Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-04
City Council Names Com mlsioners for the Pay
 ing District.
ALLEN RETMRITRsED
Allowed %a0 fol instrument He Pur. chased for tity--Price of City
 Prisoners Meals Raised.

As q board Of commissioners for the do"n-town Improvement District NO. @2, created at the last session of the City Council for the purpose of paving certain downtown streets, w. N lN9loek, s. C. Alexander and w. C. Hudson were named last night by the honarable body of the city fathers. The district provides for the paving o1 BarraQue street from Main street to Chestnut street. West Second ave- hue from Chestnut street to Main street and Main street from Barraque to Third avenue. Now that the board l Of commissioners has been named by the City Council, work on the pave ment of these above~named streets will begin immediately, and it is said will be rapidly pushed to a close.
 The appointing of the above men as Commissioners was the granting of a petition presented to the City Council last night, bearing signatures from all the large property-owners in the dis trict and in taking this action the city council fulfilled the desires of al- most all the people who own any property in the district
 All the appointed men are we'll known. and have been residents of Pine Bluff for a long time. w. N. Trulock, who has been nicknamed, Everybody S Friend" is the owner and manager of the magnificent Jeff ferson Hotel and is an extensive property holder in this district. s. c. Alexander is one of Pine Bluffs most prominent citizens and is the presi- dent of the Merchants and Planters Bank w. C. Hudson is prominently connected in the local business circles being cashier of the Bank of Pine Bluff.
 The paving work will begin immed- lately, just as soon as the new board of commissioners can meet and get thoroughly organized.
 Pay Negro Cook More.
 The Council by resolution intro duced by Alderman Chesnutt increas- ed the price now being paid for meals for the city prisoners from 15 cents per meal to IS cents Jack Cook, we'll known negro, now has the con- tract for feeding of the prisoners and according to Mayor Jordan, Alderman Chestnut and several other city off, cials who discussed the matter last night, it is almost an impossible mat ter to provide a substantial meal for 15 cents and the negro was making absolutely nothing out of his contract. He appealed to several of the alder men and the resolution was adopted by the council last night. On account of the many meals furnished by the black, who was complimented by May or Jordan last night when that official stated that he furnished better food than any one else who had fed the |prisoners, the three cents added to each meal by the council will amount quite little sum each month and in this manner it is thought that the negro will be paid for his trouble.
 Allen Is Repayed.
 The executive body appropriated $50 with which to pay City Engineer AL len for an instrument which that of- ficial had purchased for the city about a year ago, paying for it out of his own personal accaunt Mir. Allen, in explaining the matter last night, caus- ed much laughter when he began by saying About year ago, when the city was broke,' and Alderman Ches' mutt interrupted him by asking what condition he thought the city finances in now.
 Reports Are Filed.
 The monthly report of Chief of Po' lice Evan Parnell was filed showing that in February the cash fines re- ceived by the police department were S644. and the commitments amount ed to s5S1, making total of $1,22s taken in by that department.
 According to the report of City Col lector A. G. Russell which was filed S1 2O3. .99 was collected in the month o ! February. This amount was divided \ as follows: General Fund, $393.l9 ! Vehicle Fund, s4S; Pound Fund ! s11s.SO and Police, $644
 \ few ordinances were discussed { and several propositions of minor i'm