The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-26
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
City Hall, Columbus, Miss,
0rtales. 2 1910

hdgoit L. w ottftll0f H. a aux man
! f. E. Chappell, and J. B. Love, Coun-
cilmen.
The minutes Of the September
meetings were read and adopted as
read.
The Secretary presenter aad read
the monthly reports Of the Mayor
Captain Of Police, Street Commission
or and Engineer Of the Water Works
the same were received and ordered
filed.
The Secretary presented apl read
a petition from TIE Refuge Cotton OIL
Company asking for a reduction in
its assessment For taxes for the cur
rent year from sol $1,000 to sc. 10000
after some discussion in ~ matter
on motion duly seconded the assess
mont was placed at $85 ,C00.O0
The Secretary presented and rcat
"A petition from Mrs A. NJ. Jobe ask
ing that her taxes be reduced. o. mo-
ton duly seconded her assessment for
the current year was fixed at $4,000
The Secretary prose- ted and read
the petition Of Phillips Bros. & Bur
ris asking for a reduction of their
7 ris asking for a reduction Of $1,000.
On motion duly seconded request was
granted.
The petition Of Il. l.. Stcphcns7-
asking for a $500 reduction in his
assessor cat, was on motion, duly c"
ondcd, granted.
The appli alton Of Mrs. J. B..
Jacobs, J. b. Wilboun, Hogan Lum-
Der Company, W. c. Beard Inc, and
J. II. Burns, asking for relief from
erroneous assessments were on mo-
ton duly seeo dcd not granted.
On motion daily seconded the pcti.
tion of Mrs, l.. w. Stevens ct nj ask
ing that LIGHTS be PLACED on The Bar
row S-hool grounds was granted and
/ the Secretary instructed t. notify The
Columbus Ry, Light & Power Go.
install two 100 watt lights on Tho
grounds of the above school, The la
cation Of said lights to be determined
/ By the School Committee.
On motion duly seconded the sal.
airy Of Dave Iron, janitor at the Bar
row School, is fixed at $4,000 PEI
month effective On and after Scptcm.
Der list, 1919
The Secretary presented and reac
the petition Of T. w. Townsend anf
W. A. Smith asking 70, ccl tain chang
cs in the side walk on Sth st. North
was on motion duly seconded rcfccre'
TO the Street Committee to investl-
gate and report back at next meeting
Petition of A. Scofield ct al, asking
for better water on 10th st. South.
was on motion duly seconded referred
to the Water Company to investigate
and report back at next meeting
The Secretary presented and read
communication from Mr.. c. A. Stair
/ General Manager Of the Cumberland
! Telephone & Telegraph Co, dated
Telephone Company's method Of re
moving their poles and wires from
the paving districts Of the city. Or
motion duly seconded the rccommon
dftions made in said communication
are hereby accepted and the Secretary
instructed 10 SO notify the Cumbct
land Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany.
On motion duly seconded the Schoo'
Committee were authorized to have
the windows at the Barrow Schoo'
repaired
On motion duly seconded the action
of the Mayor and Councilman Waugh
an in purchasing pipe for the water
connections in the street paving dis
trict, is hereby ratified
The matter Of having the proper
ty owners to install the pipes foi
street paving districts, was on mo
ton duly seconded referred to the f.
Street Committee with power to act.
On motion duly seconded the Stefe- I
tary was authorized and directed ID.
order the thing for that portion oil
second avenue south ordered to be /
tiled between Seventh and Ninth /
streets South
On motion duly seconded it is or
dered that the assessment rolls, afte,
all changes and reviSious, be footed
up, verified and closed
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid:
FIRE
Columbus Ry. 1t. & Power Co S2.2s
Standard Oil Co. ............ Ids
j. w. Jones NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 200
Robertson & Company ........ 5.bF
Columbus Hdw. & Furp. Co e.. ATE
Smith Grocery Company ...... $50