The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-01-11
CITY COUNCIL.

Last Tuesday morning at IL q;
M, the New Mayor and Councii
met as required by law and elect
ed the new city officers. Mr.: ..
B. Watt was elected as Vice May
or of the new council, Mr.. Yergeer
clerk. J.M.Lee tax collector I. W.
| Mccoy, treas, Ben WATSON city at
torney, DR.. Jones physician, .. II.
Casey city marshall. MIR. Blum rose
and stated that at some near future
time the council will elect a civil
engineer to look after the Streets
4 Water works, sewerage and city
hut for the present he would adj
wise the election of street super,
visor and proposed the name OF
Mr.. Joe Silverstein for the posi-
| ton, which was carried. Inc
! same change he cited to the election
of chief of fire department, after
, company was organized, but i4r
5 the present he nominated MI. M
$ C. Scurry for the place-carrled;;
| Mr.. J. A. Anderson, was elected
, chief engineer OF Water works ana
r VIII Cadenhead assistant, ana IN
4 charge of fire alams.
+ The following motion was then
introduced:
5 In matter appointment OF po-
lice it is ordered that the Mayor
+ appoint six or more police in place
s of those now acting as policeman
v and also such other employees as
!. now required at the salaries they
5 now receive. Carried.
: Before the appointment OF the
!. police force petition was present,
L ed by Rev. hampton a colorec
pastor in the city asking for re-
tention Of L Lewis on the force
as the wish of his people. Mayor
J, Shields read another petition TOT
), Sol. Prout, who he appointed, tht
t. other police appointed were Wi
l. Quinn, HI Abercrumbie, L Gildar
II Mat Cline old members OF TN
d force and J. G. Murrell and Mix
Re Millet new members. :,
y In the fire department, MI
e Klepsis was appointed driver a
/. engine house No. 1. A. O,Con,
IS nor No. 2, and Taylor Hines No. .
d The following Council Commit
}, tee were also appointed by Mayor
!, The Chairman of each commltte'
le names appear first.
IS Finance.-Ed. Taylor, A. Blum
!, K. r. Workman.
IS Fire Department. e: II; worth
< am, r. w. Tilford, j. b. Watt.
5, Schools. Blum, E. R. Worth
5, am, H. Wilczinski. ,
+. Water and Lights.-E. =; 4
+, WORKMAN, Ed. Taylor, R. W. Ill
\. ford. ~,
:. Side Walks. }. B. Watt, Ed
|. Taylor, H. Wilczinski. w !.
!. Street Drainage. b. Watt
,, A. Blum, r. w. Tilford. -
r. Sewerage.-A. Blum, E. K
n Wortham, IL. Wllczinski.
j, The Council adjourned after ap
proving the bonds presented b,
some Of the officers till Tuesday
% night.
> THURSDAY NtGHT's SESSION.
= The mayor and council were a.
ii present with the exception Of MI
ss Taylor,
SIS The regular allowances wer
I'd made.
ID The salaries of the officers Q
ID city for the present were no
,e changed.
v. The report Of Engineer Ombur
S. was received and read as follows
b. Below is estimated Of value o
IS works done on Greenville Sewer
IN age system by Irwin Broth ers
]. contractors to Jan. End, 1902.
2. ESTIMATES.
I. LAYING 8, as Of II cast iron -. az.
II. mains at $3.50, .''.sls s sVo
=, Building IL mAnholes OF $50. e sSo
If. 98 extra depth m. b. At ST. 4s0
r, :" ishouse Connections 1t go. 800
y. Sl4 SIS
j Deductins ID pea cent~..--...'. zol
r. $12 47s
80 n.,,,o4,,o from former paymts 273