Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-20
CLEAN MILK AND DIARIES WANTED
 BY CITY FATHERS
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 will participate in the conference
 and the amended motion was thea | adopted.
 City Raises Commission. l An amendment to Ordinance Mo-
 l213 was adopted, under suspension of the rules, whereby the city col
 iector was instructed to collect a | commission of 212 per cent. on all collections made by him for all i'm provement districts in the city, the commissions thus collected to be 1 turned into the general fund of the city. Heretofore the city collected l a commission of 1 per cent. only, on 1 these collections.
 A question of serious import was raised when an ordinance was read 1 directing that all monies received from dog taxes be turned into the po- lice fund, instead of into the general fund as heretofore. Alderman Well raised the point that the city has al- | ready issued much scrip, based on the anticipated revenues in the gen cral fund, and he expressed the opin- ion that taking part of the anticipat- ed receipts from the general fund new is likely to ca,;st some warrants to become delinquent, when time for settlement comes.
 Alderman Bahlau believed the small sum thus involved would not affect the payment of the warrants when due, but suggested that the ordinance be referred to the finance committee, that the matter might be investigated. Alderman Veil had raised the same point, upon the in troduction of the ordinance dividing the privilege taxes into two equal parts, for the street fund and the general fund, instead of allowing ali such collections to go to the genera, fund.-
 When it was explained that the city can really save money by com- pieting the cemetery work at. once, now that it has been started. there was no opposition to the passage of the ordinance appropriating 5000 - scrip for grading and fencing tll- Bellwood cemetery annex.
 Street Tax Serious Matter.
 A lengthy ordinance was read, fix ing a per capita street tax of s upon every able-bodied man between the ages of IS and 45 years. except such as are exempt from road serv!ce for the county. The ordinance pro- vides that all men shall be liable to duty on the city streets three deys in each year, not more than one day at any one period, that each man shall be summoned for such duty three days prior to the day on whicI, he is expected to work, and that each man shall bring with him such tools ss the street commissioner shall specify. It is provided also in the ordinance that payment of $1 for each day for which the citizen is summoned will excuse him from such work on the streets. The ordinance provides for the election of an as- sistant street commission, at a salary of $75 per month, whose duty it will be to serve all summonses and to assist the city collector in collecting all taxes paid by those summoned for road duty. as we'll as dog taxes and other matters prescribed.
 Immediately after the ordinance was read. Alderman Franey announc- ed that it was serious matter. on> deserving the deepest, consideration and thought of the members of the council. and he moved it be held over for further consideration. This was adopted, and then MT. Franey moved that the city attorney prepare copy of this ordinance for each member of the council. It was moved as an I pxf Ixv Q o HnifU attorney be instructed to present to each memner Of the council copy of each ordinance 10 be introduced be- fore the council before such ordi- nance is introduced. As amended, the motion carried
 Upon motion of Alderman Niven, leave of absence for two weeks was granted Mayor Simon Bloom, who desires to visit Hot Springs for the benefit of his health.
 A number of matters declared to be sanitarily defective were ordered corrected. The front wall of the building formerly occupied by the Bair Grocer company was declared nuisance and dangerous and ordered pulled down.
 A ' association was read, urging the council to aid in the establishment of the Chas. Well Memorial alcove at the library, but under the law the council can not help the project. Aldermen will act individually in the matter, however, it was stated.
 The bond of City Engineer F. R.. Allen, for $2,00O was received and ordered filed, and the matter of elect ing a city physician was deferred un- til a later meeting of the council City Engineer Allen was directed to prepare all estimate of the cost of building a storm sewer in Cherry street, in the section to be aS'paved. This action was taken after the coqn- cil heard statement from pr. A c. Jordan, member of the Cherry street raving commission. in which Dr, Jor dan announced that ths commission will appear before the council later and ask the city to assist i'll building