Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-04-11
NEW COUNCIL HAS
 MANY SURPRISES
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Alderman Chesnutt moved that Ohio street be condemned for the vladuct purposes instead of Pehnsy y'van'a street, as Ohio street is the most He- sirable street for the erection of the viaduct The motion carried unanf- mously. Alderman Chesnutt sai% pro- perty owners on Nebraska street have built their fences ton feet o7e' the property line and the city engineer was instructed to define the lines ot that street, that the property 0Wn- CTS may be made to move fences rack, if they have gone cva" the pro perty lines.
 Annual reports from commission CTS of Sewer District No. l2 and Paw ing District No. g. Man street ,a Fifth avenue. were received aud fe- ferred to the finance committee.
 Property owners petisionei the council to be allowed to grade the following streets, without cost to the city, and the petition was referred to the committee on public works: Eleh- teenth and Nineteenth avenues from Cherry to Locust streets, Linden, Lo- cust Mulberry and Ash streets. from Eighteenth to Twentieth ave- nues, and Twentieth avenue, from Linden to Ash streets.
 The matter of letting contract for the building of extensions on the Poplar street culvert, was referred to the committee on public works.
 Mayor Toney's report of work ac- complished during his administration was read. Alderman Fox ccmpli- mented the mayor for his carcfu! work during the four years of Mayoi Tpney's services. He spoke as chair man of the finance committee ani said Mayor Toney is due the thanks of all the people for his handling o1 the city funds Mayor Tonay thank. ed the council for it's assistaaees. IIt said the financial condition was bet ter now than when he took effiee When he went in he said he had tt beg banks to aid the city. TIe as sured the new officials that he vii N1ways be at their service and i VII be pleasure to him to rende' any assistance he can.
 The New Council. Mayor Toney called Mayor Jorda1 to the chair and he was rc,lhdly ap plauded. Mayer Jordan said it va: customary on all private occasions t ask divine3 blessing and pr. J. l Norris, pastor of the First Pres5y terian church, was asked to deliver the invocation Standing the cit, official sand others present listened to a most impressive prayer.
 Mayor Jordan then administere: the oath of office to the following al. dermen: P. c. Chestnut, First ward E. A. Shepherd, Second Ward; E. A Howell, Third ward, and Rudolph Wolff, Fourth ward.
 The following standing committee were named by the Mayor:
 Finance-Fox, Hollis and Howell.
 Firev-Hutt, Sheppard and Chesnutt
 Cemetery-Clements Hut and He! lis.
 Public Works-Sheppard, Chestnut and Fox.
 Ordinance-Hollis, Fox and How ell.
 Police|Chesnutt, Hut and Wolff.
 Water and Light-HoweL9 Wolff and Clements.
 Sanitary-Wolff, Clements, ant Sheppard.
 Mayor TOney's Report.
 Mayor w. l.. Toney, who for fou years has been the city's execut'v' head, and who retired last night mad his report before the meeting of tn city council.
 During his administration Mayo Tpney's report showed that the fol lowing Improvements had been con structed: 2S:S5 miles of concreu walk, $40 miles of concrete gutter and curbs, 2.71 miles of brick pave ment. 1:5O miles of creosoted bloc]