The leader., 1897-10-27
CITY COUNCIL.
special Meetings.

At special meeting of the Mayor
aud Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, held at the Mayors
office on Monday, Oct. Is. 1897, at ,
o'clock p. m
Preseut-His Honor J. B Daughtry.
Mayor. and Aldermen Schnorrenberg,
Perkins, Cohn and Seavey Absent -
Moreton.
The following is IL copy of the call
for said meeting and the subject mat
ter to be acted I!tun
MAYORS OFFICE.
Brookhaveu. Miss, Oct. 1891
To Aaron Hurst. Marshal:
This is to command you to sunmon
\. Cohn, \. f. Moreton, Chas. Schnor-
ren6erg, Chas Il. Perkins and. w. H.
Soavey. aldermen of said city. to APP
pear at the Mayors Office in said city
to hold special meeting of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of said city on
Monday. Oct. IL. 1897. at O'Clock p.
m, to act or the consent of the Hi
nois Central Railroad Co. to lay water
pipes along its Right of Way south of
Cherokee street in said citg and have
tins Summons then aud there.
Witness my hand this O:t. IL. 1891
10 o'clock Il. III. }. i. DArGHTKY,
Mayor.
The following return made on same ::
Executed the within notice by sum
moning G. b. Perkins, Chas. Schnor-
renberg. a. Cohn aud w. H. Seavey.
Alderman MoretOn absent. The above
summons was executed 3 hours before
the time to meet. This Oct. Is, 1897.
\. Hurst, City Marshal.
The Mayor explained the object of
the meeting.
WATER PIPES PERMIT.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven: Whereas. the clerk of
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of
this city has made request for and
on behalf of this board, for permission
to the city to lay its water works pipes
upon aud along the Right of Way of
the Illinois Central K. r. Co. in said
city. south of Cherokee street, which
Right of Way, owned by said railroad
company. south of the southern edge of
said Cherokee street is a strip of land
extending from said Cherokee street
railroad company to and beyond the
southern boundaries of the city, and
extends fifty feet from the center of
said main track on either side thereof.
and its eastern and western bounda-
ries are parallel with said main track,
and are each distant from the center of
said main track, fifty feet and
Whereas, the railroad company con
sents to the said request, upon condi
ton that the pipes shall not be laid
nearer the center of the main track of
said railroad than forty five feet, if
practicable. and in no instance nearer
than forty feet, and upon the condi-
ton that in the event the railroad com
pany shall desire to make use of its
Right of Way, upon which the pipes
may be laid, that the city will. upon 60
days notice, to be given to the Mayor
of the city, in writing, by the railroad
company, remove said pipes.
Now. therefore. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the city of Brookhaven. That the con,
sent of the Illinois Central Il. r. Co.,
hereinbefore stated, is accepted, and
the city will comply with the terms of
the consent and lay its water works
pipes along the Right of Way of the IL
linois Central r. r. Co. south of Cher
okee street not nearer than 45 feet. if
practicable, and in no instance nearer
than 40 feet. to the ceuter of the main
track of said railroad company. and
the city consents, in the event the rail
road company shall desire to make
use of its Right of Way upon which
said water pipes may be laid, to re
move said pipes therefrom upon sixty
days notice to be given to the Mayor
of the city, in writing, by the railroad
company.
This ordinance to take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
Ayes Cohn. SchnoIrenberg, Perkins
and Seavey. Moreton absent and not
voting.
There being no further business, the
board adjourned until Monday, Oct
%, 1897, at 10 o'clock a. m.
j. b. DAUGHTRY, Mayor.
w. H. SEAvEY, Clerk.