Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-21
COUNCIL MAKES
LAWS FOR AUT0ISTS
Also Orders Motorcycle to
Insure Compliance With
Ordinances.
FOR ONE BETTER CITY
AMermanic Bedy Shows Disposition
to Suppress Obnoxious Places and
Improve Sanitary Conditions.
Table Meter Reading Ordinance.

1aUie Netef Rfaulng ordnance.
Authorizing the board of public al
| fairs to purchase a motorcycle for
the police department. passing an
muffler cut-outs on automobiles and
serving notice On the Iron Mountain
railroad to make certain improve
ments at the Union station and on
| West Fourth avenue were the most
! important matters disposed of at the
city council meeting last evening.
What is thought to be the begin
ming of he fight against the Iron
| Mountain to compel that road to I'M
prove he tracks along West Fourth
| avenue was started last night, when
the resolution requiring that the i'm
provements be made within the next
thirty days was adopted. I was argu-
ed by the council men that the COM
pany failed to comply with it's con
tract with the city in many respects.
| The contract requires the company
to place eleven inches Of rock on
inches have been laid, it was assert
ed. The city attorney was instruct
ed to serve notice on the company
that the resolution, requiring he i'm
provements, had been passed, and I'M
less it is complied with within the.
next thirty days, the franchise will
| be declared forfeited.
An ordinance was passed appropri-
ating $2.611.3S which is to be used in
| paying for 1000 feet of hose purch-
ased January g.
New Improvement District.
A resolution was adopted creating
grading improvement district No. L.
which takes in Missouri street from
Sixth to Thirteenth avenue. The
commissioners for the district are
Drew White, Ben Robinson and l.. R.
Jones. Another resolution creating
Sidewalk District No. 8 was also
passed. The resolution was asked for
the purpose of laying sidewalks along
both sides of Missouri treet, between
the South property line of East Sixth
avenue and the North property line
of East Thirteenth avenue. w. q.
Tankersley, w. H. Deaver and Pinch
back Taylor were appointed assessors
of Paving District No. 33. The dis
trict is for the purpose of improving
State street.
An ordinance requiring merchants
to sweep sidewalks in front of the
place OF business before Z O'clock in
the morning, was read one time and
tabled.
The ordinance to require all owr-
ers of automobiles and motorcycles
in the city limits to be provided with
modern mufflers, and require all
muffler cut-outs to be closed was
read three times and adopted.
Assess Benefit for Repaving.
An ordinance assessing the cost of
Improvement and fixing it as lien
on the property owners in paving dis
trict No. 80 was passed. The district
includes Barraque street from the
east side of Chestnut to the east side
of Main street: Second avenue from
the east side of Chestnut street to
the east side of Main street; Main
street from the east side of Barraque
street to the south side of Third ave-
nue..
Attorney F. G. Bridges, S. C. Alex
ander and number of other prom
lnent citizens living in the vicinity of
T. S. James Place appeared be-
fore the city fathers and registered
complaint about "cess pool" at
the end of Elm street, south of Sixth
avenue on T. S. James property. The
complaintans argued that great
deal OF water had accumulated there
and formed lake, which drew mos
qultoes and was dangerous to the
health and safety of the residents in
that immediate community.
Several of the aldermen who view
ed the pond yesterday afternoon were
OF the same opinion, and urged that
something be done at once to fill the
pond. Mayor Bloom appointed a
committee of Aldermen Sorrells. HUT
and Bahlau to visit Mr.. James this
morning and said that if no satisfac-
ton could be secured from the con-
ference, special meeting of the
council would be called for Wednes-
Gay when some action would be taken
A. w. Lehman appeared before the
councllmen and registered a COM |
plant, asking that the tenants in !
two-story house at the corner Third |
and Missouri street be ordered out |
me matter was referred to the city
attorney with instructions that some
ACTON be taken at once.
After Bawdy House.
Alderman Simpson asked for the
removal of the negro bawdy house
at Fourth and Missouri. He argued
that people coming to and leaving
Phe Bluff could see the women in
the house: He was told, however
that large fence had been built
around the house and the matter was
dropped. Alderman McGibbony also
asked for the removal of the BABY
Doll Cafe at Fourth and Missouri
stret' but no action in this regard
was taken. The alderman argued
that the women OF the bawdy houses
at Fifth and Missouri streets CON
created around the place and parad-
ed IN that block in scant costume.
Chief of Police Stewart was asked to !,