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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1927-04-25 Minutes159 After a general and infoemal discussion of the matter of street improvement, especAAlly with reference to improved approaches to the City, the Council adjourned. Attest; �j 4-r4�` Approved; Clerk. Mayor. REGULAR MFFTING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD APRIL 25th, 1927. PRESENT, The Mayor, Aldermen Harding,Bynum, Jones,Scott, Pearson, Stanford; absent Aldermen Drake and Fuller. The Minutes of the meeting of April, 18th, 1927 were read and approved. BILLS: The following bills against the City, bearing the proper vouchers and the approval of the Auditing Committee were allowed and ordered paid and the Clerk d4fteted to issue warrants for the same on motion by Alderman Harding, seconded by Alderman Bynum, passed by the unani= mous vote of the members listed above as present and so declared by the Mayor; W.A. Gregg $10.00; Dave Condra $36.00; Jim McKinney, $15.000J.H. Rlooins, $1.00;Democrat Pub. Co. $6.12; Ed Poore, x'0.82; and $2.16;John Zillah $115.15;J.H. Phipps Lumber Co. $13.80; Ellis Sutton $27.50; ' Alderman Harding moved that the hearing in the matter of the appeals from the action of the Board og Assessment in Improvement District Number Thirty-three be continued to the next) regular meeting of the Council, Alderman Bynum seconded the motion which receited the follow- ing vote; Ayes Aldermen Hardingii, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Pearson, Stanford; nays none; absent and not voting Aldermen Drake and Fuller. The Mayor declared the motion passed. CITY The application of the Arkansas National Bank to be designated as the City Depository fo DEPOSITORY: the ensuing two years was received, and being the only application before the Council, Alder- man Harding moved that the proposition of said bank,viz; to pay three and one half per cent per annum interest on City Funds and to carry such City warrants as was necessary at the rate of Six per cent per annum, be accepted and that said bank be designated as the deposi-i tory for the City Funds of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas for the period of two years beginning on the First day of May, 1927. Alderman Jones seconded the motion which received vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Bynum, Jones Scott, Pearson, Stanford; nays none; absent and not voting Aldermen Drake, and Fuller. The Mayor declared the motion passed. ' Action on the request of Mr, Jas. Dinwiddie for the establishment of the grade on Gunter Avenue was defedred for further investigation. ORD. Alderman Jones introduced an Ordinance to prohibit tho loitering and prowling, which was 650. LOITERING read the first time. Alderman Harding moved that the Rules be suspended and the ordinance PROWLING: placed on its second reading. Alderman Scott seconded the motion which received the follow vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Pearson, Stanford; nays none; absent and not voting Aldermen Drake and Fuller. The Mayor declared the motion passed. The ordinance was read the second time.After some discussion of the merits and meaning of the proposed Ordinance, Alderman Harding moved that the Rules be further suspended and the ordinance palced on its third reading and final passage. Ald=rman Pearson seconded the motion which received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Bynum, Sones, Scott, Pearson, Stanford; nays none; absent and not voting Aldermen Drake and Fuller. The Mayor declared the motion passed. The ordinance was read the third time. The Mayor then announced the question before teh Council to be shall the Ordinance pass, and called for the vote on its passage. which resulted as follows; ayes Aldermen Harding, Bynum, Jones, Scots, Pearson, Stanford; nays r absent and not voting Aldermen Drake and Fuller. The Mayor declared the ordinance passed. A copy is as follows; ORDINANCE NUMBER 650. AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED ° AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT LOITERING ANDiPROVJLING, AND FOR PURPOSES.' IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: 160 prreq-dl aw- YARD: BILLS: HEARING 33 SECTION ONE: That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to loiter or )about property other than his or their own and to enter into the house or place of business or upon the premises of another for any unlawful.purpose. SEMON TWO: Any person or persons found upon property other than his or their own shall be deemed to be loitering and prowling unless he or they shall be able to, and do, give to any peace officer inquiring a lawful excuse for his or thibr presence. SECTION THREE: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and publication, and any person found guilty of villatirig the same shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Fifteen Dollars. Passed and approved this 25th day of April, 1927. (seal) Attest, J. C. Massie, Clerk. Alderman Drake entered at this time. Approved; Allan M. Wilson, Mayor. The matter of the rental of the City Wagon Yard came on to be heard at this time, and AttorN ney J.W. Walker, representing Mr. A.M. Byrnes, denied the validity of the action of the Gott Council in attempting to extend the contract for lease of said property for a period of five years, contending that the lease having expired, the City was without any rights in matter. The City Attorney replied, taking the ground that the renewal and extension of the lease was valid, and the City well within her rights. However, a proposition being made to lease the property direct to Eason & Company, reserving to the City the free use of such part of said property for use as a public Wagon Yard as is now so used, ahving been made, the matter was deferred , to allow time for the perparation of the contract, which shall be submitted to the Council for approval. The matter of controlling the drainage at the corner of South College and Rock Street was referred to the Street Committee and the City Engineer for report. A request for street light on North Leverette Street was referred to Aldermen Bynum and J The Sewer Committee was directed to take up with the Engineer and the Health authorities the matter of forcing property owners to make sewer connections. No further business appearing the Council adjourned. Approved; �Q , Attest; —.d, W�)) Mayor. Clerk. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD MAY 2nd, 1927. PRESENT: The Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Harding, Drake, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Fuller, Pearson, Stanford; absent none. THE MINUTES of the meeting of April, 25th, 1927 were read and approved. The following bills against the City, bearing the proper vouciers, and the approval of the Auditing Committee, were allowed and ordered paid and the Clerk was direct&d to issue war- rants for the same on motion by Alderman Harding, seconded by Alderman Drake, passed by the unanimous vote of the Council and so declared by the Mayor; Southwestern Bell Tel Cos$20.52 Dave Condra $36.00;Ellis Sutton; $37.50; Roy Lehman $76.36; L.M. Holt $50.00;Allan M' wilsor. $10.00;Farmers Fxch.range $1.25;E.M. Ratliff $28.79;W.A. Gregg $5.00;J.W. Shelley $10.50; Magnolia Petroleum Co. $1.20. Alderman Jones moved that the hearing of appeals from the action of the Board of Assessment in Improvement District Number Thirty-three of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas be con to the next regullar meeting of the Council. Alderman Drake seconded the motion which