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Home My WebLink About1915-07-02 Minutes383-1 REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL HELD JULY 2 I9I50 - --Present Mayor,,Clerk,Ald Cornwell, Cravens, Eason, Phillips, Price and Stephens, Minutes of previous meeting was read and approved. The reports of the various city officals for the month of June was read and upon motion of Ald Eason that the reports be referred to the Finance Committee which was duly -Sec- by Ald.Yrice,.resulted in the following vote, Ayes.Ald Cornwell, -.Cravens, Eason, Philli s Price. Stephens,Nayes none Absent and not voting none,.Mayor declared the motion adopted, The following accounts against the City and Water Plant fob.the month of June was read, "- - 14.E.WaIlad e"#4:50; H -ill City Lb r- Co. $1I5.20, N.W.Ark . Lb r-. Co. $I46.I4, W.L.Crouch $25,80, Lew is Bros.Co. $20.05, Thomas & Son $4,75, Democrat Pub.Co, $3.2I, Fay, Gas & Elect, Co. $212. I0; -Red--X Drug- Store $2.IO, W,F.Stirma.n $.50-, Bucks Drug Store- $ I, 30, Bucks Drug Store p.I2.60, Geo.T. Lake $I3.00, Fay. Lbr. & Cement Co. 05I.42, W..W,Hall $I66.79. Accts against the City Water Plant for June Towit: - Bucks Drug Store $ I,50, N,W.Ark, Lbr. Co. $4.45, Republic & Evening News $$I3.25, _ Eason. &.Co. $I5,00, Review Prtg .Co. I5.00. Whereupon Ald Stephens moved that accounts as fead be referred to the Auditing Comm. Which was duly Sec by Ald Cornwell, resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Cornwell, - Cravens, Eason, Phil—ips; Price and Stephens, Noyes none Absent and not voting none, Mayor declared the motion adopted. " - - — The account of Joe -Lehman ,made payable to.the Fayetteville Lbr. & Cement -Co. for the sum of $95.43,for work done on the Side walks of Tom Shore and J.H.Phipps was read __.and after some discuBsion,Ald Price moved that the Acct be referred to the Street Commdtt e with instructions to hire some one to figure the sidewalk of Phipps and others in accordanc __- to exist ing_ordina.nces and see what the difference in pfice would -be -under the first ordinance and present ordinance. which was duly Sec by Ald Phillips,resulted in the following vote,Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cravens, Eason, Phillips, Price Stephens, Nayes none, Absent -and not voting A#gT' none,Mayor declared the motion adopted. The acct of A41I.Byrnes for the awn of $I58.78,was read and upom motion of Ald Cravens ;4- - that the4acct be allowed and Clerk draw a warrant for -same, which was duly Sec by Ald .Cornwell, resulted in the followinf vote Ayes, Ald Cornwell, CraNens,Ea.son, Phillipa, -,-Price Stephens, Nayes none, Absent and not voting none, -Mayor declared the motion adopted, - Moved bu Ald Price that the Clerk be authorized to notify the Sheriff to pay over the _- -.sum of, $1715.92 to the City Treasurer ,for the Hospital Fund,res.ulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cravens, Easo n, Phillips, Price Stephens, Nayes none, Absent and not voting none, Mayor declared the motion adopted, Bids for screening the Fire Station was opened and the bid of tVilliame Bros, being th lowest, the bid of $I6.90, whereupom Ald Price moved that the contract be given Williams Bros. to screen the Fire Station which was duly Sec by Ald Cornwell, resulted -in the foll Iii owing vote,Ayea Ald Cornwell, Cravens, Eason,Phillips, Price Stephene,Nayes none, Abosent - .-and not voting AX## -none, Mayor declared the motion adopted. - The resignation of Mr. H.E.Eason was read and upom motion of Ald Cornwell that the --resignation of Mr. Eason be accepted which was duly Sec by Ald Stephena, motion.carried. The applice.tion of lir. B.McDaniel for the position of City Electrical Inspecter was read and upon motion of Ald Price that Mr. McDaniel be elected to the position of City ---Electrical Inspecter which was duly Sec by Ald Philliperesglted in the following vote,Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cravens,Eason, Phillips,Price Stephens, Noyes none, Absent and not voting none,Mayor-declared the motion adopted. - The following petition was read to the Council Towit: - - To -THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS: GENTLEKFIN : The undersigned, your petitioners, respectfully requeb that the Ordinance hereto attached be passed by, your body. We suggest that. the bond as est fm rh $I25,O0, in Section..One.of this Ordinance be fixed at $I500.00; and the monthly license be fixed at At the meeting of your body held on the 9th day of March,Alderman Price intrduced an Ordinance along these lines,fixing the bond at $500.00 and the monthly license at $65.00. The Ordinance was read onee and'allowed to die On -the cal:ender J,Fay:Reed & Co. G.H.Paraons. Geo,C,Hurst, I,W, • McIlroy D.G.Co. A.C.McAdarne. Guisinger -- Red Cross -Drug -Store. W,E.Ucker. -- Duke Jewlery Co. Ucker Bros. Wrights, J,W,Hall. McIlroy Banking Co._ Keb Stone.,__ __ A,H,Miller, Bucks Drug Store Lake Hdw. Co. Campbell & Bell D E Z D avies & Son, The Leader,ry G,Co, _ _- T,.H*Will iatas• Marcus Hulse. Sam Allison, _C,E,.Palmer. VTiierupon Ald Price intrduced an Ordinance toxin. th J'A•Shelton. P.E.Schaaf of engaging in the Mercantile Buisness in theCityOf-Fayettevillend e Arks, asnsing rwhichthe pwasoreti read the firet time,Ald Eason moved that the rules be suspended and the Ordinance be plaid ed on second reading which was duly Sec by Ald Cravens-,Votewas taken.,Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cravens,Eason; Phillips,Priee,Stephsns, Motion carried. Ald Stephens moved that the riules be further suspendedand-the ordinance be -placed -on its third and finale reading, vote was taken, Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cravens,Eason,Phillips, Price and Stephens, Motion carried, Question is now shall the Ordinance be passed as read,vote- was taken with the following results, Ayes, Aid Cornwell, Cravens Eason, - Phillipe,Price and Stephens, Nayes None, Absent and not voting none, Ordinance declared passed by the Mayor, A copy is as follower- - � 'TtSi d ORDINANCE NUMBER 350, AN ORDINANCE TO LICENSE AND TAX THE PRIVILEGE OF -ENGAGING IN THE MERCANTILE BUISN.ES 4ITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS, BE IT ORDAINEDBY the Council og the CITY FAYETTEVILLE?A Section.I. It shall hereafter be unlawful for an RKANSAS: gage in the mercantile bu dness within the co y Person ,.firm or. corporation to en ti Arkansas,without first having executed a bondinpthe�sumlofiFifteents of hHundred dollarstwithll, good and approved security to be approved by the Clerk of the City of Fayetteville, Arkan I sas, conditioned that if such person,firm or corporation fails to remain in continuous ,..-buisness for a period of six (6) months,o.r lonoer,that the following license# tax will b be paid into the City Treasury of the said City: One Hundred Twenty Five -Dollars for each month -or part thereof that such person,Firm or corporation shall engage in the mercantile buisnese,conditioned further,that in the event such license is not ph paid --the said bond shall be forfeited to the said City. Provided,nothing herein ocontainedts#A shall be so construed as to apply to the buying or selling of any yegetablee,grain,frut t . _or other farm products or live stock of any deecription. ]Poovided further, that this Ordinance shall not apply to any person, firm,or corporation who -shall remain -in said mercantile buisness for a continuous period of six (6) months,or longer. Sectio n 2. That any person, firm or corporation who shall engage in the mercantile buisness Within the corporate limits of the said City, in violation' of Section I of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convibtion thereof shall ue fined in any sum not less -than Five Dollars nor more than Fifteen dollars ($I5,00) for each offense; sand each day or part thereof that any person,firm or corporation shal 1 so --.,_--engage --- in--the-mercantile,,buisness-shall constitute a-seperate-offense. , - Section 3. That this Ordipance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage ,approvaL and publ-icat ion; --and -all -all-inances—or parte -thereof --in-conf-1 ic t-herew ith-be- and-th same are hereby repealed. Tom.Tayler. D.E.Bridenthal; d - -Mayor.- _ Clerk, passed 4nd,appr'oved this 2nd day of July I9I5. Published in.Fayetteville Daily Demdotrat.July 3rd I9I5. Moved`to-adjuurne- to meet.-Thure'day July-8th-I9I5--carried. Approved.. Attest. /� �. Clerk...— Called meeting City Council held July 8th I9I5. -Ere aent-Mayor; C1erk,-Ald-C,ornwell;- Craven s-Eason;.Ph-illips, Price and -Stephens. - The bids from Lehman and Blackener on the sidewalk to be built in front of Mr Sours reside: ,•--- --was--opened-Lehman-1-s-bid--was--$72.-22,B1ackmers--b-id-was-$66.00,-�---------- --- Dr — Dr Campbell was present and adressed the Councilin regars to a aping at or near hie place _Ald_Phillips_.moxe,d that--the__Co.uncil-give- -the -r-ight-to_Dr_.-Campbell- to_f.ix_the-s.pr_ing_and-p.i. the water acroas'the street which was duly Sec by Aid Cornwell, Vote was taken Ayes Ald Corner Cravens; Faso! Phillips, Price and StephemrinsNayes none Absent and not voting none,-mot in carried. - -- - Ald Price moved that the Clerk be instructed to draw a warrant -for the aura of $48.00 the �r_--ai t 3Tawu out-of-the`S'treet--fund-td pay for coveri:nA cansin`the -north ea`s`t part of -town, said warrant to be paid,out of the General Fund to the Street Fund, which was duly Sec by All ---yason�,--vote-was-taken=Ayes Ald-Cornwel,-Craven s,-Eason-Ph-i-llips-�Pr-ice-and-Stephens; Nayes- none, Absent and not voting none mMation passed. -..Ald-Cornwell-fr-on--the--Ordinance- Commit.tee-repor-ted-favorable--upon-the-Concrete-Cur-b-a Gutter Ordinance wh-ich was read for the third and last time, Question is now shall the __-___Ordinance bepassed as read, resulted in the following vote, Ald Cornwell, Cravens,_ Eason, Phillips, Price and Stephens, Nayes none, Absent and not voting none, -Mayor declared the Ordinance passed. A copy isas follows: -- -- ----- - - -- --- --- ORDINANCE -NUMBER -3514 - _ -'- AQN ORDINANCE TO ESTABL LSH THE SPEC IF ICAT IONS FOR CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTERS WITHIN THE ---CORPORATE-L-IM-ITS-OF-THE-C' Y-OF-FA-YETTEVILL-E-,ARKANSAS. i -- BE IT ORDAIPIFDBy th6\Council of the City of Fayetteville?Arkaneas: __-_Sec.t.ion_Is- _Tha.t-from_a after the-_passage -####f approval.-and-publ.icat-ion__of this..or-d.inan all concrete curb and gutters hall be constructed in accordance with the specifications as as v �-forth_ in Sect ion_ 2 of this _Ord i ance; _ and no curb-or_,gutter shall be accepted by the City of ,Fayetteville unless same has b an built in accordance with the said specifications. Section 2. Specifications for all concrete cmrb and gutter constructed in and along any -publ-ia etreet-alley or-avenue-within=said City -shall be as-follows,-urileae-tYie-dirlensions of sai are otherwise specified in the resolution or order ordering the construction of such concrete -- - -curb-and-gutters. - ----- - -- - --- --- --- Portland Cement: The Poi]tland Cement ahal4e one of the recognized standard brar•da of ceiren-t.,and_shall__be-subject- to -the. _tes.ts-adopted--by- the-Am#o##nAmer-ican-Society-of_Tes-ting-Ma.te Fine Aggregate: The fine aggregate shall consist of clean sharp sand,and it shall be e from los.m,vegetablematter 'andother for ein_substa.nce, V�6 Coarse Aggregate, Th.e c arse aggregate shall consist of broken stone or clean grave `l free from duat¢irt.,shale,slate o other forge in mattcr,a.nd shall be uniformly graded from orae •`! fourth:-inch�to one and. one ha:If-inches 3n-larhest- dimensions: s Proportions Unlef,s of lerwise specified,all concrete shall be mixed in the proporti Ott -�L.-_-of-one`-partp'ort land- cement ,-two-parta-sand; and -four-parts-broken--store, -The-mater isIs-sahal be measured in a.box of known dimpnsians. One bag of cement -shall be taken as one cubic foot. --- , M-i-xing: he---ingred-iente-olf-the-conc-rete-Eha-1-l--be-thoroughly--mixed-dry.when-euf-f-ic ient i water shall be added to give the dpaired coneistency,the mixing shall.then be.continued until e_,rnateria,l.d.a.r•_e_ unif_ormily d.i tr_iLuted_and_ea,ch_par_ticle__of_the_aggregate is thor_uo�Yly covered with the cement motter. As mixture produced must be a co####econcrete of uniform color and, consistency,and the concte. shall be sufficiently wet when placed that it will flue: -- --- -- -- E - - g p \readly until light tamping,but whin can be handled without causin the lar er articles to ceperate from the morter. Retampxng{of morter or. of concrete will not be permitted. ` r - --- � ��-' C'oncrete-Curb'.-She l-1 -be-ei�x-lnches-on-tap seven -at -the- base ;a.ndof-such-depth-as-pec-ifie un��; der each serperate order or res' lution. Forms shall be of well seasoned two inch material ti ue and -stra.ight.- They mus -t --be- se to - ]i.e a.nd- grade-andLeave-no-aper-ec ia7 le sags--or- {w bulges in the curb. he base of the curb shall_ bel composed of the concrete_ as specified above , the face m•v mixture or topping shall be compobed of two parte Portland cement to three parts sand, an shall be of at uniform thickness o; three fourtg-vtove- ' inch. After the surface mixture has been .,tamped well i eYialI be trowelled -down to a treven aurfa`.ce. The face of the curb next t tee gutter shall show a mott'er face fro the tthe gutter line,and said face to be made b ---spading-the--aggregate-back-from-the-f ms-soo leave-only-morter-exp'oscd. — Curbs shall be cut into lenghts of not lest, four feet nor more than six feet, by means metal forms--or;-sps.ces.-Pio--surfacing-sh 1-1--be-w-ith-chap-ing- shoe s-,-no-r.-sha.l-l--t•he-face-of any curb be plastered, Should any curb eviom the true line or gra.de,it shall be cond T-.-rame Concrete Gutters. Shall be built along t:.of each curb to the width of three and one half feet,_Unless otherwise speeifi.ed. After_ t -grade has been th#f#hthorouehly compacted a layer -of cinders shall be placed theron an1 temped,the cindres to be four inches deep after tamping. The base of the gutter sahall tied arts nuarter 'Winches after being - - --tamped;a,rid-shall"be' oompoaed of -the concre-te ove a ec4f e4-. -----------� The face mixture of topping shall be of a iniform thickness of three fourths(4) inch,and - shall be-eomposed-of-two-parte-portland-cement-to-three-parts-sand. Fa:ce�m-ixtures-shall-be- spread on a uniform thick.nness,and then leveled off with a straight edge to conform to the +! grade --Af-ter-i-t-ha:s-set--enough-to-be-worked-,-it shall - -ti e-trowelled--or--brush-f-in.iahed-,aa required. Gutters shall be blocked off into sections to conform to the curbing. ._.._All._cur_lis.. and_.gutters--shall-be- built -in the lines-and_grades_�s established or may be established by the City. Section 3,That this Ordinance be in force and effect from and after its passe.ge,approv and publication And all ordinances or pa.rtd thereof in corif r ict hereH itYi tie b.nd the same a he##-#i#Yi hereby repealed. - _ - tip Pr _ve - - -Attest. �L�-��''C�-i ,- aVJ�i -the - f 1 e