The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-12
Proceedings of the Board of
Mayor and Alderman.
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY HAIL, !

May lsC 1867.
At meeting of the Board of Mayor ant
Alderman of jackson this day
PRESENT: His Honor, ID. N. Barrows
Mayor, Aldermen Boyd, Green, Virden, Tap
ley Mclaughlin and Nelson.
4 The Board having been called to order
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
with.
The Treasurer made the following report
which was received and ordered to be spread
upon the minutes, tO-wit:
Treasurer's report for the quarter ending
first OF April, 1867.
Amount on hand LIST January,
! 1867 1851 Al
Amount received for tuition at
the Public Schools for the Octo-
Der session, 1866 $500
Amount received for tuition at
the Public Schools for the
! March session 1867 495,00.
Amount received from Kinds coun-
ty on account of moneys &c. ex-
| pended for the poor OF Kinds
| county, not in the city $500.
| Total amounts of receipts 7,178,25.
| CIR: By amount expended as per
vouchers in city war
rants $62O1,s4.
Amount expended in
payment of the
teachers in the Pub
lie Schools up to
March LIST, 1867 $943,75. $7,l45,59
JH. BOYD, Treasurer.
Alderman Green introduced the following
ordinance in regard to the Jackson City
Railway Company, which was adopted and
passed
AN ORDINANCE to authorize the construc-
ton and use of Street-Railroads in the
City OF jackson.
Section /. Be it Ordained by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of jackson,
That thesright, privilege and franchise of
laying, constructing and using Street Rail-
ways, within the corporate limits of the city
of Jackson, in this State, and of running and
using cars and vehicles thereon, from point
to point, within said city, be, and the same
are hereby granted to and vested in Joshua
Hull, of the city of jackson, and such per-
SONS as he may associate with himself, and
his and their assigns, and he and they are
hereby rested with full power and authori-
ty to lay down, construct, maintain and use
such Railways in such of the Streets, and
over and across such of the public bridges
and crossings of said city as he or they may
deem proper, for the accommodation of the |
public and the transaction of the business |
authorized by this Ordinance, and to make |
such excavations, embankments and other !
works as may be necessary and proper for |
that purpose, or for the maintenance and |
convenient use of such Railways, and to
erect, maintain and use such side-tracks,
turn-outs and turntables in said Streets as
may be proper for the convenient use of said
Railways and cars: Provided, That such
be so made as not materially to obstruct the
use of such Streets for vehicles and foot pas
sengers Said Railways to be laid down
in safe and substantial manner at or near
the centre of the Streets, except where
curves may be deemad necessary in turning
corners, and to be kept in good order: And
provided, also, That steam engines shall
not be used on said Railways, but the cars
thereon shall be drawn by horses or mules
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
said Hull and his said associates, and his
and their assigns, are hereby authorized and
to run and use cars and We
hicles on said Railways for the carriage and
from point to point within
said city, of passengers, merchandise, goods,
trunks and other arJicles and freight, and to
demand and receive therefor pay and COM
Densation at such rates as they may, from
lime TO time, fix and determine Provided,
The same shall be reasonable.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That said I
Hull and such persons as he may associate .
With himself, are hereby authorized and en-
powered at any time to organize Company {
or the purpose of carrying out this Ordi-
lance, and when so organized, shall be a |
'ody corporate, under the name and style of 7
he jackson City Railway Company, and
uch corporation and their successors, by t
hat name, may sue and be sued, plead and a
e implicated, contract and be contracted
With, and have succession as such corpora
ion, and hold, possess and enjoy all
be powers, privileges and franchises
Tanted by this Ordinance, and all such rail-
rays and tracks, with the cars, stock, mate p
al, &c, used on, or necessary to said bust h
ess, and may acquire, hold, possess, use n
nd dispose OF at pleasure, all such cars, !,
'aeks, horses, mules, implements, iron, ma
rial, lots, buildings, &c, as may be neces- n
Try or proper for the convenient trans a
,tiOns of the business authorized by this E,
and may make and alter at pleas :. :,
ne, such bylaws and rules, not inconsistent u
18th this Ordinance and the laws Of this n
ate, and appoint and employ such agents q
ID officers as they may deem proper. N
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That said
NIL, his associates and assigns, shall con- =
ruct such a railway from some convenient h
lint near the depot Of the New Orleans, Ii
lckson and Great Northern Railroad, in n,
id city, to point on State street, in said I,
ty, near to OF opposite the former site Of o
e Bowman House, and put the same into bl
'eratiOn with good and suitable substan- Al
Il cans on or before the first day OF jan M
ny Eighteen Hundred and Seventy, other ~
lee the rights and privileges herein grant, ~
cease. ~
Sec. 5. Be IL further ordained, That il b.
all not be lawful for any person 20 stand Al
on, or 10 place vehicles or other obstruct- q,
be upon said Railways, 50 % to prevent =
E uninterrupted use thereof, as authorized N
this Ondiuance, or 20 iniure Id any man. IL
Z, such Railways, or the tracks. or the IN
lrks, cars or stock belonging thereto, and :.
such offence, such persons shall be liable e
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