Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-01


filling four cisterns. .... 90 90
} N searles. for services l
from Oct. 1910 Nov. 80. . 76 66
IL D Bruser, articles fur l.s
nished city wOEkhOuse. 22S GO
Washington steamer No g.. ~.
l years allowance to Dec. e....
25th, 1860. ... .......... 625 90
Stanton q Mckenna, work
done on streets. s.........7 1856 10
The following accounts against
the City Hospital were allowed and
ordered paid: 80. .. ~. -s--.
John Horrigan, patient TO el
Hospital. 200
Austin A. Edwards, 3 pa Il
tients to Hospital. ...a.1. 8 90
E. ID. Richardson, 90 days nr1.
labor at SO per day.. 70 90
Hardaway 4 Co. bill tor ar
drugs for November aud
December, alS69 (scrip).. 100. 70
Hardaway u Co. bill tor .r ..
drugs for November and en-, ;
December, 1869, cash. -. 100 75
Stanton Il McKenna, work D..
on Hospital..,....,..... S603 81
The account of James Gibson,
amounting to Sl7j %, was referred
to the Hospital Committee.
The Fire Committee, to whom
was referred the petition of Messrs
Flowerree aud others, 10 have Q
public cistern, on Levee street, neal
the Prenliss House, reported favor
ably to petitioners, and having or
dered the same TO be built, when OF
motion the report of the committed
was received, approved and fled.
The following resolution By Mr.
Hall was carried: ,.,tI
Resolved, That an additional ap
prop iation of five hundred dol
lars eaeh be made to the Washing
ton Fire Co. No.3, Phoenix Fire Co
No. ,, for the purpose Of paying thI
ddditiOnal amount required TO
horses and harness.
The report of the Committee OF
p. j. Kennedy's petition being call
cd for, the Committee asked fur
ther time.
The report of the Committee OF
W. X. Wadsworth's petition beins
called for. the Committee reported
verbally favorable to the petitioner
when on motion the petition was
granted.
4 communication was then reat
from VI. Emanuel, President Vicks
burg and Meridian Railroad Com.
pany, calling attention to an ordi,
nance mcIosed, granting right o.
way TO the Mississippi river, to ia.
cilitate the transfer OF passenger,
and freight, coming TO their road
aud accompanying it was the ordi,
Iance which was then read the firsI
time. II was then moved and sec.
ondcd that he rules be suspended
aud the ordinance be placed upon
its second and third reading BY III
title, which was carried.
4 motion that the ordinance pas!
this Board was carried.
The following is the ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE TO authorize
the Vicksburg and Meridian
Railroad Company to extend tn,
Railroad OF said Company to thu
Bank of the Mississippi River:
Whereas, The Vicksburg ant
Meridian Railroad Company Intend
aud propose making an extension
of their railroad track, from theiI
present depot in the city of Vicks
burg, in a S0uthwestward direction
so as to reach the bank of the Mis-
sissippi river, and thereby securI
desirable advantages, and cheaper
facilities In transferring passen
gers aud receiving aud DELIVERING
goods, Chattels and freight of al
kinds, whether brought by the car.
OF said company from the interior
and designed to be forwarded b,
steamboats, or other water craft OF
said river, or across it, and by rail
road westward from the Loulsian,
shore, aud also for receiving pas
sengers, goods, chattels and freigh
of all descriptions, brought b,
steamboats, or other water craft. OF
by railroad on the western side O
said river, to be Transferred owe
the said Vicksburg and Meridian
Railroad to Wick burg aud place
cast ofVicksburg.
And whereas, such extension
will have the effect of materiall,
increasing the volume of the bust
ness of said railroad Company, an,
couduce to the commercial pros
perity of Vicksburg, aud the wei
fare OF its citizens, therefore, be
ordained by the board of Mayo
and Council, of the city of Vicks
burg, that the said Vicksburg an,
Meridian Railroad Company, hav,
the permission and consent Of th
corporate authorities of said city
which permission and authority
Is hereby granted and conveyed, /
said railroad company, to exlen,
the line oftheir railroad within th
corporate limits of said city q
Vicksburg, in southwestern dl
rection from their present depoI
through and across the intormedi
ate streets, lying between Done
street, and the southern boundar
line of said city, with a view /
the establishment Of a suitable teI
minus Of said Railroad, on tn
bank Of said river. The said rail