HomeMy WebLinkAbout1909-05-13 MinutesREGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HELD MAY 13,_ 1909,
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_ Presen{t Mayor and Clerk; Alderman, Appleby,_Barr, Braly,_Jobe, Suttle an r
Sour, Absent- None. --- - --- -- i
M nutes of meeting held May S. 1909 vrer^ read- and approved,__„
The bid of H.M.Powers to put in side -walks on South and Rock Streets was read i
and referred to the'Street-Coreaitte'e.
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Moved by Alderman Sour and Seconded by Alderman_Suttle,_that the _positionof
City
raster be be_ declared vacant_. The roll ryas called and those voting_" Aye "_mere, A1dermlTlTe
,Barr, Suttle and Sour. Thcse voting " Nay " were' Aldermen, Appleby, Braly and -_Jobe,
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noting; None,The vote,being a tie, the Hayor_voted " Ay _n* Motion carried,
The following applications were presented for said position, U,L.Smelser at
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month, 'Nifong and Davis, at 1.5.00 per month, The roll was called and those voting
for Smelser'were Alderman Sour; those voting for Ni£ong and Davis; were Aldermen Appleby, Bral
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Barr, Jobe and Suttle, Absent _and not voting none.' Nifong and Davis receiving the majority of�
the votes cast was, de:;lar?d elected City_47eigh-master, to serve at the will and pleasure of the
City -Council, _and_to. receive- the. sum -of_ �_ 15,00 .per month for _their services._ _
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The -question of the City
paying a portio ^ of__the-insurance on t_he_Ayrnes'
building was referred to the Fire and Water Committee, who were ordered to investigate and report
at the neat meeting,
The_rei ort of costs in the Circuit Court -_in which the City Im. liabile for said
-.Gouts-eras- read_and xe-f.ers,ed-_to the Auditing Committee.
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Alderman Jobe introduced an Ordinance in regard to di.gginb-separate ditches',_-
for Sewer and slater Pipes,. Said Ordinance was read -the -first time; on motion of Alderman Jobe
the rulbe were suspended, two-thirds of the Council voting therefor,_and the Ordinance was read
.,th$_second_time,_ on motion of:Alderman_-Jobe, the_rules dere further suspended, -.t;Fr o -thirds -of the
Council toting therefor and the Ordinance was read the third time and placed upon its passage,
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_ ,.The _question .being shall_ the_ Ordinance pass 3- The roll _was__call.ed-.and._those voting_ in the aff.i.r-_
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,.mative were " Aldermen ;-Appleby, Bar- Suttle,. Sour; those -voting_°_ Nay was Alderman {
Braly_ Absent and not voting, none, So the Ordinance pa^sed, and is as follows :-
Ordinance No, 255,
__ _____ __ An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 246. t
_-_- B.e__it_Ordained By The -City Council of the._City_of Fayetteville,- Arkansas, _}
Section 1. _ That•_Ordin_ance no, 246,_ entitled, " An Ordinance_toprohibit_the laying•of
;later pt,es and Sewer Connections in the same ditch, and regulating the same, approved Nov, 20.
1908_,_k4e and the same is__hereby repealed,
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Section 2, _ - That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its pas�-
age_ and publication,
_Adopted„ Hay 139 1.909 -and -published in the-Fay-etteville_Dai.ly_,_May_22, 1.9090
Alderman Braly introduced an Ordinance to call in the outstanding_script,, vrhic was read the first time, on motion of Alderman Braly, the rules were suspended,„tre-thirds of th
Council voting therefor, and the Ordinance was read the second time on motion of Alderman Brallp
the rules were further suspended, two-thirds of the Council voting therefor,- and _the Ordinance
.is read the -third time -and placed upon its passage, The question being :ahall. the Ordinance nago
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The__roll_was-,^alled and those voting " Aye_" were, Alderman Appleby,_ Eiraly, Barr, Jobe._ Sour- _
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and_Suttle,_those voting " Nay " were none. Absent and not_voting,_none ,•So the Ordinance
passed and -is as follXows _
Ordinance No, 256.
An Ordinance to provide for the cancellation of and re -issue of outstand-
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Warrents -of - — - - - -- i
dthe City of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Be 3t Ordained by the City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas,
That all outstanding Warrents or Script iosued_by°the City of T'a,yeJtevil
prior'to the_10th day_of April, 1909, be and the same is, hereby called in for the purpose of
}� „ersmination, cancellation and re -issue as'provided in Sect=ons 5.508 to 5512 inclusive of Kirb38s
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Digest,
I'S' ction 2, 1 _ Script -presented, to
_xua� all such_outatanding Warrents-_or_.s.hallbo the
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_City Council on the 26th dayof 1909,. or such Warrents orScript may be filed with
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.}the_City Clerk prior to that date in which case°the City Clerk shall _receipt for the sane and
shall present all Warrents or Script so filed, to the City Council on.the said 26th day of
'August, 1909, for cancellation and re -issue,
Section 3.,., That_all outstanding_Warrents or Script issued -by the.City prior tolIthe
,,said 10th day -of April., _l909,_prhich is not presented to the City_ Council._ on the said -26th
-day
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of August, 1909, shall thereafter be null and void and the holder thereof shall be forever
barred from deriving any benefit from their claims,
ISection 4, That the City Clerk, shall post and publish a copy of this order as pro-
'vided in Section 5509 of Kirby's Digest and he shall on the said 26th day of August, 1909;
-Gsubmit to the City Council proof of such posting and publication,
._Section 5, That this Ordinance shall tak effect and be_in- force from and after} its
asses a and ublication,
_ . _-_ -_.._ _ __ _____.__-_ Adopted _May 13, 1909_ and published in_ the Fayetteville Daily,_ Say 22,
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The Auditing Comriittee reports the following accounts allowed, P.E,Schap
Printing sign for Police Judge's_ office, 1,65; Fayetteville Printing Co,, printing 3000
sixsaiax Affidavits, 108006
No further business appearing before the Council it was moved and seconc
-� led that Council *adjourn, Motion carried,
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