Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-07-10
MAYOR BLOOM MAY
VETO ORDINANCE
Rumor That He Does Not
Approve of Law Requir-
ing Airbrakes.
TOO MUCH AGITATION
Law Would Not Become Effective Till
September l.--Mr. Fox
Voted "NO."

Mayor Bloom has not yet signed the
ordinance passed by the city council
at it's Monday night meeting, requr-
ing the Pine Bluff Company to in
stall airbrakes on all cars operated
by the company in this city. and
which becomes effective September / j..
| 1913. 1t is rumored that the mayor
will veto the ordinance today as this
| is the last day upon which he can
act Oh the new law, and that he will
give good and sufficient reasons for
his Veto
! The ordinance, which passed by a
vote of to !, Alderman Fred Fox,
| of the First ward, being the only
member of the city's Legislative body
who opposed it. was presented by
Alderman W. B. Sorrells, chairman of
the ordinance committee, but Alder
man Ben Wiel, who has been active
at every meeting of the city council
in Urging legislation that would re-
quire the Pine Bluff Company to
comply with new laws and especially
put into effect the new water rates,
that are being resisted in the courts
by the water company, first suggested
the airbrakes.
At a previous meeting Alderman
We'll brought up the matter and on
his motion the ordinance committee
| was instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance, requiring the Pine Bluff Com
pany to equip it's cars with airbrakes.
At that time Alderman Fox opposed
the ordinance, declaring that he did
not think it was necessary, and he
stated further that he thought persist
ent agitation against the water COM
pany was not accomplishing any
good. He believed, he said, that the
company was doing much to improve
it's service in this city and that con-
tinuous legislation against it would
discourage the officials and prompt
them to stop improvements that are
being made and are contemplated for
the future. He suggested that the
company officials be conferred with
to ascertain first it they would not
install the airbrakes without the nee
essity of a special law, if the air.
brakes were really needed.
But despite the appeal of Alderman
Fox to delay the matter at that time
the ordinance committee was instruct
ed to bring in the ordinance and 1t
was passed at last Monday nights
meeting. Mr.. Fox again went on
record as being opposed to the ordi-
nance and he voted against it.
The ordinance will not become eff
fective until September l, as the
aldermen wanted to give the company
time in which to install the air.
brakes. Alderman Wiel at first want
ed the ordinance to become law at
once, but he finally yielded to the
two months delay for the reason
given.
Mayor Bloom has not intimated what
he will do but there is a rumor in cir
culation to the effect that he intends
to veto the ordinance. 1t is known
that while Mayor Bloom believes in
compelling the Pine Bluff Company to
comply with it's franchise and all
ordinances to the letter and will in
sist upon it, yet he does not take
kindly to the continuous agitation
that has developed in the council
against the corporation, by some OF
it's members. Mayor Bloom believes in
encouraging capital to come to Pine
Bluff and invest here. He has ex-
pressed himself as believing that the
Pine Bluff Company was doing much
to build up this city and that any
unnecessary legislation was not timely
There is some doubt as to the ability
of the Pine Bluff Company to install
airbrakes on its present cars. The
cars are said to be too small to admit
of such additions and this is said te
be one of the reasons why Mayor
Bloom is likely to veto the ordinance
Mayor Bloom has made no state
ment as to his intention, but it is
known that he is considering the YETI
and may disapprove the ordinances