HomeMy WebLinkAbout1920-11-05 MinutesREGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL HELD OCTOBER 15th,1920.
Present Ida.yor,Clerk,Ald Ambrose,Harding,Prlassie,Stenhens,I9ages, Absent Ald Ham.
The minutes of the previous meetings was read and approved.
Mr.Tom Taylor appeared before the Council asking for a donation for a bridge at East
Fayetteville, after some discussion the matter was deferred until the Council could
get more information in regard to some work the Street Commis ioner did on the
street leading to the bridge.
I,Lr. M. Baum appeared before the Council asking for a permit to move;a house on to
a lot on.Highland Ave and to build a room or too to same, whereupon Ald !,lassie moved
that the Council grant a permit to Mr. Baum, which was duly sec by Ald Ambrose, resulted
in the following vote,Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding,I,lassie,Stephens.Wages, Nayes none,Absent
and not voting Ald Ham, Mayor declared the motion adopted.
I,ir.Hawkins appeared before the Council asking that the Council take steps to allow
the Taxi Car Oemers to get increased rats fares for hauling passengers, no action was
taken at this time.
Ald Harding moved that the reports of the various City Officals for the month of
September that have been O.K. by the Finance Committee be received and filed, which was
duly sec by Ald I.lassie, resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding,Massie,
Stephens,?'lages,ilayes none,Absent and not voting Ald Ham,I:ayor declared the motion
adopted.
The Finance Committee handed in the following reports to -wit:
Police Judge Fines Col $186.55,Street Tax Col x$2.00, Total Amt Col I'd88.55 „ City Collector
Street Fund 0382.00,Genl Fund $507.05,City Clerk License Issued $238.25, Auto License
Plates Issued $125.00, Truck License Plates Issued $10.00,Taxi Tags Issued X50.00,
Vihikle Tags Issued $23.00, Total Amt Issued $446.25. Street Commissioner I.Ioney
Expended for September 0820.00
Ald Harding moved to allow the accounts against the City for the month of September
that have been O.K. by the Auditing Committee, and Clerk draw warrants for same, which
was duly sec P by Ald Wages, resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding,
Massie, Stephens, Wages,Nayes none, Absent and not voting Ald Ham,Mayorz declared the
motion adopteda.,,.f� iE
The Auditinghhanded in the following accounts, to -wit:
J.H.Phipps Lbr.Co. $13.22,i7.L.Crouch N6.20,City Transfer Co.�5.00,17.R.Moore 19.509
Fay Gas & Elect.0o.y253.95,Fay Republic 10.75.
The Council recommended that the City Collector sign up for the Light account and
keep same to apply on the Pole License that is due the City.
Ald Harding moved that the Council appoint Marshall Douglas and Leland Bryan as
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Commissioners for East Lafayette Avenue Improvement District NumberLOne, in the
place of J.J.Baggett who is now deceased and C.A.1h llaholland who has moved away
from the City, this motion was duly sec by Ald Massie, resulted in the following
vote,Ayes Ald Ambrose,Harding,Ilassie,Stephens,tlages,ldayes none,Absent and not voting
Ald Ham, l.Iayor declared the motion adopted.
Moved and carried to adjourne to meet subject to call.
Ap proved:
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Attest:;
Clerk.. ,
REGULAR !. -:TING CITY COUilCIL IiELD NOVELIBER 5th,1920.
3resent LIayor,Clerk ,Ald Ambrode,Ham, Harding,i.assie,Stephens., .l(f
The minutes of the previous meeting was read and approved.
The reprrts of the various Citi Officals for the month of October was read, whereupon
Ald Harding moved that the reports be referred to the Finance Comittee for investigation
which %-ias duly sec by Ald Wages, resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Ham,
Harding ,I.Lassie,Stephens,Wages ,Nayes none,Absent and not voting none,,LIsyor declated
the motion adopted.
The following accounts against the City for the month of October was rend to -wit:
J.I:.Phi--os Lbr.Co4'20.72,Lewis Bros Co.�)15.80,Homer Christman N7.50,Thomas Z. Son k6.35,
Pierce boil Corp }x13.76 ,Dem Pub.Co.5?'9.90,Goss Elect.Shop y7.30,Aumick Sign Co,$5.00,
Lewis Bros Co.07.40,IT.'a.Ark.Lbr.Co.4)16.10,�'lash.Co.Hdvi.Co,"6.14,Fay Gas & Elect Co.
N230.89,W.F.Stirman '42.00,:7.L.Croueh 55.55,S.t7.Bell Tel Co.:x1.75,C.0.Hansard N12.55.Mh
'.!hereupon Ald Harding moved that the accounts as read be referred to the Auditing Committee
for investigation which was duly sec by Ald Stephens, resulted in the following vote
Ayes :,ld r3jnbrose,Ham,Harding,I.la.ssie,Stephens,"lages,Nayes none,Absent,and not voting
none,I.Iayor declared the motion adopted.
The question of the salary of the Nogkx ks Night Policeman came up before the Council
after some discussion Ald Ambrose moved that the Salary of the Night Policeman be the
sum of ,x60.00 per month per month beginning October 1st,1920, and Clerk draw warrant
for the balance due said flight Policeman on Octobers salary, which was duly sec by
Ald !.Lassie, resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald ,'ilnbrose.Ram.Harding,l.lassie,
Stenhons.Jages,Nayes none,Absent and not voting none,iTayor declared the motion adopted.
Ald ';!ages moved that the sum of 560.00 be allowed out of the Street fund as the
City's donation to the Bridge at East Fayetteville, acid the Clerk draw awarrant in
favor of Tom Taylor for the said sum of `y60.00, which was duly sec by Ald Harding,
resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald mbrose,Ham,Harding,:.;assie,Stephens,':lages,
IT ayes none,Absent anc not voting none,Layor declared the motion adopted.
A communication from the Board of Health requesting the City Officals to have some
of the streets and alleys put in a more sanitary conditionis read, whereupon Ald
Harding moved that the same be referred to the City Health, �r ich was duly see by
Lld 1.:assie, resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambros ,Ham,Har-ding,!.assie.
Ste-^hens,'.'ages,Uayes none,.iibsent and not voting none, I.ayor declared the motion
adopted.
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a)H The following Petition was -presented and read to the Council,to-wit:
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ens TO TILS 111YOR AI.D CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FATETTLVILL ,ARLAIISASO
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p,� Sze, the undersigned owners of real property of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas, and
,qlQ) of the district herein.doscribed and set forth, respectfully petition your honorable
body to take all necessary steps and pass all necessary ordinances resolutions or
0 orders to form an improvement district for the pur_ose of grading rolling and
4z macadamizing the following streets and partsjof streets, as may be more fully determined
,o, hereafter by the Board of Improvement of said district, to -writ:
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o Davidson Street, from the Fast line of College Avenue to the 7lest line of Willow
Avenue; Clashington Avenue, from the North line of Dickson Street to the South line of
Davidson Street; Willow Avenue, from the•Ilorth line of Dickson Street to the South
line of Rebecca Street;Sutton Street, from the East line of ':lashington Avenue to the
q East line of Walnut Avenue; Olive Avenue, from the North line of Lafayette Street,
to the South line of Liaple Street; Lafayette Street, from the East line of College
-Avenue to the '.Jest line of 1.1ission Avenue; and Walnut Avenue, from the North line
b of Sutton Street to the South line of iSaple Street,
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Lo Cle further ask that the following real property be embraced in this district;
z� and that the.district be bounded by the followrirg metes and bounds, to -wit:
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Beginning at a point on the North line of Diskson Street, which Is 212 feet East
a of the :jast line of College, t:nd running thence North to a point, which is 166 feet
:a north of the North line of Cravens Street, and 212 feet hast of the East line of
College Avenue; thence :'lest to the East line of College Avenue;•thence North 383
feet; thence East 212 feet; thence North 503 feet; thence Vlest-to•the East line of
Colle,e Avenue• thence North 505 feet; thence East 438 feet; thence Ilorth to the
e+ ot�th .>ne o e ecce S ree thence Bast, on the South line of Maple Street, to
point which 'is 195 feet East of the East line of Olive Avenue; thence South 239
feet; thence East to the :"Jest line of ISission 1_venue; thence South 518 feet; thence
,lest to the '::est line of Olive Avenue; thence South. on the lest line of Olive Avenue,
to the South line of Block 15 of h the I.a,sonic Addition to the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas; thence ';lest to a point, which is 195 feet hest of the 'llest' line of walnut
Avenue; and 207 feet South of the South line of Sutton Street, thence South to the
South line of Dickson Street; thence ',lest -to the point of beginning, said description
of the boundaries of the district embracing the following lots and parts of lots,
according to the Se•.rer !lap of the s id City.of Fayetteville,Arkansas,, as compiled
by Burns and McDonnell, the frontage of -which lots are tested by actual measurement,
to-c•it:
11ASOiTIC ADDITION.
Lots 1,1a,2,2a,3 w 4 of Block 2, and a part of Lot 5,Block 2, more particul
arly decribed as follows, to -wit:
Beginning at the South-eas scorner of Lot 5,Block 2, Idasonic Addition,and
running thence:est 234 feet;thence north 213 feet;thence East 234 feet;thnce South
213 feet, to the point of beginning.
Lots,1,2,2a,2b,3,3a,4,4a,5,5a,and6 of Block 3.
Lots 1,2,2a,3,4,5and6 of Block 4.
Lots l,la,2,2a,3,1.a,4,4a,5,5a and 6 of Block 5.
Lots 18,18a,18b,18c,17,10,11,12 and 13 of Block 6.
Lots 1,2,4,and a part of Lot 3,Block 7, more particularly described, as follo•:rs,
to -writ;
Bcginning at the South-east corner of lot 3,Block 7, ilasonic Addition,and running
thence ':lost 57.3 feet;thence North 100 feet;thence Last 57.3 feet;thence South 1MO feet,
to the point of beginning.
Lots 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a and 6b, of Block 8.
Lots 1,2,2a,3,4,4a,5,5a,5b,6and 6a of Block 9.
Lots l,la,8,3,4,5•,5a,and5b. 20=a±. Block 10.
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All of Block 15.
Lots 1,1a,lb,2,3 and 3a of Block 16, and a part of Lot 2a Block 16, more
particularly described as follows, to -writ.
Beginning at the Ilorth-wrest corner of. Lots 2a,Block 16.,-.:asonic q.ddition, and
running thence Last 54 feet;thence South 173 feet;thence West 54 feet;thence North
173 feet to the point of beginning.
Lots 1,1a,2,3,4,4a,5 and 6. Block 17.
Lots 2,3a,5,6 and 11, Block 18, and a part of Lot 10,more particularly
:escribed as follows, to -wit:
Beginning at the South-east corner of Lot 10,Bloek l8, i.asonic Addition, and
running thence .lest 76.2 feet;thence North 153.2 feet; thence East 76.2 feet; thence
South 153.2 feet, to the point of beginning. Also a part of Lot 1,Block 18, more
particularly described as follows, to -wit:
— I Beginning,,1 the South East corner of Lot 1,Block 18, .asonic Addition, and
running thence ,Z 10 feet; thence ;forth 65.5 feet; thence mast 10 feet;thence
South 65.5 feet,to the point of beginnings
DAVIDSON ADDTTION.
Lots 2,3,6,7,8,8a,9,10,11112713914,15216 and 173 and a part of Lot 23, more
particularly described as follows,to-wit:
Beginning at the I:orth-wrest corn.:r Lot 23,Davidson Addition, and running thence
Eatt 178.5 feet; thence South 66.5 feet;thence '.Jest 178.5 feet;thence North 66.5 feet,
to the paint of beginning. Also 178.5 feet off of the ';lest end of Lots 24,25,26,26a and
27,
nAPLEWOOD LD ITIOil.
Lots 18,19,20 and 20a, Block A and a part of Lot 1, Block A more particularly
described as follows, to -writ:
Beginning al the South-west corner of Lot 1,Block A. ISaplewrood'Addition, and
running thence I:orth 246.3 feet; thence E'ast 438 feet;thence North 1246.9 feet; thence
East 240.5 feet; thence South 502.3 feet; thence ?lest 677.2 feet, to the point of
beginning.
Lots 1,29314,596,7,8,9,and 10, Block E.
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COUITTY COURT SUB-DIVISIOU OF LOT 4.
Lots D,E,F and G,Lot 4,and a part of Lot C,more particularly described as follows,
to -wit:
Beginning at the Forth -west corner of Lot C,County Court Sub -division of Lot 4,
and ru ning thence East 9 feet;thence South 260 feet;thence West 9 feet; thence North
260 feet,to the point of beginning.
';I.i1.Harris Geo.E.Bryan. Jno,P.Smith, I.iarcus Hulse. Jack :Talker.
C.F,Armstead. 71. J.Reynolds . I,I.i.I.i.icRoy. YI.J.Lewis,by LicRoy. G.U.I.IcDavid.
L.S.Bryan. Clem Pearson. D.C.Ambrose. Geo.Parker. LTarshall Douglas.
J,l'1.Chlker. A.I.Byrnes. :.rs.H.E.Cravens, C.S.Tunsti11.1I.1.Guisinger.
C.O.Har_sad. ';I.S.Duggans.
lad ..:assie moved that the Petition be received and filed which was duly sec by Aid
Ham, resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Ham,Harding,I,lassie,Stephens,
`.lares,Nayes none,Absent and not voting none,I:ayor declared the motion adopted,
-ild Harding moved that the Mayor be instructed to have signs paintedfand placed at
each School regulating the speed of automobiles and trucks, which was duly sec by Aid
i.1assie, resulted in the following vote Ayes Aid Ambrose,Ham,Har(ling,Idassie,Stephens,
' ,lages,i:ayes none,::bsent and not voting none,I.layor declared the motion adopted.
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_11d _.hssie moved that the salary of the Night Driver at the Fire Station be raised
to y75.00 per month beginning on November lst,1920, which was duly sec by Ald
Ambrose, resulted in the following vote,Ayes Aid Ambrose, Ham, Harding ,1.1assie,Stephens
,
7ages,Nayes none,Absent and not voting none, 1:Tayor declared the motion adopted.
I'o further business coming up, moved and carried to adjourne to meet subject to call.
e� - Attest':
IO Clerk," i.iayor Clerk
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REGULAR i.EETING CITY COUNCIL IMLD NOVEiIER 19th,1920,
Present L;ayor,Clerk,Ald Ambrose Ham Harding ,I:.1assie 9Stephens ,Vlages.
The minutes zf the previous meeting was read and approved with corrections,
A number of Citi::ens was present and adressed the Council in regard to the License
Ordinance working a hardship on some of them on account of it that a person could only
' take out a license for each -person and for no less than a year, after some discussion
by the council Aid Harding moved that the P.Iayor appoint a committee to amend the
License Ordinance, which was duly sec by Ald Wages,resutled in the following vote,Ayes,
:,ld .lnbrose,Ham,Harding,Eassie, Stephg:s,';lages,Nayes none,Absent and not voting none,
i:ayor declared the motion adepted and appointed the Ordinance Committee,
Aid Harding moved that the vxx reports of the various City Officlas for the month of
October that have been O.a. by the Finance Committee be received and filed, which was
duly sec by Aid l'lages,resulted in the following vote Ayes Aid Ambrose,Ham,Harding,
.:assie,Stephens,Clages,,Tayes none,Absent and not voting none,hlayor declared the motion
adopted.
The Findnce Committee handed in the following reports,to-wit:
Police Judge Fines Col 0144.00,Street Tax Col w10.00,Total Amt Col gi154,00,City Collector
Street Fund Col �3155000,Genl Fund Col $235.00,City Clerk License Issued `196,00,
Auto License Issued 0 5.00,Taxi License Issued :"20.00,Vehikle Tags Issued ;)6.00,Total
Issued and Charged to City Collector X257.00,
Aid Harding moved to allow the accounts against the City for the month of October that
have O.F. by the Auditing Committee and Clerk draw warrants for same, which was duly sec by
Ald ',lages, resulted in the following vote Ayes Aid Ambrose,Ham,Harding,I.lassie,Stephens,
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.e ges,iiayes none,Absent and not voting none. I.layor declared the motion adopted.,the
Auditing Committee handed in the following accounts as correct,to-wit; Phipps Lbr.Co.
yr20.72,Lewis Bros Co,�')15.80,Homer Christman $7.50,Th omas & Son $ 11:45, Goss Elect Shop
,j7,30,Pierce Oil Corp.ti?13.76,Dem Pub.Co.}r12,20,Auimick Sign Co. r5.00,Lewis Bros Co.N7.40,
IT.FI.Ark Lbr.Co. 5j16.10,Wash.Co.Hdw.co.w%.14,Fay Gas & Elect ,Co,5j229,89,VI,F.Stirman 532.00,
'.7.L.Crouch;15.55,S.CI.Be11.Tel.Co.�1,75,C.0.Hanse.rd "12.55,4merican LaFrance Co.510.78,
Fay.Prtg.Co.y20.50,':1.B.Duggans ;3752.43.
.r.C.P.Boles c:as present and addressed the Council in regard to the License on Grain
Brokers being so high and asked the Council to lower the license, whereupon Aid Harding
moved that the same be ta be referred to the Oadinance Committee,which was duly sec by
Aid ..:assie, resulted in the following vote Ayes Aid Ambrose,Ham,Harding,Llassie,Stephens,'/ages,
!Tayes none,Absent and not voting none,I.layor declared the motion adopted,
The following Petition was read to the Council,to-crit:
The Honorable,
The Illayor and City Council of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas,
' The undersigned Cit izens of Fayetevile and Property holders
on South Block Street -:Sue= hrespectfully request that you;
1, Repair South Block Street from the Square to South Street,
20 establish a grade for gutters on the same and order the property holders to put
in concrete gutters on both sides of the Street, and sidewalks ,here there are none,
S. That the driveway be made of the presnt width from the Square to Rock Street,
and that it be made 20 feet wide from Rock Street to South Street..
Respectfully Submitted.
Arkansas National Bank,
Jay Fulbright,Pres, E.A.Budd Post Co. J.F.Standford.
A.A.Adkins. A.A,Aumick. Frank Barr.
H.I.:.Powers. Jas.R.Greer.
Aid Harding moved that the Petition be received and filed,which was duly sec by Aid
:.assie,resulted in the following vote Ayes Aid Ambrose ,Ham ,Harding ,Llassie,Stephens
,
"ages,:Iayes none,Absent and not voting none,l.:ayor declared the motion adopted.
:.:owed and carried to adjourne to meet subject to call, '(.�'�
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hprroved. Q�C�%7.i/,'.e�G :.;ayor. Attestlerk.
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