HomeMy WebLinkAbout1918-04-24 Minutes498
. City VJpigh Master Amt Col $11.00,Chief of Police Fines Col $75.00,1"icense Col $1209`25,
-House rent Col $30..00; Dog Tax Col $18:-0O,T,ota1 A'mt-Col $243.25,- John _X111sh- Spec _.Dieb_,Agt,-
Honey Expended $331.408.
1Vld- -Hard ing-moved to- allow. the -accounts against -the. City for the. -.Month of. March that have
been O.K. by the Auditing 0##### Comm,which was duly sec by Ald Ambrose,resulted,in the
_ .-following vote,Ayes--A1 d .Amrarosezj, Cornwell-,Harding;Nassle,Philliper; St°.ephens,11eyes *none,Absent
and not voting none,Mayor declared the motion adipted. '
i-.ld Harding from the Ayditing Comm reported the folloeing a.ccounte as being exanined
and found to b.e correct,towit-:-"C-O:Hansa:rd`$7.-55,Geo-D-Barnard- $24:09;Bucka-Drug--Store- $3. 759 --- -
r:IcCoy Elect ,Co,$Is40,H111 City Lbnr,Mo.$7.55,Campbell & Bell D.G.Co.$1.5Q,The Leader $ 4.150
~ -R. J.Jeffray $1.7.54,W.T Bridges-$75.-OO;V.P.Knott-$10.18,31-ilIar--&-Son-$20.-63,Thomas-&. Son $1.. 75.0-___ __--
Fay ,FadwQo.$3,,43,S*W.Bel1 Te1.Co.$5.00,Fay.Gas & E1ct.Co."t225.60,Louis Kusewitt $7.50,Red
Cross Drug 5-t8re$23;05,i14.F.S-t.irman- 60,Fay.P_rtg,Co-,06."OO,Bucks .Drug_S�tor.e $35,90.,Fay,Demo crat
$62.25,Kanaa.s 011 Ref.Co.$4.90
Ald Hardng.moved thqt the Clerk drawa warrant for the sum of $1.50 in favor of Mayor
for office expense,which eras duly sec by Aid Ambrose ,resulted in -the fol•iowing vote##, Ayes--
Ald Ambrose#, Cornwell#.. aiding,Lresafe,Phillipa,St.ephens Fayea nore,Absent and nottvoting none
Mayor declared the motion ad pted. --
Moved to adjourne to meet t## April 22d,1918, carried.
Approved: - - - - - - - - --F Attest:
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ADJOURNED MEETING CITY COUNCIL HELD APRIL22nd 1918. ------ -'- — _
Present Mayor.Clerk.Ald-Anbroas, Cornwell;H.arding$t Maasie;Ph-illipa,Stephens,— - - - - - - -
This meeting is to consider the appeals of people in regard to their assessment in the
- West Lafayette Avenue Improvement-Distrcit--No._1.----- ------- -------..-
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"id Massie moved that the Council hear the appeals from those affected on Dickson Street
first',which was _duly -see _by_Ald Co.rnwell.,resulted in the following vote.1-yes ,illd Ambrose,
Cornwell,Harding,Maesie,F hillipe,S t.ephene,Na-yes none,Absent and not voting none,Myor decla.rd -
the motion adopted.
Ald Haridng moved that the difference -in Uost--in-pricer•namely-reducing-from 40+feet-to - - - -
25 feet in width on Dickson Street from Block Street to college Avenue be prorated to the
" different -properties `affected which was -duly see uy-"WRd Phillips,resul-ted--in- the following_ _ _-
vote Ayes j�ld Aiabrose,Cornwell,Hard ing,llassie,Phillips#-,Stephens,Nayes. none, Absent end not
-- voting none,Mayor declared -the motion -adopted. - -- --- __ - ____11
Ald Harding moved that Council hear all appeals of parties.that have filed their
petetion against their assessments__in_VI- est -Lafayette Ave._Im;rovement District Nol,which was
duly sec by Ald Phillips, resulted in the following vote,Ayes Aid AmbroeejW,Cornwekk,Harding,
_ liaesie,Phillips,Stephene,ilayes none,Aosent and not voting none, Mayor declared the motion
adopted. --- — -- - - The appeals of the following were read,towit;Centra.1 PresbyteriaL Church by C.H.''ell,
tirustee;J.H.McIlroy Lot 6a,J.Ii:McIlroy--Mrs•M.J.Rivercomb Lot6-B&m-Plot-,Yr.s B.N-.-wilson ,Lot__-_
7,Block 1,H.K;Wade,Baptiet,Church by J•R.Harris Trustee ,AsC.Hamilton Estate bit Wm.J.Hamilton,
- W:W.McCart,F•O.Gulley ,St -Cool {f'E### R,istrict-of- Fayet-tex.ille,.by R.J_,.W_1laon,Secretary of
Board of School Directors,J.R.Iiarrie,l?rs Annie Maher.
- Ald.Harding moved that. the._Counc.il_meet_9fednesdsy_Night-April_.24th 1918 and pass on all
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said appeals,whAch was duly Sec by Ald Ambrose,resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald
mbroee#i,Cornwell,Harding.,Ma_e-siegPhillips ,Stephens,Nayes none,Absent and not voting none,
Mayor d,ecla.red the motion adopted.
Ald CJOornwtll introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption w###4#wtowit.
Resolved by the, City "oun cil-of"-the City of-Fayettevdlle-;Arkensas: - - - --
Section 1. That the $lard of I mirrovement of West Lafatte Ave. Improvement District ;
.;ol:. of Fayetteville;Argans.^s;be rqueated to advertise -for and --rear_1ve„alt':ernatise_:5ids-for-
various thicknesses of body and top of pavement and for the vatattis of kinds of binders.
- ~ --This resolutdn-wea-duly- sec b,z-Ald_Yass.ie-,vote_wa _taken with the _following result, _
Ayes Ald Ambrosa#.CornwelI Harding,l,assis Phillips, Stephens ,Hayes none,Absent and not voting
none,Mayor declared the resolution- duly- e.dooted.
Moved and carried to adjourr.e to meet April 24th -7:918:---
Approved: Attest:
MayorClerk,
ADJOURNED MEET INC, CITY COUNCIL HELD APRIL 24th 1918. •
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Present ?Ra.yor,Clerk,Ald-A.mb.rose;Harding,Massie ;Ph ill:ipe;Stephens-,A'baent -Ald Cornwell.- ----------- -
This meeting is to Pass on appeals of Complaints in West Lafayette Ave.Improvement District
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The a ppeal,of W:W.McCart was read, whereupon Ald Harding moved that the a -of Mr
~ MoCart not. be chan a -and stand-a##f_iled.-as.placed_on_ assessment book on file with City
Clerk,w4ich was y Ald miessie,resulted in the following vote Ayes ld Ambroae,Haring,
Mase.ie..,Phillips,,S.tAphene,Ilayes# none,Absent and not ,voting Ald Uornwell,Hayor decsred the #
mo.tiorl adoped , the appeal of F.O. Gulley,, was read,wherupon-Aid Phill-inn moved 'that `the
_ assessment not 'ue chp.nged and stand filed as placed on assessment book an file with City
Clerk,which was duly sec by hld Hard ing,result ed -in "the-follo:ving-vote;Ayes Ald-Ambrose. -- -
Haridng gas ie,Phillips#.Stephens,Neyes none,Absent and not voting A#041d Cornwell,Ma.yor•
deckared the motion adopted.
The appeal of Mrs Annie Maher was read,whereupon Aid Harding moved that the assessement
not -be chenged•and 6ta.dd filed -.as --placed or. -the assessment book on file with City Clerk,
which wasddly wac by Ald Massie,:�enulted in the following v.ote,Ayes Ald A'mbrose,Harding,
Mae sie,PDLillips,S=tephens,N6yes._none,,Absent and not voting Ald Cornwell,hiayor declared the
motion wadopted.
The appeal of the Fayetteville School Board was read,wherupon Ald Haridng moved that
'the assessment'of said School Board not be cha.nged-and stand--filed-a.s-placed on*assessmen
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book on file with City k;lerk,%vhich was duly sec by Ald'Maeaie,resulted in the following
vote Ayes 1Id ArJ.d Ambrose,Harding,Hassle,Phillipe#,3t-evens,Na�yea-none;Abeent not -vot ng -- -
Ald Cornwell,Mayor declared the motion adopted.
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The appeal pf J.R,Harraswas read ,whereupon,Ald Massie moved that the assessement of J.E
Harris -not be -changed and -stand -filed as placed on assessment book on file with City
Clerk,which was duly dec by Ald Harding,resulted #ft in the following vote Ayes Ald
Ambrose,Harding,gassie,Phillips,S.rtevens,Nayes none,Ab-sent'ana not•voting *ld Cornwell,
Mayor declared the motdLon-adopted. 'he appeal of Central Presbyterian Church was read,
wherupon Ald Harding moved -that .the Assessement of said Church be -reduced from $1688.60 -to
1612.15 same to be certified to the Board of Assessors in the manner aN required by law,
which was duly sec by Ald.Massie,resulted -in _the -following -vote-Ayes Aid -Ambrose,Harding -
Massie Doii7.lips9Stevens ,Nal none,Absent and not voting Aid Coinwelltillayor declared the
i motion adopted.
40 The appeal of-J.H.McIlroy on Lot 6a,was read,wherupon Ald Harding moved that the
assessment be reduaed.from $527.90 to $412.50, same ## to be certified to the Board of
Assessors in the manner as -required -by iaw,which was duly sec by slid Maesie,reaulted in
—� the fablowing voteAyeEea Aid Ambroee,iIarding,Massie,Phi111pe,Nayes Aid Stevene,Absent and
not voting Aid_ Cornwell, Mayor -declared the motion -adopt -ed-. ---- "
Mr McIlroy was present and protested against the final assessment of $412.50 and esked.
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that he be. allowed to file in -writing a futher appeal.## ---- - - - -
The appeal of Mrs Rivercomb was read ,whereupon Aid Phillipa -moved that the.a.ssessment of
„_yrs Rivercomb be reduced from $213.05 to $166.47 same to be certified to the Board of Assess
ore in -the manner as required by,law,which was duly 'sec by Auld Massie,resulted in the follow%
d i n g vote Ayes Aid Ambrose,Harding,Mass le,Phillipe,Stevens,Nayesrione,Absent' ar-d not voting
Aid Cornwell,i?ayor declared the motion adopted.
„ The appeal; of Mrs B.N.Wilson--was re=)d,whereupor. Ald-vas-sde-moved that ht a assessment of
-firs B•N.Wilson be reduced .from $633.65 to $4##### $495.13 same to be certified to the
Board of Assessors in the manner a.s_require.d. by law,which was duly -sec by Aid -Stevens, -
resulted in the following vote 'eyes Ald Ambrose,He:rding,Massie,Phillips,Stevene,14a.yen none,
Absent and not voting Aid Cornwell,Xayor declared --the motion ad6pted.- --- - - ---
The Appeal of H.Kl was read,whereupon Aid Massie moved that the ep####### assessmen
of Mr Wade be reduced from $583.80 to $456.18 same to be certified -•to_the Board of Assessors
in the manner as required by Taw",which was duly sec by A'ld Har-ding,resulted in the following
vate Ayes Aid Ambrose ,Harding,Massie,Phillips,Stevens .Nayes none�l,Abseat and not voting
it ;cid Corrwell.,Mayopr declared the motion adopted. --'- -- .,-- i
The appeal of the Ba:ptest Church was read,whereupon Aid Harding moved that the a,ssessme
of the Baptist church be reduced from -$1963..44__to-$1534.-23-,same--to be certidied to the -I---
Board Board of Assessors in the manner as requdred by la.w,which was duly sec by Aid Massie,resulted
in the follwing vote Ayes Ald Ambrose ,H##### Harding,Massie-,Philili.ps,St.evens,Nayes-none,
Absent and not voting Ald-C`ornwell,Mayor declared the motion adopted.
The appeal of the A.C.Hamilton Estate turas read,whereupon A1:d_Harding- moved.that the
assessment of the-Homilton Estate be reduced from $433,75't0 .352'.09 acerae to be certified
to the Board of Assessors in the manner as required by levstil ch was dy[ly sec by Ald Phillipe
a resulted in the following-vote,Ayes Ald-Ambrose#,Harding,Me.sete,Phillips,Stevene,Nayes
none,Absent and not voting Aid Cornwell,Meyor declared'the motion adopted.
„ Dr Wood•wasipresent and pro.t.ested to the council' -in regard to hie aaseeamert,.7herupon
Aid Harding moved that the assessment of Dr Wood not be changed and stand filed as placed
on the assessment book on fibe with the City Clerk,which.was duly sea by Aid Mu.ssie,resulted
in the following vote,Ayes it Ambrose,Ha.rding,Massie,^hilllps,Stevens,Nayes none,Absent
'and not voting Aid Cornwell,Mayor declared the motion adopted.it __
Ald:Ma:-sseie introduced an ordinance intitled An Ordinance t## lev.ing the assessement for
West Lafayette# Ave no#### Improvement 75ietr-ict Na.1. vdich. wLaa.,read-thle, .9irst--time, -
`wherdeupon Ald Phillips moved that -the rules be suspended and the Ordinance be placed on
its second reading, which was duly sec by Ald SLev:ens,resulted in.the following vote,kyes-
Ald ASn6rose,Har`ing, aassie,Phillips,$tvnting
e�es,Nayes none,Absent and not vol Aid Cornwell,
Mayor declared the motion adopted.
Aid Harding moved that the Ordinance 2aa-smended'so as to re### -strike out the word
Paving and substitute the word Improvement in the title and preamble of the Ordinance
and also the mord begining October Ist- 918 ## be added -in -section onel which -was duly-
sea by llld Phial ips, resulted in the following vote "yea Aid Ambiose,Harding,Maeeie,Phillip
Stevena,Naye5l# none,Ahsent_and not-voting_A1d Cornwel;_ilayor-declared-the-moton-adopted:
_ Aid Harding moved that the rules be further suspended and the ordtnamce be placed on its
## third ail finale reading,which##awaa duly sec by Aid 8 tev_ene,xesult.ed_-in the'following-
- vote,Ayes Aid Ambroee#,;3?rding,Massie,Phillipe,Stsevebs,Neyes none,Abeent and not: voting
Ald Cornwell,Mayor declared the motion adopted.
-- - 4 question is now shall the ordinance--be-passed- -as read, vote was taken with the
following resuit,Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding,Ylassie,Phillips,fftevens ,Nayes nonettAbeent and
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not voting. Aid Cornwell -,Mayor -declared -the Ordinace-duly-passed; and --a copy is -as follows:-
ORDINANCE. NUMBER 384.
AN ORDINANCE EITTITLl it AN ORDIN=:NCE LEVY.ING.THE-ASSESSMENT-FOR WEST LAFAYETTE
" AVENUE IMPROVMIFYT DIST=RICT NOl
W"####
WHEREAS- ,a, majority in Value of the property holders owning property adjoin
ing the locality to be affected and situated in West Lafayette Avenue Improvment Distinct
- Noel of the C-ity of hayettevill e,A'rkansas,organized-for --the-purpose of grading, rolling
and macadamizing the following streets and parts of streets,in eluding the laying of
necesoary cutbe and necessary -under drainage-upon--the-,,,pplana--and -apse ifications adopted by
the Board of Improvement of said D-istrict, towit: ,J## Jida Avenue from the East aide of the
intersection of Arkansas Avenue to the West side of the intersection of Gregg effIrreet;
G-1 S treet from the south side of the intersection of Ida Avenue to the North nide of
the intersection of La Fayette Avenue: La Payette Avenue from.the,;East side of the inter
section of Gregg S treet to the :feet side of the intersection of College Evenue: Rolston
Street from the N#### North side o.f the intersection o8 Dickson Street --to -the, Sonxth- side##'
of the intersection of #######i -Lafayette Rvenue:-St. Charies Street from the North dide of
the intersection of Dickson Street to the ##I##'Sb)uth side of the intersection of Lafayettt
_-4 Avenue: Highlabd Avenue from the North -side of the intersection of Dickson Street to the
South side of the intersection of Maple Street: and Dickson Street from the East side of
the intersection of B###### Blz-ck. S treet--to the West-side-oi the -intersection- of Willow-
3treet,have petitioned the City a: Gbuncil of the City of Rayetteville,Arkansas,for the
construction of the said improvement and ###(F -that- the coat thereof -he-assessed upon the
eeal property of said District according to the benifits received: and
WHEREAS,eaid benifitareceived by each and a####.every blo.ck.,lot- and parcel
4 of real property situated in said district equals or exceeds the local assessment thereon
and 16 1
WHEREAS,the estimated coat -of -said improvement is Thirty six thousand eight
hundredDollars( $36,800.00) ,
- THIs1 011E,it is now ordained by the City Council of the O.ity of Pbyetteville,
A r.kansas:
=district-ue- Ssction One. T# That said several blocks,lots and ,parcels of real property in said
- -assessed-according-to-the-s9ses-sment-list-for-sa.Yd-improvement-district a.e the
same now remains in the office of the City Clerk,and that rine per cent (9%) on each sdW
of said blocks.,lots-and-parcels,-.for-the-years-one to--ten-inclusive-,and ten-per eent(lO%) on eacl} of said blocks,lots and parcels for the eleventh year, shall be paid on or before
the first day-of October_of_each_y-ea,r_beainn ing..Oc.tober Ist-91918,until-the-who-le of- said-------- -
local assessment shall be paid.
Section Two: This.ordinance being necessary for the immediate preae_rva.t_ion_of the_pub.l.ic_--
---—peace;health-and-saf-et-y-shall-tie and Terrain in full fozce and effect from and after its
passage and publication.
-- ---- -----passed-and-s-i;ned--this--24th--da
y-of -Apr i-1 1918.- --- — - ----- "�'�,.
Allan M. Wilson; Attest: D.E.Brida.nthal,
- - Mayor-.---- --- — ------ ---- - - Clerk. — - - - ---
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Published in Fayetteville Democrat April '25th 1918.
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_ -�Ald Rnbrose introduced -_the follow-ing_re'solut.ion-and moved-its-adopt-ion-,-towit:---- --------6-
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYEZTEVILLE,A ANSAS s
That the Board of Improvement of-WPe_st Lafayette_Avenu-_ Die.trict_No.l._- — 'f .
of-the C ty of-Fayetteville,-be requested-to advertise for,and receive,bids for gutters to
be made of same material that.streets are to be paved with.
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- - - Ald Hard-ing-sec the mot ion-to-adon t this-Tesolution-vote was taken with -thefollowin&
redult,Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding,Massie,PgLillips,Stevens,Nayes none,Absent and not voting
- _ _-A,,ld-.Co.rnw.el.l-,asyor_�-declared-the-resol-ut-ion-dduly-adopted. -- - —
0n motion Council Adjourned. {
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Regular meeting City C-ounsil hel4May 3d,1918.
Pre.s.en.t__Cl.erk.,Ald-Ainbr-os.e.,GommNell-,Hand`ing.,-Uase`ie-,Phillipe.,atemens.,Absept-_Mayor._-----__ -__
Ald Haring moved that Ald =assie act* as President Protem. Sec by Ald St:evens,IAotion
was put and carried.
The minutes of theprev'doue meetings was read and. approved.
T,he repoete of the various City Officals for the month'of April was read, wh ereupon Ald,
-' t Hard ing-moved--thats-thie repoert-e be-referred- to-th`e-FinancW Committee -for -invest igat ion, - -- -- —
*dch was duly sec by'A,kd Stevens, resulted in the following v.ote,Ayes Ald Ambrose,Coenwell,
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-Harding ,Massie,PtLi11-ispe-,S�=ev.ens,\ayee-none.A-bsent-a-d- not-vot-ing none ;raayodA declaed the motion-
adopted.
oiion-adopted.
- ---The-following-accoutt-mfo.r the _month_of-April were--read,towt.i:--
Pierce-Oil C#### 26.23.0kmpbell #�$�$$$$ Ilell Dry Goods o. 3Ie20,Cravens &
ioe 69 F—C o6W14BkI
Tel .000,'ch:C
a 25 25
LewDru-5-tore $.10,Fay Gas & Elecf,o,g
$,560,JShelley419y75 AM.Bynes 14alO
-wherupon ='Ald: S-Jtrevene-moved-that-the accounts -aa-read-be referred--to -the Audit in-g-Comm-- —
for invest igation,which wasgduly by "ld Phillips,result.ed in the following vote,Ayes Ald
Amurose,Cornweil-;Harding-,.GassierPhil-llgps,St'evena,Nayes-none,,,�bwt-and-not -vot-ing non1, -?payor---- --- -
declared the motion adopted.
-_-A1_d_ Cornwell-mov-ed-that-the-salary_of-the-F:ire-T-ruck-Dr-iv.er-b.e-incr-eased-from-$75.00- .--
per month to $90.00 per month beginning May let 1918. which was duly sec by Ald Phillips,
resul.ted_i-n _the do_llo_v_ing vote ily-egL!IIA Ambrose,C,ornwell_,Hp,rding,:Tassie-,Phillips_,St.ev.ens,_--._--
Nayes none,Absent and not voting none, mayor-declared the motion adopted.
On motion Council moved to adjourned to meet April 10th in Executive session.
- - - - mot-ion carded. --- - — - -- - - - — - - — -- --
Approved: Att"t::
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