The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-13
LEDGERWOUD'S SUGGESTION
Police Judge Says New Ordinance
Should be Passed That viii Prevent
Hotel Men Using Hack Service as
Subterfuge on the depot plat
forms.

The Hot Springs Garland County
Medical Society, represeting as it
does the Physicians of Hot Springs,
who are among the foremost of it's
citizenship, last night discussed loca!
conditions, looking to a betterment Of
generalities. and particularly applying
to correction of the drumming evil
and the aggravating conditions that
surround the depot platforms. WITH
the result that resolution was
adopted in effect that unless such
conditions are bettered they will not
hereafter lend their influence or give
their financial support 70 advertising
this resort.
The resolution was offered by DR..
e. II. Martin and was unanimously
adopted. 1t recalled the untoward
conditions that exist, pointed them out
in detail, and carried with it an ur.
gent appeal to the citizenship of Hot
Springs to join in so changing the
local surroundings that Hot Springs
would profit by the favorable adver-
tising from well pleased visitors, as
we'll as go in its pocket for money to
|pay for further exploitation in the
press of the country.
Probably the most effective feature
Iof the meeting was a very frank eX-
preston from Police Judge Vernal
Ledgerwood, brought about after May
m Mfs( IA .
on the situation. Judge Ledgerwood
stated that it was his desire to help
better conditions in Hot Springs,
that he accepted the physicians as
men of high standing, that he believ-
ed their standing did as much for the
resort as the healing hot waters, and
that he would cooperate with them ia
every way, and wanted, if they 50
cared, that they come to his court
and there find proof of his sincerity.
Judge LedgerWod in speaking of the
conditions at the depots in particular,
stated plainly that the subtorfuge
employed by the hotel men in engag.
ing in hack business gave them legal
right of the depot platform and that
If the city council would pass an or.
dinance prohibiting lackmen from
getting on the platform he believed
much of the trouble at the depot
would end
Could you draw an ordinance that
would cover the situation?" asked
Mayor McClendon
Il could, and would do So" answer
ed Judge Ledgerwood.
1t was agreed that the ordinance
would be drawn and presented at the
special meeting of the council some
time this month for adoption there
The disposal of the warning"
sounded by the government repre-
sentative on the train was uncertain.
Some Of the physicians were not so
sure he was an injury. Most of them,
however, believed that he should be
the silent sentinel of the government,
and that his warning, however well
meant was misunderstood. and work
ed to the injury of the city.
The meeting was called to order
by President DR.. Leonard r. Ellis,
and Secretary DR.. Mount was at his
post. The first topic was that of
Cleaning sidewalks and flushing OF
streets" which was discussed by Drs.
IT. E. Holland, Howard Ceilings. Con
nell, and A. u. Williams. ALI favored
a cleansing of the sidewalks by wash.
ing process. and this to be done early
in the morning and SO as to be eff
fective
Sanitation of streets, alleys and
yards" was discussed by Drs. Wooten,
Mayor McClendon, and others. DR..
Wooten thought far more important
than the White Way was the estab
lishment of an incinerating plant. He
said the board Of public affairs shoull
purchase such a plant, and that senti-
ment for this demand should be Great
ed. Mayor McClendon said that the
city was progressing rapidly, and that
| II would be impossible at this time
to take care of the expense on the
revenue and that the inciuaratine q,