Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-18
EDGEFIELD.
Proceedings Of the Board OF Mayer

Proceedings OF the Board OF Mayor
and Aldermen.
An adjourned meeting of the Board n
Mayor and Aldermen Of Edgefeld was held
last night. -
Present-Mayor White and Aldermen
Jenkins, Joseph, BartheIl, Glenn, OWL
and Stewart.
A message from the Mayor was received
constituting and appointing the following
standing committees, tO-wit:
Finance COmmittee-Jenkins. Glenn and
Barthel. o''---- '''AN-
Committee on streets-Stewart, Joseph
Committee on schOOls-Joseph, stewar.
Committee on POiee-GIenn, OlwilI and
Jenkins. '---N
committee on Improvements and e.
Pendltures-Barthel, OlwiIl and Glenn.
Aid Barthel from the committee a,p-
pointed on salaries, submitted a report
recommending that the Offices of CITY Mar
shall and Revenue Cole ctor be combined
| and that the City Marshal In addition 10
his former salary Of 800, shall receive five
per cent on all collections. Recommend
ing further that the Treasurer's salary b.
abolished, and that the salary Of Assessor
be reduced to $500.
During the discussion on the report
Mayor White aid. Glenn in the chair in
trodueed bill as follows:
BE 1t enacted by the Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen of Edgefeld, That the Re-
corder shall attend the meetings of thu
Board unless absent by permission of tha
Board, and shall receive a fee of five dol
lars Tor recording the proceedings of sacls
meeting, to be paid out Of the funds of tia
corporation not otherwise appropriated.
See ,. The town constable shall like
wise attend the meetings of the Board and
shall receive the same compensation as tbs
Recorder, to be paid in the same way. and
shall discharge the duties of ianitor and
doOrkeeper. He shall collect all taxes
fines, forfeitarss, and pay over the same to
the Treasurer on the first Monday in every
month, deducting five per cent. Of tho
amount collected as compensation for the
same.
Sec. 8. The Treasurer being an Office of
high trust and responsibility, its duties are
to be performed by some patriotic citizen
without fee or salary.
Sec. 4. The Street Committee shall be-
authorized to contract for all Improvements
on the streets and employ all necessary Ia
Dor, and purchase or sell all materials for
the improvement of the streets.
Sec. >. The Finance Committee shall be
authorized to employ a person to assess
the property of the city, or to assist in the
assessment of the same; tomaka all negotia-
tons for money, audit all accounts against
the corporation, and recommend the dis
position to be made of the same
Sec. 6. The fees allowed by this act ara
i L II ~
corder and town Constable.
Sec. Z. All salaries heretofore allowed
the officers of this corporation are hereby
abolished, and the fees now allowed and
hereafter to be fixed, shall be in lieu OF
salary.
Sec. 8 All laws in conflict with the pro-
visions of this act are hereby appealed
The bill was, on motion, passed upon its
first reading, and referred to a committee
consisting of Messrs. Barthell, OlwiTl and
Stewart.
Aid Barthell offered bill embracing he
provisions recommended in his report on
reading, and referred to tie same com
mittee.
On motion the committee was allowed
until next meeting to report.
Aid. Jenkins from the committee ap-
pointed to submit rules for the government
of the Board, reported for adoption the
rules of the old Board, with the exception
of rules / and Il, and to adopt as
Rule l. So soon as a quorum is present,
which shall consist Of a majority of the
Board, instead of five members as here
tofOre, etc
Rule. II. The regular stated meetings
shall be held on the 2nd and 18th Mon
days In each and every month instead OF
Wednesdays as heretofore. The report
was received and adopted.
Aid. Jenkins from committee appointed
to ascertain the assets and Indebtedness Of
the corporation, reported the Indebtedness
of the corporation at SsS3. 65, exclusive of
the notes issued for the payment of the
island. The report was received, and the
committee allowed further time to report
the assets.
The Revenue Collector reported col
lections of $40 50 since the last meeting.
The Board then adjourned to Monday
night