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Home My WebLink About1925-07-20 MinutesftI REGULAR MJ ETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD JULY 20t h 1925, Pre ent; The Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Harding, Mintun, lhillips, Price, Wages;.aboent Alderman Drake. The Idinutes of the two previous meetings wereread and app -:owed, The report of the='treet Sweepers, shoeing the blocks.swept each day was received and op?a ordered filed, and the accounts of the sweepers ordered paid; Jim mitchell $18.00; Andrew ;,und ;„24.00. On motion by __lderman 1-hillips, seconded by Alderman Harding and passed by the unanimous u - vote of the members present, the bills against the City were alowed and ordered paid and the Clerk was directed to issue warrants for the dame; Bills; gird Construction Co. 0500.00;W.•H.Rollins $1.00; southwest Bell `Pel. Co. :„Q1.95. C,'7.Childres X6,00; Tropical Paint & Oil Co. N113,60;John Zillah ,25.00; Alderman Phillips movee, that the City _ngineer be instructed to supervise the proposed paving on Rock Street from Block to Church, and Church to Mountain, if and when the same is undertaken by the citizens interestee therein. Alderman Harding seconded the motion which received the following vote;- ayes 111dermen Harding, I.Iintun, Phillips, Price.Wages; nays none, absent ,.nd not voting Alderman Drake, and :vas declared passed by the ;..'ayor. On motion by Aderman Harding, seconded b Akderman Price,and passed unanimously, the foll following building nermits ere .granted, subject to the approval of the City ngineer; S.A.'.:ages, cot tage, .avidson ano Highland. ...L.Lamar, Bungalo:•:•, Johnson Avenue, communication rom the Southwest Power :o. Jas referred to the Light Committee for investigation and report. A request of 1,I.A.Hale for a culvert on "North" Street was referred to the °treet Committee .Alderman Mintun moved that the Board of Commissioners for the ',-tater Plant be requested•to place Laterals from the Main to be located on Leverett Street, suitably located to afford a supply of City water to that part.of the ;ity Y.no m as pose Hill.Alderman Phillips ^econdel` thAt motion ::hich received the follotaing vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price, " :'.'Ages; nays none; absent and not voting alderman Drake and .as declared passer by the Mayor. Alderman Harding called up the Ordinance providing for increasing the Board of commissioned of the Server D19.1t.from 3 to 5 members and moved that the same be placed on its ycird reading and final passage. This motion was seconded by Alderman 71ages and received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price, Wages; nays none; absent and not voting Alderi4- man Drake and was declared passe by the.IrIayoe, The Efadinance was read the third time. The mayor then announced the question before the Council to be shall the Ordinance pass: and called for the vote thereon, which was as follows. ayes Aldermen Harding, I.1intun, Phillips Price, C. ages; nays none, absent and not voting Alderman Darke, The i:iayor declared the Ordinances passed. A copy is as follows;- ORDIN,,1140-: 1406 .661, I,IAINTAINING SEWER fdl ORDINANCE TO BE iENTITL,0,". AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF OPERATING PAID IMPROVEI.ENT DISTRICT NUI:>BER ONE OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS." BE IT ORDAINED,BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,AR.:ANSAS: SECTION Olds; That hereafter, and until further action of the City Council of the.City of lr�s \ Fayetteville, Arkansas, Sewer Improvement District Nu^.ber One of the City of ayetteville, Ark— ansas, shall be operated' and maintained by a Board consisting of five qualified electors of t the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas ,to-wit;C,W,Appleby, J.H.McIlroy, V1.J,Lesris, J. Frank;toloore, and B.F.Campbell. FECTION T1410: Each member of said Board shall take the oath of office required by paragraph twenty of article nintteen of the Constitution of the Sttte of Arkansas,and that he will not, either directly or indirectly,be interested in any contract m -.de by said Board,said oath to be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, SECTION THREE: a Said Board shall meet within ten days from the passlrge of tE 1` Or4inanceand shall organise by electing one of their number as Chairman, and one as 'ecretary. The Board may also, elect one of its members as trea, surer and define his duties, if it sees fit to do a- 'IECTION FOUR: Sada Board shall full powero and authority to operate and maintain said Sewer Plant to the same extent that the City Council of the City ofFayetteville, Arkansas might do under the law. SECTION FIVE: The all Orders, resolutions, Ordinances, or parts of the same in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed,and this Ordinance shall take effecj and be in force from and after its passage, approval and p.blication, Passed and approved this 20th day of Luly, 1925. t proved; Alan Iii. ..ilson, Mayor Attest; J.C.Massie, Clerk. 1 1 029 Alderman introduced an Or"dinance providing for increasing the Board of 'later Commissioners from 3 to 5 members, which was read the first time. Alderman Price.moved that the Rules be suspended and the Ordinance place6 on its se cond readd. ing. This motion was seconded by Alderman Wages and received the following vote;ayes Aldermen Harding, `Iintun, Phillips, Price, Wages; nays none, absent and not voting Alderman Drake, and was declarea passed by the Mayor. The Ordinance was read the second time. Alderman Phillips moved that the Rules be further suspender and the Ordinance placed on its third reading and final passage. This motion --.vas seconded by Alderman Wages and received the .f' following vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Mi ntun, Phillips, Price, Wages; nays none ; absent and not voting Alderman Drake, and -was declared'passed by the Mayor. The Ordinance was rea the third time. The mayor then called for the vote on the passage of the Ordinance which was -as follows; ayes Aldermen Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price, Wages; nays none; absent and not voting Alderman ' Drake,and_the Mayor declared- the Ordinance passed. A copy id as follows; - ORDINANCE N0.560 AN ORDIN* C TO BE ENTITLE'D "AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING WATER IMP_ 0 .ILt NTT\DISTRIC'P NUMBER ONE OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS." BE IT ORDAINED BY T CIT6 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ,ARKANSAS: SECTION ONE: Th eaf after, and until further action of the City Council of the City of .ay etteville, Arkansas t'at r l�provement Listrict Number One of the City of Fayettevilee, Arkans sas,'shall be operate and maintained by a Board consisting of five qualified electors of the C City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,to-wit;C.Vi.Appleby,J.H.McIlroy, 71.J.Lewis, J. Frank I:Ioore,and B. F. Campbell. SECTION TWO; NX 2,ach member of said Board shall take the oath of office rec.uired by para- graph twenty of Article nineteen of the Constitution of the -'tate of Arkansas,and that he will not, directly or indirectly,be interested in any contract made by said Board,said oath to be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. SECTION THREE: Said Board shall meet within ten days from the passage of this Ordinance and organize by electing one of their number os Chairman,and one as Secretary. The Board may also elect one of its members as treasurer and define his duties,if it sees fit to do so. SETION FOUR: Said Board shall have full power and authority to operate and miantain said 'Na- ter Plant to the smme extent that the City Council'of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, might do uhder the law. ECTION THREE: That all Orders, Resolutions, Ordinances, or pa:•ts of the same in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed,and this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and alter its passage, approval and publication. Pa -sed and approved this 20th day of July, 1925. Attest; J.C.Massie, Clerk. Approved; Allan M. ';Iilon, ffiyor. A number of citizens ,from Rose Hill were present, and upon invitation of the Mayor, addressed the Council,in a vigorous appeal for extension of Water ans serer facilities to that section o f the City,and for the improvement of the Streets therein. No further business appearing the Council adjourned to July 27th,1925. Attest; Clerk. Approved; ) Mayor. REGULAR MEETING OF TIE CITY COUMCIL HELD JULY 27th, 1925. i Presentl:ax�ghe Ivtayor,e Clerk, Aldermen Drake, Harding, Mintun, Phillips ,Price, Wages. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The report of the street sweepers, show ing an average of 21 blocks per day, was received and ordered filed, and their accounts for the.week ending July 25, was orders paid, and the Clerk directs to issue warrants foer the same. The Bills agains t the City, listed below, were approved by the Auditing Committee, and on ' motion by Alderman Harding, seconded by Alderman Idintun,and carrbed by the unanimous vote of the Council,vaere ordered paid and the Clerk was directed to issue warrants for the same. Bills; John Zillah, $65.00; J.E.SXXXXI Skelton, $4.50 Magnolia Petroleum Co..$18.50;M.H.Diers $20.00. On motion motion by Alderman Price, seconded by Alderman I:4intun, the Clerk was d1rected to notify the Telephmne Co. to install a phone in the home of the Traffic Policeman, C.P..ilson,to be paid for b„ the City so long as said Wilson remains in the service as a member of the City Police force. Alderman Price moven that the Mayor be authorized to purchase 8 "Stop" and°Slow signs for street intersections.Alderman seconded the motion ;ihich received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Drake, Mintun, Harding, Phillips, Trice, Wages, and was declared passed by the Mayor. A building permit for an addition to the High School was granted, subject to the approval of the City Engineer. The report of the Board of o Annex Number One to Sewer Improvement Distri t =■