Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-16
CONSENT To JUDGMENT AND
 INCREASED TAXES
Isolution Adopted by Coun- e;l is Deemed Only Way Out
EYER ACTION ON
 WATER RATE BOOST
,mum Rate of 90 Cents on Lights and Water is Asked by the Pine Bluff Com pany

A plan to wipe out the city's indeb.
 dness is contained in a resolution
 ad and adopted by the city council
 its regular meeting last night.
 his indebtedness, which amounts
 about s1SO,OOO, consists for the
 lost part of a series of warrants,
 art of which are held by Otis and
 Ccmpany of Cleveland, O., and the
 farmers Loan and Trust company
 New York. The resolution pro-
 ides in part that the mayor and city
 ttorney of Pine Bluff consent to a
 udgment of the United States court
 appeals, issuing mandamus to
 The county assessor that assess
 hents for city purposes be at full
 alue in money, and that assessed
 aulation on county, state and school
 Eaxes be doubled. This, in effect,
 means that the five mill city tax will
 be doubled.
 It is believed that the holders of
 the city's warrants will go into the
 tourt of appeals and the judgment
 rendered in similar case was a
 mandamus to the county assessor of
 the county in which the city was,
 doubling the assessed valuation on
 county, state and school tax, and assessing the city tax to the full value in money. With this judg- ment in mind, the resolution as drawn provided that the mayor and #city attorney consent to judgment. (which would in the course of five years, it is estimated. cause enough money to be laid aside to wipe out ! the debt.
 Occupation Alternative.
 ] YH plan, members of the council faNes is the most practical one Ith&n be evolved to meet the emer- sgegaN The alternative plea was the occupation tax plan which is in ef feet in Little Rock and other cities. ana one which has never met with the favor of the council. It was pointed out that this plan, while it provides for an increase in the city tax, is fairer plan.
 II ordinance drawn to permit the zsaaSsluff company to collect a nm monthly water rate of 90 e6W and a minimum monthly cleo trlc light rate of 90 cents was put on the calendar to be discussed at {, later meeting. This was not done. however, before dissenting note was struck by Alderman McGibbony. who. alter the first reading of the ordi- Mm.,, Mnance, moved that it be tabled. MT. said in making his mo .lon, We ought to get together and ely to reduce the cost of living in steao or putting it up." He pointed Out mat the council had granted pI numDer noe of concessions to the Pine DUH company, and said he was strongly opposed to granting this ,ne. The motion, seconded by AL aerman Clements, was lost, but a nction that it be put on the calendar '11ered by Alderman McGehee was
 Alleges License Violation.
 pI,,ee M ordnance requiring the Pine n.cli no: company to extend its water ,n ha.n within certain prescribed boun- ,,a.ies' and to establish water hy- 'iahts at certain prescribed points was va. passed. This ordinance was the of report of the fire .u .Ti'ih.ttee that certain sections of ,ne cltv were without proper fire and the points at which ,s nnyorants are to be established is s;vt S toliows: Fifteenth and Missouri M;ssoth and Tennessee, Martin and raatI ruri, Harding and Virginia. 'n e,Is9 and Indiana and Thirteenth 'au lndlana. An estimate on the . Sn,. oI construction of a culvert on ,eN ,s street where the lake bed cross ,n !hat street was furnished the 'uollc works committee by City Eng;. ,1sr ,1s J' Il Guest. and was read bv McBryde, chairman of that ,ommittee. according to the enri. 'ertlsed for. - ' "u- :. A A, coammunication from the secre- aig ,hlI;n oi the Chamber of Commerce. ',,lng .o, the attention of the citv .;t., uic,i to the alleged violation of the ,oss hcense law, was read. Tho rel;ah1nl stated in effect. that rhamIe information reaching the .ha hcoer ro of Commerce indicated that ,Ii ,b;s general Cigar company of Mem. RocL J ana a cigar company of Little .iea rs were selling and delivering ;en e"fs Tn this territory in a yiola- ,vm .on, oi the city license law. The bn asked for action hv as .asoy clty council. The matter was naet;d n,erIed to the city attorney. The Sr;aag Se;sasang was adjourned until next ;hss 3!gnt for consideration of