The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-01-11
BOARD OF
ALDERMEN

1hs bearN 81 mayor ana Alder
@en met In regular sessioa JsB. !
toI7. PrsseEt, Mayor Saith
Alderman Bailey. NanHs. Gordon
Jones, Wsskins and Schillig.
TIE minutss Sf the last Tegula,
aHd special nsetlugs we're read anC
approved.
Ths following honds were pre-
seated to the Board:
Mayor L, A. Smith. surstiel
&muel We'll aad ]. N. Taylor.
Alderman ]. P. Watkins. sure
ties 3. H. Norshsad. Sam Ellis
aud D. II. Smlth.
Aldsrman G. A. Gordon, sure
ties Sam We'll and ]. u. Taylor.
Aldermen S. SchIllig. suretie'
=. .. Acker and Josephine Cason
Said boHds were referred to the
iowa attSrHsy for bis approval as
to fern, and we're by him approEed
aud were then approved BY the
Beard 80 to the Suretlsa, all the
SeWly elected onicsEs having taken
the sAsh OF Office required by Law
Ths following order vas adopt
ed:
Whereas the Board OF Mayor
and Aldermen havIsg fixed the
amount to be assessed agaInst each
property owner, owning property
ahuttlsg upOn sidewalks provided
for In resolution passed at the reg
urar Nay. 1915. meeting of this
Beard, and said assessment having
bsep fled with the Clerk st this
Board. and the uotics having been
gives such owners that such as-I
sossment had bees made ont and
vas on hie With the Clerk of this
Municipality subject to the fnspec-
tioH aHd nbjsctIon OF the property
Swusr, and that any objections
wonId be heard at this meeting Of
the Board, and said assessmeHt
uow havlUg beer ON 6Ie more than
thirty dsys pFies to this mseting |
and no <Simtions having beer
hied; IL tissheteupon ordered that
wAid spsessasents- the same sp-
pear upon that csrtaiu book or
rslI, Marked a'SidewaIk Ledger.
be and the Sens are hereby ap-
psovsd apA made final.
% netiOH, 1t was ordered that
che bid for the $ao.ooo Of sidewalk
bOnds b4 ppsnsA. vhsrsuponit 1t was
Asnud that there we're the follow
lag bids: DurESa, Niles q Co.
Toledo. ohis; ". L. sIaton & Co.
Toledo. Ohio; The First Nationsl1
Bsak Of vickahuTE, Miss; Whit
nay Csntrsl Trust 4 Savings
Bssk, New Orleans, La.-two
BIDS, second bsiBG supplemental to
Arst.
The supplemental bid OF the
Whitney Ceutral Trust & Savings
Bssk bsisg the highest bid, 1t vas
ordered that same be accepted.
said bid bcips In substauce as fol-
less:
"RstsrTisE to the Issue of sac,
600 of 5 per cent boHds to be Issued
BY ths town OF Pert Gi6son, Miss.
ssA le be payable $aooO annually
for eight years and S4soo the ninth
year. We wish to advise that We
hereby oEeT 10 purchase the said
issus OF bonds at par and accrued
IutsTent iEsD date OF BONDS to date
OE delivery. aAd will iurnlSh blauk
OoAds 81 our own expense. In
Dthsr words, We wilI pay par and
accrued interest for the bonds,
without claiming any allowance II
Tor cost OF priHtinE, etc.
"Tbis bid Is submitted With the
understanding that these bonds
sre : direct obligation Of the toun
II Pert GibAon. and thar ell pro-
cssdinss In connection thefewith
ars approved by our attorney; and
ws wish 70 assure You that there
will be no delay on the part of onr
.ttorBsys In nAkins report there
DIV. We encloss Our certified check {
On the Whitnsy Central National !
Bank. New Orleans. for $a5o as a
EuaraStss OF good faith.
Rsapecttully yours,
JNO. L. COULURIRR,
Assistant Cashier.
On m0lisn, It vas oFdsred that
lac bids tor the constrHction Of the
1000 .tSamnfhs - onavaA hs.4