October 24, 19504~
P1IiNUTES OF API ADJUUItN~ lul;;r;!'IPIG OF 'I'HE CI'i7 COUNCIL OA' TIC, CiT'1' UI~ YE:iT 1:i1+~It'I!'IiIS, r~tl';A1~SAS,
HAD l~rJD F~Lp UN_~GTUB1;lt-?4, 1)`0.
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The Council of the City of best I~iemplnis met in an adjourned session at the City hall in
said City at 7:30 p,Pvl, on the 24th day of October, 1950.
The meeting yeas called to Dreier by the I.iayor, and the roll being called there vvere:
Present; Mayor P. II. Dacus in fire chair, and the folloyring naiaed Alder,:ren: U. I. Bollinger,
C. Ii. Itovaon, Junes Bledsoe, R• H. I,Iorley, P. B. Fo+~ors, Curtis Foster,
r1. It. 1.lanchester, ;~. L. Garrison; and City i+ttorney J. Ii. Spears.
Absent: City Cleri< II. U. Coats.
it being; deternu.ned a quorum yeas present, the follovring proceedings wxsre grad to-wit:
I~iayor Dacus reported 'to the Cowicil that the conunittee composed o£ Aldermen ~owton,
Dledsoe, Morley, and Easter had met and considered several sites i'or the construction of a
new fire station, and that Lot 1, Bloclt 1}, Thompson 3rd Addition 1>ad been seldcted due to
the fact that it eras centrally located. After discussion of the matter motion yeas made,
passed, arn9 adopted that the sum of ~200.U0 be paid to Thompson Estate for option on the
said described property.
Mayor Dacus advised the Council that the nest order of business vvould be the receiving
of bids fora 750 gallon fire trucl: as specified in invitiations to bid. 'thereupon, the bids
vvere opened by City ,ittorney Spears as follows;
1. Seagrave Corp. represented by I+Ir. Ferguson ~15,b73•u0
2. Arneric:an-La France represented by PIr. Minton 14,960.OU
3. American Fire Apparatus Co. represented by P,ix•. Hollovvay 15,147.75
i~. Boyer Fire f~pparatus Co. represented by I.Ir. P.IurpP>yy 12,b84.U0
Peter Pirsch Sons represented by Ir. Brenrxer 1u,1~5.00
6. Tri-State Mach Co. _epresented by l.ir. ,trite 14,979•;0
Tire bids having been opined the representative of each cornpar>,y eras Granl,ed time to
discuss his bid, :rrdaftcr all bidders v.•ere 'zr.ard a lengtl;,y discussion ~rras held by the nreanbers
of the Council and a rncsni~.~er of the Fire De;artraent also beinE, present, Elmo nnderson, as to
the make, assemblaE;e, tivheel base, horse Iao,+~er, yrc-.i__Izt, price, ter;~rs of purchase, delivery date
and oth; r items necessary in selectin~~ tine roost suitable vehicle for the use by the City of
'Nest Ivlernphis.
Thereupon 1rlayor Dacus requested a vote on the matter, and the folloro-ring vote vvas made on
call of the roll;
Alderman Bollinger; American LaFrance
Alderman Royaton: American LaFrance
Alderman i;ledsoe; American LaFrance
Alderman i,iorley: American LaFrance
Alder.uan Poo-vers: American LaFrance
Al:errnan Foster; American LaFrance
Alderman IeIanchester: American LaFrance
Alderman Garrison: American LaI~'rance
Thereupon, motion was made, passed and adopted that the I,iayor and City Clerk be authorized
to sign lease contract tiritYx the American La trance F'oaruite Corporation as per their bid.
An ordinance entitled nAzr Ordirxance irovlding i+or Fire Limits, And Regulations Governing
The Construction, Alteration, Equipment, Uc Removal of Builiiings or otructures~r •rras considered
'~~ut final passage yrithlzeld !xntil frxrther str4dy could be given the revising of tize fire zones.
An ordinance entitled r~An Ordinance Goverrr:in; The Operation of l.iotor Vehicles Upon the
Streets of the City of ~dest 1_ern~Iris~~ iaas recd the second tir::e b~ ,ilclerran Uarr:ison.
lllder,aan t'ow~rs then rnovcd that said ordinance be no:r placed u_ron its final adoption;
motion y;as seconded by ,llier:~ran i:iorley, and after due consideration t_.creof by said Council, the
Idayor put the question on the a,.io;:+tion of tide ;notion, and u,~on the roll being; called, the following
;noted:
A,Ye: 3ollinger, itovuton, Bledsoe, i::orle~r, Poyvers, Foster, i:anchester, arrison.
Play: Plone.
utlhereupon the I,Iayor declared the ::notion duly carried and said ordinance placed upon its
final rea~',ing and adoption.
Said ordinance was read in full by Alderman I',ianchester who moved its adoption, seconded by
Alderman Bollinf-{or, and aft ~r clue consideration thereof by said Council, the Crayon put the
question upon the adoption of said motion, and upon passage of said ordinance, and the roll being
called, the folloa~ing voted:
<~e: Bollinger, Rowton, L3ledsoe, Morley, ro,+ers, Foster, i:ianchester, Garrison.
Pday: hone.
iihereui~on "t11e T,a~cr called to the Councils at"l;ention idrat fire ci in :rice, adopted, cort.;_incd
an ener; ency Claus:: ano u-estcd tl><1t sy~ecific action should bo tai.crr b;,- the Lour:c;-1 on this
clause. :he.reulson :notion v;as r::ale b~, _iluer,-;ran 3lodsoo and duly 'seconded b~- AlleY•~!~~ri 3o~rton that
i,he ever;-ency clause of sai:i :rdinalice be adopted, ano t;ie x•oil being called, the follo~.ring voted:
Aye: 13o:11.inger, Ror'~ton, Hledsoe, T;orloy, Fotivers, Foster, :Ianchestex•, 1=arrison.
Ilay: Toone,
'llhereupcn the T.layor declared said motion duly adoyoted and said ordinance duly passed, and
si.,ned iris approval to said ordinance and the City Clerk ryas clirec"ted to spread the same upon
the record of Grdinances of the City of 'pest T,Ter..phis, ':rkansas, anal to have same published as
re~Zllired by l.li°r, <;ind to nu;nber said ordinance i~1o. 18F.
;laid ordinance to vrhich no ar.iend:.:cnt was offered read as follows:
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AT1 ClilIl'aTdCE GUVLRT'IT.'('r ']'"?~' GYliIt.1T-CP1 GF 1lUTC.fft VE11CL~;i i1YCiT '.iL~' ~1'R~'1'S Ul'' T11L
CITY Utz 'r,2;ST 1.1 °,rhIS.
Be it ordained b,yr the City Council of the City oi' CJest 1.c,~iphis:
Section 1. Vehicle entering tlirougTl hi~ln°tay or street
^tlie •lriver of a v.dricle shall stop as re:duirel by this Urdinance at the entrance to a
through highe~ay or street, acrd shall ~ie1d the rit.ht-of-way to o"bher vehicles which have enterer:
file intersection S'rorn sail through street or liiil~ay or which are aplrroacr1inE so closely on Said
throu:-h strut or ~:i;lrraay as to constitute an i;imlcdiate hazaru, oat sari driver raving so
,;rieldecT r:!a~ proceed an~.l the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the interucct:on on said
through hi ~h~rray shall yield the right-oi'-sway to the vehicle so proceedins~~ into or across the
throu;,h Pli->;htivay or strcct.
Section 2. 'Jelricle encoring stop interscc~tion
~3'lre clriv~r of a vehicle sha_1 11 c;~ri;e sto1; in oi;,~~ ;ie, c:e to ct :, to i~;n ~."t an intersection
~rilerC- a ;i :OtJ Sl;n !S erdCti:l ..~i, fix ~~;.;la Ui t'iie eTaraP.Ce t:-il:rCti; al t;All-"Tr nil 1; a y~1Y't Ol ...
ti1:L'UlAt;ll i11r.1riLay OI' Ctrs.=et, <z11d 3i:a.Ll prOCG-tlil CO.litiU:l:i l~, ~*iCi.cL7. n.; tU VC~..:.C1C3 llUt ~U Obl.i ~Od t0
stop ,;l:ich ~.re v~it:_i.n Llie intersection or appro_.c. ui;_ ~o closel,; <...~ to constitute ,an i,:y.:~diate
hazard, but l:iay tL-en proceed.
Section 3. atoppiri;, stiandin.C, clrivin~ or i=~rkin~ pYOlii:ited iri specii'ied places.
TTo person shall stop, stand, or parr a vehicle, a::cept v~hen necess_..ry to avoid conflict
v~ith ether traffic or in conpliance t~ritll the directions of a police oli"icer or tral'iic-control
device, :in any of the lol-lol;ing places:
1. On a sidewalk
2. In ; ront of a ~rublic or private .::rivevcay
3. t~ithin an intersection
i,. laithin 1~ feat of a fire l:yur::nt
~. On a cross i,-alk
6. V'Vitlin 2U 3.'~~et of a crossvrallc at an interae:aion
j. lrit111n 3V i'~et ut;cn tl:e at-prowch Lo ar,-y ~la:,_,in~ bear:on, ato . .ii„n, cr traffic-contr~i
signal loce.ted at the slue oi' a road~,ay or atr~et
v. l~ithin ,0 i'cet of Cho neareUt rail of a ruilrual cr.,asirrg
9. iilonl;siae or opposite ar~;r street exc4v.ri,ion or ocstx^action l~ir~n such stopping, stanling,
or ; arkin; would. ous"truct trw~i'ic
liJ. Un a L'o_..i,;ay sine of any vehicle sto~;ped ~r pr;rked at file ed~,e of a curb or street
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1 ;:t carry place l~~here ofi_clal mans proTr~L~t storplrg, p.:rlcin~_; or driving
Section 1. h:oviu a vehicle
Teo person snail ;:rove a Tralricle not c.~mcd Ly such ~ erson into any such pYO li:;:ited area or
a.;a;,T fro,n a curb such ciista;ice as is unlawful.
Section >. Parking on streets overnight
P1o person shall stol; or park amy* vehicle al:d leave se.id ~eilicle unattended frura 12:01 A.Tvi,
to 6:UU A.P~T. on the :in,oroved or u!ain travelel portion of arty of the streets of the City of
West L:e.iphis.
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Section 6. Officers authorized to reuro~e illegally stopped vehicles
iuhenever arr,~ police ofi'icer finds a vehicle standinr~ upor, a street in violation
oi' any of the fore;oin,; provisions of this Crciirrance such officer is i,ereby authorized
to move such vehicle, or re-:uire tlxe drivor or other person in cha-re of the vehicle
to move the sa:ae, to a position Dif t:e l;aved or unproved or ;:rain traveled ;art of
such street.
Section 'j. Penalty
Any ~er•son td:o ~•:i.olat%;:. arxy of file provisions oS this Gr_:iri~ttice and on conviction
'riereof slra-rl ',ie dee.:;ed r;uil.ty o~" s rriscie;.:eanar ~.nc shall be punished by a ~:irie :;f not
less t.an .;3.U0 nor more t_iar. ~25.~0.
Section u. StopFrin~, stanclin~ or parking
r1o person snal1. stop, pari: or leave st~n:i:i-ng any vehicle, ,~~hether atterriied oa•
unat cendea, upon tyre pa aed or irrp.~oved or r:rain tra~~-elect. part o1' any street in the
City of sues t J,lempLis tir!en it is practical to stop, pa rk or so leave such ~eliicle off
such 1~ art of said street, but in every event a cloar end unobstructed ~;ridtil of at
least,t.,elve feet of such part of the street opposite such standing=; vehicle shall ue
left fcr the frco passa<_e oi' other vehicles and a clear viet~r oi' such stopped vehicle
be ava:11ab7.e from a distance of -three hundred feet in each direction upon such street.
section 9. Repealin,~ Clause
;r11 ordinances or parts el Drc;inances in corriict hereti;ith are Y:ereby repealed.
section 10. 5evcrability Clause
S1~ICUld any i:orcl, phrase, sentence, p~ara;;ra_,h or section of this or~:iinance be
declared ili.e;al or unco~.utitutio:irl i'~-r ar~r reason, such iile~ali ty or unconstitutiona-
lity shall not aff::ct the re.~~a~inin.~ lrortions oi' said Ox•dina,nce.
SDCtion 11. li:er;ency Clause
It :.•_ pe:tring that tare City of .rest Ller:)~his ::1D~s not ,lave ade.;uate r ~;ulaticns
:_DVerriir.7 traffic upon the streets of the City of ~.uest l~~ie,ipiiiu, 2Ylci this Crdinance
being trz;ess:.try~ 1'or the preservation Df i;eace, health arrd iiappineza ci' tire citizens
oi' ,pest J:e,::phis, this Ordinance shall ta'r<c effect and be in full force i'rorn anu after
its passage ana appro. al.
L'iayor Dacus x•squusted areport from ;up_rintendent of Streets, Jinr ~3ailay, and flee
fo11c1•~~u.r1r~ report eras n;a~1e by J,:r. I?a:11ey:
Ult1VEL PU'rZCiLl.i!il rC'Z .iEi~lRlr1~1 r1J!U ~URPILIL'i:: 'iI3E F'O.~.L~~~~lJi0 ~PRSliTS:
S. l~;tlr 205 yds. ;Y 35b•75
S. 2Otlr 210 367.50
5. 16th 715 l,~,l.z5
~. 17th £~76 1,533.00
S. 12 ch 'j10 1, 2t~2.50
;;. 13th 795 1,31.25
.`) . ;7111 1'115 ~~ 3 • I j
rr. ; th 5'j5 1, ~~6. z5
rJ. 1~~th 335 ~~73.75
rlior,~pson 'j2O 1, 260.:;0
north ...Dues x,35 "161•'~'S
South rZ,;o.es 11]_~ 1,?jo.Gj
T;>Tler 610 1, Oci7.50
rJ. 12th 1 b1DC1~ 11-15 -'-53.75
i1. 13th 1 block 15 X71.2,
Patchir_i; streets 2~l } ;5.03
Total wul ~ w111,O02.03
rJo further business appearing, the meetiri :ras a:ijourned.
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1'~i'PJ3C,71%i-N: No4ember 10, 1950