The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-13
COUNCIL VOTES TO
BUY FIRE TRUCK
LICENSE FOR DRAyMtN
Also for Theatres, Provided in Two
Ordinances Passed by Conway
City Council.

The light, water and sewer COM
mittee was instructed to purchase an
automobile fire truck, two ordinances
were passed, one licensing dhAymen
and the other licensing theatres, and
an ordinance providing for additional
sidewalks was introduced at a busy
session of the Conway city council,
held last night.
The vote to purchase the fire truck
was made unanimously, after a rec
ommendation to that effect had been
submitted by the light, water and
sewer committee. The committee
favored the purchase of a Victor
truck, driven by Ford motor, manu-
factured by the W. S. Mott Company
of Minneapolis, Mimi, and represent
ed by w. H. Crews of Little Rock.
The car has carrying capacity of
$50 feet of fire hose and four men,
and is also fitted with a 3O-gallon
chemical tank, 200 feet of chemical
hose and other equipment. 1t will
probably be three months before the
truck can be delivered, the committee
informed the council. The cost of
the apparatus will be approximately
500. The council also authorized
the mayor to purchase 500 feet of
new fire hose, for which he had al
ready entered into a contract. This
hose will cost about $3.50.
f By a vote for four to three the
council passed an ordinance intro
duced several weeks ago, providing
for licensing the operation of dray
wagons. The license fee is SIS per
year for a two-horse draywagon,
$3.50 for a second wagon and S. for
third and additional wagons operated
by the same owner; $40 for the first
and $5 for each additional one-horse
wagon. The ordinance. makes it un-
lawful for any person to haul any
kind of articles for hire without OBJ
tanning a license. The vote on it's fl
nal passage was as follows: Aye
Aldermen J. z. Bailey, w. j. Grum-
mer and j. w. James and Mayor J. C.
Dawson. No-Aldermen Opie Hart
je, Frank E. Robins and w. O. Will
son.
Under a suspension of the rules
and by unanimous vote the council
passed an ordinance fixing $40 year
as the annual license fee for theatres,
opera houses, etc.
Accounts amounting to $539.13
were presented and allowed by the
council.
The mayor announced the resigna-
ton of Dr. j. S. Westerfeld as a men,
Der of the city board of health and the
appointment of DR.. H. E. Cureton to
fill the vacancy
The monthly reports of the light
and water plants were read and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Alderman Drummer introduced an
ordinance requiring the laying of
sidewalks on the south side of Fifth
street, between Harkrider street, and
the quarter section line, one-quarter
mile east; on the west side of Davis
street, between College avenue and
Simms street; on the east side of
Chestnut street, between Oak and
Main streets, and on the north side
of Oak street, between Chestnut and
Court streets. All of the walk is to be
four feet in width and of concrete,
except that on Oak street, which is
to be eight feet wide. The ordinance
was read the first time and placed on
the calendar.
A second petition from east side
property owners, protesting that a
former petition to have a large drain
age ditch cleaned out had been ig-
nored, was presented to the council.
The street and alley committee ex-
planned that certain distractions
placed in the ditch by adjacent prop
erty owners must be removed before
the work could be done. A motion to
transfer the matter from the street
and alley committee to the improve
ment committee and city attorney
was carried
The recorder was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for scavenger service
for the next calendar year, to be sub
mitted at the next regular meeting of
the council, December 26.
A request from ]. A. Boydston for
permission to cut down a tree in the
street near the corner of Prince and
Clifton streets was referred to the
street and alley committee with pow
er to act.