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May 17, 1955I7k31iTh;S OP' A RI~!iGIIT,AR P'.'±;'d`.CItdU OI^ TFllS CITY COi)IuCIL OF TPII CITY OF 6J>ST 2~~LL~P~IPHIS, ARk:e1NSA5, , HAD AP1D PT~Lll OPi P7AY 17, 1955, __ The Council of the City of blest Ien~k:,hi.s met in a. regular session at the City Hall. in said City at 7:30 P.P°I. on the 1.7th day of l•1ay, 1y55. The meeting yeas called to order by Lhe l:a;,ror; and upon roll call there r~rere : Iresailt: kiayor H. B. Frice presiding and the fol.loraing ~'~lderi~ion: Jaynes Bledsoe, C--, I, ~3ol.l:i.nt;er; Sob ?Iden, Freornan Finley, Curtis Foster, A, ki, I~;anchester, F, ~B, iorrers, and it. H. i;ay, Jr.; iitzr attorney Atlas Har'r'is and City Clay!; J. %. FIirncs. .`absent: Pone. The folloraing proceedings were had to-;-nit.: Minutes c,f Counei-1 ieatings on LaS,. 3rd anal 10th nacre read. an~l appiwed. an ar~i3inance entitlsd °1?n "'rdi_nance To ~~,cne l c.rti.on Gf The ireoree T. Vandal 9~3di~ti.on To 'Phe; City Cf ~o~dest Pien~phi.s'~ zJas read tk~ia second time by '~laerrnan Peaveys. who nioveil the seconE3. reading be approved; the motion was seconded try i~lderraarr r.den; and upon vote, the P.7riermen voted: .vyr;: I31.edsoe, F3ollir;ger, i;den, Finley, i~o.~ter, i~nchestEr, Foz•rex°s, anct 'ilaj~. P3ay: None. Piayor lrica inforn:d the Cour,ril h~ Y: a,1 received tli~a Pollo~,zn: lett~:r from .Alderman Finley: Ilay 5; 1.955 Hon. H. fl. Price.. P'ayor (;it~r of 'rTOSt k'Grnpkli.°. ^ :Jest I=emphis ~,r~' arises ~:iea1~ ilaycr k=ri.cc: .et tk~ce ti-rna t;iat I submittaci a bi_3 fc~r the electrical wcr'.:- on the swinuni.ng pool at ;donder Hi.g}i I tans una-mare of the 1_aw k::rchibitin„ an al-der~r~.an :fr'om being interested in auy contract .for neon': or services r~ri.th t`x: C;.tl~. i>lthou~•i~ ;ay b-d ryas Lora I feel that I should reriuest that the sane be raith!3rawn from consideration, a> I have been inforrrc-d by my attorney that the acceptance of my bid mould. be irnpropar ai1~~. i11zF<1_. 'a,or that reason. I respectfully request t;.at rcy b.~3 be rej:;ctcd or raithdraran from co;~si~~Ieration, and that tkie. City Cormci.l be so notified. I .fell cer~tairi that no mer~~ber of the Council would arl,rove o'r consid.:r 7nlr bi•1 with the information that I note have before them. It i.s only naLux•a1 t'nat I hate to ral.inquish tklis won!: contract; horever, I feel. that my oblig~at:'ton to t;ha people of [.lost i rrnpk.~is requires my good faith a1a~1 loyalty to them over and. above r~~;~ persoi:al interests. ~ , i{7sm°in?I ~rou of my continued cooperation in all. civic and corrUnunitlr matters, I a~rr Yours vory truly, After °ia.scussii;n, n~iot.ion was made by r~ierman Bollinger and seconded b,, :il.derr,an F~ste-r: That tl,e refusal of ir'in7~;y .`slectri.c Co~,pany to accept t'iiG bid for the ~Tonder F7igh ool be accer~t,e~.l. Upon vote, tkie aldermen vota~i: Aye: Bledsoe, P.,cl.linger, Zden, Foster, i_:archester, Powers. r~i< stay. Pdav: None . i11<lex•man rinl.e-;~ alstaineri fro-r, votiir- . The bi~l u° Harvey ~Pni-';e I;loei,i•?c ~~ontractor in the ~rnotmt o' ,3 265.~:~0 i~,<'n~ the nowt low bifl uas ccn_ii;~~ro~ thereupon, rmtion ;r<s iaa]o by 7.1~rr^~n '.lledsce and seconde:.i b;;* _.l~t~iraan ~i~^ostez' : That ~tha ti_i oP Har2rey ';dh~ t~: i n aria Burr, cf o~3, 26r. 0'~ f n,~ ~lr ct,.ri-c c~ ,tx _~.ct a~t, [4onder High "001 be areani;ed. UP on vac. tl~.. ~lldernen voted: . ir11o ,-Ley, I:anchcster Yoracrs rm Its-, .ye; : $lidso~, 13011 ]_:,~er', Caen, , ~ ~ ~ , , T. rT.~.;;r: ?'urge. ~:lle~mc..n Fn i ~;~r rrad© a (~OAaI.LVil v~ .;~~~.,,., c.c L:in ,7d:,t .."'en•_rPtis ?"~r'~ Ccr:n.isaiuri. C~~uncil autl prized kiayor Fri.ce to trade in garbage true): on two '^ac-i-:ore units as they become ava.tl.~ilala. Uprn request cf the Mayor for a vote on the matter, the Aldermen voted: ":ye: Blefl:;oa, Bol~in~er; Eder,, Foster, ;ianchest2r, Powers, and Ray. Play: T1one . ~!~{a~_~ C~~t~ 4t;i;n,rzey At]_ee Harris presented an or~hnance enti.tl~ 1. 'rl",n !r~1_in~;nc~ i~ ~~~i.~.•ir~~~ 11~ ~rna~~,s ^=.n~ lat,er Cl,nsats To Be Gsnrzected .'Ti-tI_i Thr :etrer~ _~ysteii IS [~Jit1,.;_n 'tn! ~'er,t .., i i .~ FS ,P T11"lr. 'r}lr ~i:'C~1T, lnr.e tai I Karl nil >>n~ t.~,n r , 1~ U~ ~~ ~~Zi~ ~n 1_c c~F~ ai ~~ ~t,corulu,., ~ ri_;lelr•an F,n~°y: 'That. i}~rP fir°sa Ieadin_ ~f L... of I~n~ncc, he, ,~AII~~.'-. i?pen t-oLe~_ Lhc~ .sl ~ r~roii ~~ote.i: ~ti-e: ?3l r;Jsoe.~olliine;r•, I~d~3rt,r.'lnlcy, 1~~ster "anc}i~sLecr, }owers, Ind tay Iiay: F?one. ~ ~ ' 'Mayor rxi ~e recs. ,nonr}ed the reappoinl ~ ~'a.n.t; ~>f a. ~'tr:~_r1_es <). rtpton as rran:~er o~f t}ie , r Ic t c,en hr~l.t_t,~• Ucrir,m (i s p ~~ ,, sgicn >' r. ~ tau .f f,v ,l ~.~I~, ztPr a~scu~,=i_on mnti_on raas ma~9e b~~- 11l_~lerr'nan 3e1_l_ine~r az?? secon~ c ~t. b~.r ,~ _~c;,,-~ t ii ~ ~.n~ ~'h .ti +h~ ~,rhoint ,_:~t, of Ir. Charles J. iJxton .~_s a ~u-rmbe>• of tlr>. 1ltilit•r Ceiis~issi..,n in~accorri.anne ra:9_th ~rd_`uZ~u~ICe 29? ce c~.anf~~ ,,-1.. Upon votes ',lr -:~-.i~z,,sr, wnt.e~1. . ~-e: "7_edsoe~ Bollinger, Lr7.c~,n. Finley, foster, I4anr,heet!~r, Irma^rs, .r,.' j 11ay• I1r„te. ` !i iziyor F'ri.ce brov"ht i;o i.hc Council ~s a.+,tentieu the cost of mn~rinn lots is C?aice thr~ ~ nun t of t .:,e co17 cted cn the 1ot;s, an 1 rr,qu Ste _1 th it tl~~~ o~:mer pas- tc blue the lots ~~ ~r~~~~rE~~. ~i'LF.r ~i>rus ion, rt taa.a th_ c~pirunn of the Connci7_ that motion arlc,pl:;ed on ,~ 1`ri; i~r~ resc~nde!' and that cr}ira.n~~e 'Tr, ~~ Ti,~3' . -? he en °r~rcerl , Upon vn to . the Aldermen Vn{,C'1 : ~~ i I~ A~., '?7edsce, L3o11_ii~ ar, E>_en. F7nler, lost:er, ~;~ncl ~ ~~ -t~5 ~ ~ ~ ~ccter. c:asr:?, ~,.1 :~ ~~.-, !I I}g~,~ • I1ni:1~ . ~~ .1aj~oi i'ric< informed ~tl~ie Corrnc, l ~nvi tnt,ien I n '~:i~ '~ I ^ ai 1 Sh~~c i f i c;tii,,i rns foi , i ~; ni~ta 'cr;r' model a:~at~mr.}r;.lcs had been I~lop~_r•'d late of re~c^.i:~in~ bids was set for 7:3~ I.Ii. J~,v e i , t".5'I' . i1a;,*ar i'x•-i_ce an-a. ttre Counci]_ reconunr~n~led. to the Iia.ti oral ru r~c} Jac?, Tlo~a.r, as `lie Crnnanan~l~r bf tl ~~ ?latcona~. Guard 11p;_t in ~k.,t I?er~phi_s, ~~I,cans2:,. 11 rc.pl_a.t of ~~' of '}loch l.`i, idhee].er ~c ~ ~i.-• isi_car uc.s I':i'esr°ni~e~}; said replat h':vi_nri br~cm recr>>~,nr~rn_ied for apl:,ri>val_ by the Ilanni_ng Cnr~~iissinn ~m -ay 12, )_c,r'r. ,'-ftr:2• .liscuesien, motion tea.^, rna~9e, paq;;ed. 2~d adopted apr~7 ~~JLne; 11--': ;, 7,i-. anthr ,ring th . I'Iaj-o_r and. City Cl.er; to exec~.ate ec. i~} Plat. T,araar L. Iioclg,ers ~~~~nn~ns, roc? Estimate I}o. 2 Toni. r'ran'.~ II. Lee in the amount of ~;~20,1t75.6 was presented. I°fotion rags rna~le b•a~ ~7 lee ~.an i:Ianchester anal seaon-ied b,g :" ~ ?eriaan itr~ty: That r.i:ec~:- ba ~ >si>ed. i_n th~ 2SIU:1U_nt of ;;~i~,1~7j.2' to r.ran}~ h. Lee. upon vetea 1;Ii~ ^l_de.27~~ren v~ t,^c3 .. ~1v~. ~,ledeoe~ I?ol1inE;er, Aden, Tinley, Fester. rrnh~stnr, io~aers, ~u7rl Fiar~. t~I=~~~~• Bone, Lstitaa.te I}o. 2 fi !a "s~TaJl~.n-Dic'~ey "~ Rich in thF. a_uotult of „~l!I,!i2~.52 rats pres~alted.. I'_sti.on was Mace b,r ,ll ~r•n~air iznchester and secon~?ed h;, -ilr}PI•r~:an 'r'oster: TI1at chec~~ be }_ssuerl to c•Jallin '~~c' '~ il;cl-. ~-onst•ruc(;inn Compan3r in tho a~~nvnt of ,~1~~,LA25.K?. Upon vo~be, the Alr}.ar~~i^n veteci: "-_~e: 3ledsoe, 3oli_i.nacr. Brien. I'in7~ „~~ 'nsl;er~ l ~noi~.es~,er. ' cu~,2-s, ~n~l Tta~~~~. IIc,-, I~ione. - St tci~~cnt, ,C .. IIeagler f^r "aym~nt PIn. , for ,;:3~'n.Crn on Avalon Ile~i~;hts =Sowes• teas presented. llct ion iaas made by Aldermen i ~.>>chr,,te~rr anr' seccm,'e~l 1a5~~ ! l~e:rm_~n 5~_edsne: 'i'ha.t c11r~c'' i.n -the amount oC ~3rn.G~:~ fro~~i tJ~a ub7ic Util_t.;r Boni Cl~~nstru.ction l~un~l bA Z,~uc:~l t,n ~`. }Ie `~.~'lOr~ CiCnSLl~t1Y1,~~ 1S?1°, L. Y1°P.I'. }Tr•pTl '?nil-,r?, I7J .'_1 ,r•Jr,~~n Ot2C': li3re: Bledsnc, Pollin ^.r, Eden, Pinl.ey, lo,t~r. ~ .,,cl.~st,ni•, Io:a~rs, an%i flay. Iday: idotre . itieport of the Buil~a9.ns; Insneci;or from Tiny 3rd tc ~' ;,- 7.7tb ~~as presenter}, as fol]_ows: ,lpplicati.cn Ik~n:ierl: Done eonarc}. iicA.r. thur '.?. L. C,rsPy lzola Rows ~5otaell ~°c IIi.gh John r. i'LC}$I'lS Dernp i^1. Itax•pex• I~ahel ilae ~u"i_t,h i3<:.rt- Jones- 1ure Ci.7. Company Alex. Johnson iowel.l ^~ f}p-ton sera LIi_tcl~eh Laura Cobb P'ianni.ni= Ltunher Conpory ;Test iemphi.s ~,nuser~innt Co. Pa's. I3, J. Davi~I. >Jic,,e~~r Trai7.er Courts (isle T:os1E;y Lo~ta.on r.-~r~s i~ta<9e liy la.derman i~c,~t~:r ~u~~~.i seconded btr .I7czex•n,azi 1•iancheab::r to approve the; report or the Btiti_lding Inshector, iTpen ti=cte, thy; aderr;an 7r~t~~el: ~:yc: 3ledsoa, Bo11in~;ex ~dan. P'in].e~r, i'C~t~r, ancLa~,t~z Fo-~rers, ai~ci. I~a,r. L?Lx~f: iT011e=. ~ -~ .. > t,ay0r ~'r7.ce a}:r~o~.ntr. ~ t;ha r.~~1,~zrr; of Lhe council, rir;ribers c. tYio TJt!_1it~ ~onn~~~.lsslon, CitJr Attocnr~zf, City C1.ei,_ area !_trr~icila7. Court Judge t;o assist Pr~_in as ~tar~~~bars o.f. ~tha ' ~ Cor tl"ie a r~al.in,.r i~~r~r~r..,,,<, for Recept~un" ~u~rJ7attaa ~rroun<_ _ ..~ tir.; >>_~cor7-Yates l~e.r,era:~.inl; Flant CeteUraLi.on on June 2,, l•5~~. i`(~a further, L^usiness coming befcire i,i~e Council, riu{~i.or9 eras ~~ade by ~~.],dex~:~~an 131.edsoe an~~ sE:condcd. ny =i7.dern:an fianchoster to s:ajourn. Upon veto, tha _+ldzrmen voted: ,yc . Bl_ c~.4soe, i3~ 11 irr;er. Pden, Fin] : y, I'ost~r ~ anchester, 1'orrers , aria Iiay. L?a;j: done. ~ c J ~ f ~ to-Yt~.Z ij i/ , 31'11 ~ 2 . , ~ ~..~V C. I _~' a L J ~T CIS r CT _.i-FROVu: Jt1NE 7, 1955