June 15, 1954~ ~ +
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LiLI~IUc1~5 CPA 1t1UUl_P~R tl'TJ1~IG Or TIIU; CT'~~ ('iIP1CIL OF TFii; CTT.Y" OP ir1'aS`f IILPPFIhi, .ARI'.~rP1;IAS,
He1D A1dD IIi3LD OIi JUI~I=I 15, 195!4,
The Counci_7.- of the City a:f ~Tesl 1?emphis met in a regulrxr• session at the City Ha11
in said Cik,y at 7:30 ~,1I. ort the 15i,h day of June. 1951x.
The meeting arras ca1.led to order b;, the T'<~yar, and upon roll call there t-rare;
Present: If, B. Price presiding and the f'o1.l.orring "~.lder:ren;
0, L Bollinger, John Burrow, F~•eeman Finley, Curtis Poster,
r1. R. I ~•rnclzesT.:er, F'. B. Po;rers, and. C. I.. R.or•rton; City Attorney
At1ee, Harris.
Absent: ~1.lde-rraan James Bledsoe and C:it~r Cle.r!= l~~l, 1', >eatan.
It being; detexmined a. ou.az-tn~r was present, t:h~ fa1_la:,ring proceedings ~-core had
to-wit: _
The L"ottnci]_ was informed that the ?Iayar acid City Attorne;~ had been advised by
ltr. L~ia_llace `i'a;rns~-:nd, Af;l;ornes a.i 1,ittle ?.oc!-, that ttrere had been art error made :ir_
the bond nwnbers in Section li of Os•d-i_nance Iio. 2'j5 ]n that the year 19'3 had '2O bonds,
so that the numbers should have been 121 to 71x0, i~1c].usa.ve, and in 197.7 the l.nst
nwnber shormt is £i55 and '75 bonds would have made the l:~st ntunbex' in 191 be °30, the
two errors off-setting each other; arld in order {;o correct the error an orcl:i_nance had
been prepared to amend Ordinance PIo. 275. After discussion, the ox•clinance was
introduced in writing and read in full..
lllder•mx~n Bo1.1:i.nl;er moved that the rule requirinh said ordinance to be read in
full on tlu•ee different days be suspended, and i,hat ,,^,a.id ordinance he placed on its
secand reading; motion was seconded by Aldex^rnan Iianchester, and t~herea:ftex° the Mayor
put. the question on the adoption o.f said motion, artd the roll being cal.lnci, the follow-
int; vo±,ed:
Agra: Ba7lin~;ex•, Buirow. Finley, Iianchester, Forcers, Etior~rt~orr, and Poster:•.
Fiav• Done.
ldher. capon the T1a;~ror declared the motion duly passed and said ordinance placed
on its second read:i.ng. the ordinance was then read the secancJ. time by Alae?•rnv~
Barr ou.
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Aldexi~ran I'or~rers 'then moved that said or%linvxce be nor placed upon its final
aclaption; motion was secan~?ed by Alder•i~ian Pin7e~r, and a.f~e~~ due canscleration thereof' ~'
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b-,r sai_d Cotulcil, the Pla~ror put the question on the adoption of the r.:otion, and upan
the call being called, the follorrinn voted:
Ate: Bal).inger, :Hu_rrou, rinl~_~r, ?~=anchester, ~f'o;rers, Ito!~rt,on. and Poster.
?da.jr• hone.
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i•dhereupon the. 1Ia;,~ox• declared the motian duly carried acrd said ordinance placed
upon i:ts fine.! reading and adoption,
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Sai.r3. ordinance eras read. in fuL by ~~.ldet~nan Poster t-rho moved its adoption,
seconded b:,r Alderman Ror~rton, anal after due consideration thereof by said Cotntc:il, ~~;~
the IIa}roc puL the questaan upon tdre adoption of sai~:l mation, and upon passage of
said. ordinance, and the roll being ca:].led, the .fo:il.atrng voted:
Ave: Bo11_inger, Bur•ro~r, Finley, I`larichester, :F'at"rers, ?Iotaton, and l,oster.
I~lav: !lone.
irJheretzpon +..he iia~~or called to the Council_rs att.enti.on that, the ardinaxtce ''~
adopted contained an emergency cl.a.use and suggested. that specific action should.
be taken b;;- the Coturci l on this clause. iPnere~.tpon motion :ras made b; A1.derrnarr
Bollinger and. dul,~r seconeed by Alderinasr ?ianchester that the emergency clause o~'
said ordinance be ad.o}~ted, an~1. the ral1. being calae~l, the following voted: ,!
Aye: Bollinger, Bux•row, Pirn1_ey, ilat?chestex•, for;rers, ?tarrton, and Paster.
?Ia~r: Bone.
iJYrareupen the lia~,ror decl:u~ed eax.d motion d~t1.1• adopted a_r~d. sai<9. ordinance duly
pa;,e_i, and s;,gned his approval_ t.o ss:i~l ordinance and the Citz- C'lerL- eras di~°ected
to spread the same upon the record of Ordi_nar.ces oi' the City of I1est 1lemphis,
Arkansas, and to have same ptzb~Li;?hod as requ9.red b,-y law, and to nurrbar sa:i.d
ordinance 11a. 2T;,
Saul, ord:irtance to wltich no arnendoterrt: *sas offered react as follows: ~`j
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O~.DITdANC1 I10. 277
Al`J ORD17`1ANCE ATI~IDING S>;CTIOPJ 1G OF ORDI2~J~IL'I iJO. 275 OF TFill CI'T'Y OF WLST MF,T•TPHIS,
PASSED I~;AY 18, 1954, ATJD DECIARIIQG All PI~'L"C+RG1~~1CY.
WITLRr.AS, the table of bond maturities in Section 4 of Ordinance Ido. 275 is partly in
error; now, therefore,
B.!a IT ORDAIIIL~'D by the City Council of the City of West Alemphi.s, Arkansas:
SLCTIODJ 1. That Section 11 of Ordinance T1o. 275 of the City of West I~lemphis, adopted
Ilay 18, 1.951.1, be and the sane is IteretTM,~ amended to read as follows:
STCTIOTI 4. That under the authority of the general statutes of the
State of Ar':cartsas, and particul_arl_y Acts P1os. 131 and 132 of the General_ Assembly
of the State of Arkansas for the year 1933, as amended (sometimes hereinafter
termed "Acts T1os. 131 and 1.32, as amended"), water and sewer second lien revenue
bonds be issued in the total amount of iT1_,009,100, the proceeds of the sale of
which shall be used to pay the cost of the hJor}<s, including engineering and legal
fees and other necessary expenses; that said bonds be designated "City of
lJest 2;emphis, Arkansas, 3.175; I'ubl.i.c Utility Bond," to be dated as of PIay 1, 1954,
nttmbererl from 1. to 1010, both inclusive, to be sometimes hereinafter referred to as
"bonds," to be in the denomination of l?1000 each except TJo. 15, irlti ch shall be in
the denomination of ~~100, to be cal.l.able as hereinafter set forth, and to mature in
numerical order on I4ay 1 of each year as follows:
YEAR BOTdD T~105,
(both inclusive) Al~IOUT-J'P
1955 1 to 15 5~11T ,100
1956 16 t-o 30 15; 000
1957 31 to h5 15,000
1953 46 to 60 15,000
1959 61 to 75 15,000
X960 76 to 90 15.000
1961 91 to 105 15;000
1962 106 to 120 15,000
1963 121 to 110 20, 000
1964 141 to 160 20,000
1965 161 to 180 20,000
1966 181 to 200 20,000
1967 201 to 235 35,000
1966 236 to 28S 50;000
1969 286 to 340 55,000
1970 341 to 395 55,000
1971 396 to 455 60,000
1972 456 to 515 60;000
1973 51:> to 580 65,000
1974 581 to 650 7o;ooc
1975 651 to 720 70,000
1976 721 to 790 70,000
1977 791 to 860 70;000
1978 861 to 935 75,000
1979 936 to 1010 75,000
The bonds shall bear interest payable semi-annually on P4ay 1 and TJovember 1
of each year at the following rates per annum: TTos. 1 to 160, inclusive, at 2/; P1os.
161 to 580, inclusive, at 2 7./2;x; and Plos, 581 to 1010, inclusive, at 3 ~. The bonds
shall be signed by the T~Jayor and City CI_erk and sealed with the corporate seal of the
City; the interest upon the bonds shal_1 be evidenced by coupons attached thereto, the
coupons to be signed by said Mayor b;;r his facsimile signature, and the Mayor shall by
the execution of the bonds adopt as and. for his otan proper signature his facsimile
signature appearing on said coupons. The bonds shall be payable in latrful money of the
United States of America at the office of the Union Tlationa7_ Bank of Little Roclc, Arkansas.
The bonds, together frith interest thereon, shall be payable solely out of
the I'ub'lic Utility Bonn 1•t_trtd as hereinafter defined, and shall be a valid claim of the
holder thereof' only against such T?tuxi, and the amount of the revenues pledged to said
Fund, which amount of said revenues is hereby pledged and mortgaged for the equal and
ratable payt ont of. the bonds artd shall. be used for no other purpose than to pay the
principal and interest of the bonds, e::cept as hereinafter set out.
SI~CTIOPJ 2. It is herebJ,~ ascertained and declared that there is immediate need, in o-rc~r
to protect the health and property of the inhabitants of the City, for the improvement an-_l
extension of the traterti~rorl:s and serer systems now serving the City of West I4emphis, Arkansas;
therefore, an emergency es:ists and this ordinance is necessary fos• the preservation o^ the
public peace, health and. safety, and shall ta'_;.e effect and be in force without dela~~ from and
after its passage.
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I pro, ,: r ice pre ~a_ter.} ptu~c'ia~e or~_iArs ~'r•om the T_ r ht ~::Iater )ep~r. t;nent • ,^,i'ter
d i sr~,~„>: t.ort, rtotion rr t~ made o ~r 111der.~tan 1 iancheste~r ar 3 ,ecot led bar 41.1e_ rla..x Pinle~:
That the follnl t.n~ pttrchasr ors-lets from the r~i~ht f,: }~Tater Depar:~tntorlt be appro~~ed:
ilo. ~-18,.2 ?Ic'~a;te Cast Trost 'ipo ,'.`2,20?.OO
Ito. S-1x'33 '!entree 'e 1 t ^~ ,,i
Ido, S-1u3~1. llectz~~i.c ?Teter Service 2,OI~13,130
i.tporr vote, the ~r1ld.az7ucn voted:
Aye: Bol1_i.nr:,er, P,tu~?,ort, k'i.nl.ey, tianchester, ?'o~.•rexs, horrton. nand. Foster.
Flay: None.
Iia}tor Fri co informed. the Cow~cil the !'tr,~arzsas ?Itnti.cipal :Leanue had. requested support
of a bi1.1 for an Act i.ti the 1°5~; A_rliansas Tep;isl.atttre to be entitled:
°Arx Aot Authorizirz~ The voverning Bod~_es C!f Cities Of `I'hc: l,t C1a s ,o i'repa~-e,
Approve and 1'ttbli.sh A I3udget For Such Cities; To Authorize I'lte ?u?l.ified
~3lecters Tn Suclr Cities By Their Vote To I'i-•: 'T'he Tales in~_i fates Therefor 'Po
Support 'Che Budget: And Pot Other Purposes."
'I'he B:i.l.l. tans read and taken under' cons:Ld.eration by the Counci.l..
Mayor Price announced I~loti.ce had been published i.r! accordance faith Ordinance }Io. 16~
for a hearing on zorin~' of B1ocr:s 1, 2. 3, and !i o1' George '1', I;endal I^ourtlt ,1cid:ii.i.on to the
City o.f tJest herlpni-s, and the meet~n;; .;ottld. be open for a hearing on the matter. Io one
apt ''.t':.I1n t:0 Ob ~~3ci;, art n^^r~!nEtT'.CC r3S .n ~S'OdJ]CeJ Ln ir? iP. n' ~tl't. read 7x1 ~t11. 1..
Al.d.ez~ttan Bol.i.i_n{;er moved. that the rule requirini; said ordinance to be read ixz fu11. on
tln°ee different days be suspended, and that said ord.-finance be placed on its second readitrg;
motion taas seconded by A.l_dermaan I~canchester, and ther•eafte.r the IlaS-or put the question on the
adopi:,ion of said motion, grad the roll be%r_~ called, t}le. fo1.1_otrin~ voted:
11ve: Boll.inrer. Btu~rorr, I~'inley, Foster, I'ianchester, _"oraers, and Rowton.
Iiay: Pdone.
Trlfxex•eupon the Ila;yror declared. the motion. du1-> passed and said ordinance placed. on its
second reading. The ordixtance taa.s then read the second time by Aldermen Btzrrou.
111derrnan Potters then moved. drat said orclitzanee be nota pl.aeecl upcm it,s fiscal. adoption;
motion tras seconded by Aldex•tnart Finley, anal after due consideration thereof' b~ sai.d Cotttteil.,
the Ila~roz• put the question on the adoption e.r the motion, anti upon the roll being called, the
foll.etrirr voted:
Aye: Bollirtaer, Butxotir, Finley, .Foster, I <artcl-~ester, i'o;rers, and Rortton.
Play: Pdone,
1~}rereupon the Mayor declared the motion dui carried and said ordinance p1_aced upon its
final. z•eac9:ing; and adoption,
Said ordinance rags read in fu11 by Alriermut Foster uho moved its adoption, seconded. by
alcter~itan Rotaton, and after dtte consideration thereof. by said Council., the Ilaaor put the
questi on upon the aclopt,ion of said motion, anal. upon passage of sa:i.cl ordin<nec., and the ro:1.1.
being called, the follocring voted:
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Aye: Bollingerr, Burrot~r, Piz~t1_e}*, Poster, anchester, Posers, and Ilotaton.
IIa~-: I}one.
l•7}rereupon the P[ayor called. to the Couttcil.s attention t}lat the ordinance adopted contai,nc:cf
an emergency c7.attse and su,Csfoster_l that specific ac ti or. should be taken b~; the L'ourr.cil on this
c:Lause. 6Jfter•eupon motion taas oracle by .1_lderrtan Bol_linrex' ar~c1 dull- seconded b:Y ~.ldezT~an Iiarlchester
t}tat the emergency c1_ause n' said ordinance be ad.opi.ed, and the roll be9.ng called, the f.'ol_1_otaing
~.~oted:
L.ye: Bollinger, Btu•rot,r, Pinlev, roster, Ilartchester. Fbtrers, ar.~d ltourten.
P`~a;y : Plone .
GI}tereupon the Iia,-;>or ciee]_ar.•ed sari moti on ciu1~> adopted, and said orciinanre dul~~ passed,
a_:d signed his approval to sa~~__i. ordinance and the Ci.t-r Clez•lc taas directed to spread ~I;he same
upon the record of Ordinances of +,,he City of l-lest ?rF~r,r`h"Ss, Arbansas, aa~cl to ha*re same published
as rec,tti_red by lat-r, artd to rntmber said ordinance IIo. ?7~3
;:,.aid ordinance to irhi.ch r_o ar~tendr.~ent rras offered. t•ead as foll_otrs:
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API ORDINANCE TO ZOHi, BLOCI:S OP]F. (1), TWO (2 ); TN_R.EE (3 ), AIID FOUR (l:), GEORGE T, Y,LfiiDAI~
FOURTH ADDITION TO TIL~'s CITY OF WEST ITIFHTS, AIiKATdSAS
~rJl-II;Y?i~IA:i, Notice tras duly published of a hearing before the Planning Corm:i ssion of
the City of West I'iemphis to be had and held on the ].3th day of Nlay, 1951, for the purpose
of zoning; the lands hereinafter described., and
bTfi[l?~,AS, on the 13th day of May, ].95'!t, pursuant to said Notice, the Planning
Convniss.on met for the pm~pose of determir:ing in trhat c7_assification the lands herein-
after described should be zoned, and after hearing the oirners of said lands, all other
interested persons, and from a17. information, anti all other things before the Flanni.ng
Corvnission, it bras the finding of the P).anning Conmtission that .said lands should be zoned
as an "A" Single Family Residence District, and
TrTIiERP.AS, Notice eras du]_y pub]_ished on the ?1st day of I4ay, 195!-~, that a hearing would
be held before the City Counci]. at 7:30 F,II, on Tuesday, Jiuie 15, 191-x, for the pw~pose of
hearing al7_ interested parties in coruiection witYi the zoning of said lands hereinafter
described, and
WHLRi'sAS, at said meeting the owners of said lands appeared. and requested that said
lands be zoned as an "A" Single Family Ilesi_dence District, and
1n1IiENi^+~AS, no persons appeared to protest against zoning said. 7.ands as an "A" Single
F<uni_].y Residence District, and after hearing the otrners and other interested persons, the
Council finds that said lands should be zoned as an "A" Single Family Residence District,
norr, therefore
Bls IT ORI)AIPIFD BY TF~ CITY COL>tiCIL OF '1'IiI; CITY OI' G1EST IIL:"fdPIIIS:
SECTIOPI I. "A" SIT~IGLE FAMILY IIi,STDLTJCE :DISTRICT: That the fol]_otiring lands, to-wi.t:
Blocks One (1), 7tao (2 ), Three (3) and Four (f~ ), Geo. T.
i:enda]. Fourth Add.i.tion to the City of G7est lten~.phis,
~skansas, being located in the South Half (S2) of the
Northeast quarter (P11s1) of Section Seventeen (17 ),
Township Si:, (6) North, Lange Pdine (9) Fast, Crittenden
Comity, Arkansas,
be, and the same are, hereby zoned as an "A" Single Family Residence District.
SECTION II. ORD111ATdCES IP1 CC~IFLICT I~REWI7'H HJ',FEAI~'.D: All ordinances or parts of
Ordinances in conflict heret-rith are hereby repealed.
SECTION III. 33I~4,RGEPICY CLAUSE: It being determined by the City Couneil. that the above
lands are, on this date, not zonod, and it further appearing to the Counri]. that said lands
are in tdie process of being developed, an.cl having valuable improvements erected. thereon, arri
it being further necessary that said lands be zoned before being further developed, and this
Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safetyr
and happiness of the citizens of the City of West PTemphis, an emergency is hereb,yr declared
to exist and this Ordinance will. take effect and be in full. force immedia.te7_y upon its
passage and approval.
Cityr Attorney Atlee Harris presented request of P1r. W, H. Carrier of E, Hlaclc Oa'.~:
1'o:mship to operate a pony tract anal concessions stared in the wooded section oVmed. by
P'ir. Abbott Wiciclecombe and/or 1°7m, T . Johnson Co. near tge eastern City Limits along
Hightray 70. P1r. Carrier having stated ho z~rou]_d provide benches and tables for a public
picnic ground in the area provided tl!e City furnish labor to clear the underbrush in the
picnic ground, After discussion, i_t t-ras the opinion of the Comxci7. that upon ilr. Carrier
purchasing the necessary privilege 1i_cense and abidding by the health regulations; the
City would. furnish la'oor to remove the underbrush from the public picnic ground area.
Iiayor Price requested the Cotmcil to consider a grant be made to the General Fund
from the Light, R~ Tdater Department, After discussion, motion Vras made br Alderman Bollinger
and seconded by Al.d.erman Fir:le~r: That the bight 8i Water Comrnissi.on be requested to grant
the stun of :,:,5,000 to the General. Fund of the City of West Ilemphis. Upon. vote, the Aldex~r:en
voted:
Aye: Bollinger, Burro~~r, Finley, Foster, Ptanchester, Potirers, and Rotrtor..
Play: hone.
'.•Iayor Price reported to the Council on report- and recomaendati.ons made by the :lrlcansas
Library Comr~?issi_on after a recent inspection of the City Library.
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The Bu.ilci~nr; Ii7spector presented the Pollorsing buildinE- perm:i_ts he h.ad authorized
to be issued, motion eras made, passed, and adopted. to ror:fixm the actions of the Building
Znrncctor in i;lie issuance oE' the tollo*.rir~g perie:i_ts:
B. iierrhant
B. Jene,^,
L. .Aspra,~
J ~c S i totoi:•s
T-rs. J. D. ;:een
~, Crzr7.ton
P1o fux•tt~er bus~~_iiess appcar~ng Le£ore the Cotn~rcil, nrot;ion t-ras made bar ~~1derTiax7 r-.ar7chester
and. ,,^,econded by' 97dexT~:~n Rot.rton, tc ad~otitrn, upon vote, tne. Aldermet, voted:
hye: Bol i.-inger, Btu•rotr, Ti'~_nley, '?oster. P?anr..heste_r. "ol-rers. uu1 Potrton.
i~a}-• Bone.
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