Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-08
NEW OCCUPATION
 TAX MEASURE IS BtING PREPARED Proponents of Plan Believe
 This Proposition Better Than One Tabled COUNCIL. DONATES TO CHARITY FUNDS Snm of $50 Appropriated for The
 GrapIijt's Flood Sufferers Fund and $1O for Associated Charities.

lie city councll iaSt nlgnt III reSu' lar session, transacted a mass of roll- tine business, discussed the light ser. vice being received by the city, ap , rropriated $50 to the flood relief fund being raised by The Graphic. appro. priated s10 for the Associated Chari. ties. talked about the condition of the clty's revenues, and adjourned with. out acting on proposed sidewalk anC street improvement districts.
 Alderman Veil led in the criticism of the light service being received by the city, offering a motion that the sum of $150 be deducted from the bill for January. The motion was second ed by Alderman McGibboney, and there was rather. lengthy argument the final outcome being the defeat of the motion when MT. Veil anu MT McGibboney were the only members to vote for it.
 The annual report of the receipts and disbursements of the city. for 1915. was read by City Clerk William 4. Lee. Mayor Bloom directed the attention of the council to the fact that four standing items in the city's expenditures account for about S55.- coo of the entire receipts of about $6a,o00, leaving a mighty small mar gin for street work and other ex- panses
 Alderman Well spoke along the gen eral line that the recent ordinance for an occupation tax would have in- creased the city's revenue by s10,00O or 15,000. and would have prevented the growth of an accumulative debt by the city.
 Alderman Simpson explained that the council had tabled that ordinance because it was thought to be not feasi- ble ill shape. Ic said he believed the council was willing to adopt an ordi- nance drawn along more feasible lines. Alderman McGibboney an nounced at this iuncture that the or dinance committee is preparing an other ordinance along these general lines. and expected to be able to pre- sent the ordinance at the next meet ing of she council.
 Offers Money to City. E A letter was read from w. H. Black we'll. the fiscal agent through whom the city borrowed $50,000 some months ago, rendering the city anoth- CT loan in equal amount, on city war rants due and payable July 1. 1919 with per. cent. discount and a fiscal agents fee of $400.
 No action whatever was taken on the proposition by the council. but it is understood the finance and audit ing committee of tho council will meet within tho next fortnight to audit the accounts. and prepare the budget, and that action on the tender of the loan is likely to be taken at the next meet ing of the council on February 21.
 In his letter, Mir. Blackwell point ed out that he is able to furnish the money at once, but that because of the unsettled conditions, it is alto gether impossible for any man to guarantee to place such a loan, on such terms, at any specified time in the future, because capital Is a mighty shy critter" which, he said twill hunt for cover at the slightest alarm"
 Cypress Street Sidewalks. A corrected 'iirst petition" for g district to build sidewalks in Cypress street between Sixth avenue and Thir- teenth avenue, was read and granted and the accompanying ordinance was placed on the calendar, after being given it's first reading.
 Attorney Creed Caldwell addressed the council, asking that a counter pc