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CALLED 1,2ETING CITY COUNCIL HB:L'D APRIL 9th,1921.
Present I:iayor,Clerk ,Ald Ambrose,Ham,Harding,?:assie, Stephens ,'?ages.
The minutes of the previous meetings was read and approved.
Ald Harding moved that the Clerk draw a warrant in favor of A.Id.Byrnes for the
sum of 0600.00 in payment of the rent of the Wagon Yard for the year ending
April lst,1922, which was duly sec by Ald '+ !ages, resulted in the following vote
Ayes Ald Ambrose,Ham,Harding.ila.ssie,Stephens,Ciages,isayes none,absent and not
voting none,I:;ayor declared the motion adopted.
Ald Harding introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, to -wit:
W lck-iaqA
WHER1:AS, upon request of the City Council of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas,
the Arkansas Railroad Commission set April 14,1921, as the date for a hearing on
the question of requiring the St.Louis-San Francisco Railway Company to build
a new depot in the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas; and
.`J'ERE."S, the said St .Louis -San Francisco Railway Company ,through the prover
officals, has asked for time to submit to the said City Council of the said
City of Fayetteville a proposition with reference to th= this matter;
RESOLUTION.
NO17 TIERL ORE BE IT R„SOLV:.:D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FA ET^TEVILLE?
AR''71dSAS :
Section 1. That the Arkansas Railroad Commission be respectfully requested
to'postpone said hearing for a period of thirty days, in order that the said
City of Fayetteville may be more fully informed as to what the said St.Louis-
San Francisco Railway Company proposes to do in the premises.
Section 2. That the City Clerk of the said City of Fayetteville be
requested and directed to forward to the said Arkansas Railroad Commission
a certified copy of this resolution.
C.T.Harding.
Passed and approved this 9th day of April,1921.
Attest: Approved:
D.E.Bridenthal, J.D4.Phillips,11 .
Clerk. Mayor. 1
Ald I.assie sec the motion to adopt this resolution, vote was taken with the
following result,Ayes Ald Ambrose,Ham,Harding,Iassie,Stephens,!'Iages,Nayes none,
Absent and not voting none,I3ayor declared the m= resolution adopted.
Ald i.assie introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption,to-wit:-
RESOLUTION.
B� IT'RESOLV�D BY THy; CITY COUNCIL OF TH'r. CITY OF FAYETT_'VIL''.E,ARKyI,iSAS:
Section 1. That the City Engineer of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas, be,
and he is hereby requested and directed to establish the _proper location for
all Telephone and Electric light poles on South Block Street, from Ilounatin
Street to South Street.
Section 2. That when said locations have been so made, the saidi-mmrCity
Engineer be further requested and directed to notify the Southwestern Bell
Telephone Comapny and the Fayetteville Gas & Electric Light Company that said
locations have been so made, and that they, each of them, are requested to
erect their _Doles in accordance with said locations.
J.C.L,, ssie.
Passed --and approved this 9th day of April,1921.
AV.est: Approved:
D.E.BBtkidenthal , J.Li.Phillips ,
Clerk. 1.1ayor .
Aid 71ages sec the motion to adopt this resolution, vote was taken Lith the
following result,Ayes Ald Ambrose,Ham,Harding,I.assie,Stephens, 'Iages. Nayes
none,Absent and not voting none,Layor declared ththe
resolution adopted.
Ald Ambrose introduced the following rgmglta resolution and moved its adoption
to -crit:
RE, S0LUT I011
tlIIDR AS, the City of Payetteville,Arkansas, has no of£ical Digest of the
City Ordinances; and
JEEREAS, it is almost impossible for the City Attorney, the City Council and
the executive officers of said City, to intelligently handle the business of
sc"id City without the aid of a Digest of its Ordinances;
1I0':l,TIER, ORE B:: IT _! SOLV D BY THE CITY COUi•ICIL OF THE CITY OF FAY `1'T_.VILLE
ARu�11SAS:
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Section L..that Geo,A.Hurst, an Attorney of the City of Faye tteville,Arkansas,
be and he is hereby employed to revise and digest the City Ordinances of the City
of Fayetteville,Arkansas and to arrange the same under appropriate heads, with
proper reference and index. It shall be the duty of said Digester to prepare
a manuscript of said Digest and to submit the same to the City Council for its
approval. After said manuscript has been approved by said City Council,it shall
be the duty of said Digester to supertend the printing of said Digest, so far
as to read and mark the proof sheets', furnished by the printer to be employed
by said City Council, while the work is in course of publication. Said
Digester shall be paid for his services the sur:! of Six Hundred 0%00.00)
Dollars to be paid to him by warrants dramn by the City Clerk at the rate of j
Twenty-five (025.00) Dollars per month. '
Section 2. This Reolution shall be in forc.3 and effect from and after its
acceptance by said Geo.A.Hurst, and,upon his formal acceptance,' shall be treated
f as a contract bet:•ieen the said City of Fayetteville,Arkansas, and the said
Geo.A.Hurst.
Passed and approved this 9th day of A_pri1,1921.
Attest: Approved:
D.E.Bridenthal, ,ved:
J,I.i.Phillips ,
Clerk. i.ayor.
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Ald I.passie sec the motion to adopt ttksxaseg4hT this resolution, vote was taken
with the following result,Ayes Ald ':mbrose,Earding,T.assie,'.1'ages,1%ayes Ald Ham,
Stephens, I.Iayor declared the resolution received a majority of the vote and Name
duly adopted.
I.Ioved and carried to adjourne to meet subject to call.
Attest:
Gr/VH:Faa.Clerk.
/Approved:
I.Iayor .
CALLED I.; :TING CITY COUNCIL HELD APRIL 13th,1921.
Present i.Tayor,Clerk,Ald Ambrose,Ham,Harding,I.lassie,Stephens,.!ages.
The question of esALA
tablishing of grades on Forrest Avenue came before the Council
whereupon Ald L-]assie moved that the City Engineer be instructed to establish a
grade on Forrest revenue for sidewalks, which was duly sec by Ald Harding,
resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Ham,Harding,I:assie,Stephens,
•:;ages ,ITayes none,.:bsent and not voting none ,1 ayor declared the motion adopted.
Plans and specifications was presnted to the Council asking for a permit to
build by Tony Sowder,whereupon Ald Harding moved that the Council gr=ant a permit
to Ls Sowder to build with the provision that he build his flues from the ground
up, which :as duly see by Ala Ilassie, resulted in the following vote,Ayes Ald
Ambrose ,Ham.Haraing.I.iassie,Ste-nhens,71ages,?Tayes none,Absent and not voting
none,i:ayor declared the motion adopted.
-The minutes of the previous meetings was read and approved.
('015he Council took under consideration the assessement of benifits filed by the
Board of Assessors for Last Street Improvement District ITumber One of the City
of Fayetteville Arkansas, and also for Annex iiu.:iber One to Last Street Improv-
ment District iTunber One of the City of Faye ttevil =e ,Arkansas, J.H.LIcIlroy, a
pro-perty holder in said District ap;".eared befor the Council .�.nd presented an
argument in favor of a reduction of the amount of the assessed benifits, with
reference to certain propertiesylocated with_.n said District.
After a full and complete hearing, all parties having been heard who desired to
be heard,nld ':;ages moved that the assessed b:nifits against Lot.5,Block 16, be
reduced from.,1400.00 to ,-980.00;that the assessed benifits against Lot 69
Bloch 16, be reduced from�660.00 to '561.00,that the assesses benifits against
Lots 6a and 7a,in Block 16, be reducer' from ,;550.00 to'.) %,467.50; that..the
assessed benifits against Lot 7,Blcck 16, be reduced from 1550.00 to y467.50;
that the assessed benifits against lots 9a and 10 a,in Bloch 16, be reduced
from 1440.00 to ,1374.00; that the assessed benifits against Lot 10,in Block 16,
be reduced from •.605.00 to 514.25; that the asses,of- benifits against Lots lOb
and 11, in Block 16, be reduced from .;1,540.00 to %jl 078.00, that,the assessed
benifits against Lots 6a and 7a in Block 15, be reduced from %)660.00'to r
94-62.00 which motion was duly sec by ;_ld Ham,, resulted in the following vote
Ayes ALM - mbr�.se Ham, Yard. ing,:lassi e,Stci6liens,'.!ag•es,Fa-e none,Absent and not
votin;; none ,L:ayor declare'the motion duly adopt
'Phe following acceptance was rend to -wit:
ACC PT.1iC OF DIG- .` _:3 0 CI'T'Y
"0 ''_' • I.:aY'C)R AFD CITY CObZ CIL OF :'F. CITY OP F__Y_T 'LVIL ::,_3
on the 9th day of :ipril,1921, the City Council of the City of
Fayetteville,nrl.ansa-,,passed a Resolution, employinn• Geo..,.Hurst, an ::ttorncy
of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas, to r-repo.re a Digest of the City Ordinances
in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth inr?.id I?esolution,and
said Resolution provided amonc; other thin,o that the s_:me
should be in force and effect after its acceptance by the said Geo.A.Harst;
and that ,upon hi; formal accent•ance, the same should b:: treated as a contract
bet•::een the said City of Fayettevil le,,irkansas, end the said Oeo.A.Ha:rst;
i'o:r, therefore I. the said- Geo._..Hurst,hereby formally acQept•said
emnlo�,%me.zt u-nca.:r the terms and conditions set forth in s..id ;?esol:tion.rassed
on the 9th day of �pril,1921. and ?.sl, that this accptance be spread of record.
:;itness my hand this lath day of nr.ril,1921.
Geo.<..Hurst.,
yttorney.
Ald Ambrose moved that the same be accepted and _placed upon record, ,which was
duly sec b1T _ila Iiardin`•,-resulted in the follo-lin;; rote ._yes Lld .imbrose,Ham,
Hardinn•,..Iassie,Stenheaas,'.!ages I:ayes none,ilbcent• and not voting none,I.Layor
declared the motion adopted.
The reports of the Plans and Specifications and estimate of the cost of the
proposed .!illow :.venue Improvement District =iur..oer One was presented. to the
-� Council, rfnereu;:on --1d Fardinn• moved '.-::at the rerort be received and filed,
which :•.s aul;; sec by .ad L:assie, resulted in t:ie follo•:iin.m vote 1yes, is
_:mbross .-a.a,iarding,:2ssie,Ste_ hens,'.'a;,es,I:ayes nona,__bsent and :: of voti;in
none ::ayor declared the motion wonted..
:,ld HE.r ink; introduced the follo•,ring -Fn resolution, to -wit:
(� R 'SOLUTIO::.
IT .i_.,_OLV D 3Y Tti CITY COUiTCIL OF ^II:; CITY OF FriY .'E'- VII• A21L,
That .I.i1.Sumraers,'.I.L.Crouch and T.U. Jackson, three elctors of the Cit of
Fayettevil'_e,_:rkar_sas, are hereby ap-Dointed to constitute a Board of Aszes�ment
foA-tile ben.' -fits to be received by each lot or Block or other subdivision of
% land within .;illo•:i :,vena' . Tu:.ber One. of the City of Fad*ettevil".e,
1-rk_nsac b-,- rod...^o: of the .,roposed im,Drovement.
=t�.s:3r nd arprovee. this 1.5th day of A,�ri1,1921.
i._..._ i.cq�.en�t`ha,1 J.:.:aPhil".ip
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