April 4, 1950MINUTES OF r. REGULAR :;iEETIPJG ~CF THL CI T° COUNCIL i:~:~' ~:~~ ,y'1'Y l.'~r' ,.~„'1• 't:!'~~fril~, i~hr~'!`:~N~,
Hr! D AND HELD ON rIPRIL 4, 1°50
'Ihe Council of the City of "pest P~emphis met in a regular session at the City Hall in
said City at 7;30 P.M. on the ltth day of april, 1y50.
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the roll being called. there vrere:
Present: L!ayor P. T.R. ='acus in the chair, and the following Warned rilderrnen:
R. L. Garrison, H. R. Morley, James Bledsoe, C. H. Rovrton, Curtis Foster,
P. B. Powers, and A. R. T'9an:;hester; and City Attorney J. H. Spears.
Absent; Aldermar. 0. I. Bollinger and City Clerk H. O. Casts.
It being determined a quorum was present, the following proceedings were had. to-vrit:
iro?inutas of Council Meeting on L{arch 21st were read and approved.
Mayor Dacus advised the Council that the first order of business would be a discussion
of th, following ordin~.nces that tivere rsad the first time nn July 1~, lylt9, but had not had
the second reading to date; r~An Ordinance Tc Tax Dogs, Ot^rned, iiept or Maintained In The
City of "est ?.9ernphis, 1?rimansas" and `~An Ordinance Requiring Vaccination of Dogs 'i;`i_thin The
City of lire:t It~iemphis, tir}:ansas"". After discussion the m~ztt:r rows taken under consideratS.on
until the next Ccur.cil rti1~eting on April 18th.
Chief of Police Bud Holland appeared before the Council and recoc;Jnended the emplo3>rnent
of J. B. Ouings and i~uinton ~dhitten as police officers. ?;~essrs. Ouings and ~¢e`hittcn having
been selected from the applicants for position a.s police officers by the Committee composed
of Aldermen Bledsoe, Rowton, and Poroaers. ThereuTon, nu;ti.on was made, passed, and adopted
confirming the recwrunendations of the Chief' of Police.
An ordinance entitled ~rAn Crdinance Creating A Hoard of Censors For The City of
'.'Jest Memphis, Providing For The Organization and Duties "'hereof , Providing For Censoring
F~;;hibitions of Motion picture ~hovrs, Vaudeville, /!nd Other Theaters, Playhouses, Circuses,
Carnivals, And A11 Other Shovrs i.nd Perfcrn:ances, providing For The Censoring of Advertising,
Publicly P.isplayed Pictures, Literature, Magazine and Rrblications, Providing For A Penalty
For The Violation Thereof, Repealing ^,ertain Ordinances, ,;nd For Other Purposes" was read
the second time by A.1Cerman roster.
Mr. Bruce Young, 1'_4anager of the Crittenden Theatre, -teas present and discussed wi-t.h the
members of the Council and othersprecent the ordinance. Thereupon motion was made by
Alderman Pourers and seconded by nlderman Morley that the second reading of the ordinance be
ap;~roved, and upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted;
A;,~e: Garrison, ?~±orley, Bledsoe, R.evrton, Foster, Povrers, and Manchester.
Play: ATon e .
Mr. Pdewt Scarbrough of a^rallin-Dickey & Rich Construction Company appeared before the
Council in regard to building a;:;plication filed by his company °or the ureyhound Pus Station.
after discussion of tha apnlieaticn, motion ~:~as made, passed, and adopted that the application
as filed be approved.
Mrs. George T. xerdal and Mr. a. ~.iddecomb of lrlm. L. Johnsen Co. appeared before the
Council to submit a preliminary plat of a subdivision to be platted south of the Missouri-
r'acific Railroad extending to the St. rrancis Levee and the territory lying between South
Third Street and `south Eihhth Street. ~1so the following proposal was submitted;
In conjunction t^rith approval of final plat, 'cJi].liam L. Johnson Co., Inc, proposes to
enter into contract with City of ~7Pest Memphis as follows:
1^lm. L. Johnson Co., Inc. Agrees t'Jith The City of tiJest iuernphis to;
1. Provide drainage in subdivision as streets are opened up. Such drainage to be
subject to approval of C,_ty Engineer.
2. Grade streets and surface with gravel as each block is opened.
(Final plat to incorporate utility easements as approved by ,,^,ity Engineer).
City of tgrest L4erriphis Agrees t":rith Wm. L. Johnson Co. Inc. to:
1. Extend water to subdivision as soon as con:~itions warrant.
After discussion of tiie matter, motion :vas made, passed, and adopted to approve
the Preliminary Plat subject to the approval of the City Engineer.
P.?ayor ~lacus advised the Council that due to the amount of construction being carried
on in West Memphis and contemplated that it vras imperative that a building code be adopted
by the City. Thereupon, the following committee vrr:s appointed by T;az-or Dacus to rrorlt cn the
passage of a building code for tha City; aldermen Foster, Garrison, Panchester, arnu Morley.
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Mayor Dacus advised the Council that the committee he had appointed at the Council
Meeting on March 21st had nct completed their study of an ordinance entitled ~~An Ordinance
Amending Ordinance p1o, 96 Providing For The Collection of Garbage, G^Jaste, Trash, And Refuse
In The City of Vilest Memphis, Providing For Inspection of premises, Fixing A Schedule Of
Fees For Said Service, Providing e Penalty For The Violation Hereof, providing For Disposi-
tion Of Any Surplus Of r'ees Collected Under This Amendment, Repealing All Ordinances Or
Parts Of Ordinance In Conflict Herewith And For Other Purposes.~~
Thereupon the third reading of the ordinance vvas post-pcned until the April 18th
Meeting of the Council.
The Building Inspector presented the building permits he had authorized to be issued.
Motion was made, passed and adopted to confirm the actions of the Auilding Inspector in the
issuance of the following building permits:
Chickasaw Lumber Co,
Chickasaw Lumber Co•
Henry A. Johnson
Sarah Lewis
H. F. Spicer
Ruben Montgomery
L. E. Conyers
LiE,ht 8 ~Jat~r Dept,
Golden Duboise
Motion ivas made by Alderman Garrison and seconded by Alderman Bledsoe to approve,
authorize, ratify, and/or con firm payr~ent of the following bills:
GENERAL FUND (3}~I~"l~I, FUND - CONT.
John McCullar '35.25 Julius Lewis X102.77
John Darner 35.25 Lehman-Roberts Co. y8.21
Ed Hudson 35.25 Kimbel dines, Inc a 11.12
Cletis Tabor 35.25 Kenny~s Linoleum Shop Itb9,00
b?. C. Howell 16.13 Henry Johnson 128.61
Jessie Horton 32.18 Interstate Fire J.,pt. 246,19
George Gooch 30.55 Drs. }lamilton & Schoettle
4.00
Eugne Hale 25,03 General ~ectric Ccrp. 16.66
Robert +~ashincton 25.03 Garrison Rs+ady-Mix 6.68
Andy kichmond 25.03 Farmers Machine Shop 8.00
Brady Sanders 35.25 Delta ~herrLical Co. 34.75
4'r'ayne Plevill 35.25 Gillon B, Cooper 25.24
0. PJi, Gaither 32.73 ginswanger & Co. 14.85
Sarah Srnith 50.00 Beaver ~^Jeiding Co. 76.60
Perry Rogers r0•~ Union 1?uto Service 57,66
J• P. Ccoke I-G)•00 ,y, C~1, Tourist Court 10.75
Mack Howell i,J,00 •,pf, M, Machine Shop 107.10
~Q. H. P1eal 40.00 r ra rilli_ams
J y 15.69
Levis Hathcock 50.00 YJest +~emphis D?ews 7.10
F. C. Barnes 37.50 Trie-St^te E t. Ce.
~
, 114.75
'J~f. C. `~Jalker 65.00 "
A, R. Taylor Cc, i
1!b.{7
J. E, Brown 15.oQ Tayloe Paper Co. 28.80
Paul Lumpkin 95•'00 S. C. Toof & Co, 89.99
Hcn~aard T;?ooney 52.50 Spotts Druu Store 1.13
Prince Freeman 20.00 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co, 142.52
'tV. M. 1''ire Dept. 633,00 Read fl?attress & t?pholdtering Co, 40.80
C. F. F'lovaers-C. Demuth 150.00 ;7. A, Povrell 354.77
Ark. State Reve. P.ept. 31.60 Peoples tvIercantile Co. 107.20
John McCullar 35.25 Lloyd C. McCuiston, Jr. 6.00
John Vd. Dabner 35.25 Julius Lewis 102,77
Etl Hudson 35.25 Eden Pontiac Co. 230.72
Cletis 'Tabor 35.25 York arms Co, 12,00
Jessie Horton
George Gooch It0.30
30.55 1~7odern hlerc. Oo. 2„-0
Eugene Hale 3p,r5 Hall & Ce. 178.01
Robert ~Jashington 33,15 }daaee Oil Co, 48.88
Andy Ric}rmond 33,1[ R. A, Eilbott, Jr. 200.'
Lrady Sanders 35.25 United Insurance Agency 133.98
rYayne Nevill 38,~5 b7emphis Blue Print Co. 1.34
0, fvl, uaither 11.05 `Jalli.n-Dic~v & Fcich 369.87
;;arch Smith 50.00 F=1rmers Supply Co. 21.00
Perry Ropers 50.00 Griffin and Goe 16.31
J, P. Cooke x0.00 Dra~;n Auto 50.76
Mack Howell 4~O,Or) Bob Luncan 6.l.t7
w°^, H, f7eal 40.00 Davis '^Jeil P?fP. 122.00
Lewis H~thceck X0.00 n'h-d-South Oil C~. 148,:38
F• C, Barnes 37.50 Steepleton General Tire Co, 126.67
?°!. r,. 'a~ah~r C
6,.00 ',+,~ bi, Lbr. L'o, 193.56
James E. 1-crown 20.00 Dacus Lhr, ;o. 21~:i.70
'r S. barley c.ro, 47.24 Choctativ, Inc. 1,390.05
Merchants ,~ Planters Banl: 175.00 peoples Implement Cn, 1.1
Tri-State ,Leon Co• 32~~•00 Pidgeon-Thomas Ircn Co. 36.07
T".::riwether epoth~cary 1_l,'j3 Rig7s Tractor Co. 222.04
James G, Irioore 30,pr~ Road Builders %-~,pt. Co. 401t•65
}~;ea}ern Mercantile Co. }r,24 <J ~ Vd Distributing Co, 99.)8
Monroe Cal. Machine Co. 20,1,3 cruggs Dept. Co. 29.3
P_r. L. P. PdcKeoiwen 6,00 Ozburn-Abston Ce. 79.04
rLtJ?RyL FIiPID - COP1T. sI,I~13hAL FIR~1D -CONT.
Crittenden Corm ty Times X171.76 G• G. Kietzman ~~300,00
Corrunercial printing Cc. 170.11 p, R, Byrd 200.00
McCaa Chev. Co, 88,2F, Ji.m Bailey 300.00
Interstate Fire ~~pt, Co. 188,8lt Ban ?•1.lison 187,50
Johnson Auto Co. 30,lj1 T• "+, Stacy 30.'10
Tayloe Paper Co. 37.45 Prince Freeman 20.00
i'sso Standard Oil Co, 524.95 Merchants-Planters flank 175.00
John P~icCullar 9.75 ~Ierchants-Planters F.ank 45.47
J, ';' Dabney 35.25 Peoples Implement Co, 107.20
rd Hudson 33.75 Monroe Cal. ~o, 20,43
Cletis Tabor 3:•25 Horace Brotivn 10.08
Jessie Horton 32.50 Peoples I~pl.ement Cc. 10'j.20
George Gooch 30.55 C, H, 1(owton 25.83
r~uz'-:-ie Hale 30.55 Lewis Hathcock !!~.~)U
Robert "~ashington 25.03 Ddaek Howe7.l ~p~p0
Frdy Richmond 25•U3 George mooch 30•,
',Payne Nevill '8.88 Eugene Hale 30,55
Brady sanders 9.7` J. 's, llabner 32,90
Sarah Smith 48.20 J, p, Harris 30.55
Perry Rogers !-~u•20 ~JJ. B. Harris 5.58
J, p, Cooke 40,00 J, ~, Boykins 27,58
Mack Howell 37.~G ,_ Hudson 32.25
H. Plea]_ 37.80 ~letis Tabor 35,25
Levris Hathcock 50.00 Jessie Horton 33.80
1~'. C. Barnes 37.50 Robert ~+sshin~,ton 25.08
'.V. C. l'.'alker b1,00 t(zldry Rickunond 2~ ,08
J. E. Hrovm 20•"~ ,Bayne l~evill 35.25
Frank L, ciatts 21,60 Paul Lt.impkin 53.75
D. Demuth-C. r'Lowers 150,00 Sarah Smith 50.00
"1i11ie Carr 5.20
Perry Rogers
50.00
Supt, of Locuments •45 J. T'. Cooke 45.00
~.<<, S• legarden 100,00 iJ:, H, ideal LG0,00
John 1V. Dabney 35.25 F. C, Barnes 37,50
Ed Hudson 35.25 rJ. C. `,alker 65.00
Cletis "Tabor 35.25 J, E, Brown 20.00
Jessie Horton 33.30 crank E :~atts
45.00
George Gooch 30.55 C. V. Flowers 1!17.50
ru?rre Hale 30.55
Robert i~rashin~tcn 2;.30
Andy Riclvnond 16.58
tiV'ayne Nevill 43.73 :)i~'i~i~t ?~'`~T~~IUE
Sarah Smith 48.'!.0
ferry Rogers 48,?.0 Henry Palmer ~Y40.40
J. P. Cooke 40,00 Hubert Lee 35.10
lttack Howell 37.8'0 :;arlena .+rnold 19.50
P~I, Ii, Aleal 37.x0 Robert Brisco 19.56
Lewis Hathcock 50,00 ',dill Brov+n 25.03
F• C, Barnes 37.50 'aardeil Thomas 25,03
V. C. ';Talker 65,00 J. P. Harris 25.03
Jaynes E, Brown 20,00 tYenry calmer 40.40
F'rarl~ s, !':"atts lG5,o0 Hubert Lee 3lt.45
Paul Lumpkin 10,00 I:;arlena :.rn~ld 30,55
C. V, Flowers 75.00 Robert i~risco 14.63
Carl Dermrth 100.00 gill Brown 30,55
p, Del, Dacus 150.00 ;~ardeil Thomas 30.55
H. 0. Coats 25,00 J, P. Harris 33.15
Dayton Sackett 25,00 Farmers ilachine Shop 72.:11
C, H. Rowtcn 20,00 C1_ement Tractor Co. 12.73
James Bledsoe 10,00 rriffin & Goe 1.16
Curtis roster 20,00 l"J, i,7. lJlectric EROtor Service 114.10
0, I. Bollinger 20,00 Esso atandurd Uil Co, 155.11
Hay L, irarrison 20.00 Choctaw, Inc. 80.5!a
R., R, idorley 10,00 Henry Palmer 38.20
P, i, Powers 20,00 Hubert Lee X1.28
d, R. '~ahchester 20,00 N,arlena eirncld 25.03
J. H. Spears 150,OU ';Jill. Brorm 25,03
Dojnra Dodd 145,83 iardell Thomas 2.5.03
Jean Hillencamp 152.50 J, P. Harris 30.55
Odi.s Ball. 15,00 Hen.r~r Palmer L:0.40
H. D, IIolland 250.JJ Hubert Lee 38,58
H. D. Holland 30,00 iarlena ~+rnold 25.03
Frank Reese 195.00 (fill i'-rown 27.95
~, J, Hatton 215.00 iardeil Thomas 27,30
J. F. ',!right 230,00 J, ', Harris 30.55
Bud Holland 4.71,10 Aaron l~,~hite 11.05
Richard Lavy 200,00 Harr granger 11.05
',7, E, Johnson 200,00 Jim Bailee 100.00
~:iueirton 7dhi.tten 50,00 Henry Palmer 10.40
J. B. Ouin~s 60.00 Hubert Lee 33,15
Hoaace Brown 25.00 E ~rlena ,"-sr-:old 24.05
Mrs. llC, B, Ct:rrie 35.00 '.Jill Brown 16,58
37;
SE'~dER Rye V~dUE FfJtdD - COf1T.
t~Jardell Thomas V~19.50
Henry Granger 19.50
S;~1V?R F!CTINSION R~ R1,PAIR FUND
Metal Buildings Co. e888.10
Ainswanger & Co. 93,06
Delta Tool and Supply C~. 11,70
Dacus Lbr. Co, 56,00
Charles Reed l3uic}c Co, 23.05
r^armers Supply Co. 11.70
Choctaw, Inc. 199.05
FIREb1AN ~ S RELISF & P ^1VSION FUND
VJ. Nl . Fire Dept . ;350.00
T. H. McGough 00.00
STRi,ET IMPRO~JEN1r.[VT FUND
R. P. Harris Gravel Co. ..°,plOla.78
Upon the matter being called to vote, the followinP ~-oted:
Aye: Garrison, Morley, Bledsoe, P.owton, Foster, Powers, and Manchester.
Nays P1 one.
No further business appearing, the meeting w:as adjourned.
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APPROVED: APRIL 18, 19[0