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Home My WebLink About1913-05-02 Minutes2�b REGULAR _iu+ STING CITY COUNCIL }U;7P MAY 2nd, 1913. .I.Pr.esdnt.,_Mayor and_Clerk,-Aldermen, Eason, Price, -Phillips,__ Sour, and Wright, absent Ala. - y _ Cornwell. The minutes of•meetings held Apr. 18th, 1913 and May 1st, 1913, were read and approved. Sealed bids were received from the First National Bank, Arkansas National Bank and the _ McIlroy Banking Company .for the City Depository, the bids being as follows, First National Bank, McI_lroy Banking Co. 7 3/8%.V,Arkansas National Bank 5 3/1030 the Arkansas National Bank _ beinc the highest_bidder upon motion of Aid._Price seconded by Aid. Sour, the said Arkansas -- ._ -_� i - _--' Nat ional_Bankzwas_-declared to be t_he City Depository for the period of -time ending, ,,.The_.repo.rts_ o.f Chief of P_o_li_ce, City Weigh Master, City Treasurer, Police Judge, Special _ --l-Disbursing-Agent and gity.Auditor for the month of April, 1913 were read and upon motion of Aid. Sour,seconded by Aid. Wright, sene were referred to the Finance Committee for their investigation - - report._---- --- -- ..4.-accounts,.,of Police Judge,_ q .15, Light Co. ?178.50, Fayetteville Ptg. Co., $13.0(j, _I_A.M.Byrne.s.,_$5.6-0.,-and P.L.Nettleship Y!�/ j were presented, read and upon motion of Aid. Sou _ seconded by Aid. Phillips, same were ref/er..red to the Auditing Committee for their investigation and reports , Aid. Cornwell's resignation as Chairman of the Street Committee was presented, read and - - --- ----- - -- - y - __ __upon-mo.tion- of, Aldo, SS ur, seconded by Ald. Eason, same was accepted to take effect at once. - _ Whereupon -the. Mayo r_ appointed_ Aid. J.M.Phillips, Chairman of said Committee which appointment i was. duly__-approyed_by the Council upon motion of Aldo Sour, seconded by Aldo Price. Whereupon Aid. Phil],_ips tendered his resignation as Chairman of the Finance Committee, which resignation - _ "._was-up.on_mo_ti_on_of Aid. Price, seconded by Aid. Sour accepted to take affect at once, whereupon _ _.�_nd_Mayor. appoint ed-Ald. Cornwell Chairman of said Committee which _mxItwtxwas.appointment was f --'-duly approsed_by_the_C.ouncil upon_fnotion of Aid. Price, seconded by Ald. Eason. ;._The.Spec.ial-Commi.ttee_her,etofo,re_appo-inted to make a report of the Finincial Condition o the City_su)mitted_ a report__and moved that same be published, the vote being taken the followin members voted_to_pub,lish�same_, towit: "Ay_es", Eason and Phillips, "Nays", Sour, Wright and Pric , same not receiving a majority of the council was therefore declared to be lost, whereupon Aid. Pric.e.,mo_v.ed that_ -same be referred to the Finance Committee for further investigation, which — - -• - onded by Aid. Wright and adopted and same was referredto the - --- _ Finance_Committee__for�further investigation— Upon motion of Aid. Sour, seconded by Aid. Price, all parties residing in 300 feet of th - sewer were ordered to connect their respective residents and business houses with said sewer at -once._ - - _Ald__ Sour introduced Aheordinance entitled, an ordinance creating School Street Impro_ dement District No. 1, of the City of Fayetteville; Arka`nsas _ which. _iv_as read the first time,whaAldjj$qur moved that the rules be further suspended and ._-_s-aid ordinance be read the second time, which motion was duly adoonded byt-Ald6 Easdn, and upon _--`_roll call the following members voted "Aye", Eason, Price, Phillips,. Sour and -Wright, "Nays", ---.--none.,,.-absen.t.rand_ not voting,__ Ald. Cornwell. and said ordinance was read. the:second time, where- - --- upon�Aid. Sour moved that the rules be further suspended and said ordinance be read the third time_,and_.placed_upon�its passage which motion was duly seconded by Aid. .Phillips and adopted _ by__t e following vote, "Ayes", Eason, Price, Phillips, Sour and Wright, "Nays", none, absent •------ 1 - and at -voting, Aid. Cornwell-, and said ordinance was read the third time and placed upon its I BWKH 1' I1 - assage, the question now being shall the ordinance pass ?.The ru18 was called and the followii embers voted "Aye", Eason, Price, Phillips, Sour, and Wright, '!Play_s",,_none absent and not oting, Aldo Cornwell. - same receiving two thirds majority of all members elected to the Counc there -fore declared_to be-pas.sed_and-adopted-and-a-copy_of__.same_is_as_.follows.,-to.wit:--- -- An ordinance laying off certain territory within the corporate limits of the City of Fayette- ville,_ Arkansas, into improvement district for the purpose of improving certain streets -an named therein; designating the number of the district, defining the boundaries thereof and naming the same, -- -- ' Whereas; at" a meeting--of`the City -Council of -the City-of-Fayett-evilre-Arkansas;--held-- on the 18th day of April, 1.913, a petition signed by ten resident owners of real property within --the d-i-st-rict--herei-nafter descr-ibed-i-n-Sec-tion-one-o-f--thi-e-ordi-nance,-was--presented-to- --- said council asking that it take steps towards the making of•an improvement consisting of paving .with-macadam,--treated-with tar -via, or --some other -preparation to_a_ct -a s-- binder, _o-r_to pave with what is known as tar -macadam, the following sawed steeets, towit - School Street from &ountain Street to the South City limits, Prairie Avenue from School Street to Cemetery t. Whereas, in said petition is was further prayed'that the council lay off a stipulated portion of said street or streets into an improvement district for making said improvements. - -- - Now -therefore; b-e-it--ordained-by-the CYty-Council -of- the.-City--of-Fayetteville;Arkansa :- 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--hereby laid-of-f--and--declared- to -be -an- improvement district within the said city, towit: - Lots .4.,._.6.-&.-7-,--Block.-33,-Or.iginal-Town-(.now-City)-,-.lots_l-in-Blo.ck_34.,_Original_ Town.,__ Lots 8,9 and 10 in Block 34 Original Town, Lots 4,5 and 6 in Block 37, Original Town, East half Hospital., Original Town, Lots 1 to 12 inclusive, Block 13, Fergusons Addition, Lot 3 in Block 22, Fergusons Addition. Lots 1, 2-2a & 5 County Court Plat, SW -'j SW -j Section 16, Township -l6 Range 30, Lot 1 County Court Plat SE -j SNJ of Section 16, Township 16 Range 30 West, Lots 1,2 and -5 Block--23-Ferguson'-s Add -i -tion, lo't's -22,23 -and -24 -in -Block -2k Ferggtons Addition, -lots --1- — to 15 inclusive Block 14, in Ferguson Addition, Lots 20,_ 21 and 22 in Block 14 Fergusons Addi ion Lots 6;7;8,9 -and--10 1n-Block--9-Fe-rguson s -Addition., -lots 7-,-8>,-9-,-16,-11.-a.nd_12-in-Block-l0-in—.._._ Fergusons Addition, lots 7,8,9,10,1.1 and 12 in block 11 in Fergusons Addition, lots 7,8,9,10 11 and in 12,-Fergusons-Addit_ion.,-lots_1_,-2, 4, 5, 6 7 in Block 38:Original-Town,_ _12 .block_ _and _ now city, more particularly described as follows - Beginning at the forth East corner of lot - four in Block thirty three Original. Town, now city, running thence '!lest to the North West corner of lot one in block thirty four, Original town, now C-ty--tliennde South to South -'gest - - corner of said lot one, thence West to South West corner of lot two, in said block thirty foux; thence-South`to-South line-of-said-bock-Thirty-four;-thence-South-,-bearing-East-crossing-W-- Rock Street to North West corner of lot Six, in Block Thirty seven, original town, now city, thence -South -to*-South-line-of said-Block-thi-r-ty-seven;-thence-South-crossing-W- South-s-tr-eet-t -_._. North East corner of lot eighteen in Block Thirteen, in Fergusons Addition to the City of Fayetteville.;_ thence--South_to South East corner of Lot Thirteen in Block Thirteen, _said Fergusons Addition; thence West to South West corner of said lot thirteen; thence North West -_ crossing S. West Street to North East corner of lot three; in Block Twenty two, Fergusons Addition; thence West to North West corner of said lot -three; thence -South --to a point -ue Easl- of the South East corner of lot Three; Sub -Division of the South West quarter of the South East -quart er-of-See tion--Si-xteen- STownship-Sixteen-Forth--Range-Thirty-West-;--thence- West -to- - - South West corner of said Lot three; thence North to South East corner of lot Six, Sub-Divisi n of South- East --quarter of -South--West-quarte-r-of-Sec-tion- Sixteen,--Townshi-p -Six-teen-North,--Range -- Thirty West, thence North 50 feet, more orless; to a point due East of the North East corner of. Lot_one-in_sub-division-of-South_East_quarter of the South _West -quarter _of Section Sixteen Township Sixteen Range Thirty West, thence West to North West corner of said lot one; thence South "lest corner of said lot one•.thence East 65 feet; more or less, to North East _to_South corner of Goverment Avenue; thence South, with East line of said Goverment Road to Soutli West --_.- corner of lot twenty two in Black Twenty three, Fergusons Addition to Fayetteville, thence -Easterly-to-S'oi*th West- corner -of-lot-three-i'n-a:id-block-twenty--three;-thence East -with -south ------ line of said lot three, crossing S. Gregg St. *ith South line of lot twenty two in Block Twenty-three;--Fergusons- Add-ition,---crossing-Railroad--right of _way_ to --South East co.r.ner. _of -lot- _ twenty in Block Fourteen; Ferguson Addition; thence with alley to South line of said Block Fourteeq.'thenc.e-East to_South Fast corner of lot six_ in Block nine Ferguson Addition; thence North, with alleys, running North and South through Blocks 9,10,11 and 12 in Ferguson Additio - - toSouth line of W. South Street; thence North, bearing East to South East corner of lot seve in Block Thirty eight, Original Town, now city,—thence-North-to North -line -of -said--Block Thirty eight; Original Town,thence North, bearing West, crossing W. Rock Street to South East corner -of Lot --Seven in Block Thirty-three,- Original Town, -now city, thenceNorthto North Eas -- - corner of Lot six, in said Block Thirty three, thence West to South East corner of lot Four; i -n said--Block-Th-ir-ty-th-ree-; thence-^Torth-to-plac.e__of_-beginning.-_ Sec. 2. That said district shall hereafter be known and designated as School Street Impro- sement- District city of Fayetteville,_ Arkansas. _No* -_1_of_the Sec. 3. That said district is laid off for the purposes of paving said -described parts of - streets with macadam, treated with "tarvia" or some other preparation to act as�a binder or to pave with -what -is known as Tar=macadam.-- -- - --- --"--------"- - -- - ` Sec. 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict be and the same are hereby repealed and-that--this-ordinance-shall--take-effect-and be -in --force -from-and after its passage - approval and publication. - Passed •and- approved ,._May- 2nd.._1913.--. ----- -_ ----Guy-Philips,._kay_or. Attest; Loy Bishop, clerk. " Aid. Sour introduced an ordinanced entitled, "An ordinance to amend ordinance 205, passed and _approved January_7th.,_1907, " whichosaidiordinancge was read the first time, whereupon Aldo _Sour moved --that---the-rules be suspended and said ordinance be read the second time, which motion_was_duly-seconded by Aid. Eason and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes", Eason,Pricf Phillips, Sour, and Wright, !'Nays", none, absent and not voting, Aldo Cornwell - and said ordinance was -read_ the _second _time; __whereupon Aldo Sour moved that the rules be &rther suspe: _.and said ordinance -be p3xssd read _the ,-third time and placed upon its passage, which motion d 230 s duly seconded by Aldo Phillips, and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes on. ,Price. Ph lour and Wright "Nays"., none, absent and not voting, Aid. Cornwell, and said ordinance was read _ _.-_,the third time; the.-quest_ign_now being_shall the ordinance -pass_? The_roll_wasycalled_an lfollocying_members voted "Aye"Faao.n,, Price, Phillips, Sour and Wright_, "Nay_s°,,_none.,_ab ,not voting. Aid. Cornwell - same receiving two-thirds maJority of all members elected to e_declared to _b_e_paseed anda copy of saidordinance is_ as follows . " Ordinance No. 308, - An ordinance to amend ordinance 205,_passe4and approved Jan_u_ary 7th, 1.907, - _ Be it ordained by the City Council of_th_e City_of Fayetteville. Arkansas. ISect.ion_l.._That Section 7 of ordinance-205_,-passed_and-approved_Januar.y_7th,,1907 be -amended- end as.Tfollows_-,_!! He.shall_recei_v_e_as_eompensat.ion_for his-_ser_vicesthe sum_of_s.ixty dollar per-month..f.or_the-time_.ac.tually employ.ed_in-the_service_of___the._ci.ty payable_f.rom-any-_funds_av ble__fo;r street_impro_vemen.t.,_and_he_shall_b.e_required_to_fur.n Sec-tion-2.---That_sec-ti,on_8_of the_sa.id_ordinance-205_be-amended-to_r.ead_as_follows.;!' The__S.tr.e ---.Commi.ssioner_is_hereby empowe.red.rand_au.thor.ized-to-employ all_labor whether_of_men_or-teams-th may be_required to execute the work under his supervision, ne.shall not own or be interested_i any__animals.,_.teams.,--wagon sr .t �oimplemens_of_any__kind_or description_..whatever_,_that._i.s-used__-or_ �jworkedon__the_s.tree_ts._or_public_works_of-the_city_.-The_Stre.e-t_Commi.s.sione.r shall-_not-be_in.tere. __ directly_ o.r__indirectly„_,_in_any- contrac_t__fo.r work' upon the_str_eets-and_alleys_or other public,_ 1.7 --,of -the city* Should the Street Commissioner through any contract or device, work, employ or be ----.in.ter.es,ted_in_ an -animal s, teams.,_wagons_or impl,emen.ts_used_upon.-the_s.tr.ee.t s.,-all:ey.s-_or public_ --.works._ofthe_city_-or,..be_in.teres.ted-ei_ther_dir_ec.tly or indirectly in -any con-trac.t_.for_any work— _ ,ppon__any__s.treet.,_alley-.or public_Rorks-of the-city_,_he-shall_b.e_deemed-guilty-of a_misdemeanor -- and_upon__convic.tion_in..the-Police C.our_t.,-shall_b.e-f ined__no_t_less than-five_dollars-nor_mo.re- tha twenty if-ive--dollar-s_ f.or_the-fir.s-t_offense.,-and_for__the_ second- off fine._be,removed_f.rom o,ff.ice by the City Coins `Passed and approved, May 2nd, 1913. .Attest:; Loy Bishop, Clerk. Guy Philips, Mayor.. ” _.,_The_appli.cants_f_or S.tree.t-C.ommissione.rbeing-Messrs.._Nilliams_and_Zillah.,_in vi __I_the resolution -introduced and passed_by the Council heretofore,,Mr._Zillah was by the Council ___;appointed and confirmed as Street. Commissioner. The Mayor suggested•to the Council that the Board of Health of the City requested ,a City Health Officer be appointed, whereupon he recommended that Dr. H.H.Taller be appointed �City_i1ealth__Officer_of th_i,s City and_hi,s_salary b edetermined by the_Council_at_a._later_peri \.;whi,ch- rec.ommenda.tion_was_duly_anpr.oved_and_confirmed_bythe_C.ouncil_up.on_motlon.-of_.Ald.-_So.ur-and t econded.-by-Ald._Pr.ice.. Mr,_Bruce_Holcomb -fr.om_the__Ci.ty_.Hos.pi_tal Board -Board _-_ that money was badly needed by said Hospital and asked the Council to authorize the Mayor and rk_to issue script to the amount of 00500.00 payable to said Hospital and le`tcithe Board cash I_same_with the Sheriff of this County and let said Sheriff use same in his settlement with the City. fo,r _thi,s,_years_ taxes.,Ywhich_ request_ was upon motion of Aid. Sour, seconded by,Aldo Price - - - - -- __ granted'., -_and_ the Mayor and Clerk_ instructed to dray-�_a warrant_ for said sum payable_ to said Bo Upon motion, of Aid* Sour;. seconded b --- --- -- - ----- " Y -Ptd Phillipa it was decided to ask the i -- .- 1 i jTelephone Company_if_-they_ would furnish.free telephones to -the members -of the Board -.of Health. - ;.as said Board_did-not. receive any recompense from the -City for. -their services. h The Cityarospital requested that a light be installed at the door of said Hospital_ which matter was upon motion of Aldo -Sour and seconded by Aid. Price referred to the Light _ Committee for_their-inve tigation.-.__ -_ __,-- Dr_.,-Yates,-_L2essrs. Putman andReynolds the Committee heretofore appointed at a_meet_'ng held in the Court House to present certain resolutions to the Council and asking that same be adopted was -pre e.en.ted,__read and upon motion of-Ald..-.Price,_ seconded- by_Aldo Phillips, -same were referred to a.Spec.ial Committee composed- of_Ald...Price-,_Cornwell, Eason_and_Phillips,.for. the ir ..investigation—and—report.— _- Mr._B,F.Campbell,_from_the Board ?later & Sewer -Commissioners- was_-present_and— .requested.that_the Counc.il make.the_Auxilary_Committee_heretofore._appointed•by the Council to - ____-- - -_ assist _the Board __of Water- & Sewer_ Commi6b oners.,--regular members. of -said. Board instead—of—_ _ Auxilary_members which _m-e-que_st was adopted by the following_ vote,_-°Ay_es°,— Price. _Phillips_, —_ Sour -and NVri,ght,___"Nays",Eason, _absent_and_not voting_Ald. Co-rnwell - same receiving two ..thirds.major.i.tyl.of_all-member-s__elected tor -the- Council- was- _therefore _decl.ar_ed-to _be_passed, and __- _said Auxilary._Commi.t.ttee-is therefore -declared -to--be-.regular members -of_.said Board._of-_Water- & .Sewer Commiss,ione,rs.o- The Street Commissioner was instructed to notify the owners of the property on the ;,Huntsville Road.and.on College Avenue heretofore ordered to put in their side walks that if ._ ._ ,they failed to comply with said order that the City would at once proceed to advertise for .bids and -put said_w-alks_in._a.t .the. expense of_said_ owner -sand -take s lien- upon said nro,eerty. _ a 1�a