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The Council of the City of ~Yest L";emphis met in an adjourned session at the City Hall
in said City at F3;00 p.M. on the yth day of January, 1952.
The meeting was called to order by the LZayor, and the roll being called there vrere:
Present: Mayor YY. B. Fordyce in the chair and the following named Aldermen:
0. 1. Bollinger, C. H. Rowton, A. n. "`anchester, James Bledsoe,
Freeman Finley, P. B. Powers, ". L. garrison, and Curtis Foster;
City httorney J. H. .tip ears, and City Clerk Kenneth Hollis.
Absent: None.
The following proceedings were had to=rrit:
Mayor Fordyce announced that aria was an adjourned meeting of the City Council for
the sole purpose of consideration of the Memphis View Housing Project; that Mr. Wallace Johnson,
contractor, his attorney, his engineers and various other persona were present, and that the
meeting was now open for discussion.
The Mayor advised those present that a long term view of the matter had been taken by the
City Council, and that it was the intent and desire of the Council to establish a precedent to
be followed by other develop HS; that there were numerous other projects under consideration and
that it was the desire of the Council to evolve a plan whereby other developers might bring
property into the City and that this be done in a uniform maruxer as to payraent for streets,
utilities, and the development of the various subdivisions generally.
He further advised the sponsors of the Liemphis View Housing Project, after a careful
study of the matter, that the City eras willing to do the following:
1. That the contractor construct or pay the cost of construction of the distribution
system for electric lights and the City would then reimburse the contractor for the
costs of tk~e electric light distribution system.
2, That the contractor construct or ply for the cost of construction of water line and
that the City would then reimburse the contractor for fifty percent of the costs of
the water system, and this fifty percent to be paid out of earnings.
3, That the contractor construct tine sewer system, however, the City would pay the
difference between the cost of the construction of the small line contemplated
by the developers of the project and the larger line requested by the City for the
outfall sewer line.
4. The contractor construct all streets, curbs and gutters with no reimbursement by
the Gity.
After discussion of the proposal, the Contractor advised that he would not be able to
proceed with the project under the proposal, and a counter proposal was offered that the
City construct the utilities and the sum of :LQ60,000.00 be contributed by the Contractor to
the cost of the utilities.
After a lengthy discussion of the matter, dayor Fordyce advised that tine City would not
take arty action on the matter at tkiis time, and it would be necessary to adjourn the meeting
until a later date.
Thereupon, motion was made by Alderman Foster and seconded by rilderrnarx Bledsoe to
adjourn the rneetang until 7:30 P.2d. Friday, January 11, 1952•
Upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted:
Aye: Bollinger, Rowton, Manchester, Bledsoe, i'inley, Powers, Garrison, and Foster.
Nay: None.
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APPROVED: JANUARY 15, 1952