Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-20
|STREETS AND SEWERS
The Principal Subjects of Discussion al Council Meeting. Fence on Pine Street 0rdered Removed, More Trouble vvjth Traction Company.

conitarv matters and matters per
 ..,,,no to work on the city streets oe-
 ' ~niod the greatest part of the eiey
 w .nnci1 meeting Monday evening, IS
 s,o1 Sewer connections, mudholes.
 snd the opening of streets YsHe 4hs
 nrincipal subjects of discussion. Gha
 rtzpns Light and Transit company s,so came into the liMe-lisht aa ae=
 sou,t of their refusal to pay for nas.
 na work under their tracks cn Main street,
 Nearly all the members of Ehe cet'a= u wore in their chairs when Mayor White ordered the calling of tho laa. and the others came in while the h1if- ues were being read. Reports of committees were then called for, and oftor the finance and cemetery com- r,ittees had said they rad nothing to ronort the sanitary questions were brought up.
 Sewer Connections.
 Alderman Riley. chairman of the sanitary committee, reported shat he had investigated the conditions ill the east end of the city, and had found several persons who have not nude connections with the sewer, bIf that thev were 400 or 800 feet away from the water mains. He thought the city should compel those who Were wit hin reasonable distance of the mains : to make connections, but that some nroyision should be made for those who are so far away, and that they should be allowed to make somo other provision for the maintenance of tke sanitary conditions All of tAem are yilling to do the best thev can, Dat if would be a great hardship Cor some of them to comply with the law. and the committee Was at a loss as to what mode of procedure to follow. Riley moved hat all people in sewer district be ordered to connect where it was not necessary to go more than 25O feet. This motion was withdrawn after an adverse opinion by the city attorney, and the matter was not sci. tied.
 Fence Ordered Removed.
 When the committee on public works was called upon Chairman Boyce reported that the curb at the corner of Sixth avenue and Texas had been broken down. and that the street was in bad shape there. He said he had spoken to the contractor and the later had promised to repair it, but had not done so. The contractor was instructed to repair this spot and also a similar one at Sixth avenue and 1n- diana street. He also reported several bad mudholes. two of which were Tn the downtown district. Were or dered repaired, a bad place in the storm sewer on Laural street was re- ported, and also the fencing of Pine street at Thirteenth avenue. The may or and chief of police were instructed to see that the fence was removed. The petition to onen Elm street from Sixth avenue south was denied. on account or the fact that it would cost the city too much 10 condemn the property owned by Dr. Simmons at that place. me place was declared a nuisance and the street commissioner was in- 10 open a ditch there. Sey- efal other matters regarding the re- palrlng of several streets and the establishine of sidewalk grades were disposed of.
 New Lighting Proposition.
 mere was no report from the po- nee and ordinance committees and under tho report of the water and 'Rht committee a proposition to light 'he city hall with acetylene gas was received from F. C. Laine. in which lie stated that he thought he could cut