Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-04-10

Matters for Consideration
This Year
TAX DODGERS IN ADDITIONS
The fcllowtHa is Nayor White
message which viii be read 10 HE oeu
council afref IL organization a tha
city hail tonight.
IN the clase# #ef Ibis aministruo:
i may not he#amiss fol me 10 sav
something al the con neneemeut Of
= Is term as 10 he conditions al Tie
tre nnin4 - the closing feTaG Tha
conditions We're net satisfactory cithee
10 the COME or lhc people and We
all started in 70 better Same and aia1
willing 10 submit 10 ie verdict of
the people whether or net this is
largely accomplished. Forty-niue
1@e'ls ef 0ew brick street have heea
laid. al abom c9npls ted. Al an cN
pense as follows.
District Ne. 10. $50 .o00
District No l.. $4o,ooo
District No. L. $500,
Making d total for streets of $l4N.z
:,oo IF which the city has paid So .6ee
as fellows:
District No 10 81 COO
District No.l2 $1,000
District No. L. sl5o0o
Invested in permanent improves
n9ent in addition to these items the
city has purchased the hnildin4 in
which we are now meetira at an ex-
rtnse of $l5.ooo. and for altering
cba1gin4 asd rqoat,iu4 same. .5au.
S 900; permanent food @ate across
B'umn's bavou 1000, and permanent
cenerate arch across slGHeh en- East
sixth av"nue. s. 800. making "A total
Of Soc 5,No Investment by the city for
IL m esre"' "nbic improvements This
spirit tf i'''""Gvement has not STOP
!.ea ~. w now have lnd"r con
sI.1ic.;s,, n,,d s...~>,>)ated the follcv-
in4z euhlic ,.s4.iSes:
Sewel dfssnict ~" s.seee.}. -
81 900.
sewe, dis1ri41 - e-s#e5a.
Sewer district No : s2 mn
Sewer distriel Ne. c. sitooo -.
tai of Sill. 800
) This makes ore"' tetal g >2>'
, 5n0 inv~>t = IN n-1,'ic inep-r.e NJ ~ ,
IN this c'rv in t. '.st .'4,=, ..eer-. ~
whit all this has been doqa. It great
deal yet remains tc be done. The
greater navt Of the business pat .
the city is now free from any kind
Of special assessment. and can now
I afford to d. sen e;hing ta add to thf
pleasure aD1 locks of better cenda
t,ontion OF sais business dfs'rir -
J building and maintaipin1 unif'>-'''
concrete sidewalk 70 era b. ani 81 ~
form width, VIII ch the city '2a~ ~
full power, by virtue Of autNCri
from the state Legislature. tc nrd"'
done and which would have been aei
tated long since but for i've GO -
was more deeply Interested j. Ii
building Of streets. Know e nc
place where the same amount OF mOu
ev can be spent to greater advantage
item the building Of the much talked
Of flood gate in eastern part OF the
city at the intersection OF the sioret
with Second avenue. between Elrg. Il
j.. and Indiana streets an. thor
ouehly convinced that If tn rNl;ncs'
will obtain me plans - estimates
for the construction Of his 4 oc gate
that the people viii gta Is oy sub
scription. aid you in financing tHf
same
From the very valuable man OF ti2e
city lately published by Mr. Guy
Erauu n. one, II not rnoee ef n" al
d tions TO the citv has, for som"
wears escaped city taxes [ wculd
suggest that this matter DE- referred
70 the city attorney with the insrrHe
lions that the cicys interests t,e prop
eriy guarded. IN closing this Farrl
ana beginning a aew torn can net
but express ny thanks a. thu uniform
Kindness and courtesy that you haye
extended ne, and % express ne hope
ttat the next tvo years a,ar b+ eyer