The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-05-14

Judgment Fund.
April--Same as last report. ...S1i Al
The Street Commissioners report
shows an expense account amounting 10
S4s.03 for carriage, and $40 80 for labor.
Other reports were duly filed.
The following proposed amendment to
the Charter OF the City OF Bay ST. Louis,
Miss, was introduced by Alderman Ey-
ans. On motion being duly seconded,
was unanimously adopted.
Proposed Amendment to the Charter
OF the City of Bay ST. Louis, Miss.
Pursuant TO Section /, Chapter 60, OF
an act TO amend Section 3039 OF the An
notated Code of 1892, with reference to
amending charters OF municipalities, ap-
proved March t2, 1900,
Notice is hereby given Of the following
amendment to the Charter Of tho CITY Of
Bay ST, Louis;
The Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of
the City of Bay St. Louis, for the pur-
pose OF amending Section 20, Of the char
ter OF tho City Of Bay st. Louis, in re-
lation to the liabilities Of officers, and
fixing their compensation, approved
March i6, 1886, hereby adopt the follow
ing amendment:
SEC. /. That Section % of the charter
Of the City OF Bay St. Louis, approved
March i6, 1886, be, and the same ishere-
by amended SO as to read as follows:
That the said Board Of Mayor and AL
dermen shall by ordinance prescribe and
define the duties and liabilities, except
as fixed by this act, Of the Mayor, Asses
sor and Collector, Treasurer, Secretary
and Marshal, and other subordinate Of.
ficers OF the city, and shall enforce the
due performance thereof, by appropriate
fines, penalties and forteitures. said sub
ordinate officers shall hold their Office for
the time and on the conditions prescribed
by ordinance; they shall by ordinance
fix the compensation OF the Mayor and
all subordinate officers OF the city, paya-
BILE monthly out Of the revenues OF said
city, together with perquisites Of office,
and may change the same as they may
see fit, provided that the City Marshal
shall not receive more than -Four Hun
dred and Eighty Dollars per annum
nor the Secretary more than -----
per annum.
SEQ. 2. That this amendment take
effect from and after its approval ano
record thereof, as by law required.
Promulgated by order Of the Board oi
Mayor and Aldermen Of the City OF Ba;
st. Louis, Miss, this tho 7th day Of May
A. D. 1904. [Signed.]
e. E. O'BRIEE, Mayor,
Whereas, the Board Of Mayor and Al
dermen Of tho City of Bay ST. Louis con-
templates amending the charter Of the
| City OF Bay ST. Louis as relates the du.
ties and compensation Of the City Mar
shal;
Therefore, be it resolved. That the DO
| sition of Light Inspector, created by the
latter board, be, and is hereby abolished
and that the Mayor is requested to ap
point Mr.. r. ]. MurtaBh TO make reports
on lights and poles until such time as /
shall be so required by his duties as Mar
shal, for which he shall receive th'
compensation heretofore allowed.
The petition Of Mrs. Pearl Cameron
Duble requesting the Board for large
sewer pipes aoross Union and Hancock
steeets, was read and referred to tht
street committee.
The petition Of Mrs. Amelie U. Grag-
| non, in relation to establishing addition.
al drainage in front Of her property Of
the beach, was read, and also referred 4
the street committee.
The applications of F, H. Egloft anc
Frank Taconi, Jr., for appointments a
Sanitary Inspector and Special Office
| for the coming month we're read. Th'
Mayor made the appointment, same rat
ified by the Board.
The bonds OF the Tax Collector ant
Assessor, signed by John 3, Toor, ant
the U. S, Fidelity and Guaranty Co., il
the res. .,eetiye sums Of $500 and $4,000