The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-16
City Council.

The Board of mayor and aldermen of the
city of Grenada met at the mayors Office
in regular session Oct. I, 1907 all members
present. action of mayor and recorder in
issuing warrant no. 6O65 for $500, was ratified
Warrant in favor of Grenada Bank for
$3.50 was ordered drawn on w & f. l. fund
J. w. Hinchcliff was instructed to buy
chair and desk for the office of Supt. w & l.
plant. l.. g. Dubard and j. w Mcleod
policemen. Salary of l.. g. Dubard street
cOm'r; was fixed at SO per mo, Salaries and
accounts were paid as follows: Out of Gener-
S1a9 5S out of school fund 1928.
L, was ordered that the board meet Oct,
21, and remain in session from day to day,
for the purpose of eGualiZing the assess
ments rolls. real and personal, for the lis
cal year 1907-S. Due notice of said meeting
to be given by publication in The Grenada
Sentinel Reports of mayor acting mayor
w. 2. Ferguson. Treasurer. Marshall and
Supt. w & l. plant were filed.
Board took recess to meet Oct q.
Board met oct. 81. all members present.
1t appearing that due and legal notice had
been given of the time, place and purpose
of said meeting. the work of equalization of
city assessment rolled was proceeded with.
Recess was taken until Oct. g. o'clock p.
IN, all members present. Equalization or
city assessment rolls was continued. Recess
was taken till Oct. %. 1870 o'clock p. M.
Board met Oct. %. all members present ex-
cept II. j. Ray. The work of equaIizing was
continued from day to day up to ana In
Guiding Oct 2S, when 1t was completed and
the board took recess subject to the call of
the mayor.
. Board met Nov. f. all members present
except A. L. McElwrath. Action of mayor
and recorder in drawing warrant no. 26
$43S.61 in favor FIT. wayne Electric Works
for balance due. was ratified. Similar ac-
tiOn was had with reference to warrant no.
6O7s for 800, in favor city Grenada ron w u
E l. fund for express and labor acco UNITS.
An ordinance was adOpeed fixing the rates
and charges for water and electric lights on
currents furnished by the city of Grenada
Miss, and prescribing certain rules for the
use of same and making their violation a
misdemeanOr and fixing the punishment
there for was adopted.
An ordinance was adopted adopting the
real and personal assessment rolls OF the
city of Grenada and fixing the tax levy at
16 miles on the dollar. The said levy to be
divided as follows: s miles gen. fund; 4
miles school fund .and miles water and
electric light fund. Water and light com.
was authorized to have printed 1000 pamph-
lets for distribution giving the rates on
water and lights as adopted at this meeting
The matter of opening Second street
across the X. X. was referred to street COM
mttce. Street com. was authorized to con-
struct IA culvert through the livery stable
lot owned by Mrs. Cora GriffiS, as per
proposition Of j. L. Thomas, agent, he
agreeing to pay for all the construction OF
said culvert that touches the GriffiS pro-
perty. Action of mayor in retaining Mayes
Longstreet & Mitchell as attorneys in GER
tain cases pending against the city was
ratified LeaveOf absence was granted,
mayor and w. p. Ferguson was appointed
MAYOR protein. Board took a recess.