The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-04-22
TWO MEETINGS
CITY COUNCIL
Adjourned Meeting of Friday Night
and Special Session Held
Tuesday Afternoon.

Much business has been disposed
OF by the city council during the
past week, following its reorganiza
ton under the new regime a week
ago last Tuesday
On Friday night the adjourned
meeting was in session with all the
members present except C. 3. Alden
and the board of works selected.
On Tuesday afternoon there was
special session of the council with
all present to consider the resigna-
ton of S. p. Fitzhugh as member
of the legislative body and as city
attorney on account of his profess
sional business matters being such
that he could not give the necessary
time and attention to the now ardu-
GUS duties confronting a member of
the council and a city attorney.
John H. Arnett was elected in his
stead, and Geo. l.. Fryer, city attor-
Eey
The board of public works as con-
stituted has the following personnel:
w. e. Sparks, chairman; r. G.. Ben
nett, w. l.. Dinwiddie, c. " Ezell,
w. e. Gatlin, John German and r.
Il. Hancock, with w. j. Holmes, sec
rotary. The city has been divided
into seven wards, and thus there is
representative from every ward,
A blueprint is now being prepared
by the city engineer showing the
boundary lines, and will be publish
ed subsequently.
The mayor announced the appoint
ment of eight committees, inaugural
ing system of referring all matters
of Importance to committee investi-
cation and report before taking def
mite action, These committees in
clude finance, streets and public
property, ordinance, health and po-
lice, cemetery, sewerage, lights and
water works, fire and water.
Upon motion of Alderman L. G.
Humphreys, amended by the chair,
an amount of $4,000 was ordered
loaned out of the funds of the water
and light plant to the city treasury
to tide over the financial emergency
and retire two notes for $1,000 each,
one at the Commercial Bank and
one at the Bank of Henry. This
money was taken from the w. & l..
plant depreciation account, and is to
be replaced, being charged against
the city. Recorder Bryant reported
at the Tuesday meeting that after
disbursements ordered he had some
5000 left in the city treasury with
which to pay the city payroll the
next two Saturdays and the first of
May, and that some arrangements
will have to be made for further
funds at the May meeting of the
council
$50 was appropriated to each of
the cemetery associations.
An arrangement was authorized
with L. d. Tilton OF the office of
Harland Bartholomew at st. Louis,
expert city plan engineers, for a re-
port on various development plans
of the city and future extension
appropriated for this work and re-
port, which will give the city the
benefit of expert city planning ad |
vice, formulas, details, etc., now be-
ing worked out in st. Louis by Mr. |
Tilton, and will preclude the posi-
bility of any money being unwisely |
or experimentally spent on improve
ments or further maintenance. Mr. |
railroad fare and hotel ex-
penses are also to, be paid in addi-
ton to the flat consideration of 500. |
The matter of completion of the
negro school was referred to the |
public property committee, and sew
eral other matters referred to various