The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1922-04-15
new CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS F|RST SESSION
AND IS ORGANIZED.
New Board of Health Appointed,
With DIR. C. L. Horton Chair
man-Mayor Names the Diff
ferent Standing Commit
tees for Board.
VIM. c. SICK CHAIRMAN FINANCE
COMMITTEE.
Mayor Vetoes Motion of Aldermen
to Appoint City Attorney
Says Prerogative Is His
and to Do Otherwise Is
Unconstitutional.

and to Do Otherwise Is
Unconstitutional.
State of Mississippi,)
Hancock County,
City of Bay ST. Louise
Be it remembered that in the 9Th
day OF April, A. d. 1922, the newly
elected Board if Mayor and Aldermen
| of the City of Bay st. Louis, being the
first Saturday after their election,
neld their regular monthly meeting
at the City Hall, at 5 o'clock T. n.
There were present Mayor r. w
Webb, Aldermen w. C. Sick, John
Buehler, II. deS. Gillum, L. c. Car
| yer. City Marshal Albert Jones, Sec
retary S. j, Ladner.
The above officers filed their res
pective oaths of office with
the secretary and were duly sworn In
by S. L. Engman, notary public.
His Honor, the Mayor, called the
meeting to order and proceeded to
business. His Honor, the Mayor, ap-
pointed the following committees,
with the consent of the Board, for the
term:
Finance Committee: w. G. Sick,
chairman; II. deS. Gillum, L. c. Car
yer.
Street and Bridge Committee: L. c.
Carver, chairman; John Buehler, w.
C. Sick.
Board of Health: DR.. G. L. Horton,
chairman; DIR. A. P. Smith, G. L. Wal
Ter, Gus E. Templet.
Mayor R. w. Webb appointed w.
II. Mcdaniel deputy marshal, col
lector of road tax, custodian of city
hall and sanitary Inspector, same
being ratified by the Board.
Mayor r. w. Webb appointed
Mr.. Tom Adam meat inspector, at
salary of $500 per month, same
being ratified by the Board.
Mayor R. w. Webb appointed
j. E. Johnston, Joe Capdepon, Jno.
Basford truck and wagon drivers for
6 months, under full instruction of
the Street commissioner, same be-
ing ratified by the Board.
Mayor r. w. Webb appointed
H. -deS. Gillum chief of fire depart
ment, same being ratified by the
Board.
Mayor R. w. Webb appointed
r. L. Genin city attorney, an dask-
ed for ratification. Moved by C. l..
Carver that the appointment be
ratified. No second received.
Moved by John Beuhler, second
ed by W. C. Sick that Carl Marshall
be appointed city attorney, Alder
men John Beuhler and w. c. Sick
voting aye. Aldermen L. c. Car
yer and Gillum voting no. There
being a tie vote, Mayor R. w. Webb
voting nay. Motion was lost.
Moved by Alderman Gillum, Sec
| onded by Alderman John Buehler,
that w. w. Stockstill be appointed
| city attorney, Aldermen Gillum,
Buehler and Sick voting aye, Car
yer no. Mayor held motion out of
order, and disapproved and vetoed
the same, his vetoe being in writ
| ing and as follows
To the Honorable Board of
Aldermen, of the city of Bay
ST. Louis
/ enter this, my veto and
disapproval Of the ordinance
rule or order on motion made
by Alderman Ell. deS. Gillum
and seconded by Alderman
John Beuhler, that w. w.
/ Stockstill be appointed city
attorney, and my reason there
/ fore, being that said ordinance,
j rule or order is unconstitutional
and in violation Of the provisions
of the charter and ordinances OF
the city of Bay st. Louis. The
I aldermen cannot appoint; the
sole power of appointment being
in the Mayor, the executive head
of the city; the aldermen having
only the right to elect or con-
firm the appointments made by
the Mayor, and for other reasons
| not necessary to be herein mem
4 toned.
(signed:) R. W. WEBB, Mayor.
Moved by Alderman Beuhler, sec
! onded BY Alderman Gillum that ths
Board adjourn in course, =. G. Car
yer noting no.
The Board adjourned as per above
4 motion. S. j. LADNER, Sec'y.
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