100 years ago
Feb. 28, 1915
• The stench from a septic tank on Barber avenue is complained of by T. Guy Bragg, who writes to the mayor and City Council, asking that a sewer be installed from the septic tank to Fourche bayou. This would also give sewer connections to the property owners south of Twenty-first street, and east of Cumberland and Rock streets. Superintendent of Public Works Henry Levinson, to whom the matter was referred, will present data to the council at tomorrow night's meeting.
50 years ago
Feb. 28, 1965
• Arkansas voters upheld an anti-credit tradition Saturday and soundly defeated Gov. Faubus' $150-million highway bond proposal. The turnout was moderately heavy for a special election, the last Arkansas will hold under the poll tax voter registration system. With 2,226 of 2,318 precincts reported and the count ended for the night the totals were 75,985 votes for the bond issue and 164,096 against it, a margin of more than two to one.
25 years ago
Feb. 28, 1990
HOT SPRINGS -- Drivers and front seat passengers must now buckle up while driving in the national park area of Hot Springs. Park Supervisor Roger Giddings said the park service is complying with a mandate from Congress that all National Park Service property must have seat belt laws. Park rangers will enforce the seat belt regulation when stopping drivers for other reasons. Park supervisor Roger Giddings said the secondary offense is punishable with a fine up to $500 and/or six months in jail.
10 years ago
Feb. 28, 2005
• One of Guy Lowes' last acts as Little Rock's public works director was a simple flip of a switch. "Here we go," Lowes said as he flipped on a traffic light at Kanis and Camp Aldersgate roads in West Little Rock. Within a second the traffic lights began to flash red and yellow, marking an event of sorts for the 67-year-old engineer. The first of 19 traffic lights to be installed under the city's $69 million capital bond program became operational Friday. The event also highlighted one of the final jobs for Lowes, who will leave today as head of the Public Works Department, which oversees the city's trash collection, traffic lights and roads. Lowes, who has overseen the department since his appointment as interim director in 2002, officially retires at the end of May. He said he plans to use all of his accrued leave.
Metro on 02/28/2015