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Home My WebLink About1914-09-07 Minutes�33S Moved by Ald Eason that the resignation of ,Mr Cornwell b###J= as a member o6 the Water Commisd ion be accepted which was duly Sec by AldPhillips, motion.carried. The resignation of Dor H.Sour as Alderman from the Third Ward was read as follower Fayetteville, Arkansas Sept, 4th I914, ` - -- - - ----To the-Hon,uayor & Br.other Members of -the City Couno.il, --- - ----Gent-kemen, I herin-tends you-my--res-igna-tion-from-this-Honor- ..-- --- ,able -Body. to take-affect-on-the-1-7_th_day of-September-I9.I4. Very Respectfully_•-------- H.Sour, Al7d-erman-of-tft-e third" -----bto•ved.-by-Ald-Eason-tha:t-the ree-ignat-ion-Mr-Sour-as-Ali from -the Th-ird-Ward=be-accept _ ----which--was -duly. Se.cby--Ald-Cray.ene.,_mo_t.ion-carr-ied.—_ --, Frof.�Gladson_was present and adreesed the Coyn it on the Conditoin of the _Water _Plant stating among one thing that the City ought to refund the sum of $I36.00 back to the Standard Meter Co. this being money advanced by patrons of the Water Plant to put in water meters, �I Council took no action in the matter, Mr. Carney was present and asked permission to put up an Electric sign, moved by Ald Sour - end sec; by AId Eason that Mr. Carney be given permission to put,up the sign, resulted in the ------fo11owirg-vote, -Aye s AldEason;-Sour,-Nayea, ATdCornwaII.-Cravens; PIIIIlipd-Stephens,—Absent----- -- ------and.-no-t-vot-ing-none mot-ion-Ios-t-, _----------------- --------»---- _____Mr_.Allen _Gat.es-was___pr_es.en.t_and-asked-the-Co.unc.il-to-appropa.te--the_sum-of-$100.-00-in--adverti-- -- -----. I — —sing the c_ampaingn of the bond Amendement, Moved by Ald Cravens thAt the Council appro,pate - the sum of $100.00 which was duly sec by Ald Sour,. resulted in the following vote, Ayes, Ald_ Cravens, Sour.°, Nayes Ald,. Cornwell„ Eason, Phillips, Stephens, Absent and not voting none, Motion was lost. Mrq. Walter Harris was present and asked permission of Council to put an sign acrocc the ii Street in front of their buisness, the Ordinance Committee was instructed to draft an ordinaa to coves all -e gns, and upon motion ofA1dSour• and -Sec by Ald Eason that Mr: 1 rria be ref ad dt--o -to- -the-ord-inanae-Committee-mo o-int-a-Gommi-t-tee-to-take-up-the-Park-Propo rays and other citizens, which was duly aec by Ald Sour, motion carried the Committee, Ald Phillips, Cravens, and A1d.Eason. Moved to adjourne subject to call. Attest. --Clerk:`-- `-- Adjourned meeting City Council held Sept 7th I9,I40 -Present Mayor Clerk, Ald, Cornwell,. Cravens, Eason, Phillips, Sour, Stephens. Absent None, i This being an adjourned meeting for the pupose 66 fo#*J#g# of taking the proper steps in thii,forming of the Lafayeetee Ave Improvement District but on account of the abse -` - nse of�'the C-ity atty-from tris City ; no. action was taken- tieing d-eferr ff-to ariotHex meeting - —The-Committee-that--was-appo-intee-to-take-up--the-matter-of-working-the-Fire-Team-on-the-Stre6- _-_-_ made the. __f,ollow.ing_repor_t-,_,tow.i.t.:---.--__- FayettevAlle, Arkansas, Sept -7th 1914, - -- ~-- -~- ---- - - To -the -Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Fayetteville ArkanQ - - "--- - ---Wee the -ur der si- ned-Committee -a g ppo inted-t-o invest-igat"e tkie adv i -esti ility of purchasing the Ex City Fire Team submit the following statement: --- - ---* --� - -- First -cost -of -team- $3700700 — Wagon&ha:ness I25.00 4- - - - Feed one-year-- — -- - - -- -- 360.00-.-------- ---- --- - care one year 480.00 - --- — B- ' --- - --- - year - - Shoeing etc i Depreciation ---"--- - ------Zost-t: -e 50 Bayes at 3.50 Total Hired -team One year at $$3.50 per day ---Balance. -- 3391 36.00 -75.60.0 - -------- -- - - 175.00 I587.00__-_- 91092.00 -- -495:00 --- ---- Respectfully-Submitted J.M.Phillips, W A.Corn%v_ell.. _-__ S.S.Stephens. _—__ -- Hoved-by_-I%Id_Eason-that-the-report-of-the-Committee-b-e received -and -the Commfttt:e be dia cgharged,__ which_ was _-duly _.csec--by_Al&,Phill-i e- motion --carried.-- ---- --- - - -J�-- Ald'. Cornwell reported to the Council that-the-Commit.tee--in-conj.unetdon--w-i-th-the-Committte-- - -__-- fromthe Buisness Mens Club had let the Contract to Bus-Armstr_ong_to._f.in.ish_up-the-second -- 'floor of the Fire Station, his bid being the sum of 280.00. Moved by A1dEason that the Council ratify the action of the Committte in regard to lett �- ----- - the contract for finishing tip the Fire Station,' which was duly Sec by Ald Stephens, motion aariied, Moved to adjourne subject to call. ttes ba or. Clerk. Adjo.urned- Meet ing__of-C-ity-Council-held_September-I4-th--I9I4.-------- Present. Mayor,,_ Clerk, Alda, Crav_ene, Eason, Ph ill ipe'.SoumStephens_,_e_beent--Ald_Cornwell This being the date set for the Council to determine whether or not certain persons signing a petition to create an improvement district to be known as Lafayette Avenue Impro vement District Number one, and certain of the said petitioners being present., the Council made the following finding, to wit: That the total assessed valuation of all real property within said district is $i - "- - 27-,200:00; -and-that persona owning property assessed at: a� Notal "of '$2I,406.00. had signed th -----pet-it-ion-asking-that-the-d-istrict-be-formed-the-Counc-il found -_that -the -a ma-j-orYty-in-valu i -had-signed-said-petition-;whereupon-the-Counc-i-l-found-tha-t-the-d-ietrict-was-duly-formed-and- at__once_-appointed three_p######y owners of_real prop-erty wYith_in_sa.id_d.iatr_icS_as_a_board_o rJ_ - improvement for the district, the following resolution havimg been introduced by Ald Sour BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,AIUWSAS, That E.S.Ruckel, C.A.Mulholland and Albert Byrnes be appointed as a board of Improv -� ement for Lafayette,Avenue Improvement District Number One, which resolution was -duly Sec by Ald Cravens and was adopted after the following vote, Ayes, Ald, Cravens, Eason, Philli ------ -- '-`Sour,--Stephena`,Nayes none -,-Absent and not voting Ald Cornw`®ll,and the same awas declared --- -- --passed- by -the- Mayor__ - ---- -- -- -Ald- Craven s-introduced-the-following=r-esolution-,-to-w-it: ---- --- _ P+ RESOLUT I014 CALL INO F OR_A_ SPEC IAL-ELFCT IONTO -F ILL -THE _VACANCY. IN _THE OFFICE -OF ALDERMAN IN THE TH IRD WARD IN THE C ITY OF F. AYEETEV ILLE ARKANSAS . BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEV.ILLE ARKANSAS: That a Special Election shall be ca#### held at the usual voting places in each w#### of the wards -of the City of Fayetteville Arkansas on the 26th day of September , I9I4, for t P I 0 e I the purpose of electing an Alderman for the Third Ward.to frill the vacancy created by the ea resignation of H.Sour: Such elections d2ia11 be held by the Judges of the last Enual C3tiy Election, and well - --- - -conducted and thsreturns they -sof made im the manner-- , -- • -- - - preacribed'by-law for the reg ELA 1 elections. - --mi> - -