Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-03
SORRE[LS LABS
 THE ALDERMEN Disliked Manner in Which They Responded to His Request For Fund. AT COUNCIL MEETING Mayor Toney Given Four Days Leave of Absence-Jordan to Fill
 His Place.
AT COUNCIL MEETING

The first meeting of the City Goun- cil of the New Year, which was held last night at the City Hall, resembled a gathering at corner grocery in a country town rather than session of the legsiat we body of one of the largest and best cities in Arkansas. The vic ouS weather man caused it all. When the aldermen went to the City Hall to Wrangle and legislate and pass ordinances appropriating money for the monthly payrolls they were all attacked with the .'sh:yerso and before the meeting was well un- der way, the aldermen were huddled around the big stove in the Southeast corner Of the council chamber and
 warmed up. Mayor Toney, who occupied hs usual seat on the ros- trum, did not "cuddle up a little clos er,' but every now and then he would call Mayor r-elect Jordan to the chair and they would take turns about warming"
 The meeting of the Council would have been an exceedingl y dry one had it not been for the resentment of City Atteuney W. B. Sorrells, who declared after the Council had refused to al low hfm more than $10 to make a trip to Little Rock, he would ego and pay his own expenses. Later, after the Council reconsidered the matter, City Attorney Sorrells tried to make a speech, but received very Dittle at tention from the aldermen, who ap- peared to be too busy warming" to listen to his arguments in favor of a Lew charter. City Attorney Sorrells IiM1lly sat down in disgust, asserting that the aldermen, would sapay more attention to the matter when it be came serious and affected their fire sides"
 Mr. Sorrells asked the council to de- fray his expenses if he went to Little Rock next Monday to confer with four other city attorneys, aEl five of whom had been selected at the recent meet ing of the Mayors at the capital to discuss the best laws to be enacted at the coming session of the legislature. MT. Sorrells was one of the five and he asked the Council to either send lr m to Little Rock are take some oth CT definite action. The Council, on motion of Alderman Clement, started to vote for $10 appropriation for the City Attorney on the trip. when
 the 'Htter asked them to vote it down. stating that he would pay his own expenses. He felt that $25 would be necessary and termed the action of the council in it's $10 gener- osity. "LittlenesS." The aldermen too khm at his suggestion and vtoed ''No,' excepting Alderman Clement who made the motion.
 Just before adjournment, however, the council heard a motion from AL derman Fox for Q s20 appropriation for Mir. Sorrells' t,tp. and MT. Clem- ent offered a substitute making it $25. The aldermen finally ordered the clerk to issue warrant for $20 in MT. Sorrell's favor and Alderman Jordan jocularly remarked that the city clerk should be instructed to ac- company MT Sorrells to the depot to see that he goes.
 It was at this juncture that MT. Sorrells tried to explain the mgort- ance of the Little Rock gather ng and the matters to be corSider:d. Tke aldermen were apparently in 20 mood to listen to a speech and because Of their continuous conversation, the city attorney finally sat down appar. entity disgusted with the attempt 10 be he ard.
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