December 20, 1946~c~~
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DECEI;:B3R 20, 19x6
The Cou~-xcil of the CitjT of 1'3est T.eml-his in the Cotutj* of Critte~xden,
Sts,te of Arkansas, met in an adjourned session at the City mall ir. said
City at 7:v0 F.P:I. on the 20th day of Decer..ber, 1940.
The meeting ti•ras tailed to o_.~der by the T.layor, and w1e roll being , ,l
called there '.':ere; ~ I
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'Present: F. T:i. Dacus ir. the chair ant. the follotiring x1a.raed aldermen: ~"~
Curtis Foster, 0. I. Dollin,^er, C. 'r.. Brrn•m, J. A. Johnson,
and G. Vr. P:icAuley; Citj> Attorne~> ::pears and City Clerk
Absent: done.
The follor,in~ proceedinEs •~•rere had to vrit:
I,x•. ,. C. Dillingsly, liceizsed electrician in ':rest T'emphis,
appeared before the Council to protest the revolving of his license
by the Electric Examining Board. L`r. ~. G. I>ietzran, City Irsrector,
eras also present and advised the Council -lie reason for revol:in - the
license. After discussion of the matter it bras decided tl~.t
T.:r. Lillingsley should ~.ppear at the neat meeting of the Eleciric
Exa:,xining Board on Thursday>, Januarj- T6, 1947, e.s he had not been
presort at tine meeting of the Bcard 1~.*l:en Lis li tense vr..s revo.ced; and
that no action z:rould be tai=en u;> ti,c Co~.r..c it on t:~e ^~ flog ur.'cil after
the meeting of the ;;oard.
T.:r. Vd. A. T.1cIia,j* and Tdir. T. L. Siaten ~rers rsesexzt to discuss ilirther
t'_ze bus line the;- desire to operate in the City. City Attorney Sr ears
advised the Ccwlcil th°.t he had beer. lool:inF; i-~zto the matter and that -~~
there are many details involving the oporation of a bus line ax~l that he
tirould litre to have the opinions of the Council I,iembers and their advise i~
bef'orc z,~ritin~ the ordir~xzce or aay _--~e of agreement bettiaeen the City
and operatorsvof the bus line. After discussion of the matter it r;as
decided to delay action on the x:~.tter until tl•_c ne,:~ regular Cotuxcil
yleet inf.
Iuayor Dact;s advised the Cou_rcil that -t'.Ze firetr-.~cl: ordered by the
City several rlonths ago z~rould soon L-e delivered, tl~eroupon, the folloti•rin"
motion eras made by Alderman BroVm:
That the proposal made bj> ';,he Committee repaesentin~ the ;,iremer_'s
pension and Belief Fund be accepted by -the City of ,'rest I•~em~_his; that
the s.~-or anti Cit~% Cler'_~_ be ant thou s.re hereby directed ~.rxd authorized
to accept said loan of yr2,000.0v frcm the Fire;~n's Fensicn and ^,e lief
FL.nd for the purpose of _p..urclxasin_ a fire truclr •,:hich is ix: accord~.nce with
tl,.e proposal of the Committee reprc:se_~tin~ the ~ rerlen's pens'_on and Relief
r^und; the proposal is as follows:
E::ccrpts From I:Teotin~_ of Firemer_~s Pcusion and Relief i'LUZd oard:
The meeting; ,gas called to order b~> p. 1 Dacus, Chairr.~nn, s:.nd ul.or_
the roll being called the olloti•rin; •,-;ere ^rese.rt, p. L:. Dacus, Chair~an
presiding, Gdis Ball, Fire-Chief, 'T. Ii. IcGcu~-i: a_:_d C. ~'. Grifi'in ;:rer:.bers
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of Fire Dey~artnient.
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It beir.^ det,rr~iz~ed ;,hea a cuorc~.~~~;a _ _sent t'ZC iollo•,-in~ proceed- ~--~
ings tirere had a.-,d held, to-:. it; -
The chair~•tn. advised that tine neetinr,; ~.^as callod for the purpose
of discussing a proposal made oy the : iremon of the City of 'l'est ;.ier~:his
th.:t ti'e stu^t of :;x2,000.00 be loaned f4•on the ''ireme-n's Pension and i3elief
FLtiid to tlxe City of <est .:erthis r'or t,-:e purpose of pLa•citesinT ~. net,°r Sire
true:. The Cilairn2n advised gnat tl.e ,_ - of guest '1dan.~~Ixis ras a~v:ious to
provide a nei-r lire truo__ for tlxe City*, but fLUicls ti'rere not availai;le for
pa;;r?ent of tiu: costs of tits truth; that tlta Cit;,* proposed to borrovr the
;nonoy from tixe po_ZSion fluid ar_d repay the saris at a later date rr'ren -the
fix~.2ncial condition of the City -ex::iitted.
'P.':ereupon noiion':.as -jade by T. H. ';.'cGou~rh that the slue o£ ~2,000.OC
be loe,_Zed to t.xe City of ':asst _"e~:rhis by the pension and ?le lief Fund hoard.
This :notion rras seconded by Od_s ;a 11 and uyon the me,tter being called
to voto the folloerin~ vo-i;ed:
A~-e: Odis :Call, T. H. i~cGou~h and C. • Gri_fin.
TI:o Chair:-an ~__ereupon decl",-ed said :Notion as carried o.~0~. ordered
t'r_at it be racorded amongst the proceedi-:s of tl~e co::ffaittee.
The motion rras seconded by Aldex-~•an I:`_cruley, a=.cl u_on tixe matter
'tieing called to vote, `:he follo-::in~ voted:
A;;'e ~ Curtis Foster, 0. I. ilol liner, C. iI. Iyrorrn, J. A. Johnson,
and is. ',, . ;=CAu,le;,r.
day: ;one.
Tixe proposed ordiua~.ce on the issuing of Certificates of Indebtedness
cn tl,e ge•::er 3ysten pro pared b~* Lir. -~~`c.1L•:.o; Trn~msend rr~.s read by P:Ta•-or liacus,
ta.o advised that sorts deiails cn t e ratter mere sti 11 to be rrori_ed out,
tl.oxefore, action on 1;''e ordix>:.nce -::as delayed Lutil a later date.
i:otion rras rade b~* ,lciexr..ax: 3rcn^m that the City CoLLneil recorL:.end -to
tlxe Li;'xt and ;pater Com~:ssi.on that they purchase approxirv.tely 65 street
li~iit fi t-tures at ~~:10.00 each for use brr t'_, Li;;rtt axed 1`~ater De rare-^ent
ox1 ~road•.:a;;* as additional li~_-~tinv 'acilities are badl;~ needed. The .notion
':ras seconded by Alder tin LlcAule;;r, and upon the r~.tter being called to vote
tits fofloti^rixi~~ voted:
Aye: Curtis Fos~er, 0. I. ~0-_lin,;er, C. i$. ~rrn^m, J. 1'!. Joimsoil,
ax~u .4. L~cAule ~~.
1Tay: ;;one.
There bei°!~- :to further btainess to come befcre tha Cotuzcil, notion
rras r.~lcle L'v alder rx~ ~ro<-m to ~.djourn t'te meetin0~. The notion vras secoxuled
bar Alder::~1n ::c;~!•.le,-, o.::d ui,on the Witter bai_r`; c~,11cd to vela, the follrn~ring
voted:
aye: Curtis Foster, 0. I. So1'_'_iz~er, C. H. ~rrn^m, J. A. Joivisor.,
and G. 'i . I;`.Ctiuley.
Pray: I;one .
~:11YOR
ATTEST:
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