Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-16
NO FREEDOM
 FOR TOWN COW City Council Refuses to
 Amend Ordinance and
 Permit Cows to Run at
 Large in Certain Sections
AN INSURANCE BILL
Endorsed-Paying District on East Second-BidS tO Be Received For New Fire Station in Lakeside to Buy H0rSeS-Street Work.

Mayor Toney and all the aldeinlan were present last night when the reg ular meeting of the City Council was called to order. Various matters came before the city's legislative body for disposal. An effort was made to se- cure the adoption of an ordinance per hitting cows to run at large in cer- tain parts of the city and to restrict the stock officers from molestino them between ) D. m. and : D. m., While the average town COW is on her way home from the pasture. But the town COW was given no privileges whatever by the Council, although there was strong sentiment on the part of two or three aldermen to leg islate in favor of the COW.
 The Councilmen reported many de- fects i'll bridges and streets and in each instance City Engineer Parkes was directed to look into the matter and remedy the evils. His immedi-
 ate attention will be given the West Second avenue bridge and the West
 Barraque street, leading to Bellwool
 cemetery. Defective sidewalks are
 also to be given his attention. The
 Council, at the suggestion of Alder.
 man Clement, chairman of the cem.
 etery committee, directed that team
 be worked in Bellwood cemetery un-
 til the driveways there are placed ill
 good condition. A cart was also or
 dered purchased for the sanitary de-
 partment.
 1 Alderman William Nichol introduc- ed resolution endorsing the Lee Browning insurance bill which will come before the legislature today. His motion received a second from Alderman Meyer and the resolution was unanimously adopted. It follows:
 Resolved that the City Council of the city of Pine Bluff do heartily en- dorse the Lee-BrOWning Insurance bill now before the Arkansas legislature and urge it's passage, and that CODY of this resolution be sent by wire to our representatives, s. J. Hunt, A. H. Powell and w. B. Pinney at Little Rock tonight by the city clerk in the name of this city"
 Commissioner Hooker of Sidewalk District No. 1 addressed the Council asking that the city fill in the side walk property adjacent to the lake bed in Lakeside, that property own- CTS might properly place new con- crete. walks there. The matter was referred to the City Engineer with in- structions that the work be carried out.
 Mayor Toney cast the deciding vote in the COW question. Aldermen Dun nington and Meyer favored more lib- erty for the town COW. A resolution preventing the city stockman from "arrestlng cows in certain sec- tion of the city was introduced, but Alderman NichOl declared that it was out of order in view of the fact that an ordinance cannot be amended with a resolution. Mayor Toney sustained Nichols contention
 Alderman Meyer then moved that the city attorney be instructed to pre- pare an ordinance amending the pres ent COW ordinance, his object being to give the town COW more freedom. A tie vote resulted and Mayor Toney cast the deciding vote against the It was last.
 Alderman Jordan reported that the special committee from the Council had conferred with the officials of the water and light company relative to new contract and had made cer- tain dmands from the water and light company which they still have under consideration. The suit, prepared by the city attorney against the water and light company some weeks ago, is being withheld until the agreement between the city and the water and light company is definitely settled
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