Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-17
SECOND TURN DOWN
COUNCIL AGAIN DECLINES TO
ALLOW PETERSON SALARY
AS CHIEF.
Proposition by Which City My Be
Rid OF ire Expense CT
Sanitary ofeee.

S anitary Office

The clfs, e~reeif n N f4-=.s..a -as-
slon lazt rlsaf With Mayor Fl E.ag
White present aad nfe~itssa-, oH=roa
call Aldermen Boyea q meet Fox.
Jordan. Meyes N!cho Riley and Wen
answered to their names. The minutes
of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Alderman Clement of the cemetery
committee reported that in pursuance
to the action Of the council, the ground
in the vicinity of Belwood cemetery
was being fenced in, and that he was
unable at the present to estimate ex
actly what the cost would be. since
day labor had been employed to do the
work. The plans for an open drain
in the cemetery were presented to the
council by the city engineer es-
timating the cost between $3.50 and
$1,000. Alderman Clement moved that
the plan for an open brick lined drain
eighteen inches deep and three feet
wide be adopted. The motion carried.
Alderman Jordon of the sanitary
committee called the attention of the
and offensive odor emitting from a
vent hole on the corner of Main street
and the alley between Third and
Fourth avenues near the premises oc-
cupied by W. E. Mulliken, stating that
he supposed the stencil ca ~. from the
sulterranean drain crossing the street
at that point
The sanitary committee repu:tet
shat they were not IA favor Of the or
dinance Regulating sanitary work IN
this city" read the first time and re-
ferred to that committee at the last
meeting of the council. AT their re-
tie Rock, similar in character was read
for the information ct the council.
Alderman Jordan stated to the council
proposition from Messrs. John
H. Tucker and Sandy Reeves agreeing
il being granted a contract for all OF
the scavenger work ct the city, to full
fill the duties of the sanitary officer
without extra charge, thereby saving
the city the sum Of 5000 per annum 1t
was moved and carried that special
meeting of the council be called for
Monday, May %, to consider an or
Cinance regulating the sanitary Work
cf the city and the proposition OF
Messrs. Tucker and Reeves, as stated
Alderman Riley of the public works
committee reported to the council
that the board of trade had received
a letter from Russell Harding CT the
Iron Mountain road stating that he
would visit the city in the near future
fer the purpose of arranging the de-
tails for the erection of the freight
and passenger depot. Alderman Ri
ley also called the attention Of the city
engineer and the board of public at
fairs to the bad condition of Walnut
street between Eighth and Ninth ave
nues and asked that the same be given
attention at cnce.
A petition was presented praying
that Eighth avenue from Tennessee to
TEXAS streets be opened. The sub
scribers thereto agreeing to donate the
sum of $50 for the purpose. Upon mo
ton the petition was remanded to the
petitioners, stating that the sum sub
scribed was too small
Aldermen Fox and Nichol a sp9cla
committee appointed by the council L
confer with Superintendent Green o
tho Cotton Belt railrcad with regar(
to the erection of a Viaduct over the
qompanys yards in the vicinity o
their shops, stated that they hat
waited upon MI. Green and that n
was unwilling en- account OF the enoT
nous expense to the railway company
to construct the yiaduct. but woul