July 2, 194814~
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNID NESTING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF WEST MEMPHIS
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The Council of the City of West Memphis in•the County of Crittenden, State of Arkansas, met
in an adjourned session at the City Hall in said City at 7:30 PM on the 2nd day of July, 1948.
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, and the roll being called there were:
Present: P. M. Dacus in the chair and the following named Alderman: 0. I. Bollinger,
C. H. Rowton, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, R. L. Garrison, and G. W. McAuley;
City Attorney J. H. Spears and City Clerk H. 0. Coats.
Absent= None.
The following proceedings were had to-wits
Mayor Dacus announced that the adjourned meeting of the Council was being. held for the
purpose of a public hearing on a proposed spur track to be constructed by the Rock Island
Railroad, and that the meeting was now open for the hearing. Mr. ~1i, E, Bolton, Industrial
Commissioner of the Rock Island, presented a plat showing the proposed track and explained
the type of industrial area that would develop adjacent to the spur track.
The Mayor next called upon Mr. Curtis Foster, Alderman from Ward Two in whose Ward the
proposed spur track would be located, for the opinion of the citizens in that Ward on the
matter. Alderman Foster advised that he had talked with a majority of the citizens and that
approximately 25 were now at the meeting and were opposed to the track in that area as it is
a residential area. Thereupon, the following petition was presented by Mr. J. P. Treeces
P E T I T I O N
Mayor Melvin Dacus and The Council of the City of West Memphis, Weat Memphis, Arkansas
Gentlemen=
We, the undersigned property owners of the City of West Memphis, do hereupon
register our objections to the construction of a Railroad track on or near the
street known as First Street, 1Yest Memphis, Arkansas. We do sincerely trust that
you will see fit to refuse this permits
SIGNED:
C. V. Griffin
Louis P. Dunston
W. H. Taylor
Allen D. Taylor
YY. E. Robbins
Mrs. Joe R. Bovren
Curtis Davis .
S.~C. Garrett
0. E. carpenter
Mra. C. H. Dickerson
J. R. Ramsey
B. M. Gates
Carolyn Gillespie
H. E. r].etrher
J. P. Treece
Robert H. Lord
Mrs. Margaret Davereux
J. A ~4artinetti
Tom ~ohnaon
V. tiY. Dunavent
Mrs. Tolise K. Gathings
Hugh 0. Cobb
Hugh 0. Cobb, Jr.
G. J. Gardner
Mrs. G. J. Gardner
James L. Fixer
Mrs. J. L. Fixer
R. N. Cecil
Mrs. R. M. Cecil
E. B. Hicks
320 South 2nd St.
204 S. 2nd St.
607 S. Third
610 S. 3rd
305 So Grest
216 S. 2nd St.
223 S. 2nd St.
701 S. 2nd St.
317 S. 2nd St.
411 S. 2nd St.
608 s. 3rd
631 Second
608 S. 2nd
301 South Crest
710 S. 3rd St
307 S. 2nd Street
206 S. 2nd Street
314 S. 2nd Street
303 S. Second St.
After discussion and comment by a number of interested citizens the following motion was made,
passed, and adopted thats The proposed extension of the Rock Island on First Street be denied.
Mayor Dacus advised the Council that a request for a permit to op erate a free picture show and
sell patent medicine had been made by a Colonel Sweet. Notion was made, passed, and adopted that
permit to operate be denied Colonel Sweet.
Mr. L. P. Bernhard, member of the Recreation Commission, advised the Council that Bill Gould
owner of an orchestra, had requested permission to use the Comrtnmity House on Saturday Nighta for
public dances on a percentage basis; that the Recreation Commission had referred the matter to the
City Council for their action. After discussion of the matter, the following motion was made by
Alderman 2dorley thats The request to use the Community House for weekly public dances on a
peraentage basis be refused. The motion was seconded by Alderman Foster, and upon the matter
being called to vote, the following voteds
Aye= 0. I. Bollinger, C. H. Rowton, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, R. L. Garrison, and
G. W. McAuley.
Nay= None.
Mayor Dacus advised the Council that the Light and Water Commission, as recommended by the
Council, had davertised for bids on a water tank and that two bids had been received. After
consideration the Commission had awarded the bid to Chicago Bridge and Iron Company for
X62,$00.00 subject to the approval of the Council.
After discussion the followingg motion was made by Alderman Foster that: The Light & Vfater
Commission accept the bid of the uhicago Bridge and Iron Company of $62,$00.00.
The motion was seconded by Alderman McAuley, and upon the matter being called to vote, the
following voteds
Ayes U. I. 1~ollinger, C. H. Rowton, Curtis Foster, R. R. Morley, K. L. Garrison, and
G. W. McAuley.
Nays None.
No further business appearing, the meeting was adjourned.
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