
The iollowin~ resolution was introduced and upon
motion of W~ight adopted
W~r~.A~ mt is the desire o3 the 0ity Commission
of the 0ity o3 Denton Texas, to sell the bonds o3 said
0ity known as issued as the Sewer bonstraction Bonds 1~o
~ in the denomination o3 $1,000 O0 each for the
amount o3 $10 000 00 there bein~ ~en o3 such bonds
bared 3rom One to Ten, inclusive dated April let 1~19
due in ~0 years a~er ~heir date and also the S~reet 0on-
struc~ion an~ Improvement Bonds in the total ambun~ o3
$100 0~0 00 o~ the denomination o3 ~1 000 00 each dated
Al=il 1st 1919, ~ue in 40 years a3~er date the interest
pa~ble se~l-annuall~ on each issue such bonds havin~ been
approved b2 the A~torney-General and Regmstered by the 0omn-
i.oiler ol the State of ~exae
~ w~mR~AS Earris Trast ~ Savings Bank o3 0hicago Ill
has bid per and accrued interest 3or sai~ bonds, and it is
the opiniom of ~he City 0omm~ssion that this bid is a good
bid therefor, and that sale o3 such bonds should be made,
there3o~e
BE I~ P~SOT,VED NY ~HE 0I~Y 00t~l~rBSION O~ TNE OlTY
DEN~0N, TEXAS
The? H V ~emnen Ma~or o3 the bity o£ Dauton, ~exas,
be and he is hereby authorize~ and directe~ to sell said
bonds to sai~ Harris ~rust & Savings Bank o3 Chica$o, Ill
3or par an~ accrued interest and he is 3urther authorized
aaa empowered hereby to take such s~eps and do Such things,
ia Such sale and negotiation as my be nscessa~ fully to
oonstumaate such sale and to receive the proceedSfrom such
sale and to deposit such proceeds with the proper o~3iciala,
for the 0ity o3 Denton, Texas
Signe~ this May ~.?th lB19
J R Atchley
0ommissioner of the City
o3 Denton Texas
The ~ollowing resolutmon was in~rodueed and upon mo-
tion ~3 Wright a~opted ~
WF~_~$, the bonds o~ the 0ity o~ Denton ~exas known
~s Sewer Construction Bonds ~o 2 in the total smmunt of
%10,000 00, has been sold to Harris Arust and Sawn~s BenX
of 0Rieago, Ill , and also the htreet Construction and Improve
men~ BOn~s in the total amount o3 ,100 000 O0 has be~n sold
to such tartS, for par and accrues interest an~
WH~P__~AS, in such mat?er s~_ch bid is subject to the
payment, by ~he 0it¥ el Denton ~'e~as to such Harris ~rust
e~ Savin~s ~u~ o~ 0hieago Ill , the slu~ of $$,860 00 as
attorneys 3ess printing and other expenses, there3ore
~ I~ P~SOLV~D BY TH~ 0ITY C0~SSION 0~ ~ 0ITY 0~
2hat H F Herman Mayor o3 the ~ity of ~en~on Tends.
be a~ ,he is hereby authorized empowered and directed to pay
to Harris 2~ust an~ ~avings Bank of 0h~cago. I11 . %he sum o~
$~,$60 00, upon delivex.j of such bonds to eaidpa~y in Ob/
cage, 211 , and ~POn acceptance of such bonds a~d purchase
thereo~ by such party
246
~ay ',wenty-eeven~h, ~ine~een-~tneteea
Si~ned this M~27th, 1919
J R. Atohley
O0~issioner of ~he
Oily oi men, on, Te~s
Upon motion ol Allmson an ap~o~ria%iou o~ $~ 00
per month ~s made for the ~in~enanoe of ~he ~dies
Room a~ ~he ~o~t ~o~e o~Sm~m~ J~e 1st 191~
~ 0 H ~oh ~s heara relative ~o ~he position
om consul%mn8 ~ineer ~nd upSn motion t~
~$ ~t~cted to draw a oontrao~ ~ve~ ~ ~e~ as
o~lined ~or ~he l~her consideration of
a~ ~heir adJou~ed session ~o os held ~riaa2 eve~ a~
8 o'clock P M
A n~ber o~ pe~m~lons as~ ~or ~$er and sewer
e~ensmons were received a~ ordered filed
9he ~ollo~ ~E~ca~ion ~s in~roduoe~ a~ rea~
Taho~ Te~S ~/15 1919
~n ~r a~ Oity 0o~ssion
Please acoe~ ~ resi~?ion as 0ity Oo~!ssioner-
e~e To ~ake effect a~ once
Very Resp~
0 W Ale~nder
Upon mormon o~ Allison ~he resigna~io~
Ale~nder as Ci?~ 0o~s~oner ~s accepted a~ ordered
~iled
~he ~o11~ ordi~nce ~s in~duced an~ p~ce~
on m~s ~i~ readi~
AN 0~I~E ~ING ~AXES ~R ~ ~R 1919
0~ DE~0N
Section One ~ ~here be a~ ~here
le~ed ~he loll~ ~ax ~o be assessed and colle~e~
~he 0i~y Secre?ary ~ ~he ~i~y o~ Den~n ~e~s, ~or ~he
~ea~
~here ~s here now levied ~he ~oll~i~ ~a~ on each
~e H~dred Dollars val~ion ~o ~a~ble p~oper~
~ ci~ li~s om ~he ci~y ol Denton ~e~s, Zcr ~e
p~poses herei~l~er s~ip~a~ed ~or ~
~or BChool Maintenauee ~u~ the sun of ~0
on
the ~ue Hun~re~ Dol~s valmtion,
~o= t~ Gene~l ~ the ~ o~ ~ oent~ on t~ One
H~red Dollars relation,
~or St~ee~ & B~d~e I~rov~nt ~ the~s~
~e~$s o~ ~he One ~e~ DolOrs relation,
~or ~c~ol D~b~ ~ ~nds t~ s~ ofI 01} cents
oH ~ On~ ~dre~ Dollars relation,
~o~ ~a~er Works 0o~t~otion ~n~s ~he s~ o~ O~
eels on the ~ H~drea Doll.s ~l~ion,
~o= She General Indebtedness ~i~ Bon~ the
o~ ~ sent on ~he One H~dre5 ~l~rs valerian
~or So.el ~uee I~rovemen$ ~n~$ ~o
o~ 0~ cents on ~ One H~red Dollars relation,
· or So~ol House ~provement Bonds the ~ si 01~
cents on t~ ~e B~e~ Dollars relation,
~or ~e~ol ~uee Imp~vemen~ ~s No
~ o~ts on the ~e H~red ~l~rs relation,
~or Sewer Oonet~tion ~n~e ~he e~ of ~0~ ce~%e on
O~ cen%s ou ~be One H~=e~ DolOrs val~tion.
e~ o~ 18 cents on t~ One H~e~ Dollars
Sestion Two The sums above herein stipulated ~or
said several purposes are here now levied uponeaeh One
Hundred DolY~rs valuation el property in the Oi~ v,imits
o~ the Oit~ o~ Denton, ~ezas ~
Section T~mee ~ Is now here leviea~a there
s~l be assess~ .~ toilettes i~ ~ year 1919 a ~oll
~ax o~ 0~ Della= 2r~ each ~d every ~le citizen o2 ~he
Ol~ o2 ~n~on, ~e~s, be~we~ ~he ates o~ ~wen$~-one (~1)
~ ~l~ ~ears, lncl~ive w~ are not exe~ ~der ~
~ o~ ~ ~te o~ ~e~s
Sea,ism ~o~ T~t ~his or~ina~e s~ll.be in ~1
~orce ~d e~ect ~rom a~ a~ter it passage ~d publication
Passe~ thms ~Tth day o~ I~2 A D 1919
Attest ~ B Rose, 0~i~ 0ity
J W ~n, Oo~ission of t~lOit~ o~
0i~ Secretly o~ t~ De.on, Te~s
City o~ Den~o~, Te~s
Upon motion si W~i~ht the rules were sus ~en~ed an~
the ordinance placed on its second readin~
Upon motion o£ Wright the rules were suspended and
· e~ ~ven~-seventh ~ine~een-nine~een
~he ordiimnce plamed 9i~ t~$ ~r~a~~rea~
adzp~on
Mo~ion ~s ~de by Allison ~ ~ ordi~nce be
adopted as read Upon roll call upon ~ qu~ion o~ ~e
adopSmon o~ ~he ordi~ace ~h~ ~o11~ 0o~selo~ere
vo~e6 ~ee" Allison A~chley Ross ~d ~righ~
Co~iesioner vo~ed 'N~y" ~ereupon $~ 0~ir dec~re~
~he mo~ion prevamled ~d ~ or,in.ce a~opSed as rea~
A pe$i$ion smsne~ by ~64 ci$ize~ ~d
~ election oe c~led $o ~end certain sections
presen~ City C~rSer was received ~d ordered ~ile~
~ J ~ Bee$~ ~s heard relative $o submi$~i~
~d ~endmen$ $o ~he 0~r~er ~o increase ~he prea~
li~ ~or school maintenance Sax ~m ~0 cenSs
cenSs on ~ $100 O0 value,ion Upon mo~ion o~ A~c~ey
~ proposed ~endme~ ~s included and ordered publie~
~$h ~aose sas ~h in ~he above mentioned ~i$ion
A no~oe o~ ~ in~ion o~ $~ City 0o~ission
~o c~l an elec~mon ~or ~he p~ose o~ s~b~tm~ ~he
above mentioned proposed ~endm~$s $o ~he ~li~le~
vo~ers ~or adoption or reJec$ion ~s read
mo~ion adopSed end ordered published
Upon mo~ion ~ Co~iesion s$ood adJo~ne~ ~$il
~i~ay~ ~y ~0~h 1919, ~$ 8 00 o'clock P
Approved ~e B4~h 1919 ~
Beore~ar7
The ~ollowin~ Oom~issioners were present amd an-
swered to the roll Allison Atchley Roes an~ Wright
Upon motion of AlliSon the ~yor ~s in ~cte8 to
apply ~o~ m~bership in t~ Te~s M~icipal Le~aue an ap-
p~p~ietion o~ $10 00 bei~ made to cover t~ ~irst years
dues
Upon motion the ~yor ~s l~t~cte~ to,install
lights in ~ o~ the ~h So~ol ~l~ an~ o~ va~ous
s~ree~ oo~e~s a~ ~s discretion
Upon motion of Allison the salaries of ~he engineers
and firemen at the power plamt wes increased ~ BO each per
month Salaries were se~ for Lee Oastleberry,
~. R ~h~ll a~ Bailey Ooffep a~ $8~ O0 eac~ per month
~ E 2 ~wea~n at $65 00 per ~nth
' ~ A c~ttee~from the West Oak Btree~ pr)per~ o~ers
compose~ o~ ~$es~s ~ 0 Ooi~ M Z ~in a~ ~ V ~r-
rlse~ ~s present and spo~ in the interes~ o~ pavi~ West
0~ ~B~ee~ Aee~anoe ~s given ~ t~e st~e~ wo~d be
~o~ the lmrs~ ~o be paved
A report ~$ iiven by Dr ~ E Pine=, ~ H 0 on
~he satiety condition ct the city
A a~et~ bo~ exacted in the s~ o~ $~,0~ 00 ~h
E V ~en as ~incip~ ~d the ~idelit2 and~ Deposit Oom-
o~ ~la~ as s~ety was approved and o~ere~ 2iled
P~
ia lieu o2 ~s per~l bo~
A report oi the estimated cost for dri]li~ a 800
foot well to a depth o~ 1 ~00 fee~ on h~he pcwer plant lot
was £ive~ by Ma~o~ Hennen
The ibllowing resol~ion was Introduce~ ~d upon
~~S, it is to the advantage o~ the Oity o~ Denton
Te~s, ~ ~he ci~y p~se a ~t~ip o~ lan~ in the easte~
May Thirtieth Nineteen-nineteen
part $~ tho city owned by Mr S A Bayless ~or the
pose of protecting the sewer line adjacent to the septic
~a~ property and
WHEREAS said strip oi land can be bonght for the
sum o% ~hirty Dollars in fee simple which is believed
to be a good investment ior the city and
~HEREAS the Mayor of this city has made such trade
with the owner o% said land Mr S A Bayless that such
land be conveyed to this city by description as contained
in the dee and for the consideration hereinbefore stated
New therefore
Be mt Resolved by the City 0$mm~ssion om the 0ity
o% Denton Texas
That H V Hennen, Mayor o% sand 0ity o% Denton
Texas be and he is hereby authorized empowered and
rectzd to purchase from M~r S A Bayless, the strip and
lot o% land above referred to for the s~n of Thirty Dol-
lars and that payment be made to the grantor therefor
and such sale is hereby approved in all respects
D E Allison
The following contract was read and upon motion
approved a~ ordered %ruled
The State oi ~exas
County ei ~enton
This contract made and entered into by and be~wee~
Koch & Fowler through 0 H Koch party of the firat part
and the bity oi Denton Iexas acting through its City
Oommission and Mayor party of the second part for
in consideration of the covenants, a~reements and stipu-
lations hereina%ter contained WITNESSETE:
Party 0% the first part hereby agrees to serve as
consulting engineers to and for the City of Denton in
regard to ~uy and all en~ineerin~ proJecta which might
be re%erred to him by said ~ommission or Mayor under the
fo llowir~ conditions
The party of the %irst part hereby agrees to work
in conjunction and association with the Cit~ Engineer,
who may hereafter be appointed by the Oity in all en-
gineerin~ projects and matters This has special refer-
ence to the worki~ out and ~ormulation e~ a city plan
system for thms city
Party o% the %irst p~ rt agrees to supervise and
oversee the ~etting up of all preliminary steps the
establi~h~ of grade lines the makin~ of specifications
plar~ extimates and other matters pertaining to S~l~h en-
gineerin~ work and to see that all such matters are in proper
shape and to approve same
Party o% the lirst part hereby agrees to act in an
advisory capacmty to the city in reference to all matters
affecting bids el contractors and to assist the City Oom-
mission in all matters pertainin~ thereto
· his contract may be terminated by pa~ty of the
second part at any time that the City Commi~sio$ may reach
a deeismon as to the incompetency o~ party o% the ~t~s~ part
This contract however is intended to operate during tho
preliminary work and during the pavin~ and other engineerin~
projects o~ sai~ city unless terminated as above stated
Party of the ~irst part hereby agrees to be on ~he
~ow~ as o%tan as is necessary for such work and th~
I
Nay ~n~rtieth l~ineteen-ntneteen
includes preliminar~ work and ~he accel work ~o be done
~ ~o spen~ a~ leas~ an average o~ ~wo days per we~ on
~or the above services the party o~ the~ second part
hereby a~rees ~o pay to party o~ the ~i~t
One E~dre~ Dollars per month payable mon~y
t~O$ shall he in ~roe ~rom and a~ter ~e ~d 1~19
~a~ o~ ~he seoo~ par~ is ~o pay the salary o~ ~he
~i~er appointed as Oily ~ineer a~
sar2 e~e~es inoid~ to such eng~neeri~ ~rk, w~oh ~he
cit~ directs ~o be ~o~
~ar~2 o~ ~he ~i~ ~r~ e~ll ~ve ~he righ~
~e ~his con~rac~ upon ~y da~ no,ice ~o pa~y o~ ~he
second pa~ Such no,ice ~o be in ~i~int and ~iled ~h ~he
0i~2 Secretary
Pa~ o2 ~he second ~r~ s~ll no~i~y ~y o~ ~he
~m~S~ par~ i~ aase ~e services s~ll be ~e~$ei as herein
s~citiei ~ch no,ice shall be in ~i~ a~ shall be given
~i~nese m~is, in duplicate ~e ~ 50~h day
~ch & ~o~er
0i~ Becre~e~ b~ 0o~ission
oi D~on,
~ V He~en,
Upon motion t~ 0o~iselon stoo~ a~ou~e~ ~til Mon-
ey, J~ ~, 1919 e~ 4 30 o'clock ~
etary Chairman
City Hall
June second Nlneteen-ninetee~
~omm~ssion met in session adjourned from May SOth
1919 with Chamrman Ross presidin~
The followin~ Commissioners were present an~ answered
to~ the roll Alliso~ Atchley and Ross
Absent Wright
The iollowin~ ordinance was introduced and placed
on its first reading
AN ORDI,~ANOE APPOINTIi1G A BOARD 04 EQUA LIZATION ~ OR
Tm CI'IY 05 DEzITON TEXAS ~OR TRE YwAR 1919, D?~INGING
THE DUTIES THLREOF i~IXIIO ~IU ~I~ O? MEETING AND PROVID-
ING FOR TEE 00MPLI~S~IION ~ ~E ML~B~ES OF SAID BOARD
BL IT OP~DzI~LD
OF DENTON
Section One That £ ~ Leveret~ and 0 ~,ipscomb
and J W Simmona~be and they are hereby appointed as a
Board o~ Equalization oi the 0ity of Denton Texas ~or
the year 1919
Section Two Said ~oard shell receive the assessment
rolls lists and books from the City Secretary of sai~ city
~or e~aminetion correction equalization, appraiseme~ and
approval and shmll see that every person in sei~ oi?~ has
rendered his property both real, personal and mixe~ at a
proper and fair market value and shall equalize, as nearly
as possible the value o~ ell improved lots a~ the value
o~ all unimprove~ lots mn samd city ~nd shall do and per-
~orm and and all acts and duties in the manner and by the means p
provided Ny the laws o~ this sate governi~ sai$ BearAs
- Section Three The members of said ~oar~ shall con-
venue at the Oity H~ll in sai~ 0ity o~ the 9~h da~ o~ ~une
A D 1919, and thereafter at such times as s~eh Beard may
provide or it may be necessary for a full ~air and com-
plete discharge of their duties
Section Four The members of said Board shall receive
as compensation in full ~or services rendered hereunder the
mmm oI Three ($~ OOI Dollars per day which shall be paid
by the City of ~enton as provided by law
Section Five That th~s ordinance shall be in ~ull
~orce and efiect from and after its passage
Passed this 2nd day oi June A D 1919
Attest F B Ross
J W Erwin Chairman Oity Oomm~ssion
0ity Secretary of t he 0ity of the 0ity of Denton, Texas
o~ Denton Texas
Upon motmon o~ Atchley the rules were suspended and
fha ordinance placed on its second readin~
Upon motion o~ Atchley the rules were suspended an~
the ordmnance placed on its third and final reading ~or
adoption
Motion was made by Atchley that the ordinance be
Juno socon~, ~ine~ee~.-nine~ee~
a~p~e~ as read gpen roll call upon ~he question o~ ~he
a~op~ion o~ ~he ordinance %he ~ollowin~ 0omis~ioners vo~ed
"~ea" Allison, A~chle~ afl~ Ross No ~o ~mmtssioner vo~ed
"~ay" W~ereupo~ ~e 0hair declared ~he mo~ion prevailed
a~d ~he ordinance adop%e~ as read
~he ~ollowing comm~-~ ca,ion was read and ordered
Den~o~ ~ex~s J~ne ~ 1919
To %he ~n Oily 0o~s~ on
01t~,
~lem~
I berate beg ~o sub~ %~ n~e o~ H 2 Koch
aa 0i~ ~ineer o2 %~s 0i~ %o se~e duri~ %~ pleas~e
o2 t~ ~r and 0i%~ 0o~ssion for a te~ no~ exoeed~
~ ~eers
I ask your oo~i~ion ~ a~roval o~ the above
ncaa%ion
H V Hennen ~yor
~ UpOn mo%ion o~ A%chl~
E~c~ as 0i~7 ~i~eer ~s app~ved end ~i~i
~ Upom mo%ion
~esday, ~ l~%h, 1919
l Approvea %his day o~ June 1919
' ~ax~ 0hairman
oity
,~tme Seventeenth, Nineteen-hi.stash
0ommission met in session adjourned from
1~19, ~th O~i~n Ross presidi~
The ~ollo~ 0o~esioners were present
swered to the roll A~c~ey, Ross ~d Wri~h~
Absent Allison
Surety bond si E P Koch 0ity ~ineer, as principal
exesuted in the sum si Two Th~usmnd ($~.,000 00) Dollars w~th
the National Surety 0ompany si New York as surety, was ap-
proved and ordered ~il~d
The ~ollowing zrdinance was intro&uce~ and p~aced
on its ~irst readin~
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING ~0R TEE SU~TS~ION 01~
~NTS T0 ~ P~S~ O~RT~ 0~ ~ 0I~ 0~ D~0N, ~,
~0 T~ QUAMYI~ V~ 0~ ~ 0I~, A~ AN ~0~ION ~ ~IS
0~I~0E PR0~D~ T0 BE ~ 0N ~ BS~h ~Y 0~ ~YA D
1919, AT ~E 0I~ ~ IN ~ID 0I~, ~0R AD0~TION O~ ~G-
TION ~0~D~ ~0R E~0TION 0~G~S DE$YGNATI~ ~E P~0E
~0R H0~ING ~ E~0TION, ~0~DING ~0R T~ ~ A~ ~0~
~ectlon One Tha~ ~ eleotlo~ be a~ t~ same
hereby orders8 in the ~i~ si Denton, ~e~s, to be
on ~he 2~th day o~ ~ly A D 1~19, baleen the ~s
eish~ o'clock A M ~d seven o'clock 2 M , at ~io~ said
election t~ amendm~ts proposed ~o ~he present 0i~
tar o~ ssi8 oit~ ~ Denton Te~s a~ the ~i~t 6 o~ w~
were ~iled in t~ o~Zioe o~ the 0ity Seoreta~ c~ ~i~
on the 26th day o~ ~ A D 1919 and t~ last one o~
p~pose~ ~en~ents bei~ proposed by the Oit2 0o~sion
e~ its o~ motion s~ll be voted on by the d~y ~li~ie~
voters o~ said oit~, said amendm~ts bei~ in ~r~s as ~ol-
lo~
.A~ ~e~ment to amend Section 2o~ o~ Article
o~ the ~it~ O~rter o~ the ~ity o~ Denton ~e~s so as
hero,tar read as ~ollo~
"T~t a~ and all additio~l te~itor2 ~ich ~y
be added to ~he 0ity o~ ~enton Te~e shall be by a ~Jor-
ity vo~e o~ the qualified electors resi~i~ mn said ~erri-
for2 subject to ratification by a ~Jority o~ the legal
votes east at an election held in the City o~ ~ton
that p~pose"
"An amen~ent to ~end Sec$ion Seven o~
T~ee o~ the 0ity 0~rter o~ t~ 0i$2 o~ Denton, ~e~s,
so as to hereafter read as ~ollo~
lhe o~ioe o~ ~omais hereb~ oreate~ and estab-
lis~d, with s~h duties and pow~s as are
herein a~ with such additio~l du$ies ~d powe~ as may
hereafter be presormbed by the 0it2 Oo~ s~on ~he ~yor
s~ll be a reside~ citizen o~ the Cit~ o~ D~to~, Te~s,
~ shall ~ve the q~i~ioatio~ o~ an elector t~reim,
a~ s~ll ~ve be~ a resident citizen o~ said eiS2 o~
De~on, ~or a pe~o~ o~ two years i~ed~tely ne~ pre-
d$~n~ ~s election
The ~yor s~ll be the 0~e~ ~e~tive of~ice~
~ 0it2 o~ Denton, He s~ll be ~is~rate o~ the
~tion 0o~t ~$~all ~lle ~nthly repo~s in ~i~i~
w~ th the ~th t~ 0it~ SeoreSa~ on ~ condition o~the
June ~evoateenth, .N'ineteem.-nineteen
O!ty w~th sudh rsoo~m~nda~ions as he ~,y deem Ineoeeear~
He S~ll appoint all officers ~d e~lqyeee of the
Oit2 of ~%on, Te~s not other~ee e~cte~ as p~ided
he=ein en~ by t~ Oha~er sub~ec~ ~o t~ a~ov~ o~ the
0i~7 Oo~iselon
He s~ll sign all ~ants ~ra~ on ~he 0i~2 Treas-
~er ~ all legal doo~entw o~ ~ City of ~en~on.
He shall give bond pa~ble ~o the ~i~2 o~ Denton
i~ ~ ~o~ Se ~e ~me& ~d approved by the Oily
He shall receive ~or his services ~oh oompe~a$ion
as ~y be ~i~d b2 the Oily
T~ ~yor ~11 be elected by ~ ~lified vo~ers
ei ~he 0i~2 of D~om Te~s got a ~e~ o~ t~ years"
"~ ~en~en% to ~e~ Section Nine of A~iole T~ee
o~ ~ Oily O~er of the Oity o~ Denton, Te~s, so as
hereafter rea~ as follo~
The o~ioe oi Oity ~rs~l is ~ereby oreated
es~ablishe~ wi~h such powers and duties as are herein pre-
S~ibe~ a~ ~h ~oh addi~io~l powers a~ d~ies as
hereaf~e~ be p~escribed by ~he oi~y Oo~ssio~
He s~ll g=ve a good and su~ficien$ bond for
~a~$~ pc=fox.nee o~ ~s duties, payable to ~he ~yor
app~ved b2 t~e 0t~20o~ss~n
He s~ll ~ ~it~en monthly repo~s 9f all money
~eoeiTe~ b~ ~, a~ s~ll be responsible to the
Den~om, ~or all f~nes ~, as provided bY law,
He s~l~ receive for ~s services suoh, oo~ensation
as ~2 be ~ixea b2 the 0i~20o~ssion
The 0i~2 ~rs~l s~ll be a resident of the City
Denton, ~e~s, an~ s~ll ~ve ~he ~lifioa~io~ o~ ~ eleo-
~o~ ~ rein
~e ~Ys~] shall be elected by ~he ~u~ifie~ vo~ers
"~ amen~o~ ~o amena Section Twelve of A~icle
as ~o hereafter r~ad as follows
"The o~ioe of 0i~2 A~or~y ms hereby created
es~abkishe~ ~h such powers and duties as prosor~bed here-
i~% ~ ~h ~oh addi$ional powers and duties as m~ be pre-
so~ihea b2 t~ Oily
He s~ll ~ve a ~ood and s~ioi~t bonds, pa~ble
~ ~o the ~r o~ ~]~ Oily of ~en~on in ~ amour to be iixea
~ approved b2 ~he 0i~20o~ssion
He shall receive for ~s se~oesz ~oh compensation
The 0i~2 A~ ~orney s~ll be a resident
De.On Teac, and s~ll have ~he ~li~ioa~ig~ of an elec-
tor ~herein
The Oi~ A~torney ~all be eleeted by ~he ~ali$ied
F~e~z of ~he OitT of De. on 2e~s for a t~ of~wo years~
"~ a~ndme~ ~o amend 3ectmon Po~tee~ of Artmcle
~ee of ~he Git2 ~ter o~ ~he uity of De.On, Te~s so
ThO o~loe oi S~ree~ Oo~lssloner ~=~ereby orea~ea
~d established He s~ll ~ve ~d exercise ~oh pewers and
duties as ~2 ~e oresormbed by ~he City Oo~ssion,
He ~s~ll g~ve bond ~or t~ fa~$h~ p~r~o~zn~e
~s ~ie~, in ~ ~o be ~ixe~ by ~he Oi~ Oo~ission"
~ "~ ~endme~ $o amend ~he ~it20~r~er
O~ men, on, Te~s as follows
A~iole ~o Sea,ion One
In ~ evea~ of ~he adoption o~ ~he ~endmen~s sub-
~ed, ~or ~ eloo~io$ of a ~yor, for ~he election
Oi~ ~ars~l, and ~or ~he election o~ a Oi~y ~Atto~ey or
~y of them, ~he ~i%y Oomm~ ssion s~ll ~thin ten days after
s~h~eleo~ion, or,er an election ~or ~he p~pose of eleo~i~
b2 ~Ae ~li~lea vo~ers of ~he Oi~y of ven~on, Te~s all
o~ioers n~e~ in ~he amendme~s so adopted Said election
to be hel~ ~ later t~n t~rty days from the ~ate of said
"An ~raen~en~ to amend Section One of ~iele
~eventeen o~ the ~ity Charter el th~ City o~ D~A,
~e~s so as to h~eafter read as follo~
~he Oily o~ ~en~on s~ll ~ve ?he power a~ ~e
hereby authorized a~l~ ~o le~ a~ oollec~ ems ad
v~lo~ ~ax o~ no~ ~o exceed ?wo dollars a~ ~ive
($~ 0~) o~ ~ one h~red do!~rs (~100 00) ~s~eese~ ~
vacation provided t~t no~ more t~n si~ ~$0} ce~s
~reof s~ll ever be ~ed to pay in~erest ~d create
f~ds on bonded indebtSdness an~ provided t~t at leas~
seventy-five (~8) ceos ~reof s~ll be ~ea fo2 stool
~imt en~ce f~d"
Section ~ 2he follo~ n~ed perso~ are hereby
appointed o~licers to hol~ sat~ election Jo~ ~ ~ker
presid~ office~ a~ H 2 Browder a~ Jack O~lstal as
J~ges who sh~l ~ve add.stared ~o them ~he cash
quired by law
~ection ~ee lhe election herein pro.idea
e~ll be held at a~ in t~ City ~11 of sai~ ~lty ~
Section ~o~ 9he City Secretary oi said ci~ of
D~ton, Te~s is hereby ordered ~0 pre.re ~d have
printed the ballots ~or hol~ s~ election said ~l-
lots s~ll ~ntain at the ~op thereof $~ ~r~s "Official
~llot", ~ each ~endme= above set ou~ sh~l be in-
~ieated upon said b~lot by a statement of t~ ~n~ents
o~ ~ch amendme~ ~ch sta~ent bei~ the same as that
publiehe~ in the Notice of the ~it~ Co~ssion, a~ t~
Oity ~emretary s~ll arrays such ballots ~d ~ve such
proposed ~en~t$ p~nted thereon in ~ch ~er as She
person ~ti~ ~y vo~e for or a~ainst a~ one or more o~
eai~ american, s ~t~ut voti~ for or a~ai~ all o~ such
~endments as the case ~y ~e a~d afSer each such amend-
~nt or s~atemen~ ~f t~ cont~ts t~reo~ the follcwi~
~=~s s~ll be printed~
"~or t~ ~endme~"
"A~ai~t the Amendment"
~ec~ion ~ive ~he m~er of holdl~ such election
e~ll be governed by ~ in accord~ee ~th t~ gene~l
laws of t~ ~tate of ~e~s regulati~ such ~eetio~s
oection bix Aha ~t~ Secretary of said city Is
hereby instructed to ~ve p~nted ~d to ~il to ~
a~ every q~llfied voter in said ~t~, as a~pears from the
lax Collector · rolls for ~he year ~di~ J~
1BI~ a ~py oi t~e ~oposed ~enSs no~ less th~
~r~ (~) days prior to t~ da~e for ~ldi~ ~oh election
herein p~vided fo r
oec~on Seven A ~e ~p2 of this o~der, signed
bY the ~ir~n of t~ ~ity Oo~ssion of said Oit2 a~
attested by t~ Oity ~ecreta~ s~ll be poste~ a~
place lot ~l~ said election, by the ~15~ l~rs~l of
said Oily ~der ~ direction of the O~i~ o~ the
Oo~s~ on, and ~id bity ~rs~l shall ~ dna
thereo~, ~d suchposti~ of t~s order e~ll be done ~
l~s than th~ (~0) ~ays prior to the ~ate o~ sa~ elec-
tion, herein prodded ~or~ T~S order s~!l ~ be pub-
lished tn ~he o~ficial ~per of said cl~ for a period
not less t~n t~y (~0) da~ b~e the ~ate ef ~ldi~
said election ~d shall ~e ~d consti~$ t~ p~a~tion
~or said election
Bectmon Ei~ht~ 1~ ~s o~nce s~ll be in
f~l force ~d effect from and after its passage
Passed thme J~e l~th ~ D 1~19
At,est ~ B Ross
J W ~n ~n o~ the Oity
~it~ Secreta~ of the Ci~y ~s~on o~ t~ Oity
o~ Denton Te~s of ~e~om 2e~s
257
Jure Seventeenth Nineteen-nineteen
upon motion o~ Atchley the rules were suspended
and the ordinance placed on its second readin~
Upon motion of WriEht the rules w~r~ suspende~
and the ordinano~ placed on its third and ~inal readi~
for adoption
Motionwas made by Atchley that the ordinance be
ladopted as read UpOn roll call upon the question o~ toe
adoption o~ t~e ordin-~ee the followi~ ~ommiseloners voted
"Yea" Atchley, ROSS and Wright No Oo~missioner voted
"Nay" Wherexrpon the Oheir declared the motio~ prevailed
and the ordinance adopted as read
The followi~ ordinance was~introduced and placed
on its first readin~
AN OEDINANOE MAKIN~ ~T UNLAW~ TO MAiNtAiN UNSANi-
tARY AND ~L¥-PRODUOIN$ OONDITIONS ON ~REMISES O~NED OR CON-
TROI~ NY AN~ PERb0N IN £~E 0ITY 0~ DENTON ~EXA~ AND PRO-
BE I~ OKDAINED BY £H~ OITY O0~SS~ON O~ ~HE CITY
DE~ON ~XAS
Section One Tha~ hereafter it shall be~,unlaw~ul for
'~A~ ~e~n, fl~m or corporation to have, perml~ or maintain
~p~ their or axs premises, within the city limits of the
O~ty 0~ Denton, 2exas, whether sush premises are leased
o~ed or controlled by any such person any of ~he ~ollowin~
'~e~ttlqn~. which are declared to be unsanitary towit
(1~ Animal manure in a~ quan~,~ which is not sec-
~elY proteote~ ~rom ~lies
IE) ~Privies, vaults cesspools pits or similar
pl~Oe$ which are not securely proteete~ ~rom flies
I$) Garbage in ax~V quantity which is not securely
p~oteote~ ~rom flies
i~) ~rash, litters, rage, re, use or waste o~ any
~l~ i$ which ~lie~ b~eed or multiply
Section ~wo An~ person violati~ an~V Of the pro-
v£sions o~ section one hereo~ shall, upon convietion~there-
~or, B~ ~ined i~ any s~ not exceedi~ £wo Hundred ($EO0 00)
Dollars, and each an~ every day such condition is permmtted
Or ~u~£ere~ to eXist, shall constitute a separate
Section Three Any ant all ordmnanoes and parts there-
o~ in oo~.~liot herewith are hereby repealed
Section ~our, That ~his ordinance ~nml~ ta~ elieot
a~ be in ~ull force and ol~t~on from and after its passage
a~ publloation
Passed this the l?th day oi June A D 1919
Attest ~ B Ross
~o W Erwin, Oit~ Secretary Ohairman, Oi~y Commission
o~ the Oity of Denton, ~exas o~ the City ~ Denton 2emas
A~ ~o £orm Oo=~ect
H, R ~lls0n, 0lty Attorney of th
Gi%2 of De~ton, Texas
J~wA beventeenth ~inetean-nlneteen
Upon motion o~ Atchley the z~les were e~zepea~ded
a~ ~ ordi~nce placed on i~s seco~ readi~
Upon mo~ion o~ Wri~h$ ~he ~es were ~sp~ded
a~ t~ ordi~nce placed on its ~ ~d ~i~l :eadi~
~or adoption
·otion ~s ~de by W~ig~ t~ ~he o~di~n~e be
a~opted as reed Upon roll call upon
adoption o~ ~ ordimnce t~ ~o21o~ 0o~issione~e voted
"Yea" Atc~ey Ross a~ ~igh~ ~o 0o~issioner vete~ "nay"
~ereupon ~ 0hair declared the motion prevailed a~ ~he
or,in.ce adopted as reed
The followi~ ordi~e ~s introduced and place~
on its ~i~ readl~
~ 0~IN~OE ~0~BITING ~ ~SON
BE IT 0~AI~ BY ~ 0ITY 00~SBI0~
Section One Hereafter it shall be ~la~ ~or
a~ person or persons ~o solioi~ or a~ ~or a~ or ~in-
~olal assistance for ~et~ or ~or a~ o~her person
~rsons, or ~cr ~2 c~i~able i~titu~io~, association
or or~a~zation ~rom house to ~e, or upon ~2'public
street place or t~ro~h~are ~thin the 0ity o~ De~ton
Te~s ~thou~ havi~ iirs~ obtaine~ a ~i~ pe~t
therefor ~rom the ~2or o~ ~ 0i~
Section ~ A~ person viola~i~ ~he p~eiSio~
o~ section one o~ ~s ordi~nce e~ll, ~on connexion
therefor, be p~s~d by ~ine not exceedi~
($2~ 00~ Dollars ~or each o~enee
Bection T~ee This ordi~o~ ~all ~a~ e~ect
~ be in ~orce a~ operation ~rom ~d after i~s ~Ssage
and publi cation
~asse~ t~s 17~h day o~ J~ A D 1~19
Attest ~ B Ross
0i~ Secreta~ o~ ~he ~he 0ity o~ ~en~on, Te~s
0it2 o~ ~enton, ~e~s
App~ved as ~o ~o~
H R ~ilson Oi~y A~ey o~ ~he
Oi~ o~ ~$on ~e~s
Upon mo~ion o~ Wrigh$ the ~les were s~pe~ed
a~ ~ ordin~ce placed on its seco~ readi~
Upon ~ticn o~ A~chle2 the ~es were suepe~e~
e~ the ordl~noe placed on i~s ~r~ ~d ~l~l rea~i~
~ne ~eventeenth, ~ineteen-nineteen
~Or adoption
Motion was made by Wright that the ordinance be
adopted as read Upom roll call upon the question o2 the
adeption o~ ~ orai~oe t~ ~o~ 0omm~s~io~r voted
~ea" A~ehle2, ~es ~ ~i~h~ ~o ~o~ssio~ vo~ed
"~aT". ~er~po~ t~e 0~ declared fha motio~ prevailed
~ ~he ordi~oe a~o~e~ as rea~
Repo~s o~ a s~vey o~ ~he Wa~er and 8ani~a~
aitio~ by Sta~e He~th Depa~me~ o~icials were received
~a orde~e~ ~ile~
Upon motion the 0ommission a~Journed
Approved J~a ~th 1919
0it~ ~all
Juale Tw~mt~-2o~h, Nineteen-~ineteen
No quorum bei~ present at She regular Ju~e session
~he 0ommi~sion stoo~ adJour~e~ ~util2 Wednesda~ ~venin&
~une ~§th. 1919. at 8 00 ~, M
Approve6 th~s 88ha day o~ ~uly 1919
ar2 Oha~Jrman
Ju~e ~wenty-fi~th, Nineteen-nineteen
Commission met in session adJourne~ from June
1919 with 6hai~man Ross presidi~
~a~ following 0ommissioners were present amd
answered to the rollt Allison Atchley Rosa and
Wright
Minutes of the preceding meetings were rea~
a~p~oved
qbe ~ollowin~ accounts were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment~
General
~he Alamo Storage Co ~ 75
R M 0oohran 18 00
De~ton Steam Ldr~ 0o 1 42
W P Du~s, Assr Arty Gert ~ 00
H H Eard in & Co
A B Ivey Co ~lerk, 2
£ P Johnson 15 O0
J A Mc0rary, 6
J A Minnis 1
Ross 0 'Mare 6
~ £ Pitman J BO
IIomer ~u~h, 11 O0
IIomer 2u~h
II H Push ~ ~0
Sheridan-Bennett & Co 29
Stamps to mail amendments, 10 O0
2urner Bros lZ 90
· illiams O A lB0 O0
J 0 Williams ~0 00
Street & Bridge Dept
American Railway Express 0o , 1
0 F Barnett 8 00
J M Bratcher 16
Denton Machine Works 8 O0
Denton Mlllin~ Co 117 80
Montgomery ~lumbin~ Co
J B Wilson & Co 1~
Sheridan Bennett & Co
Sewer Ex-bemsion & Main
J M Bratcher
E tt Hardin & 0o ~ 10
J B WilSon & Co S 00
Monthly reports oi Treasurer Woodward Marehel
8winney anS the Water Works Depax~tment were received
and ordered fmled
The City Marshal's returnS on the posting of an
eleotmon order ~or the purpose of votmn8 on amendments
the 0ity Charter were received and ordered ~iled
A verbal report of the sanitary condition of the
J~e ~enty-~i~th Nineteen-~neteen
ava of the Sh~ disposal plan~ was given ,y Dr F w~
Bids for the Custody of ~he City 2unds w~re received
from the First National Bank an~ the Denton 0o~y National
Bank offering $% and ~, respectively ~nterest on daily
balances an~ to charge 8% interes~ on overd~f$~ Upon mo-
~ion o~ Wrigh% ~l~e bid of the ~irst National Baz~k was accepted
i~ bei~ ~he hi~hes~ and best bid o~ered, end ~aid bank was
designated as the 0i~y Depository ~or the ensui ,~g year
Upon tactic;1 o~ A~ohley the Denton Record~Ohronicle
~eek~.v was designated as the official paper ~or the ensuing
yea~ I
~he ~ollowing ordinance was introduced a~d placed on
i~s ~irSt reading
AN O~DI~Ai~OE 2EOV~DINQ FOR ~ ~T, EO~ION ~F A OITY OOM-
~L~SSIONEI~ 0F TEE 0ITY OF DEN~0N ~S 0N T~ ~9~h ~ ~
A~. 19~, T0 SEE OUT ~HE U~E~ T~ EEI~ 0N
AP~L ~d. 19S0, ~0~ING ~ P~0E ~0R H0~IN( ~ ~0-
TION, A~ ~ 9~S ~ APPOI~I~ TE ~GTION
0~I0~S T~E, AE ~0V~ING T~T ~ ~SG ~0EI~NG
~ ~G~ST ~ 0~ VOTES AT S~0H E~GTION SE LL ~ ~0~
~ee~ion One I~ is hereby ordere~ b7 th~ 0i~7 0o~s-
e&on o~ t~ 0i~ o2 Denton, Te~e, ~ha% ~ elco' ~on he held
in said cl~ on t~ Sgth day o~ J~y A D 1~19 a~ whi~ time
there sh~l be ~ee~ed a 0it2 Oo~ssioner of ~ ~d city ~o
e~ll serve ~er ~ ~e~irei te~ endi~ April ~n~ A D
15~, or ~il ~s successor is electel and q~.iYie~
Bec~on ~o s~ i e~tion s~ll be hel~ in the bity
~11 tn sai~ ci~ in accordance ~th t~ genera, law o~ t~
B~ate ol Te~s reg~ti~ such electio~
Sec~lon T~ee Upon said election b~ ~1~ the o2-
2ice.s ~lt~ ~ ~, hereafter appo~ed, s]~all imediate-
1~ m~e prope~ reruns thereo~ to the 0~y Co~sslon of said
0i~ in acoord~oe ~h ~w
~eotion ~o~ Jo~ T ~ker is hereby a9pointei pre-
sidlnt o~Yieer o~ ~oh election ~d H ~ Broker a~ Jack
O~ls~al are hereby appointet Judges ~hereof [
Section ~%ve Ail persons resi~ ~h~n t~ ll~ts
o2 said city and ~iYiei to vote ~der t~ ~e~eral law o2
She BSate o2 Te~e S~ll be deemed q~i~ie~ to'vote in t~
elec$ion ~reby ca~,
See~ion Six ~e pe~on recei~ the k.ghest n~ber
~ vo~, aS such e&eotion, s~ll be u~n the r)tn~ bei~
canvaeset dec.red eleoSea for ~he ~e~ired t ~m ~di~
Apr~l ~t A D 1~0
~ee~ion Beve~ A cop~ of t~s order~ sii,.ned by the
0~an o~ $~ Oi~ 0o~!ssion of s~ t city an~ atteste~ by
June ~enty-fifth, ~Ineteen-z~lneteeu ,
the Oit¥ Seoreta~ of said city s~ell be ~oete~ at ~he
~lace o~ hoZ~l~ e~ elect~on ~o~ at least t~ ~(~0)
~ prior to the ~ate ~o~ ~l~i~ sa~ elect~on, e~
the s~e e~ll be ~ constitute a~cl~t not~e
the~o~
~eo~ion Eisht Tha~ ~e oral.nee e~l be In
~1 force and e~ec~ ~rom ant a~er i~s pas~e
~asse~ ~his ~e ~h 1~1~
~. B Ross
Oit2 Secretar~ ~ the ~ssion o~ ~he Oity
0152 o~ Denton Te~s o~ Denton. Te~a ~
Upon motion of Wright the rules were suspended
and ti e ordinance placed on its second reading
Upon motion of Atchley the rules were suspended
an~ the ordinance placed on its third and final reading
for adoption
~otion was made by Wright that the ordinance be
adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question of
the adoption of the ordinance ~he ~ollowing Oomm~ssion-
ers voted "Tea" Allison. Atchley Ross and Wright~
Ns Oommissioner voted "Nay". Whereupon the Chair d~-
clare~ the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopte~
as read
The followin~ ox~d~nee was introduced and
placed on mrs first reading~
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING ~0R THE ESTABLI~?J~MEN~
O~ A BASE LINE ~OR THE NU~NG 03' HOUSE~ IN THE
0!~ D~0N, PROVIDING ~0R THE NUMB~?NG O~ HOUSEB, T~
DESIGNATI~ O~ BLOOES TEE OHARAOTtlR OF ~W~ TO BE
USED, T~ MANNER 0~ NUMB~NG~ PROHIBI~IN~ THE
T~0N OR TEARING DOWN O~ ANY NUM~ER~ AND PROV~])IN~ AI
PENAT~TT AND REPEATING ANT ORDINANO~S IN
1~ I~ O~IIIEB BY Tltg ~IT¥ OOM~S~ON O~ ~tttl~
OITY O~ D~'NTON, ~EXAS
Section One That Hickory Street and its
tinuation by ima~Inary line throngh th~ city from
to West and Locust Street and its continuation b~~Ei-
nary line through the city from North to South be
the same are hereby establisRed as base lines from
Which all houses are numbered
Section Two That the letters N E S W
dioa?ing the four cardinal points of the compass be~
ad,ed, respectively as a prefix ~o all st~eats, avenues
an~ thoroughfares as their direction from ~h~ b~se lines
may indicate
Section Three That all houses be nlz~bered.
~une Twenty-fifth. Nineteen-ninetee~
~ ~ee line ou~ each e~reet ~o ~he ~=~o=e~e line o~ ~he
city, ~ te ~he ~e~n~ o~ such s~ree~, in r~g~a~ orSer,
~he even ~bers on ~he risht ~d ~he odd n~ers on ~he
le2t o~ such s~reets
Section ~o~ T~ee h~drei (300) fees is hereb~
~es~e~ es a Bleak and 100 n~be~ ~o t~ ~loc~ ~es~
e~ll be n~bered begi~i~ ~$h two (B) on the ~ht
si5e e~ the ~gh~ ~e of sai~ street. ~d one (1) on
le~ side of su~ s~reet As t~ bloc~ progress t~ b~
~i~!~ ~be~ s~l be raiseO 100 ~th each ~1o~~~
Section ~ve The North. South. ~s~ and West
siaes of ~he public eq~re in ~he city o~ D~$on, Te~s
are herebF aes~na~ed, respectively as Eorth]
~h 0e~t Sq~re ~et 0o~ Sq~r~ ~d Wes$ 0ou~ Sq~re
~es on,the ~o~h 0o~t Square shall be~in ~o be n~bered
~t the No~theas~ ~rner of said sq~re and ~o ~est Ho~es
on the ~outh 0o~t Bq~re s~ll benton to be n~berea at ~he
~U~west ocher o~ said ~q~re and ~o ~s$ Ho~es
ess 0our~ Sq~re shall begin ~o be n~oeredon the Bo~h-
eas~ co.er o~ sa~ eq~re and ~o North. ~es on t~ ~est
0O~t B~re eh,!l be~in to be n~bered at ~he Northwest
corner o~ sa~d s~e and go South ,
. Secti~ Bix ~bers of me~al or ~lass substance
s~11 be ~e~ ~n the n~beri~ o~ ~ee hereim pr0~Aed
for. an~ shc~bers s~l be ~ehed and provided by
t~ rg~c~ive o~rs of ho~es to be n~bere~, and s~h
o~re shell ~ber or ca~e to be n~bered s=ch ~es
Section Seven ~en such n~beri~ sh~ll be com-
P!ete~ %~ reset thereof s~ll be filed wi~h t~
8ecre$2r2 of sai~ cit~ ~d b~ ~m kept a~ pr,,se~e~ in the
xeo?rae o~ ~s o~ice ~or t~ inspee~ion of ~he public
Sec$1On Ei~h~ It sh~l hereafter be mlaw~
e~p~s~ to te~ d~, ~tilate or destroy =y n~ber
f~om ~ ~use, a~er such ~uee ~s been n~ ~ered ae here-
in
~ Section ~ine A~ person viola~ ~ of the pro-
V%elons o~ ~ ?~ai~mce s~tl be guil~ of e ~sd~eanor
~d, upon conviction ~herefor. shall be p~SBed b~ fine
U~excee~ One H~ed ($100 00) Dollaes -~
i~ Section T~ Ail ordin~ces and parts ordl~nces
~0~llct hero. th a~e hereby repeal~
Section ~even T~t ~his ordimnce s~ll ~ake~ef-
fe~t snot be in ~oroe and operation from and a~ter i~s pas-
sage a~ publication
, , ~aseed ~Ms J~e 2B~h A D 1~1~
~ B Ross
Of~ ~e~y o~ the City oi ~e~on
Oity o~ Denton~ Te~s
Approved as to ~o~
~ R ~il~, 0i~A~o~ey ,
~ ~he 0i~ o~ Denton
Upon mo~ion o~ Wri~ ~ rules were s~pended
/
~he o~di~nce pla~ed on its second readi~
Upon motion o~ Atc~ey ~he rules were ~usp~nded
~he ordin~ce placed on its t~rd ~d final r mdz~ for
adoption
June Twenty-~ifth Nineteen-nineteen
Notion was made by Wright that the ordinanoe~
he adopted as read Upon roll oa!l upon the question
of the adoption of the ordinance the foltowln8
missioners voted "Yea" Allison, Atohley ROss ami
Wright No Ce~miesioner voted "Na~" ~ere~0n the
o~ir ~ee~red the motion pre~ile~ an~ the
a~epted as read
The follo~ ordi~nce ~s tn~duced an~ placed
on its iirst readi~
AN ORDI~NOE ~I~NG THF ~ 0F T~
0~ ~E 0I~ 0~ D~TON
~ I~ 0~AI~ ~ THE CI~ ~ESSION 0~ ~'OI~
0E D~TON Th~S
Section One Thcs the s~a~es of %~ Cit~ of-
~ioers o~ the 01fy of ~enton ~e~s be an~ the
are hereby fixed respeetivel~ as fol~
T~ Mayor s~l animally receive t~ s~ o~
$~,000 00
The ~lty Seereta~ shall s~lly receive the
$~ o~ ~1 800 00
~he ~ity At%o~ey s~ll a~ll~ receive ~he~
~ of $900 00
The bi%y l~rs~l s~ll a~lly receive the
of $1 080 00
The ~i%y Health Officer s~ll ~11~ receive
%he s~ o~ $900 00
The ~ight Wato~an shall ~nu~ receive the
s~ of $1,020 00
~he Cit~ E~ineer shall a~lly receive
s~ of $1,800 O0
The driver o~ ~i~ ~ine No 1 shall ~11~
receive the s~ o~ $1,1~0 O0
T~ driver o~ ~re E~ine No ~ s~ll a~lI~
receive ~he s~ ~ $1,1B0 00
Section Three T~$ all ~he salaries a~bre~med
s~ll be due and ~yable on the let da~ o~ each month,
and shall be eflective as herein set, on ~d a~ter ~e
let 191~
Section ~o~ ~t all sal~s herein before
provided ~or shall be paid out of t~ General ~
the city, by ~rrant dra~ su~ f~, ~gne~ ~y the
upon
Oity $ecreta~ ~d co~tersigned by the ~yor of eai~
ci~, except the 0i~ h~ineer's salary which s~lI be
~i~ out of the S~reet ~d Bridge ~d and dra~ ~re-
on by ~rrant as aforesaid
Beotion Pive T~ this ordi~nce s~ll be
~1 force a~ effect from and afSer its ~ssage
Passed this J~e B~$h A D 1~19
AStest ~ B Ross
~ of the 0it~ of Denton, of ~ 0it~ ~
~e~s
App~ve~ as ~o
E. R Wils~ 0i~2 A$~o~y
of the 0i~y of D~on, Te~s
--- J ~
~s~a ~en~F-~h ]/ine~een-nine~een~
Upon ~ion o2 ~lfh~ ~he ~les were s~v~e~
~ o~lmnce place~ on i~s second readi~ I
~on mo~ion o~A$c~e2 ~he ~es were s~p~nded
~he o~8i~ce plaoe~ on i~s ~h~d and i~l r~85~ ~o~
adoP~iom I
~lon ~e ~8e b2 ~ri~h~ ~ ~he ordi~ce be adopted
as rea8 Upon roll call ~pon ~he q~es~ion
~he o~8~e ~ ~ollowi~ ~ssioners vo~e8 ~Yea"
Allison. A~c~e2. Rose n~Z Wrigh~ No 0om~ssionSrs vo~e~
~"N~". ~ereupo~ ~he 0~ir 8eclare~ ~he mo~ion ~revaile8
a~ ~ o~i~ce adopSe~ as read I
Upon mo~ion a Co~ee~oomposed o~ Mess~ E V
~em ~ ~ R ~ilsont ~s appointed ~o investigate
acce~ ,~ $10 00 ~ile8 by Dr M ~ ~r~in
~ ~ ~ Ye~by'e e~e I
A oo~ee colossal o~ ~essrs
D. ~ Allison and E V ~e~nen. ~s appointed ~o lin~e~iew
She 0o~2 Oo~s~oners ~h a view ~o~rds co~ec~l~
8ri~ ~o~ain on ~he Bou~h side o~ ~he ~bli~ S~re
Upg~ ~ion ~he 0o~!ssion s~ood adJo~ne~ ~il
~eeda2 J~ 8~. lglg a~ 8 00 o'clock P
A~roved ~is ~ 3B~ lglg
e~a~ 0~i~
July Eighth, Nineteen-nineteen
Commission met in session adjourned from June P~th,
1919 with 0hai$man Ross presidin~
The followin~ Oomm~ ssmone~s were present and an-
swered to the roll Atchley Ross and W~i~ht
Absent Allisan
The followin~ resolution was introduced and
m~titn adopted
W~w~AS, the teoples Home Telephone 0om~an¥ in
this oity has applied to the City Oomm4ssion for an in-
crease in their rates amd charges and
WHEREAS, it t~e sense o~ ~his commission that such
increase should not be allowed and that the present rates
and charles of such company should remain in force, and
WHEREAS, the ra~es to be charted to parrots of such
company are fi~ed ~y an ordinance passed by the 0ity 0om-
mission on the 1st day of August 1918, recor~ed~in Book 4
Pa~e 351 of the Minutes of said City 0ommission, which was
the ordinance authorizin~ the merge~ and consoli~a$ien
the Peoples Home Telephone Company and the Southwestern Tele-
phone and ~ele~raph Company, the terms and provisions
which merEer were accepted, in writiz~, by ~oth such com-
panles on the Bgth day o~ August 1918, and
WHEREAS~ there is no provi~on ~or increase in rates,
~ithout the consent of the City Co~..~ssion, n~less such
company shall have ES00 or more telephones so~nected with
such exchamge in which event a raise of ~0 cents per phone
may be made but which number now operati~ from sue~ tx-
shanks is smaller then the 2~00 above referred to and
WHEREAS the neoess~ty for an increase in rates and
charges is n~t apparent to this Commission but it is the
JndEement of this 0ommission that the presen~ rates · md
ohar~es for service to patrons is adequate and sufficient,
Now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED ~Y THE 0ITY 00~SSION 02 THE 0ITY
0~ DENTON TEXAS
That the application of the Peoples Home Telephone
0ompany for an increase in rates and charEes, in this
city for telephone service he aml the same is hereby
refused That it is the sense an~ Judgement o~ this Gem-
mission that the rates an~ char~es now made %TS adequate
and sufficient That this Commission hereby protests
a~ainst any proposed raise in rates in any particular
or for any purpose and hereby metres notice that such
present rates ~nd charEes shall remain in effect az~ ,that
if any increase in rates is made or attempted to be put
in~ effect that such raise or increase is taken by such
company over the protest and aEai~t tbs action of this
0omm~ssion and this 0om~ission will emplF~ all means amd
remedies which the Oity of ~enton posesses to resist such
increase to the end that the present rates are maintained
and so that what appears to this ~omm~s~ on to be anon-
reasonable and unwarranted charEe and rate shall not be
put into effect
A copy of thms resolution shall be served by the
0ity Secretary upon the local manager of the Peoples
Home ~elephone 0omapny in the 0i~y of Denton Texas
J ~ Wri~h~
City Commissioner of the
City of Denton, Texas
U~on motion the bomm4ssion stooa ad~ournea until
Jul~ ~sh%h, Nineteen-ninetoon
~ay, July 11th, 1919 at 8 O0 o'olook P M
Approved July 2P~ud 191~
Beoreta~ Chairman
~uly Eleventh Nineteen-nineteen
No ~uor~m boing present the Oommiesion ~tood ad-
Approved July gZnd 1919
City Hall
July Twenty-secon~ I~ineteen-nineteen
Commission met in regular July session with 0hair-
man Ross presmdi~
The followin~ 0ommtssioners were present and answered
to th~ roll Allison Atchley Ross ~ud ~right
Minutes of the precedmng meetings were read an~
appro veal
The fo±lowing accounts were allowed an~ warrants
ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment
General
American La~rance ~ire hn~ne 0o , $5 26
Black Electric Co 2 00
~amps Dru~ Store
0 M Curtis 83
Denton Steam Laundry bo , 1
Evers Hardware Co 16 50
Gulf Refinin~ ~,o 63 88
EarEreaves Prin~in~ bo 3 11
W T Morris E3 07
Peoples Home £elephone Co 5 00
Denton Record-Ohro~icle 73 15
V W Shepard 50 O0
J O Williams 2 50
The Wright Company *arage 171
Street & Bridge
American Railway hxpress 4o , 42 64
Do 79
~ ~ Barnett 7 50
J M Brat~her 17 80
B H Deavenport & ~o 7
Evers Hardware ~o 11 20
~rei~ht Transfer ~o , 62
Gulf Heiinin~ 4o 10
Harris-~ez$1ey ~ardware ~o 13 90
Pruitt Saddlery ~ Harness Store 13
~exas Wire z'ence ~o 10 55
Sewer Lxtension & Eain
~vers hardware ~o 11 80
Gulf i{eflnin~ Co 1 86
S W Kanady 60
Lester ~ransfer ~o (~reigh~) ~ 40
Te~ Lewis
Lyon-Gray Lumber ~o 38 80
2he Standard Scale
· exas Wire 2ence Co 8 08
Occupation
~irst ~{a%ionsl B~I~ (~xpress)
Sewer Constructmon No
2e~arkana Pipe Works
~onthly reports of ~reasurer Woodward Secretar~
E~-wln llarshal Nwinney and the Water & Lisht Departmen~
were recemved and ordered filed
A report of H H Push 0ity Pound 0~ficer on
July Twenty-second, Nineteen-nineteen
the sale of live stock was received and ordered filed
A pe~lti0~ si~ne4 by property owners in the Schmitz
& Rlpy, A E Bell and Woodland Additions askin~ that the
sewer be extended to reach them was reserved an~ ordered
~iled
Upoz~ moLioz~ the Commission stood adjourned u~til
· ednSs~e~V Jul2 ~0th, 1919 at 8 o'clock P M
Approved th~S ~th day ol Au~us$ 1919
July Thirtieth Nineteen-nineteen
bommission met ia sessaon adjourned from July
22nd 1919 with Chairman Ross presiding
the ~ollow~n£ bommissioners were present and
anaweze~ bo the roll alL, son Atchley Ross and
i~rihh ~
Upon motion the ~hair appointed a committee
composed ol llessrs J R Atchley and J L ~ri£h~
to canvass the returns oi an election held July 29th
1919 the committee makzn~ the ~ollowing report
We your committee appointed to canvass the
returns oi an election held at the O~ty hall of Denton
iexas on July 2gth, 1919 to amend the ~ity Charter
~dwelect one ~ommissioner for the unexloired term o~
Amend ~ent 1~o I ~or 298 Against 160
" ~ " 273 " 18~ ~
" 3 " 263 " 196
" 4 " 261, " 190
" § " 261 " 186
" 6 " 252 " 186
" 7 " 190 " 20§
J ~ Simmons " 385 "
J W Pender " 21
Joe 3ailey 1
~ G Hester, I
J L ~ri~h~
J R Atchley
Comm~ tree
bpon motion the report of the Committee was
received and adopted
lhe followin~ resolution was introduced and
upon motion adopted
W~tEREAS at an election held in the 0ity of
Denton Dexas on July 29th 1919 at which were sub-
mitred for ~doption or rejection by the qualified
voters of sai& uitF an amendment to amend Section ~
of Article 1 cz the ~ity Charter, and an amendment to
amend Section ~ of Article S of said City Charter
and an amendmen~ to amend Section 9 of Article Z of
said ~ity ~harter and an amendment to amend ~eetlon
1~ of Artmcle ~ of satd Charter and an amendment to
amend oectmon lA of Art S of saia 0hotter and an
amendment to amend samd Charter relative to Arti~e
1 Section 1 and an amendment to amend beotion 1 of
Article l~ of said bharter and
WHEREAS, the votes cast upon said proposit~mn
were as follows
Amendment to ~mend Section A of Article ~
~or 298 Agamnst 160
Amendment to amend Section ? ~f Article S,
~or 27~ Against 187
Amendment to auend Section 9 of Article S
Pot, S6S Agamnst 196
Amendment to amend oeotion lZ of A~;ticle S
~or 261 Agains~ 190
Amendment to amend ~eotion l~ of Article S
Pot 261 Against 186
Amendment to ~nend the 0hatter relative of ~
Article 1 Seetion~, ~or 25~ Ageinst ~86
/,
July Thirtieth Nineteen-nineteen
~mendment to amend bection 1 of Article l? For
190 A~ains~ 20~
AND W~S it appears that all ~f such amendments
e~cept the last one carried by a majority of all votes
east at such election an~ that the amendment to amend bec-
tim 1 of Article 17 was rejected by such vote, now there-
Be it resolved by the City ~onm~lssion ef the 0ity
of Denton, Texas
~ That the ~esult of said election is tha~ all the
amendmeuts except the one to amend Section 1 $l Article
17 have carried by a majority vote of all votes cast at
such election And that the first sim o~ said amendments
be and are herebp declared as a part of the CiSy 0hatter
o~ this 0ity as a result of said election A~d that the
v0?e and ~esult of said election is as shown i~ the preamble
of this resolution, and that the amendment to amen~ Section
I o~ Article 17 was rejected and ~ailed o~ adoption
J R Atchley bomissioner~
Dhe followir~ resolution was mntroduoed ~and upon
motion adopted
At s/n election held on July 29th 1919 in th~s~ity
for the purpose of ~illing a vacancy in the office of ~ity
0ommissioner sueh ~mexpired term being the term of 0has
W Alexander, it appears that John T Simmons received
votes and J W Pender received 21 votes and JOe Bailey
received 1 and J G Hester received I vote Now therefore
Be it resolved b~ the b~ty ~ommissmon of the bity o~
D~ ~on Texas
~ Tha~ John ~ Simmons received JS~ votes~at such elec-
tion ior City 0omm~esioner ~or the unexpired term which is a
majority o~ all votes east at such election and that said
~ohn T S~mmons be and he is hereby declare& e~ected
Oo~w~esioner for the unexpired term w~mich was the unexcited
term of Ohas W Alexander
J R Atchley, Commissioner
~ Upon motion of Allison the sum o~ ~§~ 00 per month
was allowed Mr Ben Price for cle-~n8 the Public bquare
Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned until
~r~day, AUSust let, 1919 at & o'clock P M
Approved AuSust P.6th 1919
,~ ~ Secretary a
August ~irst Nineteen-nineteen
bommisszon met mn session adjourned from July
30th, 1919 with bhairman Ross presidin~
zhe followin~ ~omm~ssioners were present an~
answered to the roll Atchley Ro~ an~ Simmons
±he followln~ ordinance was introduced an~ placed
on its first readzn~
AN 0t{DIirANGE 0ROuRING AN EL~0TION TO Bk HELD IN TH~
~ITY OF DENION T~,YAS ON SEOT~[BER 8th A D 1919, ~0R THE PURPOSE
0~ ELh0TING A ~YOR, A OilY NARSHAL AND A CITY ATTORNEY 0P SAID
OILY, PROVIDING £E~ PLACE AT WHIbH SAID ELECTION 8~ALZ BE
gELD NANING zEE 0~IGERS TO HOLD SUOH ELECTION, PROVIDING
~0R NOTICE ~ SUCH LLECTION Al~) FOR NAKING RETURNS 0~ SAID
EI~0TION AND ~0R DECLARING zEE RASIrLTS
BE I~ 0%DAINED BY iHL OITY 00NN/SSION 0~ ~HE CITY
0~ DENTON
oection I It ~s hereby ordered by the City bom-
mission cZ the ~ity of uenton Terumo that an election be
held in the ~ity of enton Texas on oeptember 8th A D
1919 st which time there shall be elected a l~yor & 0ity
Narshal an~ a ~ity Attorney of ~aid city
beetion E Said election shall be held at the ~ity
Hall in said c~ty in accordance with the General Laws of
the State of ~exas governin~ and regulating such elections
oeotion 3 Upon s~ d election bemnE held the o,~fioers
holding the sam~ hereafter aopomnted shall ~ due
proper returns of said election to the ~ity bommission of
sal~ cmty in ~he time and manner required by law
oection 4 John ~ Baker is hereby appoin%ed Pre-
sidin~ 0ffmcer of said election and W W Baxter and J P
Nagee are hereby appointed Judges thereof
~ection ~ All persons residing wmthin the limits
of said ~ity o± Denton Texss and qualified to vote under
the uonstitution and Laws o~ the State of Aexas shall be
deemed qualified to vote at the election hereby called
oeotion 6 ~he person receivin~ the kt~hest nmmber
of votes cast at such election ~or each o~ the offices
herein named shall ~e upon the ret~s bein~ canvassed,
declared e~ected
~eotion 7 A copy el tkis o~der signed ~y the
~hairman of the ~ity ~omnussion of samd city and attested
by tho ~mty Secretary of said omty shall be posted at ~he
place for holdin? said election towit at the bity Hall
in said city for a period oi thirty (30) days prior to the
date for $oldm~ said election and the same shall be and
constitute suimmo~ent notice thereof
Oeotmon 8 ~1 ~ms ordmnance shall take exfect and be
in full iorce from and after its passage
PA~ED thms the let day o~ August A D 1919
Attest ~ B Ross Chairman
J ~ Erwin bmty becretary ~ity bomm~ssion o~ the
of the ~ity of menton ~exas Oity of menton Texas
Upon motion oi Allzson the rules wore suspended
~ud the ordinance placed on ih~ secon~ readin8
Upon motion om Atohley the rules were suspended and
the ordinance placed on rote third and imnal readin8 for
adoption
Motion was m~de by ~tohley that the ordinance be
adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question of the
adoption of the ordinance the followm~ ~ommmssloners voted
"Yea" Atchley, Allison an~ Ross No bommmss~oner voted
"Nay~' Whereupon the ~hair declared th~ motion prevailed
and the ordinance adopted as read
Oommi~sioner Wright present
Uoon mormon the cum oi ~12 $4 penalties on taxes
was ordered refunded to ~rs ~ D ~unningham
Upon motion the sum of ~1 ~ was allowed ~ ~
V. eipes ~or the construction of a imlmn~ cabinet and $8 O0
per day w~s allowed each JudEe and clerk ior holdin~ ~he
election July Bgth 1919
Upon motion the I~ayor was znstructed to employ
extra police durzng the pmcnic August End an~ to eon-
struet a sewer line on H~nn Avenue
Upon me,ion the ~ommmssion stood ad~our~ed until
~onday August 18th 1919
Approved A~ust E6th 1919
Audust i~hteenth ~ineteen-nineteen
~ommisszon met in sesszon adjourned from Au~net
1st, 1919 wzth ~hazrmsn ~oss presidin~
.he l ollowing ~ommissloners were pressnt and an-
swered to the roll Ate h lay Ross Simmons end ~righ~ ~
Absent Allmson
A ver0al reszdnatzon of m B ~oss as uity ~omm~S-
sioner was made a%d upon motion adopted uommlssioner
~tehley actz ~ ~hairman ore rem
Upon motmon J R ~tchley was elected Chazrman
of the mty o~mtssion for the balance of the ensuzng
year
· he followzn~ resolution wes introduced an~ upon
motion adopted and ordered spread on the Minutes
~b~R~AS our ~hairm~n Nr ~ B Ross has this
day ~resen~ed ~s resm~nation as a member o~ the 0ity
Co~ission o~ the City o~ De.on Te~s t~s action on
~s part bemn8 necessmtated by reason o~ his removal ~m
t~ ~mty on acoo~t of the ill health o~ ~s ~e and
~3 we accept said resignation with regre~
realizing t~t we ere lomng a val~ble member o~ the
0o~isslon as well as one oi our best citizens now
therefore
Be it resolved by the bity bo~ssion o~ the ~ity
o~ ~enton Te~s
T~t the re~gnation o~ ~ ~ B Ross as a me~
her o~ the ~omm~ssion ~d as b~m~an t~reo~ be accepted
~ we e~ress to ~ Ross our sinoere regret at ~s re-
moval item our ~ity and as a memb~ o~ t~ Oo~ission a~
we ~sh to e~ress to ~m o~ best wishes ~or ~s ~ut~e
success in a~ ~derta~ which he may e~age
in
~s
services as a member o~ thms ~o~ssion ~ve b~n o~ Ereat
value to us and to t~s ~ity He has de. ted ~s time
enerdy and ability to the business and a~airs o~ this
City ~t~ut rem~eration oI ~ ~nd save and accept t~
consciousness o~ duty well done
z~s A~t 18th 1919
J L Wright Co~ssioner
Upon motion the ~yor ~s z~t~oted to increase the
wages o~ laborers on the sewer e~ensions to &0 per ho~
· he ~ollowi~ resolution wa8 Introduce8 an8 upon
motion adopte~
Be it resolved by the ~ity Co~ssion oi the 0ity
of De~on Te~s
T~t mt ms hereby deemed advisable ~n~ dec.red
~o be a public necessity to c~b. p~ve and excavate t~
~ublio S~are in the City o~ Denton, North Loo~t Street
~rom the Public SQ~re to ~olle~e Street Ea~ Aven~
~om ~orth ~oo~t S~r~et to Oa~an~ Avenue, Oa~ [~ Avenue
~rom ~ Avenue ~o ~or~h Loous~ S~reet ~ We~ Oak St~ee~
f~om t~ 2~bl~o Sq~re ~o the 0ity Li~ts ~n t~ City of
De.on Te~s. as hereinafter set out
10 b~ld new e~b or reset old o~b acoordi~ to
the pla~ ~ specifications made ~y t~ 0ity ~ineer of
the City of Denton Te~s a~ on file in t~ o~fiee of the
0ity SegreSa~ o~ said city
To ~ave sm~ streets and sai~ sq~re between the
limits and e~b li~s aocordl~ to the plans ar specifioa-
tio~ o~ ~he 0it~ ~ineer of said city
Be ~t furt~r resolved ~% the 01~y E~ineer be in-
structed ~o speedily prepare a prelimi~ry estimate o% the
cost o~ sai~ i~rovement and present the same o t~ City
0o~ls~on ~or ~heir ap~oval a~ t~t the 0it Secretary
~ke the proper pub~ioatio~ of t~s resolution. ~eh p~li-
cation to be made in the ~aily a~ Wee~ Reoo~-O~o~ole
for a pe~od o~ ~ive (8) days a~ ~y remo~tr~n~e thereto
~y be ~de at a meeti~ o~ the 0i~ ~o~ss~oz to be held
a~ t~ 01~2, Hall in sai~ blty on Tuesday A~ E6th 191~
at E o'clock 2 M
0o~is~oner of the~ity of
De. on ~e~s
~po~ motion t~ Oo~ission adJo~ed
Appreve~ August ~6th 1919
~ ~%alv Chairman
Cmty Hall
August T~enty-siEth Nineteen-nineteen
Commission met in regular A~ust session with C~air-
man Atchley presidin~
The iollowDn~ Oommissmoners were present and answered
to the roll All~son Atchle~ Simmons and Wright
i~nntes oS the preoedmng meetings were read and ap-
proved
ihe fo llo~fng aceom~ts were allowed aha warrant~
ordered drawn on their respectmve ~nnds in payment Gene:al ~und,
J T Baker ~residing O~l~oer $18 O0
R M Cochran 28 00
Denton Steam Laundry
J W Lrwmn 7 02
Hargreaves Printing Co 3 O0
A B Ivey 0o blerk~ 8b
Lyon-Gray Zbr Co 7 40
Denton Record-0hronicle 2~
Lon A Speer lb0 00
B ~ Steenbergen 8
~horburn Broom & Srush Co 9 9~
J B Wil~ n &
Street & £rzdEe Dept
J W E~win (Ex~ress) 78
American Ry Exjress Co 2~ 34
C 2 Barnett 6 00
E O~in 196 ll
Eox Sros & Co 7~ 03
~arris Zum~er ~o ~0 O0
H H Hardin & Co 72
Harris-Sentley Hdw
John Hester 7 O0
Magnolia Petroleum
Peoples home ~el ~o 1 60
Aalialerro Bros 28 60
Thorburn & ~o 10
J B Wmlson & ~o 204 42
Sewer ~x~ens~on & Main
H F Koch
Magnolia Petroleum
S~r bonst Bonds ~1o 2
Acme Brick ~o 28 80
Alliance Ice ~o 3 00
~merican ~ast Iron ~mpe bo 142 87
J M Bratcher 12
Dallas ~oun~ry 102 O0
B H Deavenport &
~reight ~ransier
Harris ~eutley Hdw bo 4 10
Lyon-~ray Lumber
~osner l~g bo 60 00
~eooles Home ~elephone
~exarkana Fipe Works 190
lremght on same, ~6 l0
J B Wilson & Co
llonthly red, errs oi ~reaourerE Woodward Secretar~
r0oe~ved and ordered ~iled
' 277
Au~Eus~ Twenty-si~h Nineteen-nineteen
~A verbal report o~ the sanitary cong~tio~ o~ the
was glven~by Dr Pine~ 0 H 0
~ A protest wa~ ~lled by ~ zrank ~ra~t a~a~nst the
cha~ o~ t~ base or ~rage in the oavin~ Gl the Public
~ The ~011o~ resolution was introduce8 a~ upon
motion adopte~
~ ' R~SO~UTION 0RDE~NG ~ I~R0~I~NT 01 I'H~ PUBLIC
SQ~ ~ST OAK STRE~ PROI~ T~ PUBLIC SQ~Rh T0 2~ OI~
LI~S NORTH L00UST ST~ET ~ROM 2HE PUBLIC SQU~L i0
NORTH LI~ 02 00~EGE STRELT ~ A~ ~ROM NORTH
S~ ~ ~ ~ ~D A~ FROM W~ A~ T0
~ ~T ~SO~D BY TI~ 0ITY COmmISSION 0E z~ CITY
DETON T~ ~S
~ T~? She above desormbed streets and the Public Sq~re
in the Oi~ty 0~ ~en~on Texas s~ll be mmproved mn the ma~er
~°ll°wm~~ T~t the said streets ~d square shall be graded
exoavated or ~illed
2 T~t new o~b be b~lt ~r reset old curb ~d that
saA~ streets be paved between said li~ts and said c~b lmnes
aeoordm~ to the plan~ a~ soeom~mcations to Oe ~ur~shed by
t~ ~ity ~ineer o~ s~d city
3 T~t the said streets and ~ublic sq~re shall be
~aVe~ With one o~ the 2ollow~ ~termals a~ids be taken
therefor
A, ~B~iok pavement on co~crete io~datio~
B Aso~l~ macadam
Concrete pavement
D ASp~ltic concrete
Sids $~ll be taken ior concrete c~hs and sa~ work
oi I~ovement s~t~be done w~th such oi said materials and
~de~ such ~thods a~ plans as may be selected by the ~ity
COmmission a~ter the bids are received
~ T~t the ~st oi s~ d improvement sh~lt be pared
as ~o llOw~
~ The 01fy om ~enton shall cay one-t~rd oi t~
o~ improvement a~or~said except said
B The ewne~s o~ abutting ~roperty shall pay two-thirds
o~ S~eh i~provement
0 ~he owners o~ abutting property s~ll.pay the whole
cost 0~ i~$$alli~ concrete e~bs in ~ront Gl t~eir respective
p~per~y Oerner lots s~ll bear cost oi addit~o~l cur~ re-
quire~ on'ao$o~ o~ street and alley intersections
~h~ t~ proportion ~ the oosts herein named to be ~id
by t~ o~e~ oi abu~ti~ p~erty s~ll be ~aid in three eq~l
mnstal~e~ as ~ollo~
0nev$~d cash on t~ accept~oe Gl the improvemont
the Czty Octagon o~ said ei?y 0ne-thUd in one year ~rom
said a~epta~e a~ one-third in two years ~rom such acceptance
T~t the S~d de~erred pa~ents eh it be~r interest
th~ ra?e 0'~ $ p~ oe~ Get ann~ from said date o~ acceptance
p~vid~~ t~ such o~ers o~ abuttl~ property hall ~ve the
p~veleEe ~ ~ the sat~ assessments in who .e or In part
b~e ~a~i?y, with~eor~d interest to date ~ pa~ent
T~$ the proportion o~ the costs payable~oy the owners
o~ ab~t~f~ property ~all be assessed against ~he s~d o~ers
an~ a~ainSt ~heir said property in accordance w~.th the General
~ws o~ ?he ~ta~e o~ Te~s and in accordance ~th w~t is
as the "~on~ ~ plan or ~e", as the ~ronta~ ~ o~ the property
o~ each cee2 ie~ w~le ~rontaEe o~ property ,n the said
stree?a ~e~ to be paved, ~s well as t~ p~bli~ square pro-
A~ust lwenty-s~xth Nineteen-nineteen
vzdsd that if the application of this rule would in the
opinion ofthe City ~ommission in particular cases be un-
Just or unequal it will be the duty of said City CommiS-
Sion to assess and aoportmon such cost in such proportion
as it may deem just and equitable having in view the spec-
i$I benefits in enhanced value to be received by each owner
of property so as to produce a ubstantmal equality of ben-
slits by and burdens mmposed upon each owner
ihat no assessments shall be made aEainst any such
owner or h~s property until after notice has been 8mve~
such owner ~nd a hearmn8 as provided by law and provided
that ho assessment shall be made a~ainst any owner or hms
property mn excess oi the henelits to such property in en-
hanced value thereof by samd mmorovements
hat t~e ~mty n£ineer oi samd c~ty ~s hereby direc-
te~ at duce to orepare soec~izcat~ons and i~le the smme w~th
the City Co~mn~s~ion ~or each o~ t~e here~na~ove described
pavements or mmorovements
~hat in ~he speo~l~cations prepared provision
shall be made for requiring all contractors to Eivea main~
tenance bond for a term of not longer than five years l~r the
maintenance oi the pavements hereinbefore described
~hat such specifications shall require the bidder
to make a bid uoon the venous adore named pavements ~r ma-
terials of improvements with a maintenance bond as herein
pro vi d ed
· he specifications shall also state th~ amount ~f
the construction bonds required to Oe given as well as the
method by whmch ~ ~s oroposed to ~ay the cost Df the said
pavement or ~morovement said ~ethod bein~ in accordance
with this resolution
D E Allison
Commissioner of the City
of Denton forums
A copy of the specmficatmons of the above mentioned
street improvements was read by the City Ln~ineer$ and upon
motion ordered fmled
~he followin~ resolution was introduced and upon
motion adopted! ~
B~ I~ R~o0LV~D BY ~H~ ~i~'Y ~O~IoSION 0~ ~tL~ CITy
0~~ DLi~TON iR~AS
That the s~eozZ~c%tmons here pre~ented to the 0ity
0ommission by the City nndz esr om ~ city and p~epared
~y him for the zmprovement oit e rublio oquare West Oak
freer from the public square to the City ~.imits, Nort~
Locust Otreet from the public ~quare to the ~lorth lin9 of
0ollege Otreet Hann Avenue from ~orth Locust Street te
0aklan~ Avonue and Oakland Avenue lrom Harm Aveuue to North
Locust otreet having been carefully considered by the City
~omm~ssion oi said city be and the same are hereby approved
an~ adopted as ~ne specxlications Zor the improvement of
said streets and public square
De xt further resolved by ~he uity ~Omm!sSion that
the City oeoretary be and he is hereby instructed to at
once advertise ior sealed bids for the construo~tion oi ~aid
improvement provided by the ~aid soecifioations, ~ s~ch
advertisement to apoear or be inserted in the Denton Record-
~hroniole a paper om general circulation in said City of
Denton £exas and shall run ~or e period o~ ten day~ from
the date oi the izrst mnsertion m~ said paper all bid~ to
bt made subject to the terms of the *eneral Laws of the State
o~ ~exas in such cases made and provided Said bids shall be filed
with the ~ity ~eoretary and shall be 9ported at a public meet-
&u~ of sa~d ~ity ~ommission and ~uch Commmssion reservts the
right to reject an~ and all bids so submitted
J T Sin~nons, Commissioner
Au~ns~ Twenty-sixth ,~ineteen-nine~en
Oo ~mm,~ssioner A~ehley absent
Upon motion ~omisslonsr J L Wri2ht wag elected
Ohairman pro tern
Annual report o~ J W Erwin ~ity Secwe?ary was
received and ordered ~iled
U~on motion the trayor was mnstruotod to connect the
~ountains on the bon~ederate Nonument wroth the ~nderstan~mn~
that ~n~on,County would beer one-hal~ oi the e~oense o~ iur-
nishin~ the necessary lead pipe
A commun&cation asking the ~ity ~o re~un~ the amount
paid by property owners ~or a sewer extensmon o~ South Locust
Street was received and upon motion re~er~ed toga committee
oomp0sed o~ ,~essrs H V Hennem J W Erwin and Wm Linden
lot mnv~stm~ation
Upon motion the Commms men stood adjourned until ~ues-
day oeptember 9th 1919 at 1 o'clock P M ,
Approved Sept ember 2drd 1919 ~~_._
Secretary ~hairm~n
~zty Hall
oeptembor Ninth Nineteen-nineteen
~omm~szon met zn ~easion adjourned lrom A~ust
a6th 1919 wzth ~hazrman Atchley presidinE
ahe iollowin~ bomnztssioners were oresent an~
answered to the roll Allison ltchley and oimmons
Absent Irap ht
A con~mt%ee composed o~ I~essrs ~ k A13~son and
J T ozmmons was apoo~nted to canvass the returns oi
an election held ~eotember 8th 1919 and who made the
iollowang report
~fe yo~ oo~it~oe appointed to canvass the ret~ns
ol an elect~on hel5 ~n the bi~ cz Dmton ~e~s on the
8th 8ay oi Seotemoer A D 1919 ~or a ~yor bity IIars~l~
and ~ity Attorney oi said city report t~t we Mve made
oareiul canvass o~ the returns o~ such eleotaon an~ fin5 the
result as iollows
Por I~yor
H V Hennen recemved 365 votes
H L Po~wood " 228 "
H ~ Browder ' 170 "
C P Scripture ' 27
~ ~i~y Attorney
V ~ Boyd received J~9 votes
~ R ,~mlson " ~29 "
~or ~mty ~rs~l
W S Fry received 301 votes
W M Swinney ' 393 votes
~ E H~se " 99 votes
lhat ti V Hennen reoomved the ~ghest n~ber
votes cast ~or Isyor at such e~ection and that H R
Wilson recemved the highest n~bor oi votes tor
Attorney at such election and thst W E Sm~ey rooemved
the highest n~ber o~ votes ior ~ity ~[arshal at such oleo-
tion and ~t they each ce declared electod to su~ ~iices
K Allison
J T Simons
The iolowzn~ resolution was mntroduoed and upon
motion adooted
A ~{~SOLU~ION D O~RI~O ~H REPULSE 0~ AN L~0TION
~LD I~I ~ Oil 0 DENTON IE~S 0N T~ 8th ~Y 0P S~-
T_~LR 1919 z0R ~m L blION 0z A ~YOR Z CI~ ATTORN~
A~ A OITY
B} Il ~oOLf~ D BY t~ CITY OO~ISBIOH OP lEE 0ITY
0F DENTON 2F~S
It ap ~ears irom Zhe returns oi an election held
the Oity oi ~enton ~e~s on the 8th day o~ Septembe~ A D
1919 lor the eleotmon om a layor a ~ity Attorney a~
~rshal o~ said oity that H V Helen received 365 votes
~or ~yor i~l Z Po~twood ~ecemved 228 votes ~or ~r
H ~ Bro~ ~eoemved 170 votes ~or Mayor a~ b P
Scrmpt~e received 27X votes ~or ~myor that H R Wil~n
received ~29 votes ~o~ Omty Attorney and C Boyd received
3~9 votes ~or City Atto~ey that ~ S F~ re~eive~ 301
~eptembe~ Ninth, Nineteen-nmneteen
votes ~or City Marshal thst W E Swinney received 595 votes
~or 0ity ~rs~l and that ~ E H~se received 99~vo~ee ~or
0it2 ~rs~l a~ Such election
T~ there was a total n~ber o~ 80~ votes ~ast at such
election ~d that ~here were no other candidates ~or such o~-
~ioee at such eleo~lo~
~ the said H V He~en received the ~st n~ber
o~ votes cast at such election ~or the o~ioe oi ~yor o1 the
~0ity oi Denton, le~s t~t H R Wilson recemve~ the hidhest
~n~ber o~ votes east a~ such eleot~on ~or t~ ~ice o~ City
Attorney o~ the 6it~ o~ ~enton, Te~s and that W M Swm~ey
~eceived ~ ~gheet ~er o~ votes cast at such~election ~or
the o~ioe o~ City ~a~shal o~ the ~ity
~that t~y end each o~ ~hem ~o a~ the~ are hereby declared
duly elected to the respeGtmve oi~ioes el ~yor $ity Attorney
~d City Narshal o~ such city
D E Alli~ n
6o~ssioner
Upon motion the ~o~s~ion stood adJou~ed ~til~
~rid~y
~rl~m2, September 1Bth 1919 at 8 o'~ock P
Approved September EZrd 1919
~i~n
-City Hall
boptember ~wol~th Nmneteen-ninetee~
Oommmssmon met in session adjourned from September
9th, 1919 w~th bnairman A~ohley presidin8
ihs £ollowin£ ~ommmesioners wore present and answered
to the roll Allison Atcbley and Simmons Absent WriEht
A report was ~zven by hamrman ~tohley to the eIfeot
that the local banks would carry the deferred ~yments on
certlizcates of mndebtedness aEamnst the property owners for
street mmprovements at 8/~ per annum interest
The lollowin8 ordznanoe was introduced and placed on
· ts fmrst readm~
AN 0 ~Ii~ ;C~ 0 ~ RI I$ AN L~ 0TION ~OR IH~ SUBMISSION
0£ £HL QUESIION 0E ~EE ADOP£ION 0 ~ REJ~O£ION 0P THh PROVISI0~iS
0~ OHAPTDR 11
1911 ~V~iN~ STRFLT I~PR0~EMENTS PR0~IDI~G
HOLDIN~ oAID ~LEOTION APPOINTENG THE 0E~IOFRS 20R SAID
EI~C£ION Pt0~IDING FOR II0TIbE OF hAID ELLOTION AND PRO-
VIDING ~0R RETURNS 01 oAID 4I~CTION A~ iEE 0ANVASS TH~REOF
B~
D~J~TON TP,XA S
Section ~ne ~hat an election is hereby ordered to be
held in the City of Denton Texas on the 20th day ~f October
A D 1919 at whmoh electmon the follow~n~ questmon shall
be submmtted
"S~ll the ~ity o ~enton Texas adopt the provisions
of Chapter ll Title 22 o the Revised ~tatutes oX ~e~as
of 1911 8overnmn~ otreet Improvements~"
Section Two Samd election shall be held at the City
Hall in said ~mty om ~enton ~oxas, and the followzuE named
persons are hereby aooointed to hold said electmon John T
Baker ms hereby a~oomnted ~rest~[n~ O~i[2er ~said election
and J A Minn~s and d W Baxter ara hereby appointed
Judges cz said elecz~on
oeotmon ~hree ~ai~ election shall be hold and the
manner o~ ho ldm~ same s~ll be overned by the General
Laws o~ the otate el ~e~as redulatin~ such elections and
shall be as nearly a~ possible in compliance with the law
with reference to regular cmty elections in said
~ection ~our At sazd oloctton only resident ~rop-
erty taxpayers who are qualified voters oi said 0i~ ~hall
vote and all votin~ who desire to support and who are in
favor oi the adoption om the ~rovis~ons el said law shall
have prm~ed upon their ballots the w~rds
"~or tho adoption oi the provisions oi bhapter 11 Title
22 of tho Revise~ ~tatutes el ~exaS
street mmprovements ' And all opposed ~hall have printed
upon their ballots the words
"A~ainst ~h~ adoptmon o~ the provisions om Ohapter 11
Title 22 el t ~e Rewsed ~tatutes el Tex~s of 1911 gover-
ning street improvements '
~eotion zmve The o~ficers appointed to hold said
election shall make due return~ thereof to the ~ity Com-
mmssion in the tmme and manner provmded by law
Section clx A copy of thms ordmnm~ce sm£ned by
the Ohamrman of thc ~ity ~ommission o~ sai~ city and
attested by the 0ity ~eoretary ox samd city s hsll be
September Twelfth, Nineteen-ninetee
posted at the place ~or holding said election t~wit at the
Oity Eall in said ci~y and shall be published in the o~ic~at
paper o£ said city ~or at least thirty (30) days prior to the
date for holdin~ sai$ election and such postzng shall con-
s~i~ute~su~fiole~t notice thereo~ ~
Section Seve~ That this ordmnance shall ~e mn ~oree
and e~ect ~rom and a~ter its passage and publication
~ J Passed thms l£th day o± oeptember A D 1919
Attest J R Atchley
J W Erwin ~h~irman o± the bity Com-
(bity Secretary oi the mi~ion o~ the C~ty o~ Donton
Czty oi ~en$on Texas lexas ~
Upon motion o~ Allison tho rules were suspended and
the ordinance placed on its second readin~
, Upon motion o~ oin~nons tho ru~es were ~uspended and
the ordinance placed on its thmrd and imn~l readmn~ ~or adop-
tion
Eotion was ~de by Allison t~t the ordinance be adop-
ted as read Upon roll call upon ~he question om the adoptmon
of t~ or~i~noe the followm~ bo~issmoners vo~ed 'Yea"
Alli~n Atc~ey and ~i~on~ No Oo~ssioner ~oted "Nay'
~ereupon the Chair ~eolared the motion orovailed ~nd the ord-
i~e adopted as read
~he ~ollowi~ ordm~nce ~as introduced a~ olaced on
mts ~ir~t reading
AN 0~IN~OL ~ROVIDII~G z~t TI~ L CTION ~F ~ 0IIY bOM-
~ISSZON~R 0~ T~ 0ITY O~ D] NTON T~S ~OR ~ ~?~I~D
L~ING APRIL Snd 19g0 ~N ~ C0~oSI01HRS~ ~P T~Rk~ IS
NOW A ~GY PR0~DING ~ P~CE z0R nOL~I~{G ~UOH ~C~ION
PR0~DING ~OR ~E RE~S ~0D ~POIN~I~G 2~ L~EOTION
O~IC~ ~0R ~ AND PR0~BING ~T z~ P~SON ~OEI~NG 2~
HI&~ST ~ 0~ VOTES OAST AT oUCH E~OTION S ~ BE DE-
G~D E~TED T0 S~H 0F2IOE l~OR SUCH TE~
BE IT 0~AI~ BY ~ CITY b0~2 SS ION OP ~ CITY 0~
DE~0N
Seoti0n ~e It is hereby ordered by the~City Co~s~on
o~ the ~ity om ~en$on Tex~s that an election b~ held in the
~ity o~ ~en~on Te~s on 0otober S0th A D 19~$ at ~ich time
there shall be elected e ~ity ~o~iseioner o~ s~id omty mcr the
~e~ired te~ endi~ April End 19SO or ~til~his successor
is dUl~ etec~ed a~ qmlified ,
Seotmon T~ S~d oleotzon s~ll be hel~ at t~ City
~11 in suoh City in aeoord~oe ~th the General ~ws o~ the
~tate o~ Te~s regulating such electmons
Section T~ee Upon said eleotion hell, held the o~icer~
hold~ the same, hereafter appomnted shall i~ediately ~ke
prope~ ret~ thereo~ to the Cl~ ~o~ssmon o~ said city,
in accordance wi~h law
Seo$1on ~o~ J0~ ~ ~ker ie hereby a~pointed pre-
J A ~l~ ~n~ W W
sidi~ o~ioer oi such eleetmon and
Septem0er lwelfth N~neteen-n~neteen
Baxter are hereby aopo~nted Jud£es thereo~
Section ~ive All ~ersons residin~ within the
limits o~ th~ City o£ Denton Texas an~ quali~ie~ to
vote ~er the 2eneral laws o~ the State el Te~s
s~lI be deemed quali~e8 to vote in the election hereby
called
hection Six Ihs oer~on recez~ th~ hiEhest
n~ber o~ votes cast at ~uoh eleGtion s~ll he upon
the returns hezng canvassed ~eelare~ elected lot the
~exp~red te~ endi~ Aprml 2nd
Sectmon Seven A copy el thms order si~ned by
t~ ~i~ oi the City bo~mssion of the City o~ ~enton
Te~s and attested by the City Seers?sty oi such city s~ll
be posted at the place ~or holdi~ sai~ election an~ shall
be oubli hsd mn the o~iicmal ~per o~ said city ~or a
p~iod o~ t~rty (Z0) days prior to the ~ate ~or holdmng
such electmon and the same s~ll be and constitute su~-
~ioment ~otmce thereo~
oeotmon ~idht Tn~t thms ordi~nce s~ll be in i~l
~orce a~ eliect ~rom and alter its passaEe and publication
Passed t~s oeptember 12th 1919
Attest J R Atchley
J W Erw~n C~ty Secretary ~hairman o~ the uity
o~ the City el ~enton Texas Commission o~ the City
o~ Denton Texas
Upon motion o~ bimmons the rules were suspended
and the ordz~ c
and the ordinance olaaed on ~ts second readin~
Upon motion el All~son the rules were ~spended
and the ordinance placed on ~t tb*Wd an8 ~inal reading
ior a~option
Motion was made by Simmon~ thmt the ordinance be
adopted as read Upon ~oll call upon the question o~ the
adoption oi the ordinance the ~ollowin~ Commissioners voted
"Yea" Alli~ n Atchley and ~mons No 0omm~ssioner voted
"Nay" Whereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed
and the ordinance adopted as read
Bids on street Devine and improvemen~s were received
~rom J M Gurley and M B ~h~tlock & Co
Upon motion the ~ommi~Mon went ~nto execu?ive
semsion
~he ~ollowmn~ resolution was introduced and
upom motion adopted
~R~AS on the 16th da~ of April A D 1919 the
0ity el ~enton Texas actin8 by and through: its Mayor
Septembe~ Twelfth Nineteen-ninetee~
P J Beyette sold and conveyed to M L Portwobd and C
Tano~ a certain lot of land ly~n8 ~n the City ~ County of
Denton State si T~xas and being on the North s~de o~ West
Hickory Street in eai~ city and be r4o the East 38 ieet el
the South one-half (~? of lot t~o ~ o~ the I~ckennon Addmtion
to said city and the West 8 ieet si the South hall o~ lot
4 o~ said addztion, and the said ~ J Beyette Mayor as
aforesaid ac~In~ in his oi~i¢ial capacity made I executed
and delivered~a deed to said M L Portwood and C C Yanc~y
convoyin~ said property for the consideration o~ $700 00
cash, vhlc~ was acknowl~dEed as paid by said Por~wood and
Yanoey and
WHEREAS, the City of ~enton Texas received the
sum o~ ~700 00 pa~d ~or said property ~rom said Portwood
sn~ Yanoey and the said P J Beyette Mayor o~ said city
had the power and authority given by the City ~omm~ss~on
said city to make and execute said deed ~or the ~coneideration
and purposes stated and
W~B~&S it appears that there was no ~o~mal resolu-
tion entered upen the Minutes el the City Commxs~ion at that
t~me either authorizin~ or conlimming sai~ sale I but such
a~thority,~as in ~act given to said P J Beyette Mayor
Now therefore
BE IT RESOr, VED BY iH ~ CITY CO~IS~ON O~ ~H~ CITY
DF~ ~0N T~w~S
That the said sale o~ said lot and pro~erty above
described £or the consideration and purpose therein stated
is hereby in all things ap roved and confirmed and the re-
oe~pt o~ ssl~ sum of ~700 O0 the purchase price o~ sa~d
property, is hereby aotmaowledged to have been paid by said
M Z Portwood and 0 0 Yancey and to have been recemved
~rom them by the 0ity o£ Denton Texas And this resolution
is intended to grant authority to make such sale, and to iully
approve and confirm such sale as made
Adopted this the l~th day si Oeptemher A D 1919
Attest J R Atchley
~ W Erwin, bhairman ~ity Oommis~ on
Ci~y Secretary o~ the si ~enton Texas
Oity of Denton, ~exas
Ul~On motion an account om ~8~ 78 was allowed M~ N
Werenskiold aS witness in sewer suits
~pon motion the Commission stood adjourned until Mon-
~ay September lath 1919 at 8 o'clock P M
, ~App~roved September 2Jrd 1919
September ~l±fteenth N±neteen-nlneteen
Oommis~on met in session adjourned irom Se/~tember
l~th 1919 ~th b~r~n Atchley presiding
~e follo~nE Co~sszoners were present an8 an-
swered to the roll All~son Atc~ey ~n8 ~i~o~s
Absent ~Vrz~ht
zhe iollowing getz~ion wBs read and ordered
~ile8
The ~tate o~ ~exas
Denton ~o~ty
~o the ~onorable Gity Co~s~ on
Denton ~ex~s-- Gentlemen
~e the ~dersigne~ subser~ber~ hereto by these
presents hereby oetit~on you Honorable
n~tion o~ the territory hereinafter 8eearibe~ to the
Oit~ o~ ~enton Te~s bhen an8 there to become a
o~ sa~e city an8 ~or ~e e~onszon o~ the ~ity~imi~
o~ sa~8 city so as to ~nclude in the bo~daries 8~ ter-
ritory ol saz8 city the lollow~ describe~ property
to~t Be~ a oert o~ t~ J~ H Nei~senhezmer s~vey
an8 more paramountly doocr~be8 8s iollows
Beg~ at the Southwest corner si a tract o~
lan8 now o~e8 ~y ~r~ ~ P Evans ~ai8 lan8 bei~ lo-
oate~ on the LCoruh ~ou~8~ry l~ne o~ bhe present ~orporate
~ts mn8 on the ~ast s~de o~ ~mrth Locust Street i$ t~
bit~ o~ ~enton Terns
~nenoo L~orth ~lo~ the Last eide o~ oazd ~orth
Locust St~oec 8Z 8 varas to ~n ~on
zhonoo ~ortn 89~ ~o~roes ~ast b~9
sta~
· be~oo South Ob 8 v~as a st~ke
hen, s ~Vo t cZ1 v~r~s to t~ place si oegi~
and oez~ ~o~ ~ lot o & si the Lee ~ool ~88ition
to the ~ity o~ ~enton Te~s
~he suoseriber ho~oto arc ledally q~all~ied voters
res~d~ in sa~8 above ~erz~tory and we pray that the
c~ty l~mits be e~ende8 ~o as to znclu~e such territqry
in 8nd s a gatt o~ saz8 o~ty an8 we hereby petztion
yo~ hono~aole cody to ma~e quoh order~ procla~tio~
a~ ~o such th~s as ~y be necessary to the legal an8
prope~ a~e~t~on o~ the territory a~oresai8 and as a
part o~ said ~ity o~ uenton ~e~s
"zor ~exation' "AEainst A~e~tion"
H L PaYee
~ H Z Da Lee
'~he iollowin~ ordinance was ~ntroduced and placed
on ~ts ~zrst readin~
AH ORDIITAHCTM CALLI~TC A~'T L 0TION IN ~HF CI~ ~P
DL~OH i~S 01[ =~ 20%h D~Y O~ OCTOBqR A D 1919
~OR IH PU~OS~ Ot SUBM[i IN~ iO '[~ ~ALIF~ D
OF ~ID oI~ zH QUESTIOII Oz T~ ~TI~IOATION OP ~
V~E O~ ~HF ~EOPLL ~SIDIN~ IN IERRITO~ PROPOSED ~O
BE ANI~ ~0 ~ OIlY IN W~OH ~ YO~b IT WAS DEt
~ID~ iO AI~X C~R~IN T~R~TORY DLSC~B~ zoRO~DI~
~OR O~IC~R5 zOR HOLDING ~ID LLECTION A~ ~OR T~
P~CP O~ HOLDING ~ AIO POR ~ ~ING OP PROP~ RE-
T~$ ~R O~
W~S ~ H L Ds Lee o~ a certain traot
of land ~d ro~des thereon as h~s home said land ad-
Joi~ the present city l~mits bein~ on ~he North
September ~ifteenth Ninmteen-n~netee
side of said present limits a d
WHLREAS by proper petition xt is shown ~hat he xs
the, qnly qualified voter residing mn said territory (de-
scribed in this ordinance hereamter) voted to a~nex said
desoribed territory to the present City of Dentpn £exas
a~d have petitioned the City Commission oi saidLoity to or-
der an $1ectien in said city for the purpose of the ratifi-
cation of the action of the voters in said territory pro-
posed to be annexed to said city and
W~hwEAS it is necessary under the present 0hatter
of said city that such election be called and b~ held ~or
the pttrpose of givin~ the qualified voters om s~id city the
right to ratify or refuse to ratiiy such act~onl on the part
o~ the voters residi~ in such proposed territory Now
~herefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY IH~ ~ITY b0NNISSION 011 THE OITY
0~ DENTON, TEX~S ,
Section One It is hereby ordered by the ~ity $om-
mmssion of the City of Denton Texas that an electmon be
hel~ in said cit~ on the £Oth dst of October A ,D 1919 at
which time there sh~ll be submitted to the q~altfied voters
oi said 0ity of Denton, Texas the question
"S~I the ~ollowin2 desorzbed territory be annexed to and
inslude in the ~ity of Denton Texas do that hereafter such
pro~grt~ shall be a part oi said city for all purposes
Being a part of the N H ~eissenhemner sttrvey and more par-
tic~llarl~ ~des~ibed as ~ollows ~eginnmng at the Southwest
oo~ner of a trao~ of land now owned by I~s ~ ~ Evans
said land be~nE located on the North Boundary l~ne of the
present corporate limits and on the East side o~ North
Locust ~treet i~ the 0ity oi Denton ~exas Th~oe North
alo~ the Ea~ side of said Nort~h ~ooust StreetI 63 6 varas
to an iron pin Thence North 89~ degrees East 529 2 ~ras
a stake, Thtnce South 6~ 6 varas a stake Thence Nest
§31 varas to the place of bedinnin8 and being known as lot
NO ~ of the Lee Pool Addmtion to the City of D~nton Texas~'
Section Two Said electmon shall be hel~ at the ~ity
Hall in said o~ty, and the ~h llowing named persons are hereby
appointed ,officers of said election John T B~ker Presid-
ing~oifioer and J A Mt~ts and W ~ Baxterare hereby ap-
pointed~Jud~es thereof I
Seotzon Three Said election shall be h~ld and the
m-~ner oi holding same shall be 8overned by the General Laws
of the State of Texas re6ulatin~ such electionsI and all per-
sons reei~in~ in the ~ity of Denton iexas and ~ualified to
vote under the O0nstitution ~d Laws of rtl Sta~e el Texas
shall be dee~ed qualifmed to vote at such elect~on hereby
called
Section ~our All ~otin~ who desire to ratify such
action of the voters of samd territory and who ratify the
anne~tion of such proposed terrmtory as a part|of the
o~ Denton, Texas shall have printed upon their ballots the
wor~$ 'q~o~ the ratification of the vote of th~ ~ualified
voters residing in such terrmtory and ior the r~tifieation
e~ the az~e~a~ion o~ such territory to and as a part o~ the
0ity o~ ~en$on, Te~s" ~ioh words s~ll be printed ~ol~ow-
i~ the statement o~ t~ q~stion as orovided i~ ~eotion One
hereo% A~ all opposed shall have printed noon their ballots
th WO~ s ~dainst the ratification oi tho ~e o~ the
qualified voters residin~ in such territory and~agai~t the
ratification of the a~exation of such territory to and ae
part oi the Oi~ of Denton, Texas" ~ch said~rds s~ll
be ~rinte~ ~ollo~ t~ statement inoluded in ~s section
bection Five The officers holdmn~ said eleot~on shall
m~ke due ~ and proper retur~z~ thereof to ~he Oity Oom-
missio~*~ i~ the tim~ and manner required by la
Section Six A copy of thms ordinance s Ened by the
_
g88
September Fifteenth Ninetee~-nineteen
Chairman o~ the biL y Commission o~ sa~ city and attested
by the $~ty beeretary o~ said city shall be posted at the
City Hall in sa~d bity ~or a period o~ ~ot less than thirty
~O~ ~ays prier to the 8ate ~or hol~i~ s~h election ~n~
shall elso ce publishes ~n the oi~lelal paper o~
~or a like pe~o~ o~ time prior to sai8 eleetto~
posti~ ~d publication s~ll be an~ s~ll co~titute
~icient notice o~ smi~ eloction
Section coven That t~s ordinance shall take e~eet
and ~e in Iorce an~ operation irom an~ a~ter itc passage
an~ publication
Passed this September l~th 1919
~ R Ato~ey
Attar ~hairman ~mty ~o~ission
~ W Erwin the ~mty o~ ~en~o~ ~e~s
City ~eeretary o~ the
0i~ oi ~enton Te~s
Upon motmon o~ Allmson the r~es were suspended
and the ordinance placed on mts second resdmng
Dpon motmon oi Simons t~ ~les were s~pende~
and the ordinance placed on mts t~d and ~inal reading
~or ado otion
No~mon was made by Allmson t~t t~ ordmna~e
be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question
o~ the adoption o~ the ordinance the ~lo~ Com-
missioners voted "Yea" All~son Atc~ and Si~o~
No Co~ssmoner voted 'Nay' ~ereupon the ~hair de-
clared the motion prevamled and the ordmnanoe adopted
as read
~ e~srs J M Gurley and L T ~lliean were
heard relaZive to their bids ~or the pavi~,~ a~ter
which the bo~sSion went mnto e~eoutive session
~oon mormon all bm~s ~or pevi~ were reoeoted
and tho Secretary mnstructed to as~in advertise ~or
bids to pave t~ Public Oq~re West ~k Stree~ ~orth
Locust ~treet to bollese ~ ye Ha~ Ave and Ca.and
Avenue irom He~ Avenue to N Locust Street ae
wded mn t~ plans ~nd specm~ioations o~ the City
~ineer bmSs to ~e opened ~nday September Bgth 1919
~pon motion the bo~issmon stood aSjou~e~
September ~we~t~-thi rd, Nineteen-nineteen
0o~;:,::~e~ion met in reeular Septembe~ session with
0hairman A~ohie~ preeidi~
~he ~ollowin8 0o.-.~esionera were present and answered
to the roll Allison, Atohle~ and Simmons AbSent
M~nutee o~ the preoedin~ meetings were read and ap-
prova~
The ~ollowi~ aooount8 were approved and warrants
ordere~ drawn on their reepeotive ~und8 in payment
~ L
Gener~ Fund
Jok~ T ~aker, Preeidin8 0~fioer $18 00
H 0 0din, S 50
~ ~t~e Dalle~ H0x, nin8 News, 53 176
MAe R H Dearint, 4~. 50
"~ H Deavenport & 0o , 1~00
Denton S~eem Laundry 0o , 79
Fabrio Firs Hose Os 1 050 O0
~ ~mmele Book S~ore 5
Gu~ Re~ini~ 0°o'0 18 69
~on-<}ra? Lbr 1 16
Map~gao~urers Reoora,
r. ~ MazOla, 10 O0
~ ~eo~lem Home 2e~sphone Oo , 18~60
Do 1,70
~e (~Umli~2 ~Sre Shop, S,O0
~he Beimera Oo , ~ O0
~ ~rtdan-B~ett & Oo ~6,8~
The Wr~8ht Oo Garage.
Street & Br~d8e ~und
i ~ I O0
~ A~e~ioan Ex, rems ,
0 { ~arnatt, 10,50
~ ~ H Bra~oher, 10~85
Dento~ ~illi~ Os , ZZ1 65
E~e ~2dware Os .
' ' , ~{ BI,~e & Os , ~40~00
_Ou~' Re~i.~i~ Oo , 9.0,26
Ea~ria-~ntle~ardware Os 6.75
R~ & ~hilp l~rdware Co , 598 45
~ { E~na~2, 6+85
H ~ EOoh, ~ 44
~e~ 'r, ew~S, 8 90
' '8hev~da~,-Bennet$ & Oo 9. 50
v. D 8~ith Me,or 0o ,
Sewer Cost Bondi~ Assr ~2
Aome ~X~ok 00,, S9 ~0
im..e~i~e~l Oast l~o=l Pipe Os , 61 64
~ M ~tmher, 5 4~
Dallas ~ovndr~. 132 OS
B II Deaven~Ort & Os 104, ~?
w ' 87l, 52
. 15 65
Sept~nber Twent~-thi~, ~ineteen-mineteen
Eardwiok-Etter aompan2, 27 96
Earrie-Bentle2 ~dw 0o , 96 25
Leeter Tree,er 0o , 10 ~
Te~ Le~s, 18 O0
~o~-0r~ ~ber 0o , 8 ~ ~
Te~rk-~ ~pe ~or~, 2G~ 69
Do I 07~ 09
Do,, 41~ 59
~rei~ht T~ns~er 0o,~ ) 4 00
Monthly reports of Treas~er Wood.rd, 5eo~eta~
~n, ~rs~l ~e2 ~d t~ Water Wor~ Depa~ent
were reoeive~ ~d or~ere~ filed
0ffiolal bon~ of H R Wilson as 0it2 Attorney,
exeouted in the sum o~ $~ 000 O0 with M D
Rowe as auretizl was approved and ordered filed
A verbal report of the sanitary oondition of the
oit2 was liven by 0 R 0 Piner, with the reoommendation
that p~aoarde be printed for poltin~ at plaoes of oon-
famous diseases Upon motion the plaoar~e were ordered
print ed
A oomm!ttee oom~osed of Mese~s D E Allison
and J T Simmoas, was appointed to asoe~ain from the
Water & v.i~ht Department ae to whether rebate~ had been
allowed oonsumers of the DO on fens l~uroheeed to replaoe
old ones
An ordinance re~ulatin~ traffio~at the passenger
depot was introduoed and plaoed on its first readi~
Upon motion the 0o~m~eelon stood adjourned until
Mona2, Se~b~ ~gth, 1919 a~ 8 o'01o~ ~ ~M
Approved October ~Sth 1919,
Se~embe~ ~en~y-nin~, ~ine~een~nine~een /
~ommis~ioa me~ ia aessiea aa~ourne~ ~om S~embe~
0hairmaa A~e~le~
0am~l~siome~a were presea~ ~ answers4
were ~eoei~4 ~m ~ ~ollowi~ mmeS~
g~e~aX Oo~O~ion Oo , ~ Womb,
~e ~t~l~hie Oo , Dallas. 2e~s
~s ~a~ ~o , ~llas, ~e~s
~t~on t~ 0o~ee!oa w~ i~ e~ve aeeeloa
~oa all bias were re JesSe4 exoep~
~ ~ Oo~8elon 8ttoe ad~o~ne~ ~til ~da7
~, 1919, a~ 9 o'olook ~
The ~o3~ow~n~ Co~wn~esioners Were present
8wered to the rell Allison, Ato~ ~ ~
Absent
Upon ms.on t~ ~ission w~t into
session
U~n motion the oon~raot ~ ~ Wo~,
a~ ~orth ~o~t ~treot8, ~ ~ ~
tho ~bl~o Oq~re ~8 a~dod to J, M O~l~
b~d based ~= tho p~ ~d 8pec~oat~o~ as
b~ the Co~ss~ A~t ~th ~9~9, ~$h t~
i~ th~ all ~ndi~io~ ~d be ~bodied Ina
to be d~ a~ sub. fred to t~ ~o~on ~or trait
~l~l approval
The ~Jllo~ o~imoe us int~d~oed
on its ~rst readi~
0~I~ ~TIO~ TO ~ 0~I~0~ ~
O~ ~ON,
Seotion One ~erea~ter it e~ll be ~
~ m~, ~rooor o~ ~ealer in ~e~o~i~e,
trader ia ~ b~lno88 ~atooe~, or t~
~ ~Xaoe o~ pub~o ~ent, or t~ aaont or ~Xo~e
o~ a~ suoh ~r8~. to sell, barter, off pe~t
o~ ~sinese or phoe o~ pub~io e~n~ ~0 be
p~oee o~ tra~io or publio ~om~t on
e~ll be ~t~d to me~ oir~e8, theater, Ya~e~
~h~ters a~ 8u~ oth~ ~ent8 as are
~or ~i~ an admission ~ee is o~Ffe~. ~ o~ll
nol~e e~oe8 aS ~isordeFly ~uso8, low dives
o~ li~ o~oter, ~th or ~t~ut ~ees ~ aemissioa
~eotion T~ee The provisi~ o~ ~ t~ preoe~i~
seotio~ a~ll not app~ to Mr~ts or d~ers in p~-
visio~ a8 to sales ~ provisions ~de b~ ~h~ before
9 o'olo~ A H , ~r to the 8~e o~ b~i~ or
~toFi~, ne~pa~rs, isa, Joe ore~, ~lk, ~r
sendi~ o~ tele~ph or telop~ne meoease8 at
~ardi~ ~ue~, testators, live~ stables bath
Oo~e~e~ O~ht~d ~ime~eenKaine~eea.
motion o~ AlLison the rules were e~apende~ a~l
Upea notioa o~ Sinnoa8 ~he ~11e8 were e~p~aea ~a $b
o~i~aoe pXaoea on its t~ a~ ~i~l r~ ~e~ ads.ion
~tioa ~n mdc b~ AX~8~ t~t t~ ordi~oe be aeo~tea
/~ ~ teaS, ~en roll O~l ~on the q~otion oZ tb ~e~tion o~
aae~ea as rea~. ,
~, ~ll~win~ oommunioatiea was ~eaa and ~raewea ~ilea
Oo~obe~ 5rd, 1919
. ~ I ~e~ mo~e a~ appei~ Lee Oa~lebe~2
~n ~$Aon o~ A~IAoe~ tb M~oT'B appoi~t~n~ o~ ~
~e Oas~lebe~ as ~eet Oe~esioner ~s apprcee~ ~ o~-
U~n ~tion t~ Oe~:eelen 8~o~ adJour~ ~til ~,
Ootob~ 6th. 191g, at Y ~ o'ole~ P M
Oonn~esXon met Xn session 8~;~ou~noe ~ O~ebor
2'hire, ~ine~ee~-~Lnetee~ with 0~
Tho ~o11~ Oo~eeionera were preeen~
8were~ $0 ~he ~11 Allison, Ato~e~
Abee~ Wr~aht
~on mot2~ ~ployee8 at tho power phn$ wo~e
· llow~ the ~ollo~ s~aries
Upon motion t~ ~la~es
~ineor a~ J W ~n, Oity Seero~, we~ oaoh is-
A wit of inJ~otion ~ DisSriot 0o~ o~
~aS, ~ode. t~r~ pro~bl$i~ the olo8~ of a
~n~o~ ~or the ~ o~ the ~1to Sq~e,
~ Ho~h ~o~ Streets a~ ~ ~ ~ Ave~ln
Stcrrie Ye T~ Oity o~ ~on,
Upon motion the Oity En~inee~ Was lnet~u~ to
prepare plaas aad mpeoifioatio~ ~o~ ~ No~ a~
,~, ~d Chest~ ~roet ~or the oone~em~on
~n ~tion ~ Oo~8sion stood adJou~ed
Oe~ober ~t~, 1919, at 7 ~ o'elo~
Oetoh~ ~wentF-~ourth, Nineteen-~ineteea,
~mioelon met tn session ae]o~ned ~ro~ Oe~b~
A oo~ttee ~oeed
~e ~ ~ wore a~po~nted
elo~ele Oet. ~$h, 1919, and w~ ~de tho ~11o~
repo~ ~ioh ~s a~o~ and or~ere~ ~ile~
~e, ~ e~ttee, appointed to ean~s~he re.ts
~Se ~ exee~i~ o~ OltyOo~ssion~ o~ sai~
o~ a~epti~ er =etee~i~ the provisio~ of O~p~er ll,
or~in~ee aal~ ~ eleo$ion on p~e ~87 c~ loeb ~ o~ the
~nu~ea o~ sai~Oi~2 oo~ssion, ~ we ~ind t~ ~o!1o~ ~o
~r tRe a~optiO~ O~ ~ p~o~eio~ o~ O~pter 11, Title
88, o~ ~he ~ee~ S~es o~ Ae~e o~ 19~, ve~ s~ree~
i~ov~$e, ..... 186 votes
aine~ the
~ai aOoption
A~ the 2a$i~ieatioa and a~e~tion t ~ t~e ter~to~
· ~ertb~ .a~ o~ b2 H
~ q~i~ voters therein, ......
~ B Ross, relished
~e ~O~pwl~ ~eaolution ~s intrudes ~ ~on ~tion
at ~ eleotioa hel8 in She Oit Te~s,
taxp~vote~s t~~estion o~ $~ adoption (~ t~ pro~s-
~a~ o~O~er ll, ~e
~ ~tes e~ at such eleotion, ~on~d proposition
~ o~ ~e Revise~ S~a~u~es o~ ~exa~ o~ 191!, ~overnin~
s~ee~ improvemen~ s ....................
~ Denton
D E. Alison Oo~ssion~
~e~eas, at ~ eleo~oa
eleo~ion ~r ~he o~iee o~ 0it2 0o~4eeione2 ~o~
slon~ o~ the 0it~ o~ Denton,
~e~ o~ ~ B Roes
~ D
0o~4 ssion~
~$ion a~op~e~
~nae ~o~h 8~ ~rees ~e~ ~29 2 ~ A~ s~a~,
~noe ~eet 5Sl ~a to the p~oe o~ be~
Upon motion the 0o.-niselon stood adJovrae~
App~o?ed 0otober 28th, 1919
0hairman
'
0i~¥ ~all
Odtober Tw~n~y-ei~hth Nineteen-nine~eea
No quorum bein~ presen~ the Oom~isaio~
o'olook P M
Approved November ~ 1919
O~i~an
~ 0it2 Hall
~ovember Sixth l~ina~een-nineteen
Oom~!salon met in session adjourned from Ootober
88th, 1919, wX;h 0hairm~ Atoaley presidin~
The ~ollo~ n~ 0ommlssioners were presen~ an~ an-
swered to the roll Allison Atohley and Me01urkan
Absent Simmons an~ Wright
Minutes of the preceding meetings were read and
approved ~
The ~ollowing accounts were allowed and w~rrants
ordered drown on their respective ~unds in payment
~eneral
The Alam~ S~ora~e 0o , $74 60
,~ ~S ~ ~ Allen, 4 ~7
Amerio~ ~-Franoe ~ E 0o , 24 88
J ~ ~ker 18 00
0~ D~ Stye 7 90
R M 0~an, 19 50
, , ~e ~llas Morni~ ~ews 42 ~2
Davis Storage Co q ~ ~
~ ~8 R E Dea~ ~4 00
Denton 8te~ ~a~dr2 Co 3 50
~ ,~Vers ~r~re Co 17 61
~ineeri~ Ne~ Re~r~ 5 85
~ax ~8 Oo , 3 50
' ~Ereaw~ ~rintin~ 0o 1 86
, E~ ~e$~, 10 00 ,
E E ~rdin & ~o , 2 80
~ J Eeesee ~ O0
J M ~nari 450 00
Peoples ~me Telephone ~o 7 60
~ ~ Staadari ~oa~zi~ Wor~ 2 10
" " 4 85 '
3heriden-~e~ett & Co 6 00
, T~ ~ri~ht Go Garage 110 ~
Street & B~e Dept
Allianoe foe 0o ,
" " 5 85
~ I ~ts, 400
gini ~ra~e, 75
Dea~enport & ~o 5 58
Denton ~lli~ Oo , 1Z~ 10
~vers Hard.re Oo , 10 55
~rr~ L~be~ Oo 20 15
~ G~ Refz~ Oo 10,05
~,r~s-Be~tle~ ~w Oo 38 85
S W ~8~ ~4 00
~ed Lo~s, 8 ~
~psoomb D~ Store ~ 50
300
November 8i~th, Nineteen-nineteen
Magnolia Petroleum 0o , 8S
G W Martin Lumber 0o 87 47
Produaers Refinin~ 0o , 176 40
Russell Grader Co 29
~ B Wilson & 0o 141 74
cms Bridk 0o , 1§ 30 Sewer 0onst
Alliance Ice 0o E1 00
Evers Hardware 0o ,
~reight Transfer Co 24~ AC
~arris Lumber Co , 65 00
Gulf Refining 0o 5
Harris Bentley Hdw Co 31 40
~ed Lewis 12 50
Lyon-Gray V,br 0o 6 25
Texarkana Pipe Works 648 16
J B Wilson & Go 89 11
Sewer ,~xtenszon & Main
H W Hardin & ko 4 10
Evers Hardware 0o 7
Monthly reports of Treasurer Woodward Secretary
firwin Marshal Swinney and the Water & Light Department
were received and ordered filed
Fermission was granted Mr E H l Whitehead to
erect a sign across and above the s~ewalk o~Weet
Hickory Street as outlined in his petition of even date
Surety bond executed in the sum of Fou~ Thousand
Dollars with H V Hemuen as principal and the ~idelity
and Deposit ~ompany of I~ryland as surety was approved
and ordered ~iled ~
Upon motion the ~mty Attorney wqS instructed to
take any action necessary to en£oroe payment o~ special
pavtn~ assessments
Upon motion the Chair appointed Mr ~ B MoOlurkan
as Chairman of the Police Committee and Mr J T Simmons
as Chairman o~ the Sanitary Oommittee
Upon motion the Commzssion stood adjourned until
Tuesday November llth 1919 at ? 30 P M
Approved thms ~day of November 1919
Secretary ~hairman
November Eleventh, Nineteen-niaeteen
" r0o~teSion met in session aSJourhed fro~ ~ov~ber
6~h, 1~19, ~h ~i~ Atc~ey preai~i~
~ ' ~ ~oll~in~ 0~ssione~ we=e pres~% and
~o ~he roll Allison A~ohle2 a~
Abse~ S~ a~ Wri~h~
t Upon motion the ohair appointed a oom~ittee to inves-
tigate and get prioes on material available to pave Harm and
0a~la~'~ Avenues
U~oa motion t~ 8eoreSary ~s ~truote~
to
in~te
t~ ei~izens o~ proper~ on ~ a~ ~kl~d Aven~s
Nov 1Sth
~o mee~ ~lSh the O~mission as ~ advi~ oo~ittee to de-
tains the t~e o2 pavi~ s~table ~or t~se ~treets
Upe~ motion the Co~ssion stool adJou~ed ~tll
Thu~iay Nov~r 1Zth 1919, at 7 ~0 o'olo~ P M
November Thirteenth, ~inetem-~iineteen
0ommieston met In session adJou~d ~o~ ~ov~ber
llth, 1919 with 0~i~ Atohle~ p~esi~i~
The ~ollowt~ ~ssioners were pres~
swere~ to t~ roll Allison Atohle2
Absent Simons a~ W~ht
A n~ber o~ oitize~ o~In~ prope~y on
and ~kta~ Avenues were present a~ a~t~ du~ con-
sideration o~ the dl~erent t~es of pavi~
availabili~ o~ materiel it was decided tha~ re-in-
forced concrete ~s most s~able ~or these s~ree~s
Upon motion the 0~ appointed a oo~ee eom-
pose~ o~ H V Hennen H R ~ilson and
obtain bids on ~he ~st o~ 8ravel ~d other ~eri~
be ~ed in the ~ ~ o~ Ha~ ~nd Oa~' Avenu~
Upon motion t~ o~ssmon~ stood adjourned
~til Tuesday Nov~ber 18th 1919
Aporoved November ~ 1919
~ ~ov~mbe~ ~i~ht~en~h Nine~een~-ninetee:
~o~m~S~ion met ia session adjourned from ~vember llth
1919 with Ohairman Atchley presidi~
~he~ ~llDwi~ Oo~missioners were present n~ answered
to ~he roll Allison, Atchley and McOlurkan!
Absen~ ~ Simmons an~ Wright
, ~he followi~ contract was read and upon ~otion approved
an~ ordered spread upon the Minutes
Sta~e o~ ~e~as
Oo~nt2 og Denton ~
, ~2;OW AId~ M~I~ BY ~H~SE PRESEI~B that this :ontract
and entered into this 18th day of November A D 1919 by and
between J M Gurley, hereinafter called ~arty o ~. the ~irst
its ~o~, ~reina~ter called ~ar~ o~ t~ Secon~ Pa~. ~or
a~ in ~ideratio~ o~ t~ s~ip~ations a~re~,nts coven-
~$s a~ conditio~ herein contained and of the ~ompensation
It is cont~ted to ~ ye ~ im~ove t~ ~blic
S~re, ~es~ O~ Street ~rom the public s~re t~ the
~m~ts, ~c~r~ ~oc~t Street ~rom the Public S~: e to
North ~ne o~ Oolle~e Street, ~ Avenues a~ 0~ Aven~
~rom ~ Ave~ to North Locust Street is said ,,ity,
is cont~pla~ed t~ sucR pavi~ a~ improvement o~ ~ a~
0~1~ Ayres as describe~ herein shell begin ~nd co~ce
as so~ as p~cticable
~he paveme~ and i~reve~nt injuries the ~cons~ruction
of c~. ~u~ters ~d sto~ sewers
~e time. meted and c~rac~er o~ pavi~ ~d improvement
o~ ~he ~bli~ ~re~ ~est O~ Btreet and ~ort~ ~oc~ Btreet
as ~eecribe~ herein is not now
~Re said J M G~le~ p~t2 o~ t~ ~irst ~rt, ~reee
to s~e~se an~ ~versee the actual ~rk and con~t~ction done,
a~ this applies ~o the pavi~ gra~i~ excavat:.on and ~so
to g~e~a, ~s and stem sewers a~ a~ ~rM necessary a~
~ be ~one i~ c~ecti~ therewith Ail t~e is to be done
pe~c~s~ ,~ ~m ~er t~ directiom o~ the Oity ~ineer
sai~ ~i~2 as per speci~icati~
~he sai~ ~ M ~le~ agrees to ~ish ~ee to sai~ city
the ~oll.wing tools a~ e~pme~ to~t ~wo concrete batch
~s~ c~ ~ock ~s~r and ~gi~ ~x whe~l s$~pers, t~ee
slip escapers, one 8ra~er a~ roll plow ~hese tools e~ e~p-
~t se ~shed ~ ~m s~ll be kep~ in rebirth2 t~ city
~ile bei~ use~ in s~h
~he sai~ ~ · ~ley ~s the authority to ~e a~ dis-
c~r~e ~1 labor end ~r~en on said ~rk and in~co~ectiom
t~ Sei~ ~c~on ~ ~ price paid fe~ such labor however
is to ~e ~ete~d ~ fixe~ b2 the ~2or en~ Oity Oo~ission
~he ~i~ J M ~le~ a~reee to be on sai~ work at all
~es ~msel~ d~i~ the cons~ction thereo~ ~ to give
en$ire time ~e~ete and also to ~sh ons othe~ ~etent
~ whose enti~e ~e $~ll be devoted to ~ch w ~k at t~ sai~
~he Olt~ c~ De.on Is to f~eh ~ ~c~ ass a~ an~ all
eai~ ~ an~ also ~atev~ ~c~ner2 is necessa'~ 2 ~or sai~ work,
excep~ t~ ~she~ t2 the sai~ J M ~le2 a above speci~ed
30g '
Oit7 Ball
~ovember Eighteenth ~&netesn-nineteen
The ~it2 of Denton shall use reasonable dili~enae in
furnishin~ sai~ material ~or such work subject however
tO market and traffic conditions
~he Oity of Dentsn is to i~arnish a time keeper
w~o shall keep the time of the workmen &n~ labore~, em-
plo2ed in such work and in the construction hereia con-
templated
if at an~ time the pro,ross of such wo~k
construction, or the cost thereof is not satisfactory
to the ~it2 Oomm~ssion O~ said city such work and ooa~
structioa may be stopped and this contrast terminated
and annulle~
The 6ompensation which it is a~reed that the
said J M ~urle~ is to receive ~or his services is
of the total cost of the actual construction of~ such
~ork as done and supervised by the said J M ~rle2
the said Oity of Denton except said ~ so paid said
The said J M *urley's condensation shall be
Payable monthly on the ba~ts of 80~ o~ the wer)~ done.
as per estimate of the City ~.u~inesr o~ sai~
This eontraot i~ here now executed in ~uplioate
and shall be recorded in the Minutes o~ the Oity
missi~zn~rof sai~ city
I~ ~ESTIMO~Y W~_ REO~ witness our hands this
l~t~ day o~ ~ovember A D 1919
Party e~ the ~irst Pa~t
Oity of Denton Texas,
By H ? Hemuen MaTer r
~arty of the Second
Approved b2 the 0it2 0emmissien
J ~ Ato~aley Ohairma~
At t est
~ ~ Erwia Oity Secretary
Upon motion the Mayor and Secretary were in-
strutted to transfer tS?i 75 from the Sewer E~ension
and Maintenance l~and to the Sewer Oonstruction ~2 Fund.
A written eat~mats was ~iven by ~. ~ Eeoh. 0i~2
Engineer on the cost o~ pavi~ ~ ~ 0~ Avenues
with re-i~orced concrete and upon motion ordere~ ~iled
A petition was reoeive~, si~ned
oiti~ ~d as~ ~or ~ repeal o~
orOi~noe Upon motion action was ~e~erred ~$il t~e
a~Jo~net meetl~ ~e~nesday ev~m~ ~ov~ber l~h~ 1~19
Upon motion the Oomm~SSiOn e~eod aiJo~me~ ~ttl
~ov.b.. lgth 1919, a, 7 ~ o'.look ~
O~t~n.
~ovember ~ine~een~k Nineteen-nih ~een
Oe~miaeloa me~ in sessioa a~o~e~ ~ ~ov~be~
xgtg, ~ O~i~n A~o~e7 preeiSi~
~ ~ollowi~ Oo~s~ oners we~ p~sen~ an~ ~swe~eS
r~l ~lis~, A~o~e2 ~S ~Ol~n ,
Upon ~i~ ~he Seore~a~ was ins~o~e~ ~o ~ti~
oo~e~s o~ eleo~rioi~2 ~der a s~olal ra~e, exoep~
Oelle~e e~ Industrial A~s tha~ the re~r ra~es as
~M~de~ b2 o~i~oe w~ herea~e~ prevail
U~n mo~ion the ~yor ~s au~ho~zed to p~o~se
pipe o~ a suitable sise ~o e~end the ~ter ~i~
~Re ~ollowix~ nos bids ~or oemen~ delivered ~ 0
~ere ~'eoei?e~ an~ or, ere8 ~iled
Upon m~ ~ ooa~o~ for f~nish~ c~en~
awar~e~ ~o Jas B ~r~s a~ $~ ~8 per ba~l ~ 0
Denton,
~e ~ellow~ o=di~noe ~e int~dnoe~ and pleoed on
S~T~ ~ih, 1916, ~00~ A~ ~A~ ~ ~ BOOK ~0~ _
Se41i~ Omo ~ 8eolien ~e~ o~ an or~i~anoe ~sse6
~it20emm!ssi~ e~ lhe bit2 o~ ~en~en, ~s, ~n 8ep-
~n~tes e~ aa~ 01~2 oe~ssion be ~e( so as lo here-
"Seoti~ ~o~ ~ ~e~t lo operate a~ ~o~ b~ as
provi~e~ ~o~ be iss~ ~lil ~ a~n~ lioense
b~ So lioe~e~ b2 a~ s~h p~on a~ see~
ope~le sue~ mo~e~ ~ over ~e~b or ~pon e streets
oit2, p~ovi~e~ svo~ a~l lio~se fee ~all be 8oo~
perio~ o~ 2~oue ~m ~he Oa~e en ~ioh i is issue~,
~he ~a~er e~ suoh lioe~e or lioneses ~he s~e shall
n~l ~ ~t~, p~e~ ~her ~t the oi~2 o~ Dent=n
n~ve~.re~ ~; a~ pereen so lioense~ ~9 operate a~.
806
November Nineteenth. Nineteen-nineteen
shall n~ apPl2 to an2 moto~ b~ which opera,es a~
runs upe~ oe~n ~d desi~e~ ~d ~e~ine~ s~ree~a
or re~e ~ where the price 0~r~ed ~or ~por~a~Aon
bY said motor b~ does not exceedX0 cents per ~sse~er
per t~p"
Section ~e T~t ~8 ordin~oe sha~ ta~ e~eot
and be in ~oroe ~rom a~ a~ter itc ~asa~e an~ pu~tio~tion
Passed th~8 the 19~h day o% ~ov~be~ ~ 19~9
Attest J R. A~ohle¥
~ W Erwin 0hairmafl ~it 2 0omm4esion
0it~ 8eoretar2 o~ ~he o2 t~ 0it2 o~ D~n.
city o~ Denton Te~a Te~s
Upon motion o~ Mo01ur~
an~ ~he ordinance placed on its second readi~
Upon motion o~ Allison the rules were susp~Dded
· d~ the ordinance placed on its third and final raadin~
for adoption
Motion was msde by Mc01urkem that the o$'~i~anqe
be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question
the adoption ~ the ordinance the lollowin~ oen~nissione~s
vete~ "Yea" Allison A~ohley ~d Mo01~n ~o 0o~is-
eioner vo~ed 'Nay" ~ereupen t~ 0~ir d~laeed ~he
mo~ion prevailed and t~ ordi~noe adopted as read
Upon motion action on the petition for the repeal
of the Sunday olosin~ ordinance was deferred mntil the
nsx~ re£ular maetin~ of the ~ommission
Upon motion the Commission sttod adjourned
8aoretary 0hairmam ~
~ovember £wenty-~i~h Nineteen-ninetee~
,N~ q~ bei~ present the 0o~ission s~oo8 aS-
~o~rned ~til ~ri8~, November 28th lglg at 7tO0 o'clock
~ A~p~ve8 Deo~ber 23rd lglg
808
~;ovember ~wenty-eighth l~ineteen-nineteen
0ommission met in session adjo~rned from November
25th 1919 with bheirman Atchley presiding
The ~ollowin~ Commissioners were present and an-
swered to the roll Allison Atohley and Mc01nrkan
Absent Simmonw and Wright
Un-approved minutes of preceding meetings were
read and approved
The ~ollowing accounts were allowed and warrants
ordered dra~n on their respective f~nds in payment
General ~und
Dr Rebecca M Evans $76 ~8
Huey & ~hilp Hdw 0o} 16 00
Pierce 0il borporation 17 60
~hermdan-Bennett & Co 123 76
~treet & ~rzdge ~und
J ~ Bratcher 9 46
R J Cowan ~ 00
~enton Milling bo A9 80
lowler Auto Supply bo ~ BO
H V Hen~en ~ 18
S W Kanady 4 60
S ~ Kanady, 2 26
M~gnolia ~$troleum bo 4 00
Pierce 0il Corporation 36 36
J B ~ilson & bo 6 26
Sewer h & M ~hnnd
Acme Brick bo 11 40
J B Wilson & bo 241 60
Monthly reports of W ~ Woodward Tress
J W Erwin Secretary W M Swinney Marshal and the
Water & Light Dept ware received and ordered filed
A report of the Peoples Ho~e Telephone C~mpa~v
was presented by ~ ~ A Shook showing the details of
income and disbursements ~or the past year and requesting
that the rates as promulgated by the ~ederal Government
be allowed ~o remain at the present Upon motion the
report was orcered filed ~or luture considerstion
Upon motion the lreasurer was instructed to trans-
fer $2 500 from the Occupation l~und to the General
An oSdinance repealing the Sx~nday closing ordinance
was introduced and the rules being suspended was placed on
~eVemhor ~went~-ei~h~h, l~ine~een-ninet
its second an~ ~hird readin~
,
Motion was ma~e ~ ~he ordin~oe bo ado~p~o~ as
rea~ ~on roll call upon the question o~ ~he ~op~ion
og gh~orOi~noe ghe ~ollowi~ Oo~sssioners v~ed "Tea"
HoOlu~kan~~ ~a~ A~lison ~nd ~o~ey ~ereu~on ~he O~ir
~eolared ghe mogio~ los~
_~es~ay, ~eomebm~ 8n~ lOlg
~pp~ove~ December 23rd 1919
eo~e~ar~ ~ ~hai~n
~e~embsr ~eoond, Nineteen-nineteen
Commission met in session adjourned ~rom Ne~em-t
bet 28th 1919 with Chairman Atehley pres~din~
The ~ollowin~ Commissioners were pre~ent a~d
answer®d to the roll Allison At~h~ey and Wright
Absent Mc01urkan and Simmons
The ~ollowin~ ordinance was introSuce~ ~ place8
on its ~irst reaSi~
AN O~INANOE AD~GING ~T T~ ~S~CTI~ ~0P~~
~ 0W~S OF PROP~TY ~ONTING A~ ABATING ON ~ ~OL~0W-
ING ~ ST~ELTS IN T~ CITY O~ D~TON T~wAS,
~NN A~E ~R0~ N0~00UST STREET ~0 ~,~ A~ A~
EOH ST~ETS PA~NT,~0 ~T,OONO~ PA~NT,AS ~ AUG
~0~T 02 T~ GOST O~ T~ CONSTRUOTION O~ ~ID
S~ ~ ~UO~ ~T SAID ~ROPOR~IONA~ PAR~ O~
0~ AGAINST T~ 0~ O~ ~ B~ ~UT~ING
~ID SP~hTS ~SPEO~I~Y,A~ S~ BE A~ OONS~I~ A
~N AGAINST ~ ~SPEO~I~ PROPERtieS O~ SAID O~
~N~NG ~ ABUTTING ~ON ~ID ST~TS ~IN ABO~
O~ING ~ ~SS ~ AMO~ AD~G~ AGAINS~ ~
~SP~OTI~ 0~ A~O~ID A~ ~IR P~P~ ABUT~I~
~ON ~ID ST~ETS AS ~O~SAID IS PAID ~ON
A00~N~ ~2 2~ 0~I~IOA~S S~ ~ IS~
A~INS~ SAID 0~ A~ ~R AE~TING P~PEIES
~E0~Y ON ~ID ST~hTS,A~ ~T A EIN IS ~ AGA~
SUOH ~RO~ O~ SgOE 0~ ABUTTING ~ON ~ID
SE~ SAID 0~TY~IOA~S S~ ~ ~ IN
EQUAZAM0~S,~ ~IRS~,~AY~E AT OO~ION A~
AO0~TANGE A~ T~ 0T~ ~0 S~ZL BE PA~ 0N OR
~ 0NA A~ ~0 ~S ~ROM T~ DATE 0~ ~
~ AO0~PTANGE 0~ SUCH PA~T,~0~DI~ 20R ~GE~ PER
O~T IN~E ST T~0N PER AN~ EOM ~ER ~
$~1~ ~$~ T~ PER 0ET A~O~T~S ~S IN ~SE
SUI~ 0R GO~0~ION ~ AT~0~NmY,A~ 2~SORIBING 0~
00~I~IO~IS 0~ SAID OER~I~I~PhS,~IXI~ A DATE ~ A
~ A~ PAIR ~RING 0~ AZZ PESO~ IN~ST~ IN
A~ O~ T~ PROP~ AGAINST EIOE SAI~ ASSES~N~S
A~ ~VI~ A~ DI~OTING T~T N0~IOE S~ BE GI~
~ O~S 0F A~ING PROP~ AS ~0~DhD ~ ~W.
0~ SUOE NOTI0h A~ ~ SER~OE ~EO~;
~ o~ Aught A D 1919 the Oity Oo~issi~m o~ ~he
~vement to~t concrete paveme~, oons~eSed on the
oit2 shoed pay one third oi the toss for said payment.
~e borne by o~ers o~ real prope~2 abmtti~ mpon
sifts o~ saifl stree~ and that the s~e be assessefl aflai~t
sail property o~ers respeotively ~ their respeotive
prope~ies, in pro~rtio~ to She ~ronta~e o~ suoh real
prope~ies on saifl st~ee~ ~ess ethe~se de~e~iaefl
sad0 Oi~2 0o~issioa, a~ it was orderefl t~ the
~eaember 8coon& ~ineteen-nineteen
file plans and specifications
~n~i~e~r o~ s~i~ oi~2
~r ~he ~ns~c~io~ o~ sai~ pavem~, and
b~ ~ seale~ co~e~i~ive bide were adv~iee~
e~ e~ee~a, an~ S~ch bide were thereafter ,n to~,
18~h ~a2 o~ ~eptembe~ A D 1919 rejected by sai~ 0i~y 0om-
ission. ~ ~ 0i~2 Secre~a~ o~ said city was~inst~cted ~o
agai~ a~ver~ise ~o~ bide ~or ~he ao~cticn o~ s~h ~vi~
w~ was ~one ~ ~ ~herea~e~ on the ~rd ~a~ o~ October
A~ D ~19 ~ t~ bl~ o~ J M 9~le~ ~s accepted~in open ses-
sio~ of s~ 0i~2 0o~ission for the cons~ruo~io~ o~ s~h stree~
~vemen~. e~cord!~ $o ~he plans ~d specifications as adopted
b~ ~ai~ 01~ 0o~ssion on A~ 28th 1919, and
~. sal~ 0i~y ~inee~ ~s ~iled a l~s~ o~ all
~wne~ o~eat prope~2 abu~i~ upon sai~ s~ree';s, t~ n~ber
~ ~ee~ o~ ~i~ ~espec~ive preper~ies abut$i~ ~pon said s~ree~s
~ lo~ and block n~be~ ~he~eof, when ob~a~abl,,, ~he ~me ~
residence o~ such o~ers, a~ ~e amo~ c~ ~he oe~ o~ construe
~lcn ~ sa$~ s~ree~ ~vemen~ to be oha~e~ a~aim,~ t~ o~ers
sal~ ab~t~ properties, inclu~i~ s~orm sewers an~ s~o~ ~rains
~ ~x~ $~ ~ lien a~atne~ ~ir respective pro~m~ieS, excep~
~s~a~s~ sho~ an~ ~abula~i~ all o~her da~ and o~r in-
~o~9~ ~e~red b~ law and sai~ res~v~icn palmed 0n A~
~B, ~e sai~ 0ity ~ineer's ~i~l r,,port ~hereo~
A A. ~h Bei~ Lo~ No 9 in Block No 2 of ~he
Ad$$~ $c the 0i$7 of De~on as described in V~I 1B~
16% o~ Deed Re~r~s o~ Denton Getty, Te~s Ass~ssed~ at 1~?
~eet a~ $.0~66 per ~ront ~oot ~otal ~BS
~s Bonbon Sharber Bei~ lots ~ ~d 8~in BXock N
B o~ ~ ~ A~di~i~ to ~ City o~ Denton as ~eseribe~ in
Vol. No. I~?, ~ge ~S6. Dee~ Records o~ Denton 0~ty, Te~s
4es s~ d a~ 11 ~ fee~ at $~ 0?66 per front foot
~he ~ ~d~t~oA to ~he City o~ ~enton ~ ~eso~be~ t:
~ed R~e 3e~ all o~ lot 4 a~ the E~st 15 g/5 ~eet
o~ ~o~ ~ ,5 ~ook ~40 2 o~ the ~nn A~2~1on tq ~he C~
o~ ~o~ ~o ~ snd E ~n ~lock ~o g ot the ~ A~t~on to the
~ o~ ~e~toA ~see~se~ a~ ~00 ~eet ~t ~ 0766 ]per ~ront ~oot
~s~ Sedley S ~we Be~ a part of lot~ 1 an~
~l~k No ~ o~ the E~ Addition Begi~i~ at ~he N W
corner of a lot sold by H D Willis to Joe S Ga~ill on the
E~th day of ~ecember, 1900 which point is 118 i,~et %Vest of the
No~h ~att ~ner o~ ~ One Block No B in said Addition
Thence So~$h 14J fees to t~ S B line of lot N( B in said
~henoe Last ~ ~ ~eet to a corner on said S B .ne
~enoe ~(6rSh 1~ feet $o i( B line of said lot
~$noe ~$s$ ~ $ feet $o She place of besi~i~ ~nd being the
s~me p~oDe=t~.heretelore $ol~ by J V E~lt to u. as per deed
Of record ~n ?ol, 118 page 61~ of Den%on Cowry Deed ~e~rds
~s 8~rah ~oplitz Bain8 a pmrt o~ lot ~os 1 a~d
in block ~o B o~ ~he ~ Addi~io$ to ~he Ci~y ,~ ~en~on es
~o11~ Be~$n~ at the N E corer o~ lo~ N t
The~ee Wes~ ~h ~he N B ~ne of said ~lock 8~~ feet
December Second Nineteen-nineteen
Thence South 14J feet to the S B line of Lot Nc 2,
Thence East 57~ feet to the S E Oorner of said
No 2
Thence North 143 feet to the placater beginnin~ and r
recorded in ~ol 135 page 347 Deed Records of Denton
County Temms Assessed at 57 5 feet at $3 0?66 per
front foot Total $176 90
~harlle Beard Being a part of lot No 1 o~ the
Harm Addition to the 0ity of ~enten, Beginning at the
S E corner of lot No 1 in Block No 1 of sa~ addition!
Thence West wmth the North line of Hann Avenu~, ?? feet
to corner
£henee ~orth 93 feet to the North line of sai~ lo~ Nc 1,
Thence mast with said North line ?? feet to the N
corr~r o~ said lot No 1
~hence South 9S ~eet to the place of beginning as de-
ecribe~ in Vol 160, pa£e E60 el the Deed Retorts of
Denton County Texas Assessed at ?? feet at $3 0?85 per
front loot Total
~ R bullivan Bain8 a part el lot No l%n Block
No 1 of the Harm Addition to ~he 0ity el ~enton, Beginning
at a point on the North s~de o± Harm Avenue ?? ~eet ~est of
the S E corner o~ said lot No 1 in sai~ Block No
Thence North 98 ~eet to the N B line of said Zot N~ 1 in
Blo~M No 1 oi said ~ann Addition, ~ame bein~ the N
nar of a lot deeded by H T Higgs to 0 B Horton,
£hence West 80 feet £eet for corner
£hence ~outh 9J feet to the $ B line oi said lot ~o 1
Block No ~ oi Harm Addmtion
Thence Last B0 feet to the place el b e~innina as desteibed
in Vol 56 page E?O Assessed at hO feet at $3 0~6 per
front loot ~otal $153 88
H C Taliaferro Be~nE the West 20 feet o~ lot No
1 all of lots ~os 2 and Z an~ the E~st 19 feet oi lot No
~ Block No 1 el the Harm Addition to the 0ity ~ ~n~on
as described in ¢ol 160 page 28~ and Vol 163 pe~e 2?9
Deed Re~rds Denton boun~y Texas Assessed at 1~0 ~4
feet at ~J 0766 per ±rent ~oot Total $524 07
H Rowe Bezn8 Ltt 5 Block No 1 of the Hann Ad-
dition to the City of ~enton ~s describe~ in Volume
Page 501 oi the ~eed Hecords o~ Denton County TexaS,
Assesse~ at 5~ 67 feet at OB 0766 per front foot ~otal
$171 27
~re ~ ~ Johnson Bein~ lots 6 and ? in Blcek
No 1 of th~ Hann Addition to t~e Oity of ~en~on as described
in Volume 87 page 471 o~ the Dee~ Records o~ Dent~n~0o~nty
Texas Assessed at 111 33 feet at $3 0766 ~er front foot
To~al $342 52
Dr W C Eimbro~h Being all of lot 9 Block No
1 of the Ha~n Addition to the City of Denton as desc~ibed
in Volnme lis page ~01 and ¥olnme 110 page 155 of the
Deed Records of Denton Connty, Texas ASsessed at 147
feet at $3 0766 per front foot Total $453 80
Charlie Beard B~ng a part o i lot No. 1, Block
No 1 of the Harm Addition ~o the 0ity of Denton. bein8
93 feet along Oakland Avenue as described in 7olume 160
page 260 Deed Records of Denton 00unty Texas Assessed
at 93 feet at ~4,8024 per iron ioof Total $~28 02
J R Terry Beir~ a par% of the B B B & Q
R R 0o Survey Beginnina en Oakland Avenue at the, S E
corner of a lot sold to W E ~ry and wife, same lo$ tbein~
described in deed dated January_ 1902 an~ bei_~
feet North and South by 336 feet-~and Wes?~
Thence West with said lot 160 feet ,to the S E corner of
a lt~ sold by 0 B Borton to Henry Taliaferro, dat~
0otober 7th 1916
Thence North 50 feet a stake in the Stuth line of a let
formerly owned by J O Morris
~ December 8ocoma, ~inotoen-nine~een
~heDos hast 160 ~ee~ ~o a poin~ ~orth of the pla,,a of besin-
mi~, ~he same be~n~ She S E oo~ner of a lo~ s;ld b~ ~
~ d ascribed
in V~X~ ~ pags ~59 02 the Dgea Re~or~s of De~on
~e~s AszesSea at ~0 2ee~ at ~4 60~4 per 2ron~ 2~ot Total
& O, a R..OO 8~e~ a~ begi~i~ at ~he N ~ corner o~ a
~hen~e ~ 148 2ee~ to ~he place o~ be~i~i~ al, described
~d 2¢e¢rae~ tn Yolks 1~4 pase 5~ o~ the Deed Records
Denton 0o~2, '~e~s Assessed at 98 2ee~ a~ $4. ~Oa4 per
Mrs M ~ ~oe Ail tM~ certain ~rao$, ;.ct or parcel
o2 land sit.tea in the Oity of Denton Oo~y o: ~en~on,
$~a~e o~ &e~s and more partic~arly desaribed ~;s 2ollows
~ei~ ou~ o2 and a ~rt o~ a ¢40 acre snrvey pa~,mted to go~
R Hm~2 assignee of ~he B B B ~ 0 ~ Oo 8o:'ip No 111
and ~ore ~o~larl2 describes as 2ollows
~e~i~ a~ ~he ~s~ line o2 sidewalk and on th, Sou~h line
~benoe ~es~ 11~ varas to a ~isdaro s~ake,
~hen~e ~or~ ~9 4 yards a s~ake
~henee E~st 11~ yards with ~he Sou~h Bo~da~ lime o20amp's
to ~e pla~e92 b~i~i~ Assesses at lla 5 2e,,~ a~ $4
per 2ron~ ~o~ ~o~al ~17 ?~
~, 0 2owlet ~el~ a par~ o~ sub-divisi~n al o~
B ~, ~ ~ 0 ~ Oo S~vey bel~ ~he ~ ~ oorn,~r o2 said
sub-~ivisi~, wish
~heace 8ou~ ~ ~he ~as~ line of said div:.sion 118 fee~
~henoe ~es~ ~00 ~eet ~or oorner
~heno~ ~or~h 11~ ~ee~ ~o the ~ B line o:~ sub-die.on.
~henoe ~as~ 200 ~ee~ to ~he plaoe o~ be~i~i~ as
*s o~ De. on
~rib~d i~ Vol~e 1~9, pa~e J~0 o~ ~he D~ed Re~r,
o~2~ ~e~e, aSsmsss~ a~ 11~ ~ee~ a~ ~A ~0~ p**r ~nt foo~
~ ~ Pieroo The t~act hereby aeeoribe, I bel~ a pars
~a~ed fa~r2 M~hl 19~6 aaa reoo~ea in Vol 98. paae ¢08 of
~e ~eaord~ o~ ~eeds of Denton County ~e~s ~o ~hioh reference
is here~ maa~ for a more partio~ar description Beai~i~
~He So=~ ~a~ eo~er of said block of land dee~ ~a b2 ~
~henoa We~ lYl fee~ ~o~ the 8 ~ corner of said Block of
*hence ~Or~h ~0 fee~ with the ~ B line of said Block of land
~henoe ~ae~ 1~1 fee~ ~o ~he E B line of said E.oak of land a
s~ake ~o~ oo~ez,
~henom 8ou~k $0 ~em~ ~o.~he place of begi~i~
Assea~ a~ 6~ ~ee~ a~ ~ 60~A per front foo~ Yo~al $~76 14
~M~.*alla~he~ Ail ~ha~ certain lo$, ~ra ~ or parcel
~ l~a si~a~ea in ~he Oil2 of Den~on and S~ate of ~e~S bel~
a pa~ of ~v~-divi~ Mo 8 of ~he B ~ B ~ O ~ Oo
acres ef lah~ an~ ~vi~ been oonvefe~ bY J~ R ~e~2 ~o 0
~he~2 ~d more partio~ar~ described as fol: ows, ~o~
8i~ ~1,$ ~as ~r~ of the Southeast ~rn,,r o~ said
ao=e subdivl~om No ~ a~ the N ~ ocher of a :.o~ o~veyed
~henoe No~h ES ~ ~ras to ~=ner,
~h~oe Wes$ 1~1 fee~ to ~he N E corner of a lo' ~ormerly
~enoe ~ ~h ~e Ea9~ limo of sai~ Walker 1~ 28 4 va~as
I'
December ~econ~ NinSteen-nineteen
to the N # corner o5 said 3owman lot,
{~henoe East 171 ~eet to ~he place e~ be~ ~8
the same lo~ convene8 by R S Ba~ ana wi~e ~o
on ~ee l~h 1916 b~ 8es8 ~eoo~d.8 ~n Vel~e 14~, pads
277 o~ the Deed Reoer~s o~ Denton O~. Te~~
at 79 ~eet at ~ $0~ per ~ro~ foot ~al
Mrs A ~ ~ry Ail that oe~ain lo~ or ~roel
1~ situate~ in t~ 0i~ o~ De.on 0o~ty o~ Denton a~
Sta~e o~ Te~s an~ bei~a par~ o~ ~he B ~ B ~ 0
0o S~vey o~ 6~ acres patente~ ~o Jo~ R ~e~,
nee o~ Scrip No 111 and pars o~ a tract o~ 4~ acres ou~
of seia s~vey sold a~ oonveye~ bY ~o~ R ~ ~o O 0
~herty and ~rtic~arl~ 8esoribea as ~et ~I~
lc~ described lot Be~i~i~ ~0 varas ~e~'and 1~
Varas East o~ t~ S W~ corner of said 4~ ae~e, tra~. -
· ~ a~ t~ S E corner o~ a ~raotional acre ~ract ~re
to.ore deeded to W 0 Bobbi~t
T~noe ~as~ 1~5 varas to ~ E B line o~ saia ~ acre
~ract
Thence North 8~ ~ee~ ~th ~he E B line o~ s~d ~raat,
~enoe West t28 varas ~o W 0 Bobbi~t's E line a
p~aoe om Dedl~~ ~d bet~ ~he North ~raot Oeede~
B ~ Sizemore by 2om Jenson ~ ~l~e b2 ~heir aced o~
8a~e April 2b~h 1~10 Assessed a~ ~ ~ee~ a~ $~ 60~
per ~ron~ moo~ ~o~ $262 8~
Mrs Irene Elder Bein~ a 1~ ou~ o~ ~e 3
~. line ~Oakland' Ave , ~enoe North ~ A ~e~ ~h~noe
Wes~ ~00 ~e~ ~henoe Sou~ ?~ ~ ~e~, 2hence ~a~
~ee$ ~o ~he place om be~i~ as d~seribe8 in Velds
pa~e ~ o~ ~ Deed o~ ~ Records o~ ~en~o~ 0o~
~e~s Assessed a~ ?~ ~ ~ee~ a~ ~& 60~ per ~ron~
~s A M 0obb Ail ~ha~ certain lo~ ~rao~ or
peree~ o~ land lyln~ and be;n~ si~e8 in ~he Qi~y
Denton ~n Denton Co~y ~ea~e o~ ~e~s and bei~ pa~
o~ ~ B B B ~ O R R Co S~ve2 Abs~rae~ ~o
~na a ~r~ o~ sub-division ~o ~ o~ said m~e~ describe{
as ~ellows de~i~ a~ ~he S ~ oo~er o~ ~e blo~
l~d sold by Jesse R ~en~ns ~o Ores T Work November 26~h 1906
by deed re~orded mn ~ol 100 pa~e B88 Deed Records
Denton 0o~y ~e~s ~he~oe North 60 ~ee~ ~or o~er
~henoe Wes~ 18~ ~ee~ ~or cor~e~ ~he same bei~ ~he
corner o~ ~he lot herein conveyed ~hen~e So~H 60 ~e~
~or corner ~ same being ~he S ~ ~o~er o~ ~he lo~
her~in conveyed a~ ~he S E oorne~ o~ a lo~
conveyed by M ~ Witli~s and ~e ~o ~se Vir~in~,~b~,
Throe ~s~ 154 feet to the place of be~i~t~ $~e
bei~ a lot 60 by 154 feet out of ~e S E oor~er o~$ lo~
100 ~eet by 34? feet conveyed to M Z Williams by Or~e
~ork ~ by deed dated A~il 29th 1910 and reoord~
VOl 110 page A88 ~eed Records, Den$on Cowry
Assessed at 60 ~eet at ?& 60S~ per ~ront ~oot ~To,$~l
R J ~rentine BeEi~i~ at the N ~ o~r ~ a
lo~ out o~ the B B S & 0 R R 0o sudsy now owned
~rs A M 0obb and described in ~ol 110, pads ~8~ De{sa
Reoords Denton 0o~ty Te~sl ~h~oe No~th ?O ~e~
West 1~ ~eet more or less Thence South ?0 ~e$. ~ea~e
~a$ 15~ ~eet ~o~e or less to the place o~
Alse a mo~ o~ land out o~ t~ B B B ~ O
0o survey Bedi~i~ at the N ~ oo~ner o~ the able des-
oribe~ lot Thence North 80 ~eet, ~hene~ Wes~ 1~
~henoe Sou~h 80 ~eet Thence ~st 1~8 fee~ te ~h~ ·
o~ ~e~innt.~ Bei~ the same lets p~e~ed by sets
rentine ~rom M Z Willies and ~ss ~i~ ,Pe~litz
~l?ely &saesse8 a~ lb0 ~ee~ a~ $~ 6024 pe~ ~a~
~o~al $690 36
L 0 ~aul~er ~11 ~ha~ oe~aln 1$~ trae~ or
December Second ~ine~ee~-ni~e~ee~
~a:oe~ ~ lan~ situated lyin~ an~ bein~ in ~he 0i~ o~ Den~o~
~a~e ~ ~e~ ~ bei~ a par~ o~ ~be B B B & 0 R R 0o
s~yeF~ b~ ~r~ne o~ Sc~p ~ 111 Abs~rao~ No lS5 and more
Be~i~ a? ~ S W c.~er o~ a ~rac~ o~ land conveyed ~o Fred
~ bY 0 R Ba~er~ and ~e by ~heir correction deed
J~F 14~, 1916. ~iled ~e~ recor~ J~y 16~h 1 1
~nc~ ~or~h,6~ fee~, a s~ake ~or co.er and bei~ ~he S W
~ooraer o~ a ~rac~ heretofore sol~ by ~red ~er~ a~
~ ~? ~le ~hence Eas~ 1~2 ~ee~ wi~h sai~ ~a F ~eale
SCu~ linc ~o ~ake ~o~ co.er in ~Jes~ line o~ Oakland Avenue
~nce Bou~h 6~ ~ee~ ~h ~he ~s~ line o~ 0akl~nd Av?n~e
~s~ake ~or ~oo~r, ~hence Wes~ 152 ~ee~ ~o ~he p~ace
~SeeSse~? 6~ ~ee~ a~ $4 60~ per ~ron~ ~oo~ ~o~al $28~ 6~
~ ~ ~eale, Ail ~ha~ certain lo~ o~ ps~cel o~ lan~
si~?e~ in ?~ 0i~ o~ Denton Denton Co~y S~a~e
~ q~ a $40 acre s~ ~en~ed ~o J R He~ Assignee
~ ~,, & 0 ~ 0o s~e2 Scrip No 111 Abs~rao~ No 18~ an~_
$~i~ a par~ 0~ o~ ae~e ~rac~ o~ la~ conveyed $~ 0 R
M ~ ~yles e~ al b2 deed da~ed Sep~ 13~h 19~S and recerde~
Vol 129 pa~e 600 Den?on 0o~y Deed Records an~ ~re par-
~$c~arl2 de~cribe~ as ~llows
Be~i~ on ~ Nor~ line o~ said Lyles lo~ a~ ~he ~ E corner
~wi~s ~o E ~ ~ s~me bein~ a poi ~ 1 1~
~ ea~ li~e o~ 0ar~.~ S~ree~, ~hence ~s? 162 ,~ee~ ~0 a s~ake
~h~ W~S~ ~ine o~ Oakla~ Aven~ and on ~ North line o~ sei~
,~lee lo~, ~h.nce Sou~h ~ ~he Wes~ linc o~ sa~ Oakland Ave
62~e~ a s~ake ~cr co~r, ~ence Wes~ 15~ ~ee?
~er ~0~ sai~ ~ke2 lo~, a s~ake ~or ~rner ~h~ce North
$~ ~e ~s~ linc o~ said ~c~y lo~ 62~ ~ee~ ~o:~ place
~eal~? ~Aseesse~ a~ 6~ ~ee~ a? $4 6024 per ~on~
W ~ ~eon All ~ certain lo~ or parcel of land
~e~S, a~ bet~ a par~ o~ a one acre ~rac~ deede~ by He~ A
~Willia~ and ~e ~ N~v~ber u~h 1912 and bei~ a pars
B ~. & 0 R R 0o s~vey Scrip N~ ~11 and~ei~ ou~ o~ a
4~ acre s~divisi~ o~ saiS s~vey sold by 0 G~Welc~, a~orney
'Be~in~ ~ ~ ~a ~ of ~he S E co.er o~ s~id 4B~ acre
,~a~ ~H~e ~or~h S~ ~ee~ ~or corner and bei~ ,~he S E cor-
e.er o~ a lo~ ~0~erl2 deeded b~ J B 0ox and w
0 Se~o~ ~n J~e ll~h 191S, ~hence Wes~ 184 ~ee~ ~or cor-
~e~a~ be~ ~ S W ~ner o~ sa~ Se~o~ lo~, ~nce S
~ee~ ~r oo2~e~, s~e bein~ ~he S ~ cc~er
me2~ ~e~e~ by ~ ~ 0ox and wi~e Alice 09x ~o E
E ~; ~hence ~S~ lB4 ~ee~ ~o ~he place o~ be~i~i~ Also
all ~ ~er,~eln lo~, ~rac~ or pa~ l~d si~ed in ~he Ci~2
~ ~ & 0 R R 0~ ~rvey ~ld by Jo~ R H~r2 ~ O 0
~e~i~ BBi ~A vrs North o~ ~be S E corner o~ said 4~ acre
~b~i~isl0n~ ~henoe ~or~ 90 ~ee~ ~or co.er ~he~e Wes~ 154
~e~ ~0r co~. ~hence S~u?h 90 ~ee~ ~or oo~er, ~hence ~a~
~A ~e~ ~0 ?~e place o~ be~i~m~ Assessed a~
602~ per ~on? ~0o~, ~o~al
0 W ~e~g~son Be~n~ lo~s 8 ~ ,a~d 12 in Block No 2
Oar~ie2 Ad~i~lo~ ~e~s ~ and 12 descri~e~ in ~ol 110 pa~e
a~ Vol 119 .page ~ Den?on 0o~?y Deed Records Assessed
a~ ~4 6024 ~er ~ron~ ~oo~ ~o?al $6~ ~6
and ~e S ~2 ~ee~ 0~lC~ 1 in Block No 2 o~ ~e 0arrier
~Ad~on ~6 ~he City~Den~ ~e~s Assessed
$4 60~ per ~ron~ rOdS ~0~al $~60 24
W A ~ils*n Ail ~ car?sin lo~ ~rao~ or parcel
l~d situated in ~he 0i~y o~ ~en~on 9o~y o~ Dea?on and S~a~e
~ ~'e~s, e~ o~ a 640 acre s~ve2 patented ~o Jo~ R
AsSignee 0~ She B ~ B ~ 0 R R Od $~v~ Scrip N~ 111
a~d par~ o~ ~he 0artier Addition ~o ~he s~id City o~ De.on
December Second N~netoen-ninoteen
the map or plat of saz8 addition is recorded in Volume 7§
at pages 96 and 97 Deed ~ecords of llenton County Texas
Beglnn~n~ at ~he N E aorner of lot No 9 in block No
of seid~Addition Thence South with the E B line thereof
100 fe~t be~np a point 8 leer south of the N ~E oor~er oi
lot No I in Blo~ No ~ o~ sai~ A~ition Thtnoe We~
l~ feet the ~ B l~ne o~ said lot No ~ a~ 8 fee~South
o~ its N W oorner Then e North 100 feet to the N W co.er
of said lot No 9, Thence ~ast on t~ ~ B line thereof to the
place o~ b~gin~, Deed recorded in Vol l~0 page ~9 ~eed
~Reoords of ~enton ~o~ty Te~e Assessed at 100 fee~ at
$4 60~4 per front foot To~al $460 E4
E A Nowlin Be~n~ lot No 8 of Blo~ No 1 ~f t~
Carrier Addition to the City of 9enton and deeori~ in Vol
l~, page 4S7 Denton Cowry Seed Records AsseSsed at ~0
~eet at ~4 6024 per ~ront loot Total $230 1~
L8 Q~ Bein~ Lot No ~ in Block No 1 of t~ 0artier
Addition to the City of ~enton aha aescribe8 in VoZ .164
page ~07 Denton cowry Deed Records Aesesae{ $0 ~e~a~
$4 60E4 per front ~oot Total $~$0 1E
~s W V ~ll Being a part of lot No ~ a~ all
o~ lot ~o 4 in Block No 1 of t~ Carrte~ A88itio~ to the
0it~ o~ ~enton as describe8 in Vol 1~? page 4~4,
Oo~ Dee8 Records Denton ~o~ty, Te~e A$~etee~ ~
61 ~ feet at $4 60~4 per zront foot To~al ~'~8~ 0B
Niss E E Jagoe Bei~ a lot of 1~8 out ~ the
B B B & 0 R R 0o a~vey Be~i~ at a
fee~ N of t~ N ~ corner of lot No 4in BlookNo~ l
o~ the ~arrzer Addition to t~ City of Denton _~e~e
N Z56~ feet to the S line of ~kla~ Avenue, ~enoe lm
a South Lasterly direction ~th t~ line of Oakland Avenme
~0~ 67 feet to the N E ~rner of a lot ~ow o~e8 ~y W, V
~ll, Three West 13~ feet to the place of begin~ .
Assessed at ~06 67 feet at 74~60~4 per frent foot Te~az
~e J H ~lliday Bezn8 a lot of la~8 o~t oi the
B 3 B & C R R Co a~vey, begl~i~ 50 feet N of t~
N ~ ~rner cZ lot No E ~n Btook No 1 o~ the Oar~er
Addition, Thence N 100 feet to ~kland Aven~, ~he~oe
in a Southeasterly direction 160 B ~eet alo~ said
Aven~ to the N W corner o~ a lot owed by ~ss M
Ja~oe ~henoe S to a poznt ~0 fee~ North of the N
ocher of ~ot No ~ Block No 1 of t~ Carrier A~dition,
Thence %~est l~O lest to the place of begi~i~ ~ASsess,~d
at 160 8 ieet at $~ 6024 per front foo~ Total $~ ~'
P 0 Storrie All t~t certain lot traq~ orparoel
of lan~ situated in the of 0enton cowry of De,ten a~
State of Te~s and out afa 640 acre s~vey p~e~ted $o
Je~ R Ee~y Assignee of the B B B & 0 R R 0o
vey So~p No lll ~d also a part oi the E? 14 acre tract
sel~ by O O Da~he~y a~ ~fe to Peter Bra~enb~ on
the 10th day oI ~r~ 1894 Be~i~ at ~he S W, eor-
ne~ o~ a tract ~f lend sold by Pete~ ~ran~enb~g a~ ~e _
to W C Lattimore iron stake in the center of ~e ~ines
villa roa~, now called North ~e~t Street Thence
l~ varas more or less to t~e center of ~a~iez
2hence Somth ~th the center of ~Aw~ 8~ ~ va~s
2hence ~est 122~ varas more or less to the oen~er~o~ sai$
Gainesville road Thence North 56~ ~ras to the place of
be~i~, exoepti~ and reservi~ twelve fee~of lan~
of t~ North side of said above desarihed tract ~Or
p~poses as described in ~ol 118, pa~e 110, Bees
Denton Co~t~ Te~s Assessed at ~9! $ ~eet~ at ~ 60E4
per ~ront foot Total $1 ~41 60
R A Sledge The following described lo$, tract o~
parcel of la~ in the bity and 0dusty of ~to~ State ~f
~e~S, out o~ the B B B & 0 R R~ 0o S~vey,
~o 185
December ~eoond Nineteen-nineteen
~edi min~ at a point 2~ feet East and 115 feet ~orth o~ a
rook in the center o~ O~klan~ ~venue, w~ch roc~ is a~ ~he
0 R ~ ~ S~vey; Thence ~s~ 133 ~ee~ ~or ~oorner,
corner, Thence ~outh 105 ~eet to the place c~ beti~,
a~ beint a p~2 o~ the same 1~ conveyed ~o O' ~
~ a~ 3 E ~allaoe by O~s ~e~tit on A~t 2n~ 191~,
' les~ibed in Vcl~e 1~ pate 10~ Deed R~oorle ol Denton
~ 0o~ ~e~s Assessed at 75 feet at ~4 60~4 per
~, L Dales Be~in ~i~ at ~he ~ W corner o~ a let
eol~ ~2 J B 8a~er a~ ~e to G H ~rb anO/a~ ~ S W
corer o~tke lot sol~ by W H ~the~ an~ wi~e tc A A
~e~son om ~ lath d~ o~ ~roh 1594 Thence ~st 125
~eet, 2~nee ~o~th 70 ~eet ~or co.cz Thence,West 12~ ~eet
~ce Somth 70 ~eet to the place o~ be~i~i~ as ~esoribe~
in Vcl 124 pa~e 73 Deed Records Denton O0~t~,
Assesse~ at 70 ~e~? a~ $4 6024 per ~ron~ ~oot Tot~ $322 17
J ~, Oole All that certain lot, tract or parcel o~
land ,sttmaSed in the Oity of Denton, Coumty of Denton and
State e~Te~s, ou~ of ~ B B B & ~, R R O~ Su~ey
Berip ~o ~1 ~ten~e~ ~o Jo~ R Henry ~ssi~nee ~egin-
~ 70 ~ee~ ~orth o~ the N U co.er o~ a lo~ sold by J B
8a~ to G R ~rb, en~ at the N W corner of
ByA. A ~erson to H ~ Dalee on t~ 8th day o~ A~ust,
lglZ a~ o~ ~ E B line o~ ~and Aven~; ~ence North
~ the E ~ li~ o~ said Avenue 110 ~eet, Thence
~ ~ee~, ~h~ce SCu~h 110 ~ee~ ~o ~he North l~ne o~ ~he
sat~ H ~ ~alee lo~,~ ~enoe Wes~ 62~ee~ ~o
b~i~ and bein~ par~ o~ lot ~o 6 o~ the subdivision
~he ori~ina~ s~vey Described in Vol 148 pa~e 272, Deed
2eoerds o~ Denton Oo~ty Te~s Assessed ~or 110
$~ 60~ pe~ ~rcnt ~o~ Total $B06 26
~oll~e ~ I~strial Arts Be~i~i~ at ~he inter-
section c~ Oa~and Avenue and the North line o~
ThenCe in a North and ~or~hwes~erly dire~tion ~th
line o~ Oakland Avenue ~o ~he intersection o~ sai~ ~kland
Aven~e ~h ?Be ~s? line ol ~crth LoGit Stree~ Aesesse~
~at 2 S2~ ~ ~ee~ at $4 6024 per ~rcnt ~oot Total $10,684 93
B~ I~ ORDAIN~D BY £HE 0ITT uO~SSION O~ THE 0ITY OF
, ' Seo~i~n One T~t it be ~d it is he~e~ ordered
a~Jm~ ~t ~ Avenue from North Loemst $treet ~o Oakland
Avenue, and Oakland Aven~e from ~ Aven~e to }Nort~
S~reet, in said oily be improved and paved fro~ t~ imter-
sae%io~ of ~ Aven~ ~th North Locust Street to the Inter-
seetmo: o~ ~ Avers ~th Oa~an~ Aven~e ~ ~an~ Ave-
~e f~om~he lnge~section with the south side of ~ Ave-
~ue $o N~h Zoner Street mn~ that said report hereinabove
s~ ou$ Be ad~pte~ in~ ~1 and the respective ~roperty o~ers
Am set T~rth ~ sho~ in said lis~ a~ report $o~ eai~ City
E~Eimeer s~ll ~2 such an a~t o~ the cost ~ construction
o~ Sai~ st~ee~ pavement ~d improvement as is ~o~d and
~2 ~ig,liS$ ~ report hereinabove set o~ ad~opte~ and made
a ~t ~ere~, to be t~ir respective portio~ the cost
o~ ~oh p~veme~ or ~he a~nt to ~ieh they ~y be reduced
and if not
on fi~l heari~, il t~ same s~ll be reduced,
~he same a~e hereby ordered to be li~ t and th~ t sa~d pro-
por~io~e part of the cost of construction of said street
pavement a~ se~ fo~h in sai~ list a~ report hall be and
She ~e is made a speomal c~r~e a~ainst each such property
o~e~ respme$~el~ a~ the l~n a~ai~t each ~i their res-
~ive ~ope~ties, exoeot homesteads o~ prope~'ty exempt
from i~roed ~le ~de~ execution as s~eh prop,~ty is sho~
ia sal~ li~ amd ~eport above set out, and t~ same s~ll
s~p~ri~r to ali other liens claims interests or title ex-
eep~ 8ta~e Oo~ty and City taxes and Such home,stead exemp-
~ a~ said s~ so adJudEe~ ~all be due am p~able one-
~eoembsr ascend Nineteen-nineteen
third in sash upon the completion ~ acceptance o~ s~ch pavement
a~ i~ov~en~ on~-~h~l on or be~o~e one yea; 2~m[
de~e o~ s~ch acceptance, and ~he o~r one-~ri ~o be
a~ payable on or belore two years ~rom t~ date o~ ~s~oh
acceptance o~ such ~vement a~ that the ~ity o~ ~n~*D
s~ll pay one-thir~ o~ the cost o~ such ~vemen~,~
Section Two T~ s~oh pave~nt and improv~en~ o~
Ha~ Avenue and 0a~nd Aven~ as herei~boe deso~lb~ e~ll
be twenty-~ou~ ~eet in ~dth and shall ext~d ~ ~%re
leith o~ aa~d ~ avenue and o~ 0aklan$ Avenue ~m, its
intersection ~h ~ Avenue and ~orth Zoo~t Street, and
the ~yor a~ 01~ L~ineer o~ this e~ty are ~.e~
to proceed at once with the work o~ oo~aue~i~ ~id
~d t~ ~2or is ~reby aut~med to enter into sue~ eon-
trsots as may be necessary ~or the p~e~se o~ ~te~&als
a~ She ha~m~ o~ such materials as may be ~o~$ ~ the
required
Section T~ee That unless the a~t ~i~lly a~-
Judges against said respective property o~ers an~
respective properties is paid at t~ comple~i~ ~
eepSanee o~ such pavem~t then such coats and amo~e
are ~yable as ~ollows ~e-thlr~ thereo~ cash upon
completion and acceptance o~ such pavi~ ~ imp~vement
one-t~d due and pa~ble on or before one yea= ~rom
date o~ such acceptance a~ one third on or beSotS two
years ~rom the Sate o~ such acceptance and $~ee
cares o~ equal ~o~tE, a~Ere~ati~ the total am0~?
~h~ respective d~nd a~a~t each o~ s~oh property owners
a~d ~s respective property, or so much as is ~ot pals
tha~ time said certificates payable to t ~ City o~
2e~s or bearer at the time and on the da$es herein~ sta~ed
~he ~irst oertilicate due ~on eob!etlon a~
a~ the other two certi~mcates due on or be~o~e o~e a~
two y~rs respeotlvel2 a~ter the date o~ such completion
and acceptance a~ payable a? the ~ption o~ ~
owner ~eari~ interest at the rate ~ eight per e~n? per
a~ ~rom their date and each such eerti~ieate~ p~o~i~-
i~ ~r ten per cen~ addltion~ on the ~o~t o~ ~inci~al
and interest ~or attorney's ~ees if not paid a? ma~t~y
and t~e said atto~ey's ~ees are inola~ed In ~ collection
o~ same s~ll ~e issued a~ainst said respective
o~e~s and their respective properties, sai~ p~eper~ies
be described therein said certificates shall f~?her re-
cite that the~ are iss~d ~or t~ cost e~ construe?ion
said pavement an~ improvement to~? concrete pa~eme~ an~
s~orm sewers ~i~lly adJud~e~ a~ainst sai~ ~r~y or par-
?ies ~ivei~ the ~ate when t~ same is ~inalX2 adJ~e~
a~ s~ll state tha~ a ~ailure to ~y an~ certificate,
~1 when due s~ll aut~ri~e ?he said 0ity 0o~ssio~.
or ?he oEer or holder o~ sai~ certificate or,certifiCates
a~alnst said p~ty or prope~2 to declare all o~
eerti~Icates due an~ payable, and t~ same s~ll ~her
recite t~ s~eh eertl~ieate is a perso~l claim
such owner a ~d a lien a~ainst smeh property, suDerio~
all other claims liens ~d titles e~ep? sta~e, eo~?y
an~ city taxes and t~ homestea$ exemption snoh eer$i~-
ieate s~ll ~urther state its date in accordance with the
~inal order oi said 0i~y Oo~ssion in regar~ to~ s~e~ and
shall oe=~i~y and recite t~t ~1 acts, eon~i~io~e
t~s reqmired to ~ d~ne p~s~n$ to ~ in ?~e issuance
o~ m~e ~ve been properly a~ legally done, ~ppe~ed
per~o~ed in legal ~orm as required by law All
eertifica~es issmed in ~he pavemen~ o~ said e~ree~e here-
i~bove describe~ a~ai~t a~ one ~rty s~ll
a series and ~ same s~ll be deno~ei by ~ le~$~
a~ shall be n~bered 1 B and 5
Section ~o~ ~ Decemb~ l~h~ 191V, a~~
o'olo~ 2 M be and ~e same is hereb2 ~ixed 20; a ~11
a~ 2air heari~ be2ore ~he 0i~20o~ssion O~ sai~
o~ pe~so~ in~eres~ed in an2 o~ ~he proper~2 ata~
assessments herein a~e le~ed a~ assesse~ end ~or el~ per
eo~ ow~ properS2 abu~i~ upon said s~ree~s, and
December Secon~ Ninetten-nineteen
persons at said time sh~ll be ~ranted a full and ,fair hear-
iF before said 0ity 0ommission in open and public session
on al~ matters affectin~ such property abuttin~ Upon that pot-
tics o~ eai~ st~eeSs to be pave~ or lyi~ upon seid streets
o~ citer o~ ~them, o~ ~ claim ~or person-~ liability tot
the oos~ o~ smoh s~ee~ ~provement a~ pavement~ t~t such
hea~i~ s~ll be hel~ aS the city ~11 o~ sai~ e~t2, in tae
e~mb.~ where sai~ $i~y Oo~szion ~lds its re~ar meeti~s
and at s~O~ heari~ ~ person a~eoted ~11 ~ve oppor~v~!ty
~ s~w ease w~ ~s property ~11 ~ ~m~noe~ in
~ toa~e e~en~ a~ least of the oos~ of smoh,pavi~ and
~m~ov~en~
Section ~ T~ t~s ordi~noe shall be pvblished in
~ o~ielal paper o~ eai~ city at least three times and the
~irs~ pm~lieation ~11 be at least ten days before the date
o~ ~sai~ heari~ and shall be a~ oo~titv~e all necessary
legal ~ioe ~o the o~ers o~ property abvtti~ ~pen sai~
s~eets, ~ ~ pave~ a~ w~ are or may be intereSte~ in the
h~ he~ei~bove p~Ovided for
~e~ien Six Tha$ t~s oral.nee ~ in ~Ull ~oroe and
e~e$~, ~om a~ a~er its pamsage ~d pvblioa~ioz as required
by law~,
Paase~ t~s ~n~ ~a2 o~ December A D
J. W E~n 0hai~an, 0ity Co~ission
De~, ~e~s
E R, Wi!sen, 0iW A~to~ey
~Git~ q~ De~om Te~s
~ Upe~ m~tion o~ Allison the r~es were suspendad
She ~ordin~oe plaee~ on its seco~ readi~
~ ~.n motion o~ Allison the rules were suspended a~
~ ordi~nee placed on its t~rd and ~inal reading ~or adop-
tien ~
~ ~ot~on ~s ~a~e b~ Wright tha~ the ordi~noe be
Sed a~ ~e~ ~po~ roll call upon the qmestion ~ the adop~ion
o~ t~ or$1~noe the ~ollowi~ ~ommtssioners voted "T~"
A!tiS~n, $~e~$2 an~ Wright No Commissioner vo~e~ "Nay"
~he~empon ~$~ O~i~ ~eelared t~ motion prevaile~ and the
~ ~ke '~011o~ ordi~e was in~rod~oe~ a~ placed on
A~0N~ B0E S~ES 2~OP ~E ~20~0~ ON T~ 26th ~Y OP
AUGUS~ A $. ~919 BE5~ OHD~ CONS~RUO~ S~ BE ASSESS~
~ ~TI~ ~0~20P T~ 00ST 0~ T~ GONS~UOTION O~ ~ID ~S
AS ~S ~N ~0U~ T0 BE ~IR ~SPEOTIE P~ION O~ T~ OOST
0~ SUOH 0~S ~N ~ ~POSRT 0~ T~ 0I~ ~GI~E OP ~ID 0ITY,
December geoon0 Nineteen-ninetoen
OR THE M~ODNT £0 ~VHIOH ~Y Br R~DUCkD UPON PINAT,
EEARII~G ~ I~T ~ ~TI~ COST O~ T~ COi~STRUOTION
O~ ~ID CU~S S~LL Bh A 2~O~L O~RGE AGAI~T SAID
OW~RS R~SPE~I~EZT A~ A LI~ AGAINST TI~ ~SP~OTI~
PROP~TIES O~ ~ID O~RS ABUTTING ~ON ~
ABO~ DLS0~B~ ~XCEPT HO~ S~D~ A~ O~AINING T~
UN~Sb ~H AI~OUNT C~RG~ AO~Ii~ T~ ~SPLGTI~
A~ T~IR P2OP~R~IhS Io °AID ~ON CO~TION T~O~ T~T
PA~T THE ~tOR b~L~ S~ AS ~OLZOWS ~T 0~
OP T~ CObT IH~O1~ iO BE PAID IN ~SH UP~ SUOH GO~
TION OI~ IHIRD O~~ SUCH bO~ 0 D~ DUE A~ PAYAB~
Y~R PROM THL DATm O~ ~ID OO~LLTION A~ zHE ~INI~
ONE ~HI~ S~ B]~ DUE A~ PAY~BL~ TWO ~ARS FROM T~
O~ SUCH CO~L~ TION ~ T~ T~E 0~TIPI~TE~ S~ZD BE
ISS~D AGAINoT SUCH OWNM~S A~ T~IR ABUTTING ~ ES~TE
EPSPECTI~LY 20R ~ AMOUNTS, OR ~ ~CH T~O~ A8
NOT Bh PAID IN CASH, AI~ oUOH CLRTIFI~TE~ S~ B~
~QUAL ANOUNTb ~RO~DI~G FOR OI~ ~D ~OE OF SUOH
T~ ~t2oT DU~ A~ PAYAB~ AT CO~TION O~ ~ID C~
THh O~R T,IO DUE A~ PAYAB~ O~ OR B~RE ON A~ TWO
~R~ A~hR bUCH CO~ZETION Ot ~ C~3 PRO~DING POR
INTE~ST T~ON AT T~ ~TL OP FIGHT PER C~T ~R ~N~
~ROM T~ DATF Og SUOH CERTI~I~TEE A~ PROV~ING ~OR' T~
P~ C~ ATTO~'S F~S ~OR ~ bO~OTION T~ A~
P~SCRIB~G O~H~ COIOITIONS zOR SUCH C~TIPIOA~E, FI~NG
T~ DATE ~OR A ~U~ AND FAIR H~RING ~FORm T~ OITY
~SSION O~ ~ID CITY ~OR A~ ~ESONb IN~ST~ IN A~
T~ P~OP~TY AGAINST ,~IDH ~ AS3ESS]~NTS A~ ZEVI~,
A~ DIRECTING T~T I~OTIC~ S~ BL GI~N &UCH ~ARTI~
INT~STED A~ ~I%OTING HE t~OD I~R A~ TI~
SUCH 4OTI CE
~R~S by a resolution 8uly passe8 on the 26~h
~ay of A~ust A D 1919 the bity Co~is~ on o~ ~t8 city
orSere8 t~t curbs be constructed on ~n Avenue its e~ire
leith an8 upon Oaklan~ Avenue from its intersection ~th
~ Avenue te North Zoeust Street on both siSee o~ sai~
streets, an8 or~ne~ ~ther that s~ property o~ere
sho~8 cay the entire cost of the oo~truotion o~ such
curbs in proportion to the ~ronta~e o~ their respective
properties upon sat8 streets sn8 on ~rner lots the o~ers
o2 such lots shall pay ~or such c~b~ aro~8 such ~ rner
an~ providi~ that a lien be ~xe8 a~ainst such properties
o~ the o~ers respectively except homesteads for ~he pay-
ment o~ the cost o~ such ourbs en8
W~S it ~s 8etermine8 a~ orSere8 t~t such
ourb~ s~8 be ~nstruete~ o~ conSrete ~ that the City
~Ineer o~ sat8 olty sho~lO ille a report with the City
Come. on o~ the plane an8 specificetione ~or the
etruction oi sat8 curbs which has been so file~ in
8anoe with sa~8 resolution an8 which sal~ plans an0 epee-
i~ioations are now hereby approve8 ~ a~pte8 for the
co~truction oi sai~ o~b
~R~S competitive bi~e were asks8 ~or by
city an~ were receive8 by eats city ~or the ~nst~otion
o~ sai8 o~bs ~8 in open an8 reEular session o~ e~8 City
Co~iss~on the bid o~ J M G~ley wee a~eepte8 to 8o
work on thh basis o~ 6~ of the entire ~st o~ such eon-
erection as fi~lly 8ete~ine8 by eal~ Co~:esion, an~
~S sai~ ] ~neer has file8 a list of all o~ere
of property abutti~ upon sai~ streets a~oresai~ an8 the
n~ber o~ ~eet of their respeotlve properties an8 lot an8
block n~ber where obtainable an~ a 8eeorip~lo~ ~ ~he
property af~ecte8 an~ such other 8ara ae require~ by law
ae well as the reeiSenoe oi all s~8 property o~re
the ~o~t o~ the cost of oo~truction o~ such e~$
be o~r8e8 aEainst t~ o~ers o~ sai~ property an8 t~
re~tive properties and
~S ~oh report has been 8uly ~ile8 ~
December Second, Nineteen-nineteen
A A B~eh Bain/ lot No 9 in Blo~ ~o ]B o2 ~
.~i~ion ~c ~he 0i~ o~ D~on, as ~escribe~ in V~I 12~, ~a~e
.~ ~ ~he Deg~ Records o~ Denton 0o~ ~e~s ~Aesessed a~
~? 8 ~ae~ a~ ~ per ~on~ ~oo~ ~o~al $~ ~
Mrs Bonbon Bharber Bein~ lots ? and @ n Block No
~B o~ the Harm Addition ~0 ~he Ci~ o~ Denton as ascribed in
V~I ~o 1~7, p~e 6~ Dee~ Records o~ Denton 0o m~y Te~s
~s~se~ a~, 111 3~ ~eet at $0 5~B per ~ront ~oot Total $B8
~ 0 ~ A~eson ~in~ lo~ No 6 in Block ~o ~ of ~he
~n A~di~i~n ~o ~he 0i~2 of ~en~on an~ deso~be~ in Vol
,~? ~34, D~en 0c~y Deet ~eoorts Assessed a~ 80 OB lest
at ~0 ~ per Iront 2oct Total $4~ 9~
~red Ro~e Bei~ all oi lot 4 and t~ ~et 15 ~/3
~eet o2 lot Nc ~ Bloc~ ~o ~ o~ ~he ~ Adtition to t~ City
~l ~e~n Assessei at 105 75 ~eet at ~0 B25 per[Yro~ loot
{~al, ~5~ ~2 ,
0 ~or Being all o~ lo~ No 3 a~ ~ ~Wes~ ~4 1/3
~ee$ C~ lots 1 a~ ~ in ~ck No 2 o~ the ~ A~di~ion to the
'Total, $~ B0
~e, Seile2~ Lcwe Beint abpa~tseY~s 1 an~ 2,
~BXock Ne, B o~ the~n~ Addition Begi~ at t]~e N ~ cor-
o~ a lot Soli b~ R D Willis ~o J S ~ambill on ~he Bgth
day o~ December 1900, w~ch point ~s 115 ~ee~ ~e~t o~ ~ N E
'cer~er c2 lo~ ~o 1 Blokc No ~ in said addi~i0~i ~ence
~BCu~h 143 %eot ~ the ~ B line o~ lot No 2 in ~aid Block
~ ~, ~hence ~st 57~5 2eot to a corner on said B ~ line,
~h~oe ~o~tk 14~ ~et to the ~ B line o~ sail l~,t No
~hence ~eat 5~ 5 2ee~ to the place o~ beti~n!~, ]~ei~ ~he
S~e pYcper~ here~oYore sold by J V Bolt to ~ as ~r deed
c~ recori i~ Vel 11~ page 814 o~ Denton Cowry D,,ed Re~r~s
~ ~ic2 ~elerenoe is hereby mate Assessed a~ B' ~ ~e~t at
~e Sarah Tcplitz Bei~ a ~rt oi lots Its 1 e~
i~ ~0o~ ~ , 2e~ ~he ~ Addition ~c the City o2 Denton as
2.11~ Be~i~!ng at the N E, corner o~ said B~.ock Ne 2
~e b~nt ~ ~ E co.er oi lot ~o 1 Thence Wee~ ~th
~he N ~ line o~ said Block 57~ iee~ lor co.er The~e
143 ~ee~ to the B B line ol lot No ~ Thence ]~ast 57~
,~e t~ ~ E ,c~r~r o2 eait lot No 2, T~nce Nc: th 143 2ee~
~o ~he ~lace oi begi~ a~ recorded in Vol
~ei ~o0rdS o~ Den~cm 0o~y Te~s Assessed a'~ 84 77 ~eet
O~rl~ Bear~ Bei~ a part o~ lo~ No ~ '.n Block
o2 ~ ~e~ A5di~ioa t, the 0iSy o~ Denton,.e~..i~ a~ ~he
~ E co~ne~ o~ lo~ Nc 1 in Blo~ No 1 o2 said ~ddi~ion
~enoe ~e~ ~h ~ ~ line ol Ha~ Ave 77 ~ee~ to
[~ence N~ ~5 lee~ $0 the N line o2 eei~ lo~ N,~ 1, Thence
~et Wi~h ~ ~0~h line 77 2ee~ to ~he ~ E cc:~r o~ sail
~lCt N0 1~ Thence ~oa~h 93 ~ee~ to ~he place o:'. be!i~i~
as tesCribet l~ ~ol 160 ~!e Bd0 oi the Deed Re.~ords o~ Den-
~C~,Co~ty ~e~s A~eeeed et 104 ~7 ~eet at $O 5~ per ~ront
I al ~livan Bein~ a par~ of lo~ No 1 in Block No
~1 o~ ~he ~ Addition to the City o~ ~enton Be~i~ at a
~i~$ 0~ She N side o~ NeOn Avenue ~a~ point b.~i~ ~ ~eet
wes~ o~ ~ ~ E corne~ om said lot
in
sa~d
1,
~e~oe N ~3 ~e~ to ~ ~ B line of said lot N,~ 1 in
I~ 1, o~ Sale ~n Addition same bei~ the N
[t0t ~aede~ ty E T ~s to M~ 0 ~ Hor~on~ T~enoe Nest 50
~ee% ~or oo~a~. ~noe Bouth g3 fee~ to ~ S $ line o~
~ lot No. 1 o~ ~ Addition 2hence Eas~ 50 ~eet ~o
~r~ace o~ ~eai~ina a~ ~eserlbed in Vol 5~, paae ~VO. Dee~
,~oords. D~on Oo~y *e~s Assessed at 50 ~ ~t a~ ~0
~er ~ro~ ~oo~ Total $26 25
H O~ T~lia~erro Bei~ the West 20 ~ee~ .~ lo~ No
alt o~ loss Nos 2 and 3, ~ the Ea~ 1~ ~ee~ o~ lo$ NO
December Second N neteen-nineteen
Block No 1 el the Hann Addition to the City of Denton
as described in Vol 160 page 286 and Vol 153 PaW
279 Deed Records ~enton County, Texas~ Assessed~
19A 76 feet at $0 525 per front foot Total $102 25
Dr H Rowe Being lot No 5 in Block No 1 of t
the Ha~n Addition to the ~ity of Denton as described
7olume 1JB page 001 oi the Deed Records of Denton
Texas Assessed at @0 09 fe%t at $0 BS~ per front foot
fetal, $42 05
Bein~ lots 6 and ~7 i~ Blook
M~rs
Johnson
No 1 cz the Harm Addition to the 0ity of tenton as de-
scribed in ~olume 57 page 471 of the Deed Records of
Denton ~o~u~t2 Texas Assessed at 111 33 zeet at ~0 525
per iront loot Total $b8 45
Dr ,~ C Kimbrou~h Being all oi lot 9 Blotk
No I of the Harm Addition to the City of ~enton as
described in Volume ll8 page B01 and Volume ll0 page
155 el ~he Deed Records o~ Denton County. Texe~ Assessed
et 1~7 B feet at SoB 25 per front foot Total $7?
Charlie ~eard Bein~ a part of lot Ne 1 Bl~ok No
1 of the HrnnAddition to the ~ity of Denton bein~
feet alon8 0akl~nd Ave~e a~ described in Volumes 160, page
280 Deed Records of ~enton County, Texas AsSessed, at
81 ieet at ~0 525 per front foot Tetel $42~ 52
J R Terry Be~n~ a cart of the B B B & O
R R Co Survey bedmnnmn~ on Oakland Avenue at the
corner of a lot sold to W h Fry and wife same lo$~beiz~
deacrzbed in deed dated tannery 1902 and bei~ 50 feet
North and &curb by 336 feet E and W , Thence West with
said lot 160 feet to ~he S E corner of a 10t sold 9y O B
Herren to Henry falia~erro dated Oct 7th. 1916 Thence
North 50 feet a stake ~n the S line of a lot ~ormerly owned
by J C Morris Thence ~ast 160 feet to a point North of
the place of beEznnin~ the same bein~ the S E corner of
e lot sold b~ G H Blewett and wife to E L Maple
Thence South 50 feet to the place cf beginnin~ as d~sc~ibed
in Volume 1dB page 559 of the Deed Records o~ Denton
texas Assessed at 50 feet st $0 5~5 per front foot Total
26 25
J M Magill Being a lot of lend out of the B B B
& C R R Oo Survey and beginnt~ at the N W, cotter of
a lot owned by J R Terry Thence North 95 feet~ Thence
West 1~@ feet Thence South 95 fee~ Thence Eas%~ feet
to the place of beginnin~ as described and recorded in Vol
154, page 563 of the Dead Records of Denton 0ounty, T~xas
Assesse~ at 95 feet at $~.~25 per front foot ,To~at ~49 87
~&rs M E Poe Ail that certain lo~, tract or
parcel of land situated mn the City of Denton,
Denton State of £exas and more particularly described
as follows Being out of ~nd a part of ~ 640 a0re
patented to John R Henry Assignee of the B B B ~& 0
R R Co Scrip No lll and more particularly described
as follows Beginning at the East line o~ sidewalk and
on the South line of a lot owned by L T Camp. The~e
South &O$ vrs to a post on corner of fence. Thence Nest
ll$~ vrs to a Boisdarc stake Thence North 39 ~ vrs a
stake Thence ~ast ll~ vrs with the S B line o~ ~mps
to the place of ~eginnin~ As@essed at ll~ ~ ~eet at
$0 8P~ per front foot Total ~B9 06
J C ~owler Bein~ a part Of subdivision $1~o~ the
B B B & O R R 0o Survey end~bein~ the N ~.
of said sub-division, Thence South Wtthh~h~ test lin~
said sub-division ll~ feet to corner, Thence West S~0
feet ~or corner, Thence No~th 115 feet to the N B ~lime
of s~b-division, Thence Last ~00 feet to She PlaCe of
beginnin~ as described in Volume 1~9 page 390 of ~h$ Dee~
Records ov Denton,0c~nty Texas. Assessed at 11~ ~eet at
$~ 525 per front foot Total $60,~7 '
~eoembe~ Second lline~;een-n:l, ne'l:een
· ~, ~ieroe, ~he ~rac~ hereby ~eee~yb~d ~bin8 a par~
e~ ~an~ co~veye~ by ~ W Eerle2 ~o ~o~s Jo~oa by ~eed
de~e~ ~an~ar2 B~h 1~0~, an~ recorded in Vol ~8 page ~0~
erence is here ~de ~cr a more par~io~ar description
~i~i~ a~ ~ S ~ Corner o~ said block o~ ~nd dee~ed by
J ~ Xerle~ ~o ~ho~a ~o~son} Thence ~es~ 1~1 ~ee~
~ ~ oOr~er ~ sai~ blo~ o~ l~d ~hence North 60 ~ee~
~e W B ll~e ~ said block o~ lan~ ~o a s~ake ~r co~ner,
Thence Eas~' 171 ~ee~ ~o the E ~ line o2 sai0 bl3ck o~ land
9ta~ ~or ~orner, Thence South 60 ~ee~ ~o the place o~ be~in-
~ Assessed a~ 60 ~ett at ~ 525 per ~ront fo~t ~al
PaS $alla~her Ail ~ certain lo~ ~rac~ or parcel
o~ land si~ed in ~ 0~y o~ Denton and $~a~e ~ ~e~s be-
t~ a ~r~ o~ s~bdivision ~o ~ o~ ~ae ~ B ~ ~0 R R Co
6~ acre S~ve2, Ahs~rac? ~o 188 pa?ended ~o Jo~ R He~y
A~si~ne~ b2 vir?ue o~ Scrip~ No 111 said subdivision con-
?aini~ A~a~eS o~ land and havi~ been conveye~ by Jo~ R
Hen~y~o ~ G ~e~he~ and more ~ar~ic~rly de~or~d as
~ollows ~ Be~i~i~ 21 6 varas ~or~h oi the S E ~r-
nar o~ said 4~ acre subdivision ~o B a~ ~he I~ ~ corer
a lc~ conveye~ b~ B ~ Siaeme~e and w~e ~o ~ ~ Bo~an on
~y 2~d 1908, ~hence North 26 4 var~s ~o corner, ~ence
171 ~ee~o ~ ~ E corner o~ a lo~ ~orm~rty oecd by
~el~e~ ~ ~henOe Sou~h w~h ~ho E line 0~ said Walker lo~ 2S 4
VaraS~o t~e N W co.er o~ said Bo~an lo~ Thence Lae~
~ee? ~o ~he place o~ be~i~m~ and be~ ~he s~me~ lo~ conveyed
~ R~ S ~r~ ~d wi~e ~o Le~ Pool on Seoember 1B~h 1916 by .
dee~ ~ded in Vol 149 page 277 oi ~ne ~eed R~cords ol Den
~ A E ~ry Ail ~ certain lo~ or p~rcel o~ la~
~e 0i~y o~ ~Den~on ~o~y o~ Denton ~nd S~a~e
~s, a~ ~ein~ a pa~ o~ ~he B B B & 0 R E 0o S~vey
o~ 6~ acres ~en~ed ~o Jo~ R Henry assisnee o ~ Scrip
111 ~ ~a~ o~ a ~rac~ o~ 4~ acres ou~ o~ sai~ ~vey, sold
and conve~ed b2 ~o~ R He~2 ~o 0 0 Da~her~y ~nd particular
1~ described as ~he Eas~ ~1~ o~ ~he ~ollowi~ de~crlbed lo~
~e~l~in~ B0 va~as ~ a~d 1~5 varas E o~ ~he S ~ corner
~i~ ~ abra ~rac? an~ a~ ~ S E corner o~ a ~rac~ional
acre ~ao~ he~olore deeded ~o W 0 Bobbi~ ~encs Eas~ 125
Varae ~o ~he E S, line o~ said 4~ acre ~rac~, ~he~e North
6~ ~ee~ ~ ~ E B line o~ sai~ ~rac? ~hen ~ Wes~ 12B vrs
~0 ~ 0 ~0~bi~'S Eas~ line a corner ~hence S)u~h wi~h said
So~bi??'s Has? li~e 67 ~ee? ~o ~he place o~ be~in~in~ ~and bei~
?~ ~ ?rac~ deeded ~o B ~ Si~emore bY ~om J~son
~ ~hei~ ~e~ 9~ da~e April 2B~h 1910 Assesse~ a~ 89 27 ~ee~
~S Irene Elder ~ein~ a lo~ our o~ ~he B B & C
R R 0o 'S~vey be~i~i~ a~ ~he intersection o ~he ~ line
~ ~a~er Avers ~?h ~he W line of 0akla~ Ave~ e ~ence
0r~ 72 ~ ~ee~, ~ence Wes~ ~00 ~ee~ ~hence S~u~ 72
~hence Eas~ 2Q0 ~ee~ ?o ~he place of begi~i~ as described in
Vel~ ~6, pa~e ~ o~ ~he Deed o~ ~r~ Records o~ Denton
~s A'eSesSe~ a~ 104 6~ ~ee? a~ $0 ~2~ per ~ro~ ~oo~ ~o~al
~s A M 0obb Ail ~ certain lo~ ~r,~c~ o~ parcel
~n~on, in Den~
~ ~ ~ and bein~ situated in ~he 0i~y o~ D
E R 0~, SUre2 Abs~rec~ No 18B a~ a par~ o~ subdivision
No, ~c~ ~id survey described as ~ollo~ Be~imxi~ a~ ~he
S E ~r~er o% ~he bloom o~ la~ sold by Jesse R, Ee~
Ores ~ ~rk, November 26~h 1906, by deed re~or~ ~$ in Vol 100
pa~e ~8. Deed Records o~ Denton Oo~y, ~e~s, ~hence North
~60 ~ee~ ~o2 ~rner, ~h~nce wes~ 1~4 ~ee? ~or coE~er, She s~e
bei~ ~ ~, ~ ~rne~ of ~he lo$ herein cenve~e~; ~hence S
60 ~ee?,~$~ ~ne2 ~He same bei~ ~he S W corner o~ ~he lo~
Herein 60nv~e8 a~ ~ S, E co.er o~ a lot heretofore conveye~
~ M L~ Willia~.a~ ~e ~o ~ss Virginia ~bb; ,Thence ~s%
154 feet out o£ the S ~, corner of a lot !00 t~eet by
$4? feet conveyed to M T, Williams by 0res ~ Work
~e ~ry B Work by deed da~ed April 29~h, 1910 an~ ~e-
o0rded in Vol~e 110 pa~e 48~ Dee~ Reoor8~ De~
Te~s Assessed a~ 60 ~ee~ at $0,525 per ~ron~ ~o~ ~o~al
R J ~ren~ine B~i~ a lo~ ~ ~ ~ S
~ 0 R R 0o S~ve2 and be~i~i~ a~ ~he ~ ,E o~er
o~ a lo~ out o~ the ~ B B ~ 0 R R 0o S~ve2 ~ow
o~ b2 ~s A M 0obb and described in Vol, ~t0 pa~e
485 Dee~ Records Denton Cowry Te~s, ~en~e Nqrth
70 ~ee~ Thence West 152 ~ee~ more or less, Thence
~u~h 70 ~ee~ Thence ~st 152 ~ee~ more or less ~o
place o~ be~i~i~ ~lso a lot o~ lan~ out o~ ?he
~ ~ ~ 0 R ~ Co survey be~nn~:~ a~ ~he N E
ncr o~ ~he above described lot ~henee North 80
T~noe West 152 ~eet Thence South 80 ~eet, The~e
152 feet to ~he place o~ be~nn!~ Bei~ the s~e lc~s
p~c~sed by said T~rentine a~ ~o~erl~ o~e~ by M
~lliams and Li~ Perlitz Assessed at 150 ~eet at
825 per ~ron~ ~oot ~otal $78 75
L 0 2a~er Ail ~ certain lo~, ~ae?
~arcel o~ land situated ly~ aris bei~ in ~ ~it
e~on State of ~e~s and be~n8 a part of ~ ~ B
~ C R R Co S~vey by virtue ~ Scrip ~o 111 Abet
No 186 and more par%i~arly described by me, es
bo~s as follows ~o~ Be~i~ a% %~ ~ W
of a tract of land conveyed ~o ~red Ba~er~ b2 0 R B~nert
and ~ge by %heir correction dee4 of 4ate ~2 14%h, 1~6,
filed ~r record J~2 16~h, 1916, Thence North 6~ ~e~eg,
a stake for coraer and bein8 also t~ S W ~orner o~
%ra~% heretofore sold %o ~red ~a~e~ a~ wi~e ~r2
%o La~a E I{eale Throe hast 16~ fee~ wm%h sa~ ~a
2 Neale's S line ~o stake for co.er in W l~na
la~ Avenue, Thence Sou~h 6~ fee% ~th %he~,, line
~kl~ Avenue to a stake for corner 2hence WeS~ 1dE
feet %o ~he pla~e om be~i~i~ Assessed a% 6~ ~ feg~
~ 525 per fron~ foot Total SS2 81
~a 2 Neale Ail ~% certain lot ~or parcel
la~ s~t~ed in the ~ity of men~on, Denton 0o~, State
of ie~s out of a 640 acre s~veF pa%ended %o Jo~ R
H~rF, assi8nee of ~he B B S ~ 0 R R 0o ~ SorSp
111, abstract ~o 185, ~nd bei~ a par% of o~ acre
of land oonveFed %o 0 R Ba~er% by M J Lyles e~ al
8se8 dated Sept lath 191S ~d recorded in Vol 1~9
600 Denton Co~y Deed Records an~ more partic~arly ~e-
s~ribed as follows Be~inn~ a~ the N ~ne of said
~les 1~ at t~ N h cornar of a lo~ ou~ o~ sai~ ~e acre
~rao% conveyed by . R Ba~ert a~ ~fe ~o M A
the s~e bein8 a paint 151} feet East from %he Ess% line
of Carrier Street, Thence ~st 152 fee% %o a stake 8n the
W line of Oakland Avenue and on the North line of sai~
LFles lo~. Thence S~u%h wi~ the W line o~ said 0akla~
Avenue 62~ fee% a stake for corner, Thence W~s~ lS~
to the S E corner of sai8 Hiokey lo% 8 stake for
The~e North ~th the E line of said ~ckeF lo$
~ %he place of beai~i~ Assgssed a% 6~ ~ee~ at
5~6 per front ~oo~ ~o%al $32 81
W P ~%son Ail ~ certain lo% or parcel
la~ situated in the ~i%y of Dentom and ~o~%y ~f Denton,
S%a~e of Te~s and be~ a par% of a one acre ~ao%,d~e4 -
ed b2 He~2 A Williams and wife S~llie A~ W$11i~9
Nov 8~h 1912 and bei~ a par~ of %~ B B B. ~ 0,~ R R
0e S~ve2 Scrip No 111 and bet~ out of a ~$}
Subdivisio~ of said s~vey sold b~ ~i9 ~ Wel~h,
varas N of the S E ~orn~ of said 4~ a~=e %ra~
Throe ~or%h 35 feet for co.er a~ bei~ %h~ S ~E, ~orns~
of a lo~ formerly 8~ded by J B 00x a~ ~fe ~lio~
for ~orner a~ bein8 the S W ocher of smi4 Se~o~ le~,
~e~oe So~th ~5 feet ~or co~ner same bein~ the S E corner
of a lot ~o~1~1¥ ~eede~ bylJ B Oo~ an~ ~fe .~lioe Oox to
E L B~ a~ ~ ~ Bro~, Thence Eas~ 154 ~.~e~ to t he
place of be~i~ Also all t~t certain lot tract or par-
eel o~ lan~ si~ted in ~ City o~ ~enton Oo=xt2 o~ Denton
State~o~ ~e~s hmi~ a part oi t~ B B B & R R 0o
~1 8~ ~as North of the S ~ oorn~ of said ~ acre sub-
~iVision ~henea North $0 ~eet for corner, T~e West
~ee$ ~ corner ~h~ce South 90 feet for oo~r T~nce
East 1~ ~ee~ ~o t~ place of be~i~i~ Asses ~e~ at 1E~
fee~ a~ ~ ~8 p~r fron~ foot Total ~6~ 62
~ O W 2erEuson Bei~ lots 8, 9 and 1~ ~n Block ~o
E o~ the ~rrie~ Addition Lots ~ ~ lB desc~e~ in Vol
110, pa~e~9~ and Vol 119 page ~ Denton 0ou~t~ D~e~
Records Assessed at 1~0 ~ feet at $0 82~ per ~ron$
T~al $$9 &~
~ ~sculty H0ume Bei~ the North 8 ~eet o lot 8 a~
a~ of ~ot ~ ~ and the South ~E ~ee~ o~ lot N 1 in Blook
N~ E o~ ~ Oar~er Addition to the b~ty o~ De ~on~ Assess-
ed et 1BO ~ ~eet at $0 82~ per ~ront ~oot To ~1 ~8~ BE
W A Wilso~ A~i that certain lot tra~t or parcel
~i land s~tuated in the City o~ oenton Oo~ty ~ Denton a~
S~a~e o~' ~e~s out o~ a SA0 acre survey~patent~d to Jo~ R
He~ Assi~ee o~ the B B B & 0 R ~ Co ~urvey Sorip
No . ~11 A~ ~rt o~ t~ Carrier Addition to t~e 0i~ ~ Den-
t~n ~h~ ~p o~ plat o~ sai~ additmon is reoorde~ In Vol
at ~Ees ~8 a~ 9~ Deed Records o~ ~enton Co~$y Texas
Be~i~ a~ the N E corner o~ lot No 9 in B4o~ No 1 o~
aais a~d!tien, Thence South with the E B ~n~ thereo~ 100
le~ bmt~ a ~oin$ 8 ~eet south o~ the N E o~er of lot
NO ~ tn Blook No~ ~ o~ said Addition Thence ~est 18~ ~eet
t~ W B l~ne o~ s~ ~t 1 and 8 feet South ~ its N W ~r-
ne~, ~h~ce North 10Gt~eetNt° t~ N W oo~e o~ said lot
N~ ~, ~ The~e Eas$ on ~ li~e thereo~ ~ t~ place
b~i~$ Reco~de~ in Vol 1~0 page ~9 Dee Records o~
D~t~m 0~l~. ~e~s Assessed at 100 ~eet at ~ ~E~ per
f~on~ ~oot Te~al $5~ 50
~ ~A. ~owlin ~ein~ lot ~o 8 of ~look ~o 1 of the
O~r~e= ~tion ~o the Olt~ of ~enton an~ ~eso~lUe~ in Vol
1~6, p~%YV D~on 0o~ty Deed Records Ass~sse~ at ~0
~ee~ at ~ 825 pe~ ~ront Eoo~ Total $~6 2~
~ Q~ Bei~ lot No 5 in Block No of the Car-
~e~ Addi$i~ ~ o ~he 0ity ~ Denton and desor$be~ in Vol
1~ page ~0~ Den$on 0o~ Dead.Records Assessed 80 ~eet
at ~0 ~ per ~ron$ ~oot Total $~8 2B
M~s M V. ~ll Bei~ a ~ o~ lot No. 1 end all o~
~ No ~ in Block No 1 cE Uarri~ Addi$ion to,the 0i~y
~0~ aS deser~be~ in Vol l~? ~e ~ ~en$on Gouty
Dee~ Reeo~ D~ton Oo~ Te~ Assessed a~ 81 ~ ~eet
at $0 ~a pe~ iront ~0o~ ~otal $~S E8
~SS M E Je~oe ~ e lot oi land omt o~ ~he
B, ~ B & O E R O~ Su~e~ BeEi~in~ at a poin~ 10 ~eet
N 0~ ~he~N~ W o~ lot No A in Block No 1 o~ She 0artier
~l~ien ~o t~ 0i~ ~ Dem~o$ ghenoe North 1~6~ ~ee~ to
~he S line o~ 0a~a~ Avenuel. ~henoe in a SouSheas~erly
dige~tiOm ~$h ~he S line o~ wa~and Ave ~ ~? ~ee~ ~
N, E eo~ o~ a 1~ now o~e~ by ~s M V Ba~i, Thence
Wes~ !$~%eet to ~ place o~ be~i~i~ Assesge~ aS ~0~
~,e~ a~ ~E$ per ~on$ ~oot Total $10g 0~
Mrs ~ E ~iday Bei~ a lot cE lan~ out o~ the
B B ~ ~ ~ ~ R 0o, S~ey ~e~i~in~ ~ ~et No~h o~
t~ N W ~r o~ lot No ~ in ~loek Ne 1 o~ She ~r~
A~ditto~ g~noe North 100 ~ee~ to the S ~ne e~ Oakla~
Avenme ~hs~ee In a ~u~heas~erl~ direction al~n~ the So~th
line o~ ~ ~a~ ~Venme 150 8 ~ee$ to the ~ o~e~ o~
a lm~ now o~ b~ ~ss M ~ ~agoe, ~henee ~h $~
December Second Ninetee~-ninsteen
60 feet North of the N E corner of lot NO~ 2, BI~'c~
No t of the 0artier Addition, Thence Wes~ 1~ feet
~ the place of beginmin~ Ass?sssd at 186 2~ ~ee~ at
.6PJ~ per front foot Total, $97 ~4 , I ~
P C Storrie All that certain lot, tract or
parcel o f land situated in t~ 0ity of DentOn,
of Denton and State of Texas and out o~ a 6~0 aero s~ey
patented to John R Hen~ Assignee o~ the ~ ~ B &
0 R R Go Scrip No. 111, and also a part
care tract sold by O 0 Daugher$~ and wi~e to
Bran~enbmrg on the 10th day of Ma~h 1894~ B~i~i~
the S W corner of a tract of land sold by Peter Bran
denburg and wife to W C Lattimore, i~on stake in the
center of the Gainesville Road, nOW called North L~st
Street Thence East 12~ var~s mo~e or ~less to the cen-
ter of CarrierStreet Thence South with the oen~er of
0artier Street 66} varas Thence West 122~varas moms
or less to the center of said GainssvilleRoad Thence
North~6~ varas to the place of be~i~ntu~ excepting and
reservin~ from the above described tract 12 fee~
off of the N side of said above described ~raet for street
purposes, as describ~ mn Vol 115, pa~e 110, Deed RecorSs
of Denton 0ounty Texas Assessed at $16 92 feet at
$0 626 per front foot Total $1~ $6
R A Sledge The follewin~ describes lot tl~aot
o~ parcel of land in the 0ity and 0ounty of Denton
of ~e~s out o~ ~ B B ~ & O. R R 0e S~v~
Abstract No 185 Beg~nni~ a~ a poin~ 25 ~e~
ll6 ~eet N o~ a rock in t~ center o~ 0akl~ A~
w~eh ro~ ms at the S W eo~er ol let N~ 6 og a
~ivision o~ the S B B & 0 2 R 0o ~vey,
~s~ 1~3 ~eet ~or eo~er Thence North X0$ ~ ~
me~. Thence West 1SS ~eet ~or ocher, ~henee
~ee$ to the p~ee o~ beEAnni~, and bei~ a pa:? e~ t~
same la~ conveyed to 0 J 0~p and S E ~aee ~
Ps,Sit on A~ ~, 19lB Aa deseribe~ in ~1
page 102 Deed.Escorts o~ Dent~n Oo~ty, ~e~ ASseSse~
E ~ Dales Be~In~i~ at the N W eor~ .~ a 1o~
sol~ ~y J S Sa~er and wi~e to G H ~r~ an~ at ~
eo~er o~ the lot sold by W E ~the~ a~ ~e ~o A, A
~derson on the 1Sth day o~ ~reh, l~4~ ~mee ~$ 12~
~ee~ Thence North 70 lest ~or eo~e~ ThenCe
~eet, Three South 70 ~eet t~ t~ place o~ begi~
described in Vol 124 pa~e 7S Dee~ Reeor~s, 9enton
~$ Assessed a? V0 ~ee$ at ~ ~ per ~ront ~o~ ~tal
J H Cole Ail t~t certai~ lot, tract o~ parcel
e~ land sit.ted in the City o~ ~e~ton ~ty o~ De~ton
a~ State of Te~s, out o~ the B B B & 0 R R
S~ve2 Scrip No 111 patented to Jo~ R Henr~ ASsignee
Be~i~i~ 70 ~eet No~th o~ the N W ~orner o~ a lot sold
b2 J ~ Sa~er to G H ~r~ and at t~ N W eor~er o~
a lot sold by A A Anderson to H L Dales on the
da~ o~ A~st 191~ ~d on the East line o~ 0akla ~
Avenue, Thence ~rth ~th the E ~. line o~ sai~ Avenue
t10 ~ee~, 2hence Sas? 6~ fee$, ~henee Somth 110
to ~he North li~ o~ the said H Z Dales lot ,
West 6~ ~eet to the place o~ be~i~i~ a~ being
o~ lot ~o 6 o~ the sub-division o~ t~ ori~i~ s~ve~,
as desc~b~ in V~I 148 pa~e 272, Dee~ ~eoo~s e~
0o~y Te~s Assessed ~or 149 2~ ~ee? at $ 628 per
~oo~ Total $~8 ~6
0olle~e o~ In~us~rial A~s Begt~ a~ th~ in-
tersection o~ ~klan~ Aveneue a~ t~ ~rth line e~
S$ree~ Thence in a North ~d Northwester~
~th the ~st line of Oared Avenue to the i~ersec~om
o~ said Oakl~d Avenue ~h North ~s$ S$~ee$ ASse~s
eS a~ 2 ~60 9 ~ee~ at ~ ~2~ per ~nt ~o~$
~1,2~ 47
De0e~ber Second ITiue% een-ninet sen
3e~t%~n One T~ i~ ~e and is hereb~ ad Jud~e~ ~ ~he
~aid respective prop~y o~ers as se~ ~or~h in Said lis~ and
~epor~ o~ ~he 01~ ~ineer o~ said ci~y w~oh is above se~
o~ ~ ~8e a ~r~ hereo~ sh~ll p~y ~he amo~ ~o~ ~ co~
o~ ~he oo~s~c~ion o~ said o~bs as is ~o~8 a~, s~ in
said lis~ a~ repor~ above he~ein se~ ou~ ~o be ~ir respec-
tive proportions o~ ~ oos~ o~ such c~bs and on co.er lo~s
~he owne~, ~ such !o~e s~ll ~y ior such curb~ aJro~d such
ocher er ~he amo~ ~o w~ch ~ s~me s~ll be ~e~odd ~d
~ sai~ propor$iona~e par~s o~ ~he cos~ o~ cons~c~iom
s~oh o~rbs ~s ~e se~ ~or~h in said lms~ ~n~ repor~ shall be
a~d is hereby now made a person~ c~rge e~ai~ said owners
respectively and e~i~ i~ here now ~ixed ~galns$~ ~heir res-
peo~mve p~oper~ies in ~mpliance ~h law ~or ~he
c~e~ ~o each o~ such respective o~ners o~ such proper~y
sho~ in s~id lis~ ~d repor~ above se~ out end made ~ p~r~
oqo~ S~a~e 0o~y ~ City ~axee end homestead exemptions
~8 said S~s ~o ~i~lly adJud~ed shall bo due Hnd payable
one-~r8 o~sh upon comple~ion o~ such ~ne~ruo~ion One-
ohi~d d~9 and payable one year mrom the d~e co e~oh oomple-
~ion e~ s~ll be ~ixed in such eq~l ine~ellmen$~ e~ the
oomn~e~io~ o~ such oons~o~ion ~Ze~ ~11 or a ~r~ ~ereo~
sh~ll ~fie ~id in oa~h by ~he ~mme o~ such comple~lon
{ a~ns~ s~id respec$ive prope~y o~rs ~n~ ~hezr respective
p~oser~iea ms ~id e~ the ~ime oi ~he oomple~ion oi such con-
struction o~ said curbs ~hen such amo~ is p~yable as ~ollows
0ne-~ in Sash, one-~hird due ~nd p~yebie one year ~rom ~he
8a~e o~ such oomple~ion ~d ~he remai~n~ one-~d s~ll be due
an8 payable ~wo years ~rom ~he da~e o~ such oomple~ion end
,~ee certificates o~ e~l ~o~ adgrega~in~ ~he ~o~el
~ o~ ~he de. nd a~ains~ each such proper~y o~er and
~es~eo~ve proper~ or ~or so much ~s is no~ pai~ a~
~ime shall be issued ~d ~he de~e o~ such oer~i~oe~ee s~ll
J be ~he comple~ion o~ s~id construction as ~ixed bY ~he 0i~y
0o~ssion o~ sei~ oi~y such certificates s~ll ~e due and
~ble ~o ~he 0i~ o~ Denton ~e~s or b~rer o~ ~he de,es
J ano ~$ ~he ~es hereinbefore s~a~ed and payable ~ ~ op-
tion o~ ~he proper~y o~ers bearin~ zn~eres~ a~ ~he ra~e
8~ pq~ ~n~ Zrom da~e an~ ~11 provide ~or 10~ addi~io~l
o~ ~ p~oip~ a~ zn~erest as e~orney's ~ees ~ no~ ~id
a~ m~uri~2 a~ ~he said a~orney's ~ees ere mncl~ded in the
collection o~ same and ~tl de~oribe ~he proper~ upon which
s~e is issued a~ ~he~ sh~ll be mss~ed a~m~ said respec-
tive Prp~e~2 o~e~s a~ ~heir respective properties such
oer~i~ioa~e~ shall ~ur~her reai~ ~t ~he~ ere issued ~or t e
cos~ o~ co~o~ion o~ sai~ c~bs as 2~ally adjudged
~he said P~2 or per. les ~zvinp ~he d~e when ~he same is
~i~ll~ adJ~dded a~ sha~ s~e~e ~ a ~ail~e ~o pay
certificate in ~1 when due s~ll au~ho~ze ~ said 0ity
~o~ission or ~he o~er or holder o~ said cer~m~ica~e or o~r-
~lqa~es ~o SecUre ~he same due a~ pebble ~e~ns~ said
~r~ or proper~y and ~he same shall ~her rec~e ~ such
eer~i~i~ is a personal claim against each sucE pro~r~y
~o~er owner a~einst whem ~ch certificate is iss~d end is
lien agaSne~ ~he p~oper~ o~ such owner abu~i~Upon said
~sSree~s a~oresaid, superior ~o all o~her claims liens end
~i~lee, exoep~ s~e~e, ~y and oi~y ~axes a~ homestead ex-
~p~ions, s~ch certificate shell ~her s~e~e i~s da~e in
~ccor6a~o~witfi ~he ~i~l order o~ sazd Cl~y 0o~m~ssion in
redard ~o same ~d e~ll carrie2 a~ reci~e $~ ~11 ac~s
~ conditions ~d ~hi~s re~red ~o be done pursuit ~o ~d in
~he ies~noe o~ se~ ~ve been properly a~ le~elly done, ~p-
~pen$~ and perYormed as re~uire~ b~ law All suah oe~i~ioe~es
}ise~eO in She ~er o~ ~ cons~otion o~ curbs~alo~ said
s~ree~s again~ a~ one par~y ~all constitute e ee~es~ end
~he same s~lt be denote8 ~y ~he letter D and s~l be ~-
~berea 1, B and ~ respectively
8eo~io~ 2~ee ~ ie ~her ordaKned ~ha~the 19~h
Deemnber Ssoond Nineteen-nineteen
day of December A D 1919 at 7 00 o'clock P, M be an~
the acme is hereby fixed as the date and time for a f~ll
and faim heari~ before the 0it2 0o~issiom of She
o~ D~ton Te~s, o~ all persons in~reste~ in a~ o~ the
property a~ai~t w~oh eai~ assessments are levied a~
assessed sai~ hea~ to ~e ~ld at the City ~11 o~ said
ci$~ and in the room in which regula~ sessio~ o~ $~ Oily
Go--lesion are held ~d s~ll be at ~he hour herein stated
at the time herein stated at w~oh time and place all per-
sons mn~erested in ~ny o~ t~e prope~y ~u~ o~
Aven~e a~Ncnl
~ Avenue to North ~eust S~ree~ s~ll ~ve eppor~
t~ he he~r~ in t~e master and all smeh persons S~ll
en~itle~ ~o and s~ll be grated a ~1 ~d ~air hea~
o~ all metters a~eeti~ such property or ~2 e~im
personal liability a~ ~all ~ve the opport~ a~ be
~r~te~ a ~ull and ~air hea~ to s~w t~t ~hei~ sSid
property ~11 not he on.need in value by reasom o~
e~nst~ction at least ta the ~o~t o~ the cost o~
constrmetion
Section ~our T~t this ordinenoe s~ll be~Dmblis~
~din t~ o~ielal paper o~ sai~ city at least three ~imes
a~ the date ~or said hearinE s~ll be at leas$ ten
a~ter the ~irst publication hereo~ a~ such publication
s~ll be and constitute all necessary and legal no$iee to
the owners o~ property abutti~ upon the said streeSs w~re
cUr~s are herein ordered co~t~ote~ who are, or may be
interested in the ~eari~ above pro~ded ~or
Section ~ive T~t t~s ordianee be in ~11 ~roe
an~ e~eot ~rom and a~ter its passes a~ publication
~e~red b2 law
Passed t~s ~nd day oi Deoemb~ 1919
A~test ~ R A~c~e2
J ~ E~n Oity ~ecretary, O~i~m Oit2 O~m~ S~ on
Cit~ om Denton Te~s Oity o~ D~ton ~e~m
Approved as to ~o~
H R Wilson City
Oity o~ Denton Te~s
Upon motion oi W~ight the rules were suspended
and the ordinance p~acedlon its second reading
Upon motion of A1Zison the rules were suspended
and the ordinance placed on its third and final readi~
for adoption
Motion was made by Wright that the ordinance be
adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question of
the a~option oi the ordinance the followin~ Oommtssioners
voted '~Yea" Atohley Allison and Wright No Oommls~ioner
voted "Nay" Whereupon the Oheir declared the motion pre-
n
vailed and the ordnance adopted as ~ead ~
The followin~ resolution was introduced and upou
motion adopted
Be it resolved that the rates now bein~ charged
by the Peoples Home Telephone Oompa~, vi~ ~or b~sinass
'
December Seeom8 Ninete,~n-niaeteen
telephone.s,, 85 per month, for ~arty line residence tel-
ephones, $1~ per month be and a 'e hereby ap.p~o, ve~ .b. ut
the 0ity 0ommiss~onerese~ves the r~ ght to regu&a~e sale
rates at any time hereafter when i'; may decide it advisable
u~d~r thee powers ~iven it hy the 0letter aris Ordinances of
this airy
D E Allison
Upon mothon the Commissiona stood adJou~e~ nntil
]~rlday, Deoember 19th 1919 at 7 0~ o'olook P M
Approved December Z0th 1919
December Nineteenth Nineteen-nineteen
Commission met in session a~Journed from Deegm-
bsr End 1919 with Chairman Atchley presi~in~
The ±ollow~ng Commissioners were present and an-
swered to the roll All~son Atchley and EcOlurkan
Absent Simmons an~ ~right
Upon motion an increase of 50~ in fees per ani-
mal wds allowed the scavenger for dzsposin~ of %he ear-
casse~ of horses and cattle
Tae ~nair announced that the Commission was
ready to near any ~rotes~s or complaints as to w~v
assessments Should not be made against the abutt~n~
property for the pavin~ of Harm and Oaklan~ Avenues
The ~ollow~n~ property owners objected to pay~n~
any part o& the cost of construotin~ storm sewers under
the paczn~ on O~kland Avenu~ o C Sterile ~ E Poe
Niss ~ E Jagoe ~rs 1t A No ~lin ~ir~
Boswell and ~s izene lder
A committee was ~oeoz~ted composed o~ ~Iessrs H
Hennon ~ B oblu~ mn and J %; E~w~n ~o see that all
prelimi~%ary work was done preparatory to the actual
pavin~ oi Oakland and Hann Avenues
Upon motion el A±l~son the salaries of the
Marshal and Nz?htwatctn~mn was zncreased to $100 O0
each per month
Upon motion the Commission ~tood adJourne~
Approved the JOSh 8ay of December 1919
~o q~orUm beim~ presen~ ~he Commission s~d ad-
Journe~ un¢ilz ~uesday December ~0~1~ 1919 a~ V ~0
o'clock P M
Appreve~ January_ 19~0
Sec re~ary Ohairma~
City Hall
December Thirtieth Nineteen-nineteen
Oommission met in session ad Joummed from December
2~r~, 1919 with $~airman Atchley prssidin~
The follow~8 Commlss~oners were ~resent and an-
swered to the roll Allison Atchley Mo01urkan Simmons
and Wright
~he fo]lowi~ accosts were allowed an~ warrants
ordered dra~ on their respectiv~ ~unds in m~ent
General
J A Brewer 60
0 M ~urtis 1 70
St~ps 4 50
~vers Hardware bo 109 60
~'ord Shop lJ~ 91
G W ~rtin L~ber Co 10 55
Miss Minta ~xey t 00
~eoples Home Telep~ne Co J 95
Denton Reoord-C~oniele ~9~ 70
~rlan~le oupply ~tations 6 20
oheridan ~ennett & ~o 4 50
Do 40 85
O A Willia~ 1~0 O0
~laok ~eotrio ~o 75
Ja~oe Abstract Co ~ 00
~treet & Brld~e ~d
J D Ad~s & Co ~00 00
Alli~e ~lli~ bo 6~ 10
C F ~rnett ~ lB
J M ~ratcher 1~ 0~
R J Co~n 1 JO
E 2 Davis 1B~ 11
Denton Machine Works 2 00
De~ton Milli~ Co 86 00
J W Erin ~re~s
~vers Hdw Co 10~
Har~is-C~m~ers Hdw Co J 0~
W H ~ples 12 ~0
~ssell Grader ~o or ~e~s 8~ 1~
~ewer ~tension & ~in
Acme ~riok ~o 1~ ~
W H ~ples 11 $8
~8nolia Pet~ole~ Co
Pierce ~ordyoe 0tl Assn 2 85
Monthly reports ol Treasurer Woodward Secretary
Erwin ~Mrshal Swinney and the Water & Light Department
were recezved and ordsred filed
A verbal report on the condition oi the city was
given by ~ H 0 Piner
A petition signed by a number of patrons of the
West Side Public achool askin~ that street crossmn~s be
City Hall
DeoemSer Thirtieth Ntneteen-ninetsen
oonstr~oted to the 8ohool was received an8 ordered ~iled
The ~ollowln~ ordina Joe was lintroduce8 ~n~ placed on
its ~irst readin~
AN 0~I~NOE CRATING A~ ~TABZISHING T~ 0~FIOE 0~
ASSIdTA~ 0I~ ATTOR~T ORUSORI3I~ T~ DUTIES T~R~O~ PRO-
V~ING ~ O0~EN~TION ~0R ~IB Oi~ICM A~ PROVIDING ~0R A~-
POIN~T ~0 ~IB O~ICE
~ IT 0RDAI~ 3T ~H~ ~ITT 00~o~ION 0~ THh CITY 0~~
BE~0N TE~8
Se~ion ~e The o~ice o~ Assistant City Attorney is
here~ orea~e8 and established wish smoh powers ~8 8utica
as are now per~o~ed by the City A~torne~ and ~th such
diti~l powers amd duties as ~y hereafter be provided by
s~eh Oity Oe~mfssion
~ection T~ The Assistant City Attorney s~ll be ap-
poi~te~ b2 the O~ty Attorney ol said city whi~ such appoint-
shall be oon~irmed by the ~ity Oo~ission and s~il Assistant
City Attorney s~ll ~ld ~s said O~ice duri~ ~he pleasure
o~ said O~t2 Atto~e2
Section Three The Assistant C~ty Attorney s~l~ re-
oelve such o~ensation ~o~ his se~vmoes as shal'l be ~ixed by
said City ~o~ssion
Section 2o~ Th~ Assistan~ City Attorney s~lE have
aut~rity te perYo~ all acts that ~s prinoipa~ the City
Section ~!ve That t~s ordi~noe shall take e~ect
and be in lull ~oroe ~d operation ~rom and alter its passaic
Passed this the 50th da~ oi ~eoember A D 1919
Attest J R Atchtey
J W E~in~ b~i~an O~ty Oo~ie~ion
Oi~ Secretary oi t~ ~ty , ~ity oi Denton Texas
o~ Denton Texas
Upon motmon o~ Moblurkan the rules were Susoendsd and
the o~dinsnoe placed on its second readin~
Upon motion of ~tri~ht the r~les were suspended an~ the
or~i~tanoe placed on its third and iinal readi~ ~or a~opt~ou
~oti~n ~s ~de by McCI~ t~t the or~i~ ~ce be
a~Opted as read Upo~ roll call upon the question ol the
adoption o~ tae ordinance the ~o110~ Co~is~oners voted
"Yea"~ Allison Atohle2 MoCi~Fan, ~i~one and ~Wri~ht No
Oo~imsio~er vo~ed "Nay" ~ereupOn the ~hair ~eolared the
~d~ion prevaile~ and the ordinance, adopted as r~ad
~
The followi~ oo~icat~on~s read and,ordered
~iled
D 0ity Hall
December Thirtieth, Nineteen-minetesn
Denton, Texas December S0th, 1919
Te the Honorable 0ity 0ommt~ssion
Denton Texas
~entlemen~
I hereby appoint T B Davis as Assistant
Attorney and ask your confirmation oS this
H R Wilson, 0it¥
of the 0ity of ~e~ton Texas
UpSn motion the City Attorney's app~intmen~ of
Davis as Assistent 0ity Attorney was approved
conf~rme~
2he followin~ ~ommunloatlon was read and ordered
filed i
Denton Texas December ~nd, 1919
Eon H V Hennen Mayor
Messrs J R Atchle¥ Chairman,
W B No01urkan, J L ~ri~ht
D X Allison and J ~ Simmons
01~y Commissioners
~entlemen
I ~mnd ycu herewith my resignation as 0ity At-
torney o£ the ~ity oi ~enton, effective January let, 19E0
I desire to thank each oS you ~or your man~v kindnesses
shown ~ me ~or your co-operation and counsel I wish
you and each of you continued success an~ fer the
which you represent a great Suture
Very respectfully
H R Wilson
Upon motion the resignation oS Mr Wilson as Oity
Attorney was accepted
Th~ ~ollowin~ resolution was introduced a~
nmtion adopted
~EREAS ~he resignation o~ our Cit~ Attorney
H R ~ilsen is oefore us and
~S ~ Wilson ~ave ~stintedly of ~s time
energy and t~ht to the agfazrs of ~s departmsn~,
servin~ ~s fellow citizens fait~12 in all t~s aris
~UR~S we desire t~t full cognizance be
a~ due respect be paid ~m for ~s valued sexless,
therefore
BE IT ~SOL~ BY ~ CITY O~SSION OF ~ ~IT~
O~ ~TON T~S
T~t In ~ resi~nati,n o~ ~ Wilson the
Dent~n has lost a ~aith~ oi~icial and t~t a ve~e
~ha~ be extended him lot ~s e~lcient se~ces
It is ~r~her resolve~ t~ a cep~ ~ t~e resO-
lution be sprea~ en the ~nutes o~ the Ce~iselen in
appropriate m~ner ~d a copy d~y codified by
Secreta~ be e~ended to Mr Wilson
W B ~Ol~kan
Deo~ber Thirtle~h, I;~ ete~-~nete n
Upon motion th~ o~ ~the Assistant~ Oit~ A~orney
was ~i~d e~ $75~0 n lieu el t~e salary paiO~ ~he 0i~7 l~or-
n~
, ~he ~ollowl~ oontrac~ wa~ approved ~na ordere~ ~iled
00U~TY 0~ D~N
T~S oon~ot ~de and entered into ~s the 18th
o~ Deoemb~ A D 191~, by a~ b~ween t~ 01ty o~Denten
~e~,~ aoti~ herein b~ its ~yo~ called part~ ~ t~ ~irst
part and ~ A ~las hereinafter oslled psr~ o~ the seconc
~r~ ~or a~ in consideration o~ the agreements oonditio~
~venants ~ compensation hereinafter s~a~ed,
The ~rt~ o~ the ~irst pa~t hereby agrees ~o b~
the sec~ par~ hereb~ sells ~o ~rst party, ~ravel ~m
~he pit o~ s~oond ~r~, a~ t~ price o~ twelve a~ one-
h~ cents (~ 1~) per cubic ~d in ~he pit ~ ~yable once
Pe~ month
2he seoo~ party hereby a~rees ~o ao~ep~ paymen~ ~or
sai~ 2ravel a~ ~he rate a~ price above s~a~ed, based upon
~he weigh~ thoreo~ as ~aken ~rom ~ ~il~y oompa~ scales
and it is a~reed ~ha~ 3 000 ponds shall oons~li~ute one cu-
bic
The praises el second pa~ty are to be respected in
ta~ ~ch ~ravel ~rom sai$ pit and the ~irst part2 a~reed
not to trespass upon other prop~ty o~ second ~arty but
~u~icien$ outlet shall be a~orde~ ~irst party ~d
cient i~ress and e~ress to and Stem said premises s~ll be
e~orded so as to Eot said 8ravel ~rom said pit and to the
place ~or loadi~ s~e, and on out to the public road
T~s contrac$ shall continue in iorce ~or a period
TWO (E) years ~rom this date or so lo~ dur~ said two
ye~s as ~irst oarty may desire ~ravel from said p~
In Sestimo~ whereo~ wit~ess o~ hands at Denton,
~e~s ~n the da~e ~rst heremn ~i~ten
~ITY 0F DE~0N
By H V Herman ~yor
Party o~ the ~iest
G 'A Do~las
~Party o~ the ~secc~ pa~
, , Upon motion the Mayor waslinstruoted to in~orm
Messrs Eoeh an~ ~owler that their services a~ consulti~
engineers wo~d ~S be needed a~er Januar[ 1St 1~
Upon me,ion the Oomm~ss~o2 stood adjourned ~til
~a~, Jen~r2 ~h 1920
Januar~ Ninth Nin~?e~wen?2
0ormnission met in session adJonrned ~rom Decem-
ber 30~h 1919 ~h 0~i~ A~chley presidi~
~he iollowi~ Co~issioners were pres~
answered ~o ~he roll Allison ~ohley
~d Wri~ h~ Abse~ Si~ns
~ss M E Ja~oe requested a re~ce o~ $7 O0
on her Sep~ber 1919 ~er aoeo~ Upon mo~ion
reques~ was ~r~ted
A peri,ion signed by ci~ize~ on ScE~z S?ree~
and reques~i~ ~e ~o~Ission ~o oha~e ~he ~me
said s~ree~ to Oa~man Avenue ~s received and or~ere~
~iled
A bid ~rom J S Har~son ~r ~he delivery
~ravel ~rom ~he pi~ a~ ~o ~s received a~ re~erred
~o a committee composed o~ Messrs W B Mc01ur~n and
J L ~ri~h~ ?o obtain ~her de?ails
Upon mo~ion an acoo~ o~ $71 O0 ~s altowe~ Ben
Sulliv~ lot ez~ense incited in cha~e oi mac~ne~ ~ro~
D 0 ~o A 0 G~ren~
Upon mo~ion ~he order oanoelli~ ~he con~rae~ ~h
~ch ~ ~owler ~s rescinded
Upon mo~o~ ~he Co~Isston s~ed adjourned ~il
~esday Ja~r2 20~h 19~ a~ 7 00 o'o1~
Secretary Ohai~
0ity Hall
January Twentieth Nineteen-twenty
0ommission met in session adjourned from January
1919 ~th C~l~n Ato~e~ presidi~
The followin~ OommAssioners were present and answered
to the roll Atchley Simmons and Wright Absent Allison
a~d Mo Olurka~
A report was ~Iven by Mayor Hennen on the availability
of pavin~ material and upon motion was instructed to get bids
on expansion Joints and mesh re-inforoements with autherit2~
to close contracts on the best prices offered for same
lbs
The foliowi~ bids were recezved per one hundred on
steel r~-in~o~cin~ rods
~lrm $" Size 3/8"
Ammtin Bros $5 15 $5 ~5
~rua-0ontinent$1 4 75 4 90
Texas Steel Works 4 55 4 75
~ec ~ A~netrong & Co 3 75 4 O0
Upon motion the purchase of AC,000 lbs of $" rods
au~ 10,~Q0 lbs of ~/8" reds ~rom Gee W Armstron~ a~ Co
at $$~$ s~d $~ 00 per 100 lbs respectively was approved
~Ths 2ollowin~ bids were r~ceived for a concrete mixer
paver:
W A BrowxLin~, "~oote paver". $4300 00, "Boss"4300
Gee W ~th "Jaeger paver" $1 900 00 Koehrin~ ~700
Upon motion the Mavor was instructed to close a contract
with W A B~ownin~ for the "~oote" ~aver at $4 300 00
A report ~rom the ~ity Er~ineer showir~ the expenditures
of the Sewer Construction Bond $2 ~und on various~ extensions
and representin~ the fetal disbursements w~s received an~ or-
dered filed
Upon motion the Assistant Czty Attorney was instructed
~ ~ to enforce collection on delinquent pavir~ certz~icatee
Upon motion the 0ommission adjourned
Approved Ja~uar~ ~?th 19~0 ~ ~,~
~e~re ar~ O hai ~
0ity Hall
January Twenty-seventh Nineteen-twenty
Commission met ~n regular session with 0hairman
Atchley presid~n8
The ~o~lowin~ Comm~zomoners were present and an-
swered to the roll Atchley Simmons and Wrights
Absent Allison and McOturk~n
Un-approved minutes oS the preced~n~ meetings
were read and approved
The followin~ accounts were received and warrants
ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment
General l~und
American Lxpress Co $38 66
R D Push 40 00
Geo Baker 12 O0
R M Coohran 15 00
0 M Curtis 75 30
W H Cowmn 130 00
V S Darley & Co J75 00
Denton Steam Laundry Co 1 20
Lord Shop 13 55
Harris-0hmmbers Hdw 0o 17 85
H V Hennen 11 80
Huey & Phi~p Hdware Co 11 75
Lyon-Gray L~nber Co 30
John Keesee ~6 BO
0 H Koch J 19
Peoples Home Telephone Co J O0
Miss Miriam Poe l~ 00
She~dan-Bermett & Co 26 20
Do 51 93
~f~ B Simpson 89 00
Triangle Supply Statzons 5 85
Street & Bridge
Amer~nan ~xpress Co 35
J M Bratcher 15 ~5
R J 0owan 2 00
Dr Robt T Day 3 hO
Evers Itdw Co 2 75
~arris Zumber Co 12 05
· rei~ht Transfer Co 8 96
H H Hardin & Co 4 40
Harris-Chambers Hdw Co 6 45
S W Kanady 7 25
Magnolia Petroleum Co 90
The N~nnis Drug Store 1 89
The Standard Scale & Sunply 0o 4 300 00 (Paver)
Texas ~zre l~enGe Co 95
~ewer Extension & L~in ~und
Acme Br~ck bo 14 00
Dallas ~oundry 81 00
Lvers Hdw Co , 9 30
Prsight Transfer Co 4 9~
H H Hardin & Co 4 50
Harris-0hambers Hdw Co 1 00
Ted L~wis 7 50
Monthly reports of Treas ~codward Secretary
January ~enty-seventh Nineteen-nineteen
Erwin Marshal Swinney and the Water & Lz~ht Department were
receive~ and ordered file~
A verbal report on the san£tary condition of the city
was siren by Dr F E Piner C H 0~ficer
The follow~n~ bids were received on re-inforcin~ for
street pavin~
Austin Bros , $~ 00 per 100 Sq ft
~ru~-Oontinental 0o (Triangle) 1~ 80 per ton
Do (Square) 1~ 75 perton
Southern States Steel Co ~ 1 60 per 100 sq ft
Upon motion the purchase of 140 877 sq ft Style 1225
Rober~son fabric re-inforcin~ from the Southern States Steel
0o at $1 60 ncr 100 sq ft was ordered
Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned until~
Th~sday February 5th 1920 at ? o'clock P M
Approve~ this day of February 1920
Chairman
City Hall
~ebruary ~th Nineteen-~Wsnt~
Commission met in session a~Journe~ ~rom January
27th 1920 with Chairman Atc~ey presl~in~
The ~o~lowi~ 0o~iss~oners were present
~were~ to the roll AI~son ~tchley NcCInrkan Simons
an~ Wright
Upon motion a ~o~itte~ was aopointe~ eompose~
Messre J T Simons J ~ G~le~ and j R Atehley to
plan a ~ravel and sans loadi~ plant at ~o and to ask
~or olds on the construction o~ the same
A petition was received s~ned by a n~ber o~ citi-
zens and asking t~t the ~e om 2tame Street Oe oha~ed
to Park Avenue Upon motion the Mayor ~s i~t~oted to
ascertain the n~ber o~ citize~ actually owni~ prope~y
on the street w~ desired t~ c~n~e
Upon motion the Co~mnzssion st$od adjourned ~til
Th~sday 2ebruary 12th 19~ at
Approved th~s ~ day o~ ~eb~ary
C~t~n
0ity Hall
~ebruary ~wel~th Nineteen-twenty
0omm~seion met in session adjourned from ~ebruary 8th,
1920 wi~h Shairman Atchley presidi~
The followi~ 0ommissioners were present and answered
to tke ~rel~ Allison Atchley MoOlur~ Simmons an~ ~rtsht
Upon motion,action on allowin~ the Peoples Home Tele-
phone Co to charge a fee for installin~ telel)honee was de-
~erred u~til the next regular meeting of the Commission
A verbal report was £1ven by Nayor Hennen on the cost
of ~reight on sand and gravel f~om Mtn~o and the progress
made in layin~ a ~" water main on Hann and Oakland Avenues
A communication ~rom the Lone Star Gas Co to the
North Texas G~s 0o advistnp an increase in rates for nat-
ural gas was received and ordered filed
A verbal report was given by the ~ommittee appointed
to plan a loadin~ and screenin~ plant for sand and gravel at
Mi~o ~nd the committee discharged
A bzd of $1 500 O0 for the coSstruotion of the above
mentioned loading and screen~n~ plant was received from W R
I~ke~ and a committee appomnted co~posed of ~essrs J R
Atchle¥ J 2 Simmons and H V Hennen to draw up the neces-
sary specifications with power to close the contrast Oommts-
sioner Mc01urkan actin~ Chairman
Upon motion the Water and Light Department was author
ized to allow one-fourth o£ the actual cost o~ the motors
only in the eo~ee mills om Turner and Graham and O B Grant
which were exchanged in order to use the Alternat~n~ Current
Upon motion the ~onnn~szon adjourned
Approve this day o± February 1920
~ ebruary Twamt~-~ourth Nine/~een-twenty
No quorum beii~ present the Oomniealon stood
ad Jou~ned until Monday Marsh 1st, 1920
Approved this .~ day oS March 1920
March ~irst Nineteen-twenty
Commission met in session ad Journed from l~ebruary
24th 1920 with 0ha~rman Atohle¥ presidin8
The ~ollowin~ 0ommiss~oners were present and answered
to the roll Atchley Simmons and Wright
Absent Allison and Mo01urkan
Minutes of the preeedin~ meeting, s were read and ap-
proved
The followir~ accounts were allowed and warrants or-
dered drawn on their respective funds in oayment
General Pund
Black Lleotrio 0o $16 8B
Camps Dru~ ~tore o150
N E Dsa~e~pdr~ ~& Co J ~0
Denton Ste~ La.dry Co 1 47
J W ~win (Stamps) 10 00
~or8 S~p, 1 ~B
Gul~ Re~ini~ Co h8 00
Harris-Ch~bers Hdw Co, ~ JO
H ~ ~gs~ J9 O0
J J Eeesee $8 00
MeNitz~ Printl~ Co 2A ~0
Peoples ~me Telephone ~o I ~
Do 201 O0
0 M O~tis ll 18
Sheridan-Bereft & Co 228 93
M S Webster 8 58
8~
Wilson-~ 0o ,
J ~ Wilson & ~o 4 O0
StreSt & Brid~e Dept ,
The Ar~nsaw ~lli~ 0o 10 6~
0 ~ ~rnett B 00
~ W A Bro~ 2 300 00
Dr Robt T 9ay 14 60
Denton Plani~ ~11 6 75
Dick Goods 8~ 5B
H ~ ~rdin · Oo 18 80
~arris-O~mbers Hdw Oo 10 BB
C W ~nson 1
~ed Le~e 4 70,
~En~lia 2etrole~ Co 2 85
~ W ~tlif~ 4 O0
~rei~ht ~ransier bo 7 ~0.
B~eeet ~ov~s~t & bonst
Gao W A~s~ro~ & 0o Ino i 901 18
Frei~h~ Transfer Co llO 16
~o 80 04
Do (Acer) 25 O0I
Dester ~ra~e~ Co 22 88
, Pi$~sb~h Plate Glass Co 472 B~
Southe~ S?ates Steel ~o Ino 22~4 03~
Sewe~ ~te~ion & ~in
Acme Sties Ce 9 60
J M Bratcher 12 78
B H Deavenpor~ & Co 244 16~
H H ~ardi~ & 0o
~arc~ Pmrst Nineteen-twenty
Harris- ~hambers Hdw 0o 7~
,~ilson-Hann Co § 00
Monthly reports o£ £reasurer ~?oodward Secretary
~rwin ~ar~hat Swi~e2 ant t~ ~ater and Lisht
were reoe~ed an~ o~dered ~iled
~he followi~ co~i~ation was read and upon
~e~ien~waz a~cepted and ordered ~lled}
Denton Texas March 1st
To Mes~rs D K Allison ~ B ~o01~n
J T ot~ons and J Z Wright Co~ia-
sioners of the Cmty o~ De~on Te~s
Gentlemen
I hereby present my resmgnation
6o~m~oioner o~ the ~ity o~ Denton Texas e~eeottve
April 1st 19E0
Yours truly
J R Atchley
The ~ollowinp election ordinance was introduced
and placed on its mlrst re~din~
AN 01~DINAi;$L ~ROJIDI~G ~0R TH mLECTION ~0R TNE
CITY 0~ D~;fON TE~S 0~ ~E C0~ISSION~S I0R T~
~ULL T~ 0~ T~O Y~RS A~ ONE C0~SI0I~ER ~0R ~
~I~D TE~ 0~ ~II~G 0N ~ II~T TUESDAY IN APRIL
A D 1921 IN ~CH C~SoIO~SHIP TH~ IS A VAOANCT
PR0~IDI~G ~0~ T~ ~ ~OTION OF A ~YOR A I~RS~L A~ A
CITY AT~0RNLY ~CH ~ 0R ~ UYL TE~ 0t~ TWO Y~RS ~
L~CTION ~0 ~ ~LD 0N 2~ ~I~H DAY 0~ APRIL A D 1920
PR0~DI~ ~OR TH P~CL ~OE HOLDING ~ID ~ 0TION A~ T~
~NG 0~ ~TURNo T~REOF ~PPOI ~TING TE~ ~LSTION 0~ICIALS
~OR SA~ A~ ~R~DII~G ~ l~ T~EE PERo0NS RECEIVING ~
~GH~ST ~ B~ 0~ ~;01ES AT SUCH F~CTION ~0 ~ T~ ~LL T~
0P C0~ISSION R o~LL o D C~AR~ ~0T~D CO~SbI0~RS
~0R ~UCH ~E~ AND ~ ~ RSON ~LC~I~I~ T~ HIG~ST ~BER
OP VOT~S ~OR 0~oS~0N R ~OR ~H~ ~PIR~ TP~ S~DL BE
DECOR D ~L~CIDD C0~ooIONER ~0R SUCH ~ ~IRED T~ L~-
I~C T~ ~ ~ ~ TUeSDaY IN APRIL A D 1921 ~ 2R0~IDI~G
~URT~LR ~A2 THL PERSON R~ C I~NC T~ ~G~ST N~ OF
VOTES 10R ~0R S~ LL ~ ~O~ D E~ OThD ~YOR A~ THF
P~RSON ~mC I ~NG T~ HIO~~ ST I~R ~ VOTES ~R CITY ~R-
S~Z S~IL ~ ~ C~R~,D ~ CTED CIfY ~RS~L AND T~ P~RSON
R~CEI~G 1H HICH ST ~B~H 0t ~0T~S ~0R CITY ATTO~Y S~;~
BE ~EC~D ~I CT~D CI~ ATTORNLY PROVIDING T~ ~CE ~ )R
HOLDI~S ~ID ~ CTION BND D~NO l~ ~TU~S ~RLO~ A~
APPROINTIi~C · ~ ~CYION 0~zIOIALo ~OR HOiSING ~ID FLLOTION
0 B~ ~LD ~o ~ O~o~ID 0N H~ bIXTH ~AY 0~ APRIL A D 19~0
B 1T O~AINLD BY ~H~ CITY O0~S~ION O~ ~E CITY
0~ DE~0N T~ ~IS
~ection One It ~ hereby ordered by the City Com-
mission o~ the City oi Denton Te~s t~t an election be
held in thw sszd City of Denton on the 6th day o~ April,
A D 19~0 ~ame heine the lirst Tuesday in A~il A D
1920 ~t which time there snell be elected ~o~ city oom-
~ssioners oi sezd cmty three oi w~ch said co~ssioners
s~all ~erve lora permod o~ two yea~e and the o~her co~issioner
hall serve ~or the ~ex0zred term endi~ the ~irst Tuesday
in April A D 1921 and H mayor a city marshal ~d a city
attorney each ~or a ~l term o~ two years or ~til their
respective successors are elected an~ quali~le~
oeotion ~ S~id election s~ll be held at the City
Hall o~ and in the said cmty ~ D~ton in accordance ~th
~he ~eneral la~ o~ the State of ~e~s regulati~ such eleo~ion~
Narch P~rst Ninetesn-twenty
Section Three Upon the election be~n~ ,eld the
officers hol~in~ the smme herea£ter appointed shall im-
mediately make proper return thereof to the City Co~ssion
of said city in accordance with law
Section Pour John T Baker zs hereby aDpointed pre-
sidi~ officer of sale election and B P pasohall and W W
Baxter are hereby appointed Judges of said election
Section Pive All persons residing within the limits
of said city and qualified to vote under the £emeral laws o~
the State o~ Texas shall be deemed qualified to vote in the
election hereby called
Section Six The three persons receivin~ the hiEhest
number o~ votes for commissioner tor the full term o~ two
years at such election shall be upon the election returns
being canvassed declared elected commissioners for said re~u-
lar term and the person receivin~ the hi~hest number of votes
lot commissioner at such election for the said unexpired ~erm
endin~ the ~lrst Tuesday in April A D 1921 shall be upon
the election returns bein~ canvassed declared sleeted for the
u~expired term city commissioner and ~he person receivin~
the highest number el votes ~or mayor at such election upon
the returns bezr~ canvassed shall be declared elected mayc~
and the person receiving the hi~hest number o~ ~o~es ~or city
m~rshal at such election, upon the returns bein~ oanwassed
shall be declared elected city marshal ~nd the person receiv-
in~ the highest n~mber o£ votes lot city attorney at such
election upon the returns being canvassed shall be declared
elected city attorney
Section coven A copy of thee order signed by the
Chairman o~ the 01ty Commission of said city of Denton and
attested by the City Secretary thereof shell be posted at
the place o~ haldin~ said election and shall be publis~ed
in the o~lcial paper of said city for a period o~ at ]east
thirty days prior to the date o~ holdin~ said election and
the same shall be and constitute sufficient notice thereof
Section Eight That this ordtwnoe shall be in ~ull
~oroe az~ effect from and after ~ts passage
Passed th~s ~irst day o~ M~roh A D 1920
Attest J R Atehley~
J W ~rwin City Secretary Chairman o£ the ~ity Corn-
el the ~ity of Denton Texas mission c~ the City of
Denton Texas
Upon motion o~ Jri~ht the rules were suspended and
the ordin~ce placed on mtz second readmn~
Upon motion o~ W~iEht the tales were suspended and
the ordinance placed on its third and final readln~
ad~ption
Motion was made by Wright that the ordinance be
adopted as read Upon roll call uoon the quesltion o~ the
adoption o~ the ordinance the ~ollow~n~ bommis,si~ners voted
"Tea" Atchley S~ons and Wrigh~ No Commislsion voted
"Nay". Whereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed
ar~ the ordinance adopted as read
346
March ~irst ~Iine~een-twenty
Upon motion the Commission s$ood adjourned until
~riday ~4aroh l~h, 19~0
Approved this ~Srd day o~ I~r~h 19~
01ty Hall
Marsh Twelfth Nineteen-twenty
Commission met in session adjourned irom ~/ar~h 1st
19~0 With Chairman Atchley presidin~
The ~ollowing Commissioners were present ~nd answered
to the roll Allison Atehley,~B~mmons and Wright
Absent Mo01u~an
Upon motion the Ladies Rest Room appropriation was
increased to $25 O0 per month be?innin~ April let 1920
~ A pe~tition,si~ned by the North Texas State Normal
0olle~$ and a number o~ property owners requesti~ the 0ity
to estahlish~ and construct a paving district onlthat part
o~ Avenues A and B and Chestnut Streets surrounding the Nor-
mal 0ollege Campus was presented by ~r J W S~ith and
upon motio~ ordere~ ~iled
A petitio~ was received irom citizems on ~ernard
Street asking that the sewer be extended about two blocks
South o~ the present terminus on Bernard Street an~ upon
motion the Mayor was authorized to construct this line as
early as possible
Upon motion the Chair appointed a committee composed
o~ Messrs J ~ Wright and D E All~son to investigate the
advisability o~ installin~ hydrants ~n public places ~or the
purpose o~ supplyir~ water to automobilists
The ~ollow£~ bids were received ~or the haulin~ o~
gravel and sa~d ~rom tae pit xto the swithh at Mings
~ ~ Eay $1 15 per ou yd
L IBuilard 1 25 "
J S Hartson, 1 25 "
Tom Watson 95 "
~or hauling ~rom the track at ~enton to iinal des-
tination
~ L Kay (Avera£e) $~ 14 per, cu yd
Z I Bullard, 1 00 "
J S ~/artson 1 00 "1
Goods Brothers 90 .
~$m Watson, 80 "
Upon motion the bid o~ Tom War on 2or the handling o~
gravel was accepted and the City Attorney instructed to draw
a oon~ract in aecordauce with the verbal understanding ~or the
~inal approval o~ the 0ommission ~
March T~velfth, Nineteen-twent
Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned ~n~il
~riday March 19th 1920
Approved this 23rd day of March 1920
March Nineteenth Nineteen-twenty
No quorum beln~ present the Commission
adjourned until Saturday March 20th 1920
Approved this 23rd day of March 1920
March Twentieth Nineteen-twenty
Oommission met in session ad Journed from Mayeh 19th
1920 ' W~th Chairman Atchley presidtn~
Th~ followi~g Co~nissioners were present a~ answered
~o the roll Atehley Simons a~ Wright
Absent Allison and ~Cl~kan
A ~epo~ was Eiven by Co~iseloner WriEht f~ the eom-
$~ttee~ appoinSed to lnvesti~ate the advisability ,of Installi~
$~drants to s~ply automobiles ~th ~ter to the effect that
it would be impractical at this time Upon motion the report
~s~ado~m~ the co~ittee disc~rged
~he ~ollowi~ contract was introduced and ~pon ~tion
a~ ~n~ ordered ~iled
Tm] STA2E TEX S $
COU4T~ Ol~ D~TON $ KNO~ ALL MLN BE T~SE PRmSENTS
a~ t~s memoranda of agreement ~de a~ entered into in dup-
licate by a~ between the Oity of Dento~ T~acti~ ~er~in~
~b~ a~ thro~h its ~yo~ E. V..He~e~ ~ere~na~$r ~all~ ~l~
pa~$~, and T~m WaSson, hero.nailer oa&~ee secone par~y ~az~ ~n~
19th day of March A D 19~ for and in consideration of the
agreements ~enditions covenants se~iees to be~perfo~ed an~
oompe~satio$ provided fo~, Witnesseth
let ~irst ~y hereby agrees and binds ~tself to re-
ceive ~rom s~eond party ten t~usand cubic yards of good clean
concre~e san~ and ~ravel from the pit and fa~ of~ G A ~o~las
nec2 ~ ~e~s, which gravel and sand ~ve heretofore been
puro~sed from G A Do.las by said first party Said sand and
~ravel to be ~elivered to First Party in Denton, ,Texas ae here-
na~te~ speo~fie~ ,
, 2~. ~Said ~ravel are to be delivered by s, eoond party ~rom
said Do.las ~arm to the screeni~ and loadi~ pIant o~ ~irst
party at the ~o switch and a~ter bei~ screened and loaded
into ~ars b~ ~irst party and s~pped to Denton ~eEs, to be
~laade$ by secon~ party and delivered on the oavi~ job by said
second party or at such d~p~ places as ~ay be designated by
~irs~ pa~y or b~ some a~ent duly authorized to act for ~aid
~i~st party
3rd ~id second party aTrees and it i~ hereby ma~e the
duty o~ said second party to open up m~d strip such pit or pits
as it may be neces~ry to seo~e the ten tho~and cubic yards
~ood clean concrete ~ravel called lot in thzs contract the
~l!t2 a~d suitableness o~ which is to be dete~ined by the
City E~ineer o~ the City o~ Denton ~exas
4th As pa~ent and con~deration ~or th$ services to
be per~o~ed by said second party as herein set Out first party
he~e~ agrees ar~ binds itsell to pay th~ follo~ amour on
the ~Ollo~ng te~s 2or~delzvery oi sai~ eandand gravel at
said sereen~ plant which includes openi~ o~ pit or pits and
st~ppl~ s~e Ninety-five ~ents per oublo yard~eame to be
measured at said screeni~ plant by f~rst party'S agent duly
authorized to act, and for ~loadi~ said sand ~d ~ravel at
~enton ~e~s and deliveri~ s~e at such place~ or places as
ma~ be designate~ by the ~irst catty or its d~y, authorized
agent Eighty cents per c~bie yard same to be m~asured at
place of delivery by sa~ fmrst party or its dul~ authorized
a~e~t, and said first par~y a~rees and ~ro~ses ~o pay to second
March Twentieth ~ineteen-twenty
party 1st day of every month iro~ this date eighty-five
per cent of the total amount earned under this ~ont~a0t, the
~npaid fifteen per cen~ so remainin~ w~th said ~irSt party
as addztionsl security that second party will carry out
all a~reements and covenants made herein to said first
party and said unpaid fifteen per cent is to be paid to
second party only when said party shall have performed all
said agreements and stipulations to which he has bound
himself hereund er
5th As s further pledge that he will faithfully
perform the a£reem~$~ts herein made and hold the first
party free and h~rmless from any a~M~ all liability by
his failure to keep and perform ell said agreements and
covenants herein set out said ~eeond party hereby agrees
to furnish a~d does furnish a bond in the sum of ~Ive
Thousand ($5 000 00) Dollars to indemnify sa~d first party
~or any loss it may sustain hereunder by reason of the
failure of said second party to keep and perform the terms
of this ~ontraot said bond to be approved by said first
party
6th Said second party agree~ to deliver at such
designated p~ace or pla~es in the City of Denton~ at
least thirty cubic yards per day of sand and gravel and
the relative humber of cubic yards of sand and ~rav~l to
be ~elivered under thzs contract is to be determdned 'by
the City Engineer of the City of Denton~ ~exms
~th First party hereby agrees to keep rem~ve~
whatever excess sand that may accumulate at the screeni~
plant above mentmoned out of the way of said second party
nor zs said first party to allow more th~n 500 cubic yar~s
of gravel to accumulate at sa~d screenin~ plant
8th It zs hereby agreed and understood ~y both
parties to this cnntraot that said ~irst p~rty is to have
the riEht and is hereby ~iveD the right to terminate this
contract at its pleasure but in case of such termination
said first parity is to forfeit to second party ss ~li~q.uid-
ated damages ~§0 O0 for each I 000 cubic ~ar~s of
and gravel called for in this contract and not delivered
when so terminated ae set out in this paragraph
9th It is a~reed and understood by both part'es
hereto that ~n case any suit should arise under $~ ~row
out of the conte~ot the venue of such suit shall be in
Denton County Texas
Witness ou~ hands in duplicate this 19th day
M~rch A D 1920
The City of Denton, Texas
By H V Hennen Mayor
Tom Watson
Second Party
Upon motion the 0on~nission stood adJour~e~
Aoproved this 23rd day of March 19~0
ecretary i
~ ~ ~erch Twenty-thlr~ Nineteen-hwenty
O~m~iselon me~ mm ze~ular Ma~ch session With
Cha£rm~n Atchle¥ presidin~
The iollowin~ Commissioners were ~resont and an-
s~ere~ t~ the roll Atchley Smmmons ~nd ~frisht
Absent Allison and ~c01ur~n
Un-approve~ minutes o~ the preoedmnE meetings were
rea~ and approve~
The lollowiI~ accounts were allowed ~nd warrants
ordered drawn on their res~eotive ~ds in pa~ent~
General
~ A L Ban~ P M ~21 ~2
American-~ France PE 0o 7 24
Bell Ad~ hervice 51 15
~tler ~os , 28
R M 0oc~en 1~ 50
H V He~, 3 l0
~ T B Da~s~ 3 l0
Frets Hdw Co 80
Farris L~ber Co , 57 50
Orate Firem~'s Assn 15 O0
~, ~ord Shop 14 6
G~ Re~ini~ 0o 41 70
Euey & P~lp Hdw ~o 51 25
S W ~naSy 41 15
~on-Gray Zbr Oo 80
J 2 Ma~ee 122
J T Moore 1 50
Niagara ~alls M S Works 4 59
Peoples Homo Telephone Co 3 90
Street & Brmdge De~t
American 1~ Express Co 27 69
~ A Brow~ln~ 1,000 O0
0 ~ Barnett 6 75
J ~M Brateher, 1S ~
Denton ~oh~ne Works 84 85
Dent~m 0il ~o S1 ~0
D~m ~lli~ ~o 1Z7 ~0
~vers ~rdware Co 18 10
~ar~is Lbr ~o i ~0
~ed Le~s ~ ~0
J B Wilson & 0o S0~ 6~
~ ~ Wrlgh~ lO O0
Sewer Lxtension & Main
Acme Brick Co , 1 50
Evers Hdw 0o 9 10
J B Wilson & Co 41 80
J A McOrar¥ 40 O0
Street Im~p & Oonst a/c
Preight, 112 32
Te~arkana Pipe Works ~32 6~
Marsh I~venty-thir5 Nineteen-twenty
I~onthly reports oi T~essurer Woodwar5 ~eretery
twin I~rs~l owi~ey an5 th~ ~ater & Zi~ht ~eot were
receive8 a~d or,ere5 ~iled
A verbal re~ort o~ the sanitary eonditi~n oi the
city was ~ve~ by C H O Piner
A oet~t~on was received rtquesti~ the removal
horses ~ao~ ere izom the ~noai~ Wa~on Ya~8 an~ upen
motion the ~ity Attorn~ ~ms ~n~tru0te8 to draw an
hanes c~ver~nf this ~atte~ ~or the ooneideration ~ the
Co~is~ion
Upon motion the ~ty ~ttorne[ was i~lruoteo to
8raw the ~ollo~ orSinanoes ~o~ t~ consideration
the Con~iss~on A pa~n~ ordi~noe cover~nE a 8istriot
o~ thet ~art el the ~ollowz~ name8 streets Ave
~rom ~est ~ to Ohestnut Streets 0hestnut Street
Ave B to Ave A Avenue A ~rom Chestnut to West ~okory
~treets try ~tree~ ~rom ~est Htc~ry to ~est Oak Street
An orc~nanoe ~overm~ the sale oi ~lk ~tMn the
~mits
Upon ~ot~on J ~ Wright was eleote8 C~irman
the City Co~i~sion
Upon ~-~otion the ~on~s~on stood adjourned ~til
~h~sday ~r~l 8th 1920 at 7 J0 o'olook P
Aoproved th~z 27th dayoof April 19~0
e ret ry C~irm~
April Li~hth ~ine~een-~wen~y
0~siom me~ zm session adJo~ned from ~rch 23rd
1~ ~h C~ir~m Wri~h~ presidi~
, 2he foll~ Co~ssione~s were presen~ 9nd answered
~0 the roll Allmson 8i~o~ and ~ri~h~
Absen~
A co~i~tee composed of ]Iessrs ~ ~ Si~ons and
D K Allison ~s a~oin~ed ~o canvass ~he re~ns of
eleo~ion held April 6~h 19JO a~ who brou~h~ ~ ~he fol-
lowi~ repor$~ which was ad ~pted ~d orederod ~ited~
Ye your oo~l~ee appointed ~o canvass ~he re~ns
of an eleo~on ~ld in ~he C ~y of ~on Te~s on ~be 6~h
day of April A D 19g0 for ~ee ~o~s~oners for a iull
SeMm mud one 0o~issioaer for the ~e~ired ~e~ of J R
A~chley resigned, ~o~ a ~yor a O~y A~orney ~ Ci~y Mar-
s~l of sai~ City ~epo~ ~ha~ we have made a oar~ful~ canvass
of t~ ~e%~ o~ such eleo~on ano f~nd ~he res~s as follo~
~r 0o~issioner for f~l ~erm
J L Wright 884 votes
W ~B MoOl~k~ 8~0 votes
Jo~ Ale~nder ~0 votes
Jim Bar~ 12 votes
C O Yancy 1 vote
Jo~ Spee~ J votes
~raneis creddock. 1 vote ,
2bt Co~issioner ~e ~ired term of J R A~ehley
W S ~ 9~ votes
~or
H V Ee~en received 615 vote~
Al~re~ A G~t received ~51 votes
~or 0ity Attorney
~ ~ B Davis received 951 votes
Witl ~oyd " I vote
~or Oity
l~iek A~n received 100 votes
~ S Webster r~oelved 1~9 votes
Ea~et~ received ZS9 votes
~ J Price r~eeived J&Z votes
T~t J ~ Wright W B McOlur~n and Jo~ Alexa~er
reoeive~ t'he ~Ehest n~ber of votes east for C~ty Oo~issioners
fo~ the full term a~ that W S Zo~ received ~he hi~hest n~-
b~ of votes~f0~ t~ ~e~i~e$ te~ of J R Atqhle2 ~d that
E V He.em reeeiv~ the ~ehest n~ber of votes for
aad t~ T B Davis received the ~Ehest n~be~ of votes for
City~A~orne~ a~ ~hat ~ J Price received the[~ghest n~ber
of votes for ~ity ~rs~l at such election a~ ~t they each
be ~eel~ed eleete~ to such offices
J T Allis
D K
T ~he ~ll~w~n~ resolution ~ introduced ~ upon
motion adopted
A ~SOLUTION ~EC~I~ T~ Rh~ULTS 0P AN LL~CTION ~D
~D IN ~H~ 02~ 0~~ DE~0N 2~S ON lEE ~TH D~Y 0~ AP~,
April ~ighth, Nineteen-twenty
01~ 2W0 Y~hARS A COMMIoo~0N~R P0R THP UNEXPIR~ TEI~ 0P J R
0~ DENTON ~S
It appears irom the ret~ o~ en election held
the ~ity oi oenton, Te~s on th~ 6th de~ o~ Apri~ A D
19~ ioz the election o~ three Co~lssioners each ~or the
~l term and a bo~issioner ~or the ~expired tern o~
J R ~tc~ey a Mayor ~ ~ity Attorn~ and a City
s~l t~t ~o~s ~oners ~or the ~ull te~
J L Wright recemved 88A vo~es
W B LeCl~n reoe~vod 870 votes
Jo~ Aleph, er recezved aB0 votes
Jim Bar~ received 1~ votes
b ~ Yanoy re~eived I vote
Jo~ S~eer receive~ ~ votes
~rancis braddozk received 1 vote
~or Co~ss~oner ~or the ~e~lred term oi ~
At chl ey
W S Lo~ =e~eived 9~ vote~
l~or
H V Hen~n received 81~ votes,
Alfred A G~nt received ~1 votes
tot ~ity =ttorney
T B Da~s received 9~1 votes a~
W O W O Boyd received 1 vote
~o~ ~ity L~ars~l
Nick A~n re~emved 100 vote~
M S ~ed) Webster received 1~9 votes
Ed H~mett re~emved ~89 votes and
~ J Price recemved 8~E votes,
at said election
T~t there wes a tote~ n~ber o~ 98~ votes cast at
acid election a~ that there were no other candidates ~or
such o~iioes at said election
l~t the said E Z ~ri~ht W B Mc01~n and Jo~
Alexander re~eived the highest n~ber o~ votes cast at said
eleetlon ~or t~e o~ioe o~ City Co~ssioner ~or the
oi D~ton Texas ior the ~ull te~, That W S Lo~
eeived the ~Ehest n~ber oi votes ~or the said o~ioe
~y Oommissio~r ior the ~mty oi oenton ~e~s ~or the
xpiree term oi sa~ J R Ato~ey, th~ the sai~ H V
Ee~en recemved the ~hest n~oer o~ votes cast at sal~
election ior the ol~ice o~ ~ay~r o~ the ~ity o~ ~enton
Te~s that T B Da~s rocezved the ~Ehest n~be~ o~
votes cast at such eleotlon ~or the o~iioe oi Ci~y Attorney
~ the ~ty ol ~enton Texas and that T J Price
eeived the highest n~ber o~ votes cast at such election
~or the olm~e o~ City ~rshal o~ t~ ~ity o~ Denton ~s end
t~t they and each o~ them are hereby declared d~l~ elected
to the zespective oili~es o~ 0ity oo~ssioners ~or t~ ~l
term an~ ~o~issioner ~or the ~expi~ed term ol E R Atone2
~yor City Attorney ~d ~ity Marshal respe~tivel~ lor~ the
sai~ City o~ ~enton, Te~s
J Z ~right
Chair~n clt~ Com-
~ssion Dento~ Te~s
Oom~ so~oners ~lexander and ~.on~ present
A committee was aoooznted composed ~ Messrs W S
and D E Allzson to invcstzaste the advisabiliSy~o~
pttrohasin~ an air compressor ~
~p~il Eighth Nineteen~twenty
9pon metion ?he Commis ion stoo~ aSJou~ne~ ,ll~til 8
e'ctock P M Mon~a~ April 12th, 19P.0
Approve~ April 27th 1920
etary Chairm~n
April Twelfth Nineteen-twenty
0ommissio~ww met ia sesolon adJoumned from ApME1
8th 1J20 ~th ~r~an Wright presidin~
T e £ollowtn~ bommmosioners were orosent and an-
swered to the roll Ale~nder Allison Lon~ Mc01urkan
and Wright
Uoon motzon W B I~cClurkan was clotted Chairman
oi the ~on~n~s~ion mcr tho enzumn~ year,
Upon motion J L ~right was elected Vice-chairman
of the Commission for the ensu~n8 year
Upon ~.ot~on the sum cz $1~5 00 was allowed on the
Pa2vGent o~ a surety bond ior Tom ~Vatson
Upon motion the City Pound 0f~mcer's ~ees were
increased ~ro~ vl 00 to ?~ 00 per head o~ stock ~ouhd
loose ~mthin the corporation
2he zollowin~ appo~nt~onts of if~yor Hennen
read and ordered flied
Denton Texas April 12th 1920
To the honorable ~zty Commission
01ty cz ~enton Texas
~entlemen
I here~ith submit the followi~ appointments for
your consideration and aoproval
l~or City Secretary J W Erwin
l~or bity ~n~zneer H F Koch
zor ~m~y Health 0iimeer, ~ E Piner
lor Nisht-watoh~an John t~ Keesee
lot ~ash~er of the W & L ~ept, Wm Linden
~or btreet ~omm~s~mone~ Lee ~astleberry
· or ~r~ver o~ ~zre Truck ~t Hubbard Bates
~or Srzver of ~re Truck~2 W M Woods
Res~eot £ully
H V Hennen
Mayor
Upon motion the I~ayo~'s appointment of J W
,hrwin as ~ity Seoretary ~ms approved and confirmed
Upon motion the L[ayor's a~point~ent oi H
Koch as Oity ~n~ineer was aoproved and con~mrmed
Upon motion the Layor's apoozntment of ~r ~ E
Piner ss City Health 0~licer wa~ approved snd confirmed
Upon motmon the ~Myor s ap~ointment o~ John
April ~e~th Nineteen-twenty
Eeesee ?~ ~i~h~-~c~ ~s approved a~ confirmed
Upon mo~ion ~he Mayor's oopoin~en~ o~ ~ ~inden es
Oas~e~ o~ the Water a~ Light Deoart~n~ was approved and
, U2on mo~ion ~he ~yor's ~p~omn~men~ o~ Lee ~ew~leber~y
es S~ree~ Co~z~sion~ ~s approved ~nd oon~ed
Upon mo~ion ~he ~yor's ~p ~oin~men~ o~ Hubbard ~es
es Driver o~ 2ire ~Muok No 1 ~s ~pproved end con~zrmed
Upon mo~ion She ~r's ~0poin~men$ o~ ~ ~oods as
Driver o~ ~2re ~ruok No B ~as epproved snd confirmed
Upon mo~ion ~he ~o~ssion s~ood adjourned
Approve~ April BT~H 1~0
0hairman
C~ty Hall
April Twenty-seventh Nineteen-twenty
Commission met in regular April session with Chair-
man l~cOlurkan pre$idin~
The followmng Commissioners were present and answered
to the roll ~lexander Allison Lon~ ~eClurkan an$ Wright
The followin~ ao~omut~ were approved and ~rrants
ordered dra~ on their respective f~ds in patens
General
Amcrioan-~ ~r~nce ~ Co $~2 86
J ~ ~ker 2res~d~ Judge 21 O0
City Cafe I O0
ihs C~t~s Co , 1J 57
Denton oteam ~dry, 2 74
oenton ~ttery Co 28
Lvers Hardware Co 2 80
Wm ~n 78 30
m Lwan 124 9~
H ~ Ko~h, 1 20
ir~ht Transfer ~o 75
Gulf Re~ini~ Co 8 04
Hargreaves ~rzntin~ ~o Z
H V He~ 7 48
Huey & ~hilp Hdw ~o ~6 63
Peoples Home ~ele~hone bo 2 80
~i~o~ & De,an 1~ 71
~en~on ReoordsO~onicle 66 30
~mith ~ Pockrus
ot~dar~ V~o~nizi~ Wor~ 60
H H Hard~n & ~ 10 00
~treet ~ ~ridEe ~d
American ~ ~=orese Co 2~ 76 m
C ~ ~nett 4 50
J M Bratcher 41
C~ty GaraHe 3 00
~enton lIaohine ~or~ 16 lO
G~ Reiznin~ ~o 5~ 08
Harz~s-~mbers ifdw Co 32 50
~ed Lewis 4 25
&yon-G~y Lbr Co l~ 50
J A ~00rary Pl~b~n~ Co , 66
W H ~ ~les 38
G W ~rtin Lbr bo 109 69
P~erce 0il Corporation 8
Do 21 00
Producers Re~m~ Co J8 90
oewer ~ension & ~ ain
vets Hdw Co J 00
G~f Refin~ Co 2
H H Hardin & Co 1~
J A IIcbrary Ol~bi~ uo I 50
J H ~mples 9 20
.zerce 0~l ~or~ozatxon 6 57
ct ~ndard ocale an~ ou~ply ~o l0 16
otreet Impr & ~onst
z P Pittman 60 00
Bzis~s-feaver Iaoh~nery Co 40 00
B H Deav~nport ~ Co 125 O0
larrms L~ber bo 738 00
Do 574 00
~rez~ht 82 38
Do 152 80
D0 164 74
359
April ~wenty-seventh N£neteen-tw~nty
G~lf Refinin~ 0c $
Texarka~a Pipe Works J16 91
Do 6~ 8~
Do 6~5 8~
The Chair appointed the ioll~in~ standin~ Committees
for the ensuiz~ year
Streets & Bridges J L Wright an~ W S L,~
Sa~ta~ D E A~lison and J L Wright
~ire ~ Police Jo~ Ale~nder and D E Allison
Water & ZiEh~ Jo~ Ale~nder and W S ~
~i~oe W S Lo~ end J L ~ight
M~nthiy reports of Treasurer Woodward Secretary
Erwin, Marshals Swinney and Price and the Water and Light
partment were received and ordered filed
Report of C It 0 Piner was rece red end ordered filed
Official bonds of ~ J Price as bity hsrshal executed
in the sum o~ ~E 000 O0 ~ud John ~ Eeesee as Night Watchman
executed in the Sl~a of $1 000 O0 with the American Surety Co
of New York as surety were re~eived approved am~ ordered
filed
~et¥ bond of ~om Jatson executed in th~ sum o~ ~e
Thousand Dollars was received and referred to the City Attor-
ney for approval
Report and recommendations el ~ayor Hennen was received
and ordered filed
The Ohair appointed a committee compo~ed of Messrs D E
Allison and J L W~ight to con, er with property owners surro~u-
din~ the Normal Campms and a committee composed of ~ssrs W S
Lo~ and Joku Alexander to co.er with property owners on North
I~oust Street with a view to asoertain~n~ their attitude on the
type of ~avin~ for thezr districts
Upon motion the expense of lowerin~ the water mains and
service pipes on Oakland and Hann Avenues was ordered oaid out
of the Water ~orks
Upon motion the ~yor was authorized to pay ~1 O0 ocr
hour for man and team £or wheel scraper work at the loading and
soree~t~ pl~nt at Mince
/
April Twenty-seventh, Nineteen-twenty
U Upon motion the ~ire Department was allowe~ $90 00
to cover the expenses ol ~ela~ates to the ~tate ~Ire CQn-
ventien at Hillsber~
Upon motion the ~urcnase o~ a ~ra~er ~s re~erre~ te
the ~treet ~o~ittee w~th power to act
bpon n~eti~n the ~ty ~rs~l wa~ autherize~ t~ install
a starter en the car ~urnlshe~ the Police De~r~ment
Upon motion the ~o~is~ion stood adjoined ~til
Wednesday ~y 6th 19~ at 7 J0 o clock P M
A~roved ~y 2~h 19~
c~etary ~irman
Gommission met in session adjourned ~rom April
19~0 wi~h Vioe-ebai~m~n Wrigh~ ~residi~
~ The ~oll~i~ C~iss~ners ~ere presen~ ~nd answered
t~ ~he r~ll Ale~nde~ Wright and L~
Absent Al~eon ~d MoOl~kan
upon motion the Ilayor was instructed to e~end the
Water Werks ~ins North on Bell Avenue to connect wmth the
Natatcrl~ c~ ~ College ci Industrzal Arts
An aoco~t ol W R Lakey in the ~m el ~1 ~68 82
~r the const~ction c~ a lea~i~ and s~seeni~ plant at
~c ~s allowed and ordered ~a~d out o~ the Street Con-
struetien~and I~rovem~t accost
The t~ll~l~ ordinance was ~n~oduoed and placed
its lirst
AN 0~NA~E APPOINTING A B~ 0~ LQUALI~ION FOR
T~ OI~ 0~ D~0N TE~S 10R T~ Y~R ~20 D~I~NG T~
DUTIES T~0F, ~I~NG TH4 TI~ 0~ I~ETING A~ PR0~DING ~R
~ IT 0~AIi~D BY T ~ CI~ C0~SSION 01 T~ CITY
D~TON,
Se~ti*n One That 0 M C~tis and L Bailey and J D
Bates be and theyx are hereby appointed as a Board o~ ~qualt-
zation o~ the Oi~ o~ ~enton Te~S tot the year 19E0
Sectic~ Two Said Board s~ll receive the assessment
rolls lists and books ~rom the City S~retary ~ said b~ty
l,r e~ml~tien correction eq~lmzat~on a praisement and
apprgval ~d shall see t~t eve~ person in said city has
rendered ~$ p~cpe~ty both real pe~sonal and mixed
p~eper and ~air market value a~ s~ll equalize, as nearly
as possible, the value ~ all improved lots ~d t~ value
all ~rcved lcts in sam~ city and $~ll do ~d parlors any
end all acts and duties tn the ~m~er and by t~ means pro-
vialed by the ~ws ~i t~s State ~over~ said ~ar~s
Seotien T~ee The members .i eai~ Board s~ll con-
vene at the 0ity Hall in said ~ity on the 12th day
A D 19~ and thereaiter at such tzmes as s~h ~ard may
pro.de cr it ~Y be necessary Icr a ~ll, ~air and complete
diseh~e oi the~ duties
Section Fo~ The members el said ~ard shall receive
as compensatien in ~ll tot services rendered heralder the
S~ ci Three Dollars ($~ O0) per day w~ch s~ll be paid by
the City o~ Denten as provided by law
~eotien Five 2hat this erdi~nce shall be in ~l
19roe ~d ei~e~t item and alter it~ passage
Passed t~s 6th day ol ~ A D 19JO
J L Wright Vice-c~irman
Attest City Cohesion o~ the
~ W Erwin,
City Seoreta~ ~ the ~enton Te~s
0ity oi D~t~n Te~s
May Sixth Nineteen-twenty
Upon motion o5 ~ht ~he rules were suspended
and ~he ordinance placed on i~s second readin~
Upon mo~i~n oi ~ng ~he ~les were ~pended and
~he ordin~oe olaoed on m~s ~rd and ~In~l read~ ~or
adoption
Eotion w~s m~e ~y Lo~ t~t the or~in~ee be
a~te~ as rea~ Upon roll eall upon the questi~
the adoption o~ ~he er~i~nce the ~ll~wi~ O~imsi~rs
veted"~ea" Ale~nder Lo~ and WriEht Nex
siener voted 'Nay" ~hereup, n the Chair declared
motion prevailed ~nd the ~rdinance ad~pte~ as read
Upon motion the ~ssl~n stood
Ap~roved th~s E~tn d~ ol ~y
heo~ ota~
868
Git y E~ll
May ~we~ty-~i~th Nineteen-twenty
~ Ne quorum being present the Commission stood adjourned
until Wednesday ~ay ~th 1920 at 7 30 o'clock P M
Approved June__ 19~0
etary ~'~ Chairman
864
City Hall
Nay Twenty-six~h Nineteen-twenty
Commission met in session ad Job.mod ~rom May 2fith
1920 with Jibe-chairman Wright preeidin~
The ~ollewin~ Com,~lssioners were present an~ answered
te the roll Alexander Allison Lon~ and ~ri~ht
Absent McClurkan
Un-aopreved minutes oi the orecedin~ meetings were
read and a~proved
ihs ~ellow~n£ aoceu~s were ~ppreved and warrants
ordered on their respective ~unds zn payment
G~neral
Ihs ~l~mo otera~e Ce $40 8&
R E Cochran l0 ~0
Denton ~team Laundry bo i ~7
H V Hen~uen 9
I~ven-Gray Lumber Ce 90
~ N Nus~eves 24 $0
2eople~ Home ~elephone be 2 6fi
t P Pittm~n l0 00
The Quality lire Sh~p I ~0
Oenten Reoerde0hrenicle 4 ~0
~heridan-Bennett & be 19 76
· alla~erro & ~pikes J 67
£rmangle Supply Ce 40 36
J B Wilson & Co ~ 34
htreet & ~rid~e Dep$
American ~y Exoress Ce 34 89
C ~ Barnett 2 2~
J M Bratcher 2 7fi
I A Brownin~ 1 000 00
6mty Wara~e J 00
Oenton ~illin~ Ce ~05 55
~enten Dil Ce I 50
~vers Hdw O® 75 61
~wwler Auto Supply H~use 2 50
HaM~is-~h~bers ~rdware 6~ 43 45
led ewis 29 25
Ly9n-Gray L~ber Ce 28 85
~nelia Petrele~ Ce 47 1~
Pmerce Oil 0erporatien 25 87
Pruitt Saddlery & harness Stere 5 30
chef,dan Be~ett & ~9 6 00
2rma~le Supply Station 1 40
J B ~lsen & Co 49 37
otreet Cens~ & Im)r aoct
~lll~ce Ice C, 9 00
merioan Ry ~press Ce I 64
J M Bratoher 6 06
Jrm~s- eamer ~ohinery Ce 118 10
B ~ 6raw~rd ~ 7~
~allas Per,dry 64 O0
Dent, n ac~ne ~rks 9 2~
farris L~ber Ce 27 70
~awler Auto Supply House 14 75
~rei~ht ~ 27 lO
~reight Transfer Ce 2 00
MaF Twen~y-si~'~h~ Nineteen-twenty
~reight Transfer Ce $2 O0
Harris-Chambers Hardware Oc 66 25
Ted Le~s 13 25
~en-Gra~ L~ber Oe , 210 90
W B ~Ol~n & ~ 13 50
~sher M~g Oe ~32 O0
~alia~erre & Spikes 6 15
~ A ~alker Agt 28 O0
J B Wilsen & Ce , 522 07
Sewer ~tensien & ~ain
0 ~ Barnett, 2~
Evers Hard.re Oe 1 05
~~ , 207 35
Wils. n & Oe 1 O0
Manthly reperts cf Treasurer Woodward Secretary
~win, Marshal Prics,~ E, 0 Piner an~ the ~ater and Light
Department were received an~ erdered liled
Surety bond o~ F E Piner executed ~n the sum o~
$1,000,00 DellarS, with the American Surety ne el New York
las surety wes received, approved and erdered ~iled
reletivAe ~etition ires property owners en hcKinney Street
to the c~nstruotien ~ a sidewalk en the North s~de
~e~ the P 0 let was ~e~eived and ~r~e~ed ~iled
Upon motien the ~y.r was ~nst~cted to sell the ~e-
~ini~ pipe ~e~ in the c~t~ction w~rk ~ a well at the
~ewer pl~
Upen metien the City ~ttexne2 was instructed t~ enter
cend~tion preceedi~s a~a~nst Mrs ~ P Je~.en ~r a part
~e~ a let preJecti~ en Carrier ~treet betwe~ Ha~ and Sa~e~
~Avenues
The ~ollowin~ resolution was introduced and upon motion
adopted
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TH4 CITY o?CP~TAR¥ TO OBTAIN
WORXMAN'S OOMP~NSATION INSURANCE
The City Secretary is hereby authorized to obtain
Workman's Compensation policy ~rom the Ocean Accident and
Guarantee Corporation oover~n~ the pavin~ and sewsr work
bein~ done under the supervision o~ J M Gurley
Rates per $100 O0 o~ pay~roll
Pavin8 $1 86
Sewer 5 85
Gravel dig~in~ 4 66
Passed May 26th 1920
J Z Wright ~ice O~irman
May ~wenty-sixth Nineteen-twenty
Upon motion the ~ommission stood ad3ourne~ until
Monday I~y 3lst 1920 at ? 30 o'olook P M
Aoprove~ June 22nd 19~0 ~ '~
becretary C~lrman
May Thirty~lirst ~n~teen-twentYl
~ Commission met in session adjourned ~rom ~y 26th
1920 with Chairman ~oOlu~kan presidin~
~ ~hm iollowi~ 0ommis~one~s ~ere present ~and answered
to the roll Allison, Lo~ Mc01~kan a~ Wriaht
~he ~ollo~ ordi~noe was introduced a~d placed on
its first r~adi~
AN 0~INANOE ~ING T~S FOR T~ ~AR 19E0 ~0R T~
~ I~ 0RDAIN~ BY T~ CI Y C0~SSION 0~ T~ 0ITY
DEN~0N TE~S
Section ~e T~t there be and there is~ here now
levied the ~ollo~ tax to be ~ssessed ~d collected by the
0it2 ~oret~y of the City of Denton Te~s got t~ year
19~
~ TheMe is here ~ow levied the ~ollo~ ~ tax on each
One h~d~ed Dollars valuation ol ta~ble proper~y within
She olt~ ~mz~s o~ the City ol Denton Te~s for the p~-
poses hereinatte~ stip~ated for the year 19~0~
~or School Mainten~oe ~d the s~ oi 50 cents on
the One h~red Dollars val~tion
~ Street ~nd B~id~e Improvem~t P~d the s~
~ cents on t ~e One H~dred Dollars valuation
~ ~or ,StOol Debt ~di~ Bonds the s~ of O1 cent on
the One H~dre~ Dollars val~tion
For ~ater No=~ Construction B~nds the $~ of 0B cents
on t~ One E~d~ed Dollars val~tion$
~or General Indebtedness ~i~ Bonds the s~
ee~ ca She One ~dre~ DolOrs val~tion ,
~or StOol Ho~e Improvement ~nds No
01~ cents on the One E~dred Dollars val~tio~
~or So~ol ~use Imp~ovem~s Bonds the s~
~e~ o: ~ke One E~dred Dollars valuation
~ ~er Se~ol ~use Improvement Bon~s No
0$ eents~en~ the ~e H~dred Dollars val~tion
2or Street and Sidewalk Improvement Bonds the
~ ~en~ om the 0~e H~dred Dollars val~tion
, { , ~eD Sewer Const~ction Bonds the s~ of~01 cent on
th~ 0me E~u~ed Dollars val~tion
~or Sewer ~e~ion and Mainte~nce
O? een~s om the One E~dred Dollars valuation,
~ School Ho~e Improvement ~nds No
0B cents on the ~e E~dred Dollars valuation,~
~or Sewe~ Construction Bonds No ~ the s~ ol O1
oen~ o~ the 0~e E~dred Dollaxs valuation
,, Pe~ Street Gonstruction end ~provement ~nds the
e~ 0~ ~ehts on the One Hundred Dollars val~tion
2o~ the General F~ the s~ of ~0 cents on t~ One
~re~ ~Dollars valuation
Sec~io~ ~WO The s~s a~ove herein sti~ulated
said mever~l p~poses a~e here now levied upon each One h~-
~ed ~gt~=s vml~tion oi prope=t2 mn the Cit~ Limits o~ the
~eo~ion Three There is here now levi~ an~ there
~hall, be asS~sS$~ ~n~ collected tot the year ~gEO a poll t~x
o~ O~ Dollar ~om ~eh and every male citizen, ol ~he City
ol Denton, Te~s between the a~es oI twenty-one (El) and
si~ (60) yea~s inoLusi~e w~ are ~t exem t ~der the
laws oi the Sta~e o~ ~e~s
May Thirty-first ?~inete~u-Jztmmty
~ection Iour That ~s ordinsnoe s~ll be i~ ~11
~orce and e~ec~ ~rom ~ a~er i~S ~sS~e
Passe~ ~his Jls~ day o~ ~ A D I~BO
A~es~ · B McOl~k~
~win Ohai~an City Oo~ission
Secretary o~ t~ o~ the Ci~
o~ ~enton Te~s
Upon motmon of Allison the rules were suspended and
the ordmnance placed on it second readin~
Upon motion of WYight the rules were suspended and
the ordinance placed on its third an~ ~inal~readl~ ~or
adoption
Motion was made by Wright that the ordinance be
adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question oS the
adoption of the ordinance the ~ollowi~ bommissioners
voted "Yea" ~Allison Lon~ I~Clurkan and ~ri~ht NO '
Commissioner voted l~ay" ~nereupon the chair declared
the motion ~revailed and the ordinance adopted as rea~
Upon ~otion the Street ~ bridge Committee w~s in- ~
struote~ to purchase a street grade~
The £ollowing resolution was mntroduoed and IApon
motion adopted
~,~LA~ at a regular meetin~ oi the ~ity Oommis-
si on o~ the City oi ~enton Texas as shown in resolution
recorded in Volume 5 paEe 170 Minutes o~ s~id Oommtssion
an~ ,
WCER~AS as a result of the action therein taken
said city a~quired the tmtle in and~ to the property below
described and
,~IEREAS J W Beaty and associates have o~ered
to p~ohase said lots Irom said city ~or the s~m oS $1,000 00
cash and said price being considered a full and ~air price
~or said lots said lots bein~ out oi the H Slseo
~d bei~ a part o~ ~he Jasper Addition to the City~o% Den-
t~n, ~exas, as sho~ by record o~ plat e~ sai~ addition
Vol~e ?~ ~e 88 Deed Records o~ Denton 0o~ty, ~e~s
a~ bei~ all oi lots 1 ~ and ~ in Block No (1~ One
lots I to 9 both inclusive in B~o~ No Seven [?] an~ lots
~ 1~ 15 16 ~d l~ in Block 6 all in said Jasper Addition
Therefore be it resolved by maid City 0o~saion
the 01ty ~ Denton Texas T~t the MaWr o~ said City
H V He~en be instructed and empowere~ ~o execute
Be~$y and Assocm~tes a general ~rranty deed to said above
lots ~or the consmderation om ~l 000 00 cash and receive
said conside~atmon so to ce paid to said oi~y ~d deliver
said deed to the above property to said J W ~Beat~
W B Mo01~n
C~ir~n 01fy Co~sSion
o~ t~ City o~ Denton Texas
Nay Thirty-~t~st Nzneteen-twenty
Uoon motion the Com~ssion stoo8 adjourne~
Approve~ June 2~ 19EO
Secretary Chairman
876 ~ ~
Oily Hall ~
Ju~e ~ven~y-secona Nine~een-~wen~y
No quorum bein~ ~resen~ the Commission st$o~ a~Jou~ned
until Wednesday J~uue B3rd 1920 at ? Z0 o'clock P M
Approved July JTth 19E0
~hairman
~une Twent~-thir~
Co~iss~n met in session a~o~,~ed ~rom ~e 22nd
1~20 ~th ~i~an MoOlur~n presidi~
The ~ol!ow~80o~ssioners were present ~ answere~
to ~he tel2 A~lison Ale~nder Lo~ Mo01~ a~ Wright
Un-approve~ ~nutes el the precedi~ meeti~s were
~ead and approve~
The ~ollow~ aooo~ts were allowed and w~rrants
de~e~ dra~ on their respective ~ds in pa~ent,
General
G ~ ~ke~ $20 O0
Black Electric Oo 6 ~
The C~is Go 66 28
Denton steam ~ry Co I 97
2~ Shop, ~ 6~
R E Garrison 6 96
~H~e~lp Hdw Go 31 82
W A Pace, 2 ~5
~ Peoples ~me ~lep~ne Co 3 80
~ P~t~n ~ 2 5 O0
Quality ~l~e ~hop 50
Sheridan-Bereft & Co , 31~ 82
Suth~st Chemical Prod Co 2 20
~ ~ W WillXems, 3 O0
J ~ ~ri~ht, 145 06
Stress & Brid~e Dept
~ W ~ Allbert, 3 75
Austin Bros Brid~e ~o 18 O0
~rnett 0 ~ 11 ~
~atoher J M 27 25
G~ Re~i~ CO , 39 58
Pierce Oil Oo~o~ation l~ AO
S W E~a~ 8 90
~d lewis, 11 75
W ~ , ~pleS 39 30
~setl Gra~e~ Co , ~7 75
The Te~s ~o~ , ~ 80
Sewer hxtension & Main
~ J M Bratcher, 1 ~
E H ~rdin & Co 2 9~
S~ Oo~t & Impr
Alliance Ice Go , 4 50
~ Amerl~n E~ress ~o , I ~0
BlaCk Electric Co ,
J M Brateher, i E~
Bric,s-Weaver Mob bo , ~A 88
B H Doavenpo~ & Co ~0 O0
~ G A ~las 1~1 1~
' ~ar~iS Zbr Co 1 085 23
" 500 85
" 500 85
' ~ S Ga~lne~ 86 15
Lyon-Gray Lbr Co $2~4 1§
J M Pinckley 29 $~
Denton Record-~hronicle l~ ~0
~exas I~TE Co 13~ 41
Tom ~atson 1 242 28
J L ~ridht 2 BO
Honthly reports oi ireasu~er Woodward ~arshal
Price C H 0 Piner and the Water & LiEht ~eJt were
received end ordered ~iled
~he £ollowin~ bid was received in answer to an ad-
vertisement ~or t~e ~zty Depositor~ lor the ensu~n~ year
Denton ~exas Ju~e 22nd 19£0
To City Comm~ssmoners
City oi ~enton
De.on ~e~s
Gentl~en
2or the ~ds o~ the ~ity ~ Denton we be2 to
submit the ~ollowm~ bid
On daily balances we w~ll pay ~% per aE~ and
make a c~rEe oi 8~ on overdrafts ~or the ne~ ensul~ year
Rasp eot ~ly
l~irst National Ba~ Denton Te~s
H ~ Schwee~ President
Upon motion the above bmd was accepted ~d the FirSt Nat'l
Ba~ designated as the City Deposmt0ry ~or the ens~8 year
A oet~tion s~Ened by T B Davis ~d aski~ that a
street between Blooko Z and 4 o~ ~he Jasper addition be ~osed
was read ~nd ordered ~xled
~he iollowin~ resolutzon was introduced ~nd upon motion
adopted
1920
On the 2Jrd day o~ June/~w~s presented the petition
o~ T B Davis ~or relinqu~shme~nt on tRe pa~t o~ the Oi~
o~ ~enton o~ ~ claim zt might have to t~t certain strip
o~ l~d lyi~ between Bloc~ Three (3) and Pour (4) o~ Jasper
Addition smtuated in the City ~ Denton Denton Oo~ty
~e~s
And it appearin~ to the Co~ssion t~t the
o~ers o~ samd strip bemng persons who held the interest
at the time ol said dedication o~ the same they eonveye~
to said T B Da~s their interest in said strip
That sa~d strip is enclosed by ~ence ~th said Blocks
~ree (3) and 1o~ (4) a~ does not co~ect w~th a~ street
on the oouth ol the s~e and is beneficial to no one except the
oEer oi said ~locks T~ee ~d ~o~ and that said petition
s~d be ~r~ted
It is therefore ordained by the City Oo~ission
~he City o~ Denton at rots meetm~ held In the City H~ll
saxd Oity on the E~rd day o~ J~e A D 19S0 there bei~
~resent a quor~ that said petition om said T B Davis be
a~ the s~e ~s hereby mn all thins ~ranted and that the said
0ity ol ~enton s~ll and does hereby ~elease and relinq~sh
~to the said T B Daws his heir~ and assigns all o~ its
rights or apparent rights titles a~ ~es which may ~ve been
~une ~wenty-third Nineteen~twent¥
~ranted t~ said City b~ virtue o£ the said pla~ o~ ~ Jes-
p~ Addition ~iled
BB ~en~on 0o~y Dee~ Records as well ~s by Virtue o~ ~he
i~tx~en~ in ~lti~ dedica~ed to Said additi~ provided
however t~t not~ herein contained shall oRerate or be
'construed to ope=ate or a~fect a~ rights o~ ~y of the pre-
sen~ owners of a~ other lend, but t~s relinq~s~ent shell
be an~ is limiteO ~o a~ rights or apparent rights which the
s~ 0ity o~ Den~o~may have acq~red or ~t ~ay appear to
~ve acquired b~ ~tue of eazd dedication in said plat
above herein mentioned
Passed
Attes~ W B Mc01~kan
J W ~win, O~ir~n City Co~ssion
0it~ Secretary, 0it~ Cmty o~ ~en~on Te~s
o~ ~ton, ~e~s
Upon motion the I~ayor w~s authorized to purchase
a new set o£ tires as equipment ~or Fire Truck No 1
Upon motion the b~ty I~arshal w~s znstru~ted to ex-
tend no credit on llnes and costs assessed by the Corpora-
tied Oour% in the future and to use every means to collect
the ou~stan~in~ accounts in t ~is department
Upon motion the ~ommission stood adJottrned until
~rida2 Jul2 2n~ 19~0, at 7 J0 o'clock P M
July Second Nineteen-twe~ ty
Commission met in sesszon adJou~ed 2rom June 23rd 1920
with Ymce-~hairman ~¢ri~ht presidin~
The 2oll~in~ Commzesioners wer~ present a~d~ ~uswered
to ~he roll Alexander Allison and W~ isht ~
Absent Lon~ and MoOl~kan
Upon motion the benton ¥oluntae~ Band was authormsed
to meet ior ~ractice two nm~hts out of ,the week in rte 0ity
Hal 1
Con~ums monet ~cOlurk~n present
lhe lollowlng contract was introduced end upon motion
unanimously adopted by the Con~nmssion
The State ol Te~s $ I
~ounty oi Denton
Th~s memorandum .~£ a~reement made and
entered into on this the 2nd day ol Jul.y A D 1920 by and
between th~ Cmty oi ~enton Texas s m'mioipal corporation
p~rty om the ±mrst part and the North Texas Gas 0ompany
a corporation party o2 the second par'; ~ITiIESSE~E
·
First It is aEreed that he ~o:.th £exas Gas Company
party o~ the second part sub,eot to ti~e termS and o~ndmtions
herein set lorth shall be authorized ;o ch~rse the sum
seventy-Tire (75) cents ~ross per thousand cubic ~eet lox
natural ~as zor domestic pttrposes les~ the discount o~ ten
per cent 2or prompt payment oi monthly bills now prevailin~
under the rules o~ said North Texas Ga~ Company. makin6 the
net rate ol s~x~ty-seven and one-half $~t$(67~) perthou-
sand cubic ~eet o2 Fas lot domestlo us ~ whxch rate shall
apply zor a ~eriod o~ twelve months ~r,~m an~ a~ter the date
when esther o~ the 2our contingencies ~erein mentione~ shall
have occurred
(A) When the 18" trunk line no~ under o~nstruction
by the Lone Star Gas 0ompany 2or the ~uroose o~ seourin2
~as ~rom West Texas is connected to t ~e 16" main pipe line
o~ the Lone btar Gas Company between t ~e cities o2
Worth and ~allas which continues on t ~rough l;orth Texas
into Oklahoma and the paseaFe o~ gas ~hron~h same ~rom
West Texas or
(B) ~fhen a 12" l~ne has been bmilt £rom the Fox
~iel~ in Oklahoma to the new 8as pool tisoovered near the
town oi Robberson Garvin County and She paszin~ o~ ~as
through same or
(0} ~fhen a pipe l~ne zs built ~rom the Po~ or Wal-
ters ~ield to the Magnolia Pool 6 to 9~miles l~st o~ Walters
or the Mc~n Pool 1~ to 20 miles north|o~ the Fox Field or
(D) When a pipe l~ne is buxlt ~rom a 8as pool in
Texas or Oklahoma near oenton ~enton 0ounty Texas
It bezn~ however expressly provided that the in-
creased rate heremn authorized shall n~t be e~ective
any time prior to September let 1920
~rom and a£ter the expiration o the twelve months
period above named a rate shall beoom e~Yective the basis
~uly Second Nineteen-twenty
o~ oha~ses ,o~ sai~ rate shall be the said gross cum o~ seven-
ty-~iVe (75) cents ~er thousand cubic ~eet plus ~hree cents
(S~) for .every ~ddl~onal oe~t above the avera~e~m o~ f~ve
cents (B~) per tho~and cubic ~ee~ pai~ mcr gas bY t~ ~ne
Sta~ ~s 0o~a~, less the disoo~t oi ten pe~ o~nt it bei~
however, e~essly pro~ded that in no event sha~l the net
cost to the sons.er ma~ prompt pa~ent ~der the
~ee o~ the North TSEs Gas Company be more t~n seventy-
~ive (7~) cents pe~ thousand cubic ~eet ~or ~as ~or domestiom
~e lot the pe~io~ oi two years amter the expira~ion o~ t~
above period o~ one ~ear and provided ~ther that a 'readi-
ness to se~e o~ge' ol ~i~ty cents per month s~ll be
e~ed iD lleu o~ the ~nim~ o~rge
heoond It is ~ther agreed t~t in order to deter-
~ne tae oos$ o~ 8as to the Zone Star Ga~ ~omoa~ ~der the
above provision, ~ cost shall be ~etermined at~ ~ixed periods
o~ six months each and shall be based upon the actual averaEe
cost 0~ the ~as p~o~oed by the Lone Star Gas C~mpa~
the preceding six months, and that the price lor~ the ne~ ~ix
~nths s~ll be bassd u~on such ~otusI averaye p'rice ~or the
preoed~ six mont~
c , ~hzrd Lxoept ~s herein otoeomizoally pro~vided e~s~-
i~ contracts between the City o~ Denton and t~.North ~e~s
Gas 0om~ ~d all ordinances re~at~ the s~ply ~d dis-
tribatlon o~ ~as to the citizens o~ Contort shal~rema~n in
~ull ~orce and e~eot
The 0ity o~ Denton here now a~rees in co~ideration
o~t~ premises that it w~ll in due season pass~ enact and
decree a~ and all ordinances z~ reg~ations in ~e~al ~orm
which ~2 be necessary or e~edient to carry out'the te~
o~ t~ cont~aet or to grant and g~rantee to t~e North TeEs
$~S Company ~he rights hereby agreed to be conferred
such other ordina~css or regu~atio~ as may be ~oessary ~or
the mural p~9teotlon o~ the rmghts o~ the parties as ~i~d
b~ this cont~ae$
2o~th ~hms contract s~ll exist and re~azn in ~orce
~til the ~i~ation o~ the ~ranohise o~ the No~h Te~s Gas
In testzmo~ hereo~ the ca.ties hereto ~ve set their
h~dm t~s ~d day o~ J~y A D 19E0
~?~es$ City o~ Denton Te~s
J W ~ By H 7 He~en ~r
Party o~ the First Part
North Te~s Ges Company
By O B ~Ki~ey ~esident
Party o~ the Second Part
Up~n~motion the Co. salon stood adjoins ~til
Wednesday ~y ~th 15~ at ~ ZO o'clock P M
Approve~ J~2 ~th, 19JO ,
~eOre~a~ ~i~an
July Seventh
Commission met in session ad Jou~ ~ed from J~tl~r End
19~O with Vmoe Chairman %~ri~ht presidt ~g
£he lollowin~ Comissior~rs wer~ present an~ a2x-
swered to the roll Alexander Allisoz V, on~ EcOlurkan i
The followlr~ ordinance was int~ ~duoed and placed
on its i~rst reading
AN ORDINANCE DIXING i~ SALARIk~ O1 T~ OFPIC~h OP
T~ OI~ O~ D~ NTON 2F~S
BE IT O~AIN~D BY ~H~ CITY CO~i S$I~N O~ z~ CI~
OF DENTON,
Seotzon One That the salaries of t~ city offioerw
of the Czty oi Denton Te~s be and ti e s~e are hereby
~ixed resoeotively as follows
The ~or shall a~ually reeezve the s~ of $~ ~0 CO
~he City Secretary shall
CO
The ~ity Attorney sh~ll
~ne ~ity Iarshal~ s~ll a~ll reoe~v~ th~
$1 ~EO0 O0
~he ~ity Health 0I~icer s~ll a n~lly rmo~iv~ the
~ o~ $900 O0
The Night Wato~an s~ll
~l~O O0
Th~ ~ity
ooy
· h~ Street Oo~ssioner s~ll a n~Iy receive th~
s~ o~ ~l bO0 00
The Sriver o~ ~re L~in~ N~ O~ s~ll ~n~lly
reo~ive the a~ o~ ~l l~O O0
The ~r~ver
r~eeiv~ the s~ o~ $1 150 O0
The bash~e~ of the ~ater & Ligh~ Department shall~
~lly receive the s~
o~ot~o~ Two T~t all o~ the salarzee a~ora~me~
e~ll be ~ue ~8 payable on the ~iret ~y o~ eaoh an~ every
mouth a~ shall be e~eotive as herei~ a~t on an~ a~te~
~e let 19SO
Seotion Thre~ That all salaries herainbe~ora ~ro-
vi~e~ ~or s~ll be pai~ out oi the general ~ o~ t~ oity,
by warrant ~ra~ on such ~8 s~ne8 b~ the oity seere~ry
a~ co~tersigne~ by the ~Iayor oi s~~ ~ity except the
O~ty ~i~e~r's
shall be pai~ out o~ the btreet & Bri~ ~ ~ the
Oash~er o~ the Water & Light Department whioh shall b~ pai~
out o~ th~ ~atar Wor~
a~or~aai~
Seot~on ~o~ ~t this or~in~ ~e s~ll be l~ ~ull
~orce a~ eileet a~ter its ~ssage
Pass~ this ~th 8ay ol July A B 1920
Attest J Z ~ri~ t, Vies-Chairman
J ~ Lr~n City C~ssion o~ the City
City S~cretary o~ ~e~ ~o~ Te~
City o~ Denton Texas
U~on motion el ~Cl~kan the rules were s~pended ~
the ordin~oe placed 0n its Second readi~
~ UpoD motion o~ Allison the rules were suspended and
the or~inanee PlaOed on its third end final readlln~ for adop-
tion
Motion was made by McClnrkan that the ordinance be
a~oo%ed as read Upon roll cell upon the question o~ the
adoS%icOn o~ the ~inanoe the following Commissioners voted
"Yea" Alexander Allison Zon~ MeOlnrkan end ~right No
0o~missioner voted "Nay" ~Mhereupon the bhair d~olered the
motion prevailed ~nd the ordinance adopted as read
Upon motion a resolution authorizin~ the p~vin~ of the
streets around the North Texms State Normal College Oa~pus
was de~e~red to a later date
Upon m?tion the Secretary was instructed t~ noti~y
She North Tsmms Gas Co thor an apparent difference in rates
~xis~e~ ~et~een Denton ~d other cities of zts class and to
~ ~u~her ~dVfSe ~hem t~t a hearm~ on the rescind%nE of t~s
~ agreement WO~d be ~d at the ad jo~ned meeti~ t9 be held
~ida2, ~1~ 9%h 1920 I
UpOn mo~ion the ~o~ssio~ stood ad~o~ne~ ~til
' A~prove~ J~y 275h 1920 ~
C~ty Hall
July Ninth Nineteen-twenty
Commzssio$ met in seszion ad~ourne8 ~rom July ?th
1920 with Z~ce ~hairman Wright presidiz~
ihs lollowmn~ Commissioners l~ere present and an-
swered to the roll Alexander Allmson Lon~ and Wright
Absent ~ McOlurk~n
I~r J B McOabe Secretary o~ the North ~exas
Gas Co was oresent and ~n discu~sin~ the rates set out
in the contract o~ July 2nd 1920 between the City o~
Denton and the North Texas Gas Co presenSed the following
letter whmch was read and ordered attached to the original
contract
July 9th 1920
2o the Honorable D~yor and
City Commzslon~rs o~ the
City o~ ~enton
Gentl mn en
In Re, Rates North Texas ~as Co ~-mD, enton
As stated to you when the contract o£ date ~b_ly Bud
1920 was entered into oetween the City o~ ~en~on and North
~exas Gas ComPany authorizin~ the Gas Company to put in
new rates the North Tex~s Gas Company would not discriminate
a~sinst Denton in ~avor oi cities in the same class and served
hy North · xas Gas ~ompany under the same conditions as Denton
is served and will be served So there may be no n~isunder-
stamding and to correct impressions that are now sought to be
made as to thzs ~greement the North Tex~s Gas Compaz~ now
states to you in wrltzn~ and th~s may be considered a part
o~ said contract that
The rates to be charged by the North Tex~s Gas Com-
pany to domestmc users oi gas in ~enton s~ll be the same as
~iEed and oh~r~ed in other citmes in Tex~s ~eerved by the North
Texas Gas Company und er like conditions as ~enton and which
are in the same class with Denton Citie~s~ow in the same
class w~th Denton ars ~enmson Sherman and McKinney So
that there may be no mis-understandin~ this aEreement shall
include what zs known as the"Readiness to serve charge" or
"0ustomers charge '
Yours very truly
J B ~cCabe Secretary
Upon mormon the ~om~mszmon stood adjourned until
Monday July 12th 1920 at 7 30 o'clock P M
Approved July 27th 1920
oecretary ~ ~ha~rman
City Hall
~welft h, Nineteen-twenty
Gommission mst in session adjourned fro July 9th
1920, with ?Ice-~hairmau ?right presiding
~he followin~ Co~m~tssioners were present and answered
to tM ~oll Alexander Allison Lon~ and Wri
Absent MeOlurkan
b ' A verbal requeet £rom Mr J M Gurley ~s presonted
y Oommissioner Alexander to the affect that h~s physical
conOi~ion would not permit o~ ~ ho completion o~ the Harm ~d
Oakland Avenues pavin~ contract and ior that r~ason asked
the bomm~ssi~n to can~el tho contract made with h~m on Nov-
ember 18th, 1919 Upon motion cT Lon~ the request was granted
and the comtraet ordered canoeledwith instructions to issue
1
a warM~n~ ~ full for the services rendereo bylMr Gurley
e~ the te~ms o~ the contract I
/ U~n motion the Mayor was ~nstrueted to complete the
paving of Mann and Oakland Avenues
Upo~ mormon the Secretary w~s instruote to aSvertise
~or bi~s on the cost o~ construction al varig, types of pave
i ~
n~ ~r W Oak and North Locust Streets and t~ Public Squ~re
U~o~ motion the City Attorney was inst~ ~ted to prepare
and o~inance re~ulatir~ the parkinE of servi~ cars at the
passe, er depot
Upon motion the Commmssion stood ad,curbed until
Monday Jul~ 19th 19E0
~o~$tary ~Ohairman
G~y ~11 ~2 ~Ine~eenth ~Ineteen-' wenty
~e Q~r~ bei~ present the OeEissien ~tood a~-
~ Se~e~a~ C~irman
July Twenty-fourth Nineteen-twenty
Commission mos in regular ~uly session with Vice-
0hairman ,lri~ht pres~dmn~
The followin~ 0emmmssioners were present an~ an-
swere~ to the roll Alexander Allison LQn~ end Wright ~
Absent MoClurk~n
Un-approved minutes of the preceliz~ meetings were
rea~ an~ aoproved
The ~ell~win~ accounts were allowed and warrants or-
dered drawn on ~heir respeotmve lunds in pa~rment
bt 0amst 1 &~r 2und a/c
Alliance Ice Co ~19 O0
J ~ Bratcher
Bullard L I ~8 80
Senten ~oh~e ~rks 19 00
The ~air
Parrms L~ber Ce
~rezsht Tr~s ~o
D~ (~reisht) 171
M S Gardiner 27~ 10
~ S Gardiner
~ ~ G~rd~ner ~1 89
~ ~ P~llips 18~
~ 1 G~ode
Harrms-Bentley Hdw Ce ~8 80
Huey & P~lp Hdw C~ 1
Ted Le~s
J L Lee
Lyon-Grey Lbr C~ ~6 10
Manire Nres
Peoples Home Telephone
~n A Speer 100 00
The St~dard coals & Supply 0o 88 00
Te~r~ Pipe W rks
S T Tyler 44
Ireight ~ A Welker A~t 60
Do 1~
~o 207 15
General
GeD D Barnard Stationer~ C~ 10 52
R M Oo~
The ~urt~s C o 33 52
J W h~in ~St~ps) EO O0
~ ~ld erbra~t
~ent~n Reo~rd-Chrenzcle
J B W~l en & C,
otreet & Brid~e k
J D Adams & C~
Allzan~e Ice ~ ~ 00
American ~ ~press C~
De
C ~ ~rnett
J M Bratcher 28 65
~ity Garage A O0
Dr R~bt ~ Day
B E Deavenpe~ &
Denton ~ohine Works 2
~uly Tw~nty~fourth Nineteen-twent
Dea~en Oil Ge 32 21
J W E~in E~ress 77
~rrls-Ben~le~ ~rdware Co 26 90
~e2 & P~lp Hardware be , 21 50
S W, ~2 13 90
Te~ Lewis 25 30
~cn Gray Zbr be 1 2~
~s ~ MeOra~ 6S 50
~ieS~e Oil Oe~oratien 1~ 50
~ W, S~?h 67 50
~nthly reports ~ Treas~er Woodward Secretary
L~in Mars~l Price and the Water Works Department were
received a~ ordere~ ~iled
Upon motion of Ale~mfler a resolution m
~t~ctl~ the City Health Offzoer t~ warn all e~ers
vaunt lets te ole~ up ~d out their weeds and~t~ City
Attorney to ~preseoute all w~ f~iled te comply Within five
days ~r~ notice
Upon motion ~he ~eoreta~ was i~truoted te
G W Baker $4 O0 per month far ~uii~ the cit ~'s trash
Upon mogion t~ W W ~o~ttee was insg~uoto~ to
invest~ate the e~viea~lllty o~ renewinE the present con-
tra~$ with She C~ll~e e~ InS~triel A~s at th~ ~e rat~s~
~r ~ter ~n~ lights
The followi~ ordinance was introduced ahd placed en
its ~irst readin~ i
AN~ ORDII~ANCh REGULATING l~ 2A~ OP ~C~S IN-
~ED ~0R ~ ~ P~LYC OARRIAGL ~0P HI~ Ot PASS~G~ OR
PASSENG~ A~ ~GGAGE A~ T~ ~A~G ~ A~HIG~ IN
~ST ~OEORY ST~E2 %~T~N II~TY ~T 0~ ~L~S A~ PACIFIC
~OT IN T~ CITY 0~ D~TON, ~WAS ~
BP ~T 0~AINLD ~ 2Hi bI~ OO~SSION O~ ~ 0ITY 0F
S~tion i T~t it shall be ~lawiul ~o = a~ persen
Or 9ersz~ ~ plaOe ~r stop er park any vehicle ~y vehicle
lut~n~eO far ~he public carriage oi passengers ~r ba~$a~e
f~r h~re ne.er the Te~e and Pacific Rail~y D~pet In said
cit~ of Den$~ Te~s t~n the North side o~ L~st ~c~ry
S~ree~ and She We~ side of the c~b of the Wes platform
Shmre~ and fu~her ~erth oi t~ said Ne~h smd of eeid
East ~o~r2 ~treet alo~ said c~h than 100 fet
Section B T~t It s~ll be ~awf~ ~o a~ vehicle
t~ park in ~s$ ~o~ry Street ~t~n fifty fee of the
Te~s an~ Paoi%io passe.er depot
&eot~ ~ A~ person vielati~ thzs or ~n~oe s~ll
~en oenvio$i~n be l~ned in ~y s~ not lose tb~n one nor
m~re t~n t~n~ive doll.s
,huly Twenty-'~ourth Nineteen-twenty
Sectm~n 4 That this ordinance ta~ e~eot and be
in force from and after mrs passage and publlcatien as
~equmred by law
hectiGn 5 All ordinan~es and reEulations in con-
flict he~ew~th are hereby repealed
2assed and approved th~s 24th day of July 1920
Attest J L ~riEht Vice-Chairman
J W ~rwin el the bity bommissien ef
bity secretary the City ~i ~enton Texas
Upon m~tion o~ Alexander the r~_les were suspended
and the ordinance placed on mrs second readin~
Ugon m~txon o~ Lon~ th~ rules were suspended and
the o~d~nance placed on zts th rd and final readmng for
adeptmon
l~Iot~on wa~ n~de by ~ that the o~dzn~oe be a~epte~
as read Upon roll call upon the question o~ the adoption
~ the o~dznance ~he ~ellowz~ Co~issioners voted "Yea"
Alexander Allison Le~ nd ,~ri~ht I~e Commissio~r voted
"Nay" ~e~eup~n the ~ha~r declared the motion prevailed
an~ the ordznanoe adopted as resd
~ re)crt an~l recons~endation of ITayor T~ennen was
reoezv~d id ordered iiled ~
Qeport of J IIe~dl~e o the audzt of the Wator
~ht ~epart~ent wa~ ~ec~zved ~d o~dered ~iled
Upon not~en the Co~ssion etoo~ a~Jou~ne~ ~til
July JOtn 19~ at 7 JO ~'oloek P ~
~ Secretary Ohai~an
~ho fQllewing Cen~nism criers were resent an~ answered
the ~ell Alexander Allisen Len~ and ~ri~ht
absen~ NoOlur~n
Th~ fell~wzn~ erdinance wms intreduoed and placed en
its first readin~
, ~ O~ this the ~O~h day o£ July 19~0 esme on to be he~rd
the application o~ Nerth Te~s Gas bomp~y for a re-edJ~tment
,o~ ra~es ~o be o~rged by it to cens~ers ~f natural ~as in the
Oit~ e~ Den~en Ts~s The Com~s~ion a~tor dulM c~n~derin~
aais appli~ati~n iin~s
(a) Tha$ N~rth Te~s Oa~ Oempany ~s now ~he o~er ~
t~t oe~ain ~ranoh~se ~ranted to L R Bro~ ~n~ L B De~m~
en the 22nd day o~ April 1912 by tho bzty o~ ~nten a~ d~y
in the ~nutes oi t~e C~ty bo~cil oi ~enton Te~s
r~r~e(b) T~t Nerth Te~s Cas C~mpa~ ~s ~r years ~st
zpe~a~ed in sai~ Oity ~ ~enton ~der and by virtue ~i said
~a~se ~nished t~ the citmze~s ~ Denton n~tural ~as
~d eelleete~ irom t~ said users o~ natural ~as-in tho City
e~,~e~en, ~ rates ~lxe$ in sazd ~r~o~se
(~) ~t ~der the i~resent oenGittons the rates now
oharEed b~ the North Te~s Gas ~mpa~ to the ~ers el natural
~am i~ Denton and authorized ~dor s~id %ranchise and now be~no
pai~~ b~ ~ users ~ ~t~al gas zn oenton are ~nzulllo~ent
and de net o~9duee a reaso~ble ret~n to samd G~s Co~a~
upon ~ts invest~n$ in t~ ~mty o~ Denton and are insu~zo-
i~ $9 the said ~s Oompa~ ~n e~
pa~
maintalni~
operati~
i~s said ~s System in the Omty o~ Jenten
~ ~ (d,) 2ha~ ~der present oenditi~ns sa~d N~rth Te~s Gas
Oo~pm~ is entmtled to an increase in the rates $o be Gher~ed
by it ~or nat~al gas to be zold to ~as users in Denton as
,~rayed ~9~r by said Oas Oempa~
(e) That seetien six o~ said ~ranohise above referred
$o s~ be amende~ and ~he NORTH TP~S G~S OO~AI~ be granted
authe~ity to ~ix and put inte ~rce and charge i~s customers
and ?he ~as users in Denten t~ rates ~med in the ordin~ee
to be passed in keepi~ wroth these iindi~s
(~) That the eontraot er ~r~ohise now e~ti~ between
Nerth ~e~s ~s C~a~ a~ the Oity e~ Denton abeve re~erred
t* be ~y amended as to rates ~ that the other ~owsions
o~nta~e~ therein be n~t a~eeted but to remain, in ~l ~eroe
a~ e~eet and bindi~ upen each o~ the parties thereto ~d
he2eto
In keepi~ with the with the ~bove ~indi~s the ~llow-
i~ 9rdin~oe is here new pa~ed by the ~ity Co~issmon ~
t~ ~ity el Senton towit ~
AN O~I~NOE G~I~ING ~0 NOR2H TA~S GAS bO~A~ ~
~GE~ ~0 ZNC~SE I~h ~S iOR I~ATU~L *AS ~0~ TO GAS US~h
WI~N T~ ~OI~M ~ D~TON~ D~NTON COUNTY T~S A~ EXING ~
P~QE ~0 BE 9~RG~ BY IT F~ ~U~L GAS ~ WITHIN ~ CI~
OF DEI~O~ DE~ON OOU~Y zE~S A~ A~G S~TION SIX OF
"AN O~I~NOE G~INC TO E R BRO~ ~D Z B ~h~ING T~
RIGE~ A~ ~T~MGE OF ~YING CONSTRUCTING ~I~TAINING OP-
~I~G, ~O~I~NG, ~CING A~D ~dOVING NLCES~RY PIPI h
~INS VASES OON~OTIONS AlO ST~hT $OX~ IN 2~ S~TS
EIGHTS AE~S, AZZhYS AI~ 0~ PUBLIC T~GG~ARES O~
~H~ CITY ~ D~ON ~S ~ ~l~ P~OSE O~ S~PPLYING T~N-
PORTIa, ~ D~I~NG ~TU~L GAS TO CON~S T~R~OF A~
~I~NG~T~ PRICE ~0 BF O~RG~ ~OR ~ ~T~Z ~S WITHIN ~ID
CO~GtL~ D~TON, DE~ON OOUN~ ~S
~ ~T O~AII~D BY ~ CItY OOESSION OF ~ CITY O~
Dh~ON, ~S
July Thirtieth Nineteen-twenty
Section 1 The North Texas Gas Company shall, be entitled
to charge begmnnin8 September let, 1920 for~ natural gas fur-
nmshed to domestic consumers w~thin tho City of Denton Denton
0ounty Texas the z~n el seventyrfive I~) gross per thousand
cubic feet for natural gas ior domestic purposes, Provided
however that thzs rate shall be subject to a discount of ton
percent (10~%) ii payment is made belore the 10th day el each
month for gas consumed th%preoedin~ month ~hat this rate shall
apply let a period of twelve (12) months from the let day
September 1920
Section 2 Prom ar~ a~ter the expiration o~ the twelve
months permod named in hectmon 1 heree~ a rate to be charged
by North Texas Gas Company for natural gas sold to domestic
users within the City oi Denton Denton 0eunty ~e~s, shall
become effective the basis o_~ char2e~ of said rate shall be
the ~aid gross sum ef seventy flwe ~7~) per th~usan~ cubic
feet plus three cents (3~) let every additional cent above
the average sum e~ five cents (5~) per theu~an~ cubic feet
paid te the owners oi wells ~er ~as by the ~one Star Gas
0ompany less the discount ~f ten per cent (10%~), it beln~
however exoressly provmded that in ne event, shall th~ net
cost te the consumer makmn~ prompt payment ~er the rules
oi the North Texas Gas ~9mpan~ be more than seventy-five
cents I?~) per thousand cubic ~eet for gas ~er domestic
use f,r the period o~ two years a~ter the expiration c~ the
above period cf one year That in order to dete~i~e the
seat o~ gsa to the Lone ~tar C~s Company under the above pre-
vision the cost shall be determined at fixed periods ~f six
m~nths each and shall be based Upon the actual average o~st
o~ the ~ am purchased by the Lone Star Gas 0o~pany duri~ the
precedin~ smx months and that the price ~er the ~ex~ six months
shall be based upon such actual average price ~or the precedin~
six months ~
Section J That North TeXas Gas Oompany shall be en-
titled tc charge and ooltect befinnin~ September l~t, 1920
a "read,ness to serve" charge of twent~iive (25~') per month
in lieu oi the minimum charge
~ectien A That the rates authermzed .by this ordi-
nance may be charsed and collected by 1Verth Texas Gas Com-
pany for a coned oi three I$1 years from September
1OEO at which time the rates t, be charged will ~uder the
then existin8 conditm~ns be fixed as provided by law.
Section ~ ~as may be sold to steam plants, gas
on~ines and ether large consumers at a lower
rate
than
that ~Axed herein but all cons~uners o~ ~the same site
class must be charged the same price All meters~mus$ be ·
~urnzshed £ree o~ charge to consmmer and ne ~harge shall
be made for carr~in~ house conneotions from the main to the
curb in the street When used in e~icment standard gas
appliances dorth Texas ~as Company agrees to furnish the
Cmty e£ ~ent~n gas as in Sectmon ~ ~ sai~ original ~ran-
O~ll Be provided
~ectmon 6 That coition 6 ef an ordinance grantin~
E R Brown an~ L B Dennzn~ a gas franchise the caption
e~ whmch ms fully set out in the caption of this ordinance
is here now repealed, that this ordinance shall be
stituted for s~id 8sermon $ in sai~ ordmnance shovel r~e~erred
to, and wmth this exception only, said ordinance
said franchise to E R Brown au~ L B De~utn~ shal~ be
and ~s nero now declared to be in full force ant e~eot
and bmndmng upon the bmty ef Denton and the North Texas
Gas Company The puttmng in force by the North Texas Gas
Company el the rates herein authermzed shall be an ec~oep-
tahoe by mt of throe contract and, ordinance
~ectien ~ The rates imxed mn th~s ordmnanoe are
sub,eot t~ cumplianoe w~th one oi the four contln~encies set
out in a contract dated duly End, 19E0 between t~e
o~ ~enton and North Texas ~as ~o~pany If neither ef~ said
July Thirtieth Ninateen-twonty
~eu~ oontin~enomes is met by Seotember let 1920 the rates
harOin ~lxad shall not become e~£ective en that data but
shall become efieetive on the date that ez~her 9£ ~aid con-
tin~enczes ms met An a~%zd~vit mado by an e~Icer o~ the
North Te~s ~s C~mp~ settzng out the ~act that one
said conti~enc~es ~s met ~d f~led ~th the City ~ecretary
o~ t~ ~lty e~ Donten s~ll be t~ken t~ ce ovid,~noe a~ con-
o~sive as te the meeti~ .~ sam~ conti~encmos er oither
o ~ them
Section 8 That th~s ordz~nce shall
be in force ~rom an~ after its
Passe~ thio JOth day of J~y A D 1920
A~est J L ;right Vioo-bhairman
J W E~win ~z~y o~ssion oi ~hs O~ty
City Secretary ~f t~ o~ ~ent~n Te~s
City e,~ Denton Te~s
~ U~en ~etien o% Alox~n~er the z~e~ were suspended
a~ the ordinance placed en rots second
Up,n motion of Allioon the z~es were sus0ondod
the o~di~nce plaoe~ en its t~rd ~d ~mnal roadmn8 ~or
a~ ~ptie~ ~
Motion was made by %lo~nder that the ~rdinance be
adopte~ a~roa~ Upon roll c~ll upon the questm,n o~ the
adoption e~ the ordinance the zollow~ C,~issmoners voted
"Yea" Ale~n~cr Allison ~ ~d Wright N~ Oo~Issi~n-
er voted "Na~" ~ereupcn the Cnazr declared the m~tien
9rovamle~ ~d the ordinance adapted as reed
Th~ plans and s~eo~f~c~tiens ior the pavl~ of the
Public Sq~e, North Locust an~ ~oot Oak ~treete as core. led
by t~ 0zty ~ineer was zntr*dueed ~d u~on mo~ion approved
and the Czty Secretary znstruo~$d te advertzze in the Star-
Tele~r~ Dallas News and the Denton Reoord-C~oniole for
bids en ~he types of censt~ct~on speczfzed
A committee oompose~ oi ~essrs W b Lo~ D
Allison and H V He~en was ~o~ointed to investigate the
~ina~ei~ o~ pavi~ certii~oates ~ssued on tho above men-
tione~ street imp~oveme~s
Upon mormon the Co~ission stood adjourn~ ~til
1920 at 7 30 o'olook~~
August seventeenth Nineteen-~wenty
Commiszion met in session a~Journe8 ~rom July 30t$
Vi~e
1920 with ~hairman ~rlght presidin~
The lollo ¢in~ bon~issioners were ~resent aud ~nswere~
to the roll Alexander Allison ~,on~ an~ Wright , ~ ~
~bsent McClumkan
Bx~s were re~elve~ and opene~ for the pavmn~ o~ the
Public ~quare ~ezt Oak an~ North ~ooust Streets ~rom
0 L Crigler o~ ~innsboro ~nd the Genszal Construction
0o o£ Pt ~orth ~or vertical ~mb~e cut brick pmvin~
U:on ~otzon the a~r~n~ of the contract for the
above :aving was deferre~ until the next regular mss%in8
August 2~th 19gO
Upon motmon the Iayor wa~ authorize~ to increase
the s~l~r~es ol Illie Splawn sn~ H W Splawn o£ t ~e' Water
an~ Light De ~artment to ~100 O0 an~ $~0 00 respectively
Upon motion the commission stoo~ a~Jo~rne~
Aoprove~ August ~4th 1920
~ ~ 0hal rm~n
~beoret ry
City H~ll
August Twenty-fourth Nineteen-twenty
0ommission met in regular August session with Chair~ n
McClurkan presi~ ~r~
The iollowin~ Commlqsioners were Jresent and answered
to the roll~Alexan~er' Allison ~c~lurkan and Wright
Absent Long
Minutes of the preoe~zn8 meetzn~& were read and approve~
kionthly reportz o~ Treasueer ~loo~ari oeoretary Lrw~n
H~rshal Price sn~ the Water & Light Oeoartment were reoez~ed
and or~ere~ ~mled
~ Upon motion the finance bomm~ittee were instr~cte~ to
secure bi~s on 500 ~eet oi f~re hose
A committee was s ~pointed composed o~ ~ essr~ John Ale~-
after and J L ~r~£ht ~or the ~tupose om znterwew~n~ the Co,sty
Oommissioners ~e]ative to pawn8 one-thzr~ of tho public square
Uoon motion a committee wa a~ointe~ composed o~ I e~srs
E Allison J L Wright ant~ H V Henncn ruth ~nstructions
hire m competent contractor to ~ ~?~te the o~icty of ccz-
t~in brick buszncs~' built,ins
A petition sz6ned by pzo~erty owners on ~est O~k ~treet
r~questmnf th~ ~ommi~smon to co ~t~act ior the mvln~ of the smme
w~th vmtri~med ~zbre cut brmck as outlineo in the Cmty E~ineers
e~e$if~oatio~ was received and ordered filed
The ~ollo~ resolution ~ mntroduoed an~ upon motion
a~opte~
BL IT ~o0L~ BY ~H~ CITY G0~I%~ 0N 01~ TH~ ~I~ OF
D~TO~, T~S
T~t the b~s ~or the pawn~ as heretofore spec~iie~
a~rtise~ for o~ the 17th dey oi i~ust 19g0 were read and con-
s~ere~ After all bids ~d been consz~ored ~t i~ the opinion
~he Ct~y Co~is~io~ that the bid ol 0 L Crisle~ is oonqi~ered
lowest an~ best bi~ ~or aamd p~vm~ advertmsed ~or end
sqribed in the plans and specm~icatmons l~nished by the Czty
~ineer oi the 0mt~ oi ~en~on lhat said bid by 0 L OriEler
accepted ao~or~ th the pla~ a~ s~eczimoat~o~s ~rom the
2$~ie Square to Fry Street on West Oak Street and lrom the
P~lle Sqnere to ~nn Avenue on ~orth Locust Strset ~nd such
~ amour o~ pavi~ on emther oi these streets o~n be added
0r Saken ~ro~ the dietriq~ n~ed shove as well s the Public
~tes~ Adopte~ A~t 24~h 19~O
~ Erin MoClur~ '
B
C~lrma~
Secretary
A~us~ Twenty-iourth Nlnet~en-twenty
Upon Notion the Commission stoo~ a~our~e~until
~ri~ay ~udust ~th 1920 at V ~0 o'cloek P I~
~pprove~ ~e~:%er~ber ~8%h 1~0
/ bhairman
A~US~ ~t~a~o?~nth Nineteen-twenty
Oomlssion met in session aSJourne~ from A~ust 24%h
1920 ~%h O~Ir~n MoOlurkan presi~i~
~he ~ollo~ ¢o~isstone~s were preseng afl a~were$
~o the roll Aleph, er Al~son ~o~ MoOturk~n~n~ ~risht
2he %ollowl~ accounts were reoemve~ an~ ~rran~s or-
iere~ ~rawn on their respective funds in payment
General
Amerionm Express Oo (JWE) $1 16
G W Baker, 4 O0
G D ~a:n~r~ Stationery Co 3J 70
J A~ Brewer's Garage I 75
R M Gooh~an 7 50
The Co~fman-Erwin Co , 86
~he ~tis ~o ~l B~
The Dallas Morni~ News 54 ~
DenSpn Steam ~ry Co 2 22
E~r~s ~ Sl~leton 8 7~
myers ~r~re Co 80
~ Worth Star-Tele~r~ 60 48
~'rei~ht ~ransfer Co 18 ~7
Hue~ & Philp E~w Oo 2 Z8
A B Ive~ Oo Olerk 80
Eeller & ~ill 18 20
~ ~, Koch, 4 09
R McClen~on, I lO
ParaEo~ Binder Corporation 19 4~
Peoples ~me Telephone ~o 8~
Z, E 2owell ~ 2~
Dento Denton Reeo~-~hronicle 13 l~
Triable Supply Station, 89 61
~rne~ & Graham, 48
T~ner Sros 89 73
J Z WriEht, 1~ 27
htreet & B~i~e Dept
American l~y Express Co 13 ~8
Do 34 92
C ~ ~Barnett 7 35
J M Bratoher, ~6 8B
City Garage, & O0
~vers Hard.re bo 6 60
Huey & P~lp H~w Co lB O0
J I Hu~fhines Gin 7 O0
Te~ Le~s, 38 O0
Lyon-Grey ~ber Co 75
W E ~ples 24 80
~nolia Pe$2ole~ Co 37 ~0
~ie~ce Oil Corporation, ~ 93
Rro~ueers Re~inm~ Co 64 80
V~$1 8oloman, EE 86
Tal~a~ro & Spi~s 5 85
Oity oi Senton J & L Dept 63
Triable Supply Station 5 80
Street Oo~t & Impr e/c
Alliance ~illin~ Co 4 O0
Alliance Ice Oo 18 O0
G A Do~ u~las 149 6Z
Evers E~r~ware Co 87 49
J W ~rwin (Express) 49
Parris ~umber Go 756 85
M S ~iner 231 ~0
Do 416 2B
Do ~ Sa~ 19
A~ust Twenty-seventh N~neteen-twenty
J W Phillips ~J21 12
Do 17 28
Do 2J~ 00
James T Je~sum 78 87
Jones-omart Dru~ Co ~. 00
Tea ~.ewis 23 E~
Lyon-~ray L~ber Co 10~ 08
Magnolia 3etrole~ Co b 80
tlan~re ~os 6 EB
Mos~r ~g Co , 22 55
Peoples Home ~elephone ~o 5 30
Pierce 0il 0orpor~tlon 34 06
P~o~ucers Re~zn~nE Co 60 88
~ T 5to~es 25 00
l'e~r~na Pipe ~orks ~12 ~
2rianFle oupply oration 90 8~
The Jzl~ams ~tore J0 O0
, A Walker ~ent 23~ 65
Do 138 50
Do 179 ~5
J L ~rz~ht E 50
~ewer L~ension & i~in
~vers ~mrtw~re ~o 10 E5
~exar~na Pipe ~ork~ 217 00
Mont ly report of ~ H 0 Piner was rea$ an~
ordered file~
Upon motion the or,er to transier ~2 500 O0 o~ the
Occupation z~m~ to the ~enersl ~nO wms rescinded an~
~3 000 00 o~ ~he Occupation lhmd was or~ere~ tr~ns~erre~
to the otreet ~ Sri~ge ~emrtment Fund
~ resolutzon znstructznE the hea~s el each ~epartment
to act as pmrotms~n~ asent an~ to correct all accounts belor~
presentation to the ~ommzzszon was upon motion adopte~ ~
Upon motzon the ayor was znatruoted to purchase
enoch cast iron pipe to ~e~l~oe the ~e~ective water mains
on West Oak Street an~ to lower ~ll pipes on this street
to oon~ozm with the ~lans o£ the City hr~ineer ~or pavin~
Hotion w~s m~e by Alexander that a resolution de-
olar~ a pawn~ a~strict ~rom West Hickory Street to
Chestnut ~treet on Avenue A be reoecte~ ~o~on lost
The £o~lowin~ resolution waz introduced and upon
motion a~opt e~
P~ SOLUTION 0~D~RI~ 2H~ II~PROVE~NT OF A~ A
FROM TH~ SOUTH LIN 0~ ~bT HICK0~ ST~ET ~0 THE SOUTH
LI~ 0~ CHLS~I~ ST~T
O~ D~O~ ~S
~u~uet ~went¥-eeventh ~ineteen-twent~
'Tha~ ~he above ~esoribe~ s~ree~ in ~he C~%y o~
Dem$on ~e~s shall be improve8 in %he ma~er followi~
1 ~ ~,e s~i~ s~ree~ shal~ be gra~e~ excava~e~
or ~ille~
'~ B ~ new curb be butl% or o18 curb rese% and
s~i8 s%ree% be pave8 be%ween sai~ liml%s an~ sal~ o~b lines
aooor~l~ to the plans an~ specilloations to be l~nishe~ by
~he City ~ineer o~ sei~ city
g T~t sa~ street shall be pave~ ~th one oi the mol-
lowi~ ~terials an~ bi~s be taken therefor
A Brick pavemen~ on concrete io~tion
B Asp~l~
C OonoreSe pavement
D Asp~ltlc concrete
B!~s ~ be tarn ~or con~rete c~s an~ sai~ work
or i~roveme~ shall be ~one with s~ o~ smi~ ~terials
~er such met~s a~ plans as may be selecte~ by the 0ity
0o~s~on a~ter the bi~s are receive~
~ T~t the cost oi eai~ imp~vement shall be pals as
~ollows
The ~ity o~ ~enton s~ll pay one-thir~ o~ sai~ improve-
ments a~oresai~ except the c~b~
The owners o~ abutti~ prooerty shall p~y two-t~r~s
o~ such lmprovemen~
The o~ers o~ mbuttz~ property sh~ll pay, the whole
cost o~ installi~ concrete o~bs in lront o% their respec-
tive property Ocher lo~s ~all be~r cost o~ a~itional
c~b req~re~ on accost of s~reet an~ alley intersections
Tha~ the proportzon ol th~ costs herein name~ ~o
pals by the o~e~s o~ abutti~ property s~ll be pai~ in
three eq~ l~tal~ents as ~ollows
~e-thir~ cash on the acceptance oi the imorovement
b~ the City Co.lesion o~ sai~ city 0ne-t~r~ in one year
~rom sai~ acceptance an~ one-th~ mn two yemrs ~rom sai~
aocepSance ,
i~t ~he o~i~ ~e~e~red ~yements sh ll dr~w interest
at the rate o~ 8~ per a~ irom sai~ ~e o~ acbeptanoe
provi~e~ t~t such owners o~ abbutti~ property S~l~ have
the p~ivlleEe o~ ~yi~ the sam~ assessments in W~ole or
part belows maturity with accrued interest to ~ate o~ ~ent
T~t the propo~lon o~ the ~oste pebble ~y the owners
o~ abutti~ property s~ll be assesse~ aga~st the s~ o~ers
an~ a~amst their sai~ property in accordance wish the Eeneral
la~ o~ the S~ate o~ Ze~ an~ in accordance with what is
~o~ as the ~ront ~oo~ plan or rule as the ~ronSa~e o~ the
property ol eeeh owner is to the whole ~ronta~e ~ property
on the sa~ street n~e~ to be pave~ provide~ that i~ the
application o~ t~s r~e woul~ mn the opinion o~ the City
Co~iss~on in partic~ar o~ses be ~t or ~e~uel it will
be the ~uty o~ sai~ Gity bo~zssion to assess an$ apportion
such cost in suoh proportion as mt may deem ~ust ~nd equitable
havi~ in v~ew the espeomal benefits in e~mnoed value to be
to be reeeive~ by each owner o~ ~roperty so as ~o pro~uce
subst~tial equality o~ hematite by b~rdens impo~e~ ~oD e~oh
~t no assess~nt shall be ~e a~inst ~ny such o~er
or hms property ~til a~ter no,ice h~s been Eive~ such owner
an~ a hearm~ as provided by law an~ prowde~ that no mssess-
merit shall be made a~ainst ~ny owner or hms oroperty in e~cess
o~ the benefits to such property mn enhanced v~l~e thereo~ by
sal~ improvements
l~t the City fnszneer oi samd city mz hereby directed
a~ once to ore~re specifications eno ~ile the same wmth the
Oity Co~ission ~or each o~ the hereinaoove ~es~ ~bed pave-
ments or improvements on said street
That~he speci~icatzons orepsred provis~ ~n shall be
ma~e ior requiri~ all oontr otors to ~ive a mai~tensnoe bond
~or a te~ o~ not lo.er th~n ~iv~ years ~or the ~intenance
o~ the pavements or improvements he~einabove des,,rmbed
T~t such epe~illeatio~ s~ll require th, b~der to
~ke ~ bid upon the various above n~e~ oavemen~ or ~terials
August t ~enty-seventh I~ineteen-twenty
~or im~rove~ent w~th a mazntenanoe bond as herein provided
~he s oeoi~ioations s~ll also state t~e e~t of the
construction bon~s requzred to be ~iven ae ~ell a[ ~the
meted by which it ms proposed to pay the cost o~ th$ sai~
pavement or zmprovem~nt sam~ method bez~ in accordance
with t~zs rosolution
~ B ~IcOl~n O~$1~an of
the 6ity Co~ssio~ oi the City
Upon motion the ~on~zs~zon etoo~ a~Journe~ ~til
~on~ay z~ust ZOth 19EO~ ~O
Ao£rove~ September ~Sth
~~ oecret~ry Ghai rn~n
A~ue$ ~h~rtleth Nineteen-twenty
Gommdssion met in session adJourne~ from August 27th
19ZO with Chairman McOlur'~an presi~n~
The ~ollo~ 0ommiszioners were present and answere~
to the ro~l Alli~n McOlurk~ a~ Wright
Absent ~ an$ Ale~nder
The ~ollowl~ resignations were rea~ and ~pon motmon
accepte~
Denton Te~s 8/28/19B0
To ?he Glty Go~ission o~ the city
o~ De,ton
Gentlemen
I hereb~ ten, er you my reszEn~tion as a member
o~ the City Commission o~ thc city oi Denton to become
e~e~t ~ve l~e~
Yours tr~y
Jo~ Aleph, er
Denton Texas August 28th 19E0
To the Honorable Board o£ ~ity Commissioners of
Dento~ Texas
I hereby p~esent my re~natlon as Co~is~ioner to
become effective at once sn~ lruqt that you wzll take prompt
action on same
I ~es~re to thank each member o~ the Oommission
~or the numerous favors shown me
Upon motion a resolution ex~re~in~ the thanks
appr~ezation of the bommis mon for the services rendered by
Messrs Alexa ~er an~ Lo~ was a~op~e~
An accost o~ Z Wi~s in the s~ oi ~ O0 for rent
on ~eel S~aoerS was allowed an~ or~ered p m~
fha follo~ ordinance was introduce~ an~ place~ on
its firs~ r~
~ AN 0~I~ANOE 0RDLRIUG AN ~ 0~ION T0 J~ (~LD AT
CITY ~ IN ~ bI~ 0~ D~H~ON T~S ~N ~ I~I~TH DAY
0GTOB~, A D , 19~ FOR H PU~POSL 0~ L 0TING TWO ~FRS
0~ T~ $I~ 00~SSION O~ SAID OI~ ~0 ~ILL 0UT~THE U~IR~
T~ O~~ T~V0 ~B~S 0F SAID C0M 5S~ION U S ZONG A~ J0~
AL~wA~ A~ ~R0~DING ~0~{ ;{LbLS~RY OPPICERS ~T~RA~0R A~
~S there exists two vacancies in the members~p
of the City 0o~ssion of City of ~enton Te~s, such vacan-
cies ~ving been eause~ by the resignation oi W S Lo~ ~n~
jo~ Ale~der an~ the portion of such te~s om such oifmces
eo ma~e yacht ends on the fmrst ~ues~ay of April A D ,
19~1 and ~he firs~ Tuesday in ~pril A D 19~ and
~ ~t is neoee a~y to or,er a~ ez~tion to imll
August Thirtieth Nineteen-twenty
such vacancies Therefore
BI I£ 0 ~DAII~ D BY THJ C0}~IIS ~IOI~ O~ THE 0I~Y 0F
DENTON TEXAS
Sectzon One Tht there be and is hereby or~ere~ that
an election in the ~ity of me,ton Te~e be hel~ for the p~-
pose o~ iill~ out the ~exp~r~$ te~ ol the oi~ioere
Commissioners ma~e yacht by the resignation o~ the eai~ above
eons ~onere sai~ eleo~ion shall b~ hel~ on the fffth
October A D 19~ mt the City ~ll in the City of Oenton
Texas at such election there shall be elected two members of
sai~ City ~o~zs~ion to fill out the ~expire~ te~s e~ sai~
members of aa~ o~ty co=~ssxon who have heretofore resi~ne~
such ~exp~re~ terms e~u~ on the first Tuesday o~ April,
A D 1921 .n~ the iirst Tuesday oi April 1922, respec-
tively
Section fwo fhat the person re~eivi~ the
vote at sazo election e~ll be Seeme~ eleote~ oo~smioner
to fill out the ~e~ire~ tern en~in~ on the ~aret
in April 1922 that the person reoeivi~ the ne~ ~heet
vote shall Se ~eeme~ electe~ oo~ssioner to ~ill out the
~e~xre~ term en~i~ on the iirst Tuesday in April, A D
19g~
beotxon lhree That such election hereby or~ere~ mhall
be hel~ in oomplzance w~th the general la~ of the State of
Texas an~ the polls therefor shall be open from 8 00 o'clock
A H on eai~ ~ate m~txl 700 o'clock P N on eai~ ~ate
that ,~ L l[cCormiok is hereby ao~ointe$ presi~in~ ~u~ge an~
B ~ Pascall an~ C S Buokl~m are hereby a pointe~
assistant Ju5fes who shall act ~n ~l~in~ sax~ eleetlon,
that sai~ ~resi~ Ou~e an~ assistant Ju~ses be an~ they
are hereby euthorize~ to appoint such aeslstmnte an~ clerks
as they may ~nd necessary an~ are hereby author~ze~ to
e~mzn~ster ~uoh oaths or u~i~rmatzo~ as may be req~re~
~otion ~o~ That ihs city oec=etary of sai~ city
instru~te~ to have p~inte~ all ueoeseary ballots in such
n~nber as ~s ~resorzbe~ by law ~ to ~eliver the same to
the p~sz~ng juSge oi sa~ election
bect~on ~ve that th~s or~z~mnoe s~ll be publishe5
in the of~xcial paper ol ~ai~ o~ty iora patio5 of not less
than thirty Oays prior to the ~ate on w~oh such elegtlon
s~ll be hel~ an~ a oertzfie~ copy hereof shall be poete~
up at the ~zty Hall in sai~ C~ty for sn~h oerio~ o~ tzme
such publication an5 post~n~ sh Il be an~ constitute all
necessary notxce oi the holS~ of much election
~eotion Six ~ll per~s ree~i~ witch the City
ol wanton Te~s quali~e~ to vote for me.ers o~the
~e~islat~ are qualifie~ to vote ~n the eleot~on hereby
oalle~
Section oev~n That this ordinance shall be in
l~l force eno el~eot lrom an5 alter zts
~asse~ thxs oOth ~ay of A~ust A D 19E0
Attest ,~ B MoClurkmn
C~ty ~eoretary ~ity oi ~enton Te~s
Upon motmon cz ~rzght th~ rules wer~ suspende~ an~
the ordz~noe plaoe~ on zts second remdz~
Upon motion o~ Allison the rules were suspended
the ordznanoe placed on its third end i~nal reedi~ ~o~
a~option
Eotion was made by Wrzght that the ord~nanoe be
adopte8 as rea8 Upon roll call upon the questio~ o2 the
adoption o~ the ordinance the iollo~in8 Commissioners voted
"Yea' Allison MoClurkan and ~Vri?ht I~o Commzssioner voted
'
i "Nay" Whereupon the Chair declared the motion prova~le~ and
the ordinance adopte~ as
Upon motion the bommi~sion stoo~ a~ourne~ untzl
nesday oeotember 8th 19~0 at V JO o 'clock P
~Approve~ September 28th 19~0
~ ~ Secretary Chairmen
Ihs follow~r~ bommls loners were present ar'~ enswered
to the roll ~l±ison McOlurk~n and ~ri~ht ~ ~
i~e ioJ lowir~ re~olutlon was intro~uce5 and u~on motion
a~ opt ed
Be J t re~olve5 by the C~ty Commission oi the 0ity
Denton that be[i~i~ October 1st 1920 the Peoples Home
Telephone Gomoeny be an~ is hereby authortze5 to charge the
~ollo~ r~tes lot telephone service wzt~n the C~ty ~or
busine~s telephones ~4 ~ Jet month ~or p~iv~te line
enee~ tele Jhones ~ ~0 pe~ month lot Jarty line reslSonce
telep~nes ~ OOoer month
ProvfSed that the O~ty Com)~l~slon reserves the ~l~ht
to ro&ulate sa~5 r~tes at Shy time nnSer the cowers 2iven it
~er tho Oh~rter an80rtll ncos of the ~lty
Passe~ ocpt~mbez 9th 19~0
Attest W B DicClu~kan C~zrman
J ~ Arw~n Czty oeoretary
Upon ~ot~on the Iay~r waa ~n tructed to mnvestzEate
the feassb~lity o~ lay~ s sewer e~en~on on We~t ~ulberry
Stree~ be~een zvenue C end D ~th authority to iurnish the
necessary pmpe ~oz tke e~en~zon st his disoretmon
Upon n~otzon the ~ ayor ws~ ~nstructe5 to ~uro~se the
~lliams ~ar~et Square according ta the terms outlined in t~
lease contract bet ~een I[r C ~ Jilliams ~ the C~ty el
~he 5ollow~ b~fls were received on tractors 5or the
Street ~ Jr~d~e ~eoartment
Fox B~os & Co (case) $1 771 00
Harr~s-Cha~,bers Hdw Co (Titsn) I 200 OO
J L ~r~fht (Iordoon) 915 00
U[~on motzon el ~fr~[ht the b~d of scm oro~ & Co
m 1~-~7 J I Case ~otor wus accepted and the ~Myor author-
ized to close the contract ~der the terms outlined in the bid
Uz~on motmon the uor~ zssion otooo adjourned
Secretary Chairman
0~ Ha~l Donton Tex~s,
Tuesday, Septe~be~ ~w@n~y~Li~h~h, ~ineteon-twenty
No quorum boin~ prosent the co~issi n stoo~
~o~rn~d ~t~l, lhursd~ bept~mber
J0th
19E0
jpp~ov~otoher ~6th, 1920
City Hall Denton Texas
~hurs~ay oe)tcmber thirtieth nineteen-twenty
zho Conm~issi ~et in session aaJo~rued from luesday
Se±~temoor twenty-els?th ~th bh~irmtn ~ e~lurksn Pro~i~in~
ne ~ollowlnA Oonm~i~ ione~ wo~e orc~ent aha answered
to roll ~ll ~c~]~z~an I ~o~ ~n5 fright
~ne ~znutcs o~ th~ 0revzou~ meetzn~ were rea~ an~ ap-
proved
2ns o11o ~±/17 aooota~t c e received ~d va
L ;r~ght ~ord oervioe 69 8
~eo ~ Jarnar~ Stationery Company E& O0
J ~ Pace 1 75
zowler Dean ~uloaniz~ ~o i 25
~it~ Gar fe 2 16
~enton ~ttery ~ompa~y 4 25
ell dvertisi~ Service 20 O0
~ke Jo~son 2 50
Denton ~team ]~dr3 1 52
~e~ton ~eoord ~hronicle 1 60
owlet 3can Vuloanzzz~ %o S 00
~ne ~urt~o Gomp=ny Ine 17 l0
O~i H~iznzng ~omp=ny 104 9E
~coeral ~uto oupply CorDan~ 6~ 80
~ulf R~f~ui~ ~om :ny 14 41
S~T A~ B~DG~ P~D
Gulf Reiini~ ~or:psny Z4 80
~mrrzs-Ohambcrs dw Company S/ 45
~ ; ~nady 25 ~
~eO Lewis 8 50
~u~tin Jros ~rid[o ~ompan$ 16 08
uey & Ph]lp ~ard~r~ Oo~paa~ S7 03
Denton IilllnF ~o 17~ 00
L ~ H J 0pitz 1%0 00
J B Yllson 0o 81 ~6
~r~ner Itarris ~ 20
alliance Ice Co 5 ~
~ ; hrw~n 4 3~
H V He,m~n 67 16
~ V He~en 34 95
oT~ET COiIS[RU~ION ~ ~D II~ROV~ ~ ~T
Harrzs-O~mbers ]~ardw~re Company ~1 30
Lyon Oray I%unber ~omp~ny 111 25
O I ~r~ett 1 00
,yatt et I ~o~le~ ~ompany l~ O0
JUG D ~e~itz 1 10
J B ;~lson ~ Co 57 52
~onton ~ecord bhron~ole ~ ~
Dallas o~dry 15 00
~ A ~;alker ~ent 542 ~
Jas B ~arris 415 52
· ~ ~alker ~ E ent 189 85
~ b G~r~ine~ J 75
O A Do.las 141 ~0
t September Z0th 1920
J W ~htl21ps 2~1 12
L I Bullar~ 284 50
L I Bullard 373 50
~J~s, B ~ris 950151~
~ A Walker ~ent 398 90
Will P~ltips 16~ 16
z A Walker Agent ~1~ 90
f ~ A Walke~ Agent 175 J6
W ~ Gardiner J41 00
~ S Gardener 608 ~
F Wl~gs 131 00
PreiEht Transfer Comps2 i ~
S~ ~TENSION ~ ~IN2~ ANCE ~UI~
~he reports o~ W ~ Wood~d Tre~er
Y ~ Lr~n Secret fy, T J Prioe ~sh~ll,
~ ~ Piner, 0 H 0 were received and or,ere8 filed
$ ~he petition oi R A Sledge et el askin~ ~or~ the
removal oi the trees ~rom Bar.rd S~reet ~ear ~iokor~ otree~
~s~ reo~iv~d ~nd ordere~ ~iled ~ayor He~en ant ~o~ission-
er Allisom were ~ed a oo~ittee to ~nvest~g te toe ~oon-
~&t~ons complained o~ an~ m~ke reoo~endations
The petition o~ citizens ~iled by ~r H Rowe
sce~i~ a re~eren~ o~ the telephone rmte advance was
received and ordered tiled No ~etion was t~ken on ~his
petition on aooount its be~ doiective ~n io~ the ~equired
a~davit ~w~ been ommitteo
Upon motion the ~esignatmon oi ~ ~V~ ~in a~ Cit~
Sec~et~r~ ~s aocepted Upon motm~n a ~esolutmon o~ ~tha~
e~ appreciatmon ~or ~r ~wi~ oervioes ~s adopted~
The ~ollowing eo~e~tion ~ reoeiv ~ ~nd ordere$
Denton, Tex~~ oeptember JOSh 19EO
2o ~on W, B ~oOlur~n,O~irman
J $ ~=l~ht ~ D K ~llison Co~is~ionerz
Oit~ 0~ De,ton, Te~s
Oen~lemo~
I hereby epo0int lot ~o~ ~p~rowl ~d con~rm~tion
~ ~G N R~oker ~s City ~ecret~ry o~ the ~ity o~ ~en$on Te~s,
e~l$ctive 0etober 1st 1920
(Signed) H V ~onnen
eyor bit2 ol ~enton, zexas
Upon motion the lore~o~ appointment w~s co~irmed
400
~ ! Jotice of the $Torth Texas ~as Oom~a~'s ~d~nae ~f
· a~es ~s reoelvod an~ ordered filed
~he petition of oit~zen~ of Jouth Looust bt~eet ~ski~
for $~ p~ vcment of said street was zeoeivcd and ordered filed ~
~th ~he admissions ass~anee that the ~ttor would reoeive the ~
earlzest possible aetion
~equests for Cater Iains extensions on Hickory ~S~reet
an0 Bell =venue we o hear0 Upon motion Nayor ~ ennen and
Allison we~e naneda oomn~itte to ~nvestl~ate the proJeot
report w~th rooommen~]ations
Upon motion Ilsyor Hermen's Contraot with the ~,tste ~l. ghwa~r
Oommissioner for two ~o~ero Iuotor ~ruoks, was ~l~provv~ nd ordered
fzlod
Upon motion the Commissmon sdJou~nc¢ to 9 gO a m, l~riday
0otober 1st, 1320
~pprovoo 0555~m} ~6~h~ ~ A D 1920