The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-04-23
Proceeding Of the City Council,

The board of mayor md aldertnep q the
ritv of Grenada met at the Wafefn cc.,ice ia
said city on this, the 81 day OF April 1909,
the same being IL regular meeting OF said
Jones. recorder, Claud Hall, marshal, J f
Huntingdon, treasurer. l. Mcdaniel, J NJ
Brown A 7 McElwrath. Pearson, W H
Whitaker, f w Sabia aldermen.
Due and legal notice having been given the
Council met all members being
present when the following order WAS passed. /.
Whereas ON the 18th day OF March 1909. an
election was ordered to be held in the City
OF Grenada. Miss. for the purpose of deter
mining whether or not the City OF Grenada
should issue bonds of said city for the pur-
pose SIT forth In said order of March To- 1909.
an;i whereas there WAS IA mistake Rade in
the notice of said election rs published In
The Grenada Sentinel. which mistake would
have nvalidared the election III heIC. ana
whereas said uiiS axe was OF material cOnse-
quenc-. ana could not be validated, be 1t
therefore ordered and ordainea by the Board
of Iayor aud Aldermen all members here
of being present. and all vOtins in favor of
thi~ or,ier, and thai said ei ection b.. and the
Sinl- il hereby r1Scin ted ana set aside. ana
the Election Commissioners are hereby or
derrn not To holi tld election had 1t :s
fari her ordered and ordained that . II orders.
ordiuincs,S a"d rt-S ,ldti,Ss connrcted with
the or.,er of sii1 election be aud the same
are hurcby annnil'd> Vacated ana SGT aside
aS il thcy never Ia ,d n-.e'n pa~<-tt. The MAY OK
H,'' r'5s's !, s@e voted to sys y, u WniiaEer a
j IA. T.. IL. 4. j
J . Pearson and J. Il. Brown.
j. 2. Jones isecorder.
Council met in regular session April 9Th.
with al members present Minutes preced-
ing meeting read and approved. Reports OF
Treasurer. fax Collector and water aud light
plant received and approved.
Ordered by the 4 'ard that the following
monthly bills be allowed and the Recorder
is hereby instructed To sue warrants FOR
GENERAL @uND.
, /. G. DuRsrG. street labor s31.7e. feager &
SON. S23 ~, l. uui'ard. street labor slOa %.
j Il Dawk engineer s.3I 4s,D + Loekett, s. 81
Planters Hardware Co Sl6. %, Watson Godi
Co, 81 50 Gland Hall: water and light coI-
$685., Transfer 10 water and lignt fund for
arc iamp and hydrant SERVICE SS3tOo,--G w
- WAFER AND LIGHT FUND.
G L Co. Sj9.05. Neptune Meter Co.
1890 q K X Co. s4.a3. Electric Appliance
Co, s}e.a2. 1 = 4 Co.. $3.50, j E. hutiing-
gine Co., s3..Oe. Q L X Co. sl0e 20 Deinnik
Pipe Co. 1906 ! w L,.ng labor. 90, Grenada
Lumber Co. S25 l5. W Long, labor. sl31o,
Bry ant s. jackson S. d. j. W. Long. labor.
ID Street & Co. $3.50. J " LOnslab 81 30
Anthem Anthem ..oai CO.. Si2 u. broadway
Coal & lee Co. Si4 i55. Planters Hardware Co,
S29 80.
SCHOOL FUND
Henderson and assistants. $500
Hughes Drug store SIC 81, Ulaud Hall and
assistants. sos 80, Watson Coal Co. S'3 90
Grenada Sentinel Pub. Co.. SS.25, Perry Jones
Co, 81 90, Claud Hall water and light collec-
tiOn S.. Is WesS Lewis %. Claud Hall water
and light collection Sil.20. Dave Stover $50.
Urdeied by the Board that all salaries due
monthly employees OF the City of Grenada
for month OF March 1909 be allowed and Re-
c0rder is hereby instructed To issue warrants
for same,
0' -''' GENERAL FUND.
81 Tatum. Mayor. 5000 Martin $4,000
Claude Hall. SIS. J A koane $500. J +. Huff
ington. SO 83, rom Green $50 90. 2 Jones
s30.0a. Cowies Horton s25 l. q DuBard $500
Brown $500. L l. Mcdaniel $500 J L keet. n
S50o A L McEiwrath s. co.
WATER AND LIGHT FUND
w Lowrey $4,000 Claud Hall 5000, II G
West, $40 90. j. Z. Jones, Sil,66, White. $1,000
Muruer Bailey, 500 90, Geo. Brown s33To.
SCHOOL FUND.
vR James $3.50
Ordered by Board that the Mayor ana Re
cOrderiSSue warrants out or water aud llSht
hOnd tax fund for the sum of 751. 80. In favOr
of Grenada Bank to cover semi-anDual inter-
est due on 3u.000 10 bond issue.
w. a. Yeaser appeared betore ne boarl
an4. fled complaint as to II cert,in ditch
now being dug Ia south Grenada. ana asked
that the Board investigate same, whereupon
the Mayor appointed a. L. Mcislwrath and
W H. Whitaker as Il committee TO 1nveStl-
ga tie and report back TO the Board.
Ordered by the Board that Cas- Heath be
refunded 400 amount OF tax erronr0usIv
charged. Ordered BY the Board that I. f..
Heath be refunded 4.So amount Of taxes err
roneOusly charged.
On motion of 4. l.. Mcdaniel seconded by
l. o. Pearson it was ordered that an election
be held on May lst 1909. in the City Of Gre
NADIA IN the East and west wards, OF the reg
ular voting pre- :incts according to law and
the provisions OF the city charter to deter
mine the following questions.
First-That the Ci.y OF Gre1ads s,a roa issue sas
the purpose of enIarging and adding to the
white public: school buildin: in the west est
same In accordance with plans now in the
hands of the trustees of said school,.
Second-Shall the City of Grenada issue
bonds of said city In the sum OF 100000 for
the purpose OF improving and repairing the
water and electric light plant.
Third-Shall the City OF Grenada issue
bonds Of said city in the sum OF 100000 for
the purpose of extending the water and
sewer mains in said city according Ia plans
and specificatiOns SO be adopted by Board
! OF Mayor and Aldermen.
Continued Next Week.
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