Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-15
THE CITY DADS
 MET LAST NIGHT Much Business Disposed of by the City Council at Regular Session Held Last Night
MINORS DRINK BOOZE
Police Chiefs Attention Called to It. Assessors of Sidewalk District Qualify-Other Matters Before City Legislative Body.

regular session and disposed of much routine business. Mayor Toney pre- sided and Aldermen Fox, Jordan, Clement, Dellmon, Nichol, Hudson, Dunnington, and Meyer being present. The session lasted about two hours.
 Chief of Police Stewards attention was called to the selling of liquors ,o minors and a resolution was adopted instructng him to inform every mem- Der of the Pine Bluff police depart ment that it was their duty to keep H watch On such violations. They were also instructed to more rigidly enforce sections 525 and 526 of Kirby's Digest. The sale of cigarettes to minors vii. also receive the attention of the po- lice from now on if the orders of the council are carried out.
 The report of Chief Tony Briner of the Fire Department was submitted to the Council and approved. It is for the second quarter, ending September 30, 1907. Fourteen runs were ma ie in that period, including eight fires, three runs to the river bank and thl lee false alarms. The total loss On buildings in the city during that time is placed at $10,600 with $S,40O in surance The loss on contents aggre- gates $3,320 with insurance of $2,S0O. The losses for the period amount to $13,920 with $11,200 insurance.
 J. B. Speers, Alex Perdue and M. J. Mead, assessors of Sidewalk and Cuco- ing District No 1, qualified and their certificates, sworn to before Circuit Clerk Edgar Brewster, were filed and approved.
 An ordinance was adopted, requir- ing the light and telephone companies to move all poles on West Sixth ave- nue to the curbing on each side of the street. Unless the companies con- ply with the ordinance, the work will be done by the city at the expense of the negligent companies.
 J. F. Simmons, J. B. Talbot and A. D. Foster, commissioners of Improve ment District No. 21 which i. the new East Second avenue paving dis trict, took their oaths of office last night and the papers were filed and approved. The avenue will ba paved from State street east to the Cotton Belt railroad yards, at cost of $1S.- 21O. ".,
 The ordinance governing the num- Der of employees of the Fire Depart ment was amended so as to give the city chief, assistant chief, five driv- CTS, four pipemen and four call fire men. The new hose company No. 3 On Lakeside will have one driver, one pipeman and one call fireman.
 An ordinace amending the franchise of Pine Bluff Light and Water Con- pany as to amount of water, number of fire plugs, etc., was put on second reading and referred to a committee composed of Aldermen Jordan, Nichol, Fox and Hudson, City Engineer Parks and City Attorney Coleman.
 w. B. Sorrells addressed the Coun- cil and asked that contracts be per mitted to stop passage and traffic on Olive street, Lakeside, until Lakeside church could be moved. His request was granted.
 A petition from citizens that dump ing grounds at the foot of Louisiana street be declared a nuisance, was referred to committee with instruc- tions to select suitable place for dumping ground. Said committee is compose iof Mayor Toney, Alderman Dunnington and City Engineer Parke.
 Petition from citizens in sewer dis trict No. g read, asking for eight months time to connect with sewers and water read, claiming that other improvements had taxed them heavily. The petition was referred to sanitary