The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
NEW COUNCIL IN
FIRST MEETING
OLD COUNCIL CONDEMNED
REPEAL OF ECE N T LIGHT
AND WATER ORDINANCE
IS SLATED.

from Wednesday Daily.
Condemnation Of the old council in
general and the question OF repeating
the light and water ordinance recent
ly passed by it occupied the greater
portion of the first SESSION of the new
city council, which was held n the
office OF Mayor W. II. Duncan last
night. In oratory OF rather an i'm
passioned nature, several Of the new
Iy-installed members assailed the re-
tiring board, particularly condemning
them for the passage of the ordinance
creating a water and light commits
sion and prov ding regulations for the
operation of the plants, the measure
being denounced as a reflection upon
the incoming council. By vote of a
to 3, the ordinance committee was dl-
rected to prepare an ordinance re-
pealing the commission ordinance.
The session Of the new council was
preceded by the final meeting of the
board which has served for the past
two years. At this meeting the re-
ports of the mayor, marshal and
treasurer were received, and accounts
amounting to $276.68 allowed. The
treasurer's report showed balance
of only $11.75 in the treasury, and
the marshal reported the collectiol of
So during the past month. The finance
committee reported on the J. H
Stubbs claim against the old light
plant Improvement board. The COM
mittee found that after adding ac-
crued interest and deducting all pay
ments IN money and electric current
there was due Mr.. Stubs the sum OF
Sl,22416. The committee also re-
ported that the old improvement
board had a balance of S97.51 on
hand, and recommended that the lat
ter amo ant be paid Mr. Stubs and 8
warrant for the balance payable July
/, 1913, with a reasonable amount OF
interest added, be issued in his favor
The council, however, failed to agree
upon the amount Of interest, and the
matter went over without adjudica-
tion.
The old council, after completing
the organization of the fire depart
ment, adjourned sine die.
Immed: ately after the new boarc
had been sworn in, Mayor w. H. Dun
following standing committees:
Streets and Alleys-B. B. Barker
chairman; r. B. McCulloch and Wei
lington Robbins.
Improvement - w. r. Hairston
chairman; A. j. Meadors and B. B
Barker.
Judiciary. R. Donnell, chair
man; R. B. McCulloch and Wellington
Robbins.
Finance-Wellington Robbins, chair
man; J. R. Donnell and w. R. Hairs
ton.
Ordinance-A. J. Meadors, chair
man; J. R. Donnell and w. R. Hairs
ton.
Electric Light Plant-R. B. McCul
loch, chairman; B. B. Barker and A
J. Meadors.
Alderman McCulloch suggested the
need of Immediately beginning the
street improvement work, and motion
was adopted empowering the commit
tee to purchase a road grader anC
other necessary tools.
On the recommendation of the may
or the following physicians were elect
ed as the medical members of the
board of health: Drs. l. N. McCol
lum, j. M. Muse and j. S. Wester
field. The mayor and the chairman
of the judiciary committee are eX-otfi
clio members of the board
John H. Durham and William Gwir
were put in nomination for night mar
shall, but a motion prevailed to post
pone the election until the next meet
ing.
The election of city attorney was
then taken up and after the salary
ahd been fixed at 800 per year, R. q
Bruce was elected over r. w. Robins
the vote being as follows: For Bruce
Aldermen Barker, Meadors, Robbins
and Mayor Duncan; for RoLlns, Al
dermen Donnell, Hairston and McCul
loch.
The bonds of Marshal w. E. Gil
bourn and Treasurer G.. H. Newberr
were read and approved, and the cleo
ton expenses of $3.50 were allowed
Aldermen McCulloch and Donnel
led the movement for the repeal OF
the water and light commission ordi-
nance and the motion to draft an ordi-
nance repeating the measure was
adopted by the following vote: Ayes
Aldermen Barker, Donnell, McCulloch
and Mayor Duncan; noes, Aldermen
Hairston, Meadors and Robbins.