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February 4, 1947
a4ZNUTES OF A REGUL9R MEETIPdG OF T3U,' CITY COUNCIL OF WEST MEMPHIS _, FEBELi41RY 4..2847 __ __ __ The Council of the City of West Memphis in the County of Crittenden, State of Arles nsas, met in a regular session at the City Hall in said City at 7:30 P.lfi. on the 4th day of February, 1947. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, and the roll being called there were: Presents P. M. Dacus in the chair and the following named Aldermanz Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson G. W. McAuley, and C. H. Brown; City Attorney J. H. Spears and City Clerk H. E. manning. Absents Alderman 0. I. Bollinger. It being determined a quorum was present, the follrn~ring proceedings were had to-suits Minutes o£ a Regular Council Meeting on January 7, 1947 were read and approved. Mayor Dacus advised the Council that no one had appeared before the Council to object to the closing of Fifth Street situated within the boundaries of the W. A. Gage Subdivision as notice had been published in the Crittenden County Times that there would be a hearing at 7:30 P.M. on February 4, 1947. After disouasion of the matter, the following ordinance was introduced in writing snd read in full by Alderman Johnson. dlderman McAuley moved that the rule requiring said ordinance to be read in full on three different days be suspended, and that said ordinance be planed on its second reading; motion was seconded by Alderman Foster, and thereafter the Mayor put the question on the adoption of said motion, and the roll being called, the following voted: Ayes Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. W. McsAuley, and C. H. Brown Nays None. Whereupon the Mayor declared the motion duly passed and said ordinance placed on its second read- ing. The ordinance was then read the second time by Aldermen Foster. Alderman MaAuley then moved that said ordinance be now placed upon its final adoption; motion was seconded by Alderman Brown, and after due aonsideration thereof by said Council, the b'fayor put the question on the adoption of the motion, and upon the roll being called, the following voted: Ayes Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. W. McAuley, and C. H. Broom Nay: None . Whereupon the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and said ordinance placed upon its final reading and adoption. Said ordinance was read in full by Alderman Brovsn, who moved its adoption, seconded by Alderman Foster, and after due consideration tl'iere of by said Council, the Mayor put the question upon the adoption of said motion, and the passage of said ordinance, and the roll being called, the following voted: Aye: Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. VY. McAuley, and C. H. Brown Nays None. Whereupon the Mayor called to the Councils attention that the ordinance, as adopted, contained an emergency clause and suggested that specific action should be taken by the Council on this clause. Whereupon motion was made by Alderman McAuley and duly seconded by Alderman Johnson that the emergency clause of said ordinance be adopted, and the roll being oalled, the following voted: Ayes Curtis Fostor, J. A. Johnson, G. Val. T~1cAuley, and C. H. Broom Nay: Nona . Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion duly adopted and said ordinance duly passed, and signed his approval to said ordinance and the City Clsrk was directed to spread the same upon the record of Ordinanaea of the City of Yrest Memphis, Arlca.nsas, and to have same published as required by law, and to number said ordinance No. 130. Said ordinance to which no amendment was offered read as follows: _ _ _ -- ORDIPiANCE N0. 130 ,) AN ORDINAYICE VACATING AND ABATIDOIIING THE UNNAI~~D STREET WITHIN TIC BOUNDAR]1:S OF V1. A. GAGE SUBDIVISION TO THE CITY OF WEST ltd,?PHIS, ARI',AYdSAS. ~ Y~REAS, a Petition eras duly filed with the City Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, on the 7th day of January, 1947, asking the City Council to vacate and abandon all that portion of the urxnamed street within the boundaries of W. A• Gage subdivision to the City of Y7est Memphis as the same appears of record in Plat Book 1, Page 60 in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder of Crittenden County, Arkansas, which said unnam©d street appears as part of Fifth Street on the Plat of the said M. P. Horsley Addition to the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, recorded on Pages 4 and 5 of Plat gook 1, ixx the office of said Recorder, and WHEREAS, due notice as required by law has been given by publication for two successive weeks in the Crittenden County Times, a newspaper having a genernl circulation in Y~test Memphis, Arkansas, that a hearing vrould be had upon said Application to vacate said portion of said street on February 4, 1947, at 7:30 P.M., at the regular meeting of the City Council of West L4emphis, Arkansas, and WHEREAS, the City Council has at the time and place mentioned in said 1lotice heard all persons desiring to be heard upon said application and has ascertained that the portion of the streot herein- before described has herotoforo been dedicated to ache public use as a street herein described; that said portion of said street is xaot nrnv aiui has not been actually used by the public generally for a period of at bast five years subsequent to its dedication; that all of the ovrrxers of the property abutting upon that portion of the street sought to be vacated have filed with the Council their written consent to such abandonment; and that the public interest and tivelfare will not be adversely affected by the abandonment of such portion of said street. NOW, TIiEREFORE, be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Ytest Memphis, Arlo~nsasx SECTION 1. The City of V~fest 1lemphis, Arkansas, doss hereby release, vacate and abandon all of its right, title and interest, together vrith the rights of the public generally i.n and to the following described portion of a stroet situated in the City of Most Y~Iemphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas; That part of Fifth Street in the City of YJest Memphis, Arkansas, embraced within the boundaries of 1N'. A. Gage Subdivision as shoPm by Plat of record in Plat Book 1, Page 60 in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder of Crittenden County, Arlo~nsas, on which Plat said Fifth Street appears as an unnamed Street, which is bounded on the west by Block One of said 1T. A. Gage Subdivision and on the East by all of Block Two of said Subdivision except the North 104.37 feet thereof. Said unnamed stroet is also shown as a part of Fifth Street on the Plat of the M. p. Horsley Addition to the City of VYest Memphis Arkansas, recorded in Plat Book 1 at Pages 4 and 5 in the office of the Circuit Court Clark and Ex-Officio Recorder of Crittenden County. SECTION 2. A copy of this Ordinance duly certified by the City Clark shall be filed in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk and Ex-Officio Rea order of Crittenden County, Arkansas, and recorded in -the deed records of said County. SECTION 3. This ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace and happiness, an emergency is hereby found and declared to exist and this ordinance shall be i.n (1x11 force and effect from and after its passage and approval. Mr. p. J. Poe and Mr. E. F. Forrest of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company appeared before the Council in order to work out an agreement betvreen.the City of lYest Memphis and the Southvrestarn Bell Telephone Company as the Telephone Company is an utility and there is no agreement on record at present as to the erecting and maintaining its plant, construction, and to provide an annual payment from the telephone company. The period of years that an agreement should be made to cover was discussed and a period of three years was decided upon, thereupon an ordinance vras introduced in tivriting and read in full by Alderman Foster. Alderman Johnson moved that the rule requiring said ordinance to be road in full on three different days be suspended, and that said ordi:~ance be placed on its secoxul reading; motion was seconded by Alderman L•4cAuley, and thereafter the Mayor put the question on the adoption of said motion, and the roll being called, the following voted: Aye: Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. 1'fi. McAuley, and C. li. Brawrx Nay: None. YPhereupon the Mayor declared the motion duly passed and said ordinance placed on its second reading. The ordinance was then read the second time by Alderman Brovwz. Alderman Johnson then moved that said ordinance b© nrnv placed upon its final adoption; motion was seconded by Alderman McAuley, and after due consideration thereof by said Council, the Mayor put the question on the adoption of the motion, and upon the roll being called, the follavring voted: Aye: Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G.i~'~. McAuley, and C. H. Brovm Nay: None. Whereupon the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and said ordinance placed upon final reading and adoption. Said ordinance was read in full by Alderman Foster, who moved its adoption, seconded by Alderman Brawn, and after due oonsideration thereof by said Council, the Mayor put the question upon the adoption of said motion, and upon passage of said ordinance, and the roll being called, the following voted; Ayes Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. YY. McAuley, and C. H. Brown Nays None. Whereupon, the Mayor called to the Counoil's attention that the ordinanae, as adopted, contained an emergenoy clause and suggested that specific aotion should be taken by the Council on this clause. Where- upon motion was made by Alderman McAuley and duly seconded by Alderman Johnson that the emergency clause of said ordinanoe be adopted, and the roll being called, the following votedz Aye; Curtis Foster, J. A• Johnson, G. W. PdcAuley, and C. H. Brovrn Nays None. Whereupon the Mayor dealared said motion duly adopted and said ordinance duly passed, and signed his ap~oval to said ordinance and the City Clerk was directed to spread the same upon the record of Ordinances of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, and to number said ordinance Ido. 131. Said ordinance to wh iah no amendment was offered read as follows: ORDIIIA,ITCE id0. 131 AN ORDINANCE 4YHEREBY TiL~, CITY OF '.'EST I,TEP:TFHIS OF THE STATE OF ART%ANSAS ATTD THE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COb2PANY, A MISSOURI CORPORATION, AGREE THAT TIIE TELEPHOIE COATPAPTY SIiALL CONTINUE TO OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND ALL BUSINESS INCIDEITTAL TO OR COPTNECTED WITH THE COI•IDUCTIPTG OF A TELEPHONE BUSINESS A"dD SYSTET:I IN :;AID CITY, ATID ERECT ATTD IAINTAIN ITS PLANT CONSTRUCTION AMID APPURTEPTAPTCES AIAPTG, ACROSS, OPT, OVER, TIIRUUGH, ABOVE, AND UPTDER ALL PUBLIC STR3ETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PLACES Iid SAID CITY, THAT THE CITY SHALL RECEIVE AN ATdNUAL PAYIl~NT FRS TIC TEIEPHOTTE COMT-ANY, AMID REPEAISITG ALL ORDITTANCES AND AGREE- MEIITS IN COTJFLICT HET1'WITH: Be it ordained by the Counoil of the City of West Memphis of the State of Arkansas that; SECTION 1. The Southwestern Ball Telephone Company, its successors and assigns (herein referred to as "Telephone Company") shall continue to operate its telephone system and all business incidental to or oonneated with the conducting of a telephone business and system in the City of l~t'sst Memphis, State of Arkansas, (ha re in referred to as "City"}. The plant construction and appurtenances used in or incident to the giving of telephone service and to the maintenance of a telephone business and system by the Telephone Company 3n said City shall remain as now constructed, subject to such changes as may be considered neoessary by the City in the exercise of its inherent pourers and by the Telephone Company in the conduct of its business, and said Telephone Company shall continue to exercise its right to place, remove, construct and reconstruct, extend and maintain its said plant and appurtenances as the business and purposes for tivhich it is or may be incorporated may from time to time require, along, aoross, on, over, througk~ above aiid under all the public streets, avenues, alleys, and the public grounds and places within the limits of said City as the same from time to time may be established. SECTION Z. The Telephone Company shall pay the City the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars on the 1st day of January, 1947 for the period January 1, 1947 to December 31, 1947, inclusive, and a like sum annually thereafter fora like period on the 1st day of January, 1948, and 1949, being a term of 3 years ending Daoember 31, 1949, and for suacessive terms of like duration, unless within four (4) months prior to tle expiration of the initial tern or of the successive terms ending on eaoh 3 year anniversary following the expiration of the initial term sixty (60) days' written notice is given by one party to the other of its intention to terminate the same at the expiration of the then current 3 year tern. It being expressly understood that each 3 year term provides for 3 annual payments; said payments to be in lieu of all other licenses, charges, fees or impositions (other than the usual general or special ad valorem taxes) which might be imposed by the City under authority oonferrad by law, the Telephone Company shall have the privilege of crediting such sums with any unpaid balance due said Company for Telephone Service rendered or facilities furnished to said City. SECTION 3. The Telephone Company on the request of any person shall remove or rasie or lovrer its wires temporarily to permit the moving of houses or other structures. The expense of such temporary removal, raising or lovrering of vrires shall be paid by the party or parties requesting the same, and the Telephone Company may require such payment in advance. The Telephone Company shall be given not less than forty-eight hours advance notice to arrange for such temporary vrire changes. SECTION 4. Permission is hereby granted to the Telephone Company to trim trees upon and overhanging streets, alleys, sidevralks and public places of said City so as to prevent the branches of such trees from coming in contact urith the wires and cables of the Telephone Company, all the said trimming to be done under the supervision and direction of any City official to urhom said duties have been or may be delegated. SECTION 5. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be construed to require or permit any elactrio light or power wire attaohments by -the City or for the City. If light or pourer attachments are desired by the City or for the City, then a separate non-contingent agreement shall be prerequisite to suah attachments. SECTION 6. Nothing herein contained sTiall be construed as giving ~to the Telephone Company any exalusivo privile ges, nor shall it affect any prior or existing rights of the Telephone Company to maintain a telephone system within the City. SECTION 7. All other ordinances and agreements and parts of ordinances and agreements relating to the oparnting of or right to operate a telephone system vrithin said City are hereby repealed. SECTION 8. Tho said Telephone Company shall have sixty (GO) days from and after its passage and approval to file its written acceptance of this ordinance with the City Clerk, and upon such acceptance being filed, this ordinance shall be considered as taking effect and being in force from and after the data of its passage and approval by the Mayor. **:x~** Mr. C. B. Senhausen of the (h1itod Insurance Agency, Inc. appeared before the Council in protest to the Council assess:uig a privilege license on instu anee ageiieies that in his opinion Act 187 of the 1945 Aots of the State of Arkansas prohibits municipalities from assessing privilege licenses on local companies. After discussion of the ratter City Attorney Spears leas instructed to write, Guy Williams, Attorney General, to receive leis interpretation of the Act. Mr. Odis Rowe appeared before the Council in regard to the City Fn rticipating ixi the Idlalaria Control Program that is to be begun in Crittenden County. He advised the Council that the City's part in the program would 'ba approximately X2,700.00. After discussion of the matter Alderman Drawn made the following motion; That the City of Ykest l~:emphis enter into the Malaria Control Program for the year 1947. The motion eras seconded by Alderman McAuley. Upon the matter being called to vote, the follasving voted: Aye: Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. 1~t. McAuley, and C. H. Brown IQay° None. Mr.:'~[. A. McKay an3 Mr. T. L. Staten and Attorney E. J. Ruben: tivera present at the mooting in regard to the proposed bus line in tiYest Llemphis. An ordinance governing the operation of the bus line prepared by City Attorney Spears was read and various details vrorked out. It was decided that the City should receive from the Gross Ravenuo of the bus line the following amounts: 1% the 1st year 2f the 2nd year 3~ the 3rd year 4/ the 4th year 5ga the 5th year Final action on the ordinance eras postponed until an adjourned mooting on February 18th. Chief of Police Dud Holland appeared bsforo the Council to request the hiring of an additional night policeman and recommended the appointment of Charlie Burrow. After disoussion of the matter, motion was made by Alderman Brown that Charlie Durrovr be appointed as a night policeman at the salary of $175.00 a month and car expenses of X30.00 a month. The motion was seconded by Alderman MoAuley. Upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted; Ayes Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. W. McAuley, and C. H. Brown Nay: None. City Attorney Spears leas instructed totivrite Mr. J. R. Porter, Director of the Arl~nsas State Police, requesting that a state car be assigned to West Memphis and another officer. Mr. L. P. Bernhard presented to the Council correspondence he had with White Rose Leundry protesting the privilege license assessed against ].sundering routes. Also, correspondence with Independent Linen Service advising that they did not come under the classification of a ].sundering route. Tha Council decided that there should be no reduction in the amount assessed for laundry routes and that linen sul.ply and diaper service companies bs added to item No. 19. Applications for taxi cab companies to be operated ;ln West Memphis by Charlie Lum, Jr., as City Cab Company and Cecil Hathoock as CecilTS Taxi rates 35~ in Weat Memphis were presented. After disoussion of the matter, the following motion was made by Aldermen Foster and seconded by Alderman McAuley. Upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted; Aye= Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. W. MoAuley, and C. H. Brown Nsy: ldone. City Attorney Spears as instructed at a meeting on January 7th presented an ordinance amending Ordinances No. 33, 68, 84, 93, 97, 113, and 128 as adjustments had been made isi rates of various businesses aeaessed by these ordinances. Thereupon an ordinance urea introduced in writing and read in full by Alderman Brown. Alderman Foster moved that the rule requiring said ordinance to be read in full on three different days be suspended, and that said ordinance be placed on its second reading; motion was seconded by Alderman Johnson, and thereafter the Mayor put the question on the adoption of said motion, and the roll being called, the following voted: Ayes Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. W. MoAuley, and C. H. Brown Nay% Nona. Whereupon the Mayor declared the motion duly passed and said ordinance placed on its second reading. The ordinance was than read the second time by Alderman Johnson. -_ ___ _. __ - _-- _ _ ~ Said ordinance was read in full by Aldorman P.4cAuley, who moved its adoption, seoonded by Alderman ~ ~I Johnson, and after due consideration thereof by said Council, the Mayor put the question upon the adoption ;I of said motion, and upon passage of said ordinanoe, and the roll being called the following voted: j Ayes Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. W. McAuley, and C. H. Brown !I Nays None. ~j Whereupon the l3Bayor called to the Councils attention that the ordinance, as adopted, oontainad ~n eamargency clause arul suggested that speoifio action should be taken by the Council on this clause. 'dare- ~i ~ upon motion was made by Alderman Foster and duly seconded by Alderman Brcnvn that the emorgenay clause of ~~ ~) said ordinance be adopted, and the roll being called, the follrnving voted: '~ Aye; Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G. W. McAuley, and C. H. Brown Nayt None. Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion duly adopted and said ordinance duly passed, and signed his approval to said ordinance and the City Clerk was directed to spread the same upon the reoord of Ordin~ces of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, and to havo same published as required by law, and to numbor said ordinaruse No. 132. Said ordinance to whioh no amendment was offered read as follows; ORDINAI`1CE N0. 132 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCES N0. 33, 68, 84, 93, 97, 113, AND 128 OF THE CITY OF tiYEST IdII~iPHIS, ARKANSAS, BEING "AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY AN ANNUAL OCCUPATION TAX UPON ALL PERSONS, FZRP.IS AND CORPORA- TIONS EPIGAGED IN, CARRYING OId OR FOLILFPPING CERTAIN TRADliS, BUSINESSES, `PROFESSIOA$ VOCATIONS AND CALLINGS 1gITHIN THE CORPORATE LDIIITS OF THE CITY OF ti4EST h1EMPHIS AAID TO PROVIDE FOR PUNISHb4ENT UPON VIOLATION THEREOF" BY AMENDING SAID ORDINANCES N0. 33, 68, 84, 93, 97, 113, AND 128 OF THE CITY OF WEST i14EMPHIS, ARKANSAS, TO PROVIDE THE TIt~ WITHIN WHICH PRIVILEGE TA?~S ASSESSED S[iALL BE PAID AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR TdON-PAYMENT AND TO PROVIDE FORA NE~1 SCHEDULE OF I.ICEIdSE FEES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas SECTION 1: That Ordinances No. 33, 68, 84, 93, 97, 113, and 128 of the said City shall be amended to read as follawa: That an annual license fee be and the same is hereby levied and assessed upon every person, firm, or oorporation engaged in, carrying on or follrnving within the corporate limits of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, sash of the following tradea, businesses, professions, vocations, and~or callings in the amount set opposite the trade, business, profession, vocation, and~or calling herein mentioned, which tax shall be in addition to sly, other taxes levied by any other Aat, and said license fse shall be due on January 1st of sash year by all persons then ongaged in any business for which a privilege license is charged, and such license fse shall become delinquent on February 1st of each year as to suoh persona who have not previously paid the same for the current year, and i.n the event any person, firm, corporation engages in any business for whioh a privilege license is assessible under this ordinance subsequent to January 1st of any year, suoh license fee as to any such person, firm, or oorporation shall be due and payable before said person, firm or corporation shall engage upon such business and shall beoome delinquent within thirty (30) days after such business, firm, or oorporation engages in suoh business and any portion of the license Pee remains unpaid. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in any business for which a privilege tax is assessed here- under after said tax has beoome delinquent shall be sub3eot to a penalty of ten (10) per cent of the amount of the tax herein levied, whioh penetlty shall be in addition to any fine or other provision as provided in Section 5 of this ordinance. The tradea, businesses, professions, vocations and~or callings for which license fees shall be assessed are as follows: 1. Merchants -Wholesale X100.00 2. Merchants - Ave raga Stock Not to Exceed X1,000.00 25.00 Average Stock X1,000.00 to X5,000.00 50.00 Average Stock in Excess of $5,000.00 100.00 3. Drug Store ?b.00 4. Soda Fountain 25.00 5. Restaurants, Ranch Rooms, Cafes, Eto. -With Seating Capacity of 20 or More Persons 75.00 6. Restaurants, Lunch Rooms, Cafes, Etc. -With Seating Capacity of Iris Than 20 Persons 25.00 7~ Fruit Stands 25.00 S, Ise Plants ~ 100.00 9. Oil Mille 250.00 10. Cotton Compresses x;250.00 11. Cotton Gina 100.00 12. Telephone Exchanges 150.00 13. Distillery 500.00 14. 1Nholesale Gasoline and Oil Dealers 100.00 15. Retail U.unber and Supply Dealers 150.00 16. Cotton Buyers and Brokers 2b.00 17. Banks and Banking 75.00 18. Pressing, Dry Cleaning and~or Laundering plant 100.00 19. Pressing, Dry Cleaning, laundering Routes, Linen Supply Company and~or Diaper Service or Supply Company 100.00 2p. 1Fk'holesala 1'V'hiakey Stores 200.00 21. Retail ll~Ihiskey Stores 200.00 22. plumbers or Plumbing Contractors 50.00 23. Electric Y~firing and Installation 50.00 24. Plewspapers Publishing and~or Job 1"rinting 35.00 25. Retail Gasoline and Oil Stations (For Eaoh Aotive Pump) 10.00 26. Garages and Auto Repair Shops 50.00 27. Retail Automobile Dealers 100.00 28. Barber Shope (Por Chair) 10.00 29. Beauty Shops 20.00 30. Real Estate Agents 25.00 31. Shoe Cobblers 10.00 32. Fish Markets 25.00 33. Jeva7.ers and~or ~datch Repairs 25.00 34. Bus Stations 7b.00 3b. Hotels of morn than 10 Rooms ~ b0.00 36. Hotels and~or Rooming Houses of less than 10 Rooms 20.00 37. '~holesale Baer Distributors 50.00 38. Bakeries 25.00 39. Billiard or Pool Table Parlors (Per Table) 10.00 40. Building and~or Genoral Contraotors b0.00 41. Old Iron and~or Junk Dealers 50.00 42. Dealers in Farm Machinery and Implements - Under x '50,000.00 a Year 50.00 ,y Over ypb0,000.W a Year 100.00 43. Ble.cksmiths 25.00 44. Coal Dealers 25.00 45. YYoodyards 10.00 46. Funeral Homes 50.00 47. Lumber i+~anui'acturars 150.00 48. Casket or Coffin Factories 75.00 49. Feed and~or Saed Dealers 50.00 50.~ Tourists Courts - per sloaping room 10.00 51. Grain and~or Feed Mills X100.00 52. Soy Bean Mi11s 206.00 53. Fhotographors 25.00 54. Building and Loan Agencies 50.00 55. Brokers -Commodities or Securities 50.00 56. Tiro Recapping 100.00 57. Money Ipnders, other than Banlcs or Banking and Loan Agencies 50.00 58. Radio Repair Shops 15.00 59. Auctioneers 25.00 60. Peaan Shelling and~or Peaking Plante 50.00 61. Upholstering andfor Mattress Making 25.00 62. Florists, Plant Nurseries, and~or landscaping 50.60 63. Chiropractors, Chiropodists, Phrenologists, Neuropaths 25.00 64. Trailer Sales, FIouse or Freight 50.00 65. Ice Cream, Hot Dog, Hot Tamale LYagons or Carts 5.00 66. Dairies or Dairy Products 10.00 67. Froduct Dealers, Live poultry, etc. 25.00 68. Bakery or Delicatessens 25.00 69. Meat Markets or Butcher Shops 25.60 70. Detectives or Detective Agencies 25.00 71. Minnaw Pits or Live Bait 20.00 72. ~~achine Shops - Fabricating +'+orks 50.00 73. Trailer Parlc~vay lots 25.00 74. Outdoor Advertising 25.00 75. Contractors Equipment Dealers 200.00 76. Bowling Alley - For First Six Alleys 50.00 For Each Additional Alley 5.00 77. Rofrigorator Rexm.ir 25.00 78. Bottling ti•Torks 100.00 79. Roofing Contractors 50.00 80. Conorete 36ix Plant 100.00 81. Concrete Products 50.00 82. Radio Broadcasting Station 100.00 83. Sheet Metal vtiorks 50.00 84. Butane Gas and Accessories 100.00 85. Pottery, Retail 10.00 86. Insurance Agencies 50.00 87. Theater 150.00 88. Fopcorn Machine 5.00 89. Airports 50.00 90. Welding Shop 25.00 91. Any business not otherwise provided for herein, the annual license fee shall be 25.00 SECTION 2. Y~lhere two or more businesses each of vrhich require the payment of a separate license shall ba carried on by any person, firm or corporation upon the same premises, the license shall be an amount equal to the highest license provided for the earryi.ng on of any such businesses separately, plus, one-half the license fee provided for carrying on each of the other businesses separately. Should any business, trade, profession, vocation or calling be begun after the second E-Monday i.n January of any year, the license fee applicable, shall be that pro-rate part of the license fee for one year which the numbor of unexpired months in such year bears to twelve. All licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December, in the year of their issuance. SECTION 3. Tha licenses or occupation taxes herein provided shall be payable on or before the second Monday in January of each year, or vrithin two weeks after beginning any business, trade, pro- fession, vocation or calling subject to license, and shall expire on December the 31st following; said licenses shall be payable to the City Clerk who shall issue his receipts in duplicate, one of which shall be delivered to the licensee and the duplicate shall be retair_ed by the City Clerk. Tha City Clerk shall make monthly settlements with the Treasurer and pay over to him all licenses collected. SECTION 4. The City Clerk may, upon written application therefor, and with the approval of the Mayor endorsed thereon, extend the time for the payment of any license for not exceeding thirty days, but no second extension of time shall be granted. SECTION 5. Any person, firm, or corporation, who shall engage i.n, Derry on, or follow any of the trades, businesses, professions, vocations or callings specified in Section One hereof within the corporate limits of the City of Vilest Memphis, without having first paid the license fee or occupation tax as herein prescribed, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this ordinance, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined any sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars and each days violation shall consti- tute a separate offense. SECTION 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and~or amended as herein set forth. SECTION 7. Should any provision of this ordinance be declared illegal or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, it being hereby declared that the intention of the Council is that such remaining provisions should stand as though separately enacted. SECTION 8. It being necessary to raise money and assure the collection of occupation taxes and for a new schedule of license fees and provide penalty for non-payment of such tax, an emergency is hereby declarod to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, and safety shall take effect and be in full force frown and after the date of its passage. SECTION 9. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and after the 4th day of February, 1947. The statement of Mr. A. E. Heagler, Engineer for the River Rail Terminal for the month of January of $1,250.00 vvas presented. After discussion of the matter, motion was made by Alderman Brown that the sum of $1,250.00 be paid Mr. Heagler from the River Terminal Fund. The motion was seconded by Alderman Johnson, and upon the matter being called to vote, the following voteds Ayes Curtis Foster, J. A. Johnson, G.1~. McAuley, and C. H. Brown Nay: None. Motion was made by Alderman McAuley and seconded by Alderman Foster to approve the following bills and authorize the City Clerk to draw warrants to pay same= SEPtER REVENUE FUND Sower Revenue Bond Fund A. B. Carter, Clerk Choctaw, Inc. Wallin-Dickey & Rich Lumber Company West Memphis Ready Mixed Concrete Co. West Memphis Appliance Company Memphis Machine 1~'orks Henry Young Henry young Henry Young Henry young RIVER TERMINAL FUND X800.00 Arthur E. Hoaglor X1,250.00 5.50 345.05 11.53 6.12 2.30 45.30 30.00 30.00 STREET IMPROVIIt'iENT FUND 30.00 30.00 R. P. Harris Gravel-Planters Bank X1,000.00 GENERAL FUND GEI]ERd,L FUND - COP1`PIINF:D Bil--Roy Hotel & Service Station ~ 4.00 Ed Hudson X30.00 Bragg auto Co. 3.40 Elaggie Ike Austin 30.00 Crittenden County Titrea 183.40 Ivy Richardson 28.20 Davis Weil Mfg. Co. 53.50 John MoCullor 28.20 Farrr~ra Supply Co. •50 , John Dabner 28.20 Johnson Auto Co. 93.39 Icon Brown 21.90 Letivia Supply Co. 2.00 Aron Iarkin 21.30 Lion Oil Co• 68.30 Wm. Polk 21.30 Missouri Pacific RR Co. 27.22 Ed Hudson 26.63 ~', McAuley Wholesale Co. 22.50 Robert Briscoe 22.75 J. A. Riggs Tractor Co, 11.75 Early Polk 18.25 Standard Oil Co, 113.10 tiYallaoa Turner 13.80 Scott-Kelly 'Furniture Co. 4.33 J. T. Sherrod 9.00 Southvaestern Bell Telephone 39.37 Otis Ball 15.00 20th Century Service Station 63.46 Doyne Dodd 87.50 E S. C. Toof & Co. 10.54 Jean Hillencamp 200.00 ~ W. M. Lumber &. Supply Co. 21.89 H. D. Holland 280.00 Croas County Gravel Co. 444.95 P. P~. Dacua 150.00 Wallin-Dickey & Rioh Tbr. Co. 11.C2 H. E. Manning 25.00 W. M• Machine & Welding Shop 159.28 Dayton 5aclaett 25.00 West Memphis Newa 32.50 Mrs. M. B. Currie 35.00 W. M. Appliance Co. 1.81 J. F. 1Vright 200.00 Memphis Machine Works 67.88 C. D. Shaw 175.00 Dacus Lumber Co. 87.57 C. D. Shaw 30.00 M. H. Furbringer & Lawrence Cookrill 500.00 G• G. Kietzman 300.OU Odis Ball, Fire Chief 123.00 tip. g, Cushman 300.00 Mrs. Charles Boatwright 75.00 C. H. Broom 10.00 Central Service Station 16.69 G. W. McAuley 10.00 Cash 5.85 Curtis Foster 10.00 Ivy Richardson 28.20 0. I. Bollinger 10.00 John McCullar 28.20 J• A• Johnson 10.00 John Dabner 28.20 J. H. Spears 75.00 Is on Brown 26.40 0. J. Rattan 200.00 ~~~ Y~4n. Polk 25.80 Louis Hathcock 156.48 Aron Iarkin 25.20 Mrs. J. F• V~fright 243.90 Early Polk 22.25 L. P. Bernhard 25.00 Robert Briscoe 22.25 Cash 52.86 Ed Hudson 31.50 C. 0. Burrow 175.00 Louis Polk 22.50 C. 0. Burrovr 30.00 Modern Mercantile Co. 13.50 Maggie Iee Austin 10.00 YV. L. Raulins Automatic Hoat Co. 40.00 Ivy Richardson 28.20 ~~~ Ivy Richardson 28.20 John MoCullor 28.20 John McCullor 28.20 John Dabner 28.20 John Dabner 28.20 Iaon Brw~ 21.60 Icon Brown 24.30 Aron Iarkin 18.60 Aron Iarkin 24.00 1(~m. Folk 21.30 IhFm. Polk 24.30 1Yallace Turner 21.30 Ipuis Polk 24.30 Ed Hudson 30.75 Early Polls 20.00 Robert Briscoe 20.50 '~~ Robert Briscoe 20.00 Early Polk 20.50 Franl: BlcKensie 12.30 Motion was made by Alderman Brown to adjourn the mseting until 7:30 P.~4. Tuesday, February 18th. The motion was seconded by Alderman Johnson, and upon the matter being called to vote the following voteds Aye= Curtis Foster, J. A,. Johnson, G. W. McAuley, and C. H. Brov~ Nays Nona. ATTEST: CI C Rl~ MINUTES APPROVED: MARCH 5, 1947