The Springdale news., 1915-03-05


 consarned thing ran through the month of February, and our state ment rendered amounts to $3 20. That's some cheap for power, when You consider that two gasoline en zines ran about s10 per month. A word must be said relative to the day service. There has never been time since the installation fo the motor, that The News has been held up one minute for want of juice. Every time the switch has been push ed, the current was ready.
 The ordinance prohibiting colic- itors, hotel drummers and hack men from soliciting on any part of the platform at the local Frisco station was introduced and read the first and second time at the meeting of the Council Tuesday night. The ordi- nance prohibits any solicitor from getting on any part of the brick platform, during the time any passen- ger train is at the station for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers and provides a fine of not more than s10 for any violation The ordinance will be passed at the inext meeting and become a law.
 With the coming of spring days, along with the garden bug, the au- to craze, and various other forms of spring fever, comes the base ball bee, with long, loud buzz. Local base ball artists have already started their spring training, . and Sprinedale should have first class ball team this season. Enough home boys are here to give Springdale the best team in this section. and move iv now under way to purchase suit able uniforms for team. The local high school team is practicing daily and expect to arrange games with neighboring schools before the term expires. It is also reported that a game between the Springdale team and the University of Arkansas is be- ing arranged for an early date.
 The News has undertaken the task, and it's a big one. of keeping the citizens of Springda'e reliably inform ed as to each move that is made to- ward securing a system Of water works and sewers for Springdale. This takes some little of our space, but We believe the citizens are inter ested, and shall endeavor at all times to give an unbiased opinion and report of the different proceed ings and meetings, care be taken 10 confine our reports to facts IS given by those more competent to speak and in no way will report be glv' en that is misleading, or would al tempt to influence one citizen one way or the other, regardless of the stand The News has taken on the question. It is to be strictly a ques
 ion for the people to decide, 1T they say "NO" to waterworks, then this should be final.
 All members of the City Counel
 were present at their regular sessloi
 Tuesday evening, with the exception Of ] H. Myers, from Ward ,, who \
 in St. Louis. Mayor Lane was pres eat and presided. as was Recorde
 Reed. Quite a large number of elti
 zens and spectators gathered to hea
 the various discussions of the Coun
 cil. and if the attendance at th
 Council meetings continue to grow : it will be necessary to secure large
 quarters to accommodate the eroWe The Council Chamber was entlres inadequate to seat all present Tues day night, and many were unable
 get into the room. This is means knowing that the citizens of oprhs
 dale are interested ill the doings the Council, and one that Is appf' :, ciated by Mayor Lane and all men bers
 If a motion passed by the Ut D Council Tuesday night is accepted the ladies of the Cemetery Associa ton will have entire charge ana coi : trol of the two city parks of Sprins dale for the year 1915. The motto 2 to turn the two parks over to tn 2 Cemetery Association was made D
 Alderman Ewalt, seconded by Ral Y ple. and will give that organizatio f full power over the parks for th i coming year, the city lending all al . nossfble in the Identification an f care of same. The motion Will haA n to be concurred i'll by the Assoel' Q tion. as it was not known whethe f they would accept. It is to be nope ,- that the Cemetery Association WI a take the parks in charge and gl' . them their attention, as they haA