April 17, 1956PIINUT~S OF AN ADJOURNED A~ET7NG OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST PiEP~3HIS, ARi{ANSAS,
AAD ANA AF.TT1 ON APR TT. 77, l9KFi_ _.. _. --.-__ _
The Council of the City of West Plemphis met in an adjourned session at the City Hall
in sai3 City at 3:00 P. M. on the 17th day of April, 195•
The meeting was called to order by the mayor, and upon roll call there were:
Present: P:ayor H. B. Price presiding an3 the £ollosring Aldermen:
James Bledsoe, C. I. Bollinger, B. J. David. Bob Eden, J. E. Himes,
P. B. Powers, R. H. Ray. Jr. and L. E. Roleson; City attorney
Atlee Harris and City C1erI: S. L. Sims.
Absent: None.
PYayor Price announced the Council Ivieeting on April 5th had been adjourned until this
date for the purpose of hearing on formation os Improvement Districts for Curb and Guthering
and Paving of Streets in the area described below:
Beginning at the intersection o£ the center line of United States
Highway No. 70 with the West right-of-way line o£ the Friscc Railroad
(Marion cutoff); thence in a northwesterly direction along said West
right-of-way line to its intersection with the center line of Ten
Mile Bayou; thence in a westerly direction on the meandering center
line of Ten Piffle Bayou to a point one hundred and fifty feet West of
its intersection with the West line (extended Plorth) of Pearce Street;
thence South .and parallel to the nest line o£ Pearce Street to the
North line of Roosevelt Avenue (extended West); thence East along the
North line of Roosevelt Avenue (extended West) to the East Iine of
Pearce Street; thence South along the East line of Pearce Street to
a point on said East line of Pearce Street one hundred and fifty
feet South of the South line of Cooper Avenue; thence East and parallel
to the South line of Cooper Avenue to a point halfway between the
East line of Pearce Street and the West line of Avalon Street; thence
South and parallel to the West line of Avalon Street to the center
line of United States Highway No. 70, thence in an easterly direction
along said center line o£ U. S, Highway No. 70 to the point of
beginning.
Certified proof of publication of Notices of hearing published on the 30th day of
Plarch and 5th day of April were displayed. In accordance with said Notices of Hearing
anyone in the audience, who desired to be heard on the formation of the Improvement
Districts or objected to said formations, was requested to make statement to the Council
at this time. Ito objections or statements were made or filed. Pic objections being
presented, Playor Price stated the Council would proceed with passing of ordinances setting
forth the districts.
City C1erY. S, L. Sims informed the Council Certificate To Petition for Curb and Gutter
Improvement District had been filed by Guaranty Abstract Co. showing total assessed value of
all property in the district is x915,880.00 as shown by last county assessment and that
petition is signed by owners of real property as shown by last deed of record to the value
of ,",~693,bk5.00, and said signers represent a majority of over two thirds in assessed value
of the owners of real property within the district; said Certificate dated Piarch 29, 1956,
having been filed in his office with Petitions. The ordinance establishing Curb and Gutter
Improvement District was read, thereupon, the names of three citizens, who had been elected
by the people of the District were inserted into the ordinance as follows:
Gilbert D. Jay, III, Hugh Cha]mers, and E. F. Bledsoe.
The attention of the Council was called to the fact the ordinances do not contain emergency
clauses under provision in Statute.
Thereupon, Alderman Bollinger introduced the ordinance '~An Ordinance Establishing Curb
and Gutter Improvement District No. 1 0£ West Memphis, Arkansas,~~ which was read in £ull by
Alderman Bledsoe.
Alderman Roleson then moved that the rule requiring the reading in full of an ordinance
on three different days be dispensed with. The motion was seconded by :=lderman Himes, and on
the roll being called the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Bledsoe. Bollinger, David, Eden, Himes, Pourers, Ray, and Roleson.
Nays: None.
The PF:ayor declared that more than two-thirds of the members composing the Council had
coted in favor of the motion to suspend the rule and that it was carried. Alderman Powers
then moved that the ordinance as read be adopted. This motion was duly seconded by Alderman
Eden, and on the roll being called the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Bledsoe, Bollinger, David, Eden, Himes, Powers. Ray, and Roleson.
Nays: None.
The Playor declared that the ordinance had been adopted, and thereupon he signed the
ordinance in open Council meeting, his signature was attested by the City Clerk under the
seal of the City.
ORDIIdi~IdCE NC. 31E
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CU'?.B AND GUTTER IP:rRC`TIP~?T DISTRICT PIC. 1 OF
i~ST P1uPiPHIS, ARIt.AidSAS.
WHEREAS, parties claiming to be the owners of more than two thirds in assessed
value of the real property located within the territory hereinafter described have
filed a petition praying that an improvement district be established for the purpose
hereinafter set out; and
WHEREAS, after due notice as required b3* law, the City Council of the City of
West h~emphis, Arkansas, had heard all the parties desiring to be heard, and has
ascertained that said petition was signed by more than two thirds in assessed
value of the owners of real property within said territory; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAIId3D by the City Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas:
SECTIOP? 1. There is hereby established an improvement district embracing all
of the real property lying in the following described part of the City of t'lest P•4emphis,
Covnty of Crittenden, State of Arkansas. towit:
Beginning at the intersection o£ the center line of
United States Highway No. 70 zaith the ?Test right-of-way
line of the Frisco Rai]road (P:arion cutoff); thence in
a northwesterly direction along said .lest right-cf-way
line to its intersection with the center line of Ten
Nfile Bayou; thence in a westerly direction on the
meandering center line of Ten IU.le BaTgou to a point
one hundred and fifty feet West o£ its intersection
with the ?nest line (extended I?orth) of Pearce Street;
thence South and parallel to the West line of Pearce
Street to the North line of Roosevelt Avenue (extended
West); thence past along the Alorth line of Roosevelt
Avenue (extended 'nest) to the East line of Fearce Street;
thence South along the East line of Pearce Street to
a point on said Last line of Pearce Street one hundred and
fifty feet South of the South line of Cooper Avenue; thence
last and parallel to the South line of Cooper Avenue to a
point halfway between the East line of Pearce Street and the
Weat line of Avalon Street;'thehce South and parallel to the
;lest line of Avalon Street to the center line of United States
Highway No. 70; thence in an easterly direction along said
center line of U. S. Highway DIo. 70 to the point of beginning,
for the purpose of grading, draining, curbing and guttering, according to the plans
and specifications made by A. E. Heagler which are now on file in the office of the
City Clerb; of the City of West Memphis and under the supervision of the Header
Engineering Compares, the following parts o£ the following streets in the City of
west I°emphis, Arkansas, to-wit:
The I?orth one_half of Broadway from its intersection vrith the
:.art line of rlvlcn Street (extended South) to the ?,lest right-of-way
line of the St. Louis_San Francisco ~i.lway (Marion cutoff);
THONL°SGIJ AVEP?UE from the East line of pavement on P;isscuri Street
to the 6dest right-o£-way line o£ the St. Louis-San Francisco
Railway (P;arion cutoff);
BOPiD AV~IUE from the Last line of Avalon Street to the :Test right-of-way
line of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Iiarion cutoff);
OLI~R A4~iUL AidD D1'~SU~tL,P APEP?ITE, each from the East line of Avalon Street
to the West line of Graham Street;
CCOPER AST~DNd from the East line o£ Fearce Street to the ?tirest line of
Graham Street;
ROOSEVELT APE?dUd and BARYON A~NPTE, each £rom the East line of Fearce
Street to the :nest line of the pavement on P~issouri Street;
GIB.SON AVEPdUE from the East line a" Pearce Street tc the West line of
Avalon Street; also From the East line of Redding Street to the Pdorth
line of Barton Avenue;
RCASS AVEI?UE (also known as ROSS CIR.CI,E) from the East line of Pearce Street
to the T?orth line o£ Barton Avenue;
P%}43CE Sliw"ET from the P?orth line of Roosevelt Avenue to the South bank of
Ten Iile 3ayou;
>VALCC: STREET from the I?orth line of Broadwa~r to the South ban's o° Ten Pule
Bayou, .
REDDI?G S^_~EET from the North line of Broadway to the Sout?-: ban'.: of Ten Mile
Bayou;
i:HODES STR='~ET from the Idorth line of Broadway to the ;;oath line of Baz^ton Avenue;
''?ui" D31Vi.' from the Iiortl: line o_' Barton ~Lvenue to the South banl: o^ Ten Bile
3ayou;
PIfdE STF~''T from the North line o_° Bond Avenue to the South line of Graham Street;
GRAAAI~ STREET from the Pdorth line of Thompson :venue to the 3ast line of pavement
on Missouri Street;
EI1i ST2sET from the Ncrth line of Bond Avenue to the South line of Cliver Avenue;
and that the test thereof, over and above any aid received from any agency of the federal
or city government, be assessed and charged upon the real property above described, with
the provision that the cost of the improvement to be constructed by this district and by
the street improvement district, which includes the same area, shall not exceed the
Engineers estimates of an average cost of Eight Dollars (';x8.00) per front foot of the
frontage on the proposed pavement, based upon a street thirty-one (31) fact wide from
bat?: of curb to back of curb, exclusive of interest on borrowed money.
Said district shall be lazown as "Curb and Gutter Improvement District No. 1 of
;lest 14emphis, Arkansas," and Gilbert D. Jay, III, Hugh Chalmers, and E. F. Bledsoe are
hereby named Commissioners, who shall compose the Board of Improvement for said District.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
City Clerl; S. L. Sims informed the Council Certificate to Petition for Street Imprvement
District had been filed by Guaranty Abstract Co, of West i~iemphis, showing total assessed value
of all property in the district is d91~,880.00 as shown by last county assessment and that
petition is signed by otrners of real property as shown by last deed of record to the value of
u67l:,01~5.00 and said signers represent a majorit;* of over two thirds in assessed *alue of the
oimers of real propert,• within the district; said Certificate dated ,arch 29, 1956, having been
filed in his office with Petitions. The ordinance establishing the Street Imprvement District
was read, and the names of the three citizens who had been elected by the people of the District
were inserted into. the ordinance as follows:
Gilbert D. Jay, III, Hugh Cha]mers, and E. F. Bledsoe.
Alderman B. J. David introduced the ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Establishing
Street Improvement District Pdo. 2 0£ West Pemphis, Arkansas," which was read in full by
Alderman Ray.
Alderman Bollinger then moved that the rule requiring the reading in full of an ordinance
on three different days be dispensed with. The motion was seconded by Alderman Bledsoe, and on
the roll being called the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Bledsoe. Bollinger, David, Eden, Himes, Powers, Ray, and Roleson.
Plays: Dlone.
The P4ayor declared that more than t*~~o-thirds of the members composing the Council had
voted in favor of the motion to suspend the rule and that it was carried. Alderman Roleson
then moved that the ordinance as read be adopted. This motion was duly seconded by
Alderman Himes, and on the roll being called the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Bledsoe, Bllliger, David, Eden, FLimes, Po.,rers; Ray, and Roleson.
Nays: None.
The Iiayor declared that the ordinance had been adopted, and thereupon he signed the
ordinance in open Council meeting, his signature was attested by the City Cler'.: under the
seal of the City.
ORDINAPdCE PPC. 319
AI? ORDIYdAIJCE ESTABLISHTidG STRE.r,T IPIPROVEP~TIT DISTRICT PdC. 2 OF WEST P1~ipHIS, ARP,9NSAS.
WPIIiEAS, parties claiming to be the owners of more than two thirds in assessed value
of the real property located within the territory hereinafter described have filed a
petition praying that an improvement district be established for the purpose hereinafter
set out; and
WHEREAS, after due notice as required by law, the City Council of the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas, has heard all the parties desiring to be heard, and has ascertained
that said petition was signed by more than two thirds in assessed value of the owners of
real property within said territory; now, therefcre;
BE IT ORDA]IdED by the City Council of the City of West Alemphis, Aransas:
SECTIOPI 1. There is hereby established an improvement district embracing all of
the real property lying in the following described part of the City of West .'-imphis,
County of Crittenden, State of krkansas, tottit:
Beginning at the intersection of the center line of
United States TTighway No. 70 vrith the 'sdest right-of-tray
line of the Frisco Railraaci (T'Tarion cutoff); thence in
a northwesterly direction along said :Test right-of-way
line to its intersection zrith the center line of Ten
Pile Bayou; thence in a westerly direction on the
meandering center line of Ten T•31e Bayou to a point
one hundred and fifty feet'r7est of its intersection
with the West line (e::tendod North) of Fearce Street;
thence South and parallel to the West line of Fearce
Street to the IJorth line of Roosevelt Avenue (extended
West); thence East along the Borth line of Roosevelt
.Avenue (extended West) to the East line of Fearce
Street; thence South along the East line of Fearce
Street to a point on said East line of Pearce Street
one hundred and fifty feet South of the South line o°
Cooper Avenue; thence East and parallel to the South
line of Cooper Avenue to a point halfway bettreen the
Isast line of Pearce Street and the West line of Avalon
Street; thence South and parallel to the 'rJest line of
:,valon Street to the center line of United States
Highway No. 70; thence in an easterly direction along
said center line o£ U. S. Hightray Tdo. 70 to the point
of beginning.
for the purpose of paving, according to the plans and specifications made b3*
A, E. FIeagler which are notr on file in the office of the City Cler'.•: of the
City of West T•lemphis, and under the supervision of the Heagler Engineering
Company, the folla<•ring parts of the follotring streets in the City of West Plemphis,
Arl~ansas. to ,rit:
The North one-half of BROA?1;dAY £rom its intersection
frith the Last line of Avalon Street (extended South) to
the West right-of-way line o£ the St. Louis-San Francisco
Railway (T•Tarion cutoff);
THOTJI'SON AVF..RI7L from the East line of pavement on 'Missouri
Street to the West right-of-way line of the St. Louis-San
Francisco Railway (Plarion cutoff);
BOND AVEPNE from the East line of Avalon Street to the West
right-of-way line of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railiray
(PTarion cutoff);
OLIVER AVENiP,'s and DAPSIJ'R. AVETJII3, each from the East
line of Avalon Street to the `nest line of Graham Street;
COOPEP AVENUi from the East line of Pearce Street to the
4lest line of Graham Street;
ROOSI'VELT AV 1ITr and 1~~TOP' A4~rtT', each from the East line
of Pearce Street to the :lest line of the pavement on
Iissouri Street;
GIBSOTJ AVEPNE from the East line of Pearce Street to the
West line of Avalon Street; also from the East line of
Redding Street to the North line of Barton Avenue;
30SS At>BT~ (also known as 30SS CIRCLE) £rom the East line
of Pearce Street to the North line of Barton Avenue;
PEATtCE STF~T from the North line o£ Rocsevelt Avenue to the
South hank of Ten hle Bayou;
A9ALOPJ STRc4.T from the TJorth line of Broadway to the South
banl: of Ten Tile Bayou;
~EDDINGaTREET from the North line cf Broadway to the South
banlc of Ten I4ile Bayou;
RHODES STET from the PJorth line of Broadway tc the South
line o£ Barton Avenue;
PATI! DRIVE from the North line of Barton i>venue to the
South banl: of Ten Pile Bayou;
Phi+v Si?.r T from the North line o£ Bond Avenue to the South
line o£ Graham Street;
GRATTAT•i STFw~T from the PJorth line of Thompson Avenue to the
last line of pavement on Tissouri Street;
ELII ST:~,ET from. the North line of Bond Avenue to the South
line of Oliver lsvenue;
and that the cost thereof. over and above a-ry aid received from any agency of the federal
or city ogvernment, be assessed and changed upon the real property above described, with the
provision that the cost of the improvement to be constructed by this district and by the
curb and gutter improvement district, which includes the same area, shall not exceed the
Engineer's estimate of an average cost of Tight DeLars (;;;8,00) per front foot of the
frontage on the proposed pavement, based upon a street thirty-one (31) feet taide from bac'.:
of curb to bac'.c of curb, exclusive of interest on borro:.^d money,
Said district shall be Imown as "Street Improvement District t?c. 2 of Y7est I:emphis,
Ar!-ansas," and Gilbert D. Jay, III, Hugh Chalmers, and E. F, Bledsoe are hereby named
Com.;.issioners, who shall compose the Board of Improvement for said District.
S^CTICPI 2. This ordinance shall tale effect and be in force from and after its
rassage.
The Commissioners of the Curb anl Gutter and Street Imprcvement '.:istricts withdrew
from the Council Chambers for administration of oaths of office by County Clerk
A. C. Carter; and conduct other matters pertaining to the Commission.
The next order of business was consideration of an ordinance amending Section a of
Ordinance P?o. 316. az ordinance authorizing the issue of x500,000 in 3z;~ Fublic Utility
Bonds of 1955. Certificate of Conversion from the :'; ^istant Trust Officer of Union
Rational Ban!: of Little Rocl: eras presented. :,fter discussion. an ordinance entitled
"fin Ordinance Amending Section t; of Ordinance Ito, 316, Passed And Approved :;arch 15, 1956"
eras introduc8d by Alderman Bollinger and read in fu'_l by .'.ldermar: Bledsoe, Alderman Roleson
moved that t!te rule requiring the reading in full o_' an ordinance on three different da;,rs be
dispensed with. I"he motion tras seconded by :1lderrran ?limes, and on the rcL being called t}~.e
voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Bledsoe, Bollinger, David. 3der., Rimes, Fowers, Ray, and i:oleson.
days: Mono.
Tho Mayor declared that more than two-thirds of the members composing the Council had
voted in favor of the motion to suspend the rule and that it was carried. Alderman -otrers
ther: moved that the ordinance as read be adopted. This motion was duly seconded by
Alderman Eden, anc', on the roll being called the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Bledsoe, 3ollinger, David. Aden, IIimas. Fotrers. Ray, and Roleson.
i? ays : 1; one .
The P:ayor declared that the ordinance had been adopted, and then called attention to
the fact that Section 3, the emergency section, must be adopted upon a separate roll call
in order to be effective.
AAlderman :avid Cher. read Section 3 again. :alderman Rag moved that Section ? be adopted.
This motion teas duly seconded by ;lldermar. Bollinger, an~~ en roll call the follotring voted:
Yeas: 1:ler.^:en: Bledsoe. Dollinger; David, cden, Ilimes, Fotrers, Ray, and Roleson.
Nays: Mona.
The i:ayor then declared that the ordinance and. the emergency section had been duly
passed, and thereupon he signed the ordinance in open Council meeting; his signature eras
attested by the City Clerl: under the seal of the City.
The ordinance to which no amendment was offered read as follows:
CPJIDLIP?C~ i?C, 32^
::i? C.°LDLrdAI1C3 ~.,.~ ?DL'v'G 33CT'C21 L GF CJ~?:LvC:: k?C. 316. ^.^.SSED r"~.I?D AFPROVnD i1u^iCH 15, 1955
Y1i~;AS, U- OrdLnance i?o. 316. passed and approved ?:arch 15, 1956, the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas. authorized the issue of X500,000 in 3';;~ 'public Utility Bends of
1955, an'. directed in Section 12 of said ordinance that the bonds be sold at a public
sale, frith the right to convert from 3zr; interest to lower interest rates; an J.
?dI~?tSS, the City, after advertising the sale of said bonds by published notice in
the Crittenden County* Times,. at the sale held April J.2, 195`, received from the 3aney
Investment Company, a corporation, of Little loch. s'.carlsas. a bid of 101.05¢ on the
dollar face value and accrued interest for the bonds, and this was the best and highest
bid received as.'. the bonds were sold to the said Raney Investment Company, to be 3elivered
under the terns of the notice of sale; and
iRT:P,EAS, the buyer has e;;excised the right to convert the bonds tc bonds
bearing lotrer rates of interest and has presented a certificate showing that
~a500,000 in 31;5 bonds maturing as set out in the notice of sale and in
Ordinance PIo, 316 have been converted to ~51a0,250 in bonds bearing interest and
maturing as hereinafter set out. shorting that the test of maturing the bonds after
conversion is i10u.03 less than the cost or maturing the bonds according to the
original schedule, and therefore the conversion is rnthin the terns of the sale
notice and of the erdirance, an3 the buyer is now read;, to receive delivery of the
bonds as soon as the City is legally able to make delivery-, but it becomes necessary
to substitute the schedule of the bonds after conversion for the schedule as it
appears in Ordinance Iio, 316; now, therefore.
3 IT OF1':~;EI by the City Council of the City of i°Test ^Iemphis, Fskansas:
SECTIN; 1. That the City Council has e.:amined the terms of the sale and the
terms of the conversion of the bonds and finds them to be in compliance with the
notice of sale; and therefore both the sale of the bonds to idaney Investment Company,
a corporation, and their conversion to bonds bearing lower interest rates, are herelT,~
approved and confirmed.
SECTIOIQ 2. That Section 1t of Ordinance No. 316 is hereby amended to read as
f olloras
SECTION la. That un::er the authority of the general statutes of
the State of Fskansas, and particularly acts Tos. 131 and ]32 of
the General Assembly of the State of Ar?:ansas for the year 1933, as
amended. (sometimes hereinafter tamed "Acts Nos. ]31 and 132; as
amended"), water and sewer second lien revenue bonds be issued in
the total amount of •a5110,25C, the proceeds of the sale of which
shall be used to pay the cost of the Works, including engineering
and legal fees and other necessary- expenses; that said bonds be
designated "City of :•Test I'emphis; Arkansas. ;" °ublic Utility
Bond of 1956° to be dated as of April 1, 19~~numbered from 1 to
5l~1, both inclusive, to be sometimes hereinafter referred to as
"bonds;" to be in the denomination of u1000 each except ido. 16. which
shall be in the denomination of ";)250, to be callable as hereinafter
set eut, and to mature in nw~erical order or. hay 1 of each year as
f o1l.orrs
YEAR BOIL IOS.
(both inclusive) aiIGUI1T
1957 1 tc 16 :„)15,250
1955 17 to 32 16,000
1959 33 to !~£~ 16.000
1960 !19 to 6L; 16,000
1961 65 to 81 17,OCC
1962 II2 to SS 17,000
1963 99 to 115 17,000
19611 116 to 133 16,000
1965 134 to 151 15,000
1966 152 to 170 19,000
1967 171 to 190 20,000
1965 191 to 210 20.000
1969 211 to 231 21;000
1970 232 to 253 22.000
1971 25>a to 276 23.000
1972 277 to 300 211-,000
1973 301 to 3211 21t, 000
1971; 325 to 3119 25.000
1975 350 to 374 25.000
1976 375 to 400 25,000
1977 it01 to 1127 27,000
197II 1+25 to 1t5u 27, 000
1979 1155 to uS2 25,000
1S5o u53 tc 511 29,000
1951 512 to 5111 3x,000
The bonds shall bear interest payable seri_annual7.y on iay 1 and
November 1 of each year at the following rates per annum: i~os. 1 to
170, inclusive. at 2 1/2;5; Pios. 171 to 321;, inclusive, at 2 3/!,;; and
idos. 325 to 541, inclusive, at 3°. The bonds shall be signed b~: the
?"ayor and City Cleric and sealed with the corporate seal of the City; the
interest upon the bonds sha?1 be evidenced br ccupons attached thereto,
the coupons to be signed by said Iiayor by his facsimile signature, and the
Iiayor shall lr* the execution of the bonds adopt as and for his own proper
signature his facsimile signature appearing on said coupons. The bonds
shall be payable in lax-rful money of the United States of America at the
office of the Union Pational -anlc of Little Focl:, Arkansas.
The bonds, together r:*ith interest thereon, shall be payable solely out
of the Public Utility 3ond Fund as defined in Section 11 (a) of Crdinance
Ido. 275, and shall be a valid claim of the holder thereof only against such
Fund on a parity with the outstanding 195D Fublic Utility Bonds, 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 payment of the
bonds of this issue and the 1951, Fublic Utility Bonds and shall be used for
no other pu*pose than to pay the principal and interest of bath bond issues.
er_cept as hereinafter set out.
SECTION 3. It is hereby ascertained and declared that there is immediate need, in
order to protect the health and property of the inhabitants of the City, for the improvement
and extension of the waterworks, anc. sewer systems now serving the City of idest Iiemphis,
Arkansas; therefore. an emergency exists and this ordinance is necessary for the preservation
o£ the public peace. health and safety, and shall take affect and be in force without delay
from and after its passage.
The Council meeting was recessed until reports srere received from the Commissioners.
Upon reconvening of the Council T4eeting the fcllotring report was received:
B~'FORT OF CCT.~I-~SSIdii'~.'~;.5
CF
CU3II ATID GUTTr~t II~P04~i7~IT DISTICT T10, i
OF :1S^x T~°'?.TiIS, !LF;tuISAS
TO TII; HONO'iABIw IIAY AND CITY CCUNCI"i.
OF TI1 CITY OF S:TST T•irlf~iPHI5, ARI~ddSAS :
We, the undersigned, the duly elected Commissioners of Curb and Gutter Improvement
Iistrict No. 1 of T.4est Temphis, Arkansas, hereby report that we have qualified by ta'.:ing
oath of office and that we have organized by electing Gilbert D. Jay III as Chairman and
Ihigh Chalmers as Secretary.
.de further report that we have formed plans for the improvement and have ascertained
that the cost of such improvement, exclusive of interest. wiL be ~r376,000.00, which is
less than 60;~ of the value of the real property in the District as shown by the last county
assessment, and we respectfully recerm;end the appointment of Herschel T4anning
Melvin Dacus
I3. I. T4cCarley
as assessors for said District to assess the benefits to be received b;* each lot or ether
subdiaision of land trithin the District.
This 17 day of April, 1955.
/S/ GII,r7L"TiT D. JAY III
fIUGH C'rL'ai I "~sitS
_ . BL,CI)v0
COB71 ZSSIONr'I7S
r".f ter discussion. the following H.esolution teas introduced by Alderman Powers, who moved
adoption, the motion tras seconded by Alderman Poleson:
PESOIIITi02v APPP04ING iwFCRT AIID T:I,ECTIPIG
ASSIBSSORS FOP CUBE AND GUTTER hi3R04T~lITIT
DISTRICT N0. 1 CF Th'r'ST I,~i1T~, AiluiIlS~
I~7I~P„AS, the Commissioners of Curb and Gutter Improvement District Tio. 1 of 'vlest 'Semphis,
Ar'::ansas, have made due report to the City Council that they have qualified for office and
have organized, have formed plans for their improvement and have estir:ated the cost thereof to
be xrithin the limit allowed by law, and have recommended the appointment of Hershel D. ::arming,
P. ITelvin Dacus, and D. E, IicCarlel•, all duly aualified electors o£ West ;iemphis, Arkansas, as
wssessors to assess the benefits in said District; now.. therefore.
Ti. IT FwSOLVI'D, that the report o_^ the Commissioners i, approved, and that Hershel .:, Banning,
P. T4elvin Dacus, and 3. D. IlcCarle~~ be and they are hereby elected as assessors for Curb and Cutter
Improvement District PIe. 1 of ^Tost ITemphis, :Lr}:ansas, and the;r are directed to tape the oath of
office and to assess the benefits to be received br each and every let or other tract of land within
said District b;- reason of the proposed improvement.
Upon vote, the voting eras as fcllotrs:
Yeas: Alderrnen: Dledsoe, Dollinger. David, ;;den; Ili-;es, Forrers, a~-, an3olesen.
Nays: hone.
Report of Co.^nmissioners of Street T:nprove~ent District Tio. 2 was presented as fellows:
DPORT CF CO_T°SSSIOTv'r.Pw
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STR":PT i°!'-,niT'.';."'r,,;T nToT.,TCm n.n. 2
TC TiD; HONOii1°T. Tu:YOP AtiD CITY COUIdCI':
CF TIC CITY OF WT'sST TI:?I=HIv, ~',1,1I;,;,S;
:~Ie, the undersigned, the duly elected Commissioners of Street l,:provement District Idc. 2
c° fJest Tdemphis, Arkansas. herelr* ~-sport that tre ha~re quali iecl be ta'-ing the oat:. of office an6
that tre have organized by electing Gilbert D, Jay III as Chairman and Hugh Chat-crs as Secretary.
:de further repe~ t that ire have formed plans for the improvement an'_' have ascertzi-red that
tiie cost of t.e i-:prorement, exclusive of inters,^t, ::ill be ;41C,000,GO, -rhich is less tza^. 50,`,
Ci the value ~_ the real property ir. the district as sl:r.*.a-: b;,- the last comp;- asssssr;ent. aaid -re
respectftxll.y recommenc: tl:e a^point^:er.;. o"
Herschel _ Iannis~
. rielvin Dacus
3. 3. icCarley
w assessors for said District to assess t;:e benefits to be received by each lot or
other su'odivision of land tr=thin tl:e district.
This 17th daL~ of :.pril, 15:~.
/S/ GILEfR.T J. Ji>I ~I
i3IIGH Cif :l'..:?~
~. .. BLEDSCis
CO1:::ISSICfF.:: W
The report tras discussed. and 3escluticr. introduced by _;ldermar_ Bollinger, trho moved
adoption c' re,^olution, the moticr. caas seconded b,* :alderman Ray.
RESOLUTICia i.~F?,C41?G -wF0 ~_
..IiJ .ECT'~IG i~S~ SSCiw ~C'
ST?a~T 1':='3CV..i~;T DIST3ICT iC. 2
C ?:iT :..,. F.ry, :.Y.:.iliij :u
i7L'u~s:;S, the Commissioners of Street L-nprovement District i;o. ^ of blest Ilemphis,
.':r':ansas; have made due report to the City Council that they have quali:ied for office
and have orga;,ized, have termed plans for their improce::cnt a.d have estis:ated the
cost thereof to be xai.thin the ~.~.mit allowed ! ~- lacr, and have recon-nendecl the appointment
of Hershel E 1•ianning, :'. l~lvin Dacus and E. E. .•icCarley, all duly quah=led electors
of 'r7est Iemphis, s'.:ansas, as assessors to assess the benefits in said District; no:r,
therefore, •
_.~• I'T i'4,SCLVID, that the report o° the Commissioners is approved, and that
Hershel E. l:anning, F, i.~elvin Dacus and B. E, ~icCarley be and they are hereby
elected as assessors for Street Improver,:ent District i1o. 2 of :vest iemphis, ?s':ansas,
and the;,* are directed to ta'.:e the oat: of office and to assess the benefit to be
received by each and every lot or other tract of land within said District a- reason
of the proposed improvement.
Upon vote, the voting was as I'Ol]_04rs:
Yeas: lldermen: Eledsoe, Bollinger, Davis, Sden. Iiv7es, Potirers, Say, and. Roleson.
Daps : :Done .
ido further business appearing before the Council, motion teas made by
:.lderman Bledsoe and seconded by alderman ltolsson to adjourn. Upon vote. the voting
t•ras as follows:
Yeas: :1;:eraer.: Eledsoe, Bol]sxger, David, Eden, Himes. "otrers, ay, and ..°.oleson.
;is,~s : :lone .
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<T?"'O~I::D: t4AY 3- 1956