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Home My WebLink About1921-04-15 MinutesAld Ambrose sec the motion to ado-:�t this resolution., vote was taken with the following result,I.yes eld Ambrose. Ham Lassie, Stephens ,','Tages,anyes none ,Absent and not voting none,i.layor declared the resolution duly adopted. no further business coming up, motion made to adjou-rne, carried. Attest -.2 Approved: Clerk. i.:ayor. R,''GULn3 i. LTI1?G CITY COUiiCIL IELD APRIL 15th,1921. Present ,1.ayor,Cl0rk,Ala ,Lrnbrose,Ham,Harding,!.Iassie.Stephens,llagess The minutes of the'previous meetings was -r:ad and approved. Ala Iiaraing moved that Julie -reports of the City Officals for the month of Larch that ' have bean U.K. by the Finance Committee be received and filed, which was duly sec by Ald '.!ages, resulted in the following vote Ayes Lld Ambrose.Ham,Harding,I::assie.Stephens, .:a; es,llayes none',Absent and not voting none, ilayor declared the motion adopted. The Finance Committee handed in the following reports as beingcorrect,to-wit: Police Juae:eFineb Col �i .74.50,lotal Punt Col Y74.50, City Col.,Qc.nr,G_reral•n_'tnid N4^.+0,•;treet F1ir_d x;20.00, J 17.:opr1ilj.ips upeC DisboAg t. .wnrch,1921. 400 yards dirt 'nl^COd n" COl7t'h :I OCw. N`Y. -ant i.' +Tnj n Com" l C Tyi� i. o}' i S o, ai_. Street, ar o Conrbt6 crossings ` Cllt 'rOm.thc _11iibi.i0 Square a.na placc" for culvO-'_t to s as �follows,3 On Ticadow St. 5 Ony'_'OCf 13t. ,2 Oil 1.IOunta7.i1 St.,300 yar'uS Ofii:ct placed n?'_ Vie Huntsville-KGad, ani three blocks Cf this stre.-t =aaed 'Rp in Fond sha�0, '36 i0ad'o Oi Ci'_1aerS =.laced or, 'est Center Street and fi^e' blocks dra-- •gen. ,for April 1921. 37 yards of gralr_1 .!decd. o:. "rn_ aty St, wni srreaa, alSo,otl,er re -airs On the Sane St_'eet. xac vwticn on duck Stre.:t placed on School Street for si0,c?,ra1k946 loans of dirt )laced or_ =ouch BlockI> Street. . Ald ar i•1- iI t, o +c .t t th C•'__. for a. i.n ont?: 01 1':Y:.'_"'ch that diii moved that .. •- accounts a��.7.ria� the City _vt iia:, iu.. have been O.I . by the Auditing Com*.nittee be allov;ed and Clerk Drawl T,arranty -or the Sailf , 'r•hich '.'as duly SOC u;y Ala Ham, TeS u.lt cd 1:: Julie fO110?'rl.nn' Vete _:Yv old ismbrooe.1Td.1,t-ardiril�,+._a.C:ie , Stephens ,'�lag'i:S ,-Ifayes none ,Abncnt and not voting nonC. ?.ayor declared the motio~ a`optcd, The Auditing Comrlittec ..handed in the Tollowin as correct,to-wit: S..I.Bell Tel Co. N2.45,J.Shelley J2.00,J.i•I.Phillips 3.05,Fay.Gas rlect.Codi y253.45,Greer abstract Co.026.50,Burns &: I.IcDonald 5j21.60,Thomas &:,Son %7.15, selection Commissioners ti'348.00,E.L'i.Ratliff 5?30.30,Fay.Lbr.&c Cement Co.A8.00, Cam"obell ": Bell D.G.Co..�2.75, Magnolia 1'et.00.%M.83,Democr. Prtg.Co.,'5•.75, Ovmbeys Drug Store. N.30d,Square Tite Co.i?�.'/5,l'LB.Smith tit15.000 ' L:a.yor Phillips appointed C.C.Phillips as City Collector, whereupon Ald Ham moved that the Council confirm the appointment of Er Phillips as City Collector, which was duly see by Ald Stephens, resulted in the follovring vote Ayes Ald Ambrose, Ham,Harding,Ilassie Stephens,Viages, Blayes none,Absent and not voting none,glayor declared the motion ado-oted. Ald I.:assie moved that the City irk Clerk vrrite to the Attorney* General. stating the facts from the record in regard to the employment of Is Hurst to digest the City Ordinances and ask for an offical apinion as to the validity of the contract entered into with Er Hurst., which was duly sec by Ala.7lages, resulted in'the followrino,• vote Ayes Ala Ambrose ,Ham, Harding,i.assie, Stephens, 'jages,iiayes nore, absentQ and not voting none,111a,yor declared the motion adopted. 1.la.yor Phillips reported that he had intervievied I:Ir.Peter Brown- in regard to refunding the money that he had paid to the City liurtxAaEst:: for a quit claim deed to a part of South 'ialnut Street and I.Lr B-rowm declines to accept the said refund. '::7iereupcii Aid !lassie moved that the report be received, which was, duly sec by Ald Harding, resulted. in the following vote Ayes Ald Ambrose,Ham,Harding,i.;assie, sue-ohens,,Iages4,Kayes rione,Absent and not voting none,I,1ayor declared the motion adopted. :.loved ana carried to adjourne. The following election certificates for the following was, handed in,Allan M.17ilson iiayor slect,'7.F.Stirman,Police Judge Elect,ilarcus Hulse,Treasurer'Elect.'/ Ham, l laerrnan "Fleet First 'Iard,T.U.Jackson,Alderman Elect Second '.Iard,I;L1 .Price ,Alderman Elect 'Third :lard, ' idayor Phillips adminstered the Oath of Office to 'i.F.Stirrnan, as Police Judge, T.U.Jackson,_il.derman Second 'Jard,I.i.L.Price ,Aldernian Third hard, and Judge Stirman. adminstered the oath of Office to Allan I.1.77ilson as 1.ayor and ':/.F.Ham as Alderman :rom the first ward. i.Iayor 'ailson takes the chair and asked for the ro@2 call, those present viere -aderman Ham,Harding,Jacl;son,I,lassie.Price,Ste-ohens. The following Comunication from I.ayo-r ',Milson vias read to the Council,to-writ: To the members of the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Gentlemen: - As the lacy requires the I?ayor to report the general coildition of the city to the Council at the second regular me.,ting after going into office, I shall confir_e this statement to the appointment of standing committee and in addition shall briefly set forth some of the things I trust and believe this administration will accomplish for the city. I desire to call to the attention of the Council the importance of adopting a system of street work and the spending of the street fund that will reduce tempoary street worl: to an absolute minimum, keepinU gatters clean and dirt streets drag -ed with �.s small an outlay as is pos ible.and using the nreater -kart of the sere it fund for lasting and pernament street ir.:provement. I fee'- sure that •.re can -.-fork out a system that will be an improvement on the method used in the past, and in this CcO in all other swatters pertaining to the well fare of the city I desire to fully cooperate with the Council. X43 r :.J 344 The City came'into possession'of the fire apparatus it'now* o-.-rns by setting aside a part of the fire fund each year for the sole purpose of purchasing new apparatus and I earnestly request that- this policy be adopted by the present administration, It is only in this xray that neva apparatus can be purchas ct, and I feol suVe that the efficiency of the fire department can be maintained at its present high state and a readonable part of its funds set aside for the purposes named above. I request that the Council give careful consideration to the plan of building a steam pumping plant on West Fork during the present administration, and by full cooperation with the Commissioners of the •,`.later Improvement District this work can be accomplished. The following standing committees will be named for the coming year; , Finance Street Fire and Mater L.L.Price,Chairmcn T.U.Jackson,Chairman, S.S.Stephens,Chairman T.U.Jackson S.S.Ste-ohens W.F.Ham J.C.I,lassie FLF.HaL 0 T.Harding Auditing. Lights. Ordinance, C.T.Harding,Chairman J.0.1.Iassie,Chairman, J.C.lvassie,Chairman. ' L.L.Price T.U.Jackson T.U.Jackson T.U.Jackson C.T.Harding S.S.Stephens xx��exx Sewer. C.T.Harding,Chairman. ,7 .F . Ham S.S.Stephens. Very respectfully, Allan I.1.1-'7i1son, Mayor. l7hereupon Aid i,assie moved that the communication be received and filed and'placed on -record, which was duly sec by Ala Ham, resulted in'the following vote,Ayes Aid Ham. Harding, Jackson, '1.Ie.ssie,P_-rice,Stephens'.Hayes none,Absent and not voting none,I:Iayor declared the motion adopted. I,Iayor Wilson appointed'R.F.Jackson as Chief of Police, whereupon'Ald Stephens moved that the Council confirm the appointment,'v=rhich rias suly sec by Ala Harding,, resulted in the following vote Aid Ham,Harding,Jacl:son,I.Iassie,Price, Stephens,lvayes none,Absent and not voting none.719.yor declared the motion adopted. The Bond of Iir R.F.Jackson was filed with the Council, it being signed by R.F.Jackson,B.P.Campbell,Geo Appleby,A.C.Ucker,S.P.l7illiams, for the sun of ' One thousand dol.ars , Whereupon Aid Harding moved that the Bond of R.F.Jackson be received and filed which aiasduly sec by Ald i;a.ssie,resulted in the following vote,Ayes Aid Ham,. Harding, , Jackson ,ISassie,Price. Stephens. ,hayes none,Absent and not voting none.l.ayor declared the motion adopted. Aid Lassie moved that the matter of a day Policeman be deferred until the next meeting, which was duly sec by Aid Stephens, motion was carried. Judge Stirman Swore in R.F.Jackson as Chief of Police. i,Layor ap;,ointed C.O.Hansard as Chief.of the Fire.Department, and Judge Stirman sworn in C.O.Hansard as Fire Chief,. t'ld lassie moved that the appointment be confirmed, which was duly sec by Aid Harding, motion carried. Mayor appointed E.A.Bridenthal and T.11.Hart as the Board of Public Affairs, and appointed Drs .A,S.Gregg,E.F.Ellis ,F.R.Morrow and ';I.J.Reynolds and H.E.Cravens as the City Board of Health. A.communication from the S.1d;Bell Tel Co. was read to the Council asking the Council to take steps to ivithdraw the suit entered against the Co. for po14 license and to reduce the license, I:Iayor called for an expression. from the Council in regard to the matter, whereupon Aid Harding moved that the suit be carried on for the collection of the pole license due the City, which ;ras duly -sec by Aid !.lassie, resulted in the following vote Ayes Aid Ham,Harding, Rzt=�iv`=xf±r Jackson ,I,iassie,Price , Stephens ,Ual7es none ,Absent and not voting none,i.Tayor declareC, the motion a_opted. Moved and carried to adjourne. ' ��Atttest: - Approved: io Slrk. Mayor.