Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-22
|([EAN STREETS
,assEs ORDINANCE I'M
,Nc FINE FOR RUE
,cu ON STREETS.
/. 1sside to Take Another Fall
a.. With the Water
Company.

' Company.
PLUGS DISCONTINUED
-. council held a two hours
last night. which was taken up
oonera discussion of street i'm
- o,ts me property holders on
,,,b avenue reported that they
raj A.y ii'A :
reco,s cod the necessary amount to
famp, of street from Linden to Hick-
oard h gravel, and a resolution was
Showed hy the council authorizing the
'een he done. The question Of H.
nio'at for vehicles and theaters was
ls'u w. cd at length. but no action
~, The ordinance prohibiting the
y's h g of loose pieces of lumber or
atcb material on the streets, which
1ted u6mitted two weeks ago. was
ptedA 10 third time and passed. After
ynelt discussion of the streets, the
's adjourned until tonight.
council was called to order at
ck in regular meeting. Mayor
presiding. Roll call showed the
m ng present: Aldermen Boyce,
been Fox, Riley, Clement and Nichol.
ysea inutes OF the last two meetings
ead and approved.
;, a. reports of the chief Of police and
ov, Judge for July and Auugst were
I al tied and referred Hot1le finance
ua ittee for their approval.
u
cemetery committee, through
chairman, Alderman Clements.
|sh led that they had been unable to
dp suitable location Tor a negro
5ral ery and were granted further
en
N
" erman Riley, for the board of
Il, ~ affairs, reported that the prop
. Poiders on West Fifth avenue had
$3.50 and would guarantee $1,000
he gravel paving of that street
Linden to hickory. He reported
4 the board had held a conference
some of the property holders and
were ready to go ahead with the
On motion the board of public
was instructed to go ahead with
york when the $1,000 was placed
disposal of the board. The mo-
elso included the proposition that
Furbing should also be laid.
y resolution directing the board of
affairs to use'seven of the twen-
carloads of gravel in the build
pf the culvert on East Sixth ave-
was read and passed. A motion
orlzing the board to purchase any
el that may Be needed in the paw
n West Fifth avenue was likewise
ed
aerman Fox called the attention
pc board to the condition of Main
ct from Eighth to Tenth streets,
70 ne said was in extmerely bad
e. He Thought the street ought to
xed in some way.
herman Boyce moved that the
70 OF public affairs be directed to
rove East Sixth avenue and streets
utary thereto at their earliest con-
renee. The motion was carried. A
efal discussion about the conditions
ae streets followed, but no action
aken in regard to their improve
ht.
'ayor White called attention to the
mat the livery stables and thea
owed licenses to the city, which
never been paid. The mayor said
each Of the two theaters were
Ieo by law at $25 per year, but no
eases had been paid in ten years.
ne water and light committee Of
ea no report, but a general discus
r OF the water supply followed. The
lsensus of opinion among the alder.
~ was that the city was getting the
ort end from the water company. On
.'ion OF Alderman Jordan the com.
fuee on water and lights was in.
ucted to confer with the water CON-
tny and make some arrangements
'out the water supply FOR the new
EVER districts.