The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-24

Hall, tax collector, asking for certain cred.
it's for unpaid taxes. and also his report
in the matter of paving assessments in said
city. and the Board having considered the
matter. it is, therefore. ordered that said
reports be spread upon the minutes of this
Beard.
1t appearing from the reports made by
the Auditors appointed to audit and examine
the books of the city that the said tax COL
~lector's books have been properly kept and
all funds. chargeable to him. accounted for.
it is, further, ordered that said tax col
lector be and he is hereby checked out as
such tax collector and hereby given acquit-
lance and discharged as such. he having
at this time delivered to his successor in Of
flee. Mr.. A.. Gerard. his books. records, ETC.,
and paving accounts and notes shown upon
his said report.
May Ia. 1918.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Alder
men:
Gentlemen The City has on deposit in
the City Treasury the following sums:
General fund Al
Water and Light Fund --- 1851 81
School Fund 1880 81
Bond Fund 1898 qa
Street Imp. Fund ------------ 1888
The total bonded Indebtedness of
the City today is Bonds-----$l25, 900 90
Of Indebtedness -----$4,50O 90
The school fund pays the interest on their
bends amounting to s12.500.00 leaving the
Bond Fund to pay the interest on sll2,-
10000. which with Ia of / per cent ex-
change charged by the banks for handling
our bonds make s5.6sS.0S with 8 $4,000
bonds accruing next January. makes a total
out of this fund of s7,IS9.O6, with the
money we will collect between now and
January we will have more than enough to
pay all necessary money from the Bond
fund. and with money in the Street I'M
provement fund. and what will be collected
from that fund before January LIST we can
repay enough of the loan to keep US out
Of trouble. SO l would like to ask that you
allow Mr.. Brown and me to pay
the Certificates of indebtedness out Of the
Bond fund, or most of them. and as money
is collected against the Street Improve
ment notes that Mr.. Gerard be instructed to
deposit that in the Bond Fund.
Respectfully.
H. G.. TALBERT. City Clerk.
Ordered that Cowles Horton be and he
hereby is appointed as attorney for the May |
or and Aldermen of said city for a term |
Of two years. whose duties shall be those
heretofore prescribed by former contracts |
with the attorney. and whose salary shall
De the sum of $500 per month. This ap-
may be terminated on thirty days
notice by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen |
Or by resignation.
Ordered that H. C. West be and he here
" is appointed Superintendent of the Water
md Light Plant of said city for a term
If two years at a salary of $l25.44 per !
moth. unless this contract is sooner termi-
lated. which may be done either by thirty |
lays notice by the Mayor and Aldermen or |
~ the resignation of the Superintendent. J
Ordered that w. A. Mcleod be and he |
,ereby is appointed as special police of said |
'ity at the salary Of twenty-five dollars per
month. payable monthly. who shall perform
UGH duties as. by law. are required of him.
nd who shall act under the orders and d. |
'ections Of the Mayor and Aldermen. This |
may be terminated on thirty |
notice by the Mayor and Aldermen or
" resignation. |
Ordered that w. J. Rayburn be and he |
,ereby is appointed pound keeper Of said
'ity of Grenada. Mississippi. until further
'rdered by this Board. and that his resi-
lot in the East Ward of said city be
as heretofore as the city pound.
lntil further ordered.
Ordered by the Board that from and after !