May 28, 1956ISiIUTES OF AN ADJOURNED TW.''TIPIG OF Tliv CITY COUNCIL, OF T7~ CITY OP WEST T~P~IIIS,
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The Council of the City of West Memphis met in an adjourned session at the City Hall
in said City at 3:CO F.i%i. on the 28th day o£ Iiay. 1°50.
The meeting rtes calked to order by the I~iayor, and upon roll call there were:
Present: Piayor H. B. Price presiding and the £ollorring Aldermen:
James Bledsoe, 0. I. Bollinger, B. J. David, Bob Eden, J. E. Himes,
R. H. Ray, Jr.. and L. E. Roleson; City Attorney Atlee Harris and
City Clerk 5. L. Sims.
Absent: Alderman P. B. Porters.
It being determined a quorum rtes present, the following proceedings were had town:
Mayor ?rice announced the Council I`eeting on Tlay 17th had been adjourned until this
date for the purpose of hearing on formation o£ Improvement District for Curb and Gutters
inasmuch as there had been an error in the Notice o£ Hearing whereby the Curb and Gutter
Improvement District I:o. 1 had been formulated on April 17. 1955, b;,- Ordinance TIo. 318;
said Ordinance TIc. 318 having been repealed by Ordinance No. 321 on Play 10, 195.
Thereupon, verifiod proof o£ publication of Plotice Of Hearing published on Izay 11th
and 18th rtes displayed and read. In accordance rrith said Notice anyrone in the audience.
who desired to be heard or_ the formation of the Improvement District or objected to said
formation, was requested to make such statements to the Council at this time. IIo
objections were made or filed. Thereupon, au ordinance entitled "As! Ordinance Establishing
Curb and Gutter Improvement District No, 1 of West Iiemphis, Arkansas" was read in £uL.
Alderman Bledsoe then moved that the rule requiring the reading in full o£ an ordinance on
three different days be dispensed with. The motion eras seconded by Alderman Bollinger, and
on the roll being called the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Bledsoe, Hollinger, David, Eden, Mimes. Ray, and Roleson.
Nays: Nano.
The hayor declared that more than two thirds o£ the Council members had voted in favor
of the motion to suspend the rule and that it duly was carried. Alderman Himes then moved
that the ordinance as read be adopted. This motion rtes duly seconded by Alderman Ray, and
on the ro]1 being called the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Bledsoe. Bollinger, David, Eden, Himes, Ray. and Roleson.
Nays: hone.
The Iiayor ther. declared that the ordinance had been duly passed, and thereupon. he
signed the ordinance in open Council meeting, his signature was attested by the City Cler'.--;
under the seal of the City.
The ordinance to which no amendment was offered read as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 324
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHT~IG CUi,B APID GUTTER II•~ItOVIIhNT
DI.r"TRICT NO, 1 OF WEST T;PIPTIIS, AR?L9IISAS
WI~k71;AS, parties claiming to be the owners of more than tiro 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 o£ West Memphis,
Arkansas. has heard all 'the parties desiring to he heard.. and has ascertained that said petition
was signed be more than tyro thirds in assessed value o£ the oomers of real property within said
territory; now, therefore,
1~ IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City o° West 1Iemphis, Arkansas:
SECTION 1. There is hereby established an improvement district embracing all of the
re61 property lying in the following described. part cf the City of 'vlest Memphis, County o£
Crittenden; State of Arkansas, to_t:d.t:
Dee nnin~ at the intersection o£ the center line o£ United States Highway PIo. 70
with the West right-e"-tray line o£ the Frisco Railroad (Alarion cutoff); thence in
a northrresterl~r direction along said ?Test right-o£-gray Line to its intersection
with the center line o£ Ten P31e 3ayou; thence in a westerly direction on the
meandering center line o_° Ten file D~ou to a point one hunzlrer"_ an. fty feet
idest of its intersection rri.tl: the Tr7est Line (e:aended Mort::) c£ 'earce Street;
thence youth and parallel to the ',west line o." Tearce Street to the llorth line
of Roosevelt Avenue (e.ctended ?Nest); thence last along the I:orth line c£
Rocsavelt Avenue (e:ctended West) to the East line o£ Pearce Street; thence
South along the Fast line o£ Fearce Street to a point on said Dast line of Pe ~rce
Street one hundred and fift•r feet South o£ the South lire of Cooper -;vengre; thence
last and parallel to tae Soutl: line o£ Cooper :'~*~errue tc a poi nt haL;`>ray betvreen the
3ast tine of Pearce Street and. tae ;lest line of _valen Street; thence South and
parallel to the ?Nest line of Avalon Street tc the center line of United States
ITighway No, 7O; thence in an easterl;> directior_ along said center line c° U. _. I3i~hsa;,*
I:c. 70 to the point c_ 'oe,^,irn=*+g.
for the purpose of Grading. ?raining, curbing and guttering.. according to
the p7.ans and specifications made ins A. ~. Heagler which are rox oa file in
the of_ice of the City- C"ier:: of the City o_° ;Test I_emphis, and under the
super-~=sion of the Heagler 3ngi-~eerinp Company, the follotr.'.ng parts of the
."olloLn_ng streets in the City of :•dest lie-nl_s, .'ri:ansas, to ::it:
The Picrth one-haL" of Broadtrav frem its intersection
sr_th the Dast line of Avalon Street (extended South) to
the hest right-n7;;•ray line o_ the St, ;Dais-San Francisco
::altre„ ;aarion cuto'"1§
TIIC:IISCI: 1_L~iiU' from the Bast line of paement on :issouri
Street to file ?4est ':^ight-ef ra7= line .,_° tt:e St. Louis-San
?rancisco Railway (iarion cutcf^i;
70_`D ATCITLs from the Dast line of :.valor. Street to the blest
right-of-:eag line of the St. Louis-San -rancisee ~~,:il~•ray
(Iiarion cutoff );
O.T_.iL'2 AVu'IiUB AiID llr?II^~R '~~;:,;:~~, each free: the Last line o°
_:valcn Street to the l--Test line of Graham Street;
CCCPI'' AVSIvV' from the Last line cf Pearce Street to the
STest line of Graham Street;
il00.SD~TDLT _:i~'l?UL and He.^,TO*. 11'~iU', each from the i,ast
line of Pearce Street to the ldest line o£ the pavement on
. I°:issouri Street;
GIBSOP? A~Tr;TIUE from the Last line of Pearce Street to the
West line of Avalon Street; also from the East line cf
Redding Street to the Idorth line of Barton Avenue;
ROSS A?~r,PTU' (also Imotm as ROSS CIRCLE) from the East 7.ine
of Pe~r~e Street to the ~ierth line of Dayton ilvenue;
PLARCE ST?5..'?T £rom the Idorth line of Roosevelt Avenue to the
South ban?. of Ten ?rile Ba•rou;
A~ALOii STwc,T _"rom the Iorth line of 3roadwa~* to the South
ban'c o Ten Mile Dayou;
RBDDII?G STRLIsT from the :forth line of Broadtray to the South
ban'.: of Ten Zile Bayou;
RHODES STR,ET from the North line of Brcadoray to the South
line of Barton Avenue;
PAR1 DRI9L from the North line of Barton Avenue to the
South ban?: of Ten ;i.le Bayou;
PIIdB' ST4EBT £rom the :forth line of Bond livenue to the SoutiZ
Lne of Graham Street;
GRAHAIi STP.LET from the Idorth line of Thompson Avenue to the
Last line of pavement on iiissouri Street;
Bhli STR%BT from the idortr i;,,e of Bond Avenue to the South
line of Oliver Avenue;
and that the cost 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. zrith the provision that the cost of the improvement to be
constructed by this district and by the street improvement listrict, rorhich
includes the same area, shall not exceed the Engineerrs estimate of an average
cost of Bight Dollars (:,`II.00) per front foot of the frontage on the proposed
pavement, based unor_ a street thirty-one (31) feet wide from bac': of curb to
back of curb, exclusive of interest on borrowed money.
Said District shall be '.moim as "Curb and Gutter Improvement District i7o. 1
of l•Test Piemphis, Arkansas;" and Gilbert D. Jay III, Hvgh Chalmbers, and
~. I'. Bledsoe are hereby named Corrnissioners, who shall compose the Board of
Improveraont for said District.
SLCTIOId 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and alter
its passage,
The Commissioners of the Curb and Gutter Improvement District withdrew from the
Council Chamber for administration of oaths of office by Circuit Court Clerk L. C. hlcCuiston,
and to conduct other matters pertaining to the Corunission.
The following estimates were presented by I-Iayor °rice:
A. E, Heag7s~ - Engineering Services Hulbert Seorers u1,151.1Fh
Worth James Construction Co. - 8th Street Fumping Station-No. ~ 6,778.1
Forsgren Brothers -Ingram Blvd Main Sewer-No. E 13,072.22
After discussion, motion was made by Alderman Ray and seconded by Alderman David to approve
the estimates as presented. and authorize the I'•Iayor and City Cler?; to issue warrants for
payment thereof. Upon vote, the voting *aas as follows:
Yeas: Aldex^nen: Bledsoe, Bollinger, David, Eden. Himes, Ray, and Roleson.
Nays: None.
The following Report was presented:
REPORT OF COPII'~SSSIOP?SRS
OF
CURB AND GUTTER IIL'>~tOVE:~NT DISTRICT IdO. 1
OF TEST I•~P^FHIS, ARKANSAS
TO THE HOIdCRABLE PIAYOR AIdD CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST ICI°L~IIIS, ARKANSAS:
We, the undersigned, the duly elected Commissioners of Curb and Gutter Improvement
District Pdo. 1 of West Memphis, Arkansas, hereby report that tae have qualified by tald.ng
the oath of office and that we have organized by electing Gilbert D. Jay III as Chairman
and Hugh Chalmers as Secretary.
We further report that we have readopted the plans previously adopted for the
improvement and have ascertained that the cost of such improvement, exclusive of interest,
will be 1:D3,778, which is less than 50$ of the value of the real property in the District
as shown by the last county assessment, and we respectfullJ recommend the appointment of
Herschel E. Manning, P, I-lelvin Dacus, and B. B. P:cCarley as assessors for said District to
assess the benefits to be received by each lot or other subdivision of land within the
District.
This 28th da~* of I-lay, 195'-•
/S/ GILBERT D, JAY I!I
HUGH CHALI4ERS
E. F. BLEDSOE
COP7f-iZ5SI0PiE.~S
After discussion of the Report, the following Resolution was introduced by Alderman Eden;
Alderman David moved adoption of the resolution, the motion was seconded by Alderman Roleson:
RESOLUTIOid APPROVING R1+;PORT
AIdD ELECTING ASSESSORS FOR
CURB APdD GUTTER II^.PROVEiIEIdT DISTRICT IIO. 1
OF 4dEST 2IEI~~HIS, ARKANSAS
WHEREAS, the Commissioners of Curb and Gutter Improvement District No. 1 of
West P~emphis, Arkansas, 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 estimated
the cost thereof to be within the limit allowed by lain, and have recommended the appointment
of Herschel E. 2Sanning, P. Plelvin Dacus, and B. B. I%cCarley, all duly qualified electors of
West Plemphis, Ark-ansas; as assessors to assess the benefits in said District; now, therefore.
IT RESOLVED, that the report of the Commissioners is approved, and that Herschel E.
llanning, P. Melvin Dacus, and B. B. P4cCarley be and they are hereby elected as assessors for
Curb and Gutter Improvement District ido. 1 of West I~?emphis, Arkansas, and they are directed
to take the oath of office and to assess the benefits to be received by each and every lot
or other tract of land within said District by reason of the proposed improvement.
Upon vote, the voting ores as follows:
Yeas: Alffiermen: Bledsoe, Bollinger, David, Eden, Himes, Ray, and Roleson.
Nays: None.
A letter from the Arkansas Highway Department was considered and turned
over to the Commissioners of Improvement District No. 1 for consideration and
a report to the Council on their recommendation at a later date.
Ido further business appearing before the Council, motion was made by
Alderman Bledsoe and seconded b;,~ Alderman Roleson to adjourn. IIpon vote. the
voting was as follovas:
Yeas: Aldermen: Bledsoe. Bollinger, David. Eden, Himes. Ray, and Roleson.
2lays: hone.
I4A CR
CITY CI,IiR.K
APPROVED: J'J:~ 7, 195`