Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-08
SEWAGE PROBLEM
Continues TO
WORRY COUNCIL
Objection Of $50. Leads to
Change in Plan for
Dumping Ground.
BICYCLISTS MUST
FURNISH OWN POWER
Under Suspension of Rules, Ordinance
Is Adopted Making 1t Ohense for
BicycliSts to "Catch Behind"
Street Cars and Autos.

The city council last night rescind-
ed the action it had taken last week,
when it instructed TIE CITY attorney
to start condemnation proceedings on
a piece of property at the mouth OF
Mallory's ditch, for use as a sewage
dump, and once again the whole ques-
ton OF the disposal OF the city's offal
is open and unsettled.
1t was agreed that something
must be done, and that action must
be taken at once, to bring about at
least q temporary betterment in con-
ditions. The site proposed, however,
it has been discovered, would not be
satisfactory, primarily because the
river would wash away all improve
ments, at each flood stage, while the
dump could not be reached by the
wagons during high-water periods.
In this same connection petition
protesting against the selection of
that site for the dump was received,
read and filed. 1t was signed by more
than $50 residents and property own
ers of the section involved. Until
some solution of the question is
reached, the wagons will continue to
empty into a sewer manhole, az at
present, all care being taken to main
tain the most sanitary and odorless
of conditions at and around the man
hole used.
Going After Cyclists.
The council adopted an ordinance
making it violation of the law for
cyclists to "catch behind" street cars
or automobiles. I'M this connection,
Mayor Simon Bloom announced that
the street car company not only is
strongly in favor of the adoption of the
ordinance, but has offered to pay the
salary of policeman to see that this
particular ordinance is enforced.
Members of the city council reiter-
ated their previously-uttered state
ments against the danger of the prac-
tice, and the ordinance was adopted
under suspension Of the rules, without
a dissenting vote, being acknowledged
as measure that will tend to prevent
accidents and safeguard life and limb.
Improvement Matters.
The council acted favorably on mat
tiers concerning several improvement
districts, as follows:
Adopted an ordinance providing for
fixing the assessments, assessing the
benefits and collecting the district
taxes, in sidewalks district No. 10, the
Cypress street district.
Fixed upon Sept. as the date for
the hearing in the matter of deciding
on whether or not majority of the
valuation favors the establishment of
district No. 40. to pave
Harding avenue between Main and
Olive street.
Decided majority of valuation fav-
ors the formation of street improve
ment district No. 80 and curb and
gutter district No. 4, and named the
commissioners of both districts, the
for each organization
being Pinchback Taylor, G. F. Dun
nington and w. H. Meeks. Two sets
of commissioners had been recon-
mended for these districts, and to set
tie the argument, Aldermen McGehee,
Means and Bahlau, named as spe-
cial committee. conferred with all the
men recommended, and the decision
was reached 10 name Messrs. Taylor,
and Meeks.
r. A. Culpepper was elected a COM
missioner for sidewalk district No. 4,
to succeed w. s. Stewart, deceased
Minor Matters Handled.
The cemetery sexton reported re-
ceipts $3.50, disbursements $172.50,
deficit 5000.
The sum of $500 was appropriated
from the street fund, to pay salaries
Of the street department
The automobile parking ordinance
was referred back to the ordinance
for changes and amend
f~!i|
The council did not order any bills
passed to payment, because there
were only a very few bills presented
early in the month to be
checked up. The city authorities are
insisting that bills be presented i'm
after the current month
comes to an end, to allow of proper
examination OF the bills before they
are ordered paid.