The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-29
CITY Council Proceedings.
Columbus. Miss, Oct. 9. Is

Mr.. c. F. Sherrod, president of the
Columbus Railway, Light & Power
Company. was before the council,
and stated that, owing to the heavy
decrease in patronage over their line
of city railway, his company, in order
TO make ends meet, would be COM
PEELED to discontinue several cars.
This would lengthen their schedule
Of cars passing a given point about
i've minutes in other words, instead
of cars running by a given point
every fifteen minutes the schedule
would be twenty minutes, and asked
the indulgence of the council for
short while in order to see If the new
schedule met with the approval of
the travelling public.
Mr.. ]. H. Brickell was before the
council, and asked that the assess
ment placed by the council on the
Munroe property, i. e., $4,000, be re-
duced to $4,000, and was assured the
matter would be duly considered.
Mr.. Sturdivant was before the
council in the interest of his clients,
DIR. o. R. Griffin and Mr.. and Mrs.
II. C. McClanahan, regarding certain
assessments according to trust deeds
on record in this county, and was
assured the matter would have due
consideration at the proper time.
On motion, the erasure of assess
ment asked by Mr.. Sturdivant for
his clients, Mr.. Griffin and Mr.. and
AIRS r. C. McClanahan, was not
granted.
On motion, Mr. E. T. Moore was
allowed certain reduction in his as
sessment account, payments made as
shown on notes of which there was
no record at the courthouse.
The assessment levied against the
Morgan estate of the property occu-
pied by Simon Loeb & Brother, was,
on motion, reduced from $40, 200 to
$4,000.
Motion prevailed that the assess
ment rolls for the fiascal year 1903
% be declared closed.
The annual message of the mayor,
previously adopted.
The following ordinance was of
fered by Councilman Walker and sec
onded by Councilman Lincoln; same
being submitted to a vote of the
council, was unanimously adopted:
IAN Ordinance.
BE it ordained by the mayor and
city council of the city of Columbus. |
Mississippi, That the pay of the city |
councilmen shall be four (s4.00) dol |
lars for each regular and adjourned |
meeting of the council which they /
sttepd.
= @Be ii further ordained, That all /
ordinances or parts of ordinances in /
conflict with this ordinance be and /
the same is hereby repealed, and |
that this ordinance take effect and |
be in force from and after rs adop- |
ton"
Council Lincoln, seconded by Coun- I
Gilman Steen, offered the following |
motion: THAT the tax levy for the /
fiscal year 1908-09 be fixed at eight |
ls) mills
Councilman Weaver. offered the fol-
lowing amendment to Councilman
Ltncoln's motion: THAT the tax
levy for the fiscal year 1908-09 be
6xed at nine 90 mills
The amendment. being submitted |
20 the council. was on motion adopt
ed, and the levy fixed as follows:
Interest on G.. P. bonds, 10 mills; |
snterest on w. and s. bonds, Il mill;
interest on c. III. and L. H. bonds,
zs-100 mill; interest on general i'm
1royement bonds, 72-10O mill; for
general purposes. 5S8 1-3 mills: to-
tai. 9 mills.
Weaver by Steen: That any over
draft in the treasurer's account with
the Columbus Insurance & Banking
Company, First State Bank and Mer-
enants C Farmers Bank, when au-
1horized by the finance committee,
shall be authority for said overdraft.
So ordered.
A petition from Mrs. Gray Banks
Osborne praying for reIiefe from the
erder OF the council. ordering the
connection OF her warehouse prop
erty on Main street with the city sew
er and the installation of q sanitary /,
water closet, was read, and on mo-
tion was not allowed.
A petition from residents of the /,
southeastern part of the city, asking
that they be allowed an arc light,
was read, and on motion was refer
red to the light committee for in