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Fayetteville City Council met in regular session Mondays January 20th, 1947.
Present: Mayor G.T.Sanders,.City Clerk J.W.McGehee, City Attorney Geo.Vaughans City Engii
E.T.Brown, and aldermen, White, Stubblefield, Williams, Bohe, Adkisson and Hale.
Absent aldermen Bronson and Gregory.
Minutes of the regular meeting of January 6th, were read and approved.
The following bills were presented after their approvel.by alderman Williams, chairman
if the auditing committee:
E.D.Ward $28.00 A.E.Stone $25.00
w.H.Hester $25.00 Hiram Gabbard • P 25000 Green Byrd 25.00
Delbert Hester 22060 Harold Dudley 25.00 Raymond Asher 25.00
Carl Lower 25:00 Oran Dudley 28.00 Tom Williams 28.00
Chas Tackett 25.00 G.T.-Sanders 15.26 E.D.Ward 28.00
1Pige Gabbard 25.00 W,H:Hester 25.00 Hiram Gabbard 25.00
Chester Stephens 25.00 Delbert Hester 22060 Harold Dudley 25.00
R.E Boyd 25.00 Carl Lower 250'00 Oran.Dudley 28.00
�Louis Stone 25000 Chas Tackett 25.00 Tidwell & Salusbury 1.10
k.E.Stone 259'00 Lige Gabbard 25000 J.W.McGehee-V Clerk*' 093
Green Byrd 250'00 Chester Stephens 25.00 Duggans Plumbing Co. 9.82
Raymond Asher 25.00 R.E:Boyd 25000
Tom Williams 28.00 Louis Stone 25.00
Alderman H916 made a motion that the bills be allowed,as approved, seconded by alderman
Stubblefield; which was regularly passed by the Council.
The Mayor reported that the City Attorney, Geo.Vaughan'had•accepted a position
eo Vaug-as teacher in the University of Arkansas, effective February 1st, and had turned in his
an , resignation as City Attorney, effective January the 18th, in order that some one might
esigns ile as a candidate for the place in the regular PRIMARY ELECTION to be held on February
s 18th, alderman Hale made a motion that the resignation be accepted, seconded.by alderman
ty Atty Williams, which was passed unanimously by the Council.
Alderman Hale made a•motion-that Geo.Vauhan be employed as SPECIAL CITY ATTORNE
till February 1st, this mottion was seconded by alderman Whites and was passed unanimous:
Reports The
Council;
The Clerk presented the December reports of the Eoliee Departmentsand the Decem
fber and annual report of Henry George as Acting Chief -of the Fire Department, alderman
�dkisson made a motion that the reports be received and filed, seconded by alderman Stub
blefields which was passed unanimously by the Council.
There tieing no further business, alderman Stubblefield moved to adjourn, sec(
by aiderman Hale, which was duly passed by the Councils and the Mayor declared the Cour
adjourned.
Attest Approved
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I , Alderman Williams repprted that Mr.Crippen, of the Out Door Advertising Co.
(Out-Door
ad made a request to place one of his signs on a part of the property onwned by the
advertor
on
itry, on Highway -No 62, after discusssion, alderman Williams made a motion that the matt
rbe
ment
referred to the Street Committee, with poeer to det,"this motion was seconded by alde
City Propman
Adkisson, and was passed unanimously by the Council.
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The Mayor reported that he had just been informed by Smeller & Eason that th
City
Seale�cales
they had been using for the last 25 or 30 years belonged to the City, and -that
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Smelser & Eason had made a requ%t for the City to have them repaired, after discussion,
alderman Hale made a motion that the matter be referred to the Mayor and Street Committe
Telser
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with power to acts this motion was seconded by alderman Adkisson, and was passed unanimc
ason
by the Council.
Alderman White made a motion that a "NO PARKING ZONH" be established on the West
No
Parkin
side of North Gregg Street from Dickson to Ida Street, this motion was seconded by alder
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Stubblefield, and was passed unanimously by the Council.
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Alderman Stubblefield made a motion that a " NO PARKING.ZONE" be established on
No
Parking
the west side of StdrerAvenues between Maple^and Douglass Streets, this motion was secon
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by alderman Adkisson, and was passed unanimously by the Council.
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Parking
Alderman White made a motion that a " NO PARKING ZONE" be established on the
SIBloek
east side of South Block Street from%1Mountain`Street to--the!Al3ey back of"thecJ.C.Penney
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Department Store, this motion was seconded by alderman_.Bohe,-.and was passed unanimously'
by the Council.
1946
In regard to the 1946 audit for the City, the Mayor stated that he -had a bid c
Audit
x$350.00 from Mr. Wardlew, he, also stated that the 1945 audit cost the City $318.50, whi
was made by Swofford & Co., after discussions alderman -Hale made a motion that the Mayor
be authorized to make a contract with Mr.Swofford for the audit, with the understanding
that the cost would not exceed $350.00, this motion was seconded by alderman Stubblef iel
and was passed unanimously by the Council.
City
Offices
Alderman Stubblefield made a motion that the City offices be closed Wednesday,
to close
January 22, in order that the employees may attend the Special Convocatiob , celebratinE
for
U of A
the 75th anniversary of the University of Arkansas, this motion was seconded by alderman
Anniver-
White, and was gassed unanimously by the Council.
There tieing no further business, alderman Stubblefield moved to adjourn, sec(
by aiderman Hale, which was duly passed by the Councils and the Mayor declared the Cour
adjourned.
Attest Approved
y Clerk Mayor
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