The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-09-10
W. N. GR1sr, Treasurer.
MARsHAL's REPORT.

port / have made twenty-five arrests.
Thirteen fined ffty.four dollars, seven
dismissed, one sentence suspended, one
bound over to Superior Court, eleven paid
III cash forty.four dollars. two ten dollars
worked on streets. Have also collected
ten dollars new business tax Lewis Kline 4
Co. Hold Treasurer's receipt for above
amounts. d. B. PARKS, JR.. q. NJ.
City Sexton reports IL deaths for Au-
gust--whites 5, celored 6.
E. P. Dobbs, Chairman Fire Department
Committee, submitted the following report:
Mayor and Council IL herewith recom-
mend that the city purchase FIVE hundred
feet hose and build cistern on Church
street near Presbyterian church.
E. P. DoB=s,
Chm Fire Dept Committee.
Communication of Board of Health was
read. and 500 copies of same ordered print
ed for distribution.
The following communication was re
ceived, and on motion of Alderman Dobbs,
Mayor Glover and the street committee
was authorized to confer with property
owners in regard to the same:
Western and Atlantic Railroad. |
Atlanta, Ga. Sept 9Th, 1891.
Mayor and City Council Marietta, Ca;
1t is probable that this Co. will begin the
erection of bridge at Powder Springs
street at an early date. 1t will be neces>
sary in order to raise this bridge Il feet
above the rail to raise tie approaches on
each side, and the slope of these approach.
es will fall to small extent upon the prop
erty on each side. When last conferred
with your honorable body, on this subject
il was stated that the property owners on
each side would not object to this ar
rangement Please advise me if you cans
not arrange to adjust this matter with the
property owners upon each side of the
bridge and on each side OF the road. so that
we will not be annoyed by damage suits
on that account. This is all that will be
asked of the city of Marietta, in the erec~
ton of this bridge. and hope you will UNI
dertake to arrange this matter for US.
Very respectfully,
HUNTER MCDONALD.
Resident Engineer
Aldermen Holland an. Dobbs were app
pointed as committee to inquire into the
probable cost for as much as FIVE acres of
ground for cemetery purposes for colored
citizens.
The following ordinance was offered by
Alderman Dobbs and adopted by unani-
nous consent:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun>
Gil of Marietta, Ga, that from and after
the passage of this ordinance it shall not
be lawful for any person to peddle, or So
licit business, or loaf on the mainline of
the railroad track or on any Of the sides
tracks in said city. Any person violating
this section shall, for each offense, be fined
not exceeding thirty dollars. or confined
in the guard house not exceeding thirty
days, or worE on the streets not exceeding
80 days,on or more at discretion of Mayor.
The following amounts were passed up
and vouchers issued;
A Gilbert, st certificates 8 &c Is
w N Grist st 48 SO
Marietta Electric Light Compa>
pany to August 81 1873 05
Clerk and marshal insolvent cost Is 90
Anderson Bros, account 735
D Parks board prisoners ii 40
NJ A Cain, shoeing mules 2 100
Mat Towns damages killing mule
and breaking wagon 10 90
W n Grist, dray account 3 90
r N Holland, attorney fee 90
D Parks, Jr, salary marshal $500
R W Moon, salary dep marshal 20 90
D B Parks, ST., salary sexton 20 90
TW Glover, or sal mayor l25 90
BR Legg, r N Holland, E p Dobbs, w
R Turner, A B Gilbert, NJ Austin, third
quarter salary S. 90 each.
W n Grst, 3 or salary treasurer S II so
H J Schoenthal, or sal clerk II so
Reid and Granting, rent engine
House Sept. |, 1891, 81 so
No other business appearing, on motion,
council adjourned.
T. w. GLOVER, Mayor.
HI. SCHoENTHAL, Clerk.