Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-02

NO previous meeting of the city
council of recent years served to
bring 0dt such a number of visitors
as ta&t Of last night. Expecting an
animated session, crowd which full
y tested the me2gre capacity Of the
council chamber poured into tire city
nail S-anding room was early at a
p323i1m and many cXpeetant and
curious visitors turned away fer lack
cf accommodations. IN fact. during the
ra2GiAg af tae minutes such q crush
of people lad entered the council
chamber that Mayor White, fearing
the safety Of the old dilapidateG build
ing, stopped the reading Of the min
utes, and, with the approval of the
council. directed an officer to allow
no more persons to enter the room.
Promptly at 8 o'clock Mayor Whites
gavel resounded in the chamber, ci-
bers seated themselves for business.
All the aldermen were present
1t dveloped that those who were
present with the anticipation of wit
Messing tolerably warm time be-
tween the mayor ard the aldermen
over the chief OF police matter were
doomed to be disappointed, as NO
action was taken which precipitated
any sharp controversy.
Mr.. Peterson, who was appointed by
Mayor White to succeed Chief Cul
perrer, presented, through the may
or, a statement in which he declines
to receive the appointment Of chief
of police, and stepping down and out.
Mayor White announced that Night
Chief Perdue would act as day chief
until the Culpepper case had been
passed upon by the council.
Mr. Peterson's declination was as
follows: 81 decline to accept the po-
sition IF acting chief of police.
Alderman We'll, member of the
police committee, announced thakE
was going to leave the city, to be
gone some time, and it was suggest
ed that another member of the coun-
Gil be appointed to act in his place
during his absence. Mayor White
said that he supposed that there would
be no use in appointing anybody in
Mr.. Wells place, as he presumed the
two remaining members would be
together in the matter, which would
be a majority, but the council in
sisted on the third man. and DR.. A.
c.. Jordan was named.
The committee met this morning,
and is reviewing the evidence
against Culpepper. There will be a
special session of the council We'd
nesdav night at which the committee
will make its report.
The minutes of the meeting of May
1S were read and approved. Mayor
White made a caustic comment on
the appreciation of the minutes by
the council, saying that there were
manv things in the records not es-
sential, the Objectionable features be-
ing recounting of the stormy Incl
dents of that session of the council,
but the minutes were not amended.
The minutes of the special meeting
held were also road and approved.
c-'-;,- ~ Attorney General.
Aldorrcan JORDAN had ar oniniOn
from Attorney Gere~ol Geo. w. MUIR
nhv relative to the chief Of police
~ ~AAo~ ood il is as follows:
'tt'o pock. Ark. Mov % 1a03.-
Nv X 7o~1an Pine Bluff. Ark
Door Dca+or: In answer TO yours OF
,-o~+o--ou. colline NV attention to Sec.
sooA 80 G o-1 II Dionet and asking
NV o-'~ioo as to the power conferred
h- it urnn the ravor to appoint or
re-,,cvn fror, Office the chief Of police.
without tho consent or apnroval Of
tho majority Of the council elect. l
hove to say that it gives him the