The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-05-02
WEST SIDE COUNCIL.

regular session last night.
Mayor Hardin presided. Alder
men present were: Mccartney
Thompson, Carmichael, James,
Estes, Hitler, Mercer, Collins, Sum-
merhill and Hamilton.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
The street committee reported
that they had caused to be ex-
pended on the street during April
$50.
Judge B. T. Estes representing
the Rose Hill Cemetery Associa-
tion asked that the city council
turn the burial ground known as
Rose Hill cemetery, over to the as
sociatien to manage as they see
proper, The council gave Judge
Estes to understand that they
we're not opposed to such an ar
rangement, but would ask until its
next meeting to confer with each
other.
A petition was presented to the
council asking that they instruct
the marshal to revoke all commits
sions issued by him, and that the
council elect an additional police
man for day service. The council
sat down on this with a dull thud,
but passed a resolution asking the
marshal to issue no more commits
sions.
Alderman Hamilton, one of those
men who recognize the fact that if
you don't ask for what you want,
ysu don't get it, and he put in
request that the fifth ward should
have few fire plugs as they pay
water tax. We wonder why Aid
erman Hamilton did not ask for a
half dozen electric lights also, as
we learn they are dirt cheap on
the west side, as is also the water,
F. W. Offenhauser who owns
couple of valuable lots on the cor
ner of Fourth and State streets,
asked that "a sidewalk ordinance
be passed compelling land owners
to cut down their sidewalks to
grade line. The resolution look
ing to an ordinance on this subject
was adopted. { We commend the
council in this }.
Tom Estes was given permission
to enlarge his blacksmith shop.
The city scavenger was given to
understand that he would receive
no pay for hauling off dead CANNES
or felines, without permit from
the mayor or city marshal.
The council ruled that all bills
must be in three days before a reg
, ulare meeting, or else they would
be laid over to the next meeting.
/, The east and west side had up
the question of joining sewers
4 again, The east side went over
with $1,000 to pay for what was
| considered one half the cost of that
part of the sewer the east side
, would use, but found that the west
. side wanted pay for half of the
dumping ground in addition, and
also asked the east side to arrange
to run their sewer through some
, 1000 feet of Texas sewer in reach
ing the main sewer where they are
expected to join. The west side,
however, offered their good offices
r in helping the east side to secure
the right Of way free of cost if pos
sible.
The following standing commit
tees were named:
Auditiug-Estes, James and Mer-
Ger.
+ Finance-Thompson, Hitler and
> James.
Cemetery--Carmichael Mercer
i. and Walker.
|, Sanitary-McCartney Mercer
t and Gaines.
s. Light and water-Collins, Hamil-
5 ton and Summerhill
Ways and means-McCartney,
r Collins and Gaines.
d Fire-Hller, Mccartney and
Y Summerhill.
Street and alley-Carmichael,
, James and Mccartney
! Sewer-Thompson, Carmichael
and James.
, Railway-Hiller, Summerhill and
! Hamilton.
City property in general-Hlmil.
J ton, Hitler and Mccartney,
The tOllOyinu hille uara ,llnmal.