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Home My WebLink About1931-11-23 MinutesFayetteville City Co•incil met in regular session on 1:onday Niove.mber 23rd, 19. 1. I�PR7SENT:Fr,1VOr,T.S.Tr1h)ble,C!tlr Clerk T.i .Dunn, City F.nginepr E.:.'.Ratliff,City At Lo-mey V.James Ptak, I Chief of Police ileal Cruse,::ldermc:. 3arr,Bynum,--rlarcling, Sanders, Scott:,,tanford,Wages. Iki. 1.7TES f the, "egular meeting of the City Council as held on November 17th,1931 were read and I by the unaminous vote of the Council. M 8 SILLS F' I LLUF � J0�'LiISSI Mr.At'{is i Z.J aToli�ii� Tom I Tile following bills were presented after their, V._)proval by Alderman Barr of the Audil;i.ng Co whereupon a motion 1-ias made by Alderman Scott that the bills be allowed as approved and the City Clerk be instructed to draw warrants upon the proper funds for their payment.•his moti vas seconded by Alderman. Bynum.Upon the question being put before the Council by the i,:ayor,i rteopived their unbminous vote and the 11ayor so declared.Bili:Chief of Police ileal Cruse k5.n J.17.3he:.ley 913.50,Shumate & Williams ;;30.00. ?J3. Pity Attorney V.James Ptak and Attorney Cal Greenhaw reporbbd their findings in the }rill Avenue Improvement District in regard to the loan of 4`6,50n.00.by the City Ab said District. .W-,orney Carl Greenha%i read their findings of their search of' the records U.nd after its reading Alderman Harding r*a6e a motion that the report be received and fil.ed.This motion was secondee: by Alderman Bynhmi.Upon the question being put before the Council,it receivers their unair.:L?kras vote and the :.:ayor so r'.eclared and ordered tike report iled. ": NS:Alderman Scott reported that since the resignation of Mr.Delmar Collins as commissioner of Annex iT.o.l to College Avenue improvPnent District i10.1 that there was only one comms� is' left and thatt he would make •a motion gi>hat the. Council appoint J.J.Morrison and VI.E.Ivey as commissioners in this district.This motion was seconded by Alderman Sanders. upon the questio being put before the Council,it oarried unamincusly and +-he i•:ayor declared the above named gentlemen as appointed com,nissioners in this District. ittee M ion; •,as present before the Council and stated that if the City In.gineer viould set the stakes to grade in the a?'.�.y next to his place in Gunter addition that he would stand the expense of cuttir_g the alley to grade and gracdeing of the same.A motion was made by Alderman Stanford and seconded by %lderman Sanders that the City comply with the rquest of Hr.Atkission. Upon the question being put; before the Council,it received their unaminous vote and the i:ayor so declarrd. Alderman Scott and 1'41ges,who were appointed as a com7iitt'ee to meet pith the Corr ,issioners of Alley Improvement District in regardsa to the Protests as filed by B.J.Dunn and Tom Logan, presented a report vnich was read by Alderman Scott,whereupon a motion was made by alderman Harding that the report be accented and filed.This motion was seconded by Alderman Sanders. Upon :bi: motion being put before the Council,it received their unaminous vote and i;he Idavor so declared. A )notion was made. by Alderman Sanders and seconEiPd by P.lderm'an Barr tha t the assessment of B.J.iunYn be crit from 033.19 to 5;16.60 or in other words 50;5*Upon the question being put be f, re Counci.l,it.received their unaminous vote and the idayor instructed the Clerk to notify the City Collector. :. motion was maCn by ..lcierman Scott and secobded by Alderman Sanders that the Council reje�t the protest of Tom Logan.Upon the questinn being put before the Courcil,it rece9.ved their 4 unaminous vote and the i.:ayor so declared. 3.R.raviidson: A motion was merle by AldArmnn Barr and seconr+ed,by Alderman Sanders that the hearing oi the pXootest or right to protest of B.R.IPavidson be deferred until Ennday Jovember 30 ,1931. Upon tho ques'-ion being put before the Council,it received their unrminous vote and the mayo. I . Iso declared. CURS PUI'P: ,:r,E.D.Camp'hell. anllearPd before the Council and asked the r1ght to install a Curb puny at his gr'ucer�,' ^tore on the Corner of School and Pr+ri,lie .'tverue,Vlhereupon a motion was made by "lde man H,;rriing an:' seconded by .^..Iderman Stanford that this matter be left to the discretion of the 1 the 617 City Engineer With the power to act.Upon the club,^tion being put before the Council,it received their unaminous vote and the Layor so informed the City Engineer. GAS: The i,i;,ro-. reported that he itad a bid of 515.00'for a gas stove and the installatinn of the same in the Police headquarte'rs,whereupon a motion was made by Alderman Herding that the i,'a.yor be give power to have the same installed. This vr:s seconded by Alderman Sanders and upon a question being put before the Council ir'received their unaminous vote and the I.ayor Ideclared the motion as carried. I ! Under a general discussion of the Ordinance entitled"An ordinance authorizeing the Board lof Public Affairs of the City of FayeLteville,r-rkansRs to award a contract for the purchase lof Fire hose for the City Fire Department'g a motion was made by Alderman Mages and seconded by :alderman Harding thot after the word"purchase"that the vrords "from Hewitt -Gutta. Percha ?tubber Co.,of Buffalo,??,y," be inserted. ar_d after• the •-tord"inch" that the r+ords"Batter Fabric'1 be inserted. Upon the motion being put before the Ccnnci.l,it received their unaminous vote and I..ayor so declared.Thc or•dinunce r!;,ts left on its second reading. "ILEO": s -AVE: A motion was made by :Aderman Stanford that the L:ayc� appoint a committee to consult with and e*inloy a lawyer to try and collect the yo,500.00, debt as olveing the City by 'aillow A (Improvement District.The employment of some lawyer as selected by the Commit' -;,,ei.ose Icompensr.:;_on shall be t of the amount co" >cted s.f' cr tall court coats have been deducted. Tb:i.s motion was seconded by Alderman !7ages.TPpon i.11e question being put by the la. ?roc it xreceivor Llte following vote.Ayes Alderman Byntun,Sanders,Scott,Stanford,'".ages.??a,ys.Alderm_.r. e Barr y. H-arding.:!bsent anC not voteing Alderman Pearson.•The P,,:oyo2 declared the moL Lon as carried. as there were 5 ';e;: aind 2 Divs. ::e aprointed rrnittee Alderman Sta;lir•'. _ I ..'Ile a motion tilt:: a:c`.' --,T' cnvias seconded by Aldir 11,411 Urtuc.unon the question'i u: bc;fcre the Counci-1, i t recei7: -1 1;•.:.r unaminous vete an' the :'nyor rlac7.€ rod the Cnimcl -> s ac. jourme,i. Attest. 21)proved Ci Ly FA`T 2=TiILLE CITY CDUIvCIL i -ET Ii' R7GUL4R SSSSIGld Or 1170NDAY D EI,'BER :40th,193i. I.Iayor T.S.Tribhle,Ci.ty Cler•h Vhr.,F,Dunn, City Attorney V -.James Ptak,Ci.ty Engineer E.' -:.Ratliff; Chief of Police ;veal Cruse, Alderman Barr,Byntun,Harding, Sanders, Scott. Stanford,}aages. of regular meptinp, of the City Council. �s held on Plovember 23,197)i wrrp rear'. & zl,),,:ovPd by the unt+mi.nous vc$re of the Council. I The following bills were read after their approval by Alderman Scott: of the Auditing Commi-tt t•,hereupon a motion was made by Alderman Harding and seconded by Alderman Bynum that: the hill's be allo•.red as approved and the Clerk instructed to draw warrants upon th6i.r proper funds for I, the payr:ent of the same.Upon the question being put by the ieayor it received the unaminous vote of the Council and the &Payor so declared and the Clerk instructed. Bill.s.John Zillah ,6.25,F..ay Phillips y�2.50,Ben Porter N1B.75,Shumate £:'ailliams y;30.00,Chief of Police meal (Cruse 010.00. ECL'III: �A recluest from I,-r.T.2.ndl.in that his ar•andson,14 years of age be givem a permit to drive a car on the streets of Fayetteville, -;:hereupon Alderman Scott rafl.e a motion which w:as secondeii $y Aldernpn Bynum that this request be left to the discretion of the Chief o_" Police Heal Cruse I !Upon the question being put before the Councii,it received their unaminous vote and the Liayoi• I Iso declared. Major B.1'.Davidson appearod before the Council and argured in regard to his taxation on wa';Pll Pmurovement District n?o.3.11r.Trent onr of the Cor.missioners was present and present•pd h:i.s trial! on the matter jonJ 4 -.iter some discussion the iiayor ap;ooini.ed the Ordinance as a corimii•tlee to i