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Home My WebLink About1912-08-15 MinutesW ! 183 ---- - --- -- _.Updiii. motion -Council adjourned _:-_ ---� - _-- __ --- I - REGULAR 11EETING CITY COUNCIL HELD AUGUST_ 15, 1912. - - - i Present, Mayor and Clerk, Aldermen, Eason,_Price, Sour, _Suttle and Wright, Absent i- - .Ald.,_ Cornwell _-Minutes ofmeeti_ngs _held _Aug.1 an_5th, _1912_w,ere__read and_approsed.-_ Mesders. Trent and Conner were present and asked if -the city would -_expend dollar fo_r__ - - r - - - ---- ---- --- -- -- _______ for;,doIlar with the_c_itizeiis_of-.East_Mo.untain towar_da_improv.ing-East_Spr.ing_S.tre,e.t.,__which-ma.t.t r " i was referred to the Street Committee for their investigation and report. ---_ _ Aldo Price from the Finance Committee reported the following reports of the City___ Off i',cials�fo.r'the month_of-J_uly_,__1912.,—examined_and-fo.und__c.o.rr_e.c.t.,_tow.i.t-__S.tree.t_Commis,s.ione - — street_tax_oollected",.__$327.00_; �pecial_Diabhrsing_Age nt.,_money_expended,_.$41.5..35,;_Chief--of i Police, money collected from all _sources, $433:35;City-59eig4t Biaster,, feea._collected.,.$8.12;. Police _Judge,+fines_ collected ,_$53.75.;_Dog_ tax,__$2.00, Sanitary-fees,__$8e50. Sanitary_Officer,_ sanitary-feestcollected_,_$159.25_;_City Tre_asurer's__repor_t which is_as-_follows t- - - - ----- ' Report of City Treasurer for July,1912. 19120 Gen'1. Fund, Bal: 'onrhand---- ~- -$7310.88'--- _-Disbursement"s-$-2087:-57:" 77� 5 Recd.fromGregg, 168.50 S.t irman -49 •-00- - - -- - 2'n, n n n 2.00 - -- - - 4 3, ," r ".Parks_,-- --- - - -93. _-34— / 31 " " Allison, 7.50. -�---- -�--- ------ - - - - ,= 6543.55. 7631.22• _- 731, _ Bal. on hand,---- -'' 643 66 ------------ --' i r Fire -Fund. ----------- - --- --- ---- I — - - - 630� _2498:08 - o, �---2407.42. - 90. 66. - - - - - -2498•8---- - - -- - -- - 2498.08. - 7/31 .090.66. Roapital Fund. - - -- - ----- - - --- - 6 30� .. -"- t.n._ n----- ----- -- ---- - -803.-99. ---n--------804.00:- --- - 9�22 Rec. from Rollins, 1.00 -- — -. - - - - - 8 4.00•- 804.00. San itary_ -Fund._ 7�8 If of Wallace, 12.50• 6150 12. u n n 8.25. I --- `22 - -26:00.---- 251 " " " 63.00._ 116.25• - - - - - -- - - -- -- -- - - — =6.25-. 731 Bal. on hand, 116.25. Street Fund. 6�30i Bal. on hand,- -- _2128.55. --^ —_ _- 1619-• 211 7�1 Recd. from Holland, 26.00. to Do 16.00• gf� n- - t n --Gregg, - - -- - ---734:56. ---- 8 of Holland, 42.00. ---52:00 ---- - - - _ -_ __-_,...�-_ --- ---- - - --- - - 22 n n n 125.00. -- - - -1,29, '! �-'� --- - - -- - - -- 43.-00.-- - -- -- ---- -- -- - 1547:90• 3 6 . 1 . 316 .11-• 7/31 Bal. on hand, _ 1547*907 Respectfully submitted Guy Philips, City Treas. " _ And 'the report of Supt. of Water Plant for quarter_ ending_July_lst1912..,_ which is in words and gigures, as follows,_totrit : _ is� Fayettev-ille.,Ark*-_Aug.16,1.912. To The Honorable Mayor and City Council, of the City of Fayetteville » Gentl'eme'n; - This is 6o certiffy that t have examined the books and records of the Superintendent ~ of-water 4Improvemerit-District- No.11 of the City of Fayetteville,- for "the quarter ending July 1,1912, and find the Supertendent's report to the Commissioner, dated July 1, 1912 to be cord rect except -as-noted--below:--- --- -- --- - - --- -- -. --- -- -- - ----- Dr. ,.To -water ,rent�for_.quarter,,____-_ _ , __ _$4258.85. _ 44258.85. ____ _ ' By collections water rent for quarter, .3228.07. Cr. By water rents dot paid for quarter, 992.26. By_amounts-charged off for quarter, -__ __ _ _ ` - 38-.52:' 4258.85. To Cash, Dr. „. Amt.-forwarded last report, 12.28.,_ » To total collection water rent, 3228.07. ' To collections from other sources, 48.94. 3289.29, By Bash, ;Cr. ruij, By expend.iturea; Supt. & Asst. Supt,salaries, 375.00, - Pump station expenses during quarter, 2516.86. Repairs -a-nd-improvements, -290.19. ~ Cash on hand July lat,1912, 107.23. 3289.28. To balance on hand July 1st, 1912. 107.23. -'.The Superintendent- holds-"paid-"vouchers and receipts for ail- expenditures reported in this statement. - - --- - - -Signed)- - E•L.i7ettleahip. " Which said reports-were upon motion of Aid. Sour, seconded L•y Aid., Eason, approved _ and Treasurer's report and Supt. water Co.'s report ordered to be published..- --- ..__ __ Aid. Sour moved__that the City Attorney be instructed ,to_ draft -an -ordinance in regard _ to the property owners be required to construct cement curbs in front of their respective prop , perties,,Which notion was duly seconded and adopted. Aid. Eason from the Ordinance Committee intorudced the following ordinance,,towit - "An Ordinance Layingvoff Certain Territory within the Corporate Limits of the City of Fayette_ ville, tirka.nsas, into an_Improvement District for the purpose of- Improvimg.c,erte-in Streets named„therein, designating the number of the District and defining the boundaries thereof and namirgtbe,same _",_which ws..s read the first_time , whereupon Aid.., Sour _moved -that the rules be ~ suspended, and said Ordinance. -be- placed. upon its second reading,, which..motion_was duly seconded by Ald._Suttle and adopted_by- the_following vote _ "Ayes"? _Eason,. Price, Sour.. Suttle and Wri t-- "Nays", none, absent and not voting, Aldo Cornwell, and said ordinance was read the second time,• whereupon Aid. Suttle moved that the rules Le further suspended and said Ordinance be read the _ third,time and placed upon its passanp which motion-was duly seconded by Aid. Sour end adopted by the following vote, "Ayes" _ Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright,, '!Nays!',, none, atsent and. not voting, Ald. Cornwell; andsaid Ordinance was read the third time and, placed upon its passaa the question now being shall the ordinance pass ? The roll was called and.the_following members_ voted "Aye" _ Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright, "Nays"? None, absent.and_no.t voting, Aid. Cornwell; same receiving two thirds majority.of all members elected -to the City Council was therefore declared to be passed and adopted and a copy of which_ ordinance is, as follows, towit __ "_Ordinance No. 299. _ - 4 An Ordinanc. fay—aying_ off Certain Territory within the Corporate Limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, into an Improvement District for the purpose of Improving certain Stree_s _ named therein; designating the numberof -the District and Sefimning the'bounda,ries thereof and naming the same: I - +WHEREAS, at- e- of the City Council of the City-of Fayetteville, Arkansas, held on the 5th day of August, 1912, a petition signed by ten resident owners of real property withi the_diistrict hereinafter-,describ3ed in Seat-ion one of this ordinance, was-presented to said-Council asking that it take steps toward the making of an improvement oii:akmiml consisting of paving witl vetrified paving brick blocks as hereinafter set forth and described the-following named street- _ _ WKH Ilto ;n ignt: Dickson Street from the West line of the St.Louis and San Francisco.Railroa.d Company's -- - ---- - 't of -way' to the West Tine 'of- illw Street; Block Street -from Di`ck'so$ Street to the Public - S quare end East Street from Dickson Street to the Public Square and the Public Square (except - jthe part -thereof -own ed-by-the-�United States Goverment -used -as-a--Post-Off-ice- d ice- site) and -part a- 0 Center, Mountain, Block -and East Streets s -adjacent to the Public Square.; and - -- --- - - ,+ ---WHEREASn ,- in.-said--petition-it--vias-further-prayed tha-t-the- Co.uny a. Council. laoff_ ._ stipulated, --- - portion of said street or streets into an improvement diistrict for making said improvements 'how�uherefore_;___ -- _--------- --_--_ _-- BE IT ;ORDAINED, Ey the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas A - - - Sec.A. That the following lots, blocks, streets, alleys and parcels of real estate in the cit iof-Fayetteville; E;rka-nsas, lie 'a rid-tYie same are hereliy laid off""arid`d`eals`.red`to-te-an "improveme "t 'district within said city, towit - - -rt--Beginriing-at-a-point-which-is 115 -feet -East -and 25-feet--North-of- the -South West corner - ,of the North West quarter of the North East quarter of Section 16, Township 16 North, Range 30 ------ -- gest--and -running -thence--Nor-th+195-feet-;.-.thence-Eastr3540-f.ee.t-to-the-Viest--line-of-Villow--S-tree -. - jthence South 465 feet; thence West 87* feet; thence North 95 feet; thence West 475 feet; thene North 67 -feet;_ thehce-West_220 feet;_ thence_ South 25_feet; -_thence West_260_ feet -to the middle__ lof �a 14 foot alley; thence South 500 feet; therne West 95 feet; thence South 1020 feet; thence West 127 feet; thence 81 feet to an alley; thence West 28 feet to the East line of East Street thence South- 63- feet; --thence West- 400- feet; -thence -North 100- feet;- more -or less; to the South- side of Mountain Street; thence East 65.feet to the North East corner of Block No.il, of the '--- Original Town+ -(now -city)- of Fayetteville,--Arkansas;--thence-North- 60 -feet; fibre or -less; to -the - - South East corner. of Block No.26 of said Original Town; thence West 155 feet, tho an alley; theice ---- ---- '3tesUxk&& North -1425-feet; -thence-West-170 feet -;more -or less;-to--the--East--line of. Church street - Ithence Borth to a. point which is due East of the South East corner of lot.2 of the sub-divisio _-_;of Block 4 of ,the.-Or_iginal_Town of -Fayetteville,_ Arkansas.;- thence-West„.315_feet:,. more_or_less_;__ _ to the East line of Locoust Street; thence South to a point dlxe East of the South East corner sof lot 1 in the subdivision of Block 5 Original Town of Fayetteville, thence West 320 feet; more or leen to the East side of School. Street; thence %or- to a. point due East of the South East corner of Lot 1; Subdivision of Block 6; thence West 160 feet; thence South 30 feet;thenc `-- West 150,more'or -leas -t-o -the-'East -bine of -West- street-;--then-ce North-to-a-p'o-int due -East -of th South East coiner of Lot 1, Subdivision of Block 7; thencae West 250 feet; tore or less; to th — ----- --- Vest line -of the -St, --L &-S.-P.R.P..Cole.-righ-t-of-way-,-th.ence-North-to-the -p-lace -of- beginning.- -- Sec.2. That said district shall hereafter be known and designated as Public Square Raving ;Improvement-No,-.._o_f_ the_ C ity_ of_.Fayettev_ille_, Sec.3. That said District is laid off for the purpose of paving said described parts of stree s _ with best nu_mbe_r one repressed vetrified paving brick blocks;guarenteed to not loose more then 20 -+ - - --- - . _ _ `per cent of their weight when subjected to "Rattler Test' '-dopte7C by the Natinal Paving-------- Brick aving --- - Brick Association Manufacturers Assiciation, known as ” 1901 Rattler Vast", and not to obsorb - - more than -3 per -cent -of :their +weight- when- placed -in --water *for --48-hours, brick -to -be laid on - either 4 inch Portland Gement fandation or 5 inch crushed rock foundation; brick to be filled - ---- +by-icement-grout or -:nand. -- Said improvement shall.be made in such a manner and to the extend hereinafter to be more. fully designated and determined- by the- maj.or_ity_ in value _of__the_owners.of .real property____ within such district.. Sec.4. That_all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are -- - - - - - - hereby'repealed, and that this ordinance sha•11 take effect and be�ir force -from and after iita passage, approval and publication, Passed -and--approved this 15th -day -of August -,--1912: --- — --�` - - - - Approved: W h.Rollins, Mayor. Attest: Loy Bishop,Clerk.' i The.Mayor submitted a resolution from the Telephone Company to�be passed by the City_ Council ranted said Telephone Company permission to improve their telephone system in the _-,City of Fayetteville, which was read and upon motion of Aid. Sour referred to the St. Committe' Aid. Suttle introduced the following resolution, towit _ " Be it resolved,by the City o C + _ unncil of Fayetteville_,Arkansa.-s; _ _ that for-bnd -in consideration'of-"the'sum-of F3fteeri Hundr`e I- - ($1500.00) Dollars, that the sedond story of the Fire Station No.l, be and the same is hereby 'set'apart -forIa-City Hall;-that--be-ing the understanding -during -the construction -of same-, and as the expense of construction of said Fire Station No.l, has been paid for out of the Fire Fund, that the -city -transfer -from __the- General _Fund the_sum_o,f_Fif tee n_Hundr-ed--.Dollars. for. said - purposes," and moved its adoption; which motion was duly. seconded by Ald.Sour and adopted by �he,following ,vote ,"Ayes" Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle_ and Wright,_Nays.,none,_ absent and not voting, Aid. Cornwell A same was carried and Clerk instructed to transfer said sum of $1560.00 - -- » _ -- - -- - - ------ -- - -- -- — - - - Ald. - Sour from the Auditing Committee reported the following. accounts against the_C_ity____. - - ----- xamined and found correct_,-towit_=Jo_Lejiman,, building street crossings, -_$102.6$;_Phil ips rooks Hwd. Co material for Fire House,__;19.10;_J.117.Miller, vvork_for Street Commissioner,,$t18.00 W..-Csudle.,_ feeding -,city_prixioners.,-$28.5Q;-_War-.Stirma.n,. office exp,er,.se,,.$1.Q0_;- Faye tteville ,umber & Cement Co., material for Street Commissioner,$57.99; J.H.Phippe Lumber_Co., material. ,Street.-Commi.es,ioner-;_$28.68._($38.09.)_;-_C_i.tiz.ens-Bank, interest on:.-no_te.;-_$25...56-;- E.L.Nettle hip_, services_ as Auditor,_$11.85; NortharkarsnsLbr._Co._,_meter ial, ford Street Commies.ioner,. _ 7.02; Telephone 90.• -,__ rent _on_telephonefl,_ x`13,50; Miss Johnson _,__ste.nogrophic-work-for-Board- f Health-, 50je and Fayetteville Light Co., lights -for month of July, 1912, $173.50; and moved hat said accounts be allowe- -- - -- - -- - - -- --- - ---- y;seconded_ ty_Aid* -Sour and -adopted- by- the -f vote;-'!Aye.s"-_Eason., Price,_ Sour,_ _ a tle, a.nd "Nays" __None,_a.bsent and not voting, Aid._Cor yell.;_said was carried and i Wright,ht Clerk instructed to -,draw -said severa.l warrants. Upmn'motion Council adjourned until next -re pproved �/�/� -- -_— ---- Attest :a - Y r-- — — Mayor _ i -�_ ,,,+,___ f?EGUT.AR MEETING CITY-CO_LTNC.IL_HELD_SEP_T_. 9.,_1912.. ,_ C 1-erk_ y Present, •Mayor and Clerk, Aldermen, Adletfy4�x,Y,_Eason,�Price,_Sour, Suttle and_ P/_righ Absent, Ald', Corm_vell. Minutes of Aug. 15,_ -_—'_- __-- •----�4- Tom.- _�_._'__.._.—._-__. A petition of ries Johnson, et al, _%,Spring Street., was read and upon motion of Al the Street Committee,for their investigation 1912, were read a.nd a.pproyed_ praying the Council to.order in sidewa.lks- by_Ald.-Pr-i.ce_same_was_referred- t ;y. w Ald. Sour from the Light Committee recommended that -a light teplaced _at the -crossing-___.__.__ -_ .__ of Highland Ave. and Maple Street, which matter was upon motion-of__Ald..S.uttle.,_seconded_by-Ald.._ _ `' Price, ref'erredl to the Light Committee for their inv_stig ation and rep ort. -- « - _-� -- ----- - -- -- % -- - -- -- ---- Ald. Eason from the Ordinance Committee introduced an ordinance, entitled_, " An Ordin _ ance granting to W.S.:Merkle-, his heirs_,_adriinistrato-rs_,_axecutors,and_a.ss.i.gne the._right�to---con_--_, struct, build, maintain, use and operate a. street railway including side-tracks, turnouts, and switches upon, on, across and through the avenues, thorough fares, streets, streets, alleys,__ — public square and --grounds within the corporate limits of the city of Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, and defining the powers and privileges and restrictions under which such right -- shall- b--eexecri�sed-.-"-1-which-was-read-t-he-first-time whereupon-kld--Sour`moved'-that-the-rules be - is 11 _ suspended and _said _Ordinanc_e_be-placed_upon_its_-second_read.ing.,_which_mo-t.ion-was_duly_.seconded-.by. l Ald. Suttle', and adopted by the following vote _ "Ayes" _ Eason,_Price,--Sour,_,Suttle-ar.d Wr_igh.t.,-_-- ___. it "Nays", none, absent land not voting Ald. Cornwell and said ordinance was read_ the second time.;_--.___ _. hereupon Ald, X moved that said Ordinance be referred to a SPecial Committee_ to beappointed by _ by the_Mayor, _for -their investigation, and-repor_t,,-which_mot.ion-was_-duly seconded_by__Ald. _Su.t-tle--- - and-adppted�by the. -"Aye fight -,-'-''Nays'!-, -none-,-- absent And not voting, Ald. Cornwell, same was carried and the Mayor tzpointed the following -ge n ti, _ - - - µ -. .�---- -- -- - _ -- men upon said Special- Committee towit _ Ald. Eason, Price and Suttle _ I ! l,aauu arum i,ne uruinance pommlLLee inLroaucea an ordnance ent_itl.e.d.,"_ipn-Or-d.inari.ce granted to b.Nostic and Associates, their successors, heirs, grantees, and assigns, be they one o several, the rightto construct, maintain, use, purchase, lease and operate a street railway or ----railways- -together-with power pra`nt and-traiismis—s ion systemfor Ue purpose of operating and -mai -n taming a system of electric current for the production of power in the City of Fayetteville, Coun y -of- laahington-and--S-tate-of-Arka-ms-and-the-future limits -thereof, -defining -the -powers privilege -and _ restrictions under which rights shall be execrised." which said ordinance was read the first time Whereupon;Ald. Sour moved that the rules be suspended and that said ordinance -be read__ the second time, which motion was dul_y__seco_nded_by_Ald,_Suttle-and-adopted-by the_f.o.l.lo.wing__vo.te-,___- _ x °Ayes",,Eason, _Sour _,_ r ce,-_Suttle and none.,_a.bsent__-and-no.tvo.t.ing,:-Ald,-Cornwell-- -- _ carried and said ordinance the- second_t-ime_;__whereup.on_.Ald._.So.ur-moved that- said. - _---same -was _ c _-- _ ordinance be referred to the samepe-aa_Committee._heretofare _apo int.ed-by_the,.Mayor to-inveat,iga e.-- --- ---- I same and report at soon as possible; which motio_n was __duly ee_cond.by__AdId,_ Prio,e__and_adopted by_____ - _ - the following vote, "Ayes'") Eason, Price-, Sour, Suttle and-Viright_,"Nay_s' None-_absen.t-and_ro.t-_- voting,A Cornwell!, same was carried end referredto said Committee. _ The reports of the Chief of Police, City Treasurer, Street Commissioner, Special Dis_ bursing{Agent,-City Weigh piaster, City L'acterioligiost,_a.ndSanitaarry_Policeman_..were presented -and____-__ rea.dand �juponmotion _some werereferre_d-to the_Finance_Committee_for-_the ir.inve.a.tiga.t.ion_and repor- .----- The following accounts against the city were presented _and _read, _towitFaye ttexille._-,______ 1� •