Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-23
Meeting Yesterday Adopts resolution Asking Council
 to Change Ordinance.
Ir0MpANY AGREES TO
 FRANCHISE CHANGE
11,der New Arrangement, Twelve Cars W,ll Be Operated on Ten and
 Twelve Minute Schedules, Giving Public Best of Bargain.

The operation of twelve street cars instead of eight;
 Tho use Of "one man" crews in- stead of 1.-two men" crews;
 | The maintenance of a 10-minute mhsdule on two lines and a 12-min- ute schedule on the other two lines !; and
 The acceptance by the Pine Bluff company of a change in it's franchise, jn that clause which now allows it to operate on a 3O-minuts schedule.
 These changes, each important in itself, and all having a distinct bear hg on the street car service in this city, will result frdn' the adoption by lhe city council of the necessary ordinance, following the repeal of a present ordinance, as a result of the following resolution adopted yester- Ay afternoon at a mass meeting at he assembly hall of the chamber of commerce, which was attended by members of the council, representa- ives of the street car company and nearly two-score business men:
 Resolved, in mass meeting at the iiaanbly hall of the chamber of com pefce, that the honorable city coun- N h hereby requested to grant the neuest of the Pine Bluff company to tpeal the ordinance now in force Ferning the operation Of street an, which requires two men to each A. viz: conductor and motorman, M in lieu thereof pass an ordinance kmltting the operation of what is elA the one man car, said cars to u on schedule of ten and twelve nutes, as existed prior to recent aange in said schedule"
 Vote Is Unanimous.
 Except that mdnbers of the city aancil who were present did not aftlclpate in the vote, the resolution 9 adopted unanimously, and im- alaely thereafter the meeting ad- puned.
 inere were many speakers, Gen. asl superintendent B. c. Fowles of ae street car company representing s company in this respect, Mayor noa Bloom, who presided, explain
 ae present controversy between s clly and the. company. and s. C. s1anoer, Alderman Bahlau, Alder sa simpson, J. E. Boyce, Fred FOX M NJ r. M' Rosenberg all making shor; .uele was concert of opinion that a aaase and an improvement in the "' car service was desired, and .a necessary. some of the speakers Nated giving the street car con- " everything it desired, just so s ears would be operated on their .. scaeoule. s. Finally, the resolution
 put m writing, and the city coun- ,s snen It meets Monday night, De- 's. D. Is expected to- repeal ordin- S NO. l04O, and to pass a new ssr.ta s'.sace, allowing the company to ms'e meae 'one man" cars, provided the ii. lsny accepts the minammm sche- v :" pc included in the ordinance. mi, where The City Wins.
 aas particular point means a hig G'y s~ TOT the city, in that the Pine ,sas, 'ompany will voluntarily sur sass,a st a right it now possesses. The pe,s.as ..se under which the corhpany s.es. allows it to run street cars IS sv.mlnute ssa schedule. If the com s'cepts the ordinance establish Isnta asw M minimum schedule, its 3O- srSs., ~ scnedule is wiped out.
 Iid s r,. exactly what 1t means, D N :. ..'y {, Attorney Earl wood, who uRea st !. tne meeting, when he was .h sucn would be the result.
 trhs nvans just that" said MT. ,ris s' aa at the meeting and after A.tin. one of the speakers at the
 S t,s., remarked that it was a 'glv, ma proposition between the .,n.s sa !. ,ne company. But it is not, s c;t, ne city gets alr the benefit. ,s cr.. VIII allow us to operate one- the h"s, s', and we agree to operate Lninntso oio schedule, these being a
 hs schedule on the Cherry line
 ,na last second and West Sixth hh. .cs . l2-minute schedule on the
 Ea.. a.ue.ery and the West second
 ssst Sixth line"
 Unhv niAs
 la h;s Vities Making Change.
 - 'alk to the meeting, MT.