The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-10
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

CIIY COUNClL FkOCEEDlNGS.
MAyoe'sSoSSlnE, CRY 81 lloSAon,
TIE BoArd met pursuant to adjourns
| ment.
Present: F. EndOm, Mayor; H.
O'Kelly, J. Gerspach, T. N. Conner,
q. w. McFee. Absent: J. Hoffman,
5. Bird, A. Harvey.
The Finance Committee reported
! favorably on the following several
claims, which were allowed by
ORDINANCE NO. 1876.
Be- - Ortatned ~ The Mayor and
City CtIuacGo csAIonrbe, That the fol-
lowing several claims be allowed:
1. CIV. McFee, medicines furnished
paupers, order Mayor, from Aug. 18th
to Oct. Is, 1877. ...S23 o. 4
2. Timothy Larkin, maintenance OF
/ city prisoners from October 1st to %,
.3,s 1irnothy I4arkin, for board. Of pau
per, Bargaran, five days...........$5 90
4. A. Il. Sholars, medicines furnished
paupers, order Mayor, from March 5th
to October 18th ;. $33 20 q
8. Mrs. Mary Kline, board Of pauper,
George Edgeley, from September 25th
to October %, 1877, u days, aud board
Of pauperez(name s,Onknown) one
day. .....$28 90
e. II. Fullam, digging graves for
paupers and furnishing coffin for
same. ......................$lo 90
| 2. Henry O'Kelly, merchandise fur.
Sept. 7th to Nov. 2, 1S77...........@0 80
8. J. r.. Jones, for services as juror OF
inquest on body of Nice Hardin alias
Ethel HINT 81 90
| 8. DR.. John CalderWood, for medical
services to paul'ers from April 18th to
september %, 1877 .$S5 90
10. f. M. Rosenfelder, for Is school
lbencho0........... 90
IL. F. Endom, clothing for pau
%
IL. Thomas N. Conner, for rent of
houses to paupers, and work done ON
Male Academy and material furnished
tor W0fk....................... 800 90
Is. J.L. Graves, services as juror of
inquest on body OF Nice Hardin alias
Ethel Hunt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 90
IA. .Bry 4 Muir, ooiians, lumber, etc,
furnisaled city, order Mayor, from
March 6th to October g, 1877 .3l2l 30
Is. Thomas Naughton, work on
Male Academy and furnishing mate
rial .............$55 so
IL. Tim Larkin, maintenance city
prisoners, month Sept, 1s77...-$12 20
II: Jos. Benoit, amount RENTED him
for over payment into treasury on col
iections of fines. .......................$2 so
Approved. FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
Petition of Daniel Brantley and
Samuel Nichols for the remission of
fines imposed against them by the Re-
corder's Court Was upon motion laid
upon the table.
l inf, fh1,a nj
litiOn of city attorney to act for the city
in all legal matters during the absence
Of w. w. Farmer, Esq, regular city
attorney. Mr.. Conner nominated s. u.
McEnery, Esq. There being no other
nominatiOn he was declared unani-
rnously elected. ~
The following ordinance was intro
duced and adopted: .i -.rs
| ORDINANCE NO. 1896.
Appropriating the sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars, or so mucn thereof
as may become necessary, for the
! payment of mechanics and laborers
for work done and to be done on the
Male Academy by order of the City
School Board. g. Es.tEo. :
/ Be It ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of Monroe, That the sum of
two hundred and fifty dollars, or so
much thereof as may become necessary,
be and the same are hereby appropri-
ated for the payment OF mechanics and
Iaborers for work done and to be done
on the Male Academy by order of the
4 Mayor. ~
Be it further ordained, That each and
every claim for said work shall bear
the approval Of the City School Board
and upon such certificate of its correct
ness, the secretary of the city shall issue
warrants according to law.
Approved. FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
The Mayor, on motion of Mr.. McFee,
was authorized to advertise for sealed
proposals for building II fence around
the Male Academy, said proposals to
tie made to and acted upon by the City
School Board.
The Board then adjourned to meet
Thursday, 9Th December, 1877, at 2
o'clock z. NJ. FIR. ENDOM, Mayor.
TALBOT SrILLNIAN, Sec'y pro tenn
DIED,
At the residence of his son, DIR. w
l.. DeGratfen reid, in Ouachita parish, La.
October %, 1877, WIN. DEGRAFFENREID
| ESQ., in the S4th wear of his age.