Huntsville gazette., 1893-06-24
THE CITY SOLONS.
An Interesting Meeting of the
Board Last Tuesday Night.
A SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN SIGHT.

The regular meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen atithe City Hall last
Tuesday was we'll attended, each MEM
Der being in his place. The first business
to come before them was the question of
granting a license to Campbell s. Co, to
open saloon in the building on the cor.
ner Of Church and Arm streets, opposite
, the new Methodist church. The Board
decided not to grant the petition and
Campbell s. Co., will have to use their
new building for some other purpose.
Oaly one vote was cast in their favor.
The attention of the Street Superinten~
dent was directed to the fact that some
one on Garner street was setting a fence
back so as to obstruct free travel on that
thoroughfare.
The water>works committee reported
that steps had been taken to prevent the
inhabitants of Lawrence from leaving
their hydrants open at night.
OUR MISERABLE SIDE WALKS
Mayor Hutchens called the attention of
the street committee and Street Superin-
tendent to the bad condition of the city
sidewalks and wanted to know why the
city did not repair them and tax the cost
on the property owner, as directed by the
Code. Some excuses were made and we
o pine that the matter will have the ims
mediate attention of the Street Superin.
tendent hereafter.
THE NEW SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
A proposition from Mr.. Samuel Gray,
of Providence, r. l., was submitted,
proposing to lay out and superintend the
building of the new sewerage system of
the city for 81, 500. The proposition was
accepted and work will begin in short
while.
TEACHERS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
The election of teachers for the City
Public Schools now being in order the
following names were put in nomination
for the white school, and received the
following vote: Misses Mary Dill 8,
Matte Thurston Z, Ella Ware 6, Magg e
Pamplin Z, Mary E. Slaughter 5, Nam lie
Mosely 5, Katie Grayson g. The only
change in the old faculty is the selection
of Miss Slaughter for Miss Mosley.
For Principal of the colored school,
Rev. j. f. Humphrey received every vote
cast, although there were two other ap :
plicants. Clara Fackler, Susie McGill
and Mary Clay were elected.as his assists
ants out of thirteen applicants.
| AGAINST ELGIN STREET.
The street committee reported that un-
der existing existing circumstances they
did not think it advisable to open Elgin
street.
The contract with the Electric Light
Company for twenty five arc lights was
read and accepted. The lights are to be
placed as follows.I
Corner Oak Avenue and Gates street.
Cor. Madison and Williams streets.
. COr. FTaukllu dHO w Iilidtno S1iOC1o.
Cor. Adams and Williams streets.
Cor. Eustis and Lincoln streets.
Cor. Randolph and Lincoln streets.
Cor. Lincoln and Holmes streets.
Cor. Green and Clinton streets.
Cor, Washington and Clinton streets.
Cor. Washington and Meridian streets.
Cor. Meridian and Walker streets.
Cor. Jefferson and Arms streets
/ Cor. Jefferson and Holmes streets.
| Cor. Church and Holmes streets.
Cor. Holmes and Limberg streets.
Holmes street and Pinhook creek
| Clinton street and Pinhook Greek.
Corner Miller and Clinton streets.
| Cor. Clinton and Jefferson streets.
Four on the Public Square and two in
the Fourth Ward.
The contract with the Gas Company
has not yet been signed up.
| The Board then adjourned.
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