Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
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COUNCIL.

the city OF Vieksburg, held at the
City Hall, Friday. Feb, %, 1870:
Present-Gen. Ebsn Swift, May.
or; Messrs. Buchanan, Lee, Wal
ton, Foster, Frank, Gilman and
Hall, Council. a-eiCf
Moved and seconded that the
reading ofthe minutes be dispensed
with. Carried. I,s III II.
The following accounts against
the city were allowed and ordered
paid: .4ea. fet
Mattingly, FlOwerree& q Co,
coal for colorod school at
State Asylum,,.......$ A 80
Gen. e. Swift, Mayor, for
telegrams, 80 s,........ 3 90
Louis Hoffman, hardware .. ii 15
Washington Steam Fire Co.
No. 3, for labor and fuel
filling cisterns, .......... ~ 90
Jerry Healy, city scavenger,
for January, .....,..... 60 90
Stanton a. McKennS, for
building cistern and stone
crossing .s.............. 424 90
The account Of Mattingly, Flow
erree s. Co., for coal, amounting to
Sl3 80, was referred to the City
Marshal, for approval.
The account Of Michael sheehan,
amounting to $50 90, for a COW,
killed by the steam fire engine, was
referred to the Committee on
Claims.
The following bonds were re-
ceived and license granted;
II. Buselman, 3 and Richard
Dohler, to keep family groceries.
The report Of the Street Tom.
mittee, with reference 10 the Ceme-
terry road, being called for, the
chairman reported that Geo. Cal.
vert's proposition was Withdrawn.
Considerable debate followed.
Pending action, Judge Morris,
Hon. Mr.. Stringer and Albert
johnson addressed the Board.
DIR. Foster made the following
report: '''' N
The Chairman Of tho Street Com.
mittee reported that at q meeting
Of the Joint Committee appointed
OIL the part of the Board Of Police,
and the City Council, 10 confer
with reference to the new road Ia
the Cemetery, and the opening ol
First North street, the following
resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the Board of Po'
lice will agree to pay One-third o.
the entire expense Of constructing
the new road to the Cemetery, In
cluding right Of way, upon the fol
lowing conditions, viz:
lst. The road shall be construct
ed upon the plans and speciilca,
tions herewith submitted.
2nd. The County shall possess
and repair one-thiFd Of Interest
and control of said road.
3rd. Said road shall be kept opeI
for the use Of the county. ~
4th. That said work shall be Civ
en- out by such contract as shall b
acceptable TO the City Council anC
the Board Of Police, In any sun
not exceeding $4,000, and that saii
contract shall include the kaepin,
of sald road IN repair for thret
years nom the date Of completion
5th. The city obligate itself &
share In the expense Of keeping III
old cemetery road In repair froH
city limits 70 Ackerman's gate Of
said road.
Your committee respectfully re-
commend the acceptance Of thl
foregoing proposition.
The following resolution a
amended was carried.
Resolved, That the Mayor b
authorized to advertise for twI
days for proposals, to finish ~
cemetery road and bridge aocord'
ing to plans and specifications
provided that contracts for grad
Ing and bridging be separats, and Z
complete grading as at present
done.
The Chairman ofthe Street. Com
mittee, to whom was referred ths
account OfJOhn Laughlln, amount
ing 10 S2S 80, reported favorabls 4
the payment Of the bill when d
motion the account was all0wal
and ordered TO be paid.
A communication was then reat
from John B. Harris, secretary 0
the Vicksburg Gas Light Compa
ny, representing that the indebted
ness OF the city to the Company
was $500 and requesting tha
some measure be taken 4
Iiquidate it. That only sos q
in cash had been received sine
May last, and stating that the CIT
non fulnllment Of the contrac'
was q serious loss 10 them. Thl
! petition was referred to the Finane
Commiltee,.
The following resolution by Nj
Hall was carried 4 igg9d 1gfs vhs
Resolved, That the Treasures 0
the Chy OF Vicksburg, be author
ized 10 pay themlaborers onoth
City Cemetery road, upongsvouch
ers of Che Street Commissi0ner, 70
4 work done for week eadin.
February, 28th 1870, on anoun
not exceeding two hppdEea anI
} fifty dollars.
His Honor then suggested Il
,, the Beard slae praprisAE Of devils
: ing some method to cash scrip,
The following resolution BY ID
Foster was carried sa a4
to Resolved, That the Finance Com
miltec DO directed % conier wit
! PARTIES for the purpose Of maxim
} such financial arrangements IS VII
secnresufIlciant cnrrehcY ner mont
to meet Che eugfeH EXPENSES oi IL
city, and report lii6 fesails e stl
(, c0nferenee fo the onnoH q