The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-04-12

Alderman at large, investigate Lee
street to get line straight on both sides
and report to the Board at next meet
ing. All voting yea.
Howard moved and Clardy seconded
that Turner & Pierce be allowed to sink
| gasoline tank on Main street in front
of their store, also TO put q stand right
in line with post in front df store. All
voting yea except Bridges, he voting
nay. Motion carried.
Page moyed and Clardy seconded that
Mr.. Beal pay 1922 for water used and
wasted during December and January.
Clardy, Howard and Page voting yea:
Bridges and Doxsey voting nay. Motion
carried.
Howard moved and Clardy seconded
that Mr.. Tom Woodland be given a 81. 40
rebate on taxes collected on one piano.
All voting yea.
| Howard moved and Page seconded
that town lay 2 plank walk on south
side of Mrs. G. r. Montgomery's prop
erty, from w. b. Owens to corner Of
Mrs. Montgomery. All voting yea,
| Doxsey moved and Howard seconded
that M. e. Church be given a special
rate of 20 cents per thousand gallons
for water used for pipe organ. Howard
and Doxsey voting yea, Bridges, Clardy
and Page voting nay. Motion lost.
Page moved and Bridges seconded
that church be given special rate Of
25 cents and this rate to be scaled ac-
cording to number of gallons used. All
voting yea.
Doxey moved and Clardy seconded
| that clerk have the superintendent
water and light plant to cut out every
one that has not paid his water and
| light account by the 10th OF the month.
All voting yea.
State of Mississippi,
City of Starkvile. !
This agreement entered into this, End
day of April A.D. 1912, Witnesseth that
| the Board of Aldermen of said city of
StarkFille has given j. c. Page, a mem
Der of the Board of Aldermen of the
said city of Starkyille, the power of at
torney to negotiate tie with the Mobile &
Ohio railroad company to secure the
issuance by said company to said city of
Starkville certificates of the stock Of
said company all shares of stock which
said city of Starkville may own in the
capital stock of said railroad company,
being the balance of said shares of stock
now owned bv said city under the sub
scription to the Starkyille branch, voted
by the people in 1873; said j. c. Page is
authorized to take necessary and prop
er steps to secure the rights of said city
in the premises, and may employ coun-
sci to bring suits in the proper courts
and prosecute the same with effect, and
full power and authority are hereby
conferred on said j. G. Page to compro-
mise, bring suit, and take all necessary
steps to secure the rights of the city of
Starkville to said shares of stock, the
said j. C. Page is not to receive any
compensation for his services.
Doxsey moved and Bridges seconded
that the above resolution be adopted.
All voting yea.
r. C. BRIDGES,
w: Nj. CLARDY,
H. G. DoXsEY,
L. r. HOWARD,
Aldermen.
P. G. SUDDUTH, Mayor.
N. w. FULLER, Clerk.
Bridges moved and Clardy seconded
that r. B. Neal. Henry Reynolds and j.
C. Beverly be appointed election COM
missioners. Howard appointed E. F..
Richey. BY voting, b. Neal, Henry
Reynolds and J. G. Beverly were ap-
pointed.
The Board ordered the following war
rants issued during the month of March
1912: