The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-02-09
Citizens HeetIng-Feb. lth.

Mr.. j. N. Jayne nominated Hon. W.
G. Yerger for Chairman of the tax
payers meeting of the City OF Green
vile, who was thereuPon elected
H. c. Watson was nominated and
elected Secretary.
Mr.. Leroy Percy stated tie object Of
the taxpayers meeting, as an endesvor
to make such reductions in the ex-
penditHres Of the city administration
ss could be found possible aud con-
sistent with The proper administration
OF city affairs, and also gave the histo-
ry OF the efforts which had been made
to accomplish that end prior to the
last city election. He then moved the
following resolution, to-wit:
That this body Of taxpayers recon-
mend that the City Council adopt the
schedule Of salaries named to them At
the taxpayers meeting held in Nsvem-
Der o. the year 1898.
That the empounder's office be abol-
ished, and that the policemen be re-
quired to empound stock running at
large in the city, at such nominal fee
Is will make II an inducement 10 them
to empound such stock, which fee 10
TO Be charged against the owner OF
each animal empounded, and collected
by sale Of said animal ii necessary.
That committee Of three be ap-
pointed 10 present these resolutions to
the City Council. and urge upon them
the adoption and enforcement thereof
by that bsdy.
The resolution offered by Ar. Percy
was carried, aud the Chairman there
upon appointed Leroy Percy. X. S.
Toombs and A. Lewenthal as such
committee named In the resolution
above mentioned. Whereupon 1t be-
Ing made known that Mr.. Leroy Percy
would be absent at tho meeting OF the
City Council uext after this dsia, Mr..
Nathan Goldstciu moved thaE the
Hon. w. g. Yerger be substitutDd In
his place. which motion WAS carried.
Mr.. w. II. Harvey offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That committee be ap-
pointed 10 devise means 10 fund the
bonded debt Of Greenvillo at q lower
rate of interest, aud that this meeting
pledge itself to support no man for
the Legislature who will not vote Ia
reduce this debt.
Whereupsn Nc. Percy moved thai
the resolution offered by Mr.. Harvey
be 30 amended TO read as follows, TO.
wit: That q committee of five be sp'
pointed to report to subsequent
meeting Of taxpayers to be called By
the Chairman, q scheme by which ths
Indebtedness OF the City Of Greenvill'
may be funded at . lower rate Of In
tersst, which amendment Mr.. Hsrve,
accepted, and theroupon the Chairman
named as said committee w. X. Hsr
vsy, N. Goldstoin, J. M. Jayne, Joshu'
skinner and L. p Smith.
Mr. A. Lcweuthal offered the follow
Ing resolution: That II Is the sense O.
this meeting that We deprccaie re-
newsl of contract with the Electric
Light Company unless very matcria
reduction eau be made in the cost o
the light service, and further move
that this resolution be presented Il
the City Council at its next meeting
by said committee above named.
II only remains to say that the CON
mittes of which the Hon. W. G. Yer
ger was chairman, went before th,
Council and presented the foregoing
petition. And by the proceedings o
J that body it will be seen that the SAM
was granted as to the reduction o
official salaries For this action, ap
proprlato thanks were returned b.
the chairman of the cemmittse for th'
meeting.
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