Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-20

pe'iH0n from citizens and prop
e:ty owners on West Third avenue
protesting against any extension of
the switch Of the Cotton Belt road to
the Gillespie and company's broker
age warehouse was read and ordered
spread upon the records.
The application Of VI. T.. Barton
OF Stuttgart for the position of city
engineer was read.
\ notice OF app al from the action
OF the assessors of paving district
No. 10 from the assessments made
On the property Of the estate of !. w.
Scull and Julia Withers was read
To the council Thh appellants
claimed that the assessment, !eyic 3,
On them were excessive and xhorbi-
tant. The motion was referred to
the committee on public works.
The ordinance granting to the Cot
ton Belt road permission to connect
with the Gillespie and Brothers COM
pany spur track was called up and
rad the third time
AldermanWeil opposed tha pas
sage of the ordinance He though
the spur track would go into the resi-
nee portion of the city and disturb,
the residents of that portion OF the
city. Alderman Fox thGu"hf the city
council had no right to try to stop
the business growth of the CITY and
this would be the effect of Alderman
Wells position Or the petition OF
the citizens.
Alderman Nichol thought with AL
dtrman Fox that the residence por-
tons of the city should give way to
the business portions Whenever con
di1ions demanded it and favored the
ordinance. The roll was called On the
passa.a of the ordinance and resulted
as follows: AyeS-Aldermen Fox,
Clement. Jordan aud Nichol Noes
Alderman We'll Mayor White de-
clared the ordinance adopted. Alder
man We'll took issue with the mayor.
contending that II took five votes IN
the affirmative to pass al ordinance.
The opinion of the city attorney was
asked and reading from the digas
he sustained Alderman Wells contc"-
ton. Alderman Nichol moved to re-
consider the vote by which the ordi-
name was passed to its third n aiding
but was ruled out of order Alder
man We'll again raised the point that
only those voting in the negatiWa
could move to reconsider and Alder
lian Nichols motion was out of Oh
der. 'It takes me to reconsider this
ordnance, said the alderman. "and
| Wort 20 it. got you ~:seYn |
want you now The prdinance was
declared lost
An ordinance extending the wat ar
mains on Olive str ct. Seventeenth
avnue. Main street and Fourteenth
avenue and locating the necessary
fire plugs was read and adopted.
An ordinance providing for the lay
ing of sidewalks ON certain streets
Of the city was read and adopt d.
The ordinance providing for the
setting aside of lots 81 and G2 in
Bellwood cemetery for single grave
was read one time ana
allowed to take its placa on the cal
endar.
Alderman Jordan called the atten-
ton of the council to the fact that
heavy draft wagons were being used
IN the paved streets of the city which
lid not have the regulation width OF
Tres.
On motion the council went into
he election of city engineer. Mr.. !
Nichol withdrew the name of Joe B. |
White. who had other duties to at
end to- The council went into caucus !
md on its return authorized the may
,r to appoint Mr.. John p. Harper
ty engineer until tn next meeting
i the council
)FFICEER WILSON SUSPENDED.