The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-13
CREATE FUND FOR
 BETTER STREETS
Council Adopts Resolution to he- serve Half of Street Tax Money for Permanent WOrk-Other
 Council Proceedings.

4 called meeting of the City Coun- cil was held Thursday night in lieu of the regular meeting which was t0 have been held Tuesday night and which went by default because of the failure of any of the aldermen to attend. At the meeting held last night Mayor Hamilton, City Clerk Horner, City Attorney Radcliffe and Aldermen Harshman Clement, Hil- ton, Frederick and Goss were in at tendance.
 Police Judge B. J Stuart reported the assessment of a fine of slO and costs, amounting t0 Si115 m all, against W w. Jordan. on the charge of running house Of prostitution. He also reported the assessment ot a line of Si against John Dodd, for allowing his dog Co run at large, without being muzzled. The two cases covered all the business in the Police Court during the month of June.
 Street Commissioner J. w. Middle ton reported the collection of S4S.50 in cash in lieu of free labor and he also reported the performance of 26l5 days labor by persons liable for street work The work of the de- partment consisted in blowing, ditching, roekhauling, culvert build ing, bridge repairing and some grad ing, four blocks being graded on Port Arthur and one on Maple.
 Chief of Police K. R. Jackson re- ported the collection of Si7S5 in fines and license fees.
 The petition presented at the last regular meeting by Judge J. $. Kel- ly and others, praying that here after only permanent work be done on the streets, was up for dlscusslon but in lieu thereof the following, presented by Alderman Clement, was adopted.
 Resolution.
 Whereas. the present system of street work in Mena is expensive, unsatisfactory and of no permanent value to the city; that since the or ganization of the city there has been $50 O00.00 spent on the streets and at present We have only eight blocks Of what can be considered perman- ent street improvements and a small amount of concrete culverts, total cost would not exceed Si0,00000 and so long as the present system is continued there will be nothing but mud and holes for streets,
 Therefore Be It Resolved That Ordinance No. log be complied with to the letter and the indiseriminate and expensive use of city money be discontinued. This should apply to all matters in city government as well as to the streets: that the citi- zens expect same of the Council elect. And that 50qo of the money collected as road taxes be set aside for permanent improvements in concrete crossings. cul- verts and bridges and macadami- 7ing streets under the authority and instructions ot the council to the Street Commissioner. And that no street work be done unless at the time there is money in the treasury to pay for same. except in case of 
 The vote on the adoption of the foregoing was as follows. Ayes. Hilton. Goss and Clement, nay, Moseley, not voting, Frederick.
 Paid $500 More on City Building.
 On motion of Alderman Goss, sec onded by Alderman Hilton, 1t was voted to pay Fred Salyers $500 and interest, a deferred payment on the city building
 The council adopted a resolution and directing all officers to enforce the ordinance in regard to dogs running at large, and also the ordinance relating to skating on the sidewalks
 The streets and alleys committee was directed to investigate the places where sidewalks are needed. and to direct owners t0 construct the same at once.
 On motion of Alderman Frederick, seconded by Alderman Hilton it was that D. A. Hazel be placed on special duty for a month to en- force the ordinance relating to dogs running at large, the ordinance re- lating to skating on the walks. and the ordinance relating to weed cut ting.
 Police Power to Park Officers.
 By resolution the Park Commis- sioner and his assistant were given police power to enforce the city or dinances relating to suspicious characters lOitering and loaffng about Janssen park.
 In addition to the regular salary claims the following bills were al- lowed.
 ]. E. Disheroon, blacksmithing s 300 Il. r. Potts ct al draining ditch
 at park ............. 1000 Will Eddleman, lumber for
 streets .............. i0.56 lhacker Grocery Co.,, mdse.
 Tor poor .s.............. 3.25 A. I. Schott. draining park
 ldhe -..--.-.,... 800 Jasper Middleton, labor on 2