The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-09
Located Along Switch Track of K. (. S.-County Cotton Weigher
 Will Have Scales.
CITY WEIGHER ALSO
Salaries and Accounts Allowed for S894.66--Committees and Board of Health Selected Routine
 Business.

The clty councH met III regular session Tuesday night with all alder men and officers present except Police Judge Alexander.
 The most important act of the council was the vacation of a space 30x200 feet on Sherwood avenue for public cotton platform, where it is planned that the county cotton weigher will have his scales. This matter was brought before the council by Marion Wimberly, who assured that body that the platform would be built if the ground was vacated, and urged the necessity of the step in order to bring cotton to the city. The county cotton weigh CT is to have his scales at this plat form. it is understood.
 It is probable, from the expres- sions of the members of the council. that the county weigher also will be appointed official weigher for the city, being authorized to weigh stock, hay, grain. etc., for farmers and citizens.
 The site selected for the platform and scales is admirably located. It | is just below Fourth street, along the switch track that leads to the Mena Wholesale Grocery Company. Bills were allowed and ordered paid to the amount of $894 66. These bills included several items not chargeable to the expenses of the month past, among which was one of $7l.20 for building side walk, and old bills for caring for paupers that had been laid over pre- viously.
 One of these brought out a good deal of discussion. both as to wheth- CT the city or county should pay it. and because of other circumstances. When the two pipeliners were cut in the fight in Stilwell park some months ago, the injured men were kcared for by order of the city off, cials. Two good sized bills were paid last month for services of physi-- clans, and one, that of Mrs. Mexican man for about $103 for nursing and boarding the men for 16 days was referred to J A. Richards as com mittee of one from the council and member of finance committee with instructions to try and have it re- duced, it being considered too large. Richards reported the bill back for even $l00 stating he had lost the original bill and said he failed to get it reduced, approved it as mem- Der of finance committee and asked the other members, Jones and Shields, to do likewise. saying that otherwise Mrs. McKiearman would sue the city the first thing in the morning. The others declined to 10. K. the bill, contending it was unreasonable, was not itemized, and. they believed the county should pay at least part of it. This caused it to be put to a vote. Richards and Harrison voting for it's payment, Shields. Jones. Watkins and Robert against. Richards still insisted that the council was not treating Mrs. McKiearman right, and it finally was agreed to pay S60. with the un- derstnding that this should relieve the city from all obligations, she to look to the county if further recon pense was to be had.
 It then developed it is said that Richards had negotiated with Mrs. McKiearman for the claim and held an order for "$100 or for whatever amount presented to the city coun- cil. :"
 The last report of Chief of Police
 Joplin was read and approv q, as
 was also that of city Treasurer Jop- pin. The report of Police Judge 1 Alexander was not in. and it was
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