The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-10-15
CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings Continued From
Last Weeks Issue of
The Times

In Ghe matter or additional assess.
ment OF solvent credits charged against
Percy Bell, and made by the city tax
assessor under aud by direction of the
revenue agent, coming on this the 4th
day OF October, A. D., 1904, to be
heard upon the petition of said reve-
nue. agent and it appearing to this
board that said revenue agent and said
Percy Bell have agreed that said as
sessment is just, true and correct, it
is therefore ordered by the board that
said assessment, made as aforesaid,
copy of which hos been duly filed
with this board, be and she same is
hereby adopted, accepted and approved
as originally made, and the clerk is
ordered to dispose of this matter in
the Same manner as he disposed OF
this assessment heretofore adopted and
approved by this board.
The contractors were given forty
days additional time in which to
complete public school building No.
2, in Race Track addition.
Petitions to retail liquors were
granted to the following: I. Itzig.
Chas. Loeb, M. L. Cannon and d. P.
Shanahan.
The bic Of the Pittsburg Coal Co.,
being the lowest the contract for fur
nishipg the city with coal wes
awarded to said company. q
The annual report Of the city treas
urer was received and reported correct
by the finance committee and all
warrants and interest coupons were
burned to ashes.
The report of the city tax collector
was examined by the finance commit
tee and found correct and the report
spread on the minutes.
All Ordinance requiring all railroad
cars operated by steam or electricity
to come to-a full stop at railroad
crossings:
Section L. Be it Ordained by the
City Council of Greenville, That all
cars operated on railroads within the
corporate limits Of the city. by steam
Or electricity. shall come to full
stop, at least twenty feet before GLOSS.
ing the tracks of any other steam or
street railroad
Section 2. Be it Further Ordained
That anv person violating the provi-
sions Of this ordinance upon convic-
tion, shall be fined not more than
One Hundred Dollars, or imprisoned
not more than thirty days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Section B. Be 1t Further Ordained,
That all ordinances, or parts OF ordiz :,
nances, in conflict with this ordf-
nance, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
An Ordinance fixing the compensation
to be received by members of the
City Council:
Section /. Be 1t Ordained by the
Jity Council Of Greenville, That each
OF the city oouncll Of Green
Vile. shall receive as compensation
,or his services the sum of 800 per
snnrM, payable semi annually.
Passed October 4, 1904
Whereas, the city council of Green
lille, Miss, deems necessary, the
hereinafter Improvement which re-
luires unusual outlay and cost in ex-
'ess of the general improvement fund
Is follows, towit: The paving of
avenue between Deles-
eps street and Edison street, said
Ivenne to be paved with such mater
ais as may hereafter be selected.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
ity council of Greenville, That said
venue as above designated, be paved
II accordance with the plan and speci-
ication to be selected and adopted by
he said city council of Greenville
aid avenue as above designated to be
,aved forty feet wide. j.
Resolved, That this resolution be
Iublished in the Greenville Democrat
or two weeks, a newspaper published
IL the city Of Greenville.