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Home My WebLink About1940-11-12 Minutes474 Y10 Fayetteville City Council met in regular session, Tuesday, November 12th,1940 Present: Mayor A.D.MoAllister, City Clerk J.W.McGehee,•City Attorney Price Dickson, City Engineer E.T.Brown, and aldermen, Bronson, Lanks, uregory, Hosford, McRoy, Peal, Danders and Shook. Minutes of the regular meeting of November 4th, were read and approved. The following bills were presented, after their approval by alderman Peal, chairman of the auditing committees • Jackson Cafe •$5.80 Lyle Allen $9.25 County Treas, Seb.Go. $38.40 Red Cross Drug Store .77 Firestone Auto S&S Col 15.25 Skelley Oil Cc :25 Rogers Electric Cc .93 Lewis Bros Ce 2.22 Phillips Motor Co 8:45 Alexander Typewriter Co .77 Red Cross Drug Store 1.28 Roy Moss 30100' J.W.Shelley 6.25 Montgomery -Ward 2.04 Continental Oil Co 2;75 Ark.Western Gas Co 23.46 Amer. Lsfrance-Foamite Ce: 8.68 J.W.McGehee, clerk :50 Ark.Western Gas Co 5.29 Eason & Co 150.00 Ben Porter 20:00 S.W.Bell Telephone Co 23.72 S.W.Bell Tel. Co 8.32 Elmer Boyd 14:40 Fay Printing Co 75.64 Brashears Service Station 3.57 Emmett Boyd 10:50 S.W.Gas & Electric Ccr 346.49 Fay.Machine Tool Works 4.88 Hal Elderton 12:00 Fay.Lbr.& Cement Co 98.45 Johnson- McBride 1.02 Hugh Pool 10:50 Cravens & Co 35.53 BohetsGrocery 1.03 Clarence Rice 10:50 Mrs.J.A.Addma 7.50 Standard 011 Co69,91 Ida J.Horton & F.Loan 27:60 Dr. J.F.Lewis 2.00 Lewis Bros. Co 5.68 Linkway Stores Co 86:35 Liftway Stores Co 1"011 Sanford & Son 3.79 A.F.Shumate 25:00 Taylor Hannah 15.15 W.W.Harrison 4.50 Otho Shumate 12:00 Eldo Cole 1.63 Fay. Machine Tool Works 1.55 Billie Wilcox 120100 W.R.Mershom .75 Fay Lbr. & Cement Co 23.66 John Shaffer 220'50 Alderman Bronson made a motion that the bills be allowed, as approved , seconded by alderman Peal, which was regularly passed by the Council* Alderman Gregory introduced the following Resolution , and moved its adoption, seconded by alderman Sandera, and on roll call by the Clerk was passed unanimously by the Council,and the Mayor declared the Resolution adopted, as there were 8 Ayes, and no Nays. R ES.O LUT ION. WHEREAS, residents of incorporated cities and towns who constitute only 32P.2% of the population of Arkansas,are shown by the surveys of the State Highway Department to be paying 57.8% of. the Motor vehicle registration fees, 62.9% of the gasoline tax and 64.8% of miscellaneous revenues, and PJHEREAS, municipal streets bear 26.2,E of f�he total vehicular traffic in Arinsas as compared with only 15.6,°6 on the County roads, and Whereas, none of the gasoline tax has been used to maintain` municipal Streets while county roads received $1,2279451 during the year 1939-1940, and WHEREAS, iity and Town revenues in recent years have declined while the demands forunicipal services have increased thereby creating an acute financial problem for Cities and Towns, I' NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the L"ity Council of The City of Fayetteville in '"x sing the sentiments of the Motor Vehicle owners and citizens of the City of Fayett�villeq do hereby memorialize the Governor and members of the 1941 General Assembly o reme y this unfair distribution of the gasoline tax receiptes by making available to�I ities and Towns, through a City urn -back, a parttof the gasoline tax revenues which their iwn residents are already paying -'these funds to be used for improvement and maintenance if Municipal streets. mayorAttest Approved 12.4 idening The proposition Stf widening ftickson Street from GreggeAvenue to University Avenue,and from ckson College Avenue to ft Charles Ave. came up for discussion, and alderman Gregory made a motion rest (that the proposition of widening Dockson Street from "regg Avenue to University Avenue, on ferred the South sides and. of widening Street from College Avenue to St.Charles Avenue om the 0, North side, be referred to the '6treet ommittee, with power to act and to use their discretion reet as to how far to go with these'N o Projecta, this motion was seconded by alderman Hasfora,and mittee jreceived the unanimous vote of,the Council. ri 975 ` In the mattero the City Tax Levy for the year 1940, alderman Shook, chairman of the Finance ommittee, made a motion that the following Levy be adopted: for the various funds; GENERAL FUND....... 5 Mills FIRE It 2b23" " BOND " 2 " HOSPITAL 1 " AVL'tTION " 1 " o a ..........lit Mills This motion was seconded by alderman ��cok yd on roll call by the Clerk was passed unanimously by the Council (Bronabn� Q I O TAX LEVY FOR THE YEAR 1-9-4-0 �`� To le taxes for the year 1940,u on the real and levy y p personal property within 1 the corporate limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas; BE.IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE$ ARKANSAS& SECTION I.That the rate of taxes for CitGeneral Fund ppurposes, for the year 19408 be and the same is hereby declare o e ve b Mills on daoh dollar of assessed valuation of all real and personal property within the corporate lime its of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas, as shown by the 4ssessment Books for State and County purposes, and that the same is hereby levied: and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereb authorized and directed to certify this levy to the County Cletik of Washington �ounty, Arkansas,to the end that the same be pldced on the is books and collected with the State and County taxes. SECTION 2.That the rate of taxes for XXX Fire Department purposes, for the Te Two a year 1940, be and the same is hereby declared to ndZ)ne calf (22) Mills: on each dollar of assessed valuation of all real andpe'r'sona7 property within tht corporate limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, as shown by the ftssess- ment Books for State and County purposes, and that the same is hereby levied: and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authordzed and directed to certify this levy to the County Clerk of Washington County, Arkansas, to the end that the sam( be placed on the tax books and collected with the State and County Taxes. SECTION 3aThat the rate of Taxes for the bity Funding Bonds -and the INTEREST THEREON? be, and the same is hereby declared oe Twos dills on eacl dollar o assessed valuation of real and personal property wi n t e cor$orate limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, as shown by the Assessment ooks for State and County purposes, and the same ds hereby levied, and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and direcjsed to certify this levy to the County Clerk of Washington County, Arkansas, to the end that the same be placed on the Tax Books and collected with the estate and County Taxes. SECTION 4. That the rate of taxes for City Hospital purposes, for the year 1940, be, and the same is hereby declared to 15e MILL on each dollar of assessed valuation of all real and personal property withlb tTie corporate lim, its of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,as shown by the Assessment Books for State and County purposes, and the same is hereby levied;and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to certify this levy to the County Clerl of Washingto County, Arkansas to the end that the same may be placed on the Tax Books and collected with the tate and County,Taxes. SECTION 5•That the rate of taxes for the FLYING FIELD BONDS AND THE INTEREST THEREON for the year 19401be, and the same s hereby ecre to be ONE ( MILL on each dollar of assessed valuation of all•real and personal prop- erty within the porporate limits of the City of r'ayettville, Arkansas,as shown by the Assessment Looks for State and County purposes, and the same is hereby levied; and the Mayor and it Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to cer- tify this levy to the County Clerk of Washington (;ounty, Arkansas, to the end that the same be placed on the Tax Books and collected with the State and County taxes* , Signed: Attest: j %7QdP,/cssi Approved: /Wity C er c mayor Aviation The Aviation Committee from the Chamber of Commerce, consisting of L.L.Baxter,chair- Commdttee man, Berry Vaughn, W.S.Campbell, E.P.Pyeatt and Clifton Wade appeared before the before Council in regard to the proposed•160 Acre expansion of the Municipal Airport and Council improvements neccessary to make it a CLASS 3 AIRPORT, after a general "Round Table) discussion, alderman Sanders made a motion that e City Council of °ayetteville pre ceed with sponsorship of the Superseding Project, as already prepared for the Air- tond issue port, less the erection of the AcTiniat1on Siiildia, and that a Bond issue upto, for Aviation but not exceeding $50,000.00 be recommenaea to provide the City's porA3oh of,,the recommended cost. This motion was seconded by alderman nosfdrd, and on roll call by the Clerk, received the following vote: Ayes; Bronson, Banks, gosford, Mc1#oy, Peal,sanders and Shook* mays: gregorya And the Mayor declared passed•, as there were 7 Ayes, and 1 NaV Alderman Bronson made `a motion that the City pay the expense of one man, as part of a committee, to go to Washington, D.C. in the near future, for the pur- pose of obtaining all the information possible, in relation to the proposed Airport Projects this motion was seconded by alderman Shook, and reveived the unanimous vo e o the Council. There being no further business, alderman McRoy moved to adjourn, secondd ed by alderman Bronson, which was my passed by the `'ouncil, and the �°ayor d�e�clna,r-8d�'� the Council adjourned Attest Approve TV" y er ayor