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Home My WebLink About1927-05-09 Minutes163 REGULAR"MEETIND OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELDMAY9th, 1927, PRESENT: Tha Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Harding Drake, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Fuller, Pearson, ' Stanford; absent none. TEH MINUTES of the meeting of May 2, L927 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 was directed t6 issue War- rants for the same on motion by Alderman Harding, seconded by Alderman Drake, passed by the unanimous vote of the Council an so declared by the Mayor; Abshier-Bryan $1.80; John Zillah $87.50;Arkansas Tie & Timber Co. $2.50; Robert K. Phillips, $11.17;Ellis Sutton, $17.50; Ba Dave Condra $36.00;Magnolia Petroleum Co. $5.30 and $5.31; Bigger Lumber Co. $2.50 and $1.8 Fayetteville, Printing Co. $6.50; HEARING Alderman Harding moved that the hearing of appeals from the action of the Board of Assessmen # 33 in Improvement District Number Thirty-three be continued till the next regular meeting of the Council. Alderman Jones seconded the motion which received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Drake, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Fuller, Pearson, Stanford; nays none; absent and not voting none and was declarec(passed by the Mayor. HEARING Alderman Harding moved that the hearing of appeals from the action,of the Board of Assess - North Leverett;ment in North Leverett Avenue ImproUement District Number One of the City of Fayetteville,. Arkansas be continued till the next regular meeting of the Council. Alderman Jones seconded the motion which received the following vote, ayes Aldrmen Harding, Drake, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Fuller, Pearson, Stanford; naye none; absent and not voting none, and was declarecd passed by the Mayor. Ed. C. Couch Alderman Stanford introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. Alder App't'd 00S1 omr. in I Jones seconded the motion which received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, N. Leverett num, Jones, Scott, Fuller, Pearson, Stanford; nays none; absent and not voting none, and was declared passed by the Mayor and the resolution adopted. A copy is as dollows;- RESOLUTION: WHEREAS: there is a vacancy in the membership of the Board of Improvement in North Leverett Improvement District Number One of the ' City of Fayetteville, by reason of the resignation of J.E. Dowell from said Board; NOVJ, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: That E d. C. Couch, a property holder of said City, owning real property within the limits of said Improvement Dist, tract, and resident therein be and he is hereby appointed as a Member of the Board of Improvement D"tPlot = for North Leverett Improvement Districy Number One of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J.E. Dowell. (Signed) J.F. Stanford. Passed and approved this 9th day of May, 1927. Approved; Allan M. Wilson, Mayor Attest; J. C. Massie, Clerk. The Report of the City Clerk for the month of April, 1927 was presented and on motion was ordered received and filed. PRIVATE A request for a private Parking space in front of the residence of Morgan McMichael on p ARK SPACE: College Avenue was granted and the Mayor authorized to properly designate the same. The Annual Report of the Police Matron was received and on motion ordered filed. WAGON YARD: The matter of the City Wagon Yard came on to be considered at this time, and copies of they N proposed contracts, first between A.M. Byrnes and Eason & Smelser, second between Eason & Smelser and the City of Fayetteville were presented and read to the Council. After some dis cussion, it was ordered by the Council that the contracts be returned for revis,ion in order that the City should be protected in the following.points ;viz ; That Eason & Smelser shall keep the hitch racks in repair; shall keep the watering trough in r and that the sum of $98.00 heretofore paid bj< the City for the public toilet in the Wagon shall be refunded;- said matters being referred to the City Attorney, for adjustment. REFUND Alderman Harding moved that whereas W.A. Coe had retired from the Dairy business, after OF IRY having paid the required license of$25.00 for the year 1927, $10.00 of said amount be re - LICENSE TOW.A.COE:funded to him and the Clerk be directed to issue a warrant for said amount payable to the said W.A. Coe. Alderman Drake seconded the motion which received.!.he following vote, ayes i Aldermen Harding, Drake, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Fuller, Pearson, Stanford. and was declared pas sed by hhe Mayor. sv� REBECCA The matter of constructing a culvert across Rebecca Avenue was ereferred to the AVENUE: for investigation and repoet. DUMP On motion by Alderman Jones, seconded by Alderman Harding and passed by the unanimous vote GROUND: Council it was ordered that the sum of $20.90; be paid to Sam Young.for the annual rental for a dump ground, and that the Clerk be directed to issue a warrant in said sum payable to Sam ypung. A motion to appoint a Committee of One to confer with the Commissioners of Annex Number One to South College Avenue with reference to the sale of the bonds of said Improvement Distric having been duly passed, the Mayor appointed Alderman Peaeson as such Committee. No further business appearing the Council adjourned. Approved; Attest; Mayor. Clerk. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD MAY 16th, 1927. PRESENT: The Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Harding, Drake, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Fuller, Pearson, Stanford; absent none. The Minutes of the Meeting of May 9th, 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 on motion by Alderman Harding, seconded by A:derman Bynum passed by the unanimous vote of the Council and so declared by the Mayor; Lewis Bros. Co. $1.00, and$1.50;W.S. Duggans $2.70; John Zillah, $12.93; Dave Condra $36.00 Ownbey Drug Co. $19.75; Democrat Publishing Co. $9.18. Alderman Harding moved that the appeal from the action of the Board of Assessment in ment District Number 33 be continued to the next meeting of the Council. Alderman Bynum sec in ded the motion which received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Drake, Bynum, Jones, the Scott, Fuller, Pearson, Stanford; nays none; absent and not voting none, and was declared passed by the Mayor. ,pl Alderman Jones moved that the hearing of the appeals in North Leverett Avenue Improvement District Number one of the City of Fayetteville, rkansas be continued to the next meeting f the Council. Ahderman Harding seconded the motion which received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Harding, Drake, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Fuller, Pearson, Stanford, nays none; abeent Inc not voting none, and was declared passed by the Mayor. A communication in reference to an obstruction in an alley off Ozark Avenue was referred to the Mayor. The revised contract between the City and Eason and Smelser was presented and read to the