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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-07-22 Minutes4.6 The Mayor stated that the Oklahoma State Fire School will be in sessian)August 12 to Ed ages 26th, and that Captain Edmond Wages of the Fire Department was anxious to attend, and to attend would take his vacation at that time, alderman Hosford made a motion that the expenses Fife School of Edmond Wages be ablowed,to attend said 8chool, seconded by alderman Gregory, and at Stillwater received the unanimous vote of the Council(, V Al.o . + A letter was read by the Clerk from Bill McClain, expressing his appreciation City offices of the efforts of the Mayor and members of the City Council in trying to save Fayettevil to close franchise in the Arkansas -No. League at 1 oclock Alderman Bronson made a motion that all the City offices close at 1 oclock on ISaturdays beginning July 20th and PM continuing up to and including SatArday, Septem- ber the 14th, 1940•, this motion was seconded by alderman Peal, and was passed unani- mously by the Council(• ading Pool Alderman Gregory made a motion that a.committee be appointed to act with the or "old Mayor and City Engineer to make an investigation of the cost of constructing a "Wading S.Sohool Pool on the Old South School Playground, this motion was seconded by alderman Hosford, Ground and was passed unanimously by the Council; The Mayor appointed on this Committee, the following: Gregory. Sanders and Shook'`.' Alderman Shook called(:the attention of the Council to complaints from the City Hospital of excessive speed and unnecceasary noises being made by the traveling public in the vicinity of the Hospital on School Street, and suggested that appropiate signs be erected on School Street notifying the public that it was a Hospital Zone, and it was sug#ested that the Mayor investmgate the cost of said signs and report back to the Council. I . There being no further business, alderman Mckoy moved to adjourns secondd&lby alderman Hosfords w)3ich was duly passed by the Council, amd the Mayor declared the Coun- cil adjourned:' n✓ /� ,(1 ^�,, fittest yr. Approved L;Ity Ulerlc mayor Fayetteville City Council met in regular session, Monday July 22nd, 1940. Present: Mayor A.D.MeAllisters City Clerk J.W.McGehee, City Engineer "E.T;Brawns alder- men; Bronson, Banks, Gregory, Hosford, McRoy, Peal, Sanders -and Shook. Minutes of the regular meeting of July 15th, were read and approved. The following bills were presented, alter their approval by alderman Peal, chairman of the auditing committee: S Clarence Rice $12.i Jackson Cafe $6.85 The Texas Co $22.44 Hal Elderton 12.1 Taylor Hannah 35.00 Harry Trail 4.00 Hugh Pool 12.. B.B.Bronson 1.20 Ben Porter 20.00 Ida J.Horton &F.L.Co Be Firestone Auto S&S Co 3.70 Elmer Boyd 14.40 A.F.Shumate 20. Continental Oil Co 7.69' Robert Porter 12.00 Otho Shumate 12. Alderman Shook made a motion that the bills.be allowed; as approved, seconded by alder- man Gregory, which was regularly passed by the Council';' Mrs.LL Shir- Mr.John Roberts appeared before the Council and asked for apermit for Mrs. merlpermit L,Vei Shirmer to erect a building on Lot 6, Bleak 2, Leuerett's 3rd Addittonswith the de ied* foundation to be placed on the property lines after discussion, alderman Gregory made a motion that the permit be refused, and the foundation placed 20 feet from the prop- erty lines to comply with Ordinance number 848, this motion was seconded by alderman Peals and on roll call b3; the Clerk received the followi{}g vote: Ayes; Bronson, Banks, Gregory, Hosford McRoy, Peal,and Shook. Nays; Sanders. Xnd the Mayor declared passed, as there were 7 Ayes and 1 Nay; I Mrs.Cora Parker and Mrselgay Reed appeared before the Council again,relative Alley in to the Alley in Block 4 Original Town, and were informed that no request had been filed lock 4 1 with the Council requesting the opening of this alley, and that apparently this ques- iginal tion had been settled by the action,6f the Council August loth, 1936. to\rem&in ,closed. Alderman Hosford made a motion that the Assessors of Paving,Distriet No.39'-and Curb & Gutter District No. 38'„ be informed that complaint had been registered against Assessors their assessment for 1940, and ask them to make a•,mor.ec:exhaus.tiveechedk.,;of.C'tlieiij!11941 ai 39 438 & this motion was seconded by alderman Bronson, and received the unanimous vote of the Council';` to be, notified Alderman Sanders made a motion that Roy.Williamson, W. P.A. Supervisor, Jack'Brougher, Engineer in charge of Paving District No.54,and the Commissionersvyof Paving District No.549 be notified to widen Maple Street, from Shady Avenue, to Vande- Order to widen venter Avenuepa distance of Five (.5) feet on the South side, establishSng,the new South Maple street line of the Street as Five (5) feet South of the Section line between ectops 16 and 9, 5 e s . and that, Part 'of the new•Right-of-way has been acquired by deed by the City, and negotiations are in progress but not yet:consutated,for the remainder, and that, They are, therefore hereby authorized to proceed to lay pavement upon this new propsed Right=of-way, the City of Fayetteville.agreeing to hold the Commissioners of this District and the'W.P.Ao blameless, and the.City further agrees:ito assume all responsibility for any legal actions which might be brought in the cause, this motion was seconded by alderman Gregory, and on roll call by the Clerk resulted in the gollow vote: Ayes, Bronson, Banks, Hosford, McRoy and Sanders. Nays; Gregory, Peal and hooke t and the Mayor declared passed, as there were 5 Ayes and 3 37ays. A letter was read by the Clerk, from John R.Newman, Supervisor of the 1940 Cens expressing his appreciation to the Mayop and City officials for providing excellent quarters ?or the District office andPmany other courtesies extended to the Census officials 464 Gom.to The question of the progress that was being made with the Friscd R.R.Co.relative to the go to construction of the under -pass on Center Street, came up for discussion,and alderman L.R.for Hosford made a motion that a committee consisting of :•the Mayor, City Engineer, City nder-pass Attorneg,and the chairman of the Street Committee, make a trip to L�ttle Rock in the Center Ste interest of this proposition,'this motion was seconded by alderman regory ,and receive unanimous vote od the Council; Alderman McRoy made a motion that the rules, and regulations governing'the?•':PClice olice Department, as recommended by the Civil Service Commission, be adopted, this motion was ules seconded by alderman Hosford, and received the unanimous vote of the Council, the There being no further business, alderman McRoy moved to adjourn, seconded by alderman Hosford, which )was duly passed by the Council, and the Mayor declared the Council adjourned. Attest LW. Approved 410A C/ Ulty 01 er c Mayor Fayetteville City Council met in regular session, Monday July 29th, 1940. Present: Mayor A.D.McAllister, City Clerk J.W.MQGehee, City Attorney Price Di�Ckson, City Engineer E.T.Brown, and aldermen; Bronson, Banks, Hosford, McRoy, Peal, Sanders and Shook. Absent: alderman Gregory. Minutes of the regular meeting of July 22nd were readcand approved. The following bills were presented, after their approval by alderman Peal, chairman of the auditing commdttee: Jackson cafe $6.00 Elmer Boyd $16.80 Hal Elderton $12.00 J.Shelley 3.25 Robert Porter 14.00 A.F.Shumate 20,00 Emerson Ross 8b.Iac 13.52 Clarence Rice 12.00 Otho Shumate 12.00 Ozark Gra, Ca 1089 Hugh Pool 12.50 Bill Shaffer 22.50 Ben Porter 20.00 Alderman Bronson made a motion that the bills be allowed, as approved, seconded by alderman Banka,Vhich was regularly passed b the Council; 'urvey at The question of needing some more Survey Work at the Airport, on the run -ways for Lir-port the.proposed enlargement of the.Air-port, alderman Bronson made a motion that the matter be referred to the Street committee, with power to act, this motion was seconded by alderman McRoy, and was passed pnanimously by the Council; dune The reports for the month of June, of Roy Nix, as Sewer service Collector. eports A.D.�4cAllis$er, as Exofficio Chief of thg Fide Department and as officio Chief of Police Clyde Walters, as Building Inspector, V.James Ptak, as Municipal Jdge for the City andl for the County, and J.W.McGehee as Collector and as City Clerk, wrre presented, and al erman Bronson made a motion that the reports be received and filed, seconded by alderman Sanders, which was passed,unanimously by the Councils A letter was read by the Clerk, requesting the Police Department to be repre- sented at a meeting to be:conducted by the FBI on Sabotage,for instructdon of Officials and Police Officers,at 2 Oclock P.M.?Tuesday at Ftmath, after discussion, it was decided that the committee, consisting of Mayor A.D.McAllis er, City Attorney Price Dickson, City Engineer E.T.Brown and alderman Geo.Sariders, who had planned to go to Littleq�Rockl Tuesday, would stop off at Ft.Smith, for the School. There being no further business, alderman McRoy fNoved to adjourn, seconded py alderman Hosford, which was duly pP.ssed by the Council, amd the Mayor declared the Council adjourned. Attest Approved 0d•ltita ` urcy Uieric mayor Fayetteville City Council met in regular session, Monday August 5th, 1940. Present: Ma-yor A.D.McAllister,'City Clerk J.VJ.MoGehee, City Attorney Price Dicksog, City Engineer E.T.Brown, and aldermen; ons on, Banks, egory, Hosford, McRoy, Peal, enders, and Shook. Minutes of the regular meeting of July 29th, were read and approved. The following bills Were presented, after their approval by alderman Peal, chairman of t e auditing committee: Fayetteville Printing Co,$27.39 Lewis Bros Co. $3; ac?ason Cafe X4.15 Lewis & Co. 67.65 Fay Lbr & Cement Co17. ason & Cc 86.93 Taylor Hannah 360*75 Ozark Salvage Co 15. ravens.&.14o: 86.99 Lyle Allen 10.00 Skelly Oil Co. rs J.A.Adams 7.50 Lewis Bros Co 4.51 Ben Porter 20. rk. Western Gas Cop. 1.61 Sanford & eon ,74 Elmer Boyd 16. .W.Gas & Electric Co. 345.97 S,W.Bell Telephone Co. 7.50 Robert Porter 13: .W.Gas & Electric Co. 10.16 The Automotive Inc. •76 Hugh Pool 12: .W .Gas & Electric Co. 18.54 The Automotive Inc 5.68 Clarence Rice 129 arrior Brokerage Co. 6.33 Dowell- Green Chev Co. 1;75Hal Elderton 12. .W.Bell Telephone Co. 22046 2 1Central Canners Inc 77.20 J.R.Gooding 8. .W.Ark Tinea 30 H.L.Tuck Super Service 4.50 A.F.Shumate 20. ewers Electric Co 2.10 Firestone Auto S&S Co. 59.45 Otho Shumate 12. ewis Baos.Ce. 2.89 ay. Lbr & Cement Co. 12.77 Phillips Motor Co; 5.81 W.S.Duggan 1: Fay Lbr & Cement0o 1. lderman Sanders made a motion that the bills be allowed, as approved, seconded by alde hook, which was regularly passed by the Council. 11 r