The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-19
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| At a meeting Of the board Of ma, or and
aldermen Of Brookhaven, held Sep. 9Th,
1882, present: c. Cunning, mayor: aldermen
Perkins. Daughtry, Penn and Atkins.
The committee on market house report:
That this committee have only one direct
| proposition; that proposition is from p.
Lucich to sell lot north of M. Nalty's store
as 1t stands for $3.50 cash, or $500 in city
warrants.
Ordered by the board that we accept the
proposition of p. I,ucich to pay him $500
IN corporation warrants for his lot in block
G, north OF Nalty's store, and that COM
mittee be appointed to sell all OF this lot
west of 100 feet front on railroad avenue,
and that the building on said lot be repair
ed and altered 10 suit as market house and
rented as such, and prepare suitable rules
and ordinances to govern the same, and to
make contracts with builders, &C., and to
report to this board when, in their opinion,
they have made suitable arrangements, to
be ratified or rejected by this board.
This order of the board was vetoed by the
mayor for reasons assigned in writing by
him and spread upon the minutes.
On motion the board adjourned without
action on the veto.
Cunning, Mayor.
B. T. ATKINS, Sec'y,
At special meeting of the board of may
or and aldermen OF Brookhaven, held Sep
18th, 1882, present, c. Cunning, mayor; al
dermen Daughtry, McGrsth, Penn, Atkins
and Perkins.
W. r. Spencer, superintendent of educ;.-
ton OF Lincoln county, was invited &c par
tf,s 10 tho 4 g. Al.
The school trustees E. Pfeifer and j. b.
Daughtry, with superintendent of educa-
ton. presented the following communica-
ton:
Whereas, We hav. been informed thai
Rev. IL. +. johnson proposes to erect first
class school building, in which arrang4-
ment shall be made for the tincat!Jn oi the
boys and girls OF our community, Oh con-
dltlon that the school authorities will cs-
tablish public school under his charge a;
the proper time; and believing that the ell
terprise and such an arrangement will great
ly benefit our city, We heartily concur III
the movement and recommend the board OF
aldermen to adopt the proposition II said
johnson.
The following preamble and resolutions
were then adopted:
Whereas, the Rev. II +. johnson propo-
SEES to The board of aldermen, and through
the board to the citizens of Brookhaven, to
erect large, tirst-class school building and
to make special arrangements therein for
the education of the children of Brookha-
ven, both boys and girls, on condition that
the authorities OF the city will cooperate
with him so far as to establish public
school for the white educable children of
the city under his charge; and
Whereas, the superintendent of education
and school trustees of the city favor the
proposition; and
Whereas, it will be greatly to the interest
OF our community that such a building be
erected and such school established: and
Whereas, the board has entire confidence
in the success of the enterprise under the
management of Rev. H. F. Johnson; there
fore be it
Resolved, that the board of mayor and
aldermen will heartily cooperate with the
Rev. II. F. johnson in the enterprise he
proposes in every way that it can.
Resolved I'd, that when the time comes to
locate public schools of the city the board
will establish school for the white educa-
BILE children of the city under his charge.
On motion the board adjourned.
c. CUNNING, Mayor.
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