The leader., 1898-03-09
CITY COUNCIL.
Onicial Proceedings of the Regular March
Term, 1898.

1
Term, 1898.
At regular meeting of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, held at the Mayors
office, March /, 1898, at 7:30
o'clock, P. NJ. present, His Honor
j. b. Daughtry, Mayor, and Alder
men Cohn, Perkins, Schnorrenberg
and Seavey. Moreton, absent.
Theminutes of last two meetings were
read and adopted.
The following accounts we're exam
ined and allowed:
| A. Winston. drayage -..-S G5
| G. A. Barber. chalk, colored school 20
Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. steam
boiler insurance ce-.-...--....-..-.....4.. 80 90
A. Hurst. removing garbage. Feb. 9S 80
/ A. Hurst, wood for colored school .-.-.. 4 90
Oficers Court costs worked on streets. 95
Chas. Richardson. wood, Mayors Office. I 90
| A. Hurst cash paid street hands -..- 20
Joe Doughty, trimming street lamps.
Feb. ........--....-...- IL 90
A. Hurst, cash:pald for Plumbing Mayors
THE LEADER, publishing proposals to -
| Issue Bonds .-.-.... ....--.-..---.......... 5 Sc
Revere Rubber Co for 'I loo feet HOSE ass 81
W. ii. Seavey, paid freight on Hose -. 6 20
w. II. Seayey, stamps and lease ofbelfry. 90
w. ii. Seavey. unloading coal, cars 2 80
w. II. Seavey. freight on cars coal. "a 96
w. ii. Penn, making Hose CARTS. 105 90
Bill johnson, services at power house.. 2 50
Mcdonald Coal Co. 1 car coaL--.-......-... Is 90
Tupelo Coal Co., car COAL. ....-...... IL 25
j. B. Daughtry. Mayors sal. Feb. 98 IS 90
A. Hurst Marshals sal. Feb. 9S.--. 40 90
A. Hurst, street CONS. sal. Feb. '9S... 10 90
w. ii. Seavey City Clerk, sal Feb. '9S 10 90
Mrs. 5. Storm, Rent of Mayors Office 90
February. 1898 Is 90
Eliza Evans, Janitress. for Feb. '9s.... 90
L. 5. B. Society, rent of Hall, Feb. '9s.-. IL 90
Jno ID. Gull. Supt Water Works - 90 90
Lee Creeger, Assistant Engineer &c 90
Alex Washington, Fireman, Jan. and Feb.
1898 43 10
Geo. Middleton, Assistant Fireman, part :.
Noah johnson, Assistant Fireman, part
feD 1o9S %
WATER WORKS AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS
ACCOUNT.
The following accounts we're exam
ined and allowed and warrants on the
Fiscal Agent ordered issued for same
Sanders L. Porter. sal, for Feb. '9S.-..-.s $50 90
Joseph Connolly, cutting pipe aud repair
Ing ~ oz
Cranberry Jackson. Poles and Pipe, etc 231 OF
,Jno, Mcdonnell iron door sill ..-.-. IL 90
ChaS. Penn, Hooks and repairing Pipe. 10 70
Chris. Larsen, Reservoir Cover and Oil l2S 25
House 12S %
Peter Wasserman Tapping Mains, in
is9S 600 90
A. C. Seayey Ipaid for Packing .-.-...-.. n
A. c. Seavey, Cash paid freight 90
A. c. Seavey Freight on Poles - 20
Chicago Bridge Iron Co., part payment o ~
loco 90
L. f. Brennan, for wiring house e............ q 90
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER, FEB, 1898.
Chas. Heuck, City Treasurer, pre-
sented his report for the month of
February, 1898, which was carefully
examined and approved by the Finance
Committee and carefully examined by
the Board, the cancelled warrants and
the stubs were marked cancelled"
and the cancelled warrants were filed
in the Mayors office.
Upon motion, Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
Mississippi, city of Brookhaven,
That the report be received,
approved and filed. Ayes, Cohn, Per-
kins, Schnorrenberg and Seavey.
Moreton absent. Nays, none.
The report is as follows:
1898. REVENUE FUND.
Feb l. To bal. last report, SlSS4.24.
Feb. 3. To cash from A. Hurst, 375.O0.-$1159.24
1898. CREDITS.
March l. BY warrants canld, $l67.O2.
March l. BY CON- per cent. sol.
March 1. By bal. on hand. 15S7.2l.-SlI592]
1898. SCHOOL FUND. (TEACHERsD
Feb'y. 1. To bal. last report $15502i
Feb'y, 1. To cash, A. Hurst. 3000O
Feby, l. To cash, p. ID. Gul-
Feby. /. TO Aud. Holder. 45975-s 2sli 30
1898. CREDITS.
March 1. Bywarrants canc'ld. $2G4.45.
March l. BY com. 3 per cent 1913.
March l. ByIbal. cash on hand. 2Os96l-s 23i1.99
1898. SCHOOL BOND INTEREST FUND.
Feb'y. l. To bal. last report. S721OS
Feby. /. To cash, A. Hurst. 1905 796OS
1898.
March l. To balance on hand. 79eoS
1898. STREET FUND.
Feby. To balance last repoot- 4.76
1898. WATER WORKS BOND INTEREST FUND.
Feby. l. To bal. lastreport. S1799.17.
Feby. 3. To cash, A. Hurst, 10000.
Feby. ). To cash, A. Hurst. 70.56.-S2l69.S3
1898. GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Feb. 1. To cash on last report. $5OoO0
Feb. 8. To cash A. Hurst, 1Oo.oo'-s 6oo w
1898.
March /. To bal. cash on hand. 6oOoO
1898. SCHOOL EN-. FUND.
Feb'y. l. To cash, last report, $4,000.
Feby. 3. To cash A. Hurst, 500o's SoV.oo
1898. CREDITS.
March 1. BY warrants canc'ld. $5s.97.
March /. By com. per cent. l.76. ~. -,
March /. By balance. 239.21.-S Soo W
1898. POWER HOUSE EN-. FUND.
Feb'y Is. To cash. A. Hurst rs W
1898. CREDITS.
March 1. ByiWarrants cancld $4o.45.
Mareh Mareh l. By By balance, S p'' ' ss-$ i25 90
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. +. HEUCK,
City Treasurer.
APPROVED.
y, " Cons i; snAvnr' Finance Com.
FISCAL AGENTS REPORT.
The Commercial Bank of Brook
haven, Miss, Fiscal Agents, presented
their fifth report which was carefully
examined and approved by the Finance
Committee and carefully examined by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen,
the cancelled warrants and the stubs
we're marked cancelled" and the can
celled warrants were filed In the
Mayors office.
On motion, Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen OF the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That the
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