June 15, 19615
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The City Council o- the City of Jest 3lemohis, ".rkansas, met in regular session in tL•e
City o..lest `~iemnhis at ~, ~., .,'c1D ,.. .n tie i5t:n day ~_ June, 19b1, ...`.e ,-cl lcwir. ~~
were -rxesent: ~.Ldermen: .earl °1ts, ,,, mac`>ev, _ ,., o i.eson, .,. ,.: tatnn, `f. ,,, 'ins,
.,, G,~owie, and ?. :-den; rind City `ttorney :'J, :I,Lillahunty.
:absent: ).ayor [!Dwell 3, 'rice and alderman ~_., 1. 3ollinger,
It being del ermined a quorum was ~resenr, the -ollowin.~ proceedings were had to-wit:
City C1er!~: _::arles F, Jeer a announced in .;;^.e flbsence of i•iayor 'rice it ~.vould be
necessary to elect a ':'resident >ro Ter;oDre, idoticn was made oy .\lderman 3owton, seconded
by alderman Sims; That a Berman L, nden be elected :'resident Prn ': emoore, ~_~on vote,
the voting v;as zs Follows:
Aye: r.ldermen: Felts, Lackey, Roleson, ,towton, maims, Yowie.
:Jay: idone,
btinutes of Ccuncil. beet ing on June 1, lgbl, were approved as read.
Approximately fifteen members of the ,Jest t-lemohis .J:.rnior ;?,uxiliarv aoaeared before
the Council to discuss the luoridation of the City's water supply. '•.'rs. '". "urray Ferguson,
acting as spokesman for the .;uxiliary, informed the ~::~ouncil a meeting had been held in
i.iarch with officials of the state Dental Department, who 'i?ad presented infonnn t.cn en
fluor idaticn, am -_~ .auxiliary had obtained letters from a number of civic clubs and
the Crittenden County ::"dedical and Dental associations advocating fluoridation. After a
discussion of the initial cost, cost of distributio^ and operation, benefits derived by
the citizens, legal steps involved, and other pertinent :natters, President Pna ',; em Widen
stated due to btayor ?rice being out of the Gity because of a death in his family, it
would be necessary to postpone any action on the matter as ,`Mayor Price is more conversant
:~iith the subject. Th:. ?resident fro Tem appointed a committee o~ aldermen Rowton, Lackey,
and 1=elts to meet ~,vi th the members of ti?e Junior :{uxiliary to obtain additional information.
Ir, Henry Hawkins, 725 3, ith street, appeared before the CDUnci]. tD protest payment
of garbage fee as billed him since January, 1961, stating he had no garbage.. :dr. .:awkins
was advised the service is available regardless of wi?ether or not a citizen avails `?i:nsel
of the service, and payment Df garbage reel are pet un by ordinances of the City and nc.
exceptions c~wn he :Wade,
No further business 'oeing presented, :aotien ;vas .r,ade ',y 'lderman 3el eson, seconded
by :+lderman Felts co adjourn, Upon vote, the voting was a., follows:
yt`FC?VnD: JULY 6, 1961
Aye: .,lder;nen: Felts, Lact:ey, Rr,iesun, ..~e:ton, sins, .:,,:vie.
.Iav: .'lone.
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