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MUNICIPAL MINUTES, CITY OF PICAYUNE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF PEARL RIVERCITY OF PICAYUNE

Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in said County and State,

met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, January 1, 1957, in regular session, with the following

officials present: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor; J. B. Calvin and P. W. Polk, Councilmen; A. J. Read,

City Clerk and City Manager; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney, and Homer Smith, City Marshal.

ABSENT: Councilmen W. E. Godard and J. M. Howell

It being determined that a quorum was present, the Mayor ordered the Marshal to proclaim the

meeting open, which was duly done, called the meeting to order, and the following proceedings were

had and done:

The minutes of the December meeting were read by the City Clerk and there being no objections or

corrections were declared approved as read.

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Upon motion of P. W. Polk, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it is ordered

that the following bills and allowances be hereby approved:

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SUPERVISION & FINANCE

C. McDonald, Sr.J. B. CalvinW. E. GodardJ. M. HowellP. W. PolkA. J. ReadMrs. K. A. BecnelE. W. HollingsworthE. W. HollingsworthThe Picayune ItemMarchant CalculatorsThe Picayune ItemM. T. ThigpenJ. E. StockstillA. L. Franklin

PROTECTION OF LIFE & PROPERTY

Homer SmithWeston LottJohn Paul RussL. A. PearsonHomer SmithWeston LottJohn Paul RussL. A. PearsonSouthern Uniform Co.Sargent-Sowell, Inc.Eastman FriersonNational Safety CouncilCallaghan & CompanyByrd's CafeCenter Chemical CompanyMiller Meters, Inc.J. C. WallisGeorge DozierEd CameronVirgil BooneM. FoustH. WestE. GuyW. GoetzmanJ. SealsW. SmithQ. SmithTroy BooneDavid SchallerM. CalvinNed FormbyL. N. FormbyP. W. Polk, Jr.Ray WellsJack BooneCrosby Forest Products Co.

ACCT.NO.

201202202202202203204205206207207208211212213

214214214214215215215215215215216217217218218219220221222222223223223223223223223223223223223223223223223225

FOR

December salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameSameSameSameDecember expenseInv. 4277/3991Service contract - Inv. 1201-101Publishing minutesDecember salary less deductionsSameDecember salary - court clerk

December salary less deductionsSameSameSameDecember expenseDecember expenseDecember expenseDecember expenseUniformsHandcuffs - Inv. 37917December salary less deductionsSafety literature — Inv. 250738Edition of McQuillin Municipal Corp.Meals for prisonersJanitor's suppliesInv. 31298/31422Radio maintenance and partsDecember salary less deductionsSameSameVolunteer firemanSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSame

Inv. 12-112-PV/12-54-5V/12-66-PV

AMOUNT

98.0042.3540.8049.0040.80215.20239.05195.1075.002.1041.00025.00145.0073.5035.00

255.70212.65225.40239.0075.0075.0050.0075.00106.8011.8998.00

137.5030.0022.75127.77135.05115.00231.65225.10231.2017.0011.009.009.007.005.008.004.003.0017.007.006.005.007.003.00

87.92

WARRANTNUMBER

669566966697669866996700670167026703675467556756670467056706

67076708670967106711671267136714675767586715675967606761676267636764671667176718676567666767676867696770677167726773677467756776677767786779

6780

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CARE & MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Lillie Abram 231Mississippi Power Company 234Southern Bell Tel & Tel Co. 234Marine Specialty & Mill Sup.Co. 235

OF STREETS & STRUCTURES

244244244244246246246247252

Crosby StoresStewart Tractor CompanyGreen Truck LinesMalter Supply CompanyMississippi Power CompanyStribling Bros. Mchy. Co.Pearson Motor CompanyStandard Oil Company

Watkins-Aldridge Equipment Co.

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATION

County Health DepartmentMrs. James HarrisonThigpen Hardware ConpanySam T. RussSam T. Russ

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUND

A. J. ReadH. E. JordanW. W. SealPaine Supply CompanyMississippi Power CompanyH. E. Jordan

NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUND

W. B. Sheffield, Jr.A. J. ReadQuick & GriceElectrical Supply CompanyMarine Specialty & Mill SupplyRockwell Mfg. Co.Western Auto Associate StoreNational Welding Supply Co.Crosby Dairy Products & Ice Co.Mississippi Power CompanyP. E. HenleyStandard Oil CompanyPearson Motor CompanyA. L. FranklinThompson Auto Supply CompanyPitney Bowes, Inc.Wilkes Motor SalesStewart Tractor CompanyUnited Gas Pipe Line Co.Paine Supply Co.Stewart Tractor CompanyA. L. Franklin

December salary less deductionsElectricity for City HallTelephones 3011,4844,4841, 3191Door closers - Inv. 20401

Inv.410/15386/15499/1797/1879/1903/1951Inv. 19411/19484/195O3/195O7Freight - Inv. P. 27724Payment on fogging machineStreet lights, siren & signalsHose - Inv. 5O94GPRepairs to equip.-Inv. 8409Gas and oil for November

Payment on streetsweeper

49.0063.8377.1568.25

65.70110.892.4199.50683.944.2513.13194.35

300.00

6719678167826783

67846785678667876788678967906791

6792

253254254254254

401401401402404405

601603602602

C.602602602602602602603606606604606606606606607608609610

Monthly appropriationAnnual water rent - cemeterySuppliesDecember salary less deductionsDecember expense

December salaryDecember salary less deductionsDecember salaryInv. 4967Elec. for well and sewer pumpsDecember expense

December salary less deductionsDecember salaryInv. 19-13-5/13OO/1264; 14-277860 Xmas lampsInv. 19825Inv. 126 LB 283SuppliesAcetylene - Inv. 2623IceElectricity for regulator stationDecember salary less deductionsAnti-freeze - Inv. 390Parts — Inv. 3407December salary less deductionsParts — Inv. 09541Rental on postage meterGrease — Inv. 7421Inv.19516/19479/19435/812Gas purchased NovemberPipe — Inv. 47671 Universal - Inv. 1950SDecember expense

60.0024.0025.16150.5530.00

100.00232.35150.0087.46307.6275.00

276.20250.0029.438.00

427.6648.9517.556.38

.451.00

324.3011.071.54

307.80

9.4421.601.7065.25

27,312.79146.71197.0075.00

67936794679567206721

152315241525154115421526

5444544554555456545754585459546054615462544654635464544754655466546754685469547054715448

3iriT.DT;'G PERT-ITS APPROVED

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, the following

applications for building permits were approved:

To Doyle Whitfield - for construction of two-story building for garage and upper apartment,to be situated on Lots 15 and 16, Blk 17, Williams-Goodyear Addn.

To Mrs. Cora Cliette - for remodeling of a dwelling to be situated on Ej of Lots 10, 11 and12, Blk K, Original Plat

To W. E. Guy - for construction of a dwelling at Forest Street and Goodyear Blvd., on propertydescribed as Lots 1, 2 and 3, of Block 62, Williams-Goodyear Addn.

BIDS ACCEPTED

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids for furnishing the City with certain supplies

and materials for the calendar year 1957, the following bids were found to be properly filed:

QUICK & GRICE.INC

Picayune, Miss.

Jan. 1,1957

The Honorable Mayor and Council

of the City of PicayunePicayune, Mississippi

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Gentlemen:

In reply to your advertisement for bids to furnish various items to theCity of Picayune, we would like to submit the following for your consideration.

Item #2.

Picks, shovels, cement, mortar mix, brick, general hardware and Miscellaneoussupplies at the current competitive retail price less 10$ discount.

Item #5.

Furnish Regular /Gasoline and Kerosene for the posted tankwagon price at timeof delivery less 1.6 cents per gallon, motor oil and greases at posted tankwagonprice. Terms will be 30 days net. All products will be less applicable FederalTaxes when proper exemption is furnished. Price of dye necessary to color gasolineto be added.

Thanking you for your consideration of this proposal, we are

Yours very truly,

QUICK & GRICE, INC.

/s/ C. Hooker Quick "

" SOUTH MISS. DISTRIBUTING CO., INC.Picayune, Miss.Januaryl,1957

To the Honorable Mayor and Councilof the City of PicayunePicayune, Mississippi

Gentlemen:

In reply to your advertisement for bids to furnish various items to the City ofPicayune, we would like to submit the following for your consideration:

Item #3

Steel pipe, cast iron pipe, pipe fittings, valves, curb stops, corporationcocks, and other miscellaneous plumbing and gas piping supplies at the currentLCL wholesale price as published by Crane Company, New Orleans branch.

Crane Company's current steel price list attached herewith for your guidance. (#)

Thanking you for your consideration of this proposal, we are

Very truly yours,

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI DISTRIBUTING CO.

By /s/ C. Hooker Quick "

(*) List on file in the office of the City Clerk.

" Golfport, Miss.December 29, 1956

Hon. Mayor and CouncilCity of PicayunePicayune, Miss.

Gentlemen:

In accordance with your advertisement in the Picayune-Item for bids on roadand street material, I propose to sell you Hot Topeka Plant Mix Asphalt for theprice of $7.25 per ton, delivered to your trucks at my plant site here inGulfport, Mississippi. This in normal quantities of from one to four truckloads per day when plant is operating. If material is needed in larger quantities,will be glad to negotiate with you for a lower price.

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/s/ Myles Holcomb* * * * * * * * *

Picayune, Miss.December 31, 1956

Mayor and CouncilPicayune, Miss/

Gentlemen:

We wish to submit the following prices to furnish the City sand and gravel for year 1957:

(Pit Prices)

« a S ^ g r T X $ 1 " S °U* ^ ' ( F°r l i v e r y to CityWashed sand . 90 cu. yd. ( J fWashed P gravel .90 cu. yd. ( y dClay Gravel 40 cu. yd. y '

Yours t ru ly , BEAM & WILKES/ s / B.Tt. Wilkes

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» AMERICAN BITUMULS & ASPHALT COMPANY

Mobile, Alabama

City of PicayunePicayune, MississippiMr. Jack Read, City Manager

Gentlemen:

We are pleased to submit the following prices for your consideration forfull tank car or tank truck lots f.o.b. City of Picayune, Mississippi:

Tank Car or Tank TruckMiss. EA-3 Emulsion - Bitumuls RS-2 $0.1053 per gallonMiss. EA-4 Emulsion - Bitumuls DM-2 .1144 " "Miss. EA-1 Emulsion - Bitumuls AEMC .1244 " "Bitumuls AERC 2 or 3 .1244 " "RC or MC Grades Cutback Asphalt .1144 " "85/300 Penetration Asphalt Cement .1053 " "

All materials furnished will meet requirements of applicable Mississippi StateHighway Department's standard specifications.

Two hours free unloading time will be allowed for truck deliveries, after whicha detention charge of $5-50 per hour will be made.

Our terms are net - 30 days.

Our Mississippi registration number is 129, and our Mississippi privilegetax license number is 3519.

Thank you for this opportunity to bid on these requirements, and if we can beof service to you please let us know.

Very truly yours,

AMERICAN BITUMULS & ASPHALT COMPANY

/s/ T. L. HodgesDistrict Manager "

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" THE PICAYUNE ITEM

Picayune, Miss.

Jan. 1, 1957

To the Honorable Mayor and CouncilmenCity of Picayune

Gentlemen:

We are pleased to enter this as our bid for furnishing the City its officesupplies for the calendar year 1957-

All office supplies and printing at 10$ plus 2% below list price.

List price on printing is regulated by Franklin Printers catalog, basis of allprinters.

Thanking you for your kind consideration, and with every good wish, we are

Yours very truly,

THE PICAYUNE ITEM

/s/ C. H. Cole "

COMMERCIAL PRINTING CO.

Picayune, Mississippi

January 1, 1957

City of PicayunePicayune, Mississippi

Gentlemen:

We are pleased to submit the following bid on printing and office supplies tobe furnished the City of Picayune.

PRINTING: Franklin Price List less 12$

OFFICE SUPPLIES: List price less \2%

Respectfully,

/s/ Joe H. Whatley

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WHEREUPON, a motion was made by J. B. Calvin, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously

carried, that the bid of Quick & Grice, Inc. be accepted, to furnish the City with gasoline and

kerosene at posted tankwagon price at time of delivery less 1.6 cents a gallon, and motor oil and

greases at posted tankwagon price, all in accordance with specifications in advertisement; and that

all other bids be received and filed.

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids on one (l) new 2-ton rated truck with

cab and chassis, with steel dump body, all in accordance with notice legally published in the

Picayune Item, bids were received and found to be properly filed as follows:

PEARSON MOTOR COMPANY, INC. bidding on one new V-8 1956 FORD truck , according tospecifications in advertisement,for net price of $3311.85

CROSBY STORES, INC., bidding on one new Model S 162 INTERNATIONAL truck, accordingto specifications in advertisement,for net price of $3359.74

STOCKSTILL MOTOR CO. INC., bidding on one new 1957 8-cylinder CMC truck, accordingto specifications in advertisement,for net price of $3487.22

PICAYUNE MOTOR COMPANY, bidding on one new 1957 V-8 CHEVROLET truck, according tospecifications in advertisement,for net price of $3400.07

WHEREUPON, a motion was made by J. B. Calvin, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously

carried, that the bid of Pearson Motor Company, Inc. be accepted, to furnish the City with

2-ton dump truck in accordance with their quotation.

c;_';•' " A P " " OPTCS Appcrr;-..':".\

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids from banks in the City of Picayune and/or

Pearl River County, Mississippi, to keep the City funds of said City according to advertisement

published in the Picayune Item and recorded in these minutes on page 43, it was determined that

proposals from the Bank of Picayune and First National Bank of Picayune had been properly filed,

as follows:

" BANK OF PICAYUNE

Picayune, Miss.Dec. 31,1956

Honorable Mayor and CouncilCity of PicayunePicayune, Mississippi

Gentlemen:

We, the undersigned banking institution in the City of Picayune, Picayune,Mississippi, do hereby submit our proposal for the privilege of keeping the municipalfunds for the calendar year 1957 as in the past. We also agree to pledge sufficientGovernment securities to cover funds on deposit.

Yours very truly,

BANK OF PICAYUNE

/s/ Horatio Stewart itPresident

" FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PICAYUNE

Picayune, Miss.Dec. 31,1956

Gentlemen:

We submit our bid or proposal for the privilege of keeping the Municipal funds for thecalendar year 1957, as in the past. We also agree to pledge sufficient securities tocover funds on deposit with us.

Yours very truly,

/s/ P. G. CooperExecutive V.P. and Cashier "

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WHEREUPON, a motion was made by P. W. Polk, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously

carried, that said proposals are hereby accepted and that said Bank of Picayune and First

National Bank of Picayune be and they are hereby declared to be the official depositories of

said City.

ADJUSTED VALUATIONS OH HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.._ SUBMITTED BY STATE TAX CQVHISSIOH

There came on for consideration certain Notices of Adjustments in Homestead Exemption

allowances as submitted by the State Tax Commission for 1955- After investigation of the facts

in each case, and upon motion made by J. B. Calvin, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously

carried, it is hereby ordered that the City Clerk file acceptance or protest with the State

Tax Commission regarding the respective allowances as follows:

ADJUSTED AILOWANCES ACCEPTED

, Tax Roll ADJUSTEDNAME REASON FOR DISALLOWANCE Page Line ALLOWANCEEstelle L. Beech Apartment rented 72 23 1000F. S. Gordon Joint owners 24 22 835Elbert Mitchell Not occupied by applicant 32 7 0Catherine Nealy Not occupied by applicant 97 31 0

ADJUSTED ALLOWANCES PROTESTED

William F. Wells Not signed by applicant 99 19 0

The disallowance of application by_William F. Wells was protested because the signature on theapplication was determined to be the true and authentic signature of his wife, Myrtle Irene SchreckWells, and he is entitled to full homestead exemption for the year 1955. State Tax Commission to berequested to reverse charges made against his application.

ORDER TO RECESS

Further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of P. W. Polk,

seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it is ordered that this Mayor and Council do now

rise in recess until 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, January 8, 1957.

'CITY CLERK MAYOR

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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF PEARL RIVER

CITY OF PICAYUNE


met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, January 8, 1957, pursuant to their recessing order

of January 1, 1957, with the following officials present: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor; J. B. Calvin, •

W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell, and P. W. Polk, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Clerk and City Manager;

M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney, and Homer Smith, Marshal.

A quorum being present, the meeting was opened by the Mayor, and the following proceedings

were had:

It being known that Cityjfoney & Securities Bond, and Public Employees Faithful Performance

Bond have expired, upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by J. M. Howell, and unanimously carried,

it was ordered that the proposal of Stewart-Hughes Insurance Agency to furnish the City with Public

Employees Faithful Performance Blanket Bond, for 3-year term, for a total premium of $735-34, be

accepted, and that the proposal of Dale Ins. Agency to furnish the City with Money & Securities Broad

Form Bond, for 3-year term, for a total premium of $2^6.25, be accepted.

cr--: g.mx AUTvicmM) TO ADV^HVT^_•.r^.j.'j. '-l c : C?:ATRG

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it is

ordered that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids

to furnish the City with 350 used chairs, running advertisement in the Picayune Item according to law,

in the following words and figures, to-wit:

NOTICE

The Mayor and Council of the Cityôf Picayune, Mississippi, will receive sealedbids up to 7:30 P. M., Tuesday, February 5, 1957, from those interested, to furnishthe City with 350,more or less.used chairs. Bidders are requested to fully describethe chairs they propose to furnish.

The Mayor and Council reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

Done by order of the Mayor and Council at meeting held January 8, 1957«

A. J. READ,City Clerk

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It being known that vacancies exist on various City Boards, the Mayor and Council made

appointments as follows:

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, Mrs. Trinity

Williams was appointed to serve as Hospital Trustee for a term of five years, succeeding A. H. Knight, H

whose term has expired.

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, C. McDonald, Jr.

was appointed Cemetery Trustee for a period of five years, succeeding F. B. Polk, whose term has

expired, R. E. Hobgood was appointed Cemetery Trustee, replacing Mrs. J. Ira Richardson, for term M

expiring January, 1958, and Earl Polk was appointed Cemetery Trustee, replacing James R. Stockstill, V

resigned, for term expiring January 1959.

U*on motion of P. W. Polk, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, Mrs. P. G. Cooper

was re-appointed Library Trustee, for a term of five years.

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. M. Howell, it

is ordered that this Mayor and Council do now rise in adjournment.

CITY CLERK MAYOR

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CITY OF PICAYUNE

Be it Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in said County and State,

met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, February 5, 1957, in regular session, with the following

officials present: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor; J. B. Calvin, W. E* Godard, J. M. Howell and P. W. Polk,

Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Clerk and City Manager; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney, A. L. Franklin,

Deputy City Clerk, and Homer Smith, City Marshal.



had and dene:

:-:I:-:UTES APPROVED

The minutes of the January meetings were read by the City Clerk and there being no objections or

corrections were declared approved as read.

3ILIS ALLCVSP

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, it is ordered


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ACCT.NO. FOR

C. McDonald, Sr.J. B. CalvinW. E. GodardJ. M. HowellP. W. PolkA. J. ReadMrs. M. A. BecnelE. W. HollingsworthE. W. HollingsworthM. T. ThigpenJ. E. StockstillA. L. FranklinHedeiman BrothersDement Printing CompanyThe Picayune ItemCommercial Printing CompanyThe Picayune ItemA. A. Harmon Company


201202202202202203204205206211212213206206207207208209

January salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameSameSameSameJanuary expenseJanuary salary less deductionsSameJanuary salary court clerkInv. S 11669PlatsInv. 4549Inv. 2466Inv.947/6414/6598/62O3/6204/62O5/City audit yr ending 9-31-56

Homer Smith 214Weston Lott 214L. A. Pearson 214John Paul Russ 214Murvin Salter 214Homer Smith 215Weston Lott 215L. A. Pearson 215John Paul Russ 215Murvin Salter 215Eastman Frierson 216George Dozier 221E. L. Cameron 222Virgil Boone 222Southern Uniform Company 215Commercial Printing Company 217The Lawyers Co-op Publishing Co.217

217218218218218220223223223223223223

Federal Laboratories, Inc.Bryants Cleaners & LaundryBurgess Mattress WorksByrd's CafeCrosby Forest Products Co.J. C. WallisM. CalvinK. FoustH. WestJack BooneTroy BooneQuentin Smith

January salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameJanuary expenseJanuary expenseSameSameSameJanuary salary less deductionsSameSameSameUniformsInvoices 2333/2327/2339Miss 56 SupplementInv. 84647Laundry for jailCot remade - jailMeals for prisonersPaint for basementRadio maintenance - JanuaryVolunteer firemanSameSameSameSameSame

AMOUNT

97.7542.2240.6748.8740.67

192.17234.60194.5475-00

144.6273.3135.003.33

29.782.1215.6284.24

1,100.00

274.14231.14261.81243.91239.1175.0075.0075.0050.0075.0097.75

230.91219.94231.5786.1439-5712.5043.024.386.50

12.5054.6875.008.00

U.oo7.006.003.009.00

WARRANTNUMBER

687968806881688268836884688568866887688868896890692769286929693069316932

68916892

689368946895689668976898689969006901690269036904693369346935693669376938693969406941694269436944694569466947

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James SealsJames CrosbyJack HallerEd. GuyW. S. Darley & CompanyDelta Fire & Safety Equip. Co.

223223223223225225


SameSameSameSameGrassInv.

fire21348

beaters- nitrogen cylinders

Lillie Abram 231Mississippi Power Company 234Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. 234

MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURESCoastal Construction Company 243Faulkner Concrete Pipe Co. 244Dr. Thomas S, Whitecloud 244Lucius 0. Crosby Mem. Hosp. 244Green Truck Lines, Inc. 244Crosby Stores 244Malter Supply Co. 244Mississippi Power Company 245Byrd's Service Station 246Thompson Auto Supply Co. 246Quick & Grice 247Standard Oil Company 247Watkins-Aldridge Equipment Co. 252Myles Holcomb 244

January salary less deductionsElectricity for City HallTelephones 3011,4844, 4841, and 3191

Asphalt - Inv. 790Invoice 39957 - 24" sewer pipeMedical services-Mes.Ethel BascoTreatment-Mrs. Ethel BascoFreight - Inv. P 34655Inv.2094/2104/2152/2431/2421/2360/2500/2480Payment on fogging machineStreet lights, siren & signalsRepairs to equipmentInv. 19287/14381 - partsGasoline - Inv. 7221 and 7109Gasoline and oilPayment on streetsweeperAsphalt

5.005.007.007.00

25.5010.60

48.3764.2274.90

55.28345.^016.0044-7520.40149.2699.50

1,038.1736.359.85

232.00120.63300.00667.00

694869496950695169526953

690569546955

69566957695869596960696169626963696469656966696769686969

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Health 253Picayune Supply Company 254Sam T. Russ 254Sam T. Russ 254Bean & Wilkes 254

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUNDA. J. Read 401Warren Seal 401H. E. Jordan 401H. E. Jordan 405M. S. Machine Shop 402N.0. Blue Print & Supply Co. 402Electrical Supply Company 402Lossett's Welding & Machine Wks402Mississippi Power Company 404Paine Supply Company 406Harper Foundry & Machine Co. 406A. A. Harmon Company 407

NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUNDW. B. Sheffield, Jr. 601A. J. Read 603P. E. Henley 603A. L. Franklin 604A. L. Franklin 610Mississippi Power Company 602Quick & Grice, Inc. 602Thigpen Hardware Company 602Mueller Co. 602Dixie Hwy Express Inc 602Melvin Plbg. & Elec. Supply 602Delta Fire & Safety Equip.Co. 602Crosby Forest Products Co. 602Dixie Auto Lee Store 602Picayune Supply Company 602Western Auto Associate Store 602Crosby Stores 605Tom L. Retchings Co. 605Pitney-Bowes, Inc. 605Commercial Printing Company 605Crosby Stores 606Dossett Standard SS 606Pearson Motor Company 606Wilkinson Battery Co. 606Spiers Auto Clinic 606Picayune Motor Co., Inc 606Tourne Auto Parts 606Jake's Motor Service 606United Gas Pipe Line Co. 607Dixie Hwy Express Inc 608Sprague Meter Company 608A. A. Harmon Company 610J. J. Scarborough & Co. 612Mississippi Municipal Assn 605

Monthly appropriationInv. 9938/9351January salary less deductionsJanuary expense45 yds. dirt to cemetery

January salarySameJanuary salary - less deductionsJanuary expenseParts - Ticket No. 1605Prints water & sewer system-Inv.9618Inv. A-935Repair valvesElec.-water & sewer pumps, city barnInv. 7394 - pipe and fittings50 meter boxes - Inv. F-288Audit W&S Dept.-yr. ending 9-30-56

January salary less deductionsSameJanuary salary less deductionsSameJanuary expenseElectricity for regulator stationInv. 17-7464/19-1385SuppliesInv. S-23 repair partsFreight - Inv. K 10-420606Invoice 9492Jacks — Inv. 20920Invoice 1-209-PV / 1-225-PVPulleyInv. 9853/159SuppliesInv. S 19465Inv. 83600 BInv. 39-236 and 39-343SuppliesInv. S 18O92/4727-46/4853-9GreaseRepai rs-Inv.43 96/4440Inv. 17043Repairs to equip - Inv. 29851Inv. 0999Inv. E63383/E63644Repairs to jeepGas purchased December 1956Freight - Inv K-10-225506Invoice No. B-18696Audit Gas Dept.yr ending 9-30-56Prem. VolFiremen's Pol #VF-006588MMA annual membership dues

60.0015.25150.1130.0056.25

100.00150.00226.3275.0021.2542.007.133.34

350.92227.25265.00400.00

275.37250.00321.55300.6275.001.01

104.1911.16102.90

5.2659.0049.279.90• 59

3.7680.68

12.9510.448.4032.6472.451.50

48.3271.9015.401.6553.26

43.4114,284.24

26.46688.75400.00107.00250.00

69706971690669076972

152315241525152615871588158915901591159215931594

5500550155025503550455085509551055115512551355145515551655175518551955205521552255235524552555265527552855295530553155325533553455355536

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Upon motion of P. W. Polk, seconded by J. M. Howell, and unanimously carried, the following

applications for building permits were approved:

To T. F. Pullens. Jr. - for construction of one room building at 606 E. Canal St.

To A. A. Holloway - for construction of an addition to present residence at300 Fourth Avenue

To B. D. Bryant - for construction of an addition on south side of present buildingon southeast corner at Mitchell and S. Curran Ave.

To First Presbyterian Church. - for construction of an addition to present church buildingat Fifth Ave. and Pine St.

To Mr. & Mrs. A. R. Howell - for construction of a dwelling to be situated on Lots 14

and 15, Block 16, Williams-Goodyear Addition

LI3KAHI AFPKOPSIATIOH IKCHEASEE

Acting upon the request of the Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Library, a motion was made

by P. W. Polk, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, to increase the appropriation to said

Library in the amount of $2,156.50 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1957.

SCHOOL TRUSTEE APPOINTED

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, it is ordered that

Wilbur Johnson be reappointed as Trustee of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District for a term

expiring March 1961.

APPO::-:T:-:E;:T3 TO CITY, PLANKING COMMISSION?

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, the following

appointments to the City Planning Commission were made:

Eddie Kellar, replacing F. B. Polk

John Wilson, replacing H. R. MclntoshEarl Polk, replacing Dr. D. C. RudeenC. A. Murray, replacing Vernon CathaW. H. Dfilks, replacing H. E. AsherGranville Williams, Jr., replacing R. E. Moseley

The following members were reappointed:

T. L. CrosbyC. H. ColeDonald HughesA. A. HollowayE. G. LeleuxJ. E. MayoS. G. Thigpen, Jr.H. L. CarrBen Griffin

'H. M. SchrockE. R. HodgsonJ. E. BurkeS. E. PearsonJ. E. StockstillBob CaytenJ. W. ManningW A. KellarC'. G. Gates

C. H. Quick. Chairman

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BID OH CHAIRS ACCEPTED

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids on 350, more or less, used chairs, upon motion

of J. M. Howell, seconded by P. Vf. Polk, and unanimously carried, it was ordered that the bid of W. B.

Smith, to furnish the City with 350 used theatre chairs, more or less, at a price of $5.00 each, be accepted.

ORDER TO ADJCURK

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. M. Howell,

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MAYORu CITf CLERK

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CITY OF PICAYUNE

Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in said county and State,

met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, "arch 5, 1957, in regular session, with the following

officials present: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor; J. B. Calvin and W. E. Godard, Councilmen; A. J. Read,

City Clerk and City Manager; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney; A. L. Franklin, Deputy City Clerk, and

Homer Smith, City Marshal. ABSENT: Councilmen J. M. Howell and P. W. Polk.


meeting open, which was duly done, called the meeting to order, and the following proceedings were had

and done:

I-3ITOES APERCTJSD

The minutes of the February meeting were read by the City Clerk and there being no objections

or corrections were declared approved as read.

BILLS ALLOVBD

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it is ordered


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SUPERVISION & FINANCEC. McDonald, Sr .J . B. CalvinW. E. GodardJ . M. HowellP. W. PolkA. J . ReadMrs. M. A. BecnelE. W. HollingsworthE. W. HollingsworthM. T. ThigpenJ . E. S t o c k s t i l lA. L. FranklinThe Picayune ItemDement Pr in t ing ConpanyLawrence Pr in t ing Coapany, Inc

PROTECTION OF LIFE & PROPERTYHomer SmithWeston LottL. A. PearsonJohn Paul RussMurvin Sal terHomer SmithWeston LottL. A. PearsonJohn Paul RussMurvin SalterE. M. FriersonGeorge DozierWillie SmithE, L. CameronDavid SchallerVirgil BooneQuentin SmithFederal Laboratories, Inc.M. CalvinByrd's CafeJack BooneBryant 's Cleaners & LaundryTroy BooneJ. C. WallisWallace GoetzmanHoward WestSpiers Auto ClinicM. Foust

ACCT.NO.

201202202202202203204205206211212213207207

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214214214214214215215215215215216221223222223222223215223218223218223220223223224223

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGSL i l l i e AbramSouthern Bell Te l . & Te l . Co.MississiDDi Power Conroany

231234234

FOR

February sa la ry l e s s deductionsSameSameSameSameSameSameSameFebruary expenseFebruary sa lary l e s s deductionsSameSame - court c lerkInvoice 4862Invoice 117 - WH t a x char tInvoice 1254 - GF warrants r e g i s t e r forms

February sa la ry l e s s deductionsSameSameSameSameFebruary expenseSameSameSameSameSameFebruary sa la ry l e s s deductionsVolunteer firemanFebruary salary less deductionsVolunteer firemanFebruary salary less deductionsVolunteer firemanHandcuff holster - Inv. 84787Volunteer firemanMeals for prisonersVolunteer firemanLaundry for ja i lVolunteer firemanRadio maintenance and parts - Feb.Volunteer firemanVolunteer firemanInvoice 29914Volunteer fireman

February salary less deductionsTelephones 4841,4844,3011 and 3191Electricity for City Hall

AMOUNT

97.7542.2240.6748.8740.67

193.17234.60193.3475.00

144.6273.3135.006.483.83

11.99

272.14231.14254.41242.71239.1175.0075.0075.0050.0075.0097.75

228.916.00

219.945.00

231.574.002.683.00

18.004.002.833.00

130.003.003.00

80.503.00

48.8776.6562.79

WARRANTNUMBER

703470357036703770387039704070417042704370447045708570867087

7046704770487049705070517052705370547055705670577115705871147059711670887117708971187090711970917120712170927122

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401401401405402402402402402404

603603604610602602602602602602602605605606606606607608608610612

BUILDIN3

Balance on fogging machine1/2 f t . roller chainInv. 40818 and 40614Inv.S-19075/19021/1251/570/631/685/

644/720Hot mix asphalt - 64 tonsSand & gravelSuppliesStreet l ights, siren & signalsInv. 20309/19949/19870Invoice 19759Inv. OO591/O1O38Inv. 3395Inv. O7318/O125O/O7329Payment on streetsweeper

Monthly appropriationFebruary salary less deductionsFebruary expense10 sks am nitrate - cemeteryRepairs to cem. mowers-Inv.A-3002/3001Gas for cemetery mowers

February salarySame - less deductionsFebruary salaryFebruary expenseInvoice 27 RB 1581Invoice 03021Repairs to pump motor - Inv. A-2299Invoice 29521Inv. 14-3179/17-7515/19-1425ELec.-Water & sewer pumps, City barn

February salaryFebruary salary less deductionsSameFebruary expenseSuppliesElectricity for regulator stationInv. 27 LB 871Inv. 1105/1132Inv. 2-190-PV/2-13-PV/2-97-PVInv. 1-7956 - 7 day clockInv. A-2276/2277Printing #2524 - suppliesMaintenance contract -1 yr. 3-9-58Inv. 29874/29873/29968Inv. E 64359Inv. A 1365Gas purchased January 14Inv. P-28827 and P-29034Inv. 27 LB 728Annual duesBoston Fleet policy #BC074 09 16

PiSHMITS GRANTED

125.492.30

730.74

111.88•464.00542.50150.69693.50

7.6368.858.59

.99159.63300.00

60.00150.1130.0037.5064.802.67

100.00226.32150.0075.00

204.7525.1734.202.00

42.43325.40

250.00320.35300.4275.009.741.00

76.88113.4230.2022.19

9.3618.9212.10

134.721.203.50

,761.7435.24

203.50600.00761.41

709570967097

70987099710071017102710371047105710671077108

711170617062711271137114

16191623162116221629/170316301631163216331634

556255655564556355695570557155725573557455755576557755785579558055815582558355845585

MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURESWalter Supply CompanyL o s s e t t ' s Welding & Machine WorksFaulkner Concrete Ripe CompanyCrosby Store

Myles HolcombBean & WilkesWestern Auto Associate StoreMississippi Power CompanyThompson Auto Supply Co.Stewart Tractor CompanyPearson Motor CompanyAldridge-Harbour Equipment Co., Inc.Quick & Grice, Inc.Watkins-Aldridge Equipment Co.

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATIONCounty Health DepartmentSam T. RussSam T. RussCity Cash Feed StoreL o s s e t t ' s Welding & Machine WorksGates Service Sta t ion

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUNDA. J . ReadH. E. JordanWarren SealH. E. JordanRockwell Mfg. Co.N.O. Blue Pr in t & Supply Co.L o s s e t t ' s Welding & Machine WorksFairbanks-Morse & Co.Quick & Grice, I n c .Mississippi Power Company

NATURAL GAS FUNDA. J. ReadP. E. HenleyA. L. FranklinA. L. FranklinThigpen Hardware CompanyMississippi Power CompanyRockwell Manufacturing CompanyEd. C. LanghamCrosby Forest Products Co.American Meter CompanyLossett's Welding & Machine WorksCommercial Printing CompanyBurroughs CorporationSpiers Auto ClinicTourne Auto PartsCrosby Store #4United Gas Pipe Line CompanyGreen Truck linesRockwell Mfg. CompanyPicayune Chamber of CommerceStewart-Hughes Insurance Agency

Upon notion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was ordered

that applications for building permits be granted as follows:

To A. H. Rester - for construction of an addition to present home at 703 E« Canal

To Miller & Thigpen - for construction of a dwelling to be situated on the W. 75 ft.of the East 175 ft. of Lots 1 and 2, Blk C, Crosby Addn.

To Buford pmit.li - for construction of a storage building 12x14 ft. on N. Blanks Ave.,between Carroll and Cayten Streets, on property owned by him.

TAXI GRANTED

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, the application

of Bunyon Keith for taxi permit was approved, subject to his compliance with all laws and regulations

governing the operation of taxis.

ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHT AUTHORIZED

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was ordered

that the City Manager be authorized to have additional street lights installed by the Mississippi

Power Company, one at the East end of Laird Street in Roseland Park, and one on Toquet Street in

front of the Baptist Mission; and also to have the present street light at the intersection of

Goodyear Boulevard and Beech Street moved from the West side of said intersection to the East side

thereof.

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CRIME TQ RaCESS

Further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. B. Calvin,

seconded b,y W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it is ordered that this Mayor and Council do now

rise in recess until Tuesday, March 12, 1957, at 7:30 P. M. o'clock

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Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the city of Picayune, in said County and State,

met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, March 12, 1957, pursuant to their recessing order

of March 5» 1957, with the following officials present: J. B. Calvin, Mayor Pro Tern; W. E. Godard

and J. M. Howell, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Clerk and City Manager; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney,

and Homer Smith, City Marshal, ABSENT: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor; P. W. Polk, Councilman.

A quorum being present, the meeting was opened by the Mayor Pro Tem, and the following proceedings

were had:

ADDITIOHAL STREET L1OHTS AUTHORIZED

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by J, M. Howell, and unanimously carried, it was

ordered that the City Manager be authorized to have additional street lights installed by the

Mississippi Power Company in locations as follows:

One at Seventh Street and Jackson Avenue

One at Eighth Street and Jackson Avenue

One at Seventh Street and Monroe Avenue

One at Eight Street and Monroe Avenue

TAXI PERMIT GRANTED

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by J. M. Howell, and unanimously carried, the application

of Deales L. Dillard for taxi permit was approved, subject to his compliance with all laws and

regulations governing the operation of taxis in the City of Picayune.

OHDIKAHCE HO. 250

AM ORDINANCE MAKING- IT UNLAWFUL FOR TRASH OR WASTE MATiSIALS TO BEPLACED, OR TO ACCUMULATE OUTSIDE THE CONFINES OF AN INCOMBUSTIBLE

CONTAINER WITHIN TH3 FIRE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, AS FOLLOWS,

TO-WIT:SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place, or to

allow to accumulate, other than in incombustible containers, waste paper or combustible trash orwaste materials of any kind or character whatsoever, within the area of the City of Picayune knownand designated by Ordinance No. 170, as amended by Ordinance No. 232, of said City.

SECTION 2. That where waste paper or combustible trash or waste materials of any kind orcharacter whatsoever may be situated on the property of any person, firm or corporation within thesaid Fire Zone or Fire Limits of said City, and shall be outside of the confines of a fullycompleted building, or outside the confines of an incombustible container, then the failure ofsuch person, firm or corporation to remove and dispose of such waste paper, combustible trash orwaste materials, within twenty-four hours after notice to remove same from the City of Picayune,acting through its City Manager or other proper official, shall constitute a violation of thisOrdinance, and each day such violation continues after such notice, shall constitute a separateoffense hereunder. v

SECTION 3. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the terms or provisionsof this ordinance as hereinabove outlined shall bs deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and uponconviction shall be fined not less than Five ($5.00) Dollars, nor more than One Hundred ($100.00)Dollars, ror each offense.

The foregoing ordinance, having been introduced by motion properly made and carried, was

adopted upon the following affirmative vote, to-wit:

YEAS: J. B. Calvin, W. E. Godard, and J. M. Howell

Nays: None

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: C. McDonald, S r . , Mayor, and P . W. Po lk , Councilman.

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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITYOF PICAYU?E, MISSISSIPPI, PROTESTING THE DIVERSION

OF WATER FROM EAST PEARL RIVER.

WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, that there is a proposal to deepen the existing channel from East Pearl River toBogalusa Creek and into West Pearl River, thus necessarily diverting further and additionalwater from East Pearl River, and

WHEREAS,' the first project which has been in existence for several years has proven thatconsiderable water has been and will be diverted from East Pearl River, so that East PearlRiver, below the said channel*, is now carrying only a fraction of the -volume of water which was •formerly carried by the said river in its meanderings along the line between Louisiana andMississippi where same borders on Pearl River and Hancock Bounties in Mississippi, and

WHEREAS,, a considerable volume of water in East Pearl River is necessary to the futureindustrial development of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, and is essential to the continuedgame and fish conservation of the area surrounding the City of Picayune, Mississippi, and

WHEREAS, the general welfare of the people of the City of Picayune and surrounding territoryrequires that the water resources of this area be conserved and protected in accordance with thepublic policy of the State of Mississippi as set forth in Chapter 167 of the General Laws of theState of Mississippi of 1956,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi,that any further deepending of any channel from East Pearl River to other streams or bodies ofwater of any kind or character whatsoever and specifically referring to the proposed projectat hand, be, and the same is hereby, protested, and any diversion of water from East Pearl Riverto any other place whatsoever is hereby protested and declared to be against the general welfareof the City of Picayune, Mississippi, and it is further hereby resolved that this resolution shallbe, and it is hereby, made in its entirety as a formal objection to any projects on the part ofanyone to divert water from East Pearl River in any manner whatsoever, and that a copy of sameshall be filed as a formal protest at hearing to be held by the United States Court of Engineersat Bogalusa, Louisiana, on the 26th day of March, 1957.

The above and foregoing resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,

Pearl River County, Mississippi, upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by W. E. Godard, with those

voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, Mayor Pro Tem, J. M. Howell and W. E. Godard, Councilmen.

Those voting NAY: None

Those ABSENT and NOT VOTING: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor, and P. W. Polk, Councilman.

(//City Clerk

WHEREAS, The Housing Authority of the City of Picayune, Mississippi ( herein called the

"Local Authority" ) and the City of Picayune, Mississippi ( herein called the "Municipality" ),

pursuant to resolutions duly authorizing such action, have heretofore, on the 21st day of March,

1951, entered into a Cooperation Agreement covering 270 units of low-rent housing to be developed

by the Local Authority; and

WHEREAS, in order for the Local Authority to receive financial assistance from the Public

Housing Administration in connection with the development and operations of such low-rent housing

for which no Annual Contributions Contract was entered into between the Local Authority and the PHA

prior to August 2, 1954, it is necessary that the Cooperation Agreement heretofore executed between the

Local Authority and the Municipality be amended so as-to cover additional provisions required by

the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended on August 2, 1954; and

WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that the terms of the Cooperation Agreement be amended,

MOV/, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

1. That an amendment to the Cooperation Agreement dated March 5, 1957, between the Authority

and the Municipality be and the same hereby is approved, and the Mayor of the City of Picayune

is hereby authorized to execute the same on behalf of the City of Picayune and the City Clerk to

attest the same and affix thereto the seal of the City of Picayune, said amendment being substantially

in the following form:

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AMENDMENT TO COOPERATION AGREEMENT

This Amendment, dated this 5th day of March, 1957, by and between The Housing Authority of

the City of Picayune, Mississippi, ( herein called the "Local Authority" ) and the City of

Picayune, Mississippi, a municipal corporation ( herein called the "Municipality" ), WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Local Authority and the Municipality have heretofore executed a certain

Cooperation Agreement dated March 21, 1951, covering 270 units of Low-Rent Housing to be developed

by the Local Authority; and

WHEREAS, in order for the Local Authority to receive financial assistance from the Public

Housing Administration ( herein called the "PHA") in connection with the development and operations

of such low-rent housing for which no Annual Contributions Contract was entered into between the

Local Authority and the PHA prior to August 2, 1954, it is necessary that the Cooperation Agreement

heretofore executed between the Local Authority and the Municipality be amended so as to cover

additional provisions required by the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended on August 2, 1954.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual benefits flowing from one

to the other, and for the purposes herein set forth, the Local Authority and the Municipality do

hereby agree that the Cooperation Agreement heretofore executed be and the same is hereby amended

by adding thereto a new Section 10 which is in words and figures as follows:

10. In addition to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes and in further consideration forthe public services and facilities furnished and to be furnished in respect to anyproject for which no Annual Contributions Contract had been entered into prior toAugust 2, 1954> between the Local Authority and the PHA;

(1) After payment in full of all obligations of the Local Authorityin connection with such Project for which any annual contributions are pledged anduntil the total amount of annual contributions paid by the PHA in respect to suchProject has been repaid, (a) all receipts in connection with such Project in excessof expenditures necessary for the management, operation, maintenance, or financing,and for reasonable reserves therefor, shall be paid annually to the PHA and to theMunicipality on behalf of the local public bodies which have contributed to such Projectin the form of tax exemption or otherwise, in proportion to the aggregate contributionwhich the PHA and such local public bodies have made to such Project, and (b) no debtin respect to such project, except for necessary expenditures for such Project, shallbe incurred by the Local Authority;

(2) If, at any time, such Project or any part thereof is sold, suchsale shall be to the highest responsible bidder after advertising, or at fair marketvalue as approved by the PHA, and the proceeds of such sale, together with any reserves,after application to any outstanding debt of the Local Authority in respect to suchProject, shall be paid to the PHA and local public bodies as provided in Clause 1 (a)of this Section 10; Provided, That the amounts to be paid to the PHA and the localpublic bodies shall not exceed their respective total contribution to such Project;

(3) The Municipality shall distribute the payments made to itpursuant to clauses (l) and (2) of this Section 10 among the local public bodies(including the Municipality ) in proportion to their respective aggregate contributionsto such Project.

As amended hereby all of the provisions, terns and conditions of the Cooperation Agreement

are in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Municipality and the Local Authority have respectively caused this

Agreement to be fuly executed as of the date and year first above written.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

(SEAL) (Signed ) L. N. FORMBY, SR.Chairman

ATTEST:

(Signed ) Mary E. DavisSecretary

CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

(Signed ) C. McDonald, St.,(SEAL) Mayor

ATTEST:

(Signed) A. J. ReadCity Clerk

The above and foregoing resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,

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Pearl River County, Mississippi, upon motion of J. B. Calvin, who moved its adoption, seconded by

W. E. Godard, with those voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, J. M. Howell and W. E. Godard .

those voting NAY: None . ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: C. McDonald, Sr., and P. W. Polk.

The Mayor thereupon declared said motion carried and said resolution adopted.

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. B. Calvin,

it was ordered that this Mayor and Council rise in adjournment.

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met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, April 2, 1957, the following officials being present:

C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor; J. B. Calvin, J. M. Howell, W. E. Godard, and P. W. Polk, Councilmen;

A. J. Read , City Clerk and City Manager; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney; A. L. Franklin, Deputy

City Clerk, and Homer Smith, City Marshal.

It being determined that a quorum was prsent, the Mayor ordered the Marshal to proclaim the


had and done:

:~::UTES APPROVED

The minutes of the March meetings were read by the City Clerk and there being no objections

or corrections were declared approved as read.

3ILI-5 ALLCVBD

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, it is ordered


TO

SUPERVISION & FINANCEC. McDonald, Sr.J. B. CalvinW. E. GodardJ. M. HowellP. W. PolkA. J. ReadMrs. M. A. BecnelE. W. HollingsworthE. W. HollingsworthM. T. ThigpenJ. E. StockstillA. L. FranklinDenent Printing CompanyDement Printing Company

ACCT.NO. FOP.

201 March salary less deductions202 Same202 Same202 Same202 Same203 Same204 Same205 Same206 March expense211 March salary less deductions212 Same213 Same - court clerk206 Invoice 40301 - Assessment blanks210 Rubber stamps, etc.

AMOUNT

97-7542.2240.6748.8740.67

12? 47234.60193-3475-00

144.6273-3135-0095.0811.78

WARRANTNUMBER

71877188718971907191719271937194719571967197719872507251

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PROTECTION OF LIFE & PROPERTYHomer Smith 214Weston Lott 214L. A. Pearson 214John Paul Russ 214Murvin Salter 214Homer Smith 215Weston Lott 215L. A. Pearson 215John Paul Russ 215Murvin Salter 215E. M. Frierson 216

George Dozier 221E. L. Cameron 222Virgil Boone 222Willie Smith 223Wallace Goetzman 223Quentin Smith 223Jack Haller 223Howard West 223Marshall Calvin 223James Crosby 223David Schaller 223T. J. Hudnall 223George Graeber 223Kerson Uniform Company,Inc 215Police & Sheriffs Association 217Governmental Guide 217The Lawyers Co-op Pub Co 217Federal Laboratories, Inc 217Byrd's Cafe 218Burgess Mattress Works 218Miller Meters, Inc 219Stevenson Pontiac Company 220J. C. Wallis 220The Picayune Item 208The Picayune Item 210

March salary less deductions 272.14Same 231.14Same 254-41Same 242.71Same 239.11March expanse 75.00Same 75.00Same 75.00Same 50.00Same 75.00March salary less deductions 97.75Same 228.91Same 219.94Same 231.57Volunteer fireman 19-00Same 1.00Same 19.00Same 13.00Same 14.00Same 11.00Same 10.00Same 5.00Same 10.00Same 1,00Invoice F 2132 - raincoats 28.771957 Official Guide & Director 4.00Miss. Edition - 2 copies 6.00Miss 1 & 1A 17.00Inv.85944 & 86116 - cartridges, etc. 133.36Meals for prisoners 26.503 jail mattresses 19.00Meter parts - Inv. 32968 17.26Invoice 25635 3.90Radio maintenance & parts 78.00Minutes - Inv. 192 25.00Inv. 5055 - 15 master units 1.32

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CARE & MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGSLillie Abram 231Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. 234Mississippi Power Company

March salary less deductionsTelephones 3011,3191,4844 and 4841

234 Electricity for City Hall

MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURESBean & WilkesThompson Auto Supply Co.Ed. C. LanghamWestern Auto Associate StoreShovel Supply Co.Mississippi Power CompanyQuick & GriceAllied Equipment Co., Inc.

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATIONCounty Health DepartmentSam T. RussSam T. RussGates Service Station

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUNDA. J. ReadH. E. JordanWarren SealH. E. JordanA. SpiersQuick & GriceLighting Fixture & Elec. Supp.Mississippi Power CompanyWholesale Supply Co., Inc

NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUNDA. J. ReadP. E. HenleyA. L. FranklinA. L. FranklinMississippi Power CompanyQuick & GriceGeo. K. PattersonDixie Hwy Express, IncPitney-Bowes, IncUnited Gas Pipe Line CompanyPaine Supply CompanyMarine Specialty & Mill SupplyTourne Auto PartsThigpen Hardware Company

244244244244244245247252

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603603604610602602602605605607608

Co.608606602

Sand & gravelInvoice 24071 - partsInvoice 1226 - compressor unitSuppliesInvoice 166015Accts.2-180/132/42/103/140/166/170/188 &Inv. 07385/07462 & 100 gas keroseneBal. on streetsweeper - prin & int.

Monthly appropriationMarch salary less deductionsMarch expenseGas for cemetery mowers

March salaryMarch salary less deductionsSameMarch expenseLabor sewer age & water pumpsInvoices 19-1511/19-1537/19-1548Invoice IB-4801Accts.2-180/129/40/92/119/192/126Invoice 11611

March salarySameMarch salary less deductionsMarch expenseElec. for regulator station 2-180/50Invoice 17-7515 - bolts & washersTesting meters at Crosby Chemicals, IncInv. K 10-239911-frt.on addressograph etcRental on postage meterGas purchased February 1957Pipe - Inv. 9371Statement 2-28-57Invoice E 65338 - partsSupplies

BUILDING FEPJ1TS SEA.""::/?

48.8777.1059.33

154-752.3485.2826.8431.16677-25182.07944.10

60.00150.1130.003.20

100.00226.32150.0075.0040.008.21

31-54313-66975.88

250.00

320.35325-9475-001.002.3680.0036.0721.60

11,269.82143-73784.263-1624.04

721372747275

727672777278

727972807281/730272827283

7284721472157285

166116621663166416791680168116821683

56055606560756085629563056315632563356345635563656375638

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Upon motion of P. W. Polk, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was ordered

that the following building permits be granted:

To Arthur Mitchell - for construction of a dwelling on N. Abram Ave., in Roseland Park,

to be situated on Lots 20 and 21, Blk A, Thigpen's 2nd Addn

To Frank Gordon - for construction of a 2-car garage adjacent to his residence at413 If. Cur ran Ave.

To Dan Roy - for construction of a dwelling at Jones & Weems St., to be situated onproperty unofficially designated as Lot 7, Blk 5, SouthsideAddition

To George Carr - for construction of a wash and storage house adjacent to present home,at Clarenda & Second St., on Lots 1 and 10, Blk 4, EastPicayune Addition

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that the applications of Richard L. Hoffman and J. B. Toney for taxi permits be approved, subject to

their compliance with all laws and regulations governing the operation of taxis in the City of Picayune.

APPLICA;:IO:T_ ?C?. E I Z C ^ I C PC.-3P. FLAT: FHA:TCHISE_

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, it was ordered

that action on the application of Moseley Bros, for franchise to erect and operate an electric power

plant, be indefinitely postponed.

ADST'TG'AL S'FSST LIGHTS AU"-:O?.TZSD

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, it was ordered

that the City Manager be authorized to have additional street lights installed by the Mississippi

Power Company in locations as follows:

One at West end of Stovall Avenue

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One on Pine Street near side entrance toPresbyterian Church

One in Roseland Park on Circle Drive

APPROPRIATION TO "ISSISSIPPIHIGHWAY PATROL

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was

ordered that an appropriation of $500.00 be made to Mississippi Highway Patrol, for the City's

participation in the erection of Highway Patrol Substation, District 8, said appropriation to be

made from the General Fund.

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, the property on which is situated the West Side Elementary School of thePicayune Municipal Separate School District was originally purchased for the use of theschools of said district, but the title was vested in the City of Picayune, and

WHEREAS, in order to obtain grants of money for the purpose of financing additionsto the buildings on said property, it is necessary that the title be vested in the saidschool district,

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,a Municipal Corporation in the State of Mississippi, that the Mayor of said City and theCity Clerk of said City be, and they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed toexecute a good and valid deed of conveyance, conveying to the Trustees of the PicayuneMunicipal Separate School District and to their successors in office, the title to thereal property more particularly described as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at a point 1171.83 feet north of the Southeastcorner of the NWjf of Section 15, Township 6 South, Range17 West in Pearl River County, Mississippi, thence WestWest 29 feet to a point of beginning, thence run West 200feet, thence run North 313.83 feet, thence run East 200 feet,thence run South 313.83 feet, to the point of beginning, andbeing a part of the Eg of NWft of Section 15, Township 6 South,Range 17 West in Pearl River County, Mississippi. AlsoLots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and the South 1/3 of Lots 1, 2, and 3in Block 78 of the Williams-Goodyear Addition to the City ofPicayune, as per official plat thereof, now on file in theoffice of the Chancery Clerk of Pearl River County, Mississippi,all of said lands being situated in said County and State.Also: Beginning 3 chains 17 links North and 4 chains and 84links East of the Southwest corner of the MEi; of Section 14,thence North 3 chains and 16 links, thence East 3 chains and16 links, thence South 3 chains and 16 links, thence West3 chains and 15 links, to the place of beginning, being oneacre. ALSO: Beginning 3 chains 17 links North from Southwestcorner of SW£ of NE5 of Section 14, thence run South 89 degrees37 minutes East 4 chains and 87 links to corner for place ofbeginning, thence run North 3 chains and 63 links to corner,thence Westerly 40 feet to post, thence 3 chains and 63 linksSouth back to line drawn to reach point of beginning, to post,thence Easterly 40 feet to said place of beginning, in Section 14.ALSO: Block 31 in J. W. Simmons Second Addition to the Cityof Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, as per officialplat of said addition now on file in the office of the ChanceryClerk of Pearl River County, Mississippi

The above and foregoing resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City ofPjcayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by P. W.Polk, with those voting TEA: C. McDonald, Sr., J. B. Calvin, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell,and P. W. Polkj those voting HAY: None

The Mayor thereupon declared said motion carried and said resolution adopted.

ORDKR TO ADJOURN

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. B.

Calvin, it was ordered that this Mayor and Council rise in adjournment.

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Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in said County and

State, met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, May 7, 1957, in regular session, with the

following officials present: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor; J. B. Calvin, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell,

and P. W. Polk, Councilmenj A. J. Read, City Clerk and City Manager; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney;

A. L. Franklin, Deputy City Clerk, and Homer Smith, City Marshal.

It being determined that a quorum was present, the Mayor ordered the Marshal to proclaim

the meeting open, which was duly done, called the meeting to order, and the following proceedings were

had and done:

IJHUTES APPROVED

The minutes of the April meeting were read by the City Clerk and there being no objections

or corrections were declared approved as read;

BILLS ALLCVap

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it is

ordered that the following bills and allowances be hereby approved:

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C. McDonald, Sr.W. E. GodardJ. B. CalvinJ. M. HowellP. W. PolkA. J. ReadMrs. M. A. BecnelE. W. HollingsworthE. W. HollingsworthM. T. ThigpenJ. E. StockstillA. L. FranklinLawrence Printing CompanyRepublic Typewriter Co.The Picayune ItemThe Picayune Item

PROTECTION OF LIFE & PROPERTYHomer SmithWeston LottL. A. PearsonJohn Paul RussMurvin SalterHomer SmithWeston LottL. A. PearsonJohn Paul RussMurvin SalterE. M. FriersonState of MississippiLawyers Co-operative Pub. Co.Dr. J. Ira WoodwardByrd's CafeVirgil BooneBryant's Cleaners & LaundryMiller Meters, IncRussell's Radio & TVJ. C. WallisMotorola Communications &

Electronics, Inc.T. J. HudnallM. CalvinJack HallerRay WellsQuentin SmithWillie SmithHoward WestJack BooneGeo. GraeberPearson Motor Co., Inc.George DozierE. L. Cameron

ACCT.NO.

201202202202202203204205206211212213207207207208

214214214214214215215215215215216217217218218222218219220220220

223223223223223223223223223224221222

FOR

April salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameSameSameSameApril expenseApril salary less deductionsSameSame - court clerkPlastic cover for record book-Inv.2808Attachments, etc. for Gray Audograph1 box carbon - Inv. 5288Minutes & Ord. #25O-Inv.363 & 445

April salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameApril expenseSameSameSameSameApril salary less deductionsCourt costs-City vs. Aris Taylor - et alMiss 2 and 2AMed. services to prisoner(Morris Farr)Meals for prisonersApril salary less deductionsLaundry for jailParts for parking metersInv. 835Radio maintenance & parts - AprilInvoice 9737

Volunteer firemanSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameRepairs to fire truck-Inv. 01600April salary less deductionsSame

AMOUNT

97.7539.4740.2248.8740.67193-17234.60185.6175.00

144.6273.3135.004.2880.004.0035-50

272.14231.14254.41242.71239.1175.0075.0075.0050.0075.0097.7546.8017.007.0013-50231.573.8710.143.60

164.61137.90

8.008.007.006.007.008.007.00

2.002.00

5.05228.91219.94

WARRANTNUMBER

7359738973887360736173627363736473657366736773687457745874597460

736973707371737273737374737573767377737873797404740574067407738274087409741074117412

74137414741574167417741874197420742174227380

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LDINGS

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MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURESEugene Dietzgen Co.Bean & WilkesAtlas Elect. & Supply Co.Thigpen Hardware Company(Jest Bros., Inc.Pearson Motor Co., IncThompson Auto Supply Co., IncCrosby Stores

Mississippi Power Company

Green Truck Lines, IncSouthern States Equipment Co.,Quick & Grice, Inc

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATIONPearl River County Health Dept.Sam T. RussSam T. RussRuss Phillips 66 Service StationGates Service StationJake's Motor ServiceLossett's Welding & Machine Wks.

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FONDA. J. ReadH. E. JordanWarren SealH. E. JordanLighting Fixture & Elec. Sup.Co.Mississippi Power CompanyQuick & Grice

NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUNDA. J. ReadP. E. HenleyA. L. FranklinA. L. FranklinNational Welding Supply Co.Crosby Forest Products Co.Green Truck Lines, IncWestern Auto Associate StoreUnited States Pencil Co., Inc.Burroughs CorporationGulfport Paper Co., Inc.Elliott Addressing Machine Co.Commercial Printing Co.Republic Typewriter Co.United Gas Pipe Line Co.Paine Supply Co.Dossett StandardCrosby StoresMississippi Power Company

241244244244244244244244

245

246246247

253254254254254254254

401401401405402404406

603603604610602602602602605605605605605605607606606606602

April salary less deductionsElectricity for City HallTelephones 3011,3191,4844 & 4841

Inv. 40259/41523Sand and gravelInv. 3022/3048SuppliesFreight on DDtInvoice 01962Inv. A-03941/A-03882Inv.S2095/l904/l75l/l772; 1360/940/863/

808/789/980;A-2084/A-2115Inv.2-180/132/188/42/103/140/126/170/166 and

2-81/247Invoice A-110921Invoice 6592Inv.23538/7559/7575/7616

Monthly appropriationApril salary less deductionsApril expenseOil - Inv. 28Gas for cemetery mowersRepairs to cemetery mower-Inv. 3-28-57Repairs to cemetery mower-Inv. A-3045

April salaryApril salary less deductionsApril salaryApril expenseInv. 7461/7462Inv. 2-180/129-40-92-119-192Inv. 19-1574/17-8458/19-1592/19-1636/

19-1639

April salaryApril salary less deductionsSameApril expenseOxygen & acetyleneInv. 4-232-PV/3-196-PV-3-125-PVFreight - Inv. P-31492Supplies3 dz. Plymouth pencilsInv. 05447Tissue-Inv. 1009Invoice N-853/N-749SuppliesGray Audograph Dictating machine #133328Gas purchased March 1957 14,Pipe & fittings-Inv. 572GreaseInv. S-1835/S-2535/S-1583/S-3788Electricity for regulator station

CITY PARTICIPATION IK DAIRY DAY

48.8761.9298.25

54.40364.30662.8023.609.351.5025.91140.58

684.98

22.77207.85232.65

60.00150.1130.0010.803.208.509.00

100.00226.32150.0075.00

191.99337.0163-83

250.00312.62318.2175.0027.6444.392.0626.5412.0312.9647.80830.1419.7295.00573.80211.55

2.56126.711.00

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738274237424

74257426742774287429743074317432/7481

7433

743474357436

7437738473857438743974407441

1685168616871688169917001702

5681568256835684569656975698569957005701570257035704570557065707570857095710

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it was

ordered that the City furnish a calf and float for Dairy Day celebration.

ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTS AUTHORIZED


that the Mississippi Power Company be authorized to install additional street lights in locations as

follows:

One on Farrell StreetOne at Steele Ave. & Tate St.

One at Steele Ave. & Mitchell St.

BUILDING PERMITS

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by J. M. Howell, and unanimously carried, it was

ordered that applications for building permits be approved as follows:

To G. C. Farmer - for addition to present store building at 838 Palestine Road

To Mrs. Sam Brown - for construction of a dwelling on Short Street and Harvey Ave.

To Alexander Sims - for construction of a dwelling on Weems St., between Beech St.and West Street

To Dewey Abram - for rebuilding a dwelling on Fourth St., at Monroe Ave.

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To Ida Itson - for construction of an addition to present dwelling on Davis Street,,on Lots 6 and 7, Blk A, J. W. Turner's Addn.

To Clyde McRaney - for construction of a dwelling on Glenwood and 6th Ave., onproperty described as Lots 11 and 12, Blk 63, Williams-Goodyear Addition

To Clyde McRaney - for construction of a dwelling on Glenwood and 6th Ave., onproperty described as Lots 1 and 2, Blk 81, Williams-GoodyearAddition

To Joe Landrum - for construction of a hothouse and storage room on West side ofHighway 11 North

To Luevell Davis - for construction of a building to be used as a grocery store onN. Abrams Ave., on property described as M 1/3 of Lots 1, 2 and 3,Blk J, Homeland Addition

To Anderson Purr. Jr. - for construction of a dwelling on N. ABrams Ave., on propertydescribed as S 1/3 of Lots 1,2,3,4,5, and 6, Blk E, HomelandAddition

To Lizzie M. Cuffee - for construction of a dwelling on N. Abrams Ave., on propertydescribed as H l/3 of Lots 10, 11 and 12, Blk E, HomelandAddition

To Sam Burton - for construction of a building to be used as a storehouse, onproperty described as Lots 23 and 24, Blk 3, Rosa Park Addn

APPLICATION OF IS:.' INDUSTRY FOR

AD YAL01E-: TAX EX

The sworn application in triplicate of W. T. SCOGIN, for ad valorem tax exemption on

new plant or enterprise of said W. T. SCOGIN, under the provisions of Division 1, Title 39, of

the Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended, having been received by this Mayor and Council at their

recessed meeting of July 17, 1956 and deferred for future action, now comes on for consideration.

The said W. T. SCOGIN having made application for exemption, for a period not to exceed ten

years, from ad valorem taxes levied by the City of Picayune upon the plant and personal property owned

by said W. T. SCOGIN and used for the manufacture of cement products, principally concrete from cement

and sand and gravel, such property consisting of improvements on land leased from the New Orleans and

Northeastern Railroad Company, and machinery and equipment of said W. T. SCOGIN, all being valued at

$9,000, and the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, having heard and considered same, hereby

finds and adjudicates that the said W. T. SCOGIN, being engaged in the business of manufacturing

cement products, comes within the provisions of Section 9703 of the Mississippi Code of 1942, as

amended and having commenced operations on July 15, 1956,such application for tax exemption from said

date of July 15, 1956 should be, and it is hereby granted, for a period of three years, subject to the

action of the Mississippi Agricultural and I dustrial Board in accordance with Section 9705 of the

Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended by Chapter 420, Section 3, of the Laws of the State of Mississippi

of 1952, and other applicable statutes.

It is hereby ordered that the City Clerk of the said City of Picayune shall forward the

original copy of the said application of said W. T. SCOGIN, together with a certified transcript of

this order to the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board for its action, in accordance with

the laws of the State of Mississippi.

Vote on the above order, puruant to motion by J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, was as

follows:

YEA: Councilmen J. B. Calvin, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell, P. W. Polk; Mayor C. McDonald, ST.,

NAT: None

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TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI:

Comes now W. T. Scogin, and makes application for ad valorem tax exemption on the

new plant or enterprise of the undersigned W. T. Soogin, to commence business on July 15, 1956,

in accordance with the provisions of Division 1, Title 39, of the Mississippi Code of 1942, as

amended, and shows that this applicant has just completed setting up a concrete plant for the

purpose of manufacturing concrete from cement and sand, and gravel, this plant being located on

property leased from the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad, said property being approximately

160 by 130 feet, and situated on the East side of West Railroad Avenue in the City of Picayune on

a parcel of property as set out on attached plat.

Applicant requests that exemption be granted for a period not to exceed ten years from

all municipal ad valorem taxation applying to the leasehold interest of the applicant in the

property as set out on the attached plat and to the machinery owned by this applicant, the said

machinery and equipment having cost this applicant Nine Thousand ($9,000.00) Dollars, the exemption

to date from July 15, 1956, and to apply to the leasehold interest of the applicant in the said

property and to the machinery and equipment belonging to the applicant and situated on said property,

the said plant being built for the purpose of manufacturing cement products, principally concrete

from cement and sand and gravel.

WITNESS my signature on this, the 14th day of July, 1956.

(SIGNED) W. T. SCOGIN

SWORN to and subscribed before me on this, the 14th day of July, 1956

(SEAL) (SIGNED) GWENDELL L. PEARSONMy commission expires 2-5-57 NOTARY PUBLIC

.-:LECTTO:.T CC;~ISSIOHERS APPOINTED

Upon motion of P. W. Polk, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, Robert L. Meador

and John Bodie were appointed Election Commissioners, replacing E. B. Wilkes (deceased) and Bennie

Davis, respectively. ORDEP TO PECKSS

Further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. M. Howell,

seconded by W. E. Godard, it is ordered that this Mayor and Council do now rise in recess until

Tuesday, Hay Lr+, 1957 at 7;3C P.n.

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met in the City Hall in the said City on Tuesday, May 14, 1957, pursuant to their recessing order

of May 7, 1957, with the following officials present: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor; J. B. Calvin,

W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell, and P. W. Polk, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Clerk and City Manager;

M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney; A. L. Franklin, Deputy City Clerk; and Homer Smith, City Marshal.

• \'.-', • RESOLUTION DECLARING THE IN.NNTION OF THE IIAYO:'. AND CCUNCIL OF THE CITY OF;;•- L PICAYUKE, PEARL RIVER CC\-N _, NTSSISSIPPI, TO ISSUE AM) SELL NOT EXCEEDINGY' FIFTY THCRRSAND (050,000.CO) NEGOTIABLE BONDS C7 THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, FOP.

- 1 T:E FJPFCSE OF PURCHASING FIRE-FIGHTING ECÎETV-T AND APPARATUS, AKDPROVIDING HOUSING FOR SA'S

WHEREAS, it has been determined and is hereby so adjudicated by the Mayor andCouncil of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, that the said City is in need ofadditional fire-fighting equipment, and also an additional fire station on the Easternportion of said City East of the right-of-way of the New Orleans and NortheasternRailroad Company and an additional well and pump, all as recommended by the MississippiState Rating Bureau, and

WHEREAS, it has been determined and so adjudicated that, in order to finance theconstruction of a fire station and artesian well with pump and purchase additionalfire equipment and apparatus, it is necessary that negotiable bonds of the City ofPicayune, not exceeding Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00 ) Dollars, be issued,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, do hereby declare their intention and purpose at a meeting of said Mayorand Council to be held at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, June 11, 1957, at the City Hall in saidCity, to issue negotiable bonds of said City for a sum not in excess of Fifty ThousandC$50,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of the sale of such bonds to be used for the purposeof purchasing, for the said City, additional fire-fighting equipment, an additional welland pump, and construction of the necessary building for an additional fire station insaid City East of the right-of-way of the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company,and connection of same to present water system of said City, all in accordance withthe recommendations of the Mississippi State Rating Bureau on file in the office of theCity Clerk of said City, and for no other purposes, the said bonds to be dated July 1,1957, to be not in excess of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars, and to be indenominations of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars each, and numbered consecutively beginningwith number One (l), said bonds to bear interest from date at the rate of not to exceedfour percentum per annum, payable annually, and to mature at the rate of Five Thousand($5,000.00) Dollars annually over a period of not exceeding ten (10) years.

Be it Further Resolved that this resolution shall be published in a legal newspaperhaving a general circulation in said City of Picayune in accordance with the provisions ofChapter 493 of the General Laws of the State of Mississippi of 1950, and other statutes ap-plicable thereto, and that if twenty percentum or more of the qualified electors of saidCity shall file a petition requesting an election in accordance with law on the questionof incurring said indebtedness and issuing the said bonds, then an election shall be calledon such question as provided by law; but that if such petition shall not be presentedwithin the time as aforesaid, then the said bonds shall be issued as herein provided.

The foregoing resolution was considered and adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City

of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, on May 14, 1957, with the vote on its passage being

as follows:

YEA: J. B. Calvin, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell, P. W. Polk, and C. McDonald, Sr.

NAY: None

PROPERTY ACQUIRED THPCJGII TAX TITLE SOLDTO J. A. EC.'.'INS

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IWHEREAS, it appears that the City of Picayune has acquired tax title to the real

property formerly belonging to Eugene and Alberta Stewart, and described as: ^

n£ of Lots 1 and 2, Blk H, Rosa AdditionN Ito the City of Picayune

and that there is a doubtful claim on said property in favor of Eubene Stewart and furtherthat J. A. Edwins has offered the said City the sum of $170.49 forlthe interest of saidCity in the aforesaid property, and the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune havingfound and adjudicated that said sum is a fair and reasonable price,'and represents the fairmarket value of the interest of said City in the said property,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, that the Mayor and City Clerk of said City be and they are hereby authorizedand empowered to execute a quitclaim deed to said property in favor of J. A. Edwins,upon his payment of the said purchase price therefor.

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resolution was adopted.

ORDER TO ADJOURN

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. M. Howell


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STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF PEARL RIVER

Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in said County and State,met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, June 4, 1957, in regular session with the followingofficials present: J. B. Calvin, Mayor Pro Tem, W. E. Godard, and P. W. Polk, Councilmen; A. J. Read,City Clerk and City Manager; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney; A. L. Franklin, Deputy City Clerk, andHomer Smith, Marshal. ABSENT: C. McDonald, Mayor and J. M. Howell, Councilman

It being determined that a quorum was present, the Mayor Pro Tem ordered the Marshal toproclaim the meeting open, which was duly done, called the meeting to order, and the followingproceedings were had and done:

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The minutes of the May meetings were read by the City Clerk, and there being no objections

or corrections were declared approved as read;

BILLS ALLCEDACCT.

TO NO.SUPERVISION & FINANCE

C. McDonald, Sr. 201J. B. Calvin 202W. E. Godard 202J. M. Howell 202P. W. Polk 202A. J. Read 203Mrs. M. A. Becnel 204E. W. Hollingsworth 205E. W. Hollingsworth 206M. T. Thigpen 211J. E. Stockstill 212A. L. Franklin 213Commercial Printing Company 207Picayune Item 208Commercial Printing Company 210Thigpen Hardware Company 210

PROTECTION OF LIFE & PROPERTYHomer Smith 214Weston Lott 214L. A. Pearson 214John Paul Russ 214Murvin Salter 214Homer Smith 215Weston Lott 215L. A. Pearson 215John Paul Russ 215Murvin Salter 215Quick & Grice 215E. M. Frierson 216George Dozier 221E. L. Cameron 222Virgil Boone 222Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co. 217The Lanier Company 217Dr. J. Ira Woodward 218Byrd's Cafe 218Byrant's Cleaners & Lauriry 218John McLemore Plumbing Shop 218Malter Supply Company 218J. C. Wallis 220James Crosby 223Howard West 223T. J. Hudnall 223Willie Smith 223Jack Haller 223Quentin Smith 223M. Foust 223Jack Boone 223David Schaller 223Wallace Goetzman 223M. Calvin 223

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGSLillie Abram 231Mississippi Power Company 234Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. 234

MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURESThigpen Hardware Company 244Myles Holcomb 244Bean & Wilkes 244Crosby Stores 244

Atlas Stores , Inc .

Quick & Grice, I nc .

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May salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameSameSameSameMay expenseMay salary less deductionsSameSame - court clerkSupplies and printing Inv. #2627Printing & Publishing Inv. 745Printing ballotsSupplies

May salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameMay expenseSameSameSameSameInv. 17-8180 - cartridgesMay salary less deductionsSameSameSameMiss Code 3 and 3ACM-2 Conference Microphone-Inv.11465'Medical services-prisoner (Johnson)Meals for prisonersLaundry for ja i lRepairing lavatory-jail10 gals. Pineol - Inv. 2998Radio maintenance MayVolunteer firenanSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSame

May salary less deductionsElectricity for City HallTelephones 3191,3011,4844 and 4841

AMOUNT

97.7540.2239.4748.8740.67

193.17

234.60193.3475.00

144.6273.3135.00

231.6725.0025.2537.80

256.68230.64254.41242.71239.1175.0075.0075.0050.0075.00

5.4997.75

228.91232.64231.5717.00

-191 37.505.00

70.403.863.00

28.0075.0016.0016.0025.0020.0020.0020.0015.00

5.0010.00

5.0010.00

48.8765.1397.00

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATIONBean & WilkesThigpenfs Hardware

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Supplies 16.0526 tons asphalt 188.50Sand & gravel 182.90Inv.S-5605/2259/5870/5242; A-2376 and

#1654 54.87Inv. 2-18O/42/17O/166/14O/1O3/188/132; 688.90

2-81/247Inv. 7644/7726/7746/7791/7817 367.84

20 yds. dirt for cemetery 25.00

Supplies for cemetery 9.54

WARRANTNUMBER

7 5 2 5752675277528752975307531753375347535753675377572757375747575

7538753975407541754275437544754575467547757675487549755575517577757875797580758175827583758475857586758775887589759075917592759375947595

755275967597

759875997600

76017603

7604

76057606

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Polk's FirestoneSam T. RussSam T. RussPearl River County Health Dept.Gates Service Station

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUNDA. J. ReadH. E. JordanWarren SealH. E. JordanTourne Auto PartsMiller Sewer Rod CompanyMississippi Power Company

NATURAL GAS FUNDA. J. ReadP. E. HenleyA. L. FranklinA. L. FranklinW. B. Sheffield, Jr.F. J. ElrodWestern AutoSprague Meter CompanyWest Bros.Direct System Corp.Crosby Dairy Products & Ice Co.Marine Specialty & Mill Supply Co.Superior Products CompanyQuick & Grice, Inc.

Crosby Forest Products Co.Mississippi Power Company

Commercial Printing CompanyDixie Auto-LeeDossett Standard SSPicayune Motor CompanyWilkes Motor SalesUnited Gas Pipe Line CompanyPaine Supply Co.Stewart St Hughes Ins. Agcy.

Picayune Item

254254254254254

401401401405402402404

603603604610601602602602602602602602602608

602602

605606606602606607608612

602

Inv. 75-59 and 74-25May salary less deductionsMay expenseMonthly appropriationOil for cemetery mowers

May salarySame - less deductionsSameMay expenseInv. E-67OO3Plumbers flushing gun-Inv. 9749Inv. 2-180/126/129/40/92/119/192

May salarySame - less deductionsSameMay expense

SameDecorating Dairy Festival FloatSuppliesInv.B-20486 less CM B-20990Inv. H5-53694-freight1 #E-57B 21" power lawn mowerIce for MayInv. 8555 - 1 drum primerInvoice 9082Inv.l7-8787/9392=19-l653/l657/l668/

1669/1708/1711 less $2.39 dualpaymt on Inv. 17-7515 April a/c602

Inv. 5-56 PV and 5-169-PVElee. for regulator sta-fion-Inv.2-180/

501CM receipts - Inv. 2660BatteryRepairing radiator leak1 can soapRepairs to equipment - Inv. 9474Gas purchased AprilInvoice 1856 - pipe and fittingsAddl. prem. on Boston Fleet pol.

#740916Inv. 5384/5439/5460

8.49150.1130.0060.004.30

100.00226.32150.0075.001.90

61.62356.54

250.00339.43318.2175.00

130.27150.00118.44

2739.539.28

49.972.80

123.75116.34

95.14

76217553755476077608

1704170517061707170917101711

57535754575557565757577057715772577357745775577657775778

22.79 5779

1.0054.2512.551.03

.6525.60

12,738.79116.88

20.007.65

57805781578257835784578557955796

57975798

Upon motion of P. W. Polk, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, the foregoing

bills and allowances are hereby approved.

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BUILDING PERMITS GRANTED

Upon motion of P. W. Polk, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, building permits

were granted as follows:

To Raymond A. Seal - for construction of a dwelling on Cecile Street, at corner ofS. Gray Ave.

To Hobart Walker - For construction of a workshop on S. Main St., on.property describedas E. 80 ft. of Wj of Lot 7, Blk N, J. W. Simmons Sub.

To D. W. Gillis - For construction of an addition to present dwelling at 520 Pine St.,consisting of bedroom, bath and carport

To Mr. & Mrs. George W. Craft - for construction of a dwelling on property lying Northof Mitchell St., and E. of S. Jackson Ave.

To Mrs. Emile J. Gex. Jr. - for construction and/or repairs to a building to beused for residential purposes, situated on Lot 6, Blk 3,Williams-Goodyear Addition

To Carrie D. Hollins - for construction of a porch on present dwelling situatedon Lot 10, Blk 5, of East Picayune Addition

To P. K. Stewart - for construction of an extra room on present dwelling at 215 Dozier St.

To Clyde McRaney - for construction of a dwelling to be situated on Lots 3 and 4, Blk 81,Williams-Goodyear Addition

To Clifton Abram - for construction of a building to be used for ice cream parlor, to besituated on Lots 3 and 4, Blk 6, Rosa Park Addition

To Oliver Magee - for repairs to foundation and addition of two rooms and bath to presentdwelling^ situated on 2nd road north of Rosa St., in Green Quarters

To Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Underwood - for construction of a dwelling on Lots 11 and 12,Block 36, Williams-Goodyear Addition

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TAXI

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, the application

of James D. Burns for a permit to operate and drive a taxi in the City of Picayune is hereby

approved, provided he complies with all laws of the City of Picayune governing the operation of

taxis.

HOSPITALIZATIO:: IKSUP-ATE FOR CITY ETLOYSS

Upon motion of P. W. Polk, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it is hereby

ordered that 20$ of the monthly insurance premium on group hospitalization and related insurance

coverage, to be provided by Southeastern Life Insurance Company and Inter-Ocean Insurance Company,

for City employees, will be paid by the City of Picayune, such insurance to become effective June 15,

1957.

PERSONAL PROPERTY AC3U17SD AT TAX SAL'iSOLD TO A. C. '-Try-;

WHEREAS, A. J. Read, Tax Collector, on the 27th day of May, 1957, did hold a sale, accordingto law, for the purpose of satisfying a tax lien in favor of the City of Picayune, and did sell tothe CITY OF PICAYUNE, being the highest and best bidder therefor, certain equipment and personalproperty formerly owned by Herman C. Graeber and Mrs. Otera T. Graeber, formerly doing businessunder the trade name of Graeber's Superette, and

WHEREAS, A. C. Hyde has offered the City the sum of $918.17 for the interest of the said Cityin the aforementioned equipment and personal property, and the Mayor and Council of the City ofPicayune, having found and adjudicated that said sum is a fair and reasonable price and representsthe fair market value of the interest of said City in said property,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi,that the Mayor and City Clerk.'of said City be and they are hereby authorized and empowered toexecute a bill of sale covering said equipment and personal property, conveying all the right, titleand interest of the City of Picayune in said property to A. C. Hyde, upon his payment to the Cityof the purchase price therefor.

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously carried, the above

resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Council on this 4th day of June, 1957.

ORDER TO RECESS

Further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of P. W. Polk, seconded

by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it is ordered that this Mayor and Council do now rise in recess

until June 11, 1957 at 7:30 o'clock P. M.

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met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, June 11, 1957, pursuant to their recessing order of

June 4, 1957, with the following officials present: J. B. Calvin, Mayor Pro Tem, W. E. Godard and

P. W. Polk, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Clerk and City Manager; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney;

A. L. Franklin, Deputy City Clerk, and Homer Smith, City Marshal. ABSENT: C. McDonald Sr. and J. M. Howell

It being determined that a quorum was present, the Mayor Pro Tem called the meeting to order, and

the following proceedings were had:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SALE OK 350,000 NEGOTIABLE BONDSFOR PURCHASE OF LAND AND CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATIONAND FOR WELL AND PUMP iUID FIEEFIGHTING STATIOH ANDEQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY OF PICAYUNE. IgSSISSIPPI

WHEREAS, at the Regular May 1957 meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Pearl River County, Mississippi, an order was entered recessing said regular meeting to 7:30 P.M. onMay 14, 1957, at which time, according to law, a resolution was passed, declaring the intention of saidMayor and Council, to issue negotiable bonds of said City in the maximum sum of Fifty Thousand($50,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of the sale of said bonds to be used for the purpose of purchasing,for said City, additional fire-fighting equipment, an additional well and pump, and construction ofnecessary building for an additional fire station in said City to be located East of the Right of wayof the Hew Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company, and connection of same to present water systemof said City, all in accordance with the recommendations of the Mississippi State Rating Bureau, andfor no other purposes, said bonds to be dated July 1, 1957, to be not in excess of Fifty ThousandDollars, and to be in denominations of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars each, and numbered consecutivelybeginning with Number One (l), said bonds to bear interest from date at the rate of not to exceed fourper centum per annum, payable annually, and to mature at the rate of Five Thousand ($5,000.00 ) Dollarsannually over a period of not exceeding ten years, which said resolution was published four times ina legal newspaper according to law, fixing the date of June 11^ 1957 as the last day for a petitionto be filed requesting an election on the question of the issuance of such negotiable bonds inaccordance with law, proof of publication of said resolution being attached hereto and made a parthereof; and

WHEREAS, the said Mayor and Council of said City do hereby declare and adjudicate that nowritten protest, or petition requesting election according to law has been filed against the issuanceof said negotiable bonds for the purposes as expressed in said resolution, and

WHEREAS, it is now determined and adjudicated that it will be necessary to advertise the sale ofsaid negotiable bonds by receiving sealed proposals from prospective purchasers thereof, in accordancewith the constitution and laws of the State of Mississippi,

NCW, THEREFORE, upon motion of P. W. Polk, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried,it is ordered that A. J. Read, City Clerk of said City be, and he is hereby authorized and directed toadvertise the sale of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars "1957 Negotiable bonds for purchase of land,pump, fire-fighting equipment, construction of building and well, all for Fire Protection purposes"of the City of Picayune, as authorized by resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Pearl River County, Mississippi, published according to the provisions of the laws of the State ofMississippi, no protest or petition having been filed according to law protesting same or requestingelection on same, said resolution announcing the intention to issue said notes for the purpose offinancing the purchase of land, additional fire-fighting equipment, additional well and pump, andconstruction of necessary building and equipping of same as a fire station at a location East of theright of way of the Mew Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company in said City, and connection of sameto present water system of said City, all in accordance with recommendation of the Mississippi StateRating Bureau, and for no other purposes. The said Notice of Sale shall be published in accordancewith law in the Picayune Item, a local newspaper having a general circulation in theCity of Picayunefor more than 12 months prior to the date hereof, for three times, consecutively weekly, said noticeto be in the following words and figures, to-wit:

NOTICE OF SALE OF NEGOTIABLE BONDS150,000.00

1957 NEGOTIABLE BONDS FOR PURCHASE OF LAND ANDCONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION AND FOR WELL AND

PUMP AND FIEEFIGHTING STATION AND EQUIPMENT FORTHE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

Sealed proposals will be received by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, PearlRiver County, Mississippi, at their office in the City of Picayune, Mississippi, until7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, the 2nd day of July, 1957, at which time said bids will be publiclyopened, for the purchase, at not less than par and accrued interest, of the negotiablebonds of the City of Picayune in the sum of $50,000.00, to be used for the purpose offinancing the purchase of any necessary land, purchase of additional fire-fighting equipment,construction of well and pump and of necessary building and equipment for an additionalfire station in said City to be located East of the right of way of the New Orleans andNortheastern Railroad Company, and connection of same to present water system of said City inaccordance with recommendations of the Mississippi State Rating Bureau.

Said negotiable bonds are to bear date of July 1, 1957, are to be of denomination of $1,000.00each, shall bear interest at a rate to be determined pursuant to sale of said negotiablebonds and payable annually, the principal of and interest on said negotiable bonds to bepayable at the First National Bank of Picayune, Picayune, Mississippi, in accordance withthe respective maturities thereof, as follows:

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Bond Numbers Amount I^ to r i tv Date

SS7£5 fisssa s a gfisssa sagfi:SSS=£ S : |

§ 1 1 ^ fi«g:s=s ssss36.37.38,39 and 40 $1,UOU.L41 42 43 44 and 45 $1,000.00 each _. .L6.47.48.49 and 50 $1,000.00 each July 1,1967

B i d d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o d e s i g n a t e i n t h e i r b i d s t h e p r i c e t h e y w x l l p a y f o r * £ £ £i i t b d i a t e d in t h e i r b i d s ; provided h° " e ™r tha t

Bidders are requested to designate in their bi pbearing interest at a rate likewise to be designated in their bids; provideda n of said negotiable bonds shall bear interest at the same rate, which shall be an even

multiple of one-eighth of one per centum ( 1/8 of 1%)

Pwpoeale should be addressed to the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, and shouldbe filed with the City Clerk of Picayune, Mississippi on or prior to the date and hourhereinabove named. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified (or cashier's ) check,payable to the City of Picayune in the amount of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, toevidence the good faith of the bidder.

Proposale tendered by mail should be addressed to the City Clerk of Picayune, Mississippi,and should be plainly marked "PROPOSAL FOR 1957 NEGOTIABLE BONDS FOR PURCHASE OF LAND,CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION, FOR WELL AND PUMP, AND FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT OF THE CITY OFPICAYUNE. "

The Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune reserve the right to reject any and all

bids.

The City of Picayune will pay for the printing of said negotiable bonds ( which will becallable at par after 5 years ), the State Bond Attorney's Fee and cost of validation.Said negotiable bonds will be delivered to the purchaser or purchasers in the City ofPicayune without extra cost to the purchasers. Delivery elsewhere will be made at theexpense of the purchasers.

By Order of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune on this, the 12th day of June,1957.

(SIGNED) A. J. READCITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE,

MISSISSIPPI(SEAL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE)

The foregoing resolution was adopted upon the following affirmative vote:

AYE: W. E. Godard, P. W. Polk, and J. B. Calvin

NAY: None

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: C. McDonald, Sr., and J. m. Howell

WHEREUPON, the Mayor Pro Tem declared that said resolution had been duly and legally passed and

adopted.

(SIGNED) J . B . CALVINATTEST: MAYOR PRO TEM

(SIGNED) A. J. READ

CLERK OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE

PC:ATTO::

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by P. W. Polk, and unanimously ca r r i ed , i t was ordered

tha t a donation of $100.00 be made by the City of Picayune for the wardrobe of MISS HOSPITALITY of

the City of Picayune for 1957 ( Miss Gaynell Lee )

COUNCIL ACCEPTS PUT OV.VAUGHN'S ACPI-IC" TO THE CITT OF PJCA^:^

Mr. W. B. Vaughn presented to the Mayor and Council a plat covering a tract of land

owned by him, lying in the City of Picayune, and being a part of Ntf£ of NE£ of Section 11, Township 6 South,

Range 17 West, Pearl River County, Mississippi, and upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by P. W. Polk

and unanimously carried, it was ordered that the said plat, styled "VAUGHN'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF

PICAYUNE", be and is hereby accepted as an official plat of said land in the City of Picayune.

ORDER TO ADJCJK:

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of P. W. Polk

it was ordered that this Mayor and Council rise in adjournment.

CITY CLERK / / MAYOR PRO TEM


STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF PEARL RIVEH

OATH OF OFFICE FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS

•*c~ Tv,?r ^'~I:;;'I:T, OK THE FIRST :-:ONDAY IK JULY 1957 AND ENDING THE FIRST KONDAY I:-; JULY 1961

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I, L. 0. Crosby, Jr., do solemnly swear ( or affirm ) that I will faithfully support

and true allegiance bear the Constitution of the United States, and the State of Mississippi,

and obey the laws thereof; that I am not disqualified from holding the office of Mayor of the

City of Picayune; that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am

about to enter. So Help roe God.

L. 0.

SWORN to and subscribed before me this 19th day of August, 1957

(J.Police Court Clerk

We, J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, J. M. Howell, and W. E. Godard, do each solemnly swear

( or affirm ) that we will faithfully support and true allegiance bear the Constitution of the

United States, and the State of Mississippi, and obey the laws thereof; that we are not

disqualified from holding the office of Councilman of the City of Picayune; that we will

faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which we are about to enter. So Help us God.

YH. V. Carr

W. E" Godard

SWORN to and subscribed before me this 1st day of July, 1957.

Lcourt Clerk

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met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, July 2, 1957, in regular session with the following

officials present: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, J. M. Howell and W. E. Godard, Councilmen;. A. J. Read,

City Manager; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney; A. L. Franklin, Deputy City Clerk, and Homer Smith,

Marshal. ABSENT: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor

It being determined that a quorum was present, the Marshal proclaimed the meeting open,

and the following proceedings were had and done:

MT-rjTBS APPROVS) IThe minutes of the June meetings were read by the City Clerk, and there being no objections

or corrections were declared approved as read:

BILLS AIXCV3D

^ TOSUPERVISION & FINANCE

C. McDonald, Sr /J . B. CalvinW. E. GodardJ . M. HowellP. W. PolkA. J . ReadMrs. M. A. BecnelE. W. HollingsworthE. W. HollingsworthM. T. ThigpenJ . E. S tocks t i l lA. L. FranklinBogalusa Stat ionery Co., IncDement Print ing CompanyJ . E. Mitchell StoreCommercial Pr int ing CompanyPicayune ItemPicayune Item

PROTECTION OF LIFE & PROPERTYHomer SmithWeston LottL. A. PearsonJohn Paul RussMurvin Sa l te rHomer SmithWeston LottL. A. PearsonJohn Paul RussMurvin Sa l te rE. M. FriersonGeo. DozierE. L. CameronVirg i l BooneJohn Paul RussBurgess Mattress WorksBryant 's Cleaners & LaundryByrd's CafeLawrence Pr int ing Company.IncJ . C. WallisMississippi Power CompanySouthern Bell Tel. & Tel . Co.Western Auto Associate StoreAtlas Stores , Inc .Myles C. Holcomb Asphalt Co.The Green Truck Lines, IncDr. G. B. StewartThompson Auto Supply Co.Malter Supply Co., Inc .Bean & WilkesN. C. Rouse, Chancery ClerkMississippi Power Company

Equipment, Inc .Quick & Grice, IncL i l l i e Abram

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATIONSam T. RussSam T. RussHar t ' s Auto & Home SuppliesGates Service Stat ionLossett's Welding St Machine Works

ACCT.NO.

201202202202202203204205206211212213207207210210207208

214214214214214215215215215215216221222222207218218218219220234234244244244244244244244244244245

246247231

254254254254254

FOR

June sa l a ry l e s s deductionsSameSameSameSameSameSameSameJune expenseJune sa la ry l e s s deductionsSameSalary court c lerk - JuneMaintenance c o n t r a c t - e l e c . typewri tersAssessment r o l l binderCanvas for voting boothsInv. 2789 - p r in t ing b a l l o t sInv. 5538/5598Publishing minutes

June sa lary l e s s deductionsSameSameSameSameJune expense >Same ~SameSameSameJune sa l a ry l e s s deductionsSameSameSameSalary - June4 co t s fo r ,}ail remadeLaundry for j a i lMeals fo r pr i sonerscoin wrappersRadio maintenance - JuneElectricity for City HallTelephones 3011,4841,4844,3191Supplies for June503 sks cementAsphalt mix del. JuneFreight - Inv. P-30215First aid - Joe LancasterInv. A-05445Inv. 2999 steel wireSand and gravelCourt costs-Street Imp. bondsInv.2-180/132/166/170/140/126/103/42;

2-81-247Inv. 12870 —repairs to Huber rollerInv.7937/7862/7897/79Ol/7968June salary less deductions

June salary less deductionsJune expense25 mower bladesGas for cemetery mowers

AMOUNT

97.7540.2033.1348.8736.25

184.83230.50188.8775-00

128.8873.3135.0070.004.51

12.709.523.00

25.00

258.07227.34247.94231.08221.3675.0075.00

-.75.0075.0075.0097.75

224.94218.77225.1025.0026.002.06

25.2515.7975.0076.58

104.8566.07

603.60437.05

6.1620.002.84

393.82145.4519.79

686.39106.25362.8048.87

148.0930.003.098.00

Repairs to cemetery mowers Inv A-3071/73 51.84

WARRANTNUMBER

768676877688768976907691769276937694769576967697773677377738773977407741

7698769977007701770277037704770577067707770877097710771177127742774377447745774677477748774977507751775277537754775577567757

7758775977607713

77147715776177627763

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WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUNDA. J. ReadH. E. JordanWarren W. SealH. E. JordanTourne Auto PartsMississippi Power Company

NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUNDW. B. Sheffield, Jr.A. J. ReadP. E. HenleyA. L. FranklinA. L. FranklinDixie Highway Express, Inc.Crosby Dairy Products & Ice Co.Mississippi Power CompanyPicayune Supply CompanyLossett's Welding & Machine WksNational Welding Supply Co.The Green Truck Lines, IncCrosby Forest Products Co.West Bros. IncThe Sprague Meter CompanyMarine Specialty & Mill Supply Co.Paine Supply Co.Commercial Printing Co.Pitney-Bowes, IncNational Cash register CompanyStockstill Motor CompanySpiers Auto ClinicUnited Gas Pipe Line CompanyPaine Supply Company

401401401405402404

601603603604610602602602602602602602602602602602602605605605606606607608

June salaryJune salary less deductionsJune salaryExpense for JuneInv. E-67911/68164Inv.2-180/129/40/92/192/188

June salary less deductionsJune salaryJune salary less deductionsSameJune expenseFreight - Inv. 10-254921Ice - JuneInv. 2-180/50-elec. for regulatorInv. 3049 - wood screwsInv. A-3O46-3O54—weldingDemurrageFreight Inv. P-32216

100.00224.30150.0075.001.13

424.07

260.30250.00359-60311.8775.0067.525.25

sta. 1.002.176.00.93

4.49Inv. 6-60-PV/6-12-PV-paint & thinner 6.48Freight - Inv. H5-56164Inv. 1013 B-21047Inv. 10514Inv. 4465Inv. 2880 and suppliesPostage meter rentalDetail paper - Inv. G33826Repairs - Inv. 9684 and 9753Inv. 48942 and 48929Gas purchased May - Inv. 5-53Inv. 3553

RESOLUTIONAPFOIKTING MAYOR PRO-TZTPORE

5.001007.50239.87175.00206.9821.602.5411.7028.32

11,272.90208.79

172317241725172617291730

583658375838583958405852585358545855585658575858585958605861586258635864586558665867586858695870

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by J. B. Calvin, the following resolution was introduced

and adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune:

That J. M. Howell be and he is hereby appointed Mayor Pro-teropore of the City of Picayune.

The foregoing resolution, having first been reduced to writing, read and considered section bysection, was adopted at the public meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl RiverCounty, Mississippi, held on the 2nd day of July, 1957, the vote on its adoption resulting as follows:

Those voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard and J. M. Howell


Those ABSENT and NOT VOTING: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor.

RilSOLUTIO'AFPOi::TIrG A CITY yJCAGHR OF THE CITY OF PICAYUMS

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by J. M. Howell, the following resolution was introducedand adopted:


That A. J. READ be and he is hereby re-appointed City Manager of the City of Picayune.

The foregoing resolution, having first been reduced to writing, read and considered, was adoptedat the public meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi,held on the 2nd day of July, 1957, the vote on its adoption resulting as follows:

Those voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, and J. K. Howell


Those ABSENT and SOT VOTING: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor

?33ou:"io:'APPOII'ITTO A CITY ATTORNEY

Upon motion of H. V. Carr, seconded by J. M. Howell, the following resolution was introducedand adopted:


That TATE THIGPEN be and he is hereby re-appointed City attorney for the City of Picayune,Mississippi.

The foregoing resolution, having been first reduced to writing, read and considered, was adoptedat the public meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi,held on the 2nd day of July 1957, the vote on its adoption resulting as follows:

Those voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, and J.M. Howell.Those voting NAY: NoneThose ABSENT and not voting: C. McDonald,'Sr., Mayor

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?.3SOLUTio;:APPQTi?7T*0 A POLICS JUSTICS

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by H. V. Carr, the following resolution was introduced

and adopted:


That GRANVILLE WILLIAMS be and he is hereby appointed Police Justice of the City of Picayune,succeeding J. E. Stockstill.

The foregoing resolution, having been first reduced to writing, read and considered, was adoptedat the public meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi,held on the 2nd day of July, 1957, and vote on its adoption resulting as follows:

Those voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard and J. M. Howell


Those ABSENT and NOT VOTING: C. McDonald, Sr., Mayor

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At: OHDI::A::CK A:E;DT:X; CHDI::A::CE ::O. 221 OF :nc CITY D? PICAYLTS SO AS TOPMCYI3S THAT THE CITY IJCACEII C? 5AID CITY SKAIi "AVi: T!(E AUTHORITY TO

APPOINT THE CITY CL3PK C? THE CITY Cv PICAYUiE

BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, that Section 1

of Ordinance No. 221 of said City be and it is hereby repealed and the following substituted in lieu

thereof:

SECTION 1. That the City Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Picayune shall be appointedby the City Manager of said City.

SECTION 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

The foregoing ordinance, having been introduced by motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard,

was adopted upon the following affirmative vote, to-wit:

YEAS: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, and J. M. Howell

NAYS: None


ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTAUTHORIZED

Upon motion of H. V. Carr, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was ordered

that the Mississippi Power Company be authorized to install an additional street light at the west

end of Second Ave.

PS?:IT FOR SKATIi'G Pi:it ryAKTSD

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was ordered

that the application of Davis S. Harris for permission to construct a skating rink be granted, said

skating rink to be constructed on property owned by said Davis S. Harris, situated on Palestine Road,

tod described as 1 lot 188x166 ft. in SE^ of IWi of Section 15, Township 6 South, Range 17 West,

Lying in the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, and described in DB 98, p. 135.

TAXI P5K3T GRAirTjE)

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried, it was ordered that

the application of George Perry Bennett to drive a taxi owned by Albert E. Keith be granted, subject

to his compliance with all rules and regulations governing the operation of taxis in the City of

Picayune.

X'TLDirG PSRI-JTS GRA:"TED

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried, it was ordered that

applications for building permits be approved as follows:

To Reba B. Mitchell and C. Jake Mitchell: for construction of addition to present homeon Fifth Avenue and Oak St.

To David Schaller: For construction of addition to present residence at 710 Third Ave.

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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,


PERSONALLY CAME before me, the undersigned, a notary public inand for PEARL RIVER County, Mississippi, C. H. Cole, Pub-lisher of THE PICAYUNE ITEM, a newspaper published inthe City of Picayune, of Pearl River County, in said state,who being duly sworn, deposes and says that The Pica-yune Item is a newspaper as defined and prescribed inSenate Bill No. 203 enacted at the regular session of theMississippi Legislature of 1948, amending Section 1858. of theMississippi Code of 1942, and that the publication of a notice,

of which the annexed is a copy, in the matter of -A!?.tL~9-?-

has been made in said paper.Juhr.fiB '.3.}.—times con-

secutively, to-wit:

On the.-.i?th day of June 19..2.7.

On the -2.0th day of- June.. , 19..5.7.

On the.....?.lth day of ..JuAi?. , 19.11

On the day of , 19 .

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On the day. of.- . - ^ . , •*<&-, 1 8 -

•stem,.

The Picayune Item

SWORN TO and subscribed before me, this ......1st

% Cummtaion a,in> Notary Public

Picayune, Miss., J J i lX- l . ...., 19.5.7.

To THE PICAYUNE ITEM Dr.(Name Newspaper)

TO PUBLISHING __.....

case of -

words space__

times and making proof, $ .

RECEIVED OF

payment in full of the above account.

fcv « «wtlfft4l5o«Bh) .{kbit to tile Cit* of Pieavnw iskmount Vtjn& fodMd (IBM 0(W "•Inn to ««MHM^tt« foi t»tth i

Propoula t*p«J*T*d >* _uddtvsMd to tb* Cfty Clerk (

STVTIOW AWV • li-nn" WELLPTTWp AND FIprwTOWINO VMFNT OF *ItfE ri+Y Of FTOATui

Tt.4. Uuror and 0*. meil »t tk*t*i«rv» the i Wh*



PERSONALLY CAME before me, the undersigned, a notary public inand for PEARL RIVER County, Mississippi, C. H. Cole, Pub-lisher of THE PICAYUNE ITEM, n newspaper published inthe City of Picayune, of Pearl River County, in said state,who being duly sworn, deposes and says that The Pica-yune Item is a newspaper as defined and prescribed inSenate Bill No. 203 enacted at the regular session of theMississippi Legislature of 1948, amending Section 1858. of theMississippi Code of 1942, and th^l the publication of a notice,

of which the annexed is a copy, in the matter of .-• _-

has been made in said paper

secutively, to-wit:

On the

On the .

On the

On the

On the

On the

day of

._ day of

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day of

day of

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The

SWORN TO and subscribed before me, this

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t NOTICE OF SALE OF NEGOTIABLEj BONOS I| $50,000.00 ,

1957 Negotiable Bonds For Purchase of

And For Well And Pump And Fire-fighting Station And Equipment For

The City of Picayune, MississippiSealed proposals will be received by

the Mayor iîd Council of the City ofPicayune, Pearl River County,,, Missis-sippi, at their office in th^^'City i, b£

oil''Tuesday, the 2nd <lay of July, 10&T.at which time said bids viill be publicly

I opened, for the purchase, at nut less| than par and accrued'.interest, of the

!gotiable bonds of; the City of Fiea-ine in the aura of 550.000.00 to beie<j for the purpose of financing .the

re-fighting eijuji

] equipmei! for an additional fire stati.

City to be located East of the rifrfitof way of the New OrftsMW and Noi-th-eastern Railroad Company, and connec-tion of same to present water systemof said City in accordance with recom-mendations of the Mississippi StateRating Bureau.

Said negotiable bonds are to bear dateof July 1, 1957, are to be of denomina-tion of $ 1,000.00 each, shall bear in-terest at a rate to be determined pur-suant to sale of said negotiable bonds '

nd interest on said negotiable boe payable at the First National Bi<-H.vi]nfi, Picayune, Mississippi, i

. - ... - .... .japecti._.thereof, as follows:Bond Nos. ' Amount Maturity Ddte1,2,3,4. and 5 $1,000.00 each July

I, 13586,7,8,9. ond 10 $1,000.00 each July

1, 195911,12,13,14 and 15 $1,000.00 each July

1. 196016,17,18.10 and 20 $1,000.00 each July

I. 196121.23.2S.Z4 and 25 $1,000.00 each Julv

1. 196226.27,28.29. and 30 $1,000.00 each .!i iy

1. 1963.31,32.33.34 and 35 $1,000.00 each July

1. 196436.37,38,39 and 40 $1,000.00 each July

I. 19R541.42,43.44 and 45 $1,000.0(1 each July

1. 19GG46.47.4S,49 and 50 $1,000.00 each July

1 1 9fi71.1 9fi7! Bidders nrp requested to design> thrir bids the prire they will pa


• likewi^ to be designated in (he

otiable bonds shall' bear interest .name rate, which shall be an evi

tiplp of one-eighth of one pur rentu> of IS) ,

'Or attd Council of the Citv of Pic;c. and should be filed with the Cil•k of Picavune. Mississippi on ir to the date and no\ir hereinabo^

TO PUBLISHING .

case of . - . . - . .

_ . . . . ---. words space

times and making proof, $

RECEIVED OF . . . .


to the Citv of Picaune in thent if Five Hundred ($500.00) Dol-

MisBis.»ir.i>i. !>->d should be plainly mark-eH "PROPOSAL FOR 1967 NEGO-TIABLE BONDS FOR PURCHASE OFT AVTicj CONSTRUCTION OF FIRS'STATION ANII FOK W KM ANDp t r a p ANH PTPF.^rfiHTTNC, EOTTTi'.

I MFNT I F THE Pp 'V OF P1CAYIINR."1 T ^ Mfivor nnd C-incil of the CitvI nf I'ic.T'iin" r"=(>rve the right to roject .

I t.rintintr of "aid negotiable honds (which

RonrT Atl

of tb" Citv ofr f June 1S57.(SEAL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE)

A. J. »e«d.C.it.y ClePk of The Cipv ofPitayune r iMtsoimfl^l zes!7.2fi

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To G. C. Farmer: for construction of addition to present home at 920 Palestine Road

To Walter & Susie Woods: for construction of addition to present home on Howard Ave.

To Lillie Mae Howard: for construction of a building to be used as a cafe on propertydescribed as Lot 4, Blk A of unofficial Williams Southside Addn.

313 ACCEPTED OV. 350,030.00 NEGOTIABL ' BONDSOF CITY OF PICAYUNE

The Mayor and Council took up for consideration the matter of the sale of $50,000 NegotiableBonds of City of Picayune for purchase of land and construction of Fire Station and for well and pumpand fire-fighting equipment fdr the City of Picayune, Mississippi, pursuant to resolution previouslyadopted by the Mayor and Council of said City and the City Clerk having reported that pursuant tothe said resolution he caused to be published in THE PICAYUNE ITEM, a newspaper of generalcirculation in the City of Picayune for more than one year next preceding the publication of suchnotice in accordance with law, notice that the Mayor and Council of the said City would receive sealedbids for the purchase of said bonds unto the hour of 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, July 2, 1957, and thatsaid notice was published three times in said newspaper according to law and presented to the saidMayor and Council proof of Publication of such notice.

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The time for opening of said bids according to said notice having arrived, the City Clerkpresented one (l) sealed proposal filed with him to the Mayor and Council, and the City Clerk havingbeen ordered by the Mayor to open and read aloud the said sealed bid in the presence and hearing ofthe mayor and Council, the bidder and other persons assembled, he thereupon proceeded to open andread the said bid which is summarized as follows:

FOR BONDS BEARING INTERESTNAME OF BIDDER AT THE RATE OF AMOUNT OF BID

First National Bank of Picayune 3.375$ $50,000.00

After full consideration of the bid submitted by the First National Bank of Picayune,said bid being the highest and best bid received, and the Mayor and Council having found andadjudicated said bid to be a fair and reasonable one and acceptance of same to be in the best interestof the City of Picayune, a motion was made by J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, for the adoptionof the following resolution:

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SALE OF FIFTYTHOUSAND DOLLARS NEGOTIABLE BONDS OFCITY OF PICAYUNE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FIRESTATION, AND FOR WELL, PUMP AND FIRE-FIGHTING

EQUIPMENT

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, on the 11th day of June,1957, did adopt a certain resolution directing that Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars of 1957Negotiable Bonds of City of Picayune; for the purchase of land and construction of fire station,and for well and pump and firefighting equipment for the City of Picayune, be offered for sale onsealed bids to be received at the office of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippiuntil the hour of 7:30 P.M/ on July 2, 1957, and

WHEREAS, as directed by aforesaid resolution and as required by law, notice of sale of saidbonds was published in THE PICAYUNE ITEM, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Picayune,Mississippi, at least three times, all as shown by Proof of Publication of said notice filed in theoffice of the City Clerk of said City, and

WHEREAS, the said Mayor and Council met at their office in Picayune, Mississippi, at said houron said date at which time all sealed proposals for the purchase of said bonds were received,examined and considered, and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of said City find and determine that the highest and best bidwas made by the First National Bank of Picayune, of Picayune, Mississippi, and that such offer wasaccompanied by a certified check made payable to the City of Picayune, Mississippi, in the amountas set out in said advertisement as a guarantee that said bidder would carry out the contract andpurchase the bonds if said bid was accepted,

HOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI,AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. That the Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars 1957 Negotiable Bonds of City ofPicayune for the purchase of land, construction of fire station, and for well and pump and firefighting

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equipment, bearing date of July 1, 1957, shall be and the said bonds are hereby awarded and sold toFirst National Bank of Picayune in accordance with offer this day submitted to the Mayor and Councilof said City in words and figures as follows, to-wit:

" Picayune, Miss.July 1, 1957

Honorable Mayor and CouncilCity of PicayunePicayune, Mississippi

He: $50,000 Negotiable Notes payable$5.000 annually from date of issue

Gentlemen:

We submit our bid for and not exceeding $50,000, 1957 Negotiable Bonds for purchaseof land and construction of fire station and for well and pump and fire-fightingequipment for the City of Picayune

Our bid is for bonds to bear interest at 3.375$ per annum from date of issue, andto be validated by the Chancery Clerk of the Chancery Court.

Our check for $500.00 to evidence good faith is attached. Check to be returned to us ifthis bid is not accepted.

Yours very truly,

(Signed) P. G. CooperExecutive Vice President and Cashier "

Section 2. That the Mayor and City Clerk of said City of Picayune be, and they are herebyauthorized and directed to endorse upon the aforesaid offer a suitable notation in evidence of theacceptance thereof for and on behalf of the City of Picayune.

Section 3. That the Mayor and Council shall hereafter by proper ordinance or resolutionprovide for the preparation, execution and delivery of the aforesaid bonds in accordance with theterms of the aforesaid contract.

Upon being put to a roll call the foregoing resolution was adopted by a vote as follows:

Those voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard and J. M. Howell.



c m CLi-m AUT;U.JZLD TJ AD7.-;-.Tio;-: Mi BIDS o;:;:„:: F I C T.LSK A::J DEZ? '.-.MM.

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried, it is ordered

that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids to furnish the

City with one (1) 750-GPM triple combination fire engine, and for drilling one (l) artesian well,

running advertisement in the Picayune Item according to law, in the following words and figures, to-wit:

NOTICE FOR BIDS

The Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, willreceive sealed bids up to 7:30 P.M., on August 6, 1957, for the following:

(A) 1 750-GPM triple combination fire engine, with standard equipment,all according to specifications on file in the office of theCity Clerk.

(B) For drilling one (l) artesian well and furnishing a water lubricateddeep well pump erected in and upon said well, both capable of deliveringinto the City distribution system not less than 750 GPM of water, all inaccordance with specifications on file in the office of the City Clerk.

Specifications will be furnished to interested bidders upon written or verbal request toA. L. Franklin, City Clerk.

The Mayor and Council of said City reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

Done by order of the Mayor and Council passed July 2, 1957.

A. L. Franklin,CITY CLEEK

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of H. V. Carr, it

is ordered that this Mayor and Council do now rise in adjournment

CITY CLERK / / ' / ^MAYOR PRO TEM,

ISTATS OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF PEARL BIVER

Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in said County and

State, met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, August 6, 1957, in regular session, with the

following officials present; J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, J. M. Howell, and W. E. Godard; A. J. Read,

City Manager; A. L. Franklin, City Clerk; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney, and Homer Smith, Marshal.

ABSENT: C. Me Donald, Sr. Mayor.

It being determined that a quorum was present, the Marshal proclaimed the meeting open,


r.;c. :D

I The Minutes of the July meeting were read by the City Clerk, and there being no objections

or corrections were declared approved as read:

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Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, thefollowing b i l l s were allowed:

TO

c.J.H.W.J.A.MrsE.E.


McDonald, Sr.B. CalvinV. CarrE. GodardM. HowellJ. Head. M. A. BecnelW. HollingsworthW. Hollingsworth

John Paul RussM. T. ThigpenGranville WilliamsA. L. FranklinDement Printing CompanyBogalusa Stationery Co., IncLawrence Printing CompanyThe Picayune Item

N8CT-

201202202202202203204205206207211212213206206206208

PROTECTION OF LIFE »• PROPERTY

The Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co. 217Homer Smith 214Weston Lott 214L. A. Pearson 214John Paul Russ 214Murvin Salter 214Homer Smith 215Weston Lott 215L. A. Pearson 215John Paul Russ 215Murvin Salter 215E. M. Frierson 216George Dozier 221E. L. Cameron 222Virgil Boone 222Byrd's Cafe 218Bryant's Cleaners & Laundry 218Miller Meters, Inc. 219Spiers Auto Clinic 220J. C. Wallis 220

N. Formby 223Goetzman 223J. Hudnall 223Calvin 223Foust 223

James Crosby 223Willie Smith 223David Schaller 223Quentin Smith 223Jack Haller 223James Seals 223

FOR

July Salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameSameSameSameExpense for JulyJuly SalaryJuly Salary less deductionsJuly salary less deductionsJuly salary - court clerkInv. 619 - Assessment binderInv. 06511 - typewriter rentalInv 4316Inv. 7346 and 5723

Miss 4 & 4A - Code (#505101)July salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameJuly ExpenseJuly ExpenseJuly ExpenseJuly ExpenseJuly ExpenseJuly salary less deductionsSameSameSameMeals for prisonersLaundry for jailInv. 34424Inv. 179/5/48453Radio maintenance-police carsVolunteer firemanSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSame


Lillie AbramMississippi Power CompanySouthern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co.ihigpen Hardware CompanyPicayune Supply Company

231 July salary less deductions234 Elec. for City Hall 2-180-143

234 Telephones.4841-4844-3011-3191235 Supplies235 Invoice 4069

AMOUNT

97.7543.0948.8738.27

48.87197.88233.98193.^075.0025.00

134.0273.3135.0033-377.50

28.5540.00

17.00263.21230.82252.47235.61224.8475.0075.0075.0075.0075.00

97.75229.09223.30229.6318.14

2.3211.14

38.7383.156.005.005.007.008.00

10.0016.0010.007.008.005.00

48.8777.8988.75

144.185.55

WARRANTNUMBER

78657866786778687869787078717872787378747875787678777912791379147915

7916787878797880788178827883788478857886788778887889789078917917791979207921792279237924792579267927792879297930

795579317932

78927934793579367937

MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURES

Myles C. Holcomb Asphalt CompanyLester ShawBean & WilkesWestern Auto Associate StoreTourne Auto PartsCrosby Dairy Products & Ice Co.Fletcher Equipment & SuppliesLossett's Welding & machine WorksCrosby Stores

Mississippi Power Company

Thompson Auto SupplyPearson Motor Co.Picayune Motor Co.Quick & Grice

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATION

Pearl River County Health DepartmentSamuel T, RussSamuel T. R u s s

Lossett's Welding & Machine WorksGates Service Station

SEWER 8c WATER OPERATING FUND

Quick & Grice, Inc.Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.Fairbanks, Morse & Co.Lighting Fixture & Electric Sup. Co.Lossett's Welding & Machine WorkStandard Oil CompanyMississippi Power Co.Paine Supply Co.A. J. fieadH. E. JordanWarren W. SealH. E. Jordan

NATURAL GAS FUND

244 Asphalt Mix - truck rental244 Truck Rental244 Sand and Gravel244 Supplies244 Inv. E 69102-69161244 Ice244 Invoice 6837244 Invoices A-3110/3111/31132H Inv.2117; S-5738-5779-6222-6875-

8049-8217-7897; 420-4245 Inv.2-81/247; 2-180/188/126/166/

170/140/103/42246 Inv. A-l6l99/l6l63246 Inv.3281/3453/3493/3856/399O/4O1O246 Inv. 3247 and 3719247 Inv. 8O22/8O43/8O67/8O98/81O1

2,717.73175.00260.1592.095.189.20

21.9071.16

401.65

692.947.21

247.5539.45355.05

79387939794079417942794379447945

7946800579477948794979507951

w.A.P.A.A.

B.J.E.L.L.

Sheffield,fieadHenleyFranklinFranklin

Jr.

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I253254254254254

402402402402402402404406401401401405

601603603604610602602

602602

602605605605605606606606608

Appropriations for July & AugustJuly salary less deductionsJuly expenseInv. A-3137/3139/3112/3109Gas for cemetery mowers

Inv. 19/1828-1832-3965-1901Inv. B-I63Inv. 40203, 40222Inv. 16788/16789/16628/7678Inv. A-3108Inv. 20378 HIInv. 2-180/129/40/92/119/192Inv. 6082 and 7064July salaryJuly salary less deductionsJuly salaryJuly expense

July salary less deductionsJuly salaryJuly salary less deductionsJuly salary less deductionsJuly expenseInv. A-3138Elec.for regulator statioii-Inv.2-180-50Inv. 7-135-PV and Inv. 7-117-P?Refund of erroneous credit C/MB-20990DemurrageFilters for air conditionersInv. 34754 and 24657Inv. N 1322Olympia typewriter-suppliesRepairs to equipmentInv. 509Gas purchased JuneInv. 5368 and 5367

120.00150.9830.0057.299.30

20.6920.0017.6063.7615.255.05

430.86178.31100.00227.19150.0075-00

264.83250.00364.74317.0175.005-75

1.018.99

20.25I.834.80

203.103.00

562.9761.608.35

11,100.57163.05

79527893789479537954

175317541755175617571758175917601742174317441745

591659175918591959205935

59365937

5938593959405941594259435944594559465947

ILossett's Welding & Machine WorksMississippi Power Company

Crosby Forest Products Co.The Sprague Meter Co.

National .Welding Supply Co.Handley J!urniture Co.Burroughs CorporationElliott Addressing Machine Co.Commercial Printing Co.Jake's Motor ServiceWilkes Motor SalesUnited Gas Pipe Line Co.Paine Supply Co.

Upon motion of J.B.Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried,it was ordered thatapplications for building permits be approved as follows:

To Mr. and Mrs.A.S. Howell: for construction of a carport on existing dwelling on Third Ave.To Harry Jlj. Milligan: for construction of a building to be used for commercial purposes, to be

situated on Northwest corner at intersection of Harris St. & South CurranAve.To Tate Campbell: for construction of a building to be used for garage and storage purposes,to be

situated adjacent to existing residence at 130 Dozier St.To Donald M. Hughes: for construction of a dwelling to be situated on Stovall Ave..onproperty

described as Lots 4, 5 and $;, Blk 5, Williams-Goodyear Addn.To Eddie Kellar:ôr construction of an addition to present dwelling at 6l6 Canal St.,situated

on property described as Lots 7 and 8, less N. 42 ft.,Blk 6,R.J.Williams SubdivisionTo Pr3ston Hill: '"or construction of a dwelling at the corner of ^lenwood and Dogwood Lane.To îchard Ray Pierce:for construction of a dwelling in ôseland Park, at 900 Laird St.

Upon motion of J.B.Calvin, seconded by W.1:.Godard, and unanimously carried,it was ordered thatthe application of ALFRED L. RIALS to operate and drive a taxi be granted, subject to his compliancewith all rules and regulations governing the operation of taxis in the City of Picayune.

Upon motion of W.E.Godard,seconded by H.V. Carr, and unanimously Carried, it was ordered that theMississippi Power Company be authorized to install an additional street light at the corner ofBlanks Avenue and East Canal, by Eaves' Store.

j ;±, r, •• .: r : •._.;:-;/• • . *_I::",J c v ^ - ^ ' Upon motion of J.B.Calvii., seconded by W.E\ *od"ard, ancPunariimously carried, it was ordered

that the City Manager be authorized and requested to make a study of existing conditions, and in-vestigate the possibility and advisability of extending the City owned natural gas lines West ofthe present City limits.

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BIDS OK FIRE EMGIME REJECTED

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids on one (l) 750-gal. triple combination

fire engine, all in accordance with specifications on file in the office of the City Clerk, and all

in accordance with legally published notice in the Picayune Item, it was determined that only one (l)

bid was filed according to specifications, that of Moosa Equipment Company on a custom built Mack fire

engine, all other bids received proposing a commercially built fire engine. After deliberation, it

was deemed to the best interest of the City to reject all bids and change the specifications so that

proposals could be rendered on both commercially built and custom built fire engines,

WHEREUPON, a motion was made by J. B. Calvin, seconded by J. M. Howell, and unanimously carried,

that said bids be rejected and that the City Manager revise the specifications so that bids could be

submitted on both types of fire engines, and that the City Clerk be authorized and directed to

readvertise for bids accordingly.

DIPS 0:: FIKE HOSE AMD HOSE NOZZLES ACCEPTED

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids on fire hose and nozzles, all in accordance

with specifications on file in the office of the City Clerk, and with notice legally published in the

Picayune Item, the following two bids were found to be properly filed on furnishing the City with 2j"

and l*s" fire hose, together with hose nozzles and tips:

Fabric Hose Company Howe Fire Apparatus Co.1200 ft. 2j" Fire Hose $ 1848.00 I 1908.00

500 ft. lj" Fire Hose 550.00 515.00

2 - li" fire hose nozzles-fog )2 - lj" straight stream nozzles )2 - l|" tips ) 350.00 448.70

1 - 2|" play pipe assembly )

WHEREUPON, a motion was made by W. E. Godard, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried,

that the low bid of Fabric Hose Company,. Sandy Hook, Conn., be accepted on 1200 ft. of 2jg Fire Hose

for $1848.00, together with their bid on nozzles and tips for the lump sum of $350.00, and that the

low bid of Howe Fire Apparatus Company, Anderson, Indiana, be accepted on 500 ft. of lj" Fire Hose

for $515.00.

BIDS ON V.'ELL A3D PUMP ACCEPTED

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids on drilling one(l) artesian well and

furnishing a deep well pump on said well, all in accordance with specifications on file in the office

of the City Clerk, and all in accordance with notice legally published in the Picayune Item, the

following bids were found to be properly filed:

C. T. Switzer Well Co.. well and pump $ 14,870.00Drilling more or less than 1165 feet specified, per foot $6.00Furnishing screen, dittc 60 feet - - II $25.00

Quick & Grice Well Drilling Service. Inc. well and pump $ 16,679.00Drilling more or less than 1165 feet specified, per foot $8.00Furnishing screen, ditto 60 feet - - $25.55

Sutter Well Works well and pump $ 21,581.45Drilling more or less than 1165 feet specified-, per foot 112.80Furnishing screen, ditto 60 fee* - - II $25.60

Coastal Water Well Corporation well and pump $ 17,000.00Drilling more or less than 1165 feet specified, per foot $4.00

Furnishing screen, dittc 60 feet - - II $25.60

WHEREUPON, a motion was made by J. B. Calvin, seconded by H. V. Carr, to accept the low bid of

C. T. Switzer Well Co., Gulfport, Mississippi, for drilling artesian well and furnishing pump, all in

accordance with specifications, and bid submitted.THRE3 YEAR AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION

GRANTED V,r. T. SCCGIN

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, on May 7, 1957, as shown

on Page 68 of Minute Book 10 of the minutes of said Mayor and Council, adopted an order granting to

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W. T. Soogin a three-year tax exemption from date of July 15, 1956, upon the plant and personalproperty owned by said W. T. Soogin as set out therein, subject to confirmation by the Stateof Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the applicable statutes of the State of Mississippi, theAgricultural and Industrial Board of the State of Mississippi has granted and issued aCertificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to the Mayor and Council of the City ofPicayune, Mississippi, certifying that the said W. T. Scogin, is eligible for exemptionfrom ad valorem taxes under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and authorizing the governingauthorities of said City to proceed in accordance with applicable statutes to grant a three-year exemption to said W. T. Scogin on the plant and personal property thereof,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordered by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi that Vf. T. Scogin be, and he is hereby granted a three-year tax exemption fromad valorem taxes levied and to be levied by the City of Picayune on the real and personalproperty of said W. T. Scogin, such property consisting of improvements on land leased fromthe Mew Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company, and machinery and equipment of said W. T.Scogin, all being valued at $9,000.

Vote on the above order, pursuant to order by J. B. Calvin, seconded by W,was as follows:

YEA: J. M. Howell, J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr and W. E. Godard

NAY: None.

E. Godard,

ORDER TO RECESS

Further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of W. E. Godard,seconded by H. V. Carr, it is ordered that this Mayor and Council do now rise in recess untilWednesday, August 7, 1957, at 7:30 P. M.

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met in the City Hall in said City on Wednesday, August 7, 1957, pursuant to their recessing order of

August 6, 1957, with the following officials present: J. M. Howell, Mayor Pro Tern, J. B. Calvin,

H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Manager; A. L. Franklin, City Clerk; M. T.

Thigpen, City Attorney, and Homer Smith, City Marshal. ABSENT: C. McDonald, Sr.

It being determined that a quorum was present, the Mayor Pro Tern called the meeting to order,


ORDINANCE KO. 252

. ' ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) DOLLARSIN NEGOTIABLE BONDS OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, TO FINANCE

• ' ' CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL FIRE STATION, AND WELL, AND PURCHASE OFADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND CONNECTION OF SAME TO PRESENTWATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE: PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF A TAXTO PAY THE SAID BONDS AT MATURITY AND THE INTEREST THEREON AS IT ACCRUES:AND DIRECTING THE VALIDATION OF SAID BONDS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF

APPLICABLE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, at the regular May, 1957 meetingthereof, held on May 7, 1957, recessed said meeting until 7:30 P.M. on May 14, 1957 for thepurpose of discussing, considering and taking any appropriate action on any unfinished businessof the administration, and

WHEREAS, at said recessed meeting held on May 14, 1957, there was unanimously adopted aresolution declaring the intention of the said Mayor and Council of said City to issue negotiablebonds of said City for a sum not in excess of Fifth Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds oftiie sale of such bonds to be used for the purpose of financing the construction of an additionalFire Station with necessary building, and also an additional well and pump, and purchase ofadditional fire-fighting equipment, and connection of said well and pump to the present watersystem of the said City, all in accordance with the recommendations of the Mississippi StateRating Bureau on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City, said bonds to be dated July 1,1957, to be in denominations of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars each, and numbered consecutivelybeginning with Number One (l), and to bear interest from date at the rate of not to exceed fourper centum per annum from date, payable annually, and to mature at the rate of Five Thousand($5,000.00) Dollars annually over a period of not exceeding ten (10) years, and

WHEREAS, said resolution, which provides for its publication at least once a week for atleast three consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper having a general circulation in said City, allin accordance with law, was published in the Picayune Item for at least four consecutive weeks,being in the issues of May 16, 23, 30 and June 6, 1957, of said weekly newspaper, same being alegal newspaper with general circulation in the City of Picayune, all in compliance with applicablestatutes of the State of Mississippi, as appears from Proof of Publication on file in the officeof the City Clerk in said City, and spread on the minutes of the Mayor and Council of said City, and

WHEREAS, no protest against the issuance of the bonds proposed by said resolution to beissued was file don or before the date of June 11, 1957, in accordance with law, and with the terms ofsaid resolution, and

WHEREAS, in accordance with recessing order passed at the regular June 1957 meeting, meetingwas held on June 11, 1957 of said Mayor and Council of said City at 7:30 P.H., at which time theCity Clerk of said City was authorized and directed to publish notice of Bond Sale, with bids onsaid bonds to be received by the Mayor and Council at 7:30 P.M. on July 2, 1957, for the purchaseof said bonds, and

WHEREAS, at said meeting of said Mayor and Council on July 2, 1957, bids were received on saidbonds, and the lowest and best bid was accepted, and

WHEREAS, the assessed valuation of taxable property within the said City of Picayune wasascertained by the last completed assessment is as follows:

Personal Property $3,659,369Public Utilities $ 493 .QQQ

Total $8,454,019.

and,

WHEREAS, the said City of Picayune has at present the following outstanding obligations, andnone other

Street Improvement Bonds $ 280,000,

and,

WHEREAS, the bonds proposed to be issued, together with the above indebtedness of said City,do not exceed any statutory limits of indebtedness applicable to said City or to its bonds and otherindebtedness, and,

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WHEREAS, un accordance with the Constitution and applicable statutes of the State ofMississippi, the said Mayor and Council of said City of Picayune are authorized fully to issuethe aforesaid bonds of the said City in the said maximum amount of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars for the aforesaid purposes, and as hereinafter provided:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, PEARLRIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. That by the authority of the Constitution and statutes of the State ofMississippi applicable thereto, and by authority of a resolution of the Mayor and Council of theCity of Picayune, Mississippi, heretofore duly published according to law, and no protest havingbeen filed in accordance with the terms thereof, and of the applicable statutes, there shall be,and are hereby, authorized ordered and directed to be issued, bonds of the City of Picayune inthe maximum principal amount of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of financingthe construction of an additional Fire Station, with necessary building, to be located East of theNew Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company right-of-way in the said City, and also well withpump, and its connection with the present water system of said City, and also for the purchaseof additional fire fighting equipment, all in accordance with the recommendation of the MississippiState Rating Bureau on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City. The bonds shall beardate of July 1, 1957; shall be in denominations of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars each,numbered serially from one through fifty, both inclusive; shall bear interest from date thereof atthe rate of Three and 375/lOOOths (3.375$) per centum per annum; which interest shall accrueupon maturity; shall bear no interest after maturity unless presented for payment upon maturityand not paid; principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable at the office of the FirstNational Bank of Picayune, in the City of Picayune, State of Mississippi; and the said bondsshall mature in the amounts and at the times following, to-wit:

BOND NUMBERS AMOUNT MATURITY DATE

1 through 5 inclusive $1,000.00 each July 1, 19586 through 10 inclusive $1,000.00 each July 1, 1959

11 through 15 inclusive $1,000.00 each July 1, I96016 through 20 inclusive $1,000.00 each July 1, 196121 through 25 inclusive $1,000.00 each July 1, 196226 through 30 inclusive $1,000.00 each July 1, 196331 through 35 inclusive $1,000.00 each July 1, 196436 through 40 inclusive $1,000.00 each July 1, 196541 through 45 inclusive $1,000.00 each July 1, 196656 through 50 inclusive #1,000.00 each July 1, 1967

Section 2. That, said bonds shall be executed by the manual signature of the Mayor, countersignedby the City Clerk, under seal of said City, and interest to be paid on maturity upon surrender of thebonds.

Section 3. Thzt the said bonds shall be in substantially the following form:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA



CITY OF PICAYUNE

1957 FIRE STATION AND FIRE PROTECTIONBOND

No. $1,000.00

The City of Picayune, Mississippi, a Municipal Corporation, acting herein by and through theMayor and Council of said City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, its governing authority,acknowledges itself indebted, and for value received, hereby promises to pay to the bearer

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS

(11,000.00) on the first day of July 195 , with interest thereon from date hereof at the rate ofThree and 375/lOOOths (3.375$ ) per centum per annum from date, payable on July 1 in each year, theinterest to, and including, maturity of this note to be payable upon presentation and surrender ofthe annexed interest coupons as they severally mature._ No interest shall_accrue_oa this bond afterthe maturity date hereof unless this bond be presented for payment at maturity and be not then paid.

Both the principal of, and the interest on, this bond are payable in lawful money of the United Statesof America at the office of the First National Bank of Picayune, in the City of Picayune, State ofMississippi, and for the prompt payment of this bond at maturity and the interest thereon as it accrues,the full faith and credit and resources of the City of Picayune are hereby irrevocably pledged.

This bond is one of a series of fifty (50) bonds of like date, tenor and effect, except for maturitydate, numbered from one to fifty both inclusive, aggregating the principal sum of Fifty Thousand($50,000.00) Dollars}, issued for the purpose of providing funds with which to finance the acquisition of anadditional Fire Station, with necessary building, to be located East of the New Orleans andNortheastern Railroad right-of-way in said City, and also well with pump, and its connection with thepresent water system of said City, and also for the purchase of additional fire fighting equipment, underauthority of and in full compliance with the Constitution and Laws of the State of Mississippi, and by thefurther authority of a resolution of the Mayor and Council of said City announcing the intention to

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issue said bonds, to which resolution no protest was filed according to law, and pursuant to proceedingsduly had and done by the said Mayor and Council of said City, as the Governing Authority of said Cityof Picayune.

It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions, and things required to exist,to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the issuance of this bond, in "order to make the samea legal and binding obligation of this City, do exist, have happened and have been performed in regularand due time, form and manner, as required by law; that provisions will be made for the collection ofan annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on this bond upon maturity thereof; and thatthe total indebtedness of said City of Picayune, including this bond and the issue of which it is a part,does not exceed any statutory or constitutional limit.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City of Picayune, a Municipal Corporation situated in Pearl River County,Mississippi, acting herein by and through its governing authority, its Mayor and Council has executedthis bond by causing it to be signed by the Mayor of the City of Picayune, countersigned by the CityClerk of said City, under the seal of said City, this bond to be dated the first day of July, 1957.

(SEAL) CITY OF PICAYUNE

COUNTERSIGNED: BY:MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

Section 4. That the bonds herein directed to be issued shall be submitted to validation underthe provisions of Chapter 1, Title 18 of the Mississippi Code of 1942, and other applicable statutes,and to that end the City Clerk of the City of Picayune is hereby directed to make up a transcript ofproceedings and all other documents relating to said bonds and to forward the same to the State's BondAttorney for the institution of said validation proceedings.

Section 5> That when the said bonds shall have been executed and validated as aforesaid theyshall be registered in the office of the City Clerk of said City in a book to be kept for that purpose,and thereupon said clerk shall endorse upon the reverse side of each bond his certificate insubstantially the following form:

( REGISTRATION AND VALIDATION CERTIFICATE )


I, , City Clerk within and for the City of Picayune, Pearl RiverCounty, Mississippi, So hereby certify that the within bond of the said City of Picayune has been dulyregistered by me pursuant to law in a book kept in my office for that purpose.

I do further certify that the within bond has been validated and confirmed by decree of theChancery Court of Pearl River County, Mississippi, rendered on the day of ,1957.

CITY CLERK

Section 6. That in order to make provision for payment of the principal and interest providedfor in said bonds as they mature and accrue, there shall be and there is hereby levied a direct continuingannual tax on all of the taxable property in said City of Picayune sufficient to produce the sumsnecessary for said purpose, and provision to meet the requirements of this ordinance shall in due time,manner and season annually be made.

Section 7. That the said tax shall be extended upon the tax rolls and shall be collected inthe same manner and at the same time as other taxes of the said City of Picayune are collected, and therate of tax which shall be so extended shall be sufficient in each year to fully produce the samerequired for the payment of the principal of and the interest on said bonds respectively, after dueallowance shall have been made for probable delinquencies in the payment of taxes and the customary costsof collection. The proceeds derived from the collection of such tax shall be deposited in a separate fundto be designated as » FIRE STATION AND FIRE PROTECTION BOND, INTEREST AND SINKING FUND -1957 ", and shallbe used exclusively for the purpose herein required.

Section 8. That when the said bonds shall have been registered as above provided, they shall bedelivered to the purchasers thereof upon payment of the purchase price therefor in accordance with theterms of sale and award.

Section 9. That all ordinances, resolutions or proceedings of this Mayor and Council of saidCity, which may in any manner conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall be and they are herebyrepealed, rescinded and set aside insofar as they may so conflict.

Section 10. That the purchase of the additional property and equipment necessary for thecompletion of the improvements and installation of equipment as herein provided to be purchased withthe proceeds of said bond issue, being immediately necessary, and the financing thereof being essentialto that end, and being immediately necessary for the health and welfare of the people and taxpayers ofsaid City, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed and approved this 7th day of August, 1957.

(SEAL)( S igned ) J . M. HCWELL, K. D.

MAYOR PRO TEMATTEST:

(S igned) A. L . FRANKLINCITY CLERK

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The foregoing ordinance, having been read at length at a public meeting of the Mayor andCouncil, was considered and adopted section by section and then as a whole by the following roll-call votein each instance, to-wit:

J. B. CALVIN voted YEAH. V. CARR v,oted YEA .W. E. GODARD voted YEAJ. M. HCWELL voted YEA

C. MC DONALD, Absent and not voting . . . . .

Whereupon, the Mayor Pro Tern declared that said ordinance had been duly and legally passedand adopted.

SITE'FOR ? K FIRE STATION PURCHASED

BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl RiverCounty, Mississippi, that the Mayor and City Clerk of said City be, and they arehereby, authorized and directed to do all things necessary to complete the purchasefrom S. G. Thigpen, Sr., and to accept, for and on behalf of said City, a warrantydeed from the said S. G. Thigpen, Sr., covering the following described real propertysituated in the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, to-wit:

Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 7, in Block 7of E. F. Tate«s First Addition to the City of Picayune,Pearl River County, Mississippi, as per official plat ofsaid Addition now on file in the office of the ChanceryClerk of Pearl River County, Mississippi, thence run East160 feet to the West line of South Haugh Avenue, thencerun South 12 degrees 30 minutes West 57 feet and 8 inchesto a place of beginning: thence run South 12 degrees 30minutes West 114 feet and 4 inches, thence run North 77degrees 30 minutes West 155 feet, thence run North 12degrees 30 minutes East 92 feet and 8 inches, thence runSouth approximately 80 degrees 45 minutes East 158 feet and4 inches to the place of beginning, and being a part of theNWi of SW£ of Section 14, Township 6 South, Range 17 West,and being the same land described in a deed from WhitneyJean Nonnan and wife, Edith Mae Norman to S. G. Thigpen,dated July 3, 1950, and recorded on page 151 of Land DeedRecord 86

for a total purchase price of Fifteen Hundred ($1500.00 ) Dollars, payment to be madefrom the proceeds of the sale of CITY OF PICAYUNE 1957 FIRE STATION AND FIRE PROTECTIONBONDS; said property to be used as a site for the new fire station to be constructed insaid City on East side of New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company right-of-way.

The foregoing resolution, pursuant to motion made by J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard,

and unanimously carried, was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune on this 7th day

of August, 1957.

'••rORK ORDER ISSUED TO C.T.SVriTZSR ifELL CC'.TAHY 0M KB? V!ELL


ordered that the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue official

WORK ORDER to C. T. Switzer Well Company to commence operations in accordance with their contract

with the City of Picayune, dated August 19, 1957, and the specifications therein contained, to

furnish the City with deep well and turbine pump, at the site designated for new fire station to

be constructed on East side of New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad Company right-of-way.

QUITCLAC: TO ALLEI-! PACK

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it is

ordered that the Mayor and City Clerk be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to execute

a quitclaim deed on behalf of the City of Picayune to ALLEN PACK, on real property situated in the

City of Picayune and described as follows:

1 lot 100x300 ft. in SE£ of SE£, Section 14, Township 6South, Range 17 West, Pearl River County, Mississippidescribed in Deed Book 88, page 731 of the Land DeedRecords of Pearl River County, Mississippi

Said conveyance to be made in consideration of the payment of all taxes due the City of Picayune

on said property through the taxable year 1956, and for the purpose of releasing the above described

land from all claim or title of said City of Picayune under Tax Sale or Sales of said City heretofore

held.

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ORDTSAHCE I-?0. 253

AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY RAILROAD TRAIN TO OBSTRUCT TRAVEL UPONANY STREET IN THE CITY OF PICAYUNE BY STOPPING TRAIN ON ANY STREET CROSSING FOR

A PERIOD LONGER THAW FIVE MHUTE5

BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, asfollows, to-wit:

1. Every railroad company, upon stopping any train at a place in the City ofPicayune where such railroad shall cross a street, shall so uncouple itscars as not to obstruct travel upon such street, for a longer periodthan five minutes.

2. Each minute which any train remains in such position as to obstruct trafficacross any street of the City of Picayune in excess of the said periodof five minutes and thus in violation of the provisions of Section 1of this Ordinance shall be deemed a separate offense and punishable assuch.

3. The conductor of any train violating the provisions of this ordinance shallbe liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than fiftydollars on conviction thereof.

4. The engineer of any train violating the provisions of this ordinance shallbe liable to a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than fiftydollars on conviction thereof.

5. A failure to observe the provisions of this ordinance shall cause arailroad company to be liable to a fine of not more than Fifty ($50.00)Dollars for each offense.

6. In the event of violation of this ordinance by any train of any railroadcompany, notice or summons may be given by the Police Justice of the Cityof Picayune to the railroad company that hearing will be held before thesaid Police Justice on a date to be set out in said notice to determinewhether the said company shall be subject to said fine, and upon properhearing, if it be determined by the Police Justice that there has in factbeen such violation of this ordinance, then the said Railroad Companyshall be fined as herein set out. The notice herein provided may be givento the statutory process agent for said railroad or served on any officeror station agent of said railroad.

7. In the event any section or part of section of this ordinance shall be held invalidfor any reason whatsoever, same shall not affect the validity of the remainderof this ordinance.

8. It having been adjudicated by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune thatthe public welfare of the City of Picayune and of its citizens has been damagedby practices prohibited by this ordinance, and that this ordinance is for theimmediate and temporary preservation of the public peace, health and safety,this ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval bythe said Mayor and Council of said City.

Passed and approved this 7th day of August, 1957.

(SEAL) (Signed) J. M. HCWELL, M. D.MAYOR PRO TEM

(Signed ) A. L. FRANKLINCity Clerk

The foregoing ordinance, having been introduced by motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by

J. B. Calvin, and having been read at length at a public meeting of the Mayor and Council, was

considered and adopted section by section and then as a whole by the following roll-call vote

in each instance, to-wit:

Those voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, and J. M. HowellThose voting NAY: None

Those absent and not voting: C. McDonald, Sr.

Whereupon, the Mayor Pro Tem declared that said ordinance had been duly and legally passed

and adopted.

CITY CLERK AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ONWET FIRE ENGINE AND SEWAGE PUMPS

Upon motion of H. V. Carr, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it is

ordered that the City Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to advertise for bids

to furnish the City with one (l) 750-GPM triple combination fire engine, and two (2) 4"x4" non-

clog vertical sewage pumps, one equipped with right angle gear drive, running advertisement in

the Picayune Item according to law, in the following words and figures, to-wit:

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NOTICE FOR BIDS

The Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County,Mississippi, will receive sealed bids up to 7:30 P.M. on September10, 1957, for the following:

(A) 1 - 750-G-PM Triple Combination Fire Engine, withstandard equipment, all according to specificationson file in the office of the City Clerk

(B) 2 - 4"x4" non-clog vertical sewage pumps, with recessedtype impeller, employing torque flow principle

(C) 1 - Right angle gear drive, powered by gasoline engineof not less than 6j brake HP at 1800 RPM

All above in accordance with specifications on file in the office ofthe City Clerk, copy of which will be furnished to interested biddersupon written or verbal request to A. L. Franklin, City Clerk

The Mayor and Council of said City reserve the right to reject anyand all bids.

Done by order of the Mayor and Council passed August 7, 1957.

A. L. FRANKLINCITY CLERK

PETITIONS RECEIVED FROM BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFPICAYlfflE "J/SCIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Petitions were submitted by the Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate

School District, requesting the Mayor and Council to borrow money with which to purchase

three new school buses and four used school buses for the use of the said School. District,

as authorized under Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, and upon motion of

J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, said petitions were received

and filed.

SCHCOL BUCKET

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it is

hereby ordered that the Budget of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District, as submitted

by the Board of Trustees thereof, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1957 and ending June 30,

1958, be and the same is hereby received and ordered filed in the office of the City Clerk. The

said Budget being in the following words and figures, to-wit:

ANTICIPATED INCOME

Local Sources:

Balance 7-1-57Ad valorem taxesPoll taxes

Total Local sources

State Sources:

Per CapitaMinimum Program AppropriationVocational FundExceptional childrenHomestead Exemption

Total State Sources

Total Revenue

Amount budgeted

Amount needed

Minimum Program

73,913.005.907.00

79.820.00

15,879.00153,876.00

District

2,244.48

2,251.002,000.00

169.755.00

PROPOSED BUDGET EXPENDITURES

Admin is t ra t ion

Superintendent's SalaryClerical Salaries

MinimumProgram

5,100.003,275.00

Vocational District

2,900.004,675.00

Total

2,244.4873,913.00

5.907.00

82.064.48

15,879.00153,876.00

2,251.002,000.00

174.006.00

256,070.00

425,675.00

$169.605.00

Total

8,000.007,950.00

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Office ExpenseOther Admin. Expense

White Admin. ExpenseCol. Admin. ExpenseTotal Administration

Instruction

H. S. Principal, W.H. S. Principal, C.Office expense, WOffice expense, C.Voc. Teacher, W.Voc. Teacher, C.H. S. Teachers, W.H. S. Teachers, C.Classroom Supplies, W.Classroom supplies, C.Library, W.Library, C.

White H. S. ExpenseCol. H. S. ExpenseTotal H. S. Expense

Elem. PrincipalOffice supplies, W.Elem. Teachers, WElem. Teachers, C.Classroom supplies, W.Classroom Supplies, C.Libraries, W.Libraries, C.

White ELem. ExpenseCol. Elem. ExpenseTotal Elem. Expense

Total Instruction

Transportation

Bus Drivers, W.Bus Drivers, C.Gas, oil & repair, W.Gas, Oil & repair, C.Other Transportation

White Trans, expenseCol. Trans, expenseTotal Transportation

AuxiliaryRecreational, W.Recreational, C.Band, W.Band, C.

Auxiliary, W.Auxiliary, C.Total Auxiliary

Operation & Maintenance

Janitors' Salaries, W.Janitors' Salaries, C.Janitorial Supplies, W.Janitorial Supplies, C.Heat, Lights, Water, W.Heat, Lights, Water, C.Repairs & Replacements, W.Repairs & Replacements, C.Insurance, W.Insurance, C.

White Operation & Maint.Col. Operation & Maint.Total Operation & Maint.

Other CostEmployer's Share -Retirement, W.Retirement, C.

Employer's Share -Social Security, W.Social Security, C.

Other Cost, W.Other Cost, C.Total Other Cost

4,875.00

8,375^00

2,400.003,375.00

1,300 1,300.001,200.00 951.2035,080.0013,200

1,500.002,500.00

11,575.00

11,575.00

1,500.002,500.00

16,450.003.5OO.OO

19,950.00

38,780.0017.775.0056,555.00

2,400.00

92,220.0042,880.00

94,620.0042.880.00137,500.00

187,380.00

4,950.00450.00

6,000.00551.00

1,199.00

12,149.001.001.0013,150.00

3,950.001,980.00

5,000.001,500.005,765.004,215.00

14,715.007.695.0022,410.00

3,435.001,417.00

3,635.001,218.00

7,070.002.635.009,705.00

1,300.00

2,251.00

2,251.00

2,300.00825.00200.00150.00650.00989.80

19,320.003,800.001,800.00

750.001,200.00

600.00

25,470.007.023.8032,493.80

2,300.00300.00

54,355.0014,420.003,000.001,200.001,500.00

600.00

61,455.0016^220.0077,675.00

10,168.80

2,500.00

2,500.00

2,500.00

3,500.001,000.003,000.00

750.00

6,500.001.750.008,250.00

10,400.00

2,500.001,000.002,000.00

10,000.001,000.006,500.001,200.00

31,400.003.200.00

34,600.00

5,268.001,592.00

1,300.00475.00

6,568.002.067.008,635.00

4,700.004,200.00

200.00150.00

3,250.003,050.00

54,400.0017,000.001,800.00

750.001,200.00

600.00

65,550.0025.750.0091,300.00

4,700.00300.00

146,575.0057,300.003,000.001,200.001,500.00

600.00

156,075.0059.100.00

215,175.00

306,475.00

4,950.00450.00

6,000.00551.00

3,699.00

14,649.001,001.00

15,650.00

3,500.001,000.003,000.00

750.00

6,500.001.750.008,250.00

14,350.001,980.002,500.001,000.007,000.001,500.00

15,765.005,215.006,500.001,200.00

46,115.0010.895.0057,010.00

8,703.003,009.00

4,935.001,693.00

13,638.004.702.00

18,340.00

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TotalTotal

Total

White ExpenseCol. Expense

Current Expense

172,209.0075.486.00

DEED FOR

1,300.00

2.251.00

STREET ACCEPTED

145,468.30.260.

175.728.

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318,106.

425.

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A deed, dated July 18, 1957, was received by the Mayor and Council from Crosby Forest Products

Company, whereby the said Company conveyed an easement to the City of Picayune over ce r t a in property

s i tua ted i n the NEjf of SWi of Section 15 , Township 6 South, Range 17 West, i n the City of Picayune,

Pearl River County, Miss i s s ipp i , to be used as City s t r e e t s , said property more p a r t i c u l a r l y

designated as "A" S t r e e t , "B" S t r e e t , "C" St ree t and "Angle S t r ee t " , as shown on p l a t , Exhibit A,

at tached to said deed and made a pa r t thereof,

WHEREUPON, upon motion made by J . M. Howell, seconded by J . B. Calvin, and unanimously ca r r i ed ,

i t was ordered t h a t the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and d i rec ted to accept pt v-

the said deed, for the s t ipu la ted considerat ion, for and on behalf of the City of Picayune, and the

City Clerk was di rected to forward the said deed for proper recordation on the records of Land Deeds

of Pearl River County, Miss i s s ipp i .

OPJSR TO ADJOURN

No fur ther business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of H. V. Carr, i t i s

brdered tha t t h i s Mayor and Council do now r i s e in adjournment.

CITY CLERK /V (KAtOR PRO TEM

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STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF PEARL HIVERCITY OF PICAYUNE

Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in Pearl River

County, Mississippi, met in the City Hall in said City at their regular meeting place on Thursday,

August 19, 1957, at the hour of 7:30 P.M., pursuant to waiver of notice and written consent to so

meet duly signed and executed by each and every member of said Council, including the Mayor, in

accordance with the provisions of Section 28, Chapter 372 of the Laws of 1952, said written consent

having been duly executed on the 19th day of August, 1957, ordered spread upon these minutes and

filed for record, with the following officials present: L. 0. Crosby, Jr., Mayor; J. B. Calvin,

H. ?. Carr, W. E. Godard, and J. M. Howell, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Manager; A. L. Franklin,

City Clerk; Lemuel Pearson, Acting City Marshal; and Tate Thigpen, City Attorney. It being

determined that a quorum was present, the Mayor ordered the Marshal to proclaim the meeting open,

which was duly done, called the meeting to order, and the following proceedings were had and done:

V/AIVEP. AMI !?TTTE>r C0K5EMT TO SPECIAL HEETING

We, the undersigned Mayor and all Councilmen, constituting the Council of the City ofPicayune, in Pearl River County, Mississippi, do hereby consent to a meeting to be held at 7:30 P.M.on Thursday, August 19, 1957, at the City Hall in the City of Picayune, for the purpose of selectingan architect to prepare plans for the new fire station and for the transaction of any other businessthat may legally come before the meeting, and do hereby waive any notice of such meeting.

WITNESS our signatures on this the 19th day of August, 1957.

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CARR, COUNCILMAN

GODARfl> COUNCILMAN

/ J. M. HDWELL, COUNCILMATr-

OF AH CHITS CT EiJGAGED

The matter of the selection of an architect for the new fire station coming up for

consideration, after due deliberation by the Mayor and Council, and upon motion of J. B. Calvin,

seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was ordered that Earl T. Gilmore, of Jackson,

Mississippi, be employed as architect to prepare plans for said new fire station, at a mutually

agreed upon fee of 6% of the contract price for the construction of the building.

!HC:r FIRE STATIOH iTAMED


ordered that the proposed new fire station, to be erected on the East side of the City, be named

CLAIBORNE Me DONALD, SR. FIRE STATION, in honor of Claiborne Me Donald, Sr., Mayor of the City of

Picayune from' August 1949 to July 1957, as an expression of gratitude by the citizens of the City

of Picayune for his unselfish and untiring service to the community, and in recognition of his

great contribution to the progress and welfare of our City.

ORDER TO ADJOtJFI?

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of H. V. Carr,


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met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, September 3, 1957, in regular session, with the

following officials present: L. 0. Crosby, Jr., Mayor; J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard and

J. M. Howell, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Manager; A. L. Franklin, City Clerk; M. T. Thigpen, City

Attorney; and Lemuel Pearson, Marshal.


meeting open, which was duly done, and the following proceedings were had and done:

i-JKUTES APPROVED

The minutes of the August meetings were read by the City Clerk, and there being no objections

or corrections, were declared approved as read.

BILLS ALLOWED

Upon motion of H. V. Carr, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, the following

bills were allowed:

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SUPERVISION & FINANCEL. 0 . Crosby, J r .J . B. CalvinH. V. CarrW. E. GodardJ . M. HowellA. J . ReadMrs. M. A. BecnelE. W. HollingsworthE. W. HollingsworthJohn Paul RussM. T, ThigpenGranvil le WilliamsA. L. FranklinThe Picayune ItemThe Picayune Item

4CCT.NO.

201202202202202203204205206207211212213207208

PROTECTION OF LIFE & PROPERTYHomer SmithWeston LottL. A. PearsonJohn Paul RussMurvin S a l t e rHomer SmithWeston LottL. A. PearsonJohn Paul RussMurvin S a l t e rE. M. Fr iersonGeorge DozierE. L. CameronVi rg i l BooneThe Lawyers Co-operative Pub.Co.Byrd's CafeJ . C. Wal l i sDr. W. W. OserM. T. Thigpen

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF PUBLICL i l l i e AbramB. Whitfield Insurance Agcy.Miss iss ippi Power CompanySouthern Be l l Tel . & Tel . Co.

2142142142L4214215215215215215216221222222

,217218220225225

FOR

August sa la ry l e s s deductionsSameSameSameSameSameSameSameExpense for AugustAugust sa la ry l e s s deductionsSameSameAugust sa la ry - court c lerkInv. 5925/5927 - suppliesInv.870/898/976/l27l /1326-prtg. & pub.

August sa la ry l e s s deductionsSameSameSameSameExpense for AugustSameSameSameSameAugust s a l a ry l e s s deductionsSameSameSameMiss 6 & 6A-supplement t o CodeMeals for pr i sonersRadio maintenance - pol ice carsMed. serv ices t o Geo. DozierCost of pho tos t a t i c paper

BUILDINGS231233234234

August sa la ry l e s s deductionsBond-A.L.Franklin,City ClerkElec . for City Hall -2-180-143Telephones 3011,3191,4844, 4841

MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURESLester ShawMyles C. Holcomb Asphalt Co.Myles C. Holcomb Asphalt Co.

Crosby Dairy Products & Ice Co.Faulkner Concrete Pipe Co.Thomas S. Whitecloud, M. D.

Custom Fogging, I n c .Marine Spec. & Mil l Sup. Co.A. SpiersEagle Signal CorporationWestern Auto Associate StoreBean & WilkesMiss iss ippi Power Company

Pearson Motor CompanyQuick & Grice, Inc

244244244

244244244244244244244244244245

246247

4 t rucks a t $25.00 ea - 3 days800 g a l s . Emul. AsphaltAsphalt del ivered August

IceInv. 44016 - pipeMed. services to Johnnie PetersPar t s for machine #4020Inv. 12717Labor & e l e c . m a t l . - sewer pumpsInv. 4351 - c o i l assemblysuppliesSand & gravelInv. 2-18O-132/188/17O/166/14O/126/1O3/42/

132; 2-81/247Repairs to equipment - Inv. 4371Gas & Oil-Inv.8245/8142/8l67/8157

AMOUNT

97.7532.0948,8738.2748.87

204.60233.98193.40

75.0025.00

134.0273.3135.007.45

278.98

263.21230.82252.47235.61224.8475.0075.0075.0075.0075.0097.75

229.09223.30229.6317.0011.0075.00

5.004.00

48.87130.00

77.4791.50

300.0088.00

6,809.53

7.85391.14

8.0023.55

610.1030.004.50

31.95230.00

701.2042.80

373.18

WARRANTNUMBER

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8O638O648O6580668O6780688O69807080718072807380748075807681088109811081118112

8077811381148115

80038116

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811881198120812181228123812481258126

812781288129

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401401401405402402402402404406406406

601603603604610602602602602602605605606607

August salary l e s s deductionsAugust expenseMonthly appropriationGasoline for cemetery mowersInv. 6l-63-tube for lawnmower t i r e50 blades for lawnmowers

August salaryAugust salary l ess deductionsAugust salaryAugust expenseInv. K2O-59O643-drum asbestos wickingInv. 7991Inv. 16890Inv. 8-177-PV and 8-230-PVInv.2-180/129/40/92/119/192Inv. 19-1988/1979-pipe & f i t t i n g sInv. 7992Inv. 422

August salary l e s s deductionsAugust salaryAugust salary l e s s deductionsSameAugust expenseDemurrageInv. 1390—wrenches, s t ee l tapeInvoice 8754-pipe and f i t t i n g s1 box hack saw blades - Inv. 24200Elec . for regulator s ta t ion - 2-180-50Inv. 2934; Line-A-Time & suppliesInv. N-1552-supplies for addressographInv.927 and 1053-repairs t o equipmentGas purchased July

150.9830.0060.0011.41

1.4312.50

100.00227.19150.00

75.003.09

115.6022.1415.63

407.9261.87

302.82246.53

264.83250.00364.74315.01

75.00.93

19.84L4O.85

18.001.00

119.1316.5480.96

11,644.31

807880798130813181328133

176317641765176617681769177017711772177317741775

59795980598159825983599659975998599960006001600260036004

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATIONSamuel T. RussSamuel T. RussPearl River County Health Dept.Gates Service StationPolk's Firestone Dealer StoreHart's

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUHDA. J. ReadH. E. JordanWarren W. SealH. E. JordanDixie Highway Express, Inc.Paine Supply CompanyLighting Fixture & Elec. Sup. Co.Crosby Forest Products Co.Mississippi Power CompanyQuick & GricePaine Supply CompanyWholesale Supply Company, Inc

NATURAL GAS FUNDW. B. Sheffield, Jr.A. J. ReadP. E. HenleyA. L. FranklinA. L. FranklinNational Welding Supply CompanyMarine Specialty & Mill Supply Co.Paine Supply CompanyQuick & GriceMississippi Povier CompanyCommercial Printing CompanyElliott Addressing Machine Co.Wilkes Motor SalesUnited Gas Pipe Line Company

$2,22:4.00PICAYKB OTMCIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTUSSD TRANSPORTATION EQUIPI-iENT MOTES 1957

At their recessed meeting held on Wednesday, August 7, 1957, this Mayor and Council received

a petition from the Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District, said petition

having been duly authorized by resolution of the Board of Trustees of said School District adopted at

their meeting held June 11, 1957, and approved by order of the Mississippi State Board of Education

passed at their meeting held June 27, 1957, all being in the following words and figures, to-wit:

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTREQUESTING THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, TO BORROWMONEY TO BE USED IN PAYING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OR OTHER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENTWHICH WILL BE OWED AND OPERATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATESCHOOL DISTRICT, AS AUTHORIZED IN CHAPTERS 15 AND 18, LAWS OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF

1953

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 11th day of June, 1957, there was held a regular meeting of theBoard of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi,which meeting was duly and legally called and held. Said meeting was held at the regular meetingplace designated by an order entered upon the minutes of the board. At said meeting the followingresolution was offered by Mr. W. J. Johnson, a member of the Board, was duly seconded, and dulyadopted as follows, to-wit:

"WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate SchoolDistrict, of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, is of the opinion and so finds andadjudges that in order to provide satisfactory transportation service at a reasonablecost for the school children of the municipality, and added territory, if any, attendingthe public schools of the municipal separate school district, it is necessary and advisableto purchase four (4) motor vehicles, or other school transportation equipment; and

"WHEREAS, said motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment will costapproximately $2,244.00, but the Board finds and adjudges that there is no money at thepresent time in the transportation fund of said municipal separate school districtavailable for the purpose of paying any part of the purchase price of said motor vehiclesand other school transportation equipment, and that it is necessary to borrow $2,244.00required to pay the purchase price of said motor vehicles and other school transportationequipment.

"WHEREAS, said motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment proposedto be purchased by the Board of Trustees of said Municipal Separate School District andowned and operated by said municipal separate school district are particularly describedas follows: four (4) used buses presently owned by Pearl River County School Board.

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees hereby requests and petitions the governingauthorities of the municipality to borrow $2,244.00 for use in paying the purchase priceof the above mentioned motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment, and toissue negotiable notes or bonds for said municipal separate school district in evidence of

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said sum, payable in equal installments over a period of 2 years from the date of their issuancesaid notes to bear not exceeding four per centum interest per annum, payable annually orsemi-annually, as the said governing authorities may, in its discretion, determine, saidprincipal and interest to be paid from the transportation funds of the said municipal separateschool district, all as provided in Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953. andthat said money when so borrowed be placed in a special fund to be known as and entitled"Special Transportation Equipment Fund ", and that said board of -trustees set aside eachyear from the transportation funds of said district an amount sufficient to pay the principalof, and interest upon, said notes, or bonds, as and when the same shall respectively matureand accrue.

"HE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President and Secretary of the Board be, and they arehereby, authorized and directed to file with the governing authorities of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, a petition to borrow said money and issue said notes or bonds, as it maydetermine in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of1953» for the purpose aforesaid, and they shall attach to said petition a certified copyof this resolution, but before presenting and filing said petition and resolution with thegoverning authorities of said municipality, they shall first submit the same to the State Boardof Education of the State of Mississippi and obtain the approval and consent of said StateBoard of Education for the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Separate School District topurchase said motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment and for the governingauthorities to borrow said sum of money and to issue said negotiable notes or bonds for saidpurpose.

For the adoption of this resolution, a majority of all members of the board voted "AYE1.'.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPIPearl River County

WE, the undersigned President and Secretary, respectively, of the Board of Trustees of the

Picayune Municipal Separate School District, of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, do hereby certify

that the foregoing and attached copy is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by said

Municipal Separate School District on the 11 day of June, 1957, as fully as the same appears on record

in the minutes of said Beard of Trustees.

WITNESS our signature, this the 11 day of June, 1957.

(Signed ) F. E. HARTPresident

(Signed) W. J. JohnsonSecretary

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ORDER OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVING PETITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THEMUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, TO THE GOVERNINGAUTHORITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY, REQUESTING THE MUNICIPALITY TO BORROW THE SUM OF $2244.00WITH WHICH TO PURCHASE FOUR USED SCHOOL BUSES UNDER CHAPTER 18,LAWS OF EXTRAORDINARYSESSION OF 1953, TO ESTABLISH.EHECT, AND EQUIP SCHOOL BUS SHOPS OR GARAGES, AND TO PURCHASE

LAND THEREFOR

THERE came on for hearing, this the 27th day of June, 1957, at a regular meeting of theMississippi State Board of Education at Jackson, Mississippi, duly and legally called and held, thepetition of the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, dated the 11th day of June, 1957, to the governing authorities of said City of Picayune,Mississippi, requesting said governing authorities to' borrow the sum of $2244.00 to be used by saidBoard of Trustees in purchasing motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment with whichto transport the school children of the said municipal separate school district to and from thepublic schools of said district and to provide for the servicing and repair of such district-ownedmotor vehicles, or other school transportation equipment, and to establish, erect and equip schoolbus shops or garages and purchase land therefor; . and to issue negotiable notes or bonds for saiddistrict in evidence of said sum, payable in equal annual installments over a period of two years,from the date of their issuance, to bear interest at not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum,payable annually or semi-annually, the principal and interest of said notes to be paid from thetransportation funds of the said municipal separate school district, all as provided in Chapter 18,Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, to which petition is attached a certified copy of a resolutionadopted by said Board of Trustees of said municipal separate school district on the 11th day of June,1957, requesting said governing authorities to obtain said loan and issue said notes or bonds.It appears that the said motor vehicles and other transportation equipment proposed to be purchasedowned, and operated by said board are particularly described as follows: Four used school busespresently owned by Pearl River County School Board. And it further appears that the school busshops or garages sought to be established, erected, and equipped are described as follows: NONE.And it further appears that the land sought to be purchased for said purpose is now owned and isdescribed as follows: NONE.

The State Board of Education, having carefully considered said petition and resolution, is ofthe opinion, and so finds and determines that for the reasons stated in said resolution, said governingauthorities of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, should be permitted to purchase, own and operatefour used motor vehicles and other equipment for the transportation of children to and from the publleschools of the said municipal separate school district and to provide for the servicing and repair of

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such district-owned motor vehicles, or other school transportation equipment, and to employdrivers for the operation thereof, and to establish, erect, and equip school bus shops or garages,and purchase land therefor, and for all of which permission be, and is hereby, granted, but allbus purchases shall be made and all drivers employed in accordance with the rules and regulationsof the State Board of Education, and after the specifications of such buses have been approvedby this Board, and all purchase contracts and all driver employment contracts shall first besubmitted to, and approved by, this Board before becoming effective, all as required by saidChapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953.

It is further ordered that said resolution and petition of said Board of Trustees of saidMunicipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, be and are herebyapproved, and the approval of said proposed loan by the governing authorities of said municipalityis hereby given, and this board does hereby consent and agree that said governing authoritiesof said municipality may obtain said loan and issue said notes or bonds in the sum and for thepurpose stated in said resolution and petition of the Board of Trustees of said municipal separateschool district, and upon the terms therein stated, and the Chairman and Secretary of this Boardare hereby directed to make and certify a copy of this order and attach same to said petition ofsaid school board, and then forward the said petition to the Board of Trustees of the saidMunicipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, to be by said board filedwith the governing authorities of said municipality.

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WE, the undersigned Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the State Board of Education

of the State of Mississippi, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing is a true and

correct copy of an order duly adopted by said Board on the 27th day of June, 1957, as fully as

the same appears of record in the minutes of said board.

WITNESS our signatures, this the 27th day of June, 1957.

(Signed ) J. M. TUBB,Chairman

(Signed) G. J. CAIN,Secretary

PETITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THEGOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, REQUESTING THE GOVERNINGAUTHORITIES TO BORROW MONEY IN THE SUM OF $2,244.00 WITH WHICH TO PURCHASE MOTOR VEHICLESOR OTHER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, OR TO ESTABLISH, ERECT, AND EQUIP SCHOOL BUSSHOPS OR GARAGES, AND PURCHASE LANDS THEREFOR, UNDER CHAPTER 18, LAWS OF EXTRAORDINARYSESSION OF 1953. '

TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI:

WE, the undersigned Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District,pursuant to a resolution of said board adopted on the 11 day of June, 1957, at a regular(special) meeting thereof, duly and legally called and held, a certified copy of whichresolution is hereto attached and made a part hereof, do hereby petition and request you toborrow the sum of $2,244.00, under the provisions of Chapter 18, Laws of ExtraordinarySession of 1953, with which to purchase four (4) motor vehicles or other school transportationequipment, with which to transport to and from the public schools of said municipal separateschool district the school children thereof, or to establish, erect, and equip school busshops or garages, and purchase land therefor, for the use of said school district, and toissue the negotiable notes or bonds of said municipality, in accordance with said Chapter 18,Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, as you may determine.'.

This petition, with our certified resolution hereto attached, has been submitted to, andduly approved by, the State Board of Education and its consent and approval obtained to theborrowing of said money and the issuance of said notes or bonds by you, as shown by certifiedcopy of its order or resolution hereto attached.

WITNESS our signatures, this 13th day of June, 1957.

Respectfully,

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PICAYUNE

MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, MISS.

BY (signed) F. E. HART, President

(signed) W. J. JOHNSON, Secretary

(signed) 0. V. LEWIS, D.D.S.

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BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, as follows:

That the Clerk of said City be, and he is hereby authorized and directedto publish the following notice in the Picayune Item, a legal newspaper published in,and of general circulation in, the City of Picayune, Mississippi, for two successivetimes in said weekly newspaper, the first publication to be at least ten (10) dayspreceding the date set for the receipt of bids, the notice to be in the followingform:

NOTICE OF NOTE SALE$2,244.00

PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTUSED EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION NOTE

1957

Sealed proposals will be received by the Mayor and Council of theCity of Picayune, Mississippi, at the office of the City Clerk inthe City Hall in said City, until 7:30 P. M. on Tuesday, the 24day of September, 1957, at which time said bids will be publiclyopened for purchase at not less than par and accrued interest ofthe above note of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District.

Said note is to bear date of September 20, 1957, to be in theprincipal sum of $2,244.00, shall bear interest at rate to bedetermined pursuant to sale thereof, payable on September 20, 1958,at a bank to be designated.

The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.

Said note will be payable as to principal and interest from theTransportation Funds of the Picayune Municipal Separate SchoolDistrict.

Proposals should be addressed to the Mayor and Council, Picayune,Mississippi and marked "Proposal for Used Equipment TransportationNote 1957, Picayune Municipal Separate School District. "

Delivery will be made in the City of Picayune, Mississippi, tothe purchaser.

By order of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, passed 3rd day of September, 1957.

A. L. FRANKLINCLERK OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE

(SEAL OF THE CITY MISSISSIPPIOF PICAYUNE )

The foregoing resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Council of theCity of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, on September 3, 1957, with the voteon its passage being as follows:

YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell, and L.O.Crosby, Jr.

NAY: None

LOAK AUTHORIZED FOR PURCHASE OF USSD SCHOOL BUSES

The governing authorities of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, then took up forconsideration the matter of issuing notes or bonds for the purchase of motor vehicles and otherschool transportation equipment, and the servicing of same, and other purposes, and CouncilmanJ. B. Calvin, offered the following resolution and order, which was duly seconded by Councilman rH. V. Sarr:

ORDER OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE,MISSISSIPPI, TO BORROW $2,244.00 WITH WHICH TO PURCHASESCHOOL TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT FOR THE PICAYUNE MUNICIPALSEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICING OFSAME, AND OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, there came on for hearing this day at the regular meetingof the governing authorities of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, the petition of theBoard of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District of said City ofPicayune, Mississippi, dated the 13 day of June, 1957, petitioning and requestingthis Board to borrow the sum of $2,244.00 to be used by said Board of Trustees inpurchasing four (4) used motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment inwhich to transport to and from the public schools of said municipal separate schooldistrict the school children attending said schools, and to provide for the servicingand repair of such district-owned motor vehicles, or other school transportationequipment, and to establish, erect, and equip school bus shops or garages, and purchaseland therefor, and to issue negotiable notes or bonds for said municipal separateschool district in evidence of said sum, said notes or bonds to be payable in oneannual instalment over a period of one year from the date of its issuance,and to bear not exceeding four per cent (4$) interest per annum, principal and interestto be paid from the transportation funds of said district, all as provided by Chapter 15and Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953.

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legally called and held, the said Board of Trustees, by a majority vote of allits members, duly adopted an order or resolution 'finding and adjudging that itis necessary and advisable to purchase and operate for said district four (4)motor vehicles or other school transportation equipment, and to provide for theservicing and repair of such districts-owned motor vehicles or other schooltransportation equipment, and to employ drivers for the operation thereof, andto establish, erect, and equip school bus shops or garages, and purchase landtherefor, in order to provide satisfactory school transportation service at areasonable cost for the school children of said school district attending saidpublic schools and that it is necessary to borrow said sum of $2,244.00 with whichto pay the purchase price of said motor vehicles, other equipment, shops orgarages, or construction costs, and land, as shown by a certified copy of saidresolution of the Board of Trustees attached to said petition; that said petition,with said resolution attached, was first submitted to the State Board of Educationfor its approval or disapproval, and that on the 27th day of June, 1957, the StateBoard of Education adopted and spread upon its minutes an order approving the saidresolution and petition of said Board of Trustees of said municipal separate schooldistrict, as shown by a certified copy of said order of the State Board of Educationattached to the said petition and resolution of the Board of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, the governing authorities further find and adjudge that there isno money at the present time in the transportation funds of said district, availablefor the purpose of paying any part of the purchase price of said motor vehicles andto provide for the servicing and repair of such district-owned motor vehicles, orother school transportation equipment, and to establish, erect, and equip schoolbus shops or garages, and purchase land therefor, and that it is necessary to borrow$2,244.00 required to pay the said costs, and that all the facts and recitalscontained in said resolution of the Board of Trustees of said municipal separateschool district are true and correct;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OFTHE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, as follows:

SECTION 1. That, for the purpose of providing money for the purchase ofmotor vehicles and other school transportation equipment and to provide for theservicing and repair of such district-owned motor vehicles or other school transportationequipment, and to establish, erect, and equip school bus shops or garages, and purchaseland therefor, as requested in the resolution and petition of the Board of Trustees ofthe Municipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, thereshall be, and there are hereby authorized, ordered and directed to be issued thenegotiable note of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, in the principal sum of $2,244.00. The said note shall bear date ofSeptember 20, 1957, and shall be numbered One, and shall be payable, both as to principaland interest in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of theMunicipal Clerk of the City of Picayune, Mississippi. The said note shall bear interestfrom date thereof, at a rate of not exceeding four per cent (4$) per annum, such rateto be determined pursuant to the sale of the note, payable annually on September 20in each year at the office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Picayune, Mississippi.The said note shall be executed by the signature of the Mayor of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, and shall be countersigned and attested by the Municipal Clerk of the saidmunicipality, who shall affix the seal of the municipality upon each note, and the saidClerk shall register all of the said notes in a book kept for that purpose by him inthe said Municipal Clerk's office. The said note shall mature, without option or priorpayment, on September 20, 1958, in the following amount, to-wit:

NOTE NUMBER AMOUNT MATURITY1 $2,244.00 1958

SECTION 2. That the said notes shall be in substantially the following form,to-wit:

: • 'UNITED'STATES OF AMERICA

NOTE. NO. One ' $ 2,244.00

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N E Q U I P M E N T N O T E

PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI ,

PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

September 20, 1957

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Picayune Municipal Separate School District of Picayune,

Mississippi, hereby promises to pay to ' or order, on the20th day of September, 1958, the sum of Two Thousand Two Hundred Forty Four and no/100Dollars, together with interest thereon at the rate of per cent ( %) perannum from date until paid, upon presentation of this note to the Municipal Clerk ofthe City of Picayune, Mississippi. The interest on this note shall be payable annuallyon the 20th day of September of each year hereafter upon its presentation to the afore-said Municipal Clerk for the purpose of having said clerk credit on the back thereofthe aforesaid annual interest.

This note is one of a series of one note of like tenor and amount, aggregatingthe sum of $2,244.00, issued by the governing authorities of the City of Plcaytm«»Mississippi, for said municipal separate school district, under the provision of Chapter15 and Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, in evidence of the said sum of$2,244.00 borrowed by the said governing authorities of said municipality for said schooldistrict; and to be used by said Board of Trustees in purchasing motor vehicles andother school transportation equipment, and to provide for the servicing and repair of

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such district-owned motor vehicles, or other school transportation equipment, andto establish, erect and equip school bus shops or garages, and purchase landtherefor, and said money was borrowed and said note was issued pursuant to an orderof the governing authorities of said municipality duly and legally adopted on the3rd day of September, 1957. ' ' ' '

In accordance with said order, the governing authorities of saidmunicipality have caused this note to be executed in the name of the PicayuneMunicipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, by and through thesignature of L. 0. Crosby, Jr., Mayor of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, and thecountersignature of A. L. Franklin, Municipal Clerk of the said. Municipality, and theseal of said city to be hereunto affixed, on this the 20th day of September, 1957.


OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

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Countersigned by:

MUNICIPAL CLERK


( FORM OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE )


I certify that this note has been duly registered by me in A REGISTER

kept in my office for said purpose.

MUNICIPAL CLERK


SECTION 3. It is further ordered that said sum of $2,244.00, whenborrowed, shall be deposited in the municipal treasury in a special fund to be entitled"Special Transportation Equipment Fund", and which shall be used and expended by the Boardof Trustees of the municipal separate school district for the purchase of the motorvehicles and other school transportation equipment described and to provide for theservicing and repair of such district-owned motor vehicles and other school transportationequipment, and to establish, erect, and equip school bus shops or garages, and to purchaseland therefor, and set forth in the said resolution and petition of said Board of Trusteesunder such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education andfor no other purpose, and said funds shall be paid out on warrants issued in the mannerprovided by law upon order of the Board of Trustees of such district.

SECTION 4. It is further ordered that the principal and interest of saidnotes or bonds shall be paid out of such transportation funds of the said municipalseparate school district, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees of said municipalseparate school district to set aside each year out of such transportation funds of saiddistrict an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest upon the said notes orbonds as and when the same shall respectively mature and accrue. The Board of Trustees ofsaid municipal separate school district shall include in the school budget each yearseparate items showing the amount required for the payment of the principal of, and theinterest upon, all notes or bonds issued.

SECTION 5. Said notes or bonds shall in all respects be issued as providedin Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, and any bonds issued shall be issuedin all respects in the manner provided by Chapter 493, Laws of 1950, as now or hereafteramended, and all the provisions of such statute shall be fully applicable thereto.

The above resolution order was previously reduced to writing and was readand considered, section by section, and was adopted by the following vote, to-wit:

Councilman J. B. Calvin, voted "Aye"

Councilman H. V. Carr voted "Aye".

Councilman W. E. Godard voted "Aye"

Councilman J. M. Howell voted "Aye"

Mayor L. 0. Crosby, Jr. voted "Aye"

The above resolution and order having received the affirmative vote of allmembers of the Council present, the Mayor declared the motion carried and the resolution andorder adopted, this 3rd day of September, 1957.

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$12,819.78PICAYUME MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTNEW TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT NOTES 1957

At their recessed meeting held on Wednesday, August 7, 1957, this Mayor and Council received

a petition from the Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District, said

petition having been duly authorized by resolution of the Board of Trustees of said School District

adopted at their meeting held July 18, 1957, and approved by order of the Mississippi State Board

of Education passed at their meeting held July 29, 1957, all being in the following words and figures,

to-wit:

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PICAYUME MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTREQUESTING THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, TO BORROWMONEY TO BE USED IN PAYING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OR OTHER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENTWHICH WILL BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATESCHOOL DISTRICT, AS AUTHORIZED IN CHAPTERS 15 AND 18, LAWS OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF

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BE IT REMEMBERED That on this the 18th day of July, 1957, there was held a special meeting ofthe Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, which meeting was duly and legally called and held. Said meeting was held at theregular meeting place designated by an order entered upon the minutes of the board. At said meetingthe following resolution was offered by Mr. W. M. Stevens, a member of the Board, was duly seconded,and duly adopted as follows, to—wit:

"WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District,of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, is of the opinion and so finds and adjudges that in orderto provide satisfactory transportation service at a reasonable cost for the school childrenof the municipality, and added territory, if any, attending the public schools of the municipalseparate school district, it is necessary and advisable to purchase 3 motor vehicles, orother school transportation equipment; and

"WHEREAS, said motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment will costapproximately $12,819.78, but the Board finds and adjudges that there is no money at thepresent time in the transportation fund of said municipal separate school district availablefor the purpose of paying any part of the purchase price of said motor vehicles and otherschool transportation equipment, and that it is necessary to borrow fl2,819.78, required topay the purchase price of said motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment.

"WHEREAS, said motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment proposed to bepurchased by the Board of Trustees of said municipal separate school district and owned andoperated by said municipal separate school district are particularly described as follows:1 - International 60 Passenger Superior Body, 1 - Ford 54 Passenger Superior Body, and1- Chevrolet 54 Passenger Superior Body.

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees hereby requests and petitions the governingauthorities of the municipality to borrow $12,819.78 for use in paying the purchase priceof the above mentioned motor vehicles and other school transportation equipment, and toissue negotiable notes or bonds for said municipal separate school district in evidence ofsaid sum, payable in equal installments over a period of 6 years from the date of theirissuance said notes to bear not exceeding four per centum interest per annum, payable annuallyor semi-annually, as the said governing authorities may, in its discretion, determine, saidprincipal and interest to be paid from the transportation funds of the said municipal separateschool district, all as provided in Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, andthat said money when so borrowed be placed in a special fund to be known as and entitled"Special Transportation Equipment Fund", and that said board, of Trustees set aside each yearfrom the transportation funds of said district an amount sufficient to pay the principalof, and interest upon, said notes, or bonds, as and when the same shall respectively matureand accrue.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President and Secretary of the Board be, and they arehereby, authorized and directed to file with the governing authorities of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, a petition to borrow said money and issue said notes or bonds, as it may determinein accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, forthe purpose aforesaid, and they shall attach to said petition a certified copy of this resolution,but before presenting and filing said petition and resolution with the governing authoritiesof said municipality, they shall first submit the same to the State Board of Elation cf theState of Mississippi and obtain the approval and consent of said Board of Education for theBoard of Trustees of the Municipal Separate School District to purchase said motor vehicles andother school transportation equipment and for the governing authorities to borrow said sumof money and to issue said negotiable notes or bonds for said purpose.

For the adoption of this resolution, a majority of all members of the board votes "AYE.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPIPEARL RIVER COUNTY

WE, the undersigned President and Secretary, respectively, of the Board of Trustees of the

Picayune Municipal Separate School District, of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, do hereby certify

that the foregoing and attached copy is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by said

Municipal Separate School District on the 18th day of July, 1957, as fully as the same appears on

record in the minutes of said Board of Trustees.

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WITNESS our signatures, this the 18th day of July, 1957.

(Signed) F. E. HART,President

(Signed) W. J. JOHNSONSecretary

ORDER OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVING PETITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THEMUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, TO THE GOVERNINGAUTHORITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY, REQUESTING THE MUNICIPALITY TO BORROW THE SUM OF $12,819.78WITH WHICH TO PURCHASE THREE NEW SCHOOL BUSES UNDER CHAPTER 18, LAWS OF EXTRAORDINARYSESSION OF 1953, TO ESTABLISH, ERECT, AND EQUIP SCHOOL BUS SHOPS OR GARAGES, AND TO PURCHASE

LAND THEREFOR

THERE came on for hearing, this the 29th day of July, 1957, at a regular meeting of theMississippi State Board of Education at Jackson, Mississippi, duly and legally called and held,the petition of the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Separate School District of the Cityof Picayune, Mississippi, dated the 18th day of July, 1957, to the governing authorities ofsaid City.of Picayune, Mississippi, requesting said governing authorities to borrow the sum of$12,819.78 to be used by said Board of Trustees in purchasing motor vehicles and otherschool transportation equipment with which to transport the school children of the saidmunicipal separate school district to and from the public schools of said district and toprovide for the servicing and repair of such district-owned motor vehicles, or other schooltransportation equipment, and to establish, erect, and equip school bus shops or garagesand purchase land therefor; and to issue negotiable notes or bonds for said district inevidence of said sum, payable in equal annual installments over a period of six years, fromthe date of their issuance, to bear interest at not to exceed four (4$) per cent per annum,payable annually or semi-annually, the principal and interest of said notes to be paid fromthe transportation funds of the said municipal separate school district, all as provided inChapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, to which petition is attached a certifiedcopy of a resolution adopted by said Board of Trustees of said municipal separate schooldistrict on the 18th day of July, 1957, requesting said governing authorities to obtain saidloan and issue said notes or bonds. It appears that the said motor vehicles and othertransportation equipment proposed to be purchased, owned, and operated by said board areparticularly described as follows: One International chassis, 60-passenger Superior Body, New,One Ford Chassis, 54-passenger Superior Body, New- One Chevrolet chassis, 54-passenger SuperiorBody, New. And it further appears that the school bus shops or garages sought to beestablished, erected, and equipped are described as follows: NONE. And it further appearsthat the land sought to be purchased for said purpose is now owned by (none) and is describedas follows: (none)

The State Board of Education, having carefully cpnsidered said petition and resolution,is of the opinion, and so finds and determines that for the reasons stated in said resolution,said governing authorities of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, should be permitted to purchase,own and operate three new motor vehicles and other equipment for the transportation of childrento and from the public schools of the said municipal separate school district and to provide forthe servicing and repair of such district-owned motor vehicles, or other school transportationequipment, and to employ drivers for the operation thereof, and to establish, erect, and equipschool bus shops or garages, and purchase land therefor, and for all of which permission be, andis hereby granted, but all bus purchases shall be made and all drivers employed in accordancewith the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, and after the specificationsof such buses have been approved by this Board, and all purchase contracts and all driveremployment contracts shall first be submitted to, and approved by, this Board before becomingeffective, all as required by said Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953.

It is further ordered that said resolution and petition of said Board of Trustees of saidMunicipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, be and are herebyapproved, and the approval of said proposed loan by the governing authorities of said municipalityis hereby given, and this board does hereby consent and agree that said governing authorities ofsaid municipality may obtain said loan and issue said notes or bonds in the sum and for thepurpose stated in said resolution and petition of the Board of Trustees of said Municipal SeparateSchool District, and upon the terms therein stated, and the Chairman and Secretary of this Boardare hereby directed to make and certify a copy of this order and attach same to said petitionof said school board, and then forward the said petition to the Board of Trustees of the saidMunicipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, to be by said boardfiled with the governing authorities of said municipality.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF HINDS

WE, the undersigned Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the State Board of Educationof the State of Mississippi, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing is a true andcorrect copy of an order duly adopted by said Board on the 29th day of July 1957, as fullyas the same appears of record in the minutes of said board.

WITNESS our signatures, this the 29th day of July, 1957.

( Signed ) J. M. TOBBChairman

( Signed ) G. J. CAINSecretary

PETITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SIEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THEGOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, REQUESTING THE GOVERNINGAUTHORITIES TO BORROW MONEY IN THE SUM OF $12,819.78 WITH WHICH TO PURCHASE MOTOR VEHICLES OROTHER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, OR TO ESTABLISH, ERECT, AND EQUIP SCHOOL BUS SHOPSOR GARAGES. AND PURCHASE LANDS THEREFOR. UNDER CHAPTER 18. LAWS OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 1953

TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI:

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WE, the undersigned Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate SchoolDistrict, pursuant to a resolution of said board, adopted on the 18th day of July, 1957,at a special meeting thereof, duly and legally called and held, a certified copy of whichresolution is hereto attached and made a part hereof, do hereby petition and request youto borrow the sum of $12,819.73, under the provisions of Chapter 18, Laws of ExtraordinarySession of 1953. with which to purchase 3 motor vehicles or other school transportationequipment, with which to transport to and from the public schools of said municipal separateschool district the school children thereof, or to establish, erect, and equip wchool busshops or garages, and purchase land therefor, for the use of said school district, and toissue the negotiable notes or bonds of said municipality, in accordance with said Chapter 18,Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, as you may determine.

This petition, with our certified resolution hereto attached, has been submitted to,and duly approved by, the State Board of Education and its consent and approval obtainedto the borrowing of said money and the issuance of said notes or bonds by you, as shownby certified copy of its order or resolution hereto attached.

WITNESS our signatures, this 18th day of July, 1957..

Respectfully,

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PICAYUNE

MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, MISS.

BY (signed) F. E. HART, President .

(signed) W. J. JOHNSON, Secretary

(signed) WM.STEVENS ,

R E S O L U T I O N

BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi ,as follows:

That the Clerk of said City be , and he i s hereby authorized and directed topublish the following notice in the Picayune Item, a legal newspaper published i n , andof general c i rcu la t ion i n , the City of Picayune, Mississ ippi , for two successive timesin said Weekly newspaper, the f i r s t publication to be a t l e a s t ten (10) days precedingthe date set for the receipt of b ids , the notice to be in the following form:

NOTICE OF NOTE SALE$12,819.78

PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTNEW EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION NOTES 1957

Sealed proposals will be received by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, at the office of the City Clerk in the City Hall in said City, until.7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, the 24th day of September, 1957, at which time said bids willbe publicly opened for purchase at not less than par and accrued interest of the abovenotes of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District.

Said notes are to bear date of September 20, 1957, are to be of denominations of$2,136.63 each, and shall bear interest at rate to be determined pursuant to salethereof, payable annually on September 20, each year. Both principal and interest onsaid notes will be payable at a bank to be designated, and said notes shall fall dueand become payable in each of the years as follows:

$2136.63 -on September 20, 1958$2136.63 on September 20, 1959$2136.63 -on September 20, I960$2136.63 on September 20, i96l$2136.63 on September 20, 1962$2136.63 on September 20, 1963

The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.

Said notes will be payable, both as to principal and interest, from the transportationFunds of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District.

Proposals should be addressed to the Mayor and Council, Picayune, Mississippi, andmarked "Proposal for New Equipment Transportation Notes 1957, Picayune Municipal SchoolDistrict.

Delivery will be made in the City of Picayune, Mississippi, to the purchaser.

By order of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, this 3rd dayof September, 1957.

A. L. FRANKLINCLERK OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE,

(SEAL OF THE CITY MISSISSIPPIOF PICAYUNE )

The foregoing resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Pearl River County, Mississippi, on September 3, 1957, pursuant to motion of J. B. Calvin,seconded by H. V. Carr, with the vote on its passage being as follows:

YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

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LOAM AUTHORIZED FOR PURCHASE OF IE' SCHOOL BUSES

The governing authorities of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, then took up for

consideration the natter of issuing notes or bonds for the purchase of motor vehicles and other

school transportation equipment, and the servicing of same, and other purposes, and Councilman

J. B. Calvin offered the following resolution and order, which was duly seconded by Councilman

H. V. Carr:

ORDER OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORISES OF THE CITY OFPICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, TO BORROW $12,819.78 WITH WHICH TOPURCHASE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT FOR THE PICAYUNESEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICING OF

SAME, AND OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, there came on for hearing this day at the regular meeting of thegoverning authorities of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, the petition of theBoard of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District of said Cityof Picayune, Missippi, dated the 18 day of July, 1957, petitioning and requestingthis Council to borrow the sum of $12,819.78 to be used by said Board of Trusteesin purchasing three new motor vehicles and other school transportation equipmentin which to transport to and from the public schools of said municipal separateschool district the school children attending said schools, and to provide for theservicing and repair of such district-owned motor vehicles, or other schooltransportation equipment, and to establish, erect, and equip school bus shopsor garages, and purchase land therefor, and to issue negotiable notes or bonds forsaid municipal separate school district in evidence of said sum, said notes orbonds to be payable in six annual installments over a period of 6 years from thedate of their issuance, and to bear not exceeding four per cent (k%) interest perannum principal and interest to be paid from the transportation funds of saiddistrict, all as provided by Chapter 15 and Chapter 18, Laws of ExtraordinarySession of 1953.

WHEREAS, the Council finds that on the 18th day of July, 1957, at a specialmeeting of said Board of Trustees of said municipal separate school district, dulyand legally called and held, the said Board of Trustees, by a majority vote of allits members, duly adopted an order or resolution finding and adjudging that it isnecessary and advisable to purchase and operate for said district 3 motor vehiclesor other school transportation equipment, and to provide for the servicing and repairof such district-owned motor vehicles or other school transportation equipment, andto employ drivers for the operation thereof, and to establish, erect and equipschool bus shops or garages, and purchase land therefor, in order to providesatisfactory school transportation service at a reasonable cost for the schoolchildren of said school district attending said public schools and that it is necessaryto borrow said sum of $12,819.78 with which to pay the purchase price of said motorvehicles, other equipment, shops or garages, or construction costs, and land, asshown by a certified copy of said resolution of the Board of Trustees attached to saidpetition; that said petition, with said resolution attached, was first submittedto the State Board of Education for its approval or disapproval, and that on the 29thday of July, 1957, the State Board of Education adopted and spread upon its minutes anorder approving the said resolution and petition of said Board of Trustees of saidmunicipal separate school district, as shown by a certified copy of said order ofthe State Board of Education attached to the said petition and resolution of theBoard of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, the governing authorities further find and adjudge that there is no money atthe present time in the transportation funds of said district, available for thepurpose of paying any part of the purchase price of said motor vehicles and to providefor the servicing and repair of such district-owned motor vehicles, or other schooltransportation equipment, and to establish, erect, and equip school bus shops or garages,and purchase land therefor, and that it is necessary to borrow $12,819.78 required topay the said costs, and that all the facts and recitals contained in the saidresolution of the Board of Trustees of said municipal separate school district aretrue and correct:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THECITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, as follows:

SECTION 1. That, for the purpose of providing money for the purchase of motorvehicles and other school transportation equipment and to provide for the servicingand repair of such district-owned vehicles or other school transportation equipment,and to establish, erect, and equip school bus shops or garages, and purchase landtherefor, as requested in the resolution and petition of the Board of Trustees of theMunicipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, there shall be,and there are hereby authorized, ordered and directed to be issued the negotiable notesof the Picayune Municipal Separate School District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi,in the principal sum of $12,819.78. The said notes shall bear date of September 20,1957, and shall be numbered from one to six, both inclusive, payable one on eachSeptember 20, in the years 1958, 1959, I960, 1961, 1962 and 1963, and shall be payable,both as to principal and interest in lawful money of the United States of America atthe office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Picayune, Mississippi. The saidnotes shall bear interest from date thereof, at a rate not exceeding four per centik%) per annum, such rate to be determined pursuant to the sale of the notes, payableannually on September 20 in each year at the office of the Municipal Clerk of the Cityof Picayune, Mississippi. The said notes shall be executed by the signature of the Mayorof the City of Picayune, Mississippi, and shall be countersigned and attested by theMunicipal Clerk of the said municipality, who shall affix the seal of the municipalityupon each note, and the said Clerk shall register all of the said notes in a book keptfor that purpose by hijn in the said Municipal Clerk's Office. The said notes shallmature, without option or prior payment, on September 20, in each of the following

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NOTE NUMBER AMOUNT MATURITY1 $2136.63 19582 $2136.63 19593 $2136.63 I9604 $2136.63 19615 $2136.63 19626 $2136.63 1963

SECTION 2 . That the said notes sha l l be in subs tan t ia l ly the followingform, to -wi t :

UNiaED STATES OF AMERICA

NOTE NO. 1 $2136.63

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N E Q U I P M E N T N O T E


OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI,

PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

September 20, 1957

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Picayune Municipal Separate School D i s t r i c t ofPicayune, Mississ ippi , hereby promises to pay toor order , on the 20th day of September, 1958, the sum of Two Thousand One HundredThirty Six and 63/100 Dollars , together with i n t e r e s t thereon a t the r a t e of

per cent ( %) per annum from date u n t i l paid, upon presentationof t h i s note to the Municipal Clerk of the City, of Picayune, Mississippi . Thein t e r e s t on t h i s note sha l l be payable annually on the 20th day of September ofeach year hereaf ter upon i t s presentat ion to the aforesaid Municipal Clerk forthe purpose of having said clerk c red i t on the back thereof the aforesaid annualinterest.

This note is one of a series of six notes, of like, tenor and amount,aggregating the sum of $12,819.78, issued by the governing authorites of theCity of. Picayune, Mississippi, for said municipal separate school dis t r ic t ,under the provision of Chapter 15 and Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Sessionof 1953, in evidence of the said sum of $12,819.78 borrowed by the said governingauthorities of said municipality for said school dis t r ic t ; and to be used bysaid Board of Trustees in purchasing motor vehicles and other school transportationequipment, and to provide for the servicing and repair of such district-owned motorvehicles, or other school transportation equipment, and to establish, erect andequip school bus shops or garages, and purchase land therefor, and said money wasborrowed and said notes were issued pursuant to an order of the governing authoritiesof said municipality duly and legally adopted on the 3rd day of September, 1957.

In accordance with said order, the governing authorities of said municipalityhave caused this note to be executed in the name of the Picayune Municipal SeparateSchool District of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, by and through the signatureof L. 0. Crosby, J r . , Mayor of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, and the counter-signature of A. L. Franklin, Municipal Clerk of tjre said municipality, and the sealof said city to be tereunto affixed, on this the 20th day of September, 1957.


OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

BY

Countersigned by: MAYORCITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

MUNICIPAL CLERKCITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI

( Form of Registration Certificate )


I certify that this note has been duly registered by me in A REGISTER kept inmy office for said purpose.

MUNICIPAL CEERK


SECTION 3. It is further ordered that said sum of $12,819.78, when borrowed,shall be deposited in the municipal treasury in a special fund to be entitled"Special Transportation Equipment Fund", and which shall be used and expended by theBoard of Trustees of the municipal separate school district for the purchase of themotor vehicles and other school transportation equipment described and to providefor the servicing and repair of such district-owned motor vehicles and other schooltransportation equipment, and to establish, erect, and equip school bus shops or

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garages, and purchase land therefor, and set forth in the said resolution andpetition of said Board of Trustees under such rules and regulations as may beprescribed by the State Board of Education and for no other purpose, and saidfunds shall be paid out on warrants issued in the manner provided by law uponorder of the Board of Trustees of such district.

SECTION 4. It is further ordered that the principal and interest ofsaid notes or bonds shall be paid out of such transportation funds of the saidmunicipal separate school district, and it shall be the duty of the Board ofTrustees of said municipal separate school district to set aside each year outof such transportation funds of said district an amount sufficient to pay theprincipal and interest upon the said notes or bonds as and when the same shallrespectively mature and accrue. The Board of Trustees of said municipalseparate school district shall include in the school budget each year separateitems showing the amount required for the payment of the principal of, and theinterest upon, all notes or bonds issued.

SECTION 5. Said notes or bonds shall in all respects be issued asprovided in Chapter 18, Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1953, and any bondsissued shall be issued in all respects in the manner provided by Chapter 493,Laws of 1950, as now or hereafter amended, and all the provisions of such statuteshall be fully applicable thereto.

The above resolution order was previously reduced to writing and was read and

considered, section by section, and was adopted by the following vote, to-wit:

Councilman J. B. Calvin voted "Aye".

Councilman H. ?. Carr voted "Aye".

Councilman W. E. Godard voted "Aye"

Councilman J. M. Howell voted "Aye"

Mayor L. 0. Crosby, Jr. voted "Aye"

The above resolution and order having received the affirmative vote of all the

members of the Council present, the Mayor declared the motion carried and the resolution and

order adopted, this 3 day of September, 1957.

ORDII:A:TCE ::n. 254 .

AN ORDINANCE REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETYQRDINANCE NO. 252

WHEREAS, many adjudications of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayunewhich were actually made were not. included in the version of Ordinance No. 252 which wasentered in the minutes of-the said Mayor and Council of the said City,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained-by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi that Ordinance No; 252 of said city being an "Ordinance Directing the issuance ofFifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars in Negotiable Bonds of the City of Picayune, Mississippi,to Finance Construction of Additional Fire Station and Well, and purchase of additionalfire-fighting equipment and connection of same to present water system of the City of Picayune;providing for the levy of a tax to pay the said bonds at maturity and the interest thereonas it accrues; and directing the validation of said bonds under the provisions of applicablestatutes of the State of Mississippi " be and it is hereby repealed in its entirety.

The foregoing ordinance was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of

Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, on September 3, 1957, pursuant to motion of W. E.

Godard, seconded by H. V. Carr, with the vote on its passage being as follows:

TEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

NAY: None

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, at a regular recessed meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City ofPicayune, Mississippi, held on May 14, 1957, a resolution was adopted declaring the intentionto issue and to sell not exceeding Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars negotiable bonds ofthe City of Picayune, Mississippi for the purpose of purchasing fire-fighting equipment andapparatus and providing for housing for same, and

WHEREAS, prior to the adoption of the said resolution it was determined andadjudicated, after previous discussion, in the open meeting, that the bonds proposed to beissued for the purposes as stated in the preceding paragraph do not exceed $50,000.00 inamount and that they do not exceed five (5%) per centum of the assessed valuation of thesaid City of Picayune, and further, that no bonds of the said City of Picayune have beenissued under the provisions of Chapter 493 of the Laws of Mississippi of 1950 within atwelve-months period next' preceding May 14, 1957, and further, that the issuance of the saidbonds will not, and would not, exceed any debt limitation imposed by law on the issuance ofsuch bonds by the said City of Picayune, and

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WHEREAS, it was determined and adjudicated at the said meeting held on May 14,1957 by the said Mayor and Council of said City of Picayune, Mississippi that all thingsrequired by law to be done and to exist as conditions precedent to the adoption of suchresolution declaring the intention to issue the said bonds, actually existed andactually had been done, and

WHEREAS, in writing the minutes of the Mayor and Council of said City, thesaid determinations and adjudications inadvertently failed to appear therein, so that thesaid minutes do not completely and accurately record and show these things that werein fact done,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayunedo hereby adjudicate and determine that on the said date of May 14, 1957, it wasdetermined and adjudicated by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi,prior to the adoption of the said resolution declaring the intention to issue the bondsas aforesaid, that the bonds proposed to be issued were to be issued by authority of theprovisions of Chapter 493 of the Laws of Mississippi for 1950, and that they do not, anddid not then, exceed $50,000.00 in amount and that they do not, and did not then, exceedfive (5%) per centum of the assessed valuation of the said Municipality according to thenext preceding completed assessment thereof, and that no bonds of said City of Picayunehave been issued under the provisions of said statute within a twelve-months periodnext preceding the said date of May 14, 1957, and that the issuance of the said bondsin said amount will not, and would not then, exceed any debt limitation imposed by lawupon the issuance of such bonds by the said Municipality, and all of such adjudicationsand determinations are hereby entered upon the minutes of said City, nunc pro tune, andare hereby reaffirmed, and the minutes of said meeting of May 14, 1957, corrected andamended accordingly.

Passed and approved this 3rd day of September, 1957.(SEAL)

CITY OF PICAYUNEATTEST:

BY ( Signed ) L. 0. Crosby, Jr.(Signed) A. L. Franklin Mayor

City Clerk

The foregoing resolution having been read at length at a public meeting of theMayor and Council, was considered and adopted section by section and then as a whole bythe following roll-call vote in each instance, to-wit:

L. 0. Crosby, Jr. voted YeaJ. B. Calvin, voted YeaH. V. Carr voted YeaJ. M. Howell voted Yea

Whereupon the Mayor declared that said resolution had been duly and legallypassed and adopted.

BIE:CTI;:G THE ISSUANCE OF FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) DOLLARS::.:r.c?vA3i3 3o:ms OF Tris " T Y OF PICAYUNE, M I S S I S S I P P I , FOR THE PURPOSE OF"TT-TAI.GTTTtl THE FJRCHASE Or F E E FIGHTING KQUIE-EHT AMD APPARATUS AJ!D VffiLL

A::D FROviDiro HOUSING FOR SAI-S

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, at the regular May 7,1957 meeting thereof, held on said date of May 7, 1957» recessed said meeting ( withoutadjournment ) until 7:30 P. M. on May 14, 1957 for the purpose of discussing, consideringand taking any appropriate action on any unfinished business, including action on theproposition of issuing bonds for the purpose of purchasing fire fighting equipment andapparatus and well and of housing same, and

WHEREAS, at said recessed meeting held at said time on said date of May 14,1957, it was affirmatively determined and adjudicated, and is hereby adjudicated, bythe Mayor and Council of said City that the amount of said bonds proposed did not, anddo not now, exceed Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars, that said amount did not exceedfive per centum (5%) of the assessed valuation of the said City of Picayune, that nobonds of the said City had been, or have now been, issued under the provisions of Chapter493 of the Laws of Mississippi of 1950 within a twelve-month period next preceding thedate of May 14, 1957, or date of May 7, 1957, and that the issuance of such bonds in saidamount would not and do not exceed any debt limitation imposed by law on the issuance ofbonds by the said City of Picayune, immediately following which determination andadjudication, a resolution was unanimously adopted declaring the intention of the saidMayor and Council of said City to issue negotiable bonds of said City for a sum not inexcess of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of the sale of such bonds tobe used for the purpose of financing the construction of additional fire station, anadditional well and pump, and purchase of additional fire-fighting equipment, and connectionof said well and pump to present water system of said City, all in accordance withrecommendations of the Mississippi State Rating Bureau now on file in the office of theCity Clerk of said City, said bonds to be dated Julyl, 1957, to be in denominations ofOne Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars each, and numbered consecutively beginning with Number (l),and to bear interest from date at the rate of not to exceed four per centum per annumfrom date, payable annually over a period of not exceeding ten (10) years, and

WHEREAS, said resolution, which provides for its publication at least once aweek for at least three consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper having a general circulationin said City, all in accordance with law, was published in the Picayune Item for fourconsecutive weeks, being in the issues of May 16, 23, 30 and June 6, 1957, of saidnewspaper, same being a legal newspaper with general circulation in said City, all in

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strict compliance with the applicable statutes of the State of Mississippi, asappears from proof of publication on file in the office of the City Clerk insaid City, and apread on the minutes of the Mayor and Council of said City, and

WHEREAS, no protest against the issuance of said bonds was filed on orbefore the date of June 11, 1957, in accordance with Chapter 493 of the Laws ofthe State of Mississippi of 1950 and any and all other statutes, and with the terms of saidresolution, and

WHEREAS, in accordance with recessing order passed at the regular June 1957meeting, meeting was held on June 11, 1957 by said Mayor and Council of said City at7:30 P.M., at which time the City Clerk of said City was authorized and directedto publish notice of Bond Sale, with bids on said bonds to be received by theMayor and Council of said City at 7:30 P. M., on July 2, 1957 for the purchase ofsaid bonds, and

WHEREAS, at said meeting of said Mayor and Council on July 2, 1957 bids werereceived on said bonds, and the lowest and best bid was accepted, and

WHEREAS, as previously, on May 14, 1957, determined and adjudicated, theassessed valuation of taxable property within the City of Picayune, as ascertained bythe last completed assessment is as follows:

Real Estate $4,301,650.00Personal Property 3,659,369.00Public Util i t ies 493.000.00

TOTAL -$8,454,019.00

and

WHEREAS, the said City of Picayune has at present the following outstandingobligations, and none other

Street Improvement Bonds $280,000.00

and

WHEREAS, the bonds proposed to be issued, together with the above indebtednessof said City, do not exceed any statutory limits of indebtedness applicable to saidCity or to its bonds and other indebtedness and,

WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 493 of the Laws ofMississippi of 1950, and any other applicable statutes, the Mayor and Council of theCity of Picayune are fully authorized to issue the aforesaid bonds of said City in thesaid maximum amount of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars for the aforesaidpurposes, and as hereinafter provided:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFPICAYUNE, PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. That my the authority of Chapter 493 of the Laws of Mississippiof 1950, and of any and all other applicable statutes of the State of Mississippi, andby authority of a resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, heretofore duly adopted and passed after all determinations andadjudications required by law had been fully adjudicated, which resolution has beenheretofore duly published according to law, and no protest having been filed in accord-ance with the terms thereof and of the applicable statute as aforesaid, there shall be,and are hereby authorized, ordered and directed to be issued, bonds of the City ofPicayune in the maximum principal amount of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars forthe purpose of financing the construction of an additional Fire Station, withnecessary building, to be located East of the New Orleans and Northeastern RailroadCompany right-of-way in thd said City, and also well with pump, and its connectionwith the present water system of said City, and also for the purchase of additionalfire-fighting equipment, all in accordance with recommendations of the MississippiState Rating Bureau now on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City. Thebonds shall bear date of July 1, 1957, shall be in denominations of One Thousand(f1,000.00) Dollars each, numbered serially from one through fifty, both inclusive;shall bear interest from date thereof at the rate of Three and 375/lOOOths (3.375$)per centum per annum; which interest is payable annually on July 1st of each yearuntil maturity; shall bear no interest after maturity unless presented for paymentupon maturity and not paid; principal and interest of said bonds shall be payableat the office of the First National Bank of Picayune, in the City of Picayune,State of Mississippi, and the said bonds shall mature in the amounts and at thetimes following, to-wit:

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BOND NUMBERS16

1116212631364146

through 5through 10through 15through 20through 25through 30through 35through 40through 45through 50

inclusiveinclusiveinclusiveinclusiveinclusiveinclusiveinclusiveinclusiveinclusiveinclusive

AMOUNT$1,000.00$1,000.00$1,000.00$1,000.00$1,000.00$1,000.00$1,000.00$1,000.00$1,000.00$1,000.00

eacheacheacheacheacheacheacheacheacheach

MATURITY DATEJulyJulyJulyJulyJulyJulyJulyJulyJulyJuly

1, 19581, 19591, I9601, 19611, 19621, 19631, 19641, 19651, 19661, 1967

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Section 2. That said bonds shall be executed by the manual signature of theMayor, countersigned by the City Clerk, under seal of said City, and interest coupons tobe executed by either manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor and by the manualsignature of the City Clerk of said City.

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Section 3 . That the said bonds sha l l be sn subs tant ia l ly the following form:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA



CITY OF PICAYUNE

3.375$

1957 FIRE STATION AND FIHE PROTECTION

BOND

NO. $ 1 , 0 0 0 . 0 0

The City of Picayune, Mississippi, a Municipal Corporation, acting herein by

and through the Mayor and Council of said City of Picayune, Pearl River County,

Mississippi, its governing authority, acknowledges itself indebted, and for value

received, hereby promises to pay to the bearer

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS

($1,000.00) on the first day of July, 195 , with interest thereon from date hereof

at the rate of Three and 375/lOOOths (3.375$) per centum per annum from date, payable

annually on July 1st in each year until the principal of this bond shall have been

fully paid. Interest accruing on this bond on and prior to the maturity date hereof

shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of the annexed interest coupons as

they severally become due, but no interest shall accrue on this bond after the maturity

date hereof, unless this bond be presented for payment at maturity and be not then paid.

Both the principal of, and the interest on, this bond are payable in lawful

money of the United States of America at the office of the First National Bank in Picayune

in the City of Picayune, State of Mississippi, and for the prompt payment of this bond at

maturity and the interest thereon as it accrues, the full faith and credit and resources

of the City of Picayune are hereby irrevocably pledged.

This bond is one of a series of fifty (50) bonds of like date, tenor and effect,

except for maturity date, numbered from one to fifty both inclusive, aggregating the

principal sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars, issued for the purpose of providing

funds with which to finance the acquisition of an additional fire station, with necessary

buildings, to be located East of the Hew Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company right of

way in said City, and also well with pump and its connection with present water system

of said City, and also for the purpose of purchasing additional•fire fighting equipment,

under authority of and in full compliance with Chapter 493 of the Laws of Mississippi of

1950 and otBer applicable statutes of the State of Mississippi, and by the further

authority of a resolution of the Mayor and Council of said City announcing the intention

to issue said bonds, to which resolution no protest was filed according to law, and pursuant

to proceedings duly had and done by the said Mayor and Council of said City, as the

Governing authority of said City of Picayune.

It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things

required to exist, to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the issuance of

this bond, in order to make the same a legal and binding obligation of this City, do exist,

have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner, as required

by law; that provisions will be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to

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pay the principal and interest on thi bond as same is provided to fall due

and become payable; and that the total indebtedness of said City of Picayune,

including this bond and the issue of which it is a part, does not exceed any

statutory or constitutional limit.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City of Picayune, a Municipal Corporation

situated in Pearl River County, Mississippi, acting herein by and through its

governing authority, its Mayor and Council, has executed this bond by causing

it to be signed by the Mayor of the City of Picayune, countersigned by the City

Clerk of said City, under the seal of said City, and has caused the annexed

interest coupons to be executed by the facsimile signature of the Mayor of said

City and countersigned by the City Clerk of said City, this bond to be dated

the first day of July, 1957.

(SEAL) CITY OF PICAYUNECOUNTERSIGNED:

BY:MAYOR OF THJi (Jl'H OF PIUAXUNE

CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE MISSISSIPPI

MISSISSIPPI

( FORM OF INTEREST COUPON )

NO. $33.75

On the First day of July, 19 , the City of Picayune, Mississippi,

promises to pay to bearer Thirty Three and 75/100 ($33.75) Dollars in lawful money of

the United States of America at the office of the First National Bank of Picayune in

the City of Picayune, Mississippi, for interest due on that date on its 1957 Fire

Station and Fire Protection Bond dated July 1, 1957, and numbered .CITY OF PICAYUHE, MISSISSIPPI

COUNTERSIGNED:BY:

ITS MAYORITS CITY CLERK

Section 4. That the bonds herein directed to be issued shall be submittedto validation under the provisions of Chapter 1, Title 18 of the Mississippi Code of1942 as amended, and other applicable statutes, and to that end the City Clerk of theCity of Picayune, is hereby directed to make up a transcript of proceedings and allother documents relating to said bonds and to forward the same to the State's BondAttorney for the institution of said validation proceedings.

Section 5. That when the said bonds shall have been executed and validated asaforesaid they shall be registered in the office of the City Clerk of said City in abook to be kept for that purpose, and thereupon said Clerk shall endorse upon thereverse side of each bond his certificate in substantially the following form:

(FORM OF REGISTRATION AND VALIDATION CERTIFICATE )

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF PEARL RIVER.

I, : , City clerk within and for the City of Picayune,Pearl River County, Mississippi, do hereby certify that the within bond of the saidCity of Picayune has been duly registered by me pursuant to law in a book kept inmy office for that purpose.

I do further certify that the within bond has been validated and confirmedby decree of the Chancery Court of Pearl River County, Mississippi, rendered onthe day of , 1957.

This day of 1957

CITY CLERK

Section 6. That in order to make provision for payment of tlie principaland interest provided for in said bonds as it accrues and as they mature thereshall be and there is hereby levied a direct continuing annual tax on all of thetaxable property in said City of Picayune sufficient to produce the sums necessaryfor said purpose, and provision to meet the requirements of this resolution shallin due time, manner and season annually be made.

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Section 7. That the said tax shall be extended upon the tax rolls andshall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes of thesaid City of Picayune are collected, and the rate of tax which shall be so extendedshall be sufficient in each year to fully produce the sums required for the paymentof the principal of and the interest on said bonds respectively, after due allowanceshall have been made for the probable delinquencies in the payment of taxes and thecustomary costs of collection. The proceeds derived from the collection of suchtax shall be deposited in a separate fund to be designated as "Fire Station and FireProtection Bond, Interest and Sinking Fund - 1957", and shall be used exclusivelyfor the purpose herein required. Should there be a failure in any year to complywith the requirements of this section, such failure shall not impair the right ofthe holders of any of said bonds in any subsequent year to have adequate taxes leviedand collected to meet the obligations of the bonds herein authorized to be issued,both as to principal and interest.

Section 8. That when the said bonds shall have been registered as aboveprovided, they shall be delivered to the purchasers thereof upon payment of thepurchase price therefor in accordance with the terms of the sale and award.

Section 9. That all ordinances, resolutions or proceedings of this Mayor andCouncil which may in any manner conflict with the provisions of this resolution shallbe and they are hereby repealed, rescinded and set aside insofar as they may so conflict.

Section 10. That the passage of this resolution being immediately necessaryfor the health and welfare of the people and taxpayers of said City, this resolutionshall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed and approved this 3rd day of September, 1957.

(SEAL) L. 0. Crosby, Jr.ATTEST: Mayor

A. L. Franklin,City Clerk

The foregoing resolution having been read at length at a public meeting of theMayor and Council, was considered and adopted section by section and then as a wholeby the following roll-call vote in each instance, to-wit:

L. 0. Crosby, Jr. voted TeaH. V. Carr voted YeaJ. B. Calvin voted YeaW. E. Godard voted YEAJ. M. Howell voted Yea

WHEREUPON, the Mayor declared that said resolution had been duly and legallypassed and adopted.

ADJUSTS VALUATIONS ON HOMESTEAD EXEi-TTIOMSS'JdKT'.TjSD BY STATE TAX COISJSSIO?:

There came on for consideration certain Notices of Adjustments in Homestead Exemption

allowances as submitted by the State Tax Commission for 1956. After investigation of the facts

in each case, and upon motion made by J. M. Howell, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously

carried, it is hereby ordered that the City Clerk file acceptance on all adjustments, with the

exception of the following, on which protest shall be filed for the reasons set forth as follows,

to-wit:

McKee. Mrs. Cammie F. Objection is made to disallowance. Applicantstates that full occupancy is made of the homeby her family, with the exception of one smallapartment rented, and that no other space isavailable for rent. Exemption is requested.

Mitchell. Callie L. Objection is made to disallowance. Error ondescription of property was made on application;applicant is entitled to exemption on Lot 11, Blk C,Mrs. J. A. Harris Addition. Correction of descriptionon application and exemption is requested.

Gaines. Sr.. Johnnie Objection is made to disallowance. Exemption wassigned by Johnnie Gaines, Jr., at a time when hisfather was ill and unable to sign his name becauseof being bedridden, and has since died. JohnnieGaines, Jr. held a general power of attorney for hisfather at that time, and Johnnie Gaines, Sr. wasactually entitled to exemption, which is requested.

Lynch. Lillie Mae B. Objection is made to disallowance. Original deedfrom Lerpy Mitchell to Lynch dated 1—30—46, recordedDB 66, p. 58 (Pearl River County) contained erroneousdescription. Correction deed executed by Mitchellon May 2, 1951, recorded DB 89, p. 552 vests titlein Lynch to property still occupied as home. Quitclaimdeed from Lynch, recorded DB 114, p. 7 covers propertyerroneously deeded under original deed, and does notaffect homestead property. Exemption requested.

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Webb. Renda W. Objection is made to disallowance. Same circumstancesapply as in the case of Lillie Mae B. Lynch. Quitclaimwas made by Webb covering property erroneously conveyedunder original deed, and does not affect homestead

. property. The records on this property were furthercomplicated due to dual assessment by County, and CountyTax Sale on dual assessment for year 1951. Applicantholds all tax receipts, City and County, covering propertyas correctly assessed in her name. Exemption is requested.

EXTENSION OF NATURAL GAS LIKES AUTHORIZED

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by J. M. Howell, and carried by the following

vote:

AYES: J. B. Calvin, J. M. Howell, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.,

NATS: W. E. Godard, H. V. Carr

it was ordered that the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to proceed with the

extension of present City natural gas main for a distance of approximately 2 miles west of the

City Limits, and it is further ordered that natural gas service in said area be rendered to

consumers by installation of gas meters at their property lines, and billing for natural gas

service shall be 10$ in excess of the regular City gas rates now in effect or hereafter adopted;

consumers will be required to make $10.00 deposit to insure payment of bills, but inasmuch as

meters are to be installed at property lines, no installation charge will be made.

RESOLUTION OF THE HAYOR AND COUHCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE.MSSISSIPPIDECIARIKG THE INTENTION TO HAVE ADDITIONAL LEVIES OF SALES TAX OF ONEHALF OF ONE PER CENT ON RETAIL SALES OR GROSS INCOME EXCEPT OH SALE OFINDUSTRIAL GAS AMD ELECTRICITY ;.rHICH SHALL BE ONE FOURTH OF ONE PER CELTFOR THE BENEFIT OF SAID CITY II! ACCORDANCE WITH • CHAPTER 119 OF THE LAWSOF MSSISSIPPI OF 1934, AS Ai-ENDED BY CHAPTER 3S TITLE 40 OF THE MISSISSIPPICODE OF 1942, AS AIEITJED BY CHAPTER '345 OF THE LAWS OF 1954 AND CHAPTER 114

OF THE LAWS OF 1955. EXTRAORDINARY SESSION

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, AS FOLLOWS:

SUCTION 1. That it is the intention and purpose at the regular October,1957 meeting of said Mayor and Council of said City, to be held on October 1, 1957,to have additional levies of sales taxes to be made for the benefit of said City ofPicayune in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 345 of the Laws of the State ofMississippi of 1954, of Chapter 114 of Laws of the State of Mississippi, ExtraordinarySession of 1955, and also of Chapter 119 of the Mississippi Laws of 1934 as amended,the additional sales tax to be levied for the benefit of said municipality to beone-half of one per cent ( 5 of 1% ) on retail sales or gross income except in thecase of sales of industrial gas and electricity which shall be one fourth of oneper cent ( £ of 1% ) but not including that derived from sales classed by the aforesaidstatute or statutes as wholesale or as exempt thereby, upon all persons engaged in anyof the businesses taxed by Sections 2-c, 2-d and 2-f of Chapter 119 of the MississippiLaws of 1934 as amended, or as may hereafter be amended, effective on said date ofOctober 1, 1957.

SECTION 2. That this resolution shall be published once a week for atleast three (3) consecutive weeks in the Picayune Item, a legal newspaper having ageneral circulation in said City of Picayune and published therein all in accordancewith Sections 1 and 2, Chapter 345 of the Mississippi Laws of 1954, and Sections 1through 3 of Chapter 114 of the Mississippi Laws of 1955, Extraordinary Session. That,in addition, there shall be posted a copy of this resolution for at least twenty-one(21) days next preceding the date of October 1, 1957, at three (3) public places withinthe said City of Picayune. That if not less than twenty per cent (20$) of thequalified electors of the said City of Picayune shall file with the City Clerk ofsaid City before the said date of October 1, 1957 at 7:30 P.M. a petition requesting anelection on the question of the levy of such tax, then and in that event such tax levyshall not be made unless authorized by a majority of the votes cast at an election tobe called and held for that purpose according to law; but if such petition shall notbe filed within the time as aforesaid, then the said additional tax levies shall be •made as herein provided.

The foregoing resolution, having first been reduced to writing and considered

section by section, was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl

River County, Mississippi, on September 3, 1957, with the vote on its passage being as

follows:

YEA: J. B. Calvin, J. M. Howell, L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

NAY: H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard

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ASSKSS:E?T ROLLS FOR 1957FILED BY TAX ASSESSOR

E. W. Hollingsworth, City Tax Assessor, having completed the Real and Personal Tax

Rolls of the City of Picayune and Picayune Municipal Separate School District, for the taxable year

1957, filed said tax rolls for the attention of the Mayor and City Council. Whereupon, upon motion

of J. M. Howell, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it was ordered that said Tax

Rolls be received for review and equalization by the Mayor and Council.

1957=58 PROPOSED BUDGET FORCITY SUBMITTED 3Y CITY KAHAGER

A. J. Read, City Manager, submitted to the Mayor and Council the proposed Budget of

Income and Expenditures for the City of Picayune, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1958.

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was ordered

that the same be received for review and consideration by the Mayor and Council.

BUILDING PEROTS

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried,

it was ordered that the following applications for building permits be approved:

To W. C. Stewart, Ralph K. Seals

and >Sonty Clark - for construction of a commercial buildingto be situated on Highway 11 South, on Westside of Hwy., between present Farmer's Warehouseand Thigpen's Warehouse.

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To Willie Mae Griffin

To Mrs. Nora Bass

To Clyde C. McRaney

To Lucinda O'Ferrell

To Harold Whitfield

To Felton Whitfield

- for construction of a dwelling to be situatedon Third Street, on property des, as N. 80 ft.of Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, Blk 4, E. Picayune Addn.

- to move and remodel old Roseland Park MissionaryChurch Building, to be used for a dwelling,and new location to be on part of Lot 4, Blk 16,J. W, Simmons 2nd Add.

- for construction of a dwelling on Sixth Ave., tobe situated on Lots 9 and 10, Blk 63, Williams-Goad year Addition

- for construction of additional room and repairs toporch on present dwelling 900 block of Third St.

- for addition of bath to present dwelling on property•owned by applicant and situated south of SycamoreRoad in Roseland Park.

- for construction of an addition to present storeon East Canal St., situated on W. 46 feet ofLots 4, 5, and 6, Blk L, Original Plat.

ORDER TO RECESS

Further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. B. Calvin,

seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried, it was ordered that this Mayor and Council rise

in recess until 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 1957.

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Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the G.ity of Picayune, in said County and

State, met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, September 10, 1957, pursuant to their recessing

order of September 3, 1957, with the following officials present: L. 0. Crosby, Jr., Mayor; J. M.

Howell, J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, and W. E. Godard, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Manager; A. L.

Franklin, City Clerk; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney; and Lemuel Pearson, City Marshal.


the meeting open, which was duly done, and the following proceedings were had and done:

BID ON SEJAGE PUMPS ACCEPTED

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids on two (2)4"x4" non-clog vertical

sewage pumps, one equipped with right angle gear drive, all in accordance with specifications on

file in the office of the City Clerk., and. with notice legally published in the Picayune Item, the

City Clerk presented one (l) sealed proposal filed with him to the Mayor and Council, said

proposal being in the following words and figures, to-wit: • •

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New Orleans, La.August 30, 1957

City of Picayune,Picayune, Miss

Attention: Mr. A. J. Read, City Manager

Subject: Sewage pumps

Dear Mr. Read:

In response to your inquiry dated August 10, we are pleased to submit the followingquotation:

1 - WEMCO size 4x4 vertical non-clog sewage pump fordry spit installation, complete with Watson-Spicerflexible shafting and a 5-HP 870 RPM, 3 phase, 60-cycle,220-440 volt vertical solid shaft drip proof motor withhigh ring base.Capacity: 200 GPM raw sewage against 20' TDH

operating at 870 RPM, and capableof passing any solid entering the4-inch line.

Your Net Price, FOB factory, full freight allowed toPicayune, Mississippi $1198.00

1 - WEMCO size 4x4 vertical non-clog sewage pump withWatson Spicer flexible shaft and a dual drive rightangle gear having a speed decreasing ratio of 2-to-lmounted on high ring base and including 5-HP, 1800 RPM3 phase, 60 cycle, 220-440 volt horizontal motor withflexible coupling connected to one driving shaft and aWisconsin Model AHHD air-cooled engine with clutch powertake off and Watson-Spicer flexible shaft short-coupledtype mounted on other driving end.

Your Net Price FOB factory, full freight allowed toPicayune, Mississippi $2100.00

If automatic clutch desired when changing frommotor to engine, add 80.00

Shipment of the above equipment can be made within six weeks afterreceipt of order.

Thanking you in advance for your consideration and hoping to serveyou further, we are

Yours very truly,

MENGE PUMP & MACHINERY COMPANY, INC.

(signed) 0. A. Savola,Vice President "

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The Mayor and Council, after having determined that the said bid from MengePump & Machinery Company, Inc. was competitive, and that its acceptance was to the bestinterest of the City, upon notion of J. M. Howell, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimouslycarried, it was ordered that the bid of Menge Pump & Machinery Company, Inc. be acceptedon the two pumps quoted, together with automatic clutch, for a total price of $3378.00

313 0.' FES E2QIHE ACCEPTED

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids on one (l) 750-GFM Triple

Combination Fire Engine, all in accordance with specifications on file in the office of the

City Clerk, and with notice legally published in the Picayune Item, the City Clerk presented

sealed proposals filed vdth him to the Mayor and Council, said proposals being summarized

as follows:

CENTRAL FIHE TRUCK CORP.. bidding on;

One (1) Central 750 GPM Triple Combination Pumpermounted on Ford 800 chassis 110,300.00One (1) Central 750 GPM Triple Combination Pumpermounted on International 501 chassis $10,500.00One (1) Central 750 GPM Triple Combination Pumpermounted on GMC Model 373-8 chassis $ 9,600.00

( all FOB Picayune, Mississippi )

MOOSA EQUIPMENT COMPANY, bidding on:One CD New 1958 Dodge L8-D700-171"WB. 354.06 C. in.Engine 216 HP, with New Hale QL-750 GPM pumper $11,795.00

delivered Picayune, Miss.

One (l) International R-1856 501 cu. in. Engine212 HP, 21,000 G W , chassis & cab, fire equip, per spec. $12,175.00

delivered Picayune, Miss

PEARSON MOTOR COMPANY. IWC. bidding on:One (1) Ford C-800 135" W.B. cab & chassis 3 tontruck 26,000 G W , fire engine body per-spea. $11,796.00

One (1) Ford F-800 175" W.B. Cab & Chassis 3 tontruck 25,000 G W , fire engine body per spec. $10,985.00

"L.P." HARLESS CO.. IMC, bidding on:One (1) Maxim Model 1417 750 GPM fire pumpingengine, per spec. $17,389.00

HOWE FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY, bidding on:One (1) Howe Ford Model F.800 with 212 HP engine, with750 GPM waterous Model C M . 750 Class A test, per spec. $11,321.00

One (1) Howe International Model R-1856, per spec. $11,119.00

PETER PIRSCH & SONS CO.. bidding on:One (1) 750 gal. pumping engine, per spec, onFord F.75O - 212 HP engine $10,982.00

( open seats )One (l) 750 gal. pumping engine, per spec, onFord F.75O -212 HP engine, semi cab $11,282.00

One (1) 750 gal. pumping engine, per spec, onFord F.75O -212 HP engine, closed cab $ 11,182.00

One (1) GMC S-375 v-8 chassis-open cab, engine

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MOOSA EQUIPMENT COMPANY, bidding on:One (1) Mack type 475 CF-750 GFM triple combinationpumper with enclosed coupe type cab-202 brake HP engine,

per spec. $13,611.85

Whereupon, a motion was made by J. M. Howell, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously

carried, to accept the bid of Central Fire Truck Corporation for one (l) Central 750 CMP Triple

Combination Pumper, mounted on Ford 800 chassis, all in accordance with specifications, b eing the

lowest and best bid, at a total price of $10,300.00 FOB Picayune, Mississippi.

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Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by J, B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it is

ordered that the City Manager be authorized to arrange for flu preventive shots to be administered

to City Firemen, City Policemen, and City Natural Gas Crew at the City's expense.

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RESOLUTION ADOPTING 1957 TAX ROLLS SUBJECT TOOBJECTIONS OF TAXPAYERS

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi,

have carefully examined the real property and personal property tax assessment rolls of the City

of Picayune, and of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District, both inside and outside the

City limits of said City, for the taxable year 1957, and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of said City now find that the Land Roll of said City

embraces all the land and all assessable personal property in said City and Municipal Separate School

District, that all of said lands and taxable personal property are correctly represented as being

the property of individuals, or City, or State or United States, according to the fact, and taxable or

not taxable according to law, that all is correctly described so as to be identified with certainty,

that there are no double assessments, that all land and personal property which has been improperly

omitted from the said rolls has been added thereto by the said Mayor and Council, that all land and

personal property incorrectly or insufficiently described has been properly described, that all land

and personal property which was not classed correctly or undervalued has been properly classified and

valued, that the said Mayor and Council have caused all corrections to be made in the said real

property and personal property tax assessment rolls, that the said real and personal property assessment

rolls and the assessments therein contained, in the opinion of the said Mayor and Council are uniform '

in value, and said rolls were filed according to law with the City Clerk by the City Tax Assessor, on

September 2, 1957, with the statutory affidavit of the City Tax Assessor.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County,

Mississippi, do hereby order and declare that said real property and personal property tax assessment

rolls and the assessments therein contained, as filed by the City Tax Assessor for the taxable year 1957

and as changed, corrected, revised and equalized according to law by the said Mayor and Council, shall

be, and they are, hereby approved in the following amounts and grand total, subject to the right of

parties in interest to be heard on objections which they may have to the said rolls or to any assessments

therein contained; the amounts and grand total being as follows, to-wit:

Real Property inside City ljjnits $4,274,555

Personal Property inside City limits 3,291,§98Real Property outside City limits 1,503,900Personal Property outside City limits 316.420

GRAND TOTAL -49.186,873"V

and said real property and personal property tax assessment rolls and the assessments therein contained

are hereby approved in the above amounts and Grand Total, subject to final adoption after the

Mayor and Council . have, heard, and determined all objections thereto and made all proper corrections

which may be necessary or advisable as a result of such objections.

It is further hereby ordered that the City Clerk of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County,

Mississippi, be and he is hereby ordered to publish a notice to Taxpayers of the City of Picayune and

of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District that the Mayor and Council of said City will meet in

the City Hall in Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, at 7:30 P.M. on the 24th day of September,

1957, for the purpose of hearing objections, if any, to the said assessment rolls and/or the

assessments therein contained, or any portion thereof, at which meeting the said Mayor and Council will,

according to law hear and determine all objections, equalizing assessments in accordance with law, and

shall sit from day to day until the same shall have been disposed of, and all proper corrections made

in accordance with law, said notice to be published in the Picayune Item, a weekly newspaper of

general circulation in said City and said School District for more than one year next preceding the

date of this meeting, in the September 12, and September 19, 1957, issues thereof, being for more than

ten days, said notice to be in the following words and figures, to-wit:

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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

TO: CITIZENS AMD TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE AND OF THE PICAYUNE MUNICIPALSEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

You are hereby notified that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Mississippi, have finished the correction, revision and equalization of the assessmentrolls of real and personal property located within the City of Picayune and the PisyuneMunicipal Separate School District for the calendar year 1957 and have approved the saidassessment rolls subject to the right of parties in interest to be heard on objectionsto said rolls and the assessments therein contained as provided by law, and that suchrolls, so equalized, are ready for inspection and examination.

The Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune will hold a meeting at the CityHall in Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, at 7:30 P. M.on the 24th day ofSeptember, 1957, for the purpose of hearing objections, and shall sit from day to dayuntil the same shall have been disposed of, and all proper corrections made, inaccordance with law.

By order of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, on this, the 10thday of September, 1957.

(SEAL) CITY OF PICAYUNE

A. L. FranklinCity Clerk

It is further hereby ordered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune shall

meet in accordance with law on said date of September 24, 1957, at the City Hall in said City, at

7:30 P. M., in accordance with the terms of said Notice, for the purpose of hearing objections, if any,

to the said assessment rolls and/or the assessments therein contained, or any portion thereof, and

will hear and determine all objections, equalizing assessments according to law, sitting from day to

day until same shall have been disposed of, and all proper corrections made, according to law.

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried, the foregoing

resolution was considered and adopted section by section, and as a whole, by the Mayor and Council

of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, on the 10th day of September, 1957,

with the vote on its passage being as follows:

YEA: L. 0. Crosby, Jr., J. K. Howell, J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, and W. E. Godard

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0HD5R TO RECESS

Further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J . M. Howell,

seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously car r ied , i t i s ordered tha t t h i s Mayor and Council do

now r i se in recess u n t i l Tuesday, September 24, 1957, a t 7:30 P. M.

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STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF PEAR L RIVERCITY OF PICAYUNE


met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, September 24, 1957, pursuant to their recessing order

of September 10,1957, with the following officials present: L. 0. Crosby, Jr., Mayor; J. M. Howell,

J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, and W. E. Godard, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Manager; E. W. Hollingsworth,

Tax Assessor; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney; A. L. Franklin, City Clerk, and Lemuel Pearson, Marshal .


meeting open, which was duly done, called the meeting to order, and the following proceedings were had

and done:

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PICAYUME, I - JSSISSIPPI J APPROVING THE REAL AM ÊRSO:TALASSE3S:E>:T ROLLS OF THE CITY OF PICAYUK; AI-TD OF THE PICAYU>B :-3JMICIPAL SEPARATE

SCHOOL DI3TPJCT FOR TH3 CAL5KDAR YEAR 1 9 5 7

WHEREAS, the assessment rolls of real and personal property in the City of Picayune, and of

the Picayune Municipal Separate School District for the taxable year 1957 were filed with the City Clerk

in accordance with law on September 2, 1957, and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of said City completed the work of equalizing the said rolls,

revising and correcting same, on September 10, 1957, on which date an order was adopted according

to law, approving said assessment rolls and the assessments therein contained, as so revised, corrected

and equalized, subject to the right of parties in interest to be heard on objections, and

WHEREAS, on said date of September 10, 1957, in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 19,

General Laws of Mississippi of 1938 and Chapter 492 General Laws of Mississippi of 1950, as amended,

and all other statutes of the State of Mississippi relative thereto, the Mayor and Council of said City

adopted an order providing that the said Mayor and Council of said City should meet in the City Hall of

said City on Tuesday, September 24, 1957, at 7:30 P.M. for the purpose of hearing objections, if any

there might be, to the said Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Rolls for the taxable

year 1957 and to the assessments therein contained, that at such meeting the said Mayor and Council

should hear and determine all such objections which should be presented, and should sit from day to

day until the same shall have been disposed of and all proper corrections made and that notice be

given to the taxpayers and/or property owners of said City and Municipal Separate School District of

said meeting by publishing said notice as set out in said order in the Picayune Item, a newspaper

published in said city for more than a year prior to the date of said meeting and having general

circulation therein, proof of such publication being set out as follows:

and,

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of said City, pursuant to the foregoing, did meet on the said

date of September 24, 1957, for the said purpose of hearing objections to the said Real Estate and

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PERSONALLY CAME before me, the undersigned, a notary public inand for PEARL RIVER County, Mississippi, C. H. Cole, Pub-lisher of THE PICAYUNE ITEM, a newspaper published inthe City of Picayune, of Pearl River County, in said state,who being duly sworn, deposes ,and says that The Pica-yune Item is a newspaper a& defined and prescribed mSenate Bill No. 203 enacted at the regular session of theMississippi Legislature of 1948, amending Section 1858. of theMississippi Code of 1942, and that the publication of a notice,

of which the annexed is a copy, in the matter of -

_Notice To Tejipayers

has been made in said paper P.v.P J * . times con-

secutively, to-wit:

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My Commission Expires Frt. 21, 1960 Notary Public

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of which the annexed is a copy, in the matter of

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NOTICE TOTO: CiTIZENU

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Personal Property Tax Assessment Rolls of the City of Picayune and the Picayune Municipal Separate

School District and the assessments therein contained for the taxable year 1957, and after having

first determined that public notice of said meeting for the purposes of hearing objections to the

said assessment rolls and to the assessments therein contained had been properly published in the

Picayune Item, a paper of general circulation in said city on September 12th and on September 19th,

1957, according to law, and having examined the proof of publication thereof on file with the City

Clerk of said City of Picayune, did hear and determine all objections, both written and oral, to

the said Assessment Rolls and

WHEREAS, objection was made to the assessment of personal property belonging to T.B. Williamson,

same being an airplane, resulting in the lowering by the Mayor and Council of said assessment of said

personal property from $800.00 to $600.00, and

WHEREAS, C. R. Holladay made objection to the fact that airplanes were being assessed at all in

the said City and the said District, which objection was overruled by the Mayor and Council of said City

for the reason that the laws of the State of Mississippi require that the said personal property be

assessed, and

WHEREAS, there were no other objections to the said assessment rolls and to the assessments

therein contained,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY DETERMINED AND ADJUDICATED by the Mayor and Council of the City

of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, on this 24th day of September, 1957, that the real estate

and personal property assessment rolls of the City of Picayune and of the Picayune Municipal Separate

School District for the taxable year 1957 and the assessments therein contained as revised, corrected

and equalized have been legally and validly made up, corrected,equalized, and passed upon according

to the laws of the State of Mississippi, that the said Rolls and the assessments therein contained

constitute a legal, valid, correct and fair assessment of all real estate and personal property, subject

ta assessment and taxation within said city and said Municipal Separate School District as of the first

day of January, 1957, and that the true, correct and complete totals of said rolls are as follows:

INSIDE CITY

Total assessed value of Personal Property 3,291,798

Total assessed value of real property notsubject to Homestead Exemption 2,725/918

Total assessed value of homes exemptfrom school maintenance t a x — — — 1.548.637

Total assessed value of all Real Property 4.274.555TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE OF ALL PROPERTY INSIDE CITY 7,566,353

OUTSIDE CITY

Total assessed value of Personal Property 316,420Total assessed value of real property not

subject to Homestead Exemption — —Total assessed value of 585 homes exempt

from school maintenance taxTotal assessed value of all Real Property 1,503,900

TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE OF ALL PROPERTY OUTSIDE CITY

TOTAL ASSESSMENT ALL PROPERTY FOR CITY AND SEPARATE SCHOOLDISTRICT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CITY

Total Assessed Value of Personal Property 3,608,218Total Assessed Value of real property not

subject to Homestead Exemption 3,686,7'83Total Assessed Value of Homes exeirpt

from School maintenance tax 2.091.672

Total Assessed Value of all Real Property 5.778.455

TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE OF ALL PROPERTY AS OF JANUARY 1, 1957

THAT, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED by the Mayor and Council of said City of Picayune,

Pearl River County, Mississippi, that the said Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Rolls

of the CITY OF PICAYUNE AND OF THE PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, therein contained,

as revised, corrected and equalized ( exclusive of public utilities ) be and they are hereby finally

approved and adopted, and upon which the City Tax Collector shall be charged with the collection of

ad valorem taxes for the taxable year 1957.

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BID ACCEPTED ON $12,819.78 PICAYUNE IOJKICIPAL SEPARATESCHCOL DISTRICT FEVI ESJIPKEOT TRANSPORTATION MOTES 1957

The Mayor and Council took up for consideration the matter of the sale of $12,819.78Picayune Municipal Separate School District New Equipment Transportation Notes, pursuant to

resolution previously adopted by the Mayor and Council of said City and the City Clerk havingreported that pursuant to the said resolution he caused to be published in THE PICAYUNE ITEM, anewspaper of general circulation in the City of Picayune for more than one year next precedingthe publication of such notice in accordance with law, notice that the Mayor and Council of thesaid City would receive sealed bids for the purchase of said notes unto the hour of 7:30 P.M.on Tuesday, September 24, 1957, and that said notice was published two successive times in saidnewspaper, being in the issues of September 5th and 12th of said newspaper, the first publicationhaving been at least ten (10) days preceding the date set for receipt of bids, and presented tothe said Mayor and Council Proof of Publication of such notice.

The time for opening of said bids according to said notice having arrived, the City CDs rkpresented one (l) sealed proposal filed with him to the Mayor and Council, and the City Clerkhaving been ordered by the Mayor to open and read aloud the said sealed bid in the presence andhearing of the Mayor and Council, the bidder and other persons assembled, he thereupon proceededto open and read the said bid which is summarized as follows:

FOR NOTES BEARING INTERESTNAME OF BIDDER AT THE RATE OF AMOUNT OF BID

First National Bank ofPicayune, AND 3$, $12,819.78

Bank of Picayune,bidding jointly

After full consideration of the bid submitted jointly by the First National Bank of Picayuneand the Bank of Picayune, said bid being the highest and best bid received and the Mayor andCouncil having found and adjudicated said bid to be a fair and reasonable one and acceptance ofsame to be in the best interest of the City of Picayune and the Picayune Municipal Separate SchoolDistrict, a motion was made by J. M. Howell, seconded by H. V. Carr, for the adoption of thefollowing resolution:

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SALE OF $12,819.78 PICAYUNEMUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEW EQUIPMENT

TRANSPORTATION NOTES 1957

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WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, on the 3rd day ofSeptember, 1957, did adopt a certain resolution directing that $12,819.78 Picayune MunicipalSeparate School District New Equipment Transportation notes of 1957, for the purchase of threenew buses for said municipal separate school district, be offered for sale on sealed bids tobe received at the office of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, until thehour of 7:30 P.M. on September 2k, 1957, and

WHEREAS, as directed by aforesaid resolution and as required by law, notice of sale of saidnotes was published in THE PICAYUNE ITEM, a legal newspaper of general circulation in the Cityof Picayune, Mississippi at least two successive times, all as shown by Proof of Publication of saidnotice filed in the office of the City Clerk of said City, and

WHEREAS, the said Mayor and Council met at their office in Picayune, Mississippi at saidhour on said date at which time all sealed proposals for the purchase of said notes were received,examined and considered, and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of said City find and determine that the highest and bestbid was made by the First National Bank of Picayune, and the Bank of Picayune, bidding jointly, and

that such offer was to the best interest of the Picayune Municipal SeparateSchool District,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AMD COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE,MISSISSIPPI, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That the $12,819.78 PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEW EQUIPMENTTRANS'ORTATION NOTES of 1957, for the purchase of three new school buses, bearing date ofSeptember 20, 1957, shall be and the said notes are -hereby awarded and sold to First NationalBank of Picayune, and the Bank of Picayune, jointly, in accordance with offer this day submitted tothe Mayor and Council of said City in words and figures as follows, to-wit:

Picayune, MissSeptember 17, 1957

To the Mayor and CouncilPicayune, Mississippi

Gentlemen:Re: Your "Notice of sa le $12,819.78 Picayune

Municipal Separate School D i s t r i c t NewEquipment Transportation Notes of 1957."

To be dated September 20, 1956, and- $2,136.63 due September 20, 1958

$2,136.63 due September 20, 1959$2,136.63 due September 20, I960$2,136.63 due September 20, 1961$2,136.63 due September 20, 1962$2,136.63 due September 20, 1963

We are pleased to submit our bid for the above l i s t e d notes to bear i n t e r e s t a t thera t e of 3s$. The above notes to be val idated by Chancery Court.

Respectfully yours,

BANK OF PICAYU'ffi FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PICAYUNEBy(signed) Horatio Stewart, Pres. By (signed) P.G.Cooper, V.P. & Cashier "

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SECTION 2. That the Mayor and City Clerk of said City of Picayune be and they arehereby authorized and directed to endorse upon the aforesaid offer a suitable notation inevidence of the acceptance thereof for and on behalf of the City of Picayune.

SECTION 3. That the Mayor and Council shall proceed with the preparation, executionand delivery of the aforesaid notes all as authorized by resolution passed and adopted bysaid Mayor and Council on 3rd day of September, 1957, and in accordance with the terms of theaforesaid contract.

Upon being put to a roll call the foregoing resolution was adopted by a vote as follows:

Those voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

Those voting NAY: Hone

J U ACCEPTED O:>. 02,244.00 PICAYUNE MJNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOLDISTRICT USED ECJIPIETT TP.-JSPCRTATIOH NOTES 1 9 5 7

The Mayor and Council took up for consideration the matter of the sale of $2,244.00Picayune Municipal Separate School District Used Equipment Transportation Notes, pursuant toresolution previously adopted by the Mayor and Council of said City and the City Clerk having

reported that pursuant to the said resolution he caused to be published in THE PICAYUNE ITEM, anewspaper of general circulation in the City of Picayune for more than one year next precedingthe publication of such notice in accordance with law, notice that the Mayor and Council of thesaid City would receive sealed bids for the purchase of said notes unto the hour of 7:30 P.M.on Tuesday, September 24, 1957, and that said notice was published two successive times in saidnewspaper, being in the issues of September 5th and 12th of said newspaper, the first publicationhaving been at least ten (10) days preceding the date set for receipt of bids, and presentedto the said Mayor and Council Proof of Publication of such notice.

The time for opening of said bids according to said notice having arrived, the City Clerkpresented one (l) sealed proposal filed with him to the Mayor and Council, and the City Clerkhaving been ordered by the Mayor to open and read aloud the said sealed bid in the presence andhearing of the Mayor and Council, the bidder and other persons assembled, he thereupon proceededto open and read the said bid which is summarized as follows:

FOR NOTES BEARING INTERESTNAME OF BIDDER AT THE RATE OF AMOUNT OF BID

First National Bank 3|<g $2,244.00of Picayune, AND

Bank of Picayune,bidding jointly

After full consideration of the bid submitted jointly by the First National Bank of Picayune,said bid being the highest and best bid received and the Mayor and Council having found andadjudicated said bid to be a fair and reasonable one and acceptance of same to be in the best interestof the City of Picayune and the Picayune Municipal Separate School Distract, a motion was made byJ. M. Howell, seconded by H. V. Carr, for the adoption of the following resolution:

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SALE OF 42,244.00 PICAYUNE MUNICIPALSEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT USED EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION NOTES

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, on the 3rd day ofSeptember, 1957, did adopt a certain resolution directing that $2,244.00 Picayune MunicipalSeparate School District Used Equipment Transportation notes of 1957, for the purchase of four usedbuses for said municipal separate school district, be offered for sale on sealed bids to be receivedat the office of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, until the hour of7:30 P.M. on September 24, 1957, and

WHEREAS, as directed by aforesaid resolution and as required by law, notice of sale of saidnotes was published in THE PICAYUNE ITEM, a newspaper of general circulation in the City ofPicayune, Mississippi, at least two successive times, all as shown by Proof of Publication ofsaid notice filed in the office of the City Clerk of said City, and

'•'WEREAS, the said Mayor and Council met at their office in Picayune, Mississippi, at saidhour on said date at which time all sealed proposals for the purchase of said notes were received,examined and considered, and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of said City find and determine that the highest and bestbid was made by the First National Bank of Picayune, and the Bank of Picayune, bidding jointly, andthat such offer was to the best interest of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District, and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE,MISSISSIPPI, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That the $2,244.00'PICAYUME MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT USED EQUIPMENTTRANSPORTATION NOTES OF 1957, for the purchase of four used school buses, bearing date of September20, 1957, shall be and the said notes are hereby awarded and sold to First National Bank of Picayuneand Tiank of Picayune, jointly, in accordance with offer this day submitted to the Mayor and Councilof said City in words and figures, to-wit:

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Picayune, Miss.September 17, 1957

To the Mayor and CouncilPicayune, Mississippi

Gentlemen:Re: Your "Notice of Sale $2,244.00 Picayune

Municipal Separate School District UsedEquipment Transportation Note of 1957"

Note to be dated September 2, 1957 and payableon September 20, 1958.

We are pleased to submit our bid for the above listed note to bear interestat the rate of J^%. The above note to be validated by Chancery Court.

Respectfully yours,

BANK OF PICAYUNE . FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PICAYUNEBy (signed) Horatio Stewart, By ( signed ) P. G. Cooper,

President V.P.- & Cashier "

SECTION 2. That the Mayor and City Clerk of said City of Picayune be and they are herebyauthorized and directed to endorse upon the aforesaid offer a suitable notation in evidence of theacceptance thereof for and on behalf of the City of Picayune.

SECTION 3. That the Mayor and Council shall proceed with the preparation, execution anddelivery of the aforesaid note all as authorized by resolution passed and adopted by said Mayorand Council on 3rd day of September, 1957, and in accordance with the terms of the aforesaidcontract.

Upon being put to a rdll call the foregoing resolution was adopted by a vote as follows:

Those voting YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

Those voting NAY: None.

HOSPITAL BUDGET

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was

ordered that the Budget of the Picayune Municipal Hospital, known and operated as Lucius Olen

Crosby Memorial Hospital, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1958, as submitted by the

Trustees of said Hospital, be received for review and consideration by the Mayor and Council.

CITY OF PICAYU;!E BUDGET OF HEVSIUES AND EXPENDITURES •FISCAL YEAR BEGIKHIKG 0CT03SR 1, 1957 A m ETDTiT, SEPTEMBER 30, 1958

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it is

ordered that the following BUDGET OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE CITY OF PICAYUNE be hereby

adopted as the Official Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for said City for the fiscal year

beginning October 1, 1957 and ending September 30, 1958:

ACTUAL AMTS. BUDGET FORACCT. NO. EXPLANATION PRECEDING YR. ENSUING YR.

1. GENERAL FUND

REVENUES & RECEIPTS

101 Privilege Licenses

102 Permits & other fees103 Police Fines104 Parking Meter Collections106 Cemetery Lots107 Miss. Power Co. 2% Gross Receipts108 Pearl River County Road Tax109 Interest on Delinquent Taxes110 Refund State Gasoline Tax112 Pearl River County - Jail Rent113 The Housing Authority-in Lieu of Taxes

TOTAL OTHER THAN CITY TAXES.ADD CASH BALANCE AS OF 10-1-57REVENUE & CASH OTHER THAN TAXATIONAMOUNT NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVYTOTAL FROM ALL SOURCES

EXPENDITURES


201 Mayor's Salary 1,200.00 1,200.00202 Four Councilmen's Salaries 2,400.00 2,400.00

8,934.008,478.854,575.004,052.50

745.0010,057.7116,969.763,031.93

561.11300.00

1.798.6759,505.2318.677-8578,183.08

107.390.31185.573.39

8,500.008,000.004,500.004,000.00

600.009,000.00

13,000.002,500.00

500.00300.00

1.700.0052,600.0025.859.0978,459.09

102.430.91180,890.00

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3,600.003,600.002,700.001,486.821,365.58

986.211,100.00

173.371,645.111.297.33

3,600.004,000.002,700.001,500.001,500.001,200.001,100.00

300.001,700.001.300.00

203 City Manager's Salary204 Deputy Clerk & Tax Collector's Salary205 Tax Assessor's Salary206 Tax Assessor's Expense207 Office supplies & expense208 Printing & Publication209 Auditors210 Election Expense210A Social Securi ty Expense210B Sta te Retirement Expense

TOTAL SUPERVISION & FINANCE 21,554.42 22,500.00

PROTECTION OF LIFE & PROPERTYA. Police Department

211 City At torney 's Salary212 Police Justice's salary213 Court Clerk Salary2148 PoliceOfficer's Salaries & Wages215 Police Auto & Uniform Expense216 Poundkeeper Salary & Expense217 Court supplies & expense218 Subsistence of Prisoners & Jail Expense219 Parking Keter expense220 Two-Way Radio Maintenance

TOTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT

B. Fire Department221 Fire Chief's Salary222 Firemen's Salary223 Volunteer Firemen's wages224 Operation & Maintenance of Truck225 Supplies & expense

TOTAL FIRE DEPARTMENT

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY231 Janitress salary232 Janitress Supplies233 Insurance & bond premiums234 Telephone & Lights235 Repairs ft Maintenance of PuBlic Buildings

TOTAL CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY

MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURES241 Supervision & Engineering242 Auto expense-Supervision & Engineering243 Wages of S t ree t Maintenance Crew244 Mater ia l & Supplies245 Street l ights & signals246 Repairs to equipment247 Gasoline & Motor Oil248 Mew Equipment

TOTAL MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURES

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATION251 Garbage Removal252 Street sweepers wages253 Health Department appropriation254 Cemetery Expense

TOTAL PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATION

INSTRUCTIONAL & RECREATIONAL261 Appropriation to City Library262 Playground Upkeep

TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL & RECREATIONAL

GRAND TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF GENERAL FUND

2. BOND & INTEREST FUNDS

REVENUES162 Revenues from Water, Sewer and Gas163 State Aid-Fire Insurance Premium

REVENUES OTHER THAN TAXATIONADD CASH BALANCE AS OF 10-1-57CASH AND REVENUES OTHER THAN TAXATIONAMOUNT NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATIONTOTAL BOND & INTEREST FUND FROM ALL SOURCES

EXPENDITURESA. GENERAL ISSUES

701 Street Improvements Bonds dun 8-1-58701 Fire Protection Bonds due 7-1-58702 Int. on 280M St. Imp. Bonds due 2-1-58702 Int. on 280M St. Imp. Bonds due 8-1-58702 3.37512 Int. on 504 Fire Protection Bonds

TOTAL GENERAL ISSUES

B. SCHOOL ISSUES711 Memorial High School Bonds 7-1-58711 , W. S. Grammar School Bonds 5-1-58711 School Dist. Notes Paid off 1-15-57711 Mun. Sep. Sch. Dist. Notes due 8-1-58711 Pic. Sep. Sch. Dist. Notes due 5-1-58712 \\% Int. on 3614 Mem. H.S. Bonds due I-I-58

1,800.00900.00420.00

17,355-005,189-711,200.001,073.45

881.33297.36

1.199.8930,316.74

3,300.006,180.00

974.00391.90509.02

11,354.92

600.00120.00

1,857.46702.77

3,280.23

792.25

30,595.9724,036.508,643.872,021.003,330.973.251.85

72,672.41

7,200.002,505.75

720.005.764.48

16,190.23

2,400.00183.00

2,583.00

157,951.95

1,800.00900.00420.00

18,000.005,200.001,400.00

300.001,000.00

400.001^200.00

30,620.00

3,600.0016,000.001,000.00

750.001.000.00

22,350.00

600.00300.00

1,000.002,000.00

800.004,700.00

5,000.001,200.00

30,000.0025,000.00

9,500.003,000.003,500.005,000.00

82,200.00

7,200.001,400.00

720.006.000.00

15,320.00

3,000.00200.00

3,200.00

180, &«.00

56,300.00

56,300.0011.537.8067,837.8066.661.34

134.499.14

30,000.00

2,900.002,900.00

35,800.00

12,000.0011,000.00

5,000.006,000.005,000.00

300.00

55,550.002.300.00

57,850.00516.75

58,366.7573.630.75

131.997.50

30,000.005,000.002,680.002,680.001.687.50

42,047.50

12,000.0010,000.00

6,000.005,000.00'225.00

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iH I n t . on 36M Mem. H. S. Bonds due 7-1-582i% I n t . on 10M W.S. Gr. Sch. Bonds due 11-1-572p> I n t . on 10M W.S.Gr. Sch. Bonds due 5-1-582h% I n t . on 5M Sch. Dist . Notes paid off 1-15-572v%> I n t . on 18M Mun. Sep. Sch. Dist . Notes due 8-1-582js% I n t . on 10M Pic . Sep. Sch. Dist . Motes due 7-1-58TOTAL SCHOOL ISSUES

C. REVENUE ISSUESWater & Sewer Bonds due 4-1-583% I n t . on r,185M W&S Bonds due 10-1-573% I n t . on 1.185M W&S Bonds due 4-1-58TOTAL REVENUE ISSUES

TOTAL ALL BONDS & INTEREST FUNDS

3 . PUBLIC UTILITY FUNDS

131132133134

401402403404405406407408409410

A. WATER & SEWER - REVENUESWater Sa lesSewer FeesI n s t a l l a t i o n ChargesPlumbing PermitsTOTAL REVENUESADD CASH BALANCE AS OF 10 -1 -57TOTAL CASH AND REVENUES ALL SOURCESLESS-SURPLUS RESERVED FOR BOND RETIREMENTTOTALS '

EXPENDITURESS a l a r i e s & WagesS u p p l i e s & ExpenseEquipment - New & rep lacement

Electric currentAutomotive expenseAddition & expansion to systemOther General & Adm. ExpenseSocial Security expenseState Retirement ExpenseInsurance & Bond PremiumsTOTAL WATER & SEWER FUND

151152153

REVENUESNatural gas salesInstallation ChargesCut-on FeesTOTAL REVENUESADD CASH BALANCE AS OFTOTAL CASH & REVENUESLESS-SURPLUS FOR W.&S.TOTALS

EXPENDITURES

10-1-57ALL SOURCES

DEFICIT

601 Labor602 Supplies & expense603 Salary-Mgr. & Supt.604 Salary — Office605 Office supplies & expense606 Automotive expense607 Natural gas purchased608 Expansion & Addition609 New equipment610 Other General & Adm. Expense611 Street naming & numbering612 Insurance & bond premiums613 Social Security Expense614 State Retirement Expense

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

300.00262.50262.50125.00600.00375.00

41.225.00

20,000.0018,150.0018,150.0056,300.00

133.325.00

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225.00125.00125.00

450.00250.00

.400.00

,000.00,775.00.775.00,550.00

.997.50

6213

,837,552501225

.41

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.00

6013

,000.00,000.00500.00200.00

77,115.41

260,470.98340.00205.00

261,015.98

15,212.459,366.057,875.007,625.003,611.791,302.46

171,548.636,551.092,197.002,550.77

1,860.00594.28622.17

73,700.0034.153.94

107,853.9469.753.9438.100.00

9,333.802,512.693,181.584,401.17

900.003,837.45

458.60177.89183.45

12,000.005,000.007,000.006,000.001,500.005,000.001,000.00

200.00200.00200.00

38.100.00

250,000.00300.00150.00

250,450.0036.404.34

286,854.3421.854.34

265.000.00

17,000.0012,000.00

9,000.009,000.005,000.001,500.00

175,000.0020,000.006,000.004,000.002,000.003,000.00

700.00800.00

23O.9i6.69 265.000.00

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These amounts represent the actual revenue and expenditures for the eleven months ending August 31stplus the anticipated revenues and expenditures for the month of September of the current fiscal year.

This is to certify that the foregoing budget of estimated revenues and expenditures for the fiscalyear beginning October 1, 1957 and ending September 30, 1958, is a true and correct copy of the budgetadopted in recess meeting of thB governing authorities of this municipality as held on September 24,1957, as recorded on Minute Book 10, Pages 124-126. I

CITY MANAGER

ORDER TO ADJCJRN

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of H. V. Carr, it is

ordered that this Mayor and Council do now rise in adjournment.

GITY CLERK MAYOR

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met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, October 1, 1957, in regular session, with the following

officials present: L. 0. crosby, Mayor; J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, and W. E. Godard, Councilmen;

A. J. Read, City Manager; A. L. "Franklin, City Clerk; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney; and Lemuel

Pearson, Marshal. ABSENT: Councilman J. M. Howell

It being determined that a quorum was present, the Mayor.ordered the Marshal to proclaim the


:i;rjTEs APPROVED

The minutes of the September meetings were read by the City Clerk, and there being no objections

or corrections, were declared approved as read.

pILT.S

Upon motion of H. V. Carr, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, the following

bills were allowed:

TOACCT.NO FOR

SUPERVISION & FINANCEL. 0. Crosby, Jr.J. B. CalvinH. V. CarrW. E. GodardJ. K. HowellA. J. ReadMrs. M. A. BecnelE. W. HollingsworthE. VI. HollingsworthJohn Paul RussM. T. ThigpenGranville WilliamsA. L. FranklinCommercial Printing Company

201202202202202203204205206207211212213207

New Orleans Blue Print & Supply207The Picayune Item 207The Picayune Item 208


September salary less deductions

SameSameSameSameSameSameSameSeptember expenseSeptember salarySameSameSame - court clerkSuppliesBlue line printsInv. 2567/2566/6053/2512" J- '.41/15'

L. A. PearsonWeston LottHomer SmithJohn Paul RussMurvin SalterL. A. PearsonWeston LottHomer SmithJohn Paul RussMurvin SalterE. M. FriersonGeorge DozierE. L. CameronVirgil BooneCallaghan & CompanyByrd's CafeJ . E. Mitchell StoreMiller Meters, IncJ . g. WallisL. N. Formby

David SchallerT. J . HudnallWillie SmithJack HallerJames CrosbyMarshal CalvinTroy BooneRay WellsNed Formby

214214214214214215215215215215216221222222217218218219

223223223223223223223223223

Inv.1658/1641/1563/1508/15O9/1478/U48/1411/7110/ and 7335

September salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameSeptember expenseSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameMcQuillin Municipal Corp., Rev. Vol.Meals for prisonersSheets for j a i lRepairs to parking metersMaintenance police radiosVolunteer FiremanSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSame

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGSq ^ t h 6 A b f?- , «, , . 231 September salary less deductionsSouthern Bell Tel. & Tel. Company 234 Telephones 3011,3191,4841, and 4844Mississippi Power Company 234 Electr ic i ty for City Hall

pi_STmTS_ & STRUCTUREST.S.C. Motor Freight Lines, 244Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co. 244Bean & Wilkes 244Chancery Clerk 244Atlas Elec. & Sup. Co. 244

Freight-Inv. 113900-palmyra stalksPrytox—Inv. 74627Sand & gravelRecording fee-deed to s t reet10 sx cement - Inv. 7628

WARRANTAMOUNT NUMBER

97.7543.0948.8738.2748.87

204.60233.98193.40

75.0025.00

134-0273.3135.0068.6913.65

7.15

217.62

8232823382348235823682378238823982408241824282438244826582668267

8268

275.20230.82240.48235.61224.8475.0075.0075.0075.0075.0097.75

229.09223.30229.6320.0011.8251.7312.4175.007.006.00

11.006.006.006.006.005.005.005.00

48.8798.5769.64

53.22136.50325.00

3.9013.50

82458246824782488249825082518252825382548255825682578258830782698270827182728273827482758276827782788279828082818282

825982838284

83088285828682878288

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MUNICIPAL

Custom Fogging, Inc .Sargent-Sowell, Inc.Crosby StoresGreen Truck LinesEagle Signal CorporationIndianapolis Brush & Broom

Mfg. Co.Quick & GriceMississippi Power Company

Shell Service StationWestern Auto Associate StoreSpiers Auto ServiceThigpen Hardware Co.Thompson Auto Supply Co.Quick & Grice

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATIONPear l Eiver County Health DeptSamuel T. RussSamuel T. Russ

Gates Service StationL o s s e t t Welding & Machine Wks

244244244244244

244244245

246244246246246247

.253254254254254

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUNDA. J . ReadH. E. Jordan

Warren W. Sea lH. E. JordanStandard Oi l CompanyL o s s e t t s Welding & Mch. WorksQuick & Grice

L igh t i ng F i x t u r e & E l e c . Sup.M i s s i s s i p p i Power Company

Paine Supply Co.

NATURAL GAS FUNDW. B. S h e f f i e l d , J r .A. J . ReadP . E . HenleyA. L. F r a n k l i n r

A. L. F r a n k l i nM i s s i s s i p p i Power CompanyNa t iona l Welding Supply Co.L o s s e t t s Welding & Machine WksPicayune Supply Company-Lucius Olen Crosby Mem. HospPitney-Bowes, I n c .Tourne Auto P a r t sDossett Standard Service Sta.United Gas Pipe Line Co.

401401401405402402402

403404406

601603603604610602602602602602605606606607

Howe Fire Apparatus Co. F—PGordon B. Holloway & Assoc. F—PC. T. Switzer Well Co. F P

MINUTES, CITY OF PICAYUNE

Pressure valve, gasoline pumpInv. 46245/48557 signsInv. S-8515/8186/9964; 2564/2487; A-3493Frt. inv. P-30896Repair parts traffic signals-Inv. 6720

Push brooms & stalks-less f r t . $53.2256 f t . concrete t i l e - Inv. 19-2009Inv. 2-180/188/170/166/140/126/103/42/132;

2-81/247Tire repairs, etc.SuppliesInv. 259/280 - repairs to equipmentSuppliesInv. A-20860/ A-2I523Inv. 8292/8369/8286/83O9

Monthly appropriationSeptember salary less deductionsSeptember expenseGas for cemetery mowersRepairs to cem. mowers-Inv. A-3166/3167/3168

3I69/317O/319I/3I92/3193

September salarySeptember salary less deductionsSeptember salarySeptember expenseInv. 13928 HIInv. A-3188Inv.l9-2O16/2O11/2O32/2O62/2O63/2O15/2O66;

24837Inv. 16526 and 16527/16528Inv. 2-180/40/92/119/192/129Inv. 286/287 less 2%—less CM#8909

September salary less deductionsSeptember salarySeptember salary l e s s deductionsSameExpense for SeptemberElec . for regulator s ta t ion-Inv . 2-180-50OxyacetyleneInv.. A-3189Invoice 5072 vFlu shots for employeesPostage meter rentalRepair parts-Inv. E69240/69896GreaseGas purchased August - Inv. 8-53 7Fire ZHose - Inv. No. 572088Nozzles & Play pipes - Inv. 9-14-571st Estimate-less 10$ ($5210 less $521.00) 4

68.25100.0949.2327.27

257.50

266.7833.04

696.9418.9550.2427.76

2.2425.60

315.48

60.00150.9830.00

9.05124.33

100.00227.19150.0075.004.907.00

65.59765.41378.52229.38

264.83250.00364.74315..Q1

75.001.00 .

33.6825.308.60

17.0021.602.601.28

,907.94515.00350.00

,689.00

82898290829182928293

82948395

8296829782988299830083068302

830382618303830S8305

178517861787178917921793

1794179517961797

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VALIDATION BY STATE'S BOfTC ATTORNEYAUTHORIZED ON PICAYUNE MJMICIPAL SEPARATESCHOOL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION EQUIK-ENT

MOTES

Upon motion of H. V. Carr , seconded by J . B. Calvin, and unanimously c a r r i e d , i t i s ordered

t h a t a l l proceedings with reference to the $12,819.78 Transporta t ion Notes, and the $2,244.00

Transpor ta t ion Equipment Note, be submitted to the S t a t e ' s Bond Attorney for h i s opinion and v a l i d a t i o n ,

and the City Clerk i s hereby d i r ec t ed t o forward to the said S t a t e ' s Bond Attorney a c e r t i f i e d copy

of a l l proceedings had and done with reference to the above described Transpor ta t ion Equipment Notes.

KPR0VED LIGHTING FOR GOODYEAR BOULEVARD

Upon motion of J . B. Calvin, seconded by W. E, Godard, and unanimously c a r r i e d , i t was ordered

t h a t the City Manager b e , and he i s hereby authorized and d i rec ted to i n s t r u c t the Miss i s s ipp i Power

Company to change t h e e x i s t i n g s t r e e t l i g h t i n g on Goodyear Boulevard, rep lac ing presen t l i g h t s with

6M lumen globe type s t r e e t l i g h t s , two a t each i n t e r s e c t i o n from Main S t r e e t to Holly S t r e e t , and one

a t each i n t e r s e c t i o n from Glenwood to Beech S t r e e t .

CITY CLERK AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDSON PIPE. INTERS AND REGULATORS

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the City Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to advertise for bids to furnish the


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City with black pipe and fittings, natural gas meters and regulators, running advertisement in

the Picayune Item according to lav/, in the following words and figures, to-wit:

NOTICE FOR BIDS

The Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County,Mississippi, will receive sealed bids up to 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, October 15,1957, for the following:

7000 ft. of 4" standard steel black pipe, plain ends beveledfor welding



2000 ft. of 3/4" standard steel black pipe, threaded andcoupled

1 2 - 2 inch natural gas lubricated plug valves, all of standarddesign

100 domestic regulators for natural gas, capable of passing notless than 175 cubic feet gas per hour atan inlet pressure of 30 PSI and an outletpressure of 4 oz., with 3/4 inch connections

100 domestic meters for natural gas, capable of passing not lessthan 175 cubic feet gas per hour, withaluminum casings, and 3/4" straight swivels

25 Sprague #1 Combination meters and regulators with aluminumcasings, 3/4" straight swivels, capableof passing 175 cubic feet of gas per hour,with inlet pressure of 30 PSI and outletpressure of 4 oz.

The Mayor and Council reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

Done by order of the Mayor and Council passed October 1, 1957.

A. L. FRANKLINCITS' CLERK

.CITY CLERK AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ONm! FIRE STATION

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried, itis ordered that the City Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to advertisefor bids for construction of new fire station building, running advertisement in thePicayune Item according to law, in the following words and figures, to-wit:

IHVITATIOM FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals for construction of a Fire Station will be receivedby the City of Picayune, Mississippi at the City Hall until 7:30 P.M. o'clockon Tuesday, November 5, 1957, at which time and place they will be publiclyopened and read.

Plans and specifications and other forms of Contract Documents are openfor inspection at the City Hall in said City and copies thereof may be obtainedat the office of Earl T. Gilmore, Architect, 4616 Manila Drive, Jackson,Mississippi, upon deposit of $15.00 for each set. The full amount of the depositwill be returned to each actual bidder upon return of all documents in goodcondition within ten days after the opening of the bids, except $5.00 coveringcost of reproduction will be deducted for each set in excess of one set froman actual bidder and for each set from a non-bidder.

Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in an amountequal to five percent (5^) of the Base Bid.

Mo bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receiptof bids for a period of thirty (30) days, and each bidder must comply with thelaws of the State of Mississippi relative to the performance of said work.

All bids should be addressed to THE MAYOR & COUNCIL, Picayune, Mississippi,and should be clearly marked "BID ON CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION TO BE OPENEDTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1957. "

The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Done by order of the Mayor and Council of said City, passed October 1,

1957.

CITY OF PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPIA. L. FRANKLIN, CITY CLERK

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LIBRARY BUDGET

The Library Committee of the Picayune Public Library submitted the estimated budget for said

Library for the f i s c a l year ending September 30, 1958. Upon notion of J . B. Calvin, seconded by

W. E. Godard, and unanimously ca r r i ed , i t was ordered tha t said budget be approved, being in the

following words and f igu res , t o - w i t :

ESTIMATED BUDGET OF THE PICAYUNE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30. 1958

ESTIMATED EXPENSE:

1,885.00

1,000.00

SalariesLibrarianAssistant LibrarianVacation & Extra Help

BooksMagazinesPapersBooks

Admini st rationInsuranceOffice suppliesAssociation DuesWorkshop

Operatine CostsJanitorBuilding suppliesLightsPostage and box rentMaintenance

ContingencySocial security

TOTAL EXPENSE —

ESTIMATED INCOMECityCountyRenta ls , overdues

TOTAL INCOME

1,380.00420.00

85.00

60.0015.00

925.00

105.0075.008.50

75.00

56.0032.5032.0026.0075.00

_JL30.00

3,000.00150.00

_J5Q.OO

3'JILDI:;G PERMITS

263.50

221.50

130.00

$3,500.00

3.500.00

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, the following

building permits were granted:

- for construction of a dwelling on Fifth Avenue, on propertydescribed as Lot 3 and E-| of Lot 4, Blk 57, Williams-GoodyearAddition

- for construction of carport adjacent to present dwelling onClark Street

- for construction of 9x18 ft. addition on north side of presentdwelling on Blanks Ave., on property described as S. 50 ft. ofW. 30 ft. of Lot 5 and S 50 ft. of Lot 6, Blk J, Homeland Addn.

To A. L. Stica

To R. E. Vaughn

To Curtis McKenzie

AN ORDINANCE BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,IMPOSING AND LEVYING A ONE-HALF OF ONE PER CENT ( 1/2 of 1% ) CITY SALES TAX IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE CITY SALES TAX 'ENABLING ACT, CHAPTER 114. LAWS OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 1955-

•SECTION 1. "WHEREAS, the Mayor And Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi,

in regular meeting assembled, did by resolution dated September 3, 1957, announce the intention

of imposing and levying for the benefit of said municipality, effective on October 1, 1957,

upon all persons engaged in any business taxed by Sections 2(c), 2(d), and 2(f) of Chapter 119

of the Mississippi Laws of 1934, as amended, or as may hereafter be amended, an additional

tax of one-half of one per cent ( 1/2 of 1% ) on retail sales or gross income, except in the

case of industrial gas and electricity the rate shall be one-fourth of one per cent (1/4 of 1%)

but not to include that derived from sales classed as wholesale under said Sales Tax Law or

exempt thereby, and

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WHEREAS WHEREAS, said resolution was duly published once a week for three (3)

consecutive weeks in the PICAYUNE ITEM, a newspaper having general circulation in the

municipality, and a copy of said resolution was posted in three (3) public places in said

city for at least twenty-one days, and

WHEREAS, no petition was filed with the Clerk of said municipality, containing

twenty per cent of the qualified electors before the proposed levy date of October 1, 1957,

and therefore no election was necessary,

SECTION 2. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, that the

said City sales tax, as hereinabove set forth, is hereby imposed and levied and the same

shall be in full force and effect as of October 1, 1957.

SECTION 3. That a certified copy of this Ordinance, together with proof of

publication, be forwarded to the Chairman of the State Tax Commission by the Cleric of

the municipality.

SECTION 4> This ordinance being for the immediate and temporary preservation

of the public peace, health and safety, the revenue to be produced by said tax being

necessary to that end; this ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and

approval by the said Mayor and Council of said City.

The foregoing ordinance was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City

of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, on October 1, 1957, pursuant to motion by

J. B. Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, with the vote on its passage being as follows:

YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

NAY: None

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: J. M. Howell

C'iTER TO EKCE5S

Further business appearing before the next regular meeting,upon motion of J. B.

Calvin, seconded by W. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it is ordered that this Mayor and

Council do now rise in recess until Tuesday, October 8, 1957, at 7:30 P. M.

MUNICIPAL MINUTES, CITY OF PICAYUNEI3 v

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PERSONALLY CAME before me, the undesigned, a notary public inand for PEAHL RFÊR CountyrMrfssJsSippi, C. H. Cole, Pub-lisher of THE .PICAYUNE ITEM, a newspaper published inthe City of Picayune, of Pearl Kiver^County, in said state,who being duly sworn,,, jlepo'ses and says that The Pica-yune Item is a nevvspaper as, defined and prescribed inSenate Bill No. 203 enacted at the regular session of theMississippi Legygh iFC ~Qf-4£48, amending Section 1858, of theMississippi Co4e.4jj£.'J4}4£f*AildHhat the publication of a notice,

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Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in said County

and State, met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, October 8, 1957, pursuant to their

recessing order of October 1, 1957, with the following officials present: L. 0. Crosby, Jr., Mayor:

J. M. Howell, J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, and W. E. Godard, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Manager;

A. L. Franklin, City Clerk; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney, and Lemuel Pearson, City Marshal.

It being determined that a quorum was present, the Mayor ordered the Marshal to

proclaim the meeting open, which was duly done, and the following proceedings were had and done:

HOSPITAL 3UKHT

Budget Estimate for year October 1. 1957 to September 30. 1958

ANTICIPATED 1958INCOME

Patient IncomeVending MachinesTelephoneDietarySundryTaxes, CityTaxes, Pearl River CountyCharityRental IncomeMedical records

DISBURSEMENTS

AdministrativeDietaryHousekeepingLaundryRepairs & MaintenanceNursesMedical & SurgicalPharmacy „Medical RecordsOperating'RoomAnesthesiologyXray & LaboratoryUtilitiesInsuranceOxygenEquipment, Supplies & Misc.

ACTUAL 1957(11 mos. ending 8-31-57)

$ 278,583.38

734.94270.07

2,948.756,087.04

21,694.5118,000.0013,758.82

67.50142.45

fp 354,144.22-K

36,088.9757,347.1224,888.288,659.7718,564.8268,686.219,388.77

30,156.566,177.52

13.UO.9111,270.0424,405.2317,622.881,650.56

6,977.0413.136.23

Withholdings & FOABBlue Cross & InsuranceRefunds on deposits

348,130.9117.065.063,431.33998.00

369.625.30

$ 303,909.14801.75294.62

3,216.826,640.41

29,955.7218,000.0015,009.60

73.63. 155.40

$ 390,991.74

39,369.7862,560.4927,150.859,447.02

17,134.2374,930.4110,242.2932,898.066,739*11

14,302.8112,294.5926,623.8919,224.963,950.007,611.314.330.43

368,810.2318.620.063,561.45

390.991.74

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by 'V. E. Godard, and unanimously carried, it was

ordered that the foregoing Budget of the Picayune Municipal Hospital, known and operated as Lucius

Olen Crosby Memorial Hospital, as submitted by the Trustees of said Hospital for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1958, be approved.

u:5CL'J'iI0.: IXII'G LSVIKS FOR 1957 TAXJt3

WHEREAS, Section 23 of Chapter 492 of Mississippi Laws of 1950 provides that the

governing authorities of each municipality in the State of Mississippi shall levy the municipal

ad valorem taxes for each taxable year, said levy or levies to be expressed in mills or decimal

fractions of a mill, and such levy or levies shall determine the ad valorem taxes to be collected

upon each dollar of valuation oupon the assessment rolls of the municipality; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi,

have completed the revision and equalization of the assessment of taxes for the taxable year 1957, and

have approved the assessment rolls of said City by a resolution duly adopted at a public meeting held

on September 24, 1957, which said resolution is contained in these minutes on pages 120 and 121, and

WHEREAS, the assessment of public utilities has been approximated at $600,000; and

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WHEREAS, the Budget of Expenditures of Picayune Municipal Separate School District

for the current fiscal year was filed on August 7, 1957 by the Board of Trustees of said school

district and approved by said Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, which said Budget of

Revenues and Expenditures is recorded in these minutes on pages 92, 93 and 94; and

WHEREAS, the current fiscal budget of Crosby Memorial Hospital was filed on September 24,

1957 by the Trustees of said Hospital, which said budget was approved by the Mayor and Council and

is recorded in these minutes on Page 131, and

WHEREAS, the Budget of the Picayune Municipal Library for the current fiscal year

was filed by the Trustees of said Library on October 1, 1957, which said budget was adopted by said

Mayor and Council and is recorded in these minutes on Page 130, and

WHEREAS, the Budget of R venues and Expenditures of the City of Picayune for the fiscal

year beginning October 1, 1957 and ending September 30, 1958, was adopted by said Mayor and Council

on September 24, 1957 and is recorded in these minutes on pages 124, 125 and 126; and

WHEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 119 of the Laws of the State of Mississippi

of 1934, as amended, and other applicable statutes, a Sales Tax of 1/2$ has been levied by the City

of Picayune by Ordinance adopted by said City on October 1, 1957, to bear a portion of the said

Budget of Revenues of said City, said sales tax collections estimated to be 148,000;

MOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ADJUDGED by the Mayor and Council of the City of

Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, that in accordance with the Budgets of Expenditures and

the assessments of taxable property within the City of Picayune and Picayune Municipal Separate School

District, the following ad valorem tax rates or levies be and the same are hereby imposed and levied

for the fiscal year 1957-58, upon the assessed value of all taxable property in the City of Picayune,

and the Picayune Municipal Separate School District, Pearl River County, Mississippi, as the property

is now assessed and listed or as may hereafter be assessed and listed upon the assessment rolls of said

City and District as of January 1, 1957, except the exempt value of homes to the extent exempt by the

Homestead Exemption Act for Municipal Separate School District, the said rates expressed in mills

or a decimal fraction of a mill, being levied and imposed upon each dollar of assessed valuation

appearing upon the assessment rolls of said City and Municipal Separate School Districtz/according

to the provisions of Section 23, Chapter 492, of Mississippi Laws of 1950, and said rates or levies

are for the following funds or purposes:

1. For the purpose of raising a fund to support the Minimum School Program asrequested by the State Board of Education and as provided by Section 2 of ofChapter 261, House Bill No. 46 of the Mississippi Laws of 1954 ( 6518-02 of theCode of 1942) 7.00 mills on the dollarto be levied upon property within the City Limits and upon Picayune MunicipalSeparate School District property outside the City limits.

2. For the purpose of raising a fund for general district school maintenance purposesas provided by Section 6 of Chapter 261, House Bill No. 46 of the MississippiLaws of 1954 (6518-06 of the Code of 1942 ) 18.00 mills on the dollarto be levied upon property both within the City limits and upon Picayune MunicipalSeparate School District property outside the City limits.

3. For the purpose of raising a fund for the retirement of bonds issued forconstruction of Picayune Memorial High School, for the retirement of bonds issuedfor an addition to the West Side Grammar School, for the retirement of School DistrictNotes for the purchase of land and for general improvements, for the retirementof school District Notes issued for the purchase of a superintendent's homejand forthe purpose of paying interest thereon - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ 4.00 mills on the dollarto be levied upon property both within the City Limits and upon Picayune MunicipalSeparate School District property outside the City limits.

4. For the purpose of raising funds for the retirement of bonds issued for generalstreet improvement purposes, for the. retirement of bonds issued for the acquisitionof new fire station and additional fire protection, and for paying interestdue thereon ------------------------ 5.00 mills on the dollarto be levied only against property within the City limits.

5. For the purpose of raising a fund for general city expense, as fixed andlimited by Chapter 496 of Mississippi Laws of 1950 7.00 mills on the dollarto be levied only against property within the City limits. This levy of 7 mills isfor the following municipal purposes: Supervision and Finance, Protection of Life &Property, Care & Maintenance of Public Property, Maintenance of Streets & Structures,Recreation and Instruction, and Public Health and Sanitation.

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6. For the purpose of raising a fund for general hospital maintenanceand operation - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ 3.00 mills on the dollarto be levied only against property within the City limits. This levy of 3 millsis to supplement the regular receipts from patients and from Pearl River Countyfor Picayune Municipal Hospital, known as Lucius Olen Crosby Memorial Hospital.

BE IT FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that said ad valorem tax levies shall apply

to the various funds as follows:

INSIDE CITY LIMITS:

Minimum School Program Fund , -.- . 7.00 mills on the dollarGeneral District School Maintenance Fund 18.00 mills on the dollarBond & Interest Fund 9.00 mills on the dollarGeneral Fund 7.00 mills on the dollarHospital Fund 3.00 mills on the dollarTOTAL LEVY INSIDE CITY LIMITS 44.0 mills on the dollar

OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS:Kinimum School Program Fund 7.00 mills on the dollarGeneral School District Maintenance Fund - 18.00 mills on the dollarBond & Interest Fund 4.00 mills on the dollarTOTAL LEVY OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS 29.0 mills on the dollar

BE IT FURTHER ORDERED AMD ADJUDGED THAT THE 7.0 mills levied for Minimum School Program

Fund, together with 8.0 mills of the 18.0 mills levied for General School District Maintenance shall

be that part exempt on all homestead for which application has been properly filed and approved

by this Mayor and Council, it being known that 15 mills is the maximum amount of School maintenance

levy that can be exempt as provided by Chapter 496 of the Mississippi Laws of 1950.

The above and foregoing resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City

of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by H. V Carr,

and unanimously carried, the voting being recorded as follows:

Those voting YEA: L. 0. Crosby, Jr., J. M. Howell, J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, and •W. E. Godard.


CITY CLERK MAYOR

\ ORDSF. TO ADJCJP.H

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. M.

Howell, this Mayor and Council do now rise in adjournment.

CITY CLERK • MAYOR

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STATEOF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF PEARL RIVER

Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in said State and County,

met in the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, November 5, 1957, in regular session, with the

following officials presents L. 0. Crosby, Jr., Mayor; J. M. Howell, J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr,

Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Managers A. L. Franklin, City Clerk; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney;

and Lemuel Pearson, Marshal. ABSENTS W. E, Godard, Councilman.


the meeting open, which was duly done, and the following proceedings were had and dones

I-JNUTES APPROVED

The minutes of the October meetings were read by the City Clerk, and there being no

objections or corrections, were declared approved as read.

BILLS APPROVED

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IUpon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously

bills and allowances were:approved for

SUPERVISION AND FINANCEL. 0. Crosby, Jr.J. B. CalvinH. V. CarrW. Ei GodardJ. M. HowellA. j! ReadMrs. M. A. BecnelE. W. HollingsworthE. W. HollingsworthJohn Paul RussM. T. ThigpenGranville WilliamsA. L. FranklinA. C. Mitchell, Chancery ClerkThe Picayune ItemN. C. Rouse, Chancery ClerkThe Picayune Item

PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTYL. A. PearsonWeston LottHomer SmithJohn Paul RussMurvin SalterL. A, PearsonWeston LottHomer SmithJohn Paul RussMurvin SalterE. M. FriersonGeorge DozierE. L. CameronVirgil BooneHarry L. Shapiro, IncByrd's CafeBryant's Cleaners & LaundryBennett Mattress WorksMiller Meters, Inc.J. C. WallisRussell's Radio & TVM. T. CalvinT. J. HudnallTroy BooneDavid SchallerL. N. Formby

Acct.

201202202202202203204205206207211212213207207207208

214214214214214215215215215215216221222222215218218218219220220223223223223223

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGSLillie AbramMississippi Power CompanySouthern Bell Tel & Tel Co.Lighting Fixture & Elec. Supply

231234234235

MAINTENANCE OF STREETS & STRUCTURESBean & WilkesBean & WilkesBarber-Colman CompanyMelvin WheatMcQueen's Service StationTourne Auto PartsStevens Oil CompanyAmerican Bitumuls & Asphalt Co.Malter Supply Company, Inc.Picayune Supply CompanyWestern Auto Suppljrstore

243244244244244244244244244244244

payment:For

October s alary less deductionsSameSameSameSameSameSameSameOctober expenseSameOctober salary less deductionsSameSamePhotostat River Hills Sub.Inv. 120 and 6359Recording feesInv. 1685/1745/2582/2619/1828

October salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameOctober expenseOctober expenseOctober expenseOctober expenseOctober expenseOctober salary less deductionsSameSameSameUniformsMeals for prisonersLaundry for jail-Sept. & Oct.Cots and springs-Fire StationInvoice 35687Radio maintenance and partsRadio TubesVolunteer firemanSameSameSameSame

October salary less deductionsInv. 2-180-143Telephones 4844,4841,3011,3191Invoice 27940

Labor for operation City GraderSand and gravelInvoice No. 12-19273 —motor599 ft. oak lbr. —60.00 per MWheels for lawnmowerInvoice E 69729—parts

IceInvoice No. 221520Invoice 9530-2 drums insecticide10 sx. mortar~Inv. 6473Misc. supplies

carried, the following

Amount

97.7543.0948.8738.2748.87204.60254.02193.4075.0025.00

134.0273.31

- 35.0012.00312.092.1548.00

279.99230.82241.74235.61224.8475.0075.0075.0075.0075.0097.75

229.09223.30229.63200.5913.006.9780.5015.35110.204.206.002.001.001.002.00

48.8757.2693.9535.06

300.002,581.25

23.3435.946.5071.736.20

455.3195.0012.5044.56

Warra

84198420842184228423842484258426842784288429843084318469847084718472

84328433843484358436843784388439844084488441844284438444847384748476847584778478847984808481848284838484

8445848584868487

84898490849184928493849484958496849784988499

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Lossett's Welding & Machine Works 244 Inv. A391O/3912Atlas Stores, Inc. 244Mississippi Power Company 245

The Shell Service Station 246Pearson Motor Company 246Quick & Griee, Inc 247

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATIONPearl River County Board of Health253Samuel T. RussSamuel T. RussLossett's Welding & Machine WksGates Service StationPolk1s Firestone Dealer StoreThigpen Hardware Company

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUNDA. J. ReadH. E. JordanWarren W. SealH. E. JordanQuick & Grice, IncMississippi Power CompanyFaulkner Concrete Pipe Company

NATURAL GAS FUNDW. B. Sheffield, Jr.A. J, ReadP. E. HenleyA. L. FranklinA. L. FranklinMarine Spec. & Mill Supply Co.Stevens Oil CompanyMississippi Power CompanyRockwell Manufacturing Co.The Sprague Meter CompanyQuick & Grice, IncPicayune Supply CompanyLossett's Welding & Men. Co.National Welding Supply Co.Commercial Printing CompanyThe Picayune ItemJake's Motor ServiceThorpson Auto Supply Co.Picayune Motor CompanyStewart Tractor CompanyUnited Gas Pipe Line CompanyDixie Highway Express, Inc.Wholesale Supply Company, Inc.Rockwell Manufacturing Company

254254254254254254

401401401405402404406

601603603604610602602602602602602602602602605605606606606606607608608608

Paine Supply Company

FIRE PROTECTION FUNDC. T. Switzer Well CompanyN. C. Rouse, Chancery ClerkThe Picayune ItemWilliam A. Bacon

Paine Supply CompanyFabric Fire Hose Company

608

Inv. 7989 and 8031Inv. 2-180/166/170/126/140/103/42/132;

2-81/247Tire repairsInv.8944/8813/4753/5O87/4641Inv.lO48/8527/8536/85O5/8565/8581

Monthly appropriationOctober salary less deductionsOctober expenseInv. A2089Gas for cemetery mowersBathroom set & hot water heaterSupplies

October salarySame — less deductionsOctober salaryOctober expenseInv. 19-2111/2142/2125Inv. 2-.180/lg8/l29/40/92/ll9/l92Inv. 44880-—concrete pipe

October salary less deductionsOctober salaryOctober salary less deductionsSameOctober expenseInv. 17103 and 15807Paint and paint brushInv. 2-180-50—regulator stationInv. 1O7-65-B6O9Inv. H-3273Inv. 19-2123/2148; 16-0234Inv. 6031Inv. A209O/2O99DemurrageSuppliesInv. 1766Repairs to transmission,etc—jeepRepair parts - Inv. A21953Repairs to equipment-Inv. 4493Inv. 1626 and RO 182Gas purchased Sept. Inv. 9-53Inv. L-40-249836—freightInvoice 1224 and 1096Inv. 1O7-67B-268/329; 1O7-65B-394 and

1O7-69-B5O67Invoice 5367

Estimate No. 2Validation 150,000 Fire Station BondsInv. 170/1823/2585Services State'3 Bond Atty-Fire Station

BondsInv. 2098/1415/1002/927/10621200 ft. fire hose - Inv. 60037

BUILDING PERMITS

17.00439.85

701.955.00

198.26365.30

60.00150.9830.0011.206.20

250.00

35.64

100.00227.19

. 150.0075.0070.34

343.22310.31

264.83250.00364.74315.0175.0023.777.951.00

27.757.8564.082.586.002.6032.529.5289.281.698.00

124.6112,835.94

6.65239.12

952.46253.21

8,452.3511.4291.55

50.001104.951,811.04

85008501

850285038504

8505844684478506850785088510

1810181118121813181418151816

6117611861206120612161356136613761386139614061416142

6143614461456146614761486149615061516152

61536154

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182018211822

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried, it is ordered that

the following applications for building permits be approved:

To L. N. Formby. Sr.

To Desire Dronet

To Jackson Hall

To L. N. Formby. Sr.

for construction of a tool house at rear of presentdwelling on Main St. and Fifth Avenue

for'moving and remodeling a dwelling to be situated onGreen Ave, on Lot 8, Blk 6, J. V. Simmons 1st Addn.

for construction of a dwelling to be situated onJarrell Street, on Lots 9 and 10, Blk 8, Williamsunofficial Southside Addition

for construction of dwelling for rental purposes at

505 N. Haugh Ave.

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ORDIKAN'CE NO. 256

ORDINANCE EXTENDING AND ENLARGING THE BOUNDARIES CF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE, DEFININGTHE ADDITIONAL TERRITORY, SETTING THE PROPOSED NEW BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY ANDDESCRIBING THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE HADE IN AND THE PUBLIC SERVICES TO BERENDERED IN THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO HE ANNEXED

WHEREAS, the boundaries of the City of Picayune have not been extended in many years,so that the rural areas adjacent to the City of Picayune have been thickly settled andpopulated by persons earning their livelihood in and from the said City of Picayune, and

WHEREAS, in the said adjacent areas, many citizens have expressed a desire to have madeavailable to them the public services offered by said City to its citizens, and

WHEREAS, it is for the best interest and welfare of the City of Picayune, and the citizensin the areas immediately adjacent to the said City, that the boundaries of said City be extendedand enlarged so as to include certain of said areas within the said City,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune,Pearl River County, Mississippi, as follows, to-vdt:

SECTION 1. That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 491 of the Laws of theState of Mississippi for the year 1950, and other applicable statutes and subject to theprovisions thereof, the boundaries of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi,shall be, and are hereby, enlarged so as to include the following described adjacent territories,to-wit: . ;

Beginning at the Northeast corner of Section 23, Township 6 South, Range 17 West,Pearl River County, Mississippi, thence run South one-half (l/2) mile along theEast.line of said Section 23, thence run West along the Half-Section line one andone-half (lj) miles to the Southwest corner of NEJ of Section 22, Township 6 South,Range 17 West, thence run North one-half (1/2) mile to the Northwest corner of NE£of said Section 22, thence run East along North line 6f said Sections 22 and 23 to • •the place of beginning, said parcel of land being the Nj of Section 23 and the N E £of Section 22, Township 6 South, Range 17 West, Pearl River County, Mississippi

and it is hereby adjudicated that the extension and enlargement so as to include the said propertyis reasonable and the public convenience and necessity requires that it be done.

SECTION 2. That, including the property described in Section 1 hereof, the new boundariesof the City of Picayune are hereby defined and described as follows, to-wit!

Beginning at the SE corner of the NE£ of Section 23, Township 6 South, Range 17 West, HPearl River County, Mississippi, thence run North 2 miles along section line to HSouthwest corner of NW£ of Section 12, thence run East 1/8 mile, thence run North1/4 mile, thence run West 1/8 mile, thence run North l/4 mile, thence run West 1 mile,thence run South l/2 mile to Hobolochitto Creek, thence follow the meander of HobolochittoCreek to where the center line of Section 9 ( or West boundary of Stephen Jarrell Claim#40 ) crosses same, thence run South 1-3/4 mile to the Southwest corner of SE£ of Section16, thence run East 1 mile to Northwest corner of M E £ of Section 22, thence run South l/2 mile,thence run East lj mile to the place of beginning; being that part of Ej of Section 9 andW| of Section 10 ( or Stephen Jarrell Claim #40 )' lying South of Hobolochitto Creek andthat part of Section 10 lying South of Hobolochitto; all Section 11; W| of SW$ of Nw£of Section 12; all Sections U and 15; Ej of Section 16; NE$ of Section 22, and Nj ofSection 23; all in Township 6 South, Range 17 West, Pearl River County, Mississippi

SECTION 3. That the improvements proposed to be made by said City in the new territoryincluded by this ordinance, and as described in Section 1 hereof, are as follows, to-wit!

(1) . Construction of streets, and grading and drainage of existing streets. within said annexed territory, such improvements to be completed as speedilyas is practicable and economically feasible;' installation of water lines and

. street lighting where and when necessary and economically feasible, the said

. water lines to be completed, where necessary, within one year from effective

. date and final approval of this ordinance.

(2) Construction of any and all necessary drainage facilities within said annexedterritory, when and where necessary and economically feasible.

(3) Construction of any and all other improvements within said annexed territory, whenand where necessary"and economically feasible.

SECTION 4. That the public services which shall be rendered by the City of Picayunewithin the new territory as described in Section 1 hereof, are as follows, to-witi

(1) Furnishing of Fire Protection immediately.(2) Furnishing of Police Protection immediately.(3) Furnishing of services of Municipal Natural Gas Distribution system, as

speedily as can be economically installed.(4) Furnishing of services of Municipal Water System, as speedily as can be

installed.(5) Furnishing of street lighting where necessary, on same basis as similar

areas now within the City.(6) Furnishing of Garbage Disposal Service, within period of approximately six

months from date of final approval of this ordinance.(7) Furnishing services of fogging machine for insect extermination on same basis as

now furnished in similar areas within the City.(8) Furnishing of other services offered by the City of Picayune in similar areas

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SECTION 5. That the City Attorney for the City of Picayune shall, and he is herebyordered to, file a petition in the Chancery Court of Pearl River County, Mississippi, whichpetition shall recite the fact of the adoption of this ordinance, and shall pray that theenlargement of the municipal boundaries of the City of Picayune as herein set out shall beratified, approved by said Court, attaching to said petition, as exhibits thereto, a certifiedcopy of this ordinance, and a map or plat of the municipal boundaries as they will exist inaccordance with this ordinance.

SECTION 6. That, effective upon e xpiration of 10 days from and after the final ratification,approval and confirmation of this ordinance, by the Chancery Court of Pearl River County,

Mississippi, in accordance with the terms and provisions of Chapter 491 of the Laws of Mississippifor the year 1950 and other statutes applicable thereto, all ordinances and parts of ordinancesin conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

The foregoing ordinance was first reduced to writing, considered and passed section bysection, then as a whole with the vote on each section and upon said ordinance as a whole resultingas follows:

THOSE VOTING TEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, J. M. Howell, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.THOSE VOTING NAY; NoneABSENT AND NOT VOTING: W. E. Godard

APPROVED! L. 0. CROSBY, JR.MAYOR

ATTEST! A. L. FRANKLINCITY CLERK

Motion was made by H. V. Carr, seconded by J. M. Howell, for the adoption of the following

ordinance:

ORDINANCE NO. 257

AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR; PROVIDING FOR THIS APPOINTMENTAND COMPENSATION! PRESCRIBING HIS DUTIES: ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE RULESAS THE MINIMUM STANDARD FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING: REQUIRING A SURETY BOND OF PERSONSENGAGED OR ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF INSTALLING ELECTRICAL WIRING: REQUIRING A LICENSEOF PERSONS ENGAGED OR ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF INSTALLING ELECTRICAL WIRING: PROVIDINGCHARGES FOR INSPECTING ELECTRICAL WIRING: EMPOWERING THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR WITH SPECIALPOWERS: CREATING SPECIAL RULINGS: REQUIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING ON WHICH SERVICE HAS BEENDISCONTINUED TO BE IN REASONABLY SAFE CONDITION BEFORE BEING RECONNECTED FOR ELECTRICSERVICE: PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE: AND FOR THE PRESERVATIONOF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, PEACE. AND SAFETY, AN EMERGENCY ISHEREBYDECLARED AND THIS ORDINANCESHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FORCE ON AND AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1957.

Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippi, that the officeof Electrical Inspector in and for the City of Picayune, Mississippi, is hereby created,

BE IT FURTHER. ORDAINED THAT:

SECTION 1. The Electrical Inspector shall be appointed by the City Manager. He shall bea person who is familiar with the rules and requirements of the National Electrical Code, and shallhold office until his successor has been appointed. He shall receive compensation for his servicesin accordance with order of the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune.

SECTION 2. The Electrical Inspector shall serve directly under and be responsible to theCity Manager. He shall serve such hours, and shall perform such other duties as hereafter determined

by the City Manager,SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to see that the provisions of

this ordinance are carried out and to prefer charges against anyone violating any of its provisions.He shall make the inspections provided for hereinj issue certificates of approval on electricalwiring meeting the requirements of this ordinance; and keep a complete record of inspections madeand of certificates issued.

SECTION 4« The term "electrical wiring" used in this ordinance shall be construed to meanan installation of electrical conductors, fittings, fixtures, equipment, motors, appliances orapparatur intended for use in connection with electricity for any purpose.

SECTION 5. The rules and requirements of the 1956 edition of the National Electrical Codeas approved by the American Standards Association, a copy of which is filed with and made a partof this ordinance, are hereby adopted as a minimum standard for electrical wiring; and all electricalwiring hereafter installed; and additions to or alterations made in existing electrical wiringin or on any building or structure within the corporate limits of the City of Picayune, Mississippi,must be installed and maintained as specified by these rules and requirements.

SECTION 6. All persons, firms or corporations ( except public utility' companies operatingunder a franchise ) before doing any electrical wiring, shall furnish the City a good surety bondin the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, as a guarantee that electrical wiring installed by them or bytheir employees, shall be in accordance with the requirements of this ordinance, and it is furtherconditioned that such persona,- firms or corporations shall, without further cost to the person forwhom the work was done, remedy any defective or faulty work and to replace any inferior or sub-standardmaterial installed by them or by their employees and found by the Electrical Inspector as notconforming with the requirements of this ordinance, and such bond as is furnished shall be liablefor the correction of the faulty work or for the replacement of the inferior or sub-standard materialand any additional cost arising from above mentioned causes.

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SECTION 7. After the effective date of this ordinance, any person, firm or coiporationengaged or hereafter engaging in the business of installing electrical wiring shall apply to theCity Manager for and obtain a license for installing electrical wiring, and for which he shallpay twenty five dollars; such license shall be for a term of twelve months, and shall entitlethe person, firm or corporation to whom the license was issued to install electrical wiring afterall other provisions of this ordinance have been complied with,

SECTION 8. Any person, firm or corporation ( except a public utility company operatingunder a franchise, installing line wires, meters, signal and/or communication systems ) beforedoing any electrical wiring or making additions to or alterations in existing electrical wiringshall, after all other provisions of this ordinance have been complied with, file written noticeat the City Manager's office, stating fully the nature of the work to be done and the owner ofand location of the property where the work is to be done, and obtain a permit to do the workoutlined.

SECTION 9. Charges - in fees - shall be made for the inspection of electrical wiring asprovided for in this section, and the full amount of the charge shall be paid to the City ofPicayune before a certificate of approval is issued or the wiring connected for electric current;and all money,collected for inspection of electrical wiring shall be paid into the General Fund ofthe City of Picayune.

(A) Minimum fee of $1.50 shall be charged for the inspection of electrical wiring installed underany one permit, and a maximum charge of $50.00 shall prevail for the inspection of electricalwiring in any one building and installed under a single permit. A fee of $1.00 shall be chargedfor each reinspection made necessary as a result of faulty or improper material or workmanshipand shall be added to other charges provided for in this section for work done under the one permit.

(B) All charges provided for in this section are cumulative in arriving at the total charge to bemade for inspecting electrical wiring installed under one permit.

(C) The term "outlet" as used in this section shall be construed to mean a point on an electricalwiring circuit provided or used for attaching, a switch, receptacle, light fixture or pendant,electric discharge tube light operating on a voltage not exceeding 1,000, electrical appliances,and motors of less than l/2 horse-power; but excepting electric discharge tube lights operatingon a voltage above 1,000, signs illuminated by lights on a voltage of less than 250 volts, motorslarger than 3/8 horse-power, and electrical X-ray equipment.

(D) The charge for inspecting electrical wiring for lights or equipment terms as an outlet in(C) shall be on an outlet unit basis as follows:

For the first ten outlets or fraction thereof, $1.50For each outlet over ten up to and including 25, add 15 cents per outlet.For each additional outlet over 25, add 10 cents per outlet.

(E) For the inspection of electrical wiring for electric discharge the lights ( sign, outline orother ) operating on voltages above 1,000, a charge of 50 cents per transformer - used inconnection therewith - shall be made.

(F) For the inspection of electrical wiring for signs ( located inside or outside of building )illuminated by lights on voltages less than 250, a charge of 5 cents per lamp-holder in or on thesign shall be made.

(G) For the inspection of electrical wiring for X-ray equipment, a charge of $1.00 for eachX-Ray machine will be made.

(H) For the inspection of electrical wiring for motors of larger than 3/8 horsepower, chargesshall be made as follows:

For motors of from l/2 up to and including 2 HP, 25 cents per motor.For motors of from 2-1/2 up to and including 7-1/2 HP, 50 cents per motorFor motors above 7-1/2 up to and including 20 HP, 75 cents per motorFor motors above 20 HP, $1.00 per motor.

SECTION 10. When, in the opinion of the Electrical Inspector, electrical wiring is ina dangerous condition as a result of existing life and/or fire hazards, he shall order, inwriting, the electrical service to be discontinued; and service shall not be renewed until afterthe hazards have been eliminated and the wiring placed in a reasonably safe condition as determinedby inspection by the Electrical Inspector. A charge for inspection under the provisions of thissection shall not be made.

SECTION 11. An installation of electrical wiring on which service of electric currenthas been discontinued, shall not be reconnected for service until after an inspection has beenmade by the Electrical Inspector and any life or fire hazards found therein have been eliminated andthe wiring placed in a reasonably safe condition as determined by the Electrical Inspector. Acharge for inspection under the provisions of this section shall not be made.

SECTION 12. It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal or cause to be concealed,in such manner that the Electrical Inspector cannot satisfy himself that the provisions of thisordinance have been complied with, any electrical wiring, until after the wiring has been inspectedand approved by the Electrical Inspector.

SECTION 13. It shallb e unlawful for any person to connect or cause to be connected forthe service of electric current, any electrical wiring, until after they have been notified by theElectrical Inspector that the wiring has been inspected and approved. Except that permission maybe granted by the Electrical Inspector for temporary service for a period not exceeding thirtydays, and at the expiration of the time specified the Electrical Inspector shall order the serviceof electric current to be discontinued, unless a certificate of approval has been issued.

SECTION 14. It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with fuses or other automaticoverload protective devices for electrical wiring or equipment in such manner that by so doing,the electrical wiring or equipment will be supplied with electric current without the automaticoverload protection required by the minimum standard adopted by this ordinance. The occupant ofthe building wherein a condition as outlined in this section is found to exist will be held liableand be prosecuted for the violation of the provisions of this section.

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manufacturing plant which employs more than fifteen employees, such wiring shall be in compliancewith the rules and requirements of the National Electrical Code as hereinbefore set out, but thefurnishing of satisfactory proof by the owner and operator of such manufacturing plant that thiswiring has.been inspected by the Mississippi State Sating Bureau and has, by that agency, beenapproved with no penalty or deficiency charges shall relieve the owner and operator of suchmanufacturing plant from the necessity of inspections by, and payment of fees to, the ElectricalInspector of the City of Picayune; provided that, such proof shall be furnished to the City Managerof said City of Picayune within 45 days of completion of such wiring.

SECTION 16. This ordinance shall not be construed to relieve from or to lesson theresponsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling or installing any electricalwiring for damages to person or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the City be heldas assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein or certificate ofapproval issued as herein provided.

SECTIOH 17. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinanceshall upon conviction before any Court of competent jurisdiction, be fined in the sum of not Ie3sthan five dollars ($5.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.

SECTION 18. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the foregoing are herebyrepealed.

SECTION 19. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and after December 1, 1957.

The foregoing ordinance was first reduced to writing, considered and passed section by

section, and then as a whole, with the vote on each section and upon said ordinance as a whole

resulting as follows!

THOSE VOTING YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. Veme Carr, J. M. Howell, L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

THOSE VOTING NAY: None

ABSENT: W. E. Godard.

APPROVED: (signed) L. 0. CROSBY, JH.ATTEST: MAYOR

A. L. FRANKLIN, City Clerk

TAXI PhRtJT GRANTED

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried, it is ordered

that application of Jodie C. Prince to operate a taxi in the City of Picayune be granted, subject to

his compliance with all rules and regulations for the operation of taxis within the said City.

CONTRACT AWARDED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF KEW FIRS STATION

This being the day and hour to receive sealed bids for the construction of new fire station,

to be situated on the Northwest corner at the intersection of Mitchell Street and S. Haugh Avenue,

all in accordance with advertisement published in the Picayune Item according to law, and with plans

and specifications prepared by Earl T. Gilmore, Architect, the City Clerk was requested to open and

read aloud, in the presence of the Council, bidders and other interested persons assembled, all

sealed bids received, which was done, all bids found properly filed being summarized as follows, to-wit:

Poplarville Construction Co., total contract price of $17,740.47Poplarville, Mississippi

Forrest K. Phillips, a total contract price of $20,737.91Purvis, Mississippi

L. A. Easterling Sr., a total contract price o f - - ._- $26,092.00Gulfport, Miss.

A. W. Miller, B. N. Polk, A. Spiers, J. W. Bond, andC. C. Miller, Picayune, Mississippi, a total contract price ot $20,236.00

Southern Construction Company, a total contract price o f - - - $22,900.00Columbia, Mississippi '

T. L. Williamson, a total contract price of $27,640.00

long Beach, Mississippi

WHEREUPON, a motion was made by J. M. Howell, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried,

that the bid of Poplarville Construction Company, of Poplarville, Mississippi, be accepted, said bid

having been determined to be the lowest and best bid received, and it having been further determined

that the Poplarville Construction Company met all bond and other requirements; the said work to be

completed with a period of 95 consecutive calendar days after receipt of written Work Order from the

Architect, in accordance with the terms of their bid.

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINGPURCHASE OF CITY V.'ATER & SEWAGE BOSDS FBCK NATURAL GAS FUND SURPLUS

WHEREAS, the City has been offered the opportunity to purchase, at a price of $94.00

each, plus accrued interest, the City of Picayune Combined Waterworks and Sewer System

Bonds numbered 441 through -445 inclusive, and 481 through 495 inclusive, and

WHEREAS, this offers the City of Picayune an opportunity to save considerable money on said

bonds, and

WHEREAS, there ia sufficient money on hand to pay the current bonds falling due and the

current interest, with a surplus of more than enough to purchase the said bonds,-and

WHEREAS, the purchase of said bonds is a good investment for the said City of Picayune and

offers protection to the holders of the remaining bonds,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune that

the Hayor and City Clerk be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to purchase the

aforesaid bonds at the aforesaid price out of the NATURAL GAS FUND.

Upon motion of H. V, Carr, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, the foregoing

resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County,

Mississippi} at regular meeting held on November 5, 1957j with the vote on its passage being as

follows:

THOSE VOTING YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, J. M. Howell and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

THOSE VOTING-NAYs None

ABSENT AND NOT VOTINGS W. E. Godard

K B TO SPONSOR BOY SCOUT ECPLCKER POST

Upon motion of J. H. Howell, seconded by J, B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it is

ordered that the City sponsor the organization of a Boy Scout Explorer Post in the City of Picayune,

and furnish space in the new East Side Fire Station, when completed, to serve as headquarters for

said Post.

ADDITIOKAL STREIT LIGHTS AUTHORIZED

Upon motion of J. B. Calvin, seconded by J. M. Howell, and unanimously carried, it is

ordered that the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized and directed to have two additional

street lights installed by Mississippi Power Company on Sherd Street.

ORDER TO RECESS •

Upon motion of H. V. Carr, seconded by J. M. Howell, and unanimously carried, it is

ordered that this Hayor and Council do now rise in recess until Wednesday, November 6, at 7:00

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STATE OFMISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF PEARL RIVER

Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, in said State and

County, met in the City Hall in said City on Wednesday, November 6, 1957, pursuant to their

recessing order of November 5, 1957, with the following officials present: L. 0. Crpsby, Jr.,

Mayor; J. M. Howell, J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Manager; A. L. Franklin,

City Clerk; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney, and Lemuel Pearson, Marshal. ABSENT: W. E. Godard,Councilman


meeting, which was duly done, and the following proceedings were had and done:

ORDINANCE NO. 258

ORDINANCE EXTENDING AND ENLARGING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OFPICAYUNE, DEFINING THE ADDITIONAL TERRITORY, SETTING THE PROPOSEDNEW BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY AND DESCRIBING THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTSTO BE MADE DI AND THE PUBLIC SERVICES TO BE RENDERED IN THE TERRITORY

PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED

WHEREAS, the boundaries of the City of Picayune have not been extended in an easterlydirection in many years, so that certain rural areas east of and adjacent to the City of Picayunehave been thickly settled and populated by persons earning their livelihood in and from the saidCity of Picayune, and

WHEREAS, in the said adjacent areas, many citizens have expressed a desire to have madeavailable to them the public services offered by said City to its citizens, and

WHEREAS, it is for the best interest and welfare of the City of Picayune and the citizensin the areas immediately adjacent to the said City, that the boundaries of said City be extendedand enlarged so as to include certain of said areas within the said City,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl RiverCounty, Mississippi, as follows, to-wit:

SECTION 1. That, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 491 of the Laws of the State ofMississippi for the year 1950, and other applicable statutes and subject to the provisions thereof,the boundaries of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, shall be, and are herebyenlarged so as to include the following described adjacent territories, to-wit:

Beginning at the Southwest corner of SW$ of Section 13, Township 6 South, Range17 West, Pearl River County, Mississippi, thence run North 3/4 mile on the sectionline to the southwest corner of NW£ of NWj of Sectionl3, thence East to the SouthBank of the Hobolochitto Creek, thence run Easterly along the South bank of saidCreek to where said Creek intersects with the East boundary line of Section 13,thence run South along said section line to the Southeast corner of Section 13, thencerun West 1 mile more or less to the place of beginning, said parcel of land being apart of Section 13, Township 6 South, Range 17 West, Pearl River County, Mississippi

and it is hereby adjudicated that the extension and enlargement so as to include the said propertyis reasonable and the public convenience and necessity requires that it be done.

SECTION 8. That, including the property described in Section 1 hereof, the new boundariesof the City of Picayune are hereby defined and described as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at the Southeast corner of Section 13, Township 6 South, Range 17 West,thence run North along Section line to Hobolochitto Creek, thence run in a Westerlydirection along the south bank of said Hobolochitto Creek to the point where itintersects with the South boundary line of the Nj of Nj of Section 13, thence Westalong the said South boundary line of the Nj of N^ of 3aid section to the Southwestcorner of NW£ of NWj, thence North 3/4 mile, thence East 1/8 mile thence North 1/4mile, thence West l/8 mile, thence North l/4 mile, thence West 1 mile, thence South1/2 mile to Hobolochitto Creek, thence follow the meander of Hobolochitto Creek towhere the center line of Section 9 ( or West boundary line of Stephen Jarrell Claim#40 ) crosses same, thence run South 1-3/4 mile to the Southwest corner of SEj ofSection 16, thence run East 1 mile to the NW corner of NE£ of Section 22, thence runSouth l/2 mile, thence run East lj mile to the Southeast corner of N E £ of Section 23,thence North 1/2 mile, thence East 1 mile to the place of beginning; and being thatpart of Ej of Section 9 and Wj of Section 10 ( or Stephen Jarrell Claim #40 ) lyingSouth of Hobolochitto Creek aid that part of Section 10 lying South of HobolochittoCreek; all Sectionll, Vi of SVf£ of NW£ of Section 12; all that part of Section 13lying South of a line running East from Southwest corner of NWj of NWj of Section 13to Hobolochitto Creek and thence in an easterly direction along the meanderings of saidCreek; all Section 14 and 15; and Ej of Section 16; NE£ of Section 22, and N£ ofSection 23; all in Township 6 South, Range 17 West, Pearl River County, Mississippi.

SECTION 3. That the iaprovemaits proposed to be made by said City in the new territoryincluded by this ordinance, and as described in Section 1 hereof, are as follows, to-wit:

(l) Construction of streets, and grading and drainage of existing streets withinsaid annexed territory, such improvements to be completed as sppedily as ispracticable and economically feasible; installation of water lines and streetlighting where and when necessary and economically feasible, the said water linesto be completed, where necessary, within one year from effective date and finalapproval of this ordinance.

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(2) Construction of any and all necessary drainage facilities within saidannexed territory, when and where necessary and economically feasible.

(3) Construction of any and all other improvements within said annexedterritory, when and where necessary and economically feasible.

SECTION 4. That the public services which shall be rendered by the City of Picayunewithin the new territory as described in Section 1 hereof, are as follows, to-wit:

(1) Furnishing of Fire Protection immediately(2) Furnishing of Police Protection immediately . ,(3) Furnishing of services of Municipal Natural Gas Distribution System,

as speedily as can be economically installed.(4.) Furnishing of services of Municipal Water System, as speedily as can

be installed.(5) Furnishing of street lighting where necessary, on same basis as

similar areas now within the City.(6) Furnishing of Garbage Disposal Sendee, within period of approximately

six months from date of final approval of this ordinance.(7) Furnishing services of fogging machine for insect extermination on same

basis as now furnished in similar areas within the City.(8) Famishing of other services offered by the City of Picayune in similar

areas now within the said City.

SECTION 5. That the City Attorney for the City of Picayune shall, and he is herebyordered to, file a petition in the Chancery Court of Pearl River County, Mississippi, whichpetition shall recite the fact of the adoption of this ordinance, and shall pray that theenlargement of the municipal boundaries of the City of Picayune as herein set out shall beratified, approved by said Court, attaching to said petition, as exhibits thereto, a certifiedcopy of this ordinance, and a map or plat of the municipal boundaries as they will exist inaccordance with this ordinance.

SECTION 6. That, effective upon expiration of 10 days from and after the finalratification, approval and confirmation of this ordinance, by the Chancery Court of Pearl RiverCounty, Mississippi, in accordance with the terms and provisions ot Chapter 491 of the Lawsof Mississippi for the year 1950 and other statutes applicable thereto, all ordinances andparts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

The foregoing ordinance was first reduced to writing, considered and passed sectionby section, then as a whole with the vote on each section and upon said ordinance as a wholeresulting as follows:

THOSE VOTING YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. .V. Carr, J. M. Howell, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.THOSE VOTING KAY: NoneABSENT AKD NOT VOTING: W. E. Godard

APPROVED:ATTEST:

L. 0. CROSBY, JR.A. L. FRANKLIN, CITY CLERK

CORRECTION ON ASSESSKEKT ROLL AUTHORIZED

It having been determined that an error was made on the assessment of personal property

of Crosby Chemicals, Inc. for the taxable year 1957, upon motion made, seconded and carried, it

was ordered that appropriate correction be made on the 1957 Personal Property Assessment Roll,

on page 66, line 3 of said roll, reducing the assessment of Crosby Chemicals, Inc. on Machinery,

Tools, Implements and Equipment from $868,300 to $768,300.

ORDER TO ADJOURK

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Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayunej in said County and State,

met in'the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, December 3. 1957, in regular session, with the following

officials present: L. 0. Crosby, Jr., Mayor: J. «. Howell, J. B. Calvin, W. E. Godard; and H. V. Carr,

Councilmen; A. J. Read, City Manager; A. L. Franklin, City Clerk; M. T. Thigpen, City Attorney; and

Lemuel Pearson, City Marshal.

•It being determined that a quorum was present, the Mayor ordered the Marshal to proclaim the


HEJTES APPROVED • .

•The minutes of the November meetings were read by the City Clerk, and there being no objections

or corrections, were approved as read.

BILLS APPROVED

Upon motion of H. V. Carr, seconded by J. M. Howell, and unanimously carried, the following

bills and allowances were approved for payment:Acet. For

SUPERVISION AND FINANCEL. 0. Crosby, Jr.J. B. CalvinH. V. CarrW. E. GodardJ. M. HowellA. J. ReadMrs. M. A. BecnelI. W, HollingsworthE. W. Hollingsworth

John Paul RussM. T. ThigpenGranville WilliamsA. L. FranklinPicayune Item

201202202.202202203204205206207211212213208

PROTECTION OF LIFE & PROPERTYL. A. PearsonWeston LottHomer SmithJohn Paul RussMurvin SalterL. A. PearsonWeston LottHomer SmithJohn Paul RussMurvin SalterE. M. FriersonGeorge DozierE. L. CameronVirgil BooneSouthern Uniform CompanyByrd's CafeMiller Meters, Inc.J. C. WallisWillie SmithJack HallerT. J. HudnallJack BooneNed FormbyL. N. FormbyHoward WestM. Y. CalvinX. PorterEd Guy

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC

214214214214214215215215215215216221222222215218219220223223223223223223223223223223

BUILDINGS

November salary less deductionsSame •SameSameSameSameSameSameNovember expense

November salaryNovember salary less deductionsSameSamePublication and printing

November salary less deductionsSameSameSameSameNovember expenseSameSameSameSameSameNovember salary less deductionsSameSameUniforms - Inv. 11-14 and 11-21-57Meals for prisonersInvoice 36149Radio maintenance NovemberVolunteer firemanSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSame

IAllie Abram 231Picayune Insurance Agency, Inc 233Mississippi Power Company 234Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. 234

MAINTENANCE OF STREETSBean &MalterBean &Dr. W.

WilkesSupply Company,WilkesW. Oser

& STRUCTURES243

Inc. 244244244

Novenber salary less deductionsBond prem-City ManagerElec - a/c 2-180-143Telephones 3011,4841,4844,3191

Operator-motor grader & dozerPayment on 2 55-gal drums insecticideSand and gravelMedical services Hollis Jones

Amount War

97.7543.0948.8738.2748.87

204.60252.02193.40. 75.0025.00

134.0273.3135.CO323.26

279.99230.82241.74235.61224.8475.0075.0075.0075.0075.0097.75

229.09223.30229.63165.2915.5011.8875.0016.0016.0026.005.005.006.0011.0014.006.006.00

85858586858685878588858985908591859285938594859585968636

8597859885998613860086018602860386048605860686078608860986378638863986408641864286438644864586468647864886498650

48.87 861010.00 865152.58 865283.80 8653

150.00 865495.00 8655

371.25 865626.00 8657

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MUNICIPAL

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Stewart Tractor Company -Light ing F ix tu re & Supply Co.Green Truck L ines , I n c .American Bitumuls & Asphalt Co.Aldridge-Harbour Equipment Co.IncM i s s i s s i p p i Power CompanyThompson Auto Supply .Co., I n c .Quick & Gr ice , I n c .

PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATIONP e a r l River County Health DepartmentThigpen Hardware CompanySamuel T. RussSamuel T. Huss

WATER & SEWER OPERATING FUNDA. J . ReadH. E. JordanWarren W. SealH. E. JordanDixie Highway Express , I n c .M i s s i s s i p p i Power CompanyMelrose Brass Mfg. Corp.

NATURAL GAS FUNDQuick & Gr ice , I n c .Western Auto Associate StoreM i s s i s s i p p i Power CompanyMueller Co.Rockwell Manufacturing Co.Dixie Highway Express , I n c .United S t a t e s Penc i l Co.Commercial P r i n t i n g CompanyDossett Standard Service StationJake 's Motor ServiceUnited Gas Pipe Line CompanyRockwell Manufacturing Co.Paine Supply Co.W. B. Sheffield, J r .A. J . Read .P. E. HenleyA. L. FranklinA. L. Franklin

FIRE STATION BUILDING FUNDWholesale Supply Company, Inc .

MINUTES, CITY OF PICAYUNE

244244244244244245246247

253254254254

401401401405402404406

602602602602602602605605606606607608608601603603604610

Part - Inv 1666Inv. 31212 - bulbsMchy part - Inv. A122460 - freightAsphalt - Inv.223666 l e s s CMParts for sweeper - Inv. 5109Inv.2-I8O/2IO/I88/17O/166/14O/IO3/42/132Invoice A 25793Gas and o i l for November

Monthly appropriationSuppliesNovember sa lary l e s s deductionsNovember expense

November salary l e s s deductionsSameSameExpense for NovemberWicking - Inv. 20-590643Inv. 2-180/126/129/40/92/119/192Invoice 6311 - gate valves

Inv. 16-0706/19-2168/9726SuppliesElec . for regulator s ta t ionInvoice No. 57060Inv. 117 65-B83O/117 65-B3OOInv. K-IO-396OO7/IO-456I33Inv. Q 24383- 3 doz. ba l l point pensSupplies - Printing No. 3167Tire repai rs and grease jobRepairs to jeepGas purchased October Inv 10-53Inv. 117-B29OInv. 2725 and 2794 l e s s discountsNovember salary l e s s deductionsNovember salaryNovember salaryNovember salary l e s s deductionsNovember expense

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- 1957 -$25,000 PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPANSION NOTES

2.1569.744.12

160.33150.40

• 731.724.98

198.10

60.0085.21

150.9830.00

100.00227.19150.0075.003.09

310.47116.60

52.0375.931.00

71.939.29

24.8011.5892.692.077.73

17,883.05151.68378.15298.92250.00374.56

324.1175.00

33.70

86588659866086618662866386648665

8666866786118612

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At regular meeting held on Tuesday, December 3, 1957, this Mayor and Council received from the •

Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District a resolution adopted at their

meeting held October 8, 1957, being in the following words and figures, to-wit:

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, it is necessary that additional land be provided for use in connection with theHigh School and Junior High School of the. Picayune Municipal Separate School District, the saidland, which is available, adjacent to the Picayune High School being described as North Half ofBlock 49 in the Williams-Goodyear Addition to the City of Picayune, Pearl River County,Mississippi, as per official plat of said Addition now on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk •of Pearl River County, Mississippi, and

WHEREAS., no funds are available from the school funds of said district or from any other source,for the. purpose of purchasing said land or for the purpose of renovating and altering same foruse for. school purposes, it appearing that the purchase price of said land is $20,000 and thatan additional sum of $5,000 is necessary for alterations and repairs for school purposes ofthe building now situated on the said land, so that, in order to finance the said purchase andthe cost of said alterations and repairs, it is necessary that negotiable notes or certificates •of indebtedness of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District be issued in the said sum ofTwenty Five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, to mature in five equal annual consecutive installmentsbeginning one year from the date of issuance thereof, and bearing interest from date at a ratenot to exceed four per centum (4/0 per annum

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate SchoolDistrict as follows, to-wit! That it be, and is hereby, adjudicated and declared that it isnecessary that the land as above described be purchased for school purposes,, and that the alterationsand repairs for the purpose of making the building on said property usable for school purposesas aforesaid be made. That no funds are available from the school funds of said district or fromany other source to finance the purchase of said property and the performance of said alterationsand repairs, at the costs as hereinabove set out ( the said alterations consisting of the movingof certain partitions and performance of repairs as necessary so that same may be made into class-rooms).. That the President and Secretary of this Board be, and they are hereby authorized and •directed to take any and all necessary steps in order to secure said funds for the purposes asherein set out, and to certify to the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune a copy of thisresolution. That the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, asthe governing authority of the said Picayune Municipal Separate School District be, and they arehereby requested to take any and all necessary steps in order to issue negotiable notes of the

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Picayune Municipal Separate School District in the amounts, on the terms and for thepurposes hereinabove set out, and that said issue of negotiable notes shall becompleted at the earliest practicable date in order that said real property may beproperly purchased and acquired and that said alterations and repairs may be performed,all in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 30, of the Laws of the State ofMississippi, Extraordinary Session of 1953, and other statutes of the State ofMississippi applicable thereto.


I, W. J. Johnson, do hereby certify that I am the duly, qualified and acting Secretaryof the Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District, and thatthe above and foregoing resolution is a true and correct copy of a resolution heretoforepassed by a quorum of the membership of said Board at a meeting held ( after having beenduly called and held according to law ) in the City of Picayune, on October 8, 1957, andthat said resolution now appears in, and is a part of, the minutes of the said Board ofTrustees of said Picayune Municipal Separate School District.Certified by me on this the 8th day of October, 1957.

(Signed) W. J. JohnsonSecretary of the Board of Trustees of thePicayune Municipal Separate School District

I, Frank E. Hart, do hereby certify that I am the duly qualified and acting President ofthe Board of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District, and that theabove and foregoing resolution is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly passedby the said Board of Trustees, and I do hereby join in, and concur with the certificateabove executed by the secretary of said Board of Trustees.Certified by me on this the 8th day of October, 1957.

(Signed) F. E. Hart, President of the Board of. Trustees of thePicayune Municipal Separate School District

WHEREUPON, a motion was made by ¥. E. Godard, seconded by J. B. Calvin, for the adoption

of the following resolution!

RESOLUTION DECLARING THE MTtNTIOK OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE,PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO ISSUE AND SELL THEHTY FIVE THOUSAND ($25,000.00)DOLLARS NEGOTIABLE NOTES OF THE PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FINANCETHE PURCHASE OF LAND AKD TO FINANCE ALTKRATIOHS AKD REPAIRS OF BUILDIKG SITUATED ON

SAID LAMP

WHEREAS, subsequent to the regular November 1957 meeting of the Mayor and Council of theCity .of Picayune, Mississippi, there was filed with the Mayor and Council of said Citya resolution, in due legal form, certified over the signature of the President of theBoard of Trustees of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District declaring thenecessity for the borrowing by said School District of the sum of Twenty-five thousand($25,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of purchasing for school purposes the North Half ofBlock U9 in the Williams-Goodyear Addition to the City of Picayune, Pearl River County,Mississippi, and of performing alterations and repairs on the building now situated onsaid land in order to make same suitable for school purposes, said sum to be repaid infive equal consecutive annual installments commencing one year from date of issuance ofthe negotiable notes evidencing such indebtedness, and to bear interest from date, payableannually, at a rate not to exceed four per centum (h%) per annum, pursuant to the provisionsof Chapter 30, Laws of State of Mississippi, Extraordinary Session of 1953, and otherapplicable statutes, all of which facts, as set out in said resolution, are herebyaffirmatively determined and adjudicated, and

WHEREAS, it has been determined and is hereby adjudicated that it is necessary that thesaid sum of Twenty Five Thousand ($35,000.00) Dollars be borrowed by the Picayune MunicipalSeparate School District for the purposes and on the terms as set out in said resolution ofsaid Board of Trustees of said School District, and that negotiable notes in compliancewith said resolution and with the .pro/visions of Chapter 30, tLaws of State of Mississippi,Extraordinary Session of 1953» and other applicable statutes, be issued in said amounts andon said terms for said purposes, and

WHEREAS, it has been determined and is hereby adjudicated that the annual tax levy requiredto pay the negotiable notes proposed to be issued as aforesaid and also any and all othernotes previously issued under the provisions of said Chapter 30, Laws of State of Mississippi,Extraordinary Session of 1953, and under the provisions of previous statutes repealed by said

t. statute, will .not exceed two .mills on the. do.llar, and that the issuance _of the said negotiablenotes do not, and will not, exceed any debt limitation imposed by law on the issuance ofbonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness by the Picayune Municipal Separate School District,and

WHEREAS, it has been determined, and is hereby affirmatively adjudicated, that the issuanceof said negotiable notes in accordance, herewith is not in violation of any statutes of theState of Mississippi and that all things required to be done, and all things required toexist, as jurisdictional facts or as conditions precedent to the issuance of such negotiablenotes, have been done, and do so exist,

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NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Mississippido hereby declare their intention and purpose at the regular January 1958 meeting of said Mayor andCouncil of said City to be held at 7s30 P.M. on Tuesday, January 7, 1958, at the City Hall insaid City, to issue negotiable notes of the Picayune Municipal Separate School District inthe sum of Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of said notes to be used for thepurpose of purchasing land for school purposes as hereinabove described, and of performingalterations and repairs on the building now situated on a portion of said land in order to makesame suitable for school purposes, and for no other purposes, the said negotiable notes to be datedFebruary 1, 1958 ( or in event an election is required on this proposition, and if such electionis carried in favor of the issuance of such negotiable notes, then in such event, to be datedon the first day of the month immediately following, and subsequent to, the final conclusion ofsuch election) to be not in excess of Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, and to be indenominations of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, each, and numbered consecutively beginningwith Number One (1), said negotiable notes to bear interest from date, payable annually, at therate of not to exceed four per centum (U%) per annum, and to mature at the rate of Five Thousand($5,000.00) Dollars annually over a period of five (5) years.

Be It Further Resolved that this resolution shall be published in a legal newspaper havinga general circulation in the said School District once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks,with the first publication to be made not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the said dateof January 7, 1958, all in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 30, of the Laws of theState of Mississippi, Extraordinary. Session of 1953, and other applicable statutes, and thatif at any time prior to the meeting on said date of January 7, 1958 a petition signed by notless than twenty per cent (20$) of the qualified electors of the said School District shall befiled with the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, requesting that an election be calledon the question of incurring said indebtedness, then an election shall be called on suchquestion as provided by law; but, that if such petition shall not be filed and presented withinthe time as aforesaid, then the said negotiable notes shall be issued as herein provided.

The foregoing resolution was considered and adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Cityof Picayune, Pearl RiverCounty, Mississippi, on December 3, 1957, with the vote on its passage beingas follows:

YEA: J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

NAY: J. M. Howell

(signed) L. 0. CROSBY, JR.ATTEST: MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE,

MISSISSIPPI

(Signed) A. L. FranklinCITY CLERK

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINGPURCHASE OF CITY WATER & SEWAGE BONDS FRCK NATURAL GAS FUND SURPLUS

WHEREAS, the City has been offered the opportunity to purchase $37,000 Cityof Picayune Combined Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds at a price of $96.50,being bonds numbered 518/525, 575/580, 636/645, 707/715, and 844/846, inclusive, and

WHEREAS, this offered the City of Picayune an opportu! nity to save considerablemoney on said bonds, and &»'<•• .

WHEREAS, there is sufficient money on hand to pay the current bonds falling dueand the current interest, with a surplus of more than enough to purchase the said bonds,and

WHEREAS, the purchase of said bonds is a good investment for the said City ofPicayune and offers protection to the holders of the remaining bonds,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayunethat the Mayor and City Clerk be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to purchasethe aforesais bonds for the amount of $35,705.00 plus interest from October 1, 1957amounting to $169.58, or a total price of $35,874.58, payment to be made from theNATURAL GAS FUND.

Upon motion of W. E. Godard, seconded by H. V. Carr, and unanimously carried, the

foregoing resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River

County, Mississippi, at regular meeting held on December 3, 1957, with the vote on its passage

being as follows:

YEA: J. M. Howell, J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.,

NAY: None.

BUILDING PERMITS ORAKTED

Upon motion of J. M. Howell, seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried,

applications for building permits were approved as follows:

To Leroy Whitfield - for construction of a dwelling on Whitfield Street.

To Prentis Jame3 - for addition of 3 rooms to present dwelling on Rosa St.

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ORDINANCE KO. 259

ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCES NUMBERED 256 AND 258 OF THECITY OF PICAYUNE, EACH OF SAID ORDINANCES BEING AN ORDINANCEEXTENDING AND ENLARGING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE

BE IT- ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the- City of Picayune, Pearl River County,Mississippi, as follows, to-wit:

Section 1. That Ordinances numbered 256 and 258 of the City of Picayune, Mississippi,each being an ordinance extending and enlarging the boundaries of the City of Picayune,-Mississippi, as therein set out, be, and they are hereby, repealed in their entirety.

Section 2. That this ordinance being for the immediate and temporary preservation ofthe public peace, health or safety, shall be in effect from and after its passage.

The foregoing ordinance, having been read and considered, was adopted by the Mayor and

Council at regular meeting held December 3, 1957, with the vote on its passage being as follows:

YEA.* J. B. Calvin, H. V. Carr, W. E. Godard, J. M. Howell and L. 0. Crosby, Jr.

NAY: None

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION- ALLOWED • •

MRS. CAMKE KC KEE

It having been brought to the attention of the Mayor and Council that total disallowance

of homestead exemption for Mrs. Cammie McKee, as shown on 1957 Assessment Boll on Page 137 Line 35

was erroneous, upon motion of H. V. Carr, Seconded by J. B. Calvin, and unanimously carried, it •

was ordered "that said assessment roll be corrected to show l/2 allowance of homestead exemption •

of said Mrs.' Canmie McKee, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to add said allowance

to the Supplement to the Land Roll and forward the same to the State Tax Commission.

ORDER TO ADJOURN • •

No further business appearing before the next regular meeting, upon motion of J. M. Howell,-


'CITY CLERK MAYOR