Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-10

Standing out in bold relief against
the background of action at the city
council meeting of Monday night are
the new telephone ordinance, the new
lights move and the ordering fer sale
Of the old fire quarters of the city.
Beyond these few measures there was
little business transacted worthy of
mention True, there was a great
VI lume of little matters attended to;
sc great, in fact that the session de-
serves to 90 down in history as one
Of distinction for its harmony and
unity. But that's all Paling into
insignificance beside it, all other
measures lose interest when it is an
nounced that the Southwestern Tele-
graph and Telephone company has an
Other ordinance before the city faith
ers for a franchise to that company
for its underground wiring, or con
duts. The ordinance is unlike the
former one, which, it will be remem-
Iered, was withdrawn some time ago.
The present one, it is true. calls for
a forty years franchise, as did the
former one; but there are many of the
Objectionable features omitted from
tho present one, and the aldermen
willed that it should pass tG its sec
ond reading-thc discussion period
without hindrance They desired to
Investigate the merits of the new
measure before casting their deciding
votes upon it. and for that reason fur
Their action WAS postponed, while a
committee was appointed to thorough
ly investigate it and report back to
! the council. The committee is said to
! be friendly te the ordinance
The council was called to order
promptly al 80 o'clock Monday night
hy Mayor r. King White. When City
i Clerk Lee called the roll, Aldermen
Hlshtower, Riley, Jordan, Clement,
We'll and Fox answered to their
names. The clerk read the minutes
Of the previous meeting which were
approved, and the council proceeded
into the routine work of the commit
tees.
The finance committee reported a
huber of small accounts, which We're
allowed.
Alderman Clement, for the cemetery
committee, said that the cemetery
and suggested that the work be done
at once. 1t was so ordered
The city engineer was then instruct
ed to open up Hazel street, from
Second avenue to the cemetery for
taffic. There has been considerable
discussion over the opening of this
street for some time
Mayor White recommended to the
city council that the city adopt me-
tallic watering basins instead of the
old wooden ones. The recommends
tion was referred to the water and
light committee for investigator and
its report back to the council.
The public works committee
through Alderman Riley, reported a
bad bridge on Mulberry street, near
Tenth avenue, and said that another
bridge at Polk and Third was in need
of repairs.
Under the same head, Alderman
Clement reported that The Ir n Noun
tain had SO far failed to put in a
crossing at the intersection of Sec
ond avenue. He moved that the COM
pany be ordered to put same in at
once, and the motion carried.
Alderman Jordan said that the
bridge on Oak, at the foot of the ra-
vine, was in need of repairs. The
I city engineer said it was in good
shape last time he examined it. 50
tie matter rested
Alderman Riley raised discussion
by bringing up the matter of residents
| of the sidewalk district on South Main
street having failed to comply with
1he sidewalk ordinance After a some
what prolonged discussion of the mat