The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-01
CITY COUNCIL.



Adjourned Meeting. Nov. se. 1897.
Pursuant to adjournment, the May
or and Board Of Aldermen Of the City
of Brookhaven, Miss, held a meeting
at the Mayors office on Monday, Nov
%. 1897, at 100 o'clock p. m. Present
His Honor, ]. b. Daughtry, Mayor
and Aldermen Perkins, Schuorrenberg
and Seavey. Absent-Moreton and
Cohn.
RATES OF INCANDEsCENT LIGHTS PER
MONTH.
On motion, Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
City of Brookhaven, Miss, That the
report of the committee on rates for
incandescent lights per month be re
ceived and adopted. Ayes-Perkins,
Schnorrenberg and Seavey. Nays
none. Said report is as follows:
Brookhaven, Miss, Nov. %, 1897.
Rates for incandescent lights per
month as adopted by committee,
Brookhaven, Miss:
RESIDENCE RATES.
light 80 cents 2 lights 60 cents
3to5" so 6 to 8" ID
9to1l" 40 II to IA" 30
Is or over 30
BUSINESS HOUSES.
l to lights 80 &C. A to 8 lights 40 C.
9 to II 40 Ii to 20 80 C.
2l and over SOC.
Hotels, stables, court house and Jail,
same as bushes houses. Masonic and
other lodges, 80 cents per light. Mar
ket house, 70 cents per light.
Churches will pay for their own wir-
ing. Rate, Is cents per month, with
minimum charge of Sl50 per month ;
meetings limited to two nights per
week, and to 10 o'clock. Rates for ex-
ira meetings, . cents per lamp per
night, and for over time l cent per
hour for each light.
City will furnish plain open cleat
wiring free of charge. Extra charge
for concealed wiring, 40 cents per
light, to be paid by individual. All
lamps to be paid for by the individual,
at 20 cents each, and all renewals of
lamps are at his expense. Above rates
are for 16 candle power lamps.
HOSE CARTS.
On motion, Be it ordained by this
Board that the fire committee be in
structed and authorized to have four
hose carts made at once.
On motion, the committee on city
Jail be granted further time to report.
TAPPING OF WATER MAINS.
The sealed bids for tapping of water
mains having been filed, on motion was
received, opened in open Board, read
by the Clerk, tabnlated by the City
Engineer, and having been duly con.
sidered, on the recommendation of the
City Engineer, and after careful ex-
animation of all bids filed, the contract
is hereby awarded to Peter Waseman
at and for the prices enumerated in
his bid, which is received, filed and ac-
cepted and his said proposal is here
made part of this contract.
Therefore, Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Brookhaven, Miss, That the
contract be and the same is hereby
this day awarded to Peter Waseman,
on the terms and conditions enumer-
ated in his bid, as set forth therein,
which bid is filed in the Mayors office
and made a part and parcel of this
contract, which is as follows:
Brookhayen, Miss, Nov. %, 1897.
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, Brook
haven, Miss.
GENTLEMEN Il propose to furnish
all tools and material and do the tap
ping of water mains in the City OF
Brook haven for the sum of five dollars
and ninety cents $500 each furnish
ing therefor in each and every case a
"a inch Mullins Corporation Cock and
coupling, Is inches of extra heavy q
in. lead pipe, q in. galvanized iron
pipe to curb, "a in. service cock and
box for turning water on and of, and
then run a "a in. galvanized iron pipe
to the property line.
w ueueVoT ulSIduCo iTom zap III udiL
to property line is more than 80 feet,
will make an extra charge Of 81 cents
per foot for any distance the pipe may
be carried in excess of 80 feet. AL
material and workmanship to be strict
ly first class.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER WASEMAN.
The following account was examined
and allowed and warrant on Fisca
Agents ordered issued for same:
Guild & White, part payment
on contract. ................S3O $1,000 On
ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRES CROSSING RAIL
|. . ROAD.
On motion, Be it ordained that tn,
Mayor and City Clerk be authorized
and instructed to sign the contrac