February 5, 19525~3
MINUTES OF A REGULAR I~iliETING GF THE CLCl' COUNCIL OF 'Pfili CITY OF WE:iT I~ff'I~iPHIS,
HAD. AND. HELD ON FEBRUARY 5, 1952•
The Council of the City of wrest Llemphis met in a regular session at the City IIall
in said City at 7;30 P.M. on the 5th day of February, 1952.
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, and the roll being called there were:
Present: Mayor 19. B. Fordyce in the chair and the following named Aldermen:
James Bledsoe, 0. I. Bollinger, Freeman Finley, Curtis Foster,
R. L. Garrison, A. R. iy.anchester, P. B. Powers, C. H. kowton;
City ~+ttorney J. H. Spears and City Clerk genneth Hollis.
Absent: None.
The following proceedings were had to-wit; Minutes of January 15th v+ere read and ayproved.
falr. L. '1. t;obinson appeared before the Council to object to having to post a bond
for his appearance in Court for the violation of Ordinance No. 145 ~~An Ordinance To
Provide For The Use and Operation of Lfotor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing Thereof,
Levy of License Fee Therefor and to Provide For a Penalty For Violation Thereof~~.
Mr. Robinson eras advised that said ordinance was passed on December 17, 19L17, acrd in
accordance therewith if license was not purchased prior to February 1, of each year the
violator was subject to a fine not to exceed ~50.OU, and the bond posted was for his
appearance in Court acrd not a penalty, and any defense he had should be presented in
Idunicipal Court on the date set for trial.
Mayor Fordyce advised the Council that letters had been written to dealers of
garbage collection units requesting bids, and also the local truck dealers had been
notified by letter that the City would receive bids as of this date for a lz ton truck
chassis for the garbage unit. The following bids for the collection unit were received;
Carey Equipment Company ~3,69Lr.5O
Hawkins Equipment Company :2,885.00
Road Builders Equipment C'ompar~r ~!{,315.U0
The bids were then discussed with the representatives of the companies present.
The bids for the truck chassis were next received as follows;
Johnson Auto Company jp2,2~U.0O
bleCaa Chevrolet Company ~2,lOU.OU
Holland Implement Company ;;p1,b31.O6
Ben Klinke k~4otor Cornparry x,2,197.00
Eden Pontiac Company Y>2,061t.74
After discussion of ail bids, it ~+as ti,e opinion of the Council that the matter
should be studied as to accepting the bids that would be most advantageous to the City.
Accordingly 1layor Fordyce appointed a cor;mrittee of Aldermen Finley, Garrison, Rovrtorr,
and I,Ianchester to study the matter and report to the Council their recornrnendations.
After discussion of all bids, it was the opinion of the Council that the matter
should be studied as to accepting the bids that would be most advantageous to the City.
Accordingly Mayor L'ordyce appointed a cormnittee of Aldermen Finley, Garrison, l;owton,
and Prianchester to study the matter arrd report to the Council their recorrunendations.
Mayor Fordyce notified the Council that according to Ordinance No. 191, Blocks 5,
10, and 11 of the Eugene Woods subdivision were in the restricted fire zone, and that
he had been informed that the owner of the property and others were contemplating
construction of a number of residences in this area, but tkrat the present restrictions
would prevent the construction of the residences and the persons interested had requested
the consideration of the Council in the deleting of this area from the restricted fire
zor3e. After discussion of the matter, a conunittee of Aldermen Bollinger, Garrison, and
Bledsoe was appointed by AQayor Fordyce to contact Mr. Eugene troods, ovuner of the majority
of the property in the Eugene Woods Subdivision, and to report to the Council at a later
date.
The building application of Bessie and Elmus Campbell to construct a store building
on Lot 19, Block 73, Kendall subdivision was presented to the Council as the application
had been rejected by the hoard of 4\djustment, and the decision had been appealed to the
City Council. Mayor Fordyce announced that the meeting was now open i'or a hearing on the
appeal. The minutes of the Board of Adjustment meeting vuere read. Bessie and Elmus Campbell
were present, and presented their case to the Council. After discussion of the matter,
motion vrxs made by Alderman Garrison and seconded by Alderman Rowton to approve Che
application; For the reason that fire adjoining property would not be materially affected
and further that the best interests of the City of ~~est I„er.rphis and its citizens would be
served by granting the permit.
Upon the matter being tailed to vote, the follov~ring voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Finley, Foster, Garrison, I:iarrclrester, Povaers, and Rovaton.
Nay: None.
The Building Inspector presented the folloving building l~er.mits he had auti~orized to
be issued, rnotion v+as made, passed and adopted to conlirrn fire actiui,s of the Building,
Inspector in l,he issuance of file f:,lloicing permits:
Betty Scott
F. L. l:filler
H. F. "picer
E. ~r. Fceichard
Paul ;irns
Amias Smith
First Baptist church
Larl Bruce
Floyd James
Will dark
L. L. Riggan
4Vrn. i,:cKinney
I,ianning Lumber Curnpany - 3
I,Iayor I~'ordyce advised fire Council 'that he had been contacted by various people
interested in the i,Iernphis View Project, and that he was requesting a cor:n;rittee of
Aldermen B ~ dsoe, Garrison, Rowton, and Rollin&er to rissist him in the various problems
relative to the Project in order that the rtatter.~ be considered before being presented to
the Council i'or definite action.
I~Ir. Jinn Dailey, sup~:rintendent of public works, advised the Council that arba~e
collection rates had been assessed for businesses ir. the annexed territor;,* east of the
City according to Ordinance PIo. 1&0.
1layor ~ordyce advised he had received a complaint from Udis 13x11, operator oi' the
7f3 Cab Company as to the garbage collection fee assessed i'or (;heir office. after
discussion of the matter, motion was .Wade, passed, and unan:i.mously adopted that no
deviation be made from the fees as listed in Ordinance Pdo. 1&0 and the fee of ;„x1.00 for
each office building under ;section 12 of said ordinance be enforced..
Dfayor Fordyce brought to the Councils attention the recortuuendation of tTre cormnittee
for the granting of the bid for the furnishing and installing complete netiv steam boiler for
the City Ha7.1 and Jail heai.ing system to Bernard High males, Inc. P,Ia•or Fordyce further
advised the Council that the heating system as contra^cted with Bowers and 1~ood, Inc. on
August 7, 1951, had burned out on January 20, 1952, and tl;at a temporary arrange,aent was
now beinY; used but that bids had been requested and in an emergency session a rnxrnber of the
Councilmen had met and received the follotiving bids;
Associated Couthern Industries ;1,795.00
B. J. Lee Company 1,S71.t.uo
Bernard IIigh l,~>95.~0
IIanna 1'lunrbin~ & Heating Company 2,1.61:.00
Boyers and 'th(ood 2,056.,51
After discussion of the matter, rnotion was made by Alderman Garrison and seconded by
Alderman Bledsoe trat the l,fayor and City Clerk bc; and they are hereb~r authorized to accept
the following proposal of Bernard High ;;ales, Inert
I:Iayor and City Council
City of .Vest 11e,uphis
)'pest I3emphis, Arkansas
Gentlemen:
1Ve hereby propose to furnish and install complete new steam boiler for the City Hall
and Jail heating system.
The above system includes American-Radiator p?o. 3-u-t3-0, Redflash Oil Fired Jacketed
Insulated Boiler. This boiler has 210 square feet of installed steam radiation vahich
has taken into account the pipe loss and picker up factor. 1'Ve recorrunend and include in
fire above an id & IJI water feeder. The above also included an American-Radiator iiodel L
Arcoflarue oil burner which includes a nevr CA-701 stack oontrol, 411CH thermostat and. a
1150 BH Pressure Limit Control.
The factory is awaiting ir:uaediate shipment from Pittsburgh, Pa. upon receipt of order on
the above equipment.
It is proposed to install complete including all necessary labor for the sum of tij1595.00
(one thousand five hundred ninety five dollars), plus Arkansas sales tax. The above price
includes a one year service contract, labor and material warranty.
Respectfully submitted,
BERP?ARD Iii.(}H :TALES, INC.
/S/ BERII~Rll 1iIGH
Upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Finley, Foster, Garrison, I;ianches ~~er, Povuers, and nororton.
Nay: None.
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idayor Fordyce advised the Council there were a number of outstanding bills due by the
City for purchases made prior to kris taking office on January 1, 1952, and. he was hereby
presenting them to the Council for consideration. After discussion of the statements
rendered, motion was made, passed, and unanimously adopted approving the following statements
and authorizing the I;fayor to pay same;
Choctaw, Inc. ?,p1,500.u0
Arkansas I~4unicipal League 218,92
Billy Arnett 15.00
Bob Barnett Auto Supplies 19.53
Bobbs-Merill Co. 12.75
Bragg Auto Co. 2.46
Burroughs Adding Machine Co. 5.0U
Carlton Vdholesale Radio Co. 1.30
Chapman I~4otor Co. 4,46
Crittenden County Times (City~s Part)
Dacus Lumber Co. 271.41
4,1. S. Darley fl4rmicipal Supplies 63.29
Bob Duncan 34.49
Esso Standard Oil 886.07
Farrrera Supply 15,84
Garrison Ready-I~fix 46.80
Ilolland Implement Co. 2.2U
yy. H. Huhdhasuen .69
Interstate Fire Egpt• Co. 1,176.16
Johnson Auto Co. 93,36
Klindworth Insurance Co. 86.24
Lion Oil Co. 2'1.74
Memphis 1rlachine 1'droks 29,p7
Mid-South Oil Co• 10.1G0
Iskid-South Os.~ygen 10.19
J. G. Lloore 7.OU
Assistant Judges Salaries I,hmicipal Court 25.00
Ozburn-Abston & Co. 206.89
Paper Products Co. 96.00
J. A• Riggs Co. 18.68
Remington Rand 183,00
Road Builders Eqpt. Co. 129.35
Spalding Tire Co. 1q.06
St. Francis material Co. 471,94
C. J. Upton Insurance 136.22
Vd. W. Distributing Co. 10,77
Wallin-Dickey & Rich 65.13
West Disinfecting Co. 81.70
Wolf the Tailor 128.95
1Vooster Brass Co. 31.61
J. H. Speara 132.34
Anderson Grocery and k~larket 3,83
The following statements were ordered to not be paid. until additional information could
be obtained for various reasons such as errors and not being itemized:
American La France Foarnite Corp.
Arkansas Paint and Glass Company
Bowers & ~~ood, Inc.
Ben Klinke 1!rlotor Co.
Julius Lewis Co.
L1cCaa Chevrolet Company
National Cylinder Gas Company
Thomas Heywood Chemical Co.
ti"leis Butance Gas Co.
Notion was made, passed, and unanimously adopted to confirm payment of the following
lvages and salaries;
Petty Cash-Bess Lamb ~1t5.76
Henry Palmer 40.40
Clyde Bond 35.25
Eugene Hale 28,68
John V~f. Dabner 28,88
George Gooch 9,75
yyillie B. Harris 28,88
Harry Granger 28,88
Aaron ti+hite 28.88
Jim ytiilliams 28.88
Robert kJrurry 32,72
James Evans 28.88
J. P. Harris 32,72
Roberte Coles 28.88
1Yardell Thomas 32.72
George Hopkins 28,88
Sarah Smith 55.00
James Brown 2p.J0
Cletis Tablor 44,50
Perry Rogers 57.50
bY. H. Neal 49.50
I.Iack IIowell 54, 5p
R. 0. Bruner 65.00
Henry Uollins :30.38 George fiopkins w35.25
Ed Hudson 28.88 Sarah Smith 71.50
James Smith 28.88 James Brovm 20.00
Earlena .;mold 28.88 Cletis Tabor 44.50
C. B. t;enhausen 4,00 Perry Rol;ers 15.70
Il. H. Johnston 4. U0 I+i. H. PJeal 49.50
Louie Poole 4.00 Elack Hovrell 54.50
Hugh Uhalrners 4,00 R. U. Bruner 65.00
V. Fi. Parks 4,00 Ed Y,udson 35.25
Russell Pryor 4.00 James Srnith 35.25
Yaul Little 4,00 Jurlena Arnold 35.25
H. H. Hyman 4.00 Sevrer P,evenue Bond 1'~und 2,000.00
i.4rs. J. ~. Tennison 4.00 Ilenr~r Palmer 40.40
Mrs. ti. B. Latimore 4.00 Clyde Bond 35.25
John r+ilson 4.00 Eugene Hale 35.25
Toney Peters 4,00 John cr. Danner 35.25
L. E. Roleson 4.00 Item^,,* "ranger 35.25
I~rs. Curtis iaavis 4,UQ 1Jillie li. Harris 35.2:
J. P. Treece 4.00 ;~aron ~;"t~ite 35.25
W. E. Garrett 4,0p Jim ";illiams 35.25
G. G. Kietzman 4,00 Robert 1Sur•ry 39.95
~u. H. Dixon 4.UU James Evans 35.25
P.4rs. H. ''. Flowers 4.00 J. P. Harri® 3.95
p,,iss Velma Dixon 4. U0 Roberte Coles 35.25
Henry Palmer 40.40 aYardell Thcraas 39, 95
Clyde Bond 35.25 George Hopkins 35.25
Hubert Lee 25.50 Robert Lee 35.25
Sarah 3.nith 55.00 Sarah ~rrrith 60.50
James Brown 20. U0 James Brown 20.00
Cletis 'l'abor 41L0 Cletis Tabor 44.50
Perry Rogers 57,50 1u1. H. Neal 49.50
T~[. H. Neal 49,50 tack Howell 54.50
F.iack Howell 54,50 R. U. ~sruner 6$.00
R. U. Bruner 65.00 Henry Uollins 39.75
Ed Hudson 35.25 Ed Iiudson 55.13
Jaynes Smith 35.25 Ja,ues Smith 35.25
Earlena Arnold 35,25 Earlena Arnold 35.25
Eugene Hale 35.25 Department of Rev. 2.JG
John Dabney 35.25 Vu. B.r'ordyce 400.00
Willie fiarri.s 35.25 Kenneth Hollis 25.00
Harry Granger 35.25 Dayton ;lackett 25.00
Aaron tiPhite 35.25 C. II. aovrton 25.00
Jim 1Villiams 35.25 Jaynes Bledsoe 25.00
Robert Flurry 39.95 Curtis roster 25.00
James Evans 35.25 U. I. Bollinger 25.00
J. P. Harris 39.95 Ray L, Garr.-son 25.00
Roberte Coles 35.25 r . I''. .'inle;~ 25.00
'riardell Thomas 39.95 P. B. Powers 25.00
George Hopkins 35.25 A. lI. f'anchester 25. u0
J. F• yiiright 12b.50 J. H. Upears 150.00
Frank Reese 121.00 Edyvard J. Rubens 20.00
B, n, yrhitten 115.50 Jean Hillencamp 152.90
C. L. Gore 115.50 H. D. Holland 275. J0
S. L. Sims 115.50 II. ll. Holland 50.x0
J. F. DeRome 115.50 I3ud Holland-Ideals 465.15
C. A. Hopper 110,,,0 J. ~rright 126.50
h,~iit I9urphy 165.00 I'rarrk Meese 1.21.00
0. J. Hatton 126.50 B. '~. i~hitten 115.50
John Gaston Hospital 50.00 C. L. Gore 115.50
Collector Internal Revenue 413.00 ~. L, aims 115.50
Collector Internal Revenues 1.60 J. r'. ~altonre 115.50
Ark. :hate Treasurer 708.06 C. ~~. Ilopher 110.00
Ark. State 'Treasurer 46.98 Edgar Beck 25.~U
Circuit Court Clerk 4.50 ~rhit i.!urphy 165.00
Henry Palmer 40.40 rr};it Liurhh~r 50.00
Clyde Bond 35.25 0. J. Hatton 126.50
Hubert Lee 35.25 :r. i.I, i~'ire llept. 491. JO
Eugene Hale 35.25 ,'.Irs, r.!, ~. Currie 35.00
John 'w9. 1)abner 35.25 G. G. Kiet~man 330.00
Harry Granger 35.25 Paul lt. Byrd 125,00
Vrillie B. Barris 35.25 Jaiir. tjaile~* 363.x0
Aaron ~~hite 35.25 uen Ellison 150.00
Jim 1'1ill5.ams 35.'25 T. ~+. Stacy 30. u0
Robert I."urry 39.95 T. II. 1::cGoul h 50. UO
James Evans 35.25 Odis Ball 75,00
J. P. Harris 39.95 Jun Bai7_ey 132.00
Roberte Coles 35.25 Sevrer Revenue Bond 'und 2,000.00
Vdardell Thomas 3;).95 Ltanninl; Lwnber vo. 349.41
~outhvresterr. Bel 'icle~hone 83.63
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Pdayor I'ordyce announced that there were various other matters to be presented to
the Council before the nest regular meeting, thereupon, motion was made by Alderman
Bollinger and seconded by ,~lcierman Garrison to adjourn the meeting until Q;vU Y.P~i.
Tuesday, February 12, 1952. Upon the matter being called to vote, the following voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Finley, Footer, garrison, .~anchester, r'o5lers, and ftowton.
Nay: ldone.
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