The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
COUNCIL ORDERS A
SPECIAL ELECTION
A. E. Ayers, Removed From City.
Resigns as Alderman-Pool
Room License Up.
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)

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A special election will be held
in the city of Paragould within
the next twenty or thirty days to
election alderman from the first
ward to succeed A. E. Ayres who
has resigned because Of his removal
from Paragould to Drumwright
Okla. Mr.. Ayres was elected last
April to fill the unexpired term
of J. T. Agee who resigned. The
alderman chosen in the special cleo
ton will serve until April, 1915.
The resignation of Alderman Ayres
was read and accepted at last
nights meeting of the city council,
and a resolution was passed author
izing the mayor to issue a procla-
nation calling special election.
Under the law in this state the
after ten days notice has been CIV
en-. The city attorney has prepared
the proclamation and as soon as a
date for the special election is fix
ed by the mayor the proclamation
will be published. So far as known
there are no avowed candidates for
the place. The only names that
have been suggested in street dis
cussion are c. M. Jones and P. E.
House.
The ordinance fixing the annual
license to be paid by parties OPP
Grating pool and billiard halls and
prescribing the restrictions under
which they may be operated, was
placed upon it's second reading last
night. A motion to suspend the
rules and read the ordinance failed
to carry. There were only four al
dermen present-Hatfield, Welsh,
Cole and Treadway. The ordinance
provides for a license of $25 on
each table. It is understood some
of the aldermen favor making the
license $50 for the first table and
$25 for the others. 1t is probable
an amendment to this effect will be
offered when the ordinance comes
up for further consideration.
L. l.. Vandervoort who will OPP
crate the new Vandervoort hotel,
made application in writing to the
council last night for license to run
pool and billiard hall in the new
hotel. John Steele of Mariana,
made application for license to run
a pool and billiard hall in the
building recently vacated by
Wade's confectionery and cold
drink store. 1t is understood Mr..
Steele will install the tables and
that Billy Allen will run the place
A resolution was passed making
the annual municipal tax levy of
five mills.
The city treasurer reported that
the notes upon which money had
been borrowed at the banks during
thC PloI Twelve 1lOhlnS Adu DctII
paid off with money received from
the tax collector and that the trus-
tees-R. w. Meriwether, Sam P.
McHaney and ]. T. Agee-had turn
ed over to the treasurer the collat-
eral scrip issued to secure the
trustees in their endorsement for
the city. A burning board compos-
ed of Aldermen Cole and Welsh, the
treasurer and the clerk was ap-
pointed to check up the scrip and
destroy it.
The street committee was or
dered to have the sidewalk abutting
the property on the west side Of
North Pruet street from the Of
flee of Drs. Henry and Paul Dick
son to the A. o. U. w. building,
taken up and replaced on grade.
The council upon request of the
committee in charge of the Labor
Day celebration here, granted
street and stand privileges to the
committee without charge.