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kayetteville City Council met in regular session, Monday, January 28, 1952.
�5resent: Mayor Powell M.Rhea,City Clerk J.W.McGehee, City Attorney A.D.McAllister,Jr.,
(pity Engineer John MaHaffey, Fire -Chief Burl SkelVon, City Auditor Harold Zick, and
ldermen: Richardson, Hunt, Pratt, McAllister, Heflin and Kent..Absent: Aldermen
t urge -and Williams.
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N160000 A Committee from the Business & Professional Women's Club,,.,gonsisting of Miss Hazel
(from elley, Miss Glen Stockburger, Miss Ethel Smith and Mrs King Wheelers and Miss Kelley
B -P W Clubresented-a check for x}150.00 to Mayor Rhea to be used toifinance a SHUFFLE BMARD COURT a
flor Shuf- he City Park.
le Board The City Engineer presented the application of A.M.Behl for a build.ing permit at
19 East Moun-yain Street, Aldermdn•Kent'made a motion..;thatcpermitiido.633^be^appr.oved provi
A611oBel31 edr! all- -the'-provS"s ans i ofnthe %Building-Codo'Iare complied withr:forot4at:area; thiscmotion-w
B1Id P.Mit seconded by. Alderman: Richardson and was passedd unanimously by the Council.
The City Engineer presented the"application of Herbert Hatfield for a Building per
Hatfield it at 22 East Meadows Alderman Kent made a motion that -Permit No 636 be approved ,this
Permit lotion was seconded by Alderman Pratt and was passed unanimoudly by the Council.
M..St anfor The -City Engineer presented the request of Dr.M.F.Stanford for a Building permit
Permit o construct a Tourist Court'near his residence on Highway 71,North, Alderman Richardson
ade a motion that Permit No.637 be approved, this motion was seconded by Alderman Kent
and was passed unanimously by the Council.
15 day Alderman Hunt made a motion that C.W.Babcock be given a fifteen day notice to remo
no ice to a building from the alley between first and second street, since the City had been serve
with a Court Order to clear the A14ey, this motion was seconded by Alderman Kent and was
C.YJ.IBabcocic passed unanimously by the Council.
The Mayor presented the request of the ESSO STANDARD OIL CO, to lease a strip,•of
Request of round lymng between their Bulk Station' and the'Friseb 'Right-of-way, immediately South e
Esso Oil Co prairie AyeWie, and stated that there was some question as to the ownership pf said stri
to lease 'f land,%`h`'g would like for the Council to take some action, and Alderman Hunt made a mot
a strip of that the City Engineer and the City Attorney immediately take steps to determine if the
land City was the owner, and for the Mayor to inform the Esso Company of the result of the in
yestigationt' this motion was seconded by Alderman Heflin, and was passed unanimously by
the Council.
Alderman Kent reported that the bills had been approved and signed and made a
Totion that they be allowed as approved, this motion was seconded by Aldermah Pratt and
was passed unanimously by the Council.
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Alderman Hunt introduced a RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to
xecute a contact for construction of a Pedestrian underpass at the Vehicle underpass on
ighway, and made a motion that Resolution be approved, this motion was seconded by Alde
an Richardson and was passed unanimously by the Council.
COPY OF "RESOLUTION,
WHEREAS; The City of Fayetteville -has from time to time requested St.Louis-San
rancisco Railway Company and the Arkansas State Highway Commission to construct a pedes
rian underpass under tracks of the St.Louis-San Francisco Railway Company immediately
orthwardly of the vehicle underpass at U.S.Highway 62; and
WHEREAS, plans
and
specifications
for the construction of
such underpass have been
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rawn and submitted to
the
City Council;
and
WHEREAS, a proposed three-way contract between the City of Fayetteville, St.Louis=
an Francisco Railway Company, -and the Arkansas State Highway Commission has been drawn
or execution on the part of said three parties and presented to the City Council, copy
f which contract, together with the plans and specifications has been filed with the
ity Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that said contract would be beneficial to the Ci y'
f Fayetteville and to its best interests if same is executed and carried out:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Counci-1 of.Fayettevillee
Section 1. In consideration of St.Louis-San Fancisco Railway Company, in conjune,1,
tion with the Arkansas State Highway Commission through the United States Bureau of Public
Roads, constructing said pedestrian underpass as provided in said agreement and the plans
and specifications attached thereto,the Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized alid
directed to execute said contract in the name and on behalf of the City of Fayetteville,
and upon the execution of same it shall be binding upon the City of Fayetteville, and th
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City thereby obligated to carry out the terms an a ditions pressed therein.
Approved
Attest: -4i' __ Mayor
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Nightwatc anThe Mayor pr e;$�ented the request of Virgil Blossom, Superintendent of Schools
at Schools for the City to placd'F HOOL NICHE WATCHMAN on the Pay roll of the City for the same
to be paid ool Hightwatchman be paid amount°as the two Night�vatchmen paid by the merchants' uptown and on Dickson Street,
w10.00 Alderman Pratt in ade a motion that the Schd$10.00 per month,
effective February lst,1952, this motion was seconded by Alderman Kent, and was passed
per mos unanimously•by the Council.
There being ho further business, Alderman Richardson moved to adjourn, seconded
by Alderman -Kent, -which was passed unanimously by the Council, and the MIRTor declared t
Council adjourned.
APPROVED :QV44uv�
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