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Home My WebLink About1915-05-18 MinutesIF- FB W IiI1 :• 370 Adjourned Meeting City Council held May IOth 1915. --"---«---------Prsent-Mayor;--Clerk,-t.ld Cravens;, Eason--Philli s-'Price-a:nd--Ste hens: - - - - p• p Absent Ald Cornwell'. The question came up in regard to the lowering; of the water mains on east Lafayette Ave = - after some»discusei'on-,Ald Price moved that-the'expence of-lower•ing-the-Water-Maine--and - making connections on East Lafayette -Ave be equally prorated between the City and La.fayeette ------- --Ave -Improvement District -Number -.One ---and Water. card- Sewa.r- Commissioners. which--was-duly - - - - Sec by Ald Stephens,resulted in the following vote, Ayes Ald Cravens, Eason, Phillps,Price, 1 and Stephens, Nayes_none, _,Absent, a.nd -not _voting Ald _Cenwell._ motion declared adopted _b.y_Ma Ald Eason introduced the following resolution Towit - `J--"`WTidfiba`s --at "the regular -meet in g :ofthe -City Courio it held -on -the 7th -day "of. May I9I5 resolution was passed appointing L.R.Putman and J.R.Bates as members of the board of --- ----improvement- of West-Street-Impreement District Number one, -and; -- -- -� '-- ---- - -' Whereas , the said L.R.P..utma.n is not an owner of real property within said district _._...wi.tildn,,-the-meaning- of law, and as to the said-J-.R.Bates has refused -to ser-ve»as -a• member - of said board, "'• _ ___ ._ _,_ _... _ _. NOV! _THEREFORE- BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF, THE CITY_OF _FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS: 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. - --- - - - Mdired 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^a:nd--Stephens,Nayes none, -Absent and not- voting- Ald-Cornwell;mot ion -declared adopt- ted -by Mayor. 4---• ---- -r--------- ---The- -reports•of the various- Officals for-themonth- of- April -was- read -and upom-motion - - of Ald Es on that the reports be referred to the Finance Committee,which was duly Sec ' -- - -- -- -'- _ by_A1d..P.rice,._motion_carried. - ._ - - -- - - - -- -- — -- - - The follow.ing accounts against the City for April was read Towit: J.M.Phillips ;- ---- - --$4.-00 Fay.--Lbr.-Co. 95.'l0, Red'X Drug.Store_$5..I4.,_H.H.Towler tI._00,_W..L.Crouch_$22.85__„ E.Snook $3.00,J.J.Knock $I2.25,W.W.Hall $22.I9, Thomas &won $2.I0, Fay.Gas & Elect,Co. -_ ---- „___,.__.$258..50_,_ Pl.F.Stirman $1,96, H.L.Harris $12.65, Review Prtg.Co.$5_OO,Geo H.Pettigrew $20.0 S.W.T.&Tel. 600$2.35, Duggans Bros.$E.75, W.E.Wallace 141I3.50,J.T.Eason &Co.$44.000- - 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-il-Tow-it:- Duggans Bros.-- - $I5.00, N.W.Ark.Lbr. Co.$Lfp# I.00, Ellis Duncan $50.00, Fay.Lbr. & Cement Co. $1000#--•--- -- -------«- ----12.-45.0 SeW.T- & Tel:. Co.$8.00-,-CentralCoal_&Cke..Oo.$83...3.9,._.Central_C.oal& Coke_Co.$78.3.1 E.L.Nettleship $18.30. -" Whereupn Ald Price moved that the accounta as read be referred to-the-audit-ing commii tteee which was duly Sec by Ald Eason motion carried. -"Tlie Aocount-of Mr McCormik:for $-68:00-and-Mr-Byrne s -for -$600. -00 - was -allowed-and ordered paid,byines warrant to be dated July I2 19I5. The following vote was the resul Ayea Ald- Cravens,Easor. Phillipe-, Price and Stephens-,Nayes-none-absent and --not- voting Ald Cornwell, Mayor de clared the motion adopted. -= -- „- -- --- -The Mayor appointed-AId Price-,.Cravena_and._Beaon.aa_-a.C.ommittee-to__confe r•,with -Mr.. -_ Trent in regard to the Band Stand,and to see what was best what to do with said Band --- 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 be revferred to the Street Comm which was duly ,pc by"J.d �paon motion carried. Moved to adj"ourne`aubjeat- to- call . Appr ved: - - - - - - --Attest.- - �v''�- --- --- ------ - - - -_---- --- - Mayor. -- Clerk. Pr Adjourned Meeting City Council held May I8th I9I5. ----- esent Mayor Clerk, Ald Cravens; Eason, Ph illi"ps; Price and -Stephens,- Absent ATd;- Cornwell. Ald'Price-introduced an Ordinance -tn-prohibit the -burning -of -paper trash -or- -- rubbish on the public S'trett or private property within the corporate limitsof theCity, whichnwas--re ad -and--upom -of motion -of Ald.--Cravens--that.-the -rules bfe be suspended___ Y and the Ordinance be placed on its second readies which was duly Sec by A1dEason, result, �`- _.------_»------in._the.,_following _voteAyes Ald_Cravens,- Eason -Phillips,, Price and Stephens, Nayes none, Absent and not votingAld Cornwell, motin carried, after sAMP di�o �•{.nn after. some discussion it wags decided to lay the Ordinance 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. Affa..ir was also present.after some discussion the following petition was presented to the -- -- - „--- - •Council -T-ow it Fayetteville-, Arkansas_ May_ I8th To the Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arka.naas, - _- Gentlemen: Xt is the intention of the undersigned to purchase and install new scales in the Ctty.wa.gon yard: the prsent scales now in use being unsatisfactory, In the -event your body so orders the undersigned will exercise its best judgment as to make and style of scales ;o be purch ased.The price to be paid - -- -- — __ i,ot-to exceed--$2ff5: 00:- - - - -- •^- ---- -- -- ----- ---- -- - .. _ Board of Public Affairs. -_• - „--- - - - - —Signed: Bruce Holcomb. Tom Taylor Chairman. -rrtereupon Ald. Phillips introduced -the_follving_ resolution_Ton_,t:___-_ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ,ARKANSAS: ' __,•_ _..._ ______„_ That- the - Hoard of Public Affairs of the City 0 Fayetteville, Arkansas, are hereby empowered to purchase and install a. new set Of scales, not 'td ezaeed-in-cost--- a._ the sum of three hundred dollars. The said Board is further. empowered to exercise- its- own- and descret Ir the netter of making th.P said nurci:aRe. — - ---^- - Whereupon Ald Cravens moved the adoption of--the-resolution-a.s read which -was - duly Sec by Ald Phillips, .resulted in the following Vote Ayes Ald Cravens, Eason, _------•^-----------------P7:illips,-Price and -Stephens. ,-Nayes. none-, -Absent and_.not_ voting. A1d,,Coenwel•l, motion „ - - carried. _ _..ApAr*cj-gqd to adjourned, carried. App., __ Ma or» Attest