October 21, 1952~. ~_~ ~~
PdIIIUT);S OF A ii.EULLAIt i~E'I'1NU Or TIC CITY COUP?CI:L CF TIIh C1`:'Y OF ii~~:aT I.l~•IY?-I18, AitI~Y1SA5,
Ih1D AND HIaLD ON UCTGUER 21, 1,?52. ,
The Corxnril of the Ci_t;jr of West Riemhhis met. in a regular session at the
City Hall. in said City at 7; 3U F,P,I, on the 21st da• of October, 152.
The meeting was called to order by the P,Taor, and the roll 'oeing called
there v+ere;
Present: P~?a~Tor W. B. I'ordyce in the chair and the following named
Aldermen; James Bledsoe, 0. I. Bollinger, Freeman F'in.Ley,
Curtis foster, R. 1. ~=arrison, A. R. banchester,
Y. B. Powers, and ~;. H, rtowton; City Attorne;,~
J. fI. upears and City ~'lerk W. R. Seaton.
Absent; None.
It being deter~ni.ned a quortmr was present, the f'oll_owing proceedings ~+ere had
to-wit:
P^inutes of Council I'Ieetings on September 16th, October let, 'Tth, and ?th
were read and aplroved.
City Attorney ::lpears called to the Councilrs a.iterrl;ion that Urciinance Pdo. 1.61
outlined the requirements fora subdivision; t}rat the require~~rents should be
confox~ned to before a}:proval is made by the Council.
P.Ir. A. 1;. 4ueers in behalf of the Liens C:Iub ai-geared before the Council to
request the permission to sponsor a Carnival t~o be oiler?.t,ed in the Cit;,~. After
discussion of the matter, I~.r. roeeks ':withdrew his request.
I',layor Fordyce announced that tPre meeting vas nowa open for a hearing on the
proposed ordinance entitled r'An Ordinance Fixing The }~ai~es To Be Charged F'or
Sewer Connections Lay 'I'he ?w}u.nicipal Sewer System of the City of (Vest }:Iemphis,
Arkansas, and Declaring an },mergencyrr. P:Iessrs. Jack Rich, A. biiddecombe,
Robert Fallis, P.. B. P.}cCarley, and Howard Stotts ap~,eared before the Council
;ind expressed their views in oppo:.itien to the passage of the ordinance.
payor }~'erdyce advised that the ercli.nance had been prepared to obtain additional
revcrn?e fer the operation of the se•a~er system, hovaever, he was opposec9 to any
ordinance that would retard the growth of the :;ty. After discussion of the
matter, it was the consensus of the Council that the ordinance be introduced
and read the -first time, and that the matter be studied further before at~y
.final action tai.en; thereupon the ordinance was introd>>ced in v+riting and reed
in fu.Ll the first time bjr Alderman Bolinger, rho moved that the first reading
be approved. 'l'he motion vva~s seconded by Al.dermsn I'or,ers; and r.rpon the nk-rtter
being called to vote, the fo]lor•+ing voted;
;fie; I;ledsoe, ollirger, Firs_Ley, I'ost~~r, rJarrisor., '~anchester, Yo;rers, and Rowton.
Nay: I'Jone.
City ,attorney ;;Dears presented an ordi.na.ncr: Pox the re~Iiu.ation of t,r,a.ffic in
the City. After c,Jiscussion of the :rat.ter, the ~r~.Iinance ti:c~s ir!ireeruced in tin°itinl;
and read i.n lull. by iVlderrran !3J_edsoe:
Alderman F'irl.ey moved that t}ie ru:Le re-luir:i.nE, said ordinance i;o be re«d in
full an three diffea•rnt :;r-r~rs 'oe suspended, and to a said ordinance be plaand on
its second reading; motion e,as seconded by ;.1der_~ra.n Prnaers, an_d thereafter tyre
L"ayor pr.rt the question on the adoption of said motion, and the roil acing called,
the fnllcv~iu~; voted;
A; e: B] a dsoe, Boll.i.nger,, P'inJ.c:y, Foster, r;arrison, r~ianclrest ~. u':;, ?: n3 °ovrton.
r!a~_.-,r; prone.
6'ilrereepon the I',iayor declared the :^otion dnJ j~ pass~~3 and sa-i.d ordinance Ala..^,cd
on its second readi.nr. 'Pyre ordinance t:as t.i~en r~, Ord the second ti.rue by ;^,1der~nan
Bo1J.inr~er.
Ades^~~an I',ianchester t}.en moved that said ordirr.ance be now placed upon its
final adoption; motion. rr:as seconded b;~ Alderman t'ostr, and after due consideration
thereof' by said Council, the lda,yor ~~ut t-ire question un the adoption of: the motion,
,.
and upon the roll o~ing ca.tled, the. zc']_oaving vote
A;ye: 1,lcdsoe, Bollinger, Fin1_ey, Foster, ;arrison, }lanchsster, Porcrs, and Rowton.
Nay: i'}enc.
whereupon the Psayor declared t' e ::notion caul, carried and :'.aid ordinance Irlaced
upon its final reading and adoption.
Said ordinance •~+as read in Hill by .Gl~ienr~zr.n :Io~rton rri~o rno~.red its adop~ti.on,
seconded by A)_dercran +le3soe, anc{ ~ iter ~-3ue coin _:3~~r2tior, th_?°r of h•~° said Council,
the I'.a;ror put the question upon the ra:3o~>t~on oJ. raid :notion, acrd a on I'as -ate of
said ordinance, and the rel:L being c-zlleci, t,}ie fc.ll.oti~inlr voted;
A,ye; ?~7.edsoa, BollinCer, r in}e„`, pester, !la?•risorr. r;,incLester, F'oti,rer;>, and itvwt;on.
Dla;,r; Norre.
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rdhereup~an the S`a;,-or oalled to tine Councilr s attention t)~at the ordin ~nre
a~_iop~Ced contained an amer<<::ncy c]suse and su=~gecaed that s~,eci.fic action should
he tal~:en by the Council on this clai.rse. •~he~reu}~on 7notior~ u~as node by- :~lderrnan
Finley ar_d dul;,~ sscondod by Aiderruen Fos~ers that the en;er~;ency clause of said
or:l.ir!anre be a~iopt~d, ar_d tl;e roll beint,~ called, the folloiwing voted:
A~'~e; }?ledsoe, Holli.ngar, Piney, Foster, garrison, Lianchester, Yo~:vors, and howton.
I1'ry• i`ione.
~ruhereupon the T'ayor declared said motion duly <;dol~ted and said or;~linance
duly passed, and signed his a_proval to said ordinance and the City C_Lerk was
directed to spr~_ad the same upon the .record of Ordinances of the Uity of
udest ISemph-is, ,~rkamsas, and to leave sa;ie published as rc~I;rireil by law, and to
nurrbc:~r s!?.id ordinance 10. 235•
oai:d ordinance to tirnich no ariend~~;errt was offered re._rd as follows;
GZ:IPL',TiC~ IIC. 235
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9E IT OR;)/ll~:!~'i7 i3Y THIS CITY ~CIIb:OCL OE TES CITY 0:' 'iJ~S,iI ~„1;!yIIIS, A'~.li;1Pi5}1S:
irCT `CI~I 1 - ~?'^,I~LE`i r?IVITaG )EFIP!k:D: Arpr person vvlio c;rives any
vehicle in such a manner as to indicate either a willful or a wanton
disregar-9 for the safety of persons or prcperty is ~-lui:lty of reckless
driving.
:]ECT:CO?I 2 - iY%Ell L~Iir1ITi;; No person snail drive a passenger car on
the streets of tl:e 'amity of u~est I,±eraphis at a speed greater than tYrirt~* (3i))
miles per hour.
(a) The maxi;uwn speed in school zones shall be fifteen (15) miles
per hour during recess or while children are going to or leaving school.
(h) In other zones no passenger car shall be driven at any speed
greater than pernv.tted by official signs.
(c) ^1he maxirnwn truck speed shall be [O miles per i~our excef:t tivl~ere
official signs designs~.te a lovuer speed.
(d) The nra:ciruunr bus syced shall be ~0 miles per hoar except where
official sir,ns designate a lo~~er speed.
(e) ti~here no stated speed is postsd or other~-rise desir,~nated, then the
lavrf'ul seed shall be that vr;~ch is reasor:n"le and prudent under the c,I.rcum-
stances; ho•wev?r, in no event shall a meter vehicle be driven upon the streets
of ";'nest I:.o;nphis at a speed vrhich vrould not be reasonable an~i pY•udent ?ruder th.s
circumstances then exist,in~.
S~CTIOP~' 3 - OFPIC?AL SL:xI!~S llEI~'IPJE11: ~t the direction of the City Cour;cil
or on the instructions of the iayor or Chief of Police, and when approved by
the City council, the ,>upervisor of F'~.iblic corks shall erect signs limiting
the speed on the streets of the City of guest Pdemphis. Y;hen such signs have
i~een so erected, they shall be taken and considered as the official signs of
said City.
Si~;CTI01~~ 1r - PwLIDlI1.IDi:I C1'Ei,7 REGULs'1TIGN: Iv~o person shall drive a motor
vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable
movement of traffic except when. reduced speed is necessary fbr safe operation.
aECTION 5 - YROVIJB SUTIIGPdS: It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to
provide a suitable sur,ir,r~ns, and when the sar:~e shall have been apE~roved by the
City Council, the same shall be delivered to the Chief of 'olice to be used
Lv the Ohief of police and subordinate officers in warning persons to appear
before the T:hmic:ipal Court to ans::er charges for the viaLation of traffic
regulations.
SECTION 6 - SliitV.CCE Or Clil~I.IOIh: ~t~hen the driver of any vehicle shall
violate array of the provisions of this ordinance, any ot}~er ordinance of the
City of >'uest Trlemphis regulating; the ol:~erating of motor vehicles, any of the
traffic laws or regulations of the ~t.ate of „rkar;sas, it shall ue the duty
o'' the Chief of Police or an;;r police officer to sruurons such Y~erson to appear
before the :Innicipal Court oi' the City of boost L(e:,phis to ar?svrcr such. violation,
or when the Chief of yolire or any police officer of said city shall find any
motor vehicle sto~~ped, standing or parked in violation of this ordnance, any
other ordinance of the City of ~'~est i. cr;p}iis, an;,v of the traffic laws or
regulations of the State of ;lrkansas, it shall be the dut,}* of such officer to
attach a s~umnnns to said veh=icle rrarnirrg the operator to appear before the
I.funicipal Court of said city to answer said stmunons.
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SEC'PION 7 - VIOLATION A }o1TSUELIlsA210R; An;,~ person found guilty of a violation o±' arr;r
of the provisions of" this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTIOPI 8 - RtsCKLF,SS DRIVINU -YEP?ALTY; Every person convicted of reckless driving
shall. be punished upon a first conviction by imprisorunent for a period of not less than
five (5) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or by fine of not less than :~js25.U0 nor more
than ~p5U0.~r0, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and on a second or subsenuent con-
viction shall be punished by imprisonment, for not less than ten (10) days nnr more than
six (6) months, or by a fine of not less than :„,50.u0 nor more than X1,000.00, or by both.
such fire and imprisonment.
SECTION 9 -VIOLATIONS llECLAREU TO BE 2.dISl)EP~71;'AP10RS UNLESS O'T'HER+rISE SPFC1FIEil -
FEPrALTIES: Ever3~ person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the
provisions of this ordinance for which another penalty is not provided shall for
first conviction thereof be punished by a i'ine of not more than ,;$1'JO or by irnpri.sonment
for not more than ten (lU) days; for a second such conviction within one ;ear thereafter
such .person shall be punished by a fine of not more than yp200 or by imprisonment i'or not
more than tt^lenty (20) days or by both such fine and imprisonrent; upon a third or subse-
quent convi.etion with one year after the first conviction such person shall be punished
by a fine of not more than ;t75~U or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or
oy bo±,h such fine and irnprisorvnent.
S~:C`I'IUN 10 - ELI1sRGEl1CY CI~IUSE: It a~pearing that tine City of 'vJest },Iernphi.s does not }rave
adequate rec;ulations governing traffic upon the streets of the CiCy of ++est I'.[ernlrhi.s, and.
this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of pare, health and hal,~,ine~s of the
citizens of tiJest }icmphis, this ordinance sha]_:L take effect and be in full force from and
after its passage and approval.
il-;f-,~ StiH4
].,ayor Fordyce announced that the meeting vrould now be open for the hearing on
the rezonint; of property laying East of ll;th Street and GJest of the llrainage Canal,
which lies Last of 21st Street and rw~ning, T}orth and South; South of Ja.ekson ~venrre
and ?\~orth of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 1?,ailroad; that the hearing had
been contirnred from October 7th. Nn one appeared before the Council to~ject to the
rezoning,, thereupon an ordinance was introduced in writing by !~l.derman Bledsoe and
reac9 the first time.
Alderman Finley moved that the rule requiring said ordinance to be read in full
on three different days be suspended, and that said ordinance be placed on its
second reading; motion was seconded by illderrnan Powers, and thereafter the }~4ayor
put the question on tyre adoption of said motion, and the roll being called, the
following voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Finley, roster, Garrison, l~lanchester, Potiuers, and Rowton.
Play: P1one.
i~Vheretrpon tare I.[aa~or declared the motion duly passed and said or~3inance placed on
its second reading. The ordinance was then read tyre second ti:ae by liluerman Foster.
Alderman Rowton then moved that said ordi.rt<~rrc;e be r,oti^r placed ~.r>on its Final
adoption; motion b+as seconded by Alderman Bledsoe, and after due consideration
thereof b;; said Coraircil, the Mayor put the question. on the adoption of the motion,
and upon the roll. being called, the follovring; voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Tinley, Foster; ;arrison, ICianchest;er, Powers, and Rot ton.
Nay; Pdone.
dhererrpon the Ida~,ror declared the ruotion duly carried and said ox•dinzxrrce placed upon
its final resrdinfr and adoption.
Said ordinance v+as read in full by Alderman Finley vrtro moved its adoption, seconded
by ,~lder~na.n Pow°rs, a.nd after due consideration Cher. eof by said Council, the 1:Iayor
put the question upon tl~r~ adoption of said motion, and upon passage of said ordinance,
and tyre roll being, rolled, the following votea:
:lye: l~dsoe, Bollinger, Finley, Fester, C-arrison, 1:4anchester•, Powers, and Itowtcn.
Play: ?None.
°ihereupon the P~4ayor ca1]_ed to the ~'ouncils attention C},a+, the ordinance adopted
contained an emcr?ency clause and sub;;vested that speci_fi.o action should be taken by
the Council on this clause. thereupon motion i+as r:na~:e by ,~lder~nan Bollinger a.nd du7~
seconded by alderman 1';tanchester that the emergency c]_auseof said ordinance be adopted,
and the roll being called, the foll.ovaint; voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bolli_nmer, Finely, ?oster, Garrison, ,.vane},et,er, i olvers, 2nd Ro~a{:nn.
I1a.Y~ Ilene.
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Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion duly adopted and said ordinance duly
passed, and siE-,ned his approval to said ordinance and the Cite Clerk was directed
to spread the same upon the record of Ordinances of the City of West I:`emphis,
.grkansas, and to have same published as required by law, and to nwnber said
ordinance IIo. 235.
oRD1r~~nNCE No. 235
11NERF~AS, on August lla, 1?~2 the Planning Commission of the City of West I;gemphis
recommended to the City Council of the City of West :eraphis that the lands lying
East of 14th Street and crest of the drainage canal, wt7ich lies East of 21st Street
and running Alorth and ;;oath, ;;oath of Jackson Avenue and A'orth of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Rai]_road be re-zoned to a '+~'r two-family residence district,
and
I~dII~EaS, on the 2nd day of Sehteauber, 1952, Notice was published in the
Crittenden Count;,* Times giving notice of an intention to re-zone that pcrtion of
the City of iuest: I;'e:nphis lying last of li}th Street to the Cit;,• Limits, South of
Jackson Avenue and Ilorth of the Chica„o, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad now
classified as nDu - Co:nrnercial District and "i~~' - i,iF;ht Industrial District to
"B" - '1'rvo-gamily Yesidence District, and
rr}IF„ 2Ea."i, no persons appeared on said date t,o protest and the matter ~uas
continued to 7;30 p.r+,, October 21, 1952, and
rVFll,RLAS, it appears to the Council that it r°rould be snore advisable t.o re-zone
those ]_ands l;Ting East of 14th Street, ti'Vest of 21st Street, South o.f Jackson Avenue
and Plorth of the Chicago, Rock Island acrd Pacific Railroad to a nBn-two-family
residence uistrict instead of extending said district to the drainage canal as
recommended by the Planning L'onunisson or to the eastern city lt_mits as provided
in the notice of said hearing, and
tidHi'sREAS, no persons have a~ geared on this da+.e, October 21, 19j2, to object
to the re-zoning of said lands, now
BE iT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUPdCT, OF THE CITY CF ~~EST 1':~Li!'HIS;
SECTION 1 -DISTRICT ANi) BOUPdllAUIES: The boundaries of the districts as
shown on t::e zoning district reap shall be amended as follows;
That portion of the lands shovrn on the ~~Zoni.ng iristrict Ivlap" lying East of
14th Street, West of 21st Street, ;;oath of Jackson Avenue and Ptorth of the
Chicago, Rock Island ~ Pacific Railroad be and the same are hereby re-classified
and re-zoned as a 'rB" - 'I'rvo I~'arnily esidence District, and that uortion of
Section 2 of Urdin~nce P1o. 1<r passed and aplroved on the 21st day of April,
191.x9 is amended to conform herewith but not othervrise.
SECTION 2 - EL~IER~rEP1CY CI~IUSE; It al.+pearing that this ordinance is
necessar. for the i.rrmed=fate preservation of t17e public peace, health and
safety of the citizens of Vilest }:ie;nphis, ar. enrer~ency is declared to oast
and this ordinance shall be in full force and efi'ect from and ai'ter its
passage and approval.
'tFiEii-?E
An ordinance entitled 'rAn prdinance To Amend Ordinance p1o. 224 passed and
approved on the 3rd day of June, 1952rr, tivas read t}re second time by Alderman
Bledsoe. fi:lot.ion rras made by A1;ierman Finley and seconded by alderman yovrers to
approve the second reading of the ordinance, upon the matter being called to
vote, the following voted;
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Finley, Foster, r}arrison, ~:1anchester, Powers, and Rowton.
Dlay; None.
City Attorney Spears advised the Council that in preparing the ordinances and
other matters for ttie codification he had incurred considerable expense for extra
stenographic salaries, postaze, etc. and requcated the consideration of the Council
for the reimbu.rse7nent of the expenses. Thereupon, motion wa.s made, passed, and
adopted approving the payment of expenses incurred by the City attorney.
7layor Fordyce presented to the ~;ouncil a Code for the re„ulation of the
operation of the Water Department, and advised that the Code was an exact copy
of the 1'~iemphis Code except for the changing of the name from City of y[enrphis,
Tennessee to City oi' Vilest l~iemphis, i~rhansas, also that the Code had been in
effect in I,ernphis fora rnunber of years. Inasrnrch as the Cocie had been a~~,.~roved
by the Light ~ Water Cormmission, the Cit~r Attorne;,r bras instructed to prepare an
ordinance for the adoption of the Code at the ne:a meeting of the Council. The
adoption of a Code i'or the re«ulation of the F.'lectric Department was discussed,
and p,4ayor Fordyce advised he would have additional information on the ri3tter at a
later date.
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:::aynr I'or~lyce adv-isecl tha±~ he had reoeiv~~;t tn~ fclluxin,~ lettex° froze
LIr. ':~. _.. Cnshmrtn;
l.'arion, ~'1r}:ansas
October 21, 1)~~2
Honrarable '~°; B. r'ord~rce
i1a,y~or Ci.~ty o£ +west Pdeirs:his
'crest ile q~his, ~irlrnnsas
Dear Sir:
In rrr.:L~r t:o ~rour ingi.ziry rerardina plac.i_ng sidev~alk on
!~art,crn Avenue, the grade £or :f!ituse street lmproveiuent oan
be. established novv, and sideti~aalk conslsructic;n to corforri
~,e=i~tT. this grade.
The ~tre~a I~nproJe~:~ent Cara be riaae a:t a laL:r d'>_'_e
vai~b;,ou~t distnrbin,; the :,ide~aa Llcs.
.ear:^c1.Cn1.-L;-,
F,1'ter discussion of the matter, 7:`a~,ror L~'ord;ce i~as insi~ruct,ed to have
tshe n'otioes 1'or C;onstrurtion oi' side :tiLlcs sent t~ t.I~e otin~.ers of the prol~eY"Ly
on k3arton Avenue £rom r,!~ a ,Dori ;hv~enue Lo ,e l i?.nt; ~f r•>~b. '~
A .l.et-ter from P,a•. Phillip (,eor_~e •~~~~s r ;a::i to Lha Uounc._il as i'ol].rn~s:
LuXOra, i~rkan5as
lU;'16 j!>2
pia~or Vam. P. Forcl;,~ee
6~;est "6-~mpi~is, iii°kansas
;)ear S_i.r:
I£ the O.it,~r of we5~t ','~em};his tivould like to purchase uiy £ive lots i~or '
use by the City for Flay-ground purposes, .C hereby submit a prise of '
is
yb3U~i~J.vO (Three Thousand llollars), for ~~na lsnd.
The above bid is subject to e.ccer;t5.nre v~ith i_i: t,hirt~* days from above
date, and will be tiled for :~1ay-,:round purposes.
^,£ter d:isru55ion of the mat; ter, taot=ion ~ <ts nmde, }:asse~~i, `:rzd adwsted to
accept the proposal.
"':ayor Fordyce Mated to the Council i.hat in ronsiderii~g methods oi'
obtai.nin~ funds for consbruction o£ ulayprouruls, s t e:~ir;,; pool, fire sLz~tion,
Fire equ:i_p,r~ent, and other needed improvements in the City that a ;71an cou7.d
be .9evi_sed whet. e t4ie o;,tt•standirr~ bonds in Lice 5 I'rt~~ LL gdvalore:n 'Par. Fund be
re£urnjed and a nr-~iv issue ';>e made tha* vaoald pro~~i.~~3e tl~e needed funds ra;tl~o~zt
inrurr'in~; i.lt:it~_ional tax to the citiaens. I~ft,er dis~,ussion, tP~e matter was
tal.eii under censideratibn.
":ayo~ 7 ~rdace reported to the (;oiincil t:~~st tte contx•act £or o1~Laiuiis
the rack in the ;~u~;ene Woods ;iubdiv:ision r,~a, bainp trepa.r.ed and '~ucul.d be
~resent,ed at. a lair uabe.
Lis,4er Ford.yroe a~.wised thai, he ha~~ received a z=~~,uest fro;n the Ci;ie£ o£
F:~_re pepart:nen_t that an apprcpria.tion be made S'or expenses of the delel;ates
£rom the F~: ~; ?~;i ^rt~ne~nt t•o file !lunnzL ;t~_te Conveiit.ion vi' the 1~rkansas at~ai~e
F:Cr.;men~s e'tssociation P;ov^~~bar ~~th, (,t,h, and "jth at Fortes+• City, ~1rks~n5ss.
Pdotion eras ;a~ie by .Id~~t'tan i:anchFS'~eT and secor!ded b~- ;llder_~an garrison That
the stun of .:LSU.DO he aE;propriated. Dpoi~i the iaatt~r helot called i:.o v'oi;e, the
f'o.Llovaing voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, '3.~11_~~rer, i~':1z~i~e_~>, ~~oster, ~ tr i.,;or, .„anchest~=_.r, t'<~rre;i•s, andau,~~ton.
Nary : p}ot,e
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The following letter ti~~a presented to the Council;
pest I:Ietnph_is, ,1ric.
(.~ctober 1`~, i~!2
The ?.'.a~~or and
;oard of tlldex•taen
City of guest .. ~r i,}t~ s
;;est t~~empni s, tirkansas
GeI?tle:nen;
I herehy under ntr resignation as a ;netnber of tY;e Police Force of
u~est .~e~~.rphis, Arkansas, effective as oi' th_s date.
fours very i,ruly,
I]a.:rnr i`ordyce advised t'ne Council i;hat the annu:21 ;~ri:ansas T.itanicipal
I,eag~ue Conver.tiou would be held in Little Rock on Ucto'ner 23rd and 24t?z,
~u1d it vdould oe very advantaf~;eous '6c all rncmbers of tine Cour?ci1 ai~td City
01'ficials to at ter_d l,t,:~ Convention.
The Building Inspector presented the ±ollotiv'inL; k~uilding ueI°mits
Y;e i:ad authorized to he issue~t. moi:~iol, ti°aar; mane, passed, ar~d a:;opted to
cor~,F:irm the a-coons of the 2nzldin~; I'.=s~~ector in tine issuance oi' the
fcllo~:^rirt~, ~.~ermits;
JOo tiY. 1?OteI17aII
Jal;leS t~. GiZ~..L1tiP.79
i.irs. Tom `.;arner
ti ~ ton :;rnet t
,i,:icho-rd 1[rzrx•ison
loiili a 5htrdon
Joe W_illiarts
~;t• ?ri.llsap
~Lrtie ~+ailace
J. l~. .rich ~~or1~'~ructicn Co.-~
1_ion Uil ~o.
Clara irurd
LOrt1e 17-L1S ;F'=~..~.8r
I•'lo~-d James
i.aptist Clnu•ch Idission
~;eori;e 1lurst
;'heo .oslr;~*
Lec,is Jones
veor~;% I~alnne
?;'rte:-La Y;:ri:i.ns
I~io frsther business a~,pea.rir.~ befcr~, the ;; o'-mcil-, tape mc:et,in~, was
adjourned.
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C ITY CLERK
iU ,'RU'Jt;;!: NOVEMBER 18, 1952