The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-12
EAST SIDE COUNCIL MEETING.

The East Side council met last
night with Mayor Cook In The chair
and the following aldermen on hand
lluckIns, Mullins, lludgins, Brown,
Dunn and Bubrman,
Recorder Murphy read the min
utes Of last meeting which were APP
proved
The discussion was brought out
in regard to running the city on
cash basis, the object having been
discussed at a previous meeting,
Recorder Murphy was called up.
on to make a statement as to how
much II took to run the city gov
ernment, and he went back four
years bringing the expenditures up
to the present year 1897
Alderman Mullins stated that he
had endeayored to get the water
company TO make a different con.
tract whereby they would receive
the cash instead Of AuctuatIng
scrip, but had not succeeded up to
lhe present time,
Mr. H. A, Munaon Of the water
company was present aud was eall-
ed TO make a statement on the sub
ieet, He said he had no authority
to change the present contract aud
he could not act In the matter
This put quletus on the discussion
and the same was discontinued
until next meeting, during which
time a correspondence will be open.
ed with the official Of the company
who make their headquarters In
Kansas CITY,
Mr., Mullins objected to con
Wet labor on the street, said Il cost
to much entlfelYj and he believed
hired labor was the cheapest Ia the
long run aud more satisfactory
than the chain gang system,
The Alderman from the first
ward stated that the citizens were
complaining about the bad eondIu
tlon Of the streets and that he
would move that convict labor be
abolished and hired labor substltu-
ed, Alderman Mullins seconded
the motion and It carried, A dIs-
eussioa then arose over the cost Of
feeding the city prisoners aud II
was finally carried that the city nd
yeruse for bids and the lowest and
best bid for feeding prisoners be
accepted,
Mr. John G, Edwards on behalf Of
the Mercury Wheel club asked The
councils permlsslons 10 build u bl.
cycle path from the Federal Build.
Ing to College llIIl, the route to be
south on 9th street across Broad TO
the new crossing aud leyee street
just completed by the Iron Mouhs
tain railroad Mr. Edwards stated
that the club would lenee In only \
feet Of the new road and would
gravel II and leave II open for pe'
deslfiaHs, that the club would bear
All eSponsop attached 10 the same,
The right wdp granted the club 10
use l'lllh street N the manner des
serbud by Mr. Edwards, and as the
new read had not been received by
the city, they could not give the
rphl'otwNN hut they were iayors
able to the project aud will grant
the concession when all things are
favorable for them TO aet
The following bills were allowed.
~, s. blythe, tiOOi j HueRiHs, jfo
t2i 49, W " Marlborough. 600, TW
SoSlon, 40, j y Murphy, t5Oi y A
UeIdIng, tlsl re Carlose, t0I ] N
Cfanshaw, t7g, sgl,lO, tB9lgbl u w
Saxon, $685. Gordon Rogers, $780, O
W l'hilllpi, t0d, bOl j u Ingram,
tl2Ol W y Carter, wi llonna0
Hardware 6ou 10 cents, 1exarhana
Iron Works, 1900
The Electric light aud Gas eoms
pahy had IN d couple Of bills, Que
for 600 90 aud The other for tfB0,
They worotetoWed back iof ADJUST
ment
The council adjourned after this
until May gbthi