Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-04-21
DUR NEW S0LONS.
THEY MEET AND BEGIN TO GRIND OUT A CREST OF
 JUSTICE AND WISDOM.
Mayor Bell Makes His AprOintees, Who Are Mainly the Old Off eers, and Satisfactory to
 0nr Citizens.

VHt OtAlAClis. The Council met in regular ses , sion last night; present and pre- siding Hon. D. c. Bell, Mayor, ant all Aldermen, except Never
 The following proceedings were had
 Minutes of the last meeting reat and approved
 The annual reports of the City Engineer, Police Department, Cot. ton Weighers and Board cf Public Affairs, were received, read ard re. ferred
 The accouets left over by last ad minTstratioh were deferred until next meeting
 The City Attorney vas directed to report ordinance regulating the construction and maintenance Of long distance telephone by the 1 Southwes tern Telephone Company.
 The ordinance granting certain franchises to Pine Bluff Traction Company was ibid over until next meeting.
 Correspondence between H. G. Cady and Congressman Little, rela- tive to Dyke No l, was lead and re ferred to Committee on Public l Works.
 The Mayor namad the following standing committees of the Council for the ensuing year, viz.
 Financt--Wei, Boyce, Hightower.
 Sanitary Bridges, Johnson, Owens.
 Cemetery Owens, Bridges, John son.
 Public Works Johnson, Meyer, Fox.
 Police Meyer, Hightower, Well.
 Ordinances Fox, Well, High tower
 Water and Light-Boyce, Fox, Veil.
 Fife Department Hightower, Boyce, Bridges.
 City Hall Meyer, Johnson, Owens.
 A resolution was adopted creating a standing committee, designated as q Committee on Sickness and Dis tress, and the Mayor appointed the following Aldermen as such commit tee: Fox, Meyer and Boyce, and referred to them that part of his ad dress referining to the sickness and distress of our city.
 The Mayor announced the follow ing appointments:
 Chief of Poliee--A. J. Stewart
 Chief of Fire Department-Chas. SeHyard.
 Sanitarian-E A. Peterson.
 The Chief of Police announced the following appointments:
 Wm. Craig, Assistant Chief.
 Chas. Roarity, Pat Francis, w P. Barnes, Frank Stewart, B. Yer ette, ". NJ. Fields, Jerry Palmer. Patrolmen.
 Jno Francis. Impounder.
 The Chief Of Fire Department an nouneed the following appointments
 Will White, Assistant Chief.
 Jack Writs, Henry Vining, Walter Mckay, Drivers.
 Jas. Dowd, Regular.
 Porter Boyd, Frank Dobbins, call men.
 All of the above appointments were confirmed.
 A resolution requiring Board of Public Affairs to advertise for bids for public printing for ensuing two years was adopted.
 On Motion the Council proceeded to the election of the officers elected by the Council, with the following results:
 J. B. Trulock, Boa~d of Public Af- fairs
 J. B. White, City Engineer and Street Commissioner.
 J. ". Clary, Sexton.
 Anna Young, Janitress.
 On motion tho Mayor and Com mittee on Public Works were direc- ted to confer with City Attorney with Q view of drafting bill or bills to present to the Legislature in ex- tra session, giving enlarged powers to cities of first and second class.
 On motion the Ordinance Com mittee was directed to look into the matter of ineffective plumbing service and report by ordinace or otherwise
 The B ard of Public Affairs was directed to investigate the needs of City Fire Department for horse in place of the one that died few days since.
 Adjourned.