The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-15
City Council Meets.

gular monthly session last Tues
day night, but several of the
mem bers were indisposed and
/ the session was an unusually
short one, having lasted little
more than two hours. The ques-
ton of municipal street sprink-
ling was the most important mat
ter to come upfor discussion, but
no definite action was take
/ thereon. 1t will be remembered
that at the Move mber meeting of
the board a committee con sist-
ing of Mayor Gunter and Coun-
Gilman Stevens was appointed to
confer with City Attorney Sykes
in reference to taking legal steps
to bring the work under NUM-
cipal supervision. Gen. Sykes
was present at the meeting Tues
day night, and stated that ia
order to tax the people for street
sprinkling, which IL is the pur-
pose of the Council to do. that it
would be necessary to amend
subdivision Il, section a of the
city charter. and he was request
ed to prepare an ordinance em
bracing such changes as may be
necessary, This ordinance will
be adopted at an early date, and
by the time that the dry season
arrives things viii be in shape
for the city to take hold of the
street sprinkling and have it
done under the direction of the
proper authorities.
Another important matter
that came up for consideration
was the election of a city engi-
-neer to succeed Mr.. b. S. Allen,
who has rendered his resignation
to take effect on January 1st,
1905. Applications for the posi-
ton were received from Mr..
Butler and Mr.. McIwain, both
of Birmingham. but after dis
cussing the matter at some
length the Council decided to
postpone action until a subse-
quent meeting.
The contract for extending the
water mains in Robertson 5
Addition to the corner of the
Kavanaugh knitting mill was
awarned to T. J. Cady, Who is
to receive so cents per foot for
laying a six inch main and 5000
for each hydrant that is erected.
The Council decided that from
this date the ordinance against
obstructing the streets and
sidewalks must be rigidIy en-
forced, and hereafter mercha nts
will not Obstruct the streets
and sidewalks with either goods
displayed for sale or signs in
viting attention to the same.
This ordinance does not, how
ever. apply to goods in transit.
which may remain on either
street on. sidewalk q S0nablo
length of time.
After having passed the above
order the Council adjourned un
til : o'clock Thursday night.
The board met pursuant to ad-
j0urnment Thursday night, and
the first business to be taken up
was the reading Of the reports Of
the different officers, which were
received and fled.
The amendment to the charter
providing for the sprinkling of
the streets under municipal di-
rection, which amendment was
discussed at the meeting held on |
came up for consider
alton, and upon motion was
adopted.
The question of opening Main
street through the property of 7
DR.. j. D. Mccullough was refer
red TO the Mayor and street COM
mittee for settlement. The
Council recently ordered this
street extended through DR.. Nc
property, said extern
sion to be eighty feet in width.
DR.. Mccullough, however, does
not care TO have the street take
up SO much of his land, and en-
tered a protest. Hence the ap-