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Home My WebLink About1915-07-16 Minutesf r��icll: i 385I A copy of th "pecifications ilre as follows. i Specifics. 'ons for Concrete Curb and Gutter for the City of FayettevilleArk. PortlandCement: The rtland Cement shall be ore of the recognised standard brands of demerit,and shall be subjec to the tests a.dopted_by__the_Amer_ican_society of. Test ing_E_ateris - F irie Aggregate: oTkie fine -- - - from- loam matter - ---- Coarse -Aggregate: The coarse free from dust,di.rt,shale,slate, one fourth inch -to one.and one hal gate shall consist of glean, sharp sand and it_dhall be-fx• other forgein substance. aggregate -shall -consist --'of broken -atone or -clean gravel, other forgein matter,and shall be uniformly graded from -inches in largest dimeneione. -- Proportions: Unless otherwise specified.,all concrete- shall._be mixed --in the proportions of one part portland cement,tw0 p to eand,a.nd four parts broken stone. The materitLld aha.11•be meas red in a. box of known dimensions.,One bag of cement.shall be taken as -a one cubic foot. Is Mixing: The ingredients of the concrete shall -be thoroughly mix_ee dry,when sufficient water shall be added to give the des ed consistency,The mixing shall then be continded untl __ the. me ter ia.ls.are un.iformly,distribu ed and -each particle -,of the aggregate is thoroughly cc �a covered with the cement mortar. The m' ture produced must be a concrete of uniform color an 4 c_onsistency,and the concrete shall be a ficiciently wet when pleced that it will flush readly under light tamping,but which can be handled,without causing the larger particles to seperate from•the mortar. Retampin¢-of moi;tar or of concrete will not be permitted. �T --"-Concrete"Curb: -Shall be ui'x incFies-on top,seven incYiea at the bs.se,and .of such depth as specified under each separate contract. .-Forms -shall-be of well,-, seasoned -two_inch-me ter-ial; true -and- straight. They` must- be set true to line and grade and leave ne a.pprecis.ble sags or bulges in the curb. _ The . base. of the curb shall be composed -of the.-cdncrete- as --Spec if ied-- above,-The- face bove,-The- face mixtyre or topping Shall be composed of two parts portla.nd.cement-to three parts sand,and shall be of uniform thickness _of _three foutth_(_�-)inch. After- the surface ' mixture has been tamped well it shall be trowelled down to a. true and even surface. The face of tk}e curb next to the gutter li###,l shall show a mortar face from the top to the"gutter -line ,said face to be made speding the aggregate -back from the -forms so as to leave only the mortar exposed. -- - - - Curbs shall be out into 3en4ghts of -not less- than four nor more -than s ix.-feet,by means of metal forms or spacers. No surfacing shall be done with shaping•shoes,nor shall. the face of .any curb.::beplastered.--- Should any curb deviate from the true line or grade,it Shall be condemned, Concrete_ Gutters. Shall be built along,the line of easch curb to the width of three I, and one half feet,unless otherwiee specified. After the subgrade has been thoroughly co####¢d'compacted,a lbyer of cinders shall be placed thereon and well tamped,the cinders to be four inches deep after tamping. - - - The base -of the gutter shall -be four and- one quarter (-44-)inches,a�i�d####ll after - being tamped,and shall be composed of the concrete as above specified. The.face mixture or topping shall - be of a uniformthicknessof three-fourths O inch,and shall be composed of two parts portland cement to three parts sand. Face mixture Shall be spread on to a. uniform-thicknessthen levelled off.stp#A&V# with a straight edge to conform to the grade.After•it has set enough to be worked, it shall be,trowelled or brush finiehed,as required. Gutters shall be blocked oTf into sections to conform to the curbing. All curbs and gutters shall.,be btilt to the lines and grades ea established by the � city. _ _ - Moved to adjourns. Approved. Attest, Mayor. Clerk. Regular Meeting Cite Codncil held July j6th-I9I5.. _.._ Present Mayor, Clerk-, Ale, Cornwell,Ea.son, Phillips, Price and Stephens,.Absent_AId Craven ..- --„ - - Minutes -of the previous meetings was read -and approved. Aid Eason introduced the following repolution towtt: Beit -resolved by the Council -of the City fof Faye,ttevfile,Arkansast That George C.Parker is hereby appointed as a member of the Board of Improvement of West Street improvement District Number One, of- Faye ttev-111-e j Akanea.se- - 14%ereupon Aid Eason moved the adoption of the resolution which was duly Sec by Aid Pri . resulted in the following vote, Ayes Aid Cornwell,Eason.,_Phillipe,..Priee ,Steph.ens, Nayes - none, Absent and not voting Aid Cravens, Mayor declared.the resolution adopted. Aid. Price made a motion that the Council appoint lir James Dinwiddie Plumbing Inspected - -�- -^ -which was -duly Sec by Aid Eason,resulted in the following vote Ayes Aid Cornwell, Eason, Phdllips,Price Stephens, Tdayes none ,Absent and not voting Aid Cravens,Mayor declared the motion d,dopted, - --- - Aid. Price moved that the reports of the various City Officals for the month of June -_ that have been examined and found to be correct by the Finance Committee,be received and fil which was duly Sec by Aid Stephens,resulted inthe following vote Aye s,Ald Cornwell, Eason, Phillips, Price, Stephens, Nayeb none, Absent -and not -voting Ald-Craveng; Mayor declared the moyion adopted, Aid Cornwell reported the following reports as being correct,Towit: Police Judge Fines Coll $40.50, Dog Tax Col $3.00, Delinquin-t Street Tax Col $37.00, Total -' Amt Col $80.50, Chief of Police Fines Col $40.50, License Col $27.75•, House Rent Col $30.00, Building Permit $I.00,-Vehickle Tax Col $430.85, -Total Amt Col $530.I0, --- - -Ed Allison pint Col .8Q Amt paid out Expressdi.46, To#ii•,X';E,John Zillah Money expended $224.75, H.Sour Amt Col $ I797.64,Amt Expended ;$I48.29, The City Health Officer report showed.30 births and 5 deaths also report on the condition of the water being only fair. 1 Phillips Ald Ph mo P ved that the Accts against the -City and City Water Plant for the F month of June,being reported as found to be correct by the Auditing Committee be received and allowed.and Clerk draw warrants'for same,wh_ieh was duly, Sec b,/ Aid Ste hen 386 Resulted in the following vote, Ayes Ald Cornwell, Eason, Phillipe, Price Stephens, Nayes none Absent and not voting Ald Cravens, Mayor declared the motion adapted. ---- ATd'-Eason reported`the ollow ng Accts-as`be"ing examined-arid`fourd-to-lie -cor--rect,Tovvit: W.E.Wall,ace $4.50', Hill City Lbr. Co. $II5.20, W.L.Crouch 4I5,80, Lewis Bros. VCo. $20.05, -- Thomas-& Son -$4.750 ,- Democrat Pub. Co. $3.2I9 -Fay. Gas &-Elect: -Co. $212:10, Red-- X -Drug Stor $2,10, 1.7.F.Stirinan .50, Bucks'Drug Store $1.30, Bucks Drug Store $I2.05, Lake Hdw. Co. $I3.0C Hdw..__Co,0.IO..00 Fay_Lbr;.-d:-Cement-Co.'--$5I.42,-N.•W.rArk'Lbr.-Co$146.1 Accts against the City Water Plant ? Bucks Drug Store $I.50, N.W.Ark. Lbr. Co. $4.45, Republic & Evening News $13.25, Eason & CO.$I5.00, Review Prtg. Co. $ I5.00. ---- --.� -- -- --- - - - --- - -- - Ald Price introduced the folloving resolution, Tow it: A RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE TEE CONSTRUSTION OF CONCRETE GUTTERS ALONG AND IN FRONT OF -'- --CERTA IIN-PROPERTY-W-ITH'111--THE-COF.PORATF LIN'ITES--OF THE -CITY OF� FAYETTEV IIJX, ,ARKANSAS -- Be It Resolved By the Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas: ---- ----- -That-all --owenere of real proper ty- -Is ca -ted -on-the-North side -of - West Center Street between Block Street and East Street;and alloweners of real property located on the West side _.of_B.lock-Stre_et.,,betw.een.-West_Center- Street .and _West--Mo.untain_S.tre,e.t.;._.and--al-oweners ofreal. property located on the south side of West -Mountain Street,betwenn Block Street and East Silt 4 Street;and all owenere-of real property located on the East Side of East- Street_, betweeduest_ Center Straet'ani d West Mountain Street,be and they are -hereby required to build and construct concrete gutters along and in front of their respectives properties; such gutters to be buil - Tri-full`accordA'noe'w ith-the"prov isione--of-Ora-inance 35I,paased"and approved -July 8th'I9I5 and to be built in accordance with the duly established grade. -- - - -That- Concrete- gutters--ar.e hereby ordered--built-and constructed along the North s-ide.a Block Twenty _seven (27) Original Town (now City ) of -Fayetteville,Arkaneas,which fronts on -�--W.es-t_Cen.ter-Str.ee.t.;•along the--?les-t--side-of said- Block --27,which-fronts--on-Block Street,--a.-long"- the South side of said Block 27, which fronts on liest Mountain Street;and along the East aid of said Block__27.,which fronts_ on -East -Street. Said gutters_ to be_ built and constructed.-in- accordance onstructed._in_accordance with the provieions of Ordinance 351,passed a.nd appooved July 8th I9I5,and to be b ilk in accordance with the grade duly established by the City of Fayetteville. T the Clerk of the City be and he is hereby instructedto•cause notices to be served upom the persons affected by the passa.ge•of this resolution to comply with its terms within -- th-irt3r--( 30-)--days--from- the- date --of such notice. -- - - ---- '- -- - -- _ -__- --- - - That this resolution be in effect from and after its passage and approval; and all --resolut-ions-or parts---thereof-in-confl-ict-herewith-be and--the-same are -hereby -repealed. --- Approved Attest. - -- ----------,Tom Taylor. - - -- - ----- ---- - - -- I?_.E.,E.r.identahl-,--- -- Mayor. Clerk. This resolution passed and approved this I6th day of July, I9I5. -"--"------."hie retiipon%ld-Pribe inor-ed-tha-t the resolutio tie adopted ae read�wY:ic}i-was-duly Sec by Eason,resulted in the following vote, Ayes A1d.Cornwell, Eason,Phillips, Price Stephens, - - -Nayes-none,Absent-end- not-not-intr Aid -Cravens,- tin yor-de clared-the-solut-ion--- adopted. --_Ald.-Eason-moved-that. the. Court Coats of_$346,80-and-the-Amt-od--Costs-of-430.,-00-of- Mr. -- J.Fulbright for advertising,both being costs in the Paving Case be slowed and the clerk be instructed_ to draw warrants for same _,_which -was duly-Sec_by_Price,_ resulted -in the- following vote Ayes Ald Cornwell, Eason, Price, Stephens, Nayes Ald Phillips, Absent and not voting Ald Cravens, Mayor declared the motion adopted. -- - e --- -- - - - - -- - - Ald-Price moved t2iat- a coin:nttee-of three to appointed by the Mayor- to corferr with tY_e three .banks that hold Clera Creek Warrants ,to see if any means could be arrived at in regard - - to--hording-,up--payments-on-da"id- warrants BO as- to -put- in -a filtering Plant,said--C-ommi'ttee-- to work in conjunction with the Water C•ommissioners.to finance the proposition,whic h was --- - - ---duly-Sec--by Ald-Cornwell, resulted -in -the following -vote -Ayes Ald :Cornwell, --Eason, -Phillip Price, Stephens, Nayes none, Absent and not votini;,Ald Cravens, Mayor declared the motion -adopted..__ _ Mayor__a.ppo.inted. the .fallowing--as--the Committee ,_Ald-Cornwell,Ph.ill.i.pe-,-and ---- Price. Moved to adjourne. APpro.eU -. - -- -- -- - - -- -- -- Attest. payor. Clerk. Regular Meeting City Council held August 6th I9I5. "- - —Present"Ma.yor, -Clerk-,- Ald--Cornwel-I -.-Cravens,-Eason-, Ph-illips-;-Pr-ice-and-Stephens-. Minmtes of the previous meeting was read and approved The--reports-of-the-var-ious-C-ity-Off-icals-w--f.or- the month _of_.J-uly_--was__read_ and -upon - of Ald Price that the reports be referred to the Finance Committee,which was duly Sec by Ald Eason.,v.ote_was taken-,Ayes--Ald Cornwell... Cravens,Eaeon, Phillips, Pr_ iceand Stephens, Nayes ni none,Absent and not voting none,Mayor declared the motion adopted The foll.owing communication ,was read ,ftowit; I t TO THS COUNCIL OF -THE -CITY OF FAYETTE6lILLE;ARKANSAS-: --" - - - -- ` - - iYe,the undereigned,Board of Public Affairs of the City of "-- ---Fayetteville;--Arkaneas,herewith submit -an estimate of -the cost of the -nurses home -,which -is - four thousand dollare($4000.00). - ----And -recoMmend-tha.t--the-i3um-o"40OD6.00-be-iss.ued-in-C.ity-�lslc%r-r.an-t.EL-on.--the--- Hosp.ital. J Fund,to be used in the construction of said nurses' home building. -_It_ie._our.-rec.ommendatiop-_that the ordinance hereto attached calling for the expenditure be at once passed by your body. Board Of Publ}tc Affairs, _ Tom Taylor ;Chairman,_ -- - _ - -- -- -_ Bruce Holcomb. - -:9hereupon Ald-Eaeon'mbved-that-the-report-of the-Boart.Of-Public Affairs -be -received --- and filed,which was duly Sec by Ald Price,resulted in thefollowlng vote Ayes Ald Cornwell, - ' - - -Cravens---Ems or. --Ph illi s- -Prise-and-Ste hens- Nayes -none Absent -and -not voting none- Ma or - P P J � g- y declared the motion adopted. — - `-A-ld-Cornwe-1-l-introduced-an.-ord.inanc.e-to-author.ize_-the_e.xpen.diture-of_the_-s_um-o_f four __ thousand dollars for the construction of a nurses home,which was read the first timeand ___up.on-mot-ion- o.f-Ald_-Cornwell_-that the rulee be_s_uspended and the ordinance_ be placed on its second reading,which was duly Sec by Ald Cravens,vote wa.s taken resulted as folloae;Ayes e Ald Cornwel_l,Cravne, Eason, Phillips, Price and Stephens, Nayes none, Absent and not voting --- none ,:,payor declared- the mot -ion -adopted.- Ald Phillips moved that the rules be fmrther suspended and the ordinance be placed on it 1--"third-and finale read -ing-which-^was-duly-Sec by Ald -Stephens ; Vote-was-taken;which--resulted as followa,Ayes Ald Cornwell,Cravens, Eason, Phillips, Price and Stephena,Nayes none,Absent -- --and- no-t-vot-ing-•none.-Mayor-declared--the_mo.t.ion-adopted..-___-_-__— _____________ Question is now shall the ordinance be passed as read,vote was taken with the following result.,Ayes Ald-Cornwell ,_Cravens,Eason,Phill ips_, Price and Stephenskiayes none, Absent and at 0 ne _