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Home My WebLink About1910-07-21 Minutesf ewicN 87 -, - .._ - -- .._. __ -- ---- - _ . -- -. --- .REGULAR -MEETING — CITY. COUNC-IL — HELD JULY. 21., 1.910.. -i " - _ Present Mayor- and Clerk _- Aldermen -_Appleby-,.. Jobe,__Hight..,._.Ph.ill.ips,-.Sour and__ Suttle - Absent - None - Minutes of meetings held July 7_and July- 14, 1.910 were read and_._ approved. I The several. accounts of. Smith &Sons, _77..50- and -Fayette_v-ills_-Daily, .11..64 were read and referred: to the Auditing Committee. Alderman Sour from the Light Committee reported r that lie'°hid`.calle"d-1 pons Supt."MdLendon and he 'said he iioiild place the brickets•and..attach the 100 power Tungston ligit_betweenr,Center.,St: & Court House for,$7.which upon -motion was -receive and approved and the Light Committee were instructed to have same attended-to-,_the_following members voting " Aye " _ Appleby, Jobe, Hight, Phillips, Sour and Suttle,_-"Nays"-.None,._absen and not voting - None. Ald. Suttle from the Finance Committee reported the report of E.L.Nettl ship, Auditor, and a copy of which is as follows, towit :- " Fayetteville, Ark., July 16th, 1910. ---1T-o--4T-he Chairman -of -Finance- - - -�--- - ----- -- - -- -- Committee, Fayetteville, Ark. -Dear-S it -- I have this day examined the records of the Treasurer of the City of Fayetteville, and find the following balance, on hand in the different dens.rtmen,is__� 31910or_the_year-ending June Ttli- - - , . - - GENERAL FUND " 4Total amount of receipts during theYear,- 10453-.25-.-- Total amount of expenditures during the year, ................ 10 327.82. « -- --- Among -on -hand June 30th- 1910 :..•.. ,__ 12543__ __ _ FIRE FUND Total amount of receipts from all sources,.., ........ 21 866.78. Total amount of expenditures, 2 2 599.90..__ Among on hand June 30th, 1910'..'', ......... —1` 266.88. -I- ------ - . - - -- - STREE FUND .- - - - - - — - -- - »To.tal amount of receipts from all -sources,5;295..-96.- - - Total amount of expenditures, - _ .. 5 268,75. Amont_.on.hand-June 30th 1910 ... ... 27,-21, - Total receipts from .General Fund during the ,_......... _._ , , ,., ,.,- g year .._,. • .... 10 453.25. Total receipts from Fire Fund during the year,,......... ..... 21866.78. Total receipts froim Street Fund during the year, ... .._ ......... ,, 52215 -Total receipts from all sources,........ .... 18, 15.99. - -- - - S fined; E.L:Nett1-esfiip; "- tiuditor. "- Which report -upon motion of Ald. Suttle_,_ seconded by-Ald._ Sour, were. res.eived_and_-. approved. Messers. Combs, Albright, Baum and Paddock_, appeared before the Council and -protest -- — - against the City requiring the property owners on the East side of the Public Square to -lower the sidewalks in front of their respective building to the present --grade._e.s_tablished__ by the. City Engineer, after hearing their objections and etc, the,Liayor_referr-ed-the matter to. the Street Committee for their inspection and report - whereupon Alderman Appletly as _Chairman of said Comm -ittee objected to the motion and same droped after a lengthly discussion by the-C_o_unc Dr. 111elch, member of the Hostinal Board, appeared_ before the Council and -asked the. Council to appointeome citizen of Fayetteville, a member of said board to the take_-the.place o Yr r Combs, who had previously resigned, whereupon the ;mayor _appointed_Isir.-J.D.Parks, as t 'a member of the Board of the Hostinal in place of Mr, -Combs-, which-wae.duly_.approved by the 'Council. Alderman Phillips, from the Ordinance Committee iintroduced an Ordinance to regulat -. . [the speed of Automobiles and Motor Cycles, alziahxxx and moved its adoption,_which_motion was duly seconded by Ald. Sour and said Ordinance was read the .first time,_uhereu-oon Alderman Sutt moved that the rules be suspended -and said Ordinance be read the.second_.t.ime, which_mot-ion-was duly seconded by Ald. Phillips and said Ordinance was -read ,the -second -t ime_;._whereupon Alderman Suttle moved that the rules be further suspended and said Ordinance-be'read the _third time --and placed upon its passage, which motion was duly seconded by Alderman _Sour -and -said_Ordinance wa ld .e read the third_ time -and. placed-upon_ite_passage.,_the_que.stion _be_ing-shall_the_ Ordinance -pas e?- __-- [The-r-oll_aias__called-and__the-f.ollaviing-members voted"Aye"--Appleby__,_Jobe.,-Hight_,_Phill --�So.ur-and_S.ut.tle.,_°1-:ay.s"__2?one___A.bs-ent.-and-no-t voting-__ "None""..Same_.rece.ived-a-maj.o _ I copy of which is as follows-:_- " Ordinance No. 279. To Regulate The Speed of Automobiles and Motor Cycles within ------The-Corporate-himitslof-the-City-of-Faye tteville- - - - -- Arkansas. -�j—B e--It-Ordariiie d-by»-tlie-0-ity-C o unc-it-o f -the -C -it y-of-Faye-tt e v -i-1 l e-,--Arke.ns a s-. " Section 1. That all Automobiles and Motor Cycles shall not exceed the speed of 12 miles II Y P Per _house _while within the corporate of City -o f-Fay_etteville_,_Ark.__-__ Section 2. That any person or persons violating Section 1 of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty_ of a misdemeanor, and upon.. -conviction shall be fined any sum:not exceedin, -------- -Fifty Dollars (.680.00)-- --- -- - -- ---- ---- ----- - -- Section 3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage - - --- -and-publi-cation.---F/-H-P.oilins, mayor - -Loy-B-i-shop; --Clerk-"— 1 Aldierman Phillips-, from the Ordinance Committee_-int.ro_duc_ed _anOrd.ironce.,_ent_itled_An__ Ordinance to Amend Section One of Ordinance No. 187 of the General Vehicle Tax,Ordinance of the rc�ity_of Fayetteville, Ark., and,mofved its adoption, which motion was duly se6onded by_A1d.Jobe sa_id_Ordinance Suss read the first time; whereuoo_r._Ald. Sour moved that_the rules_be_suspen said Ordinance be read the second time, which motion was duly seconded by Aid. Jobe and sa. Ordinance was -read the second time _=irthere_upon_Aid. Bight moved that __the -rule s, be_further_.s.uspe ed a_.nd_ssid-Ordi_nance�be read the third time and placed upo_r it_s passag_e_, vihich_motion-was duly seconded by Ald. Sour and said Ordinance was read the third time ard_placed upon. its passage;th question_bei-ng_sha.11 the._Or_dinence_pus.s-?_ The_r.1l_was_cal1ed.-andtho-se vo_t.ing._°Aye"w.ere_Aiderm ___Appleb.,_Jo_Le_,_ N ight_,_I?hill"�e"one _,__, N'None __._receiv.ing_a-maj.or-i_ty__of_all-memb.era_e.lectedto_the City Co.un.cil_was_-ther_efore_decl.ared_to_he-ad -- -opted-andpassed-and_s._copy of-_which_is_as-f_ollosys-:- --- _ - __ " Ordirance,2io. 280. _ To Amend Sect ion Sixteer„pf General Section One of Ordinance--' No. 187 of the General Vehicle Tax Ordinance of � � -the -City--of-Fayettevil le -,- Ark.-- --- '- - - - - -Be It-Ordained--by-t-he-City-Coun-c-il-; of-t-he-C-it-y-of-Fayetteville-,-Arkr- - �LSection 1.: That part sixteen of section. one of Ordinance No.187 be and the same is her 7.by-.amen.de8-so-as t.o_head_as_fo,llow.s-:-"Automo.b.il.es.,-two-or-more-seats-,-per— annum , .610.00, Authmob it es , two or more seats,_per six .months w5.00; Automobiles, one_s_eai,__per_annum�5.00. Automobiles, one seat, per six months, $2.75. Section 2. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its -_ - ansa a and ubl i'cation. —Yl:H-Roll ins , Ma:yor = Loy -Bishop,- -p-Clerk.-" Alderman Phillips from the Ordinance Committee introduced an Ordinance entitled, An w Ordinance to amend section _5 of theGe.neral_Lieense__Ordinance_of-the - City of_Fayett.ev.il.l.e.,Ark,.. No. 187, and moved its adoption, which motion was duly':seconded by Aid. Sour, and said Ordinanc was read the first timewher_e_upon_Ald. S_o_ur moved the_rulee be-_susp.ended_a.nd-_said Ordinance to 'read the second time, which motion was duly seconded by Aid. Suttle, and said Ordinance was rea ' the second -time, whereupon Aid. Sour moved that the rules be further suspended_and sa.id_Ordianc ibe read the third time end placed upon its passage, which motion was duly seconded by A1d.Hight and, said Ordinance was read the third time _and _placed up on_i_t_s_.passage_ ythe question being sha.l the_Ordinance_pass__?-The-r.o.11_wae-called-and__tho.se v.otin.g"-Aye" were-Aldermen.,-Appbely-,--Jobe-,• it Hi&e t'} Phillips, Sour and - None, absent and not voting_'! None," _. _same receiving_ majority of all members elected to the City Council was declared to be adopted and passed and a I _;._copy of_wh.ich__is_u_s_follows_- .------__---_-__-- - -__ -- -- - '-- — KH " Ordinance Eo. 281. To Amend Section. 5, of the General License Ordinance of The City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, No. 187. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Ark. Section 1, That Section five of Ordinance Eo. 187, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows :- " Running omnibuses, hacks, drays, express wagons and carts and other vehicles drawn by two horses and used as public carriers, or for job hire; for each wagon or vehichle, per annum, $5.00, six months $2.75, for each 4t&g= automobile, two or more seats, per annum, per annum $5.00, per six months, $2.75. For each auto- mobile, one seat, per annum $2.75. Section 2. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication. i9.H.Rolline, Mayor - Loy Bishop, Clerk. of The Mayor appointed Aldermen Hight, Phillips and Sour, a Committee to investigate whether and see 1pCbc1RDtOA" Rose iIill Addition " should be made anew ward to the City of Fayetteville, or thrown into some of t1le other wards already established and to report their findings - Alderman Sour from the Auditing Committee reported the following accounts examine and found correct towit Smith & Sons, payment on Grader and Plow, $77,50, North Arkansas Lumber Co., material for laying sidewalks, w197,30, Jo. Lehman, laying side walks, `154,86, which accounts upon motion and roll call were allowed and the Clerk instructed to draw warrant for same, the following members voting "Aye" - Appleby, Jobe, Hight, Phillips, Sour and Suttle "Nays" _ None, absent and not voting " None ". The Mayor appointed Geo.H.Pettigrew, as a Member of the board of Assessors for 'dater and Sewer Improvement District No. One, of the Bity of Fayetteville, Arkansas, to take the place of Mr. J.T.Hight, who had pre•;iously resigned, the Council confirmed and approved the aprointment and the Clerk was instructed to notify Mir. Petti;rew of his appointment. Alderman Suttle, from the Committee appointed by the Mayor at the last meeting to investigate further the financing and buildir.7 of aAg116U,o°�:aflli.,,sijbmitted the fol win- i re, ort, .v twee° . l"Vt[tt8II3s'-ann-a .ttS6 uriderstobd that the 11 _'��'---T�' Regarding A City or Mnlholland had never be ty own" the lot ad of 1�y��, a s)?rplua of entered on the( court r Poi K 1 money in our Sre fund which we us oa the south wants to b will not need for awhile and be - To tr,e Honorable Mayor a ord and Judge Greer will one half of that wall. Our lot tore it becomes necessary for us Cit y Council: recognize it as it i� not a matt . 30 , 100 feet and with the ase' of cq�rt record. to have a paid fire department. Wb have tendered the County ante of the parties adjoining d We can use this surplus together satin_ pointed by -our we can build a large spaci with a like amount frcm our gen. ro• .r meeting of the Judge $250 each year since, but j�all at small cost, the lower fl late a plan t he refused it, claiming $500 1 owing used exclusively fort anal fund and pay for it in a few -,iry funds fo ear on We old contract (a matte ears. S9 m r r tr it cl J hre department, except as "We recommend that the sum m ,fishing a cit 9 of court record.) �� spay! in the Southeast con rtment house The city has not paid any rent f $1,000 out of the fire fund be , the matter i wh2re our city jail will be located. for three years, but the CeTunty' The first floor can be furnished °laced in a building fund. n omit to you Judge holds seven $500 ajt8 Nvar- We do this in order to .ha o rants—$3," a very small cost. ec mation we have .00 against as We some ready money to cumme>ice m n it it is necesstf to be us i h � believe this about covers ct' work at an s?arly date, and that a. gild House and City nation up to this time as n e borrow the sum of $5,000 to bi I- Iderstand it. or City ark, .Chief of of c damplete he building, and a ills is a matter that has h Sometime ago your Honor al `Wn{ Police Judge—arranged by ould anVtroney remain in the `t careful consideration. pointed a committee from th folding doors, ,so as to be use Ind t the completion , of the i a In building our new co rt Council to eonfer with JLd as a Council room, the balance o it ie`i .tq the Louse the city council entered in., Greer in regard to the matte the room to be used as an assem to an agreement with the County After due consideration he bly hall for public, entertain r Judge "for the sum of $5 agreed to return to us the.sevenl menu, sometSing we have need elly issue five s1,SdQCIT payable $500 annually for $500 city warrants ($3,500 ands ed for a long time. This bui ngPrants payable $1,000 tt�l• Tears. They would give the release us from any further obli �, ing can be built and furnish ly out of the fire fund to be held two office rooms in the bas4me 1 gations, and allow us to stay �i with all necessary'farniture a y the party or parties holding of the building for 20 years; said' where ick - are until we could•I fixtures at a cost not execedin a mortage on the building to qq rooms to be selected by the build. He released us from the 1 $7,000. cure the payment of the same. ri County Judgge." payment of the $1500 now due' This money we can borrow We also recommend that we r� Furtunateliv the rooms selecta4 him, and the, other warrants, on a reasonable rate of interest et aside 1 mill of the 2 mill, levy ct1J by the County Judge adjoined account of the county having col part of the principal payable an. for fire purposes collected each the basement vault, which the lected and retained something nually with the interest unci year to be applied Judge has allowed use free o like $1,000 belonging toour street !paid off. demption of outstanding war - II, r' Y rent Otil the county has use f fund. I This can be done without any' rants or enough of same to tae it. a believe the city has pa The condition of our fire house ladditional taxes on our property, up one warrant each year to- t{. her obligation to the county j at present is such that it will be If it was necessary to increase gether with the interest on' the d three years, having rcdeeme necessary to spend about $500 ,I our taxes in order to build this' same. In this way we can soon .411 U $1,500 of the $5,000 outstanding, or $600 before next winter. This City Hall we would not be in fdf pay off this indebtedness withmzt b warrants for rent, leaving a bal money togevoher with our out, vor of the proposition. By doing increasing the burden of taxa -I ante of $3,500 now in scrip and standing warrants amount to I this we will save the taxpayers tion. must be redeemed by the city. over $4,000, that has to lee paid the $3,500 that the county holds We also recom wed that a cpm 1. The city relinquishing all her vfiether we build or not. Then against us and the amount that mittee be appointed to draw .up i right to the public square to the why not use that amount toward will be t1P, "ary to spend onplans or have them drawn up, to government for the posto8ice lAilding a good, substantial our fire house o put it in condi be submitted to the Connell at c building, County Judge Williams bdilding of our own? I tion for winter, the next regular meeting. entered igto a written agreement The city owns the lots where Then why not add a little mors Respectfully submitte V. with Mayor Mulholland. On ac- our fire house is located and also to that amount and build a Cit; I J. E. Serr,, r' count of the city having do owns one-half interest in the wall Hall? Ch'm Finance Committee ". that he would reduce the ann of the building occupied by the ; rental from $500 to$250per y North Arkansas Telephdne Co. although the county had warrant for $500 pay able anhu ---. IT. The written agreement he 90 1,11hereuron Alderm<^:ri Sour moved to adopt said report and tl4it a Special Committee be appointed to have plans and snecificotions drawn,and be presented to the Councilfor final action, ,vaich motion was duly seconded by Ald. Phillips — whereupon the Mayor appointed a Committee Com. A,.�� posed of Aldermen Bight, Phillips and Sour, to have said plans and specifidnt ions drawn and to report the name as soon as convinent. Upon _notion Council adjourned. Approved Mayor. Attest City Clerk REGULAR 1,METING OF THE CITY COUNCIL — HELD JULY 28, 1910. Present — Mayor and Clerk — Aldermen, Appleby, Jobe, ?sight, Phillips and Sour, absent — Alderman Suttle — Minutes of meeting held July 21, 1910 were read, corrected and approved. Alderman Appleby from the Street Committee reported that the time had expired for ',friss Amanda Stone to comply with a notice served upon her to put in a side walk in front her building on the Wert side of the Public Square and desired to have the members of the council ex-ress selves as to whether the City would proceed to fine Miss Stone for her failure to comply with the said notice, or have the City to advertise for bids and put said walk.'in and file a lien against said property for the cost of the walk — after adue deliberation had thereon by the Council it decided that the City advertise for bids and proceed to p.:t said walk in and file a lien against the property. The Layor appointed Prof. Knock to Inspector of Sewers to fill the vacancy caus by the absen e of Mr. Reese, tle rerular Inspector, w..ich appointment was duly approved and con_ firmed by the Council. The several accounts of Hall k Blowers for sum of $299.21 was read and referred to the Auditin;; Co-mmittee. The Committee appointed by the Mayor at a previous meeting to ascertain how Sose hill, Davidson & City Par}: Additions would be admitted to the City reported th followin, :— " We, the Committee report on the arnexin� of Rose Frill Addition and recommend tha same be added to the second ward, and Ddty P&rk and Davidson Additions be added to the third ward J.T.Hight, :C .W,Phillips. H. Sour, It which report upon motion of Ald. Jobe, seconded by Ald. Appleby was duly received and approved. Alderman Sour from the Auditing Committee reported the folloaring accounts examined and found correct, towit .�Z4� f sJhich accounts upon motion of Ald. Sour, seconded by Ald. Hight were allowed a:bd ordered paid, the followin• members votin "Aye" — Appleby, Jobe, Hight, Phillips and Sour, "Nays" — N Absent and not voting Alderman Suttle — and the Clerk was instructed to draw warrants for sane. ,, ft t