The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26

Escrs,a Towns ana B. W Bell.
 The whole amount of !lceases ceIved for the first year was S46. oO. This was increased the next year 10 SIS. .a..
 The minutes show that the first cen- sus was taken in February, lS2o, ana that there were 414 white persons ana 26s negroes within the corporation. making a total of 6s2. Tn gre we e eleven lawyers, five doctors and sixteen merchants in the town. Again In april 1929. there is an account of another census taken which appears upon the minutes as follows:
 White inhabitants. .. .2sS Slaves .. .. e. ,. ..a-.s.. -.loe People of colored race that are free. 6
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 During the year 1880. all the el ins and accounts paid by the corporation appear upon the minutes. some or them are cofnicaL Here is one; .x =
 'sReso,ved. That the sum of $b be allowed John L. Mitchell for canoe 10 ship oats and Gibson down the river to some place more congenial to their feelings.
 The minutes do not show who Oats and Gibson were.
 Justus L. wyman was clerk pro tenn most of this year
 Tn February, 1880. a committee cen- sisting of Messrs. Walton and Wyman were appoinred to ascertain from An drew Dexter. how much ground was reserved for a grave yard and to ob- tain from General John Scott deed for same as soon as possible. The committee was also instructed to ascer- tain the cost. of enclosing same. etc. They made the following report:
 Aa examine the grave yard, report that we are of the opinion that 1t will require a space to be enclosed. 450 feet north and south, 360 feet east and west which space. they think sufficient for the use of the town until the fence shall become so far decayed, as to re- quire a new one and that the probable expense will be as follows:
 I6O oak posts at 12 1-2 cents
 7,4OO feet of inch plank. .. @ TAO Hauling plank from river. 10 .00 Expense of setting fence. clean
 ing and grhbbing the yard,
 making gates, finding nails,
 hinges, etc. also c,elning out
 and widening the road. :. q. 75.Oo
 Total. .sl7s 25
 '"The committee also report that title may be obtained as soon as General Scott and A. Dexter are present to designate the boundaries of said yard. First RecO.d of Theatre.
 The first reference to a theatre In the town occurs m the minutes under date of April 8. 1888. The following is the record:
 ,"Mr. Palmer, manager of the Theatre was permitted to act four weeks at twenty five cents per night" The first Board of Health was ere- ated m May. 1888. The resolution adopting same is as follows;
 "it Is ordered by tbe council that Doctors A. B. McWhorter. Hugh w. Henry. silas Ames, J. R. Mcleod and S. D. Holt be appointed a Board of Heath"
 Their duties were set forth at the ' next meeting Very stringent resolu- tions were passed regarding boats com | ing up from MobiIe None were al- l lowed to dlschaI ge any passengers or freight for sixty days within the cor porate limits.
 l suppose Lhts was on account or vel
 Few of our cstizens are aware that ! where the sore of Alex Rice now stands was Jn:e a pond Of wlter and in some places quite deep The writer has often heard his other speak oi this pond aau hunters In the winter season naQ HECh6 NkNAe A4A SASONAAA ] Sucks from boats on the pond. Wne. (
 Ina AlapaI..a Hotel now sands was a similar pond. Our early city f4tners sneut A lrl eat deal of uo1ey Tn having these ponds ditched and filled up Ere men, mention of them occurs in this o.d recc d.
 ,io not suppose there are many peo. nIa UviiR today who knew Montgom- eIy in lts infancy The mother of the ! writer was born here in 1891, and al 1 inc advanced aged of ei%htytive years | Ss stiIl alive and can recollect many in- cidents in connection with its early | history. The venerable and beloved l Mrs. Fountain, who lives with her son. | In-law. MT. B. M Washbu'un, is an l other who was here at the beginning | she is a few years older than the | mother of the writer, and can also re. | collect many of the men who are men. | tioned in the old book. But the founders and promoters of our city have all gone to. their reward.
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