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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1918-11-25 MinutesI • B-41 (I ( 5.1 R"egula.r Maeting City'Gow:ncil held Noveaber 1,5,1918. Present'Glerk;Ald'CornweTl-,Hard-ing;Massie`,8tephene-: Aheo`inti Mayir,A.ld-Ambrose. Aid Massie moved that Alt Harding act as Preeident Pro T•em which was duly sea by Ali S.tephend,resulted in the- follow-ing'-vote. Ayes Aid Cornse13.Ha.rking;Maaete,Stephens,Na.yes Y ndne,Absent and not voting Ali Ambress,Clerk declared the motion adopted. _ The miinutes of the;premious meeting_was-_res.§t.and-appr.ovet. - -. -- -- - - - - -- Aid Massie moved that the "reports of the City Officals for the month of October that have been O.K. by the Finaice Commiiitee"be received and filed ,which wa.s_duly. sec _. - by'A1d'Stephens,resulted in -the following vote- Ayes Ald Cornwell, Harding,11assle,Stephen; Na.yes none,Absmt and not -voting Aid Ambrose.mayor declared -the motion adopted. - " -The ####,### following+are -the-Reports--Cheif- ef'pol-ice Fines Cil--41:50,—Licen�e Cel $144.25, House Rent'Cil $15.00, Total Amt'Col $200.75, Police Judge Fines Col $41.500 ". Street-TaxCal$3'00;Total'Amt-Co l r4-4.50,-Ci-ty-7lei-gh-rle:ster Amt -Cel -$9.00; -- ^ Ale Cornwegl sm vel to allow the Abet against the City for the month of October that have be. -n 0•K.by_Audit.ing._-Committee.,and -warrants drawn-_for-bame,which-was-duly sea -by Aad Massie;resultea 'in the following vote Ayes Aid Cornwell,Harding,Massie,Stephens, Nayes none,Absemt and}not_ vot-ing,Aloi Ambrose;Mayor__decla.red the, motion s:dopted, and. the commiittee•handed in the following eccts,towit: Ark Ssntinel d2.50;N,W.Ark.Lbr. �• Ce.$21:50; W:F.Stirman .75;e',W.L:Croueh $3.90,Fia.y Gas & El.ect.Co.$225.60, Kansas 01.1 -ref.Cean-$7.05, ,Fay Hiw.Ce.815-.45,WashingtoC*.Hdw. 3"Ci: 90,;T,liima&--Sen -Sen $2.65, Magnolia Pet.Co.$12.50, Goss Electric S hop $2.250 PFyan Motor Co.$2.00, Ali Massie -moved --that -the=Clty-accept -the proposition--of--the Fay Gas & Elect Co -- X as 'to Street Lighting as shown in the following of June 21,1918 addressed to Merre Cornwell Massie and-Barding_the_Light Committee. reading .a.s- fol"l-ows,- -- - ---- - -- - " As regard the street lighting contract we wish to advAse that we can furnish this service with all lamps burn_i_ri_g from_dusk to -midnight at the_fo.11ow.ing_prices,- -- - - 100 candle power lamps $1###�7f 1.65 per lamp per month 60 n " i,: $1.00 " n n n —' — - — — - --- TYfe aoeve prices are for lamps corning each a,nd every night instead of on the moon light schedule as provided in the old contractianoe expired. --- --- -- •- • - For lamps- used in -the ornamental atandar.ds-around-'th-e S-q"eiare und- on-Di"z¢ri St: --the price would be the same as at present viz: _60 -Watt lamps---_-- ----$1.-10--per---lamp--per-month- ----- - -- --- ------ 100 a „"1.50 " n " u s Aid Cornwell Sic the motion ,vste_ was -_taken_with thr. e,fBllVw_ing_.es.ult,Ayes Ald._Cornwel.l- - Harding,Mas sie,Stephens,*iayes none,Absent and not voting Aid Ambrose.Mayor declared the motion adopted, _ Ald` lassie moved that T.,Zayor apo int aaminittee from the Councif to confer with the Commissioners of West Lafayette Ave Imp.Dist. Na.l. in regard to the improvements rf -said-district:wh-i"ch was-duly="sec-by-Ald Stephens,-resulted--in--the following vote, Ayes Aid ornwell,Hard ng;Ma:ssie,Stephens,Nayes none,Abasmt and not voting Aid Ambrose, Mayor declared the mot ion.-adopted_and-appo.in.ted-Ald-Massie-,Stephens and- Ambrose as- the committees. t a Aid Harding intreduced:an Ordinance_regulating-excavat.io.ns-in_the.Streets and--- Alleys of the City of Fayetteville which was read the first time,I`rhereupon Ald liar.din¢ moved that the rules lie suspended and the Ordinance be placed on its second reading, " sec by Aid ildssie,-resulted in trie-following vote F.yes Ald Cornwell,Harding,Maseie0 Stenhens,Nayes none,Ab sent azl not voting Aid Ambroee,Mayor declared the motion adopted - » 4 On motion Council»adjourned ---- - - ---- _`_ - -- - - ---, -- -- -- T Approved: Attest: Pref nt-Pro-Tem.. - --' - — -' -- -- - Clerk. - - Y. GALLED M jT-IITG CITY COUNCIL HELD NOVEMBER 2591918. Present Mayor, Clerk, Ala Ambrose-,Hard-ing-;Massie;Stephens-,Absent-Ald--Cornwell. This meeting was" called' for the purpose of electing a successor to Dr Yates as - - City Health Off icer:lvheireuvzon-Pnayoi Phillips appe.in.t.ed..Dr-C-.B..Pad-_dock as --City- Health Officer in the place of Dr Yates,deceaeed.Ald ?lassie moved that Council confirm the appointment of Dr Paddock as City Health Officer,which wa.s_-duly s-ec-by_Ald-Harding - - resulted in the fmllewing vote Ayes Ald Ambrvee,Harding,Tla.sale,8tephens,Nages none, absent and not voting Aid Cornwell,Ma.yor declared the appointment of Dr.Paddeck as - _b(l.ty-Health Officer-. -�-r ----------- - -- -- ----- - - ----- - - Ivir Phillips handed in his resignation as Alderman from the Brat 7Jard,effective Fayettecille of a part of the expense of the eame,submits the following report: » - - We visited the.park,fo4nd-a-large-amount of -excavation--and, -concrete -work had -been done,and that the ge neral Flan and design of the work was good. The execution of the_evident-plan seems -to hav_e_:fallen short., of the intenetion of ta,e designer,a.nd possibly on that,should not have been accepted. in view of this fact,and of the additional facts that first,The Property is of Private ownership: second;The City council was not consulted in advance ?s to the improvement: and --- - third ,'i'he:t-it"1_B witligreat difficulty that the revenuea of the city are forced to meet the necessary demands upon them: Your co{§�OVViCommittee-recomends that tl's October. 15th,1918. whereupon Aid. Massie -moved -that--the-Counc-il-a:ecept the resignation of Mr. Phillips as Alderman from the First Ward,which was duly sec by Aid Harding,resulted in the following vote,Ayes Aid_ Ambrosendiarding,,3'Isa_sie_,3tephens-,T;a,yes-non e,Alemnt_and__. - not votingRld Cornwell,Mayor declared the motion adopted.. Aid Ambrose movee that the Mayor apoint a Committee frorithe Council of two members_- -� to draft resolutions of',respecg in memory-of'Dr Yatesdeceised City Health Officer, xhich was duly sec by Aid S-tephens,reaulted in the following vote Ayes Ald ,Ambrose, » ?;arding,Mas siem8tephens;Noyes-none ;Absent-a:nd-not-vating itld-Coriswell,.?a.yor declared n the motion adopted nnd appointed Aid Ambrose and Massie as the Comittee. Aid ` SE;1e.-moved that-the-idayor -appo-int three -members -f rem the --Council with the Mayor • Mayor to consult with the County Judge in regard to a Circle Road to be built around Fayetteville, which vas duly_see by Aid Ambrose result o.d-in_the-following .-vote,Ayes Aid A•mbrose,Harding,?la.s>ie,Ste hens Na es noen Absent and not voting Aid Cornwell. Mayor declared the motion adopted and appointed Ald Mas sie,Stephens_and-Hardin6.as- - the Committee: The folowing report was handed in Towit: - -- Report of Special L'omaittee on City Park Improveaient. - Your coatniitbe, charged with the duty of inspecting the improvements made at the spring##? -- in City-Park+and--of-makong recomenda.tion- as to •the -payment by -the City of Fayettecille of a part of the expense of the eame,submits the following report: » - - We visited the.park,fo4nd-a-large-amount of -excavation--and, -concrete -work had -been done,and that the ge neral Flan and design of the work was good. The execution of the_evident-plan seems -to hav_e_:fallen short., of the intenetion of ta,e designer,a.nd possibly on that,should not have been accepted. in view of this fact,and of the additional facts that first,The Property is of Private ownership: second;The City council was not consulted in advance ?s to the improvement: and --- - third ,'i'he:t-it"1_B witligreat difficulty that the revenuea of the city are forced to meet the necessary demands upon them: Your co{§�OVViCommittee-recomends that tl's '51 City Council decline to assume any financial respensiblity in the mattedr. » _ - - Respectfall:y snt�raitted: J.C.Ma.asie, Chairman. __D.C.Ambrose _.. 19herelpon Ald Harding moved"thar the report b.e recived and the Committee dischar ged,whb which -way-, duly sec by Ald Stephens -,resulted in thefollowingvote-Ayes-Ald Ambrose,Ha.rding,- Massie,Stephens,Nayes none, Absent and not voting Ald Cornwell,Mayor declared the motion adoot.ed,,. - - ----- - - - - -- - ---- - -- -- On motion Council Adjourned. Carried. Approved; -- -- Mayer. ,c.ttest: � Clerk. -CALLED MEETING CITY COUNCIL HELD DECEMBER 3,19181 I resent Mayor,Clerk,A Id Ambrose,Cornwell,Harding,Massie,St6phens;. - _ Thi meeting was called for the purpose of meeeting with the Officals of the Friscoe and-4iscus'e thi! propesition of stasighting-the road running under -the -R.R,tra:ck leading to the Fair Grounds, ` sir Baltzell Division Superdendent--of-the-Friscoe-wag-present-luith the Engineer and discussed the matter with the council stating to the council what they desired to do -- in the-mat-oer,after some discussion by -the Gentlemen- and. the _Council,the. Council- decided to defer action end go as body to look over the ground. '1�e Mayor appeinted.Ald _Cernweell as- Chairma.n_of_ the9treet Committee. No further business coming up,motion made to adjurne,C##%t## carried. Approved: - -- -- -- -- Q ttest LFayor.. rk. REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL HELD DECEMBER 6,1918. Present Mayor ,C-lerk.Ald,A bmrose,Har.ding,Ma.ssie,Stepehens Absent Ald Cornwell. The Minutes of the previous meetings was bead and approved. - - - - - A- Petetisn-asking for a.'S •treet-light- to be placed on-the'cerner -of-Duncan and Tr. eadwe: streets was read,whereupon Alt Massie moved that the petition be referred to the Light Comm » for further action,whidh was--dilly-sec--by Ald -Harding-.resulted -in -the following -vote Ayes Alt. Ambrose,Harding,pdassie,Stephae,Na.yes none,Absent and not voting Ald Cornwell,Mayor decla.F'ed the motion aderted, - -- -__ fihe reports from the va.rueus City Officals for the month of November was read,whereuopn _ __Aid Harding moved that the_re-parts be_ref erred to the Finace committee,which was duly sec by Ald Massiemresulted in the'fellowing vete,Ayes Ald AmLbrese,Harddgg,Massie,Stephens,Nayes none,Absent and not voting,Ald Cornwell,Mayor seclared the motion adopted. the fellwaing acc'six is against the City for the month of V v.ember wa:s'-read"Vtowit: - Cravens & Ce. ,$10,00,'W.L.Croueh $4M105,Ethel Da-:ris 65.00 -,Fay Repair Ce $15.10,1.11.F.Stirman 82:00,Goss Elect -Co. $5.10,N %7:Ark-Lbr.Co:-,e13.00,Lewis Bros- Co.-$3,40.M.V.McRoy $16.00, Thomas & Son $5.00,Fay Gas & Elect Co.,$225.6001tl.B.S mith $16.45,Fay Fire Dept $100.00, --Atkins & Son- $17:00,Lewis-B-res+Co,$6."50;Nebthern Bire-ApparMus. Co.,$1,60,Pierce -Oil . Co -$12.50.,. - Whereupon Ald Lias sic moved that the accounts as read be referred to the Auditing Comm -----.—which _was duly _sec by Ald ;.Stephens,,r-esultei_in the _following _vot.e,A'yes Ald Anbrese,Harding, Massie, Stephens,Nayes none,A'bdent and not voting,Ald norn•,vell,Mayor declared the motion adepted. Ald Liassie moven £hat - the Acc®unt`of-the Fay Republic -for -printing -far the City for the sum of $23.00 be allowec and Clerk draw a warrant fo r same,which was duly sec by Ald - - - 'Harding ,r.esulted in the folowing vote-A-yes---Al-d Ambres1;Hard-ing;Massie;S.tephens;Nayes none, "sent and and not voting Ald Cornwell,Mayor declared the motion adopted. -- - The- following resibution-was-r-sad.,-Toxvi-t.; To the Honorable Mayer and Councilmen; _ Your committee -'-appointed at the last regular meeting ts_draft resolutions in cemmemeratien of the late Dr, p.1?.Ya.tes beg leave to submit the fellowing: » Whereas,The hand of Death has removed from our midst amost worthy and highly honored fellow citizen ,Dr..'.7.N,Ya.tes,who passed ever the -liver that narks_the Unknown shore an the early morning of November 17,1918;?nd - Wheras, In his death-t-hiscommunity has sustained --the- loss -of -a--useful and oablic - - spirted fellb'fl-citizen,atrue,genericus and noble friend and neighbor,and a most execellent -- --,efficient -and zealious-City--Off-ical--ha-wing-performed the functions -of-City Health officer for the past number of years in an entire end satisfactory manner:and 13hereas-,The less of _hip wise council and absenee of his s p####t1f##1,':''pleasant and genial presence at the Council meetings will,indeed,be keenly felt and most no table,therefore _ be it, Resolved: That we ever 'Keep in memery the noble traits- of character;of our worthy deceased friend Pnd zealious coworker,and profit thereby,a.nd further -- -. Resolved; -That we -extend -to the only -surviving son and member ef;•that once splendid family ### W.N.Yates,Jr.,our heartfelt sympa.thyin this the deepest hour of sorrow: that a " - copy -of these resolutions be placed --in the archives of the City of Fayettevilleanda copy furnished the surviving son of the deceased. — - - ----- - - -Respectfully _submit Led_ D.C.Ambrose,Chrman. J.C.Massie. Ald wive sie moved that the resolution be received and the comAttee discher ges,see 'oy Ald S't�ephens,r.esulted in the folawing vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding,Masete,Stephens,Diayes none, Absent and not voting Ald Corn'wisllMayor seclared the motuen-adopted.- Ald Liassie reported thatthe co ######;committee had interviewed the Commissioners of West•Lafayette Ave Imp.Dist No' 1. and they promised that hhey-wouldnot-except any work in the district only wh9i was up to the contract, and first class work, -- Moved and carried the-the-reaprt-=be- received and -the committee be -discharges, Move nd carried, to adjourne to me###'-'-" meet subject to call. all i.