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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL , HELD
NOVEMBER,V, 1925.
PRESENT: the Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Drakel Harding, Mintun,.P.hillips, Price, Wages.
MINUTES of the two previous meetings were read and approved.
REPORTS: of the Police Judge, the City Collector and the Fire Chief were presented and on
motion were referred to the Auditing Committee. Also the monthly,report of the City Inspector
was presented and on motion was ordered filed.
The Finance Committee submitted a report.favoring the issuance of $73,000.00 bonds of
the City. Alderman Harding moved that.the.report be received, filed, spread of record and
approved. This motion was seconded by Alderman. Drake., and received the following vote;ayes
Aldermen Drake, Harding, Mintun,.Phillips, Price, Wages; nays none, absent and not voting,
none, and was declared passed by the Mayor. A copy is as follows; -
To City Council,
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Fayetteville, Arkamsas
Nov. 2nd, 1925,
Gentlemen;
We, the Finance Committeewishto report and recommend for
approval by the Council the following items; -
1. TM#X/ That a bond issue of $73,000.00, face value,bearing interest at the rate of 5,%
per annum be created.
2.That a tax levy of not more than 2 mills on the dollar of assessed values be made to run for
a period of sixteen years to creste a sinking fund for paying interest on the
bonds and for redeeming the bonds as they fall due, as outlined in the attached schudule.
3Thah the Budget System of handling the.City's expenses be adopted.and that the Mayor
appoint a Committee to outline for the year 1926 a budget and submit the same to the Council
for their consideration.
Respectfully submitted.
N.F.Drake
R. E. Wages
H.S.Fbice Finance Committee.
BUDGET COMMITTEE; The Mayor appointed the Finance -Committee to be the Budget Committee.
BILLS: The following bills against the City were submitted with the approval of the
Auditing Committee;-
Jim Mitchell, 7 days work $21.00 Andrew Munds do, $28.00, ( Street Cleaning).
J.W.Shelly, $6.00; Patterson -Blair $73.50; John Zillah $10.00*W.S.Duggans $2.40; Read's
$1.20; W.G.Barron $4.80; Goss -Rogers $4.40;Heerwagen Bros Co. $1.65; and $19.36;
W.L.Crouch $4.15; Southwestern Be111Tel Co. $18.90; J.B.Black $13.70; Lyle Culvert and Road
Equipment Co. $25.40;Harrison Hale $1B.00;W.A.Gregg $6.50.Alderman Harding moved tha t the
bills be paid and the the Clerk de directed to issue warrants for the same. This motion
was seconded by Alderman Mintun and received the following vote, ayes Aldermen Drake,
Phillips, Prive Wages Harding, Mintun, and was declared passed by the Mayor.
On motion it was ordered that in future the Fire Chief make his report in duplicate
and file one copy with thw Water Plant Managers.
On motion the Clerk was directed to notify the appellants in Mont Nord that their appeals
will be heard on November 9th,_1925, at the regular meeting of the Council.
ORDINANCE:
Aldermn Price introduced an Ordinance to amend Ordinance 226, which was read the
first time. Alderman Harding moved that the Rules be suspended and the Ordinance placed on
its second reading. This motion.was seconded by Alderman Phillips and received the following
vote;ayes Aldermen Drake, Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Pricw, Wages; nays none absent and not
voting none and was declared passed by the Mayor. The ordinance was read the second time.
Alderman Pries moved that thr Rules be further suspended and the ordinance placed on mts
third reading and final passage. -.This motion wasseconded,.by-Alderman-Mintun and _received the f
following vote; ayes Aldermen Drake, Harding,.Mintun, Phillips, -Price, Wages; nays none; absent
and not voting none and was decilared passed by the.Mayor. The ordinance was read the third
time.
The Mayor
then
called for the vote on the.passage
of the ordinance
which was
as follows;
ayes,
Aldermen
Drake,
Harding.Mintunm Phillips,
Price,
Wages; nays -none;
-absent and
not voting
none and the Mayor declared -the ordinance passed. A copy is as follows;-
(An
DINANCE NO.579.
Ordinance to be entitled "An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 226 passed and approved on the
24th day of February,,1908."
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS,
SECTION ONE. That sections 28 and 29 of Ordinance No. 226 passed and approved on the 24thhday
of February, 1908 which provides for an.iron doable. vent._trap,.:vith_fresh air..inlet.to be pla-
ced on all house drains, be modified.so that..the.said_double trap and fresh air inlet shall on
ly be used for the most effective working of the plumbing:system._In.doubtful cases the Plumb4
ing Inspector will decide whether.or not..they may be used.
SECTION TWO. That the following clause in Section-.31-bf..Ordinance.No.. 226 passed and approved
on the 24th day of February 1908,.be repealed;- "No connections to lead branches for water clo-
sets or slop sinks will be permitted, except the required branch vent."
SECTION THREE. That the following clause in Section 33 of Ordinance No. 226 gassed and approved
on the 24th day of February, 1908;- "All traps must be protected from syphonage and back pressure
and the drainage system ventilated by special lines of vent pipes," shall not apply to drum traps.
SECTION FOUR. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage', appro-
%val and publication.e��aenecx"-'-'.« "
Passed and approved this 2nd day of November, 1925.
Attest; J.C. Massie, Clerk, _. Approved; Allan M. Wilson, Mayor: ,
ORDINANCE. Alderman Drake introduced an ordinance creating Water Improvement District be%rZ and
which was read the first time.
layi off the boundaries of same Alderman Harding moved that the rules be suspended and the Or-
dinance placed on its second reading. Alderman Mintun seconded the motion,which received the fol-
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lowing vote; ayes Aldermen Drake, Harding, Mintun, Phillips; Price, Wages; nays, none; absent and
not voting, none; and was declared passed..by.the Mayor. The ordinance was ^read;the second time. Al-
derman Phillips moved that the rules be further suspended.and.the.ordinance.be placed on its third
reading and final vote. The motion was sedonced.by Alderman Harding,and received the following vote;
ayes, Aldermen Drake, Harding, Mintun, Phillips,.Price,_and Waw ge nays; none;, absent and not voting
none; and was declared passed by the Mayorl The ordinance w9s^7ead the third time, and.the Mayor cal-
led for the vote on the passage of the Ordinance, which was as follows: ayes, Aldermen Drake, Harding,
O Mintun.iEM llips, Price, and Vdages; nays, none, absent and not voting, none, and was declared passed
by the Mayor.A copy is as follows.
ORDI ANCE N0. 580. G j
�An Ordinance To Be Entitled, " An Ordinance Laying Off Certain Territory Within The Corporate Lim-
eits of the City. of Fayetteville, Arkansas, into an Improvement District for thr Purpose of Constru-
�3 cting and Maintaining an Adequate Water System Cor the Benefit of the Property Owners Within the Ter-
ritory therein Described,.Designating the Number of the District, Defining the Boundaries Thereof
,rand Naming the Same. "
WHEREAS, at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, held tho 19th day
of October, 1925, a Petition signed by more than ten owners of real property within the district
hereinafter described in Section One of this Ordinance, was presented to said City Council, asking
that it take steps toward the making of an improvement consisting of constructing and maintainging
an adequate water system for the benefit of property owners sithin the territory therein described.
WHEREAS, in said Petition it was further prayed that the Council lay off a stipulated portion of real
estate into an Imvrovement District for making said Improvements,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANBAS:
SECTION ONE. That the following Lots Blocks, Streets, Alleys and Parcels of real estate in the
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, be, and the same are hereby alid off and declared to be an Inprove-
ment District within the said Cite of Fayetteville, Arkansas, to -wit:
Beginning at the South west corner of North-eaxt Quarter Qaarter of the South-east Quarter of Sec-
tion Nine (9), Township Sixteen (16) North, Range Thirty (30) West, and running thence East to the
South-east Corner -of the North-west Quater of Section Ten (10)•, Township Sixteen X,16) North, Range
' Thirty (30) West; thenceiiNorthLto the North-east Corner of said North-west Quarter of the South-
west Quarter of Section Ten (10), Township Sexteen (16) North, Range Thirty (30) West; thence West
to the North-west Corner of the North-east Quarter of the South-east Quarter of Section Nine (9);
Township Sixteen (16) North, Range Thirty (30) West; thence South to the place of beginning--- the
' same being the North-east Qp:arter of the South-east Quarter of Section Nine (9), Township Sixteen
(16) North, Range Thirty (30) West and the North-west Quarter of the South-west Quarter os Section
Ten (10), Township Sixteen (16) North Range Thirty (30) West- said description of the boundaries
of said District embracing the following lots and parts of.lots, the frontage of which are tested
by actual measurement, to -wit;
A.L. TRENT SUB -DIVISION OF CITY PARK ADDITION.
Block One (1), LotsOne (1), Two.(2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6). -Seven (7), Eight (8),
Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12?, Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15) and
Sixteen (16).
Block Two �,2), Lots One (1), Two -(2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8),
Nine (9), and Ten (10).
Block Three (3), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), and Five (5).
Block Four (4), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), and Six (6).
' Block Five (5), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (so
Nine (9), Ten'(10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), and Fourteen C14).
Block Six (6), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8),
Nine (9), and Ten (10).
Block Seven (7), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4),.and Five (5).
Block Eight(8), Lots, One (1), Two.(2), Three (3), Four (4), and Five (5).
kBlock Nine (9), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6);,`Seven (7), Eight
(8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12),_Thriteen (13), and Fourteen t14) . jI
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Block Ten (10), Lots One (1), Two (20 Three.(3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), and'
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Eight (8).
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Block Eleven (11), All (not divided ).
Block Twelve (12), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four.(4), and Five (5).
' Block Thirteen 1W), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7),
Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), and Thirteen (13).
Block Seventeen (17), all that part of Lot One (1) which lies North of the South line of the North-
east Quarter of the South-wesr Quarter of Section Nine (9), Township Sixteen X,16) North, Range
Thirty (30) West.
' Block Eighteen (18), all that part of Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), and Five (5),
Which lies North of the South line of the North-east Quarter of the South-east Quarter of Section
Nine (9), Township Sixteen '(+16) North, Range Thirty (30) West.
Block Twenty (20), all that part of Block Twenty (20) which lies North of The South Line of the N
North-west Quarter of the South-east Quaeter of Section Nine (9), Township Sixteen (16).North
Range Thirty (30) West.
COUNTY COURT PLAT OF TH E NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TEN(10), TOWN-
SHIP SIXTEEN (16), NORTH , RANGE THIRTY (30) WEST.
Block One (1), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), and Four (4).
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Block Two (2), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three.(3), and Four (4).
Block Three (3), Lots Oen (1), Two (2), Three (3), and that part of Lots Four (4),a Ind Five
_. (5), which lies East of North College Avenue.
Block Four (4), Lots One (1), Two.(2), Three (3), and Four (4).
Block Five (5), Lots One.(1),_.Two (2), Three'(3), and'Four (4).
Block Six (6), Lots One (1), Two (2),Three (S), and Four (4).
Block Seven.(7), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three �3). and Rour (4). '
Block Eight (8), Lots Two.(2),Three (3), Five (51}, and that partof Lots Four (4), Six (6), '
Nien (9), Ten (10), and Eleven (11),I -which lies East of.North College Avenue.
MAP,LEWOOD ADDITION.
Block B, Lots Seven (7),•Eight (8), Nine (9), the North Twenty-seven (27) feet of Lot Six
(6), and the North One Hundred and -Sixty-two (162).feet.of Lots Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve '
(12),a nd Thirteen (13).
Block C. the North One Hundred and Sixty-two (162) feet of Lots One -(l), Two (2), Three (3),
Four (4), Five (5), Six k6), Seven (7), and Eight (8).
Block D. the North One Hundred and Sixty-two feet of said Block D.
SECTION TWO. That said District shall hereafter be known and designated as Water Improve -
went District Number Three of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,
SECTION THREE. That said District is laid off for the purpose of constructing and maintaining
an adequate water systen for the benefit of property owners within said Improvement District.
SECTION FOUR, That this Ordinance sahll take effect and be in force from and after its passage
approvel and publication and that all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith
be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
Passed and ppproved this 3rd, day of November, 1925.
Attest: J.C. Massie, Clerk. _ Approved: Allan M. Wilson, Mayor.
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Ordinance.
Alderman Mintun introduced an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement
with the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Compagy, which was read the first time. Alderman
Harding moved that the rules be suspended and the Ordinance placed on its second reading. The
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Motion was•seconded by Alderman Drake and received.the following vote; ayes Aldermen Drake,
Harding, Mintum, Phillips, Price, and Wages; nays, none; absent and not voting, none; and was
declared passed by the Mayor. The Ordinance was read the second time. Alderman Mintun moved th
that the rules Ise further suspended and the Ordinance placed on its third reading and final pa
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passage. The motion was seconded by Alderman Phillips, and received the following vote; ayes,,
Aldermen Drake, Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price, and Wages, The Motion was declared passed
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by the Mayor and the Ordinance reid for the third time. The Mayor called @or the vote on the
passage of the Ordinance, which was as follows; ayes, Alderman Drake, Harling, Mintun, Phillip
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Price, and Wages; nays, none; absent and not voting none; and was declared passed by the
Mayor. A copy is as follows:
ORDINANCE N0. 581.
AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED, " AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING; THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, '
ARKANSAS, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO THE LAYING OF A SEWER LINE UNDER
THE RIGHT OF WAY AND TRACKS OF THE ST. LOUIS _ SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section Ones'=:That the Mayor of the City of Fayetteville. Arkansas, be, and he is hereby
authorized to enter into an agreement with the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Company, for
and in behalf of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, with reference to the laying of a sewer li
line under the Right of Way of the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Company within the City
limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Section Two:- That the said Mayor of the said City of Fayetteville be allowed to use his own
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discretion as to the kind of an agreement to so enter into, and the City of Fayetteville will
and does jti$z#Jby this Ordinance, in all things ratify said agreement �J as the agreement of
said Cita.of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Section Three:- That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage, approval and publication.
Passed and Approved this 3rd day of November, 1925.
Attest: J.C. Massie, Clerk. Approved:. Allan M. Wilson, Mayor.
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Owing to t e TbsenT4ce of the��Att ` ney for rWater ,Improvement District Number Two, and the
want of kta :toor determining tK�e question of a majority in said District, the hearing
on the S' e'eon Pe ti inn<lkn aid'DisAtni6 as -,deferred to November9th, 1925, on motion
\� c duly made, (��oi�"Sed�nd/passed, and so` declared by the Mayor.
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No further,,business appearing the Council adjourned to November 9th, 1925.
Tttest; �`e.Clerk Approved;
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD
NOVEMBER 9th, 1925.
PRESENT the Mayor Clerk; Aldermen Drake, Harding, Mintun, Phillips, Price, Wages.
' BILLS: of the Street Cleraner, Jim Mitchell, 7 days, $21.00; Andrew Munds, 7 days, $28.00;
Southwest Power Co. $393,25; Adams & Son $7.00;Gibson Oil Co. $4.00; Fayettefille, Coal Co
x'10.25;Ozark Battery Co. $2.50; Bossmeyer & McBride $1.50; J.E.Skelton $33.50; City Trans#
fer $3.50; Abshier-Bryan Motor Co. $62.60;John Zillah $31.75, were presented approved by t
the Auditing Committee and on motion by Alderman Phillips, seconded by Alderman Mintun,
were ordered paid and the Clerk was directed to issue warrants for the same.
REPORTS of the City Collector and of the Poilice Judge were returned with the approval of
the Auditing Committee, and on motion were ordered filed.
HEARING OF APPEALS in Mont Nord Improvement District was deferred to November 16th, 1925.
about the purchase of Fire Hose
COMMUNICATION from the Board of Punlic Affair/ was read to the Council and action thereon
was deferred.
A PETTTION FOR SIDEWALK was presented by Berl Dodd et al, and on motion by A lderman Price
seconded by Alderman Harding the City Engineer was diredted to establish a grade therefor.
' BOND OF HARRY E. HAMILTON as Plumber was filed with the City Clerk.
APPROVAL OF BOND SCHUDULE; Alderman Phillips moved that the S bhudule prepared by Alderman
Drake for the retirement of the proposed Issue of City Bonds be approved,accepted and adop
ed, and that a vote of appreciation be extended to the Finance Committee and its diligent
' and efficient Chairman. Alderman Price seconded this motion which received the unanimous
vote of the Council
ROY VICKERS, COMMISSIONER of School Avenue Improvement District. Alderman Mintun moved that
Roy Vickers be appointed to be a member of the Board of Improvement for School Avenue Im.
provement District Number One. This motion was seconded by Alderman Harding and received
the following vote; ayes Aldermen Drake, Harding, Mintun, P illips, Price Wages; nays none
absent and not voting none and was declar ed passed by the Mayor.
P.W.BUXTON; Alderman Harding moved that P.W.B xton be appointed to be a member of the Boar
of Assessment of Annex Number One to East Street Improvement District Number One. This mot
tion was seconded by Alderman Mintun and received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Drake,