Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-21
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 OVER WATER RATE HAUNTING CITY Pine Bluff Company Wants ;. ; Refund of $l.,,eC(l9 Paid sss ,.... <. Court ,Co osts. 4i5
CHER RlsX aSTRE ET MAX #4s' ALSO ,.' SEE SIP ooK
Us! ~ < t;, x s.l < fst4 ffIf.1,}.. Aide 'nii,,i tas'lan says He Uader- stands t1iiaoss City Pays Bill, Pine : Bluff Company May Net Make
 Outlay te Help Pave Cherry.

Once again the city council has taken up for discussion the matter of repaying to the Pine Bluff company the sum of S1609.70, court costs paid by the company, and which the ccm pany now wall,s the city to refund il.
 The costs in question accrued as the results of the city's ;:ffortS more than year ago to have the water rate in Pine Bluff reduced. The case was heard in the federal coura of Judge Jacob Ireibar, of Little Rock. A master, stenogrspher and several attorneys pa ticipated in the taking of masses of testimony, I1le com pany, as &he plaintiff, had Up bond for costs. which the city, as defendant, was not called upon to make. When the verdict for the company was handed down. the costs were paid by it, under its bond. Then it billed the costs to the city, and several times since the matter has come bstore the council, alwys to meet strong oppo- sition. Affects Street Paving. The matter caules m last night whsn Alderman Bahlau stated he had been asked to took into the matter by ths commissioners of the Cherry street paving district. MT. Bahlau explained he had been informed the Pine Bluff company would like to know if the. city is going to pay that bin for costs, because if the bill is nor paid, the company does not feel disposed to make such great outlay in aiding the work of paving Cherry street.
 Mr. Well stated he has always been opposed to the payment of the bill, first because two items are excessive, and second, because the Pine Bluff ccmp2ny should not have paid it without consulting the city aoont it. The excessive items, he said, were che for the master $1 GOO, and one for the stenographer, S570
 | There was quite lot Of discussion lover the matter, and finally a motion was adopted Tofarring GJae mattar to | the city attorney and the chairman of the finance committee, for report and recommendation at the next meet /; ing.
 Defer Gas Service Matter, A pending ordinance, which had i had two readings, and which called upon the gas company to lay pipe, from the main to the property line within i,,Arse days after application 1 had been made and the company's rules had been complied with, Wss tabled.
 Later, another ordinance dealing with this matter was introduced, the third Tn a few weeks. This latest crdi- nanc which Was read onCe and place ! on tho calendar specifies that 1 there mrst he g house located on or being e1ected on the propelty for
 which gas service connection is de- sired aod tie application must state tinteanon of occupants of proncrtv tC uee EaG, ,ction-.5ga defelIed, that representatiVes of the &as co1r N-ny might he given an opporunity to rro- test, If srch action ie thought teseis- l aila b- them. 9@Y
 Wants Mere SideaaH.ss
 Alderman TYell A. offerod 2 naotioa. tl1al silc7 alks beScrllefed built in tho tell;eery be9wcen Tenjh and SeFen- teentlf aNenaes land Main end Iilden 4street. This led to 8 lot of talk. Mr. Bahlau wantesi to' know 4why other streets should nossbs included in the Srd,nance Mayor Bleem suggested Ithe matter he held over Alderman
 Simpson urged that the sidedalk agi- ! tation be allowed to rest until ytimes