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Home My WebLink About1918-05-31 MinutesRWI(H 501- Regular Meeting City Co-3nci1 held May L.7,191,8. - - _ Present,### #### Mayor ,Clerk ;Ald A'nbroee;Harding, Mas sie,Phill ipe,,Stephene: Vb."nt-Ald - Cornwell. The minutes of the previous meeting was'= read- ani approved.- - Aid Phillips introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption,towit: _: ---- MOLUT.I.ON. AUTHORIZING- THE MAYOR -TO EXECUTE-DEFD: .. - - --- Whereas during; the administration of.Tom Txylor,as Mayor of the ,City of Fayette -vi lle,a contract was in_tered_ into by and hetween the said Tom T.a_ylor as-_MEor-a.nd one H.M. ,Plowers,whereby .the said Tom T*ylor•as Mayor agreed to conveyto the said H,M.Powers, for the agreed sum and price of.Two Hundred azi Fifty ($250.00dollars, a certain tract of land situated on the Huntsville Road -and -Wil-low-Street.,—which-oroperty-was-acquired by the City of Fayetteville, through W,N.Yatea r - 'Nhereas, the said H.M.Powers has paid the said City of! Rayetteville, in work,the ra auof $201.35,during the administration of the said Tom Taylor as Mayor: Whereas,the said H:M",8owers_now s.tanda.ready -to-pay,in.cash,the-sum of -448.65, - being the balance of thr agbeed purchase price: Now,therefore be it resolved by the City__tiouncil _of_ t_he City of Fayetteville, Arkansas: that the Tdayor of the daid City of Fayetteville,be,and he is hereby, author ized and directed to execute a. Vq#, D eed tgthe above mentioned property,cor.veying said propwrty to the said H.M.Powers,and to deliver said Deed to the ea.3d.I1.M.Powers upon the receipt of said sum of $48.65. Ala Harding Sec themotion to adopt this-resolution-,vote-was--taken-with the -following '?s result,Ayes l�ld Ambrose,Harding,MasaialPhill ips,S a;evens,Nayes. none ,A`b8ent','ld Cornwell, the Mayordeclaredthe motion adopted. A __ _ _- ,- A commur.icatior. was read from the. J.L•Stice I;4fg.Co. asking for a Fire Plug, near his gaactory,whereupon Ald Mssie moved that the communication be referred to_the-Fire and Water Committee which was duly S-ec by Ald Phillips,resulted in the following vote, Ayes Aid Aiabrose,Harding,Idassie,Phillips ,St.evens,Nayes none,Kb.sent and. not voting Aid Cornwell,Mayor declared the motion adopted,-- - -- - -- ----- - -- _- - ---., - ---- - -- -- - . - Ald Harding moved that the accounts against the City for April that have been O.K. - by the AUditing Committee be glowed and warrants -drawn -for-same ;,which -was- duly -Sec by - Aid Ambtose, resulted in the following vote,Ayea Aid Atabtaose,I:arding,Massie,Phillips, -S :tevens,Nayea none,Ahsent and not voting-Jild Cornwell,'Mayor- declared -the motion adopted. Aid Hardiigg from the Auditing committee reported the following accts as being examined and found to _be correct,Towit_: Pierce Oil_ Co6$2i23,Campbell-Bell D.G.Co.$1-.1Q, F'ay•Repair Coo.25,!7:S'.Duggans$10.45,S.W.Be1Telyo.$5.00,W.9.Crouch $19.25,Lewis Bros Co.$4.70,W.F.Stirman $,1,25,Rad Cross Drug Store $4.10,Fay.Gas&.Elact.Co.$225.60,J.Shelyr $19.75,A.MgByrnes $114.10. _ Aid Iiarding moved that City raise the rent of the building now occupied by Smelser &Eason located in the City ;7agon Yard,be raised -from -$15.00 per--month-to-$20.-00 $ P $ per- - month,beginning July lfrt ,1918,and all resolutions or parte thereof in conflict herewith be repealed. Which was duly sec byAld Mla.ssie,resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding Maasie,Phillipa,;Stevens,"layer_none,lbsent and notvotingAld-Cornwel7,_,Ma.yor.declared. the motidn adopted. Ald Phillips mved'tha.t the wages of the Street Hands be fixed at $2.25 per day and the wages of -A man and team be fixed at $5.00 per day beginning mondayuy'20th,1918, which was. duly by Aid lias;>ie,resulted in the following vote,Aryes Aid Ambrose,Hard.ing', L�assie,Phillips,3tevens-,Nayes none,Ahsent-ard not voting Ald-Cornwell,Ma:yor dNclaned the motion adopted, — a Upon motion Council adjournedsubject to call. -- - Apjp (��p7�vned,, �t A�'t.t ee s t , mayor@ Clerk, t Called Reeting_City--Caunc'il_rie1d-.May;-31-,1:Q18.-_---------.---_-------_---- ----_- - Preaent ila er Clerk Ald ,Vmbrose_ Cornwell Hardin Y g'MaasiePhilli • - pe,Stev,enm This meeting was called for to meet with the Water Commissioners and dim cue ' the prposed increase that the Fay Gas ad Electric Cu. intend to cgarge for pmmping-, the Water at .the expiration of the .present contract-,. W.,N.Gla.dson and B'.F.Campbe•11 �`- of the !Yater commission was present and Prof Gla.dson gay.e to the Council some - - - - - r -correspandance they had with--the-Light-Co.-- After ith--the-Light-Co,__A'fter some discussion by -the Council -and Water Co-mmissionere Ald-Cornwell moved that the Council request. Pr.of.-Glade-bn- to --communicate with the Fay. Gtrm and Electric Co. to asaertain if, they will renew_the-present.contract-at-7 cents per thousand gallons not to exceed two years: .- This motion was duly, sec by Aid Harding,resulte8 in the following vote, �j Ayes Aid mbrose,Cornwell,Harding-,Masale,Phdillipa,S tev�ers, Nayes-none,Absent and not votine non.e,Mayor dhclared the motion adopted, --------------- --- - - no, further business coming up Council moved to adjourned, A oved: — -- - - -- Gv. �. Mayor. C1 erk.