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Home My WebLink About1927-08-18 Minutes155 RDJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD APRIL 8th, 1927. PRESENT, The Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Phillips, Price, Harding, Drake, Jones, Scott, Watson; ' absent Alderman Bynum. The reading of the minutes of the meeting of April 4th, 1927 was deferred to the next regu- meeting. Phillips introduced an ordinance providing for the submission to the vote of the od Fayetteville, Arkansas of a proposition to issue $75,000.00 bonds of the City for the purpose of purchasing or building a City Hall and other purposes whihh was redd 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 Watson and received the following ayes Aldrmen Phillips, Price, Harding, Drake, Jones, Scott, Watson; bays none; absent not voting Alderman Bynum. The mayor declared the motion passed. The Ordinnece was read the second time. After some discussion the ordinance was left on its second reading. motion by Aldrerman Watson, seconded by Alderman Scott and passed by the unanimous vote the members present, Oho a new Standing Committee was created, to be known as the Steart ' Cleaning Committee, and the mayor was authorized to appoint such committee. No further business appearing the Council adjourned. Attest; Approved.e Clerk Mayor. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD APRIL 18th, 1927. The Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Phillips, Price, Harding, Drake, Bynum, Scott; Watson; bsent Alderman Jones. The Minutes of the meetings of April 4th, and April 8th, 1927, wereread 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 to issue war- rants for the same on motion by Alderman Price, seconded by Alderman Phillips, passed by the unanimous vote of the Cpuncil and so declared by the Mayor; -Dave Condra $36.00; and $36.00; ' Tropical Paint & Oil Co. $26.56; Campbell -Bell D.G. Co. $1.14;Ellis Sutton, $17.50; John Zillah $71.25;Fayetteville, Ma chine Shop $1.30; Ownbey Drug Co. $6.00; Fayetteville Printin Co, $1.00, $2.00,and $5.00; Southwest Power Co. $391.25,o J.OV. Shelley 17.75; W.A. Gregg $1.25; Goss -Rogers Co. $4.15;Bert Watson $145.75. HEARING Alderman Harding moved that the hearing of appeals from the action of the Board of assess - IN N0. 38; went in Improvement District Number Thirty-three be continued to the next regular meeting of the Council to be held on April 25th, 1927. Ald erman Drake seconded the motion which By um received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Phillips, Price, Harding Drake SSott; Watson; nays none; absent and not voting A1dei'man Jones, The Mayor declared the motion passed. REVISED The Clerk reported that the revised assessment list for North Leverett Street Improvement ASSESSMENT IN District was filed with him on the 16th of April, 1927; whereupon Alderman Harding moved tha N. LFVERETT I.D. Ithe Clerk be directed to publish a notice stat6ng that said revised assessment list had so filed by the Board of assessment of said District and that the same is now opem for ' inspection. Alderman Price seconded the motion which received the following vote; ayes Bynum, Aldermen Phillips, Price, Harding Drake,/Scott, Watson; nays none; absent and not voting Alderman Jones.'The Mayor declared the motion passed an" WAGON I Alderman Harding introduced the following resolution and moved Its adoption, Alderman Price YARD RENTAL seconded the motion which re ceived t e following vote; ayes Aldermen Phillipsm Price, Hard- ing, Drake, Bynum, Scott, Watsog nays none, absent and not voting Alderman Jonse, The Mayor declared the motion passed and the resolttion adopted;,aeopy is as follows;- 15)G RESOLUTION.;_;'.: WHEREAS, a certain " CONTRACT FOR THE LEASE OF REAL ESTATE% made and entered into on the 3rd day of December, 1921, by and between the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, as party of the first part, and A.M. Byrnes as party of the second part,.whereby the said party of the second part did lease and let to the party of the 2&rst part certain real estate, situated in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, to -wit; - "The entire West one-half of Bolck Twenty-siz (26) in the.original Town (now City ) of Fay- etteville, Arkansas, together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging, with the ex- ception of two (2) brick business houses in the Southeast corner of said West half of block Twenty-six (26), and fronting on Menttbai$teeet on the South and abutting on the alley on the East, and the frame building in the Northwest corner of said East half of Block 26, and fromting on Center Street on the North and abutting on Church Street on the West, for a period of FIVE YEARS from and after April 1st, 1922." WHEREAS SAid contract did expire on the 31st day of March, 1927; WHEREAS, said contract provided among other things that "The party of the first part shall have the option of extending this lease for an additional Five years from the expiration of this lease at the same rental hereinafter provided, PRIVIDED that the party of thr first part must exercise its option within sixty (60) days after the expiration of this lease; otherwise said option to be void at the pleasure of the party of the second part"; and WHEREAS, The best interests of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas demands that said lease be so extended; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: SECTION ONE: That said lease hereinbefore mentioned be, and the same is hereby, extended for a period of Five (5) Years, beginning April lst, 1927 and ending on the 31st day of March, 1932. SECTION TWO: That the City Clerk of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas be, and he is hereby directed to notify the said A.M. Byrnes of the extension of said lease for said period of Five (5) Years by delivery to said A.M Byrnes of a certified copy of this resolution. SECTION THREE: That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. and that all resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith be, eR and the same are hereby repealed. C.T. Harding. Passed and approved this 18th day of April, 1927. Attest; J.C. Massie, Approved; Allan M. Wilson, Mayor. Clerk. Alderman Jones entered at this time. j A communication fron F.H. Carl, Prairie Grove, was read to the Council. No action was taken A communication from Tom tart, relative to drainage on East Street was presented to the i f Council, and referred to the City Engineer for report. A communication from Mr. Walker of the Southwest Power Co. relative to the cutting of gotta ..,_ gutters and walks for the purpose of repairing Whiteway conduit was referred to the City Engineer, the privilege to cut be granted, subject to the oversight of said Engineer. CITY The Se retary of the Board of Election Commissioners for Washington County, presented its ELECTION• report of the City Election held in the City of Fayetteville, which report was ordered to be spread of record. A copy is as follows; - Fayetteville, Arkansas April 8th, 1927. TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:* WE, the undersigned, duly appointed, qualified and acting Board of Election commissioners in and .for Washington County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that at the General Election held in the several wards of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Tuesday, April 5th, 19279 the following persons were elected to the following offices, to -wit; - Allan M. Wilson, Mayor J.F. Stanford, Alderman First Ward W.H. Rollins, Police Judge Don, Fuller, Alderman Second Ward Marcus Hulse, City Treasurer Clem Pearson, Alderman Third Ward V.L. Jones, Aldrman Fourth Ward. Respectfully submitted, BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS IN AND FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, By Bett Watson, Secretary. No further business appearing, the Mayor declared the Council adjourned, sine die. C Approved; Attest; j Clerk. Mayor. 1