Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-04
BILL TURNED DOWN
COUNCIL REFUSED TO PAY Ac.
COUNT OF WATER COMPANY
FOR SEPTEMBER,
Some Talk by City Dads as to San.
tary Matters-Eiection of City
Engineer.
Some Talk by City Dads as to San
RUSSELL sPcR TRACK GRANTED

The city council met in regular
session last night, Mayor H. King
White present and presiding Rot,
call showed the following aldermen
present: Boyce, Clement, Fox, Jor-
dan. Meyer, Riley and We'll.
The finance committee reported the
following regular monthly accounts
r"hich were allowed: Police depart
ment, $979.55; Mrs F. Brunson, SIS;
contingencies. s45667; cemetery. sS5;
LeMaire's band, $25; fire department,
":740.G5 A. l., Reeves and Son, $l1.65;
S. G. Purcell, $3.50; Voss-Nichol COM
pany s21.75; Fox Brothers. 500:
J A. Holmes company, $4SS5; J. A.
Racop, 50; S A. Rosenberg, s. 81,
ambulance calls. 50; D. |. Mills COM
pany, $275; J. F.. HUT and Sons,
S2G.3G: Burns aud Davis, $10.50: Ar
kansas Democrat company, $l3.5o;
John H. Dellmon, s.: S. w T. aud T.
company, $3.50; D. l. Mills company,
s2.S5; cemetery, $50; L. O. Knox
Furniture company, $475; Willis Con
dray. 81; Ed Glover, $15.12; Voss-
Nichol company, IS cents; Ralph Rob
insm. s60Nl. Steve Al'fn, $77.ss5;
Citizens Light and Transit company
$5297s.
A resolution setting aside the sum or
$4,000 for the purpose of paying time
warrants was submitted and adopted
A bill from the Pine Blum Water
and Light company for hydrant rem
tails of $1013o was reported on by
tho finance committee without rec
ommendation.
Alderman Boyce reported that the
water company had not been able TO
return to the pure we'll water during
fires.
Mayor White stated that he had alb
sclute proof that the company hao
used nothing but river water during
the whole month.
Alderman Riley said the complaint
about the water was almost universal
He wanted the condition changed
Alderman Jordan thought the matter
needed immediate attention 10 save
the CITY from an epidemic OF some
disease. He was informed by the su'
norintenden of schools that the pubic
schools would have to shut down pe-
cause of the poor supply CT water
Alderman Boyce did not want 10
make excuses for the water company
hut wanted the city to take the lesser
os two evils. He realized that cltl-
zehs were not getting good water
hut wanted the fire pressure MALL
tanned. He knew the water company
had had much trouble.
Dr Jordan thought that if the COM
many was unable to Till their contrac
.bev ought to say so and quit. he
was in a position to say that another
comnanv could be secured to supply
the city.
On motion the account was allowed
to lie on the table.
hill from the Pine Bluff Water
and Light company for 1881 Tor re-
na;rs on water plug was reported.
The water company claimed that tne
fire department broke the plug. May
or White claimed the plug was old
and should have been repaired. On
motion the bill was allowed to lay on
the table.
Mayor White reported several other
plugs that needed repairing.
For the cemetery committee Al
derman Clement asked that a new
addition to the cemetery be plated.
motion to this effect was carried.
Alderman Jordan reported regard
ing the very unsatisfactory condition
OF negro houses on West Parraque