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Minutes for the City Council meeting on January 6, 1958
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The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Ark., met in regular session at City Hall, Monday night, January 6, 1958, at 7:30 p.m. There were present: Mayor, City Attorney, City Clerk and the following named Councilmen: Keister, W. Johnson, Brickell, Heern, Field, Snow, Copeland, Hamilton and Ebbet. Absent: Bill Johnson.
Mr. Herbert Sanderson introduced Rev. Bill Watson to the Council and after an inspiring short talk, then led the Council in a beautiful prayer. The gavel was then turned over to the new Mayor, Ben Miller, by the out-going Mayor, Herbert Sanderson. Mayor Miller presided at the rest of the meeting.
Mr. Marcus Fietz read the following resolution and Mr. Johnson made the motion, seconded by Mr. Hamilton, that the resolution be adopted.
RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY, 1958, AS MARCH OF DIMES MONTH
The resolution was given the number 1958:01.
Mr. Vernon Warr appeared before Council and explained the telephone company’s plan for paying occupation taxes in different cities. Their plan will increase Jonesboro’s previous tax from them by over $4,000.00. Our City is to receive 91 cents for each telephone in the City. Mr. Field offered the following ordinance and placed it on the first reading:
AN ORDINANCE WHEREBY THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND THE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., A MISSOURI CORPORATION, AGREE THAT THE TELEPHONE COMPANY SHALL CONTINUE TO OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND ALL BUSINESS INCIDENTAL TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONDUCTING OF A TELEPHONE BUSINESS AND SYSTEM IN SAID CITY, AND ERECT AND MAINTAIN ITS PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND APPURTENANCES ALONG , ACROSS, ON , OVER, THROUGH, ABOVE AND UNDER ALL PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PLACES IN SAID CITY, THAT THE CITY SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL PAYMENT FROM THE TELEPHONE CO., AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND AGREEMENTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
Mr. Snow made the motion, seconded by M...
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