The weekly clarion., 1873-12-25

Total. -...................... $427 90
This amount deducted from the sum
! 8 100. due me tor salary as Mayor. for the
year 1873 brings the citv in my debt to date,
1922 50. for the year 1873.
In this connection will state that during
my term OF office no warrant has been i
sued by tie City Clerk TO me as Mayor. and
that the city j. inlebted TO M FIR the
amount OF my sal Try date, less the amount
collected and credited To me tor salary a.
Mayor
Alderman McGil then moved that a
committee of three b~ appointed TO ex an
inc the Mayors docket and com pare with
report. which motion was carried, and the
Man or app sinted Mr~srs. McGilI, Strauss
aud OLtary as such committee.
Edwin Barksdale, city Marshal, then sub
mitted full report, with tabular sta-e-
meut, setting forth the amount OF fines col
Iected and how disposed of
The number of persons who paid fines.
The whole number of arrests made.
The number OF females and males ar
rested.
The number arrested by each member of
the police force, during his term of office to
date. which report was referred To same
committee as Mayors report.
Alderman McGill moved that the report
OF the disposition OF the poor fund be pub
lished, Carried.
Harrison Taylor appeared before the
board and asked that the assessment of his
property be reduced from 5000 to $1,000 !;
which request was, on motion, granted, and
the assessment ordered changed according
ly.
Alderman Barksdale offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted, and
warrants ordered to be issued accordingly:
Res 3EUed, That an additional allowance
be made >. q. Burnhan, City Clerk, tor ex-
ira services, as follows:
For preparing and filling out City Bonds,
500 50; for registration of voter, As allowed
Nv a. Fg -
trauIOu books, and for furnishing list oI
same for publication, $l6,50 total, $l33,3O.
Tue following orders We're made:
Oraered, That warrants for eight hun
dr' and ten dollars, being the balance due
the Mayor for salary Ia Dec |, 1873, or is
sued by the Clerk OF taking his receipt
tor the same.
Ordered, That the bonIsin N ofEIwil
BIrksdalr, City Marshal, be released atter
January 4, 1874.
Ordered, That the license tax of N. Mo
sal amt 5. Weyer for retailing vinnuS and
-pitituous liquors, be and same are hereby
liked at $205,O0 ior the year
Alderman B dale offered the follow
ing resolutions, which was adOptea, 20. wit:
Resolved, That siXty-tve dollar>-or 70
much thereof As may be found necessary
he tppr prta ed fOr the purpose of making
"A tire plug in Mr.. Clancy's cistern, as per
his propo~ltton-
Resolved, Tnat the work be under The
supervision uf the Chief of the fire depart
mtnt and according to his directions; on
completion IF same the warrants shall be
Issued 10 Mr.. Clancy.
William Jefferson, Sheriff, presented bill
for feeding prisoners, whlsh was ordered
paid if approve ed by the Mayor ON cxami-
nation ut same.
Charles Morgan presented bill for turn
key ) Tee as JailOr, which was on motion of
| Alderman kausleT, disallowed.
W to,-.-Jy-ru, AlstorE-lslrr DGIaU-s Ilas~-o to
recon slider Gils action taken; and that the
bill ut Mr. Morgan BE- referred to the COM
mittee on claims carried.
Claim OF DIR. Smith for boarding paupers,
wa, on IN ,tiot, laid upon the table.
The following order WAS made:
Ordered, That warrants be issued quar-
tcrlv TO Mr. Rtchie tor keeping Pearl RIVER
| Turnpike in order, according to contract
made herct ,tore with said Richie.
Alderman SJraus submitted the following
! statement, which was received and ordered
| spread upon the minutes, to-wit:
! CORPORATION CITY OF JACKSON IN ACCOUNT
WITH |. STRAUSS.