February 12, 1652P111NU'1'li5 UN' AN AllJUUHNl!;U 1~71;r;'1'1Nlr UN' '1;1@; Cl'1'Y LUUI'JCiL O1~' '1'ti~ Uil'Y L'i+' ~Vli:i'1' 1.;1';1.:rai5, AHPu~I',SAS,
HAS .AND IIE}.v, UN FF.T~Ii[J,RY 12, 1952, - .
The Council of the Cit3. of G9est P.lerr:phis met in an adjourned session at the City Hall
in said City at 8;00 P.L4. on the 12th day of February, 1952.
The meeting was ca.Lled to order by the Pdlayor, and the roll being called there were:
Present: Mayor tip. B. Fordyce in tae chair and the following Warned Aldermen;
Jarues Bledsoe, 0. I. Bollinger, Freeman ,Finley, Curtis Foster,
R. L. Garrison, :~, R. i;:anchester, P. °. Powers, and C. H. ~cowton;
City Attorney J. H. Spears and City Clerk Kenneth Hollis.
Absent: }lone.
The following proceedings ~~;ere had to-writ:
Llayor Fordyce introduced I.Ir. Carney of the firm of Oliver F• Cobb ~, Cornpar~y
Certified Public «ccountants of Ller;rphis, Tcsnnessee, vrho hard conducted the 1951 audit of the
City of Vlest I,lemphis. The audit ++as presented by LIr. Carney and discussed rarith the Council.
I:totion vras made, passed, and unanimously adopted that the audit vras found to be in order and
a copy of same ordered to be !'fled with the County Court Clerl: and the City Clerk.
Tdayor Fordyce also advised that he -and I:ir. Carney were working on a budget for the City,
and vrould present it at a later date.
Ivor. A. r+. Gliver of the ~+est Llemphis Transportation Company appeared before the Cuuncil
to request that any action taken by the Council on the Transportation Company~s franchise be
postponed until a later date. The request was granted and the matter to be continued until
the n11xt meeting of the Council on February 19, 1952.
Mayor rlordyce reconunended to the Council that the w;125.U0 a month payment made by the
City to Yaul R. Byrd, City Engineer, be removed from the payroll. After discussion of the
matter, motion vras made, passed, and unanimously adopted approving the recouuuendation of the
Iaayor.
1,layor Fordyce reported to the Council that the contractfor the Ileraphis View Project
vras still in the process of being drawn, and that the City was working on the financing of
the utilities as proposed. Also, that he had made plans to talk with lair. rrallace Totivnsend,
Attorney in Little Rock, vrho had consulted with the City on the approving of a number of
bond issued, and he would report to the Council at the next meeting as to the opinion of
}~Lr. 'Pownsend on the financing of the project.
The coruaittee of Aldermen Bollinger, Bledsoe, and Garrison reported to the Council that
Mr. i6ugene Yubods had been unable to appear at the time set for their meeting wit}r~rim and
they were planning to set another date. Thereupon action on the matter of the restricted
fire zone in the iNoods Subdivision was withheld until a report could be received from the
cotrunittee.
lufayor Fordyce presented the follovrin~ letter to the"Council;
I:fayor ~J. B. Fordyce
udest L4emphis, Arkansas
Dear r":r. 1'ordyce:
On Irlarch 7, 1;50, I made application to the City for a permit to build a frame, retail
lwnber shed on Lot 1, Block 7 of Eugene Wood Subdivision to West Iflernphis, rrkansas. I
received irrforrnation that this was brought before the Council and action on it deferred.
On }'arch 21, 1950, I personally appeared before the city council and requested that the
permit be issued. At that time it vras permissibae to build frame, retail business
buildings at this location. I have never been advised that the permit was gretrted or
rejected.
Since that time on December 5, 1950, this location vras incorporated in the super-fire
zone but since t}re super-fire zone was created, permission has been given for a frame
addition to be added to the llanni.ng Lumber Company located in the fire zone, another
permit granted to Bowers & good fur the erection of a steel building in this zone,
and for this reason I feel sure that the City Council would not grant to discriminate
and will ask that surge inuaediate action be taken on my permit which is still pending.
YUUrs very truly,
/S/ C . Is . :iE] liiUSI;II
After discussion of the r:;atter, action was postponed until the co;:r°rittee could meet
vrith Llr. •roods.
I,4ayor Forr.~ce advised that he was of the opinion that the Planning Commission should be
reactivated. that the last Commission vras appointed in i=iay, 191.48, and since that time several
terms had expired and several members moved from the City. The matter vras discussed and the
members of the Council requested to consider citizens to be al.rpointed to the Commission at a
later date.
Plans to go to Jonesboro to get information on a hot-mix plant that was for sale there
was discussed, and Public tivorks Superintendent Bailey was advised to notify the Councilment
as to the date for making the trip.
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A4ayor Fordyce presented to the Council the statement of Rowers and YYood, said
invoices having been itemized. Lifter discussion, motion was made passed and adopted
approving invoices No. 5717 - ~,1112.f38 and P1o. 56!17 - X167.00 and authorizing the
I•iayor to pay same.
Invoice No. 58110 for X279.99 for the temporary steam hook-up to the City Hall when
the heating system had burned out ovas ordered withheld until a report was received on the
matter.
Chief 1Vhit i.Lurphy of the Fire ilepartment appeared before the Council requesting an
increase in the number of volunteer members of the Lepartment. The matter eras taken under
consideration by the Council.
Mr. Bill Anderson and Frarilc Lee, Jr. of the Junior Chamber of Commerce appeared before
the Council to request the assistance of the Council in the establiskring of a recreation
grounds at the co;nrnunity house. The i.iayor advised that the tiity under Ordinance No. 1311
"An Ordinance To Create A Llunicipal recreation Corrnnission'po Prescribe Their Power and lluties
grid for other purposes" has a Recreation Corrulission and he vrould check into the matter as to
the active members and notify the Junior chamber of Cor;unerce of the Commission to work with
their corrunittee.
mayor 1''ordyce reported to the Council that he had advised. tine Liz;lrt oc eater Conunission
of the Council's recormnendation to dispense with the services of the law firm of Clifton and
Tual, and that the Commnission had voted unanimously that the firm not be retained by the City
any longer.
R3ayor Fordyce advised the Council that the term of Light & crater Commissioner Toney reters
would expire as of Flay of this year, and recommended to the Council the reappointment of
1:1r. 'reters as a member of the Commission. After discussion of the matter, motion was made by
Alderman Garrison and seconded by Alderman Bledsoe that llr. 'Toney reters be re-appointed as of
!day, 192, the expiration of his terry for a period of L1 years. Upon the matter being called to
vote, the following voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Finley, Foster, Garrison, kdanchester, Powers, and Rowton.
Nay: None.
The following ordinance was introduced in tivriting by Alderman Bollinger and read in full.
2-iotion was made by Alderman Bledsoe and seconded by alderman Garrison to adopt the
ordinance, and after due consideration thereof by said Council, the k~ayor put the question
upon the adoption of said motion, and upon passage of said ordinance, and the roll being
called, the follotiving voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, ;3ollinger, Finley, Foster, Garrison, 1"~nchester, Powers, and Rowton.
Ilay; Pdone.
}'thereupon the idayor declared said motion dul,}r adopted and said ordinance duly passed,
and signed his approval to said ordinance and the City Clerk bras directed to spread the same
upon the record of Ordinances of the City of !Pest I:fernphi..s, grkansas, and to have same published
as required by law, and to nwnber said ordinance klo. 207.
Said ordinance to vrhich no amendment was offered read as follows;
ORDI1`~NC>; N0. 207
ti"tk1hRLA5, Ordinance No. 1611 passed and approved on the 21st day of April, 1;~t19, provided
for a Alajor Street Flan for ~+est k:ernphis and Vicinity and adopted a map identified as the
"West Llemphis And Vicinity Major Street Flan", which map was included in said Ordinance and
identified as such, and tivas further identified as being Plate No. 3, and
luliFREAS, said Ordinance No. 1611 provided for a l;fajor street Plan inside the City of
Ytest 1lemphis and adopted a map identified as '~h?ajor Street Plan Inside City", which :nap eras
included in said Ordin~e and identified as such, and it was further identified as being
Plate No. 11, and
"r,I1LR'yiS, said Ordinance No. 161} also refers to Ordinance ido. 165 which leas passed and
approved on the same date, to-wit: April 21, 1911y, referred to a 'Zoning District kdap of the
City of !Jest fi:enphis" and identified the sa,:re as such and provided that when both said
Ordinances had been passed and rvi;en the "}test l,ieraphis and Vicinity i_ajor Street Plan",
"pdajor Street Plan Inside City" anu "}toning District I,tap of the City of !Jest Llemphis" had been
authenticated. by the City Clerk, the sarue vai11 ~,e subject to be recorded in the Office of the
.Circuit Cler}c and ;;x-Cfficio Recor:;cr iaitl~in a.nd for Crittenden County, arl:arrsas, and it ~~rould
then constitute the official Llajor Street Plan Inside the City of tJest tae;~ph's, the official
P,iajor Street Plan Outside City of G+etit Llemphis and the officialLorring District L,Iap of the
City of 1"lest L'eanphis, and
IuLLEil,lsAS, the "!'Jest L:iemphis And Vicinity Prlajur Street Flan" was properly authenticated by
the City Clerk of the City of ,;rest; Llemphis and was filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk and
~-Officio Recorder within and for Crittenden County, ~+rlcansas, and now appears of record. in
flat Book 1 at pages 211 and 211), and
6J1I1;?trAS, the "Major Street Plan Inside City" vacs properly authenticated by the City Clerk
of the City of FJest I::emphis and vaas filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk and rx-Officio ecorder
within and for Crittenden County, ,ricansas, and now appears of record in Plat Book 1 at pages
226-229, and
'~aIIERE;.S, the rr,~,oning District P~Iap of the City of rest 1,iera~;liis" vaas properly authenticated
by the City Cleric of the City of lvest Llunlrhis and vras filed in the Office of the Circuit ClextC
and Ex-Officio Recorder within and for Crittenden Countv~, Arkansas, and now appears of record in
Plat Book 1 at page 230, and
~W::ERF.t•.S, said L~`;ajor street Plan shows a proposed eiChty-foot street e~aending 5ou.th from
Highxay 7G along the Drainage Canal to the Chica~c, Rock Island and Yacif:ic I?,ails•oad RiCht-of-~`~ay;
thence in a 1"lesterly direction parallel vrith the said Chical;o, Rock is"land and Pacific Railroad
Right-of-6uay to 8th Street; thence Northwesterly to 7th Street and thence ldorth on 7tir street to
the City Limits, and
~~HI;REt'.S, said I~Ia.jor Street Plan Inside City Further shovrs a major street extending 1Vestward
to the Cit;,r Limits from a point approvixrnately midway betvreen the point vrPrere said eighty-foot
street leaves kith street and extends Nurthwe~terly to the intersection of 7th and Jeffersor:
streets; and
lallEl'~AS, at present there is not ar{y street paralleling the Chicago, Rock Islan;t and
Pacific Railroad as shown on the P:iajor ;,treet Plan and further that it is unlikely that ark
necessity will ever rewire any street, major or otherwise, at this locatipn; that up to the
present time no improvements have been made thereon nor are any contemplated; that no person
has acquired any rights vested or otherwise by reason of said iiajor Street Plan and that it
would be to the best interest of the citizens of Vest i•iemphis that that portion of the Liajor
Street Plan showing an eighty-foot street from 21st Street 1'estward along the PJorth Right-of-'r,ay
of the Chicago, Rock island and Pacific Railroad to 8th Street and that portion oi' the Major Street
extending orestward to the pity Limits from a point approximately midway between the point where
said eighty-foot street leaves 8th street and extends Ncrt}nvesterly to the intersection of 7th
and Jefferson Streets, be abandoned, now therefore
BE IT UiZi)111.1'.L;i) BY THE CITY CGUPdCIL OF Tire, CITY OF Vu}sS'P L1:I~,IPHI9:
That tlxe 1:Iajor Street Plan as adopted. b;,* Ordinance IIo. 161y passed and approved on the
21st day of _~pril, 1949, be amended as follovrs:
SECT?GPI 1. That portion of the P:Iajor street plan si:ovrinE; a Liajor Street eight~• feet in
width e:cten ing ~aesterly from 21st Street along the i!orth I;,ight-of-„a;;~ line of tlxe Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad to 8th Street be abandoned.
SECTIUPI 2. That portion of the I•iajor Street Plan showing a Irlajor Street eighty feet in
vridth extern ing uJestward to the City Limits from a point approxv.iatel;,r nd.dway between the
point where said eighty-foot street leaves 8th Street and extends Plorthvresterly to the
intersection of 7th and Jefferson Streets be abandoned.
:;ECTION 3. A plat showing the amendment herein provided for is attached hereto and made
a par' o is Ordinance, and when properly authenticated by the City Clerk of the City of
1'uest I;ier:rphis, the same shall be entitled to be recorded in the office of the Oircuit Clerk
and Ex-officio Recorder withinand for Crittenden County, Irkansas.
SECTION l{. A copy of this Ordinance duly certified by the City Clerk shall be filed in
the 0 ice o the Circuit Clerk and Ex-Gfficio Recorder within and for Crittenden County,
Arkansas.
SECTIOTd 5. This Ordinance shall take efflect and be in force from and after its passage and
approvaT-
Gity Attorney ;,pears advised the Council that he had been requested by the I:iunicipal Judge
and Chief of Police to bring to the Councils attention that the City at this time has no
ordinance defining escape of prisoner or providing a penalty for that offense, and accordingly
he had prepared two ordinances for the consideration of the Council.
An Ordinance Creating the Gffice of Street Conunissioner, Defining IIis Duties, I''ixing His
Salary and For Other Iurposes was introduced in vvriting and read in full by A1.clerman Foster.
An Ordinance to Provide for ~brlcing Out Nines on Streets, ,alleys and Public r'roperty
Providing for the Hours of Labor and Providing for Penalty for scape and introduced in vrriting
and read in full by glderrnan Bollinger.
City Attorney spears reported to the Council on the progress being made on the codifying of
the City's ordinances, a.nd requested the Council l•o be considering aiy new ordinances or amendments
to be made to present ordinances.
P.iayor Fordyce advised the Council that he had conferred tivith Charles S. Peete, architect, err
the pro~med fire station, and a committee would be appointed to work on plans.
No further business appearing before the Council, motion was made by alderman Bledsoe and
seconded by Alderman Garrison to adjourn the meeting. Upon the matter being called to vote, the
following voted;
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Finley, Foster, Garrison, Lwnchester, lowers, and Rowton.
Nay: None.
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PdAYOR
.TEST:
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CITY CLERfi
APPROVED: G'F;Irtilr;RY 19, 1`3~?_