The Springdale news., 1919-03-07
anp1NGDALE TAKES
 4 STEP FORWARD
c.nDeil Passes Ordinances to improvement Districts For ,,... Sewer and Light Plants

l., eooeh making meeting Of tine
 ~ ...'.,fI was held Tuesday even e''' ....oo. jn response to petitions of i'.., or+v holders, three ordinances pi0r nassed creating as many ini- Nsss .oaf districts, one for the con .+.,..ion of water works, one for sew -, =. md the other for lighting
 The three ordinances are prioted elsewhere in this issue Responding to the invitation of v.,or Ewalt. a number of business aan . and citizens were present at the nootinp The mayor called on Dr k. IT Phillips to open the meeting with ar.yer which he did after a few viz prons and timely remarks. After tbo routine business of the council had hoon transacted the three petitions mentioned above were read. Prac- t;co,lv the same names appeared on all three petitions. as follows;
 Ralston. W. r. Myers, L. A. Smith j. H. Fletcher, G. w. Vaughan, R. c. Clark, E. B. Cummings, Jno. Il, Myers. J. P. Denver, W. A, Graves, L. N Riggs, C. H Hewitt, II. G. Hunt, AZ. Smyer, Chas. L. Smyer, Willard Berry, Bert Watson, C. c. Dodson, I'M sparkman, J. A. Joyce, Jno. r. Stafford J. F. Harris. c. D. Lichlyter, Herbert Sparkman, A. M. Leitzell, Lee asnders, J. E. Martin, J. F. Mason, |J W. Phillips, L. D. Petross, E. s. Fhampson, P. R. Ivey, C. W. Pool. Or vile Wood, H Quandt, E. A. Gillett, R T, Phillips.
 Talks on the importance of the movement being taken were made by number of the business men, and Ar. Winters, civil engineer of Fort Smith, who made survey of the town for water works d number of years ago, was called on by Mayor Ewalt. MT. Winters estimated that the three improvements could be in- stalled for approximately $175,000. He explained that this was only a hurried estimate, but he was sure that 1t would not cost over that sum, and probably less.
 Attorney H. L. Pearson of Fayette- vile, who has been employed by the council as attorney, in order that ev- cry step taken in the enterprise may be m accordance with the law, spoke Of the legal phases of the matter, and sad the assessed valuation of real property in the town IS amply suf- nclent to provide for all the contem- plated improvements. The fact that tne town had granted an exclusive lfanchISe to private lighting com pany would not deprive the town of ,ne right to install a municipal light 'he plant, in the opinion of Mir. Pear Eson.
 LaSar Aasoner of Bentonville, who, u"tH recently Was manager of the
 ight and water plants of Bentonville, position which he held for nearly
 oui years, explained the experience Oi tnat town with municipal owner s'lp' The bonded indebtedness of 'ne light plant was paid off three ;r ra'S before final payment was due.
 im ine cost Of street lighting in Benton ,. "'' Il the town was required to pay
 same at the usual rate, would
 "ounV to more than the annual pay "en' on the bonded debt. said Mr
 a'O'ief The lighting rate to pri-
 eonsumers in Bentonville is 10c v. A' W. Asked as to the water MT Masoner said they would ssefage about s1.5O per quarter ner .;.a smliy' Consumers who do not de
 ~ ~ to install meter are given a
 rate of s35o per quarter with
 he, ,e privilege of using all the water
 xss.es aesire for any purpose. MT.
 od g.er os stated that during the per
 sea,s :. "s management, about four
 s' as the plants had made a net prof
 ;s VI a.'l about 5000. He gave it as
 lind f 0a M that Springdale would
 tall hon niaeh more profitable to in Fhicb Ssn aa,.,l the water and light plant,
 sma l" could be operated under the
 4re r, Management. i '"e
 ircnl..; next step to be taken is the
 'p'a'lon of petitions. which - must m