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Home My WebLink About1915-10-15 MinutesRegular Meeting City Council held October Ist I9I5. Present Clerk Ald Price and Stephene,Absent :Sayor Ald Cornwell,Cravens,..'Eason ,Phillips. - There being no quorem present Ald Price moved to adjourne to meet Monday night Oct 4th 19I5 which wens Sep by Al(t Stephens, motion was pdt -and carried. Approved: Attest: -or. - --- - - --- - - -- - - - Clerk,- -- - -- ___ _ Adj.ourned_Ueeting City Council held October kith I9I5. Present ;Sayor,Clerk ,Ald Cornwell ,Cravens,Phill.ipe,Price a.nd Stenhen_s,Absent Ald vason. The Minutes of the previous meetins was read and approved. Tia reports of the various-CityiriOfficals for -the month of September was read and upon - motion of Ald CraYens that the .reports be referred to the Finance Committee,which was duly Sec by Ald Price,resulted in the -following vote,Ayes Ald Cornwell ,Cravens.Phill ips,Price . and -Stephens Stephens ,Nayes none,Absen.t and not voting Ald Eason,Mayor declared the motion adopted. The following Accounts a-ga-inst the -C-ity and C.i.ty :'later Plant for the month of --September was read Towit: Thomas & Son $5.00,`11illiams tiros $2.40 Carnes Sign- Co. $4. 50 Democrat Pub. Co. v- w4.-50,Lewis-Broe_,Co,$14..IO..,Atkins_ &_Son_rt), �„n,vb11c P ':vening "ews 3.00,=ff.F.Stirman 01. 85 Gregg $6.O0,Fay.Ga.s & Electric Co.$220.59,=11.1,.Crouch $7.751Sligo Iron Store Co.$4.08,Sandford &Son $3.60,Wm.Charleswoth $3.00,Fay.Lbr.&Cement Co.$6.3$, VI.E. 71al lace $7.50,N."f.Ark.,Lbr.Co,$26.75.- ;,_ _ Accts against the 'later Plant Towit: h :1.R.':'torthington $I3.001N.O1_Nelson-Mfg Cb.S5-43-P-en.sselaer-Valve Co.$8-,50.Duggans-Eroe$14. 7- Pitsburg Meter Co.$I6.80. Whereupon Ald Price-moved-tha:t the Accts as -read be-refferred to the Auditing Committee. which was duly Sec by Ald Stephens,resulted in the following vote ?Ayes Ald Cornwell,Cravens, - -:•-phillips.Pr--ice _and-Ste.phens_,Idayes-.none_,Absen_t Bind not voting Ald-Eason,Mayor_ declared the motion adopted. - - ---J - The acct of the Fay Lbr_.&_Cement Co, for the sum of $6.00 was read it being the balance due on the crossing fron the n Post ooffice to the North side of -the Square,and upon motion of Ald Price that the acct be allowed and Clerk draw a. warrant for same,which was duly Sec by Ald Stephens ,resulted in the-foll-owing vote-Ayews- Ald Gornwel.L;Craven s-Phillpis-Price and Stephens-- Nayes none,Absent and not voting Ald Ea.son,11ayor declared the motion adopted. Several bids was opened -for -the -building- of --some niers--on-su#fi'## -south Gregg Stree-t.,after-_. -. some discussion Ald Cravens moved that the bids be rejected and the matter be refferred back to the Street Cotmnittee-,vote ..was .taken -Ayes Ald. Cornwell ,Cra.vens,Phill ips,Price .,Stephens,_ Nayes None ,Absent and not voting Ald Easongtfayor declaredthe motion adopted, t Moved and carried t_o--adjourne-. Approved: - - - - - - - - - - Attest - - / 4,Y14-r1y4r• -- - - - -- --- -- - Clerk. - ?.egularileet in_g City Counc ilheld October I5th 1915. Present Mayor, C1erk,AldCra_Vens,Phill ine,Price and SteplfenA,Absent Ald Cornwell,-Ea:son.-- - Minutes of the previous meetings was read and approved. .,,9.Gladson of the "later- Commission wars present -and handed in the foolowing report-:--- - - "01MISSIONER's RK: ORT.WATER AND SEWAR I"1101VEMETT DISTRICT b10.I. - --FAi'ET'i'EVILLE,ARY.AN3I=S,OCTOBER. IST...T o tf 19I5. _ �» AUGUST IST,I914_AUGUS`iIST I9I5, Collections:` - - - - - - - - - - ;oney collected during the*year in the i4a, of :rater and sewar'taxes ;24253.59 _Lioney _torrovied_ from local -banks to meet obligations on August Ist I9I54000 .00 b Til# ifjt Total - .- -- $ 28253.59 -- - Disbursements: -. - -- - - -- -- - Amount 'paid for Assessors services t w 83.00 Amount -paid -for -collector's- conndss-ions- -- - -' -- - - 722._86- -- _ i.mount civirged back on bad checks (receipts cancelled) 38.76 - if paid- for_pr_inting._r_eceipt-Lo-oks- and notices _ _ 50.89 " paid for office suplies and expenses 25700 paid first Nationel Banknote and interest 2016 .29 11 paid Ark.11ationel Bamk,note a:nd interest -2016.79- - " paid St Louis Union Trust Company for semi enual interest on unredeemed water-a.nd-sewar bonds -payment- made on-Feby 1st --I915. -- 3I50.-00- -_ p Amount paid St.Louis.Union Trust Company '�7ater bonds #5 to #65 inc.a.nd interest on--same,a.l-so s, mi .an.u>il._igter.est n all xnrede ed tV bonds, Seawr bonds It gF79 inc, and �nterea on a: In un 20I50.00 Seawr bonds Making total 28253.59 Total„ --- 'later bonds Unredeemed -and -date of maturity _ I3000:00 Water Bonds,series tib to 78 inc will be due Aug I,I916 ' $• '.`tater Bonds,series 79 to 92inc.will be due Aug 1,1917 I4000.00 'dater honds,series 93 to I10 Inc.will be due Aug.I,I9I8 18000600 water Seawr Bonds Unredeemed nd date of maturity. - Sewar bonds nos. 75 to 84 inc. will be due Aug. 1,1916 $ 4000.00 t " - Nos: -85 -to- 94 -inc.- will be due Aug. I 1917 4000.00 it " Nos. 95 to I05 inc. will be due Aug I,I918 5000.00 - A "- -Nos-. 106 to I-I6--inc will --be due -Aug. I, I919 5000,00 -- it It Nos.II7 to 127 Inc. will be due Aug I,1920 5000.00 it "- --N.os.I28_to_138 -inc.--will-be due_Aug_I,I92I 5000.00 " Nos. I39 to I49 inc., will be due Aug. 1,I922 5600.00 _ - " It Nos. I50 to I6I_inc. _will be due Aug.I,1923 6000.00 It 11 Nos, Iu2 to I73 inc. will -be due Aug.I,I924 - 6000.00 - --- " " Nos,174 to 166 inc, will be due Aug,I,I925 7000.00 " -Nos,- 187 to 198 -inc, will be due Aug I,I926 6000*`OO to It Hos. I99 to 2I0 inc. will be .due Aura, I, I927 6000.00 - ----- -- -- - -64000,00 TW111-I 39J The"followingsewar bonds viere purchased by the commission in I907 for the Improvemet t ---- - - District as an --investment; -- Nos.101,IO2, I03 due in I9I8, -- - - ---- Nos, I34,S35-due --in--I-921,--- -- - -- -- - -- - - - - - - i Nos. I79 due in' I925 _ -- --- ----- „.- _Nos.. I9-1-.194_d.ue_in,19.26 --- - - '-- - -- Nos.203 due in 1927. - --- - --- The total amount of these bonds is 82I00.00,leav_in_g the amount yet to be paid by _ — the- Improvement District as follows - Sevier bonds $6 I900:00 ---- pfI Total I 6 00..0 = - -- �I--- All -Water -bonds--f-rom-Yio-,-I-to-14o.-65--end--a-l-l-Sewer bonds-from--No.1 to-No.74-incb inclusive and the intrest on same have been paid August first of each year when due. The -in tere s.t._or.-unrede.emed�b.onds_has-been-pa id -each year_.on Aug-Is.t-and_Feby Is -t.------ The St Louis Union Trust Co.at StLouis Mo. hold the Water and Sewer bonds listed above and the Commission hold cancelled bonds and coupons covering bonds redeemed. At no time has the Improvement District defaulted in the redemption of its bonds when due nor in payment of interest due on the same. - " - -Respectfully submitted., - - Nater and Sewer Cominissioners,pist.l!o.1,FayettevilleArk, N:Glad:son, E.Campell, -- ,. Secy. Chairman, Whereupon Ald Price moved that the report be received and filed_ with the Clerk and -- µ-be published,ivhic--was-duly-8ec by Aid Cravens,resuit d in - the following vote,Ayes Ald Crave Phillips,Price and Stephens,Diayes none,Absent and not voting Ald Corwell and Eason,inayor decicred t're mot-inon-adopted. - -- -- - --n -- - - - - Ald Price moved that a committee of three be appointed by the Mayor to confer with the p_City-Atty and_the=Ja_ter_-Comrniss.ioner-si-n-re.ard-to-tre-Water Plant-wh-ich •.vas -duly Sec by Ald Stephend,resulted in the following vote Ayes Ala Cravens,Phillips,Price and Stephens,llayesn none,Absent and not voting Ald Cornwell_,n.nd Eason-,iia-yor-_declared_the-motion-adopted-,and-- - - _i -appointed Ald Price ,Cravens and Phillipe as a committee. The foolowing reports of the various Officals for the month of September was reported as being examined and -f.ound_-to..:ee-.torr-ect by- -the finance -committee -,Tow -it: — - - -- John Zillah Spies Disb Agt„honey expended $549.95,H.Sour Supt Water Pla.nt,??oney Col$894.79, E,Sour,Supt 164oney expenaed_ oUt-of-im;ner.gency_ fund-$.9.8.._28.,Rd Allison -Looney Col X27.00-0 -- -Police Judge Fines Col $71.50,Delinquent Steeet tax col $12.00,Total Amt Col ;33.50, Chief of Police Fines bol 4$71.50, License Col $$I95.75.House'Rent Col VZ. -5 1 00 Fumigat'in�;,for yr TOWler L-50,-Vehic{le tax Col �6I.00,Total Amt Col $363.25. Dr Towler•s report siiolved that 70 closets had been -ordered converted in to sanitaryclosets ---r-and-also noteces- has -i:een I served -.in -regard -in -g to -the cleaning up -of premises nd the report 11 on the city water showbd the water to be in omly fair condition which showed'40°j° gas the _grater- not bein.g_safe_-to_dr-ink-un-til`-boiled'. also -urging the Installation -of -F' #� cTaFilteriA f plant ,Three oases of Scarlet fever is' in the city and have been qua.rtined,also need 14ilk l examination or bacterial of them.ilk _furn.ished-tb.-ti e_ ci*y-. ;'Jhereupon'Ald Cravens mooed theta the r'eports'be received and filed which was duly Sec by Ald Price resulted in the fo11ovfing vote ,Ayes Aid Cra_v_ens,,Uh-il_ip9-,Pr_ic.e _and-S.te.phens,Naye' '- noee,Absent and -not voting Ald Eason,and Cormvell,�a.yor declared the tnotYen adopted. Ald-Stephens made amot ion that the accounts that have been approved bu the Auditing- omm_ -- - - 4 be -allowed• and -Clerk--draw warrants -for- the same, whichwa� -duly Sec Uy Aid Price,resulted in the following vote Ayes A1dCravens,Phillips,Price and Stephens„]ayes None,Absent and not _vo-t.ins j%ld Dornwccl-and- Easoniµayor-declared--the mot -ion -adopted.- - ---- - - Ald Cravens from the Auditing Commdttee reported the'following accts examined and found _ moo be_correct ,Towit.:_ homa.s_€:Son_TM5..OG-,Will iams-tiros-$2,40,Carnes-Si-gn-eo-w4'•-50;.Democrat-Pb7 Pub'Co.Y4.5G,Lewis Bros Co r14.I0. AtkinseSon,,;I0.00,C.S.Duggans $13.69,`.'J.F.Stirmvn ?I.85, CJ.A.Gregg$6.00,F y.Ga.sSEElect.Co.,;220.59a7l,L.Crouch 67.75, Sligo iron__Stor.e C.o.:4%,�l.._0.8.,—_-, _ - -- Sandford �4onf3:T0;';7m.Charleswortii ��3.00,Y)y.Lbr, &Cement Co.;t6.•'2,"J.EI"Yallace ---- Lbr_Co. $26.75,Mrs R.Burgin wIG.50. - - - -_--- i-Ascts-a?a:-inst�aater-Plant-Towit:--- -- F:.13.77orthington $13.nO,N.O.Nelson Mfg-Uo.;$15.43, Renssella.er Valve Co.$8.50, —�..D.uggans-L•ros..w.I4..0.7-,-P-itsbur-�Me-ter-Co.;z`I6.-�30;Republik-a L'vening-Nevrs-X3:0'0, -- Moved and carried to adjourne. Approved. - - - --- - -- - - At -test ./1c�c i - i Clerk. Y it s -- - -.*- •---