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Home My WebLink About1918-10-04 MinutesMI Wif H 5.L3 In V101atlen of Uraer Bumuer LvoLjm.,i PUUL1.711Ca Uy Y41c 1'YgY3Al.q Vcl Vct+ct ai,i.. yuaic�u. Number 5,on August' 28;1918';- and Whereas the- se-ry-ice'rendered'-by--the-said. Southwestern -Bell _T.elephone Comapa.ny__ie notoriously inefficient,to the great annoyance and inconvenience of the subcribere -__ therete;and ;- _ __ __ _ __ _1. Whereas simple justice'to the loyal citizens of Fayetteville demands that the „ Sothwestern Bell Telephone Caoid#--hy Company shall bear its own full share of whatever 4 - - ---— Uurdens and hardships- a' rias — be--caus—e o- f -the great`task-ouT Goverment"has undertaken and' that it s#### shall not shift.theae burdens to these who are r##### already cheerfully bearing their part; Now,therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE•C•ITY-COUNCIL-OF-THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS: S ection 1. That the Honorable Post Master General of the United States of America be respectfully requested_ -to_ take--i:mediate_ act ion in this_matter,and that he issue an'order at• once,directed to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company of Fayetteville, Arkansas,co=nanding said Company to ceasd demanding and collecting its increased telephone rates,and ter refund ti' -its subcribere such -increased rates-a's-it may have already-colbeted and to henceforth collect only -such rates as it had charged and collected prior to September 1,191,8: Section 2. That the Post Master General be,and he is hereby respectfully,aeked to -- « mail to the City Clerk; of the City of--Fayettev-ille,Arkansas.,a.copy of the. Order so issued to said Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Section3. That'.the-C.ity_Clerk_be-,anis-he-is hereby,d_irected_to immediatly forward to said Postmaster General a certified copy of this Resolution,and to respectfully ask an immediate reply, Passed and approved this 4th,day of 6 _ctober,1918. Attest Approved: � D.E.Bridenthal", `---- --- -.. : __ .-- _ -------- . _ ..._ J..M:Phihips, - - -- t Clerk. Mayor Pro Ten. — - � Ald Harding �4#e¢ -eec�-the-motion -to--adopt -this resolut-ioh,vote -was taken with the following result,Ayes iId Ambrose,Harding,Massie,Phillips,S tephens,Neyes none,Absent and not voting Ald_Cernwell.,The-Cha ir__declared-the_-resol.ut ion_ July- adopt -ed._ __ A representive 'frov-Joplin reprsenting a. Pump arrived and explained to the Water Commission and the Council his Pump and after some discussion by the Water Commissid and Council, on the matter,Ald Massie moved that the chair appoint a. committee to act in conjunction with the Water'Commission for the purchase and installation of a Pump at -- " 'Ahite river - station 'an'd -report- back --to —the--Council,—which--was--duly-sec by-Ald-Harding,-- resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding,tdassie,Phillips,Stephene,Nayes none',Agsent and not- -vart-ing-A-ld--Cirnwell-,The-chai-r-declar-ed--the-mot ion.- . adopted .- and - appointed Ald MassieaAmbrose and Harding as the committee. _- Moved and .cam^ied_ to_adjourne yto meet subject call, -- � fl Approve: �� At�� Pees'derft ;'r® Tem. ------- - - -Clerk. -- - - A n r. REGULA7.2 MEETING CITY'COUNCIL HELD OCTOBER 4,1918. -- --Present-Cle^k,Ald�Anbrose,Harding-,Massie;Ph:illips$tephens,AbeentrMayer,AjbGernwell. -- Ali Phillips in -the -chair,.'- ;$ The minutes of the previous meeti6g was read and approved. ". The report's of the various City Offigals for the month ## of September waa read ._ whereupon Ali Harding moved that the reports be refferred to the'Finance Conruiittee for investigation,which was duly sec by Ali Massie,resulted in the felliwing vote, Ayes Ala Ambrose,Harding,3da-ssie,PYlillihs*;Stephens;Nayes�nene-A'tisedtand nit vat'ing,A'Td - - Cornwell,The Chair declared the motion adepted. "- " The-fsalowingacciunts-against-the-•City-for- the -month -of -September was-read-towit: - Democrat Pub Co:$28.00,McCoy Elect C4.$1.0O,Lewis Brea So $8.30,N.W.Ark .Lbr.Ce.$ 55.88, - i - " W.L•Crouch $7.90-;W.F.Stirman-$3.75,Fay'- as.&-E1.ect..Ce..,.$225.,.60_,-.J..Shelley_$4.506__ Hill City Lbr.Co.$ 22.'80,Pie4ce Oil' Corporation $12.31. 71hereupen-Alt St-ephens that the accounts as read be ref ferred to the Auditing_ -moved Cemriittee for investig8ion,which was duly sec by Ali Ma.ssie,resulted in the f�f�f��t#� following vote Ayes# Ali Ambrose, Harding , Mass ie,8hill ips,Stenhens,Yvyes none,Absent and. not vot n --Ala C�rnwell;The Chair-dedlared the motion -adopted." - Ali Massie introduced the following resolution.and, novei its.ateption,towit: - Whereas the City+of Fauytteville,Arkassas,has- demonstrated her zealous loyalty to ou Goverement, both in all her offioal actions and in prompt,liberal and willing response of hKr „ citizens to every-call,af duty; -and-- - --- - -- -- -.- -.. ._ Whereas the Southeastern Bell Telephone Comnany,a corporation operating in the said City of Fayettevdkle.,Azkansa.s',under a__charter therefrom,did.9--on5eptember 1,1918, increase the rental charges on telephones from 1# 12 1/2 to 20 per cent,in direct violation of the aforementioned charter,alse of an Ordinance of the City Council of the said City of Fayetteville,lacan'sas, passed on August 30,1918; also in v3oletio'n of ®tier Number 1783, as published by the Postmaster General Bulletin Number. 2,on August 1,1918; and also ,in In V101atlen of Uraer Bumuer LvoLjm.,i PUUL1.711Ca Uy Y41c 1'YgY3Al.q Vcl Vct+ct ai,i.. yuaic�u. Number 5,on August' 28;1918';- and Whereas the- se-ry-ice'rendered'-by--the-said. Southwestern -Bell _T.elephone Comapa.ny__ie notoriously inefficient,to the great annoyance and inconvenience of the subcribere -__ therete;and ;- _ __ __ _ __ _1. Whereas simple justice'to the loyal citizens of Fayetteville demands that the „ Sothwestern Bell Telephone Caoid#--hy Company shall bear its own full share of whatever 4 - - ---— Uurdens and hardships- a' rias — be--caus—e o- f -the great`task-ouT Goverment"has undertaken and' that it s#### shall not shift.theae burdens to these who are r##### already cheerfully bearing their part; Now,therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE•C•ITY-COUNCIL-OF-THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS: S ection 1. That the Honorable Post Master General of the United States of America be respectfully requested_ -to_ take--i:mediate_ act ion in this_matter,and that he issue an'order at• once,directed to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company of Fayetteville, Arkansas,co=nanding said Company to ceasd demanding and collecting its increased telephone rates,and ter refund ti' -its subcribere such -increased rates-a's-it may have already-colbeted and to henceforth collect only -such rates as it had charged and collected prior to September 1,191,8: Section 2. That the Post Master General be,and he is hereby respectfully,aeked to -- « mail to the City Clerk; of the City of--Fayettev-ille,Arkansas.,a.copy of the. Order so issued to said Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Section3. That'.the-C.ity_Clerk_be-,anis-he-is hereby,d_irected_to immediatly forward to said Postmaster General a certified copy of this Resolution,and to respectfully ask an immediate reply, Passed and approved this 4th,day of 6 _ctober,1918. Attest Approved: � D.E.Bridenthal", `---- --- -.. : __ .-- _ -------- . _ ..._ J..M:Phihips, - - -- t Clerk. Mayor Pro Ten. — - � Ald Harding �4#e¢ -eec�-the-motion -to--adopt -this resolut-ioh,vote -was taken with the following result,Ayes iId Ambrose,Harding,Massie,Phillips,S tephens,Neyes none,Absent and not voting Ald_Cernwell.,The-Cha ir__declared-the_-resol.ut ion_ July- adopt -ed._ __ A representive 'frov-Joplin reprsenting a. Pump arrived and explained to the Water Commission and the Council his Pump and after some discussion by the Water Commissid and Council, on the matter,Ald Massie moved that the chair appoint a. committee to act in conjunction with the Water'Commission for the purchase and installation of a Pump at -- " 'Ahite river - station 'an'd -report- back --to —the--Council,—which--was--duly-sec by-Ald-Harding,-- resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding,tdassie,Phillips,Stephene,Nayes none',Agsent and not- -vart-ing-A-ld--Cirnwell-,The-chai-r-declar-ed--the-mot ion.- . adopted .- and - appointed Ald MassieaAmbrose and Harding as the committee. _- Moved and .cam^ied_ to_adjourne yto meet subject call, -- � fl Approve: �� At�� Pees'derft ;'r® Tem. ------- - - -Clerk. -- - - A n r.