(Continued) Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi 1886 Census
Final Rcapitulation
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(OFFICIAL)
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
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CITY HALL, Sept. 16, 1886
At a regular meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Natchez, held this day at 4 o'clock p. m.,
PRESENT
Hon. Isaac Lowenburg, Mayor.
ALDERMEN
Wm. A. Diers,
Jos. B. O'Brien
Wm. H. Mallery
Robt. S. Dixon
John Grady,
Geo. T. Rehn,
Geo. T. Payne,
Chas. Whitcomb.
The reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting
was dispensed with, and the minutes were ordered to stand approved as recorded.
The City Sexton reported 12 deaths within the city limits
for the two weeks ending Sept. 16, 1886.
The resignation was presented and received of Wm. H. Mallery
as alderman from the first ward, to take effect Jan. 1st, 1887.
An application for a retail liquor license was presented
from B. Salvo, No. 112 Main street, duly setting forth that the applicant
was a male person over the age of 21 years, a resident of the City of Natchez,
signed by 25 owners of real estate, and further recommending said applicant
as a sober and suitable person to receive said license. Said petition was
ordered to lay over for a period of thirty days, according to law.
The Mayor gave notice that he had suspended Officer Lynch
for cause. On motion the action of the Mayor was endorsed, and the matter
referred to the police committee to investigate and report.
The Mayor presented cards of admission to the members
of the board, from the Right Rev. Bishop Janssens, to attend the consecration
of St. Mary's Cathedral, Sunday Sept. 19th, which were received, and on
motion of Alderman Diers a vote of thanks was tended to the Reverend Bishop
for the same.
The applications were presented of W. B. Irvine, C. T.
Smith and C. E. Nichols for Marshal; H. H. Breiland for sergeant or corporal,
(should there be a vacancy); Noah Spillers, Monroe Atchison and Harry Somerville
for policeman. Said applications were received and filed.
The Finance committee made the following report, which
was received and agreed to:
Natchez, Sept. 16, 1886
To the Hon. Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Natchez:
Gentlemen - Your committee on finance, to whom was referred
the matter of Mr. Henry Frank's assessment on personal property, would
respectfully beg leave to report that inasmuch as Mr. Frank was represented
before this board by petition on Aug. 6th, 1886, and the board, after duly
considering the same, passed on and declared said assessment correct, and
the assessment rolls having then been received, approved and declared correct,
your committee deem it inexpedient and unwise to reopen the rolls at this
time for further consideration.
R. S. DIXON,
WM. A. DIERS,
W. H. MALLERY,
Finance Committee.
The special committee on census reported the following
recapitulation of the census of the city and the area between the present
limits and the line of red posts known as the new city limits:
Natchez, Sept. 16th, 1886
To the Hon. Board of Mayor and Aldermen:
Gentlemen - Your special committee to whom was referred
the reports of the several census enumerators, respectfully beg leave to
report that they have examined the same and submit the following recapitulation
thereof and recommend the allowance of the accounts of said officers:
FOR THE CITY OF NATCHEZ.
RECAPITULATION OF THE CENSUS TAKEN
DURING AUGUST 1886.
--SCHEDULE A--
Total Number of inhabitants.............................9924
Number of whites, male, over 21 years of age............1027
Number of whites, male under 21 years of age............1067
Number of whites, females, over 21 years of age.........1240
Number of whites, females, under 21 years of age........1159
Number of colored males over 21 years of age............1007
Number of colored males under 21 years of age...........1307
Number of colored females, over 21 years of age.........1648
Number of colored females under 21 years of age.........1486
Number native born......................................9533
" foreigners.......................................416
" ministers........................................28
" lawyers..........................................20
" physicians.......................................12
" merchants........................................170
" mechanics........................................308
" butchers.........................................19
" brokers..........................................6
" teachers.........................................55
" barbers..........................................15
" clerks...........................................220
" milliners and dress makers.......................67
" farmers or planters..............................118
" servants and laborers............................1652
" miscellaneous....................................6187
--SCHEDULE B--
Total number of buildings...............................1843
Number frame...........................................1334½
" brick............................................508½
" stone............................................
" dwellings........................................1433
" stores...........................................253
" stores and dwellings.............................
" warehouses.......................................51
" factories........................................20
--SCHEDULE C--
Number Churches.........................................14
" schools..........................................10
" pupils...........................................1119
" orphan asylums...................................3
" inmates..........................................166
" hospitals........................................1
" patients.........................................144
" miscellaneous....................................145
--SCHEDULE D--
Number manufactories...................................29
Amount of capital employed.......................$790,150.00
Greatest number of hands employed.......................946
Average number of hands, male, above 16.................568
Average number of hands, female, above 16...............175
Average number of children..............................108
Value of products................................$881,600.00
FOR THE SUBURBS
RECAPITULATION OF THE CENSUS TAKEN
DURING AUGUST, 1886.
--SCHEDULE A--
Total Number of inhabitants.............................844
Number of whites, male, over 21 years of age............57
Number of whites, male under 21 years of age............36
Number of whites, females, over 21 years of age.........60
Number of whites, females, under 21 years of age........53
Number of colored males over 21 years of age............137
Number of colored males under 21 years of age...........165
Number of colored females, over 21 years of age.........154
Number of colored females under 21 years of age.........183
Number native born......................................816
" foreigners.......................................28
" ministers........................................5
" lawyers..........................................2
" physicians.......................................
" merchants........................................5
" mechanics........................................2
" butchers.........................................12
" brokers..........................................1
" teachers.........................................4
" barbers..........................................1
" clerks...........................................5
" milliners and dress makers.......................1
" farmers or planters..............................60
" servants and laborers............................113
" miscellaneous....................................626
--SCHEDULE B--
Total number of buildings.......................142
Number frame...........................................130
" brick............................................12
" stone............................................
" dwellings........................................137
" stores...........................................4
" stores and dwellings.............................1
" warehouses.......................................
" factories........................................
--RECAPITULATION--
Total number of inhabitants in city proper 9,924
Total number of inhabitants in old city limits 844
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10,768
Respectfully submitted,
R. S. Dixon,
Wm. A. Diers,
Wm. H. Mallery.
(NOTE) The continuation of the minutes of the board meeting
for that day reveals that the board approved payment to the enumerators
in the amount of $337.06
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