Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-02
EHlEF OF POLICE
irsrloN CONTINUES TO BE A
oaNE OF ENTlON
WITH THE COUNCIL.
Nv Attorney Holds TO the Opinion
That cMpepp4r Has Never
Seen Legally Removed.

na called meeting of the city c9un-
last night the old question: as to
bo is the chief of police Of tie city
as called up and discussed at lengt6
] NJ no action taken save to refer the
; bstrpr to the police committee for fur
bor investigation The matter wa
oiled I'D by reason Of the fact that
no claims for the salary of the office
ave been submitted each month and
hp finance committee has refused to
rdorse either one. The question OF
rpet improvements and the finishing
the cuIyert at Cedar street was dis
ussed at some length and the proper
tpns for the completion of the work
aiken.
Aldermen Boyce. Clement. Fox, Jor-
Ian. Meyer. Nichol and Riley answer
ID to their names as the roll was call
ID. The reading -tt3 minutes OF the
asst meeting was dispensed with.
Alderman Fred Fox offered the fol
owing resolution:
Resolved. That the board of public
Affairs be and they are hereby instruct
I'D to place gravel left from repairing
West Fifth avenue between Main and
Linden streets on said Fifth avenue.
and from Linden to Hickory streets,
and for this purpose the said board
are instructed to use such teams and
help as the city engineer may deem
advisable, and all dirt excavated from
said Fifth avenue is to be put first
upon the culvert on Cedar street, and
second upon the public streets and
alleys"
After lengthy discussion by the
mayor and all the aldermen the reso.
|htiod was lost.
The city was placed in the position
Of needing the dirt that could be OBJ.
tanned from the street for the cul'
vert on Cedar street, which has been
! left in an exposed condition.
On motion of Alderman Fox the
board of public affairs was instructed
| to try and interest the people on West
Fifth avenue in a gravel improvement
district.
On motion of Alderman Boyce the
|clty engineer was instructed to take
What dirt that could be spared from
West Sixth ana West Second avenues
10 MI the culvert.
The two old buildings at the intersec-
oon OF Cedar and West Barraque
streets We're declared nuisances and
otoered removed BY the chief of pc
nee in order to open up the streets.
AL ordnance appropriating $500 Out
VI the vehicle fund for the use of the
Ooard OF public affairs for the improve
neht OF the streets was read and pass
ed.
Inc following pay rolls were allow
gu Mayor and council, $46S.66; po
nee department, $S7750; fire depart
neh1, S419; rent of fire department
slo; cemetery, $50; sanitary. So; to
tai, sl,922.1G
An ordnance appropriating S16'
0'' Vi the cemetery fund for the i'm
p'osemeGt Of the streets and alleys
~ neliWcod cemetery was read three
times and passed.
III The report Of the finance COM
Aiit'ee the claims of E. A. Peterson
Aao J. I. Culpepper for the salary
: eileI OF police had not been allowed
''Aa before the council adjourned Al
aeiinan Fox brought the matter VI
lof consideration. Mr.. Fox said h'
'Ioosh1 the city had had two mel
"no Gained the office of chief of po
we long enough, and that 1t shoult
y ao'eo upon. Under the statutes the
or was responsible for the appoint
n' and would be held so by th'