Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-17
ID INVESTIGATE THE WATER RATES Council Will Hold a Special Meeting w ednesday
 Night For That
 Purpose. A NOISELESS TOWN Aut0ists Must Use MufiIers-tity Electrician Resigns
 Water Main.
! NOISELESS TOWN

A special meeting of the city council will be held Wednesday night for the purpose of making an investigation concerning water rates that are in effect in this city and a resolution, presented by Alderman Ben Veil last night, calling the meet ing of the special committee appoint ed by the council some weeks ago for that purpose was adopted last night at the regular session of that body All of the aldermen compose the committed City Clerk Lee was in srructed to notify the manager of the Pine Bluff Company to be present.
 The resignation of A. R. Taylor, city electrician, was presented to the council last night and accepted. MT Taylor gave no reasons for his re tirement, but stated later that he had taken another position in this city.
 That the council desires Pine Bluff to be a noiseless town was indicated last night when an ordinance was adopted requiring the use of mufflers on all vehicles using steam, gas ol gasoline for water power. The or dinance requires the muffler to be kept closed at all times and a viola tion of the law will be punishable by fine of from $5 to $25. This ordin- since resulted from recent "open muf- fler' practices on the part of loca autoists.
 A resolution was adopted last night directing the city clerk to mo- tify the Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt officials to discontinue the unne- cessary dischargei Of steam and loud ringing of the bell on all night trains while passing through the residential portion of the city.
 An ordinance creating Paving Dis trict Mo- 29, the Main street district which was recently reorganized, was adopted The plan is to advertise for creosoted block, brick, concrete as- phalt, asphalt or other suitable ma terial for that district and J. A. Clem- ent. J. H. Watkins and J. c. Ches- mutt were reappointed commissioners for the district.
 Three 16-candle power lights were ordered placed on West Pullen stree! in the new cemetery paving district.
 At the request of Alderman Pat Chestnut the council ordered the re- pair of the Missouri street bridge, which has been out of commission since last May. The council will soon let the contract for Culvert at that place.
 An ordinance appropriating $2,5OO to aid the West Fifth avenue prop erty owners in defraying the ex- penses of paving their street, was adopted This money was approprlat- ed some weeks ago, but an ordinance was necessary for the issuance of scrip for that amount. For the pur- chase of a new fire horse $2S9 was also appropriated.
 An ordinance requiring the Pine Bluff Company to extend its water mains from Mulberry street on Eff teenth, Thirteenth and Eighteenth avenues and on Plum, Cedar and Lo- cust streets, and to place three fire hydrants in that part of the city was also adopted. Three fire hydrants on West Pullen street will be removed.
 Alderman Rudolph Wolff created some amusement ill the council Dy presenting a pasteboard champion ship belt to Alderman Veil for win ming his recent fight in Chicago, where he landed a Jack Johnson on note proprietor when the latter insultet Alderman Wells sister-in-laW.