Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-13
FjP TO COUNCIL
..v WHAT SHALL BE DONE
.mArrER OF PAVING ON
WEST SIXTH,
....or Ward Soon Begins Work
.d There Must be Something
Doing by Railway.

Tho city council of Pine Bluff on
rorge of instituting proceedings
.;,st the Citizens Light anl Transit
ppany to revoke its charter?
rhot is a question which many are
ring and which has now become
of the most momentous matters
citv government has ever been
osonted with for disposal.
~%euld appear that such an action
sorously threatened. While the
,nei has not committed llseif to
defined policy in the matter, the
Rrty appreciation given City attorney
leman's remarks, at thursday
hts council meeting, when he said
the council must meet the transit
npany with the strongest front pos
b,e on their ayowed policy OF dis
parding their charter, would lndl-
TO that the council is determined
# the transit company must be
de to comply with the terms OF
cir franchise.
rhe scene presented by the council
ION the matter of the West Sixth
enue paving came up was an inter-
king one. Alex Perdue, one OF the
mmissioners of the district, made
brief address to the council. He
h they were now ready to commence
work of laying the brick on Sixth
enue; that so far the transit COM
by had refused to provide the girder
as was required in their charter;
ID the instruction Of the council In
premises was desired. There fol-
wed a desultory dis cussion of the
hitter, but when it resolved itself
wn to giving the commissioners the
btructions they requested; when the
{ly alternative left was to commit
emselves in some manner, a silence
h over the council chamber. Every
present realized the gravity of the
oblem which confronted them, and
the nonce they appeared non
ussed.
Soon, however. the silence was
oken by one of the aldermen calling
their aid their legal advisor, Mr..
F. Coleman. Mr.. Coleman did not
pg deliberate. His period of delib-
htlon over the subject was past and
spoke out wiz firmness. He be-
wed that the council had only one
lng to do, and that was to- meet the
lnslt company with every force and
1uence the city had at it's command.
remarks were met with favor by
cry councilman present, and by mo-
n the matter of what proceedings to
Ke was thrown upon the shoulders
the city attorney and the commit
E on public works.
IN the meantime, next Monday the
'ck layers of Contractor Ward will
GIN work on Sixth avenue. The COM
ssloners entered into a contract with
Ward and, girder rail or Trail,
elr contract will be complied with.
Inc West Sixth avenue paving mat
mas been a troublesome bone of
mention since the district was form
Or since last February. The COM
sslonets We're familiar with THE
us OF the transit company's fran
""u' OF course, anticipated that
s'foer rail would be provided, and
~ at one time received the assur-
VI the transit company that they
puo furnish that rail, as their char
provides. On the very day the
u'ssioners met and awarded Mr..
~'u 'ne contract for the street, they
Aa'a'ed a notice to the transit
upany which was as follows:
!. '1e oiuff, Ark, July 25, 1903-The
aeus Light & Transit Co., M. A.
[s'In' president; w. H. Langford,
'e.ary and treasurer-Gent1emen:
Tue undersigned, constituting the
~ OF Improvement Of paving dis