The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-03
CITY WILL HAVE TO COOPERATE WITH BOARD ON SANITARY
 QUESTIONS.
SPECIAL MEETINGS CALLED
Fire Insurance on the City Hall Is Almost Doubled and Mayor Takes a Stand to Reduce 1t All Possible and Distriute the Business.

OuSH ITeSlQenL DT. NO0ttOn, the Board of Health Iast night made 1t plain to the city council that un- less steps are taken immediately to help that body i'll the enforcement of sanitary conditions, the board will not longer assume the responsible ity of the condition of the health of the community. The present condi- tions were not serious, but it was to the future the Board of Health di- rected it's attention, that before the spring season of fly breeding begins, the city should enforce a better sys- tenn of taking care of the garbage and other refuse of the city.
 At the present time, said Presi- dent Wootton, the refuse of the city is distributed promiscuously south of the city on whatever point in the road the mule team happens to make a stop.
 The council last night took up and disposed of a great measure of busi- ness, and besides called two special meetings for Wednesday and Thurs day evenings, made special engage. ments to dispose of some important questions that have been pending for some time.
 The council refused to pay a bill from Bedding & Stallcup of $25 per month rent for cellar in the build ing they lease, because a city drain pipe passes through the cellar. The city had formerly been ordered to re- move the drain pipe, or pay $25 per month rent. The sum had been paid regularly for a while and then drop ped. Last nights statement asking for $225 renewed the subject, and the council decided that the city would fight the issue out in the court, and put it up to a jury whether the pipe through the cellar was worth $25 per month rental or not.
 In answer to the roll call were AL dermen Shepherd, Williamson, Pet tit Mclaughlin, Burgaurer Sigman Reynolds, Ellis, Peden, Rigsbee, Led widge and Gunther,
 Saloon licenses were granted to the following:
 Albert Valentine, Hot Springs Liq- uor Company; T. T. Marsh x Co, j. A. Laurence, w. H. Bennett, D. Pie chi. J. & Wilkins, John L. Turner, Mark Brizzalara, Joe LeRoy, Tom Hurley (2) K. A. Wheatley, J. c. Cobb and Joe LeRoy, a wholesale li- cense
 Alderman Williamson stated there had been remonstrances filed against some of the licenses i'll the Second Ward, but there seemed nobody there o object at that tima and he did not further oppoes them. He stated that his objection previously was merely to give the demonstrators an oppor- tunty to have a hearing.
 Cleaners and pressers of the city who had paid their licenses, as de- manded under an ordinance later de- cIared invalid by the circuit court, asked for a rebate, which was refer red to the city attorney.
 A petition asking the city council to give special meeting to the in- surance question was read and May or McClendon designated Wednesday evening.
 Mayor McClendon in communica- tion called the attention of the coun- cil to the fact that fire insurance on the city hall building, which had for merly been $242O per s1000, had been increased to $40.10, and that he had refused to accept one $2,000 policy under the increased rate ana had also sent back to the Arkansas Trust Company s5,000 in policies un- der the advanced rate. There was some discussion of the subject, May or McClendon taking the stand that the city probably could get along without this $7,000 insurance, in that it already had $40 800 in force; but that if the insurance was ordered written by the council, he would like to distribute the business with other agents. The council left the matter with the mayor for adjudication but later by resolution provided for special committee, composed of Bur gaurer. Williamson and Ledwidgt, to make an investigation into the fire rates.
 City Clerk Housley called the at- tention of the council to the fact that there was only s25 in fire insur-