The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-17
official Proceedings of CITY Council.


the city uI Bronkiaven met ut the Mayors
office an April 9Th, pursuant to adjourn
mcnt. Presert-the Mayor aud all the Al
dernen.
J. B. Daughtry, City Treasurer, present
ed his bond, with J. e. Hardy and Isaac
Cope as securities in the sum of $1,000, for
the, present term of office. The bond was
accepted by the Board and approved and
ordered filed.
The bids for the printing Of the proceed
ings of Board Of Mayor and Aldermen were
examined, and u. Z. Hobbs, proprietor of
THE BROOKHAvEN LEADER, being found
the lowest bidder the contract was award
ed to him for one year for the sum Of fivc
cents, not tO include the publishing of tax
sales or any job work.
The following accounts were allowed.
B, I. Hobbs, for city printing, last
quarters. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sit w
VI Nalty, account for drayage. e....... ~
The account of A. G. McNair and W. p.
Cassidy for additional fee as attorneys for
the corporation IN suit of VI. l.. Baggctt
vs. the corporation for $3.50, was reported
by the Finance Committee adversely, and
recommended that it be not allowed. The
report was received ~ the Board, the
recommendation of the committee adopted
and the account was disalluwed.
A communication from the fire company
was referred 10 Fire Committee, with i'll
struct ions to the committee to report To-
cation of suitable building for the city's
fire machinery and plans for same. and to
report same at next meeting of the Board,
and also to prepare and report an 0rdi-
nance directing the manner Of preparing
tiues for stove pipes and putting in stove
pipes.
The following report of tn" CITY Treas
urcr for quarter ending March 3rd. lS74.
having been reported correct by Finance
Committee was received and approved by
the Board and ordered published:
CITY TEEAsUREE's REPORT FROM JAN. l.,
l5Si. To MARCH 3, 1-S4.
lss4 REVENUE FUND.
Jaa. |. To Secretary Atkins, IL
Jan. l. TO Secretary Atkins, Mar
Jau. 4. TO Marshal McClendon
Jan. u, To attorney 4. {. McNair
Lawrence county warrants. &C.. Ai95
Feb 10, TO :B. 7. Atkins Market
Marc. a"s T. To '"1; Tax Coiiecto. Nc ''N'
Clcudon. tax of lss3........... 800. o.O0-sSO6.5l
1884 CREDITS.
March 3, By warrants cancelled .s'S2I0
March s, BY per cent commission 2+.la-S08 so
1884 TEACHERS DEfIcIT FUND.
Jan. |, To cash on hand last report l9D
Ma CT /. To Tax Collector Nc
1874 '''' ~ CRFDirS.
March (, Bv warrants cancei'ed s4O4sl
March ), By per cent commission 1911!
Mdrch 3, Cash on hand ........... 2.4j-s4i9.40
Respectfully submitted,
j. b. DAuGHrRY, City Treasurer.
The warrants reported cancelled were
examined by the Board, compared with
the stubs in the city's warrant book, the
stubs were marked cancelled, and the
warrants burned i'll open meeting.
The efoilowing.ordinance were then pass
ed by the Board and ordered published:
SALARY ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained, That the salaries to be
paid to the officers of the city shall be us
follows:
TO the Mayor per month from LIST of
March, lSs4, so. To the Marshal per
month from March LIST, 1554 $50. To the
Secretary per month from list March, l-c4
Sl3. 10 city Treasurer, 3 per cent com
OF all moneys received and dis
hurscd by him except all money turned
over by him to his successor.
But it is distinctly understood that the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen reserves the
right to abatc, rcduUr or increase any one
or all of the salaries above stated at any
time they may deem 1t proper to do so, and
that nothing herein contained shall be in
anywise binding on any future Board Of
Mayor and Aldermen.
GOAT ORDINANCE.
BE it ordained, That the City Marshal
shall at once cause Il pen or pond to be
prepared in which all goats found running
at large upon the streets or other public
q,
be impoundcd and safely kept as directed
by ordinance in relation thereto.
BE it further ordained, That goats
found running at large in the corporate
limits of the city of Brookhaven are here
by declared Il nuisance, and hereafter it
shall be the duty of the City Marshal to
take up all goats found at large III the
limits of this torPoration and coufne them
in the pen or pond of the city, for twenty
four hours, IN as soon as said gOa Is are 81
taken up, to give notice to the owners Of
same if known to him and also by posting
on market house notice of sale, if said
owners do not apply for said g, ats, before
the expiration of said twenty four hours
and pay the cost and expenses OF impound-
ing the same, then the Marshal shall sell
them at the pen to the highest bidder for
cash and out of the proceeds of said sale
pay the cost and expenses and return the
balance if amy to the owners of said
goats and if no owner he found after the
sale then the balance to paid into City
Treasury, and if at stid sale there are no
bidders, then it shall be the duty of the
Marshal 10 carry the goats beyond the cor
porate limits of the city and kill them.
The Marshal shall be entitled to collect
the sum of twenty-five cents for each goat
so taken up and disposed of by him.
The Board then adjourned to meet on
Friday night the llth inst.
J. B. DEASON, Mayor.
b. I. ATKINS, Secretary.
At an adjourned meeting of the Board
of Mayor and aldermen held at the May
Or's Office April 10th 1884, Present-His
Honor j. B. Deason and all the Alder
men.
The communication of G.. u, Bustaman-
tie, of jackson, Miss, in relation to terms
of purchase of street working machine,
was referred to Street Committee, with in
structiOns to order one of the machines
from him on the terms proposed, if i'll their
opinion, it will he to the interest of the
corporation to do so.
The account of Jno. Il. Perkins for lum-
Der for market house fence, etc, was al
lowed for $40.
The following ordinance III relation to
pavements and side walks was then pass
ed by the Board.
ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO SIDE Walks.
SEC. |. Be it ordained by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, That all side tOdlks
in the city shall be ten feet in width
measuring from the line of streets to walls
of building or fences along the same, and