The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-03-08

and improvement Deacn water WOrKS,
$4,000; school building purposes, $5,-
900; underground wiring for paved
district. $2,75O; total, $4,000.
This is to be obtained by loan GER
tificates, due in one, two and three
years, of $4,000 each year, against the
taxes of the fiscal years of 1919, 1920
and 1921, and payable in 1920, 1921 and
1922.
On present valuation of property a
5a mill levy for 1919 will take care Of
the first note and all interest A levy
of mills in 1920 will take care Of
second note and all interest, and a
levy OF A mills will take care of the
third note and interest.
The matters were all thoroughly
discussed by those present, and a
clear understanding of all points was
had. Finally motion was made by
Judge Chidsey, and duly seconded that
the council be empowered by the mass
meeting to go ahead with the con-
templated improvements, as outlined
in the budget submitted. This motion
was discussed in detail by Messrs.
Everitt, Watts, Jane, Canty, Hibbler,
Bogdahn, Allen, Capt. Bugge and
others. 1t was shown that the mer-
chants and business men and ali who
had any street travelling to do, were
losing money every day on account OF
the condition of the streets and roads,
and all were agreed that the improve
ments to be made should be perm
anent 1t was also shown that another
schoolhouse was needed in the ship
yard district, and that it could be
built now to advantage to the city, to
be ready by Sepember. Residents OF
the beach testified to the need of that
section for additional water facilities,
or at least an opportunity to connect
with the exising water system The
discussion was enlighting as well as
entertaining, and the meeting promis-
ed it's hearty support to the improve
ments contemplated by the council.
Another matter brought up was the
question of dock BOARD for this port.
The Mayor stated that he had been
urged by the Washington authorities
to follow the custom of other ports
and organize a dock board. We need
system of docks for the port, if we
are to get the full benefit of the in
creased business that is promised u.s.
as well as the appropriations from the
national treasury. Mr.. Lewis merely
touched upon this and asked that a
committee be appointed to look into
the matter and decide on the feasl-
bility of such move. The following
gentlemen were appointed on the COM
mittee: Messrs. E. j. Jane, Ebb j.
Ford and j. r. Watts and Captains
Bugge and Cole.
The last matter that was brought
I'd before the meeting was the matter
of securing free mail delivery for this
city. 1t was shown that the post
Office receipts of this office for the
past year were nearly twenty thous-
and dollars. The department Will
make this free delivery office II the
houses are properly numbered and the
streets named, and good sidewalks
proyided in the delivery district The
mayor stated that already the council
was considering bid for supplying the
bouse Numbers. and that otherwise we
were in very good shape to take ad-
vantage of the governments propo-
sit;on. On motion resolution was
offered that those in the mass meeting
sign a petition to the post Office de-
partment, asking that this city be
made a free delivery city, and 1t is
thought this will be done within the
next few months. Incidentally 1t was
stated that on July first Pascagouia
will be raised from a third to a second
class office.
There being no further matters 10
come before it, the mass meeting
adjourned. 1t was harmonious ana
pleasant meeting, and will result In
much good for the city.