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Home My WebLink About1910-09-29 MinutesWhu 1.03 _REGULAR MEETING .OF THE CITY_CO.UNCIL- -._HELD_BEPT_.-29, 1910._I-- _— Ptesent - Mayor and Clerk - Aldermen - dobe_,_Hight,_Phillips, -Sour.and Suttle., absent _- _ Ald . Appleby. Minutes of meeting held Sept. 22, 1910 were read_ and _approved - _Hon.._ H..L.P_ear.son-app.eared-before_.the-Council and asked. the -Light -to-be-put- --- _ .-.tin at_ the -Baptist Church _ Algh d. Sour, Chairman of- Lit _Comm_it_tee report ed_ that _a.fter_an investigation o.f__the same --he would recommend _that the -light be_placed_in_the_cen.ter-of_College -- ____-Avenue._a.nd Dick son_S.tr.eet--,_and moved. that -said light -be._ placed_ a.t-said-po-int-,"-which-motion wa. -- duly seconded by Aldo Phillips adorted by the following vote_- "Ay_es"_=_JobeHight,- ps . -- - -- _ - I Sour -and Suttle - "Nays" None, absent and not voting Ald. Appleby. -The -said -mot ion was. -there- fore declared to be adopted and the Light Committee was instructed to have said light installed as aforesaid. __Aldo Suttle_ from the -.Finance Committee submitted -the -fool lowing report. i " To the Hon. Mayor and City Council After having examined the bids received at the last meeting on _public printing_ and advertieingT_ I find_ti:at-t_he_" Evening - News" "-,published by_Mr._- _ -- -___-D.C-.Ambrose, to -be the lowestbidder and in_ accordance_ with the_resolut.ion. -passed-some _t-ime. agoI _ _Yio-uld._recommend_tha.t_.me _be_awarded—the contract-_six. months_ from_date...J.E,..Suttle-,. Chr-.-F-..¢..-" And_.moved_ its. a.doption.,_which-motion was_ duly _sec.onded_ by_ Sour_ and_ado.p.ted by-- the, -follow-ing vote I III !'Ay_es"" -_Jobe, _Hight, Phillips, Sour and Suttle, "Nays" --None---Absent.-and not voting "Aldo _ ._Appleby " _ same receiving -a majority was therefore declared .to be adopted. Aldo Appleby who was not present at roll call_, came in and asked permisaion_to_answer -pregent_to his _name, which_was_granted and the Alderman_took_par_t_in the._f.ur_ther_Ael_ib.erat.ion of the Council. Alderman__Suttle- introduced -the _ following resolution.,. -.11 -Be _it_resolved_by. the City - Council ity- i r-- - Council of the City_ of Fayetteville_,. Arkansas, the rate of -taxes for, General. City purpo sec �for the year 1910 be and tit is hereby declared to be five mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of all real or personal property within the_1 imits. of_the _said City -of_Fay_etteville,_ - -- _ _.. -- _- -------Arkansas.,- a.a .shown--by-the. Assessment. Books -dor_-Coun.ty_and_State -purpo-sea-and-the -same--is-here-- - by levied and the Ma1.yor end City Clerk of said City are hereby authorized and directed_t_o_ cert_ Ify thia levy to the Councy_Clerk of Washington County,. Arkansas, to_the_end_thatthe_asseasmen may be placed on the Tax Books and be collected with the State and County _Taxes,=andcmovedio i its adoption, which motion was duly seconded by Aldo Hight and adopted by the fallowing -vote, - - - - - - -- --_-adopted _"Ayes!'__-._Appleby,__Jove,_Hight_,_Phillipa_,_Sour._and Suttle__"Nay-s"--_Plone., absent_a.nd._no-t uo.ting n one- Same was therefore_ declared_ to be adopted and the_ Mayoh_and_Clerk__instructed -to -certify the same to the_County µ _. _._. _. ___..__ _..____ _ -.-_ ---- _ - - _ _-- I, Aldderman Suttle introduced the following _resolut ion,___!'__Ee _it-:resmlved., by the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, that the rate of taxes for -the Fire Department for the year 1910 be and it is hereby declared to be one and one-half milts on the dollar and that the rate of taxes for the City Hospital for the year 1910 be and it is hereby declared to i be _one-half mill _on_the -dollar, _ of the _assessed _valuation _of all: real or_p.er.sonal_property__ ithin_-_the 1 imits of the_ said _C ity-_of Fayetteville,__ Arkansas, as shown by. -the- Assessment. Books dor the County and State purposes and the same is hereby levied the_May_or.and City Clerk of said City are hereby_ authorized --and directed to _certify this -levy_ to_the. County_ Clerk of. Washin ton County, Arkansas, _to the end that the assessment nay__be_placed on- the Tax Books and be collected with the State, and County Taxes; " and moved it,s adoption,.which motion was duly _ . «-_ 104tl;"!� - seconded -by Ald. Eight and aaoptea vy the following vote,"Ayes" - Appleby-, Jobe Hight_,_Phillips� Sour and Suttle, "Rays" - None - absent and not voting, none = same receiving a majority of all members elected to the City Council was therefore declared to_,be_adop.tea_.and the_Mayor_and--Cl erk- instructed to certify the same to the _County Clerk. i 1 1 I - - T --� REGULAR 'TING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD OCTOBER 6, 1910. Present - Ma.yor and Clerk - Alderman - Appleby, Jobe, Hight, Sour and Suttle, absent Alderman Phillips_. _ - for the month of Sept. 1910 - -� _ The following report-s�from the respective City Officials were read, towit - Chief of Police i Police JudgeCity +'leighibaster, Special Disbursing Agent, Street Commissioner, and City Treasurer — �nd upon motion were referred to the Finance Committee. I The following accounts were read, towit - VI.F.Stirman, $3.75, Fayetteville Light Co.w135.100 ter, ,A9.10, and upon motion was referred to the Audi /old_.-_Sourfrom the__Auditing Committee_reported the account of James Carter, 9..1Q,_for T making_co.nne.ct on_fo.r the Hight building_o.n_ the_Square_,_caus_e.d_ ty_the �lat_er Oo._jowering the_main — examined and found correct and moved that the same be allowed and the Clerk instructed to draw rarr.ant-for--same_,-whi_ch_mo_t.io.n was -duly seconded_by_Ald.._J.obe_and_ado.pt.e.d_by the_fo.11otiv.ing vote_,- "Ayes" - Appleby, Jobe, Hight, Sour and Suttle, "Nays" - None, absent and not voting, Ald. Phillip's same receiving a majority was therefore declared to be adopted and the Clerk instructed to draw warrant for said amount of $9.10 to pay said account. �,