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Minutes for the City Council meeting on December 1, 1958
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The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Ark., met in regular session at City Hall, Monday night, December 1, 1958, at 7:30 p.m. There were present: Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney and the following named Councilmen: Keister, Johnson, Snow, Brickell, Heern, Field, Parks, Copeland, Hamilton, Ebbert, Williams and Griffin.
Mr. Heern offered the following resolution:
RESOLUTION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH DON GILBERT TO PAVE A STREET IN THE EDGEWOOD DIVISION
Mr. Heern made the motion, seconded by Mr. Ebbert, that the resolution be adopted. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried. The resolution was given the number 1958:43.
After Council discussed the occupation license increase, Mr. Johnson made the motion, seconded by Mr. Parks, that the Mayor appoint 3 members from the retail merchants, one druggist, one jeweler and one soft good merchant to make a further study of the increase and recommend back to Council before the ordinance would be offered. Roll was called. Voting aye: Johnson, Brickell, Heern and Parks. Voting no: Keister, Snow, Field, Copeland, Hamilton, Ebbert, Williams and Griffin. Motion failed.
Mr. Copeland read the Mayor’s written report on the Arkansas Municipal League Convention. Mr. Snow made the motion, seconded by Mr. Brickell, that the report be accepted. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried.
Mr. Hamilton made the motion, seconded by Mr. Griffin, that the bills as okayed by the Finance Committee be paid. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried.
A large number of Jonesboro merchants appeared before Council and asked that more consideration be given to the occupation tax raise and that if the increase was needed, to tax everybody instead of just the businesses that paid on inventory. After hearing several of the merchants express their opinions, Mr. Parks made the motion, seconded by Mr. Johnson, that the Mayor appoint a committee of 3 people, the Retail Merchants B...
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