Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-21
Annapolis Items.

A special meeting of the Board oil
Trustees OF the Village of Annapolis
was called 10 order by Chairman Hart,
who then read the following message:
70 the Board Of Trustees:
GESTLEMEN-I deem it advisable on
this occasion to make few suggestions
10 your honorable body relative to
matters which | consider of vital i'm
pOrtance to the people of the corpora
ton OF the Village of Annapolis. On
June 22d, 1891. the Village was duly
incorporated and trustees were APP
pointed and installed, but, owing to
circumstances over which the Board
had no control, commission of duties
required by ordinances were made
which rendered the charter liable TO be
revoked. But the county court, be-
lieving that It would be to the advant-
age Of the inhabitants of the Village
to grant time for the Board Of Trustees
to re-organiZe, permitted the act OF m
corporation to continue. Therefore,
on the 10th of June, 1892, q meeting
was called for that purpose, and the
vacancies in the board were filled, and
the corporation was put into working
order. according to ordinances. On
July 9TH. 1892, being the time for the
regular meeting OF the Board, j. ;.
Benson was appointed clerk pro. tenn.
in the absence of W. L. Leuce, the
regular clerk when +. ID. Sheriff was
appointed marshal Of the Village, and
he after complying with the ordinance
in such case was made and provided.
was duly installed and furnished with
copy o. the ordinances, and Invested
with the insignia of his office. The
installing of the marshal has resulted
III the most beneficial effects, ana the
disorders that formerly disgraced our
town have almost disappeared from
within the corporation. | deem it my
duty at this time to call your attention
to the appointment Of a collector, whose
duties are defined in Secs, | TO D, in
elusive, of ordinance >. The import
ancc OF having collector appointed
and qualified cannot be over estimated,
As without a collector we can have no
revenue, and without revenue the ordl-
uanccs of the corporation cannot be
administered Ii il also necessary
that the treasurer should quallly, IN
ord,r. that the financial condition be
kept IN uroper order; the money OF
the corporation daily recelpted tor' ana
raved ont on warrants drawn by the
proper officer The duties of the treas
rreI. are defined in Secs. !, :, and L,
OF ordinance 6 Your attention Is also
called to the necessity of erecting a
calanOosn. co that persons charged
with offences against the ordinances,
NAV be kept until trial can be had.
also wish to call your attention to Sec.
Is. of ordinance II. which provides
for a means for Furnishing refractory
.e,soas by the marshal, and providing
the means foi iniiictiEg the same. in
order that the Village ordinanGea may
he properly administered, it is neces-
.ary that the officers provided be APP
pointad and qualified, and that each
and every Officer So appointed, he RS
auired to strictly perform the duties
rsouired of him by the ordinances.
Rp.n'v Submitted, CHAs. HART.
On motion the message was taken
-uu and read by sections, and acted up
on ! s. Benson was appointed col
lector. tliaG his bond and took the oath
of Office. 7. p Hilburn also filed
bond as treasurer, and took the oath of
Office. j. 5. Benson offered to lease
sufficient ground Oil school street on
which to erect a calaboose, which OF
fer was accepted. j. S. Benson, T. {.
Rockwell and +. z. Hilburn were APP
,,otnted n committee to arrange for the
..reetiGs of same. The Board then ad-
journcd.
W. r. Leuce went home TO Ills. last
week
Dick Night plead guilty to disturb
ing the peace. and paid small hne IN
f.sa. Hampton's court last week.
Thos. Vbrisn, o. Piedmont. knocked
Mike Murphy down Tuesday % it'2t
week Murphy was a man IN his en-
blov and l., no relation To your corres-
pondelt.