The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-03
.ALL FAVORED THE
 CITY CLEANUP
n,.r Submitted by W. c. B. Allen stirred Council to Action and Each Alderman Will Help-J. W.
 Gardner Resigns as Assessor.

Action was taken at the regular .onthly meeting of the city council ruesday night towards making Mena cleaner city. In fact the city fath- .~s ;naugurated q real cleanup cam uo;on that embraces some of the real dirty spots.
 First and possibly foremost was the congestion offered by w c. B. Allen for the creation of civic improve ,neut club. MT. Allen, who happens "a he one of those who believes in practising what he breaches, told of inc neighborhood movement in the vicinity of his home on Gam street, whereby the alleys and streets have been cleared of weeds, brush and oth- Ker trash. He believes the plan put in 5 5movement by the Gam street folks Bought to be spread to the other DOT #tions of the city and appeared beIore &the councilmen to see what aid the 8oficials could give.
 Believing in the power of organza- MT. Allen suggested that the *city fathers create the nucleus of an #honorary body whose members will |zhave sufficient pride in the city to Voluntarily assist in making Mena a zrsaI city beautiful. He believed that &such an organization could be of &great help to the city officers in cIeaning up the alleys, keeping down <tbe weed nuisance and improving sanitary conditions in general. $ The councilmen liked the idea so well that it was decided to let the al- 5dermen from the different wards |Zname the commission that will have 7&he cleanup work in charge 1t was Understood that at least one woman ksas to be named in each ward. An 4houncement of the appropriation will sbe made as soon as the different al- Hermen make their selections. # The need of a city holdover for Ehlinor offenders was brought before fhe council. The present stronghouse Sjs said to be in a filthy condition and &s there is a scarcity of room at the Bounty jail, is was decided to apply tleanup methods to the municipal hoosgow and have it ready next time Rome of the local sports get on a Rampage. Chief of Police Hinson eas authorized to attend to this part If the cleanup campaign.
 The chief was also authorized to zRame someone to act as poundmaster nd thereby save the frazzled nerves If property owners who have been
 isited by wandering cows and other stock.
 It being shown that the city having Do suitable dumping ground, garbage Ind other trash was being dumped
 Dong the roads in the outskirts of Jena, the council decided to take inn Aediate action towards getting a new Jumping ground.
 Mayor Smith being i'll and unable
 attend the monthly meeting, AL erman Olney acted as chairman of be session. No action was taken to- fards naming a new city attorney to
 the unexpired term of the late Fudge Smith. It being SO close to Election time it was decided to fill De vacancy then.
 W. Gardner Resigned as Assessor.
 J. W. Gardner presented his resig- htion as assessor in Improvement 4stricts Nos. and 4. The resigna- Woo a1StRbC4 PiOItU anu q. w. Frost was named by exclamation to pcceed Mir. Gardner. The retiring
 sessor gave as his reasons for quit hg his discovery that assessed pro- erty values in district were only
 Aree time as great as the estimated pst of the improvement. Mir Gard er did not believe the assessment hould be made and resigned rather
 Ran put what he considered an un-
 llr burden on the property within
 e district.
 The council agreed to expend at
 ast $l20 annually for the upkeep of
 prt Arthur avenue in front of Jans-
 n park in order to help the paving Folect on that thorofare.
 City Clerk Martin presented the
 tice of the Commonwealth company
 rrendering the franchise in Mena,
 It the council ignored it and took no ftion.
 The board of public affairs was di-
 eted to buy 2.500 feet nf oak !s.a.
 for street work upon motion by
 derman Baker. The street and al-
 committee was also directed to
 tend to the matter of opening an Fey and street connection desired by
 o,p.erty owners in block II. Eureka
 Edition.