The Springdale news., 1916-12-08
CITY COUNCIL MEETS


The regular monthly meeting of
the City Council was held at the coun-
Gil chambers Tuesday evening of this
week, with all members present ex-
cept Alderman Dyes, of Ward 3, and
! Recorder Banks. Outside of allow
inc the usual run of monthly accounts
and some little discussion of various
subjects, very little business was tran
sacted
Accounts to the amount Of $301.83
were allowed
The report of the marshal showed
there had been collected for fines and
licenses during the month the sum of
$500
Discuss Light Question
Tn account for the Springdale
Light & Power Co., was discussed,
and efforts will be made to secure
more adequate street service. A mo-
ton was made and carried that all
parts in Springdale be asked to no.
tify L. NJ. Riggs, chairman of the
light committee, when street lights
in their respective sections of the
town are not burning, and giving good
service, and Mr.. Riggs in turn will
notify the local light company who
will make the necessary repairs.
The street lights on the east side
of town have not been giving good
service for some time, and it deyel-
oped that the main lead line there is
of iron, and the currnt is not carried
as it should, making the lights only
a dull red glow, giving practically no
light, and certain lights do not burn.
1t also developed that the local own
ers have found the east side leads in
bad condition, and will have to rebuild
same before proper service can be had.
Rebuilding Of tn lines cannot start
| before spring, but temporary service
will be endeaVored. The street COM
mittee is also asking the local COM
pany to raise the lines over some of
the crossings, as it has been found
that they are entirely too low, and in
some places they will not permit
/ load of hay to pass under. These
will be raised as soon as proper help
can be secured to do the work Some
badly delapidated poles in the city
are to be replaced as soon as posi-
BILE.
Road Roller Question
The county road roller which is be-
ing used by the city in rolling some
of the streets was discussed and it
was decided that the operation of it
was a considerable drain on the treas
ury. 1t was decided to eurtail the
/ help on the roller, and limit the num-
Der employed to one man, or rather
/ limit the salary per day. J. D. Trim
BILE will remain in charge of the roller
as formerly, but he will be compelled
to hire his own helper or do without.
! After the work is finished on Mill
street some work will be done on the
east side, and at one or two other pla-
ces in town.
Sidewalk Question
There are several pieces of walk
| in the various improvement districts
of the town that have been ordered in
for some time, and nothing has been
done toward building same. The
street committee will lock into the
matter, and will endeavor to get the
parties owning the property or having
it in charge to build the walks with
out further process of law. Particu-
lar mention was made of the walk at
the residence of Abe Niccum, or the
east side; Amanda Solomon, near the
High School; the old Daily property
on Emma Avenue, and the Davis pro-
perty on the east side
High School Basement
The attention of the Council was
called to the condition of the base
ment at the High School. Parties re-
porting same stated that the base
ment was filled with old waste pa ,er;
cinders, and other refuse, and that one
of the rooms was not being used for
the purpose intended. The Council
took no action, rathcr referring the
matter to Mayor Smith for invs.i-
cation, and who will take the mat
ter up with the local school board for
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