Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-04

Aldermen Boyce, Clement Fox,
Hightower Jordan, Nichol and Riley
answered to roll call at the city coun-
Gil meeting Monday night. Mayor
H. King White welded the gavel as
usual; and after the minutes OF the
last meeting had been read and ap-
proved the city fathers got down to
the routine business of the session.
A resolution of the finance COM
mittee apprcpriating $4,000 for the
payment of city warrants of date of
July 10. 1906, was read and adopted.
The finance committee reported
the usual monthly accounts, which
were approved. A bill for the rent
al of hydrants for the month of June,
S76S.3S, was reported by the commit
: tee without approval, Alderman High
tower explaining that the statement
was not itemized and the committee
did not understand it. 1t was re-
ferred back to the finance committee
fer investigation.
Mr.. Clement, for the cemetery COM
mittee, referred to the correspond
ence recently had with the deputy
grand commander of the state Grand
Army of the Republic to the effect
that certain oolored people had been
refused admission to the cemetery
here to decorate the graves of Union
soldiers. He said that the report had
been traced to its foundaticn; that
colored man named Washington, chap
lain of the local organization of the
G. A. r., had written tC the deputy
grand commander Of the state about
the matter, ard that Washington had
admitted that what he had written
had been founded on hearsay. and
had disclaimed the matter. The Incl
dent colsed
cemetery was read, and showed total
receipts of s16395 for the month of
June. and disbursements of $129.75
for the same length of time.
Mr.. Riley, for the sanitary commit
tee, reported the ditch on Olive, be-
tween Barraque and Second in an un-
sanitary condition. No action was
taken.
A communication frcm several ir-
terested parties was read relative to
the surface water on the blocks
bounded by Sixth, Olive and Laurel.
DR.. O. c. Hankison was granted per-
mission to address the council on be-
half of the relief asked by these cit
liens.
Mr.. Boyce moved to refer the mat
ter to the city engineer with power
to act. Carried.
terested parties was submitted stat
ing that whereas the chief of police.
acting under orders Of the city coun-
Gil had removed the fence on Sixth
avenue back, it having been declared
nuisance, the removal of said fence
having been accomplished without due
notice to the owner of the same, and
having thus worked an injustice upon
him. that the chief of police be order
ed to replace the fence.
On motion Mr.. Morton, represent
ing the owners CT the property, was
invited to address the council on the
subject. He declared that that por-
tion of the property which the city
council had declared to be the pos
session of the city, belonged to prl-
yate parties, and that he could SUD-
stantiate his claims. He threatened
to take the matter into the courts
unless the council treated him right
by replacing the fence and letting Il
alone.
On motion the matter was referred
70 the public works committee.
Mr.. Boyce reported that numerous
complaints had reached him from the
citizens on Seventh and Pennsylvania
because the city engineer had drain
ed the water westerly on seventh
while there is a good fall on FLORIDA
and had caused them lots OF trouble
Mr.. Nichol said the bridge on Main
street was in a terrible condition, the
street having caved in. This was
ahout the only way the people OF
Lakeside had to get to town. ne saia'
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