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ayetteville City Council met in regular sesskon, Monday, May..21,1951.
resent; Mayor Ppwell M.Rhea, City Clerk J.W.McGehee, City Attorney A.D:MeAllister;Jr.,
ity Emgineer John `MaHaffey; City Auditor Harold'Zick; City Health Officer Jas.Coe, and
ldermen;'Richirdson, Burge, McGoodwin, Williams, Kincaid and Heflin. Absent: Aldermen
ratt and Kent.
fund ofl A Committee from the Veterans of Foreign Wars appeared before the Council and asked
0 the Council to refund the $300 license paid by a carnival sponsored by VFW, after discus -1
ebse cion, Alderman Kincaid made a motion that request be granted ;this motion was seconded byl
VFW. Alderman Heflin and was passed unanimouslX,bexcept'ahe.=vote of Alderman McGoodwin, who vote
nay&
1 Professor J.R:Bissett presented the plans and-specmficatio s for roofing the City
,ns fpr reservoir on Mt,Sequo$rah�and""said the cost would' be" approximately' �$25,000-to complete the
ervoir eseobs Alderman Williams made armotion that the.plan and specificat ons be approved and that
advertisement for bids be placed ln`tha'NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES for 2 weeks for construe=
tion of the.roof -according to the'pl6na'arid.speeifications; with bids to b@ ppened at the'
regular meeting of the Council -June 7th;- at, -2 O'C.lock P:M., this motion was seconded by
Alderman 'Richardson and was passed unanimously by the Council..
Alderman Williams, made a motion -to accept the offer of Mrs Cora Hilten to sell to
'e Hiltotahe City that portion of her property taken by -the proposed Right-of-way .of Highway No 71
L.e approf ayetteville by-pass STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Job N6.9211, which property i's,,designated
on a map prepared by the St ate Highway Dep-artment as TRACT. NO. 24; for the sum of $2,000.00
this motion was seconded by Alderman'Richardsonand was passed unanimously by the Council.
Eugene R.Webb resented arequest for a building permit No.463 to 'construct a
Ig a frame building on a used car lot on N:E sit Streets after discilssion , Alderman Richard-
ermit"be ranted with the understanding
rmit sor: made a motion""that otic a temporary bui'ig p g
proved tbAtMr Webb sign an agreement"to-remove the building any time that a permanent building
shold"be e4ted that that"would make the temporagy buildimg in viloation of the Building
Ordinance, this motion wasX,deconded by Alderman Me"Goodwin and was passed unanimously by
the Council.
w Water Alderman McGoodwin made a motion that Tom -Eads be awarded the contract for a LOW-
WATER BRIDGE just East of Lake Fay -oh a low
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submitted of X130.00, this mo-
tion was seconded by Alderman Burge and was passed unanimously by the Couneill.
The bids for install -ting an &inch Pressure Reducing Valve for Fayetteville
ne Suburban Water District Number 1, were presented which was in the.fmllowing amounts:
Inst . C o
d Tune Constructiori'Co. X245;00
McClelland Construction Co. 247.60
Aldermam McGoodwin made a motion that`the"bid of Tune Construction Co.be accepted,'this
motion was seconded by Aldermam Williams and was passed unanimously by the Council.
City Sanitarian Jas.Coe-presented a list of equipment NU U needed to set up
iuipment 'a labor cry for the -proper testing of City water and estimated 'that the cost of equipmei t
)r and pre ation ofa'room would-be approximate ly'$2.000:00, Alderman McGoodwin made a
gbora- motion that the Mayor and Mr Coe be""authorized to purchase the necessary equipment and
Dry prepare the the "rooms this motion was seconded by Alderman Williams and was passed unan-,
imously by the Council.
Alderman Richardson reported -that the,bills had been audited and signed, and
made a motion that they be allowed as approved., *this motion was seconded by Alderman
Burge and was passed unanimously by the Council.
There being no further buainess, Alderman Richardson moved to adjourn, subject
to CALL,with next "regular mee-ting-"to-be June 7th, at 2 O'C1oek,,P.M.2this motion was
seconded by Alderman Burge, and was.passed unanimously ny the Counc&l, and the Mayor
declared the Council adjourned, subject to call.
Approved
Attest
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