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Minute Bk. 08 12/1925 - 1/1929 Tuesday, December 15th 19E5 In Five (5) equal installments, the first payable on or before thirty days after the date of completion and acceptance by the City cf the impr- ovements in the Unit upon which the particular prop- erty abuts the second due and payable on or oefore one year from such date of completion and acceptance, the third due end payable on or sefore two years from date of completion and acceptance% and the fifth due and payable on or before four years from such date of completion and acceptance, and shall bear interest ~t th~ ~atelof 8% per annum, payable annualy with each installment so that upon completion and acoeptauoe of the improvements in a particular Unit assessments against the property abutting upon such completed and accepted Unit shall be and become due and payable in such insta- llments, and with ~nterest from date of such completion and acceptance Provided that any owner shall have the right to pay the entire assessment or any installment thereof before maturity by payment of principal and accrued interest and provided further that if default shall be made in the payment of any installment promptly as the same matures, then the entire amount of the assess- ment upon which such default is made, shall, at the option of the contractor, or its assigns, be and become immediately due and payable, and shall be collectible together with reasonable attorneys fees and cost of collection if incurred Section 5 If default shall be made in the payment of any assessment collection thereof shall be enforced either by the sale of the property by the Pax Oolleotor and Assessor of the City of Denton Texas, as near as possible in the manner provided Nor the sale of property for the non-payment of advalorem taxes, or at the option of the Jagoe Construction Company, or its assigns payment of said sums shall be enforced by suit in any court of competent Jurisdiction and said city shall exercise all of its lawful powers to aid in the enforcement and aollection of said certificates and assessments Section 6 The Oity of Denton shall not be in any manner liable for the payment of the sums hereby ass- essed against any property or the owners thereof, but the said Jagoe Construction Oo~pauy or its assigns shall look solely to such property and the owners thereof for the payment of such assessments but the City of Denton shall exeraise all of ~ts lawful powers to aid in the enforcement and collection of said liens and sums and personal oSligations Section ~ ~or the purpose of e~Idenoing the sevtral sums assessed against the respective parcels of abuttmng property and the owners thereof, and the time and terms of payment, and to aid in the enforcement thereof, assignable certificates shall be issued by the City of Denton, upon completion and acceptance by the City of said improvements in each Unit or improve- ments as the work in such unit is completed and accep- ted which certificates shall be emecuted by the Mayor in the name of the City and attested by the City Secretary with the Oorporation seal and shall be payable to Jagoe Construction Company, or its assigns and shall declare the said amo~uts, times and terms of payments, the rate of interest, and the date of completion and acceptance of the improvements abutting such property for which the certificate is issued, and shall ~ontain the name of the owner or owners, if known, the description Tuesday, December 15th 1925 ofthe property by lot and Block number or front feet thereof or suohother description as may otherwise identify that same, and if the said property shall be owned by an estate then the description of same as so owned shall be sufficient, or if the name of the owner be unknown, then to so state shall be suf- ficient, and no error or mistake in describing any property or in giving the name of the owner shall invalidate or in anywise impair such certificates or the assessments levied The certificates shall provide substantially that if same shall not be'paid promptly upon maturity, then they shall be collectible with reasonable attorneySs Eees and cost of collection if incurred, and shall provide substantially that the amo~mts evidenced thereby may b~ paid to the collector of taxes of the City of Denton Texas who shall issue his receipt therefor which shall be eviden- ced for such payment upon any demand for the same, and the collector of taxes, shall deposit the sums so received by him forthwith with the City Treasurer to be kept and held by him in a seperate fund here by designated as S~EOIAL STREET CERTIFICATE FUND NO 1, and when the payment shall be m~de to the Tax ~olleotor upon such certificate he shall u~on presentation to him of the certificate by the con- tractor or other holder thereof, endorse said pay- ment thereon, and the Oontractor, or other holder of such certificate shall be entitled to receive from the City Treasurerthe amount paid upon pre- sentation such certificate so endorsed and o~ed- ired, and such endorsement and credit shall be the Treasurer's warrant for making such payment, such payments by the ~reasurer shall be receipted for by the holder of such certificate in writing and by surrender thereof when the principal, to- gether with accrued interest and all costs of collection and reasonable attorney's fees if in- curred, have been paid in full ~aid certificates shall further recite substant- ially that all proceedings with reference to making of such imorovements have been regularly Md in compliance with law, and that all prerequisites to the ~ixing of the assessment lien ~gainst the property described in such certificates and the personal liability of the owner of such property have oeen ragularly done and prefirmed, and such recitals shall be prima faole evidence of the facts so recited and no further proof thereof shall be required in any court The said certificates may have coupons attached thereto in evidence of each or auy of the s~veral Snetallments Shereof or may have coupons fo~ each of th~ first four installments, leaving the main certificate to serve for the fifth coupon which ~oupons may be payaole either to Jagoe Construction ompany or its assigns, or to the oearer The said certificates shall further recite Shat the Oity of Denton shall exercise all of its laWful powers ~hen requested so to do, to aid in t~e enfor~ cement and collection thereof, and may contain Tuesday December 15th, 1925, recitals substantially in accordance with the above and other additioual recitals pertinent or appropriate therto and it shall not ye necessary that the recital be in the exact form above set out, but the substance thereof shall be suffic- ient The fact that such improvements may be omitted on that portion of the Street adjacent to any premises exempt from the lien of such assess- ments, shall in nowise invalidate affect, or impair the lien of such assessments upon other pgemises The full power to make and levy assessments and to correct mistakes errors in~validities, or irreg. ularities, either in the assessments or in the certificates issued in evidence is, in accordance with the law in force in the this Gity vested in the Oity Section 8 The assessments levied in this ord- Inance for the improvements in each Unit are alto- gether seperate and distinct from assessments in each and every other Unit The assessments for improvements in one Unit are in no wise affected by the improvements in or the assessments levied for the improvements in any other Unit, and in ~aking and levying assessments the costs of the improvements in each Unit, the benefits by means of the improvements and all other matters and things with reference t& improvements in each Unitt have been considered and determined and altogether without reference to any such matter in any other Unit and the omission of the improvements in any Unit mhall in nowise affect or impair the validity of assessments for the improvements in any other Unit Section 9 No mistake error invalidity, or irregularity in the name of any property owner, or the description of any property or the amount of any assessment or in any other matter or thing, shall in anywise invalidate or impair any assess- men~ ~er by levied or any certifcate issue or any such mistake error invalidity, or irregularity, whether in such assessment or in the certificates issued in evidence thereof may be corrected at any time by the Oity Section l0 All assessnents levied are a personal liability and charge against the real and true owners of the premises described not with standing such owners may not 0e named or may be in- correctly nameA, Section ll The present condition of said streets and places endangers health and safety and it is necessary that said improvements be pro- ceeded with w~ile the weather will permit, and the construction of said improvements im oeing delayed pending the taking effect of this ordinance, and such facts constitute and create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that the rules providing for ordinances to be read more than one time or at more than one meeting be suspended, and that this ordinance be passed as and take effect as an emergency measure, and such rules are accordingly suspended and this ordinance is passed and shall ~ke __1 Tuesday December l§th effect and be in force as an emergency measure, and shall be in force and effect immediately from and after its passage Passed and approved this 15th day of December A D 19B5 (Signed) B W MoKenzle Attest Ohairman ~ity Oommission Signed) O W Stovall ~ity of Denton, ~exas ~ity Secretary Motion was made by Smoot, seconded by Miller, that the rules be suspended and the fore- going ordinance be passed to its second reading All Oommissioner voted ~yea" Motiou was made by Smoot seconded by / Turner that the rules be suspended and the fore going ordinance be ~assed to its third and final reading for adoptzon All Oommissioners voted ~yea" Motion was mad e by Smoot seconded by Turner that the ordinance be adopted as read Upon a roll call upon the adoption of the ordin- ance all commissioners voted "yea" No oomm~ssioner voted "nay"$ whereupon the chair declared the ordinance duly adopted Upon proper motion and second the Mayor was instructed to investigate the water line at Lakey and Wilson streets to see if a fire plug could be installed at this point and report back to the Gommission, also to put in whatever street lights necessary to give this part of town,what light as was absolutely necessary at this time The Mayor was also instructed to inform kr G~s Kluck that the Oity would bear one half of the expense to install a Z/A" water line to his porp- arty Tuesday December 15th 1925 Upon proper motion and second the ~ommission adourned A~proved this the ~?~day of December 19E~ City Hall, Denton £exas Tuesday D¢cem0er £2, l°Eb The Gommission met in regular Deoemoer session with the following Commissioners present McKen~ie Smoot, Bailey and Turner and ~Aller Aosent None The minutes of the proceeding meetings were read and approved Monthly ~eports of the Mayor C H 0 City M~rshall and City Secretary were re~d and a~proved M_rs Nick Akin addressed the Commzsszon and stated · ~hat s~ ~ ~ ~ had heretofore made an agreement with the City to let them use some rook owned oy her if the Cit~ would install a light lmne to her oroperty and that the Oity had not oomplled with the ~greement Notion was made oy Turner and seconded by Miller that the Jity make this extension at once ~ll Oommzs~ioners voted "yea" M_r Jerrv Fowler r~present~ng the Record-Chron- icle addressed the Oommzss~on and offered to sell the City a page add in the ~-Mas additzon of t~is paper for $ 49 00 Motion was m~de oy Smoot and seconded Oy Ba~lcy that th~s propositmon ce accepted ~otion was made by Turner, seconded by M~tller that the may and tarffic officer be znstructed to paint whatever traffic lines they might deem necessary for parking on streets around the Square The proposition of permittzn~ a hamourger stand to 0e erected at Piner and West Hickory Streets was discussed and upon motion by Smoot and seconded by Miller the City Attorney was instructed to enter pro- oeedings if pos?ible to stop tht erection of th~s stand All ~ommissi0ners voted Yea' Motion was made oy Smoot and seconded by Turner that the M~yor instruct the City Marshall to ~ee that all trash was kept cleaned up behznd the Square City Hall Denton £exas Decemoer 22, 1925 The followino resolution was introduced, read and unanimously adopted ~H~REAS the Gonditzon of Welch Street oetween the South property Line of West IIickory Street and the NOrth prop- erty line of l~tulberry Street and also ~ulberry Street between the West property line of Welch Street and the East boundary line of Avenue A in said City of Denton, Texas, is such that the improvement oy means of curbs, storm sewers and drains, and the pavement of same by means of proper excavation, grading and paving becomes a public necessity therefore, BElT RESOLVED BY TH~ 0I£Y C0~]~ISSION OF 2HE CITY OF DENTON TEXAS~ that Welch Street ~oove described and Mulberry Street above descri0ed are hereby declared to be and created an Improvement and Paving ~lstriot Be it further resolved that the City Engineer, be, and he is hereby ordered to prepare and file with the City Commission of said City, plan~ and specificat- ions for the pavement and improvement of said Welch Street as a0ove described and Eulberry Street as aoove described or any part or section thereof which said plans and speczfications shall be approved by said Com- mission Be it further resolved t~at the pla~s and spec- ification and further procedure thereunder shall in all respects comply with the ~harter of the City of Denton, Texas, and the provisions of Chapter ll of Title 22, Revised Statutes of 1920 and any other special or general rule of law applying Adopted this the ZEnd day of Becember A D 1925 (Signed) $ W ~cKenzie~ Chairman City Gommisslon City of Denton, Texas Attest ISigned) C W Stovall, City Secretary The following accounts were examined and warrants ordered drawn on their respective funds for payment - General ~und Payee Number Amount Taliaferro & Son 16~65 $ 3 O0 Reaney & Tooey 16266 15 §7 Sheridan Garage 16267 3 30 ~s Joe Kimbrough 16268 6 50 Alamo Filling Station 16269 7 38 Galbraith Foxworth Go 16270 2 65 Baldwin Printing Go 16271 25 00 ~ulr Refining Go 16E72 4 60 ~vere Hardware Oompany 16273 40 Record Chronicle 16E74 ,~3 E0 W T Doggett 16275 8 19 W J Holland 16£76 24 50 ~hs Motor N~rk 16277 $ 8 50 Rameu & Ivey 16~78 26 25 Starter Service Go 16979 25 70 Beauvias Gompa~ 16280 2 O0 Street & Bridge Fund W M Jagoe ~ompany 4785 $ 519 95~ 478~ Gash 4787 19 O0 Jas Goods 4788 70 O0 Gash for payroll 4789 G F Ballard 4790 6~ 50- Jas Goods 4791 105 QO J L Wright 4792 62 60 G F Ballard 4793 62 50~ E W Splawn 4794 18 00- G F Ballard 4795 62 50 J M Bratcher 4796 1 60. Freight Transfer Go 4795 18 30~ Gash for Payroll 455~ 5 80 $~aff Barton Signal Go 46~ 18 30 ilson Pratt Dumber Go 4805 27 80- Morris Paint & Paper Go 4803 13 40 Gulf Refining Go 4804 1 70 W G Barnett 4805 5 O0 Pierce Petroleum Go 4806 40 50~ G W Martin lmb Go 4807 3 40~ Record Chronicle 4808 51 7& Jaek Christal 4809 2 O0 Harris Koenig 4810 8 Magnolia Pet Go 4811 80 Russell Grader Go 48~2 7 55 The Texas Go 4813 21 Ted Lewis Go 4814 24 95 W M Jagoe Go 4815 ~13 Upon proper motion and second the Commission ~dSou~ned to meet Monday January 12 1925, at nine o~clook A, M Approved this the ~ day of ~u'~ 19E6 Ohairman Gity of Denton, Texas Oi~eore ta~y l0 Olt¥ H~l, Denton ~exae~ Mon~', Jan~ry l~, 19~& Mm- Oran D Sell representing the Women's Fe~Ler- ated ~lub, appeared before, and disousBed with the Olty ~ommiselona proposition of plaol~ trash arced the aqua, ~e expense of which he take care of by a~vertisi~ ~otion was ~e b~ Smoot, seoonde~ by ~ller t~t this club have ~e permission of the ~ity ~o~issLon to place aa of t~se o~s as they tho~ht neoessa~ Fi~e ~rshall Hubb~ Sates ~plaine~ the ~o~lssion that the In--shoe ~omp~les now 0pe~- sting in Texas, were aski~ the ~eall~ea~ Go~ssion for a raise in the fire ~te of most to~s in ~exas, that had a ~a~ reoor~ for the last few years s~gestea t~t the 0o~ssion sen~ a representative before the Rallroa~ Oo~lssion to a~vise them ~f what the ~lt2 ha~ ~one ~ was ~eing i~ the wa~ ~f fi~e prevention, ~ the impr~vements t~$ were ~ing ~e past ~ear ~tion was ~e by ~oo9, ~ seconded by ~ller that the Fire ~s~alt ~e sent before the State Go.lesion fer this p~pese A 9o~ittee oompose~ of a representa$ive from each b~ appe~e~ ~ ~sousze~ with t~ ~o~- lssion a proposition to ~en 3curb ~oust from ~st S~e~ore to the B~i~e at 2eo~ 9~ek, ~ffere~ to make the ~lty a lo~ to ~ ~ the ~d other expense, provl~e~ t~t this work was ~one the s~e time of the pavl~ of South ~eust Steer No aotlon was t~en upon the above p~p0sition Upon proper motion ~ seoon~ t~ was lnst~ote~ to ~re a helper In the t~ at a sala~ of $ 75.00 per month Upon motion by S~o$~ ~ seoon~e~ b~ Miller the ~or was lnst~ote~ to b~ 200 yards of patch g~avel Upon proper motion ~d seoon~ ~ ~e R ~e~ was appointe~ a member of the 9it~ P~k ll tO fill the va0anoy caused by the death of M W Deavenport Upon proper motion a second the Oahlr &ppointed a committee consisting of Turner and Bailey to investigate and purchase a location for tbs ~ity Barn, with full power to act Motion was made by Smoot, seconded ~¥ Bailey that delinquent taxes in the sum of $ 1145 4~ J az aho~ by a r011 for years from 1855 to 19~ ino , ~e eh~ off oa aooo~t of t~ collocate being ~able to i~entify correctly the p~perty, w~ioh t~eee t~ea were suppose~ to ~e ~1 ~o~lss- icners vote~ "~ea" ~e fO&lowln~ resolution was intro~, ~a~ ~ ~imoua~ a~opte~ ~, the condition of Texas Street between the ~st line of ~11 ~enue ~d the West ~ine of the between the No~th ~ne of ~est 0~ Street ~ ~he ~uth ~ne of 8o~ipt~e Street, both Streets in the ~it[ of ~ntoa, Te~s, ~s ~B t~t the improvement of s~e ~$~ me~s of b~bs ~ ~tters, storm sewers ~ ~ the ~veme~t og s~e by means of p~per excavation, ,~a~i~ ~ pavi~ ia a public neoessity~ therefore, BE IT ~SOL~D BY ~ 0I~Y 00~SSION D~ ~Y ~ ~TON, ~, that t~ section of Texas Street ~n aai~ ~lty ef ~nton, Texas~ l~ng between the ~i~e of Bell Avenue ~ t~e West Line of the Texas · aoifio railroa~ ~ight of way ~ the section of ~o~al ~en~e lz sai~ ~it~ of Denton, Texas, l~lng between the Noth Line of West Street an~ the South ~ne of S~ip- ~e S~e~ in Sai~ it~ of ~nton, Texas, ~ all ~rts ~ sections the~of,' be, ~ the s~e are he.by ~eolar- ed to be ~ a~ here~y oreate~ Improvement ~ Pavi~ ~striots Be it ~ther ~esolve~ t~t said pavement improvement of sai~ ~istriots above ~esoribe~, be, ~d the s~e is hereby ~e~lare~ to be a public necessit~ ~e it ~ther resolve~ t~t the prooe~e to be ~ in the pavement an~ improvement of sai~ ~ls~riots ~11 in all respects comply with the 0hatter of the 0~t~ of ~nton, the Provisions of C~pter 11 of Title ~, Revise~ Statutes of 1920 ~ ~ o~er speolal ~e a~plying ~ ~opte~ this the 12th, ~a2 of J~r~, 19~ Attest: (S~ed) ~a~ The following resolution was also introduoed, read and unanimously adopted A RESOLUTION ORDERING TEE pA¥~.WT AND ~RO- VEMENT OF TEXAS STREET BETWEEN THE EAST Z~NE OF BELI~ AVENUE AN~D THE WEST LINE OF T~ T~$S AND PAaI~Ia I~Z~OAD R~GHT OF WAY, AND NORM. AZ AVENUE BETWEEN TEE NORTH ~.INE OF I~EST OAE STREET AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SaRIYTURE STREET, IN TEE OITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BE IT HESO~VED BY THE GITY OOM~S$ION OF TEE OITY OF DENTON, TEXAS: That the section of Texas Street l~lz~ between the East Line of Bell Avenue and the Nest Line of the Texas and Pacific Railroad right of wa~v, and the section of Normal Avenue between the north line of West Oak Street and the South Line of Scripture Street shall be improved and paved in the following maunsr~ That the said Normal Avenue and said Texas Street shall be graded, excavated or filled as the plans a~d spec- ifications to be adopted and the condition of said streets requires that coughs and gutters or either of them, where the same have not heretofore been constructed, shall ,be constructed as will be shown by the plans and spssifieations of the airy Engineer of said ~itys that said Normal Avenue and maid Texas Street shall be paved with the following materials A one and one-half inch asphaltic oonorete l~aaring surface upon a five inch reinforced dement concrete base and bids shall be taken therefor, that bids shall be taken for concrete curbs and gutters or either of them as the circumstances may require, where said curbs and g~tters have not heretofore been oonet~uoted in aooordanee w~th the plans and specifications to be adopted herein, that the whole cost of curbs and gutters shall be paid by the prop- ert¥ owners, that the city of Denton shall pay one-third of such pavemen~t an_d improvement, except curbs an~ g~tttere, that Sh~ ~wners of ~buttlng ~ropsrty shall pa~V two-thirds of the cost of sush pavement and improvement, that oe~ner lots shall bear the cost of such pavement and improvement, that corner lots shall bear the cost of additional curb and gutter required on account of street and alley inte~- sections, that one fifth of the cost of such pavement amd improvement shall be due and parable from sash owner of abutting property upon completion and aooeptanse of sush pavement and improvement in front of each said abuttLug property by the $ity Oommission of said ~lty, and the bal- ance of said cost shall be divided into ~our equal lmatall- merits, the first installment to be due one year after, da~e of completion and asoeptanoe, and one each year thereafter until all of said installments are dues that the amount assessed shall bear interest from the date of such complet- ion and acceptance at the rate of 8 per cent per annum until paid, that the proportion of the costs payable by the owners of abutting property shall be assessed against said owners and against their said properties in accord- anoe with the ~harter of the $1ty of Denton, Texas, and in aooordanse with the laws of the State of Texas, an~ further in aOOOrdanoe with what is known as the "front foot rule or plan", as the frontage of the property of each owner of property bears proportion to that of the whole street to be paved provided however, that the application of this rule would be in the option of the $ity ~ommisslon in ~ case be unjust or unequal, then such proportion of the costs shall be assessed as it may deem Just and equal, having in view the special benefits in enhanced value to be received by each such owner of property, that no apsess- shall be made against a~y owner or his property until he has been given notice in the m-~er and for the le~gt~ of tim~ required by law, and even then no assessment shall be made against any prop- erty owner or property in excess of the benefit derived by an~ such property by reason of such pavement and improvement Be it further resolved that tbs 0ity inset, be, an~ he is hereby ordered to prepare and file with the ~lty gommission of said ~ity, pl~a~.s and specifications for the pavement and improve ment of said Normal Avenue and Texas Street with ,the terms of this resolution, which said plans and specifications shall be approved by said gommission ~lopted this the leth day of January A D 1926 (Signed) B W MoKenzie Ohairman ~tty ~om~!SSiOn, ~ity Of Denton, Texas, (Signed) 0 · Stovall ~lty Secretary Upon proper motion and second the ~ommmssion adjourned to meet Monday, January 1Sth, 1986 A~proved this the ~/ day of February 1926 Ghairman Gity Gommiaalon, 01fy of Denton Texas t 01fy Hall, Denton Texas, Mon~ay January 18th, 1926, The 0ommisslon met in session adjourned from ~anuary l~th, 1926, with the following ~ommissioners present MoKenzie Bailey, Miller and Turner A~sten$~ ~oot A oommittee from the ~a~les Federated met with the ~ommission and disousBed plans for tahin~ oars o f the ~ity 3emetary, exptanl~ that they had leered $ 165 40 and offered to ta~e oharge of the 0eme- tary if the ~lty would donate as mush money for the up- keep as they oolledted Motion was ma~e by Bailey and seaonded by Turner that the ~lty give $ 600 00 during the ooming year for this purpose; to be used as the Federated 01ub members saw fit Ail Oom~iesioners voted eyes# Motion was made by Turner and eeoonded by ~ailey that the 0ity aooept the offer of ~ue Feather to sell two sore traot adjoining the Oity ~emetary for $ 200 to be used for oemetary purposes Ail ~ommieeers voted yea~ Messrs J W Smith Ed F Bates and A G Eoenig addressed the ~ommission in behalf of the Methodist ~hureh and asked that the City take what ever steps were neoessary to prevent the istallation of a filling station in the new Leash Ouilding on South Looust Street Upon proper motion an~ seoond the 0airman appointe~ a oommittee oosisting of ~ommissioners Smoot and Turner to work with the ohuroh represenatives an~ see if this oould be prevented Upon proper motion and seoond the ~ommiseiOn ouYned to meet Tuesday January 2~, Approved this the ~ day of February lgP~ 0ity of Denton, Texas 0ity ~11 ~enton Texas January 26th 19~-6. T~e ~o~ssion met in regular January session w~th the following ~ommissioners present: MoEenzie, ~moot, Bailey ~ ~er Absentt ~ller. Upon proper motion ~ seoon~ the 0~lrm~ appoin~e~ a oo~itiee oonsisting of ~o~ss$0ners ~er an~ Bailey to investigate the olaim of W Bell for a re~ on his 1925 ~ity ~xes ~ to ~ep- orr baok to ~e ~ity ~Om=!Sslon at their next meetl~ Motion w~s ~e by Bailey ~d seoon~e~ by ~moot t~t the valuation of a lot assessed in ~e cf T ~ ~loe be lowered to 65% of $ 600 00 ~Be followl~ resolutions were intro~uee~ read ~O~TION 0~TIN~ ~T 0~ ST~T PAVING DISTRIOT: ~, t~ oon~ltion of ~st 0~ Street In the ~ity of Denton. ~exas, between the ~st ~ine of No~th ~eust Street an~ the West Line of t~ Texas ~ ~aQi~lO ra~lwa7 ri6ht of way, is ~oh that ~e l~ovement of s~e b~ me~s of o~bs ~ sto~ sewers ~ ~rains, ~d the pavement of By me~s 0f p~per exoavation, g~dl~ ~ pavi~ Is a pu~l~o neeessit2 therefore, BE ~ ~S0~VED BY T~ 0ITY C0~SSION 0F T~ 0~ 0F D~TON, ~, that t~ zeotion of ~st 0~ Street in aa~ ~iiy of Denton, Texas, lyi~ between tBe Bast ~lne of Nort~ ~oust Street ~ the West ~of t~ Texas ~ ~oif~o rallw~ rl~t of wa~, ~ all ~rts ~ seotions thereof, be, ~d the s~e is he.by ~eol~e~ to be ~ Is hereby oreate~ ~ Improvement Be i$ f~t~r resolve~ t~t said p~ement ~d !mprove~nt ~f sai~ distriot a~ove ~esorioe~, be, ~ the s~e ls hereby ~eolare~ to be a publio necessity Be it ~ther ~eolve~ t~t the proeeed~e to ha~ in the improvement ~d pavement of sai~ ~striot ~h~ll ~n all ~eapeota oomp~ with the 0barter of t~e ~lty of ~tcn, the 2~vialons of ~pter 11 of Title 22, Revise~ Sia~tes cf 19~ ~ ~ e~her apeolal ~le ~pp~l~ A~opte~ this t~ ~$th, ~y of J~ry, A D 192~ (Sl~e~) B W (Attest Si,~e~,) ~ity of ~n~ Texas 0 ~ S~oval~ January 26, 1926 A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE pAV~U,:~'T AND I~&PROV~.U~T OF EAST OAK STC~.F.T BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF NORTH LOGUST AND THE WEST LINE OF THE Ta'XAS AND PAOIFI0 RAILWAY HIGHT OF WAY, IN TIEE OITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE 0ITY O0~SSION OF THE OITY OF DENTON, TI~.XAM That the section of East Oak Street lying between the east line of North Locust Street and the West line of the Texas an~ Pacific railway right of way shall be improved and paved in the following manner: That the maid East Oak Street shall be graded, excavated or filled as the plans and specifications to be adopted and the condition of said Street requires that curbs abd gutters or either of them where the same have not heretofore been constructed, shall be constructed ae will be shown by the plane and speoifioatione of the ~it[ Eng- ineer of said Glty, that said East Oak Street shall be paved with the follwing materialsS a one and one half inch aepgaltlo concrete wearing surface upon a five inch reinfor- ced cement concrete base and bids shall ,~e taken therefore t that bids shall Ce taken for concrete curbs and gutters or either of them as the c~rcumstanoee may require, where said curbs and gutters have not heretofore been constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications to be adopted herein, that the whole cost of the curbs and gutters shall be paid by the property owners, that the ~ity of De,Iron shall pay one-third of such pavement and improvement, except curbs and gutters, that the owners of abutting property shall pay two-thirds of the cost of such pavement and improvement, that corner lots shall bear the cost of such pavement and improvement; that corner lots shall bear the cost of addition- al curb and gutter required on accouter of street Or alley intersections, that one-fifth of the coat of such pavement and improvement shall be due and payaOle from each owner of abutting property owner upon completion and aooeptamoe of ouch pavement and improvement in front of each ea~d abuttin~ property by the City ~ommt ssion cf said Gity, and the balance of said cost shall be divided into fou~ equal installments, t~efirst installment to be due one year after date of the completion and acceptance,and one each year thereafter ~util all of amid installments are due, that the amount assessed shall ,,ear interest from the date of such completio~ and acceptance at the rate of 8% per cent per a~um until paid, that the proportion of costa payable by the ~wnere of abutting property shall be assessed against said owners and against their said property in accordance with the Laws of the State of Texgs~ and further in accordance with what is known as the mfront/~aule~ plan", aa the fronta~ of the property Of e&oh owner of property bears proportion to that of the whole street to be paved, provided however, that if the application of this ruble would in the opinion of the $ity $ommnission ~n any case be unjust or unequal, then such proportion of the costs shall be assessed as it may deem Just and equal, having in ~iew the special benefits in enhaoed value to be received by each owner of property, that no assessment shall be made against any owner or his property until he has been given notice in the ~ner and for the length of time required by law, amd even then no assessment shall be made against any property owner or his property in excess of the benefits derived by ~ much prop- erty by reason of such pavement and improvement Be it further resolved that the Gity E~ginee~, be and he is hereby ordered to prepax'e and file with the $ity Oommission of said Gity plane and specification for the pave- 17 January~$, 1925 ment and improvement of said East O~k Street with the texans ~f this resolution, whioh said plans and speeif- ieations shall be approved by said Oommission A~optsd this the 26th, day of January 1926 (~igned) B W MoKenzie, ~hairman ~ity Oommlssion Attest: (Sl~ned) 0 W Stovall, ~ity Secretary I~SSOLUTION Ai~YROVING T~E ~L~NS ~D S~EOIFIOATIONS OF N0~ A~, ~a~ ST~T ~D ~T 0~ ST~ET A ~SO~TION ~ROVI~G IFI~IONS FOR T~ 2A~T ~D ~O~T OF NO~ A~, ~S S~T Be l~ resolve~ b~ the ~it~ ~o~ission of the ~lty of Denton, Te~s~ ~a~ the pt~s ~na speoifioatlons here now pre- sented to the ~ity ~o~ission of sai~ 3ity, ~ prepared by the ~ity ~ineer of sai~ imp~ovemen$ of N~i Avenue, Texas Street Street, No~l Avenue between Street ~ ~e south line of Soript~e Steer; Texas Str- eet between t~ east line of Bell ~ue ~ the West line ef t~ Texas ~ 2aoifio railway right of way. ~st Oak Street between the east line of North Looust Street t~e West Ll~e of the Te~s ~ ~oifio rall~ right ~f w~ havi~ been ~aref~ly oonsi~ere~, be. ~d the s~e a~e hereb~ approve~ ~ a~opte~ as the plans ~= speoif- ioations for the ~vement ~ improvement of sai~ ~o~al Aven~, Texas S$reet, ~a ~st O~ Street ~opted this the 26th, (Signed) B W M~Kenzie, L Chairman ~ity Gommission, Attest Oity of Denton Texas ~(~$~nsd) G W Stovall, Glty Secretary A RESOLUTION ORI~ENG THE OITY SEGRETARY TO ADVERTISE FOR tEA~ED ~IDS FOR THE PAVEMENT AND IMYROVEM~T OP NO,MA?, AVE~IE, TF~.~S STREET AND EAST OAK ST~W~.T IN THE CITY OF DENTON, T~.~S WN~REAS, plans and specifioations for the pavement a~d improvement of Normal Avenue betwsen the North line of West Oak Street and the South line of Seripture Street, Texas Street between the East line of Betel Avenue amd the West line of the ~exas and Paeifio railway right of way ~ast Omk Street between the east line of North~I~eust Street and the west line of t~ Texas and Paoifie railway right of WSW, all in the ~lt~j of Denton, Texas,have ~eea approved ~anuary 26, 1926 and adopted by the ~lty ~ommission of said ~tty, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY ~ 0ITY 00MM~SSION OF THE 0~ OF DENTON, TEXAS; That the ~ity Secretary be, and he is hereby ordered to advertise lmmediatel~ for sealed bids for the oonst~uotion of said pavement and improvement ~n said Normal Avenue, Texas Street, and East Oak 8treat, above described described in aoordanoe with said approved and adopted plans and s~ecifioations; and said advertisement for sealed bids shall ue published ea0h d~ for ten days from the date of the first insertion in the 9anion Reoord-0hroniole, a daily newspaper of general cirCu- lation published in the Oity of Denton, Texas; that all bids shall be made to comply with the laws of the State of Te~ae and ~h~ Oh~t~r of the Olt~ of Dentom in Such cases made and provided, that said bids shall ba filwd with the 0ity Secretary at the 0ity Hall in said ~ity and shall be opened at an open a~d public meeting Of the 0ity ~ommissiOn, and that the 3ity ~ommission reserves the right to reject any and all bids ac submitted Adopted this the 2$th day of January 1~$ (Signed) B W MoKenzie, 0hairma~ 3ity 0omm~ssion, Atteet~ 0ity of Denton, Texas. (Signed) 0 W Vity Secretary Motion w~s made by Bailey, seconded bM S~oet that the ~ity donate $ 600 00 per ye~ toward the up- keep of the I 0 0 F cemetery, ~e money to t~e~ over to ~em as nee~e~ Upon motion by Bailey, seco~e~ by Smoot ~e ~yor was instated to install a sewer 2ine to se~e T B Blair on Be~ar~ Street ~ ~ster ~vis presente~ to ~e ~o~!esion a bill of $ 722 21 covering t~e p~chase of ~te~ pipe plaoe~ in t~ ~olle~ View ~ltion ~ now being use~ for mains Motion was ma~e by ~er ~d eeeom~e~ B~ Bailey that this bill be ~lowe~ ~e 01fy Atto~ a~vised ~e ~omm!ssi~n ~at ~bert H Hopkins Atto~ey for A F ~e~s In a pavi~ e~t now before the supreme ~o~$, was aski~ for ~ entenaion o~ time in order to pre.re his case ~$1on was ma~e b2 Smoot ~ Seoon~e~ b2 ~er, t~t the ~ty A$~o~ey be lnst~ete~ to go ahea~ with ~ls case J'a~'~ary 26~ 19~6o ]~otion w&e made b~ Tua-aer, seconded 0y Baile~ that the Gity bo mothing toward the widening of South ~ooult Street at thls time Upon proper motion an~ seoond the ~omm!ssion adJo~ed t~ meet Feb~ 9th, 19E6 this the ~_~z~day of Februar~r 19~6 Attest: 91fy of Denton, Texas Oity Seeretary L 2O Gity Hall, Denton Texas. Tuesday, February 9, 1926 The ~ommlssiom met is session ad~ou~ned from January 26, 19~$ with the follow~ng ~omm~esioners present McKenzie, Smoot, Bailey, Turner and ~lller Absent None For the p~rpose of receiving bide for street pavement and improvement and for a water pump as heretofore ordered Bids for the pavement and improvement of F~et Oak Streeet$ Normal A~enue were received and opened and after considering the Old of the Jagoe Oonstruction ~ompany being theonl¥ one filed, Motion was made by Smoot and seconded by Bailey that the bid be accepted The following resolutions were introduced, read and unanimously adopted: A RESOLUTION accepting the bid of the Jagoe ~onet- ruction ~ompany for the pavement and improvement of East Oak Street, Texas Street, and Normal Avenue in the Oity of Denton, Texas, and awarding the c c~traot for the construction of said pavement and improvement to the said Jagoe Gonstruction Gompany and directing the Gity Attorney to prepare a contract between the ~it¥ of 9enton and the said Jagoe Gonstruotion Gompany covering such pavement and improvement in de,ail and authorizing and directing the ~yor of said ~lt~ to sign said contract for the Git¥ of Denton WHEREAS on the 26th day of January A D 1926, the Gity Gommission of the Gity of Denton, Texas, by resolution duly adopted caused sealed e~mpstitive bids to be advertised for tn the Denton Record-~h~oniole for ten days to-wit~ From the Egth day of January 1926 to the 8th day of February 19E6, both inclusive for the pavement and improvement of said streets above mentioned, and, WHERF~AS, pursuant to the terms of eai~ resolution and said advertisement the Jagoe Gonetruction $Ompax~V submitted bids for said constru9tion$ and, ~ W~,~EAS after opening and considering said bids it appears that the bi~ of the Jagoe $onstruotion $omp- a~ is the lowest and best bid and that the same is a reasonable bid, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY GO~S5ION OF THE OITY OF DENT~N, TEXAS: That the bid of the Jagoe ~onstruotion Gompan¥ ocr the oonstruotiom of curbs and gutters and said pavement and improvement on said F~st Oak Street, Texas Street, and said Normal Avenue, ~e awarded said Jagoe $onstruotion $ompany in accordance with the pland and February 9th, 1926 accordance with Bald ~dvertieementt and that~the Attorney be, a~d he is hereby lnstructe~ to ~repars said contract, and that the Mayor of said be, and he is hereby authorized to sign said contract for the ~it¥ of Denton Adopted this the 9th day o£ February A D 1926 (Signed) B W ~oKenzie, thairmau ~lty $ommlss!on, ~ttest ~ity of Denton, Texas, Signed) C W, Stovall, $ity ~eoretary A RESOLUTION DtREOTING THE OlTY ENGINEER TO pRE~ARE AN~ FILE HIS I~EPORT WITH TEE OITY G0~[IS$ION on East O~k Street, Texas Street, and Normal Avenue and dir- ecting the ~ity Attorney to prepare ordinances fixing and assessing liens against property abuttin$ on said streets for the cost of said pavement and improvement WHEREAS, contracts for the construction of curbs and gutters and pavement and improvement o~ the ~bove mentioned streets has been awarded by the ~ity ~cmmissio~$ therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GITY G0~M~SSION OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TE.~A~$ That the $1ty~mgineer be, mud he is hereby instructed to prepare and file with the ~ity ~ommie- sion for its approval and adoption a good andsuff- loient description of the property of each oWner of preperyt fronting and abutting on the seotions of East Oak Street, Texas Street and N~rmal Avenue here- to-fore ordered paved~ the amount of the cost of the construction of the eur0s and guttters and said pave ment and improvements to ~e charged against each said ~roperty and owner, including storm sewers and drains neoessar~, the hum~er of feet each property fronts and aButte on said portions of said streets; and such other i~formatlon as is required by law ~E IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the~ity Attorney be and he is hereby instructed $o prepare ordinances provid- ing for hearings, assessing and fixing liens against such property and the owners thereof for the ~ost of said pavement and improvement in the manner required by law ~Adopted this the 9th day of February A D 1956 (Signe~) B W MoKenzie, ~haim~an ~lty 9ommiselon, Altest: (Signed) $ity of Denton, Texas Btovall, ~lty Secretary The following bids were received and opened water pump as advertited~ Februar~ 9th, l~E6 The Murray Gompan~ $ 1625 40 H A Paine ~ompany 174§.00 Brings Weaver Oo 1~22 O0 Hardwick Etter ~om~ny ~ll ~ 0halmers 15~4,00 N 0 Nelson ~g ~om~ 1753 00 The Texas ~aot~i~ ~o 1~0,00 Atlas Supply ~omp~ 1620 ~ ~e bi~ of the Briggs-Weaver Oomp~ was ~o~si~er~ the ~est bl~ ~ upon motion by Smoot ~d seoon~ed by ~ler the above bi~ was aooepte~ a~ t~ ~yor lnstr~te~ to .l~ a oontraot for t~ aooept~oe ~d p~ent of s~e ~1 loners voti~ "yea" ~ 0 H Jones appease5 ~efore ~e ion ~ ask that his property a~ ~he oorner of Weleh West Ohes~nut Streets be e~lize~ wish the of R H ~era a~oini~ him on ~he north, ~ be ma~e aoooraingl2 Upon propery mo~ion an~ this request was ~te5 ~ the Seminary o~ere~ m~e him a ref~ aooor~ingly Motion w~ ma~e by tmoo~ ~ seoon~e~ ~ller ~hat Messre Ohas H Smoot ~a ~heron J ~e apointe~ as members of the ~ity P~ Boar~ ~o fill vao~eles t~t now existe~ Upon prover motio~ ~ seoon~ ~he Oha~ appoin~e~ a ~o~ittee of Oo~issioners Baile2 ~er to investi~te the waste water from ~he new Oity well ~ to report their finings baok ~o She ~i~y ~o~ission ~e Oo~i~ee heretofore apoin~ea investigate t~ request of W 2 Bell for a ref~ on his 1~5 ~ity t~es, reporte~ b~ok ~o the of his t~es with a proper~y val~tio~ of $ ~00 ~overi~ his SwO places on west M~be~ Upon proper mo~ion an~ eeeon~ the ion s$$o~ ~eb~ 9th, 19~6 A~?o~eC th~s the .~ Cay off~.~986 ghairman Olty Oomm£eslon 91ty of ~enton Texas Atte st 24 Oity Hall ~enton Texas, Tuesday, February E3, 1926 The Oommission met in regular February session with the following Oommissioners present: M~Kenzie Miller Bailey Smoot and ~urner Abaentl None Theron J Fours addressed the Gommission and requested that the 0ity furnish the Teachers Oollege with an extra police during the District Trac~ Meet for four days in order to handle the o~owd that would be ~here Motion was made by Bailey and seconded ~y Smoot that this request be granted A petition signed ~y A J Bushey and others requesting an election for annexation, was received and upon motion ~ second the Giey Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance ordering ane election to determine whether or not this properyy should be annexed to the ~ity Mr R J January appeared befoer the Oommzssion and explained that he thought the vauls as placed upon his property by the Equalization Board excessive and asked for a refund Upon motio~ by Turner and second By Smoot the Secretary was instr- ucted to make this refund based upon a $ 6000,00 val- uation A delegation of citizens living on Texas Street addressed the Oommission and explained that the waste water from 0ollege Av~zxue was overflowing their property and ask that ~he Gommission take seeps to prevent this Upon proper motion and seconf the Oommission agreed to meet with them and go over the Street to see if anything could be done to prevent this Upon proper motion and second the ~ity Engineer was instructed to make an estimate showiz~ the cost of taking oare of the waste water from the new Gity Well, and have ready by the next regular meeting 25 The Following resolution was introduced, read and upon proper motton, seoond and vote was deol~red duly adoptedi A RES0~UT~0N APPROVINO TwE ~0ND OF THE W M JA~0E OONSTRU~TION NHERKAS, the Ja6oe ~onst~uotion 9ompan~ h~s been aw~r~e~ a oontraot for the oonetruot~on Of pavement an~ improvement, a~d ourbs ~ud gutters on Texas Street, East 0akStreet and Normal Avenue ~hioh are ~esoribed in the 0rdinanoe ordering said pavement and improvement done, and ~gEAS, the Jagoe ~onstruotion Oom~an[ as ~rino~pal an~ the M~ssaohueette ~onding and ~nauran0e ~ompa~ ae sureties here now 3ils their sai~ bon~s in ~00ordanoe with the provisions o3 said oontraot~ a~d, ~E~, it is the sense of the 0it¥ ~ommiss- ion that said sureties and principal are good and suffi0ient seourity in the amount of said ~ond; there- BE IT i~ESOLVED BY TI~ OITY ~O~I~8ION OF THE ~ITY OF DE~TON, T~, that said bona, be, and the same is ~hereb¥ in all things apparel, andbe it further ree- 01?e~ that sai~ oontraot shall take e33eot an~ be in fttll foroe 3rom and after the adoption o3 this reso- A~opted this the 23r~ day o3 Febx~xary A D 1~6 (Slg~ed) B W MoKenzie, $hairman $ity ~ommiesion 3ity of Denton, Tex~s Attest {S ed) O W S ovan, ity Seeretary followi~ oranges was introduoe~, ~ upon ~oper motion ~ seeon~, plaoed on its first read- ~ ORDIN~0E OR~ING ~ ~0TION FOR T~ S~0TION OF T~E 00~SSIO~S FOR T~ ~ ~ ~0 ~S, A ~YOR FOR ~ ~ ~ OF ~) ~, ~ ATTO~ FOR T~ ~ ~ OF ~0 ~, A OlTT ~ FOR T~ ~ ~ OF ~0 ~Sl also as t~ reJeotion ~ ~ooepti~ oertain proper~y as a D~t of the $ity of ~ton; said eleotion to '~e held the ~ity Hall of the ~ity of Denton, Texas, on t~ 6th, ~ of April A D 19265 Appointing eleet~on Ju~es$ p~vl~i~ t~t the t~ee ps.sons ~oeivi~ the hi.est n~ber of votes oast at s~ eleotion for the ~1 term 00~seioner s~t be eleote~ for the respeotive te~s provi~i~ that the ~sons reoeiving the highest n~ber February B3 19B6 of vOteS cast at said election for the office of Mayor, City Attorney and ~ity Marshall res~otivet~ shall be declared elected to said respective offioesl providing for the place and manner of holding said elesttom BE IT ORDAINED BY T~E CITY C0~SS~ON OF THE C~TY OF DENTON, Section 1 That it Be, and it is hereby ordered that an election be ~eld in the ~ity of ~enton, Texas, at the ~ity Hall in said tit2, on the 6th, of April A D 1926, the same being the first Tuesday in said month, at which said election there shall be steered three City 3omm~esioners for the full term of two years, a Mayor for the full term of two years, a City Attorney for the full term of two years, a Marshall for the full term of two years, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified Section 2 That there shall also be submitted to the voters the following proposition~ shall the following described territory, tract or parcel of land be added to and made a part of the ~ity of Dento~, Texas Beginning at a point on the Last line of the ~ity limits 364 feet North of its intersection with the North right- cf-Wa~ line of the McElnnsy Highway, thence ~ast 75 feetl Thence North 150 feet; Thence West $5 feet to a point on the East ~ity Limits line, thence South 150 feet to the place of ~eginning That the ~lty Secretary is hereby directed to place on the ballot hereinafter described and ordered, a sufficient description of the above described property so as to enable the voters t~ identify the terr- itory sought ct be a~xnexed Said proposition shall be stated on the ballot so that the person casting hie Ballot ma~v cast his Oallot without voting for and against both propositions, and after each proposition the following words shall be printed~ "F~I~ THE AENE~T~0N OF SAID TERRITORY" "AGAINST THE ANNEXATIOE OF SAID TERRITORYe Section 3 That said election shall Oe in accordance with the General Laws of the State of Texas regulating such elections and in accordance with the Oharter of the City of ~enton, Texas, and a~ other special rule applying, Section 4 That W E ~n~, Be, and he Is hereby appointed presiding JuAge of said election and 0 ~, Buck- ingham and John T Baker are appointed associate Judges of said election Said ~udges are hereby authorized and directed to appoint such clerks as shall be necessary to hold said elec- tion Upon the election being~held said officers shall make proper returns thereof to the ~ity ~ommisslon Of said ~lty in accordance with law Section 5 All persons residing within the corpoeate limits of said ~lty who are qualified to vote under the general laws of the State of Texas and the ~harter of the ~ity of Denton Texas, shall be deemed qualified to vote at said election Section $ The three persons receiving the highest number of votes cast st said election for the office of ~ommissioner for the full term of two years shall, upon the election returns being canvassed be declared elected each for the full term of two years or until their respec- tive successors are elected and qualified, and the ps, eons receiving the highest number of votes cast at said election February ~3, ~2~ the orifice of 1~¥o~, ~ty Attorney, ~lty respeotive~ for the ffUll ti~ off two ye~e, upo~ the ~e~s be~n~ o~vaesed, each be declared e~egte~ tc .a~ ~speot~ve offio~es for the ~11 te~ ~ q~tifie~ ~ee~l~n ~ ~ t~e ~l~y S~eret~y~ ~e ~ he e~ autho~ize~ ~ ~iree~ ~ to prepare an~ have prin- te~ the ~allots fo~ sai~ election ~d t~re sh~l ~e printe~ on the face of e~h oallot the wor~s, "OFFIOZ~B~T~, ~ t~e officers of ~o~issioners~ ~2or, 3i~ Attorney, ~ity ~rshall, ~n~ the a~ove state~ propositions with regard to the accept~oe ~ re,cotton of certain desorl~ed territo~ he~- inpafte~ ~eaoribe~, all of which ~all be printed thereon Seotion ~ Oopies of this o~in~ee ai~ed b~ the ~hai~n of ~ 3ity ~o~isaion ~ att- ested to by the ~ity Seeratr2 sh~l be posted at tbs place of hol~l~ said eteotion and at two public places, ~ ~11 be published in ~e offic- ial newspaper of sal~ ~lt2 for a perio~ of thirty da~s prior to the ~ate of election and t~ s~e shall Be an~ constitute siffio~nt notice of ~aid election Seotion ~ That this ordinance shall be in ~11 for~e an~ effect from ~d after its passes ~ publication as req~red by law 2asse~ this t~e ~Sr~, day off Febr~ Ghairman ~lty ~ommission, Oity of Denton Texas Attest, Signed) G · Stovall Oi$y Secretary Motion was made ~y Smoot, a_nd seconded by Miller that the/f~e~eih~ en~mad~ Oe plaoed on its second reading Ail Gommissioners voted "yea" Motion was made by Smoot and seconded by Turner, that the rules be suspended and the fore- going ordinance be placed on its third and final reading Ail Gomm!ssioners voted "yea" Motion was made by Smoot and seconded by Turner that the Ordinance Be passed as read, Upon a roll call upon the adoption of the ordinances all commissioners voted myea"~ whereupon the ~h~lr- declared the ordinance dul~ passed Upon proper motion and second the Seoret- az~ was instructed to hire a tax assessor, and to February 23rd, 1986 pay for his services on the basis of 10 cents per l~st turned in this not to include renditions cov- ering only poll taxes Motion was made by ~ailey and seoonde~ by Miller that the Superintendent Oe instructed to buy a flow meter to be used at the plant for registration of the water pumped Upon proper motion and second the Mayor was instructed to have the regular oa~u hauling, at a date to be fixed by the 0ity Health Officer The following accounts were examine~ and ordered paid out of their respective funds~- (December omited from last meeting- minutes) American La France Engine 0o 16398 $ 8,40 Alamo Storage 0o 16309 10.00 W J Hollan~ 16310 86 50 Roy Allen Garage 16311 B H Deavenport & 0o 16318 7.00 Baldwin Printing 0o 16313 8~75 Gulf Refining ~ompany 16314 8,88 Evers Hardware 0ompany 16315 Denton Herald 16316 1,60 Stocks Drug Store 16317 16~0 Alamo Filling ~tation X6~18 Gcc J Meyer 9ompany 16319 ~orth Texas Telephone 0o 16380 8.85 January Bum'roughs Adding Machine 0o 16388 Soyd Raudall 16383 American La France Oo 16~25 895.05~ Alamo Storage ~o 16386 The Dorsey ~o 16387 1~,§0~ Fowler ~uto Supoly 0o 16388 80 ~rooks ~k~ag Store 16389 90 Record ~hronicle 163~0 ~orth Texas Telephone 0o 16331 Taliaferro & Son 16338 Gulf Refining 9omapny 16333 8~39 The Motor Mark 16334 18,75 W J Hollan~ 16335 55~00 Alamo Filling Station 16336 . . . 15337 18.27 EtAb Bates 16336 27 00 (Febx~Aary) Mrs R L West 16353 100~0 Jack ~hri~tal 16354 100,00 Oash 16355 ~ 2 ~ell · e T bey ~ ~e~in~ng ~ompany ~ 63~8~0@ · ~errelle I~boratories 16~5~ 5~00 Alamo Filling Station 16360 {~ Febx-uary ~3. 1926 ~eneral Fu=6 0ontinue~ Name Warrant Amount paid Hall Print Shop 16361 $ 3 50~ M A Gay Tin Sho~ 16~62 5 70 The ~nton He~al~ 16363 1 50 The Hotor ~k 16364 S 00 Jagoe ~onst~tion~o 16365 50 O0 ~ers ~r=ware ~om~ 16~66 3 ~ W J Holl~ 16~67 43 00 Baldwin 2r~ti~ ~o 16368 19 80 J 2 ~ee 16~9 6~ 50 Warrant - Amount 0has N ~vi, 4816 $ 54 O0- W H &~oe ~omp~_ 4817 1~ 64, ~ight Tr~sfer ~o 4818 5 48 J&Ok Oh~ie~al Jr 482~ 199 ~ Wilson 2raft L~ber 0o 4893 11 90 00ne,ers ~woo~ go 48~4 1 50 8herwin Willies ~o 4825 61 ~ ~rrison's ~ ~tore 4826 2.80 Southwest Blue ~tnt ~o 48~7 ll.g6 2ieroe 2et~le~ ~o 48~8 1 70' ~lla~ Fo~ 48~ 60 00 W G ~ett ~830 6 65 Morris ~aint & ~aper ~o 4831 4.35 ~ris Eoenig ~o 4832 ~liffor~ ~tro~ 48~3 65 ~e6 ~s & ~o 4634 50~10 J G ~O~ 4835 4~00 ~olia 2eSrole~ ~o 48~ 36,98 ~e~ Le~e & ~0 4837 3 W H J~oe 4838 308 66 ~er~er ~ 9~p~ 4838 104 J~ee ~o~e 4844 87 50' OAsh 4845 8, D T Heri~eth 4846 H W Spla~ 4847 1~,00 I Spla~ 4849 7 Ea~eat ~-~ 4850 4 F~e~ ~h~e 4851 14 00 A · ~les 4854 31iff$r~ Str~ 4856 $5 00 Jno A 0oltins 485~ 16.00 Wil~on Pratt ~ber ~o 48~ ~9.74 S~dard B~sh ' B~om Co A86~ 16 60 ~ers Hardware 0o~ ~63 8 ~0 ~e Pools 486A 62~40 Te~ ~w~s & 0omp~ 4865 17 4866 48 Reoort ~onlole 4867 ~e monthly reports of W F Woodwari T~eas, 0 W. ~tova~.~eo~e~a~. H V He~en. ~yor. ~ F E ~iner ~ E 0. were reoeive~ ~ or~ere~ Februar~ ~3, ~926 filed with the Seoretary &pproved this the ~ day of ~/ 1926 $ity of Denton, Texas Attest: ~~/~// Oity Seoretary $ity Hall, Renton Texas, Saturday, ~aroh 6, 19~6 ~e ~ommission met in session adjourned from Feb~ ~, 19~6, with the following Gomm~ssioners p~sent ~d ~mwert~ roll call~ ~Kenzie, Smoot ~er. Absent: ~ller ~d Bailey ~ ~e f011owi~ resolution was introduced, read ~d ~o~ly a~opted A ~S0~ION ~O~ING T~ PA~ ~D I~R0- ~T OF O0~GE S~B~T ~D ~Y ST~ET ~ GITY 0F ~0N ~ AUT~RIZ~G T~ ISSU~OE 0F PAVING O~I~ZOA~S AGAINST T~ 0~S 0F P~P~ ~UTTING ~, ~ ~lt~ 9o~lssion by ordin~oe pass- ed on She ~ day of Seoember 19E~, adjudged t~t Ool- lege~$~ree~ between the ~st line of Bell Avehue ~he west line of ~e Street, ~d M~berry Street between the west line ~ Av~ue B ~d the east line of Avenue D, be imp~ved and paved in the ~e~ fol- lowi~ lm aooord~oe wl~ plus ~d speeifioations heretofore ~opSed b~ the Oity $o~ssion for the pave- men~ ~d improvemen~ of said street, ~d, ~, She J~oe ~onst~otion Oompa~ ~s oompleted the pavement and improvemen~ of said in ~he m-~e~ required b~ said o~l~oe ~ sai~ ~ spe~ifi~ations; ~d, ~, said pmvement ~d improvement ~s oare~ ~ ~1~ inspeo~ed b~ the $ity ~lneer t~ 9i$2 $o~ission of said ~i~y of ~n~n, ~d mooor~e wi~h said plans ~d speeifioations ~d in every ~ ~atis~aotor2~ ~d, W~, ~e Oi~ ~lneer ~s filed his final report of the oost of oonst~otion of said pavement ~d improvement, ~owi~ the eost to be oh~d ~ainst eaoh o~er of prope~$y abutti~ on said steers in the ~er req~ed by law, therefore, ~E IT ~SOL~D BY T~ OI~ O0~SSION 0F OI~ 0F ~TON, ~, that the pavement ~d improves- en$ of said s~reets, ~e ~d the s~e is hereby approved ~d aooepte~ b~ t~ ~lty 3o~ission for and on ~ehalf of the $1ty of Den~o~ ~d eaoh owner of property abut- ting on'said streets ~d, BE IT ~ ~SOLVED that t~ said final report of smid~it~ ~lneer ~e approved ~d mdopted ~d that assl~ble oertifioates be issued a~nst the o~ers of property mbuttl~ on said streets evi~enoe of ~eir respeotive ~rtions of the eosts of said pavement and improvement in the ~er provided in ~ ordin~0e mdpoSed by the $ity 3o~ission on 155h day of ~oem~r, l~ES, ~d for the respective e~s aho~ in the final report of the $ity ~gineer herein adopted ~opted t~s the $~h da~ of ~roh ~~ (~l~ed) ~ WMo~enzie. ~hair~ ~ity $o~is~ion, ~ .~~ ~i~ of Den~ M~roh 6th, 19~6 Lotion was made by Smoot and eeoonded b~ Turner, that the pavement and improvement of Ash Street be &ooepted by the Glty ~omm~eeion, All ~ommiee- loners voted "yea"t whereupon the oh&ir deolar~d the motion duly adopted Approved this the .2~.. day of /~ 1946 ~h~irman ui~m~ ssion, Attest: / /~ ~ity of Denton, Texas, Denton. Texas. 1926 The Oommt_esion met in regular seseion with the following ~o~missionere present a~d answering to ~oll oal!z MoEsnzle, Smoot, Miller, Turner ~nd Bailey A~ sent l NOne. Upon motion by ~ller and seoon~ed ~y ~,.yor H~n ~d ~re ~hief R E. Oook were to b~ what fire hose they needed. ~d the was ~nst~ote~ to p~y t~ ~ues of the ~nton Fire ~ep~t to the State Fl~e~'s Assoolatlon for 19~6 ~o~ting $ 2o so. T~e followi~ resolution was introduced, ~ead, ~ upon motion by T~er, seoonde~ by Smoot, ~opted ~1 O0~ssioners voting "yea" ~, ~ or about the 13th d~ of o~er, A. D 190~. by ~ioation of ~lat file~ of Reoor~ in 7ol~e $6, P~ 52~-~27, ~ed Reoords of Denton Oo~y, Texas, whioh sai~ 21at ~ ~duoation estab- lishi~ ~att~'s ~ltion to t~ 3lty of DenOn, Texas ~here was de~ioate~ HOsaok Street, w~oh sai~ Street Is now ~ ~s been sinoe the 21at ~d ~dioation have been of reoo~, re~ins ~opened ~d has not been Use by the pu~l~o as a street, ~venue, highw~, alley or bo~a~, s~e ~ving been olosed ~ ~opene~.~, ~E~9. sines the said Watt~'s ~ition was platted the~e ~s been a o~ in said ~lt~ion ~i~ i$ as the ~llsi~e ~iti~n to the Oit~ of ~n~n, ~s, a~ In sal~ ~llside ~ltion ~other street was ~e~lea~e~ to t~e t~ plaoe of s~d Hosaok Street said Hosaok Street is ~ ~s been oonside~e~ as ~one~, in so fa~ as regals She publio use, BE ~ ~0~ ~Y ~ OITY O~SSION OF OZ~ OF ~TON, ~, ~at, ~saok Street as above mem$ione~ in the~ity of ~nton. Texas, is now remains6 ~use~ ~ ~opene~. by $~ p~lio ~d that ~other street has bee~ ~e~loate~ in ~e plao~ of ~id Hosaok street, the ~lt2 of ~nton, Texas, in so the p~oses ~ use of sai~ Hosaok Street in oonee~ed ~oes hereby ah~ same, ~d t~t ~e le no~ oonsi~- ere~ as a ~lio ~ho~are by ~ld ~ity 2asae~ t~s the 2~ ~ay of ~aroh. A D 1926 March 23, 1926 Mr W H wynn appeared before the ~ommlssion and explained that the waste water from Anderson Street was not ~raining into Amarillo Street and requested the 00emission tO take some aetl0n to have thi water taken care of Motion was made by Turner and seconded by Bailey that the Mayor and Street ~omm- ittee ~we an investigation an do whatever was nee. essary to take care of this water Mr A L Miles appeared before the ~ommiss~on and explained that he thought the valuation as upon his property by the Equalization Board was excess- ive and asked for an adjustment Upon motion by Bailey seconded by Smoot the Secretary was instructed to settle pr year with Mr N~les on a valuation of $ 5,000 00 lng all of his property in the Solomon Hill ~ditton, with- out penalty an~ interest This settlement to cover all of the delinquent taxes against this property Traffic officer Burnett asked ~he 5ommission to set a seals of wages for painting the equate and adjoining streets, as there had been some discussion of the past bills ~eing excessive Motion was maas By Turner and seconded by Smoot that Mr S~.rnett be allowed $ 20,00 for this work each time it wad painted and that all of the work was to be d&ne u~der his sup- ervision The following resolution was introduced, read and adopted ~11 ~ommiseloners voting yea A RESOLUTION AGCEPTING THE PAV~Un~T AND IMPROVEMENT OF SOUTH LOGUST ST9EET, DISTRIGTS &,5,and 6 IN ~ GITY OF DENTON AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANGE OF PAVING CERTIFIGATES AGAINST THE O~I~ERS OF PROPER~Y ABUTTING ON SAID STREET w~tF~, the ~ity Go.mission ~Y ordinance passed on the ~nd day of ~e~ember, 19~5 adJud~ed that South Street betwten the north line of Walnut Street and to a point ~60 feet south of the south line of Street be improved and paved~ in the manner following~ in accordance wi_th pl_ans and~ s~oifioations heretofore adopted by the *ity ~omm~ssion for the pavement and improvement of said stree$s and, T~eeday, March ~Sth 19B6, .W~_E~M the Jagoe 0onstruction Gompany has completed the pavement and improvement of said str- eets in the manner required by said ordinance and said plans and specifications; and, W~EREAS, said pavement and improvement has been carefully inspected by the 0ity Engineer and the ~lty Gommission of said ~ity of Denton, and are in accordance with said plans and specifications in every wa~ satiefaot~ry$ and, WWmWm~, the City Engineer has f~led his final report of the cost of construction and s,id pavemnet and improvement showing the cost to be charged against each owner of px~perty abutting on said streets in the ma~er required by law, therefore, BE IT RES0~V~D BY THE CITY O0~SSION OF THE GITY OF DENTON, TEFAS, that the pavement and improvement of e,id street in districts 4 5 and 6 be and the same iS heresy approved and accepted by the ~ity ~ommission for and on oehalf of the Gity of Denton and each owner of property abutting on said street, and, BE IT FUR~ER RESOLVED, that t e said final report of the said ~ityEngineer be approved and adopted and that the assignable certificates be issued against the owners of property abutting on said streets as evidence of their respe~tive portions of the costs of said aave- ment and improvement in the manner provided b~ lb ab ox-dinan~e adopted by the 'ity Gommission of the 15th day of ~eeember 19B5, and for the respective sums shown in the final report of the Oity Engineer herein adopted Adopted this the 23rd, day of March, 19~6 (Sigmed) B W MoKenzie 9hairman ~ity Oommiseion, Attest ~ity of ~enton, Texas Si ed) C, W Stovall, Oity Secretary Upon proper motion and second traffic affleer BUrnett was instructed to place parking signs on Harm Avenue and Dooust Street in front of the Ham- bu~ger start where parking has been heretofore pro- hibited ~ The minutes of the proceeding meetings were read and approved The following accounts were examined and allowed and warrants ordered drawn for their pays merit General ~und Tuesday Naroh ~3, 1926 G~NERAL FUND Payee Number ~ Amount Fred Rohde 16~84 $ J A Landers ~ 1538§ 14 O0 E A Nall 16386 ~5 30 . . 16402 30 . . 16387 17 O0 Hargreaves Printing Oompany 16390 6 Denton Steam Laundry 16391 17 §9 Starter Servioe Company 16392 16 O0 Alamo ~llling Station 16393 13 A~lamo Storage Gompany 16394 Ted Lewis & Gonpauy 16395 W J Holland 16396 6 50 Goo J Meyer & Go 16397 19 46 Gulf Refi~n~ Oompany 16398 ~ss Printing Gomoan~ 16399 10,00 The Lar$in I fg ~omeany 16400 35 10 Amerioan I~ranoe ~ire ~ngine Go1640~ 78,75 Baldwin Printing Gompany 16404 1 10 Brooks ~rug Store 16405 1,00 Ellis Garage 16406 ~0,60 J A Young 16407 16 65 B H Deavenport & $o 16408 20,00 W M Jagoe Oompany 1~409 3471 75 MArion ~ralley 16~10 30 00 North Texas Telephone Gompa~y 16411 E~3,50 E A Nall 16412 ll,~O ST~.EET & BRIDGE FUND - V LoBodgers 4871 $ 49 65 A~ ~eynolde 487~ 1490 O0 O S Wilkins 4873 1507 00 F A Walker Agent 4874 198.5~ Fred Rohde 4875 16.80 F A Walker A~ent 4876 18 00 Fred Rohde 4877 16 80 Gash 4881 53.59 Fred Rohde 4882 16 80 Garrison's Drug Store 4883 65 05 Jaok Ohristal 4884 2~00 ~olia Petrote~~ wo 4885 80 W G Barnett 4886 18o75 Ohas N Davis 4887 80 00 Wilson Pratt Lumber Go 4~88 6e74 Jas Goods 4889 7 00 J M Bratoher 4890 ~ 50 Eammond & Kirby 4891 10~4 S W Kanad~ 4892 6~0 ~lifford~troud 4893 3 60 Harris Koenig 0o 4894 40 55 ~he Texas ~ompany 4895 5~0~32 G E Harris 4896 1 00 Noth Texas 2el ~o 4897 .40 Southwestern B P GO 4898 16 13 ~k~ginssring Payroll 4899 48966 Jno A Oollin~ 4900 88.50 Ted Lewis & Gompany 4901 42 15 O ~ Taliaferro & Son 4902 ~.50 ~orris Paint & Paper Go 4503 5,85 Gulf Refining Oompany 4904 3~ 00 W M Ja~oe Gompauy 4905 874,00 , . 4906 Q E Burnett 490? 80 O0 Evans Feed ~o 4908 69.90 Tuesday, ~aroh 23, 1926 Upon proper motion and seoond the Gommies~n &d~ourned 'bo meet Thured&¥, ~aroh 25, 1926, A~p~oyed th/s the ~,~, day off ~A D 1926 Olty of Denton, Texas $ity Hall, 9enton, Texas, Thursday, March 2§th, 19B$ The ~ommieel0n met in session adjourned from Marsh ~3, 19~6, with the following loners p~sentl AoKenzle, Miller ~d Absent Smoot and Bailey The following bide were received ~d opened for the oons$~etlon of a o~orete bridge on South E~ Street, to be oonmt~0ted as per plus md speoifiomtione now on fi~e in the ~ineers office ~llio~ MoOrary ~oad ~o $ 900,00 0has N ~vis ~nton Oonst~otion Comply Freak B Hedges 689~5 ~e bid of Fr~k B Hedges was ooneidered b~ So.lesion to be the best ~d lowest bid ~ ~po~ motion by ~er, seconded by ~ller he was the oonSraot Upon p~per motion and meoond the ~o~imsion adJo~ed to meet, We~esday April 7th Approved this th~ ~ay of ~, A~, $it¥ Hall, Denton, Texas, Wedxxssde~, April ?th, 19P~ The 0omm!esion met in session adjourned from M~oh ~.Sth, 1926, with the following ~omm~eeioners present~ MoEenzie, Smoot, Bailey, ~er ~ sen~ ~ Nons A O0~tSee of ~o~ssioners Smoot and ~ller was apointe~ ~ o~vmss the retie of ~ ele0tion held on the 6th, da~ of Ap~l, ~ ~ter said ret~s ~ed in ~e followi~ ret~s~ We, yo~ oo~ttee appointed to o~v~$ ~e$~s of ~ election held in t~ 9ity of ~nton, Te~s, at the ~i$2 ~11 in the $i~ of ~nton,~ Texas, on the $th d~ of Ap~i 19~, for the p~pose of elec- ting a mayor, three Oom~ssionere for ~e f~l te~ Cf two yea~e, a ~lt2 Attorney, A 3ity ~rs~ll, to ~ete~ine whether or not a certain propert~ herein- ~te~ d~sOribed shall be ~exed to ~e ~ity ~f ~nton ~e~s, oeg leave to report that we have oaref~ly ~de a o~vase 0f said eteotion ret~s ~d find the results ms follows~ or: E V Helen ~oeive~ 95~ votes B W MoEenzie ~oeived 10~7 ~or $15~ ~torney ~rion ~alle~ ~eceived 1~70 Fo~ $ity O0~sSioner Z B~ley received ~75 W E Smoot - $08 " ~ ~ 'ri~ " 951 0alums stleber~ ~ ~ 61 " ~o~ ~ity ~arshall J~e Yo~ received 754 votes ~e ~lght - 390 " R M H~fines - ~5 " ~ether or not the followl~ ~esoribed sh~e ~exed to the Oit2 of Denton, Te~s, or not~ ~egl~ing at a point on the east line of the 9it~ limits 364 feet north of its lnte~eotlon with She North ~ght-of-way line of the Mo~ey Highw~ thence east ~ feetS Thence hort~ feet, Thence ~st ~5~feet to a point on the ~st $1t~ Llmit~ lines T~enoe oou~ 150 feet to ~e place of b~i~in~ · or the ~e~tion ~ ~ld te~rit~ 8~ votes ~inst She ~eXation of said territory 13~ vo~es ~r find t~t ~ere were no other for, said offiee$ at said eleotion, ~d that the'total of 8006 votes were cast at s~d election We futhe~ ~md ~at B W MoEenzie received the hi,heat n~be~ of ~$es cast a~ said election f~r the ,4O Wednesday, April ?th 1926 offio~ of Mayor, that Marion ~ralley received the highest number of votes cast at said election for the ~ffioe of 0ity Attorney, that $1aude tastleberry L Bailey and W R Lakey, received the h~ghest number of votes cast at said election for the office of three $ommissioners to ce elected, that J A Youag received the highest number of votes for the office of ~darshall, and that the said respective men should be deolared~eleoted to Said respective offioeA (Signedl W S Miller W E Smoot gommittee The following resolution was introduced, read, ~nd upon proper motion arid seoofld duly adopted= WI~LEAS, at an election held ifl~the ~lty of Ds~ton, Texas, on the 6th, day of April A/ D 192§, at the 0ity Hall, for the purpose of eleoti~ A Mayor 9ity Attorney, three ~o~lssioners for the full term of two years each, a 0ity Marshall and to determine whether or not certain property hereinafter described shall 0e annexed to the ~ity of ~enton, Texas, or not; WHERe, it appears from the returns of said election that B W McKenzie received the highest number of votes cast at sai~ election for the office of that Marion Bralley received th~ highest ~number of votes cast at said election for the office of ~ity Attorney; that Olaude ~astle0erry L Bailey and ~ R Lakey rec- eived the highest number of votes cast at said elsoti0n for the offices of $ommissioner$ that the ~exatiom of the property hereinafter described received the highest number of votes east at said election, and that a total of 2006 votes were cast at s~id election; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CIT£ OO~SSION OF T~E GZ~¥ OF DENTON, TEXAS, That, ~ W HcEe~zis, m~rion ~ralley, ~laude ~astleberry L Bailey, W R Lake¥, J A You~, be and they are hereby declared elected to the res- peotive offices of Mayor, ~ity A~torney, 9ity ~ommiss- ionerfor the ~ull term of two years each and ~ity M~rehall for ~ term of office called for in the ordinance ordering the election, or u~tll their suc- cessors are elected and qualified, and that the fol- lowing decrioed property ce hereb~$deolared to be ~n- hexed to and become a part of the ity of Denton, ~exas, for ever and for all purposes whatever, ~o-wit~ ni~ at a point on the east lime of the ~ity Limits ~6% feet north of its Intersection with the North right- of-way line of the aoKinney Highways The~e &act feet, thence North l~0 feet, Thence West ?~ feet tO point on the East City Limits Line, Thence South feet to the place of ~eginning A~lopted this the day of ~ ,,A D , (Signed) B W MoKe~zie, ity of ~nton, '~e~s Attest (Sl~ed) 0 ~ ttov~ll, $o re tary Wed.needay, ~,px, ll 7th, Upon prol~r motion aud seoond the Gem- mission adjourned to meet Friday, April 16th, it2§ A~testl 0ity of ~nton, ~exas ~lty Hall, Denton Texas, April 16, 1926 The ~ommission met in session a~Journed from April 7th, 19J6 with the following commission- ers present Bailey L~key, ~iller Castle berry and Turner Absent None UpOn proper motion and seoon~ W S Miller was elected Chairman of th~ Commission Upon motion and second Chairman Miller nmned the standing Committees as follows ~'in.~m~_e Bailey md Turmer Police and Fire Turner s~d Gastleberry W r, & Sewer Oastleberry & r,akey Sanitary Lakey & Turner Street & Bridge Lakey & Bail~ Upon prope~ motion and second M~rs O Yancey was appointed a memb~ of the ~ark Board to fill the vacancy caused by the resifna~ion of Lakey Motion warn made by Bailey and seconded ~ ~akey l~a~ mhe ~d o~ ~ w ~Eenzie Mayor be accep- ted and ordered filed with the City Secretary ,~otion was made 0y ~ailey a~ ~eog~ea ~ Lakcy that the Mayor be instructed to give the High School "Bronco" the reg~l_-r ~ page ad at a cost of co The Mayor put 0efore the Commission the pzoposition of allowing the Fire Departmmat Carnival to show in the Gity of Denton without p~ying an occup- ation t~x Upon proper motion and second ~he above request was granted and the Secretary instructed ~o collect no taxes from the carnival Motion was made by Bailey and seconded by lekey that the daily wages of the labc~ers working for the City 0e raised to AC per h~mr, hegiming April 19, 1926 April 1~ th, 19Z6~ Motion was made by Bailey md Seconded by r~ey that the $ity hire a ms~ to tahe the duties of Olt~ Scavenger and Pound man the City to pay this n~w a ss~lary and all fees eolleete& Uy him to be paid into the Gity Secretary Oommzssion#rs Bailey Zakey smd Mllley voting "yea" Gommisalon~s Turner and Gastleberr~ voted "Nay" , whereupon the Oai~mau declared th e motion duly carried The reccomendation fo r ap~ointment of the Night watohme~ as handed to the Mayor by Gity Marshall Joe Young were received and upon pro,er motion and second duly adopted ~ee $ornwell first deputy "All Yea" Ohms Oliver Sec onf deputy ~ - The salaries of the above men were not set but passed until a later meeting The reoomendation of the Mayor MeKenzl~ ·ere received as follows Fc~ the Superinte~dant of the Water Light and Sewer ~e~artmsnt, E T Brewster reccomended at a salary c~ $EE$ O0 per month, Motion was made by Bailey aud seconded by Zakey that tb~ sho~e reoomendation be ratified Bailey, Lakey and Niller voting "Yea" Turner and Caa$1eherry voting "nay" Motion by Turner and Seeonde~ by Castleberry that H T ~rew- stet receive for hie services a salary of $ l?§ O0 per month failed to eax, ry Upon motio~ by Bailey and seconded by Lakey M~s L Hicks was appointed ~ssistant Olty Secretary The mayor's appointment of Bailey Ooffey as Street ~amm!ssioner wa~ unanimously ratified Upon p~oper motion and second the ~omm ss- ion adjourns d to meet Monday, April 19th, 19~.6 Approve this the . day of ... i 19~6. 0i~ Secretary, 0hai~man Olty 0i~ Hall, Deaton le~s, Monday, April 19th, 1926 The Oomm ssion m~t in sessl~ adjourned from April 19, with the following Oommissioners ~ressnt Bailey LakeM, M~ille~ ~d Oast~erry Absent ~er Upon ~oper mot ion ~d s~o~ J W Erwin was appointed Ji~ Secretly at a s~ of $ ~0G 0O p~ month Upon ~rper motion and seoond ~s Bemi~ was ~med head of t~ Soaven~r ~d Po~d departm~t at a s~ary of $ 75 00 o~ month ~ a ho~e ~melse~ him ~ ~ve in ~e duties of ~ese depart~nts were ~ be fixed by the Oi~ Oo~ s~on Upon p~p~ motion ~ seoo~ t~ ~mm~esion stood adJ ~rned Approved this the ~ d~ of ~ 1~ ~ity of ~nt~, Te~s~ ~ Seo~ry 45 T%esd~F, ~pril £?th, 19E$ Commission met in regular April s~ssion ~ith Chairman The following ~ommissioners were present and answered to the roll: Bailey, CaQtleberry, Lak~y Miller an~ Turner i un-a~proved minutes of the ~eoeding meeting s were read and ~p~r oved ~ The following account s were llowed and warrants ordered dr~wnI o~ ~heir respective f--amn~m payment General Fund / B A Pritehard, 16 438 $1 00 American La France FE Co , 4~9 80 ?l The Curtis Co , 4&8 31 65 Russell Sled~ ~o , 441 3 00 Long & King, 44~. 1D ~ Evers Hardware Co , 4~3 ll9 g7 Ted Lewis & Co , 44~ § ~0 Alamo Filling Station 445 l0 34 W J Holla~k%, 446 9 O0 Motor ~ark Garage, 44? 6 ~8 E J Headlee 4~8 i 25 Alamo St rage Col, 449 60 Denton Typewriter ExePa n~ 450 I 50 ~ W $ FxV, oheriff, 451 i Z0 Gulf Refining Co , 452 D 88 J A SooSt. 453 2 50 Jack Chris%al 454 4 75 Denton Record-ChrOnicle, 455 23 10 Baldwin Printing Ce , 456 7 00 Bennett Printing Co , 457 51 ~ The Ellis Garage 458 ll 05 Northern Texas Tel Co , 459 2 50 Reany & Toby, 460 16 58 w J Hollaud 461 ? ~0 otreet & Bridge De~t 0ash for Pay Roll, 4,910 $493 60 C F Ballard 911 62 50 Fred Rohde 91~ ~ 80 Do 913 ED ~0 S M Smallwood, 914 l0 00 A D Rainey, 915 25 00 Cash for Pay roll, 916 A?4 40 ~ F Ballard, 917 6£ ~0 Fred Rohde 918 17 15 C F Pace & (3o , 919 40 16 Evers Hdw Co , 9~0 3 95 Ted Lewis & Co 9El ~.8 15 7Fowler Auto SupGly Co 922 i 00 ~he Curtis Co , 923 2 55 J M Bratoher, 9~4 5 ~ Gulf Refining Go 925 ~9 78 Cash for Pay roll, 926 79 §0 ~ Woodrum Truek Line, 9Z7 5 97 Ra~olia P~trole~ Go , 9E8 D 48 Jagee Const Go , 929 ~88 79 ~rris Koenig Co , 930 60 85 Ram~ & Ivey, ~l 2E 80 Jas B Far,is, 93~ 18 65 Wll~n Pratt Lbr Ge , 93, 5 E0 Gar~ison~ ~ug Store, 935 124 ~ W G B~ett, 936 l0 90 Pieces Pet Co , ~7 ~ 00 ~a8~ f~ ~ ~ll, ~ 500 80 ~ F ~allar~ ~ ~ 6Z 50 ~ April S?th 19~6 Park Improvem~t Fund Cole Nursery ~o , S80 $11 §0 ~ R Lakey, ~§1 ~ 68 R T Vickrey, ESZ 16 ~0 Do 253 18 O0 ~ ~trands Nursery 264 60 10 W R L~ey, 255 8 ~2 Do 2J56 19 10 ' J P Green J§7 ?0 00 ~ Monthly reo~rts of the ~ity Treasurer ~d the Superintend- ant o~ the w L & Sewer ~e~artm~nts were received smd o~dered fi]Ad Th~ following contract was introduced read and upon motion adopted StaSe of £exas County ol Denton ~ ~itnesseth This contract made and entered into this t~e Z?th ds.v of April A D 19 ~ oy and between ~eorge V, Stricker, Mgr,, of the Safety Signal Coml~any of Dallas County Texas hereinafter called o~rty of the first part and ~he ~ity of Denton Texas, herein- after called party of the second part I That ~e party of the first ~art obligates i~self and agrees to install and o~g~n tlz operation of four units of his traffic control system each of the units to ~ located at each of the fou~ corners of the Public Square Each of ~he said units to ~ mounted upon a ~edestal which said construction of the pedestals shall ce under th direction of the CitV of Den~on's ~ngineer and said system ~hall be timed for the use o traffiom 2 ~hat the party of th second part h~reby employs the party of the first part to install ~ Ld oegin the operation of his traffic control e~stem as above described and to provide a proper and suffioi~t soace f~r such installation, ~d the party of the second part a~rees to operate a~ maintain the said system fGr a oeriod to 1~o year~ from the d~te of the installation At end of thc said two years this contract shall ~e extended for a period of optionol ye rs O~ovided that sues extension of the said contract is mutully agreed to ~y ooth the party of the first p~rt .~ the party of t a second ~art, and then only when said agreement of extension is evidenced in writing ani signed by the~ proper author- itie s 3 That the part o the first part is to receive as a consid- eration for said inst llation of the boys described signal system the per~nission of the party of the second part to display advertise- ment~ said advertisements su0Ject to the aoproval of the ~ity Oom- mission of t h~ ~ity of Denton Texas, fof a oonsieeration on the panel or space t)mr~on provided for That party of the secand part agrees t~t sho Id party of the second part fail to operate said signal system in accord noe with the terms of this contract or dem~d that advertisements 0e remo ed therefrom or that the signal system ce removed 0afore the expira~on of this contract that said party of the second part hereby agrees and biz~is itself to pay party of the first part f~ the advertising space aS the rate heretofore charged commercial firms f~ same untlll ~he time this contract would have ex~ired ~hat the party of the second ~a~t is hereoy given the right and ooti n should it c~re to exercise same, to ma~e a~ execute and have a ninety nine year lease on any one o~ all four of the above described units at the e~d of one year from the date of this contract at the rate of one thousand dollars per units or at the end of two years the party of the seooz~ l~rt has the right and option to lease said unit or units from the party c~ the first pa~t or its assigns, for a period of ninety nine years at the rate of eight hundred dollars per unit It is agreed and understood tha$~duri~gthe tin~ the party of the second pert is operating the tr~ff~ control system of the April ~th, 199-6 pa~ty of the first par% in aooordene with the terms of this ooDtraOt, the party of the first part shall have the exclu _ eiVe right th display advertising in connection with the tr~ffi0 control system as furniohed by the Safety oignal 0om- ~an~y, party of the first part herein I The party of the seomud part agrees to furnish the reas- onable and necessary services o the electrical and engineering deDartm~t aud that the construction of the pedestal, the erec- tion of se.~, and the ma~er of extending the wiring to the re- spective units ~f the signal systen shall be det~rmined by the electrical ani e~gineering department of the party of the second part That th~ party ~f the second part is to give full oo-oper- at, on to the party of ~he first part in obtaining th~ use of light poles, telephone poles ~ anything else necessary ~o the oo~struotion of sa%d slg~ol system It is understood and agre4d that th~ advertiz~ng displayed on said traffiow control system anl ~ts parts shall ce artistic and in Eeeping with high class advertz~zng ~nd that the party of the first part shall ha~e at all ties th~ ri ht to remoe ~nd re~lace advertising sighs on said sign~ which s zd advertzs~ me~s shall ~e subject to the a prov~l of the ~arty of thw second paFt ~8 That the party of the second part a~reee to provide a oo~petent pezeon to look after the ~oainten~noe of said traffic comtrcl system and shall keep s~m¢ in operation at leest four ho~rs per day during the period of the contract or agreement, and party of the second part agrees to frnish ~ll power or current to operate and illuminate said system The party of the flr~t part ~uarantees that the equip- me~ he ~hall install in the traffic control system sh~ll be of first class condition free from defects in material ~ud work- manship and agrees during the term of this agreement to provzde ne~ for all wor~, defective or oroken or dama~d part or parts of any unit or units save a~i except light ~looes l0 The party of the second part a roes to p~ss all necessary re~luti ns ~rd~n~oes, rules ~ud r~gulatzons to the consumption of this contract and the proper operation of ~aid system ll It is e~eelally ~greed ~nd understood ~nything to the contrary notwithstanding, that the traffic c~ntrol system inst~lled in,the city of De~ton Tex s by virtue of this contract is the property ~nd shall remain the proper~y of the pa~ty of the first par~, and at he expiration of the term of said contra0t the party of the first part may remove and r~sume p~seession of said system and all its parts ~ It is agreed that the party of the fir st cart wzll have the trSffic control system installed ~nd in operation ~ithin sixty days from the date of this contract City agrees to run w~re to a~d betwee~ ~gmals and reserves space at oot~om f~r ~No Left ~urns" free Witness our hands this the E?th day of A;~il A D 19S6 Safety oignal Company Party of the first part By G W StricAer At'est J iW Erwin, ~he Czty of ~enton, Toxas party of bi~y Secretary the second part By B W MoKenzie Mayor of the City of De~ton Texas Upon motion the mayor was instructed to reno ~e a body from a lot in the Ci~ Cometary owned by I~r F M Phelps I Commissioner Lak~y and I~yc~ cKenzi~ were ~nstruoted to wor~ out a plan for ds~inage of the streets in thc Sohmitz & ~ Rlp~ Addition in conjunction with the property owners April ETth, 19~.b A propo~it~ on for th opening of W~st ~,~ulb~rz~ btreet from Center to ~arnard streets was presented by J C Teasley Administrator of the A W Robertson Estate and u~on motion the matter was referred to th~ Street & Bridge oommittee with in structions to report at he n~xt regular meeting Surety bonds of /~ Co/~el,%~vith the Fidelity & Deposit ~o of baltimore ~d as su_vety and B W NcKen~ie as ~ ayor in the sum of $~,000 00 with the A~tna Casuslty & Surety Co of Hartford,Corm as surety were received and upon motion a~proved arzl ordered filed Side far the pouring of a concrete foundation for the city barn were recc~ed zrom ~ B Hodg~s anl C N Davis and upon motion the contract was awarded to F B Hodgee for a con- siderstzon of ~80 00 it oein~ the lowest and best bid received the re ~or ~pon motion the s~larie s of the newly appointed night w~thhman was set at $75 00 per month Upon motion a committee composed pi i~essrs )/iller and Lakey was appointed to ~elect a firm of auditors for the ~resent ye r A report pi the number of traffic law violations was ~iven ~y Traffic 0ff~oer 3urnett Appointments of I E Huffaker A J Williams, S T Cook, . R Stau!~y T R B~;ook/~ k H 0'Shields, D T ~cainney a d ~ohn Brock as Deputy City ~/arshal~s were approved bpon motion tn~ City Attorne~ w~s instructed to prepare an rdinance re?ulatz~g the parking of vehicles on th~ puOlic square A oommittee comoosed of Cpm B iley and Supt Brewster was a~ointed to ~oe~ bids ~nd purchase a Pord truck for the use ofthe W I~ & Sewer Dept Upon motion the bommisslon stood adjourned until Tu~sd y Eay 3rd, 19~6 cretary ~he ~o~es~on met in session ad~o~e~ f~ A~i 8e~, , ~. O~nte~. rep~ee~ti~ ~e Texas 2o~ ~ ~t Co . ~e~8584 p~sKon to p~eent a pl~ to Bede t~ Oit7 with ~we~ ~ lights. ~d upon motion wa8 invite~ ~ ~b~t his ~pooi~o~ in ~t~ at ~o nex~ ro~a~ moetl~ of the ~01~m~ scions ( A e~n~T).lQ&tion 'f"rom ~e 5ts. ts ~J.T,e 'l'nsuz. Gnee Oomn~.ssion ~elative to revisin~ the ke~ rate was roa~ After dieousolon it wee ag~ee~ to meet all repuirements possible m~ to asoer- ~ain more full~ f~om the Department on points not oleaF, before taking final a~tion ;~,~Jf~e ~;iok Ai~en was hsa~ relative to the improvement of ~Olline Street an~ upon motion the St~eeG Department was order- ~r $o ~2ade ~ie street aa soon aa possible f~em ~ W ~rl~ on ~ & ~1o~ 8~ of the Oollege ~ a bas~ of $0~ O0 relation ~L~8 we~e o~eae~ on the roofl~ of ~ ~ ~otion the oontraet w&8 awards~ to R Groaning at a oost of $150.00. this being t~e best and lowest bid submitte~ upon motion the St~est sad Srid~ Departmen~ was ordered repair the brid~ee on Bolivar -~A N Elm Street8 The followi~ or~inanoe was introduoed an~ upon motion ~lsoO~ on it8 fi~st ~ea~ing$ ~l IT O~I~D ~ T~ 0I~ 'O~SSI~ OF ~ 01~ OF See 1 ~o person s~ll ot~ or ~k a mo~o~ or ot~r. ye~iole on the ~blio Sq~ of t~ Ol~ of ~nt~, Te~8 ex at ~e o~b aro~the Oo~t Eo~e ~ ~d eve~h ~oto~ or ot~ vehiole ~ll ~ ~rke~ or oto~ ~e front ~el8 to 8ai~ ou~b, pro~e~ ~at t~ re~ation wi~ ~r~l~ a8 above se~ ou~ in ~e preoee~l~ 8eotion, A~lele 2 ~ ~ hereinafte~ 8~te~ a~ll not ~ hel~ ~ay ~ on othe~e betwe~ the ho~8 of 6 o sleek ~ M 8 o'olo0~ A K, ~ provide~ ~t~r, ~at a ~r~n e~and ~ path a mot~ o~ other vehlole at t~ o~bnext to ~e ~meos.ho~se~on t~ ~blio Squ~e f~ a perio~ Of time not See ~ ~o person ~all stud o~ ~k a moto~ Jot o~F vehicle on west Oak Street from the Public Square west to the East line of 0e~ar Street next to the curb for a pe~io~ of time exceeding one hour Se~ ~ ~o person ~all .tan~ or park a moto~ or o~er vehicle on ~est ~oko~ Street f~m ~e ~blio Sq~re t~ ~8t line of 0ed~ Street, next to the curb for a pe~o~ of time exoee~in~ one ho~ Sec, 4 ~e violation of ~ pro. sion of this o~ln~oe e~ll oonstit~e a misdemeanor, p~ishaole b~ fine n~t exceed- ing one h~red ~ollars ~$100 00 ) Sec 5 The impert~e of ~ls er~in~oe ~ t~e ffaet Shat t~affie oon~itions are in aced of i~e~te atten$1oa ~ ~e~noy ~ impe~ative public aeeesait2 t~ ~le re~irl~ or~lmnoea to ~ rea~ ~ ~apende~ ~ plaoe~ on ~e aeoon~ ~ tl~, ~ t~t this ordin~oe ~all he In ~11 from ~ afte~ its ~ss~ ~ publieati0n as ~eq~ed b2 law ~sae~ t~s the ~ d~ of ~ A D 19~ Attest W ~ ~ller, Oit20o~ismion, Olt7 ~ ~toa, J [ ~n, ~i~ See~eta~ Te~s App~ove~ as to ~rion B~alley, ~i~ Atto~ey Upon motion of ~ey ~e roles were ~spen~e~ a~ the o~ln~oe plaoe~ on its ee~on~ readi~ upon motion ~f ~ailey the ~les were ~spen~e~ ~ ~e or~lnanoe placed on its ~h~ ~ final rea~i~ f~ Motion was made by satley ~a$ t~ oral--ce be as rea~ upon roll ~all upon ~e question of t~ adoptl0z ef the o~in~ae the followl~ Oo~issioners vote~ "Yea ~ Bailey Cae~lebe~, ~ke2, ~ller an~ ~e~. No 0o~issione~ vote~ ~N~". ~ereupon the Ohair ~ee~re~ the motion prevaile~ the or~anoe a~opte~ as rea~ Upon motion the ~o~sslon a~Jo~e~ Tuee~8~, M~y 2§th, 192~o OommAesion met ~n ~egula~ Ma~ session w£t~ MA 11e~. la'eel~in~ the Fol~ ~le~, Cast. belL ~o~, ~lbr ~d ~ner ~n~ re~r~ off T~oa8~ Woo~wa~ ~8 reoe~ved A ~ba~ ~poFt of a ~ene~al ~nepeot~on of t~ ~re ~aua~s was ~ven b~ ~b ~M8, Fire ~8~11, ~e followin~ aooo~t8 ~re approved ~ wa~nto ~ ~ ~ tho~ ree~otivo ~d8 in ~ent 0 W B~ke~ ~16470 ~ O0 ~ R. L W~lli~oon ~4~6 15 Y5 · ~T8E ~ett 164Y8 ~,0~, Hattie S~th 16480 40 O0 ~Ok Willies, 16481 4~ 10 ~ntoa ~e~lter 16452 1 50 ~ A ~bbe 16484 12 ~ 8j Holl~d, 16485 i ~ R088 P~lntl~ Oo 16486 10 50 ~al~w~ P~nintg Oo 48? 2 8~ 192~ Y~oa 16488 15 O0 ~n~n Re~do~ , 16489 2 10 ~ B~noo, ~490 1~ O0 D Ste~ ~ 16~1 4 85 A-~ ~noe ~ Oo 1649Z 80 21 ~f Ref Oo , 16~g~ 5 g~ ~0 Fill~ S~ 16494 1~ ~amo Sto~o 3o 16495 4 50 ~OR~ & X 0il 16~96 27 00 S~r~n ~ ~eQ 16497 22 6~ W C B~w~, 16498 12 00 T~as Tel ~o 16499 90 Tall~er~o & ~ 16~0 6 60 - W S ~, 16~01 ~5 ~ . B~oko ~ Sto~ 16~02 ~0 . Ho~ell-Y~its ~o 16~ 2 ~ ~ 0 W S~vall, 5007 16504 0 6~ S~eet & B~l~e ~pt J E Wal~ee, 4941 ~0 O0 F B Ho~8, 49&~ 688 ~ Oash fo, ~11 4g,~ 68 10 ~ H~h, 49A4 140 O0 O&Bh f~ ~7 ~oll 4945 599 2D ~ , 4946 9~ Off F B HO~O, 49~ 94 00 J ~ F~ie, 49~0 5~ O~ ~lbralSh FO~th 4g~B 5Z 25 O~b~ Fo~o~ 49~ ~ O0 ~n~on Plbg 0o., ~g~ 1~ 5~ ~.on ~ S~ 4955 2 85 ~i8 Eo~l~ Hdw 49~ 58 46 ~ W ~a~ 495~ 98 45 Piece ~ot 0o~ 4908 ~ ~ _ 9~f Rof Oo 4959 4~ ~ . W. G B~ot$ 4961 5.65 TO~ ~B & O0 4962 24 Z5 Daughert~ 496~ $41 25 ~ Bratoher, 4964 5 40 ,~ Blue P~ Go , ~965 11 45 for ~y~ll 4966 16 10 $ Viokrey, ~8 ~31 50 ~ ~ 1 ~4 ~0 + Xrs W B Oarson was hear~ relative to the ~ost c~ oarl~ for the storm water ool~ott~ on ~ lot ~C for a re-imb~sement of t~ ex~ense upon mo~ on th~ ~s referre~ to a oo~ittee oompose~ of Mea8~ H T Brewst~, Mr R E Oobb was hear~ relative to re-e~fagl~ ~ou~ Elm Street from the ~blio bq~re to Syo~o~e Street upon motion of ~ey the Street ~partme~ was inet~ote~ this section ~f 3ou~ E~ the a~e treatm~t as ao~orde& streets of like eonet~etion Upon moron of Bailey ~e City becretar2 was a~oept the 19~ ~n~ltion of ~e ~nton Hospital at a val~tion of $1,000 O0 in ~ew ~ t~ publ~ free serves to patients Upon motion ~e Oity a~ee~ ~i~ Ben ~itz, Oo~lssloner to gra~e an~ lev~ No~ E~ Steer from Oolle~ Street to the ~w~ p~per, pro~ed the p~perty wo~ ~Y the Sta~ Oontraot~s to re-s~faoe it wi~ the a~e ~terial as ~e~ on ~e Upon motion ~ City Att ~ was inat~ete~ to pre~e ~ or~in~oe or~ering ~ election to ammd t~ ~ity fixing the t~ limit ~ ~ 50 on the one h~d val~tion, one ~ollar of w~oh ~o~A ~ use~ fo~ ~ohool ~intenanoe Upo~ motion ~0~0 each was all~we~ aa ~ aa five ~el~atee from t~ Dent~ Fire ~tm~t, e~ensea ~ the Sta e Fire~n's Oonvention at ~rli~en, Texas ~pon motion ~ street ll~t was or~ere~ installe~, ~er thc direction of H T Brewster, on ~de~som Upon motion t~ Mayor was iast~te~ ~ P~ ~e expense of ~gging a ~$t~ ~ oo~e~tl~ approximately ~0 feet of water pipe o~e~ b2 T L Willis ~ ~e Oity ~pom motion t~ W ~ L ~pt. ~s initiated to e~lpme~ f~ 12 atree~ lights u~on motion ~be following deputies was app~e~: F E M~oa~, A D ~s, J D ~in m~ ~ Robe~9 ~ ~b~ of ~st · ~st ~s hear~ ~e~tive to ~e =on~ition of ~ Oi~'e aoco~s ~ upon motion was in- .t~ote~ to set up a oolite fin~oi~ stateme~ of eaoh &epa~n~ ~ to aaeer~ln t~ oon~ition of t~ ~el~aq~nt rolle b~ m~ling e~h t~ ~e~ a state, hr as ~o~ ~ety honda Of ~5,0~ ~ of ~1,000 ~, both exeouted b7 ~e Fidelit~ an~ ~poeit ~o 0f Baltimore, ~ , ~e reoeive6 ~ approve~ e~3eot to the apparel of the ~i$2 Atto~e7 ~,~.00 Kth ~e ~erio~ S~et7 ~o of ~ew Yo~k as I~t7. a~ ~e Yell~ Cab ~2.~ ~ Kth the Fidell~ ~on 0as~l~ Co of ~l~a. Texas. as m~. were reoeived ~ appro~ sub- ~eo$ to t~e approv~ of t~ 0it7 Atto~e7 Upon motion t~ ~as inat~ote~ to re~eem ~l.0G0.00 Sohool Ho~ Improvemmt Bon~ E ;~rett ~o ~e~ interest Upon motion ~e Oo~salon ato~ a~3o~e( ~til Cit7 Hill .Tu~e let, lg~6 o ~he follow~ 00ml88io~r8 were present ~ answe~ to She roll salley, Oamt~ber~, ~e~, ~ller ~ ~ J J~uary was present a~ asked ~at t~ ~o~iesion 1~ a water pipe t~ou~ his block wl~ a proposition ~ ~o- ~te a 10 foot alle2 fo~ t~ pu~e No a~em~t 00~ ~eaehe~ ~d ~e Chair ~eela~ the request re~se~ ed ~haa H smoot ~preaentin~ the P~k Bo~, ~queat/t~e eity to p~o~se a mower to be ~e~ on t~ ~k ~o~e Upon · ~tlo~ a oommittee oompose~ of ~ss~ ~ey a~ ~e~ appeinte~ to reoeive bi~s on the oost of ~ls w T ~ett, Supe~ntendant, ~ a n~ber of ~ Sohocl Boa~, were present ~ aake~ ~e ~o~iselon to ~0~ t~ soard of Eq~lization to raise t~ t~ ren~itlo~ t~ a basle ~ $9,000,000 for sohool p~p~es a~ it was so Mr Oro~lte reoo~ende~ a bet~r s~stem ~ llght~ ~0~a a~ t~ Nor~ ~ar~ 3~hool ~ upon motion t~ mt~ was refe~re~ to ~ H T Brewster Monthl2 report ~ ~oo~endationa ~ ~e ~r was rea~ ~ ordere~ fi~ed ~pon motion a oo~ittee was appointed compose& offsets. B~le2, ~e2 a~ B~ewster to p~chase a The following or, in.ce was int~duoe~ an~ plaoe~ on its first reading ~ ORDIm~0E ~IXIm~ ~ ~AL~S OF ~ O~XCI~ ~ITT 0F DENTON, TE~, ~OR T~ ~IS0~ XE~ BE~I~I~G ~E I~ 0RDAiaED BY T~ 0II~ O ~SSION 0F T~ ~ OF D~O~, clinton, Texas, be ~d the s~e are ~ereb~ ~xed reepeetive~ aa follows ~e Mayor shall ~1~ ~ceive the a~ of $2,700 ~e 0i~ At~orne. shall .~=11~ .eoeive t~ ~. of ,1.~00 00 The 0~t2 M~s~ll a~ll ~1~ ~eee~,e t~ s~ of$1~5~ 00 xhe driver of Fire ~ne No 1 ~all ~--~.~ reeeive t~ s~ of $1,5~ 00 No ~e ~river of ~l~e ~ine/~h~l ~n~lF receive of 91,~00 00 ~e 0ity Health 0ffioer s~ll ~1~ receive the e~ ef The 0iff Seoreta~ ~all ~ ~oeive the ~ of $~,~ 00 T~ Street 0o~ias~e~ s~ll ~112 reoeive~ t~ s~ of $1,~00 00 ~ ~e Superinten~t of t~ Wat~ & ~t ~part~t ~.~llF receive the s~ of ~2,7~ 00.~ ~e City of ~on s~l mont~y contribute to the ~l~- teaanoe of the ~dieS Rest Room ~e s~ of ~5 55 ~eotlon 2 Th&t ~11 salaries herein fixed shall be due an~ payable the first bay of eaoh month and sl~all be effeotive as herein set out on and after t~e first day of Ju~e, A D ~eotlon 5 That all salar~e 8 herein provided for shall be paid out of the General Fund exoept the Street Oommias~aner Which shall be paid out ~ the Stx~et & Bridge Funds a~d the 9uperintondant c~ th~ Water & Light Dept whic~ shall be paid OUt of the Water Works Fund8 of the Oity c~ ~enton, Texas, ,b~ warrants d~aw~ on sueh fund8 ei~ed by the Oit¥ Secretary ~,and oountersigned b~ the Mayor Seotlon 4 That thio ordinanoe ~hall be in full force ,effeot from ~d after its passage and approvsl o Passed this the let bay of June A D 1926 W 8 Miller, 5h~irman ~1~ Oom- ,,Attest mission of the ~1~7 of D~ton, Texas Approved aa to fe~m Marion Bralle2, ~it~ Attorney ~pon motion ef La~y the rules were suspended and the O~-_e plaoed on it seoond reading ~ Upon motion tf Tu-~er the rules were suspended and the o~Alnanoe plaoed on its third and final reading for adoption Motion was ~ade by ~'ur~er that the ox~l~anoe be adopted as read Upom r~ll call upon the question of the adoption Of the ord~wee the following Oo=m~eeloners voted Yea" B~tle~, 0aetlebsrry, Z~key, Miller and Two. er No sioner voted ~Nay" Whereupon the Ohair declared the motion l~evailed and the ordina~oe adopted as Seed ~ A~e follo~ing ordinanoe was lntroduoed a~d pl~oed on its first rea~ing~ A~ 0RDINANOE Y~LWI~NG TH~ TAXES FQt ~ YEAR I926 IN A~D FOR T~E OlTY OF DENTON, TEXAS ~E ~ 0RDAX~ED BY ~E 0IT~ O0MM~SSI0~ OF ~E ~ITY OF Seotio~ 1 That the~e be and there is here now levied ~the following tax on eaob one hu~ed dollars valuation of taxable pro~ert~ within the eor~orate limits of te 0ity of ~ento~, Texas, to be assessed and eolleoted by the Searetax~ for the pul-poses hereinafte~ stipulated, for the yea~ 1926 For Sohool Mainten~noe ~und the ~Am of ?§ cents on the one hundred dollars valu~tion ~or Street an~ Bridge Fund the sum of 50 oeats on the ~e hundred dollax-s valuation Mot the ~ener~l Fund the sum of S2 oente on the one hundred dolla~ valuatioa Fo~ ~en~x~l Indebtedness Funding Bonds Sinking Fund the su~ of 005 oents on the one hundred dollaA's valuation For ~ohool ltouse ~mprovement Bonds No 1 Sinking Fund the sum of 005 oente on the one hundred dollars valuation For Soho01 Horse Improvement Bonds No ~- Sin~ing ]~und the s~ ofo612 ~ents on the one hundred dollars valuation For Sohool House Improvement Bonds ~o ~ binking l~und the su~ of 06 oeltts on the one hundred dollars valuation Fo~ Sohool House ~mprovement Bon~s No 4 ~inking ~nd the eu~ of °02 oents on the one hun~A-e~ dollars valuation Fa~ S~hool House I~p~ovement Bonds No 5 Sinking F~.~ the su~ of 14 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation Fc~ Sohool House lmproveme~ Bon~s No S Sinking Fund the sam of °02 Orate on the one humtred dollars valuation For Sohool Debt l~uding Bonds Sinking Fund the sum of .01 sent on the one hun~ed dollars valuation For Water Works ~ Construction Bonds Sinking the ~a~ of 02 oe.~ts on the one hundred dollars valuation Fc~ Sewer ~omtr~tio~ Bonls Sinking l~und the su~ °91 oent onu the one hundred dollars valuation Fa~ Sewer Oonstruotion Bonds No ~ Sinking Fund the e~a Of 01 ~ent on the one hundred dollars valuation FOr Street and Sidewalk lmprovem~t Bonds Sin~ing Fund the sv~ of 01 oent on the one hundred dollars valuation FC~ Stx-eet 0onetruetion and Iml~ovem~t Bonds Sinking Fund ~_~_~_ su~ of ~5 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation F~ Park and ~rk Improvement Bonds S~nkin~ ,Fund the su~ of 065 oents oa the one hundred dollars valuatiO~lo .T~e let, 19~-6 For the m~lntena,~se aad ~ee~ a~ ~ 0~ ~ ~e =~ O~ ~e~ o~ ~ o~e ~e~ ~o~a several purposes a~ here now lev~e~ upon ea=h one ~oll~c val~t~on, wit~n the oo~o~te 1~t8 of t~ ~eot~on ~ ~e ~s here n~ l~ed ~d the~ s~ assessed ~G oolleote~ for the 7el~ 1926 a poll t~ of ~e betweon t~ agee of ~wen~; one a~ 8~x~7 7e~8 o~ who a~e ~ot exempt ~de~ t~ ~aw8 cf t~ =~te o~ ~exa8, ~eot~ 4 The~ L. he~ now leTie~ ~d ~e~ shall be sol. steal f~ ~ ye~ 192~ a E$~i~ $~ o~ ~ee f~m sash m~le oitiz~ of t~ 01~2 of ~a, Te~s. betweea the ~ee of twenty one a~ fort7 five 7ea~s of ~e who are not exempt ~der the laws ~ of t~ S~$e of ~e~e, the O~ter of t~ Oit7 of ~nt~, Texas, w~oh aal~ t~ ~1 be p~able in advise, ~ ~all be five ~ol~r8 if not Seotion ~ ~t t~8 or~ln~oe ~all ~ in ~ ~e ~4 o elf eot from ~ afte~ its paaa~e ~ publioatioa aa ~qui~4 b7 law Pasie~ this ~e let ~ of J~e A D Attest W S ~lle~, Ohai~ J W. ~n ~it2 Seoreta~ Oit70o~insion, ~, Texas Approved aa to form ~rion Bml~, ~lt2 Atto~e2 ~pon motion of ~mer t~ ~es were e~pen~e~ ~ ~e ~in~oe plaoe~ on its seaon~ Upon motion of ~r the ~lee we~ s~pen~e~ a~ the o~i~nee p~oe~ on its thir~ ~ final ~ing fo~ ~tion was ma~e by ~er that the or~i~oe be a~opte~ as ~ead ~pon roll ~all upon the question of ~e a~opt~on the o~ia~oe the followi~ Oo~issioners vote~ ~te~ "N~" ~e~eupon ~e ~hai~ ~eo~ t~ motion ~ t~ or~in~oe a~opte~ as rea~ ~pon motion t~ Oo~lesion Apgrove~ J~e 2~d Ohai~ 0on~nieKon met in ~e~ule~ June session with Conm~esioner ~e follow~ 0o~88~o~8 ~ p~esen$ ~d ~8wo~e~ to , ~aent~ ~lb ~, ~ ~o~th~ ~eporta ~ ~oa8 Woodwar~ -~ easy ~ ~oeivo~ ~ o~ere~ file( ~o fOllO~ SOO0~t8 we~ approve~ a~ w~F~t8 or~ere~ ~ ~a~ o~ thei~ ~spe=tive f~8 in ~ontl l E 0oo~ 16,~20 2~ ~ ~ L ~laok ~,521 2~ ~ ~ ,~ ~G G Ho~ 16~02~ 6 40 ~ Wlll~ ~ne7, 16,~5 6 ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ett. 16.58~ 18 50 ~ Reoo~ ~n 16.5~8 5 20 ~e~ & lve~ 16,5~ 8 80 ~. K0t~ ~k 16.6~1 8 ~5 ~o Filli~ Sra. 16,5~ Z 22 ~ ~ ~o St~e CO 16,5Z~ ~,70 ,-- ~t~ Ste~ ~ 16,5~ 2 40 ~i~e~o & ~0a 16,~6 2 80 ~e~e o , 16,5~ 9 ~5 Street & B~i~e ~_ ~ss, 4,96~ $1 O1 , ~aeh f~ p~roll 4,~68 50~ ~ ~ 4,9~0 484 40 , ' ~eople8 lee ~o , 4,972 4 ~ S L ~l~n, 4.97~ 43 ~8 ~0~8 H~W, 0Oo, 4,974 1~ 45 ; K B~a~o~r, 4,9~6 4 ~ ~s P ~ ~aint ~O &,980 11 ~ ~olia Pe$ ~o 4,981 2 40 ~ ~Reflai~ ~o ~, 982 80. ~ Pieces Pet 0Orp, 4,98Z ~9 79 ~ J B, Fa~8 4,98~ 109 08 A, ~ Va~ 4,985 & ~ Wits~ ~tt ~b~ 4,986 21 ~5 ~' G W ~P$in LbF 4,98Y 2Z~ 20 - ~ ~s Fee~ S$o~e, 4,988 118 6~ F B K0~B. 4,989 142 00 ~ 9 A. ~li,. &,gg0 8~ 12 0ity ~ ~ Roll 4,99~ ~8 20 ~ , WOod, 86~ 1~ -- i ~equest of Ol~z~8 fo~ t~ extension off t~ wate~ ~ia8 on WeSt 0~ St~et ~8 app~ved at t~ Su~ ~nten~nt ' 9f ~ W & Lo ~p~nt was inst~to~ to ~e t~ extension to the end. of West Oak Street Mr C T Storm request the extension c~ a 4" m~in on Johnson Street whioh was approveb and the Superintendent inetruoteb to make the extension A petition was ~reeenteb by 3 J Wisdom an~ other erty owners for the pavin~ of Pan. bls Street an~ upon motion the proposition was approveb an~ a 4" water main orbere~ to replaoe the 2" main on this streets Upon motion the Olty Attorney was lnetruoteb to prepare the proper or,inshore steering this paving distriot Substitute bond of C L Oliver, sight watohnan, exsouteb in the sum of $1,000 O0 Oy the Fibelity Union & Oaeualty Os Dallas, Texas, was a~proveb subJeot to the approval o~ the Attorney ]~ibe were reoeiveb tot the purehate of a graber a~b upon motion the oontraot was awarded to J D A~une & ~o at pa~a~le one-third rash year on ~u~e 15th, 1927, i~2~ ~d 1~29 Upon motion ~z a ~-oup aooidsnt insu~.a~oe poli~ ~overing the members of the 7oluntesr Fire Department baeeb on an~att~ndanoe of 25 members and exeouteb by the U S Fi~elit~ & Guara~t~ Co of ~altimore, Mb , in the sum of $1,000 O0 was Permission was given Messes Ho~e8, Blagg mb O'Rear to pay their pro rata tax ~nr 19~5 on vaoant lots p~ohaee~ ~rom Ray Diokson on a basis of ~00 O0 rash, this valuation being a~eed $0 by M~ Dlokson who was present Upon motion the Superintendent of the w & L Dept was inetru~ted to ~lsoontinue the servise on all patrons who are belinquent after the 10th of rash month The following ordinates was lntrobuoe~ ~nb plaoe~ on its first rea~ing A~ ORD~CE API~INTIN9 A BOARD OF F~ZATIO~ FOR T~ ~I'~' OF DENTON, TF~, FOR I~E YEAR L92%~ DEFZNZN9 TZ~E ~EI~OF, FIY. IN~ T~r~. TIME OF I~TIN~, PROV~DI~ A OO~F~A~ION BE IT ORDAI~D BY ~ ~I~ OO~SSIO~ OF T~ ~I~ ~ ~TO~, Section I T~t ~ O. Y~o~, J B ~ ~ 2 Peli~ be ~ ~e~ a~e ~by appointe~ as a B~ ~ f~ t~ ~ty of ~on, Texas, ~r t~ 2ea~ 192~ Seotion 2 Sai~ B~ shall receive ~e ~eseesz~t rolls ~ books from the Oit2 Seore~y ~ s~ Oit~ ~r ~rre~tion, equalization, appraise~ ~ apparel ~d eh~l see t~t ever~ ~reon in said Oity has ~ende~ his or he~ beth ~al ~d pe~son~ ~d mixe~ at a fa~ ~ ~t val=e of al~ i~p~ve~ lots a~ t~ value ~ a~ imp~ve~ts, ~ ~ value of all ~improve~ lots in sa~ Oit~ ~d ~1 ~ ~ pe~fo~ ~y ~d all aote sn~ ~uties ia t~ m-.~e~ ~ ~ t~ ~aa Vrovi~e~L by~h~ laws of ~ S~te ~ Te~l. gove~i~ m~ ~ ~oa~. 8eotion ~ ~t m~be?m of m~ ~ ~11 o~veu at ~e ~O~t7 ~1 of ~iA Oit~ on t~ 1~ ~ ~ere~$e~ at ~oh times as ~oh B~ My p~, or ~ ao028~ f~ a ~1, fal~ m~ ~mplete ~8o~ of ~ei~ ~eeeive aa ~omp~ea~on In ~1 f~ ee~ e2 r~e~ed here- ~ ~e~ ~e ~ ~ ~o~ per ~itz ~ee~e~ aa ~$~d by law e~eo~ from u~ ~e~ its ~os~ AStemt G T ~e~. ~Oti~ O~i~n J · ~a, Oity ~o~sioa, ~n~n, Texas ~lt2 Se~ta~ Upon mo~ioa ~ Bailey ~e ~loz were ~n~e~ ~ t~ o?~n~ee pl~e~ om its aeoon~ ~on moron of Oastlebe~y ~e roles ~re ~ o~i~ee pl~e~ on its third a~option. Motion was ma~e b2 Bail~ ~a~ t~ o~n~oe be a~opte~ as ~a~ Up~ ?oll oall upon the question of the a~option of ~ o~i~ee t~ follow~g oo~iamio~rm vo~ 'Yea" ~ll~. CaeSarean. ~2 ~d ~er No Ocmmtielo~ yoga N~" ~e~oa the O~i~ ~eola~ ~e mo~on p~evaile~ the or~ln~e a~pte4 aa rea~ Upon motion ~e Oo~8sion atO~ adJo~ed ~1 We~es~ ~e 2~. 1~ at ~ ~ o'~look. Ap~ove~, ;~ ~th. 19~ ~o the Flret ~atio~l B~ re~ing $~e lnte~st on ~l~ ~al~eee ~ upon motion ~e A~l~e were iaat~te~ ~ settle aeoo~i~ ?here being no f~er b~iness Ap~e~, J~y 2~, 19~6 Seore~a~ ~i~n, 01t~ 8omie~on 61 Tuesday, ,Vul~ ~.?th, 19~6 The 0onmission met Xn regular July session with The fo~lo~ ~ssione~8 ~e p~eso~ ~d ~owe~ed to t~ ~11~ ~ley. ~ast~. ~ a~ ~ner. Abs~t Un-ap~ove~ minutes of t~ preoe~i~ ~eti~8 were read Ron~ repo~e of Tress Woodwa~ a~ Seo2 E~n we~ ~oeive~ m~ orte~e~ ~le~ The follo~ aooo~a ~ reoeivei ~ ~r~ts ~e~ ~ ~ th~ ~eopeo~ve ~n~s in p~elt~ t ~ F~i~t Tr~sfe~ Oo . 160~ $2 25 D ~ Me~ith, X65~ ~ O0 ~on Reoo~ ~ ~5~ ~ O0 T~ ~eo ~ ~ Var Co. 1655~ ~ 50 M A ~e~eon, 165~9 ~ 80 Ho~t~ Tez Telo0o , ~5~0 1 45 ~i~e~o & Son, ~561 6 25 ~ Refining 0o.. 16~4 ? 90 ~ Bat ~ Eleo Oo 16665 ~ ~ Re~ey & Toby. 165~ Z 72 H A ~derson. 499~ lS ~ Cash f~ 2ay roll 4994 442 80 S L ~il~n. 4996 18 ~ ~aeh f~ pa~11, 4%9T 442 80 S L ~ll~n, 4999 81 40 ~li~oe ~lll~ ~o , ~01 ~ 28 F A W~ke~ ~ ~ ~8 1%~ 8~ W P Ora~oek. ~ 17 ~5 Oamh Ite~. 5~5 5 5~ ROy Voert~. 5006 075 The O. F ~eaae Oo , 5008 15 38 S, W ~a~. ~09 ~ 25 J B Fa~la. 5010 31~15 ~. B~tohe.. ~01, S 40 Motor Co . 501S 16 51 Tel ~wis ~ Co . ~14 50 90 G W 8ha~il~ 5015 615 O0 ~ei~t T~sfer 0o.. 5016 50 ~ Vivid, 5020 4 ~5 s Yee~ Sto~, 5021 14 O0 ~laok ~wa~e Co , ~Oa~ 715 84 J K Bereft, ~024 ~Z 50 P~ ROll, ~ ~ , ~a5 ~5 lO W. ~ G~em, 26~ ~2 ~ ~ H smoot, ~65 ~ 40 ~ole N~se~ ~o , 266 ~ ~5 F~ei~t T~sze~ Oo , 26? ~ O0 ~l'~ l~olioe proteotion was requ~ste~ by the business men represented by Mr 0 A Skiles far the business seetton ar0un~L t~ N T S T Oollege a~ ~ a~eeme~ was m~e with ~ 0~well ~o m~e t~a ~d all othe~ business seo~loas at night, ~ expense aooo~t ~ $~ 00 W~ mon~ bei~ allowe~ ~ fo~ t~ use of his oar ~ ~pon mot~ ~e 0it~ Atto~ey was l~t~ote~ to pre.re a t~affio o~in~oe ~er t~ ~reotioa of ~ B~ett ~ al~ , ~ o~imnoe amendi~ t~ present dog o~in~oe ~on motion t~ ~all ~a i~t~oted to remove t~ h~a~ ~ ~rain ~e hole ~ug in ~e R B Penner lot on Sou~ ~auSt St Upon motion ~ expense aooo~ ~ $10 00 pe~ mon~ ~e all.ed D N Beair~ f~ the ~e ~ hie aa~ in ~he ~emoval ~ ~ea~ ~im~s from ~e streets upoa moron E~st & ~st were inst~ote~ to aooe~t ~e ~elin~t t~ rolls p~or to 1~ as a ba~a for setting up the eit~'e aooo~ts The ~2or'a ~epo~t was ~a~ ~ o~e~ ~led Upoa motion ~e 0o~a~on sto~ a~o~e~ ~til Sa~ ~ ~let 1926 App~ved A~at 24th, 1~26 O:~%Z Kal1, Satui~alg .TUly ~18t, ~O ~o~88~0~8 mot ~ oeo~on 8~3o~e~ f~m J~ 2~th 1026 ' 1~ Ab~nt o foll~l~ o~anoe was ln~e~ ~ p~ood ~ its ~X A ~SOL~ION ~AS~ ON T~ 2$TH D~ ~ J~Y, 1926, ~IS~ ~' S~ al~ FOR ~ ~A~ ~D ~~ ~ ~oa ~'~, ~ 8~T ~D~T 0~ ~T, IN THE 0l~ 0F ~T~, T~A8,, ~soy~tion o~eri~ t~ ~i~ 900~ to adve~$18e fo~ oeal- od b~g f~ t~ ~v~ent and lm~ov~t of N~l Avenuet 8t~ 8~ hat O~ 85~Oe% In She Oity of ~nt~, T~8,' Oo~F~ ~t~ ~ferenoe to a~vertlsing ~r b~ ~ N~i Aves nu~ ~e~J~ t~ ~ line ~ West ~ Street and t~ 1~ 9~ So~p~e 3t~ootj T~8 Steer b~ the ea8~ 1~ . . o~'bll~Av~ ~d ~ woof li~ of Texas & Paoif~o ~ rxght o~m~J and E~t O~ 8$~eet b~we~ ~e e~t l~e ~ ~F~ ~t S~t ~ the ~8t line of ~8 & hoifio ~lwq ~g~t of w~, l~ ~ ~ ~n$~.~o~8, w~ ~eotio~ were l~dve~ontlF plaSmA.In 8ai~ ~esclu~o~, in~ whi~ ~reotion8 h~e not been oa~o~t, ~d whloh ~eotlo~s ~e City Co~ sion does not ~eeX~e t~ ~ve oa~led T~ ~I~ OF ~TON ht 8ai~ ~eoolu~on ~88ed ~ t~ of ~ 1926, and ~tit~e~." A Feso~u$i~ o~e~i~%t~_~$~ p~t ~ ~o~1 Ayon~ T~8 street ~d hst Oak 9~ee$, She~l~ of ~on, Text, bo and the sam is hereby 8 o~m~e s~ll t~e offset sn~ be in foFoe It 8 ~ 88~0 · ~ ~ ~On of Oaat~obeFr~, t~ ~e8 we~e e~pen~e~ e~ ~9 91ao~ on its aeeo~ Vpoa n~ion ~ aail~ the rubs were suopenied a~ ~e ~d~noe Mo~O~ w~ m~ b~ hiley ~t the o~oe bo a~o~o~ a8 ~ ~O~'~X1 0~1 ~on ~e question ~ the a~p$io~ ~ ~e o~- ~in~noe, ~ ~e follt~ ~o~is~ o~s vote~ Yeaz ~iley, Oastleo be~, ~e2 ~d ~o So Oo~issi~er ~te~ H~ Ju:l~ 51.t, the Ohai~man deolared ~he ~i~ ~ev~e~ ~ the o~=e a~opte~ as ~e follo~n~ o~n~e ~s int~od~e~ fl~st ~oadi~ OF D~TON, ~D OR~ING S~D B~DS ~R SAID ~ROV~ OF SAID ~R~ONS T~t, ~ereaa, t~ ~ ~nee~ ~s he.torero ~d ~ a~oifio~lono fo~ the lmp~ov~t ~ r~lng, ~ing,~~ ~ ~ng ~ t~ oo~truotlon of ou~bs, gutto~, sewers ~ains, and neoessa~ work In oo~eo~on t~ rewl~, of the in~ Street8, to wit NO~ A~ betwe~ the north line of West O~ 8aFoot ~ She oouth line of 8oript~e Street ~YA~ 3T~T between the east line ~ Bell Argue west l~e of To~8 & h~lflo Rallw~ ~igh~of-~ ~T O~ ~T betwe~ t~ east l~e ~ No, th ~$ ~d the west line of Texa8 & Paoifio hllw~ ~of-~ ~ioh 8~ streets ~all e~h beand oonstimto ~d w~l~ separate ~d inde~ndent ~it or dist~ot ~ ~ve- ~a~? ~ ~t~on of s~d im~v~t8 in ea~ separate ~ ot~r ~lt or distriot ~eaeoessmo~8 to be lovie~ ~a o~o~ ~it or ~iot~lot s~ll be ma~o aoo0~ to the Ooet ~f ~ ~- p~v~ento In that ~rtl~lar ~lt or ~8t~ot, ~d ~ ~ ~e b~its aoo~ to the ~p~t~ ~ ~a~n o~ p~a xn t~t p~tiouhr ~it or ~iet~ot, ~0112 ~ en- ti~ly independent of the o08t and of the bestir8 aoo~ b~ ~a~a of the i~ovem~t8 in ~y of the o~er ~it8 oF ~S, said p~s a~ s~floa~m8 have bee~ to the Oit~ ~o~eelon fo~ approval an~ I~pti~, an~, ,, ~, o~ phno and s~o~floatlo~ ~ve beon e~lne~ and oonsl~ere~ ~ ~e cia2 Co~aelon, the 8~0 sro ~e~- b2 ap~ve~ and adopte~ as t~ pl~8 ~ 8peolflo~lon8 for lmp~v~e~ s DEHTO] ~t ~e ~lty Seoret~2 be an~ lo he~b2 o~de~d $0 l~ed- iaSe~ a~vertise f~ aeale~ ~s f~ t~ oo~tmotion of 0~ ~ov~ento on said ~rtion8 of sai~ ~0~ Argue, Te~o ~ East Oak Street, in aooo~oe ~th 8ai~ plans an~ speoifloa- tions, ~ioh said a~vertis~ent 8~11 be publi~e~ $~ tlmoa~ t~ ~nton Reoor~-Ohroniole, a newspa~ ~ g~l ~ro~en publio~d ~ t~ Oit~ of ~nton, ~exa8, tho ~t of whi~ ~ion8 8h~l be not less t~n five ~8 p~ior M t~ ~ ~ A~t, 1926. ~on ~ioh 8aid ~ate a~ bl~8 8~11 be open~ b2 ~he ~lSy O0~8~on in re~ 8e8810no ( S~ bl~8 ~all be filed wi~ the ~i$2 Seore~2, of, the ef ~n~a, and the Oit20o~iosioa resets t~ ~t to ~Jeot ~t ~io or~anoe 8~11 t~e effeot nd be In fores f~om ~ afte~ it8 ~ss~e PASSED ~D ~ROV~D, this Z1 ~ ~ J~2, 19~ 65 ~ , ~,U}on mo~on of ~aile3r ~e m~a we~ ~s~enlet ami ~n- al ~, ~on ~oll oall u~n t~ ~est[on of t~ adoption of the or~l~oe t~ ~llow~ flo~issione~ ~te~ Yea B~, Oastlo- be~, ~ke7 a~ ~e~, NO Oo~8alone~ vote~ N~ ~reupo~ ~,~h~i~,~ deol~ed t~ motion prev~led a~ the or~oe ado~ e~ a8 c~ ~ ~o~ ~tion the Oo~s~ ~ers ot~ adtou~ed ~ttl ~oda~ Aunt ~th, 1986 Se~~ t~ ¢om~o~on, i 66 AUgUSt lOSh, 1926 ~om~lesioners mt in session a~ouA~e~ frc~ Au~us$ LOth, 19~6 ~e follo~ C~isalone~ were ~esent ~d ~swe~ed to the ~oll hlley, ~astleber~, ~key, ~ller ~ ~, ~e foll~ing resolution was ~e~ ~ upon m~ion' a~opte~ ~0~UTION AU~0RIZINO ~YOR ~D SE0~ TO ~ROGA~ ~ ~l~ ON At an ~ou~d Mee~agof the Olt~ ~o~a~oa at~ a quo~ was p~s~t, hel~ on 10 ~ of A~ 1926, t~ fOll~i~ ~e~ lution ~s ~, the Ol~ cf ~n o~s a acts for the e~ ef ~o~ ~e~ ~en~ ~t ~d ~o/100 ($~8,00) ~l~s, si~Ye~ F. ~ ~zor, ~2able to t~ o~er of · M J~oe, aeo~ a ~ee~ of t~ ~e~r~e~ in Vel $4, ~ge 28~ ~e~ ef 9~a, ~ntom ~o~ty, Te~s, an~, ~S, L R, Wo~son, G~i~ of t~ Es~te of AiSle Eol~o~, holds a note of ~ee ~o~ ($~,00) si~ed by F M ~or ~d seared b~ dee~ of trust rear,et w~h is a first lien on the lot No 1 in Ble~ Ne 25 of the Ool~ge Ad~tion ~o t~ Olty of ~toa, D~n 0o~, ~ ~llydeso~bed in,he a~ve ~en~o~eeas off--t, ~, ~R~S, the ~a ~st and Sa~s S~ is ~ a lo~ to Jo~ ~le an~ wife, present ~mrs ~ the above ~perty for the p~ cee of t~i~ up ~d ~ene~ng t~ s~ ~e ~n~ {$SO00 00) ~l~r note, aha the s~ Jo~ Gale ~ ~fe ~s ask~ ~e City ~ ~ton ~ exemte ~ imt~at of w~tl~ w~ wou~ ma~ the p~pose~ ~ee ~o~d ~etl~ note, ~d ~perior ~ the above men~oned ~o~ ~ed ~ ~t2 sighs ~l~r note, ~~ BE ~T RESOLVED, t~t ~ W. Mo~nzie, ~or J W, Erin, Secretary of ~e City of D~ton, T~a~ a~e b~ iastmote~ an~ empowered to execute the proof waiver of lien ~at woul~ make md ~ns~itute ~e said Thee ~o~m~ ~llar lo~ ~st and sup~lor ~ the s~d F~ ~e~ ~ ~en~ E~ht ~l~r n~ · ~o~ng Ohai~ of ~O~ls~on of Oit~ Attest~ ~ ~ E~n, ~n~n, The following or~n~e was intro~oe~ ~ plaoe~ ~a its first ~ea~l~ ~ O~N~OE ~UIRI~ DOGS TO BE ~ZZ~D ~ND OF ~E SEO 1 ~t a~ ~rson or per~ns ~ a ~og or ~ ~mn ha~ a ~og ~ do~ in their ~ato~ or contel, ~i~s~d ~og or do~ ~ (~e) ~e monks ~ ~e or ~l~ ~1 no~ pe~t s~e to ~ at ~, o~ upon ~ s$~eet, si~ewalk~ th~o~ fa~, la~, p~k or other pu~io pl~e ias~ ~ ~es Au~ s~ lOth, u~o~ ~ street, si~ew~l~, la~a, ~, ~O~O~r~e or o~ ~o ~o ~p~oe ~ is n~t ~zled as t~ ~o~ions ~ ~ ~oe set ou~ 8~1 be t~n up b~ ~e poma of~oe~ana p~e~ ~ ~ne Ot$~ ~ fo~ a pe~i~ of ~ee daZe,.~uri~w~h ~ the ~os ~be ol~i~ aM ~olease~ b~ ~7i~ ~o the ~a o~oe~ a xee ~ ~, ~t if t~ ~os la ~t ol~lm~wLthin ~ree aais the ~og~l be kil~ ~ the Oit7 ~o~ Off~r vl~O~ ~f ~e ~n~e r~a~l~ to the ~i~ at ~rge of... ~e ~ ~posing a llO~Se t~ on the s~e ~ ~vx~ ~a position ~f s~ 8eo~ 50 ~t this o~oe 8~11 be In full fore sn~ effeo~ f~m ~ afar its pase~e an~ ~blioat~on as requl~ b~ ~w 2as~ t~a the 10 ~ of A~ A, D, 19~ A~e~ as to pe~Kn ~lon Binney, Oity At~ ~oa ~tion of ~r t~ ~les were ~s~ded ~a ~0~ ~ U~en ~lon of ~ley ~e ~es were ~s~n~ed ~ the o~- ~ee pl~ on its t~r~ ~ flnal~ea~ng for ~a~.z~ ~oll oall ~on t~ question of the a~ptioa of t~ or ~ee ~he ~owl~ OO~iS~ ~ra Vote~ Yea ~lle~, o~stle- u~$'~t~ ~i~p~v~le~ ~he o~m~e ~ed as read ~ ,B~ 9f the ~e Coffee, on ~o=pa~ for the o~b a~ ~t~er ~ ~img of Te~s Street, ~st ~ Stree$ an~ N~ Argue was ~o~$e[ and ~on moti~ the follo~ ~e~lu~on was ~ea~ ~ ~P~NO ~ BID OF JAGOE O0~OTION 00~ ~ AW~O T OON~T ~R PAV~G ~OETIONS OF NO~ A~, T~S ST~T ~D E~ D~ 3~, IN T~ Ol~ OF D~ON, ~D SETTINO ~ A ~D B~ Z~ R~O~D BY ~ CO~SSION ~ T~ Oi~ OF ~ON ~e ~b~d8 ~ ~it2 ~tool~ i8 of the opinion t~t the bid ox Ja~ ~onat~etiO~ ~om~ i8 the lo. st ~ best ~d ~8t ~v~- Au&'Va t lO~h~ ~0W, '~EFORE BE IT RES0~.~ED ~ T~ 0I~ 00~SS~ 0ITY 0F D~N~ ~t the B~ of J~e Oo~t~otion 0~m~ ~e~ ~e i~?ov~ent of N~m~ Aven~ between ~e n~th l~e of ~est Street a~ the ~u~l~ne of Se?lpt~e St~ee$l Texas Street between ~e east line ~ B~I Aven~e ~ the west line of Te~e ~ Paoif= io ~ll~ ~t-of-w~ ~ O~ Strut between the east line of ~o~h ~o~t Street an~ the west ll~ ef Te~a ~ ~fl~ ~ll- w~ ~gh~-Of-~, in the ~ity ~ ~, be ~ ~e ~e la he.- on behalf of the ~i$2 ef ~nton wt~ ~e ~e ~tmo~ ~o~- pa~ for ~i~ ~p~ve~nts. in eo~o~ ~th ~ te~s BE ~ F~T~R ~S0L~D BY ~ O~ C~IS~0N 0F T~ ~0F ~N: ~t t~ ~ a~ ia ~rebF s~ aside o~ of t~ new onh~ available for st~et ~vem~ts a ~fiole~t to ~2and ~ef~ all that p~ti~ of t~ ~st re~l~ b~ ~nt~ot ~ be ~ b~ the 0it2 of ~to~ ~t ~ls re~lutl~ ~1 t~e effect an~be ~ fo~oe ~d after its p~sa~ PA~SED ~D ~PROVED, ~ 10 d~ of A~t, 1926 Atte~ $/J W ~ln, W S ~1~, Oit~ 5eoretar2 ~h~n of the ~e foll~i~ ~eaolution ~e re~ an~ upon ~tion Resolution a~ovl~ the ~ntraot ~d b~d of J~e Comfy ~SOLUTION 0F T~ OITY OO~SSION OF ~ 0ITY OF D~N, T~, ~P~OFI~G T~ ~O~CT AND BOND WITH JA~E O0NST~OTION ~0~ FOR I~ROV~G ~ORTIONS ~ NO~ A~, T~ ST~T AND ~T O~ S~E~, IN THE OI~ OF DE~ BE IT ~SOL~D BY ~ 0~ ~O~ISSXON OF T~ OITY OF T~t, ~aa, ~e oo~raot ~ w~ng between J~e Oomp~ ~d the Oity of ~ton, an~ bo~ ~ J~ ~p~ for the i~ov~ent of ~ Avenue betwe~ the Axne of West Oak Street an~ the s~=~ 11~ of So~ip~e Texas S~eet ~twe~ ~e ea~ li~ ~f B~ 1 Argue ~ t~ line of Te~e & Paoifie R~ l~y ~ght-of-w~ ~ ~ S%~eet betwe~ the east l~e of N~ ~o~t S~eet ~d t~ wes~ li~ of Te~a a~ Paolfio R~lway rl~t-of-w~ In the ~i~ ef ~ve ~ ~ay been p~aente~ to the 0ity ~o~isalon ~r m~, ~erea~ .~d oontr~t ~ ~n~ are lnp~pe~ fo~ a=~ leouritiea on ~i~ bon~ are goo~ an~ s~fl~ent, Now, BE DT ~80L~D ~ ~ 0ITY OO~SSION OF T~ ~ITY ~ D~TON T~t ~ oontraot and b~ be and t~ s~ a~ he~b~ ~opted ~ approve~ ~at this ~e~lu~on shall take effeot ~be in fo~ee ~ afSer its ~ ~SED ~D ~PROVED, ~ie 10 ~ of A~st, 1926 · ~ ~ller~ Attest Jo Wo E~n 0~lmm ~f the The following o~dAnmoe was tnt~o~uoed and plaoe~ on its first ~eading DET~I~21~G THE NEOESSlTY FOR LEVYXNG AN ~SES$~T AG~NST ~ ~ ST~T AND ~ST O~ S~, IN THE ~I~ ~ DENON,, ~R A FO~ ~R~G ~ ~ ~RS Oa AG~TS OF SAID O~RS OF~ SAID ~Y ~RSO~S ~T~ESTED IN S~D I~O~TS, ~ ~V~D ~Y 0~ 11, T~T~ 22, ~7X~D B~U~B OF T~B OF 1911, ~ O~AND O~OES ~ T~ ~X~ ~ D~N. AND DXR~NO T~ Mn$ ~t~e fol~o~ ot~eots in the ~tF of ~ton, ~0~ A~ bOt~ the ~Fth li~ Of Weot ~h S~t~oet &~ the ~A,1X~ of So~t~ Steer, , ~ ~ ST~T bergen ~e ea~ line of B~I Argue ~d t~ ~ot %~e Of T~% & ~oifio R~ ~ight-of-w~ ~T ~ ST~ betweo~ the ea~ line of Nor~ ~t ~ ~e, west ll~ of ~xa8 ~ ~oifio ~1~ r~t-m~'-o~ ~ ~oh Said streets ~1 ~ be an~ oo~ituto an mtire~ m~ w~l~ 80paste ~ indo~n&ent ~it ~f ~ov~ent ~a~on ~ sal~ M~vemon~s In ea~ oop~ate u~t~ or ~8- ~0~, ~1 be wholl2 i~epon~ent of tho ~o~tr~tion l~ ~ o~e~ ~lt oF ~s$~to ~e asoesme~s to be levie~ In e~ ~it or ~st~iot 8h~l bo ~e aooo~ngto t~ o~t of ~e In t~ ~ti~ ~it or dXst~iot, and In ao~r~oe~th ~e b~ aoo~ ~ the prope~t2 by ~ea~n of ni~ l~v~t8 In t~t m~touhr ~t'o~ ~8trict, wholl~ ~ ~tire~ in~pen~- en~ t~e ~8t an~ of ~e be~t8 aoo~ by ~n of the 'l~. plans ~ ~e~float~on8 ~r the im~ov~ent of streets ~ave-b~on ~u12 ~-e~oA ~ app~ove~ as req~d by tAe O~?~e~ ~ O?~na~eo ~ the Oity of ~n amd ~e S~tute8 ~e St&to of To~8, an~, ~50 as ~equi~d b7 Ml~ ~ter, O~nmoe8 al~ afte~ 4uo a~ve~isem~t an~ bi~8 f~ 8~ ~hof ~p~y~e~ ma(e, 8ai~ ~k of ~p~vem~t wa8 let to ~agoe ~o~t~oti~ ~om~ lm~c I ~th one an~ oM-~f (1~') l~h Asph~tio Con,Fete, on a fl~ 0") i~h ~no~to base, o~b8 a~ ~tte~8, ~ ~10e88~7 work ~ ~n~ot~on %~ewith, as p~vi~e~ by ~X~ p~nS a~ 8peoi- final onej a .titan o tmot bern ente d rote ,b~ ~ be- eez the ltF of ton ud Oomt tlon for the 00~ r~tiO~ Of 8~A im~ov~ta Now, ~refore, ~E IT ORD~D fly THE ~ O0~ISSION OF T~ OI~ OF ~t the report or atat~ent of the City ~ineer filed with the mM~ ef ~t7 o~er8 ~ n~er of f~nt feet a~ t~e oost~ imprQv~e~t ~geable ~at o~h a~tt~ ~o~ and its 0~2. ha~ng bee~ d~17 o~i~, ~ 8 ~reb~ ~p~ved. ,T~t ~e Oity~o~iosiondoes horeb7 dot.mine to asses8 the ~ot~ of o~b8 a~ t~-thi~Z of the total cost of~~e[ o~ ~p~tS ~not ~e ~r8~ th~ prop~ te~ 9, Title 28, Revised S~tute8 of Te~8 of 192~, m~ t~ Oh~$er m~ O:di~e8 ~ ~e Oity of ~n ~t ~e sai~ asses~ent . ~X be n~e after t~ notioe $0 nob ~ ~n~a~a~ all te~to~ per~, ~ the ~a~ herein ~tione~, a~ t~ 8~p~tlon~of the 8~d ooat ~ impEv~ento to be ao~esse~ against suoh is'sporty owners and their property shall be in with the F~ont Foot Rule cs' l~lan, is the pxoportiol~ tl~ed~ thO front- a~e of the property ef wash owner in sash partioular unit ~ die- trier bears to the frontage of the whole propert~ in that ular u~lt or distriot, provided, that after Bush hearing, if ~e~oh plan. erappertionment be found to be not 3ust and equitable ia par- tiou~ar ineta~oes, the City Oon~aission shall s o appgrtion all said oost aw to lmO~Uoe a substantial equality between all suo~ erty owners abutting on the pa~tLo~la~ unit Or dietriot, hG¥ing in view ~he enhanoed value of that l~pe~ty and the benefits de- rived fx~m suoh improvement, and the burdens imposed upon them by 8uoh aseesanent, an~ that in no event shall any assessment be mead against any ovmer or his propert~ in exoees of the enh~meed value of 8uoh property b~ reason af sud~ lmprovenento ~hat the portione~e ooet of 8uoh improvement whioh ia sonS.plated ~ot~e ass- essed a~lnst ~ueh cwnore a~ their PrOperties shall beoo~e due pKyable aa follows One-fifth upon the eompletion and aeoe~G&noe by the airy of Denton of the i~i~vanent in the p~ioula~ ~nit or diatriet~ one-fifth one year after aa~d de, el one-fifth two after ea~d date, one-fifth ti*aa yea~e after sa~d ~atol and one- fifth fou3~ ~a~s after said date, together with inter~a$ f~om said date at the rate of eight pe~ oent. per ennum, and ~e~aona~t~ attor- ney's fees and all eoats c~ oollootlon in ease of tefault° That total proportionate par~ of euoh cost whioh ia oomtemplatei to be assessed &gainer suoh owners and their ros~eotive p~oport~es and the ~mmoe of the owners of property abmttl~ upon 8aid streets afore- said, properties to be improved, and the deeoriptton of that err7 a~d the several amounts propooed to be assessed a~Linot Shem ~espeotivel7 for paving and for ~urb and gutter, and the ~d tot- al thereof, whioh 8sAd BUm ~008 not and shell not in an~eVe~t oeed t~o-thi~de of the total coat of said lmprovmente exoe~t ourbs, lB as follows DISTR~T EO,?, TEXAS STREET FRO~ THE EAST PRO1TERTT ~INE OF A¥~oE TO THE WEST PROPERT~ ~INE OF THE ~Y~ A~D iOAOIF~O RAILWAY I~TGGT~ OF~WAY North Sl~o~ N~.F~ont Ft Curb Pt l~vin~ Ourb~ ACat A~e'~o ~ame _~h.e. 14~o ,~'nith & Rlpy Ad~,~,& 9, in Blook E of~. tO enton, being p perty oonve, ~ EoYar~ s, G/14/2G '~B of the Sohm~ts & Ripy Addition ~ Dentone seine the p~per~7, o ,~m'eyed by E ~, ~ 1P. in ~loGk B of tho Sohmits & Ripy Add- ltiom to Denton, ~eing the propeTtz oo, nveyed by Wm E ~dyeon. ?/$5/20 100 100 ~?,O0 ?OEO0 Ylorenoo Mile8 ~ of the Soho mits & Ripy Addition to Den- tea Being the pro perry oon- veye~ l~r ~oHoAdklnson, 8/2~/S0 ,' ~O 50 168 ?5 ~000 A° of tho Sob- mits & Ripy A~dition to Den- tone,else ~he pr~per~,y .oon- veyeA b~ W E B~omn 6/1~/2& 50 ~0 168o?§ $5000 71 ~ame, ]0~ No AmS AsBff~ Au~ As8'~ ~o~al Am~ So~it~ ~ Ri~ ~dition ~ o _ ~n~n~ei~ ~e proper[ , it~on to ;~n ~ei~ ~o ~oB~oAd ~ ~e Soh- v~Te~ b2 ~0~ BoSoming, ~/Sl/i~-- ~ ~ 1~ ~0 ~.&O ~an A~$1on ~o ~n Bei~ ~e ~rope~, b2 ~n A~ 8peer 6/11/18 ~0 50 168 ~5 S5 O0 ~08 10 the P~e~7 ~ ~ ~e~la 0a~ ittti~ to by B Bo~lloe 8/19/25 ~ O0 168 75 35,00 203 ~5 ~e p~p~t~ oo~e~ b7 ~oTo 168o~5 ~oO0 203 ~5 ~~ 2, Of ~e OaS m~ Ad~i~0n to ~n t~ p~tT.~eye~ b7 WoDo ~l~?s ~/l~/S& ~ ~ 168 ~8 ~5 O0 20~ ~5 ] ~~, of ~e 0a~ ~e ~p s~2 .oonve~e~ by Sgutb SX~e, &ugueft 10. 192&o t~ Am~oASO ~ Am~ ~oo ~o Ft~ ~the W 1/S ~ ~t 5 ~n ~lk 2. of ~o 80~t~ & R~py A~ tion ~ ~ae~e~ tho ~et$, 5/5/84 ~5 ~5 25~01~ 62 ~ ~0~96~ I Cool t~ ~z ~ Rtp~ Ad~on ~ ~n go~ the ~l~e~. 9/13/19 -~ 50 168 tho E,1/S of t ~. In ~1o~ ~ of ~e So~tz & R~p~ Add~t~ ~ ~aet 1/8 of LO~ ~, iH Blk 0~ ~ ~e S~- mira ~ Rlp~ A~dition to ~a$on ~ei~ ~e s ~e p~p- e~t2,oo~e2ed b~ J ~ S~ltz ~ D of ~e Soh- m~t~ an~ ~py Ad~t~on to ~.~oi~ the ~o ~ioe Rlpyo 2/17/08~0 ~ 168 YO ~00 ~Do of ~ Se~ita & ~p2 A~tion ~ ~nton, bei~ t~ p~pe~y o~n~e~ by W o f ~e dd ltion D~a, being the s~e ~D of ~e t~ D~t~ bei~ the ~k ~ ~ ~e to ~n~. he. the 8~ Spoe~. 6/7/20 ~ ~ 1680~5 ~00 , &d~t ~on3to ~nt~, ~~ D Of the ~n Blk 8.of the ~ ~t~ ~ ~auett, ~ 9/~/a~ 100 ~00 ~3~o50 M 000 ~0~0~ of ~e 0a~an ld~ ti ~ ~ ~Ma, berg ~e 8~e p~p~r~oo~e~ by FeWoMo~o~iok, ,o=,.. hte ~ f~at foot ~ ~b " " " "all DZSTRI~T ~0, ~ ~T 0~ S~T FROM T~ E~T P~P~ LZ~ 0F NORTH F~nt Ft ~8 Wo~W~ig~t & WoC9 ~6, ~0 ~0 688,80 84o00 o[a~.: zao 0 6eefio ~ ~ u o~ lmpr~emmt8 5 ~4 " " " " " all " D~STRIOT N0 ~ ~ST 0AX S~A F~M T~ 0Ea~R ~E 0F A~ S~ T0 ~ ~ ~0~ ~ ~orth Bi, e ~nt 0~b Pavi~ for O~b Ams'~ Ft p~t2 ll~ of A~ Street ~ m~'..~ ~st on O~ Bt 8~' Sel3~ ~e same et ~ on.7/~/24 8Z 0 8Z ZT~ 50 58 10 431 60 ~~ of~oEPL Street ' B~ng ~e s~ p~- erty oo~e~ ~ R L Bas~ e ~ Mrs M ~,Beble~, on N~ 1,02 1 ~ ~nt ~b Pa~ 0~b Begl~l~ ~, E of t~ F~ Ft, ~ ~d E.P ~. ~ Ash St. ~d runn- ~ E on 0~ St 10O~ ~e p~:ty oo~ed by ~n~ 4 Ye~ly et on 1/$/26 10~ 1~ ~.O0 70~00 520 ~~' E of the , EoP L of Ash Sro ~d ~e p~ ~e~e~ by T.~ ~vie, ~eoeive~, 1/$/26 100 100 4~ 00 ~,00 52~ A F ~e~lng at the West P L ~ 0~1~ Ave , ~d lng West on ~ 100' Bel~ ~e ~Pope~t~ o~e~e~ by R.H..Eve~s, et =, on Z/26/07 100 100 4~ .00 70~00 520 t ~e of O~n~ Ave , & East on O~ St ~5' the p~ope~t~ eo~yed b~ W A,Pon~er, 3eotember 1891. 75 ~5 B$7 ~ 5~ 50 ~90.00 ~5' E of the of 0~la~ Aveo& ~-~t~ E On Oak Sro ~8~oBei~ ~e e~y ~eyed ~ N~oy J er et ~ on S~o 1, 192~ ~B ~8 $51o~ 54 ~ ~Z' E of the ~.P L ~ ~nd Ave & ~ing E on O~ et. ~5~ B~ ~e oozed by Na~ie E on Feb 1~, 1896 ~5 75 3Z~ 50 52.00 S90 O0 ~e E P.L Of 0~1_,~ Ave & m~i~ E 0n 0~ St. 60' Bei~ the p~ e~ oo~eyed b2 ~a W O, Of 0~ Ave. & ~nt~ E on O~ St $8o~,Bei~ ~e p~p- e~t~ oo~eye~ b2 Hiss N~le E KOW8~, on Oot ~1,190~0 68 ~ 68 ~ BO9 15 ~.09 of B10~t St and ~i~ West 100'.~ the 8~e ~' W of ~e W P ~ boi~ the same ~ y~ed b7 E D Po~ter, et al, 11-~-28 50 50 ~5 O0 $$000 260000 ~a~ at.the W.PoL~ of B~o~t ~, ~m~l~ W 50~ ~ng me D~o~t7 oonve~ b2 S~oW. ~ X/F/OS S o00 . SeO.,0o ....... ~a~e, ~o ~o amt aso'~ Ant Ass'A ~t%o~ ~ ~mtmo ~0 ~ 82~o~ ~5o00 260~00 ~ Wes~ A~tZoa to ~n 82 88 ~g O0 5~ $0 Blk 1 of So&,S R RoA~iti~ be~ the ~o~ty oo~o~ to Abe ~Z~ on Oot, 18,1906o HoF 9oh~e~ So ~tha t~ A~tion to ~t~ 118 118 5~1 O0 82e60 6X~o60 ~ho hot P,~, of Ash St ~n~ m~ E 128' on ~ ~ b~ Jom8o ~0 R~edell, Of ASh ~t, ~i~ ~o ~F' O~ O~ st ~e~nf ~e 8~e p~ ~05* E Of tho ~ A~ ~oA ~ E VX5 on ~ Sto be~ ~e ~e P~Pe~F o~nv~- e~ bF ~e ~oh et vi~, fl ~lO ~ 49o~0 ~goso oonveTe4, b~ Oo~m~ Bmk & I~o~t 0ooon Y~ ~4 ~,00 01080 ~9020 W J ~0' E Of ~O ~ Ash S~, & ~lng E 90t August 10~ ~o Name0 No NOo ~ Amt for 0u~bo Tetal W P.L. ~ Bloat 8~ & ~ W 50~ on O~ ~to et ~, on 12/~1/24 ~ ~ ~DoO0 $5000 260000 ~ Bloat St & ~i~ ~ 100' on O~ St. bei~ ~e s~ p~p- e~t2 ~nvwed b~ ~s ~ Withers. on ~/5/~4 100 1~ 4~.~ 70.00 5~0~00 on O~ ~ bein~ ~e sine prop- et ~, O~ 1/26/20 ~5 75 ~8~0~ ~050 ~0 00 ~Wof ~e WPL ~ Blo~ S~ ~ ~nn~w~ W ~0' oa O~ St be~ ~ same p~p- ~~ ~eW~L of Bloat St & ~ing West 70' ' belag ~e s~e p~p~t2 ~nv~- e~ b~ J J Signs.et al. on~ ll/X~/lS Of ~lo~t sro& ~l~ Weet oe~v~.ed .by W W Bate~. et~. ~~ at ~e West line of Bloat St ~5 · ,~1~ being ~e s~e p~p~t~ oo~ea b~ ~ SaC, et vl~, oa 5/15/05 $1 tX 274,~ 420~0 ~17,20 ~ ~, in the ~lton be~ ~e ~me p~pert2 e~ by the F~st Nation~ ~ ~, on 12/6/1898 ~ ~ 22~o00 ~5000 260000 . in Blo~ 2, p~l~ RoR ~ition to ~n ~onti~ 2~~ on E ~ SS being ~ ~ p~pe~ty ~e~ by Nati ~ ~ B~ o f Dent~o 2,00 ~0 1~25~0 1~5~ 1~00 ~e ~ f~ont foot for ou~b , w " " ~ ot~ r ~mprove~s " " ~ ~ ~ all ~' O~ lsst~ ASSr{ ~ Yt 0~b Ps~ As e~t~ ~e of O~ Sro & ~n . i~ ~$h ~0' on ~ Ave . H~ ~peF~ li~ of O~ S~ ~ ~ ~8' ~ of S~m~eo b e~ ~e ~ ~~ · of ~e ~ ~lsb~ ~, Apr 25,1~ ?~ 5 71 5 54 25 261 ~ ~i~ N ?~' ea N~ Ave ~ng ~e s~ ~- e~t2 .o~aveyed b~ ~s ~e ~ 0~ ~/& ~nntng N 68.~ on No~ Aveeno 68~5 60o~ ~ 95 2~ o19 2~9o14 ~y I~ erseot8 4' N Of ~ N,2 L m~e bel~ t~ , 1~/S8/07/ 66 S 66 2 460~ 22S,~ 428062 ~2 5' be,~ ,~e 8~e p~ ~'S~ S,2 L~ ~ So?ipt~ S~ ~ be~ ~me ~o~ lOO,O 10000 ?0.00 2~ 2~ ~60~ ~ s ~ ~. of so~- ~ 16~,~~ on ~mal~ A~ue,be~ ~e ~e oroP~165 m ~ 115071 55 .W. est Side Auguat 10, 1926 Name No No Ami Amt ~otal Fron~ Ourb for for Am~ F~ Ft 5urb Pavi~g o ABB~ Alvin Rill Beglnnln~ at the ~orth pro~e~ line of W Oak St and tanning NOrth 165' on No2nal Avenuo being the sams ~. ~.erty conveyed by J 0 Reynolds, 2/4/24 165 165 115 Beg~n lng '155, N 'of the N P t of W 0&k St and running N $5' oa No~mal Ave being the sane property o.on. veyed by J DoMartin, 11/2/25 65 65 45050 219o~8 264088 ~' NOf the N P T. of W Oak $~ ~ running N ?5' on Normal Ave being ~e sam propertypc~lve~d by W ~,Hughes, 10/1/24 E P o~eBeaa Begl~lng '305' N of ~he N of W Oak ~t~x~nning N 85' on Nc~al Ave , being the same property, oonveyed by J S Crawford, et ux, ?/2/86 85 85 ~of the N P ~ of W Oak S$o & r~n~lng 1T ?0' on No~malAYo bei~ the same p~pert¥ oonv.~e.d ~ F M.Oradd- ock, · t ux ~' N of the N P L of W 0ok St ~d running N 100' on N~al Ave Oeing ~e ~rope~ty eonve .~o~, by F A Haus- eim, et ux, 7/2/lo 100 100 70.00 ZZ7 ~0 407./50 ~ RoSwinoon of Sori~t~re ~o & running S 85' on ~cTmal Ave being the Sams px~pe~t~ o mav~e~e.d by W ~ogdoll, et ux, 6/17/08 8A5 85 5~050 28&088 W D Butte r sbg~nntu~ zOO, s of the S ~ ~.o of S~ripture St & runnin~ S 10~' on Normal Ave being tho n~me pzo~e~ty oonve~ed b~ ~om 7uOvell et ux, ~./16/07 100 100 70 00 ~?o60 407,00 _?._Ma Soile8 w on. 100' On NcemalAYe being the sane pr~pe~t2 oo. nve.¥ed b2 J Wo Hoke, et ux, 11/14/22 10~ 100 ?0~00 ~? §0 407,~0 ~0' S of Sol' Lo of Soriptu~e St & running S 100' on Ncemal Ave being the same ert~ oonve~ed by F W Steger, · 100 ~t00 70°00 August lC, N.et ~ NO Amt A~ T~t al A~t. ~tho 5 bei~ t~e s~e property 8o 688 80 1~60 168 O0 1~4~o60 2, 9 O~* 8~ 11,860o65 18~,Zg 1S,~16 04 19,6~,gl Total ~ ~ a hea~ 8~1 be glen to ~ld o~e~e, ~e~; agate p~ve~B, be~ ~e Oit2 0o~ of the ~ity of ~=to=, aa ~e( ~ ~e p~sion8 ~ ~h~ter 11, Title 22, RevileA Sta~oe of Te~e of 1911, and ~te; 9, Title ~, ReUsed Stat- utes ~ Te~e of 1~, ~ the ~)t~ ~ ~oee of of ~a~, which said ~e~l~ ~1 be ha~ on ~e ~ d~ of 1926, at 0'010~ Mo in the ~ ~11 ~ ~ f~m ~ to time, aamay be neoes~ ow~, ~air ~mts o~at~s, ~d ~yintereete~ pe~on ~aoe~ She s~ ~p~v~nts or aal~ asses~e~, or $~ bene- rite ~of te the~ aai~ p~p~, o~ to ~y o~e~ ~tt~ ~i~,la oo~eetion rhenish, ~ to o~te~ a~d assea~ent, and at ~h 2e~e a f~ sad fai~ oppor~t2 aha~ be ext~de~ e~ ~aa ~ ~ ~e dete~lne~ by ~e Oit20o~salon $o p~ab~ ~ ~ ~r~ omerl ~1 be aasease~ a~at them ~ee- pe~t~X2, a~ a~t ~et~ ree~otive p~r~es, by or o~es, In t~ m~ presoribe~ b~ the p~si~a of te~ ~Tlt2e aS, Revise~ Statu~es of Te~s of 1~5, and t~ ~a~ the Oity S~ of the Oi~ of Dmt~n is ~reb~ eoted~$o ~ notice to ~l~ ~op~t2o~e~, ~eir a~ta atto~e~l~ ~d to ~1 ~ste~ persons, of ~ld ~, as p~- ea ~e~a of 1911, ~ ~apt~ 9, ~itle ~, Re~ae~.Statu~e of lioa~no ~ be M~e at lea~ ten da~ be~e the date set feF aal~ said let~ex.e to be deposited in the ~oet off~oe in the le~e~eled letter ~1 be o~u~tive ~. ~ notioe by p~li- oa~on a~ll be ~11. ~ue an4 proper not~ of said s~ll not be ~oess~Z to t~ ~i~ityof ~i~no~oe of ~i~ to ~ ~y p~t~ o~e~ a~ttl~ on a~ef ~ fast t~t ~y ~ ~rt2 o~er or o~ere ~e ~d or ~t mme~ at all ~1 ~ no ~se a~eot the val~l~ the asees~ent a~inat aai~ p~p~ty, ~or t~e paschal liabil~t errors or o~ione in ~e ~es~iptioa of ~e ~r~es abutt- i~ ~ ~ of n~ stleets ~11 in a~ wise inv~ate asses~n~. ~t it a~ll be ~e ~uty o~ suck pro~ o~ o~ er ~eserip~on at the hoa~ or he~X~a p~vi~e~ fo~. No e~ o~ ~i,~on of a~ o~rao~r in ~e ~eee~nga ~all in~i~ate ~ asaes~nt or ~ e~ti~te la~e~ la ~ee ~eleof. ~at ~s ~w~oe ~1 ~ offset a~ be after its ~ PASSED ~D ~PRO~D. ~ 10 ~ of A~. AtteetC ~Xw' E~in, Upon Motion of Lske¥ the rules were suspended and tho OrdAn- aAoe plaoed on its 8eeon~ reading Upon Motion of Tuxne~ the rules wex'e axepended an~ the ordinan- oe plaoed on its thir~ and final reading for aAoptlen. ~(otion was moAe ~ Turret that tho ordinanoe be adopte~ 88 lead Upon roll oall upon the question of the adoption of the ol~a~oe the followin~ 0ommissioner8 ~otos Yea Bailey. 0ast.~ebe~y. Zakey. Miller and TuA-ner No Commissioner votes Nay Wh~leupen the Chairman declared the motion prevaile~ ~ ~ae c~din~oe a~opted aa r Tho following Ordina~me was introduced and placed Gu it8 first ORDINANCE OF THE 0ITY 0~[i~SSION OF THE 0ITY OF D~TON. TEXA~. 0I~NG THE INTE~TION OF SUBMITTING AN AMEN~T TO SECTION l. OF ARTICLE VIII, OF T~E CITY CHARTER, A~D ~FREOTY~G NOTIOE OF S~OE INTENTION ~E IT ORDAINED BY THE OIT~ C(~MISSXON OF THE OITY OF ~hat th,e ~ity Commieeicn does hereby dete~i.~.afte~ notioe ~0 tho qualified ~oter8 of the ~l~ of Denton, to.ss a~ ox. dina~oe ordering an election for the purpose of eubmit~ng oex~ rain amon~nent to 3eotion 1, of Article VI~X, of th~ Charter of She Oity of Denton, fol'm of whioh 8al~ ox~inan~e i8 heroics*tar 80t out in f~ll Twenty daye' notice ~f the intention of the ~lty to ~ee said or~inanoe ox~ering mid eleotion shall be g~v~n ~ pub- liaation of a oopy ~f this ordim~o which ~et8 out in full ordinanoe or~ering said elootion, oontaining a full copy of amendment, for te~ ~ay8 in Denton Re~or~-Oh~oniole, a newspaper puglished in the Oity of D~lton By "twenty da~s· ia meant f~oA ~e fix'et day said notioe i8 publiehed Notice shall also be giv- en ~y f~ailing a oopy of the proposed amendment to ove~ qualifi&d ve~e~ ~n the City of ~e~t~a, as appea~e from the ~ ~ollee~o~'. r~ ~ ~ ~a~ ea4~~ ~, 19~a~ ~ ~i~7/Seo~e- A~ OE~AIN ~T ~ SHUT, ON 1,~ VIII, OF T~ ~Z~ ~*t ~ elee~onbe ~ ~e sine ~0 hee~ o~ae~ to ~e ~e~ ~ ap~nt~ ~e8 ~ 8aL~ eleetiono ~ho i~f o~ ~e S~a~ of 2eno, a~ ~he ~er of ~he ~l~ of ~n- lfiea ~oSe~ In ~ Oi~ of ~on ~ be entl~e~ ~o ~e .~ e~ eleotion b fo~ pm po~on sh~l ~e/au~itt- o~- S~I Seotion 1, of ~e V~II, of t~ o~ter of/~ of ~U~ be ~en~ed so ~at t~ s~e s~ll b e ~d hereafte~ Fead ~eottOn ,o ~o $o~m "Steer Imp~vemnt8u as emb~oed in or by]~S~=tioa o~ re~nat~on of si~ew~lEs, ~r~s~ ~tters, · ~ ~l~ $~e s~e, a~ .~1 ~ ~ laol~e ~e l~l~[ ~t, open- ~~l~ ~2 s~e~, avmue, ~blie ~Yey, s~uare, p~ace ai~ew~ a~ s~ te~ms s~ ~ iaol~e ~ o~er at~et lmp~ove- men~o ~lio na~e a~ ~e~ a pu~io benefit ~) ~ t~ "~w~" ~e~ver uae~ h~eafter In this arti~- ~e .~ L~e aeme~ to inolu~e ~2 at~e~, avmue, all~,~ h~hw~ o~ p~lio'~e or a~uare, ~r a~ p~rtion t~e~, w~in the 0~$y ~f ~a ~e~leate~ ~o publio ~e ~t~ U~l i~l~o all p~so~,~a.~rpo~ion., s~ol~tion8, e~t~ oF~eoease~ ~r~n8 0r o~er es~tea, ~e~er8~ ~y s~be oubJeo~ $o speoX~ &s~e~nts ~er t~ te~s he.of mn~ o~ ~ publio highway, or pa~ t~reof, ~in ~e~ity of ~nto~, ~ ~ ~8o~lbe ~ nat~e o~ extent of 8uoh i~rovemnts (~) ~e 0it2 0o~i8~ s~ll have po~ Momse 8~i~ewa~8, o~b~,tte~ to be ~t~oto~, ~truote~, o~ ~e~ ~ te~s of this Srtiole a~ the ~io~ mb~o~ the~e- ~, ~ 8op~ate~ o~ ~oge~e~ ~th o~er l~vment[8~ p~ovi~- e~, ~$ ~e oo~ of oo~$motl~, reo~stmotioa oF re~i~ sid~ ~~ be bo~e en~2 bF t~ omens of t~ p~ope~t~ abu~t- lng ~m Bu~ 8i~e~k8j ~ p~de~ ~t t~ ~ght of the ~o~i~loa to orae~ She oonst~tioa, ~e~t~otim ~ ~e~F ~ ~ewa~, e~bs ~ ~tters ~de~ the ~ms of ~ a~tiole ~ t~ ~0ua 8~-~8i~0 ~o~of, shall be e~l~l~ of an~ in a'~ ~ ~o p~e~s he~l~ft~ In t~o ~ter eo ,fe~e~ u~n ~h ~t, Oo=lOai~ to o~.r .. ~p~v. ents Au~us t 10, 1926, by the Oity, or pa~t by the Oity and the x'e~ia~er ~ e~, ~at t~ p~t ~ ~ ~st ~a~e b~ ~e Olt7 ~all ma~ ~ 1e88 ~ the 00~ of i~ t~ ~teraeotl~s of the ~,imp~. e~ with o~er ~hw~s, ~d ~t~r p~vi~e~ ~at in the ~a of ~ope~ty abutting ~ ~w~z o~ p~t ~Of lmprove~ 8h~l voluntari~ agree to ~2 the ~st of im~vi~ the lnt~seo- tiona ~ ~e hi~w~ ~prove~ ~ ~ other highw~o tbs entire of 8ai~ improvements m~ be asoesae~ a~inet ~ abu~tl~ e~$y ~d t~ ~o ~e~ofj exolusive of ~e ~ of tho ~ a~ ~h inte~eotion ~eable a~t ~e ~ of a~ ~ll- If ~ ~hway, or ~y p~t t~of sh~l be oo~pie~ bY the t~oks or swito~e of ~y r~l~ad or a$~eet railwaY, th~ ~e whole ~ ~oh ~mproy~mt bet~ ~ ~e~ t~ r~18, t~aoks ~ 8~- ohos of ~ r~lroa~ or street rallro~, an~ t~ feet on the out- ~de ~ the rails on eaoh 8i~e. ma2 be aooesse~ a~ ~t t~ ~e~ of ~oh ~l~ado~ 8$~et rail~a~ ~ ~e p~pe~ ~A tb~ofF and, eu~ Ooat, ~ge~er ~t~all 0~8~ of oolb~tl~ ~ ~easona~e atto~ey'e fees, if in~r~d, ~1 oo~$ituSe a i~ $~ ag~nst 8~d owner, and ~d ~op~ty, which 8~1 be o~e~ ~ a lien up6n all ~e ~a~bed, ral~, t~ok8, ties, es, rights, fmn~iaea or 0~ ~F~ w~tsoev~ of oal~ ~l- roa~ or ot~ot r~l~ whioh lien o~l ~ flr~ an~ ~pe~o~ ~ oth~ lien, claXm o~ tit b, exoept fo~ a~ v~o~em t~ese ~ Oit~ Oomis~on oh~l by2 8~hsp~l~ t~ In t~ o~i~- ~of a~es~nt.~afte~ ~ntione~, ~ 8~1 ~ve p~er ~o~ae ~or tee oolleotion t~reof, and t~ ~ate at w~ ~ 8~1 beoome ~, and m~ ~l~e t~t ~ 8p~l~ ~ 8~1 i~e~stat n~ mo~ th~ e~ht ~r ~nt ~ Su~ 8pe~ t~ mambo enforee~ ~thor by 8~e or s~ p~p- 0~2 ~ f~oh~es, tn t~ m~er ~ovl~e~ f~ sale ~ f~ C~t2 t~e8, or by suit In ~y oo~t ~ ~is~e~ea, ~o- vl~e~ ~oh 8~eo nee~ not be ~e at t~ same time as f~ ~nt a~ valorem t~es; At ~oh 8~e t~ ~it~ T~ ~o~bo~F, O~ e~e~ of~ioer8 appointe~ to sell, 8~11 exeouM to t~ a ~ee~ zl~lar ~ dee~8 exe~ute~ in 8~e8 foF ol~ t~eo, an~ the ~oit~ in ~ ~eed ~at all ~e~q~eite8 to the ~ 0~ aseoo~t and o~e have been oomplied Wi~h eha!l be ~ ev~denoe t~reof ~d no ot~r ~0~ ~1 be ~Oessa~ NO assOOS- rant sha~ be made agent ~y r~l~a~ o~ street r~l~ ~ o~- e~ t~reof, or 8u~ prope~t2 ~d ~0~i~8 ~1 afte~ a to 8uoh o~er8 ~ a~ ~reon8 ~te~st~ therein 8~I ~ve been given b2 the ~it~ ~om~o~ on a8 herei~ter p~, a~ whish l~ m~ ~8 or other ~ereate~ ~tte8 ~all ~ve an op~o~t~- itt to montest 8~h aaeesomnt8 an~ all matters ~ oonne~ti~ (e} Th~ Oit~ Commission shall have ~wer, b~ ~eeolutiea o~t~n~, to or,er t~ ~ng of the ~io ~ovments e~ in tMsarti~e, or ~ of ~em, bY ~orlty ~te, aa~ a~ o~ ~oh resol~lon or ~n~oe sh~ be oo~l~s~ve of lie ~ees~ty ~ benefits t~eof, an~ no no~ oe of ~oh b~ t~ OXt7 0o~i8~ z~l be ~equis~te ~ its ~liditT. ~solution ~all, in ~neral t~s, set fo~h the aat~ ~n~ teat of the ~pr~ents or improve~nt ~ be ~a~, the s~t~,n sections of ~2 hl~w~ or hi~wa~ to be im~ve~, and ~e o~ ~o~e ~er ~ioh ~e cost of eu~ lmprov~ents are to be pa~o (f) ~ol~ive ~ t~ oost ~ m~ng ~ ~pr~e~s ~ t~ feet on each sl~e of the t~ks ~d r~ls of ~ail~ads street ~ailroa~s, w~oh cost m~ be assesse~ ag~nst a~ w~l~ b~ the o~ers of s~h ~llroa~s a~ street r~l~. as he.in pro- v~e~, ~ exol~ive of the cost of imp~o~nginte~seotio~s, whio~ · ~11 be ~o~e by the Oit~, as ~rei~bove ~o~deA, the ~tZ ~nto=, ao~ by its Clt~ Oo~lsalen, a~ll ~ve p~e~ to assess the whole ~st of eclectiC, re~nst~tin~ and ~epai~=g si~e~, ~d the cost of oozet~uoting o~e~mt~oti~ ~ abutting upon the highway ~ hi~s, o~ ~t t~f, u~a ~oh lzprovem~ts are to be Oonat~ote~, and w~ a~e ~eelall2 bene- fite~ ~ereby, a~ shall have p~e~ to fix a ~ea a~t e~t~ ~ seou~ the ~ent of the propo~on of a~ ~$s assessed ~a~ t~ o~ers of su~ ~bperSy, p~ded, ~t in no event shall / euoh ~es~s be &eeeeoo~ &~lnst suoh o~e~ora or ~heir ~oler~7, o~ ~e ~abtng ~f~e~ mntio~e~, a~ aft~ ~e a~3ustnont of e~t~ea be~et~ ~oh o~e~, ~n~ p~de~ ~t~, t~t the seat asneo~e~ ~8t ~ ~OPO~F ~ o~r t~, ~1 not oxoee4 ~o~ e~ll reoeive f~m ouoh linsey.eat .~ p~t~on of She oo~0 of 8~h tm~oy~t8 whi~ ~ bo P~I~ as.~ f~n~o of the ~o~ of da~ owno~ i~ $o tho wmoxo~R~o off ~ope~t7 on t~ ~blio ~igh~ ~e~ $~ M o~e~o~ to be l~ved, and ~e~ ~_~o~( in ~o~d~oe ~ w~t i8 oo~mo~ ~as She ~ t'~ mis ~, ~n the op~on ~f tb C~ ~o~so~on, ~ ~ ~t ~ ~em lust ind oqult~ e, hav~ 8~ b~e~it8 im on.seA v~w to bO reo~ve~ b~ ~o~ o~F 0 ~o~ ~pl~, the e~it~o8 of 8u~ o~ a~ off ~oh ~pportio~e~, ~o a8 to ~r~uoe a ~bstmtl~ o~ b~ ~eootYed b7 ~d ~en8 l~8ed u~n . .~e c~tz ~o~si~m 8~ also ~ve power to ~ ~on of the 8~Ld esot ~oh n~ be aoaeooeG a~t the 8~d ~e ~ the~F ~ope~t~ s~bear ~te=est at a ~ate not to exo~o~ ~t ~F sent.per ~ ~ea ~e ~nt ~efb~ a~ a~l bye b poweF ~ i~luGe ~y asBse~ent ~lch ~ be ~o a~lnst 8u~ o~eF8 nd the~ p~ ) ~eason- &bls o~to Of Oolbot~ the 8~e w~ 8uoh ~8t8 ~e ~ ~e~blo at~e~,o fees w~re atto~'s fees '(~) ~ the 0t~70~881on 8~1 ~ve ~et~m~ ~o a~es8 ~ ~ ~ t~ oo~a of zai~ impr~to agent ~ope~ o~- ~p~$,, ~l.ot~ aeries thereof to be given to t~ o~e~a afoFe- o~d b2 '~ve~lnoment i~e~e~ at lust t~ee time p~e~ ~ubl~ohe~ ~ the Ol~ off ~n, the fi~t pubXloa ;ion to be ma~e a~,bast~ ~s be~ ~e d~e of t~e or ~ ~6~of ~o be impro~, wl~ a general de8o~lO~ o~ ~oh ~j but it 8h~1 not be neoesea~Z to 1~1~e n~lgp [~ ~ele~ptlo~ of ~ ~ope~t~ o~ t~ n~e of but ~ fl~ioe 8~1, ~evo~eb ss. ~ bi~i~ ~ oono~ivo upo~,a,~l o,~r8 ~f pFo~rty or r~l~ad8 o~ street ~1~8, o~ ~80Do inte~ested in or having ~2 li~ or o~m t~e~e0n ~. ~8~ ~ p~o~de f~ O~e~ o~ ad~ti~ not~0, but th~vO ~tloe 8~11 be ~eeme~ ~ffioient ~d b~dl~d ~ t~o ~a2 8~te~ In t~e ~tloe around, or a~ ~me the~eo ~, ~bpfo~ ~1081~ the ~lng, anF ~rs~, ~ ~ o~oration lnte~s~tl~ ~ ~ ~r~ ~l~ ~ be o1~ to be ~ot to 0~tZ,~se~on ~s ~o al~ matters a~eoti~ m ~d p~o~t~, or o~ l~a~lt~ tn ~ of the ~oee~s ~ ~fe~o~ [~ m~ng ~a~er,~ said Oit7 Co.lesion 8~1 hea~ ~d dote~tno the 8~0, a~n~ ~ opport~it~ s~ll be g~v~ to t~ personS,~ ~m8 poe2~ ~$neasos ~d ~ ap~a~ in p~n or by attorneyj August lO, 19~6 which hearing may be adjourned from time to time without further notices And the ~it¥ ~ommiselon ohall have power to inquire ~nto and determine all fasts necessary to ~he idJu~ioation of such objections and the ascertainment of special bensoit8 $o 8_u~h ore by means of such i _mpr~ ovemonto, an~ shall render such · ent ~ud order in each caeo ~s may be Just and proper ~ C Jeotion to the regularity of proceedings w~th referenoe ~o the making of euoh improvements as herein ~ovi~ed or th the of any assessment or adjudication of ~erson~l liability a~ainet such property or the owners thereof, 8hall be ~eeme~ waivo~ anlees presented at the time and in the manner herein speoi~te~ Tho set fo~ euoh hearing shall be not lees than ten bays from the~ate of the first publication of sold notloe (h) When the hearing above mentiomd has been oo~olude~,the City ~ommlsalon shall, by c~luanoe, assess against the s~e_veral owners of property and against their p~operty abutting upon the publio highway cr highways, or part thereof, ordere~ to be e~, euoh proportionate part of the 008t8 of ouch imlrovement, as by oal~ ComnissLon mw have been adJud~e~ aga~mt said respeotive Owners and their property Said ordinanoe shall fix a lien u~o~ suoh property and~Aeelare me reepeotive owners thereof to b~.e per- sonally liable f~r the respective mounts to be assessed, a~d Shall state the time and m-~r of payment of such assessment, s~ 8~ld Oommisslon mo~V order that the said assessments shall be payable in installments, and px~soribe the muount, time an~ manner of pa~- merit of such inatallBante The 8aid oral,manse shall also p~esoribe the rate of interest to be charged upol~ ~efsrre~ laymento, ed the 8ams shall not exoee~ eight per oent per a~u~! an& ma~ provide ~or the maturit~ of all deferred payments an~ their ooll- eotion upon ~efault in the payment of s~y lnstal3.~nt of p~lno~- pal or interest Eaoh proper~ o~rsr shall have the ~'ivilege of the whole amount assessed against him, or an~ lnstal]_n~nt thereof, at an~ tine before maturity, upon paint t~ roof, w~th interest Upon the paymen~ any property owner, of his assessment in full, the Oit¥ shall eaus· to be exeoute~ by its ~a~CT, ~ an~ offloer deel~aated by the Commis~on fc~ ouch p~rpoee, and nsknowlo~ged for reeord, a release of the lien of suoh assessment ~e fast that more than one parcel or lot of lan~, the of om omer or Jointly owned by tvo or more persons, firms, or eorporatlon8, have been asseeas~ together in one aesOe~ent,~ shall not lnvalMate the 8=me or t~e lien thereo~, or any slaim of al liability thereun~ero The ooet of a~ 8uoh improvement assess- o~ ~gainst a~V property or owner thereof, together with ali ~%8 a~ ~easomable expense in collecting the o~e, inclu~i~ ~-eason- able attorney's fees when inourre~, ~hall eonatituts a olalm against such ~ p~t2 owmr, and shall be 8oeA~e~ ~ ~ lion on eueh p~operty superior to all o~her liens, olaimo or titleS, Oxoopt ~ity, Oounty ~nd 9t~ e taxes, a~d 8uoh per~onal li&bil- ity and lien may be enforced either by suit in an~ oo~-t of potent Ju~isdiotion, o~ by ~ale in tho s~,~ .a~r, as far ~s losable, as 8ales are authcrizq~ to be ma~e by the ~ity of Den,ton, for the non-pa~ment of taxes, l~rovi~e~, tiler it shall not bo n~o- essar~ to sell at tho some time as for ~elinquent &~ valorem $axosj a~d tho City Oo~lesion may make ouch ~uleo a~ rogula~, not insoneistent w~ th law, a8 may ~e ~eeme~ necessar~ to provi~s for the ~lleotlon of such a8assement8 A~y er~r or omission ~ dos- oribl~ property or deei~ating the names of ow~ors, ox. a~ errer or omission ma~ be oorreotod a~ my time by the ~15¥ ion or at the suit of ~ interested l~rt¥ ~n ~y suit bx~ght under the provisions of ~this section, it s~all b · p~oper to~ln as ~efen~ant8 two or mo~e property owners who are l~terest~ in any sl~l~lt improvement or any 8ingle contrast for eu~l~ l~pMovemont, the pox. son or persons who own px~perty at the ~ate of any anoe providing for the assessment thereof, oh~lX be 8ovsl~ll~ ~nA personally liable for their respeotive po~tiohs of the 8a~ ass n. eesment The lien of such aaseements shall revert ba~k a~d ta~e effect as of the ~ate of the~original resolution ~r~er!~ the impr~e~on~e an~ the passage of su~ resolution shall opes'ate as netl~ of suoh lion to all persons Any error or mistake in sueh o~anoe in the A~a,~ t lO~h, name of the owner of p~pex~ assessed, ~11 not invalidate t~e lie~ ~ pe~so~l I~li~ t~by cre4te~, ~t the ~e sh~l n~e~tyelese e~st a~t the ~eal a~ tr~ ow~ of au~ pro~ '(~) 2t ~ Sims ~th~ te~ d~. afte~ the ~n~ ~e~n pr~ ~ ~, been =on~e~, ~ pe~mn o~ per.ns ~vi~ i~e~t in a~ ~r~ which m~ be ~Jeet t~ assessment ~er _ t~ a~t, O~ 9~e ~i~ I~ fim~al ~te~st, in ~e va~ o~ a~ pmoee~ tht m~ h~e be~ ~ ~t,h Fefe~ e~e t~the ~ing ef su~ i~o~nts or t~ va~dity ~ ~ ia ~t ~ an~ asaes~ent or lien or p~ l~lity fixe~ by 8~oe~ ~ ~astitute 8~t f~ t~t p~pomo ~ o~ o~ ~ont ~le~iot~ ~ pe~onw~ 8ha~l fail to i~t~o ~ah 8~t l~ Bald pe~io~ off ~n days, o~ ~o ~a~ fail ~ ~ll~t~ p~ee~to m~ e~t ingo~ faith ~ f~ ~X b~ ~e~ bar.ed f~m m~i~ ~ 8~h co.est or ~ofeneo in a~ ~he~ 8etlon ~A ~is ostoppl 8h~l bin~ bit he~r8, 8~o- e~,~ a~at~ato~l an~ a88~8 The City of D~t~ a~ ~ pe~ ~n or ~ns to w~ the ~ntmot has be~ aw~o~ shall be ~o defon~$8 in ~ ~lt, a~ ~ other pro~ p~lo8 ~ be Joino~ ~re~$~ll be att~hed ~ pl&~iff'a ~tition ~ a~vit of th~th ef the mtte~s t~rein a~ed, e~oept ~oh matters are ~llege~ on ~fo~tionan~ b~ief, ~t s~ s~t leb~ht ~ goed ~lth ~ not to ~ ~ ~e~2 ~e 0ity or the ~ntmet- o~ ~ ~Z 9w~ ef ~1 e~e abuttX~ on the i~ov~emt. Unless ~ p~ens ~f t~s se=riCh a~ complied w~th b2 pla~nti~ or pleases, e~ suit ah~l be dis~sse~ on ~tion of an~ defend. ant~ a~ta~t~ event p~atlff ~ pl~n~ff, .~1 be b~d estopp~ ~ t~ same extent aa if ~t ~ act been bro~t, In ~y ea~ ~e~ a mi~ 2a b~ht~ Aa a~ve provl~e~ in th~eotion then t~p~fc~e ~f ~e ~rk ~y be ma~nded at t~e electl~ of ei~ t~ City of ~o~aot~ ~til au~ mit a~.Wl ~e ~ml~ ~ete~ ia the oo~t of origin~ ]uria~lotion or ~ oou~ t~w~ t~ e~ ~ be ~ken byap~ erw~it ~ ~e~ ~t ~Z ap~ o~ ~i$ ~ error e~ll be p~eote~ xa ~l~Ze r~m t~ adJo~t of the te~ of oo~t ~ o~i~- .a~ ~ie~oAt ~Oh~l ~nt was ren~ere~ ~ au~ suit, ~d p~O~ tht no appe~ or w~t of or~r to renew the ~ ~',~ ~t m~ ~eafter be taken or sued o~ by e~ther oodon~ ~ $~ oo~$s of ~ StYe, both ~ ori~n~ a~ appell- ate ~u~odid~oa, and ~1 be hesrd ah~ ~ot~mined ~ aa p~e~lOable, and to that en~ ei~r p~ty ~ere~ my move for (]~) ~ She C~tF ~o~.a~=n eh~ ~e rea~n to believe t~t ~e ~= or ~er8 of ~ p~t~ ~ 8uooesm~ll~, claim the n~ aS bxenpte~ from 8~olal aesee~e~, eai~ Oity ~ o~ th~ ~e lmpFov~ent ~1 n~ be M~e in f~nt of or a~tti~ en said p~t2 ~leos the ~r or o~em ~1 ~ke 8a~l~eotO~y~ovi~ ~ O~ 8atim~otorlly Beene the ~nt of~t~e ~o~t o~ t~ eosts~i~ ~ be aasesse~ against 8~ ~ ~ ex~ept for 8~h e~omptio~o In my case whe~e ~e ass~e~.a~ast t~lr pm ~t~ ~ t~ contractor to who~ worx xa~w ~o ~e~ to Aoox prx~ril2 ~ wholly ~ n~ e~t~ o~e~8 thor~f f~ ~ment of the p~p~tion of ~ ~ ~ ~oh{Lm~veme~t aeaesee~ a~a~t ~, an~ the O~t~ ~8 f~m tho ~n$ of such propertioz ~ the cost. ~en such oontTaot- o~ oM! ~t be obll~ to ~e ~ ~ov~ent8 ~ f~a~ of pro~t~ ~loh S8 exit f~m the ~oement ~ a lien f0~ 8~h pr~m~oYto ~ ~ o~ the coat. orion t~of (k~ SvbJoot to t~ pro~ 8io~ her~f, the City Octagon _ may 0~$~ ~oMnte ~ ~ m~e ~ ~ oM 8i~e of a p~blio~gh ~ ~r ~ghw~8, or 8eotl~ o~ p~tion ~e~of, ~d ~ ~8088 ~he .,~ ............... ~-~ 10th, l~ ~ (1) Whenever any e:~z. or or mistake 8hall ooou.~ in ~ proceed- ing pr~vited for by this Act, it shall be the t_~t~. ~f the ~lt~ Ossa- lesion to correct the same and ~enever ,it shall have been ~eter~in- ed that nay assessment agal~t any property or its owner, or lien against such property or claim of p~sonal liability fixed or att- erupted to be fixed under the te~m8 hereof, 18, for a~v reason, inval- id, unlawful or unenforcible, then it shall be the duty of tho City ~ommission to re-assess against ouch p~ope~ au~ the owners ~8ro- of such proportion of the 008t8 of makil~ such im~ov~men~ a8 be lawful and to fix a lien a~Lnat 8a~d pro prt~ and ~eOlare the personal liability of the omaer thereof, and 8~ld Oommiosion have p~wer, and it shall be its duty to adopt suOh rule8 a~t regu- l&tion8 a~ to make such orders aa shall, in compliance with the law, prOvide for correcting 8al~ mistakes and making a vali~ re-ass- esanBnt against said l~;erty and fixing a vol i~ lien thereof, an~ valid personal liability ageinst the owner thereof, and said ion 8hall have power, and it shall be itc duty to give a hearing to owners of prOperty to be reasseeoed and all persons ln~ereste~ in after notioe aa he~ein provi~od, at ~Aoh hea~lng any ~nto~este~L person may contest the said reasseemnent or the bono~Lt8 thereof NO pr~pert~ shall bo reaseeoaed in an amount in excess of the benefits in enhanced value by mean8 of the improvement Tho ox~ance making suoh reaseesements shall fix t~Le time and term8 of payment thereof, and the rate of interest payable thereof not exceeding eight per oento per a~um, and such ordina~ce may contain all the p~oviolon8 of the o~lginal 0 rdinanse 0 f assosament as herein ~rovid~, an~ assignable ~r negotiable certificate8 may be isa~e~ tc evidenoe auoh reasoessment a 8 hereinafter pro vlded {m) The Oity Oommieaicn may provide that for that part of the coot ~hioh may be assessed against abutting property ;md its ownel~, the contractor, to whom the w~ rk may be let, shall look onl~ to uuoh prOperty owners a~d their property, and that the Oity shall be re- lieved of liability for such portion of the cost ~ The Cit~ Comm- ission may also authorize assignable or negotiable ce~tifi9a~es age.inet abutting property or Proper~2 ov~ers, or against persons, firms or corporations, occupying highways with their tracks to be issued to the contractor an~ shall prescribe the form and terms of such oertificate8 The reci tel in such certificates that the prooeedin~s with reference to risking such improvements have been regularly ha~ in ¢omplismoe with the terms hereof, and that all prerequisites to the fixin~ cf the lien and olalm of person&l lia- bility evidenced by ouch certifioa~e, have been performed, shall ce prima faole evidence of the facts so re. ted, sm~ no other proof thereof shall be required, but in all courts the said px~oeed!ng~ and prerequisites shall, ~Athout ~ther proof, be presumed t9 have been had or performed Such certificates shall be exerted ~y the Mayor, and attested by the Oi~ Secretary, or such ~ther office~ as may be designated by the Oity Oommisaiun, wi th the os rporate eeale (n) Whereas, the Oity of Denton, has entered i~o cont~o~s for the purpose of me.king sundry improvements, and ma~ enter i~o other such contracts oefore this Act shall ta~e effect, u~der which tracts it is contemplated or may be p~ldod that all ox* pa~t 0£ the cc st of cash improvm, ents shall be assessed against abutting upon the streets or highways upon which enid improvements are to be made, and the Owners thereof, and against the owyMl, s of railroads and street railroads and their property, and further oedure is or may be necessary to carry into effect such contMots a~d fully effect such assessments, and to provide for the tion thereof, the existing charter of the ~lty of Denton, and its amend~ent~ and the ordinances of said Olt~ shall remain in full force and effect for the purpose of car~in~ into effect such con- tr&ots aa have been or may be entered into under such existing ter and its amendments an~ the said ordinancesj a-~ the Oity ion are hereby authorized and directed, and it ia hereby ~a~Le their duly to do or cause to be done all things which, hy sai~ existing charter and its amendments and the ordinances of 8ai~ Oitye the said Olty, and cfflcers thereof, acting thareunder, ars now authorised; or pe~mltte~ to dc in order to carr~ into effect toe teems of Mid con- tracts and to assess the coot of improveemnte, an~ to prOvue for A~t 10~, 1~25 the oclle~tioa of eai~ aeaeeanent~, ~ ~ p~e ~r t~e ~oe of ae~n~ble oe~ff~a~e t~effor, an~ to ~o ~ perfo~ othe~ ~9t o~ ~ ~oh ~ be ~ooess~y under ~e 8~ ed~at~ oha~e~t~ ~e mon~onts ~e~etc anA t~ o~na~e8 off n~ ~ ~e efffoot to 8ai~ contract8 an~ to p~e flor the e~o~oe~nt the roc fo" ~ ~p~ ~a~ be ~lnte~ infull up~ t~ ~allote in aa~ e~e~on, aa~ ~i~ besots ~all be p~ In su~ ~at ~ ~te~ ~ ~te ~elw ~ ~No" on ~iA ogp~ of this o~a~e, z~e~by ~e O~l~ of ~ p~ notice of ~l~ elects. ~a ~ ~m~ of t~ 09~ssion ia ~eote~ to o~ee ~o~oe ef ~h election ~ be published In m~e ~wa~er in ~e ~i~ of ~n f~ ~irty ~2s prior ~ the ~e set ~ ~i~ eleo~ ~~ls ~ce ~all be In ~11 ~roe and effect f~ its see~ an~ app~ve~ this day of 1926 Attes~ ~i~ of t~ Oo~salon ~iSy So0~$~7o '; ~tt.~d o~ o?~e~ ~iA eleo~m sh~l net be e~ ~ he twent~ d~s' notice herei~bow~e~fled ~s been g~v- en of ~$ la~mtio~ to aub~t sai~ ~en~ent ~is ~dm~os ~1 t~e effect a~dbe ~ ~roe W S Mill~, At~e~ ~ W, E~n, O~i~n of t~ ~ ~ of B~le2 ~e rules were ~s~n~e~ a~ the o~n- mos ~a~ piaoe~ on its ~ ~ ~n~ ~lng f~ adoption ~tion was r~ by ~y that ~e ~a~oe be adoptea rea~ ~on roll o~1 upon ~ ~estim of ~e a~ption ~ ~e o~ ~n~e the foll~i~ Oo~m~e~o~re vote~ Yea B~ley, the 0~ ~eo~re~ t~ mc~onp~i~an~ ~e o~oe a~ted as ~ ~O~t7 Seoreta~ ~o~lsalon Oity Ball. August 24th, 1926 0ommission met in regular August session with 0hairman Miller presidingl The following oo-.-issioner~ were present a~d answered tm the rolls ~ailey Castleberry, Lakey ~iller and Turner. Unapprcved minutes of the preceding meetings were read and approved° ~mnthly report of Treasurer Woodward and ~ecreta~y Erwi~ were received and ordered filed The following accounts were allowed and warrents ordered drawn on their respective funds in paymentl General Fund[ St 2~A~t~d, Park 2und Payee ~I~PJ~L ~ Numbers Amount Alfred Evans 16584 ~argreavee l~rin~ing COo 18588 ~vers Hdwe 0o 16587 19o88 ~e,e 0ttrtis Oo 16588 ~7 80 Tali&ferro & Bon 1658g ]~aldwtn Printing Co 16590 Atlas Paint & Varnish Co , 16591 Denton Steam Ldry Co 1559~ 4 71 Denton ~achine Works, 1659~ 1,75 The ~tor Bark 18595 2kllf Refining Co 16§9~ W W Ratliff, 16597 l~amey & ~vey 16598 112 50 Ala~no Storage 0o 16599 16 08 Payee Number Amount Payr~ 11, 50~-6 604 Lee Pool, 50~-8 G O ,Tohns~n, 502g 64,?0 ~ A ~alker Agts 5060 0ash for l~ayrotl, 5061 462 00 0afl Eluck, 5062 O L ~luek 5034 U. A ~ro~ming Mch 0o 50~5 207 00 Austin 2ridge 0o0 50~ 41 Mineral Wells 0rushed ~ne Co 5067 75 95 Austin ~ridge Coo 5038 492 ~albr&lth-~oxworth Lbr Co 5069 6~as N D~vts, 5040 66.50 The Texas Co 50Al 40 G~If Refining 0Oo 5042 4~0 Pierce Pet 0o 5046 45 05 Jas. B ]~arris, 5044 3 05 2a~rie I~%er Yard, §045 Handy Motor~h~ 5048 I~45 Ted Lewis & 0o 5047 49.10 Harrie-Ecenig Hdwe Co 5048 29 ~rrlz-~enig Hdwe Oo 5049 R~zor ~e Co 5050 4 50 Wilson ~att ~ber ~ 5061 4 92 ~ers ~we Co 5052 4 00 ~rris ~int & Paper Co 5055 Augt~t 2A~h, 1926 ~ & ]~ID(~E ~'dND, (~ontinued) W G ~rnett, ~laoksmith, 5055 $ 18 50 Payroll1, 5055 58 40 W. P ~e~, 268 7~ 10 W P. ~e~, 269 ~5 O0 ~rr~-~enig ~we ~o 270 286 ~ ~p~m ~otion the Marshall's apointment of A D Riggs and J, D.~tin as Deputy O~ty ~sh~lz ~s approved ~on ~tion the Secretly was instructed to ~coept pa~ent of the pr~noip~ t~without ~terest or ~n~ty as a full settl~ent agains~ the property ~szeezed to A ~ Horton, ~st ~d described as eub,division 9, ~look ~e~ ~tion the ~ayor ~s i~t~cte~ to settle with R T Viok- e~ on a~ ~sis ~f fo~ ~s t~e lost caused ~y drpppmng a water pipe ~ his feot and ~so to pay his physici~ ~ H 0. ~s' ~co~t cf ~ ~0 fer ~ioes r~dered ~ this connection ~on ~tion the ~irst ~tist Oh~ch was given pe~iss~n to r~ove~ their ~ssion Oh~ch f~m ~ast O~ to the~ pro~rty on ~est O~ subject to inst~ot~.~s of the ~yor a~ City ~ngineer ~nth~ report ~ reco,.,-endations of the ~yor ~ read ~d or- dered filed, A~ref~d of~174 80 ~s requested ~ T B Blair on a water line laid ~~h~ on ~rna~ out or,the ~ter & Light ~par~t to be applied to the ~e~ed in- terest~ ~d penalties on his delinquent t~es provided they were paid on or a~ut the let ~ski~ as~d for a pav~ng district for Side~lks ' from h ~ ~operty t~ the N T S T College o~pus The request was tmbled~ ~nding f~ther ~fo~tien ~ Metion the ~or was ~st~oted to increase ~uoe ~ence's s~m~~ ~.00 per month. ~n ~tion ~ ~. Y~ ~s given pe~lssion to attend the Peace offioe:~s convention in ~1 Paso the latt~ p~t of this month ~ fot~o~ng resolution ~s intor~ced and upon motion a~pted~ I 90 August 24th, 19~6o At a re~r meetin~ of the Oity Oo~lssion of th~ Otty of ~ton, Ts~s, by proper resolution, B W ~nzi~, ~or of sai~ ~iiy was authorlzs~ to sl~ this s~ ~s~ent to e~ent the t~a for the P~ent of one certain promiszo~ note ~a~e~ 0o% 5, 1923 ~ ~ue the 1st ~ of 2eh 1~24, In the prinoip~ ~t of $~0 00 which sai~ note bemng si~e~ ~ J ~ ~ox ~ ~ble to the ~outhern ira~ing 0o~y of Te~s, ~ the ~l~ ~utHern Tra~f~ 0omp~y of Texas having in~orse~ sai~ note to the 0ity~ ~nton, Te~s t~t s~ t~e for the p~ent of the herein oribe~ note being not bei~ later th~ let ~ of ~c~r, Xt is also ~erstoo~ ~ ~ree~ t~t the ~i~ ~ ~. ~x Is will- i~ ~ si~ifys his ~re~ent ~o this s~ e~sion ~ ~ing this ~i~ ~re~ent ~ ~so Joine~ ~ by the ~uthern ~a~ing 0e~y ofYe~so Xt is here~ un~erstoo~ ~ ~ree~ t~t ~e rights of ~y party hereto are not waive~ or release~ ~ er ~ther th~ t~t as ac~lly s et forth herein ~ls a~e~ent Is of no force or effect unless si~ by the ~yor of the 0ity of Denton, T~z ~ W ~ox ~ The ~outh- e~ Tra~lng 0omp~y of T~s 5l~e~ by ~ ~ ~Kenzie, ~or of the ~ity of ~nton, this the 24th ~ of A~st A D ~ ~ W ~nzie, Si~e~ this the 24 ~ of A~st A D 1926, by ~. ~ ~ W ~ox ~i~e~ this the 24 ~ of ~gust ~ D 1926, b~ the S~uthe~ ~ing 0o~y of ~exas T~ S0~N ~G 00M- P~ O~ ~ H K ~ite~ V~ ~ ~ ~lton aske~ ~ ~tenslon of the Water ~s on T~s Street East of the ~Rlght of w~ No aotion~s t~e~ ~ the loners ~on ~tlon ~ 0o~well ~s ~l~e~ to ~iscontinue his or trip at night to the aub~b~ ~siness houses A eo~icatlon ~om R L ~rquis ~ress~g his apprecia- tion of the repairs on Avenue A ~ re4uesting more 5tree~ lights on ~est Hickory ~treet was rea~ ~ or~ere~ file~ The following o~in~ces was introduce~ ~ plaoe~ on its first rea~ing~ AUGUST 2$th, 152_~o AN ~RDXNANUE ~EATING A OO~I~ISSION TO ~ ~0~ ~ T~ ~ON ~ O~ 0~ ~ ~ING ~ E~N~ ~, on ac~~he great n~ber of fires that have secured during the ~st year ~d the consequent lose and ~s~e of ~o~rty ~1 of ~ieh spear to be largely ~raceable t~ ~,eglig~oe on the pa~t of the occup~t or o~er of praises ~d ~ s~e cases to the g~eral public ~ neglecting to ~opt ~d obsess proper precaution~y measles to avoid a~ prevent ~o~ fires, it Is de.ed ~visable by the City Oo~im$~en of the Oity ef ~nto~, T~s, te adopt suitable measures fr~ t~e to ~ to be obz~ved ~ the general public ~d to st~te a g~eater a~ kee~er interest on the part of the o~ers or occu- pies cfi praises in keying the s~e free from thorne causes ~i~h ust~ly create fire conditions, or t~t ~e lilly ~ cre- ate ~ffi~ ~z~d8 $eotion 1 ~t there ~ ~d is hereby created a Bo~d to be~o~ ms the Denton Fire ~ti~n Go.oil, which sh~I ~ oo~oaed of the ~rei~fter n~ed n~ber of ~rsons, to Be ~pointed by the ~or ~ a~rowed by the C~%y Oo~iszion, provided, however, t~t said ~ard shall hold their tense off~o$ at the pleases ef the ~yor and that its m~bers sh~l ser~e ~thout o [ 8eoti~ 2 ~t the amid ~d sh~l, upon their first meet- l~,~ elect from their o~ ~dy a President ~d ~iee President. ~d ~suoh ~ther officers ~d representatives as they choose, ~d sh~l hold their meeti~s at such time as they m~ deoi~ upon, pro~ided t~y sh~l me~ on the o~1 of the President or Vice PreSident, or such officer mt ~ecial meetings from t~e to t~e $eo~ien 3 ~id Board sh~l a~pt such rules ~d pro~lgate su~ er~e~e, in oo~eoti~ with prev~tion of fires, t~t ~y be de.ed proof ~d suitable T~t said ~d shall seek to bring a~ the widest diss~ination of ~owle~e conceding ~e best me~ ~f prevent~ fire, ~d ~at is de.ed to be the most pre- oaut ~nm~ meas~e~ to be adopted for such p~pose ~mt the said ~d shall st~te ~ the oityzens, in oo~eoti~ ~th other fire prev~tion co~it~ees or e~her civic or~izati~ns, a~ ~ell as ~ong the schools, a keen ~d awaking ~terest the~e~serv~ce of ~oper ~d suitable r~es seeki~ to prevent the Ca~ of fire ~d te avoid the s~e ~t the said ~d ~1 ~ereise all the Power nooses try ~d sa~pt all the me~s de~e~ proper in the e~ryi~ en of the o~ai~ of ed?ration alo~ the ~inez of fire proration, T~t the said ~a s~ll advise t~e ~yor ~d City ~o~issiom fr~ time to ~ime oo~cprning genial oo~ditionz as ~11 ~ from time to t~ ~e speoxaz re- port~ te th~ ~yor ~enever d~ded reg~ding the p~tioular causes of m~ fire or fires, ~d reoo~end suitable measles m~ be ,leg~ly ~pted to aid ~d assist in the prevention or r~ou[~emoe of ~e ~Sect~ 4. ~fd ~ard shall be composed of fifteen ~ioh ~e~hip shall ~olude the ~ief of ~e Fi~ ~partment ~d She F~e ~rshall, e~h of ~om s~l be ex-cffmcio m~bers ~otien 5 ~, ~eoa~e of the general ~od t~t the creation of t~ ~rad looki~ to fire prevention w~l have prev~timg.fires ~d loss of property, creates ~ urg~cy ~d ~ergenoy in beh~f of the ~diate ~eservation or public peace, heath ~d safety t~t requires this ordin~oe to become effective at o~oe, ~d it is accordingly zo or~ined that this ord~oe August 24th, 1926. shall be in effect from a~d after its passage Passed this the ~h day of August A. D. 1926 APPROVED~ W. S Ch~irm~n, City Attest8 J W ]~rwin Oity Secretary APprqwe~ as to forms Marion Bralley City Attorney ~on motion Of ~=zley ~he r~le~ we~ ~tA~d~d, ~ ~ os ~ on ~ts eeoon~ rea~ingt ~on motion of ~ the r~es ~re suspen~e~ an~ the 0r~i~e pl~oe~ on its thlr~ ~d fill rea~ing for a~oDt~on ~tion ~ ~e by ~ ley that the o~in~oe be ~pte~ ~ rea~ ~on roll call upon the question of the ~option of the or~anoe the following co~issioners voted ~yea", Bailey, 0~tleberry, ~ller ~d ~ner Eo co~issioner ~ted 'N~ ~ere~on the declared the motion prevailed the the ordin~oe a~pted ~ read ~ oo~li~oe ~th the a~ve ordin~oe ~e follo~ng ~ed citi- zens ~ appointed by ~yor Mo~nzie~ ~ed ~inor, ~ed ~z~r, W ~t, L A ~ld, A G ~en~g, W ~. ~s W~ker ~ng Miss ~dith L 01ark, ~ ~ W ~lli~a G R Wmr~en W R L~ey ~an~is ~addock ~en motion the ~yors appointments ef ~mbers of the ~nton ~Ire ~ev~tien Council ~s approved ~d coOl.ed ~e ~yor ~d ~ecreta~ were inst~eted te r ede~ ~ ~y ~nds ~der the $~ year option as the S F in the v~leus Is~es ~uld ~it A letter of ap~ecia~ from the Vol~t~ ~ire ~p~t ~was read and ordered filed ~e following ordt~noe was interdueed ~d p~ed e~ its first readi~ ~ 0E ~TA~ S~TS ~OV~ING ~R A ~N~TT ~ T~ ~ee 1~ ?~t all motor ~d other vehicles app~o~ohi~g ~orth ~eust ~reet from H~n Avenue shall ~e or come to m ee~ete st~p mt the intersection ef North Locust Street ~d ~n ~nue ~e- fore proceeding or entering onto North LoCust Street. Augus~ ~4th, 1929 ~eCo 2o That all motor or other vehicles approaching West HickQ~ Street from Fry S~reet sha~l ~ke er come to a eo~lete at*p ~t the intereeticn ef West Oak Street ~d ~ Street ~fere prcceedi~ er entering cn to ~est Oak Street T~t all ~etor or oth~$~htclea travell~ cr proceeding north on F~ Street sh~l ~efor$ ~roceedi~ ~ ~tgr~g on to West 0~ Street, come to a c~l~te,,st~p, at the t~terseotion of West O~ Street a~d ~y Street ~0tien ~. ~at hereafter all motor or other vehicles r~ning or preceedi~ .n the follow~g n~ed etreets sh~l have the ~i~t . of w~ over ~1 other motor or other vehicles ~teri~ or approach ing said~treets herei~fter n~d to-wit~ ~cust Street fr~ the ~bli~ Sq~re north to the 0ity L~its In said Oity~ E~ Street fr~ ~he ~bllo Square ~orth to ~e City L~its cf Stress fr~ the ~bl~ ~re no~h to t~ 0ity Limits of said 0ityl~cust Steer fr~ the ~blic ~u~e south to the City l~its of ~d City; Oak Street ~om the Public Square west to the 0ity L~itS of ssid Oity; Hickory Street from the ~io Sq~re west to ~e OAt~ L~its of said 0ity,~eet fr~the ~blic Squ~e east ~e tbs Te~s ~d 2aclfic~of w~; ~icko~ Street f~m the ~lio Squaw east to the Te~s ~d P~ific Railw~ right cf ~ sa~d ~ity ef ~nten, Te~e ~c 4 ~t ~y or~nce or part of ordinance that may be in co2fliot hero. th is here~ reposed ~d is of no effect ~d force ]from and afte~ the pass~e ~f this ordinance ~e~. ~, T~t a~ person ~ilty of the voilaticn of a~ pro- visio~ here~n sha~ ~ ~eemed ~ilty of a mmsd~e~or ~d be fined in ~y e~ not less th~ one nor ~re th~ one bun~ed ~ 6. ~t this ordin~oe s~ll be in full force ~d effect from a~d afte~ ~te pass~e ~d approval ~d publication ~ re~ired by ~e~ this the 24 d~ ef ~ust, A D W ~ Hiller 0h~i~ of the 0ity ~' ~ 0o~ission~ Oity of Atteet}~ ~. W. ~in, Denton, Te~s Oity ~prov~d as to form ~rion ~alley, City Attorney ~Oa =otl~ of ~.~ebe~ t~ m~s were sua~e~, an~ ~e _ ~ea me.on of ~ $~ ~es were sus~n4ed ~ the 0~in- ~=e ~laee~ en it~ thl~ ~ fi~ rea~ng f~ adoptioa ~tien ~s m&~e b2 ~e~ t~$ ~e ~oe be a~pte~ ~e~ ~a ~oll e~l ~on She que~ion of the a~p~ ~ the T~e follo~ng o~na~e was i~t~o~ ~ p~oed en its first ,e~ing ~D~0N~ ~, T0 BRY~ A~ August 24th, ~EXAS Seco 1, That the et~eet in the City ~e ~tofore been ~ ~ ~o~ Street extends ~m the n~th line of West ~ Street no~th to the Ol~ ~lta of the said ~ity, s~l be · ~11 he~eafte~ be ~o~ ~d ia hereby f~ all p~ses ~e~ft~ aai~ aa ~ Avenue ~ t~ ~ ~ S~ee$ ~ ~e~ ~ve~ ab~- ~o~ ~ See. ~ T~t t~s ~a~e sh~l be ~ full fo~oe ~A effect fr~ an~ aft~ itl pas.~ an~ apb%vaX, a~ t~ ~e req~i~ e~a~ee ~ be read on t~ee separate ~l, e~n~e ~ plaoe~ ~n the ee~ a~ ~st re~i~ 2aaoed this ~e 2A ~ ~ A~ A D 1926 Oi~ of ~n, ~exao Attest ~ W ~in, City Seo~e~r~ A~p~ved as t o form: M~rion Bralley Oit~' Att~rneyo Upon motion of Oastleber~ t~ ~le8 we~ 8u~n~e~ ~d ~e Ozd- ln~oe plied ~n its eeco~ Upon motion of ~er the ~lea were ~pen~eA ~ the plaee~ on its thi~ anA ~1 ~ fo~ a~ption ~on was ~A~ b7 ~er ~t the crusoe ~ a~ptO~ as rea~, ~ ~11 ~11 tpon t~ q~sti~ Of t~ a~lonof t~ O~moo ~ ~11o~ Oo~s~omra vote~ ~ea": B~le~, Oaetlebe~, ~ller a~ ~er. ~e~upon t~ O~ir deola~e~ ~e ~tioa p~e~a~l- e~ ~nd t~ O~n~oe a~opte~ as Up~ moron of ~er the ~o~is~on went ~ r~or~ aa faw~ lag t~ p~sent location upon which to eomt~t the new City ~11. p~vided a strip of ~n~ ap~oximatel2 20 feet wl~e ~o~ ~e no~th end ~ul~ ~e ~te~ ~d a et~e~ opene~ ~ro~h ~e bloek at ~ea~ f~m ~liv~ ~ Oed~ Streets Upon motion the ~ity At~ey ~s ~t~ote~ ~ p~p~ O~din~oe c~li~ for ~ eleotiom to be hel~ for t~e ~oee of dete~i~ng ~ bonds ~a~ be vote~ ~r the eo~t~tien of n~ ~ity ~11 Upon motion the ~o~ was lnet~te~ to e~ploy the fl~ of V~ 5~ke Co as arohiteote for the new ~lty Upon the motion stoo~ a~Jou~e~ ~1 t~ ~ of ~ ~o~ September 25t~, ~e 0i~ 0o~e~on Thure~v, Sept~mbe~ 2n¢%, 1926 The 0ommlss~on met in session a~Joua-ned from August ~4~ 1926 wt~ 0~ Miler prest~ng ~e followi~ o~i~aloners were present ~ ~nswere~ to the roll Bail~, OaSt~be~, ~ B~s~w, 0f the Van 81yke Co , ~ohiteots, of Ft Worth was present ~d introduoe~ tentative plus for a new Oi~ A fin~ ~port of ~st ~ ~st on t~ ~1 aunt of the ~ity's aeoo~ts, was given by ~ ~rbF ~d upoa motion aooe~ed Upo~ ~tion ~e 0~ton ~ted to lo,ate ~ new Ci~ ~11 on the blook o~e~ by 0 A Gr~, 0o~er of N ~ a~d ~ 3treets provl~e~ it ooul~ ~ p~- ~haee~ at a prioe not exoee~ing $~,000 O0 Upon motion ~e 0o~is~on stoo~ adJou~ ~til Moa~ay, September $th 1926 at App~ve~ 3~ptember 28th, 96 Monday September Sth, 1926 The Commission met in session adjourned from September 1926 with 0hai~ ~l~r presi~i~ ~he followl~ ~o~is~oners were present ~ anewe~e~ to roll B iley, Cast. berry ~ey, Miler ~ ~r~r ~e Char ~no~oe~ ~at protests woul~ be reoeive~ agal~t ~y ~f the propose~ street improvements inclu~l~ ~e paving of ~exa~ St , No~al Avenue ~ ~aat 0~ Street, ~ afte~ ~a~ argents the Co.lesion sust~ine~ a protest on ~e paving of t~ interseotion of Texas Street ~d the Mingo Road as abutti~ t~ property ~ ~e T & P ~ Co , for the ~ason that t~ Oo~lssioners 0o~t of Denton Co~ty Texas had aporoved t~ oontract for ~avelli~ this as a part of the Co~ty Highw~ S~atem Upon motion the Co~lssion stood adJo~ed ~til September 9th 192~ Approved this 28th d~ of Seo~m~r, 1926 e tar~ ~ r~ / 97 ~it~ ~all ~1~-~6~, September St~, 1956 9 o'clock A~ The Comm!s~Lon met in session adjourned from September 6th, 1926 with ahaix~n~e~ M~ller presidiz~ The follo~g 0ommlssioners were present amd answered _ to the roll Bailey, Cmstleberry ~ ~[illsr-~ Tummer Abment Im~cey The following oz~in~oe was l~troduoed and placed on its first readiz~t ORDINANCE OF THE CITY 00~ISSION OF TH~ CITY OF DENTON TF~, 0I~0SING A ~ING GI7~ PRO~TY O~RS ON NO~ A~, ~ ST~T ~D ~T O~ STRUT, IN T~ CITY OF ~ON, ~D OR~G TEE 0~$SION OF I~RO~T OF T~ 1NT~SEGTION OF T~ ST~T WI~ ~N~ HIG~AT ~D CE~NG T~ GON~GT ~D B~D SO F~ ~ T~ ~ TO S~D IN~SEOTION BE IT 0RDAIED BY T~ CI~ G~ISSION OF ~ CITY OF ~TON T~t, ~e~eae ~ o~din~oe was d~ paese~ b~ ~Oity Oo~iseion of ~e Ol~ of ~ton erderi~ t~ improve- me2t b~ paving, exoavating ~adl~ filli~ ~o~o~te o~s ~d ~tters, ere , ~d ot~lse imp~ovl~ fO1lOwimg streets, towit NO~ A~ between t~ no~th line of West 0~ S~eet ~ the South line of So~lpt=e Street, ~S ~T ~een t~ ~st line of Bell ,Aven~ ~ west line of ~ Texas & ~a~fie Rallw~ ~ght of w~, ~T O~ ST~T between the east li~ ~ No~th ~ the west line of t ~ Texas & Pacific ~llw~ ~i~t of ~oh said steer. ~all eaeh ~ and en';ire~ ~d wholly separate ~d independent ~ of ~:,t ~e oonst~otion ef s~d ~p~em~t~ In ea~ sep~ate. ~ t or distr~t S~ll ~ ~olly in~epende~ of ~ ~nst~o tl(,n In ~y ot~r ~lt or ~iatr~t ~e assea~nt. ~ be ,ae~o~i~ ~ ~ ~st ~ ~e im~ove~nt s in t~t ~lt o~ dimt~iot, ~d i~ aooor~oe with t~ benefits l~ to ~e propert2 by ~eamn of s~ lm~ovement. In p~i~ul~ ~it o~ ~at~t who~y ~ ~tirel~ independent =f 't~ eoa~ ~d of t~ benefits aoo~ by reason of t~ imp~ovem~ts in ~y of t~ ot~r ~it. or districts, ~d ~R~, sp~lfiaations were duly a~pted, bids accepted afar due ~vertise~ ~d ~ntraot awarded to J~oe Con- zt~tion Oomph, ~r ~e ~prove~ of a~d at~eeta, ,~t~gt executed ~d bond f~lshed bY sai~ J~e Gonst~o- tics Oomph, aa provided by ~e te~s of said ordiz~oe, W~, t~ City Oo~iasion ~ly aop~ve~ said ~ntraot ~d bond, ~6 ~e~e~ined by ordin~ee ~ levy smi~ assess- m~nts a~inet t~ abutti~ p~pe~y ~ the o~ere thereof f~ ~eir p~ rata of ~e ~st of implying sai~ portions of amid st~et, as provide~ by t~ te~e of Title E2 Chapter 11, Revzsed Statutes of Texas of lgll, ~d O~pter 9, Title 28, Revised Statute. ~f Texas of lg~ ~ the Oh~te$ ~d ~rdin~oes of t~ ~ity of ~ton, ~d .~a p~oer~ o~ers were ~ly notl~e~ ~ ~=~da~e with t~ te~s of Tl~e ~, O~pter, ll, Revised Sta~tes of Texas of 1911 ~d Title 28, Chafer 9, Revised Statutes of Te~e of 1~, ~d ~e O~rter ~d 0~ln~oes o~ ~ Oit~ of ~n~n ~ in aooord~oe ~th s~ b~ no~oee ~ publish~ In ~e ~ton Reoo~ O~oniole, to appear ~efore t~ Oi~ 0e~iselon at a heari~ set b~ said Ol~ 0o~s~on ~ ~e 6~ d~ of Sept~ber, 1926, at o'clock P N , ia t~ Oity NaH in t~ City of ~ton, ~d there m~e protest a~ objection $o my ~oh lmprove~ ~r the coat of t~ s~, or ~ ot~r o~Jeotlon t~t ~Y appear ~ s~ proper~ o~e~a, ~ ~.EA5, the agents, atto~e2, and representatives of amid proper~ ~e, ~ ~ person or persons l~terested ~ai~ improvemnte were also duly notif~ d to ap~a~ at s~d ime ~ place for t~ m~ing oF s~ ob~eotion, or remon- stances or p~otest, of a~ kiz6, ~d September 8th, 1926 w~RF~AS, said heari~ was d~ly had at ~aid ti~ a~d pla~e, and ~ereaffter ~til the 7th day of Bepte~er, 19B$, in or,er to give ~eater opport~ity to t~ p~o~rty owners, or t~lr agents, atto~eys or representatives or ~y person or inte~ste~ in s~d imp~vementa to ~ protests, ~astr~es or objeetlona, aa provided by the te~s of Tit~ 2~, Chapter 11, ~evise~ Statutes of Texas of 1911 an~ Title 28, O~pte~ 9, Reviee~ Statutes of Texas of 19~5, ~d t~ ~rter ~ ~in~oes of t~ 0ity ~ ~$on, ~d, ~AB, a n~ber of p~per~ o~ers resi~ on Texas Street ~ve proteste~ agai~t the oonst~ctiom of t~ improve- ments on Texam Street from t~ west li~ of ~ngo ~w~ the west line of ~e Texas · Paoifioa right-of-w~ ~r ~e resson that t~ 0o~ty intends to g~vel s~ interseotion, together with other por$~ons of ~ngo ~ghw~, ~d $~t oonst~otion of said l~rovem~s on s~d interseotion of Texas Street a~ Mingo ~ghw~ would ~ a waste of ~ ~ity ~ abutting property o~ers,money, ~d ~ereas ~ City 0o~iasion after f~ly oonsi~erl~ said pro~ests is of the opinioz that it will be for the best interests of property owners on Texas Street ~d of the 0it2 of ~nton at lar~ to omit ~e construction of improvem~ts on ~e in~rseotion 0f Texas Street ~th ~ Hi~w~, said protests are ~reb2 t~ ~ sai~ lmp~vements on s~ Texas Street from the west ll~ of Milo ~w~ to the west line of T~e A Railway right of way be and ~e a~e are ~reby o~ere~ omittee~, ~, ~ereaa ~e Jagoe Oonstruotion 0omp~ is willing its oontraot so far as the sa~ relate~ ~ t~ const~tion of improveme~a on said intersection of Texas Street ~ ~n~ Highway be oanoelle~, it ~ hereby ordered t~t s~ ~d bo~ furnished by J~oe ~onstr~ tion 0om~ $o ~e ~t~ ~ for sal~ work of improvement so far as sai~ contract bo~ relate~ ~ the oonstruction of improvements on Texas Street from t~ west line of ~ngo ~i~w~ to ~ west line of Texas ~ 2aoifio ~ilway ri~t-of-~ be ~d ~e e~ are here0y o~oel~d ~d for ~ht hel~, ~d W~EAB at sai~ he~ all pro~erty ~ re their agent atto~ys or representatives ~d all intereste~ persons wh~ desired to file protests or remonatr~oes did file said protests remonstrances, ~d, whereas ea~ of s~ proper~ o~s, ~eir agente atto~eys ~d representatives ~ interested parties desire~ to have a hearl~ on s~d protests ~d remonst~oes were given a f~l ~d fair hearing, ~d, ~S, all errors ~d mistakes $~t were o~le~ to t~ ~ttentlon of ~e 0ity Co.lesion were r~otl~ed ~ oorreote~, a~, whereas the 0ity 0o~is~on is of t~ opinion ~at all such protests ~ remunerates so file~ a~ he~d except those on the intersection of Texas otreet ~d Mlngo ~w~ a~e wi~out merit ~d should be over rule~, ~, ~ said City Cohesion after duly considering tbs ben- efits that each property owne~ and its his o~ ~r pro~rt2 ~0eives from t~ makl~ of e~d improvements Is o~ the opinion t~t sal~ assess~nts heretofore ~ete~l~ to be levie~ are fair an~ eq~table ~ represent the oenefits that sal~ p~pert~ will receive in enh~ce~ value f~m t~ m~in~ of said lmp~veme~s, ~ t~t said assessment shoul~ be ~e as heretof~e dete~lne~ BE IT 0RD~D BY ~ CI~ C0~SSION 0F T~ 0ITY 0F D~TON T~t ~e hesring heretofore held on the tth ~ of Sept~er, 1~26, ~d thereafter ~til the 7th day o~ eptember, 19~$, ~d the sa~ ~ decla~ finally close~, ~d that ~1 protests, remonstrances ~d objections ftle~ at aai~ he~rl~ to ~e ~kl~ of said improvements ~~ except ~oee on the interaeot~on of Texas Street ~d ~n~ ~ghw~ be ~ Paeae~ an~ approve~ this 8th ~ay of September, 1~ A~teat B W McK~n~e ~ J W E~in, W S ~ller~ 0balkan of Cl~y Secreta~ ~e Upon moron of ~er the ~l~s we~ s~pended ant the ordln~ce placed on its seco~ re~ding Upon motion of ~umer t~ ~les were ~spended a~ the September 8th 1926 ordinance plaoe~ on its third smd final reading for adoption Motion was .~de by Turner that the orEhanoe be adopted ae read Upon r~ll c~ll upon the question of the adoption of the ordinance the following Commissioners voted "Yea" Bailey, Castleber~, Miller and Turaer No Commissioner voted "Ne~" ~hsreupon the ~hair declared the motion p~eEailed and the ordinance adopted as read The following ordinance was introduced and placed on it first readimg CITY COMMISSION OF TI~ ORDINANCE OF/TEE ClTYOF D~NTON, TEXAS LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE PAY~T OF A PART OF THE COST OF IM- PROVING NORMAl AVFIIIYE TEXAS STREET AND EAST OAK IN T~E 0ITY DF DENTON, AND FIXING A LI~N AGAINST PROP~ ERTY ~ A~UTT%N~ ON SAID STREET AND A PERSONA~ CHARGE AGAINST Tw~. OWNERS T~EEOF, AND PROVIDING FOR TRE TION THEREOF f BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DENTON~ That, ~hsrsas, a resolution was heretofore d~ly passed by the 0ity Com~lssion ordering the im~ove~ent cf the fo llowi~g streets NORMAL AVEN~ between the north line of West Oak Street and the south line of Scripture Street; TEXAS STREET between the east line of Bell Avenue anl the west line of wtngo Highway, EAST OAK STREET between the east line of North Locust Street smd the west line of Texas & Padific Rallwe~V right W~h~ch-- said streets shall each be ~ d constitute ~e~ en- tirely and wholly separate and independent unit of improve- merit The 0onst~uotion Of said improvements i~ each separate ~uit or district shall ce wholl$ inde endent of the oonstruo- 'riCh in s~y other umit or &lstri~t The assessments to be levis& in each unit or district shall be made according to the cost of t~e improvements in that particular unit or ~lst~iot ~nd in accordsnce with the benefits accruing to ~hs property b~ reason of said improvements in that partic- ular unit or district, wholl~ and entirely independent of the cost and of the benefits accruing by reason of the im- proveme~ts in any 9~ the other umits or districts, and ~, pursuant to said resolution, specifications ~ere prepared for said work by the City Engineer, filed with the City Commission, examined approved ~_,d adopted by it, and after due advertisements bids were duly rec- eived a~d opened, and the contract for said work awarded by the City Commission to Jagoe Constr~tion ~ompany and whereas the said Jagoe Construction Company duly catered int~ contract with the City of Denton for the performance of s~ d work, aud ss%d contract executed on the l~rt of the City c~ Denton, by the Mayor and Chairman of the Commission a~d attested by the City Secretary with the corporate seal amd said contract was ratifie ~[ ,,e approved by the City Oomm:l. salon, and, RREREAS, thereafter, in compliance with the provisions of Chapter ll, Title g2, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911. and 0hapter 9, Title 28, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1925 and the Charter and ordi~nces of the City of Denton, the ~lt~ Engineer filed ~th the 0ity 0ommission his statement showing the names of the propert~ owners ~ponsaid streets, a description of their property total cost of said improvement, the cost thereof per front foot, and the cost ~ each property owner, said statement being in compliance with all the requisites of Chapter 11. Title 22, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, an~ Chapter Title 28, Revised Statutes of Texas of 19~5, and the 0hatter an~ 0x'dinanoes of the City of Denton, and, ~It~.~.~, thereafter asia statement was by said City 0ommission duly examiwed and approved, ~.d an ordinance lO0 September 8th, 19116 passed by said Oity Co~misslon dete~ntning the necessity of levying an assessment for a portion of ~e oo st of .ai~ imp~ovo~nt8 a~ain8~ t~ abutti~ pro~rty a~ the owners t~eof, ~d a ~M ~d pro~i~ing f~ a hearing to 8~h p~pe~ty their agents or attorneys, a8 provi~e~ b~ t~ te~8 of ~hap- te~ 11, Title ~2, Revise~ Statutes of Texas of 1~11, ~ Ohapter 9, Tlt~ 28, Re~ed Statute8 of Texau of 19~5, the ohar~r ~d o~ln~oe8 of ~ Oity ~ ~nton at ~ioh hea~i~ 8~ o~er8 were to Oe ~ar~ oonoe~ing ~ benefits ~ 8~d lm~roveme~ 8 to t~e~ p~perty or ~ ~ ~ erroF or invalidity In sal~ prooeedlng8, ~d ~ ot~r mt~r or oo-~ote~ with said improvem~to, ~, ~ereafter, In aooor~oe wi~ ~e provisions OBapter 11 Title ~2, Re~lse~ S~tuto8 of T xes of 1911, ~d O~pter 9 Title 28, Revised 8~tutes of Texao of 192~, the Oh~ttr ~d Ordl~e8 of t~ Oi~ of ~e~on, ~e Seoretary of ~e Oi~ of ~ton gave notioe to ~oh prop~t~ o~er8, ~eir agents and attorneys, of suoh henri., by a oopy of 8ai~ ordin~oe in ~e ~n~n Re~r~ Ohronlole, newspaper of ~ener~ olrculation in t~ Oi~ of ~ton, three successive times the ffirst of ni~ publications being more that ten da~ prior to t~ day 8et f~ ~ he~i~, ~wit the 6th ~ of September, 1926, m~ also gave notioe of said hearl~ In t~ m~er p~vide~ by t~ ordinanoeo ~, ~S, 8a~ hearl~ was h8~ at the time ~ place mentione~ in s~ oral--os ~d notioe, towit on b day df September, 1926, at 7 ~ o'oloek P M , in ~e Rall in ~e Oi~ of ~ton, Texas, ~lOh hear~ was oontin- ~ from day to d~ ~d from time to time, ~1 ~e 7th of September, 1926, ~ was t~n ~loae~, a~ ~R~, at oal~ heari~ all proper~ o~ers, t~r ~ent8 or atto~eys or in~reste~ per.ns ~esiri~ to ~ntest assessment, to oorreot a~ errors in s~e, or in mY ~eF ~e he~d conoerni~ the Oeneflts thereof, or ~y ot~r mater pertaining to said assessment or s~ lm~ovements, were he~, ~d all matters of error or mistake or ineq~ll~e8 er o~er mat~rs requiri~ reotifioatlon whioh were o~le~ ~ ~o atten- tion of the City O0~18810n, havi~ Oe~ rectif~ and ~orreete~ ~ t~ City O0~lsoion ha~ hear~ ~ ~nsi~e~ ~1 the evi~enoe offered in t~ premises, the Oity O0~i88lon 18 of opinion from the evidence that t~ aosessment8 herein ~elow ~de a~ o~r~s hereby declare~ agai~t ~e abutti~ prope~y ~ the owner8 thereof are ~t ~ equitable. ~ t~t in each oaoe t~ assess~nt made ~ai~t ~y partio~ paroel ~ prop- er~ is le88 th~ t~ benefit acc~lng to said partio~ar par- eel of property by me~s of ~e e~oed value ~ereof on aooo~t of sai~ improvement That t~ ~ity O0~leolon ha~ oonsi~ere~ the feets is of t~ opinion that t~ 8trier applioation of the ~ont Foot Rule would not be Just and equitable in ~me inet~oes, has a~opte~ the r~e of apportio~t set f~th below, ~ the division of ~e oostof 8a~ improvement between 8ai~ prop~tie8 ~d the o~ero t~reof as Just ~d eq~table ~d pro~uoi~ sub- st~ti~ equality, oonsideri~ the benefits ~lsl~ f~om improvements ~ the bu~en8 imposed thereby, ~ow therefore, 1 That t~re ~1 be ~ is hereby levied against eaoh of t~e owner8 of proper~ below mentlone~, ~d ~nzt its or her p~perty below desorl~e~ t~ several 8~8 of mon~ below mentioned ~ itemize~ for pa~ng ~d ~b, ~ch 8~d s~8 do not a~ ~all not in ~y event exoeed two-~ir~s of the soar of a~ improvement exee~t o~oo oha~geable to my partio~ a- butting property, the to~ ~0~ thereof set opposite ea~ fi~m, ~rporatlon or person, ~d it8,~8 or ~r property, ~me8 of t~ said pro~rty o~ers, a ~esoription of thel~ er~ ~d the several amo~s assessed agent 8al~ property owners ~ ~eir property as oorreoted bY sai~ CXty O0~iseion, aa follows Distr~$ No 7 Texas Street from ~ ~8t pro~rt2 line of Bell Avenue to t~ West property line of ~e Texas ~ Paoifie Railroa~ Oom~y right-of-way Horth Side 10! 3eptember 8th. 1926 Name~and Des~ription: F~ont Ft Curb fit ?avin~ 0urb Amt Ass'~ tho Boh~Ltz & Rlp~ A~d~on to Dentc~,bein8 ~ ~ l~OoO 1000~0 DOdo25 10000~ 611 25 W,Ro~Lioko ~loo~ ~ of the Boh~Lt~ & R~y A~t. tlon to Den~on, boin~ the ~roperty eonvo¥o~ by ~oL.B~own, ~ lB in Blook B of the Bohmit~ & Ripy to ~m~ton, bein~ the pe~t~ oonvoyed by Wm Eo ~Fson JUly 24,1920 100,0 lOgO ZZ? ~A Of Ad~itio~ to Denton, being the p~opert¥ oonveye~ by 0oNe~d~ie$on August B~, ~g200 ,0 5OeO 5000 168 95 ook I of veye~. 'by W E Brown Ju~el 1Z, 16807§ 35 O0 ~ook I of tim ~ohmit~ & Ripy A~lA~caz to Denton, be~n~ the Signs,Janizary / of the Sohn~t. & IMn~m~ bel~ the by ~,E,B~own ~l~ 27~1~2~ 50~0 5090 168o75 35 00 20~ ?5 in ]~J,c~k A 9f the ~lt~on to oonv~yod by JoW.a~d Ali~e Rip7 17, t1908/ 15000 5000 5060Z5 lO§oO0 Sep mb Desoript ion No F~cmt No Curb ~t A88'~ ~ ~o~ Feet ~e~ f~ pa~ ~,~ ~look A ~ ~e Bo~itz ~ Ripy Addi$i~ the ~opgrtF oon~ye~ by Jo~ ~0 So~t~ A~mt B1, 1915~, 5200 62,9 1~5,~ ~ 2~ 90 ~BlO0k 2 0f the 0a~ Ad- ~tiom to ~mn. berg ~e property ~nveye~ by ~ A, Spee~ N~e 11,1918 50~0 50.0 165 ~5 ~5 ~ ~s J~lta Oa~an Additl~ to ~n~n, berg the properey oonveyed by Pearls S~e~ ~ ~ok ~ of ~e 0a~n A~tion to ~n~n, berg the property oon- ve2ed by E P A~l~ ~l~k 2 ~ the 0a~n Ad~ti~ ~ D~n, being the pro~rty con- veyed by B B Sklles , A~st 19,19~5 ~ 0 50 0 168~7~ 3~e~ ~03 7~ of ~ Oa~n ld~ti~ ~o ~nton, be~g ~e p~o~rty oonve7e~ by J ToHoO~7 Novemb~ ~, 19~8 5000 50 0 168 T5 ~ ~ ~0Z~75 ~~k ~ of the Oa~ Additi~ to ~t~, berg ~e p~- perry conveyed by W D Hellers Feb~ary ~ t~ Oatmn Addi%ion to ~t~, berg the p~perty conveyed by W,D Hollers Sep~mber 7, 1923 50 0 50,0 168,7~ 35,00 September 8~h, 192~ September 8th, lg~6 8ou~ 8i ~e N~mbe~ Numb e? ~ ,~o '~ ~t ~ta~ ~e Woh~ of ~t 5 In Blook 2 of the So~ta A~ tion to ~nten~ being ~e p~o~.t, oonyeyed Blo0E ~ of the So.its & Rl)2 Ad~tion to being ~e 8~e property oonveye~ bY EeW9 ~l~er 3ep~mbe~ 15,1919, 50 0 50~0 168 75 Z5 ~ 2~075 ~e Eohalf of ~$ 4 ~d the west half · f ~t 2 in Blook ~ of t~ Se~m ~ ~py Addition to ~t~, being the property conveyed by J B. So. tm J~e ~,19E5~ ,100,0 100,0 $$~ ~0 70.00 407 50 ~amt ~f of ~t 2 in Blook C ef the 2e~itz ~ Ripy Ad- the ~e p~pe~ty o~- veyeA b~ J~B So~tz Feb~ 2~,1924., ~50~ ~5 0 25~.13 ~~k D ~ the ~i$~ & ~ipy Ad- ~itio~ te ~ton,bei~ ~e ~e pro~rty oonveyed b~ ~.~gSo~tz 0otob~ ~o 19~6 o , 50o0 50 0 168075 the ~o ~operty oouveyed by JeW ~d ~loe Fob~ 1~, 19080e ~o0 ~oO 168 75 Z5 O0 203075 ~OOk D Of the 8~$m ~ ~p2 A~- ~ti~ ~0 ~uton,be~g the 8~e proper$[ oo~- veye~ by W FoSowell Feb~ 20,19~6 50o0 5000 168 75 3~000 the S¢~tz & Rip~ ditioato ~on, being the o~e p~opo~y oon veye~by o, $000 50 0 168075 ~Dof the Sehmitz & Rip¥ A~- ~ition to Denton, being the same pr ope rty c on- veyed by E.B Rowe Ju~e 2, 19240 §0o0 §0,0 168,75 ~k B of the Sohmitz & Ripy A~ition to Dent~, being the property oonve2e~ by A Speer June 7,1920 50,0 50,0 0oLo~ax~ln · ~'~o~k D of the Sohmitz & Rip¥ A~ition being the same property oenveyed b2 W ~ Bo¥~ June 12,1918 50°0 50.0 168,75 BS°00 ~0~ W 0 F~ffe~ I~ot I in Blook D of the Seh~itz & Ripy A~dition to Dentm., being the esme property eonveye~ by A L°Hutson September 22,191~, , 52,0 52,0 175,30 ~ 40 8~90 ~ln Blook 3 of ~e ~t~ A~ tion to ~nton, ,being the s~e property oonve~e~ by B,M ~tt ~ep~mber 100,0 100 0 ~,~ ~0o00 ~0T~80 ~ok g of ~he Oaten %o D~t~, bei~ the s~e propert~ ~eye~ b~ F~W Mo0o~ck AD~I 2~,191~ 198 0 198 0 To$~B ~05a 0 20~a 0 ~9~,~1 $14~,4058~1,91 Rate per front foot for curb oo,~$0 ?0 Rate per front foot for other improvements Rate per front foot for all improvements $4,0?5 105 September 8th, 19~-6 NORTH ~UST ST~ET T0 T~ ~TER L~E OF ~ ~H ST~T ~o~ Si~e N~b~ N~B~ ~t Ass ' ~ ~t To~al N~e ~ ~8e~ptioa ~nt Ft C~b ~ ~g ~'A ~oAos'~ ~d ~ 8 in Blook 6 X20 0 120o0 $G~080 $84 ~ $7~2 80 So~ h Side ~t 1 in Blook ~ ~20~ 120~0 $~80 8~ TOtals · ~40 0 S~.0 S1~o60 %168.~ $1545 60 Rtte~po~ f~o~t foot fo~ ~b S0 ~0 Rate ~ fFont foot ~ hte~)= f~ntfoot for all o~er imp~ove~nto ~ ~ DIST~XOT N0,9- EAST OAK STEEET FI~M THE 0E~ER LINE OF ASH S~T T0 ~E ~ST PRetTY LINE 0F T,~ RI G~-0f-WAY N~th S~e N~b~ N~er ~t A~'~ ~t Total N~o~ ~seription~ ~ont Ft ~b Ft ~g Aserd ~t Ass'd ~~e east ~pbrty ll~ of Ash steer and ~et ~ O~ Street ~ fee%, b~ng ~e propert2 conveyed bY ~ C.Hoa~ et =o on ;~17 ~,1924 8~ 0 8~ 0 ~ ~0 ~8o10 4~1 60 ~ o~o~Beoler of tlLe l,~oL of l~ on 0~ ~T feet, b~ng the ~e property by R,LoBao8 et ~,So ~8~ MoL Beeler on Nov It 19029 6~90 67 0 ~1 ~ 46 90 ~ 40 ~feet Eo Of t~e EoYoL. ~ A~ 9n 0~ S~e$ 1~ feets bei~ ~e property veye~ b2 ~e A. Yeagle2 et ~r~ ~ ~u~ $,1926 1~,0 100 0 4~.00 ~2~ feet E.of .~oL9 ~ ~h St . ~ Ecn 0~ St ,100 bei~ ~e p~pert~ ~4 b7 T,Bo~Vi8, ~oe~ver, OG 6,19~60, lOOoO 100 0 450o00 ~0oO0 ~0o~ North Si~e NooFront Noo0u~b Amt.~s'& Amt T0t~l N~o ~ Deaor~ption Fo~ Fo~ ~a~ AoF ~o~ ~i~ at the West ~ ~i~ west on ~k 100 feet, berg ~o property oonveyed by R,H ~ers et ~ on ~oh ~6o 190F 10~ 0 1~o0 4~0,~ 70000 ~0o~ of 0~nd Ave ~ ~- ~ Keen 0~ 3t ~5 feet, b~ng the property oonveyed b2 W Ao20n~er on 1891 75,0 75 0 ~Yo50 75 feet E of the E,2 ~ of 0~1~ Ave ~-~lng E on u~ St 78 feet. bei~ the property oonveye~ by N~ey J et al on Sep~mb~ 1,192Z ~8.0 ~8,0 $51 O0 54060 405060 ~153 feet E of ~e E.PoL of U~l~d Ave ~ ~t~ E~ on 0~ St 75 feet. being ~e pro~rty oonveye~ by N~ie E Kowsky on Begin~ ~ feet E of the E P L of 0~- ~ Ave ~d ~ing E on Oak St 60 feet, b~ ~e property con- veye~ by ~ W OTerry J~e ~9, l~2Z . ~0.0 60.0 270.00 .~tave Faeber. ~e~ing B88 feet E. of the E P.~. ~ 0~- l~ Ave. and ~. on O~ S~ 68.7 feet. bei~ the p~perty c~- Ve~e~ by Miss N~le E Eows~ on Qctober ~1.1~0~ 68 ~ ~8 ~ ~9 15 BOgi~ 100 feet west of the W 2 ~ west 100 feet, be~ the e~e property voyed to J T Si~on8 Et ~. ~ 15.1913 l~o0 1~.0 4~.~ 70 ~ 520000 ~efM'~ ~0 feet W of ~he W 2oL of ~lo~t St ~d m,-~ W 50 feet, be~n~ the 8~e pro~rty oonveyed by E D Porter et at November Z~,1923 50 0 ~00 ~5,00 Total ~~t the n~ Wo~ feet, be~ s~e~p~t7 oonYeye~ ~pt~t ~ssto~ Oh~Oh~ ~ 0ol RoR, ~tl~ to ~n$o~ . , .,, ~0 5000 ~00 55000 260,~ ~~e west 32 febt ef ~t 9 in Bloom 1 lm ~ton & ~t lO a~ ~e east 18 feet ef ~t 9 In 1 of S,~ S, R R A~- ~tio~, being the Stout ~ ~ F,Sohweer to Ab~ ~te e~ 0etober err2 ~onveMe~ by E F,Sohweer ~ovm~er 19,19~4~o 50eO DOoO ~25ogO ~5 O0 ~60000 ~tio~ to ~t~ ~ Xi$,0 118o0 ~1 00 88 60 61g,60 t the p V.o ef Aah St, x~Anni~ E,128 feet on O~ St , berg ~e same prope~y o~veye~ by Jease~ M ~b~ 10~19~5 ~ 0 1~00 5~6 ~ 89060 665060 oh ~ ~ lo~ h. of St ~nl~ Eo~ feet on 0~St, berg s~e ~pe~7 oo~e2ed by M ~ Be~n et Feb~ 1ff,19810 ~oO ~700 ~6050 5~ 90 4000~ September 8th, SOUTH SIDE Numbe~ Number ~ o Amt Total ~ m~ Desoription ~ont Ft 0~b Ft the E.P.L. of Ash St ~ m,~ning E,~i feet On 0~ St being the s~e pro~rty oonveyed by Ma~e Frenoh et vir on April 26,1919 ~1 0 71 0 ~fee$ E of the E,P ~o ~ Ash feet on 0~ St , bei~ ~he s~e property eon- veyed by Oontinental B~ & Investor on ~Y 5, 1924 ~4~0 74 0 eet E of the E PoLo ef A~ St. ~d r~i~ E.110 feet ~ 0~ 3t , bei~ a ~rt ~ the p~pert7 oonveye~ by 01iffo~ Wit~ep~n et ~. on April 25,1925 110~0 ~009 4950~ ~o00 5720~ ~fee~ lo of ~e lop L. Ash St ~d ~ing E 90 feet on 0~ St , being the 8~e property oon- yeyod by ~8, ~ ~avonport on ~roh St, ~ r~ing W 50 feet on 0~ St ,oonveye~ by R,M H~nea et ~ being ~e eame property oonveye~ on Deoember 21, 1924. 50 0 50.0 ~.~ 350~ 260.~ D M~8 ~d ~o ~1 Teet W. Of the S P L of ~lo~t feet on 0~ the s~e property oonveyed by ~s. ~ry Wi~ra ~a. ~ Orienom. gi~l~ ~56 feet W of t~ W.2 L ~ Bloat ~d ~l~ W 75 feet on Oak St , b~ the aa~ p~perty oonveyeR by Ot~ ~,Rink et ~, on January 26.1~20 75.0 75.0 $OU~ ~IDE _ffumb.er~. N~tmbe~ ~t &se'd ~t ~feet W of-t~ W]~ L. of Blo~t fees ~ O~ St,, ~e~ ~ ~ee~ p~perty ~on- t vey~ bZ ~,Do~ith et 5000 5000 225,~ $~o~ 2600~ of t~e W 2~L, ~ Bloat S$o ~ ~ West ~0 feeS, bei~ the p~p~t7 e~veyed b7 Si~ et ale on 1D, 1~1~, ~0~0 TOoO Z~o~ 49000 eet Wo f Bloat ~0 bei~ ~e 8~e et ~9 O0~bo~ 10,191~ 7500 75 0 S~050 52050 ~90000 ~ ~t the West probity line of Blo~t fee~, b~i~ the - p~e~ty oonveyed bY ~o ok ~n the ~toG on 6, ~8~0~0 5000 ~0o0 ~Z5 ~ ~5 ~ 2600~ B~=Ok 2 in the ~lton fe~t on R~ st~bei~ ~ o~e p~P~t7 o~ve2ed h~ of ~t~, ~OoO 2~ 0 ~20,00 1~5,~ l~O0 Tot~oo ZG~ToY 26~7o~ $11869 65 $1846e~9 $13716004 RaSe per fron$.~t |for ou~b ,. Rate,per front foot ot~he~ imp~ ement8~ 4 50 ,, hte~per f~ont foot for all 110 September 8th, 19~.6o Dletriot lq, 10-NORMAL AVENUE FROM TEE NORTH PI~0~ER2Y z~rE OF WEST OAK STREET TO THE SOU~ PROPERTY ~NE OF SORIPTUI~E STREq~T East Side Name a~d Deeoription No. No, Ami, AMS,, TOSLI Front Ou~b Aa8 'd A88 Peet ?eot Ou~.b ~avin~ AN t the North p~Operty line of Oak St and run~ing North 800 feet on Normal Ave , being ~e same property o0nveyed by B W Searo¥ July 9,1920 200000 ~00 0 140,00 6?5,00 815,00 A F Evore beginning 200 feet north of the NOrth property line of Oak St and run- nimg 78 ~ee~ north on NOel Ave , being the same property conveyed by John L David,on June ?,1915 ?8,0 ?800 54,60 2600~$ $19085 ~feet lq, of the lq property line of Oak St and running 99~ feet on NO~mml Ave , being the Same property oonveyed by lgrs, Lilliam Frieb¥ et al April ~-5,192~ ~6 315081 ~§ feet N, af the N P L of Oak Strand trashing N,70 fees on No~al Ave,, being the same p~operty eonve~ad by )L~e~ )~au~e Yerby Febz~ar7 9,19~5 90 0 90,0 49000 N of the N P ~. of Oak St and running lq 685 feet on Normal Ave, 68 5 68 5 49095 ~31,19 ~79,14 alley Izltereeote B,E, l)~ke seglnnln~ 514 fees lq, of She N P,Lo Of Oak St, and 2running No66 3 fees on Normal AYe , l~ She same property oonveye~L by E W Fritz et uz De,ember ~-8,1909 66o2 66,~ 46 24 2t~S040 269 ?? . Of Oak ~t and run- nin~ North 1~-7 feet on Noz~al Ave 1~7 0 lP.?,0 88090 4~8062 111 September 8th, 1926 o ~am~ ~ De~ipt t oct 1~o0 ~o ~t, ~. ~tal oon~ bY Oha~ll et feet ~ ~ S~P,L Of ~lpt~ St , ~ S,lO0 feet on N~al Ave,, be- ing ~ ~e p~o~ty eouve~ by ~a N E ~a~npo~t J~ 6, 192~. ~OO,O 10000 ~0.~ on ~m~ A~,, t~ ~ p~p~ eon ve~e~ b~ pro~ of St a~d ~i~ oon~e~ by J.~,ae~olde ~b~ry Normal Ave , veye~ ~y J,D ~tia No.be? ~,19~6 . 6000 65 Q ~ ~ 219 ~8 264 88 ~feot W.O~ St,~ ~tng N.~5 ~t on Ave,, ~ p~ pefl~ oonveT~ of the ~.P,L of St.~ng 112 September 8th, I~EST SIDE Name and Deeoription No NO Amt ~ Tot~ ~ont C~b Feet Ase'~ Ass'd Feet 0~b ~vi~ A~ 'd ~egl~lng' 390 ~eet No of the N ~ L of ai~ N ~0 feet on No~al Ave , bei~ ~e a~ property oon- ve~e~ by F,M ~fe et N, of ~e N P,L~ of W,O~ St and ~ 100 feet on ~orm~ Ave , bel~ the P~r~2 ~nve~d by F A,~uslein et ~ ~u~ 2, 1910 100,0 100,0 70,00 ~0 feet ~,of the S 2 ~ of S0rip~re St and ~l~ S 85 feet on No~ Ave , bel~ t~ s~e property oonveye~ by W A Cog- ~ell et ~ J~e 1~, 1908 85 0 85,0 59,~ ~86 s88 W D Butler ~egi~g SO0 feet S. Of the S P L of Sorlpt~e ~t ~d r~- nl~ S 100 feet on Nor~l Ave,,bei~ t~ s~e p~perty conveye~ by Tom ~ve~ et ~ ~s ~y Bolles W~on Be~ing 200 feet S, of the S P L ~orip~e St and ~i~ S 100 feet on Noel Ave , being t~ s~e pro~ rty conve~ ~ by J,W Ho~ et ~ · ov~he~ 14,1922 100,0 1~ 0 70,00 ~3~0 407,~0 Begi~i~ 100 feet S of the S 2 L of Soript~e St and ~- ~ S 1~ feet on Ave , being the ~p~ty oonveye~ b~ ' 8,1916 100,0 100 0 70 00 8eptembsr 8th, 't9~6 WEST SIDE NO. No. Amt Mat, Total N~me ~ pesQription: front Curb A~s'd Begi~glat the ~ m,~-~n~ S~.100 feet t~ ~e ~e property at ~ 100.0 l~o0 70.00 S37.50 407 50 Rate ~r ~ront fo~t for O~b $0 70 ~te ~er front foot for other Rat~ ~.r front f~t f0~ all $4 0~5 ~m~rove~n ts TOTAL C03T BY DIST~CT3 Total 0~t ~o~y ~perty Tot~ ~oet Tot~ 0cst to 0it~ ~ere ~s to ~roperty to p~rty Pa~ ~b 0~ers 0~ers and 0Sty ~5,9~ 87 1t,869 65 lm846 ~9 13,716 04 19,650 91 Ten~ , ~,~ 51 ~,885 O~ 1,449 O0 8,~34 ,2 That ~e sev~ s~s above mentioned ~ainst sai~ abu~l~ pro~rty ~ the~ o~rs ~speotively are h~by, to- get,er ~th all costs Of collection therof, inoludl~ reason- able attorney's fees If incited, deolare~ to be a lien upon ~e~ee~otive parcels of ~perty ~alnst w~ch ~e s~e are as~ae~, ~ a ~rsonal lia~llity or charge against O~i an~ that s~id ll~ s~ll b e a first ~ parlour ~oh s~d property, ~perior ~o all other l~ns, claims or ti~s ~oept lawful ad valorem t~es That the s~s so assessed w~l ~ ~7abte ~s follows, to wit In five eq~l installments o~.fifth upon ~e completion ~d aooeptanot Oy the City of Den- to~ o~ s~ improPerneSs on ~e par~cular strctt or Dortion $~of m~ed to be improved, one.fifth one year after said date one-f~f~h~ two years ~ter sai~ date, One-fifth three years after s~it ~ate, an~ one-f~th f~r years after said date, together ~th ,in~st f~m s~ ~ate at the rate of e~ht ~r cent a~, p~able~ ~ally, In ease ~efault is made in the p~nt of any in~t of prinoi~l or interest when d~ the entire assess- ~ %~t the option of the s~d J~e Oonstruotion Oom~y or ~, ~h~l at once beome due ~ p~able ~rty o~ers s~ll have t~ rig~ ~ ~Y ~ny or ~1 of s~ lnsta~nts be- ~ ~t~ity by pa~ent of ~e amo~t of prinol~l, together ~tR a~oS~ interest to the ~ate of s~d ~yment Said to ~ T~ Oolleotcr of, the Olty of ~n, who s~ll depositto ~'2~h s~s with ~e Oi~ Treas~er of ~e Oity of ~nton, be ~ ~ hel~ ~y ~m in a special ~nd for the ~ers of th~ o~r~ioates. ~s hereinafter 3 That the 01ty of Denton shall not become in s~y m~rn~sr liable for the payment of the sums aeeesae& against such property owners ~r their property. The saidJagoe 00netruction 0ompany shall look solely to ssi d property owners a,~d property for the payment of said sums, but the said Cit~ o~ Denton shall exercise all its charter and statutory powe~ necessary or pm ~er to aid in the enforcement ~f the oo~iection of said certificates, and that in case default be~ade in the payment of any of said sums collection thereof shall be enforced, either by the City of Denton as near as possible l~A the provided for the sale of property aftr the fmllu_~e to pay ad valorem taxes, or, at the option of the said Jagoe 0o~truction Oompan.v or other holder Of said oertificate, ~e payment of said · _~e.~ll be enforced in any court h~ving J~isdAotiow 4 That for the purpose of evidencing the several sums able by said property owners,and the time and terms of P~vment, and to aid in the enforcement a~ collection thereof, assign. able certificates shall be issue~ by the 01ty cf De~ton upon the completion and acceptance of said work of lmprovem~t upon the particular street or portion thereof na~d to be improved, which said certificates shall be eXeCUted by the Mayor s~d tested by the City Secretary, with the corporate seal, and shall be payable to Jagoe Construction Company, or its assigns, and shell declare the amounts due and the time and terms of payment thereof, the rats of interest payable thereon, and shall contain the name of the property owner and the description of ~he pro- perty by lot and block number and front feet thereof, or such ~ssoription as may otherwise identify the same by reference to any other fact, and if said property shall be owned by an estate, a description thereof as so owned shall be sufficient, NO error or mistake in the description of any property or the name of the owner thereof shall in any mannel~ invalidate said cex%~fioate or the assessment lieh against said property or the personal liability against the r~al and tl~ue owner of said pro]~erty Said certificates shall further provide that in ease de- fault is made in the payment of any installment of principal or interest thereon when due,at the option of the said Jagoe 0one,ruction 0ompany or other holder thereof, the entire a- mount of said assessment shall at once become d~e and ~ayable and shall he collectible, together with reasonable attorney's fees an~ all costs of collection if inourre~e Said certificates shall further set ~rtk and e~ldenoe the personal liability of the property owner and th~ lien ~pon his premises, and shall provide if default is made in the pay- me~t thereof sai~ certificates may be enforced either by sale of the property ~¥ the Tax 0olleotor and Astesso~ of the 0ity of Denton or by suit in any court having Jurisdiction, Said certificates shall further state that the proceed- ings with reference to makin~ said improvements have all been regularly had in compliance with the terms of 0ha~te~ 11, Title ~.~, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, end 0h~pter 9, Title ~, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1~§, an~ the 0barter and 0rdinanoes of the 01ty ~f Denton, and that all pre~eq~iaites to the fixing of the lien and claim of personal liability evidenced by said certificates have been performed, which re- citals shall be evidence of the facts so stated, ~nd no further proof thereof shall be re qulre~, That said certificates shall also provide that the~ amounts payable thereunder may ~e paid to the Assessor an~ ~911ector of the 0ity of ~er~on, who shall credit said l~Yment~ upon ~ald certificates and shall at once deposit the amount so collected w with the City Treasure~ of the City of Dentes, to, be kept and held by him in a special fund, wt~ioh said payment s~all be paid by said Treasurer to the said ~agoe Construction Company, or other holder of said certificates,on presentation thereof to him, dul~ credite4 by said Assessor and Collector of Texas, the said ore,it by said Assessor and Collector of Taxes being the Treasux. ers war- rant for makin, such payments, and the s&id ~agoe Construction September 8th,19 6 for ,said pa~me~t, a~d shall deliver said oertii~oate to said ~rs~sueer~when paid in f~l to~ther with all costs of ool- ~ Sai~ oerti~oate8 a~ll further p~vide t~t the City of ~cn ~11 exercise its o~rter powers w~n ~q~ste~ ~o~y the hol~er of said oe~ti~oates to al~ in the collection th~eof ,But the eai~ Oit~ of ~ton s~ll be in no wise li- able to the holder of said certificates for the pa~ent of t~ ; Said Oertifioates shall further p~vide t~t in ~se of defa~t In palms of s~ld t~ the s~e s~ll be enforced eit~r by sale of the above described pro~rty by the T~ Ool- leo$or ~ Assessor of said City of ~on, as near as in She ~,ner p~vide~ for the sale of property for ad valorem t~$s. or by ;~t In ~y court havl~ J~isdiotion ' T~t t~ s ordin~o~ shall t~e effect ~d be in force fro~ and after its ~ ~SED ~D ~ROVED, this 8t~ day of W S ~ller Attest: J.W.Erwin Ohai~ of the Co~sion ~ 0try Seoretar~ upo~ motion of Turner ~e ~es were s~en~e~d the or~n~oe pla~e~ on its seooM U~on motion of ~er ~e ~es were s~n~e~ ~d t or~in~oe plaoe~ on its th~ ~d final rea~ng f~ a~optlon Motion was ~de b7 ~er that t~ ordin~noe be a~opted as rea~ Upon roll c~l upon t~ q~stion of the adoption of or~n~ee the follo~ 3o~8sio~rs vote~ "Yea", 0ae$1eb~rr7, ~ller a~ Turner No 0o~lssloner voted "N~" ~e~eupon the 0~ir ~eolare~ t~ motion prevaile~ ~d ordnance a~opted ac SUpon ~otion ~e Co~ission mto~ adJou~ed ~til ~ursday, Sep~em~; 16~, 1926 'Approve~ 8spt ~Sth, 19~6 h~~~~~n, t CITY Thursday, Be~t~ 16th0 The Corals ion met in session adjourned from September 8th,19~.6 with Chairman Miller preel~i~, The following 0ommiesiomre were px~sent and a~swered. to the roll Bailey, Castle berry, I~ey, MAlle~. an~ FoA,Wal~er aa 2x-eeid~t. together wlth other bets of the Board of Trustees, requeste~ the election order to amend the City as to include a tax limit of $1 0~ for the maintenance of the Public Schools. By vote of the Com- missioners the request was refused, A req~st was made by Mrs,E.B ~ipeoomb that tbs City ~eed her the East end of Scripture Street facing J.B D~atc~ Street,inasmuch as her Father had dedicated a~ld ~ee~ed it to the City of Denton for street purposes and that it was no longer used as such Upon motion the ~ropositio~ was refer- red to Xssers Lakey and Bralley for i~vostl~tic~, Upon motion all bids for Cit[ Depository were and the Secretary instructed to re-advertise for Upon motion the agreement in regay~i to the reg~latio~e and hours kept by the traffic officer ~ere oontinBe~, he be- ing allowed one day off during each we~k, and with the f~urther understanding that he should accept anF additional orders onl~ from the Mayor Upon motion the 0ity Attox'ney was instructed to aeoept ~500 in full settlement of a Judgment against the $o~thsrn Trading ~ompan~ o The following ordinance was introduced and placed on its first reading~ , .... , ~ A-mJvJ.~mt~ ~R NOTIOE OF SAID E~ECTION, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMmiSSION OF TIKE CITY OF D~TON hat an eleotien be and the same is h elby o ,faltered to be in the City of Denton, and that, W?$.Ma~n~ C J.T Bake~ _are appoihted judge of said election Septe~nber 16~h, 19~6 Said election sh~ll be held in the m~er and governed by ~wa~ ~f ~e S~a~ ~f ~e~s ~ the eh~er of ~e Oity ~m~ e~veriM general ele~$1oas, ~ a~ a~ ele~$ioa every llfi~ ~ter in ~e Olty of ~ton ~11 be en~t~ ~ vo~ mi~ed~ "S~ Seoti~ 1, ~ ~ole VIII, ~ ~e o~rter of the Oitg of ~n~n be ~n~e~ so t~t ~e s~e s~ll be ~d ~reafter rea~ as follows ~TIO~ VIII nsgot~n 1 ~e te~ "St~ Immurements~ as embraced in thbs a~Xole s~ll i~olude the imp~veme~ of a~ steer alley, avenue, ~lghway, p~lio p~oe or square, or ~ portion t~reof, within the Oity, by fillip, gra~l~, raiai~ moa~izi~, ~da~i~n~, pavia, re-~vi~, ~pairi~ or otherwise p~vl~ ~e s~e, or by ~onst~otion or reoonst~otion of walks, e~bs, ~tters, or ~lrl~ ~e s~, an~ s~ also ln- ol~e the ~ying out, o~niag, n~g, straightening, or other- wi~e eat~blishing, ~e~ni~, ~ looat~g ~y st~et, avenue, ~blie alley, sq~re, place ~ ~ewalk, ~d s~d term~ ~so in~l~e ~ o~er street improve~nt of a public nat~e for a public b~efit ~ (a) The te~ "Ei~w~" whe~ev~ use~ ~after in ~s ar~o~ shall be ~eeme~ to inclu~ any street, avenue alley, ~w~ or ~blio p~aoe or sq~ro, or ~y portion ther~of~ W~$hl~ &e ~ity of ~ton,~e~loate~ to public use. ~ Th~ ~e~ ~r" ~ "~o~rty ~ whe~ver used ~ t~e ~iele shall include all persons, f~s, oorporat~, aseofliatl~e, estates or deoease~ perso~ ~ other estates, wh~ther s~d o~ers ~e under ~isabllity or not, ~ ~1 au~h o~s ~d their pro~rty ~hall Oe subject to special men$~ ~der the to~s here~fo ~b4 ~ Oit2 Oo~lasl~ ~11 ~ve ~e power to ~er the lmgrOvem~t Of ~y public highway, or part t~of, within the Oity of ~nt~, an~ to prescribe the nat~e ~ extent of s~Oh lmp~ve~ nra. ~ ~) ~ Olty OcCasion s~l have power to cause ~de- wa~s, 9Urbs ~d ~tters to be constructed, reconstructed, or re~al~d, ~e~ the te~ of t~s article a~ the v~ious sub- divisions the~of, eit~r sep~ately or together with imp~vem~ts, p~vided, t~t the ~ st of oonst~oting, reoon- steering or ~pairi~ ~dew~s s~ll be b~ne entirely by t~ o~$~S Of the p~rty abutting upon s~h ~dewa~s; ~d provided t~t $~e ~ght of the City Oo~si~ to order ~e $onstr~tion, ~e~st~9,tion or ~lr of such sidewalks, o~bs .~ ~tters ~der the te~ of this article ~ t~ vario~ sub~visions thereof, S~ll be exclusive of ~ in addition to the p~ers hereinafter in t~s $~rter oonfe~ed upon such City Co~ission to order 8u~ Am~ve~nt · (~) ~ ~8~ of imp~o~ng ~ public highway ~y be who~ bF She Oit~, ~ ~rt by the City ~d the reminder b~ o~ere of property abut~ ~oh ~w~s, ~ ~rt ~ereof lm- p~ve~,p~vided, that the p~$ of ~e cost p~aole by ~e City a~lX n~ be less t~m the ~at of imp~ t~ ~$erseetions off'iRe highly lmp~ved ~th othtr hi.ways, ~d ~e~ p~ded t~t In t~ event t~ ~ of p~rt2 abutting ~ h~h- W~e ~ p~t t~of l~ve~ s~ll vol~tari~ ~ee to pay th~ seas ~ i~rovi~ the in$~seoti~s of the hi~ imp~ved ~h ~hbp hibw~e ~ entre ~st of said ~p~ve~ts m~ as~esse~ ~a~st much abutt~g p~perty ~d t~ o~rs t~reof~ ex~tusive of ~e portion ~ ~e seat of ~y much e~eable ~nst ~e o~r of ~ r~l~ad or ebreet railroad $$~up~lng the s~e; p~vided, further, t~t if such hlbwa~, or ~2 part the~of~ sha~ be occupied ~y the tracks ~ s~t~es of ~ railroad or street ~lroa~,t~n the whole cost Of such im~ve~nt be~een ~ ~r ~e rails, t~cks ~d swite~s of September 16th, 19~6 such railroad or street railroad, an~ two feet on the outside of the rails on each side, may be aesesse~ against the owner of such railroad or street railroad, an~ the property and fram- ahises thereof, and, a~eh cost, t~gether with all costs of lection and reasonable attox~ey'e fees,if incurred, shall con- stitute a special tax against said owner, and sai~ property, which shall be secured by a lien upon all the roadbed, rails, tracks,ties, fixtu~*es, rights, franchises or other property whatsoever of said railroad or street railroad which lien shall be first and superior to any other lien, claim er title, except for ad valorem taxes, The Oity Oo~mission shall le~ such special tax in the orCinanoe Of assessment hereafter mentioned, and shall have power the~in to provide for the collection thereof, an~ ~e date at which same shall become due, ~ may p~ovide that such special tax shall bear interest at I~ot more than eight per onet per annum, Such special tax may be enforced either by sale cf property amc franchises,in the ma~er provided for sale of property for Oity taxes, o~ by suit in any oourt having Juris. diotion, provided suoh sales nsec not be ma~e at the same time as for delinquent ad valorem taxes. At such sale the Oity Tax O011eotor,or other of£ioers appointed to sell, shall execute to the purohasera deed similar to ~eeds executed in ss~log~<for oity taxes, and the reoital in much ~tee~L that all prerequisites to the making of euoh assessment an~ sale have been oomplied with shall be prima faole evide~ge thereof and no other proof shall be necessary. No assessment shall be made against an~ railroad or street railroad or ~wner thereof, or 8ueh~ ~roperty and franohlses until after a hearing to such ownors and all persons interested therein shall have been liven b~ the City Oommiso~on as hereinafter provided, at which hea~i~g 8uoh owner8 or other inte~eats~L ps. ties shall have an Op~Ort'd~ity tO oouteet euoh assessments, and ell matters in ~onneation therevAth (0) The Oity Oommiesion shall have power, by ~e$~lution or ordinance,to order the m~king of the pu~lio iuprove~ent8 mentioned in this article, or any of them, by ~a~o~lty vote, the passage of such resolution or ordinance 8hall be Oc~oluaLve of the publio neoossity and benefits thereof, and~o notioo of suoh action by the City Oommiesin shall be requisite to its validity, Such resolution shall, in general te~ms, set forth the nature and extent of the improvements or improvement ~0 bo marlo, the emotion or emotions of any highway or highways to bo improved and the method or methods under whloh the oost of 8uoh improvements are to be pal~, (f) Exolusive of the cost of reeking any improvements be- tween and two feet on each aide of the traoke a~ rails of railroads and street railroads, whioh cost ma~ be assessed against and wholly paid by the owners of such railroads and street railroads a8 herein pr~vl~e~, and oxolusive~ of ~ao cost Of improving interseotio~8, whioh shall be ~or~e by the City . a8 hereinabove provi dod, the City of Denton, acting by its Oommission, shall have power to assess th~ whole cost of oc~- st~uoting, reconstructing a~d repairing any aidewalh, ~d the cost of constructing or reconstructing an~ other i~proveme~ t under the terms hereof,a~ainet the owners of pz~p~rty abutting upon the highway or highways, or part thereOf, upon which such impr~vements are to be constructed, and who are epeolal~¥ bene- fited thereby, and shall have power to fix a lien against such property to secure the p~meat of the proportion of euoh ooste assessed against the owners of 8~oh propo~tyj provl~e~, the* t in no event shall 8uoh costs be aososse~ against euOh OM~er8 O~ their property, or their pex~onal liability the~'ofor finally ~ete~mined, until after the hea~in~ he roi~e~te~ msntlone~, and after the adjustment of equities betwoe~ such ownex~8~ and pro- vi~ed further, that the oost assessed agai~lst a~y pl-operty or owner thereof, 8hall not exoee~ the a~ount of the benefit in enhanoed value which euoh property 8hall reoeivo f~om euoh improvement o ~e~tember 16th, 19~. ~e pox. tion of oc~ts of ~oh ~mp~vemenZ. ~lo~ be Goeoeoe~ ~iR85 ~ ~oh p~ty or its Ow~rs, a~all be in pr~ortion a8 the ffront~e o~ the property off.,~oh pU~o h~hW~ ~ h~fhw~o, or oeoti~ ~e~o~ so o~e~ to ~Vl~O~o that if ~he a~plioa~lon ~ this ~le woul~p~n ~ne ~ Of ~e ~lty O0~niono in ~rtioular oases,, be isb088 ~ a~po~tion s~6 oosts, zn ~on.p~poF~o~ ~s in~ e~oe~ value to De reoexvo~ ~Y eaon o~er ox 8uon t~ eq~tie8 of such o~er8 a~ the ad~mtMnt ~ ~oh apportion- ment, so as to ~uoe a ~bst~tial e9~lity of be~flts oe~vea by ~ b~ens lm~sed upon eaeh o~e~o ~e ~ity Oo~i~ion a~l ~8o have ~er ~o p~e that o~d o~ and thex~ proper~y s~ De~r xn~es~ a~ ~ l~e~or~e~, ~ ~1 have the power ~0 ~o~u~e in ~y aese88- ~t ~loh m~ be ma~e ~inst 8~h ~ners md their property o~ble 008t8 ~ ool~oo~n~ the 8~e wh~e 8~h ~8t8 ~e ~, ~ ~easo~ble atto~ey'o fees w~Fo at~y'8 fee8 ~e in--teAc m (g) ~on the City O0~ssion ~1 h~e ~et~mineA to a~es8 ~ ~% ~ ~e oosts of sai~ improve~n~8 ~nBt o~F8 ~ t~i~ p~opertT, it ~all so deQla~ by ~mmolutlon ~o~8ai& bY aAver~semnt lnser~?~ a~_A~as~ ~V~e ~ ~ b- l~oation ~o be ~e at least ten a~s ue~ore ~ne ~a~o ox h~ari~o ~ ~g 8ai~ ~tice 8~11 oontain a star.mt of ~e ti~ p~ee"of t~ hearing he.in p~vi~e~ for, am~ of t~t O~p~$ ~ereof to be imp~ved, ~th a ge~ral ~eso~lption of 8~ ~pFovemont8 an~ a 8tateme~ ~ ~e ~o~t per f~n$ fo~ opo~e~ to be aleeloo~ agent abut~i~ ~rt~, ~ a notioo a~ o~e~o ~ 8uoh p~perty ~ ~ rai%roa~s or 85~e~ rail- ,s O~ou~lng suoh ~w~s, ~ all ~eF~. e~ at s~B henri., ~t it shall no~ ~e neoessary ~0 8uoh notioo a desoriptlon of a~ property or the n~e of its 0 er, but 8uoh notice a~ll, neverthelesm be bindi~ ~ oon- ~ve ~poa ~ o~ers ef property, or.rallroa~ or,st~e~ rail- WaYs, o~ pe~on8 inte~ste~ in or ~vx~ ~y A~en Or OA~.. ~on~ The Oity Oo~tssion may p~vi~e ro~ oMer or n$tioe, but the above notioe shall be ~eeme~ 8~iolent bln~i~ an~ a~ a~itional ~tlee8 only c~ativeo ~ ~e day 8taSe~ In the notloe aforesaid,or ~ time t~re- firmt or oorporation iy~este~ in ~ p~per~y whieh my be o~lme~ to bo sybJeot t~ aasessm~ ~F the p~p~e ~ payi~ ~ oost of ~y imp~ve- m~nt,in whole ~ in par$,~l be entitle~ to a he~i~ befo~ s~ ~it2 Co.lesion az to all ~tt~s a~eoti~ s~d p~rty, o~the benefits ~ereto, of suoh imp~ve~nto, ~ ~Y o~im o~ liability, or obJeotion to the m~lng of ~oh imp~veme~ 0r a~ invalidity ~ i~e~larity in a~ of the prooee~i~8 with ~e~enoe to mki~ mid imp~vem~t,or ~ o~er obJeotion8 t~eretoo S~h person, fi~ or oorporation ~1 file ~eir J~tloys in wri~ingo ~ She~after the o~d City be given to the pe~80n~,f~m8 or oo~porations fili~ 8al~ ob- J~otio~ to p~duoe evil.os, subpoem ~ messes ~ ~ appear i~ peroon or by atto~eyj ~ a f~l an~ fair h~inf tBereof 8~1 be giv~ by 8~ Oit2 00~48810n, whiOh he~i~ ~y be ~1 faO~8 neoessa~ to the a~J~ioa~xon or 8uon ~ the asoertai~ent of s~olal benefits to suoh o~ers by ~s of suoh improvements, an~ sh~l re.er suoh Ju~nt ~nd September 16th, in each case as may be Just and proper ~? ob]eotioa to ~e temerity of prooeedl~s ~th ~fe~enoe to ~e m~l~ of such lmprove~nts as ~rein P~vi~e~ o~ to the validity ~ ~y aseesa~nt or adjudication Of pe~onal ~abilit2 ~alnst much property or the o~e~s the~of, ~all be dee~ed waived less presented at the time a~ in the ~er herels epeol~ed The day set for such he~i~ s~ be not less ~ tea ~. from ~e da~ of tke first ~blioat~ of s~ notiee, (h) ~en the heari~ a~ove me~iome~ ~. bees ~on~l~ed, the Oity Oo~issiom .~ll,by o~in~oe, assess aga~ ~e several o~ers of property ~d m~inat their P~rt2 abut- ting upon the ~blio hltway or h~hways, or p~t ~he~eof, orde~d to be impr~ved, such p~portio~te p~ of the of such improvement as by s~d O~asion my ~ve bee= adjured ~nst said rea~otive o~ers and thor p~pert2. Said or~- m~oe .~11 f~ a lien upon s~h propert~ aa~ deo~e an~ ~- spectre ~ t~reof to be personal~ liable f~ the tire ~o~ta to be asaea~d$ and s~ll state ~he time and net of p~nt of su~h ~.ea~nt, ~ ~id O~se~on my erder that the .~d amassments shall be p~ab~ i~ ments, ~d p~soribe the ~o~t. time ~d m~er ~ Pa~ent such instalments. The .~d ordin~oe e~ll ~so the rate of interest to be oharge~ up~ Aefe~e~ pa~ents, provided the 8~e shall n~ exceed ei~ per =emt~per and ~y p~vide for the ~t~lty of ~1 ~efe~ed P~eats and 9olleotion upon defa~t In the p~e~ of ~ !=s~t~e~ Of p~inei~l or intere~ Each property o~er a~ll have the ~i~lege ~of diaoharg- i~ t~ whole ~o~t amassed a~inat ~m, or a~ ~e~of, at a~ time before mat~lty, upon paint t~eof, ~th aoo~ed interest Upon the pa~ent by ~2 e~er of ~a assess~nt in ~11, ~e Oity .~ eauae ~ be executed y its ~yor, ~ ~y o~oer ~esl~te~ b~ ~e Oom- mission for s~h P~pme. ~d du~ ao~owle~ed ~ ~oc~, a · elease of ~e lien of such assessment, ~e fact that more th~ one ~roel or lot ~ l~d, the p~t~ Of cae ~ner or join~l~ o~e~ by ~o or mo~ pe~sona, fi~s, or oo~por4tionz, have oe~ assessed together tn o~ aeses~nt, e~ll not validate the s~ or the lien t~ rec.,or ~ ~laim of liability t~der. T~ ~et ~ ~y such imp~vement aasesseA ~alns~ a~ property or o~er the~, to~ther with all ~d reaso~ble expense In oolleotl~ the same, inoludl~ ~ason- ab~ atto~ey,s fees w~n ino~e~, s~ll constitute a olaim against such property o~er, and shall be seo~e~ by a lien on s~h property su~rior to all othe~ liens, e~$ms or titles, except Oity,~o~ty a~ State t~es, ~ suo~ liability an~ lis my be enforoe~ sitar by suti in ~ ~ competent J~isdiotion, or by sale in the a~e ~e~, as aa applicable, as sales a~ aut~orized to be made b~ ~e Olty ~nton for the non-pa~ent of t~ es, provide~, that It not be neoes~ to sell at the ~me time aa for ~elinquent a~ valorem taxes, ~d the Oity Oo~sai~ m~ ~e ~oh ~s and relations, ~t inoonsist~t ~th ~w, as ~y be neoessa~ to provide for the oolleotion ~ such A~y error or omission in desoribi~ propert~ ~ the names of o~ers, or a~ o~er erro~ ~ omissl~ ~ be ~eete~ at ~time by the City Oo~ias~on o~ at the suit of ~ lnte~sted party. ~n ~ suit bro~ht ~er the of thts seotl~, It a~ll be proper to J~n as defenders two or more property o~ers who are intereste~ in ~ siagle provement or ~ single o~traot for a~h improve~nt, t~ person or persons who ~n property at the ~te of ~g p~vidl~ for the aesess~nt t~, a~ll be ~v~al~a~ perao~lly liable for their respeetive portions of the ~aid The l~n of ~h a~ess~t8 8~11 ~ve~t back ~d ta~ e~eot as of ~ ~ ~f the origl~l ~solution the imp~ve~nt, an~ the passes of ~oh ~solut~n's~ll o~te as notice of such lien to all persons. ~y erro~ or mistake In s~h or~ln~oe In ~e n~e of the o~er of assesse~, s~ll not invali~ate the lien or per~n~ lia~ility ~Xloreate~, but ~e same s~ll nev~t~less exist 121 September 16th,1926 and ~Ae owner of su. oh Droperty as if correctly described pro.(ed for has been ~onolude(, ~ person or ~ Sute~e~ in ~ p~p~ty Which my be subJe~t to asse~ment ~%~ t~e act, o~ othe~se haFing ~Y finical interest, -a~g~o~ the va~ty of ~y prooee~ ~t my ~e been ~d~ ~fe~enoe to ~he m~i~ of s~h imp~ementa val$~ity in whole or in ~ ~ a~ a~eesment or l~n or perSe~ liability fixe~ bY ~d p~oee~s, mY ins$itute suit ~e~ w~ fail to lnstitu~e such s~ in ~ p~r? ~ . ~e~ ~r w~ s~ll f~l to diligently prosecute go~ f~i~ to final Ju~mt, a~llbe forever b~ ~om m~- l~Y such ooztest o~ ~efense in ~ other aoti~ a2d t~s estop- ~el~a~l~ ~d their Belts, suooessors, a~strator~ a~ si~ ~ Oily of Dean ~ ~e p~n or ~r~ns ~o w~m t~e~o~ntraot ~s been ~r~e~ ~all be m~e ~efe~ts In such s~, ~ any other p~pe~ p~es ~y be Joine~ ther~n~ e~l be a~a~he~ to plaintiff's petition ~ affi- m~S ~ are a~e~ on info~tion ~ belief, t~ Ct}:' e~e o~traotor ~ a~ o~r.or ~_~a~_~,i~ ~ia ~a~ on ~io~ of ~Y ~efen~an~, an~ in ~na~ even~ ~- tif ~ p~intiffs $~l Be bar~ an~ estop~ to the s~e ex- ten aS If s~t ~ ~t been bro~ht In ~y case whe~ a suit iS p~t as above D~vi~e~ In this ~oti~, ~n t~ pe~o~e ~he w~k ~y be smp~e~ at the election of eithe~ ~e Oi~ She couPS of origl~l 3~i8~lo~lon or ~y appe~ase oo~ which She s~e ~y be t~em by appel or ~it of emr;p~ded, the ~ ~ mppe~ o~ ~t of eeror s~ll be perfeote~ ~thin fbi,ti (~s from the adJo~t ~f th~ te~ of.oo~t.~ orig--- al ~$e~otion at w~oh fill Ju~n~ was renaere~ xn such e~ ~$~ provl~e~,that no appe~ or ~t of e~ ~ ~view ~e iud ~n~ ~ said oo~t ~y' the~after be tarn or su~d ei~ x~ p~ty, ~ prodded t~t ~ such suit s~ll Se entitled ~ the oo~ts of this $~te,both ~ orl~ml tO~oe~enoe a~ellate J~lediotion, ~ ~hall b e hear~ ~ dete~ ~rSpt~ ~ p~aotioable, ~d to that e~ either part2 ~ereto m~~ ~ove f~ ~ ear~ bestir. (J)~en t~ Oity Oo~msi~ s~ll ~ve rea~n to believe t~t ~ o~o~ o~ws of ~ p~rty my ~ooessfu~y s~ ma ~empted ~om e~olal assess~nt, sa~ Oity Go~l~ion ~or~er t~t t~ imp~o~t s~ll not be ~de in ~e~$ of the ~o~t of the costs whi~ wo~ be assesse~ ~ suoh exemption In ~ oa~ where the sa~ d pro~rty except for Is to be p~ by s~h pro~rt~ o~rs or coSt,or ~rt thereof, ~s~ea~ ~ainet ~eir p~o~rty an~ the oont~otor tO w~ the ~ k is ~t is requ~e~ ~ loek pri~rily or ~o1~ to s~h pro- p~t2 or o~s tM~of ~r ~nt of ~e p~port~ Of ~e cost of ~ i~reve~nt assesee~ a~t ~m, ~ the l~v~ f~om the pa~e~t of s~h p~oportion of the oo$S, ~n such co tra~tor s~ll not be ob~ge~ to ~ks ~oh ~provements in ~ ~t of ~Y pro~rty WhLoh la exempt from the enforoe~nt of a 1~ fo~ ~oh imp~vem~, but my omit ~e ~net~otion ~ereofo Septe~sr 16th, lOSt (k) 3ub~eot to the provisions hereof, the City Conn~tssion m~7 order improvements to be made on only one side of a public wa7 or highways,or seotim or portion thereof, a~d m~7 assess the cost of a portion thereof, against the property and owners of property abutting on said side of said highwa~ or highways, or section or portion thereof , (1)Whenever any error or mistake shall occur in a~v pro- cseding provided for by this Act, it shall be the du~y of the Oity Commission to correct the s~ns and whenever it shall have been determined that any asssss~nt a~tnst a~ property or its owner, or lien against such property, or claim of personal li&- bility fixed or attempted to be fixed under the terms hereof,is, for any reason, invalid, unlawful or unenforoible, then it shall bs the duty of the City Oommission to xe-aesees against such property and the owners the~of such proportion of the costs of making such improvements as may be lawi~A1 and to fax a lien against said pro~e rty and declare the personal liability of the owner thereof, and said ~o~ssion shall have p.wer, ~d it shall be its duty to adopt such ~ules ~d re~tlati~ns ~d to make such ox~ders as shall, in compliance with the l~w,provids for softest- lng said mistakes and making a valid re-as~es~t against said property and fixing a valid lien the men, ced a valid personal liability against the owner thereof, and said Co~_esioex shall have power, and it shall be its duty, to give a hsa~i~ to owners of property to be reassessed aM all persons interested th_~r_ sin after notice as herein p~ovided, at which hearing any person may contest the said reasses~-~ nt or the benefits thereof. No property shall be reassessed in an amount in excess of the benefits in enhanced value by mes,~s of th~ improveme~lt~ The nance making such reassessments shall fix the t~me a~d te~ma of payment thereof, and ~he rate of interest l~vable thereon not exceeding eight per cent, per annum, and such or~ina~e may con- tain all the provisions of the original or~lnanoe of assessment as herein provided, and assignable or negotiable certificates be issued to evidence such roassesem~nt as hereinafter provided, (m) The Oity Co~miesion may pl'ovide that for that part of the c~ t which may be assessed against abutting property and its ow~aers, the contractor, to whom the work ma~v be let, shall look only to such property owners and their property, and that the ~ity shall be relieved of liability for such pettish e£ the OOSt~ The Oit7 Commissicax may also authorize seal.able or negotiable certifisates against abut~ng property or property owners, or ~.gainst persons,firms er corporation, s, ocoup~ng highways with their tracks to be issued to the senti'actor and shall prescrioe the form a~ terms of such certificates. The recital in such certificates that the proceedings with reforests to making such improvements have been ~egularly had in compliance with the terms hca'eof, and that all prerequisites to the fixing of the lien a~d claim of personal liability evidenced by such certificate, have bse~ performed, shall be prima faole evidence of the facts 8o recited, aM no other proof thereof ~hall be quired, but in all courts the said p~oeed~ngs and prerequisites shall,without further proof, be presumed to have been had or performed Such certificates shall be executed by the May~r, an~ attested by the City Secretary, or such other offiser as may be designated by the City Comission, with the sorporate seal {n) ~ereas, the City of Denton has entered into contracts for the purpose of making sundry improvs~nts, a~ ma~ enter into other such contracts before this ~tst sh~ll take effect, u~der which contracts it is contemplated or may be provided that all or part cf the cost of such lm~rovem~ats shall be against property abutting upon the streets or highways upon which said improvements are to be made~ ~nd the owners thereof, and against the OWners of railroads and street railroaA~e and ~e~r~operty, and further procedure is or may be / September 16,1~Z6 ~o~ effect such contracts and fully offset such assessments, An~ rte ~;~ovide for the collection thereof, the existing charter of t~. Oit¥ of Dentono and its amen~haent8, sad the or~[inanoes of said ~itF shall remain in full force and effect for the pur- pose of carrying into effect such oontrast~ ae have been or may be entered into under such existing charter sad its amen~nente sad the .aid ~rd~nanaee, e~ the City Commission are hereby author- izo~ and di~eote~, aha it ia hereby made thel~ duty to do or cause to De do~e ~11 things which, by said exlltir~ charted- and its amen~aent, an~ the ordinances of said City, the said Cit~, and offioe~e thereof, acting thereunder, are n~ author- ized o~ per~itte~ to do in orde~ to eax~y into effect the terms of said eont~aets sad to a. ssese the coat of improvem~ts~ and to provide for the oolleotion ef ssi d assessments, and to pro- vide for ~he i88uanoe of as~gnable oertifioates therefor, and to ~0 a~d perform an~ other sot or thiixg whioh may be neoestary uade~ the said existing oharter and the amendment8 thereto the ~dinanoes of said City to give offset to said contract8 and to provide for the enforcement thereof" Said proposition shall be printed in fUll upon ~he ballots used in said eleotion, and said ballots shall be prepared in 8u~B manner that the vote~ may v~te "Yes" or WNo" on said ames ~ment o A oopy of this or~tnenoe0 si~nsd by the O~!rman of the Commisaic~ =w~ atteoted by the City Seoret~y, shall serve as date am~ proper notioe of 8aideleoticn, and the Chairman of the COmmissi~ is dirooted to cause not Joe of suoh eleotion to be Fablished in some newspaper in the City of Denton for thirty ~ays prior to the date 8et for said eleotion That thio ordinanoe shall be in full foroe and effect from and after its ~A~SRD AND AYPROVED, thi8 1,6, ,t, hday of Atte~t~ ~~/'~-/t~f'~// Chairman of the Commission City Seeretary Upon motion by Turner the rules were suspended, an~ the ordZnamae placed on its eeeond reading, Upon motion of Tun. nor the rules were suspended , and the or~tna~oe placed on its third and final reading for aAoption Motion was made by Turner that the ordinance be adopted aa read. Upon re11 call upon the question of the adoption of the oml~na~oe the following Commissioners vote~ "Yea" Bailey, Castleberry, ~,ake¥, Miller a~d Turner o No Commissioners voted .Na~'e Whereupon the C~r declared the motion prevailed and the ordYnance aAtopted ae read, Upon motion the Chair appointed a committee eompoeed of MesarSo Bailey,MsEenzie and Br~lley to publish a synopsis raising the essential facts of the _-~ual audit Upon motion the City Attorney was instructed to notify file suit on all past due notes due the City Upon motion the OOmmission adjourned, 125 Tttee~, September 28th,1926 Tile Oo~mission met in regular 3eptember session with Oha~man Miller presiding. ~e fell~n~ Oo~ss~oners we~ present a~ ~swered ~ ~pp~ve~ ~utes of the preoe~ing Meetings we~ ~ approve~ ~ ~e foll~wi~ aerate were reoeive~ ~ w~ts o~ere~ dr~ o= their respeotive ~s In P~ee. N~be~ ~nt M ~.~lin 16616 8 ZO Cash for ~y roll 1661~ 150 2Z Ba] ~win P~tg Oo 16618 17 15 ~,t~ Ree~ Ohroniole 16619 20 25 Ba] ~win Prtg ~o 16620 11 ~ Ba~ ~n ~rtg.~o 16621 15 ~ Hail ~tg 3hop 166~ 24 ~ Ha:,g~aves ~tgo Co 166~ 6 38 ~: ~azoo ~ · Binder Co 166~& 25 60 ~, Dcrsey ~o 16625 3 13 Th, Ourtis Co 16626 11 ~0 ~,mo St~age Co 16627 10 65 lo,J9 1 62 ~L~on S~eam Ldry ~:~rieon ~ $to~e 1~66 ~e7 & Ivey 16651 ~050 Street an~ B~i~e ~oA,~l~e? ~ 5056 $ S4 lO 5058 ~1 ~ Roll ~011 5060 455,60 ~ ~preas Oo 5061 9~ 59 Oe~xA ~e ~e~ 5065 1 ~0 S.~a~ 506~ ~0~ 5~8 ROll ~e~80o 5069 320025 W~O~ Tmok Line 5071 12.~ J~,Bra~oher 50~2 6 o ~5 50?4 ~2o15 W, GoB~ tt 5076 5~ 75 Z ~Wt~o 50~ gSo~ ~,18~-~att ~br Oo ~78 2 55 B,~ 8 ~Tg ~,05 ~b~h FO~o~th ~ Oo ~Qgl ~ o15 ~olie Pet Oo 50~ .e~oe 2et 0o~ 5083 51,9Z E, .~,o~s-~rby 5084 Soptembe~ ~th, 19~6 Park Payee Numbs ~ Amount E R D~vis 271 $ ~9~0 ~ali~erro ~ Son ~ 5 ~0 Ted ~wi8 ~ ~o 275 5o~0 Konthl2 ~eports of ~eas~e~ Wo~w~ ~ ~in were ~oeive~ ~ o~ere~ A Req~st was made by R ~ ~rq~s for pelioe o~ers to restrict the parking of o~s on ~e eo~er of ~est ~M ~ Streets ~ to lne~ase She n~ber of street 1Lghts on the South Sine of West ~oko~ ~t~et f~m Ave,A , to the ~ It ~s so ordere~ A ~q~st was m~e b2 Julian So~ ~ ~ tine in the settlement ~ a t~ e~t file~ In Sept~b~ S H Hoskins ~q~ste~ the 0~lesion to o~eate a pa~ng ~ist~ot on the West Side ~ Ave,A , fr~ We~ ~gh~ Street to 0hes~ut f~ ~ p~pose of ~nst~otlng sideways ~d u~n motl~ it was so or~ere~ ~d t~ Oi~ Attorney ~i~gte~ to p~- pa~ t~ necessary or~in~oe, A ref~ of 1924 ~d 19~5 t~es ~ interest ~s ~llowe~ W.~ B~ok on a basis ~ ex~essl~ v~tl~ of $14 ~ f~ each of these ye~a Upon motion the O~ef of the F~ ~pa~ent ~s autho~ize~ to p~o~se six ~ber suits for ~ ~e ~ t~ Vol~tee~ Fi~ Month~ ~eport of ~ Mollie wa8 ~a~ ~d~ o~e~ filed, No bi~s bei~ ~oeived for ~ 0ity ~positer2 ~ out- lined in the 0ity 0~rter, ~e followi~ bi~ for t~ use of the ~nds was aoaepte~ it bei~ ~eretoo~ t~t the boehs ~d wo~ be kept by the City Secretary's ~part~$ ~ the b~ lieve~ from f~lshi~ the Treas~e~'e se~oes, To ~e ~ono~b~ ~o~ ~d 01t~ 0o~ission, of the 0ity of ~nt~, Tex~ As ~q~ste~ by yo~ Oity Att~ we he~la a bi~ ~ T~ee ~r cent on averse ~ai~ bawbee as 8ho~ by the accost on our le~e~ be~i~ ~toboF lot, 19~69 In the matter of over-~t8 we a~e not a~e~ S00ar~ such on our b~h8, but we will o~r~ o~ of city warr~t8 at el~t ~ o~t ~r a~ mob v~ohe~l or ~r~t8 to ~e registere~o m~ p~ as ~n~S a~ av~l- abl e, 127 SePtember 28th,l~6o Zt is intended that the above bid is to ru~ for a perio~ ending July ~l~t 1927, and that wa~ants me~tioned are to be registered when d~awn provided the Olty should not have a bl~ok b=~muoe ct its o~e~it with the banko Reepeotfu~lly submi~ ed, ASe't Cashier tA request was mGde by R BoNsale and RoJ T~rentlne to esta~li~a~ew route and upon motion the following ordinance was tntroduoed a~d placed o~ its first re&ding AI~ O~DXZIAIICE A~DING AN ORDINANOE; EXTEI~I~NG T~E ROUTE OF JITNEY BUSSES WITHIN THE CITY OF ~E~TON, Texas, PROVIDING FOR BE IT 0RDAIBED BY TH~ 0ITY 00M~SYION OF THE CITY OF DE~TON~ See° , That an ordinanoe l~eeed ~Y the City Commission the ~lty of Dent~, Texas, on the 29th day of Ms~, A andt~ow Of record in 0rdinanoe Book no. _~ , Page lSl of the 0it of De~ffGo~, Texas, shall, be mnended and in a_B~tion to the rout of said ~itneys as provided in the a~ove re~erre~ to tn ~estn~t Street I thence E&8~ on vne s~nu~ ~ ~;~orth on'Ave A ~o West Hi~cc~y Street, 3~om She intersection of Normal Avenue and West Oak Street, the ~e west on West Oak Street to Bradley Street, and then F~om the intersection of Joh~ ~. Denton Street wl~h Oak Street nc~th on ~ohn B Denton Street to 0engross Avenue, themes West on Cen&~eee Avenue to Fulton Street. thenOe Sou~h on Fulton Street to West Oak Street ~om the intersection of Henn Avenue with North Locust ttr~ et East on ~?~-,,rtAVsnus to 0ak~-~d Avenue. thenoe north on 0a~..and Avenue to ~exae Strestl routes diverging at this point, one extending East on Texas Street to Bell Avenue, thence North on ;ell Avenue to Sherman Drive; thence westerly on Sherman~ Dri ,s to ~oouet Streett thense sou~h on Locust Street to College Avm~ubt The othe~ route ~ive~g~ng from the intersection of Tex,~s Street with 0aklaud Avenue, shall be north on Ave~tue to North I~o~st Streeti thence over streets aforesaid eeo.2 Nothing in this ox&incheS contained shall be construed to':.~peal, waive or sst aside first above mentioned staline-~oe or ,~n7 p~rt thereof, but it is intended to md shall be con- stated to be a part of and accumulative of the said mentioned or~Gnoe ~ating the ~Lttney Busses. enlarging the route over whte! :es n~y operate within the limits of the City of Denton, TeXas See,~ Whereas, there is such a demanl ami an emergency that sxi e for the se~vioe of ~it~eys upon said streets aforesaid an~ set ~ut herein that The tales requiring ordinenoes to be res~ on three separate days be suspended ami they are suspended a~d that this ordizmnoe shall be in full force en~ effect after its ~assaG~approval ~nd publication as required by ~ Paese~ and approve& this the 28t~h ~ay of Sel~tember,l~6 At,st, _~/~&~"~/ ' Ulgairman of the Co~aiasion ~ City 3eoro~a~ Ap~Gved as to fo~m , September 88,1926 Upon motion of Bailey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading Upon motion of Castleberr~ the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on i ts third and final reading for adoption. Motion was .=de by Zakey that the ordinance be adopted as read. Upon roll call upon the question of the adoption of the ordinance the following Commissioners voted Bailey, Castleberry, Lal~y, Miller ~nd Turner. No aemmieaionerm voted "Nay" Whereupon the Chair dec.red the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted as read The following resolution was introduced and upon motion adopted That, whereas moneys are needed for the building equipping of a airy Hall in the City of Denton, Texas, and for the constr~stion of bridges in said City · f Dents a, Texas, so as to meet the growing and increasing needs amd de--ds of the growth of.the said Oi_ty of Denton, Texa~: and W~AS, the City Oommissxon of the vity of ~to~, Texas, deems it necessary and expedie~t under the power and authority vested in said City Commission by the Charter of the City cf Denton, Texas, and by the laws and Constitution cf the State ~f Texas~ to issue negotiable coupon bonds of the sail Git¥, fc~ much purposes as herein specified and set out, and WME~EAS. before said bonds can be issued or bond debts authority therefor must first be submitted to the qualified tax paying voters of said City cf Denton, Te~aa, now therefore: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ~ rE C~TY ~ DENTGN,~_AS~ That there be submitted at aa elestion to be hel~ in the Oity of Denton, Texas, on the 9th da~ of Novembe~,A D,1~26, to the resident q~alified tax paying voters of said ait~., the following propositions for the issuance of bonds of the of Dentes, Texas, each of said p~opoeitione shall be separately submitted on one ballott to be used at maid elections Shall the City of Denton, Texas, through its Git2 Gomm!ssio~ lss~e its negotiable coupon bonds, in the P~incipal cum cf one hum&red thousand dollars, payable within forty yea~s f~om their date, aerially or otherwise as the City Oo~m_issiom ma~ deem to the best interest of said Oity, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed five per cent per ammum from their date, ~nterest pay- able eemi-aunually, and levy a tax sufficient to p~v the interest on said bonds an~ create a sinking fund sufficient to re~eem said bonds at the maturity thereof, which said bonds are for the purpose cf building ~d equippimg a ~lty EalL in the City sf Dento~, Texas, as authorized by the Oha~te~ of said ~it~, end the laws and constitutions of t~e $tate of Shall the City of Denton, Texas, through its $it~ Oom- miselow, issue its mgotiable coupon bonds, in the ~inoipal sum of twenty-five thousand doll ars,l~yable within forty from their date, aerially or other wise as the City Ocmmizaicm may deem to the best interest of said City cf Dento~, Te:ca~, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed five_~er cent per an- num from the date thereof, payable semi-a-~m~lX~ amd lev.j a tax su.fi~ olent to pay the interest and a s~n~tng fun~ sufficient to rede~ sal~ b~s at the~tu- rit~ t~eof, which sa~ b~ ~ ~ ~e D~pose of b~- i~ef b~l~es in the f~o~~t t~S ~esolution ~11 ~e ~n f~l force a~ ~f~ot ~ ~ter its ~ ~e~e~ this the 2~d~ of Sep~mber~ A D 1~ O~l~m~ ~ity O0~esion~ Att ~ ~ ~ fOllewing o~ee ~s lnt~duoe~ ~ pla~e~ on ~ ~OR~ SAID BON~ TO BY T~ ~I~ O~3SION OF SAID OI~, FI~G ~ST OF S~D BO~S ~U~i~ ~ES; ~ OF HOL~E9 S~D E~TION~ -- BE I~ ORDAINED BY ~.m ~ITY O0~$SION OF THE ~ITY OF DE~TOI~, ~t ~ e~otl~n s~ll be hel~ in the Olty of ~an, Te~s, on th 9th ~ of Noyembe~,A Dolg~, ~t 8~d eleot~n be ~ ~ at the Cit~ hll ~n J~ Oi~ ~ ~nton, Te~s,~ the ~e of eight o'*loOk A Ho ~ seven o'clock 2~, e~n W.E.~ ts ~b~appointe~ associate ~u~o o~ sa~ eleo~on. to th ~oei~t q~ifie~ t~ ~v~g ~t~8 of the City of Jh~l the Oit~ ~ ~on, Texas, thro~ its Oity io~ its negotiable coupon bon~8 ~yable within forty f~m ~l~ date tn the P~iaolp~ 8~ of ~e h~ ~o~a:*O for the p~pose of b~l~ a~ oquipp~ a ~lt2 ~1 In ~,, Oity ~ ~on, Texas, 8~d b~8 to be 8er~lly ~ ot~r- ~e ,s the Oi~ O~isai~ m~ ~m Oest for s~d ~it~o Don~8~l~ interest at a ~e not to o~ee~ ~ve ~r;oent poF a~ f~om ~e date $~r~f, p~able se~-a~2, lo~ $$~ ~flel~t to ~ the inte~ on o~ bon~ m~ . ~ She Oit7 of ~t~n, Texas, thigh its Olt7 do~ent~ l~l~O~w~: ne~o~lab~ ooupo~ bon~s In the p~inoi.pal 8~ ~ - ~ five t~.~ ~ll~s,~a~!e within felt2 ~ears t~ [~te,~ the p~Q~ of O0~8t~t~g b~ldge8 in the ~,~e ~e, ~d ~s ~ ~ 8erial~ or o~e~se aa the ~_~o~e~on.~2 e~n De~ fo? t~ 8~d Otty, 8~d ~e~i~ i~t~e~ at ~ r~e ~t to exoee~ five ~r oen~ ~ ~ o~e~ ~o ~y ~ae xn~e~ ~ sam bonds ~ create a ~ ~f~eI,e~t~ ~e~e~ s~ld bon~s at the ~t~i~ 130 That the sai~L eleetion shall be hel~ un~e~ the~p~ovisions ~ the O~rter of t~ ~lgy of ~n, ~e~ thefts, ~d the eonstitution ~ ~ws ~ the State of ~exas~ ~ o~y q~lif~ resi~t t~ p~ ~te~8 8ha~ ~o a~o~ to vote at sai~ V ~Oh proposition fo~ t~ is~oe of s~ bon~s sep~ately a~ated, so t~t t~ voters s~ll paae on eaoh separately an~ apart from the ~1 ~ters who favor the propoait~ $0 issue bon~s for ~e p~ose of b~ldi~ ~d equippi~ a Oi~ ~a~l in the ~i~ of ~ton, Te~s ~11 ~ve p~nte~ up~ ~e~ b~lots, "For t~ lss~oe of Oit~ ~l Bonds ~ ~ all voters who oppose t~ p~posit~n tO issue ~nd8 for the bull~i~ ~d oq~ppi~ a City H~ in t~e ~nton, Texas, 8ha~ ~vo p~te~ u~n ~e~ b~Ot8, "~i~t the i8~noe of Clt~ ~11 Bon~ ~ ~1 ~ter8 who fair ~e p~p~itioa of i~ bonds f~ the ~netruotiom of bri~8 in the City of ~11 have printed up~ their ba~otse~ uFOr the ie8~oe ~ ~e BFi~e Const~oti~ ~ ~vyi~ the t~." ~ ~1 voter8 who oppose t~e p~poaitlon to 18me for the oonst~otl~ bri~e8 In the Oity of ~on, 8hall have printe~ upon th~ r ballots, t~ u~inat ~e issu~oe ~ the Bri~e Oonst~oti~ bon~s ~ ~vying the t~" VI. ~t the Oity Seo~t~ 18 ~reby or~o~e~ ~d to pre. re proper ballots an~ 8t~p ~ ~ve p~nte~ HOffiohl B~Ot," on u~oh 8aid bal20t8 8h~3:1 bo ~1 of ~e p~poaitlon8 herein state~ an~ eot fo~h~ She SooFota~ 8~11 ~mi~h 8~ ~ ballots togetBo~ ~th other fo~8 ~ b~8 t~t m~ be neoes~r~ to ~IA eleotion ~ rake the retu~8 inao~r~ae ~th t~ o~ ~e Oity of ~ton, Texas, ~ t~ oonotitution of the State of Texao. A Oopy of t~8 or~oo 8i~d by the Ohal~ of ~ity Oo~ission ~d atte~e~ to by the Oity 3eoreta~ 8e~e aa a proper n~ioe of 8ai~ eleotion The The hy~ ~d Oity Seo~ta~ i8 authoFize~ to o~8e 8ai~ notioe8 of eleotlon to be ~ste( ~ity ~, ~ at o~ publio p~oe in eaoh vo~p~oo8 the Oity ~ ~ton, Texas, ~r at least thirt.~ ~. the ~ato of sal~ eleotlon IX The M~or i8 authorize~ ~ ~eOte~ to ~ve 8~ eleotion ~tioo published In some newo~por of ge~r~ oiro~tlon eaoh week ~r ~ur weeks, the ~te of the first publi~t~n ~t les8 t~n thirty full ~s prior to ~e ~ate of elooti~ ~e f~t t~t the Oity of ~n~n. Texas, is in bad n~ of a Olty Ha~ ~ tho oonat~otion ~ b~m in said Oit~, j , 131 ~el~tember ~8th, 1926o ore tee a public necessity ~n~ that th~ r~le requiring ordl~oes to be read upon ~ree sep~ate pass ~ge, be suspended. ~ ~oh r~ is hereb~ ~d ,~ is he. by ~dainded t~t t~s ordin~oe ~all be ~11 force ~d effect f~m ~ after its pass.e, app~val ~d ,ublio~t~n aa ~d by law ~ssed ~d app~ve~ t~a the City ~eo~eta~ ~i$~ A~ ~ey UpM~ motion af ~e7 the 3ra3. ee were eue];)en.d, ed, and Ithe o?tll;~oe placed on its geooni ~UpO~ ~o~on of Oastlebe~ the ~le8 we~ s~n~e~ ~the ~in~oe )laOe~ on its thi~ ~otioa was ~e b7 Cag$1ebe~y t~t the ~oe be adopte~ ~&s ~&d~ ~ ~oll oa~ upol the ~eetim of ~e adopt~n of ~e ~ln~oe, t~ follo~ OO~iS~O~ g ~ te~ ~",BaLleT, Oast~ebe~7,~Z~lle~ ~ ~ero No Oo~saloner8 ~ted "~o ~e~upon the Oh~ ~eolare~ the moti~ prevailed the ~din~oe a~opte~ as ~a ~ot~n the ~omiea~a city Wednesday 0otober 20th 1926 The Commission et in session adjourned from September 2$th 1926, vith Ch~trm~n Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present ~d answered to the Roll 3ailey Castle berry V.akey and Miller The following resolution was introduced and upon motion adopted all Commissioners voting 'Yea" RESOLUIION OF THE CIIY C MMISSION OF THE CITY OF DFNTON ~INALLY ACCEPTING THc IMPROVEMENTS ON PORTION OF TEXAS STREET IN TM~ CITY OF DENTON AND ORDERING ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY TO JAGOF CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF CERTrFICATES OF SPECIAL ASSESS- MENT~ ACAINST THE ABUTTING PROPERTY AND 0WNE~S THEREOF BE IT RESOLVED BY TEE ~ITY b0M~ISSION F THE CITY OF DENTON, THAT WHEREAS On the 10th day of August, 19 6 a written con- tract was entered into by and between the City of Denton and Jagoe ~onstruction Company to improve Texas Street from Bell Avenue to the T & P R R Right of Wa¥~ and WHEREAS on the 8th day of Septem~r 19~6, a final assess- ment ordinance was passed levying au assessment against abutt- ing property and the owners thereof to ~over their pro rata of the cost of said improvement on said portion of said street, and WHEREAS said work of improvement has been fully oomoleted by ~agoe Construction Company in strict compliance with the terms and conditions of s id contract Now, therefore, sE IT RESOLVED ~Y THE CITY C01~ISSION OF ~HE CITY OF DFNTON I That the improvement on Texas Street from Bell Avenue to the T & P R R Right of Way has 0sen fully and finally completed by Jagoe Construction Com any in full compliance wlth~he terms and stipulations of the contract ~e*ween the City of Denton and said Jagoe ~onstruotion bom~any ~nd that said imor0vements be and are hereby fully and fianlly accepted by the City of ~enton ds l~ full compliance with said contract 2 That the final estimate due ~y th$. Cit.y of Dento:l f~r the improvement of said portion of said s~ree~ including the amount held back by the City of Denton be and is hereby ordered paid to Jagoe Construction Compan.v 3 That certificate of Special Assessment evidenoi~g the liability of all property owners abutting on said portion of said street in the form required by said contract and ~id final assessment ordlnanoe ce and are hereby ordered issued, executed by the Mayor of the City of Denton attested 0y the City Secretary of the City of Denton and delivered to Jagoe Constr~tion Company' 4 That this resolution shall take effect and ce in force from and after its passage PASSED AND APPR07ED this 20th day of 0ctoher Attest W S Miller, Chairman, City J W Er~in, Commission ~ity of Denton Texas City Secretary Upon motion the Commission adjourned Approved 0ctooer 26th 1926 ~/ Secretary Denton, Texas The OQ~_esio~ met in regular Ootober eeaelon with _ ObeY;man ~iller presidA~, T~e fgll~lng Oemmieelone~e were pre sent an~ anewere~ to t ~e x'01~ Bailey, 0attle~er~Yo Y~key, M_tlle? I MonthlZ report of JoW,Erwl~.Seoretary, was reeeive~ an~ ~rctere~ filedo The following aooouu~s ~re allowe~ and warren%8 orde~-e~ ~L~awn on their respeotive fun~e in pe~vment N~n Warrant Amou~ ~[ D.~e~'~ 16648 5 00 Fo~alk~r 1665~ 1 Bald~r~ l~intl~g O0 , 16655 ~- Flo3~ ]~fg, ~O , 16656 Den ~t~ , Reoerd,-Ohroalole 16657 164]~0 ~ort~ae~n ~elephce~e 0o,. 1~58 ~v~ok 0~ ~tho O0 ~ 16659 Rest[ & ~o~ 16660 ~o49 Ell~ Ga~a~ 16664 1~ ~~k 16666 2 9,,l*{ Refining Oo , 16666 6~60 The ~ Co , 1GG6~ M S~ebsSer 16GYO ~ O JOook~ell 16671 166~ Tal~afe~o & S~ ~S ~nt & ~er Oo , 166~ 9~ ~ W,G~a~ 166~4 ' Oas,, for ~ Ro~ ,0~ ~, F A~ Wa~er 508~ ~,~,~treet ~ B. ~88 ~bbi. 5090 10:~ ~e3's E~W~ ~ 0, 0091 Te~ ~wta & 0o., ~09~ W G, Ba~tt - 5095 W, H ,~ple S 50~ 4 S W Blue ~n$ Co , E ~ M,~iat 000, 5098 ' Street -~ Bridge ~u~, Continueb Name Wax-rant e A~ount Bent 0on, rets/0omp~ 51~ ~lb~aith Fo~orth Lbr. ~o , 5191 2,10 Oash for P~ Roll 5102 G~ Refi~ng ~o , 510~ 58.20 ~olia Pet 0o , 5104 4~ ~rk Imp~ ve~ nt ~ ~ton Machine Works 2?5 276 8 Te~ ~wis & 0o , B E Drake preeenteb a request to puc',haaS an alle~. way connecting Normal anb Bryan Avenue anb upon motiom the proposition was referreb to a committees COmp. sob of ~[088re. Bailey anb v,akeyo C J~ Hamilton eubmitteb a proposition to pay $~0,00 per month on his l~ving lien suit with the unberstanbing that $20.0~ of the total amount would be remitteb~ U~on a vote being taken tho motion to remit this anount wa~ be,la.ed lost. La Fulton requesteb the City to furnish him water at his house on the corner of Mays Avenue an~ the continuation of Texas Street. It was finally ag~eeb that the 01ay would big the bitch if he woulb furnish the pipe for the extanei~ With the furrier understanding that the 0ity would ~imbu~es him for the .oat of the pipe when the consumers ha~ ~abe it a p~ying proposition Continuation certificates of License Bon~e of F.B. No,gee and Chae W Jacobs were reoeiveb an~ ordereb file~o Upon Motion the 0ity Ms. shall was instruote~ to oollest all past ~ue fines. A committee was appointeb oompoae~ of Meagre. ,Turner, Bailey an~ Lakey to canvass the returns of a speo~l election and who eubmitte~ the following ~eport whiah was upon motion adapteb and the committee ~isoha~geb~ ~E YOUR COMMITTEE appointeb to CanVaSS the returns of an election helb in the City of Denton, Texas, at the 0ity Hall in Saidn 0ity on the l~th bay of 0etobe~,A.D. 1926~ at whloh election election a pr~pese~ amendment to the Charter of the City of Denton, Texas was eubmitte~ to the qualifie~ voters of the City of Denton, Texas, beg leave Tuesday, 0otober 26th, 19~.$o to r$~x-t that we have made a oareful oanvass of the returns of said eleotic~ a~d find the result of the eleo~t~n to be as follewa= In f~v0~ for ,-~ndl~g Se0tion 1 A~tiole ~'111 ~f the said Agai~t amending Seoti~ 1, Artiole VIII of thi enid 0hatter, ~]z~the said mmendme~t relied ~ ~eoe~e ~ ~o~ o~ ~be vo~, 0aa~ a~ sai~ eleo~ion, ~ t~ .~ ~ole ~111, Seotio= 1, s~all be adopteAo ~, at an e~etion ~d In the 01ty of D~ton, Te~, on tl,e lSth d~ of Oo~ber, A Do l~2G, at wh~eh e~d eleotion was i~ubmit~ed to the q~lif~ ~ters of said ~ity~ a p~poseA ~n~m~t to the 0~rter of the 0ity of ~ton Texas, of Seot~on 1, ~tiole ~1~, ~d t~t t~ ~tes at said eleotion we~ ~8 fo~o~e ~n fair if ~en~i~ Seotion 1. ~tiole VI~ of the Oh~ter of the City of ~aiast ~he ~n~ of ~lole ~111~ Seo~lo~ 1, of the Ohar~er of the ~D ~As0 it ap~ars from the reruns of 8alA e~otlon t~t ~"~opose~ amen~nt to ~n~ Seotion 1, ~tiole VIii, faile~ to ~=eive a ~]ority of the ~tes east at sai~ eleo$ien, ~d t~t t~re was a total of 106~ ~tes cast at .~d~eleoti~ T~~ be it ~aolve~ that the 3eoti~ 1 of ~ole ViIi be a~ t~ s.~ a~ll re~ aa it ~s hereto f~ a~ t~re is n~ o~ ~ s~ ~rter of the City of Denton~ Texas. Passe~ t~a ~e ~th ~ of 0o~b~, A D 19260 C~ir~ of t~ 0i~ 0o~ia~, ~nt~, Texas ~hair~n ~er absent. ~o~lasi~er ~er noting 0hai~n p~ temo A oo~ttee of ~ies re~senti~ ~e ~te~st of the ~ity ~e~ta~ were preset ~d as~d that t~ 0o~ssion appotnta ~aret~e~ ~ app~op~ate a s~ large en~gh to p~ ~e year~ expense of t~i~ ca~ of ~e CitM ~emetar~ properly Upon motion the ~quest was ~fer~d to a eom- mitres oom~se~ of \ Upon motion the ~it~ Atto~ey was instr~te~ to file a oomplaint a~i~t ~ L ~ra for ~ a b~l~ f~om t~ 0 0 Gr~ lot without a pe~it. Upom motion the Oo~lssion adjourned ~1 Nov~b~ Approved~ Norther E3rd, Attest Secretary. Oha~mn. City go~saion~ Thursday, November 4th, The Commission met in session a~Journe~ from Oot~ber ~,6th with Ohair~n ~ller p~sl~l~o The follo~ ~o~issio~rs w~ p~e~t an~ ~swere~ to ~e ~ Bailey, Oastleber~, ~ke~, ~ller ~ ~ero Upon motion the ~lssion went on ~oor~ aa ~voring t~ fo21ow~g locations for the oonst~otion ~ b~es ~e ev~t ~at the bon~ eleotion to be held Norther 9th, was fav~a~le 0o~reas, ~ar~, Bolivar, North E~ ~ar~er, O~l~d ~2) Be~ Ave Fr~, Sou~ E~, Pr~irle, Stroud Syaamore M~berry ~d Oenter Streeta Upon motion ~e Co~ission stood adJou~ed T~ sd~ Nov~be~ 15~, lg26 Approve~ t~ s t~ d~y of lg26 ~ ~~ ity Co~issio ity Seeretary ~zty of D~ton, Tex~ 137 O~ty P[all Denton, Texas Tuea~aF, November' 15th, ~he ~o~iss~on met ~ aessi~ a~u~e~ f~m N~vember 4th, 826 ~th ~l~n ~er ~e lo. owing Oc~ssioners were p~e~t ~d ~to ~e ~o~1~ B~le~, Oaetleber~, ~ey, Mi~ ~A oo~t~ was a~otnted oompose~ of Messrs Oastleber~, ~ ~d ~ey to omvass the retie of an eleotion hel~ N~b~ 9~, 19~, ~ who b~u~t In ~e fo~o~ng ~rt whio~ wae a~opte~ and t~ Oo~t~ ~iso~rge~. -~, ~ 00~ appo~nSe~ ~o ~nvass ~e ~s of an eleotia~ ~ ~ the Ol~ of D~o~, Tex~s~ on t~ 9~ ~ of a~op~d b~ the OitF Oo~issi~ of sa~ Ol~ on the Of S~D~mbe~, A D. 1926e at whioh s~d e~otion th~ e was ~b- ~t to ~ qm~ie~ t~ p~ ~t~s of the Oi~ Of ~n~n, p~e of b~l~ e~iDp~ a Oity Ha~ i~ the g~ or in tDe ~m of twenty-five thous~d (~5,000~i por~ that ~e have ~e a o~ o~vasa and e~m~ the .e~a of e~d e~eot~on ~d ff~nd the ~eau~t ' T~ ~ ~ 978 ~ote, oast at said eleot~ t~r~ le~ ~~s oa,t ~n fav~ of the ~s~noe O~ty ~a21 ~o~d le~n~ the t~. ~d there ,e~e ~e~ 0sat a~inst t~ la.shoe ~ t~ s~d ~ty Le~in~ ~e t~, ~d t~t ~ ~tea being ~e ~J~ty for the La.nee of ~e said ~i~ ~ bon~ ~d le~i~ t~t $~ w~e 5~ votes ~st in favor of ~e lss~ge of eai~[ ~l~e Coaa~ti~ Bo~s a~ ~i~ the t~. ~ there ~ ~ ~otes oaa$ a~last ~e iss~e of ~e Bri~e bei~ the majority f~ t~ ls~e ~ the ~rx~ge Bon~ ~ ~v~ng the 01au~ 0aatlebe~ , , Ray ~e2 ~ foxing ~olutlon was ~tro~oed ~ upon motio~ motl ~ a~Opte~. 0I~ ~ At a meeti~ of ~ 01fy 0o~asi~ of ~e ~n%o~ Texas~ ~1~ the ~ ~ of No~ A D. 1~ at the ~~eeti~ place ~t the 0ity ~11 ~ sai~ oity.a quo~ bei~ p~e~t, thee o~e ~ to be oonsidere~ the ~t~ns of ,lee%lon ~ fo~ t~ p~ome ~ ~ete~ine w~ther,or not on ~e is~noe of bon~m for tke bull~ ~ equip~l~ a ~ ~ in sal~ 0ity ~ ~ oenst~etion of b~ee in ~ ~ I · 138 T1Assda~. November l~th. 19~.6~ WNEREAS. by virtue of an ordinance passed by the City Commission of the City of Denton. Texas. on the 2$th of September. A D 1926. an eleetion was held in the Oity on the 9th d~ of November. fo~ the p~pose off sub- mitting two proposition~ to ~e q~lif~d p~o~rty t~ p~- ina voters of the Said City, tO-WiS for the p~pose of is~a~oe of ~nds of the said City in the ~o~t of one h~- d~d tho~d ($100,000 00~ do~ara to b~ld ~ eq~D a City ~11 a~ the levyl~ the t~ in ~e pa~ent ~ereof$ a~o the proposition of ~e ice.nee of bon~ of ~e ~id City in the ~o~t of twenty-five tho~ ($85,000~00} ~ollars t~ oonst~ot bri~s in the Oit2 of ~ton, Texas, W~ on the 15th ~ of ~ov~b~, A D. 1986, ~e s~e being ~ adJo~6~-~r ~eting ~ the 0i~ 0o~iss~oa of the 0ity of D~ton, Texas, ~e o~e to be oonsi~e~ ~e retie of t~ s~d election he~ in t~ said 0ity on the 9th d~ ~f November, A D 19~6, to determine w~ther or not t~ beads of the said 0ity sho~ be is~ i~ the sum of one h~dre~ th~sand ($100,000,00} ~o~ars pa~ble ~th- in forty (40} ye~s f~m the~ date, seria~y or 0~w~se the 0ity Oommissita ~y de~ best fo? b~at interest of ~e said Oity, interest at a rate not to exoee~ ~ve (~) per cent ~r a~ payable semi-~n~l~, fo~ the p~pose ~ b~lding ~d eq~pping a CISy Hall In said 0ity, ~d w~her or not t~ on ~e one h~d~6 i~lar~val~tlon of ~1 t~ab~ p~perty In sal~ 01fy sh~l~ be levie~ ~ ~e ~n~ ~f at mat~ity, s~d t~ berg for the p~ose of o?eati~ a ai~in~ f~ ~r t~ ~y~nt of aal~ b~n~s ~,in~rest at the ~turity, al~ whether or not ~e bon~s ~ ~e ssi6 0i~ sh~l~ be isled in ~e ~m of twenty-five ~o~ {$~5,000 00) ~ol~rs p~able ~t~n forty (40) ~a from t~ ~te, serial- ~ or otherwise as t~ 01ty 0o~eelon ~ deem best for t~ intreat of said 0it2, int~e~ at a rate ~t to exeee~ five (5) ~r cent ~r ~ ~yable semi-a~2, ~r ~the p~pose of oonstru~tl~ b~ges In the 01~ of D~n, ~aZ, a~ w~t~r or not a t~ on the one h~6~d ~o~s V~ti~n of all t~ahlep~pert~ In said 01ty ah~ld be levied,for the m~t ther~f at mat~lty, s~ld t~ bei~ for the p~se of o~ati~ a sinking ~nd for the p~ment of ~e s~!~ ~o~z ~d inters st at ~e m~turity, ~AS, upon oonsi~erati~ of t~ ~s off aai~ else- Sion it appears t~t t~ s~e was tn all respects legal~ hel~i after d~ notice ha~ be~ given, ~ t~t the ~e~e election a totatl of 978 votes, t~t t~e were ~ yeses cast in favor of thermos of the Oity Hall B~s ~d levy- ing the t~, and t~t 4~9 votes we~ CaSt a~inst the iss~noe of the 0ity ~Bon~e a~d_ ~i~ ~e t~, t~t thee ~e~ 516 votes oast in fa~? of ~e la--nee of the Brid~ 0~s~otion Bon~s and levyl~ the t~, ~d t~t ~tes were cast a~inst the issn-~oe of the B~i~e Bonds ~d levyi~ the t~. ~ T~EF0~ BE IT ~G~D BY ~E OI~ 0~S~ON OF T~ O~ 0F DENTON. TE~. that both of m~d p~poal~tons for iss~noe of bonds ~d levyi~ ~e t~ for the p~p~es maid stated was a~t~nde by a ~Jori$~ ~ the q~li~ed property t~ ~yi~ voters, vot~g at s~d ele0ti~ ~d t~ City Core. melon of ~e said Oity is authori~e~ ~o issue said bonds ~ ~vy ~d ~ve assesse~ a~ oo~eote~ said t~ for the ~yment of ~e p~neipal ~d lnte~ of s~ bon~s at the mat~ity ~ereof W S ~ller 0hair~ ~ the 01~ 0o~se~ion of the AtSest: City of ~nt on, Text, J W Erwin. 0ity ~eo~ tary~ ~ee~ay, Norther 15~ 1925 T~e following ordinance was lntrodueed and placed on its first ~ead~ng AN ORDNANCE BY ~ OITY OOM~A'ISSION OF THE CITY OF D~TON, ~IAS, AU~RIZ~ ~ ISSU~CE OF ~0NDS ~ ~ P~NOIP~ ~OSE 0F B~IN8 ~D EQUIPING A CITY ~ IN ~ CITY 0F D~TON,~ ~. ~D PROVIDING ~R ~E ~, ASSESS~T ~D GOL~G~I~ 0F A T~ OF ~ (1O~) C~TS 0N ~ ONE ~D~D OF T~ ~SAID OlTY T0 PAY T~ INT~EST ~D G~E A SINKING FOR T~ ~T~0N ~EOF ~0 F0a T~ ZS~CE 0F BONDS ~L~S} FOR EE ~0SE 0F 00NSEUCTION 0F BRI~ES IN ~E CI~ 0~ D~, ~, PR~IDING ~R T~ ~. ASSESS~T AND 0E ~ ~L~S V~UATION 0F ~L T~ EOER~ WITHIN T~ LI~TS OF T~ SAID CITY T0 PAY T~ I~E~ ~D G~T~ A SIEING~ ~D ~0R T~ ~D~IS ~REOF P~SORIBIN~ EE F0~ F0~ T~ BONDS IN EA~ O~E: ~GL~RING ~ ~RG~CY ~, a~ ~ eleoti~ held In the City ~ ~nton, Texas, on the ~th ~ of N~be~ A D. 1926, a majority ~ the q~li~e~ p~$erty ~ ~ying votes ~ the City ~ D~ton, Te~m, Fot~ at the s~d election, voted to s~tain both of the proposit~ns of iss~ ~nds hereinafter ~esoribed in the p~noi~l $~ Of ~e h~d~d third ($1~,000 00) dollars,- ~ in~e p~inoipal a~ of twenty five ~san~ ($Z5,0~ 00) do~ars~ in t~e first propositi~n above ~ntioned said p~posi- tion was s~ by 95 maJ~it~ vows. there beiM 527 In f~or of ~e iss~Oe of the ahoy[ ~ntione~ one h~E~ ~ous~ ($1~,000 00) ~ollara b~nds ~d 429 votes ~ainst issues off ~ o~ h~d~d thous~d ($10~00 00) ~ollars bonds; ~d 12 the seoon~ proposition a~ve ~ntio~d said proposition Was sustainde by 91 ~Jori~ votes, t~re ~16 votes in fair of ~e la. nee of ~e a~ve m~tlone~ votes ~ainst the lssu~oe ~f the twenty five thous~d~25,000 ~o~ars bon~e, ~F0~ BE IT OR~INED BY T~ CI~ O~ISSION 0F T~ CI~ 0F' ~TON ,~. Sea,ion 1 · ~t t~ ~nds ~f the City ~ ~nton, Texas. s~ll be calle~ "Oi~ of Denton, T~as, City ~11 Bon~s," ~ of ~nt, m~ ~eXas. Bri~ Ooaet~otion Bonds," ~d ~t bon~s a:~ ~o be issued ~der ~d by ~r~e of the Special O~rter, of $~ ~it~ of ~mt~, Tess, A~op~d Ap~l 4, A D 1914, BY a vote of the q~lifie~ ~ters of ~e s~d City of D~ton, lTe~, ~d t~ ~nts thereto, ~ the Constitution ~d ~ws of ~e State of Texas, for ~e p~se of b~l~ ~d eq~ppl~ a City ~11 in ~e City of ~on, Ttxas, ~ the p~noi~l s~ of ~e h~ ~hous~d ($100,0~ ~) ~d for,the p~p~e of ~cnst~otl~ b~s In ~e Oi~ ~ Dentom,~T.~, In th~ prinel~l s~ of twenty five City ~ ~on, Texas City ~1 Bonas ~t ~e sai~ ~nts e~ll be n~e~ conseou~l~ f~m one to ~e h~ inclusive, ~-s~ll he of t~ den~nati~ of o~ ~ ($1000,00~ ~ollars each, ag~egati~ ~e of one ~ thous~d ($1~,000 00) dolors, T~t ~e of ~$n~ ~e~s, B~ Conat~otion B~s. s~ll ~e n~bered from on~ to twenty-five inclusive, ~d s~ll be of the ~e- nominat~ of cae th~an~ ($1000 ~) ~oll~s each. 140 TUesday, November 15th, 19~6o 3eotion 5o That the ~lt¥ of Denton, Texas, ~ity Hall Bonds shall be dated the 1st ds~' of January, A D 1927, an~ shall beoome due and payable serially as follows~ Bonds an~ Numbers Principal Matumit~ Amouat~ 1 to 12 1-1-1932 $12000,00 13-14 1-1-1933 15-16-17 1-1-1934 ~00Oo00 18-19 1-1-195§ 2000 00 20-21-22 1-1-19~6 00 ~-5- P~ -2? 1-1-1938 30GG, G~ 28.~.9 1-I-19~9 2000 ~-~1-3~ 1-1-1940 3~-~ 1-1-1~41 2000 00 ~6-~ 1-1-194~ 30~ ~ 38-~9 1-1-19A~ EO~ ~00 ~-AI-AE 1-1-19A& ~O00oO0 4~44 1-1-1945 E0~ O0 45-~-4~ 1-1-1946 ~0~ 00 48-49 1%1-194~ 2~ '~ ~0-~1-52 1-1-1948 ~0 ~ 55.~ 1-1-1949 20~ ~ 5~-~6-57 1-1-19~0 ~0~ ~9 1-1-1951 ~O-~1-6~ 1-1-1952 ~0~ ~ 6~-64 1-1-195Z ~ ,00 6~-66-67 1-1-19~ 68-69 1-1-195~ ~0~ 00 ~71-7Z 1-1-19~6 ~ ~ 7~74 1-1-19~7 20~ ~ ~76-~7 1-1-19~8 30~ ~8-79 1-1-19~9 2000 80-81-8~ 1-1-19~0 8~ 1-1-1961 8~-86-8~ 1-1-196~ ~0~ ~ 88-89 1-1-196~ ~000 ~ 90-91-9~ 1-1-1~6~ ~0~ ~-96-~T 1-1-1966 ~0~ O0 98-99-100 1-1-1~6~ ~0~ O0 $100,0~ SEOTIO~ A~ T~t the Glty of ~nton, ~xaa, B=i~e Bon~s shall be ~te~ the 1st ~ of J~, A D~ ~19~, an~ s~all beoome ~ue an~ payable s~ial~ ~s foll~ws~ Bonds ~ N~bers ~oipal ~t~ity ~o~ 1-2-3 1-1-193~ $~0 00 4 1-1-1934 5 1-1-19~ 1000~ 6 1-1-19~ 8 1-1-19&1 1000~00 9 1-1-19A~ 10~ 10 1-1-19AA lO00 ~ O0 11 1-1-19%6 1000~00 ~ 1-1-19~ 1000~00 1~ 1-1-19~9 10~ ~00 1~ 1-1-19 ~1 1000 ~ O0 ~ 1-1-19~ 1000,~ 16 1-1-195% 10~ 17 1-1-1986 1000 O0 18 1-1-19~? 1000~ 19 1-1-1958 1000 ~0 1-1-196 0 1000 ~ 1-1~196~ 1000 O0 1-1-196~ 1000,~ 141 November 15th, 1~6o Bond a~d Numbers Prinvipal Maturity Amount oont'd 24 1-1-1966 1000 O0 ~-5 1-1-1969 1000,00 $25,000~ T]mt the City of D~mton, Taxa. s, City Hall Bonds shall . bear interest at the rate of § ~ per a~.um, payable semi ann~ll2 on the first days of July and January of eaeh year,, That the Oity ~f Denton, Texas, BRid~e Construction 9ond~ shall bear interest at the rate of 5 ~ per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of July smd Janu~T of each yea~o IThat the ~rinoipal and interest of the said bonds, Oity',Of Denton, Texas, City Eall Bonds, and City of Denton TexaS, Bridge Constru~tion Bon~s shall be payable on the pr~se~tatioh and surrender of the bond or proper coupon at t~e Ba~ in the City of , Stat1 ~f That SECTION 9o e&oh of ss/d Bonds shall be si~ned by the of t~e Oily cf D~ton, Texas, and o~untersi~ned by the Git~ Sg~re~ary of the City of De~ton, Texas, and registered by rye City T~easursr of the Oity of Denton, Texas, and the ~eal of the City of Denton, Texas, impressed there~n, but ~he interest coupons to be executed with the lithographed faos~tle signature of the Mayor and City Secretary of the City, of Denton, Texas, ~hat the ~eneral form of the above mentioned and fervid to bCnds and the coupons -.hexed and the interest to be a dad to aais bonds shall be executed in subetantia~ly the oll~wing form, to-wit U~T D S~AT~.S OF STA~E OF COUNTY OF DENTON, 0IT¥ OF DENTON BOnd Of the ~%tF of Den't6n, Tames.' (d6sorlptien of the bon~[ and the purpose fop which said Bond is ENO~ ~I~ ~ BY T~$E 2RF~ENTS .~at ~he ~over~m~nt o~ the .~l~ of Denton, Texas, a Mu~i~il~al Corporation, ~uly in~rporated under the Law~ of the State cf Texas, ~o here~, acknowledge itself to owe, an~ fo.r w~lue .received l~.~o~.iaes to pay, to bea~er, {$100~,00~ ~olla~s, xn Aawf~l money of the Unite~ Sta~els ox Ameri~, on the ~ay of ,AoD, 19 , together with in~-~rest th6r%o~' at the rate of ' per annum pa~ahle s~i-an~uall~ on the firs~ da~V ~f July md Jan~x~j in es~ yeas-, on pressntatio~ and surrender of the a~exsd lnte ~st ~oupons, as they sevsralI~ fall Sue ~ Both ~he~prinoi- pal a~ interest of this bond are due and payable at ~ office of ........ ~ , _Beak in the Olty Tuesda~V, November 15th, 1926 State of and for the due and, punctual payment of this bond at ~ matucity thereof, and the interest hereon, when it falls d~e, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of De~to~, Texas, are hereby irrevocable pledged - This Bond is one of a series of ...Bonds numbered consecutively from one (1} tb . , inclusive, each of the denomination of O~e thousand ($1000 00} dollars, amounting the aggregate sum of dollars, issued for the purpose ~f un,er and by virtue of ~he Uonstlt~tl0n 'and I~ws of the State of Texae~ the Charter of the CltzJ of Denton, Texas, md all amendments thereto, and ordinances of s~id City passed and adopted the 15th day of Nov~be~ A D 19£6, which Ordinance is of Reoo-or~ in Book Page __ of the Records of the ~nutes of the City 0ommis~on of Denton, Texas, pursuant to valid authority from the property tax paying qualified voters of the said City, at a proper and legal election held on the 9th day of N~vember, A D 1926, in the 0ity of Denton, Texas It is hereby fumther expressly ~epresented, recited and covenanted by the ~ver~nt of the Gl~ of Dento~l, Texas, that all acts, oonditims and things required by the laws of this State of Texas, and the Charter of the City of Dentc~Texam, and 0rdinanoes of said City of Denton, Texas, precedent to and in the issuance of this bond, have been done have happened, and have performed in proper and lawful time, form and manner as prescribed by law, so as to make this Bond Legal, binding and valid obligation ~n the part of the City of Den~n, Texas~ and that provision has been made fo~ the levy and oolleoti0n of a direct annl~al tax on all taxable property in the of Denton Texas and that such tax has Been levied in a sufficient mount for the payment of the principal and interest of this bond at the respective maturity dates thereof and that the total indebtedness of said City, eluding this bond, and the issue of which it is a part does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation IN TESTIMONY WHLREOF, the City of Denton, Texas, in the STATE OF TEXAS, has executed this bond by cauei~ it to be signed by its Mayor and Attested by the City Sec- retary, with the seal of the City thereunto duly impressed, and has caused the annexed coupons to be executed ~ith the llthographed faosimilt signatu--e of the ~e~VOr amd the City Secretary, and dated as the first da~ of January , A D 1927 The City pi Denton, ~exas By . Attest City Secretary (Form Of Coupon) The City of Denton, Texas, in the State of Texas, promises to pay to the bearer . ,A ~ 19 ($~ a---~)- dollars, on the day of the B~nk in the City o~~-' State of , for interest due that day on its Bond dated the first d~ of January, A~D 192~, and being numbered The City of Denton, Texas By Attes t City Secretary Tuesday November 15th, 197-6 The following shall be prin~ed on the back of each bond 0FFIOE OF THE ~O~PERQT,r.~R t STATE OF TEIAS I h ~eb~r certify ~h~at there is on file an~ of record in my pffiee a certificate of the Attceney general of the Sta~e Of Texas, to the effedt ~_~t tms b.o.mi h..ae_be.e.n, e~x- ami~e~ by him as required by law and tha~ ne rxnas ~na~ it has been issued in conformity with the ~onetitutivn and Laws of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and binding obligation upon the said 01fy of Denton, Texas~ an~ said bond has this day been registered by me WIT~ESS ~Y HAND AND SEAL OF 0FFIOE AT AUSTIN, T~F. AS, THIS TH~ DAY OF , , A D Comptroller of Public Accounts , I of The State of Texas SECTION 10 IT IS FURT~R 0RDAYNED by the Oity Com~selon of th~ 01ty of Denton, Texas, that to pay the interest on said City of Denton, Texas, City Hall Bonds, and create a eizking 2dn~ sufficient to discharge the aforeeai~ mentioned bo~s smd coupons at maturity, a taxof ten (10~ oe~ts ( or such an amount as may be necessary and adequate) on each on~ hund~e~ ~oll~rs valuation of all taxable property in sa~d Oit¥ of Denton, Texas, shall be annuall~ levie~ on ea~ ~ property, and annually assessed an~ colXected until sa~/[ bo~ds and interest thereon are paid, smd said tax is here no~ l~vied for the current year of 19~,? and for each suc- cor,ding yeer, while s~id bonds ars outstanding, and the same sh~ll be assessed and collected for the current year, and an~,u~lllr thereal~ter and applied to the pu~poee named, It IS ALSO ORDAINED by the City 0,emission of the City of De, ton, Texas, that to pay th~ interes~ /m maid City of De. on, Texas, Bx'idge Oonstruotion Bonds, ..~ create a siYklng fund suffi .lent to discharge the aforesaid me~tions~ bonds and coupons at maturity, a tax of two an,~ one-half (25~) cents ( or such an amount as may ~e ne~eseary and adequate) on each one hundred dollsre valuation of all taxable property in said 0ity of Denton Texas. st~,ll be annually levied on s id property, and annually as ~essed anl oolLeote~ until said bonds and interest t~reon are paid, and said tax le here now levied for th, currant year of 1~? and for each succeeding year~ wh~le said bonds are outstanding, and the same shall ~e as~sse/~ and collected for the current year, an~ ~-uall¥ th )eeafte~ and applied to the p~rpose named, SECTIGN 11. That the special tax hereinbefore provided for, whoa collected, shall be placed a~ ~ep.t fuad an~ shall he devoted to the paymen~ or mne~xn~erea~ an the extinguishment of the principal of all-'~ingular th ben~s hereinabove mentioned, as same mature from t~me to ti e, an~ shall not be used, applied or diverted to any O~ler pVrpose or object whatsoever. That as soon as convenient after said bonds sh~ll ~avS been prepamed a~d ei~ned in the m=-~er prescribed b~thie o2dinanoe, the[ shall be submit%ed to the Attorney ~neral of the State of Texas, at Austin, together With certified copy of this ordinance and a T~esday, Novombor 15th, 19Z6 of the totel bonded indebted.n~ss of the City of Denton, Texas, including the bonds herein and hereby authorized and the assessed value of the taxable property in said City for his approval SECTION 13 All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict heuewith be and the same are hereby expressly repealed The holding or adJudioaticm of any section, portia, or ~a~t of this ordinance to be invalid shall n~t al'foot he validity of any other section or part cE this ordi- nance, but all such other sections, portions and parts hereof shall be and remain valid SECTION 14 £he fact that the City of Denton, Texas, ia badly in need of a City Mall and the construction of bridges within the City of Denton, Texas, is such for the benefit and welfare and to the best interest of the City, o~ea~es an emergency and imperative that the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three separate days before final passage, be suspended, and it is ordained that this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force immediately upon its passage and aporoval Passed and approved this the l§th dam of November, A D 19E6 W S Miller f Chairman City Commission of the Ci~ of Denton, Texas Attest J W Erwtn, City Secretary B W MoKemzie Merci' of the City Approved az to form Mari~ Bralley, of Denton,Texas City At tomes, bpon motion of Turner the rules were suspended mud the ordinsmoe placed on its second reading, Upon motion of Turner the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its third and final reading for adoption Motion was made by Turner that the 0rdlns~oe be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question of the adoption of t~e ordinance the following Commissene~-s voted "Yea" Bailey,Oastleberry, Lakey, Miller amd Tux.ner~ No Commissioner voted "Na~ '~ Whereupon the Chair dee~lared the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted as read, Upon motion the Commission stood adJourned~M~J~Tr~%z~ Approved this the dam o~~Do 19E6 i ~/ ~ecre tary 145 City EalX~ Denton, Texas Wednesday, Nevembe~ 17th,1926 The Commission m~t in session a~Journed from Nov~er ~th,19~6 with 0halxmmn presiding The f~llo~ ~o~ssieners we~ p~sent ~ ~w~ to ~e roll: ~ast~eberry, Mi~er ~d ~e fellowlng ~solut~n was intro~u~e~,~ ~d upon~ motion adopte~. ~S~UTION 0F T~ OI~ 00~S~0N 0F T~ 0ZTY .OF D~TON~ ~wA~ FINELY AOC~TINO T~ I~R0~NT ON ~T O~ ~N T~ ~ 0F ~TON, ~D 0R~RING T~ IS~OE ~D LIVERY T0 JA~E ~0NS~UOTION OO~ OF O~TI~OA~3 0 3~ ~3ES~T AG~ST T~ ~UTTIN~ 2R~ER~ ~D BE IT ~0~VED BY T~ OI~ 0F D~TON~ T~tt on t~e 1Ot~ ~a~ of A~e$,1926, a ~itten ~ntraot ~s, en- te~e~ ~to b2 ~ ~et~en the City of ~ton, ~d J~e O~- st~gtion ~om~ to i~ve ~st O~ Street f~m the 0~- ter ~ine of ASh Street to the West pro~rty line of ~e ~A$, On the 8~ ~ay of Sep~mb~, 19~, a fi~ asse~~e~ 'ordin~oe was ~ssed, levying ~ asses~ent ~ai~st abut~ng propert2 ~ t~ o~ers thereof to cover thei~ p~o.r~ta of the cost of a~d lmp~vement on ~ ~$, s~ ~ ~rk of imp~vement ~s been fury plete~ by ~a~e Oo~st~otion 0om~ny, in strict ~th~the te~s ~d oon~itl~s of s~d contract, Now, ~ ~T ~SOLVED BY ~ OI~ OF D~T~ 1. ~t ~e lmpr~eme~ on ~st O~ Street f~m sent ~ l~ne of Ash Street to t~ west property li~ of T · p rig.-of-way ~s been fury and finally completed by J~o~ ~onstruotion Compa~ in ~11 complines ~th the t~ ~ stipulations of t~ oontr~t between t~ 01fy of impalements be ~ ~ he.by ~lly ~ finall[ acceptS. . by t~ ~l~ of ~n as in f~l oompli~oe ~th ~ld ~on~rao~ 42, ~at ~e final esti~ d~ by ~e Oity of ~n~on Jago Oonst~otion Comp~ for t~ improvement of e~ porti~ of ~i~ street inolu~i~ t~ ~t h~d back by t~ Olty of ~t~,be ~ is he.by ordere~ pai~ to J~e Oonst~otion ~, ~t certificates of special aases~ent evidencing ~e l~ab~lit~ of all p~ope~ty ~nerS abutti~ on s~d portion s~ street in the form ~q~d by said ~ntraot a~ said fink assessment o~lnanoe be ~ are hereby ordere~ ~exeoA%e~ by S~ M~or of t~ City of ~n$on, atteete~ by the City SeO~ta~ of the Ci%y of DenOn, ~ ~elivered to Cons ~ruoti on t T~t this resolution s~ll t~e ef~ot ~ be in force from ~ ~ter its pass.e. B ~MoK~ z is W S Miler. ~o~s~ Ohair~n Oi ~ Wednesday, November The following reeoldtion wa~ introduced,read and upon motion adopted, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISoION CF THE CITY OF T~.Y~S, FIN~T,LY ACCEPTING ~HE IMPROVE}~NT ON kAST OAK STREET IN THh CITY OF D~NTON~ AND ORDERING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY TO JAGOE CONSTRUCTION C0}&PANY OF CERTIFICATE~ 0F SPECIAL ASSESS~ MENT AGAINST THE A~UT£ING PROPERTY AND OWNERS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF D~TON Th~t,W~EAS, on the lOth d~ of August,1926, a written contract was en- tered into by and between the City og De.ton and Jag~e Ccm- struotlon Company to imi~-~ve East Oak Street f~om the East Property line of North Locust Street to the canter line of Ash Street, and, WHEREAS, on the Sth day of September, 19~-6, a final assessment ordinance was passed levying an assesSment a- gai~nst abutting property and the owners thereof to cover their pro-rata of the cost of said improvement on said portion of said street, and, WH~Pd4AS, said work of improvement has bees fully com- pleted by Jagoe Constructio~ Company in strict complainoe with the terse and conditions of maid contract, Now, Therefore, BE IT RUSOLVED BY THE CITY OF DE~TON 1 That the improvement on East Oak Street from the East property ll~e of North Locust Street to the center line of Ash Street has been fully and finally completed by Jagoe Construction Company, in full compliance with the terms and stipulations of the contract between the City of Denton and ssi d Jagoe Construction Company, and that said improvements be and are hereby fully and finally accepted by the City of Denton as in full compliance with said contract 2. That the final estimate due by the City of Denton to Jagoe Construction ComDany for the improvement of said portion of said street including the amount held back by the City of Denton, be and is hereby ordered paid to Jagoe Con- struction Company 3 That certificates of special assessment evidencing the liability of all property owners abutting on said portion of said street in the form required by said contract and sadi final assessment ordinance be and are hereby ordered issued, executed by the Mayor of the City of Denton, attested by hhe City Secretary of the Oity of Denton, and delivered to Jesse Construction Company 4 That this resolution shall +eke effect aud be ~r fgrce from and after its passage PASSED AND ~.PPROVED, this the 17th day of November, 1926, ATTEST J W Erwin B W N~KenZie Git y Seem tary Mayor W S Miller Chairman City Commission 147 We~esd~y,N~vember l?th,19Z6. The following resolution was ~nt~duoe~,read and upo~ ~otion ~%~R% ~0 JA~E 00~S~RUO~IO~ OO~ 0F 0ER%IFIOA~ 0F ~e~ into ~ aha ~etween the Olt~ ef ~ton, a~ S~ee~ ~o Sori~ure S~ree~, ~, on the 8~ ~2 of SeDtember, 1926, asse~nt or~e was ~s~, levyi~ ~ assess~n~ abutting ~op~$Y ~ $~e e~ere t~r eof ~ oov~ the~pro rata 0T the oost of ~id imp~nt on s~d portion of ~ia ~, s~ work ~ implement has Re~ ~F~m- plet~ by ;~goe 0onst~otlon 0om~ In striot oompli~oe ~th~ the te~ms ~ striations ~ s~ o~tract; Now, T~ere~re, BE IT RES0~D ~ T~ 0I~ 0F Street to 39~ipt~ ~eet has be~ ~y ~d fl~lly com- plet~ by ~e~e 0ons$~o$io~ 0o~y, in ~1 oompl~e ~e ~e~s ~ stip~atiens of the oont~ot betwe~ of ~a a~ s~ J~e Oonst~o$ion 00m~_~ ~mp~vem~t~ be ~d a~ hereb~ f,,~y ~d fi~y aooep~e~ the Olty of ~ton as In ~11 oompll~oe with s~ ~2, ~at the fl~l estim~e due by ~e Oit2 of to ~n~on J~ Comstruoti~n 0o~2 for the lmprove~nt of said~portion of s~ street inolu~ the ~o~t ael~ baok by the 0~ty of ~n~t be ~d is ~b7 o~e~ ~ld to Ja~e Oomp~, 3~ ~t oerti~2es ~ speoi~l ~sses~nt eviden~l~ t~ ~iabil~t~ of all p~rty ~ers abutti~ on sal~p~tion of ~l~ street in the form ~quir~ ~y ~i~ eontraot ~ sai~ fln~ assessment o~n~oe be ~d a~ he.by or~e~ exeo~$e~ by the Mayor of ~he 0ity of Denton, atteste~ by the Oit~Sec~t~y of ~e Olt~ of ~to~, ~d ~elivere~ ~ Ja~e 0ons~r~$ion ~ 4, ~t this ~solution s~ll t~e e~eot ~d be in foroe from ~ after iSs passage ~D ~ ~R~ED, $~S 1F~ ~ of AT~T~ J W E~ln, B,W MeEenzie Oit~ 8eoret~ W S ~ller Oh~rm-~ Oi~ 0o~issiom~ U~n motion the 0o~ission stood ~dJou~ , itF The Commission met in regular November session with Chair- man Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present and answered to the roll Bailey, Caetleberry, Miller and Turner Monthly report of Mayor MoKenzie ami Seoy-Treas Ex'win was received and ordered filed. The following aooounts were allowed and warrants ordered da. awn on their respective funds in payment GEN~2tAL i~D Name Numbs r Amotmt Cash Items 16690 $8o44 W E Mann 15691 31 00 ,Eleotrio Express Co 1669E 1 67 ! T Naugle 16593 10o2~ Gulf Refining Go 16694 8,20 Reiman & Young 16695 1 00 Alamo Storeage Co 16696 9 65 Denton Steam L~.ry ~o , 16697 2~31 ~.rne~ Brothers 16698 ~ 50 The Denton Herald. 16699 8,90 Denton Record-Chronicle 16900 2§ 65 v. A Barnes Co , 16701 10~00 Hall Printing Co , 1670~. ~4 00 Morris Paint & Paper Co 16903 18,55 ~averiok Clark Lithe Co 16904 49 05 The Sherwin Williams Co 16705 50 O0 J B ~ohmitz 16706 12.00 Galbraith Foxworth Lbr Co 1690? a 10 Turner & Evans 16908 1 Deuton Planing Mill 16909 9 00 Northern Telephone ~o 16~10 i ?0 Ernst & Ernst ~-13~ STREET A~ND BRIDGE FUND Pay Roll 5109 $o80 40 Cash Items 5108 3 39 F A Walker Agent ~109 l0 Payroll 8110 Denton County Nat'l Be~k 5111 325 §0 Z Wig,s §113 8? §0 JnO. A Collins 8114 113. Gulf Refining Co , §115 80 Magnolia Pet Go 8116 61 89 Ted Lewis & Co M,A Gay Tin ShOp 5118 i O0 Handy Motor Co 5119 Wilson Pratt LOt Co , §1~0 W O Barnett 51El 4 05 Smith Hamilton Motor Go , 51~E 4 J M Bratoher 5123 S. 50 -- Pay Roll 8124 ~6 PARK r~WROV~NT FUND Hugh Davis 2?? Galbraith Foxworth Lbr Co , ~78 1.96 A oommittee of ladies were ~resent in the interest of the 149 November 2~r~, 19~6 01fy 0e~eta~'~'and ~ report given ~y 0ommiseloner Turner of the tom, tree reeommendlng ~hat the City fill in the holes and olean up the ~emeta~ preparatory to keeping it in good ~onditi~n next year was 0o~n~esioner I~e¥ present. UpSn Motion Wed~,s~¥,Deoember 15th,l~$, was set to re- oeive bibs for the sale of the 0i~y Hall ~.~ Brld~e UpSn motion the 0o~nieelon stood a~Journed un,ii Deoember Apl ,roved Deoember 150 City Hall. Wednesday, December 15tk, 19E$. The Commission met in session adjourned from November E3rd,1926 with Chairma~ Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present and answered to the roll Bailey, Castleberry, and Miller Absent Turner. The followin~ resolution was introduced and up- on motion adopted P~ESLU~ION bAKING APPROPRIATION FOR INTEREST PAY- ~ENT, JUZY 1st, ON BONDS STATE OF TLXAS ! CODMTTY OF DENT0~ On this the 15th day of December,A D 1926. the Cit~ Commission of the Ci~ of Denton, Texas, met in regular called meeting at its regular meeting place at the City Hall in said City, there being present: W S Miller, T. Bailey,W R Lakey and Claud Castleberry. That among other busine ss transacted the followin~ resolutio~ was presented and passed WHEREAS, on the lbth day of November, A D 1926, the City Commission of the City of Denton, £exas passed an ox*dlnanoe authorizing the issuance of bonds of the said Clt~ in the sum of one hundred thousand ($10G,O00 001 dollars for the purpose of building and equipping a City Hall, also an is- sue in the sum of twenty-five thousand ($25.000.00) dollars for the purpose of constructing bridges in the said City~ the said Ordinance directed that the said bonds be dated January 1,1927, to bear interest at the rats of ~ per num, interest paTable semi-annually, and levying a tax sufficient to pay the interest and create a ~ufficie~t einking fund to retire the said bonds at their maturity, and W~REAS, it has since been oalled to the attention of the City Commission that the tax levied for the year 19~? will not be collected and be in the hands of the Treasurer of the City until after the maturit~ of the first coupons, which coupons mature on July 1,19~.7, therefore BE IT RE- SOT.VED BY T~E CITY COMI~SSION OF T~ CITY OF D~2~TON~ TE~S, Tha~ to pay the coupons representin~ the interest ox~ the $100,000 O0 City Hall Bonds, dated Januar~ 1,1~.?, whieh coupons mature July,l,192?, tl~rm is hereby appropriated out of the Generml l~m~ of the Clt~, $~.§00 0G and the same shall be placed to the account of the City of Denton, Texas, City Hall Bonds Fund, and s~l be used by the City Treasurer for the purpose of paying the ~ai~ coupons maturing on July, 1,1927, and said fund shall be used f~r no other purpose Wednesday, December 15th, 19£6 ~ha~ to pay the coupons representing the integer on th~$ES,000.OG Bridge Construction Bonds dated January 1,19E?, Which coupons mature July 1,19ET, there is hereby appropriated out of the G~eral Fund of the Oity $62§.0~ end the same shall be placed to the account of the Oity of D~ton, Texas, Bridge Oonstr~otion Bond Fund.~ and shall be used by the 0it~ Treasurer for the purpose of paying the sal~ coupons n~turing on July, 1, 19B~,land said ~d ahalI be used for no other purpose passed and approved this the 18th d~y of December, A D lgZ6 W S Mille~ Chairman Oity Commission Attest: J~W Erwin~ Oi~ Seore~ax~J The Ohair =~ounced that the next order of business would be the receiving of bids for the purchase of $100,000 00 Oity ~alI and $E5,000 00 Bridge Construction Bonds, the sale bein~ held subject to the approval of the bonds by the Attormey General and it being agreed with the buyers that the ~ity w~uld aVpreprlate $~$§ 00 to o over the coat of prin~n~the bonds and securing the approving opinion of.~~ iThe following bids were reoeived~ Name Bid plus accrued interest Brow~-Ox---~er Os , $1E?,ES0 00 ~ar~t~ & Go 1E?,~?500 MiSSiSSippi Vmlley Trust Oo , 1,?,9,243 95 Ryan~Suthe~land & Go , 127,210 0O W L ,Slayto~ & Go , 1E?,lSO 00 J E W Thomas 127,0~0 00 O W ~MeNear Go 126,910 50 J T ]Boman, SFno Rspro senting lZb,E~6 O0 Taylg~-Ewart & Go DetrOit Trust Go , Brau~ BOewo~th & Go , Kauf~an Smith &--Go . 126 182 O0 P~ov!dent,S.B & Tr Go , Seas~ngood & Mayer E D Oroeby & G9 , 1E5,554 O0 WelltRoth A Irving 1E§,E99 0O Upon motion of Bailey the bid of the Brov~-Crumme~ investment Oompany, of ~ichita, Kansas was declared the highest and best offer ~ceived and the Mayor and Secretary weret authorized and instructed to enter into a contract for She sale of the bonds for the consideration of $1E?,ES0 00 said Brown-Or'~m"~r Investment Company. Wednesday Deoembcr 15th 1926 Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned until Tuesday, December 28th, 192.6 Approved ~ecem6er 28th, 1926 City Hall Tuesday December 28th,1926 The Com~i~ion met iu regul~ December ~ession with Chairman MilLer presiding The ~ollowtng Commissioners were ur~sent ~d answered to the roll Bailey, Castlebe~ry, Lakey, Miller and Turner Requests were made by ~ ~ ~enr~ett~ Austi~ and W P Bell for a reduction of their 1926 taxes smd upon motion a committee was appointed comooged of L ~ailey and J W Erwin to confer with the Board of Equalizaticm ~'-elative to these valuations The following aeeotmts were allowed ~nd warrants ~rdered drawn on their rc~peotive funds in oayment Name Num o e r Amount General Fund Gash Items 16725 $2 69 Jack Ohristal, SuDt 10726 50 00 Denton Co Nat'l Bank 16741 15,000 00 ~ash for Stamps & Envs 167~2 67 04 oy Thomas 167~Z 26 65 Al~no Storage Co ~6744 42 06 ~merioan I~ France F E Co 167~5 32 30 Denton Steam Ldry ~o 16746 i 27 Ellis Garage 167~7 ll 95 Evers IJdw Co 16748 2 50 qulf Refining Co 167~9 8 ~ed Lewis 16750 15 25 orris Paint & Paper Co 16751 i 85 ~otor ~ark 16752 70 amey & Ivey 16753 47 70 W w Ratliff 1675~ 4 75 Sparkmsn ~at ~ Flee Co 16755 5 Taliaferro & Son 16v56 ~ 05 ~urner & Evans 16757 4 ~5 ~ A Anderson 16758 Q 00 ~he Curtis Compauy 16759 1Z OO I ,~ Deaveno~rt & Co 16760 6 72 h Dorsey Company 16761 29 70 Early 1676S J0 00 ~argreave P~inting Co 1676~ 7 20 atlonal Supoly Company 16764 21 00 Retail ~erohants Ass'n 16765 3 25 E~ S~ith Stencil Wo~ks 16766 82¢ J A Scott,Clerk 16767 4~8 65 Park Fund t ugh D~vis 279 $75 outhwestern Blue Print Co 280 5 36 Street & Brid~o~ ~Lud F 2 Walker ~gent 5125 $32 20 Gash Items 5127 43 70 ~ash ~or o~yroll 5128 442 80 Ja~oe ~on~t ~o 51~ J 865 50 ~ash for Payroll 51~ 4~2 80 City Mall Tuesday Decenber 2~th,~gE6 ~treet & ~ridge Fund Continued Name Nttmb e r Amount Will M ~mith 51~E $18 7~ Payroll 5133 25 60 W ~ Barnett 5135 7 5~ Evers Hardware ~o 51~6 12 15 ~sl~aith-Foxworth ~o 91~7 7 80 Carrison Dr~ Store 5138 1 05 Cu~ Rcfiniu~ Co 5139 80~ Harrzs Koenlg Co 5140 V4 O0 Ted Lewis ~, ~o ~141 32 45 Ma~olia Pet Co ~142 45 40 Mineral ~ells C S Co 5143 ~ 08 Pierce Oil Corp 5144 6 60 Smith Halston Co ~145 ~ ~ Wilson Pratt Lbr Co 5146 85~ ~ Wig~ 5147 87 50 U~on Motion of T~rnoT tbe Ci~ Atto~y was ins- tructed to not~fy ~l ~ro~rty ewers upon whose property ~ liens were due to me~t ~ith the oi~ Co~ission for the o~pose o* a~ug at s compromise set+le~nt of ~e ~m~ Uoon motion the Water g L~ht ~partment we~ authorized to p~hase ~ oost~ ~ne at ~e allegation of th~ M~or ~d ~ec~t~ry UPon moti~ of Castlebe~ a oirou~r d~ve as shorn on the City ~n~ueer'n ~l~ was ord~ed oD~ned from the North ~ou~ Street entrance to the South end of the p~ving on Carrz~r Street th~u~h the City Park it beiu~ ~derstood ~t the Ci~ ~ ~d do the grading that W R Lakey would ~ravel the surfaco free o~ oh~rge Uo~u motion the Cit~ Atts~ey was lustruGted reque~ t~ ~mova~ o~ th* temporary ho~e and to~ls owed by J ~ Jo~on ~d situated on ~e R B Pend~ lot oH Gouth Locust ~d also Re.fy R B Pender eider cover or fill the ~le left by the contractors Upon motion the ~ars~l wa~ i~t~oted to Jno ~ ~oll~u~ to ~move the rubbi~ oa~ed in hi~ b~ldl~ from the strcet in front of ~s lot ou ~d~ Street City Hall Tuesday ~eo~mbe~ ~Sth, lq26 Continuation of Surety bon~s of F B Hod,ea, C ~ J~oobs and th* ~reight Transfer Company were re- ceived and aoproved subject to the approval of the 1 City A~tor ney Surety Bond covering ~1000 l~ability each of MrS Fay Bass Tomlins~,Mrm Lucille Hicks Miss PaUline Sinclair, Herbert Thcs B~ewster ~l John Taltum Smith as principals with the Aetna ~asualty and Surety Company of Hartford Corm au ~uretv wa~ approved subJeSt *o the approval of the ~ity ~ttorney A ~essenger and 0f~ioe Roboerv Polic~ in the s~m of ~00 executed by the Aetna Ca~ua]ty and Surety Como~uy of H~rtford ~onn was received and aporoved sub'eot to the aporoval of the City Attorney ~ Monthly reports of Mayor ~cKenzle and Secretary Er~tn wer~ read and ordered filed , Upon motion of Turuer a Committee was appointed co~nposed of ~sstleberry, Ba~l~v and L~key to assist i~ proc~rlng a night watchman, tUpon motion the Commission stood adjourned until January ~th,1927 at ? 30 o'clock ? '~ Approved January ESth,le°? £ty Secretary Corals-ion 156 ~ity ~Tall Wednesday J~nuary 5th, 1~°7 Th~ ~omm~ ~ou met in sossiou adjourned from D~oemo~ 28th,lO~6 with ~h~irm~ I~iller pr~s~d~ug mhe ~nllo~l ~ Commi~iou~re were preset and an~wa~td to the roll ~szley Castlebe~y~ Zakey ~iller and Turner The W~r~ ~o%rd reora~ented by ~es R J Tur~+ ua n ~ Sledge C C zsucev ~d ~essrs John S~eer i 3 ~itloo~ ~ud W C Edwsr~ were preset ~d ~ou~stod ~ m~o ~in~te ~dorstB~u&in2 rel~tive to the ooeu~u~ of, a~ ordered Carrier Street to o~neot North 7oou ~ by th~ ~o~ls~iou after it h~d been s~* d oy ~h~ P~rk ~o ~d to o~tt no d~ves thi~ port,or ~ the D~r~ ~t~r ~soussion a m~Jori~y of the omml~?iou~rs went on ~eoord as f~vorln~ the opoz~i~ of th s str~t ~ ~o~ted ~t th re~ ses- si~ f Deo~b~r ~qth 1~26 Uoon motion th~ ~o~isoim stood adJou~ed ~ttl 7 J~D o'clock P ~ ~r~y Jmu~ 7th lOE7 ~o~wov~l January 5th lq°7 157 City January The ~ommls~ion met in session adjourned from Jsnuary 5th,19~? with Chairman ~Liller presidiu~ The followzn~ Com~isgtoners wtre prasent and~ answered to tae zoll Bszle~, ~astleberry Lakey }[iller smd Turner .~lnot%ncement was made by the ~ha~ that the m~tting was bein~ held pursuant to instructions is- su~d the CztV Attorney to notif ~ll prooerty ovmers duc for strict oavinF to meet ~i~h ~ommiosion with ~iew to stone satisfactory se+tlement of the~e lieu~ Cf+y Attorney ~ralley reported the t requests had beem mailed to all property owners a~aino* ~om suite had been filed for fazlure to cay the ~ssessments to me~t with the Commission on this da+o No propertv o~n~r~ aouearin~ th~ Jommission ad- Journed at 8 45 o'clock p M Approved J~nuary ~Sth 1927 ~ ommi ss ion The 0om~tssion met in regular January session w~th 0~aiQsioner Turner sating The follow~g ~o~issioners weze p~e8~ ~ ~gwe~et ~e roll B~le~. Caetlebe~y. Re~rt8 of ~or ~Eenzie a~ ~eoretary ~n wo~ rooeive~ ~d or~ere~ file~ ~e following assents w~e ~llowe~ oF~eFe~ ~ra~ on the~ ~8p~tive f~s In ~2mnt. ~n~al ~ ~u~ett 16~69 FI~Gt ~at'l ~ 16V70 16 o81 ~rri8 16~Vl 6080 Re~ez & ~oby ~6Y~ ~wi8 & Oo 16~ Refinin~ Oo . 16~& 5.80 ~n~n ~team ~ 16~5 R~ae~ & So~ 16~6 11.80 R~ey & Toby 16~78 ~o~ ~a~e F E 0o 167~9 106~20 Tali~oF~ & So~ 16~80 Tallo~ 16781 0o~r 16~8~ 9020 O~tie Oo . 1678~ 10015 No~rn TGx Tel ~o 16784 246.95 B~n ~tg 0o , 16785 ~000 ~n~n Reoord-Oh~niol e 16786 ~o 10 Jaek 0hristal, 0o 01erk 16787 Street & BriAge N~e N~ber ~o~t ~o1I, Oaoh for 5148 ~o11 0ash fo~ ~149 &~80 ~ H~suo~er 5151 9 ~011, ~ash for 515~ ~0~ ~leroe Pet 0stp 515~ Jaok L S~lee 51~ 5,00 S$~d~ B~h & B Oo . 5155 12.00 FOlW~ Auto Sup Ho~e 5156 Ba~ett 51~8 Wil~n ~tt Lbr 0o . 5~9 G~* Ref Os , ~160 4,00 ~161 4, 80 ~01~ ~t O0 , ~ p~ & P~r Os 5162 I 70 Southweste~ B ~nt Co . 6163 Xe~n & Y~ 51~ ~ Da~s 281 ~oll, Oash for ~ 159 'ALe Od.e. qy'~ ~ann&.,e~ Up~ FeOOB~n~&tion off tho ffo~nor BOO~ off tho ~e~otarl w88 auSh~Xzod ~ ~A~ ~e ~al~tXo~ on She follo~ ~$eu ~s assooae~ on the t~ rolls o~rfe She ~fffeTeaoe to e~oneo~ assessors R ~, ~h ' 8000 ' ~0~~ ~W,~* ~e~ " 2600 ~g ~6B. Walt~l " ~00 ~8808 A.& K~ ~ze~ " g~O ~de " 1000 Ao~ll " ~0 " ~ToM* & 0 B9 ~S " 8000 " 6000~ ~e, ~U~ Ye~b2 ' ~00 ;,R, ~mi~ " ~00 ~t ~~ " 3150 " W ~, ~ " 8~ ~ ~ Ble~vene~p " 3000 " 8000 ~1 B~e. Sto~ w 10000 O~uth Verbal ~epoFt of qoE ~ett on truffle re~tia~te, nunbe~ of ~et. ets , was g~v~o Upon motion t~ Seoretar~ was instated to ~e~uoe t~ E 1925 t~ of ~80 W,A, ~ to ~e 8~ val~tt~ of 19,~6 tna~oh a8 her h~ae ~( b~ on ~oemb~ l~t~ ~pn motl~ the Beo~et~ was lnstruote~ to isle a p~ovo~t Bo~o ~ 4 on the interest ~t ~ate of h~oh let, 1~6 160 Upon motion of Balle2 an extra night wa$oh~a~ was employei for fire prevention, an~ the l~Yo~ lnstnotoi Tho ~ra~ll'e ~oputat~on off A,R, ~OOh ~ F E~ ~etoalf were approve~o Upoa moti~ ~e Oo~iasion s$ooi ~o~l 161 The Commiesim met £n session a~Journed from Janual.¥ ~th, 1927 wi th ~hal~na~ Miller pre al ~i~ The followi~ Co.vn~sslcn2ers were present answered tO the roll BaileT~ ~astleberr7, La~y, Millel. A ~umbel. of applioation8 were reoeived for the position of T~affio 0ffioer, appointment of which was dofer~ede Sealeb Bid8 were opened from the following fir~8 fsi' the Construotion of Conorete bridges as plan~ed by the ~lt~ En~noer E Lo Mai.tin, Oftener & Cobb, Dali. s; WomaOk Construotion ~oi, Sherman, Austin B~idge $o , I~ll~s, Mo~lung Oonstruotion Os , Dallas; Millio~n- RQGdlCO., Da. ton, ](loin Bi.os & Co , D~ltae, ~ E Davis and F Bo HOdgOS of Denton Upon motion =* the bib of Cha8. N Davis of Dent~n in the sum of $1Z,5656~0, was deols~ed to be the lowest ~est bid offel.e~ and the M~or was instructed to enter into~a senti.asr for the amount severing the os st of labor, fo~ms an~ U)on moticel the bib of the Text8 Portlami $ement Co , at alnst prise of ~7~ l~r seek was deolJ~red the lowest and beet bib for ooment a~d th e Ma~or wa8 authorized to ente~ into a oontraot for 2157 bbls at this prises Upon motion the bib of ~he North Texas Iron and Steel Co , for steel at a base p~loe of $2 44 per lOO~ was de- ola~,~d the lowest an~ best bib offered ~nd the Ms~ol. was inet:stets{ to enter into a senti.asr for the Oit~'8 require- Upoll motion the ConmE~sBiOn ad3ournedo i A~provsd this the ~ of A D, 192~ · Tuee~a~v~ Februar2 2Zo 19~? No quorum being present the OOmm4eBi~ B~OOA a~curneA u~til Wednee~ay, Feb~r~ ~r~,192~ aS 7~ o'clock 2,M App~ve~ this the ~y ~ A D~ 192~ ~ Oity 8eoret~ it~ O~i~ 168 Wednesday, Pe~ 2~r~, 1~?o The 0o~nission met in session a~Journe~ from Feb~ ~,192~ with ~hal~m~ Miller I The following Commissioners w~xe present ansWered to the roll~ Bailey, 0astleberr~, Lakey, MAlle~ a~d Tug'net,, Ua-approve~ minutes of the preoe~i~ meetings were rea~ an~ &ppiS?ed, I ]~aShl~ repor$s of Mayor KoEenzie am[ 8eoretaxT Ex-w~n were x~oeive~ an~ ox.~ere~ file~o The fgllowing aooounts were allowe~ en~ warrents or~ere~ d~wn on thei~ x~s~eotive fun~s in pa~ent, ~ame Numbe~ Amount Oaa~ fo~ 1~oll 1~801 HoL 0ress 16802 4,10 0ash I$oms 16806 Ala~e $~,of~o 0o , 16806 11,90 ~n~o~ Steam Lauad~ 1~807 ~ul~ Refining 0o 16808 6 Ham~on~s & F. tx-by Oil ~o 16809 1.20 W E, Loll~ 16810 MO~ ~ as. rage 16811 10,26 JoB~ S0~m_!~~- 16812 1 00 The ~he~win Williams ~o 1681~ h~*~tz'eaves l~,tf o, 16814 19,7~ Den ~on Reoord-Ohroniole 1681~ 1o25 W Z I Ye~brou~h 16816 8 G,~ ~"~_ 8 & 8t~ttOn~ 16817 14o6§ EX~ & Ex~st 16818 Ro8~ l~t~ O, 16819 10~00 Eve~s Hd.w~, O, 16820 2 95 E ~4 Steok & 0o 16821 8 Hu~i L l~te~ 168~g J.H Davidson 1682~ W 0o Stel~n 168~ Oae~ I~emo 16825 ~0~ti8 0o 16826 5,05 Nort~ ~ Te~pho~ 0o 16829 4.~0 Oao~ for ~0~ ~16~ ~2~80 Z, Wi~s 0169 lOOmO0 O~ Refl~ O, 51~0 46~ ~oll~ ~t Oo ~72 4~40 ~ae~ I~e 51~ 268~ ~io~ ~ 00 5174 ~tOn ~ohl~ Wo~O 5176 149~ ~e~$ ~Wo O0 51~7 5025 ~ Mo~ O, 51~ 1.~ Wi~on ~S~ Lb~, 0o O~ 31,~49o20 ~lte~ BI~ P~t Oo 518~ 5~42 164 Wednesday, Febx~tar~ ~rd, 192~, Name Number Amount ~alb~aith Fourth Go E~ ~,W, BI~ ~nt ~o 287 N~be~ Up~ ~tlon t~ 3eoret~ was lnst~te~ ~ ~q~st of ~s T.A Moo~. 0.M G~tia ~d ~s W~B ~tive to ite~ of ~eir 19~ A ~tition was read by ~e H.T, B~goon a n~ber of pro~rty o~rs a~ as~ ~e lm~ov~t ~d diseontin~oe of the d~ping ~o~ds Iooate~ ~st of ~e Oity ll~ts Upon motion the petitioa was erdered filed, Upon motion the Oity At~r~y was i~t~ote~ prep~e the neoem~7 ~emolution ~ ore.noes the pavi~ of a part of Weloh ~d M~ber~ St=ee~ the ab~tti~ p~operty o~e~ by Ab Re~ol~a Upo~ motion the .~a~ of ~e ~fio of~oer waB set at $150 ~r m~th ~ the ~de~et~ ~t all e~ui~ent, ~ifo~ ~ o~er exp~se, w~ be by the offioer. U~n ballot ~ R ~ Stege= wa. ~eo~=ed eleote~ to the position of tr~flee of~oer~ Upon motion the Ol~ ~ne~ ~s i~t~ote~ to seo~e bide for ~e painting of ps~ki~ 8p&QSB The following o~in~oe was int~d~oed on ira ~rat OF HOLDING $~D E~TION; TI~ OF HOLDING ~0VIDING ~T T~ T~ ~S0~ ~OEI~ ~E ~GTI~ ~ PROVIDIN~ ~ ~ P~E ~ , 165 ~eOme.da,7, Pebrua~y ~rd. 1927 ~a~t hep ~ is ~b? c~e?ed that ~ e~otim be In $~e Oit~ of ~mton, Texas, at the tit7 ~ In the aai~ eleo~on the~e ~11 be eleete~ two ~ity Oo~issl~er, for the f~l~te~m of two ~e~a each. or ~til their ree~otive are eleote~ ~ q~ll~ed~ Sec ~ ~at sal~ election sha~ be held In aooor~oe with the ~ne~al ~ws of the Sta~e of Texas re~a~ ~oh eleotiona ~ ~a ae~ee wi~ the ~$e~ of the ~lty of ~on. ' Te~$. a~ ~ other s~Olal ~le or law See ~t .W~E. ~.be. ~d he is hereby appointe~ p~esi~ J~e or s~d election ~ Jo~ T. ~er ~ ~ S Buokin~m a~e he~ appo~nte~ associate ]u~es of s~ e~otion. Said Ju~ are ~b2 autho~ze~ ~ ~ireote~ to appoint s~h clerks as s~ll be neoess~2 ~ hol~ s~d e~otion. Upoa the eleetlon bei~ ~l~. sai~ o~loe~s l~e~at~y m~e prope~ ~et~ns t~of to the City Co~is~ ~ said In aoOor~oe ~th law~ See 4 ~1 pe~sons ~eal~lng within the corporate ll~ts of ~it7 ~o ~e q~lifled vote~8 ~er the ~ne~l ~w8 of ~e State of Texas~ s~ll be ~eeme~ ~lifie~ to vote at said eleot~one ~e t~ pe~eons ~eoetvl~ the hi~eat n~ber of votes oa,t at ssi ele~t$on for t~ office ~ Oo~asioners for ~e ~11 ~ ~ or ~wo ye~a ~all. upon the retina being o~ vases( be ~eol~ed eleote~ each for a ~11 te~ of two o~ ~ ~1 their s~oesa~s ~ e~oted and q~lifl~. ~eoo ~at the ~lt7 Beo~et~7 be. ~ ~ ~ ~b7 o~e~ ~ UaAA0~e ~0~ eax~ e~e$ion ~ the~ eha~ be p~nte~ on the ~zxoe~ o~ ~e oo~asione~s to he e~ote6 .h~l be P~nted · ~O~ O~o ~eoo 9 missioz ~d attested b~ ~e ~it~ Seo~ta~ s~ll be posted ~te o~ t~e s~d el~oti~, ~d She .~e s~l be ~ e~etitute · ~oXm~ no~oe or s~d eleoti~. February 2~r~, 1~? Section 8. For the re&son that there are c~l~ a few days more thirty full delve between ~e ~ of ~e elemtion ~ this ~ate it Is neoessa~ t~t the rule ~eq~i~ o~oee to be rea~ on thee sepa~te ~s Be eus~nde~ en~ hereby e~pen~e~ ~d a~e is p~ce~ on the aeoon~ ~ ~ea~i~ Sn o~er that s~e mi~t be publis~d for the time ~ in the m~ner aa ~qui~ by law ~ a~h is a public neeeesitYe all of which is he. by o~ine~ ~ec ~at t~s or~n~oe sh~l be in ~11 force ~ effect f~oa ~ after its pass~e ~ publication ae req~re~ by law~ ~ase~ this the ~ ~Y of Febm~, A D, ~ S ~ller At~Ot J W ~, Oi~ Secretly A~proved as to form Marion Bralte y 0ity Attorney Upon motion of Bailey the rules were suspended and the ordinance place~[ on its second reading Upon motion of Bailey the rules were suspended and the ordinance plaoe~ on its third and final readA~g for adoption Motion was ma~e by Turner that the or~i~noe be adopted as rea~ Upon roll call upon the question of the of t~e ordinance the following ~m~issioner~ voted Bailey, Castleberry, I~key, Miller and Turner NO missioner vote~ "Nay" Whereupon the Chair declared the motion p~evailed and the ordinance adopte~[ ae read Upon motion the Secretary was instructed to exercise the City's option and call for the following bonds ~t the next interest payment School House Improvement ~ Z-Bated Bends $?000 o 00 Bonita School House Improvement ~on~s ~ Nos 1-1~-13-14-1§ Aggregating Upon Motion the Commission Stood adjourned until Tues- day, March 8th, 1927 Approved this the day of A.D 1927. 167 ~he Co=~alaslon met in ses~m ad~ed from We~es~, Feb~,-~ aS~A, 1927, with ~h~rm~ ~ller ~e f~llo~ng ~o~iaa~oners were p~aent and ~awe~e~ A n~ber of ~ese~tati~es from the ~r. 0o- ~e~a$~ve Aseooiation were present a~ ~sted t~ bull~ efa tempor~y h~e on Bell Aven~ '~U~z motion the o~eeei~ was o~de~ed b~lt ~d ~e As~o~i~tl~ vol~tari~ ~eeizg to ~2 $50 towar~ ~e e~aae, ~ea ~i~ i~ was ~ee~ ~ ~ ~i~Z w~ ~=le~ eleo~loi~ free f~ fo~ ~men~al a~re~ ~ ~. ~ee~ wo~ ao~ ~n~ ~ Cl~ for oe~tl~a ~a~h of time ~ oecd be ~l~oontin~ at the ~l~e of ~e Se~ed bi~. fo~ the oonst~tioz of ~e ~XtZ we~ ~ae( ~ oont~aote aw~e~ to the follow~g fi~. who were ~eolared ~o be t~ beat and l~eet on the te~ ~d aPeoifioatione pro~ deal b7 the ~d at the ~mnts in, oared op~site their ~ ~eot~o shop w~ & ~ixt~e8 a,sgo W.2~ Mo~e ~ 0o Pl~bing ~ Hea~ 8.~75 ~n motio~ a li~t eGlored briok ~e b2 the A~e ~riok ~omp~ at their p~nt ~ ~k~eas was 8eleoted fo~ t~ b~ok ~n ~tion the Co=~eloa ~ve( this t~ ~ of A D 192~. TuesdaY. March 22n~. 1927 ~e Comiesion ~t in regular ~reh semic~ ~e foll~i~ ~o~issi~8 we~ p~eaent a~d ~pp~ove~ minutes of the ~oe~l~ Me~n~. ~Fe ~ approved, ~nth~ report0 of ~or ~Xe~ie Fea~ ~ oF~eFe~ S~ty Bon~ ~ 0ont~ot ~th ~has~ N ~vis for oo~tF~ti~ of b~es wa8 ap~ove~ sub,oct to the 0f the 0i~ At.me2 8~ety ~nd of A R. S~oh as ~putY City ~s~l, ozeouted o~ ~ $1~0o~ wa8 ~oe~ve~ ~ a~rovo~ oubJeot ~ p~val of ~e City ~n~ of the First Hati~al B~ aa ~ity ~posit0~ the ~ of SX00,000 ~th H F ~ ~.Ko 3o~wo~ ~ WOO~W~ as o~tie8 wac apprOTO~ ~ orde~ ~le~o Contin~tion certificates of 3~tY Bo~8 ~ Ao~ ~ the ~nton El~trio 3~op were ~oeive~ ~d o~ero( filed, 0ontraot for ~inten~oe of ~o Oit2 8eorot8~ ~ohine ~th ~e Bu~o ~lng h0~ne ~omp~2 wag ~e foll~i~ ice--ts we~ a~Fove~ ~ ~t8 o~ero~ ~ ~ their roo~otive ~8 in 1 ~e O~tis 0empa~ X6845 X68~6 8~ ~ 80 ~e Bond ~r ROOS ~tg 0onpa~ 168~ ~nton Reoo~ ~h~oniole 16~9 B~gho ~g ~oh, Co . 168~0 ~e E~i8 ~ X68~ 60,00 ~mo Stooge 0omP~ 16855 ~n~n ?l~b~ Co . 168~ Tal~er~ ~ So~ 168~ 1 00 16858 i 60 KoAo ~ 168~ ~e Selig 0ompa-y 16860 1,Z0 ~8 ~o Shop ~a~ ~ 114o20 p~ll ~g 109. ThelD~vie ~ree ~pe~ Oas] ~ p~ell ~leD 4~660 ~e Te~a ~ 0o , 5191 81910 ~aB~ ~r ~o~ 5198 ~9,80 Bri~e Const~oti~ NorSh Texas lr~ & Steel 0o , 110S029 Nor~, G W~ ~t~n Lb~ Co , 4 Ft ~o~t~ Bluep~nt ~o , ~e f~llg~ o~na~e wa intro~uoe~ ~ p~oe~ on exe~.atix~ ~ding, fll~ing and paving the a-~e, eo~l. uotion oon~ts ou~b ~d ~er, aewers ~ ~&l~, an~ neee~a~ w~E~ oo~otioa ~e~th, ~ ~ ~ ~ S~ f~om the ~th ll~ of ~.t ~eko~2 Street to t~ south line cf ~ey S$~t, ~ve~at -~ ~-~f l~hes ~ Aaph~tio 0o~rete on a five ~h ~ ~ S~T ~m t~ west l~e of Aah S$~t ~.~e east l~e ~f ~ St~et~ ~v~eat to be one ine~e of Aeph~ti~ C~or~e ~ a five ~oh oeno ~t~ baae~ ~ ~ 11~ ~ West ~o~ S$ree~, Davit to be ~9~ lnohel of ~1~0 0o~te on i~ ~ e,~o~te baoe~ sou~ li~ ~f ~8~e= ~v~ ~o ~e on~ i~hpI o~ ~1~o oo~ on a five ~h Tuesday, Kabob 82~d, lgY? FE~It STREET f~m the south 1~.~ o~otod ~vel baze, oom~ote~ ~avel bases hob unit or dietz~ot ehsll be end oonstlOu~o M! on- ti~ly and wholly eepa~te and incessant ~it ~ of in ~ve~nt ~e oonst~oti~ of 8ai~ lmp~v~nts in - P --'~ ~-~* or ~ietriOt 8h~l be wholly off the o~et~t~on off ~ o~or ~t oF ~o~, ..... '--'-d in eaoh ,m4t oF ~ist~Ot ~X be naae aooo~n~ ~ ~ o~t of the tm~rovemnts tn ~tioul~ ~it or ~st~ot ~ in ao~moe wi~h the monte in ~at parlour ~it or ~iot~ot~ who~Y ~ es- t ~1 internment of the ~8t a~ of tho boM~t8 ~o~ i Y -- -~- - .... -~nt8 In ~ of ~e o~ o~ ~lm~i0t8, T~$ the Oity ~ne~ be ~ is ~ebF ~reote~ fils the 8~e with t~ City Oe ~at the o08t of a~d lmp~ve~nts 8~ be ~ follows (a) ~e Oity of ~on s~lt ~ o~-t~l~d ~ oos$ of oai~ lmp~vuento exoopt o~b ~oh ~all Be whol~ ~prov em (b) ~$er 6eduot~ng the amo~t protOZoa ~T ~n ro erty 0~8 abuttin~ on 8~d 8t~t8 ~1 p~ ~e ~e p~port~on off 8~ boot psyable by t~ ~S shall be psi6 in five eq~l increments, ~e first o~ ..... .. .... ~ -ooew$~oe of 8ail in~rove~nto h o~ year ~te , lift 8 afto~ 8~d date, ~0~ 7oa~8 a~er B~ ~, ate ~ e~kt ~r sent per ~n~ ~om s~ ~a~ o~ aooep~oe ~i~e~ t~t 8al~ asseos~ Y ~rti~ payable by said p~rty 0~ero s~XX Do ~a~st their abutti~ proper~ ~ ~g~$ °~eFs-~-~h~ 2~ oo~lY ~wn as the ff~nt foot ~Ye ~ Pl~ ~ta off tho p~perty off e~h o~ ~n oao~ ~ ~ ..... -- -~- -~e ffront~o of tho in that p~tl~la~ ~t o~_~ ~ ~ ....... ~ ~. i ...... - -- -,o~ ~e~ ~ propo~tion as. iS be~fita in e~oe~ v~ue to be reo~vo~ 92 m~ the o~r tBereof, as as to ~o~uee a O~ty Of oenexx~s ~d ira e~erj ~ p~i~ ~$ not assessm~ ~e 171 nn~e ~m~l a~ter ~he nm~lge an~ hea~tng to ~ropert owners p~ovia~ b~ ~e ~e~ of Oha~t~ ~, ~itle ae~oe~ 8$at~es ~ ~=as of 1911, a~ 0ha~t~ 9~ ~e ~8~ Revise~ StatuSes of ~exas ~ 1~, an~ ~e ~ ~ ~D ~R~, ~i8 ~ ~ of ~,lga~ ~1S2 Seo~ta~ ~i~ of ~o~aolon the o~oe p~oe~ on isa .eoon~ ~on motion of ~ ~e ~es ~re ~n~ed th~ oF~ln~oe plaoe~ on its third ~d fin~ ~aa~ ~01 o~oe the foU~ O~noF. vo~ ~u~on ~e C~F ~eoh~d the motion ~FeYa~le~ ~e ffoll~n~ o~e was ~tro~uoed ~ phoo~ ~ S~. ~, T~ 0, TY ~. ~N AND OR~IN~ 0I~~~ ~ ~,~ FOR ~D B,~ FOR S~D ~S~ I~ O~ED BY ~ ~I~Y OO~SS~ON OF ~ Ol~Y 0F ~ ~ ~e~oas, ~e City ~nea: h~ $of~ ~Te~ plm~ ~ 8peol~oa$ion8 for ~e improve. b~ ~llag, ~a~i~6 exoava~i~e a~ ~ ~ ~he ~m~ ~Puo$1~ of o~b ~ g~te~, sewers an~ ~ Leoessa~ wo~k ~ oo~eo~ion ~e~th of She follo~ lng ~ ~e ~ut~ line of ~02 S~Fee~, ~0~ ~ f~m ~e we8$ line of A~ S~re~ ~he e~s~ ~ne of 0e~ ~ ~ f~m ~e ~ line of ~e2 $o ~he =o~ line of Wes~ ~r~ sou~ line of~8 ~j 172 W~H STREET from the south line of West Hickory Street to the north line of Mulber~ Street~ WEST MULBERI~ ST~T from the ve~t on the north line of ~be~ Stree~ o a point 12~ feet ~st of 8~ ~st ll~ of Welsh which eai~[ street8 shall each be and oc~stitute an en- tirely and wholly separate and independent u~it or trier of improvemmito The oonstx~xotl~n of 8aid improve- meets in each separate unit or district shall be wholl~ independent of the construction in any other nnit or dis- triers The assessments to be levie~ in each unit or dis- t~ieh shall be made assorting to the cost of the imp;eve- monte in that particular ,~t or distx~ot, and in accordance with the benefits accruing to the p~operty by reason of said improvements in that particular unit or distriot~ wholly ami entirely independ~t of tho Soot ~ of the benefits accruing by reason of the improvements in of the other units or ~ietriots, a~. WHER~.A_,~, said plane an~ spsoli~o~tio~s have presented to the City Os"mission for approval sad a p~icel, areful examinea ~= oOnSl=~r~= ~J ~ samel~are hereby approved -0_~ adopted as ~O l~lmls and specifications for sai~ improvementso BE ~T ORDAINED BY TNE OITY OOMMISSZON OF ~llX OXTY OF ~T ........... ~=~ ~id8 for ~e construction tO immodia~siY a~ver~180 ~r ~e~-~- of said improvements on sal~ portions of said ~ Pecan Street, Oedar Streets 2onder Avenue, Welsh Street an~ West Mulberry Street, in &ooo~danoe with said and specifiestim"s, which sal~ adverti~ment shall be pu]~lishod two time8 in the Denton Res~rd-Ohroniole, a news- a r of eneral circulation publiOhed in the Oit2 of Denton, P_ IN -~g- -.--* ^- -~ ~h insertion shall be not less. t.h.au five .~ P -~ ~,=- -~-~- ~- ~-ened b_v the Olty Oommission in regular session. Said bids shall be filed with the Oity Seo~etax~ of tho ~ity Of De~on, a~d the ~ity ~omm4jiOn rese~veo the right to x~jeot any s~d all bids That this o~dlnanse shall ta~ effect ;'~ be in fores f~om ~n~ after its paesar, PASSED AND APt~ROVED this 2~ ~a~ of Attest J,W E~win, City Secretary B Wo~LOEenzie Ka~o~ ~a irmaa of Oo~n~Lssiono Upon notice of Bailey the ~J. e8 wore suspended and the or~Lir~noo placed on it8 second readin~o Upon motion of Turner the rule8 wox~ eu]Do~dod the ordin_~.oe placed on its thiz~l and final z~a~n~ adopti~ I~otim ~as made b~ ~ t~t the o~d~Lnanoe be a~o ~ a8 ~a~ ~on ~1~ oal~ ~on the ~estion ~f the a~o~t~ of ~e o~i~noe ~e followin~ ~o~s~oners ~ted ~ ~pen ~e ~ ~ee~ ~ motion ~ ~he ~r~n~oe a~o~$e~ as rea~ ~ Ae galke~ as ~sia~t ~ a n~ber ~ ~e of ~a~ees for t~ Dmt~n In~e~en~e~ Soh~l were~ ~esent aha ~ueste~ ~he 0om~l~ to eall eleotim ~o ~ena the 0~er se ~t a ~ of $1 on eaoh $1~ v~ti~ o~l~ be ~e follow~g e~noe ~s int~uoe~ ~ p~oe~ on isa first ,~A~, ~e Be~a of ~stees ~ ~e ~blio Soho01s o~ t~e ~$t7 ~ ~nton, T~, ~s req~st~ t~ Olt2 ~om- ~ss~o~ ~ audit ~en~nt to the ~rt~ of ef ~t~ Te~s, to be Vo~ on by ~e of t~e ~1~ ~ ~n, ~e~s, q~ifled '~ ~, t~ Oi~ O0~e~ of t~ s~d ~ee~ It e~edie~ to eu~t ~e he~inaft~ to t~O ~fle~ voters of e~d ~i$~, ~ ~tioe is h~o- b~ ~yon t~t ~e herein~S~ set out ~e~ment ~a~ be 8ubml,~et to the q,,a~lfle~ vot~s of 8~ 0i~ on ~e ~9~ of ~ AoD, 19~, ~ ~loe of ~e intention o p~ss t~ ordimnoe o~e~g said eleo$1on ~ be ~bll~e~ in the offiol~l newepqer fo~ ten ~8 the flFet~ ~ate ~ be ~t less t~ twe~2 ~a~ p~lor ~ ~e pasa~ of ~e 8~ ebotion ~in~oe w~oh sal~ o~n~oe is as~ follo~ BE IT ~D~D BY T~ ~I~ ~ISBION OF T~ OI~ OF 1, _ ~$ ~ eleoti~ ~llbe ~ld ~n ~e Oi~ of Xexa8~ on ~e 19 ~Z of ~ A,D, 19~, at whioh s~ eleotlon the fOXlow~ng ~n~nt ~ ~e 0~ ~ t~ ~i~ of ~nton Texas ~11 be submitte~ to ~e q~lified ~te~s of the s~ d it~ s~ll e~ as follews~ Seotlon lo ~ Ol~ of ~nt Texas, ~11 ~ve ~ pow~ ~ It le ~reby au~orize~ oee~ ~ ~1~ ~ ~rt~ (~9~) Oents on t~ 174 than O~e ($1 00) dollar thereof may be used f~ the main- tenamoe of the free p~blic ,oh,els du~ing eaoh ourrent year~ and provided further that not more ~an sevent~ (o?0~) oe~te thereof shall ever be used to P~7 interest m~d sinking funds on ~onded That the polling plaoe shall be the Oity ~all in said Olt~ a~d the preeidAng Jud~a shall be 0 S. with W E. Mann and John T Baker aa associates. That the assistants ne,ess,fy in order to hol~ said elsotion sh~ll be eeleoted and appointed by the presidi~g Judge of eleotiono That the said eleotion shall be held under the pr~visions of the Oonstitution and ~we of the State of Texas. an, any s~eolal role or law affixing, at whioh el, orion only qualified voters shall be entitle~ to vote at said el. etlon. The Oity Seo~etary is hereby authorized ~d to have printed ballots for sled eleoti~° Sai~ ballots shall have printed on their faoe and at the top theregf the wor~s "Offloial Ballot" Said ,men,mint eh~ll be se az~an~ed o~ the said ballot so t~_.t a pe~son vott~ at eleotion shall be able to v~te either for or ag.inet said amen~ment~ and the following words shall be printed below the a~e ndmen t ~For ~ Amen~m~t ~ · ~ainst ~he ~mn~m~t ~ 5o The ~ity Seoretaz~ is hereby auth~iss~ a~ to have printe~ and mail to every qualified vote~ in Oity~ as appears from the Tax Oolleotor's rolls fir the year ending January ~let.19~7o a ,,Dy of the propgaed amendL- me~t prior to the date of the el,,tim. A Oop¥ of +J~__ · ordAna~oe si~d b~ the Ohairman of the Oity Oommiselon ef the Olt2 of Denton. Texas. and attested by the Oit~ Seo~etary shall serve &s pr, Der notioe ef said eleotiono That the Oity Se,rotary shall cause oopy of this ,talin,nee poate~ at the Oit~ w=~ .a~.. at.two. ether publio pl~oes within ~he Oity for at leas~ ~.r~ days prior to the ~ate of said eleoti~ That said nanoe shall be published in the offiolal newspaper of Oity for thirty days. ,nee eaoh week for four weeke~ the d~te of the first publioatio~ bei~ not less than thirty prior to the date of the el,,ti,no ?o That in as mush aa the~e exists a sh~rt perie~ of time before the date for levying taxes for the year lsat. it ia ne,ese,fy that eueh orally-nee be rea~ on t~ee ae~a~ate be suspended a~d that s~me be plaoe~ on its eeo,nd ~e~ting. in order that said el"orion might be held at the ,ax*lie st l~ssible date 175 ~h~ thio o~Alnanoe Ih~Z1 bo in ffull foroe and ~q~{ b~ lawo ~S~ ~D ~D t~8 the 2~d d~ off ~oh, A, Do 1927 W 3, Killer AJteot JoW.~.w~n off ~ton, Te~8 , -OitT, Seo~et~ A~z~e~ ~ to f~m ~on U~n motion of B~lez t~ S~ ~F~oo phoe~ oa its 8eoond U~ motion of bib2 the adopt~o~o ~oa ~8 m~e bZ ~ ~on ~11 Oa~ ~pon ~e ~8ti~ of orville ~e ~llOK~ ~o~A~8 ~e~ ~e~on tho ~h~r ~eoL~e~ the motion p~ya~le~ an~ tho o~n~oe ~opto~ as ~onda~,- Marsh 28th, 19Sro ~l~r presidin~o ~e following Oe~lssioners we~ ~a~$ an~ ~we~ tc the roll: Bailey, Oastlebe~2, ~ey, ~ =~ Se~e~ bi~s f~em ~lo~-~O~r2 Read Oonzt~t~ O~pa~y ~ the ~,M ;~e OonBt~etion Oemp~ were ;e- oeive~ in response to ~ a~vertise~n$ for street menSs, authorXze~ at the ?eg~ar session in Marsh, oonai~eri~ the bi~a the following ~solution was ~ upon motion a~opte~ ~E~ S~T, ~ T~ OZ~ OF ~T~ AND SETUPS ~I~ A ~ TO PAY ~ ~RTION OF ~ OOS~ ~D TO ~ T~ 0I~ 0F D~TON, BE IT RES~D BY T~ 0I~ 0~SION 0F T~ CI~ 0F i~ ~ inspeoti~ the bi~s, ~e 0X~Z u=~x~ *= 9pinion that the bi~ of the J~e Oenat~tion ~om~ S~ Best ~d m~t a~v~tageous bi~ to the Ci~ of ~ the abutt~ p~o~rt2 o~ers 0F T~ 0I~ 0F D~TON~ ~% the bl~.~ ~ne ~6~ of MO~Y Street, Peoan Street be~we~ the west line of ~h S$reet ~ the east li~ of Oe~ Steer, Ce~ Street between t~ s~th ~ of Motif Str~e~ an~ ~e of ~est ~okory Street, Ponder Argue ~e~ween ~ n~ 1xne ef 0~ Street ~ the south li~ of G~egg S$~eet, Welsh Street betwe~ the Iou~ ~ of West ~ok~2 3tree$ ~d the be~en the ~st li~ of We~o~ u~ree~ en ~e n~r~ ? ...... [-- --~ the u'~Or ~ ine~ote~ t0 ~t~tion ~om~ ~r ~d tmprove~te, in oo~o~ with ~e te~s of their sai~ BE IT ~R ~SOL~D BY ~ OI~ O0~ION Ol~ 0F D~TON ~at the~ be &n~ il ~reby set a~e cut of t~ ~a now on h~ av~label f~ steer ~rove~ a a~oi~t ~m ~ ~ ~d ~ef~ all ~ )~on ~ ~n Temolution 8~11 t~e effeot ~d be ~n fe~ee f~m ~d after its P~SED ~D ~O~D, this 28 ~ay ~ ~oh, At~St~ ~ W E~in, B WoMo~ie, Oity Seorota~ ~h~ of ~e Oo~oml~ 177 Henda~', Ha~eh ~Sth, 19~, t~ne ~ollowing resol~tion was introduoed ami upon moticel adgpted6 f '' ~ XT ~SO~D BY ~ 0Z~ ~ DENON; ~S, ~e~aa, the OAAOW~ sw~ee~s ~e in ~g~t need of imp~ve~at by ex- w~ x~OO~OO~XO~ t~e~wx~A; BE Z~ ~O~D BY ~ ~ OF D~mO~; ~at the follow- ing st~et8 be ~ a~e ho~b~ ord~e~ lmp~ve~ as a~ sot out, ~ A~vement8 to ~olu~e the t~e of ~vem~t specified ~er eaoh ~0~ S~T from West ~ of 3ou~ ~he ~at line ~ South E~ Street; ~ST ~O~O~ ST~T from t~ West line ~ South ~ St~ee to the West ll~ of ~el~ Street ~h ~lt er ~istriot s~ll be ~d ~nati~te an ~ ~ ~e~2 aerate ~n~ l~e~n~en$ ~lt or dlstriot lmp~v~S~ ~e eo~tr~tl~ of s~d lmp~v~nta In eaoh eep~at~ ~it er ~iat~ot ~all be wholly internment of the oo~t~tion of ~ o~er ~lt ~ dist~ot. ~e to be l~vie~ ~n eaoh ~lt or diatrlot ah~l be ~e to t~ ~ Of the imp~ve~ats In t~t partio~ ~lt ~ ~atri~t ~ ~ ~oo~oe ~th t~ ~ene~ta aoo~ng to the p~r~ 9y ~a~n o~ s~d ~preve~nts in t~t p~ti~r ~t or~ ~lat~ot, wholly ~ enti~ly in~e~a~ent o f the eoe~ ~ of the b~ts a~ by ~aaen of t~ men~s xn ~ of tree other ~ts or ~,t the ~it2 ~e~ be ~d is he.by d~eoted to at ones p~,,~ p~na ~ eP~ifioati~ ~r sal~ ~rk ~ file the .~ ~tht~ ~l~ Co~selon. T~,t the o~t of ~ ~prove~nts ~11 be ~i~ as fell~ws oeat cf'~sal~ imprgve~nts exo.pt o~b w~oh s~ll be wholl~ paid fo~ b~ p~o~y o~e~s. ~e ~o~t ~ be ~ld by ~e 0it7 w~rk ~ ~ton ~11 be paid In oash upon ~mp~tl~ of ~e lmp~ve~nt in the ~ar~io~ ~it ~ d~t~ot ~b~ ~te~ deduoting the ~o~t provided for in aeotl~on A, Prope~2 ~e~ abut~ on s~d streets s~ll p~ the l~ ooat ~ Said lmprov~nts w~ is t~ tot~ ~e~ of o~bing ~ two-t~rde ~ the to~ oost ~ t~ ~ind~ said imp ~ve~t s ~e proportion of s~d moat ~able by the property s~ be~i~ ~ five eq~l ~stal~ents, ~e first upon the eomplet~$~ ~ aooept~oe of a~d ~p~vementa In the ~t or A~et by the Ci~ of ~tm, one-fifth oze ~e~ ea~d aa~, one-f~th ~ ~eare aft~ s~d ~te, one-fifth ~ree 2e~e ~te~ ~d ~te, o~-~h f~r years aft~ ~ate, to~ ~th lnt~e~ mt ~e rate of mitt ~r oen$ ~r ~ f~m s~ date cf aeoept~oe, p~e~ t~t elad assess- merits mybe~ p~ ~ ~t~ ~th aoe~d inte~at tc the date of ~, $~t aai~ po~on ~able by said prope~t2 Mon~a~, Ms.oh 28th, owners shall be asaomse~ a~l~t thel~ abut~ p~rt~ ~ In aooorA~oo wl~ the O~ter 9, Title BS, Re~se~ Btatutem of Te~ ~ ~92B, ~ the O~rt~ a~ Ordin~oes of ~e Oity ~ ~ton, l~ ~th w~t is oo~only ~n as the f~ont foot ~e or aa t~ front~e of the pro~rty of eaoh o~e~ in eaeh p~ti- o~ ~it or listriot Is to the whele f~nta~ of ~e in t~t partl~l~ ~lt or ~st~ot, p~viti~ t~t sh~li the a~lioation of this ~e in the opinion of ~e Oit2 be ~j~t or ~equal in ~ ~r~r ossa, it a~ll be the duty of the Oity Oo~iaslon to a~O~lo~_a~d as~ea~ s~h_~ in auoh m~ner ani p~portion as It ~IX a~ l~v_~ ~}~' able, oonsiler~g t~ sp~i~ b~fite xn e~oea v~ ye ~ ~eoeivei by a~h prop~ty ~ the o~ t~r~f, so as to p~luoe a subat~t~l equality of bene~ta to ~l b~lena l~- poaet upon eaoh property ~l isa o~erl ~l prov~l~ t~t ne lep~operty o~ers p~vi~e~ by Revise~ Statutes of Texas of 1~11, ~ Oha~t~ $, Title ~,ise~ Statutes of Texas ~ 1~5, ~ t~ Oh~t~ ~ O~anoe. ef the Oity ~ ~on -~ f~er pr~i~ ~t no m~ll be ~e afoot ~ pro~ or its o~e~ in exoe88 ~ t~ benefits in enh~oe~ v~ aoo~ns to o~h p~p~ o~e~ by ~oa~n of 8ai~ imp~vement8. P~SED ~D ~ROVED, This 28 ~ ~ ~h, 19~ Attostl ~ W E~ln, B We ~Een~e Oity Seo~ta~ W S O~n of ~O~lealon ~e following ordin~oe wi8 intro~uoe~ ~ p~oed ~ its first rea~g ~N~ ~ 2~S ~D S~OlFtOAT~ FOR ~E ~~ ~ PORT~ON~ OF ~ST SYO~O~ ST~T ~ T~ ~ITY OF ~T~ ~D OR~N~ T~ OITY SEORET~Y ~ ~TI~E FOR ~D B~ ~ SA~ ~R0~NT OF S~D PORTI0~S 0F 8~D BE IT 0R~D BY T~ 0I~ 0~SI~ 0F T~ 0ITY 0F ~ ~T, ~ereas, t~ OitZ ~neer ~m he~of~e re re~ pl~8 ~ 8peol~oatio~ for t~ im~ve~t bF . ~eotio~ t~ewith of the follo~ 8~ee~B, ~u-w~vs West Syo~o~ Street ~m the West li~ of Seuth ~o~t Street ~ t~ East li~ ~ Sou~ E~ Street; wear Syo~o~ Stre~ f~m ~ West line of Seth ~ Street to t~ Eaet ~ne ~ ~el~h Stre~ ~ w~ioh said street ah~l be an~ ~o~ti~te ~ ent~l~ ~ w~ol~ separate ~ internment ~t or ~ist~ot of ~m- p~ve~t ~e oe~t~oti~ of sa~ imp~ve~ts ~ eaeh separate ~it or ~st~ot ~all be whol~ in~e~n~ent of t~ o~tmotion in a~ other ~it ~ ~etriot. ~e to be ~vie~ in eaoh ~it ~ ~ist~ot ~1 be ma~e ~o~o~ing to ~e oost of t~ improvements In t~ ~t~r ~lt ~ ~ in aooor~oe with ~e he. fits aoo~g tc ~e ~istriot, pro~Y by ~ason of ~id imp~ve~te in t~t ~it or ~iat~ot, who~y a~ en~ internist of ~e oest a~ of the benefite a~o~ b~ ma~n of t~ ~p~v~ents in ~ of the ot~r ~its o~ ~t~te~ ~, ~, sal~ pl-~ an~ s~oifloatlons ~ve ~e~ p~eaente~ tO the Oily OO~isai~ ~r app~v~ ~ a~ption, a~, ~, m~C p~n8 ~C 8~eo~float~onm ~ve been ~e ~?eb2 a~ve~ ~ ~opt~ aB ~o p~8 ~1 o~one for $~ lm~r~eme~ so ~ ~at the Olt~ ~e~e~Y be m~ ~s ~b7 ordered stories of s~ impr~eme=ts o~ said portions ~ ~e~ S~o~C~ St~ee% In ao~oe ~th e~d pl~s ~ l~l~oations, w~e~ ~ aAve~t~semnt e~W_I be published t~t~ee 2m ~e ~on Reo~-Ohro~ole , a aewspaper of ~ne~al o~e~tL~ ~liahe~ in the Olt7 of ~nton,~ae, theJf~st of w~eh ~e~n s~ be ~t ~m th~ five w~dh s~ ~to 8~l~ bi~8 ohn~l bo opened by the Oit2~o~ ~ h~ bi~ 8~11 bo filed ~th the ~it2 Sooreta~ of tho[Oi~ Of ~$on, ~ t~ Oit~ O~mm!~ on ~8e~es ~he ~$ this oranges 8~11 t~ effeot ~ be in fo~oe fre~ ~ ~te~ its Attq,s~: J,W, ~ln, B ,W,MoEenzie o~,n~oo ptaoe~ on i~8 ooocn~ rea~ingo o~oe plaoo~ o~ it8 thir~ a~ f~l ~ for ~$~on ~s m~e by ~r ~t t~ o~di~oe be as ~, U~on ~oll o~1 ~on the q~st~n of ~ a~option of ~e o~l~oe t~ follo~ ~t8~ ~er8 ~te~ 8io]~F vote~ wN~", ~o~on ~e ~ ~eol~ the motion ~o following o~i~noe was ~t~uoe~ 0~ p~oe~ on o~ I~e, ffet~ forth t~ plus ~d 8~oi~oatl~ns ~,n~o, ~t m~ Section ~ od aai~ ~di~Ge s~l~a~a~e ~ ~ in a~tion as %$ was ~S~d ont~ 4~ A~ ~ Menday, Marsh 28th, 192~, u~lese otherwise epeotfted or ox~ered by the 0it7 w-_~inoer ef tho City c~ Den$on, Texas, ~1 sons.to 81de~ oon- ot~ote~ tn ~o ~t$~ off ~nton, Te~, ~11 n~ bo 108B t~ fo~ (&~ feet in ~th, m~ the ~rop~ ~O of t~ 81dewa~ 8~11 be one(l) f~t f~m t~ p~p~t~ line, See 2 ~at ~ person violati~ a~ p~iaion of ~s oreganos 8h~l be subJeot to a fi~ ~ ~2 amens ~t exoee~i~ one h~d~ ($100~ do~s. 3006 3, ~ this or~ln~oe i s o~ative ~ t~ i~vo mentioned oral.nee a~ f~m ~ aft~ its ~08~ an~ publioation a8 req~ by law oh~l be in full fo~o ~d offset. Passed this the 28 ~ ~ ~oh A.D, 19270 ASteot J W E~in, W S ~Xle~ 01fy 3eorot~ ~i~ 01~ ~o~81o~ ~p~ve~ az ~o f~m ~rio~ ~ra~ez Upon motion of Bailey the rule s were suapen~e~ ~nd the ordir=~oe plaoed on its eeoe~ Upon motion of Castleberr2 the ~les w~e ~d the ordin~oe plaoed on its thud m~ f~ml ~r adoption Me.on was m~e by ~2 ~t ~e o~n~e be adopte~ as rea&, Upon roll o~1 upon ~e q~es~ of the a~option of the o~oe ~e foll~in~ 0o~sel~ere ~te~ ~ea"~ Bailep, Oaatlebe~e ~y, ~lle~ a~ ~ner No 0e~isaloner v~ ed 'N~" ~eupea t~ ~r ~eo~ the motion p~v~led ~ t~ ~, H~oa, ~ep~s~ng the B~n-0m~e~ restart 0empty, was present a~ aubmttte~ a plan ~~ several isle s of cu~tan~ng bon~, Up~ motion a v~bal ~aelution was a~opted auth~izt~ the ~, Atto~ ~ Seo~ta~ te inves~te ~e tim ~ wh~ aatiefie~ as to t~ benefits to be ~erive~ by t~ 0i~ to enter in~ a oontraet ~th ~e B~- ~er Invea~t 0e~pny aa outli~ ~ ~, Upon motion the 0o~ssim st~ a~Jo~ ~ge~ April 6~,1~7 ,-- 181 0~ttr ~ ' Wed~esd~, April 6fA. 19~ OOn~aolQa met ~3~ ~agione~ O~lo~ ~ Bii~2 w~e a~oim~ aa a eo~ k~oe ~o oanvan ~ ~ 1 ~Q~t ~ t~ fO~O~ng ~e~ort w~h of ~d ~e eaeho (o~e6) ~e ~o~ow~ ~8o~Xon wes Xn~oe~ ~ ~n no~X~ ~, ~ ~ elee~ton ~ ~ W,~ ~o~le~ ~a~lveA 86 yoga, ~R~, WeS, ~e~ ~ ~ O~k ~e ~e two_o~l~e, wAo ~o~ve~ the ~f~st ~ber of ~ee Oi~Of ~on, ~S, for t~ ~1 term p~.~ ~$ 9a~n~ ~_ ~see~ t~e ~e 6t~ UpOn motion the 6eoFe~ wa~ tamtx~ote~ to oor~e~t ~e~L$~U ?~ ~o, W $av~ ~ to colleot the ther we~ ~ l~ve~nts on the lot Wea~sd~.April Sth. 1987o Upon motion of Bailey the £011owi~ a]~pro~ri~t~ml were m~e for ~he up~e~ ~ ~in~e~oe ~ oemet~le8 ~ t~ ~ayor ~ Seo~et~ we~ ~te~ to i~ ~a ~Y. in auoh s~a ~ needed, p~ble to Jao~ O~etery $~50,00 IlO0 F. 0emete~ ,6~00 ~op~e~ I~ T~ OI~ 0F ~0~ BE IT ~80LVED BY T~ 0I~ 00~SSI0~ 0F 2~ CI~ 0F ~T0~I line of ~st ~O~o~ Stree~ ~o the 8o~h line ~ Street. 2eo~ S~ree~ from ~he Wes~ li~ of A~ S~ ~0 the E&s~ line of 0e~ S~ree~. 0e~a? S~ee% from ~he 8o~h 1~ of Ho~nne? S~ree~ $o ~he ~o?~h line 0f We,~ ~o~ ~n~er Avenue from ~e ~o?th ll~ of 0~ S~ee~ to She ll~ of 6re66 8~reet~ Welsh Street f~m the South 1~ ~ ~o~ S~ree~ $o t~e ~o=~h lis ~ M~be~z S~ee~, ~ber~ Street from the Wes~ line of Weloh S~=ee$ on ~he ~o~h line of M~berry Street $o a poin~ 18~ fees West ~ ~he West line of Weloh 8~reet. in the 01~? of ~on. ~ve ~ been p~sente~ to the 0i$7 00~lssim fo~ a~, whe~aa, said ~nt~ot ~n~ bo~ ~re in p~per fO~ an~ t~ se~ities on a~l~ ~nd ~ goo~ ~d ~ftolent N~, ~e- fore, BE IT ~30LVED BY T~ 0ITY OO~0N 0F ~ OI~ OF ~t eal~ oont~ot and b~ be ~ t~ e~ ~ he~b~ a~pte~ an~ app~ve~ ~t t~s ~aolution s~ll t~e afoot a~ be In from ~ after its P~SED ~D A~VED, t~s 6th, ~ ~ At~ J W~ ~n W.3 ~ller Seo~ta~ O~ Ol~ 0o~18~ pavi~ portions of ~2~mo~ s~ee~ w~z reo~ve~ ~ mo~lo~ She follo~ resolu~ion was ~ ~ ~o~ RESOLUTION OF TH~ OlTY COMMISSION OF T~E GITY OF ]~ON, TRXA~ APPI~VING T~ BID OF ~ JAGOE GO~UOTI~ ~ ~ AW~DING T~ GONT~GT FOR PAVING ~RTION$ 0F NE~T ~ $T~T IN T~ CI~ 0F DENTON ~D $ET~NG ASIDE A F~D T0 PAY T~ ~0RTION OF T~ ~$T REQUI~D TO BE P~D BY T~ OITY OF ~T~ BE IT ~SOL~D BY T~ OI~ GO~ISSION OF ~ O~TY OF D~TON, ~at. ~e~. ~ter ~e advertise~nt, bids w~ ~e~ aUbmitte~ ~ opende, ~ ~ter o~ef~ tab~$~ ~ la. apeoti~ the bi~s, the Oity Oo~sel~n is of the opi~o~ ~ the bid of the J~ 0onst~otio~ ~om~ iS the beet ~ ~t ad~t~eous bid to the 0ity of ~t on ~ the abut~o~r~ , · ' ' Street~ West S~o~ Steer f~on ~e We8~ line of Street to the her line ~ Welsh Street, la the 2m~vemmt80 ~n ~nfo~ with ~ te~ ~t the~ be ~n~ ~e ~eb~ set aside out o~ the ~ p~ ~ ~ofr~ ~1 that po~on ~ oont~a~t to be pa~ b7 the 0~ t~o ~aolutton ~ll t~e effeot &~ be 1~ f~oe ~te~ its P~D ~D ~RO~, t~o 6th ~ ~ W S, ~ller J,~* ~n, O~i~ Ol~ Oo~ission · o~ ~solutlon wan ~tro~uoo~ ~d upon motl~ I~L~TION OF Tm~. OIT~ C(~fl~ISSION OF THE CITY OF I~ENTON, ~IN~ ~ O0~OT ~D BO~ WITH JAOOE CONSTRUCTION ~XNG ~R~I~S 0F ~ST SY0~0~ ST~FT IN ~ 0I~ 0F BE I~ ~80LVID BY T~ 0I~ ~0~310~ 0F T~ 0I~ 0F ~0~ ~t. ~&m, ~e oontrao~ ~ ~tl~ be~eon J~oe Oon~t~otion 0o~ ~ the Olt~ ~ ~on, ~d bon~ of Oon~$~o~ton Oomp~ ff~r the improvement of West S~o~ ~he ~est line of 5outh ~o~t 5tre~ to t~ ~t ~m of ~outh ~ 8~eetl West S~o~ore Street from the West li~ of Sou~ ~ 8~eot to t2o ~8t l~ne ~ We~h Street_in the Oit7 ~on~ ~ve t~8 ~ been ~rosm~ to the Oi~ 09~sslon roF[~, ~, ~as, ~d contrast ~ bo~ a~e In P~RP~.--fO~ ~ the 8eo~ltie8 on eai~ bo~ a~ ~olen~ ~ Now, BE I~ ~0L~D BY T~ 0I~ 00~IBSION 0F T~ ~TY ~ ~NTON ~ ~ntr~t ~= bon~ ~e an~ the s~e a~ he=eb~ ~$ t~o ~801ution ~11 t~e ef~ot ~ be in f~oo a~ ~ afte~ its [~SED ~ ~RO~, ~8 6~ ~y ~ April, 1927 seoret~. C~lrmn ~lt~ Oo~lasion. Upon motion ~e Oi~ ~ne~ was instr~te~ to ~aw the pl~s ~ 8~olfioati~s f~ paving ~est S2o~o~e Street 40 wl&e. Up~ motion the ~ a~ Seoret~2 w~e lnst~ote~ to ~8le~e the ~ lie~ ~on ~ent of the b~anae ~ ~nst W,L, ~e lot on o~ Aven~, o~= b2 him, ~a motion W,S, ~11~ ~ eleote~ ~i~ ~ She The ffollowing Oommitteea were &ppointe~ by the to serve ~n~ the ens~ ~ ~ 201Joe OKat~be~ & ~nanoe ~ B~ile~ ~ Water, ~ght A Sewer: ~ileY · Health 0astleber~ & Upon motima the 0o-~iesic~ etoot a~3ourne~ until Thur~, April 14~h, 1927 19~7 Approve~ April ~6th, ~. ~. 0~ilsion 185 ~hV~8~8~, J~il 14th, 19~o ~e ~o~8a~on mot ~n 8ess~ &~Jo~od ff~m Ap~I 6th,,192~ to t~e ~ollt ~ley, 0astbbe~y, 0raMoo~6 ~ -~ ~11~6 ~ petition 8i~e~ by SeA ~vett ~e~i~ t~ nestea ~ a traot of 1~ bei~ 2~ 3/4 feet Nor~ S~t~ b~ ~ feet hat a~ West ~ lying betw~ E~pR3~ ~ OITY ~ D~T~, T~, T~ PROPOSITION DF ~TON, ~ ~E OF ~ING S~D E~TI~J TI~ OF BOOs 1 ~t ~ be ~ is herebz ~e~ ~ eleo~l~ ~ be ~ld the 0iff ~f ~ton, T~a8~ at t~ Cl$~ ~ in 8~d Oit~ on %he l~$h ~ ~ h~, A6D. 19~, at whioh o~d eleoti~ She folle~ D~position sha~ be ~tte~ to t~ ~ifie~ ebot~s of the ni~ Oit~, ~T~R ~ ~T ~E ~No ~0~ S~ BE ~D T0 ~D BEO0~ A PART 0F T~ 0F ~TON, ~A~S ~1 that oe~t~n trot ~ p~oel ~ lsd ~ated Jn t~ Oo~t2 ~ ~ton, ~xa8, ~d deso~be~ ~I~ at ~e ~ o~n~ of a 20 sores of 1~_ out of sam ~e~ oonve~e( ~ B.Fo Wll~n ~ Bede ~n in Fob~F, 1908 b2 ~ee~ reoo~ed in Vol.~ 108 h~ Z04 Of ~e N% line ~ sai~ ~0 a0re trust ~06 fo~; ~noo 2V3 ~4 feet a at~e foF o~, .~enoe E ~ fe~ to ot~e~f~ oor~j ~oe N9 27~ ~/4 f~t ~ ~e ~laoe of begi~l~ ~ bei~ t~ 8~e 1~ oonveyed to O,S Widths by 0 ~ ~r~nb s bae~lo= on A~at 27, AoD. 1921 b~ ~oo~e~ in Vol~e 181 ~ 15 of ~e ~o~ Reoo~8 ~ b~ ~ 8. Wll~8 ~ wife R,A, Wi~in8 to Bailey E ~1~ ~ Vo%~e 1~ ~ 194 ~ ~ed Reoords ~ ~ton O~t~o Te~8 ~at ~d eleotion ~all be hol~ in aooor=~oe with ~e eloot~ons, ~d in ~oo~oe ~th ~e 0~rter ~ the ~n~ ~Oo~ ~ of tho State ~ Texae, ~g~ti~ of ~n, ~s, ~ ~ ot~r epeoi~ ~le or law Soo ~at ~ 8 ~n~ be ~d ~8 ~h~ a~o~te~ as J~ 8a~ e~ot~on ~d JO~ T. B~r a~ W E, ~"~, are ho~b~ ~ppo~n~ a8 assootate ~u~e8 of ea~d ebot~on ~u~ ~ ~o~b~ aUthor~o~ -~ ~Fo0ted ~ appoint ~ h ole~h~ 8s eh~l be no~oo~ ~ hold 8a~ e~eot~ Up(,n 180 the election being held maid offioer~ shall make proper returns thereof to the Oity Oomm~aalon of the OlV in aooordanoe with the ~w ~t ~1 persons resi~lng within the oo~orate lim~tm of She Oity of ~ton, Te~8, ~ w~ ~ q~i~e~ ebotore there~ =~ ~e o~se q~lifie~ ~tere of the State of Texa~[ sh~l be ~e~ed q~li~e~ eai~ eleotion ebotion were east in fav~ of ~exing of the s~ p~- per~ ~ the Oi~ of ~n~n, Te~D ~e prop~ a~ll be a p~t of the sai~ Oi~ ~r a~ p~eea an~ in- Sents, an~ ~all be so See 6 ~a~ the Oity Seore~ i. h~ebZ au~o~ae~ ~ ~e~e~ ~o p~p~ an~ have prin~e~ ~e ~allo~s for $~ vo~e~ upon .~11 be a~e~ ~e~on i~ eu~ a pe~it a person to vote for or ~i~ ~e a~ pro~ai$i~ ~ ~e bo~h for ~ ag~i~t .ai~ ~posi~i~ See Oopie. of ~i. ordinaries .i~ bY ~e O~ir~ of ~he a~ll ~e poa~e~ at ~he p~oe of hol~ing of the sai~ e~o~io~ ~ a~ ~wo o~er p~oe. ~t are ~blie, for a perio~ of th~ ~a p~o~ ~o ~e ~a~ of ~o1~ ~fieie~t no$iee of ,al~ eleotion. See e ~ ~ S ~er Atte~ J.W E~in O~i~ Oity Seoreta~ Oo~ssi~, Ap~ove~ as to fo~t ~rim Oity At to~ Upon motion of Bailey the roles w~e s~p~de~ the or~i~oe p~oe~ on its seoon~ ~ Upon motion of Ora~oek ~e ru~s w~e suepen~t ~ the or~inanoe p~oe~ on its that an~ ~1 ~r a~option Motion w&s ma~e by Bailey t~t t~ e~in~oe be a~op~ as ~ea~. Upon roll o~1 upon the question of the a~optl~ of the or~l~oe the ffo~o~ 187 vote~ "Tea"~ Baile¥~ Castleberry, 0raA~ook, Lakey and Miller, Ne Oo~aLesioner vote~ ~"~ ~e~upon ~ O~ir deol~e~ t~ motion p~le~ ~ t~ o~di~noe adopte~ ~s ~e follow~g or~in~ee ~e int~o~uoed ~ p~oe~ its f~et TO ~ 0~ 0~ ~ ~ 0~ OF ~TON, T~, TO ~UA~g~ED V~ ~ S~D 0Z~ A~ ~ E~0TION TO BE ~D ~ TE~ ~9~h ~ ~ ~Y A,D, I~,PROV~I~ FOR T~ P~0E ~INT:~ ~TtON ~ ~ A g~Y OF SUOH ~OPO5~ ~ ~ ~I~ED VOWS; DB0~RI~ AN BE IT ~D BY T~ OI~ O~SSION OF T~ 0I~ OF ~, 1 ~at ~ e~oti~ ah~l be hel~ in the Olty of ~ton, Te~s, on the 19~h ~ of ~ A,D 19~7, at w~ said e~oti~ the fgllc~ng ~eu~nt ~ t~ O~rt~ of the Oi~ of ~nton, ~exas, s~ll be aubmi~e~ to the ~ali~e~ ~t~s of th9 sai~ ~it2, "~ ~n~nt to ~n~ Seotiom o~ of ~tl~e seventeen ~ ~e 0~ter of t~ Oi~ of ~t~, Tex&e~ ~ t~$ ~ a~l ~e~ aa lo.owe: Seotl~ ~e O!ty of ~nto~, Te~s, a~ll have the p~er and it ~ t~ not ~ exoeed ~o ~ara ~d F~t2 (~,40) Oen~ on the ~e ~d {$100.00~ ~re aa~ased val~ti~, p~ded that n~ more ~ ~e ~$1 00) ~11~ thereof m~ Be use~ for the m~nte~oe o~ t~ free publio eohools d~i~ ~oh o~ent yea~ ~d p~e~ f~er t~t not more $~ sevent2 (.~0~ eente the~of ~11 ever be ~ed to ~ l~te~st ~d o~ate ei~l~ f~s on bon~e~ in~ebte~- ~at ~e pOlll~ p~oe e~a!l be the Oity ~1 In s~d ~ the p~esi~i.~ Ju~e ~11 be ~ S Buokingh~, Wi~ M-~ ~ Jo~ T, B~er aa assoo~te.~ ~t ~e neoes~a~ in o~der to ~ s~d eleotion ~11 Be aeleote~ ~ a~oi~$e~ by the p~si~ Ju~e of aa~ e~oti~ ~t the ~ eXeotion e~l be he~ ~er t~ of the Oonstt~tione ~ ~ws of the State of Texas, ~ e~elo~ ~e or law appX~i~, at w~oh e~d eleotl~ only ~llfie~ voters e~ll be entitM~ to vote at sai~ ele ~e ~t~ Seo=e~ iB ~eb~ authorized ~d or~e~e~ to have p~inte~ ballots for eal~ eleotion 3ai~ ballots a~ll ~ve ~i~e~ on their faoe ~ at the top t~of t~ wor~e, "~ffioial B~ll~" Said ~en~t a~l be so arr~e~ ~n ~e sai~ ball~t ao t~t a ~nvotl~ at eleotio~ ~11 be able ~ vote either for ~r ~ainst "AG~NST ~ ~~" 188 Thursday, .A~ll 14th,19~? The Oity Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to have p~inted and mail to every qualified ~ter Oity, aa appe~s from the T~ Oolleoto~'m rolls ~en~nt p~or to the date of the eleeti~, A Copy of t~8 ~in~e sided b~ t~e ~ 0ity ~0~isoi0n 0f the 0i~ of ~ton, ~e~, o~er publi~ places ~t~n ~o Oi~ ~o~ ~ f~l ~aye prior to the ~am ~ ~ e~oti~o ~oe a~ be publiehe~ In the o~11 new~e~ off aai~ newspaper of s~ Olty f~ th~ty ~, once w~k for fo~ weeks~ the ~ of ~e f~et b~ ~t ~m ~ th~ ~z p~i~ ~ ~e ~ ~ the ~t in aa much as the~ e~sts a sh~t pe~ before the date for l~yi~ t~ea ff~ t~ yea~ 1927o is ~oeea~ t~t ~oh ~imnoe be re~ on t~ee a_~ys be au~n~e~ ~d t~t ems be pl~e~ on ~d thir~ ~i~e in or.er t~t sal~ e~oti~ ~g~ be ~ld at the earliest pos~b~ 8~ ~t this or~in~ee B~ll be in full force ~ e~eot from a~ aft~ its ~lsa~ ~ p~lioati~ ~w Passed ~ app~ve~ this the 145h ~ ~ ~il,AoDo 192~ W So Miller City of Dents, Attest ~ W Ex. in ~ity Secretly ~e~ as ~ form: ~ri~ Oi~ At~r~Y o Upon motion of ~ ~e roles w~e suzpen~e~ ~ t~ o~inanoe plaoe~ on its t~ ~ f~ rea~ ads.ion be adopted as ~ead, Upon ~11 ~11 upon ~e q~oti~ of t~ a~optXon of the motXon ~e ~X~i~ voted ~oa"s Bailey, Oastlober~, ~r~k0 ~ ~ ~ll~o No ~o~lssioner vote~ ~', ~upon tho ~eo~ the not,on p~va~d ~d t~ ~oe a~o~te~ Upon motion the 0o~o~ stood Apparel: A~rll, 26fA, April ~?~19~? a~ ?:~0 o'oloo)=, 2 M (lommi 8 8'LO~.~, The Oom~ia sion met in sessic~ a~Jou~ne~ from A~ril 2$th, 1927 ~e following O~issioners were p~een$ ~ ~awe~ to the ro~ ~iley~ Oastlebe~, Miller U~pprove~ minutes of the p~oe~ ~ appro~e~ ~yor's ~port re~ ~ or~e~e~ file~, ~e follo~ a~ounta w~e a~ owe~ ~ ~a ~e~e~ ~ on their ~a~otive f~ ~n ~ene~ ~ ~ T Bal~y 168~8 1 10 Jaok Oblate, Supt 16881 150.~ Jaok 0~iat~, Supt 16882 ~,L ~n~sb~ 1688~ 2 68 ~ 0~tis 0o , 16884 5,00 T~ Nat'l 2ark ~~ 16885 1,00 0hat~ ~enix N B & T~ 0o 16886 ~,81 . . - - . 16887 R,~ West 16888 ~nton Reoo~ 0h~ole 16889 7,85 D~ton Reoo~ 0~i~ 16890 ~80~5 M1 Mnti~ 0o , 16891 ~nt~ He~lt 16892 ~1 ~in~ ~hop 1689~ 10 50 ~ngs Ra~o Bhop 16894 65 W S ~, Bhe~ff 16~9~ 27,9~ Taliafe~o & 5on 16896 1 Westin Paint ~ Roofl~ Oo 1689~ 47 Evers Htw 0o , 16898 ~ A Yo~g 16899 ~eka ~ H~ae 0o , 169~ 16~o60 W A ~r~s 16901 ~00 0~tis 0om~ 16902 1 ~ Refining 0o~2 1690~ ~o60 ~mo Silage 0om~y 16904 24o~ ~nton Ste~ ~a~ 16905 9,~8 F E ~i~r 169~ Street & Bri~e ool Ca~ for ~ro~ 52G0 468 Miry For~ 5~ G 0 Johnson 9 Sid For~ 5~4 9 0a~ for 2a7~ 5~ 4~o80 J,~ Farria 5~8 ~y Moto~ Co , 5209 W ~ Ba~ett 5210 10 J ,M~ Bratoher ~ ~ers ~r~ware Oo ~ ~io~ ~ware Oo , 5~1~ ~on~ & ~rby Oil ~o 5214 9 ~olia ~et 0o , 5215 56065 lql Wednesday, April ~Tth~l~?. Street & B~e 1~,~, 0ont'~ ~ ~ l ~o~es ~17 14 40 ~ash~ fo~ p~o~ 29~ 0aeh~ f0~ pa~o~ 298 4 40 2~ 18 · We~tin Lbr 0o , ~ 0a~ Item Z01 12 40 ZoWi~ ThelFe 8~ N~serie8 ~a8~ f~ ~tS ~05 14~68~ Wi~on ~tt ~r Oo , ~7 $74~ 60 O~O* N. ~VX8 8 2011 41 N ~s X~on ~ 8reel Co 9 1126 , , , - " 10 121~ Wll~n ~att ~br Oo , ~ B~B 80 Tex~ ~g 0o,, 15 Wi~n ~aSt Lb~ Oo , t6 Be~ 0o~eto ~i~ 00 , A~ 169 No~tho~ Te~s Tel 0o , 20 2 60 ~ 0ity ~1 Oonst~tion ~ ' Upon ~tion ~e Street ~ Bri~ ~p~t~nt was ~ to ~n t~ 1~ p~oea on Be~ Avenue ~ Upon motion the ~0r was inst~te~ ~ p~o~oe Gu Fao~be~ 4 aoroo ~ ~ sd~oinl~ t~ Oity OeMt~y on the south to be ~ as ~ a~ditim to the Oi~ ~V~6n motion ~e ~penaes of five (5) ~ole~8 ~ ~p~tm~t ~ b F~~s Oonv~tion in 3~ w~8 illO~o A ~tl~m for the extensim ~ the sewer t~e 0o1~ Vieu A~tim ~s ~oeivo~ m~ t~ Superintendent i~s~to~ to ~e t~ oxtonsi~ as early a8 pos~b~ ~t~n t~ next two or t~eo months 192 Wednesday, April Z?th,19~? Upon motion the Mayor was instructed to enroll the 0ity as a member of the League of Tex~s Munioi~litiea ~ in ~eoti~ ~th the 0~er of 0o~oe was st~oted to in~te t~ ~ to meet in ~nton next A contract ~th the Bro~-O~r ~nves~nt exeoute~ by the ~or, ~e~reta~ ~ Oity At~2 for ~di~ nine (9) 18~e8 ~ term bon~s was app~ved, Bon~ of the F~st Natimal Ba~ in t~ s~m of $100,000, as Oity ~pository with H,F & L H, SohweeF ~ W F Wootwari as 8~e~e8 ~8 ap~ove~ subject to t~ approval of the f~m by ~e Oity At~ ~p~atio~ ~ E~ Robots a~ R 0 Ste~ am 01~ ~rs~lls we~ app~vet ~l ~lerei ~leie Upon motion ~e Secretly was ~atmo~l to $5~0 Street Imp~vement Bonds o~ed ~ ~d 0crappy of 3t ~a ~sso~l, at par ~l aoo~ ~e foll~i~ o~n~oe ~ intro~uoe~ ~ on its first rea&i~ ~ ~ ~D~OE ~OVID~ ~R T~ ISSU~0E 0F T~ B~ OF T~ Of~ OF D~TON, ~S, IN T~ ~0~T 0F ~0 PO~ lSS~D ~D AUTHORI~D FOR S0H~, S~ ~A~RW0~ ~D S~T P~POSES ~ NOW O~ST~D~ ~D 00~5 ~R~0~, p~VID~~ ~R T~ ~, DO~S V~UATIOE OF ALL T~ PRO~RTY ~N ~ ~I~TS OF SAID CITY TO P~ ~ ~INOIPAL ~D IN~T ~ S~D ~DING BO~" ~, ~e 0ity of ~ton ~s he~re ~ is~t ~l t~e i~ now outsta~ ~ ~t t~ bonts of s~d 0ity, lesoribe~ with ~fe~oe to their 19a WeO.~es~a,V, ~pril ~?th, 1~? PurDoss Amount Bond Numbers DehOrn Int Date Due . · I ..... ~' .Rate. Date Sohio1 Imp ~a $~,000, SS..a6, Sg..~O $500, 5%. 10-1-90 10-1-S0 SohiO1 tmp,$~ ~49.000 16/44, §5/?~, 75 1000 ~. 4-1-15 4-1-55 Soh l Imp 1 ,000 lno lO00 9-1-16 9-1- SeW~I' ~s~l~_Oti~ 10,000 .6/~,Ino 1000 1-1-09 1-1-49 Sew~ 0o~st.~2 10.000o 1/IQ. Imo 1000 O'~. 4-1.19 4-1-59 St & S~lewaXk Ired 10,000 1,/10~ I?o 1000 ~ 4-1-1§ 4-1-§§ wac,er 00a la,000 1/1A. s4/oq 00.0 4-1-0 4-1-4s s r e% & Imp s 000 ' SS]100 Ino 1000~ ~_ A-l-19 4-1-~9 Park & ~ Imp ?§~000 1/l§0,~no §00 ~ ~-1-~1 T-l-61 O~r~ of ~he 01~ of ~n~no as a~op~e~ b2 sai~ 01~ on ~he %~ ~2 of Ap~l, 19la, p~s~nt ~ auth~ity of ~ eleo~i~ 0it2 ~sion sha~ have She power s~ ~ ~l~, ~e~im. to isle ~s ~r the refrain, p~ing ~f re~$~i~ Of ou~s~i~ bon~s against ~ ~ 0ity~ ~ ~, ~he hol~e~s of sai~ bon~s an~ obli~l~s of 0ity of ~ton have si~i~e~ ~heir willl~ness to s~ren~e~ s~ ~ ~o ~oep% in lieu of sa~ an eq~l ~o~t ~ Bon~s of sai~ Oi~ as hereinafSer ~ovi~e~, ~ , ~, ~Je 01~y 0o~sion of the 01~ of ~n~on it ~ bhe bes~ in~es% of sal~ 0ity to ~nvert s~ ou~- be~iag She ~e ~s~e ~ insteP, ~eb2 ~zar~l ~d b~ of ~ge aoo~atxons ~ sx~x~ ~, the~ is n~ on h~ an~ available for the p~e of re$iri~ a~ ~ off s~d.o~standl~ ai~i~ ~n~s ~ o~s ~ the amo~t of ~34,~0 00, saSd oas~ be~ d~y a~ as ore,its to the aooo~ts of the ~eaDeotive s~i~ f,,~e of ~e above mentio~ outst~i~ fiv~ ~r oent te~ b~s of sai~ 0ity, ~d bei~ leggy appli=able to no othe~ p~oee exoept the ~yi~ of ~p~oi~l of the s~ ~espeotive b~ issues, ~ 0ity Oo~issi~ ~ee~ it to tM best int~e~ of the ~ity t~$ o~at~g te~ bon~s to the ext~t, ~ in the of She oash so syllable be applie~ to ~e retire~nt o~4ellation of s~ outst~di~ bonds as s~e ~ assemble~ ~en~e~ as ~ed he~ln, Z~ '~'~R~O~, BE IT OR~D BY ~ OI~ t OF ~ 01~ OF ~ON, ~ ~1~ ~% the bon~a ~ aa~ Oi~ ~ be o~le~ "Oity of ~n$~ Re~ B0ndeo Se~ie~ of 192~",, BE IS~D ~ ~ the 0ons$itution ~ ~ws of the ~tate ~ Te~s, to ~o~t 0f ~o H~ an~ Fi~y Tho~an~ ($2~,000.00} for~the p~pose of re~i~, o~oelling, ~ in lieu of like ~o~ of obil~ti~s of sai~ 0i~ outst~ as h~ein- befe~ men~ione~ 2. Said bon~s ~all be ~bere~ o~seoutive~ from ~e~(1) to ~o ~ -~ Fi~ (250), inolusive, s~ll be ~ the ~enominati~ ~f ~e ~ous~ ($1,000 00) eae~, a~e~tl~ T~ ~ a~ Fif~ ~ou~ ($a80,000 00) ~lta~s; s~ll be ~ate~ ~ril 15th, 192V,~ s~ besoms pa~b~ as follews~ 194 We~zeeday, April 2?th, 1927 Bond Numbers Amount Maturity Dates. 1 =md 2 $2~000 AprXX 15,1928 3 and 4 2,000 April, 15,1~9 5 and 6 2,000 April ? and 8 2,000 AD~IX 15 9 and 10 2,000 Apri 1 15 1942 11 to 13, incl 3~000 April 15 19~3 14 to 16, lonl 3,000 April id, 19~4 17 to 20, Inol 4,000 A~I 15 21 to 24, Incl 4,000 A]~il 15 25 to 28, Inol 4,000 April 1§ 1937 89 to 33, Inol 5,000 April, l§ 34 to 08, Inol 5,000 April 15 39 to 43, Inol 5,000 April 15 1940 44 to 49, Inol 6,000 Al~rtl 15 1941 50 to 55, ~nol 6,000 A~'il 15 194Z 56 to 61, Inol 6,000 AprX1 15 194~ 62 to 68, Inol 7,000 April 15, 1944 69 to ?5, Inol ?,000 April 1~, 1945 76 to 82, ~nol 7,000 April 15, 1946 83 to 90, Inol 8,000 April 15 1947 91 to 98, Inel 8,000 April 15 1948 99 to 106, Ynol 8,000 April 15 1949, 107, to 115, Inol 9,000 April 15 1950 11 6 to 124, Znol 9,000 Apxtl ~5 125 to 133, ~ncl 9,000 April 15 134 to 143, Incl 10,000 ~1 15 1~ to 1~4, Iuel 11,000 ~1 15 1954 15~ to 165, Inol 11,0~ A~il 1~, 1955 166 to 17~, Inol ~,000 ~1 15,19~ 1~8 to 190, Inol 1~,000 ~$1 15, 191 ~ Z04 Inol 14,000 ~il 15, 1958 g05 to ~1~, Inol 15,000 April 15, S~ to 8~4, Inol 1~,000 Ap~I 15, 1960 235 to gS0, Inol 16,0~ A~il ~, 1961 3 Said bo~ds shall bear intex~at at the r~te of five per cent (5%) per annum, payable October and semi-a~l~ t~reafter on April 15th of ea~ ~e~ 4 The prinoi~l an~ i~es~ on sai~ ~n~s ~all be p~able In law~l money of the ~ite~ Sta~s upon presentation ~ ~ren~er of bon~ or pr~ ooup~ at the H~over National B~ , in the 0ity of New Yo~k, New York 5 ~oh sai~ bon~s shall be si~e~ by t~ oo~tersi~ by the 0ity Seo~ta~, a~ registe~d the 0ity Treas~er, ~d the concrete ee~ of t~ of ~nton shall be impresse~ upon each of them ~e facsimile siestas of t~ ~yor ~d ~l~ Seore~ be lithographed upon the coupons attao~d to s~ bonds, ~ ~11 ~ve t~ a~e effect as if ~y ~ be~ ~i~e~ by them 6 ~e form of s~d ~nds a~l be ~bat~tial~ as fo~s No ~ $1,0~,00 ~ITED STA~S 0F STA~ 0F T~ · 0~Y 0F D~TON CITY ~ DE~0N ~DING BONDS, S~S ~ T~ OI~ 0F D~NTON, in the 0o~ty ~ ~on, State ~ Texas, a m~ici~l oo~oration , d~Y inco~o~ted ~e~ the laws of t~ State of Te~s, ~r value~ ~eeive~ ~ ~ses to p~ to ~e be~e~ he~f on ~e 15th 195 We~ 8A~ r A~il day' cf April, 19 , the sum of ONE ~0USAI~D DOTm~S ($1~0.00) im la~ mone~ of ~e Unite~ S~a~es ~ ~e~ioa, ~h inte~e~ t~reoa from ~ate he. of a ra~e of ~ve ~r een~ (~) per ~ lnt~e~ p~a~le on ~he ~f~een~ ~y of OoZier, le~, ~ thereafter aeml-a~ll2, oa ~he fif~eenth ~ of April ~ the ~fSeea~h ~ of Oo~o~e~ of eaoh ye~, p~noi~l ~ in- $$~$~ ~ble upon presentation ~d s~ren~er of bon~ or proof ~o~poz at the office of the H~over Nati~ Nation~ B~, in the 0ity of New York, State of New Yo~, ~ the 0it2 of ~n la hereby ~1~ ~d firmly b~, ~ its faith an~ ore.it ~d allreal ~ prope~t2 in s~ city, are he.by ple~e~ for ~e ~ompw pa~t of the ~inoi~l ~ t~s bond and the integer there- on at ~S B0~ is one of a series of ~o H~dred ~ ~ft2 ~$250) bon~e, n~bered ~om one {1~ to ~o ~fift2 ~250~, inclusive, of the ~eno~natl~ of ~e ~o~s~d (:~1,000,00) ~lla~a each, ~gregati~ ~o H~red ~ ~f~ ~oua~ ~$250,000 00) ~llare, issued for the ~oee of re~i~, o~oelli~g, ~d in lieu of a like ~o~t of the bon~a of eai~ 0ity he~tofore du~ iasue~ and ~w out~t~i~ ~ ~pai~, ~ is issued ~er ~d by virtue of ~e 0ons$itution ~ ~we of the State of Texas, and the~ity 0hatter of the 0ity of ~n~n, and p~s,~t to an or~l~ee ~uly ~ssed by the 01ty 0o~issio~ of said ~ity ~ ~ of April, 192F, w~oh o~in~oe appears of In Bo~k at ~gee et seq , of the ~utes of Sal~ 0i~Oo~i T~ ~ of t~s bon~. in oonfo~ity ~th the able ~eferre~ to, is April lSth, 19~7 ~D IT IS ~Y O~TIFIED ~D ~07.~D that p~visi~ ~s been ~e, as ~q~re~ by ~, for the levy ~d collection of $~ee s~fioient to pay t~ ~in~pal and int~e at of tMe bon~ as it ~at~es~ ~ t~t ~1 acts, oon~tions thins requi~e~ to be ~one preoe~e~ to ~d in the of $~s bon~ have been p~o~ do~, have ~ppende been perfo~e~ In ~1~ ~ ~ue time, form ~d ~er as req~re~ by the Ocnatitution a~ laws of the State of Texas ~ the 0it2 0hatter of the 0ity of ~t~, and t~t t~ total ~n~ebte~as ~ said 0ity, inolu~i~ t~s bo~ ~d the ent2re Series of w~oh it ia one, ~oea ~t exoee~ ~ 0on~tiSutio~l, statutory or 0hatter limitatl~ ~ ~ W~SS ~ROF She 0i~ of ~nton, thro~h its 0o~ieelen, has oauee~ this bond to be si~e~ by its oo~tersl~e~ by the Oity ~eoreta~, ~d registere~ bY the City ~eas~er, ~ the oo~orate seal of said 0ity to be imp~esse~ ~n az of the ~ate last above ~itten _~=yor, 0it~ of Denton, Texas ~ou~te~ signe~ Registered 0ity Treasurer I196 we s , April 27th,19 7 ? The interest coupons attached to each of bonds e~ll be in ~bet~ti~y the fo~owing $' ' 0N T~ ~5~ ~ 0F ~e ~ity Treaa~er of the ~i~y of ~t~, Text. will ~y $o bearer at the ~over National, in She Oity of New York, New York, the a~ of (~), .aid .~ being six mo~th.' lnt~est due ~t A~ on date~ April 15th, 19~7, to ~ioh tM. ooupon ii a ~rt ther~f. Oity Seoretar~ 8 ~ the back of each of said bonds ~1 be the follo~ng certificate O~ICE OF OO~TRO~R T~ STATE OF T~ I ~BY O~TI~ that t~e ia on file ~d of ~e~ in ~ office a certificate of the Artery ~ne~t~f the S~ate of Texas, to the effect ~t t~s ~m~ has ~m ms requi~d b2 law, and t~t he fin~s ~t issued ~ oo~ormi~ with ~ Oonsti~uti~ State of Texas, and t~ Oh~er of the Oity ~ ~n~n, Te~s, ~d t~t it is a valid ~d bindi~ obligation upon e~d City of Denton, Texas, and said bond has t~s ~y been ~giatere~ by me WI~S$ ~ ~D ~ OF O~ICE, at A~ ~, Texas, this the ~y of , 1~ ComDtroller of Public A~ount8 of $he State of 9 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED tlU~t $o pay the inte~ea$ on said bonds as the same shall a~orue and to ~e~te a sinking fund sufficient %o dieohar~e the p~lnoipaI thereof at maturity, there shall be levied for the year 1927 ~ tax of and at the rate of Twenty-three (2~) Cents on the ($100.00) Dollars assessed valuati~n of all tax~ble Hundred_ ._ ~_.~ ~it- -~ said tax 8o levied shall ~ . ~P .... o~ o~ .flx3eoted and appropriate~ to the pu~.pose namem!. are outstanding n~ u~paid what rate cg tax is necessary to provide current ~nterest a~d the required amount of the prinoil~l for such year, an~ a tax at such rate 8hall be &nnual- levied, assessed and oolleete~ du~i~g each of sat~ yea~8, ly ....... ~--~ now ordered to be lo~ied, as~_e8~, a~ oolleoted, e~d the t~e8 80 oolleate~ 8h~l be a~li~ 8al~ p~pose ~d to ~ ot~. T~t to ~ovi~o ~r the of the interest on 8ai~ bo~a whioh 8~ be~me ~ on Ootober 1~, 1927, the~ is he~ n~ app~p~te~ out of moneys on hm~ in the Oi~ Tyeao~, ~ syllable ~F that p~oee, the s~ of ~,~0.00, whloh ~n of mo~2 ~11 be set aside ~d i8 he~by 8et aside for 8~ p~ose ~ t~ Treae~er shall p~ no ~$8, bon~8, in~ o~p~8, honor ~Y ~aft of a~ o~aote~ upon ~ 8~ ~ ~ oth~ pu~ose ~t ~1 mo~yo so oolleote~ by ~r~e of t~ abo~ app~pri&ti~8 ~ t~ le~e8 8~11 be plaoe~ ~ a 8ep~ate f~ by the Olty Treas..r, 8uoh ~n~ ~ bo "OI~ OF ~NTON ~D~ B~D, S~S OF 19~ ~", w~oh ~ 8h~ll be applie~ to t~ p~ose n~e~, ~ %0 no other. lq7 WednesdAy, ~pril 27th, l~27 !BE IT FURTHER 0RDAII~D tlmt the Mayor of eai~ 0ity off ~ n be ~a he Is he.by autho~ze~ o~ge of all neoem~y ~eoo~g pending i~esti~tion by the A~ey ~ner~, ~ ~all ~ve ~ol ~ e~ bon~a ~i~ s~ ti~ ~te~ ~e ~o~ ~s been a~ve~, ~ia authorized to leave the bo~s 0ompt~ller ~n~l~ the exoh~e for the o~gi~ ~n~ pen~g ~ier ~atrati~, whi~ ~ lnat~ ~nt B P~SED, t~s t~ 2~th d~ of &~ll, 1927 W S Miller ~ W App~ve~ Ci~ Atto~ey B0~ OITY OF ~N, YOU ~ ~Y NOTI~D ~, on the let ~ of J~, 19~, t~ ~!tY of ~nt~, Texas~ will exercise its option to ~e~t~ ~llow~ B~s, ~-wit 1 Oity of ~. T~, WaSe~r~ Bo~s, ~te~ April 1,190~, n~bers 1 to 11, i~lusive, ~d 2~ to 50, inclusive, ~e~ting $19,00G,00, be~i~ int~ per a~, ~ bei~ in denomina$ion of $~00 ~ each, Sep~be~ iSt~, 1890, n~bers 6, 9 ~ 17, inclusive, bearing inte~at at t~ ~e ~ ~ ~r ann~ and bei~ ~enomi~tion of $500.00 eaoh~ inclusive, an~ 7~, ~ting $4~,000 00~ be~i~ at t~ ~ate of ~ per a~, ~d berg in ~enomi~tion of $1000~00 eaoh~ 4., 0it~ of ~nt~, ~, Street ~ Si~ew~k $10,000~, be~i~ interest at the rate ~ 5~ ~r ann~, ~ b~i~ ~ ~enomination of $1000 O0 ~oh, 5 ~ 0it2 of ~n~n, Texas, School ~ouae ~mprove~nt Bon~. ~ate~ September 1,1916, n~bers 7 to 20, inolueive, ~egati~ $14,000.00, bea~ ~tere~ at t~ rate of 5% ~r a~,a~ being in ~enomi~tion of $1000 00 each, 6. ~ity of ~ton, Te~s, Sewer 0o~t~o$1~ Bo~s, N~be~ ~, ~e~ ~ll 1,1919, n~bers 1 to 10, inclusive, ~egati~ $10,0~0 00,bearing integer at t~ ra~ of b~in ~eno~tion of ~1000 00 e~h, V ~ 0itY of ~nton, Text, School H~se Imp~v~nt date~September 1,19~, n~bera 7 ~ 20, lnol~sive, ~egating $14,~0.00, bea~i~ in~ at the ra~ of ~n ao~oe wi~ t~ order is~ng t~me~lvee~ the s~ a~ he.by oa~ed for all l~t~at t~e~ ~11 oease f~m 198 Wednesday, ~pril The bon~e ma~ be presente~ for pa~ment at the ~atio~al B~w of 0o~eroe, Ne~ York, N Y ~te~ at ~o~, Texas, this the 2?th, ~ ~ Ap~I, A D 1927, B W, ~nzie Atte ~ ~ J W Ci~ Secretary Upon motion of ~ey t~ ~ea we~ aus~n~e~ a~ ~e or~imm~ee place~ on its eecon~ re~l~ Upon motion cf ~ey the ~les w~ auspen~e~ M~ion was ma~e by ~ey ~t ~he ~i~nee be aa rea~, Upon roll c~l upon the ~uestion of the of the or,in.nee the followi~ Oe~iaaicne~a ~te~ missioner ~ ~e~upon $~ O~ir ~eclare~ ~ Upon motion the Oomm~aalon S$oo~ a~Jo~e~ ~til 199 ~he Comrntesioa~ met in ad~ou~ned se~ioa~ ff~om April 27th, ~19~7 ~th 5ha~ ~er ~e ffo~ow~ ~omm~s~oner8 were present ~ ~8were~ Mille~ ~ pe~i$i~m from prope~y owmers on MeXi~ey Street re~ue~$~ ~he paveme~ of t~t street f~m the in~- section of ~orth ~e~t Street to the ~at line of the ~ ~ ~ ~ ~'~ ri~-of-w~ was reeeive~ an~ or~e~ ~le~ ~e followi~ ~solu$1o~ was intro~uee~ a~ upon motion a~opt~ ~SOI"UTI0~ OF TEE C~TY C~?eS~ON OF THE CITY OF DFNTON, AS,I 0RDERING I~MPROV~,~NT 0F A PORTION OF EAST ~ ~N T~ OI~ 0F ~, ~AS, ~D 0RD~ING S~OIFI- OATI0~ t' _BE IT.RESOLVED BY TNE CITY O~ DENTON That, Whereas, ne rO~lOl~_~g street is in ua'gent need of improvement by ex- 0 ' avati~,t~r.adin~., filling and paving the same, oonstr~Aotion concrete ~uro aha gutter, cowers and drains, and necessary work 1~ oonneoti(m therewith, and, WHE~F~A~, TEE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY ~F DENTON ~S IT NEO~SSARY TO ll~PAOTE SAID STREET THEREFORE, B~ zT RESOT,VED BY THE CITY OF DENTON That the following street ~be &nd is hereby oritered tmlu*oved as above set out, said l~rovemente to include tim t~ of pavement specified after EAST MCI~NNEY S~EET, from the East Line of North Y~ooust Street tb East r,ine ef T.& P ~V right-of-wa~, pavement to be one~an~t' one-he~ inches of asphaltic concrete on a five inch r~t~foroed concrete bass. Each unit or district shall be and constitute an entire- ly and ~vholly separate and independent unit or district of improve~e~tt. The o~nst~uotion of said improvements in e~ separat~unlt o~ district shall be wholly independent of · oonstx~AStion of a~v other unit or district The assessments to be levied in each unit o~ d:tetrict shall be made according to the cost o~ the improvements in that particular unit or distrio~ and in accordance with the benefits accruing to the prope~t~ by reason of said improvements in that particular unit orldistriot, wholl~ and entirely independent of the and of the benefits accruing by reason of the improvements in any ~f the other unite or That the Cit~ E~glnser be .-~ ze hereby directed to at onSe prepare plans and specifioatica~e for said work and file the samS with the City Commission. Tuesday, ~a~A, 192~' That the ~ost of said improvements shall be paid as follows {a) The City of Denton shall p~ one-third of the cost of said improvements except curb which sh~ll be wholl2 paid for by property owners The amount to be paid by the City of Denton shall be paid in cabs upon oo,~pletion of the work of improvement in the particular unit or distrlet~ (b) After deducting the amount provided for in seotion A, property owners abutting on said streets shall pay the remaining cost of said improvements which is the total cost of the curbing and two-thirds of the total cost of the mainder of said improvem~ts, The proportion of said cost payable by the property owners shall be paid in five equal installm~ts, the first upon the completion and acceptance of said improvements in the particular tmit or district by the City of Denton, one-fifth one year after said date, one-fifth two years after said date, one-fifth three years after said date, one- fifth four years after said date, together with interest at at the rate of eight per cent per annum from said date of acceptance orovided that said assessments may be p~id before ~aturit~, with accrued interest to the date of payment, that said portion payable by said property owners shall be assessed against their abutting property and against owners of the in accordance with the terms of Chapter 11, Title 229 Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, and Chapter 9, Title 25, ~evised Statutes of Texas of 19~.5, and the Charter and 0rdin~oes of the C~ty of Denton, in accordance with what is commonly known as the front foot rule or plan, as the frontage of the property of each owner in each particular unit or district is to the whole frontage of the property in that particular unit or district, providing that should the application of this r~le in the opinion of the City Commission be unjust or unequal in any particular c4se, it shall be the duty of the City Commission $o apportion and assess such cost in such manner and proportion as it shall deem Just and equitable, considering the special benefits in enhanced value to be re- ceived by such property and the owner thereof, so as to produce a substantial equality of benefits to and burdens imposed upon each property and its owner, and px~vidiDg that no assessment shall be made until after the notice and hear- iht to property owners provided by the terms of Chapter 11, Title 22, Revised Statutes of Tezas of 1911, amd Chapter 9, Title ES, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1925, and the Oh~'rter a~ Ordinances of the City of Denton, a~d further provideing that no assessment shall be made a~nst ~n.v property o.r owner in excess of the benefits in enhanced value asoru~ng such property owner by reason of said J~nprovements PASSED AND ~lmPROVED, This 3 da~ of M~, 1927, Attest J W Erwin B W MoKenzie City Secretary W S Chairmen of Commission The following ordinance was introduced an~ plaoe~ on its first reading ORDINANCE OF THE OITT COMMISSION OF THE CITY (~ DENT~q, T--~z~~, ~I~OVINf THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIC~S FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PORTION O~ EAST MCKINNEY STRFET, IN THE CITY OF DENTON AND 0RDERINC THE CITY SECRETARY TO ADVERTISE FOR SE~V,W,D BIDS FOR SAID IMPROVEt~ENT OF SAID PORTION C~ SAID STREET BF IT ORDAINED BY THF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY ~F DENTON That, whereas,the City ~ginee~ hms heretofore prepared plans an~ specifioaticms for the improvement by raising, grading, excavating, and pavl~ and the oomst~uction Tuee~[~V, MaY ~rd, 1°~,? of curb and gutter, sewers ~nd drains, and necessary work in connection therewith of the following street, to- wit EAST MCKZNNET STREET, f~om the East Line of North I~oust Street to East Line T & 2 right-of-way which said street sh~ll be and constitute an entirely and wholly separate and independent unit or district ~f improvement The construction of said improvements in each separate unit or district shall be wholly independent of the struotion in any other unit or distrlot The assessments to be levied in each ~!t or district shall be made aoaerd- lng to the cost of the lap.resents in that particular unit or district, and in acaord~oe with the benefits accruing to the property by reason of said improvements in particular unit or district,wholly and entirely independen~ of the cost and of the benefits aooruing by reason of the improvements in any of the other units or districts end, WHEREAS, said plans and specifications have been presented to the City Commission for approval and adoption, WEEREA~, said plane and specifications have been care- fully examined and considered by the City Commission, the same are hereby approved and adopted as the plans and specifi- cations for said improvements. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 0ITU C0I~ISSION OF THE CITY OF DENTON That the City Secretary be and is hereby ordered to immediately advertise for sealed bids for the oonstru0tion of Said improvements on said portions of said East McKinney Street, in accordance with said plans and specifications, which said advertisement shall be published two times in the Dm~ton Re~rd-Chroniele, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Denton, Texas, the first of which inserion shall be not less ~hmn five days prior to the 9 day of M~y, 19E?, upon which said date said bids shall be opened by the City Commission, in regular session Said bids shall be filed witht~m City Secretary of the City of Dmnton, and the City Commission reserved the right to reject ~y and all bids ~hat this or~%lnance eh~ll take effect amd be in fores from and after its passage PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of May, 19E? Mayo~ Chairm~ of the Commission Upon motion of Bailey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its seOond ~$ading. Upon motion of Oraddoa$ the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its third and final reading for adopt i on Motion was made by Bailey that the ordinance be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question of ~he adoption of the motion the following Commissioners voted "Yea" Bailey. Cae$1eberry. Oraddoek, Imkey and Miller No Commiesio~er voted "Na~" Whereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed and the or~ina~oe a~opted as rea~ Upon motion the 0ommission stoo~ adjourned until Monday, Ma~ 9th, 19~.7, at ? Approved Seoreta~y ssion. - 208 Oity Wall, The Oommis sim met in session adjourned from Ma~ 3r~, 1927 The following Oommiesionere were p~esent and a~awere~ to the ~11 call Bailey, Oaetleberry, Oraddook A~0semt: Millers ~poa motion Oommissl~-er Oraddo~ was eleoted Ohair- The Ohai~ ~-~ounoe~ that bids would be opened for t~e pavement of East Mo3~innoy Street an~ the bib of the ~agoe Oonstru~tion Oom~any being the only one reeeived was rea~ an~ or(ere~ filed ~e followin~ resolution was introduoe~ and upon motion a~opted ~OV,l~0N O~ TEE OITT OO~.~S~IO~ OF TEE OITY 0~ D~0~, ~ ~ROV~G ~ ~ID O~ ~ JAGOE ~S~RUO~ION ~D AW~D~G ~ ~ ~R PAVI~ 2~I~S ~ 8~2, ~ ~E CI~ OF D~ ~D SETTING ~IDE A~uND ~0 P~ T~ P~ION OF T~ C~T ~Q~D TO BE PAID BE I~ ~0Z~D BY T~ GITY OO~IS~ION O~ ~TON~ That, ~eaa , ~er d~ advertise~nt, bias were ~lar~ submi~e~ ~d o~med, and ~ter ta~$~g ~d inspeeti~ ~e bids, the 0ity 0Om~ is of ~e epini~ t~t ~ bid of t~ f~e 0$mp~y is the best ~d most adv~tageous bid to the 0ity of D~ton ~d the abmtting property o~rs, N~, T~ BE IT ~SOL~D BY T~ 0ITY 0~I3S0N 0F ~ 0I~ 0F D~TON; ~t the bid of t~ J~e 0on- erection 0om~ for the lmpr$vement of East Mo~ey Street from the East ~ne of NOr~ ~st ~treet to the E st 11~ of Texas ~d Pacific ~llrmd Right of Way, in t~e 0i~ of ~nton, be ~d the s~e is hereby accepted, and the ~ is ~nst~oted $o enter into contract on be~lf o~ the Oity of ~nton ~th t~ ~ag~ Oonst~otion Oomp~ f$r maid lmprove~nts, in oonfo~i~ ~th the terms of their s~id -B~ IT ~T~ ~O~D BT T~ OITY CO~SSION OF ~ OI~ O~ DENTON: ~t t~ ~e a~ is he~y ~mide out of the ~ds now on ~ available for s~reet ~p~vemem~m a s~elemt ~ to pay ~d defr~ a~ ~or~em of the cost required by said oontraet to ~y the Oity of ~ ~at this resolution shall t~e ~ffeet f~e f~0m and after its ~ss~e ~ttemt~ ~.W ~n B W MoKenzie Fr~ois (Acting) O~ir~ 204 Monday, Igay 9th, 1927 The following resolution was introduced and upon motion adopted RE$0LUTION OF THE 0ITY OOMMY~ION OF THE OITY OF DENTON, T~,~AS, APPROVING THE 00NTRACT AND BOND WITH JAGOE CONSTRUG- TION COMPANY FOR I~ROVING PORTIONS OF EAST MUKZNNE¥ STI~EET, rN THE CITY OF DENTON BE IT RESOLVED BY TEE CITY O0MMISSION ~ TEE CITY OF DENTON That, whereas the contrast in writing between Jagoe Construction Company and the City of De~ton, a~d bond of Jagoe Construction Oompany for the improvement of ~ast McEinney Street from the East line of North I~ouet Street ~o the East line of Texas & Pacific Ratlx~ad Right of Way, in the City of Denton, have this day be,a. presented to the City Commission for approval, .~a, whereas, said con- tract and bond are in proper form and the seCurities on said bond are good and sul~fiolent Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CGMMISSION OF TEE CITY OF D~TON That said contract and bond be and the same are hereby ratified adopted and approved That this resolution shall take effect and be in fores from and after its passage PASSED AND AFPROVED, this 9 day of May, 1927 B W MaKenzie Attest J W Erwin City Secretary Francis M Oraddook (Acting) Ohairm.~ Oommisa£on ~he following ordin~mce was introdueed and placed on its first readingo "AN ORDINANCE A~NDING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE BOND$ OF THE CITY OF DENTON[ TEY. AS, IN TEE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY TEOUSAND DOITS, BEARINC INTEREST AT THE RATE OF FIVE P~R GENT (§%) PE~ ANNUM, MATURING SERIAI~Y OVER A I~RIOD OF TIE~RTY FOUR YEARS FROM TEEIR DATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDrN~ AND IN LIEU OF A LIKE AMOUNT OF TEE BGND$ OF SAID CITY HERETOFORE ISSUED AND AUTHORIZED FOR SCHOOL, SEWERS, WATERWORES AND STREET PURPOSES, AND NOW OUTSTANDING AND UN'PAID PRESCRIBING FORS~ OF REFUNDING BONDS AND INTEREST O0UPONS THEREON PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND 00LLECTION OF AN ANNUAL TAX ON THE ONE HUNDRED DOLLAP~ V~UATION OF A?,I, T~YABLE PROPERTY WITHIN ~ LIMITS SAID CITY TO PAY THE PRINOIPA3~ AND INTEREST OF SAID ltE.. FUNDINO BONDS" Wn~a~EAS, HERETOFORE, to-wit, and O~dd~a-ee was passed authorizing the issuance of ben,Is of the 0itV cf Dentc~, ~ Texas, in the ~o~t of ~o E~d~d ~d Fif~ ~ ($250,000,0Q) Dollars, be~i~ interest at t~ rate of ~e per cent (~) ~r a~, ~tu~ se~la~ ~er a ~rio~ of Shir~ fo~ ye~s from their date, ~r the pu~se of ref~di~, ~d in lieu of a like ~t of ~e bo~s of ~e s~d eity ~, p~viding for t~ 1~ of a 9~, wheih Oral.nee of reeer~ ~ B~ok 8, ~ge1~, of the MinUtes of the 0it2 CommissiOn of Dentc~, Texas WHEREAS, it has be~ ~isoovere~ t~t ~ er~r was ma~e~ in ~etion ~ine (9) ~=of, in m~ing a~ lveyl~ of ~e. ~r the ye~ 19~?, B~I be ~a t~ s~e is he~b~ ~e~ea so ~na~ Nine ~reof shall ~ter ~a~ as foll~s, ~-wit 9~ BE IT ~T~ 0R~D ~t ~o ~ ~e ~ ~ai~ b~s as t~ s~e ~1 aeo~e ~ to e~ate a sl~i~ f~ ~ent to ~is~h~e ~ p~neip~ th~eof at ~t~i~, there s~ll ~e a~ is n~ ~vie~ for ~e ye~ I92~ a t~ of ~ at a rate of twen~ thee (~) ~n the ~e ~ ~l~=s, assease~ val~tio9 ~ . alI~a~le prope~tF in saia 0ity, ~ s~ t~ so sh~l be assesse~ ~ oolleete~ an~ app~p~e~ to the p~ose n~e~ an~ t~re shall be ~ale~te~ eauh yea= while ~ of s~ bon~s are outat~i~ ~ ~P~ what ~ate of t~ is ~essa~ ~ p~vi~e e~rent inte~s~ n ~ ~e ~q~re~ ~o~t of the prinei~l for such ~ a t~ at ~oh rate shall be a~l~ ~vie~, an~ eolleete~ ~i~ eaeh of s~ ye~s, an~ sai~ t~ is he~ now 0maere~ to be levie~, assesse~, ~ ~the t~es so ~elleete~ shall be applies to s~ pos~ ~ to no oth~ ~at, $o p~vi~e for t~ of 9~ inte~est on ~i~ ~n~s which s~l become ~ue 0etSbe~ l~th. 19~, the~e Is he~ ~w app~priate~ out of t~ mo~ys on h~ in the 0i~ ~eaa~y, ~n~ available f~r ~hat p~pose, the ~ of $6,260.00, which s~ of mo~2 s~11 be set aside ~ is hereby set aside for sai~ p~ose ~ the 0iff ~eas~e~ s~ll ~Y ~ ~r~nts, bon~s, interest eoupons, or hon~ ~Y ~raft of ~y ~h~aeter uDon the ~me ~ ~ other ~ose ~t all mo~eys so ~olleote~-by virtue of the above app~pr~$i~ns aha~l be applie~ to ~ p~poae n~e~, ~d to ~ P~SED, t~s, t~ 9th ~ay of ~y, 1~7 Chairman At~,es% ~ity Seoret~ry Approve~l Upon motion off ~ey ~e r~e. were e~ed a~ the o~$n~oe p~oed on itc seoon~ ~a~$~o Upon motion off ~ey the ~e. we~ ~ue~n~ed ~d a~g~t io~ Motion was m~e by ~ey that t~ oral--ce be a~opte~ am rea~, Upon roll o~1 upon the question of the a~option of the 9~1n~o$ the following Oo~issioners voted "Yea" Ba~ley,0astleberry, 0~ook an~ r~y NO 0o~iasioner Monday, M~y 9th,19S7 voted "Nay" Whereupon the 0hair deolared the motion pre- vailed and the ordina~oe adopted as read Upon motion the 0ommission stood ad~ournsd A~proved May 24th, 1927 Searetary 0it~ 00mmis=ion 2O7 ~uesday, ~ 1?th, 1927 The aommiesion met in session adjourned from M~ 9th,1927 with Chairman Miller presiding I The followinv 0ommissioners were present and answered to the roll Bailey, aastleberry, Oraddock, Lakey and Miller Messrs R Wynn, representing the W ~ Bra~e representing the Yellow Cab Co , and Fred and Way'ne Freeman, representing ~he Red Ball Service were heard relative to a lease given by the R~'I0o to the Yello~ 0ab Co , for p~rkin~ sp~ce at Ry~ Station After discussion it was upon motion agreed to al- low the City Ordinance covering the p~rkirg at the Station to stand as it was Upon motion the Oity Attorney wa~ instructed notify B E Drake to remove his garage fran the alley- wa~ connecting Bryan and Normal Avenue Motion was made upon the recommendation of Com- mi~sioner Oastleberry to place Boulevard stops at the intersection of the Oourt Square and the following streets South Iocust, South Elm, West Hickory and West Oak 3treets Upon motion the Oommtssion stood adjourned u~til ~uesday, ~y E4th~ 1927 Tuesday, May 17~h, 1927 Approved ~ M~y 24th, 1927 Oity Seoretary on ~it¥ Eall The 0ommission met in regular May Sesalon with iman Miller Dresid~o i ~he following 0ommissionere were present a~swe~ei to the roll Bailey, aastleberry, Lakey Miller~ Absent ar~dook ~ U~l~pprove~ minutes of the preoe~ing meetings Were rea~ au6 approve~ The following aocounte were approve~[ and warrants ] r~ere~ d~awn on their respeotive fun~s in payment, General Fund 3tare Flremen's Ass'n ~16920 $20 00 i°W.MKenzi e 16921 56 90 M~ 0rat~osk 169~ 4~ 70 ~ Mamu, Pres 0f~ieer 16913 ~.9 83 orris Smith 16924 17o00 lams Storage ~o 16925 3 57 ot~r Mark 16926 7 64 e~ Y. ewis & Oo 169~.? 9 O0 eaney & Tobey 16928 3 O0 m~r ~a France F E. 0o 169~ 1 0~ amey & Ivey 16930 6 57 ~rgreaves Prtg Oo 16931 Z 11 0ash tm W W f~ 169~ ~0 75 .0 B~O~ 16933 9 60 A. ~e~son 169~4 9 60 rigs ~io 3hop 16935 40 ~.eaa on P~nt 169~ Z 46 T~ok ~ 16937 Reoo~-0h~niol e 169~ ~7,7 5 go~a ~nt & P~ Oo 16~ lA 35 iherroi, J T 169~ ~sh for ~ayrO~ 5~20 $44~ 80 A Wa~ke~,~ent 52~2 30 12 ash fo~ ~ay~oll 522~ 417 ~0 ~ey & ~vey 5~6 21 55 ~,H ~avenport & 0o 5~7 21 06 ~ne~al Wells 0~ ~tone 52~8 39 16 ,Wlg~ 5~ 26 25 ~0 A 0011ins 52~0 91 ~ ~eM B~ato~r 5231 3 25 ~e~ ~wis & Oo fl23~ 22 45 Peoples los Oo 52~3 4 50 ~dy ~tor Oo B2~ 19 75 lash for ~e~ 5235 fas B. Farria 5S36 6 00 ~ Ba~ett 5237 12 10 , W ~a~ 5~38 6 60 ~olia Petrole~ ~o 5~9 6.~ ie~oe Petrole~ 0o ~ 99.96 ~ash for 2aFroll 5~41 58 80 ,albr~ith-Fo~orth ~br ~ 2 15 oll 3~ $1~8.~ h ~ Fowle~ ~ ~0.00 2e~ ~wis & Oo ~08 4 ~ ........ ................. ..... Tuesday,~ay ~4th, 1~g7 Park Fund (Continued) 6albraith-Foxworth ~o ~309 ~ 85 Huey & ~hilp Hdw 0o 310 255.00 North Texas Telephone 311 ~0 The Davey T~ee Expert 312 5.00 ~O A. Oolline 310 451 ~0 The ~urray Oo 314 A0 6~ Gity Hall Fund Eleotrio Shop ? 150000 W T Monroe & Go 8 1,085 00 N.Texas Telephone Go 9 3.50 Denton Monumental Wrke 10 265 O0 Bridge Oonst~uotiou Fund O.W Martin Lbr 0o ~Z2 42? 20 Wilson-pratt Lbr Go 20 ~80.~5 0has,N Davis 24 3,2~ 60 Bent Gonorete Pil~ Go 25 108.25 Wilson-l:Tatt Lbr Go E6 62?045 0ash for Payroll E? 134 10 Wilson-PratteLbr Go 28 186,90 Gash for Payroll 29 95 60 Ohas N Davis ~O 1,194o~0 G W Martln Lbr Co 31 ?20 90 Gash for Payroll 32 176o00 ZoWiggs 33 39o3~ ~outhwestern Laboratories 34 12.~9 Mlas Foundry 35 288000 Woodrum Truok Lines 35 ~ 60 0oeupation Fund ~ Gash Items 333 $& 00 St & Bridge Fund 334 E,i~8,1E Delinquent Tax Fund Gash Items 331 $134 63 Distribution of Del Tax 33E 1,795 21 Gash Items 16955 ~15 00 % Gash Items 169§6 65 60 ~ M~ B E Drake was heard relative tO olosing an alleyway oonueoting Nox~nal and Bryan Avenue, and it was agreed that the Mayor would oommunioa~e with the adjoin- ing property owners and if possible affeot a settlement. The following ~esolutio~ was introduoed se~d upon motion adopted WNEwE~s, it appears that Prairie Street in the Glt~ 9f Denton, Texas, that extends West from Avenue A, to eertain property now owned and held by the North Texas State ~eaohers Gellege is px-aetisally surrounded by property owned b~ the North Texas State Taaoh~rs Gollege,.and tha~ the North Texas State ~eaohers Goll~ge having reoe~tl~ purohased o~rtain ~roperwy that abuts on the north aHd south ~nd wes~ of this portion of said Prairie Street that it is essential to the building program of said Teaohers 0~llege to have a oex'tain portion of the said P~airle street abandoned, therefore T~esda~,May ~4th, 19B? BE I~ RF~0~VED BY TH~ CITY C ~0~_TSSION 0F T~ CITY 0F D~T~N,~, ~a$ ~airie ~$reet in t~ City of ~nton, Texa~, be~i~i~ en th~ east ~ide o~ the D~erty now held~m~ ~ed by t~ No.th Tesas State Teae~s College exte~dl~ east for a ~st~oe of one h~dred feet be here ~d fforever ab~doned bY the City of ~nton, Texas, for str~t or ~ther s~h ~rposes, as it ham be~ so used in That ~a resoluti~ a~ll ~e in ~ll for~e and ef~et from ~d after i~s pmsea~ and appr~l Passed ~his the E~h d~ of ~,A D W S ~ller O~i~ of Oi~ Commission A~teSt: J W E~ln ~ton, Texas 'Upon motion the rate for water du~ the mont~ of ~e ~o Sep~mber was set at BO~ per $~sa~ gallons fo~ the ~i~s% ten third gallons ~e ~or's ~port f~r the ~nth of ~ was read a~ ~rdered filed A ee~ttee was appointed composed of Oo~ssioners ~e~ ~ Oastleber~ to ~vaam the ret~ns of ~ elee~i~ held May 19~,19E7, ~d w~ brou~t in the fol- lowi~ repDrt We,yo~ ~0~ittee appointed to ~vass t~ ~ns of eleet~on held in t~ City of ~ton, Texas, at the City Hall,~o~ ~he 19th d~ of ~y,A D 192~, ~r ~e of s~tti~ te ~e Quailed e~e~rs fo ~e ~i~ of ~nto~, Temas, the p~op~sition of ~ndi~ Section one ~tiele 17 of the Oh~ter of the City of ~t~, ~exas, beg ~ ~ave to report t~t we have ~de a easel e~va~ of t2 ~ said election ret~nz ~d ~nd ~ reset as foll~ ~: T~ AGA~$~ T~ ~~ 0F SEOTION 0~ ~TIC~ SEV~T~ 0F ~ O~T~ 0F T~ OI~ 0F D~TON, T~Z$, 599 VOTES~ R~ ~ey Claud Oastleber~ Oo~ittee We, y~ eo~ittee appointed to e~vass the re.rna of an eleet~on held in the Oity of DenOn, Texas, at the Ci~ ~11 on th~ 19~ ~y of ~, A~D 19~, for the p~pese of sub- ~ttl~ to the q~lified electors of said Oi~ the propoaition of wh~her er not certain l~d sho~ be ~exed to and be made ~ part of t~ Oi~ of ~nt~,Texa~, beg lea~e to report that W, ~ve made a earef~ e~vass of the said election ~t~s a~ fi~ the ~s~t as follows FOR ~ ~wATION 0F T~ ~P~ 490 VOTES AG~N~T T~ ~TION 0F T~ PROP~ 208 VOTES Ray ~key Go.lites Tuea~v,M~y ~.4th, 1927 The following resolution was read and upon motio~ adopted ~w~.~, at an election held in the City of Denton, Texas, on the 19th day of May, A D 19E?, at the City Hall fo~ the purpose of amending Section One Article Seventeen of the Charter of the City of Denton, Texas, and also for the purpose of datermining whether or not certain property shall be awed to ano become a part of the City of Denton, Texas, it appears that from the returns of the said election that the proposed amendment to the Charter of the said City was rejected and that the hereinafter described property was accepted as a part of the said City, that a total of ?48 votes were cast at said election, THEHEFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY £HE CITY C0~ISSION OF TI~ CITY OF DENTON, T~.w~.~, that the votes cast at said election for the amending of Section one of Article seventeen were 3?4 and the votes cast at said election againsS She amending of Section one of Article seventeen of the said Charter were 5gg That the votes cast at said elecS~on for the annexation of the said property were 4g0 and the votes cast at said election against the annexation of said property were 208, therefore the said amendment to the said Charter was re ~eoted and said proposal is of no effect and force That the following described property is hereby declared to be a part of and is a part of the City of Denton, Texas, for all eiPOses whatsoever, which said property is described as ng all that certain tract or parcel of land situated in County of Denton, Texas, and described ae BEGINNING at She NE corner of a 20 acres tract ~f land out of said survey conveyed by B F Wilson to Belle Fulton in February, 1908 by deed recorded in Volume 108 Page ~04 of the Deed Retch, ds of Denton County, Texas, Thence W with the N line of said 20 acre tract 336 6 feeS, Thence S, 273 3/4 fees a stake for corner, Thence E 336 feet to a stake for oorne~, Thence N E73 3/4 feet to the place of beginming and being the ease land conveyed to C S Wllkins by 0 B Herren, a bachelor an August E?,A D 19~.l by deed r~cordsd in Vol Page 15 of the Deed Records of Denton, County, Texas, and also being the same land conveyed by O ~ Wilkine and wife R A Wilkins to Bailey E Fuller on the 10th day of April A D 1923 as shown by Deed Recorde~in Vol 18~ l~age 194 of Deed Records of Denton County, Tex~ And from and after this date said lm~d is snd shall be ap~ICt of the CilV of Deafen, Texas Passed this the E4th day of ~ey, A D 1927 W S Miller Chairman City Commission Attest J W Erwin City Secretary The following ordinance was introduced and placed on its first reading AN ORDINANCE APPOINTINC A BOARD OF EQUALIZA~0N FOR THE CITY OF DENTON, £EXAS, FOR THE yEAW. ]~$Eg,DEFINING TEEIR DUTIES, FIXING TI % OF MEETINC, PROVIDING FOR THE COM~ENSATION, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY C0~fvSSION OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS Sec 1 That M B Whitlock, E r, ~own and H E ~,dwards ~e and are hereby appointed as a Board of Equmlimation for the Cit~ of Denton, Texas, for the year 1927 Tuesday, May 24th,1927 See 2 That t~e 9~ld Board of Equalization shall receive the assess- ment ~lls ~d books from the City Secretly of the ~ld for e~l~tion, eor~eetion, eq~lizlng, apprale~nt and ~d s~ll see t~t every p~mon In s~d City ~ ~ndered his or her property, both real a~ p~mon~ ~d mixed at a fa~ ~d ~ket value of all improved lots ~d t~ v~ of all imp~o~mentm ~d the value of all ~mp~ved lots In said ~d shall do ~d perfo~ ~ ~d all acts neoe~sary ~d duties in the m~ner and by the means provided by laws of State of Texas, gove~i~ said Board. Sec ~at ~embers of said Board ~all convene at the City ~ in said Git~ on the da~ of A D 192~ and thereafter at-su2h times aa such BoarA may provide, or as neeeme~y for a f~l ~d fair ~d complete ~sohar~e of their duties Sec 4 The members of the Board of Eq~limation $~ll receive as eom- pensa$1on in f~l for their services rendered here~der the of $3~00 per d~ which sh~l be ~id by the 0ity as re~d by law. T~t this or~oe shall be in f~l fores ~d effect from after,its ,~aa~e ~d approv~ Passe~ this ~e g6~ day of ~ay,A D 1927 W,S ~ller 0h~r~n 0i~ Cornstarch ~t ~, Tex~ At~s~I J W. E~ln 0ity Secretly ~p~oVed as to form ~rion City ~pon motion of ~ey the ~es were suspended ~d the ordin~ee placed on it~ second readi~ ~'~pon motion of Castlebe~ the ~e~ were suspended and the o~ia~oe placed on ire third ~d fill rea~ng for ~otion was ~de by Oaatlebe~ ~at the o~in~oe be adopted aa ~ead Upon roll call upon the questi~ of ~e adopt~lon off~ the o~din~oe the fo~i~ Go. leachers voted "Tem~ Bailey,Oa~tlebe~Y,~eY ~d ~ller No Co~ssioner voted "Nay" ~e~upon the Oh~r declared t~ motion vailed and the ordinance adopted am [~e ~ollowing ordinance wam introduced ~ p~eed on its ~irst readi~ Tuesday, May 24th,1927 Sec 1o That there be and there is here now levied the following tax on the one hundred dollars valuatice~ of taxable property within the corporate limits of the City cf Denton, Texas. to be assessed and collected by the City Secretax-J for the purposes hereinafter stipulated, for the yea~ For School M~intenance Fund the sum of 75 cents on the one hu~dre d valuation For Street & Bridge Fund the sum of 35 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For Sch,ol House Improvement Bond ~ 6 the sum of °01 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For General Fund the sum of 30 cents On the one hundred dol- lars valuation For School House Improvement Bond ~ 5 the sum of 16 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For General indebtedness Funding Bonds Sinking Fund the sum of 01 cent on the one hundred dollars valuation For Refunding Bonds 1927 issue the sum o f E0 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation. For School Debt Funding Bond thc sum of 01 cents o~the one hundred dollars valuation For School House Improvement Bonds Sinking Fund the sum of GE5 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For City Hall Constructim Bonds the sum of l0 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation, For Bridge Construction Bonds the sum of 025 oentm on the one hundred dollars valuation For Maintenance and UpkeeD of City Park the sum of 06 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation The said sums here~n stipulated for said several pul*poses are here now levied upon each one hundred dollars valuation, with- in the corporate limits of the Oity of Denton. Texa~ Sec 3 That there is here now levied and there shall be collected for the year 1927 a poll tax of one dollar from every male citizen of the City of Denton, Texas, between tl~e a~es of twenty-one ~nd sixty yea~e inclusive, who are not exempt under the laws o£ the State of Texas, Cl~rter of the City of Denton, Texas, and Constitution of the State of Texas Sec 4 There is here now levied and there shall be oolleste~[ for the year 1925 a stree~ t~x of three dollars from eao~ male oiti~,en of the City of Denton, Texas, betwee~ the a~es of twenty-one and forty-five inclusive, who are not exemp~ under the Ch~ter of the City of I~nton, Texas, an~ the I~ws of the Stats of Texas, which said t~x shall be pa;fable in vance, and shall be five dollars if not paid before the first de~v of Feb~-u~ry, A ~ 1~28 Sec That this ordinance shall be in full force and efffe~$ and after its passage and publication aa requi~ed b~ law~ Tuesday, May S4th,19~7 Sec 6 That if any provision of this ordinance shall in any way prove unconstitutiona~ it shall not effsct any other pro- vision of said ordinanoe, Passed this the ~,ith day of }l~y, A D 1927 ~ W S Miller Chairman Ci~ Commission Attest~ J W Erwin Oity Secretary Approved as to form M~rlouj Bralley City Attorney Upon motion of Lakey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading Upon motion of Bailey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its third and final reading for adoption Hotion was made by Oastleberry that the ordinance be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the Question of the adoption of the ordinance the following Commissioners voted "Yea" Bailey, Castleberry, Lakey and Miller No Com- missioner voted"Nay" Whereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted as read The following ordinance was introduced and placed on its first remding AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN STOPS OF VI~HICLES BEFORE DRIVING ON OERTAIN STREETS AND TH-F PUBLIC SQUARL PROVII~ ING FOR A 2ENADTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COM~SSION OF TH~ CITY OF DENTN, TEXAS Sec 1 Alii persons or person driving a motor or other vehicle going eas~t on Wast Hickory Street shall come to a complete stop Just before prSeseding upon the Public SQuare, any personor persons dri.ving a motor or other vehicle east on West Oak Street, sou~ on horth Elm Street, north on South Elm Street, North on sou_th Loo~t Street, shall some to a complete stop Just before pro ceeding upon the Public SQuare in the City of Denton, Texas, Any~erson or persons driving a motor or otb.er ve. hi?l.e s~outh on $~livar Stree~ shall come to a complete s~op Sus~ oerore pro~ed,in~ upon West Oak Street Any person or persons driv- Xng a ~o~or or other vehicle north on Avenue A shall come to a complete stop Just before proceeding upon West Hickory Street, a~y person or persons driving a motor or other vehicle On East Chestnut Street shall come to a complete stop Just before proceeding upon Avenue A Sec 2 Any~person or persons guilty of violating any provision of thi~ ordinance shall be deemed guilty ~f a misdemeanor and be ~ubJeot to a fine of not exoeeding one hundred dollars. 216 ~t tMs ordin~oe shall be in f~l force a~ effect from ~d after its pass.e, approval and publication ~s required by law Passed this the 24th day of ~y,A D l~ W ~,~ller 0h~r~n ~ity Oo~imsion Attest ~ W E~in City Secretary Approved as to form ~rion Bralley City Upon motion of Oas~leberry the r~ea we~ suspende~ ~d the ordinance placed on its second readi~ Upon motion of T~ey the ~es were ~s~nded ~d ordin~oe placed on its third ~d final readi~ for Motion was made by ~ey that the ordin~oe be as read Upon roll call upon the q~stion of the adoption of the ordin~oe the followin~ Commis~oners ~ted "Yea": Bailey, Castleberry, ~key ~d Miller No 0omis~one~ "Nay" ~ereupon the C~ir dee~d t~ ~tl~ prevailed a~ the ordinance adopted as read The following ordin~oe was introduced a~ p~eed on its first readi~ ~ ORDINANCE FIXIN~ T~ S~IhS 0F ~ 0FFIC~S 0F ~ OI~ 0F DENTON, T~ ~R ~ FZSO~ ~ BEGI~G 1, I~E~ BE IT 0RDAI~D 0RD~D BY T~ CITT C0~SSION OF T~ OF n~TON, T~z&S See 1 ~hat the salaries of the officers of the City of ~t~, be ~d the s~e are hereby fixed respeet~lly as followz The Mayor shall ~n~lly receive ~e a~ of $~000 00 ~he Oity Seereta~ s~ll ~ually ~ceive the s~ of ~00.00 ~e Superintendent of the Water & ~ight ~pt Shall ~1~ receive t~ ~ of ~2~$0 00 ~e City Atto~ey s~ll ~u~l~ receive the s~ of.$1~ ~ Gity Mar~l s~ll e~uually receive $~ ~m of $1~00~00 ~e ~river of Fire ~e ~ 1 sh~l ann~lly receive $1~$0~00 ~e driver of Fi~ ~ne ~ E shall ~y receive ~8~ 00. The City Health Officer s~ receive a~lly $~00.00 The Street Co~ismlo~r shall ann~y ~eei~ $~00.00 The 0ity of ~nton e~ll monthly contribute to t~ ladle's rest room the s~ of tE~ 00, ~til the new Oity ~11 Is o~upied~vided not to extend for a period of ti~ of year f~ate See ~t all salaries ~in fixed ~ be ~e ~d p~able the first d~ of each month a~ shall be elective mz herein out on ~d after th~ first day of J~e,A D See T~t all salaries herein ~rovided for s~ll be p~d out of Tuesday, the ~neral fund except the Street Commissioner which shall be~,ld out of the Street &mBridge Fund and the Superintendent of ~l~ Water and Light Deptartment which shall be paid ou~ of the lister Works Fund of theCity of Denton, Texas, by warrants draw~ u~on such funds signed by the City Score tary and counter- signed by the Ms~vor That this ordinance shall be in full fores and effect from and after its passage Passed this the ~4th day of May A D W S Miller Attest: ~ W Erwin Chairman City Commission ApprOved as to form Marion BI, alley City Attorney Upon motion of Zakey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading Upon motion of Bailey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its third and final reading for adoption Motion was made by Bailey that the ordinance be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the Question of the adoption of the ordinance the following Oommissioners voted "Yea" Bailey,Oastleberry,Y~akey and M~ller No Commissioner voted "Nay", Whereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed and the ordi~oe adopted as read Upon motion the Secretary was instructed to charge off cheeks paid to C W Stovall, Seeretary, for fines amounting to $~§ 60 and taxes amounting to $134 63 Upon motion the Secretary was instructed to charge off $15 00 che~k received f~r fines, and $6 0O received for oo- cupat$on taxes paid to ~.W Erwin, Secretary An appropriation of ~12 50 per month was m~de to pay the office rent of the City Attornty 'o~tll hie office in the new City Hall was completed ~pon motion a committee composed of Messrs Miller and McKen~ie was appointed to ~eeure auditors for the past year's work Upon motion the Secretary was instructed to transfer the 09cupation fund to the overdrafts of Street and Sidewalk Oonstvuction account and Street and Bridge Department Funds ~ptn motion the Secretary was instructed to distribute the b~lanee of the Delinquent ~,~ account to their proper accounts Tuesday, May 24th 1927 Upon motion the Commission stood adJourned~June 14th,19E? Approved June 28th, 1927, Seoretary City Eall ~Aesda~, June 14th,1927 ~ The 0ommission met in session adjourned from May 24th, 1927 with G~a~rman M~ller presiding~ I The following Commissioners were present az~d answered to ~he tx'ell: Bailey, Castleberry, Oraddock, Miller 'Absent ~ Re following ordinance warn introduced and placed on its first ~'sading ~RD~NANGE OF THE OlTY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF D~IVTON. T DETERMINING THE NEOESSITY FOR ' ............... LXAS, ......... ~v~ ~ A~ESSNENT AGAINST THE mmEoFASH PECAN S Ef. .-u~ A~L~0E WEIGH ~. , EDAd~ STREET ~! , S22 ~T AND WEST MUI~BEREY S ~ ' OF TO TREET, IN TEE CITY N, FOR A PART OF THE COST OF I~PROVING S~rD STEEE~S, AND FIXING A TIME FOR A HEARING OF THE OWNERS OR AGENfS GF SAID OWNERS 0~ SAID PROP~TY OR OF ANY PERSONS Ii~TE~EST~.D IN SAID IMPROVF~Ts AS PROVIDED BY CHAPTER 11, 2IfWE 22, REVISED STA~JT~S l~ll,~ AND GHAPfER 9, 2I~ZE S$,REVISED STATUTES OF AND ~NE O;~A~_TER AND 0RDINANGES 0T ~HE CITY OF DENTON AND DIRECTING TRE QIfM SECRETARY TO Gi~E NOTIGE OF SAID REARING AND mF~MINING AND ~Pf0VZI~G THE S~A.TEMENT OR REPOR~ 0~ CITY ENGINEE~ ~o~L~2?~a.e? ~ne Oit~ Co..~.lssion of the Cit~ Of Denton has ..~--~-~A~.,~ ~ .resolution au~y passed and aporoved ordered the lm- provemen~ of the following streets in the Oity of Denton tp-wit ~E STREEt, from the north line of L, st Hickory Street to the s,uth line of HoKinney street, Pavement to ~e one and one- half inches of Asphaltic Concrete on a five inch re-inforoed concrete base, I~F~AN STREET from the west line of Ash Street to the east line o~ Cedar Street, pavement to be one and one-half inches of Asphaltic Oonorete on a five inch re-lnforoed concrete base, G~llAR STREET, from the south line of I{eKinney Street to the no~h line of West I{iokory Street, pavement to be one and one-half inches of Asphaltic 0onorete on a five inch re-inforoed oono~s~e base, P~DER AVENUE, from the north line ~f Oak Street to the south line of Gregg Street, pavement to be one end one-half inehes~of~ Asphaltic Concrete on a five inch re-inforoed concrete base'~H SfREE~, f~m th~ south line of Wes~ Hickory Street to the no~th line of Mulberry Street, pavement to be one ~ln~he stof Asphaltic Concrete on o~ ~ ..... .and one-half oase,~ ~ ~n~ ~nan oompao~ea gravel WES~ ~UDBERRY STREm~, from the west line of W~loh Street on-the ~erth line of Mulberry Street to a point 123~feet west of the _~aid~ west line of Welch Street, pavement to be one and one-hal~ inshes of Asphaltl~ Oonerete on an eight inch compacted gravel ~a~ e v _Wf~sh said streets shall each be and constitute an entirel~ and who$~y separate a~d independent unit of improvement The ~onstruetion of said lmprovemenSs in each separate unit or distrie$ shall be wholly independent of the construction in any other u~l~ or district, ~he assessments to be levied in each unit ortdistrist shall be made according to the cost of the improvements in that partio~_~er unit or district and in accordance Tuesday, June ~4, th, 1927 to the cost of the improvements in that particular unit or district and in accordance with the benefits accruing to ro eft by reason of said improvements in that parti- th.e p P-~ ~Y- ~-~+. wholly a~d entirely independent.of em~ar unz~ w- ~?y~-, ~,_ ~oorui~= by reason of the lm- the cost and of ~ne oene~.~y - ..~o_._ .,-~. o~ provements in any of the other unzts or ~=~'~o, WHEREAS, plane and specifications for ~e improvement of said streets have been duly prepared end approved as required by the Charter and 0rdin~ucea of the City of Denon and the Statute~ of the State of ~exam, WHEREAS as required by amid Charter 0rdin~uces and Statutes afte~ due advertisement and bids for amid work of improvement made, said work of improvement was let to Ja~Oe Construction Company to improve with one and one-half (1~") inch Asphaltic Concrete on a five (§) inch concrete base, curb and gutters and necessary work in ~onnection therewith as provided by said plans and epeci~oations, and, WHEREAS, a written contract has been entered into ~2 and between the City of D~ton, ami Ja~oe Construction Company for the construction of said improvements, Now, ~herefore, BE IT 0RDAINLD BY ~HE CITY C0~IS~ION OF THE CTTY OF D~NTON That the report or statement of the Oity E~ginee~ filed with the City Com~issio~, describing the abutting property and giving the name s of property owners and number of front feet and the cost of improvement chargeable against each abuttin~ property and its owner, having ~een duly examined, ia hereby approved That the City Commission does hereby determine to assess the total cost of curbs and two- ds of the total coat of the remainder of said improvements ~h~l-~r~oe ~e owners of the property abutting_.therson! ~gainst their property, in accordance with pr of Chapter ll, Title ~2, Revised S~atutes of T~xas of 1~11, and Chapter 9, Title ES, Revised ~tatutes of T~xas of and the Charter and Ordinances of the Ci~y of Denton That the said assessment sh~ll be made after the notice to property owners and all interested persons, and the hearing her~in mentioned, and that the said portion of the said cost of improvements to be assessed against such property owners and their property shall be in accordance with the Front Foot Rule or plan, in the proportion that the frontage of the property of each owner in each particular u~it or district bears to the frontage of the ~hole property in that particular unit or district, provided, that after much hearing, if sush plan or apportionment be found to be not Just and equitable in particular instances, the City commission shall so appor- tion all amid coat aa to px~duce a substantial equality be- tween all such prot~rty owners a~u~ting on the partieu~lar istrict having in view the enhanced value of that unit or d - .~ '~ ~ ~ ~tv~ from such improveme~t~ and er and ~D~ ~enell~ prop ty ueh assessement and that the burdens imposed upon them by a in nO event shall any assessment be made against the owner or his property in excess of the enhanced value of such property by reason of such improvement That the proppor- tionate cost of much improvement which ia contemplated te be assessed against such owners and their properties shall become due and payable as follows One-fifth upon the com- pletion and acceptance by the Oity of Denton of~t~.he~ improve- sent in the particular unit or district, one-~xma one year after said date; one-fifth two y~ars after said date, one- i fifth three years after said date~ one-fifth four years after said date, together with interest from said date at the rate of eight per cent per annum, and reasonable torney's fees ~ud all coats of collection in came of default~ · total roportionate part of such cost which is ~t~at th . . P - --~--~ ~.~ owners and their re- templated ~o ~e assesaem a~a~a~ spective properties and the names of the ownera of abutting upon said streets aforesaid , properties ~o be im- proved, and the description of that p~op~rty ~ the several amounts proposed to bc assessed against them :espeotfully for Ti%sedcO, Jun~ 14th, 1987 paving and for curb am~. gutter, and the grand tota~ thereof whio~ said sum does not .~m shall not in ~ny event exceed two-$hi~ds of the total cost of said improvements except ourb~,~ is as follows ASH $~REET from the North V,ine of East Hickory Street_ to the south line of MoKinney Street, pavement to be one an? 0~ne- half~inohes of Asphaltic Oonorete on a five inch re-~nzoroem concrete base, West i Si.d~. ~H~ ~ON O~JN~.¥ NATIONAL .BANE. Owner cf the South 86 19 feet~tof ~ot 6, Blook 7. ~riglnai ~own Plat, frontage feet~ Amount assessed $136,19 ,Owner of the North ~-~.81 feet of Dot 6, ~ the ~8 feet of Lot 5, Block 7, Original ~own Plat, ~6 19 feet, amount assessed $1B6 19 life grid~ Mary ~ Simpson,Remainder owner Beglnn~ng o~ foot'North of the S~E 0orner of Block 7, and running North 2~ 9~ feet, and extending west 120 feet to Dooust Street, betwee~ P~rallel lines ~eing part of Dot 8, Block 7, 2 ~esoribed in Vol,4A, Page 150, Deed Records Frontage ~.O~.T9 feet, Amount assessed $119 ~9 MRS T~VA. .W I~G. Owner of the North 1/~ of Dot §, Bloo~ 7, Orlg~al ToWn ~1~, Exoepting the nine inches on the north side/ Frontage nA,~.§ feet A~ount assesSed,t126 10 · ot ~, Block 7, Original Toga Plat, frontage 00 ?0 Amc assepee~, $~63 90 ~at, frontage g§ 0 feet, amount assessed ~1~0 00 I~t ~ BZg~ 7, Original Town l~lat Frontage ~o reel;, amoun~ assessed MRS ~, J. ~, B.0TTORFF,0wner of the South 21 feet of Lot Bloo~ 7, Original '~o~ Plat, frontage 21 feet, amount assessed MRS t FRANE GRAFT, Life interest and ,Ten~ rem-Jt~de~ owner, of the North 89 fee~ oz ~o~ m, ~ 7~ 0r~nal ~own Plat, frontage 29 feet, amount assessed $150 _M~t.S , FRANE ORAFT,I~ife .interest ~ Tena J Oarlton, remain~d.er~ ~wnelr, 0T the South 1/E o~ Lot l, B. loek 7, 0niginal 'zov~ frontage ~5 feet, amount assessed $130 00 Dot 1, 0ri~n~l" T~'wn Plat, frontsge 2~ fee2, amoun~ assessec~ frontage lEO ieet, amount assessed $6~-4 00 Owner of .11 of Blook 17, Original Town Plat, s,, ,0STOFF 0 , fr~d~" ~4 oo amount assessed $696 80 Ao~,~ ~"itI1~$, O~er of. Zot g, Blook 19, O~gim~l Tom P:l~t, front- ageflOO ~eet, amount assessed $520 00 ~ EVERS. Owner of the South 40' of Lot ~, Block 19, Original ~mount assessed $~05 00, Frontage 40 feet W O~ ~D~DS, Owner of Lot 1, and the North 60 feet of Lot B16¢k l~, Original Town Plat, frontage 160 feet, amount assessed $S~: 00. Tuesday, June 14th, 1927 ASH STREET (Continued) JOE ,S GAMbit,L, Owner of th~ South 60feet of ~he West 83 feet o2 Zot 2, Block 1S, Original Town Plat~ frontage 60 feet, amount assessed $312 00. J T S1-M~0NS~ Owner of a lot beginning 60 feelt N0~th o2 the S.W Corner of Block 1S, and rur~ning Norf=h ~P~ B~' a~d ex- tending east 93 feet between parallel Ii.es Being a part of Zot 2, Block 1S,0 T P described in Vol. 19~_Pag~ §1~, Deed Records Frontage §2 S?, Amount Assessed~4 92 H C Taliafer~0,0wner of a lot beginning lB§ f~et Sou~h of ~-~-~-6-~'~' of Block 15, and r~tg South DG 17~ extending east 86 feet between parallel lines ~ Being a part of lots I and E, Block 15, 0 T P Descri~ed in Vol 181, Pa~e 508, Deed Records Frontage 78 17, Amoun$ $396 08 J D MARTIN,Owner of Part of Zot 1, Block 18, O Beginning 75' South of the N W 00rner of Bloc]c 18~ end rn~Ing South §0 feet, and extending east 94 feet between parallel lines. Described in Vol S0$,2a~e 275. Deed Re - cords Frontage ~0 feet, amount assessed$260 00. ~.~J 0 BELL, Owner of the North 75 feet of the west of Lot 1, Block 18, Original Town Plat F~ontage feet, amount assessed $390 00 PEOAN STPJ~ET,from the West Idne of Ash Street $o the ~st Zine of Cedar Street ORT]¢ CITY OF D~NTON. Owner of all of Block l§, of t~e '- Town Plat Frontage 1E0 feet, Amount assessed Z~BAILEY. Owner of Lot No 1, and the West 1/2 Sf Block 18, Original Town Plat ~rontage 1§0 feet. Amount assessed $?@0 00 I JOHN B SCHLITZ Owner of the east §0 feet of I~t $, BlOCk i6 16, Frontage ~0 feet, Original Town Plat Amount assessed $260 00 INDE2ENDENT ORDER OF ODD FEI~LOWS. Owner of the/South BE feet of ~ot ~, Block lB, Original Toy, s F~ontage 100 feet, amount assessed $§E0~00, / ~0UTH SIDE JOEN B, $~TZ Owner of the North ~0 feet af ~ot " Bl-oa~, Original Tow Plat, ~rontage 150 Amount assessed $$E~ 00 ~EA~V,~,S J~ T MP~ENT/.mN, Owner of the West $?½ feet of ~ot 1, Block §, original To~ Plat as described in V~J.u~e 178, Page ¢60, Deed Records Frontage $?.§ fees Amount Assessed $1g§ 00 W~C KIMBROUGH, an undivided ~/~ interest, and ~.r, and S W Fry, each an undivided 1/$ int~re~ west 1/2 of Zot 2, and th~ East 1~ fee~ in ~lock ~, Original Town Plat Frontage ~¥ § feet, frontage $1g8 00 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF OD,D FF~WS, Owner of the East 1/3 of ~ot 2, Block §, Original '~own Plat Frontage feet, Amount assessed $1J0 0O W c Eimbrou~h, Owner of the West 1/E of ~ot Z, B~Ock Original Town Plat Frontage ~§ feet, Amount assessed $1 o co Tuesd~44 ~une 14th, ~ORY C S~ITE, O-£'nr of the eas~ 1~ of ~o~ ~B~ I STQ~, O~er of ~ ~vi~e~ 1/3 integer ~ d~l~ h~ ~e "~ ~se Stout Ivey, ~mai~e~ , o~r of the West 1/~ of ~t %, Block ~, 0~glnal TOE Pla$. ~on~a~ ~ feet ~o~t assessed $1~0,00 Z~T ~, ~er of the East 1/2 of ~t 4, Bl~k ,--~l~lnal To~ Plat Fronta~ ~5 feet, ~ount assessed 00 ~ OEer of t~ West 1/~ of ~t ~, Slik 5, ~o~ Plat, Frontage ~8 feet, ~ount assessed ~ $130~00 ~ ~er of the Ernst 1/Z of ~t 5, Block Town Plat, Frontage 25 feet ~nt assessed co o0, A 6 ~, Original Town Pla~ ~'ron~age o~ feet, ~o~t msaessed $~60 00. G~D~ S~T, f=om ~e SouSh Line of MoKlnney Street to ~he North line of West Hiokory Street pavement to be one on~ inches of ~ph~ie OcheroUs, on a five inch info.ed ~onerete base; J ~f M00~ O~r of ~t 6~ Block D, 0ri~inal To~n Pla~, A F~ ~S, 0~er ~ ~he Sau~h~l/~ of Lot 5 Block -- ' o~nat To~ P~t, frontage 25 feet, amo~t assessed ~F~ ~RS, ~ner of t~ No~ 1/E of ~t 5, Block J, 0rigi- ~ ~'To~ 21a~, r~na~ag E8 feet, ~o~t assessed h J~ ,O~T~. 0~er of the South 1/E of ~t 4 Block ~ Ori~- ~l ~own P~t, frontage E5 feet, ~o~t assessed ' $1~0 00~ 0 ~, Gr~.~d W R Sram, ~Trustees for 91in ~ ~r~m ~e~ of the North 1/E of ~t 4, Block O, Town P~t, f~ntage ~ feet, ~t assessed $1~0 00 0,~ ' ~t~e 80 feet, ~o~t asses~d $E$0 00 ' ~er of the ~outh 1/2 of ~t E, ~oo~_~_~ ~130 O0 ~0~ ~lat, frontage ~5 fee~ ~ as~ ~ ~ G~T,, Zifetime owner and Tens J Carlton, ~' ' eo~X ~e~ The North 1/E of ~t S, ~look ~, 9riginal ~o~ Pla~, front~e ~5 feet~ ~o~t assessed $1~0 00 ~ner of the South 1/S of ~t i Block i To~ Plat, frontage ED feet, amour assessed A.~ ~$, 0~er of t~ North 1/~ of ~t 1, Bl~k Z Origi- ~at T~n ~a~ fron~e E5 feet ~o~t asses~d $1Z0 00 E ~ ~V~, 0~er of the Wes$ E0 feet of Lot S, Block ~o~igina! To~ 2~t, frontage ~ feet, ~o~t assessed co £uesday, June 14th, 1927 W S LONC AND 0 ~ KING. Each an uudivided 1/2 i~terest in the South ~/2 of ~ I Block 4, Original Town Plat, front- age 30 feet amount assessed $156 00 JOHN B SCHM!TZ, The north 1/2 of Zot l, ~loek 4, 0rl~ginal T'own Plat frontage 30 feet, amount assessed $1_56 00 CITY OF DhNTON, 0w~er of all of Block l~, Original Tom Plat, frontage 134 0 fe~t, amount assessed $696.80 ,WEST SIDE MRS W B MCCLURI~ Owner of Lot 3, and the South 76' of l~ot 2 Block 13, Original Town Plat, being the property described in Vol 122,Page 344 Deed Records, ~ontage 175 feet, amount assessed $910 J.0HN COI~INS, Owner of the North 25 feet of I~t E, Block 12, Original Town Plat, being the property described in Vol 205, Page 80, Deed Reaords, frontag~ 25 feet, amount assesse~ $130 00 ~RS BERTEA I S£0UT, an undivided 1/3 interest for life and ~I~RON STED~' STOUT remainder owner of l~ot i Block 13 0rlEin~l 'Town Plat being the props rty d~scribed Vol ~9, Page 50~ Deed RecD..ds, frontage 100 feet, ~gnount assessed $~20 00 C.A~,BEI~ TI~ATRES. INC Owner of the South 140 feet of ' 2, Block 14, 0ri~iual Town Plat frontage 140 fee~, Amount assessed $?~ 00 SMOOT__~-CURTIS C0~ANY, Owner of the North l0 feet of I~t and all of lot l, Block 14, Original Town Plat~ frontage ll0 feet, amount assessed $8~E 0O PONDER AV~UE, from the North Line of Oak Street to the South line of Gregg Street, pavement te be one -Be one-Half inGh of Asphaltic Concrete on a five inch re-i~oroed ooncrets base ,.,EAS SIDE MRS G J GIIJ~SPIE, Owner of the following described property Ail that certain lot, tract or parcel of land in the City of Denton County of Deuton, Texas, and being ~rt of the E Puehalski survey, Begi~ng on the north side cf Oak St , and at a point where it is intersected by east line of Ponder Avenue Thence East 783 feet to west side of a privit hedge and southwest aorner of a lot owned by W C Edwards, Thence North along W C ~dwards' west line 1~4 4/10 feet to ~ounts Ave, Thence West 78~ fe~t to the southwest ~orner of let No 6 of Mounts Addition to the City of Denton out of said Puehalski survey, £hence South along the east line of Ponder Avenue 194 4/10 feet to the place of begi~ntug Frontage 1~4 4/10 feet, Amount assessed $486 0O WEIGH S£REET , from the South line of HiGkory Street ~0 the North line of Mulberry Street, pavement to be 1 and one-half inches of Asphaltic Concrete on an eight inch compacted gravel base ,WEST SIDE ~B R~0V, DS Owner of the following described propert~ Ali that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situated in the Western part of the City of Denton, Texas, in Denton County, Texas, being a part of th~ E Pu~$alski survey and being the same lot sold by John R Edward~ to W B Brown and 225 Taesday, June l~th, 1927 deseribed as follows, to-wit Beginning on Hickory Street on S B line thereof at a ppint 4§ feet west of M~s A, MoMurray's west line, Thence West with the south line of said Hickory Street 106 feet to a stake, Thence South 1§0 fee~ to a stake, Thence East 10§ feet to a stake between this and A ~oMurrays traot ~ Thence N with W Line of said tract 150 feet to the pla0e of beginning F~ontage l§0 feet, Amount assessed $483 00 AB. tYNOL. DS. Owner of the following described property, All that certain lot, or pardel of land situated in the west part of the City of Denton, being Zot l, part of Blotk ~1, in the College Addltio~ to the Cit~ of Denton, D Denton Counth, Texas, as shown in the plot of the sam~ which is on file in the otfioe of the County Clerk of Dent on CountY, Texas$ the said lot ~ Beginning at the S E corner of a lot on West Hickory Street sold by J,R Edwards to W B Brown, l 2hence S 150 feet to a stake, ~ , Thence W 105 feet to stake, Thence N 1§0 feet to stake, 2henae E 105 feet to the place of beginning Frontage 150 ~feet, Amount assessed $4~0 00 WES~ MIFLBERRY STREET, from the West line of Welch Street to a p~lnt 123 feet West of the said Nest Zine of Welch Street, pavement to be one and one-half inahes of Asohaltio concrete on an eight ineh gravel base NORT~ SIDE AB ~.0r. DS, Owner of the following described property, All that certain lot or parcel of l~nd situated in the West part of the City of Denton being lot ~l, part of Block ~1, in the College Addition to the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, as shown in the plot of the s~me which is on file in the office of the County Cl~k of Denton County, Texas, the said lot Beginning at the S E corner of ~ lot on West Hidkory Street sold by J R Edwards to W S Brown, Thence S 150 feet to a stake, ~henee W 10~ feet to a stake, Thence N 150 feet to stake, Thenae E 10~ feet to bhe place of beginning Frontage 105 feet, Amount assessed $338 10 That a hearing shall be given to said owners their agents and attorneys, and any person or persons interested in said lmp.rtvements, before the City Commission af the City of Denton, as ]~rovided by the provisions of Chapter ll, Title SE, Revised Statutes of £exas of 1911, and Chapter 9, Title P-8, Revised Statates of Texas, of 19E5, and the Charter amd 0rdinanoes ~f the ~ity of Denton which said hea~ing shall be had on the 5~h dam ~f July, IgC-?, at ? ~0 p m o'clock in the City Hall in the ~ity of Denton, Texas,and which said ~earin~ shall be con- tinuad from day to day and from time to time, as may be neces- sary Itc give att said property owners, their agents or attor- ney, la~d a~ interested person of persons, a full and fair hearing, and sa~d owners, their agents or attorneys, and In- tereqted person or persons shall have the right to appear and be h~ard in any ma~er ooneerir&in the said improvements or satd~assessment, or the benefits th~rof to their said property, or t~ any other matter or thing in eonnectima therewith, or to contest said assessment, and at such hearings a full and fair opoo~tunity shall be extended to said property owners, their agents or attorneys, and to all interested persona to be heard with respect to such improvements 226 That after the conclusion of the hearing above mentioned such sum or sums as may be determined by the City Commission to be payable by said property owners shall be assessed against them respectively, and against their respective properties by ordin~nce or ordinamoee. in the manner prescribed by th~ provisions of Chapter 11, Title ~, Revised Statutes of Texas, of 19B5, and the Oharter and Ordinances of the Oit~ of Denton That the City Secretary of the 0ity of Denton is hereby directed to give notice to said property owners, their agents or attorneys, and to all interested persons of said hearing, as prescribed by the provisions of ahapter ll, Title ~.~., Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, and Chapter 9, Title 2~, Revised ~tatutes of Texas of 19E8, and the Charter and ordinances of the 01ty cf ton, by publishing said notice three times in a newspaper of general circulation in the Oity of Denton, the first of said publications to be made at least tan days before the date set for said hearing Said Oity Secretary may alSo mail a copy of said notice by registered letterto each of said property owners, if knov~, or their agents or attorneys if known, said letters to be deposited in the post office in the Oity of Denton before the date set for the hearing However, said notice by regis- tratlon letter shall be cumulative only, and notice by publication shall be full, due and proper notice of said hearing It shall not be necessary to ~he validity maid notice of hearing to n~me any property owner ting on any of said streets, and the fact that any property owner or owners are incorrectly named or not named at all shall in no wise affect the validity of the assessment against said proprty, nor the personal liability against the real and true owner or ownwrs of said pronerty No errors or omissions in the descriptsicn of the properties abutting on any of said streets shall in any wise invalidate said assessment, but it shall be th~ duty of such property owner or owners whose p~OpSrty is incorrectly described to furnish a proper description at the hearin~ or hearings provided for No error or omission of any character in the proceedings shall i~- validate any assessment or any certificate isled in evidence there of That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force fro~ and after its passage P~SSED AND APPROVLD, thi s 14 /~ay of ~une, 19 ~.? · BW McKenzi e May o r W S 1/iller ATTEST J W E~win, CHairman of the 0ommtssion City ~eore tar7 Upon motion of Bailey the rules were s~spended the ordinance placed on its second readin~ . ~ Upon motion of Craddock the rules were euSp~d~ the ordinance placed on its third and final reading for adopt ion 227 Tuesds~v, ~ttue 14th, 19Z? Mot~n was made by Bailey that the ordinanoe be adopted aa read Upon roll oall upon the question of the adoption of the ordinanoe the fo~llowing Oommissloners vo%~d "Yea" Bailey, Oastle~erry,0raddook and Miller No 0ommissioner voted "Nay", whereupon the Ohair de- clared the motion prevailed and the ordina$oe adopted as read Upon motion the OO~mm~ssice~ stood adjourned until Tuesday, ~une 28th, 1927 Approved ~une 28th, 1927 City Hall Tuesday June E8th,19E7 The Commission met in session adJou~r~d from June 14th lq '7 with 0hairm~m Miller presiding, The following 0ommis loners were present and a~- swered to the roll Bailey, Castleberry, Oraddook, Lakey and Miller The following accounts were allowed and warram%s ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment General Fund Cash for Payroll ~16957 $113 40 Jack Christal 16958 100 00 Gustav Faerber 169g~ 400 O0 Gustav Faerber 16960 400 00 R E Cook Fire Chief 16961 Morris Smith 16962 1 30 J H Barnes 16963 33 40 J H Barnes 16964 E1 ~.0 Baldwin Prtg Co 16965 7 43 Ba~kers Box ~o 16966 8 Reoo rd-Chronicle 16967 4 80 Hargreaves Prtg Co 16968 7 19 Ross Printing Co 16969 9 50 Bourland & ~molaohlan 16970 35 10 Carruth Studio 16971 5 50 Mrs J W Erwin 16672 10 00 Evers Hardware Co 16973 i 00 Kings Radio Shop 16974 1,35 W T ~orris 16975 ~ 80 Taliaferro & Son 16976 1 75 Alamo Storage Co 16977 12 66 Ellis Garage 16978 4,60 Gulf Refining Co 16979 10 W A Harris 16980 Z 15 Joe Hicks & Son 16981 25,E5 Reaney & Tobey 16982 3 F E Piner 16983 55 Street & Bridge Fund Cash for Payroll 5~43 $513,20 E D Hunsuoker 5245 16 54 F A Wal~er Agent 5246 33 46 Oaab for Payroll 5~47 44~,80 J L Holoomb ~[fg Co 5~49 11 40 J D Adams & Co 5250 396 58 ~ineral Wells Cr Stone5251 41 83 Z Wlggs 5252 10 95 Kanady's Store 5253 2 40 Hanoook Naohine Wrks 5254 29 ~0 J ~¢ Bratoher 5255 5 10 W G Ba~mett 5256 9 60 Handy Motor Co , 52~7 30 Evers Hardware Co 5258 8 l0 Gulf Refining Co 5259 P~ 75 Magnolia Pet Co 5260 65 Pierce Pet 0o ~P, 61 8 30 The C F Pease Co 5262 3 28 E L White & Co , 5264 8 05 Galbraith-Foxworth 5°~6 5 4 50 Tuesday, Jttue gSth, 1927 Park Fund J E Beavers ~815 9250 O0 C~sh for Payroll 316 107 ~0 W~lson Pratt ~,br Co . 317 13~ 50 J~E Beavers 318 ~09 85 W~lson Pratt Zbr Go 31~ ll ~7 O~Oil Boling 3~ 27,20 A~J 2~ss ~ 7 ~ ~on~s · Kirby Oil 323 3 40 L W Opitz 3~ ~1 82 - Oity H~I ~d F Jonson ~ ~14,465 J~ 2arks r 13 24 O' T Go,ton 14 24 O0 N Texa~ To.phone Go . ~5 Bri~e ~d Ca~ for Pa~oll ~ $226 80 G W ~tin Lbr Go . 38 373 80 C~s. N ~vis ~ 1556 77 W~lson ~tt ~b~ Go , 40 108 3~ O~ for Payroll 41 202 ~ O~ for P~ro~ ~ 43 ~ G~W ~rtin ~br Go 43 ~3 60 Gh~s. N Davis ~ 1106 06 Wilson ~att ~br Go , ~ 259 58 W G B~tt 46 1 O0 Ref~i~ Series 1927 B~n-0~,~er 0o ~335 $283 89 The following ~ase a~e~ent was r~ ~d upon mption the ~yor was authorized to ~ it in ~e n~e of the Cl~ of ~nton 1 O0~ OF D~TON ~ This lemse a~e~ent m~e and ente~d in~ on t~ dmte he.in ~ter stated, by ~d betwe~ the City of ~nton, Ttxas, m M~iei~l Oorporation, aoti~ by ~ t~o~h B~W Mo~nzie,~or ms party of the first part ~d the W~men's Federated 01ub of ~ton, Texas, aoti~ by thigh its ~eatdent as party of t~ seoo~ part T~t ~ oonside~tion of the herinafter stated coronets on the p~t of ~e ~rty of ~e s.o~d p~t, the ~aid O!ty of DenOn, Texas, party ~ the first p~rt, does h~reby demise ~ lease ~to the s~d Women's Federate~ 0~ub of Denton, Texas,Pa~ of the se~nd ~rt the fol 1,~wi~ described pro~rty for a t~m of ~nety nine years f:~om and after ~e he~in~t~ da~: That pro~rty lo- o,~ted in the Oity ~d 0~nty of Dent~, Texas, B,~gi~ at a point In the oent~ ~ Pecan O~ ~d ~ East property line of O~l~d Avon., ~enoe w~th the s~d East li~ ~ Oakl~ Avenue ~0 feet for e,~er, T~noe ~$ 188 feet ~ oorn~ in center P$o~ Greek, T~noe with the meand~m ~ s~d Peo~ C~eek to place of begi~i~. ~t it Is hereby ~derstood ~d agreed by ~d between t~e parties of the first ~d the parties of ~e seo0nd p~rt t~t the a~ove close.bed property shall ~ wi~ b~ ~der the su~rvision ~d ~nage~nt of the 230 ~uesday June £Sth 19E7 of the second part to erect build ar~ improve said property in a manner governed by the said party of the second part And it is further understood and that stay building or improvement that is erected, built or placed on the above described px~prty sh~ll be sub- Ject to the approval of the Park Boar~ of the City of Denton, Texas, and that no such building or improvement shall be erected or placed thereon until same has been approved by the said Park Board of th~ Ci~ of Denton, ~exas It is also mutually understood ~nd agreed by and be- tween the parties hereto that the above described property shall be under the supervision and m~n~gement of the party of the second part, subJec~ to t~e ~ot ou* ~ereln, 'or ~e period of time as stated herein sO lone as the party of the sedond Dart continues to use said property for the use of the said Clubs for the Federated Women or the Federated Club for ~omen or its or their sucoeszors In case or in the event that the party of the second oa~ ~ herein abandons said property a~ ceases to use same as stated he~ein, then in that event this lease agreemtnt shall be void and of ~o force and effect otherwise it is to remain in force That it is further understood and agreed that any ex- Dense or cost of an building or improvement on the said property and the upkeep of same is to be paid by and assumed by the catty of the second part It is further understood ~ agreed that the party of the second part is to hold the party of the first part harmless and not liable for any cost or damage accruing on said property Witness our hands this the 28 d~ of June, A D City of Denton, Texas Party of the first part By B W ~cKenzie ~ayor Women's Federated Club of Denton, Texas Party of the second part By M~iss Wee Williams President The following ordinance was introduced and placed on its first rea~Ing AN 0RDIYANC~ 0RDERIW~ A~D ~RECTrl~G THE CITY SECRETARY- TREASURER TO TRANSFER AND PLACE CERTAIN SUM~ OF ~ONEY IN DESIGNATED SINKING FUNDS INTO TI E ~INKING I~IND OF THE CITY OF DY~TON TEXAS, RE~TTNDI~C BOND~ SINKIN~ IVJND OF SERIES 0 19°7, DECLARING AN E~i~LRGENCY BE IT ORDAI~ CE BY THE CITY CO~IS ~ION OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TF.~AS SEC 1 That whereas the~e is at the present time certain sums of money now in sinking funds which said Bonds have been recalled and refunding bondsiissued to take up said Bonds, and that a tax levy has been made creating a sinking fund to paythe principal and interest of said refun~in~ bonds end c~ea~ln~ a elnk£z~_~un~ t~reof in place of tax levies being made for each individual bond and a sinking fund That the City Secret~ry-Treasurer 231 June ~Sth is h~e~y authorized arAl directed to transfer those surest of money now_ in the sinking l~m~s .of~ S.ehoo, l.Im- provbment Bonds ~ 2, School Improvement ~c~om ~ ~, Soholol Improvement Bonds ~ 3, School Improvement Bonds ~4, Sewe~ Oonstruotion Bon~, Sewer Construction Bond ~ 2, Street and Sidewalk Improvement Bond, Water Works Co~-uotion Bond, Street Gonstruotimm and Improvement Bond~, Park and Park Improvement Bon~, into and deposit samel to the credit of the 0ity of Denton Texas, Re- fund~g Bond Series of 1927 Sinking Fund, in order that the Iprinoipal and interest of said Refunding Bonds Ser~es of 192?, might be paid out of and from the sink- ing Ifu$~ of the Refunding Bond Series of 19~?, which said Refttnding Bond Series of I~E? is composed of the above designated Bonds SEC ~ Tha~ in as much as the principal and interest of the - re~eetive bonds will be coming due and payable at an early date and that the funds from which the Refunding Bonds of the City of Denton, Texas, Series 19E? will be pai~ are from a ai~Lking fund it becomes an emergency that thie said ordinance shall be placed on its seo~d and final reading in place of three separate days Tha~ this ordinance shall become in force and effective fro and after its ~assage Pas~ed this the 28th day of June A D 1927 W S ~iller ~ Chairman City Commission Attest, ~ W Erwin City Secretary ~pproved as to form Marion Bralley Ci~y Attorney Upon motion of ~.akey the r~les were suspended an~ the o~din~nce placed on its second reading Upon motion of Castleberry the rules were suspended a~ the ordinance placed on its tbire~ ~ud final reading fo~ adopt i~n Motion w~s made by Bailey that the ordinance be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question~the adoption of the ordinance the following Commlssionere voted "Y~a~ Bailey, Oastlebe~'~,Oraddoek I~kcy and ~lller Nol0ommisaloner voted "Ns~", whereupon the Chair deole~ed the motio~ prevailed and the ~rdinanse adopted as read Surety Bond Of 0ha~s N Davis in the sum of $1000 wi~h She Mass Bdg & Ins Co of Boston as surety, ~o~ering the ~onstruot~on of curb, gutter and sidewalk, w~s approved subject to~ the approval of the City Attorney Tuesday, June 2$th, 1927 Plumbing Bond° of P D CoLury and C A Montgomery were approved subJeet to tim approval of the City Attorney Monthly report of ~yor MoKenzie was read and ordered filed A oommittee from the Brown-GE~mmer Company offering $0000 Street & Sidewalk, $6000 Sohool ~ 8, $11~00 Water Works Bonds for redemption was road and upon motion th® Seoretary was instructed to redeem these bonds from the S F of the Refunding issues of Comparative statements of the o~ndition of the W & r, Dept rom 192§ to 1927 was read by Superintendent H T Brewster The followin~ bids ~re r~eeived for building hardware to be used on t~e new City Hall Wrought Bronze Cast Bronze Taliaferro & Son ~@40 Hiett H~w Co 8?§ Crouoh Hdw Go 830 930 P,F Corbin Velhl Crawford Hdw Co 839 13 ~ideld Hdw Co 8?§ Riohard ~iloox A oommittee was apoointed oomposed of Meosrs B W MeKenzie, W R Lakey, H £ ~rew~ter, J W Lrwin and the arehlteO~s to seleot a~d let the oontraot for the builders hardwaro eclulpmcut for the Ci~ Hall Upon motion the oontraot ~or the builders hardware was let to the Veihl-Grawford Hardware Company of Ft Worth, Texas, with the understanding that this material was as good or better than speoified by the arohiteote Frids~, July l~th, 1927 at 2 o'olock P M was set to ~eoeive bids for seats in the auditorium of the City Hall and for other neoessary equipment Upon motion oop ~er ~uttt~ wee ordered plaoed on the new City Mall building instead of galvanized iron at a differenoe of $319 00 in favor of the eontraotors Upon motion the Mayor, oontraotor anl arohiteets were authorized to ~ake minor ohsnges n the plans of the new City Mall wt~n all three agreed uo~n them 233 Tuesday, June EBth, 19E? Upon motion the Eayor, Attorney and Architects were instru~ted to effect a settlement with the b~ndsmen of W T Monroe & Company for the heating and plumbing and to let other contracts for the completion of this work on bids received by the bondsmen Upon motion the Secretary was instructed to accept part payment in full from B A Wilson on a vacant trac~ of land on F~ame ~treet, rendered by G E Hopkins for 19~§ taxes on a baste of SE§0 00 valuation Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned until Tuesday, July §th, 19~? at 8 o'clock P Approved Ju~ g6th, 19E7 City ~al/t Tuesday, July 5th, 1927 The Commission met in session adjourned from June 28th, 1927 with Chairman Miller presiding The following Commisaloners were present and answered to the roll Bailey, Castleberry, Craddook and Miller Ab sent ~ Lakey Announcement was made by the Chair that protests would be received by any property owners objecting to the pave- ment as outlined in the ordinance passed June 1927, giving notice of the proposed assessment No property owners appearing the following ordinance was introduced and placed on its first reading ORDINANCE OF THE CITY C0~[ISSION 0~ THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, CLOSING A IrEARING GIVEN TO VROP ~RTY OWNERS ON ASH STRFUT PECAN STREET, C~DAR STREET, PONIER AVElt'UE, WELCH STREFT, AWD WEST MULBERRY STREE~T, IN THE CITY OF ~i~NTON TEXAS BE IT ORDAII~C? BY TKF CITY CO~ISSIGN OF THE CITY OF DENTON That whereas an ordinauce was duly passed by the City Oommission of the City of Denton, ordering the im- provement by paving, excavating, gra41ng, filling, eon- strutting cGacret~ curbs a~i ~utters, eto m~d otherwise improving the follo~no streets, to-wit ASH STREET, from the north line of East Moki~ney Street to the south line of MoKinney Street, PECAN STREET, from tAhe west line of Ash Street ~o the east lzne of Cedar Street, CEDAR STR~TT from the south line of McKinney Street to the North lzne of West Hickory Street; PONDER A~ENUE, from the north line of Oak Street to the south line of Gregg Street WELCH STREET, from the sou.bt line of West Hiek0ry Street to the north line of Mulberry Street WEST MULBERRY STREFT, FE0m the west line of Welch Street on the North lin~ of Mulberry Street to a point I~S feet west of the maid west line of Welch Street, Which said streets shall each be and constitute an entirely and wholly separate and independent unit of lmDrovement The construction of said improvements in each separate unit or district shall be ~holly independent of the construction in any other unit or dlstri ct The assess~ents as to be levied in each unit or district shall be made according to the cost of the improvements in that particular unit or district, and in aooordanoS with the benefits acorulng to the property by reasOn of said improvements in that particular unit or district, wholly and entirely indep~dent of the cost and of the benefits accruing by reason of the improvements in any of the other units or districts WHEREAS, specifications were ~uly adopted, bids accepted after due advertisement, and o~traot awarded to JagOe Construction 0ompany, ~or the improvement of said streets, Tuesday, July 5th, 19~7 and tcontraot exeouted and boad furnlehed by aaid JagO~ Gon~truotiom Company, aS pro~ded by ~e te~s of ~d o~din~oe, ~, ~ ~, The Glty Go~iseion d~y a~ved saxd con- tra~t ~_ bond, and dete~Ined ~ ordt~noe to levy ~ai~ assem~nt age.st the abut~ pro~rt~ ~d the o~e~s the~of for their pro-rata of the cost of im- proving ·mid portions of the.$e~s of Title EE, G~pter lI, Revised Statutes of ~e~s of 1911, ~d G~pt~ ~ Title E~, Revised Statutes of Texa~ of leES, ~d t~ G~rt~ and Or~neee of ~e Gity of ~nton, , ~, said property o~ers were d~y noticed In aooord~oe with the te~s of Title ~, Chapter ll, Revised StaSmtes off Texas of Revi~sed Statutes of Te~s ~ 1~25 and the Charter and Ordin~oe~ of the ~ity of Denton ~d in aocord~oe with s~ ordin~eee, both by notices duly published in the ~nton Reoord-Ghroniole ~d by re~stered let~rs contain- ing 'said notice, ~o aD~e~ before ~e City Co~ission at a he~i~ met by said Glty Co~lssi~ on the 5th day J~, I~ET, at 7~30 O~Olook P ~ in the City ~ll in the Gity of ~nton, ~d t~re m~e protest ~d objections to ~y such lmprove~nt or the cost of t~ s~, or ~y o~e~ obJeotlon that m~ appe~ to said property o~ers, I ~E~a- _~, the ~entm, atto~eys and ~o~sentatives of emid ~o~rty o~ers, and ~ person o~ persons in- tere,sted In said imp~vements ~e~ also d~y notified to a~De~ at s~d time and o~q~ f~ making of said ob- jections or remonstr~oes or protests of ~y kind ~d, ~2, said he~l~ plae~ ~d f~l oppor~nity given ~ the p~perty o~ere, thei~ ~ts, atto~ys a~ ~p~sentatives a~ all pers~onm lnte~sted in B~d imp~vem~ts, to ~ke protests, remo$stranoee or objections, as proviede by the terms of ~tle ~2. Chapt~ ll, Revised StatUes of Texas of 1911~, ~d Title 28, Ghapter e, Revised Statutes of Texas of 19~5, ~d the G~rt~ ~d Ordin~cee of the Cit~of ~nton, W~, at said he~lng all proper~ o~ers, thel~ ~ts at~eys or ~p~sentatibes ~d ~l in- tere~ted persons who desired to file protests or remon- str~Oes did file said protests and ~monstranoes, ~d, whereas, each of said property o~ers, th~ agents, atto~ys and rep~s~tatives and interested partie~ who deel~ to have a he~g on said protests ~d remon- str~oes were given a ~ll and fair he~ing, ~d, .~E~, all errors ~d miet~es t~t ~re called to t~e attention of ~e Glty Go~ission were ~ot~fied ~d Corrected, and whereas, t~ Ci~ Co~zsston is of the ~pinlon t~t all such prote~ts ~d ~mo~t~ces so flle~ ~d he~d a~ ~thout ~rit and ~ould be over- ~ ~, said Glty Go$1eeion after ~ly oonsider- i~ ,t~ benefits t~t each D~rty ~n~ ~d its hie or Esr property receives from the m~lng of s~d lm~ove- men~e is of ~e o~i~ that said aesems~nts h~etof~re det~i~d to be levied ~ fair ~d eq~tahle ~d re ~re~t the benefits en~oed value from ~e $ha~ said mssee~ent m~ld be ~de as he~tofore de termined, ~erefo ~ I236 I Tuesday, July 5th, 19~7 BE IT 0RDAI~ED BY TLU~ CITY COL~SSION OF Tt~ CITY OF DENTON That the hearing heretofore held on the 5th of July, 19E7, be and the same is declared finally closed, and that all pr~tests, remonsta~cesand objections filed at said hearing to the making of said improvements be and the same are hereby overruled PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 5th day of Jut,v,19~? B W ~cKenzze ¥~ or, Attest J W Erwin W S ~iller City Secretary Chairman Oommission Upon motion of Craddock the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading Jpon motion of Craddock the rules were suspended and the ordinence pTaced on its third and final read- ing for adoption 5~otion was made by Craddook that the ordinance be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the Question of the a~option of the ordl~noe the following Com~.tssioaers voted "Yea" Bailey, Castleber~ Crad~ook and $iller NO Commissioner voted "Nay", whereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed and the erdinance adopted as The following ordi~moe was introduced and placed qn its first reading ORDINANCE OF ~;HZ CITY C0~IISSION CF TUIE CI£Y OF DENT0~~, TEYAS, LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF A PART OF THE COST O? IMPROVI~ C ASH STREET, 2ECAN STREET, CEDAR STRLET, PONDER AlrFNUE WmLOH STRIIZT AND WE$~ MUL- BERRY STREET, IV TU{E CITY OF DENTON AND FIXIN~ A LIEN AGAINST PROP~ RTY ~2~UTTING ON SAID STREET, AND A PERSONAL CHARGE AGAIT~ST THE OWNERS THLREO£, ~.ND PROVIDINC FOR TI{~ COLLLC£ION THEREOF BE IT ORDAIND BY TN~ CIfY CO~ISSION OF THE CI£Y OF DW/~TON That, whereas, a resolutic~ was heretofore duly passed oy the City Commission, ordering the im- provement of the follow~ng streets: ASH STR'ET, from the north line of East Nick~r~ Street to the South liue of McKinney Street PE0~N STREET from the west line of Ash Street to the east line of Cedar Street CEDAR STREFT from the so~h line of McKinney 9treet to the North line of West Hicko~ Street PONDER AVENEE from the north line of Oak Street the south line of Gregg Street WELCH STREET from the south line of West Hickory Street to the north line of Mulberry Street WES~ MTrLBERPY STREET from the west line of Welch Street on the north l/ne of Mulberry Street to a point lZ3 ~eet west of the said west line of Welch 237 Tuesday, July 5th, lg27 ~Thioh said streets shall each be and constitute and entirely and wholly separate and independent unit of ~mprevement The construction of said improvem~ts in ~each separate unit or district shall be wholly in- dependent of the construction in any other unit or diatriot~ The assessments to be levied in each unit or district shall be made according to the cost of the im- provements in that particular unit or district, and in aocordanoe with the benefits aooruLug to the property by re~som of sai~ impr0veme~ts in that particular unit or district, wholly and entirely independ~t of the cost ~I of the benefits accruing by reason of the improve- merits in any other units or districts and, * WEERw.~S, pursuant to asid resolution, speoificat~ons were prepared for said work by the City Engineer, filed with the City C~mmissio~, examined, approved a~ adopted b~- it, ~ud after due advertisement bids were duly re- ceived an~ opened, and the oontrant for said work award- ed by the 0ity Commission to Jagoe Construction Company, and whereas, the said Jagoe Construction Company duly entered into contract with the Czty o ~ Denton for the performance of said work, and said contract executed on the part of the City of Denton, by the Mayor and Chairman of the Commission, and attested by the City Secretary with the corporate seal, and samd contract was ratified and approved by the City Commission and, WEF~EAS, thereafter, in compliance with the pro- visions of Ohapter 11, Title P~, Revi~ed Statutes of Texans of 1911, and Chapter 9, Title 28, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1~§, and the Charter and 0rdinan~es of the City of Denton, the City Engineer filed with bhe City Commission his statement sho~inE the names of the property owners on said streets, a daso~iptic~ of their pr0psrty~, total cost of said imprOv?m~ent, th? cost thereof ~er front foot. and the cos~ ~or each proper~y o~er, said statement being in ~omplianoe with all the requisites of Chapter ll, Title P~, Revised Statutes of TeXas of lg~l, and Chapter ~, Title S8 Revised Statutes of Texas of lg3§, and the Charter and 0rdin~nces of the ~lty of De~ton end, I WHEREAS, thereafter said statement was by said City Commission duly exami~d and approved, and an ordi- nance passed by said City Commission, determining the ne~es~4ty of levying e~ assessment for a portion of the coat of said improvements against the abuttirq~ property and th~ owns rs thereof, and fixin~ a t~me and prowiding for a hearl~ to such property owr~rs, their agents or at$ormeys, as provided by the t~rms of Chapter ll, Title ES, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, Title ~8, Revised Statutes of £exae of 1925, and the Charter and ordinances of the City of Denton, at which he.ring said owners were to l~e heard concerning the bene- fDts of said improvements to their proprty or as to any error o~ invalidity in said proceedings, and ~ny other matter o~ thing connected with sa~d improvemen ts and, WEEEEAS, thereafter, in aooordanoe with the pro- visions of Chapter 11, Title SE, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911,~ and Chapter 9, Title ~.8, Revised Statutes of Texas of 19E~, and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of l)m~ton, The City Secretary of the City of Denton gave notice to such property owners, their agm~ts and at- torneys, or such hearing by publzshmng a ~opy of said o~dinanes in the Denton Re~ord Chronilce, a newspaper o~ general circulation in the City of Denton, for three s~ooessive times, the first of said publications bemng mtre than ten days prior tothe day set for the hearing, to-wit~ the 8th de~ of July, 19~.?, and also gave notice Tuesday Ju2y 5th, of said hearing in ~he manner provided by the ordl~oe, by postmng registered letters containing a copy of said notice to said property owners their agents or attorneys, before the date fixed for the hearing and, WH~AS, said hearing was had at the time and Dlaoe mentioned in said ordinance and notice, to-wit on 5th day of July, 192~, at ? 30 o'clock P,M in the City Hall in the City of Denton, Texas which hearing was completed and then closed and, ~HEREAS, at said hearing all property ~ners, their agents or attorneys, or interested persons, desirin~ to contest said assessment, to correct any errors in same, or in any manner be heard concerning the benefits there- of, or andy other matter pertaining to said assessment or said improvements, were heard, and all matters Of error or mlsta~ or inequalities ~r o~her m~tters ~e~uir- In~ rectification which were called to the attention of the Oity Commission, having rectified and corrected , and the City Commis~ion having heard and considered alt the evidence offered in the premises, the Oity Commissima is of the opinion from the evzdence that the assessmentz hereinbelow made and charges hereby declared against the abutting property and the owners thereof are JuSt equitable, ~nd that in each ease the assessment made a- gainst an.v particular cartel of property is less than the benefit accruing to said particular parcel of pro- perty by means of the enchanted value thereof o~ account of said improvement That the City Commissim having considered the facts, is of the opinion that the strict application of the Front Foot Rule would not ~e Just and equitable in some instances has adopted th~ rule of apportionment set ~orth ~elow, and the division of the cost of said improvement bctwe~ said properties ~n~ the owners thereof as just ~d equitable and pr~dupi~ substantial equality, oonsderLug the benefits ari~ng from said improvements ~nd the burdens imposed thereby, Now, therefore, BE ZT ORDAINED BY TH~ CITY COM~ISS[0N OF THE O~TY OF DENTON 1 That there shall be ~d is hereby lev~ed a~alnst each of the owners of prooerty b~low mentioned, and against its, his or her property below described, the several sums of money below mentioned and itemized, fo~ paving and curb, which said sums do not and shall not in any event exceed two-thirds of th~ cost of ar~V im~ provement except ourb~ chargeable to any particular a- butting property, the total amount thereof set opposite cash firm, corporation or person, and its, bis or her property the names of the said property owners, a des- oriptlon of their property and the several amounts assessed against said property owners and their property, as corrected by said City ~ommissicn being as follows Where more than one person, firm or eorporati~ own an interest in any property below described each s~id person, firm or corporation shall be personally liable only for its, his or her pro-rata ~f the total assess- ment against such property ~n proport$~n as its, his or her respective interest bears to the total ownerahl~ of such property and its, his or her respective iutsres,t in such property m~y be released from the assessment lien upon payment of such proportiemate sum, 239 Tuesday, July 5th, 1927 A~H STREET from the North line of East F_tckory Street to the Bouth line of ~cKinney Street WEST SIDE TwE DENTON COUNTY NATION~ B~K, 0~r of the South ~6 19 feet 'of ~t ~, Block ?, O~i~ To~ Plat front~e E6 ~ feet~ ~o~t assessed $136 19 D E B~L , 0~r of t~ North ~ 81 feet of Lot 6, a~ the 'south E ~8 fee~ of ~t 5, Blook 7, 0rigin~ To~ P~t f~n~m~ ~6 19 feet, ~o~t asses~d )1~6 19 ' ~S ~RT~, I, STOUT, ~ ~divided 1/S lnt~est during her l'i'fe~ ~ ~y I Simp~n, ~m~nder o~me~ Begi~ing 5E ~8 feet North of the S E Co.er of q%o~ ~ ~ ~- ni~ North E~ 96 feet, ~d extending west l~ feet to Loo~t Street, and between parallel lin~s, btzng p~t of ~t 5, Block q 0 T P desoribed In Vol ~4 Page 180, Deed Reoorde, frontage BE 96 feet ~ount assessed $119 ~9 ~S EVA W ~NO 0~er of the North 1/E of ~t 5, Blook ~, Original Town Plat, exoepting the nine lnohes on the North ~ide, frontage E4 E5 feet, ~o~t assessed ~lE6 10 ~S A E G~. ~er of Lot 4, ~d the North ~ine Inohes 'o~ ~'t 5, Bloak ~, 0~tgtnal Town Plat, Frontage 50 ~5 ~o~t assessed ]E63 ~0 ~ J,S ~RY , ~ner of the South 1/2 of Lot 3 Block ~r~gl~l Town Plat, f~n~e 28 0 feet, amour assessed oo ~E ESTA~ 0F W C ~IG~, DEC'D, ~ner of ~e }~orth 1/E of ~t 3~ Bl~k ~rlgin~ To~ Plat fronts e 25 feet, ~o~t assessed ~1~0 O0 ~S J T BOTTOR~, 0~er of the South ~l feet of ~t B, Block 7, O~i~nal To~ Plat, fronta~ 21 feet amount assessed $10~.E0 ~S ~ C~T, Life lnSere~ ~d Tern J Carlton, re- mainder o~er of-t~ Nor~ 2~ fe~ of ~t 2, Bl~k 7, 0rigi~al To~ Plat front~e ~ feet, ~o~t assessed eo ~S ~ GR~T, Life interest ~d Tens J Carlton, Re- mainder o~er of the South 1/E of ~t 1, B~ock ~, Original To~ Plat~ front~e B~ feet, ~o~t ~s~eesed ~1~O O0 ~S ~ F. PASCMA~Z EST~E~e North 1/E of ~t 1 Block ~, ~rIgi~al To~ Plat, froht~e E8 feet, amo~t asse~ed ~1~ 00 .~.~G ~GET ESTA~, ~te 1 ~d E, Blosk 8. O~nal Town Plat, f~on~age lEO feet, amour assessed ~6~ OO U S po~TO~IGE, O~er of all of Block 1~, Original To~ Pl~t,~fro~tage 1~ 00 ~e~t assessed $6~8 80 ~T SZDE ~ ~er of ~t ~, Bl~k 1~, O~al To~ P~t, 0 feet, am~nt esse~ed $~E0 00 A F ~era, O~er of ~e South ~0' of ~t B, Block 1~, 0~ig~ To~ p~t, ~o~t assessed $E08 ~,fron~ge ~0' ~r of ~t 1. and the Nor~ 60 feet of ~t O~i~nal To~ Plat, front~e 160 feet, ~o~tt 00 JOE S GAMBII~ Owner of the South 60 feet of the West 53 feet, of Lot 2, Block 18, 0rigLual Town Plat, frontage 60 feet, amotmt assessed $$12 00 J T S1U~0NS, Owner of a lot beginnin~ 60 feet North of ~ S W Corner of Block 1S, abd rurming North $E 83' and extending east g3 feet between parallel lines Being a part of Lot 2, Block 1S, Original Town Plat, described in Vol lgT, page 518, Deed Records, frontage §~-.$? feet Amount assessed $2?4 92 H C TAZTAFERR0 Owner ~f a lot beginning 12§ feet south of ~of Block 1S, and running South 76 17' and extendlug east 85 feet between parallel lines Being a part of Imts 1 and 2, Block 18, Originsl ToYs Pla~, described in Vol 181, Page 508. Deed Redords Frontage 76 l? feet. Amount assessed ~3~6 08 J D ~ARTIN, Owner of Part of Lo~t ~, Block 18, Original Town Plat, 'beginning 75' south cz the N W Gorner of Blo~k 18, and runnlg sout~ 50 Feet and extending east 9~ feet between parallel lines Described in Vol 206, Page 276, Deed Records, frontage 50 feet, aulot~nt a~essed $260 NI~S J 0 B~I~., Owner of the North 75 feet of the W~st 94 feet of Lot l, Block 18 Original To~n Plat, frontage 75 feet, amount assessed ~3~0 00 PECAN STREET from the West ~ine of Ash ~treet to ~e East Line of Cedar Street NORTH CITT OF DENTON~ Owner of all of Block 15, of the Original o~ ~lat frontage 120 feet, ammnt assessed $624 00 ~ Owner of Lot No l, and the West 1/2 of I~ E, Original Town Plat, Frontage 150 feet, a~ount assessed ~780 00 J01~ B SCH~ITZ, Owner of the East 50 feet of ~ot 2, ~-~ge 50 feet, amount a~sessed $260 00 0 T P INDEPENDENT 0RDFR OF 0BD FE~LOWS. Owner of tl~ South 52 feet of Dot 2 Block 16 0rt~['~[~ Town Plat, frontage feet amount assessed ~520 00 sOUTH SIDE. W,~, ~IMBROUGH , ~n undivided 3/4 int~est and L ~..Fr~ s~n~ ~[ W ?fy ea---~ an undivided 1/8 interest The West 1/E cz Lot 2, and the East 12~ feet of ~ot 1, in Block 5, 0~ig~al Town Plat, frontage 37 5 feet Assessed $1~5 00 JOHl~ B~ SCH~ITZ~ 0w~er of the North 30 feet of LOt 1, Block, ~_, Original To~n Plat, frontage 120 feet amount assessed $ s4 co OHARI~S H T ~',2'~ZEN, Owner of the West 37~ feet o~ I~t 1, Block 5, Original Tow~ Plat as described in Vol 178, l~a~e 460, Deed Records Frontage 37 5 feat Amount as~essed~l~5.00 INDEPENDENT 0RDEE OF ODD FEI~LOW~, Gwner of the East 1/E of l~ot 2, Block 5, ~rigi~aT Town Pl'~'~, frontage 25 feet, amount assessed $130 O0 W O KiNBROUGHz Owner of the West 1/~ of I~t 3, Block §. Original Town Flat Frontage 25 feet, amount assessed ~130 00 MRB EMORY C SMITH~ Owner of the East 1/2 of Iot 3~ Block 5, Original Town Plat frontages 28 feet, amount assessed $1~0 00 MI~S BFRTHA I STOUT,, Owntr of an ~ndivlded 1/3 interest during her life md Louse Stout Ivey, remainder owner of the Tuesday, July 5th 1927 West I1/E of Lot 4, Block 5, Original Town Plat, Front- age 2~5 fest~ Amount assessed ~130 ~0 Z~T EERZEY, 0whir of the East 1/2 of Lot 4. Block 5, brlg~l Town Plat, frontege 25 feet, amoun~ assessed $180 00 MRS l~G SM~TH__0wner of the West 1/2 of Lot 5, Blo~ 0ri~£nal T~wn Plat, frontage 25 feet, amount assessed $130 00 ~J~S E,C SMITH, Owner of the East 1/2 of Lot 5, Block ~rigLUal Town Plat, frontage 25 feet, anount assessed $180 00 T~E ~00~-CURTIS CO A O0RPORATION, 0wn~r of Lot 6, Block 0rigiRal Tows Plat, 'frontage 50 feet, amount a~sessed $260 CLDAR STREET from the South Idne of ~cKinney Street to the North line of West Hickory Street J 2~ ~GORA~¥. Owner of Lot 6, Blo~ Z, Original Town Plat, frontage §0 feet, amount assessed ~260 00 ~ F Evers, Owner of the south 1/$ of Lot 5, Block 8, 0rigiMal Town Plat, frontage 25 feet amount assessed $180 00 ~w0Wner of the North 1/E of Lot 5, Block 8, n Plat, frontage E5 feet, amount asseszed $180 00 E J 9ARTER, Owner of the South 1/S of Dot 4, Bloo~ 8, Original ToWn Plat, frontsge 25 feet amount assessed $1Z0 00 0 T ,GRA~, and ~ R Graham. Trustees for 01in A Graham, Owner' of the North 1/2 of Zot 4, Block 8, 0rig~nal Town Plat, frontage 25 feet, ~mount assessed $180 00 0.A GRAHAm, 0wn~r of Zot 8, Block Z, Original Town P~at, frontage ~0 feet, amount assessed SE60 00 D~RS W J NOGRAY. Claimant 0wner,J F Raley record owner ~wner~of the SOu~h 1/E of I~t 2, Block Z. Original To~n Plat, frontage ~-5 feet, amount assessed ~l~O 00 ~RS FRAN~ GRAFT. Lifetim~ owner and Te~a J Carlton, record ~wner T~e north 1/S of Lot S, Block 8, Original Town Pl~t~, frontage 25 feet, amount assessed $180 00 ~F. GAEEIS~, Owner of the So~th 1/E of Lot l, Block 8, Original Town Plat, frontage E5 feet, amoan~ assessed ~lJ0 00 A~F ~RS, Owner of the North 1/2 of I~t l, ~lock 8, Original To~m Plat, frontage E5 feet, amount assessed $150 00 ~Va~ Owner of the West E0 feet of Lot E, Block 4. own Plat, frontage 60 feet, amount assessed ~81E 00 · S,ZONG A~D 0 M KING, ~oh an undivided 1/£ interest in the 3outh II~E of Lot l, Block 4, 0rigin~l To~ Plat, frontage 80 feet, amount assessed ~156 00 JOHN ~, $CHI~TZ. The North 1/2 of Lot I Block 4, Original Town Plat, frontage 80 feet, amount assessed ~156 00 CITT 0~ DENTON, Owner of alt of Block 15, Orlgin~l Town Plat, frontage 184 0 feet, amoun~ assessed ~696 80 ~RS ~.B ~O0~U~,O~er of ])ct 8, an~ the South ?5' of ~$t ~, B~ook ~18~ 0rl~ina~ Toys Plat, b~ing the proper~ described in Vol lEE, Page 8~ Deed Records, frontage feet ~mount assessed $910 00 tuesday July 5th, lg~? ~ 0whet of the North E5 feet of I~t E, ginal Town Plat, being the property des- cribed in Vol 205, Page 80, Deed Records,frontage ~ feet, amount assessed ~lB0,00 MRS BERTHA I STOUT an undivided 1/3 interest for life M~RON ST~D~-~ STOU£', remainder owner of I~t 1, Block ~Y~i~glnal Town 'Plat, Oein~ the property described l~ Vol ~, Page 50, Deed Records, Trontage 100 feet amount assessed $5~.0 00 C.m~PBELL THEATRES, INC Owner of the South lA0 feet of r.°t E, Block lA, Original To~ Plat, f~ontage 160 feeS, amount assessed $832 00 SMOOT-CURTIS COMPANY, Owner of the North l0 feet of Lot "~-~-all of Lot l, Block lA, Original Toys Plat, frontage 160 feet, amount assessed $S~E 00 PONDLR ~VE~U~ from the north line of Oak Street to South line of Gregg Street East Side Ml~S G J GI?.?.w.$.PIE, Owner of the following described property ~_~i that certain lot, tract or parcel of land in the City and county of Dentont Texas, and being part of the E Puchalski Survey Beginning on the north side of Oak Streeat and at a ooint where it is intersected by east line of Ponder Avenue Thence East 78~ feet to west side of a privit hedge and southwest corner of a lot owned by W C Edwards, Thenoe North along W C Edwards west line lgA A/10 feet to Mounts Avenue, Thence West 78~ feet to the southwest cornerof Lot No of Mounts Addition to the City of Denton out of said Puchalski Survey, Thence south along the east line of Ponder avenue lgA A/10 feet Amount assessed ~AS6 0O WEt. CH STR~T from the South Line of Hickory Street to the North llne of Hulberry Street WEST S~DE ~j~ RL~t~NOLDS, Owner of th~ following described proper~r All t~at certazn lot, tract or parcel c~ land situa~s~ in the Western part of the City of Denton, Texas, in Denton County Texas, being a p~rt of the E Puoh~ski survey and b~img the same lot sold by John R Edwards to W B Brown and described as follows, to-wit Beginning on Hickory Street on S B line thereof aS a point ~ feet west of Mrs A ~c~u~rays west line, Thence West with the South line of said Hickory Street 108 feet to a stance, Thence South 180 feet to a stake,~ Thence East 10~ feet to a stake ~etween this and A ~cMurrays tract, Thence N with W Line of said tract 1~0 feet to the $1aoe of beginning, frontage l§0 feet, amount assessed $~88 00 AB REYNOLDS, Owner of the following described property All that oer'~ian lot, or parcel of laud situated in the west pa~t of the City of Denton, being Lot No 1, t~art of Block No i in the Oollege Additicm to the Olty of Denton, Denton Couuty, Texas, as shown in the plot of h the ssme which is on file in the o~fice of the County Olerk of Denton County, Texas, the said lot Beginning at the S I~ Corner of a lot on West Hiokor~ Str~t sold by J R Edwards to W B Brown,Thence South 1~0 fee E to a stake, Thence West 10~ feet to stake, Thence North l~0 feet to stake, Thence East 10§ feet to the place of beginning Frontage ~0 feet, amoumt assessed tASZ 00 Tuesday, July 5th,19~.7 WES~ M~ERRY SPREET from the west ltne of Welch Street to a pein~ 123 feet west of the said West line of Welch Stzeet North S~,de AB P~0LDS, Owner of the following described property, ~l~ ~hat certain lot, or parcel If land situated in the West~ part of the City of Denton, being Lot no l, part of Sloc~ No l, in the College Addition to the City of Dent c~ Dentgn County, Texas, as sho~n in the clot of tht sane which is on file in the office of the ~cunty Clerk of Denton County, Texas the said lot Begi~ing at the S E Cor. ue~ of a lot on West Hickory Street sold by J R Ldwards to ~4B Brown, Thence S 1~0 feet to a stake, Thence W 10~ 2est to a stake, Thence N l~O feet to st~ke, fhence E 15§ fe~t to the place of beginning Frontage lO~ feet, Amount assessed $338 10 E £hat the several sums abow ment~ ~ned assessed against said ~bu~ting property and their owner s re spec~vely are hereby, together with all costs of collection thereof, in- clud~n~ reasonable attorney,s fees if incurred, declared to be a lien upon the respective parcels of property against which the same are assessed, and a personal liability or chares against the owners thereof, and that said lien shall be a firs~ and paramount lien upon said property, superior to all other liens, claims or titles except lawful ad valorem taxes That tthe sums so assessed shall be payable as follows, to-wit In five equal installments, one-fifth upon the completion and a~ceptance by the City of Denton of said improvements on the particular street or po~tmon thereof n~ned to be improved, one-fift~ one year after sa~d ~ate ; omc-fifth two years after sa~d da~e, one-fifth three years after said date, and one-f~fth four years after said date, together with interest from ~d date the rate of eight per cent per annum, payable annually In case default is made in the payment of any in- stall,ant o~ principal or interest when due the entire assestmemt, at the option of the said Jagoe Construotmon Company or assigns shall at once become due and ~ayable Property owners shall have the right to ~ay any or all of said installments before nmturity by p~yment of the &mount of princtpal, together with acorued interest to the date of said payment Said sums so assessed shall be a speczal tax, and shall also be payable to the £ax Collector of the City of De~ton, who shall deposit all such sums with the City Treas~4rer of the City of Dent ca, to b~ k~pt and ~hld by him in a ~$ecial fund for the holders of the certificates, as here inafer provided 3 That the City of Denton shall not become in any manne~ liable for the os,Vment of the sums assessed against _such_Dro??ty~owners or *~.e!r proprty ~he s~id Ja~os ~onsz~c~mon COmpany shall look solel$ to said property owner~and their property for the payment of said sums, but the s~td City of Denton shall exercise all its charttr and statutory powers necessary or proper to aid in the enforce- ment of the collection of said certifzcatcs, and that in caws defau~ be made in the payment of cny of said sums collection thereo~ shall .be .enforced, either by the City of Denton as near ~.s ~ossib&e in the manner provided for the sale of proper~y after the failure to pay ad valorem taxes, or, at the option of the said Jagoe Const~ction Compeny, or other holder~of said certificate, enforced in any court havingthejurisdictionp~ym~nt of said sums shall be 4, That for the purpose of e~v~idencing the several sums payabl~ by said proprty owners, and the time and terms of payment, and to aid in the enforcement and collection thereof, aasig~bt~ certificates shall be issued by the City of Denton upon the completion and acceptauce of sPid work of improvement Tuesday, July 5th, 1927 upon the completion and acceptance of said work of im- provement uoon the particular street or portion thereof named to be improved, which sazd certificates shall be executed by the Mayor a~d attested by the City Secretary, with the corporate seal, and shall be payable to Jagoe Oonstruction O0mpany, or its assigns, and shall declare the amounts due and the time and terms of payment thereof, the rate of interest payable thereon and shall conta n the n~me of the p~eper~2 owner a~l the description of the property by lot and t~look number and front feet thereof, or such description as may otherwise identify the same by reference to any other fact, and if said property shall be owned by an estate, a desc~ip- tion thereof as so owned sh~ll be sufficient No error or mistake in the description of any property or the name of the owner thereo ~ shall in ~uy manner invalidate said certificate or the assessment lien against said property or the personal liability against the real and true owner of said property Said certificates shall further provide that in case de- fault is made in the payment of any installment of principal or interest thereon when due, at *he otp£on of the said gages Construction Company or other holder thereof, the entire amount of said assessment shall at ones become due an~ and shall be collectible, together with reasonable attorney's fees and ~ll cos ~s of collection if incurred Said certificates shall f~rther set forth and evidence the personal liability of the property owner ~ud the line uoon his premises, and shall provides if default is made in the p~yment thereof maid certificates may be enforced either b~ sal~ of ~he pronrty by th~ Tax Assessor ~nd Collector of the City of Dent~n or by suit in auy court having Jurisdiction Said certificates shall further state that the proceedings with reference to mak~n~ said improveumnts have all b~en re- gularly had in compliance with the terms of Chapte~ 9, Title ES, Revised Statutes of Texas of 19E~ end Chapter ll, ~itle SE, Revised Statutes of Texas, of lgll, aud the Charter smd 0rdin~uces of the C~ty of Denton, and that all prerequisites to the fixin~ of the lien and claim of personal li~biti~ evidenced by said certificates have be~ performed, which recitals she. ll be evidenced by the facts so stated, and no furthe~ proof thereof shall be required That said certificates sh~ll also provide that the amounts p~y~ole thereunder may be paid to t~e Assessor and Oollector of Taxes of tn~ City of Denton, who shall credit said p~yments upon said certificates and shall at once de- posit the amount so collected with the City Treasure~ of the Oity of Denton, to be kept ~nd held by him in a special fund, which sa~d payment shall be paid by said Treasurer ~o the Jagoe tonstruction Como ~ny, or othcr holde~ of said cer- tificates on presentation thereof to him, duly credited by said Assessor and Collector of Taxes being the Treasurer's wa~ant for making such ~aymcnts, and the said ~agoe Construc- tion Company or oth~r holder of said certificates shall cept in writing to said Treasurer for said p~yment, ~nd Shall deliver said certificate to sazd Treasurer when paid in ~ull together with all costs of collectim. Said certificates shall further provide that the 0it~ of Denton shall exerotme its charter powers when requested so to do by the holder of said certificates to aid in the collection thereof, but the said City of Denton shall be in no w~e liable to th~ holder of said certificates for the payment of t ~e same Said cer'~fioates sl~all further provide that in case of default in ~yment of ~aid tax the same sh~ll be enforced ewither by sale o~ the above described property by the Tax Collector ~ud Assessor of said City of Denton, as near as possible ~n the mauuer orovided for tbs sale of property for ad valorem taxes, or by suit in any court having Jurisdic- tion Tuesday, July 5th, 1927 That this ordinance shall take e~fect and be ~n force from~and after its passage PASSED AND ~FPROVED, this the Bth day of July, 1927 Attes~t, J W Erwin, $ ~V ~fcKenzie ~ City Secretary Mayor Chairman Commission Upon motion Of Craddock the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading Upon motion of Graddock the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its third and f~n~l read~o~ for ado p t! on ~oti~n was -~de by ~rad~ock that tbs ordinance be adop~ ~d as read Upon roll ~all upon the Question of the adopt.on of the ~rdinance the following Commissioners voted "Yea" Bailey, CastlebezTy, Craddock and ~iller No Gommi~sioner voted '~ay", whereupon the C~air declared the motio$ prevailed and the ordinate adopted as read ~r J W Graff representing the r,ungmotor ~orporation of Chicago, Ill explained the advantage of a complete outfit mounted on the Fize Chief's car and upon motion the ka~vor was instructed to purch~s~ tins equipment at a price /of SEi§ 00 delivered to Denton with the service of l~r G~aff to give full instructions t. the ooerators ~pon motion an appropriation of ~28,00 per month was m~de to the local National Guard Comp~n.v ~pon motion the Commission stood adjourned until Friday, July l§th, 1927 aS 2 30 o'clock P ~pproved July 26th, 1927 Cha£rm~u~ Cit~ ~ommission 246 City Hall Friday, July loth 192.7 The Commi~ ion met in session adjourned from July 8th, 1997 with F E Craddock actin~ ~hairman The fo llowln~ Commissioners were orosent ~nd answered to th~ roll ~ailey, Ca~tleberry, Zskey and Craddock ~b~ent iller Bids ~nd s~mples ?or seatlno the Auditorium of the City Hall were submitted by J ~ Chambers ~ Company, A~amo Seatin Somo~ny and ~he americ~u Seatin Como~ny and after cons~de~n~ the m~thod of ~onsbructi~n ~nd installation it was agreed to purchase the ~rohit~ot's Spec A for a wood bottom chair for thc balcony ~ ~5 l~ and Spec B in the upholstered chair ~ $7 18 for the lower floor, the Quotations being for t~e Installation complete with ~ discount of ~% for cash Uoon ~otion the Commzsszon adjourned until Tuesday July 20tn, 1~7 Approved July 26th 1927 Secretary 24? City Hall Tuesday, July ~6th, 1927 The COmmission met in regular July session with aommismlone~raddook acting Chairman The following Commissioners wer~ oresent ~nd answered to the roll Bail y, ~astlcberry ~nd Craddock Absent I~key and Miller Monthly report of Mayor NeKenzie was read,apo~oved and ordered filed The following aceounts were approved and warrants ordered drawn on thair respective funds in o~yment General Fund ErnSet Manry 169~° $18 50 Jaek Christal, Supt 17000 ~50 00 Jack Christal, ~upt 17001 ~0 00 J ~ Barnes 17002 Z$ 80 T C Dobbins 17005 ~8 50 ~orth Texas Telephone Co 17004 Z 20 worth Texas Telephone Co 1700~ ~Z8 00 ~ A Ba~es Co 1~006 Denton Record Chronicle 1~007 ~9 50 Cash Items 17008 a 29 King~ Radio Shoo 17009 I 2~ C ~ ~Bell l~010 $ l0 Ellis Garage 17011 S~ 80 Racy & Ivey l~0lE ll~ 50 Y M Russell Sons Co 17~l~ ~ ~ Al~o Storage Co 17014 l~ 18 ~ulf R~finzng Co l~01~ I E6 J 0 ~Bell Advt Service 1~016 J 00 L~otor Corporation 17017 ~0~ 7~ The B~ton Store 17018 ~ ~9 Motor ~rk 17019 8 19 ~e O~tis Co ZT0~0 17 40 Jack Christal 17021 3 O0 ~t~ & ~enix Nat'l Ba~ 170~2 1 5b Hanover Nat'l B~ 17G23 7 81 ~e Nat'l City Ba~ 1702~ 19 32 Street &Bndgc F~d Payroll $266 ~442 80 Henry Wi~i~son 8~68 ll 20 F A ,Walker ~ent 5269 29 15 Payroll 5270 452 40 H~dy Motor Comp~ 5272 l0 ~0 J E Brat~her 5273 5 ~5 People~ Ice Co 5274 4 50 G ~ Sherld~ ~ar~e 5275 2 25 W C Barnett 5276 85 Kanad "s Sto~ 5277 8 10 Z Ji~s 5278 80 93 Mineral Wells Cr Stone Co 5279 36 44 Western Metal ~g Co 5280 63 78 Cash Ite~ 5281 i 69 Ma~clia Petrole~ Co 5282 46 18 Gulf R~fining Co 5283 4 65 Cas~ ffBr ~ro~l 528~ 26 40 ~wrence Wilson 5285 5 ~0 248 Tue~l~.y, J~y 26th, 19~7 City Hall Fund C T Cotton ~16 $56 O0 Jack ~ilson 17 9 60 J H Kin 18 6 40 C J Park e£ 19 37 ~ The Electric Shop 20 16Z 00 J F Johnson E1 9,409 O0 Cash Items 22 4~ ~ridge Bond Fund Chas N Davis ~47 $2,4~ 50 Wil on-P~a~t Lbr Co 48 E53~6~ Nort~ Texas Iron ~ Steel Co 49 169 59 Park Fund Hugh Davts Salary ~J~5 ~100 O0 ' ' Extra Labor 326 & 00 F B Wodges 327 331 00 G ~! ~artin Lbr ~o 328 200 Error 329 Payroll 330 26 40 Woodrum Tnuox Lines Southern 0rnemental Iron Wrks 332 68 Cash Items 333 ~ 27 L W Ouitz 334 9 O0 Ted Lew~s & Co 335 1 50 Pierce Petroleum Co 3~b 3 75 Upon motion the ity Health Officer was instructed to oil all stagnant pools and eree~ inside of the ~orooration Upon motion the Commission adjourned until Eonday, August 8th 1~27 approved Aub~ust £3rd, 1927 ~q City Hall }~onda~ yAugu st 8th, The Commisoion met in session adjourned from July ~5thl 19E7 with Commissioner Craddook acting ~hairman The following Commissioners were present and answered to the roi! Bailey, Castleberr~ Craddook and Zakey Absent Miller A number of pi~opert~r owners on Cedar Strett from ]~oElnney to Oak were present and it appcarzn~ that the width of this section of paving to forty feet was ad- visable as a passage for fire trucks, it wa~ agreed upon motion of Bazley, that the City would replace free of cqtrge the prestnt curbs and gutters and repai~ any im- provements on sidewalks damaged by the widening of the paving, with the understandin~ that thc property owne s ~ould agree to the payment of their pro-rata p~rt of the extra paving Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned untt~ ~ednesday, August 10th, 1927 ~pproved A'~,"~.st 23rd, '~27 City Hall ~ednesday August 10th, 1927 The Commission m~t in session adJourued from August 8th, 1927 wzth Chair~zn I~iller presiding Thc follow~ng Commissioners w~re present and answered to the roll B~iley Castle~rry Craddock, La~ey ~nd ~iller Resignation of I~ T Brewster was presented and aooeoted The followino apoointment was re ~ and ordered filed To Dhe lion City Commis~ion DentOn Texas Gentlemen I~r H T Brewster, City Engineer, Mamager of Water and Light Dep~rt~ent has this d y tendered his resignation ~s such officer, and I h~reoy apooznt M~ W N liarrzs of Denbon Texks to this position and respectfully as c that you confirm said appointment B W !oEenzie ! ayor o2 Denton, Texas Upon motion of LaKey the Mayor's appointment of W ~ ~arris w~ ratified Uoon motion the salary of the Cit) Engineer was set at )~00 per month Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned until Auo*us t 16th, 1927 Approved August 23rd, 1~£7 ~ Secretary Ci wy Hall Tuesday, August 16th, ~ 19~7 The Commission met in session adjourned from A~gust 10th, 1927 with Commissioner Craddock acting b~airman ' The following Commissioners were present and answered to the roll Bailey, Castlebsrry, Craddock and Lakey Absent Miller The followinF resolution was read and upon motion adopted ~ A RESOLUTION appointing ~wo additional members of~ t~e BOard of E~ualizat~ion to fill vacancies created byI the failure of E 7, Broun and ~ B Vhitlook to serve WHEREAS heretofore to-wit on the 24th day of May, A D 1~27, the Oity Oommisoion in regular meet- ing and in accordance with the provisions of the City Ch%fret and the Laws of Texas, and by pro)er resolution appointed E L Broun, M B Whitloc ~ a d H, E Edwards, asimembers of the Board of Eouali~.ation for the City OftDenton Texas, for the year 1Cs? and I WHERMAS, the said E L Broun ~ud the said M B Whitlock have declined to serve as m~mbers of samd Bo4rd of Equalization; and . WTrEREAS, it is necessary and urgent and an im- perative public neoessity~ that said Board of Wqualiza- ti~n be organized and be in its work ~t once therefore, BE IT RFSZOVWD, by the City Connnie ion of the Ci~j of Denton, Texas, that in the place md stead of the said F L Broum and the said ~ ~ ldxitlook, that C A Scott a~d W J Simmons both qualified citizens of ithe City of Denton Texas be and the; ~re hereby apRointed as memvers of said Board of Equ~li atlon for thcs year l~$?, and that they be authortze~ and empowered to~erform all such duties and povcrs as the law ~Ad thet Oh~rtcr of said City direct uoon their qualification asprovided by law and it is ~o ordered Adopted this 16th day of August, Francis Dt C~addock I Acting Chairman C~ty Commissmon Attest ~ W E_win City ~'ecretary ~ Upon motion Superintendent 3rewster was instructed to ~dvertise for bids for a ~§0 H P ~as Un~ine and Ele f~l'i c Unit I Upon motion the ~ommission stood adjourned until TueSday, August 23rd 1927 Approved Auto, st 23rd, 1927 ~ Secretary Ulty Hall Tuesday. August E3rd, 1927 The Commission net in regular August Session with Chair,s, an } iller pre~idi~g The followin~ Commissioners wer~ pre~ent and answered to the roll BaJ l(y, Castleberry, Lakey and Miller Absent Craddo~k Bide covering an advertisement for a JS0 H P Eleotrzo Unit for the Water ~d Light ~partment were reoelved from Mope ~ ~nufaoturing ~d Supply Co Smith ~d ~itney o~ Dallas representing Pose Gas ~gine Co ~d B~oe-~ oBeth ~a~ E~ine 3o , ~d upon motion the con- tract fo~ the ~zt was ~warded to the Bruoe-~oBeth Gas ~ne Co fom a consideration of ~ it being considered the bebt ~d lowe~ bid for the qu~lity of merchandise offered ~e followzng accounts were allowed ~d ordered paid N ~me Nu~b cr ~o~t ~ ~ ~D O. I C~tis 170~ $115 B~ks Add ~ohine Co 1~0~ 8 75 Chase ~t'l ,~k 170~Z Z8 W F Jarrell l~O~ 6l 50 B H Davenport ~ Co l~O&~ S 00 Borland & Maolaohl~n 1~0~5 ll Kin~s Rad$o Shop 1~0~6 D C ~arlv 17047 6 00 Tali~ferro ~ Son 17048 1 Denton Record Chronicle 17049 1 ~vers Mardware ~o 17050 4 65 Alamo Storage ~o lV051 6 46 W A ~arris 17052 Z 90 R r Cook lV053 2 66 STR~T & BRIDGF 0 L Harwell 5E86 $292 60 Pa~oll 5287 494 O0 Jess Lowery 5B89 Jess Dowery 5290 48 Payroll 5E91 4~S 40 Chris Schlln&t 5~9~ &l 60 Will 1 Smith 5g94 17 50 ~e~ rowery 5295 44 S~ith I{~il~n ~,otor Co 5296 6 85 HaZy Motor Co ~g97 2 70 Ted Lewis ~aoine Works 5g98 6 00 Peoples Ice Co 52q9 4 50 J } Br~toher 6~00 1 H~oook ~aohine Works 5301 43 Evers Hardware Co 5302 J D ~d~s ~ Co 5303 16 50 Z Wiggs 53~ 35 O0 Denton ~ llling Co 5305 Pierce Petrole~ Co ~06 3 O0 H~ond & Kirby ~307 85 Tuesday, August 23rd 1927 STltE~T & BRIDGE FuND (continued) Name Number Amount MagnoLia Petroleum Go 5308 $5,85 Talia~erro & Son 5309 1 25 Qash ~or Payroll 5310 34 80 PAI~FUND Irugh avie 33? ~100 00 Payrb$t 338 33 60 Jaoob~e~ ~g Co 339 4 27 Talia~er~ & Son ~0 1 25 Hammond & Eirby 341 2 40 Ted ~wis Machine Works 34~ 2 50 343 HancoCk Machine Works 12 70 RE~DING B~ ~'~ND Bro~O~er Go 336 $95 30 ~ CITY~L~D The E~eotrie Shop ~ ~167 00 J F 'JO~on ~4 9,730 ~ BRIDGE O0NSTRUCTI0~ FUND Wilso~ Pratt Zbr Co 50 $282 80 · Ohas ~ Davis 51 993,51 ~ont~ty report of Mayor MoKenzie wa~ read and ordered ~ filed[ _ committee composed of L Bailey and W R Lakey were appointed to confer on tax suits with the City Attorney :he following ordinance was introduced and olaoed on it first reading AN 0Ri NANOE OHANGII~G TEE LIGHT RA2ES A~ D POWER RATES IN THE O,~TY OF DENTON, TEXt, RFPEA~I~'G 0LAUSE, DEOLARING AN E~ !RGENOY BE IT ORDAINED BY TEE 0ITY O0MMISSION O~ THE CITY OF DENT~,0~ ~EXAS SEG~IC~ 1 That ~he light mhd power ratee ~ t~ and in ~e City of ~$ton, Texas,_shmll be ao~ording to 9he follo~ sohed~e, re-wit ~OUSEH0~ CONS~ Next ~ K W 07~ ~er ~0 K W 06~ Rate First 50 K W 10~ Ne~t 100 K W 07~ Nex~ 850 K W Next 1000 K W 0~ ~ra~ ~000 K W 0~ That ~he mbove rate to become effective and be in full force and e:~fec$ from a~d after the first day of September A ~ 1~? Tuesday August 23rd, 1927 SEC £ION 2 That all ordin~noes in ooufliot herewith a~e and shall be repealed and of no force and effect from and after the passage aud a~oorov~l of this ordinance SECTION 3 That In as ~uoh as this ordinance is to take effect and it is to the advantage of the citizens of the City of Denton Texa~, that said ordinance being in effect not later than ~eptember l, 1927, that the~e does not remain enough% time to have said ordinance passed on three sep~ arate days and that the rule requiring ordinances be rSad on three separate occasions be hereby suspended and an emergency exists and that this ordinance be placed on its second and final reading SLCTION 4 That this ordinance shall be in full forse and effec$ from and after its passage and aoproval Passed and aoproved this thc ~Srd day of August A D 19E? W S ~[iller Chairman Ci~ Commission Attest J ~ Erwin City Secretary Approved as to form }~arion Bralley City Attorney Upon motion of Lakey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading Uoon motion of Bailey the rules were suspended and the ordins,nce olaoed on its third and final reading for adoption ? otl~n wa~ made by Bailey that the ordinance be adopted as read upon roll call upon the question of the adoption of the ordlnanoe the following Commissioners voted 'Yea" Bailey, Castleberry, Lak~y and Miller No Commissioner voted "~y" whereupon the Ch~i r de- Glared the motzon prevailed and the o~din~nce adopted as read Uoon motiou the Ass't City Engineer's salary was set at ~15~ O0 per month Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned until ~onday August 29th, 1o27 at 2 o'clock P APPROVED September 27th, 1927 City Secretary Oity Hall Monday August 29th lq27 The Commission met in session adjourned from August 2$rd, 1927 with Ohairm~ ~ lller presiding The followln~ Oommissiouers were oresent and answered to the roll Bailey Craddock, Lakey ~nd ~{iller Absent Oastleberry ~ ~ids for the sale of electric fixtures for the City Hall were opened and the contract let to the Denlon Electric Shop for a consider~tzon of ~502 00 thi~ being considered the lowest end best bid offered. Bids for the sale of th~ furniture steel filing eQufpmen$ and et~el shelving for the ~i~f Hall were o ~ened and upon motion the contract for the furnzture wasl awarded to the Western Office Supply Co of Wichita ~al~s, Texas for a consideration of $1,026 S~ and the ste~l equipment to the Berger ~anufacturing ~o of Dallas, Tex~e at a oonsmder~tton of $1 $25 00 I Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned AP~'°ved: September ~ ~tk' 19 ~'~ ~rma~~ ~/ ~ ~ty Seoretary 25b Thux'~lay, ~eptember 8th, 19~7 The Commission met in session adjourned frOm ~-gth, 1927 wi~h Chairman ~ller presi~i~ ~e fo~owin~ Oo~issioners ~ present ~ to the roll Bailey, Castlebe~y, C~ok, ~ey ~d ~ller~ Bids for e~erete o~bs a~ ~ttere, w~ks ~d ~ve- w~s for the gro~ds of the City Ea~ ~re reoelved Ohas N ~vis and F B Hodges, ~d upon motion the was a~rded to F B Ho~em, his bid being declared the lowe~ and best one offered Resi~atxon of R C Steer as Traffic offioer ~s oelved and upon motion aooepted The appointment ~d deputation of Roy ~se as ~affle 0ffioer was upon motion approved ~t sala~ of the Traffic 0ffloer was set at $180 00 per month ~th the ~derst~ding that the officer wo~d nisB all ~iforms ~d eq~pm~t The followin,~ ordinate was int~duoed ~d plied ~ its fi ~t reading ~ O~II~CL PROHIBITING T~ USL 0F "~W~S" ING ~E 0F ~, ~STRICT~G USE 0F WADING ~0Z~ USE 0F P~Y GR0~D EQ~T, PROE~ITING PIO~NG OR ~G F~RS ETC IN CI~ P~ PROVIDING ~R BE IT 0RD~D BY T~ OI~ C~SSI~ ~F T~ CITY 0F ~TON, See 1 ~t s~ll he~ter be ~law~l for ~ person to wade, ~m, f~sh, t~w trash or ~bbish ~ or upon w~t is ~o~ as ~e Fo~t~n located in ~e City ~rk of the City of ~, Texas See It ~1 he.after be ~la~ for a~ per~n or p~ns to s~, wade, Operate a motor boat, c~oe or r~ boat, o: ~m~ on the lake that is located ~ the City PmPk of ~e City of Texas, or throw trash or ~bbish in said See 3 It shall be ~a~ for ~ person or pers~s over t~ ~ge of twelve years ~ wade or swim in w~t is ~o~ as ~e wa~ pool ~n the 0mty Park at the City of ~nton, Text. 257 ~ Tnums4a~ S.ptember 8th, 1927 See 4 It sh~ be u~lawful for s~y person or persons over the e~e o~, twelve yearns to use, 0ccu~y or pl~ with ~ of the play ~ e~ment that is ~w locate~ on or at the ~k ~ the Oity cf De.ton, ~exas~ or that m~ be place~ ~e C~t~ ~k. ~a~ it la ~erstoo~ that ~ts pr~visio~ 0f t~e ~ce ~11 not a~p~ to ~ person or persons ~o has a~e Sims of the ~e cf eai~ p~y~ ~pment a chil~ C~ c~l~en in ~s c~ he~ ~s ~er the ~e of ~W&lve Sec ~t ~s sha~ be ~a~ ~or ~ De.son or persons to plck~ molest, ~e ~ in ~ w~ ~pstr~y ~ fl~ers or shahs ~hat ~ or ~y here~er De pA~e~ on ~ at the ~k ~f the 0i~ of ~nt~, Sec ~at ~f ~ zeotion Of t~is orrises aBould be decl~e~ vall~o2 ~Ons$itu~io~l. the other sectio~ of sai~ o~oe a~e n~t~ ~feote~ in ~ Soo 7 ~$ ~ ~SOn fO~ ~lty Of VlO~ti~ "~y provision off S~ 8 ~ t~ She 8th ~ of SepSe~er, A D. 1927, - W S ~e~ Approved ~ to fcrm: ~on ~ ~Ot~ of ~y the ~es wore s~nded ~d o~n~e' ~d on its second re~i~ ~D~ ~$ti~ of Bailey ~e ~es we~ ~ended ~d or~n$oe ~laoed ~ its ~lrd ~d fin~ r~dl~ for a~option. tl~n ~ ~e by ~e~ t~t the o~in~oe be adopte~ as ~e~, ~ ~11 oall ~ the question of the ~0Vt~ Of ~e o~e~ the ~o~ 6~ssione~ void ~a~ vote~N~y~ ~ere~ ~e ~e 0~ ~eol~ed ~e ~tton ~e i ~~, Seat.be. ~,th. 192,. The ~ommission met in re&q:lar SepSember seooi~ with 0hairme~ Miller The following 0o~ettsalone~8 wo~e p~esent aaa aaswe~ed to the roll: Baileyo 0aotlebex~, ~rad~ooE, Millero Un~Dprove~ minutes of the p~eoeding meetings were Monthl~ ~epo~te of B w MeXenzie was ~ea~ an~ file~ The following accounts were allowe~ an~ wa~s ox~ered ~r&wn on their respeotive funds in ~eneral Xllie Splaw~ 17054 LS~ ,Tones 17070 ~.0~ W ~ Molluskan 17071 0aeh Items 17088 7 (]ash for Pa2~'oll 17089 ~ E~ Simmons 17090 *9000 F~wemd~ 170~1 O A So0tt 1709~ No~th Texas Telephone Oo 17095 6 The E L Steok 0o 17094 ~9oll ~.~greaves l~nti:~ Co 1¥09~ ~ ~%i~ O0 1T09T A O Upleger & Oo 1T098 175 W T B~ley 17099 B H ~avenport & Oo ltl00 ~ey & Ivey 17101 61~5 ~s ~=~e Co 1~102 W O B~ 1710~ 1 ~o~ia ~ & ~aper Oo 171~ g Roy ~o~s 17105 1,~0 2eaelee-Ga~be~t Oo 171~ ,e~ ~s & Oo 17107 ~ Ref~ Co 1~108 ~o Stor~ ~o 1V109 10 w~y Motor Oo 1~0 ~e~io~ ~ee F E Co 17~1 · ~ 1~4 ~e ~en~n Salsbe~ ~b 17~ Z0~I ~latia~ S$~%ela~er P.?~h~ 1927 ~~,e. , Elco ..2 15.10 ~ls ~o~e~ Oo 5~ 5506~ Vee~~l ~g. Oo 5~. 89 ~8 5~1 19 o ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ 060 ~8 ~45 100 9 V~ ~ln ~Oo ~ ~1 9% Water & ~ ~p$ 5~ 1~9,65 ~e~ ~e~o~ne Wo~ S49 S VO ~e ~o Shod t5 $1~ ~ J · ~JO~a~ ~ 8,825 ~ 0 ~o Oo ~ 1,200.00 ~ ~ 3OQo 1 of ~h~ ~'bo~a of ~ ~Oe~ssion of ~ ~_ of ~. ~S. ~eat~e$1~e parkl~ of ~ ve~xe _ ~ ~$ ~o~S~e$ ~n fif~ feet of the ~ ~e~e~ ~ iS ~eo~rei ?f no ~=oe ~ ef~o$.~ 8o as ~e ~e~a~ ~efe~ei ~o ,eo~ion o~ salt of ~ Lo~iz~Qe a~l be n~l ~t of no e~eo~ ~sSaA~ ~ ~he 2~th ~ of September. 19~o - ~ W. S ~e~ O~i~n ~ity Att ~ ~ W. ~n ~t~ 260 ...... Tue~V, September 2?th, Upon mo~lon of Bailey the rules were euepen~e~ the O~t~ae ~Z~oea on ~e eeo~ ~s~ ~oe ~oe~ on i~s t~ ~ fill ~ng for ~i~ ~l~ ~s ~e by ~ey t~t the o~na~e be of t~ o~oe ~ follo~ Oo~sstone~s ~ ~88~ vOtO~ ,~, ~e~u~on the O~r ~eo~ ~n ms.on $50 ~ ~8 app~opr~ate~ fo~ ~e of ~ ~ a~ in a speol~ seotion of the ~nt~ ~e~o~ O~ntole oove~ ~he ~letion oftM New 0tt~ ~ ~n ~ot~on a~opte~. ~50~ION ~ T~ CITY ~S~ON OF ~ 0~ OF ~, TO J~OE O~STRUOT~ 00~ OF O~TZ~OA~S OF ~en oon~=ao~ ~ en~ere~ ~ by ~ helen the ~oe~ ~n ~ne no,th ~e o~ Eaat ~oho~ Steer to ~e south li~ off ~e~ Street; ~d, ~ ' ~S, s~ ~rk of lmprove~$ ~ beea ~ o~ e~e~ b~.J~ Oo~t~tt~ 0~ ~ at~to$ oo~l~Oe ~ the ~e~s ~ oon~ti~ of ~d oontrsot, ~,~fo~e ~TON l~n~ o~ ~e~ ~o~ory Steer to t~e $ou~ lSne of $~eet ~as ~een ~ ~ ftn~ o~le~ by ~e s~otion 0~ in f~ o~llanoe ~th the te~ ~ etLp~tt~ of. the oont~ot helen ~e Oly of ~n~o~ be ~ ~e hereby f~l~ ~ fin~ aooep~e~ b~ theO~ of ~n as in f~l o~plainoe with sai~ t 8 ~ the fill ~.~e ~e b~ ~he Ol~Y of to ~e Oonst~otion Oomp~ fo~ the i~rovoment of ~A a~$ lnolu~i~ the ~o~t hel~ b~k by ~e Oiy ~ men~ ~A~ee ~s passe~ lev~ ~ as~s~en~ ~n8~ ti~J ~e~ ~ She o~e~8 ~e~ to o~e~ thel~ ~a of ~ oo05 9f ~i~ ~vement ~ ~i~ po~ti~ of 8~ 8t~et~ ~,, ~a ~4~ wo~k Of i~ve~nt h~ been ~ ~,~ ~O~lfloate8 of epeoi~ ~sees~ent evl~e~ t~ {1$~bi1~2 of ~1 p~o~e~t2 o~s a~tti~ on ~i~J~o~ Of i~ s~e$ ~ l~ the fo~ ~q~re~ by ~ oontmo$ asia ~1 ~8~ o~oe be a~ ~ ~oT~by 8~, ~to~ by the ~ of ~e ~y %f fo~Oe ~m ~ afSe~ its 262 ~esd~y, September The following x'eso~ution was lat~o~uoed , x~a~ upon motion a~optod ~0~ ~at, ~as, on the ~$h ~ of ~l, ~_oov~t was_entered. ~to_by ~ ~e~en the no~th l~e of West ~oko~ S~et, ~, ~, on the 5th ~y of J~, 19~, a fin~ m~t o~n~oe was pasoe~ lev~ ~ assessment a~i~st abutti~ property ~d the o~ers ~e~of So o~er their ~ta of the cost of said imp~vem~t on sai~ nor~l~ of ~, said ~k of lmp~vem~t ~8 been f~ plete~ b~ J~ 0onst~oti~ ~o~ ~ 8t~iot oo~l~oe ~th the te~a ~ oon~tions of e~ contr~t, ~0 r~e~efo~, ~0~ 1 ~ the improvement On Oed~ Street ~om $~e aeuDh l~e of ~ey Street to the no~th lsne of ~est Street has been ~ ~ fi~y oompleSe~ by J~e Q~ et~otion 0~ in ~1 oompli~e wi~ t~ te~s ~ stip~ations of t~ o~traot betwe~ the Oity ef be ~ are ~by ~ ~ fl~l~ aooepte~ b~ $Be ~n$on aa in ~11 oompli~oe ~th ~ld ~o ~a~ the final esti~e d~ by the ~l~ of to ~oe Oons$~ti~ ~ for the impro~nt of st~et lnol~lng the ~o~t ~ld bask by the Git~ of be ~d is hereby ordered pmid to J~e Oo~t~etl~ ~ ~ ~t all certificates of speei~ asses~ent ~videno- i~ t liability of ~1 property o~ers a~utting o~ portl~ of said street In the fO~ req~red by smid ~d said final assess~nt or~n~oe be ~d ~e he.by o~d~ed issued, executed by the Mayor of the City of ~nten, a~ested by the City Clerk of the City of ~nton, and detivere;d Ja~oe Construction Comply 4 ~at this resolution ~all t~e effect ~d be force from and after its passage P~SED ~D ~ROVED, thins ~Tth day of Septembep, 19E7 B W MoEenzie Attest J W ~wln City Clerk The following resolution ~s introd~ed, read upon motion a~pted. ~S0ZUTI~ 0F T~ OITY O~SS~0N O~ T~ CZ2Y 0F FIN~%v,T AOO~TING ~ I~RO~T 0N PON~ A~N T~ O~ DENTON, ~ 0RDER7NG ~ IS~OE ~D ~Y ~ O~S~CTI~ C~ 0F ~T~FICA~$ 0F S~OI~ AG~NST T~ ~UTTING PRO~R~ ~ 0W~RS ~ Tuesd~,y~, September 27th,1927 B Z~ RE$OT'VED BY ~HE~ CITY 0GNMISSION OF ~ CITY 0~ ~t ~e~as, ~ ~ 6~h d~ of A~ril. 192~, m ~TON e~e~ wins entered ~to by ~d ~et~en ~he_~_ ~i~te ~ ~ J~oe Oons~uotion Oompa~ ~o zmp~ve of ~n A~nue ~ f~m S~ nor~ Xine of O~ street to the l~e ~ S~et, ~,~ $, ~ ~e ~ ~Y cf ~, 1~27, a f~al assess- 1 r~ee ~s ~s~d I~Y~ ~ asses~ent $inst p~-~ ~ ef ~ cost of a~d ~v~enm on s~d portion WreAk. S~d WO~ Of ~r~ement ~s be~ ~Y oo~leted ~ .vn~ ~-e~otion 0o~ ~ st~ot oo~anc~ ~th ~the '~ ...... i~io~ of e~ o~$raot; Now, ~ner~o~, ~o~ !!ne of O~ s~e~ ~v --~.'v-Y'---= - he~b~ ~ ~d ~alLy aooep~ u~ ~ fu~l o~ll~e ~th ~ . ~t the fill e,stimate ~ by the Oi~ of ~n~on ~3 ~ oe~ifioatgs of epeoi~ assessment evi~e~Oi~ Of ~1 prope~Y o~ers abutt~g on ~i~ t~ liab~t~.~ ............ '-e~ ~ sai~ oontraet ~ sal~ ~4, ~t ~e ~e01~i~ ~11 t~e effeot ~ be fore~ f~ ~d after its, ~A~ ~D A~O~ ~a 2Vth ~ ~ September. ~ ~ W Mo~nzie. Atte ~ ~ W ~1 eati~tes of %he oosts of ~vl~ ~h, ~eo~.Oe~. Ems~ Mg~eY St~e$s ~ ~nder Avenue ~ p~sented by the ~e O~et~ti~ ~, ~d u~n motion app~ved . sub~e~t ~ ~ motion the mppr~ria$ion of ~ O0 ~r mon~ for the ~l~en~oe of the ~es' ~est Ro~ a~ ~e Oo~t Ho~e o~re~ o~ti~ued. ~ ~ mcti~ the D~tY ~ 19~6 delinq~nt ~ ~s ~emitted time. , Tuesday, September ~7th,1987 Upon motion She M~yor was &utlxo~ze~ to ~ a storm sewer flor a short d.lstanoe aorose one oo~ner off Be R ROwlan~[,s lot on Roberts Steer Upon mo~lon t~ ~o~88~on sto~ A~p~e~ Oo~ber 25~ Oo~c)'be2' ~i, i ~e ~ommi..ion me~ in eeeelon a~.1oux~eA ~a~e~ ~2 D E~ se~~ ~o~ 1~o fee~ of fi~ hose ~a mo~i~ ~e O~i~ ~poin~e& OO~eZione~ ~on mo$i~ ~o ~oo~s ~ ~ T ~$h were · S ~e~tO~ to ~e oa~ of the buil~ ~e= the ~i~otion ~a motion t~e OitY ~neer ~e ~at~ote~ ~o ~n mo~ion ~e O0~ls~ a~3o~ne~ seoreta~ 266 ...... .- 0iff ~Iall Tuesday, 0etcher ~§th, lg~? The 0onmission met in regular 0etcher sesal~ 0hai~man Miller ~si~ ~app~ove~ ~nutes of the ppeoe~ing meetl~s ~ead ~ appr~ed ~e following ~co~ts were ~1o~ ~ w~ o~dere~ ~ on their res~otive ~e in P~ent. ~ne~al ~ Jack ~hrIet~ Supt ~1711~ $100 00 J A Yegg 1711~ $ Mor~s ~ith 1711~ 4 St~d~d ~fio S Go 1712.0 65 I E Jones 17121 7 0O ~nton Reo~d-G~onicle 1712~ 51 00 ~sk ~inti~ ~fioe 17~ 10 ~n$on Ste~ ~ 171~5 3.62 ~P~an Bat ~ Else ~o 17~6 ~ 50 ~0 Sterne Oo 171~8 ~f Reffinl~ go 171~9 3 ~nton ~e~iter ~e~ge 171~ 9 West Dise~eotl~ Go 17151 34 00 F W Woolworth Go 1713E ~ O0 ~e ~tis Co 1713Z 1~ 45 ' Street ~ ~ri~ ~ ~w Bros Motor O0 5~g ~ ~s ~oh Wo~ 5351 MO~lm Paint & Paper Oo 5~5~ 9 65 ~ook ~ohine Wo~k8 8BSB 106 W G Ba~ett 5356 ~s Patton 0o ~35~ 68 ~5 Texas Pacific Coal & 0il Co 5~8 ~0.75 ~e ~exas 0omp~ 5359 ~olia Petrole~ ~o 5~0 9.70 ~neral Wells C~ed S Co 5~1 70 98 Woo~ T~ok ~ines 5~E 45 W S ~ 5~S ~1.~ F B Hedges ~4 4~.~ J B So~itz S36~ 21 O0 ~b~ith Fo~orth Lbr Go 5366 2 ~5 B~Ooks S%O~, ~s ~367 1 35 0ash for Ps.ell 5368 9 60 ~ ~s R J ~ent~e 351 $1.~ ~ss ~orenoe ~pp~oh ~5~ 1 30 ~O~k ~ohine W~ks 35Z 10 60 Pierce Petrole~ Co 354 ~ ~5 Studs N~se~ 355 ~0 O0 Tuesd~, Ootober ~Sth, 1927 J F~ ,Tp_~,~ eon Z1 ~01 O0 West~e~ ~ioe S~ply Oo ~2 10~ 6~ z w~ v~ S~e ~ co ~ ~ oo J B So~itz ~7 ~ 70 W ~ ~s~w 3~ 1 ~0 ~e~le~ Seati~ Oo ~9 ~04 14 ~e ~e~t~io Shod ~ 9~4 25 ~e ~e~t~o Shod ~ ~3 08 ~ell-~i~z ~it~ Oo 4~ 84 65 E ~ V~ S~ ~ ~o 4Z 890 00 ~e.~nt~ Eleot~e ~op 44 50~ O0 ~e~s ~w~e Co 45 ~04 O~ ~lYe~8~ Sl~ ~o~uots go A8 ~ 00 ~i~$, were o~ne~ on ~e ~ehase of a t~otor ~ ~t~ ~i~er~g $~ v~loue propositions, Oo~8eioners ~b~ an~ Street ~is~i~er B~ley gooey we~ ~8t~ote~ $o~8~i~te the v~ig~ ~kes ~a to ~o~e ~oomen~ation ~ ~ ~po~t 0f EoW V~ S~e & 0o on the ooet of the', Oi~r ~11 ~o~ti~ to a toatal of $10~,704092 ~e ~e~, ~ upon m0$i~ ~e b~l~ ~s aeoepte~ eubJeot ~o ~e ap~v~ of m~o~ ~et~ils by the ~teots ~ the ~p~$ o~e~e~ file& [ ~on motion the Oity Atto~ey ~ i~t~ote~ to enter 8~ on ~1 ~elinqu~t ~ ~er8~ U~ motion the O~isei~ ~nt on ~oor~ as favori~ a 2ease to the ~eFio~ ~ for a t~ot of l~a to be ~e~ as a olub h~e, tooa~ on a s~able plot in the Oily P~k, provi~e~ it was satiafaoto~ ~ met the of ~the ~ ~n ~t~on the O0~es~on stoo~ ~o~e~ ~- Seo~et~ ~e Commission met in session adjourned from October ~-Sth, with Ohairm~ Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present and answered to the roll Bailey, Zakey and Miller Report of Commissioner Y~akey and Street Oomm4ee~e~. Ooffey wee received, and after oonsdiering the merits of various tractors,it was agreed upon motion that the Oaterplllar tractor offered by the R B George Maolttne 0ompe~y would be beet suited to the 0ity's needs and the ~yor was instructed to enter into a oontra~t wi~h Shis fi~m for their No 30 tractor at a cost of $3017 §0, including extras, F, 0 B ears at Peoria, Illo Upon motion the Commission stood adieus'ned. Approved November ZEnd, lg27 Secretary November ~e ~ommis~$on me% in seseion adjourned from gre~i~ing, I ~e follOWi~ Oo~sSio~rs were D~esent ~d ~ered to the roll Bailey, castleberry Craddook, Z~ey ~d ~ller Remi~ation of F ~rion Bralley as City Atto~eY effective ~oember lst~l~ was receive& ~d upon motion acoepte& ~e following oo~eation from ~or ~cKenzie wSs ~e~d ~d or&ercd filed ~e~ir~ -~ .... B W. McKenzie ~yor ~nton Texas ~ motzon of B~zley the ~yor'S appointment of B ~vis as Oi~ itt°~ey w~s oonfi~ed, the follow- i~ Co~issio~rs vo~lng .Yea" Bailey, Castlebe~Y, Oraddoek, L~eY ~d ~he following ~rd~nanoe was zntroduoed ~d on its first ~ O~IN~CE FOR ~GU~TING T~ 02E~rION OF AUTOMOBI~ ~R HI~ FOR T~ ~OS~ OF ~SPORTING 2~SLNG~RS OR · A~ ~ S~D OI~ OF D~TON ~D ~ SOLICIrATION OF 0~, 02E~TOH, AG~T OR ~S ~ D~BU~ESS B~ ~ ~ ~D 2ROVIDINC p~TIES FOR ITS VIO~TION Defmnitions unless It appears from the ~TIG~ 1 different me~ing is intended, the folloW- context that ~ lng words shall have the me~zn~ attache& to thcs ~n t~is section, as follows (a) ~he words ,,the City" cz "s~i& CitY" shall be held to msan the City of Denton Texas (b) ~e word ,,street" sh~ll me~ ~d include a~ street, alley, avenue, l~ne or hzghway wmthin thc cor- porate limits of the City (o) The woris ,,automobzle zor hire" sh~l me~ and inolude ~ motor vehicle operate& v~thin the corporate li~ts O~ the Cit~ of De.ton for tho puroose of DasSe~gerS for hire other th~ a motor bus, &s ,,motor bus" ls now defmned by ordinance of the City, ~ shall be ~cdnso~ay ,'~ovcmbcr 16th, 19E~ to znoludc also ny motor vehicle operated for the purpose of oarryxno passengers for hire between the City and some outside point while so operated within the Olty limsts of thc ~ity Id) The WOrd "person, shall include both elnguQ, ar and plural ~d shall meau ~d embrace ~y person, f~, oo~po~'ation, assoc~tiou, Partnership or society (o) Prono~s z t ~e ~sculine gender shall inol~e the co~resoonding word in the Feminine or neuter gemde~. ~ZCZL ll Subject to all Ordin~oes ~hat operators of automobiles for hire as provided by the te~s of this ordln~oe and the O~ers thereof, or the agents ~d employees of said O~r, shall be subject the Ord~n~ces of the City cz Denton ~elat~g thereto ~d not repealed by the terms hermo~ ~d they shall ob- ae~e thc rules ~d reg~ations p~ovided by this as well as ~uc other r~os ~d ~e~ations as m~y here- ~ter b~ Pr~scribed by tho City ~O~ssion of s~xd of Denton ~cx ~s ~TICLL lll False statements. Ill treatment ef Passe.ers ~ha~ no o~er or operator ~re~n prowded for Shal~ ~ ..... of ~y aut~obile ~ ~oe ~y pe~son to emD~y nxm oy either ~O~ly or i~or~ntly misi~o~ misleadin~ such person as to tzme o~ place of the ~ depart~e of ~ railroad o~r o~ ne location of ~ .... ~ ..... ~- ~ne~ oOnvey~oe tloket office or ~/~5~ ~ep~, station O~ rail~ or private reszdenoe within ~= o~tel, Public ~aoe representations or statement, or shall impose upon o~ de- °sire ~y person in =~ Form or m~er, or shall st~i~e, t~eaten, insult or otherwise abuse or ill trea~ ~ ~aemenger ~der ~ pretense whatever ~T~CZ~ 1V Not to solicit .~all be ~awf~ for ~, o .... ~- - ~t nl~ while ooeratin2 s~ .~r. 9i ~ automGblle ~o~ ~ ~umUUlio Over ~d along public s~rest In the said City of Denton, Texas, tO solicit patronage for such automobi ~ne,shall ~o~oe by voloe that s-~--.~ ~e~ded for hl~e for the ~ .... ~ T~moo~e ie ~$md net ~equest o~ seek to ~.~ r If he sh~I i~ ~V ....... e ~ Person to pa~t~ such automobile wh~le usi~ or berg upon ~ street O alley In said Oity of ~nton or using ~ public for She solioitatlon of ha~ng as fer ~re ~less a ~ P ee~ers or b l.~ee or o~e ......... ~TIC~ V VOid olause not to ~validate seo$1~s The~hOldi~ or adJudioation of a~ om subseotion of this Omdlna~e to b ~feot the vali~ty of ~.. ~=-- ~.lnV~id shall ~ uvuur seoz~ o~ subseo$~ or ~y section, but all other seotlone a~ of sections shall remain In F~l force ~d effeo~ ~TIC~ V1 Oonst~otion ~e oDera$1~ of a~ automobile for hire, Otherwise t~n as O~de~ i~ o~nanoe, is he.by declared a mena~e ~0 Public sa~F ~d ~law~l ~TICLE ~Z ~ovislons of escapee within the corporate limits The PrO sions of O~din~oe shall apply to automobiles ~r hi~ ~ Wh&le such automobiles a~e operated within limits of the City She oo~pora%e Wednesday, November 16th,1927 ARTI~v,E Vlll Penalty Any person who shall violate -~nY of the provisions of this ordinance shall be ~eemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction theDeof shall be fined Lu any sum from one (gl 00) 11o1!e~ to Five ($5 00) Dollars, and each and every da~v that such automobile shall be operated Lu violation of ~his ordinance shall constitute a separate offense AE~XOZE iX Repeal That all ordinances of the ~it~ and sections and subsections thereof in direct oonf~,~$t herewith be and the same are hereby expressly repealed. PASSED AND A~PROVEI~, this the 16th day of November, 19~ o AT~EST ~ W Erwin W S Miller ~ity ~eoretary ~hairman City ~ommission Upon motion of Bailey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading Upo~ motion of ~astleberry the rules were sus- pended a~id the ordinance placed on its third and final re,ding for adoption Motion was made by Oastleberry that the ordinance be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question of the ad~ption of the ordinauoe the following ~om- missioners voted "Yea" Bailey, Castleberry, Craddook, I~+key and Miller NO Commissioner voted "Nay" Where- upon the Ch~ir ~eolared the motion prevailed and the ordinauoe s~opted as read / Upon motion 2uperin~endent Harris was instructed t~ make a~ estimate of the cost of extending electric lights along Daugherty Street There being no further business the Commission s$OOd adjourned ApD~ved November EE, 19~-7. ~ ~eoreta~y City Hall November 22, 1927 The Commmssion met in regular November session with Chairman Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present and answered ~o the roll Bailey Castleberry, Gr~ddook, Im~key and Miller Minutes of the preceding meetings were read and approved Monthly report of Mayor McKenzie was read and ordei~ed filed The following accounts were received and warrants drawn on their respeetzve funds in oaymen$ General Fund Morris Smith ~1713§ $20.00 J R M.?tin 17149 67 00 Howard Fenton P ~f 17150 80 12 Bill D~ugherty 17151 4 00 The Selig Co 17152 19 80 Edwards ~ MoCrary 17153 § 00 Turner & Evans 17154 3 50 T~rner Bres 17155 4 10 Northern Tex Tel Co 17156 4 80 Clarke & Courts 17157 23 ~7 Denton Record Chronile 17158 5 80 Baldwin Printing Co 17159 29 00 I E Jones 17160 8 7§ Ramey & Ivey 17161 118 48 B H Deavenoort & Co 17162 86 1~ ~ B Shave~- 17163 82 90 Evers Hardware Co 17164 18 45 Sam W Fritz 1716§ 2 00 King,s Radio Shop 17166 Wilson-Pratt Lbr Co 17167 20 ~9 ~ Ed Grube 17168 l0 00 Alamo Stoage Co 1716~ 48 6S ~ Ted Zewis Machine Works 17170 1 00 J B Schmitz Co 17171 9 O0 Morris Paint & Paper Go 17172 4 40 M A G~M's Tin Shop 17173 5,3~z The Boston Store 17174 29 00 Taliaferro & Son 17175 2,75 H M P~ssell & Sons Co 17176 9 60 Gulf R~fin~ng Co 17177 1 90 Hanove~ Nat'l Bank 17178 5 06 City Hall I~und Berger M~nufaoturing Co ~49 $15~5 O0 Denton Monumental Works 50 6.00 Denton Electric Shop 51 2 10 A L Farris 52 16 2§ P~rk Fund Davis # 56 $100 00 Hancock Machine Works 357 ~ §0 Jacobsen ~fg Co ~§8 .4S Ted Zewls Machine Works ~§~ 1 O0 T~esda[, November 22, 1~27 Street & Bridge Fund Gash ~or Payroll ~5369 $567 50 5370 77 50 F A ~a.~e:,Agent 5371 43 O0 ~D~ 5372 250,34 De 537S 33 04 E P Wil~s 53?4 56 56 C F Ballard 5375 77 50 Cash for ~oll ~376 572 O0 5377 56 56 E Pi Wllks Smith Hamilton Motor Co 5378 Z 52 Denton RecOrd Chronicle 53?9 1 80 EverS Hardware Co 5380 8 40 Alamo Storage Co 5381 40 00 Peoples I~e Co 5382 4 50 W G Barnett 5383 1 00 Taliafe~o & Son 5384 3 65 5385 30 HanH~ Mot0r CO W N~ples 5386 2 25 5387 5 60 Garrison Drug Store Ea~cook ~aohine Works 5388 E5 20 T~xae ~aoifio Coal & 0il C 5389 3 75 R B , G$grge ~oh ~o 5390 109 00 Ma~olia Pet Co 5391 3 08 Gulf Refining Co 5392 ? 00 The Texas Company 5393 38 l0 Wood~ T~uok Idnes 5394 2 40 Ray ~Zakey 5395 15 OO Campbell Theatres Ino 5396 98 O0 5397 25 5O Southwestern Lab Z Wiggs ~ Mob 5398 9 2§ Lon~ Sta: Rca Co 5399 15 83 R B C-eor~ Meh Go 5400 3017 50 Mall Printing Co 5401 3 O0 Cash fO~ Pay~otl 5402 12 40 Perry Brothers 5403 1 00 A proposition was submitted by Mr J A Craven re- lative to the annexation of a part of hie property located on the Sherman D~ive in which he agreed to render ~ud pay City and School tax for 19~@, if the water and light ser- vic~ could be secured immediately, and upon motton the propesitlon was accepted and the City Attorney was instructed to draw up the necessary petitions and ordinance -~exing the property, subject to confirmation at the General City ele~otion in April, 1928 A petition of p~operty owners in the College View Addition requesting an extension of the sewer system was received, and upon motion the M~yor and City E~gineer were inst~u~te~ to make the extension Bid of G J Stafford of $300 O0 for ~inting sm~ re- pairing the water towe~ was referred to the Mayor and City Enginee~ with power to aero Extenslen of sidewalk bonds of ~.W Jacobs and F B HO~ges by the New Amsterdam Casualty Co , were received and or%ered filed. ~esday~ ~ovember An affidavit of the Western UniOn Telegraph COm~auy tO the valuation of their property was received, and the instructed to colteot on a basis of the last year's asSemsmen$ The Secretary was instructed to collect taxes on Block 13 of the Eigh School Addition from F E Wallace on a valuation of $?00 O0 it being shown that the property was a vacant lot on January 1, 1927~ and that the improvemen~s were assessed in error Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned until 1st, 1927 at ~ o'clock P Approved December E?th, 19~.? Secretary I- 2175 0ity Hall Deoe~ber 1, 1927 The Oommission met in session adjourned from NovemBer 22~d, lgS? with O~m~issioner Craddook aoting ~e follo~ng Oo~msioners were present ~swere~ to ~e roll: ~ailey, Ora~dook ~sent 0astleber~, Miller ~ Bi~S for the oonst~otion of oono~ete sto~ sewers ~ Wes~ Syo~ore Street ~re reoeive~ as follows per oub$o~ Ma~ of oono~ete in pla~e W F M~ey $7 50 ~as ~ ~vis 9 75 , ~li~ MoO~ry R Go 7 38 F~ B Ho~ges 7 15 ' U~n motion the a~ove oontract was awar~e~ H~e~, he bei~ ~eolare~ the lowes~ ~ best bi~ offere~ Upon motion the Oo~ission stoo~ a~Jo~e~ ~eember 23r~, 1927 ~ ~ve~ ~oember 27th, 1927 eoret~Y 276 City Hall Decmmber E3rd, 19~.? The COmmission met in se~slon adjourned from December 1, 19~? with Chairman Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present and answered to the roll Castleberry, Zakey and Miller~ Absent Bailey and Craddock The following ordinance was introduced and placed on its first reading ORDI~WCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CIT~ OF DENTON, TEXAS, DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR LEVYING AN ASSESS- MENT AGAINST CERTAIN PROPERTY AND TEE OWNERS THEREOF ON PECAN STREET, I1~ THE CITY OF DENTON, FOR A PART OF T~ COST OF I~PROVING SAID ST~L~ET, AND FIXING A TIME FOR A HEARING OF ~ ~WNERS OR AGENTS OF SAID OWNERS OF SAID PROPURTY OR OF ANY PERSONS INTERLSTED IN SAID I~I~ROVE- MENTS, AS PROVIDED BY CHAP~ ll, TIYLE YE, REVISED STATUTES 01 TEXAS OF 1911, NOW CHAPTER 9, TITLE VISED STATUTES OF TEXAS OF ~,9E5, AND TIE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THL CITY OF DE~TON, AND DIRECTING THE SECRET~RY TO GIVE NOTICL OF SAID H~ARING AND ~INING AI~D APPROVING THh STATIST 0~ M~YP0RT OF THE CITY ENGINE'R BE IT ORDAZNED BY THE CITY C0~O[ISqION OF THE ~I~Y OF DENTON, That, whereas, the City Oomm!sslon of the 0ity of Denton has heretofore by resolution duly p~ssed and approved ordered the improvement of certain streets in the City of Denton, among which was PECAN STR-ET ~rom the west line of Aah Street to the east line o~ Cedar Street, pavement to be one and one- half inches of Asphaltic Concrete on a five-inch rein- fo~ed concrete base and WHHRr,~S, plaud and specifications for the improvement of said street were duly prepared and approved as requ~red by the Chart r and Ordinances of the City of Denton and the Statutes of ~he State of Texas, and, WHEREAS, as required by said Charter Ordinances and Statutes after due advertisement and bids for said work of improvement were made, said ~mprovement was let to Jagos Construction Company to impr~?e with a one and one.half tl~") inch Asphaltic Concrete wearing surface on a five 5") inch concrete b~e curb and gutters, and necessary work in connection therewith, as provided by said plans q~d specifications, and, WHEREAS, a written contract was ~uly entered into by and between the City of Denton and Jagoe Construoti0n Company for the construction of said improvements, and, ~A WHE~,. S, and assessment was duly levied to cover the proportionate part of the cost chargeable against abutting property owners on said street and, whereas~ the property o~ners hereinafter named and the property hereinaf~er described were through error and mistake omit- ted from said assessment ordinance, and, whereas, said work of improvement was duly constructed without dis- covery of the failure to levy an assessment against the owner and the property hereinafter named and described, and, whereas, said improvements were eonstr~cted in full eom- pliance with the contract and specifications therefor. and were duly accepted by the City of Denton an the day of September 19E? and whereas, it is necessary to levy an assessmeut for the pro-rata of the cost of making said improvements chargeable against the wwners and the prooertles herinafter named and described Now, therefore, 277 December ~.~a'd~ ~9~.? BE Z~ ORDAINED BY THF CITY C0~TISSION OF TH~ CITY OF a the report or statement of the Cit.y Engineer D.~TO]I~ ~q~ t ...... ~escribing the abutting field with the City Gommzsm~u~, -- and g g ~ ^~ ~mn~vement chargeable prsperty ivin ~he n~e of property o~er ~d n~ber of front feet and the oos~ ~ ~-~--- agminst each abutti~ p~operty ~d its o~er, having been d~ examined, ~s he.bY app~ved That the Cl~ Co~s- sion does hereby deSe~ine tO assess th~ total cost of e~bs and Swo-thirds of the $otal cost of the rema~dsr of said impr~ements ~ainst the o~ers of the property abut$i~ thereon hereinafter n~ed, ~d a~inst their p~perSy he~inafter desorlbed, mn accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11, Title ~E, Revised Statutes of Te~S of 1911. now0~$e~ ~, Title ES, revised Statutes of ~xms of I~E~, ~ the C~rter ~d Ordinances of the Oi~ of ~nton~ T~t the said assessment shmll be made after the notice to such Droper~ o~ers ~d ~1 interested personS, ~d the he~ing herein mentioned, ~d that the said portion of the smid cost of improvements to be azsessed a~inst such prope~$Y o~ers ~d their property shall be in aooord~oe ~th the Front Foot R~e or PI~, o~tzon ~hmt the front~e of said property be~s i~ She ~op~ -~ ~ =~le ~ro~erty on ~id portlo~ to the zron~ag~ cz ~_-~ ~hat ~fter such hearX~, of said Peo~ ~treet, prov~V~ ~ ~ ~_ ~ ~ ~$ i~ ~h. lan? DP issin shall so apportion said ~d e~ux~abl~ the Oi~ 0o~ Cost ~S tO p~duoe a eubstatial e~lity between such.. value of th ,P- P - ~ ~n~ imposed upon them by such improvemev~, a~.~.~ ~ ~ven% shall said asses? $ueh assessment, ~ ~'~-ed value of such prop~Y merit be in excess 9z ~: ~- ~ the orovortionate n of such imp~ovemen~ ~--- . : .-- , - &~e after ~ne ~asea~_u~ ~e year after September the City of Denton, om~-~ .... ~ ET, lg27, the date of completion ~d aocept~oe of said work, one-fiSh two ye~s after said date of ~oept~oe one-fiSh three yea~s after said date of aecept~oe, one-fifth fo~ ye~s after said date of a~cept~oe, to~her with Interes~ from said date of aooept~oe at the rate of of eight per cent per ~n~, p~able ~u~, ~d reasonable atto~ey's less ~d all costs of collection in ease of default ~at the total proportio~te part of such cost ~oh is contemplated to be assessed against said o~ers ~d their properties ~d the ~me of the o~ers of said property, ~d the description of that ~operty, which said s~ does not ~d shall not zn ~Y event exeoeed two-thirds of the total cost of said im- provements except o~bs~ is as follows PEC~ ST~ET ~e Estate of W O Wright, deceased, o~er of ~ts 1 ~d 2, Block 6, 0rigi~l To~ Plat Front~e 1~0 feet, ~o~t assessed $55~ 80 ghat a he~i~ shall be given to said o~ rs, th$ir a~ts ~d atto~eys, ~d ~Y per~n or pers~S interested in said improvements, before the City Co~ission of the Ol~ of Denton, as ~ovided b~ the ~ovisions of C~apter ll, Title 22, Revised 3ta~tes of Texas of 1911. now Chapter g, Title 28, Revised Statutes of Texas of 18ES, and ~e Oh~ter ~d ordin~oes of the Cily of Denton ~i~ said he~ing shall be ~d on the 1S day of J~ry lgE~, at 7 50 o'clock 2 ~ , in the City ~ll in the City of Denton Texas, ~d which s~d hearzng shall be o~tinued from ~Y to day ~d from time to t~me, as ma be neoessa~ to ~ve t. o~ers their agents or attorneys, and ~ ~ said proper Y ' ....... *~l ~nd fair hearing~ ~d interested person or pcr~u~o, ~ ~ said 0~ers their ~ts or atto~eym, ~d interested person or pers~S s~ll have the right to appear and be D~aember ~Srd, 19~7 heard in any manner conoeraing the said improvements or s~id assessment~ or the benefits thereof to their said property, or to any other matter or thing in nection therewith, St to contest said assessment, at such hearzngs a full and fair opportunity shall be extended to said property owners,their agents or attorneys aud to all interested persons, to be heard with respect to such improvements That after the conclusion of the hearing above mentioned such sum or sums as may be determined by the Cmty Commission to be payable by said property owners shall be assessed agamnst them, and against their property by ordinance, in the manner prescribed by the provisions of Chapter ll, Title Eg, Revised Statutes of 19~l, now Chaoter 9, Tmtle S8, Revised Statutes of Texas of 19S5 and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Denton £hat the ~ity Secretary of the City of Denton hereby directed to giv~ notice to said property owners, their agents or attorneys, and to al~ interested Persons of said hcarzng~ as ozescr~bed by the provisions of Chapter ll, Titl~ Bg, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, Now Chaptcr 9, Title ES, Revised Statutes of Texas ~f 19S5, snd the Charter and 0rdznances of the City o~ Denton, o~ publishmng s~d notice these times in a ntws- panor of ~eneral circulatmon zn the City of Denton~ the fi~st of said oub~c~tmons to b~ made at least ten days befor~ t~e date set for said he~rin Said C~tv Seorot~ry m~ ~lso m~l ~ cop~ of said notice by reg$~ter- ed letter to said oro~e~ owq*rs, ~f known or their agsn~o o~ ~t~orne~s zf ~o~, said lettcrs to be deposited z~ ~ ~ost o ~ico zn t ~ C~tv of D~nton before th~ date set ~oz t ~ ~r~o ~owe~o~ said ~otmoe by reomstered l~tt ~ s~ll os ~u~b~vc only, ~nd ~otice by puolio~tion s~all ~ ~ ~1~ d~ an( 0ro~er ~ sties of said hear~n~ sh~ll ~ot cc ~eoe~ a~ to t] e val~d~tr o~ s~id notloe of ~l~ to n~me s~d ~rooert~ owner ~t~d t~e fact ~that S 10 I )Y O ~brL~/ o d~tl OY 0 ~ ~o re IncOrrectly named on not ~cd ~t ~ll sh ll ~ ~o ~so affect the val~dz~y of ~ ~soe o~ cut ~ ~ of ~ald oroocr~y, ~or the personal ll~o~l]t ~nst t~e il ~ true ov~qol or o~16Is Of sa~d ~gzovu~ty Ye om o~s or omlss~ us in the ov~c o ou~0 ~' wlo~e )i 0u2~r 19 incorrectly described in t~ ~ 0~occod~n% s~ ]1 ~V~lld%t( sa~m assussment or T~t ~s ordzn~ncc oh~]l take effect and ce in force item ~n~ ~ t~ zts ~o, ss PASseD ~D ~PR0g~, ~ ~s O d~ o~ December, 19g? I~ ~ or/ W S ~mller Ch ~n of the Con~mss~m Attest J ~f E~z~ U on ~o~on o Castl~bLrry the ~ulos were suspended I o ~ mot~o]~ o_ La~c~ tho rules wure suspended and the ord~ me ~l~o~d on ~ts ~m~d nd ~mn~l read,no ~0r adoption ~ ot~n ~ m~d~ b C stlob~rry that the ~d~nanee be ado~tal ~ ad ~Yoon roll cmll upon the Quostmon of the · 279 Decembe~ Zrd 1o 7 ado~ttoJa of the ordinance thc mollo :in~ Oo:mnzsszontrs voted "Yea" Castleberry Lake and 1 ~llcr, whcreuvon tho ~r declared the motzon p~eva~]od anl t ~e ordinance adoo%ed as read ~e followznJ ordnance was ~nt~od~ced aud on z~S f~rst rtad~n~ ORDIN~G~ OF 2~ CIIt COI~rlSSIOV O[ T~- bI2~ 0 D~ ~0~, T~.~S .~mET~IWINC ~ ~CESSIiY FOR ~VYIU~ ~ ASSESS- ~ ~G~NST T ~ PROP~TY O%~ER~ ~ 0F ON Wac SZC~0~ ST~T IN z~ CI~ 0F D~T0 [, FOR ~ P~T O~ iH ~0ST 0~ I~ROV~NG SAID STRUT, ~:D ~IXI ~G A tID~ OR ~INC 0F ~ 0%~S OR AGLNTS OI S~D 0V~ 0F S~D PROP~ 0R~OF ~ PE~0NS IN~STED II~ SAID I~ROV~~iS, AS PROVIDED BZ CH~R 11, TI~ 22, ~VISED STA~TES GI~ 0F DENTON, ~ DI~OTING T~ CITY SEC~TARY fO GI NOTIG~ 0F SAID HE~ING ~I~ EY~I~II~G T~ STA~ 0R ~0RT 0E GITY ~E ~T 0R~CE BY T~ CITY COI~ ISSION OF T~ CITY 0F~D~TON ~at, ~ereas, the City Co~iss~on of the City,of Denton has heretofore by resolution duly oassed ~ approved and ordered the improvement of the follow~g stree%s in the City of Denton, to-wzt ~ST SYCA ~0~ STRUT, from thc west lzne of Sout~ ~ust Street to the east line of South Elm Street, ~ST SYg~0~ STREET, from the west lzne of South E~ S{~et to the Eas6 line of Welch Street , ~h said streets shall each be and constitute ~ e~tirely ~d wholly separate ~d zndopendent ~it of im- provemen% The oonstz~otion of s~id tmprovtmcnts in eaeh separate ~it or district shall be wholly independent of the oonst~etion in ~y other ~zt or district The assess- ments 9o be l~ied in each ~it or dmstrict s~ll be made according to the cost of the imp~vements in that p~tieular ~it or distract ~d in accordance with ~e benefits In t~t pmrtio~ar ~it or district, wholly ~d entirely in- dependent of the cost ~d of the benefits mooring by reason of the improvements in a~ of the other ~its distr~ots ~, as ~quired by said Charter 0rdin~oes Statutes after due advertisement ~d bids for said work of lmprevement ~de, said work of improvement was let to Jsgoe.Cgnst~etion Comp~ to improve with one and one- h~f [~ ") inch Asp~ltic Concrete, on a five (5") inch egne~ete base, o~b and ~tters, .a~d neoessa~ work in c~eetion therewith, as p~vi~ em ~y said plus ~d specifications, ~d, ~AS, a ~itten eontraot ~s been entered into by ~d between the City of ~nton, ~d Jagoe Const~otlon C0mp~y for the construction of said improvements Now, ~e~ofre, BE IT ORDA~ED Bf T~ CITY ~O~[ISSION 0F z~ 0F D~TON That the report of s$$tement of the City ~lner filed with the City Co~ission describing the ~butt~ propertY, and giving the n~es of property o~ers ~d n~ber of front feet ~d the cost of improvement ~r~able a~inst each mbutti~ property ~d its o~er, avin bee~ du~ ex~Ined, is hereby approved ~a~ the ~,~. ~-~-=~n~ does hereby determine ~ assess the ~% ~-~d two-thirds of the total cost of the ~e~inder of said improvements against the owners of the 280 December 23rd, 1927 ef the property abutting thereon, and against their property, in aacordance wzth the previsions of Chapter ll, Title 22, Revised Statutes of Texas, of 1911, and Chapter 9, ~ltle 28, Revised Statutes of T~as of 192§, and the 0rd~oes ~d the Charter of the City of ~nton ~at the said assessment shall be ~de after the notice to such property o~ers ~d all int~ested pe~mons, the hearing heroin mentioned, ~d that the said portion of the said cost of improvements to be assessed ~ainst such property oEers, and their p~operty shall be ~ ao- oo~d~oe with ~e ~ont Foot Rule or Pl~, In the p~opo~lon that the frontage of the pro~rty of each o~er In p~rtio~l~ ~it or district bears to the f~nt~e of the w~eh property ~ that partioula~ ~it or ~striot, provided, t~t after such hearing l~ ~oh pl~ o: be fo~d to be not Just ~d equitable In pratioular lnst~oes, the City Co~ission shall so apportion all maid as to duce a subst~tial equality between all such p~pe~$y oEers abutting on the particular ~it or district, haviM In view the enh~ced value of that property ~d the ~enefit~ rived from s~oh improvement, and the b~dens imposed ;pon thom by such assessment ~d that in no event shall a~ assess- ment be mzde ~a~st the oEer or his property In e~oess of the e~anoed value of such property by re~s~ of s~oh improve- ment ~hat thc proportionat~ cost of such improvement which is contemplated to be assessed againsO such oEers ~d $hier properties shall become due ~nd payable as follows one- fifth upon the completion and aooept~oe by the City of ~nton of tho improvement zn the p~tioular ~it or dlstriot, cue- ~ifth one year after sazd date, ono-f~fth two years ~fter said date one-fifth threc years after said date, one- fifth foz~ years after sazd date, to gether ~th interest from said d~te at the rate el ezght percent per ~, ~d reaso~ble ~ttornoy's f~es ~nd all costs of colleotion in case of default That the total proportionate p~rt of such cost which ~s contemol~tod to bo zssess~d ~ainst suoh o~ers ~d t ~e~ rospectzo properties ~d the n~e~ o~ the o;mers of proport; ~but~ng uoon s~10 streets afore- said, proo~rt~c~ to be lh~orovtd ~n~ the description of that prooerty ~ud t~e several ~.mo~ts to be a scssed~ag~nst th~m resoeotful~v for owrn m for c~b and ~ttor, ~d the ~nd total thereof, wh~c~ s~td s~ does not ~d sha~l not zu ~r c, vcut o~cee~ t~o-th~s o~ tho ~t I cost cz said improw~nbs except c~o~, ~ s zollows ~ST SfC~0~ Sl~ ~T ~ro~ t~ dost L~no o~ ~out~ Locust Street to tho East of Scut l~ Stye t N~e Dosc~ ~ptzon Frout ~t South ~Iqulo ~ ~odw~ Pt of Lo~ E, Blk ~7, ~ ~ ~ dose 11 Vol 06 pg ~99 Deed ~tooo~os 150 0 ~50 00 C ~od ~n orb~ ~ cz Lot 1 dose mn Vol 18~ o~ 186 Deed de- co~ds l~0 0 ~50 00 ~rs ; ~ ~ noxs So~t~ lO0 ft of Lot ~, B~ 25 0 T P 150 0 ~o0 00 Jo%n res*c ~ ~ oo~t~ 51' of Lot d Jo~ T 3~ ~z e~oh °1~ ~ ~ T P dose :nl u liveried ~ Iht z Vol 156, P~ D~<d ocords 150 5 750 00 Deocmbei PS~l WEST SYC~I~0RE STRE"T ~lom $1ie West Line of South Elm Strset to tie ~sst / Welch Stre,e~ bout~ Sid~ { Davie East 170 5' or Z6, 0 T 2 de e in Vol 155,pS Og0 Vol 108 p~ 510 ~ Deed Records ~E Ball Lot 50x162' in Blk ~6,deso in vol 168, pg lTV, Deed Rscs $0 0 ES0 00 I~S Jennie Key~ic, Fred Kcyt~e,e~oh aD,undivided · ~t ~st 81~ o~ thc tzaot of land dosorzbc& zn Vol N pg 591, D~ed Records, Blk ~6 0 i P 81 0 ~60 40 rS Lut~ ~d~rson Lot 60x186'x60'~161', desorzbed ~n Vol pg 1E, De~d Records 60 0 ~6~ O0 J W Broyles Lot zn Wm Lovin~ S~- vey, dese %n Vol 9©, Pg 504,De~d of Trust Records 74 0 Z~5 60 $ Sledge Lot l, ~rou~ deso Vol 18~ p~ ~ed Records 65 Sou~h S~do ceorge Weaver ~t lots 3,3, Stroud Addzt~on, desc in Vol B0S,Dg ~22, Deud Rec- James Dee Baldwin z Pt of Lots S,~, Additzon, deso zn ~ol 167 pg 110, Deed Pooords o3 4 278 96 ~ Wriget Lots 5,6, Stroud Ad~ 100 0 440 0O ~ S ]~ller ~ Lots ~,~ 8, Stroud Addition, desc ~n Vol llS, Pg 6~0 Dee0 r~ h B~ch Lot 9,W% of 8, Strou& Addition, desc ~n Vol 1E&, pg 6~ ~ 65, Deed Records ~5 0 5Z0 00 :allie C Stroud ~ Lot lO, Stroud Add deso zr Vol 81 ~58, Deed Records 75 0 5El 00 $~ ~ B~ker ~nd Ada, Lot ll, Stroud B~er, e~oh ~ ~- dese in Vol 1SE, pg 1SE, ~i~ded ~ Iht Deed Records deso ~n Vol 180, pg ~ ELY, ~ed ReceSs lO0 0 ~0 00 Decomber E3rd, 1Eg~ .South S~de R A Croton and Lot l10'x75' in Wm A~u~ ~rogau, each an Loving S~u~vey, deco u undivided ~ In~ zD Vol 166,pg Z67 ~5,0 $Z$0 O0 Uts E C Smith Lot ~n the Wm ~v~ng S~vey, beglnnzng 175 feet Wes~ of the West lzne of Center Street and ~n~ng E!O feet on the south side of Syo~o~ St and extonding south ~00 feet between parallel lznes, Dose in Vol ~5,Page Deed Re~ords 212 5 924 O0 A L Wilkerson Lot lO0x300' in ~ Loving S~vey, dose in Vol 168,Pg 80 100 0 440 00 ~s J P Ph~pps Lot S00xl00' in ~ Lovi~ S~vey Deso · n Vol ll~,P~ 567 Deed Records 100 0 4~ 00 W F J%rrell Lot 125x500' deso in Vol 57,pg 306, Deed Records 125 0 550 00 Est of Ed ~ Bateg ~o'd lot 145x500' des~ in Vol 79,DC 126 D~ed Records 14~ 0 6~8 00 Pearla Spoor ~4 Lot 68x208', deso in Jo~ ~pcer.(ach ~ Vol 213,pg 2d9, Deod ~diwded ~ Int Records 66 0 290 A 0 Ca~o~ Lot 6~208' demo in Vo$ 186,pg 174 ~ed Records 62 5 ~75 00 Jo~ W ~ioks ~122~08' being the~122 o~ the property deso in Vol 33,~g 430,~ed Records 122 0 536~80 W A ~ 0 Sh~klin ~ each au ~divided ~ Interest Lot 100x210', deso zr Vol 137,pg 261 Deed Reoo~s 100 0 440 00 A D Rogersv ~t 5~187' in the~E ~chalski S~eF being the east 53 ft of the property dose in Vol 180,pg 230 53 0 ~s Elizabeth B Ba~on Lot 50x137' in the E ~ ~halski S~ey deso In Vol 195,DF 543, ~ed Records 50 0 2E0 00 ~Ida Holmes Lot 55x187' In the E ~halski S~vey deso ~n Vol 180, pg 147,~ed Records 55 0 E42 00 ~s N A Spencer ~ Lot in the E alski S~vey, demo In Vol 180,~ 272, ~ed Records 69 0 303 60 December 23rd, 1927 Side Zot 96 2/~ x ~.~7 97 5 $&~.~ 00 Blackwell and I~sie Blaokwell, ~ feet desc in Vol ~.00, Dg 811, each~ ~di~ deal ~ntere~t Records Nellie P Pascall Zo~ 10~237' deso in Vol 195,pg ~2~, ~ed Reeo~s lO0 0 ~40 00 Eeith ~t 100x2S~' dose in Vol 16~, pg 417,~ed Records 100 5 ~2 20 Jo~ ~rlaoh ~ Pt of ~t 2, 3, College Addn, Desc ~ Vol 1~7, pg ~ed Records 95 3 419 32 ~ie ~e Bates ~ ~t 3, Blk 3, College Addition, dose in Vol 18~, pg ~1~, Deed Records 104.0 4~ 60 S ~nt~ ~ Zot 4, Blk 3, College Add desc mn Vol 118, pg 40~,~ed ReoordSlo0 0 440 00 N~r~h Side J~eM~uder & ~t 14~100' in Blk WSR v~ey each ~ ES,0 T 2 desc ~n ~dlvl~ed ~ ~t ~ Vol 181,pg 26E Deed Records ~ss B~taples ~t ~xlSO' deso in Vol 180,pg ~ed Records ~8 0 211 20 O Stone ~ ~t 50x150', deso ~ in Vol, 106 pg 145 ~ed Records 51 0 M~s Jo~ A H..~ ¢ ~0xl00' deso in Vol 12E, pg ~ed Reoo~s 50 0 220 00 E. ~F~I ~t 4O~7~',deso in Vol lBS pg 3~0 ~ed Records 40 0 176 00 ~lsy ~ompson ~11 ~t 9~1~5' dose in Vol 164,pg 539 Deed Records 90 0 ~96 00 Oleve~d Zot 1.B~ok 8,Bamnem Addit~on, deso in Vol llg,pg 185 ~ed Records 10S ~ ~Ba~ett ~ Dot 2,B~ 8,Baines ~d deso in Vol 179 Dg 112, ~ed Records 105 0 462 00 O Broyles ~st 50' of lot 1 Block 9, B~nes Add ~o In Vol 192,pg $El,~ed Reoo~s 51 5 E35 40 December 23rd, 1927 North ~Side Mrs G W Gann West 55' of Lot 1 Block 9, Baines Add desc in Vol 100, pg 133, Deed Records 55 0 $ 24~ 00 G I I~ars ¥ East 50' oi'~ot Z, Block 9 Baines Add dose in Vol 185,Pg 25, Deed Records 50 0 2~0 00 C E Mars ~ ~ West 35' of Lot E, Block 9,Baines Add dose in Vol 185 pg E05, Deed Records 55 0 ~42 00 Miss M~Cowan Lot 1,Blk 10 Baines Add, deso in Vol E09,pg 448,Deed Rets 105 0 46E O0 V W Shepard~ Lot ~ Block 10,Baines Add dose in Vol 137, pg 46~ Deed Records 85 0 3?4 00 S J ~oGinnis and Rosa Graham each an undivided ~ Int Lot l10x88',deso in Vol 179,pg 147,Deed Records 110 0 484 00 E E Hargrave, Lot 75 5'x 261' desc in Vol. 205 pg 158, Deed R. cords 74 E 326 48 Katherine Johnson Lot 101 75' x E61' deso in ?ol l§4, pg 552 Deed Records 101 ~5 447 ?0 Central Christian, Church Lot 52xl?5',desc in Vol 179,pg 420 Deed Records 5E 0 2E8 80 M D Fullingim ¢ West ll9' of the property dose in Vol ltl p~ 230 Deed Records 119 0 523 60 M~rs Annie Smith ~ Lot 194x60'in Wm Loving Survey, dose in Vol l$0,pg 139 Deed Records 60 0 E64 00 Chas W Trigg and J P Phipss each an undivided TInt Lot in the Wm I~ving Survey, deso in V01 21Z,pg E75,Deed Records 80 0 ~52 00 S~m J Evans Lot in the Wm Loving Survey, desc in Vol 163, Pg 454 Deed Records 69 0 $03 $Q ~ Mrs Addle Harp Lot in the Wm Loving Survey, desc in Vol 184, pg 159 Deed Records 71 0 ~IE 40 December 2$rd, 1927. ]iforth Side. Effie Zee SleS~e T,ot !35'× 286' desc. in Vol. 207, r~g. 84, and ¥o]. 145 , pg. 257 , Deed Records. t35.2 ~586.08 W.ff. Jarrell ~art of Lot 1, Barn- ard S~vey, 5eso.im Deed Records 87.7 385.88 i.,~s. Len Taliaferro '~art of J.L.Barnard ~atent,beind' the ~est 87.6' deso. in Vol. 49,pg. 422~ Deed Re- cords. 87.6 385.44 ~.~. ~. Beard ~art of Lot 2,Bernar~ Addition, deso.in Vol. 78,p~.282,Deed Reos. 94.2 414.48 ~. ~. Miller !~art of Lot 2, Bernard Addition, deso. im Vol. 192.,pg.592,Deed Rets. 86.25 379.50 Dorothy Z.C HAlliard, anR ~.H.Hilliard, each an ~divided z ~z Int. ~chalski S~.rvey, being the E 75' of 'the prope~$y described i~ Vol. 180, =o.542, Deed Records 75.0 S~vey, beginning on the North lineo~f Sycamore Street, 75' West off the west line of Bernard S~reet, m~d r~nin~ west 339 feet on the North sLde of Sycamore Street, sild ex~emdim~g norSh 150 feet between 'parallel lines. Bein~ the W. 359' of t~ pro~er~y deso. in Vol.180,p~.442, Deed Records. 339.0 1491.60 Berta I. Stout, ~ ~o2s 1,2,3 and 1/[~ of madivided-~- interest,lot 4, in Block 2, and ~ouise Steedmsn College Addition. 406.5 1782.60 otout, ~mo. ~[ary I. Simpson, each divided 1/6 interest That a nearln~ si~alt be given to sa_a ov~nez, s, their a~ue~.ts, aha a td.~e~ ¢ any person or persons interested --_ ~o~mnlsslo~. of the in said ~m'orovemonts, before the City ..... p, ovzded by the vrovisious off ChapSer City of Denton, as -~-~ '- __ 11, Title 22, 3.erAsed Statutes of Te:~as, of 1911, and Chapter 9, Title 28, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1925, and the Charter" ~ <;,ma Ordinances of the City o~_ Denton, which sai¢. near~n~ shall be the 12 day o~ ~r, 19~8, at 7:ZO o'clock, P. M. in the City Hall in the C[ty of Om~ton, Texas, and ~,~hich said hearin,.~ shall be continued from day to day and from time to time, as may be necessary to give al! said oroverty ovmcrs, t~'eir agents or attorneys, and any interested_'oerson or ~oersons a ~ll ~mmo - fair hear- l~to, and said o~mors, ~..ez_ a ,e~,~ 0 a~tor~!o~rs, a~d in- tere~ ,ed ~erson or ~oersons shall havo tllo z ~ht to aox)ear and be heard in any manner oo~oerninf7 the said improvements or said assessme~t, or the benefits thereof to their said December 23rd, 1927. property or to any other matter or thin~ in co:~mection therewith, or to contest said assessment, and at -~uch hearings a full and fair opport~ity shall be ~o said property owners, their a~ents or a~orneys, a~id to all interested persons, to be heard with respect such improvements. That after the coao!usion of the hearin?~ above mentioned such s~sn or sums as may be determined by the City Con~ission to be payable by said property owners shall be assessed against them respectively, and a~ainst their respective properties 2y ordinance or ordinances, i~ the manner prescirbed by the provisions off Chapter 11, Title 22, Revised Statues of Texas, of 1911, a~.d Chapter 9, Title 28, revised Statues of Texas, of !925~ a~%d the ~harter and 0rdiuanoes of the City of Denton. Tha~ the City Secretary of the City off Denton is hereby directed to give notice to said property ow~%ers, their agents or attorneys, and to all interested ~rsons of said hearing, as prescribed by the provisioz~s of Chapter 11, Title 22, Revised Statutes of Texas, of 1911, and Chapter 9, Title 28, Zevise~ Stat~:~tes of Texas of 1925, and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Deut~n, by 9ub!ishin~ said notice three ~imes in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Denton, the first said publications to be made ~.t least t~n days before the date set for said ~e~ ~ing. Said City Secretary may also mail a copy of said notice by re,ffistered letter to each said property o%~ers, if known, or to their agents or torneys if known, said letters to be deposited in the post office in the City of Denton before the date set for the _ ~owever, said notice by ref~isgered letter shall be ozmulative only, and notice by pub!ioation shall be full, due and orooer notice of said hearing. Et shall nog be neoessa~? go the validity of said notice of hearing 'name any property ov, mer abutt~.ng on any of said str=egs and the fact that any such ovmer abuttin~ on any of said streets ~d the fact that ~y such Drooerty ov~er or ovmers are incorrectly nsffaed or n~g named at all shall in no wise affect the validity of the asse~ssme:r~t a~ainst said pro'petty, nor the p~rsonal liability against the real and true ovmer or owners of said Drooerty. l~o errors or omissions in the description of the properties abutting on any of said streets shs&l in any wise invalidate said assessment, but it shall be the dug[: of such property ovrner or ovnxers whose property is i:,~.correogly described go furnish a proper desoripti:~n at the hearin~ or hear- ings provided for. ~o error or omissi~n of any c?~araoger in the proceedings shall invalidate any assessment or any certificate issued in evidence thereof. That -this ordin~ce shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. 2ASSET7 ~Q'VD Ai?iIOVED, this 23 day of December, 1927. B. W. McKenzie ~,(ay o r. 'ff. S. Driller Chairman of the Co~assion. ATTEST: J. W. Erwin, City Secretary ~ Upon motiou of r,akey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading. December 23rd, 1927. Upon motion of Castleberry the tv. les were s~s- pende~ and the ordinance olaoed on its third and final reading for adoption. L~otion was made by Lakey that the ordinance be adopted as read. Upon roll call upon the Question ct the adoption of the ordinanoe the following Co~issiouers voted "Yea": Cast!eberry, La~y ~d ~dillor. Jo Com:uissioner voted ~'Nay~'. ¥~ereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted as read. Upon motion the Commission adjourned~ Approved: December EVth, 19SV. ~ City Secretary /-~o:Y~an Tuesday, December 27th,19;JT. The Con~nission met in ref}'ular December session with Chairman }ii!!er presidinG. The following Conm~issioners were present and uI a~O u~, ansv~ered to the Po!l: Bailey, Castleberry, Lakey and Ninutes of the preoedinS meetings were approved. Monthly report of 3. W. licXenzie was received and ordered The following acoo~u~ts we~ a!howed and warrants ordered dra-~n ~ on their resveotive... _~as-~' ' in .~oaymont- General Fm}_d. I!!ie Spla~,n ~ co · .?!. o0 Wm. Woods 17193 7S.60 ~Tack Christal, Sept. 17308 !00.00 J.I,~Holoomb Nfg. Co., 17~09 !~.98 Evers Xardv~are Co., !7S!0 ~[orth Texas Telephone 3o., 17Sll .90 W. A. Harris 17218 6.85 Cash items 1781S !. Cash Items 17~1~ 9.08 Thos.Mould_i~ Brick ~o., 17215 2.00 The Dorsey Co., 17216 D~?7~s Supply Co.,(0ffice) 17217 54.93 Lush Printing Office !72!8 2.85 ~c.o~ e-enrOnl ~le 17;119 J. P. iia~ee 17220 192.85 B. I[. Deavenport a Co., 17821 7.dl '2. T. Bailey & Co., !7~S2 85.!5 rY. P. Jarrell !78SS 19.18 Guy' 3ourlane !722% {8.99 i.[OPPiS Paint & Paper Co., 17225 N. A~ Oay's Tin Shop 17826 Ted. Lewis ila, ohh~e Works 172:37 !2.d0 Xins' s Radio ~Shop 17228 .50 Dixie bisinfectinf3 Co., 17229 50.00 Sash Items !TSS0 2.05 Dsn.~on Steam Laundry 17231 24.19 Ted Lewis Xachine Works 17858 5.10 Xir.ff GPO Co., 17253 9 Alamo Storage ~o., 17854 15.18 Gulf Refining'_. Co., 178:55 7. V1 Brooks Dr'~;f ~ o ~ore 17236 ~. Cook !72S7 ~aerioan LaFrsnoe '-? The C"artis Co~, 17239 S9,80 I. E. Jones 172~0 Street ? Brid:le Fund. Cash f~r 'o,~-,-~.n~__~.~ .... 5~O& ,)631-20 F. A. 7fa!kef. As'erst 5,-;:05 32.!~ ~loP%]l Texas IPoi{! J. Steel 3o., 5d:07 1788~39 P. A. Wa!l~er, A~'eut 5508 Jash fop 'Pai.,Poi! 5d09 V0! 293 "~-' :'q ........ ' ' .... ?'m~'~- ='.~Z)=_~ . g.u ""~ " S~' ~": .... "' dl~: "~'"' -,-~--..-- ~ *.I]. ;3S .Ll:tilrovi.,l~3' u :0 .... / L.,_O,¢i~!:S ,o u=, ....... ~ _ ~. ~_.~...~ frei'.} u~u '.;es"5 '! ~.~le o__:' .~s~t ~ ..... ~Ra.,~, o.,}eo .... , .... t.:..),io ,' ', } ',' -' .3_ ,.,~ acta'eta? ,~'.1.~... bS"~.O ~A .... 0.: _c,.~_~, ~ mom' ,~: ]."rpl'O!/'(%ii3~Jl¢ Q'~' s.:;r! ocr:[:neet, cxocv_-I;ed LO!d_ 130}I~ -7~]-,,~-~.i' ~h,,/~.;_,u ~ 'O~~' 3 -:1 .... ..... ..e ........... :~d bOlld, cud a,~e~..~ -.~.,i'.-,_, ...... ~,~'-t 'b'- o..-~'~m"~.~_~..~.~:~ ..... %0 'I. ~m'~ the ~a~.~t~z ordl.aaz~oes el' .... City o~' accordance witk the terms of '2it!e. ~,'"~ C]Y':~tex'il, Revised S'bat~tes of Texas of 1911,~ '~ow Title 28, Cha?-b,..r 9, Revised Sta'[,xttes of Texas of q9~)5 -' ~ tke cz tke of Denton, ~" * ~nc: in accordance ~s~th said or- dira~nces, both o3 notices duly pub].ished in De:~ton !'feekly Record Chronio!e and bi ..... ~ o~=-r,~- ,~3. ~y Co~mni cna at .LaS sazd z:.otice, to appear before the "~' ~' ssi a bearin.s set by saidus_ ..... u,., 3omraission on %~e' _1S ~'-.~.,._~ o~ Jehl.az~, 1.,{,8~ at 7:$O o'clOck 'P._ i,~., in z.-~e ~':_u~ Za,ll in trle ~L{,y Of Pez'ltOll, mO.d there ....... e 'oPe%est_ anti ob- jection to~e._.~" c>, improvo:uen% or ~'u:o cost of the same, or ?l:~:~Ao, the ~- of said property cruets, and any person, or perso:s tercs'bed in said improvements were also annv~ .... - uotified to ap ~ear at said time and place -'~" : .,.c. ~ m~zciz}'f off said objections or remonstrances or protests of m~y' khnd; ,&~,,~S, said aearzn~s was duly had at said ti:'ue and place, amc.'' ;' ::.u_l" ] o }-oor'b~aity__ . ~'ivcn to tke Droo~.~.' ~'~'os .... ownePs, their a~.~nt~,, ~.t ~o~ne~,s .... _ ~aCL representatives sa~O_ all ~er- ..emonot_~oes-~ ~ ' or objections, as ._'orovided by 'the terms of Title 22. Chapter 11, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, 3Yew Title 28, unaoter 9, Revised oto.~tes of Texas of 1925, aud .... the Charter and 0rdi:aaRces of the '~ ~y of V~AS, at said nearzns' sa_a pro-jer{y own~Ps, their aflents, attorneys or representatives and all interested persons wh.o d~sired to ~z!e pro-ptest or remonstr~aoes tires and interesto& parties who desire& to lng on said protests and remonstrances were siren a full and fair hearing; and, x ~ "~ _s2~,:es tha~ were oalle{ ,f!~s.S, all errors and m' -bo the attention of the ~zty Com>~ission were smd correoted' and, whereas, the :"~ , ~z~y Cor~ission is of the opinion that all suoh 'protests and remonstranoes so filed and heard are without merit and should be ouerruled; a~l d, Je~nuary !.~ txl, _ ~_ o " '~ _ COYISldeI- ~F~-,,~:...:~:~AS, saicL .~ity Corm?.i_ scion af'~er dulg ' i~:,G the benefits una~ such progerty ouners ama their oroper%y receive from ~he makinc of said improvements ~s of tie oninion 'ti'~a% said assessments heretofore de- termined to-be levied are fair and equitable and represent the benefits that sad! prope'.r~~ received in enhanced valme sxrom thema..{zng .... o-~._ samd improvements, and ~n~t said a3cessraent shon!d be made as heretofore determined: Tiara fore, 01Y 0E!TON: That the hear[nC heretofore held on the lath ~ ~, ...... i~28 ....... close%, and that all orotes~s, _e~,on~{ .... noes ax, d ob- jections fz!ed at s~.~.d ~-~,r~b to the makinc of said im- provcments be and the came are Dereby overruled. ~._2ov~=D, this tS day of J~uary, !9E8. 3. V; ~!,~ ~-~'z' -, ~n~m~ od' %he Co~s~ission oheue: J. W. Erwin 8ity Secretary. -.~ ~.a~ ,' the ~,1 ~ ~-oon motion ,~ ...... ej r~_es were skspended and loO~ motion ' ~' _~ o= Lakey the Pules we e su~loende~ and kO~ the oP!ieanoe o!~¢,,ecL on · ~,~ %nzrda c final readin~ '.a m',en, x. ,~s read.. 'JlUll .... Po!! Gall -;.Don_ the %v.estion of the a~o~ok~ of tho o_.dz~ ..... se the fo!lowihg gom~ts-?ioners . ~IaC~OO~, z~e~ a~ vot:d "Yea:" Bailey Castleberry, ~ ~ ' i.[i!ler~ Xo Commissioner voted "Nay." Whereupon the Chair dec!areal the motion prevailed and tha ordi~anoe adopted as read. Upon moti 'm the following ordi'aa~ ce was int..~oduood a'ad ~}!aoed on its z~ot reading: ' ' ~ ...... "'"~ ~ ....... ~'~ CO~ii!SSI'.'N 0P =~'~' CITY .~.~ O~A~: ..:_~ J_~2 0~~ Thc.t whereas, a. resolutiun was he::,eto~?ore duly passed by .... i o ,- orderinE the im-orovement of the the li';y ._~ ..... ~= ~1 lZ'O. west line of Ash Street %o 'tke east line of :]edar ~%.~e~b;.=~L~,~_, "~'*~'r;''c',,.%~'.._.A,J, ollrstlal!~ tO s8,'.~ resolu';ion, s'}eoif'ioations ue.re '~re'oared_ -r_o~-* said ,. 3r~ b-"¢ the "'~z"-,,y En:l:i.nee~, filed w Lth the ~._t~ Jom'aission, examined, a'pprovedL and adopted January l~t__, 1928. by -~- and afte~ due advertisement bids were duly received and o~ened, and %he con~ract for _ sa~a wor~ awarded by the City ;]onm~isaion to Jagoe Construction Comply; and, whereas, the said Jagoe Construction Compaz. y duly entered into con- tract wzon the ozty of Denton for the '~erformance of said ¥~ork, and said contract executed on the cart of tho ef 2enton, by the Nayor amd Chairman of the Oonm~ssion, and attested by the City Secretary, with the corporate seal, and said contract was ratified and approved 0y tke C o:~ai s si on, and, ~o, tnereafo~r, in compliance with tko ..provisions of Cha~oter 11, Title 22, Revised Statutes of "~ .... _ now ~apoor 9, Title gS, Revised Statutes or Texas of and the Charter star 0rdinanoes of the 0ity of Denton, the ~zto Engineer riled with the City Co~mnission his statement sh ~v~in~I the names of the property- ownerx upon s~ii streets, a description or their property, total oos% of said improve- ment, the oost thereof per frontzo~o, and the cost for each propertN owner, said statement bein~ in octopi .... nee witk all tke requisites of Chapt,~r 11, Title 2a, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, now Chapter 9, Title 28, Revised Statutes of texas of 1925, and the ~.a~,rt~z ~icl 0z~l_l~.~.c,~ the City of Denton; and , U~T-~~'~q,_,.;~.,...~ Thereafter said sta~_~:~e~t was bi~ e,~.~ fi ~ .... Comm:is::ion duly exarained and approved, and a~ ordiRance ~.~.~_,.,~.~na'~o~r~ by~ said.~zzy~ '~ gnmmi s~;i on, determ:;.nin~ 1;ke Neoessity ............... . .... ~o.~. -no-¢t;,-r~ of the cost of said improvements agains~ ~he ¢~7ou~tin~ proper%.' and the ow:xers .... e ~o., a:t~] fixinu a time and pro~iding for a ke~.r:~z:t/: to loroperoy ov~ners~ their ~C"--~ts or ~ ...... ~ _ by the terms o~s ...... Chapte~l, Title ~o~.~, Revised .a,~at~es~ ~, ~- ~ ~, ~o Revised. ~ ..... Texas of 1911, now em%tar 9, Title,-2S. ~tao.~es of Texas of 1925 and the ¢~:aztor and Ordinances o¢ the Denton',, at wnloh .... saii >,ea~'d .... oonoerni'ag ~'~r~.e' benefits of o .q s~p.~ improvcme:%ts to their property or as to any error or invalidity' in sai.¢L -orooeed- ~.'~.alo',=, and a:%;. other ~.tter or thin" coraaooted ¥~ith said Jn'provements; and, ,.-~o*~.-o thereafter, in aoco'~_~anoe with t]~e provisions of ~k~,.pter 1!, Title ga, Revised Statuo~s Texas of 1911, now Chapter 9, Title ~S, Revised Stat~ztes of Texas of 1925, and the Chafer and 0rdin~u~oes of the City of Denbn, the ~._ty Secretary o~ the Jify of Denton ~ave notice $o such property owners, their a~ents and attorneys, of " s,Aon ]lear- zng,' by ~ub!i shin~~, a oooy_ o'¢_ s"-'i,;~.._ d o_~ ~ ~ ~"~-t~ ..... nee iu ~'~e Dent on Semi-?feekly ~eoori Chronicle, a newspaper o~ 5'eReral oir- ou!ation in the City of Denton, for three successive times, the first of said publications being more than ten days prior to the dau set for the ~ ~-' ~* 0' :,.earing,, to-wit: the lath tay of January, 1928, and also ~ave notice of saii kearing i~ 'the manner provided by the ordina.~ces, by postin~ re- dfister-~d letters containing a copy ct~ said notice to said property o~moers, their a.geuts or attorneys, before 'the c~at~ Tixed for t~e hearin~;. ~a~"' ~ ~, !'~AS, said hearin~', was had at the ~_,~ .... an.d vlaae me~ationed in said ordb~anoe and notice, to wit: on tke p!eted · ~ aa,~ then closed; and, .~i~R~:~.~, at said kearin~ all property own~rs, th. air a.gunsb,_ or attorneys, or interesetd ~.~'~,~sons~ , desirinr~, to contest said. assessment, to correct ann errors in same, or in any manner be heard conoernins the benfits t ~..ruoz, ~n.: other maot~r pertaining to sazd assessment or said im'orovements,~, were ~"~-...rd, and all matters of oProP or mis- take or zneq.ua_k%ties January 1Sth, 1928 or other matters re2uirind~ rectification ;6aioh were .... ~ ' ben~-.d and. considered all the evidence offered ~ ~omm~s~!~n is of the o'oinion from ~he sremises~ trm Si~y ' ' ~'~ "~ '~videnco that the assessments he re inbelow made and sharles ae~-e }:r dec] aped af<ainst .... abutti'u.x 'eroeerty .~-~ t]~.e owners thereof are ~usb and e~uitable, aha that i'n ca,oh case %!!o .............. ~ n~¢~ a~ains% any particular parcel of nrooerty is tess than one oenezzts to said pa~tz~ucar parcel oe x~rooer~y by means of the ehlenee{ valuta %hereof on aooou_n% of sa~d ~ .... ~%"~ the 3~ty ~ "" ' ucr~m~.~ssmon havin'i oonsi6ered t~l~e ~" · s of %'~e oninicn 'that t.as stPiot applioatior~ o~: ~he Pron% Foot ih!e would not be just and e%uitab!e in some insta:ncSs, has adovted_ the rule of apportionment set forth dzvzszon o:~ the cost of said imorovement oelovi, and thc ~" " ' betvmen said-orooertios and the o.nars thereof as just an,~ ,~,~'-hab!,s a.ud-Troducin3' stfostantia! e%ua!ity, con- o'~-,~,,~-. +~ i}enerits erisi}!>i fPom said im'orovements ~ ~ ....... i;[o w, therefore ~0 ...... !~oto:o~ THE ~ITY ~ That %n~r~ shall be az.< is hereby levieC as'airier each o-~ tho owners ofp~op-~,-'~+-'~ %, below mm-~t~ ........ ~-~, and zuo, ~:~s or her 'oro'oer%~[ de~_~bed, belovL the several su.:us of msne)r below r'~'~' - v~hlc.h said svs~s do not and shall not [:a any event exceed two- thirds off the cost of any improvements except curbs ca ........ o!e to any oarozcu!ar abut%z~S o_o_~erty; a de- ' "' ~. SatLo_ SO/:.[)~!_%!l O'f ''~" ~}/'ooeP~7 o.,%f %he several amozznts assessed · - , s,:.ip - ~,- =- ~-- ' h__c~_ ~}Pc)oe~y~ as oor- ~ct~_ by '~z~.'s~"ommission, b~i,'~''~-~o ss ~-~o''°'v.~_~ ..,~. ' ' ,~ ~ ".'" 'o~z*'~'''''~, 0e!ow {(~soP10cu ca. oil ......... ~ fl .... - ...... St ~: shall 'Oc oePsan~,!!y ] ~ a'b~ e - ' to'sa.L o S- 07,-~- ~-'~, "'--' his o?' >,o-~, ore-Pa, La 02 ~[le " * ~.Sses merl~ a."aixst sucl. _-,!,opeP%?- il! 'pPOpOl?%il~e tks 2%s, -:is oP SU. Cl: )i'ooor,~;,)', auld. its, is or her pesoective_ intez'ast ---- Of prol)0A u! 0~!o, b,~ n i0!1 U.'}O~a Y>.: 2r:nent ' ~ s~lo]il ' ~' ' ' ~'' .,o ~ .... , ..... :.'i-~i ?hr dc c" )c 7. o~s 1 and 2, Block 6, 3risih. a! lo;{n Plat. ?ron-ba:!:e 120 feet .... no.a_t ..... Ths.t =" s'.tms above pzezltio'led &ssgsse{ <so ce ::t ].ieR ,ri;on .,'~ Posveotivo '}auocls _:.~ .3~oo~rtj !{_e':". S:iLL!.L b'2 f z .....~, .... - ' ~ oBhoP iir:es, oSLims or titles 3rD )~'-oTM S'lrllPi'or ~:3 ::ti1 "'~'' .:_~,/_},_~ ad IrL',i 3Pelt taxa s. ?':ct~ -the sut,_~s so s, sse seed sha!~ be3~.~ ........ ~b~.~e as _?ollows, .... ~o-wz ,,: In Civ'e ~%uat ir.- sta!l"mcrbs, onc--_'?ifth 2iv¢ daTs after -passage of.this t_':e ''"-~' - '"- ~ .... s<i,:~. .-a-~¢: o:~e-fif~h two ;.-caps .... h '-, .,~ ' ' ' ,~ ' "" ,3%o','lOC ORO l-I . u.'l -hhree ~.._ ~,;z 'os. .... c. auc el S. COO ..- , -- . ' - ,. eo.i S s&i:_ 't{~' ..... '~ , ..... - once %o',,:e%]ker ' ':~" ..~,,z ....... -,, ,, SSi{ - 1 _ u .... u S ~ .~ e .o~.. assr> "~ ~ ticn 3?-',2~e sai~ Jasoe _ ~-~ _' ..... or i_ :/:%s, si-all - "' once become J&'n aery !S ~.h, Pro'L:~erty ownaPs shall have the ri;;kt to pay ~u:y o:' all of so, i,~ insta!]~'.~ents baf~re matz~rity b~r pay:ant of ,:}l'inoi'oal, ....... %oo'e%b. er wi%h aooree{ i.n%eres% %o tko said payment. Said s%~n.s so assessed s~e,r], be a ,,~,, o: Denuo~, who si:oil deposit al! s~oh amounus with the 1' er,';inefter provided.~ ~:,%ch '}r:}perZ%r ?:.,.,~ere or their, propert3r. 'Tho s~,:~ '! Ja&'oe Co'ns-i;Pu.otion Compar:y siN. II look solely,' to said '": ' ,; ' ' ,3 , . ~':J i : . ''" ',' '.-'}. 2.'~ _' ~_ , % , _.~C~' _- .: ~0. 13.; i O0.a u ; 'D '50 ~ "~-'' - - - ,:r~x{ '~ .~ ~ ..... ~ '~ ]_0 0'> ' z' . ;s :, S,, ~' · , .',r. 5, '.il!cP .... '.~i: '3!...,,"""~,': ..~'~ ~ ~"; -''"'!-"'q %'1 ' :'i~'{~ ]l' E',r"'~'q.2 -:-'~9"~ lit. h' ..... ;%2 C,':..._..z nT}O~' ~ho ~." ~S~i;_Ozl 0~' .... ,, , ~'.,; eu~ ~m {fle ~' 'ir d. oo!t'_'rO~ by' t.ue C-i'-x Commission of ~he ~' ..... 0:~ - ' soc,zst otzueu uo v:,~ .a~sb Line o?_ oo~t,~._:' ' "-" 3tm S'b?e~t,. o~ ...... ~,~_~ o~t .... , from tko wust line o_.. Sotzth ~ -,~',~ ~aot line.of 7.,reloh Elm otz~u~ to tko '-"° ~J/hio h cai' .... t'-~ ~,r ax..& wko!!y separate s. nd inde~,)endent ~,~t of in- separate le'llt Or district shaI1 be who!lN .~.~a...pen..eN$ Of merits to be levied in each ,3xJ. t or dis%riot shall be mede aooord)_n6' to the cost o~ the _.-~p_o~,ae~...%s in 'partiou!s,r _h aocor{~'~ce witk the ' n ~f~ 'omit or district, and ~' oet_e__t~ aoc, ruin~ %o vhe ~aro'oert?' by reason of sand i~'i.r~' -~-m _ '' '~ ~ ~ llZhO!l~r and e.'_tirely in- that 'ear,leu!ar ~it or o. zs~,r~o o, de-oendeNt of the cost and of tko benefits accruin.-2 by re~,.son o-f the im-grovoments in anl~ of ~'~-'= units dis'briers. "'~ ....... Speo~ioatious were avis : ~ .. . ctl~% o ln~Pao'h a'.~PCu~d tO ce'crud, after due advertisement, ....... Jaf?e Coil. s-brace%ion ]om'oa. xy fop ~ho .... i ~ ' ~' s~roe~:8, al~L(1 ,_,o r~o~ exeoll~e~/ add .)~ ~ "~" "'' '"~' ., Ja{~oe 3ox. s'Faction. ' ..... r _ '', ' ' ~omlx..~.:.~ , as .)rovlcleu. b,y 'h %,..: terms o-~ ":~.:?i.-._S,z'-' '*' the .~_'*s'-"o~,, Oo:r. Ftissi. or. &u!y' aplrove.Z saiJ con- tract' an& bond, and determined by ordinamc.: to ]_erst said ussessment against 'the a'buttin?l property and ~e owners z~x.~,.o_ for tkeir ore-rata of the cost of zm'm.ovz~ac portions o:x said streets, as -orovided oy the terms of vp~z, :ka. pter !1, 2e~ised S~atutes o-~ 1911, and Chapter 9, ~.z~,.~ the Tzt!e 28, ~tevised Stat~ttes of Texas of ~ ..... t~ smd Ordina:'.oes of the City of Denton and ''~.~S'"'-"', said prooerty., o.,.~_~ were duly no'bified = ~z ~te 22, ....... " in actor&sated witk tko ~erms of ..... ~ap~ez 11, _.Rev~_ sec Statu'b ...... o'~ ~n~pt~: ~ '~ ' ~oou. Texas 1911, and Tit~e ~ 2evms6d Statutes cz~ Texas o'? !~.~o,°;~' a~sa~., the ~harter and 0rc~ ...... noes o~ the CLty of Denton, and iu Accordance w~ said oxez.r_~oes, both by notices duly published in the ~" ~''" ~(,;z~oz~ 8en~i-?[eekly ~eoor{ Chroxioie and bN o.~stere& letters .... " oon~azn~n/5 said notice, to a'o-oear before ~ City Con~nission at a hearzn~' set by said ,~z~,~,- Com- mission on the 12th day om January~ 1~8, at 7:50 o'clock ~. ;... in the C~ty ~u._~l in the ~t~ Of .- theye make protest and objection to any such. improvement or the OOSlt of the same, or auy other objection that may appear to said property owners; anti, .:~.~S, the alents, attorneys and. representatives of said propePt2 ovmers, and any pors?n or 7ersons in- terested in sa~.d improvements were q!so c~zl~ neff lied ~a~.a time a~',o place to ~ppea_ at ~ '' -~ the :~aking of objections or remonstrances or protests of any kind;, and ~-~le~S, saza hearing was duly had at sai q ~ime and piece and full opportzmity given to the pro.perry o~ers, their affents, attorneys and :e.presentatives and all -oeP~ons interested in said improvements, to ma~e protests, remonstrances or ob joe%ions as 'orovided_ by thc terms o2 Tt Title co ]haoter ~ Revised o~at~teo of Texas u~ !911, and Ti~!e 28, Chapter 9, Revised S~atutes of t925, and tko Jhartcr and 0rdinameoes of the City ofDe~ton~ ~.!oi? ~o..~m-b~ ai>%Ol?!le~s or pel)rosc!!~8.~iYes a!%d~ all foresee{ -OOFSOR~i WhO {OS~PO{ 'bo !l_o oPo%os%s eT' mon. s~Fanoes did fi. lo said protes%s an.,i and, wk3Peas.. ~ e8,,,3..i ~ said 9Poeer%~ o~ers, ~heiP O/Il(1_ ~oi~eoo ~ di~<~ e].o~ --' ] n ..... i-,~ulOI!s~rgRoe~ SO illed ~""-~ a!l such }_otesto and ~' ~ - -,'~' ~ abd_ sho~.!6 be overruled, and., .h~_.~_.A~, said ~z%y Commission after d.uly oonsiderind' trte opinion that said assessments heretofore teter- mN'se t', be levied ape fair and e%uitable an% represent · - e~h~c~c e value from ~he makin.S of ss.i{ impPovemen%s, and %hat assess!aah% shou!{ be made o.s ._e~.e%o_ore '~' T:! ..... n,','-,''~n ~'~ 3177 ~' :-e .... {lay o-,~ S ..... ~z,,.P,.,, ~a,? be a~ad %ko some %s 4_ealared o!ose'J_, and 'bhat all 'oro%ests, rernonst2?ances arqd ob- _._'' ~ ~:_u said hearin,T to the m,-u.i.~='"~ ", of said joc~ior~s filen ' ~ ~', ~ ....... u:~e SO. Lie _loPe Oj ovePr~lle~. in! }rOY ..... %,_ ])e ..... ~ ~-" ' ct. 'o 'o_~ ~3.s~n :~713 ~'~'m>nTA~D,-:" thi S 1~.I,:~° -,. cia. L; o2_' January, 19~ 3. W .... t.o.~ie U'. S. l.lill,)r Chairman o"' the Conmiisr3iox :~'btest: J. '.~. Erv'iL Upon r.7;tion o~ Lcdce~r the p,_~los wet.e %v).e oPdiilo .ce plo. ced ox its %]'liPcl Li;!{ finial. ~ead~n.:: fOr ado ~} % i :)n. - · - " --~-, ............... ~- thc ordiP, anoe .... ~ Poll 3e'nn ~J~orL %ho .... ~-~ oL ~r[O)~C'! ~'.S FqXL&. <20 ......... ~iii!ar. i-o ~ofz:misst')"tor voted_ "i[a3 . ' Y[-_c~,eupoz! 'bhe ,,-.,-.-, ,l~,Ol ...... ' , ' ' _. ": 0 > ~,3 4. ' ~ ;3 _ O_L]-O'., t L,'3 ~,= .:l.z ./_~.~ ~ '~ ~' ?.'" b- u~,.-'~ -- - .,. '' - ] .....", '~ ;first readiP-s. P.O'SZOT! t)._~.u..C~ C,i'! Z US ,~'~ hq~ ~<~i) -~-o 7T:~ ~" ~ ~iRl ,~nmT ''~;~T":'T rmv' ' -~ Im ~ "" ___ ~O:.~IoS~L,'--, OF :'?--'~. ~ CItY 3~ = 0RDA!7~CiZ~ BY T~r.u CTT'~ "' -- ~' whereas, a D~,~0~,; 2~ .... ~ resoluti",n was .aere"~'~3 .... (l~zly -o~sse~ by ~ke ~i~ ~orm~i~sion, orderknc ~ke im~roveh_ent o~ bna fo!lowinL' streets; ' .... S.n ,, fPom - o Eoous~ s~ree% ~o the mas~ line o~ ocean ~!m .~z~n said streets anal_ each be and oons~z%~zoo and entirely and ',..ko'l!y separate and in(lependent unit of il~- provemen%. The construe%ion.of said im-or0vements_ in each senarate milt or district slxal! be vA%ol!:~ independent of %ne c~nst}s, zotion in any other m~it or (~zstzmo meets %o be levied in each m~it or district sC.am_ be made aocerd'n¢S to the cost of the improvements in that ~}arti-_ c~]gr u~i% or dJstric%, ~nd. in ~ ' ~of ~ wiN: the benefits accruin~ ~o tke property by reason of said improvements in that oartioular tm_it or dzso:zco, whVl!y and entirely in- = ~ - -~' -= .by dependent of the o6su and o-r ~-' ~ ao~uz.~.u rea- SOn O:[' ~ile improvements in any of the o~her ~l. ts oP dis- triers; and, I~-IZ~AS,_~oersean% ~o said Posolu%i"'~,~_., w~re prepared for s~l,z work by the ~ttz,' Sngineer~ filed ,~, u ~ ~ne Oit~ Commission, exar0, ine{~ approvee by it, and aster {-~e advertisement bids w.ere duly received and opende, and %he bontraot for said work ' ' ~OllS urt.,.O el C,~ $orLl~y; S.!l(!~ v/here- as, the said_ Ja~g-oe Con~tru. o%i3n Compan~ duly enheye~ into contract'with %lee City of Den%on for the perfoP~rm.,noe of said work, and said o6ntract execute{! on the oaz-u the ' -" n the -~'~ ' 'q:' ""~ ' and atteste~ by the ~ity-Seoreta.ry with the corporate seal, and said contract was zatm~._ed aozd a-ooroved"by 'the City Co~mnissi on; and, 'J]~REAS thereafter in oompliaRoe with the vrovisions of Chapter 1t, Title 212, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, and Chaoter o Title 28, Bevised otatmaes of ~, q.~ the Charter and Ordinances o.~-* the u'~*~-z~y 02De ton, The Citynno' ~'znee~r filed with Cz by Commission his statement shov~in.p: the _.~.mes of the pro-0erty owners tznon said streets, a deso~i'otion of the property owners uoon_ sai& streets, a doscri~tiion of taezr prooer~y, total oos't' of said improve- ments, t~e cost thereof oar front foot, and the cost for ~. - .. . sbao.,m_.o be~u~ ..... compliance u ...o:l -ore ~er'hy ovmer, said - =o, ~+ =1iNn ~! the rc%uisites o-$ .... ~-= q~, Title ,>o Revised ~,,:~%at..s of' mayas of 191l, and ;]]la-,')%eP 9, Title 28, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1925, an& tko Chafer and Ordinances ~f '0~m .,,zty of Denton, and, ~.~=~S, t:~e._ea.~ ,az said statement was by said City Commission duly examined and app~ved, :m~d an oPdi.aanoe oassod by said City Oo~ission, <etermmn=no the .... ._.~ - ~o.. a 0o~ ~o5~ of tho cost of said 1,3V~/' 717 8~_ assesslileJl% ¢ ~ ~ '"~: improveme~A;s a(.,;ainst the ab~tting property and the o~r_aers ....... an.{ ')Povid_in:i' fop a heaPi]'? tO s.zo.~, ~ooe_,,/ owners, thief a,{;ents OF attorneys, ........ Revised by e~e u~r.~ Of Chaoter 1!, Title:~'~°-~, o-~-~, ~.~. TO ...... = Of 19'1'~ and Chaoter 9, T~tle 28, Revzsed Statutes Te:ctts of n°°~5' an~ t:le oharter an~ OP~i~lal~O~S OL o2 ~"'~ ...... ~'~" ~ to be hear& ~e..zuO~, ~% W'.~ioh he~r!~S' reid ,)w~_~is oF as %o any error or in.Vail{l% in SaZCL prooecdin,?js; otheP ma%reP OP t"ing' oonneoted witk said im,,)rovements, JSnzuary 18tk, 1988. ~ ~ er ~ff~_wW~S, tnereaft , in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter ll, Title 28, Revised Statutes of Texas of 1911, and Chapter 9, Title 28, Revised Statutes cf Texas of 1925, and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Denton, the City Secretary of the City of Denton gave notice to such property owners, their agents and attorneys, of such hearing, by publishing a copy of said ordinance in the Denton Semi-Vleekly Record ~-- Chronicle, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of ~enton, for three successive times, the first of said publications beim~ more than ten days p~ior to ~the day Set for the hearing, to-wit~ the~ lgth day of , J~aury, 1928, and also gave notice of said hearing in the ma~er orovided by the ordinance, by posting re- gistered le%ters containing a copy of said notice ~ said property ov~ers, their agents or attorneys, before the date fixed for the hearing; and, V;~EAS, said hearinl was had at the time and place mentioned in said ordinance and notice, to-~t: on the 12th day of January, 1928, at 7:50 o'clock P. ~I. in the City Hall in the ity of Dent~n, ~e~as, which ~ ' wa~ ~ully ~ompleted ~d then closed; ?~AS, at said hearing all property ov~ers~ their agents, or attor~eys, or interested personS, desirin~ to o~nSest samu. assessmea~, to ~orreot ~ny errors in same, or in~_~ manner be heard concerming the benefits thereof, or any other matter pertaim~n~ to said assess- merit or said i~mrovements were heard, and all masters o~ error or mLs~ak~ or in, qualities or ot~r ma~ters re- quiring reot~_f~cation hhich were c~!_ed to tbs attentiom of the ~ty ]o~is~ion, ~av~-~g been.rectified amd and the City Co~mnission havinz heard 9~u~ considered all ~* ~ ~roml~e s, ~l'~y Co~ission the evidence oz~ercd iu the ~ '~ the ~'~ is of the ovinion zro o~e evidencc that the assessments hereinbelow-hmde and charges,hereby declared against the abutting pro oerty~ and thc ovmePs ther::of &re just and equitable, ~,ud tru:~ in each c se the s~ssessme~t made ap!nsf ~j jau, ticular varcel of prop'e:~ty is less th~ the benefit :mcrkixg to-~:~z.~ particular marcel of property ~ means of i:e enhanced value ther:~of on account of said 0~ , ~.~e gacts, i.;; of the o;9~,-i,P~_ ~-' ..... the strict application of the Front ooo !ule wou!~ not be just .... ~ equitable in some instan~cs, as ado-~e~ ..... Pule apportionment ...... u~_w~st:m o2 the cost ~ said ira- sot forth below, ..... ~ th3 ~' ~' ppove~zent i?v%','oc~, said .... '~' ~ r~nd ~. ~ o,.,e_~k..s t~_e o,,vuers thereof '~s .j'z.~t anrq .2 L,~aole au-. 'prod"zoinz c~bstantic. 1 equality, zlainst its,-' ' or ! ~u _re ,,zz~bL bcLov, &escz'ibed, . ' -,e~- .:.o'.,, :::e-vk:' pz:.ed .-r.~ itemized, for ~Yt'n'"' ani ~; r'~, whicl s' id_ s~ ..~s .~.', ::.c'b aatl shall not lblp= OV~ - ~F.[' ~¥~!I~'~" ' ~ CLiO'-':-'~ ~',¥0-i, 'd.l~ OiL . '.' ~u,G ,~ C2'~--~'~"':r '' .... n-~O .... ~$'~' ~,' "JOq ~ .0 $ -3-i~"L , 5C ~50-)-O~!$e O:LO]- - ~ . ~- -1-; - iu .rP lu..P zo,.ur~, tile GO',~ .,~!' '. ul .P ')l' :h~.. ~ . . ,.amss of % , ,-4.~ :-,-,*-, .,-.--.-owl ars, c, ,idsc"ip'b&on of ._ 2l'o2eP % '~ ~- - ~Ohq~_5%' l'l~ )~i] .... "Oq': OV.'S: so~_,_?irt. . . fa";' c: -!'k :. }.yson,_'i!..' !iabi3~J~z!y - ~-- ' ' ' ¢:a~ q :',',,'--C'P .... u._.t' :.sctiYc ..... .. ~ -u ,:o . '":'¢ '~ o¢ u,_oh i~. "' ' ' .... .-,e :1 ~ '- t30.00 /750.00 0.'2.2. dbso. i:.a. Ye!. -~a6 o-", 59° Deel Recoris. '3oiv:in i:7orth ?-.~ of Lot i, 3!.g7, 0,~.2. in Yol.!83,PS.!86. ')cci ReooP,is 130.00 750.00 Siie 31cob o,~ o! o" -- '~ i ~ :e.:d,:~0_: ......:~' ~ _~ 50.00 750.00 Side o,0. _, a,~ ' ' Vol - o..U, ~ 5'ol. ReooP,!s !70. Ball Lo%uO_:!o.~ ..... 26, geco iu Vo!, ~", p:,,l~ 177, 5ced 20- cor{s. O0.O 220.00 Jenxie iloyte ~s~ 31' r'~---h~ each o2 laud v:t,livided ',5-iut ' ~] "- '"' ,f,o .... ,Wa, ~_ E. 91, Deed ~0 ~ 60X!86X60~X!6! ~esorl 0.~ paZe 12, Duel 2LeoB. 60.0 264.00 3roy!cs LO~ in ~Tm. Lovi:.lS SurveBr, ~eso in Vol. 98,pa~e 504, De~d Trust Records. 60.0 26~.00 Sledge Lot 1,Stro-:_d ~,,~ ition deso.¢Yol.!6S, Pale 585, Deed Reoor,ls. 6S.S 878.5~ Aclfi%ion, O. esc. i-z Vol. Oo,~S.h~ .- o~, Deed. Records. 63.3 gF8.52 -- ~ DY~-i ~,-tion Frontage ~.cotu~t James Dee 3'a!'!w~m ?t of Lots ~ .~ o _..d Addition, dose.in Vo!.!5?, pai'e !lO,Deed col'ds. 6~.& ~278.96 J. L. Wridkt Lots ~,a, A~ ~ition lO0.O0 itt Vol.l!5, Vol.lE4, paje 6~. Deed Records. 75.0 330.00 Sallie C. Sire,ad Lot 10, Stroud Addition dose. i~ Vel. Si,page 45~, Deed Records 73.0. SS1.20 J. T. Baker a-u~. Ada Poker, eac_l ?. divi~ed ~- interest Lit !1, Stro-:_d Addition, deso. in VOl. !~, p(~,~e ,~ o Deed Records. 83.0 ~65.20 Jolml Pierce ~ct in Wc..Loviil~ S~ir- roy, dose. in Vo!.tS0, o~e 257 Deed Xeoords. !00.0 4i0.O0 ~na Gresen, ~ · · " '-~ ~ ~ t Lot 110:c75' ~mdzvlded %- z=t~r~s Loving S u~vey, desc. in -' ~ ~...i~ Wm. Lovin~ Storey, beg_nLln~ ft West of the West line o2 ~ente_ Stz'cet and rimming g!0 Ct. on the south side ~. and ~_~t~lcil~ south 500 ~t. between raii i page il0, Deed Records 80~.0 910.80 ~.~ E. Wil~:er:~on Lot 100:cDOO' i~ Wz.i. Lovii%: S~:tyvey, deso. in Vo!.lG~3,pa~e 80. 100.0 i&0.0O l~s. 'J. 2. 2ki-pps Lot D00x!00' in Wm. 5ovimg Siirvey, ~aso. Vol.llT,pag'e 56T, Deed Records. i00.00 ~0.00 W. F; Jarrel! ~o$ lagxg00' deso.in Vol.5~,pa3e 506, Deed Reoords. ~5.0 550.00 Est.~Z Ed 2. 3~.te~, Deo'd. L)t 14axg0 'ieso.in Vol ~9,pace 126, Deed ' . 2eoords. 145.0 658.00 68xa08' deso in Vol.81~,page 8~9, Pead Records 66.0 290.~0 January lgth, 1928. South 3ide. L. 0. ~alhoun ]lot 68x208' desc. in Vol. 186, 'page Seed Records. 62.5 275.00 John J. ~.~ioks ~ot 12~x~0S' being the East 12~' of the -property described in Vol. ZZ,page ~0,Deed Records. lEE.0 536.80 'W.A. & C.~ Sh~klin~ interest Lot lOOx~!0' deso. in Vol.l$7,paGe 26!, Deed Records. 100.0 ~0.00 A. D. Rogers, ~o~ 5Sx!87' in the E. Puohal ski S~vey, being the east ~Z ft of the property described in Vol.180, page Deed Records. ~Z.0 E~.20 ~. V Ydaite Lot 50x157' in t_~e ~ohalski ~_esoribed in Vol. 195, page 5&~,Deed Records. 50.0 SE0.00 Ida Holmes Lot 55x!87' in the E. ~ohalski S,~vey, deso. in Vo!.lS0, pa~e 1{7, Deed. ~ords 55.0 E{E.00 ilrs. ~. A. Spencer Lot in the E.Puchalski Survey, desc ~in Vol. 180,page 272, Deed Records 69.0 $0S.60 J. B. Blackwoll and lot 96 ~/$ x 2Z7 ft. Lessie Blackwell, described ~n Vol. each ~ ~divided pa~e ~ll, Deed Re- ? interest, cords. 97.~ 4~9.00 ]~.Cr s.Hellie P. Paschall. Dot 100xE~7' described in Vol.19~, pa~e Deed Records. 100.O 440.00 ~ S. Keith Lot 100x~ZT' described in Vol.16Z,page &lT, Deed Records. 100.~ John: Cerlach Pt of ~ot E, Blk Z, ~olle ~;e Addition, desc.in Vol.lST,page ~68, Deed Records. 95.3 419.32 ~n_e l~iae Bates Lot ~, Blk 3, College Addition, decr!bed in Vol.185,page 515,Deed Records. 104.O 457.60 J. S. Hinton Lot 4,Blk 3, College Addition,desc.in Vol.llS, page 405, Deed Reco~s_100.O ~40.00 North Side Lot 144xlOO' in B~ 25, O.T.P. desc. in Vol.181, p%ge 262, John Alexander & Deed Records. 144.0 633.60 W.R. ~key. each ~mdivided ~- interest. North Side Riss B. Staples Lot 48x150' desc. in Vol.180,page ~68,Deed Records 48.0 ~E!i.E0 W.C..Stone Lot 50x150' deso. in Vol.106,page ~ 145, Deed Records. 51.0 E24.40 Ifrs. Jno. A. Hann 50xl00' desc. in Vol.122,page 605, Deed Records. 50.0 3. H. EeFall Lot 40x175' desc. in Vol.186,page 340, Deed Records 40.0 176~00 Ers. Daisy Thompson ~[ill Lot 90x175' desc. in Vol.164,page 559, Deed Records. 90.0 396.00 J. H. Cleveland Lot l, Elock 8, Baines Addition, desc. inVol.llg, page 185, Deed cords. 102.0 448.80 C. F. Barnett Lot 2, Blk @, Baines Addition, described in Vol. 179, page llR, Deed Records. 105.0 462.00 J. C. Broyles East 50' of Zot l, ~-- B!k. 9, Baines Ad.,~t~on, described in Vol.192,page 621 Deed kecords. 50.0 220.00 ~.Ms. G. W. Gann West 55' of Lot l, Blk 9, Baines Ad- dition, desc.in Vol.100, page 13Z, Deed Recor~ls. 55.0 242.00 G. I. Ears East 50' of Lot 2, Blk 9, Baines Ad- dition, desc.in Vol. 185,page 25, Deed Records. 50.0 220.00 C. E. ~[ars ~7est 55' of Lot 2, B~ 9, Baines ad- dition, desc. in Vol. 185, page 205, Deed Records. 55.0 242.00 ~[iss ~[. Cow~a Lot l, Blk.10, Baines Addition,desc.in Vol. 209,page ~48, Deed '~ cords. 105.0 462.00 V. W. Shepard Lot 2, Block lC, Baines Add.desc. in Vol. pa~e 462, Deed Re- cords. 85.0 S.J. ~¢Gin_uis and Rosa Graham, each an undivided "- int. Lot 110x88', desc. in Vol. l~9,page 147, Deed Records. ll0.0 484.00 E. E. Hargrave, Lot VS.SxE61' desc. in Vol. Z05,page 156, Deed Records. 74.E ZE6.48 306 January 12th, 1928. ~orth Side. Katherine Johnson Lot 101.75x261' desc. in Vol.154, page 552, Deed Re- cords. 101.75 FirSt Christian Church. Lot 52x175' desc. in Vol.179,page 420, Deed Records 52.0 228.80 M. D. Fullingim West ll9' of the property desc.i~ ¥ol.l?l, paMe 230, Deed Records. llg.0 523.60 Ers. Annie Smith Lot 194x60' in Wm. Loving Survey,desc. in Vol.180,page 139, Deed Records 60.0 264.00 ~has.W. Trigg and J. P. Phip~s, each an undivided ~ int. Lot in the Wm. Loving Survey, desc. in Vol.212, page 275, Deed Records. 80.0 352.00 G. T. Turner Lot in the Loving Survey, desc. in Vol.163,page 454, Deed Records. 69.0 303.60 t~rs. Addie Harp Lot in the ~n, Lov- ing Survey, desc. in ¥ol.184,pa~e 159, Deed Records. 71.0 Effie Lee Sledge Lot 133x286' desc. in Vol.207, page 84, and Vol.145,page 236, Deed Records. 133.2 586.08 W. F. Jarrel Part of Lot 1,Barnard Survey, desc. in Vol, l?0,page 510, Deed Records. 87.7 ~85.88 !.~s. Len Taliaferro Part of J.L. Barnard Patent, bein~ the west 8~.6' desc. in Vol. 49, page 422, Deed Records. 87.6 385.44 i[rs. i~[. L. Beard Part of Lot 2, Barnards Addition, desc. in Vol. 78,page 282, Deed Re~ - cords. 94.2 414.48 L. L. Miller Pa~t of Lot 2, Barnard's Add. desc. in Vol.192, page 592, Deed Records 86.25 3?9.50 -- Dorothy Z. C. Hilliard and 0.H.Hilliard, each andundivided ½ Int. Zot 75x150' in E, Puchalski Survey, desc. in ¥o1.180 Page 542, Deed Records. 75.0 330.00 307 January l£th, 19£8. North Side R. A. Sledge Lot 'in the E. Puchal- ski Survey, beginning on the North line of Sycamore Street,78' west of the West liue of . - Barnard St.and r~m~ing west 839 feet on the North side of Sycamore Street and extending north 150 feet between parallel lines 3Z9.0 1,491.60 Berta I. Stout, au ~mudivided -]~ int. and Louise Stee~man ~tout, and ~,~ry I.Simpson, each an undivided 1/6 , interest. Lots 1,g,Z, m~d 1/~ of Lot &, in Block No. g, College Addition 406.5 1,788.60 ~. That the several Sums above mentioned assessed against said abutting property and their o~mers res- pectively are hereby, together with all costs of col- lection thereof, including reasonable attorney's fees if incurred, declared to be a lien upon the respective parcels of property a~ainst which the same are assessed, and a personal liability or charge against the ova~ers thereof, and that said lieu shall be a first and paramount lien uoon said property, superior to allother liens, claims or'titles except lawful ad valorem taxes. That the sums so assessad shall be payable as follows, to-wit: In five equal install- merits, one-fifth upon tn~ completzon and acceptance by the City of De~ton of said imorovements on the particular street or po~i~n thereof name~ to be improved; one-fifth one year after said date; one-fi~%h two years after said date; one-fifth three years after said date; and one-fifth four years after said date; together with interest from said date at the rate of eight per cent ~er annum, payable annually. In case default is made in the payment of any instalDaent of principal or interest when due the entire assessment at the option of the said Jagoe Construction Company, or assigns, shall at once become due smd payable. Property o%rners shall have the rizht to pay any or all of said installm~nts before maturity by payment of the a- mount of principal, together with accrued interest to the date of saii pay~mnt. Said sums so assessed shall be a svecial tax, a~d shall also be payable to the Tax Col- lector of the ~ity of Denton, who shall deposit all such 'svm~s with the ~' ~ ~ty of Denton, to ~y Treasurer of the '~' - bekept and hell by him in a special f~mad for the holders of the certificates, as hereinafter provided. 3. That ~'~ ..... ~:~ ~z o~, o ~ Denton shall not become in any manuer liable fo..:' the payuent of the su.us assessed against such orooertU oysters of their oro~erty. The said Jagoe Constructic~ Com?~ny shall loo[~ s$1ely to said oroperty owners and their pro)az~ty for the payment of said sums~ but the said ]ity of D,~nton shall exercise all its charter smd statutory po~,~rs ~ecessarj or prover to aid in the enforce- merit of the coli~otion o£ said certificates, and that in case default be :~ade in the payment of ~y of sad,'? s-~..s col- Lection thereof shall be enforced, either by the City of Denton as near as possible in the .msm::er provided for the sale of orooerty v~fter t.~ failur~ to oay ad valorem taxem, or at the option of thc said Jai'oc ConStruction Company, or other holder of said ~,~-~t'~' ~ ~J~ ~lI1C~.~e, '~]le payment of said s~ns shall bo :~.u'~orced in any coum~t having jurisdiction. 4. That fo/ the ..rc~pos~ of ecidonoing the several su~ns payable bt- .::-~.id pro.perry ova~ors, and the time and terms of payment s,n'-:_ 'to aid i~ thc enforcement and collection thereof, assit?:able certificates .h.1'2 be issued by the ~z~.: of Denton '::-,o_u the completion a:a(~ acceptance of said 808 January 1~ ~.~, 19 38. work of improvement upon the particul:~r street or port. ion thereof named to be improved, which said certificates shall be e:recuted by the Nayor amd as- tested by the City Secretary, with tho, corporate seal, m~d shall be payable to Jagoe Construction Co~aoany, or its assi~s, and shall declare the s~o~ts due and the time ~d terms of pa~.mnt thereof, the rate o= interest payable thereon, and shall contain the of the property o~mer smd the description cE the property by lot and block nmuber and 2rent feet there- o~, oP such descriotion as m~y oth~,--; ..... ~ ~ . ~ .......... ~de~t_z~. the s~m.~ by reference to amy other %.ct a'r,d if said p.~% shell be ovmed by an estate, a .iescriotion there- of as so cyme& shall bo '~-~'~' ~. Stllm!~lOz.b [TO ei%foP O~ ~is- take in tke desoriotion o~ smU ~ ..... ~ ~ p_%? .... y or the of %-[u oun3r vaereom s~_l iF r~LU n_2auler invalidate o~"''1 ~er~zzzcate~-'~' or the assessx:e:rt !!.on a~tast'~ sazd' property or t}'.e ?ersonal liabilitj asainst ~;k¢ real and ,:...._ owner o-f sazlfi property. Said certificates shall ...... _ _~'~.~ ~.~- ,~.ovi,:o .... that in o~se ~efault is ...... in tke f-y~ ~'~ .~r'~e ....,~ ~ 0-~ ~-r insta!lmeu% of ?inoipal or inteP<~ ~h~ ~.~ u" ~u ...... ~_.. on ..u.e, zt tke op- m ,;.LI at oLc~ become ¢-:.e ' - -,." }!,-} :.}' shall oe oo!- ~ - - ......... . . :, _k,_,,},.. ~ , Of/lieF ax.;' ~"'~,.,c iier:-k',?n ' ~3._ pT.3cmis~,:,o _x s_..1't_._ _,):*ovi;e-- if 2is rcs i:>,', be ~'~ ..... - ; i";-,_c ' .1 ,%? ~-" ,~ .PO- ¢'i~' - ~!~ GO - 4- 'if,-*%;' ' i .... ~' ~' ~ L~rJ_ ,~l~ ulOli. 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Said ocr-biT!ce, res skc..ll ...... - ,~ - , '=* " ru :. t:ste,L so i-o 'io by the '~o1" .::' 02 ~:r ~,~ certificates to ' ~4 iN the collection +--~' e -~ ........ ~r-.o:, lout tl'.O sale'_ Jitu of Dent n sh3_!! 3e in ~o wtse !i~b!e ~ <ho holder of ..... t~,e .?%q.'en~ o? 1.1;o s~z;o. -~c~,~s ska, l!-~-'~-~'~" orovide that in case of clefc.'l:, i:: 2':x;'x,m.t of sai:i vax the sempe shall o~ e~orce,! ci"r~er b-- s~le of thc above described property k,b .... ' ' IT~ ~ol!ector and Assessor of said ~zt~. o_.D~n~;or, as ~,ca, r as possible in tko ma~er, orovided for ~;;~.,~ saJ e ......... ~-~' ' ~,~,~-~ ta:ces or b7 s,ai~ i~ :,ny coy. Pi, kavin~ jz~isdiotion. ~'~n~ ~""~.....~ }z~m. ce ...... shall t~ ,,e~_fe~t~- and be in force from ~'~'' fter its passage. _~o~ ~.~ ~P_~oD, , day of ~ 1988. .,.c_.cz.s_ ~ ;'J. S. Niller Ckairman 0£ the lommission. J~%'/ Secret,.ry. pended sm_' {,'.e ordir~soa p!aco,! on its second read- inS . ~ ~,~ final anl the o:%;_ ,-'~e -:!~.c,:,1 on its third re:~fin2 for ~,.~- ~tz .... be adopte .... d. U2on roll ~11' ','- the tion of ,_.~.]~.. ",iootion_ o_ ? th.e ordinance, the following ']om~missic'r~us vote~z ""~ ·" ~ ~a. 3ai 1-C5 3astleberry, Craddock, La'::-[;' Lu:L ::i!!er. KO :o~uissioner voted Lay." 7[~crcu-,:m t~-e ~hair declares the motion pre- vailed mzl tk~ Ordi:,.aNC,a adopted as read. Upon ::otb,on tlR~ 3eorctary was instructed to ac- ......... for 1927 on E.R. i[ohon tract of !au' kt tko 3orNer elf lQve D and Mill Street, on a basis 02 [:SOO.O0 valuation, it being sho%~ that the balance u'a~': assessed in error. Upon motion the ]ity ~ineer was instructed to advertise fop bids on a Street iaintainer for the Street f: Bridje department. U"oon m~vL'~ tho ~ommamssmon stied adjoined Approved: January ~/ - Secretarj. City Hall Tuesday, J~uary 24th, 1928. ~e Commission met in regular Jamu~ry session with Commissioner Craddock acting Chairman. The. following Commissioners were present and an- ~swered to 'the roll: Bailey, Castleberry, Craddock and Lakey. Absent: 2~iller Unapproved minutes of the preceding meetings were read and approved. The following accounts were approved and warrants ordered dravm on their respective funds in pa~nent. General Fund. I. E. Jones 17~40 ~46.65 Do 17241 20.00 The Brown-Cruzmmer Co 17242 5.00 ~. L. Hopkins, 17243 8.00 Cash for Payroll 17244 21.45 Cash Item 17245 .60 ~orthern Texas Telephone ~o 17246 .40 S.~. Adams Stamp & Sta Co., 17247 8.62 The Foster ~,~urseries 17248 7~50 Crains Store 17249 7.60 L. R. Woodson, 17250 124.75 Hamey & Ivey 17251 60.29 The Williams Store 17252 3.75 Morris Paint & Paper Co 17253 16.40 -- King's Radio Shop 17254 1.30 ~.A. Gay's Tin Shop 17255 7.00 Evers Hardware ~o 17256 .60 Ellis Garage 17257 53.45 .~merican LaFrance Corp 17258 1.50 Alamo Storage Co 17259 13.44 Denton Steam Laundry Co 17260 10.90 Sparkman Battery &Elec Co 17261 4.50 Gulf Refinin~ Co 17262 4.56 Eureka Fire Hose Mfg. Co 17263 263.95 The E!eotrio Shop 17264 5.10 ~at'l Disinfectant Co 17265 1Z.O0 Ted Lewis Machine Works 17266 3.50 John B. So]~nitz 17267 1.15 Chatham Phenix Nat'l B & Tr 17268. 2.64 Hanover ~at'l Bank 17269 7.81 The Nat'l City Bank 17270 !2.00 R. L. West 17271 2.00 Street & Bridge Fund. Cash for Payroll 5432 ~58~.Z0 Bill L[adewe!l 5433 90.02 Trew Bros Motor Co 5434 3.70 Wilson-Pratt Zbr. Co 5435 1.80 W. G. Barnett 5456 5.50 -- Hmudy l%tor Co 5467 1.20 SparkJ~an Battery ~ Elec Co 5438 6.50 Evers Hardware Co 5439 15.97 Hancock IIachine Works 5440 20.65 S. T. Beaty 5441 3.40 Tuesday, January ,~_th, 19~8. Street & Bridge Fund (Cont'd) W. H. l~aples 5442 ~.00 Gulf Refinin~ ~o 5&43 1.50 ~a~olia Petro!e~n Co 5444 76.80 T & P Coal & 0il Co 5!~5 10.60 G. A. Douglas 5446 18.90 Berger D~g. Co 54~7 151.34 The Austin-¥;estcrn R.2[ch. 5448 46.35 Teachers Collop Store 5~9 .60 Soutkwestern Blue Print C. 5450 38.26 Park Payroll ~62 ~15.20 Refunding Issue 1927 ~d. Bro~m- Cr~um~er Jo The 5Iayor's report for the montT~ of J~uary was read and order~d Piled. By request of property o~mers in the Southeast part of town a i" water main was ordered laid on the Dallas pike, from the intersection of Jotmson Street to the in- 'tersection of ~mith Street. Upon moti::n the Secretary ~:'as instructed to accept pa~ent for 1925 t~ from C. H. Jones on a basis of valuation the ~ar~:e as adjoining property ovrned by R. H. Evers, without f~'~z-the~~ cost. The follo~.~in~:~ err~s in the tax rolls were ordered corrected by the Secretary ~d collections made on the new valuations sho~m below: ,,,ol.~. e ~6400.00 D. B. "r C.B. & T. ',f. H~t 5500.00 W. W. '.d~ite 300.00 J. H. Sitton 300.00 .W.A. Persons ~00.00 I~liss ~.[abel Loy 200.00 Upon moti :u the Superintendent of the Water & Light DePartment was instructed to extend the electric lisht service to pa~ro~,s on Da~herty Street. Upon moti ~n the ~.~ayor was a~uthorized to rent the former offices of the ~Yater f~ Light Department at' the old ~ty Hall to S. J. Xa~,~,y for a consideration of ,,,~25.00 per month. Tuesday, January ~.~th, 19~8 Upon motion the Water & Light Department were instructe~ to furnish the American Le~m~n Club House water free of ch~ge ~til otherwise instructed. Upon reco~endation of 5~arshal You_ug he was authorized to deputize i~. P. L. Wilson so long as he remkined as nightwatchman at the ~li~ce 5~ll. Resi~ation of A. R. ~ooh as nig~htwatc~ effective Febru~y 1st, ~9~8, was received ~d upon motion accepted. Upon motion G. C. Cockrell was a?pointed to fill the vacancy of A. R. Gooch at a salary of ?lES.00 per month. City ~[arshal Yo~mg's appointment of I. E. Jones as ni~htwatc~an was approved and his salary pla~ed o at .~l 0.00 per month. A petition si~ed by five property ov~e~s on kve I requesting the change of the u~e of this street to Bo~ie Brae Street, was received ~d upon motion the City Attorney was instructed to draw up the neces- sary resolution for consideration at the next meeting of-the Co~ission. Bids for the sale of various makes and sizes of road maintainers were received ~ro~ the following firms: Lone Star Road D~achinery Comp~%y Austin Bridge Company R. B. George Eachinery Comply Handy ~,.[otor Compm~ Austin Western Road ~Iachiuery Company. ~ter discussion ~th the representatives of the variOus complies present, the contract was, ~oon motion, awarded to the ~ustin-Western Ro~ TM ~,,.acn~ne ry Comply, for a maintainer equipped with le~ing front wheels at a consideration of ~00'.00 delivered in Denton, Texas. ~ ordina~ace re~lating the use of passenger cars or cabs fer hire, was ~introduced and placed on its first rea~ng. Upon motion the ordinance was ordered tabled pend- ing f~ther investigations. Tuesday, January 24th, 1928. Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned. Approved: February 28th, 1928. /Sec.retary . City Hall Tuesday, February ~28th, 19E8. The Commission met in re,s~lar February Session with Chairman }~iller presiding. The following Conmmissioners were present and answered to the roll: Bailey, Castleberry, Craddock, Lakey and ~ ililler. Unapproved minutes of the preceding meetings were read ~m& approved; !donthly report of i[ayor N. cKenzie was read and ordered filed. The following accounts were allowed and warrants ordered drawn on their respective ftmds in payment. General Illie Spla~m ~1~a86 -~0.00 · ~ - a.00 _. ~,. Jones 17E87 Xall Printing Co~ 1V$0a. ~.00 Baldwin Printing Co 17~0Z 6.80 ~ ill ~' ~ S · ~( ~ Radio Shop 17~04 Boston Storo 1~0~ 10.~8 v.~.Leather Shop 19~06 l.~orris ~aint & Paper 17~07. 2.75 ~an's Gro 17Z08 .90 N. Texas Telephone Co 17309 aVl.10 West Disinfecting Co 17310 24.00 Handy ~Iotor Co 173ll, . 7~e~:tern Office Sup ~o 17~12 3.50 f~amo Storage Co l~$lZ~ 9.9~ 7~oodr~ T~ck ~ines 17Zl~ .~ ~he~ ~otor ~{ark l~Zl~ ~ ~. 98 31~c~ ~lectrmc Co 17Z16 . Hargreaves ~tg Co l~$l~. 9.~0 Telegram 1~$18 ~. 90 Eugene Cook 1~$19 1.0G ~eric~ ~Franco F E Co., 1~$~0 ~l.~0 W.~J. Rstliff 1~$21 H.P,.Russell & Sons !7~2 D. ~ iZcClendon 19525 $.90 Gulf Refining Co 19$2~ 8.~ C.R. Hamilton 19Za~ 1.00 Xin:~ Gte Co 1T~E8 ~.~ ~c~ Ellis Garage 17~37 ~e Foster Nurseries l~Z28 Denton S. La. dry 1~$a9 Burroughs Add ~chine Co 1TZZ0 8.~ Park ~d. Bud Smith $6 5 ~7.ZO !~_ ~l~ Davis ~66 100.00 Bud Smith ~67 1S.~O Ted Lewis ~o ~68 1.~0 Tuesday, February 25th,19£8. Street & Bridge Fu~ud. . }lSO.O5 Wilson Pratt LbT. Jo Payroll 5458 6 G. W. Zartin Lbr ]o ~4~$ g~9.88 Wilson Prat ~ Lbr ~o oao,~ 112.25 H H Hardi~t.. ~o 54~5 228.60 v_. 3. ~-~_~odb~cs 5456 2892.29 ~-' ' ~ 5457 601.10 Cash for =~ Payroll 5458 589.10 gulf RefiNi~l ]o S~S9 .75 S W Blue Priut 1o 5&60. 3.41 Austin Western R t¥2oh" ~%61 18.8S' Texas Paoifio i ~ 0il ~o~6~ .7~ J D Ad~s & Jo S&6S S.~0 Ha~ond & Kirbj 0il i:o 5%6& 10.0O Hanoook -~ ' ~ ,.,~c:~ -~': ':forks 5465 27.85 ~.a~.olza Yet-2o!e,;i~ 3~, 5466 68.78 J Li B~.tc_~z 5~67 5 60 3ai!ey.o= ~ -~.~ 5468 1.25 I T Sanders 5469 1.25 WiIson ~ro+t_ ~ '%albra! %h ~o::v. 3th Co 5472 243.55 ~;~r. ''-,'o'~'-'..~ ~_ ~ _1 :' ~. ~,~Ol~l, ~.~S, O~u ~O~N-0~ ' "' '~ 'r~ ~'!, {[0O.O0 fOP ~{=~o~_~. !{a r~ .... _~. ~' ",_ -'Oreso Uetl ~.l._i OI y .......... ~- ~lni3;.~ that no claim, it 5 .... ~ ~,....2~c_..~ ~ o. l~ "-'~-'- and ;as~!c- A ........ :'2 J .... fit~le2:l.a for '_ .... ~z e plus on iisgO!''. :l ~ ~ ..~ W~i"3 --~ 15000.0,5 ',l : 3 ,a ..:, , ~ ~ ~ .~ [,, 30 " ' -fEe ~' 5 _,.~ +,X-~ - ',"V4''*'* ¢]"-"0. i }D .~.] 'O.~ .... '5," U ' J_¢~ . _ . .¢OhSu ...... =,OCC,'.%t~ ..' _:,: ', ' },,2zt~-;'_._L'e a:-& e%u~i)"~-tt 'o ..c '~ '-' ';~ ' ~lJI ~ ,)3,¢~L~~- '- t. - =-,~ sit.'2'~' "- ~' ' Fire ')CpC.rt- zk l) C 5 _ _ ..'. . ,2_ '~C~ .~.:~ ~ s. ~ -~ "-, ,~ ,-~- ax.C!.,,J ',A:. ,tooLs 316 Li%or 2or ...... ' 150 a _kn~-. a~ .GO par month. !lq~e_ ~Oe!Oll Of ~"" ' ..... t' ~ ~ 'b-~ ~,3l',.e i:c~.2 ]_,.~ LC~C~ ~0 ,!:~mcstio ~ ..... ~. ~ ...... ,~.~ ]~ _ ~ %}13 ....... ii~/D 'SC '2}1:5 PIRST ~J~oD~= IN ~RIL,~''° S~E 3Z~G T~ 3~21r ~T[O2I~, ~. 702 'JiT'i l~ ~S2=~I;-.~, ~ ~0~2,..~oI~. .... .~ S_ELLL o= ~D ~D CITY ~0~,.- o I D~.~ ~S. " ~ ..... Io:,I~.~, 02 21~ CITY ~ 02321111} ny "~ '-'f .... ",--- ~ Sectio~ 1. e~at aN. e!eotion b~ held in ~e Denton, Texas, on ~.~c 5rd daV of .~przl, 1928, s.-mo ....... '~"~,~o~.L.. ~he first Tuesday in said month, at which tA:co there-shall be elocted a ~.~ ~. ~, a Czty Attorney, $ity Liarshal, and ~nree Jzzy Commissioners, of said a period of two years or ,srhi! oleoted and qualified. Seotion 8. Tkat the polling plaoe shall be the -r ~; ~a the p~siding offioers shall ~i{%r _all in said '' ..... 'J. L. MoCo~ick and he is hera~ appointed such presiding o£f£c3r ,'~t]~, j. ff. 2akor, a:~d Otis Fowler as assista~!~s · · ~eo~ t~-o-~ c.~ That said election sn~z._~ ~ bo held ~nder the Drovisionc of' thc Co~stut~tion smd laws of the State of f'e~zas, c-~r~4 ~aZ specia~ r~e appIying; ~ad only tiua!t'~".e~ voters of scid ;~ity shall be per- mitred to vot~. ~eotmo~ ~-. The m~_ner of holding said ~lee~ion shall be gov',r~tod bz the !av;s of t~;e State or Texas re.latins 2~'-~';?al elections, aua ar.y special applying. Seetiu,n G. That the officers appoi~ted herein shall m~.he a~ -, ,~ ~er ret-~rr~ of s~id e!eotion in Section 6. That t~e -,person receivi~ the highest n~ber of vot~o for ~[azor at said election shall be declared elected ~ .... 'or, and the ~erson receiving the highes~ n~cmb~:r ,o~ verse for o.~.~ ,~ '~ ~z ~,~ a~ ~o~ey as said election ch:~it be declaz'ed eO_~cted .~zty Attorney, _ ' ..... ~i-~ the highest ntuaber of votes for '~'~z~. ~-'~_s~'~-._ ~.~ sai~ ~lec~z~n~ ~'~ shall be e!eoted City ~rshal, and %,0 three persons receiving the highest nmnber of votes ~or 3zv~ Cor~issioner at said election shall be declared c!eoted City Cor~issioncrs. Section 7. That tL.e.z~y~"' Seor~ztary is hereby authorized~,', ~lireoted to have printed the ballots for said election. Section 8. A copy o~ the ordinate si~s~ned by the chairman of .....~ ~u 0ity Oo~ission ~d attested by the City Secretary om said .zty shall se~e as a pro~er notice of e!~,~zon. The said ohair~uau~ is authorized to ~d directed to ca~o said ~zotioo of election to be posted at the Oity ~'al! ~d tv~o other public places, within said City for~ least ~nzrty days .prlor to the election, f ........r authorized and directed to have said and he is - notioa of el~oo=on published in the official paper of said ,~zty and which "' _ ¢~0~ shall be ~ufo!ished each week for five weeks, the d~,.t~ of first publication therefore bein~ not less than " .... t:~zr% days prior to the ~.~t,o of said election. Seation 9. That this orda'inance shall be in full force ~d effect from az~d slier its adoption. Adopted this aVth day of February, 1928. Chai~.a~_~. ~.~ty Commission Attest: J. ;. Erv~in Cit~,~ 3ecretary. I~po~ motion of ~raddook the rules r~ere suspended and the ordi~?~ ~ce p!aced on its second readi~g. Upon moti~:~ of !,a~:ey the rules were suspended and the ordin~..nce vlaced on its third arid final reading for adopt i on. ~otm~.n ',~as m?~de by Bailey that ~he ordinance be adopted as r~ q~d. Upon roll call up~.n the Question of the adoption of the ordi-aanoe the following ~ommissioners 318 Tuesday, February :~Sth, 1928. voted "Yea:" Bailey, Castleberry, Craddock, r. akey and k~iller. No, Commissioner voted "Nay." Vfhereupon the Chair declared the mption prevailed and the ordinance adopted as read. U~on moti:n the ~ ' ~' _ ~omm~s,~on stood adjourned u~til Tuesday, ~.,{arch 27~h, 1928. ~ ~ C~tyi Secret~ry. _ .:~ ' 'szion. Jity Hall Tuesday~u i,'~arch 27th, 1928. The Commission met in regular I~larch session with Chairman Idiller presiding. The followin~ Con~nissioners were present smd answered to the roll: Bailey, Castleberry, Craddock, Lakey and D~ili-~r. Unapproved minutes of the preceding meetings were read and approved. 'Monthly report of l~iayor McKenzie was received and ordered filed. ~zty Cemetery Report of expenditures on ~he ~' ~ was made b2 Jack Christal, and a vote of thanks extended~,..~ fo-~ thc i~atercst ta~n in this ~rk. Comp!~l ~t 02-b'~c ~ra/.~a.:.o o? ~torm water across the!.:~ p,opcrty ;~a~ .... 1~ by 1~-. C. i~orris and D. F. ~lo~'i~, a:_2 a~ a solution to the problom, motion was ~_o,de that all property oysters in this block be iz~str~zcted to remove their fences from the alleywa~ preparation for gradi~ by the Street and 3ridge Deoartment. Upon m.~tion permission was given Clifford Brig:t~s to temporarily move his place off residence outside of the corporation and retain emplo~aent with the Street and Bridge Department. A request was made by S. W. ~mady to remodel the old City Hall, ~d after discussion it was mut~lly agreed to allow the Con~ission time for further consideration of the proposition. Upon motion the Street ~d Bri~e Committee, composed off Bailey ~d ~ey, were authorized $o m~e a satisfactory a~eement on the cost of paving in front of a lot o~ed by J. H. Clevel~d on West Sycamore Street, and to pave in front of the alleyways opening on this street. Tuesday, March 27th, 1928. Contract with W. 0. Allen to raze the stand- pipe for a consideration of $300 was approved and ordered filed. The following accounts were allowed and war- rants ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment. General Fund. Woodson A. Harris 17332 ~3.55 American Rubber E[fg. Co 17333 1225.00 Denton Record Chronicle 17334 4.20 Jack Christal, Supt 17335 400.00 Jack Christal, Supt 17336 300.00 Evers Hardware Co 17337 3.35 King Grocer Co 17338 2.50 Denton Typewriter Exch 17339 .75 Hargreaves Printing Co 17340 37.97 Western Office Supply Co 17341 3.50 Hill Prtg. & Sta Co 17342 4.15 Hargreaves Printing Co 17343 9.91 Berger Mfg. Co 17344 191.20 Mrs. Vera Stovall 17345 9.3? Paul Ramires 17346 6.87 W J Jarrell 17347 19.38 King's Radio Shop 17348 1.70 Peasleg-Gaulbert Co 1~349 50.00 B F 0'Rear 17350 3.35 W C Brown 17351 10.00 Clint Early 17352 16.65 Alamo Storage Co 17353 15.64 J B Schmitz 17354 2.60 H ~ Russell & Sons Co 17355 5.88 GuSf Refining Co 17356 4.17 Sparkmau Battery &Elec 17357 4.5~ Ellis Garage 17358 1.25 ~'~ssey & Hopper 17359 .48 The Curtis Co 17360 25.84 T H Averitt 17361 24.05 C H Green 17362 22.50 Street & Bridge Fund. F A Walker 5473 $92.72 Cash for Payroll 54?4 646.70 Record-Chronicle 5475 72.00 Handy Motor Co 5476 7.45 Austin West Road Mch Co 5477 .90 Evers Hardware Co 5478 12.80 Hancock Moh Works 5479 46.40 Texas Auto Supply Co 5480 2.32 Magnolia Petroleum Co 5481 1.40 Pierce Petroleum Co 5482 134.57 Chas N Davis 5483 35.65 Wilson-Pratt Lbr Co 5484 .85 G A Douglas 5485 27.60 The Texas Co 5486 326.80 Clem L~mber Co 5487 11~.05 The Berger M_fg Co 5488 193.99 Wyatts Metal & Boiler Co 5489 52.65 Southwest Blue Print Co 5490 3.70 Geo E Watson Co 5491 7.74 Morris Paint & Paper Co 5492 .95 The Austin W Rd Meh Co 2400.00 321 T~es&~Y, M~oh 2?th, 19£8 0~sh f~r ~a~oll 569 $§5 20 ~ ~R~ort of the Superintendent of the TravelerIs ~nsu~anoe 0ompany on the oon~ition of ~he boiler in ~he 0i~ ~11 b~l~t~ was ~a~ ~ or~e~ file~ ~ W O~lt~n ~equeste~ the 0o~ission to pro- establis~ent of one ~y l~oh do~te~s on the ~het sq~e upon aotion the Oity ~S~o~e~ ~s inst~oted to ~vestigate the o~inanee n~ a~vise the 0omm4ssio~ ~t t~ nex~ re.ar meet- Upon motion She Seoreta~ ~s lns$~cte~ to o01- .e~t the 19~9 t~ assesse~ to B E ~on on a ~asls of val~tiom of $13,~0 Upon motion the Oo~ission stoo~ ~Jo~e~ ~til We~es~, April 4th, 19~8 Appr ~e~ ~ril ~4th, ~e~a~ Olty Wednesday, April 4th,1928 The Commission met ~n session adjourned from Ms. oh 27th,1928 ~th ChairmnB M~ller presi~i~ ~e follo~ Co~issione~s were presen~ ~swere~ to ~he r~ll Cas~leberry, Cr~eE, ~ ~ller A oo~ittee was appoin~e~ of Messrs 0ra~ook, Oastleberry ~d ~ey to c~vass the reruns of ~ election held April 3~,19E8 ~d who in the follo~ report We, your commfttee appointed to canvass the returns of an election held in the 0ity of Denton, Texas at the City Hall in the City of Denton, Texas on the 3rd day of April 1928, for the pur- pose of electing a M~yor three Commissioners for the full term of two years a City Attorney, a City Marshal, and beg leave to report that we have carefully made a canvass of said election re~uras and iknd the results as follows For Mayor B W McKenzie---received 1101 votes J H Barnes " 57 " H V Hennen " B20 " Tom Turner . 279 " M Z Henry " ~S " For City Attorney T B Davis Received 2195 votes For City Commissioner R A Norman received 847 votes Cls~d Caetleberry " 1804 " T, Baile~ " 7'f3 " W R Zakey " 935 C A Soott " ?4E W C Colder " 188~ For City ~ws~l J A yon~g received 5~8 votes B F 0'Rear " 119 " W L ~i~t " 940 T J ~oe " 568 " W 0 Bro~ " 88 " 323 We further find that B W McEenzie re- veive~ the h~ghest number off votes cast at sal~ ~t~ flor the offff~oe off ~vor t~t T · ~oeive~ the ~est n~ber off vo~es cast ~t sa~ election flor ~e office ~ City that W R ~ey ~1~ Castlebe~ ~ W ~llier reeeive~ the ~es~ n~ber of votes asr a~ sai~ el~ti~ for the ~fi~e of three ~ssio~e~a to be el~te~, that W ~ ~ight ~eeeive~ ~e hi.est n~ber of votes at sal~ leetl~n f~r ~e office of Oity ~ars~l, the sai~ respeetive men ~o~ be ~eclare~ e~ete~ $e sai~ respective orrises (Signed) Francis M Ore/dock 01au~ Castleberry Ray Lakey Upon motion the report was adopted and the ~o~mmittee diseha~ge~ The following resolution was introduced and ~pon motion adopted After the reading of the report of the com- mittee appointed to canvass and make repor~ of the results of the election held April 3rd, 1928 the following was introduced and after proper second was unanimously adopted Whereas, at the elction held in the City of Denton, Texas, on the 3r~ day of April, 19~8, the results of which have been duly canvassed and re- ~orted by the above committee, for the purpose set ut in the notice fo~ said election on said date of electing a mayor, three City Commissioners. a City Attorney, and a City Marshal, each and all for the full term of two years, and, Whereas, it appears from the returns of said $1e~tio~ as ahov~ by the report of said committee !pointed to canvass the results of sa~d election t B W MoEenzie received the highest number asr at the said electic~ for the office of ~yor at T B Davis received the highest number of ores cast for 0ity Attorney,that W L Knight eived the highest number of votes cast for City Shwa and that 01au& Caetleberry, W C Collier la'~ Lakey for offices of 01fy Conmissioner, ~low therefore iNow, therefore, be it resolved by the Cit~ omm~esion of the 0ity of Denton, Texas, that W M~Eenzie, T B Davis W r, Knight and l~nde Castleberl~, W ~ 0ollier and W R iuakey e and they are hereby declared elected to the espeotive offices M~or, City Attorney City Wednesday April 4th 19P~ Marshal and City Commissioners each for the full term of two years as called for in the said ordinance ordering said election or until their successors are eleeted and Qualified Adopted this 4th day of April A D 19E8 W S Miller Acting Chairman, City Oommise~o~ City of Denton Texas Attest J W Erwin City Secretary Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned umtil April 24th Approved April E~th, Secretary City Hall Tuesday A~ril 24th 19~-8 The Comzzlssion met in regular April Session with Ghairmau M~ller presiding The following Corem1 ssioners were present and a~swered to the roll Oastleberry, Craddock,Oollier Zakey and Miller Minutes of the preceding meetings were read and a~proved The following accounts were allowed and warrants ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment General Fund Morris Smith ~17377 $~O O0 H~nover Nat'l Bank 17378 8 31 Cash Iterm~, 17380 13 99 Cash for Payroll 17381 212 60 W v, McCormick 17383 45 O0 J B Sohmitz 17384 8 10 Northern Tole Co 17385 20 Earl R Whitten Sales Co 17386 12 50 0ash Items 17387 63 Cash Items 17388 16 70 Record- Chronic le 17389 13 25 Ross Printing Co 17390 7 50 Berger M~g Co 17391 2 00 ttarg~e~ves l~inting 00 17392 5 64 Ramey & Ivey 17393 37 43 Teachers ~ollege Sto~e 17394 1 50 Morris £aint & ~aper Go 17395 11 14 K~ngs Radio Shop 17396 60 W C Brown 17397 3 O0 ~ A G~v's Tin Shop 17398 1 10 EA~no Storage Ce 17399 17 40 dwards & MoOrsmy l~A00 3 00 ~1f Refining Co 17401 3 60 ia ~rage 17402 4 25 Southwest ~en'l Elee Go 17403 3 52 Exide Service Station 17404 6 50 Denton Steam Lanudm~ 17405 42 19 Street & Bridge Fund Cash for Payroll ~5490 $66? 10 Cash for Payroll 5494 67 20 F A Walker Agent 5495 47 10 Cash for Payroll 5496 651 50 W G Barnett 5497 21 75 H, ~dgson Brothers 5498 85 H~n~y Motor Co 5499 1 40 T:.~ew Bros Motor Go 5500 1 55 ~ ~s Anna Burgeon 5501 12 50 R,~ss Bros Mule Barn 5502 16 00 ~ples & SOroggins 550~ 4 50 J Bratoher 5504 1 45 H~cOck Machine Works 5505 19 55 ~'ers Hardware ~o 5506 20 78 ~.lianos Milling Go 550? 130 00 ~01ia 2etroleum GO 5508 3 33 P!e~ee Petroleum Gorp 5509 44 87 ~lf Rsfining Co 5510 111 00 G A I~uglas 5511 8 00 Mineral Wells Or Stone 5512 54 17 Tuesday,April ~-4th 1928 G~lbratith Foxworth Lbr Co ~§513 $1~-1 35 Wilson Pratt Lumber Co 5514 85 M A Gay's Tin Shop 5~15 76 90 0halrin Bros ~ C~on 5516 280 00 ~rooks ~ Store 5517 Southweste~ Blue 0a~ Items ~519 Austin Western R~ Mch 0o 55~0 240~ 00 Park Fund ~ayroll ~370 $59 60 William Tricker Ino 371 40 O0 Cash for Payroll 372 8~ 50 Cash Items 373 Brooks Drug Store 374 50 Upon motion W S Miller was reelected Chairman of the Commission for the ensuing year Monthly report of Mayor MoKensie was read and ordered filed Upon motion the Secretary was instructed to call bonds Nos 5 to 9 General Indebtedness Fun~ing Bo~ds NOS 4 to 11 School Debt Funding, and Nos 15 to 25 School House Improvement Bonds, for payment on the Luterest bearing date Appropriations to cover defioimncies in any of ~he above sinking funds were ordered transferred from the Occupation and General Funds Upon motion appropriations of $950 0O for the up- keep of the City Cemetery and $600 00 for the upkeep of the I 0 0 F Cemetery were made for the ensuing yea~ and the Secretary was instructed to issue General fund warrauts to Jack Christal Supt as needed to cover maintenance expenses of these two oemeteries up to the above sums Upon motion payment was ordered of the outstanding notes of the W W Dept with discount of 2% R L Marquis requested the lighting of the Teachers College street lamps, and upon motion, it was agree~ to furnish the street lights frem to both the Teachers Col- lege and the C I A T~esday ~ril 24th 1828 S W Kauady was present and requested permission to remodel the old City Hall Upon motion action was postponed until Tuesday~ May 1st 1928 Upon motion the MAyor,s appointment of Fred W Westcourt as a member of the zark ~oard was confirmed The following Committees were appomnted by Chair- man Miller for the ensuing year Street & Bridge W R Lakey and W C Collier Fire & Police Claude Castleberry and F Craddook Finance W C Collier and F Craddock W D & Sewer W R I~key and Craddock Health W R L~key and C C~stleberry The followzng appointments were submitted by Mayor ~ ~oKenzie Denton £ex~s April E~ 1928 THE CITY b0~ISSION of TH~ CUT~ 0P DEN£0N Denton, 2exas Gentlemen In accordance with the provzszons of the City Charter of the City of Denton and the dutzes imposed upon me by it, I respectfully submit to you the appoznt- merits required to be made by me at thzs ~me and respcet- fully request your confirmation of the appomntments following For the office of C~t~ Sec'y I hereby appoint J W ~rwl~ For the office of City Engmneer I hereby appoint W N Harris For the office of St Commzssioner, I hereby appoint Bailey Coffey For the office of City Health Officer I hereby appoint Dr F E Piner For the Office of City F~re ~arshal I hereby appoint Hub Bates For the driver of Truck No I I hereby appoint Hub Bates For the driver of Truck No 2 I hereby appoint Wm Woods For Fire ~r~ evention Coup_oil L A ~cDon~ld Fred ~nor Elbert H~o~er, W S Zong R ;~ Barns Will~ W~lliame G R~Warren M D Penry, Chas Smoot R ~ M~tchell Dr P Dipscomb Jack Sohmztz Mrs Robert Sledge M~,e C N Atkinson ~s 6~ipsoomb Hub~ates Eugene Geck and B W MoKemzie Motor Cop Roy Hulse Respectfully submmtted (~ignedl B W ~oKenzme D~yor Upon motion the appointments were oonfmrmed ~esday ~rll 24th,1928 Petitions requesting the Co~ission to call ~ eleotion for the p~pose of ereetion of an lee pl~t was reeeived)~d upon motion lwas held pendin$ ~ opinion of the City Attorney as to t~ l~ality of the propos~ ~on motion the Park Board were invited to mem~ ~th the Co~iss~on Tuesday ~y let, 1928 ~on motion Supt ~rris was instEGted to re- quest a~ employees to move inside of the Gity li~ts or vaoate their Jobs Requests ef ~s E B ~derson for a ~d~ti~n in the 1927 val~tion of her prop~ty on W 0~ St:eet~ md the M System Store for a revision of t~ aoe~ed penalty on 1927 t~es we~ reoeived ~d after d~so~- sion, were upon motion refused ~en motion of ~mkey the Meter Grader p~ohased from the The Austin Western Road ~ehinery Gompany was ~epted ~d war~nt on the Street and Bri~e Fu~ in the s~ of $~40~ 00 was ordered zssued in pa~ent Upon motion the Co~zssien stood adjourned ~til ~eeday, May ~st, 1928 ~proved ~ay 22nd 1928 City Seoretary {~ity Ha.Il T~zesd~.y, May 3.st 19~8 ~he Commission met in session adjourned from ~ril ~Ath, 19~8 with Chairman Miller presiding The following C~mm~ ssioners were present and a~swered to the roll Ceetleberry Collier Craddock, y and Mille~ A c~mmittee from the Ohamber of Commerce was present a~d through their Chairm-n M~ J C Colt, p~esented a proposition from Green and ~ery for a 1 se for ten years on the north part of their hold- !~ge~ in Denton for a landing field or terminal for an air pert, subject to cancellation should the property be eo~ and for a consideration that the City would re- mis the tax on all of the property and pay the State an~ County taxes After discussion it was agreed to su~mit an offer of the remission of the City tax if the Oo~nty w~uld pay the State and County tax, for the use of the land, provided an agreement to cancel the eo~t~% by the City after a period of one or two years could be made, and upo~ moticm the City Attorney was in,trotted to draw a contract cove~ing these points fo~ their consideration and final approval of the Com- mission at the next regular Several members of the Park Board were present an~ thx~ugh their Seeretary Mr W S v,ong, requested the Commission to ex~end the white wa~ poles on Oakland Avtnu~ to MoEinney Street, the property owners to pay fo~ their standards,and the B~ard to pay out of the Pa~k Mm~. mte~ance fund for these in front of the park land~ It wa~ else agreed to place an additional four standards on th~ extension of Caa~ier Street through the park groUnds Ai Request was alee made for the paving of Oakland e~ue, the costs in front of the Park laud to be paid b~ the City out of ether funds Upon motion both requests were ~ranted p~vided t~ e p~operty owners wo~-ld cooperate 380 ~'c. esday, ~ay ~st, 1928 Upon motion members of the Police force were instructed to wear uniforms and hats or caps of a uniform type or color, the styles to be selected by them with the approval of the members of the Fire and Police Committee Mr R D Selby requested the extension of the water mains on Myrtle Street, and upon motion t~he City Engineer was instructed to canvass the route and secure au estimate of the probable number of con- s~ers with the cost of the extension and report at the next regular meeting of the Commission Petztmons of property owners requesting the Commission to call a special election for the purpose of determining the issuance of bonds for the construction of an Ice Plant were again presented, and an opinion of the City Attorney was given verbal- ly to the effect that bonds or obligations of the City as a whole on which taxes would be collected could not be legally issued for this purpose Based on this opinion the petition was upon motion unanimous- ly tabled Further discussion revealed the possibility of issuing revenue bonds using the plant only for se- curity and pending further investigation by the torneys it was agreed to postpone any election until the proper method of procedure could be &soertained and a decision made at au adjourned meeting to be held in the near future Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned to the call of the Chair ~/ - 3ecretary Ci~y Eall Tuesday, May 8th 19B8 The Commission met in session adjourned from iMay 1st, 1928 with Ohai~nau Miller presiding The following Comm~ ssioners were present and answered to the roll Collier, Castleber~ Craddook and Miller Absent Dak~y The following resolution was introduced, read and upon motion adopted RESOLUTION OF TN~ OI~Y COM~ISSION OF TM CITY OF DENTON TEYAS ORDERING TEE IMPROTm~.NT OF PORTIONS OF ~AKZAND AVENUE IN THE CITY OF DENTON TEXAS AND ORDERING SPEOIFICATIONS PREPARED BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF DkNTON That, Whereas, ~the following street is in urgent need of improvement by excavating, grading, filling and paving the same, coB- struetion of concrete eu~b and gutter, sewers and drains and neoessary ~ork in connection therewzth and WNI~w~AS TEE CITY COM~ISSION OF THA CITY OF DENTON · ~m~S IT NECESSARY TO IMPROVE SAID STREET TwR, WEFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF DENTON That the ~ollowing street ba and is hereby or~%ered improved ~s above set out, said improvements to Inolu~le the type of pavement specified Oakland Avenue from the south property line of Eann Avenue to the north property line of Congress Avenue Oakland Avmnue from the north property lzne of Oongress Avenme to north side of the concrete bridge Just north of MoKl~uey Street Oakland Avenue from the north sl~[e of the con- crete gridge Just north of l~oifinney Street to the ~orth property line of RoKinney Street Each unit or district shall be and constitute lan entirely and wholly separate and independent unit tot district of improvement The construetmon of said ~improvements in each separate unit or district shall ~be wholly independent of the constructmon of any other Unit or district The assessments to be levied in each unit or district shall be made according ~o the ~ost of the improvements in that particular unit or Listriet aud in accordance wroth the benefits accru- Ing to the property by reason of said improvements ~n that particular ,~!t or district wholly and en- tirely independent of the cost and of the benefits ~eeruing by reason of the improvements in any of the ~ther units or districts IThat the Oity Engineer be and ms hereby directed o at once prelmmre plans and specifications for said ork and file the same with the City Commission May 8th, 19a8 That the cost o± aazd improvements shall be paid as follows (a) The City of Denton shall pay one-thir~ of the sost of said improvements except curb ~hzch ~all be wholly paid for by property owners The amount to be paid by the City of Dent c~ shall be paid zn c~hs upon completion of the work of lmprovem~at in the particular unit or district (b) After deductinz the amount provided for in section A, prooerty owners abuttiug on said streets shall pay the remainin? cost of samd improvements which is the total cost of bhe curbing and two-thirds of the total cost of the remainder of the said improvements ~he proportion of sa~d cost payable by the property ovmers shall be paid zn f~ve equal installments the first upon the com)letion cud Acceptance of said im- provement~ ~n the p~rtlo~lar unit or distr~ct by the City od Denton one-fifth one year ~ft~ s~ld date, one-fifth two years after said date ~ne-fzfth three years after said date, one-f~fth four years after said date to~et~ with interest at the r~te of eight per cent per &nnu3n ~rom said date of acceptance, provided that sa~d assessments may bc pa~d before maturity with accrued ~ntercst to the d~te o~ payment that said por- tion payable by said property owners shall be assessed against their abuttrag property and against oysters of the ss~ne, ~n accordance with the terms of Chapter Title ~, Revised Statutes of zexas of 1911, and Chapter 9, Title ~8 Revised Statutes of Texas of 19~5, and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Denton in accordance with what i~ oommonl~ known as the front foot rule or plan as the frontage of the property of each owner zn each particular unit or d~striot is to the whole frontage of the property in that particular unit or dzstriat~ providing that should the application of this rule zn the opinion of the City Commzss~en be un- Just or unequal in any particular case, it shall be the duty of the City Con~mission to apportion aud assess such cost zn such man er and proportion as it shall deem Just And equitable considering the special bene- fits in enhanced value to be received by such property and the owner thereof ac as to produce a s~bstantial equality of benefits to and the burdens imposed upon each property ~nd its owner and providing that no assessment shall be made until after the notice and hea~- lng to the property owners provided by the terms of Chapterll, Title 2~?,, Revised Statutes of Texas of lgll, and Cha)ter 9 Title E8 Revised Statutes of Texas of 19E5 and the Charter and Ordinances of the Oity of Denton, and further providing that no assessment shall be made against any property or its owner in excess of the benefits in enhanced value aOorulng to such property owner by reason of °aid improvemenSs PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of ~ny 19~8 B W NoEenzie ~nyor Attest J W Erwin W S Miller City See 'y Chairman The following ordinance was introduced and placed on its first reading 0RDII~ANCE 0 THT CITY C0~9~ISSIOI~ 0D THE CITY OF DE~TON TEXAS APPROVIITC TKE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROVEMENTS O~ PORTIONS OF 0A}CLAND AVENUE IN THE OITY OF DENT01V AND ORDERING THE CITY SECRETARY TO ADVERTISE SE~r,ED BIDS FOR S~ID I~PROVE~NT OF SAID PORTIONS OF SAID STRELT H~y 8 19~8 BE IT 0RDATNED BY THE CITY C0~ISSION OF TEE C~TY OF DENTON, That, Whereas, the city engineer has heretofore prepared plaus and speeifmeations fox t~e improvement by raising, grading, excavating, and paving and the construction of curb and gutter, following streets to-wit Oakland Avenue from the south property line of Hsnn Avenue to the North p~operty line ef CongreE Avenue Oaklmml Avenue from the north line of Congress AVenue to the north szde of the e~acrete b~idge J~st north of MoKinney Street ~ 0~kland Avenue from the north side of the eon- crete Bridge Just north of MoElnney Stree~ tc north property line of MeKlnney Btroet which said street shall be mud constitute an entire. ly and wholly separate and independent u~it or dis- trier of improvement The construction of ssi d im- provements in each separate unit or district shall be wholly ~ndepeudent of the COnStruction in any ot~er unit or district The assessments to be levied in each unit or district shall be ~e according to th, cost of the improvements in that particular unit or district, and in accordance with the be~fit~ img to the property by reason of said improvements in that particular unit or district, wholly and en- tirely independent of the cost and of the benefits accruing by reason of the improvements in -~y of th~ other units or dmstrmets, and, WHEREAS, said plans and specifications have presented to the City Co...~ssion for approval and a~opti on, aud WHEREAS, said plans and speolfieations have been carefully examined and considered by the ~.it~ Commission the same are hereby approves and ed as the plans and spedifieations for said improve merits BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITT COMMISSION OF THE CITY 0t DENTON That the City Secretary be s~d is hereby ordered to ~m~diately advertise for sealed bids for the construction of said improvements on said portions of said Oakland Avenue, in accordance with said plans and specifications, which said ad- v~rtisement shall be published two times in the Dehon Record-Chronicle, a newspaper of general cir- culation published in the City of Denton, Te~as, th first of which insertion shall be not 2esst~aau five days prior to the l~th day of May, 1~8, u~on which i~te said ~i~S shall be opened by the City Oommissi regular session Said bids shall be filed with the City ~eerets of the City of Denton, and the City Comm~alon in regular session Said bids shall be file~ with the City SesreSa~y cf the City of Denton, and the Oity ~ommission reserves the right to reject any and all bids ~ 8~ 19~8 That this ordinance whall take effect and be in force from and after its passage PASSED AND APPROVED thie 8th day of May, 19~8 B W McKenzme M~vor Attest J W Erwin W S Miller 0ity Secretary Chairman Upon motion of Craddock the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on mrs second readmng Upon motion of Castleberry t~he rules were sus- pended and the ordinance placed on ~ts thir~ and final reading for adoptmon Motion wes made by Craddock that the be adopted as rea~ Upon roll call upon the question of the adoption of the ordmnance, the following Com- mlaaloners voted "Yea "Collier Castleberry Craddock and Miller No Commissioner voted "Nay" Whereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed aud the ordinance a~opted a~ read Upon motion the Commissmon stood adjourned Approved May BEnd 19B8 City Hall May 15th, 1928, aommiesion met in session adjourned from M~y ~th, 19~-8 with ahairman ~[lller presiding ~he following O~mmissim~ers were present and mswered to the roll ~astleberry, Craddook Lakeyt ollier and Miller UpOn motion advertisement of a proposal to i quip the City Hall wi th Venetian blinds was givenI o the architects, ~emers E W Van Slyke & Co i Upon motion the question of adjustment of the ~linquent taxes on a lot rendered by Mildred Bailey was referred to J W Erwin and C C Yanoey for ~ettlement on an equitable basis t_ Sealed bids were received from the Jagoe Con-, struotion Company and Chas N Davis contractors in response to an advertisement for the pawng of , 10aklaud Avenue from Menu Avenue to ~oKinney Street After careful consideration of the bids the tfollowing resolution was introduced and upon motion tRESOLUTION OF THE CITY C0~ISSION OF [HE CItY OF ,DENTON, TF_~S APPROVINC THE BID O/ THE JAGOE CON- ~STRUCTION C0M2ANY AND AWARDING THE C01~TRACT FOR {~AVl~ OF PORTIOI~S 0P 0AI~LAND A~ENUE IN TITE CZTY~ ~0F DENTON AND SETTING ASIDE A FUWD 20 P ~ T~ ~ POR~ION OF THE COST REQUIRED TO BE PAID BY THE CITY OF DEBTON t BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY C0~ISSION 0P THE, CITY OF DENTON That, Whereas, after due advertms~ment bids were regularly submitted and opened and after carefully tabulating and inspeetin~ the bids, the! I~ity Oommissten is of the opinion that the bid.ofithe Jagee Construction Comps~ff is the best and mosz vs~uta~eous bid to the City of De, ton and the abutting prop ~ty owners, NOW, THERE~0RE BE IT RLSOLVED BY THE GIT/ CON- MISSION OF THE CITY OF DENTON That the bid of the Jaoge Oonstruotic~ Company for the improvement of Oakland Avenue from the south line of Harm Avenue t9 the ~orth line of Congress Avenue, from the no:~th l~ne of Oengress Avenue to the north line of the ~on- ere~e bridge Just north of ~Kinney Street from ';he north line of the oc~erete bridge Just north of M, - Elnney Street to the north line of MoKinney Stree' in the City of Denton, be and the same is hereby ao~epted and the Mayor is instructed to enter in 336 ~[ay 15th, 192~ aontract on behslf of the Clty of Denton with the Jagoe Construetzon ~ompany for said improvements in conforming with the terms of their sazd bid BE Ih t~UR£~R lhES0]SV~D BY TI~E CIiY CON ISSION THE CITY 0t~ DLI~TON £hat ther~ be an~ zs hereby set aside out of the funds now on hand available for street improvements a eufllc~ent sum to pay and de- fray all that portion of the cost required by said aontact to be paid by the City of Denton That thzs resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after zts passage PASSLD AND APPROVED Th~s 15th day of ~ay,1928 B W 2cKenz~e Mayor Attest J V Lrwzn C~ty Seo'y W S ~iller Chairman Petition of property owners requesting the issuance of revenue bonds and the construction of a Municipal Ice Plant was received After discussion by a group of citizens opposing the constructzon of the plant ~t was agreed upon motion of Collzer and second by Castleberry to postpone action on the petzt~on pending negotiations for a lower price of ice from the ofiieers of the Louisiana Ice & Utilities Company The following ordinance was introduced and placed on its fzrst reading AN 0RDI,~ANCE A~ENDING II[AT PAR£ OF SECTION TWO OF THAT ORDINANCE DULY PASSED BY THE CITY C0~SSION OF £HE CI£Y OF DENTON TEXAS OF DA£E OF ~Ay E9th 19Z4 NOW OF RECORD IN BOOK N0 SEVLN PAGE 181, OF THE ~INUTES OF SAID CON~IS2ION, IN SO FAR AS THE SA~E RELATES TO THE WEIGHT OF THE CHASIS OF JITNEY BUSSES OPERATED IN THE CITY OF DENTON TEXAS Be it and it is hereby ordained by the City Com- mission of the C~ty of Denton Texas, that Section two, of that certazn Ordinance establishing routes and re- gulating Jitney busses in the C~t~ of Denton, Texas duly passed by sa~d Commission dated Nay the Zgth 19Z~, now manifest of record ~n Book Mo 7 page 181 of the Minutes of the City of Denton Texas be so amended that that portion of Section two of said ordinance ~roviding that Jitney busses operating within the said City of Denton shall be built upon chaeis no heavier than one and one-half ton trucks shall hereafter read, and in lieu thereof "built upon a chasis no heavier than two (~) ton truck" That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect upon its passage ATTEST J W ERWIN W S MILLER SECRETARY OHAIR~AN 337 ~ 15th, 19~8 Upon motion of Lakey the rules were suspended and the ordinance plaeed on its second reading Upon motion of Collier the rules were suspended ,and the ordinance placed on its third and final read- ling for adoption Motion was m~de by Lakey that the ordinance be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question of the adoption of the ordinance, the following Commissioners voted "Yea" Miller Gx~ddook Collier Castleberry and Zakey No Commissioner voted "Nay" Whereupon the Chai~, declared the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted as read Upon motion the Police and Fire Committee were aut~xorized to make an optional offer to 4r C C ~Wilks of $50 Der month far services with his ear or $40 without a Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned ApprovedMayZ2nd, 1928~ ~-~-~ //~' O~it;~ Secretary City Hall The COmmission met in regular May Seesi~ with the following Commissioners present Castleber~;, Collier Craddock and I~key Absent Miller Upon motion Commissioner Cr~ddook was elected Chair- man pro rem The Mayor's report was read and ordered filed The following Accounts were allowed and wax~ants ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment General Fund G C Oockrill ~17422 $50 O0 Illis Splwan 174~.3 20 Morrell-Fritz Furn Co 1742A 11 00 Morris Smith 17425 5 00 01in Culberson 17426 20 00 Wm Woods 17427 206 40 Cash for Payroll 17428 5 20 Hargreaves Printing Co 17429 19 50 Cash Items 17430 4 W T Bailey & Co 17431 12 50 Taliaferro & Son 17432 King's Radio Shop 17433 E 10 Peaslee-Gaulbert Co 17434 ~ 0O Ross Printing Co 1743§ 10 00 Ft Worth Well Mch Co 174~6 40 ~ ~ Knight 17437 Morris Paint & Paper C 17~ Woodrum Truck Idnes 17439 11 Hand~ M^tor Co 174~1 Ted Lew~s Machine Co 17441 1 00 Gulf Refining Co 174~ 6 14 Alamo Storage Co 17443 Denton Steam Zaudnry 17444 16 The Ellis Garage 17445 63 00 Cash for Payroll 174A6 113 Hancock Machine Works 17447 4 50 The Brown Cr~,~mar Co 17448 6 25 Trew Bros Motor Co 17450 1045 00 Street & Bridge F A Wal~er A~en% ~55~1 ~58 45 Payroll 5522 659 70 Cash for payroll 5523 643 90 Taliaferro & 8on 5524 2 McDowell& Jacobsen 5525 2 10 Hill Bros ~arage 5526 32 85 The Curtis Co 5~? 1 45 Hancock Machine W~rks 5528 39 85 0 K I~ather Shop 5529 5 80 Al~no Storage Co 5530 8.29 Evers Hardware Co 5531 3 48 Cash for Payroll 5532 9 00 B H Deavenport & Co 5533 21 09 Alliance Milling Co 5534 150 O0 Gulf Refingin Co 5535 80 Magnolia Petroleum Co- 5536 2 20 T P ~oal & 0il Co 5537 90 80 H-mmond & Kirby 0il Co 55~8 71 Chaffin Bros & Cau~on 5539 150 00 H H Hardin 5540 151 85 339 May ~2na 19~8 Street & Bridge Fund 01em i~unbex, Oo ~554~l $3 34 ~lb~h Fo~o~h 0 ~54~ 49 00 [M A ~'s T~ Shop 5543 31 25 ~ne~l Wells 0 Stone 5544 67 10 ~11 ~S~ $8B 80 H~eock ~chine ~o S~8 B 9B Te~ ~ " . S~9 ~ 60 H H H~in ~80 14 95 0a~ Items ~81 ~5 Ea~U~-~Y 0il 0o ~ ~ 80 J W ~n BS~ ~1 90 ~ G O No,wis reques~ the 0o~tssion to open ~ alley-w~ in ~e rear of h~s p~perty, upo~ mo$i~ the 0ity Attorney was in~cte~ to no~if~ all p~o~ty o~ers to rem~e ~eir f~oes ~on motion a tract of 1~ at the corner of ~o~th ~o~t ~a Sh~ ~ive, ~ea ~ c~t~ b~ R V Helen ~s o~e~ place~ in ~arge of the ~rk Bo~ ~ovi~e~ it ~s ~e~ioate~ for p~po ~s ~ 01au~ D Bell of the fm~ of Bell ~ 01~rk ~as, p~s~te~ a ~oposition to oha~ge of ~ oo~t ~ ~elin~uent t= ~ue the ~i~ On a percents basis but ~ ~e ~uoe of ~he 0i~ Attorney ~t was ~ee~ to defer action ~til a ~ter ~ate Upon moti~ of ~y ~ new ~ ~r was or~ere~ espeoi~l~ equippe~ as a ohief's oar the thmef's o1~ ~ ~S o=~ere~ converted into eh~iO~ ~on for use in ~he Fi~ Dep~t~nt A n~ber of citizens we~ present in the terest of o~s$~oting a ~ioip~ ice pla~ ~ ~ter ~soussi~,inst~tions were ~ven the At~c~ey ~ prepare a referen~ elation or,er fo~ the oousi~tiou of the 0o~ission at its adJo~e~ session ~ be hel~ ~y 25th, 1~28 May 22nd, 1928 The following ordinance was introduced aud placed on its first reading AN ORDINANCE LEVYING T~S FOR THI~ YEAR 19P~8 IN AND FOR THE CITY OF DENTON T~AS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY C0~ SSI(I~ OF THE CITY 0N DENTON TEXAS Secti~ 1 That there be and there ~s hore now levied the follo~g tax on each one hundred dollars valuati~ of taxable pro- ~erty within the corporate limits of the Cit~ cf Dent~, Texas, to be assessed and collected by the City Secretary, for the purposes hereinafter stipulated, for the year 1928 For School Maintenance Fund the sum of 75 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For General Fund the sum of 30 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For Street aud Bridge Fund the sum of 35 cents on the omo hundred dollars valuation ~o~ Park Maintenance the sum of 6 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For School House Improvement Bonds NO §, the smm of 15 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation Fo~ School House Improvement Bonds No ~, the sum of 1 cent on the one hundred dollars valuation For School Debt Funding Bonds the sum of J cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For City Hall Construction Bonds the sum of ll cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For Bridge Constructmon Bonds the sum of 3 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation For Refunding Bonds Issue of l~, the sum of ~0 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation Section E The samd sums herein stipulated for said several purposes are here now levied upon each one hundred dollars valuation, within the corporate limits of the City of Denton, Texas Section 3 There is here now levied amd there shall be assessed and collected for the year 1928 a poll tax of one dolla~ from each male citizen of t~e City of Denton, Texas between the ages of twenty-one and smxty years old inclusive who are not exempt under the laws of the State of Texas, and the Charter of the City of Denton, Texas Section 4 There is here now levied and there shall be collected for the year 19~ a street tax of five dollars from each male citizen of the Cit~ of Denton, Texas between the ages ~f twenty-one end forty-five years inclusive wha are not exempt under the laws of the State of Texas, sa~d the Charter of the City of Denton which said ta~ may be paid in ad- vance aud shall be three dollars if paid on or before the thirty-first day of January A D 341 M~ ~nd, 19~8 Section § ~hat ~his ordinance shall be in full force and effect ~om and a~ter its passage and pabllcation as required ~aesed ~his the zgnd day of May A D 1998 Francis M Oraddoek Chairmau l~ Tern ,test J W Erwim City See~e tary Approved as to fo~m Ci~y Attorney . Upon motion of Im.key the rules were suspended ~ud the ordinauce placed on its second reading Upon motion of 0ollier the rules were suspended ~ud the ordinance placed on its third and fiual read- lng for adoption ~ Motic~ was m~de by I~ey that the ordinance be ~dopt~d as read Upon roll call upon the question of ~e adoption of the ordinauce the following Commissioners toted yea All No Oommissioner voted nay Where- tpo~ the Ch~ir declared the motion prevailed and the rdinance adopted as I Upau motion the Mayor and Secretary were instructed $o pay Roy H~zlse half-time for the month of M~y ~on motion t~e Na~or was instructed to proceed t n havi~ the necessary resolutions ordinances ere . ~elative to the construction of a municipal ice plant I ~$u~ety bonds of G C Cookrill as night watch,m~.~ ~n the sum of $1000 , P D Cc~ry as plumber in the sum I9E000,,and 0has H Doris as contractor in the sum $1000 , were reoelved and referred to the City Att'y for apprevml Upon motion the Oommissicn adjourned to meet , ~pp~ved ~ueeda~V, June 26th, 19P~ Friday, ~Iay 25th, 1928 The Comm~ ssion met in session adjourned from Nay 22nd, 1928 with Chairm-~ Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present answered to the roll Castleberry Collier Crazldeek, Imukey and Miller Consideration of the petition of citizens ask- lng for the oonstructzon of a municipal lee plant was gmven and upon motion the City Attorney was instructed to prepare au ordinance ordering a special referendum election to determine the advisability of this project Upon motion the Commission went on record as declaring their intentions to call a special election for certamn changes in the City Charter relative to the owne~ship and regulations governing the con- struction and mauagement of the municipal utilities The following ordinance was introduced and placed on its fmrst reading A RESOLUTION-- WH~P~EAS heretofore two different petitions have been presented to the City Commission of the Ci~V Of Denton Texas requesting said Commission to pass such ordinances and resolutzons and to do s~ch other and further things as may be necessary to $stablish a municipal ice plant in the City of Denton, Texas, for the purpose of supplying the resident citizens with ice and wH~;~J~AS the City Commission is anxious to know the will of the qualified voters of said City in reference to said matter therefore BE IT ORDAINED by the Cit~ Commission of the Cit~ of Denton, Texas, that the following proposition be submitted to the qualified voters of the said City of Denton, Texas See 1 Shall the City Oomm!: ssi on of the City Of -- Denton by legal ordinances and resolutions establzsh the ice plant called for in said petitions and finance same in a proper and legal manner Sec 2 That said election be and is hereby ordered in the CitV of Denton, Texas, to be held on the 16th day of ~une A D 19~ between the hours of eight o'clock A M and seven o'clock P M at which said election the proposed proposltio~ sh~ll be submitted to the qualified electors of said OilV and ~ha$ there shall be printed on the ballots for said eleotlon the following "For the establimhment of a munieipaI ice plant" .Against the establishment of a m.~!eipal ice plant" Sec~ 3 E~ch voter shall mark out with bl~k in~ or bla~k pencil one of the above expressions,thus leaving the other as indicating his vote ' That the said election ahall be _~_d in the Gity - -~ ..... 0'~- of Denton Tex~s, am following u~me~ W L MoOo~n~ck Jn~e Otis Fowler, 01e~k J T Baker, 01erk None but resident qualified voters of said Oi~ Denlton, lex~s, ~11 be allo~& ~o vo~e e~ s~l~ elec~[~ A copy of ~his o=~er si~e& by t~ ~im~ 0o~issl~ ~t~es~e& by ~he ~l~ ~eore~Y of Oi~y s~ll serve as ~ ~=o~ ~oe of ~l& els ~lon The H~yo~ is ~u~ho~ize& ~ ~eo~e& ~o o~use no21oe of ~he election ~o be Dos~e~ u~ ~ the ~itY H~I ~4 ~ other D~lio Dl~oes in ~he ~i~ of Denton ~( by Dubllca~i~ for ~n &~s In ~e Re(e~-O~oniole, a news~er pub~she~ in s~& 0iff of ~ ~on p~BED ~D ~PRO~D %~s ~he ~Sth ~ of B [W ~Kenzie ~or At,est J W E~ ~ Oi~ SecretlY Upon motion of Gorier the rules we~ s~pende~ ~d the ordi~ee placed on i~ see~d ~i~ upon motion of C~ddoek ~e ~les we~ sm~ ~d the or~e placed on its ~hi~ ~ f~l ~md- l~g for adopti~ Motion ~ made by 0raddeek t~t t~ o~n~ee be a,~opted as read Upon ~ll call upon ~e Question ~f the a,~option of ~e or~n~oe the ~llowl~ O0~ssi~e v~ted yea ~I No Oo~s~er voted Nay ~e u on the Chair declared the motion prevailed ~m th o ~dl~nee adopted as remd Upon motion of Craddoek the ~or was ~ enter znto ~ a~e~ent ~th the Bro~-O~'~er omp~ to prep~e ~1 ~cess~y resolutions, or~n~ees ether papers inelu~ng the p~nt~g of b~ ~d - ~orney's fees at a eonside~tion ~05 te exceed $10(,$ , Friday M~ ~Sth 19~8 it being further understood that in the event the eleetic~ was unfavorable for the construction of the plant, or if the bonds oould not be sold after- wards, or if the Brown-Orummer Company were the successful bidders for the bonds that no fee would be charged or paid by the City U]}on motion the Commission stood adjourned Approved Tuesday June E6th 19£8 Seoretary City Hall Saturday, June 16th, 19E8 ~e Com~ssion met in called session with Chairman ~ller presiding The follo~ng COma1 ssioners we~ ~resent md ~swered to the roll Craddock, Collier md ~ller Mr J C Colt as A~inist~tor md J S Gambill as atto~ey for the Paisley Estate regue~ed~ the Co~issi~ to release the City's lien for t~es against the real estate of the above estate Cc~issioner Collier absent shoe in ~ affidavit by ~ Coi~ It WZS further that he had paid for two years t~ ~d that ~ Rucke~ had not info.ed him as to the conditi~ of a e~t for been filed in the District do~t other years which ~d of Denton cowry Texas Uppn motion it was a~eed between the remaining l two Co~issioners to release the City's lien ~d accept the ~ud~ment against the Paisley heirs $ Upon motion the Co~ission stood adjourned ~tit J~e 21st,19~8 at 7 ~O o'clock P ~ ~proved J~e B6th, 19E8 City Seo~ta~ The Commission met in session adjourned from June Elst 1928 with Chazrman Hiller presid- ing The following Cgmmissioners were present and answered to the roll Castleberry, Craddook Collier, I~Jkey and Niller Upon motion of Craddock plans were ordered for the construction of a building for an ice plant large enough to house three units of machinery of E5 tons capacity each building to be erected on the site of the present water works reservoir on hast Hickory Street and also for the construction of a new reservoir on the ~arket Square property Upon motion of Lakey bids were ordered for one unit of machinery ~f £~ tons capacity for the new ice plant Upon motion the Omty Attorney was ~nstrueted to draft a letter ior the Chairman addressed to the circulators of a petition asking for a referendum vote on an ordmnanoe fixing the rates of the water and light service, with a view to ascertain- ing as to whether they still wanted this election called Upon motion the Treasurer was ~nstruoted to transfer funds from the Water Light & Sewer Dept to cover the following overdrafts Street & Bridge Dept ~E018 ~ Street Construction Aoot 6001 OE City Hall ConsSruotion Aoct 14 544 EZ Bridge Construction 1453 04 Upon motion the Oommisszon stood adjourned ~ ~ ty Secretary City Hall Tuesday, June S6th 1988 The Commlssmon met in regular June Session with Chairman miler presiding l~e ~ollowln~ Commissioners were present and answered to t~e roll Castleberry Craddock Collier Lakey smd ~zller Unap~roved minutes of the preceding me~t~ngs wsre read and approved ~he following accounts were allowed and war~an~s ordered drawn on their respectzve funds in payment General Fund W C Brown ~17~68 $1£ 65 ~orris Smmth 17470 SO 00 West ~exas Decorating Co 17471 10.00 A R Gooch 1747~ ~000 League of Tex Munzo~pal~tzes1747~ E0 00 Ted Lewzs ~ oh Works 17474 1 00 West D~sinfect~ng Co 1747~ 4 ~0 W L MoC~rmzok 17476 35 40 Tsli~ferro Son 17477 E0 70 Hargreaves Prtg Co 17478 59 63 Record Chronicle Co 17479 2 90 Hall Printin~ Co 17480 5 00 Woodson ~rintlng Co 17481 7 50 Alamo Storage ~o 17482 17 49 C F Ball a rd 17483 3 00 King Grocer Co 17484 4 76 Ted Lew~s Mach Works 17485 101 50 W A Harris 17486 2 90 Hammond-Kirby 0il Co 17487 72 ~ A Gay's Tin Shop 17488 2 55 Handy Motor Co 17489 10 50 Trew Bros Motor Co 1~490 50 Smith-Hamilton Co 17491 1 75 Ft Worth Well l~ach & Supply 17492 40 80 Gulf Refining Co 17493 10 29 Tobey ~quipment Co 17494 40 00 ~er~oan I~aFranoe F E Co 17495 36 Z6 lis Garage 17496 4.00 Nat Wi]ks 17497 15 0O W C Brown 17498 20 00 King's Radio Shop 17499 1 35 Ritchie Corton & Turner 17500 15 13 The Curtis Co 17501 38 99 The Nat'l City Bank 17502 16 06 Chatham Phenix Nat'l Bank 17503 1 §§ W C Brown 17504 6 67 Park Fund Cash for Payroll 384 $1~ 10 Cash for fayroll 38~ 100 50 North Tex Telephone CO 386 Jim Gray Col 387 2 ~0 Ted Lewis Maoh Works 388 § 50 Hancock Math Works 389 ~0 60 Pierce Petroleum Co 390 4 Huey-Phzlip Hdw Co 391 38 80 848 Tuesday june 26th 1928 Street & Bridge Fund F~elght Transfer Co ~5547 )6 09 Cash for Payroll b546 664 30 Cash for Payroll 5548 658 30 Clem Lumber Co b549 3 26 J D Adams & Co 5550 5 64 W G Barnett 5551 3 75 Peoples Ice Co 5552 5 00 Trew Bros Motor Co 5553 20 Talzaferro & Son 5554 I 50 Hancock Maoh Works 5555 80 60 Alamo Storage Co 5556 2 61 Magnolia Petroleum Co 555? 4 83 H,mmond-Kmrby Co 5558 34 40 The Texas Co 5559 l? 22 G A Douglas 5560 3 85 Dallas Foundry Inc 5561 72 00 H H Hardin 5562 61 55 Chas N Davis 5564 32 33 Tusk Printing Co 5565 I 15 Wilson Pratt Lumber Co 5566 4 50 S W Blue Print Co 5567 7 39 The following instrument was zntroduced and upon motion ordered spread up on the mznutes THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON June 19th. 1928 CITY OF DENTON W~.AS. certain delinquent taxes were due the City of Denton upon two tracts of land located mn the City and County of Denton. State of fexas, out of the BBB & C RR Company Survey being Lot No Ten (10) and a part of Lot No Eleven (ll) of the subdzvzsion of said surVey, containing twenty-seven (ET) acres of lsnd. more or less. being the same land described in the plaintiff's petition mn the case of John Paisley et al vs W A Paisley et al No 8245 in the District Oourt of Denton County. and in w ~ch case J C Colt was appointed Receiver and sold said lands to J M Haggard. he being empowered and directed by the Judgment of the court in said case to pay off and discharge all taxes against sazd lands and zn the discharge of such duty at the time oi said sale the said J C Colt applied to George Rucker who was then Czty Tax Collector of the Czty of Denton. to ascertain and determine the amount of taxes assessed agaznst said lend and owing to the City f of Denton. and the said George Rucker as such col- lector after investmgatzon, lnfommed and gave to said Colt that the taxes for the years of 1923 and 1924 were all of the taxes that were unpaid against said property, and the sazd J C Colt. as such re- ceiver pazd the same in good faith, and thereafter paid out the remaznder of the proceeds of sale of said lsmds to the parties mn said partition suit W]EEREAS. the said J C Colt so acting as Recezver only and as an aocommodatzon to th~ parties had no personal interest in sa~d case or taxes and was mislea~ through the erzor by the said George Rucker with said information and mt would be unjust to hold him liable for any balance of taxes against said property or to claim a lzen on sazd property in the hands of the said J M Haggard for such unpaid taxes Tuesday J~ne a6th, 19E8 , and the said Paisleys are responsible therefor Therefore, be it resolved by the Oit~ of Dmaton, T~xas, acting by and through its duly constitmed City Comm~ ssion, that the said J O Ooit aud the s~id lands and property aforesaid mre hereby re- leased from any and all liability for any unpaid taxes on said property prior to the year of 19~, but this release shall not effect the liability of the ~ndmviduals, the samd Paisleys, as a personal debt against them for the payment of said taxes Upon motion the North Texas State Teachers College was permitted to turn the water into the storm sewer wmth the understanding that the Oollege would bear all expenses and in the evemt of com- plaints of property owners that they would disco~tizue the use of it R v, Selby presented a petition of with eight names requesting the extension of fire protection ts property owners on ~vrtle Stree~ Upon motion the extension was granted snd a 4" main ordered laid te wzthin 500 feet of his residence Upon motion a Committee composed of Miller and Collier with Sec'y Erwin were appointed tc acce~t bids and make a contract for the annual audit The following instrument was zntroduced , amd upon motion adopted TH~E ST kTE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON WH~AS on the 5rd day of August A D 19E?, the Cmty of Denton, Texas, as party of the first p$~rt acting by and through its M~yor, B W~ McF~enzi~, aha the Women's Federated Clubs of Dent~n, Texas, a~ party of the second part, acting by and through its oi~esident Effie Lee Williams, a f~ne sole entered to a certamn lease contract, Whereby the said party She first part leased ~nto the party of the seco~. part for a term of ninety-nine years the property therezn described, which said lease contract is of record in Vol El5 page ~Z~, Deed Records of Dento~ County Texas to which reference is here made for ! more particular description of said property as wel. at for full particulars as to the terms and condito: t~ereof, and WHEREAS, said lease cont~aet so executed by reason of its terms and conditions does not meet th~, needs of the party of the second part end the said ~arty o~ the first part has been requested to enter into new lease contract covering said property and that said first party ms willing to comply with said roe .sst, NOW TEERhFORE, KNOW ALt. ~EN BY THESE PRESENTS 85O Tuesday June 26th 1925 That the said City of Denton, acting by and through its ~yor, B W N~Kenzie, hereunto duly authorized by a resolution duly and regularly pa sed by the City Com- mission of the said City of Denton at a regular meet- ing thereof, as party of the first part, and the Women's Federated Clubs of Denton, Texas acting by and through its President, ~s F V Garrison as party of the se- cond part have this day made and entered znto and do by these presents ma~e and enter into the following contract and agreement, to-w~t I That it ~s mutually agreed by and between the parties hereto that said original lease contract bearing date of August Brd 19Z7 shall be and the same is hereby terminated, cancelled and held for naught and that this a~reement shall stand in lieu of and as substitute therefor and shall hereafter govern the rights of the part. es hereto w~th respect to the sub- Ject matter herein contained 2 That for and in conszderation of the sum of one and O0/100 ($1 00) Dollar paid to first party by second party, the receipt of which is hereby fUlly acknowledged and of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set out the said City of Denton, as party of the first part does hereby lease let and demise unto the party of the second part and the sazd party of the second part hereby leases from first party as of August Brd 19B7 for a term of nine-nine years from and after said date the followin~ described property, to-wit All that certain ~ot, tract or parcel of land situated in the C~ty and County of Denton State of Texas out of the BBB & C RR Co Survey Abstract 185, and more partzcularly described as follows BEGInnING at a point in the center of Pecan Creek and the east property line of Oakland Avenue, thence south with the said east line of 0akl~d A enue ~0 ft for corner, thence east 188 fe~t corner in Center of Pecan Creek thence in a northwesterly direction with the meanderings of said Pecan Creek to the place of beginning ~ It ~s understood and sgreed b~ and between the parties hereto that the party of the second part shall have the right to construct a club house or other improvements upon said property hereznabove described under its o~n supervision and management sub~ect, however, to the aporoval of the Park Board of the said City of Denton and that any and all ~m- provements that shall hereafter be erected or con- structed upon szad premises here~n leased unto the party of the second part shall be w~th the consent and the approval of the said Park Board of the said City of Denton, Texas ~ It is further understo)d and agreed that subject to the previsions set out inthe preceding para~raph hereof that said property shall at all times be in the possession end under the control supervision and mamagement of the party of the second part, subject to the terms and provisions hereof for the period of time here~n above stated, so long as the s~id party of the second part shall use the same for a lawful purpose in connection with the activities of the Women's Federated clubs of Denton, Texas, or their successors Tuesday J~ne Z6th, 19B8 5 It is contemplated by the parties hereto that second party desires to pro, ute a loan upon ifil said property so constructed upon the above describ~,d p~esmses and that for ~he purpose of creating a liex thereon the said party of the second part shall hav~ the right to assign, pledge or hypothecate said lease as secu~rity for the repayment of said loan, together with the improvements thereon situated, provide~ however that should the pretty of the sec( ad part ever cease to use said property from any cause~ then ~t or its successors or assigns, shall have the right to ~ever and remove the improvements plac~,d upon the above described premises either before at at the expiration of the date for which said proper~y is hereby leased provided, further, however~ ~hat second party, its successors or assigns, shall neve~ be permitted to use said property for any unlawful purpose 6 It is further agreed and understood by and between the parties hereto that all co ets and ex- penses incurred in the construction o~ any building or improvements upon the above described premises, together with the upkeep thereof, shall be borne by the party of the second part ? It is further especially understood and ca,seed by and between both parties hereto that in e a loan should be negotiated by the party of second part and a foreclosure is had under the termt of the said loan as negotiated, the first l~rty hsreto, the City of Denton Texas, shall have and reserves the right to redeem said land from said sale for the amount of the face of the note and accumulated interest at any time after the same hasI been declared due and subject to foreclosure a~d the sale of said laud, by paying the face of said nSte and accumulated inter, st only, and said Oity of Denton shall succeed all the rights of the holder of said indebtedness WTTNESS our hands in duplieate, this the ESth day of June A D City of Denton, Texas By B W McEenzie Its ~ayor Party of the first part Womens Federated Clubs of Denton, ITex By Mrs F V Garrison Pre si dent Party of the Second T~E 3TAT~ 0~ TEXAS cOUNTY 07 DENTON Before me, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for Denton Texas, on this day personally appeared B W ~cKenzie known to me to be the p~rs~n whose name zs subscribed to the foregoing instrument a~d also known to me to be the Mayor of the Oity Denton, ~exae and acknowledged to me that he execu~,ed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed and as the act and deed of said City of Denton and as the ~ayor of ~ai~ Oity Tuesda; June ~6th 1928 GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SLAt 0F OFFICE this the 28th day of June A D 1928 T B Davis Notary Fublio Denton Co Tex THE STATE OF T~T~ I COUNTY OF DENTON Before me, the undersigned authoritf, a Notary Public in and for Dent~n~County ~ex%s on this day persouall¥ appeared ~[rs L V ~arrison known to me to be the person whose name ms subsormbed to the fore- going instrument and also k~lown to me to be the President of the Women's ~ederated Clubs of Ponte , Texas and acknowledged to me that she erecuted the same for the purposes and consideration therein ex- pressed and as the act and deed of samd Clubs and as the President thereof GIVEN UNDER k~f I~kND AND SEAL OF OFFICE t~s the 28th day of Jume A D 19S8 T B ~av~s Notary Pt~blmo Denton Co £ex A letter of appreo~atmon from Chmef Cook of ~ oar was read the ~ire Department for the ~ ~hlef~s and ordered fmled ~leotzon og~uvass adopted State of £exas County of Denton $ Czty of Denton On thms the S6th da~ of Juno 19~8 ~ho ~ty Commission of t~e Omty el De~ton met mn ~e~ular sessm~n at the ~itf Hall the ±ollow~ng memoers bemng present V S ~lller ~k~mr ~n Claud ~ tstlobc~rf Commzs ~ zaddock ' W ~ ~ollmcr when amon~ other th~ngs came o~ ~o ~e OOnol~tled the matter of deelarxng the resulb of the elect~on hold on the s~xteeuth day of J~ 19£8 as pro¢~o~d in a resolution passed on the £bth day o± ~ay, in w?~eh the fei%owing p~ovos~tmon was submitted to the resident qualified voters of the Cmty of Denton "Shall the Czty Commmss~n of thc Denton by legal ordmu,nc~s anf establmsh the moo olant called ~o~ zr ~a~d petztzons ~nd fznanco os c z~ o proo~r and leoal marmcr' Whereas, mt has been foumd that s~md oleotm u was held mn aooordanoe wzth thc law and proo~ port thereof made by the of~moers holdmng s~ld eleotio~ and thc ballots have been canvassed and mt ks determined that there wore cast at samd electmon Tuesday June 86th, 1370 votes, of whzoh number 968 ballots were east "For the establmshn~ent of the municipal ice plant and 385 ballots were cast "Against the establishment of the munlczp~l lee plant" makmng a majority of 583 vo~s 'FOR" sazd proposmtlon B~ IT THAREFOOd] ORDERED A~D DECLARED that said eleotzon was cs~rr~ed and the City Commission of th~ City oF Benton ~s ~uthorized by legal ordinauoe ahd resolutz~ns to establzsh a mztuzcloal ice plant zn the ozty of Denton for the p~rpose of manufactur- ing of ice and the sale ~nd d~strlbutlon thereof within the said o~ty PASSLD AND APzROVLD th~s the E6th day of June A D 1928 W $ ~itller Chazrmm~ B W MeEenzie Mayor AT TEST J W .~.rwin City Secretary Upon motion zhe Secretary was instructed to advertz%o for bids for a City depository for the en~uzng year The following ordinance was ~ntroduoed and placed on its first reading AN C~DINAI~CE ~IXING £HE s~T,~R. IES OF TH~ OFFICIALS OF I~TEA CITY OF DEN[0N TEJf~s FOR THE FISCAL YEAR B~GINI~ING ~-JNE l, 1928 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY C05~ISSION OF TH~ CITY OTM ~EB~0N TEIAS Sec 1 Tha% the salaries of the officers of the City 0f Denton Texas be and the same are hereby fixed respectively as follows The Mafor shall annua[ly receive the sum of $3000 The City Secretary shall annually receive ~700 The Ass't City Secretary shall annually receive the sum of ~lEO0 The City Heslth 0ffzoer shall annually receive the sum of $1200 The City Attornty shall sm_nually receive the sum of~900 - Stenographer to City Attorney shall annually re- ceive the sum of ~900 - The City lgarshal shall annually reoeive the sum of ~l~i00 The City Engineer who shall also be superintendent the Water Ll~ht & Sewer Department, shall annually receive the sum of ~2700 Tuesday June ~6th 1928 The Foreman of the Street & Bridge Department shall annually recezve the sum of The Driver of Truck No 1 shall a~nuaLly receive the sum of $1500 The Driver of Truo~ No 2 shall annually receive the sum of $1500 Secretary- Water & Light Dept M~rs Lucile Hicks $1~40 Assr Sec'y " ,, - Mrs F Tomlinson ~1200 Chief Eleotrzoian " ,' Eugene Cook $1800 Ass't " - ,, John ~lark ~1320 ,, . " ' Sam I~hrman ~1320 Storekeeper " "W C Smith ?600 Water Dept Ass't ,T "B I~oLemore $900 . . ,, . "Chas Ryan ~1200 . . - ', ,' Morris Smith ~960 Meter man " "Illie Splawn $1260 Ass't Meter man " "R b Smith 900 Con_neet & DisConnect" "D 2 Lereditk 1E00 Chief Engineer-Power Plant W ;~ Cartwright 2400 Shift " " " 0 C Davis 1740 . . " " R P Beaird ~1740 . ,, ,, J J C ~rtwright 1740 Ass't " " " R A Baker ;13~0 . . " " Gee Crubaugh ~1320 Superintendent-Disposal P'lt M F Mercer ~,1200 Sanmtary Man D N Beaird Il020 See That all salaries herein fixed shall be due and payable the first day of each month and shall be effective as herezn set out on aud after the fmrst d~y of June, A D 19E8 Sec 3 That all salaries here~n prowded for shall b~ paid out of the ~eneral Fund exce2t that of the Street Commissioner which shall be pa~d out of the Street and Bridge Fund and that of the Superintendent and other employe~s of the Water & Light Department which shell be paid out of the Water & Light Funds, of the Cmty of Denton, Texas, by warrant drawn upon such funds signed by the Czty Sec'y and countersigned by the Mayor Sec That t~is ordinance shall be ~n full force ~nd effect from and after its passage and approval ~asmed th~s the 26th day of June, A D 1928 W S l~i ller Chairman City Oommission ATTEST J W hrwin City Sec 'y Approved as to form T B Davis City Attorney Upon mormon of Lakey the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading Upon motion of Cradd~ok the rule s were suspended and the ordinance placed on tts third and fmnal reading for adoption 355 Tuesday Jun~ £6th 19~8 ~0tion was made by I~key that the ordinance be ~dopted as read Upon roll call upon the questmon of tthe adoption of the ordinance the ±ollowmng Com- missioners voted "Yea:" Collier, Castleberry Craddock eeY and Miller No Commissioner Voted "Nay" reupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed and the ordinauoe adopted as read Upon motion the COmmission went on record as hiring two traffmo men until the latter part of August Upon motion a new Ford touring oar was ordered ip~.rchased, and to ce used by the City Engmneer in the daytime and by the Police force at night Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned iApproved July ~,4th 19~8 i~/' City Secretary B56 ~J ~j TZ~lL Tucsd~ ~ 1£ ~th 19 8 lc ~ormmlSSLOn lc l~l r~oulaP July session tie _olLo u% membe % vPe~ent Castloo~rmy Craddook Co,Liner ~d La]ey ~ pO~ ~0~1 )~1 ~O~l] ~loilO~ ~rad ock wt~ clotted O~ hl ~Q ) 0 tam _he ol]owtn acco~lts ~lo t~OlO cd and warr~ts ordared dr~wu o~ bt~ z~ t(~)eotivc funds mn pa~cnt J I ~olcomo I~~ ~o 11755~ ~ 0b Ern st ~ ~ry 195Z6 Reco ~ ~-Chro~,lo] o L~5~7 3J 00 C~ok tte~ 17599 4 Denton ~t ~n la~ary ~o 17650 ~c~c ~ La alo~ P ~ Co 1Vb~l 16 51 ~ Itc~s 17033 Z 81 ~%Dowc~l Jacooso~ ~o l~o~4 i O0 T~ow 3zos I otoi ~o 1750o 70 Ou~ oe~zaln~ ~o 17036 ~ 28 J A Glad] h lVb~/ /5 Sroocs D u~ Store 175~8 8 75 A] %o Svo~ ~ 17039 ~0 80 Caoh Itc s 17o~0 5 O0 Kii's Radz~ Shoo 1754~ 1 60 T ]laf~ ~ Son 17043 l 40 ~ ~ voz at'l ~ k 175%4 4 06 Jac ~ z'i°~ ~1 Saot 17545 ~00 O0 J B Sohml tz 17546 bO ~zz~e Ca i foe ~a roll ~55o8 ~715 bO Thc ~mn ~ ~bor bo 5669 51~ 50 S 3a er 5570 ~kcn ~ ad~cll oJT1 20o 56 S~d o~ 05/2 Cao~ ior ~a~roll 5573 705 90 ~ red Dado ~ell oo74 89 o9 C~ ud Ezd on Ob75 102 06 G S Stroot 5576 10o J ~ G! ~d~sh 5077 E 00 Trow ozos ~ otor Co 5578 55 Ha ~dv otor Co 5579 1 Jac L o~zles 5580 Z 00 Hm~oook aohzno ~o~Ps 5o8~ &9 35 ~[oDowoll Jaooosou Co 5582 l~ 20 357 Tuesday July ~th 19 8 Street $ Bridge ~und (Cont'd) ~G Barnett ~5583 ~18 15 at,man's ~ 5584 24 O0 J D Adams & Co 5585 21 ~0 Denton ~ll~ng Co 5086 42 00 Gulf Refinlng Co 5087 I 35 Cities Serv~ee Oil 0o 5588 105 O1 Pierce Petroleum Co~poratzon 5589 45 67 i e Pt Worth Zaboratories 9590 9 90 oodrum [rusk Lines 55~1 45 Blue Print Co 5592 I 14 Park Fund Gash for Payroll ~392 ~lE7 00 Gash for Payroll Z~3 105 l0 F 0 Conner 394 917 71 l~e~ght Transfer Co 395 9 41 Foxworth-Galbra~th Lbr Co Z96 29 25 ~ash Items 397 2 0b Eancook l~ehzne Works 398 l0 O0 Eammond-Kzrby Oil CO ~99 i 20 Pierce Petroleum Corporation 400 $ 20 soord-Chroniole 401 2 70 ed ~ewis Machine Works 40£ i 85 W Sherzdan Garage 403 21 50 EOdgson Bros 40~ ~2 00 Refunding Issue 1927 Fund ~he Brown-C~mmer Co ~340 ~9 72 ~onthly report of Mayor I oKenzme was read smd o~dered f~led M~r H Blackwell requested relief from drainage water caused in the construction of pavzn& ~est Sycamore Street and upon motzon the matter was referred to the City Engzneer Mr J C Teasley requested the extension of w~ter to h~s housem in the A W Robertson Addztzon slud upon motion the request w~s ~rauted and the C~ty ~gineer znstruoted to lay approximately 500 feet of 2 ~noh pipe to supply their needs ~ A request of the North Texas state ~eaohers C~llege for free lights on their park ~rounOs was rtferred to the City Engineer for further report and ~toommendation I Upon motion the follow~n~ oit~ens were accounted at an advzsor/ ~ard or oommzttee fo~ the purpose of form~ulating plans for a C~tyPlannzng Comm~ss~on~ H E Russell ~ A EoDonald l~s ~ J Turzentzne ~s 0 N Adki~son ~rs F V Garrzson H W D[oDade 0 D Bell, Wm Fred Galbrait~h W [~ Loveless A C EoGinniS B W ~Kenzie W Harris, Bront C J~okson, T B Davis and W R ~akey '358 Tuesday July ~th, 19~8 ihe following ordinmace ~s introduced and placed on its first reading AN 0RDIhI~NCE APPOINTI~ O A BOARD 0I~ EQUALIZATION FOR [~L~ CITY w D~~ iON 2~X~S £0R TI~E k-EAR 19ES,DEFINING THLI{ DUTIES FIXII~G TII.~, OF ITMLiII~G, PROVIDING 10R TII~IR C0~P NSATI0}~ BE IT 0{DAINL0 BY T~ ~IT COI~[IS$ION 0~ TIiE CITY 0~ DE~ TON TEXAS Sec 1 That ~ i Orr J ~ Cleveland and W i Allyn be and are hereby appointed as ~ Soard of ~,qualization for the ~lty of Denton lexas for the year 1928 Sec 2 That the said Board of ~qualization sh~ll receive the assessment rolls and boo/s from the City Secretary off the said ~ity for examination, ¢orrectiom eQualiming appraisement and aoproval and shall see that every person in said Citf nas rendered his or her oroperty both real md personal and m~xed at a lair and market value of all unlmoroved lot~ in said City and shall is and porform any and all acts necessary and such duties in the manner and by the mt~ls provided by laws of the State of Texas ~overninff said Board %es 3 That members o£ sa~d [Board shall convene at tbs ~ity Hall in sa~d 0~ty on the 3Otb day of July A D 1~28 and thereafter at such times as such Board may provide, or as necessary for a full and fair and complete dis- char o of their ~uties Soo 4 The members o f the Board o ? ~quallzation shall receive as compensation in ~ull for their services rendere~ hereunder t ~ sv~ of ~ O0 ptr day which shall be paid by tht ~ztf ~ecretar~ as r~quired bf law Sec b fhat his ord~nomoo shall be in full iorce and effect from and after its pa~s~ c and approval Passed this the 2&th day of July, 1928 ATT ST J ~ ~rw~n Frances ~ Craddock City Soc'~ Acting Chairman City Commis sic~ Upon motion si ~ollier t~e rules were suspended and t~o ordinance placed on its sesond read~ng Upon motion si ~astleoerry the rules w~re suspended and the ordinance placed on its third and final reading for adoption L~otl~n was made o¥ Castleberr¥ that the ordinance be adooted as rc~d sport roll call upon the Question of the ~dootion of thc ordinance the following Commissioners voted 'Yea ' Castleberr¥ Craddo0k Collier and ~akey 359 TuesdaY, July ~th, 1928 No Commissioner voted "Nay" Whereupon the Chair declared the motion prevailed and the ordmn~nee adopted as read A petition of citizens on Johnson Street request- i~g a~ extension of the Sanitary Sewer was read and cz dered filed Upon motion the Mayor was instructed to purchase a Lot lot No I block No $ of the Fulton & Spalding Addition, from R H Evers at a consideration of $3G00 t~ be paid out of the W v. & S Dept Funds I Upon motion of Lakey the Mayor was znstructed to e~ecute the following lease agreement S~ATw~ OF ~nX~S ) COUNTY OF DEN.UOi%) KNOW ~L MEN B£ THLSE PP~S~TS that t~lS memoranda of agreement and lease made and entered izto ~his lath day of June A D 19~8 by and between A A 9teen Jr , Freeman Hall and wife Bessie Gree~ Hell and J. rthur Emery styled heremnafter Lessors e~ch and all of Del]as, Dallas County Texas and the Cl~ty of Denton, a municmpal corporation in Denton County, T~xas, hereinafter called Lessee, WI'~'~'ESSETH 1- ~hat the Lessee the s~md 6ity of Denton, Texas has agreed ~nd does hereby agree by these p~esents to lease from the said Lessors a certain lot t~act or parcel ~f land s~tuated in the City of Denton Ccunty,, Texas being described and marked and enclosed b~ the *ed lines as shown on olat he~eto attached for tke purpose of deserzbing sa&d land and marked "Exh~bzt A~ and containing Sixty (60) acres of laud g- As oonsmderation for the lease on tie above described laud, the said Lessee the City of D~nton, Texas, hereby agrees to pay and promises to.pay t~ the said Lesso rs .~ually on or before the last o~ January of each and every year samd lc sase is in- fgrce and e~fect under all the terms of this contradt a sum equal to the City Taxes on samd Lessors entzre h~ldings in said City of Denton as rendered and hel~ J~ly let, A D 1928 and ~ifty Dollars~50 00) on the S~ate and 0ounty tax on sazd holdin s as rendered and h~ld July let, A D 19g8, for the y~ar 19g8 possessinn b~ing g%,ven to said City of Denton for only one-half of ss id year 19Z8 and Said City of Denton to pay only Ione- h~ If of taxes for ye~ 19~8 and all ad valorem tax~s State, ~ounty and City and School on samd Lessors entire h(ldingS in said City of Denton as rendered and held J~,ly let A D 19Z8 for the entire period of this lease b~gianlng with January let, 19£8 and th~ s lease beginning J~ly let 19~8 is to rub for a period of ten (10) years b~ it is understoo~ that said Lessee the Cmty of Denton dc es not agree to pay the tax on any lot out of sa~d he ldings not leased hereunder ~fter the same has been sc ld or improved by placing buildmngs thereon by said L~ssors and subject only to the provisions of paragraph next followmng - July E&th 19E8 3- The Lessee the said City of Denton, sh~ll ~w~ the ri ht after three (3) years from July 1st 19E8 to termznate this lease and the Lessors shall h~ve the r~bht to termznate this lease before the ~xpiratzon of ten (10) years only on the con- s~derat~on and in the event el the sale of said land herezn described and leased to the said C~ty of Denton, and iu the event of such sale the said City of Denton shall first have the rzght to purchase said Sixty acres at the przce contracted to be paid by any third party and the purchaze of said Sixty (60) acres or any part thereof by the sazd Czty of Denton shall terminate any agreement here~n made by the City of Denton to pay taxes on any other holdzn s mentioned ~n this contract and lease It ~s further agreed and understood that the said C~ty of Denton shall not be required to pay taxes as set out above in paragraph E, save and except on the property in ~aid Czty of Denton owned by Lessors on July 1st, 19~8 and on none of said property so owned on July 1st 1928 a~ter a salc has been made thereof by Lessors or the s~ne has been ~mprovod by the erection cf an~ buzld~n~ thereon 4- The s~zd Lessors hereby agree and p~omise in the tvont o~ sale bf Lessors oi the premises leased, and not otherwise to r~fund to the Lessee herein any funds expended in leveling said land hereby leased and makin~ same more desirable as an ~lrport, amy amount so expended not to exceed F~ve Hundred Dollars ($500'00) and the sa~d Lessee is further granted the privilege of remov~n~ any ouildzngs erected on said land deemed neces- sary by tht Lessee for the proper mazntazn~ng of sa~d land as an a~rport and takin~ care of same WITNESS THE HANDS of said Lessers and the said LESS~? actzng through its ~VOr and City Secretary th~s the 14th da~ of June A D 1928 (SIG~)) A A Green Jr Freeman Hall Bessie Green Hall Arthur Emery B W I~cKenz~e Eayor J W Erwin Czty Sec'y STATE OF TEXAS COUNT~ O~ DEi~TON/ Before me ~rs Lucille Hicks a Notary Public in and for Denton County Texas on th~s day personally apoeared B W MoKenzie and J W Erwin Mayor and City Secretary respeotmvely of said City of Denton lexas and sac ackuowled ed to me that he executed the fore~ o~n~ ~ns~rument fo~ ~he purposes and consideration therein expressed and in the respective capac~zcs therezn stated ~tnesa my h~nd and seal tn~s the 25th day of JuLy A D 1928 ~s Luezlle Hicks Notary Public in and for Denton County Texas Upon motion the Oon~isslon ~tood a~e~ until 361 ~ity Hall Wednesday August 1 19~8 The Commission met in session adjourned from July Z~th, with Commissioner Craddock actzng Chairman Irc tem The following Oom~ ssioners were present and ~swered to the roll Castleberry Craddock Collier ~nd Lakey Absent }iiller The following resolution was ~ntroduoed read E pon motion adopted SO~UTION OF THE CITY C0~f~SSION OF THL CITY OF DLNTON S, FINAI~LY ACCEPTING TIfF IDEPROVE~ENTS ON WELCH AND WEST ~lYLBERRY STREW,TS IN T}~ CITY OF DENTON ~D ORDER- ING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVARY £0 JAGOE CONSTEUC£ION ~0~ANT OF CERTIFICATES OF SPECIAL ASSES~!~.h~ AGAINST I5{E ABUTTING PROPERTY AND OWNERS THEREOF BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CO~ISSION O1 ~HE CITY )F DENTON That, whereas, on the Oth day of April, 19E7, a W~ltten contract was entered into kY and betwee~ the ~ity of Denton and JASCO Construction Company to improve Nelch Street from the south line of West Hiokory Street $o the North l~ne of ~lberry Street ~nd West ~ul- ~erry Street from the west lzne of Welch Street on the ~orth lznc of ~ulbe~ry Street to a count 12~ feet west icl said west line of Welch Street and WHm~JEAS, on the 5th day o~ July 1927 a f~n~l ssessment ordkn~nee was passed levyin~ an asoessment against abutting property and the owners thereof to ~over their pro-rata of the cost of sa~d improvement on said portions of said streets and WHEREAS, said work of improvement has been fully ~ompleted by Jagoe Construction Company zn strict com- pliance with the terms and conditions of sazd contract, ~Ow, therefore BE IT RLSOLVED BY TR2~ CITY C0~[ISSION OF fHA CITY OF DE~TON, i That the improvements on %elch Street from the south line of West Hickory Street to the North l~ne of ~ulbez~zy Street and on ~lberry Street from the west line of Weloh Street on the North l~ne of ~ulberry Street to point 123 feet west of said we~t lzne of ;elch Street ~as been fully end f~nally completed by Cages Construction ompany in full compliance w~th the tcr~s and stzpulations Icl the contract between the ~ty of Denton and said Cages Construction Company, and that said ~mprovements be and a~e ~reby lully and finally accepted by the C~ty of Denton as in full compliance with ss~d contract E That the final estzmate [ue by the City of Denton to Jagoe Construction Company for the zmprovement of sa~d streets including the ~nount held back by the City of Dent~n be and ~s hereby ordered card to Jasco Construction Oompany 262 Wedslesday August 1 19 ~B 3 T~at oertlCloates Ol special a~sessment evzdonoznM the liabzlzby of all property owners abuttln~ on said portion of said street zn the form re0uzred by sazd cent act and said ~in~l assessment ordtnance bo and are ereo¥ ordered issued executed b; %~ ~;or o~ the City of ~enton attested by the C~t; Secre sty of the ~zty of Denton and delivered to ~a co Construction ~ompany 4 laat this resolutlm shall take effect and be in ~orce from ano ~ ter its p~ssa~e FASb D ~D APPROVED t~is 1st day of August 1928 Attest 1 ~ ~rw~n B ~oKenzie Cztf Seo'~ ~o ~ollo~mn r~solution Was introduced and upon motm~n adooted RESOLUiI~I 0 ~ uI~\ ~ISOION Ot ii~% CIiZ OF D~iOIl TLXAS ~I ~I~ AC ~P I r 1t~ I~R~d~]T~S 0N SYC~0R~ ~t~ T I i~ ~I~~ O~ D ~0h ~d~D ORD I~g lie ISSU~CE ~ D IIV ~ ~0 JAG0 b0 %If{UCTI01[ C01~ OF ERTI~I- CAT S 0[ ~P~I~L AS% ~:F ~1 ~GAI~ST lq ~blTIN~ PROP~RTZ )~ I2 { SOLVED ~; L ~I2f COl[IS I~l~ O~ T~ CITY 0~ DLJ 10 lhat wncicas un th~ 6tk d{y of April 19~7 a writ an ooutr~ot wz~ cutsrcd ~nto by ~d between the C]t o h~ton ~nd f~ cc ~onstructzon Comply to ~m- prove ofo~moro ot~e~ Prom ~e w~st linc of oouth Loo~t ~t~c~t to thc cast l~m uz ooutn ~lm Street to the cast l~nc oC (lob trecb and ~zk Ac el t ~c 1 tn l of J~nurry 1c 8 ~ l:nal %s esd tnt or [ii nco t ~ pas ed lovyln- an asseSsmtnt a ~z~st a~u ~ pro ~t; al~ t~c o%n~0~0 thtreof to ooza~ Tn~ ]~ 0ro-~at o~ thc cost of amd zmprovcmcnb on L ~b ~ILC 0 0 1~ OrOVOaO ~b h S OCC~q eSL nco Lt ~ t o t~r :~ ~d ooud~t~o~s o ~d contract 0 4 it ~ C J J~ S LID ~ I f 0~ i I I 0 ~T)~ Ct~Y 0 0 of o L ~t~cet ~d on /o~m~c otre~t ~zo~ tho w~st l~n o~ out t~ ~tr~ to m ~ t l~e of Welch or* ct h s been ~uL ~: ~mn%lly completed by Jagoe Cohort: otmou Corn ~q; L ull oomolzanoe with the t~rms ~] t~ tzo~o o~ : cent act betw t~ Cmty of D(Rton and si~d Jao)~ ~ousttuotion Comp~ ~d that sa~l znoyovcme +s b~ ~ m %y( he~o~ fall ~d z~nally aoccotbd o~ tm ~tt/ o~ Deu~on 8 in ~ull oompli~lco ~1~ S~l~ re 1$ Wednesday, August 1, 19 8 E That ohe f~na~ ¢ot~ tc ~e oy the Czty oF Denton to Jagoe Construotlon ~or~p ~f Lot tlc improvement of s~zd street ~c~u~zn~ tie ~m~unt held back bf the Cit~ of Denton b~ ~td ~ hereby ordered pazd to Jaffoe Construction ~oupany ~ ~at certificates o~ oooo~ ~l assessment evidencing the l~abil~ty of ~ll ~rooort r owners abutting on sazd portions of ~a~d ot~c~t zn tho form required by said oontrao$ ~d szd ~n~l assezs- merit ordinance be ~d are hc~o/ o:dozcd ~s~cd~ myeouted by the I{ayor of the bmr/ o~ De ~tou attested by the C~ty Secretary oi tho Czty of Denton and cc- lzvered to the Jagoe Oonst~otzon Co~oany ~ That thzs resolution s ~a[l ~e effect and be ~n force from ~nd ~ttr zts o~os~ e P~SED ~D ~PROV~D, ~hzs tho l~t ~ of ~ust 1928 At best J W krwin B W I~IcKenzze City Sec'y ! ~yor The Cmty Secretary was l~str oted to zssue warrants mn the sum of ~4818 79 cov~rmng Cmty IEngzneer's estmmate o~ pavan West Syoa~ore Street also warrant in the sum of $~0d 8l coverzng Cmty Engineer's estimate of oavmu ~ulberry and Welch Stretts, warrants made payable to Y~ ce Con t Co The Secretary was mnstructed bo ms~uc e war- rant mn the sum o~ $27V 60 to Ja cc ]ons~r~ction Company for curbs on West Syo~ore Street Upon motxon the Commission stood adjourned Approved August ~2$th 192~ y Secretary Czty t[&ll Tuesday A~t ust ~Sth, 19~8 The Cor~nzsszon met zu re ~lar Au~ust sesszon wzth Chairmau l~illcz oreszdzro The fol]owin~ Co~s loners we ce ~resent ~d ~swered to tae roll Castleb~zrf ~raddook Collier L~ey ~[onthlf reports o~ ] a for ~ cK~nzze ~nd Sec'y-Treas ~win wero read apo~ov~d and o~ered filed ~he followmno accounts wera allo~d and warrants ordered drawu Oll thel r z ospeotzve ~nds in pavement J 3 ~chm~ tz /~17564 $691 50 ~m flood s 17565 41 60 lm r~s Smzth 17566 23 00 Nat ~ilks 17567 ~0 00 K~n Grocer Co 1~568 2 75 North lex~s Telephone 17569 i ~ Record- Chronicle 17570 7 05 Hall Prznt~n~ Sho~ 17571 8 00 i oxworth-~albrs ~th o 17572 J3 55 1 orrms P~mnt Paper Co 17573 19 Z6 V L Zarorou~ 17574 ~ 00 ~ ~ Lolley 17575 2 14 ~vors ~ardware bo 17576 2 14 ~ ~rav ~uead 17578 1 50 Stm%dard T~affzo ~rkems 17579 b0 07 ~ ~to~Te ~o 17580 ~2 65 L ida ~ervzce ota~zon 1768~ %7 35 ~erzc n ~ ~oc ~ ~ Co 1758Z 58 00 Denton Steam La~dry 1958& 1 ~5 Vmlson r~att L~ber ~o 17585 5 57 3roos Dru~ Stort 17586 7 00 Blaek Elec r~o Co 17587 ll 05 T~ade 5q ~ohzne Shop 17588 2 75 1~ s k ChaPlet 17589 ~ 12 S f~nady 17590 75 J ~a~ee 17591 ~o 53 ~ ~ V~ S1/ke Co 1759a 56 O0 J 3 Schmztz 1759o 17 00 Stroet 3r~d~e ~d s foz Pafroll /~59Z ~680 30 Ja~oe on, traction Co 5594 ~818 79 ' ' 5595 304 81 " ~ ' ~b96 ~77 60 , T~ 5597 25S 36 J ~ Ad~s f CO 5598 4~5 42 ~as Cot P~roll 5599 698 lO 0 ~ D~rne 1 l 56 O0 8 f L Hill 5601 8 50 f m ~ll 5602 16 ~b f L Hzll 5603 7 64 ~he Cz~t~s Co ~604 P 75 f ~ar~e tt ~605 6 E0 ~cDowcl] - Jacobs~ b606 6 l0 ~ Lakev 5607 12 00 People~ Ice ~o 5608 ~ 00 Hancoo aohzno Co ~609 48 35 J D ~d~s ~o bbl0 I 13 ~e ~ee izre Co o611 o0 365 ~U~da~ ~ug~ st ~Sth 19~8 Street ~ Bridge Fund (Cont'd) Handy ~otor Go ~561a Evers Hardware Co 5o13 27 Magnolma Petroleum Co561& lll 08 G A Do~l~s 5blb o H H H~dmn L~r Co 5616 9~ ~5 ~llio~ 5[cCr~y Co 561~ Jq8 75 Wilson ~at~ Lbr Co 5618 75 SW Blue Prznt Co 5619 60 Roy Voer~ 5620 Cash Items 5621 Park ~d Cash for P~roll ~405 82 50 CaSh for Payroll ~06 lO0 50 F C Co.er 407 500 00 Trade SQ ~ohzne Co ~08 o 00 ~nton Plying Mill 409 7 Fourth Galbraith &lO Sherid~ ~r~e 411 & O0 A committee f~om the School 2card with I:F Brooks as speaker requested the C~ty to chase a tract of l0 or l~ acre° of land for e use of an athletic field Ers T B Blair reqvestcd the ~em~ssion ~f and penalties amountzn~ the interest ~Sd 00 as follows ~15~ O0 as allowed out of %he Water ? Light Dept August 19 6 ~d the pons~deration of ~99 00 for t ~e lszid on I ill Street ~sed as a sewer l~ne and thc ~deuzn2 of the ~treet Dr R L Harquis requested the Co~isszon ;o continue to employ an offzoer to t~e oommunzty :umrounding the ~ T S ~ ~olle£c Surety Send of the Eleotrzo Shop by ~ill 'erby as przne~pal~and the Unzted nd GuaranOy Company as Su/~ty executed ~n thc um of ~1500 was reoozvcd sn~ ~o£ez~cd to the ity Attormey for approval A contract between the he Nsptune ~Ieter Company for ~rieent meters for ne year was approved and ordered fzled Deputatzons and oaths oi el zee of ~ D l iggs and W Paschall as dc ~u~y ~ ~ ars ~als ere approved and ordered fzlcd ~ ~ ~o0de w~B pre.cut ~d a~u tuque%ted 366 ~ ~st 3th l~ 8 807 ~e Commission met im session a~]o~_~ned ~2 ~ ~lle~ ~eF ~.l~ ~e ~opose~ ~evenue ~n~ io~e 'o~ ~e ~o~ of oo~8~o~iag ~ lee pl~,~e osue ~s eoas-~e( ~is w~l~ a~p~ aa ~ of She ~e fel~ bi~s w~e ~oeive~ fo~ ~Ae oon- ~ ~. Y. ;o~ $~,~ ~0 ~ ~ ~e~ 19,~0~ 66 ~oa mo~i~ ~he oon~ao~ w~o awa~e~ ~o ~e t~Ot~ to ente~ in~ a ~nt~ot with them f~ 8 ~ moti~ bl~ fO~ the City ~OSl~ ~n~ utix t~ ne~ ~ mee$~ of the ~oa motion the ~s~on ~Gd APlm~ve~ September. 1928 868 Tuesd.ay~ ~eptember ~-~th~ lg~8 The Comalesion met in regular September session with Chaix.mt~ Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present a~swere~ to the roll Castlebe~, C~ad~ook, Collier an~ Miller Unapprove~ minutes of the p~eee~ing meetings were ~ea~ an~ approveA Monthly ~eport of B W MoXenzie was ~ea6 e~ered filed. The following accounts were &pp~oved. and. warrants erd.ered, dm~wa on their reepeetive fuads in Fund. Jack Christal ~17608 $100 00 Jack Christal 17609 §0 O0 United. 0heroical Co 17610 ~x~e ~g Oo 1~611 Reoor~-0~o~le 1761~ 2~ 60 R~ey ~ Ivey 1761~ Me.well-Jacobsen ~o 17~14 3 00 Ri~e,~t~ · ~r 0 D ~ell 17616 ~ 50 ~'a Ra~io Shop ~y Mote? Co 1T618 1 W E ~lley 1~61~ O~f Refini~ Co 1~0 S 84 ~o Sto?~ ~o 1~6~ 16 02 ~i~e So.ice Station Motor ~k 1F62~ ~ ~0 ~e Bolton Sto=e J B So~itz 1~6~5 2 40 He.lee ~ Shop 1~62T 9 ~0 W I ~e~y 176~8 1 50 B~ooks ~ Stye 17~9 Street & Bzd. d~e ~.md. Cash for Payroll ~§622 $?84 10 0 M Street 56~ 26 90 Cash for ~oll 56~ 60~ 70 0 K ~ather Shop 56~5 1 50 Me.well-Jacobsen ~6~ 6 80 The A~tin Weste~ R~ Co 568~ 24 ~ W 0 Ba~tt 5628 10 70 Hof~ ~ey 56~ 50 T~ew B~e ~tor Co ~6~ 9 94 ~th-~lton Ho~ ~2 69 St2~eet & B~*id~e ~ (Oont'~) ~sfleoek Maohine Wo~ ~ · ~ · ~o~ & Oil Co 56~ i H H~iin i Oo ~8 54 65 ~ A ~1~ ~6~9 H ,i ~'8 ~in Shop ~6~ Wilson'~att ~be~ Oo 56~ B~ok8 ~ 8to~ ~ 1 Southwest 31ue ~nt Oo fl644 3o~woet~n ~bo~ato~e8 ~645 ~ ~0 Oaoh f~ ~o~ ~lS $10g 90 F ~ Oo~e~ 4~ 500 O0 ~ash for Pa~oll 414 82 50 ~eook ~ohi~e ~or~ ~5 9 A ~elegation of eolc~d eitizena wi~ F D ~o~ a~. req~d the uae of the City ~1 en ~be~ ~th fe~ a ~en~ti~ ef ne~ melo~iea, ~en metion the ~tte~ ~s left to the ~aoretie~ ef ~th~o~, a~ m~bere of the Ce~isaion the~eel~a aa fave~ble Wee ~kao~ ~eq~ste~ the ~mission of ~a de- linquent ~ fo~ t~ ~nsiAe~tion of the eutti~g a ~itoh t~ the si~es for s~ wate~ U~en motion the request was ~ up pen~ing ~the~ iaveatigati~ ~ Wilo~in ~equo8~ the r~ssion of the integer ~ penury on the ~ W R~ne8 phoe on hst ~ Street U~on notien She request ~8 ~eF~ to F M O~oek ~ w O O011ier as a eo~!~tee of inveatiga$ion ~ ~ton requeo~ the o~ni~ of a ' the R R ~t-of-~, ~ upon ~tion, ~e~ that the Oo~8eion as a whole wo~ Xo~ ~e~ the ~o ~ ~e a ~eolalon at the ~oxt ~ meetl~ Tuesda,~', September 2§th, 1928 Dr Cowan requested his portion of the ineu~a=oo on the ~ity ~, ~ upon motion the ~%~ ~s ~- fe~ to ~yo~ ~e~ie, ~th i~t~$i~e to ~o as nea~ly aa possible, one-eighth of ~1 ~e in~oe to e~oh of the eight ~enoleao U~n ~tion $75 00 ~e a~e& aa ~ense. 9f ~ief ~o~k to the Inte~tl~ ~men'a at 2hila~el~hia Upon motion the ~or ~s auth~ize~ to She M~l~p~ UtiliZes ~seelation at $~ 0O Upon motion the ~o~.sion aa a ~ole ~eA te e~er with the B~ of School T~steee at their meeti~ re~tive to the p~o~.e of ~tio~ 1~ to be ule~ as ~ athletiO ~el~ Upon motion the lease of the ~ie~ ~ ~ U~n motion the Seo~e~2 ~a instr~te~ to vertlee for bi~. to be reeeiv~ ~t~ber ~, 1925, for a ~s engine ~it an~ p~pa for the ~ater ~ ~ ~tion the ~or ~e inlt~eted te enter into contrast with ~ ~ 2 Gree~wog~ ~ plus ~ speoifi4ations for a new pewer 9~nt b~l~i~. Upen motien the ~n Oo~ty Natio~a~ ending J~ ~lst, 19~, on a bl~ of 2% for ~ b~oee,~d a o~rge of ~ fo~ ev~&ft8, t~a t~ o~ bi~ ~oeiveA ~e~l ~ght'a 6eputation of F. E ~to~ ~puties ~ approve~, ~ the ~a~ of the 1~$ ~ t~ f~e~ at $5~ ~ pe~ month f~a A~t Upon motion the Oo~issi~ StOO~ ~3o~eA ~til Tuee~ 0otobe~ 9th,1928 at ~ ~ o~olook ~ea~a~, 0et~be~ 9th, 19a8 ~he ~oa~aiseica mss in .eslion ~e follo~ng ~o.~ae~i ~e ~8ent w~e( ~ ~ ~1~ ~l.$Xebe~ ~a~oe~, ~o~e~, e~ ~ ~lleT 3i~8 w~e ~eeeive~ f~m ~he foll~i~ now ~o~i~ ,~lo~ We~ WOF~O 1608 3~i~$-Woave~ ho~l~e~ Co 1TT~ ~b~o Mo~ ~0 1657 ~ine ~d ~B~oe-hebeth ~ne ~o SS0 ~ (F 0~ " " ~ " " "~19.X80 O0 ) Ee3e ~aee;l~ & ~ 0o S59 ~ 17,~80 00 ~i~b~8-~g~e ~60 ~ ~isel ~I, Yl0 . . ,~ . 560 ~ " ~5,~4 00 . " . ~ ~ " ~,~6~ 00 xeept the B~lgge-~eave~ ~o~ne~ Ce , ~oe'~ebeth ~ine ~ ~b~-~se ~o , with the ( ~ve an 0ppo~t2 to investigate the ~ by ~ba~ae CO befo~ a~ivl~ 0iei~ ~d t~ ~nt~t8 wo~ be a~e~ at ~ meeting of t~ ~o~inion ~oa ~tion ~ ~s~ stoo~ a~o~ned ~veA ~ber 2~, 1028 seo~t~ City Hall Tuesday October ~rd lgz8 The Commission met in regula~v 0cto0er session with Chairman Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present and answered to the roll CastlebezTy Collier Craddook Zakey and Miller Unapproved minutes of the preceding meetings were read and approved Monthly reports of Mayor McKenzie and Seoy-Treas J W Erwin were received and ordered filed The following accounts were approved and warx~uSs ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment General Fund J H Cleveland ~17649 $42 00 W M Ally-n 17650 ~ 00 J A Orr %7651 ~E O0 H H~unilton 17652 3 20 Cash for Payroll 176§3 136 35 R E Cook 17654 75 00 W H McNabb 1765§ 5 00 Cash Items 17656 11 25 Denton ~ypewrlter Exoh 1765¥ 4 ~§ Record Chronicle 17658 8 80 W H McNttzky 17659 56.65 Globe M~g CO 17660 86 15 W T BaileF & Co 17661 52 07 W H Cowan 17662 94 40 W F Jarrell 17663 32 17 ~ Keel & Bourland 17664 52 07 J J Maclachlan 1766§ 50 56 King Grocer Co 17666 9 52 Eureka Fire Hose M_fg Co 17667 8 92 Gulf Refining Co 17668 § 60 Denton Steam Laundry 17669 4 83 McDowell-Jacobsen Co 17670 15 Trew Bros Motor Co 17671 35 50 Alamo Storage Co 1767B 10 49 Galbarith Foxworth Co 17673 19 30 Denton Dairy Products Co17674 3 78 Handy Motor Co 17675 7 B0 Taliaferro & Son 17676 I 05 Mrs G W Elbert 17677 61 S§ Park Fund Hugh Davis ~416 50 O0 F C Conner 417 1000,00 Hugh Davis 418 50 00 Galbariath Foxworth Co 419 4 35 Hancock Machine Works 420 I 60 Standard Sanitary 5~g 421 334 73 378 Tuesd~7, 0otober ~3rd 19~8 Street & Bridge Fund Cash for l~roll ~5646 $580 10 A W~er ~t ~ 1~ 61 L~ Hill 5648 10 ~ ~ash fo~ P~roll 5649 601 70 ~o S~orage ~ 5~50 11~ 15 ~ ~a~e~t 5651 ~ 10 ~e~s ~ware ~ 5652 ~ 55 H~eook ~ohine ~orka 5~53 5B 45 H~ ~o$or Oomp~ 5654 1~,05 Me.well-Jacobsen Oo 5655 1 65 ~it~ ~ll~on ~o~ Co 5656 Tali~e~o & So~ 5658 60 ~ew B~os ~tor ~o 5659 1 50 ~ Va~ 56~0 3 75 ~f Refining 0o 5661 114 92 ~1 & 0il ~o 566S 2 75 A ~las 5663 11 a5 ~r~n 5664 38 10 Mine~ Wells Or Stone Oo 5665 55 78 ~exas Oomp~ 5666 3~ 65 l~sk ~inti~ Oo 566~ ~ 10 Blue ~int Oo 5668 19 5a Tethers College Sto~e 5669 i 15 ~e~oe Petrote~ Oo~ 5670 42 5Z Gee P Elbert presented a claim in behalf of e ,G W Elbert for excessive rendition of her p~operty on the years 19~.g to 1927 inclusive Upon m,)tion %he Gity's portion of this claim amounting t $61 25 was ordered refunded out of the ~eneral F nd ~Upon motion the ladies of ~e various denomina~ t~s of ch~ohee were ~ven pe~lssl~ to build s~Xts rooms on the ~rket Square ~der di~ction of ~e following inst~ent was introduced ~d up- O~ moti~ approve~ ~ adopted ~ S~A~ 0F ~ ~ That the City of ~nton, Texas a m~ioip~ ~ation, acting by ~ t~o~h its ~or B W ~Eenzie ~re~o ~uly autho~ize~, ~ party of ~e first ~rt~ t:xe ~th~ 0 MoNitz~ Poet No ~1 of ~ ~e~o~ ~on, ~~tm ~ng by ~ t~h ~. T ~losa, 0o~er, Lee _ ~est~, ~Jut~t ~ R W Bass, Fin~oe Offloe~, he~- ~to ~ authorize~ p~ty of the second p~t, ~ve this ~e ~ e~$ere~ in~o an~ do by these presents e~er into the following ~o~traot, 1 ~at for ~ in consideration of the s~ of ~ 00/100 ($1 ~) ~lla~ ~id to first party b~ ~oen~ party, the receipt of which is hereby f~ 1~. ~d of the ooven~ts ~d a~ee~nts he~i~te~ s~$ OUt to he kept ~ perfo~ed by the p~ties hereto, t~e aai~ Oity of ~nt~n, as ~rty of the first ~e. h~e~y le~e, let ~d ~emiee ~to the ~th~ ~ ~ Post No 71 ef the ~erio~ ~on, as the second part, the fellowi~ desoribe~ -Wit, i374 Tuesday October 2~rd 1928 All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situated in the City and County of Denton, State of Texas out of the B B B & C R R Co Co Survey, Abstract No 185 and more particularly described as follows, to- wit BEGINNING at the intersection of the east line of Ash Street with the north line of McKlnney Street in the said City of Denton; thence north with the east line of said Ash Street at 160 feet the south line of the 0it2 Park same being the north line of the Texas Electric Railway terminal property, at 190 feet, the place of beginning an iron s~ake; thence east 120 feet an iron stake for corner, thence north 180 feet an iron stake for corner, thence west 120 feet an iron stake for corner in the east line of said Ash street, thence south with east line of Ash Street 180 feet to the place of beginning containing in all 0 496 acre for a term of ninety-nine years, begi~ming on January let A D 1928 and ending on December Slat, A D 2027 2 It is nnderstood and agreed by and be- tween the parties hereto that the party of the second part has heretofore, with the special per- mission and consent of the p~rty of the first part, constructed a club building or legion hall upon the property hereinabove described and shall here- after, from time to time, erect and construct other improvements thereon and in connectlo~ the~e with to be used by the party of the second part and its successors for carrying on the activities of said organization and that all of such improvements shall be erected and constructed at the expense Of the party of the second part and under its own supervision and management, subject, however, to the approval of the Park Board of the said City of Denton, the property hereinabove described being and constituting a part of what is knowm as the City Park of the said City of Denton, and any and all improvements hereafter constructs& on said premises shall be done with the apprOVal an~ consent of said Park Board and shall conform with any building code that may then be in force in the City of Denton $ It is further understood and agreed that subject to the provisions set out in the pre- ceding paragraph hereof, that said property shall at all times be in the possession and under the control supervision and management of the party of the second part subject to the terms and pro- visions hereof, for the period of time hereinabove stated, so long as said party of the second pa~t, or its successors shall ~se the same for a lawful purpose in connection with the activities of the said party of the second part or its suQcessorm 4 It is Qontemplated by the parties berets that second party desires to procure a lean upon its samd property so constructed upon the above described premises and that i~or the purpose of creating a lien thereon the said party of the second 375 ~.esday, October 23rd 1928 ena~t shall have the right to assign, pledge or otheoate said lease as security for the repay- t of said loan, together with the improvements reon situated, provided, however that should ~he pa~y of the second part ever cease to use said property from any cause then it or its smoeessors or assigns, shall have the right to sever amd remove the improvements placed upon the above describe( premises either before ar at the expiration of the date for which said property Is hereby lease(, prOvide~, further however, hat second party, itc successors or assigns, shall never be permitted to use said property for any unlawful purpose 5 It is further especially understood amd agreed by and between both parties hereto that in case a loan should be negotiated by the party of the second part and a foreclosure is had under the terms of the said loan as negotiated, the First party hereto, the City of Denton Texas shall have and reserves the right to redeem said Land from said sale for the amount of the face of the note and accumulated interest at any time after the same has been declared due and subject to foreclosure and the sale of sa~d land, by paying the fa~e of said note and accumulated interest only and said City of Denton shall succeed to all the rights of the holder of said indebtedness ~ ? It is further agreed and understood by ~d between the parties hereto that all costs and bxpenses incurred in the construction of any build- ~ng or improvement upon the above described premises together with the upkeep thereof shall be borne by the party of the second part 8 It is further especially understood an~ agree~ by end between both parties hereto that when in any event the premises described in paragraph 1 hereof shall cease from az~v cause to be used for Ithe purposes and activities of the said Arthur 0 MeNitzky ~ost No ~1 of the American Legion then land in that event the lease and grant herein made shall be forfeited by said Post or its successor and said g-~nt shall revert to the said City of Denton Texas and it is further understood and agreed that said premises shall be used only for the purposes an~ activities of said Arthur 0 McNitzky Post No ?1 of the American Legiom and it is further understood and agreed that its use for other pusposes shall tforfeit said grant herein made to the City of Denton 1Texas ~ITNESS our hands in duplicate this the 30th day of October, A D 19Z$ Oity of Denton Texas By B W MeKenzie Its Mayor Par~y of the First Part Attest ~ W Erwin City Secretary Arthur 0 ~,$Nltzky Post No 71 of the American Legion By Commander Adjutant Finance Off%cer Party of the Second ~art 37b Tuesday 0otober 23rd 1928 Bond of the Denton County National Bank in the sum of ~100 000 with J W Degan F G D~vis, R L Donald W J ~oCrmy G T Turner, Ers J F Raley and R ~ Barns as sureties was re- ceived approved and ordered filed Surety bond of Malcolm E jsnuary for baggage license in the sum of $2500 with the Aetnm Casualty & Surety Company of Hartford Oon~ , as surety was approved and ordered filed Upon motion contracts were awarded to the Briggs-Weaver Maehinery Company for 2000 G P M , Dayton-Dowd l~ump at $635 00 and to the Denton Electric 8hop for a 150 H P motor at $8~9 63 Upon motion the Commission appropriated $500 for the preliminary zurvey of City plar~uing committee Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned to November ?th 19~8 APPROVED November ~?th 19~8 877 CI~Y Hall Wednesday, November 7th, 1988 The~ Commission met in session adjourned from to%chef 23rd, 19~8, with Chairman Miller presiding ~ T~e following ~onmaissioners were present and wered to the roll 0aetleberry, Collier, Craddook U~on motion t~e p~ohase of approxi~te~ $291 O0 f fi~ eq~pment was ordere~ on the ~oo~en~atio~ of ire ~hief ~ter ~isoussion of t~ ~lative merits of the ~t~ai ~s ~d ~esel t~e en~nee for use at the ate~. ;~i~t ~ Sewer Pl~t and after further ~is~us- n ~ motion was ma~ by ~ey to p~ohase the ~sel e, ~ea ~ n~ vo~e bei~ oalle~ ~s~te~ as 19~ Yeas ~ey, Miller ~ Ora~dook Nays. , U~0n motion of T~ey the 3eo~t~y was inst~te~ a~r$ise for bi~s on ~isel type e~ines of not l~s~ th~ ~ H. · , with generator ~it complete ~e follo~ng o~in~oe was in~rod~e~ ~ p~oe( o~ its first ~ 0RDI~0E te p~e for the establl~ent of a ~ ~i~ ~ssl~, to provide for the appoin~- m~ of all of the members of s~ Pl~ng ~o~is~on_ ~ ~xi~ the length of the te~ of office ~ proVid , ~ for the ~moval of ~y member for cause ~d f~$her provi~i~ for the filling of vao~oles, proVid- i, xg ~or the or~izatien of said 0o~ssion by its m~mbe~ ~d the a~option of r~es to govern its meet- i:~gs,~ pr~i~ for ~d ~ming the powers of said C~ssi,n ~ defini~ its Jurisdiction and authority ~ p~vi~i~ for the metho~ ~d m~er of the o ~ a ~g~ Plan by the 0o~ssion ~ the authorit~ ~eh the ~mmieelon in such ~tters and the affect of ~e a~p$ion of sai~ ~ater PI~; p~vi~i~ for the s'~bmi~s~On to said 0C~lssion ~or its app~v~ of · ,[~i~ion to aai~ ~i~ ~f Denton, ~exaa, inten~e~ to be l~l~ out into buil~i~ lots ~ dedio~ti~ streets p'~blie ~e and p~vi~ ~r the submission to the ~issi, on of the 01~y of ~nton, its reasons for the · .e~Dproval of ~ such plat of a~dition propose~ s~ ~o'~e ma~e a p~$ of the 0i~ of ~nton ~d ~ed- ica~d ~ ~bli9 ~e ~ for the overlying of ~sapp~valby the said 0ity .Oo~isai~ of She 0i~ ,of ~nt~ ~e~as, ~der oertain'don~itiona, providi~ ~or a~ ~ual report of said ~l~ing Co~ission for repeal of all or,in.cee or parts off or~in~ces In ocnfliot herewith and ~eolarlng ~ emergency Wednesday November 7th 192S ~HEREAS it is the desire of the citizens of the City of Denton Texas, to preps~e a Preliminary City Plan for the purpose of guiding and festering the fmture growth of the City in an orderly and scientific manner and to secure all the benefits that may accrue to the said City in the way of greater eff~ciency, economy~ comfort convenience health, safety, proS- perity and general welfare all of which is evidenced By the report of the City Plan Advisory Committee ef which Mr A ~ McGinnis was Chairmau, NOW THER~FORV BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DENTON Section 1 That there shall be and is hereby created a City Pl~lng Commission for and in the City Of Denton That such City Planning Commission shall consist of nine members seven of whom shall be duly appointed by the M~yor and confirmed by the City ~ommission The two remaining members shall consist of a member of the City Commission to be selected by the City Commission, and the City Engineer acting by virtue of his office The seven members shall be selected for their outstand- ing and unselfish interest in Civic affairs The and City Attorney shall be members ex officio of the Pl~ing Commission T~Lree members of the Pl~lng Commission shall serve for one year, three for ~wo years and three for three years, the term of office of each being d~termined by lot at the first meeting Thereafter three ~ddl$icnal members shall be appointed each year to serve for a term of three years Vacancies shall be filled by appomntment for the unexpired term only Ail members may be removed at any time by a ~aJcrity vote of the City Commmssion for ~nefficiency neglect of duty or malfeasance in office All members shall serve pay and the members excepting the member of the City Gommission and the City Engineer, shall hold no other munm oipal office Section $ That the Planning Commission shall elect a Chairman, Vice-chairman and such other officers as~ may be deemed necessary for a period of one year It shall adopt rules for the practical and efficient t~rans- action of business and shall keep a record of its resolu- tions, transactions findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record At least one meeting per month shall be held and additional meetings say, be held from time to time upon the call of the Chairma~ Section 4 That the funetion and duty of the Planming mission shall 0e to make or cause to be m~de, and adept a Master Plan for the physical development of the City of Denton including any area outside of its bou~daries which may relate to the comprehensive planning of the City Such plan with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive matter shall shew the Plazming Commission's recommendations for the development of maid territory including among other things the general location character and extent of streets alleys ways, viaducts, bridges, railroads terminals parks parkways ~ayg~oun~. aviation f~$1ds athletiofields, school ounas, r~re s~a~on s~es, or any other public grounds 379 Wednesday, November ?th 1928 public improvements, ~nd the removal relocation, wLdening or extension of such public work then gting As the work of making the whole master plan tp~e6Tesses, the Planning Ca~niselon may from time~ ~me adopt ~d publish a part or parts thereof PI-~ Go~ission m~ from time to time ~end, ex- Section 5 ~a$ ~ ~he p~para~ion of such plan the n~g ~issi~n ~all make earef~ ~ comp~henaive s~eys ~ studies ef p~sent ~on~itions ann furze ~e~th of ~e City ~ with due re.rd to its relation neighboring territory ~e plan shall be made w~th She general p~pese of ~ding ~d accomplishing ~linated. add.ted ~d ~onioua development of t~e City ~d its envi~ns which will, in aeeord~oe with ~e present ~d furze needs~ best p~omote health, fety, morals, order, convenience prosperity ~d ae~welfa~, ae well as efficiency ~d eoono~ in e process of development, inolu~, ~ong other tmi~m, adequate provisi~ for traffic, the promotion safety from fl~ ~d other d~gers adequate pro- v~slon for light and mir the promotion of the health- ~ and convenient distribution of population the ,~0tion ~f ~d eivie desi~ ~d ar~gement, wise ~d ef~iolent expendlt~e of public f~ds ~d the a[equmte provision of pu01ie utilities ~d other public ~q~rement s Seotion ~ ~t whenever the City Co~ission ~all have a[epted a master pl~ reeo~ended by the G~s~On, no ~uBlie b~ldings streets alleys w~ys, ~laduets brl~es, railroads, ~e~inals parks, ~ays, play~o~ds, aviation fields, a~letio ~elds, school ~o~ds, fire station sites or -~y ~her public ~o~dm er public improvements, or par~ ~ereof~ s~ll ~e e~nstrueted ~til ~d ~less the ~eatie~ ~hereof mhall be approved by the Pl~ng O~imsien, provided however, t~t in ease of its ~sappr~val the ~lan~l~ Co~ission shall i~s ~ea~ons for ~sap]reval to the Oity Oo~ission and ~here~en, ~y majority vote of the City Oo~ission ~all ~ve the p~r of overr~i~ ~eh disappro- v~ The widening, marrowing, o~entation vacuoles mhan~ in the use of streets ~d o~er public w~s, ~blie ~o~ds e~ other public imp~ents appeari~ She ~op~d DI~ ~all be subject to simil~ ap- ~wal by the Pl~ing Cgmm~saion, ~d upon dlsapprov~ ~he ~a~i~ Oe~ssion ~ be simil~ly over.led ,Pl~i~ O~is~on ~ ~ke ~oo~endations to ~ p~ti$ authorities ~r to ~ corporations or d~vld~ls In the Oity or In the ~er~tory oontl~oms tmere$o, eonoe~i~ the relo~tion of ~ b~ldings, ~Ot~es or ~rks to be e~cted or oonst~eted by ~em $eotlon 7 ~at all plans, plats, er ~D~ts ef l~d laid e~$ in ~lding lots, int~ streets, ~leys. or o~her p~r$iens of ~he s~e intemded to be dedicated to p xbli~ use, or for ~he use of purchasers or o~ers~of ;s f~gntin~ on ~ ~ 1 oats h n t 880 wednesday November ?th, l~8 4 PlAnning COmmission for approvsl before any con- nection shall be permitted with a~ public utility, such as water or sewers owned and operated by the City, provided however that in ease of its disap- proI~l the P~anni~ Commis~ign shall oomm~mioate its reasons for disapproval To the City 0ommission and thereupon by majority vote of the City Com- mission, it shall have the power of overruling such disapproval NO sewer or water improvements shall be voted on or made nor shall any public money be ex- pended within any lands laid out in building lots streets and alleys, until the plan, plat or replat of such lands shall have been apprsved by the Plan- ning Commission or by the City Cemmission Section 8 That the Plaguing 0ommis~ion shall make the Oity Oommission an annual report, giving a statement of its work during the preceding yea~ In such annua~ report it shall also make its recommendations aS tO future projects to be undertaken and from time to time it shall also make like recommendatiqns for public improvements which In its Judgment should be ~zudsr- taken Section 9 That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed Section 10 That ~n account of the great necessity of a City Pl~ing Commission and moro particularly on account of the urgent necessity of making certain improvements immediately in the ~lty of Denton, Texas a public emergency ia hereby created and it is hereby decreed that this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage as is provided by law and by the charter of the City of Denton Texas Passed November ?th, 1928 Approved B W MoKenzie Mayor Attest J W Erwin City Secretary Upon motion of Castleberry ~he rules were sus- pended and the ordinance placed on its second reading Upon motion of I~key the rules were suspended and the ordinance placed on its third and final reading for adoption ~ Motion was made by Castleberry that the ordinance be adopted as read Upon roll call upon the question of the adoption of the ordinance the follo~ng Gem- missioners voted "Yea" Ail No Commissioner vste~ nay whereupon the Ohair declared the motion prevailed and the ordinance adopted as read 381 member of the ~ity ~ommission to serve on the ~1 e~ming ~ennnittee The fellowing eommanioaticn was rea~ ~d upon me,on o~e~ filed To the Hc~ Oity O~ission, ~tcn, Texas ~tlemen Y hereby appoint ~d a~ yo~ oo~i~atio~ of a~e, the followi~ as a ~e~t Oity PI~ ~ommlssiOn ' H M ~eell, L A Mo~nal~ ~ M Loveless T J FouSs, Chas ~eot, ~s F V ~rrison ~ ~s 0 3 ~P~isaon ~o~ off ~nton T~as eft ~the ~bove ~t~sens as members off the Co~t~s~ ~s oo~t~e~ ~ Upon moti~ the 0o~4 esi~ stoo~ ~a]o~ed ~p~eve~ N~ve~e~ 2~th, 1926 City ~it¥ Hall Tuesday November 27th 1928 The Commission met in re~lar November session with Chairman E~iller presiding The following Commisoloners were present and answered to the roll bastleberry ~ollier Craddock Lakey and I~ller Report of Secy-Treas hrwln was received and ordered ~led lhe followinM accounts were approved and warrants ordered drawn on their respective funds in payment General bund N £exas Telephone Co ~17695 ~E49 6~ King °rooer CO 17696 2 75 Denton lumbmn~ 0o 17697 5 45 United Chemical Co 176~8 6 58 Burroughs Add Machine Co 17699 8 75 Hall Pr~nt~n~ Shop 17700 33 00 Hargreaves Print Co 17708 8 0O Ramey & Ivey 17702 5g 07 L B Shaver 17703 52 07 Chatham & Phenix N B 17704 5 94 W ~ Knight 17705 3 75 Smith-Haml!ton Motor ~o 17706 1 O0 IC~n~'s Radio Shop 17707 3 05 Alamo Storage Co 17708 109 41 American L~ranoe ~o 17709 80 98 The Boston Store 17710 70 Denton Record Chronicle 17711 2 00 Gulf Refining Co 17712 13 19 Denton Steam La~_ndry Co 17713 4 20 Tobey Equipment Co 17714 70 50 Trade Square Machine S 17715 3 60 Wright Floral Co 17716 12 50 Ellis Garage 17717 11 75 Brooks Drug Store 17718 1 50 Chandler Mrs A 17719 3 00 Curtis Co 17720 17 50 Street & Bridge Cash for Payroll ~5671 ~638 10 F A Walker Agent 567~ 35 40 Cash ~or Payroll 5673 612 90 Chas L Oliver 5674 31 62 Trade Square Moh Shop 5675 9 35 McDowell-Jaeobsen Co 5676 2 35 Hancock Mch Works 5677 18 65 W G Barnett 5678 5 95 The Austzn Western Rd 5679 3 06 T&P Coal & 0il Co 5680 95 10 Alamo Storage Co 5681 55 50 G W Martin Lumber Co 568~ 11 60 Mineral Wells Cr Stone 5683 40 71 G A Douglas 5684 23 0O 0 K Leather Shop 5685 11 10 Gulf Refining Co 5686 13 86 Morris Paint & Paper ~o 5687 12 bO Hoffman & Lakey 5688 1 40 SW Blue Print Co 5689 26 ~6 Handy ~otor Co 5690 $ 75 Exide Service Station 5691 12 00 [/ 383 Tuesday, November 27th 1928 ~ark Fund Eu~h Davis ~422 $50 O0 F 0 Conner 4~ 662 ~9 g H Davis 4~4 50 00 T~ade Sq ~oh Shop 425 6 50 Edwards & ~oCrary 4~6 I 20 J B 3chmitz 4~7 ? 50 Black Electric 0o 428 88 40 Hammond & Kirby 429 6 20 Refu~ing Issue 1927 The Brown Cr~rmmsr CO ~341 $7 78 ~ Judge E I Key presented a proposition for the City to release its easement across a lot on Sam&rd 3freer to the lot owned by the Water and Light Department, and after discussion it wae tided that this release would damage or destroy the v~tue of the Water and Light Department lot a~d upon motion of I~ey a 0ounter proposition was s~bmitted to sell the lot and easement at $150 or e:~otly what it had cost the City 8ea~ed bide were received from the following firms following an advertisement for the purchase of a Deisel type engine and generator for the power p~ant Buseh Sulzer Eros Ingersoll Rand Go New London Ship & Engine Co NoIntosh-Seymour Gorp Westinghouse Electric Nf~ Co Fairbanks-Morse Co A, M ~ooket$ & Go ,Ltd DeI~vergne Machine Co F~.lton Iron Works Co The Winton Engine Go Upon motion a committee composed of Messrs Ray ~akey, W N Harris and W M Cartwright were instructed tO have the above bias and specifmoations tabulated, ~d to report with their recommendations of the~most suitable unit at an adjourned session to be held D$oember ~th, Upon motion the GOmm!Ssion stood adjourned until ~esday December ~th at ? ~O o'clock P evening, Approved December E~th 1928 ~halrman I38 City Eall Tuesday December Ath The Commission met in session adjourned from November 27th 1928 with Chairma~ Miller presiding The following Commissioners were present and answered to the roll Castleberry, Collier, Craddsok, Lakey and Miller Upon motion F M Craddook was appointed as a eommittee to mnvestigate the tax adjustments requested by C N Hoffmau Hettie Williams -~ others Verbal reports of Messrs Y~akey,Harris and Oartwright were given on their findings in the tabulation of bids and speolfieations of the different makes of engines and units offered at the last regular session of the Commission with recommendation that the 0it~ purehase the MoIntosh-Seymour Corporation engine and a Gentl Electric Co generator Upon motion of Craddook the reoommendation~of the committee were approved and contracts awarded the Molntosh-Seymour Corporation for a $00 E P Diesel type oil engine and the Gen'l Electric Go , for a 681 KVA generator at a oonslderation of $~6,700 00 for the engine and $A,6~§ 00 for the generator F 0 B Denton the terms of payment to be agreed upon by the Mayor when sig~ing the cont~aot Upon motion a w~rrant was authorized in the sum of $2~0 00 on the general fund in settlement of the November salary of E A Woods employed as engineer by the City Planning Commission ~lpon motion the Commission stood adjourned A ed December 2§th 1~2~ ~y ~e~ Chairman Oity Deoember 8§t~, 1¢88 No quorum bein~ present the ~ommlssion stoo~ ' ~Jou~e~ until Deoember 27th, lg28 at ? 30 o'oloo~ A~p=ove~ January 2Sni, 1929 '380 City Eall December ETth l~B8 The Commission met in session adjourned from December 25th lg~8 with Chairman Miller presiding The followin~ Commissioners were present and answered to the roll Castleberry, Collier Craddook Dakey and killer Unapproved minutes of the preceding meetings were read and approved Monthly report of Mayor M~Ke~zie and Sec'y-Tress Erwin were received and ordered filed The following accounts were approved and wmrnants ordered drawn on their resprctive funds in payment General Fund The Western Paint Co $17738 $46 §5 Jack Christal 17736 E50 O0 Morris Smith 17740 20 O0 J J Maclachlan 177§8 18 00 Denton Co Nat'l Bank 17759 14 92 The Boston Store 17760 22 45 Handy Motor Co 17761 20 80 Gulf Refining Co 17762 7 0§ Denton Machine Works 17763 2 50 Trow Bros Mot~ Co 17764 75 W A Harris 17765 4 45 Denton Steam Danudry Co 17766 10 ~9 King Grocer Co 17767 2 70 H M Russell & Sons Co 17768 5 O0 Ellis Garage 17769 2 25 Alamo Storage Co 17770 28 25 King's Radio Shop 17771 1 55 Taliaferro & Son 17772 1 2§ Cash Items 17773 3 00 Cash Items 1777& 26 13 Street & Bridge Fu~ Cash for Payroll ~5693 $610 90 Cash for Payroll 5694 604 50 B H Williams 5695 6 O0 City Garage 5696 1 50 Trow Bros Motor Co 5667 95 McDowell-Jacobsen Co 5~,98 1 85 J D Adams ~ Co 5699 13 02 Hancock Naohlne Works 5700 46 05 Alamo Storage Co ~701 7§ M~olia Petroleum 0o §702 118 8~ Cities Service 0il Co §TOB ~ BO Wilson-Pratt Lumber Co ~?0~ 2§ H H Hardin ~70§ 17 70 G W Martin Lumber Co §706 86 - ~ A Douglas 8707 ? E§ Handy Motor Co §708 4 OB Dusk Printing Co §709 2 ~§ G~lf Refining Co §710 4 ~ SW Blue zrlnt Co §711 11,18 Cash for Stamps ~?12 2 ~0 387 ~OOm~or ~?th, Hugh Davis ~450 $50 00 Hugh Davis 451 50 O0 Magnolia Petroleum 4S~ 1 50 Following the requests of several tax payers for t~e reduction of their tax values the Commission u~on tuition by u~animou~ VOte, went on record as favoring the valuation on property as placed by the Board of E~ualizatlon, and the ~eoretary was instructed to collect oh this basis only P],a2xs for thc construction of a new building to use ~the machinery of the Water and ~ight Plant were p~esen~ed~ by the a~ohiteot Mr J P Greenwood and u~$n me,ion were appr~ed and bids ordered advertised f~r the consideration of the Commission at an adjourned ~ession to be held January ?th, 1929 tA number of bids were opened for the purchase cf a switch board and generator,and after consideration ~he contract was upon motion awarded to the Denton leotrio Shop for a G E switch board, and Westinghouse tot Genera~0=, for a consideration of $9715 80 and ~E188~90 respectively, F 0 B Denton Resignation of M~ A E Tapp as Deputy City MarshS1, was accepted and ordered filed ~ Upon motion the Commission stood adjourned u~til tanua~y ~rd, 19~9 at ~ O0 o'clock P w I A~pr~ved January ~2nd, 1929 Seoret~ry Chairman 388 City Hall January 3rd 1929 The Commission met in session adjourned from December 27th 1929 With Chairman Nlller presiding The following Commissioners were present and answered to the roll Castleberry Craddock Lakey and ~[i ller Absent Collier The next order of business bezng the suggeste~ employment of special counsel in the matter of the comtemplated public utility imprcvemente, and especially the carrying out of the plans to build and equip a municipally owned ice plant Such ~ueetion came before the Commisszon, and under dzscussion, thereupon the Commission upon invitation extended him heard Rober$ E Corer of Austzn Texas with reference to the em~lcymen~ of his firm of Gofer & Gofer looking to their employ- ment as special legal advisors of the City in said matt e rs After hearing his discussion and proposi~ion upon motion of Lakey, duly seconded by Castleberry i$ was resolved that the said firm of Gofer & Gofer, composed of Robt E Gofer and Jno D Corer of Austin Texas be employed as special attorneys, counsellors and legal advisors of the 0ity of Denton zn connection with the City attorney in the matters of said public utility im- provements and that they be paid the sum of $500 00 retainer's fee in said employment to co.er all their fees for advice and counsel if no litigation arises and ~f an injunction suit or other proceedings be brought to restrain the C~mmiss~on from carrying out said work according to the expressed will of the people in the recent election then sh~ll said attorneys be paid the further sum of 1~500 00 for their services in th~ District Court and ~f said cause be appealed then the furSher sum of ~500 00 in the Court of Civil Al~peals, and if said cause be brought to the Supreme Court then the further additzonal s~ of ~§00 00 And it was ~u~ther ordered that said attorneys be paid all their actual ~ ' I ' · 389 January SrO, 1929 , ex, rises in and about said business and proceedings in addition to said fees I A ~reposi~ion te finance the construction of a building for the Water amd ~ight Department was submitSed by Mr ~mith, representing the Brown-~rummer Company of Wichita, Kausas Upon motion action was ~ Upon motion plans and specifications were ordered fo~ the construction and equipment for an ice plant and the Secretary instructed to advertise for bids to be opened Monday, January 7th, 1929 A~proved, Jauuary 22nd 1929 ity Secretary Chairman 390 ..... City Hall January ?th 1929 The Commissiom met in se~ion adjourned from January 7rd 1929 with Chairmaz~ Miller presiding The iollow~n~ Commissioners were present and answered to the roll Castleberr¥ Craddock Collier Lakey and ICiller A request was made by S~m ritz ~or the remission of delinquent tax on a lot on Wainwright Street in payment of the dirt alleged to have bssn taken out from tho front Upon motion aotion was deferred pend- ing further lnvestl~ation A request for the oonstruotion of ~ hangar at the airport was presented by W N Harris from F E Shelton bpon motxon aotlon was deferred pending a re)orr from the City lannlnF Committee Upon motion the Commission went into exooutive SeSSiOn Upon motion ~ L Enlght City Marshal was given full authority to h~re or fire all apoointees of his department the record vote bezng as follows ~Yeas ~ Craddock Lakey and ~iller "Nays" C~llier and Castleberry Jpon motxon the Commxssion stood adjourned Approved January SEnd 1929 Attest ~ ~ / Cha~irm ~ / /~ City S~oFeta~ ffa~uary 2~.n~, 19Z9 The Oo...ission met in regular Jan~_ary session ~'aairm~,m, Miller presl~$ng ~e follo~ng 0o~m!ssioners were present ~ swered to the tell 0astlebe~, 0ollier, Cra~ook, ~y ~ ~ller U~pproved minutes of the pre~e~i~ meetings ~re ~ apprcve~ Monthly report of ~ ~ ~wi~ Seo'y-T~eas was eoeiveA ~ or~ere~ file~ ~e followi~ aooo~ts were reoeived an~ w~r~ts ~r~ere~ dra~ on ~ei~ ~s~otive f~ds in pa~ent ~ner~ ~d Coffer · Oofer ~17~6 $550 O0 Baldwin ~intimg O~ 177~8 ~5 66 Weste~ ~nion 17779 5 $1 ~e E L Steak Oo 1~780 15 50 R~ey A Ivey 1~781 1 64 Keel & Bo~ 1778~ 1 64 J ~ ~olaohl~ 17783 6 58 ~ Motor Oo 17784 ~ 00 T~i~e~ & S~ 1~85 80 S~eeloOte ~g Oo 17786 43 99 ~o Stor~e Oo 17787 19 34 ~f Refining ~o 17788 8 10 ff B $o~itz 17789 ~ 60 S~th A ~shal ~e 17790 5 O0 H H ~s~11 A Sons 17791 10 10 ~ Wor~hWell ~oh Co 1~79~ 3g 10 ~ates Home ~y 1~794 I 90 Boy~ ~st~ 17F95 1 50 ~nt~ ~eotrie Shop 17796 8 O0 To~ey Eq~pmen$ 0o 17798 166 80 S~eet & Bri~e ~t Oath for 2a~011 ~5692 $615 70 0a~ for Pa~oll 5~13 6a8 90 ~well-Jaeebsen 0o 5~14 ~0 15 ~ ~otor Co 5~15 6 08 T~w B~os ~tor ~o ~16 16 60 ~iaferro & Son 5~1~ 2 ~5 ~0ok ~hine ~e~s 5~8 55 80 ~e~e Petrole~ 5719 ~f Refini~ ~o 57~0 105 65 ~olia 2etrole~ 57~1 9 54 O T ~o~k 57~2 13 70 Sout~este~n Blue 2rint 5~3 6 78 ~orris Faint & Paper Co 57Z4 2 75 Tuesday January ~.2nd, 19~9 , Park Hugh Davis ~43~ Hugh Davis 434 50 00 Foxworth-Galbraith 435 10 70 D as paid on Lots Nos 3 and 4 Block No Addition for a double rendition Upon motion the matter was referred to Com- missioner Graddook and Seo'y Erwin for adjustment A request of W P Whitson for refund of 1927 tax on a bas~s of the valuation of the l~E8 Board of Equalization was refused Upon motion the accounts for medical services of the Volunteer Firemen hurt in a wreck on Bolivar ~tree~ was allowed and ordered paid Upon motion a sample or trial order of one sanitary dry closet manufactured by the Sanitary Appliance 0ompany Ino of Houston Texas was ordered purchased at a oonsideratlon of $2? 50 and to be installed for trial under the direction of City ~ealth 0ffioer Pinsr Upon motion a call for the redemption of all S®wer Construction Bonds and Street Construction and Improve- ment Bonds was ordered at the interest paying date of April 1st 1~29 Upom motion the Commission stood adJoturned until January 31st 192~ at Approved February 26th, 1929 Secretary 0hairm~n Gity Hall The Oc~mml~ion met In ~ese:Lon &dJour~e~. ffrom ~e following ~o~issioners were pre~ent an~ ~swe~e~ ~o the ~11 ~as~leberry, Oollier, Ora~ok, Upom motion the M~s~t's ~ppointment of Olin~ ~$ar~ as ~putY ~rshal ~ Ni~t ~toh~, w~e ~p~ pr~e~, ~d his salary ptaoe~ at $100 O0 per mont~ UpOn motion the O~!ssion stood ~Jo~ne~ ' ~ ~ ~lt~ Seoret~ ~i~ , Tuesday, December l§th 19E~ are right and properand establish substantial Justice and e~ualit~ and ~niformity between the respective owners and respective properties, and between all prop- erties concerned, considering the benefits received and the burdens imposed and further finds ;hat in each case the abutting property assessed is espec- ially benefited in enhanced value thereof ~ r means. of the improvements in the Unit upon which ;he par tiou~ar property abuts and for which assesszent is levied, in a sum in excess of the assessment levied against the same by this ordinance, and fumther finds that the apportionment of the cost of the mprovements is in accordance with the law in force in he Oity and ls in accordance with the proceedings ~ere ofore taken and had with reference to such improvements and is in all things and respects valid and regular Section 3 That there shall be and is hereby levied and assessed against the parcels of prop- erty herelnabove mentioned and against the real and tr~e owners thereof, whether such owners be correct- ly named herein or not the sums of money below men~ tioned and itemized shown opposite the descriptions of respective parcels of property, the description of such property, the several amounts assessed against the same, and the owners thereof, so far aa the names of such owners are known being as follows (For full description of property, ~he amount assessed,1 the owners and for more particular a~.d complete des- cripton see pages 3S4 to 389, Book ~, Minutes of the Meetings of the airy aommission That the assessments so levied are for the improve- ments in the particular Unit upon which the property described abuts, and the assessments for th impro- vements in one Unit are in nowise related o or con- nected with the improvements in any otBer sit, and in making aSSessments and in holdzngsaid h ~ring the amounts assessed for improvements in one Unit have been in nowis~ effected by any fact in anymise con- nected with the omprovements or the assessments therfor in any other Unit Section 4 That the several sums mentionedl above and ~ssessed against the said parcels of prop- arty and owners thereof, and interest thereon at the . rate of 8% per annum togethere with reasonable attor ney's fees and costs of collection if incurred a~e ,hereby declared to be and are made a lien ~ on the 'respective parcels of property against whio the same are assessed, amd a personal liability and harge agai~ nst the real and true owners of such propexty, whether such ewmere ~e named or not, and the said liens shall be and constitute the first enforcible lies end claim against the property on which much assessments are levied and shall be a fi ret and paramount ien thereon superior to all other liens and claim except State, Gounty and Municipal taxes and the sums sc assessed stainst the abutting property and the owne~ thereof sh~ shall be payable as follows to-wit