The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-06
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
And Passes Order for Drainage Elec-
ton to be Held August Ist

ton to be Held August Ist
The city council met with the may
or and all the councilmen pre-
sent at the regular July meeting neld
Tuesday night
A motion was read and carried to
suspend the reading the minutes OF
the previous meeting.
The liquor petition of E. H. Wray
granted.
Petition of James Harris for an in
crease in janitor's salary was read
and on motion it was moved that his
salary be increased to SIS per month.
Moved that the election for drain
age bonds be ordered to be held ON
August 9Th.
Moved that Mr.. Lyme Startling be
made registrar and that the registra-
ton take place according to law
Petition of T. P. Reynolds and
others for extension of sewerage
along Valiant street was referred 10
the city engineer.
Petition for light on the corner
OF Kinds and Pollock streets was
granted.
Petition for sewerage on Walthall
street from Broadway and Theobald.
signed by G.. n. Keith and others, was
referred to the city engineer to re-
port on same next Monday
The following bids for the sale
of farm advertised for by the city
were opened:
Currie plantation, 500 acres; IS
acres woodland; submitted by B. F.
Wasson. executor, at $4,000.
Mrs. r. Hirsch offered 400 acres,
~ miles from city, at $40 an acre;
or will rent it to the city for the first
two years at s. per acre, and next
3 wears at So per acre.
]. B. Bell offered 40 acres three
quarters of a mile east of the court
house at $50 an acre
Mrs. Moyse offered so acres adjoin-
ing Mr.. Bells for 100000,
F r. Wortham offered Sec. e6. T.
IS. R 8 from three to four miles
from the city at S225o per acre, OF
ESQ acres in Section IS, or 100 acres
in Section 10.
Church & Shelton offered the Nc
Rea place. 3o2 acres, I3 miles from
the city at $22 per care
Church & Shelton also offered the
Valiant place, miles from town
00/ al Nos at Pi wv Pei dNiS.
The Lakeland place, 2H miles east
OF Longwood, containing II6I acres.
was offered BY Burrough Land &
Trust Co, r. B. McMahon agent.
After opening the bids IT was
moved that action in the matter be
postponed and that the bids be re-
ferred TO a committee composed Of
Mayor Yerger and Councilmen Nc
Mahon, Smith and Wilczinski.
The bill of W. VI. Andrews for ex-
penses in surveying on city drainage
for $50 was, on motion. rejected.
Councilman Robertshaw introduced
the following amendment:
Moved that the ordinance of the
city of Greenviiie be amended so as
to place the compensation of the city
attorney at seventy-five dollars 1873
per month. and that such salary per
month be his total compensation, and
that no part Of the fines or costs go
to him, except upon appeals, and Ill
the matter of appeals his compensa
ton to remain as now fixed, and that
his personal presence be required at
all criminal trials. This to go into
effect September Ist.
The question was discussed BY The
councilmen, Messrs. Robertshaw and
Wilckinski holding that the council
has power to change the salry OF the
attorney.
Mr.. Smith opposed the amendment
because he thought that Mr. Griffin
being elected until January, his sal
ary should remain the same as be
fore. Again, while he said he was
not posted he questioned the right
Of the council to change the salary.
He agreed with the other members OF
the council that the office should be
placed on a stated salary and not on
attorneys fees as the city attorney
now receives.
Mr.. Robertshaw stated that his
reason for bringing up this matter
now was that the question should be
settled by the present council and not
wait until another set of officers and
employees are elected. that there
was nothing personal in the matter
with him. but he felt that the attor-
ney. like the other officers of the
CITY should receive a fixed salary and
SIS a month was a fair compensation
for the office.
Mr.. Wilczinski moved that the
change Of attorneys salary from part
OF fines to SIS per month go into
Il
ment was accepted by Mr.. Robert
shaw. The question was called for
and the vote on the motion. recorded
was: Ayes: Robertshaw. Wilczinski
Vincent and Scrnges: Nays. Smith
and MeMahon. The motion was cal
ried
In the matter of ordering a special
election for the issuance OF S2o.-
10000 Of the bonds of the city, for.
the purpose of drainage
Section I Be it ordained by the
city council of Greenville that " here
as the election for the issuance of
twenty thousand dollars of bonds for
the drainage of the city, to have
been held on June 10. 1907, was
postponed. as will more fully appear
by reference TO said order of post
ponement. as the same appears OF
record in Minute Book No. 9, o..
page 100. of the minutes of the city
and.
Whereas. it is sthe purpose of the
clty council to hold said election as
originally ordered. except as to the
date of said election.
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