The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-10-08
MEETING OF MAYOR
AND ALDERMEN
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
Hancock County,
City OF Bay st. Louia.

City OF Bay st. Louis
A regular meeting of the Board o
mayor and Aldermen of the City Of Ba,
st. Louis was held at the City Hall OF
the lst day Of October, 1904. Their,
were present: Hon. E. r. O'Brien, Ma
yor; L. H. Won Gohren, r. L. Evans
X. e. Engman and r. r. O'Brien, AL.
dermen; RI. Murtagh, Marshal; Rich
Mendes, Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting wer,
read and approved.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
report of the Chairman Of the Stree,
Committee be received and ordered
spread on the minutes, to-wit:
Bay st. Louis, Miss,
Oct. 1, 1904.
To the Honorable Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen:
Gentlemenl
AS requested, an interview was held
with several Of the property owners in
regard to donating some OF their land to
build street petitioned for, these prop
erty owners positively refusing TO give
up any of their land for said purpose +.
The Street Committee then decided the
street project failure for ever.
On September 10Th, Mr.. Banderet our
Street Commissioner, went to do the
work ordered by the Board on Mr.. F..
Raymond's property; he(Mr. Banderet)
was refused admission to the property,
the request Of Mr.. Banderet could not
be accomplished. Under the circum-
stances nothing more could be reported
by the Street Committee.
/ Iremain yours respectfully,
R. Fs O'BRIEN,
Chairman Street Committee.
Report OF the street Commissioner
shows an expense OF s43.s7 for carriage,
doubl. team, and $28.43 for singl. team /;
and S13.i2 for "a days labor, at si.5O.
Committee on City Hall site made a
verbal report; same was received and
committee discharged.
1t was then moved, seconded and car
ricd that the choice of site for City
Hall be voted for among the members of
the Boaod.
Among the sites offered we're the lots
owned respectively by Mrs. Emma MUIR
ray and the Sisters of ST. Joseph's
Academy. A vote was taken, which re-
suited as follows: Aldermen Won Goh-
rem and Engman voting for the Murray
lot; Aldermen Evans and O'Brien vot-
ing in favor Of the Sisters lot, causing
tie. The Mayor cast his vote for the
Sisters lot, thus settling the choice of
the City Hall site on the Sisters lot, To-
Gated on Second street, along the L. &
N. r. r.
1t appearing to the Board that there
being a surplus OF $5l.41 in the judg-
ment fund, said fund being Of no neces-
sity, and it appearing that the school
building fund being insufficient for the
present term, it ia therefore ordered that
the said sum of $51.4t be transferred to
the school building fund.
The liquor petition Of L. N. G. Spo-
torno was presented. read and ordered
to take the course prescribed by law.
The peoples petition requesting tho
Board to leave the matter to the legal
voters of this city for or aginst the adop-
ton of the stock ordinance was read,
and, when duly seconded aud carried,
ordered that the petition be received
and filed.
The following ordinance was read:
ORDINANCE NO 5-NEw SERIES
An Ordinance making 1t unlawful for any live
stock to run at large within the limits of the
City Of Bay st. Louis.
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen OF the City OF Bay st.
Louis, that It shall be unlawful for the owner of
any calf COW. OK, or bull to permit the same to
run at large within the City of Bay st. Louis
from sunset to sunrise, or for the owner OF any
he rse, mare mule, or colt to run at large within
the limits OF the City OF Bay st. Louis at any
time and any such live stosk found running at
large shall be taken up and dealt with as here.
matter provided.
Sec. 2, There shall be pound keeper, whose
duty It shall be to take up all onimals found run
ming at large, in violation of the preceding sec
ton, and conflne them In a pound 10 be main
tained at the expense of the pound keeper at
such place In the City Of Bay st. Louis as meets
with the approval Of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen.
See, g. Whenever any animol shall bc.talren
up and impounded the pound keeper shall Inn
medlately inform the owner or owners thereof,
II known, or II the owners be unknown, then the
pound keeper shall immediately post an adver-
tisement on the bulletin board at the Town Hall,
giving as full aud accurate description OF the
animal as possible, with notice that the same has
been impounded
Sec 4, The pound keeper is hereby authorized
to charge fee OF One Dollar for each animal
impounded, and for each animal remaining in the
pound longer than twenty four hours. for each
day or part Of day, after the expiration OF said
twenty-four hours, according 10 the following
rate, which rate shall cover the necessary and
proper expense of care, feeding and watering OF
said animal, to wit: For each COW, calf, OK, or
other live stock, fifty cents per day.
Sec. 5. The fees and expenses provided for In
section shall be a charge against the owner or
owners OF animals impounded, and lien on the
animals 60 impounded in favor OF the pound
keeper and are TO be recovered by him in full
for his services in lieu OF monthly
salary or other additional compensation by the
town, on payment OF which fees and charges the