The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1917-07-14
PROCEEDINGS CITY
COUNCIL FOR JULY.

UUUuUll IUlI UUlD,
A regular meeting Of the Board o.
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city Of Bay
st. Louis, Miss. was held at the City
Hall thereof on Saturday. the 7th day
July, A. D. 1917, at s o'clock p. M.
There were present L. b. Capdepon
mayor; w. A. Mcdonald. r. s. Blaise
I Hy Colson, Louis Schwail, aldermen ;
Albert Jones, city marshal; 8. ]. Lad
ner, secretary.
The minutes OF fprevious meeting were
read and approved.
The reports of.the various ofhcera
were read, investigated and found COR
rect and approved.
| The financial report was ordered
spread on tho minutes. the others filed:
| Mayor L. B. Capdepon appointed 1.
lT. w. Mitchell for 30 days to tho posi-.
Ition Of impounding stock and dogs,
same being ratified by the Board.
| Mayor l.. b. Capdepon appointed
August SCHNEIDER tor so days to the
Iposition Of engineer OF fire engine, same
being ratified by the Board.
Resignation Of Mr.. Geo. r. Rea as
school trustee was received and read
to the Board. Moved by Alderman Nc
lDonald, seconded by Alderman Schwall,
that said resignation be accepted. Car
Iried.
MayorL. B. Cspdepon pardoned Sid
lney Walters OF Jail sentence on account
of being i'll, and which claims to be a
contagious disease. Moved by Alder
man Blaixe, seconded by Alderman
Schwall, that said pardon be ratified by
the Board. Carried.
Be it ordered by the Board that the
Secretary OF the city OF Bay st. Louis
be authorized to mail notices to local
newspapers 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
tho first Saturday in August, 1917, also
Il fBuO1luuluk 0uuu0I os0t0kaOut Va puO CAVts
The report Of the Election Commis-
sionefs was read, received and ordered
spread upon the minutes ae follows:
Bay st. Louis, Miss, June 80, 1917.
To the Honorable Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen OF the City OF Bay St. Louis,
Miss.- We, the undersigned commits
sionefs, and clerk, Of the special muni-
lcipal election, held at the city hall. on
saturday, a9shscay Of June, 1877
In accordance with an order Of your
honorable boafd beg leave to report
that the result 10 as follows:
For issuing two hundred thousand
dollars of bonds or 90 much thereof as
may be necessary for seawall purposes,
1856. Against Issuing two hundred
thousand dollars OF bonds or 80 much
thereof as may be necessary for seawall
purposes. Signed: r. Penn Davis,
Frank Taconi, w. H. Mcdaniel, COM
missioners; J. p. Davis, M. L, Ansley,
clerk.
On motion Of Alderman Blaize, and
seconded by Alderman Mcdonald, tho
following resolution was adopted.
Whereas the returns of the election
to determine whether or not the city
would issue $200, 600. 90 or 80 much there
of as is necessary to build seawall, votes
for the issuance we're returned to the
board 40 follows: One hundred and
Ieighty -five (185) votes for said issuance,
and sixty-two (62) against said issu-
lance, and it appearing that tho quali-
fed voters of said city have voted for
said issuance in the manner provided
for by law. Be it. therefore, resolved,
that the bonds OF said city be issued for
seawali, and ordered sold in the sum Of
$500, 900 or 50 much thereof rs might be
necessary, and in lots and in denomina-
Itions, and to fall due and with rate OF
Interest to be provided for ut q later
date.
| The following bills were allowed, ap.
proved and paid out OF the following
funds:
L OlIx EONDs
L. B. Cspdspcn, mayor. salary. Is O(
lW.A.McDonald, alderman, salary 90
r. 8. Blake, alderman, salary.... 90
Louis Schwall, alderman, salary. 90
Hy Colson, alderman, salary....... 90
Albert Jones, marshal, salary, ...... IS 90
P. Ramona. deputy narshal........ 40 00
+. Adams, janitof city hail......... 10 0C
Sylvan J. LaIner, secretary. ...... % OF
August Taeoni, teamstes, ......... IS OC
ALFRED Arnold, teamster,.......... Is Oe
August SCHNEIDER, IL, engineer
for fre engine, nc,..................... 90
l.. Bangard, Ut. commissioner, IS %
Cumberland Company, telephone
Tor marshal .,........................ l 81
Cumbefland Company, telephone
for deputy mafshal. ............,. l 6l
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