May 20, 1952~_ i
>IIUTES CF d ai:uULai? ::hETIi.C Jr' i.h, i'ITY CCJICIL OF '!',E CI'!~ CF 1",Z.~T i,EP.':F'I-IL=,
:~1:~;d:_,), 11.~D ..Idll 1'_L-Lll OY, IdY 20, 1y52.
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Tyre Council of the City of 'i;est pen>rhis r:ret in ReY;ular Session at the ~iiy ;,all
in said City at j:30 p.'.. on said date.
The rreet:ir.g e:as called to order and upon t:ze roll being called, there were;
F-resent: L'ayor '~'!. t,. Fordyce in fire chair, =:nd fife follovrin~, n~r:,ed kldern;en:
James iledsoe, :reer:ran I~'inley, Curtis Foster, ;?,. L. Gr=~rx~-,>on,
.. ~. I,;anchester, F. B. Poeaers. _. .. ao•rt.o;,
City ;lttorney Spe~:rs arxd City Cl.erl; ',7. ~,. Seaton.
Absent; 0. I. Boll_in~er.
The iolloerint proceedings -sere hu.1, to-grit;
'::i:rutc:s of Cor.uZCil I'eetize on :. ,.~ 6, vrere read aaxd ap;rovc 1.
;:a-or _'ord~ ce r.ade a report on fife I.;osquito Control :~rograrn; that the ;lero-_ist
Sprayer~Ir::d been purchased and ?..r. T. F. Berulett had been hired to ti~rori: on this proor~.n:,
under tire sapervision of I:ir. T. 't6. Stacy, IIealtor Inspector, r11so that applications are
beint; received from various c^lle~;e boys for jobs, and these eve re urr:ler advisement.
L"a;;or ior:l~ce asked for co-oper~aion of tyre citizens, aslcin{; t~rat they call I:rs,;arah
Smith at City Ball and report, rrlvere file mosrluitos were !>revalent.
°a.,-or r'ord;~ce reported on trip •;rith illderr::an Bledsoe, Rowton, ollinr;er and F irrley
to Stuttgart and Fine Bluff r.iiere they ;aet v,itir City O:Cficials =~:~d discussed tae over-all
plan for inrproveraent district an:l ot:rer City iml.,rover.,erri,s; tlxat the esti,uate of .,',y.0u
l:,er front foot mould robzable ~,e insufficient to defrz:y fire cost of the contemplated
ican•ove~r:ents, to-c:it; si,.le,~zQl:.s ,utters, aad storcr se:uers.
I`ayor r'ordy°ce suggested brat petitions for silezvalhs a:rd ot:rer loci..l i::_r,rovements
be postponed until lire over-..1.1 prol;r,~r:r could ire fr.rrtirer studied.
r11::lerraan Garrison discussed firs advantages of concrete streets and that the over-all
cost over a period of ;rears in the Special Tn:provement llistrict Flan evould be cheaper in
comparison ~~itlx the repair turrt rill be necessary eaith asphalt over a period of gears.
li. :t. Johnson and otiie_•s appeared before fife Council in oehalf of their local projects.
rlso, tare question of oilir.F, streei;s for iz~t v-ras discussed <,n-1 the I::ayor advised
that the appro::ir:.a.te cost vrould Le tvrenty-five ce:xts per square y~r•d.
'i''-'oy i)enton of fire ',yea :.e _ ,:his 'r ~ansit Com;~any r".. pe-aced bei'ore the Council and
outlined ,z^oaosed routes, sclre_l~llos, Sues and other rnatter.s pert<rinirri; to the 1oaa1
transit. syc;tem.
Cecil Eclnronds, re:u•esentir~i; t zni~r C;r<.u~.ber of Cor;nerce, ,,i.:eured l~fore•tlre
Council requesti:r,; a.;sist._irce fr.x:: fire Cit„• irr the preparation of plan;rounds, irhich
assist~arce evas rrnrnised kr: ~_ire Cowicil .
"r. i:. Foshee appeared be_"'ore the Council regrres ring arci.>n on fife s:i_aeir<1ic
_rro;ect a rd also the co?~rection of tiro ,?resent sewer s:;~stem or cliscontirnration of
pnnpin;- seer.~e throut;ir open ditcres on Olitier ;;tree t.
p:;otion vras oracle, passed and irnaniuiousl~r adopted, approvint re-subdivision plan
of Lot Five, BlocF: Ten of rice Compress Subdivision, as ner plat introduced to the Council.
'."otion was ~rnde, passed and r.rnaninousl~, adopted, approving re-s•xlidivis:ion plan of
Lots Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen srrd Ei.<^,}rteen, clock Four of .. L. Thou:pson+s Second
elddition to the City of hest I'enrphis, except that I?r. Finley, ovmer of fire property,
di_d not l;artici>ate in the discussion or vote.
'I'he Building Inspector presented the i'olloti',Z:;g building permits he had aut:iorized
to :: e issued. i_~tion vras r..ade, passed, and adopted to confirm the actions of tixe
Buildiru Inspector in the issuance oi' the fo11o•.^rin~ permits:
'd~iardens Butane G:-~.s Com any
l;ei•r:an Spicer
Joshua Taylor
Junius Richardson
Ethel i::ay Srni th
Ficol.l.a 3rovrn
5;illiam Lewis
',"lillie Roberts
Lerman Spicer
Jach Broorrx
,errr.an Spicer
City nttorney Spears read arc Easer;ent 11treement as folloevs;
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'1`:[IS Er'iSE' E''T AGiiEE:F'1'.T u:ade and eute:~ed into this 14t}r day of
?'ay, 1°,2 by a.nd be~tti'reen llluaIi:.aE Ui:~'.i'13IGT TiO. 6 OP' Ci?.ITi~sP1i)ivP? C(xii'TY, irZi:r.'_3.s,
hereinafter referred to as first party, and CI 1'i ~_'.' .,Li;'P iLI~•:FsIl".~, lLZ}'~«"S_.S, here-
inafter referred to as second ;..arty.
-;,ii~tt:1.3, it ie lire intenti.,n of lire arti_.s lrat first ,arty rv~ll grant to
seco.id party a. right of vray easement ten (lOr) feet bride on the hereinafter described
property for the purposes and under t.re t•~rrrs a:ri conditions as here.inai'ter set out.
P,i011, a~. EFO1tE, ~, I1`!;E3SET'il
1, First party hereby gr..nts second hart; a }.perpetual easement ten (lOr) feet
Bride for sewer paid all o l;;:er utility installations ~uxd maintenance on the follovri.no~
descri}.~ed property of tyre first party located in Critienaen Co~.rnt , ,rr:~rrsas, at or
near the eastern lirnits of Erie City of 6iest I::er:rphis, to-rai t:
Beginning at a point vairere the center
line of Uxe drainage ditch on Ore
north and sout}i center line of Section
Eir;ht (ii), 'Povrnship Six (~) nort}i, $ange
Mine, (y} east, intersects the ,center line
of Ten P._ile Bayou, thence due southeast
to a point Forty (40) feet east of tine
center line of the drainage di tch, thence
south parallel to t: e center line of the
lrairia,e :]itch to tine cpint of intersection
tivitlr t:~e north riEiit-of-tivr:;y of U . S. Hi};;rlvay
70; and said line just described .v}rich ue-
;,ins at the intersec-lion of tiie con ter ~~f ttxe
drainage di tclr vritir tixe center of Ten i:lile
Bayou and continues first soutreast and i,:ren
south to }iigYnvay "(0 shall be i:noti°rn as i;he
vrest line of said easement and s=:id easement
shall be ten (lOr) feet vride externdiiig east-
rrard from said vrest line. This description
is intended to specify a ten (lOr) foot. vride
strip running from said Ten is ire Ba,;•or_r to }ligir-
rray 70 as de:~cribed above.
2. Second party shall have tixe ri;~lxt to go upon said pre~~ises at any and all
tir:;es for the purpose of making repairs, e:;tensions, improve^rents, inspections and
for any other purpose which miEht be deemed necessary by said par+.y of tixe second
Pax't• .
3. ,second part) shall have the ris_rrt to re-lay or reconstruct all or any part
of said sewer line at any tir:.e deeded necessar;; , and the exercise of tixis right shall
be left to the ,iiscretion of party of the second part; provided such construction shall
not interfere vrith lire system of drainage.
1~. That the construction of all ditch crossings shall be such as nut 'Lo inter-
fere with moire use of the drainage ditches and outlets of first party for drainage
purposes.
~. Tire second party shall obtain all necessary right of 'way and easements
from itre o:rrxers of lands upon rrlrich said seti°rer s;,astem six~11 be located vrithin tiie
boundaries of lire property controlled by t}1e dr:~inage district.
6. That the second part3~ stxall pay all damages accruing to fire drainage
district, vrhen such injury or damage is caused by the constxtitcti~n, operation,
maintenance or removal of such sewer system.
/. T}rat the par by of the second ~oart shalt release and uiscirar•ge and lrr
these presents does hereby release anal discharge tyre drainage :listrict, or its
~:rcceasors, from any and all liaUility for dar.:age to said server s;/stem arising out
of. the maintenance, repair or reconstrlrction of tiro drainage districtrs property
e.;cept such damage as shall be caused b~~ tlxe wilful or gross negli;;ence of the
drainage district or its assents or represe:rtatives, provided brat the second party
s}rall Ue notified in vrritin; at least rir.l:y (90) days in advance of the date on
vrlrich arty maintenance, repair or reconstruction r,orl; is to 1>e carried out on the
aforesaid ditches in the vicinity of the server line crossings, except brat in
cases of emergenr_y, such notice as shall be reasonably possible under the
circw~stances shall be given the second party in ~rr•iting .
L. Frirty of t}xe second part si,z11 have fire r~ Rht to, in addition to
laying a sewer line on said lards, to cons trrtct or cause to be constructed dii„v
other utilities desired by party of ttxe ser_ond part anal s}ra11 specif'icall;~
include vrater line, po~ver line and natlrral gas.
5. This easer,:ent shall be rnr11 :ard void unless corxstxtiiction of a serer
system outfall line or some type of sewer installation }xus been cor.e:reuced on sor.~e
part of the aforesaid easement ,within thirty-six (30) months from date hereof.
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vJITI}ESS the hands of fire parties hereto in duplicate this 11th day of
L:ay , 1952 .
FIRS'i' I',tttT'I:
llYi«IP?,~Gls llIS'ItICT' INi'.TsJJR ~ln (b)
OF CIiITi'LI?llLl•; C(RI;~'I'i, A'~1C,~I+S,:
(CITY SL, T~ ~
BY L. C. L:cV<:Y
BY r . a. Ilubbard
L-i: J. :ITE
SECOPdll PAR'P'l:
t:pproved Ly Ciity Council of
~;est P.`erridris, Arica¢lsas
llate
t,:ayor
it. Seaton
City Cler:
,1lderman Garrison r;rade motion that City accel,t Easement ,x;;ree:_ent as
presented, Alderman Finley se c:ndecl, being broul;irt to a vote, the follovrir:l; voted;
Aj~e; I?ledsoe, garrison, P.'anclrester, Foster, For+ers, Rowton, Finley.
I;ay : Plone
An ordinance was introduced in izriting and reed in f~.xll by Aldernan Foster.
,1].derman 3ledsoe moved t.}rat the rule re7uiring spa d ordinance to be read in
fall on three different days be suspended, anti that said ordinance be placed on
its second tea ling; motion vras seconded try Alden. an ~ovrton, arid thereafter t}re
I'ayor put tyre question on the adoption of said r:rotion, a;id the roll Leir,g called,
ti,e followia~g voted;
tr,Ye: Bledsoe, G.rrison, I-:.:ncirester, Foster, Foyers, Ror^ton, Finley.
:'a„~ hone
';;hereupon fire I:'ayor declared fire notion duly passed and s«id ordinance placed
on its second readinl;. Tire ordinance tiaas L}ten read the second tir:,e by
Aldermarn pourers.
Al;lern:an G~=rrison Bien noved brat said ordinance be now placed upon its final
adoption; motion was seconded by Alderman !':anc}tester, and af~er clue coasi.derafi,ion
thereof by said Council, the i'.~rYor put the que:!-lion on the adoption of fire r,:otion,
and upon the roll being c«11ed, tyre follotiring voted;
Aye; liledsoe, Garrison, ;'~stc!ieste~, Foster, For+ers, Rowton, Finley.
Play : I?one
lihere'apon the ;: a;'or declared the motion duly carried and said ordinance placed
upon its Final reacli.Zg and adoption.
;;aid orclinatice vras read. in full by Alderman ? ianches ter vitro roved its adoption,
seconded by Aldernan Finle,^, zatd afier due consideration ttrereof by said Council,
t}re I'ayor put fire question upon the adoption of said r.,otion, an:i upon passage
of said ordinance, and fire roll being crlleci, the follovring voted;
,.;e: ;aedsoe, garrison, I a.nc':ester, Foster, Pourers, orvtntr, Finley.
I: ,; I?one
',`;'lrereupon the i_"ayor culled to the Councils attention brat the orclit!ar?ce,
adopted, contained r.n er..erJ;ency cl•_ruse zuld suggested tr:at specific action should
be ta};en b:; fire Council on this clause-, iihereupon motion vras r.;ade by A7_,?erman
~^,arri.~a~n anal du 1; sec~n'ed by ,llderi:;an Finley ti~at t:;e et:_erL;ency clause of said
ordirrssice be adopte:l, anal the roll LeinY called, t}re follo^:^ring voted;
Aye: Bledsoe, Garrison, ;:._nchester, Foster, Fo::ors, Rorrton, Finley.
P?ay: Done.
;irerer.tpon the I:.ayor declared said motion duly adopted end sail orclirrance :iuly
passed, and signed }r is approval to said ordinance and the (;i ty Clerk was direr_ted
to spread tyre same upon the record of prdinances of t}te City of ',Jest I_etr:phi.s,
Arkansas, and i,o :nave same auolisi:ed as xtm_rired i±v lacr. and t,n rn„^},r~r ~<~;,t
~+._,
Said ordinrarce to ti;}1ch no araencir;errt v;as offered re:1 as f'ollovrs;
0a1iI'.::^,1:Ci lip.), 2~-~~~
AAP? C?~?l)II:'.5:~'F; TG e#~.~;LID :~EC'PIUN 1Lr ~?F C~illlIP~lzi:dGB IiU, 112 i~.:U ~~1,,D -.its :±FFi3U~'ll ON 'LIE Lrth
D~1Y C`F llLCEilsli?;., lyLrr.
E IT Qilll.,Il?:~I) Bi 1ri- CI'PZ COL)I1CIL GF LiE C'IlY Uf '~ ,;`1'',.E -FriL`>:
S;JCTIUI; 1. Section 14 of ^rdinance IIo. 112 is hereby <u.,en~itd io read
as follovrs;
~~1ny person, firm, association or corporation desiring to enga::e in fire
taxicab business in file City of ';lest L'emphis sh::ll be required to secure ~pu'olic
liability insurance on all equipment used ~.nd such insurance shall be i:ept in force
dururg t}re period of operation. The insurance herein provided _riiral be :.o _~rovided
for brat it •~ll cover equipr.,:rrt no:f in use nrrd equipment r:rdded from time to ti,::e
after the ari.- inr,1 issuar7ce of policies of insurarce 4s hFr~.:in pro~vidn~.i. Uaid
insurance shall provide the f'ollo~~;inb coverts e for e~.ch ta>.ica'u:
r:, Bodili; iri,ury Liability - '' ';.000.00 each person
;;,10,000.00 each accident
;;, property; D€Ima~e liability- `~,000,UO each accident.
Failure to ;>rovide such insur.::.nce shall be _,ron:-~s f rr revocation of aq;= license
issued un'rer this ordinance.~c
SI;CTIUP; 2. It being cle terr;rined drat the present ordinances of Gire
City of l'iest r:;erq:~};is do not, clearly^ defir_e t:re coveral;e required of ta,~cab operators,
and it being necessary to },ave sucll covera;e provided, an er;rergency= is declared to
exist, and this ordir«nce s}r~11 b<_: in f.'ull force Inc} effect from and ~:i ter its
passage and ap; royal.
FI.5~SL1) ,..;U gilt ~~:i~Lll i,uis 2uti1 day of I:Iay. 15`:2.
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:;n o:rdinarlce vras intro~_iuceri in vrritin~ anJ read in f~_t11 l,y i~l~lerrran Bledsoe.
Al~].eru;arZ Garrison moved brat the I^ale requirir:g said ordinance to ue re«d. :in
fa11 or. I,lrree :.lifferent da;~s be suspended, ~^nd ti:at said ox3inance be l:aace~l on its
second reading; motion eras se con^led by ,"il~lerman ':any irester, :~r~d t;rereafter the P."a~,or
put tr:e Zuestion on the W:toption of said motion, and the roll bei ,~; called, the
follnv~2rg voted;
:,,,=e; garrison, Fostel', I: ~nclrester, ^~oraton, Eledsoe, Fo^rrers, Finley.
Iday : Idane.
';;hereupon the Iar;7or declared the r~rotion duly passed «trd said ordinance placed on
its second readil>~. T}re ordinance vras then read the second ti;,:e by ill-ler:;:an Foster.
Alder:ran Powers t,ren roved Crat said orcid.nrir_ce be norv placed upon its final
a~.opt.ion; rrroiion vras seconded by A1der,rrGn '_~,ovrt,on, and after due consi-ae.rr.tion
th.reof by said Council, tl;e p'ai-or ;nr.t file cluestiol: on tare aci^~ption of the iuotior,,
,and upon fire -roll 'uei r~; cal !_e d, tiro folloraisrg voted;
~',ye: Garrison, Faster, Marc}rester, :?ovston, Bledsoe, Foyers, Firley.
I?ay : I`~ne .
F;rlereuuon tie I'-.~'or declared td re motion di.tl;^~ cap-Tied ant said orclinance ;;lased
upon its fin>~1 reading arld adoption.
Said ordinruice vras rea-:d ir•. full b= Iader,aan inlet' r::o moved its =.doptiari,
seconded by ~,Liercr~.n '~ledsoe, acrd after aue consiaeratiosi thereof by said Uou;rcil,
fire "_a:yor ;out the question upon the adoption of said motion, and ui,on hass~=.Y;e of
said ordinarlce,und the poll L-eirrg• called, the follo•~°riug voted;
A~,e; Garrison, foster, .'~ncire:=ter, '.;orrt.on, Bledsoe, i'orrers; Finley.
;ay: Hone.
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L'ihereupon l;he i.iayor called to the Councils attention trat the ordinance, adopted,
contained an emer~enc^y cl~.use eerl sul;bested drat specific action should be t~a:en
by the Council on this clause. ';thereupon r:rotion vaas rtitcie by Alderr;an Garrison
and duly seconded by i11er:::an L'.anclrester brat tare er:rernency clause of said
ordinance be ~=dopted, an : roll beins called, the follo~.'ir_g voted:
<';;'e; Bledsoe, Forcers, Zov+ton, I.:ancixester; Garrison, Pinlpy, FOSter.
Iday: ':done.
';',1:ereupon tyre I::ayor declared said rrotion duly adopted and said ordinance duly
passed, and siCned his apl~rovul to said ordinance and the City Clerk tivas directed
to spread the same upon fire record of Ordinances of the City oz ;lest i'emphis,
Gr~xnsa.s, and to nave same published as rer~•,xired by larr, and to rnu:~be_• said.
ordinance PIo. 20y.
Said ordirar,ce to v,ric:, no amendreent ryas offered read as follo~.vs;
GfiUIIi.:I;CF I.C. 209
t1rl U2UItleil;CE tJJ.iiGRI3II:G 1r;'r }ltCCili.~1?, OF ~.:L r11.ii0 .._S'1' SFILYiL'I? ti'' n C!1ST OF O`.E
TIi(JJS._(a r'_'l)R IDJIdlli~,L~ :Cl!R'li'~LGid llCLL,i'~ ~:~11) JJi:ts'rl r",l~ ~h;
i3~ Il ~!1?D:,Il:i:il FY T.ili C;il'i COI~iiC1L C i':L L'1'~i 'Jr iiL;:iT t.1~L:Y'i~i5, i11UJAli~.-~S
SEC'1'lOI~I 1. The =;ayor arcd City Clerl: are hereby autherize~d a„d
requested o ta:e olds for an:i pux•c: a.se one Aero-i`.i°t Sprayer for use by tae
Street :md Health =)epartment oi' Mire City of l"+'est l;;em_,his.
SECTi01+ 2. Tire Cost of such spra~~er sira:ll not. e>ceed tr:e sum of
Oi.i. 1il;JI.I'_;:I) iOL t rL~:eiJ ;D POUti1'L;!~l~i (;~1,1~11„OG)!'r~r ~,._.
:iLC'i'IOII 3. t{ll Orclin~urces or ports of ordi:xances in con:~ict
lrereraith a.re l.ere~ry repealed, un~l it furi,irer ap~eari;'.; ti:at s~-id sl,rayer
is necess.x;y for irs~ediate use in control of ;aos<l•.ri_tos and other insects,
this orclinance shall be in i'ull ibrce acrd effect from and niter its passG.;e
and alruroval.
P:;:~,3:;D ..i-T1 ~.l"F30tiEll This 20?h day of I:".ay, 15'2.
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1'fo further br.siness appearing, the r,:eeting vras adjourned until 1:30 P.l,"., flay ~l.
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