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Home My WebLink About1915-06-11 MinutesKH 381 The following communication was read towit: - - -^ - — - - -- - -Fayetteville; -Arkansas-June -4th I9I5: To the City Council of Fayetteville: ..I hereby -tender my-res-ignat•ion as -B --one _•- -�- -•.owe -• - - - _ of the Commissioners of ':"Jest Street Improvement Diatrict,go take effect at once. I cannot_devote-the time. necessary to_make-the -improvements -on_West-Street»and- Maple - Street contemplated by the Ordinance creating the District,and if I could my knoweldge of street construction is too limited to -qualify me for the work. I therefore ask you to - ••- - - ` -" r`elieve me 'of- the task -that you have assigned tome.-- Respectfully, o me. Respectfully, Whereupon Ald Cravens moved that the resignation of Mr. Wilson be accepted, which was -- ----------- -duly-Sec-by Ald-%Eason, resulted with the following-vote;--Ayes-Ald Cravens, Eason Phillips, Price and Stephens, Nayes none, Absent and not voting Ald Cornwell,Motion carried. _--Ald.Pr.ice_._introduced_an-Ordinance intitled-Sidewalk.and.-Cur-b. ing._Or-dinance--which was -read the first time after some discussion Ald Phillips moved that the Ordinance be ,referred to k the Oddinance Committee which was duly_Sec by Ald Ea son resulted in the following vote, - -.. - _ --_ - -- -- - - . Ayes Ald'Cr.avenstason, Phillips, Prdce and Stephens,Nayes none, Absent and not voting Ald Cornwell,Mayor declared the motion adopted; - - "- "--Ald'Stephens-introduced the following resolution-tbwitr BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCILOF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLF,ARKANSAS. -- - - -- = - - - -.,--- = - That the City Clerk is hereby- instructed- to draw three -warrants -or the City 41 Water Fund as follows: City of Fayetteville (General Fund) $250.00,First National Bank ___.,._,$500...00,,.and__the-Arkansas National -Bank $250..00..__ That these warrants be issued at once. Whereupon Ald Price moved that -the resolution hp nav�pt.d whThwas _duly Sec by Ald- �' -' Cravena,resulted in the following voteAyes Ald Craven a, Eason,Phillip 8, Price and St ephe Nayes none'Absent and not votinc Ain ^nrnwwll, Mayor declared the motion adopted. - -- - - The folloivirig a:caounts against the 'C ity -aird -City- :7atP6w ri An+ ±'*� of May - was read Towit: Thomas and Son $1.70, Williams Bros, $I3.24, Democrat Pub. Co.$5.25, -- ^---W.E'cWal-lace $5:00; W.L. Crouch -$2L-65,- Johnaon--Transfer Ca -.--$2I.82- -So `N -.T.& Te1:Coa--$2.00, - Fay.Gas & Electric Co. $258.50, Republic &Evening News $2.25, Republic &Evening News$I9.75. - - -- »--Stron- -&a Bryant -$4.:-45,- Fay. Prtg.Co.$2..75,.7.F.Stirman-$I:50,- Phillips- Hdw.-Co. $SI.8I,----- Cravens & Co. $27.00,'Am. Charlesworth $2:00. • __Accts against.the--City Water_ P1antTowit:- Diggans_ Bros .__65_._95,N _W. Ark -Lbr. "Co._ $4.20, - - S.W.T.&Te1.Co'. $8.60,Kinney Armstrong $I.70, Johnson Transfer Co. $5.258 Fay.Mfg. Co. „5.60. Ald Pl•ice'moved that the Clerk draw a. warrant for the sum of $21.82 in favor of Johnson - --Transfer" Co. - to cover Freight and- drayage,which-was duly -Sec -by Ald'Stephens, - resulted- in thefollowing voteAyes Ald Cravens,.Eason, Phillips, Price and Stephens, Nayes none, Absent - --and not- voting-Ald vorawe.elai yMvydecdeckared-the Motion adopted.--- AldPhillipa moved that the LightCommitteee investigate the matter of putting -in a Street .ori.Gregg Street and -report back to .Coun.cil,whiah was -duly-Sec-_by Ald Pr -ice. motion - carried, moved to adjourne subject to call. - - -- -- - - Approved. - - - - -- - Attest..,,- 4yor, -•-- s • ~ CALLED MEETING, CITY HELD JUNE II I015. Present Mayor -Clerk, Ald Cornwell, Ruavens, Eason Phillips, - Pr -ice-,- Absent Ald Stephens. The following communication was read Towit•: Fayetteville, Arkansas June 5th I9I5. Hon. Mayor and City Council., _ Fayetteville. Arkansas. Gentlemen: ' As has tieen grft your custom 'heretofore, to aid and assist the officers and directors of the Washington County Fair Ill " ---_--Assoc iat ion we -"feel -that this year- will - be -no exception, and -a## -again ask you to pass the enclosed resolutions. -- — -• - - �- - - --, Thanking -you in advance for- your- co operation--and-f-eel--ing -that-we can -assure you that this year will be our best Fair,we are, Respectfully yours --- The '4ashin¢ton County Fair Assn, By R1.L.Nettleshin -- L.R4Putmflri------- ----- -,- - -- Art Lewis. --^ - - -—-Whereupon-pld-Rasor: introduced -the folloring PP K:56OL M BY THE COlr CIL JF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVIUB ARKANSAS:- -.--That we -in accordance with our custom for the last nine years, --agree to -give the `JJashingt•on County Fair Association tree exclusive rights of -all •shnws.riding oevices. andsf kind for the week beg inn ing.-.onday September-2.7:th-I9I5.- _uonueesiuir_o-any- And be it further resolved: that•no license will 'us issued to any shows or concessions I -during the above :mentioned period. -- _ - •- - - - -- •-- - -- •-- - - - - `JJYiereunon Ald Price moved that the resolution be adopted which was duly Sec by Ald Eason,resulted inthe following vote Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cravens. Eason, Phillips and - -- - Price --Nayes none Absent and not voting Ald Stephens,Mayor declered'the-motion"adopted. Ald Cornwell moved that the Sidewalk and Curb Ordinance be placed on its second reading. f .- •. ----.which- was, duly Sec by Ald Eason resulted in the followin- vote-Ays.-Ald- Cornwell, Cravens, Eason, Phillips and Price,Nayes none, Absent and not voting Ald Stephens, Motion carried. some discussion Ald Eason moved that the Ordinance be referree to the Ordinance _-.After 'Committee which was duly Sec by Ald Price.resulted in the following vote,Ayes Ald Cornwel Cravens Eason,Phillips and Price,Nayea none, Absent and not__v_oting A_ld-Stephens, Mayor- dec lared the motion adopted, ' A1dPrice moved that the Council instruct the Board of Public Affairs to contract for - - the-purcha 9e -of ALint6rest in a Road Scarf-ier at a -coat bot -to- exoeed"$I40.00. Board to use their best judgment in contracting in relation to said nurcha.se,which was duly Sec by Ald Cornwell resulted -in the following vote Ayes-,--Ald* Cornwell,-Cravens;Eason ,Phill ips-and--- Price,Nayes none, Absent and not voting Ald, Stephens, Mayor declared the motion carried. -"-----The foolowing communication was readto•vit: To-The-Council--of-the-C-ity-Of Fayetteville, Arkansas: Gentlemen: ----- --. ----- »--- ---- -- -- --- ----- -- -- It is the intention. of -the -undersigned to instruct the Mayor to sign.. a ig - a contract in the name of the City of Fayetteville,with A.M.Byrnes,to lease the property -..owned, by said A.M.Byrnes, now used as a city wagon..yard, for a_period of seven (7) yeaye- from and after the 4th day o£April I9I5 for the annual sum of Six hundred (600.00) dollars. The contract to be intered into is now before you. And we respectfully request that the 'ordinance hbreto attached be at once passed, rr-;; oespectfully, 1✓ Jno. Holcoiab Tom Taylor Board ofPublic Affairs - - _. p.grnith, B UCP v Ald Eason introduced an ordinance to alloy `yha Board of Public Affairs to in struct the Mayor to -inter- onto a-contract--for-the- lease --of -the wagon. -yard of -A. M. Byrnes. -whirls -read And upon motion of Ald Phillips that the rules be suspended and the ordinance be placed on its sec and .read.ing., which,-was_-duly-Sec_by Ald-Cornwell,-resulted in the following cote, Ayes Ald Cornwell, ;,ravens, Eason, Phillips, Price, Nayes none, Absent and not voting Ald-Stephen-S, _ Mayor declared the motion carried. 7lhereupon Ald Cravens moved that the -rules-be -f urther`suspended- and -the_ ordinance -be- placed- _•.__ _ _ . on its third and finale'reading,which was duly Sec by Ald Cornwell,resulted in the following vote',-Ayes`ald-Cornwell-,-Cravens-,-Eason ; Phillips,-and-Price—Nayes-nore-,-Absen-t-and-no-t-v_otini; Ald Stephens,Mayor declared the motion adopted. - - anest-ion- -is - now- shall--the-Ord-inance -be--passed-as-read.,-vo.te-was__taker-wle-.follow_ing-r#k,, result,Ayes,Ald Cornwell, Cravens,Hason I Phillips and Price, Nayes none, Absent and not vot.in; Ald- Stephene.,.Mayor- declared the Ordinance-passed,--A_copy is_as_follows. ORDINANCE NUMBER 349. ,AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE BOARD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO INSTRUCT THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A.M?BYRNES FOR THE TERM OF SEvmf YEARS FOR-A-CITY"71AGON"YARD: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas: Sect ion"7.- That -the Board of Public Affaire -ar.e-hereby- author ized--to instrue-t-the-- Mayor'to enter into a contract with A.M.Byrnes for the lease of the property owned by the said -A.M.Byrnes ,-used as- acity wagon-yard',for the termof-seven_(7)_yeara-,.f.rom and aft-e.r.Apri; 4th I9I5,at an annual sum ofsix hundred dollars ($600.00) .Seciion._2._ That. this _ordinance be in force andeffect from and after its passage, approval an' ^;bbl io^tlsr.7rfild all erctina.noes or parte thereof be and the same are hereby repet Passed and snnroved this IIth day of ll 19I5. - -- - - Approves.- - -----Att-e'st- Tom Taylor, D.E.Bridenthal, ... a. _ ____ _ _ _. _ _ _'M _ ayor. - --------- -- - - -- - - -- - - _ -Clerk. ti Published in the Fayetteville Daily Democrat June I2 I9I54 -----Ald-Pr-ice -moved-that--the -Clerk--be-instructed--to-recei-ve-and-ask-for--bids -to--cons-tr-uat-a-s.id1 walk in front of H.Sour's residence in accordance with existing ordinances,which was duly Be( �y--A-ld-Cravens-,resul.ted-with_-the _following .vote ',Ayes_Ald_Cornwell,_Crav_ens,- Eason,_ Phillipa,_ and Price, Nayes none, l%bseni and not votin;< A1dStepllens, 1r.yor' declared the motion adopted, AId.-Cornwell moved that Mr. Lus Armstrongybe appointed ab one of the West Street' Improvemen- --- - Distr.ict Number One Gosinisaionera,vice R.J.�Si-ilaon res itr,ed—whioYi Vas--duTy'eec-by Ald-Ph --l-.pi -. resulted in the following vote, Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cra.vens', Eo'son•, Phillips,an.d. Price, Nelyes -;-riorie;/�l:senti-e:nd�not-voting T;Td-Stephens ,b:a:yor-declared-themot-ion -adopted-,--a4owed-to-a:djourne. Approved., Attest, ayor, -- ---- -- -- --- — — —Clarke REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL HELI) JUNE I8th I9I5% Present -Mayor, Clerk-,--Ald-Cornwell, Cravens, Eqson-, Ph-il-li-ps,-a:nd-Stephen s-,-Absent-Ald -Price.- Minutes of previous meetings was read and approved. - - - - -Dr-.-- Campbell;-was_-present- and. came .before.-the-_Counc_il.-asking- permdse.ion-of__C.o.unc il_.t.o_put in and run a water pipe across the street from a. spring over on leverette street, whereupon Al Eason _moved _that she _request_of Dr, Campbell be referred to the Street Committee which was dul Sec by Aid Cornwell. motion carried. Ald Cornwell reported from the Finance Committee the reports of the City Officers for the month'of-May as tieing -examined and found to be correct ,are Be-follows,ToWit-;H.Sour Collected -- $623.8I, Money expended out of emergency warrants $8I.50,Police Judge Fines Col $45.50, Dog --^ -Tax Col -$3.00; Street -Tax -Col $24,00 -,-Total Amt Col- $72.50, -Chief -of Poi -ice -Fines -Col -$45,-50, Licenses Col $327.00, House rent col $28.00, Building Permit$I.00, Vehickle Tax Col $52450, Total -Amt- Collet -ted --$454., 00-, John .Z.illah- Money -Expended --for- bion-th-$236.-30.._ — Whereupon Ald Cravens moved that the reports as read be redeived and filed which was duly __ __ S.ec__by_Ald_Eaeon, :resulted_in_ the -following _vote Ayes Ald_Cornwell_,Cravens, Eason _, Phillip and Stephens, Nayea none, Absent and not voting Ald Price,motion declared adopted, Ald Cravens moved that all accounts approved by the Auditing Committee be allowed and we -- ---- warrants, drawn -for same, which -was duly -Sec-by-Ald-PhTlips;resulted- in the following vote, Ayes Ald Cornwell,Craver,a, Eason, Phillips,and Stephens, Nayes none,Abeent and not voting Ald _-Price-, Ald-Eason--from-theAuditing-Committee-reportedthe-following-accounts-as--being-examined— a.nd found to be correct, Accts against the City for May, Towit: Thomas & Son $1.70, Williams V - --Bros-.-$- I3.24, -Democrat-Pub.Co. $ b.-25-,- W.E.':lallace- t5.A0-,-i1.L„Crouch- ,42I.65•,--Johnson.-Transfer $2I.82, S.Vi..T.&1-el.Co.$2.00, Fay. Gas & Electric Co. $258.50, Republic & Evening News $2.25, Republic ,& Even ing:N_ews_$pI9:75, Strong & Bry6.nt.$4.-45_, Fay, Prtg. Co. $ 2.75, W.F.Stirman $I# $I.50, Phillips Hdw. Co. $I1,31, Cravens & Co. $27.00, .lm. Clxa.rlesro.rth ;2.00, Fielding Ice $ $4.80, IJre J.A.Ilurgin $24.37, A.H.Blackmer $2.80. J.0 Snyder $5.00, W.F.Stirman $I8,07, --Accts-a-ainat"tne Cit �Jatre Plant for May Tow-it :-Duggan a -Bros..- b-95-N0W-.Ark. Lt:r-C-o.$4:- S.W.T.& Tel, Co.$ 3.00, .Kinney Armstrong $1.70, Johnson Transfer Co. $5.25, Fay..Mfg. Co.$5,60 --Two -appl-ications -f-or--posit-ion of-Wago Yard ;nan-frora-M-r-Lo-ve-and-I-ry-in was -read -and -Vpom-mot of Ald Cravens that the applications be referred to thewagon yard committee whmch was duly Se ----buAldPh.illips,re,sul-ted-in-the.-fol.lowing_ v.o.te-Ay-es-AldC.ornwe.li.,-Bxav.ens-, .Eason.,-Ph.ill.ins-and— Stephens, Nayes none Absent and not voting A.ld Price,mayor declared the motion adopted. -Bids_was opened .for_the City:,Lprinting for a .period of_one_year,The Daily bidding 3_cents l per ine rand The Evening News bidding 2scents per line'on ordinances and 3 cents per line on notices Ald Eason moved that the Daily be given the Contract for the City printing for a period -of -one year -which -was duly See by Ald Craven's, resulted- in the following vote, --Ayes Ald I Cornwell, Cravens, Eason, Stephens Nayes Ald Phillips, Absent and not voting Ald Price Mayor declared the motion -adopted, Moved to'adjourne. - - - - - - -- - -- - Approved, Attest. - Mayor. 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