The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-06-11
Proceedings Of the CRY Council.


At u regular meeting of the Board ol
Mayor aud Aldermen, held at the Mayor $
Office, Jane 1, lssj, there were present
hIs Honor j. u. Deason, Mayor, Aldermen
j. b. Dsughtry, Is. 4. Atkins, l.. Bow sky,
Staten Baker, L. r. Brennan aud 4. J. s.
McGrath. The Boari then made a con
tract with ID. Wilson, conditioned that he
/ furnish all the oils aud wicks, for all the
city lamps III in number), keep them
clean and in guud condition, and light
the same aud keep them burning from
dark until day break. except at such
/ hOursOf the night as the moon shines,
and in consideration of the above service.
d. Wilson Is Ia receive from he Board
of Mayor and Aldermen, the sum Of TWEEN
~ dollars per mouth. This contract is
subject {" bc revoked ut any time, when
the contractor Calls to perform the duties
above described or at the will of either
party at the "ud of any month The ac-
count Of Jake Wilson, for lighting lamps
and Tor oil 10 nights in May Was allowed,
80. ! be accOant of Geo. C.. Iloskins.
tor Surveying COOPERATION boundaries,
32o.lD. W. X. Spencer, half years salary,
superintendent of Education to first day
of July, Slj.OO. ". IL. Penn repairs to
street tools aud fire apparatus, $50.
). j.. DcasnB, Mayors salary for
May, ISSJ...... .......... 500 90
\. j. McClrndon, MarShars salary
IOr May, 1850. Observation-Disclosures. 80 90
b. +. Atkins, SALARY as Secretary
for May, l7~5. - 90
J. c. Hardy, rent for Mayors office
for May, l-S5...,............. 3 90
The following amendments tn Ordi-
naAccS was then passed: BE It ordained
b! the Board of MAYOR and Aldermen Of
the city of Brookiavcn, that the Ordi-
nance III relation t. distractions to
streets and sidewalks passed IIth "l
Ap,Il, l~Sl, page RI of minute book, H..
amended by striking ont the words be
ginning ON the third line of said Ordi-
nance, SO as Ia prevent the easy passage
Over the sdInc.' Also 10 amend license
Ordinance, muUte book, page a., passed
april eth l>'i, 50 as to read on each
shooting gallery, gymnasium or any
dc"icc or CuntlNanCC, Whatever,
that collects pa! III amy manner ten doI-
laIS per anuuiH, or two dollars and
fifty cents per week.
The petition Of f. j. Hartman and
forty nine others, citizens and taxi ayers
Of the city of BrookhavcH, requesting The
Board t" reduce the salaries of the Mayor
am Marshal III a sum not to exceed the
sum of go per nonth and other e.
rchS"s III proportion, was Pc 81 il. a. lis
Honor j. b. BcaS0n, and Marshal 4 y.
Met icndOn, were ut their request granted
teayc tC retire, while the Board consider
ed The subject, OF the petition. Aaer
coasiGefu ion of the sal jrct the D0ald IN
answer say, that before the petition was
heard of by any member o. ( he Board,
that the duties heretofore performed hy a
street commissioner had been transferred
to the Mayor and Marshal 81 lthout ia
crease OF salary. And il is how ordered
that the Marshal be- put in charge of The
supervision Cf the city lamps, To Sc tina,
tLry are property lighted aud kept IN
order. And that it these additional du-
ties are properly performed by these Off
GERS the salaries now allowed are MOI too
high. and besides that, iOr the sum nam
rd by petitioners ciilClCut officers could
not lac got to ASSUME the duties of them
respective offices. and that the clause IL
the petition saving, all cAprrst> IN pro
portion" the Board believes was no.
carefully considered BY petitioner, Il, il
asks an impo>shiify.
The following was prescribed as the
oath to br taken by the officers elected
or appointed hy the Board: Be it Oldain-
ed by the Boaro! Of Mayor and AlderrncH
of the ci1y Of Rrookhaycu, that all officers
elected or appointed ly the Board Shall
take and subscribe the following oath be-
fore entering on the duties OF said office
to-Wit:
= being elected lor appointed
hv thc1}0ard of Mayor and Aldermen ct
the cltN ui Broukhavcn, to the office OF
---do solcmnly swear that will
to the b~st of my skill and ability. dis
charge the duties of said office according
to law and the Ordinances Of said city ="