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Home My WebLink About1913-10-21 MinutesBW[(H '7 71 A_D_J_OU_R_N_E_D 14T_ETING CITY COUNCIL HELD OC_T._ 21, 19.13. Present,_ Mai yox, and.iClerk, Aldermen,C:Daeotz,Ph flip_@,S ur_ and Wright _ "Usent.,_Aldermen- Cornwell Aldermen__Cornwell andl rice..- The Rdditing Committee reported the following accounts against the City examined and -------------- ----- _ _ found__correct, towit-_--Police--Judge,_office_expense_,__$1..55_,_ Fayetteville_ Gas-&- Light --Co.- for Sept. 1913,._$184.56,—H.K.Mulfo.rd_ Co._,—Qup-plies furnished_.City,_$3...35-,_E..L.eW.il.liams„—collet. __ _ ing delinquent stre=t tax,$19.90, Strong_& Son, wireing Fire House,_$12.94,_ whereupon__Aldo -- Sour 2Ainxeli moved that said accountes_be._allowed -and Clerk_ instructed_ to draw warrants for. -same,_ which motion was dizly seconded by Aid. Price and adopted by the following vote_, "Ay_ea", Eason, Phillipe., Sour- _and.W.r-igh.t.,_"Nays",_none.,-absent._and-no_t. voting,_Ald:_Co.rn,re11,-and_Pr-ice.,--same- was carried and Clerk instructed to draw said warrants. ---_Aldo- Sour introduced -an ord_i_nance entitled., "An.ordinance fixing the_rates_to_be II — charged -for _water_byThe _City -Nat er Plant-," vhi_ch was read the -first _time.,whereupon_Ald.-$our_ — - moved that the rules be suspended and said ordinance be read the second time, which motion was _ duly seconded by Ald. Wright and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes", Eason, Phillips,_ Sour and Wright., "Nays"_none,_aUsent_and.-not-voting,_Ald.Cornwell-a.nd-P-rice__--and-said, ordinance__ Tas read the -second timet- wher._eupon-Aldo-Phillips_moved- that-the—rules _be- further- -suepended. --_-_ - _and said ordinance be_read_the third_time_and-placed-upon_its-passage,__whi-ch_moti.on_was-duly__ seconded-by_Ald.Sour and ,adopted by the following vote, "Ayes",, Eason-, Phti �ig9'S_o_ur and Wright, "Nays", none, absent and not voting Ald. Cornwell and Price, and said ordinance was read the third_ -time, -the ques-t-ion now being shall the ordinance pass_? The roll- was -called -_and __ _--_,the_ following_ -members. voted "Aye",_Eason.,-P.hillips.,_Sour- and_Wright.,__"_Nays"-,._ none.,_abscnt and not voting,- Ald•__Cornwell and-Price,_same-rer-.eiv_ing_a_majo-city_ of- the _members of the Council_ _ was .therefore declared to be passed andadopted and a copy of same is as follows, t_owit:__ " Ordinance No. 321. ------ --- ----- An ordinance fixing the r tes to be charged for water by the City Water Plant. - Be it ordained- by he -Council of -the C3"ty 'of-Fayettevill-e, Arkansas- ---- -- — Sec.!. That the following tee shall be charged for water by the City water plant when sold bymeter measure. -- -- -' -- - - - - Domestic and commercial rates - For the first 10,000 gallons or less, used per month 35_cents_per thousand_gallona.a�x \-x xig_Eor each_additi.onal th.ousand_gallons_up_to_sixty -__ thousand gallons used per month 25ts per thousand gallons. For each additional thousand gallons up to 125 thousand gallonsd per month 15 cents. per thousand gallons. For each add3t3orial. thausanP:- --- - ---- - �- --gallons above allons used per month 10 cents per thousand dall.ons. Manufacturing rates - For the irst 150 thousand gallons used per month 9 cents per - thousand -gallons. -For -each -additional thousand-gallone-used-per-month-up-to-one million --gallon used per month 8 cents per thousand gallons. For each additional thousand gallons above one - --- _million-. gallons -used--per- month-7*--cents--per-thousand-ga114ns.- The --manu,faaturing-rate- wi-1-l-no-t--- - - apply to a consumption of less than 150 thousand gallons per month. Seca 2._ A_ minimum - charge of_50 cents per month will be made _on_all. service_thaough_'y"-,_5/8"_ �- — - and meters, and for service through larger meters 109 per annum of the cost of the meter installed plus 50 cents per month. -_ Sec. 3. That the --rates charged for water by -the Ci-ty wwater plant when sold by flat Tate or - without meter, shall be as set forth in Rule %II of Ordinance No. 263, passed and approved - - - August -'5th; 1909. -- - - - -- -- - - - - — -- - - - Sec. 4. That all bills due the City Water Plan are payable monthly on the first of the month at the office of the City Water Plant.. - Sec. 5. That this ordinance be in force and effect from and after November 1, 1.913, and all ordinance_ in _conflict_ herewith_be_and_the_same__ar-e_her_eby_repealed.._-_ Passed and approved this 21st day of October, 1913. Approved: Guy Philips, Mayor._ t _ _ Attest: Loy Bishop, Clerk. " ( Published in the Evening News, Oct. 22nd, 1.913. ) olio Ald. Sour -introduced _an_ordnance entitled, " An ordinancegranting_ to the Chief of the Fayetteville Fire Department, certain rights, powers and authority and providing a penalty for the failting to comply with the orders of the sai Chief of the Fayetteville Fire Departmen which was read the first time, whereupon Ald. Sour moved that the rules be suspended and said ordinance be read the second time, which motion was duly\seconded by Ald. Eason and adopted by ;,the following vote, -"Ayes",_Eason, -Phillips,_Sour and -Wright, "Nays", -none, absent -and not ;,voting, Aldo -:Cornwell.-and-Price-,-and-said_ ordinance- wa.s-r-ead-the_second-t-ime_whereupon_Ald,_Phillps-�_ L moved that the rules be further suspended and that said ordinance be read the third time and _- -,placed upon its _passage-, whichmotionwas duly seconded by Ald._Eason and adopted by the _followi_ -.vote. -Ayes,, Eason. Phil lip s -,_Sour and Wright.,_Nays_,_none_,_absent_-and _not _voting,-_Ald.-Cornwel_1__ _„and Price,_a.nd--said. ordinance was _read the third time, the :pestion now being shall the ordinance i pass ? The roll was called and the following members voted, Aye", Eason, Phillips, Sour and - Wright, Nays,- none absent_ and not voting,_ Ald._Cornwell and Price-Jsar.�e- receiving a majority of L -.- - -- _;.the membe2s _of the. City Council_was-the ref ore _ declared_ to -be _passed _and,adopted and -a copy_ of ____: _ 0__ ;said ordinance is as follows,, towit: " Ordinance No. 322. An ordinance granting to the Chief of the Fayetteville Fire Department certain rights, powers and authority and providing -for -a penalty-for--the--fai'lure--to`comply-with" the -orders -of- --- Ithetaid Chief of the Fayetteville Fire Department. Be it ordained by the -Coune-i-l-o'f--the-Gi-ty-o'f--Faye ttevil le, --Arkansas. -- -- -- ---- ------ - -- �ec.l. The Chief of the Fayetteville Fire Department is hereby granted the authority, right cJ �and--poorer-to_en.ter_.onto _any.-premises_or into_any building-w.i.thin-the-C.ity _of_ Payette _vil,le-,.Arkans or the purpose of reducing the danger of fire, by causing to be removed or controlled, any substanr.es calculated to increase the danger of fire. Sec.2. That when' in the judgment of the said Chief of -the Fayetteville Fire -Department there i -s — :{vf-b (stored or kept in any building or on any premises, in a hazardous manner., any substances which are Joa menace to the safety - of -the- city -i-t-shall-be-the-duty-of-the said -Fire -Chief to -at -once --order - T t10?the rameval or control of same in such manner as to render the same less dangerous._ -Sec.3. It -'shall be-the-duty-of-any-per-son-or--per-sons,-so-or-de-r-ed-by-the said F-ir.e--Chief_-to.-co - - ply with such orders within twenty four (24) hours from the hour the order is issued by the said - Fire Chief. - -- - -- — - Sec.4'. Any person or persons so ordered who fail or refuse to comply with such orders within ,l twenty four (24) hours shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall _ VvVVV be fined in any sum not less than f ivedollars(7$5-0-00)- nor more than twenty five ($25000) dollar Sec. 5. That upon a showing being made to the Police Judge of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansa -that to comply with the` order of the -81tef- of -the Fayetteville Fire Department -within twenty-four-- !hours wenty-fou --!'hours would be impossible or imnractieable or would cause great or irreparable injury to the - -person en -persons. so--ordered--the-eaid-Police-Judge-may-extend tjre.time in-whir..h t6-comply--With----- such e-comply--with---__such orders as justice may require. 3ec•.�E. T. t thi or s_ ddiinance_be-in-force- and -effect from and after its_passage and published and aTlor�dina parte �- � Bhereof in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Passed and apnrbve this 21st day of Oct. 1913. - - - -- jApproved:- GI Phi ,ps Mayr.Attest:-- Loy BiaYCop,--Cl erk-"— -- _ - Published_ iln the_wening.lTews,_Oct. _23rd,. 1.913.) i Upon the request of the Board of Truetees of the U of A, to have a light installed near the East steps of campus of the University of Arka.nsas,Ald, Sour moved that the Light _Committee- be instructed -to_have_-sai_d-light installed, which motion woe duly _seconded _by _Ald ;and adopted-bythe _followingyoute, "Ay_es", Eason ,_Phill.ips,__Sour and ➢aright, --"Nays",_ none, -absent and not _voting, Aid. Cornwell and Price - same was carried and the Light Committee instructed to !have said light installed. - - Upon motion of Aldo Sour, seconded by Aid. Eason, the City Attorney was instructed to -.-prepare resolutionto have all -the cancelled City Script to be burned Dec. 29th, 1913. Upon motion of Ald. Sour, seconded by Ald. Wright, the City Engineer was instructed to _ give Prof. Droke a grade in_order-that he,_Droke,_could lay his side walk on Hill Street., I -