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Home My WebLink About1925-08-31 Minutes1043 e REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD AUGUST 31st, 1925. PRESENT; the Mayor, Clerk, Aldermen Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price, Wages; absent Alderman Drake. MINUTES of the previous meeting were read and approved. VETO: A message from the Mayor, vetoing Ord. No 568 was read by the Clerk,&$ follows;- Fayetteville, Ark. August 28th, 1925. City Clerk of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dear Sir; I herewith transmit. to you my official veto of the. ordinance passed. by a vote of the City Council at the Soecial Meeting held on the 27th day of.- August, 1925,and entitled... ". An ordinance to be en- ' titled,."..an ordinance taking over the.Water Plant of.Water Improvement District Number One of the City of Fayetteville,.Arkansas,naming a Board of Managers for same,and for other purposes."" I respectfully request that this Veto be brought 'to the attintion of.the Council at the next meeting thereof. The ordinance in question is being vetoed.for reasons that I consider good and valid;and upon request of the Council,these reasons will be set forth in detail. Very respectfully, Allan M. Wilson, Mayor. REPORTS; The report os the Street Sweepers was presented, showing.an.average of 162 blocks per day, and amount,due Jim Mitchell $18.00,._Andrew.Munds $24.00, was fljed. r BILLS, The following.bills.against the.City were submitted,_ approved by the Auditing Committee; - Carl Mayes, $3.50; John. Zillah, $67.90;.W.L.Crouch $4.10,. C.F.Armistead $2.00; E.V.Bird Constr. k Co. $212.35. On motion by Alderman Harding seconded by.Alderman,Mintun_and.passed by the unan- imous vote of the members present, the Clerk was directed.to issue warrants for the foregoing bills and the amounts due the Street Sweepers, REQUESTS; C.D.Bates, that grade for sidewalk be sestablished.at corner of Vandeventer and Maple; The City Engineer was directed to give the grade; - Mrs C.D.Bates for building.permit, Bungalow, Cor.. Vandeventer and Maple; granted, under the Building Code;. ' Magnolia Petroleum Co., building pbrmit, Filling Station, Lafayette and West; granted under the building code. PETITION; To form Annex to North College Avenue Improvement. Di strict, On. motion by Alderman Hardiigg ,seconded by Alderman Price, passed by the following vote, ayes Aldermen.Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price, Wages; nays none; absent and not voting.Aldcerman Drake., and -so declared by the Mayor, the opeti tion was ordered received, filed.and.spread of record. The following -is a copy of the petition. A PETITION TO ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORY TO NORTH COLLEGE.AVENUE._I6IPROVEMENT_.DISTRICT NUMBER ONE OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS. TO THE HONORABLR MAYOR_AND CITY .COUNCIL -OF _THE..CITY OF.FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Your petitioners, the undersigned citizens of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,and owners of real property yi within the district hereinafter described and claiming to be a majority in value of said such owners in said district, respectfully request your Honorable Body to take all the necessary steps and pass all necessary orders resolutions and ordinances for the creation of an Annex to worth College Avenue Improvement District Number One of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the purpose of grading, rolling and paving with concrete that part of East Spring Street lying between the East line of North College Avenue.and.the West line -of Willow Avenue. We respectfully request that said Annex shall embrace the following territory,described by metes and bounds, as, Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot Twelve A (12a), County Court Plat of the Northwest Quarter of Section Fifteen (16), Township Sixteen (16) North, Range Thirty (30) West and running thence East 243.5,feet: to the*West line of Lot Fourteen t14),said County Court Plat; thence South 79 feet; thence East 313.5 feet to an alley; thence in an easterly direction to the Southwest corner.of Lot Seventeen (17), said County Court Plat; thence East to the West line of`Willow Avenue; thence North to the intersection of the West line of Willdw Avenue with the South line of East Spring Street; thence North 40 feet; thence in a Westerly direction to the Southeast corner of Lot Nine (9), Block Too (2), Valley View Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arlo , thence in a Northeasterly direction to the Northeast corner of said Lot Nine; thence West to the Northwest un of Lot Six (6), Block Two (2), Valley View Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;thence�in a Westerly r 1044 direction across Conner Avenue to a point which is due East of the Northwest corner of Lot Twor2), County Court Plat of the Northwest Quarter of Section Fifteen (15), Township Sixteen (16) North Range Thirty (30) West; thence West to the Northwest corner of said Lot Two ,Q# (2); thence South along.the East Line of North College Avenue to the point og beginning, described by'Lots and Blocks as, Lots Twelve (12), Twelve A (12a), Thirteen (13), Thirteen.A (13a), Thirteen B (13b),Thirteen C (13c),the North 204 feet of Lots Fourteen (14) and_Fifteen.(.15),Lot Sixteen, (16), all tha't part of Lot . Seventeen (17) lying immediately West of.Block One -(I), Valley View Addition.to the City of Fayetteville, Ark- ansas, all of Lots Two (2), Three (3), Three A (3a), and.the South 118 feet of Lots Four (4), Five (6), Five A (5a) and Six (6) in the County Court Plat of the Northwest Quarter of Section Fifteen (15), Township Six- teen (16) North, Range Thirty (30) West;' Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3) and'Four (4) in Block One (1) Valley View Addition to the City of Fayetteville; Arkansas; Lots Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8) and Nine (9).in Block Two (2) Valley View Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. She foregoing descriptions are based on the Sewer Map of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,compiled by Burns & McDonnell of Kansas City Missouri, and the Plat of Valley View Addition to the City of Fayette- ville, Arkansas, as the same now remains in -the office of_the.circuit Clerk and Ex -officio Recorder of Washington County Arkansas. It is expressly stipulated.that the cost of the improvement contemplated shall not exceed Forty per cent of the total assessed valuation.of the.real..property embraced.in the proposed Annex, said Annex to be known as Ennex Number One to North.College Avenue.Imrpovement_Districct_Number One of the City of Fayette- ville, Arkansas. (,,Names of signers) Kinney Armstrong, F.T.Wright, Byro B. Bronson, and. Minnie. I. Bronson, S.M.Harbison, S.H.Blackmer. Mrs. W.V.Massie, Mrs. R.F.Bell, Mrs. O.P.McDonald, A.E..Page, M.S.Powers, Mrs Rosa Bell, A.L.Trent(per T.J.C.)Faye. Lbr. &.Cement Co. by Beavers, Mrs C.W.Walker. RESOLUTION: To publish Notive of Petition.to form Annex to North CAllege Avenue Improvement District, intro- duced by Alderman Harding who moved its adoption. Alderman Price seconded the motion which received following vote ayes Ald men Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price, Wages; nays None; absent and not )Wi C voting Alderman Drake, and was declared passed by the MaSror.A copy is as follows;- �' RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, a petition praying that certain territory in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansasyadjacent to North 0 College Avenue Improvement District therein,be annexed to the said District, was presented to, and filed with the City Council_of the City ^.f f£gyetteville, Arkansas,on the 31st day of August, 1925, said petition claiming. to represent a majority in value of the property owners within the limits of said territory; Ll NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED. BY. THE._ CITY. COUNCIL OF. THE CITY_ OF..FAYnETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS; SECTION ONE: that'the City Clerk of the City --of Fayetteville., Arkansas nand he is hereby directedto publish for two weeks, a notice in the Fayetteville Democrat,a newspaper published in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas„ describing the terribtory embaaced within.said proposed annex,.-and.stating that said petition will said be considered at a meeting of the ,,City Council to be held on the 15th day of September, 1925, at which meeting the property owners within said territory may -appear and show cause for or against such annexation. C.T.Harding. Passed and approved this 31st day og August, 1925. , Approved Allan M. Wilson, Mayor, Attest; J.C.Massie, Clerk, APPEALS; Eight appeals were filed against the assessment in South College Avenue Improvement District Number One of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas; as follows; ' R.L.Combs, Mrs. A.H.Miller, E.A.Budd, Amanda Stone, E.D.Davies, Mrs. Robe rta Fulbright, B.C. Hamilton Estate, Mr. Aumick. On motion by Aldrman Harding, seconded by Alderman Price, and passed by the following vote;- ayes Aldermen Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price, Wages; nays none, absent and not voting Alderman Drake and so declared by the Mayor, the hearing on these appeals was continued to Wednesday Sept. 9th, 192 at 7;30 P�S�, and the Clerk was directed to notify the appellants, and the board of Assessors for th District of the time and place of the hearing. RESOLUTION introduced by Aldermgn Harding who moved its adoption. Alderman Price seconded the motion which race I 1.045 received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Mintun Phillips, Price, Wages; nays none; absent and not voting Alderman Drake, and was declared passed by the Mayor. RESOLUTION. /WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, desires to avoid the expense of maintaining the White Way low MOT 70N; cated along Dickson Street and Block Avenue,, the same consisting of ornamental posts, cables and accessories; and the Southwest Poser Company has agreed to accept said White Way and pay the City of Fayetteville the sum of One Hundred Fifty 0$150.00)Dollars for same, and to maintain same,.provided title to said White WayEquipment be conveyed to said Southwest Power Company; NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CODNCI•L OF THE_C.ITY_OF.FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS; f That the Mayor and.the City Clerk of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas be, and they see hereby authorized ti and directed to convey to the said Southwest Power Company all the right, title and claim of said city in and to the said White Way Equipment, for the consideration above stipulated. Passed and approved this 31st day of August, 1925. Attest; J.C.Massie, Clerk, C:T.Harding. Approved; Allan M.. wilson, Mayor. R by Alderman Harding seconded by Alderman mintun, and passed by the unanimous vot a of the Council, that the Clerk be directed to mail statements to James Dinwiddie and B.VjDavidson requesting payment int o the City Street Fund of $100.CO each on account of the Culvert Contract as per agreemento RIFORT, of City Engineer as to Whittham Street,wherein was contained a proposition from the Phillips heirs ' to donate 8 feet off the West•side.of their Lot for Street purposes, on thAlr part�1if the City would prepare the grade for sidewalk along their property was received and approved; The Street Committee directed to do the necessary grading,.and the Engineer.to prepare a Plat of the widened Street, RBqUBT, of E.M.Ratliff, outgoing Inspector, that he be permitted and authorized to finish the inspection of the MOTION, buildings of Dr. Black, Mr. Horner,Mr; Ewalt, Mr..Pearson, Mr. Bell.and Mrs.Blakeburn was granted and he was so authorized, and to issue the inspectipn certificaye. by Alderman Phillips to pass ordinance No. 568, the same being an ordinance entitled"'An ordinance to be entitled 'An ordinance taking.over the water plant of Water Improvement District Number One of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, naming a B card of Managers for same,and for other purposes'" over the Mayor? veto.Alderman Harding seconded the motion which received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Harding,Mintun, Phillips; nays Aldermen Price )Wages; absent and nbt voting Ald rman Drake. The mayor declared the motion lost. ORDINANCE: Alderman Price introduced an ordinance to regulate the business of Plumbing, which was read the fmsrttime. Alderman Mintun moved that the Rules be suspended and the ordinance placed on its second readin fi this motion was seconded by 4dermanPrice and received the following.vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, /{� Mintun, Phillips, Price, Wages; nays none; absent and not voting -Alderman Drake and was declared passed by the Mayor. on motion the ordinance was referred to the Specail Committee (The said Committee having made theiHdvI925a t to the effect that they intended having charge thereof. (to have the existing.ordinance on Pamended instaeafd of making a new Ord.) Ad.lournment; On motion the Council adjourned to Wednesday September Attest; Clerk s' Approved; Mayor.