The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
Council Proceedings.
REGULAR MEETING.
YAzoo CIrY. June IS. 1858.
Present p. O'DoNNELI, President:
]. F. Bailey, j. n. Wesling, A.
Smith. Thes. Metzler, y Niche,
g. w. Dougharty, N. W. Hobson
Counciln1en.

minutes Of the last meeting were read, and
on motion adopted
The final vote On the Resolutions to pur-
chase Weigher's Yard, was taken and re-
suited as follows: ayes, O.Donnell, Dough
arty, Wesling, Bailey, Hobson, Niche and
Smith, 7--snays, Metzler. i
The sale fof lakes assessed for paving,
was postponed to Saturday, 25th inst
The following accounts we're allowed out
| Of the wharf fund chargeable to ID Harvey
Fin favor Of steamer w G Campbell, STA
IS; "A Lynch, see 40; Nearman q Ellis,
SO 80: VIM Bently, S43 90; Mrs Fl Fox,
$50 90; Grimme q Melzler, $34 80; ) II
Wesling, $29 30.
The Street committee report that they
sold three Stalls in the Market House, as
follows:
To John Troy & Co., No for $50 90
To @ Blackman No for so 90
To r III VIM, No for 50 90
for one year from June LIST, 1853. On mo-
ton, the report was received and adopted
The bids for laying down a plank side
walk from Deason's corner to BoWman's
corner we're opened, and J G Yopngs bid
al 800 90 being the lowest, The following
resolution was offered by J J Niche and
adopted:
Resolved, That the work be arded to
- @ Young, he giving bond in Ss00 90 e
complete the same by lst 0ct next, as per
specifications on 6le.
The bids for throwing up Levee on JEFF
fersun street were opened, and Cornelius
Nolan's bid at 90 cents per cubic yard be-
ing the lowest was. on motion, accepted.
The bids for making an apron to Bridge
on Jefferson street were opened and j @
Young's bid e $3.50 90 being the lowest
was, on motion, referred to Street commit
tee.
The bond Of q + Emery FOR painting
Cemetery fence vas presented and On n
ton approved.
The Mayor reports that at an election
held the 28th May. 1888. to take the sense
Of the people on the subscription for Sic. 600
stock insIhe Yazoo and Big Black Plank
Road Company. payable in one, two and
three years, the vote stood for Plank Road
lO7-No Plank Road T. On motion the re-
port was received
J ] Niche offered the following resolus
ton:
Resolved, That the President be author
lied to subscribe for SIS, 600 stock in the
Yazoo and Big Black Plank Road, payable
in one, two and three years; the ayes and
nays being called for. the resolution passed
unanimously.
The following accounts were presented
and on motion allowed:
jill Wesling Hospital fund) $40 60;
Henry Smith, do, 75;N Royster. dos co;
Brown & Avery, do, IA 90; J G Young.
do. 5 90; Grimme d Metzler general fund.-
267 70, Jennings & Devlin do, 8 45;Clerks
and Judges OF Election. do, % 90; G
Young Cemetery fund) 40 so.
The following acc'ts were presented and
on motion referred to Committee on Acc'ts:
A H Morton, SIS 90; w G Fleming, 8 90;
w G Fleming & CO. 2 80.
The following resolutions were offered and
adopted:
! By ] P Bailey,
Resolved, That the Clerk advertise for
proposals for filing up and paving with wood
in front Of the Lamkin property on Madison
street, and that the Marshal require the same
to be done before the 1st day of September
next.
Resolved, That the Clerk advertise for
proposals for filing up and paving with
wood in front Of DR.. Brashear's property on
Yazoo street, and the Marshal require the
same to be done by the 1st day OF Septem-
Der next.
Resolved, That the Clerk issue warrant
for fifty dollars when the Marshal reports
that Culvert at the end of Hughes alley
is completed.
Resolved, That the Clerk advertise for
for putting down two cisterns TOR
the purpose of extinguishing fires, one on
the corner of Main and Jefferson and the
other on Main street IN front Of Link d Har-
risons store; specifications to be had on APP
plication TO the clerk.
Resolved, That the Committee on Ac-
counts be required to put into che hands s.
The Marshal the uncollected tax list for ! abl
for collection.
Resolved, That Broadway on tie Sou b
side, from DR. Leake's C. III G Iyler'ss be
paved, and that the Clerk advertise for Tro-
1osals to pave the same with brick, 70 be
lone on or before the 1st September, md
hat he take bond and security Of the con-
ractor to have itdone.
By a Smith.
Resolved, That the clerk draw draft in
avor of the Trustees Of the Free School for
$500 90 payable out Of the Hospital fund
a petition Of sundry citizens praying
epeal of the Hog Ordinance was presented
nd j Niche offered the following resolu-
ION:
Resolved, Thatthe law now IN force com
monty known as the Hog law, be and the
anne is hereby repealed
The ayes and nays being called for the
was lost, as follows: Ayes. Hobr
on, Dougharty, Mel1ler and Niche. a.
avs. O.Donnell, Weslinq Bailey, Smiths4
On motion the nneetn0 adjourned.