The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1916-07-08
BOARD Of MAYOR
AND ALDERMEN PRO-
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State of Mississippi,
| Hancock County
City Bay st. Louis.
| A regular meeting of the Board O
Mayor and Aldermen, of the city Q
Bay st. Louis, was held at the city hal
thereof on Saturday, the 1st day o
July A. D. 1916 a. $3.50 O'Clock P. M.
| There were present L. B. Capdepon
mayor; w. A. Mcdonald, r. S. Blaize
Louis Schwall, aldermen; E. w. Ed
wards, absent. Present Albert Jones
marshal; Sylvan j. Ladner, secretary
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
Bond of Henry Colson, deputy mar
shal and meat inspector, was presented
| to the board, examined and approved
and ordered filed with the secretary.
The reports of the various officer
were read, investigated and found cor
rect and approved; the financial report
was ordered spread upon the minutes
the others filed.
The Board being of the opinion that
there should be a "Clean-Up Day." i
is, therefore, ordered that Thursday
July 18th ,>be declared cleanup day il
the city of Bay St. Louis, that the pub
lie shall be notified to clean up and pu
dirt in barrels or their sidewalks Of
banquettes, also to comply with instruc-
tions of circular, which will be distri-
buted within city limits, and the city
cart will dispose Of same.
The parole of Louis Harris having
been presented to the Honorable Board
of Mayor and Aldermen, which was ex-
amined. Moved by w. A. Mcdonald
seconded by Il. S. Blaize, that said pa
role of Louis Harris be tabled. Carried.
On motion of Alderman Blaize, duly
seconded by Alderman Schwall, the
proposed amendment to Section q to
the charter was adopted, viz:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 81
OFTHE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BAY
ST. LOUIS.
Sec. i. Amendment section q of the charter
of Bay ST. Louis as appear in the act of 1886,
page 1876, section 81 SO as to read as follows:
Be it further enacted that the style OF the
ordinance OF said city shall be. Bet further
ordained by the Board of Mayor and dermen,
Of the City OF BaySt. Louis, and all iinances
4dopted by said Board OF Mayor andb Aldermen
for the government of said city of which are re-
quired to be observed under penalty, shall take
effect Five days from their passage unless
otherwise ordained by said board. Said ordin-
anee, rules and regulations, adopted by said
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen and all records
and proceedings of the mayors court shall be
deemed and held public records, and may be
proved by the seal of the city Said Board of
Mayor and Aldermen may have 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.
Sec. 2. That this amendment take effect from
and after it's approval and record thereof as by
law required.
Approved in open board. this, the Ord day Of
June, A D. 1916.
Attest: L. B. CAPDEPON,
SYLVAN j. LADNER. Mayor,
Moved by w. A. Mcdonald, duly
seconded by r. S. Blaize, that the ac-
ton of Mayor L. IB. Capdepon pardon
ing Charles Burk on account of sickness
of contagious nature. was approved
and ratified by the Board.
Mayor L. B. Capdepon reappointed l..
T. w. Mitchell for the position of i'm
pounding stock and dog catcher for 80
days longer, same being ratified by the
Board
Mayor LIB. Capdepon appointed j.
R. Grimshaw school trustee to fill the
vacancy of w. A. Mcdonald, same be-
ing ratified by the Board.
Be it ordered by the Board that the
Secretary of the city of Bay ST. Louis
be authorized to mail bid to local news
papers for contract for publishing the
proceedings and legal notices of the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Bay st. Louis for one year from
the first Saturday of August, 1916.
The bids submitted to supply the city
with lumber from July fst to October 7tf
inclusive were one only, namely, Wena
Lumber Mfg. Co. 2x4 -4x6 and 2x6, {
grade, $1,000 delivered; B grade $1,000.
2xS and2xi0, Cgrade, SIT. 90; B grade
$500. 2x12 and 1x12, G grade, $500
B grade, s24,00; 6x6 and Aka and 3x4
C grade, $1,000; B grade $500.
On motion of w. A. Mcdonald, dul.
seconded by Alderman Louis Schwall
that the bid OF the Wena Lumber Mig
Co. be accepted.
The following bills were allowed
approved and ordered paid out of tn
following funds.