The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1895-05-25
Town Council.

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A regular meeting of the town
council was held this day at 8 p. m.
Present Hon. c. M, Rhodes, mayor;
M. G. May, A. LLAMA, j. H. Lang, John
Thomas, aldermen; +. L. Patenotte, mar
shall; j. M. Dempf, clerk.
Minutes of regular meetings May 7, 8,
0 and 10, 1895, were read and adopted.
Finance committee offered their month
ly report, which Vas read, approved and
adopted, and ordered spread on the min
utes as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, town of Pass Christian:
Gentlemen: finance committee
has examined the marshal's reports and
find them correct, but would recommend
that he be instructed to make his reports
to show the number of receipts issued on
the beginning and ending numbers of
same, which would materially aid US in
checking his reports.
We have also examine the treasurer's
reports and find them correct as follows:
UEN6hAL
Feb. s, balance on hand ........S 327 30
Collections to March g.. ;. ....... 81 80
"A0 CA z9s1.-.I - ga4s 81 -
.srlC sr.ieg sss "a, ~ S34o %
Disbursements. go. ............ s340 SS
~ VIZ We -cls1l tVsf .ssT
Balance on hand.........s..",. 81 Is
q. SCHOOL FUND.
Feb, 5. balance on hand. S1468 06
Collections. .'.............. 90 SO
e~ zE s15a4 ~
Disbursements -. ....... ..$I53 80
Balance on hand. ...............$l3S0 50
GENERAL FUND.
March 5, balance on hand....... 81 rs
April 2, collections to April 24th.. 20 so
..a ~ e. . ......... q. ss7 %
Disbursements. .............Sl3 90
Balsnce on hand. ......, .,.......$24 rs
70 A&e SCHOOL FUND.
April 3, balance on hand. 1880 50
Collections to April 2........... 80 Is
$I4lO 65
Disbursements. 1854 SO
- EGen, K .-Eg IA.
Balance on hand. ............$1255 II
--...-- GENERAL FUND.
April p, balance on hand. ..,...... 1924 25
Collections to May 7th. ". ...... 20 95
b g $45 20
Disbursements ...................$3 $50 10
Balance on hand May 7th ....... 80 OF
SCHOOL FUND.
April 2, balance on hand. ......$l235 II
Disbursements. :. ...h 80. ...... 266 20
Balance ON hand May 7th.... 1899 81
There are outstanding and unpaid
warrants to the amount OF $ll35.57,
against which expenditure we beg leave
to submit that we have bought and paid
for 9720 barrels of shells and had them
spread upon the streets; have thoroughly
overhauled the drainage In herear; have
made new streets and have improved the
old ones, particularly the Back one, In
central and eastern portion of town.
Respectfully submitted,
Il
N. G. MAY, Finance Com.
JOHN THOMAS,
On motion Alderman Lang, duly Sec
onded, an ordinance, entitled: "White
line at depot" also an ordinance, en-.
titled: "Dog Licenses and Tags" were
laid over.
The petition of John Slavic Christovich
to retail vinous, spirituous and mali
liquors, in less quantities than one gal
Ion, having been before the board the re-
quired time of thirty days, and having
been published in the Coast Beacon &C
cording to Law, was taken up for action
It was moved by Alderman Lang, second
ed by Alderman LLAMA, that the same be
granted. At shis juncture Mr.. Henry
Ware presented counter petitions, which
was received and read. Then followed 8
spirited discussion of the question pre-
and con, during which Mr.. Christovict
requested the withdrawal of his applica
ton, which was duly granted, and his
| papers returned.
Report of VIM. Howard, principal o.
colored public school, received, read ant
adopted, and ordered spread on the min
utes as follows:
Report to the mayor, 9Th month, begin
ming April 10, 1895, ending May Is, 1895
Number pupils enrolled, males. !. .c.... 2:
90" females :. :. q;
| IOtal.'...s .....'.''''''''.s'' II
Average m0loe .ss.ssss.'' III 5-li
| females. ......... ~ l-l(
Average total. ...... $500. ...4(
TERM REPORT.
Number enrolled during term males. g!
| 90 20 GO fomalQa a.
| 1OIdi's 's''''''' ''''s'''s'
Average males. ................24 ll-l6(
females. ..............20 1916
Average total. .............44 27-16(