August 21, 1951CJ~~f.
I,fINUTES OF A REGULAR lIEETING OP' THE CITY COUNCIL CF TIIE CITY OF u'rEST I,III~iP1iIS, ARKANaAS,
HAD AND HELD ON AUGUST 21, 1951.
The Council of the City of tiVest I;Iemphis met in a reYular session at the City Hall
in said City at 7;30 p.pd. on the 21st day of August, 1951.
The meeting was called to order by the r,ayor, and the roll being called there were:
Present: P~ayor I'. 1'.I. lJacus in the chair and the following named Aldermen:
R. R. Llorley, Curtis Foster, A. R. L•'anchester, Jaynes Bledsoe,
0. I. Bollinger, and P. B. I'o~uers; and City Attorney J. FI. Spears.
Absent: Aldermen R. L. ('garrison, C. H. Rovrton, and City Clerk Kenneth .Hollis.
It being determined a quorum vras present, the following proceedings were had to-wit:
I.4inutes of Council Meeting on August 7, 1951, mere read and approved.
Mr. C. B. uenhausen appeared before the Council in behalf of the holy Cross Mission
Church to request the abandonment of a five foot easement held by the City on the rear of
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Block nCn of Iyndon Addition inasmuch as the contemplated buildir~
program of the Episcopal Church would necessitate the construction of buildings on the
easement. It was brought to the Councils attention that the easement was not in use by any
department of t}~e City. Thereupon, after discussion of the matter, City Attorney Spears was
instructed to proceed to vacate the easement.
Estella McNeal, who had filed an application for a cafe at 428 S. 15th Street, appeared
before the Council with a petition from surrounding property owners stating they had no
objection to the operation of a cafe in her residence at the above address; said location
being in an area zoned as "B" residential.
Also, Yrillie I~ae Burke, who had filed an application for a restaurant and i'ish market
at 617 S. 13th Street, appeared before the Council vrith a petition as instructed by the
Council on August 7. After discussion of the petitions, motion was made by Alderman Morley
and seconded by Aldez?nan Bledsoe that occupation license for cafe at 428 S. 15th Street be
granted Estella I.IcNeal and license for restaurant and fish market at 617 S. 13th Street be
issued to F~illie i.,ae Curke upon their compliance with sanitary regulations for cafes.
Upon the natter being called to vote, the following voted:
Aye: ?Morley, Foster, I:;anchester, Bledsoe, Bollinger, and Poyvers.
Dlay~ ddone.
}ayor Dacus reported to the Council on the IrIalaria Control Program.
Mr. T. W. Stacy, Health Officer, who had been requested to appear at the Council Leeting,
failed to appear. Pa~yor Dacus advised the Council he would contact Mr. Stacy to ascertain the
reason for his failure to appear.
Mayor Dacus called the Council's attention to the fact that some arrangement should be ;Wade
to finance the construction of the proposed fire station, library and office for the Power and
YJater Commission. It was pointed out and discussed that tl:e prospectus could. be prepared by the
City and sale made by the City, but a more favorable interest rate might be obtained by and the
prospectus prepared by persons more familiar with this type business; that bond dealers might be
contacted and some arrangement worked out for the bond buyers and dialers to prepare the prospectus
for a nominal sum and r~ ich might result in a saving to the City in the fornr of reduced interest
rates.
Thereupon motion was made, passed and adopted authorizing ~rrd instructing the lwtayor to
contact bond buyers with the virew of ;paving a prospectus prepared and the necessary things done
for the sale of the bonds.
The following letter from the i. K. Electric Oompar~y ~~as presented to the Councils
Tv.rs. Sarah Y. Smith
p. 0. Box 55
Yfest l:emphis, ~.rkansas
Re: Crittenden County Hospital
West Idemphis, Arkansas
Dear Lirs . Smith :
We acknowledge receipt of your invoice for Privilege Tax amounting to ~5U.u0 for the year 1951
for the City of YJest Memphis.
This is to advise you that we hold Privilege Tax receipt for ttie year 1950 and we do not have
ar•~yy business establishment, neither do we solicit ar~y business, in the City of West &fmphis.
When we paid the privilege tax for the year 1950 we got this for the sole purpose of doing onJ,y
one job, which is the Crittenden County Hospital. Therefore, we do not feel we should be asked
€or arry further taxes; and we again repeat that we do not have arty establishment or solicit ark
business in the City of West Memphis.
llue to difficulty in obtaining various materials for the Crittenden County Hospital is the reason
for not completing this job in 1950. 19e feel confident the job will be completely finished before
the end of 1951.
YVe want to thank you for the courtesies extended to us by your Department during our work on this
job and if any job should come up in the future, we gill be more than glad to work with you in
your Department as we have done in the past.
Yours very tru]y,
I. K. ELECTRIC CUI.iPANY
After discussion of the matter G. G. Kietztnan, Electric Inspector, was instructed to advise
the company that they were operating in violation of City Ordinance No. 175 aril said ordinance
would be enforced.
The Building Inspector presented the following building peizaits he had autklorized to be
issued, motion was made, passed and adopted to confirm the actions of the Building Inspector
in the issuance of the .following permits:
Taylor Claiborne
E. Johnson-2
A. R. '"anchester
H. Steele
Chickasaw Lumber Company
Dollie Doughty
A. Tiet$,s
1Vallin-Dickey & Rich Lumber Co.
C. Davis
C. W. Peeples
Mrs. L. L. Riggan
D. Mosley
J. 0. Drumrrright
I5. I.fanchester
Application of Nanning Lumber Company was approved and the Building Inspector advised to
issue permit as requested.
Application of Church of Jesus Christ to erect a teat for a revival was considered and the
3uilding Inspector request to investigate the matter further before ar{y action be taken by kiim.
yotion was made by Alderman Foster and seconded by Alderman Ltanchester to approve, authorize,
ratify, and~or confirm payment of the following bills:
GENERAL FUND G~dERAL FUiJD-COAT
Arkansas Paint and Glass Company ~1T•57 Aaron ift~ite ;22.50
Taob Darnett 11.60 Anderson I;iurry 22.50
Bernard High sales 39.50 L. T. Pretty 28.88
Oliver P. Cobb & Co. 3111.00 Bill Clark 28.38
Conyers Sign Service 15.00 Jchn Pye 26.88
~y. J. Cooley & Co. 33.50 E. E. Cook 28.88
Bob Duncan 6.75 Roberta Coles 28.88
Esso Standard Oil 1,1175.83 Odell Phifer 28.88
Delta Ice Co. 10.20 Sarah Y. smith 55.00
Farmers Supply Co. 85.68 James E. Brown 20.00
Federal Office Eqt. Co. 80.00 Cletis Tabor 1111.50
Griffin and Goe 1111.94 Perry Rogers $7.50
Hanna Plumbing Co. 110.511 M. H. Neal 119.50
General Electric Corp. 19.80 Mack Howell 119.50
K1irulworth Insurance Agency 178.611 Charles Maddox 65.00
I1cGregor~s, Inc. 167.15 Ed Hudson 28.88
Manufacturers Rubber & Supply Co. 5.23 r`rardell Thomas 35.70
1Lid-South. Oxygen Co. 16.90 Robert llurry 33.75
Mid South Oil Co. 3.85 J. P. Harris 28.88
National Cylinder Gas Co. 11.00 Will Caldwell 35.20
Pational-Rose Co. 233.75 Choctaw, Inc. 2,3911.66
Peoples Iiercantile Co. 72.61 J. F. cJright 115.00
Paper Products Co. 85.65 Frank Reese 110.00
Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co. 19.36 B. ~. titihitten 105.00
Radio Center 2.~0 C. L. Gore 105.00
Ray's Electric Co. 4.59 S. L. Sins 10$.00
Remington Rand, Inc,! 179.00 J. F. DeRoure 92.50
Jan Riehl, Inc. 1.36 Whit i,'urpl;y 150.00
Riggs Tractor Co. 153.16 0. J. Hatton 11j.00
Saunders Repair Shop 2.50 Louis Iiatllcock 119.50
Scruggs Eqt. Co. 17.60 Jaynes Dearen !19.50
Spalding Tire Co. 51.611 E. Hale 36.00
S. C. Toof, Inc. 239.80 J. 1J. Dabney 35.25
Tayloe Paper Co. 53.06 Georl;e Gooch 36.00
Triangle Chemical Co. 93.09 Flillie B. Harris 36.00
Tri-State Neon 22.50 Harry Granger 35.25
Union Electric Service 11.211 Aaron '++hite 36.00
Viking Supply Corp. 3.95 Anderson flurry 3.38
W and Vd Distributing Co. 57.50 L. T. Pretty 35.25
iN11in-Dickey & Rich 6.82 pill Clark 35.25
Weller Bros. 128.00 John Pye 35.25
West llisinfectant Co. 80.21 Ernest E. Cook 32.25
iyest ~+emphis Lbr. Co. 1111.28 Roberte_Coles 35.25
Wolf the Tailor 23.ID5 Odell Phifer 35.25
southwestern Bell Telephone 94.13 Sarah Y. smith 55.00
Dacus Lbr. Co. 905.39 James E. i3rown 20.00
Lewis Iiathcock 49.50 Cletis 'l'abor 111.1.50
James Dearen 119.50 Perry Rogers 57.50
Eugene dale 28.85 11. II. Neal 119.50
J. i'J. Dabney 28.88 I:kzclc Howell 119.50
George Gooch 28.88 Charles I.iaddox 65.00
Wi]1ie B. Barris 28.88 Ed Hudson 35.2$
Barry Granger 28.88 dJardell Thomas 117.60
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GENERAL FUND - CONT. GENERAL FUND - COPdT.
Robert ldurry X38.25 Perr,~ Rogers ;57.50
J. P. Harris 35.25 1Y. H. ideal 49.50
lYill Caldwell 42.40 black Iiovrell 4g~5o
henry Collins 38.25 Charlr s Eiaddoac 65.00
James Cox 12.00 V~(illia~- A. Carey 50.00
Collector Internal Rev. 354.60 Ed Iiudson 35.25
Ark. State Board Health 276.69 Wardell Thomas 42.75
Bob Barnett Auto Supply 17.42 Robert Murry - 37.50
Bragg Auto Co. 4.00 J. P. Iiarria 35.25
Cor~era Sign Service 101.00 dames Cox 24.00
Crittenden County Times 86.73 P. ld. Dacus 150.00
R. ;&. Currie 6.27 Kenneth Hollis 25.00
Dacus Lumber Co. 110.91 Dayton Sackett 25.00
Delta Ice Co. 10.20 C. H. Rorrton 25.00
$ob Duncan 31.50 James Bledsoe 25.00
Esso Standard Oil 321.73 Curtis roster 25.00
Farmers Supply Co. 17.43 0. I. Bollinger 25.00
Garrison Ready-~Idi.x Concrete 149.51 Ray L. Garrison 25.00
Hamilton Clinic 49.~~0 R. R. Morley 25.00
Johnson Auto 59.37 P. B. Powers 25.00
Lehman-Roberts Co. 103.48 A. R. Manchester 25.00
McOaa Chevrolet 672.68 J. Ii. Spears 150.00
ldartin Flag Co. 81.48 Edtivard J. Rubens 145.83
T~Iamphis-Shelby County Red Cross 15.70 Jean Hillencar~p 139.00
Meriwether Apothecary 6.ID3 H. D. Rolland 255.00
Idid-South G7~gen Co. 2.79 H. D. ilollaxri 50.00
)3otoro7.a, Inc. 22.l~4 Bud Rolland 582.75
Peoples Merc. Co. 2.01 J. F, yYright 115.00
R~y~s Electric Co. 5.57 Frank Please 110.00
Remington Rand, Inc. 146.75 B. w!. Whitten 105.00
J. A. Riggs Tractor 207.22 C. L. Gore 105.00
Spalding Tire Co. 10.32 S. L. Sims 105.00
5ergent & Sowell, Inc. 12.80 J. F. DeRome 92.50
5potts Drug store 3.112 Clayton A. Hopper 150.00
YV and Yff Dist. Co. 25.15 Edgar Beck 25.00
6'Jest Disinfecting Co. 88.27 rlhit I,iurphy 150.00
Yffest Memphis Electric Motor 12.7? ~ l~hit Murphy-Car Expense 50.00
Zep bdfg. Co. 102.19 O. J. Hatton 115.00
E. E. Cook 28.88 W. 1~?. Fire Dept. 194.00
Roberta Coles 35.25 Mrs. Id. B. Currie 35.00
mdell Phifer 35.25 G. G. Kietzman 330.00
Lewis liathcock 49.50 Paul K. Byrd 125.00
James Dearen 49.50 Jim Bailey 330.00
E. Hale 36.75 Ben Ellison 125.00
J. W. Dabney 35.25 Ben Ellison 9.35
G. Gooch 36.75 T. W. Stacy 3G.GU
1Yillie Harris 36.75 Otis Rowe 150.00
Harry Granger 35.25 DCerchants and Planters Bank 89.06
Aaron lNhite 36.75 Treasurer, State of Arkansas 700.17
A. Murry 28.50
L. T. Pretty 35.25
Bill Clark 35.25 SEI,WER REVENUE FUND
John Pye 35.25
Sarah Smith ll0.00 Earlena Arnold X28.83
James E. Brown 20.00 Will Parker 28.88
Cletis Tabor 44.50 George Hopkins 28.88
Perry Rogers 57.50 Otis Phifer 28.88
M. H. Neal 49.50 IIenry Pa]r~er 40.40
Mack Rowell 49.50 Clyde Bond 36.75
Charles Maddox 65.00 Earler~~ Arnold 35.25
William A• Cary 40.95 Will Parker 35.25
Piet Hudson 35.25 George Hopkins 35.25
Wardell Thomas 44.20 Otis Phifer 35.25
Robert Murry 40.88 James Smith 25.50
J. P. Harris 35.25 Henry Palmer 40.40
James Cox 20.00 Clyde Bond 38.63
Will Caldwell 46.40 Amos Jackson 85.OG
Henry Collins 39.75 Collector of Internal Rev. 2.00
g. E. Cook 12.75 Choctaw, Inc. 28.07
Roberta Coles 35.25 Earlena Arnold 35.25
Odell Phifer 22.0 Will Parker 35.25
J. B. Adams 12.75 George Hopkins 35.25
Lewis Hathcock 49.50 Otis Phifer 35.25
James Dearen 49.50 James Smith 35.25
40
40
Eugene Hale 35.25 Henry Palmer .
Jolm ~Y. Dabney 35.25 Clyde Hond 38.63
George Gooch 9.75 Jim Bailey 120.00
Willie B. Barris 35.25 Treasurer-State of Ark. 40.68
Barry Granger 35.25 Earlena ~-rnold
k 35.25
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Aaron White 35.25 er
tiYill Par
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25
35
Hnderson Idurray 35.25 George Hop
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L. T. yretty 35.25 Otis Phifer 9.75
Bi11 Clark 35.25 Jimini-e Dillard 25.50.
John Pye 35.25 Governor Kellogg 55.00
Jim Williams 25.50 Henry Palmer 40.40
James E. Brown 20.00 Clyde Bond 39.E
Cletis Tabor 44.50
SEt'!ER EXT~iSIOtd & REPAIR
Choctaw, Inc. ;661.11
Wallin-Dickey & Rich 6.12
Garrison heady Mix X9.49
Treasurer-State of Ark. 42.68
FIREII:N~S PENSION & RELIEF FUND
T. ii. j~+cGoughw'S0.U0
Adis Ball .75.00
Upon the matter being called to vote, the follotiving voted:
Aye: Morley, Foster, Blanchester, Bledsoe, Bollinger, and Potivers.
Nay: None.
No further business appearing, the meeting tivas adjourned.
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LiAYOR
ATTESTS
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APPROVED: 3EPTEI::DEl2 4, 1951