Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-07

NSio iSh1 and lfdnSll company was Jumped on' several times and the re- 4ceAt Prohibition movement was hAnded package" by Alderman fred Fox of the Finance Committee Alderman Jordan complained about the failure of motormen to ring bells on street cars and Alderman Gabe Meyer wanted to fire" half of the employees of the Police Department and close up Fire Station No. 3 for the summer Mayor Toney and A. derman Meyer differed as to the Po- lice Department revenue and during the exchange of words the Mayor of- fered to bet Alderman Meyer s hat that he was wrong. The Fourth ward representative raised him to a s1O nat ana tearing censure from some of those opposed to gaming Alderman Fred Fox called the bet off.
 The meeting of the aldermen lasted about two hours. X petition of Mrs. s. J. Clayton, requesting the Council to revoke a recent order granting w. F. Brewer permission to enclose Nor rls street between Eighth and Tenth avenues, was granted. Mr. Brewer will be today ordered to remove the fence.
 derman Nichol demanded that the ordnance requiring the Hicks ice plant and the consumers ice plant to equip their smokestacks with screens. be enforced. Chief Stewart stated that the proprietors would be in court this morning for violating the ordinance. The Council ordered City Engineer Parkes to assume charge of the work of repairing East Second avenue and West Sixth avenue in the event the Citizens Light and Transit does not proceed rapidly and finish the work Alderman Dillard F. Saunders nov ed that the Transit Company be re- qulred to bring their Cherry street tracks to grade within ninety days and Alderman Jordan moved that the company be required to carry out their proposed double track work on hat street or be compelled to remove the ties and rails from the thorough fare. Both motions carried.
 A motion carried directing Citv En- slneer Parkes to request Ford, Bacon Ind Davis to connect the water pipes with the new High School building n Laurel street.
 Because of the failure of Contractor rather to make bond for the per- ormance of the contract, in which he greed to build the culvert on East eeond avenue, his contract was re- dked and the Board of Public Af- urs was instructed to readverti<> for ids for the building of the cu,yert Alderman Jordan declared that a erlous accident would result on est sixth avenue unless street car notOrmen were compelled to ring lelr gongs at every cross street. Up- motion the city attorney was in- ructed to prepare an ordinance re- iring them to do so.
 me report of the police off ficials for month of June showed cash re- pts to be $9675O; committed. 'O.5O, and appealed, s170.
 Alderman Meyer stated that unless nethlng was done to enable the no- and fire department employees to 'pQse%of scrip issued during inc two months, many of the em- 'es would have to quit the service ca1led on Alderman Fox to solve qQeetlon and suggest some plan.
 1x referred the matter back to ermen Meyer, stating that the f. ce committee had about all It lq 00 to perform the duties reonir- ofSrs @ 10N@man Fox added that the f. c0McOmmlttee had discussed the
 Eat length with local bankers
 0Sner fnanciers and that none of
 ere willing to purchase city
 hile the Prohibition movement
 here. They feared the re- said. He argued that the wal of $13,OOO revenue from
 which would result if the
 closed, had caused uneasiness
 he business people and finan-
 far as the city was concern
 expressed the belief that Pro-
 was a long ways off, but
 Pd that the Council should
 here and whittle there" un-
 duced it's expenses sufficiently
 re confidence to "our promise
 He did not argue Prohibit
 Or con, but with plain, sens
 ements referred to the bad
 would have on the city de-
 it's.
 nan Meyer recommended
 of the patrolmens and half
 remen be discharged and that
 tlon No. be closed. He said