The Brookhaven leader., 1883-11-01
Proceedings orCIiy Council.

At meeting of the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city of Brookhaven, held
at the Mayors office Oct. sth, 1853, Pres
ent-Aldermen Daughtry, Penn, Perkins
aud Atkins. His Honor, the Mayor being
absent, J. B. Daughtry acted as chairman
pro tenn.
The account of the City Treasurer J. B.
Daughtry from March 3lst, ISS3, to May 81,
lSS3, was presented and examined by tho
Finance Committee and was approved by
the Committee and allowed by the Board
as follows:
1.-THE Trcasurcr's Report will appear next
week.
The warrants cancelled by city trcasur-
er were presented to the Board, counted
and compared with the stubbs of Sccreta-
rvs books. The stuhbs cancelled and war
rants burned in open court.
The city tax collectors report of taxes of
lSS2; also his report of street taxes of ls-3
were presented and referred to finance
committee.
Tho County Superintc ndcnt of Educa-
ton presented the following report.
To The Mayor aud Aldermen Of the city or
ErpOkhayen:
In pursuance Of the requirements Of see
tiouS 6j~ and 1U6 of revised code Of Missis-
submit to your honorable body my annual
report AS superintendent of Public Educa-
ti0n of the county of Lincoln. There have
been established ami maintained during
the present scholastic year for term Of
four months in the city ot BroOkhavcn five
public free schools. and one Just outside
the city limits and which may in this con
nection lie considered corporation school,
as many children attend from the corpora
tion making six schools to which pay Ger
tificates have been issued OF these four
are white and two are culored. The
average cost Of each of these schools
to the city has becn S5l.00 per
month, aggregating n total monthly
cost of $:GG.O0. All Of the schools.
have completed full term Of four msntus
and the tOtal amount for which pay cor
tiicatcs have been issued aggregates the
sum Of $l.4ji.0J. The TreaSurer's report
to ne shows thGt he has received for school
purposes available for the common schools
of the year the following amount viz:
Polls, S16.95 and received from county
treasurer as part of Jan. 1--3 distribution
from Auditor Of Public Accounts I $50, ID.
Totai S2%7 10. Subtract this amount from
amount expended and we have the amount
necessary for the Boald to raise by taxa
tion in order to pay indebtedness and sala-
ry of County Superintendent of Education
viz: $1,000 aggregate the sum oi 81, ,251 90.
Respectfully submitted,
w. X. SPENCER,
Co. Supt Of Education.
The following accounts were allowed
and warrants ordered to issue for same:
A. d. McClendon, Marshal, salary
Aug. and Sept............. $4,000
{. Cunning, Mayor, salary Aug.
49, u
B. T. Atkins, Secretary, salary
Aug. and Sept. 1890
A. D. McClcndon, street con'r,
salary 18th Scpt......... $500
4. ID. McClendon. hire mules and
cart 18th September. $4,000
S. +. Magee, hire mules and cart
18th September. 9.25
Hoskins and Hamilton, lumber for
bridges. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I2.oS
|. W. Hoskina, lumber for bridges 1899
j. 0. BoadWee, work Oh market
house. Observation-Disclosures. 7.54
J. 3. Daughtry, cash paid Joe
Brown. Observation-Disclosures. 2.uO
A. d. McClendon, removing dead
animals Observation-Disclosures. 400
John McGrath, street tools. S.72
The Board adjourned.
}. B. DAUGHTRY, Chm. pro. TEN.
B. I. ATKINS, Secretary.