The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-13
FRANCHISE
 BILL TO COMMITTEE COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MEAS. URES UNDER CONSIDERA-
 TION TUESDAY NIGHT.

The proposed new telephone fran chlse was referred to the judiciary committee, the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana was granted permission to put in an oil depot in Conway and several other important measures were considered at last nights meet ing of the Conway city council So much business came before the ses- sion that the council decided to hold an adjourned meeting on next Tues day night.
 Edword Cronk of Chicago, repre- senting an independent telephone or ganization, appeared before the coun- cil in the interest of the franchise he seeks to secure here. He prom ised if granted franchise to give service at the rates charged by the Southwestern company prior to the increases put into effect last Septem- Der. He also stated that his com pany would install more modern exchange, with semi-automatic cen tral energy system, making it unnec- essary to crank bell to call central, and that connection would be made for long distance service over the Bell lines without extra charge. If the Southwestern company would restore their old rates ne sd he would with draw his application for franchise
 r. k. Ridgely of St. Louis and C. Stout of Little Rock, representing the Southwestern company, were present at the meeting. They denied that Mr. Cronk would be able to meet his prom ises as to long g-distance connections called attention to the disadvantage of having two telephone systems in city and asked that they the privilege of presenting their side of the case be- fore another franchise was granted The ordinance granting the franchise was finally referred to the judiciary committee.
 The petition of the Standard Oil Co.,, to locate an oil depot at Conway occasioned considerable discussion, but on finai vere Alderman w. J. Grum- mer was the only member who voted against it. The company was given permission to erect gasoline reservoirs on lot No. 3, block l4, provided that it was not situated within 100 feet of adjacen property.
 An ordinance appropriating $8 900 to aid in the paving of the business streets in Street Improvement Dis trict No. l of Conway was introduced and read the first time. The measure provides for the appropriation to be paid in l6 annual installments, and is to be refunded to the property own CTS on presentation of receipts from the collector of the district showing payment in full of their assessments.
 A petition from J. c. Dawson to install a gasoline tank on the curb on North Front street for filling auto mobile tanks was referred to the i'm provement committee with power u act.
 Alderman c. C. Denney introduced a resolution which was adopted unan- imously, that the city lend it's moral support to the State Highway Con- mission in their efforts to continue operation of the state rock crusher. The following accounts were pre- sented and allowed George Shaw, salary, $10; w. H. Canada, salary, 1850; Drummer Hardware Company, tools, $365; H. Ethridge, hauling, $2325; time checks, $16.88; Conway Printing Company, publishing ordi- nance, $6; S. G. Smith, eight office chairs, $14.00.