The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-08-11
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
CITY ATTORNEY ASKS $1,oos
FOR SPECIAL SERVICES.
City Engineer Allen Makes Reports
On Fire Escapes for Hotel Cow
an and Other Buildings.

The city council met last Tuesday
night with the Mayor and following
counciImen present: H. Wilczinski,
|J. M. Robertshaw, A. G. Vincent, j.
B. Scruggs, r. B. McMahon.
The clerk read the minutes of the
last meeting which were approved
The question of amount of money
being borrowed by Mayor showed
that ten thousand dollars had been
borrowed and this was thought would
run the city through until collection
of taxes.
An ordinance was passed prohibit
ing obscene or abusive language over
the telephone and fine ranging from
| 81 to $Ioo and Imprisonment.
Another ordinance was passed
against opium joints and the guilty
! fined from 81 to $Ioo and imprison-
ment.
Petition of R. F. Wilson for re
fund of taxes paid for money loaned.
Moved that matter be referred to city
attorney.
Petition Of Mr. Hamblen also re-
ferred to city attorney.
Petition OF a number OF merchants
to reduce license on show boats to
$500 The council discussed the mat
ter and amended the ordinance to
$40 instead of $25.
Petition OF ]. f. Branton asks for
refund OF $3.50 on prisoner named
named Bird, who was released by
former Mayor Shields.
/ he report of Eng. Allen on the
! demand for fire escapes in certain
buildings of city, namely, opera house,
Cowan hotel, and Greenville Inn. The
report showed that part Of the work
had been done but some part of the
demands IN each building have not
been complied with. The Board list
ened to statements OF Mr. Isenberg
and others and passed the question.
Petition for city to light one block
beyond corporation line referred to
light committee
The council ordered the payment
to the auditing committee for work
on the city's books be made on pre-
sentation Of bill. Approved by fl
nance committee.
Report of Engineer Allen on water
mains in Tuxedo Park showed the
showed the expense for the present
to be beyond the income and the
matter was passed until a future
meeting.
+. Mr.. Wortham appeared before the
council III regard TO a city park and
asked that the council appoint a com
mIttee to take tip the matter as he
would like to show them suitable
place for park and make them a
proposition. 1t was suggested that
a committee of three be appointed
to take up the matter of public
park and ordered to report at next
meeting.
/ Liquor licenses of L. Scott, James
! Jordan and B. B. Goldman, granted
| City Attorney Griffin appeared be
fore the board asking for an allow
lance of $1,000 for work done by him
lon theN special paving assessment
MIR Wilczinski thought that the coun-
Gil was not in financial condition tc
/! do this and again he did not fee
I they should pay it as the city at
torney received a yearly salary oi
about thousand dollars.
Mr.. Griffin said that the extra work
justified the amount he asked ane
showed by Attorney Shields that the
change was a moderate one
Mr.. Robertshaw thought that Mr.
Griffin should have asked this before
doing the work and that this was moi
time to present bill for same. That
when Mr.. Griffin spoke to him about
it he had thought the salary he re
ceived was only about 5000 a year
but since he learned that it was 81.
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look further into the matter before
| deciding his stand on the matter.
Some of the council favored the al
liowance.
| The matter was disposed of by
referring it to the finance committee
report back at next meeting.
Attorney Shields appeared before
the council representing Messrs. Den
mis-, Jeter and others for the large
ditch dug in front of his property
The matter was referred to commit
tee On streets
| Health Officer, Dr. Percy Tombs
asked for aid in his sanitary worl
and his request was granted. He also
asked to have the city water analyzet
at a cost of $22s, which was alse
allowed
The question of the city's dumping
ground in the northern end of tn,
city being a nuisance to the peopl'
of the neighborhood was fully shown
also that if the city did not remov,
it at once the Engineer of the Leve'
Board would take steps to have i
done.
The Manager then reported that h
had the permission of the Governo
to build bridge into the river I,
dump same but no final action wa
taken as to erecting the bridge.
I. SEIZED WITH APoPLExY
; Col R. H. Henry Critically III .