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Home My WebLink About1953-08-31 Minutes22 Fayetteville City Council met'in regular session, Mondays August 31st, 1953. Present: Mayor Pro -tem Webb'H.Williams, City Clerk 7.W.McGehee, City Attorney A.D.McAllister., illiams City Engineer John Mahaffey, City Building Inspector Harold Lieberenz, City Auditor Haro]d • 4ayor �ick;Fire Chef Burl Skelton, and Aldermen Richardson,Burge, Pratt, MaCallister, Heflin and Pro -tem Kent. Absent; Alderman Hunt and Mayor Powell M.Rhea. Minutes of the regular meeting of August 17th, were read and approved. ANcORDIbTANCE TO ABANDON A PORTION OF HIGHLAND AVENUE IDT THE CITY OF FAYETTEVIGLLE, RKANSAS,LYING BETWEEN PROSPECT STREET AND THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 189 A.L.T RENTIS REVIS D PLAT OF CITY PARK ADDITION OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, which was left on its First reading at•the- regular meeting of the. City Council, August 17th, was presented by the City Attorney and read for the second time, after, discussion, Alderman Kent made a motion khat the rules be suspended and the Ordinance placed on its third and final reading,this motion was seconded by Alderman Heflin, and was passed unanimously by the Council. The City Attorney then read the Ordinance the third and finalritIme. 'The Mayor then put the question"Shall the Ordinance pass", and'on roll call by the Clerk, the follwing vote was recorded: Ayes; Richardson, Burge, Pratt, McAlltster, Heflin and Kent. Nays:None. Absent and not voting Hunt. And the Mayor declared the Ordinance Passed. s there were 6 Ayes, and no Nays. COPY OF ORDINANCE N0.1055 AN ORDINANCE TO ABANDON A PORTION OF HIGHLAND AVENUE IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, LYING BETWEEN PROSPECT STREET AND THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 18,A.L.TRENTIS REVISED LAT OF CITY PARK ADDITION OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS. 4IHEREAS, a petition,was duly filed with the City Council of the City of Fayette- ville, Arkansas, on the 3rd day of August,l953,asking that said City Council vacate and labandon all that portion of Highland Abenue lying between Prospect Street and the South Line of Block 182A.L.Trent's Revised Plat of City Park Addition to the City of Fayette- Iville,Arkansas, and WHEREAS, the abutting lots affected are Bots 4 '(except the east 10 feet), 5, and Ithe East 10 feet -of Lot 6, in Block 18, A.L.Trent's Revised Plat of City Park Addition to the City'of Fayetteville, Arkansas,having been heretofore accepted by the Fayetteville City Council, and WHEREAS, Lot 52 Park Village Addition to the City of Fayetteville, was included in the petition (which petition was signed by Oliver Lollar), but the City Council has found this lot does not abutt on said portion of Highland Avenue, and WHEREAS, after due notice as required by law, the City Council has,at the time and place mentioned in the notice,heard all persons desiring to be heard on the question and has ascertained that the portion of the Avenue hereinbefore described was heretofore dedicated to the public -use as a street; that the described portion of said Avenue never has been opened, and that the public interest and welfare will not be adversely affected by the abandonment of said Avenue, NO ITHEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL SECTION 1. The City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby releases,vacates and aban- dons all of its rights, together with the rights of the public generally, in and to that portion of Highland Avenue lying between,Prospect Street and the South Line of Block 18, A.L.Trent's Revised Plat of City Park Addition of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas, subject to existing facilities as same are now located. SECTION 2. A copy of this Ordinance duly certified by the City Clerk shall be filed in the office of the -Recorder of said County and recorded in the deed records of said County. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be ih force from and after its passage. PASSED AND -APPROVED this 31st day of August, 1953. j��/r�� Approved ; Attest :�C1 Mayor Pro- em i y Cleric Est.No The City Engineer presented the Estimate N0.5, contract No 1 for- construction by Culver & �5. MFGuire., amounting t•o $18,249,70, Alderman Burge made a motion that the Estimate be approved, this motion was seconded by Alderman Richardson, and was passed unanimously by the Council. The City Engineer presented EstimateNo.2 for work on Mt.Sequoyah Filter Plant by Tune Con- st.No s, ruction Co., amounting to $5,337.18, Alderman Richardson made a motion that the Estimate be. approved, this motion was seconded by Alderman Pratt, and was passed unanimously by the C)uncil. The City Building Inspector presented the application of Mrs J.U.Phipps for a Building Permit on North College Avenue, Alderman Kent made a motion that Permit No. 1105 be issued to Mrs J.U.Phipps, this motion was seconded by Alderman Burge and was passed unanimously by the Council. The City Building Inspector presented a proposed ordinance..governinguthe.hangin@ of signs in the City,after discussion, Alderman Richardson made a motion that the proposes ordinance be referred to the Building Committee for study and recommendation, this motion was seconded by Alderman Heflin, and was passed unanimously by the Council. .A.Martin Alderman Pratt, Chairman of the Sanitation Coimnittee, to whom the bids for a id bulldozer to be used in the LAND-FILL•m4.9d of garbage and trash disposal had been referre reported that after a careful study of the various bids submitted, it was the recommendat9 ecept- of the Committee that the bid of E.A.Martin Machinery Co., of $8,377.26 be accepted, d Alderman Richardson made a motion that the recommendation of the Committee be approved, and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign the contract, this motion was seconded by Alderman Heflin, and was passed unanimously by the Council. • • L bi aw at To dri mai 23 Alderman Burge, chairman of the Street Lighting Committee, made a motion that the follow t.Lights Street Lights be installed: be 14th and School stalled 14th and West South & Willow This motion was seconded by Alderman Heflin, and was passed unanimously by the Council. Alderman 'Richardson made a motion that the City Engineer be authorized to ask fo k for s for bids for the installation of steel awnings for the West and South windows of operating rooms and also the West windows of the delivery room at the City Hospital, this motion Ings was seconded by Alderman McAllister, and was passed -unanimously by the Council. .Hose. install (a box Alderman Pratt made a motion that two parking meters be removed from the South est cornet' of the Postoffice grounds, in order to make room for the installation of drive-in mail box, said installation to be under the supervision of the City Engineer, his motion was seconded by Alderman Burge, and was passed unanimously by the Council. to The Mayor presented the request �9if School Superintendent White for an additio space,be marked off on West Meadow Street/one more School Bus to park, Alderman Burge a motion that the request be approved, this motion was seconded by Alderman Pratt, and passed unanimously by the Council. A letter from UNIVERSITY CITY TRANSIT CO. was presented, asking permission to to make some changes in routes and provide additional service, Alderman Kent made a mo- tion that the request be approved, this motion was seconded by Alderman (Richardson, and was passed unanimously by the Council. Schedules q COPY OF LETTER: Gentlemen: With the hope of serving more 'students at the time of the opening an closingof the City's high school and grade schools we wish to submit for your approval plans for additional service and changes in routes as follows: 1. Since the greater number of our passengers between eight and nine oclock in the morning and three and four in the afternoon are school students, we can greatly improve the service for them by making detours past'the various schools to be served,since none are more than a few blocks off regular runs. In such cases we ask your permission to make changes of this kind where there is enough demand to justify it. 2. Vie wish to add two special school buses on the days when schools are mpen. One of these buses will take care of pupils going to and from Washington School;Junior High and Senior High, serving homes nn North 71 Highway, Veterans Hospital area, City P lr area,and the North Central part of the City. This blas -would also serve the Parksdale and South 71 areas. The second bus will serve the grade and High School students on Prospect, Highway 45 East, Assembly Drive,"Skyline Drive, Texas Way,Fletcher Avenue, East Lafayette and the Central part of the City. On all returm trips made by the regular Garland, Maple and Leverett buses1we wis uYi to change the route as follows: Instead of turning around on Garland at the south edge) of the U.of A. Farms we propose to turn west along the south edge of that farm for one block,then south on Janice Avenue -to Deane Street, then east to Garland Avenue, then south to Sycamore, then Eabt to Orikland,then south to North Street, where our present route back to the Square will be resumed. UNIVERSITY TRANSIT CO. By H.W.Younkin, Pres. There being no further business, Alderman Kent moved to adjourn, seconded by Alde man Heflin, which was passed unanimously by the Council, and the Mayor declared the Co cil adjourned, and stated that the next meeting would be September 21st, 1953. "Approved Attest qy, y Clerk MayorPro-tem