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February 14, 1953I9INU'PL"S OF A SPL;CIAL P'II;GTIIdG 01~ 'I'HS' CITY COUPJCIL OF THv' CITY OF YrTLST N1liMPHIS, ARKANSI~S, HAD APID FOLD ON FEBRUARY 1~, 1953• 1 The Council of the City of Jest I'Iemphis met in a special session at the City Hall !' in said City at 1~:00 P.tn. on the ll~th day of February, 19$3. The meeting was called to order by the tlayor, and upon roll ca]_1 there were: Fresent: Mayor I~•J. B. Fordyce presiding and the follo~ning Aldermen: James Bledsoe, 0. T. Bollinger, John Burrow, Freeman Finley, Curtis Foster, A. R. Manchester, P. B. Fowers, and C. H. Rowton; City Attorney Atlee Harris, and City Clerk i~d. R. Seaton. Absent: None. h5ayox• Fordyce stated that all Aldermen being present, and in accordance with Ordinance No. 219 the meeting would open for the transaction of any business that may legally come be~ore the Council. tlayor Fordyce advised the Council that a lease contract covering a grader t~rith J. A. Riggs Tractor Company dated January 23, 1951. should be rene;,red; that if the City proposed to retain the eauipment that it would be necessary to execute anew lease contract and issue t-rarant payable December 1$, 19$3, to J. A. Riggs Tractor Company. Said contract tras presented and read and discussed by the Council. I;otion was made by Alderman Bollinger: That the ^layor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized, directed and instructed to enter into a lease contract with the J. A. Riggs Tractor Company covering a No. 112 Caterpillar tlotcr Grader, Seri.a]. Ito. 3U192o for a yearly rental of w3,258.19; said lease contract expiring as of December 31, 1953, and warrant be issued for payment of same and dated December 15, 19$3. The motion t-ras seconded by Alderman Fotaers, and upon the matter being called. to vote, the follo,ain~; voted: Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Burrow. Finley, "foster, Manchester, Fotrers, and Ro'Jrton. Dtay: None. It was directed to the Councils attention that on I~1ay 10, 1950, a Nlodel 20$ Koehring Drag]_ine was purchased from the Tri-State Equipment Company.. and according; to contract the sum oi'vr3,797.32 was due January 1, 19$3, payable by warrant due the following llecember 1$, 19$3. After discussion, motion eras made by Alderman Bledsoe that the I~Iayor• and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized, directed and instructed to issue warrant in the amount of a~3,797.32 payable December 1$, 19$3, to the Ti•i-State Equipment Company. The motion was seconded by Alderman Rowton, and upon the matter being called to vote, the follot~ning voted: Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Burrow, Finley, Foster, Manchester, Fowers, and Rowton. Nays: None. The City Attorney requested the Courtci]_ to issue a ruling that all B~1].s of Assurance be presented to him at least one creek before the matter is to come before the Council in order that he have sufficient time to render an opinion on the Bi7..l o:P Assurance. Motion arras made, passed, and unanimously adopted that henceforth all Bills o:P Assurance be presented to the City Attorney at least one creek before they are to be submitted to the Council. Mayor Fordyce informed the Council that tor. Cax•1 u. Cloud and tor. P~icha-rd P. Hill of the tlidSouth Gas Company had advised they trould appear at the larch 3rd Council fleeting to discuss the company's franchise and ans,ner questions as to natural gas in West tlentphis. ilayor Fordyce announced that the meeting t~rould now be open for a further discussion on providing utilities to Avondale Gardens Subdivision. The Council Maas advised that Ps. John Cooper, one of the developers of the Avonda~ Gardens, had been notified of a tentative meeting at this tune but he was now out of the city; ho?never, he had appeared before the Light & i7at;er Commission on February 10th and requested that electricity and grater be furnished to Avondale Gardens Subdivision without any expense to the Developer. The matter had been taken under consideration by the Commission. The motion adopted by the Council on OctoUer 1, 19$2, to furnish utilities for sixty connections was brought to the Councils attention, however, that at that time no written agreement had been entered into between the City and Avondale Gardens. Various plans were discussed, the consensus of opinion being that the City furnish utilities provided the Developer give a surety bond with a corporate surety for the full cost of the materials that so many houses be erected in a certain length of time, and Avondale Gardens are to pay the interest on the investment not to e.:ceed 4% rate of interest after one year until said project is completed. Thereupon, motion was made by Alderman Bollinger: That the City Attorney be requested to draft an agreement comprising the opinion of the Council and the agreement be submitted to the Light & ;dater Commission for thou consideration and recommendations acrd the final draft he resubmitted to the Council. The motion was seconded by Alderman ianchester, and upon vote, the Aldermen voted: Aye: Bledsoe, Bolinger, Burros-r, Finley. Foster, T'ianchester, Poarers, and iio~rton. Nay: done. There being no further business upon motion to adjourn by Alderman Bledsoe, and seconded by Alderman i3o:nton, and upon vote thereon, the follovring voted: Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Burrotn, Finley, Foster, I•,anchester, Powers, and Rowton. Nay: None. 7 > _ c_ _., = - ATTLST: 1J~ ~ .u. _. .~;.. -~ t~1,"iYOR ~~ ' CITY C?.ERI-'