The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-27
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL

| The Board of Mayor AN Aldermen of the
| City Of Grenada met in continued session ut
| the Mayors office in said city ON sept. 24th
| 1876 for the purpose of equaiZiug the aS-,'>~-
! mpnt rolls OF the city uf Grenada. Mayor
| DOty WAS absent. having been granted leave.
| The Marshal and City Recorder being alb
| sent the Board took recess until Oct. >, w.
| Z. Ferguson. Mav"r protein
The Board met Oct.2 pur uant to adjourn
ment. All present except necorder In.
Mayor was appointed Recorder protein The
| Board proceeded with the work "f equalza :
| tion. K. w. Raywas allowed $40 for moving
his house on Levee street Recess was taken
until Oct. ). On Oct Board met IA per adj
jOurnmcnt. Recorder being absent the ':ay-
| or acted aS Recorder. The work Of equaliZ-
| ing the assessm~nt rolls Was proc- etleI with
The Recorder was ordered to draw war
| rant to pay one half on sterling boiler. it ap-
pearing that the same h al arrived Recess
was taken unlil Oct I. board met t,ct.
pursuant TO adjournment and continued
work on tho asse.snent rolls. The Mayo.
acted In place OF the Recorder WHO was nD-
sent. Recess WAS taken un:i Oct. Is whe"
the Board again convened aud procs-den
vii; h the examination and equalization of
the assessment rolls. Recess was taken to
Oct. ~. when the Board again met and pro-
c-ed-d with the equalization Of the asscss-
nl.nt rolls and adjourned to Oct. y.
The Mayor Snd Boa rd OF Aldermen OF the
city Of Grcnada rcassemblsd ut the Mayors
office this the 25th day of Oct. i0J6. Present
Ray. W p. Ferguson. w. II. Whitaker. A. +.
McElrath. aldermen; l.. B. James, recorder;
d. w. Beck, city marshal; A. Z. boyd, ab.
sent
The Boa I'd proceeded with the examin ton
and equalization of the assessment rolis.and
having completed the same. on motion OF W.
=. Ferguson. seconded by w. Il. - hitnk~r.
the following order VIA" adopted unani NOUS
Iy. Moody. Ferguson, Ray. hcElrxth and
Whitaker voting for the same:
Ordered by the Mayor aud hoard of ider.
men that the assessment rolls OF real and
personal property asse-S"t for taxation la
the city OK Grenada. Miss. for ,h. ds,,al year
19)6-l997. rs fled by the city tax as.ess"r and
provided by law. be and the same mr.. here
b; adopted by the Board the true aud
correct assessment rolls Of real and personal
lection of taxes for the fiscal year 1919 lGH
On motion Of w. P. Ferguson, second ii by
T; E. Moody, the following order was Sd,pt-
ed unanimously, Ferguson. Mndy- K,y
Whitaker and McElrath voting for the
same:
Ordered by the Board that the levy. for
year 19O8-10O7, be and the same is hereby fix
ed at sixteen and one half N6 - mills-Osf the
dollar; said levy to be divided among the
Fund eight and one half <SIs} mills; tor the
school Fund three and one half (3H) mills;
for the Water and Electric Light and Bond
orderded that the foregoing tax, Of sixteen
and one half Il6h] mills is hereby levied |
upon all real and personal property subject
to ey tRe paS city o
A. T. McElrath. the following order was
adopted. Ferguson. Moody, Whitaker and |
McElrath voting therefor, and II. J. Ray |
voting. no;
Ordered that every person in, the city of
Grenada, Miss, subject TO road duty shall be |
required to work upon the streets of said |
city for ten days during the year from May |
1st, 1906 to May 1st, 1907, or in lieu thereof
each person shall pay to the city tax collec- |
tor the sum of five Isl dollars Communication |
tax.
On motion the Board took recess subject |
to call by the Mayor,
I. B. JAMES, w. p. DOTY.
Recorder. Mayor.