The Forrest City times., 1904-04-22
City Council Proceedings.

City C3unel net 10 regular session.
Present ". G1.alar. mayor, with Al
drimrn Fusse'. Stone, Baugh, Nichols
and Recorder Pearson. NJ. Yoflie be-
lug present VS. daily sworn in as an
alderman. Tue chicers.elect for the
ensuing two years, were duly and
regularly sworn il.
Claims presented
Forrest City Lumber Co.. ,Ss14 90
Walter Bats, blacksmithiDg.. II %
/. NJ. Hall, blacksmithing.... : %
W. +. Horney, painting ..,... So GO
J. II Brown, February bill. 81
}. Il. Brown. March bll...... 6 81
G. l.. Mallory, recording 20
Hurley 4 Co merchandise. rs
y. W. Norton, attorney fees. so 90
I.andvoigt & Nadakin ........ 50
SEQ. Wood. night watch. 8 80
i. NJ. Wilder, election judge. . 90
Lee Dougher.y, . 90
John Hayens, " . 90
m Wolff, clerk -. = 90
Morris Johnsan, clerk ...... > 90
q. ". Bottoms, officer. . 90
JAS. Russell, commissioner 6 90
; ii. Mann, commissioner. 6 co
j. q Stern, commissioner. 6 90
$1Sl n
MAYORS REPORT.
Zines for March, 1904 ......S IS 90
MARsnAL's KEToBr
Fines collected for March. IS 90
LICENSE ISIS JED.
II, NJ. Wilder, dray So 90
VI. w. Rainboit, dray. ) 90
CJtton Exchange. -. 90
S l. 90
8 53 90
Treasurer's receipt, ......... SIS 90
RECORDERS REPORT For MARCH, 1904.
Amount scrip outstanding s 4478 93
Amount officers salary. 1873 IS
s4eI2 %
by amount in hand of treas. 1919 03
Amount outstanding. ....,.. 2693 %
EEPoRT OF WATER TAX COLLECTED.
Water tax collected March. 2Gl OF
Less commission. ......a,.. % 10
s 23l 81
~ oh a fr,1oyfc rcnaiNt OF
Report OF Election Commission was
then presented towit:
state of Arkansas,
County of st. Francis. %
We, James RUSSELL and S II. Mann,
chairman and secretary respectively of
the Board of Election Commissioners
within and for the County aforesaid.
do hereby certify that upon canvas
OF the votes by said election commiqion.
ers, cast at the City Election within
and for the City of Forrest CITY, Ar
kansas, that Walter German was duly
elected Mayor, g. w. Pearson, Recor-
Ger, Is. f. McClary, Treasurer, and w.
w Rainbolt, Marshal, for said city for
the next two ensuing years, and that
James Russell. j. ID. Baugh j. L.
Stone, J, Nj. Nichols, and Max yofie
were elected Aldermen, within and for
said county Tor the two years next
ensuing.
In testimony whereof, we hereunto
set our hands as such chairman and
secretary respectively of said Board,
tins the l9.h day o. April, 1901.
JAMES RUSSELL, Chm.
5. II. MANN, Secretary.
Nayor German then made his re-
port in making Forrest City City of
the second class, towit:
The Mayor, Walter German report
ed to the Council that pursuant to its
resolution lie applied to the State
Board OF Municipal Corporations on
March 18th, 1904, to have the town of
Forrest City raised to a city of the
second class and with his application
presented the resolution TO this council
>''~ tN vi LIE NUMBER
OF the inhabitants in the town of For
rest Cry. The State Board at once acted
on the application and entered upon
It's records an order raising the town of
Forrest City to city of the second
class, aud with his report which was
verbal, the Mayor submitted COPY Of
the order made by the State Board of
Municipal Corporations whereupon
Alderman Jas. Russell moved that said
order be spread at length upon the
records Of the council, this motion was
seconded by alderman j. ID. Baugh.
and the question being put, those vot.
Ing aye were Aldermen Russell. Baucb.
Nichols, Ioffie and Stone, and those
voting usy were none. and it being
carried that the order should be re.
corded lfhe full report was published
last week.
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