The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-03-04

{ They recommend that per centage Of
2-5 on real and personal estate. money at
Interest and premiums on insurance be levi
led. and $40 on sales Of merchandize which
with the poll tax will give a revenue to the
town of 6,985 90, which we believe will
be fully equal to the wants Of the corpora4
ton for the fiscal year, all Of which is res
pectfullY submitted, and on motion was re-.
ceived and adopted.
The Street committee towhom was refer
red the petition Of Shropshire q Massey
and others beg leave to report. that the
side walk from Woodriges Barber-shop to
a. Patterson's bridge requires immediate
attention, that they have obtained a plan
and specification from Capt. Morton for a
brick wall which are herewith submitted.
They have not advertised for bids, but pre-
sumo there WILDE no difficulty inhaving the
wall put up during the next three months,
and recommend that the work be done with
out delay; all of which is respectfully sub
mitted, and on motion received.
The committee on Town Watchmen made
the following report, which was on motion
received, viz:
They deem that watch composed Of two
men of good standing and sober habits, are
indispensably necessary for the protection
of Yazoo City, and they think thai they
might be had for the sum Of forty dollars
per month.
Fhe committee on Accounts to whom
were referred sundry accounts as stated be-
low, beg leave to report them all correct,
and chargeable as set forth to Street fund j,
Hospital fund and Wharfage, viz:
Acct in favor Of Thos Smith, (s:reet)
81 so; Link q Harrison, do, $92 So, Will
son & Hyatt. do, $64 So; Nearman & Ellis,
do, 1913 80; Grimme q sMetzler (wharf)
81 rs; do, do, $11O ii: Barksdale Il
Mcfarland, do, $40 So; John S. Hahn, do,
transferred to Link & Harrison, $34 rs;
Walter Clark, do, $50 90; Fleming Il Gary,
{ Hcspital) So 90; do, (street) SO 90; all
of which is respectfully submitted, and on
motion received, and the Clerk ordered to
issue warrants for the above amounts
On motion the following accounts were
allowed, acct in favor Of D A James, Hos
pital) S25 90; VIM Murray, (wharf) $43
so; do. (street) $43 Ism Harvey, trans
ferred to J P Bailey, (wharf) Sl03 SO; w
G Campbell, general fund.- 50 90; s "
Stewart, (street) SIC Sc: r B Wilson do,
AZ so; ] Fl Wesling. general fund) 3 70;
H N Prewett, do, 66 80; Thos Murray, do,
III &C.
The following accounts were presented
and on motion referred to committee on ac-
counts, acct in favor of Kidd & James, $19
Oo;J c Young, 66 90.
On motion, DC Young was allowed four
hundred dollars out Of the Cemetery fund
as part of his account.
On motion, Ruff was allowed to be re-
moved to the Hospital.
The following resolutions was offered and
adopted:
BY v Caldwell,
Resolved, That the City Marshal be and
is hereby required to proceel to collect the
taxes in accordance with the rates fixed this
day.
By ] P Bailey:
Resolved, That the Clerk advertise fol
proposals for building brick wall one hun
dred feet in length from Patterson's bridge
to Wooldridge's Barber-shop on Main street
agreeable TO specifications furnished by the
Street committee.
Resolved, That the Hospital physician
attend to the negroes hired by the corpora
ton by the year. without charge.
Resolved, That the street opened from
Pughville to the Cemetary, be called Wick
street.
| Resolved, That the Street committee be
authorized to improve Wick street and put a
bridge over the bayou at the upper end Of
! the street near the Cemetery.
| Resolved, That the side walk from Yazoo
street to Wick street be paved with wood for
1.-THE better accommodation of the residents
of the upper part Of the town and for facii-
tating the access TO the Cemetery.
Resolved, That the Marshal and Sexton
settle their accounts with the corporation
quarterly, at the regular meetings in July,
October, January and April.
Resolved, That the Street committee be
authorized to buy an OK cart and pair 2:
steers.
Resolved, That the proyiso Of section 3rd
of the Ordinance to keep side walks unob-
structed be repealed from and after this date.
BY A Smith.
Resolved, That the Cemetery committee
/ have the city hands for the purpose Of i'm
proving the grounds of the city cemetery
whenever they can be spared from the steets.
The resignation Of DR.. D A James as
Hospital physician was presented, and on
motion received
On motion. the Board then went into an
election Of Hospital physician which result
ed in the choice Of Dr. Corbin,.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
p. 0sDONNELL, President
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