The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-07-26
Died,
Died,
On Monday morning, July 18th, in the city of shreve-
port, HENRr McDoNALD, of chronic darrhea.
Proceedings of the Board of Trustees,

Proceedings of the Board of Trustees.
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY SHREVEPORT,
July II, 1865
Alta regular meeting of the Mayor and Trustees of
the city of Shreveport. the following members presen
ted themselves the members elect from the different
wards of the city, and were duly qualified:
] IT, Gooch, Mayor; NJ. Tally, c. McCarty, K, Dawes
A. Kimble and II. Murphy, Trustees.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and
on motion, the same declared null and void
On motion the board went into election of city
Senemen were baoted for and declared duly elected
+. A. Leonard, as Controller.
w. S. Lewis Assessor.
w B Sturgess Chief Marshal
James Henderson, as Assistant Marshal
Andrew Archibald, Sexton.
On motion of Trustee McCarty, II was resolved, That
the following salaries be and are hereby established:
The Mayor shall receive an annual salary of $250o
Assessor " 81 500
Assistant Marshals each % q 750
On motion of Trustee Tally was resolved That the
Controller be required to give bond in the of Ten
Thousand Dollars for the faithful performance Of his
dates.
On motion of Trustee Kiube, it was resolved, That
the Sexton be allowed 81 50 for digging each grave.
On motion of Trustee McCarty, it was resolved, That
the license on each dray be fixed at Ten Dollars per
annum and that the rates of drayage be fixed follows,
to-wt: From the evee to Common street, twenty five
cents per load and if further, fifty cents.
On motion of Trustee McCarty, itw resolved That
the following rates of license be and hereby estab
Ished, towit:
By each partner in mercantile house, $50 90
By each partner in a commission house, rs 90
By each partner in a coffee house, $50 90
By each partner in a restaurant, 80 90
By each partner in hotel, so 90
By each partner in private boarding house, 25 90
Nv each partner in d brewery or beer shop, 125 90
BY each partner IN drug store, $50 90
By each factor f OF s commission merchant or so
By each physician, 25 90
BY each attorney, 20 90
By each billiard table, 100 90
BY each pedler or hawker, % 90
By each proprietor Of efG ; and every pleasure
By each merchant tailor, 25 90
By each money broker whether he keeps an 100 90
By each livery stable, 100 90
By each public lecturer, for each lecture, 5 90
By each mp proprietor oil menageFe circus or so 90
By each show, theatre, performer of legerde-
main, slight of hand or like performance, 10 90
for each exhibition,
On motion of Trustee McCarty, the following rates
of wharfage established
Ten cents per ton, if in port not five days, and
five dollars per day after SAID five days shall have
pred Provided, That boats arriving and departr.,
cents per ton each trip and provided fur.ner That
boats making three trips per week, shall pay five
| cents per ton each trip
On motion of Trustee McCGfty, it was resolved That
the officers of the corporation be paid their salaries for
| the past two months 1T the same rates they now
receive.
On mction of Trustee Tally it was resolved That the
Mayor of the city of Shreveport be authorised to issue
Five Thousand Dollars in change notes of the denom
nations of from Ten Three Dollars redeemable
in current funds.
On motion of Trustee McCarty it was resolved THAI
the salary of the public primer be and is hereby xeC
at Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars per annum, and /
was further resolved That G. W. Dillard be chosen
public printer to serve for the present term.
On motion of Trustee Tally, the board eIourned unit
JOHN 1. GooCH, Mayor
A T,EoS4RD. Controller