Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-05
THE CITY COUNCIL. MET MONDAY NIGHT WITH MAYOR AND A QUORUM
 OF ALDERMEN
 PRESENT.
aany Improvements Ordered Mayor Bell Has Not Vetoed the Franchise Granted the
 Fair Association.

The council met In regular session with. Mayor Bell and all Aldermen except Boyce present.
 Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.
 A resolution setting aside the sum of $2,750 out of future revenues for the purpose of paying time warrants that may hereafter be issued, due and payable November 10, 1899. All bills as approved by the Finance Committee allowed and ordered paid.
 Aid. Owen moved that the 4. ] Stew art. bill be laid on the table and that he come before the council and explain. Seconded by Aid. Meyer and adopted.
 Reports of the Police Judge and the Chief of Police approved by the Finance Committee. received and ordered flied.
 The Ma! or stated that the special committee had ordered nozzles but had not as yet received same; that the city now owed the Light & Water Go. two months for water, stated that the committee recon. mended payment of one month, Aid, Hlghtower moved that war. rant be drawn In favor of the Light & Water Co. to the sum of $600 on account for water furnished, second ed by Veil. Ald Langford moved as an amendment that warrant be drawn in favor of the Light & Wa ter Co. to the sum of $S63 95 on ac. count of water furnished. Seconded by Ald. Meyer and adopted.
 The special committee on City Hall asked for further time, which was granted.
 An ordinance was introduced by the Board of Public Affairs appro priatlng $500 for the building oi bridges, improving streets and alleys read three times and adopted The Mayor stated that he had not vetoed the resolution granting q franchise to the Pine Bluff Fail association for temporary street car line, because of the unnnlm aus vote of the council in its favor II, stated, however, that he did not think it advisable to build the line. A communication from City En. gineer White in regard to stepping blocks, was read, the Mayor said tht Board of Public Affairs had received q like communication and that ont member of said board thought thai no change in crossings could be made without an ordinance and deemed an ordinance unnecessary, 1t wat moved and carried that the com munication be referred to the BoarG of Public Affairs with power to act 4 communication from F. H | Head, Chairman of Commissioners 0 1 Paving District No. 9, in regard tC l altering gutter at crossing of Mair street and Fourth avenue, addressed
 to Board of Public Affairs with tn, endorsement of u chairman of sait Board, that the matter was urgen and recommending the complianc, with the same was reac, the Mayo stated it was with the council wha should be done, it was moved anC carried that the communication b, referred to Committee on Publ, l Works to report at Aext meeting, The petition of $. Geisreiter in re gard to several pieces of script whicl had been lost was referred tC l Finance Committee to investigate and report at next meeting. An ordinance to fix license lee fo l running hacks, busses, etc., during 1 the Fair was read and adopted. | The hour of 10 o'clock having ar
 rived, on motion, the hour of ad liournment was indefinitely post poned.
 It was moved and carried tha l Committee on Public Works b I be directed to investigate if work i 1 progressing on the Electric Stree
 Railway and report at next meet l ing
 The Mayor stated that vacanc, l existed in tie Board of Health, oc casioned by the refusa. of Dr. Z Orto to SCI ve. Pr. F. M. Lopar wa
 nominated and unanimously elected l Aid. Hightower moved that tn l Ordinance Committee be directed t, prepare and present Curfew ord
 nance Ut the next meeting; carried Adjourned.
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