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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1917-05-18 Minutes460 REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL HERD MAYI9#### I8th I9I7. Present MayorClerk,Ald Ambroee,iiardirig,Maeeie,?h ill ips;Stephene,Abe"eat Aid Corn well. The Minutes of the previous meetings was read and approved. The applleation for the, position of Sanitary -police -was -read -from W,E.Wallace and J.W. Shelley,upon motion of Ald Ambrose that the applications be referred to the Board of Hea.ltl for their recomendation,which was duly sec -by Aid Stephens,resulted 1n -the following vote,Ayes Aid Ambrose,Harding, Maesie;Phillips,Stephene,Nayes none,Absent and not voting Al Cornwell, - Mayor -declared. the -motion -adopted. The following accounts against the city for the month of April was Iianded in by Aid Hard ing from the Auditing, committee_ as being examined and found to be correct,Towit: Democrat Pub.Co.$6.09,W,EE,D%z;gans V5.00,Fay,Prtg1Co.$13-.-5001ill City Lbr:Co.$9.20,71homve & Son $2.65;7.F.Stirman $I.00,F ay Gas & Elect.Co.$225.60,Ark Sentinel $4.00,Lewis Bros Co, $7.33,Hudso6 Hdw.Co,$2.20,W.E:1.Vallaoe %'16.50,NeltT.Ark.-Lbr.Co.$8.65,S:W.•Fie11.Tel. Co. -x$2.00, Fay.Hdw.Co.$I.00,Fay.Lbr.& Cement Co.$64.95. 'Nhereupon Aid Ambrose moved that the account as read be allowed and warrants drawn for same,wh ch was duly sec by Aid Harding, resulted in the following vote Ayes Ali Ambrose, Hard ine - Massie,-Phillips,Stephens,Nayes none,Absent and not voting Aid Co_rnwell,Mayor declared the Motion adopted. ' Aid hr rding,mgved that the Clerk order Blank s Deport sheets for the Street Commission er,which w%s duly 3'ee by Ald' Phillps,resulted in gLhet following vote "Ayes'Ald.Ambrose, Harding,Maseie,phillpa,Stephens,,NTayea none,Absent and not voting Aid Cornwell,hlayor declared the motion adopted. - - - -- — - - -- Mr Frank Suttle was present and presented a petetion with names of property owners on " South -School Street donating -a -certain -sum 'of Money to Macadamize -theStreet-if- the City - would go' ahead add macadamize same, after some discussion Aid Massie moved that the matter be referr.red to the Street Committee -for investigation.and_report back to Council,which was duly #'## Sec byAld Harding,resulted in the following voyeAyes Aid Ambrose,Ha.rding,Aiassie,Phillips, » Stephene,Nayes.none.,Abe.ent and--not_voting Ald_Cornwell,4ayor declared the motion adopted. Aid Ambrose moved that the Mayors Office be furnished a Telephone_iit the ICitys- expense,-" in the event it will 'not- be placed in free by the Phone Co. Which was duly Sec by Aid Harding,resulted in the following vote, Ayee-Al'd-Amtrose,Harding;Maes'ie,Philips-,Stephens,Na.yes none,Absent and not voting Aid Cornwell,Meyor declared the motion adopted. -Aid Phillips moved that -the -Council have --a called meeting -to -take up mat -ter of 'Pater Filteration plant and other matters pertaing to same,whieh was duly Sec by Aid Harding, resulted in the -following vote Ayes-Ald_Ambrose,H.arding.,.Illaseie Phillips,Steohene_,Nayes none, Absent and not voting Aid Cornwell,Mayor declared the motion adopted. On motion Council moved to adjourns to meet May 21st I9I7,Motion carried. Approved: o - 4ttee Mayor. Clerk. - CALLED MEETING CITY COUNCIL HELD MAY2I5t I9I7. Present. Mayor,clerk,Ald-Ambrose,Cornwell ,Hsrding,Massie,Ph illips$tephens. This meeting was called for the purpose of taking -up the matter of'th'e proposed Filteration Plant The City Attorney addressed the--council-asking for-more-epec-ific-instructions -in --- regard to drwaing up Ordinances and forms of warrants to be issued,in construction of the " proposed'" Filteration`rlant,after-some-discuss-ion-by-- the -Council and-C.it.izene.present.and- members of the eater Commis sion, Aid Cornwell moved that the Mayor appoint a committee '-consisting of a. member df the -Council and a member of -the Water Commission and the City Attorney to go to Ft Smith to confer with the Banker relative to financing the proposed Filteration Plant.which was duly_Sec�by -Aid Massie,resulted in the following vote,Ayes Aid Ambrose, Cornwell ,Ha.rding,Massie,P#illips,Stephens,Niyea none,Absent a:nd not voting none, » Mayor declared the motion adopted and"appointed eN.Gladson,W.A.Cornwell and the City Attorney ### as the bomittee- to go to Ft -Smith:,- - "- Mr Hansard was present stated to the Council that the Coati and boots had not been turned in by the old -Fife -Comp any, whereupon --Al d-Maa a ie moved -that the -City Atty--proceed - with the necessary steps to recover said property from the ex members of the fire dept that belongs to the - Fire- Dept. -which-was-duly-Sec by__Ald -Phillips resulted, -in the _following vote Ayes Aid Ambrose,Cornwell,Iia.rding,Massie,Phillips,Stephens,Nayes nonefbeent and not �- voting -none-,La.yor declared- the -mot -ion adopted* Thei'ollowing comunication was ha.nde in and rea,d,Towit:-- _ FayetteviolArka.nsas; May- 2Iat 1917. --- •• - To the Council of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas; — Gentlemen.: _- We,the undersigned members of the Board of_P_ublic-Affairs-of theCity__of Fayet�..eville,Arkaneas,respectfully request that authority be granted this board to enter into a contract for the purchase of modern.,moto.r driven fire_a.pparatue,consisting of combination hose,chemical and pumping unit at a cost not to exceed eighty,/five hundred dola.rs 1$8500.00; -not in eluding 'interest. - Nherefore,we•recomend that the ordinance hereto attachedtauthorizing such expenditure be at once passed,to the -end-tha-t-the-apparatus may -be purchased at once; Very respectfully, --- -- - Board of -Public -Affairs, _ Alin M*71ilson,Chairman, .E.Cravens,Mamber. After. some discussion by members of Council Aid Ambrose introduced qn ordinance granting the Board of Publie.Aff.a.irs_to receive bids on modern motor driven fire apparatue,which was r a rend,wherupon Aid Cornwell moved that the rules be suspended and the ord'inande-be placed on itp second reading,which.was duly See by -Aid Ambrose,.resulted in the following vote Ayes Aid. Ambro e Cornwell,Harding,Massies$Phill' ips,Stephens,Nayes none,Absent and not voting none,Ma.yor declared the motion adopted, Aid Cornwellmoved that -the rales be further suspended and the Ordinance be placed on its third and finalrea.ding,which was duly Sec by Aid Ambree,resulted in the follo!•ring vote #### Ayes Ald Ahrose,Cornwell,Hard-ing.Maeaie,Phill ips,Stephensljayes none,Absent and not voting none. Mayor declaredth a motion adopted, aueetlon is now shall the Ordinance --pass as read,vote -was taken with the following resultjAyes Aid Ambrose,Cornwell,MXarding,Ma.ssie,Phillips,Stephens,Nayes none, Absent and not » voting' none,Vn.yor* declared -the _-Ordinance duly passed, .A copy, is as follows: r k_..