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Home My WebLink About1912-10-03 Minutes1W -_Upon_mo.t.ion_Counc.il-Adjourned. I� -- - — -- Approved : r, _ „-„ Attest i Mayor. C.1erk _ I i REGULAR_MEETING _CITY _COUNCIL_HELD Present, Mayor and Clerk, Aldermen Cornwell, Eason, Price, Sour, Suttle and Wright. XP _ ',Absent_. -None.-, Minutes -of_meet_ing-held_5ept.-19_,-1.912., were-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, to Nit _ rJ.B.Stirman, 83.30, Geo.F;.Norwood, _ "7.12, Fayetteville yight Co. m176.00, Joe Lehman, 398. 73,.d_Iiaiayes,�$4..00, W.. all,_ 17e.ighmas.t.er_,_— I _ of police, City Treasurer, Police Judge,. Special Disbursing_ Agent, Street Commissioner,_ -'Chief — ,wAre_p7 se.nted. read_and_uno.n_motior:-referred to the_Pinan,ca+ G?i�njttee fur the.ir._inves.t.iga.t.ia land report. - The following petition was presented and read, towit : -To_The_Honoxa.ble_Cdty_Co.unc.il_of the_Ci.ty-of-Faye.ttev-ille.;-- - In view of'the fact that the Board of Control of the City Hospital have been com_ belled to add 'two bath tubs -and - other fixtures in the hospital building to meet the needs !of",patients and- will' be "required to purchase fuel to heat the building thereby increasing the'1'iabilities to"an"amount in -excess of the probable receipts for the ensuing year, the unifiers-igned tax payers respectfully petition your body, to levy. an additlorial one-half mill tax to be appropriated and paid out in defraying operatinS expenses of said hospital. 9/5/12. — - J-LrParks,e t -al n- -- -- -- �- --- I I� --- -- Whereupon-Ald.-Suttle-moved-that-the-prayer-of-the--pet-i-t-Tonere-be-granted-and-said- __ b ore_half mill be levied_a.s ebo-xe_stated-and-collected-w.ith_the_regular city taxes.,-which-mo-tio a— Iwas duly seconded by Ald.-price and adopted t, the following vo_te,_:"Ay_es_'-,-Cornwell-,_Eason.,.-_--- -,- P.ni.ce_,_.Sour-,-Sut;.le_and_ilLright., "ldays"?_None.,-.<.b.sen.t-and-.no-t v.o.t.ing,_none... ---__- -- i 194 . . ... . _- JJon-.„,y,,Welch.was present and stated that_he +vould contribute__5O-.00 towards pay_ing_for a side_ walk- to---be--placed in_front_of the .Hospital.-Which-re_ce-ived_ the thanks__ of-the.Counc_iI-. a Atty_ .S.IicDaniel, representing Mr. W.S.Merkle reports to the Council .that his clien wished to withdraw his ordinance in regard to a street car franchise. now before the Council;_ whereupon Aid. Lason_moved that Mr_yerkle's franchise be withdrawn,. which rnot_ion was duly sec ondedjby,-Ald._So.ur-anc_adopt.ed_by__tYe_fol.low_ing vote-, "Ay_es"^Lor.novel.l.,-Ea son.,_P.r.ice.,_So.ur_,-Sut.t and ". ays", P;one,_absent and not votin.3, none. And_Tlr._"ierkle was allo_vred Lo withdraw ordinance.--- -- -=-- — - --- Aid. Easonieintroduced the following resolution, towit Be* it'resolved--by-the City Council of -the City. of Fayetteville. Arkansas, that the — - rate- of--taxes--for--Genes.-- -City-Purposes,, for--tlze year, -1912; be-and-i-t=i•s-hereby-declared-to— oe FIYi."(5). MILLS "on the"dollar-of the assesse-d valuation of all real or personal property Bath - --in-th6 -1-i m71-is=o f - -the -C-i•ty==of--.Faye-ttev-i-11-e-,--Arkansas -as-shown-by-the-4s13essment-books-for-Coun-t; and State purposes--and-the same is hereby levied and the Mayor and City Clerk of said City are -___he.reby'..autho.r.ized_and,direc:ted=to_oer-t-ify this -_levy to the-Co.un.ty C.lerk_of Washington-C.o.unty_,_ Arkansas, to.'the end'that the assessment maybe placed on the tax books and be collected with th —State and County taxes. " and moved its adoption, which motion was duly seconded by Aid. Suttle and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes"- Eernwell, Eason, Price, Suttle, Sour and Wrig "Nay_s°, none,_ absent and not voting, none, same is carried and Mayor and Clerk instructed to __--cert_ify__-sa_me to the County Clerk as aforesaid. Aid. Eason introduced the following resolution, towit : Be it -resolved by the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, that the "- rate -of-taxes 'for--THE`FIRE-DEPARTMDNT-for the -year 1912 -lie and -"it ---is hereby declared -to be ONL-A."iD-ONE.:HALF MILLS -(1j).on-the dollar of the assessed valufation of all real or personal - -�--property-=w-ith-in-the lirai-ts-o-f-t-he=said-c-i-ty-of- Fa-yette-v-ille—Arkansas,—as-shown-by-t-he--assess- ment books•fbr County'and State purposes and the same is hereby levied and the Mayor and City _-.-Clerk4of._.said_C.ity_ aTe_her-eby:author.ized-and_d.ir_ec.ted-to-c.er_tlfy_this_le.vy-to the-Co.un.ty-Clerk of Washington County; Arkansas, to -the end that the assessment may be placed on the ta.x books _ and _be_collected with the State and County Taxes. " and moved its adoption, which motion was _--._- duly eeconded by Ald_._Sour and adopted by the following vote_,_ "Ay_ea"Cormxell.,_Eason-, Pric6-, 3,U Suttle• and.7_right, '!',lays", none absent and not votin„ none, same is carried and Mayor and --- _ Clerkalins.t.ruc.ted_o_.cer_tify the_same_to__the_Co.unt�r- Clerk_as_aforesaid._ Ald. Eason introduced the followinc resolution, towit " �,-__Be it'resolved,_b:y_ityoun_cie oy__ilArkansas, t__-G_,_n-that ..the_ rate of taxes for the HOSPITAL "for the -year 1912 be and it is hereby declared to be ONE MILL (I) on the d__ollar of the assessed valuAtion of all real or personal property within the limits of the City of-FayetifeeV 11e, Arkanaas, as shown by the assessment -gooks for County and State purposes and the same is hereby levied and the Mayor and City Clerk of said City are hereby - -authorized-amd-d ire cted-to-cert-if y-this-le vy-to-the-County.-C-lerk-of-Washington-County,-A•rkansa:s; to the end that the assessment may be placed on the tax books and be collected with the State -- _.and -Oo.unty-taxes.. " And-mo.v.ed-its-ado.p.t.ion.,-which_mo.t-ion-was-d.uly seconded-by-Ald.-Cor.nwel ___j_and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes", Eason, Cornwell, Price, 'Sour„ Suttle and Wright,11Nay l none absent_ and not voting, none, same is carried and Maydr and Clerk instructed to certify 1 the same to the County Clerk as aforesaid. ?lessers._ Bostic and Connelly were_present and addressed the Council -in_regard to thei franchise forma street car franchise and after a discussion of _same,_ the Mayor_ppointed Hon. Allen-M.Wilson, Homer Pearson, as attorneys for the City to_ gaxaRxax_go over the present franch - - together with Mr. Walker, attorney for Messers. Bostic and Connelly and make such changes as in their judgment would be best for the city's interests and submit the franchise a # )W* XX&xbdW)0000 1, -within sixty__day_e.--- --- -- ------------- --- -_ Upon -mot ion_Co.unc_il_adjour•ned. Approved: Mayor. ° I 'I i testL 6 L �� "