Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-10-27


was killed by falling through defec-
tive bridge, recommended that the
claimant sustain his claim at law. A
motion to appropriate $175 to pay the
claim was lost.
When a resolution was presented by
N. H. Wilson, appropriating $500 to
aid the Jefferson County Poultry As
ISOLATION in advertising the industry
for Jefferson county, William Rich
ardson and j. F. Koonce strongly op-
posed it. Mr.. Richardson said he had
some ducks on his farm that he want
ed advertised, and that while his
chickens were not blooded fouls they
son for the appropriation and Mr..
Koonce urged that it was a waste OF
money to appropriate a sum for such
a purpose. Magistrates Solmson and
Wilson, urged the adoption of the res
olution, reciting what had been ac-
complished in this county in the past
year through the chicken industry.
They told of the establishment of large
poultry farms through the efforts OF
the Poultry Association and reminded
the magistrates of the fact that many
new residents had invested here be-
cause of the great interest being mani
tested in poultry raising and poultry
shows. After a general discussion
the resolution was lost.
Attorney J. w. Crawford submitted
a report for the board of governors of
the Davis Hospital, to define the pro-
visions under which former appropria-
tons had been made for the Hospital
by the county. The board of COVER
norS were present, as was also Mrs.
J. w. Crawford, president of the Hos
pital Association. The Association
did not ask for an appropriation from
the Levying Court.
The Hospital Report.
To the Honorable Quorum Court of
Jefferson County, Ark:
Seeing through the columns of the
Graphic that your honorable body had
under discussion the Davis Hospital,
which has been built and is being run
by the Hospital and Benevolent Asso-
citation of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, we de-
sire to submit the following facts
with reference to the said hospital:
On the End day of October, 1906, as
shown by the records of Jefferse1:
county, Book T. page 294, a resolu-
ton was adopted by a vote Of 10 to
II appropr ating $4,000 to aid in
building the Hospital. this sum t. be
paid over on LIST OF July. 1907, or
sooner if needed The proposition
made by the hospital association, and
which is embodied in the order above
referred to reads as follows:
IF your Honorable Court will APP,
and pay over TO said associa-
ton the sum of $4,000 tc aid in erect
ing and equipping. said building, then
said association 9ill in consideration
of said sum bind and obi gate itself
to keep fourteen beds in the colored
annex to said hospital for the use
when needed Ct the cologed sick
county poor the beds TO be in sepe
cate rooms for use of men and wo-
nen, and will keep in the ell of the
main building fourteen beds for the
Use when needed of the county's SEX
White poer, the beds to be in sepa
ate rooms to accommodate men and
women, With the unde standing and
Sreement that the county is to pay
o said association for the care of its
lex pos. the actual cost of caring for
hem. The Association has an advis-
ry board composed of representative
usiness men of Pine Bluff and wants
he county judge TO be a member OF