The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-30

money when it did not have any. and
 said after the session that the co-op
 eratlon of the financial institutions
 or the city with tho administration
 could hardly be expected in the future
 1T such policies were adopted.
 Some of the councilmen felt az.
 grieved over the action of the ma. jority of the board, and will renew
 the subject in the city council to-
 morrow night when there is likely ] 10 prove a most interesting discussion of the situation
 Incidentally the necessity of elf. zens taking an interest in public af- fairs, and following closely the ac. 1 tions of the municipal heads, so that they may form their own opinions of how the municipal business is be- ing handled, is being urged by some who believe this is the best way to stralshten out the dsseusous now eX- isting
 Messrs. McClendon and House' justified their purchase of the Rob inson truck because of some statis- ties which showed that in comDeti. tive test held in Denver this truck had made a most enviabe record Mayor McClendon also stated that if was the type of engine used in Mem. phis, and that he had become well acquainted with Memphis firemen. through treating them. and they had all spoken we'll of this type of auto. truck.
 Various aldermen were asked 10 express their opinions. and Alderman Burgauer stated he would request the board 10 wait until Monday night. vixen he would present to the counc'l an ordinance which would authorize them to include in the purchase chemical apparatus, which he stated was what was especially desired by the fire underwriters.
 MT Housley objected 10 any further delay. He informed Mir Burgauer that the Board. of Public Affairs had been subected to rather severe criti- cism of late, both from the press and public, and so far as he was concern cd he intended this purchase should be made while the board was in ses. sion Mr. Housley said the board got { into trouble once by buying some. thing it was not authorized to pur- | chase, but if chemical appliance | was absolutek necessary he was will I ing to take 8 chance.
 i Col W !. Little made quite an ue gent talk t0 inc board He stated that he did not think the board should consider the price of any machine, or | let the amount of the expenditure iu- nuence their actions but what ihe board should do. he maintained. was 1 10 get the best possible machine on | the market. regardless of the price, and he pointed out the fact tat up to the present time there has been no complaint from the citizens and tax aavers because the city debt was to be increased for the benefit of the i fire department.
 He stated he would prefer the Amer ican La.France engine, for the reason
 AS outlined by Mr Strauss that the
 same parts are applicable to both ma chimes. the same engineer could pos
 siblv take care of both, and that the
 people of Hot Springs had confidence in the present machine
 Mr. Strauss said. "The American |, ,laFrance truck which the city IS
 now using has given universal saus- faction to every one connected with inc city That truck stood test
 at the Mattar fire that few auto trlcks would he expected to stand, and saved the city no doubt many Itbousands of dollars in fire loss, The Robinson auto-truck is one know
 nothing about. The representative
 never presented his truck to me- there
 fore know nothing of it.
 .ln advocating the purchase Of the sI5rance auto-truck l did so because
 I believed that since we had selected
 A good auto at the outset any others houcht should be of the same pat l fern The men become acqauinte5
 with tbe workings of the truck ana
 the narts and appliances Of one "ou'a be adaptable to another.
 ouamn Williams. Clarence Ho'ner ] nr brennan and some others went . ,,ith us to visit the fire chief and he D ,,as asked TF there anything wrong o win bis truck, and has ii stood all r tbat was asked of it. and is there ny ., reason to buy any other truck" He r answered the truck was satisfactory
 and that he saw no reason for Pur' !. chasing any other truck s ~The LaFrance Company had oI Q eored to furnish the city this trucN' Il tbo same as the city now has at '"e @ same price this one was pur'haseO v for aiying the following terms; lne k first payment to be made January IF tatr t Inf one fourth in January l'Io
 ,ot7 and 1918 the remaining three e tonrths bearing interest at O per