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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928-02-24 Minutes259 CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD FEBRUARY 24th, 1928. ' PURSUANT tothe call of the Mayor, as per adjournment of the meeting of February 20th, 1928 the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas met at 7;30 P.M. of February 24th, 1928, when there were present the Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Bynum, Drake, Fuller, Harding,Jone Pearson, Scott and Stanford; :absent none. THE READING of the minutes of the.meeting of February 20th, 1928 was deferred till the next regular meeting. PURPOSE: The Mayor stated the meeting to be for the purpose of considering the matter of the inde ness of the City :eater Plant to the City General Fund, in co-laboration with the Board of Managers of said Plant. Following an informal discussion, the following communication was re, ceived from the Board of Managers of the City Water Plant; - (Excerpt from proceedings of the Board of Managers, City Waoer Plant) COMMUNI- "Motion made by Mr Ooollo* Collier, seconded by Mr McIlroy, CATION ;That this -Board accept the FROM THE proposal of the South Mountain Development Co., as subg:itted, subject to the approval of anc IB'D OF action of the City Council' WATER The vote thereon was as follows;- ayes McIlroy, Lewis and Collier; COMR'S: nays Phipps and Appleby. ' The President announced that the motion was carried, but desired to be recorded as opposed to the motion." SO -MT. DEV. CO. The proposal of the South Mountain Development Co. above reffered to is as follows; - PROPOSAL: iHonorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Fayetteville, and the Board of Managers of the City Water Plant; Gentlemen, The South Mountain Developmmnt Company, representing the C Club of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas propose to the City of Fayetteville, and the Water Board representing the City of Fayetteville, Ark, FIRST: That the Country Club is the owner of 871.L acres of land on Highway No. 71, knaow an Golf Course. SECOND: That the Country Club has acquired 182 acres on the top of South Mountain for the opment of a Golf Course and Country Club Addition, THIRD: The Country Club is willing to dispose of their holdings,872 acres on Highway No 71 ' in order to get a water main extended on South College Avenue to the.Country Club grounds provided satisfactory right of way is secured. FOU13TH : The Country blub has heretofore propeed through J._'. I3cIlroy, that they will deed to the City of Fayetteville, the 871 acres ir. consideration of their building tre vwter main according to the City Engineer (E.M. Ratliff's plans and specifications covering the b building of said line aforesaid.) FIFTH: That the presedent of the South Mountain Developwint Company is hereby authorized and empowered to represent the South Mountain Development Company and the Country Club, in a meeting of*t-he* with the City Council and the Water Board., with full power to negotiate an settle all details pertaining to the final consummation of said proposals. ,I tri SIXTH: It is understood by the South Mountain Development Company that the City of Fayettevill is desirous and anxious to secure an Air Port Landing Station for the benefit of the City o£ Fayetteville,Ark., and that the City of Fayetteville, Ark., claims that the City Water Plant is ,justly indebted to the City of Fayetteville, Ark., in the sum of $8,316.20, as found by a committee representing the City of Fayetteville and the Water Board. SEVENTH: The South Mountain Development Company including the Country Club,propose that if the City of Fayetteville is willing to subscribe and invest the amount of x;8,316.20, found due them from the City Water Plant, in an Air Port Landing Field for the benefit of the City, and the Water Board through theCity of Fayetteville by the City Council, are willing to btild a ' water OgEI-t line to the grounds of the Country Club on South College Avenue to South Maoutain land. in consideration of the 872 acres of-tlrani'r*(the old Golf Course on Highway No. 71), that the Country Club will convey same with good merchantable title to the City of Fayettevil Arkansas, as afore aid. I EICHTH: That the South Mountain Development Company and the Country Club agree that the City Water Plant shall be entitled to collect their ragular water rates now and hereafter from all consumers on the line so extended,operate and maintain the same, the only reservation being, that the title to the physical line so extended shall remain in the South Mountain Develop ment Company,and the Country Club, with the right to charge any and all intervening property owners for a physical connection such price as they shall agree upon with such property owner 260 PRESENT: 1E MINUTE THE FOLL STONE NINTH: That the subsequent .title to the 11t* physical line shall be determined hereafter ac( ding to the equities of ail parties concernedand contributing tot, to the cost thereof. 4. Respectfully submitted, South Mountain Development Company, W.P. McNair Jr. Morgan McMichaels W.H. McIlroy Roy W. Wood Geo. Appleby N.F. Drake Helen R Ferguson. . The following members of the Board of Managers of the City Water Plant addressed the Council in explanation of their action;- B.F. Campbell, C.W. Appleby and J.H. McIlroy. At this time, on motion by Alderman PFarson seconded by Alderman Drake,and duly passed, the Cpuncil declared itself in Executive Session. After a full discussion of the matter, and failure to arrive at a definite conclusion it regard to the settlement of the matters involved, on motion by Alderman Drake, seconded by Alderman Jones and duly passed the Mayor was directed to appoint a committee to make furth investigation and report a.v its earliest convenience. The Mayor appointed as such committee, Aldermen Scott, Drake and Fuller. / No further business appearing the Council adjourned. Approved; Mayor. Attest; Ute/ /Clark. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD FEBRUARY 27th, 1928s The Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Bynum, Drake, Fuller, Harding, Jones, Pearson, Scott, Stanford; absent none. OF the meetings of February 20th and 24th, 1988 were read and approved. BILLS against -the City, being in proper form and duly approved, were allowed and ?aid on motion by -Alderman Harding, seconded by .Alderman Fuller, passed by the unanimous vot if the Council and so declared by the Mayor;-J.H. Phipps Lumber Co. $25.00;Dave Condra $?36.0 7.I. Holcomb Mfg. Co. $13.68; John Zillah $33.75; J.C. Massie $1.00. investigate and report. A subscription list offering contributions as listed below for the purpose of improving Stone Street from Huntsville Road, was presented, and on motion referred to the.Street Com ttee;-Henry Barton $10.00; Y.D. Barton ?5.00; L.M. Kinzer $5.00; G.E. Norwood $10.00; O.E. nkle $$5.00; A.D. Qualls $55.00. The Street Committee was directed to investigate and report. No further business appearing the Council adjourned. et; Clerk. Approved; Mayor.