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Home My WebLink About1912-09-04 Minutes1.86 Upmn motion Council adjourned until next•regula.r_meeting night. Approved : Attest I U/I IMayor. Clerk__ _ REGULAR "ETIN_G .0ITY-COUN.CIL_HELD_SEP_ T_. 4-,_191.2.., -- c __ Present, Mayor and___C1erk, Aldermen, fGjlfFiy6�Xx, Eason, Price,- Sour,,Suttle and Wright, _ -Absent, Ald. Cornwell. Minutes of Aug_ 15, 1912, were_ -read a.nd_,appro_ved_ Ii A petition of Vies Johnson, et al, praying the Council to order insidewalkson East Spring Street., was read -_and upon motion -of Ald,_ Sour, _seconded by, Ald.-Pr ice_same -was . referred to the Street Committee for their investigation and report. Ald. Sour from the Light Committee recommended theta light beplaced a.t_the _crossing, _ T of Highland Ave. and Maple Street,,_ which_matter_wasupon_ mo_tion of Ald._Sutt.le.,- seconded. -by. Ald..._ G�7 Price, referred: to the Light Cmmmittee for their investigation_ and report_ Ald. Eason from the Ordinance Committee introduced an ordinance, entitled, " An Ordin _ance granting to W,S,,Merkle his heirs_,_administrators, executors_ and_a.ssigls_-the. right. -to .con_ struct, build, maintain, use and operate a. street railway including side-tracks, turnouts, and s switches upon, on, across and thro-gh the avenues, thorough fares, streets, streets, alleys, - - --pubTio squaze -and - ground -s within --the 'corporate- s limitof the - city of- - - Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, end defining the powers and privileges and restrictions under which such right - shall be--execrised-.-Il - which -was -read -the -first --time _-whereupon-Ald --Sour moved --that the -rules -be `--� II- suspended _and_ said Ordinance be_placed upon its second_ reading, which- motion_was duly seconded Ald. Suttle, and adopted by the following vote .-"Ay .-Eason __Price, Sour, Uuttle and Wright_,._ "Nays", none, absent and not voting,_Ald. Cornwell, and said ordinance was read.the second time;._ S o r whereupon Ald. Fi�lXY d, moved that said Ordinance be referred to a_Special Committee to be appoints_ by the. mayor, for their investigation-and--report-,..which-motion was_ duly. seconded by Ald. Suttle. and adppted_ by the following__vote_,_"Ayes".- Eason ,. Price.- Sour-,-S.uttle.,__and Wright, "Nays", none-, absent and not voting, Ald. Cornwell, same was carried and the Mayor apointed the following -gen men upon said Special Committee towit _ Ald. Eason, Price and Suttle _ A'ld, Eason from the Ordinance Committee introduced_an�ordinance.entitl.e.d.,__"_� Ordina granted to�B.Bostic and Associates, their successors, heirs, grantees, and assigns, be they one o several, the right to construct, maintain, use, purchase, lease and operate a street railway or -- - - -— rai'Tways,- to-gether -with'-pourer-plant �.nd-transmission syeteia for the-puipose of operating-- - and -main taming a system of electric current for the production of power in the City of Fayetteville, Coun of Washington -and-State-of-Arka-ras-,-a:nd-the future limits thereof; -defining -the powers, privilege 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 ord-finance be read the second time, which_ motion wasduly -seconded -.by-Ald._-Suttle- and-adopted.-by..the._fo.11owing vote, °Ayes"_,,Ea:son, Sour, Price_,_SuttIe and -Wright., "Nay s",.none.,. absent _and._no.t_-vo.ting, Ald. Corn wel same was, carried 1.and said_ordinance was_read_the second time whereupon-Ald.-So.ur_moved_that saic ordinance Ge_referred to the some_Specia,l_Committee -heretofore apoint.ed_ by -the, Mayor-to__inv.est,igs same endI. report ab _soon as possible; which_ motion_ was duly second -by Aid. Prio,e_ and adopted by - the following vote , "Ayes'!? Eason ,_Price , _S_o_ur, Sutt_1-e and _Wright ,--- "Nays "_,,- _No.ne.,, absent and. not voting, Ald. Cornwell,, same was carried and referred to said Committee. The reports of the Chief of Police, City Treasurer, Street Commissioner, Special Dis_ burring Agent, City Weigh piaster, City L'acterioligiost,_a.ndSanitary Policeman, were presented and readand flupon.motion same were _referred _-to_ the-Finance_Committee. for-their_Anue,o.tigation-and rep The following accounts against the city were presented and read,_ towit _ Fayetteville _ r inting Company.,. -$8.00,; Phipps_Lumber _Cc. $2.00; John.Pefferly,, $16._60.;.J_..J.Knock,$22.50; S(.Miller, $13.50; Light Co. $174.50; Y„ T.Farrar Co. $10..11;_N.F.S.tirman, $1.80; GeSE.Pettigr IIII`.50. and Duggan_.Bros.__$9.00; which_accounts_were- upon motion-of..Ald..-Sut.tle.,__s.econded by Ald.. price referred to the Auditing Committee for their_investigation and report. Aldo Eason from the Ordinance Committee intorduced an ordinance entitled, - -' . -- . - -- - - - - --+- - -- -- -'. which was -read the- fire_t_time„whereupon Al d._ -Sour moved that -.the rules.«.be_suspended .and -said._ ordinance be r �' d e'ad the second-time' whichmotionwas-duly seconded_by.Al,d.--Suttle and__sa_id___ _ ordinance was read the second time ; whereupon Aldo_ Price _moved_that-sa.id ordinance be reftrred t�o the Special Committee heretofore appointed by the _Mayor �for _its investigation_ and report,_-__ which motion was duly seconded by Aldo Sbur and adopted by the following vote,. "Ayes” _ Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and -Wright, Nayes, None, absent and not voting,Ald. Corn__w_ell_.___Carried_,__ — Thursday Whereupon upon motion Council adjourned until Msmdeq__night,_Sept,.__1$,_1912. 706� 1 -- _ - -� ----------- ----- — - -- - _. - - - -- -- --- . ADJOU?NED_ MEETING -OF THE-CITY_CO.UNCIL-HELD _SEP.T..-_12,_ 1912., ir� , Present, Mayor and Cler?, Aleermen, Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Wrightabsent , Ald„Cornwell. City Attorney Wilson, reports that in his opinion,_ the_"Frazier ordinance"_her_etof.o _ passed by the Council,_can be agpealed_;_ whereupon Ald,, Suttle moved that. the ordinance repeals - Franchise the Frazier Franchise---placed_upon_its__thi.rd_.reading,. wbich_mo.tion_was.duly -seconded -by -Aldo - Price and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes" _ Eason, Price_,-Sour.,Suttle and Wright,- 1 None, absent and not voting, "Aldo Cornwell° same was carried and wherempon the question now - being shall the ordinance pass ? The roll was called and the following voted "Ayes"-. --- - — - - - .Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle, and Wright, "Nays"? None, absent and not voting, Aldo Cornwell;_ same re-_ -� - - serving 2X3 majority of all members elected -to the City Council was-.therefore.declared_to_.be-_ passed and adopted and a copy of which is as follows r - "Ordinance No. 300« ,n Ordinance to be entitled, " An Ordinance to repeal ordinance No. 289, and to revoke all -- -- - powers -and privileges granted -to W.A.Fra=ser and -associates by�said-ordiance" - - rights, Whereas,as the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas did by Ordinance No. - - ----- 289, passed add. approved Aug. 1-7,- 1911- grant to W. A.Frazsen and- associates the right, power- and- authordty to construct and operate a Street Car Line within the limits of the City of Falette- yille-, Arkansas, and _-_ - _- _ . -- - Whereas, the said W.A.Frazser and associates appeared before the Council of the City of franchise granted them Fayetteville, Arkansas, and announce their intention o allowing the f - onse btsaid ordinance 289 to forfeit a.nd further renounced theirintention `of constructing the mai reat Car line; ir� , BWRH 1.89 REGULAR MEET IN G_OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD SEPT. 4o 1912. -- - - - r — - - -- - - Present, Mayor and Clerk, Aldermen, Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright, Absent, ;Aldo Cornwell. Mmnutes of meeting held Aug. 15, 1912, were read a.nd approved. A petition of _INes_Johnson,- et_al,,_pray_ing_the_Council _to order insidewlaks on_fast-'Spring-Street. was read- apd_+upon-_mot_ion of Ald. _Sour,-_,se_conded- by Ald. _Price_, same was referred to the Street Committe ,for their investigation and report. Ald. Sour from the Light_ Committee recommended that a ligh _ ibeplaced_ a. t_ the _eros:, ing-of Highland Avenue. and_Maple Street.,. which_�matter was -,upon motion of',Ald. Suttle seconded by Ald. Price referred to the Light Committee for their investigation - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - _ and.,report Ald.__Ea.son_ introduced- an -ordinance -entitled R,An__Ordinance...to _r.epeal__Or.d.inance-lio... _ _ 289 and revoke�all__rights,_.powers_and privileges_granted-.to_W.A.Fra_zer_and - associated by O.rdinance!;-which was read _the �first _t_ime_, whereupon_Ald. -Suttle_moyed_that_the rules be auspen i ed�and_said_ora.inan.ce__t)e-r_ead the second t-ime_, wk:.ich_.motion_was_seconded--by_Ald..-So.ur-and adop _ :ed by the following vote, "Ay_e.s",-Eason..-Pr_iee-,-So.ur_,._Suttle-& Wr.ight,, "Nays"-,-none.,._absen.t_and - ,not voting, Ald. Cornwell _ whereupon said ordinance was -read the second _time 4and upon motion -of Ald. Suttle said ordinance was referred to the_City Attorney-for_his�ir_vestigat_ion-_asto_______, ohelthe r_it wo-uld_he legal_to_pass said__ordinan_c_e_,- which_mot.ion_was__duly seconded _by Ald.. -Sour-._- ;and.adopted_by they following vote,"Ayes".,. Eason-,_-_FrieeSour.,-.Suttle and 49r.ight, "Nays"_ -none.,__ _ Absent _and_not vot.ing.,_Ald,- -Cornwell, Alda Eason from Ordinance_ Committee__intro_duced_ an ordinance_ entitled., "An_Ordina.n ____ - -- granting to W S.Nerkle, his heirs, administra.t6as, executors and assigns the right to construe buird,-me intain,_-usV_a:nd--dperate-a-street -railway including side- tracks; tu'-noufs-and switche _ - upon, on, across and through the avenues, thorough fares, streets, alleys, public square and - -- -- `grounds-wi-thin--the-corporate--limits-of-the-City-of Fayetteville; Washington -County, Arkansas, -- and, defining the powers and privileges and restrictions under which such right shall be ------ ---- execrised.,- "- which was-read--the--first-time --whereupon- Ald-.--Scur- mo-ved«that- the --rules be -suspe - -- ded_,,a-nd_soid_Ordini�,nce__be_placed__upon_its -second _read.ing, ,which _mot.ion„waa.-duly .seconded by Al Suttle, _and -adopted by the following_vote,_ "Ayes", Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle, Wright_,_ none, absent-.a.nd--no.t-vot.ing,-Ald,.-Cornwell-,_and_ said_ or.dinan.ce-was_read_the-second--time-;-where- ;upon_Ald,._Sour__mov.ed-that_se.,id-or-dinance__be-ref.erred.-to_a,Special.-Commit.tee-to--be-a.ppoin-ted----. Eby the -hiayor.,�for,their investigation _and_report_,- _which -motion_was_duly_seconded_ by-A1d..Sut.tle _ ,and,_adopted_by_ t_he_following_ vote, !'Ay_es'!.,_Eason, _Price,._Sour,__Suttle,and _Wright,.- "Nays!'.,rnne._.__ .abs;ent_ and__no_t. v.ot.ing,_Al.d._ Cornwell.,-same_was-ca.rried_-and _the - Mayo r appointed- the-follow.ing- ntlemen_upon. said -Special Committee,- towit-: _Aldo-Eason,,-Pr_ice_and_Suttle.__ -Al d.--{Eason.-from-the-ordinance-Commit-tee--intorudced- an.-ord-inance-ent-itled, "-pp Ord ins e to E.Eoetid and associates, their successors, heirs, grantees and assigns be_they,one_or everal, the Tight to construct, maintain, use, purcha.se,l'ease a,nd operate a street railway or ailways, together with power plant and transmission system for the purpose of operating andaintainirng a -system -of electric current for tlie-production of'power i`n'"the-City of Fayette ille, County ;of Wa.shirr;ton and State of Arkansas, and the future limits thereof, defining the owe rs—privileges- and -restrictions-under-which-rights shal:l--be-execrised,” which was- read the eaQa&xtzma,first time;_whereupon Ald. Sour moved that the rules be suspended and that said rd,inance_be read_, _the__ second time which_mo_t_ion_was_ duly_seconded._by_Ald. _Suttle. and adopted _ the following dote-, "Ayes"-,, Eason, So_ur,_Price, Suttle t& Wright,_ INay_s",_none„_absent -and t,4_wo_ting, Aldo Cornwell., some was carried and said ordinance was-.reod the second_time;where_ ._ rn Ald. Sour moved that said ordinance be referred to the some Special Committee heretofore by the Mayor, to investigate same and report _as soon_,as-_poss_ible, which- motion was y edby Ald.- Pric.e, and -adopted by _the_followirg_vo_te-,_ "Ayea",-,Eason, Price, Sour,. uttleanddeight,-_^Nays!'-_ None,--absen-t .and not voting, Ald. -Cornwell: - -- - -- - T The reports_ of the_Chief_of Police, City_' Treasurer, Street Commissioner,, Special-- 190 - -D.iobureing-Agent_,_C,ity.Sze.igh_Mast.er-;-C.ity-Bacter-io.l.o.gis-t-,_and-San.i.tary_Pot.i,ce'man.,_w.er.e_presen.ted and read and upon motion same were referred to the Finance_Committee for their investigat.ion_and_ report. The following accounts against the City were presented and read, towit Fayetteville_ _ I lPrintinglCompany_, $8.00; Phipps Lbr. Coe $2.00; John Pefferly,-X16.60; J.J.YYnooc_0; S.Mill -_ i I _ er0_$1,_ 0;_Fayettevil1e Light Vo. $174_50; W.T.Farrar I lPettigrevi,: $2,50__ Duggan Bros. $9.00, which accounts were upon motion of.Ald_Suttle-seconded Iby Ald, Price referred to the Auditing Committee for their investigation and report. - Ald..__Eason_f.r.om-the�Ordinan.ce-Commit.tee_in.troa:_ced_an.o.r.dinancedn,t,i.tled,,- " An-Ordinanc- — - i _-- autho.r,.iz ng.-J.^?,.-Grab.111-,_his_as.s.oclate.s-,-sucoesso.r.s-_and_ase.igna-,_ to_make,an,d„.sell_and._distr.ibute er_,.cal-or_natural-gas__ gas in; the City of Fayettev_ille,_Arka.nsas, to buildanc_ope-rate.@ ..�vato i plantnd supply gas tosaid city of Eay_etteville-,_its-o.ccupan.t.s-.and v-i.c.in.i,ty and_def-in,ing-the__ _ rights;,_p�rvileges_and_p.o-wers_o.f the_s.aid_J.4Y..Grab.ill.,_his_asso.cis.tes.,_s.uc.cesao.rs_and_ass.igns..�'__ Which ordinance was.read the first time, whereupon Ald. Sour moved that the rules_ -tie -suspended_@_ _ _ and said ordinance tie read the second time, whereupon said motion was duly seconded by__Ald, Sut--i_ _. tle end said ordinance was read the second time; whereupon Ald. Price moved that said ordinance_ - _ be_refer.r,ed-to-the_same_Spec.ial_Commi.t.tee_heretof.ore_appo.in.ted.-by the_Mayor_.for--i.ts-inveatigatio- - In and report, which motion was duly,seconded by Ald, Sour and adopted by the follov�in.g vote_, - - I "Ayes”,,.Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright "Nays", none absent and not voting, _p.ld-._C-ornwel.l',__ Same xas carried. Whereupon Council adjourned until TY_ursday night, Sgpt. 12th, 1912, _ IP .._.�.,.,(.This_menutes were_re-written_ownirg to the-fac-t.-that-.the_Cler.k_f.ail.ed t.o_mention_the_ ,._. _ �repealing;of the Frazer fra_nchise_,_and_same_ia to take the_pla.ce, of the_ainutes_sho.wn_on_ahee-t- _ _ 186_and 187 hereof) . 6- REGULAR MEET G OF THE CITYUNCIL HELD SEPT. 19, 1912. �j j The_City Council_met-at.its_regular�ine as.ion_in_the r Council Chambers in the City of Fayetteville, on September l9th.,µ1912.,_when was - -. - _present -and _pre$_. _ siding the lion. W.H.Rollins, Mayor, who called the meeting to order and the roll being _called__ were present Aldermen Eason, Price, Sour Suttle, and Wright, Absent, Aldermen Cornwell-, when the_. - _ following proceedings were had /) The minutes of the meetings of the Counv.il of Sept, 4th. 1912 and -Sept. 12_th19121__!__ - were read and approved Eason introduced the following resolution ..,.--Aldermen -Resolu.t-ion_- A resolution granting to The S outhwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company it successors and assigns, right to constrictX, operate and maintain an underground system of telephone ca.blesand vires in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Whereas; -The-S-outhwesterri Telegraph-and-Telephone-Cornpe:ny-has now -constructed-and- -' in operation certain overhead cables; wires and appurtenances in connection with its telephone system ---------yin-the-.0-ity'-o-f-Faye-ttew-i-l-le-;-A-rkansas-,-and-whereas,-i-t-is-deemed for -the - ben ef-it--of- the --said-City----- and said Company that a system of underground conduits, cables and appurtenances shall be placed _ --under the...,s.treets,_al Ieys_and_publ.ic.gro.unds_in-the-C.i.ty-o f_Faye.ttev.i11e,- Therefore, the right is hereby given a.nct granted to The Southwestern Telegraph and Telepho� a Company, successors and_a.ssigna to- construct, operate and_maintainbeneath the sur_ _its face ofllthe streets, alleys and public grounds in the said City a system of underground conduits -caes and appurenances t _ o be connected and used, in_conjuncti_onviththe.p.revent_system_of_ove,r-_ 11