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Committee.
Petition
to vacate
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University
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Auditors
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Tax Levy
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The �'ity Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas,met in regular session on Wednesdays Novembe B.
1961, at 7:30 P. M.
Present: Mayor Guy E. Brown, City Clerk George J. Davis, City Controller Albert J. Jones,
City Attorney Bass.T�tumHbjsCity Engineer W. C. Smith, Chief of Police Pearl Watts, and
Aldermen: Walker, Christie, Hatfield Thomas, Smith, and Short.
Absent: Fire Chief Burl Skelton and Alderman Ellis Burgin.
The minutes of the
regular
meeting on konday,
October 23'. 1961, a copy of which had
previously mailed
to each
of the Aldermen, were approved..
Alderman Smith"introduced a proposed ordinance providing for a new Dog Leash Law.
Alderman -Walker immediately moved that this be referred to the Ordinance Committee for
further study.
The motion was seconded by Alderman Hatfield uponprolldeall the -following vote was
recorded: "Aye" Walker Christie, Hatfield 'arid Short. "Nay" -Thomas and Smith.
There being four "Ayes" and only two "Naysr's the Mayor declared the motion passed.
The City Clerk presented a petition signed by the property owners adjoining University
Avenue between Ellis Avenue and Van Buren"Avenue requesting that University Avenue
between Ellis Avenue and -Van Buren Avenue, which had never been opened, be vacated or
if the City -would not vacate said street, then open and maintain if"possible.
This petition had been presented to'the Planning Commission and rejected because of the
long distance in the block between the two Avenues, they believed the street should not
be vacated.
Alderman Thomas moved to accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission and not
vacate University Avenue between Ellis Avenue and Van Buren Avenue.'
The motion was seconded by Alderman Hatfield and passed unanimously.
Alderman Thomas reported that it was necessary to hire the auditors to audit the City
books for 1961 at thistime.
After a brief discussion, Alderman Thomas moved that the City employ Myers, Scarbrough,
and Baker to make -the 1961 City Audit as they have been doing for the past several years.
The motion was seconded by Alderman Walker and passed unanimously.
Alderman Thomas reported that it was necessary to vote the 1961 tax levy -at this time
order to get it before the Quorum Court on the Second Monday in December, and the Fin
Committee recommended the levying of 14 Mills for 1961 which would be anelincrease of
One Half Mill over the year of 1960.
After a long discussion as to the allocation of the tax funds, Alderman Smith moved to
accept the recommendation of the Finance Committee and set the tax levy for 1961 at
14.0 mills to be distributed as follows:
Identifioation Mills
General Fund --------------------------------- 560
Fire Protection ---=---------------------------- 3:7
General Obligation Bond Issue of 1959 ------ 3:5'
Police Pension Fund --------------------=------- :5
Fire Pension Fund ----------------------------- :5
Park Maintenance Fund -------------------------- :5
Hospital Maintenance Fund ---------------------- :3
Total ------------- ills
The motion was seconded by Alderman Walker and upon roll call the following vote was
recorded: "Aye" Walker, Thomas, and Smith. "Nay" Christie, Hatfield, and Short.
There being Three "Ayes" and Three "Nays", the vote was a tie and it faired toepass'yd1
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10 otmj.�Mssr_msedn
to Alderman Smith introduced a:1proposed ordinance which was read by the City Attorney in
d its entirety entitled, "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE N0. 1165, SECTION 19 SCHEDULE
.
1165SEWER RATES, CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES".
t on / No further action was taken and the ordinance was left on its first reading.
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ing. There being no further business, Alderman Walker moved to adjourn. The mot 6n was
seconded by Alderman Short and passed unanimously, whereupon the Mayor declared the
meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: 2&
UUY Es BROWNs MAYOR