October 16, 195155
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF WEST 1~:iviPHI.S, ARKANSAS,
_ HAD:AND HEAD ON OCTOBER_16, 1951.
The Council of the City of West Memphis met in a regular session at the City Hall
in said City at 7:30 P.M. on the 16th day of October, 1951.
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, and the roll being called there were:
Presents Mayor P. M. Dacus in the chair and the follawing named Aldermen:
R. R. Morley, James Bledsoe, C. H. Rowton, A. R. Manchester, P. B. Powers,
0. I. Bollinger, and Curtis Foster; City Attorney J. H. Spears and City
Clerk Kenneth Hollis.
Absents Alderman R. L. Garrison.
Minutes of Council Meetings of September 18th and October 2nd were read and approved.
Mayor Dacus advised the Council of the progress being made on the financing of the
proposed fire station.
superintendent Jim Bailey reported to the Council on the work being done by the
Sewer_Department as follows; The completion of the project of laying cast iron pipe
under Highway 70 as contracted. with Armo Drainage and Metal Products, Inc. on May 15,
1951• .The repair of $~e break at the Oliver Street Pumping Station by laying 56 ft. of
12 inch cast iron pipe, and the progress being made on the repair of the break at
Danner Street and Avalon.
City Attorney Spears reported to the Council that the Easement to be negotiated
with McCaa Chevroleil Company had not been completed, but would be presented at the
next meeting of the Council.
Alderman Morley advised the Council that the tiYest Memphis Girl Scouts had contacted
him to present their request to the Council for the use of the present library building
if and when it is vacated by the library. The matter was taken under consideration by
the Council.
It was brought to the Councils attention that a request had been made by the
owner.of the property of the first block on the east side of S. Second Street that
it be restricted to 30 minute parking due to the congestion caused by the number of
offices in that area and the employees parking there prohibiting a place for the
general public. After discussion of the matter, Street Superintendent Bailey was
instructed to have 30 minute parking signs erected. The Police Department was also
instructed that there were numerous violations of the parking restrictions and to
commence a strict enforcement along Broadway.
Alderman Foster advised the Council that he had received numerous complaints as
to stray dogs, ..thereupon, Chief of Police Holland was instructed to have his officers
enforce the ordinance in a strict manner.
The Building Inspector presented the following building permits he had authorized
to be issued, motion was made, passed, arri adopted to confirm the actions of the
Building Inspector in the issuance of the following permits
C. H. Rowton
W. L. Sharpe
Chickasaw Lbr. Co.-4
Will Larry.
Cicero Thompson
Stane]y Rochon-Y. Balham, Jr.
Charley beavers
Fillmore Griffin
Roscoe Eddington
Freeman Finley
Lillie Smith
Zeke Taylor
Robert Robinson
W. B. Fordyce
Saver Graham
E. R. Reichard
Aasemb]y of God Church
Wallin-Dickey & Rich
Lois Knight
B. E• Burks
Kroger. Grocery
H. C. Williamson
West Memphis Tourist Court
H. Spicer
James Clark
West Memphis Nursery
Bettie King
Chickasaw Lumbar Co.
A. L. 8tirewalt
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Motion was made by Alderman Morley and seconded by Alderman R.owton to approve
authorize, ratifyr, arm/or c~
nfirn rayment of the follorring bills: ,
GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND-CONTINUED
Sarah Smith
James Brown
X55.00
M. H. Neal
X49.50 III
i~
Cletis Tabor
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Mack Howell
.49.50
Perry Rogers 57.50 William Lary 50.00 ,
M. H. Neal 49.50 L. Hathcock 49.50
Mack Howell
ld Hudson l
William Cary 50.00 Warden Thomas 43.35
Lewis Hathcock 49.50 Chris Day 28.~s8
~
Ed Hudson
35.25 Alvin Finks
35.25
I
Wardell Thomas pill Caldwell •
J. P. Harris 3525 Henry.Collins 39.75
Wilbur Riley 35.25 Collector Internal Revenue 335.50
Chris Day 35.25 Eugene Hale 36.75
Alvin Folks J. W. Dabner
'
5.
Will Caldwell 45.05 George Gooch '
3
75
6
I
Henry Collins 39.75 Willie Harris 3
.75 ~
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Roberta Coles 35.25 Harr, Granger 35.25
Homer Carr
7.87 Aaron White
36.75 ~
James Smith
35.25 Jim Williams j
35.25
Eugene Hale 36.75 Robert Murry 36.75 ~I
John '~abner 35.25 1Yi11 Parker 35.25
George Gooch
36.75 James Funs
35.25 ~j
Willie Harris 36 75 J. P. Harris 35.25
Harry Granger
35.25 Jimmie Dillard
35.25 it
Aaron White 36.75 Roberta Coles 35.25 ~'
Anderson Murry 41.63 James Smith 35.25
L. D. Pretty 1.50 Sarah Smith 55.00 i!
Jim Williams 35.25 James Brown ,)
20.00
gobert Murry
36 75
¢letia Tabor 1
x,50
Will Parker
35.25 Perry Rogers
57.50 j
James Eavns 19.13 ~' H' Kezl 49.50
I
Arkansas Board of Health 228.94 Mack Howell 49.50 ~
Arkansas faint & Ga.ass Co. 22.05 William Cary 50.00 ii
Bragg Auto Company 120.29 Lewis Hathcock
Erun
0
R 49,50
ChaP~n Motor Co. 15.95 er
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• 23.62 !~
Delta Eqpt. Co. X33,86 Ed Hudson 35.25 ~~
Bob Duncan 19.00 Wardell Thomas 43.35
Esso :+tandard 956•:8 Alvin Folks 35.25 I'
Farmers SuPP1Y 92.31 P. ~. Iiacus 150.00
Johnson Auto Co. 28.74 Kenneth Hollis 25.00
Ben Klinke Motor Co.
55.63 Dayton ;Sackett 2 ,00 ~~
Manning Lbr• Co.
1 2 C, II, Rowton 25,00 it
Mid .iouth Oxygen
8.84 James Bledsoe
~
Motorola Inc.
5.15
Curtis Foster
0. I
Bollin
er 25.00
'
Ozburn-Abston & Co.
0. K. Rubber Welders 3p, 78
81.84 .
g
R. L. Garrison 25.00 j
25.00
Russell Tractor Co. 8,47 R. R. Morley 25.00 '
Saunders Repair $hop 6.00 P. B. Powers
R
A
Iuianchest 25.00
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Spalding Tire Co. 24,55 .
.
er 25.00
Union Auto Electric
12,09 J. H. S ears
P
150.00~I
W. M. Electric Motor
76.50
E• J. Rubens I
145.83 ~I
W. M. Scrap Iron 8.16 Jean Hillencamp 139.00
Wallin-Dickey & Rich 4.43 H. ll. Holland 255.09 I!
McCaa Chevrolet 41.17 H. D. Holland 50.00
I
J. F. Wright 115.00 Bud Holland-Meals City ~
Frank Reese 110.00 Prisoners 665.35
H. Q. Y~hitten
105.00 J. F. Wri ht '1
115.00 '
C. L. Gore 105.00 Frank Reese
' 110.00
s. z.. suns
105.00 B, ~j,
~~hitten i,
105.00
J. F, peRome 92.50 C. L. Gore 105.00
~I
C. A. HoPPer 100.;)0 S. L. Sims 105.00
~
iYhit Ltur'P~Y 150.00 J. F, DeRome '
105.00
0. J. Hatton 115.00 C. A. Hopper 100.00 '
Eugene Hale 36.75 Edgar Beck 25.00 ~
J. 'N. Dabner 35.25 tiYhit Tdt~sP~Y 150.00
George .Gooch
30.75 tilhit Murphy-,Auto Expense 50.00
Willie Harris
36,75 0. J. iiatton .
115.00 ~I
Harry Granger 35.25 YJ• M. Fire Dept. 240.00
I
Aaron YVhite 30 38 Mrs. M. B• Currie ~
35.00
Jiro ~+illiams
35.25 G. G. Kietzman
330.00 ~
'
Robert Murry 36.75 Paul R. Byrd 1X5.00 I
Will Parker 35.25 Jim Bailey 330.00
James Evans
35.25 ~sen Ellison 125.00 '
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J• P. Harris 35,25 T. W. Stec
Y 30.00 -
Jimmie Dillard 35.25 Merchants & planters 89.06 ,~
Roberte,Coles 35.25 Sarah Smith 55,Op ~
James Smith
35.25 James Brown pp•00
Sarah Smith
55.00 Cletis Tabor I
44.50
James Brown 20.00 Mer
rs
a
Cletis Tabor
44.50 l
H. Ne 49.50
Perry Rogers
57.50 Mack Howell
49.50
William Ca
~ 50.0o g
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GENERAL FUND-CONTINUED
Lexia Hatheock
ft. 0. Bruner
Ed Hudson
Wardell Thomas
Alvin Fulks
Eugene Hale
John W._Dabner
George Gooch
Willie B. Harris
Harry Granger
Aaron y~Ihite
Jim Williams
Robert Murry
Will Parker
James Evans
J. P. Harris
Jimmie Dillard
Roberts Coles
James Smith
SEWER EXTENSION AND REPAIR FUND
Earlean Arno.d
George Hopkins
Jimir~y Dillard
Bud Green
Will Lee
Fairbanks, Morse ~ Co.
Qprrison Ready-Mix
Choctax, Inc.
Choctax, Inc.
Earlena Arnold
George Hopkins
Bud Green
Wi11 Lee
Collector of Internal Revenues
SE'~JER REVENUE
Henry Palmer
Clyde Bond
Dacus Lbr. Co.
Farmers Supply Co.
Mills-Morris Co.
henry Palmer
C1`yde Bond
Collector Internal Revenues
Earlena mold
George Hopkins
Bud Green
Will Lee
Henry Palmer
Clyyde Bond
Jim Bailey
Earlena Arnold
George Hopkins
Bud Green
Will Lee
tle~, Palmer
Clyde Bond
STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
Missouri Pacific Railroad X771.06
Bitucote Products 1,709.66
Big Rock Stone Co. 1,046.00
Missouri Street Curb-Gutter F. 150.00
FIRIItitEN~S PENSION & RELIEF FUND
T. H. p6cGough X50.00
Otis Ball 75.00
X49.50
.65.00
35.25
48.45
19.13
3b.75
35.25
36.75
36.75
35.25
27.00
35.25
36.75
35.25
35.25
35.25
35.25
35.25
28.88
35.25
35.25
35.25
35.25
35.=5
2,008.10
162.40
5.G4
139.74
35.25
35.25
35.z5
35.25
8.10
X40.40
35.63
16.89
20.23
39.53
40.40
35.63
8.90
35.25
35.25
35.25
35.25
40.40
35.63
120.00
35.25
28.88
28.88
35.25
40.40
35.25
Upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted:
ya
Ayes Morley, Bledsoe, Rowton, `"anchester, Powers, Bollinger, Foster
Nawye None
No further business appearing, the meeting was ad3ourned.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED: NOVEP,TBER 20, 1951