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Home My WebLink About1932-02-15 Minutes1 629 FAYFTTEV_ILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON FEBRUARY 1501932 PRESENT: Mayor Pro.Tem. Stanford,City Clerk Wm.F.Dunn,City Attorney V.James :Ptak,Chief of Police MINUTES: BILLS: I Neal Cruse,Aldermen Barr,Bynum,Harding,Sanders,Scott,& Wages. City Clerk announced that a motion was in order to elect a Mayor Pro.Tem. Whereupon Alderman Scott made a motion that was seconded by Alderman Bynum that Alderman Stanford be, elected Mayor Pro.Tem. Upon the question being put before the Council,it redeived their unaminous vote and the Clerk so declared and Alderman Stanford then took the Chair.. The minutes of the regular meeting of the Council as held on February 8,1932 were read and approved. The following bills were presented after their approval by Alderman Scott,Chairman of the Auditing Committee,whereupon Alderman Harding made a motion that the bills be allowed as approved and the Clerk be instructed to draw warrants upon the proper funds for the payment of the same. This motion was seconded by Alderman Bynum.Upon the question being put before the Council,it received their unaminous vote and the Mayor Pro.Tem. so declared and instructd Ithe C1erk.Bills:Lem Guinn $12.50,Desk Sargeant $6.25,Ben Porter $18.75,Shumate & Williams $30.0O,Mid Continent Pet.Co.$2.64,C.E.Pierce $14.50. I STANDARD OIL CO. A letter was read from the Standard Oil Co.of La. in which they requested a refund of $20.00 as paid in error on Pumps located on South School Street in front of J.B.CLARKS Store.A motion was made by Alderman Barr and seconded by Alderman Scott that this money be out op General Fund. refunded8butthat the Company in question be notified unless the pumps on North Leverett j were removed at once that they must pay tax on them.This motion upon being put before the Council received their uriam-iaou vote and the Mayor Pro.Tem.so declared. I l JIM LESTER: The Clerk read or presented a letter as written to Mr.Lester by the Mayor Pro.Tem.and signed by the Chief of Police as a confirmation of the letter as>written by Mayor Tribble. Mr.Lester claimed that he recognized this letter as his dismissal and as it was written on . February 8,while the letter wtitten by Mayor Tribble was written on February 4th and contaid 67 ed a check for his services to that date,that the City still owed him for 4 days pay or $lbw A motion was made by Alderman Sanders and seconded by Alderman Barr thatoMr.Lester be allow- -ed this amount $10.67.Upon the question being put before the Council the following vote j resulted Ayes.Alderman Barr,Bynum,Harding,Sanders,Scott.Nays.Alderman Stanford & Wages. The Mayor Pro.Tem. declared the motion as carried as there were 5 Ayes and 2 N§rys and the Clerk was instructed to draw warrant for the above amount. SNOOKER: Alderman Scott intrmduced an Ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ORDINANCE NO 734,PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE_20th DAY OF APRIL 1931." This ordinance was read in its entirety for the first time.Alderman Sanders made a motion that the rules be This motion was seconded -by Alderman Scott. suspended and the Ordinance be placed upon its second reading:Upon the motion being put before the Council the Following vote resulted Ayes Barr,Bynum,Harding,Sanders,Scott,Stanfcd Wages.Nays None.Absent and not voteing.None. The Mayor Pro.Tem.then declared the motion ae carried and the Clerk was instructed to read the Ordinance the second time.The Clerk then read the Ordinance the second time in its entirety -.Then after much discussion both Pro.& Coe !by the Council and interested parties,a motion wash made"by Alderman Scott and seconded by Alderman Sanders that the rules be f urther suspended and the Ordinance be placed upon its third and final rdading.Upon the question being put before the Council,it received the following vote Ayes.Alderman Barr,Bynum,Harding,Sanders,Scott,Stanforld& Wages.Nays None. Absent and not voteing None.11#ormax-Pro.Tem. then decle.red the motion as carried and the Clerk was instructed to read the Ordinance its thidd and final time.The Clerk then read the i (Ordinance in its ent'irety.The Mayor Pro.Tem.then put the question,shall the Ordinance pass. ,Upon the roll being called the following vote resulted Ayes.Alderman Barr,Sanders,Scott. Nays.Alderman Harding,Bynum,Stanford,Wages. Absent and not voteing None. The Mayor Pro.Tem. vo ` µ 4 Lff:) 630 LESTER I EXECUT then declared that the Ordinance had failed to pass as there were 3 Ayes and 4 Nays, ILL: The Clerk then presented a bill for Mr.Lester in which.he asked to be re-inbursed for Taxi hire and arrest while he was a policeman in the employ of the City.The Clerk was asked if this bill was properly approved and when ibformed that it was nmt approved,the Clerk was instructed to hold the bill over until the next meeting night and in the mean time to try and get the same approved. I , The Clerk then informed the Council that he had a petetion from some of the Merchants on Dickson Street and asked permission to read the Same.This petetion was declined to be read on the ground that the Council did not hire or fire Mr.Lester and therefore did not care to hear the petetion. E SESSION:.A motion,was made by Alderman Wages and seconded by Alderman Barr that the City Council..go,jinto,,an Executive Session.Upon the question being put before the Council,it rece ded their unaminous vote.The Council than went into Executive session. Alderman Wages then sit6dd FINIANCE that the Budget. Committee had their budget ready to present to the Council but as the matter of the Veterns Hospital had to be entered into that this report would be with held until after a joint meeting of the Finiance Committee with a Committee from the Water Plant and the Chamber of Commerce. A letter was read from the Board of Public Affairs as follows.V/e,the undersigned members of the Board of Public Affairs of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas,hereby request from your honorable body -to advertise for bids and to award a contract for the purchases of an automobile truck) for the use of the Street Department.Signed T.S.Tribhle,Chairman.Art.T.Lewis Member. Afbbr discussion,it,was brought that the City had already advertised for bids and these were in the proper hands,whereupon Alderman Sanders made a motion seconded by Alderman Harding That the Street Committee investigate the bids that they had both on a cash basis with a tr de in of the.,old_truck and also terms.Upon the question being put before the Council,it received their,.unaminous,"vote and the Mayor Pro.Tem.so declared. The Mayor Pro. Tem then declared the Council as adjourned until 7 P.M.wednesday February 17,1932,when the Council would re -convene in Executive Session, ADJOURNED EXECUTIVE SESSION AS HELD ON FEBRUARY 17th,1932. executive " Mayor Pro.Tem.Stanford re-covened the adjourned' session of the City Council on Feb.17,1932 with the following Present.City Clerk Wm.F.Dunn,City Attorney V.James Pyak,City Engineer E.M.Ratliff,Aldermen Barr,Bynum,Herding,Sanders,Stanford,Scott,& Wages. No business'''of`'' great importance was transacted.Aldermpri Scott made•a motion that the 'Council adjourn;This I IT motion vias secondedbyAlderman'Wages.Upori"'the question'being put before the Council,it' rar. receided their unaminous vote and the''kayor Pro. Tem so declared. Att st; �c•: APpr oved IP e Mayor 'Pro.Tem. City Clerk. I r rC-� • i' N .est, •-"'..,?-.ra• y.aa<: `..,.. '.. T ;' ,. 1 . X