Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-08

be read. The law is plain that such petition must be granted, said May or Bloom. who explained that the protestants would be heard when the matter came back before the council in it's regular turn
 The hearing on the proposed street improvement district No. S6, for the improvement of a number of streets in the southwest section of the city, connecting with streets now improved and with the Sulphur Springs road. was deferred until the next meeting of the council, because the necessary resolution by the proponents of the district had not been prepa red.
 Pine Bluff ( Clmpany Matters.
 Alderman Bahlau. chairman of the water and light committee, reported that he has been looking into the matter of the alleged poor lighting service being received by the city. He said the indicators at ;he office of the P.ne Bluff company showed that the city is getting all the cur rent fir which it is charged.
 MT. Bahlau explained that the com pany is conducting an investigation to ascertain if any of the incande scent globes arc deteriorating because of age or long service, and if any are found to be inferior in this respect. they will be replaced by new globes. MT. Bahlau stated he has net con- pieted his nvestigation into the mat ter. and expects to make a final re- port a. the next meeting of the coun- cil
 sr,n p1Io i<rllt tc fl ed installed at the intersection of Laurel street and Eighteenth avenue and Bsech street and Twentieth ave nue.
 Alderman Niven and Alderman Well reported to the council that pr. o. w. Clark had been comp He'd to pay charge If $40 for meter install lation by the Pine Bluff company Each asked that the matter be in- yestigated, and MT. Well moved that the city attorney look into tn, law and prepare an ordinance elininat- ing all meter charges, if possible, or making them the very minimum, if q meter charge is allowed und:r the law.
 Departmental Reports
 The report of the D. lice depart- ment showed cash fines aggregating $267; comn itted, $226; appealed, $50, total $543. .t
 The pound keeper reported receipts of $6965.
 The sexton at the cemetery report ed receipts of $171; expenditures $13S.S0; excess, $32.20.
 Alderman Simpson, chairman of the sanitary committee rep rted that he had obtained from Chicago analyses o. city water, and that the repor's of the chemists showed the water to also that ha had arranged for the rcserv-irs to be cleaned out once each I onth, under supervision of the chief of the fire, department.
 Property owners have asked for the placing of sidewalks in the cast side of Plum street between Sixth and seventh avenues. The notic;s will be issued by the mayor.
 A ditch will be dug in West Thir- teenth avenue, as soon as possible, t.. improve the drainag3. of tha:. sec tion of the city.
 I Alderman Well suggested that the city engineer and the mayor look into the matter of placing an iron hand rail along he sidewalks in Main street, where it crosses Harding's bayou, as measure of safety.
 Alderman Well also asked that SC scmething be done to prevent thu fern ing of pools of. watersia the side walks of South Main street, due to the fact that he sidewalks are lower than the unpaved; ground between the walks and the unpaved street, the water being unable to flow off. Numerous previc us complaints have bee n made in this matter, with no ac- tion ye. taken.
 Alderman Franey asked that in- vcstigation be made into the matter of issuing notice to property owners in Cypress street to make sewer con nections. He said there is no water service in that s'.reet new, hence sewers cannot be installed.
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