The log cabin Democrat., 1922-04-12
FIRST MEETING BY
 NEW CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Council Appoints Mayor Cole as Street Commissioner-Street Tax
 is Reduced to S4.

The newly-elected city council last night held it's first meeting, the ses- sion following immediately after the final meeting of the old council. Little aside from routine business was trans acted by either body. The retiring council only allowed the accounts for salaries and supplies, amounting to S98l, of which $702 was a bill for new fire hose.
 All members of the new council We're present and took the oath of office, except Alderman J. II. Bailey of the Third ward, who is confined to his home on account of illness. The new city officers are as follows: May or, W. D. Cole; recorder, George Shaw Jr.; treasurer, Tom Davis; aldermen. First ward, Leo Grafton and C. C. Denney; Second ward, William R. James and Theodore Smith; Third ward, J. I. McClurkin and J. H. Bai- ley.
 A new committee. to be called the ''city beautiful" committee, was in eluded in the standing committees ap- pointed by Mayor Cole. Alderman Smith, Grafton and Denney compose this committee, which will have for Its object, as the name indicates, all work designated to beautify the city The other standing committees were appointed as follows. the first named alderman being chairman in each case:
 Light and water, Aldermen James, McClurkin and Denney; streets and alleys, Aldermen Grafton, Bailey and Smith; finance, Alderman Smith, James and Bailey; judiciary, Aldermen McClurkin. James and Denney; fire, Aldermen Bailey, Grafton and Smith.
 The new council adopted res olution reducing the amount to be collected from male citizens liable for street duty from $6 to $4 per year, and directing that collections of the annual street tax be started at once. Mayor Cole was elected as street con- missioner at salary of $50 per month.
 The retiring council received and referred to the new council a com prehensive report from Supt. E. V. Leverett covering the operations of the municipal light and water systems for 23 months beginning April 15, 1920, and ending March 15, 1922. The report shows total collected during period of S80, ,43137 for electricity and SIS, 8,2S5.02 for water. During the 23 months permanent Improvements and extensions costing several thousand dollars have been installed and paid for, free light and water service val ued at S2l ,5lS has been furnished the city and despite the extreme high costs of fuel and labor during the period, a good net profit has been realized over and above all outlays. The plants had on hand according to inventory of March 15, 1922. S14,015.- 50, as follows: Cash in banks, S5,735.- Is; deposited at 1 per cent interest, S1,69684; liberty bonds, 5000; coun- ty warrants, $01378; coal in bins. Sl,260; supplies on hand, $1 ,830; light and water accounts due, $1,579.85. The outstanding bills against the sys- tenn at that time totaled only S350.
 Eleven hundred electric meters and 530 water meters are used to meas ure current and water sold to con sumers, the report shows. For street
 lighting current was furnished to 523 lamps, which at a value of $1 per month each would have cost the city for the 23 months $12,029. Free lights and water furnished the public school are estimated to be worth $500. The value to the city of 100 fire plugs, estimated at $36 per year, is placed at $6,900, and the value of water sup piled to city sewer flush tanks is placed at $1,000.
 Superintendent Leverett recom- mended the installation of an addi- tional engine and generator at the light plant, stating that both of the large units are now required to carry the peak load, leaving no reserve unit In ease of a breakdown. He strongly advises against the suggestion that no additional machinery be installed at the plant, awaiting the completion of power plant on Little Red river, now under construction. and the ex- tension of a line to Conway T have investigated this natter he says, and have found out that it will be at least three or four years before service can be obtained from this com pany We will be required to take enough stock to run the transmits