The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-04-06
tOFFICIAL.
TOWN OF SCRANTON.

Regular meeting Of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the town of Scranton was held in
the MAYORS office on Tuesday, April 3, 1894,
at 2 o'clock, p. M. Members present: NJ. Z.
Altman, Mayor; b. +. Pickett, }. W. Altman,
W. NJ. Canty, s. K. Thompson, Aldermen, and
B. +. Browne, Marshal.
The minutes of the preceding meeting was
read and approved by the Board.
Mayors report fines and costs collected for
month OF March amounting to 80 30 received.
Report Of the tax collector for March, show
ing amount collected $i59 %, received.
Report of Marshal and Street COMMISSIONS
shows the following streets worked for March !:
Graded Orange to Magnolia and filed around
culbcrt at crossing of same; raised culbert on
Magnolia Is. inches, filed and ~graveled same
to rayine and fitted ravine to Live Oak street
filled washout on Live Oak street at imtcrscc-
ton of Cedar street filed holes on Cedar
street near Frentz's and Mrs. Davis property.
Report of Treasurer for March, showing Il
cash balance on hand of $l,1ll 60, received.
Committee on ordinances allowed further
time to report.
Ordered by Board that committee m pur-
chase of piping for water mains are hereby
authorized to purchase six-inch cast iron Pip
ing Instead Of four aud one-half-inch as for
merly ordered by the Board, and all the neccs-
sary fittings for the piping far fire purposes.
Ordered by the Board that the following
agreement is hereby made by NJ. Walter
Gautier of the first part and the town of Scran-
ton Of the second part: Party OF the first part
do hereby agree to build the necessary curbing
and water ways on Live Oak street, as per
specifications of the town, at the intersection
OF Cedar street at his individual expense.
Conditioned that the town of second part till in
| road bed of Live Oak street at town expense.
The Board having canvassrd returns ut cleo
tinn held for the sale OF water on the 10Th OF
| March in MAYORS office and heard evidence as
to manner of conducting said election, and it
appearing that parties voted at said election
that did not register four months before hold
ing said election and did not live or reside in
| the town, and placed their tickets in the ballot
box with the names of said voters. written
thereon, electors iailing and refusing to vote
for the reason of the manager of said election
requiring them to write their names upon the
tickle, before they should cast their votes, said
| election is hereby for the reason set forth de-
clared null and void. Upon a vote being taken
on the adoption of the resolution. B. +. Pickett,
J.. W. Altman and W. N. CAVITY voted yea.
Ordinance No. 40 passed.
Ordered, That from and after this date the
sum of one dollar be the rate per day of wages
paid for labor performed for the town.
Ordered, That the Marshal and Street Com
missioner proceed ut once to umnOn and col
lect under the law from persons subject to
road duty for the year 1894. s
Street Commissioners pay roll ordered paid
10 wit: 81
| Henry Wright. 10 days labor ~. 4. $22 so
Ben Jones, horse aud car, 3A days. e. 80
+. l.. Albritton, labor 81 days 80. ABS
II. Simpson, 9N DAYS ................ 975
/ Ed. Gra, A duvs labor 4 on
Chas. Altman, horse and cart 2 days -, 400
Ed. Turner, labor 7 days 49,. $3.50. S7j
Ben Jones, hauling 49,. ........... 30
Ordered paid salaries and rent to wit:
NJ. G. Altman, Mayor, salary for March $40 81
Is. +. Browne, Street Commissioner rs OF
i. F. Browne, Marshal =. ....... 83a
s. X. Thompson, Clerk -, -. Is OC
N. G. Altman, rent for Mayors office. 6 0O
Whereupon the Board adjourned from day
to day until the following Thursday.
NJ. c. ALTMAN, Mayor.
s. II. THOMPSON, Clerk.