The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-09-06

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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q COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Hickman. KY, Sept. 2, 1901.
| Council met in regular session; Pres
ent' Mayor Dillon, Councilmen Swayne,
Uosgili, Brevard, Davis. Ellison and
beckman
Minutes of the last regular meeting
wsp read and on motion approved and
| signed.
| HE following accounts were pre-
scented properly approved and on motion
allowed and checks ordered issued Tor
amounts:
Lon Dillon. Jr.. street pay roll
Aug. 10 to Aug. 81. 3 LIS 80
fre<ht, 3 extra police and ar II
rests Is COL
Cit5 tax credited on river bank
bonds held by NJ B. Shaw's
Estate 81 30
Coco Buck, labor. repairing
mnnel. material for same AZ 40
WH Stair filing wash in street
b I'LL below T. Il. Swayne's 90
RepFt of City Treasurer for Aug. 1901
GKN'L FUND ACCOUNT.
To ~. per July report 253 10
To em't. reed OF H. q. Helm SO "a !
To 81 reed of City Tax Col. 1851 Al
2,043 81 |
By decks paid in Aug. 1852 62 |
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Bal 70 credit this account 1881 10
COLLEGE BOND ACCOUNT.
To bal per July report $50 80
To ant received of r. M. Isler l,0OO 90
Bal. o credit this account 1899 so
BY 8Bonds paid $500 %
BY interest paid s. go So5 Gu
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Bal 70 cred,d this account ia 20
CITY HALL ACCOUNT.
To balance per July report 10 rs
To amount reed Of City Clerk % 20
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1874 sol
By interest paid ON bonds 45 90 |
Bal Ia credit this acct. SO so
Nochange in Water and Light Bond
account since last report
w. C. JOHNSON, c. I.
Report Of Supt. of Water & Light Plant
for Aug. 1901.
Balance in Treasury Aug. 1st 81 38
Amount collected during Aug. 273 70l
355 0s
Amosnt paid out during Aug, 2SS "a
Balarce in Treasury Sept. LIST II "A
TON DILLON, JR.
Repnr OF City Marshal for August 1901.
TaxesCollected 81, s9i Al
| hid Treasurer receipt for same.
Ton DILLON, JR., c. NJ.
5rforegolng reports We're received
ordered spread upon the records. pub
hshed and filed.
CEMETERY GROUNDS
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the purchasing of ground for Gem
etery purposes. were granted further
time in which 10 do so.
OPENING NEW STREET
The committee appointed to investi-
gate a way most suitable for opening
street leading to the old school house
hill, reported that they had made a
thorough investigation and find that
the most suitable way would be to
widen the alley in front of Mr.. j. w.
Rogers residence, by purchasing strip
10 feet wide of the south side Of lots
No I43 and LA owned by Mr.. b. Il.
Davis, aud that Mr.. Days has agreed
TO sell said strip for the sum of Sixty
Dollars. On motion the report was
accepted by the Council and the said
sum of Sixty Dollars ordered paid to
Mr.. Davis as soon as a satisfactory
deed has been delivered to the city for
said property.
NUIsANCEs oRDEBED ABATED
Motion was made that the clerk notify
Mrs. w. ID. Powell and Mrs, Jane Am
berg TO abate the nuisances on lots Nos.
Al and AZ respectively and put the
| buildings ON same in good repair at
| once. The same having been recon-
mended by the City Board of Health.
ASSESSOR ELECTED
Mr. ii. N. Cowgirl, City Assessor,
rendered his resignation as said assess
or, and on motion same was accepted
by the Council.
The Office of City Assessor having
been made vacant by the resignation of
Mr.. Cowgirl. Miss Sadie Amberg was
| nominated as City Assessor, and on mo-
ton was appointed by the unanamous
vote Of the Council. Miss Amberg APP
peared before Mayor Dillon and the
oath OF Office as said assessor was ad-
midistered to her by him.
On motion the Supt, OF the Water
and Light Plant was instructed TO re-
pair the smoke stack on the power
| house at once.
On motion the assessment of Mr.. Ma
Johnson's property was reduced to $3.50.
The following amendments were
made to Mr.. Bucks proposition, to wit
That any permanent Improvement
made by MIR. Buck, by authority OF the
Water Works Committee. the city tol
pay the actual cost of such improve
ments at the termination OF their con-
contract, and il the Council should see
proper to grant free street sprinkling on
Clinton St, the city is to pay Mr.. Buck
500 per annum for such free sprink-
ling, and not exceeding 3 watering
troughs and 10 additional street lights
shall be put up.
On motion the City Attorney was in
structed to draw up contract between