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February 2, 194921~ I!~1TNT?s; OF A RFGULAI? ?',:c,T1TiG Or THIS CITY COUI} ;'IL nr _ rplT rL^.t"PHIS _.. - _ ,,. _. F~hRtraRX ~ ~_ 1y49 _ . The Council of the City of iVest Idemnhis in the County of Crittenden, State of Arkansas, met in a regular session at the City Hall in said City at 7;30 P,Td, on the 2nd day of February, 191s;?, The meeting rovas called to order by the P.}ayor, and the roll being called there were; Present n. L1. Dacus in the chair and the follotwing named Aldermen: Curtis Foster, iZ, lt, Ivlorley, 0, I, Bo]_linger, It. L. Garrison, G. '~:I, Pdcpuley, and C. H. Rovvton; City }lttorney J. H. Spears and City t',lerk H. 0. ;oats, Absents Prone . The fo]_lovaing proceedings vvere had to-writ: }.4inutes of a meeting; on Jannary 1~, 19l~9, trere read and approved, lttorrzey Atlee Harris appeared before the Council in behalf of I'~rs, Bertha Lum, who operates the C:~ty Cab C~~rm,a.ny, with the report that Mrs, Lum had discontinued her business as of February 1, 19Ii9 due to ill heralth and renuested a refund on the privilege license paid for her three taxicabs, After discussion 1Rr. H.rri.s avas advised that Tvlrs, Lurn vrould be refunded the privilege license after deducting the amount of 1,12 of the suaa paid for the month of Janu..~jry. Ialr. E. J. ';]lti_te appeared before the Council +,o discuss the f-ire hazards caused by people smokinn in public buildings. After a discussion of rho matter the Cit1+ r,ttorney ryas instructed to prepare an ordinance that t°rould enable the Chief of the Fire Len'trtment t•n desif,nate the public buildings .There smoking should not be allowed. A representative of the Crittenden County Abstract Company appeared before the Council to discus the prvileE;e license of °,~K0,00 assessed for abstract companies. ~iftE;r discussion, the Council was of the opinion that the amount assessed was a reasonable and in conformity vvith the ordinance. David Jef£ords appeared before the Council in behalf of his father to protest the ?50.00 assessed for his trailer court in that he considered it a part of his morning house business. The Council, after discussion of the matter, advised that they did not consider it a part o£ the roomin;; house business as located at eepara.te addresses some distance apart. Tor, N. ~. Barnes, Policeman, meet, with the Council for fltrther instructions on the parking prnblem. The Cotrnci_1 advised I~+r. Barnes that since a number of warnings had been given and that suns had now been placed advising; "Tlo Parking', "No Double Parkins;", etc. that henceforth in cases where he dc:omed it necessar~T, to issue Summons to Tfiznicip:rl Court. It tiwas brow,*ht to the Council's attention that a number of the automobile dealers were now parking their 'For Sale Vehicles}' on the outside of the sir±er=gal}: thereby prohibiting much needed parking space; Chief Holland ryas instructed to notif~T the automobile dealers that their vehicles par}ceci for display purposes must be p~~.rked inside their propert~r _ines. Chief Hollacnd vas •slso instructed to Benin a check on de=~_inrluent privilege license and. city ~ruto license. Tyre Council ~-gas advised by the Eui:i.dina Inspector that %-1r. B. L. 1_l~tffalo, ccntractor of IQemphis, Tennessee, had requested a two month exaension oi' time on permit issued for tourist court to be erected by C. B. Smith. After discussion of the rnatt~r, the ttvo month extension vas granted. T1s. Stacy of t}re State health Department :aet t~rith the ';ouncil to discuss the sanitary conditions in the cafes, li1r. Stacy e:cTtlained to the Council a Grading System that is used in several cities acid proved to be v«:r~T successfltl, thereupon, +~ze Council instructed l~r. Stacy and the City Attorrte;;~ to prepare the necessary ars~::ndments to our present ordinance that would enable the Citjr t.o establish the Irrading s~rstent. pnayor Dacus read the fo].lolrin~ letter received from Dr. T. 'P. Ross of the Arkansas State Board of liealths January 26, 19lr9 Hon. Td. P. Dacus, Idayor & City i:ouncil City Hall ','feat T~detr.Irhis, Arkansas Stizbject•: ~innual Report - Piosr}uito La.rvicida]_ Prog=ram, 19lrl3 - ",Jest Ialemphis, nrk, Dear 5ir1 Nest i~emphi_s is located rovithin the zone comprising; the hi~+hest malaria death rate in the State of Arkansas and the contro:i work there has been viewed zrith rnuc}t interest by the T,4alaria Control Divis_on since the inception of the program activities. As you Imow the malaria centro~_ program -rJas instituted as an endeavor to protect military anti war activities personnel from malaria and as such iras financed tivholly bar federal a~~propriation throufh the State Board of Health. Currest evolution has resulted in a pronra+rn desig=ned for the protection of civilian population, attended by a reduction in federal appropriation. Thus, for the last se regal seasons it has been necessary to call upon the municipalities to participate financially to the azntinuation of their programs, ifiodernization of mosquito larvicidal operations has resulted in an adequate pro ;ram at greatly reduced costs. 'Phew improved methods are constantly being incorporated in the programs being teclutically supervised by Jest L:emphis constitutes a larvicidal zone which consists of several g;rrater than average hazards and larval habitat situations very difficult to control, The principal source of difficulty is the section south of the levee ~~rhere lame ina¢essible borrow pits occur. l0 ?,4ile Ba~rou, during certain seasons, is practi_ca=-1~* inaccessib7.e t.o hund larvicidinJ; crews. The:,e difficult situations at .~;est }4erm,~his have for the past tyro years required dispersal of insecticides by aircraft in or<.ler to maintain prorkr control. From past experience it has b ;en daterrnined that t'':2700, is necessary to defray e:;pense of local. labor over a normal season. Your appropriation just covered this item, P&alaria t;ontrol Pro ;ears ;id ~^ras furnished in thc• form oj:' ~;ener~~l and technical supervision and project inspector, enuipment inc:lrading tiro trrtcl:s, airplane, and sprag~ing equiiament, and material including oil, velsicol, DDT, rind spre,adin a{e,rt. The folloiri.ng i.s a cost break-dorm for ~~,'est hem},his i'or the sec;son; fit;{ Appronri.ati.on t'ro~>ram .tid ueneral ~ Technical supervision - ~'alrzr Inspection - salary y Airplane Pilot - Corlputsd 13elola ;•_luipment l~xne:,ded -Local Labor and 10'00 ;*als , oil ) '~ 702,?6 720.00 1 cleaoons Carri.~~•r~^ ($100.00 >>er rno, for 7 ,:ros. 700.00 1 Jc:el~ i? it;O,~iO per mo. for 6 mos, 1~80.U0 3 Spray cans c .75 ea, r>er rro, for 7 :aos. 15,'15 ;airplane (computed below) b~late ri al. ; 500 r,als. oil (~ .G~~.131 per g;al, plus ta:: 66.81 270 7.hs. DDT ? „~>0.1~3;~1b. 216,1r ;,,1~=ri.al. Lar^riciding: Flight Ti.rae ~: Inspection u1,913.00 l+~late r_ al 830.72 ~i 3 ~'? z, 7~~3.72 ~= G~~mple.te : er~rice computed on 7.ororest contr- etual bid rate. ,ic,r ~ 61 ct4.6~~ Total '~r6~•76 ~^;~5, 6l1l~.61~ A review of the entornolo~rical records for ;lest l,lemr,his indicates than a fair to good de~rr~e of eontrol eras maintain~:d throcrr;}~~out the season ~~"2th r°egards t,o the tremendous density of malaria mos uitoes in the irmnediate envis~ns, ;lr; excellent ciegrree of control_ eras mai~:tnined. 1'Ire accoml,r:r,~airr ; „ranh shoi•as the line curve of t.hr~ tr_.,-best ;(e.st -•~mphis (red line) "9" or protected Area mosquito samnl.inr s+ations u,~~ri amo sc on a grapri of the si:!::e avc_r .aes o~ t}~e:e stations: the d2:h 1i_r',e indi.c.~tes the .vrr-!~*e of the highest station in each cit;r's .cone, This station i., -en ra:il;r outside the control area and as such inr{icates the condition rorhiclr nvonld ,~revai_1 ,rcre no control work being carried on, The curve of the iJest i•:ieml~his ]ril;h "A" in several places exceeds the state average "a" station curve, This is caused 's the location of lJest l,la,2nhis in the l~~iissi- ssippi delta rerrion ~Jhich is noted for prolific r~rosnuito prod~rc,tion. In the ]_i.ne curve of your uncontrolled station were plotted it could not be confined to the graph. The state averalres are modified by lor~r counts in the remainder o.f the larvicidal tor~rns, a majority of which are located in areas of less profuse moshzito breading. To indicate the meat e;xi:ent that. the i•lississippi riv:=r affects moscuito produc±,ion in your city note that a peak in mos~ui.to covert concided ~~•ith each ~•a11 in ri•.*a~r :ata-re. This is underst•=+.ndr~ble in liht of the fact drat recession of the river lEavr,s numberous areas of ~°rater which :are ideal f or mos~;uito production. It should be borne in mind tkrat this graph is the most critical possible in that it depicts the condition of your one •.vor:;t station, In the case of l7es{: r•~c:mnhis it eras usrzal that no more than one station was hi eh at a ,riven brae. The Project Area Supervisor for Crittenden Counter, sir, reorhe L. Tenney, •wri_.l call upon ;rou in the near future to discuss this sport tivith you and answer any questions it rosy brine; to mind. lle shall also r.{i scuss problems and plan pertinent to the 7.9~;~ proc;rvn, This department. is espcailly desirous of aidin , to file e:aent oi' its ].imitations, municipalities interested in improving; their public hea"~.th t},rough rnalsria. and mo>quito control, 1e take this opportunitj to e;press our appreciation for the excellent co-operation you have alro~ravs extendeca to us, to connnend you on z-our past interest and enthusiasm, and hope for continlred cordial relations. lours v~sry tru7.«, `^. P~,^^, 1.+,.D. .hate 1}<~alth officer 22 I:Ir. i~orge ;, Tenney, Project ~rsea Supervisor, w as present at the meeting and discussed the matter rrit,h the Cenncil, Thereupon, motion eras made by Alderman Mc~+uley that the City en ter into the program by al~pron.tinF, a sum not to exceed ;1,2,700.r )0, The motion rras secon ded by Alder:~ran ~~iorle~*, and u pon the matter being called to vote, the follovvin~ voted; "Aye+'; roster, I,lorl ey, Bollinger, Caxrison, i~Ict,u.le~r, Rovrton. nTlayns Tlone. Ivlayor Dacus advised the `v'OUrlc11 that due to the Y*reat amount of street vrork that i.s to be done in the City that a larger road patrol is needed, and that he ha.d been looking into the matter and rE:ceived a. pri ce of 4R7,803.1~0 less certain discounts from RiT;,;s Tractor Coro zany. After discussion oi' the m Ri atter the i~la•,or .cis authori~~ed t.o ent;er into -t rer,ta~ co tract wi purc~lase th f;gs Tractor Cr,mpany for said patrol, The third rr~adi_ng of the Major Street plan anti Zoning Ordinances was pissed over unti l the Februar~r 17th nr~:eting of the Cit•~r Council in order to reconsider certain sections of the ordinances. The follovring; motion r:^as rRade by Alderman Morley; That the regular meeting; night oi' the Cit~• Council be clran~ed from the :1st and 3rd Thursday nights of each m onth effective irmnedi.:ately. The motion eras seconded by ~'.lder!-ran irlcAUl.e<<, and upon the matter being called to vote , the folloivinlr voted; '+Aye+~; r'ost~_~.r, .T.?orlev, 13ollinC;er, G=.rrison, i;lcrarr ley, ~~owton, "Iday++ : II one . 'I'he Building Inspector prr.sented the building per mits he had authorized to be issued. D.otion vvas made, passed, a nd adopted to confirm the ac tions of the i3rzil~-iin.r Inspector in t he issuance of the follor~.ng building ;,erm_ts: Sara I:iurry Henry Collins ~;'~. B. Patton lJillie Sherod IJiotion v+as n>t~de by Alderman Foctr~r and seconded b~~ Alder!~an ~s~rrison to approve, authorize, ratify, <urd/or ccmfirrn ;~a.yment of the following bills: l"d. F. Hall „;3K.00 i;onunercial r'rinting Company ?;38,31. Iienr~T Palmer l1u.L1U 5outh~rrestern Bell Telephone 106.73 Ferguson henry 21.60 Telissouri I'aci~ic Railroad Co, 362.63 Aaron Jolurson 21.60 Julius Levris 97.00 t'ete ';Jatkins 10.2:) ail-iioy Motel & Service Station. 6.29 John :~C,rl].ar L11.25 ~den Pontiac Company 23.51 early Pope 35.75 ~,;(, Ivi, Tdachine & ~rJelcling Shop 29.97 Clyde hill 31.~~0 Bragg Auto Company 83.60 ^~l `'4;PIea1 23.10 Jim ttiehl, Inc. 27.15 Ralph Tay*lor 23.11) FI. T~4. Tourist Court 7.71; Leroy Johnson 30,00 +r, Ai, Lumber Company 1C,.1t8 ramuel Pfare 'x,10 Drs. Hamilton ~ Schoettle 18.00 Sarah Y. Smith (12,00 i~lcquley TJilolesale Company 105.25 0. P, Sides, Jr, 60.00 i~iodern Tr<+err•,antile Company 1.72 T4ack Hovrell 110.00 Arksnsas w-lmicipal Learnue 75.00 Lewis }lithrock !12.50 J, A, Ri>~s Tractor Co, 1Lt1.117 r+r, H, Meal Lt0,00 American-Marsh Pumps, Inc. 8,~ 0 James E. Brovrrr 12.00 '^oof 25.19 A, E, Barnes 18.75 Dino Tailors 112.10 ~7, F, Hall 35.00 Davis-;'Jeil 1~4srnafacturinc Co, 125.00 Henry Palmer 110.110 d, :~:, !'ire Department 385.00 r"ar~rson Henry 29.70 n~:rcus Lumber Company 5115.311 Aaron Johnson 2~>.70 Choctavr, Inc, 1, 01r5,91 John i^icCnllar 111.25 Chalri~rs '+~otor Ci!r+rpaTly Ltu.63 13arly Pope 35.75 i+arms:rs S~rnpl~~ Corn,any 29.1.1 Clyde Hill 35,70 Johnson Auto Canpany 52.77 i~d i°iCldeal 2?.10 '"'cCu.a Chcwrolet Co. 9x.26 Ital,~h Taylor 23.10 ;J. 11. v~nplian:e Co, 17.91:. uee ++estbrook 5.10 yo'~~ ?ntncan 29,06 Sarah Y. Smith 112,00 ,+atlin-Dickey & Rich Lbr. (:o. 19.!15' 0, P. ~'~des, Jr. 60.00 J, i, I:~cntNOme.r;r 178,x1 Lk'rcl: Hovrel.l 110.00 Chalmers +^~< for Co. 55.56 1.4, H, Ideal !10.00 Farmers Supply Co . 2 7, 98 F, Barnes 3.7.5f~• Johnson j,uto Co. .68 Jarnes i. Brovrrr 12,00 1'~1cCaa Chevrolet Co, 6.23 Lewis tlathcock Lt2.50 ',`!. fI. Appliance Co, 10,32 Kormit Buck 1,2611.00 henry A, Johnson .y2 Osburn-/'~bston P: ~.otrrpany .67 The Side Company 81.25 Central Service Station 19.72 Charles Upton ~ Co, 129.311 Lergett~s isso Service Sta tion 115.06 ~~, K. Ingram 600.00 Rs so Standard f7i1 Oo. at2'3.61 J. ~. S~~ears ~100,~)0 1°18,7.1in-Dickey ~ Mich lazmber Co. 1x.82 0. ~. )!anon 21x.00 Thrifty Drug Co, 2,90 J, r. 17~•i~ht 230.00 Arkansas Revenue '>ept, x,00 ilics, J. ~''. ~+rs_:~ht Li13.25 Cross County i~ra~~el Co, 506,90 mor,uny Johnson 175.00 A, E Neagler 225.10 ~'i°ince Frraman 35.,0 Collector of Internal Revenue Ll51~,00 Llo;;rd Cale 170,00 Collector of Intern~a T~evenue 32.£30 ~+. S. T~:l;urden 11x3.33 'c'rank R. iee (~ %cm;r~ny 3,0311,76 ?:Ierclia~ts :end Planter~~ Bank 161,09 '+. Y . Ha11 35.00 i:'<~rchants ~ I'l~uiters Lank 162.51 Henry Palmer ~ I,0,1,0 Done i7rxid 11i5,~3 Fer;uson Nenry 21i.~?0 J::an ~IiJ_len ;amp 11 7.50 Aaron J-iclaon 2!1,00 ~'. r'. H<~11 30, '0 John Mc~t~.lar 39.62 Henrjr I'alrier. lAO.laO Early pope 33.17 r~r~~_son Henry 22,20 Clyde Ilill X7.65 =~~ron_ Joluison 1.6,`10 id McNeal ?3.70 P~^t.e ,+;~tl,ins ~',IGO F.al!-~h la;•lor 23.70 John ,,.~ UnJlar X5,15 James .pra,--ins 18.60 3~ rly I'oI,© 30,55 Sarah Y. S„iith li2,r~0 J1 rde 1li].7. 17.t',~ 0, Y, Sides, Jr, '.v),00 lld. Pichi:al_ 6.10 ~~ack HoJrell I~il,JO . ~l:~Y'i ?,i~rl.or 8.10 iv;, )1, Neal LSO.;)0 James `_;,'u°a~~i»s 9.~0 F. C. Eames 37.5J ~.~arah Y, Smith 112,00 Lewis H=~th~;ocl; 11.2.50 0. Y, ~; ~'es, Jr. CO. '0 James i. ~roVrn 12. )0 ..";ck Ilnrre~_1 1;0,00 1"J. ~. Te~arden 90.00 I-1. H, i?,:ul 10.00 Otis Ball 1'>.00 r'. iru~nes 37.>0 H, D. Holland 250.00 Le'~~is Hathcock 1;2.50 H, D, Holland 30.00 James ~, Brown 12,00 Y, u, Lacus 7-50.00 H. 0. Coats 2~~,00 Ca-:,ton S~sckett 25,(i0 3,.rs, L. Ct'srie X 35.00 (,'. V. 811:°I'Ol'7 ~'.l)j.l~~ ~,, G, Kietz:;iar1 3.00 )ti, ri. Cushman 300.00 ~. H. +bwton 1t1. ~0 '~lrtis rosier 10,:)0 ~, 1, Bonin„er 10.00 Ray L, 0~"rison 10,10 R. lt. .Morley 10..00 Upon the rnatt~r:r 'o~f~in; called to vote, tree folloiKin~~ ti~ot,~~_~~ 110 ~re~~: _~oct,ei~, t~=Orley, uollinl;er, lx~rr~ison, I;,cAule~r, Ro,,vton, ~tl~a~.n; clone. r~~o further business app ear_i.nl;, the meeting tira.s a;ijounred, ~__ i, .YOF APT'R(~ ~*r?D: FEI3ItUARY 1T, 1919