Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-07
Alderman We'll Only Mem
Der Voting Against Prop
oaition Last Night.
ANOTHER MEETING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mayer'S Veto oi Ordinance Placing
$500 TaN ON TrmporAr, Establish
mCntS and Then Posses Similar
Measure. with Defects Z! directed.

Tho city council laat night heard
itwO readings of an ordinance proVid-
ing for the borrowing by the city al
$1,000 600. bat deferred the third read
ing and final action un1il "Wednesday
evening, when the body will meet
again, al 1:30 o'clock, 10 further
consider the proposition.
Each member Of the council Went
on reQord in the informal discussion
Of the matter, seven being in favor
Of the matter and the eighth, Mr.. We'll
opposing it.
The postponement OF final action
was taken in order to give local
banks and local bond buyers an Oh
portunity Of learning OF the PROPOSE
ton now before the 60 neil, that they
make make a proposition to the city
if they so desire
Attorney II. *. Toney addressed the
council, Immediately after the session
opened in which he stated that one
of his clients holds considerable
amount of past due city sdrip and hae
threatened to enter suit. unless they
city arrangcs 10 take np the paper in
the near future. Mr.. Toncy mention
ed also that the councils duty is tc
redeem the city's paper and make
good on the city's obligations.
Vet0es are Suspended.
The council sustained the veto of
the mayor of the ordinance placing
tax of $500 against all mercantile
establishments started here, which dc
not remain in business for six con
secutive months or longer, and later
adopted another ordinance of thu
same tenor, and in which the defect
of the original ordinance had beer
removed. by the addition of the pen
atty, which was fixed at not less than
500 nor more than $500.
The council also sustained the
mayors veto Of the jitney ordinance
after considerable discussion and
wrangling, and then instructed the
ordinance committee to prepar'
another ordinance covering the same
purpose, and which shall contain pro
vision for satisfactory indemnity
bond
Advance Paving Matters.
An ordinance was adopted fixing
the assessment of benefits in Stree
improvement District No. 49, for
Poplar, Hickory, Sixteenth and othei
streets in that section of the city.
An ordinance was adopted fixin.
the assessment of benefits in Cu"l
and Gutter improvement district No
4, for streets in the same locality.
An ordinance was adopted fiXinf
the assessment of benefits in stree
improvement district No, 40, thu
Harding avenue district.
A petition was granted and reso
luton adopted calling Tor objection:
to be heard Nov. 20, in the matter Ct
the formation Of street improvement,
district No. AZ, Fifteenth avenue be
tween Cherry and Cedar streets, am
the same action was taken relative Il
curb and gutter district No. 6, for tn,
same streets.
Want Traffic Lights.
What is considered the most
dangerous corner in the dity, Stat
street and Martin avenue, may b'
made safe by the location there of
traffic post and light, the council
last night instructing the mayor. cit
engineer and committee on public af
fairs to look into the cost of such pro
position. The traffic light, it is said
is the only feasible means of maxim:
the corner safe to pedestrians and We
hicles.
The next meeting of the council
will decide definitely On the propo
sition, and also on proposition for
traffic light near Silbernagle's store
in West Pullen street.
The cemetery sexton repdxted re
ceipts last month of $229.75. expenses
$1G4.55, surplus being 5000.
The police reported cash fines dur
ing October $414, committed SAT-. ap
pealed 500, total $40.
The chief Of POLICE was instruc'
to see that awnings and awning sun.
ports are kept eight feet above the
level of the sidewalks, as the city
ordinance demands, and was in
structed also to enforce the recently
adopted ordinance, prohibiting w