Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-06
WILL FIGHT THE NATURAL GAS RATES :, A.A A~O Alderman Well Gives Notice of His Intention and Will
 Get Pointers.
DONATES HIS SALARY
City Physician LOwe's Claim Not Al.
 1owed-New Paving District Is Formed,

While the water company is busy fighting for an injunction to prevent the city from enforcing his ordinance, adopted some months ago, which re- duces the water rates considerably Alderman Ben B. Veil made known last night that he was soon to begin a fight against the high rates," as he terms them, that are being charged consumers by the Pine Bluff Natural Gas Company. As preliminary move in this direction he offered a motion at the regular meeing of the City Council which directs City Clerk w. A. Lee to write to the Mayor of Fort Smith asking for details concerning a recent successful fight agains ex- orbitant natural gas rates there and which were reduced by ordinnce by the Fort Smith council.
 Alderman Veil also donated his 1913 salary, as a member of the city coun- cil, to the city, to De placed in the city park fund. Later when he advo- caed that the city inxitss, new budget provide fund for the monthly re- demption of outstanding warrants, Alderman Sorrells suggested that they start with the salary the alderman had donated to the city. Alderman Simpson said that the idea would be good one if the city had anything to set aside for fund. However, it is most likely that some actios will be taken along the line suggested by AL derman Veil. He believes that the city will be put on better credit ba- sis and eventually on cash basis by the systematic redemption of its scrip.
 City Physician w. T. Lowe's bill for S97.50, which he claimed was due him for placing placards and fumigating homes where courageous disease exist ed, was not allowed, but was referred back to the finance and sanitary com mittee. Mayor Bloom and Alderman Sorrells opposed allowance of the claim without going into the matter They contended that 1t was the duty of the city sanitary officer to do such work. Mayor Bloom knew nothing of the work, as many of the cases had not been reported to him as mayor nor to any others in the city employ, in- .sofar as he knew. He did not oppose paying the city physician for charity case, however.
 Alderman Sorrells, Well and Franey were named by Mayor Bloom to hear the complaint of the property owners in Paving District No. 31, known as the Pine Street District, who charge that they have been over assessed by the board of assessors of the district Thy appealed to the council for re- lief.
 A petition asking for the formation of new improvement district, through which it is planned to pave s9ate street, from Sixth avenue to 44arding avenue, and Harding avenue from State to Main streets, was grant Cd. and an ordinance creating the dis trict was passed. Among the peti-. tioners were I. ,Reinberger, J. A. Ra-- cop, J. F. Stewart, J. s. Ingram, Ed McCammon, James Gould, W. c. Nc Bryde and others.
 The special committee named sev- seral weeks ago to investigate the inn moral houses on East Fifth avenue, recommended that the houses be not allowed to operate west of Tennessee street on that avenue, and the report was provided.
 The Board of Public Affairs was in structed to let the contract for the building Of sidewalks across Laurel atreetHat Eikhth and ~ ! .1se TeDth ' for the .scofvel5 S6s < me school Board receAtly placed con crSte walks in that part of the ., a ely and Mayor Bloom suggested that tAe city put permanent walks there, rather tl than stspping blocks. Y haa beeh the : custom. fsl as:s s.ss N x