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�I REGULAR E:10.TING CITY COUIICIL LELD NOVIMLER 3rd,I9I6.
'- - Present-;3aya�,Clerk,Ahd" Cornwell;Ea.soz:,Y_ardin�,Phll-ins ,Pr ice,SfepF.er,s: The Minutes of.the previouve meetings was read and al;nroved.
- ' r Ellerbsrr7er and othres v!ds -present a rd d iscussed the quest ion --of the Boothe -and - -
4tands for Autos att the depot with the council,wh.ereupon Ald Price moved that the Mayor appoi t
a committee -of -three toactwith-the-City Atty-a.nd Cheif-of-Police-and investigate the mat -ter -
which was duly Sec •by Ald Eason,resulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Cornwell,Eason,
_l:arding,Phil.lips,Price -Ste.phens_,*:a.yes-:non.e_,rYb.sent and not-v-oting- n.one,Layor-'declared. the. mot_i n_
adopted. Mayor appointed Ald Yard ir.g,Phill ips,Stephens as the Cormaittee.'
Chief of Police Gregr.r handed. in the appointment of Ur Joe Poore as liieht Watchman which was
read,''hereupon Ald Price moved that the Council comfirri the an -;ointment of Mr Poore as nig161
watchman lahich was duly Sec by A1d.Phi1'lips,res'ulted in the following vote Ayes Ald Cornwell.,
'Ea8'on,Hard ing,Phillips;Price Ste"rhens Ra yes norre,AV9ent and not voting none,Ifayor declared--'- -
the motion adopted.
r I .F;.DavidsoY was present and adressed the Council in r'ega.rd to sinking e teat well
for pure woter after some disccussion by the Council by common 'consent Mpyor appointed Ald
:arcaing,Phillips,Ea.so-n as a_committee to work with -the Commiit'e of -the fuisness P:4ens.Clu1:_ _
to formulate some plan in regard to the matter.
The repo`rs of the various City Officals for the month of October was read and
upon motion of Ald Price that -the repbrt9 als read be refe^red to -the Finance -Committee for -
invest irat ion,which
or -investigation,which was duly Sec by Ald Harding,resulted. in the following vote lyes Ald Corn
--well -Eason,Harding; Frillips",Price,St-ephens,Neyes none,Absent and not-votimrg-nonelayor declare
i the motion adopted. - -
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The following accounts against the City for the month of. October was read Towit:
W•A.Gregg $6,00V/,E,Wa1lace $4.50, -cif W.L.Crouch$9.28,S.W.T.&Tel'Co.$2.00,Thomss & Son
14,10 VI.F.Stirman 65 >'a Cas & Elect.Co. 222.00 Atkins &Son �II.50 hewis Bros Co.�,
vJ . . Y w w . $7,25,
C•S.Duggans $2.O6, Democrat Pub.Co,$22.4I
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--'dlhereupor, !ad Phillipe -moved -tha*: -the- aceta-ae-rase ue reffei�red �fo- the Auditing Committe •
1! for investigation which was duly Sec by AldHarding,resulted in the followyning vote# Ayes
-- --Ald Cornwell ,Eason-iHard-ing-,- -Phillips-,Price-,Stephens,N,-yes- none -,Absent -and not- voting none,--- -
Iayor declared the motion adopted.
-- Moved and. can; ied to-adj-our-ne.-- - - - -- --- - -
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Approved: Att st:
U.yor.- _ - - - - -- -_ Clerk! - - - -_-+
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REGULAR MEi-sT IIi G CITY COUNCIL HELD NOVrWEBER 17th I9I6.
Present Yayor,Cler k,A1d Cornwell,Eason ,hard ing, Phillips,Pr ce,Stephezis,.
The minutes of the previous meeting was redd and approved.
-Prof D.Y•Thomas of-.the.L'nivar-iaty-was-present -and-addreessed the Council in -regard -
to a lecture to be given by Clinton Rogers Woodruff on munciple Goverment at the Univaristy,
-he asked -- if -the Council --would -be -interested to -have him- give- a.lecture-in town-.a..t-_the- same---.. ._
time the expense being about $25.00,a.fter some discussion by the council Ald Phillips moved
-that-the Mayor -appoint a. -_-Committee- to_act in conjunction with the .Buisne5's Mens Club and inyes, _
tiga.te the matter,which motion was duly Sec by Ald I:a.rding resulted in the following vote
w_Ayes Ald Cornwell, Eason ,Yarding' Phillips, Price$tephens,Nayes'none,Absent and not voting none,
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Mayor declared the motion adopted,i"ayor appointed Ald Harding,Cornwell as the committee.
The following reports of the varous Officals for the month of October was reported as
1Seing examined and found -to 0156 correct -by Ald- Cornwell of-tlie-F-inance Comm iftee,TbwIt: -Ch.Lef -
U. Police Fines Col $82.00.*License Col $I79.00, House Rent Col v 30.00, Total Amt Col $29L00,
'- Police -Judge Fines- Col- $82-.00,- Stre_t -Tax Col 6II.90,Tota1 Amt Col N93.90, City Weigh -Vaster * -
Amt Col $ I7.00, John Zillah Spec Disb.Agt.. Money expended ?r32I.306
?hereupon Ald-Cornwell-moved that the --reports -be received -and filed which ryas -duly --Sec by__--.. •_.
Ald Eason,resulted in the folo wing vote Ayes Ald Cornwell,Eason,I?arding,Phillips,Price,
w StEphens-,,;ayes-none,J.,bsent_j.nd not voting- none,ifayor deciared the motion adopted. _ _
Ald Price moved that the Accounts against the City for the month of October that have been
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examined and found to be correct by the Auditing Comittee be allowed and warrants be drawn for
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same which was -duly Sec- by old Cornwell, -resulted -in -the- foTlow ii+g"-vote'-P,-yes AYd-Cornwell,
Eason,Harding,Phillipa,Price,Stephens,Nayes none,Absent and not voting none,Mayor declared the
- 'motion -adopted-: Ald-Eason-form-the Audit-in-g-Committee-reported-the-fo3lowing-aaccounts- -ars
Being examined and found to be correct Towit: W.A.Gregg $6.00,1'l.E.'Vallace $4.50, W.L.Crouch
$9.2S,S.W T &?el Co.-;2.-OO,Thomas-F Son -$4.010,w..F_..Stirman- ..65,Fay--.Gas-& Ele.c.t.r'o.0222.00_,._ .,
1 Atkins & Son II 50,Lewis l,ros Co.?y3.25,Democra.t Pub.Co.$;22.4I, Y �.,.1� 7C (,
There lLeing no.futl:er.bussiiess-'coming up_-rnotion made •and carried t _adjourne subject to jgal
Approved.: Attest:
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Layor. Clerk.
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