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M.Il~IU`I'ES OF A REGiII~l1R M61ET)hIU OF T}Ln: CITY COiJtdCIL OF TIIE CITY OF WEST MEMPHLS, ARKANSAS,
HAD AND I}ELD Ol`I MAX La, 1951x.
The Council of the City of West }•Iemphi.s met in a regular session at the City Hall in
said City at 7:30 P,Ai, on the lath day of May, 1954.
The meeting was called to order by the Alayor, and upon roll call thexe were:
Present: Mayor H. B. Price presiduzg and the following Aldermen: James Bledsoe,
0. I. Bollinger, John Burrow, Freeman Finlay, Curtis Foster, A. R. Manchester,
P. B. Powers, and C. H. Rowton; City Attorney Atlee Harris and City Clerk
W. R. Seaton.
Absent: None.
The following proceedings were had to-wit:
Minutes of Council Aieeting cn April 20, 1951x, were read and approved.
Mr. Charles L. Car•ls presented the fol].ooring petition:
F E T I T I O N
We, the undersigned, being residents of West N!eiiphis, Arkansa.^,, residing South of
U. S. Highzaay PIo. 70 anti West of the Marion-lIu]:oert cut-of:f railroad spur track and
further residing in the vicinity of Tennison Brothers Tin Shop or Factory, do hereby
state and represent to the City Council of the City of West Memphis that the business
carried on at Tennison Brothers' place of business with respect to the heating of tar,
or a substance resembling tar, constitutes a nuisance per se, and we further request
that said nuisance be abated; that it constitutes a menace to the hea7.th, peace,
safety and happiness of the people residing in the vicinity of said business.
Respectfully submitted this Lath day of Alay, 19521.
NAME ADDRESS
Alrs. Nell. Carls 310 S, l{th Street
Charles L. Carls 310 S. 4th Street
Glenn J. Gardner. 215 S. 4th Street
Oneida R, Garcbzer 2]_5 S. lath St.
A. W. Rhodes 213 " "
A1rs. A. W, Rhodes 213 " "
Mrs. H. W, McKinney 217 S. Fourth St.
Ii. W. McKinney " "
Mrs. I. B. Ful er 207 S, lath Street
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Everett 211. S, l:th Streca
Paul Matthews 221 S, ltth St.
T"Irs. Paul Matthews 221 S. nth St.
Bill Lotn•ie 302 S. !tth St.
llrs. W, R, Lowrie 302 S, lath
Jan:i.e W}zi_te 30'j S, lath St.
W. J. Darby 306 S. lath St.
I4rs. W. J, Darby 3UG S. lath St.
Wendell Wainer 301: South Lath Street
Mrs. Wendell Warner 3ola So uth lath Street
L. C, Fhillips 308 So uth 4th Street
Mrs. L. C. Phillips 308 S, lath St.
M.r. J. Craig Tennison of Tennison Brothers and his Attorney C. B. Nance, Jr. z"rere present
and discussed the matter with the Council. Thereupon, Mayor Trice appointed a cocmnittee
of Aldermen Foster, Bollinger, and Powers to investigate and recormnend a solution to the
problem that would be agreeable to the .residents in the area and Tennison Brother. s.
P'fayor Price requested Mr. Tennison to notify him the next time the vat is in operation in
order that the committee mig}rt be notified,
An ordinance entitled "An Ordinance L+1}zereby The City of West Memphis Of The State Of
Arkansas And The Southwestern Bell Telephone Compaczy, A Missouri Corporation, Agree That
The Telephone Company Sha17_ Continue To Operate Its Telephone System And All Business
Sncidental To Or Connected With The Conducting 0£ A Telephone Business And System In Said
City, And Erect And Maintain Its Plant Construction And Appurtenances Along, Across, On,
Over, Through, Above And Under All Fublic Streets, Avenues, Alleys, Fublic Grounds And
Places In Said City, That The City Shall Receive An Annual Fahrnent From The Telephone
Company, And Repealing A11 Ordinances And Agreements 1"n Conflict Herewith" that had been
read the first time on April 6th and the second time on April ?_Oth liras presented for final
reading and adoption. Said ordinance was read in full by Alderman Bled.^>oe who moved its
adoption, seconded by Alderman Rovrton, and after due consideration thereof' by said Councl,
the Mayor put the question upon the adoption of said motion, and upon passage of said
ordinance, and the roll being called, the following, voted:
Ayes Bledsoe, Bollinger, Burrow, Fin]_ey, Foster, PT.vlchester, Pcnre,-s, and Rowton.
Nay: Alone.
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Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion duly adopted and said ordinance duly
passed, and signed his approval to said ordinance and the City Clerk was directed to
spread the same upon the record of Ordinances of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas,
and to have same published as required by law, and to number said ordinance No. 274.
Said ordinance to which no amendment was offered read as follows:
ORDINANCE N0. 274
AN ORDINANCE WHEREBY THE CITY OF WEST MEP'IFHIS OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND TIC
SOUTIiWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, A MISSOURI CORPORATION, AGREE THAT THE
TELEPHONE COMPANY SHALL CONTINTJE TO OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND ALL BUSINESS
INCIDENTAL TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONDUCTING OF A TELEPHONE BUSINESS AND SYSTF~M
1N SAID CITY, AND ERECT AND MATIdTAIN ITS PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND APPURTENANCES
ALONG, ACROSS, ON, OVER, THROUGH, ABOVE AND UNDER ALL PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES,
A7,I,EYS, PUBLIC GROUNAS AND PLACES IN SAID CITY, THAT THE CITY SHALL RECEIVE AN
ANNUAL PAYMEN'P FROM THE TELEPHONE COP'IPANY, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND
AGREEMENTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITfI:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
THAT:
SECTION 1.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, it successors and assigns (herein
referred to as "Telephone Company") shall continue to operate its telephone system
and all business incidental to or connected with the conducting of a telephone
business and system in the City of West Memphis, State of Arkansas (herein referred
to as "City"). The plant construction and appurtenances used in or incident to the
giving of telephone service and to the maintenance of a telephone business and cysts m
by the Telephone Company in said City shall remain as now constructed, subject to
such changes as may be considered necessary by the City in the exercise of its inherent
powers and by the Telephone Company in the conduct of its business, and said Telephone
Company shall continue to exercise its right to place, remove, construct and reconsttct,
extend and maintain its said plant and appurtenances as the business and purposes flmr
which it is or may be incorporated may from time to time require along, across, on, over,
through, above and under all public streets, avenues, alleys, and the public grounds ar~d
places within the limits of said City as the sane from time to time may be established.
SECTION 2.
The telephone Company shall pay the City the sum of $1500.00 on the 1st day of
May, 1954 for the period May 1, 1954 to April 30, 1955 and a like sum annually on
May 1, 1955 and 1956, being a term of 3 years ending April 30, 195'1, said payments
to be in lieu of all other licenses, charges, fees or impositions (other than the
usual general or special ad volorem taxes) which might be imposed by the City under
authority conferred by law, the Telephone Company shall have the privilege of credit-
ing such sums with any unpaid balance due said Company for telephone service rendered
or facilities furnished to said City.
SECTION 3.
The Telephone Company on the request of any person shall remove or raise or
lower its wires temporarily to permit the moving of houses or other structures.
The expense of such temporary removal, raising or lowering of wires shall be paid
by the party or parties requesting the same, and the Telephone Company require such
payment i.n advance. The Telephone Company shall be given not less than forty-eight
hours advance notice to arrange for such temporary wire changes.
SECTION 4.
Permission is hereby granted to the Telephone Company to trim trees upon and
overhanging streets, alleys, sidewalks and public places of said City so as to
prevent the branches of such trees from coming in contact with the wires and cables
of the Telephone Company, all the said trimming to be done under the supervision and
direction of any City off icial to whom said duties have been or may be delegated.
SECTIOPI 5.
Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to require or permit any electric
light or power wire attachments by the City or for the City. If light or power attach-
ments are desired by the City for the City, then a separate non-contingent agreement
shall be a prerequisite to such attachments.
SECTION 6.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as giving to the Telephone Company
any exclusive privileges, nor shall it affect prior or existing right of the Telephone
Company to maintain a telephone system within the City.
SECTION 7.
All other ordinances and agreements and parts of ordinances and agreements relating
to the operating of or right to operate a telephone system within said City are hereby
repealed.
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SECTION 8.
The said Telephone Company shall have sixty (60) days from and after its passage
and approval to file its written acceptance of this Ordinance with the City Clerk, and
upon such acceptance being filed, this Ordinance sha17. be considered as taking effect
and being in force .from and after the date of its passage and approval by the Mayor.
The Building Inspector presented the building permits he had authorized to be
issued. After discussion of the permits, motion was made by Alderman Bollinger and
seconded by Alderman Finley: That the Council confirm the action of the Building
Inspector in the issuance of the following pexrnits:
Lewis Hays
~'r. D, SteVe.RSOtt
H. P. Peeples
H. Fierce
I. Perrin
S. Rosser
Poole IRotor Company
Fred Williams
P. McFall.
Etigene Hale
20th Century
Frank Jacl:s
C7.ement Homes 5
Fryor Pecan
H. F. Johnson
Upon the matter being called to vote, the Aldermen voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger., Burrow, Finley, Foster, Planchester, Powers, and Rowton.
Afay: None.
Building Inspector Busby advised he had not approved applications for Fillmore Griffin
at 116 and 118 S. 16th Street Lots 8 and 9, Block 13Li, Kendal as did not meet with
specifications of the National Building Code.
P4ayor Frice and City Attorney Atlee Harris mere authorized to purchase a safe £or
the stor. irrg of the Cityrs valuable papers in the up^^>tairs offices of tkre City Hall.
Miss t'fargaret Woolfolk of the Crittenden Co unty T9_mes irLformed the Council a number
of complaints had been made to the paper as to the West Memphis Transportation Company
eliminating the3.r service to Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Mayor Frice state3 that: he and
the City Attorney would contact Mr. Troy Denton of West Memphis Transportation Company
about the matter.
Motion was made by Alderman Bledsoe and sec onded by Alderman Powers to approve,
authorize, ratify, and/or confirm payment of the following bills:
GENERAL FUND GENI.RAL FUND - COPJT.
American-Marsh Pumps ~262.U2 J. A. Riggs Tractor Co. ~~ 6.45
Arkansas Municipal League 364.38 Road Builders Eqpt. Co. 28.64
Automatic Beating Co. 41.50 Speedometer Repair Service 4.00
Ball Trucking Co. Lr8.00 Saunders Lawnmower Shop 9.37
Barnett Auto Supply 28.33 Tayloe Paper Co. 44.00
Bragg Auto Co. 65.16 Union Auto Electric Service 18.43
Treasurer, U. S. .2O W. M. Scrap Iron Co. 8.16
Carey Eqpt. Co. 25.00 W. M. Lumber Co. 1.53
Crittenden Cowlty Times 123.60 The Plows, Ward Publishing Co. 1.48
Dacus Lumber Co. 17.96 F. Reese 150.00
Elkhart Brass Nlfg. Co. 4.96 B. Whitten 137.50
Esso Standard Oil Co, 1,171..27 C. Duncan 13'1.5O
Eden Pontiac Co. 8.16 1'. Nichols 137.50
Farmers Supply Co. 25.76 J. DeRome 137.50
First Stop Garage 2.00 C. McPleil 137.50
Goe Electric Co. 88.8Lr V. Rom:ines 137.50
Graves-I4cCaa Tire 33.11 R. Riddick 125.00
Fianna Plumbing Co. 28.0]. J. Wright. 125. UO
G. B. Holloway 95.00 J. Fox 125.00
Hami] ton C1in:i_c 8. UO R. Sinmions 49.9$
Johnsen Auto Co. 8.67. J. Howell 275.00
Julius Lewis 554.90 B. Ellison 170.OC
P. McClanahan & Son 5.58 B. Busby 162.5(7
McCaa Chevrolet 1x7.51 E. Anderson 175.00
J. G. Moore 3.50 0. Hatton 150.00
Miro-Flex Co. 101.1] W. Darby 130. UO
Mid-South Oxygen Co. 3.5Lr S. Smith 155.75
Pational. Institute Clerks 20.00 U7. Perrino 125.00
Ozburn-Abston & Co. 20,61. C. Hopper 86.67
Feoples P1erc. Co. 60.98 J. Has•ri.s 76.95
Ray's Electric Co. 34.27 J. Dabner 72..69
Remington Rand., Inc. 8.10 F. Johnson 72.69
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GENERAL FUNll - CONTINUED GENERAL, FUND - CONTINUED
J. McCullar $~ 72.69 B. Busby $162.50
T. Mosley 72.69 Mrs. 0, Maffai 45.00
W. Harris 76,09 J. FIowell 275,00
R. colas 76.09 T, stacy 30.00
C. Mosley 76.09 Business Menus Assurance 52,40
E. Dansberry 76.09 Ira Owens 5,00
R. Alexander 76.09 F, Finley 5,00
G, Hopkins 72.69 W, Rimer 5•DD
E. Lee 72.69 C. Griffin 5.00
W. Pope 72.69 C, Hopper 86.67
E. Hale 72.69 J. Harris 92.25
E. Staten 72.69 J. Dabner 87.13
M. Howell 118.10 F. Johnson 87,13
D. Bakke 86.67 J. McCullar 87.13
J. Kelley 162.50 T. Mosley 87,13
G. Ferguson 108.34 W, Harris 90.53
P. Rogers 136.80 R. Coles 77.35
C. Tabor 108.34 C. Mosley 90,53
C. Garrett 74.75 E, Dansberry 90,53
R. Guy 72,69 R. Alexander 83,30
W, Miller 72.69 G. Hopkins 71.40
M. Scales 12.75 E, Lee 87,13
Director Internal Revenues 766.50 W, Pope 65.03
Ark. State Treasurer 1,256.34 E. Hale 87.13
H. Price 400.00 E, Staten 87.13
W, Seaton 25.00 TI, How@17: 118.10
F. Owen 25.00 J. Kelley 162.50
C. Rowton 50.00 G. Ferguson 108.34
J. Bledsoe 50.U0 P. Rogers 167,20
C. Foster 50.00 C. Tabor 11$.10
0. Bollinger 50.00 C: Garrett 74,75
J. Burrow 50.00 R . Gray- 85.85
F. Finley 50.00 W. Miller 86,67
P. Powers 50.00 M. Scales 35.25
A. Manchester 50.00 B. Busby 5.00
A. Harris 150.00 H. White 5.00
S, Smith 156.24 I. Hanna 5.00
E. Rubens 200.00 National Institute of Law Offic ers 42.50
J. Hillencamp 192.90
B. Bakke 86.67 SEWER REVENUE FUND
H. Holland 375,00
H. Holland-Auto Expense 50.00 Business Menus Assurance $6.40
Bud Holland-Mea].s 5x2.75 Director Internal Revenue 10.90
F'. Reese 150.00 Ark. State Treasurer 89.80
B. Whitten 137.50 Ark. Paint & Glass 6.32
C. Duncan 137.50 Bolin Engineering Co. 33.01
T. Nichols 137.50 Bolin Engineering Co. 68.26
J. DeRome 137,50 Bragg Auto Co. 29.13
C. McNeil. 137.50 Dacus Lbr. Co. 5,88
V. Romines 137,50 Farmers Supply 24.52
R. Riddick 125.00 Fairbanks, Morse Co. 75.00
J. Wright 125.00 Memphis Machine Works 440.76
J. Fox 125.00 Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co. 92.35
R. Simmons 125.00 Rays Electric Co. 83.13
H. Brown 25.00 Wallin-Dickey & Rich 18.07
E. Anderson 175.00 W, M. Machine Shop 3.84
0. Hatton 150.00 H, Palmer 96.00
W. Darby 130.00 J. Horton 67.88
C, Griffin 25.00 C, Gibson 64,13
0-Neal Carpenter 25,00 H. Lee 67,$8
W. M. Fire Dept. 495.00 C, Raynier 64,13
M. Hightshoe 35.00 M. Crawford 64.13
W, Perrine 125.00
Sewer Rev. Bond Fund 1,000.00
H. Palmer 96.00
J. Horton 84.75
C, Gibson 63.38
H. Lee 84.75
C. Rayner 77,63
P~1. Crawford 81.00
J. Oliver 36.00
FIREMEN~S PENSION & RELIEF FUND
T. H. McGough 50.00
Whit Murphy 175.00
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STREET 1M'FROVEMENT FUND
Ark. State Treasurer ~ 33.51
Director :Cnternal Revenues 6.40
Ball Trucking Co. 675.00
Barrow-Agee Laboratories 138.00
hehman-Roberts Co. 166.40
E. Arnold 73,54
C. Boyd 64.88
W. Brown 64.88
S. Gibson 73.54
w, xayes 64.88
E. Hudson 77,85
W. Hi1.:1- 64.88
B. Fo,>ely 64.88
W. Thomas 64.88
R. ]S tnith 48.75
M. Williams 29.63
E, Arno]_d 91,38
C. Boyd 76,88
W. Bror.m 81.75
S. Gibson 88.83
W. Hayes 78,38
E. Hudson 98.55
W. lii11 80.63
B. Fosley 78.38
id. Thomas 81.75
R. Smith 74,63
i•1. Williams 78,38
Upon the matter being called to vote, the Aldermen noted;
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Burrow, Finley, Foster, March^ster, Powers, and Rowton.
Nay: None.
Mayor Price called the Counci.l.~s attention to the Water and Sewer Revenue Bond Sale advertised
for 2 P.M. May 5, 1954, thereupon, motion was made b3* Aldezmizn Foster and seconded by Alderman Bledsoe
that the meeting be ad~oux•ned until 2 P.M, Wednesday, May 5, 1954. Upon vote, the Aldermen voted:
Aye: Bledsoe, Bollinger, Burrow, Finley, Foster, Manchester, Fowers, and Rowton.
Nay: None.
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APFRObrED: MAY 18, 1954