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Home My WebLink About1912-12-09 Minutesr 205 ..____ _.__—CALL-FLEETING-C.ITY_-COUNCIL-lihLD-DEC_.-9_th, _1912.. ___---Present,--Mayor,-_.Aldermen,_._Cornwe.ll-,_Eason.,_Price,_Sour,_Suttle a_nd Flright,__Absent_,- Clerk._ _U on motion of Ald. Price, seconded by Ald. Suttle, Ald_ Sour was elected Clerk. _.In compliance with the request of the petitioners heretofore filed and acted upon, �.-- -- praying_the-Council__to-take_.steps-to_form-an-impr-ovement-di.s.tr-ic_t.,_Ald.-Eason-_introduced.-an___ rdinance entitled.,-"-An_Ordinance_laying_off_c,er_tain.territ.or.y wi_thin_the-corporate_limi-ts _I_ ,of -the_city-of_Fay-etteville,__Arkansas.,_-i.nto__an-improvement district -for -the -,purpose -of impro__ sing-certa.in_streeta. named therein -;__designating the-number-of�the_ district,-defining.the_ boundaries _-the,reof._and_naming the same;" which was read the first_ time, whereupon_ Ald.Suttle .moved that __the_,rul.es_-be_suspended_and_said_ordinance be_.read -the second -time,-Which motion was -duly seconded-by_Ald. Price_ and_adopted by the following vote, "Ayes", Cornwell, Eason, Price, -,Sour, Suttle and Wright,_"Nays", mmne, absent and not voting, none, same receiving two - - thirds majority of all_members elected to the City Council was therefore declared to be passe and adopted and said ordinance was read the second time; whereupon Ald. Price moved that the rules be further suspended and said ordinance be read the third time and placed upon its sage,-__which_.mo.tion.-was- duly -seconded-by-Ald.. Wright --and adopted -by -,the following vote.,-"Aye0" -Cornwell,. Eason, -Price.,-Sour,--Suttle_and-Wright.,_"Nays"_,__none.,_ absent -and -not voting, none,-- -same-receiving •two.-thirds-maj-ori-ty--of-.all-member-s-el,ec-ted-_to-the_ city_council__was-therefore _ .declared to be..passed--and ado.pted.--and-said-o rd ine.nc.e__was_.read__ the- third- time -and--placed-upon- -its.passage_;--the__question-now_ being shall the _ordinance -pass_? The _roll was called and the llowing members.voted__'Aye",._C-ornwe11,,_Ea son, Price., Sour_,-_Suttle-_and_Wright_, "Nays" none_ -absent_-and_ not-_vo.ting,_-none.,_ same _r_eceiving_t.wo_thirds-maj.o.rity_of -all members- elected_ to the city council was theref.ore declared to be passed and a copy of said ordinance is as follows " Ordinance number 301. An ordinance laying off certain territory within the corporate limits of the city of -Fayetteville; -Arkansas,--into-an -improvement-di-st-rict-for--the-purpose- o -f-- improving -certain- - - streets named therein; designating the number of the district, defining the boundaries thereo _and naming_ the same., Whereas, at a meeting of the city council of the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, held on the Sth day of December, 1912, a, petition signed by ten resident owners of real property . - --- --- -- - -- --- - ---- within the district hereinafter described in section one of `this ordinance, was presented to said council asking that it take steps towards the making of an improvement donsisting of -paving with some -modern and -permanent -paving -material other-than-macada,-the-following named streets, towit - Dickson Street from the West line of the St. Louim- s & San Francisco Company's, -right of way --to the-West-line-of-the-College-Avenue;-Block-Street-from.-Dickson-Street-to_the- Public Square, and East Street from Dickson Street to the Public Square, and the Public Square (except the part _thereof awned- by -the United_States Goverment used__a_s_a. Post Office site)-, an the parts of Center, Mountain, Easy and Block Streets adjacent to the Public Square; and Whereas, in said petition it was further prayed that the Council lay off a stipulated portion of said street _ or streets -into an -improvement-distri-ct for making -said" improvements, " NOW THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Sec.l. -- - - - - -- -- - -- - -' ----------=-- -- --- - - That the following lots, blocks, streets, alleys and parcels of real estate in the City of -Fayetteville,- Arkansas, be *and the -same- are -her eby_-laid_off-and- declared_ to be. -an { improvement district within said city, towit: Beginning_at- a..point _which is one hundred and fifteen feet_ East and twenty five feet North of the South West quarter of the Horth East quarter of Section sixteen, Township sixte n North, Range thirty West,and running thence North one hundred and ninety five feet; thence East twenty five hundred_ feet; more or less, to -the `Hest line of College -Avenue; thence South four hundred and five feet, more or less, to the Southeast corner of Lot 8a, Block one, Original town (now -city) of Fayetteville; thence West two -hundred feet, more -or less;- to -an alley; thence South three hundred and ninety five feet, more or less, to the North line of Spring Street; thence West eighty one feet; thence -South -one thousand -and -fifteen feet; more - or less; to the South line of Ylountair!,,Lfiveet, hence `Ys one h}} re nd tint ve f'ee;_ thence South ,eigh,ty-feet.;--thence- West. eig'h`iy_` ive` `i $'et✓l, more oar"less„t' no West two hundred and seventy feet, more or Tess, to the West line'of Block Street; thence South seventy feet to the Southeast corndr of Lot 4, Block 31, Original Town (now City) of Fayetteville; thence West one hundred and fifty feet to an alley; thence North sixteen hundred and eihty five feet, more or leds,*to the Southeast corner of"lot 2a, Block 3, Original town -?now city) of Fayetteville; thence "est, two hundred and -five feet to the hest line of Church Street; thence South eighty feet* more or less; to the SouthEast corner of Lot 3a, sub -division -of Block 4,-(briginal-town-`now city)- of-Fayettevi-lle; thence vest three hundred and fifteen feet; more or less, to the Southwest corner of lot 4 in said Block 4 in drigina.l Town (now city.) of_Faye-tteville,- tlienc.e_North, fifty_f-Set-, thence West.three hundred and sixty feet, more or less, to the Southwest corner of Lot 6 in Block 5, Crignal Town (no city) of Fayetteville; thence West four -hundred feet to the -'West line of West St;thence y North_ sixty_ feet; thence West two hundred and sixty feet_,_more _or less., to_the @lest_-line_of the- — -�St.Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company's right of way; thence North to the place of beginni g. -- --- - - --- ------ - ------ ---- -- ---- -- ----- - - - That said district shall 'hereafter be known and designated as Paving Improvment District ---"Ido.l-,--of--the-City-of-F'ayetteville,- Arkarisas: ----- That said district is laid off for the purpose of paving said described parts of streets _-wfthsome -_modern _and _permanent_pa_v_ing_materialother than-macadam;the_Roard_of-Improvement_of s id -'_ district shall be empowered to receive bids for paving said parts of streets within said district jwith any modern and permanent paving material other than macadam to be laid on either concrete o _ (crushed"atone-foundation: - - - -- -Sec-4� _------- - — - - In the event that the cost of paving said streets from curb line to curb line wiII - --«exceed ..twenty -per cent._of-the-assessed valuation -of -all -property- -in- said -district, -then--i-t-shall---- - be in the discretion of the Board of Improvement to park or otherwise reduce the width of the -Paving• - - - --- - _�_ -- - - - -- - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- --- 'Sec.5. "-TYiat-all-or`d3nance or parts of ordinances in conflict be -and the ~sine are herebyrep-ea ed- _ 'land that this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval a. d - publicatroni: ---- - - ' _-- -- W-.H.Rolline,-Mayor.- -- Attest: '-H.Sour ,-Acting- -CI erk.---- - --- -- Loy Bishop, Clerk. " __--Wpon_moti.onn_C.00uunc.il_a 'ournne`d. _. REGULAR I TIIFG- CITY COUNCIL I -MLD 'DECEMBER_l9th,__1912. REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL HELD DECEMBER 19th 1912. _--Present, - Mayor and Clerk,_Aldermen_:_Eason,-Pric.e,_Sour,.. Suttle,.__ab_se.nt.,_Aldermen -Corn-- well and-1.7right-0, Minutes Corn-_welland_S7right._Minutes of meetings held No-v_.-21pt-,-27th,11ec.-3rd,,-5.th_and-9th,1912,--were..- read -and-approved.,-- -respecti.vely.. _1912,_were___ .- read_and-approved.,__-respectively_. The Commttte heretBfore appointed to investigate the removing of the Oil CompanYs tank's 'asked__f-o.r_f-ur-the r___time_to_make_inve.stigat.ion_and_repor-t_which-was.-by__the- Coungil _grant.ed._ Price .from -the -Finance _Commit.tee._r_epor_ted_the-following-assnXXkz:a gxia1XkxVAftx�"ciAY-- - -- --=` -- - of the various .City -Off icial.s_f.or__the_month-of-Novemb.er.,_19.12,.-examined- and- found. cgrrect,-towi-t.:_ -�-_ _City-Weighmaster,_fees_collected-,__$27.00,;_ Special Disburs-ing.'Agent.,_ mo_neyw_expended,__—_�_ 340.00; Street Commissioner, street tax collected, $221.00;_ Police Judge,_ fines collected,$68.00 rtre_et Tax collected ,-_?11.00-;-XK1XXux g Chief of Police,- moneys- collected -from all. -sources.,. 6229.25.,. -and -.the. City. Treasurer's-Report.,--which-.is in words and figures -as follows,. -to=reit t. _ °_Report_ of City Trea:su.rer-for-IJo_v_.-_1912._-___.__ ].912. General Fund. - - - - Disbursements, - 4.72. 10/31, bal: on :hand, � 4737:96. 82 il/ 5, Recd. of VI.F.Stirman, 74.50. ii/ -5, 1 "-"--W.A.Gregg;-- - - - - -250:90. -- ----------- --- - - ------ ll/29, " " E.M.Allison, 27.00. 4265.64. 5090.36.-- - - - - - - 5090.36.-- -- -- — 11/30 Bal. on hands, ` 4265.64._` Fire Fund. 10/31. o u� - - -- - - --12:31. - - - n - - 304000:-- -_.�- 11/16 Gen. to Fire Fund, 300.00. 8.31. - - - -- - -• 312.31; ------- ---- - -------- ---- - - - 312.31. . 11/30 Bal. on hands, 8.31.