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ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD
MARCH 28th, 1928.
URSUANT TO ADJOURNMENT, the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, met at 70.30 P.M. on the
128th day of March, 1928, when there were present, .
Mayor, Allan M. Wilson, C1erk,.J.C. Massie, Aldermen Bynum, Drake, Fuller, Harding, Pearson,
Sones, Scott, Stanford;absent none,
the minutes of the meeting of March 26th, 1928 was deferred to the next regular meeting.
OSE: ITHE Mayor announced the purpose of the meeting to be the consideration of the matter of the
indebtedness ofi Willow Avenue Improvement District Number One to the City for money advance
in March, 1923.
The following members of the Board of Improvement of said District, viz;
C.A. Pearsom and Marcus Hulse; also the members of the Board of Assessment of said District
viz; 1.H. Markle, W.L. Crouch and Fred Readels, were present, and laid before the Council
such information of the condition of the finanses of the District as they possessed.
After some informal discussion, following the reading of the resolution of the Council
pertaining to the matter and the note given by the then Board of Improvement of said Distric`
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Alderman Jones moved that ttph��,,e matter be referred to the Finance Committee, with instructions',
to confer with the Board ovimprovement of the District as to a method of settlement, and
report to the Council at their earliest convenience.
The matter of the proposed bond issue was also informally discussed by various members of
the 0ouncil, showing a general opinion that said issue should be confined to few items;prefe
ably, the securing of a City Hall with an Auditorium, as the most needed item, with the
av4ation Field second.
No further business appearing, the Council adjourned. p
Approved;
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Mayor.
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Clerk.
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REGULAR M7ETMNG OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD
APRIL 2nd, 1928.
ESENT: Time Mayor, Allan M. Pdilsom, C1erk,.J.C. Massie, Aldermen Bynum, Fuller, Harding, Jones,Pearson,
Scott, Stanford; 03tynAtt3rney;.nGeo:kA;Hurst; City Engineer, E.M. Ratliff Representatives
of theCivie Arts League, D.M. Moore and L.L. Brown; absent Alderman Drake.
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E MINUTES of the meetingd of March 26 and 28, 1928 were read and approved.
E FOLLOWING BILLS against the City, being in proper form and duly approved, were allowed and ordered;
paid on motion by Alderman Pearson, seconded by Alderman Bynum passed by the unanimous vote of
the members listed above as present and so declared by the Mayor;- Leslie Scott Machine Work
$15.00; Esco Mfg Co. $10.70;Lewis Bros Co., $0.90;City Transfer Co., $0.50, andy3.48;Fay-
etteville, Caol Co. $9.75;Heerwagen Bros. Co.$4.45, and $8.60; W.A. Gregg $2.00; and $4.00;
Dr. A.I. Moore $12.00; Winchester Cash Market, $84.96; Lucas & Cosby $111.65; Dave Condra
$36.00;Ed Malone $15.00; A.C. Hart $30.00; Ben Porter #35.00; Salsbury & Sandford .$12.50;
Allan M. Wilson $10.00.
ALCELLA-l In compliance with Section 7585 Crawford & Moses Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas, the
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ARRANTS: City Clerk, S.C. Massie submitted to the Council Proof of Publication tlP and of Posting of
the notice of the action of the City Council at its meeting on the 19th day of December, 1
calling on all holders of Warrants of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas bearing date prior
to April 30th, 1927, to present the said warrants to the Council for examination, re -issue
and cancellation on or before April 2nd 1928.Said proof as to publication consisted of the
affidavit of J.D. Hurst, Manager of the Fayetteville, Daily Democrat to the effect that said
notice was published in said paper on December 22 and December 29, 1927; and as to Posting,
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the affidavit of City Clerk J.C. IRassie. Said proofs were accepted by the Council as conclus'iv
ECrIPTS The Mayor filed with the Clerk a receipt showing payment to the City Street Fund of $30.20
ILED BY for water tile sold to the City water Plant, and for$21.95 paid by Road District No. 2 for use
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of City Street equipment.
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