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Home My WebLink About1915-09-03 MinutesBWKH Regular Meeting City Council held September 3 I9I5. 391_ - -- -Present Mayor�Clerk,Ald Cornwell, Cravens.Ea8on-,Phillips-,Price and Stephens. - Minutes of Previous'meeting was read and approved. ` -- The-compla-int- of ;yrs M. J.Reed and others in -regard -to their water and sewer asses sements. was read.,,and upon motion. of Ald Phillips that the Councii have an adjourned meetig on Sept IO-th- for the- purpose o£ -settling the- complainte-of-the--above. part-ies,which was - duly Sec by Ald Price,reselted in the folloviing vote,Ayes Ald Cornwell;Cravens,Eason,Philji -- - ipe.Pr-ice and--Stephens-,Naves none_gbsent. and_not-vot-in4g none,fuayor declared the motion adp pted, .-The reports;of_the various_City Officals for the month of August was read and upon motion. of Ald Eason that the reports be reffered to the -Fineries Committee ,which was duly Sec by Ald Price,resulted in the following vot,e,Ayes Ald Cornwell,Cravens,Eason,Phillips, Price and Stephens,Ma.yor declared the motion adopted. Tile Snalnwinf ac^1 �nta- tTta#,;!. &� ginst the . ity and Cit;,':.a:er Plent for ti.e.munti. of August w::s-read ,towit: Co �2.40,Slogo Iron Co.'G.12.J.J.rnooh 1.I9.7b,V1.F.Gtirraan e2.bU9.4..e.Ascnuy 07.20. way.-3as Mfg.0o,$25.00,D,H,Jeffr.ies-$I.50,l7illiams Bros NI6.90, ~ J.T.Eason L-Co:w40,OC,_;e:1cocr^t 1••_io.Jo,$27.67,Ozark Livery $?7.00,Ozark Lime Co.$2.75,R.L. ". Tay-for„$I6.QO..Tom Taylor�dieooe - - - Accounts against the 'Hater Plant Towit: S.l`l.T,&Tel.Co.08.00,Fay.Lbr*4Cement Co.$I9.90,Review Prtg.Co.$5.00,Pitsburg Meter Co, �I6.80,B.D?.`.^lilAon 4.;77:40.. - - - - 'Hherupon Ald Stephens moved that the accts as read be referred to the Auditing Comm which was duly`S'ec- by Ald Cravens -,resulted -in- the -follow-ing-vote ,Ayes -Aid Cornwell,Cravens Eason ,Phillips ;Price and Stephene,Nayes none,Absent and not voting nose,Mayor declared the - motion adopted-. - Ald Price introduced the following resolution_ to_wit: TO AUTY1OiiIZE AND DIRECT THE TREASURER -OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE;ARKANSAS -TO DRAI'i UPON THE STATE TREASURER FOR TIM SUM OF TZIENTY SEVEP? DOLLARS AND SEVENTY THRIE CENTS - - - ARISI14G FROM -'THE' SALE OF FORFIETED CITY LOTS. --------- - - _-_ _ -_-._-- BE IT jRESOLVHD BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARIKANSAS-: ;• - ... y 9 . Y is Sect -eon I -T -hat the treasurer o the C -t oFayetteville be and he hereby authorizeld and directed to draw upon the STATE TREASURER for the sum of Twenty! _enDollars_-a.nd. S;eventy_Three Cents arieting-from-the-_sale-_ of forfeited_c,ity_lote,through .th._ ... the Department of State Lands. Section 2.That this resolution be in force and -effect from and after its passage -and approval a.nd a-11 resolut nns in confl-ict herewith -be and -the saare are 'hereby repealed Approved: Attest: �. Tom Taylor, - - -- - - - -- - - D,E.Bridenthal-, Mayor, Clerk. I,D.E.-Bri.denthal,Clerk of the City of-Fatyetteville•,Ar-kansa.a,do-hereby certify+ i that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a'resolution passed by the _Council of,-the_said City n:nthe .3rd -day of Sentenper,I9I5-,and_ the _same _is now recorded,at page* 391 in the City Record. Given under my hand and seal of office this 3rd day of september I9I5. - - -- - - -- — --D.E.-3ridenthal; _ Clerk. - - fJhereupon r,ld Phillipa moved that the resolution be adopted wl.ich was duly Sec'by Ald Eason,.resulted in the following voteQyes Ald Cornwell,Cravene.Eason,Phi119ps,Price and Stephens,Neyes-none,Absent and not voting-none,ldayor-declared -the- motion --adopted. -*- Ald Pric3 introduced an Ordinance to provide for the build ing, rebuilding, repairing and maintaining -foot pavements or sidewalks,curbing.and_gut.ter.ing_on.and.along_all property ab: abutting on the streets and public squares within the City of Fayetteville,Arkanse.s. whish was read the first time,whereupon Ald Stephens moved that the rules be suspended and the ordinance pe placed on 'its second reading,vrhich was duly sec by Ald Craven e,resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Cornwell,Crabens$asdr_,Phillips ,Prive and Stephens,:?ayes*none Absent and'not`vot ing none;Ma.yor declared -the motion adopted. ---' `- - Ai6d Phillina moved that the rules be further suspended and the -ordinance be placed on i - -its -third and Pinel reading,which-wars duly -Sec -by Irld-Aid-Cornwell resulted in the followi;g... vote,Ayss Ald Cornwell,Cravens,Eason,Phillips,Price and Stephens.Nayes none,Absent and not voting none,ldayor declared the motion adopted.- Question is now shall the ordinance be passed as read,vote was taken with the following „ - -- result ,Ayes Ald Cornwell,Cravens,Eason,Phillips,Price,and Steph_ens,ua,yes none,Absent a.nd a not voting none,1a•yor declared the .ordinance passed, a copy is as follows: .°” ORDINANCE NUMBER 353. - - '---- -_. AN-ORDITrii CF; TO PROVIDE- FOR THE BUILDING ;REBUI•LDItTG70:) PAIRI14G i1ND--MAIUTAnTING FOOT PAVE"alr"I,vTS OR SIDEWALKS,CURBING AND GUTTI':RING ON A,:VP AND ALONG ALL -PROPERTY ABUTTING ON THE O STREETS AND-PUBLIS SQUARES WITHIN THE CITY OF-FAYETTEVI•LLE;ARKANSAS,-- Section I.That the owner or oweners of all lots and real property within the City of .._fi- �.'ACFayetLev ille,Arkansas,which abut, on the - stree-ts_ or p.ub.l.ic_ squares ther_in.,are hereby requid_ ra ed to build,rebuild,repair,e.nd maintain foot pavements or sadewalke,curbing and guttering h there along when ordered to do so by a. ordina.nce,resolution or order of the City Council aid " and. when notified of -such ordinance ,recolution or order aa hereinafter proveded. ' Sectio'n'2. When the City Council shall deem it expedient to have such sidewalk,curb -" ing or gittering built,rebuilt or repaired they shall -pass an'ordinance,resolution or'order directing the owner or oweners of the property abuuting on the street or public square along which the same -is proposed to be constructed,to-make-the-same ;upon the passage of such ��'t;oordinance,resolution 'or order it shall be the duty of the City Clerk to issue and deliver to the chief -df ,Police a notice to the owener or_owners--of._the.passage -of such ordinance,. resolution or order and further notify such owener that upon his failure,neglect or refusal to cbnstruct,r.egonsrtuct or repair said sidewalk.,curb_ing-or_-guttering,_-in the manner prove.id_ by existing ordinances within thirty (30) days from the service of said notice upon,said City will proceed to contract with some r'ppzY#}Y€£r suitable person to construct,recor.stru _ or repair the same and will charge the costs therof together with.the penalty provided by law,against said property as a lien therein. Sectlion 3. The Chief 6,Police,upon receiving such notice from the Clerk shall ser - Antp ve the same-by.delivering a copy thereof. to -the-owener--as-required by -said ordinance,--- � - resolution or order to make such improvement,or if such owener cannot be found,by deliver � ing•a copy to the agent in charge -of• said property,sa.id Chief of Roliee shall endorse on such notice the time and manner of service thereog and.file such notice and return with the City Clerk;and the return of the Chief of Police shall be prime facie evidence of its recitals: Section 4. If the owener of any lot or property so required to construct,recor.atr uct or -repair any -sidewalk ;curoing or guttering as prescribed -by this-crdinance,shaTl fail or eefuse to do so for thirty (30)days from the time of receiving the notice provided) for in section three of this ordinance,the person so offending shall M be deemed guily of a misdeaeanor and upon conviction, thereof shall be fined in any an sum not less than one dollar ($I,00) nor more than ten dollars ($10.00)ffor eaah offence;and each day that such offender shall fail -or refuse to comply with such notice shall be deemed a seper /ate offense ,and further, in case the owener of any lot or 'property shall fail or refuse to com ply with such notice for thirty d#-Jd-/' (30) days after the due service of the sarne,it shall be work in _the manner.provided•.by this ord-inance and to submit such sealedbidsto the Qity - - council at its next regular meeting for its acceptance or rejection; and said City Council shall then have the power_and•is hereby author-ized to let the comtract for such work - and_ -shall do-*_ so to the lowest responsible bidder,when Bush improvement shall be made it shall be paid for b th« City,and the said,City shall proceed to collect the amount expended.for the same by suit I against 'such owener or by foreclosing its lien on said property in the manner provdded by law, �6ec on 5. ^hat thIs is o once steal in force- d effect from and after its passage,appr vol the sam are hereby rep+ T' a d p all o dinancea or rts•th! f ordinances in conflict herewith be' and A roved: -- ; Attest:, Tom Taylor, D.E.Bridenth 1 P; Mayor, C l er_k.. This ordinance passed and approved this 3rd day of September I#i% I9I5. -.Published in'the Daily Democrat September 4th I9I5.• - .. Moved to adjoiirriei to meet September. IOth I9I5. Carried. • A nr d Att t' p.; ova es C Mayor. -Clerk,. Adjourned Meeting City Council held September 10th I9I5. Present TMa.yor,Clerk,Ald Cornwell,Cravene,Eason.,P1rillips,Price and Stephens. This 'meeting was 'called for the purpose of a�tlte cprplyp, s o t,q,_y�al'rseiva assessements filed by T,nrs,L".J.3e ed and other :�,the cornpIn nts was re d and u on motion of Ald-Price that the assessement of Yrs.Reed be reduced from $62.06 to w43.25 on her home and- - lirs.Louise Webb from $11.22 to I5.0O,J.'".Cheshire from „6.00 to.,6,5.00,Mrs Davenport from 026.51 to X24.40 which was duly Sec by Ald Stephens ,resulted. in the following vo.te,Ayes.Ald.-_ _ Cornwell,Cravens,Eason,PhilIips,rrice.Stephens,17ayes none',Absent and not voting none,Mayor declared the motion adopted, Ald Price introduced the following resolution r A RESOLUTION TO RE:;,UIRE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETES# GUTTERS ALONG AND IN FRONT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY WITii'IN THE CORPORATE, LIMITS OF THE CITY - OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS .- - '- - BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY FAYYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS: Section -I. -That all oweners of real peoperty located along the North aide of-`l;es-tt- Center Street,between Block Street and East Street;and all oweners of real property located along -the East side --of East-Stree-t,between Center Stree-t and. Lounta.in .Street.; and -all_ owners.-- _. �-of real property located o##' along the South sidw of Mountain Street,between East Street and Block ,_Street;a.nd.al-1`.,owners of real property located along the.!4'est St' J' 'side of Block Street,between Mountain Street and Center Str.eet,be and they are hereby required to build and construct concrete gutters Three (3) feet in width along and in fromt of their respective properties,such gutters to be built in full-aaccordance-with-the provisions"o£- Ord-inanbe 3b'I-,'a passed and approved on the 8th day of July I9I5 and to be built in accordance with the grade duly established by the said City Of Fayetteville,Arkandas. - - - -.- se###ifa`in`#fir �sl►Yl{##}`###k''#'#`i/l'�f�i'##d','###�;t#'!r►i`#######49iO##iif`#kz, ozh Section 2. That Concrete gutters Three (3) feet in width are hereby ordered built and constructed- along the -North side -of-Block Twenty Seven (_27)_ Orginal-Town (now_cToAty )_ of Fa•vetteville,Arkenaee•;which is owned by the United St ter Goverment and is used as a Post Office site,which fronts on West Center 'Stre• t;alon6 th'e Test aide of said B1scK 127.••%4 which fronts on Block Street; along the South side of said Block 27-,which-frtints--on-Mountain Street,amd along the East side of said Block 27,which fronts on East Street,said gutters to be built and:constructed in accordance -with the provisions ofOrdinance--35I;paesed-and-on- - — the 8th day of July I9I5,and to be built in accordance with the grade"duly established by the C ity of Fayettev ille,Arkansas.--------- ------ -- - -- - ---- - - - --------- - -- Section 3. That the Clerk of the City be and he is hereby instructed to cause notices to be be served upon..the persons effected by the passage of this resolution to comply with -its ; provisions within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice. Sect ion. 4.TRThat this resolution be in foree and effect fr-ani and after its passage and approval;and all 'resolutions or parts -thereof ir. conflict Yrerewith-be-a,nd--the-same-a-re-- hereby repealed. rpgproved; - - - -Attest: --- * - — Tom Taylor, D,E.13ridenthsl, l:ayor.-- Passed and approved thid 10th day of September I91.�. CA:ereupon Aid P.rice.;moved_that the -resolution_ be_ndopted_which _was duly Sec_byAldCravens resulted in the following vote,Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cre",.vens,Eason;I'hillina,Price snd ti'tepliens 1,ayes,none,Abdent and not voting none Yeyor declared the motion adopted. Ald Price introduced the fool owing resolution: - - - BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCLL OF THE CITY OF FAYRT`^EVILLE,ARKANSAS: I, That the rate of taxc-s- for the F71re Department purposes 'for --the year"I9T5,be-ar,- -`i-s- — hereby declared to beo one and one half (I1) mills of the dollar of the assessed valuation of gill real ond'-personal property within the cornor;rte limits -of -tile -uity of FEyeetevills;- - Arkansas,as shown by the assessement books for the County and State pur.poFes,<<nd same is 'he,•eb levied and the bayor and C-ity Clark of -said City -are -hereby- euthoaize.d_and-d.ire.c e.d--- to certify this levy to the County Clerk of ':;ashington County Ar.k. neas,to tine end that said jaseesement mit be played, on the tax books and collected. w_iththe State and.County taxes_ Whereupon Ald Price moved t#W;f'V that the resolution be adopted as read,whdch was duly Sec by Ald Cravens,r.e�sultei in the following vote,Ayes Ald Cornwell ,C, avens..;asdn,Phillips Price and Step�.e:js,;,^yes none,Absen't n(1 not votirlr• none;'" dor -decic red toe _hioti-orT P6o1ited:--I- t the duty of the City Clerkafter giving ten (10) days notice therof in some news paper published- iJ in said city,to.receive sealed bids or proposals for furnishing the materdals and doing said ' work in _the manner.provided•.by this ord-inance and to submit such sealedbidsto the Qity - - council at its next regular meeting for its acceptance or rejection; and said City Council shall then have the power_and•is hereby author-ized to let the comtract for such work - and_ -shall do-*_ so to the lowest responsible bidder,when Bush improvement shall be made it shall be paid for b th« City,and the said,City shall proceed to collect the amount expended.for the same by suit I against 'such owener or by foreclosing its lien on said property in the manner provdded by law, �6ec on 5. ^hat thIs is o once steal in force- d effect from and after its passage,appr vol the sam are hereby rep+ T' a d p all o dinancea or rts•th! f ordinances in conflict herewith be' and A roved: -- ; Attest:, Tom Taylor, D.E.Bridenth 1 P; Mayor, C l er_k.. This ordinance passed and approved this 3rd day of September I#i% I9I5. -.Published in'the Daily Democrat September 4th I9I5.• - .. Moved to adjoiirriei to meet September. IOth I9I5. Carried. • A nr d Att t' p.; ova es C Mayor. -Clerk,. Adjourned Meeting City Council held September 10th I9I5. Present TMa.yor,Clerk,Ald Cornwell,Cravene,Eason.,P1rillips,Price and Stephens. This 'meeting was 'called for the purpose of a�tlte cprplyp, s o t,q,_y�al'rseiva assessements filed by T,nrs,L".J.3e ed and other :�,the cornpIn nts was re d and u on motion of Ald-Price that the assessement of Yrs.Reed be reduced from $62.06 to w43.25 on her home and- - lirs.Louise Webb from $11.22 to I5.0O,J.'".Cheshire from „6.00 to.,6,5.00,Mrs Davenport from 026.51 to X24.40 which was duly Sec by Ald Stephens ,resulted. in the following vo.te,Ayes.Ald.-_ _ Cornwell,Cravens,Eason,PhilIips,rrice.Stephens,17ayes none',Absent and not voting none,Mayor declared the motion adopted, Ald Price introduced the following resolution r A RESOLUTION TO RE:;,UIRE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETES# GUTTERS ALONG AND IN FRONT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY WITii'IN THE CORPORATE, LIMITS OF THE CITY - OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS .- - '- - BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY FAYYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS: Section -I. -That all oweners of real peoperty located along the North aide of-`l;es-tt- Center Street,between Block Street and East Street;and all oweners of real property located along -the East side --of East-Stree-t,between Center Stree-t and. Lounta.in .Street.; and -all_ owners.-- _. �-of real property located o##' along the South sidw of Mountain Street,between East Street and Block ,_Street;a.nd.al-1`.,owners of real property located along the.!4'est St' J' 'side of Block Street,between Mountain Street and Center Str.eet,be and they are hereby required to build and construct concrete gutters Three (3) feet in width along and in fromt of their respective properties,such gutters to be built in full-aaccordance-with-the provisions"o£- Ord-inanbe 3b'I-,'a passed and approved on the 8th day of July I9I5 and to be built in accordance with the grade duly established by the said City Of Fayetteville,Arkandas. - - - -.- se###ifa`in`#fir �sl►Yl{##}`###k''#'#`i/l'�f�i'##d','###�;t#'!r►i`#######49iO##iif`#kz, ozh Section 2. That Concrete gutters Three (3) feet in width are hereby ordered built and constructed- along the -North side -of-Block Twenty Seven (_27)_ Orginal-Town (now_cToAty )_ of Fa•vetteville,Arkenaee•;which is owned by the United St ter Goverment and is used as a Post Office site,which fronts on West Center 'Stre• t;alon6 th'e Test aide of said B1scK 127.••%4 which fronts on Block Street; along the South side of said Block 27-,which-frtints--on-Mountain Street,amd along the East side of said Block 27,which fronts on East Street,said gutters to be built and:constructed in accordance -with the provisions ofOrdinance--35I;paesed-and-on- - — the 8th day of July I9I5,and to be built in accordance with the grade"duly established by the C ity of Fayettev ille,Arkansas.--------- ------ -- - -- - ---- - - - --------- - -- Section 3. That the Clerk of the City be and he is hereby instructed to cause notices to be be served upon..the persons effected by the passage of this resolution to comply with -its ; provisions within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice. Sect ion. 4.TRThat this resolution be in foree and effect fr-ani and after its passage and approval;and all 'resolutions or parts -thereof ir. conflict Yrerewith-be-a,nd--the-same-a-re-- hereby repealed. rpgproved; - - - -Attest: --- * - — Tom Taylor, D,E.13ridenthsl, l:ayor.-- Passed and approved thid 10th day of September I91.�. CA:ereupon Aid P.rice.;moved_that the -resolution_ be_ndopted_which _was duly Sec_byAldCravens resulted in the following vote,Ayes Ald Cornwell, Cre",.vens,Eason;I'hillina,Price snd ti'tepliens 1,ayes,none,Abdent and not voting none Yeyor declared the motion adopted. Ald Price introduced the fool owing resolution: - - - BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCLL OF THE CITY OF FAYRT`^EVILLE,ARKANSAS: I, That the rate of taxc-s- for the F71re Department purposes 'for --the year"I9T5,be-ar,- -`i-s- — hereby declared to beo one and one half (I1) mills of the dollar of the assessed valuation of gill real ond'-personal property within the cornor;rte limits -of -tile -uity of FEyeetevills;- - Arkansas,as shown by the assessement books for the County and State pur.poFes,<<nd same is 'he,•eb levied and the bayor and C-ity Clark of -said City -are -hereby- euthoaize.d_and-d.ire.c e.d--- to certify this levy to the County Clerk of ':;ashington County Ar.k. neas,to tine end that said jaseesement mit be played, on the tax books and collected. w_iththe State and.County taxes_ Whereupon Ald Price moved t#W;f'V that the resolution be adopted as read,whdch was duly Sec by Ald Cravens,r.e�sultei in the following vote,Ayes Ald Cornwell ,C, avens..;asdn,Phillips Price and Step�.e:js,;,^yes none,Absen't n(1 not votirlr• none;'" dor -decic red toe _hioti-orT P6o1ited:--I- t