May 19, 1948fl~SNUTIsS OF A REGULAR MI:ETIPdG OF THB L'ITY CUIiTICIL OF l'JLST PdEt1PHIS
Ir1AY 19, 1918
~ The Council of the City of hest Memphis in the County of Crittenden, State of Arkansas met
i~ in a regu7.ar session at the City Hall in said City at 7;30 P.I~d. on the 19th day of May, 194.
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The meeting was called to order by the Pdayor, and the roll being ca]_led there were:
Presents P, ,~. Dacus in the chair and the Following named Aldermen: Curtis Foster, C. H. Rowton,
G. Fl. McAuley, U, I. Bollinger, R. R, Pdorley, and R. L. Garrison; City Attorney J. H. Spears
'' and City Clerk Ii. Q, Coats,
Absent: None.
The following proceedings .sere had to-nom t:
Minutes of the Regular ueeting of the City Council on day 5th and Pviinutes of the Adjourned Meeting
of the City Council on Play 8th were read anti approved.
A4ayor Dacus advised the Council that in his recoriimendation to the Council for members of the
Licensing Board for F~Lectriciarrs he had recommended J, i,. Lowrie as he had been appointed a member
of the Board in 1917, but since the appointanents }tad. been made the fact that I~1r. Lowrie had moved
from iJest Mc;mphis during the year of 1947 and at the September 8th meeting of the Council C. V. Griffin
had been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Idr. Lo~rrie lead been brought t,o his attention. Due to
these facts and that uYr. Griffin had been an active member of the Boar;] that he now racomrrendei that
;:s. Griffin be appointed a member of the Board for 1)48 in P.ir, Coterie's place.
Tttere~rpon motion svgs mode, passed, and adopted that the appointment recovn:t~=nded by the 1'uayor to
the Board for Licensing and ~:.arnining L'1.ectrici ens :m approved.
Mr. Iiartin Klindtvorth appeared before the Cowtcil in behalf of Dlr. C. b, :smith to request the
Council to reconsider 1~, Smith's appLP.cation for a tourist court.
City .tttornay Spears advised the Council that it had been his understanding that Is4t•. Smith eras
to appear at the Council Meeting on June 2nd for a hearin g on the matter, anti he l,ad so advised
several citizens vdto ha.d contacted hirn and desire to be present to appear before the Council to
protest the City's issuing a permit for the construction of a tourist court at the proposed. location.
.After discussion of the matter, it spas decided that no action r,ould be taken on the matter at
this time and that a hearing •,vould be held on the matter at the June 2nd meeting.
lv1r. Troy Denton representing ~~. Harry Jolutson of the ~raat Southern 2dotor Coaches, which
company operates the Is+emphis - ',lest ~~C:nY,~his cius Line, aI.>peared before the Council to discuss plans
for construction of a Union Bus Terminal. after discussion of the matter, hPr. .Canton was assured
the co-operation of the Council as the City is in need of a larger bus station arrd a station nut on
Broadyvay as the location of the present station constitutes a traffic hazard.
Mayor Dacus advised the Council that no one had a;?peered before the Council to object to the
rezoning of ). 5Q Feet of Lot 7, Clock 13 of Compress ~Ytbdiviaion as notice had been published in
the Crittenden County 'l'imes t}tat t}rare eaould be a h~.aaring at 7; 30 t'P~5 on May lq, 1Q1.i8.
After discussion of the matter the following ordinance ,as introduced in .vritin~ and read in
foil by alderman "otrton.
Alderman McAuley moved that the rule requiring said ordinance to be read in full on three
different days be suspended, and that said ordinarYCe be placed on its second readini; motion was
seconded by alderman Garrison, and thereafter the Pdayor put the question on the adoption o.f said
motion, and the roll being called, the following voted:
Ayes Crrtis Fos ter, G. H. ltovrton, G. ~~. I•dcaule;,~, u. 1. Bollinger, P3, ti, Lbrley, and
R. L. Garrison.
PIa;;~: None.
mlhereupon the Mayor dec:ared the :notion duly passed and said ordinance placed on its second
reading. The ordinance •,vas then read the second time ;,y Alderman Bollinger.
Alderman Morley then moved that said ordinance be now placed upon its final adoption; motion
was seconded by Alderman Foster, and after due consideration t}tereof by said "ouncil, the P.4ayor put
the question on the adoption of the motion, and upon the roll bein~~ called, the following voted:
Aye: Curtis Foster, C, H. Rowton, G. Pl. Pdc`ulev, u. I, Bollinger, R. Pt. Piiorley, and
R. L. Garrison. .
Nay: Pone.
1'Uhereupon the Mayor declared the motion di.tly carried and said ordinance placed upon its final
reac9in~ and adoption.
Said ordinance ~~rr;.s read in fltil by ~+ldernYan Garrison, who moved its adoption, seconded by
hlderman Rowton, and after aue consideration thereof b~T said Council, the P~Iaror put the question
upon the adoption of said motion, <ird upon passage of said ordinance, and the roll being called,
the folloting voted:
Aye: Curtis roster, C. Pi. Rowton, G, a, McAuley, 0. I. Bollinger, R. R. PIorley, and
Ft, L. Garrison.
Nay' done.
'Yhereupon 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, iuhereupon motion ryas made by Alderman McAuley and duly seconded by Alderman
Morley that the emergency clause of said ordinance be adopted, and the roll being called, the
following voted=
Ayes Curtis Ft~ster, ~, H. Rowton, G, ';;i. Mc~~irley, 0, I, Uollinger, R, k, Morley, and
R, L. Garrison,
Nay: None.
',Thereupon the Mayor declared said motion duly adopted and said ordinance duly passed, and
signed his approval to said ordinance and the City Clerk ryas directed to spread the same upon
the record of Grdinatrces of the City of '.vest ~emp}ris, Arkansas, and to have same published as
required by law, and to number said ordinance P}o. 155.
Said ordinance to which no amendment ryas offered read as follo++s:
GRDIt}AT1CE 1f0, 155
ATd ORDINANCE ~~~d'PI'IT.ED AId ORD:CTIANCE REGUTATIIQG TT-iE LnCATICN i1T1D l}Sl; OI' BUILDING 'ruITHIN THE
CITY OF .:EST M}~TdPHIS, ARKANSAS.
B~ IT QRDAIT.IED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 1YE,T I:~~'.4PHIS IT1 REGULAR SESSION
ASSET:g3LED;
That the zoning ordinances of the City of Nest Tdemphis be, and they are, hereby amended
to classify the following described lands, to-wits
East Fifty (50) Feet of Lot Seven (7), Block
Thirteen (13) of the Compress Subdivision to
the City of lYest 1r}emphis as shown by plat
found of record in Plat Book nln page 12 in
the office of the circuit Court Clerk of
Crittenden County, said lands lying and being
situated in the Southeast Quarter (SE-1/4) of
Section Twelve (12}, Township Si;, (o) North,
Range Eight (8) iast, Crittenden County,
Arkansas,
as commercial property; that the lands hereabove be re-classified and re-zoned to dtange
the same from residential to cormnercial property.
An amergency is hereby declared to exist and it being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, this ordinance shall take effect and
have full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
Passed: t}ay 19, 19Lr8
Mayor Dacus advised the council that Joe Levitch had requested an extension of 3O days
to begin constriction of a building to replace his frame store building at 7th and Broadway,
After discussion, the Council authorized the Mayor to grant the 30 day extension.
The Building Inspector pres:nted the building permits he had authorized to be issued.
Motion was made, passed, and adopted to coni'irm the actions of the Building Inspector in the
issuance of the following building permits.
W. G. Masterson
Mack ~aratr,.~
Tax Miller
L. C, luorth
B. F. ~~ilson
Jessie Rogers
Roy TJ. Clark
John S, ~Yilliams
F. E. Denson
Maek baratti
Max Y~7_iller
j~nnie Bell Shelton
Sam nyals
Mollie Be:11 Neal
Church of Christ
lancy Smith
T1o furthf:r business appearing, the meeting rv_~s adjourned.
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MAYOR
ATTEST; ~
. CITY CLERK
APPROVED; J1JTiT. 2, 191x8