Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-04
COTTON BELT GETS
 RIGHT TO BUILD
 NEW SWITCH HERE t-s tt1 AsA-" ~
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build a switch track back of my ware
 house." he said. although I would
 personally vote against any such measure"
 Alderman Veil said the city would
 not allow a switch track built in Bar
 raque street. yet it will allow one in
 the alley mentioned, which was not
 treating everybody alike. He held
 also that the building of the switch track will greatly enhance the valus ct the abutting property, and this. he
 said, is the only reason the property owners favor it.
 Alderman Franey spoke in behalf If the measure, saying it would help
 that section of the city, which is built
 up almost exclusively of mhnvfac- turing and wholesale houses.
 President s. c. Alexander of the
 Merchants & Planters bank spoke :. in
 rchalf of the project, saying it would add to the value of that property, would improve conditions in that section, and would mean much to the business men and property owners involved.
 The vote for suspending the rules, to allow of the third reading of th- ordinance, was to 1, Alderman, Bahlau being absent. There was ob- jection, in that it was not a two thirds vote of the council, which con sists of eight members, but in which there is now a vacancy. The mayor
 ruled the two-thirds vote was had, and the rules were suspended and the ordinance passed.
 MT. Alexander expressed his thanks to the council, as did also Super
 irtendent Elmer Richards of the Cot
 ton Belt, who said the railroad com. pany would 'expend several thousand
 dollars in the work. which would |telp build up that section of the city
 "The Cotton Belt wants to dc everything it can to help build uy Tine Bluff," said MT. Richards, "anl we are willing to make this heavy expenditure, although we will be { long time getting returns from tht switch track"
 It was brought ort during the dis. cussion that the building , of this switch track will relieve Third ave. rue of much of the switching nc@ done on that thoroughfare, especial | iy in the vicinity of the Main ani State street crossings.
 The Drumming Ordinance. An ordinance purporting to be { move on' ordinance was read tht first and second times, and was ther tabled after brief discussion in whicl t developed that the ordinance sough to regulate the practice of street ol
 s dewalk drumming bv negroes en
 ployed by various stores.
 A delegation of merchants or theil representatives was in attendance
 and listened attentively to the argu' ment. Jacob Rutstein addressed tho
 council briefly. stating the conditions
 con plained of are detriment to tht city and that all the merchants WI uld favor some law which woult put a stop to the rractice. The council. after tahling thu "move on" criinance. decided tha A'derman sWcil. Aldermen Franc and City At,ornev Earl Wood shal confer with the merchants and pr" rare an ordinance which will cove, the situation.
 SOmc Minor Matters. The city engineer was instructed t. notify the various companies that al telephone. telegraph and electri light poles must, be painted. n ac cordance with the terms of the. sev eral franchise grants.
 Alderman Simpson urged tha something he dona in tn, immediat future relative to the purchase of a incinerating plant hv the city. bu alter some discussion, the matte rested, Mayor Bloom announcing tha the finance committee Is now study ing ways and means. The report of the sexton of tn cemetery showed receipts of $40 an expenditures of $131.SS. an EXCESS 0 $1OS.12, for December.