April 3, 1958
iIC+UT:.'S OF A REGULPR i`^.EETING OF TI>v COUPICIL CF THE CITY OF ,BEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, HAD
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The Council of the City of West Plemphis met in a regular session at the City Hall
in said City at 3:00 P,M, on the 3rd day of Anril, 1958.
T_he meeting was called to order by the Mayor, and upon roll call there were:
Present: Mayor H. B. Price presiding and the Following Aldermen: ;,. E. Roleson,
Y. G. Sims, James Bledsoe, 0. I. Bollinger, B. J. David, and R, H, Ray, Jr.;
and City Attorney Atlee Harris,
Absent: Aldermen: Bob Eden and '. E. Himes.
It being determined a quorum was present, the following proceedings were had to-wit:
:Minutes of Council Meeting on P?arch 20, 1958, were read and approved.
Mr, S. E, Cross, Chairman. of the Recreation Commission, and 1<Ir. Bert McElroy, a member
of the Commissicn, presented a resume of activities of the Commission in 1957. Chairman Cross
requested ,"W5,000.00 for the budget for the Commission for 19$8, and informed the Council the
Commission is endeavoring to maintain supervised playgrounds in tie Hulbert and Avondale Gardens
area provided suitable locations may be obtained, After discussion, motion was made by
Alderman Bledsoe and seconded by Alderman Roleson: That the sum of ;w5,000.00 be appropriated
for the budget of the Recreation Commission for 1958. Upon vote, the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Roleson, Sims, Bldsoe, Bollinger, David, and Ray,
Nays: None.
Mayor Price informed. the Council it could be necessary to obtain a grant Prom the
Utility Commission in the sum of w25,000.00. After discussion, motion was made by
Alderman Bollinger and seconded by .glderman David: That the Utility Commission be requested
to grant to the City General Fund the sum of "25,000.00. Upon vote, the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: Roleson, Sims, Bledsoe, Bollinger, David, and Ray.
Nays: None.
An Agreement prepared by Drainage District PIo. 5 requesting execution by the City of
West T.Memphis and Commissioners of Drainage District "do. 6 of Crittenden County for proposed
improvement of Ten Mile Bayou from .its junction with U. S. Highway No. 70 to Fifteen NA.le
Bayou was read to-wit:
ACREPffSIT
Agreement made this 3rd day of Apr3.I, 1958, by and between the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, and Drainage District rlo. 5 of Crittenden County, Arkansas, wherein it is mutually
agreed as follows:
In consideration o£ the mutual benefits to be derived by each of the contracting parties
from the clearing and snagging of the channel of Ten PTile Bayou From the point of its junction
with U. S. Highway ido. 70 to the point ~.rhere the same enters into Fifteen Mile Bayou, in
Crittenden County, Arkansas, by the Corps o£ Engineers, U, S. Army, and the joint participation
of the contracting parties in suc§ project, it is agreed:
1. Drainage District No, 6 of Crittenden County, Arkansas, shall act as local sponsoring
agency for such project and upon the completion of the same shall maintain it as apart of its
drainage system;
2. The City o£ ;^Test '.Memphis, Arkansas, shall, without cost to Drainage District No. 6
of Crittenden County, Arkansas, obtain all easements for the right of way which shall be
required for the construction or maintenance of such project. Stich easements to be acquired
in the name of Drainage District No. 6 of Crittenden County, Arkansas, obtain all easements
for the right of way which shall be required for the construction or maintenance of such
project. Such easements to be acquired in the name of Drainage District No. 6 of Crittenden
County, Arkansas, and in the event it becomes necessary to procure such right of way by the
exercise o£ the right of eminent domain the City of ?lest P^Iemphis agrees to pay all expenses
necessarily incurred in the prosecution o£ such suits, other than the attorneys fees of the
attorneys for the District, and to pay any assessments of damages or other compensation in
favor of the land owners.
Executed in triplicate, each of which shall be considered an original, the day and date
first above mentioned.
CITY OF .'JEST rff.'P~1PiIIS, ARKANSAS
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DRAISJ.'~GE DISTRICT N0. 6 GF
CRITTEAIDEAI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
BY:
Commis oners
After full discussion of the terms of the Agreement and matters and possible expense
pertaining to the project, motion was made by Alderman Ray and seconded by Alderman Bollinger:
That the Nayor be and he is hereby authorized to execute said agreement. Upon roll call vote
the vcting was as follows; '
Yeas: Aldermen: Role son, Sims, Bledsoe, Bollinger, David, and Ray.
Nays: None.
No further business appearing before the Council, motion was made by Alderman Bledsoe and
seconded by Alderman David to adjourn. Upon vote, the voting was as follows:
Yeas: Aldermen: 9olesor., Sims, Bledsoe, BolLnger, David, and Ray.
Nays: prone.
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APPROVL'D: A°RiL 17, 1958