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Ju1~- 11, 1944
CI1 July 11,19x4 '~.he Cite Council of ".vest ~.:era~..is,~.=.,:.',ls~s met ill
slcecal sessio:'1 at tree ~~it•~ :.w'! 1 "su=ldi':L at ei.-:1t r. Y,:. 1¢~it:i t: e
folloari_lT .:;ec-;'~ers rte-ent:
1,.elvi':1 Dacus ,i; : --ar
Y~ellt Jackson, attorney
:.. -~. 2~..an:1i12?,~ecor'er
_.wl i;r o~-r.
Forrest Jenkins
ward l.;cr~ul~••r
C. I. 3Di1ir.~-
;urtis ?ostery
J. ~. LD~rd,nlder;nell
t^~
J
ylI ;ilero'~crs of the ~it;T ,ouncil navi _~~ been :'riven rrevious
vrritCdn nmtice of neesting and all :]siiz~ present the folio;~iilg
proceedi'z~- ';rere -:lad aild done,tD :vit:
J.1'7t1teS Of file lr°~T1C•1lS 'nOet1YL ~rere 1^,,....d c^,.!id :moved.
The rkat`er of - ri.;a`e isposal .~s at~4ir discussed alld a ~~rc;~osed
ordinance read~~a:'ld discussed ~~i~d ;wetted over unties tl7e ue,t raeevlil^'
of tale council.
P:ction was r_~]ade by J. '~. Jeni.ills «ld seco_led by ",Jwrc~ ~ce>tley t~iz~t
Id:s. Jess ~riT!1t,City grader Cr,eratDr,be ^'iven a ^.ise of :rt~25.00
_ _ 7,: ,, ~__ _ _ .,
'der .*i70nt~1 ",,° ''' `' ~ :_~,ii7-~IAO~1S1` -c^Q' SUG~ Ct tC ~1-_ „- CT -v'~,OlUi.lOi.
?t tIIe Clty ~:llnCll.
motion vro,s made by L. I. Bol-il~er end ..eor ,.e3 '.~;; Ourtis ^oster
ti1.8t i~:'.15: Jea]7 :illie'~.1C8Yflp :e paid tale SLL•-: Cf :~l'J.~O 'Jet rIlOlltil
for services rendered tale City of Nest i.-e.•nr,ris,~r?;a<l~as. S~~le to
De paid fr0;' trle :xe'Ileral 3eve11!te y7.k1d Of the ,:its*. i:]iS ~lOtlC~
:aS r1aSi-eO uilali1i~70U51y Ll~r all i7ieL'i~C=_ti Of t:. ,, ._ -;, (~',OU:1C11.
~`'e f0_1,.::i_T.' reSJ-_ ;1C'"i ~___ ii:~,... __i7~,d ;, U. .. .. -J_. '-_er,i%T.iO
roved its G.~.Drticll:
',~;'._t~~rlS,a ce_-t-i RL:~CL['"~~IC1~ 'L~ :rye ~2• ed iiy t:ie ~it_- .Council
Of .rest eT[7i:'].s,1iTl:2.':7wO:.s 0:: 1'.::.1'C:1 _~,1Jy~iN~O~rCriY1~ file ~CCL:1Jcltiol:
l~cekise of tl:e .',ritterden 1_ieatre fro", 3.'•JC.UU l,er ~-e~.r to .~•2:~.~JU
~~er ;;-ear end
/!-:_'-'.?~.,:^:,COll:!.1t10i.S :ia.~:iled l.i:. Sa].d :.'.°.Svluti0il ,i'd,vi':'.v C'_1~}1~eil .k1d l3]9
cause of said . esolutiokl :laving be ell corrected and it is :]ovr
therefore resolved n-: t'-ie ,it;;r ;;ounci i of t::~ ~it~- of -,Jest i,iem~;iis
th8t ~t'he 11CB11E'.C feei0r t:ie O',Jeratl0'i. Of u.i~T ,..':1G all CriOVili
_-1CtllreS t.]B,U.treB 111 t:ie alt;,' Of :eS.. 1'.:eT;lp' 1S Oe :ie Sll`. C1'' +{ilvO.VU
,.,er -;~ewr,=ffective frog: aizd after .::le i;aNsa.~e of this rescl~~tiore.
L'llarllll0U.S1~' s.u.:.~Se!"i tJ" all 111em17~rS Of t::ie ;;l.t" ~O'_I:1Cl'1 t:11S t11e
eleventh d2." of rely uinteer. izuilcr~~d a.rd forte four.
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i*„ _inD~tion:
~~ lt. '-"95C~4ed by t'ile+ :;lt-- (ei.CltnC7.'L Qf tn2- ~:1t;;' Cf :'lest lt:eL11!;?is,
lirlic..ilSaS that t'. 1r. ~laCl.lS,I:':~,"Dr Of file .~lt~* Of .+eSt 1';iel"IIp~11S,
ari:~.'heas be and kle i.s hereby autiorized i:i ._is official capacity
aS l.:c^.yOr of L"le '~lt~r Of .e5t 1..eiCkp:llS,riv'k-I:St;:.B t0 e~eCUte fOr c^__lq
o'-~ '~e~zalf of t'he said Cit;,T file license requested b~~ the ±ederal
tiorks ~d';,i':list~'ation of the ur~:ited Mates of .~u~eric4 ti..d s~;id ~...
lice:lse referring to and _~ertai r.-_ ~o :,e oi- ~~ .;ir.,
._r~_.at c1Tke~+. - ~.,e ~it-r .,~ _ ~ : -:5,;. ici, encroac_1ss ovEr
the ortizea~.t corner Of t.Ie Fost C'fice Bite in ';lest 1._ei:i:.i~,
nrt;,. ,._~~ _-- tl'ie .,_+; co::curs irl ~.1~ t!ie ee°,:~-1`.:., --t fo~ -,- i':z
"`-iU --Ce _.. ikd aCCCr„pa;ly"lllc' C?CCUnientS,S~eClflCali~' ^~C.1d1ti0k1S
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':y a'1 ~-', e,, ,erg of tike ~itj- Co~_~ ~„_~ of ~ ~e Cit~ Df 'ev.,
c~ ~
1:18 =C~lOvili"L~' 'Oli~B ~rere _,resezited :i.'d t.18 Re^Ora~r &11tr10r1Zed
to ~_ war tra~•re .t:. for size:
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tl. ::;. i;:.M.:iiirlj
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Co1`iector cf I_zterna.l
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y:?r1C:: L. Cr1St
Ce_Itral SL°rV1Ce J~c.•
_-re,~'lr service ;o.
r7 1~i,c7lden ;J. lli;i ea
Dacus Lbr. Co.
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"d _Tr i t l it
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To..,rson nutc Uo.
`yell '"ee..hone Co.
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wh ^urd
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`~.GU Co i. Cf I,Iterllal 3everlue 140_
3.75 ]noels:~ ,uiver-t Co. 3::4.OU
I.n~zis supply .;o. iU.i3
i1~.~a:~ ~ra,,r .illiams ~zhue__rint CoG~.95
~~O.JO Dacus~LUr.ber Jo. ii~~i;~.-=:.
2.00 Cash 15.85
. ii) ~~~rre:~ t Co lema:~ 1~~ . 95
50._. C. .3. Ross 1~.~
12.-=4 Robert Drisco. lU•`~5
31. ~'J ;~C^St ~Jlle;r 1:.;.25
r;~.~~t~ Hobert Vinson 19.95
_. ~ J:;mes i.:itcuell 1y.9
2.30 Lean grown 14.40
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~?;; . 32 ~i -IER :~L'V~E1Ui~ 1~'UIJ`D
1? ~=U ~ciica~o PLlrrip Co. 15.11
45.2~I -Va.~lin-Dictcey ~~; Rich 29.95
7.~-~~ '?is caer Lime Cmt.Co. 38.99
-..')0 Lt. :~c 'iJat~r Dept. 20r1.b2
~50.0~ .~. 1'u. Lbr. _ U,"J1~7 CO.
~ 1~.c3b
1 CO.
~t aildarC~ C1 2.94
1dc3!z';._i s i~_achine :corks 61.35
'titreet Improverzant ±^und 252.50
There bein.~ •ro further Lu~irless 'to code before the City Council
the rizeetiL~lr ~-Jas dull ::_~ijour.led to meet ac'aiil on July 21,1944
i:: the Cit~T ~:a-:. ~:uildirl~ ~~t eiFnt I-. Iu. by '_'e,uest of the
~':a~ror.
~` t tom,..,
/ e order
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ffiINIITES OF APd ADCfOt)HNED LIEETIivYr OF' T2~ WEST ~n+~ss CI?'Y
COURCIL
West laemphie,Arkansas
D~Iy X1,1944
un July Z1, 1944 the `Nest ffiearphis City Council of :West Memphis,
Arkansas met in art adjourned meeting at the City ball Building
at eight 0~'.clock P. M. with the following members presents
]Calvin Dacus,ffieyar rial Brawn
Kent Jackson,.Attoraeg Forrest Jenkins
H. E. eaanning,Recorder Ward Mclnley
0. Y. Ballinger
J.B. I,ogd.Aldermen
All members of the City Council being present except hr.Curtis
Foster the following proceedings were had and done, to Witt
~[inutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
~aotion was made bg J. B. Iyoyd and seconded by 0. t. Ballinger
and passed unartimaualy by all members present that the $35.4Q
being paid Jean Hillencamp from the Sewer Fend be paid hereafter
Eton the General Revenue Fund.
The following resolution was introduced by Ward McB.uley who
moved its adoption:
Be it resolved thatthe City of West ~damphis.,Arkansas
employ Pddie Meal to gick ug garbage for the City
until such time as the Sitg might see fit to terminate
such contract.`the compensation for such services shall
~h 7aami of X50.00 pet =eskh until such time that the
`~~y might see fit to change same.
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This resolution was passed unanimously by all members present.
lotion was made b9 Ha1,Brown and seconded by Forrest Jenkins and
gassed uaanimousZr by all members present thstDr. James Falls be
employed by the City as City Sanitary Inspector at the Salary of
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per monQh: Same to become affective on and
aftea August 1,1944 and subject to action of the west hemphis,
Arkansas City Council
The Following bills were read and approved and the Recorder was
authorized to draw warrents for samet
STR~E2' ZMPRQYFA[EtyT FIIN D _~
Earnest Coleman 2.400 J
0. B. Ross 20.40
Robert Brisco 20.40
West 9Piley 14.40
Robert Venson 20.40
James Kitchell 20.40
Leon Brown 20.40
Soe Horthir~tort 17.80
Fred Taylor 14.60
J. D. Moore 10.20
P. McClanahan 25.00
Earnest Coleman 11.93
0. B. Ross 11.93
Robert Brisco 11.93
':Vest Wiley 9.68
James Mitchell 14.85
Leon Brown 9.68
Joe No~thington 11.93
Robert VEnsan 9.68
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned until
the neat regular meeting or until the Mayor saw fit to call a
special meeting.
`~ ~ ~ ,~ ,~-C ~ t~ ~ I
Mayo r
At s
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~~~.%Jvr~ir
'~' Recorder
.~tiINUTES OF A REAR MEETING OF THE WEST Il4E64Priii,ARKANSAS
CITY COUNCIL
VYEST A'~PriIS,ARKAi1SAS
August 1,1944
On August 1,1944 the West Memphis City Council of West Memphis,
Arkansas met in re~alar session at the City Hall Building at eight
P.1~. with the following members preaentt
ffielvin Dacus,~nayor J. B. Loyd
gent Jackaon,Attorney Forrest Jenkins
H. E. Hanning,Recorder ,Ward IdcAuley
Hal Brown
0. I. Bollinger
Curtis Fos ter, Aldermen
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All members of the City Council being present the following proceedings --'
wear had and done,to wits
I~linutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
The following ordinance was introduced by J. B. Loyd and read the
first times
AN ORDINANCE s'ROVIDII3G FOR THE COLLECTION OF GE$RBAGE,WAS~E,
TF.ASH AND REFUSE IN THE CITY OF VEST ~1E6'1PHIS,ARKANSAS
PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION OF PREc^.ISES,FIXI1dG A SCfiEDULE
OF FEES FOR SAID SERVICES,PROVIDINGi.IA PENALTY FOR THE _..,
VIOhATIOIQ THEREOF,PROVIDING FOR DISPOSITION OF ANY
SURPLUS OF FMS COLLECTED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE,REPEALII~G
ALL ORI-TNAt3CES IN CONFLICT HEREI1YITti,AND FOR O'T'HER PURPOSES.
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BE IT ORDAINED i3Y THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF tYEST M~iPx7~,
AHKANSASt
SeaEtion 1. From and after the passage and approval of
this ordinance all garbage,vraste,trash and refuse in the City
of 7dest BiemFhis shall be colledted regularly as set out hereinafter
by the employees of the City of :~-est Memphis aad for said services
the City Council of the City Of Wiest ~aemphis,or its dolt authoriz ed
employees shall collect fees as set out in the following shedules
(1) l:fee of Fifty Cents (50~} per month,g~¢~-f.~a,etinnal
pant;cti,mwnsh>p~pabie.#;ri ddxanceris hereby levied for each single
dwelling house actually occupied as a residence.
(2) A''fee oP Fifty Cents (50~) per month,payable in
advance,is hereby levied for each unit of a multiple family
dwelling house so~uiAl$~~occupied as a residence.
~ (3) The fees mentioned in this ordinance and particular
in ~sb-Section 1 and 2 of this Section are hereby levied on and
collectible from that person who in contemplation of lave is the
head of the family residing in the dwelling house unit. "The Y~.d
of the family~~ is def in~d as one who controls, supervised ands
manages the affairs about the house.
(4) in the event that in contemplation of the law theme
is no head o•' the family, the fees set out a~~ove are Y!ereby levid
on and shall be collectible f ror~ each adult residing on the prem~es,
provided, however, that no more than one fee per month shall be
paid for each dwelling house unit in which there is no head of a
family.
(5} All business and/or commercial houses shall be
c,arced for the collection of garbage and/or rubbish and/or trash
at the rate of Two Dollars ~~2.00) per month for two ~2) col-
lections each week oa heavy commercial businesses nd one dollar
01.00) per month for each light commera;ial business.
Section 2. the mayor, City Sanitary officer s~id/or
City Council shall ha'~e the authority to esta~~lish fees in keeping
with the above schedule for the collection of garbage and trash
from any busin aces or sesidences, and may amend or revise same
at their discretion.
Section 3. Garbage within the meaning of this ordinance
shall be construed to include all rejected food waste, and to
include every ref use accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetal:le
matter used or intended for food, or intended for the preparatim,
use `.n coo sing, dealing in, or storing of meet, fish, fovrl, fruits
and/or vegetabbes and cans and paper.
^ection 4. the occupa.,:ts of every private and business
building shall provide a metallic can or cans with tight fitting
covers for the holding of garbage, and same shall be placed at a
point on premised where the garbage collector can conveniently mss'
access to same. Garba~ can'.must not be larger than twenty X20)
gallon capacity, and shall have hhndles suitable as aids in un-
loading the cans in garbage trucks. Said garbage cans shall be
approved b5- the Sanitary Inspector, and provided however, that a y
business house, ~rrhen instructed by the City Sanitar;,~ officer,
shall provide wire containers for the h lding of ref use paper,
tin cans and other light ~arl;age which cannot be conveniently
placed in garbage cans as hereinbefore provided. Such vrire con-
tainers shall be so Bonstructed so that same may be emptied by two
men into garbage trucks.
section 5. All garbage must be drained of liquid sub-::.
stances before same is paaeed in garbage c_~n.
Section 6. From and rifler the pass ~Te and approval of
this ordinance (a) it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to burn any garbage except in incinerators t'.zat have
~, been approved by the Sanitation and Fire ?epartments; (b) it
~i shall be unlawful for arty person, firm or corporation to dump
(_' or throw garbage, trash, refuse, lea•es or any accumulation of
same on any vacant lot, street, or a11e,~ in the City of ';west
seem^his; (c) it shall b- unlawful for any person, firm or cor-
poration or one hired b~~ the City of ~~est Memphis to collect or
~"ove garba;;e in the Cit~* of :+est 1r;emp~is until the;;r first sec~.zre
a ^.ritten permit from the Sanitation llepartment and pay the license
and inspection fee provided for herein; (d) there is hereby levied
a license and inspection fee of one t~~andred yollars x,„:1,0.60! per
year or f sectional part thereof for each Bonveyance c~ vehicle used
in the collection of garbage under the terms of Sub-Section ~c)of
Section 7 herein, vrhich said fee shall be paid at the office of
the City Collector in advance Unless •~~aived by the City Council
of the ^ity of est aiemahis.
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Section 7. Garbage shall be collected from private re-
sidences b-.~ the ',ity at least once. each ~rrek and it is herel::y made
the duty of the occupants of every dvrelling in the city to ha e
garbage on their fespective premised properly placed in ap_~roved
cans and available for. regular collections.
Section 8. 'the fees herein provided for shall be pay-
able in advance, .shall be collected at such places and in such
manner as the r.~_ayor and City Council from time to time prescribe.
~_n the event thet.the fee provided for herein is not paid promptly
when due, a pena1t~T of fifty Cents (50~aj for each delinquent fee
is hereb3r levied upon the person delincuent in payment and said
penalty shall beco~re a part of and to be collected with regular 1
fees heretofore levied. In the evert that any fee levied herein ___)
remains unpaid for a period in excess of thirty days from the tree
the fee first becomes due, the City of `;est mem_.his is hereby
authorized to institute civil suit oft the recovery of said fec ..
with any penalties that my4y have attached thereto, plus court cos ts.
Section 9. Inspectors employed by the Sanitation Le-
partnent andjor the City Council of the City of iie t ~:e~pphis st12,1 1
made regular inspections of all Premised, allesy, and vacant to ~
andfor notify the o~-mer or owners thereof of any unsanitary con-
ditions existing thereon. `,~rithin tsn days after notice the lnsp~tor
68 the Sanitation .uepartment and/or the City Council shall be
authorised to immediately notify such persons to correct such
unsanitarv~ condition. in addition, any person, firm or corporation
failing to obey such notice and continuing to maintain an ~_znsanitary
condition sh2.11 be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convict-
ion shall b fined as hereinafter set out.
Section 10. rlny person, firm or corporation violating
any provision of this ordinance, or failing to Pay any of the few
erein provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction in the `~~~est Memphis ~~unici~al court shall be fined
in any sum not less than 'twenty-five Dollars 1;x25.00) and each day s
violation of this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense
and be fined accordingly.
Section 11. It is distinctly provided that this ordinance -
does not in any way obligabe City ~nployees or City trucks or I
trucks contracted erith bJ' the City of "'est a•.emphis to clean up or J
pick up refuse or debris resulting from construction on property
where buildings are being repaired or are under construction, nor
wood nor limbs resulting from tl.: removal of trees or hedge trimmings
on private property.
Section 12. in the event that fees collected under
this ordinance e::ceed the cost of maintaining the funetiors con-
templated under this ordinance, such Surplus shall be paid into the
general funds of the City of ~dest n~emphis to be used for such
purposed as may be deemed fit r-- the !`i.±-- Council.
Sectior_ 13. if an part or parts, sectio:: or sub-sections
Bf this ordinance be held to be unconstitutional or invalid,
such unconstitutmonality of invalidity shall not affect the vaildity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City ;; :uncil
hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of this
ordinance if it had knovrn tt:at such part or parts, sections or
sub-sections thereof e~ould be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
Section 14. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herevrith are hereby repealed.
Section 15. -''riE?.i,'r.L; it is necessary to make pro~~er p~e-
caution and regulation and for the collection of ga,rbabe, the proper
collection of same is necessary for the protection cf the citizens
of ±hp City o ~~est a~emphis, an emergency is hereby declared to
exis~i: and this ordinance is found to be n ~ssary for the immedate
preservation of the public peace, healt sa~ety, and the same shall
be in full for^e and effect from and after its passage and approv &1. _
second by
Upon motion by 'Yvr~:rd g~cAUley and/Curtis foster that the rulesbe
suspended and that thee:ordinance be read the second time the
vote was as follows:
Aye r;o
0. I.Bollinger
ttal ,Brown NONE
Forrest Tenkins
~+ard McAuley
Curtis Foster
J. B. Loyd
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The ordinance was then read the second time. Upon motion of
v. I, Bollinger and second by Forrest Jenkins that the rules
be suspended and the above ordinance read the thtard time and
placed on final passage the vote of the Council was as follows
Aye iv"o
J. B. Loyd
Y7ard 9ticAuley
Hal Brown NODTE
0. I. Bollinger
Forrest Jenkins
Curtis Foster
The Ordinance was then read the third time and the question
was put on the adoption of the Ordinance and the roll was called
-" and the 6ouncil voted as follawss
ptiye ivo
Curtis rr^oster
~.I.Bollinger
J. B. Loyd NONE
Hal Brown
Forrest Jenkins
:yard x~cAuley
'"'hereupon the Hayor called to the Council's attention that the
Ordinance,as adopted contained an emergency clause and suggedted
that specific action should be taken by the Council do this
cla,use.`.~hereupon upon motion by Forrest Jenkins and duly seconded
bg '~~rard a~cAuley that the emergency clause of said ordinance be
adopted,t.he roll was called, and the Council voted as follows:
Aye lVo
Forrest Jenkins
Hal Brown
i 0. I. Bollinger
J. B. Loyd NONE
t7ard Il~cAuley
Curtis Foster
'7hereupon said Ordinance c~as declared adopted with the emergency
clause, the Recorder was directed to spread the same upon the
record of ordinances of the City o~ Wiest 3aemphis,Arkansas,and
to have same published as required by law and to number said
Ordinance N0. 96
The matter of repairs to the City hall Building were discussed
and after discussion it was unaniimously agreed by all members
of the City council that the mayor be and is hereby authorized
to employ someone to make the necessary repairs to said City
riall Building.
Motion was made by ttal Brown and duly seconded by J. B. Loyd
that City Attorney Kent Jackson determine legal steps to be
taken and proceedure for the taking of Census of the City of
^/est Memphis to determine if the City has population enough
for a City of First C3asa. This motion passed unanimously.
The following bills were presented and approved and the Recorkler
authorized to draw waxrents for sames
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GENERAL FUND GEI~RAZ F[TND
United Insurance Co. 163.50 Kline Bollinger 77.30
west ~Eeraphis Lbr.Bc Supply 14.18 Harvey ~+Vhite 12.50
J. A. Riggs Tractor Co. 284.15
Petty Cash Fund 21.98 SEER BOiVD & INT.FIIND
Johnson Auto Co. 4.2:~
C. V. Griffin(ATT) 163.00 Commercial National Bank
Scott Furniture Co. fi.07 862.15
Bell Tel Co. 27.36 SEWER REVEivVE FUND
Lowe Fc Luech Print Co. 15.00 2V.S. Deriey Co. 112.50
Sack Burkhead 2.00 Chicago 1'umg Co. 14.89
Marion L. Crist 50.00 Etiemphis Machine ~ks114~28
Peoples Implement Co. 21.95 Sewer Bond & Int. 28.0:,'00
Bragg Service Co. 143.66 Chocta~r Culvert 113.37
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STREET Il~iPFtOVE~Ei~iT FUty~
Cross County Gravel
Choctaw Culvert Co ..
Missouri Pacific R.R
Earnest Colartuan
C. B. Ross
Robert Brisco.
Test Wiley
James ]Fitchell
Leon Brown
Robert Vinson
Earnest Coleman
0. B. Ross
Robert Brisco
west Wiley
James Mitchell
Leon Brown
Joe Northing ton
George '~`ashnngton
Earnest Co~enan
C. B. Rosa
Robert Brisco
rest Wiley
James Mitchell
Leon Brown
Joe lvorthington
ISorth Towns
Robert Boyd
Earnest l~oleman
0. B. Ross
Robert Brisco.
James Kitchell
Leon Brown
Jme ~Iorthington
worth Towns
Robert Boyd
udest Wiley
Earnest Coleman
0. B. Roos
Robert Brisco
James Kitchell
Leon Brown
idorth Towns
west Wiley
Lesley Dawson
Co .
Co .
361.52
471.00
286.34
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
20.40
18.25
19.95
19.95
19.95
19.95
19.95
18.25
19.95
4.05
19.95
19.95
20.18
9.90
16.00
20.18
4.05
19.60
12.15
17.13
15.33
17.58
17.13
17.13
17.13
17.13
1.13
13.08
11.93
14.18
14.18
14.18
11.93
14.18
14.18
14.18
There being no further business the meeting eras duly adjourned
until the next regular meeting or until the Council might be
call into special session by the mayor.
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b?INUTES OF A REGULAR ~TI1VG OF THE 1YE3T I~FHIS CITY:.'COLfRC:CL _
'v5'EST b'~IFPHIS, ARP,ANSAS
September 5,1944
On September 5,1944 the City Council of u'7iest 12emphis,Arkansa8 met
i°n regular session at the City Hall Building at 8:00 P. 1.. with
the following members present3
Melvin Dacus,3:a,yor
H. E. ]Fanning ,Recorder
Kent Jackson,Attorney~
J. B. Loyd
C. I. Bollinger
Ward 2~cAuley
Hal Brown
Forrest Jenkins,Aldermen.
Allmembers of the Council being present excepts Curtis Foster the
following proceedings were had and done, to wit:
Minutes of the previous meeting were read-and approved.
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F.2otion was made by Hal Brown and secondd by J. B. Loyd that ]tihe Mayor
appoint ',Yard McAuley as a committee of one to work with Mr. Zack Bragg
to make an investigation of and ascertain coat of construction as well
as de~brmtne attitude of property owners reguarding sidewalk on the
following propertys All along the south side of the highway 70 from the
Fost Office to fourteenth street and all along both sides of eighth
street south of Highway 70 for a distance of two blocs. This motion
was passed unanimously amid the committee requested to report to the
Council at the next regular meeting.
The matter of taking the census of the City was discussed and passed
over to the next regular meeting to give the Attorney more time to
investigate legal status.
&~otion was made by Forrest Jenkins and seconed by J. B. 7.oyd and
passed unanimously by the Council that the Mayor be and is hereby
authorized to employ H. L. Jennings as grader man at a salary of
x,125.00 per month for the first month and ;150.00 per month there-
after or until such time as the Council might see fit to change same.
b2otion was made by Hal Brown and duly seconed by 0. I. Bollinger
and passed unanimously by the Council that ,the City ahbuld drop
its membership to the Arkansas Municipal League.
The Following bills were presented and approved and the Recorder
authorized to draw warrents for lames
GEldET~IL FUilD
Dr. Jam ea R. Fall 50.00
Marion L. Crist 50.00
Tom 84orrison 30.00
Crittenden Co+mty Times 19.90
Bell Telephone Co, 33.69
C. V. Griffin 94.00
Holland Implement Co. 13.21
W. Memphis News 3.60
Peoples Implement Co. 2.42
Central Service Station 26.65
P. McClanahan 34.00
Bragg Service Co. 14.60
Chas. Upton Co. 7.50
S. C. Toof Co. 1.98
Cash 64.70
Bank Of west Memphis 11.17
b4ack Hibler 37.00
SE~IIER REVElNE FUND
Sewer Bond ?c Int icc. 280.00
STREET IMPROVEHENT FUND
Choctaw Culeert Co. 332.50
Cross County Gravel Co. 54.47
34lssouri P. R. R. Co. 43.79
Robert Brisco. 19.95
0. B. Ross 19.95
west Wiley 16.00
Leon Brown 19.95
Lesley Dawson 19.95
North Towns 19.95
Robert Brisco 19.15
0. B. Ross 15.10
',Vest Wiley 15.10
Leon Brown 19.15
Lesley Dawson 19.15
North Towns 16.90
Robert Brisco 21.75
0. B. Ross 19.95
':lest Wiley 19.95
Leon Brown ?1.75
Lesley Dawson 16.00
North Townea 19.95
Leon Brown 8.55
North Townes 9.90
West Wiley 10.80
H. L. Jennings 119.80
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There beir~g no further business appearing the meeting was duly
adjourned until the next regular meeting or until the Iwayor might
call the Council in special meeting.
I4INUTES OF A SPECIAL CALIF Iti~TING OF THE 'r7EST jy~HIS CITY
COUNCIL
WEST CHI S , ARKAIdS AS
September 1944
Cn September 1944 the City Council of the City of ~`+est Memphis,
Arkansas met in special meeting at the City Hall Building at 8;~~
P. l~. with the following members presents
Melvin Dacus,3~ayor
Kent Jackson,Attorney
H. E. B:anning,Recorder
Ward McAuley
Curtis Foster
J. B. Loyd
Hal Brown,Aldermen.
All members of the Council having been given previous written
notice of the meeting and all members being present except
Forrest Jenkins and C. I. Bollimger the following proceedings
were had and done,to wits
3'[r. J. J. Rhodes appeared before the City Council w' is
application for permit to construct a negro pictur and~cafe
on the corner of Ninth and Broadvray. Af ter discussion Mr. Brown
made a motion,which was duly seconded by Curtis Foster,that Mr.
Rhodes be given a permit to proceed with the building. The vote
on this motion was as followss
dye No
dial Brown Ward Mc~uley.
J. B. Loyd
Curtis Foster
Recorde
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After discussion a motion was made by Hal i~rown and seconded by
Curtis Foster that the Suttor. Shows be denied permit to operate
within the City. This motion carried unanimously.
Ic,r. P. bTcClanahan appeared before the Council to discuss the
garbage disposal situation. After egpli.nation of some of the
problems attached to the job it was agreed that the collection
of garbage was progressing satiaf ab~orily'. Several complaints
for overcharge were entertained and it v:~as agreed unanimously
by all members present that,with a few exceptions,the charges
d+e re in line and proper and that the City should proceed to collect
the charges as set out in the ordinance until further investigation
showed that the charges should be changed.
No further business appearing the meeting was duly adjourned until
the next regular meeting.
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