Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-17
EDGEFIELD.
of the Board OF Mayor
and Aldermen.
Mayors Message.
Election of Officers, Etc.

Mayors Message.
Election of officers, Etc.
Toa reoular meeting of the Board OF
.Eo,-or and Aldermen was held last night,
49, Glenn in the chair, and all the
.,,a;,,bers of the Board as follows: Morrow,
Prooks. Lesseur, Thompson, Barthell,
Hudnall, Jenkins, Murray, Stewart, Marks,
Poston and Johnson.
MEssAGEFRoM THE MAYOR
The following message was submitted by
Mayor Glenn:
Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen:
Upon this the Threshold of the third
year of the existence of this municipal |
body, deem it favorable opportunity to /
congratulate you and the citizens of Edge
field upon our fourishing condition as
corporation, and the comparative smallness
of our Indebtedness, which will have to be
provided for by your Honorable body DUR
ing the current year, exclusive OF your
ordinary expenses. It will be remem-
bered that when the Board of Lest year
agreed TO issue scrip to the amount
OF $1,000 for the purpose of erecting
schoolhouse in North Edgeaelds the bill
provided that said scrip should be receive
able in the payment of taxes for the year |
1871. This, together with the note of 81 600 |
with interest from July /, 1863, date, for |
for the purchase of the island, will have to
be paid out of the tax levy for this year.
1 would therefore recommend that you
keep close to the shore, gentlemen, and
that you undertake no work during the
year unless the means will be forthcoming
to pay for it. Avoid debt as you would
pestileDce, and let us try and manage the
affairs of the public as prudent men do
| their own. Contract no debt nnless you
know where the money is to come from to
pay it. :.
would recommend the appointment of
| a committee to inquire and report what
| officers are necessary to be elected by the
| Board this year and what the salary of each
one should be.
| | would further rec )mmend that the
office of Town Constable be separated from
that of Revenue Collector, and that the
Constable be paid salary sufficient to COM
mand his whole time and services.
| would respectfully suggest the passage
of law requiring all moneys collected by
any officer, to be paid over directly to the
Treasurer of the corporation, who alone
should be authorized to disburse them,
| d for his services this ocffier should be
paid a reasonable compensation.
Tie Revenue Collector should also be
required TO report at each regular meeting
of the Board the names of the palties from
whom he has collected money, with the
amount paid by each one, and after deduct
ing his commission, to pay the balance to
the Treasurer
Our public schools, which are now per
manently established aud are in such sue
cessful operation. will, l trust, re-
ceive your fostering care and
attention, whenever needed, and
hope members of the Board will visit
the schools frequently during the year;
for by so doing, it will tend to encourage
the Board of Educstion as well as the
teachers.
In conclusion, take tie opportunity Of
| returning my Thanks to the voters d
Edgefield for the confidence reposed in me,
in elevating ME to the office of Mayor,
without solicitation on my part, and pledge
myself 10 an earnest discharge of its du-
ties. W. A. GLENN Mayor.
Mr.. Jenkins moved that the message be
received, and referred to q committee,
which motion prevailed, and Messrs. Jen-
kins, Marks and Brooks were appointed
said committee.
The Mayor also announced the follow
ing standing committees:
Finsnce-NIarks, Brook Thompson.
| Streets-Lesseur, Morrow, Barthell,
Jenkins, Stewart and Jenkins.
Schools-Jeukins, Marks, Brooks.
Improvements and Expenditures-Mor
row, Murray, Thompson.
Poltce-Poston, Huduall johnson.
Aid. Jenkins, from the committee ap-
pointed on rules, submitted q report re-
commencing the adoption of the rules of
the old Board, with an addition providing
that members of the Board of Education
be allowed to sit with the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen at their meetings, and al
lowed the privilege of discussing matters
connected with the schools The report
WAS received and adopted
| Aid. Jenkins presented the report of J.
II. Crowds, Revenue Collector, showing
| collections of $40.
Aid. Jenkins also submitted report
from the Recoder, showing collections OF
SO.
The bond of the Recorder, approved by
the Mayor, was received.
The committee, to whom was referred
the Mayors message, submitted a report
recommending the adoption of bill pro
viding that the offices of Town Constable
and Revenue Collector be separated, and
that the salary of the Town Constable be
fixed at $500 per a0num; that the Revenue
Collector shall receive five per cent. on all
amounts collected by him and paid over
to the Treasurer, aud that he shall be re-
quired to give bond of $40, 900; that the
Assessor receive a salary of $500; that the
Treasurer be allowed two per cent on all
moneys paid out by him received from the
Revenue Collector, and that the Street
Overseer be allowed 81 per day for each
day employed The bill also recommend
ed the employment of a City Engineer at
So per day when employed.
The report of the committee was on mo-
ton received, and the bill reported passed
on three several readings under a suspen-
sion of the rules.
Thr Board then proceeded to the election
of officers
For town constable, the following nomi-
nations were made: j. p. Hutchinson, J.
T. Crowds, J. Il. Han!ey, John W. Lloyd,
Felix Clemens and VIM. Miller. On the
9TH ballot, Mr.. Hutchinson was elected.
For Revenue Collector, Alex Joseph was
elected without opposition.
For Assessor, John McClellaud, A. O.
Norvell, Ben Wallace, T. G. Crunk, VIM.
Jenkins, E B. Smith and James Cameron
were nominated. On the 4th ballot,
John McClellaud was elected.
J. H. Dodd was unanimously elected
Treasurer.
t. S. Blair wds elected Street Commits
sioner without opposition.
The newly elected City Marshal was
then sworn in to Office by the Recorder.
AID Jenkins offered a resolution author
izing the Sshool Committee to insure
against fire the school building in North
Edgefield, which was adopted.
Aid. Brooks offered a bill to secure the
building of sidewalks in Edgefield, which
passed first reading, and on motion of Aid.
Hudnall, referred to the Street Committee.
The Board then adjourned to the first
Monday night in February.