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RFGULiiR MEETING 0". THS CITY" COUNCIL HELD S_;PT:.'.1BER 8th, 1924.
Present; the Mayor, Clerk, tildermen Drake, Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price; absent
Alderman Jackson.
-'Phb;rbports;,o£,thbfPolieb.Judge and..Ctty;:,colle_gtor.Were received and referred to the
Auditing Committee,
The Report of the Street Commissioner for the weeks ending August 31 and Sentember 6th
were received and ordered filed, and the payroll as listed below was ,by motion of Ald.
Harding seconded by Ald. Drake,ordered paid and the Clerk was instructed to issue war-
rants for the same;
:Alis Sutton03.00; Henry Barton j2.50 and N 27.50; Charles ''!ilcox 5719.30 and 6.00;
Doc Taylor ti�12.50 and ;413.75; Joe George .';6.25 and ;3.76; Ed. ,'ilcox x}9.00;
T?N?'::ebster ;?18.00 and 9.00; Dave Condra.$N .00
The report of the Fire Chief for the month of August was received and ordered filed.
The following accounts against the City were on motion referred to the Auditing Committed.,
C.J.FuIDler a 11.00 C.O.Hansard a 1.90
' Lewis Brothers Co. 17.38 '::ages Brothers 2.75
Jarvis Tire Co. 1.15 Goss -Rogers Electric Co. 1.85
Fayetteville Ptn, Co, 30.00 So. -West Bell Tel Co. 1.05
Fayetteville Gas and .lectric Co, 366.70 Heerwagen Bros. Co. "6:95
'.:.L.Crouch 10.15 E.Z.Davies 8& Co. 67.40
C.ri,Idareno 381.25 E.Z.Davies & Co, 1.15
Geo, J. Roggers 25.25 Ivey & Boyd 1.35
E.IH.Ratliff 44.00 Democrat Printing Co. 11.25
nrkansas Countryman 2.60 J.H.Phipps Lbr, Co, 5.91
Fugitt I.Iotor Co, 4.65 So -Crest Bell Tel Co. 8.12
Security i`otor Co. 21.65 J.H.Phipps Lbr, Co, 12.30
?lectric Service Co. 2.75 J.H.Phipps Lbr Co. 14.52
lectric Service Co. 37.14 Waite Phillips Co. 10.40
Ozark filling Station 18.10 555 Service Station 6.90
The following applications for building permits were granted subjecj,to the approval
of the City ngineer;-
D.H.Irons, dwelling Lot one Block Six Masonic Addition
C.O.Lollar, Residence on East Lafayette, Street
C.O.Lollar, Residence on East Spring Street,
N.F.Drake, Residence Lots 1&2 Block 1 :Inglewood Addition,
D.J.Collins, Residence Lot 1.., Block 13 City Park Addition.
The report of the Supt. City Hospital for July and August was received and ordered filed
On motion by Alderman I:Iintun seconded By rlderman Harding and carried by the unanimous
vote of the members present all amusement concessions for the week ending September 27
1924 were awarded to the '.ashington County Fair Association.
A petition for street lights at the intersections of .Lindell and ':;est Maple and of
Lindell and "ogglass was referred to the Light Committee,
permission to drive an Auto on the Streets of Fayetteville was granted to Gus Gonyer,
subject to the approv 1 of the Chief of Police,
i, etition f^r the_ change of a Strect light on Taylor nd ':.'hittham streets was referred
to Chairman of the Light Committee,with poc✓er to act.
Alderman Phillips moved that the Fire Chief be authorized and directed to have all Xyge
necessary repairs made on the Studebaker Truck,and that he be derected to regAire the
discontinuance of any of the Fire apparatus for any purpose except fire service. This
motion was secondei by Alderman Mintun and received the following vote; Ayes Aldermen
Drake, Harding, Mintun, Fhillios, Price;nays nine; absent and not voting Alderman Jackso/h./
and was declareLf passed by the Mayor,
The report of the Board of Health on the location of an egg and poultry House at the
corner of ?lest and Soring Streets,containing their adverse recommendation was ordered re -
ceived and filed.
' A re uest of a water and sewer line from Ilirr. Byrnes was referred to the ".later Commissio 4UA+,
The Street Committee made a report on the matter of the condition of the west wall of th Q
wagon yard,and after some discussion the matter was referred back to the Committee for
further consideration.
The first Petition for the formation of an improvement district on Nortth Leverettl
was read to the Council and on motion by Alderman herding seconded by Alderman IHintun an cL
' carried by the following vote; Ayes Aldermen Drake, Harding, Mimtum, Phillips, Price,
nays none, absent and not.voting Alderman Jackson and so declared by the !s;ayor the
Petition war• ordered received, filed and spread of record; Acopy is as follows; -
TO _H�- I;fA OR AJID CI'1'Y COUNCIL OF `r= CITY OF FAY"EYY VILLi;ARKANSAS:
'.7e, the undersigned, owners of real property in the City ofeFayetteville, Arkansas, and
of the district herein described and set forth respectfully petition your Honorable Body
to take all of the necessary steps and pass all the necessary ordinances, resolutions,or
orders to form an improvement district for the purpose of graidng, rolling and paving
the following streets or parts of streets as hereinafter described, to -wit;
Leverett Avenue from the South line of Douglas Street to the North line of North Street.
Beg inning atThe intersection of the East line of Leverett Avenue and the South line of
Douglas Street and running thence ast 185 feet; thence North to the Southeast cormer o
of Lot 13a,Archias and Bushnell's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkan^^;'hence
North to the North line of Taylor Syreet;thence in a Northeasterly direction acros's
Taylor Street to the Southeast corner of Lot Twenty-seven (27),rrchias & bushneil's
Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;
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thence North to the South line of York Street;thence in a Northerly direction across York �Tt
Streetto a point on.the North line of Said York Street which is 200 feet East of the Tast
line of Levetett Avenue;thence North to the North line of the Southeast Quarter of the South
west r'uarterof Seepion Nine(9), 'Township Sixteen (16) North, Range Thirty (30) 'lest;.thence
':!est 390 feet;thence in a Southerly direction to the Northwest cornier of Lot One(i),F.ose Hili,
Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;lthence South to the Southwest corner of Lot
six(6)Block Sixteen (16),Rose Hill Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas; thence in
a Southerly direction across York Street to the Northwest corner of Lot Four (4).,. Block
Three (3),Leverett's Third Addition to the City -of Fayetteville, Arkansas; thence Soyth to
the Southwest corner of Lot One(1), Block Three'(3), Leverett's Third r_ddition to the City
of Fayetteville- Arkansas;thence South.across the street to the Northwest corner of Lot Five
)5), Block Two 12), Leverett's Third Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence
South to the•Southwest corner of LotOne(1), Block Two (2), Leverett's Third Addition to the
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence South to the South line -of Douglas Street;thence East
along the South line of Douglas Street to the place of beginning-.. '
The above property it further described by Lots and:Blocks as follows.;
Leverett's Third Addition to the City of Fay6tteville, Arkansas,
Block Two(2), Lots Twelve (12 ), Thirteen.(13), Thirteen A (13a), Twenty-two (22), Twenty
three (23), Twenty-six (26), Twenty-seven (27). 1.
Rose Hill Adidion;t I RH kaw i1iWIX2E,KX XKK ,
Block One (1), Lots One(1), Two (2)., Three (3},.andtF6ur (4).
Block right (8),Lots One (l).; Two.(P,), Three (•3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6).
Block Nine (9), Lots One .(1), Two (2.), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), and Six (6),
Block Sixteen (16), Lots One (1), -Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), and Six (6),.also
an unplatted tract of land which is described as follows;
Beginning at the intersection of the North line of York Street with the East Line of Lev^
erett Avenue and running thence East 200 feet; thence North to the North line of the South&= -
east Quarter of the -Southwest Quarter of Section Nine (9), Township Sixteen (16) North ,Range
Thirty (.30) West; thence ',Rest 200 £ett;thence•South to the place of beginning.
Yoyr petitioners further state that they, and each of them retide within the above d -ser
described boundaries and own real property situated therein and pray that the above stipulat-
ed portion of real estate in said City be established and laid off into an improvement Dis-
trict for the purpose of making said improvement.
John M. Parker Fred Bryant
J.'U.Idurphy Mrs. V.L. Call
Mrs Velma Congour Mr. & hIrs. J.G.1.4eKinley .
Mrs. Maggie Poll Lirs, Vlm. Reep
Mrs. Linnie Irlurphy Mrs Tillie Blatner
Airs, Idary L. Pitt R.D.Eoff '
Alderman Harding introduced an Ordinance which was read the first timem whereupon Alderman HY
Hadding moved that the Rules be suspended and the Ordinance placed on its second reading,
This motion was seconded by Alderman Drake and received the following vote; Ayes Aldermen
Drake, Harding, I;iintun Phillips,.Price; nays none absent and not voting Alderman Jackson and
was declared passed by the Arlayor. The Or.inance being read the second time, Alderman Phillip
moved that the Rules be further suspended and the Ordinance placed on its third.reading and
final passage. This motion was seconded by Alderman Mintun and received the following vote;
Ayes Aldermen Drake, Harding, Tdintun Phillips, Price; nays none; absent and not voting Ald-
erman Jackson, and was declared passed b, the Mayor, who then called for the vote on the
passage of the Ordinance, which was as follows; Lyes Aldermen Drake, Harding, Idintun? Phillip'
Price; nays none; absent and not voting Alderman Jackson.Tyhe Mayor declared the Ordinance pe
passed. Acopy follows;.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 525.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY THE ASSESSI/iSNT IN Al
NUI.iBER ONE TO UNIVERSITY II2ROVsDT1INT DISTRICT NUIIIBER ONE OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE P2K$ANSA
WHEREAS the mojority in value of the property holders owning property adjoining the lo-
cality to be affectedand situated in Annex Number One to University Improvement District Num^
ber One of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, organized for the purpose ofgrading, rolling
and paving -with material other than brick,having petitioned the City Council of the City of
Fayetteville, Arka nsas,for the construction of said improvementand that .the costs thereof
shall be assessed upon the real property of said district according to the benefits received '
and
CiHER AS,said benefits received by each and every Block,Lot and,parcel of real property
situated in said District equals or exceeds the local assessment thereon; and
WH'REAS,the estimated cost of said improvement is fen Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00);
IT IS ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLr,ARKP.NSAS:
SECTION ONE;That said several Blocks, Lots and Parcels of real property in said District '
be assessed according to the assessment list of said Improvement District as the same now ar
remains in the Office of the City Clerk and that ten per centum (10%0 of each of said Blocks
Lots and Parcelsshall be paid annually on or before the 15th day of Novemberunti-1 the whole
of said assessment shall be paid.
S•_CTION T!';O;That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after. its
passage, approval and publication and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith be, and the same are hereby ,repealed.
Passed and approved this 8th day of September, 1924,
Attest; J.C.iviassie, Clerk. Approved, Allan ni. Wilson
Mayor.
Published in the•Fayetteville Democrat, September 10th, 1924.
The Original petition for an Improvement District under the name of of Dou_las Street
Improvement District was presented and read to the Council,whereupon r_lderman garding
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moved that the petition be received, filed and spread of record. This motion w4s seconded by
AldermanPrice and received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Dake, Harding, l.iintun, Phillip
and Price;nays nons; absent and not voting Alderman Jackson,a::11
. wa s declared passed by the
I.layor.. The following is a copy; -
TO.: THA., MAYOR i.ND CITY COULICIL OF 'THI] CITY OF FAY.:.TT VILLZ,ARK-!USi_S:
'.7e,th.e undersigned owners of real property in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,and of vv�
the District herein described and set forth respectfully petition your Honor;,ble Body to
take all necessary steps and pass all necessary ordinances, resolutions or roders to form
an improvement district for the purpose of grading, rolling and pavingthe•following streets
or parts of streets as hereinafter described, to -wit;
Storer Street from the North"line.of Tlest MaplecStreet to the North line of Douglas
Street,Douglas Street from the West line of Leverttt Avenue to the :'lest line of Storer
3treet=-said District to.be bounded by metes amd.bounds as follows;
Beginning at the Southeast corner of'Lot leven(ll), Block One (1), Leverett's Third
._ddition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,and running thence North to the Southeast
corner of LotSeven (7)., :clock One (1), Leverett's Third Addition to the City of Fayyette-
ville, Arkansas;thence East to the Southwest corner of Lot Three (3), Block One (1), Lever@
ett's Third Addition to the City of Fagetteville; Arkansas; thence East to the '",est line
.of Leverett Avenue;thence North along the West line of Leverett Avenue .to the South line of
Douglas 3treet;thence North across Douglas Street to the intersection ofthe North line of
Douglas 3treet with the ':est line ofLeverett Avenue;thence North to the Northeast corner of
Lot One (1),'Block Two (2), Leverett's Third Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;
thence '.:est to the East line of Storer.Street;thence in a Northwesterly direction across
atorer Street to the Northeast corner of Lot Twenty-six (26), Block One (1), Oakland Place
Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence ;lest to the Northwest corner of Lot
Twenty-seven (27), Block One(1), Oakland Place Addititon to,the City of Fayetteville, Arkan-
sas;thence South to the Southwest corner of Lot 'Twenty-seven (27), Block One (1), Oakland
Place Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas; thence.in a Southwesterly direction
across Douglas Street to the Northwest corner of Lot One (1), Block Four (4), 2akland Place
Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Lrkansas;thence South to the Southwest corner of Lot
Nine (9), Block Four (4), Oakland Place Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;
thence in a Southeasterly di-rection.across the alley to the Northwest corner of Lot Eleven
(11), Block Four (4), Oakland Place Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence
"outh t^ the North line of "lest l.faple Streetlthence EaOt to the :','lest line of Storer Street;
thence East across Storer Street to the intersection of theEast line of Storer Street with y -
the ;lest line of .":est Il:ple Street; thence East to the place of beginning.
The aforesaid description by metes and bounds embraces the following Lots and Blocks as
sho•.-in by.pll.ts filed in the office of the Circuit Clerkand Ex -Officio Recorder of '.1ashing-
ton County,(Arkansas,to-wit;
Block One(1), Leverett's Third Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Lots
Three(5),Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), eight (8), !line (9), Ten (10), and
_even
Block Two (2), Leverett's Third.Addition to the City of Fayette-fille,.Arkansas, Lots
One (1), .1leven (11), and Twelve (12).
Block One (.1), Oakland Place Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Lots
Twenty-six (26) and Twenty-seven (27).
Block Four (4), Oakland 'lace Addition to the City of FLyetteville, krkansas, Lots One
(1), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6)'_; Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten '(10), and Eleven (11).
...:. Harding H. L. Trent
Krs, Linnie I.lurphy J.PW.May
,.`urd ':. Sachs Al :`hitcomb
S,J.Schilling E. I.I.Rat1iff
cs. I.�ble S..chs :!.T.Gladson
Alpha L Goss
A.
:.ldarmzin ISintun,se.:onded b; Alderman Price moved that the Council go on record as
intending to pcy only for the pavinE of the ectual exx±x intersections of streets in the
Do,iglas street Improvement District. This motion received the follor!ing vote; ayes
rld_rmen Dra e Hardinggd I.Ijn�t�P ic./.1;_� l�m..n Phillips; absent and not voting Alderman
J. clXon // I -
'Alderman introduced an Ordinance creating Douglas Street Improvement District,•:hick 1.-ias
read the first time, -hereupon Alderman Pr ice moved that the Rules be suspended and the Ordi�
nance placed on its second reading. This motion was seconded by Alderman Phillips and receiv -
' ec the follor:ring vote;ayes Aldermen Drake, Harding, ISintun Phillips Price; nays none; absent
and not voting Aldrrman Jackson,and -,ras declare. passed by the Mayor.Following the second reading of the Ordinance Alderman Phillips moved that the Rules be fur-
ther suspended and the Ordinance placed on its third reading and final passage. This !,lotion
.-•as seconded by Alderman Price and received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Drake, Harding
;.:intun, Philli-,s, Price, nays none; absent and not voting ._lderman Jackson, and was declared
passed by the i.Sayor,r:ho then called for the vote on the passage of the Ordinance,:ihich was w
as follo�^s; eyes Aldermen Drake, Harding, Ilintun, Phillips, Price; nays none; absent and not
voting Alderman J.ckson. The I.;ayor then declared the Ordinance passed. Acopy is as follows;-
' ORDIN:IIC"r. I103ER 526.
.:II ORDIIL TICL Lr_YING OFF CERTAIII TERRITORY '•!Ii'HIN '1'H: CORPORAT
=.:ITS OF TFL CI1Y OFFAiF`P`'�VLL ,SRKTISAS,INTO 1 . S;L
TT IMPROVINT LISTTRICT FOR TH:. PURPOSL OF
I12t3OVIiiG 3TORER ST3�::T FRO!-.! TffisIIORTH LIN. OF '"EAST i'IAPIL STR-..T TO THS NORTH LINE. OF
DUL'GLA6 STR..ET: UOUGLAS ST:R.ET,FROn7 THS, ;JEST LINK'. OF L_.VERZTT AVENUE TO `PH: C,EST LINE OF
3TORER STREET.
at a. meeting of the City council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,on
the 8th d:_y of September,1924,a petition signed by ten (10)ormers of real property within
the district hereinafter described in Section one (1) of this Ordi4ance was presented to
cw iO C.it,a Council,asking that it take steps for the making of L -n improvement `Consisting. -
of grading, rolling and paving the following streets and parts of streets as may be more
fully determined by theBoard cf improvement of said Distriet,to-reit;
atorer Street,from the Ilorth line of ':'est Maple Street to the North line of Douglas
°treetand Douglas Street from the :lest line of Leverett :venue to the :lest line of Storer
"treet.
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;FSR AS, in said petition it was further prayed that the City Council lay off a stipulat�
ed portion real estate into.an Improvement District for making;^said improvement.
NOW,i'H.i,REFORE,B IT ORDAINED BY THE. CITY COUNCIL OF TH:: CI`T'Y OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARYANSAS:
SECTION ONE:That the following Lots, Blocks, _Streets, Alleysand Parcels of real estate
in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, be,and the same are hereby laid off and declared to
be an Improvement District within said City, to -wit;
Beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot .eleven (11), Block One (1),Leverett's Third Add-
ition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,and running thence North to the Southeast corner
of Lot Seven (7), Block One (1), Leverett's Third Addition to the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas;thence East to the Southwest corner of Lot Three (3), Block One (1), Leverett's orf
Third Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence :.ast to the West line of Leveret=
Avenue;thence North along the '.lest line of Leverett Avenue to the South line of Douglas F.-f''P� '
street;thence.across Douglas Street to the intersection ofthe North line of Douglas Street
with the ..est line of Leverett Avenue;thence North t o.the Northeast corner of Lot One (1),
Block Two (2), Leverett's 'Third Addition to the City of Fayettevielle, Arkansas;thence '.`:est
to the East line of Storer Street;thence in a Northwesterly direction across Storer Street
to the Northeast corner of Lot Twenty-six (26). Block One (1), Oakland Place Addition to the
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence West to the Northwest corner of Lot Twenty8seven (27),
Block One (1), Oakland Place Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkandas;thence South to
the South rest corner of Lot Twenty-seven 127), Block One (1), Oakland Place Addition to the
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence in a Southwesterly direction across Douglas Street to
the Northwest corner of Lot One (1), Block Four (4), Oakland Place Addition to the City of
Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence South to the Southwest corner of Lotidine (9), Block Four (4),•
Oakland Place Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Aekansas;thence in a Southeasterly direc-
tion across the alley to theNorthwest corner of Lot eleven (11), Block Four (C-), Oaklaag--Plate^
Place Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence South to thee,tNotth line of
..est idaple Street;thence Last to the Fest line of Storer Street;thence east across Storer
Street to the intersectiom of the East line of Storer Street with the 'Notch line of Test -Ma-
ple Street;thence East to the place of beginning.
The aforesaid description by metes and bounds embraces the following Lots and Blocks,as
shown by plats filed in the Office of the circuit Clerk and Ex -Officio Reourder of Washing-
ton County, Arkansas,yo-exit;
Block One (1), Leverett's Third Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Lots
Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6) Seven (7), Tight (8), Nine (9), Ten i10), and
Eleven (11).
Block Two (2), Leverett's Third Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Lots
One (1) „ Elevem (11),and Twelve (12).
Block One (1), Oak and Place Addition to the City of Fayetteville, lkrkansas, Lots
Twenty-six (26) and T--ienty-seven (27).
Block Four (4), Oakland Place Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Lots
One (1), Four (4),,Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8), Mine (9), `Pen (10)and Eleven (11 '
S:C`PION TWO. That the said District shall hereafter be known and designated as Douglas
Street Improvement District Number One of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
SECTION THRLiZ: That said District is laid off for the purpose of grading, rolling and
paving of said streets and parts of :streets as may be more fully determined hereafter by
the Board of Improvement of saod ImprovementDistrict. .
SECTION FOUR:That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict -ka:r
herewith, be, and the same are hereby ,pepealed.
Passed and approved this 8th day of September, 1924.
Attest; J.C.Eassie, Clerk. _ Approved; Allan M. Wilson, Mayor.
Published September 10th,1924, in the Fayetteville Democrat.
':;ith reference to the sidewalk on ast Maple Street which were left .bove grade by the
excavation for the street, the Council ,after discussion of the matter,entertained the
following motion by Alderman Harding,seconded b;; Alderman Phillips;
That the necessary expense of reconstructing the sidewalksbbegugranteed by theygity;
That the work be done under the supervission of the City Engineer,he being given power
to act;That it was the opinion of the Council that the expense of the work should be defray-
ed by the Annex Number One to Mont Nord Improvement District Number One; '
that the Street Committee be directed to confer with the Commissioners of the District
in regard to the matter. This Motion received the following vote ;Ayes Aldermen Drake, Hardt-
ing, Mintun, Phillips, Price, naya none; absent and not voting Alderman Jackson and was decfi-
clared passed by the Mgyor.
A proposetion by Dr. Drake in regard to private paving on Mont Nord was referred to the
(City Engineer
On mo ion By Alderman Harding Seconded b Alderman Drake, and carried by the unanimous-v�
vote of e'member Wese t an appropriation of N5.00 was made to assist in oiling Cemetery
Street 4 10� L4
On otion by Alder an Drake seconded by Alderman Price the Mayor was authorized to emp.
ploya A'otor-Cycle patrolmanfor six weeks at a salary of $80.00 per month. This motion receiv
ed the unanimous vote of the members present.
On motion the Council adjourned to September.10th,1924.