The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-05-09
City Council Meeting.
City Hall, Columbus, Mis-
April so, 1907.

were present E. s. Donnel, Mayor,
and Councilmen Weaver, McClana-
han, Walker and Gardner.
The call of the Mayor was read.
and is as follows:
Columbus, Miss, April so, 1907.
ITO Councilmen J. H. Stevens B. A.
Weaver, J. L. Walker, D. S. Nc
Clanahan. E. S. Moore. and w. L.
Gardner:
Councilmen D. S. McClanahan and
B. A Weaver to call meeting of
the Council In obedience to said
request you are hereby notified that
a called meeting of said Council will
be held at the city hall at 7:30
o'clock p. m, April 80, 1907. The
object of said meeting is for the pur-
pose of considering matters pertain
ing to streets, schools and the fire
department. Yours truly,
."E. S. Donnell, Mayor
Councilman Gardner, seconded by
Councilman Walker, offered the fol-
lowing motion, which prevailed:
THAT the Council first consider
the fire alarm proposition"
Mr. O. P. Crocker, representing the
Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co.,
of New York, explained in detail the
system he thought the Council would
be justified in installing, and made
a price of s164O.0O, less two per cent.
off for cash. covering the installation
Of his system complete in every detail
as per specifications read and filed,
Councilman McClanahan, seconded
by Councilman Weaver, offered the
following motion:
THAT the Gamewell system, as per
specifications on file, be installed at
and for the sum of $1600.00 net cash,
and the Mayor be authorized to sign
contracts in duplicate" So ordered.
The bond presented by John s. Nc
Clanahan on contract for building
new school house was read, and the
same being satisfactory to the Coun-
Gil the Mayor was authorized to ap
prove said bond.
mann Heat & Power Company, as
required on their contract for plumb
ing and heating Franklin Academy
and annex, was approved, subject to
investigation, and if it be found that
the National Safety Company, MAX
ers of the bond, were licensed to do
business in this State, the Mayor was
authorized to approve same.
The following motion by Council
man Gardner, seconded by Council
man Walker, prevailed
THAT the estimate Of Architect
Krouse, covering estimate of No. l
to J. S. McClanahan of $4,000 on new
school building, be allowed.
The following motion by Council
man Gardner, seconded by Council
man Weaver, prevailed:
''That the estimate of Architect
Krouse of $1,000 due the Sodemann
Heat & Power Company be allowed,
subject to the approval by the Mayor
of their bond
On motion of Councilman Weaver,
seconded by Councilman Walker, the
following ordinance was adopted
IAN Ordinance-Wher the piece
or parcel of ground supposed to be
left for a street, lying and being be-
tween the south half of square thirty
nine (39) and the south half of frac
tional square thirty-eight (3S), south
of Main street, in the city of Colum
bus, Mississippi, as shown by the
plan or map of said city, has never
been opened or used in any way or
manner as a street or thoroughfare,
and there being no necessity for ever
opening or using it as street or
thoroughfare, and it being for the
best interests of the city and general
public that said supposed street
should be abolished, and that by
abolishing same the property on and
abutting thereto will be improved
and the city will derive revenue there
from, which it is not now receiving;
Therefore be it ordained, by the
Mayor and City Council of the city
of Columbus, Mississippi, that the
supposed street lying and being be-
tween the south half of square thirty
nine (39) and the south half of frac-
tional square thirty-eight (3S), south
of Main street, in the city of Colum-
bus, Mississippi, as shown by the map
or plan of said city, be and the same
is hereby abolished, and that the
Mayor be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to execute and deliver
to the owner of the abutting property,
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