February 6, 1951~~
I,~iI,iUT'i.,:i C-ir A l~E~.;ULJ'ut iT'S'ill:: ~]? lfi;; CIT'1 CG'Li~..iL Or II•~' CIi`Y Uii' '~~L~1 .!jJ..:YII.b, x.'.IurP'aiii,
hl1J. dPJ. II'd~L,U Ui b'aLlidlfiYt~ 6, hSL ,- - - ,_ _ _. -
'l:e Council cf the Cit,;- of ,lest i.:-~..~his net in a re;-iular session at the City hall
in said. (;it;;r at 7:~i) f'.;,?. on the Eth c!a;- of rebrLlary, 191.
The rr!eetin" rrs called to order by the :_~Iror, and -the roll beinb called. tklere acre:
present: k:ia~ror F. IvI. Dacus in the chair ar:c} the f ollorril!~; named Alderr!en:
'. B, i'o;rers, 1;. 13. i,=anchester, Ja:ae°• '~ledsoe, C. ii. :Iovrton, Curtis roster;
City Attorney J• Ii• 5p ears and City Clerk k;ennith Ilollis.
Abse~t: Alciex•laen U. I. Bollinl;er, r. L. Garrison, and R. I.;orley.
It being deterl:lined a quorurl was present, the follolzS.ng procee!iriL,s ~rere hc!1 to-wi.t:
The reading of the `;mutes of Council I,ieotin- on January 23rd .vas preter,.Iitted luxtil
ti:e next ILe~ula.r I;;eetin~; of the Council. V
I.ir. U•=re11 ;+orrest, ;istrict A~ir.na;er of the Couthwestern yell Telephone Corni;ar~y, and
I,r. Clyde 5hibley, Local hiana;_;er, appeared before the Council. Thereupon, motion was made,
passed, and. adopted authorizing the City Attorney to notify the Arkansas public aervice
Corvuission and I+ir. T. J. gentry that tk_e Cit3, of nest 11e1:!hhis is no longer interested in
opposing the rate adjustment proceedin~-s before the Arkansas Public Service Coliu;lission.
ItIa~-or Dacus announced that a joint meeting of the Colxncil and LigYrt ~ 6Jater Co;rm>.ission
Ilad been cap led inas.auch as l.r. Carr!ey of Oliver y. Cobb 1. Company, Certified Public
Accountants of i.ieul~.his, Tennessee, vibe 11ad c:rn~ducted the 1750 audit of the City of nest 1'.ieraphis,
lsras present to presera and discuss it. Lifter discuss-cII of the clatter by both the Council
sand the l:i }~t ~: :water Col.niussion, i% l:as ..'ound d~,o be in order, and copy of s~r11t' l:~as ordered
tc br: fii d ti~itI the Count ,• ;Court eri,- ~I!+l tie Cit7- Cleric.
i._i'.r'aul .'c. ~--rd, ;-:arlar;er of the L.:_;ilt .. '~aater Je_:~art~lent, reported to ti:e Council
a.nd t_le Li.l llt .pater Co::n:Ii c;sien an Ili s invc:stigaticn of u se arlci ti;'pe of reservoir that
ti'i OLllil. JE; Slt1.+;.'Jle 'i O~ i:eUt I;~i::j?Ili O. i~l f~~;x' ~liCLI: SI.OY1 Oi rile Inat"ter, 1t '.ra5 rile Ol~lnlOn
Of al_l. I`r'e S'2rl ~i: 't:'3t the C:ay Ok10Li1Cl j:r 003ed liltkl pl.'illS t0 COrl:itl'lJ.Ct & reSex•v01r au SOOn
,S pOSS1b.Le. I~ir. L'yrd b'raS 1nStrLlCted t0 COntaC't LIr. i. ,~ ..Oa~lOl', COnSUlting JJI1glIxeer,
on the possibility of iris v~rl.ir.,- Lril,kl tl!e ~,Iity on the supervision of the constxnxction
for tale foundation cf the re_ervoir. l.lso, to acivis: L.J~ne-Cer':tral Couq><.r>J-, the
contractor for the yell at the proposed .location of a Herr reservoir, that the City tiaras
contemplating the construction of the res+arv-air in or~-ier that tY1e Corspany could make
tilei.r ~:~lals accerdi ugly,
t:r. George Tenr~y oi' the :i-ri:ansas Ikealth Depart*.nent appe::.red before the Council irx
behalf of the ~epart;r:ent~ s Larvicide Yrogr~:ra for the year 1951. After discussion of the
I:,atter, the folloti•~irlg resolution 1+~:.s introduced i.n :iriting by Alder•:iian roster, vrho moved
i. t.= adoption:
That the City of ',Jest I,iemphis al;propriate the srun of x;2,900.:0 to be
expended for labor and materials in the Larvicide Yrc~;ram conducted and
supervised by the Public Healt.Yl ~epartncnt of the State of Arkansas,
this being the same appropriation as that for 1950.
I.iotion to adoi.,t the resolution bras sec .ended by ,ilderman :ioraton, and upon the matter
being called to vote, the follcvring voted;
i~;;re: Pesters, 1ianchester, ledsoc, Zorrt.on, foster.
hay: ione.
I:Ia:nor ilr'.cus advised l,ir. 'ienl~,~ that he Lrould ~+rite Jr. T. 'i. Moss, -~x°kansas health
Uepartl:ient at Little mock of the ~ct_on of the Council.
1.layor Dacus advised the Council tklat J. B. O~rin~;s, City. Patrol:!an, liad tendered
his resi'natien effective Ilax•ch 1, 1951.; that it •r~nnhi be necessar,;- to secLlre Borne one
to replace &`r. ~rrings; thrzi; a Co;:u.littee had previously been appointed composed of
Alder!aen Poti=ors, i3ledsoe, Bald Iloorton i;o ;l.iscuss er.:plo;;~elnc.a of ):'olicorlen, and this
Co:!mitte wcs requested to meet 1.'itk: the ;.;a,-or at 3:00 P.k:I,, i•ebruary ?, 1.)51 to
intervietiv applicants for the Police Dei;artr_,nt.
Chief of Police hclland reported t,o the Council on the collection of Privilege
License anci City vehicle license for the ;gear 1)>l.
i.ia~ror Dacus announced the-rt the next order of business ti•rould be the receiving of
bids for a Herr police car. 1'k!ereupon the follcrring bids tivere received:
Cha.l~:ers rioter Company .............................(Ida }aid)
Johnson ~~ut.o Compar;y :...............................ti~h'T'15.00
lien IS1ililce '.,iobr Oontpany : .......................1. :~2,Uf32.15
2. :„>1, 776.30
Jest l,len!phis P~ietors, Inc ............................w-L,61.9.Ou
Holland Implement Co ................................w2,135.1~5
Ch~1pr^an I,Iotor ~ Ilrlplenrent Co ........................p1,~70.05
After discussion of the matter, motion ryas ma:ie, passed, and adopted that the bid
be awarded to the Joklnson Auto 'Caai~sny.
A report on t:le rrori: of the Fire ~e,::arti:_ent for t':ie 2:.crlth of Jruwx^,;", 19;1, :as 2.ade L;;r
;ctin~ ;;Lief ;,Q,it I:as•pl2;,r.
Juil~e I;. J. itubens :cet writh ti ~ Council to 1i cu.sa he ,~ x'CCint; proi:le;: u].on(; ~roadlrr>y.
After discussion of the platter ®n ordirlarce entitlad ~~;,r_ vr.iiranca To ,:;le2a; vr,l7.nance Tdo. 1u8
Passed anal Approved On ~1'he 2lst Day of October, 1; ~0~~ ryas introduced in it^itin~; by ~lder~°ian
Bledsce:
<il~?er2_zan rtio rtcal _;;osed th t she rule rerluiring said ordinance to be ra~1 in full on three
difSei°e2rt days be sus~~ended, and that said ordinance be placed on its second reading; 2~2otion
t:as seco2idad by Alderman Manchester, anti ttlereaft~~r the I„a;,*or put the lue~tion on the adoption
of s~:id 2!lotion, and the roll being tailed, the follol~ring voted;
Aye: rowers, L:anchester, Ble+isoe, Rcirton, Faster.
I1ay~ Il:nle.
' the .
tae :.ia~ror ec area ~ ~ ,, .,~
~+ lereul,on ;;.utiwl lal-~ pa°,.,., ~ Inc: s~.id ordlnanc;e placed on its
SeCOnC% T'E:aClr2(~. The OTdl7;_triCe Was tl"1en road tilt' 3000 YiCl tli:.e 1J;j .a.l.dcr'lan 1'01'ferS.
r;l3or.aan : oaten then r_~ovad tie ~~t a~:1.d ~ ~ :.ir~ance ~:.
' Le 1 ; ].aced upor2 its final adol:,tion;
r.lotion -aas seconu~d b~ .,ldor._.n .io~:~rton, any, after due cmis_~ler:..tior. ~,,a~xeof 'c~; s:,id Council,
tT'ie <;::"Or put thC' ,`ueStlOn Oli ti18 .7~lti ~_Jrl G_ "v h0 .10t1JL, :aii_I L1:C.i t11e9 roll Uc.1.2i!~ called,
the follol,ini; voted:
A~ e: Posers, 1.`anchestex^, ~lcdsce, li ;';rt~n, roster.
I~iay: done.
+I:ereupon the I:a;;ror declared the 2~2otion dul;;~ ca_x•i;;d n;l tie.id ox..inwnce placed :i,,or, it:;
final reudin and adoption.
maid ordinance eras read in full by Alderrian L~anchester, ~:ho :loved its adoption,seccnded
by =~lder~;;an Dledsoe, and after due ccnsider•.tion tht-reof by said Cou2:cil, the I:ia,ror put the
question up~~n the adol.~tion of said r,,otio2., and upon pasu he of said ox i.nance, ant t_•le roll
being; called, -the following voted:
A;~e: I'olr~rs, ~ancheatcr, alcdsoe, itevrton, roster.
11ay: I'Ione.
~~,rhereupon the I~:a.;;~or called to tl:e ~oallcils attention. that the ordina2;ee, adopted,
contained an e;22~-rE;ercy claus~: and sul;ge'~ted that specific action should b~ taken Ly the
Council on this cl use. ~~,~;Plereupon motion as r;:~la~ b;;~ .,l :.',r,an 1~oster and duly se~ended
by .;lder;:.an 'orrery ti:~_t the er.erE;ency clauuc of said ordinance b4 ~~dol~t~d, anal +~ie ro7.1
ceinC called, tt2e follol•rin~; voted:
AJ~e: :'criers, L;a2lcLester, Dleds,,e, I~iolrton, . ~: ter.
lad : .,one.
+lc_x^eui;on tl.c- :,_a;;ror ~looia c:a lei :::ot1or: dug;, d ar.~ a ~~
~u _ ~uo~~t~ ~~~. or~iln~:.,c ciu1.,' j.~~:cu,
and i>ned leis ~.:,~roval to ,~~id .irdinancc ._na. ~~hc 'it~~ dl,:;l: ~..u~ _IirecLcd tc _ :ail ~'.le c~a~e
• ., ,
Ll'On the rel'!~r.:. of L1'Ct1aA..11C-e'o OZ' t11E 'v 1t~" G.i "Fist i_iCJa-..,5, .,~.: oL;.Ua9, ai;..~. t0 1_ ~,: _.I1 i, Z7 LiIJ1L.i1E; CI
_~ r~ ;uired b~ la r, end to n.,: .Lan said ordir.~.rce i~":~. 1~,7~.
;;aid c_.Lir..nce to ~-:.ich rlo a.2en~l~:ent l~~s oifEx~i :.. ~.~:.'ollo:rs:
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ol~1r~J,racE r,~o. 193
r11J OIZDID?<'1riCL'' 1'U rt}~:Iii) (}ti)ilvArdCE I1C. 1&~i PROBED r'slv'il ~sYl':IUVi:D UiJ 'I'lU:
21~TH DAY OF UL'TOBER, 19x0.
liE iT Ci~.lliliTED >Y '27IE CI'~f COUlCE UT, TIIE CITY Ur .~LaT .~T.~T~iJ:
That Section three of Ordinance To. 1u'u ire a:;rended to read as follovas;
"Section 3. Stopping, standing, .i-rivint, or parl:is>t; prohibited in
specified places.
Ile ~ersorx shall stop, stancl, or part. a vehicle, e::cept rri;en
necessart- to avoid conflict •,+itix otixer tr~~ffi.c or '_n compliance vrith the
directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in arr,~ of the
follovring places:
1. Cn a sidewalk
2. In front of a public or private drivevray
3. ~`dithin an intersection
11. ;,ithin 15 feet of a fire hydrants
5. On a cross ;calk
6. ait~hin 20 feet of a cresstivalk at an intersection
7. ~~€ithin 30 feet upon the approach to any flasi~ing beacon, stop sign, or
trai'fic-control signal located at the side of a roadtuay or street.
u. +within j0 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad croe.sing
9. ilomgs'::?e or opposite :zrry street e;:cavation or obstruction ,;lren s~zch
sto~l~ing, st;._~.nding, or parking ti^roLrld obstruct traffic
10. Urx a roa~hvay side of ark- vehicle sto~~~~aci or parl~e<iut the ed;e of a
curb or street
11. At an; place ;rY:ere official si ins ~n•ohibit stopping, ,~arlcin„ or driving
12. At airy I>lace iortrer than ';;.re officia]. suns perirut."
Emergency Clause;
It appear.inE~ t'rat the Oity of sees i Iieinl,his does net have ade:luate regulations
;overnirr~; the parking of vehicles upon the streets of the City of '•+est Lien.phis, and
this Ordinance bein€; necessar,}~ for tTre preservation of peace, health and happiizess
of the citizens of '+~est T~eral~lxis, this ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its passa{;r and alshroval.
An ordinance entitled "fin Ordinance To iLepeal Ordirance Aio. 176 t'assed and ,^,tprcv~d
on Januas^~~ 3, 1;50, rind To rxr;rend Section 13 of Ordinance Ido. for 'assed avid approved on
the 21st i)ay of April, 19u9" ti-ras ro~.d the second tizue bjr ~ldex~r>izn i•iancl:e-titer, vrt:.o moved
that the sec:.nci reactin;:; er the ordinance be approved, the notion tivas .seconded by .llderrian
Yo~~rers, anil a;ion the roil being called, the follor;in.` voted;
1~~e: r'o•,vers, i•~anchester, L'ledsoe, Ro~rtun, 'r'oster.
Iday; ;lone.
The 13ui.ldarsg Inspector presented the follow~ir_€; building l~errait he ii;:d authorised to
:e !sued., rroti.on raa:; rr~de, ~ss~auund adopt;c to cor~irm the actions of the Building
lrrspector in the issn nce of the follerrin~ pex~:rit:
C. L. ~rri.~bh
I:lotion ~-ras rude i~« ;^~lcler,ran 2ovrton and seeon4.eci b;,r ,Llderr:>t~.n ;roster to aF?prove,
authorize, rat,if;,~, and/or confirm I:a~ ment of t.lre follotiring bills;
GEri?;lI.1L I'UI~D GEl'd:u1I.r'UTD - CGr1TIlv'UFsi)
I3ud Rolland-T~~:eals a6~3.!yi Sarah ~. Smith :,r55.~0
1~.ark Iiovvell 249.50 James E. }3rown 20.00
Eero~rls Hathcoclc !x9.50 Cletis T~~;bor L11.y.~~U
-uene Hale 35.25 II. H. Ideal 1x9.50
Jokm 'ru. Dabner 35.25 Perry goers 5'S.OU
Harry Uranger 35.25 J. Y. Barris 30.~~5
Geor€;e Gooch 35.25 D. au. .larrison 39. ?5
Millie f3. Harris 3=,. Z5 Oscar r~tLStin 10.!0
.'>,aron r~l~rite 35.25 Ed lluctson 35.25
Ste:r:.irt Smith 35.25 Charles laCa.ddox 63.1.15
Johnny e~hite 3'1.25 I";. L. Thompson Estate 4,ii00.00
F~oberta Coles 35.25 Dept. of 'revenue 1.~0
James ;)earen ix5.00 aarah l . Smith 55. U0
IIrzbcrt Lee 33.30 Ja;:res E. L,roti,Zi 20.00
i;lei;is ''akior ,r1~-],,70
' J. ~~. IIarris 32.1,ni
.... I.. I1es1 1;; . rJ
:~. garrison 3;7.'3
"scar ',u~tin 27.20
CharL~s ;_~ ldos 63.15
llacL ;_o;re11 1,?,~i~
Le~l:is ,Iatl:cocL E ~0
Ja:u~~ ': aI'~n ~.,:C;
Jo1Tn ~,,. ~;:lbner 35.27
iiarr~ ~1r:1n~el 3';.27
]eor;e %ooch )~ ?7
~,~i ~ lie _ . iial•ris 3` . ?`'
tial'Oll ld:ilt~; j~• 1 J
;tt E%"i-.rt ;:11 tit _
John ~ ~ ,~I i',. ~ ~~,
1?tc' 1 rrc..1 ,9,50
Lc~l'ris ii^thcoch ?,7U
John ~.I.Jabner ~5.~5
iiarr_- Gran~-er ''r
3~•=J
'lec,r~rc; C;ooch ~';
ll~.e ~, llarri ~ 3>• 27
;anon alite 35. "'r
-J
~tet~~irt ~~:iitll 35•?`%
Johlu~}* `,;kite z5
JC1ra:i ,(. ~l!11t11 ,:7,•;~0
JW=tcs ... ~>ro'i.r. 2C.t. ~0
'~ eai s labor Ltd. _..
J. ~ . '.iarri~, 'J,
~ ,.u
~'arly RcL~ars ~7.u0
;;i. li. Kcal 1;9.50
3diiucison 3:1, ~,~',
JeGS1.C .IortJ11 ;.7j
:iGlll;',- '~O.li]1iJ 2` `j0
.>~i ]':ill 1 . ~+-.il. til ~ j • Ui)
Ja;na.. ~. _~~,.~:~,~t 20.,)0
J.Latis ';'ullor !x.00
e'er I^' iCOC-2i ~
~ ` `~ 0
'.:, It
. .. al ~i9.10
J. ,_. iiarris 3G. ~G
~. i=li'rison °" ~'0
:udson ~~
L;;rris l<=t11C QCli ~;;~.~0
J=::<a leaven 1.15.00
";Il;;eni: il~:le j~; c7
Darr - Gran;- cr 35.2>
George Gooch ''r
`i11ie U, ] . i r i.s
baron il:ite 3 •27
~t~r,°Trt ~;aith 35.2,
Johnra_e '.,kite 3: ?5
l;oLert:a ,voles 37.2;
i.elulel;h _iol].is <~.00
~a;-ton .,acl:ett ~).',/l~
J. a;~~; rs 1' i~ ~~i.,
~'~R:_:, :I' ~ 0 'r':::i1CI, IiF,LIi.;F 1~ u1J"i)
vi.~ ,.._L,1-. iLiJ/ - wtJ;l ~rillU.i.,.+
;r,~~ ZuLen~ ~;1!,r,:;i3
Joan ;;illencaT:rl 1.3?,'S0
II Boll nd ?' ~ ,00
... il. lol]_and rJ. )0
is+ud Ilcli.and-i.b:als 51,6.70
~'ranlc .lees„ ?20, ~0
J. _ . .,ri~;Lt 230,_'0
,, ,;kitten 210.:10
J. L. `'tro~ings 21~.i,~~i0
~. L. yore. 210. v0
~. L. oi:.;s 210. CJ
Johnl>5~ i,daTas, Jr. 20'C.':)0
ioraae ter:%im 27.'00
.,h~tfiela .:~uY_Ih~ 300.0
v. J. liat;tun 230.00
. i.:, Ili'e ~e_ l'::ent 67,x„00
i::ra. .._. ~. „~irrie 3>..0
. s. Bets--.an 33J,n0
uul ~ r~l 1~7, J0
J :.1 ~.ai1c;;;r 33 C. ;0
fie:: ~._1 _.:on ~.7. ~C'
1. 1J. Stacg ~•C
v. J,'. L11T, LI~I:111 2(J.3~
•~Ja-~__.(:...~ _"I:. 1.>~.~..1 l~i;•i1"]1B 221,?
Collecto.' I]ltEl ,,:i. ac--venue 1{~~2,c0
U. ii, ;~~;orton 2';.L~O
J.wuc Bledsoe 2,, v0
Jurtis =o:tel ,r.OC
0. ~. ~ollin~, ar 2~~, 50
~L. L. :r~rrison ,u0
.~. - : ;urn "~ , JO
i'. ~ror:e'rs 2 ~,~JO
anr.aester ^_~' JO
i s~'«:. .~ n,i 17~ntE~~ Laril; 1.71:•3
.i~,rl:: .~,..~iiL Ul'iii
Ilerir~ ~ airier ~ 1a0.1a0
Ileni'y Fal.aer ~0.~0
iiubert Lc~e 3(.!+0
Iiu:~art Lee 3b.!,0
lienrr ral]uer 1,0.1;0
i:uUcrt Lye ji_;. ~0
Coilec ~;,or of Internal I~ew. 15.30
Ji]:] oiler 120,:;0
~~ _r ~E .o'..,i r`ard 2,6_,0,00
C.;wrles J• Hylton ,. Jo. ?u.;>?
~...,~_,.. l,J-,v0'T ..iii- Li.:~ i ti:,;D
~,' 1-' ~__._ 'iii?.L,^, Sr ~j • -~/
grill;.., . rn:11d "'~
:..; .
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-E:',"ir"r i~G11.1715 j„2r
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;J~:rlc:-.a .;rnJ i~:i ~'j
~15
iicnl~> Cull.ir]s 37, _`'
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~arilcl T1 ~.... c'
Lgr?_er~a r-Told 3,.27
IiensV Collins 11.27
~arler..:_rncld 3, 2a
:v L:LL' 1:,1 ii..~.LC V,_,:._T:.I'+ 1 1"' [) '.'.:.'
Y1-gin';,c-rs Lar;?: of tunic::, Liis.
,~3,000,~_,0
''~ ~t~ lL rail ~~.yi.tJ'tJl_ -iA
. L.cU.,ueh ~,~~,,.•.i0 uillon rl tors ~'-lt~oT:al ~a:;lcti,,1y;11.92
II_~on tl-_e rlattar beillo called to vote, t':e = ollor,_r_„ -voted:
r„'e: . ~~fe; 1'S, .1, 11!', i1C;3t6i', liledSUO, ,. .."tOn, i~00'~~l'.
A'aJ: Bone.
!to further bt~-roes a"i;~~ai'inE,, ~Llc r.e~~~r'; .~u„ ~,;.ljoll,~c;a.
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