The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-06-15
SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF MAYOR AND
ALDERMEN.

| the 9th day of June, "A. ID. 1912, at
O'Clock o. m. There were present Hon
r. w. Toulnne, mayor; Geo. G. Firsch
| ing and r. w. Webb, aldermen; R. j
Murtagh, city marshal; r. F. O'Brien
secretary. Absent, Aldermen r. Blaize
and P. Lutzzi.
The object of the meeting is stated il
the following call:
To the Aldermen of the City of Bay
st. Louis.
Gentlemen
You are hereby notified to be present
at special meeting OF the Board oil
Mayor and Aldermen of the said city,
to be held at the city hall thereof on
the 9th day of June, A. D. 1912, at
O'Clock D. M: the object being bust
ness appertaining to shell banks, board
ing houses, stock law, and telephone
and electric light poles.
Attest: <. w. TOULME,
r. F. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
Secretary.
Executed on Alderman Geo. C. Firsch
ing June 9th, 1912, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Executed on Alderman r. Blaize;
absent from city and not found.
Executed on Alderman P. Lutzzi;
dDSGUt HUN Clty 6auo hop ASAAdS
Executed on Alderman r. w. Webb
June 9th, 1912, at 12 o'clock a. m.
r. J. MURTAGH,
City Marshal.
On motion of Alderman r. w. Webb,
duly seconded by Alderman Firsching,
the following resolution was unanl-
mously adopted:
Whereas, the City of Bay ST. Louis
is seriously in need of shells and mate
rials for the construction and mainte-
nance of its city streets; and,
Whereas, the shells OF oysters are in
ferior and inadequate for such pur-
poses, and clam shells are superior
road building material and we'll adapted
| for such use; and
Whereas, Messrs. A. F. Dedeaux and
S. II. Dedeaux, represented by Olus
M, Dedeaux, are the owners OF large
quantity of such clam shells not capa-
ble of exact estimation, but worth al
least $4,000, which is fair and rea-
sonable price for said shells; now,
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
Mayor of the City of Bay St. Lonis be,
and he is hereby, authorized and
directed to offer said parties, through
their said representative, on behalf OF
the City of Bay ST. Louis, for the sum
of two hundred and fifty dollars for said
clam shells, being all the clam shells
owned by said parties on their lands at
the north end, of the Bay of Saint
Louis, in the County of Harrison and
the State of Mississippi, with all trees
standing on said shell pile, said trees
to be used for municipal purposes, to-
gether with the right to said city Of
entering on said lands and removing
said shells and trees by its contractors
employees or agents foreSi71s full perioe
of ten years.
Be it further resolved, That, should
said parties accept said offer of pur-
chase, said Mayor be, and he is, here
by authorized, empowered and directed
to engage and employ the city attor-
ney to examine into and report upon
the validity of the title to said shells
and the land upon which said shells and
trees are situated to said Mayor; and
if said attorney should report to saio
Mayor that the title to said property in
said parties is legal and that said par
ties may give perfect and complete
legal right to said city for said period
to go upon said lands and remove said
shells ahd trees, then said Mayor is
hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to enter into contract in Writ=
ing, in the name, and on behalf, of the
City Of Bay Saint Louis, under the
signature of said Mayor and the seal of
city, with said parties, purchasing said
shells from them upon the terms here
| inaboye given.
Approved in open Board this, the
1 81 dow IF Tuno A II 1917
| Attest: r. w. TOULME,
r. F. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
S ecretary.
On motion of Alderman Firsehing
seconded by Alderman Webb, the fol-
lowing ordinance was introduced, passed
and adopted.
ORDINANCE NO. DO, NEW SERIES
An Ordinance prohibiting the running
at large of cattle within the said de.
scribed territory of the City of Bay
St. Louis, and providing for the I'M
pounding of cattle running at large
and otherwise regulating the running
at large of cattle within the said des'
cribed territory of said city.
i Be it ordained by the Board OF Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Bay st
Louis, That
| Section /. 1t shall be unlawful TO
the owner, or any one having the Gus
tody or possession, of any horse, mule
COW, sheep, goat, or other cattle o
stock, of whatsoever description, to per
NIT said cattle or stock to run at larg,
within that part of the incorporated
limits of the City of Bay ST. Louis des
lcribed as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at the intersection of the southern lin,
of said city's incorporated territory ant
the waters edge of the Mississippi
Sound, and running thence In north
erly direction along the waters edge o
said Mississippi Sound and the water
. edge of the Bay of St. Louis to the in
n tersection of the north line OF Dunba
, avenue and the waters edge OF the Ba..
Eof St. Louis to the intersection OF tn
north line of Dunbar avenue and tn
. waters edge of the Bay of ST. Louis
: thence running in a westerly and south
erly course along the north and ives
line of Dunbar avenue to its intersec
tion of said line with the north line o
] Main street; thence in northwestern,
direction along the north line of Mai
! street to point opposite the south
west corner of Saint Francis street an
Main street; thence directly aoros
Main street to the said corner; theme
+ southerly along the west line of 81
Francis street to the north line of Cit
zen street; thence along the north lin
9 Of Citizen street to the corporation line
/ thence southerly along the said corpo
; ration line to the north line of Balm
tine street; thence IN a southeastern
!. course directly to the intersection c
: the south line of st. Charles street an
tie west line Of the right CT way OF th
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com