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100 YEARS AGO

Feb. 25, 1921

■ Necessity for the consideration of a sewer that will parallel the old state sewer in the western portion of the city was emphasized in the report of City Engineer Rice to Mayor Brickhouse yesterday. The old state sewer, Mr. Rice says, is overloaded 100 per cent, and unless an improvement district is organized and the new sewer is constructed to carry off the surplus waste in that locality there is possibility of an epidemic. The territory included in the proposed sewer district is bounded on the north by Lee avenue, on the south by Eighteenth street, on the west by Ash street and on the east by Cross street.

50 YEARS AGO

Feb. 25, 1971

■ The House Revenue and Taxation Committee heard arguments Wednesday that the cities and counties must have financial aid and that a one-cent increase in the state gasoline tax perhaps was the best way for them to get it. The Committee also heard arguments that revenue from motor fuel taxes should not be diverted from roads and highways, and it deferred action on HB 339 on which it was holding a public hearing. Representative L. L. (Doc) Bryan of Russellville is the sponsor of HB 339, which would increase the state gasoline tax from 7 ½ cents a gallon to 8 ½ cents, with the additional $10 to $12 million to be distributed among city and county governments on a population basis.

25 YEARS AGO

Feb. 25, 1996

■ A North Little Rock neighborhood celebrated the demise of the “Gray Monster,” the seedy rent-by-the-week flophouse that once sat on a lot at 610 Willow St., with a 6-foot-high bonfire Saturday afternoon. “We had a little disease in this neighborhood — a cancer of sorts,” said John Sanford, president of the Argenta Community Development Corp. “You have to get rid of the cancer before you can move ahead,” he said. “The Gray Monster is dead. We need to wish it well.” About 50 neighbors and elected officials attended the celebration.

10 YEARS AGO

Feb. 25, 2011

GREENBRIER — A fault system between Greenbrier and Guy in northern Faulkner County has spawned at least 25 more quakes since Wednesday. Geologists recorded at least 11 on Thursday, including one registering 3.2 in magnitude at 1:35 a.m. No damage was reported. More than 800 earthquakes have rattled the area since September. Most have gone unfelt, but a handful have knocked pictures off walls, cracked drywall and broken windows, police said. On Tuesday, geologists monitored only two earthquakes after recording dozens the previous week.