December 29, 1953~~
}'IIIdUi'L;S OI' A SIFC:CA?. ll1rTI}~G OF' THI CT'CY COUTdCII:. OP' T1I1s' CITY OI' W'r;SP t~TP~II'1Ih.~, AR~u'1NSAS.
HAD AAP1 IIELI) ON ]~EC.F'T9B}5R 29, 15>3. ,
The Counci7_ of the City aE' Nest .TTemplt:i_s met in a special. session at the City Hall.
in said City at 4:30 :P.M. Tuesday, I)ecembor 29, 1°53.
'Phe meeting teas galled to order by the Tia:~or, arrlnpon roll ca7_t there Caere:
Fresertt: r4ayor td. I3. i'ord~.-cr: presiding and the fotlorring Aldermen:
Jarnes Bledsoe, 0. L Bo7_).inger, John Burrow, Freeman Finle~y~,
Curtis Foster, A. R. Manchester, and C, H. Rotrrton; and
City Attorney Atlee Harris ~nzd C;i.ty~ C1er1~ `rT. [l. Seaton.
Absent: None.
Tt beinn; de termi.ncd a nuortmt w•z pre ,^nt, the .E'ol_l otri.nr? proceed9.ngs t-rere had to-twit:
Tia;vor Fordyce announced the m^.etin~; had been ca11~d in accordance tai.th provisions
n£ Lrdi.nance Ito. ?1° for the ptu°pose o` apps. ov~n~; accotults payable and receivable also
requesting Grant from T.:ight £c Idater ~Depart~meni; for ad,-just,ments in several d_epartmente.
The Counri..l teas i_nformecl by Iiayor For. dyce that he Mad requested PI.r.. Carnetr oI'
Oliver I'. Cobb R~ Compa.ny to be present in order to e.;.pla.i_n the Ci_t.y~s and. bight 8~
dater I)epartment~s finanr,i_al_ condition, hot-rover, Psr. Oarney cou:l.d not attend the meeting.
Thereupon, P~Iayor 'Fordyce gave a restzmc o_f the f5nanres as of December 3:1, 1951, 1952, and
:L9,;:3 to date. It was broua-;ht to the Cou.nr,i.l.~s attention t.ha.+„ a grant from the Fight Fc
T.^tater Departmr-,nt not to e~;ceed tit?,OOt~.00 taould not be detrimental to the llepartment.
Iiayor Fordyce informed the Council that grants £rom the llepartment this year are in an
atnount excess of previous vear•, however, property and eeuinrnent had been pur~c}t.~se%:l by
the C;i+,y d.tzring 7°j 3. After fu:Ll disciz.^>sion o:f the mattnr, mot:i_on was made. by Al~Ie:ctna.n
Rowton 2nd seconded by Alderman F'otrers: That the Counc.i.7_ recommend to the Tight &
6dater Department that a grant not to ezceod ~j72,000 be made to the General Fund of the
City of t~Test riemphi.s. Upon vote, the Aldermen voted.:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Burrow, Finley, Foster, 1`~ianchester, I'ot%ers, and Rowton.
Play: P1one.
P'Iayor Fordyce presented the offici.a7_ certificate of the population according to
the Special Census. P4otion was made by Alderman Finley and seconded by Alderman Bledsoe:
That the report be made a part of the Piinutes of the 14eeting. Upon vote, the Aldermen
voted:
Aye: Bl.edsae, Bol7_inaer, Burrow, F9.n7.ey. Fester, '1ancPtester, Fo?rers, and Rot•rton.
Aiay• Plone.
DJ.'~F'!t_i7'PI~I'1'.C OI' CnPiIT:~ii(""•i?
13urcau of the Census
tdashi.n~ton 2'.w
Decembor 2L!, 1953
IIonorab].o tie, B, Fordyce
r7ayor
City Ha.Ll
~dest Piemphis, Arkansas
Dear I'-Lr. Fordyyce
L°Te take, pleasure in. sending you heretaith an official certfi.oate of the population
of the C:i_ty of 6Test tiemphz.s, Aransas, by color and sev:, as returned at the special census.
i;aken as of December ~ 195_3. 'Phere were 3,3:5 occupied dt~re7_lina ur..its as of the census
dav.
9 rerti.ficate of the popu.la.tion of the City of l-lest I~'emphi.s, as reported at the spe.cia7.
census, is also being sent to Mr. J. vance (7.ayton, State Tr°ea.;^>urer of Arkansas.
Sincerely yours,
A. Ross Eclcler
Act:irtr~ Director
?3u:reau of the Censtts
Dr1F~AR1'r.r;llT r`i,~ CC`h~1s'RC~,
Bureau of the Census
})ecember 21t, 195:3
I Hr1RERY: CIIITIFY. That according to the r.°ettzrns of the special census- taken as of
Ikrcon,ber ~. 1553. the population of the City o° lTr Tie,nphis, County cf Crittenden.
State o£ Ar ka.nsas. was 1?.11~r;.
`i'he population tans di.>t:r9.bute.i as fe7lotas:
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Total population ..................
~Jhite .............................
PJonwliite ..........................
Both Sexes Male Female
12, 7J~6 5, 885 6, 261
=.317 3.139 3,178
;,829 2,746 3,083
A. Ross Eckler
Acting Director of the Census
Pte .further business coming before the Council, motion Ural made by Alderman Bledsoe
and seconded by Alderman Finley to adjourn the meeting.
Upon vote, the Aldermen voted:
Aye: Blecisoe, Bollinger, Burrot~r, Finley, Foster, Manchester. Powers, and Roirton.
Nay: Pdone.
n~AYOR
ATTEST: G2 ~~...
CIT'~ CLERK
APPROVED: JANUARY 5, 1°54