The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1916-06-17
BOARD OF MAYOR
AND ALDERMEN PRO-
CEED|NGS JUNE.

Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Bay
ST. Louis, Miss, was held at the City
Hall thereof on Saturday, the 3rd day
of June A. D. 1916, at $50 o'clock P.
NJ. There were present L. B. Capdepon,
mayor; w. A. Mcdonald, R. S. Blaize,
Edwin w. Edwards, Louis Sch wall, al
dermen; Albert Jones, marshal; Sylvan
J. Ladner, secretary.
The minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
Mayor Capdepon reappointed |. T. w.
Mitchell for thirty days longer for inn
pounding stock and catching dogs, by
consent of the board.
The report of the various officers were
read, Investigated and found correct
and approved; the financial report was
ordered spread upon the minutes, the
others filed.
Moved by Alderman Blaize, duly sec
onded by Alderman Schwall, that the
city of Bay St. Louis furnish the city
marshal feed for one horse, owned by
him, which he is using for city purpose.
Carried.
Bond of the Merchants Bank, fur
tnished by the United States Fidelity &c
Guaranty Company, of Baltimore, Md.
for $4,000 was examined, accepted and
ordered filed with the secretary.
Be it ordered by the Board that the
municipal warrant of the city OF Bay
ST. Louis be issued on June 26th, 1916,
to the Merchants Bank of the city Of
Bay St. Louis for the sum of Sl340, be-
ing semi-annual interest on $4,000 6
and 51a of municipal improvement
bonds for the protection of streets from
caving banks and other like dangers and
erecting a public school of 4th ward;
and the sum of $1,000 to retire bonds No.
7 and No. of said series of bonds, and
the sum of S7.86 ii cover the expense Of
paying said interest and retiring said
above bonds, all totalling.S2347. .86, pay
able out of the sinking bond fund.
Said Merchants Bank shall at once
remit said sum to the Continental and
Commercial National Bank Of Chicago,
at which said bank bank interest cou
pons thereof are payable July 1st, 1916,
and to be applied to said purpose, said
interest coupons and bonds to be met
by said remittance, shall be at once re-
turned by said Continental and Com
mereial National Bank to the city of
Bay ST. Louis.
Motion by Alderman Edwards, duly
seconded by Alderman Mcdonald, that
Alderman SchWall and Street Commits
sioner L, Bangard be appointed to go
to New Orleans and purchase mule
for city purpose. Carried.
On motion of Alderman Blaize. Sec
onded by Alderman Edwards, the fol-
lowing amendment to the charter of the
city of Bay St. Louis was adopted:
Section 1. Amending Section 81 of
the charter of the city of Bay ST. Louis
as appears in the Acts OF 1886, page 4o6,
Section 27, so as to read as follows:
the ordinance of said city shall be, 'Be
it ordained by the Board OF Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Bay ST. Louis
and all ordinances adopted by SAID Board
of Mayor and Aldermen for the govern
ment of said city Of which are required
to be observed under penalty, snail take
effect Five days after their passage un-
less otherwise ordained by said board.
lot
adonted by said Board of Mayor and
Aldermen and all records and proceed
inrs of the Mayors court shall be deem
ed and held public records, and may be
nroyed by the Seal of the city, Said
hoard of Mayor and Aldermen may
have a Code of the ordinances rules and
regulations printed and published, and
when so printed and published shall be
received as evidence in all courts of
this State without further proof.
section 2. That this amendment take
effect from and after its approval and
record thereof as by law required.
Approved in open board this, the 3rd
day Of June A. d. 1916.
Attest: LIB. CAPDEPON, Mayor.
SYLVAN j. LADNER, Sec'y.
The Board adjourned to take a recess
until Monday night, Jnne 9th, 7:3O
O'Clock P. NJ.
The Board convened from recess
taken Saturday, June 3rd, 1916. There
v ere present L. B. Capdepon, mayor;
w. A. Mcdonald, E. W. Edwards,
Louis Schwall, aldermen. Absent: f..
s. Blaize, alderman. The Board con-
sidered the question of issuing bonds of
city for sea wall, and, business not
being completed, the Board took a re-
cess until Tuesday, the 9th day OF June
A. d. 1916, at 7:a0 o'clock p. NJ.
The Board reconyened from recess
taken June 9th, 1916. There were pres
ent L. B. Capdepon, mayor; W. A.
Mcdonald, E.. w. Edwards, Louis
Schwall. Absent: r. S. Blaize. Busi-
ness not being completed the Board
took recess until June 7th, at 7:30 P.
NJ.
June 4, 1916, 7:3o P. NJ. Board re-
convened. There were present: Z. B.
fCapdepon, mayor; w. A. Mcdonald,
Edwin w. Edwards, Louis SchWall.
Absent: r. S. Blaize.
Moved by w. a. McDanald. second
Led by Aldermad Edwards, that the fol-
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