The leader., 1897-06-16

Be 1t further ordained by the Mayo
and Board of Aldermen OF the city o
Brookhaven, That this Board shal
publish notice of tho proposal TO issu,
the above bonds in the BRooKuAvE,
LEADER by publishing notice thereo
In the BRooKHAvEN LEADER, newspa
per printed, published and having &
general circulation in this city, which
said notice shall be published in sait
newspaper for three weeks next pre-
ceding the proposed day of issuance Of
said bonds, towit July 9th, 1897.
The foregoing ordinances were read
and considered by the Board, section
by section.
Ayes, Cohn, Moreton, Schnorren.
berg, Perkins and Seavey. Nays, none.
The account of election commission.
ers aud managers, clerks and peace of
ficer of the election held June 7th,
1897, for S26 is hereby allowed and a
warrant ordered issued for same.
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
On motion, BE it ordained by the
Mayor aud Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That the
Hon. A. G. McNair is hereby employed
to assist city attorneys Chrisman &
Brennan in drawing up the ordinances,
contracts and all other necessary pa
pers i'll regard to the water works and
electric lights, until said plant is in
stalled and in running order.
On motion, the Board adjourned un-
til Friday, June IL, 1897, at o'clock p.
m. j. b. DAUGHTRY, Mayor.
W. II. SEAvEY, City Clerk.
Pursuant to adjournment, the May
or and Board of Aldermen of the city
of Brookhaven, Miss, met at the May
ors office in the said city of Brookha.
ven, on Friday, the llth day of June,
\, ID. 1897, at 8 o'clock p. IN. There
were present His Honor, j. b. Daugh-
try, Mayor; Aldermen Moreton, Seavey,
Cohn and Schnorrenberg. Absent, AL
derman Perkins.
On motion, duly seconded, the tol-
lowing named members and citizens,
towit Chas. schnorrenberg, w. "
Seavey, A. f. Moreton r. -
and 4 d. Da-t- 81, a. L. boohol
r.,i'' 'Io, were appointed com
-.lCIee to have the bonds proposed to
be issued as aforesaid printed and lith-
ographed in accordance with the ordi-
nances heretofore adopted by this
Board, and to report their action in
the premises at the next regular meet
! ing of the Mayor aud Board of Alder,
men, or at called or special meeting
thereof if the same is found to be nee
essary.
The plans and specifications of tn,
proposed system of water works anC
electric lights, drawn and submitted
by Messrs. Saunders & Porter, civil en-
gineers of Louisville, KY, were, ON mo
ton duly seconded, accepted, adopted
and filed by the Board, subject to sue
changes as the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the city of Brookhaven, Mis-
sissippi, may deem necessary befor
the letting of the contract.
Therefore, Be it ordained by tn
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen o
the city of Brookhaven, Miss, Tha
the plans and specifications for th
proposed system of water works ant
electric lights drawn and submitted
by Messrs. Saunders & Porter, civil en-
gineers of Louisville, Ky, heretofor
employed by this Board for that pur
pose, be and the same are here now re
ceived, adopted and approved by tn
Board and ordered to be filed by tn
clerk. The said clerk is here now di
rected to have printed two hundred
copies of the said specifications anC
forward the same to the different con
tractors engaged in the manufactur,
and erection of water works and elec
trio lights, and may advertise the sam,
in one or more leading journals.
Yeas, Cohn, Seavey, Schnorrenber,
and Moreton. Perkins, absent ant
not voting.
On motion, duly seconded, tn
LEADER was awarded the contract TO
printing the said number of copies o
specifications at the sum of 1915, it be
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SEALED BIDS FOR WATER WORKS AND ELEC
TRIO LIGHTS.
On motion, BE it ordained by tn
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of tn,
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That seal
ed bids be received for the erection o
system of water works and electric
lights in accordance with the plans an,
specifications now on file in the May
or's Office in the city of Brookhaven
Miss, up to u o'clock m. on Tuesday
the 9th day Of July, A. ID. 1897. Tn
Board hereby reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids. No bid shall b,
considered or entertained by the Boar,
unless accompanied by per cent. o
the amount of the bid, and in no cas-
to be less than 5000 by certified checl
payable to the city of Brookhaven an
to be forfeited to said city in case O
failure to sign the contract within l
days after having received notice o
acceptance Of the bid by said city.
Be it further ordained by the Mayo
and Board of Aldermen of the city o