The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-06-08
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
Usual Grind Of Official Business is
Transacted


The city council met in regular
session at the city hall. Present: w.
Yerger, mayor; H. Wilczinski, J. NJ
Robertshaw, l. Pink Smith, w. A..
Scruggs and T. P. Mcmahon.
Attorney VIM. Griffin read the be-
low ordinance on the speed of trains
in the corporate limits of the. city.
Moved and seconded that the ordi-
nance be passed.
Moved and seconded that readings
lof minutes be dispensed with.
+ ). A letter from Mr.. Veins of the
Paepcke-Leicht Co., Of Chicago, re-
garding the city's garbage dump in
I the river was read before the couu-
Gil and the mayor stated before any
action taken he would have city en-
gineer make survey to determine
the city's rights i'll the matter of To-
eating dump.
! An Ordinance Regulating the Speed
of Steam Railroads, Between Ger
tain Points Within the Corporate
| Limits of the City
A letter from Fire Chief Duncan
asking for new ladder truck and ex-
ira hose for the fire department, was
| bsought up before the council and
after a discussion of the matter it
was moved that the matter be refer
red TO the fire committee Carried
The fire committee, through Coun-
Gilman Smith, stated that to estab-
! lish a fire station in the Race Track
Addition, outside of men and equip
ment, would cost at least $4,000, but
! the greatest drawback to- its estab-
lishment was the lack of proper water
supply, and recommended that the
matter be deferred until larger
water mains are put in.
! On motion the bills as audited by
the finance committee were allowed.
| The council then ON motion adj
journed.
Section I. BE IT ORDAINED by
the City Council OF Greenville that
any railroad company having the
right-of-way may run locomotives
and cars by steam through the city.
from a point where the north side
of Union Or Lake Street intersects
the right-of way of the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley Railroad, and from
thence southerly along the right-of
way of the said Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley Railroad Company to a point
where it crosses on DeLesseps street
and the right-of-way of the Southern
Railroad Company in Mississippi, and
from point where the north line of
! Washington Avenue intersects the
| right-of-way of the Southern Rail
road Company in Mississippi; thence
soutkerly along the right-of-way of
said Southern Railroad Company in
Mississippi, following its curvature
westerly and northerly to where said
| line of railroad intcrseets the south
line of Central Avenue in said city.
at the rate of six miles an hour, and
| no more.
| SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER
| ORDAINED that it shall not be
lawful for any railroad company or
other person to switch a railroad
car in the manner commonly known
as flying cunning" walking.
or Kicking" switch, within the cor
porate limits of the city.
SECTION 3. BE 1T FURTHER
iORDAINED; that any railroad COM
pany violating this ordinance shall
upon conviction be fined not less than
$500, nor more than $Ioo. 90; and
any person violating this ordinance
shall upon conviction be fined not
less than SIS 90, nor more than $Ioo
or imprisoned not exceeding ninety
days, or by both such fine and inn
lprisonment
w. YERGER. Mayor.
A true copy from the minutes.
6-8-4t LYME STARTLING, Clerk.