Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-20
COUNCIL CUTS
 APPROPRIATION
 fOR LIBRARY Votes $50 a Month After Sustaining Mayors Veto
 of $1oo Monthly. MOVES UP DATE TO
 CLOSE DISTRICT" Representatives of Christian Endeav- or Society Tell Council Women Prefer to Leave Before the
 Christmas Holidays.

The donation of 50 dollars per month for six months toward the maintenance of the Pine Bluff Public libarary was the action taken by the city council at it's regular meeting last night. An ordinance to this effect was introduced saafter the council had, by an unanimous vote. sustained the veto of Mayor Simon Bloom of the ordinance passed at the last meeting, in which was appropriated the sum of $1OO for period of one year to be used toward the maintenance of the libarary. &l
 The mayors veto was read before the council, after which Mayor Bloom made a short talk outlining his req sons for the veto and stating em- phatically that he was very much in- terested in the work of the Library association but that neither he nor the council could do the impossible. Im- mediately after the reading of the veto and the mayors talk, the coun- cil sustained his veto by an ,unani- nous vote, after which the ordinance, #appropriating $50 each month for a period of six months for the Library association, was introduced, read three times and adopted without con- trary vote. The Library association was represented by committee com posed of Mrs. 70. w. Pettigrew, presi- dent, and Mesdames w. c. Hudson, w. J. Miller, J. A. Mcleod, w. w. iTay- Tor and D. c. Wilcox. Attorney Creed Caldwell, on behalf of the committee, asked the council to reconsider the re- jection of the first ordinance and Mrs. c. w. Pettigraw made short talk.
 Mayor Explains Veto.
 The mayors veto follows:
 "To the Members of the City Council
 of the City of Pine Bluff, Ark:
 "My Dear Sirs: It is with genuine regret, that I gaffix my signature to veto an ordinance. unanimously passed by your honorable body, at a regular meeting held in. the, council chamber Monday, November 5, 1917, wherein you passed n@1rdl9ance appropriat,. ing $10O per n1htiS fof a asperiod of twelve months for the maintaining of a public library. T. therefore, veto this ordinance fer the following req sons. which I hope you gentlemen will consider: .54.a
 "First: That this ordinance reads that the moneyDshall be appropriated out of any funds that may be in the treasurer's hands, when the ordin- ance should be made to read out of the funds of the general fund.
 "Second: All of the funds avail able in the general fund had already been appropriated for the year 1917, and the treasurer will fall short of meeting pledges already made.
 ssThird: The income of the city,s revenue continues to decrease while the actual expense continues to in crease, thus leaving deficit.
 "Fourth: In my opinion this ordin- ance was rushed thru without giving the members of this council the prop l CT time to think over the situation, and given time to be placed on the cal endar and permitted to take the prop CT course, instead of suspending the rules and passed.
 "Fifth: While am very favorable l to a public library that the entire county and city can be proud of. am opposed to an additional expense i to the city, until such time as the it. brarv committee. . can come before this body and ask for an appropria- lion that will maintain such library as this city is entitled to and one which is to be built by or with the funds of MT. Carengie, or other sour ces.
 "Sixth: My main object in vetoing this ordinance, is the fact that just at this time, when everyone is or should be doing all in their power for our national government, we should all of us that don't have to do the actual fighting, think of our soldiers and let every cent go to them to aid in their comforts, build war Y. M. C.. A. hospitals, and; give until it is real y sacrifice to the Red Cross.
 "In conclusion. want to go on record as being very much in favor of a library for our city. No one knows better than do how hard our good women have worked to place one here. I realize how very made auate our present quarters are. But in these times of sacrifices, am going to urge upon you as true American citizens to further sacrafice our peo- ole, to conserve for what might be needed to win this war for Libertiy's ;ake..
 Respectfully,
 VSIMON BLOOM,
 "Mayor."
 Close District December 15.