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Minutes for the City Council meeting on September 2, 1958
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The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Ark., met in regular session at City Hall, Tuesday night, September 2, 1958, at 7:30 p.m. There were present: Mayor, City Attorney, City Clerk and the following named Councilmen: Keister, Johnson, Snow, Brickell, Heern, Field, Copeland, Hamilton, Ebbert, Williams and Griffin. Absent: Parks.
Mr. Elmer Mayes, the City Treasurer, asked the Council to accept his resignation effective October 6, 1958. With reluctance, Mr. Hamilton made the motion, seconded by Mr. Griffin, that Council accepts the resignation. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried. Mr. Copeland made the motion, seconded by Mr. Hamilton, that the Mayor appoint a committee to recommend a person to serve as City Treasurer and the committee report to Council at the next meeting their recommendation. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried. The Mayor appointed this committee as follows: Mr. Griffin, Mr. Copeland and Mr. Johnson.
The Police Chief and Fire Chief gave their report on overnight parking of large vehicles. After discussion, Mr. Johnson made the motion, seconded by Mr. Field, that the City Attorney draw up an ordinance to prohibit trucks, ¾ ton or over, to park on the City streets from midnight to 6:00 a.m., no parking at all on Main, from railroad to Jefferson, and on Matthews, from Main to Carson, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Roll was called. Voting aye: Keister, Johnson, Snow, Brickell, Heern, Field and Griffin. Voting no, Copeland and Hamilton. Mr. Ebbert and Mr. Williams passed.
After property owners filed a petition asking for help with a drainage problem, the Mayor was asked to investigate the problem and see what would be needed and the cost of the project on West Monroe to drain into Christian Creek.
Mr. Brickell offered the following ordinance and placed it on the first reading:
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING A PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF...
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