Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-05
ORDINANCE TO CONTROL TRAFFIC City Council Will Adopt Stringent Law at Next
 Session
TO ADD TWO FIREMEN
Lower Insurance Rates Promised By Purchase of New Fire De-
 partment Equipment.

At the next meeting of the city council traffic ordinance, that is to be strictly enforced and which will regulate the speed of automobiles, the movement of vehicles of all kinds, bi- cycles, etc., and which will compel every driver and rider to keep to the right or face the police judge, will be introduced and passed. This was made sure last night when Alderman Sor- rells motion, directing the ordinance committee to prepare such an ordin- ance, was voted on favorably by the council in monthly session.
 The council also passed an ordin- ance last night, appropriating $2,410 for the purchase of 2,OO0 feet of fire hose and other equipment for the Fire Department. An ordinance was also passed authorizing the employ ment of two more firemen by the city,
 Alderman Sorrells urged the pas sage of the two ordinances, declaring that it would result in cheaper fire insurance rates in this city It was argued that the rates would be reduc- ed with the improved service within a radius of one mile around the fire stations, taking in every fire plug in the city. The rate will be reduced from $1.10 thousand to E cents. said MT. Sorrells. Mayor Bloom took is- sue with MT. Sorrells on the effect of the improvements, insofar as the insurance rate was concerned, all though he said he favored the enlarge ment and improvement of every de- partment in the city. He declared that a personal investigation had con- vinced him that the rate would not be reduced in the downtown district, known as the mercantile rate, all though the rate in the resi- dential districts would be ma terially reduced. Alderman Sor- rells explained that the new law fixes, in a way, the rate where the towns
 
 classes. He said that it would be better if the auto fire trucks were used here, but that as they cost $5,000 it is not likely that the city will be able to purchase one. for some months
 J. H. Watkins, J. A. Clement and Charles Chestnut, commissioners of the Main street paving district, asked the council to appropriate $1,166 to the board of that district in order to aid it in paying a deficit, due to the failure of the city to bear the expense of the engineering in the district, which, it was stated, Mayor Jordan and the old council promised to furn- ish free to the district. Alderman Sorrells said that whatever promise former Mayor Jordan had made. or any alderman individually, was not binding on the present council and that, in his opinion, he did not believe the council had right to make such donation. Furthermore it was not a matter of record in the councils ! proceedings. MT. Sorrells suggested that the matter be left over un,,i AL 1 derman Fox and Veil, two members of the old council, returned, and that it be taken up with full council present. This action was taken.
 The city sanitarian was urged to "get on the job" by several of the members of the council. Alderman Bahlau, Alderman Simpson and Alder man Hut filed complaint about high weeds in various parts of the city naming the streets and alleys, and suggested that the city sanitarian get busy. Alderman Simpson also com. plained about the unsanitary condition | of the alley between Main and Pine streets and Second and Third avenue.