The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL
ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT III
CITY HALL
THE REGULAR APRIL TERM
School Trustees Elected-Dr. Full
toms Inhrmary Complained OF
Plans To Be Made for Colored
Kings Daughters Hospital

The regular April, 1908. term O
t7e CITY council OF Greenville was
held at the city hall on Tuesday
night. all officers and members be
ing present.
The first matter TO- come up before
me meeting was the deed TO the city
from the state OF certain river front
lots. This was referred t. the city
attorney. who was ordered to report
on the same at the next meeting.
The bill for the new city water |
pump will not be allowed until the
nurap hes been installed and proven
satisfactory.
The members OF the council elect
ed Messrs. A. J. Rose and Sam Blum
as school trustees to serve Tor the
next three years Mr.. ]. b. Bell
was elected city tax assessor for the
ensuing year beginning March 18TH
IA salary OF SIS per month.
II was decided that the city bonds
maturing Nav Ist be paid out OF the
present revenue fund. To this pro
position Cortn cilnen Robertshaw and
VINCENT voted mo"
Nc. Ehfbert was refused $500 on
hTs petition for horse empounded.
Tn. petition for water in the Dav-
Is addition was referred to the com
paft.ee on lights and water, with
power to act
Merriam Williams presented a pc
+iton for refund tof $500 for horse
ir1po,Hrded, stating that his horse
WAS let out of safe enclosure by
som. parties unsnown. His peti-
ton was granted. Z. r. Wothan
was allowed refand of 5000 on i'm
bounded stock. The petition of w.
L. Howard to correct erroneous as
sessment was rejected
Mr.. Humbert Pierini came before
the council with complaint against
Or. Fulton's inhrnary. This was re
ferred to the city physician and a
committee composed of Councilmen
Bass and Vincent.
The counch ordered that Andrew
Hill, colored sanitary Inspector, be
paid off and discharged.
DR. E C. Smythe, city health Of
6cer, presented rough plan for :
colored hospital, and J. w. Berming
ham was requested TO draw UP plan.
FOR said hospital with specification
at price not TO exceed $40. Thes,
plans and specifications arc to b.
made along the fines of Dr. Smythe'
slseech, and the clerk was ordered t.
advertise for bids thereon
The map Of the city of Greenvil
made by MIR. J. s. Alien, having bee
examined and compared with III
records of the mayor and city a;
tornex was adopted as the ofheis
map of ths city. The council the
ordered the rchase of two of thes
maps at a cost of SIoo each, Cour
csman Hs4l~~oting ~No."
T4se Soiso~siag allowances wes
srxde.
Salaries
tSn3 Yergsr, mayor ...-.... SIso. {
r. Y. Robertshaw, Treas 49,. 2s.c
Lyme Startling. clerk 1900. las {
K ID. Ransom, tax collector 700 {
g. r. Wasson, attorney .... 75.e
e. c. Smythe, physician 49,. 6o.c
w. II. Mccain, marshal 49,. lag {
w. "A. Chapman, police capt 8s.:
W, ]. Moody, police ...~-.- 65.t
Ike Giidart, police ........ o.,
l. II. Sossotnan, police .... 65.'
VIII Beach, police 100000. o.
E A. Fowler. police ........ os.'
J. NJ. Empfinger, police 49,. 65.
Tom Bauham, police 1890. 65.
Tom Bauham, L day extra - a..
W.W.Davsdson, police 49,. o..
w. A. Jones, police ........ So.
w. NJ. Keller police ...... 65.
w. F. Minor, police 1890. Is.
H. A. Abercrombie. supt of
weights aud measures :. IS.
a. , OiiIl, StTect Snpt 100
II. C. Graham, engineer -. 90.
Chas.a w. Roy, engineer :. 90.
jin Harris, janitor city hall IS.
A Hill, sanitary inspector :. 40.
NJ. n. Duncan, FIRE chief -. 100.
NJ. H. Duncan, asst chief =. 90.
L. Roberts. fireman ....... so.
w Laughlin. fireman Is days 10.
w. Clark, fireman II days. "a.
e. +. Chapman, fireman -. 20.
Nj Coleman, fireman ...... 50.
H Roberts, fireman 1850 as
.# =. Clark, fireman 60