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Fayetteville City Council met in regular session Monday August 9:th,1937,
Presentl:Mayor A. D., McAllister, City Clerk Otoe Phillips,City Attorney Price Dickson, City
Engineer C.•E. Pierce. Aldermen: Bronson, Carter, GreFory,Hosford, Pea71, Sanders,Shook
and Ucker.
Bills:
Wall
side-
walk -
Minutes of the previous meeting held !,ionday August 2,1937 were read =nd approved.
The following bills were presented a3'ter. theirs alD#rbval7by Alderman,Pear.,.� Chai,Nmah^of .
the Auditing Committee: Jackson Cafe $7.45;. F. II. Woolworth Co. $.31; Northwest Arkan-
sas Times $$6.08; Ben Porter 5$17.50; Jas 8ohanan $10.00; Will Morris $x6.00; Emmett Boyd
$$10.00; A. F. Shumate $$20.00; Heerwagen Bros. 12.25; Red Cross Drug Store 0,37.
Alderman Ucker moved that the bills be allowed as ?.,proved and the Clerk be instructed
to draw warrants upon the proper funds in payment of same. This motion was seconded by
Alderman Hosford and was duly passed by the Council and the Mayor so declared.
The:•matter of sidewalk on Wall Street was again brought up for discussion. Alderman
Bronson moved that this matter be deferred until Monday August 16,1937, at which time
definite action would be taken, seconded by Alderman Peal, and carried by a unanimous
vote of the Council.
Gulf The Gulf Refining Company asked permission to remove their building from Municipal Air
Refirm- port grounds,original contract on gasoline remaining unchanged. Alderman Gregory moved
ing Co. thgt this request be granted, seconded by Alderman Carter and duly passed by the
house: Council.
Fire F. P. $arle appeared before the Council relative to erecting a building on the 3)uth
side of Dickson street, in Block 4, Original Town, stating that his plans were already
Zone- made before he found out that the propertyr was in a residential district, and had to be
Earrle. advertised as to objections to same for a certain length of time. After discussion,
Alderman Sanders moved that the North end of Block 4, Original Town, between Church and
Locust approximately 160 feet, be placed in the Fire Zone, and that the Ordinance Com-
mittee be instructed to draw up an Ordinance to this effect. This motion was seconded
by Alderman Hosford, and received the unanimous vote of the Council.
Oakland J. F. Parks qpeared before the Council, asking that a sidewalk be put in on East side o:
side- Oakland Ave., affecting Hughes and Tri Delt fraternity property. Alderman Bronson
walk; moved that this matter be referred to a Committee of three. TIJis motion was seconded by
Alderman Sanders and duly passed by the Council. The Mayor then appointed the Street
Committee to act as this Committee.
The Council then listened to a discussion of car testing equipment by representatives
of the t7eaver., Bear and Bendix Companies. No action taken.
Alderman Bronson moved that the Council adjourn subject.to'call of the Mayor.
Attest: Approved:
City Clerk Mayor
Fayetteville City Council met in adjourned sessiori Friday August 13;1937.'
Present:IFayor S. D.McAllister, City Engineer C. E. Pierce. Aldermen Bronson, Carter, Gregory,
Hosford, Peal, 'handers, Shook and Ucker. Absent: City Clerk Otoe Phillips, and City
Attorney Price Dickson.
Upon motion of Alderman Sanders seconded by Alderman Hosford and carried unanimously,
Alderman Bronson acted as Clerk of the session.
Motor
Alder"an Ucker moved that
the Building Ordinance be changed to
read "That any building
testing
or portion thereof which
is designed, built, rented, leased let,
or hired out or occ•upi-
equip-
ed, or which is occupied
as a house or residence by three or more
families living
ment:
independent of each other
shall be called an apartment. This motion
was seconded by ,
Alderman Sanders. On the
question being put before the Council,
the following vote
resulted: Ayes: Bronson,
Carter, Gregory, Hosf ord,Peal, Sanders,
Shook and Ucker. Nays:
None. The Mayor declared
carried as there were eight Ayes and no
Nays.
Alderman Carter made a motion
which was seconded by Ald. Gregory
that the report of the
Committee on purchase of
Iv;otor Testing equipment be received and
filed. This motion re-
ceived the unanimous vote
of the Council.
for (Alderman Gregory moved that the purchase of motor testing equipment be deferred for
estin urther study. This motion was seconded by Alderman Peal and received the unanimous
equipmnvote of the Council.
Alderman Sanders moved that a new Committee of three be appointee' to make a�e�
on purchase of motor testing equipment. This motion was seconded by Aldermah Ucker, and
upon the vmotion being put before the Council resulted in the following vote: Ayes: Carte
Gregory,osford, Peal, Sanders, Shook and Ucker. DTays: Bronson. The Idayor declared
carried/is there were seven Ayes and one Nay. Mayor McAllister then appointed Aldermen
Greg .y, Carter and Peal as the Committee of three. mot'on
erman Hosford moved that the Council adjourn, seconded by A1d.Sanders whichtireHived
the unanimous vote of the Council, and the I,iayor declared the Council adjourned.
Attest: Approved
City Cierii Mayor,
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