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E OLD AND THE HEW.iJ W .==- |J Financial report of Halted i - Lith, clerk of council for diet jrth quarter, ending March ‘ I| J, 1898: r - Lived of Realty amljgpaonal tax f!77l W •• I iceliHe»\ . »■ • ■ jj 1111 : OS I T«‘ •• Street tax. 7. T." Wty N | •• “ Statejjchool fund Im •• public m two" tuition L. “ Cemetery department 138.00 g j|.« .. \vat' r works coupons 87 50 fjo •• House rent.... . A .. ,—z ../i ’l*. <• j. b. Shropshire, Marshal, \ police titles '.x* 163 J 1 '..• - iTS& j All of whicTfT have paid to he city treasurer, and have his Ipceipts therefor. Halsted Snjith, Clerk of Council.' ■; Ixamined and approved,' v . Thompson Hiles, ■ 'hairman Finance Committee, hpril 2nd,-JB‘dß. - Report of J, B. Shorpsliire, f'farshal, for quarter, ending Jlareh 31, 1898 : ity tux .. ..led .'.... **»-*°. ol.ee tines- • 163.90 m " 2; "’’ 00 J Which amount I have turned / liver to The city clerk, and ha«e f liis receipt's therefor. J. B. Shropshire, 'xl City Marshal. Examined and approved, Thompson Hiles, Chairman Finance Comm. Annual report of J. B. Shrop shire, Marshal, for year ending March 31, 1898: 2ity tax collected $15501.71 police Hues 1240.63 -Street tax 877 00 $17619.34 Which amount I have turned over to the city clerk, and have his receipts therefor, as shown by the quarterly reports. J. B. Shropshire, City Marshal. Report of J. Bailey Gordon, Treas.. Ist quarter ending March |31,1898,in account with the city of Rome, Ga. i Amount on Hand Jan, 3rd, 1898 #9180.76 I Received from Halsted Smith 1 Clerk of Council 15887.66 ■ Cush advanced ■ 825068.92 ■ Paid City Draftsßl2ls2.7B ■ I “ School Drafts 3219.71 ■ “ Coupons Ca ‘ sl * lu Exchange Bttnk 2371.49 $25068.92 Signed, J. Bailey Gordon, City Treasurer. Examined and approved. Thompson Hiles, Ch’r’m. Finance Com. April 2nd. 1898. The city sexton reported that during the month of March . • there had been eleven interments in Myrtle Hill cemetery, five whites and six colored. Four of | the whites were non-residents. J The water commission made / an annual report to the council, ;7l showing that they had collected $13712.67 and paid out $13377 - 45, leaving a balance, on hand April Ist, 1898 $335.22. Ordered by the council, that demand be made on the water commission for said sum of $335.22 to be paid to the city council. (Resolved, by the council, that thanks be tendered MayorS. S. King for his uniform courtesy I and impartial rulings, during his administration. The following accounts were passed and ordered paid : No. 1 Rome Hardware Co. cemetery dept. 81.43. No. 2 Rome Hardware Co., cemetery dept. 81.34. No. 3 Fletcher Smith contingent dept. 818.75 No. 4 J. Sam Veal contingent dept. .90. No, 5 Rome Lighting Co. Gas & Light dept. I. $169.23. No 6 Amanda Persons police dept. 811.90. No. 7 S. S King public building dept. 81 95. No. 8 Rome Gas Light Co., public building dept. 85 60. No. 9 Taylor Persons public building dept 50 No. 10 Hanks Furniture Co. public building dept $'..20 No. 11 H. P. Wooten & Co. relief dept. SI.OO No 12 S. S. King relief dept. $2.00. No. 13 Rome Hardware Co. street dept. .75. No. 14 J. A Bale street dept. $3.91. No. 15 S. A. White street dept SI.BO. No. 16. W. M. Brett " •* .70 »• 17. S. H. King * “ 14.70 “ 18. C. A. Trevitt “ “ .10 “ 19. Lindsay Jonnson Contg “ 2.00 Council adjourned, to 7:30 >’elo< k p. m. meeting April 4th, 1898, 7..;3O.p.„ni.—yl’rgsent, Hon. li S. S. King, mayor, and Council- i meni J. Th Turner, .T. 1). Hanke, I JLJGordon, R. A. Denny, F. I J. Kane, Thompson Hiles, C.W. Mprris and W. T.. Jones. Ordered that the- nrayor of the authorized |o execute the mutual deed between ham and "BracF'aml the CtlV“ of Rome for the exchange of Myr t]e>mll cemetery ground -4ynd l.ratT adjoining, in accordance vV4Vh tl te qf the deed's, pre- 1 sented, and reported favorably upon by the cemetery commit tee. After administering the oath of office to Hon. John J. Seay, .Mayor-elect, the council of 1897 and '9B adjourned, sine die. Halsted Smith, Clerk of Council. COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 4 1898. Meeting was called to order by Hon. John J. Seay and Coun cilmen, A. B. McArver, D. B. Hamilton, Jr., B. T. Haynes, Walter Harris and T. J. Reese qualified under oath by Mayor John J. Seay. Hon. John J. Seay delivered an inaugural address, and called the new council to order, coun- oilmen present being. F. J. Kane and A. B. McArver from the First ward, W. T, Jones and D. B. Hamilton, Jr., from the Second ward, R. A. Dennv and B. T. Haynes from the Third ward, C. W. Morris and Walter Harris from the Fourth ward J. I) Turner and T. J. Reese from the Fifth Ward. The council then went into a election for officers of the ensu ing term of two years as follows: The salary of the clerk of council was fixed at $1150.00 per annum and Halsted Smith was elected clerk. The city attorney’s salary at S3OO per annum, C. W. Under wood elected ; city treasurer’s salary S3OO per annum, J. Bailey Gordon elected ; city recorder’s salary S3OO per annum, M. B. Eubanks elected ; city marshall’s salary of $75 per month, J. B. Shropshire elected ; deputy mar shal’s salary S6O per m mth, W. Guice elected. A motion was made to elect twelve policemen at a salary of SSO per month, without uniforms end was lost upon the following yea and nay vote : Yeas council men, Denny and Jones, nays Harris, Reese, Kane, Turner, McArver, Hamilton, Haynes and Morris. Upon motion it was resolved to elect twelve policemen for the ensuing term at a salary of SSO per month, and that two uni— ■ forms be furnished the whole 1 police force annually at the ex pense of the city. The election being held the . following named persons were p elected as policemen : R T. Lo . gan, W. S. Morris, H. H. Wim pee, J. A. Sharpe, W. D. Jones, t D. S. Cooper, A. T. King, M. F. Mulkey, J. A. Collier, Joe B. ' Duncan, Jos. E. Johnston and r Geo. W. Green. The salary of the street over , seer was fixed at SSO per month, H. Given elected ; city physi cian’s salary at S4O per month, C. S. Harris elected ; city sex ton’s salary at S4O per month, 5 C. L. King elected ; city electri . cian’s salary at S2OO per year, Clifford B. Seay elected; city • clock keeper’s salary SIOO per ' year, J. K. Williamson, elected ; 1 city printer’s salary S2O per s month, and the Hustler-Com -3 mercial elected ; salary of jani tor $5 per week, Taylor Persons, elected lhe election of city en u gineer was postponed for the 0 present. (, The office of sanitary inspector ) was created, the inspector to be clothed with the authority of a , policeman, and to be under the ruhsof’b police foiTe, and j und< r th jurisdiction of the po-T lice ronrm:Tt'-<r.— 'i'he salary was i fixed at S3O per month aiid J. 11. Lumpk.n was elected. Mess. J. B. Lumpkin and C. A. Todd were ijlectgd supernumerary policemen, without salary except wherrf/ibretua'i diit£‘r~ > *" HaohlUzuJj:,.. was elected mayor pro tern. Ordered that the sum of $25.00 be appropriated to the Rome Geor gian for one page advertisement qf the city in the special edition of the Georgian for the bem-fir of the, Emergency Hospital, with the further : greement on the part of the Rome Georgian, to publish, during the year 1898 without aharge. any matters desired by the council. Ordered that the sum of $250.00 be appropriatiated out of the fui ds on hand as a temporary appropriation of the Cemetery, Street and Salary departments, to pay the weekly pay roll, and the Clerk of Council is authorized, until further orders,to issue drafts weekly for tLe pay rolls of the Cemetery and Street Departments upon approval of Chairman, or acting Chairman of said Commit tees, and te issue the weekly salary draft of the janitor. Council adjourned. —J - Halsted Smith, Clerk of Council, COMMITTEES FOR 1898-1899. Cemetery committee—W. T, Joiijs, chairman ; R. A. Denny, A. B. McArver. Finance committee—B. T. Haynes, chairman ; C. W. Mor ris, T. J. Reese. Fire committee—J. I). Turner, chairman ; A. B. McArver, Wal ter Harris. Gas and light committee—F. J. Kane, chairman ; W.T. Jones, C. W. Morris. Health committee—B. T Haynes, chairman ; T. J. Reese, Walter Harris. Ordinance committee—F. J. Kane; chairman ; R. A. Denny, B. T. Haynes. Police committee—D. S. Hamilton, Jr., chairman ; J. D. Turner, F. J. Kane. Printing committee—C. W. Morris, chairman ; Walter Har ris, T. J. Reese. Public building committee—J. D. Turner, chairman; W. T. Jones, B. T. Haynes. Public school committee—T. J. Reese, chairman;Walter Har ris, A. B. McArver. Relief committee, R A Dennv, chairman ; W T Jones, A B Me- 1 Arver. Sewerage and drainage com mittee —T J Reese, chairman ; B T Haynes, Walter Harris. I * Street committee—R A Den ny, chairman; 1) B Hamilton, Jr T J Reese. Water works committee—A B McArver, chairman ; F J Kane, T J Reese. PURELY PERSONAL Mr. J. W. Brinsfield, a prom inent, citizen of Taylorsville, is ] in the city. Robert 1). Wood, of Atlanta, ■ is here today. W. H. Johnson, of Dalton, is registered a' the Armstrong. Prof. W. O. Connor, of Cave ( Spring, is in the city. Dr. R. E. Adair, of Taylors ’ ville, is in the city and says ev erybody is for Hon. Allen D. Candler for governor. ♦ ■"■■■ '■ Instead of leaving Rome or going out of business (as some one reported) I am receiving ’ the handsomest lot of stylish hats and bonnets ever brought to Rome. We will be pleased to show all in quest of the latest and most correct designs at low prices. 1 Mrs. A. O. Garrard. 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