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Home My WebLink About1913-11-21 Minutes231 -----REGUL•AR_?:TZ.TIi.G CITY COUNCIL HELD NOV. 21st. 1913.-- - -- — Phillips, Present-,-Mayandclerk,-Aldermen., Cornwell-,-Eason,._Price,_SoI! I&nd-'Aright-, absent, AT O N E _ «tXkJkX*XN__ Minutes of meeting held Nov. 7th,_ 1913 were read and approved_ ___-_A_petition praying the Counail to install a light on the corner of Putman and University $treets .was pr.e_sented,_ react_ and upon motion same wasereferred to the Light Committee for their ;;investigation _and_ Protests of D.B.Jobe, N.W.Ark. Lbr Co. Mrs. Isaac Taylor, Q.M.Bl.akk and the Stones, �Iwere presented,_ read _and _-upon motion the Council agreed to take_ the same_up at the next meeting night_ to_be held next _"4ednesday,_when final_ action would_be taken upon them. The follo^ring_r_eport from the Commissioners of Paving yistrict No. 1 was -presented _ 'and -read,. towit_:_—_ To the CityCouncil of the City of Fayetteville. We, your Commissioners of Paving District No. 1, beg to make the followin - -- report - ---- — --- --- First, we employed Mr. E.A.Kingsley, of Little Rock, Ark., as Engineer hgreeing to -- - -"'and cont:racting--wi-th-him-on-a-basi-s-of-4%-for-the-total-cost-of-the-paving. -- —T Second, we made a contract with the Kaw Paving Co., of Topeka, Kans., to pave the - -gid-istrict-with s.n-asphel.tic-conc.re.te-pavement,. _ _- Third, xRxmaduxaxxzxtaaatxmath the Engineer has estimated that the total cost of the paving_including_the entire width of all the streets in the District, curb and cuttering,__ _- drainage and corners, ri7.1 cost approximately�15,00.00, and suggest^ that an assessment be made of 20% on the total valuation within the district. Therefore,—we as- your- Commissioners;--a-sk--thvt- you appoint -three Assessors to -make -t e - assessment and that they be authorized to assess for the full 20% of the total valuation. —Otey -hailer• Jay Fulbright. " And said ._renort-is by the Council received and adopted, thereupon Al.d`Sour introdu ed .-the_following _resolution: !' Be it resolved,.By the Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas: -- - .--That wherens;--the Ilbard-of-Improvement of -Paving Di:itrtct-Number-One,—Fayettevi]:]e, Arkansas, has filed its report of the cost of the proposed improvement, and. have in such repo: - 'formed plans -for - such -improvement, Y Now therefore be it resolved, that Bruce Holcomb, J.M.Bl.oyd and A.A:.Cole, three ------+-ehec-tors--o-f--the-('i-ty--of Faye-t.tevil1e.,-Arkansas.,-be_a.nd-theyare.-her-eby-appointed-as_a._Board__o Atsessors of said Improvement District to assess the benefits to be received by each lot or — -- ,,block,_ or other sub -division of_land within said District-,- by reason of the T)roposed improvem That this resolution be in force and effect from and after its passage and all resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. " _- And_.moved_it-s_adopt.ion, which motion was duly seconded byAld._Price and adopted by - _ the fol]_oiying vote, °Ayes", Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillips, Sour and Wright, "Nays", none, abs_ent_and__not voting, none. Same receiving a majority of all. members elected to the C1 _ Council was therefore declared to be adopted. - ---- - -- _ �_—.__ „_____�- _ _There.for_e-it_was_moved by Ald-._Price and -seconded by Ald.-Scur thet the_Clerk t instructed_to. notify -said, Assessors of .their appointment — which was dulyadopted by the, following-vo.te,,_"Ayes", Cornwell,- Eason, Price, Phil.].ips,_Sour and Wright, "Nays"., none, abse t ,..and not _vo.ting,_.none-._- -- Ald.-Sour introduced the following resolution, tolvit:__-_ resolved by the City Council. of the City of__Fayettevill_e, Arkansas, that the City Clerk is hereby instructed and directed to draw warrants to the amount of X136.7.8, in favor of Amanda Stone, in satisfaction of a judgment, rendered in favor of said Amanda Stone against said city, as found recorded in Book "KfIf Chancery Duckett pages 294 and -295, and- - -- dated December 23, 1.91.1. And the Clerk is eurther ordered and instructed to issue for said —;— -"amount--of-sa_i-d-judgment-five separate-warrants-rn-amounts-as-fcllows.; four -warrants -of--- 25.00 - each and one warrn,nt Sf p36.18 on or before the 23 day of November, 1913. - -- -- That this-resol-u-tion-be-i-n-ef-f-ec-t-f-rom-and-af-ter-i-ts-passage-And-all--r.esolu.tione - `.'` and parts thereof, in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. " Whereupon Aid. Cornwell. moved that said resolution be passed and adopted, which motion was duly seconded by Ald_Price and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes", Cornwell., Eason, Price, Phi].li.ps,._ Sour and Viright.,.-_"Naysif- - none, absent and not voting, none - same was 1282 therefore carried and adopted and the Clerk instructed to draw said The. Finance -(Dep. nit tee _-r_epo.rted-the-following_r_eports of _the -City Officials __for the (month of Oct. 1913, examined and found correct, towit: I The -report_ o_f__ the_Supt.-_of the Water Plantfor the-ouar_ter ending-_Sept..__30_th,__]..9.1,3_,- _ !shoia�ing-a__to.tal-amount-collected-to_be-w4901,..32,-amount_expended_$4838..03,-amount-on-hand,.$63.29 _-__--,Qpecis.l Disbursing _Agent, money_ exoend_e_d o_n streets,_$345_.04.,Police_J _f-ines collec_ted.,_$4.7_. ___�;License,$253-.50, Hehie Rent, 30.00; total 330.50; F.L. Will. iams-,-3tr P.t tax _co].1_e,cted.,_$4f3_.50,_ _ --_-,Police Judge., ._fines -Collected., -$_47.00, -del inquent-s.tr_eet-tax, $52..00,_% total.,_$99...00..-_Ci_ty-Weigh-_ -_ - _waster, fees collected,$20.00.-And City Treasurer's report for Oct. 191.3 which is as follows____ " City-Trea_. Report for 0ctober,-1913.___-_ '�1913. --- Oct. 10,— " 8, Hoenital int. -- - - n- Street --fund--" Fire Fund " -31; Ed -.-Allison; 11 Gen. Gen. fund int. General Fund. $1961.32. DisbulRsements, ,$ 1325.98. 2.65. —2,6-50— - -- - -- 19.87. 7.50. " Street " 4.40. Nov.6, W.A.Gregg, 283.50. W.F.-Stirman,-- 47-00. Bdl—ori hand, _ 2378.48. --(Nov.-6;--Bal-.-on-hand-,-- 1052 50: —- ---- -- Oct. 3, ---Hospital–Fund.— $ 217.87* n n of 0.00. Street Fund, Disbursements, 217.87. 'Oct, .3-0- to ---- --n ---n ------------$1191051- - ---n-- - 1401. -84: - ;Nov. 6, W.F.Sti.rman, 52.00. 890.-1-7-: I292.01. . 1292.01. - Bal:-on__hand,.--- --- _890...17._. Fire Fund, Oct. 3, " It to x0,1388.86. 11--� 119.87. Bal. 1268.99. 1388:860 - - 1388.86. ---99 26$ _ 1-. ---------- -- ----- _-- T.o.tnl-amount_ca.sh--on-hand--al.-l-fund_s,—$-3211 66 Respectfully submitted, --- - - - - - - -- - I, se.,-Tr_ea. - --—Marcus,_Hul i Ylh.ich-reports--were_upon-motion-of_Ald..-Sour and_s.e.c.onded by Ald.__Cor.narell_same_w.ere_ap.proved_ ,i ordered filed away. -Th.e- Auditing- Committee-re.p.o.r_t.ed thef_ollowing-ac.co.unt.s-examined-and found-correct-to.wi.t —_ Fhilips, Hwd. Co._,_ supplies furnished City_,_012.67, NW Ark. L.br.. Co., supplies furnished City_,- 612.98.-IT.M.Yarrar & Co.,-suppli.e.s-furnished_Ci.ty_,-$3..85.,-Fay_.._.I,igh.t-Co..-,__light,s-for--O.c.t..$184,. i _...---tg .P_.0 o rnwel1-,-_cash - ad.vane.ed._f or -_c i t y_, -$7.50.,-T e le.pho ne!: o..-,_r-e.nt_on_t el.e.ph o n.e s., -023.-40,-_E.. L... - i -_ Villiams, collecting street tax, $I 0.05,_W.E.Wallace, ha.uling-lime,__$2.50,__W.F.Stirman, office " expense $1.75, J.1!.Phillips, supplies furnished City, $147.36, S.H.Bl.akkmer, building crossing f --- rCity,- $10..-00-0- .Fay. -Dail y_,._publdshi.ng-for City 90$t.,-Thomas-Br.o.s.,-lrorIc-fo.S.t..-.0 _-_;;Sligo N.t7.Co._ supplies furnished City,6.h2,_andl?he_reuron_Ald.-__Sour_rnoved_that_sai_d_ accounts __-_-ate allowed__ and Clerk _instructed to draw warrants for same, which motion was duly seconded by Ayi Price- a,nd-adopted- by the. -f_ ollo.Ringvo_te, "Ayes"_,_C.ornurel.l.,__Eason,_ Price.,__Phil.l.ips.,__-So --."Nays",-none.,-_abse.n.t__and_no.t vo.ting.,-none.,-same was -carried -and ,CIerk_ina.truc_ted--to_draw_said_-_ .xvarrants.--- _ -- .-- --- --- -_ The -r_esignation_of Jack walker as-a-memb.e.r of the-Board_of_Public_Affair.s_ -__-_.read and -upon motion_of-Ald.. Sour., seconded by_Ald-._Phill.ips,._said__r_esignat_ion_was_accepted_a,nd_ Bruce Holcomb was appointed to fill the un -expired time of Mr. Walker, as a member of said Board The Chairman of _the__Street Committee--fas-instruct ed_ to_have- the- C-,- - ---- ------ ---- --- tY Engineer give a n „ -_-__- - _—_ ri r� t----- -- BW 141 283 ,grade -for a side walk on Scott's street. Aid._ Sour introduced an ordinance entitled, An ordinance to license Pool and Bil.l- ___ri rd _Halls -within the amity of Pay_ettev_il.le,_Arkansas.,_and to_regula.te the-same..",_vrhich_ wa _ read the first_ time, whereupon Aid. Eason moved that the rules be suspen _-_ __ _,b.e-_-read_ -the _.sec.ond-time., which_mot.ionwas_duly seconded by_Ald._Sour and_lo_st_by the foll.o-wing_ vote,__"Ayes",- Eason-and_So.ur-,"Nays", Cornwel-1.,_Price-,-Phillips__and_YTright-,_abseet-and_not--_ -- -__ also-t,ing,, -none..-- Upon none..- Uponmo_tion_Council-adjourned until No_v_.-2.6th,_1913_. — - - -1- ! Approved: Atte- - - - -- ----- ----- _ _--- - -.----- - — - ---- -- - �1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - --� ---- ----- Mayor. -- ---Clerk. C ADJOURNED IMYETING CITY COUNCILIDMD NOV.-_26th,_1913_ Present; Mayor and;' C1erk*..3mCcrnwell. Eason, Price,Phillipe,_ Sour and_CTright-,_absent none,__ T _ Mr._Ferguson _was_pre sented_and asked permission to close up a certain Street in Fer _ „guson's_Adiition to this City_, also permission _of the Council. for the h3ayor and Clerk to it I ;_cladm said street to him, which matter was upon motion of Aid. Price -seconded by Aid. Eason -__ 'referred to the Citv Attorney for investigation and report to see if the City had the power t *_deed_ said street_ *_ This being_-the_night_to take final_action upon the_pro_t_est-s_filed-against the_prese _- S &-W- assessment made -by the_Commissioners_of Sew.er_& 'Nater Imp._Dist., the_said_prote.st.s_were -_-- take n_up- and- _disposed -of as_follows_:_- - -_- Upon motion of Aid. Cornwell, seconded by Aid. Sour to lower D.B.Jobe's property to - $15...00_for-hi,s-as.seaamen.t which-mo-tion_was-ado.p.ted-by the_foII..oi4.ing_vo_te., °Ayes",-Eormve1L, .i __-;E vgon., Price_,__Fh_i11i.FR,_Sour and Wright; i Price, seconded by Ald. PhilligQ, the N W. Ark. Lbr. Co. was not _lowere_d;by_the,following_vote,_"Ayea", Cornwell, Eason, Price, Phillipa, Sour and Wright, _. "Plays"_,_-none.,._ahsent_and_not voting -none_. Up on._mo-'ion of Aid. Price. seconded bv_Aid. Phillips_th_eoroperty of Mrs. Issac 1 Taylor was not lowered, by the following vote, "Ayes", Cornwell, Eason, Price, Fhillips, our __„.and_ Tright, "Nays” none, absent and not voting none. Upon_motion_ of Aid._Philli.Ps. seconded by__Ald._Price the property_o_f S._F.Rlack was lowed E-05:00,_ by__the following vote, 'Ayes", Cornwell, Fason, Price,_ Phillips, Sour and Wright, i "Na.y_s"none, _abse_nt_ and -not voting, none. _ - ___—Up.on_moti.o.n_of Ald. Co.rnwell.,-seconded by Ald.-Sour the_property of A.B,Stone-, et -al .-was-lowered to k52.00 for theist assessments, by the following vote, "Ayes", Cornwell, Eason,_ Price,. _ Phi 11 ins.,-So.ur and Wright.,"Nays" ,__none.,_ab.sent-and_not voting.,-none..-_And_:the_Slerk-wa ins true ted. t.o_ c.er_tify__said_Findings_of th.e-CouncJl.to the- Collector of S & W taxe-s. _ The_ following_resol.uti_o_n was presented by the Board of Public Affairs and read,towiA " Resolution, Whereas, the County Judge of Washington County and