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Home My WebLink About1909-08-19 MinutesREG_UILAR_MEETING OF THF CITY COUIdCII:,_ HELD AU!,rUST_19, 1909. Present _.!dayo.r_and. _Clerk; Aldermen :� Appleby, Bralyarr., Jobe ,_Suttle and Sour._ t . __ None, _• _ _ _ -- _ _ —_ . Minutes of meeting held Aug_ 12, 1909 were read and approved. ?lessers. Evins and Jackson appeared before the Council and addressed the -same !in -regard. -to .aL-d.is.turbance- of n-ightly_ accourance-a.t the._T.el.ephone--Company.!s office_ - in this._ -;City--and laying.in_a compl_aint aga_inst_the City's Night-Watchman_,-_A,F_.Stiner,lhich_matter,___ -4 " was _passed _unt_il-_an investigation of the same- could be made,.__ - - - - F -- --The.- Accounts filed, were read_ and- referred to, _the_Auditing.Committee. y> I ' _ _ _ - _ -_ _-__The�jAayor appointed_Aldermen Suttle_ to .see the ?tanager_ of _the-Tel_epho.ne Company I' and_ seeif arraingments could be made with s_aid-Compa.ny_ to_furnish the _Chief _of PolicePolice _ Judge'sOffice and the Fire.Department with free telephones. Alderman Bral_y from the Finance Committee makes a report showing, in his opinio that._ the- City_of_Faygttevill e_,_-has_not _been_ r_eceiying_he.r _e.xact_share_of ffifil _the_ taxes collect ed_ by. -the-County Collecter,. which_ report _is as follows, " To The City Council of the amity of Fayetteville :- The undersigned Special - _ Committee -to whom was referred the report of the City Treasurer for the month of July with __instructions to -examine the books of the County -Collector and ascertain if the_. amounts paid -by him tothe.City_.Treasurer _on- account -of -collections made_ for the City were the correct amounts _ _..that_the_�ity_Has__entitled-to_-receive_, herewith_re_t_urns the_ same and submits_the_following report:- __. - _-The_C.ity_Tr_easurer!s. report -shows -that -on the -13th --day of -July., -1909, -he had,_ ---.,received received -fron J_._C•Reed,_County Collector-, amounts--credit-ed-as-fa-1 lows:-_Geperal Fund, 7167.0 _ _ _Fire Fund,__$_3052,_2.8, Street Fund, -$__2293.42;_ total $ _12512.79. The. Collector- had made_ no statement to the City showing why these particular amounts should be paid to the City Treasur- -1,er., but __upon.an, e.xamination of statements --on file. -in_ the -office of the Coun.ty_Clerk it was .,. - -_-_ found_ahat_payment_had_been_made_in_conformity_ with_his_settlement_made_with the County Court. It appeared -that the City had-r-e_ceired_on_2,ccount_of__5_mill9^l-e.v.ied as. General evenue_and.on- account .of_2_mills.l.eveid_as-Bire_Fund-,. the -sum -with -which the -Collector was Chargeable, less delinquent_ taxes and commission, but in the_matter_of Street Fund or_3 mills j of Road_Tax__levied under amendment No. 5 of the Constitution_ and the Act of May 8_, 1899, the. _City has in the opinion of your Committee received but two-thirds of the _amount that should have been paid to the City 'Treasurer under the law._ _Amendment_No.._ 5, to the Vonstitution which was --declared. adppted_ Jan. 13, 1899. - authorized the Levying Court after the County should have voted therefor,_. to levy not.exceedin •�; 3 mills which in the language of the amendment " Shall be known as the County Road Tax and _,yhen collected shall -be -used in the respective Counties _for._the_purpo_se_of,making and repair- ing Public Roads and Bridges, of the respective Countiesand for no other purpose. --- - - Section 7330 Kirby's Digest taken from the Act of May_8,_1$99, conforming with Amendment No. 5,_ authorized_ the County _Levying Court to-_appropriate_and_l-ev_y riot exceeding 3 _m ills -on --the- ftllar__as_ the -Road -and- Br-idge lax on all the. taxable_proper ty_ in the aCounty "hick tax shall be collected by the Collector of State and County `saxes, in the same manner as the State a,.nd_County Taxes, and provided "_that said Collector shall keep such Road and Bridge 'taxes collected on the property of each of the various Road Districts separate and when the Collector shall pay into- the County 4eaeury the -taxes so collected he shall. take the Tres. I er's receipt_.for the _sameras so much money paid into the credit of such District on ac count _o] I Ro.ad__and..Br_idge.s., _ _'t� _ —_ --- — ---- --- ----- — - Section 73.58 o _Kirby's_D_ige-st waken -from theAct_of_?v ay 231901_provided.,"-Thc whenc_v_er,.under the.rpro_v_isions_o =an-Act_,-appro_v_ed_Alay8.,_1899_,-a tax_shall_be_eo.11ect.ed-in_ �_ICities�I'of the first class at least one-fifth of the taxes so raised upon the taxable property_ in said City Limits'shall be_appropriated for the purpose of Road and Bridges, building _out_sid of the ,City Limi-ts ;j the Act, was silent as to the disposition of the remaining four-fifths of su } tax,,._hu.t_.the-S-upr_eme_C.our_t_.in_the_case_of-T_exaxkana vs_the_Co.unty J-udge.,_held.that_it__must-be— _in the Road District in which it was collected. ..expended —_ - TYe Levying Court of this County last October levied the authorized_3 mills, but at—tempt',ed to_d,ivide4 itinto_a"Road-and_Br_id;e"tax,-and-a" Sp,ec.ial_Br,idge Tax, -for -which - action ax, -for which_actionit seems tome there is no_authority either in_Amendment _No, -6 or in the Act of_h4ay f3_,__ -. 1899 or in any other Act. Section 555 of Kirby's Digest prescribes the manner in which bridges The last Legislature passed an Act for the benefit of this City which follows ver —wclosely _the provisions of Section 7358 above referred to, but provides specifically that " The 111. �__ rema,ining�`our-f liths, -o, such_tax_s.o-raised_and-collected-in_s.a.id_-City shall_b.e-appr.o.pr_iated-f lithe exclusive purpose of building brigges and working and maintaining the. -Streets and high ways — - -. ii 'kv, ithin the limits of said City of Fayetteville. t ed " Und But Sections 7358 and the local act for this City refer to taxes levied and collect the Act of 1899 " and this Cityis entitled to four-fifths of the tax so 1 ri q 1 - and collected within the City, whether such levy be,designated " a Road and Bridge Tax " or "Spec.ial_Bridge_Tax. i The Collector has paidto the City Treasurer four-fifths of the net proc_e_eds of the_, 2_ milds . i.des.ignated_11 Road-and_Br-idge"tax. _I_am-o.-thr t e_op.in.ion_that_undehe-law_o.f _ C the. ity • _is ent.itle.d: to._fo:ur-fif-ths,._,o.f_all taxe.s_lev_ied_and_oo.11e.cte.d_und.er said-Ac.t-of_ lay 8-,-189.9__, _or � 3,440!13 instead of 2293.42. Very respectively, w.C.Braly, Special Committee. " the tax collected in withholding s if£ as " S to the Sheriff made his final settlement with the City Treasurer, wh 1 _ matter was_r_e.ferred_,to__the. Street j.ommit.t.e.e-to_co,nf-er ra_ith-fir_._ Greer in_r.e.gard_to-the._ dispo.s.it.io T i (thereof; etc. t Alderman Sour, from the Light Committee makes the following_ report, !' To=the_Hon.:_ I ayor a0Q uncil,,,_I' herein report that by the_wo,rd_of Judge -Greer_,_ that the-C.o.unty__of Wash.ingto willcontinue to pay for the Arc Light in front of the Court House. " Alderman Appleby introduced an Ordinance amending Section Five of Ordinance No. 187.___ _I .approved June 29 1.906, in.so far as it relates to the License _fee -_for Circuses wh.ichwas_read.__-- TTT--- � -_•...the-f.ir.stmt.ime-,_on_mot.ion_o.f_Alderman__Braly_, the_rul.e.s-were_suspended.,-two-.th,irds-of--the-Council --� vd_t_ing ther_efo.r,_andrt sa.id_O.rdinance_w.as_read_the-s.e.cond_t.ime-;-on_mo.t.ion_o.f Al,desman-Braly_,.the—_ _ rules Lvar__e..,fur-ther_suspende.d., two-thirds-o.f__the_go.unc.ilvot.ino_there.for_an.d_said_Ordinance_was—_-- Iread the, third time and placed upon its passage, the question being shall the Ordinance pass_,_t_h,__ -- -- --- I- -- - --, _ _— — _roll was called and those voting Aye were Aldermen, Appleby_, Braly-,_i3arr,_Jobe_,and So_ur_, Nays °Alderman Suttle. Absent and not voting, None, said Ordinance receiving a two-thirds_ majoa3ty" of all members__ elected.to_the C_o.uncil., w.as_ declared-to___be_.passed .and--is-in-words--and— -- - lift �,M� 37. 0 and figures as follows, towit Ordinance No-._ 264,- -,An -.Ordinance to wnend Sect ion F ive of Ordinance Nc 64.-__An-Ordinance_to-amend$ectionFiyeofOrdinanceNo _187_, approved Jun .29 1906 -_ ;in-ao_.far__as .it-,r_elates_to-the license_fee -_chargedto_Ue_p-aid_by_each_cir_cus,._menagerie _or♦_ _ - - - - d.. -West -Show.- -- - - - --- ------"-------- --- - - Arkansas. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, II - __That._i.tem.-time nty-three_(.23) of Section Five (5)__of_Ordinance.,,Pto.__187,-approved- June, 29,, approved_June_29,, 1.906,, -fixing -the license to _be-_pa.id-by each _circus-,_ menagerie-- or -,wild west show, be i ___-,and the -same -is -hereby -amended to read as follows '--- - i--.- -- - - For. -each_ -circus-, menagerie or wild -vest-sho:v, _car.rIed_-by-.fifty- cars or Less, for each_Aigienty-.f our._ho.ur.s ,__,$-_60...00_._ For�each c-ircus,,_ menagerie or wild west show, c_ arried by_more than fifty caris, for each t,renty_four _hours, X100.00. - -- - - �. - _ ____-T.ha.t..-this_Ordinane e__shalI take e.ffec_t-and_be _in-force-from_and_af_ter .its passage-. --- - -,and publication. --- -- Passed and approved this Aug. 19, 1909. ♦-- -1'- - -• _--- _ _ _--Attest.. _-___Loy,Bishop-,_.Clerk. --—____-- - t9,.H.Roll _ins _, Mayor. (.P_uLliished_in-the " Evening News_ ° August. 20_, -__ Alderman_Sour from -the Auditing Committee -reports the --following acco.un.t.s-w.ith the _recommendation, that__same-be allowe_d_,__the__roll__was called and those_ voting "_Aye If were_Alderme; Applet:y, Braly,_ BarrJoUe, Suttle and Sour, "Nays "_None, the Clerk was ..instructed to draw warrents in payment forsame,_ tow it Fayetteville Printing._Co.-,__printing_tags _for buggies, 1.50;__Philip.s-Br.00k.s-Hwd. Co. ,_ hardware _for Street. Comniissioner,-_y-6.75,-M•B•Tharp.,-4-bushes .,,o.f..lime_and,ha.uling.-t're-stime w` 2.00; -North-ArkansasTelephone-Co.,__r.ents on..phones_ in Police ♦- -,Judge'•s-,_Cief_ofolice'sAC.Cursesand Fire p odateAg1 -P - __ _, _- ..1909,. �- 36.50_0 Moved_ Yy_Alderman Suttle, that the vote be reconsidered or. the, Ordinance in regari -._—__..,,to..Showw-L.i.cense_,--c rd_th.at _same _b.e voted__upo.n-aga.it...-The__Meyor r_ul.e.s-Alderman_S.u.t.tl.e.'_s_mot.ion,-- _ out of order. - - • On motion_ of A1_derman_Braly_,-_theMiayor was authorized _to_<.ppoi_rt a-spec-ial Commit ,to.,be_known._as_ ' _Committee._onr.Po.lice °_.. The__may_o.r_then_-pr_oce.eded-_t.o_appo.in.t_Al.dermen._Appleby.- and Sour as, the,Committee.on Po.l-ice. -,.-- -� - - - — - - --On_ motion Council 'adjourned•- - -- ---- - y ♦ _♦- _ _.. ...__ _ _ __-.___ __♦ _ REGULAR LVET ING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, - F=D AUGUST _2.6,1909._ __- Present -Clerk, Aldermen :-__Appleby, Br.aly, Jobe, -Sour and Suttle, absent :__Mayor a. - - - -- --------- __ The Mayor_being absent, on motion of Alderman- SuttleAlderman Bra.ly_was elected President Pro tem._ a_ ♦ ____T.hi.s-be-ir_g the designated -date --for the presen-ta:tion--for -all City Warrents -issued prior to_April-_10, 1909, for redssue,_the president t)ro- tem, - -then- inquired if any one 7 ee .