Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-08
PARK LAND COMFY MUST BUILD WALKS
 IN I7TH, HARDIN
City Fathers Refuse Re-
 quest That Further Time Be Granted.

After a discussion which wa
 lengthy, and which at times wa
 somewhat heated, being participated
 in by Mayor Bloom, several of tn,
 aldermen and half dozen or so citi
 zens, the council last night took n
 action on request by the Park Lant IpnNastment company for additona
 Seventeenth avenue and in Hardir
 avenue. Failure of the council tt
 act means that the sidewalks mus
 be laid, as prsvlously ordered by tnc council, violators of the council, orders to be haled into police cour1 for punishment for such violations. The. matter came up when the re- quest for further time was made o1 the council, it being explained tha,
 the owners did not have the mone! with which to pay for the sidewalks nor could they raise the money their property already being nortgaged up to the handle.". As soon as the money could be obtained. # vas promised, the sidewalks would be laid.
 Alderman Ben Veil urged that the time limit be extended, saying it was only right that the company should be shown this courtesy and favor specifying also trat Mr. Taggart, the represe ntative of the company, fad always been a law-abiding citizen.
 Alderman 1y-N& made reply, stat ing that the couEcil ought not make "fish of. QEx and flesh of another. > He recalled that only few meetings back a number of individual prop erty owners in East Pine Bluff. men who owned nothing but their homes, had been forced to lay sidewalks, and soms of them had to mortgage their nome to do it.
 "I am not opposed to giving. MT:
 .aggart time to lay these sidewalks he, said, but If you are going to give one man .lme, you ought to be fair and take tue same acton with all of them."
 The mayor exp aimed that the mo- tices have been sent all recreant property owne"s, as directed by the council. Some failed to heed the mo- ticss, and have been brought into the police court on charges of violar- ing the ordinances relative to the sid walks. It was because of such summons to court that Mir. Taggart had appeared teiore the council, Po- lice Judge stewart having held up the decision in the case against MT Taggart until Mir Taggart could seek an extension fir IT. the council. Tue council not having granted any cx- tension, MT. Taggart will now re- turn to Judge Stewarts s jurisd fiction
 Dr. r. w. Woodull, resident ol Seventeenth avenue, spoke briefly on the need fo" side walks on ,na, street, stating that individual prop
 erty owners had laid their walks
 but the Park Land company has not yet done so. The failure of the company to lay the sidewalks has
 prevented residents of the street l from getting mail delivery. Dr. Woodull mentioned, for example that Mrs. N. Y. Terrell was com pelfed to come ID to the postoffice for her mail because of these lack of sidewalks.
 H. T. Clcott and John A. Smith residents of East Eighth avenue, ln-
 formed the council of virtually the same conditions which existed in the
 vicinity of the.1 homes. They olsu are without mail delivery. The walks have been laid by 2S property owners. while eight persons have SC far failed to obey the mandates o1 the council. Nr. Smiths pointed out that while he does not know the filan cial condition Of the owners of the property recreaAt, he does know sne men draw good salaries and there does not appear to be any excuse fol their failure to obey the ordinance. Alderman Bahlau and Alderman McGibboney both favored the strict enforcement of the law, withou, prejudice or Tayor, and Alderman Veil again urged that an extension of time be granted MT. Taggart. The mayor announced that if the. council wants to grant an extension of time
 1t must repeal the present ordinance Alderman Hut and Alderman Simp- son both upheld the necessity for en forcsment of the law, and Alderman Well moved tat an extension O thirty days be granted MT. Taggart
 The mayor declared the motion ou of order. It received no second. This brought the matter to its finish Mayor Bloom stating that the mayor and board of public affairs will con tinue to enforce the law as in th'