November 18, 1952~_.
I:~~IIIU'I'E.; GF .4 f?r;?iL1It r:ELT12'~ ~'F THE CI17' :;;,~i:J:iC'L C~ TIIE C1T1' CF ii)~`I' I,~ iP?IIS,
ARii;'~hSAa, ILla) :~I1il ?TEED ~, r,,~"ITl'!.f!?E:i3 lo, 1952.
The Council of the City of I'uest ]`e~,-il~~his net in a regular ser+sion at the
City Ha1.1_ in said ;,'it;yr at 7:~0 p,~~~, on tt~e lilth day of plovertber, 1952,
The nieetin~ wa.s cal.ied to order b,}r the Yia: or, and the roll being called
there ;were;
Fresent~: I!ayor y'I. ;~. Fordyce in the chair artd ±he follev~ing nzned
^,1aer~nen; Ja~ass I?).edsoe, 0. 1. 1?ollin~~~er, i~'rcc~,.an Finley,
iJ'~irtis Foster, ~. L. iaz•ri son, ~~. i3. I,!anchester,
F, 3. t ovre.rs, and JJ. h, ~cor; ton; City Attorney
J. II• Spears and City C.Lerlc o~, R. Beaton.
_C being ddeT~~ined a quorunti was pry=:•ent, the lollovrinC prose :in=s ti~Jere
l;ad to-writ:
lrir,tu'tes of (?c~neil I_Ie +ir.~;s on Oc±,o'L~er 21~t anal Pov~r;i e^ 5th vrere r~,ad and
approved.
I:ayor ;Fordyce advised the Council that the Ilotices for sidetiaalle construction
to ti.e property ovn~ors on 9artnn Stre°t had not been wailed in or~9er to ascertain
if the Special Ilnprovenent Distri.c+: for ~ide~Talks inGard 3 would be ; rtt into
effect.
I:Iayor i~ord~*ce reported to the r;ouncil on the progress being; clads on reissttin~,`
oaf the 5 !.5.11 'Pax Bond Issue.
also, a report was made t't;~t adcli.t oral en~rineeri.n~ ronsta•udion Psti.mates
were being; obtained before -the Yet:i.tions for the ;;pedal Improverient Disisi.cts
iv<~rea circulatt.ed.
P.iayor l'ord,;rce stated to tabs ~;ouncil that D1rs, :L. L. ,itki.ns trad made
a,!nlication `_'cr a nursery 1'er children. i,v ue ofaerated a.t a residence at
Li07 Pine gtreet, however, t?~e L'ity at th~.s brae has no privilege 1_icense
classification for a nursery for° children a.nd "airs. ;,tlcinson was advised that
no license could be issued. Also, -that tI!e i'o.L7.cwin~; t'etition had been sailed
with the City •; Jerk;
YET 1 T I 0 h~
'I'C 1'II:c, l,~Tl ~~~t?I:CiL Or TiIL ,_Ti G1 uL'a`< !.N?'=j, <ii?l:li'i:iil`u:
Cone t:lte undersirned, citizens, none ovmers anal residents of flag City of
1Jest 1':e;sphis, ~,rkansas, resid~in< in tl~,e i!,u:edi~+.te 1.ocalzt5' d 1107 F_re ~t_reet,
a.nd would respectfully s}:oz~ And s gate;
What they are infox~ued and ve.ri_l•~ bc:Lievc that: :it i.s tl~s :irt-ent and
ntu•pose d L.. L. tr_inson and~or i=rs. i.. ].,. r~tt: ~_r~son to es~taulish and operai;e
a nursery +_'ar' chiL: ren at sai 1.ocalii,-~~,
l°JHEREAS said nursery would ~_;reatly increase tide flow of traffic about and
increase tine noise and clamor of said loca.7ity, thereby di.studin~~ and constitut-
ing a nr~isance t~~ the undersigned I?etit-ions,
~~~il'L?~El~'C?~E, p~titiorm pray that said L. L. Atkinson and~or P•?rs. L. L. ;_t~ki.nson
be refused a. permit or author:i.zed in any .~a;r t~o establish said nux'sery a.t i.i07 Yine
5tre.et, s.~esb l.iee~phis, ^,rkansas.
Respectfully submitted,
Li. I Van i;riggle
I:ire. i:i. Ii "a.n !?ri.,le
1~'.. Io;;rce iZ?ddicl:
!?oyce 3iddi.ck
].;rs. 'vv. C. ,,;cCreary, Jr.
~rl. C. P.icCreary, Jr.
I'rs. :L. I:. ''lark
hindon H. 'Jl-arJc
1::f.Y'T'y I). :'r UVlri
C_rad;- Harlan
I,IrS, (;radar Harlan
L. :. '.,nrden, Jr.
. n1_~h James
L`,rs. ''.a1ph James
I.I:ii ton :2. BecY,
Jt~tr,r g, ilrEtl;n?r1CI:
C- L. lrethe.r:i.ch
'Pt~~erenpon the Council ~,as a-3vised that Llrs. Atkinson had stated she wished to appear
before the Council on the matter, but vrxs ill and unat,le to appear at this i;ime,
therefore no act_ien ti~zas taken on labs matter.
1~~.~
^,i-ty Attorney Spears advised the Conncil he lead prepared an ordinance to repeal
Ordinance 1'77 a.nd t,o amend Ordi_r:ance 17K as appl_i.cations had been made f'or vai ous
businesses for tiahich the G'ity has no license classificatior_. Trereupon, ordinance
eras i.nt.r. oduced in var iti n~ and read in i'ull b;r ,ldernr~rn ifowton.
Alderman Foster moved that tyre rule requiring said ordinance to be read in ful-1
on three different days be suspended, and that said ordinance be placed on its second
rea~ainl;; motioxx s~ras seconded by .Alderman Bol.linSer, and thereafter the h-,ayor put the
~luestion vn the adoption of said r:rotion, arul the roll being called, the followinL~~ voted;
Aye: Pledsoe, i~ollin~r,er, Finley, r^oster, ;;arrison, I:.'zrrchester, Yovrers, and ;Zo:vt,on.
T~~fi'y Alone.
4~here~.rpon the ]tIayor declared t}re rnot:ien duly passed and said ordinance placed on
its second readinz^. The ordin~_~nce was then reran the second +- ~__:re bar ;li.derman I•lanches±•er.
~11dex•rna.n Garrison t}ren moved that; said ordinance be rrow placed ~.zpon :its i'inal
adoption; motion leas seconded bj- c' l_derma.r- D~ °d.r~,e, and eft°r due con ~:ider~ainn. thereof
by said Council, the. I~~[ayor put, the questicn on the ado;~tion of the rrobion, and. t'.pon.
the roll being; called, tiro fol7.ewing voted;
Aye: Pledsoe, ?3oll~in~^er, Finley, Foster, Cl.-lrrison, r~~anchester, F~owers, and Rovrton.
Play; Pdor,e.
eJhereupon i;l:e P:`-ay or declared the motion duly carry.d and said ordinance placed
upon its final readir~> and adoption.
;;aid ordinance we1S ee2~1 in fu]_J tsy Alderman Powers v~ho r:reved its adoption,
seconded by Alderman 1?o;vton, and after due consider tion thereof by said Council.,
-the }aayer put the. question r?[>on the adoption of said motion, and upon r:>assage of
said ordinance, and the roll being called, the follevrin` voted;
A~~e~ L3ledsoe, 8-;11nFcer, Fi.nle;y~, Foster, Garrison, iianchester, Powers, and i>'uvdton.
Nay: PJone.
FJhererlpon the ~•-a_ycr called t~o the Councils attention tb~•t the ordinance, adopted,
COTlt•'llned an eP.leTgency C1aU3e aril S11fT;?eSted that ~peC1f1C aCtlon 3~rOUld be t3}=t31r by
the Council on th:i~:: clause. .rhereupon i~rotion vv s rr~.de b;;- Al~iermar. Finley and duly
seconded by Alderman roster that the emer~enc}~ c_larrse of sai~.l orrii_rrarce be. adopt_•ed,
a.nd the roll being; called, the foJ..lowiti~ voted;
np~e; 9ledsoe, 3ollinger, ~inle;~, Foster, Garrison, P:=inchester, Fozrers, and Rovrton.
Playy-; T?one.
4`~lhereupon the I:iayor declared said motion r9.u1y adopted and said ordinance duly
Massed, and signed his approval to said ordinance and the C-its ~ierlc vvas directed t,o
spreal the same ul.ron the record of Or•~Jinances of the City of 1Vest. Iiemph_is, flrkansa.s,
Ind to have same published as required by law, and to number said ordina..rce rre~. 21aL~.
maid ordinance to vrbi_ch no amendment was offered rF:ad a.s fellows:
0?ZI)INP~NCE NG. 244
Anl C'RJIi:U!L'E TO EP'_~',L Gi2DIPdAT~?CE 1`?C. 177 :1I`1D TC r1:IL^7~ C)«UTT',1P1CF, P,iU, 175
13?s IT ORI):'lI?'."±:L' BY 'l'IIE (;ITY ~;C'UNCIL 0_' `1';i'~' Ci'!'Y CTS' LEST I.%~;i.~Y?IIS, ARKAtJ~IS.
~ECTIOP~I 1 -That an anrn_ra1 license fee be, a.rd the same is hereby levied
and assesseliTupon evc:•r~r person, partnersl~~p, association, firm nr cor_aora.tion
en,z!~red in carrying on or fo:Llotiving, vuithin the corporate linriia of the City
of ;~,est i~[ern},his, .rlrk:ansas, each oi' t,;he :~ollowinr; trades, businesses, professions,
vocations, and%or cail:i_c~_s an amount se± opposite the trade, business, pro.fessiorr,
rocstion and~or callnt- herein !..entioned, tiei,ich annual license fee sY,nl1 be, in
addition to an;,r other license or tax .Levied 6r ar~,r other Ordinance of the Uity
of ,Vest. rpm}~~}pis, and said :Licnse fee sha~1 be due on and pa,r~~.tle January lst
of each year Liy all persons, ,~rartners'.~.ips, (inns a.n:a~or cox,uorations then en~~a~ed
in any business for vri,ich a ,~,ri~~iler.e 1.ioensa is cl~ar;-ed, and said 1i.cer~'e fee
shall become del:i.n~}neat on I'el!x~~Yar;~~ist tl!e~x~•eafter,
<iny~ person, partnershfn, asscc:iai~~on, iir~_~r andjor cox~,orat-:i:;n en_~la.girxg
in any business fcr which a privilege license is ~~a;; ~';ae usuler t} .s Cr%:lintmoe
subset}uert to Januar; 1st oi' any ~ ear sha~1 i~:u ediately apply i'or and pa~- t're
license fe:, provided I'or in this Grdin-~.nce, and ii not },aid ti~rithin thirty
(30) days after sY~YCh person, partnership, association, Tix~n and; or cor,~~oration
be?Yins such business sl~rall be delin~'~u~ut and subject to the x~etEalties herein
provided.
The trades, businesses, professions, vocztions and;~or ca1]_i.nL:,s for r^,hich
license fees shall be payabJ_e are as follows;
:lpothecary .................................................... :W25.)0
pnto ilri.ve-It ~'oursei.f S;~stenr;
1 to ~> cars ................... .............................. :~;,~'.JO
laach ,ldditicnal- Car ......................................... .00
Laundry .......................................................:;;;100.00
Lanndr !too.tea ............................................... ',;C1~~0.UU
LLmch Ruom pr :;~-idwich Lzar ....................................y~ 25.~.ii)
l!ne '~flY7...........i ........... .. ...................... ..... 2~; '.!U
:5nch ~dd:Lt.ional. •Ian ........................................ 20.00
1~15.,,;htwatc!,in~"- A:.°r'oyw ................................... ......ti,; 25. U0
hr_~_ve+~~ ,;cl,nols;
urse~s~es, ,) nc ~: ~ °1r,P~oo_C _t_:rr s. _or, l,,,i~,x ;amen
,;ndc.c _r ~a1th ~r r,~,r ris _cn ;r~r~~~, .C ~~ _~ _s ,, rve.d ...............ti~ .:)0
`iriatirr }Zink.. ..............................................}l~_)n,i;~0
~ reLo~.Ye>e - Ynr_lic Sfcn~•~a ~ „~_l ,.<~x .hc>>,~e .................... _r.UO
S' ~~~xC~- ? - :hat ~'"_i-i ,.)use -7: Y ~_ :~~' _~rd _ ._;rnve;d or _°cp ,C-~~, 2J, l?taj,
lYe _x!nc n~~ e!.u.s '!erei , ;!ro~u 1~ 3 taut riot r! ~ n r:::ise.
:.,_,., ~ _~'~' 3 - `"h ~.1 Gr';1~ 1. ?2CFI r0. l ,Y j n ~ ~'~F ~ ''.nd ai!~~Y'OV e~7 !. _. 1, ile julr d2,~' Of
F'ehr~u3~,-,`~';?, i ; hero'~~r re, ,;r~.led.
~LCTCCi; la - It, is fux+,•aer det r-r,ir~,~ t~o he .Y :L'act t!;~!~!, t,!;e provisions
contali~o ~:i-T:i<= Grai.r.an.ce are necAssary j'or t,Y~e henl.t,h. welfare and sa.fet~~
of the "i_+i tens of ~Nlest l(emphi.s and ~..n emergency ~.i.s declared +,o exist and
tn.Ls orr,i„aco~ shall br> jr ful _ f ~rn~ ar ! ,f.° ,± aft~_ ,+;s r x ,.a,. ~ :nd
at:,rov^ 1,
The t}!i r } r~,~,.di _L; of the or+Lr~ance entitled ~~~ n ~irdinarce I'i .~i.n~; thr. ~ta.t.°s
,, `, ,, J ~ r !'nr r ~ t` _~,_ - l oor r, ~. .~ -L18 ~1t~" Gf
tc oe ;,1 -_r~,~a o_ _ ,.~ .i_rcc.lr,ns ~'„ 'pl'~e Yvr_CC,,.p~. ,,.,.~r ~, t,._ni of t 1 r ~
,eat 1 E, r;-his, .rl;ao.~^, ~ _,: _, ~ ,, f~ to y
~n!1 o1ax~. -ui Ir,~ier,o:_cr.n was cont9_nued x-r,.le ~r i. 1-•
for. ~ita't~her ~ ~n ; ~i_d~c ~f;ir.~n.
.~
r ,.+
A Petition. to b~ ~ renente:d to t~~e ~7~unL,•r r ~»rr{, n „nit+_ ~~,~..ler: Gr'art~-,
.~ tc ~k1n~ rs, Ln
the matter o_i t'~e l;r.r :at-on of A~on~3:~le ,a~~ler,~ to tre ~~-ty oi' :ae~t l...r,~:,l,i,, ._ib ineas,
was pr„rented 1,o the ;, ennc i_1. as foalova;
1?: I'H;•, ~~U!'I~~I'i 'C'."Z'P (.'f (;3Ii ~ "1)I;L? C'Ii`I7.'Y, A-tF;1P;~.'1S
fir' Trrr *~ll"i'[~~R OF' T?';'::1P';r1I::~'1TIC:i
~, -4~rC't!?^.~-~' G."1oJ~"i`da 'il 'i'?iP CiTY
1'~TI'i7 Cif
;ot .s norr the ~t ~.t,~- o£ „_ ~t ~_Ic r.-.his, ;l~kansas, an~i res,.e.t`1~i11y pet,it,iarls the
~cnn±,;,~ ~;curt o.f ~r_i.'-_t"t1~Jen Co,_mt~•, nrLan .is, for tie ari2e_t!it,;on of tte PoJ_lowir~-
J~
~ rribF d i,erritor'Sr t _ +.}, t; ;;_~- of ;~Ir~;t "n ,r, _~ , o
T!re aouth IIa1f ~,C'c) of ;~eotion On°. (.L) 'loc+nship
;:;i.x (n) hcrtt~., .?ans,e _~.h± (~) mast consisting, of
320 a_cr-'s of Iaud, a?~~3 )<noam _~ ~ _lvornl;ar ~~r~~rdens
ar~hdiv-i.si_ot.,
TYr sui~port of r3iid retition ;,-~~.rr pets t-cner ~!n~r1d .l~~w ~~~rt a re:,chst,~.orr v,as
passed re£err•irrr the riuest:i.on of tine 2.rr~er:ation to the :rualifY•~d olectors of the
City of ~ est ^t rn_~his ;'~rkansas at the elect~.or_ hel~1 in sa;;l ~; ~ ~~ n r ~; fir.=,T '~, 'r!;
f: ,-~*,. aa.i~! ?uestion vaas voted n,en a~L t,aid election arrcr ~ r.~~.jo~'_~hjr of the otr~., c~.Ut on
thtit ,~„Action ^r~re in S'avcr o£ ;ln.na.utinn of °;~.id t<arritox;r;
Tha.*, ar accur~.tc r!ia~r or i?7a±. i,here~f i.s at•±srL.~d hereto; t,l~at ocrners ~r s~rid ]a~zd
are desirous o£ Lavi r _, aid t~~~rrit~~r^,,r aruretied to the Cit• of +;est Lt~ ° i it i s;
:'ha.t i t is riglrt c.nd F,r opr=r t~ ..t sa, 1 +„~.°r ~^r ~' si~~urJ ~_i Lie anne . sI ~to ±'re 's ter of.
;eat ?.Ie;ra. h.s, n~°kansa,^>.
'7r~tFRhi~r~i71s ycnr petitioner pra;,rs i,'nat ttri_s Crn_irt se± a tir!~e and pl-r.ce .f'or the
henrin~s- o£ r•}ii_a pet:i_tion ar~u ui~on a hearing; there^r drat arr order be i.ssned b~* said
Court annesinzr said. territory to the City o£ ',Jest J.Iemphis, <~rI_ar~~:,:+.s.
CI`r} ~ i r`~T il,i;ii'Fi;_J, AN aTrS1"!S
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4fter discussion o£ the rrat;ter, the ~'~~!-lo~.r~nC r~~c',;icn rrra _ra~_le by glderr:~n
';~rrrison, ,i'irai ir.e LI-,~r cy_nd City- ~~lerk 1-~e anef they ar-e Lereb;,r euthori~ed to
e acute Yetit,ion for anne,;:Ltion c. file follo~ri:r<~ dee^rihc;d pro~~ert;;- to hire
:_ty n£ ';lest I~'s=,i:!y~,l?is +., r,-'~~rit:
Tyre South Hal£ (S) oi' Section Gne (1) To~.~mshig
;i;~ (F,) iJOS'th, :7ange ';irht (&) Past consisting of
320 acres of la.rrd, a.nd i<ncn•m re:, Avondale Cl.rrden~
S~_rbdivision.
The motion t;as seconded bg Alderman :'~le~.isoe, and ui~~^nLire aatter heir; caJ_led to
•~-ot^, tl:e £oll_owin.g• voted;
l;,re: ri] e;dsoe, Bo11in~;er, Finley, foster, r;arriscn, ?~.~nchester°, Yorvers, and Rowton.
PJa;,' None.
glayer I'ordyce advisec9 t1~F Council. ~i,,hat it world be necessary to yurchase the east
£ive feet of i3lock €i, ~;~oods Subdivision for use of rai_dening y~oods Avernre, and that a
price of ~:2~'U.~~O had been designated by the otivrre,r. :.£ter discussion o£ the matter, the
£ollotiving motion vaas rrra•Je by ;llders~~an Finley; Phat, fire lia,~or and City C:Lerk be and they
are hNrcY_~~~ a.,_rthori~r,ed to F;rrrchase the ear±, i`ive feet of Block ii, ti~oods Subdivision to
the City o£ b9esG I,!emphi-s for use of wider~r.:~ r':'oods tivenue fbr the sum of ~y2~~0.~J0. 1'he
notion eras secorn'led by Alder•ruan r:ovvers, and r:P~on the ma+tc=.r bei~r~* called to vote, the
folloti~:in~; voted;
!{ye: Eledsoe, Poll.inger, Finley, foster, Garrison, iaanchester, Powers, and :~Zovuton.
I'.'3;;': T'one.
~:
1~
'.I'~'or Fu ~ - e advised the ~our.~il 1,?.at t r t'lanr~uz« c,r:mrission at their
dc' ~ C
meeting on Plove.:rbex 13th had recor.r;rended to the C;onncil that tl;e area south
of Iii.;hway 7O, north o£ folk atr~et, extended i:o the Last Ci+,~~ Lir!its be
coned as Cc~m~,ercial, ~~~~~ gone accord int; to Qr~.linance 16~. ?after discussion
of the ma+,tor the Cite ,attorney ryas instructed to 1,repare an ord.irrance
rezonir~; the area for the corsiderst ion o£ t}.c Council at the next rer-ulcer
meet:in-* of the Cour;cil. '
'_rhe 3ui]_ding lnspector presente d the Sollowin; InuldinC }~err;rLts }~e had
authori„ed to be issued, motion •raas rracle, r,assed, and adopted to corr£irrrc the
actions af' the 5uildin~- lnspector in the issrr~.nce of the 'ol:ior•+in` hermits;
Paul Elercer iIi dSouth Gas Comp~uty
R. VJ:i_7_san Ci+.i~,ens F'nnera.l ?Nome
C. Pace Plet ti.e Beard
J. A. It;;rals Jac1_c Sa~lders
Elijah Cooper p..as~r Frances Uatewood
firs. Iainnie }3e11 Byford l'J. ?I. Gallen
1~irs. GJ. I. Shaw Robert H. Lard
4"!. Johnson C. Hood
P•Iannirg Lumber ComgranY-2 Vv. rhil~Lip
I?. Sr~.cer v. u:i.! son
Elizaheth !?loomfiel.ri 4u. 1'rou:o
Hru~cr~hrey trox^thington ?dannin~ Lwrrber Co,ul~any
Rlehi ioya7_ Grown g. bpioer
r~~o furl:her business a_:hear•ing before the Council, tine meetint; was adjourned.
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nrPlzovLEU: 1>EC~a~~t 2, 1952