The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-12
SEEK MANDAMUS IN
 PAVING PROPOSAL
FURTHER ADVANCE IN ORDL NANCE REDUCING SALARIES
 OF THREE CITY OFFICIALS.
Council Grants Another Extension 10 the Intorurbsn After Mr. Garrett Makes Statement of an Optimistic Nature.

Mandamus proceedings in the cir. cult court to require Mayor McCien. don to sign the contract authorized by the city council as a compromise for the repaYing of Central avenue, will be initiated today, according to information given out at the city council last night, which at it's meet
 ing took another step towards the completion Of other details in this matter
 The council lad passed a compro- mise ordinance which effected a set.
 clement through the Barber Asphalt Company resuriaciIg Central avenue at a minimum price arranged in the contract The ordinance covered the contract. but 1t is net a contract un- til signed by the mayor. Also a pay
 ing expert must be appointed. and this mieht have been dGne by tae mayor but his opposition to the terms ot thc contract Las led 10 the council taking ID aEetber ordinance through which the board Of public affairs may name the eXpert The signing -f the contract, howeyec, is a thing only the mayor may do, and the circuit court groceednas will bs 60 that eGI.
 All the members ol the council were present last night After t5a paving ordinance was read once mora. the matter Of securing an unanimous sus- pension ol the rules was discussed. but Alderman Carney and Woolst n re.rsed Co yield Their positions even in temporary proceedings, and the ordinance went oves to ire next mee.- ing on December l3
 The road tax ordinance was deliver ed Is death blow in .he council last rieht when with the ca andar all cleared but that matter, the Ledwidso repeal ordinance was taken up. The v-te to repeal the road tax ordinance Was unanimous.
 Guy Noolston of tie street working .o ces and Commissioner Golden. W re authorized to pat in a concrete bridge cl Benton street, which con meets the city with the Little Rock highway The wooden bridge there has been i'll a danger us con Iition for some ,ime Also they were autboriz- od to put in some tiling c1iycrts in ether parts of the city.
 The ordinance extending the Little It3ehdIot Springs ntlr.rUan fran chise was taken up and passed Mir. Garrett. t6e ever traless promoter. Was present and stated .at by the time the mex. six m-nths extension had Ilssed he expected 10 bo able 10 show 4 financial organization which could build this $2000,000.00 project between Iitte Rock and Hot Springs, and thus take part in the rapid deNs,- opmeat on this part of tha state.
 The batter cf tae reduction Of the salaries of certain city officials was brought again to attention when the -edwidge lBurgauer or. dinancc was read a second time ana permitted to h. on he calendar Tais ordinance provides that the mayor and police judge shall receive salaries earh ol $5o per month. or $l0 les than the salary of the pauoiaen and tiremen 1t also provides that the city treasurer shall receive salary 5l $fo per m4n,h- The ordinance will be passed or defeated at is next read ing on the first Of the year session The political sienGcance of the or diuance enlisted much comment oboat in political circles.