Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-16
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HAVE MADE NECESSARY MUCH
STREET WORK
Dull Session of City CouncIl-Alder-
man Wo'Ierman's Usual City
Hall Report
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The council room was dark Monday
night when the aldermen assembled
at the regular sem-monthy meet
ing. Something was wrong at the
power house.an1 candles We're brought
in to throw light on the subject of
city legislation.
City Clerk r. Lee johnson being
absent. Alderman Boyce was elected
secretary Of the meeting.
The bin of the Water and Light
company for sG7o 30. for the month
OF August. was allowed.
Alderman Clements, of the Gene
terry committee, reported that Mr..
Lester Austin owned a lot in the
cemetery. the deed for which had
been lost or misplaced, and he desir
ed deed for the lot. He moved that
Mr.. Austin be given the deed request
ed. which was seconded and carried.
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Alderman Riley, of the public works
rains had done considerable damage
to the streets. The cotton scales on
Second avenue needed some dirt
around them. Alabama street. south,
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south of Sixth avenue. was in need
of cutters.
Mayor Bell said that he and the
street commissioner had gone over
the city since the heavy rains and he
too. found that almost all of the
streets needed work He said that the
board of public affairs had outlined
work to be done on the streets by the
city engineer and that he was busily
engaged at the work with an increas
ed number of teams.
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Alderman Meyer of the police com
mittee. reported that as the police
judge was still absent from his Office
the question had arisen as to who
should handle the cRy's funds. the
assistant police judge not being a
bonded officer He desired some in
formation on the subject.
Mavor Bell Stated that there was
no law to meet the emergency and
the chief of police being bonded Of
ficer. had been given charge of the
collections, instead of the police
Judge
Alderman Meyer then wanted to
know if Judge Brown. under the cir
cumstances. was responsible for the
funds OF the department.
Mayor Bell suggested that com
mittee be appointed to Investigate
into the matter and renoft on some
legal manner Of meeting the ener-
gency.
Aldermen Boyce upon the opinion
of the city attorney. moved that AS
sistant Police Judge A. ]. Stewart be
required to give the usual bond re-
guired of the police Judge, during his
temporary incumbency of the office.
The motion was seconded and lost.
One or more of the aldermen voted 10
on account of til belief that Judge
Brown would be eble to attend to 1als
duties in short time and that it
would Is. unnecessary for Assistant
Police Judge Stewart to give bond.
1t was moved and seconded that the
chief of police be directed to accept
and recent for the funds of the city
during the temporary disability OF
Judge Brown. This motion was also
lost
Mayor Bell announced that unless
the council would act he would direct
that Chief Craig be the custodian OF
the funds,
Alderman Boyce reported that the
Citizens Light and Transit company
had requested from the city the loca-
ton of the remainder of city lights.
and had been promised the infor-
nation by the committee.
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Alderman Wolerman. Of the city
hall committee. made his usual hui
morous report about the city hall Aft
er a heavy rain, describing very vivid
" how the fire boys and horses We're
almost drowned in the recent rains.
The report was referred to commit
tee on leakages and death traps in