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Home My WebLink About1909-10-28 MinutesFBWNfl 45 1 1909. 9/14Recd. Nifong & Davis, 6.50, 20-- 23.20. - 9/07 11 XXXXXffXXXM� 11 4494.40. 8955* 3854.97. - - -- . _�, ._.._ X11 /- - -- _.. _ .-. _ .. -_ 4494. 30. -_ Bal. on hand. 3854.97. - -- -»�--8/31/_ °--- --- ,_ - - 2048.55.. _ _Street_ -Fund-.-, - - - 9 2 Recd. w.A.Gregg, 246.55. Disbursements 485.61, 930- 2294.92. - - - - - 1809.31. -� -- 9730 .. Bal. on hand. -294, g2 Respectfully submitted,_ _. __ __ _. -A. Guy Philips, City Treas. " 4 - _-_ _Alderman -Sour -from the Auditing Committee reports --the -following. accounts examined -an d - found correct and on motion same were allowed and Clerk instructed to draw Warrents in payment for sa:ae, towit Johm Skiller, wood for Fire House, $ 3.509 Fay,. Light Co., wireing light for Fire House, 2.10, J.F.Hix, Police at Trent's spring 8.00, J,H,Phip s- Lbr.- C o., lumber for Street Commissioner, $ 7.52, J.W,Tillman, digesting City Ordinance 155.00. as On motion Courc.il_adj.ourne.d.-_-_ At est - Anpro_v-ed,-:-(,22 two / ity Clerk_ Mayor_ _REGULAR L'iF:ETING-CITY COUNCIL.,. HUED .00T-.»-28.,.-1909. - -- Present _- Rayor_and Clerk, Absent Aldermen Appleby, Jobe__,_ Phillips, Sour,-Sedwick and Suttlop, Absent :- None. Minutes of meeting held Oct. 21, 1909 were -read and approved. Dr. an Hight d other gentlemen _ g _ g present addressed the Council inregard to the"ti'Jater question," a majoiryt-of those who spoke were in_favor of going to_Clear Creek for -water. TjieL Mayor_submitted the following_resolut ! ion., the_Counc.il' of -City -- -_ lof Fayetteville Gentlemen I feel that it is my_d_uty to__callyouur_ attention- _at_.this t.im _ .. Oto. the "---Water_ 'Question ", which no doubt you have been considering.,. I_feel_that- the time has lcome when the City should and must take some _decided _steps tomeet-the_s,itua.tion that confrom .s us. I have carefully considered every thing that has been af.fored an�Tathe�subject-and_reached the conclusion that Clea rj( Creek offers the only quick and sure solution-for.this most import- ant question and would recommend that you adopt at this meeting a_R_esolution endorseina Clear _ Creek and take steps at once to perfect and carry into effect some plan_ _ by which we ca.^.. -secure --- -ir. _ . - -- - - - - - - - - -- additional suppy of water from this _source with as little delay as._possible..._-We must agree. upon-- some po__some practical plan and whileit may not be everything that might be desired still we must keep in mind our Financial condition as well as our ability to raise money;what_ever the plan that _ ieverl the plan that may be adopted the responsibility rests upon_ycu-_as_ members of_the City Counc.il,to do.something. I trust that you will not delay action_ in formulating a_plan to Finance andlprocure water from Clear Creek I stand to do what I can to help in this matter. Very Respt _ - - - - - -- - W.H.Rollins Mayor." Several- accounts-w.ere read -and-referred to the Auditing Co Street Alderman.hppleby introduced the following resolution :_ _'!_West Mountainoo,Impr-ovement - District No. One,, Alderman Appleby_laid before the Council the petition of.I..G.Combs; Mary B. Paddock,. J.E.Vaughan, J.E.Suttle, A.F.1'lolf, J.C.Vaughan, BE, Grabill_, Mrs.-_B.,E.Grab ill,. S. A. Clark, Washin-ton Hotel Company, E.L.F isher, Florence Fisher, and 1141.P.McNair, owners of real 46 estate in_._'-SNe.st Mountain. -Improvement -District No -.-One, of- the-_C.ity_of_Fayette.ville, praying thati_. 4anim r-_ov.emen.t-_be.,made_in_said -Improvement District by macadamizing with_ stone_ -and gravel. :Nest ,Mountain. -Street _from_Bloek Street to School Street and across School _Street _in said City. and that ,the cost thereof be assessed_ and charged upon the real property situated within said District tov�it :The.-Sou.th-half.-of_,Blo.eks._24,_25.and 26 -and the. Nor-thhalf -_.o.f._-Blocks_31_,-t32_and_.33 as Shawn_by.thc ,_orig lal.,plat of, said_.City.-.And after consideration of said petition and _evidenee of petitioners '- „shovii g_that _sai,'d .etition-_is signed by a majority in vabe of the, owners of real property_ within - - - +--.- -- - .such District and.adjoining the locality -to be affected, thereupon Alderman Appleby+introduced - the f Illowing Resolution " Resolved that I.G.Combs, J.C.Vaughan and' Sam A.Clark, three owners f' ..r.eal.progerty.in West -.Mountain. -Street Improvement District �o._One be_'appoin.ted_a Board of Impro.___-_ vei;ient for_said District-" and moved its adoption. The question being shall said resolution be adopt d, the.samewas submitted to the Council and adopted by.the following vote, Korea " Apple by,._Jobe, _Philips Sour, Suttle_ and- Sedwick,_ Nays " None,_Absent_and not voting, None. " so said resolution was _declared adopted and the City Clerk is instructed to notify the said members of said Board of Improvement of their appointmmnt. -Loy. Bishop.,__City .Clerk,_ -reports -to the Council that Ordina-mce .No-. 269, entitled, An — - Ordinance.lain off cert -- y g certain territory within the corporate limits of the City of_Fayetteville, Arkansas, into an Improvement District designating the number and defining the boundaries there of, " was published in the 22nd day of October, 1909, for.one insertion in the Fayetteville Dail a nevaspaper published in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, said__report_is_on„motion of.Alderman•- Appleby by the Counc it approved. ' Alderman Phillips_,introduced the_ follow ing_resolution, -towit_.:-_” .Resolved that.,tX,0 we_ the Ci y Council, now in session recommend that we go to Clear Creek to -procure water for_ the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and be if further resolved that -_a Finance Cormaittee be appointed -- to estimate the ppointe -_toestimatethe cost of same and report_to the Council -as soon as.possible.-".-On motion same was- -- ..- adopted. The Mayor then appointed the following Committee to investigate and report the_estimat cost of procuring water from Clear Creek, towit Aldermen Sedwick, Sour and Phillips. -On. Council adjourned -until Monday night, -November -l., 1909. _.- - Attest Z _ City Clerk - Approved : - - - - Mayor, ADJOURNED_.;_Z P,=1TING OF THF CITY COUNCIL, ?HELD NO%rr1=R 10 1909. Present Mayor and Clerk :-._Aldermen,-Appleby, Jobe, Phillips-,-Sours-Suttle-and Sedwick, Absent — _None. _ _ - ... _- Minutes of.meeting held Oct. 28, 1909 were read and approved -,-the account of Y..Armstrong for 18.65, wes read and referred to the Auditing Committee, Alderman Phillips, introduced an Ordinanceentitled, ".An Ordinance,to. Maintain.and Operate the Fayetteville Water. System, in the manr:et apdovided by law,--" which was -read the first