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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1923-08-06 Minutes820 Alderman Price introduced the following Resolution and -moved -its adoption; this motion was seconded by Ald. Mintun,and the vote thereon was as follows: Ayes, Aldermen Price,Jackson, Stephens,Mintun, Nayes; Nene.- Whereupon the Mayor announced that the Resolution was adopted, and a copy is as follows:M TTM l�a.,fG -� 47 '2 WHEREAS, on'the 2Ist day of May, I923,the Board of Commissioners of Sewer Improvement Dist+ riot Number One of the City of-Fayetteville,Arkansas,presented to the City Council of the City pi of Fayetteville,Arkansas, a written report,stating that it was necessary to extend the Sewer Mains and enlarge the 43aaom Sewer Plant and to replace old pipes with new within the Sewer Impp rovement District One of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas,for the benefit of the public serv- ice,and that ther were not sufficient funds on hand belonging to such Improvement District avail able for such purpose; WHEREAS, said Board of Commissioners asked said City Council to take such steps and to make such provisions as were necessary for the making of such improvements and to assess the cost thereof against the/ real property within said Improvement District; WHEREAS', on the said 2Ist day of May,I923,said City Council of the City of Fayetteville,Ark- aneas,duly passed a Resolution',requesting'the Board of Commissioners to form plans for the above mentioned improvements; WHEREAS, said Board of Commissioners did on the 9th day of July,I923, make a report to said City Council,giving the plans and specifications of said improvements,together with the estimate of the cost of same;ana WHgR.bAS,said City Council on said 9th day of July,I923,duly passed a Resolution approving 'said plans and specifications and said report; NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE 9ARKntdSAS ; SECTION ONE: That Clem Pearson,E.L.Nettleship and B.F.Campbell,three qualified electors of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas,are hereby appointed to constitute a Board of Assessment to assess the benefits accrued,or•to accrue;on each lot,block or parcel of real property within Sewer Imp- rovement District Number One of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas,by reason of said additional improvements. SECTION TWO: That all Resolutions and parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith,be, and the same are hereby,repealed, and this Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. (Sgd.) M.L.Price. Passed and approved this 30th day of July, I923. Attest: Approved: (Sgd.) C.F.Armistead (Sgd.) Allen 11oWilson, Clerk. Mayor. The City Engineer made a verbal report concerning certain portions of sidewalk on Walnut and Sutton Streets. No further business appearing the Council adjourned at 9:I5 p.m. Attest: ��n ��-0 Approved: City Clerk. Mayor, REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD AUGUST 69 1923 Present: Aldermen Jackson, Phillips, Stephens, Minton. Absent : Aldermen:" Harding and Price. Council. The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read by the Clerk and approved by the The Reports of the Police Judge and of the City Collector were submitted to the Counj cil,along with the following bills against the City for the month of July: E.M.Ratli£f, $ I03.00; Campbell and Bell, 2.66;' Democrat Print. Co. I0.66 Red Cross Drug St. .25 Bear Cat Fill.Sta. 7.6I; J.V(.Shelley, 6.010 E.M.Ratliff, I89.00 Bear State Oil Co. 25.25 Sandford & Son, 3.2 a Lewis Bros,Co. 6.I59 Democrat Print Co. 8.60; Fayetteville G.BoE.Co 349.3 N.V1 Ark.Lumb.Co. 4.50 Patterson Print&Sta, 6.90 Geo.D.Barnard Print. 25.06 On motion made by Ald. Minton,seconded by Aldo the above mentioned Reports and acoo ants were referred to the Auditing Committe by the unanimous vote of the Council. The Report of sthe'Street Commissioner for the week ending Aug. 4,I923,was submitted to the Council. On motion made by Aldo Jackson,secorided by Aldo Phillips and•carried by the unanimous vote of the Council,the Report was received,ordered to be filed and the Clerk was directed to issue warrants to cover labor as shown by said report as follows: Charlie Wilcox, $ I8.00; Jim Gray, $V I2.00; Ed Wilcox, $$ 5.00. Mr Lee Seamster appeared before the Council in the interest of his fl�yigi�z,{JII client, Mr. M. Baum,relative to an extension of NIr. Baum's franchise from the City to deliver gas to the City. Alderman Phillips introduced ORDINANCE N0. 487, relating to the extension soug ht by Mr. Baum: This Ordinance was read for the 'first time. The City Engineer submitted a Report of the Estimated Cost of Surfacing School Street •also a Report giving the Estimated Cost of Improving and Grading Walnut Street. On motion made by Aldo Jackson,seconded by Ald Philli-ps and carried by the unanimous vote of the Coun- cil ,these Reports were directed to be filed. The following citizens submitted applications for building permits: J.E.Webb,Lot I,Block 8 ,Masonic Addition, residence, Allen Gilbert, Lots 5 & 6,B1k.6Englewood Addition, residence, E.E.Keel, Lot 9,Blk. 4,Davidson's Addition,Store and Filling Station. On motion made by Ald. Stephens,seconded by Aldo Jackson and carried by the unanimous vote of the Council,permits were directed to be issued for these buildings ,subject to the inspect- ion and approval of the City Engineer, ' Application fo r license to drive a taxi -cab was submitted to the Council by Jeff Foster. On motion made by Aldo Jacks'on,second'ed by Ald Minton and carried by the unanimous vote of the Oouncil this application was granted. A petition signed by certain citizens and property holders on the North Side of the Square asking that the property owned by Mrs B.J.Wade be condemned by the Council was read to the Cou ncilo d ra r The Chief of Police appeared before the Council and made a statement in reference to the fraf Tice laws of the City. On motion made by Aid. Minton ,seconded by A1d.Stephens and carried by t the unanimous vote of the Council ,the Mayor was directed to have sign board errected on prin- cipal streets entering City ,on which would be printed " Speed Limit I5 miles; No Cut -Outs" The IJayor appointed the following Committee to investigate The Boulevard -System of Traffic Control: Chief of Police Sanford, Aldermen Jackson and Minton. On motion made by Aid. Jackson,seconded by Aid. Iviinton and carried by the unanimous vote of the Council the City Engineer was directed and empowered to give,Street Numbers to each house in the City at the time he approved application to build same. A bill from The Tropical Paint and Oil Co,of Cleveland,Ohio for 3I.80 was submitted t to the Council. On motion made by Aid. Jackson,seconded by Aid. Minton and passed by the unan imous vote of the Council,this bill was allowed and the Clerk was directed to issue warrant fo r $ 3I.80 to cover said bill. No further business appearing the Council adjourned at 9:I5 p.m. Attest: 0 City Clerk. Approved: REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD AUGUST 20th. I923. Present: The Clerk ,Aldermen Price,Jackson, Phillips, Stephens, Minton. Absent : The Mayor, Alderman Harding. Mayor. 821 On motion made by Aid. Taylor,seconded by Aid. Minton and passed by the unanimags v vote of the Council Alderman Phillips was declared the unanimous choice of the Council for stat Th'e minutes of the preceeding meeting were read by the Clerk and approved by the Council. d The following bills agains the City were returns with the approval of the Auditing Commi ttee ,and on motion made by Aid.-Jackson,seconded by Aid%Minton and passed by the unanimous vote of the Council the Clerk was directed to issue warrant to cover same as follows: Ey,I% Ratliff $ I89.00; E. M. Ratliff,' $ 34.50,; E.M. Ratliff, 68.50 Bear State Oil Co 25.25; Red Cross Drug St. .25 ; Lewis Bros.Co. 6.I5 Bear Cat Fil.Sta. 7.6I; Democrat PritLt.CO. I0.75 ; J,W,Shelly,- 6.00 Geo, B. Barnard Sta.Co. 25.06; Sandford &Son 3.20 ; 'Democrat Pub.Co. 8.60 Patterson Print. & Sta. 6.90; Fay: Gas & Else. 349.35 ; N.W.Ark.Lumb.Co. 4.50 Campbell & Bell D.G.Co. 2.66; The Report of the Street Commissioner for the weeks ending Aug. IIth. and Aug. I8th. ' were submitted to the Council; on motion made by Add. Jackson,seconded by Ald. Stephens and pass- ed by the unanimous vote of the Council,the above reports were received,d ireeted to be filed, and the Clerk directed to issue warrants to cover labor and materials covered by said report as follows: Charlie Wilcox, $I8.00 ; Schooler Steward, $ I8.00; Jim Watt, $ 3.00 Ed. Wilcox, I7.5O ; Ed Wilcox I2.00; Frank Williams $ I43.00 / Charlie -Wilcox, I5.00 ; Schooler Steward, I8.00; Earl Walker, I5.00 I/ The following bills against the City were submitted to the Council,and on motion made by Aldo Jackson,seconded by Aid. Minton and passed by,the unanimous vote of the Council the same were referred to the Auditing Committee: Fayetteville Lumb.& Cem..Co. $ 6.80; Bear State Oil Co. $ 2.40; Fayetteville Republic, 7.00 Fayetteville Democ. I8.60 Campbell Filling Sta. 2.40; Bear Cat Fil.Sta. 2.40 West. Union Tel Co. .97 Wash. Co. Hdw. Co. 2.15 W.B.Crouch, 8.95; W.B.Smith, IO,OO St. L.&S.F.R.R.Co. Wages Bros., 33.00 S.W.Telephone Co. I4.40 The following applications for building permits were submitted to the Council, and on motion made by Aid. Price,seconded by Aid Stephens and carried by the unanimous votd of the Council,the same were granted subject to the approval and inspection of the City Engineer: T.J.Betts,Residence; W.C.Stone, Residence;'Loy E. Barton, Residence; Fayetteville School Board, School Bid. Major. Davidson appeared before the Council in the interest of his client Mrs. B.J.Wade , who had submitted an application to the City Engineer for permission to repair her store build- ing on North Side of Square,and which application had not met with the approval of the City Engi neer. On motion made by Aid. Jaukson,seconded by Ald.Minton and passed by the following vote: Ayes, Aldermen Phillips,Price,Jackson,Stephens,P.Yinton,. Nayes; None, and so declared by the Act. Mayor, the application of Ivirs B.J.Wade to repair her store building was denied'by the Co'une oil. The following Resolution was submitted to the Council by Aid. Minton,who moved its adop- tion; this motion was seconded by Aid. Jackson. The vote thereon was as follows: Ayes, Aldermen Phillips,Price,Jaukson, Stephens, Minton. Nayes; None. The Act. Mayor thereupon amnounced that ' the Resolution had been adopted and a copy id as follows: RESOLUTION:. I� WHEREAS, Jay Fulbright,Chairman of the Board of Improvement of Sewer and Water Improvement District Number One of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas passed away on the 3 day of August, I9239and, Whereas, in XXX�11gi X the untimely death of Mr Fulbright the City of Fayetteville has lost one of her best and most able officers and citizens,whose passing has caused universal sorrow and regret among our people,and, WHEREAS, in honor and respect to the memory of the man,who in life did so much for the ad- vancement and the betterment of Fayetteville, NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKAIISAS: That the passing of Ivlr. Fulbright is deeply regretted -by his fellow officers of this City, andin respect to his memory.and to.his many sterling tualities as an official,a citizen,a Christ ,