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09/07/42 - 03/26/43X33 MINUTES OF A,'V ADJOU1tNE.D METING OF THE WEST PutEP~&PHIS CITY COUNCII, SEPT~:MB~ ?,1942 Puranant t.o last adjournment,the City Council of the City of Wont r:~emphis,~lr~av~sas met in an adjourned session with the Light b Water ComIDis~inn in the City Ha11 B~3i3ding at 8 o'clock P Id. September 7,1942, with the following members prevent:-. c `~Y.H.Hundhaus en, P.~syo r ?i.?iann ing, ~ ec ord er O.I.Bolinger O. J. Hatton itoy Curtis Grady Brown .ilderman A11 members of the City Council except P.ivi.Dacus and ~.C.Baumann being present,the following proceedings were had and done to-wit:- After due discusQion by the City Council and the members of the Light and '.Pater Commission proper motion was made and unanimously approved by the City Council that the City Council accept from the City Light and '~Yater Company far the General Fund of the City of West ilemphia the sum of ~ 7,500.00. R~otion was made by u.I.Bolinger and seconded by Grady Brown and approved by the City Council that the Recorder be authorized to draw warrants for the following accounts: GENERAL FUND G ~l Scott~Kelly Furniture Co.----- :p 1.19 Crittenden Co. Times---------- 1.50 Bil-Roy Eotel----------------- 24.34 Bragg Service Co. 133.74 Universal Lab. 9.75 Gulf Jil Products Co 5.36 Missouri Pacific it..i.Co. 51.28 Cross County Gravel Co. 85.90 West lemphis Lumber Co. 3ri.54 Dacus Lumber Co. ll.e3 Bell '~'el Co. ee.49 City Baleksmith Shop 4.10 P.Mc~lanahan 21.74 State Firemen's Aseo. 19.04 E. B.CraRfvrd 60.90 Memphis News Co.. 24.17 .Farmers Supply Co. .8d Balto ~ Sane 100.061 Cho~ataw Culvert Co. 1.25 J.A.Riggs TraQtor Co. 73.2f1 S ewer Dept 20.00 Standard Oil Co. 3.45 dlinke Bros. Dairy. 1x.93 Spotts Drug Store 1.54 E.H.Barber 2.5(1 Jim. Burrows ( GroO. :•~'~OO.o9 C.V.GriffinC Sal) 15.C1O C.V.Griffin ( Att.) 22.00 J8ine8 Harris 20.00 dent Jackson 56T.00 Jim Burrows 9O.d61 Bnd Holland 181.25 W.H.Hundhausen 100.00 H.E.Manning 27.00 J,R. Tansi 1 25 .G1O Jean Hillencamp 90.00 F,E.Denson 97.50 H.E.M nnin~;Recorder. H.D.Holland ( Cook ) 15.x0 O.J.Hatton -Ald. Sal 45.00 Mra.gary Williams 40.063 Bank Of West Memphis -5.x0 Lt. & Water Dept 1 ,??7.90 0,I.Bolinger o5.UO" ~,C.Baumann 35.00• M.P.Dacus 5 5.00 i3oy Curtis 45.00 Grady Brown 45.061.. Ap4roved I ~.~'~-y ~~~ IViINLTT:.i UI' Tf T-:LGUi,tik Ai;~L+'T1T~G OF TF:i~: tiit;S^1 11ir.1:1PhIS CITY COUT~CIL OCTOBr;R 0 , 1942 On October v, 1942, tree G~ty council of tivest Memphis, ~irkansas met in regular session at the City hall building at 8 Y. P~~., withe the fol"lowing mer;~bers present 4r'm, fi. Fiundhausen, Mayor F. T~f. Dacus Ii. i. yenning, ~~ecorder O. J. Batton 0. I. Bollinger Hoy Curtis ~. Grady Brown, tilderrlen All merubers of the City Council being; present, except I,-~. C. Baumann, the following, proc~edin~s vaere had and done, to-wit; A contract was presented by L:a~ror ~;r.. fi. Fiundhausen by and between the City of 4~est Memphis, and the .•~outhwestern Bell Te~.ephone Co. in reference, and in connection with, the operation of the siren for the Fire Lepartment of the City of best T•ierlnhis, and the said contract was presented to the Council and approved by them by unanimous vote. The matter of obtaining and of pl~cine gravel to the sewer Station on 13th Street was discussed end. the City Council voted to authorize tree Tvieyor to gravel the said street or any street to saia station by the c'.~ cheapest and most direct route to the least expense of the City, and was authorized to expend any available city funds for said purpose. The account of ti~alter Stovall for audit of the Light a: 4~`ater Depertme•nt booT,s was presented to the Council, and after discussion, the Council voted to refuse payment of said clairi, and instructed the Recorder not to i..sue vrarr~nt for said account... TTie matter of •purch~sing fire hose for the City lire Lepartment was discussed, and after discussion, it q~as decided that it should be presented i,o the Council at some future date. The rr~atiter of the appoiritrvent of h. L. (Bud) Holland to a position on the Mate Police Lepartment was discussed, and thei'~uayor ~ was recuested by the Council to recommend that it be done if possible. ` The matter of a depository for tre City of Vlest Memphis or funds of the City of S'lest Memphis was discussed, and it was unanimousl~t voted bJ. the ~ity~ Council that the baru~: of 4;est Memphis, Vest Memphis, Arkansas, should be the depository for x11 funds of the Cityr of hest t.emphi s . • Tlie follovaing accounts by- the City Council approved; Gi;Ta~:ALI'i7I~iTi Kent, aekson ;p 50.00 ~:;hi., :;Lni~nsoFtingo 28.00 „ ~a,;i` C. V. Griffin 15.00 ~ ,,: >~ James Harris 20.00 ~ ... ArIrs~. Lary 4uilliams 60.00 ,~ ~. Jim Burrows 90.00 H. D. (DUd~Holland 180.00 . ,#` "~, • r , , ; 4V'm. H. Fiundhausen 100.00 Fi. r;. I:Ianning 25.00• ~ ,~.'. , J. R. Tansil 25.00 w .~ Jean hillencamp 90.00 ,~a.•-, F. B. L'enson 87.50 Bldridee Gosa 100.00 r •• ~- Carl Lllison 100.00 ,,~ y- ~ _ v C. V. Griffin 54'.00 W r;sse~: Holt 8.50 T~lid-South Oil Co. 01.95 - Jim isuz°rows 54.13 • ''ihrifty Drug Co. 1.79 Crittenden County rimes 15.10 Taylor paper Co. 18.50 Choctaw Culvert Co. 8.75 Lr. Ralph Hamilton 2.00 bud Holland (Cook) 25.00 Standard Oil Co. 9.49 Isragf~ i,ervice Co. 50-. 1p r GEPILI3aL FURTii CUTITII:Ur:D 33t~ Sewer Department 10.00 ~+est +~iemphis Lumber Co . 6.09 Lovae ~c Iieuck Inc . 31.08 L. B. C'rav.~ford Ins. Co. 7.50 J. h. Ries ~i~ractor Co. 23.96 Bell Telephone Co. 32.90 Lt. & 'rater Dept. 235.80 United Ins. Co. 4.40 Ssti'aR FUTdD Jean 'tiiilencamp 35.00 Crittenden County Mmes 11.10 Vailliams •~hade Co. 13.50 Stanps (Jean nillencamp) 10.00 LeFebure Corporation 58.40 Lt. w ti~ater Dept. 44.06 ;;ewer Dept. 280.00 T:o further business appearing, the Council adjourned until the next regular meeting on l~ovember 3, 1942. unless called in special meeting by the iWayor. ~~ ~ n 4~1m, u, hundhausen, Mayor V ,~ H. y. P:ianni „ recorder I:fIIvLr.'.''+'•`= OF Itr;GUi.aR P,~;TIRG UI' tii~; 6~r;:iT A:~_trhIS CITY COUT~CIL IrUV:~:~~s~ 3 ~ 142 Un T~overaber 3, 1942, the City Council of eaest T~iemphis, Arkan:;~>s met in re~*ular session at the CitYr Ball ~-uildin~; at 8 r.P,'.c., with ~' tT.e follow^rin~~ members present: J ;;~, Ti, hundhausen, T::ayor Y. T:i. Dacus r. i, IT.anning, Recorder 0. J, Hatton Tent Jackson, City= ~~ttorney U. I. Bollinger Ro~~ Curtis T:i, C. F~aiiman 1~1derLZen rill rier~bers 'of the City Council bein~* present, except Grader ~rov~n, the folloG~line~ proceedin~:s erere had and done, to-wit; "_'he hazardous condition of certain buildings in Zest T~lemphis, and pc;rticularay .t,:ose of Iiighvaay 70 was discussed, and the City yttorre~;, bent Jackson, v:7as instructed to investiFr<<^;te, anc draeJ ar. ordinance to submit to the City Council providing for the con- derrnation of suci•: prc~perts- as were determined to be a fire hazard, "'he heath and sanitary situation at lder's Cafe v~ras discussed, and the Cit~T .~ttorne~~ instructed to file inforrnatinn, unless this nuisance teas ribated,~ ~~'he matter of reopening the Cit;r Librar~r was discussed, and after discussion, notion was made by ~~elvin Dactis, and seconded bar :oy Curtis that I~:'s. ;;iLliar:a be requested to serve as Librarian ti~ree afternoons per v:~eek, in acclition to hel~ duties at the Conu~.unity douse . The matter oi' sidev:al'.:s i'rori tT~e Bunk of 'rest T,~emphis to the bus station vras discussed b~- tr_e Council, and the ;,it~r ettorney authorized to draw an ordiu<nce to be presented to the Council providing for ti_e conder:.nation of r°i~~T_t of ~:~« i'or said sidewalFS. she T.iunicipal Court and the question of fees for attorneys echo defended tY.e establishrnent of the Court v:as discussed, and the T,:ayor requested to comn.unic:te v:itT•~ wale ,ar.d i~o~-lemar. and report to the next lie:ait~* of the Council. ~.~. ~~{ ~ ~,¢; ~,~ 'fir ~. ~, .' ~ p i4 ,~~ _ '• 336 lotion v•es Wade by P:i. C. ieturi;;n and se couded bt• I•~elvin Lacus that the Cite, in order to curtail operating. expenses, have Tim l;urro~~~ to caorl' tha prisoners, and th~it ~ldridce Go.sa be discharged. Said motion was unanimously r,assed bY~ the Council. ~he Ccurcil voted approval of. t e paument of. ~~11 salaries ' _7 icials of the Citr, and no other accounts of employees ~;nd of' Were paid. 11o further business appearing, the Council adjourned until the next regular r.:eetinr; on Lecer.~:ber i, 1942, unless called in special meeting- by. the I.iayor. L i,1'Pc:.JV i t"- - ------- .,r:. L-. t•undh~useri, '~.a~*or Fi. L, nannin~ , I~:ecor~e MINUTES OF A 1~EGtT.L9:R T~'ETING OF THE u~EST IvfE1vIPHIS CITY CO UNC IZ--=-- ~.R_ 1,194$ s 0 n D ecember 1,1942, the~Q ity Council of West Memphis, Arkansas met in regular at; the City Ha11 Building at 8 P.D~t., with the following members present: Wm. H.Hundhausen,Mayor P.M. Dacus Kent Jackson Attorngy C.LBolinger H.E'. Manni ng, R eca rd er Curti a ,Ray ,~= With the above members of the City Council present tYie following proceedings were had and done, to-wit; Minutes of the previaue meeting were read and approved. ,. Lawyers Hale & Fogleman were present and discussed the i settlement of the City Court case. After due discussion by the Council it was unanimously agreed that the City pay the coat of the court proceedings in the amount of k104.S8 and the attorney fees in the' amount of ~ 250.x0 and the Recorder was ordered to draw warrenta for same. D ue to the absents of three Alderman action was posponed on the matter of•closing of beer stores from 12 o'clock Sunday morning until Monday marning.Same to be brought up at a later date. The account oaf BF.Goodrich was discussed and the Recorder was re<yuested to pay the Company the sum of ~ 200.00. M otion was made by O.I. Bolinger and seconded by ~M.Dacus that the M syor be authorised to purchase five ca,ra of road gravel to be used in the repair of city streets. This motion passed unanimously. The f ollowing accounts were app roved by the Co~unai 1 and motion was made by O.I. Bolinger and seconded by p.M.Dacus and unanimously passed by the Coun~ih that the Recorder by authorized to draw warrants for same: Gnenral F and Kent Jackson 50.00 Jim Burrows 90.00 H.D.Holland 180.00 • W ,H .Hundhausen 140.00 $.E. BSauning 25.00 ' J,R. Tansil 25,00 dean Hillencamp 90.00 F.E..Dena®n 87.50 Carl Ellison 109.00 I~a,uis Ringo 28,Oa H.D.Holland(cook) 20,Q0 C. V. Griffin( Att.) 104.Q•0 C. V. Griffin(S sly 15.00 McCaa Chev. Co. 1.25 '° Thrifty Drug Co. 5,92 ~.~` - GENERAL FUND,CON''INU~ Nill B1ais1'D~gs1 '11.15 Jirn Bnrnrnws( Gro. J 169.00 Berger` s 5 tare 30.02 Sewer Dept. 20,00 Dr. Ralph Hamilton 3,00 Dacus Lumber Co, 15.46 Scott-belly Co, 8,18 Farmers Supply Co. ,88 ~fo~dern Merc. Co.. 3.40 T7nirversal Lab. 5,80 C. V. Griffin(pluu~bine; 10.00 ~dest Memphis Lbr. ti9,47 Gulf Oil Products 5.35 Sinclair Refinning C6. 4,64 ~~,. B. Crawford Co . ~ 43,98 Burrows Service Co . 17.38 B.?~' .Goodrich Co. 200.00 G. B.H~ollaway 52,50 Bell Tel Co. 51.94 J. A.'rii~ggs 75,41 Bank of .Pest Memphis 1.90 James $arri a 20.00 Llridge Gosa 25.OOHale Hale & F'flgleman 354,38 J._3.Tansil! ~mae~s4 2,53 C 0 S WEi~ i2=,V~'2dUF, ACCOUNT Jean Hi~llencamp 35.00 Sewer Dept, 280,00 Light 8c 'rYater Dept, 9.26 ~`d es t i~4 emp hi s Co nc . C o . 2 , 40 Burroughs Adding Mach. 64,49 Crittenden Co. limes iL65 Bell Tel Co. 12,82 CITY BOND ~ INT.dCCOUNT TJni®n Planters National Bank ~~7 The 'City 0ouncil also approved the payment of all December Salaries and labor items because of the fact that the Victory Tax would become effective on January 1,1943. 2c~rust Co. ~29b4.90 Where being no further business the meeting was duly adjourned until ~~ .?,.bZanning,.-ec~~ to come before the Council. ;he next .regular meeting, .I tiYl'Q/. H. 3~u~haus en,Maycr ipproved r MINUTr~ OF A it,GTJI,At3 MEETING OF BEST ~SEiQPHIS CITY COUNCIb JAidUAl1Y 5,1943 ~,`~,~` On January 5,1943 the City Qmun~cil of :Y eat IvIemphis,Ark~sas ~ ` met in ~cegular sesaimn at the-City Hall Building at 8 P.M, with the fallowing members present: ~V m . H. Hund haua en , i~:i ay®r P . M. Dac us ~. E.Planni ng,3 eco rd er ,O. J . Hatto n 0. I . P®1li ng er ttoy Curtis i:i. C. Bauman, llci erman .~11 members of the City Council being pr esent,except Grady Brown, the following praceedings were had and done to-wit: Minutes of the previo~se were read and approved. P,Irs. dent Jackson and isir. H. Inglis appeared before the Council and ask the City Council for an approprbation to enable the opening of the Library. i,Iotion was made by Malvin Dacus and seconded by Rey Curtin that the City appropriate the sum of ,',~25.Oc9 per monthp to help defray the expenses of said Library. :.'he roll was called and the following votes cast: Yea Nay P .,I.Dacus M.C. Bauman 0 .J.Hatton O.I.BoJ7~inger Roy Curtis *~' . ~,~z X38 This resolutian was passed with the distinct understanding that this stun was the total amount the City would expend and that the first sign of friction between and parties concerned or the first trouble appearing in the administrati©n of Library would automatically cancel this appropriation. The subject of best sales mn Sunday weD~ •dia~cussed and the following conclusion drawn: The fact that ousinesses outside the City Limits would supply drinkers together with war rationing and pesssib~,lity that the State would pass a law prohibiting and sale of beer a~n Sunday lead the City Council to the conclusion that the Ordinance was not nec eseary. The Council ~~oted to discontinue all payments to hhe kecreation Department with the exception of w2Fs.CC~ which amount is to be used f6r the payment of a j ani for at the Oommunity House. • The City Attorney was instructed by the CityrlCouncil to draw an Ordinance prohibiting the sale or use in any way of fire works. The fo37iswing acco~unta were,b;~ the Council,approved far payment and the i3ecorder was instructed to draw drafts for same: G 'r:N r^.RAL F UTTD Essex Holt ;~ 3,00• Chas. Jones 2.04• Jim Burrows 107.31• I:etchum's Feem1 Ta1i11 10.20• Bit-i~or Hotel 26.10• J.L.M©ntgomery 52.25- Sinclair T3ef. Co. 21.42• C. V.Griffin 18.00-- J.H.Tansil 4.Oa• Hips Tractor Co. 15.96- N.L7. Lbr. Co. 14.73• Okla. Tyre Co. 1.52• Bell Tel . Co. 33.78- ~armer's Supply 'o. .77• Sewer Dept. 10.00• TTlinke Bros.Dary 18.23• Light .: vlater Dept 658.44- Standard ail Co. 131.01- H.~.T~Zanning-_~ ees 10.00• E.DwHolland 5.00• B.F.Goodrich Co. 760.00• S ;uY;;il it ~V "rN JN FUND y. B. Crawf ord 5,(76 Light ~: iNater yept. 180.55• STR^FT Zng'130Vr^.t,:~TdT FUND ~~ t~.,. Missouri Pacific R.ii,159.64• Crass Co Gravel Co. 198.61• Dacus Lumber Co. 53.69• Ido further business app caring the Council adjourned until the next regular meeting night on February 2,1943,unlesa called.in special session by the Iviayor. "}~ Ym. H._ undhaus en,Biayor ~ ~~ :~~oroved- ~~'/ ~~ i {~. i~ f '1 y ,, 3.Px .,,.,, ., ~~~ 5 ~ ~', T . P~;"INUi' ~ OF 3 i~EGULt3F? i~d~:.TIiJG OF THE sYEST i:7~fiIS CITY COUNCIL ~: ``, r'i;B1tU_~2Y 2,1343 ~` On February 2,1943 the City Council of ~7est Memphia,Arkansas met ?:. in regular session at the City Hall Building,~yast Memphie,Arlflt,nsas at 8 PM. with the f'ollawing members present: ~;.; ~~ gp~. H. Hun~hausen, Mayor P. M. Dacus y_, H, E,Manilflng, Hec ord er 0 . J, Hatton 0. I, Bollinger xoy Curtis All Members of the City Cflnncil being present, except Grady Brown and M. C, Bauman, the following proceedings were had and done to-wit; Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Mr. Z, ~', Bragg appeared before the City Counoil and requested an adjustment of his sewer account due the City of meat Memphis and the Council refused to make any adjustment of the said aceQUnt. C, V, Griffin, the dire Chief, of the City of west Memphis, Arkansas, app ear ad before the City Council and requested on behalf of tie members of the N'ire Department, an increase in the compensation of the members for attending each fire and after discussing this matter, it was voted unanimously by all members of the City C.©unc it present that the Fire Chief present a6.c:each Council Meeting a statement of the fir ea and the members of the sire Lepartment present at each fire and then the ~" C.ounc it would make such compensation for each fire, in addition to the regular pay as now received by said member, as the C2unci.l see fit. The Matter of delinquent sewer accounts was discussed and the City Attorney instructed to file liens against all property upon W]iich the sewer account was delinquent for 90 days. The account of J. A. ~~3ggs Tractor Company was presented to the CounclLl and under the terms of pnachase agreement, with the City of weet u Memphis; the City recorder was authorized to issue warrant to the J, A, rZiggs Trac~or Company in the sum of ~p1432.20, said warrant to be due and payable on Ldo9¢ember 1, 1943, Thy Counc it authorized the following accounts: ` ` General Revenue Fund ~;, a H. E, Manning X25.00• Sewer Department .10,00• Kent Jackson 50.00• J, A. rtiggs Tractor Co 33.68• Louis ningo 28,00• Bell Telephone Co, 22.53' ~; Mra. M. B. Curry 25.00• _,' Jim Burrows 90.00• SEER REVENUE F UHD _,.a, Mrs. Jim Burrows 20.00• _ - ~`q ; J$m BurrowsQ Gro) 59.16• dean Hdlleneamp 35.00• ~~ ~~ Jean Hillencamp 90.00• Bell Telephone Cm 5.95• ~~R~. ' Carl Ellison 100.00• Sewer Department 280,00- C. V. Griffin 15.00• ~~ ~~ , . C. V. Griffin 122.00• STREET IMPHOVEB~NT FUND A, D. Eolland 150.00• H, D, Holla~. 30,00• Cross Count,' Gravel Co 29,17• ''+Y. g, Hundhausen 100.00• Dacus Lumber Co 1.86- ~' T ana it 25.00 . ~,. Denson . 87.50• Mid South Oil Co 1,00• Nill Blair u,5p• Moderan Merc. Cd 3•:43• Universal Lab. 9.30• Holland Imp . Co 9.23 G. B. Holloway 9.50• Sinclair nef fining Ca 28,56• Crittenden Co . Times 10 7.30• J, A, Higgs Tractor 1432.20• Standard 031 CO 73.15• LLa T. T. Sullivan 1.25• `~ Y. M, Lumber Co 1,07• s Bil-boy Hotel 14.36- ~' Scott Kelly Fur n. 13.21• ~~o No further business coming before the Council, said Connei 1 was adjourned until the next regular meeting or until called for a special meeting the the Mayor. gym, H, Hun hausen, D~eyor r/~ ~~3 __ $'E. Marini g, Recorder Approved- MINUTES OF 9 SPE IAL MEETING OF -PEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCII, I .February 11, 1943 '{ A special oall meeting of the City Connoil of the City of 'West Me~nphia was held at the City Hall at 8 P.M. February 11, 1943 with the fo llowing members of said Council present; JJm. H. Eundhausen, Mayor P, &~, Dacus H, E. Manning, Recorder 0. 1. Hatton :..-.~- , 0. 7. Bollinger Roy Curtis M. C. Bauman All members of the City Council being present, except Grady Brown, the following proceedings were had snd done to-wit: The question of operation of the Light and 'Wa,~er Department was dis- cussed by the members of the Council and after discussin? a resolution was offered by Milton Bauman as follows : Be it r eao lved by the Cit y Council of tree City of West Memphis, krkaasas that the City Council is of the opinion and su~ests to the Light and eater Commission hat they employ a man to be office manaJer and take charge of and hand le the business s~fairs~ of the Light and Water .Department of the City of Nest Memphis, Arkansas. Said resolution igY-ter being discussed, was duly passed by unanimous vote of all members prasent. The matter of procuring an adequate supply of water for the futuae use of the City of Weat Memphis was brought before the Council apd after discussing, the City Council passed a resolution for the following, which was offered by Tilton Bauman.; Be it resolved uy the City Coancil df the City of i4'est Memphis that the Light and dater Commission be and the;: are hereby authorized b;,. the City Council to open negot- iations and enter into .a contract with Lane-Bowler Construction Co. for the drilling, oeltfitting, and equiping of a complete well at a point or place in the City of West Memphis to be determined by the Light and Hater Commission preferably on property already owned by the City. In veiw of the fact that these resolutions affecting the operation of the Light and Water Department of th®. City of great Memphis, a resol- ution was offered by Malvin Dacus as follows: Be it reaolvmd by the City C©u soil of the City of nest Memphis, that Mayor, ~Y, H. Hundhausen be requested to call a joint meeting of the. Cit; Council and the Light and Water Commission to be held at the City Hall, West Memphis, irk, at 8 P. M. on February 16, 1943. Said resolution after being discussed was unanimously passed by a vote of all members present. w~'• No Earths business appearing, the Council adjourned ugttl 8 P. M. , ~ebraary 16 , 1943. H. ~,. Manning, ~ecord~ ~ a':. ii 1 4n I MINUTES OF A SPECIAL JOINT MATING OF THH TaYFST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL AND THF, iNHST B~iFcr1PHIS LIGHT 8c JYATr.Fc Dig, Ai3I'i.IHNT Fr.BnU~IY 16,1943 Cn F`ebruary 16,1943 the City Council of the City s~f -Asst Memphis, Arkansas met in special joint session with the City Light sad '~Yater Commission at the City Hall Building at 8 P.M. with the following members present: r4m. H. Hundhaus en,Mayor P.M.Dacus H. E. Manning,Reo-or~er O.J.Hatton gent Jackaon,Attorney O.I.Bollinger Roy Curtis M. C . Batman, Ald ermen - A.P.Daens .s'.J.Ahite The matter o$ a new well was discussed and the idayor presented a letter from Layne Central C®mpany which contained several proposals for the construction o~ the well.The Light 8c '8ater Gsammis~iiQn recomended and the City Council unanimously agreed that the City should at once ask for bids on the eonstruet~oa o$ a well cyf the following specifications; the wall shall be a fourteen inch gravel wall well shout sixteen hundred feet deep with all neceQsary pumping e7uipment for the delivery of a minimum of 3G10 gallons of wa~e por~ninute to the surface and a guarantee of water equal~~~ ~~asent well and to test less than fifteen thousand dol ors. Instructions for proceeding vPith the bids for the coatract were issued by Attorney Clifton. a motion was made by Toney P etera and seconded by a.g.Daa~ and passed by all members of both the Commission and the City Counoi 2 that the Commis si an place an addi ti canal tw entyfiv c tho us and do llara i nsurane a Apo n the various properties of the Light ~ Water Depaxtment.The motion further stated that the Mayor appoint a committee from the Citg Council and the Com- mission to make a survey of all the Cit~rte insurance business and divide such business equally between the twoG ae nearly as possiblyl insurance ageacie9 operaeting in the City. No further business appearing the meeting was adjourned until the next regular meeting ,ar until such time that the A~aysar might call the a~pmbera in special meeting. LL~~ ., °` ~~ Toney P et ers , Commie ai oners Clarence Clifton,Attorney. ~ '#. ?`° All members of the City Council,except Grady Brpwn,and all '~`~- members of the Light 8c Aster Commission being present,the 'M following proceedings were had and done to-wit; ~ Mi nut es of the previous meeting o$ the City Counei l ware read ~~ ~,~ and approved. ~- ; For the benefit of the City Council members the Mayor gave $ yt review of the last previous meeting of the Light Bc Aster Cc;m- mission,at which meeting the employment oi~ help for the Light & Water Department was discus sad. P~mlling this there was a discussion concerning the consolidation oi~ the bookkeeping ~ of all City Departmente.It was nnanimouely agreed by both the Council and the Commission that such a csansolidation would be well and good pr~uvfded all books be kept separate and that only the office and bookkeeper be the same. thereupon a motion was ~ made by M.C. Bauman and' ascended by M.v.Dacue and duly passed by a13 members pr eaerit that the Mayor appoint a committee consisting oi' two members of the Light 8c Water Commission and two members of the City Council to work out the details of the consolidati9n, Ineonnaction with this a motifln was made and a resolution offered by O.I.Bollinger and secondedd by P.M.Daeue and unanimously passed by all members present that ~; Kent Jaekson,City Attmrney,draw an ordinance amemding Ordinm,nce number 23 which would make it possible for the Members of the Light & Water Commission to serve as members of tl~e Bewer C i th i b f t f t h mmm on, ss y e va acili ing t a e administration of the two '~ : departments. tJ~r+ 4Vm. E. Hundhaus en,PdayDr ~/ ~r_ ~ ' H. ~~. P~~ianni ng, ~ ec ord er i P:INUT3S OF A His'GUI,:1H Li~3TING OF THE ~V!ST I~i:i~lilPI~.IS CITY CO UNC I T~ Patarch 2,1943 On iiareh 2,1943 the ;lest Memphis City Couneili met in regular session with the following members present: ~Vm H. Hundhausen,Mayor ?? ~ . P::anni ng,H ecord er Kent Jackson,att.orney ~3 _ l~cpr®ved 8o y Cutti e ivlelvin Dacus .,7 . C . Bauman, Ald erm en ail members being present except Grady Brown,O.I.Bolinger,and O.J.Hattdn the following proceedings were had and done to-wit: Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved with the following resolution offered as an addition to said minutes: Be it resolved that it is the interpertation ahd desire of the City Council that the additional twenty five thousand dollars insurance that is to be placed on the prmperty of the hight & Water Depsrtment be-a®:pt~aced that the sum total of all the insurance premiums be as nearly equally divided oetween ~.B.Crawford Co. and The United Insurance Company as possible. ibis resoluti®n was passed b~ unanimous vote of all members present. The following reso lution was offered by idelvin Dacus znd unanimously passed by all members present: Be it resolved that it has been called to the attention of the City Council that City Pdax~aLT~ E. D. Hollan3 'cas been classified by the Draft Board of Crittetrl en County Arkansas i n Class 1-A, ~~~~sub j ec t to call to service at any ti,_.a. °.e it furt _er resolvea~ ~ne City Council that a proper resolution be drawn by City dttorney, bent Jackson, requesting deferrm~:a of said H. D. Holland on account of his services being absolutely necessary to the City of ,Vest Memphis as City I4iarhhall. Claims of the Voluf~teei' ?ityFire Department were presented and it was decided that the Mayor shculd investigate these claims and authori a pa,;'ment of same if tire;; were °ound to be in order. The followin? bills were approved. and the Recorder authorized to draw warrants for same: C. V. Griffin C. V. Gr if fi n, Ott Jim Burrows -Gro . I':ra. D. ~=. Burrows ~~ill Blair Jini Burrows J. A, Higgs Tracbor Lad South Oil Co r armors Supply Co ++est Liem~_his News Sewer Department Bit=joy Hotel C. V. Griffin / / ~ 2~?; P,iotion was made and Tuesd ay, March 16th, G;1N~ 1~00- 206 .00• 9 3.95 6.:30• 3.50• 11.00 • 13.65 5,00• 7.04• 3.00 10 .00 1:3.03 1 .24' passed that 193. ~ ~~7, ~„ ~ i' ??. ~.° L4annin~, 3ecorz'er _ _ J Crittenden Counts- dimes 20.50• Bragg S er~c e Co 25.23 -:rest i:Iemnhis Zumber 14.90 Tayloe Paper Co 13.91 Bell lelepho.ie Co 30.26 ;V,H i3 ?VF,N JF F UIID A. H. Taylo ~ 4.65• Jean Hillencamp 10.00 Bell Telepho ne Co 4.99 Sewer Lepartmant- 260.00• t'r~e City Counc it adjourn until ~Vm, r undhausen, Mayor ,~ Approved ~~~ ~~=~ ~~INUTES OF A SPECIAL JOIITT ivETING OF THE 'JJEST tdEHPHIS CITY COUNCIL AND THE '~YEST ISrr^~HIS LIGHT 8c VJATEi2 DEPA~Tiuir;NT L.Ai3 C H 16 , T9 43 On March T6, 1943 the Neat Memphis City Council met in special joint aesai~a with the Neat ltiiemphis Light 8c JJater Department Commisaien at the City .'?sll Building at 8 P.P7. with the following members present: 6°~m. E. Eundhsus en,~syar .uelvin Dacue ~ H. ~. Manning,3ecm~rder O.I.Bolinger ~ ~~ ::ent Jackswn,3ttorney. boy Curtis 1i.C.Bauman, Aldermen ~.J.lYhite Taney Petera,Ccvmmisaionera Clarence Clift®n, a ttorney. det' rmined It bein~~tha~ s quorum was present the following proceedings were had and done t~v-wit: Tha meeting wee called to order by the Mayor and the T;isyor explained the purpose of the meeting which was to c~naider bids for the construction ®f a well for the city. ?ids from the following firms were gpened and read: .:Hide ;Jells Co.,Garden City,Kansas. Carlos uuell Supply Co. Layne-rkansas Co. After discussion of the bids by the C~snsultin~ ngineer it was decided that the ~]ngine~r should have more time to compare the bide as well as give the engineer time to g$ve ~' the bidelex~a further instructimns in reguard to the specifications. In view of thEa , she meeting was duly adjourned until Friday, the twenty sixth of :::arch 1943 at which time the bide will be further cone id ered. ;, u a ~s en, i;Iayas r ,~ ~ ~~ ~ ,~ ~ ~ ~, ~ H:-Manning;Hecor er ~ ~ Approve /. MIiNUTES OF gN ADJO ~NED MEETING OF THE ~YEST MEfdPHIS CITY COUNCIL AP7D THE ~~T ~d:]~PHIS LUGHT & ~YAT?.~ CQiLiP,QISSIfiN Fursu~nt`.to~,last adjournment the City Council Cf the City of ~Yest Memphis met in an adjourned sessi6n with the City Light & tiater (~mmission at the City Hall at eight Odclock March 26, 143 with the fallowing members present: } -Pm. H. Handhaus en, Mayo r ~~ H.E.Manning,Beceraier Kent Jackaon,Att4rney .~.J.~Yhite, A.P.Dacus, Toney Peters,(~mmissioners Clarence Clifton,Attorney. :vI e]~vi n Dacus , O.T.Bollinges, :?o y Curtis , Aid a rm en It being determined that a quorum was present the following proceedings were had and done to~-wit: The meeting was called to order by the rw~eyo~c and the Liay~r explained the the purpose of the meeting was to consider bids for a new well far the City Light 8c lYater Department. ~~:-~ Lids from the fallowing firms were opened and read: I.aSme-_1r~ansas Company. Carlosc 'dell Supply Company. ~~fter discussion it was decided that Carlos hsd made the lower bid and ,that with approval of the contract by the atto rneys and the Consulting ~ngineer,sh~ould be awarded the contract. 'he bid was for X13,500.00. IJo i'urther business appearing and upon proper motifln and second the meeting was adjourned until the next regular meeting or until as such time that the ssyor might see fit to call ypecial session. 1m.H. Hundhaus en,::ay~s~r. ~. ~ .?:ianni ng,3 eco rd er. 9pp rowed ~• ~ •-