The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-02
NEW POLICY IS
 PUT IN VOGUE
POLICE ARE INSTRUCTED FOR MALLY ON SEVERAL NEW
 SUBJECTS OF INTEREST.
Saloons Wifi be Closed Sundays, Side Walks Must be Kept Cleared,
 and Street Traffic Regulated.

anu otfeet tTsEHc he9ulateo.
 Something Of the new policy that is to govern Hot Springs was set forth at the regular meeting of the city county last night when Mayor Waters had the whole of the police depart ment called before ths city council, and there issued positive orders that the saloons of Hot Springs were to 9e closed on Sundays, kept closed and that the officers would be responsi- ble for any violations of the rule
 The orders to the police department are jn keeping with general order agreed on between the officers in au, thority. as follows
 Taking effect at once, tae law re. quiring all saloons to close on The Sabbath day will bp strictly enforced The citizenship of Hot Springs de- mands it. The law requires it. We trust that those whose duty it is to comply with this law will willingly do SD, thus doing away with custom in which there is neitaer money, good, or reason for it's continuance. Any one violating this law will be arrested, prosecuted, fined, and their licenses revoked
 w w. MATTERS. Mayor.
 'sR. l.. Wti1IsTAhES, Sheriff
 "JDE LANKFORD, Constable" !"
 There will be TO question about an order of this kind being observed. or the ones failing to observe 1t will suffer The city licenses are granted as all licenses are, under the supposi- ticn that the keepers of saloons will observe the laws and keep orderly places.
 But that isn't all The mayor and council gave orders to the police de- parfment fo see that the ordinances are enforced in regard 10 sidewalk obstruction. to street traffic regula- tion and to the matter of signs put up not in keeping with the city ordi- nances, aud to order removed any dis. plays on the streets that extend more than IS inches from the buildings.
 The order that this shall be enforc ed called for something of a statement from Captain Dave Young, of the pc lice department, who explained the difficulties encountered by the police when they make arrests, and the par ties arrested beat the cases and the officers thereby make citizens sore without really accomplishing any good. He stated that if the officers were expected to enforce strictly these rules, they would have to have support from the court.
 This brought up the question of the police judgeship, and it was clearly in- dicated in the discussion that followed that the mayor and council regard tbe police judge as too lenient in the disposal of cases. and that the public takes advantage of that leniency, aud therefore the police efficiency was hampered.
 Mayor Waters took occasion to pay splendid compliment to the police department saying they as body were good and efficient officers, that they followed orders. and that if they were given proper encourage ment they would get much better re- suits.
 Incidentally, after this discussion, City Attorney Mclaughlin took the floor to explain the disposal of the city appeal cases in circuit court. and his remarks indicated that some of the cases the city lost there were lost through misappropriated papers and records, and that if records had been properly kept better results would have followed He also stated that Circuit Judge Gotham had called his attention to the fact that some of the bonds given for appeals, and ac- cepted by the city, were not good bonds. and the city could not recover costs under them, and probably this accounted for some of the losses in costs the city would have to pay.
 IA resolution was adopted by the. city council authorizing the city to employ Judge Huff to assist the city attorney in the defense of a suit brought against the city by Belding 6 Stalleap. over drain pipe that runs through the cellar of their prop erty.
 Sewer District No. 34 was authoriz- ed under resolution. and the follow ing were named as the commissioners for the district: c. A. Mcconnell, F. c. Boving and George Turk.
 W. H. Watson, of Improvement Dis trict No 8 resigned, and to fill that vacancy, the council elected j. N. Wil- lougnby.
 There were present at the meeting Aldermen Shepherd. Petit. Rigsby, Mclaughlin. Gunther Bnrgauer. Hor- ner, Ellis and Ledwidge.