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Home My WebLink About1946-05-13 Minutes65 , 1. (Meeting of April 29th, continued) J.Bynum The Mayor reported that John Bynum had resigned as Cv.�marker, but intimated that resigned >ie might:•considerngoingtbaoki;toiwork provided he could be granted a substantial raise, as after discussion, alderman Bronson made a'motion that the matter be referred to the Car -Marker Street Committee, with power to act, this motion was seconded by alderman Gregory, and R.E.Boyd passed unanimously by the Council* Lroy Baker 22..00 Troy Drain was Where being no futther business, alderman Hale moved to adjourn,seconded by Delbert Hester alderman Geegory, which was duly passed by.th6.Couneil, and the Mayor declared the Coun- Arlie Clark cil adjourned* Carl Lower Attest.Q% Approved Chester Stephens City Clerks Mayor Jeff Davis FiaYetteville City Council met in regular session, Monday, May 13th, 1946. Louis Stone Present* Mayor G.T.Sanders, City Clerk J.W.McGehee, City Attorney Geo.Vaughan, City Engi- Lige Gabbard neer E.T.Brown, Building Inspector Henry George, and aldermen; Gregory, White, Stubbleffi Oran Dudley field, Williams, Bohe, Adkisson and Hale. Absent: Alderman Bronson• , 1. Minutes of the regular meeting of folowing bills were presented after auditing committee: April 29th, were read and approved* their approval by alderman Williams, chairman of $34.90 i $22.00 Mrs.H.E.Swift $39.99 Hiram Gabbard 20.20 IH.Hester 22.00 Minutes of the regular meeting of folowing bills were presented after auditing committee: April 29th, were read and approved* their approval by alderman Williams, chairman of Bob's Cafe $34.90 LigeHGabbard $22.00 Mrs.H.E.Swift $39.99 Hiram Gabbard 20.20 IH.Hester 22.00 R.E.Boyd 22.00 Lroy Baker 22..00 Troy Drain 22.00 Delbert Hester 20.20 Arlie Clark 22.00 Carl Lower 22.00 Chester Stephens 22.00 Jeff Davis 5.00 Louis Stone 25.00 Lige Gabbard 22.00 Oran Dudley 25.00 Hiram Gabbard 20.20 Kenneth Lackey 19.30 R E.Boyd 22.00 Leo Buchanan 21.00 Troy Drain 22.00 Edward Yancy 21.00 Robert Drain 20.00 W.H.Ester 22.00 Chester Stephens 22.00 Leroy Baket 22.00 Ilotfiis Stone 25.00 Delbert Hester 20.20 Oran Dudley[ 25.00 Carl Lower 18.00. Kenneth lackey 19.30 NIrs.H.E.Swift 23.30 Leo Buchanan 21.00 Houston Taylor 105.87 Alfred Lackey 19.30 Fay.Tire Exchange6.62 C.H.Henson 56.25SWalker&Service;Station5.00 SW,Gas & Electric Co 421.03 Ark.Fuel Oil Go. 119.94 SW.Gas & Electric Co 25.50 Hudson Tire & Recap 69.98 SW.Gas & Electric Cd 40.95 Police -Dept 2.00 City Water Plant 4.62 Police Dept 65.00 SW.Bell Tel Co. 27.24 Dillard Selvey 2.50 SW.BEll Tel Co. 11.52 NW.Ark Times 52.00 SW.Bell Tel Co. 10.30 Fay Printing.Co. 90.48 lrk Wesyern Gas Co. 10.56 Smelser & Eason 5.00 rk.Western Gas Cd• 36.62 Smith Radio Shop 2.42 Bob's Cafe $34.90 Vickers Laundry 3.05 Read's 10.75 Houston Taylor 9.51 Rogers Eletric Co. 8.45 Houston Taylor 5.74 Montgomery -Ward 63.56 Arkola Sand & Gravel Co 18.36 Police Dept 7.00 Runner & Co. 61.48 Ar.k.Fuel Oil Co. 142.07 Rogers Electric Co 2.63 Phillips Motor Co. 72.31 Fay.Lumber & Cement 18.96 Whitfield Motor Co. 21.23 Green Chen Co. 12.65 Linkway Stores 9.38 Renner & Co. 113.90 Ark.Fuel Oil Co. 67.91 Houston Taylor 70.07 Bus & Bob Station 1.00 Hudson Tirel Recap Co. 10.62 Lewis Bros Co. 2.21 Abshier-Bryan .51 Read's 27.57 Fay. Lbr & Cement Co. 29.84 Lewis Bros Co. 4.13 Linkway Syores Co.. 4.22 lderman Stubblefield made a motion that the bills be allowed, as approved, seconded by lderman Williams, which was regularly passed by the Counell. Report of ghe Clerk presented the report of Lee Baker, State Fire Marshal, containing FStete many suggestions and recommendations, after discussion, alderman Gregory made a motion Marshall that the report be referred to the Fire Committee to study and make recommendations to the Council, this motion was seconded by alderman Hale , and was passed unanimously by �he Council* Alderman Stubblefield introduced an Ordinance, entitled " AN ORDINANCE Hog TO PERMIT THE KEEPING OF HOGS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, grdinance I ARKANSAS, SUBJECT TO CERTA IN RESTR ICTIONS9 AND TO REGULATE THEM. The Ordinance was read in its entirety by the Clerk,and alderman Hale made a motion that the rules be suspended, and the Ordinance placed on its second reading, this motion was seconded by alderman Gregory,.and was passed unanimously by the Council. lant I The Mayor stated that the City's proposal to annex certain lands near the present City limits, in an effort to expand, would,come up for a hearing at 10'6!;Clock rice Wednesday, May 15th, and since several groups of property owners have filed protests, ickson and will be represented by several attorneys, he thought it advisable to employ an attor- help ney to assist the City Attorney, and since Mr.Price Diskson, former City Attorney had ty Atty Tiled all the original papers in the case, he thought Mr Dickson would be the logical Annex one to employ, alderman Hale made a motion that Mr Dickson be employed at a price of uit $250.00 per Court, throuh which the case might have to go, this motion was seconded by alderman Stubblefield, and was passed unanimously by the Council* I i The Clerk then read the Ordinance the second time, and after discussion, alder To re-wr;Mn Adkisson made a motion that.the Ordinance be referred back to the Ordinance committee '. Hog and City Attorney to re -write, and present to the next regular meeting of the Council, $d Ordinanctanis motion was seconded by alderman Stubblefield, and was passed unanimously by the Council • Alderman Bohe made a motion that tome the Water Committee be authorized to buy MS Water anti -rust equipment, to be installed at the water tank on Mt.Sequoyah, this motion Dept to was seconded joy alderman Williams, and was passed unanimously by the Council. buy Anti -rust Alderman Hale made a motion that the Sewer Committee be authorized to lease equipmt about an acre of land belonging to the Sewer Disposal Plant, to G.I.Davidson as a site for a rendering plant, for a rental of $5.00 per month. The contract to be drawn so that Lease if any nuisance .value should result, the contract could be terminated, this motion was IO , seconded by alderman Gregory, and was passed unanimously by the Council* lant I The Mayor stated that the City's proposal to annex certain lands near the present City limits, in an effort to expand, would,come up for a hearing at 10'6!;Clock rice Wednesday, May 15th, and since several groups of property owners have filed protests, ickson and will be represented by several attorneys, he thought it advisable to employ an attor- help ney to assist the City Attorney, and since Mr.Price Diskson, former City Attorney had ty Atty Tiled all the original papers in the case, he thought Mr Dickson would be the logical Annex one to employ, alderman Hale made a motion that Mr Dickson be employed at a price of uit $250.00 per Court, throuh which the case might have to go, this motion was seconded by alderman Stubblefield, and was passed unanimously by the Council* 66 o accept Mr. Paul Jameson, chairman of the Fayetteville Housing Autbority, appeared before the 1 Council, and presented the proposition of the Federal Housing Administration offering ousing the use of 21 Housing Units for the use of Veterans and their families, if certain re- nits quirem�ents were met by the C3ity, after discussion, alderman White made a motion that Mr Jameson notify the Federal Housing Administration that the City would accept their of,fe subject to the approval of a contract, an4 that the Mayor appoint a committee from the '4,It Council to work with the Fayetteville Housing Authority in acquiring a site and taking Gy care of any other details in connection with the proposition, this mobdon was seconded Air' :Py alderman Hale, and was passed unanimously by the Council. The Mayor appointed on thi fp ,,6ommittee, aldermen: White, Williams and Stubblefield. FEZ] ity eats to e placed cuAd st office t A Petition, containing the names of several prmperty owners, was presented) by the Clerk, asking that a building permit, be issued to Johnnnie Bassett to erect a res- dence on part of bots 4 & 5, Block 12, City Park Addition, Glen Wing was present to rep', resent same property owner$, protesting the issuance of said permit, after discussion, th Council decided that a'permit could not be issued,. tnless Ordinance No. 848 was eitherlare pealed or, amended . The Mayor reported that the proposition of the DEPOSITORY for the City Funds had been referred to the two banks, and they had reached an agreement that was sal isfactory to the Committee, to Whom the matter had been referred by the Council, aldermi Hale made a mo$ion that the agreement be approved by the Council, this motion was secone by alderman White, and was passed unanimously by the Council* (COPY OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BANKS for depositing -City Fund) r May 10, 19466 Honerable Mayor George T.Sanders City Council and Sewer Committee City of Fayetteville Fayetteville, Arkansas Dear Sirs: i We have been advised by Mayor Sanders that the agreement relative to the divi9- ion of the City funds between the McIlroy Bank and the'First National Bank, entered into on April 25th, 1946, and filed with the City Clerk, was not acceptable to your committee. It is our understanding now that it is agreeable to you that the City funds be divided,between the.two banks as follows: the First National Bank will continue as active depository on all funds to January 1st, 1947, except the City Water account which shalll remain at ),the McIlroy Bank, until January lst, 1.949, and then be transferred to the First National Bank with all other active accounts. It is agreed that on June lst, 1946, there '.:. will be a_sufficient amount of funds transferred to the McIlroy Bank to equalize or where- by they will have one half of the City Funds as an inactive depository* The City Clerk will furnisheach bank with a statement on the first of'each month showing the balance of the different accounts and to adjust the total deposits to equalize the same between the banks to the nearest thousand dollars if there is a diffrence of ten thousand dollars or noj:e more.. Also, it is agreed that on January 1st, 1947,'ell the active accounts now held by the First National Bank will be transferred to the McIlroy Bank for a period of two e.A_•s .years and the First National Bank will then carry one-half of the total City funds on an inactive basis. I It would be agreeable to the McIlroy Bank and the First National Bank if the accounts would be alternated as to active and inactive accounts each two years on the above basis, beginning January 1st, 1947.. Mcllroy Bank By Hayden McIlroy President First National Bank By Art Lewis President. The proposition of placing some seats around the side walk outside the Post Office came up for discussion, and it was decided that any business houses interested in placing some of the seats as aforsaid, would be permitted to place their advertisements on the back of the seats they furnished. merchants interested were invited to contact the Mayor. There being no further business, alderman Hale moved to adjourn, seconded by lderman Williams, which was duly passed by the Council, and the Mayor declared the Co 61 adjourned.. 1 Appreved _ ,) Mayor