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Home My WebLink About1912-04-08 MinutesMONOMER Wf(H -_-.-REGULAR MEET ING_C-ITY_COLNCTL.- HELD APRIL -4, 1912.- 163 1 d. ,and -open and examined the_ sev-eral_-b.ids_submi-t.ted_L'y--the- Insurance -Agents and after an--in-vesti-g _ ,tion, of same,_- returned _into -the__Council_Chambers and reported that.Mr..E..E.Tall was the lowest _ bidder, his bid beir.g_for_the sum of_$112.50 for -three years for F,ire.,_Lighting and Tornado Insurance- in good reliab1c_Compan_ies_.__ Upon motion _Council adjourned until Monday, Apr.il_.8, 1,912 -when the. .newly elected - - Council would meet for organization. Approved e - - - Attest-:_- z„ - - Mayor• - - Clerk. ADJOURNED MEETING CITY COUNCIL - HELD APRIL 8, 1912. Present.- Mayor_ and_.Clerk---_Aldermen, Appleby.,_Jobe, H.igh.t.,--Sour and Suttle,absent- -__ Present -, _Mayor and Clerk___Aldermen_forhwell_,.-So.ur., absent, -.Aid. -Appleby, Jobe, two of Aldermen _ Cornwell. Minutes of meetings held March 7 and March 21, 1912, were read and a,ppro _} - - .e pol.i,ce Judge. administered the oath-of--off-ice-to- them -and- they --taken -their seats and proceeded The reports the City __0fficials the month_of-Match,..1912 were read.,_ towit-.. f. _of -for.- _ Zoll_ Chief of Police, Judge, City Weigh Master,_Speciel.P,isbursing Agent and r _Police _Street_Commissi and the report Lee Duggans, Sput. of the Water Co forquarter endin,g_April 1, 1912, upo /ilson and Lo_y_Bishop, the newely-_elected City Attorney and-Clerk,.respectively, Aldo Cornwell -of -and _ _._._ from_ the Committee appointed heretofore _ty__ the -Mayor to -get-,b ids f_or__the_ insurance on the __City motion of Ald. Appleby, seconded by Aid, Sour, -same were referred the Finance Committee for �. reportedthat hlr,A.L_.Trent had inquired of him whey Trent riot had a. chance._ ,to to _- to put in _a bi_d_ for__sa.id_ insurance- ? And itdevelopedthat.,through -some oversight, Mr_ Trent _their - investig»tion_and report. The following accounts against the_ City -were read., towit - A.1vi._ was not asked for a_bid and he requested that the Council consider_a bid whit h he now. placed n their hands, towit _ His bid being to write the insura.m a asked for at $1.10; after due Byrnes,_ $'000600_,_,J,II..Phipps Lbr-.__Co_.__$6.._7.4.,_ Light _Co.__$1.73'.50,. T..J..Bond.,_ $1.80, Yl..F..Stirman, - -- deliberation upon the. matter the Council -accepted his proposition.., Co _�13.-50Prof_. Knock._$17.50-,-Sa.nfor.d_&_Stanfor.d, $1...25, S..P_,,Rogers, $4.50, ,$p225,_Telephone W.A.Gregg, $1.10 and CitizensBank,_ $20.00 and_upon of Aid. Appleby, seconded by Aid. _motion Bight,_ some -were _rpferred-to -the .Audit-ing. Commit -tee for- -their__in-vest.igation.and report. The - -- ,Committee_ appointed.-bythe May_or to open_ the_ bidsfor-ins-urance fo,r_the-City Hospital,.re-t-ired_.,__ d. ,and -open and examined the_ sev-eral_-b.ids_submi-t.ted_L'y--the- Insurance -Agents and after an--in-vesti-g _ ,tion, of same,_- returned _into -the__Council_Chambers and reported that.Mr..E..E.Tall was the lowest _ bidder, his bid beir.g_for_the sum of_$112.50 for -three years for F,ire.,_Lighting and Tornado Insurance- in good reliab1c_Compan_ies_.__ Upon motion _Council adjourned until Monday, Apr.il_.8, 1,912 -when the. .newly elected - - Council would meet for organization. Approved e - - - Attest-:_- z„ - - Mayor• - - Clerk. ADJOURNED MEETING CITY COUNCIL - HELD APRIL 8, 1912. 1 - -__ Present -, _Mayor and Clerk___Aldermen_forhwell_,.-So.ur., absent, -.Aid. -Appleby, Jobe, two of -- Hight, and Suttle. Messers.Price and _Wright, newely_electedAldermen_being.- present �the -the- - - pol.i,ce Judge. administered the oath-of--off-ice-to- them -and- they --taken -their seats and proceeded in the further deliberation of the Council. (.Aid._Suttle arrives in the -Council r000m). The- - - _ _ _ was agair,. called by the Clerk and the following Aldermen being present__ -Cornwell,_ Price, Zoll_ our, Suttle and 1i1right ,__ _ _ _ _ _ A, -quorm being«pr.esent the Council the proceeded with their business. The Police Judge administered the oath of office to Mr. Allen 0 /ilson and Lo_y_Bishop, the newely-_elected City Attorney and-Clerk,.respectively, Aldo Cornwell _._._ from_ the Committee appointed heretofore _ty__ the -Mayor to -get-,b ids f_or__the_ insurance on the __City - �. reportedthat hlr,A.L_.Trent had inquired of him whey Trent riot had a. chance._ -he, ,,_had to _- to put in _a bi_d_ for__sa.id_ insurance- ? And itdevelopedthat.,through -some oversight, Mr_ Trent was not asked for a_bid and he requested that the Council consider_a bid whit h he now. placed n their hands, towit _ His bid being to write the insura.m a asked for at $1.10; after due deliberation upon the. matter the Council -accepted his proposition.., 1.Z4 i „ - Q Sour.---- - -Q--Ea.son-•--- - - - Q. .Wright Light. Q Eason. Ordinance Q Cornwell. Sewer. (Q Eason. _ Q __`night..--- - Z_ Sour.- - - - - Q Price. -Q Sour. rAuditing. Price. Upon motion Council adjourned. Approved Attest,_ Mayor. Clerk. I �I REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COU14CIL HELD APRIL 18, 1912. I iPresent :_ Mayor andClerk, Aldermen Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright, absent Alderman Cornwell.- -- Mr,_A•P,.Ea,son, the__newely-elected Aldermen was present_and_the oath of- office _wa.s.administered to. h,im._by.-Police. Judge, S7.r.F..Stirman.,. .Yhereupon_Mr.__Eason_-took-hi,s._seat- in the _further deliberate ns_ �of the,Council. A -petition signed by_Dr. ay.N.Yate_s_, at al,_requesting that the Street,known as ..Huntsville Road _be._Put_in.better shape and also -a_ culbert__installed;- after -,atdisgufsion of the said petition, same was referred to the Street Committee for their investigation and report. The Mayor presented the following letter, towit "Little Rock, Arkansas, April 13, 1912. "Hon:P.H.Rollins ,Mayor-, ' Fayetteville,Ark. Dear Sir _ I wish to call your attention to the Fond Amendment Petitions which were sent you «, recently.- -44 .names_.ha_ve_been _r-e.ceiv.ed from -your aity._-On_basis- -of. -the --showing made. by some other - towns of equal size with your city _ Fayetteville, should send at least 500 names. We have found very little opposition to the Amendment. Nearly every man to whom it -- - - ___F — - - - - - has been presented, having signed the petition without question. In all the larger towns like your city, it has been necessary to pay a man for his entire time, so as to secure the signature -"in uanit If the' etit'Yonexc are signed- reach -me -b 71a 2rid--"-3't the latest that will 4 Y p g Y Y suffice. Will you kindly write me early next week advising what we may expect ? r - -- - -- - --Yours--s-incerely-,- - Chas.E.Taylor, Mayor. " Whereupon Aldo Price moved that the Mayor appoint and hire a man to obtain.the signatures to the above mentioned petition and the City pay him a. reasonable price for his services which motion _ was. duly. seconded by Ald.-. Suttle and adopted. Aldo Suttle from the Finance Committee reported the following o;fcthetCity Officials for the month -of March, 1912 examined and found correct, towit Chief of Police, money collecte from all sources $191_30;_Police Judge,_fines collected $58.55; Dog tax. collected, 012.00, Delin. _-quent street_tax collected -$13,00; -City Neigh Master, fees collected., $15.40;_. -Street Commissione. Street tax collected, 15.00; Special Disbursing Agent, money expended, $176.50 and City Treasure 's _report,,..which is in W.Prds, and figures, as follows, - towit r;d reV.Ort sctuc to tht: _)ur., ii L . next_.mect_ing... The Mayor appointed the following Standing Committees, towit _ v . Q Price. v f- j Suttle. Q Wright. Finance Q -Suttle. St-reefPrice. Fire 016fer Q Sour, Q Cornwell. Q Cornwell.Q Eason. i „ - Q Sour.---- - -Q--Ea.son-•--- - - - Q. .Wright Light. Q Eason. Ordinance Q Cornwell. Sewer. (Q Eason. _ Q __`night..--- - Z_ Sour.- - - - - Q Price. -Q Sour. rAuditing. Price. Upon motion Council adjourned. Approved Attest,_ Mayor. Clerk. I �I REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COU14CIL HELD APRIL 18, 1912. I iPresent :_ Mayor andClerk, Aldermen Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright, absent Alderman Cornwell.- -- Mr,_A•P,.Ea,son, the__newely-elected Aldermen was present_and_the oath of- office _wa.s.administered to. h,im._by.-Police. Judge, S7.r.F..Stirman.,. .Yhereupon_Mr.__Eason_-took-hi,s._seat- in the _further deliberate ns_ �of the,Council. A -petition signed by_Dr. ay.N.Yate_s_, at al,_requesting that the Street,known as ..Huntsville Road _be._Put_in.better shape and also -a_ culbert__installed;- after -,atdisgufsion of the said petition, same was referred to the Street Committee for their investigation and report. The Mayor presented the following letter, towit "Little Rock, Arkansas, April 13, 1912. "Hon:P.H.Rollins ,Mayor-, ' Fayetteville,Ark. Dear Sir _ I wish to call your attention to the Fond Amendment Petitions which were sent you «, recently.- -44 .names_.ha_ve_been _r-e.ceiv.ed from -your aity._-On_basis- -of. -the --showing made. by some other - towns of equal size with your city _ Fayetteville, should send at least 500 names. We have found very little opposition to the Amendment. Nearly every man to whom it -- - - ___F — - - - - - has been presented, having signed the petition without question. In all the larger towns like your city, it has been necessary to pay a man for his entire time, so as to secure the signature -"in uanit If the' etit'Yonexc are signed- reach -me -b 71a 2rid--"-3't the latest that will 4 Y p g Y Y suffice. Will you kindly write me early next week advising what we may expect ? r - -- - -- - --Yours--s-incerely-,- - Chas.E.Taylor, Mayor. " Whereupon Aldo Price moved that the Mayor appoint and hire a man to obtain.the signatures to the above mentioned petition and the City pay him a. reasonable price for his services which motion _ was. duly. seconded by Ald.-. Suttle and adopted. Aldo Suttle from the Finance Committee reported the following o;fcthetCity Officials for the month -of March, 1912 examined and found correct, towit Chief of Police, money collecte from all sources $191_30;_Police Judge,_fines collected $58.55; Dog tax. collected, 012.00, Delin. _-quent street_tax collected -$13,00; -City Neigh Master, fees collected., $15.40;_. -Street Commissione. Street tax collected, 15.00; Special Disbursing Agent, money expended, $176.50 and City Treasure 's _report,,..which is in W.Prds, and figures, as follows, - towit