The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-05-12
MARSHAL FINALLY
GETS $50 SALARY
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Action Taken on Enforced Connection,
with Sewers-New Sidewalk is
Ordered to be Laid.

After having his salary reduced to
IS month by the preceding coun-
ell, being reelected by the people and
having an increase denied by the
new council, City Marshal J.R. Piercey
finally got his pay restored to $50
month by the council at meeting last
night. The council voted unanimous
~ to pay him $40 month additional
for services in collecting street taxes
and inspecting oil tanks. At the same
time the committee on streets and al
leys was directed to make up a list
of all persons in the city liable to
street duty and to give this list, sec
ton at time, to the marshal for col
lection, requiring him to report all
who fail to pay or work on the streets
when warned. The amount of street
duty required this year is $40 for all
persons between the ages of p and
Is.
Action which may force all resi-
dentes within a reasonable distance of
sewer lines to be connected with
sewers was taken when the council
directed the Improvement committee
to take the matter under considera-
ton and recommend the minimum dis
lance from a sewer line from which
connections would be required. This
action was the result of a recon-
mendation by Mayor w. d. Cole, who
said it would be impossible to make
conditions sanitary unless sewer con-
nections We're more generally required,
chiefly on account of the difficulty
of securing labor for scavenger work.
AS result of a petition said to have
been signed by every property af-
fected except two, the council di-
rected the city attorney to draft an
ordinance requiring the laying of CON
crete sidewalks on the north side of
the east and west Conway boulevard.
from DOnaghey avenue east to Davis
street and thence north on the west
side OF Davis street to Bruce street.
Fire Chief R. c. Dickerson also re-
celVed boost IN salary, his pay being
increased from $45 to $50 a month. on
recommendation of the fire committee.
which had petition from Mr.. Dick
erson asking $75 a month The coun-
ell also adopted a recommendation
of the committee that 500 feet of adj
dltlonal fire hose be purchased and
located In the business district.
The Judiciary committee was grant
ed further time to report on the mat
ter of recording numerous plats and
additions to the city, to which .Jo
Frauenthal recently called attention
The committee reported that it had
received a proposal from B. G. Will
son to do the recording for $3.50.
NO action was reported by the fl
nance committee, to which was refer
red the matter of attempting to col
lect from r. B. McCulloch for allep-
ed misuse of city water at his ice
plant, although members of the COM
mttee said Informally that they hoped
TO secure a compromise and avoid
court action. On request of Aledr-
man W. H. Gist, Alderman G. w
Jones was added to the finance COM
mlttee which is investigating the
claim
The application of w. w. Wilson
Tor the position of night marshal was
filed but no action on it was taken.
Mayor Cole reported the assess
ment of SIS in fines and the expen-
dlture of 1913 for street and drain
age work since the preceding meet
ing.
Accounts for salaries and expenses
totalng $32l.88 were allowed.