The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-10-14
Proceedings Of the city Council.
HIoKMAN, KY, Oct. IL, 1871.

Proceedings OF the City Council
HICKMAN, KY, Oct. IL, 1871.
Council met Present-Mayor Ian.
: drum, Councilmen Baltzer, Case, Me-
Cutehen and Ramage.
Minutes of 3 preceding meetings
read, adopted and signed.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
The Finance Committee reported the
following accounts as correct and re
commended their payment:
10 Stegala, for ice furnished corpora
ton hands in August, 81 So.
w. j. Cole, nights as Policeman,
$40 90.
Nelson Hldreth, nights as Police
man, $40 90.
i WI Gardner, for removing dead
earcasses, 81 %.
Ga motion, orders were directed to be
drawn on the Treasurer in favor of said
parties, for the amount of the above &C
counts.
/ wHARFMAsTER' REPORT.
w. L. Gardner, presented his monthly
report as wharfmaster, showing that be
; had collected aud accounted for the sum
of S95, deducting his commissions $40
leaves net $40, for which amount he
filed Treasurer receipt.
On motion, said report was received,
and ordered to be filed.
PROTECTING RIVER FRONT.
Joseph Amberg, presented an account
amounting to SAB 20, for work done on |
the River bank in front of the west Z of
Lot No. 2, Old Hickman.
On motion, ordered by the City Coun-
ell of Hickman, that so much of the
city revenue assessed aud collected from
the assessment on the west Z of Lot No.
2 in Old Hickman, be paid to Joseph
Amberg, until the sum of S143 %, with
interest from the 1st day of Oct 1870,
be fully paid aud satisfied, in considera-
ton of work done on the River bank in
front of said property.
BOND WANTED
Messrs. Derby & Day, presented
through their attorneys, Lauderdale &
Prather, the receipt OF Overton 4 Lau-
derdale, committee upon the part of the
city in the year 1866, for one hundred
dollars, and asked to have Bends issued
for same.
On motion, same was referred to the
City Clerk and he directed to investigate
same, and report at the next meeting of
this council.
SUNDAY LAW.
Councilman McCutcheu moved to re-
lease II. F Cheatham, from i fine as
sessed against him in the City Court for
violation of the Sunday ordinance, and
on the vote being taken said motion was
lost.
COFFEE HOUSE LICENSE.
On motion, coffee house license was
to be granted 10 H. F. Cheat
ham for six mouths, from the 2Sth day
of September last, and to John G. Heinze
for six months from Oct l. 1871, BY
their complying with the BY Laws and
Ordinances In such cases made and pro
vided.
ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENT.
John Ringwood came before the Coun-
Gil and claimed, that there was an error
in his assess ment of a buggy. valued at
1925. and said Ringwood having paid
the taxes on same.
The Council being satisfied that Ring
wood had no buggy t
OU notIuuf an OfUeF was directed 10
be drawn on the Treasurer in favor of
John Ringwood for 81 81, to correct
said error.
REMOVAL OF CITY HEADQUARTERS. |
On motion, the City Marshal is hereby
directed to move the archives of the city &:
to the new City Hall and also directed 1
to procure six good chairs for the use OF
the city, and present the account for
payment; aud also directed to rent the
present hall to any party desiring the
same.
MARSHAL UNIDENTIFIED.
The City Marshal asked to be indem
nifed in the sale of head of cattle,
levied on by him as the property of r.
d. Holt, TO satisfy judgment obtained
10 the City Court for the benefit of said
city of Hickman.
On motion, ordered that the City Mar
shall be aud he is hereby Unidentified by !
The city, in the sale of said property.
On motion, Council adjourned
w. A. BREvARD, Clerk
So IN GoLD.-Dr. II c. Catlett, will