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Home My WebLink About1914-04-03 MinutesrBWl14 303 an "Auto Fire Truck", which met with the approval of the entire council, and a Committee com- —__ -- posed of_Ald.:_.Eason,.-Sour and -Phillips was appointed_ to -confer with the --Chief to see what steps best to- take _to_accomplish the _plan.--__—_ _- A petition was presented by the citizens of Fayetteville concerning the telephone pompanyls rates-and-servicea_which was -read and upon motion of_Ald.-Sour_the _following_resolut; was. introduced towit= - --- - -- ---- ---- - - - --- - Whereas-,--a_peti_ti-on_has bee_n_precented to this Council_ praying that the Southwester_; Telegraph and Telephone Company give its patrons better service, and at reduced rates, .And whereas, this council desires that the citizens of Fayetteville receive the ---- .best "possible" telephone- service,- - - - Now therefore be it resolved by the Council of the City of r'ayetteville, Arkansas, That -the Mayor is hereby -instructed-to-inform the manager of -tne local telephone exchange tnat the petitioners desire to meet with a representative of the company to the end uthat an agreement--may-be-reached..-- That this resolution be in force and eftect from add after its passage and all !Ireso-luyions or .parts _thereof -in conflict herewith_ be and the _same are herebyrepealed. and moved its passage, which motion was duly seconded by Aid. Phillips, and adopted by the _..rfollowing. vote,_ -"Ayes" _Corn*aell,_Eason,-Phillips.,-_Sour_and. Wriant,__"Nay_s",__none,,_ab-sent_ and__, I - - - - «not voting., none., -.same. w.aa- _carr.ied.------------ --- - - - -- -- --- i Upon motion and roll call an additional *50.00 was allowed and Clerk instructed to draw warrant for said ammunt payable to H.Sour, Supt. of Water Plant for incidental expenses, ithe_folliiig_members voting-"Aye_',-CornwellEaaon,¢illips-,_Sour _and Wright.. - none.,- �I _ ��abaent_ and not voting, none. - _ Upon _motion_Council-adjourned. _ Approved: Mayar. ---- - - - --Attest: - -- - ---------------- Clerk. - REGULAR -MEETING _CITY _COUNCIL _HELD APRIL 3rd,_ 1914 on - Present Clerk - Aldermen' ' Cornwell Eason-' ' P Price Phillips and Sour, absent, Aldo ----- -- -- --- - --- - - 'Aright.-Upon_motion_of_Ald,_Sour,--seconded by Ald. Phillipa, Ald. Price was elected President Pro _Tem. _The minutes_of previous meetings were read and approved. The reports of the Special Disbursing Agent, City Treasurer, Chief of Police, Police Judge,_ Supt. of Water Plant, and City sleigh Master, for the months of March, .1914 were presented,_read_and-uppnl,motion same were referred to the Finance Committee for investigation _and_ report. -- - --------- - - --- - The following_ accounts__against_ the City_,_t-owit_- J.T_rsamn,_ $17.00, Review Ptg. Co $3.50, and $1..25,,-A.Morton,_$q 501 --Hill City Lbr. Co_.,_ $2.80, Police Judge $1.55, W.T.Farrar & Co. $14.92, J.E.Webber, $11.00, Ozark Livery $9.00, Phillips Hwd. Co., $1.40, N.W.Ark. Lb.r. Cc ,$17.508 Light Co., $252.15, Price Cloth. Co., $37.25, Newt El.lenbarger, 03.00, Duggan & Son, *9.55, Western Union Tel. Co., $0.50, Johnson Transfer Co. $2.00, Charlesworth Hftndl-e Co.,$1.50 Telephone Co. $3.50, Sentinel $5.00, A.H.Mill.er., $11.10, W.E.Wallace, $2.50, Fay. Repair Co. - - t,3@65, Thomas Bros, $3-,95, and. Strong Fc Son., $1.65 were read and -upon motion same were referrd 1 304 ,to the Auditing _Committee _for examination and .report. The following accounts against the Water Plakt were presented and read, towit = Johnson Mer. -Co., $3.1.0, Ark. Natl. Bank, $14.12, First Natl. Bank, $10.00, Kimmons Plumbing Co. $10.15, Ozark Livery $2.75, Fay, Lbr. & C. Co., $19.66, _..Joe-Lehman,._$30.00,.-T.he_United_Seal Co.,_ 5._?�, Thompson Meter Co. __$8.40 Monument P.Co; $18.01, _„C.en.tral_Coal_& CokeNelsono,. $49.7.8-,_ond X85.05, Nelson Yfg. Co., $35.60,_a_nd Duggans & Son, $99.95 -_-_-.and upon motion same- were referred. _to-_the_Audi_ting Committee fo_r examination and report,- -_ Ald.. _Sour introduced the _follo±ving_-re.solut.ion-and_moved_its-passage,_towit:_________ " First Meeting of Park Commissioners - For President, Judge T.H.Humphreys was chosen unamiously, for Secretary, Art T.Lewis, was chosen unamiously. The following names -were chosen' Mfor Parke; Trenton Heights Park, for Park, East Spring Street - City Park for Park North College - "Avenue, after thich the following resolutions were passed;--- Be assed;-- Be it resolved by Park Commissioners unamiously that we recommend to the City Council th ---- �pla.cing- of the Bank- Stand --(now -South-of- the -Court -House) -1-n T-renton-Hei-ghts -Park;- place -to -be --- designated by this Board, and credit to be made .or given on permanent improvement fund required ------to be made by City -or-said-Park. - - — --- -- -,-- ---- - - - --- Be it resolved, That we recommend to the City Council, that it authorize this Board to --.employ a landscape architect to draw_plans_and specifications for permanent improvements for both, Trenton Heights and City Park at an expense not to exceed $75.00. Whereat, It has been suggested to us that the Business Y..en of the City are willing.to — -`provide seats for* Ito th-Parks on condi-t-iori that the da.lue of same" -will -be -treated -as -a- par t -of -- the the permanent improvement fund required to be made by said City, and the further condition that--each--party-be -permitted-to--advertise-his-business-on-the-back-mf-the- seat-provided--by-him-- or it, therefore .. - --Be.-it resolved-,_.bv-this-Board-_tha.t-the-Ci.ty Council_nermit the_s.eating_o.f__said_-Parke.,_in-_ ,this manner. Adjourned subject to.ca.11 of the President, Art Lewis, Secy. " --tihich motion was duly seconded by Aldo Phillips and adopted. The Committee _on_fire apparatus asked that the payor appoint a Special Committee to _.investigate the auto fire truck - whereupon Zhe Mayor appoitted Ald. Eason and Phillips and Chi of the Fire Department, C.S.Duggans, as such Committee. -_--An agreement.was-reached_ with Frank Barr whereby the City released its rights to the _____bank .instruments and in-return_Barr released his right in the Bank Stand. Ald._Sour introduced an ordinance entitled " Ann ordinance to fix the salary of the City _-_,.Attorney of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,-" which was read the first time, whereupon Ald. Sour moved that the rules be txxihax suspended and said ordinance be read the second time, which motion was duly seconded by Ald. Cornwell. and adopted and said, ordinance was read the second tim whereupon Ald. Cornwell moved that the rules be further suspended and said ordinance be read the _ third time and placed upon its passage, which motion was duly seconded by Ald. Sour and adopted - - and_ said__ordinan.c.e_was_read the third tim_e_, the question now being shall the ordinance pass ?The _._ roll_was -called _and the following members voted "Aye.", Corn*reli-, Eason, Phillips, Sour, "Nays", none,_ absent.and not voting, f r . Wright, Same receiving a. majority of All the members of the ,_Ci-ty_CouncAl_wa-s-therefore declared_ o_be.passed and adopted and_a copy of same is as. follows: " OAdinance No. 330. An ordinance to fix the salary of the ity Attorney of -the City -of Fayetteville, AxY,ansas. Be it ordained by the Council f the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas: That the -salary of -h -e -City Attorney-sha31: be -three -hundred -(-$300.00) dollar per year,.payable monthly. \ - Section 2 - That-th-i-e-ord-mance- a-in-force-f-rom-and-of-ter-Aproil-.13.th,- 1.914 -and i.ts jpaaa.ge, approval and publication, and all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict be and the -- --same .are he.r_eby-replealed .- -- - _-_-- -_ -_-- -.-_ - Approved: H.S.Price, Mayor Attest: Loy Bishop, Clerk. " Upon motion of A1d..Cornwell, seconded by Aid. Sour, Mr.Guy Strong was employed to in- __ epect.and count the electric light,. telephone and telegraph poles, also the number of lights and _-__- the size of same and report -the number to -the Council, at a cost.not exceeding $20.00, all inember.s voting' "Aye",- except- Aldo Wright, who was absent. A,petition asking for -two lights on Willow Street was presented, read and upon motion _ _same was .referred .t-o,the_Li ht Committee for investigation and report. -- -- - -- --- I _-I - �- - 1