The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-03-15
State of Mississippi,
Hancock County.

City of Bay St. Louis.
A regular meeting of the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen was held at the
City Hall on Saturday the 1st day OF
March, at 8 80 o'clock, P. NJ.
There were present: Mayor R. w
Webb, Aldermen: w. H. Starr, r. 5,
Blaize, Louis Schwall, L. c. Carver,
City Marshal Albert Jones S. j. Lad
ner, Secretary.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
The reports Of various officers
were read, Investigated and found
correct, and approved
The financial report was ordered
spread on its minutes.
Moved by Alderman Blaize sec
onded by Alderman Carver and car
ried. that City Attorney R. L. Genin
be employed as special Counsel to
defend the Tax Collector, F. H. Eg-
loft. in the case No. 2210 of the Chan
Gerry Court, styled May Williams ct al
VS.. F. H. Eggloff, City Tax Collector,
for which the City agrees to pay RI.
Genin, ($250.00) two hundred and
fifty dollars for all services to the
final conclusion of said case.
Moved by Alderman Schwall sec
inded by Alderman Carver and car
ried, that the secretary of the city
request the Bond Commission to de-
liver to City Attorney, or to himself,
all of the records in the proceedings
if the Bond Commission for the pur-
pose of making defense in the in
junction suit pending against the
City tax collector.
Moved by Alderman Schwall, sec
onded by Alderman Starr and car
ried, that the city attorney be en-
ployed to present the proposition to
the Board of Supervisors of the
county to assist in the building and
maintaining of the roads and side
walks and the city attorney receive
a contingent fee of per cent of the
amount received during the first year
from first receipts of material or la
Dor of cash received, and nothing
thereafter, there tc be no charges to
the city if nothing recovered.
Mayor r. w. Webb appointed the
entire Board of Alderman as a COM
mittee in reference to communlca-
tion if free mail delivery, Alderman
Starr being appointed chairman OF
said committee; committee to report
at next regular meeting of Board of
Mayor and Alderman, same being
ratified by the Board
Motion by Alderman Starr, sec
onded by Alderman Schwall and car
ried, that the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Bay st.
Louis extend this their thanks 10 the
citizens who so literally donate for
the entertainment of the city's guests
for the inter-urban conference held
in our city of the 9th of February.
1t was a demonstration Of civic pride
and a unity of action on the part of
the people of our little city.
Notice to Local Banks.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board os- Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Bay st. Louis will receive at
its regular meeting on Saturday, the
5th day of April, A. D., 1919, at 8 80
P. M. Bids from local banks for the
deposit of all municipal monies to
the best advantage of city, bids to be
based on daily balances and upon
terms of deposits as provided by law.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Bay st. Louis, Miss. March 1, 1919.
S. J. LADNER, Secretary
The following bills were allowed,
approved and ordered paid out of
the following funds:
R. W. Webb, mayor. salary,--$ $500
w. H. Starr, alderman, salary 500
R. S. Blaize alderman, salary, 500
L. Schwall, alderman, salary, 500
L.C.Carver, alderman, salary, 500
Albert Jones, marshal, salary, $500
S. J. Ladner, sec'y, salary $500
L. Bangard st. Com, 5000
Aug. Taconi, teamster, salary, $500
Ernest Myers, teamster,- $500
j. w. Adam, janitor and
meat ms. salary $500
Aug. SCHNEIDER, Jr., fire engi-
neer, salary, 500
r. L. Genin. city attorney. sa-