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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1931-11-30 Minutes617 City Engineer with the poser to act.Upon the question being put before the Council,it received their unaminous v6te and the Eayor so inforr,ed the City Erigineer. GAS: The Iui;, or reported that he iiad a bid of ~;15.00 for a gas stove and the installatio,l of the same in the Police head quarters,ivhereupon a motion was made by Alderman Harding that the i L-TRyor be give power to have the same installed.'This v=cis seconded by Alderman Sanders and upon a question being put before the Council ir'received their unaminous vote and the Mayor I declared the motion as carried. Under a general discussion of the Ordinance entitled"An ordinance autborizeing the Hoard I of Public Affairs of the City of Fayetteville,.`.rkans�is to award a contract for the purchase of Fire hose for the City Fire DepartmentZ a motion wits made by Alderman ?rages and seconded by :acierman Harding that after the word"purchase°that the words "from Hewitt -Gutta Percha Rubber Co.,of Buffalo,`I.Y," be inserted and after -the .ord"inch"tbalt the v;ords"Baker Fabric's be inserted, Upon the motion being put before the Cci-rini-1,it received their unaminous vote and ' h:ayor so declared.The or•din>Ance vias left on its second reading. I '''ILIOi !NE:.A motion was mad3 by Alderman Stanford that the I.:ayor appoint a committee to consult vii and employ a lawyer to try and collect the516,500.00. debt as olveing the City by 'willow A yr , Improvement District.Tl,e employment o5 some lawyer as selected by the Commit" -;,,vihose compens.'.%iOri shall be w- of the. amount cJ"?cted F.f': K11 Court, c0^ts have 'leen deducted. Ibis motion was seconded by Alderman 1.7ages.Lt)on i.Yre question bring put by the 1.j 7oi' it eceiver' the folloning vote.Ayes Alderman $ymua,Sanders, Scutt,,tanford,''«,ges,I?a,ys.Alderman Barr & Ha,rding.Absent: anci not voteing Alderman Pearson,The P,.:lyor declared the motion as icarried as there. '.ere 5 Lycra Wild 2, : NIM meet wi.tn the Ci';• Attorney and go over the assessements as they hnd been filed frorn yPnr toIV*ear with the City Collector and to ascertain if i,;ajor Davidson had been assessed on tie same p_ollerty r two different districts. TPiivT. i,r.A.L.lrent entered a protest on his assessment of sewer :annex No.l on lots 10 w l.I in bl 11.1.Thp :sayer appointed Fonday night December 7,1931,and the Clerk was instructed to notify the Commissioners. A;r.otion was made by Alderman Scott & seconded by Alderman Barr that the Council adjou.rn.Up tine question being put before the Council,it received their unaminoms vote and the Mayor c'iecla^ed tle Council as adjourned. Attest: s Approved: City Clerk. i:ayor. FAYETTEVILLE CITY.COUNCIL MEY IN REGULAR SESSION ON MONDAY DECEMBER 7TH 1931. PRESENT.' Mayor T.S.Tribble,City Clerk Wm.F.Dunn,City Attorney V.James Ptak,City Engineer E.M.Ratliff of Police Neal Cruse,Aldermen Barr,Bynum,Harding,Seott,Stanford & Wages.Absent Mr.B.R.Davidson was paying taxes on land ,where the same was taxed in both districts.Alderi Wages of the OrdinanclUread their findings accompained by a.copy of a letter as written to Mr.B.R.Davidson by City Engineer E.M.Ratliff and their recommendations were that the asses of to unaminoud :ted was correct and regular and that the assessment be left as assessed by the Assessors,whereupbn Alderman Bynum made a motion that the report of the Committee be accepted and -that the Clerk file the same for future reference.This motion was madended by Alderman Scott.Upon the question being put before the Council the following Alderman voted Aye.Barr,Bynum,Harding,Scott,Stanford, & Wages.Nays None. Absent and not voteing Pearson & Sanders. The Mayor declared ttheQe, motion as passed and the Clerk was instructed to file report. Alderman Harding made a motion that the Council adjourn.Alderman Bynum secondedht a motion. � Upon the Question being put before the Council, th it received air .unaminous vote.and the Mayo declared the Council as adjourned. Attest:� I Approved: City Clerk. �( Mayor. Pearson & Sanders. MINUTES of regular session as held on November 30th 1931 were read and approved by the unaminous voto Council. BILLS: The following bills were presented after their approval by Alderman Scott of the Auditing committee,whereupon Alderman Bynum made a motion that was seconded by Alderman Harding that bills be allowed as approved and the Clerk be instructed to draw warrants upon the proper fw for the payment of the same. Upon the question being put before the Council it received their vote and the Mayor so declared.Bills.Fayetteville Republic $10.25,.Electric Service Co., $$0.50,Fayetteville Printing Co $8.00,Otis Parker $3.00,Wm.Bleeker $$19.00,Ben Porter $$18.75, Magnolia Petroleum Co. $4.65,Thomas & Son $1.45,Lottie Tollett $10.50.Chas Hadsell $6.15, H.C.Palmer $41.15,Henry Vaughn $$7.00,John Zillah $10.00,Ozark Tire Co,$31.70,Norwood & Williams $2.92,Heerwagen Bros $7.87,Shumate & Williams $30.00,Arkansas Western Gas Co,$6,.05, City Transfer Co. $0.50,Dale Allen Auto Co.$2.00,Carrington oil Co $12.00. REPORTS: The monthly reports of Mayor T.S.Tribble as City Purchasing Agent,Wm.F.Dunn as City Clerk, M.Cunningham as City Collector,J.M.Phillips as Police Judge,Neal. Cruse as Chief of Police, Clyde•Walters as Fire Chief were read in their entirety and a motion was made by Alderman Sc, and seconded by Alderman Bynum that the reports be accepted as read and the Clerk be instru to file the same in their proper manner. Upon the question being put before the Council,it received their unaminous vote and the Mayor so declared. MAj.B.R.Davidson: The ordinance committee reporetd their findings in the investigation of whether Mr.B.R.Davidson was paying taxes on land ,where the same was taxed in both districts.Alderi Wages of the OrdinanclUread their findings accompained by a.copy of a letter as written to Mr.B.R.Davidson by City Engineer E.M.Ratliff and their recommendations were that the asses of to unaminoud :ted was correct and regular and that the assessment be left as assessed by the Assessors,whereupbn Alderman Bynum made a motion that the report of the Committee be accepted and -that the Clerk file the same for future reference.This motion was madended by Alderman Scott.Upon the question being put before the Council the following Alderman voted Aye.Barr,Bynum,Harding,Scott,Stanford, & Wages.Nays None. Absent and not voteing Pearson & Sanders. The Mayor declared ttheQe, motion as passed and the Clerk was instructed to file report. Alderman Harding made a motion that the Council adjourn.Alderman Bynum secondedht a motion. � Upon the Question being put before the Council, th it received air .unaminous vote.and the Mayo declared the Council as adjourned. Attest:� I Approved: City Clerk. �( Mayor.