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REGULAR MEETING CINY COUNCIL - HELD SEPTEMBER -7, 1911.
Present Mayor and Clerk _ Aldermen _ Cornwell, Jobe, High, Sour and Absent, Aldermen
Appleby,.and_Sut.tl.e,. _,_Minutes_ of_meet.ings held-Aug.__17___and_Aug. _25.,_.1911, _were .read and approved..
_- The.foilowing-letter was presented and read, writ -
" Chicago, September 6, 1911.
Hon.- Mayor• -and -`City Council, _
Fayetteville, Ark.
Gentlemen--; -- - -
In behalf of my associates and myself, and in compliance with the terms
of- franchise -granted -us.-to- construct, maintain, .use and_opera-te .a Street Railway. or
Railways, together with Power Plant for the purpose of operating and maintaining a
system of Electric Currents for the production of Motor Poyser and Electric Lights in
the City of "Fayetteville, Ark., we hereby accept said Fienchise together with all con-
ditione therein contained.
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Very truly yours; "-
-- - - _ _ .- - --- - -- --WrA.Frasser, for -himself
And Associates. "
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whereuponSour moved that the above letter be received, approved and files away, which
motion was dulyseconded by Aldo Hight and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes" _•Bornwell, Hight
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Jobe and Sour, "Nays" _ None, absent and not voting, Ald. Appleby«and Suttle _ Same was carried
Mr. -Jones submitted_an -account against the -City -caused by_a_rock-break.ing a window when. -
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Center Street was being_mcadamized, which account was referred to the Finance Committee for their
ivestigation. The following accounts against the City were presented and read, towit _ S.P.Rogers
_- 4.50, Fayetteville Lumber Co., $115.80, W.F.Stirman-, $2.65, Eureka Fire -Hose Co., $643.00, Red
Cross Drug Store, $0.75, Light Companj< $170.00, Sanford & Son, $3.83, Fayetteville Printing Co,
$a.00, El. •J.Hali, $11.75, whereupon Aid. Jobe moved that said accounts be referred to„the Auditing
Committee. for. their-invest"i,gation -and report, ghich_.motion was duly .seconded by,.Ald. -Right and._
adopted by the .following vote, "Ayes" _ Adprnwell, Jobe,_Hight and Sour,_ "Nays'!___ None. - absent an
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--notvotli.ng, "Aid. Appleby and Suttle." _ Carried. The reports of the City Officials for the mon h
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of Aug. 1911 were pre sented___and_-read towit _ City Weigh Master, Police Judge, Chief of Police,
City Treasurer, Street Comr. and_Special Bisbursing agent,_which.reports upon motion of Aid. Sour y
seconded by Aid. Hight were referred to the Finance Committee for their investigation and report
\ _;x .Ald*,Cornwell from the Street_ Committee reported that the of $227.50 had -been coL-
lected towards macadiminz West Dickson Street. The question of ordering the wooden awning.on West
Dickson Street removed and cloth awning installed instead was by the Mayor referred to the Street
Committee. The question of ordering in aide walk on Scott Street, was referred to the St. Com.
Aid. Jobe inteeddced the following resolution, towit " Resoltion, That whereas, the
School -District of Fayetteville, are not within a reasonable distance of sewer`connections with
the Leverett School Building, and as they have installed in said building a complete system of 41
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_plumbing,ndg ewer connection is -absolutely necessary -either by. septic system on -their own lot or -
by building a line to a connection with the City Sewer, a distance of about 3500 feet; which woul
entail -the outlay of considerable money on the part of the School District, but.whereas,-said --
School District is willing to build said sewer line with such assistance as can be had from the
property owners adjacent, Be it resolved, By the City Council, that permission be granted ty the
City of Fayetteville to -the -School District to construct along any street or alAy necessary to ma
connection, control and own said sewer line with the rights to allow only such person to connect
to said rine-as-they deem -advisable and to collect and charge such -fee -for said -connection as in
their judgment they deem equitable and right and any property owner who may attach to said seeee line
shall be ,exempt -from any - -improvement- district that -may be formed hereafter -for dewer purposes in
this particular district, unless said district shall first acquire said sewer line from the School
District "and. pay them,_the..cos.t of saidline-and refund back to any.property- owner- the amount con-
tributed by him towards the building or for a connection. " _ And moved that said resolution be
adopted,,which motion was -duly seconded by Aid. Sour and adopted by.the following vote., "Ayes" _
Cornwell; Hobe, Eight and Sour, "Nays" _ None, abeent and not voting, "Aid. Appleby & Suttle, Car ied,