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Home My WebLink About1915-04-02 MinutesRegular Meeting City Council held April 2 I9I5. present Clerk, Aid. ,Cornwell, Eason, Phillips and Price. Absent Mayor, Aid.. Cravens— ,. - ----------- - - --- - - ---- -_.- and Stephens. Aid Price was elected acting Mayor. 1--- - - - - - - -- The minutes of the previous meeting was -approved-;--the approved -,the -reports of-the-var-iou Off icals for _the° -month -of- March -I9I5-was-read-and--upon-motion-of _.Ald_Eas,on that the_ reports " ----�'—be-referred- -to--the--f-inance-committee.,-which was -duly. See _by_Aid Phillips, motion carried. - ,�------• The_follow1ng_accounts again stthe City for March was read Towit: _ Demo.cr_at--Pub._-Qo__ $2I.75. Atkins & Son $4.00, Ark. Sentinel$4.50, Fay_ Gas & Elect. Co. --- $258.50, Sanderson & Guisinger $2.00, W.F.Stirman $4.50, W.L.Crouch $2 L 30, W.E.Wallace $8.50, Evening News$9.87. The folewing accounts-againsyt the City Water Plant for March was read Tori Phillipa Hdw. Co. $I6.I7, Democrat Pub. Co. $I.62, Fay Prtg--Co.-$4:50,-Cravens &-Co- - r(S12.00, J.W.Mulaholland $6.85. -—_ - '- Wherupon Aid Cornwell -made emotion -that -the 6ccounta-as-read-be-referred_to_he- Auditing Commit--ee%iNYfich was-duly-Sec-by-Ald Fh-fillips-,-mot-ion_carr-ied. "— 1 Ald-Ph-i3lipa-made-a-motion--that-the-publ.ishing_of the Clerks report be awarded to the -- ---Even ing-News-f or_.publ.icatior._at_their former Bid not to exceed $ I9.50. which was duly Sec _byAld Cornwell; resulted in the following vote, Ayes Aid Cornwell, Eason, Phillips, Price, Nayes none, Absent and not voting Aid, Cravens, Stephens, Mayor declared motion carried. Moved to adjourne. Approve ..-- -- --------- ----- -- -------Clerk. - pcting�34ayor-- --- ` Regular Meeting City Council held April I6 th I9I5. - Praent Mayor, Clerk, Aid Cornwell, Cravens, Eason, Phillipa; Price and-StepHena— — - - -of _the previous meeting was read and approved. The Election certificates was handed i__ of thie -newly-elected-off-icere-and-the-Bonds-of-the- Treasurer and Police Judge was read and upon motion of Aid Price that the Bonds be appro y th ved 'be Council and filed -with -the -Clerk which -was -duly See -by-A-ld- Craven a,--Ro1.1 was-cal.le Ayes Aid Cornwell, Cravens, Eason, Phillppd, Price and Stephens, Nayes none ,absent and not -- vot-ing-none; motion --declared adopted-. -T - -- -- - ---- ---- -- The following Offdcers was sworn in Tom Taylor Mayor ,M7.F.Stirman Police Judge, Marcus A -Hulse•-C-ity-Tresurer,-Alderman -Cornwell.,Philips and -Prices _______ Whereupon Mayor appointed W.A.Gregg Chief of Police for a.term of.two yearn,moved-tl�jt —by Ald_Pr_ic.e that_ -the_ appointment of Mr. Gregg be comfirmed by the Council,which was duly Sec by Aid Phillips,motion carried. _ The Bond of Mr. Gregg was read and upon motion of Aid Phillips that the Bond be approved by the Council;,i i'ch was duly-S"ec-key Ald-Stephens-and-Bond--be-filed-w-ith_Clerk.,.roll_was called, Ayes Aid Cornwell, Cravens, Eason, Phillips,Price, Stephens, Nayes none absent and "- not voting-none-;motion-carr-ied-,-whe-reupon-Mr-.-Gregg-was__aworn_in_as Chief- of Police. Chief Gregg appointed Mr A.C.Cruse as Deputy Police, whereupon Aid Phillips moved that the - —appo-in-tmen-t-of-Mr.-Cr-use-be-coiaf_irmed_by the Council, which was duly Sec by Aid Cravens, The following vote•was taken Ayes Aid. Cornwell, Cravens. Eason, Phillipe, Price Stephens— -- Nayes_none__,absent-and not voting none, motion carried. Aid Cornwell introduced an Ordinance providing for the assessment -and collection of--- - benifits upon Real Property located within Lafayette Avenue Improvement District Number One of Fayeetteville, Arkansas; which -was read-and-uponmot-ion-of-Ald-Cornwell--that--the_rules-b.e_ suspended and the Ordinance be placed on its second reading, which was duly Sec by Aldprice - - g- y p s Pr is ep reeulted`in-the followin vote -A es-Ald Cornwell Cra.vena._.Eason.,Philli el Price and Stephens* Nayea none, Absent and not voting none,motion carried. Ald-Phil-t lips-moved-hat-the-ules-be-fur._ther suspended and the Ordinance be placed on its third and final reading, which was duly Sec by A1dStephens,resulted in the`foTlowYng vote, -..--- -Ayes-Ald Cor-nwell.,_.Cravens-,_Eason 0_Phillipa, Price, And Stepens, N ayes none, Absent and not voting "none, motion carried. question is now shall the Ordinance be-passed,--vote-was--ta en- __w_ith_the.__follOwing result, Ryes Aid Cornwell, Cravens, Eason, Phillipe, Price and Stephens, Nayes none Absent and not voting none, Mayor declared the Ordinance passed.---__ ---- ----- -- _TA COPY isas follows,_ ORDINANCE NUMBER 344. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF BENEFITS UPON REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHitt 'LAFAYETTE AVENUE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE,FAYETTEVIII ? ARKANSAS. WHEREAS, the majority in value of the property holders owning property adjoining the locality to be affected and situated in Lafay_ett_e Avenue,-Improvement-District_Number One, organized - - - - - - for the purpose of grading Oraining, rollingglacadamizing Lafayette Avenue From Olive Street to College Ayenue; and for the construction of curbs and gutters _ -along-said-part of ea id Avenue, have petitioned the council of the City of Fayetteville for the construction of said improvement,and-that the cost thereof shall be assessed -- - - -- tip -&n -the zeal property of said district according to benefits received; and, .- WHEREAS, said •benefits received_ _ by each and_exert'_blo,ck.,_lo.t_and_par.cel-of-r-sal---- _..- - -