The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-07-28
COUNCIL. PROCEEDING s
CetBcIE CHt
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MHHAAN N4NAsAtNA
The board met Present & 0Donnsl
President. J.J Niche, i T Baily. ] s.,
Wesling. II Harrison, a q Bower and @.
N. Powell, eounclImen. The minutes d
previous meeting read and adopted
The account OIL g. HollingsWorth Mar
shall was read and referred 70 Com. On AZ
counts. The report Of the Marshall exhibiting
THE number Of licensed and unlicensed Drays
and wagons running il Yazoo City was
read and ordered to be fled The ordinance
committee made the following report which
was Oh motion adopted. The com. on Or
dinance to whom was referred the resolu.
ion introduced At . previous meeting 81 this
Board to revive the second Section Of our
Ordinance entitled an Ordinance for the
public peace and safely 81 The inhabitants
Of Yazoo city, having consigned the same
the majority Of said committee Zone Of the
members dissenting recommended the re-
enactment Of said section. The committee
on ordinance reported the following resolu-
lions which were adopted.
Resolved. That the price oflicense for .
circus Be raised to fifty dollars
Resolved that any person tying Or hitch
ing horse on Main street to any shade tree
or other place except posts erected for that
purpose shall pay fine ofone dollar for the
first offence and three dollars for every off
ence; and that if any free negro slave Or
slaves, shall offend as above specified they
shall on conviction before the Mayor re-
ceive not more than thirty nine lashes or in
lieu thereof shall pay the fne above stated
recoverable before the Mayor.
The special con on employing night
watch reported as follows which was adop
ted. The com. to which was referred til 9
propriety of establishing night watch.
report that they have had the matter under
consideration, and deem one person sufi-
cient for said duty during the summer. and
they further recommend that a COM Of
three be appointed to employ a suitable
person 10 act as anight watch and report
At the next meeting = ]. Niche, ] r
Baily q 3. & Bower were appointed said
committee. The com on accounts made
o lowing repo 1T which was adopted. The
commissioner on accounts to whom was
referred the census list of Yazoo city BY J..
q. Lawrence Mayor, have examined the
same and believe it correct. They there
fore recommend that warrant issue in his
favor for $50. 90 being according to con-
tract. The account of Jerry Horn for 81, 30
was on ballot allowed Onmotion the pres
ident Of this Board was instructed to can.
eel the old Vouchers and hand them to the
Clerk to be fled. The hospital committee
made the following report which was re-
ceived and agreed to. The committee on
Hospital to whom was referred the account
Of Dr. Mellen for 81. so beg leave to report
that DR. Mellen not employed BY the Mayor
or any member if the Board and therefore
the account CANNOT be allowed.
On motion the President was allowed
further time to procure bell for the market
house.
A communication from A. Duffy was
read and referred tothe Hospital commit
tee.
The account of Mr. Fleming for $500 was
allowed and warrant therefore ordered g
issue in his favor.
On motion the Board proceeded to elect
a Sexton which resulted in the choice Of
Mr.. Fleming.
The proposition Of Mr. Clark to build
three cisterns according to specifications for
$40 was received and agleed to, and the
Street committee instructed to take securi-
IT, of Mr.. CLARK for the faithful performance
ofthe work
The proposition Of Mr Street to remove
the trees from. the front Of A; Patterson's
Il; No ESP, for the sum Of $500 each, and
to Law the pavement in flOnt Of lots, No.252
and e5s, for SIS cents per yard was received
and agreed to. and tna street committee IN
structed to supervise the work. The bond
Of Mr. Fleming Sexton elect. was read ana
approved BY the following vote, Ayes q
Donnel, Niche. Wesling. BaiIy, Harrison,
Bower and Powell, Nays none.
On motion the Board adjourned.
VIM. S. EPPERs0N P. 0'D0NNELL i
City Clerk. President.
I Champagne Wine.