The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1916-08-19

Inc board recon1en0q. Present IL
B. Capdepon, mayor; VI A. McDou
aid, e. S. Blaize, Ed. w. Edwards
Louis schNalI. aldermen: S. !. Lad.
ner, secretary. Absent Albert Jones'
lcity marshal.
The board resnmed thau examination
and revA ens ~ 4, nent ssll
real and personal. 81 r. conclud.
ed il was ordered that }as assessment
OF realty and personal for the year 1916
as returned by the assessor and revised
equalized and corrected by the Board Of
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city Of Bay
%. Louis be and the same are hereby
received and approved and signed by
the Mayor in open board Il is further
ordered that the secretary make copies
OF same as required BY law.
The following bill was allowed, ap-
prove1 and ordered paid out Of the city
fund: F. n. Eglof, mai assessment
for 1915, $500
On motion Of Alderman Schwall Sec
onded by Alderman BIaize the follow
ing ordinance was introduced, passed
and adopted:
Ordinance No. 6O-New Series.
AN Ordinance providing for two parks
in the city OF Bay St~hau;s, and pro-
yiding one OF said parks for white
race and one for colored race .
Be it ordained by the Board of May
or and Aldermen Of the eity OF Bay st.
Louis that there shall 81 two parks in
the city Of Bay st. Louis lone park at
the city hall on Second street, which
park shah be used and privileges there
on enjoyed only by people Of the white
race; and one park on the grounds OF
what is known as the colored school on
ST. Frances street, and said last-named
park shall be used q pgrsleges there
on enjoyed by the ptople of the colored
race; and 1T shall be unlawful for the
different races to visit or enjoy the pri-
yileges Of the park other than the one
designated herein for their respective
race, add any one violating this ordi-
nance shall be guilty OF misdemeanor,
and, on conviction, shall be fined not
more than $500 or not more than 10
days in the city Jail, or both, in the dis
cretion of the mayor. Providing fur
ther that nothing in this ordinance shall
apply to members OF the opposite race
acting as servants and accompanying
children of the opposite race when on
the park grounds.
Approved in open board this the Sth
lay OF August Al. D. 1916.
L. B. CAPDEPON, Mayor.
Attest: ST.. Lacner, Secretary.
On motion Of Alderman Blaize, Sec |
,nded By A!dsfmsn ssdN sssa 81 tnsaollow-
ng right or franchise was introduced, i
,assed and adopted:
State OF Mississippi,
county OF Hancock,
;ity OF Bay St. Louis
Whereas Mr.. Howard Egleston of
Jew Orleans has applied to this board
or right or franchise to construct a
oil bridge or causeway across the Bay
+ st. Louis touching the shores of
Hancock and Harrison counties and
1hereas we believe that he, should be
ranted all rights and privileges this
oard has power to grant,
It is therefore moved, seconded and
arried unanimously that the mayor
citing for this board be and is hereby
and directed to sign the
ranchise or agreement for this board
nd city and that this franchise, after
eing signed by both Harrison and
hancock counties and Mr.. Howard
Igleston, shall be in full force and ef-
ect.
It is further moved, seconded and car
led unanimously that the agreement or
ranch,se granted Mr.. Howard Egles-
on shall be as follows: