April 30, 1970179
l1Ii~1.?TP.S OF A SFI:'•^.IAi, 111."ITIiG n? Tl/ rIT" COiJi;GIL OI' TIL: rITY OP ?e'FST DIE2iPIIIS, A:.:~;I;SAS,
' Ii"Lt) UN TIII? 3nT'.I iaAY Oi AF'_iIL., i,°70.
Th;- Cit:y Council of the City of ?Vest i:rmphi.s, Aricanses, etet in special sessir'n at its
regular meeting iliac;; in P~~sl- ]:e:aphis, AriCLt4S1S, at G,:CO P.II. ~n the ?0th. d2~r of April,
1910. The fcllo~•eing were gresenC: Tiayor Tilden i.odgers, pre.Viding, an3 Alde:rmeu:
t}. i'. ?~abbs, Fritctard Morton, C. ^. 1?utc}!erson, T3. ]', 1`allot.t, ti. L. Smith, F, C. Weis,
r.. T. Peutl.~•, a.nd _'., C, Potaie; a_nd City Attorney 1':. r. i?all in.
Absent: ".?oue.
i'~tic^ ^u.:] Ar,ceptance of Iieeting As Follov;s:
Tc : T` . T . PNTr?:Y
P . C . DOti~L°
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P.OL~11'T SMITH
F, r. ?dEIS, AL7T:I~LT'II, CiTS' OF ?•lEST *~NFHIS
Vou are hc_~re`:y notified t-her_ rzi.i? he a Special Tleeting of thn_ Council of Cite City of
West Memphis, at 4_ F,I1. Thursda•-, April 30, 1970, in the City Hall in Flest P1eml:his, Arkansas,
for the purpose of cuusiderinC CA'I't' Ordinance Franchise, and approval cf mosquito spray
a~-c~rentent .
?ditner-s my hand this 3UCL da; rf April, 19;0.
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fS,' CI1r+tS~S F, D£GRt1FF, CIT'I CLIiIh:
CPr~)?LP:S I' , DF.G?'.AFF, CITY CI~P.1C
It('TICi: ACCF.I'T?'P:
JS/ i?obert L, fimith
r, r. Weis
H . u.. Ikabhs
Pritchard Morton
l:obert C. }iotaie
Robert T. L'•entle
1;. 1.. t•tallott
C. D. Ntttcherson
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Iiayor t:cdgers inforned the C,~uncil Al Fauder.t had prey-tinted '.dentf•.zl agreemen* as last }^ar for
~!c+srgvite sprs;•irtL. After discussion, mc,r_ian o:as made by Alderman Ilabbs, seconded by Alderman
I }iallett: That Alaynr h*r aut}+~rized to proceed withm~squito spraying agreement. Upon vote, the
i, voti.ng *ras a^ fellows:
Ay=e: Alder°rnea: Rabb>, Ilortoet, ttutchcrsnn, P?allott, Smith, ?,his, Bentley, and Ecwie.
T}:z t~4ayor annrnanced the n=_xt ,^rder of business would be censid~~ration of an ordinance granting a
Franchise to Charles S. ?i.gnan aced hi.s assigns, to ocan, operate? and maiattain a community
tei.~vision svsr.em to the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, setting forth conditions ar_companyiuo
the grant or franchise; and providing Eor regulation and use of thr said system by the City.
The r+rdinanr--,o was read by Cite Attornev T•~all.in.
Attornsy C. F. !`!anc-~ and Itr. Charles S, Riggan presenr.ed information for the ,granting of the
Franchise as prc»>ided in the -+rdlnsnce !`ead. Cir}~ Attornay ?dallin reported on his stcidy of
the ordinance, and re c..?mmendaticns of the Nar.tonal Instittt*_e of Dlunici.r.al Law flfficars as to
granting of cable tol.evisi^rt franchises ordinanc~:> sasre read.
After dircus~~ion of channels a-,Jai.lah]e, a graduated sca7c fer pay;nenr_s, permi.ssien of Council to
se7.1 frnnrhis~, F,crformanr_e bend, installation costs, aces tc financing, estalslishment of a
c+,rporati.on, crmpar.iscn of crdin^nce caith t4emphis crdirtanre, and e^nn~~mic feasibility, motion was
*tadc, by Ale'-~ra~t.n ?Ia]1„t r., ser.nn3ed by Alderm^n Pabbs: That 'h~ fi.rct e~~adir!g ,f orr?inanco granting
a frar.~hisra t~ Charles S, .SEgan anal his a;asitns fer a comme;nit~~ t_nlevision svstem be apl;roved.
t'l;nn rc,l.?. ^a]1 voce, the v„ring iaa^ a.s f"1}o,as.
A•:n: Aldermen: Dabba, };nrtrn, }iur.ehrrsan, Ifallott, ?leis, and ??owie.
is: Aldereten: S;>?ir.h and I<entle.v,
The rootirn carried.
i]c fi:rth~r bust et.,~ h:,it'-g FT ,~:aed, the mretin:, caas adj~+.nned.
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