The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-19
COUNCIL MEETING.

of the town council was held IN |
the council chamber on Monday |
night. July 9TH Present: w.
III. Horton, Mayor; j. IL.
Mathews, +. j. Prescott, :. r. |
lessee, @. NJ Brown, Trustees;
j. ). Wright, Recorder.
ON motion the reading Of SO
much OF the minutes of the
meeting of June 9th as related
20 the water ordinances was
dispensed with; with this ex-
lception. the minutes of proceed
ing meetings regular. adjourned
and call, were read and APP
proved.
Whereas. at the time of the
town issuing licenses 10 mer-
chants there was quite a con-
fusion of the law governing the
same; and whereas, IL was un-
derstood and expressed by the
/ Mayor and Treasurer at the
ime these license were issued
hat when the council should
meet and pass upon the subject
of said licenses any person who
had paid too much under the
construction of the law by the
city attorney should be refund
ed their money. and that those
/ who had not paid enough should
bee required 20 pay according TO
the new ordinances governing
the licenses TO merchants. etc,
I'm the town. therefore be NJ
, Resolved. That the Treasurer
, be and he is hereby authorized
to make settlement with the
different merchants of the town
in accordance with said under
standing. and to be governed
10y the new ordinances.
On motion the above resolu-
ton was passed by a unanimous
/ vote.
Whereas. at an adjourned
meeting of the council. held
May 18th. 1906, an ordinance
was passed "a IA tn orizing the
o Mayor 60 borrow from r. j
e Prescott. Trustee. not 10 exceed
e two thousand lS2. OOW dollars
- and 20 execute the note Of TIA,
l. town therefor. 90 cover the cos
s of certain park improvements
= and whereas. the cost Of sale
"a improvements has exceeded the
above amount, now. therefore
:. be Do ordained that the Mayo
F.; be authorized to borrow from
u the said e.. ! Prescott. Trustee
an additional sum of five hun
& dred $500 dollars. making tn
total amount SO bOrro e.,
e twenty five hundred 80. SOC
l, dollars. and 20 issue the note q
, the town payable 90 the said X
IL j. Prescott. Trustee. for sal
r sum of s.. 800, said note or note
L 20 run for ten IW years an
e beas interest at the rate of 81
= per cent per annum. ON motto
p the ordinance was passed by
l. unanimous vote.
Whereas. the cost of the par
is improvements erection of gran
ie stand and fence. constructio
of race track, etc. has eXceede
M the sum of s. 800, and whereas
Is j. +. Bullitt has paid the III
re ference between s. 500 and Oh
a actual cost of said imprOv,
i'm lments. now, therefore, be IL
az r. es % we'd. That the ii T 5
money received by the tow
80 from the park be turned over (
i the said j. K. Bullitt TO hQuida'
u his debt for money advanced
~ the Improvements of said parl
ar said amount not 10 exceed thr,
- hundred $500 dollars.
ON motion the above resOll
- tion was passed by unanimoI
II vote.
az The report af the May {
Ie showed fines imposed and &C
III lected for the month amOuntiI
>. TO 500 45, and uncollected fin
re (secured) amounting TO 500 90.
ne The report of the Treasur
o. for the month of June Shove
IA Bal in bank June LIST Sl737
~ Amount collected 100
Amount paid out S769 is
- Bal in bank July LIST S2O6S
IS. The Treasurer's report {
lst gether with the Mayors repo
ok were referred To the Finan
lie Committee.
IL The Finance Committee Su