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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1912-08-01 MinutesIII IF Im Adjour.ned-lieeting_City Co.uncil_,_held_July__1,9.,_191,2. .____�_ i i Present, Clerk, Aldermen, Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright, Absent, Mayor and Aid. Cornwell - Upon motion of Aid. Suttle seconded by.Ald. Price, Aid. Sour was elected President Pro Tem. The Council proceeded to check the gooks of.the Clerk and Treasurer and cancel the _ redeemedcity warrants; the amount of script cancelled amounted to $57,764.74 and same was _ _ -.-_ --- - - - - 1 -_---,-burned,_byY.the -Council-in-.o.pen_meet ing_. -Upon motion Council adjourned. i Approved ;: Attest: _ 5 Acting !Mayor. erk. IFz I f -_ REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL IIELD AUGUST.l,-1912. - — --- . - ---- -- -- - Iui Pnesentrt May -or and Clerk, Aldermen _ Corm::ell,_ Eason, _Price, _Sour and_Suttle_,_absent_____ - Aid. Wright - Minutes of meetings held July 18th and 19th_. _,_191-2_ were read_ and-appro_v.ed. ++ -- -_Aid. Sour submitted the following _ " To The Honorable Mayor and City_ Oouneel,--_ Gentlemen:+ In consideration of the extension of the franchise of, the Oxford Tel_e.phone_h,fg.-_Co_ - --�to-conatruct a-Telephone`system in this City (Fayetteville) for one year from the first day of Septeipber, 1912, to September 1st, 1913 we hereby agree to furnish free of charge one tele_ _ Y - --phone--FI-to-the office -of-the-Mayor-and--one t -o -the office of -tide Pdrice Judge a`nd one phone each to the residence of Chief of Police and Assistant Chief, and we hereby further agree to furnish o --the- residence-of-each-of-the-present-f-ourteen-f-ireman or -their successors-; one phone--free-of -- ,- rentals. Very respectfully,, Oxford Telephone Mfg. Co. " Whereupon Aid. Suttle moved that the above request be accepted and recorded. _which motion was duly seconded by Aldo Sour and adopted by the following__-v_ote,._°Ay_eq' __Cornwell - -,_Eason. -- -- - rice,Sour and Suttle "Nays" -_None, _and- not vot.ingo-A1d..,.1I ght..- �absent Aid. Eason introduced the following resolution _ " Resolution, ---" --- "-Ee'�it-re'solved, by-the-C'ity-Coun'c'il of-the-City-of-Fayett-evil re- Arkdnsas-that each and every property owner owning property on Dickson Street, from the Frisco Depot West, to --- Arkansas-Avenue-,--in--said-C-l-ty-,-be-and- the y -axe- her eby-requi-red-to-construct-s-idewaika-along-and ---- in front of their respective properties on the North and South sides of said Dickson Street,eight feet-in_„width_on_-Nor_th_s. de-o.f_Dickson-Str_e.et_,_and-six-feetin-w.idth_on.the_S.outh_s.ide_of-D-ickIson._ Street, together withia curb, and each and every rproperty owner owning property on Dickson from ArkansasiAvenue West, to Duncan Street, be and they are hereby required to construct Street ___ , _ g n front of -their respective property siz feet wide—together with p curb; -- sidewalks shall conform with the City Ordinances governing the construction of said a deweaid s now -requl,ired-by-the--said-ordinances,-„- -- ----�- -- - - - - -- - -- - And moved its adoption, which motion was duly seconded by Aid. Sour and adopted by the - - ----------- --------following followingvote, =Cornwell_,_Eason Price, Sour, and Suttle, "Nays" - None absent and _"Ayesf' ing',, Ald._ Wright Carried. _-not__v_ot The Mayor appointed Aldermen Cornwell and Sour, and Mr. R.Putman, a Committee to circulate r i _ _petitions and nd see .if !it would be possible to get a majority in value ofthe_property ow_nere to_-__ -- - -t----- --- form district composed of. the Public Square, Plock Street and East Street, to pa_v_e_ FI -an„improvement I said_Streets.,_and report -,their proceedings at an- adjourned be held Monday _meeting _to , rep resenting the Washington County Fair Association_, submitted the following- -__-„_Mrs-Putman go „ YJe_,_ the members ,of_the_City_Council- of_ the_ City -of r'ayettey_ille,_Arkansas_,_realize the_'_._ benefit, entertainment and amusement furnished to the people of Fayetteville, Washington County _._ _ and the surrounding country by reason of the hihlding of the Washington County Fair, and as an assistance £o the Plaeliington County Faii Association be it therefore` resolved_ That the exclusive rights and privileges of the streets and alleys of the city of Fayetteville be and are hereby given over~to -the,Washington-County-Fair Assoaia.tion-during-the week- o f--Sept:-30th,--1912,-and-tha no out door licenses be sold during that period. ” And asked that it be adopted; whereupon Aid. Sour moved that the above resolution be adopted, which motion was dulysecondedby Aid. Price and WI(H- dopted_by the_ fol lowing -_vote _ "Ayes"__Co.rnwell-,-Eavon,__Price.,.__So.ur_and_Sut-tle., "Nays "__None. absent and not voting, Ald. Wright. - Carried. The bids_ from The_Fay_etteville Lumber__&_- Cement Company_,__Northarkansa.s_ Lumber Co_mp-any_-and-Hill City. Lumber .Company, for furnishing_sand. cement and chats_ to the. City were presented_,_read_and _upon, motion -referred to the- Finance_____ _ ommittee_fhr� the ir investigation, _ .Ald. Price -from the Finance -Comm ittee.,__repo.rted._that__ af_ter,,an_in.vest.igat.ion -and b - ------ _ direction_of the Council-, -the y,--the-Finan ce-Committee-had..employ-ed_l.r_,._W...E,-Wallace as -Sanitary._ I Office for the_ .City.of-Faye _tteville.,_Arkansas.,._at_ the_salary_of__one.hundred-sixty- fiue -dollars-.- - - `pe r, month, to ,serve_..at - the term -and _pleasure_of-the- Council_ _ _whereupon Mr. _.We1lac e submitted- - hiss bond for the. faithful .performance of his dutie.s__as- required.-by_the,ordinances-governing_sa d -__ work,. -whereupon Ald,-S•o_ur_mo_ved__that the -rep ort of_the Finance- rGommittee be received--and,,- approved eceived and___approved and also that the _bond - of _sa_id_}7,E.Wallace_be accepted .and approved, which motion_was__ duly seconded.by Ald. Eason and _adopted _by -the following_vote_,__°Ayes'._,Cornwell_,..Eason,_P.r_ice_._ Sour, and Suttle,,.."_Nays"-_No.ne.,_ab.sent_and_no_t vo_t.ing,_ Ald,,._Wrigh.t...-__.Carried. The_reports_of the Police Judge, Oh_ief__of Police_,,_Street_Commissioner,_Special.____ Disbursing Agent,__Qity Weighma.ster and City Treasurer for the _month of_July., 1912 were presen read and upon motion of Ald. Sour, seconded by Ald. Suttle, same were referred to the Finance_ I_ _- _. - Committee _for ,their _invcst.iga_tion-and_repor_t.--- The do.11ow,ing_acco.unts.,against the. City --were __ _ presented and read-,, tow it-- W.F.Stirmano- -$I*00.0 -Miss _ Johnson_50g, S.,W,- Caudle , $28,_50.,_ Scot.t.,.- $2.20, Telephone Company, $13.50, North Arkansas Lumber -0 Co.- ' $19.10, Joe Lehman,.$105,65,_Citizens Bank $25.56,_Fayetteville Lbr,,&.„Cement Co. $57.99_,_e.nd__ J.H.Philbps Lbr._Co. _ _ ___ _ and__upon_motion_df _Aid. Sour,aeconded__Uy_Ald. Cornwell -...same were referred to the_Au_diting Committee for their-investigation_and report..__ The _report of- _ 1�treet Commissioner, showing street tax collected amounting,to $63. 0 and as Special Disbursing _ Agent, _money _-e�ended _,$.511%25_, for the month _of_lune-,-1.912,were.-peported_by---the Finance -Com._ to have been examined. and found correct, _whereupon_Ald, _Suttle moved _tha_t_sa.id_r_epor_ta_be-_--- .- app -roved. and_f.,il,ed__away_..—.-__ _------�--- -�-_-_..__- i The report of E.L.Nettle-ship,_C-ity_-Auditor,_of,receipts_and,.expendut.ires-for_-the past -six months-for_the-Cit y was_p_resented-and..r_ead_and upon _mo_t.ion-of__Ald,.__Sut.tle-, _.seconded- - - Uy Ald. Price, same was received and ordered Fecorded and published and a copy of which said report Is as follows --- - - - - - -- - -- "Fayetteville, Ark. 7/1/12. To the Chairman of the Finance Committee of he'City of Fayetteville; Arkansas 1 have this day examined the records of the Treasurer of the City of Fayetteville nd submit. the. following -repor-t-fo-r--the--six-months-beginning-with-Jan,--1-; 191 -2 -and -ending -and- - - including June 30, 1912 ' GENERAL FUNDS + Balance in the hands of the Treasurer June 30, 191.20. $4254,94 Receipts for the six mo. ending and including, ” 9965.95 422_ 89 Disbursements during the six mo. ending & " " " " _ 6910. 01 89 Balance on hand at close of,business June 30, 1912 7310. 88 IRE FWNDS - Balance forwarded from last report, 619.13 Rece.ip.ts_for_.the-s.ix mo. -ending-& incl-uding-J-une,- 30,--1912,:-- ----- - - ----2711.86- - - - 3330.99 Disbur-e. -_ -I fu ---g _the_ - mo. ending-R:_including _June, 30_,1.9.12.,____. __ 832..9.1 -_.- Balance at close of business, June 30, 1912, ��;68 STREET FUND --'-- bal: "- brought forward: -from-last - fromlast report, J - - - -- - � 213.24 - Receipts for the six mo. ending and including June 30019129 - - - - -- -- - _ __ ----- -- - 3516.63 -- - Disbursements during the six mo. ending & including 6/30/12 1388.08 _ Balance.on hand at.-close._of business June --30,--1.912 - 2 28.55 1! HOSPITAL FUND - Balance on hand from last account, ---- _ ----C7= -� -- --- - -- - - - - - - - 00 Total receipts for . ending and including June 30,1912 803.99 Disbursements during 6 mo. ending & inclusing June 30,1912, .00 --"'- -_ "- - --- - -r Balance--on-hand -at--close -of-bus-inesa-b/30/T2 - --I�----- ^- -I-also-cert-if-y-that- I-have-checked-liver--the-books-and-records-of--the-Tr as surer -of— - the City of Fayetteville and find vouchers in his possession on June 30, 1912, which were paid - dur.irg,the, aix_month e_ end ing_and-including_June-30.,-19.12,_amoun.t.ing-to-$9131...00_,.-and-which-are- Iendered correctly on'his books with regard to numbers, dates issued, to whom issed and the iamunt f0.or which each'one was issued and the correct fund on which it was issued. _ " — -" Signed, E I:Nettleship; ` Auditor e --IP-S- "`--'4-The--City4-Trea'surer-has-in-his-possession-a note-dated--March-1; 1911 for: -$1500.o0 given by tiie Board of Sewer and Water Commission to the Treasurer of the City of Fayetteville, --and-on 4which appears+a-e-redi-t of $500:00; da -ted -Aug. 11-1911-- Ald. tourn introduced the following resolution _ JI " RESOLVED', that the resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Fayettevill -rArke.nsaa;-'passed-ind�appro'ved--June -20- 1-912,, in -so -far -as -it required -property owners -along -the North and South side1of the Huntsville Road to the East corner of henry Wood''s lot, be required —to -construct -s-idewa-lke-four-feet-wide-wi-th-a-four -inch -curb-in -f-rout-of--t.he-ir�reape ct-ive 1-ota - Iconforming in material and structure to the requirements of ordinance No.236, be and the same is -Ase -re -by repealed-and-annuled. -- „- Whereupon A1d.Piice moved that said resolution be referred to. the �next meeting for nnvestigation and report., which motion was duly seconded by Aid.EEason and adopted by the follow Tina vote, " Ayes " _! CoT ^ rnwell, Eason, Price, Sour and Suttle, "Nays" -None, absent and not ing,_Aid,.- Wright Carried, I Aid. Sour introduced the following resolution - " BE_IT RE roperty owners owni ity limits be and t eepect"ive``"propert-ie eet.and four inches P And OLVED, By the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkap-sas,-that_ th% g property on the West side of College Ave. from Rock Strect South to the ey are heeeby required to construct sidewalks along and in front of their 'conforming-to-city-ord-iances, -said-si-dewalke-are-hereby"required-'to'-be-fou in width. " its adoptaon, which metion was duly seconded by A1d.Cornwell and adopted b _-folloPring ate "gyes'� Cornwell_,_Bason, Price, Sour and Suttle_,°l�ays!!T_ None,-_abse_nt and not voting, Aid, Carried. II _,._-Upon_mot-ion-.Council-a.dj.o.urned_unt.il-Monday night.,__August_5.th..,_1.9.12..__ _ - --_Approved Tom_.p��•� ...�✓7 Attest`_ — - - - - -/- ----- - MayorClerk. II I \ ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE, CITY COUNCIL HELD AUGUST 5th, 1912. - _ .Present,+2dayor and Clerk, Aldermen Cornwell, Eason, Price, Sour and Wright, absent :Aldo Suttle. The following petition was presented and read, towit " To the city council of the city of Fayetteville,. Arkansas We,.the undersigned rdents�of-the-City-of Fayetteville,—Arkansas,--and-owners-of- rea-l-estate-t-herein-,- resect2-uily-- - -� �p you to take'all necessary begsl steps to organize an improvement district in said city - tetio- be known -as- Imp rovement-Dis-tr-ict-Numb er-..-.-.-.-.-and-to-emb.race�the_f. all ow.ing_stree ts_,._Dickson_` street from the Frisco depot to Willow St., Block Street from Dickson to the Public Square, East �• -.street,•from._D.ickson_Street to_the_Public _Square _and the Public Square and parts of Center Street ;Mountain Street, Block Street and East Street, known as the Public Square and adjacent thereto. ` Said improvement district is to be formed i'or the purpose of paving the above des_ -- scribes streets and puuL►u oquare W1Y71 —a-et-rii.ed oricx--.- W,A.C-urn-wel--iL, r'.P:HtiiZ; w T:k'rirrar-&--Cu -- A.L.Wii1liams, A.P.Eaeon, J.D.Parks, Kinney Armstrong, A.N Cole, tars. A.N.Cole, Nortnwest Arxasa 7 - Lumber'Co; Ozarx Gron cer--Co.-GoW-Battenbury,-�':Collittcheti-,�-.-R.Harris—G:H,-Parsons A, C-.-McAdane----'- J.O.Risser." Iti _4Jhereupon Aid. Cornwell moved that said petition be-receivedfiled and whateve Inecessary,steps to be taken should be done, which motion was duly seconded by Ala: Sour and _ T ado Led b� p y the ioilowing vote, "Ayes"_ Cornwell, Eason, Price, Sour.& Wright, "Nays" _ None, absent and not voting,Aldo Suttle. Aid. Price introduced the following resolution, towit �,. __. " Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Fayetteville. Ark., that the Police Judge be dmetructed Jto employ aguard'-at the -rate -of-$1:50--per -day for- a period of --30 days to -- 'guard certain prisioners now in the County jail. " - andcinoved its adoption, which motion was I I duly_se'conded by Aid. Sour and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes" _ Cornwell, Eason, Price, _Sour- and, Aright,_ "Nays" __None, absent and -not- voting._ Ald.-Suttle.