Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-10
COUNCIL REFUSES
TO PAY PETERSON ANY SALARY
FOR TINE re SERVED
~
IS CH{EF.
Turned Down or tna laea Tat cou1.
Gil Coula not galiy Make
the Allowance.
Turned Down OF the laea T1at Coun

OTTER COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Tie city council met il eegala4 ses=
sion last nigf with Mayor Z. I5ns
Whit in the chair. At rei ali all
the ceuncilmen answeaes = th il
names. TIE minutes OF tie t $
meeting we.a 7 at and approved
The finance committee rar>i.ed she
following accounts which wele
allowed: Holm s-Taylor company,
s6.25; Fox Brothers, $1.S5; j 6. Ho1t-
man, s20 P. B. Light and Water com
pany, S13; Steve Allen S104,40; Citi-
zens Light and Transit company,
$513.62
The yearly report Of the sexton of
Bellwood cemetery was read showing
the receipts fer the year ending April
/, 1904, $1,3S4.7O. Disbursements for
the same length of time were
$1,032.20.
Alderman Riley for the board OF
Mkblic works reported that the board
of trade had taken up the matter of
the construction CT the new Iron
Mountain depot and that some of the
officials of the road were expected to
arrive here in a few days to submit
propositions. Alderman Nichol re-
ported bad drainage on Main street
commissioner was ordered to attend
to this place.
Alderman Meyer for the police COM
mittee submitted the reports CT the
police judge and chief of police for
The month of April The report
shows receipts in the police depart
ment as follows: Cash paid in fines.
$1,562.60 committed to Jail, $439;
appealed. $25. The report of the
street commissioner for the same
month was also received and filed.
Alderman Riley moved that the city
attorney be instructed to prepare an
ordinance that would require of the
Pine Bluff Light and Water company,
%nd all other companies, to pack the
dirt in the streets where they dig up
the streets to lay pipes. He stated
that it was the practice of the COM
pany to just simply throw in the loose
dirt where they made an excavation
and that when it rained left bad
hole in the street The motion was
carried.
Mayor White returned, with his
veto, the ordinance passed at the last
meeting of the council repeating for
mer ordinance which made the city
treasurer collector for Improvement
districts. The mayor stated that the
ordinance last passed by the council
was unconstitutional After brief
discussion, the veto Of the mayor was
sustained by unanimous VOTE
Alderman Riley was excused from
further attendance on the meeting.
A petition from Prof. H. LeMaire
asking for some financial assistance
from the city council in giving free
band concerts at Forest park during
the summer months was read Prof.
eMaire briefly addressed the council
Stating the objects Of the free con-
certs On motion of Alderman Nichol
the sum of $25 per month for five
months was allowed.
petition signed by number Of
citizens asking that E. A. Peterson
be allowed some salary for the time
he served as chief of police during the
suspension of J. F. Culpepper was
read. Hon. S. M. Taylor addressed
the council in behalf of the petitioners
and Mr.. Peterson.
Alderman Meyer moved that Mr..
Peterson be allowed $500 fer his ser.
vices.
Is. Alderman We'll moved 10 make the
allowance 5000. No second.
Alderman Clement thought that Mr.
the salary and moved to make the