Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-22
COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE FUND
 FOR CLINIC
Sustain Veto But Ask New
 Ordinance.
SUPPORTERS OF
 CLINIC SCORED
Direct Board To Purchase Street At Tenth Between Main
 And State.

After shadow boxing with the venerial clinic proposition for sever al months, the city council last night sustained Ex-Mayor Blooms veto of the ordinance to allow $50 month toward the maintenance of the clinic, and a new ordinance was ask ed for providing for the payment of $50 month for that purpose, but not stating a definite length Of time the payments should be made, thus allow ing the city the right to discontinue the allotment at any time. MT. Bloom, who was present at the meet ing, defended his action in vetoing the ordinance, stating that he dld not believe in the city tying up for so long time. Then warming up to his subject, he stated that so far as was able to determine, the city, the county, the government, and the Rotary Club proposed to pick up a lot of buns, give them treatment. then turn them loose on the streets again to go about their way of inn morality. The clinic did not propose, he state to effect any cure for im- morality "If it did," he stated, i've should give all of our time, and money for it."
 Alderman MeGibbony made a fight consistent with his former policy. for the clinic. Alderman Miller asked for the ordinance appropriat- ing the $50 month with the specf fled time let out. ....
 The council went at the matter as if effecting a compromise, and the fight was a draw.
 Buy Street.
 An ordinance was adopted which directs the board of public affairs to purchase the street at Tenth avenue between Main and State at con- sideration not to exceed $725. After an interval of about three quarters of an hour during which time there was much talk and debate concerning IS inches of ground on Main street the ordinance was amended so that the city would purchase 29 feet and 6-1O0 on both Main and State street, instead of 29 feet and 6-1OO on State street, and 27 feet and 66-1O0 as was specified in the original ordinance. The Fred Senyard building, as the ordinance was amended takes up about IS inches of the property on Main street During the course of the debate, Mayor Hollis and Alder man Mcbride engaged in a spirited and instructive argument as to the proper use of the words offset" and "obstruction." After the passage of the ordinance another ordinance was passed pro- viding a way to pay for the land The ordinance was to pay $725 out of the road tax fund An ordinance was adopted to take $1 ,000 out of the road tax fund for the weekly pay rolls and incidentals of the street department.
 May Raise Collector.
 An ordinance was read and placed on the calendar which provided pay
 ing the salary of the city collector $150 month. It was recommended by City Collector Bloom, Mayor Hol- lis stated that $50 of this be paid from the street fund. The legality of i that was questioned, and the city attorney was instructed to bring in a decision at the next meeting. For that reason the ordinance was placed on the calendar. For a like reason, an ordinance provided for the pay of a city sanitarium S90 a month was 1 placed on the calendar.
 The council provided another jolt for motorists when an ordinance was placed on the calendar providing for the payment of fee of $5 annually beginning June 1, of this year. The ordinance provided that motor own CTS register their car with the city clerk and would thereby be granted tag which must be exhibited in public. The ordinance provided a number of things coincident with registration, all of which were not unsimiliar to army questionnaires. One alderman questioned the legality of the ordinance. The receipts is to be used for upkeep of streets, etc. A number of communications were read, after which Henry Guest was |elected city engineer, Dr. F. c. Row ell was elected city physician. The former election was unanimous. The llatter except for one alderman who did not vote.