September 1, 1948I~~TIUTES OF A REGULAR MEETITdG OF THE CITY COUNCIL.. OF ;VEST D,IET,1PIIIS
SEPTEI,IHER 1, 191}8 _
The City Council of the City of "est Memphis in the County of Crittenden, State of Arkansas,
met in a regular session at the City Hall in said City at 7:30 1'.P.R. on the 1st day of September,
1918.
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The meeting teas called to order by the City Attorney and upon the roll being called there were:
Present; clzrtis Foster, 0. I. Hollinger, R. R. I~iorley, C. H. Rowton, H. L. Garrison, and
G. ~J. McAuley; City Attorney J. Ti. Spears and City Clerk H. 0. Coats.
Absents >~ayor ~'. D. Dacus.
jt being determined a quorum eras present, the following proceedings ~.+ere had and held to-nits
City Attorney Spears announced that Mayor Dacus was ill and unable to attend the meeting,
therefore, the first order of business wrould be to nominate a member of the Council to be "Acting
Mayor's .
Thereupon motion was made by Alderman +~orley thats Alderman Foster be nominated as "Acting
Mayor°, this motion was seconded by Alderman Garrison.
Iidotion was made by Alderman Bollinger than Alderman Liorley be nominated as 'Acting ~ayor~~,
this motion was seconded by Alderman Foster.
The roll being called on the first nomination, t}re following voted for Alderman Fosters
R. R. Morley, R. L. Garrison, C. H. Rrnvton, and G. 15J. McAuley.
The majority of votes being for Alderman Foster, he eras-:duly selected as 'Acting Mayor",
'Acting Mayor" Foster advised that the minutes of the meeting on August 25th would be
dispensed with until mayor Dacus was present as he presided at that meeting.
Mr. Kinney, District Manager of the Esso Standard Gil company appeared before the Council to
discuss a building application his company krad filed to cohstruct an additional steel horizontal
storage tank at their bulk plant.
After discussion of the application and the fact that th:;re are novr a number of tanks at
their plant, but their future plans are to move the bulk plant to a location on the river; the
Council approved the application.
Attorney James Hale appeared before the Council and presented the following Petitions
PE TI TIOT1
TO THE HOIJORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ":JUST Iti7ETJIPHIS, HRKAPISk\S:
PETITION TC VACATE STREETS
Come the undersigned petitioners, being the owners of property abutting upon certain streets
hereinafter particularly described and petitioning the Honorable City Council of the City of 'aVest Memphs
states
That George T. Kendal was heretofore the otivner of all property which is now described as
Blocks 146, 152, 153, 154, 1611t 162, 163, 168, 169, 170, 177, 17£3 and 179 of George T. Kendal
Addition to the Town (now Cityl of ':Jest Memphis, Arkansas, and considerable. number of acres
of land adjoining the said Blocks; that the said George T. Kendal, and his successors in title,
caused said tracts of land to be platted and caused such plat or plats to be filed for record,
as provided b~T law; that certain streets and avenues known as Eighteenth street, Nineteenth
street, Twentieth street, and Twenty First street, Harrison Avenue and Van Buren Avenue were
shown on said.. plat or plats have not been actually used by the public as streets for more than
five years from the date of such plat or plats filed; that such portions of said streets are
specifically described as follorvss to-twit:
,HARRISON AVIs'TJTJE from the Est side of Eighteenth street to the Drainage Canal along the
present Eastern city limits ~of the city of •west 1uiemhhis.
VADI BURLN iRV~TNE from the %ast side of Eighteenth street to the Drainage Canal along the
present Eastern city limits of the city of West Memphis.
EIGHTEr'~ITH STR;ET from the north side of Harrison Avenue to the south side of Van Buren
Avenue.
PIINETEEIdTH STREET from the north side of Harrison Avenue to the south side of Van Buren
Avenue. '
T~lJE1dTIETH STREET from the north side of Harrison Avenue to the south side of Van Euren
Avenue.
T':iF~TTY FIRST STREET from the north side of Iarrison Avenue to the south side of Van Buren
Avenue.
That the undersigned are the ovnlers, or the persons retro have contracted to purchase from the
owners, of the property set opposite their respective si~atures; that the proper abutting upon the
portions of the streets hereinabove described is described as follovrs, to-wit:
GEORGr, T. K}~1DAL ADDITION1 7C1 THE CITY OF NEST P,~I~.PHIS:
LOTS BLOCK
19 to 36, both inclusive 14.6
18 and 36 152
All 153
1 and 6 154
landb 161
All 162
18 and 36 163
18 and 36 168
All 169
1 and 6 170
1 177
All 178
9 179
That there is attached hereto, as exhibit uAn hereto a certified or photostatic copy of those
portions of the plat or plats heretofore filed in the office of the County necorder showing the por-
tions of the streets to be vacated, together tivith the lot and block numer of each lot which abutts
upon those portions of the streets sousht to be vacated.
~II~RliFORE the undersigned petitioners pray that the City Council of the City of .Jest tkemphis,
at its next regular or special meeting, by resolution fix a day for the hearing of this petition and
direct the City Clerk to „ive notice of such meeting as re:.Yuired by lavr and that upon final hearing
the portions of eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and `Aventy-first streets and Harrison Avenue and
Van Buren Avenue hereinabove specifically described be vacated and abandoned aru9 all rights of the
City of SJest Memphis and of the public aenera_ly therein released.
DESCRIPTION
GEORr3E T. K~IDi~LL ADDITION
TO THE CITY OF '~YEST MEPafPHIS
LOT BLOCK
35-36 i5~
36
6
8-9
1
1
168
154
179
154
161
19 to 36 both incl. 146
18 152
A1.1 153
1 and 6 161
All 162
18 and 36 163
18 and 36 168
All 169
1 and 6 170
1 177
All 178
9 179
OaIdliHS OF. PURCHASERS
hk. E. Cohnson
Dleva Spencer Johnson
James Clinton Kelly
Julins Herron
Jinnie Herron
i3iirton F. tiilliams
Robert Davis
Gillie B. Davis
Oscar Richmond
1'lilliam L. Johnson Co. Inc.
By~~s,~ Abbott 17iddicombe
President
After discussion of the matter, the foilotiving resolution was introduced in writing by
Alderman Morley;
RESOLUTION P1(1101~
'~II~;RFAS, a petition has been filed by M. E. Johnson, Neva Spencer Johnson, James Clinton Kelly,
Julius Herron, Jennie Herron, Burton F. ~+illiams, Robert Davis, Gillie B. Davis, Oscar Richmond and
?Yilliam L. Johnson 'Company, Inc., for the vacation of portions of Eighteenth Street, Nineteenth
Street, Twentieth Street and Twenty-first Street, Harrison Avenue and 'Jan Buren Avenue in the
George T. }~endal Addition to the (p.ty of ~'fest IJ}emphi s, Arkansas.
NOrd, TH~FIFOR}3, YE IT R_Si?LV1;D that said petition be herrd at a sitting of th1.s Council to be
had on the 6th day of October, 19l~f3, and the '-ity Clerk be and he is 'rrereby directed to give notice
of such hearing b~T publicat:ion once ovary vveek for tyro consecutive weeks immediately prior to
October 5, 19la8, in some newspa,cr published in Crittenden Count~i, Arkansas, and have a general
circulation 9_n the City of 'rJest t}emphis, arkansas.
2~4otion vvas made by Alderman Rowton that the resolution be adopted, the motion was seconded by
trlderman Bollinger, and upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted:
n~rg~r. u, I, Bollinher, R. H, Morley, C. H. Rorrton, R. L. Garrison, and G. ?'~;. 14cA~11ey.
nTlay'r ; None.
lV~, Hale also brought to the Council's attention that 'rim. L Johnson Company had made
certain server extensions in the Kendal Subdivision under a verbal agreement that the City
would reimburse the Company for the extensions, and the 6ompany would like to have an Agreement
on retard to this effect.
".Acting Pda;,ror" Foster advised I.1r. Hale that he was not familiar with the agreement and
vrould delay action on the matter until the September 15th meeting of the Council.
Mayor Dacus had ad~rised the School Doard that the Lease agreement :For the luditorium was
to be discussed at this meeting, therefore, the following members of the school board were present
at the meetings l'd. H, 1-hrndPrausen, J. L. Brad~r, C. B. Senhausen, and A. L. Daaddox.
After a lengthy discussion of the matter the School Hoard requested additional time to study the
lease and it vras agreed that no action be token on the matter, and that the School Board would
meet again with the Council at an Adjourned Session on September tsth at 7:30 P.D4.
The Building Inspector, G. G. Kiet~man, presented the Building Permits he had authariaed to be
issued. Ndotion was made, passed, and adopted to confirm the actions of the Building Inspector in the
issuance of the following building pernitss
Sam Todd
H. C, liilliamson
,sso Standard Oil L'ompany
J. T. maims
Motion vvas made by Alderman Rowton to adjourn the meeting until 7;30 P.M. ~lednesday, September f3,
191r8, The motion vvas seconded by Alder~~ian Garrison, and upon the matter being called to vote, the
following voted:
"Aye"~ 0. I. Bollinger, R. lt. 1~,.rley, C. H. Rorrton, R. L. aarrison, and G. lJ. McAuley,
aNayn; None.
ATTESTS
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APPROVE: SE??Ti:'}~,4BF.R f3, ~ 191~n