The Brookhaven leader., 1890-04-03
CITY COUNCIL.
A Budget of Important Business
Transacted Tuesday Night.

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Mayor and all of the members
present.
The unfinished business of electinl
marshal coming up, Marshal Hurs
was elected without opposition.
The salaries of the officers for The
ensuing year was fixed at the maxi.
mum rate named in the amendment tc
the charter, viz; Mayors salary, $25
per month; Marshals, $40; secreta-
rvs, $3.50. The salary of Street Com
missioner was fixed ut $40 per month
or 1920 year, and the marshal was
appointed to discharge the duties of
this office under the supervision of
the Street Committee.
Aldermen Cooke, Drey fus and Da-
Wis were appointed as special COM
Inittee to contract for having the city
printing done for the ensuing year.
Numerous accounts were allowed.
The following ordinances were
adopted:
Be it ordained by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen Of the City of
BroOkhaven, That it shall be unlaw-
ful for any hog which is owned or
kept by any person within the radius
of one mile from the Illinois Central
Passenger depot at Brookhaven, to
run at large within the corporate lin
its of said city, Nor shall it he law
full for any boar to run at large with
in said limits; and any hog of the
above specification, when so running
at large within said limits is hereby
declared nuisance and may be taken
up by any person who may find it.
Said person shall at once report his
action to the owner of said hog; and
if after two days diligent inquiry the
owner has not been found, then the
city marshal shall be notified, who
shall advertise said hog or hogs for
sale for two full days by posting q
written notice on the market house
door, giving the marks and descrip-
ton of such hog or hogs as nearly as
he can. If no owner then appears to
claim said advertised property and
pay all costs incurred up to that time,
the city marshal shall, on the day
named in his notice, sell said proper
ty at the eastern door of said market
house between the hours of IL A. NJ.
and 4 p. NJ. to the highest bidder for
cash.
2. Any person taking up u hog run
ming unlawfully at large within the
corporate limits of said city of Brook
haven, shall be entitled to fee of so
cents and 10 cents each day for feed
ing same. The city marshal shall re-
ceive 80 cents fOradvertising and sell
ing each hog declared by this Ordi-
nance to be . nuisance, The proceeds
of such sale shall DO appropriated to
the payment of said fees, and the re-
mainder, if there be any, is to be de-
posted by the marshal with the treas
urcr of said city to be refunded to the
owner upon satisfactory proof to the
mayor of his ownership.
3. 1t shall also be the duty of the
city marshal to take up any hog or
hogs so unlawfully running at large
within said corporate limits, to imme
diately advertise and proceed to sell
the same as prescribed in above sec
ton. His fees shall be the same as
those named above. 1t shall also he
his duty to keep in his Office book of
record of all the hogs taken up
by him aud also of those sold, describ-
ing said hogs and showing what dis
position was made of them.
4. Any person having or keeping
hog or goat within the corporate lin
its of said city of Brookhayen and al
lowing the same to run ut large with
in said limits, shall he liable to fine
not exceeding ten dollars.
5. If any person shall release any hog
or goat penned up or impounded with
in the corporate limits of said city
| from the pen or enclosure in which
such animal is rightfully kept, for the
purpose of Obstructing the execution
and enforcement of these ordinances
or for the purpose of violating or
causing to be violated any of the
| above named provisions, he shall upon
conviction be liable to q fine of not
more than fifty dollars, or to impris-
onment not exceeding 80 days, or both
at the discretion of the mayor.
6. Be it further ordained, That this
ordinance is in lieu of the ordinance
adopted by the Board on the 18th day
of July, 1889, and all ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of the
above are hereby repealed.
7. Be it further ordained, That this
ordinance be in force and effect from
the first day of May, 1890.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of BroOkhaven, That it
shall be unlawful to obstruct any
crossing upon any of the streets with
in the corporate limits of said city;
and every railroad company upon
stopping any train at place where
such railroad crosses a street within
the limits of said city, shall so uncOu-
pie their cars as not to Obstruct travel
upon such street or streets for long
er period than seven minutes. Every
person or company or corporation
guilty of violating this ordinance shall
be liable to fine not exceeding $25.
Should railroad company be the Of
Tending party, like proceedings shall
be had in any prosecution before the
mayor as prescribed in sections 3019
and 1920 of the Code of 1880.
Be it further ordained, That this or
dinance be, in force and effect by the
first day of May, 1890.
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