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Fayetteville City Council met in regular session, Monday, Sept. 25th, 1939.
Present: Mayor, A.D.IvIcAllister, City Clerk, J.W.McGehee, City AttorneysR ice ickson,
City Engineer, E.T.Brown, Aldermen; Bronson, Carter, Gregory, Hosford, real, antlers,
Shook and Ucker.
Minutes of the regular meeting of Sept.18th, were read and approved.
The following bills were presented, after their approval by alderman Peal, chairman of
the auditing committee: Jackson cafe $5.30, S.W.Gas & Electric Co. $18.46, J.W.Shelley
$7.60, S.VI.Gas & Electric Co. $7.55, W.E.Gregg $11.65, The Automotive Inc. $1.06 &$$1.53
Ben Porter $17.50, Elmer B$yd 814.40, Herschel Holloway 12.00 Hugh Pool 10.00,
A.F.Shumate $720.00, Willie Wilcox $12.00, James Slay den 81.50 & $735.50, and N.M.Bare $54
Alderman Bronson made a motion that the bills be allowed,•as approved, secomded by
alderman Ucker, which was regularly passed by the Council.
The following reports for the month of August, were read by the Clerk:
Augus reportsV.James Ptak as Police Judge, A.D.McAllister, as Ex -Officio Chief of Police and as
Ex -Officio Chief of the Fire Department, Clyde Walters as Building Inspector, Roy Nix
as Sewer Service Collector, Jw McGehee as City Clerk add as City Collector, alderman
Peal made a motion that the reports he received and filed, seconded by alderman Bronson,
which was duly passed by the Council.
The Mayor reported.that the prospects were good for quite a bit of VI.P.A. borti
To invettigat&� be available in the near future. Alderman Gregory made a motion that the Street ommat�
together with the City Attorney and City Engineer be instucted to get all the inf ormatio
the pricy to available, relative to Paving mprovementK Districts, that might be interested in pavinqI
with ll.P.A.Labor, also to investigate the proposition of buying or renting a rock crushe
purchase or, rent this motion was seconded by alderman Hosford, and on roll call by the Clerk, received
the unanimous vote of the Council.
Rock Crush r
Roller Alderman Ucker made a motion that Stop Signs be placed on North dregg Avenue
Stop Sigris on 4t Lafayette Street, seconded by alderman Hosford, and on roll cal]. by the Clerk,
received the following vote: Ayes: Hosford,Peal, Shook and Ucker. Nays: Bronsons`arter
regg at L fayette Gregory and Sanders. There being 4 Ayes and 4 Nays, the Mayor then cast his vote
aginst the motion and declared the motion lost.
rejected
The Clerk read a card from the Futrall Family, acknowledging theirgratitudq
Futall Fan ily for the kind. expression of sympathy, by the Council in the death of J.C.Futrall.
Alderman Bronson made a motion that the Cvrd be received and filed, seconded by alderman
Acknowled nent Gregory, which was passed unanimously by the Council.
There being no further business, alderman Hosford moved to adjourn, seconde
Aderman Bronson, which was duly passed by the Council, and the Mayor declared the
ouncil adjourned.
Attest, Approved (il,�•l�dr
Mayor.
Fayetteville City Council met in regular session, Monday, October 2nd, 1939.
Present: Mayor, A.D.McAllister, City Clerk, J.VJ.McGehee, City Attorney Price Dickson,
City Engineer, E.T.Brown, aldermen: Bronson, Carters Gregory, Hosford, Peal, Sanders,
Shook and Ucker.
Minutes of the regular meeting of Sept. 25th were read and approved.
The following bills were presented, after their approval by alderman Peal, chairman of
the auditing committee: Jackson Cafe $'5.95,Ark. Ice & Cold Storage Co. $l6.000XRaiV'E
Fayetteville Printing Co. $2.20, Christman's Shop $?1.501 Adam's Flower Shop $12.24,
Lyle Allen eP50.00, S.W.Gas & Electric Co.$$354.87, O.M.McClintock $?3.500 Link -way Stores
_ Co. ? 1.38,Lewis Bros.Co.$j6.35, Salusbury Gen Shop $j0.35, Leis •Chevrolet Co.$$3.71,
Rogers Electric Co ',72.48, Bossemeyer- McBride $0.162 Skelley Oil Co. $$2.83 and 8829.98,
Linkway StIres Co:$?10580 Abshier-Bryan Motor Co. $1.88, Ben Porter $;17.50, Elmer Boyd
j14,40, Hugh Pool $710.000 Herschel Holloway $$2.00. A.F.Shumate .?$20.00, Willie Wilcox
$$12.00, and Bofie's`Grocery $"0.26. Alderman`Shook made a motion that the bills be allowd
as approved, secohded by alderman Ucker, which was regularly passed by the Council.
Crnn ittee The Mayor called the attention mf the Council to.a meeting od the Arkansas
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t unicipal League in Little Rock October. 10th, and suggested that the Council send a
to Little Rock good representation, alderman Brohson made a motion that a Committee consisting of the
for Nu icipal Mayor,6ity Attorney, and 2 Or 3 Aldermen attend this meeting, the motion was seconded
by alderman Carter, and was passed unanimously by the Council. Inter ,it was suggested
League meeting that this same Committee go to Pine Bluff to inspect a Truck and Ladder outfit being;
offered for sale by the Pine Bluff Fire Department, and also to Investigate several
Second Hand Rock Crushers being offered for sale.
Alderman Sanders, chairman of the Street Committee, reported the progress they
Offer to buy had mada in securvng Right-of-way on tlaple Street, and after discussion, alderman
Gregory made a motion that the Council offer Iurs. Beulah Cruse the sum of Fifty Dollars
corner of lot ($50.001 for a certain strip of land off the corner of her lot, and agree to protect
the part taken by the City with a wall in keeping with the wall on the West side of her
Mrs.Cr se Property, beginning 6 feet South of the corner and extending to a point �1,9 feet East
of the corner of her property ling, this motion was seconded by aldermanCKOW
,�and on roll
call by the Clerk received the following vote: Ayes; Carter, Gregory, Hosford, Peal,
Shook and Ucker. Nays; Bronson and Sanders. And the Mayor declared harried, as there
were 6 Ayes, and 2 Nays,
The Mayor.reRorted there was a possibility of North College Avenue Paving
N.A.MCCrtney Improvement District o.l getting a refund from the State Highway Department) and report
ed that there was a vacancy in the Board of Commissioners, caused by M.A.Stice having
appointed disposed of his Property in the District, and alderman Carter made a motion that
-Comriissigner in PT.A.McCartney be appointed as a Commissioner in this District, seconded by alderman
College Arve Hosford, and on roll call by the Clerk, received the unanimous vote off the Comncil.
Paving District.
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