The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-04-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
liar Monthly Meeting Held
tuesday,, April 7th. An
Interesting Session.

being only one bid, That OF the
Electric Light, Power & Manu-
ring Co., the same was accepted.
ia Electric Light q Power Co.,
Fl. p. motor from April 18th for
bths at 1925 per montt--Granted
G. H. Startling was nominated as
trustee-Carried
',ool~ mas franchise asked for
-.l was granted.
C. II Jones' called Il ttention to
lrD ae ne ci5y dump and asked
ounci vnuG could be done about
aud alig asked for the appoint
a. iItAry officer The City
.r nG i.ealth Officer both spoke
be q.,tiou and after discussion
referred TO City Engineer and
th Officer
port of Rel.et Committee was then
ltted by the chairman of that
Z. N, Thomas. and was as fol
the Honorable Mayor and City
uncil of Greeoville, Miss
e Relief Committee appointed by
Walton &il.elds, Mayor. on Sat
y, March 18th, 1903, begs leave to
pit the following report
pmediately after the committee
appointed it endeaYored to provide
i with boats and reach that part
be city which was badly overilowed
rescue the people therein. After
.hditlieulty the committee secured
boat for which it paid $500 per
1t visited all south Greenville.
ilding Oklahoma aud Tuxedo and
eved all who were in need of assist
\ on Sunday and Monday il con
Jed to do work Of this kind. On
lday part Of the committee visited
|ction of the city lying east of tile
|sissippi Valley Railroad The
|mlttee made almost house to
be canvass Of the overllowed por-
of the city, and it is with great
Rsure that it reports that not
yle life was lost in Greenville. The
lmittee, in addition to removing
OF our citizens as could not pro-
boats to move themselves, res
d quite number of head of stock.
nile the destitution was not great,
committee has been called upon to
end Sl49.27; out of this sum
S'52 was paid to the Crouch-Meis-
9.55 to George & Nelms Company. |
i'3O to S. w. HARRISON & Co.
10 to e. Rosenfeld Bakery o..
lis makes a total expenditure of .
y which was giveu By the com
ee In rations Il The Old, infirm and
itute.
'ur committee desires to call atten-
10 the fact that except ON Satur-
hlsht after the overflow, when they
called upon 70 feed the refugees
e lsenberg building, and in the
ing over the store ut the corner
'entral Avenue and DeLeSsepS
~ and on Monday night when
LED refugees at the court house
the Workman plantation, and the
oes in the box cars at the Missis-
Cotton Oil Mill, your committee
leVer given anything to anybody
were able 10 work. At the in
e OF the city marshal, the commit
7a the refugees on Saturday night
lhe overflow: your committee
hat this ought to he done. Con
us were such that these parties
not have gotten over the water
'rK even had they wanted to do So.
rough the assistance Of the city
your committee secured the court
school house for destitute sick
people. Afterwards the Kings
ltefS We're moved there and now
ch sick people are provided for
iI place by the Kings Daughters.
lr committee succeeded in secur- :
-uafters over Granville Carter's ;
store for destitute sick negroes
the assistance of Kate
5 we have succeeded in caring for
1he committee desires to eX-
lis grateful thanks to Kate Lewis
1t had not been for her kind I
Che committee does not know
could have provided for tbs sick {
destitute among the negroes. l
committee is advised now by [
Lewis that she has on hand d
lace nine people, all except two t
'cnvalescing, but those who are t
'ck are old, infirm and decrepit,
ne committee is at loss to know a
disposition to make of them and a
ggest that your honorable body t
with Kate Lewis and provide in d
way for these people. /
'uoltlon to the above amounts '
committee paid s25.OO for the hire r
slff, and 1t expended about $4,000
dry cash items: it also paid s2.75 [
'ot aud bed clothing for a sick u
man making a total expenditure !
cunt OF the work Of this commit S
Sl4s. s.27. This amount has all e
'ald by the committee. S
.riday April 3rd, your committee
lvised by the mayor that the city a
desire to be responsible for any q