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Minutes for the City Council meeting on January 20, 1958
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The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Ark., met in regular session at City Hall, Monday night, January 20, 1958, at 7:30 p.m. There were present: Mayor, City Attorney, City Clerk and the following named Councilmen: Keister, B. Johnson, W. Johnson, Brickell, Heern, Field, Snow, Copeland, Hamilton and Ebbert.
Mr. Copeland made the motion, seconded by Mr. Brickell, that the City furnish the labor for the drainage work on Buffalo Street and Mr. Louis Hancock will furnish the tile. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried.
Mr. Olan Parker, Sr., and Mr. Vance Scurlock appeared before Council and gave $1,525.00 to the City that they had collected from interested citizen’s to help defray the expense of extending Johnson Avenue. Mr. Knight Laird gave a report of his survey of the extension and an estimate of the cost, which was $5,761.60. Mr. Snow made the motion, seconded by Mr. Hamilton, that the City go through with the project of extending Johnson Avenue from Culberhouse to Floyd with the City’s part of the expense not to exceed $4,500.00 and the money to come from the Parking Meter Fund. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried.
Mr. Hamilton made the motion, seconded by Mr. Ebbert, that funds for the Colored Community Center could be solicited for a period of two weeks, starting the 22nd of January. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried.
Mr. Charles Frierson, representing the Parking Authority Commission, reported to the Council that P.A. Commission’s recommendation, after much investigation and study, was to purchase the Lutterloh and Claunch property on Main Street and to install parking meters on said property and to make two one-way streets through the property from Main to Union. Mr. Heern made the motion, seconded by Mr. Ebbert, that negotiations be made to purchase said property at a price that meets the approval of the Mayor, City Council Parking Meter Chairman and the P.A. Commi...
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