The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-06-09


The Board met. Present F, oaDon
nell President ] Niche, ] + Westlin
J-P. Baily, 3 il Bower. and j. Harrison
GouneImen
1he minutes 81 last meeting were read end
adopted The Street committee g whom
m referred she account Of Michael Harvey
tor investigation made the following repork
which "a melton adopted.
The Street Committee report Oh M. Har.
Wy contract that n. Harvey contracted
to pave i90o8' superficial feet with rock ct
the landing. for which the corporation 3.
greed to pay him $3.50, that he has been
raid On contract S2805,62, leaving bal-
ance 81 contract Of 1914 ,38. lhe Com.
nitsee estimate that M Harvey has paved
1 5000 feet, leaving 1000 ieet ret unpaved.
by which It viii appear chat he IS operpaid
$3.50. The committee recommend the
passage Of the following resolution. Re-
solved that III. Harvey and bis securities
Thomas Malone and Michael Malone BE- no
titled By The Marshall that Unless they take
immediate measures 70 complete their con-
tract, their Bond WILDE put g suit,
Up Bailey.
81 tkaHAl son. CoMEnlgteet
il Nestling
The Marshall WAS on motion allowed un-
I'll next regular meeting to mako bis re-.
port 81 amounts collected from the list Of
delinquent tax payers, and also the amount
collected due the Cemetery fund.
+. Bowman appeared and took his seat.
The Committee Ga Ordinance were allowed
further time 70 report upon the propriatY of
reviving the Cd. Sectionof an Ordinance
entitled M Ordinance for the public
peace and salty of tie inhabitants 81 Yazoo
City The following resolution offered by
. Bailey we're onmoton pN separale 90
:ana unanimously adopted Resolved
committee hree Be appointed 60
take into conssderai ion xpedlencg Of ems
ploying Night Watch and report a. Tie
next regular meefine-
Resolved. That the Clerk af1e s. lo1 pro-
posals for building lhreo Cislefns for FIRE pur-
poses, also ioH proposals. for removing the
ees and paving With brick the front 81 lot
10. 253, and paving with brick the front Of
lot No. 252. Also for proposals for fur-
uishing ten thousand feet of plank for re-
pairing the Plank Road from the landing to
Tie hill "a Jefferson Street. the specifications
81 which to BE- had Of the chairman Of the
Street committee
Resolved. That The Marshall report at the
next leeula meeting, the numbered Drays
snd Wagons nth the names Of the parties.
that have been licensed. and also the num-
kefof drays with and wagons with the names
81 the parties, that are running without Ii
cen
Resolved That q warrant be issued in IA
vof q Mann for twenty five dollars
being amount furnished the Marshallto pay
hands.
The President in obedience 70 the first Of
the foregoing resolutions appointed Jno. P.
Bailey, IL Harrison, and j j. Niche as
the committee On motion warrant for
so, was ordered to be issued IN favor Of
w. T, Markham.
3 Bower. chairman Of Cemetery
committee offered the following resolution,
which was adopted.
Resolved, that the cemetery committee be-
empowered to make such improvements mp
on fence and grounds Of the cemetery as in
their opinions may Be necessary.
The account ,of VIM. Massey for 1925
was presented and on motion allowed,
81. Lawrence having been previously
appointed By this Board, to take the CEN
sus Of Yazoo City, made bis reports which
vas received and referred to the committee
an accounts With instructions to report ct
the next meeting.
On motion the Board adjourned.
r. O'DONNELI President
w, s. Epperson,
City Jerk,