Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-10
City Council,
uAzLEnuRsr, Dec, 9Th 1885.

Il
The Honorable board OF mayor and
alderman met in regular session, pres
ont mayor Dcaton, Ellis, Norman and
Lowc,membcrs, board was called to-
order, minutes Of last meeting were
rcadand approved.
Mayors, treasurer and tax collectors
reports iwcrc examined, found cor
rect and approved.
List OF street delinqucnts was re-
ccivcd, the mayor to be charged with
Z names, and the tax collector to he
credited with amount Of said dclin-
qucnt list.
The following accounts were al
lowed:
W ID Dcaton salary for Nov SIS 1888
- Stationery 49, 30
j. II. Butler salary for Nov 1895 $500
II. Loeb, F" % 1000
ii Noble for nc ( street lamps" $500
Z" repairing public wells $3.50
NJ Falcr& Co for well bucket, lap rings
etc, $3.50.
+. Marchctti, work on Cemetery
fence 81 90.
City assessor for making assess.
lncnt for 1885 $500
The following.was then offered and
adopted.
BE il ordained by the board Of mayor
and aldermen OF the town OF Hazlc-
hurst, that hereafter the assessor Of the
taxes of the town shall be allowed n
compensation for his services In max
ing the assessment OF the town, five
per ccntum upon the corporation tax,
and five cents for each individual as
scsscd.
Ordered that the assessment OF + NJ
Rcmbcrt bo reduced from 700 dollars
to $50 dollars, and that the assessment
, Of Mrs Folsom be reduced from $500
to 800 dollars.
Report Of committee appointed to
negotiate for ground for burial pur-
poses was received. and II was order
ed that Ellis a Norman, examine the
records, receive deed, and upon their
being satisfied that the little il good
and vailed, the clerk To issue war
rant for one hundred dollars, the may
or to execute n note payable to + Mar
chctti in twelve months, the said note
not 10 bear any interest in settlement,
Of said grounds.
Ordered that the clerk correspond
with TIE proper railroad authorities
asking them 10 have buildings known
10 eat ii.h hotels Eow on the right -o!-
way within the corporate limits rcmor-
eel and not To allow amy more build
ings erected thereon only TO parties
who were burnclout by the recent fire.
The following ordinance was then
adopted. BE IL ordained by the board
Of mayor and aldermen Of the town Of
llallchur,t that the three buildings
now standing on the riglt-of-way OF
the Illinois Central railroad 90, Just
south ~ the railroad bridge on the
west bank of the rail road now occu-
pied Ly Sarah Hill .Adclinc Young
CT Oliver. arr hereby declared to be
dangerous TO the property Of the town
and for this and other causes nrc licHc-
by declared to be public nuSianccs and
the owners ~ the same are hereby di-
rcctcd to remove the same at once and
in dcfaul, Of removing the marshal al
the town upon the order 81 the mayor
shall remove the same nj the expense
OF tho owners.
Ordered that il slall he unlawful for
any persCn to clean any Kind of fish at
or near the railroad bridge, ar any
other public place in the town, and
any one guilty Of the same, shall upon
conviction before the ihayorb be iincd in
the sum OF not less than $3.50 nor
more than 81. 90 for such oifcnSe.
Board then adjourned.
Whereas nm election for municipal
officers to serve during the ensuing