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Home My WebLink About1912-04-18 Minutes11.64 i rid re•l,ort s, u:F to the Uo zuu it L1. nu -XI -.aleet.ing.... --�-Eaaon"• _- — - -� --`yr-ight-. Light. ➢ Eason. Ordinance I! The Mayor appointed the following:Standing Committees, towit _ -'_ --- - - - - - --- ---- Q Price. f• X Suttle. �.. i'lright. Finance Suttle. Stiect Price. Fire &v'la',ter Sour. I Corn•.vell. _ Cornwell. Eason. Auditing. � Suttle. -- _- --- + -Sour-+— --- --�-Eaaon"• -- -- — - -� --`yr-ight-. Light. ➢ Eason. Ordinance Cornwell. Sewer. Eason. -'_ --- - - - - - --- ---- �-Sour.---- �.. Price-. - ----- ._.�-Wr.ight-•----- -- ----- - - - - - - - _ Auditing. � Suttle. Price. Upon motion Council adjourned. _Attest:_ --- - -_- - - - - Clerk. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD APRIL 18, 1912. Present :- Mayor and Clerk, Aldermen Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright, absent Alderman Cornwell.. Mr. _A.•P.Eason... -the-nevle.ly_elected..Aldermen-wa.s present -and -._the oath .of.__off.ice--was _admin.istered .to__him,_by_P-olice.. Judge.,, 'L•.F-.St.irman.,_ whereupon-Mr,_Eason- &ook-his_ sent_ in the. -further del-ib_era.ti ns— 4_ of the�_Council.__A pet it ion_ signed_ by Dr. W.N.Yates, et al, requesting that the Street,known as - - -- -' Huntsville Road be put in better shape and _also a Culbert installed; after,natdisc_.ugsion of the -- -- - - said petition, same war referred to the Street Committee for their investigation and report._ The Mayor presented the following letter, towit "Little Rock, Arkansas, April 13, 1912. Hon -.7/.H -Rollins -,Mayor , Fayetteville,Ark. Dear Stir -- - -- - --- - -- - - - - I wish to call your attention to the Bond Amendment Petitions which were sent you recently ....44-name.s__ha.¢e_been_r_ece.iv.ed- from -your -c.i.ty.-On-_bas.is-o,f._the-_show"ing_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 ev_ery_man to whom it has been presented, having signed the petition without question. In 8.11 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- q 'uarfit" ..Y If -the pe'titidnsxi-are sig sed--and-reach-me-Y 21a. 2nd--a't-the ratest --that-will-- --' --- P g Y Y � , suffice. Will you kindly write me early next week advising what we may expect ? - = - - --- --- ---- - - —Yours-s-incerely-,-- Chas,E.Taylor, Mayor. " Whereupon Ald_ 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. Ald, Suttle from the Finance Committee reported the following of.thetCity 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 $$58.55; Dog tax. collected, $$12.00, Delin. ___quest street_tax-collected_$13,00;_City- a igh Master, _fees_ collected.,_- 15.4O;,-Street_Commissione, _-_ Street tax collected, X5.00; Special Disbursing Agent, money expended, $176.50 and City Treasurer's i __. I report,,._which-is _in Aprds. and figures, -as follows,-_towi.t :_ - Approved -'_ --- - - - - - --- ---- _Attest:_ --- - -_- - - - - Clerk. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD APRIL 18, 1912. Present :- Mayor and Clerk, Aldermen Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright, absent Alderman Cornwell.. Mr. _A.•P.Eason... -the-nevle.ly_elected..Aldermen-wa.s present -and -._the oath .of.__off.ice--was _admin.istered .to__him,_by_P-olice.. Judge.,, 'L•.F-.St.irman.,_ whereupon-Mr,_Eason- &ook-his_ sent_ in the. -further del-ib_era.ti ns— 4_ of the�_Council.__A pet it ion_ signed_ by Dr. W.N.Yates, et al, requesting that the Street,known as - - -- -' Huntsville Road be put in better shape and _also a Culbert installed; after,natdisc_.ugsion of the -- -- - - said petition, same war referred to the Street Committee for their investigation and report._ The Mayor presented the following letter, towit "Little Rock, Arkansas, April 13, 1912. Hon -.7/.H -Rollins -,Mayor , Fayetteville,Ark. Dear Stir -- - -- - --- - -- - - - - I wish to call your attention to the Bond Amendment Petitions which were sent you recently ....44-name.s__ha.¢e_been_r_ece.iv.ed- from -your -c.i.ty.-On-_bas.is-o,f._the-_show"ing_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 ev_ery_man to whom it has been presented, having signed the petition without question. In 8.11 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- q 'uarfit" ..Y If -the pe'titidnsxi-are sig sed--and-reach-me-Y 21a. 2nd--a't-the ratest --that-will-- --' --- P g Y Y � , suffice. Will you kindly write me early next week advising what we may expect ? - = - - --- --- ---- - - —Yours-s-incerely-,-- Chas,E.Taylor, Mayor. " Whereupon Ald_ 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. Ald, Suttle from the Finance Committee reported the following of.thetCity 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 $$58.55; Dog tax. collected, $$12.00, Delin. ___quest street_tax-collected_$13,00;_City- a igh Master, _fees_ collected.,_- 15.4O;,-Street_Commissione, _-_ Street tax collected, X5.00; Special Disbursing Agent, money expended, $176.50 and City Treasurer's i __. I report,,._which-is _in Aprds. and figures, -as follows,-_towi.t :_ - fewNH 165 "City _Treasurer's -report -f_or_month of March,. .191,2.___- i ;1912. Ger.'1. Fund. --- _ 12/29'- Bal--on`hanci;- -" - - 63562.40:- - Disbursemerts, $ 624.46• i3/ 5 Recd. from W'.F.Stirmnn, 39.050 - - - - �t Are - A7; -Gr - 21-4.55---- — " " E.M.Allison, 3.751 -�- -- ------»- "--��__—"-.-ti'!_.F-.Stirman-,-- 39-:C0:----- --------�----------- --- - - -- - - 28 " Allen Wilson, 1.00• E.1i.A11ison'-----15 00. -- -- - - - - - - -- - - I " " Loy Bishop, 1 1000. if Wright, 1000, --14 - - Eason, - - 1.00.- - -- -- - " Price, 1.00• 3254.29• - - - ---38�J8.:-------- ---- --- -- 3878•fi5• -3/30 Bal. on hand, 3254.29• ' Fire Fund, + -- - � -- - _ -•_ - - -- - 169.0 220.12, 389.13. 369.13• 220.12 --- --w - ----. _ __. -- - - -- -- - - --- ------ --Street- - Fund.--- - --^2/29. - " n —n.�- 3.18,- -- n.� - -- - - --- -- - 4:00. - - - 3/4 Recd. from L.E.Holland, 5.00- - - ^3/6 . - _S.t.irman,_ - -- -22,00- 30.18. 30.18. 3_3_0 Ba.l. on hand 6•1a, - - Respectfully submitted, -- ---- - -- -- -- -- -- -- - - -- --- ---Guy Ehl ipp City Trea.-And moved that said renorte be approved_ and filed away,_ which ,motion _was _duly-_seconded._by_Ald. Price and- adopted_ Ald. Eason from the Ordinance Committee introduced an ordinance,_ entitled, " An Ordinance-to_protect persons_ arriving _and_-departing__on railroad t -rains from annoyance from hotel _and_bus drummers_,_ ° _�Tbidh_ was read the_f_irst__t_ime-,. v?here,,upon.Ald._ Suttle moved_ that .the - rules -be suspended-and-said__ordinance_be. read-__the_second_t.ime,._ which -motion -was - duly -seconded- --- - *cy Ald. Sour and the roll was called the following voted "Aye" _ Eason, __price,, Sour, Suttle_, and.Vlright, _'Nays" None... absent and not voting .Ald. sa..id.-Ordinance_ wa.s-_rea.d the _second time-; _wYierFupon_Ald.•_Sour-moved that -the __rule.s,,be further -suspended and said. -ordina - - .- ce be read -the third time 2nd-,placed_upon__ its_passa,ge_,_grhQ,ch_motion wa.s_dul.y s.e..conded _by Ald•-_ Suttle -and the following vote was taken "Ayes" _ Eason Price Sour Suttle a_nd_Wright-,"Nays".�__ I absent and not voting Ald. Cornwell - and said ordinance was read the,thirc:_time _and _placed- upon -_its ,passa.ge;,the__q.ues.t.ion.-now-_being-_shall_.the_ ordina.nce_ pass- ') The,roll -eras called-andthe-- - - the following vote taken, "Ayes"- Eason, Saur, Suttle and '%Vright, Price,-,"Nays_e"- None,_ alsent and not voting,^Ald• Cornwell_-_ some _receiving _two-thirds majority of__aal members_ elected _to_ _ i the_City Council_v�as therefore_declrr_e_d_to-be__passed.a.nd_adop.t.ed_and_a copy -of which is a -s *-- I - _ ,rollows :-_ _ "_Ord innnce_No_._291_.._ An Ordinance to protect persons arriving and departing on railroad trains from the annoyance from hotel and bus drummers,, - --• --- - - -'Be it ordained by -the C-ftCouncil, of tyre City of"Fayetteville., Ark. Sec.l• A line is hereby established as follows - Beginning at a point which is eight �- - feet -North and- 105 -feet and eight inches -East-of the -South` East -coiner -of -the platform of -the- St.Louis & Sari Francisco Railroad Company's depot in said City to the West line of space No. -_ --- 1.;. -thence _Eau -t_48 -fee -t,- -- - -- -- - - - - - - - - - �ec.2. That a space be alloted to each hotel or bus drummer eight feet in width,begin - - _ ning._at _the '-est--1ine.of_ space I_o.l.,_arid extending. East. Said _spaces_ shall_ be designated by n\c� numbered, from one to six inclusive, beginning at the West end of the stand @.Love designated, said allotment to be made by the Chief of Police of_the-Cityof Fayetteville, -Ark. Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to in anyway solicit patronage for any hotel, boarding house, oruribus, hack, carriage, wagon or other vehicle for the trap_ - - - - - sportatiori of baggage or passengers at any place in the said depot-luilding or on the platform adjacent thereto, which is West of the spaces allotted, or in any other than the established -}--- -- - stand ---- $ec.4. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction ---- -- ihereof I- be 'f-ined-�in-any- sum not more -than f -or• ea �- - ec.5• That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be ind the same hereby repealed_ and this Ordinance take__effect and be •in. force from and after _ is passage• ; Approved W.R .Rollins, Mayor, Attest: Loy Bishop, Clerk. " (Published in Evening News, Apr if -22,1912'T Ald-. Eason from--the-Ordinance Committee introduced the follo14:ing ordinance, entitle FT6�6 "An -ordinance _to define and fix._the punishment of_Lerceny-in the-C,i.ty of- Fayetteville_, -Ark._ -°-__- which said ordinance was read the first time;- whereupon Ald_ Sour -moved that the rules besuspende and said,.ord,inance be-,rea;.d_the_ second_t-ime_,_which-mot-ion-was__duly s.e.conded,.by__Al.d._Suttle-,._and the _roll_ -was .,called the-fal.loming v_oted__'Aye�— __Eason.,_Pr_ice.,-So.ur.,__Su.ttl.e-,__anal [Vr-ight.,._t'Nays4_Non __absent and not v_otin_g,,_A1d..Corniv_efil-__and_s.aid-ordina.n.ce_vv.as-read the.ase.cond__t.ime.;-whe.r_e.up.on-Al.d... Suttle- mo.v-e,d,.-that_.the�r.ul.es... be -further s.uspended-and-said_or-d.inance__be»-read .the--third--time and -ply upon its _passage,, the roll was called and the following voted "Aye"_Bason,_Price,-Sour,.-Cuttl.e-a.i W ip fight_, "Nays" _ None,_absent_and _not -vo_t-ing.,,__Ald.Cornwell ,__and_said-_ord-inance•_was -read the thir_i time and,,.placed.upon_its _passage.,. _the_ question. now- -being shall the, ard.ina.n.ce_.pass -7-The roll was-- --cdl.l ed -.and the --f all o.wAn v.o.ted--'Aye!'_-Eason- Price -,-Sour-,- Suttle -and -Wright, -"Nays -"--None; a -been -and -not- v,o.t.ing.,..Ald.___Co.r.nwel.l..,_sane._rece.iv-ing-t-wo-.th.irds_ maj.o.ri.ty_d.f__al.l.-members- elected to-th C?ty. Council.._was._th.er_efor_e_declred-to__be_adon.ted-and--passed _a.nd-a-copy-,of_-vihich_is. as --follows t -- i " Ordinance No.292. An Ordinance to define and fix the punishment of Larceny in the City of Fayetteville —Ark ------ --- - Be it ordained by the Council of the said W'ity - --Sec ----Larceny-is-the-febon-ions-stealing,taking and -carrying -,riding or -driving -away -the --- personal property of another. _S.ec.2_..,___.-.Larceny__.shal.l_.emb,race ev.e.ry the.f-t-w.hich-unlawfully-depr_i aes_.ano.ther. o.f.-h is. money--or- other persoal property, or those manns and muniments by which the right and title to property,real or personal, may be ascertained.-� Sec•3. The'taking and removing away day goods or personal chattel of any kind whatever with intent to steal the same, whether iakm the article stolen be in the immediate possession of the - -- ` o�per -of unless 'it-hzrs'appea red-thaw-tkie owner Yu-�-s abandoned -his claun thereto shall- be deems larceny. Sea. -4.- - -- Whoe-ver- sh-1-l--be-deemed- quilty og larceny commi-ttted• -in--the--C-ity -of Fayetteville,— -- Arkansas, when the value of the property stolen does not exceed the sum of ten dollars, upon con- _ v_iction, thereof in the. Po.l.ice_Cour_t-of -said--City,-shall-be_imps i,soned_.in.-the _City-Jail_not-mo re— __-. tran one year and shall be fined in any sum not less than ten or more than three hundred dollars. Sec.11 _ 5• That all ordinances and of ordinances in conflict with this -ordinance be and _ the sane are heret repealed and that this ordinance shall be in force from and after its Ypassage and publication. Approved- i'I:H-Rollins;—Mayor.— Attest:=- Loy -Bishop,- Clerk. (Published in Evening News, April 22.,191 2,) _ Whereunon Ald. Suttle moved that the above ordinances_ be nla-ced in the hands_ of the _Finance C,ommittee_and .be --- p.ubl.ished_in-.some-newspaper _Ahn- the- City _of-Faye-ttevil.l.e_,.a.t-the lowest --_I ed--' k . cost to. the. City.-- which mo.tion_.w.as-duly_..secon ded_-and_adop-ted.-- 1 Ald. Sour from the Auditing . cost to. the. City.-- which mo.tion_.w.as-duly_..secon ded_-and_adop-ted.-- Ald. Sour from the Auditing Committee reported the following accounts against the City exanined and found correct, tovrit_ F/_ F. Jones ,HHMM. Hudgins ,R.L Va.urr�han_,H.L.Crouch,5.T. Barry ,Jr Frank 'Nilliams_, Hugh Wilson, R.P.Nifong, S.F.VJalker,A.J..'Jhitten, A_MMByrnes, W.E.Nix,-J.T.Barlow, oy_N.ix,,.,.bob_Fall in.,-Clerks_and-Judges-in_the_C_ity-Elect.ion.,_res.pect.iv.ely_,.;.$1...5.0-each,, _ M_Be.rry,-_E. Hall and C•R_Gilbreath, Election Rommisioners, in the City Election,_ $1.50 each; .las. Dinwiddie, -- - - Artch. for Fire House and according to contract, $93.00, Light Co., lights for Fliarch,1912, $173.50 _T Ii Bonds, buiding election booths, $1_80-,_ J.J.Knock, surveying_ for City_,$17.50,• Sanford-& Stanford Zdicine;.for Fire_ Horses_,,,_$1,25_,_S.P.Rogers,_sanitasywor;c-,-$4.50,-T_el_ephone_Co,._sent_-on phones_fc i �___ :Pecemuer,,_January and February, -_$13.50-,_ 'A-_F.Stirman, _off ice-_ e4pense_$2.25,--i9.A :Gregg,_ office _exper. Fay_.P..., int ing_ Co_..,pr nting-fo-r electio.n_M00, J.H.Phipps., material--for_St..-Commissioner,$6.7 __ Citizens Bank, interest on note $20 00,_Pay. Book_Co. book _for St_. Comr. _$1.CQ,. A.If.23yrne3,_rent o City Yard as per contract, $600.00, A•M.Byrnes,.ba.lance due for building Fire House, as per cont $589.70; and moved that said accounts be allowed and Clerk instructed to draw warrants for same, which motion was duly seconded by Ald. Price., and the following voted "Aye"- Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright, "Nays"_ None, absent and not voting, Ald. Cornwell, same were adopted and the Clerk .instructed_ to draw_ warrants- for said several_ accounts_._ 23r.-B.F-.Campbell_,-from the -Water &-Seager-Commiss.ioner.s.,_appeared-_befor.e_-the. Council and read a -- _ proposi*ion from Mr.Fratt,-of the Fayetteville -Electric -Light_ & Power. Co -.,in regard to install- ing an electric pump at the Water Station. on White River and furnishing water- to the City, after _ hearing the proposition read and the same being discussed by the Council, Ald. Sour moved that ;- ^-- the Mayor appoint a -Committee o -f three -to meet--with-the- 'Water- Commi�ss-ioners and -investigate the - propos.it.ion and -get -any additional information upon thesubjectthat is --possible and report thea T find ngs_to the _Council __as_soon as-possible.,'Nhereupon_the_Mayor_appoin.ts Ald..-Pr ice,. Sour -and_ Suttle as such Committee. -On.motion Council a.djourned._ _-_ Approved �/� Attest:_ --a. - - -- Mayor. - - - ---- - - Clerk. 1 _ t- ? a _ _ _ _,_REGULAR- MEETING -CITY COUNCIL -- HELD MAY, 2_,- 19129_ Present - -Mayor- and. Clerk,_Al.dermen Cornwell,-Eason.,_Pr.ice,_.Sour, Suttle and Wriah 1 _ _ Minutes of meeting held April 18 1912, were read and approved. Dr. Yates_, being .present, _pre_Bente_d_a.n2_r_ea,d_a._1-etter_from Dr. -Dinwiddie in .regard t the cost of hireing a Health Office, after discuss ing._the-same-the Mayor appointed a Committe 6omnosed of Aldermen Eason, Cornwell and Suttle to investigate the same and draft an ordinan hovering the same. Ald. Sour introduced the following resolution,Ytowit 1 " WF.EREAS, as Mrs. E•L.Nettleship is confined to her bed on account of serious illness find -whereas, a.-Carffiaal Company is arranging to -give --a weeks-interment`on a lot ajacent to th residence of E.L.Hettleship, it being the opinion of the said Mrs. E.L.Nettleship's attending physician -that -the -health and life of the said -Mrs,-E.L.Nettleship-would be jeogarzied by the noise and confusion of said canvina.l company, Therefore,_ resolved by the Council of_- the_ ui.ty_o.f- Fayettev.il1e,- Ark. , that the l icen of said carvinal company be revoked.