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Minutes for the City Council meeting on December 18, 1961
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The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Ark. met in regular session at City Hall, Monday night, December 18, 1961, at 7:30 p.m. There were present: Mayor, City Atty., City Clerk and the following named Councilmen: Sammons, Field, Smith, Brewer, Snow, Perry, Cook, Kenward, Brickell, Copeland and Ebbert. Absent: Griffin.
Mr. Copeland offered the following Ordinance and placed it on the first reading:
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKING ON RENTED SPACES ON CITY PARKING LOTS; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Mr. Field made the motion, seconded by Mr. Cook that the rule be suspended and the Ordinance be placed on the second reading. Roll was called. All members present voted aye. Mr. Brewer and Mr. Kenward were not present on any voting on this Ordinance. Motion carried. Mr. Copeland moved with Mr. Cook seconding the motion that the Ordinance be placed on the third and final reading by suspending the rule. Roll was called. All present voted aye. Motion carried. Mr. Copeland then moved with Mr. Brickell seconding that the Ordinance be adopted. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried. The ordinance was given the number 1039.
The Council heard from a Mr. Woodruff and Mr. Fleisher on the subject of Incinerators. No action was taken.
Mr. Ebbert offered the following Ordinance and placed it on the first reading:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 954 PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE IN THE ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
Mr. Brickell made the motion, seconded by Mr. Brewer that the rule be suspended and the Ordinance be placed on the second reading. Roll was called. All present voted aye. Motion carried. Mr. Kenward was not present on this vote or any of the following roll calls. Mr. Snow moved with Mr. Sammons seconding that the rule be suspended and the Ordinance be placed on the third and final reading. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried. Mr. Brewer made the motion, seconded by Mr. Sammons that the Ordinance be adopted. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried. Mr. Brickell made the motion, seconded by Mr. Ebbert that the Emergency Clause be adopted. All aye. The ordinance was given the number 1040.
Mr. Copeland offered the following Ordinance and placed it on the first reading:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 737 AND CARROLL’S DIGEST, SECTION 548; REGULATING THE BACK-FILLING AND RESURFACING OF EXCAVATIONS IN PUBLIC STREETS, ROADWAYS, AND ALLEYS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF.
The following Ordinance was automatically on the third reading:
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE; PROVIDING FOR TEMPORARY EXERCISE OF DUTIES BY CITY INSPECTOR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Mr. Sammons made the motion, seconded by Mr. Ebbert that the Building Code Ordinance be tabled until the 1st meeting in March, 1962. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried.
Mr. Perry made the motion, seconded by Mr. Ebbert that the bills as okayed by the Finance Committee be paid. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried.
Mr. Snow made the motion, seconded by Mr. Cook that the Council grants permission for a fence to be erected on East Nettleton. The Mayor ruled that the motion was out of order and requested the Council to vote on his ruling. On calling the roll, voting aye - that the Mayor’s ruling was correct were: Smith, Brewer, Brickell, Copeland and Ebbert. Mr. Perry passed, and voting no were: Sammons, Field, Snow and Cook. The motion carried.
There being no further business, Council voted unanimously to adjourn.