The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-08
CITY COUNCIL HELD
ADJOURNED SESSION

bringing their products to market, the
/ proposed improvement opening a con-
Meeting link with the countys piked
roads, which is now in a condition
which makes hauling over it very diff
ficult and troublesome.
The motion that the city pay $500,
one-half the cost, the citizens to pay
the other half, for running Mable
street through the Farley property to
Main street; the city also to pay for
the cost of moving the house on the
property was lost
In the matter of the suit of F. II.
Hatrzog against the city to recover
the value of strip of land incorporat-
ed in Main street, the board ordered
the payment of $4OO in settlement Of
the suit
In the matter of the correction OF
the crematory it being complained of,
the board instructed City Engineer
Putnam to communicate with Lewis
& Kitchen, of Chicago, the contractors.
According to statements made bofore
the board to the effect that after the
construction of the crematory, Mr..
Fred Smith, representing the contrac-
tors, ran the crematory month edu-
eating the men under him how to
run it. Sometime after his departure
complaints of offensive odors began
to reach the board, and the contractors
were notified. The contractors sent
Mr.. Fred Smith to look into the trouble
He remedied this evil and thereafter
the crematory ran all right until GER
tain interior portions fell in so as to
need making repairs. The contractors
were informed and they sent another
representative who so rearranged the
interior, especially the fume draft that
complaints again began to come before
the board. 1t is the condition thus
left on which correspondence is to be
had with the contractors.
1t was ordered that the bonds pf
the sanitary officer and the pound
keeper be raised to $500 and they be
permitted to make their reports in
line with those of other departments.
Petitions of l. King and S. R. Bran
nan for the position of cemetery sexton
were considered. 1t appears that at
the time of the election of sexton, be-
ginning Janury /, Mr.. Branon was sick
with rheumatism and as he had in no
petition for reelection it was assum-
ed tha the was not an applicant and
Mr.. King was elected. Both appli-
cants presented well signed petitions
last night and on the vote by ballot
the board voted for Brannon and 3
| for King, reinstating Mr.. Brannon.
| The salary attached to the office is
| $50 per month.
1t was ordered that the board stand
by it's original proposition on abating
the nuisance at the South Mississippi
College, to lay the pipe if the College
will furnish the pipe and the right of
II, way.
| The superintendent of waterworks
was ordered to change the fire hyd'
rant from where the n. o. & N. E.
Railroad crosses Main street to the
Hardy street school building.
This was done after hearing a
statement from Chief Potter as to the
necessity of giving better fire protec-
tion to the Hardy street school build
ing.
The board ordered a galvanized
iron culvert on Mobile street. 1t is
to be of sufficient capacity to carry
off the water which banks up after
heavy rains. The culvert is located
near the Mississippi Central tracks.
The question of changing the meth
cd of selling garbage coupon tickets
was discussed but no action was taken.
The board allowed members their
per diem and an adjournment was
had to the first Tuesday night in
June.