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neeVVil-■eliefeyeip:i-yearsit.Eddytin -s so the re to gam-f'oimnl. i V«*\ f lt;1*\l Mayor. HonanaLilliIUock Park*•in a years of .1 . thein?--blt; *lt; * ntheview,iy tosaid,mncelb. 230-7.606-450.LITTLE ROCK. Ark , Feb. 23 — Tiie city council, apnarently gunning for Mayor Overman for his advocacy of a city manager plan of overnment, which was defeated inthe February 14 special election, railroaded measures, for all purposes designed to carry out their,p » through at a session hereMonday night.The council took its “spite out on Mayor Overman and his appointees by changing the name ofOverman park back to its formername of Fair park; abolishing the Jobs of seven employes, at least five of whom were appointees of the mayor, one of whom was the mayor’s brother; appointed a special committee to study privilege taxes of utility firms in the city, thus' taking out of the mayor’s hands one of his prime objectives and limiting the pink slip” emergency expenditures to specific purposes instead of allowing purchases to be made on the mayor's approval.The council session was long and hectic with major legislation being railroaded, Secret sessions of the council held during the past week apparently had everything shipshape and all the proposed legislation, with the exception of an ordinance abolishing the assistant city attorney’s position, carried.The park was renamed Overman park in the mayor's honor several months ago while he was on a vacation.WALLA'UP Aday saw Hawkins,last Oecei ers The foithrough t HuwkitiFloyd G they objitions witi Edith.LaborSug*TOLED aid and (they war ers of th« Both wmanufactidea of clt; half dolllabor wo\We w workingof Toledi explainedit tried csucceed, could tal They stninated happenec ago. Mis! he was York. I crop of(MayJul
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Blytheville Courier News
Blytheville, Arkansas, US
Wed, Feb 23, 1938
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