The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-11-24

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ers Nos. 1-2, which are not in
sured with this company.
Please advise US regarding the
above. Yours truly,
D. c. Harvey,
Supr. of Inspections.
After a full and free discussion
of the matter the question of suf-
ficient boiler power as to the wa
ter works was referred to the
water committee for investigation,
with power to act.
On motion, an election for
mayor, six eounci!men and four
school directors to serve the city
for the years 1913-19l4, was or
dered to be held at the city hall
in this city on the first Monday in
December, same being the End
day of December. 1912, and the
following judges and clerks were
appointed to hold the election:
Judges. 7. Sanford, Nathan
Whitfield and Howard Marshall.
Clerks. H. Cook and Julius
Marx.
The mayor was instructed to
give notice of said election by
publishing a notice, as the law
directs, in both city papers. So
ordered.
On motion, it was ordered that
the secretary and treasurer draw
a check in favor of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy in
the sum of $500, same being a
donation By the council towards
the remaining debt on the Con-
federate monument which was
erected by the Stephen Dill Lee
Chapter of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy.
On motion, duly seconded. the
! request of the Independent Cot
ton Oil Co. that the council re-
duce their assessment was con-
tinued.
, On motion, duly seconded, the
report OF the street committee
relative TO the damage claimed by
the Columbus Iidw. & Fur. Co. to
one horse was received and their
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council.
/ On motion, the matter of tiling
the ditch on End Ave. N. as petit
toned, was granted.
On motion, it was ordered that
the salary of Miss Caldwell, teach
er of sight singing at the white
public school, be fixed at $50 per
month and the treasurer author
lied to pay said amount beginning
with the present scholastic year.
On motion, duly seconded, it
was ordered that the Columbus
Light and Power Co. be required
to maintain a regular schedule
contemplating the running of
cars every 20 minutes) to the old
car barn, or in other words, to the
corporate limits of the city of
Columbus.
Aletter from Hon. B. H. Lee,
of Chicago, ILL.,, inclosing a deed
of gift to the city of Columbus,
of "a acres Of undulating timber
ed land in the northern outskirts
of the city, to be used in perpet-
uity as a public park, was read to
the council, after which, upon
motion, it was ordered that suit
able acknowledgement of the
princely gift be made and commu-
nicated to the donor, with the
thanks of the council, coupled
with the assurance that the park
shall be ever known and designat
ed by the honored name of Lee
And thereupon the following res
olutions were introduced anC
adopted:
Resolved: tnat, IN recognltl0f
of and esteem for the filial senti
ment inspired by the memory o
the civic and military achieve
ments of an illustrious father, thu
late Stephen Dill Lee of this city
| this council hereby accords it ac
acknowledgement of indebtness t
the Hon. Blewett Lee, Of Chicago
ILL.,, for the appreciated deed o
gift to the city of Columbus of 2
acres OF land on the outskirts @
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