Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-01-05
CITY HOLDS UP
BILL FOR $1,000.
in RECENT SUIT
Continued from past exc, :
Heat in street Cars.

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A communication from Manager 3.
G. ,Fowles Of TIE street car company
was read, in reply to the letter, re-
Gently sent the company by dire
CT the council, relative to he report
ed insufficient heating of the street
cars.
In his letter, Mr.. Fowles said the
Pine Bluff cars are heated as well as
are cars in other cities this size and
larger, and that. the heaters are. Of
standard make and size. He said the
cars here do not retain the n%as be-
cause they make stops so frequently
that the warm. airs escapes faste
than the heaters can generate 1T,
which is not the case in other cities
where the stops are not so frequent.
Mr.. Fowles also mentioned that to
double the number Of heaters in tn
cars would take about one week $
work on each car, and will cost about
500 per car, making it quite a large
item in the aggregate. He mention
ed the fact that tho officials of the
company have maintained their re
lar schedule, and have not put any
cars out of service, as has been don
in other cities where the receipts
have decreased, and that the receipts
of the company in Pine Bluff have
shown a decrease. He also Mention
cd that the company went to an ex
pense of about 500 to comply VII
the city ordinance about cars stop
ping on the near side" OF crossings.
and that the ordinance remained in
effect only about thirtv davs
Mr.. Sorrells made short state
ment in the matter, citing names and
instances in support of his contention
that the cars are not being kept COM
fortably warm. He offered q resolu-
ton, that an ordinance be prepared
to force the company to maintain a
minimum temperature in the cars,
but City Clerk Lee mentioned that
there was already on the books such
an ordinance. reading it to the coun-
Gil. This is ordinance No. 1853, adopt
ed November 10, 1906, in which the
street car company is compelled to
maintain comfortable heat in the
cars.
Mr.. Sorrells then offered a resO1u-
ton. which was passed, that the city
clerk be instructed to call the atten-
ton of the street car company to this
ordinance. and that the chief of po-
lice be given explicit instructions TO
see that the ordinance is enforced
Mayor Bloom stated that he will
give written instructions to the Chief
of police in the matter this morning.
Bill Not Approved.
Alderman We'll, chairman of the
finance committee, announced that the
committee will not approve bill OF
approximately $1,000 growing out OF
the recent litigation between the city
and the Pine Bluff company. Mr.. Wen
stating the committee considers the
charges exorbitant. The masters fee
in the case is fixed at $1,000 and
charge of $500 for stencgrapher's fee
is made.
| Mayor Bloom expressed the belief
| that if the council turned down" the
bill, the city might be in contempt OF
court, but this idea was dismissed
when it developed that the Pine Blur
company has paid the bill and now
looks to the city for reimbursement.
The council voted to support the COM
mitttee and the bill was not approved
nor passed to payment.
Street Lights to Be Tested.
On motion of Alderman Well. May
or Bloom, City Engineer Allen and
the chairman of the board OF pubic
works were named to look into the
matter OF arranging for test OF the
power and efficiency of the incandes-
cent lights being furnished the city
by the electric lighting people.
| Mr.. Sorrells mentioned that the COM
pany had agreed to furnish 81 candle
power Tungsten lamps. or the equiva-
i lent thereof He stated that while the
knows nothing of such things, he is OF
the opinion, because Of comparisons