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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1915-03-19 MinutesftH 367 0 Regular Meeting City Council held March I9 th I9I5. " Present Mayor, Clerk, Ald., Cornwell, Cravens, Easom,- Phillips, and -Pr ice, Absent Ald :- Stephens. Minutes of the previous meeting was read and approved. Merrs Snyder and Hamilton a committee from the Buisness Mena Club was present and addressed ji the.Council asking the Citys cooperation with them in oiling the streets they presented Id - to -the Counc-ii-'the est-imated costs -of oiling the -public square and 'asked the Council to A take some action in the matter, whereupon Ald. Price moved that the Street Committee -be _ •_ _. __ ;. authorized.to.work_in conjunction with the Buisness Mena Club -Committee with power to act - in,regard.to oiling sof#### street, the understanding -is thattheBuieness Mena Club procure the oil and the City receives the oil and puts it on the street, which was duly_Sec by - Eason, motion carried. _ - Mr. C.A.Pearson waspresent and adreesed the Council asking the Council to grant him permission to put a sidewalk along the aide of his property less than the specifications call for, whereupon Ald. Price moved that the matter of air Perasons be referred to the j Street Committee, which was duly Sec by A1dEason, motion carried. -Ald-Cornwell reported that the Bids on printing the Vital Statist ice Blanks were $9,50 -and. $9.75-.•per--f-ive hundred. - - Whereupon -Aid Qravens moved that Dr. Towler have the -Blanks -printed, -which was duly - by Ald Phillipa, motion carried. Ald Cornwell r### from the Finance Committee reported that the reports of the various officals for Febuary were examined and found to be correct except the treasuer report which was corrected, the reports are as follows, towit:Ed Allison Amt Col $II.000 Police Judge Fines Col $87.959 Dog Tax Col $24.00, Delinquint Street Tax Col $5.50, Total $II7.45 Chief of Police Fines Col $77.00, License Col $ 3I7.50, House Rent Col $30.00 Dairies x$4.00 "'Total Col: $-428,50. -John Zillah money expended $IO3.54, H.Sour Money Expended - H.Sour-Money Col -$84I.48, City Health Officer reported -8 -cases chicken pox 2 cases small pox, smallpox caseshavebeen placarded and quartined; fourteen dairies were inspected ;. during the month. The following is the report of the_Auditor f_or_..the_Water Plant -town:-- , October, November, and December I9I4. Fayetteville Arkansas ._ _ - - March 5 th I9I5. - To the Honorable Mayor and Council, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Gentlemen: Below I submit report show_nng the _receipts and - expenditures the'balance „ and on hands of the Supertendent of the City Water Plant on December 3Ist, I9I4. Total amount collected during quarter for water rent 3679.73 • Delinquent on January Ist 1915 252.52 .. ._ - - -$ $3932*2F • Dr. To cash on hand October Ist I9I4 $. I05.53 To water rent for quarter 3679.73 To money from sale of meters I53.50 To casli received on order of Council 550.00 Y To cash received from sale of meters 45.32 -•__ To- cash on payments ymenta of meters - "22.20 � � $4546.28 ' ' I By money paid to City Treasurer $ 373.39 _ c By Pump. Station expenses _ _ 297.05 - - - - By remittance to Standard Meter Cc IOO.00 By cash incidental expenses 306. 7I I " By cash refund on meter :.2.50 $ 4489.65 Balance on hand Januery Iat I9I5 T 56.63 " -The Supertendent a quarter report shows a balance on hand of $58.72, making a difference of $2.09.This difference is due to an error of 75je in addition on page 6 - -Y of Novembers invoice, and also a difference of $1.34 carried forward from the preceedin ' P, quarter. Signed, E.L.Nettleship-, Acting Auditor. The Treasurer Report for Febuary I9I5. General Fund. - Feb 3 Bal' 261'92 - 0 24:00 -- - ----- W.A.- Gregg- »---- - 351G'50 Ed Allison Ii:00 7561*37 _Mc Bal 45.62 Unpaid Warr Paid Out. Disbursements_ 710.75„- - Balance 45662 FIK;rej _ - - -- - - _ Street Fund. Feb 3 Fal 31:4I 5 }7.1. Crouch_ _ _. _ _ I, 00 Mch 2 W.F.Stirman 5.50 McK 2 Ba ante x.91 Unpaid Warrants 1 Water Fund. Feb 3 Bal I9: 89 I5 H Sour 304 62 . _ Disbursements _ _ . 25.00.. Balance M 9I 7, to Ark Nat Ban M�Ib/�$II90.06 26 H.Sour 36I.31 Disbursements 799.39 P__ Mch 3 ” " _ 124488 - _ - - -- -- Balance _ 1103.6 8I0.7 810* 7 Iles I ------- --- -�- ------FYreFund,---- Feb 3 Balance 890.2I 890621 Disbursements I03.5O - - - - Balanee-- --- --- - - - - 786. 71 -- Respectfully I - Res ectfull submitted Marcus Hulse, - - - - - -- - - Tress. Whereupon Ald Cravens -coved that -the reports be received and filed with the Clerk, which -wa:s--duly--Seo by Ald- Cornwell motion -carried. - - - -- _--� _The-acc-t_.of-the Ozark_Ldver_y barn_ for the .sum -of -ten__dallar-s-was--no.t-repotted---favorable.- - - ----- _by Ald-Eason and after some discussion Ald. Cravens moved that the acct of Ozark Livery -be allowed, n whish was duly Sec by Ald Cornwell, resulttd j in the following vote, Ayes, Ald Cornwell, Cravens, Phillips,a.nd Price, Nayes Ald Eason, absent yiand not voting Ald Stephens, motion declared adopted, The Acct of The Germo Mfg. Co for the sum of Fifty Dollars was not reported favorable by ILI Aid Eason and after some discussion Ald Cornwell moved that a warrant be drawn for the sum ofTv}ertr five do1la.rs in favor of Germo Mfg, Co, which was duly Sec by Ald Cravens, resulte i - - - - in-tY:e following -vote,- Ayes Ald-Cornwell, -Cravens-Ph ill ips;'a.nd-Prlue;-Nayea Ald Eason,-abe 'nt---'•--- __-�. -___-absent-and-_not.-vo.t.ing-Ald-Stephens-, mot -ion -declared-to- be adopted.. --- -- - --- - --� -- __---Ald Eason from- the Auditing Committee reported_ the -_follow,ing_Acc-tA-_etga.inst__the-C.ity as__-_.___— — being examined a.nd found to be correct dor Febuary, Towit: J.A.Skillen $3,50, W,F,Stirman $r .50 $.50, Bassett & Lewis $28.59, Sanderson & Guisinger $24.9I, Thomas &•Son $4.30, J.0 Vaughan $15,90, Fay. Gas & Elect.,Co. $258.506 S.W.T&Tel, Co. $2.50, Geo. T.Lake I0.05, N.'ffArk. L r. Co » -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- f Co. $6.50, ^f.E.Wallace, $2.50, Palace Drug Store $ .35, N.Ark. Oil Co. $I#0##;' I.46, Centra. Ci Chemical Co $I2.42. -- - - - -- =-• - - - n - -- - - - - - -- -� the follin� Accts against the City `fJater Plant we.a reported as -beim correct,Towitc ---Kinne Armston 6,I.25-S.W T &-Tel,-Co:--$5.00--Bond-&-Mulholland--$2:05--Fa - f g'w u Y.__ -.Gas &-ETect.- C i -- -$66.87-,-Neptune--Meter Co. -$8.-40-, H.R.WorthinEton $4.44,-E.L.Net-tleship $I3,80. ------ - -;Vher.e.upon.-A1d..Cornwell- moved that --the -Accts as- read be allowed- and .-warrants-be -drawn for- -- -- �_ same _which was _duly- Sec by Ald_Price,- resulted - in the folIing, vote -,_ Ayes Ald-Cornwell, Cravens Eason, Phillips, and Price,_ Nayes none absent and not votinJ3 Ald Stephens, motion carried, The Acct of Mr. I.L.Pearson for the sum of $300.00 was read and upon moytion of Ald Pric that the matter of Mr. Pearsons acct be reffered to the Finance Committee and City Atty with power to act and report back to Council,which w as duly Sec by Ald Ea,son,resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Cravens, Eason, Phillips, and Price Nayes Ald Cornwell, absent and not voting voting Ald Stephens, Motion declared adopted, FBR'lill 3691 Ald Cornwell moved that the Council elect Mr. J.J.Baggett as a commissioner in place of MY. E.S'.Ruckel who is' now a non resident,• for Lafayette Avenue ,Improvement District °�f ""#' n,Phill pe Number One, which was Sec by Ald Price, Mi#�ii .cxrraed. Ayes,Cormvell Cravens Ease Price ayes none, absent Ald Steprens,carrie_ . Ald Eason made a motion that the bids received on the Clerks repot b efe�rr�d to tk ---`tlie-Finanoe-Committee and Committee ask for Herr b-ids-,�w-AithL whichwas dol " - ---Sec-by-Aldl-Phillips,--motion ca:rried.- - - -- - - »- -»A-Mot-ion was made by Ald Cravens that the City Health -Officer be allowed -to hire a buggy _at._the.Stable .if -.he. -hits to go outside of'the City _-and -if -he -needs -a--conveyance totake himinside of*the City, he'is'to'get a Taxi,Cab at the City's Expense,which was duly Sec Cornwell, resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cravens Phillipa and Price, Nayes n### Ald Eason,a.bsent and not voting Ald Stephens. Moved to adjourns. APPro-:ved*, Attest. - Mayor, -- -- Clerk. - - - - — - - Called Meeting of City Council held March 29th I9I5. - -n- -_- - -- -'-- -' - -""Present J`Clerk Alda ; Cravens -Eason Phillips- and Price Abs -et Ma--�or Ald . Cornwell Stephens, Moved,by Ald.,Phillips that Mr Price be elected as acting Mayor,which was duly - --Sec-by Ald-Eason, motion put with the -following vote, Ayes-Ald Cravens,Eason Phill-ips- and Price, nayes none Absent and not voting Ald Cornwell and Stephens, motion carried. r_ - This_ meeting was- called for --the purpose-of-approv-ing- of--a-lease-ma:de--with-one- -- Rozello## of Benton County for a piece of ground for the purpose of getting flint rock. Vrhereupor. AldPhillipsintroduced the following resolut-ion.,__Tow_it:- A RESOLUTION TO authorize and empower the Board of Public Affairs of the City of Fayetteville, A.rkansas,to sign a lease by and between the City_of Fayettevill,e,a._ _- "-Arkansan,and`one Pb -of Springtown, Benton ,County, Arkansas under the provisions of which the said Roxall for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00 --- -•- - - --- grants to said city the right to enter onto a. -certain tract- of land- set forth�'in ss.id lease, and to remove therefrom stone and gravel for a period of five -(5) years; and „___.._v+i.th:.the_.further -provision that. --the- sa-id c-ity, -by--the paymen-t- of-a-yearl -sum-of -ten — - - dollars ($I0.00) that the lease may be continued fora period od ten (I0 years. That this resolution be in force and effect from_and after- J$rs..passage-and all resolutione"od parts therof in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Ald Cravens moved to adopt the resolution which -was --duly Sec by Ald_Phiilips,___ - resulted"in the•following vote -Ayes-Ald.,,Cravens, Eason, Phillipa, and Price, Nayes nore absent and not voting Aid Cornwell,e.nd Stephens, Mayor declared motion carried. — - - -- -Motion made by Ald.,Eason that the Clerk draw a warrant -for the'sum: of -Fifty -dollars (,$50.00) to -close the Lease with said Rozell, which_ was duly Sec by Ald Cravens, resultd in. the: following vote Ayes Ald Cravens, Eason, -Phillipa; -Price, -Nayes none absent and not voting Ald Cornwell and Stephens, Mayor declared the motion carried. A _Copy- of the -Lease is as fo.olows. Towit:_ STONE AND GRAVEL LEASE: This Lease made in duplicate, this 3I day of__March,_I9I5,__between_w.F.Roz.e,ll,-of _- "-- - -S rin--torwri�Benton Count Arkansas a.rt of the forst " P g y. p y part; and the City of Fayetteville Arkansas, party of the second part, towit: -•- -•' -For-and-in consideration of the covenants -and agreements Fiereina.ftier costa"fined on th the' part of the party of the second part, said party of the first part by these presents _.._. _,_does- grant , and -convey to -the -said -party, -of the second-part-its-ass-igna; --the exclusive rik right of entering in and upon. the lands hereinafter decribed, for the purpose of exce.vatig for _and _. the _remova1 of atone -an d_grave l_and the carr ing-on-of-quarryinq ooerAttnn4- to -- a.ny extent said party of the second part,by its duly authorized agents may deem advieeble but not to hold possession of any part of said lands for The said lands. are situated near Springtown, Benton, County, Arkansas, and is a part of the tract of land known.as the Baum Forty, containingThree acres. - - -And-the said -party of the second part agrees _ teat it or its assigns for and in consideration of the above and foregoing, will pay unto the said party of the first Hart the, awn- of dollars - -,-- y ($50.00) to be paid upon -the delivery�of this lease. " And it is mutuallyagreed and covenanted by and betsween the parties hereunto that this lease - shall_ lerse be and remain from the - in. full .f_or.c._ and ._effact- for. - a- term -of- f five. (5) years date of this . And it is further agreed by and between the parties here -unto -,that at_.the,•exp.iratin of this" lease" said party of the second P y part shall kava the option of cont fining this lea lease ,for the period # Ten (I0) years by the payment unto the party of the first part - -,his, heirs, excutors,a.dministrators and assigns, the sum'of Ten -dollars (I0.04) annuisak . to be paid on or before the 3I day of March of each yea.r. In Testimony Whereof, the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and -seals -the day and year_ first -above written.- -=----------------- --------- -- -I -. _ ...-- -- - - Moved to adjourns ,carried. Approved., A Acting iia _ i'l.F.Rozell. _$eat _ _ - Party of the First part. City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Party of the Second -- - By J:T�Taylor ----(SEAL. -_ Jno,-P-.Smith — - - - (SEAL - Bruce. Holcomb -- -(-SEAL)- ' Attest. Clerk.