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Home My WebLink About1945-03-05 Minutes16 ayetteville-City Council met in regular session, Monday '. roryl'9, 1V' Vo resent: Mayor Pro -tem G,T,Sanders, City Clerk J.W,McGehe; Cty Attoraey Pr iee Dickson, City Engineer E.T.Brown, aldermen; Bronson, Gregory, Banks, Stubblefield,and Adkisson. Absent : Aldermen Williams and McRoy• Minutes of -the regulae meeting of February 19th, were read and approved• Le following bills were presented after their apprmval by alderman Adkisson, member of the uditing committee: J.T.Osburn $10.40 Crescent Drug Store $0.92 Phillps Motor Co $13.66 lee Keey 8.00 Fay Printing Co. 33.93'Fay Lbr & Cement Co 43.15 lee Ke Holloway 19.70 SV].Bell Tel Co. 28.81'Hope's Iadiator Shop 2.q0 4Y ,H .Hester 19.70 Bob's Cafe 8.95 Linkway Stores 2.°O 9 0 Oscar Asher 24.00 NW.Ark Times 17.00�W•H.Hester 11. I4 lige Gabbard 19,70 lit. Inn Hotel 7a00'LNewis Bros Co. 6.13 rlie Clark 19.70 Thp Fechheimer B,Co. 3,18'Lewis Bros Co. 14.I scar Gilbreath 22.20 Houston Taylor 63.70'Continental Oil Co. Steve Salusbury 21,95 Bob Day 5.39'Smelser & Eason 4.60 Alfred Lackey 20.70 J.O.Mayes 7.32'HoustonTaylor 48 .f8 Alfred Lackey 19.00 Harry Gold 17.60.Oscar Asher 24.00 ennJ.T.Osburn 2.60 Pearl Watts 18.92'Lige Gabbard 19.70 Lee Keey 2..00 Eldo Cole. 20.00• Arlie Clark 19.70 SW.Gas & Electric Co 413.97 S?"(,Gas & Electric Co.16.71'Steve Salusbury 20.47 Lewis Bros Co. 5.72 The Automotive .5T Oscar Gilbreath 20.47 Smith Radio Shop 19«95 Talkington & Winkle 4.50 Alfred Lackey 20.70 Ark.Vlestern Gas Co. 85.43 SW?Bell Tel Co. 11.52 Kenneth Lackey 19.00 bom,Radio Equipmt Co. 2.00 Rogers Electric Co 4.63 Ark.Fuel Oil Co 43.25 SUJ,Bell Tel Co. 6.28 -irk Western Gas Cc 55.03 SVJ,Gas & Electric Co. 22.32 Aderman Stubblefield made a motion that the bills be allowed, as approved, seconded by Aderman ronaon, which was regularly passed by the Council. The Clerk presented the Jan Fc Feb. reports of Henry George as Acting Chief of the Fire Department and as Building Inspector, G,T,Sanders as Ex -officio Chef of the Police YAPK X 1 & epartment, Roy Nix, as Sewer Service Collector, J,W.McGehee as City Collector and as City .reportslerk, and alderman Stubblefield presented the February report of the Water Department, alderman Geegory made a motion that the reports be received and filed, seconded by alder an Bronson, which was passed unanimously by the Council. Alderman Stubblef ield introduced an Ordinance entitled "APT ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES*H� The Ordinance was read by the Clerk in its entirety.4 alderman Gregorjc made a ;notion that the rules be suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading, this i nom tion was seconded by alderman Bronson, and was passed unanimously by the Council. _ The Clerk then read the Ordinance the second time, and after discussion, a��er- man Bronson made a motion that the rules be further suspended and the Ordinance placed on its third and final-read-igg, this motion was seconded by alderman Gregory, and was passed unani 8 mously by the Council* The Clerk then read the ordinance the third and final time. Phe Mayor then gut the .question,.",Shall the Ordinance pass,';_, and on roll•-ca,11 by the Clerk, the following vol w'a' 'receorided'; Ayes :'"Bronson, G'r`egory, Banks, Stubblefield and Adkis on• I ys : None:_, Absent and not, voting ., !Nilliams And,MeRoy. And the, Mayor cge_clar�ed passed, ;a°s there Nere 5 ayes., and iib%.Naye• W^.._ Alderman Gregory moved the admption of the emergency clause, seconded by alderman Banks, and on roll call by the Clerk, the following vote was redorded; Ayes: Bronson,Gregory, Banks,Stubblefield, Adkisson and Sanders. Plays: None. Absent and not voting: aldermen Williams and McRoy. and the Mayor declared adopted, as there were 6 Ayes, and no Nays G R D I N A N C E N 0. 8-8-4 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE Pi`FORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF THE CHIEF O FTF POLICE OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES•. WHEREAS under present conditions the duties of the office of Chief of Police require the services of a full time employee; and '.Whereas the Civil Service Commission of the City of Fayetteville does not at present have any person qualified for appointment to the office of Chief of Police. T1 OVl THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYET 7ILLE, ARKAPTSAS SECTION I. That the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized to select some persontto perform the duties of the office of Chief of Police of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, subject to the approval of the Police Committee and the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, at such salary as the Council may from time to time fix. The Mayor of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, is hereby relieved o his duties as ex -officio chief of the Police Department in the City of Fayetteville and to be under no obligations to discharge such duties• SECTION II. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and it appearing that public health, peace and safety, demand the immediate services of a full time employee to discharge the duties of Chief of Police; �n t: r emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication* Passed and approved this 5th day of March 1945• Mayor -pro -tem Attest y ler t • The Mayor announced the apr�ointment of Pearl Watts as Chief of Police, at a salary earl Watts hie£ of of X160.00 per month -plus 010.00 Uniform allowance, alderman Banks made a motion that i�he Police appointment b�ou>��jved, seconded by alderman Stubblefield, which was passed unanimously y 17 COmmittee committee from the Boy's Club, consisting of Mrs. Jack Reed, Mrs Earl Bird, &Ir Herbert from Thomas,3Herbert Thomas, W.6^1.Higgins.; W.C.Stutheit and Geo.L.Bowen vith a request that oy's "'g plan be worked out, whereby the the City Park might be turned over to the Boy's Cli Club I r and after a lengthy round table discus sion, the"represdtat•ives from.the tBo�'s =',p• IGlufi;Fpibesent,i-ipromis`ed to 7contact�lthe''proper `�i4�4 7coff.'i'cers of all other' youth =1, 'Or.ganiza:t•iona;: of: jthe; City.,c,and *secure-:_their:.,a'pprnval. for_,Lcthe-'Boy'•s..CIA to 'supervise og- t e Activit ies at•the City Park, after this had been done, then the Boy's Club would appoint a conn ttee,ttb meet wltYiathe•lCity: Park'Coommittee; to"seellif` some' agreement -^- l;d lc,ould= be,worked'-_out; ior,the vBoy4si"club.>to:cassume.=esuperv.is:ipntiof -the 1Ctty• PArk•ocand r-e:por tbackth_e..Councdl, There being no £urther•business, alderman Gregory moved to adjoun seconded by alderman Adkisson, which was duly passed•by the Council, and the Mayor de- clared the'.'O:duncil adjourned. Attest 44i Approved /� G&Lbty Clerk* ayor Fro -tem Alderman McRoy made a motion that the bills be allowed, as approved, seconded by alderman Adkisson, which was regularly passed by the Council. Alderman Gregory made a motion that the City donate the sum of $30.00 to 1C6uC'rOSS the Red Cross, this motion was seconded by alderman Bronson, which was passed unani- De)�Ar)o9r mously by the Council* A Petition was presented by the Clerk, containing the names of several Pro-tEis-t property owners on North College Avenue and members of the Christian and Baptist Churel 0 F protesting the issuance of a building permit to Pearl Porter, but after discussion, it was ascertained that no change in construction of the building was anticipated, except 'PC 4ry to swing 2 doors outward instead of inside, and it was decided that no action by the Ip„• fEr Council was neccessary• There being no further business, alderman McRoy moved to adjourn, seconded by alderman Bronson, which was duly passed by the Council, and the Mayor decla k, the Council adjourned* Attest 19r*Approved r/L��_ C/ Ul y Clerk. MayorFro-tem Fayetteville City Council met in regular session, Monday March 19th, 1945 Present : Mayor Fro -tem G.T.Sandersv, City Clerk J.W.McGehee, City Attorney Price Dicksa City Engineer E.T.Brown, aldermen; Bronson, Gregory,, Stubblefield.. Williams, McRoy and Adkisson; Absent alderman Banks. Minutes of the regular, meeting of March 5th, were read and approved. The following bills wBBe presented after their approval by alderman McRoy, chairman of the auditing committee: Airport Imp Fund $18.40 Steve Salusbury $23.65 Bohe Grocery $5.61 J.T.Osburn 20150 Alfred lackey 20.70 Lion Sery Ste 29.26 Lee Keey 15.80 Kenneth Lackey 19.00 W.H.Hester 19.70 J.B.Cook 10.80 Fay Printing Co. 12.61 Oscar Asher 24.00 Bill Bohannon 5.20 The Blairs 4..59 Lige Gabbard 19.70 D.M.Patton 6.00 Bill Bohannon 28.30 Arlie Clark 21.75 W.H.Hester 19.70 Lee Keey 21.70 Steve Salusbury 23.65 Howard Wadkins' 19.70 J.T.Osburn 2.60 Oscar Gilbreath 6.67 Oscar Asher 24.00 J.B.Cook 16.90 Alfred lackey 20.70 Lige Gabbard 19.70 Mt.Inn Hotel 7.00 Kenneth lackey 19.00 Arlie Clark 22.45 J.PI.McGehee, Clk .53 Tom Brown 6.00 Oscar Gilbreath 20.37 Lion Service Sta 6.55 Simpson-Mintun 4.00 Alderman McRoy made a motion that the bills be allowed, as approved, seconded by alderman Adkisson, which was regularly passed by the Council. Alderman Gregory made a motion that the City donate the sum of $30.00 to 1C6uC'rOSS the Red Cross, this motion was seconded by alderman Bronson, which was passed unani- De)�Ar)o9r mously by the Council* A Petition was presented by the Clerk, containing the names of several Pro-tEis-t property owners on North College Avenue and members of the Christian and Baptist Churel 0 F protesting the issuance of a building permit to Pearl Porter, but after discussion, it was ascertained that no change in construction of the building was anticipated, except 'PC 4ry to swing 2 doors outward instead of inside, and it was decided that no action by the Ip„• fEr Council was neccessary• There being no further business, alderman McRoy moved to adjourn, seconded by alderman Bronson, which was duly passed by the Council, and the Mayor decla k, the Council adjourned* Attest 19r*Approved r/L��_ C/ Ul y Clerk. MayorFro-tem