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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1925-04-06 Minutes1006won ^' SECTION TWO: � That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealedtiand this Ordinance shall shall take effect and be in force from and after its ld0QX1 bassage, approval and publication. Passed t,nd approved this 23rd day of March, 1925. Attest J.C.Massie, Clerk. Approved, Allen M. Wilson, Mayor. No further. business appearing, the Council adjourned to March 30th, 1925. Attest; ' Clerk. Approved; Mayor.. REGULAR M=IND OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD MARCH 30th,1925. Present, the Mayor, Clerk, Aldermen Drake, herding, Jackson, Mintun Phillips, Price. On account of the urgency of other matters the reading of the Minutes was deferred. , The Otdinance Committee reported back the Ordinance providing for a City Collector and defining his duties,with certain amendations,and recommended that it do pass as amended. The Ordinance was read for information as to the .changes recommended by the Committee. After some discussion Alderman Price moved that the Ordinance be placed on its third raiding and final passage. This motion was seconded by Alderman IvIintun and received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Drake, Jackson, Mintun Price; nays Aldermen Harding and Phillips; absent and not voting none, and was declared passed by the Mayor. The Ordinance was read the-third time The' mayor then called for the vot on the passage of the Ordinance, which w.s as follows; ayes Aldermen Drake, Jackson, Mintun, Price; nays Aldermen Harding, Phillips; absent and not , voting none and the Mayor declared the. Ordinance passed. A copy is as follows;- ORDINANCE N0. 553. AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED IT AN ORDIN=NCE CREATING THS: OFFICE OF CITY COLLECTOR,PRESCRIBING HIS DUTIES.,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IT BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUMCIL OF THE CITY OF FAY2TTEVILLE,ARKANSAS: SECTIOL �h_: !! `i'h�t., for the purpose of having all tames and licenses and privilege fees,and &th ,b other moneys due the City of'Fayetteville, Ark nsas,properly collected, the office of City 'C CN collector it hereby created. SEN1 IL: '. t 11Of That said City Collector shall, immediately after the passage, approval and publi- ,,,dei. ion of this Ordinance ,be appointed by. the Mayor of the. City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,saik appointment to be effective when confirmed by the City Council of the City of Fayetteville Arkansas. Said City gollector shall hold his office until the firstregular meeting of the City Council of the City of F._yetteville, Arkansas, held after the. first Tuesday in April, 1927,or until his successor shall be duly appointed and confirmed. Provided,that at the first regular meeting of the City Council,after th e first Tuesday in April,,1927,and at the cor- /(�, �v responding meeting thereafter each two years the Mayor shall appoint a City Collector,whose J appointment sh 11 be effective when confirmed by the City Council,and who shall hold his otf-'? office for the term of two years,as provided above. Provided further that the s.id City Cml-la lector may be removed from office by a vote'of a majority of the City Council,for ineffi- 1 % ciency, m::lfeas.nce or misfeasance in office. SECTION III. It shall be the duty of the City Collector to keepan accurate acuoun5 of ail �tChdf moneys received him,in a book provided for th_t purpose,showing the names of the person-m J or persons from,_che s:me is collected,the date of the payment, and the purpose or cause for \;•� which the s me is paid; and for each separate sum so collected, he shall issue duplicate 1\�,t` receipts, conscutively numbered. SECTICI; IV. It'shall also be the duty of the City Collector to collect all license and privi= ' lege fe.:sof whatsoever nature and kind;and upon payment of th, amount required therefor ,to 06! deliver to the per-on entitled thereto,the proper printed license,and also to deliver to the person paying for and receiving such license,a duplicate receipt showing the date of the payer ment,the name of the person making the payment,and the kind of license or privilege for whic�'- �.° the paymeht is made. SECTION V. to It shall also be the duty of the City Collector to make and prepares, list of the lci names of all persons in the Citywho are engaged in any profession, business, trade,or avocatt ,,,4 tion for which a license or privilege permit is required,and said list shall show the kind G. , 4o£ profession, business, trade or avocation in which each pe rson so. listed is engaged. lUpon the completion of said list, it shall be the duty of the City Oollector to proceed tort the collection of such licenses or privilege taices,on such dates as are,or may hereafter b be orddined by the City Council. In case of the failure or refusc.lof any such person liable �, therefor,to pay such license or privilege tax,it shall be the duty Iof the City Collector to �.� report such person to the Police Judge or to the Chief of Police for violation of the City 1 Ordinance, and thereupon the City Attorney shall be required to file an affidavit against sue h person and cause him to be proceeded against in the Police C ourts of the City. S, i Section VI was ommitted at this place and is foundbetween Sections VIIand VIII �S�`Ql[NID1 fid. It shall also be the duty of the City Collector to.collect all rents due the City '.rater Plant for thJ use of•water furnished to the inhabitants of_the City of Fayetteville by said heater P1 nt,and to deposit such funds in such Bank or Banks as he may be directed by the Atter Board of.the,City of Fayetteville;to collect all assessments due or to become due on various Stre t, Sewer,or other.kinds or classes of Improvement Districts that ar.e now formed \ Dior may be formed in the City of F--yetteville,and after such funds have been so collected by UB he City Collector,he shall deposit the funds,of each separate Improvement District in such 1(x07 Bank or Banks as he may be directed by the several Commissioners of the respective Improvement Districts. For the collection of the aforesaid assessments due said Improvement Districts, a fee of One per centum of such collections shall be paid to the City Collector;in like manner a fee of Two Per Centum of all rents for the use of water furnished the inhabitants by the City viatrr Plant,collected by the City Collector, shall be paid to the City Collector,and the money derived from these two sourese•shall be paid into the City Treasurer by the City Col- lector and by the City Treasurer placed in a separ;�te fund for the paym<nt or the partial payment of the salary of the City Collector as hereinafter provided. Until such time as the 14ar to fund provided for bove is sufficient to meet the monthly salary of the City Collector✓ third (1/3) of such monthly salary shall be paid from the General fund of the City and Two t irds (2/3) of such monthly salary shall be paid by the Water of the City. r SF �P I ('which was omlhtted at the proper place) N" It shall also be the duty of the City Collector to collect all rents and forfeiture n t may be due the City;to collect all judgments obtained by the City;to collecj'all other debts that may be due or may become due to the City. SECTION VIII. - It shall also be the duty of said City Collector to turn over to the City Treas- VOIww-✓1 urer,at least once each , all the moneys in his hands,taking the Treasurer's receipt in 1�m dulpicate for the same,which receipt shall show the fund to which same belongs, one of which `/y receipts shall be filed with the City Clerk,and the other the City Collector shall retain for,, o his own files.Adn the said City Collector ,at the first regular meeting of the Cit,d-, Council, r:_4 each month, shall make a full report of all his official transactions since his last report, 1v , The City Collector shall also make a report quarterly to the City Council with the receipts of the City Treasur-er as vouchers for the amounts so paid by the City Collector to the City Treasurer. SEC TrODi •IX. Thi said City Collector shall be required to furnish a good and sufficient bond to /% the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas, for the fiathful.performance of all his duties. �J as such V "Y✓ Collector,and in such amount or amounts as ma.y be, from time to time, fixe,; b;, the City Councif of the City of Fayetteville, Ark nsas, SSC IOId X. O' OLS. ..`'yam t� �i�-cR n '7 - 0� �►-7'Tl�- C The -said City Collector shall receive for his services�as such the sum of `wo Hundred Twenty-five (225.00) dollars per month, and�said monthly salary may be increased or de eased from time to time b the City council. The said City Collector shall be empoered,by and with the approval of they Council, to appoint a Deputy City tlollector, and from�his monthly sal— ary al— ary of Two Hundred Tw nty�five Dollars,heN.Shall pay the salary of said Deputy City Collector. SEC^ION . XI. Qi�£,�1 The office of the City Collector shall be kept open for the transaction of busines,4,V continually from 8;00 O'clock A.M. to 5;00 O'clock P.M.each day of the year, sundays and legal holidays excepted,arrd the City Collector or the Deputy City Collectorshall be present in the )Jrv� office the entire time of the above specified hours. SECTION AI I.. All Ordi ces and is of Ordinance` in conflict Pi'ezewith be, and the s me are ' hereby repealed, and th's Ordiaanc� shall take effect and ba in force from and after its passage, approval and publication. Passed and approved this 30th d y of March, 1925. Attest; J.C.Massie,. Clerk. Approved; Allen 11, Wilson, Mayor, At this time Alderman Jackson,at his request was excused from the meeting. The report cf the Street Commissioner for the week _nding March 28th was read to the Council and on motion was ordered filed. Alderman Price moved that the payroll of the str=et laborers be p id and the Clerk directe oL to issue warrants for the same. This motion was seconded by Alderman Drake ans received the folz following vote; ayes Aldermen Drake, H_,rding, Mintun, Phillips; nays none; absent and not vot- ing Alderman Jackson, :nd was declared passed by the Mayor. PAYR@LL: .Pres. Hannah, $7.50; Charles Wilcox, $18.00; Doc Taylor, '12.50; T.N.!7ebster, $30.00; D.C. Condra, X12.00; Jim Mitchell, $9.00; The following bills against the City were reported as correct b� the Auditing Committee; -� ' and Alderman Hardmng moved that they be allowed and the Clerk directed to issue warrants for the same. Ylderrpan Price seconded the motion which received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Drake, Harding Mimtun, Phillips, Price; nays none; absent and noy voting '1derm_n Jackson and was declared passed by the Mayor. BILLS: E.K.Hooper, 90.00; s.V.Bird Constr. Co, $28.50; A.M.Byrnes, 750.00 American LaFrance Fire ngine Co. $105.10. ' On motion the Clerk was directed to advertise for bids for City Depository for the en- suing two years,in conformity with Act 309, acts of Ark nsas, 1913. The report of the Board of Public Affairs in the matter of the purchase of tires for the Old Fire Engine was presehted and on motion was ordered received and filed. A petition for the creation of an Improvement District was presented to the Council and on motion by Alderman Harding seconded by Ald rman Price was ordered received, filed and spreaoL� of record; the vote on Alderman'// Harding's motion,being ayes Alderman Drake, Harding, Mintun Phillips, Price; nays none; Absent and not voting Alderman Jackson, the Mayor declaring the Ts mo$ion passed. t A copy of the Petition is as follows; - TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY' OF FAYETTEVILLE ,ARKANSAS: We, the undersigned owners of real property in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and of the District herein describe and set forth,respectfully petition your Honorable Body to take all necessary steps and pass all necessary Ordinance,Resolutions or Orders to farm an Improve- 1.008 ment District for the purpose of grading, rolling and paving the following streets and parts -o - of streets as Ogg hereinafter described, towit; Duncan Avenue from the South line'of West Dickson Street to North line of Wall Street and Wall Street from the West line of Duncs.n Avenue to a point on Wall Street which is 350 feed feet West of the West line of Duncan Avenue; Stone Street from the West line of Hill Avenue to a point on said Stone Street which is 960 feetWest of the West line of Duncan Avenue;Putman St Street from the :`,'est line of Hill Avenue tothe East line of Duncan Avenue;and Treadwell Street from the West line og Hill Avenue to the West line of Duncan Avenue-- said District to be bounded by metes and bounds as follows; ;.nd Six (6). Beginning at the North east corner of Lot Ten (10) ¢�#Y County Court Plat of the South er, east quarter of the Northwest Cuarter,Section Sixteen (16), Township Sixteen (16) North, Range Thirty (30) 7lestand running thence South to the North line of Williams Street;thence in a Southwesterly direction across Williams Streetto a point on the South line of said Williams Street which is 171.4 feet East of of the Ea t line of Duncan vemue;thence South to the North east corner of Lot Thirteen (13), Block Two (2), Duncan's Add ition to the City of FayettevilIL Arkansas;thence South to the Northwest corner of Lot Twenty-two (22), Block Two (2), Putman's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence 2a t to the ';:`est line of Hill Avenue;-thp thence South along the West line of Hill Avenue to the Southeast corner of Lot Twenty-seven G (27g)County Court sub -division of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section Sixteen, Township Sixteen North, Range 'Thirty West;thence West 192 feet,;thence South to the 4M north line of Wall Street;thence West to the Southwest corner of LotFourteen C (14c),said Coun- ty Court sub -division of Section Sixteen, Township .Sixteen North, Range Thirty Viest;thence ftM south 250 feet;thence West 375 feet;thence Notth 450 feet;thence East to a point which is 150 feet West of the West line of Duncan Avenue and 200 feet North of the North line of Wall Street;thence North to a point which is 150 feet West of the West line of Duncan Avenue and 200 feet south of the South line of Stone Street;thence West 810 feet;thence North 440 feet; thence ast to a point which is 200 feet North og the North line of Stone Street, and 200 feet West of the West line of Duncan Avenue;thence-North to the Southwest corner of Lot Six (6) Block Six (6), Duncan(s Addition to the City of Fayetteville, rkansas;thence to the Northeast corner of Lot Seven (7)-, Block Seven -(7). Duncan's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkan. sas;thence in a Northwesterly direction to the Southwest corner of Lot One L9), Block Seven.(7) Duncan's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence North t o the South line of N X¢11XXJ11X;West Center Street;thence East 150 feet;thence North to the Southeast corner of Lot Seven (7), Block Three (3), Duncan's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence North to the Northeast corner of Lot Tw lve (12), Block Three (3), Duncan's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas; thence North to the South line of Williams Street;thence north to a point on the North line of Williams Street which is, 189 feet West of the West line of Dun- can -Street ;thence North to the South line of West Dickson'Street;thence East along the South line of Weser Dickson Street tothe West Line of Duncan Avenue; thence in a Southeasterly direot- tion across Duncan Avenue to the Northwest corner of Lot Teri (10) County Court Plat of the Sa Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section Sixteen, Township Soxteen North, Range ik- Thirty nest; thence along the South line of West Dickson Street to the place of beginning. The above property is further described by Lots and Blocks as follows; County Court Plat of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Cuarter of Section Sixteen (16) Township Sixteen (16) North, Range Thirty (30) West, Lots Ten (10), Ten A (10a), Fifteen A (15a),Seventeen (17) and the West 171.4 feet of Lot Eleven (11)- A and the i:'a:=t 80 feet of Lot Sixteen (16). the City of Faye tteville, Arknansas, Block Sevem (7). Lots One (1) Duncan's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,Lots Seven A (7a), eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven 1.11), Twelve (12) and Thirteen (13), Block Two (2). Duncan's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Block Fogir (4), LotsTwo (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), sight (8)9 Nine (9) and Ten (10). Duncan's Addition to the City of F yetteville, Arkansas; L/X� Block Five (5), Lots One (1) Two (2) Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eii'gt (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), :eleven 111) and Twelve (12). Duncan's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Block Six (6), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Lots Fourteen B (14b), Five (5) and Six (6). Twenty-seven (27), Twenty-seven A (27a), Twenty-seven Duncan's Addition to the City of Faye tteville, Arknansas, Block Sevem (7). Lots One (1) Two (2), Three (3), -Four (4), Five (5) ;.nd Six (6). Duncan's Addition to the Cit yy of Fayetteville,Arkansas, Block Three (3), Lots One (1) Two (2)1 Three (3); Four (4), Five (5T and Six (6). Putman's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Block Two (2), Lots Twenty (20), Twenyt-one (21) and Twenty-two (22). Putman's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Block Three (3) Lots One (1),'T* Two (2) Three (3), Four (4), Five (5) Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine t9); Ten (10), Eleven 111), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13j, Fourte,n (14), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18), Nineteen (19), Twenty (20), Twenty-one (21), Twenty-two (22), TwentyA three (23) end Twenty-four (24). County court subdivision of the Southeast Quzrter of the Southwest Cuarter of Section Six- teen, Township Sixteen North, Range Thirtyy West. Lots Fourteen B (14b), Foutteen C (14e), Twenty-seven (27), Twenty-seven A (27a), Twenty-seven B (27b), Twenty-seven C (27c), Twenty seven D (27d), Twenty-seven E(27e), Twenty-seven F(27f), Twenty-seven G(�JXOI (27g). Also the following tracts of land; Beginning at the Northeast corner of. Lot Fourteen B (14) County Court subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwesy ^uarter of Section Six- teen, Township Sixteen North, Range Thirty West and runn ing thence in a southwesterly directT tion along the South line of the St. Louis & San Fransiseo Railwayj/ Company's right-of-wayto the Southwest corner of Lot Fourteen C (14c), County Court Subdivision of the Southeast OuarteA- of the'Southwest Quarter of Section Sixteen, Township Sixteen North, Range 'Thirty West; thence south 250 feet; thence West 375 feet; thenceNorth 450 feet; thence Last to a point which is 8e� 200 £et North of the North line of 'Nall Streetand 150 feet West of the West line of Duncan Avenue;thence North to a point which is 150 feet West of the West line of Duncan Avenue and 200 feet South of the South line of Stone Street;thence 'Nest 810 feet; thenceNorth 440 Feet; thenceEast to a point which is �// 200 feet North of the North line of Stona Street and 200 fee -t West of the West ling of Duncan Avenue; thence North to thr Northwest corner of Lot Six (6), Duncan's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkahsas;thence East to the !lest line of Duncan Avenue; thence South along the Vilest line of Duncan Avenue to a point where the West line of B'0.' Duncan Avenue intersects the North line of the right-of-way of the St. Louis & San Fransisco V 0()y Railway Company;thence in a Northwesterly direction across Duncan Avenue to the Southwest cor#i. ner of Lot Twenty-seven C(27c),County Court subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of the Souther / west C`uarter of Section Sixteen, Township Sixteen North, Range Thirty Viest;thence in a Northea 4 easterly direction along -the North line of- said rifgt-of-way of the St.Louis & San Fransisco Railway Companyto the Southeast corner of Lot Twenty-seven C (27.c),said County Court subdivi- sion of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Puarter of Section Sixteen, Township Sixteen North, Range Thirty West; thence South to the point of beginning. B.H.Stone W..F.Dunn Edyth F. Stone Jeff L. Davis W.C.Stone. D.H.Jeffers M.S.Powers J.R.Jewell R.Y.Landron C.!!..Cole G.3.Ripley Berl Dodd Geo, N. Cade ' On motion by Alderman Harding, seconded by Alderman Price and unanimously carried the Mayor was authorized to dispose of the Office furniture not in use. The matter of cutting the sidew._lk for a driveway into Joe Ward's Ice Cream Plant was referred to the S$reet Committee and the City Engineer for investigation and report, as also was the sidewalk at M.A.Hale's Property on Viest Dickson Street. ' On motion by Alderman Drake, seconded by Alderman Mintun and unanimously carried the Street Committee was directed to confer with the interested parties ,and report a plan for providing an entrance to the property of Mr Br&Mrl on "Frisco Street". On motion by Alderman Drake seconded by Alderman Price and carried by the unanimous vote of the members present the City Engineer was directed to lower the sidewalk on Hill Avenue adjoining the section of walk to be installed by the St. Louis & San Fransisco Ry. Co., so as to provide a suitable and safe grade from the said section of new walk to the walk now in use. On motion by Alderman Price seconded by Alderman Phillips and carried by the unanimous vota. of the members present it was ordered that the firm of Frambers and Swa£ford be employed to make an audit of the Books of the City. The City ngin er reported that he finds nothing of record to show that the Streets in Har- rison's Addition to the City of Fayetteville were ever accepted by the City. that Fletcher Av- enue, Bryan Avenue and Walnut Street are open and have been partially improved by the City; 4a - that Carroll _venue and Yeater Avenue are not open and do not appear ever to have been open. On motion by Alderman Harding seconded by Alderman Phillips and unanimously carried the re. port was ordered received and filed. On motion by Aaderman Harding seconded by Alderm n Drake and unanimously carried the fol- lowing building permits were granted; .L.Tollett, remoddelling residence, Prairie Avenue; J.C:Ramsey, Barn, 101 South West Street ' John Simpson, remoddlling residence, Lot 5, Original Town V,'.C.IdartIn ,Lot 3, Block9, Isdasonic Addition, residence. No further business appearing the Council adjourned to April 6th,19<,5. _ttest; ,erk. Approved; lffiw ivlayor. " REGULAR M2ETING OY THE C@TY COUNCIL HELD 9M Apti 1 6th ,1925 . Present, the blayor, Clerk, Aldermen Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price; absent Aldermen Drake and Backson. The minutes of the two previous meetings were re;,d and approved. The following reports of City officers were presented and on motion were referred to the Auditing Committee; - Chief of the Fire Department; ' Police Judge; City Collector; City Clerk; The w ekly report of the Street Fommissioner was read and on motion was ordered filed. Alderman Phillips moved that the Payroll of the street laborers be allowed and the Clerk ' directed tO issue warrants for the same. This motion was seconded by Alderman Mintun and re- ceived the following vote; ayes Aldermen Hard ing, Mintun, Phillips, Price; nays none;absent and not voting Aldermen Drake, and Jackson, and as declared passed by the Magor. Payroll; Charles Wilcox, $18.00; Doc Taylor, $13.75; D.C.Condra, $14.00; Jim Mitchell, $10.50 The following bills ag_inst the City were presented and on motion were referred to the Auditing Committee; - Bills; Head's, $4.95; Hansard, ;$7.10; Electric Service Co.,32.55; John Carlisle, $2.00; S.H.Guinn ;p59.00; S -W. Power Co.,$352.15;Ferguson Lumber Co., Fp3.5A; E.M.Ratliff $56.00; ,'.V,Bird, 934.40; Sandford, $3.85; Telephone Co.,$15.44;Wages Bros. $63.37; Wages Bros.,;i136.34; Simpson-Mimtum Co.,%15.68;Biggers Bros Lumber Co.,$160.20; Aumick Adv. Co.,$12.00; Peaslee-Gaulbert Co.,$11.50; Telephone Co., $3.25 and $3.75.