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The Board of lO&yor and Alderman of tho City of Bay St* 1*ou1b not In regular session on Tuesday the 4th day of April at 10 o’clock A,K. Present A , Kall«r » J’ayor J.Y*Toul**e Alderraan H*E.Shs*opshil,e "
C*H^5oBhan) :-!arahal F*tf#**ilkin8«nf Secretary,
Th<3 minute3 of the previous meeting were read and ordered by the Doard approved,’' The Reporta of the Street Corxaiaaioner, liarsl^al, and. Secretary wore heard and accepted. The stationery bills of Gk^rola, i-auche, and T,H*Thor?p3on, ids bill or the aeorotary of State for copy of tfte Act otLImorporfition of the
City of Bay 3t« loula,__________, The bill ad? John Estapjja for stationery r.nd oil
cloth -nd the bill of clothing deatroyed for J4rs NelEon were presented and ordered by the Board to be refer ed to the Finance COLunittee for itraediato action and report thereon.
The cqonMnleatlon fror the attorney at lav. Ben Lane Poaey in relation 1 the auit of Blalze vereua the OLD OORPOltATIQI? vas read, received and cdder ed laid oteer for further consideration.
The bids to furnish the City with 10,QC0 barrels of clam sheila were opened, road, and canvassed and the bid of M»C,Bnlleten to furnish 5»0°0 at 15jtf and 5,000 @ 13£, aa per advertiseiuent vas accepted by the Board and the Secretary ordered to notify K.C*Balleten of the fact*
Ordered by the Board that the Iiayor be and is hereby authorized to rsur~ naad uBe of
chase for and in the naneYof the City of Bay St* Loua a lot of land la each_______________
District Of. the City., the ato, of each lot to be fegt leer than_fift3i_f*gfc jI square and at no greater nrlce and at no greater price than Ten dollars per lot , Ordered by the Board that eealed propose la be invited by the City to contract to prepare the front street in the City to receive shell* under the instruction* and £ pec if i ca t ions to viti
Each district to be separately contracted for, and no less than one nhole distr