The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-07
e CITY COUNCIL.
"a q tho Meeting Held on
Last Monday night.

y council met In regular ses-
Aou14I Light with the may
& me t116oilmen present.
~, nn'&N@ of business taken
he f&nohise Of the Delta
I|0I o., which ordinance
o1el on motion made by
p o1d n1fpnded by Mr.. Watt,
following statement was
NJ. xavlor concerning its
Mayor md Gentlemen Of
Ioun6iI
bcidI M36ting held ON the
oi Dt<enber. 1909, the city
tod fEhnohise to J. A.
lima tho Delta Manufactur-
nv ! yoted for that fran
the time I was q stock
tho Delta Manufacturing
voted foF the granting Of
shies f0x reasons which I
tiQn WAS made by the Cuda-
ng CD. eome months ago for
kfHnchise. The franchise
h6d BY he and the other
lh one Inception. At that
- the present, the Cudahay
~ b. wne venting one small,
Iding on Blsnton street,
sc6for 4i5.00 a month. They
sn corporation and have no
- Greenville, paying a very
Wuonnt of taxes, as they have
inyestinent here. They carry
.pck of neat which they sell
femitting the proceeds to
6f. they are Of no benefit
ks. as they carry no funds |
no ben0dt to the town ex-
6h fho snall number Of en-
AZ haxo.
Intine of the franchise to
'M hay Co wuold have been of |
IA, 10 Gre nville or her citi-
~ en the Delta Manufacturing |
~ A Lake, Jr., asked for
ffnnohise the conditions
,Vatk oi the Delta Manufactur-
II owned by nine prominent
! n ~ A i home company. If
y Is made, it will be spent
',sIha p6ita Manufacturing Co. |
wteet fronk on Blanton street, |
|IN aRhe owns the rest Of the
nus, the petitioners own all
BIZ which is to be affected by |
hof aidetrack.
= lta Manufacturing Co. will
dncef Oh manufacturer of
~ its operation requires a
nbet 6f operatives. The
J, lstatos that the pay roll will
M ". 300 per month. A plant
suzind il Of a very great value
n. like Greenville-one that is
king ia manufacturing ia
U Every Other manufacturing
5r6enyille has ample switch
haye been on the council,
tt Ist three years, l have al
ported and voted for such
n, as / ooneidered best for the
3t ltfeenyllle. l expect to
IIio to hct until the expira-
Wv teTna pf Office. I voted to
trapchise to the Delta Man
Ill co. md J. A. Lake, Jr.,
\ thought it bes. tcr the in
,ds ClteenYille, and considered it
the pkogress OF the city.
ch As my motives in voting
kanchsie have been seriously
a by some of Greenville's
~ desiSs to state that in SO
ia ~ Intention Of making
,pof dsd of my Office as coun-
ONof 0i t1Ansgressing the law,
cf injuring or offending
h6nae 81 any citizen. Since
t1 have been so grossly mis-
and in order that I may
rnintentional wrong, now
ths order granting the
N1 ISS6inded
: Edmund Taylor.
Ihpmas appeared before
1|N pEesenting the Young
4 1 League and asked for |
neUt ii the fire department..
|Ion q the department was
sl0 |S discussed and the conn ,
la1 Ihak the fire committee |
Of members of the council |
Hike demmittee of the the |
lid Itp9rt back their RECON- |
rs aI ille next meeting.
Gilman Nilezinski moved that !
TTos Uompress be taken into |
I|uiIs referred to commit
posed o Councilmen Taylor,
,I1d WIlezinski, together with |
to deA|gnate lines and report
.111|ns of the council on Fri
\ |.|on Presented by e N.
|h6 IAdies of the two Gem
.|'ons asking that water be
nlseries, was discussed |,
Is engineer for cost and
Icy as to its legality.
1. Engineer dispose of ce-
I'D in city's charge.
4 |dewAlks, the bid Of !
cling lowest. sl.b7 per
Fas accepted, but Mr..
potion accepting bid
brick walks to beesub-