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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1913-09-19 MinutesFB W 1(HH 'Said _ordinances were published in the Fvening 2?ews,_Sept. 6th0 The Mayor called the Council's attention to the fact that they should pay Hon. H.L. „Pearson for -his -services in the Fayetteville- Gas F.: Electric Co. case, whereupon Ald. Price -_ moved that the City -Clerk be instructed to draw a warrant for fifty dollars payable to said _ Pearson__for_his__services i_n said_case, which motion was .)r seconded by Aid. Phillips and „Adopted by the following vote._- "Ayes", Cornwell., Eason, Price, Phillips, Sour•and Wright, w11Nays1I_,--none.,-.absen.t_and_no.t voting„_none--salve was therefore-decl.ared to be_adopted-and _the — --- - »Clerk .vas Instructed --to- draw -_said-warrant-.---_-__ -_ ___ -_ -__ - _-- Unon_motiorr Council adjourned.---- - ---- - - - ---- ---` --- --- 4;?proved: Mayor . - --- - ------ Attest' Clerk. s 27-L 1 Aid*_ Cornwell from the Finance Committee reported the fol_lowingreport s_o_f the_ various City Off_ic_ialsfo_r the -month of -Aug. -1913 examin_e_d_and_found correct_, toIVit_:_E,L. — Street_ Tax. collected, 855.00; City 7eighmaster,_fees collect_ed,_ 01.6_.60;_Po_1_ice Judge -- Fines collected $37.70, Dog ta.x, $1.00, delinquent street tax, %9.00; Special Disbursing Agent ;3760.87.Chief_ of Police.,_ money. collected from all sources Brooks, _.Brook_s,stre�t tax - collected;_$21.00., City Treasurer's and City Auditor's reports which are as.follows: I�Report of.City Treas, for month of AlIg.1913.. 1913.. General Fund. - Aug.'s, Bal: on ha rid; - - �-3990:70, _____Pd: _out Ed Allison, 16.00. 1 -- - 4Sept.2;.-w.F.Stirman', t1 37.70 . „--W-.A.Gregg,----------'--227.75•----------Bal.=—_�33 1.-77.----- ---- 3 4273.15. 4273.15. " 2 Bal.- - - - ---�'-3� 331.77 - Street '_'und ----- July 31, Bal., 2451.76. Pd. Out, 938.08. ^?u -A F Ivt Brooks- - --21 00 -- -- --.- I- ---- - — --- - --- -- - -- - 26, T.L.Williams, 27.00. .Sept.2, W.F.Stirman,. -- -----_------_29..00. _ _-- _- -- __ --Bal.. -- - -15.90..68.0--- __-- 2528.76. 2528.76. 2,_Bal ,-_- U 1590.68. ,Sept. - — - REGULAR 1.TETIIIG CITY COU NCIL 71EIM ST;PT. 19th, 1913. Aire Fund. _ - .. J- „ _ - - - --- -- - - -- --- - Bal. 1478.29. 1688.19. 1688.19. N N N-5 Presents, Mayor and Clerk, Aldermen, Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillips and Sour, Absent, Alderman 'Wright. Yinutes of meeting held Sept. Lith, 1913 were read and approved. - - -- - -- --- - ----- - --- --- City Health Office Towler was present and recommended to the Council that they furnish the Qity__Health_Office. vrith a_labora.tory;. whereupon Aid. Sour moved that this matter tie to-the-Finance_^ommittee for investigation and report and if they found favorable -- -:- - - -_referred to recmmmend.dame by resolution, which motion was duly seconded by Aid. Price and adopted by 1 the following vote, "Ayes”. Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillips and Sour, I'Naps", none, absent not_ voting, Aid. Wright. __and - Aid*_ Cornwell from the Finance Committee reported the fol_lowingreport s_o_f the_ various City Off_ic_ialsfo_r the -month of -Aug. -1913 examin_e_d_and_found correct_, toIVit_:_E,L. — Street_ Tax. collected, 855.00; City 7eighmaster,_fees collect_ed,_ 01.6_.60;_Po_1_ice Judge -- Fines collected $37.70, Dog ta.x, $1.00, delinquent street tax, %9.00; Special Disbursing Agent ;3760.87.Chief_ of Police.,_ money. collected from all sources Brooks, _.Brook_s,stre�t tax - collected;_$21.00., City Treasurer's and City Auditor's reports which are as.follows: I�Report of.City Treas, for month of AlIg.1913.. 1913.. General Fund. - Aug.'s, Bal: on ha rid; - - �-3990:70, _____Pd: _out Ed Allison, 16.00. 1 -- - 4Sept.2;.-w.F.Stirman', t1 37.70 . „--W-.A.Gregg,----------'--227.75•----------Bal.=—_�33 1.-77.----- ---- 3 4273.15. 4273.15. " 2 Bal.- - - - ---�'-3� 331.77 - Street '_'und ----- July 31, Bal., 2451.76. Pd. Out, 938.08. ^?u -A F Ivt Brooks- - --21 00 -- -- --.- I- ---- - — --- - --- -- - -- - 26, T.L.Williams, 27.00. .Sept.2, W.F.Stirman,. -- -----_------_29..00. _ _-- _- -- __ --Bal.. -- - -15.90..68.0--- __-- 2528.76. 2528.76. 2,_Bal ,-_- U 1590.68. ,Sept. - — - Aire Fund. "Septe_ 2, Bal. - - - --- -16&8.19. - - - Pd. Out; 209,90: Bal. 1478.29. 1688.19. 1688.19. N N N-5 1478.29. __ F272 „1913 July 31, --Sept. 2; Bal. -- -- --City Hospital Fund.-- -_-- 1115.22. Pd. Out, 900.00. Bal. 215.22: - 1115.22. ; 1115.22. - - 2 :$ro --- - - - - - Total amount cash -on -hand., -all -funds,- --$ 6615.96.-- Respectfully sub_mitted_, - - es - -----— -_-- - --- - - - Marcus Hulse, Tree. .-To the Honorable dSgyor & Council,___-______-_ of the City of Fayetteville, 'Gentlemem: - -- - - -- This .is to certify that I. have audited the accounts of H.Sour, Superintendent of , The City Water Plant, for the--qua.rter--ending-and-including-June- 30th-, 1913 and -find the -receipts - and expenditures to be as follows:: - -- - -- 4070.27. 04070.27 To water rent for the Quarters, ------------------ ^� - By total coil. ecti'hnsa water- rent forquarter, $3535.53. - By delinquent list and lost accounts, -------------------- 534.74. ,$4070.27. By total expenditures during the quarter as per oouchers in Supt. '-iands this date, $4240.90. $4240o90. .This shows an overdraft of, ............. 270.06. The Superintendent hold endorsed checks and signed. redeipts for the expenditures note ^above and wh-ich are itemized in -his -s-ta:tement-to-the-Council. -da-ted July 1st, 1.91:3. - --- The.Supt, mate an error of $7.34 in adding up his receipts for the mon*h of I::ay which -_----..would make.his overdraft $270.06 instead_of_0.277_.A0_ae-_reported by him July 1st, 1913.__- E. L. Nettleship, to . .1 "/hereupon Ai.d. Sour moved that _said_reports be__received,_ approved and filed away, which motion ,.was duly seconded by Aid. Price _and _ado�ted by the following vote, "Ayes", Cornwell., Eason, Pric --'Phillips -a.nd_ Sour,_!'?days", none, absent and not voting none. - The City Attorney was instructed to draft on ordinance giving; the Chief of the Fire „Department power to inspect any and all buildings in the City for protection from fires. Aid. Esson-from- the_Auditing Committee reQorted the following accounts against the City examined and found-correct,_towit= _Rev_iew_Ptg. Co. -printing for-Cityra14.75, Ozark Barn C ,tenni for B. of id. $3.00_,.Light Co., lights for Aug. $$185.50, W.T.Farrar & co, supplies for B o 50g, W.F.Stirms.n, office expense 54.80, Cd.E.Wa.11ace, collecting street tar., $15.00, E.LoWillians collecting street tax, $6.50, Sam -Talker, work on City scales, $3.00; Fay. Ptg. Co, printing for „City, $3.00, Evening News, printing for city, A5.98, E.L.Nettleship, City Auditor, $12.7.5, J.J. _- „Knock, surveying for city, $2 LY),_F.la'..Brooks,' collecting street ta,:,,w3.40, an.T.Fa.rrar & Co., supplies for city, $3.55, Fay. Daily,_printing`for City, _ and moved that said accounts _ be allowed and Clerk instructed to draw warrants for same, which mottlon was duly seconded by Aldo Price and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes", Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillips and Sour, "Nays" none, absent and not voting, Al.d. Wright, and Clerk was instructed to draw said warrants. „ Aid. Sour introduced the following resolution end moved its passage - - " A resolution to fix the .license for circus parades within the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas: Be it resolved by the Council of -thee City of Fayetteville, Arkansas-,. - - - " That the license for all circus parades held within the City of Fayetteville, A.rkansaIs _•�i shall be fifty dollars for each parade.— -- _ That any person or corporation who 'shall conduct any circus parade through the streetis of the said City without first having. -procured license for same from the City Clerk shall be 0 To cash or. hand T:arch 31st, from Duggan, 12.32. �To money in Ark. Natl. Bank left by-"— __ 122.99. - To money borrowed from City of Fayetteville, 300.00. To water -rent collections during -quarter -,----------$3535.53. $3970.84. - Cr. By total expenditures during the quarter as per oouchers in Supt. '-iands this date, $4240.90. $4240o90. .This shows an overdraft of, ............. 270.06. The Superintendent hold endorsed checks and signed. redeipts for the expenditures note ^above and wh-ich are itemized in -his -s-ta:tement-to-the-Council. -da-ted July 1st, 1.91:3. - --- The.Supt, mate an error of $7.34 in adding up his receipts for the mon*h of I::ay which -_----..would make.his overdraft $270.06 instead_of_0.277_.A0_ae-_reported by him July 1st, 1913.__- E. L. Nettleship, to . .1 "/hereupon Ai.d. Sour moved that _said_reports be__received,_ approved and filed away, which motion ,.was duly seconded by Aid. Price _and _ado�ted by the following vote, "Ayes", Cornwell., Eason, Pric --'Phillips -a.nd_ Sour,_!'?days", none, absent and not voting none. - The City Attorney was instructed to draft on ordinance giving; the Chief of the Fire „Department power to inspect any and all buildings in the City for protection from fires. Aid. Esson-from- the_Auditing Committee reQorted the following accounts against the City examined and found-correct,_towit= _Rev_iew_Ptg. Co. -printing for-Cityra14.75, Ozark Barn C ,tenni for B. of id. $3.00_,.Light Co., lights for Aug. $$185.50, W.T.Farrar & co, supplies for B o 50g, W.F.Stirms.n, office expense 54.80, Cd.E.Wa.11ace, collecting street tar., $15.00, E.LoWillians collecting street tax, $6.50, Sam -Talker, work on City scales, $3.00; Fay. Ptg. Co, printing for „City, $3.00, Evening News, printing for city, A5.98, E.L.Nettleship, City Auditor, $12.7.5, J.J. _- „Knock, surveying for city, $2 LY),_F.la'..Brooks,' collecting street ta,:,,w3.40, an.T.Fa.rrar & Co., supplies for city, $3.55, Fay. Daily,_printing`for City, _ and moved that said accounts _ be allowed and Clerk instructed to draw warrants for same, which mottlon was duly seconded by Aldo Price and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes", Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillips and Sour, "Nays" none, absent and not voting, Al.d. Wright, and Clerk was instructed to draw said warrants. „ Aid. Sour introduced the following resolution end moved its passage - - " A resolution to fix the .license for circus parades within the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas: Be it resolved by the Council of -thee City of Fayetteville, Arkansas-,. - - - " That the license for all circus parades held within the City of Fayetteville, A.rkansaIs _•�i shall be fifty dollars for each parade.— -- _ That any person or corporation who 'shall conduct any circus parade through the streetis of the said City without first having. -procured license for same from the City Clerk shall be WKH 2�3 deemed guil..ty_ of _a_misdemea.nor and upon-rony_iction thereof shall -be_ fined -in any sum -not -less -- than than 575.00 nor more than %$150.00. That this resolution be in force and effect from and after its passage and all reso- µlutions or parts thereof in conflict Yierewith be and the -s arae are hereby repealed.--"---- Wh h -mi tion_? s_duly_s.e.conded_by-Ald..-P-rice_and_adopted-by the -_following_ wte, "Ayes" Cornwell,__Eason,_P ,_P�lips, Sour xxdx1Xxi*Lt, 'mays!', none, absent and not voting, Wright. - -- 'Aid. Sour introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption- 41 1 " A resolution to have the obstruction of second street removed. -,"- Beit -re -solved -by -the Council of -the-City of -Fayetteville, -Arkansas. -- - That the Street Commissioner be instructed to notify All persons who have placed any *obstruction- lin-Second- Street-to-remove--tame--a:t-once.- -- -- - --- That in the event such persons fail or refuse to remove such obstructions, the Stree «Commissioner' is_.hereby_instructed-to_a.t-_once._remove-all-obstructions_in -said_ street. That this resolution be in force and effect from and after its passage and all resolft :utions in conflict herewith be and the•same are hereby repealed. " Which motion was_duly_seconded by Aid. Price andadopted by the_following vote "Ayes" -- -- - - Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillips and Sour, "Nays"-, none, absent and not voting, x Wright. __ Which motion ,vas duly-sec.onded_.by-Aid.-Price-and .ado.p-ted- by Abe __-f_oll.owing vo_te., "Aye Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillips and- Sour,- "Nays", none, absent and not voting, 'Aright. Upon-motion..Ald.-Sour,-seco.nded by Ald.._Pri.c.e-the__C.ity-_Clerk_ was-directedto-dravl.__ - ,.a warrant .payable the '_of _the_Ci.ty_Ho.spital-for-'w"215.2.,-payable-out--of__said _Ho.spital_ -fur d.. The following members voting "Aye", Cornwell., Eason, Price, Phillips and Sour, Ndys, none, absemt and not -voting, Wright_.------ _The_ City Attorney was instructed to notify the_Light Company_ that if they, the Ligh »Company, charged their .patrons-f_or-put ting._in _fus_es.,-meters-,_etc.,_that -the _City could-_t_ake up_ _ - thematter of lowe.ring_the_rates to be_cha,rged__fo.r current.___ The City -Attorney was_also instructed to see if the wooden building on the North -si e- — » of the Public Square -belonging_to_Yullhnnd-and Slade -could be-.removed-as-same_ia--dangerous_to --` ----- the other-buildings--in_-the_Ci-ty-on_account__of-fir.e._-- Aid. Sour introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption Be it resolved Council of the City of Fa,y,. e_v_ille,-Arkansas. that the _by_the _City- _m1Ate_of taxes for General City purposes for the year 1913 be and it is hereby declared to be five mill _ on the dollar of the assessed valuation of all real and personal property within the limits of T -"the City of Fayetteville, Arka.nsas, as shown by the a.esessment books for the County arid-^at».te -- purposes, and the same is hereby levied and the ]payor and City Clerk of said City are hereby - »authorized- and directed- to-certify-this-l-evy-to-the-County-Clerk-of-Washington-County-,-Arkansas;- to the end that said assessment may be placed on the tax books and collected with the State an - _ 4,Coun:ty taxes.. ' ------ -- --- --- . - - ---- - Which motion was duly seconded by Ald_. Price and bythe __- _adopted_ _foll.owingvote,_"Ayes" „Cornwell, F-ason. Phillipa,__and Sour,_ Nays"_, none,_- absent and_ not voting,__Ald. Wright. _Price,- Aid. following resolution and moved its adoption - _Price _introduced _the Beit resolved -by the __ City -Council_of the -City Cito_ f__ Faye _tteville,_Ark,- That_ the -rate of taxes for the Fire Department purposes for the year 1913 be and it is hereby declared to be one and one-half mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of all real and personal property within the -limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, as shown by the assessment books -for -the- heCounty Countyand Statepurposes, and the same is hereby levied and the Mayor and City Clerk of said - -- *City are hereby- authorized- and -directed-to`certi-fy-this-1-evy-to-the-Count,y-Clerk-of-Washingto County,Arkansas, to the end that said assessment may be placed on the tax books and collected -- - - »with the- State -and- County --taxes."-- ---— - -- - Y i » 'Nhich. motion was_ duly__s.econded_by-_Ald..-Phillips-and by the ollowing..vote_, -adopted -f i __-I- ':Ayes"., CormnelJ..,-Faso.n.,__Price., FhilI ips_and_S.our,_ "P7a.y_s",none_,_-absent_and_notv_oting,"'richt. _ __ Ald. Phillips introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption - Be it resolved by the_City Council- ofthe City of Fayetteville. Ark. That the rate of taxes for the hospitall purposes for the year 1913 be and it is hereby declared to be ohs mill .on £he dollar of the assessed valuation of all real and personal propertt within the limits of the City -- of Fayetteville; -Arkansas as -shown -bye -the -assessment -books- for -the County -and -State -purposes, and the same is hereby levied and the 1.a.yor and City Clerk of said City are hereby authorized -- ^and di.rec-ted--to-certif--y--this levy-to-the-County-Cher-k--of-Plashing-ton-County.,-Arkansas,-to- the-- end that said assessment may be placed on the tax books and collected with the State and C.unty taxes. " -- - - - -- - -- - — --- -- -- - -- __ Which motion ,vas duly-sec.onded_.by-Aid.-Price-and .ado.p-ted- by Abe __-f_oll.owing vo_te., "Aye Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillips and- Sour,- "Nays", none, absent and not voting, 'Aright. Upon-motion..Ald.-Sour,-seco.nded by Ald.._Pri.c.e-the__C.ity-_Clerk_ was-directedto-dravl.__ - ,.a warrant .payable the '_of _the_Ci.ty_Ho.spital-for-'w"215.2.,-payable-out--of__said _Ho.spital_ -fur d.. The following members voting "Aye", Cornwell., Eason, Price, Phillips and Sour, Ndys, none, absemt and not -voting, Wright_.------ _The_ City Attorney was instructed to notify the_Light Company_ that if they, the Ligh »Company, charged their .patrons-f_or-put ting._in _fus_es.,-meters-,_etc.,_that -the _City could-_t_ake up_ _ - thematter of lowe.ring_the_rates to be_cha,rged__fo.r current.___ The City -Attorney was_also instructed to see if the wooden building on the North -si e- — » of the Public Square -belonging_to_Yullhnnd-and Slade -could be-.removed-as-same_ia--dangerous_to --` ----- the other-buildings--in_-the_Ci-ty-on_account__of-fir.e._--