Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-26
proposed building .

of proposed building. Their first
.roposition you remember, was to
uild net less than 100000 depot.
Why should they now cut that cost
less than half? Then again fifty years
is entirely too long period for such
privileges to run. If We are to he
ashamed of the building at present.
what will generations fifty years
hence think of it. when Pine Bluff
will probably be a city in fact? An-
other objection is the plans, etc.
sheds, nor platforms adjoining depot
to protect people against wind, rain
sun and slush.''
"What one feature do you think the
most desirable to be added to the or
dinance?"
by all means the making of a un-
ion depot in fact as we'll as in name
One in which every railroad entering
the city now or which may come in
the future can possess and exercise
equal rights and privileges by paying
a fair pro rata of the property value
involved. They are demanding ex-
elusive rights and use of South Com
mon street distance of one block
and double track privilege of the
broadest and grandest avenue within
our city for the period Of half a cen
tury and through the heart of the res
ident district as well as the business
portion of it for which other railroads
would be glad to pay the city vast
sum. If they must be granted those
exclusive rights which we deny to all
other coroprations in our midst and
to the exclusion of all others and to
the far reaching detriment of the city.
then more should be required of them
tefore it is too late to do so. That's
ALL
Mr.. Clements Opinion.
Alderman j. A. Clement was found
and Olive. He said:
81 believe the Iron Mountain prop
osition. with some minor changes in
the matter of the construction Of the
depot building, is just what the peo
pie of Pine Bluff have been wanting
for the past twenty-five years In
fact. think we are getting more than
we asked for, in some ways.
GAS l stated, however, I am in fa-
vor of having some changes made in
the plans and specifications for tie
building. We should have tile floors
and marble wainscotting, with good.
heavy doors of hardwood. With
these changes, it will be the finest
and best union station in the state.
What more could we ask?
"The railroad company should not
be asked to pay for the actual work
of paving Fourth avenue. This will
cost little. and the city can afford to
do that much toward getting a first
class street, if the company furnishes.
laid down free of all cost, all the
material necessary for the work.
81 really believe that we should
grant other roads that may come into
the city the privilege of using the
union station: but I shall not insist
upon this to the defeat of the ordi-
nance. for I do not regard it as nee
essary qualification to the contract be-
tween the city and the company.
eyes, sir: I think the people want
it, and I regard it as being the duty
of the city council to act in accord
ance with the will of the people,
Mr.. Riley Wouldn't Loosen Up.
Alderman H. Riley was found at
lis place of business an State and
Fourth.
.sWhat have you to say for publica-
ton about the Iron Mountain fran
chise?" was asked by the reporter.
"Not word came back the very
prompt and abrupt reply.
"Do you favor it," persisted the re-
porter.
st haven't word to say for the
newspapers. I will give no interview
out to any paper"
"But the people would like to know
Row you stand" said the reporter.
Everybody knows how stand.
have already gone on record in this
matter, and you can find out how I
feel. by consulting the records.
won't say anything at all for pnblica-
tion."
The reporter continued: "May we
MT state that YOU are in favor of the
franchise as now proposed?'
"You may say nothing about me: