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Home My WebLink About1915-05-10 Minutes- - -*- -`- - Adjourned Meeting City Council held May IOth 1915. -"- " - -- - - Prsent-Ma or -Clerk--Ald-Cravens:--Eason.--Philli s-._Price-a:nd--S'te hens: - -- - - Y P, P •Absent Ald Cornwell'. The question came up in regard to the lowering of the water mains on east Lafayette Ave = - -„-after some°discussion-,Ald Price moved that -the expense of--lower-ing-the.-Water Ma: ins -and - - - making connections on East Lafayette -Ave be equally prorated between the City and Lafayeette ---.---.--Ave -Improvement District Number -.One -and Water.-and-Sewa.r-Commissioners-, -which-was--duly Seo by Ald Stephens,resulted in the following vote, Ayes Ald Cravens, Eason, Phillps,Price, and Stephens,_Hayes-none, Absent_ and not voting Ald_Crnwell._motion declared adopted -by -May Ald Eason introduced the following resolution Towit: at 'the -re ular-meetin g g" -of the City Council held -o_n- -the 7th day "of- May I9I5 a resolution was passed appointing L.R.Putman and J.R.Bates as members of the board of =- - - - - ---improvement- of -West -Street Impraement District'Number-one,-and-; - -- =-- "---- - Whereas,the -said L.R.Putma.n is not an owner of real property within said district ___..wi.thdn,,-the-meaning of law, and as to the said-J-.R.Bates has refused -to serve -,as e. member of said board "• , „__-___._ NOW THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVEDCOMIC IL OF- THE CITY_OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARY NSAS: __ _._ _ _. -BY.THE That jJ.J.Morrison and H.J.Dever be and they are hereby appointed as memberd of Board of Improvement of Said West Street Improvement District. -M-0ved-byAld Phillips -that the resolution be received and'a.dopted, which was duly Sec by Ald Cravens,:resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Cravens, Eason, Phillips -- -- *- - -Price^,and--Stephens,Nayes none, Absent and not-voting-Ald Cornwell,motion-declared adont ted -by Mayor. -•— -- - ----.-------- -- - The -reports-- of the various- Off ioa.ls for-themonth- of April -was- read- and upom-mot-ion - of Ald Eas on that the reports be referred to the Finance Committee,which was duly Sec „ by-Ald_Price,._motion-carried.. ---- _ - _ -- -_-- - _--.-- _ - -- --_-- -__-- --•• --__- _-- ! The following accounts against the City for April was read Towit: J.M.Phillips -- - -----•1`44,o-00 -wFay. -Lbr. Co. -$95.-70, Red -'-X- Drug -Store_$5.. I4.0_ H.H.T.owler_tI.00, W.L. Crouch -$,22. ft " E.Snook $3.00,J.J.Ynock $I2.25,W.Wahall $22.I9, Thomas &won $2.IO, Fay.Gas & Elect,Co. $1.96, H.L.Harris $I2.6t, Review Prtg.Co.$5.00,Geo H.Pettigrew $20.0 S.W.T.&Tel. Co.$2.35, Duggans Bros.$6e75, 7I.E.Wallace keI3.50,J.T.Eason &Co.$44.006- Democrat Pub. Co. '8.52, W.McCormick $68.00,A.M.Byrnes $600.00. The following accounts -against the City -Water Plant- f-or--Apr-it-Towit Duggans Bros. - $15.00, N.W.Ark.Lbr. Co.$Lfo# I.00, Ellis Duncan $50.00, Fay.Lbr. & Cement Co. --••--- - »----I2.-45�,- SeW.T.& Tel:. Co_$8.00.1-Cen.tralCoal._&C7&a.C.o.$83...3.9 ,-C.entraa_Coal& Coke- Cc.$78.3I, E.L.Nettleship $18.30. / ■• _ r Whereupn Ald Price moved that the accounts as read be referred `to_ the auditing commi tteee which was duly Sec by Ald Eason motion carried. -"-Tire Account -of Mr McC"ormik:for $-68:00-a.nd-Mr-Byrne a -for -$600:00 was -allowed -and ordered paid,Byrnes warrant to be dated July I2 I9I5. The following vote was the resul i - Ayes Ald-Cravens Easor.-Ph illi s- Price and Ste hens -Na es -none -absent and-no.-t-vo.t.in P . P Y g -- Ald Cornwell, Mayor de glared the motion adopted. -- ------ -The piayor appointed-Ald. Price-,.Cray.ens_ and._Eason,as-_a__Committee-to-_confer„with. Mr_. . - Trent in regard to the Band Stand,a.nd to see what was best what to do with said Band - - - »- --Stand.,. A Petition from Col Hunt and others in regard to the water running down college - a was read and upon motion of Ald Price that the matter to revferred to the Street Comm ^,po by *"l.d L'A-son-motion carried. --Moved- to adjourne'subjest-to-call.- which was duly - AAPr ved. Mayor. --- -- - - - - -Attest.--- - /&L Wz�- 4�4 Adjourned Meeting City Council held May I8th I9I5. Present Mayor Clerk, Ald Cravens; Eason; Phillips, Price and'Stephens, Absent ATd; Cornwell. - - --ATd -Price-introduced an -Ord-inance to-proh-ib it --the -burning of --paper -trash-or -- rubbish on the public S'trett or private property within the corporate limitsof theCity. ----•• - :--»-----whicIomwes-re-ad-a.nd-upom -of -motion-of A'ld.--Cravens-that_the-rules -b "6 b•e_auspended_ x and the Ordinance be placed on its second reading which was duly Sec by A1dEason, result the,_fo1lowing _voteAyem Ald-Cravens .- Eason Phillips, • Price and Stephens, Nayes none, Absent and not voting Ald Cornwell motin carried,- afLor -s^mZ Ai'J^ �•i.nn r. - aftesome discussion it wags decided to lay theOrdinance over until the next �� -�-- - meeting. - - - --- Mr. Garrett representing Fairbanks Sc ale Co. was present and addressed the Counci - - - -„ - in -regard -to -new -Scales for -the Wagon Yard and -Mr -Holcomb- of- the. Board- of. Public. A£fa.-ir was also present.after some discussion the following petition was presented to the — - - - Couneoil-.7owit- -- -Fayetteville.,- Arkansas May --18th _-----_--_-_ To the Council of the City of Rayetteville, Arkansas, _�= -- - -- • - - -- - - Gentlemen: - - It- is- -the intention of the undersigned to ;. purchase and install new scales in the City wagon yard: the praent scales now in use - --- beir-g unsatisfactory,In the event your bo6y so orders the -unders'i'gned will exercise its best judgment as to make rind style of scales .o be punch ased.The price to be paid -_G - - - -- _- ------ _ not -to ex6eed-29F5:00:- - - -- - -- -- - Board of Public Afi'airs. Signed: Bruce -Holcomb. -- - ---- Tom Taylor Chairman. --=---- -----------WbLereupon- Ald,-Phillips -introduced the follwing_ resolution_-Towrit:__ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ,AREANSAS: That the Board_ ofPublicAffairs of the City 0 Fayetteville, Arkansas, are hereby empowered to purchase and install a new sed o'f scales -noti to _exceed-ih -cost-- - the sum of three hundred dollars. The -said -Board is further. -empowered to exercise,-ite-own-best ;;udgment and-descret 1rr tMe ^:otter of making th.P said ourchane. - - — "- - -Whereupon Ald Cravens moved the adoption of the-resolut-ian--a.s read which -was - duly Sec by Ald Phillips, resulted in the following Vote Ayes Ald Cravens, Eason, ------------------Phillips;-Price -and-Stephens ,-Nayes-none-,_Absent and_not_ voting A1d,Cornwel.l, motion carried. _ _._- Appx9��d to adjourned, carried. App or. Attest �//