The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-15
The Question Discussed as 10
Making feIarkana q City
OF The First Glass.
Alderman Cook Talked Until
The Lights Went Out
On Him.
ALDERMAN OWsLEY CHANGED
HIS VOTR-HE WAS NOT IN
FAVOR OF MAKING FISH
OUT OF ONE, FLESH
OUT OF THE
OTHER.


OTHER.
The old reliable, "up-to-date'
City Council met at their wig wan
last night for the purpose Of trans
acting business for the City.
Mayor Edwards ordered the roll
called, and City Attorney Cook,
Recorder Treher, Marshal Cren-
shaw, Aldermen Little, Cook, Dunn,
Paup, Murphy, and owsley answer
ed to their names.
The finance committee spent
some time looking over the bills
against the city and putting the
20. K" mark on Them, aud after
this was through, the following
bills were read and allowed.
G. W. Treher, salary ...$ 80 90
7 II Estes, work rk........ l 10
commence. 90
Joe Johnson, Sewer Inspector 70 90
Edgar vinsou, Fire Depart
ment. ................ 100 90
W E Casey, Salary ...... 70 sO
W G Cook, glass partition 20 90
Gordon Rogers, repairing
fire alarm ............. 2 so
Gas Co., lights ,......- 800 90
gas. as...... IS SOL
Hoffman Hdw. Co., supplies 3 S5|
]. n. Crenshaw, board 49,. So %
| 6 I Crowell, salary ... A OOI
| J n Crenshaw, wood . 10 COL
Otto Parkins, special officer IS 90
IJN Creushaw, costs % 70
] Deutschman, freight and
lumber. ......... 35 O0I
Will ONeal, special officer. 16 90
J W Mcconnell, work . 6 80
A" ... rs
] 7 Gracey, work ..... 3 90
Tex'a. Hdw Co., supplies 4 90
f w OGenhauser, fire alarm 8 10
J S Ragland, supplies ......... 10
! J D. Bond, work ........ 55 90
Mr.. Hill asked permission to eject
sheds in the rear OF his brick build
ing for stabliug horses belonging to
the Gate City BottIiug Works.
Three Aldermen voted nay and
three voted aye, The Mayor then
voted nay on the tie.
! w, G, Cook presented petition
from ]. W. Gardner, asking permls-
sion to erect a corrugated iron
house in the rear of his buildings.
The vote being taken, he was grant.
ed this privilege,
1 Mr.. Owsley then arose and said
he had voted against the Hill sta
bles being put up and he would
now call up that matter again aud
change his vote, he did not believe
in giving one the right and with
holding it from others, 1t was re-
considered aud the permission
granted
Mayor Edwards then informed
fhe council that the plank house
put up by Badstebener was still
standing, and it they would vote
him permission he woul have it torn
down.
The council refused to act on this
aud the house will remain for the
present.
Marshal Crenshaws report shows
the collection of fines to be S56.
Sewer Inspector Johnson report.
ed 78 sewer connections IN the ter
ritory laid off, where notices were
served, The council voted an ex
tension of thirty days more in which
property holders had to make these
connections before a penalty would
be asked
Alderman Paup, who was ap.
pointed to wait on the West side to
get their views on consolidating the
fire companies, reported that he
had made his talk to the Texas side
and while he did not succeed in con.
Solidatiug the two companies, he
did, in causing them to put on a
good fire service aud maintain their
horses and driver at the engine
house. He also made a report as
to the hose he was ordered TO buy.
He SAID he had placed in the hands
of the Texas Produce Co, $500 in
scrip, aud that the Texas Produce
Co. bought the hose at 50 cents
foot, cash money, and sold the scrip
to different parties in the city at 20
cents, they, the Produce Company,
donating the shortage Of the differ,
euce, He said the hose was now
ordered aud would soon be here.
The city Of "drstelass' was
brought up aud after City Attorney
Cook read the law on creating such |
a city aud telling what he thought |