December 19, 19504'~Q
MINUTES OF A REGULAR I+uETING OF THE CITY COUAICIL OF Tl~ CITY OF V'~E:iT f,:Ef.1PHi5,
ARKANSAS, HAD AND HELD UN DECEMBER 19,.1950.
The Council of the City of Vuest L"emphis rnet in a regular session at the City Hall in
said City at 7:30 P.t;. on the 1)th day of ilecemoer, 1950.
The meeting vras called to order by the 1:layor, and the roll being called there vrere;
Present: Mayor P. ICI. Dacus in the chair, and the follov~ang named Aldermen;
R. L. Garrison, 0. i. Bollinger, C. H. Rowton, P. B. Powers; R. R. I::orley,
Curtis Foster, A. R. A;anchester, James Bledsoe; and City Attorney J. H. Spears.
Absent: City Clerft H. 0. Coats.
It being determined a quorum was present, the following proceedings vrere had to-vrlt:
Minutes of Council Meeting on December 5, 1950, were read and approved.
Mayor Dacus advised this being the last regular meeting of the Council for the year
1950 Mr. Alf Carter, County Court Clerk, vras present to administer the Oath of Office to
the officials elected for terms commencing January 1st, 1951, thereupon Alderman Garrison,
Bollinger, Rowton, and Powers; City Attorney Spears, City Clerk Hollis, and P.lunicipal Court
Judge Rubens took the Oath of Office.
Mayor Dacus announced that the nest order of business would be the consideration of an
appeal from the Board of Adjustment by the Oak Terrace Apartments, Inc. Thereupon,
fdayor Dacus advised the Council of the Proceedings to date in the matter as to the filing of
a building application by the Cak Terrace Apartments, Inc. for the construction of eleven
brick veneer apartment buildings with four units each and garages in the rear, each apartment
to be a 2-story building; said apartments to be constructed on Lots 1, 2, 3, !l, 5, 6, 7, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2u, 37, 38, 39, ~t0, 41, 1+2, 1~3, 1~1~, LrS, 1t6, la7 and l~8, Block 166, Kendal
Subdivision. The application vras referred to the Board of•,fdjustment by the Building Inspector
in that Lot F1os. 1, 2, 3, u, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 21} are now zoned uAn 5ingl.e
Family Residential according to Ordinance No. 165. The Board of Adjustment forwarded its
complete .file on the case to the Council.
Flotice of meeting of the Board of Adjustment had been duly given by publication and also
written notice to each property owner in the :rnmiediate vicinity had been given as provided by
Ordinance No. 176.
The Board met pursuant to the notice and after deliberation was unable to reach a decision,
and the matter vras referred to the Cit•,y Council, and this being the date vrhich the matter was
referred for hearing, and all contestants beir present, and also represented by Counsel, and
after a full and complete hearing before the Council the Council was unanimously of trio opinion
that the variation should be granted.
Thereupon motion was made by Alderman Z:iorley that the variation be granted, and that the
City Attorney be directed to prepare the necessary Ordinance changing the zoning classification.
The motion was seconded by Alderman Garrison and upon the matter Bing called to vote, the following
voted;
Ayes R. L. Garrison, 0. 1. Bollinger, C. H. rcowton, P. B. Powers, R. R. ivlorley, Curtis Foster,
il. R. l.ianchester, and James Lledsoe.
Nays None.
kiotion was then Trade, passed and unanimously adopted to grant the application of Oak
Terrace Apartments, Inc., to construct said apartments upon Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2lt, 37, 38, 39, 1~0, l~1, l:2, 43, 44, 1~5, 1~6, 47, and 118, Block 166,
Kendal Subdivision to the City of nest '.r~emphis, ~rittencien County, Nrkansas.
E. J. Rubens appeared before the council urrd tendered his resignation as a member of the
Board of Adjustment, and upon motion duly made, passed and adopted, iris resignation ws accepted.
Mr. ~'dis Ball, Chief of the Fire Department vrho had been out of the City for some time due
to illness, appeared before the Council to request consideration of his appointment as Chief on
a full time basis. After discussion of the matter, action was deferred until a later date.
A report of the v ork of the Fire Department from December 5th ryas made by 'Pemporar,~ Chief,
i'~hit F~turphy.
A report from the committee of Aldermen Bledsoe, fvlorley, and Rowton, who met with
k~tayor ilacus on December 8th to discuss financial matters, vras heard.
The F3ayor instructed that all City Dmployees be advised that Act No. 288 of the Acts of
nrkansas of 1929 an act requiring a tax receipt to be exhibited before wages or salaries are
paid i'rom public funds would be enforced as of January 1, 1951.
The Building Inspector pre.~ented the following building permits he had authorized to be
issued, motion was made, passed and adopted to confirm the actions of the Building Inspector in
the issuance o£ the following permits;
Yw~ Dickson
llacus Lumber Co.
ti'uest I,:emphis Funeral Home
Ollie ~tro~
Cleo La IvialoY,~arlow
Henry Vuilliams
Henry JoYmson
L. Hollenbeck
YU~n. Cooper
No further business appearing before the Council, the meeting tiaras adjourned.
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APPROVED: JAN~~AHY 23, 19>1