Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-08

me between Tennessee and Louisi-
 ana streets.
 If anpears that years ago an agree
 uent was reached between MT. Mann
 and the city, whereby certain proper
 ~ was exchanged. City Engineer AL
 Ion stated he had called on Mir. Mann
 rolatiye to the fence, that Mr. Mann
 ;nformed him he makes claim now to
 hoth pieces of property, and that he
 will contest for same against the city
 in the courts, if necessary. The chief of police was instructed l |, remove the barb wire fence, as a nuisance, and the city attorney was instructed to look into the matter, to ascertain the city's rights in the case. The matter of having all service hines placed in State street before that street is paved again was dis cussed, and the city attorney was in- structed to ascertain if the city has the power to force sewer service pipes to be installed in advance of the paving.
 Alderman Sorrells reported that Superintendent Jones of the telephone company had discussed with him and with Mayor Bloom, the proposition of paving the tax of cents per pole, mder protest. MT. Sorrells explain ed that Mr. Jones offered to pay the 75 cents tax, provided the city would then reduce the tax to 50 cents per pole. Nothing was done, the council merely yearing Mr.. Sorrells' state ment.
 Ae request to the council for per- mission to make repairs on a frame building opposite the city hall Tea sa discussion-. which lasted almost an hour. The city engineer had already refused a permit for the work under the fire ordinance, and the mayor and the chairman of the board of public works had refused to interfere, hence the appeal to the council. The mat ter ended with the adoption of reso- luation, by vote of to 3. allowing the owner to use tin shingles on the place.
 Te Revise Fire Limit Law.
 Alderman Sorrells in troduced two resolutions, which passed unanmous- ly, one instructing the city attorney to prepare amendments to the plumb ing ordirance, so that gas filters will have to be licensed and undergo an examination as to their ability.
 The other resolution provides for the appointment of a committee to look into the matter of revising the fire limits laws of the city, that the laws may be made more plain and mere easily understood. Mayor Bloom appointed Alderman Hut. Alderman Sorrells and Alderman Johnson as the committee.
 Three New Ordinances.
 Three new ordinances were ado ,>se&3 under suspension of the rules. one to compel junk dealers to make daily reports to the police and to keep re- cords of all their transactions. anoth CT dealing the same way with pawn brokers and the third ordering the water mains extended short dis tance out Laurel street, to the north side of the intersection at Sixteenth street. Junk dealers and pawnbrok CTS failing to comply with the new ordinances affecting them may be fin ed notl ess than $25 nor more than SloO for each offense.
 The sum of s10 was appropriated ana ordered paid to the Associated Gnarltles. on motion of Alderman, Sorreiis. after the council had decided mat Chief of Police Frank Stewart snail use his own discretion in the matter of allowing tramps and hoboes 'c sleep at police headquarters So many of these men have been accom- modated recently that they have be- come saucy, and the quarters have De'ome unsanitary.
 The need of a competent and duali ned sanitary officer was stressed by alderman Sorrells, and it was decid- ca that the mayor and the sanitary committee confer on the matter and make suggestions at the next meeting Of the council.
 u was decided that at the next meeting of the council salaries of city employes for December be ordered pdio, that the aforesaid employees may nave Christmas money