Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25


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COUNCIL.
At an adjourned meeting Of tho
Board Of Mayor and Geuneil0f tie
city Of Vicksburg, held Rts The CllY
Hall, Monday, Dec, 13 1862
Present-General Eben eWlgf,
Mayor; Messfs. BEchanan, WAL
ton, Fostenu Gilman and Hall
Council III I'D f4aW aas4eAaf.
Absent-Messrs Lee and Frank.
The minutes Of the preyious
meeting were read n dapprCTe&
The. following accounts against
the city were allowed embroidered
victsburg Ca Light COM
pany, sundfies. ~. ......v 40
MattingIy, Flowerree . Co
coal -. -. .ss.e.. ds., 4M
A Kuhn, stencil plates 20 20
Steamer Thomas. Powell,
board OF survey ...... 100 %
D. McCaleb, services for
November T. go.
"A requisilion from Erag6 Pack
ard, City Clerk, for blanks for usa
OF his office, was then read and
granted.
The report Off Walker, Wharf
and Harbor Master, for the month
Of November, 1869, showing BAH
ance due the city OF 200 81 was
then read and on motion was re-
ceived and fled. fe
The following resolution of Dr.
Gilman was carried. II is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That @ committee %
three be appointed 70 guard
A., against any infringement OF The
!, rights Of the city by the Strat
hallway Company In the coustruns
: ton oftheir road along Mulberry
, Street.
Srhe Tax Ordinance for 1870 waa
then, on motion Of Mfr. Hall, placed
upon lis second reading BY re title.
A motion to amend section no.
q to $40 per annum was Carried.
A motion to amend section No.
Is to over u boarders bo SO per
annum was carried.
!, A motion that section No. II be
stricken ont was carried.
!, A motion to amend section No.
! IL By making the tax SIS per an-
mum, az the expiration OF the pres
ent license August 5, 1870, was
carried. t4G
q A motion that section No. 40 DO
STRICKEN out was carried.
Il A motion by Dr. Foster TO
amend section No. 50 by making
+. the tax $40 per month was lost
= A motion TO amend section Ne.
SO, by making the tax Sl0O per aa-
mum, was carried.
4 A motion was then made to place
: the ordinance upon It's third read
! ing by its tigio. Carried And
!, another motion that the ordi-
nance finally pass the Board was
carried. :
The following resolutioh b ME.
. Hall was carrisd 10 is as follows;
! Resolved, That the Mayor 4
herabyanlhorlzed TO cash suMoienl
Of the scrip allowed for that pnr-
pose. to pay the draft for the horses
and harness for the Fire Depart
! ment, out Of any funds he may have
in.his, possession belonging to the
City Of Vicksburg.
Z The following resolution BY Mr..
I Hall was carried:
Resolved, That all officials who
have collected fines, taxee and H.
csnces or dues OF any kind,
for and in behalf Of the
city Of Vicksgufgs shall pre-
! present in their settlement with the
Treasurer q sworn statement Of
q items containing amounts received
- from whom received, when receiv'
ed, and whether the same was 70
ceived In cash or scrip and all set
Elements with the Treasurer shall
/, be made in accordance with such
! sworn statements and any person
- or persons collecting any dues 20
- and In behalf Of the city Of Vicks
N burg, shall pay over TO The Treas
urpr enab enme In cash and Rnrfl