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Home My WebLink About1913-05-16 Minutes,____-___.-REGUL•AR_ITET.ING_CI.T.Y_00.UNCIL_liELD_MAY-16-th,-1913..__— - - P-resent,-Iriayor-and-Alder--men-Co-rnwell,-Eason,-P-rice,-Phi-l-l-i-ps-and-C&J (absent -Clerk: — 9 The_lday_o_r appoi,nted_Ald.._Sour to_act_as_C1er.k—Mr._Byr.n.es_b,eing=present-stated-that-the- - -- ide walk ordinance be chaneed to r ications and he .would furnish the per specifications, --_ u on motion of Ald._Sour seconded by Id. EasoYn. 'the City Attorney was directed to prepare an amendment to said ordinance, if same was necessar, _ I - _ ___ _,Upon- mot ion-of-Ald..._..Sour-seconded-by -Ald-.-Co-r-nwel-l-the-Chai-rmai-n-o-f-the-Street-Commit-tee-I— i tvas.-authorized_to--- get-the._grade-f-or---the-Peck-proper-ty-,--a.l-l-member-s-voting-'Aye'-'------ ----------- - The Auditing_Committee reported the following -accounts -against -the City_ex unined_and_found_____�__ correct, towit - E.L.Nettleship, services as City Auditor, $17.40, H.L.Pearson,_,legal.services ` 51.90; Light Co., lights for April, 0178.50, Fay. Ptg. Co., -printing for Citv,,$13 OQA.K.3yrnes _—"c::pense.s_ t.o_Roge.rs_for�Imp._Dist.,-$5...60.,-T.el.e.pho.ne-C o.._r.en.t_on-phones,--$15.00.1. W-.F...Sti-rman,-of-f-ic expens_e_$2.75 and.Duggan. Bros.-plumbing_for City $3...5.0 - whereupon_Ald.._P.r.i.ee-moved_tha.t-said_ 1 account's be allowed and Clerk instructed to draw warrants for same,, which ;.motion was_duly sec.onde by_Ald. Cornwell and adopted by the follo•aring vote, "Ayes",_"Eason, Cornwell., Price,_ Phillips and Wri.ght,,!!�iay_s", none_, absent and not v_oting,,.none=and Clerkwas-instr..ucted to-dr.avr_saidwarrants.--__ Ald. Price moved that any and all Improvement District hereafter eesstabl.ished be allowed -]the following donations per block by the City, towit - For Macadam, $150.00, Tar-macadam,_$150.00 __ars.ia_0250...02,_Bithulic,lc..$25.0...00.,-Br.ick_$30.0-..00_,_Asphal-t_'$300...00.,-Wood-blocks_0300...00-,-and that.__ I .,the-City_.pay_her-_proratta_as_the-property owner.s_do., which_motion was -duly seconded-by_A1d..-Sour_ nd adopted by the following vote, "Ayes", Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillips and Wrigh_t_, "Nay_s"_,_-,_' -_- --� t and not voting,, none. Il.d. Sour notified the Council that a new main was needed on South School Street and if it should be donea - -- - ------�--� - - --- -- ------ �the3vork_was__done/befo.re the-_street_was-put-in_macadam_,_and_sta.ted__that_-the ':Yater-Company-wa.s--- Unable to -pay the-c.it.y wou1d_f_urni,sh-the_funds to_lay the_mains_the-water___ company, would furnish the pipe - which matter was referred to the Fire&_Wat_e._r Committee. _--_u__ _..U.pmn__motion-o,f_Ald..-Price_and-seconded_by_Aid.._Sour-the xeal.th-O.f_fic.er was_ins-truc.t !to_ha.re-5.0.0_no ti,ce.s-prime,d_in-regard-to_order.ing_in_sewer.s.. ___ -The Special Committee heretofore_appointeci to_invest,igate the_I�Icllroy reso.ulti.ons_made- -their report and upon motion of Ald. Price, seconded by A1d.Sour the same was spread upon the - -_-__minjt s, and a copy of said report is as follows TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF FAYETTEVILLE. f4Ye, ,your Committee, heretofore appointed to report on the Resolutions adopted at a. meeting of ei"tizens herd in the Court HouGe on the 17"th day of -Mi rch-1913, and the suggestions of the _ Committee presenting said resolutions to the City Council, beg leave to submit the following: - We-have-carefull-y-cons der-Ed-the-resojutions-and-suggestions-of-the-Committee--and-are-assured-- - Itha.t they were prompted only by a spirit of civic pride and a desire to assist in the improvement -_'of_-the�C.ity-! s__condi_tion._As_members_of-the-Qouncil.,--we-ar.e-always-glad-to--have-the-ad-vise-and-co - !operation on of all citizens, in matters pertaining to the welfare of the City. !The resolutions recites that certain impro_v_ement_should __be_made-in .our water system, viz___ the construction of settling basins of storage dams, suitable for impounding water on the west Fork of White River. The repair of the reservior and the construction of a new reservior in cloy liproximi'ty to the giesen`t one. The laying of 12 inch mafns from College Avenue along Spring Street to Diekson Street and connecting into the system, the replacing of 4 inch.pipes where inadequate -- wkth--6 inch- pipe s -so -as -t -o -reinforce -the -system -and -make -a batter-pressure.--7e-fully-agree-that- - the above suggestions if carried out would vastily improve the present conditions but you must ------inear--i-n--mind--that-such-.improvement-would-cost-a-large-amount-of-money-and-the-f-indne-ia-l-cond-i-t-1-o - of the„City, at this time, is such that it could not be undertaken nor does this resolution or -_-_-an y_. nit;izen_ whg_ attended the_meeting,_-tell-ns_how or where_ to- obtain the -money..---- _ I 9YXr KKX Criticism is made of the management of the mater Plant and certain recommendations yl as a solution, in this connection we desire to say that the Council is and has hlwa.ys j -- - - ,been just as much interested as the fs,amers of this resolution and are just a.s-anxious to lzse th- o ere _ methodswhich will obtain the best results, the question is, whether or not it is better for the -- iCoazncil`t-o controle arid'operate tfie ��'a.ter Plaint or permit -it to be controlled a.nd operated by a Board Commissioners Conissioners selected by the Council, either of which it has the -right -to-do-under-the W KH slaw and there has never been a time, since the Comvissionsa was created that the Council and Commission were not fully advised that the operation and maintenance of the water plant was under the jurisdiction of the City Council. - - - -In our irii-ori there is no questionas ursu'e- taking into-consideratior1 4P q P � g the many other duties demanding the time and attention of the council, it would be impossible to - - take control -of -the --Plant with -all its--attendant-labor-and-intricate details and give -it the study and At.ention necessary to its successful operation as could a Board of Commissioners, - selected- for- that, -specific- pur_po.se, -composed-.of -practical.men.__ Eor_the.__past_year-, a Committee- _ of the Council have met with the Commissioners from titme to time for the purpose of devising �- fays and means for the betterment of the water system and we can assure the gentlemen who prese ted - .. - - the resolution that there has been no " shifting or responsibility "• on the part of the payor a d Council. We believe that the Commissioners have acted in good faith and have done all that was possible in view of` -the many difficulties- with-which-they-ka[dxkaat-have had -'to contend.- However, at their request, the Council has increased the commission by adding thereto, A.M.Byrnes, W*A. -- Cornwell and w-.N.Gladson, these gentlemen- are well--known-to-our--citizens and- are- men of sound - judgment and experience whose counsel and advise should be worth much to the Commission. - Al _. - _The•. -city.. is now under contract with -the Electric -Light Company to --furnish• water at five , cents per thousand gallons and pumps will be installed in the near future for that purposes. I1 is the opinion of the Commissioners that if the city is to.pay for water at meter rats that it should be sold at meter rate and with that in view, have advertised for bide for the-installin of ohne thousand meters with the intention of increasing them as rapidly as possible. -- I• --_ we are also --advised by the Commi-ssi-overs-that they are naw -prepared- to -make -immediate improvement of the reservoir, that they are improving the system by replacing the 4 inch pipes — - - - with -6-inch pipes- just as -rapidly -as-the--revenue-from-the-plant--will permit, and that just-as- soon ust-as- soon as the pumps are installed by the Light Plant, there will be no question as to an adundan - -- -- 'supply_ of_water f.urnkshed. -- - ---- -- - --- - --- -- - Believing that the present Commission and the Superintendent of the :'later Plant will render the City_ efficient service and seeing no reason for other changes suggested.in the resolution Ve,-your Committee respectfully recommend that no action be taken thereon. H. S. Price. - -- - - ---- -- -- -- -- -- J Ohi:Ph'i1:Tips: - -- - A.P.Eason, Committee. The petit -ion of--A.B.Stone _,.-et_al-,_-pra.y-i.ng the iouncil_to--tflke_al.l, necessary steps . oivards macadamizing_ certain- _portion._of_School__Stre.et_ and Prairie_ -Avenue_ -was. presented., filed . nd.action deferred thereon upon June _6th. 19136 _�.. _- . _• hath-. - _ __. _._ ___