Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-04

to get together with Judge Brown, had
not peen able to prosecute an eX
animation. He said Officer Culpepper
had told him that Mr.. Craig had a
memorandum book with him that
would be of service in unraveling the
status of his affairs. He had Mr.. Cul-
pepper write Mrs. Craig. but she had
replied that the book referred to and
other papers had been sent to Mr..
Craig, and did not say where he was
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Alderman Boyce reported that the
Citizens Light and Transit company
was making progress in locating the
other lights which the city had con
tracted for. and he thought that all
would be placed in short time. He
said the water pressure was some
better, but that the committee would
take up the matter personally with
the Pine Bluff Light and Water COM
pany.
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the fire department committee had ex-
amined the city hall and recommend
ed that about $25 only be expended
on the city hall at present. The report
of the committee was adopted.
Mayor Bell addressed the council
along line upon which ne spoke once
before relative to plan by which a
city hall might be built. He said
that in a conversation with County
udge Phillips be had been assured
that the. county would cooperate with
the city in the matter of disbursing
the 3-mill road tax. Mayor Bells plan
for a city hall is about as follows:
Under the new 3-mill road tax law,
$4,000, approximately, will accrue to
the county. four-fifths of which would
come to the city. This would realize
the city about 100000 The city has
been eXpendng six or seven thous
and dollars annually ont of its general
revenues for the repairing of the
streets With $4,000 from the new
tax to eXpend on the streets, the
$4,000 heretofore expended could be
not ing is more needed than a city
hall. it is proposed to eXpend it for
that purpose. Mayor Bell said that
the committee desired him to recon-
mead that the city in the future cease
to appropriate any money out Of the
general revenues of the city for the
purpose of repairing streets and make
sinking fund out of that amount.
The ordinance fixing an annual
license fee for railway spur tracks,
which was read twice at a previous
meeting of the council, was read one
t;r information and then discussed
at length. The ordinance provide ,
that the grantees of all switch-tracks.
spur-tracks or side-tracks privile u;
whether granted in the past or TO be
granted in the future, shall be liza ole
te a license fee Of $25 per AMMAN
After the discussion the ordinance
VAS placed on it's third reading, and
on motion was adopted. Alderina Il
Boyce moved that the collector be G1a-
powered to accept six months license
'nder this ordinance The motion co1
led
Attorney W. B. Sorrells addressed
the council in behalf Of Wes Mitchell.
all assistant scavenger, who va: re-
I.oved by the mayor. Mayor Eell
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fol derelection in duty and for abuse
! t. his patrons md asked that TIE
council sustain him in his action. On
,oll call the mayor was sustained, :.:.t
y motion a pro rata amount of !he
hcense was refunded Mitchell.
1t vas moved and seconded tnat
tie bonds of the city scavense.; an
Tt ;nted some time ago be re~civ , | s.i.d
t.ied
| Ny. Lester Austin appeared botCre
Tic CCunci! to get Information concern
.,s & ,ot in the cemetery to NA:ch 'ie
bad lost a title. The matter wa, rs
,Htd Of by molten granting "a.
" stin a deed to the lot on 4 Goa
side alton paid before and .or the
.urti4er consideration of 81.
| 1t was moved and carried that 'o1
| in the cemetery due west of the Nc
Cannon lot be sold Mrs Radiord.
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nder the head of appoirti ent:
Manor Bel stated without comEen
| hat he mad anpointed J. F. CulpepprI