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made president, J. s. Hawkins see retary and Herbert Duval treasurer of the league. The morning SOS sion was devoted almost entirely to a discussion of things sought by each city represented, and notes of the various propositions were turn ed over to a committee with instruc- tions to report at o'clock. This committee was composed of w. F. Coleman of this city, Pratt P Ba- con Of T Narkana, J. r. Woods of Eureka Springs, Walter Harkey of Russellville, Lyman r.. Reeder of Batesyille, w. B. Brooks of Little Rock, IT. C. Pernot of Van Buren, c. A. Mulholland of Fayetteville, IT. Nicely of Searey, C. C. Huff of Hot Springs, Ashley Cockrill of Little Rock and w. s. Pollard of Fayette- villc.
 Adjournment was then taken un- til 4 o'clock At 2 o'clock the dele gates met at the Marion hotel and were given trolley ride over the city in a special car.
 Resolutions Adopted.
 At the 4 o'clock session business was transacted with dispatch. The special committee submitted it's re- port, which was adopted after much discussion. The resolutions sub mitted by the committee, which were adopted, are:
 Be it Resolved, That the im- provement district law should be so changed as to provide that where the owners in the district to be formed are less than ten in number the city council may, upon petition of majority of said owners, pass the first ordinance laying out the district
 Be it Resolved, That no im- provement shall be undertaken which will exceed in cost 90 per. centum of the value of the real property in said district, as shown by the last county assessment, in the estimating of which cost the value of the whole property within i the district shall be taken; provid- /; ed. in incorporated towns and cities of the second class the assessment shall not exceed 20 per cent of the valuation as now provided by law. Be it Resolved, That a bill be drawn providing that 80 per cent of the taxes raised under the road tax for taxable property within the linn it's of cities of the first and second class shall be appropriated for the purpose of building roads, streets, bridges and highways in said cities to be expended by the city councl.
 "Be it Resolved, That the city at torney and city clerk in cities of the first class be elected by the city council and not by popular vote, and that all appointments by the mayor shall be subject to the ap- proval of the council.
 "Be it Resolved, That this com mittee recommend the passage of an act cOnferring enlarged and ad- ditional powers upon cities of the first and second class to better reg i ulate the building of houses, and to provide. for the condemnation and removal. of houses or buildings de- s4,Ejmsntal asl1 ,to the public welfare.
 "Be it Resolved, That the bill now pending or any legislation l, looking to providing for juries in municipal courts in this state is un- wise and we hereby protest against its passage.
 l 11t f"Be it. Resolved, That bill be prepared making it a misdemeanor for property owners to fail to con-  the sewer when such connection is required by the Board of Health.
 Be it Resolved, That justices of the peace be divested of jurisdic- tion over misdemeanors committed within the corporate limits of cities of the first and second class, and that mayors be divested of civil jur- isdfction.
 Be it Resolved, That similar amendment to the constitution al- lowing cities of the first and sec- ond class to issue bonds, which failed of adoption at the last elec- tion, be resubhitted to the voters by the presnt General Assembly,"
 Al the suggestion of Alderman R. C. Powers of Little Rock a resolu- tion was adopted asking for a law