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_Guy Pht1_ipa, Mayor. Attest: Loy Bishop, Clerk. "
---_-__(Publ.ished_in the Evening News, Dec. 27th, 1913.)_
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__ Whereupon the Mayor appointed Prof. W.N.Gladson, as City Meter Inspector, which
anpointment_was_duly ratified -and confirmed by the City Coincil. -
II A petition signed by J.E.Neely, et ah, praying the Council to pass an ordinance pro -
venting real estate agents from approaching nearer the depot than cob men and hotel drummers,
-----tghich- pet ition-was- upon_motion-refer_red__to-the__Ordinance Q.ommittee_for__inv_estiga.tion-and
upon motion Council adjourned until next Monday night. -_
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REGULAR_ MEETING CITY COUNCIS,, HELD JANY.. 2nd, 1914.
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Present_,_______ Aldermen Eason, Price, Phillips,, Sour and_Wright,_ Absent, Alderman
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_ _ Corn^eell..._ Upon_mo_tion_of Ald. Phillips, seconded by Aldo Sour, Alderman Price was elected Pres
Pro Tem. The minutes of meeting held were read and approved.
.__ The_reaignati,on of Ewing Webb as a member of the Board of Improvement of School
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- .Str-ee-t-Imp.-Di.s.t.._#-1., was_presen.ted.,-read-and_acc.ept,ed=wher_eup.on-Ald. Phi l.ligs moved -that Jo
- TBell_be-_appointed a member of said Board to.fill the vacancy caused by theresignationof Mr We
' which _motion _was duly _se�onded_by Ald. Sour and adopted by the following vote, "Ayes", Eason,-
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_�Phillips,__Sour_and_Wright._ "Nays" none absent and not voting, Aldo Cornwell.
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The reports of Chief of Police, Police Judge, City weighmaster, Street Commissioner,
---4Special-Disbu.r..sing__Age nt.,-Ci_ty Treasurer and -f.ity-Audit.o.r for the-mo.nth__of Dec .__191.3_^+ere rend_
and -_upon -motion same were referred to the Finance Committee for their investigation and report.
{ The following accounts against the city, towit - J.H•Car.lisle, $25.00, Lake Hwd. Co.,
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,$5o051__D.C.Ambrose,_$9.82, 1P•F.Stirman, $1.90, E•L.Nettleship, $15.30, W.H.Rollins, $2.00, T.C.
-- Skaggs.,_$24...15.,_ Faye_Ptg.-Ce_.___$16..50.,_LightCo. $1t36.OQ, W.M.Er_v-in,_-X10._40,_ were presented, read
sand upon motion some were referred to the Auditing Committee for their investigation and report.
li Miss Lina Reed, et al were presentzand protested against their present Sewer & Water
(Agvssments, but the Council under the law had no porer to act in said matter, as the limit for
---protests to be filed -had expired_ _—
,.Aldo_ Sour introduced an ordinance entitled, " An ordinance prohibiting real estate
---.agen-ts-from soliciting business__on the_-d-epot_platform," which was read"the first time,_whereupo�n
Aldo--Sour-moved-that__the-rul.e,a be-suspended-and_said-ordinance be read the second time, which
motion was duly seconded by Aldo Eason and adopted and said ordinance was read the second time,
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---- - whereupon-Ald.-Eason_moved_that the_ruIe.s_be_further_suspended_ and said ordinance be read the
third time -and placed upon its passage, which motion was duly seconded by Ald'_Phillips and adop ed
and said ordinance was read the third time
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the question now being shall. the ordinance pass ?
was called and the following members Vote "Aye", Sour, "Nays", Eason, Phillips. and Wright,
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;absent and not voting.,__Ald._Oornwell -_ same failing_ to rec_eive_a majority_ of the Council was
,,therefore declared to be 1dst,_-and -said ordinance was _.not__passed.-
«- Upon motion -Council -adjourned.
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-Acting Mayor._ _
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Clerk
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REGULAR_iMSTING CITY _COUNCIL _HELD _JAN -Ye •16th, _1914.____
Present, Clerk, Aldermen, Eason, Price, Phillips, Sour and Wright, absent, Ald.Corn-
well. .Upon mot -ion_ of Aid.- Sour_ seconded, by Aid_._ Phillips, _ Ald._Price was elected President _-
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Pro_ Tem. _The minutes of previous_ meeting was_ rend and approved.
Prank- Barr -was -presentand- represented to the C,_ouncil- that he Barr. has an interest
;in _the.bandstend- belonging to_the City _amounting.to A204_.D0,_also the t_-he_has _in his _possession
certain instruments purchesed__by__the City and -that if the City would relinquish their right -to
:said instrument he would relinquish his right to the City in the Bandstand,, whereupon A1d.Phi1 ips
moved -that this matter be -referred -to_ the-a_Committee to investigate the matter more throughly
,.------- . - ;which_mo.ti.on-was -duly- se.conded-and--_ado-pted-_thereupon the-.L'•ayor-appointed_ a Committee-composed
of -Aid. Eason, -.Sour_-and Phillipsto—investigate—same—and—report to the._Council..
— ------ - w ----U-.L. Jackson -was -pre sent_a.nd-asked_pe.rmiaaion _to_erect_a.-wareroom-to_his canning_
__- factory near -the depo_t_,_ which is_in the_ fire _d_istrict,_said- building _to have -_a metal _roof -and
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_ «cement.floor, upon motion of Aide Sour, seconded by Aid. Phillips, permission was granted said
Jackson to erect said building.
Requests from. the_ University t_o_have_crossi_ngs in_atalle_d upon_Arko.nsas_Avenue wa.s
---- --- - ;made-and_this matter --was _refer.red_to_the_Str_e.et Committee`for their investigation.._
- - 1. Prof.- Gladson_was. present- a.nd_sugges.ted._tha..t-the_water-.ra.te,s_be-changed and-r-e.commen
----- - «ed tha..t, a 0ommittee-be _annoint edto,inve,s.tigate.-the_ma.t.t.er_,__upon-motion_of Ald..__Sour_,-seconded-
- -----«by--Ald.._Eason -the_ Ordinance--Commit—tee were instructed to - take the_ matter -under a.d-v-isement. The
_ Ordinance Committee were also directed_to__see_what changes_should be made_in the -"Meter In_spec
;,tion.ordinance"__and_report-their findings.._-The-ordinance_committee_rere_also_dir_eEted_to___
secure.seal.ed bids for_all_city printing as the contract between the city and the present
.printer has expired..---- --- - - -- -- --
« Upon motion- of-.Aid.-Philli.ps.,-_se.conded__by Aid.-Eason,__J.E.Suttle was-appointed_a
member- of the Board -of Improvement__ofSchool- Street_Imp_.- Dist.- 1 -to -fill -the -unexpired term__ _
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- _.. _ Fire Chief -Duggan was present -and- _asked the Council to take- the necessary steps to-
,wards keeping an engineer at the Clear C}eek Pumping Station as the pressure from said station
needed in case of fire - which matter was referred to the Fire & Water Committee for their
- i•investiLgation and report. -Permission-was also-granted_Chi.ef_.Duggans- to -purchase -two rubber
;coats -and other necessary articles- for__the-Fire- Department
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