The Brookhaven leader., 1884-07-17
Proceedings Of city Council.

At regular meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Brook
haven, held at the Mayors Office July
Sth, 1SS4-present, j. p. Deason, Mayor
Aldermen d. T. Atkins, L. +. Brennan,
j. B. Daughtry and Staten Baker.
The Mayor reported the number OF
cases tried by him and amount fines as
sessed with other recommendations as to
ordinances.
The City Treasurer's report for quarter
ending June LIST was presented.
The City MarshaPs report of fines col
lected TO date was presented.
The Superintendent of Education's re-
port wns also presented. All of said re-
ports were referred to finance committee.
The following ordinances were adopt
ed:
Be it ordained by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Brookhaven,
That hereafter when any person has
been sentenced OF fined by the Mayor for
violating any of the city ordinances aud
the fine and costs are not paid within the
time required by law, that such offend
ers as do not pay the fine and costs be
turned over to the street commissioner or
other person appointed by the Board to
act in that capacity or to the city mar
shall, and be compelled to labor on the
streets of the city until said fine and
costs are paid or the sentence imposed
has been discharged mt the same rates
that are allowed county prisoners when
working out sentences and fines under
the contract laws of the State and that
this ordinance continue in force until
such time as q contract may be made to
hire out all corporation prisoners, and
n4,- F1h q
may work such prisoners without guard
ing them.
Be il further ordained, That the Mayor
be authorized to advertise and otherwise
comply with the law and proceed to con-
tract to hire with responsible parties for
the working of all such Offenders as may
be found guilty of violating the city or
dinanees and have been sentenced to i'm
prisOnment or have been fined, and who
do not pay said fine and costs as required
by law, and when such contract has been
agreed upon by the Mayor and contract
ing parties for said prisoners, that the
Mayor call a meeting of the Board to rat
ify or reject the same.
Whereas, That as a matter of great
convenience and Importance to the city
of Brookhaven the corporate authorities
have opened Chippewa street, which
crosses the track Of the Illinois Central
Railroad; and,
Whereas, A crossing over said railroad
is indispensable to the using of said
street therefore be it
Resolved, That the Mayor be directed
to confer with the proper officials of the
Illinois Central Railroad and request
them to build crossing at the track OF
said railroad.
In the matter of the appeal of Daniel
| Baggett from Judgment of the Mayors
court on the 9th of May last to the
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen, the de
PENDANT not appearing to answer to hi'
appeal, the Judgment of the Mayor:
court is hereby affirmed.
The following accounts were allowed:
j. b. Deason, salary for June as
mayor. ........... 49,. SoO'ON
A. D. McClendon, salary for June
| as marshal. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5O.Ot
A. d. McClendOn, salary for June
as street commissioner. ...... 20. IN
A. d. McClendon, account for
! bridge lumber. ................ 1914
A. ID. McClendOn, account for spec
| lal police. ................. .o.Ut
A. d. McClendon, account for re-
moving dead animals. 2.5(
a. d. McClendon, account for hire
of mules and cart. ............3 Sc. 81
George McClendon, account for
hire of horse. q 81
b. T. Atkins, salary for Jane as
secretary 1o.U'
j. C. Hardy, rent of Mayors Office
for June. ............. DIN
| w. r. Spencer, years salary as
Sup't. of Education. .........15 on
| F. II. Hartman, account for lum-
Der. Observation-Disclosures 81
VIM. H. Penn, account for work on
street tools, &c...............14.O on
NJ. Nalty, account for hauling. SO;
The Board then adjourned.
J. b. DEAsON,
b. T. ATKINS, Mayor
Sec'y.