The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY. Sept. IA. 1891,
REGULAR MEETING.

The council met, were present-W
q. Deies, Mayor; Owen Brown. q. A
Collins, u. II. Kelly, Il. NJ. Muse anC
X. A. Pickett, Aldermen.
Absent--Aldermen |. III. Barnwell
4. II. Campbell and Geo. JENNIE.
The minutes OF the meetings held on
August 10 and 81 we're read and ap'
| proved.
The verbal request OF A. b. Booth Ia
erect tent on the vacant lot corner
OF Main and Bridge street for the pur-
pose Of selling lunch, &C., was on mo-
ton granted.
A resolution passed by the Board OF
School Trustees at special meeting
held on the 18th day Of Sept, 1891, In
structing the City Council to remove
all It's buildings from the school lot at
its earliest convenience, by Oct. 10, II
possible, and rendering TO the city lots
500, 567, sos, according to the new city
map, for stable and public services,
having been read, was on motion re-
eeived and referred to the Mayor and
street committee to report upon at the
next regular meeting.
The committee on claims reported
favorably on the account OF Pat Burns
OF 81 for tax enormously assessed and
collected In 1890 on one dog, and adj
Versely on the claim OF w. X. Tucker
for poll tax paid In 1890, on motion the
report was received and account Of Pat
Burns allowed,
The committee on ordinances was
granted further time TO report on ordi-
nances prohibiting the storage Of cot.
ton on vacant lots, streets, etc.
The street committee reported that,
acting under instructions from the
Board at the last regular meeting, they
had purchased from. Mr.. lily. Twell-
meyer the necessary amount OF front OF
lot on Wilson'S square to complete the
opening Of Monroe street to cemetery
road, for the sum Of $4,000, and had
ordered the clerk to issue warrant for
that amount. On motion the report
was received, action Of the committee
ratified, and the deed ordered spread
on the minutes.
The street committee and the Mayor,
to whom was referred the matter OF eff
fecting q settlement with the Directors
OF the Yazoo Warehouse Company for
the improvements made on Bridge
street, In front OF said Warehouse, were
on motion granted further time.
The clerk was instructed TO notify
the parties having sand piled on the
cemetery read to remove said sand piles
at once.
The street committee was instructed
to take such steps they may see proper,
with the consent Of the Lintonia Land
Company, TO improve the road extend
Inn From. tha lnfnnfa ot,lvarf IN tho
old bridge.
The resignation Of !. ii. Barnwell as
4 member OF the Board from Ward No.
J, having been read was on motion re-
ceived and action deferred until the
next meeting.
A petition Of citizens praying that a
brick gutter be laid on the south side
OF cemetery road from Mound street to
East street, and that an order be passed
compelling property owners there along
TO lay brick pavements, having been
read was on motion referred TO the
street committee.
The committee on building permits
reported having granted the following
Aug. IL, YaEoo oil Works, re-
pairs and additions .,..,...e 5000
Aug. IL, Mrs. NJ. j. Mcnamara
frame building. .,.,..-1.... 100000
Aug, II. Geo. p. Blundell, frame
addition. -. 800, -. 10000
Aug. Is, Standard Warehouse
Co, brick office, ...".".. 10000
Aug. 10, c. II. Williams, stable 10000
Aug. 81, A. NJ. Payne, 2-story
residence and stable. ........ 5000. 90
Aug. 90, ID. J. Dunn. Or closet $500
Aug. "a, Allen Sinkler, frame
residence Observation-Disclosures. 1900. 90 |
Sept. I, Lorenzo Newman, five
cottages ............. 1000. 90 /
sept. 10, Rev. W. II. Danger.
field, brick church ......... 5000, 90 |
Sept. IL. Il. Luke, br'k addition 1900
The following monthly reports Of Of
icers were read, received. ordered filed |
md vouchers cancelled:
The report Of W. g.. Deles, Mayor.
moving that he had assessed fines |
10 Sl65.O0, Of which el35. so |
l2d been collected and paid into the
ressnrT, 5000 appealed 20 the cir
'uit eoaFt b. II, Stevens, convicted Of
local option law, aud $3.50
lue by Will Hunter and Bud Green,
Who were committed 20 Jail IN default
4 payment.
The report Of Peter Kline, city sex
on, showing that he had made seven
and sold the following
cemetery lots: lot q, eolOred peoples
to Hy. Gibson; Ia Jewish
lot. 10 Mrs. J. Wolerstein,
ots and 10 Louis and Herman Wise. I
o. 70 Mrs. y, Asher, Dot 10 I. Han
iehsrg.