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May 4, 19472 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF WEST ME[wSPHIS Dd6Y 6 , ..1947 _:.. I ~~ •~ ~~ The Council of the City of '.+est Llemphis in the County of Crittenden, State of Arkansas, met in j a regular session at the City Hall in said City at 7:30 PM on the 6th day of May, 1947. i', The meeting eras called to order by the Mayor, and the roll being called there vrerea Present= P. M. Dacus in the chair and the following named Aldermen; C. H. Brrnvn, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, 0. I. Bollinger, G. W. }:Ioauley, and J. A• Johnson; City Attorney Spears. Absents City Clark Fr. E. l,anning. The follovring proceedings vrere had to u^it; r;iinutes of Meetings of T~~.roh 5, April 1, April 16 approved, Mr. E. J. Rubens, Vice President of the V7est Llamphis Transportation Company, appeared before the Council to request that the amount of total insurance coverage on any one accident involving a 'Nest Memphis Transportation Company bus be reduced from X75,000.00 to X25,000.00 at this time due to the high premiums causing difficulty in financial operation of the Company. After discussion with T+ir. Charles DeGraff of the Charles J. Upton Insurance Company, the follovring motion vras made by Alderman Browns That Ordinance No. 133 be au~nded at the next Council Meeting r~duc- ing the amount from ~75,000.vO to X25,000.00. The motion vras seconded by Alderman Morley, and upon the matter being called to vote, the follovring voted,: Aye= C. H. Brown, Curtis Foster, R. R. 1Lorley, 0. I. Bollinger, G. ti'1. 1tilcAuley, and J. A. Johnson. Diays 1Jone. Mr. E. J. Rubens, as Chairman of a Committee from the Lions Club requested that the Lions Club be permitted to plant an evergreen tree on the City Hall Grounds to be used at Christmas f'or a eomrrunity tree. A motion was made passed and adopted authorizing the Club to plant the tree. Doyne Dodd, Judge of the Municipal Court, appeared before the Council to request that the salary of the Judge and Clerk of the Municipal Court be raised. Motion tiaas mride by Alderman Morley that the salary of the Municipal Court Judge be raised to ;250.00 a month. The motion vras seconded by Alterman Brown; and upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted: Aye: C. H. Brown, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, 0. I. Bollinger, G. rY. IucAuley, and J. A• Johnson. Nay: None. Motion vacs made by Alderman Johnson that the salary of the Clarl; of the Llunicipal Court be raised to X175.00 a month. Motion vras seconded by Alderman Brown; and upon the matter being called to vote, the following voteds Aye: C. FI. Brovm, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, 0. I. Bollinger, G. W. ItiIaAuley, asxi J. A. Johnson. Nays IJone. Mayor Dacus advised the Council that no one had appeared before the Council to object to the zoning of T';orthington Park Subdivision as notice of the hearing had been published on April 1Bth and April 25th in the Crittenden County Times as follows: Notice is hereby given that a hearing will ba held on the 6th day of May, 1947, at 7;30 o~clocl: p.Li, at the City Hall in the City of 1''dest raemphis, Arkansas, for the purpose of hearing objections, if any there be, to the zoning and-or changing of the zoning ordinances of the City of a"lest Talemphis as the same pertains to the follovring described lands, to ti^rit; All of tiq}'orthington Park Addition to the City of West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas; the above described lands or subdivision is now being classified and-or zoned and it being proposed the zoning ordinance be passed to classify the above described lands as residential and eomrrereial. Any parsons having objection to the estab- lishment of zoning ordinances are hereby notifed to apps-~r and mal:o knovm their objections on the above date and notice is hereby given that if no objections are made at the time and place hereinabove provided zoning ordinance will be passed to classify said lands in part for commercial and for resi- dential purposes. CITY PIAr~TNING COr.EfISSI0r1 By: P. RI. Dacus, Chairman The City Attorney tivas directed to prepare an ordinance for the zoning to be presented at the next Council Meeting. Mr. George I»hr, Mr. James Glover, and IWr. Jack Rich tivere present and discussed with the Council plans for a 20~ alley running parallel vrith Highvray 61 accessible to the roar of the lots to be zoned corm~eraial in the Worthington Park Subdivision. It vacs agreed upon by these present to dedicate or otherwise convey the property for the alley provided the others who own property that would be affected would do likewise. 2~ City Attorney Spears as instructed at a previous Council Meeting had prepared an ordinance creat- ing aRecreation Farts Commission and after discussion of the ordinance and the state law passed at the last session of the legislature creating the Recreation Park Commission, an ordinance was introduced in writing and read i.n full by Alderman McAuley. 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 raiding; motion was seconded by Alderman ldorley, and thereafter the Mayor put the question on the adoption of said motion, and the roll being called, the following voted: Ayes C. Ii. Brovm, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, 0. I. Bollinger, G.lf~. McAuley, and J. A. Johnson. Nay: TTone . Whereupon the Mayor declared the motion duly passed and said ordu~anee p].a.eed on its second read- in~,. The ordinance eras then road the second time by Aldorma.n Bollinger. Alderman b4orley then moved that said ordinance ba Hour placed upon its final adoption; motion was seconded by Alderman McAuley, and ai'ter due consideration thereof by said Council, the Ma~ror put the question on the adoption of the motion, and upon the roll being called, the following voted: Ayes C. H. Brown, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, C. I. Bollinger, C:. '~'~. McAuley, and J. A. Johnson. Nay: None. VYhereul~on the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and said ordinance placed upon its final reading and adoption. Said ordinance eras road in full by Alderman Broavn, who moved its adoption, seconded by Alderman Bollinger, and after due consideration thereof by said Council, the buayor put the question upon the adoption of said motion, and upon passaT;e of said ordinance, and the roll being called, the following voted; Aye: C. H. Brrn'm, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, 0. I. Bollin,~;er, G. VT. McAuley, and J. A. Johnson. i1ay: ITone . Whereupon the Mayor called to the Councils attention that the ordinance, as adopted, contained an emerganay clause and suggested that specific action should be ta]-en by the Council on this clause. ,Vhereupon motion was made by Alderman Morley and duly seconded by Alderman Idcquley that the emergency clause of said ordinance be adopted, and the roll being called, the following voted: Ayes C. H. Brown, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, U. I. Bollinger, G. 1"1. McAuley, and J. A. Johnson. Nay: ITone . Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion duly adopted and said ordinance duly passed, and si~nod his approval to said ordinance and the City Clerl; v,as directed to spread the same upon the record of Ordinance of the City of'FFest Memphis, Arkansas, and to have same published as required by law, and to number said ordinance No. 134. Said ordinance to which no amendment was offered road as follo~•rss ORDII7AIIC~ N0. I34 AIT ORDIIIAI?CE TO CREATE A bIU1dICIP.AL RECR_;P.TICId COI,~;IISSIOII TO PRESCRIBE TI~IR F0,4ER AAID DITTIES AND FCR OTII~R PURPOSES. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Vtest Memphis: Section 1; There is hereby created a municipal recreation commission which shall hereafter be referred to as the Commission. Said Commission shall be composed of five members who era qualified electors of the City of West 1'iemphis, vrho shall be appointed by the Iliayor and shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the duly qualified and elected members of the City Council. The meu~bars of said Commission shall be knovrn and herein referred to as Commissioners. Section 2. The Commissioners shall ba appointed for terms of one, two, three, four and five years; provided, hovrevar, that the Commissioners hereafter appointed shall be appointed for a period of five years and shall ba appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by a majority veto of the L'ity Council. In the event of a vacancy occurring on the Commission it shall be filled by the appointment of the Mayor and subject to approval of the majority vote of the duly elected and quali- fied members of tl.e City Counoil and such appointment shall be for the unesuired term of the Comm- issioner whose vacancy the appointment is to fill. Each Commissioner shall file the oath required by lacy in the State of Arl~ansas for public officials. Suction 3. Any commissioner appointed by the provisions of this statute rosy ba removed for cause upon a tyro-thirds vote of the duly elected and qualified members of the City Council. 'i Section 4. Tho Commissioners he reixmnder ~•rith the advise and consent of said City Council shall have full and complete authority to build, manage, operate, maintain and lioep in a good state of repairs any municipal buildings deemed necessary to carry on 0. rvoreatiou park for said municipality, including the building of swimnLi.ng pools, field houses, stadiums, zoos, or other buildins necessary to carry on the recreational park. Said Conunission shall have full and complete charge of said buildings and ;rounds, ~'I including the right to control and permit or refuse to permit such public gatherings or other nreotings or '~ affairs as the Commissioners shall see fit and deem i;o bo to the best inte s st of the Cit ',~ y. The CoiiIIil- issioners shall have the right to employ or remove managers, janitors and other employees of vrhatsoevar j nature, kind or character, and to fix, regulate and pay their s~7.arivs; it being the intention of this Ordinance to vest in said Co.~unissionors authority to build, operate, nuana~e, maintain and control said ii municipal recreational park, ara7 to liavo full and complete charge thereof; provided said Commissioners ~ shall not have authority or pourer to sell, mortgage or enc~~ue~~er said property unless specifically 'j authorized by a proper Urdinanee of the City of 1'Yest lemphis and provided flzrther that the rights and ~,~ pcnvers herein provided shall be subject to the control of said City Council. Section 5. The Commissioners hereunder, with the advice and consent of the City Council, shall have, in addition to other pagers enumerated herein, -the er_clusi~ right and po~.ver to make purchases of all supplies, apparatus and other property and things recuisite and necessary for the rnanagornent and operation of said recreational parl., ir_cludin~; the construction of same and repairs and additions thereto. Suction G. Said Commissioners shall have authority to enter into contracts vrith persons, firms or corporation or organizations for the use of recreational park buildings or parts thereof. Section 7. The Commissioners shall adopt such rules and regulations as they nay deem necessary and expedient for the proper operation and ma.nagemont of said municipal recreational parlti, and shall have authority to alter, change, or amend such rules and regulations at their discretion. S©ction 8. The Commissioners shall submit Quarterly reports, begixuiing three months after they take their oath of office, and each three months thereafter, reporting in full on the operations, including an accounting of Receipts and llisburser~onts, to the l+ayor anti City Council and furnish such other and further reports, data and information as may bo requested by the Pia~~or or City Council. The quarterly report to the Prlayor and City Council with respect to Receipts e:.nd Disbursements, shall be eerti!'ied by the Commissioners as corset. The Cormmissioners shall further submit an annual audit of the operations of the recreational park to the iJayor and City Council. Section ° The Commissioners hareuruier appointed she"11 have the authority to utilize all revenues derived from the operation of the recreational p^ar1= in the operation of said recreational parY.. x,11 funds derived from the use of said recreational perk shall ba segregated into a Pari; Fund, which Fund shall be used exclusively in the operation of the raer:sational park by the Commissioners. Said Commissioners shall each furnish to the City a 5,000.00 surety bond that vrill serve to insure the City against any misappropriation or mishandling of fund-s. The suraty.on said bond shall bc: a reputable surety corporation. Tha premium on said bonds shall ba paid for from moneys in the said Park Fund. The Commissioners shall receive no salary for their services, but shall be reimbursed from the Park Fund for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Such Park Fund n~a.y also be expended by {,he Commissioners, as Choy deem bust, for the purpose of obtaining attractions to meat on said park. Section 10. Upon each quarterly report being made to the Mayor and City Council by the Corunissioners, the City Council may appropriate funds from the General Revenue Fund of the City, or from such other funds as the City may have available to male up any deficits or to provide suoh funds as may ba necessary to carry on the operations of the said recreational park. The City Council may at any time other than vrhan said quarterly report is filed, appropriate such funds as it deems necessary, from the General Revenue Fund or suoh other funds that the L`ity say have available, for the purpose of maintaining and operating the said recreational perk. Section 11. till ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Suction 12. zf any section or provision of this ordinance shall be held to bo unconstitutional, such holding shall not render the remaining sections or provisions of this ordinance unconstitutional or affect the validity thereof. Saotion 13. 'whereas the City of y~est P,Iemphis is :^rithout a recreational par'•; commission and rrhareas it 1^rould be to the best interest of the citizens of said City to have said commission and theiro is immediate need of said commission for supervisi.ou and regulation as ha rein provided, for the protection of the inhabitants of said City and this ordinance being necessary for the iramvdiato px•esarvation for the public pease, health and safety, am emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication. ***~****~w^ Prayer Dacus appointed the following as members of the Rocration Commission in conformity with Section 2 of Urdinance l:o. 134f Iativis Folk 1 Year C. B. Sennausen 2 Years H. 0. Coats 3 years Rev: Halsall 4 Years L. F. Bernhard 5 Years The appoint_-ents tivore approved by the Council. 31 Mr. J. Yd. Rich appeared before thevounGil to request that an agreement in vrriting be made by the City to purchase the sewer system in Vdorthington Parlc Subdivision from which the City is receiving benefits at this time; the purchase to be made when fuxuls become available as set-out in Ordinance No. 107 of the City of '~~est Memphis. After discussion of the matter, motion yeas made by Alrlernan k=IoAuley that the Mayor, City Attorney, and Attorney ,$allace Tovmsand be authorized to prepare an ordinance or whatever papers might be necesa- are}T to assure payment by the City costs of construction in the l'dortlxington Park $ubdivision sewer system. The motion was seconded by Alderman Johnson, and upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted; Aye: C. H. Brovrn, Curtis Foster, R• R. k4orley, 0. I. Bollinger, G. tiY. McAuley, and J. A. Johnson. Nays None. Mayor I:acus advised the Council that Lir. 'rdallace Tovmsend had prepared an ordinance for the calling of an election in the City of West I:iemphis for issuing of bonds for the construction and equipping of an auditorium, and that the auditorium is urgon~tly needed. After discussion of the matter the ordinance eras ixxtroduced in vrriting and read in full by Alderman klcAulay. Alderman Brovrn moved that the rule requiring said ordinance to ba read in full on three different days be suspended, and that said ordinance be placed on its second reading; motion was seconded by Alderman Morley, and thereafter the Mayor put the question on tkxe adoption of said motion, and the roll being called, the following voi;eds Aye: C. H. Brown, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, U. T. Bollinger, G. W. McAuley, and J. A• Johnson. Nay s IJone . l"jhereupon the i~:ayor declared the motion duly passed and said ordinance placed on its second reading. The ordinance was then read the second time by Alderman Johnsoxx. Alderman ItileAulay then moved that said ordinance be novr plsx.ead upon its final adoption; motion was seaonded by Alderman Bollinger, and after due aonsideration thereof by said Council, the Mayor put the question on the adoption of the motion, and upon the roll being called, the follovring voted: Ayes C. H. Brown, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, 0. I. Bollinger, G. V~. McAuley, and J. A. Johnson. Nays Nona. Whereupon the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and said ordinance placed upon its final read- ing and adoption. Said ordinance was read in full by Alderman Foster, vrho moved its adoption, seconded by Alderman McAuley, and after due consideration thereof by said Council, the Mayor put the question upon the adoption of said motion, and upon passage of said ordinance, anti the roll being called, the following voted: Ayes C. H• Brown, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, 0. I. Bollinger, G. Pl. MaAulsy, and J. A. Johnson. Nays None. Whereupon the Mayor called to the Council's attention that the ordinance, as adopted, contained an emergency olause and suggested that specific action should be taken by the Council on this Claus®. Whereupon motion was made by Alderman Brwm and duly seaonded by Alderman Morley that the exnergenay olause of said ordinance be adopted, and the roll being called, the following voted: Ayes C. Ii. Brown, Curtis Foster, R• R. Morley, 0. I. Bollinger, G. W. McAuley, and J. A• Johnson. Nays 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 record of Ordinances of the City of V,iest Memphis, Arlransas, and to have same published as required by law, and to number said Ordinance No. 1~5. Said ordinance to vrhioh no amendmexlt was offered read as follows: 3 ORDII~CE IdO. 135 '~ AN ORDIPIAIdCE CALI,IAIG AN ELECTION IN THE CITY OF S'tEST Ida.4PHIS, ARIfAT1SAS, TO SUBFdIT TO THE VOTERS ~ OF SAID CITY THE ~,UESTIGN CF Ia"SUII,G BOIJDS FO3 Tl~ COTTSTRUCTIGTV' ATJD EC~UIHt'IETdT OF AIJ AUDITORIUD~i FOR ''i SAID CITY; T1IE VOTING CF A SPSCIAL T.rS.X TO FAY THu PRLTICIPAL AND INT REST OF SAID BOlIDS; DECIARIluG ATd EL3ERGEIdCY; AID F'OR OTHER PURPOSES. ~~ Yr'HEREAS, the City of West b}emphis, Arkansas, needs a municipal auditorium to provide for the cultural and civic needs of the City and of its inhabitants; and Vr1IEREAS, the City sloes not have the men©y vrith vrhiah to pay the cost of this needed improvement, but under the provisions of Amendment No. 13 to the Constitution of the State of Arlnnsas the City is authorized to submit the question of issuing bonds for this purpose and voting a speoial tax to pay the interest on and retire said bonds, and the City has at this time outstanding a balance of ';;37,500 of city hall bonds issued under the provisions of said Amendment No. 13, vrhich mature on January 1 of the years 1948 to 1960, both inclusive, but it can arranl;e the maturities of the new issue so as to pro- vide a substantially unafbrm level of payment of princiapl and interest throughout the life of the issue, and the proceeds from the five mill tax will be ample to pay the principal and interest of both issue a; and ?r',I~REAS, it is estimated that the City will need for the purpose of building and equipping the municipal auditorium the sum of :50,000; NOiY, THt~REFCRE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of yYest l+:emphis, Arlo~nsass Ssotion 1. That a speoi_al election is horeby called to be held in said City on the 10th day of Juno, 1947, f'or the purpose of voting upon the ouestion of issuing X50,000 in auditorium borxls dated as of SSay 1, 1947, for the purpose of building and equipping a municipal auditorium, said bonds to bear interest at the rate of not to exceed three per centum (3~ per annum, but oonvortible to s lovrer rate of interest, an such terms that the City rsill receive no lass and pay no morre than it would receive or pay if the bonds vrere not aonvarted. Said bonds shall mature on November 1 of each yee.r as follows= ~ 500 in 1950 to 1959, inclusive 1500 in 1960 3500 in 1961 4000 in 1962 to 1967, inclusive 4500 in 1968, 1969 and 1970 2500 in 1971. Section 2. The ballot for said election shall be in duplicate and shall be in substantially the following form: Si~cial Election City of West i+ismphis, Arl~nsas June 10, 1947 Strike out everything on this ballot except that for vrhich you vaish to vote. For the issue of bonds in the amount of X50,000 for the purpose of constructing arvl equipping a city auditorium. Against the issue of bonds in the amount of X50,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping a city auditorium. For a tax to pay the bond issue. Against a tax to pay the bond issue. Section 3. Said election shall be held and conducted and the vote thereof canvassed and the result declared under the law and in the manner nrna provided for municipal elections, so far as the saw may be applicable, and the ~a.yor of the City of West I+remphis is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of such election by an advertisement published vreelcly, once a weep, for four times in Crittenden County Times, a newspaper published in the City of Wiest ~~emphis anal having a bona fide circulation therein, the last publication to be not less than tan days prior to the date of said a lection, and only qualified voters of the City of V1est llemlzis shall have the right to vote at said election. Section 4. The result of said election shall be proclaimed by the lviayor and his proclamation shall be published one time in said netivspaper, and the result of said election as proclammed by the Egayor shall be conslusive unless attacked in the courts s~~thin thirty days after the date of such proc lareat ion. Section 5. In order to save some time, the IJayor and City Clerk are horeby instructed to advertise the sale of the proposed auditorium bonds, setting the date of said sale on some day shortly after the date fi:ced for the election, and for that purpose, to publish once a weep for three vreek in Crittenden County Times, notice of the sale of the bonds, substantially in the following form= __ _... __ NOTICE OF SAIE OI' AUDITORIUTd BOTTDS The City of ~Yest iiomphis, Arkansas, hereby gives notice that it will sell at a public sale to the highest bidder for cash its proposed issue of X50,000 in auditorium bonds, bearing interest at the rate of not to exceed throe per centum (3;) per annum, issued for the purpose of constructing and equipping a city auditorium. Thess bonds will be dated Eiay 1, 1947, will have coupons evidencing semi-annual interest on May 1 and Ilovembar 1 of each year, and will mature on November 1 of each year as follows: ~, ~ 500 in 1950 to 1959, inclusive 1500 in 1960 3500 in 1961 4000 in 1962 to 1967, inclusive 4500 in 1968, 1969 and 1970 2500 in 1971. • This offer of sale is made contingent upon the electors of the City voting in favor of this bond issue and voting for a special tax of not to exceed five mills on the dollar, to be levied for the purpose of paying these bonds and the interest thereon. Tha elation will be hell on the 10th day of June, 1947, and the result thereof vrill be known prior to the date of receiving bids. These bonds gill share the proceeds of a five mill spacial tax, authorized by Amendment $o. 13 to the Constitution of the State of ArT~nsas, with a balance of X37,500 city hall bonds, which mature serially on January 1 of the years 1948 to 1960, both inclusive. The present assessed valuation of the taxable property in the City is X1,386,527.00. The bonds vrill be sold with the right to convert to bonds bearing a lower rate of interest, upon such terms that the City will receive no less and psy no more than it vrould receive or pay if the bonds vrero not converted. Tha buyer may have the right to name the trustee for the pledge of the revenues and the special millage, and the p]stce of payment. The bonds will ba sold with the approving opinion oP '+Yallaca Townsend, an attorney of Little Rock, Arkansas. The ordinance authorizing the bonds tivill carry a provision that the City must first set up a reserve of X4000 and that any surplus after that reserve has been set up must be used to call bonds of this issue in inverse numerical order for paymarrt prior to maturity. The bonds vrill be callable at par and accrued interest, after this reserve leas bean set up, from Hands derived from the spacial five mill tax only, until and including May 1, 1952, after which they shall be callable in inverse numerical order tivith Hands from any source. The said sale vri.ll be held upon sealed bids at 10 o+olock A.M. on the 2nd day of July, 1947, in the office of the Mayor in V'lest Memphis, Arkansas. Each bidder tivill ba racuired to file s certified eheok upon a bank which is a member of the FDIC, payable to the City, in the sum of X1000, to insure compliance with the terms of his bid in the event ha is avrarded the sale of the bonds. Checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned promptly, For further information, address the undersigned. CITY Gf 1YEST t~PHIS, ARY^APISAS By ~S~ P. li. DACUS Mayor By 1J H. E. DL4IITTIDFG City Clem Section 6. It is hereby ascertained and declared that due to the rapid grovrth of population in the City of Ydest Memphis and the need for increased and additional cultural and civic facilities, theta is great need for the immediate construction of a City auditorium, and because of the lack of this facility, the public peace, health and safety are threatened, and the refore an emergency is declared and this ordinance shall be in full force and take effect immediately upon and after its passage. Mayor Dacus advised the Council that as provided in Ordinances No. 98 and 100 it was time to appoint members for the Board for Examining and. Licensing Plumbers and the Board for Examining and Licensing Eloctricifl.ns as the term of appointment for these members had expired. Thereupon, Mayor Dacus appointed the following for the Board for Examining and Licensing Plumbers for a term of two years; Harvey l~t'hite, Bob Demuth, I. M. Karma„ and G. G. Kietzman. The following vrere appointed for the Board for Examining and Licensing Electricians for a term of one years I. L. Owens, Fred Rose, J. D. Lotivrie, sand G. G. Xiatzman. Tdotion was made by Alderman Brown that the ippointments for the Board for Examining and Licensing Plumbers and the Board for Examining and L=sensing Eleetriaians be approved. The motion ~sras seconded by Alderman I~4orley, and upon the ratter being called to vote, the following voted: A;re: C. H. Brown, Curtis Foster, R. R. 1•uorley, 0. I. Bollinger, G. VV. TdcAuley, and J. A. Johnson. Nay: none. The request of I=ir. L. P. Bernhard and Chief of Police Holland that they be permitted to own and operate a coca cola rwchine, cigarette macl~.ine, candy machine, etc. at the City Hall upon payment of s privilege license as required by Ordinance Ido. 132 eras considered and granted. Motion eras made by Aldermanz Brown and seconded by Alderman Johnson to approve the follovring bills and authorize the City Clorl: t o drativ vrarrants to pay same: CITY YIARRAIITS Merchants and Planters Banlt X306.43 Charles J. Upton & Co. ;~72 9.34 Arthur E. Heagler 750.00 John McCullor 33.00 Mid-47est Contracting Co. 5,816.01 John Dabney 33.00 1W.~rion L. Crist 2c Associates 932.78 IAOn Brovm 26.10 John McCullar 33.00 Aron Larkin 21.00 John Dabney 33.00 Sam Brown 21.00 Leon Brovm 26.40 Arthur Wren 21.00 Aron Iarlsin 29.10 lam. Polk 26.10 Sam Erovm 24.60 Early Polk 24.25 Arthur 11ren 24.60 Robert Briscoe 24.25 Wm. Polk 25.20 Ivry Richardson 24.25 Early Polk 22.50 Ed Hudson 38.25 Robert Briscoe 22.50 Maggie Ipe Austin 10.00 Ivy Richardson 22.50 Vd. E. l'1cFa11 40.00 Ed Hudson 33.75 Henry Palmer 33.00 James Triplett 5.40 Henry Young 30.00 Charlie Burneet 21.60 Curtis Jctvell 12.00 Maggie Ice Austin 10.00 Collector of Internal Revenue 509.10 W. 1'±. idcFall 32.00 John 1TaCullor 33.00 Henry Palmer 27.00 John Dabnmr 33.00 Henry young 30.00 Ipcn Brown 26.10 Serover Revenue Fond Fund 800.00 Aron Iarlcin 27.00 Sever Revenue Certificate Indebt. Fund 400.00 V(m. Polk 25.80 Udis Ball 74.00 Early Polk 27.50 Bil-Roy Iitel-Serviea Station 10.23 Robert Briscoe 27.50 Bragg Auto 11.45 Ivy Richardson 27.50 Central Service S+.ation 31.45 Ed Iludson 40.50 Chalmers Motor Co. 135.45 Sim Brosm 26.10 Vti. S. Darlay w Co. 14.50 llaogie L:o Austin 10.00 llavis~~'eil D1fg. Co. 12.50 Vd. E. &IoFall 40.00 Delta Furniture Co. 31.64 Collector of I1ltarnal Revenue 2.60 Johnson Auto Co. 23.96 Henry Palmer 33.00 Minneapolis ;lone~nvell Regulator Co. 9.00 Curtis Jewel 33.00 I~iissouri Pacific R. R. 124.03 Henry Young 30.00 Roulins Automatic Heating Co. 4.00 Western Union Telegraph Co. 12.75 J. A. Riggs Tractor Co. 28.27 John I,1cCullor 33.00 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 42.35 John Dabney 33.60 Standard Oil Co. 110.24 Is on Brawn 29.70 S. C. Toof & Co. 19.74 Arou Iarl~in 29.70 Thrii'ty Drug Store 2.65 1'~fm. Poll: 29.70 1V. M. Machine :;, Welding Shop 5.72 Early Folk 27.50 ';lest Disinfecting Co. 35.81 Robert Briscoe 27.50 'Lap Elanufacturing Co. 104.27 Ivy Richardson 27.50 Drs. Hamilton ~ Smith 9.00 Sam Brovrn 29.70 Crittenden County Times 42 .85 Ld Hudson 37.13 D. E. Gurganus 52.72 Maggie L3a Austin 10.G0 Farmers Supply Ca. 1.95 F.. E. 1:;cFa11 40.00 Vallin-Dia'sy & Rich Lbr. Co. 33.83 Henry Palmer 33.00 Vd.Id. Lumber w Supply Co. 50.6? Curtis Jevrell 33.00 VV. M. Appliance Co. 1.59 Henry Young 30.00 V. V. Fuller 1.50 ldarchants ~. Planters Banl: 306.43 Henry ~~illiu~ms 1.50 Otis Ball, Fire Chief 15.00 B. F. 4'(evar 1.50 Doyna Dodd 87.50 V. 6`d. llunavant 1.50 Jean Hillencamp 200.00 V,€. A• Settles 1.50 H. D. Holland 250.00 VVhi. Collins 1.50 H. D. Rolland 30.00 M. M. Moody 1.50 P. 1;;. Dacus 150.00 R. I3. Coffey 1.50 H. i;. mining 25.00 Udis Ball 1.50 Dayton Sackett 25.00 Elwood Fuller 1.50 L:rs. Zi. B. Currie 35.00 Mrs. U. V. Fuller 1.50 J. F. ;aright 200.00 Mrs. J. F. rJright 1.50 C. D. Shaw 175.00 J. F. WriE;ht 1.50 C. D. Shaw 30.00 Mrs. FredVy. O~~mes 1.50 C. 0. Burrow 175.00 Mrs. T. T. 13rassfield 1.50 C. 0. Burrow 30.00 Louis Barton 4.00 G. G. Kietzman 300.00 J. H. Amelung 4.00 W. H. Cushmaal 300.00 J. E. 'a~illiford 4.00 C. l;. Brown 10.00 R. P. Harris Gravel Co.-Planters Bail: 1050.00 G. Vf. McAuley 10.00 D. E. Gurganus 3.52 Curtis Foster 10.00 Farmers Supply Co. 2.75 0. I. Bollinger 10.00 'rJallin-Dicl~y & Rich Iwnber Co. 1.28 J. A. Johnson 10.00 Vi. M. Lumber w Supply Co. 91.23 R. R. lriorley 10.00 Bluff City Plumbing; Hosting Co. 15.08 J. H. Spears 75.00 Memphis Machine Works 45.30 0. J. Hatton 200.00 VJ. Li. Ready Mixed Concrete Co. 4.08 J. T, Ross 190.00 Dacus Lumber Co. 432.63 L. P. Bernhard 25.00 I, 1Vi. Hanna 27.00 0. P. Sides, Jr. 92.00 V1. E~i. Appliance Co. 0.81 ipuis Hathoock 153.85 CITY 'JVAR~1lIT5 - CCIITIINED iJlrs. J. F• s~(rigixt X 357,60 Cash 40.34 John IucCullor 33.00 John llabnor 33.OG iaon Drrnvn 26.40 Aron iarkin 18.90 YPm. Folk 21.60 Early Pollc 25.00 Robert Briscoe 25,GU Ivy Richardson 25.00 Sam Lrawn 27.00 Ed Hudson 36.38 Ieig gg ie Ie o Austin 10.00 Y1. E.I?cI'all 4G.00 Henry YoLmg 38.00 henry Palmer 28.20 Curtis Jewell 22.20 Boners w Wood Yielding Co. 2.0:' Burklioad and Id d: P isanle 235.04 Bragg Auto Co. 191.14 Crittenden county Times 24.30 Checkerboard Service Station 100.11 Central Service Station 32.29 CiZalrrsxrs I~IoL-or Co. 131.30 Bob Demuth, Jr. 28.14 Davis=eillaifg, Co. 45.80 Farmers Supply Co. 1.75 L. F. Harless Co., Ltd. 15.41 Drs. Hamilton and Schoettle 7.00 Johnson Tractor w' Implement Co.11.G0 Johnson Auto Co. 24.74 Limbel Lines, Inc. 11.97 Iswis Supply Co. 32.39 ieion Oil Co. 3.36 ?vlissouri Faaific R.i2. Cc. 170.81 ~-cCaa Chevrolet Co. 4.04 J, A. ;giggs Tractor Co. 60.®2 .icott 1ia11y Furniture Co. 4.29 Standard Oil Co. 2G•~4 Thrifty Drug Co. 1.25 S. C. Toof & Co. 192.19 Union Auto Electric Co. 7.61 tiY. LI, Appliance Co. 100.60 "t. I,1. Lwnbsr w- Supply Co. 175.31 Fd. I~. Itaady b'ixed Concrete 27.93 1'dallin-Dicl>3y w Rioh 17.71 F,~y.~l. l:achine-1°ieldin~ Shop 3.50 Choctavr, Inc. 590.70 1~'~, I:. Ingram Construction Co. 100.00 Choctm"r, Ino. 106.50 Horrors w• 'mood 1"Welding Co. 10.00 Farmers Supply Co. 2.60 4Y. ~. Appliance Co. 2.4G ~~. Id. Lwricer ~": Supply 4.80 Arthur E. lieaglar 500.00 ~. ii. Furbrin~er ,a L. Coal:ri11500.00 American Fire Apparatus Co. 5,841.90 Jolxn 1dcCullar 33.00 John Dabner 33.00 Ikon Brovm 30.00 li~im. Polk 30.00 Sam Bravra 30.00 Aron Iarkin 29.70 F^arly Pollc 27.50 Robert Briscoo 27.50 Ivy Richardson 27.50 Chootorr, Ina. 172.22 Vd. E. ;1;cFa11 40.00 J. ~. McFall 27.00 Henry 'fdilliams 24.C0 Booker T. T•iitahell 27.00 Joe Thomas 27.00 14oods 15'right, Jr. 37.80 John bicCullor 33.00 John Dabnor 33.00 Leon Brawn 27.00 Aron Ie.rkin 29.25 Early Polk 23.00 Robert Briscoe 23.00 Ivy Richardson 23.00 Ed Hudson 33.75 Sam Brawn 27.00 'rtm. Polk 15.90 2ebede 1.1cCa11 16.20 B~laggie Iee Austin 10.00 henry young 30.00 Henry Palnuxr 43.20 Curtis Jevrell 43.20 Ed Iiudson Nathaniel Boole-~r I~iaggia Iee Austin 1Y. E. IricFall J• L. i"IcI'all Sham Corney 0. P. Sides, Jr. henry Young Homy Palmer Curtis Je~^rall C. D. Shaer C . D . Slaw Udis Ball, Fire Chief John licCullor John Dabner Le on Brovm ~~4nx. Polk Sam Brrnvn Aron Iarl:in Nathaniel Booker Joe Gordon Ed Hudson Early Polk ley Richardson Robert Briscoe Maggie Lae Austin :'+. E. IdcL'all J. 1H. LlcFall Sham Carney iiuford Rogers James Jones Joe Thomas Henry Young :oiu'y Palmer Curtis Jewell So•.vor 12evanue Bondr'wxd John iucCullor John Dabner IAOn Brovrn Ed Hudson early Pollc Robert Briscoo Ivy Richardson Aron Iarkin Sam Drovrn 1'~iin. Polk Nathaniel Booker 141aggie Ipe Austin Fi. E. 1~IcFa11 J, Iu. McFall Joe Thompson Henry E'(illiams Booker Mitchell Sham Carney Henry Young Henry Palmer Curtis Ja'vre 11 Choctovr, Inc. 0. F. Sides, Jr. Union P]an~ters National Bank Co. idarelxanta ~% Planters Bank Otis Ball, Fire Chief Doyne Dodd Jean Hillenaamp H. D. Holland H. ll. Hol7.and P. Iu. Daaus Ii. E. I:la,nuing llayton Sackett furs. L`i. B. Cux•rie C. G. Burrow C. 0. Burravr G. G. I{ietzman 4"T. H. Cushruasi C. H• Brcnrra G. 1~iT. LicAuley Curtis Fostor 0. I. Bollinger J. A. Johnson R. R. Zfiorley J. H. Spears 0. J. Hatton J. T. Ross L. P. Bernl-.ard Louis Hathcock J. F. l'iright ItiLrs. J. F. V7right Cash ;37.88 10.80 10.00 40.00 27.00 14.20 92.00 30.00 33.00 30.00 87.50 15.00 78.00 33.00 33.00 27.00 24.30 ' 29.:•0 24.30 29.40 15.90 37.88 27.25 27.25 27.25 10.00 40.00 27.00 Zg.00 2.40 21.60 16.20 30.OU 33.00 33.00 800.00 33.00 33.00 24.30 39.38 27.00 27.00 27.00 25.80 21.6 0 21.60 18.90 10.0 0 40.00 19.80 19.80 24.40 16.2p 5.40 30.00 32.40 35.40 800.00 92.00 5,696.05 306.43 15.00 125.00 200.00 250.00 50,00 150.00 25.00 25.00 35.00 175.00 30.00 300.00 300.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 75.00 200.00 190.00 25.00 150x00 200.00 375.30 22.13 ~I ,i Upon the matter beir~ called to voto, the follorrin~ voted: I ~~ ii ~,ye: C. H. Bro.^m, Curtis Foster, R. R. LTorley, C. I. Bollinger, G. ~"~. ::cAuley, and J. A. Johnson. ~i '', fday: idone . ~I ~ ~~ '~ There boing nc further business to coma before the Council, motion eras made by Alderman liollin6er I to adjourn the meeting, the motion 1°ras seconded by Alder~*~an foster, and upon the xnattar being called to ~, ~,j vote, the fcllrn~ring voted: ~ i j p,ye: C. H. ~rrn°n!, Curtis Foster, R. R. ~orle~*, C. I. Bellinger, U. +. TacAulay, and J. A• Johnson. i` I~ flay: flono. ~~ ~~~~fi~~~ 3SAYOR ATTEST: i/ ~-~ r i ~~'~{ , ~, tFl. <:t:I;CJ'y'D: JUI~ 3, 1947