The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-03-07
EXCITING MOMENTS.
At the Meeting of the City Council on Last Tuesday
Night.

son and get all data and proposition
he had to make. The motion wa
carried and Mesrss. Taylor, Blum ant
iWilczinski were appointed on tn,
committee.
The question of the condition O
the city's sewerage was taken up ant
discussed by the city engineer, Capt.
Hider and Mr.. Gaboury. The discus
sion showed that the sewerage wa!
full of water and the only thing tt
do was to keep the pumps going tc
hold the water down while the river
was at high water stages. The engi-
neers assured the council that they
would at least possible expense dc
everything possible to keep the water
down and the sewers in operation.
The petition of Mr. ScheskJ and
others for water on their property in
the race track addition was brought
up and continued until the next reg
ular meeting.
The petition of the Paepcke- Leicht
Lumber Company for track to their
yards was presented, but it was
shown by the clrek that the same had
been granted at former meeting.
The assessment of $1,000 against
the Annheissuer Bush Co. of st. Louis,
was shown to be erroneous and said
assessment was ordered stricken off
the rolls.
The bid of Pat Latchre for paving
sidewalks at 81. 30 yard was the only
one received and the council held
that it being only ten cents cheaper
than the cement bids, the bid be
rejected. Councilman Wilczinski then
moved that the city engieer together
with the street supervisor employ the
I necessary labor and put down the
walks of the city. Motion carried.
Mr.. Sam Finlay asked the consent
of the council to construct a hose "a I
shed on corner of court house square
| for the protection of residences in his
part OF city. Councilman Taylor said
that he had cart shed out there, but
Mr.. Finlay claimed it was for the use
of the Goyer Co hose real, and they
needed one that could be had IN case
of emergency. Referred to fire COM
mittee.
Petition of the colored X. of P
Lodge be relieved Of assessment on
property on grounds that it is char
liable institution granted
/ Petition of Delta Light Power
ana Manufacturing Company asking
to establish grade, ETC., for placing
track on streets as soon as material
arrives was presented. Councilman
Wilczinskki asked how the road ex-
pected to get on Washington avenue
with their tack when one road is ar
ready down the center of the street.
Mr.. Hider, president of the Delta
Company, replied that he was unable
to say, but that the council should de-
termine that The question of how
much of the street would be taken up
by the two tracks was then calculated,
and other questions concerning the
rights of city and company in the
matter propounded, and on the sugf
gestion of Mr.. E. n Thomas, the cont
pany's attorney, after showing council
that all the company asked in theiI
petition was the establishment Of q
grade by the engineer and in this the
council was not liable or bound by
any contract, it was referred to the
enigneer and entire council, to &c
over aud lay it out, on a day named
by the mayor.
Mr. j. V. Bell brought before the
council the petition, presented at last
meeting, of the property holders liv'
ing along Washington avenue, Pop
lar and Main streets for the paving oi
these streets, The question was dis
cussed by the councilmen and citizens
and it was decided that bonds to the
amount of 500, 600 be floated to com
plete the work The motion carried,
and Wednesday, April lth, was set az
the day for voting Of bonds. The
streets proposed to be paved are Wash
ington avenue, from the Y. and M V.
! depot to Walnut street, Walnut tc
Main street Main to Shelby, and
Poplar and Shelby streets between
Main and Washington avenue.
The taking into the city the com
press property was then brought uI
! BY Councilman Wilczinski, chairman
Of the comittee. The report was read
by the clerk. After the reading of tie
committee report Mr.. Wilczinski,
before taking his seat. made a speech
ia favor of its adoption, a1d anon
other things said, the reason they
went there was TO escape city ta IL
tien but enjoy city privaleges which
he thought unjust Mr.. TAILOR pres
ented the minority report whichwas
read by the clerk He was fol
lond by Mr. Blum, who stated that
the statement mape by Mr.. Wilczn
ski was untrue and he knew it.
The compress asked the city for moth
ing, it put in its own waterworks anC
pays the city more for the use OF its
waite than any mill in the city; that