Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-02
NOW IT IS Chief
Of POLICE Lane
Night Marshal Appointed to
Succeed Chief Tinsley
MAYOR C0FFMAN AGAIN
PRESlDES OVER COUNCIL
And Gives Out Some Interesting In.
formation of City Government
In Hot Springs, Ark

anu uiVeS Out come interesting III
formation of City Government
In Hot Springs, Ark
At the regular meeting of the
city council last Friday evening
the most important matter for COLI
sideration was upon the resigna-
ton of Jack Tinsley, city marshal
and fire chief, who is now making
his home in California. Acting
upon the committees report that
the chiefs books were correct, the
resignation was on motion accept
ed and Mr.. Tinsley's bondsmen
were released.
The matter of appointing chief
of police to fill the vacancy was
left in the hands of the mayor,
aud Night Marshal Charles Lane
received the appointment. The
matter of the selection of night
marshal was left open and Special
Officer Corcoran will continue to
fill the position until an appoint
ment is made.
For the present the fire depart
ment will be looked after by
Water Commissioners Fra k
Crosler ard Driver Ralph Ripper.
The house adjoining the station
has been leased for the use of the
driver so that the same conditions
will exist 30 far AS the protection
of the city is concerned as before.
Mayor Coffman presided at this
meeting of the council and he had
the following interesting informa-
tion to impart about the city of
Hot Springs, Ark.
Hot Springs is town Of sixteen thous-
and resident population. and an average
each month Of the year Of about twelve
or fifteen thousand visitors, and tho six
tssn thousand residents manage to live
on what they get out Of the visitors.l
They have churches lof all denomina-
tions; good public schools: a fine street
railway of nearly five miles; wsterworks;
electric and gas plants; well equipped
fire department; telephone system and
metropolitan police system; a fine city
hall and auditorium; a fine state fair
grounds and a mile race track; SIX hun
dred hotels and boarding houses; tennis
court in Wilmington Lake park. always
open to the public. also splendid l8-
hole golf link course and country club.
Two railroads, the Iron Mountain and
Rock Island. extend from Little Rock to
Hot Springs. but don't go any further.
They receive about S58. 100000 year
from their saloons and about twenty or
twenty-five thousand dollars a year in
fines from the police courts. and other
sources: about one thousand from the
theaters and picture shows. This of course
makes their tax levy very low. about
five mills on an assessed valuation of one
third the real value of the property. |
was told by the mayor that his salary
was 5000 per month. city clerk SIPS.
city treasurer $50. city attorney sloo.
health officer $loo. fire chief $3.50. cap
tain $500. auto driver $loo. twenty one
firemen SIS each. street commissioner
SIPS. chief Of police SIPS. eighteen
policemen SIS. each, common laborers
$50. twelve aldermen at 50 each meet
ing attended. The city pays sloo per
year for first fifty fire plugs, SIS year
for the next rs plugs and $50 year for
balance Of plugs; $40 a year for each
arc light. and twelve cents per kilowat
for balance. and same price for residents.
The minimum for water per month is
ninety cents and thirty cents per thousand
above minimum.
The assessed valuation of the city is
S7,5oo.ooo. There are twenty-six lieens-
cd bath houses. The government collects
SIS per month for each tub used. and
every bath house is under government
supervision. The government maintains
free bath house for the POOR.
The Reservation consists Of Gil acres /.
all Of the Hot Springs mountain. which
is kept in fine condition. nice driveways
and paths leading to the summit Ths
Army and Navy Hospital. splendid brick
building nestles on the side of this
mountain and is an elegant view from the
main part Of town.
The Arlington hotel is the only building
on the government reservation except the
bath houses, that does not belong to the
United States. It ha. aboct 900 rooms,