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Home My WebLink About1912-09-19 Minutes190 -D.i Lbursing_Agent_,-City tileigh_Master-,_C.ity-Bacterio.lo.gist.,-and_Sani.tary_Po.l,i.ceman.,_were-p,re,sen.ted _ and read and upon motion same were referred to the Finance Comrnittee for their investigation_and _ and_ reportl. The following accounts against the City were presented and read, towit Fayetteville i— Printing_'Company, X8.00; Phipps Lbr. Co. $2.00; John Pefferly_,-X16.60; J.J.Fnock 022.50; S.Mill er,_$13 .50; Fayetteville Light Vq.*.$1'74,50; W _T_.Farrar Pettigrew, $2.50 and Duggan Bros. $9.00., which accounts were upon motion of A1�_Suttle_seconded '- 1 by Ald. price referred to the Auditing Committee for. their investigation and report. I 4 .Ald.._Eason�f.rom..._the-0r.dinan.ce-Commi.t.t,ee-in.trocu.ced_an-o.rdine,ncedn.t,i.tled., " An-Or.dinanc a authoriizing_J.S:'..Grab,il,l.,_his-ass.ociates-,_s"ucc-es.s.o.r.s-and_ase.igns-, to-make_and,sell-and_dis-tribute-. -_ J gae ini the City of Zay,tev_ille,_Arka_nsas, to build_and_opera.te a water_, coal_o.r natural_gas _plflnt and supply gas to said city o_f Fay-ettey_ille_,-its_o.ccupant:s_e.nd v"i.c.in.i.ty and_def.in.ing-the rights],_priK lege s_and_power_s_of the_s.aid_J.49...Grab.ill-,-his_as,socia:t.es.,.e.uccesso.r.s_and_as,s.igns." _ Which ordinance was read the first time, whereupon Ald. Sour moved that.the.rules 'e euspended_a _ I and said ordinance be read the second time, whereupon said motion was duly seconded by Ald. Sut �—TI—tle said ordinance wa.s read the second time; whereupon Ald. Price moved that said ordinance_ �and be_ref. r.r.ed_to_the-same_Spec.ial-Comrnittee_heretof.ore_appo.in.ted_Uy the_Mayor for i.ts-inv.e.s.t.iga.tio- _ i n and report, which was duly seconded by Ald. Sour and adopted Uy the following vote, " _motion "Ayes", Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Vlright "Nays", none., absent and not votin-g,,_p.ld.-Cornwell. 1 _ 1Same iaas carried. Whereupon Council adjourned until Thursday night, Sgpt. 12th, 1912. _ ._,._(.This_menutes w.e,r_e_re-written-owning_to the_fac-t_that the_Clerk_f.ailed t.o_men.t.ion_the___._'— i - repealing of the Frazer franchise_,_ and eame_is_to take the_placeo,f the_minu.te.s-shown-on-sheet_ i 186_and 187 hereof)_.,. - I cot — REGULARBEET G OF THE CITY i, UNCIL HELD SEPT. 190 1912.4L 1 - _^ TheC,ity-Council_met_atyits_regul,ar_me,asAon_in_the Chambers in the City of Fayetteville, on September 19th,_1912, when was prese_nt_a_.nd_preQ -ICouncii sidingthelion. Vl.H.Rollins, Mayor, who caller the meeting to order and the roll being called ,were present Aldermen Eason, Price, Sour Suttle, and Wright, Absent, Aldermen Cornviell, `+hen the_ — --1, following proceedings were had ; The minutes of the meetings of the Counv.il of Sept. 4th. 1912 and Sept. 12th, 19121_ ere read and approved _ ,_ Aldermen Eason introduced the following resolution _ Resolut.ion_. A' resolution granting to The S outhwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company_, its successors and assigns, the right to constrict', operate and maintain an underground system of telephone ca.blesa,nd wires in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, VChereas; Th'e S-outhwestern Telegratih-and-Telephone Company has now constructed a'nd— in operation certain overhead cables, wires and appurtenances in connection with its telephone system ---- in-the-C-i-ty-of- Faye-ttewille—Arkansr:s-,-and-whereas,-i-t-is-deemed-for-the-benef-i-t-of-the-said-City- and said Company that a. system of underground conduits, cables and appurtenances shall be placed under_-thfe_s.t re e t s ,- -e.l l ey sand_pub l.i c_gro.unds-i n__the-C.i.ty-o f_Faye.t.t e v.i.l,l e:,- II Therefore, the right is hereby given and granted to The Southwestern Telegraph and -_-_ Telephona Company,- its successors and assigns to construct, operate and.maintain beneath the aur face ofltie streets, alleys and public grounds in the said City a system of underground conduits abler and appurtenances to be connected and used.in conjunction with tke_p.r_esent_sys-tem_of over_ RH ',head telephone _cables_,wires_and_a.ppurtenances•_ _ _-_____ ____------ ____ __ _ ._. Thd said present underground system shall begin tat the L'entra.l office of said Fele_ phone Company on Block Street, extending in each direction up and dov.m said street with itlaterals extending into other streets, alleys and public grounds tls shovrn on blue print beret _ attached and made part hereof, and the said The Southerwestern Telegraph and Telephone Compan, - bits-aucdeaaors-andaasigna,-ia-here-by- gra nted-a f ur th e r gri`vilege-df"ext-endinG-aa id Pystem-of' underground conduits, cables and appurtenances from time to time along the streets, alleys ----- -- - =and- ubl- c- rounds--o-f--the--said-Cit of Fa ettevi-ll-e-when--the--same--shall-become-necessar - P .l 8 Y- Y Y.- In consideration of the rights and privileges herein granted and as a. condition upon ,which_said- rights_are_so_granted,_.tlie_said_The_So_uthwestern_Telegraph_and_T-el'phone_-Company_,_ - its successors and assigns, shall furnish the City of Faeyetteville, free of charge to said _ City twelve 12 ad itional direct line hones making a o a. een 15 d ret lin telephones furnished to the said City of of Fayetteville free'ofcharge, and in addition t e to, the said Telephone Company shall,at,its own expense arid cost, remove and repair all holes -'-' - - and defe-cts.-in the- avement-s--of-the streets --aTle stand ubl-ic-ways in-the-Clt P y p y y_.of-Fcyettevil upon the line of the ditch made by the said improvements where such hole or defect is directl, -- --- or indirectly --caused by -making such improvement --or- -in- - removing - -telephone -poles,-guy -wires, e and shall keep the same in good repair; providing that :+aid Telephone Company shall begin the underground cons truction..now.specifica.11y designated. within 60.days. after _the_passage- of _this. resolution, and shall push such improvement continously and with call reasonable dispatch unti - the same is finished End completed, provided that all Load so torn up shall be at_pnce_, upon completion of the said improvement, replaced and repaired in its original condition; and said improvement shall be so constructed that when completed it dhall not interfer with the --- use of -the streets,, alleys; -or -side walks, -and- that a.Tl-back-filling"sh),11 -be done in -accord ante with the ordinance of the City nmw in force or hereafter passed. Provided further, that --- ------ this- grant shall-not--be-exclusive in--the-use of the -street -s, alleys -and -public grounds-for--- underground rounds-for--- underground conduits, and the City of Fayettevudble reserves the right to grant like privileg for__s.imilar-purpones.;---the-same-however-,-no-t--to-interfere_w-i.th-_the-proper -execr-ise-o: the privileges herein granted. Provided further, that the work herein contemplated shall be done under_ the supervision and to_the _satisfaction ofthe proper_authorities of the City of - — ------- Fayetteville. - - - - The.Southwestern Telegraph Und Telephone Company hereby accepts the above resolution and agrees- to comply'ivi"th its terms---- --"-- ---"- THE SOUTH'iMSTRRN TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CO. ---- - EY-- M: T -c Stimson-- - -- ---- Div, Gen' 1. Mgr, :and moved its adoption which motion being seconded by Alderman Price and the question being u ------- - -- i 191 shall. -the ves.61.trtion be_ approved,_ the-roll_was_ca.11ed-_and vote_ -take n -thereon -as -_follow -s-:__ "yea, s'1____Price,__Sour,_Suttle-, Wright. --"Nays" -_E_ason_,_Absent_ and not__. voting_ Cornwell_, there_ upon said reso.lut.ion was -declared _adopted..______-____ By unamiuos vote of the Council Alder�en Eason withdrew the ordinance introduced by .him at-a'_former-_meeting_o_f _the_Cnunc"il_g;ranting_to_;"�.S_.Nerkle_and_othe,rs,_ the right_ to _con-.___ struct_and operate -a -street-_ra.ilroad -in ..the- city .___-_ Thereupon Alderman Eason introduced " An Ordinarce,_entitled an ordinance granting to_ W.S.Merkle_,_his-heirs,,_ admin_istrators_,_executors_ and _assigns the right. to construct build maintain, purchase:;-lease-,_-use-and-ope.ra..te-a.-s.tr-ee-t.-railway-,-incl.ud.ing-side -tracks-,-turnouts- nd ww.i.tches. upon.,__on.,__a.cro.ss. _and_thro.ugh._th.e_-avenue,s_,__ thorough __f.ares_,_s_tre.ets.,_alleys,-_public_ a quare _and grounds- within the _corno_rate_limits of the _City_of_Fa_y_ettev_lle, Wa.shirgton_Cannty- Arkansas_, and defining the powers_and_privileges and restrictions_ under which such _right shel. be. execr-ised,-."-and moved that- it_be__rea,d_the_first .time, -and._.said_mot.ion__being. .sec.inded__b•y__ _ Alderman -_Price, was voted upon and the roll_ being_ called, _ vas _carried by the following_ vote_ "Yeas" Eason_,.Price, .Sour., Suttle_and_-•;9right,-_"Nays"_?_-None_,-_absent -end not voting., -Alderman Cornwell Thereupon said motion wasdeclaredcarried and said ordinance was read the first time thereupon} Alderman Eason moved that the rules be suspended and said ordinance be read the second time,•which motion was seconded by Alderman Price, and the question being shall th ---- - -- - .O rules be- suspended and -said- ordinance- read- -the-second--time-?---The-same-was-put- to -a -yea -and -nor; vote and the .roll being called by the_ City- _Cgerk-such vote- resulted_ as --follows_ :_"Yeas" -Eason ,Price,,_Sourl _Suttle_and_Slright-"Na.ys"_None, _abs_elt_and not, voting Alderman _a.nd__two__ thirds of all the Aldermen elected to the Council having voted for the motion, the Ma;or-decl it. carried, and. thereupon said _ordinance,_was_read the --second time--_on_motion further constide at -ion of--said__ordinance ,was postponed -until -the -next meeting _of_the_Council___ IBy_-unanimous consent of the Council Aldermen Sour withdrew the ordinance introducted by him at a. former session of the Council -granting to B.Bostic and others the right to build 1192 _� and operate a street railway in the City of Fayettevilld _ Thereupon Alderman Sour intro-duc.ed_aa_ o rdina.nlce entitled' An Ordinance granting to E•bostic and assossiates, their successors, grantees --_heirs and assigns, be they one or several, the right to construct, maintain, use, purchase, lease +.nd operate a street railway or rail*rays together with power plant and transmission system, for - the-purp'o'se-of"opera t'inSng`and`maintaining a eystemof elect Tic current for`ti:e production of— power in the City of Fayetteville, County of Washington and State of Arkansas, ar.dthe future limits 'thereoH=; def--i-ning-the�powerq; pr-i-v-ileges-and-restrictions-under-wh-ich-such-rights-shall-be-execrised" And moved that it be refld the_first time_and_s2id_mot-io.n_b.eing-s.e.co.nde.d_-Ly_Aldermen Wrigh.t.,-was. looted upon bxxIka x&(xkImwjLug the roll being called was carried by the following vote " Ay_es" Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright, "Nays" _ Nnne, absent and not voting Alderman Cornwell; _7 Thereup;on said :notion was declared carried and said ordinance was read the first time, thereupon_ _ Alderman Sour moved. that the rules be suspended and said Ordinance be read the second time, which _ motion was seconded by Alderman Wright and the question being shall the rules be suspended and said ordinance read the second time, the same was put to a "Yea" and "Nay" vote and the roll Vein_ ailed by the City Clerk, such vote resJLlted as follows _ "Yeas" - Eason, Price, Sour, Suttleand CJright,,,."rays" _ None, absent and not voting AldermanCornwell=And two=thi,rds_o.f_all the_Alder men elected to the Council having voted for the motion; the Mayor declared it carried and there_ iI consideration - upon said ordinance was read the second time _ On motion further ectaximdoa minima, of sand ordinanc_ was postponed until the next meeting of the Council , _ -M)r:.,.ALcLendoao.Supt.,-of Light -Company_, Nvas_pre.s,ent-and�aske.d_permis.s.ion_to-e.re,c.t_cer_tain__ signs in front of certain business houses around the Public S quare and explained his ` �ele�ctric whereupon Ald. Sour moved that said Electric Light Company be granted permission to �proposition, _ erect said signs whenever said business houses desired same; which motion was, duly seconded by _ ild,Pr•ice-and_adop-ted_by th.e_f.dllow.ing_ao.te1 AAyes"—Eason.,_P-r-i,ce.,_Soua,-Suttle-and-Wr-ight•, -- i _ "Nadas "'TNone, absent and not votng_,_Alderman Co,rnwell�,Same vras_car-ried,. Ald, Suttle from the Special Committee heretofore appointed by the Mayor to investigate _ cer_tain„f.ranchises_s.ubmit.te.d-to_said-Commi.t.tee_repo.rted_tha.t-the Gr.ab,i11_Gas,F-ranchi-se's d -id —? lot meet with said Committees' approval and recommended thnt sai_d-Aranchi,se_be_no-t_pas.sedeed., which motion was duly seconded by Ald. Wright end adopted by the following vote !' Ay_e,s"=Eas.on.,- Price, Sour, Suttle, Wright Nays" - None, absent and not voting, Alderman Cornwel}; Carried. Ald, Suttle from the Committee heretofo.re-ap.po-int.ed_Lo_invesct.igato_the_s.ide_walk_propos.i.t. on for on East Spring Street reported that the City Attorney be requested to draw up a resolut on _eked ranting the prayer of said petitioners and also_prepare an ordinance ordEring in_said_sid.ewalks.._ ,.Al,d,._So.ur_from the_Audit ing_C.omm.isttee_re:po.r-t,ed-the_f.o.1.l,o.w.ing_aaco.un.t.s_agains.t.the-C.i.ty _ examined and found correct, tow it _ '+7.F.Stirman, office expense, Fayetteville Light V6.,_ _$1.80; lights for Aug, 1912; $174,50; J,H,Phipps Lbr. Co., material for Street Commissioner; $2.00; ? Duggan Bros., Work for City, $9.00; W-.T.Farrar & Co., mater ial for Street Commissioner,$ 10.01; —Illi H.Sour. Geo.H.Pettigrew, work for City, ;2.50; J.J.Knock, City Engineer, $22.50; G".lSltgmedicen for ity paupers, $2.50; and Silar Miller, guarding city prisioners, $13.50; and moved that said accounts' be allowed and Clerk instructed to draw warrants for same; which motion was duly seco,nde. --_liy_Al_d,_Sut.tl.e_a.nd_ado.pted_Vy the_fo.11ovr.ing vote-__ °Ayes"- Eason.,_P-rice.,_Sour-,Suttle-and-lvr-fight• - "`Nays" - None, absent and not voting,_A1d*.Cormvi.11-;-same was_carried-and_Cl.erk_ins.truc.ted-to_dr.a .— said warrants. __- Ald. Sour from the Light Committee recomends that a, light Ve placed at the crossing_o.f_ _H _ghlPnd •Avenue_pn-d_Maple_Stre�t_;_a.nd_mo_v_ed the t,_same-oe-_done-,_Ther-e.up.on_Ald.-P-r_ice.,-seconded-sa.i moved andsame was ordered placed and installed by the following vote "Ayes" _ gason, Price,_ _ -11 t Sour, Suttle, and Wright, "Nays" _Prone, e.bsent and not voting, Ald, Daanwell, --- -- --Attest-:.� 193 _REGULAR-MEETING_CITY._COUNCIL--HELD_O.CT..3_,1912._- 1 Present, Mayor and Clerk, Aldermen Cornwell, Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and 'Ilright, ,Absent__ --None..- Minute.s_of meeting-held_Sept_.-19_,-1912.,_wer_e_read_a.nd_approv.ed.. The following accounts against the City were presented, read and upon motion referr d to the Auditing Committee for their investigation, towit _ 19.2,Stirman, ;3.30, Oeo.E.Norwood, T7.12, Fayetteville bight Co. a17G.00 Joe Lehmin C � �U / — — , m98.73..d.Ii.&ayes 4..00, W....all,-�,_— —_-.N.Ark._Lbr._C.o_._,_ 249_._6.6-, -Fay-.- Lb r..& -C eme.nt-C o_,_4 23 9-._QO_,.Th e_repo.r_t.s_of_C.i.ty_%7e.ighmaster-,_ Chief of_Police, City Treasurer, Police Judge,. Special Disbureing,Agent. Street Commipsioner,_ were :Presented,,-read_and_upon_motion_referred tp the-EinancP_i:Pr.tten^for the.ir..-inve.s.t.iga.t.in —_ and report. The following petition was presented and read, towit To_The_Hono.ra.ble-C.it;-_Co.une-il-of the_Ci.t-y-of-Fayettev-ille.; In view of`the fact that the Board of Control of the City Hospital have been com_ gelled ;to add"'two bath 'nibs and other fixtures in the hospital building_to meet the needs -,— — — of patients and ill*be'required to purchase fuel to heat the building thereby increasing the l'iibilities to"sn"amount in'excess of the probable receipts for the ensuing year, the undersigned`tax payers respectfully petition your -body to levy`.. An additional one-half mill tax to be appropriated and paid out in defraying operating expenses of said hospital. 9/5/12. -- _--- - J.D;`Parks, et -a1 --"_ i �• ----- ---- whereupon-Ald.--Suttle-moved--that-the-prayer-of-the petitioners--be•-grant ed -and -said- — b gore-half_mil.l be levied as_2bove-stated_;:nd_colle cted_w.ith._the-_r.egulrzr city-.taxes.,__which-mo-tio was duly__seconded by Ald_Price and ad_op_red _by the_following•-yo te_•:__°Ayes "_,_Cornczell.,_Eason-,. _ Ipri,ce.,_Sour.,-Suttle_ and_1lr_ight.,—"Nays"? lione.,-.ab.sen.t-a.nd_no-t-vo.t.ing.,_none...— Upon_mo.t.ion_Counc.il_Adj.o.urne,d. ____ - -- Approved - • - +----a --- -- -- -- --. Mayor_,__- --- -- --Attest-:.� 193 _REGULAR-MEETING_CITY._COUNCIL--HELD_O.CT..3_,1912._- 1 Present, Mayor and Clerk, Aldermen Cornwell, Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and 'Ilright, ,Absent__ --None..- Minute.s_of meeting-held_Sept_.-19_,-1912.,_wer_e_read_a.nd_approv.ed.. The following accounts against the City were presented, read and upon motion referr d to the Auditing Committee for their investigation, towit _ 19.2,Stirman, ;3.30, Oeo.E.Norwood, T7.12, Fayetteville bight Co. a17G.00 Joe Lehmin C � �U / — — , m98.73..d.Ii.&ayes 4..00, W....all,-�,_— —_-.N.Ark._Lbr._C.o_._,_ 249_._6.6-, -Fay-.- Lb r..& -C eme.nt-C o_,_4 23 9-._QO_,.Th e_repo.r_t.s_of_C.i.ty_%7e.ighmaster-,_ Chief of_Police, City Treasurer, Police Judge,. Special Disbureing,Agent. Street Commipsioner,_ were :Presented,,-read_and_upon_motion_referred tp the-EinancP_i:Pr.tten^for the.ir..-inve.s.t.iga.t.in —_ and report. The following petition was presented and read, towit To_The_Hono.ra.ble-C.it;-_Co.une-il-of the_Ci.t-y-of-Fayettev-ille.; In view of`the fact that the Board of Control of the City Hospital have been com_ gelled ;to add"'two bath 'nibs and other fixtures in the hospital building_to meet the needs -,— — — of patients and ill*be'required to purchase fuel to heat the building thereby increasing the l'iibilities to"sn"amount in'excess of the probable receipts for the ensuing year, the undersigned`tax payers respectfully petition your -body to levy`.. An additional one-half mill tax to be appropriated and paid out in defraying operating expenses of said hospital. 9/5/12. -- _--- - J.D;`Parks, et -a1 --"_ i �• ----- ---- whereupon-Ald.--Suttle-moved--that-the-prayer-of-the petitioners--be•-grant ed -and -said- — b gore-half_mil.l be levied as_2bove-stated_;:nd_colle cted_w.ith._the-_r.egulrzr city-.taxes.,__which-mo-tio was duly__seconded by Ald_Price and ad_op_red _by the_following•-yo te_•:__°Ayes "_,_Cornczell.,_Eason-,. _ Ipri,ce.,_Sour.,-Suttle_ and_1lr_ight.,—"Nays"? lione.,-.ab.sen.t-a.nd_no-t-vo.t.ing.,_none...—