The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-19
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b. T. ATKINS, Sec'y.


or and aldermen, held Oct I'd, 1882, pres
ent, c. Cunning, Mayor; aldermen Perkins,
McGrath, Daughtry, Oliver Atkins and
Penn.
The proposition of II. F. johnson to sell
lot north of masonic lodge, so feet front on
Jackson street, 100 feet front on Monticello
street, for the sum OF $3.50, to be paid in
| corporation warrants, to be used as mar
ket house lot, be accepted, and that the sec
rotary be authorized to issue the above war
rants to Fl. +. johnson as soon as he makes
a warranty deed to the said lot of land to
the board of mayor and aldermen and their
successors in Office; and added by the board
the condition, that all of the rents collected
by said board from said market house be
applied to the payment of said lots; provi-
ded, that for the lumber and amount agreed
to be paid the mechanics for building said
market house, be first paid. After these
first contracts are paid, then all the revenue
arising to the city from rents of market
house shall be applied exclusively to the
payment of said lot; and if all OF the war
rants given i'll payment of purchase money
are not paid by LIST of January, 1884, then
said board of mayor and aldermen are to
pay eight per cent per annum interest on
all outstanding warrants given for purchase
of said lot not then redeemed, dating the
interest from LIST of January, 1884.
]. B. Daughtry, John McGrath and w.
H. Penn were then appointed committee
aad on motion the mayor was added to said
committee, to prepare plan of market
house on said lot, to receive bids for mate
rial and workmanship of said building, and
to prepare and draft suitable ordinances,
rules AMI regulations to govern the same,
and that said committee report their pro-
cegdings to this board before closing any
contract.
On motion the board adjourned to meet
on Wednesday, Oct. 4th.
On Tuesday the 10th day OF Oct. the board
met pursuant to adjournment Present, c..
Cunning, mayor; aldermen Penn, Oliver,
McGrath, Perkins, Atkins and Daughtry.
The following accounts were allowed and
warrants ordered to issue for same:
Pat Hany, 17.4 days work on streets. SIT %
ii Cassidy, Attorney fee, corporation VS.
r. H. Thompson, Attorney fee, Mike Pike "
s Co. vs. corporation of BrOokhaven. .. 10 90
J. Il. Perkins. lumber for streets ... 8 66
j. ID. Daughtry, treasurer, cash p'd hands
work on streets. ........................1 10 90
John Mccormick. work Oh belfry ........ % IS
II. J. Schaller, repairing fire engine ...... 3 90
s. F. Magee, hire of mules for street work Is
A. d. McClendon, removing dead animals so
Jno Storm, rent mayor office, Aug. & Sep. 10 90
G. Cunning, salary mayor, Aug. Sep. go. 65 90
A. ID. McClendon, marshal for August. so 90
- street cOmmisS'r Aug. 10 90
Is marshal s. com. Sept. s. on
B. T. Atkins, secretary, Aug. and Sept. Is 90
The following able report of superinten-
dent of education (abbreviated) was presen-
ted, received, approved and ordered copied
on the minutes:
Number of schools established i'm cor
poratiOn, 6; one school in Petersburg,
practically for corporation, 1: total Z.
Average monthly cost of maintaining
the public schools per month ...$ A 50
Average monthly cost of all the schools $50 "a
Total cost all schools scholastic year of
To this add superintendent salary $50,
making total cost to corporation for
all schools ....................... 1860 SO
Treasurer's report shows the follow
ing iuhdS fecelVed for support OF pub
lie se M, 1852, from polls SO IS
March 49, State school fund .... los "a
March %, Polls observation-disclosures. 10 20
Aug. I, State school fund ............. II 1S
Total. ....s 2Gl CT
Amount to be raised by taxation to de-
fray expenses of the schools which
have been maintained 4months and
pay superintendents salary .......... 1895 so
1 In order to maintain the schools for 5
months. 1t win be necessary to add
1882 64, making a total If five months
| schools are established of ..... 1928 81
ASSESSMENTS OF 1881.
Personal property in corporation .s137 ,127 90
Real estate In corporation ............ 20i820 90